Around The World (42)

Hello, Around the Worldmusics is in the Carribbean this week, to honor those fast legged men and women that leave the olympic competion standing. So why i wonder, is it genetics..partly sure or is it..that cars are not as available on these islands and with the ocean around, swimming..and on top of that the fabulous music and dance culture that loosens those hips. In short, from a young age onwards there's plenty of incentives to move that body..So today we go back, what brought those champions ancestors together ? Well Latin Soul surely was part of that so here are two compilation albums..

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VA - This Is Latin Soul (88 ^ 99mb)



01 - Bobby Valentin - Batmans bugaloo ( 2:48)
02 - Celia Cruz - Berimbau ( 5:14)
03 - Fania All Stars - Viva Tirado ( 5:20)
04 - Johnny Pacheco - Fania (2:30)
05 - Ruben Blades - Pedro Navaja (7:25)
06 - Richardo Ray - Riches Jala Jala (5:08)
07 - Subway Joe - Joe Bataan (3:03)
08 - Ray Barretto - Hard Hands ( 2:28)
09 - Machito - Asia Minor ( 2:58)
10 - Tito Puente - Fat Mama ( 2:58)
11 - Orchestre Harlow - Wampo ( 5:33)
12 - Ruben Blades - Wilie Colon - Me Recordaras ( 3:49)

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VA - We Got Latin Soul (88 ^ 99mb)



01 - Ray Barretto - El Watusi (2:42)
02 - Ralph Robles - Taking It Over (3:08)
03 - Joe Cuba - Sock It to Me (2:25)
04 - Tito Puente - TP Treat (3:55)
05 - Joe Bataan - It's a Good Feeling (7:05)
06 - Joe Cuba - Bang Bang (4:07)
07 - Ray Barretto - Soul Drummers (3:50)
08 - Tito Puente - Pata Pata (3:14)
09 - Fania All-Stars - Son Curero Y Boogeloo (7:34)
10 - Joe Cuba - Oh Yeah (3:10)
11 - Ray Barretto - Boogaloo Con Soul (5:15)

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reposte Eight-X (42)

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Hello, Eight-X compilations coming up, but first a reminder Massmirror has 'lost' all their links it seems, unapologetically i might add but then dont expect service when its free...Share on all has gone dead aswell, they however post an excuse. Well my exposure to them was limited 15-20 links and i have reupped those now, as for Massmirror i will re-up those on request.
First up today Bomp's Experiments In Destiny an excellent compilation of the late seventies punk / powerpop scene in the US an indie scene that suffered from marketcontrol of the US majors lacking access to distributionchannels and radio...shortchanging innovation has always been the attitude of the established...check out what they kept away from you , back then.. the other two compilations are eighties hits Number One On The Streets are all 12 " mixes, the Sisters are doin it ...so we're led to believe , but the girls dont sound very assertive in the mideighties..

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VA - Experiments In Destiny ( 80, 82min ^ 89mb)

Bomp! Records is an American indie label, featuring punk, pop, powerpop, garage rock, new wave, old school rock, neo-psychedelia and much more. For its first 5 years, Bomp was about this kind of revisionist rock history, and a clubhouse for those who dreamed of breathing some of the fire of the '60s back into rock's wimped-out veins. In 74 Bomp released its first single "You Tore Me Down". There was no college radio; it was the heyday of Eagles-dominated FM, but it managed to get rotation on several dozen stations. It didn't sell many (there was no distribution, after all), but did rouse the interest of Sire. Lacking England's centralized media and distribution, it was a slow process. Until about 1979 the industry, radio and major media seemed determined to suppress or ignore punk (into which they lumped anyone new, from the Viletones to Nils Lofgren and Tom Petty), leaving a void that Bomp tried to fill. The roster filled up with groups from New York, Boston, London, Ohio,Toronto, and elsewhere.

By 1977 there was a solid scene in Los Angeles too, and Bomp recorded bands including The Weirdos, The Germs and The Zeros, as well as Devo (their 2nd 45, "Satisfaction", and a planned live album that never happened). Bomp also picked up Iggy Pop's first solo album, Kill City, when nobody else would touch it, and thus, after a dozen 45s, Bomp entered the 12" arena.
New Wave was becoming big business, and given Bomp's punk/powerpop track record, they were being approached by every mercenary wagonband in the land. At the same time, though, that image helped bring to Bomp some of the artists I'm most proud of having worked with, such as Stiv Bators. Seeking to escape from the punk stereotype into more challenging music, Stiv came to Bomp largely because of our powerpop image (with which he was in complete accord), giving the label some of its most enduringly groovy sounds.

The culmination of Bomp's flirtation with commerciality came during the years 1980-82, when "new wave" became "rock of the '80s", a format writ in dollar signs. Other indie labels (like Slash at Warners and 415 at CBS) were signing with majors, getting the funding to threaten the charts.Bomp was then the leading unaffiliated indie.



01 - Stiv Bators - A Million Miles Away (3:44)
02 - Real Kids, The - Now You Know (3:59)
03 - Dadistics, The - Modern Girls (3:15)
04 - Blake Xolton & The Martians - Merry Christmas (2:55)
05 - Jimmy Lewis & The Checkers - Think (3:05)
06 - Nuns, The - Wild (1:58)
07 - Gary Charlson - Burnin' In You (3:50)

08 - Rodney & The Brunettes - Little G.T.O (2:47)
09 - "B" Girls, The - Fun At The Beach (1:58)
10 - MnM's, The - I'm Tired (1:51)
11 - Paul Collins - Walking Out On Love (1:38)
12 - Nikki & The Corvettes - Just What I Need (2:49)
13 - Kathy & The Lawnmowers - Green Children (2:24)
14 - Prof. Anonymous - Somebody Touched Me (2:43)

VA - Experiments In Destiny 2 ( ^ 98mb)

15 - Sonics, The - Up To The Junction (3:52)
16 - Weirdos, The - Jungle Rock (3:15)
17 - Zantees, The - Cruisin' (2:32)
18 - Jon & The Nightriders - Super Jet Rumble (2:30)
19 - Lipstick Killers, The - Hindu Gods (Of Love) (3:22)
20 - Hypstrz, The - In The Midnight Hour (1:58)
21 - Last, The - She Don't Know Why I'm Here (3:28)
22 - Dead Boys, The - 3rd Generation Nation (2:33)

