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Peter Gabriel exclusive 24-bit FLAC version available now

The stunning super-high quality version of Peter Gabriel’s new album ‘Scratch My Back’ is available now from Society of Sound as a 24-bit FLAC download. If you have bought an enhanced CD you will have a voucher code entitling you to download the album from us... Read more

Peter Gabriel new album – ” A thing of beauty”.

Peter Gabriel’s album is gathering stunning reviews and show that he is still, very much, an artist to be reckoned with. We’ll be offering an exclusive 24-bit FLAC version of the album on March 2nd. BBC Music describe Scratch My Back as a stunningly realised pop covers... Read more

Numero Group – The world’s best archival label?

As part of our occasional series of label samplers, Society of Sound is very proud to offer its members a 10 track sampler in stunning sound quality from the unimpeachable Numero Group. We pick labels that we feel really care about the music, from the recording... Read more

Exclusive Ennio Morricone compilation The Best of 50 Years of Music exclusive to Society of Sound members

Bowers & Wilkins is pleased to announce a very special album launch for its Society of Sound Music download service. An exclusive 10-track Ennio Morricone collection The Best of 50 Years of Music. Featuring two tracks from each decade of the Italian maestro’s breathtaking musical... Read more

The Leisure Society bonus EP for Society of Sound

We are very honoured to be offering Society members an exclusive Leisure Society EP including the elegantly sung ‘We Were Wasted’ and a brilliant cover of Gary Numan’s ‘Cars’. The band’s album ‘The Sleeper’ has been named a Rough Trade Album of the Year Their label, Full... Read more

The Creole Choir of Cuba – undiscovered voices of the Caribbean

Yet again an extraordinary album, courtesy of Peter Gabriel and Real World Studios, that absolutely sings from your speakers. The Choir came over to the Edinburgh Festival this year, won the Festival Editors Award. They received rave reviews and The Scotsman described them as being “unlike... Read more

PRS Foundation announce New Music Award Judges

PRS Foundation have announced the judges for their third New Music Award which will be chaired by The Guardian’s Charlotte Higgins. The deadline for submissions for the Award is Friday 8th January 2010 and the prize is £50,000which will be presented to the winner in September. Read more

Americana meets Damascus – an exclusive SoS project

Nick Page (Real World regular, Trans Global Underground member and Dub Colossus mastermind), Abdullah Chhadeh (Syrian qanun virtuoso and musical innovator) and Irish born Bernard O’Neill (another Real World regular and in demand musician) are the three distinctive artists behind Syriana. “We thought a new Cold... Read more

Exclusive Leisure Society EP plus UK live dates

We’re big fans of the innovative and very cool UK label Full Time Hobby . We had an exclusive label sampler from them earlier in the year and we’re very excited to be offering an exclusive four track EP of new signings The Leisure Society... Read more

Exclusive album from acclaimed jazz vocalist

Ola Onabule is not short of great reviews, the Guardian described him as having a “golden voice, with a range and smoothness that recalls singers such as Luther Vandross” and the BBC “as one of the best UK soul vocalists of his time”. Although less... Read more