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Follow-up to 1998's 'Good Morning Spider',an EP featuring 6 all new, unreleased tracks 'Happy Man' (Memphis Version), 'Waiting For Nothing', 'Happy Place', 'My Yoke Is Heavy', 'Gasoline Horseys' (Live) and 'Happy Pig' (Live). 2000 release. Digipak.

Sparklehorse, (along with Mercury Rev, Grandaddy and the Flaming Lips) were champions of ‘alternative’ indie-pop, they were a band that could sell records and retain a charm which would win over critics and the most discerning of music fans at the same time. The new album ‘Dreamt for Light Years in the Belly of a Mountain’ is rumoured to be frontman Mark Linkous’s bravest work yet, with collaborations from man-of-the-moment Dangermouse and everyone’s favourite Austrian Fennesz manning the mixing desk, so this limited 7” (2nd in a series) comes to us with much anticipation. ‘Ghost in the Sky’, the lead track and apparently one of the albums most upbeat cuts is an obvious choice for a single – radio friendly and the sort of track you can imagine being played extremely loud in any number of indie clubs. Flip over for an exclusive B-Side which blends glitchy electronic production with that classic Sparklehorse sway and deep emotion. If this is a taste of the new album, we’re gonna be in for a treat.

First CD single pulled from their 2006 album Dreamt For Light Years In The Belly Of A Mountain. Features three tracks: 'Don't Take My Sunshine Away', 'Ghost In The Sky' and 'Knives Of Summertime', all of which will also be the A-sides of three limited edition seven inch vinyl singles released the same month. Parlophone.

Original Release Date: July 20, 2010
Release Date: July 20, 2010
Label: Capitol
Copyright: (C) 2010 Capitol Records, LLC
Total Length: 7:33
Genres: Alternative Rock/General
ASIN: B003UHIXWC
Sparklehorse 组建于1994年底，是来自美国维吉尼亚的独立乐队。 乐队在与Capitol签约以前，Mark Linkous的工作是烟囱清洁工和油漆工。他的经理人把乐队的录音放给一个在Capitol的A&R女孩听，这个女孩又把它放给公司的老板听，“宝马”没有面试就签约了。 多年前，一位美国青年在英国一家旅馆里因耽溺嗑药过量而终至崩溃，陷入了濒临疯狂边缘的燥郁症患者，结果他还因那次的崩溃让他的上身一直压着双脚长达数小时之久，导致最后下半身终身瘫痪而必须倚靠轮椅来度过余生。这位残疾的青年不是别人，正是Sparklehorse的首脑人物Mark Linkous。然而，Mark Linkous的故事虽让人读来悲惨感伤，但是他并没有以此消极。就因他这身已注定残缺的身躯与灵魂驱策着他，让他反而更能超越常人的观点而看清了人世间的真假虚伪、衰败腐朽以及死亡。Sparklehors的音乐做的出奇的美，——而且是种奇异的美，他们的灵感源于实际存在的声响和空间经验主义。Sparklehorse的音乐是可以感动你一下午的。那种阴郁的对生活的眷恋，一旦穿透了演唱上的萎靡以及吉他演奏上的舒缓乏力，还是会让你感受到其音乐深处的孔武。

07年巴黎现场，应该是最后一次在欧洲的演出了。用录音笔录的，音质很差，绝对lo-fi。
那时候就看出Linkous精神状态很差，不甚唏嘘。
所有演出曲目都是专辑里的，有些配器不一样，我分了轨，加了标注，还做了bootleg的封面封底

Both long-out-of print studio albums from one of the best psychedelic bands of the '60's. This reissue features their first two albums for Phillips, complete with original artwork, extra liner notes and two bonus tracks, 'Anyway That You Want Me', & 'It's All Over For You'. Standard jewel case. 2000 release.

