High quality compressed file. The file includes embedded artist/title info & artwork and is suitable for home/iPod/phone use. Usual price £1.15 per track.
WAV
Uncompressed lossless file, with large file size (e.g. 70MB per track). The files contain no embedded artist/title info or artwork but playback is universally compatible on all software/hardware. The usual price for WAVs is £1.65 per track.
FLAC
Compressed lossless file with very efficient file sizing e.g. 40MB per track. The files also include embedded artist/title info & artwork. Playback, metadata and artwork are moderately well supported (but not for iTunes, iPod or Windows Media Player). The usual price for a FLAC is £1.65 per track.
ALAC
Compressed lossless file with efficient sizing e.g. 45MB per track. The files contain artist/title info & artwork, and while not widely supported for playback at present, they are compatible with iTunes/iPod. The usual price for a ALAC is £1.65 per track.
AIFF
Uncompressed lossless file with a large file size (e.g. 70MB per track). The files include embedded artist/title info and artwork in iTunes and some others, with playback universally compatible on all software/hardware. The usual price for AIFFs is £1.65 per track.
"Synchronize", Discodeine's recent single with Paris-based former Pulp front man Jarvis Cocker, was a thing of rare beauty - a kind of contemporary indie-disco anthem built upon a love of classic house and razor-sharp strings. It marked the duo out as producers with a retro-futurist style and a keen ear for pop hooks. This eponymous debut album, then, could be described as "eagerly anticipated", if only purely for the curiosity its announcement provoked. The good news is that it's a good set, featuring a number of musical curveballs and a distinct style of its own. There's little quite as instantly upbeat as "Synchronize" but there's plenty to get excited about. The first half of the album is noticeably downtempo - a pleasing mixture of leftfield instrumentals and whispered dark-pop workouts. As the album unfolds, Discodeine begin to show their dancefloor credentials more, giving their own twist to analogue house (the Kelley Polar-ish "Ring Mutilation"), warehouse piano anthems ("Grace") and E'd-up midtempo nu disco ("Invert"). As the album rumbles towards a conclusion, there's time for one more dose of glorious experimentation - an epic ambient weird-out entitled "Figures In A Soundscape". It's a fitting end to a surprising and adventurous debut.
What is Album Only?
Some artists and labels prefer certain tracks to be purchased as part of an entire release. These tracks cannot be purchased individually but are available to download as part of the release
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