Accomplice Series, Vol. 2 (with Richard Smith)
Acclaimed and Grammy®-nominated acoustic guitarist, singer and songwriter TOMMY EMMANUEL—one of five people ever named a CPG (Certified Guitar Player) by his idol, music icon Chet Atkins—has announced he will release his new EP, ACCOMPLICE SERIES VOL. 2 with Richard Smith, on September 10. Smith is the revered British fingerpicking ...
Genre: Guitar
Subgenre: Fingerstyle
Brand-new 2021 remixed stereo versions by Andy Bradfield and Avril Mackintosh, who also remixed the deluxe editions of Script For A Jester’s Tear and Clutching At Straws. In March 1984, Marillion released their second studio album Fugazi, which went on to be certified Gold and reach ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Modern Rock
“Arvo Pärt’s music takes us from darkness to light,” says Renaud Capuçon. “It looks relatively simple on paper, but each note needs to have its own life as it undergoes change. This music is not just relaxing – it has a depth and drama.” In Autumn 2021 Renaud Capuçon becomes Artistic Director of the Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne. ...
Composer: Arvo Pärt (b. 1935)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre:
Jonathan Paull Gertler operates on the “less is more” premise with No Fear, set for release on September 10. Capturing a pure acoustic sound, Gertler has gone for clean guitar tones, supportive instrumentals and clear vocals, aiming at minimum production density and an organic feeling. “I hope the simpler it gets, the better it ...
Genre: Songwriter
Subgenre: New Acoustic
Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, Op. 68 "Pastoral" (Remastered)
Beethoven’s Sixth evolves as an exploration of an unemphatic harmonic progression that embodies a feeling of calm. Beethoven employs this exploration in charting the broad structure of the symphony’s movements individually, and of the work as a whole. The first movement prefigures the aura of calm by drawing out harmonies over ...
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Orchestral
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5, Op. 67 (Remastered)
The Symphony No. 5 in C minor of Ludwig van Beethoven, Op. 67, was written between 1804 and 1808. It is one of the best-known compositions in classical music and one of the most frequently played symphonies,[1] and it is widely considered one of the cornerstones of western music. First performed in Vienna's Theater an der Wien ...
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Orchestral
Colleen Green war schon immer cool, aber auf dem 2015 erschienenen Album I Want To Grow Up hat sie sich nicht unbedingt so gefühlt. Zu jung, um frei von Unsicherheiten zu sein, aber alt genug, um es satt zu haben, dass diese ihr Leben bestimmen, befand sich Green in einer existenziellen Krise. ...
Genre: Alternative
Subgenre: Indie Rock
A dangerous concert experience with the Danish National Symphony Orchestra. Murder at the Symphony is next in line in their conceptual series, with another exciting concert full of mystery, thrill and popular film music. The Danish National Symphony Orchestra manages to merge the boundaries between ...
Composer: Choir of Young Believers, Hans Zimmer (b. 1957), Leonard Cohen (1934-2016), Nicklas Schmith, Angelo Badalamenti (b. 1937), Johnny Greenwood (b. 1971), Richard Rodney Bennett (1936 - 2012), Nino Rota (1911 - 1979), Nick Cave (b. 1957), Bernard Herrmann (1911 - 1975), Nikko Weidemann (b. 1961)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Orchestral
Strauss: Tod und Verklärung, Don Juan & Till Eulenspiegel
The release date of our stunning boxset gathering all the studio recordings of Wilhelm Furtwängler is approaching (September 24th)! Let’s digitally tease a bit its splendid newly remastered content with these intense Strauss’ tone poems, from Death and Transfiguration to Don Juan and Till Eulenspiegel, one of his latest musical acts. ...
Composer: Richard Strauss (1864–1949)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Orchestral
Quality is laced throughout It’s Never Too Late, the first regular studio album featuring Tommy Emmanuel completely solo without guests since 2000. A friend and follower of the late Chet Atkins – who christened Emmanuel a Certified Guitar Player, making him one of only five musicians to receive the C.G.P. distinction ...
Genre: Guitar
Subgenre: Fingerstyle
"Emotions" recorded with Jérôme Ducros, the Orchestre de Chambre de Paris, and Adrien Perruchon. Following from his 2018 release Intuition, Emotions is a collection of short pieces invoking the range and depth of human emotions. With composers ranging from Debussy and Dvorak, to Richter and Qigang Chen, to Leonard Cohen and ...
Composer: Marguerite Monnot (1903-1961), Claude Debussy (1862-1918), Vittorio Monti (1868-1922), Antonín Dvorak (1841-1904), Max Richter (1966), Peter Iljitsch Tschaikowsky (1840-1893), Franz Schubert (1797-1828), Erik Satie (1866-1925), Gabriel Faure (1845-1924), Tomaso Albinoni (1671-1751), Leonard Cohen (1934-2016)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
The debut album Black Acid Soul from Lady Blackbird is one of the standouts for 2021. It's instant and within a minute you are hooked. Rough Trade Shops loves this album. Think Nina Simone, Hot Buttered Soul-era Isaac Hayes, Billie Holiday and Chaka Khan. Gilles Peterson called her "the Grace Jones of Jazz". ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Nu Jazz
Satellite (Expanded Edition - 2021 Remaster)
0th Anniversary Edition: "Satellite" is the fourth studio album and the second major label release by the American Christian nu metal band P.O.D. The album was released on September 11, 2001—the same day as the terrorist attacks on the United States—debuting at No. 6 on the Billboard 200 chart with over 133,000 copies sold. ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Adult Alternative
Nocturnes: Music For 2 Pianos was written during 2020 and 2021. There are 14 compositions, written mostly at night in lockdown. The decision to compose for two pianos gave me the ability to write more abstract compositions, blurring the melodies and harmonies to make a diffused sound. ...
Composer: Craig Armstrong (b. 1959)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
For Senjutsu – loosely translated as ‘tactics & strategy’, the band once again enlisted the services of Mark Wilkinson to create the spectacular Samurai themed cover artwork, based on an idea by Steve Harris. And with a running time of a little under 82 minutes, Senjutsu, like their previous record The Book Of Souls, will be a double album. ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Metal
Nils Frahm and F.S.Blumm, a revered mainstay of the German underground for over two decades, announce their fourth collaborative album. 2X1=4 finds the duo unexpectedly exploring a dub-influenced universe, though in truth it’s one already familiar to both. F.S.Blumm, for instance, is co-founder of Quasi Dub Development, ...
Genre: Electronic
Subgenre: Ambient
One of Australia's (world) best fingerpicking guitar-playing heroes has done what all good artists eventually do: he has gone and released a Christmas album. Far from the cheesy Mariah Carey vocals of yore, it's actually a surprisingly listenable and soothing record to soundtrack your festivities. Covering the classics like Jingle Bell Rock, ...
Genre: Guitar
Subgenre: Fingerstyle
"Heroes" is the 12th studio album by English musician David Bowie, released on 14 October 1977 by RCA Records. After releasing Low earlier that year, Bowie toured as the keyboardist of his friend and singer Iggy Pop. At the conclusion of the tour, they recorded Pop's second solo album Lust for Life at Hansa Tonstudio in West Berlin before Bowie ...
Genre: Pop
Subgenre: Pop Rock
