Kompendium - Beneath The Waves (Dolby Headphone) [FLAC] (HTD)

Kompendium - Beneath The Waves (Dolby Headphone) [FLAC] (HTD)



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Dolby Headphone, sometimes referred to as Mobile Surround, is a technology which allows you to listen to music, watch movies, or play video games with surround effects using any set of two channel stereo headphones. The sources of this release are surround versions of the tracks ripped from the DVD-A (Limited Edition).

Genre: Rock, Classical, Celtic, Folk, World
Style: Symphonic Rock, Folk Rock, Art Rock, Celtic
Release Date: October 22, 2012
Label: 7Stones Records, Tigermoth Records
Source: DVD-A 96/24 5.1 MLP
Resampler: Adobe Audition
Sample rate: 44100 Hz
Bits per sample: 16
Codec: FLAC

Kompendium is the name of a project initiated by Rob Reed. Most prog heads know him as Magenta's band leader and keyboard player. In the past he has also recorded albums with Cyan, The Fyreworks and Chimpan A, but the album Reed recorded with Kompendium hasn't any relation with these albums whatsoever. On Beneath The Waves he steers on the path of musicals, something he hadn't done before. A couple of years ago Reed realized that great albums in the style of Pink Floyd, Mike Oldfield, Peter Gabriel or Kate Bush were no longer recorded. On those albums the artists could just do whatever they liked music wise. They played all styles of music and blended it into a fine musical melting pot. Rob Reed also wanted to do that with his new project. No rush and no need to look at the cost. Only the final result mattered, which resulted in an album that's one of a kind.

Beneath The Waves is a masterpiece that grabs you by the throat and just won't let go. The style of music can be regarded best as a mixture of Celtic music, prog rock, folk and classical music all skilfully woven together. To appreciate its musical content even more, you must be known with the storyline. The story follows a true story set in Ireland in 1902 of a man whose wife committed suicide after the death of their child, he then was the sole survivor of a terrible storm at sea and claimed his wife had led him to the safety of the shore. The main vocal is provided by fellow Welshman Steve Balsamo and his performance throughout makes you really feel and care for the distraught David. The Uillean pipes of Troy Donockley conjour up the Celtic feel of the album and the assembled 'Prog' guitar legends of Steve Hackett, Nick Barrett, John Mitchell, Neil Taylor, Jakko Jakszyk, B.J. Cole and Francis Dunnery play in harmony with Dave Stewart's string arrangements and the choral efforts of the English Chamber Choir, Synergy, Only Men Aloud and Christina Booth. The Rhythm section of Nick Beggs and Reed himself along with drums from Porcupine Tree's Gavin Harrison are subtle except for when the story needs them to spring into barnstorming mode (The Storm).

Beneath The Waves won the CRS Best Album Award 2012.

Torrent hash: B3DDB7A653333FC9BC08D2A69C9FF8DD8FB2B305

Tracklist:

01. Exordium (8:54)
02. Lost (6:04)
03. Lilly (4:04)
04. Mercy Of The Sea (6:08)
05. The Storm (11:03)
06. Beneath The Waves (6:03)
07. Sole Survivor (3:25)
08. Alone (5:06)
09. Il Tempo E Giunto (3:09)
10. A Moment Of Clarity (4:23)
11. One Small Step (3:12)
12. Reunion (6:09)

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