23 - Crawdaddys, The - There She Goes Again (3:03)
24 - Martians, The - Baby Hold On (3:22)
25 - Pete Holly & The Looks - Look Out Below (1:59)
26 - Wombats, The - Utter Frustration (2:24)
27 - Rainbow Red Oxidizer - When You Walk In The Room (2:20)
28 - Cheek - Do You Have A Soul? (3:41)
29 - Romantics, The - Running Away (2:59)

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VA - Number One On The Streets (84, 90min. ^ 198mb)



VA - Number One On The Streets (^ 99mb)

01 - Billy Idol - White Wedding (4:04)
02 - Re-Flex -The Politics Of Dancing (6:25)
03 - Thompson Twins - Lies (6:26)
04 - Herbie Hancock - Rockit (5:16)

05 - ABC - The Look Of Love (7:31)
06 - Eddy Grant - Electric Avenue (6:13)
07 - Shannon - Let The Music Play (5:53)
08 - Michael Sembello - Maniac (5:44)

VA - Number One On The Streets (^ 99mb)

09 - Stray Cats - (She's) Sexy & 17 (3:23)
10 - Daryl Hall & John Oates - Maneater (4:25)
11 - Greg Kihn Band - Jeopardy (6:40)
12 - Angela Bofill - Too Tough ( 6:21)

13 - Romantics - Talking In Your Sleep (5:20)
14 - Men Without Hats - Safety Dance (4:28)
15 - Thomas Dolby - She Blinded Me With Science (5:02)
16 - Heaven 17 - Let Me Go (6:03)

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VA - Sisters Are Doin It ( 86, 61 min * 99mb)



01 - Alison Moyet - Love Resurrection (3:47)
02 - Whitney Houston - Saving All My LoveFor You (3:52)
03 - Dionne Warwick - Heartbreaker (4:16)
04 - Dee C.Lee - See The Day (4:16)
05 - Kiki Dee - Amoureuse (4:07)
06 - Thelma Houston - Don't Leave Me This Way (3:37)
07 - Diana Ross - Love Hangover (3:45)
08 - Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive (3:14)

09 - Sade - Your Love Is King (3:38)
10 - Aretha Franklin - What A Fool Believes (3:54)
11 - Donna Summer - Bad Girls (3:53)
12 - Patti Smith - Because The Night (3:02)
13 - Blondie - Heart Of Glass (4:06)
14 - Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want To Have Fun (3:49)
15 - Pointer Sisters - Jump (For my Love) (3:57)
16 - Deniece Williams - Let's hear It For The Boy (4:14)

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Starship Titanic (5678)

Hello, today i conclude the Starship Titanic Tale adapted and brought to you by Terry Jones (Monty Python), ive speeded up delivery with the final 4 parts coming up. As it happens cant wait to bring you another series starting next week. ....
Canadia 2056, a Canadian science fiction comedy written by Matt Watts, the series centres on Max Anderson, the American liaison on board the only Canadian spaceship in an otherwise American space fleet ....

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Adams Starship Titanic part 5,6,7,8 (126min, 62mb)

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Sundaze (42)

Hello, Sundaze drifts into the world of classic ambient, in 1993 the ambient concept had matured enough for a major label like Virgin to release a double cd compilation, its success triggered several more volumes from Virgin and many more from other labels. Cant say i'm impressed with the cover design, too digital, but i guess that was trendy at the time.

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VA - A Brief History Of Ambient Volume 1 ( 93 , 152min ^ 290mb)

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VA - A Brief History Of Ambient Volume 1 ( ^ 99mb)

01 - Harold Budd - Flowered Knife Shadows (7:05)
02 - Tangerine Dream - Thru Metamorphic Rock (Edit) (9:46)
03 - Robert Fripp / Brian Eno - Evening Star (7:30)
04 - Amorphous Androgynous - Mountain Goat (4:28)
05 - Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan - Sea Of Vapours (3:49)
06 - Hawkwind - The Forge Of Vulcan (3:01)
07 - Killing Joke - Requiem ( The Sea Dub Mix) (10:35)
08 - Brian Eno - An Ending (Ascent)
09 - Richard Horowitz - Marnia's Tent (2:58)

VA - A Brief History Of Ambient Volume 1-2 ( ^ 90mb)

10 - Irmin Schmidt & Bruno Spoerri - Rapido De Noir (6:32)
11 - Ashra - Kazoo (5:36)
12 - Harold Budd & Brian Eno - Their Memories (2:38)
13 - Grid, The - Leave Your Body (4:46)
14 - Christopher Franke - Electric Becomes Eclectic (3:39)
15 - Tangerine Dream - Phaedra (Edit) (10:25)
16 - Jon Hassell & Brian Eno - Delta Rain Dream (3:20)
17 - William Orbit - The Monkey King (4:49)
18 - Gong - Castle In The Clouds (1:02)
19 - Hawkwind - Lifeform (1:40)
29 - David Sylvian - Home (4:14)

VA - A Brief History Of Ambient Volume 1-3 ( ^ 99mb)

20 - Laraaji - The Dance #2 (9:04)
21 - Sheila Chandra - Sacred Stones (5:26)
22 - Michael Brook - Earth Floor (4:44)
23 - Faust - Läuft...Heisst Das Es Läuft Oder Es Kommt Bald...Läuft (3:19)
24 - Jon Hassell - Gift Of Fire (4:41)
25 - Material - The End Of Words (3:46)
26 - Edgar Froese - Panorphelia (9:35)
27 - Roger Eno - Voices (2:15)
28 - Holger Czukay - Träum Mal Weider (7:21)

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Rhotation (42) Into Bpm

Hello, Rhotation 42 this week and as the Olympics are on their way.....this mega sampler of sports and nations providing the podium for athletes to excel....i declare this week sampler/various artists week at Rhotation 42. Todays Into BPM takes us into the realm of Drum and Bass again....that scene developped musically over the decade, but the sampler format remained strong. As labels profiled itself with their artists and vice-versa. First up here Renegade rising from ragga-jungle to artcore jungle.. secondly Goldie used his solosucces to launch his Metalheadzlabel..their first sampler, Platinum Breakz, hit the sweetspot of 96....finally Moving Shadow another big DnB label

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VA - Renegade Selector - Series 2.2 ( 94 * 99mb)

Non stop Art-Core Jungle mixed by DJ- Randall (tracks: 1 to 12) Tracks 13 through 16 are unmixed, full-length bonus tracks.



