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.
Given that original vinyl copies are increasingly hard to come by, it's great to see Lord of the Isles' Hot Blobs EP - one of Neil McDonald's earliest outings, from back in 2011 - finally get a digital release. While recent outings have seen him indulging his love for Highlands-inspired ambience, Hot Blobs sees him in full-on club mode. The ten-minute title track sets the tone, delivering a typically tactile blend of Detroit techno electronics, dreamy pads, heady vocal samples and a killer, nu-disco inclined groove. McDonald proves his deep house credentials on "Tell Your Soul" - a luscious combination of Larry Heard chords, eyes-closed melodies and single-malt strength grooves - while "This Way" is an aquatic disco-funk-meets-deep house chugger that was supposedly designed for the warm-up at Sub-Club. That might be hearsay, but it's certainly a bit of an early doors killer.
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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