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Артист: Änglagård Альбом: Epilog, 1994 Издатель: Self Released / HYB CD 010 Жанр: Progressive Rock Формат файла: EAC 0.99pb4, FLAC 1.2.1 (-8 -V), Full Scans (600 dpi) Ссылка: CD 49 clicks Нахождение: eDonkey/Kademlia

TRACKLIST

1. Prolog . . . . . . . .2:01 2. Höstsejd . . . .15:32 3. Rösten. . . . . .0:14 4. Skogsranden . . . . .10:49 5. Sista somrar. . . . .13:11 6. Saknadens fullhet. . .2:01

Prog Archives REVIEW
This album has to be seen as one of the first indications that it was still possible to make good symphonic prog in the 90s, as well as being the springboard for a new vitality in Scandinavian prog.
Musically, Änglagård is somewhat reminiscent of King Crimson, but with the addition of organ and flute. Occasional parts of their music also sound like Genesis, Shylock or Schicke/Fuhrs/Frohling. Each composition is fairly lengthy, featuring alternating sections of melancholy and aggressive outbursts. Flute and acoustic guitar tend to lead the pastoral sections, while organ and electric guitar are used for the more hard-edged ones. While it's true that Änglagård uses the same formula over the whole album, their somber and stately control over the music grants a quality few bands could emulate, though some have tried. Vocals, in Swedish, appear occasionally throughout the album but don't particularly affect my enjoyment of the music either way; they are neither notably good nor distractingly bad. At the musical head of this band of musicians sits Mattias Olsson, dexterously plowing through this album with all manner of percussion instruments while not overplaying.
The reputation of this album as a prog classic is well-deserved. It certainly serves as an excellent counterexample to any claims that no quality progressive music could be made outside of the 70s. While the band was destined for breakup after a short period, their music stands as one of the unknown treasures of the progressive underground.

EAC Log:

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Exact Audio Copy V0.99 prebeta 4 from 23. January 2008 EAC extraction logfile from 9. April 2008, 21:37 Änglagård / Epilog Used drive  : HL-DT-STDVDRAM GSA-4163B  Adapter: 1  ID: 0 Read mode              : Secure Utilize accurate stream : Yes Defeat audio cache      : Yes Make use of C2 pointers : No Read offset correction                      : 667 Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out          : No Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes Delete leading and trailing silent blocks  : No Null samples used in CRC calculations      : Yes Used interface                              : Installed external ASPI interface Used output format : Internal WAV Routines Sample format      : 44.100 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo TOC of the extracted CD     Track |  Start  |  Length  | Start sector | End sector     ---------------------------------------------------------         1  |  0:00.00 |  2:00.57 |        0    |    9056          2  |  2:00.57 | 15:32.28 |      9057    |    78984          3  | 17:33.10 |  0:14.27 |    78985    |    80061          4  | 17:47.37 | 10:48.63 |    80062    |  128724          5  | 28:36.25 | 13:10.72 |    128725    |  188046          6  | 41:47.22 |  2:00.43 |    188047    |  197089  Range status and errors Selected range     Filename D:\Audio\CDImage.wav     Peak level 96.9 %     Range quality 100.0 %     Test CRC 37FCBD7F     Copy CRC 37FCBD7F     Copy OK No errors occurred AccurateRip summary Track  1  accurately ripped (confidence 3)  [9C82F18E] Track  2  accurately ripped (confidence 3)  [E3483224] Track  3  accurately ripped (confidence 3)  [CAECB74C] Track  4  accurately ripped (confidence 3)  [857B98F9] Track  5  accurately ripped (confidence 3)  [2117232C] Track  6  accurately ripped (confidence 3)  [F6785246] All tracks accurately ripped End of status report

Cuesheet:

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REM GENRE "Progressive Rock" REM DATE 1994 REM DISCID 430A4306 PERFORMER "Änglagård" TITLE "Epilog" FILE "CDImage.wav" WAVE   TRACK 01 AUDIO     TITLE "Prolog"     PERFORMER "Änglagård"     INDEX 01 00:00:00   TRACK 02 AUDIO     TITLE "Höstsejd"     PERFORMER "Änglagård"     INDEX 00 01:59:39     INDEX 01 02:00:57   TRACK 03 AUDIO     TITLE "Rösten"     PERFORMER "Änglagård"     INDEX 00 17:33:09     INDEX 01 17:33:10   TRACK 04 AUDIO     TITLE "Skogsranden"     PERFORMER "Änglagård"     INDEX 01 17:47:37   TRACK 05 AUDIO     TITLE "Sista Somrar"     PERFORMER "Änglagård"     INDEX 00 28:32:24     INDEX 01 28:36:25   TRACK 06 AUDIO     TITLE "Saknadens Fullhet"     PERFORMER "Änglagård"     INDEX 00 41:42:02     INDEX 01 41:47:22

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