01 - Dillinja / Deep Love (Remix) (5:05)
02 - DJ Nut Nut / The Dream (3:31)
03 - Renegade / Terrorist (Grooverider Remix) (5:30)
04 - Harmony & Xtreme / Boo (Exclusive Remix) (3:38)
05 - Krome & Time / The Licence (4:57)
06 - Foul Play / Being With You (Van Kleef Remix) (3:03)
07 - Chimeira / Deeper Life (3:43)
08 - Dubster, The / Retreat (4:37)
09 - DJ Gunshot / Wheel & Deal (Remix) (3:17)
10 - Roni Size / Timestretch (3:55)
11 - Dead Dred / Dred Bass (Pa Mix) (4:24)
12 - Cool Hand Flex / Mercy Mercy (De Underground VIP Mix) (3:44)
13 - Omni Trio / Stronger (5:52)
14 - Foul Play / Being With You (Van Kleef Remix) (7:19)
15 - Omni Trio / Nu Grooves 94 (5:06)
16 - Dead Dred / Dred Bass (Origin Unknown Remix) (6:20)

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VA - Metalheadz Presents Platinum Breakz ( 96 ^134mb)

Metalheadz is a pioneering drum and bass record label based in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1993 by Goldie, it has been home to some of the drum and bass scene's brightest talent and is notable for the high quality of its back catalogue. The Metalheadz back catalogue features almost every major figure in the history of the genre, with artists such as Photek, Dillinja, Adam F, Grooverider, Doc Scott, Peshay, Alex Reece, Wax Doctor, Source Direct, J Majik, Lemon D, Hidden Agenda, Ed Rush & Optical contributing major productions to the imprint.

Metalheadz released the groundbreaking Platinum Breaks series of compilations, which were hailed by critics as the uniquely futuristic sound of young, multiracial Britain. They showcased a maturing genre of music that displayed the influences of reggae, hip-hop, house and techno and were highly-sophisticated and intricately-produced, contrary to the image of the music that had been presented by the mass media up to that point. Before their release, drum and bass compilations had been more closely associated with live DJ mix albums of varying quality, and the interest in the Platinum Breaks series proved instrumental in bringing the scene from its underground origins to the brink of mainstream success (at least in the UK).



01 - Rufige Kru - V.I.P. Riders Ghost (7:25)
02 - Peshay - Psychosis (8:41)
03 - Doc Scott - Far Away (7:56)
04 - Dillinja - The Angels Fell (5:52)
05 - J Majik - Your Sound (6:09)
06 - Photek - Conciousness (7:04)
07 - Hidden Agenda - The Flute Tune (6:07)
08 - Wax Doctor - The Spectrum (8:22)
09 - Alex Reece - Pulp Fiction (6:14)

VA - Metalheadz Presents Platinum Breakz 2 ( ^ 121mb)

10 - Doc Scott - Unofficial Ghost (8:47)
11 - Lemon D - In My Life (8:19)
12 - Source Direct - A Made Up Sound (6:19)
13 - Digital - Down Under (7:27)
14 - Asylum - Da Base II Dark (6:03)
15 - J Majik - Final Approach (7:31) 
16 - Dillinja - Armoured D (5:06)
17 - Peshay - The Nocturnal (Back On The Firm) (7:25)

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VA - MSX00.1 10th Anniversary Special Edition (00 * 124mb) 

Moving Shadow is a UK-based jungle/drum and bass record label that was started in 1990 by Rob Playford. Moving Shadow has grown to become one of the best-known and well-respected labels within the genre, achieving its 100th single release in 1997. The label began in 1990, initially operating from Playford's Stevenage home. The label's first release arrived in 1991; the Psychotronic EP by Earth Leakage Trip and the early roster of artists were mainly guises for Playford, such as 2 Bad Mice of which he formed a third along with Sean O'Keeffe and Simon Colebrooke.

As the rave scene split towards the end of 1992, Moving Shadow gravitated towards the emerging darkcore scene. Releases by artists such as Deep Blue (an alias for Sean O'Keeffe), Foul Play, Omni Trio and Hyper-On Experience enhanced the label's reputation, and by 1994, Moving Shadow was at the forefront of the UK jungle/drum and bass scene. In 1994 Playford began working with the drum & bass artist Goldie on tracks written using his Rufige Kru alias. The result was Goldie's Timeless album, produced and engineered by Playford and released in 1995 on the better-funded FFRR Records as opposed to Moving Shadow. The album became the first from the drum & bass scene to 'cross-over' into the mainstream to critical acclaim, and remains one of the biggest-selling drum & bass albums of all time.

Moving Shadow maintained its status as one of the highest-profile drum and bass labels, with Dom and Roland, Aquasky, Calyx and EZ Rollers joining the roster in 1996-1997. EZ Rollers saw their music featured in the movie Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, but this chartbound jazzy drum'n'bass was not representative of the overall sound, which moved mainly into techstep toward the end of 1990s. Moving Shadow provided music for the computer game Grand Theft Auto 2 (1999) and also a whole radio station called MSX FM in Grand Theft Auto III (2001) and Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (2005).

In 2000, the label reached a decade in business, a rare achievement for an independent label from the rave scene, and celebrated with a retrospective of their remarkable back catalogue. At hand here , an 80 minute mix of some of Moving Shadow's most celebrated releases. Rob Playford spent many hours listening to the label's previous releases in order to pick just thirty or so to reflect the various sounds and styles that are part of Moving Shadow - not an easy task! Using three tracks from each year (roughly), Rob has managed to spin a seamless tale of the last decade's Breakbeat and Drum&Bass history.



