![]() Sparks’ and Moroder’s first collaboration, 1979′s No. Their switch to electronic-based music had a strong influence on the burgeoning New Wave scene at the time, thanks in no small part to the production work of Giorgio Moroder, whom the brothers had admired since the release of the Moroder-produced “I Feel Love” by Donna Summer. By the end of the ’70s, the Maels found themselves back in the States and weary of the rock format they had pursued for years. 2 hit in England in 1974, sending their breakthrough album Kimono My House to the Top 5 overseas. The single “This Town Ain’t Big Enough for the Both of Us” was a No. The brothers Mael – Ron and Russell, from Pacific Palisades, California – already had a major round of chart success in the U.K. Shortcuts: The 7 Inch Mixes (1979-1984) and Extended: The 12 Inch Mixes (1979-1984), a pair of two-disc sets chronicling every side released by the group, in every size, on every label the band were signed to around the world. This release is in i-device-compatible Apple Lossless format (ALAC).Calling all fans of eclectic rockers Sparks: two compilations are coming from Repertoire Records, both collecting their late ’70s and early ’80s single output in two different ways. This release takes those FLAC files and downsamples them to 24/48, the highest quality supported by Apple's various i-devices (iPhones, iPods, iPads, etc.). There is no lineage information for the Blu Ray release above, unfortunately, although the embedded tags hint that it was a lossless translation, and the embedded album art is at 1080P quality. The Blu-Ray release can be found in the usual places commercially, and also here: Notes: this is a downsampled version of Ghosts, taken originally from the Blu-Ray release. Ghosts I-IV is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike license. I hope you enjoy the first four volumes of Ghosts." I'm very pleased with the result and the ability to present it directly to you without interference. This collection of music is the result of working from a very visual perspective - dressing imagined locations and scenarios with sound and texture a soundtrack for daydreams. Trent Reznor explains, "I've been considering and wanting to make this kind of record for years, but by its very nature it wouldn't have made sense until this point. Almost two hours of new music composed and recorded over an intense ten week period last fall, Ghosts I - IV sprawls Nine Inch Nails across a variety of new terrain. Nine Inch Nails presents Ghosts I - IV, a brand new 36 track instrumental collection available right now. ![]()
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