Anthemic, sweeping, funky, and lush. This bass-slapping, orchestra-swooshing Japanese “city pop” album rides the slippery-sweet line of definite corniness. I included both album covers because they are both pretty slick. In fact, “slick” is probably the best adjective for this work….really really slick. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Fusion
The Pressures and the Pleasures (2018 Remaster)
Anthemic, sweeping, funky, and lush. This bass-slapping, orchestra-swooshing Japanese “city pop” album rides the slippery-sweet line of definite corniness. I included both album covers because they are both pretty slick. In fact, “slick” is probably the best adjective for this work….really really slick....
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Fusion
A jubilee concert was held on 7th November 2006 to mark the 50th anniversary of Bernard Haitink's first appearance with the Concertgebouw Orchestra; this recording of Mahler’s Fourth Symphony commemorates the festive occasion. ...
Composer: Gustav Mahler (1860 – 1911)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Orchestral
Practically on the day of it’s 120th anniversary, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (that gave it’s first performance on 3 November 1888) released a new episode in Mariss Jansons Mahler cycle with his Amsterdam orchestra: the majestic Symphony No. 5. ...
Composer: Gustav Mahler (1860 – 1911)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Orchestral
Wolf: Italienisches Liederbuch (Live)
Diana Damrau and Jonas Kaufmann, reigning stars of opera, are also consummate interpreters of song. In early 2018, with master pianist Helmut Deutsch, they performed Hugo Wolf’s multi-faceted Italienisches Liederbuch in 12 cities around Europe. “One couldn’t ask for more,” wrote the Telegraph after their London concert, ...
Composer: Hugo Wolf
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
Two-time GRAMMY Award nominee Lauren Daigle is back. After bursting onto the scene in 2015 with her platinum selling debut album How Can It Be, Lauren returns with a brand new album, Look Up Child, and new single "You Say". "Look Up Child has been in the works for quite some ...
Genre: Songwriter
Subgenre: Contemporary
Deva’s enchanting album, "Password", was created with Miten and Manose at the end of their 2010 world tour, and marked an exciting new direction in their unique blending of East and West, embedding the extraordinary energy carried by ancient mantras into a rich fusion of sound and silence. Mantras are passwords that ...
Genre: Easy Listening
Subgenre: New Age
A master of the shakuhachi flute, it is said, can invoke an inner stillness in listeners, like a quiet pond reflecting the moon. Shakuhachi Sleep Music invites us to experience here the beauty and calmness of this revered tradition. Grand Master of the Zen bamboo flute Riley Lee plays an ...
Genre: Easy Listening
Subgenre: New Age
Barbra Lica is a fast-rising Canadian jazz vocalist and songwriter, and has been receiving accolades for her unique vocal ability that stresses subtlety and grace. Based in Toronto, Barbra’s live shows have captivated audiences all over North America with her genuine warmth and confident stage presence. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Vocal
MTV Unplugged 2: Live vom Atlantik (Zweimaster Edition)
Hamburg, 4.-6. Juli 2018: Der Käpt’n ruft die Mann- und Frauschaft an Bord, setzt die Segel und zieht abermals den Stecker. In der Hamburger Kulturfabrik Kampnagel geht es auf große Fahrt um den Globus, um die bedrohten Freigeister der Welt zu retten. ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Singer
Quartet expands upon the extraordinary musical dialogue - or, as Amazon.com puts it, the "dream pairing" - begun by guitarist Pat Metheny and pianist Brad Mehldau on their 2006 collaboration, Metheny/Mehldau. This time they incorporate the members of Mehldau's trio, bassist Larry Grenadier ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Fusion
What It’s All About ist nach fast 40 Alben die erste Sammlung des innovativen Gitarristen, auf der sich nicht eine einzige Eigenkomposition befindet. Trotzdem ist es in Atmosphäre und Klangfarbe ein auf seine Art originäres Pat Metheny-Album. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Mainstream Jazz
Dark Horse: Songs in the Key of F (Live)
Singer-songwriter Devin Dawson is ready to break into the mainstream country music scene with his upcoming debut album, “Dark Horse,” due out Jan. 19. He co-wrote all 12 of the album’s songs, including its title track. ...
Genre: Country
Subgenre: Country Pop
American Utopia (Deluxe Edition)
American Utopia fits hand-in-hand with Byrne's vision for his series "Reasons To Be Cheerful," named for the song by the late Ian Dury. Over the last year, Byrne has been collecting stories, news, ideas, and other items that all either embody or identify examples of things that inspire optimism, ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Modern Rock
Foxwarren’s backstory reads like a page torn from the manual of rock & roll authenticity, as this group of siblings and childhood friends originally formed more than a decade ago. Growing up in scattered small towns across the Canadian prairies, Andy Shauf (guitars/keys/vocals), ...
Genre: Songwriter
Subgenre: Folk Rock
Lena Hall, a singular artist who authentically and explosively brings the worlds of Rock and Broadway together, is releasing a series of EPs over the course of 2018. The Obsessed series features stripped-down vocal-intensive covers of one artist/band with whom Lena is “obsessed." ...
Genre: Pop
Subgenre: Pop Rock
Jason Becker's story is one of brilliance, talent, determination, adversity, and, ultimately, triumph. A child prodigy on guitar, Jason rose to prominence as a teenager when he was one half of the legendary rock guitar duo Cacophony (with his great friend Marty Friedman). After wowing audiences all over the world ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Modern Rock
In 2000, David Bowie headlined the globally renowned Glastonbury Festival, marking what may be one of the best music sets the famed festival has ever seen. The annual five-day festival of contemporary performing arts takes place near Pilton, Somerset, England, and is regarded as the largest greenfield festival in the world. ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Classic Rock
Director's Cut (2018 Remaster)
Director's Cut is the ninth studio album by English singer and songwriter Kate Bush that she released in May 2011. On Directors Cut Kate revisits a selection of tracks from her albums The Sensual World and The Red Shoes. ...
Genre: Pop
Subgenre: Pop Rock