01 - Rob* & Goldie - The Shadow (Process Mix) (2:35)
02 - 2 Bad Mice - 2 Bad Mice (0:36) 
03 - Cosmo & Dibs - Oh So Nice (1:42)
04 - Kaotic Chemistry - Drum Trip (1:13)
05 - 2 Bad Mice - Hold It Down (0:14)
06 - 2 Bad Mice - Waremouse (1:53)
07 - Blame - 2 Bad Mice Take You (3:09)
08 - 2 Bad Mice - Bombscare (Remix) (1:19) 
09 - Omni Trio - Renegade Snares (Foul Play Remix) (3:03)
10 - Cloud 9 - You Got Me Burnin' (Remix) (2:47)
11 - Foul Play - Open Your Mind (2:58)
12 - Omni Trio - Feel Better (Foul Play Remix) (2:18)
13 - Hyper-On Experience - Lords Of The Null-Lines (Foul Play Remix) (3:43)
14 - Renegade - Terrorist (1:53)
15 - Omni Trio - Thru The Vibe (2 On 1 Mix) (3:49)
16 - Deep Blue - The Helicopter Tune (3:10)
17 - Dead Dred - Dred Bass (2:13)
18 - E-Z Rollers - Believe (3:19)
19 - Cloud 9 - Jazzmin (2:20)
20 - Aquasky - Dezires (2:18)
21 - Flytronix The Rhode Tune (2:17)
22 - E-Z Rollers Retro (3:55)
23 - E-Z Rollers Tough At The Top (Instrumental) (3:27)
24 - Flytronix Contemporary Accousticz Jam (2:03)
25 - Dom & Roland - Thunder (2:53)
26 - Dom & Roland - Parasite (2:30)
27 - Technical Itch - Reborn (3:42)
28 - Known Unknown - Rollers Edit (2:57)
29 - Dom & Roland - Can't Punish Me (2:23)
30 - E-Z Rollers - RS2000 (2:55)
31 - 60 Minute Man - Brand Nu Day (4:06)

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Into The Groove (41)

Hello, Into The Groove has some early eighties electro-funk. Zapp revolutionized the computer pop of electro with their trademark vocoder talk boxes and bumping grooves and if you can keep sitting still with More Bounce To The Ounce, you'd better check your pulse....Prince Charles let his The City Beat Band loose and they bounce around their take on P-Funk, it's heavy bass, some hardhitting percusssion, ragged beat and squelchy synth sound all around.....Finally Whodini, they went to London to sign a deal and meet Thomas Dolby and Conny Plank who steered their synthesizer-driven, heavy electronic drumbeat towards laying the groundwork for sampling based rap...they looked sharp ...

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Zapp - Zapp ( 80 ^ 99mb)

The nucleus of Zapp circled around three of the five Troutman brothers: Lester, Larry and their younger brother Roger. The duo of Lester and Roger started several groups,. Larry and Tony eventually joined their brothers when their name became Roger and the Human Body, which also included youngest brother Terry.The name change to Zapp came courtesy of Terry, whose nickname was that of "Zapp". The family group, grew up in Hamilton, OH, influenced by hometown heroes the Ohio Players as well as Parliament and other funk groups.

Zapp's following quickly gained notices, and George Clinton signed them to his Uncle Jam Records. When that label folded the following year, the group signed with P-Funk's parent label, Warner Bros. Records, and began working on their first album courtesy of co-production from Bootsy Collins. Released in the late summer of 1980, Zapp's seminal self-titled debut album became a platinum success thanks to the single "More Bounce to the Ounce

The following year, Roger released his solo debut album, "The Many facets of Roger". His special cover of "I Heard It Through the Grapevine," complete with vocoderized talk box, pushed the album into gold territory (as "Zapp" had done). "Zapp II" appeared in 1982 and proved just as popular as the group's first, including Zapp's only number one R&B single, "Dance Floor." Zapp III" barely made the Top 40 pop charts upon release in 1983, and Roger’s second solo album, "The Saga Continues", was also a (commercial) disappointment. Roger, who was the leader of the group and most famous for using the talk box in his recordings, was also the band's producer, chief writer, arranger, and composer. He and older brother Larry, who served as percussionist in the band's early years and later retired from music to serve as his younger brother's manager, often collaborated on songs together, an arrangement that likely gave rise to the tragedy that was to follow years later.

"The New Zapp IV U" fared slightly better after release in late 1985 (thanks to the single "Computer Love"), and in 1987, Roger’s third solo album, "Unlimited!", featured the group's biggest hit yet, "I Want to Be Your Man," a chart-topper on the R&B lists and a respectable number three pop. Though Roger and/or Zapp hit the R&B charts frequently during the rest of the late '80s. By the release of Roger's solo album, 1991's Bridging the Gap, success had mostly dwindled for the group though their records were now being sampled constantly by hip-hop acts. 

Roger continued to produce and play with other artists, and it was his talk box that graced Dr. Dre & 2Pac's Top Ten 1996 single "California Love." The 1993 Roger & Zapp collection All the Greatest Hits sold well, earning the collective their first platinum record. Through it all, Zapp continued to find massive success as a concert draw, made due to the large part of Roger's leadership and gifted talents as a live performer.The Zapp story ended in tragedy on April 25, 1999, when Roger was shot to death by his brother Larry, who then turned the gun on himself. Zapp revolutionized the computer pop of electro with their trademark vocoder talk boxes and bumping grooves, with a leader in Roger Troutman who was more than efficient producer.



1 - More Bounce To The Ounce (9:25)
2 - Freedom (3:48)
3 - Brand New PPlayer (5:51)
4 - Funky Bounce (6:46)
5 - Be Alright (7:52)
6 - Coming Home (6:34)

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Prince Charles And The City Beat Band - Stone Killers (82 ^ 99mb)

"Prince Charles and the City Beat Band" recorded 3 albums on Virgin Records from the early to mid 80's, and achieved their biggest successes on the European charts. Charles fronted the group as the lead singer and multi instrumentalist. The futuristic wind synthesizer called the "Lyricon" was the instrument that made his brand of next generation p-funk unique, and the group's sound incorporated many of the devices that would propel rap music to the forefront of the American music scene. 
Boston funk flautist Charles Alexander leads the City Beat Band through eight long Gap Band-styled party grooves on Stone Killers. The music is infectious and unassailably danceable; the semi-rap lyrics vary from juvenile and bnoxious — "Big Chested Girls" — to simplistic and funny — "Cash (Cash Money)." 

