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In Concert 1972
Ravi Shankar · 1973
A live document of mourning made structural. Three ragas, three times of day, two voices in dialogue, one drone holding them all.
India
A subcontinent of languages, faiths and arguments, none of which resolve neatly.
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A Rainbow in Curved Air
Terry Riley · 1969
A Rainbow in Curved Air is a solo studio construction: keyboard and percussion overdubs on the A-side, saxophone drone and tape manipulation on the B-side. Made in 1968 on one of CBS’s first eight-track recorders. It established repetition, delay, and modal layering as core tools for electronic composition — not as texture, but as architecture.
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Aida
Giuseppe Verdi · 1989
A studio recording of Verdi’s Aida, made in 1989. Contains all vocal and orchestral numbers across four acts. Omits Verdi’s rejected overture. No source material describes performers, conductor, recording venue, or engineering choices.
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Akhnaten
Philip Glass · 1987
A low, dark opera built by deleting violins — and a Western fantasy dressed as ancient ritual.
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…And Justice for All
Metallica · 1988
…And Justice for All is Metallica’s 1988 studio album, recorded January–May at One on One Recording Studios in Los Angeles. It is defined by its dry, sterile production, inaudible bass, clicking drums, and thin guitar buzz—results of a methodical, instrument-by-instrument process overseen partly by Flemming Rasmussen (who joined six weeks in) and mixed by Thompson and Barbiero in Rasmussen’s absence. Jason Newsted recorded bass alone. Hetfield prioritised a hard vibe over singing. The album premiered at Brooklyn’s L’Amour in September 1988.