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Sigur ros - Pavilhão Atlântico, Lisbon 16.07.2006 Re Master 09

Sigur ros - Pavilhão Atlântico, Lisbon 16.07.2006 Re Master 09

Here is the last show from the 2006 concerts and its a great show to finish with. Wonderful rich sound , a clear voice, and a great bass combine to make this concert a real pleasure to listen to. I must say thanks to João for sending me his original concert and also allowing me to Re Master and post this is in MP3 format as well as FLAC. Its very much appreciated. Its a great show. Enjoy.

Set List:

01 Takk / Glósóli
02 Ný Batterí
03 Sæglópur
04 Gong
05 Andvari
06 Hoppípolla /Með Blóðnasir
07 Sé Lest
08 Viðrar Vel Til Loftárása
09 Olsen Olsen
10 Svo Hljótt
11 Heysátan / Encore
12 Popplagið / Avalon

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Sigur ros - Heima Pre-Screening Acoustic Concerts 2007 - Re Masters 09

Sigur ros - Heima Pre-Screening Acoustic Concerts 2007 - Re Masters 09

To create a bridge between the last of the 2006 concert series and to start the 2008 series of concerts I thought it would be nice to post a couple of Acoustic Heima pre-screening concerts from 2007. This also marks the 250'th post. and brings the total posted files to over 900 !

Vega 9, Copenhagen - 19.10.2007
01 Ágætis Byrjun
02 Heima
03 Njósnavélin

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Forum II, Melbourne - 29.10.2007
01 Ágætis Byrjun
02 Heima
03 Njósnavélin
04 Question & Answer

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Sigur ros - Montreux Jazz Festival 03.07.2006 FM Broadcast - Re Master 09

Sigur ros - Montreux Jazz Festival 03.07.2006 FM Broadcast - Re Master 09

A great perfomance as always from the Montreux Jazz Festival. I have put this as a Re Master because I ran the tracks through a compressor. I did this to 'calm down' the music a little as some of the FM shows can be a little too 'colorful' ! This worked quite well but there was a very slight trade off in that you may experience a slight dampening down of the relative levels at some the loudest parts, but if I hadn't mentioned this you probably wouldnt have noticed ! Anyway, enjoy this exciting sounding energetic show. Some of the track endings were a little off so these have been corrected. There is a glitch near the end of Viðrar Vel Til Loftárása, which came with the original. Thanks to Zingapoor for his kindness

Set List:

01 Intro (Takk ...) / Glósóli
02 Ný Batterí
03 Sæglópur
04 Gong
05 Andvari
06 Hoppípolla / Með Blóðnasir
07 Vaka
08 Sé Lest
09 Viðrar Vel Til Loftárása
10 Olsen Olsen

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Sigur ros - Alte Feuerwache Mannheim, Germany 22.06.2006 Re Master 09

Sigur ros - Alte Feuerwache Mannheim, Germany 22.06.2006 Re Master 09

Download this one ! Its a 10/10 show across the board. Everything about this concert is just superb. The sound quality is wonderful, balanced, and clear. The uploader put in some fades for sake of transferring onto CD's which I have left in as he intended, although this may be more relevant for the FLAC version. Thank you to the taper

Set List:

01 Takk...
02 Glósóli
03 Ný Batterí
04 Sæglópur
05 Untitled (Njósnavélin)
06 Hoppípolla
07 Með Blóðnasir
08 [Fade Out]
09 [Fade In]
10 Olsen Olsen
11 Viðdrar Vel Til Loftárása
12 Hafssól
13 Untitled (Popplagið)
14 Outro

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Sigur ros - Rare, Unreleased & Different

New post to Rare, Unreleased & Different

Vaka - Montreux Jazz 03.07.2006 - (slowed down sampled voice)
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The Calm Blue Sea - Siegfried, An Original Score - EXCLUSIVE

The Calm Blue Sea - Siegfried, An Original Score - EXCLUSIVE

Where to begin? Let me begin by saying that this is for me, one of the best albums I heard for many years (its just my opinion but . . .) In the genre of post Rock in which it has its roots then I would have to say it has some serious contentions to become my all time favorite. Just when I thought the genre of Post Rock was on its way out, 'Siegfried' appeared.
Its not easy to describe how good this album really is, but having listened to it twice, back to back, all the way through (which I have never done with an album before) I find myself totally satisfied with the experience. Its not just that every element of this works, its how it works, each track is a journey in itself in true Post Rock glory but they are tied together with a common theme, a theme which speaks of such confidence and joyful exuberance its quite breathtaking to hear. Throughout the 96 minutes you find yourself in moments which remind you of Explosions in the Sky, Mono, Pink Floyd, Ambient, minimalism, space rock, and more. Its such an amazing journey of gorgeous music
The concept behind the album is that the band wrote it to be played live over the 1924 classic film 'Siegfried' The thought of the band playing this live over the course of the 96 minutes is deeply impressive. The album itself has 17 tracks which over its 2 CD's lasts for 96 minutes. Its due to be released on August 18th and has a very limited run of hand numbered 200 copies. Its being offered at an amazing rate. Be sure to order now before they run out.
Chris kindly allowed me to choose 2 songs from the album for you to enjoy. I also included a video with the songs. Thanks to Chris and I hope you enjoy this Epic piece of music