With the emergence of rap as the dominant reflection of street culture, Prince Charles disbanded his group and began focusing on audio engineering . This was a logical step for a producer, writer, musician and entrepeneur with a hunger for knowledge of all kinds. Since the switch, "Prince Charles Alexander" has become a multi-platinum recording and mixing engineer for a large client base and has resurged as a sought after producer for domestic and international projects. He is a member of the Producers and Engineers Wing of the Grammy Committee Board of Governors, the Audio Engineering Society (AES) and the Musician's Union Local 802 in NYC as well as managing up and coming talent through his company Ark Angel Music, Inc. Prince Charles is currently an Associate Professor in the Music Production & Engineering Department at Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts



01 - Don't Fake The Funk (7:39)
02 - Cash (Cash Money) (6:12)
03 - Big Chested Girls (7:41)
04 - Cold As Ice (NYC Blues) (6:44)

05 - I'm A Fool For Love (5:58)
06 - Jungle Stomp (7:38)
07 - Bush Beat (7:41)
08 - Video Freak (Defend It!) (4:19)

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Whodini - Whodini (83 ^ 99mb)

Coming out of the fertile early-'80s New York rap scene, the Brooklyn-raised trio, Whodini were one of the first rap groups to add a straight Funk, R&B twist to their music, thus laying the groundwork for the new jack swing movement. The group consisted of rappers Jalil Hutchins and John "Ecstasy" Fletcher, they signed with London-based indie Jive Records in 1982; 
In keeping with 1980s trends, Whodini’s cuts tended to be synthesizer-driven with a heavy electronic drumbeat. The sampling technology that became identified with hip-hop music hadn’t really become prominent during Whodini’s early days, and its works were thoroughly original compositions. “Haunted House of Rock” (a rewrite of "Monster Mash"), was its first single, a whimsical Halloween-themed number. Synth-pop pioneer Thomas Dolby produced another of its early singles, “Magic’s Wand,” which was originally conceived as an advertisement for prominent radio jock Mr. Magic. Conny Plank produced 2 tracks (nasty lady & rapmachine)

Legendary DJ Drew "Grandmaster Dee" Carter , known for being able to scratch records with nearly every part of his body, joined Whodini in time for the Escape LP, released in 1984. Their third record, Back in Black, is the follow-up to a multi-platinum album, 1984's Escape. The first track "Funky Beat" features monster bass and drums, the one-two punch of Hutchins and Ecstasy, as well as a rare rap from Grandmaster Dee. The well-produced "One Love" has great synth signatures and the guys dispensing their brand of pithy and pragmatic advice. The producer Larry Smith knew how to keep things sonically interesting. On the lyrically foggy "Fugitive," the hard rock guitars and clanging cymbals mesh especially well with Ecstasy's droll and abrupt delivery. "Echo Scratch" is also all over the road, but it was a great chance for Grandmaster Dee to show off his turntable skills. Also recorded at Battery Studios in London (as was Escape), Back in Black wasn't as influential as its predecessor, but it's just as enjoyable.

Following 1987's Open Sesame, Whodini went on hiatus due to problems with their record company, as well as to concentrate on new families. The group attempted a comeback in 1991 with Bag-a-Trix without much success, despite receiving their due as rap innovators. In mid-1994 it did score a hit single in “It all Comes down to the Money,” co-produced by Public Enemy DJ Terminator X. Talks with Def Jam for a new deal stalled, and In 1996, they were signed by Jermaine Dupri (mentor-producer to Kris Kross and Bow Wow) to his then-Columbia Records-distributed So So Def Recordings imprint. As a child in the 1980s, Dupri did a brief stint as a dancer for the group. The album Six birthed “Keep Running Back,” a brief R&B charter, before quickly sinking down. 



01 - The Haunted House Of Rock (6:26)
02 - Nasty Lady (5:50)
03 - Underground (5:38)
04 - It's All In Mr Magic's Wand (4:36)

05 - Magic's Wand (5:38)
06 - Yours For A Night (5:51)
07 - Rap Machine (4:57)
08 - The Haunted House Of Rock (Vocoder Version) (5:23)

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Alphabet Soup II (O)

Hello, Alphabet Soup II has reached O, this most perfect of characters and yet so shunned by most bands (why O why). As a consequence i found my choice rather limited. Still i've lined up another great trio....First up from the seventies my favorite Oldfield at the time....Ommadawn, it brings together his previous highly successful instrumental work with celtic pipes and african(drums) . There are some extremely strong moments and yet it retains an ambient atmosphere....Oi Va Voi burst on the scene with Laughter Through Tears collecting acclaim for their fusion of dance, klezmer and global rhythms drawn from Eastern Europe, the Mediterranean and beyond. It launched guest vocalists KT Tunstalls career aswell. .... Out Hud's eclectic recombinations of rock, dub and dance music stunned the incrowd when they arrived on the scene, originally from the west coast they joined and shaped the New York dancepunk scene led by LCD soundsystems, after their well recieved 2nd album Let Us Never Speak Of It Again they went their different ways and the collective spread out..

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Mike Oldfield - Ommadawn ( 75 ^ 86mb


Oldfield's career began fairly early in his life, playing acoustic guitar in local folk clubs. At this time, he already had two fifteen minute instrumental pieces in which he would "go through all sorts of moods", a precursor to his landmark 1970s compositions. In his early teens, Oldfield was involved in a 'beat group' playing Shadows style music (he has often cited Hank Marvin as a major influence, and would later cover the Shadows' song "Wonderful Land"). In 1967 he and his sister Sally formed the folk duo The Sallyangie and were signed to Transatlantic Records after exposure in the local folk scene. An album, Children of the Sun was issued in 1968. After Sallyangie disbanded, he formed another duo with his brother Terry, called Barefoot, which took him back to rock music.

In 1970 he joined ex-Soft Machine vocalist Kevin Ayers' backing group The Whole World playing bass guitar. The band also included keyboardist and composer David Bedford, who quickly befriended Oldfield and encouraged him in his composition of an early version of Tubular Bells. Bedford would later arrange and conduct an orchestral version of that album. With Ayers, Oldfield recorded two albums, Whatevershebringswesing and Shooting at the Moon. Both albums featured early versions of what would become his trademark sound. Having recorded a demo version of Tubular Bells, Oldfield attempted to convince someone in the music industry to take the project on, but was told the project was unmarketable (ah yes , dont think those responsiblewere sacked for incompetance). However, in 1972 he met the young Richard Branson who was setting up his own record label, Virgin Records, and after playing the demo to engineers Tom Newman and Simon Heyworth, he began recording the 1973 version of the album.

