What is the latest music you've downloaded where did you buy it and in what resolution?

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It’s a little annoying how this sometimes happens. I went to re-listen to Pallas : The Dreams Of Men to find out it wasn’t there anymore (I am sure I had listened on Qobuz and not Tidal). More annoyingly, I actually wanted to buy it.

Just to be sure, I have 3 copies of all Qobuz and Bandcamp downloads on SSDs.

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This review is also quite good;

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Do you have their new album “The Messenger”? Highly recommended.

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Bruce Springsteen - Full Show Live At Wembley July 25th 2024 from Nugs FLAC 96 kHz 24 bit.

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Yes I have that one, its excellent

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ARC | Radio Sputnik | bandcamp | FLAC | 16/44.1

Available as a free download or name your price.

ARC are the duo of Ian Boddy & Mark Shreeve and this their second album, and first on DiN, was released in the autumn of 2000.

Radio Sputnik is a recording of their 1998 concert at the 5th Alfa-Centauri festival in Huizen, the Netherlands. It includes live versions of 4 tracks from Octane (which is now out of print) as well as 4 new tracks including the sequencer track to end all sequencer tracks - Arc-Angel.

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Solitaire | Trance Halcyon Connection | bandcamp | 16/44.1 | FLAC

SonicImmersion.org, Netherlands (excerpt):
When it comes to tribal, lucid and world music-infused electronic music with minimalist hooks, the German band Solitaire always had something special to offer… The 56-minute outcome with various minimalist passages creates a great, hypnotic vibe from the start while gradually building its own gentle evolving realms. Tibetan flavours and a sense of harmony and balance make up the core of “My Inner Tibet” while gracious, warm textures lift up both mind and soul on the quite sensual “Comes from the North”. The title piece ventures into hallucinogenic spheres, a fascinating realm where elements swirl effortlessly before evaporating. “Evening Mist at Loch Lomond” appears to me to be a bit older piece, spreading a nice touching sense of melancholy while its floats in the air. The albums rounds out with “Wide Sky”, a dreamy outing in the outdoors where gamelan-like percussion melts with fluid, gentle haunting soundscapes.

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Bandcamp Friday again, get on there and support your artists.

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Picked up a couple yesterday.

Visions of Atlantis : Pirates II Armada (44.1/24)

I’ve noticed a few posting this one. Despite the potentially cheesy Pirate subject matter, this really is a very fine slice of symphonic metal. Well crafted songs with melody, well played, nicely sung.

Second was this one
Sunburst : Manifesto (24/48)

A hard hitting Prog Metal album. Great musicianship and nice vocals that remind me a little of Roy Khan (Kamelot, Conception). If you like your modern prog with a bit of bite, give this one a try. The 8 tracks breeze in and out in under 50 minutes. Highly recommended

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That’s the other annoyance - you don’t necessarily know in advance if things are simply being rearranged in the catalogue making them a ‘new item’ or if things are actually being removed completely.

I was considering buying some other downloads from a couple of artists, then thought, actually no they’ve probably had enough of my money over the years and if they or the labels are pulling items I’ll just have to suck it up.

If I’d really wanted that item more than ‘nice to have but not essential’ I’d probably have purchased it by then.

I must admit, in the last couple of years I have been trying not to buy too much stuff from one single artist anymore and spread the money around. I am also trying to support newer artists so very limited spending on “legacy” artists. I have far too many albums by some artists and lots of them just sit there on the shelf (or on the SSD) and rarely get played.
There are exceptions here and there but I have actually tried to start a 2 or 3 albums limit per band going forward. It has actually lead me to find “similar” bands that I probably wouldn’t have come across otherwise.

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Currently downloading DSD masterings of Kubelik’s Dvorak cycle from ProStudioMasters. Again, this appears to be derived from the Emil Berliner masters for a Tower Japan SACD set.

The price in the U.S. is $18.74 for the entire set.

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Two Bandcamp Wav downloads.

Lakecia Benjamin Phoenix Reimagined

Lakecia Benjamin Phoenix

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No idea why there continue to be geographic restrictions in this day and age. Sadly not available to Australians (legally)

DSD is available in Aus via Qobuz and HD Tracks (mostly).

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The Dvorak/Kubelik set is available at Qobuz as well. Even cheaper for those with a Sublime account.

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Thanks. I’ve asked ProStudioMaster why the geo restrictions still apply. Seems odd these days.
I don’t have Qobuz anymore. Still have the CDs (and LPs) so quite happy regardless.
FYI none of the HD Tracks Kubelik are available to Australia.
Thanks

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ABBA

The Singles (The First Fifty Years)

Qobuz - 24bit/96kHz

Edward

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Underworld - Strawberry Hotel - Qobuz Sublime - 24/48 - £6.79

Also spotted Underworld - Dubnobasswithmyheadman 24/96 for only £5.59 with sublime. Thought it would be rude not to!

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