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Response to Complaint and Accusation

As I try to be as open, honest and as transparent as possible with these blogs:

I received the following complaint and accusation in a comment attached to the LossLess concert 'Massey Hall, Toronto - 13.05.2006.
I would like to answer this comment by firstly showing how the accusations are completely unfounded and secondly by illustrating what the person is talking about by using the actual files in question as an example to clearly show what the difference is between Lossy and LossLess audio. (I should point out, this person HAS NOT actually downloaded the files in question)

The comment:

This is not lossless quality by any means. Running a lossy source through filters and increasing the gain does not result in better feedback. (i.e., the oxymoron of "upcoding") The MP3-encoded copies of these tracks actually sound better, because they're the closest thing to the source that's available.

What you're doing is not only dishonest, it's misinforming to people who don't bother to do the research. To keep it simple, I suggest that fans get the MP3 copies of these shows. Sure, it sucks that they're lossy, but that's the only thing available. Anything that's "remastered" or upcoded is going to suffer from even more artifacting and degredation, so don't bother.

I checked this carefully and responded with this post [LINK]

Jonsi & Alex - Riceboy Sleeps - Pre-order JULY 6TH

Talk Talk - Promo Edit

Talk Talk - Promo Edit

Here is a little treat. In an effort to make the songs of Spirit of Eden radio friendly EMI made some 'remixed' versions to fit into the annoying 4 minute radioplay slots. They are interesting in that they come from what many people consider one of the greatest records made, certainly within the Post Rock community anyway. It has been said that this record is the Father of the Post Rock Movement so as such this should be treasured. Its In FLAC format. If you haven't actually heard this album then . . . well, you simply should !

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Julius - Shepherdess - EXCLUSIVE

Julius - Shepherdess -EXCLUSIVE

I had the good fortune to be invited to listen to this and in all honestly I'm so glad I did. I love it !! Whilst I don't like to compare to other artists as each music is unique and special in its own way, I hear in this wonderful music elements of Peter Broderick, Nick Drake, buts its all the lovely little moments you find within the album and the confidence in which julius delivers his songs which affects me. This album reflects moments in the last two years of Julius's life and i am left rejoicing in what a good life he has been having! There is a great diversity and so many wonderful moments spread over the twenty songs offered here.
Julius has offered this album for free download which considering the quality is so kind. You can also download a whole load more from his myspace page. You may wish to send him a donation, through his myspace page.

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Josh Varnedore - New Music

Josh Varnedore

For those who love ambient, dreamy, drone like happy music, Josh Varnedore is a name to look out for in the near future. With his 1st album available for only $5.00 you would do well to visit his myspace page and order a copy. What better way to purchase music than through contact with the artist themselves? The song 'Arkansas' is available here for free download. Josh is currently recording and is rumoured to be working with Hammock at the moment so keep an ear out ! Hopefully there will be more tracks to download and news here soon. Thanks Josh

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Sigur ros - Massey Hall, Toronto - 13.05.2006 Re Master 09

Sigur ros - Massey Hall, Toronto - 13.05.2006 Re Master 09

The band has played at the Massey Hall a number of times over the years and always give a great show at this venue. The sound is quite big in that you can tell they are playing in a big space. It doesn't distract from the quality, which is great. The line up on this one is special in that favourites, Njósnavélin and Dauðlagið are played.
I havn't been able to contact the taper, Mike P for permission to post this in MP3 as there was no email on the details but i hope this will be ok as this has been Re Mastered and compressed at the highest possible quality and to be fair 99% of people who have listened to their re-mastered shows have been more than happy to give permission. I will of course take this down immediatly if it causes offence.
A great show, with thanks to taper Mike P

Set List:

01 Takk...
02 Glósóli
03 Sæglópur
04 Njósnavélin
05 E Bow
06 Gong
07 Andvari
08 Hoppípolla
09 Með Bloðnasir
10 Svo Hljótt
12 Heysátan
13 Olsen Olsen
14 Smaskifa
15 Dauðlagið
16 Popplagið

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