The instrumental composition was recorded in 1972 and launched on 25 May 1973 as the inaugural album of Richard Branson's Virgin Records label. The album was groundbreaking, as Oldfield played more than twenty different instruments in the multi-layered recording made in Branson's Manor studios, and its style progressed continuously, covering many diverse musical genres. The album quickly reached the Top 10 of the UK album chart and has spent 279 weeks on the chart. In the autumn of 1974, the follow-up LP, Hergest Ridge, was No.1 in the UK for three weeks before being dethroned by Tubular Bells. Although Hergest Ridge was released over a year after Tubular Bells, it reached No.1 first. Like Tubular Bells, Hergest Ridge is a two-movement instrumental piece, this time evoking scenes from Oldfield's Herefordshire country retreat. This was followed in 1975 with the pioneering world music piece Ommadawn.

As with Hergest Ridge and Tubular Bells, Ommadawn is another two-movement work. Oldfield sought out the ancient Celtic influence on English music and composed for traditional instruments such as uilleann pipes on the original LP version. The album was recorded at Oldfield's home at Hergest Ridge, The Beacon, and was the only album to be recorded there (though Oldfield's previous album shares its name with the location. The word Ommadawn appears to be related to the Irish word amadán meaning either "idiot" or "fool". Oldfield involved musicians noted for their work in folk music including Clodagh Simonds and Paddy Moloney. He combined this with heavy African influences, mainly by the use of the drummers of Jabula. This makes Ommadawn one of the first successful world music albums in Europe.

Boosted by a hearty amount of different horns, piano, cello, trumpet, and synthesizer, the album has its moments of rising action, another plus is Oldfield's use of a choir, giving the album a soft, humanistic feel when contrasted against the keyboards or synthesizer. A Quadrophonic remix version of Ommadawn (--sourced here) was released on Boxed a year later. Excerpts from Ommadawn were featured in the 1979 NASA film, The Space Movie.



01 - Ommadawn (Part One) (20:05)

02 - Ommadawn (Part Two) (13:54)
03 - On Horseback (3:24)

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Oi Va Voi - Laughter Through Tears (03 ^ 99nb)

Oi Va Voi came together in the late 1990s when trumpeter Lemez Lovas, drummer Josh Breslaw, bassist Leo Bryant, clarinettist Steve Levi, guitarist Nik Ammar and violinist Sophie Solomon pooled their diverse musical backgrounds in left-field jazz, hip-hop, rock bands, drum n bass and Jewish klezmer. With the addition of K.T.Tunstall on guest vocals, their debut album fused modern dance music, singer-songwriter sensitivity and their Jewish cultural heritage with global rhythms drawn from Eastern Europe, the Mediterranean and beyond. Laughter Through Tears received rave reviews and won two nominations in the BBC Radio 2 awards for world music. Yet anybody who saw Oi Va Voi's spectacular live shows was left in little doubt that they were far more than a world music act with an enviable ability to rock a crowd and get a dance floor heaving.

Then in late 2004, KT Tunstall left the live set-up to become a million-selling, multi-platinum solo artist. The rest of the band congratulated her on her success, the search for a replacement was on. Their claim to have "auditioned every female vocalist in London" is only a slight exaggeration. Several were tried live, but none was quite right. Next Sophie Solomon signed a solo deal that ultimately proved incompatible with continued membership of the band. Meanwhile, the band and its record company were at odds over their future direction and to cap it all, illness within the group further hampered their progress. When they attempted to begin recording their second album in 2005, sessions were soon abandoned. 

First they found the right singer in Alice McLaughlin, whose stunning voice combines Marianne Faithfull with something of the otherworldliness of Bjork. Next, producer Mike Spencer came on board. They recorded the eponymous Oi Va Voi (2007)For tour support they were joined by, virtuoso violinist Anna Phoebe, vocalist Bridgette Amofah, bassist Matt Jury and trumpeter David Orchant as new members of Oi Va Voi live family. This fall will see the release of their new album "Travelling The Face Od The Globe".



01 - Refugee (Voc.KT Tunstall) (3:37)
02 - Yesterday's Mistakes (Voc.KT Tunstall) (4:40)
03 - Od Yeshoma (4:54)
04 - A Csitári Hegyek Alatt (Voc.Judit Németh )(4:14)
05 - Ladino Song (Voc.KT Tunstall) (4:12)
06 - 7 Brothers (4:33)
07 - D'ror Yikra (Voc.Ben Hassan ) (5:56)
08 - Gypsy (Voc.Earl Zinger ) (4:46)
09 - Hora(Voc.Lenny Breslaw ) (3:57) 
10 - Pagamenska (Voc.Majer Bogdanski) (4:12)
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11 - 7 Brothers (Hefner Remix) (5:00)

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Out Hud - Let Us Never Speak Of It Again (05 ^ 99mb)

Out Hud formed in 1996 in the Bay Area of California and later based in New York City. The band consisted of guitarist Nic Offer, bassist Tyler Pope, cellist Molly Schnick, vocalist/drummer Phyllis Forbes and mixer Justin Van Der Volgen. Pope, Offer, and Van Der Volgen are also members of the similar band, !!!. They were inevitably described as the weird, Funkadelic-style little sister band to !!!'s Parliament, ever since the release of 2002's Street Dad, Out Hud have always seemed like their own entity. Their peculiar, eclectic recombinations of rock, dub and dance music idioms that seemed at once retrograde and startlingly new was truly something to behold, and Street Dad was one of the most cleverly arranged, performed and mixed albums in recent memory. Their music was buoyant, playful, and experimental; appealing on a cerebral as well as a visceral level: complex, cluttered, effects-heavy arrangements with a solid backbone of rubbery basslines, resounding drums and uncannily clever rhythm programming. 

