The death of "L'ANNEE DU DRAGON"

 

As you might have noticed, L'Année du Dragon has been shut down by blogger due to too many complaints of copyright infringement.
Thanks to all who followed, commented and thus brought life to my little blog. A bit hurt by the event, I'm still not going to retreat and will use one of my old blogs to content people who like my "offers" but this is only temporary and a new blog will start in January 2013.

Meanwhile, you can find me HERE.

L'Année du Dragon: It's started!

Well, everything's in the title
and the URL can be found below or in the blogroll.
I hope you'll enjoy it though it's written in french.

Warfleloup's Blog

A friend of mine has this blog and asked me if I was interested in posting on it. I told him I could but would eventually have to leave when L'Année du Dragon starts.
I posted my first album there today and, guess what!, it's a John Zorn album!
Check it out.

click on the wolf for the goodies!

L'Année du Dragon

I know, it's still pretty much an empty shell but, starting in january, that's where you'll find all the goodies.

I haven't decided yet it if I am going to write this new blog in english or in french but, either way, I'll make sure to please as many people as possible. If I decide to write it in french (something I've been meaning to do for quite some time), I'll include a short description in english.

Anyway, here's the URL:

http://lanneedudragon.blogspot.com/

You can join from today, if it pleases you but it'll really start on January 2nd (and will close at the end of 2012).

See you all soon!

New Blog!

After a few weeks out of the blogosphere I felt I needed a longer break to come back at full force.
Gone are plans for the new blogs on September 5th, the new one - "L'Année du Dragon" - will last for the whole of 2012 and be updated on a daily basis.
Watch out for "L'Année du Dragon" on January 2nd!
(the url will be posted here sometimes in December)

BIG is better?

Seeing all the comments in the previous message (thank about that, by the way) I was wondering if you could really make the difference between my prefered encoding (HQ Vbr that is) and HQ CBR (320 kbps).
I sincerely cannot and that's why I chose this instead of the big files CBR does. So here's my question: Is the difference in sound big enough to justify files that are 25 to 50% bigger?

I was wondering...

While cooking these new moods of mine I came to ask myself about the people's satisfaction regarding my encoding. Do you like it like that (small files with HQ vbr 320kbps that don't take hours to download) or would you prefer plain old CBR 320kbps? Personally, I don't hear the difference...
One thing, I won't upload music in lossless format. Those who want lossless should just buy the cds. The music in my past and future blogs has and will always be for sampling only.
So? What do you think? Stick with the old formula or try something else (might be something I haven't mentioned).
Waiting for your comments now...

And the winner is...

MEGAUPLOAD: 80
MEDIAFIRE: 64
RAPIDSHARE: 42
FILESONIC: 6
FILESERVE: 3

The new blogs will thus be using MEGAUPLOAD for the links.
Eventually, Mediafire & RapidShare will be used for back-ups.
Thanks to all who voted here and at La Caverne d'Ali Baba.

Stay tuned for more news.