Cannonball Adderley1928年出生于美国佛罗里达州，于1975年逝世。Adderley是一位卓越的中音萨克斯演奏家，他的演奏粗纩豪放，热情洋溢，具有一种原始美。Adderley不仅是硬波普爵士乐中的重要人物，他还是同一时期另一个重要流派——Soul Jazz中举足轻重的人物。仅仅活了47岁的Adderley在爵士音乐史上，始终只受到少数有识之士的敬重，对大部分爵士乐迷而言，或许他只是一位流行乐匠，而很少体会到他大师级地位与影响力的一面。他的音乐风格带有蓝调的影响，虽然有时会因老式作风引起人们的批评，但在展露锋芒之时，却总让人惊讶于他对于爵士乐艺术的奉献和执着之深。Cannonball Adderley最大的贡献应该是他运用特别的节奏组合，赋予60年代Soul Jazz风格的本质确立。虽然有些人认为那只是商业手段的推波助澜，但仔细聆听同时期其它人作品，仍以Cannonball Adderley的最为精纯。
在服役前后，Cannonball曾担任高中音乐老师，并组团表演。后来受到萨克斯风手Eddie Vinson的鼓励，于1955年，在纽约录制他的第一张作品，与Paul Chambers与Kenny Clarke合奏。这时正巧Charlie Parker才过世不久，纽约之行Cannonball适时接替了这个空缺，并造成当地的震撼。接着，他和弟弟Nat Adderley合组一支五重奏，以节奏变换特性广受欢迎。即兴的独奏明显的受到Charlie Parker的影响，但却没有Charlie那种刻意引人注目的声调。在节奏方面，亦呈现同时期Eddie Vinson和Louis Jordan的特有韵味，毫无拘泥之意。在综合这些特点之后， Cannonball经常在经营旋律时长篇大作的冠以装饰音，让听者喘息难当。然而，这个偏好至今尚无人出其右。
Somethin' Else是张极具意义的唱片，由Miles Davis、Cannonball Adderley两人组成的铜管二人组搭配Art Blakey创意十足的爵士鼓敲击，当然还有Hank Jones优异的钢琴演奏。除了阵容之外，唱片中的编曲创意才是欣赏的重点，超越了硬咆哮的视野而扎实的展现出爵士乐之美，堪称是Adderley生平最优秀的一张专辑——很多评论家和爵士乐迷认为这是爵士音乐史上最伟大的专辑之一。(Many critics and jazz fans consider Somethin' Else to be among the greatest jazz albums of all time)
本专辑获得了《企鹅爵士指南》四星带花的满分评价（本来企鹅是三星为最高，2006后改为四星为最高），原始发行于1958年，此为1999年RVG Remastered版本。如果是音响器材的发烧友，可能就听过此专辑，因为这张专辑经常作为发烧碟出现在各种音响试听会上。
解释下：企鹅指南（也有翻译为企鹅评鉴）的三星评价体系，很多爱乐者都比较熟悉了。在企鹅的评价体系中，三星就表示在各个方面都很优秀的演绎和录音，也就是最高的评价。在少数CD前加上的Rosette，即俗称的“花”（Rosette原义为玫瑰形的装饰），实际上表示的是企鹅指南编者个人对某个录音的特殊喜爱，带有更加强烈的主观色彩。2006年开始出现了第一张四星带花的专辑《Spem in Alium》，之后一发不可收拾，现在四星带花成为企鹅指南的最高评价。

The pride of San Marcos, Texas, THIS WILL DESTROY YOU are an instrumental quartet who play a cascading brand of cinematic rock music. "Young Mountain" is their formerly self-released masterstroke, a 6-song, 36 minute composition of aural brilliance that has already garnered an obsessed fanbase both in their home state and in underground circles worldwide. In spite of its previous CD-R-only incarnation, Decoy Magazine featured the album at #5 on their "Top 50 Instrumental Albums of 2005," ranking it ahead of SIGUR R'OS, PELICAN, and other successful modern acts. THIS WILL DESTROY YOU has catapulted quickly to the forefront of American instrumental bands in part due to their geographical lineage. In short, they are the natural progression and modern incarnation of all great Southwestern music from many generations past. Texas is in the blood of these four young men and every note they hang evokes the imagery and feel of traversing the long, lonesome highway of the! Southwest. Bands like THIS WILL DESTROY YOU and EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY have become our new Americana and everyone from T-Bone Walker to Wild Bill Longley are resting more peacefully because of it.

Import version features a different track listing to the US edition.. With its pioneering 'power groove' sound, Pantera leapt onto the metal scene of 1990 with the landmark album COWBOYS FROM HELL. The Texan band distinguished itself by offering up a potent mid-tempo version of the typically fast-paced thrash metal style, resulting in a dense, crushing sound that served as a solid foundation for Phil Anselmo's dynamic growl-to-a-falsetto-in-seconds-flat voice. Although this collection only features five tracks from the early-'90s one-two punch of COWBOYS FROM HELL and VULGAR DISPLAY OF POWER, it serves as a good introduction to the band's overall output. Pantera's career from the mid-'90s onward is represented by fierce tracks such as "I'm Broken", "Becoming", "5 Minutes Alone", and "I'll Cast a Shadow", as well as covers of Black Sabbath's "Planet Caravan" and Ted Nugent's "Cat Scratch Fever". Warner.

Packed with over 2 1/2 hours of groundbreaking and career-spanning cuts, all remastered for stellar sound. Features the previously unreleased studio version of 'Celebration Of The Lizard'. Slipcase. Elektra/Rhino. 2003.