All this raised the bar considerably for their follow up album, Let Us Never Speak Of It Again . With the introduction of vocals( from Phyllis and Molly) a new step was taken. On tracks like "It's For You," the vocals have the effect of introducing far more structure into an Out Hud song The dual female vocals, liberally dropped into the echo chamber, add a sweet, innocent sexuality to the music. Out Hud place the vocals into a hall of mirrors and using each cadence as a jumping-off point for their jarring eclecticism: mid-80s Prince-style distorted synths rubbing shoulders with On U-Sound sound dynamics. Of course, there are also some instrumentals here that sound like they could have fit in perfectly on the first album. Much of the anarchic spirit is still alive and well on Let Us Never, but the album is unmistakably tighter and more restrained, a strategy that seems to pay off brilliantly, even if it seems alienating at first They are still flying their freak flag, making gloriously incomprehensible music that is eminently danceable in spite of itself.

Shortly after the release of their second album it was announced that Pope would not be joining the band on tour, and instead would be concentrating on James Murphy's dance-punk band LCD Soundsystem. It was then announced in September 2005 that a concert in New York might be their last show.



01 - This Just In (0:29)
02 - It's For You (4:51)
03 - One Life To Leave (5:14)
04 - Old Nude (4:25)
05 - The Song So Good They Named It Thrice (8:04)
06 - How Long (4:54)
07 - 2005 A Face Odyssey (6:43)
08 - The Zillionth Watt (1:48)
09 - Dear Mr. Bush, There Are Over 100 Words For Shit And Only 1 For Music. Fuck You, Out Hud (11:35)
10 - The Stoked American (3:15)

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Eight-X (41)

Hello, another Eight-X post and some new names today..first up are Grauzone a swiss band that made just the one album, in a sense an accidental hit ruined their career as it was more a bit of fun for a swiss wave collection album..their first recording btw..Oh well Eisbaer...times have changed still a good song but the lyrics off set it a little and today even most icebears don't want to be icebears anymore...the ice is melting..the polar aint that cold anymore ...great album rereleased with their remaining material as the sunrise tapes in 98..... What's in a name Altered Images proved once more there's a lot to be found in a name, after a well recieved start they got into the hands of the wrong people(musicindustry) they ruined their music and image until by the time they released their 3rd album theyd become irrelevant and dissolved'..The Cult needs little introduction after some preliminairies as (southern)death cult they choose to keep it simple and released their first album Dreamtime as The Cult. On their full-length debut, they were pretty much on their way. Duffy's dramatic, spaghetti Western-tinged, dark psychedelic guitar and Astbury's passionate semi-wailing set off against the tribal/goth feeling of Jamie Stewart/Nigel Preston rhythm section .....as it happens i share the first edition which came with a live album recorded shortly after the Dreamtime recording sessions..

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Grauzone - Die Sunrise Tapes (81/98

End 1979 Marco Repetto (drums) and GT (Bass) left the Punk-Band Glueams, to form a new band with Martin Eicher (Gitar, voice) . March 1980 they performed for the first time as „Grauzone“ in Club Spex in Bern. They were joined by Martins brother Stephan Eicher (Gitar) and Claudine Chirac (Sax) for liveshows and studiorecording. After recording Eisbaer for a Swiss Wave compilation album the track caught on and reached the hitparade in Switserland and Germany.

The band resisted the commercial pressures after their hitsuccess and concentrated on film- und studiowork. Winter 1980 they returned to the Sunrise Studios, where „Moskau“, Tanz“ and „Ich lieb sie“ were recorded. July and August 1981 Martin und Stephan Eicher joined by Marco Repetto returned to the Sunrise-Studio and recorded their one and only album. After a final studiosession, where „Ich und Du“ was recorded, the band split. After just 10 concerts, 4 singles and one album Grauzone was no more.

Stephan Eicher (60) was musically trained at the academy of art in Zurich, where he and others also learned how to use the computer for composing music. Unsurpprising then that he started a solo career after grauzone's demise. He became interested in French songs by Jacques Dutronc, Georges Brassens, and Serge Gainsbourg, and these influences resulted in him creating the album Les Chansons Bleues. With hit songs such as "Combien de Temps" and "Oh Ironie", his popularity spread Europe-wide with various albums, tours, and chart success in France and Switzerland. His largest commercial success came in 1991 with the album "Engelberg", which spent five weeks at number one in Switzerland and 46 weeks on the charts in total. The song "Dejeuner En Paix" was also number two in France. 



01 - Film 2 (3:35)
02 - Eisbär (4:47)
03 - Hinter Der Bergen (2:27)
04 - Maikäfer Flieg (3:59)
05 - Marmelade Und Himbeereis (3:18)
06 - Wütendes Glas (3:19)
07 - Kälte Kriecht (3:17)
08 - Kunstgewerbe (1:04)
09 - Der Weg Zu Zweit (3:22)
10 - In Der Nacht (4:52)

11 - Träume Mit Mir (3:58)
12 - Ich Und Du (3:35)
13 - Moskau (4:04)
14 - Ich Lieb Sie (3:19)
15 - Schlachtet! (3:21)
16 - Raum (3:47)

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Altered Images - Happy Birthday ...Plus (81/04 ^ 144mb)

Ex-school friends with an equal interest in the UK post punk scene, Clare Grogan (vocals), Caesar (guitar), Michael 'Tich' Anderson (drums), Tony McDaid (guitar) and Johnny McElhone (bass guitar), sent a demo tape to Siouxsie and the Banshees, who soon gave the band a support slot on their Kaleidoscope tour of 1980. After being championed by legendary DJ John Peel, they quickly garnered enough attention to be offered a deal with Epic Records, but mainstream success was not immediate; their first two singles, "Dead Pop Stars" and "A Day's Wait", failed to reach the top 40. "Dead Pop Stars" was particularly controversial at the time, sung at the viewpoint of a "has-been" icon with much irony, perhaps badly timed in its release shortly after John Lennon's death, even though it was recorded earlier. After these two singles and their first two sessions for John Peel, Caesar left and formed The Wake.