[#999] A Complete Introduction to Tamla Motown

A Complete Introduction
to Tamla Motown
(2009)
320 Kbps
Time: 293:43

Terrible though it is to turn to cliché, in this instance it’s entirely appropriate: many of the songs here are certifiable, stone-cold classics, of a kind so rare that they necessitate ownership whatever the listener’s typical aural fixations.
Granted, many of these 94 tracks will already be nestling in home collections, be they on treasured original albums or box-set-style packages such as this one, released to coincide with the annual urge to fill a few fireplace-hung stockings. But if you’re yet to call the likes of Martha Reeves and the Vandellas’ original Dancing in the Street (it knocks the stuffing out of Mick and Dave), Marvin Gaye’s irresistibly infectious Can I Get a Witness and The Supremes’ glorious Stop! In the Name of Love your own (to name but three of the many must-have numbers assembled here), now’s the time.
The tracklist for discs one and two – Milestones and Influences and British Chartbusters respectively – reads fairly predictably, but when the quality’s so high, there can be few complaints in that department. And this set offers more than just a clutch of catalogue highlights – disc three focuses on live performances from the likes of Stevie Wonder, The Miracles and Diana Ross, and the fourth and final CD collects ‘Killer Bs’, featuring flipsides from the Four Tops, Michael Jackson and more.
It’s the live numbers, recorded in London and Paris, that are of particular interest – Wonder’s superlative I Was Made to Love Her, from a 1970 set at London’s Talk of the Town, showcases the man’s natural vocal flair as he fills every possible silence between the lyrics with an enthusiastic hoot or a holler. His Signed, Sealed Delivered (I’m Yours) is almost implausibly funky – if the irrepressible rhythm doesn’t get you the strutting bass will, and the brass section elevates the song to a dizzying high come its climax. The intimacy of some numbers, particularly those from the Motortown Revue show in Paris, is such that you could be in the room with the performers.
With so much to take in, this ‘introduction’ is certainly a lot more comprehensive than most.

Disc 1
1. Marv Johnson - Come To Me 2:18
2. Barrett Strong - Money (That's What I Want) 2:38
3. The Marvelettes - Please Mr. Postman 2:28
4. Mary Wells - You Beat Me To Punch 2:44
5. The Contours - Do You Love Me 2:51
6. Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - Heatwave 2:457. Marvin Gaye - Can I Get A Witness 2:48
8. the Miracles - I Gotta Dance To Keep From Crying 2:28
9. Mary Wells - My Guy 2:51
10. Eddie Holland - Leaving Here 2:30
11. The Marvelettes - Finders Keepers, Losers Weepers 2:23
12. Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - Dancing In The Street 2:39
13. Kim Weston - A Little More Love 2:56
14. The Temptations - My Girl 2:40
15. The Supremes - Stop! In The Name Of Love 2:5116. Earl Van Dyke & The Soul Brothers - All For You 2:57
17. Stevie Wonder - Kiss Me Baby 2:00
18. The Spinners - I'll Always Love You 2:45
19. The Contours - Baby Hit And Run 3:01
20. Frank Wilson - Do I Love You (Indeed I Do) 2:23
21. Four Tops - Walk Away Renee 2:44
22. R. Dean Taylor - Gotta See Jane 3:05
23. Kiki Dee - The Day Will Come Between Sunday And Monday 2:46
24. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - The Tears Of A Clown 2:59
25. Diana Ross - I'm Still Waiting 3:45

Disc 2
1. Marv Johnson - I'll Pick A Rose For My Rose 2:36
2. The Isley Brothers - Behind A Painted Smile 2:45
3. Four Tops - Do What You Gotta Do 4:00
4. Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - The Onion Song 2:575. Jimmy Ruffin - Farewell Is A Lonely Sound 2:59
6. Marvin Gaye - Martin Abraham & John 4:09
7. Jimmy Ruffin - I'll Say Forever My Love 2:59
8. Four Tops - It's All In The Game 2:44
9. Jimmy Ruffin - It's Wonderful 2:46
10. the Elgins - Heaven Must Have Sent You 3:06
11. Four Tops - A Simple Game 2:58
12. Diana Ross - DoobeDood'nDobbe, DoobeDood'nDobbe, DoobeDood'nDoo 4:49
13. Michael Jackson - Ain't No Sunshine 3:50
14. Jackson 5 - Doctor My Eyes 3:10
15. Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye - You Are Everything 2:53
16. R Dean Taylor - There's A Ghost In My House 2:14
17. Diana Ross - All Of My Live 3:26
18. Syreeta - Your Kiss Is Sweet 3:51
19. Frankie Valli And The Four Seasons - The Night 3:2120. Yvonne Fair - It Should Have Been Me 3:29
21. Michael Jackson - One Day In Your Life 4:16
22. Gary Byrd & The G.B. Experience - The Crown 4:37
23. The Temptations - Treat Her Like A Lady 4:13