后摇滚，试验
Nashville, Tennessee calls itself the "Music City" of the United States, but that reference is inevitably lost on anyone who can't remember anything before nu-metal, boy band pop, and grunge. Even those recalling sounds of 80s hair metal and new wave can't conjure up why exactly Nashville is such an "important" city. Forget all of that. In the twenty-first century bands everywhere strive to reinvent the wheel in an attempt to reinvigorate the modern rock world, and although country is still alive and thriving, many of us have long since turned a blind eye in order to witness the creation of something a bit more intangible and personally fulfilling. At one point in time someone dared to label this movement, and the term "post-rock" first invaded the ears of unsuspecting listeners. Many refused a limitation upon the potentials of such a "movement," or that a movement was even in motion at all, and still others sought to mold it into its own bizarre creation. But it was too late, for the seeds had already been planted...
A decade or so later this movement is in full swing in the underground world. Call it what you will -- post-rock, instrumental rock, experimental rock -- there's no denying that something has bitten the young musicians of the world and have inspired them to reach out beyond the compositions of old and stretch the boundaries of contemporary music in ways which almost makes the need for genre labels obsolete. In this world, Nashville is not the music capitol, which is likely bestowed upon Montreal, Canada. In fact, it's barely even on the map, tangential only because Hammock and Emery Reel reside at Franklin and Murfreesboro respectively, a short distance from Nashville. The Ascent of Everest aims to change all of that.
How Lonely Sits the City is the debut album from this young band, who came together only a year ago in its devotion to its craft. The Ascent of Everest suffered not one, but two hard drive malfunctions which basically led them to re-sculpt the album from scratch. The frustration can surely be felt throughout the course of the album, where the band attempts to hammer every nail into position and deliver a perfect, awe-inspiring performance. The resulting work of art hits the spectrum near bands such as Explosions in the Sky, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, A Silver Mount Zion, and Yndi Halda. Presentation is a key component to the work of The Ascent of Everest, and it readily switches forms from guitar driven segments to orchestral upwellings to thick atmospheric drone and ambiance. The segues are often huge and greatly overlapping, which results in some extremely cinematic or cathartic passages. And although the band has only been playing together for a year, the cohesion present between the different members is so great it’s difficult to believe that they haven’t been playing this gig for years.
The Ascent of Everest starts off the album by showing its Explosions in the Sky influence with "Alas! Alas! The Breath of Life!" This melodic ballad travels around the sonic landscape like a graceful ballerina, spinning a grandiose tale of epic proportions. The slow buzz of the guitar slowly works itself into some innocent fluttering, steadily building up momentum as strings and drums are added to the mix. Things can only escalate so much before the drums and guitar take over in true guitar-rock fashion, but also Devin Lamp lends his voice for some very low-key vocals, which supplement the blissful explosion of energy. This optimistic energy plateaus and The Ascent of Everest continue to climb up the mountain. Quick, sharp drum beats anchor a rising violin and the smooth licks of the guitar. The second climb proves to be the one leading to the staggering climax. Someone triggers the reverb and it viciously swarms the sonic landscape in a sweeping motion while the violin punctures the surface with its high wailing. The song then winds down, and How Lonely Sits the City is off to a tremendous start.
Perhaps the most interesting song on the album is "A Threnody (For the Victims of November 2nd)". Those behind on their vocabulary will do well to know that a threnody is a song dedicated to the memory of a deceased person (not to be confused with a "dirge"). Now it's time for a bit of history (see, post-rock can be educational!). "Election Day" in the United States falls between November 2nd and 8th. The portion of the US population who bothered to vote in the last presidential election may recall that it took place on November 2nd, where George W. Bush defeated John Kerry. Throw in some audio commentary from Mario Cuomo (via 1984’s Democratic Convention) with some references to John Winthrop’s “A Modell of Christian Charity” (the “city on a hill speech”), and the song is ripe with political and religious underpinnings. Let that simmer for five minutes, with a slow, brooding musical foundation that boils over and spills forth from the brim of justice to cleanse the world of its plague of political deception. Or, so we hope. The Ascent of Everest reside within a “red state,” but they aren’t afraid to let their voice be heard, and that is something that we can’t afford to ignore anymore.
“If I Could Move Mountains” ends the five track album with the band in its most ASMZ inspired haze, complete with a composition broken into three movements. Lamp again lends his voice for an acoustically led chant that builds into the most beautiful epiphany on the album, known as “Majesty and Awe”. Afterwards the band recedes back into sparse instrumentation (“Collapse into Understanding”) and very hesitantly rebuilds momentum to conclude with another beautiful finale (“Gathered Hearts Rise and Sing at the First Breath of Dawn”). This time the guitar takes the lead, creating a wave of reverb that the violin rides so effortlessly into the sunset. It’s great to see a band finish off a superb debut with such an appropriately moving last track and really cement their place in the stateside instrumental scene.
The Ascent of Everest set its sight on a crowd pleasing debut album, and with a seemingly endless amount of hard work and dedication it has pulled it off. I can’t say the album is flawless, for there is definitely some room for improvement in the The Descent of Everest, but the band makes a very strong debut effort and shows itself to be tackling some very complicated compositions and utilizing some very sophisticated arrangements. Although the band’s influences are no mystery, it does do a good job of varying between its influences instead of relying too heavily on any single source of inspiration and coming off as a clone. That in combination with a little bit of its own magic makes How Lonely Sits the City quite a pleasant listen for the ears. Undoubtedly this is one of the better instrumental releases from the U.S. in 2006, if not the world at large.
~Jordan Volz

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