Searching for is not an act of piracy; it is an act of preservation. It is a rejection of compressed, convenience-oriented listening in favor of ritualistic fidelity.
Billy Cobham once said that he views the drums as a melodic instrument, not just a rhythmic one. "Stratus" is the perfect embodiment of that philosophy. It is a song that breathes, expands, and contracts. Billy Cobham - Stratus -1981- -EAC-FLAC-
The 1981 release is distinct. Later CD reissues of Stratus often suffer from noise reduction or remixing. Therefore, a vinyl-rip or a specific 1981 digital transfer (like our EAC/FLAC target) is the only way to hear the original texture. Searching for is not an act of piracy;