Disc 3
1. Diana Ross & The Supremes - Love Is Here And Now You're Gone 2:02
2. The Supremes - You Keep Me Hangin' On 2:24
3. Diana Ross & The Supremes - Reflections 2:52
4. The Temptations - Cloud Nine 4:14
5. The Temptations - Runaway Child, Running Wild 3:48
6. Stevie Wonder - I Was Made To Love Her 5:307. Stevie Wonder - Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours) 5:22
8. Earl Van Dyke & The Soul Brothers - Introduction Motortown Revue In Paris/Too Many Fish In The Sea 2:48
9. Earl Van Dyke & The Soul Brothers - Soul Stomp 3:11
10. The Supremes - Stop! In The Name Of Love 2:59
11. the Supremes - Baby Love 2:52
12. The Supremes - Somewhere 3:05
13. The Miracles - Ooo Baby Baby 4:19
14. The Miracles - Mickey's Monkey 5:2015. The Miracles - That's What Love Is Made Of 3:26
16. Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - If I Had A Hammer 3:55
17. Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - Nowhere To Run 3:02
18. Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - Dancing In The Street 3:47
19. Stevie Wonder - High Heel Sneakers 3:24
20. Stevie Wonder & Clarence Paul - Funny (How Time Slips Away) 4:03
21. Stevie Wonder - Fingertips (Part 1) 6:02

Disc 4
1. The Miracles - Who's Lovin' You 3:02
2. Marvin Gaye - Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home) 2:21
3. Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - A Love Like Yours (Don't Come Knocking Everyday) 2:31
4. Marvin Gaye & Mary Wells - What's The Matter With You Baby 2:25
5. Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - Motoring 2:45
6. Shorty Long - Out To Get You 2:16
7. Stevie Wonder - Music Talk 2:57
8. Kim Weston - Do Like I Do 2:22
9. The Temptations - Don't Look Back 2:53
10. The Countours - Just A Little Misunderstanding 2:40
11. The Supremes - There's No Stopping Us Now 2:5712. Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - Third Finger, Left Hand 2:46
13. Four Tops - I Got A Feeling 2:53
14. Brenda Holloway - Starting The Hurt All Over Again 2:27
15. Four Tops - I'll Turn To Stone 2:29
16. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - Come Spy With Me 2:57
17. The Supremes - Going Down For The Third Time 2:31
18. Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - If This World Were Mine 2:41
19. Chuck Jackson - (You Can't Let The Boy Overpower) The Man In You 3:00
20. Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - Two Can Have A Party 2:13
21. Stevie Wonder - My Cherie Amour 2:5222. Martha Reeves & the Vandellas - Forget Me Not 2:55
23. Stevie Wonder - If You Really Love Me 2:59
24. Michael Jackson - I Wanna Be Where You Are 2:57
25. Commodores - This Is Your Life 3:18

BUY IT HERE

It's time... The end of Brand New Moods. The blog will not close but none of the broken links will be revived.
I'll soon post the urls for the two new blogs so, stay tuned!

[#998] Artichaut Orkestra

Artichaut Orkestra
T For Teresa
(2011)
320 Kbps
Time: 43:29

Featuring four young musicians of diverse artistic backgrounds, the Artichaut Orkestra is a fabulous new ensemble out of Toulouse, France. Led by a colleague of the great modern klezmer David Krakauer, they brilliantly mix jazz, klezmer and classical music, blending the energy of rock with the unpredictable creativity of improvisation. Their debut recording presents eight original compositions of delicacy, strength and a touch of madness. Original new Jewish music from a new generation of 21st century klezmers.

1. Le T De Thérèse 7:41
2. La Cloche Qui Chose 5:46
3. Gavotte N2 (BWV 995) 7:23
4. Cirquenscie 5:075. Interlude 1:06
6. Byzance 6:20
7. Façon Puzzle 5:44
8. La Grosse Pomme 4:21

BUY IT HERE