With additional guitarist Jim McKinven, they recorded their debut LP, Happy Birthday (1981) seeing them continue their link with Siouxsie and the Banshees, as the band's bassist Steve Severin produced several tracks on it besides the title track, which became their third single and biggest hit. "Happy Birthday" saw them be catapulted to fame with Grogan standing centre, quirky voice and bubbly character sending the band to number 2 in the singles chart in the summer of that year. After a successful headlining tour they released Pinky Blue (1982) a more pop album, many critics who supported them previously began to turn sour, despite 2 more hits. Meanwhile, after McKinven and Anderson left to be replaced by multi-instrumentalist Steve Lironi they began to work with pop producer Mike Chapman, providing them with another hit, "Don't Talk To Me About Love" This continued collaboration was seen with Bite (1983), a severe departure from their former dream punk to a studio based sound. After the album's brief commercial spell, the band went out of the spotlight and became another statistic on the the musicindustry's wiseguys hitlist.

After the break up of the band, Grogan attempted a solo career, signing to London Records and releasing a single and recording an unreleased album in 1987 called Love Bomb. She also became a film and television actress, appearing in productions such as Gregory's Girl, Red Dwarf (in which she originated the role of Kristine Kochanski), EastEnders, and Father Ted. In recent years she has also become a presenter on UK television.



01 - Intro: Happy Birthday (0:49)
02 - Love And Kisses (2:22)
03 - Real Toys (3:25)
04 - Idols (2:40)
05 - Legionnaire (3:33)
06 - Faithless (3:53)
07 - Beckoning Strings (3:09)
08 - Happy Birthday (3:02)
09 - Midnight (3:42)
10 - A Day's Wait (4:19)
11 - Leave Me Alone (4:10)
12 - Insects (3:33)
13 - Outro: Happy Birthday (0:48)
 Bonus Tracks
14 - Dead Pop Stars (Single A-Side) (3:20)
15 - Sentimental (B-Side Of "Dead Pop Stars") (3:27)
16 - Who Cares? (B-Side Of "A Day's Wait") (3:04)
17 - Happy Birthday (Dance Mix) (12" A-Side) (7:07)
18 - So We Go Whispering (B-Side Of "Happy Birthday") (3:50)
19 - Jeepster (12" B-Side Of "Happy Birthday") (2:29)

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The Cult - Dreamtime (84 ^ 87mb)

The origins of the Cult lie in the Southern Death Cult, a goth rock outfit formed by vocalist Ian Astbury (born May 14, 1962) in 1981. In December 1982, the Southern Death Cult released their first single -- the double A-side "Moya"/"Fatman" -- and the following month, they supported Bauhaus on tour. Though the group's future was looking bright, Astbury pulled the plug. Following the disbandment of the Southern Death Cult, Astbury shortened the name of the group to Death Cult and recruited guitarist Billy Duffy -- who had previously played with Theatre of Hate -- and drummer Ray Mondo and bassist Jamie Stewart, who had previously played with Ritual. Death Cult released an eponymous EP in the summer of 1983.In early 1984, the band shed "Death" from the title, fearing that the word gave them the misleading appearance of being a goth band. 

Where both Southern Death Cult and Death Cult had been overtly influenced by post-punk, the Cult was a heavy hard rock band with slight psychedelic flourishes. Dreamtime, the group's first album, was released in the fall of 1984. It's loaded with a variety of moody, energetic joys. Preston's rolling drums and Duffy's epic, crystalline guitar, add in Astbury's explosive singing, and it's a definite treat through and through. Strong tracks include Spiritwalker, the title effort, tripping on the shamanic vibes, and the who-else-but-the-Cult invocations of mythic America in "Go West," "Horse Nation," and "A Flower in the Desert." For the group's summer (85) single, "She Sells Sanctuary," the band was joined by Big Country's drummer, Mark Brzezicki. "She Sells Sanctuary" became a major U.K. hit, peaking at number 15. During the recording of the group's second album, drummer Les Warner joined the group. Love, released in the fall of 1985, displayed a marked improvement over the Cult's early material, and though it remains underappreciated in America, this exceptional record has actually aged better than the band's more notorious later releases: Electric and Sonic Temple.

For their third album, the Cult shuffled its lineup -- Stewart moved to rhythm guitar, while former Zodiac Mindwarp bassist Kid Chaos joined the lineup -- and hired Rick Rubin as producer and the result, Electric, was their hardest, heaviest record to date. In 1988, the group fired Chaos and Warner, replacing the latter with Matt Sorum; the band failed to hire another bassist. The new lineup released Sonic Temple, which would prove to be the band's most successful album. Though the group was experiencing its best sales, it was fraying behind the scenes, due to infighting and substance abuse. By the time they recorded their follow-up to Sonic Temple, Sorum had left to join Guns n' Roses and Stewart had quit; they were replaced by drummer Mickey Curry and bassist Charlie Drayton. The resulting album, Ceremony, was released in the fall of 1991 to weak reviews and disappointing sales.

By summer 1993, the Cult had a new rhythm section, featuring former Mission bassist Craig Adams and drummer Scott Garrett. This lineup recorded The Cult, which was released in late 1994 to poor reviews and sales. In spring 1995, the Cult disbanded, with Ian Astbury forming the Holy Barbarians later in the year. A new Cult with Matt Sorum and Martyn LeNoble joining Astbury and Duffy made their debut in June 1999 at the Tibetan Freedom Festival. This band produced the 2001 album Beyond Good and Evil before the Cult was retired again, as Astbury joined former Doors members Robbie Krieger and Ray Manzarek in the Doors of the 21st Century (later renamed Riders on the Storm). In 2007, it was announced that Astbury had left the band to rejoin Duffy in a new version of the Cult, with Chris Wyse on bass and John Tempesta on drums. They signed to Roadrunner and released "Born Into This" later that year.



01 - Horse Nation (3:40)
02 - Spiritwalker (3:39)
03 - 83rd Dream (3:40)
04 - Butterflies (2:59)
05 - Go West (3:56)

06 - Gimmick (3:34)
07 - A Flower In The Desert (3:42)
08 - Dreamtime (2:47)
09 - Rider In The Snow (3:11)
10 - Bad Medicine Waltz (5:54)

The Cult - Dreamtime Live At The Lyceum ( 05/20/84) ( ^ 92mb)

11 - 83rd Dream (4:39)
12 - God's Zoo (3:36)
13 - Bad Medicine (3:57)
14 - A Flower In The Desert (3:52)
15 - Dreamtime (2:54)

16 - Christians (3:50)
17 - Horse Nation (3:21)
18 - Bone Bag (4:14)
19 - Ghost Dance (3:32)
20 - Moya (4:39)

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