Schiller (album 3) - Leben

Schiller's third album, Leben, is one of my favorite of his albums, and there are quite a few versions of it in the market, with varying tracks.

It was recorded in 2002-2003 and released in Germany on 13/10/2003. 

  

Shore's LOTR soundtracks

The Lord of the rings movie trilogy soundtrack's my favorite music for any movie and for any type, ever. Howard Shore's composition is so rich, intricate and engaging, that it's an integral part of the movies ; Yet, I also love listening to it independently. 

This kind of experience is actually quite interesting, because without the added sounds of dialogues, fights, footsteps and general ambiance from the movie, the soundtrack offers a pure musical field, which I love listening to either on headphones, or, better yet, on the 7.1 hifi setup, even if the CD's only in stereo, as the speakers take over the entire range. 

Off course, if I had the full recording editions (which i'll discuss further in this entry), I'd get a 'superior' sound but even a simple CD spread over 7.1 channels is quite impressive in itself. 

Domestic Violence in songs

***trigger warning***

It's domestic violence awareness month, so I thought to share songs (and a few external lists) about this serious topic that we must address. Indeed, there are so many couples who direct violence towards one another, in most cases men who abuse their girlfriends and wives, either verbally or physically, and quite often both.