Live in Japan 1974 (50th Anniversary Remastered)
After touring across the United States and Europe for much of 1974, in support of their newly released album Deliver The Word, WAR decided to take their laidback West Coast sound to Japan---bookending their epic tour run with dates across Shizuoka, Tokyo, Osaka and Kobe. ...
Genre: R&B
Subgenre: Funk
A sonorous song album featuring Fatma Said & Friends: Ich brenne für Lieder, bekennt die Egyptian soprano Fatma Said. Following her albums El Nour and Kaleidoscope, which both break musical genres and cultural boundaries, the 2021 Opus Classic winner now turns to the German art song: songs by Schubert, Schumann, ...
Composer: Franz Schubert (1797-1828), Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847), Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel (1805-1847), Johannes Brahms (1833-1897), Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
Miss Rhythm (Mono Remastered Edition)
Originally released in 1959, Miss Rhythm was the second album issued by Ruth Brown. Like its predecessor it was a collection of singles and flip sides Ruth had previously recorded, in this case between 1954 and 1959. Despite this it is possible to detect a growing maturity to her recordings and the development of an artist along the way. ...
Genre: Vocal
Subgenre:
One of the giants of the jazz piano, Bud Powell changed the way that virtually all post-swing pianists play their instruments. He did away with the left-hand striding that had been considered essential earlier and used his left hand to state chords on an irregular basis. His right often played speedy single-note lines, essentially transforming Charlie Parker's vocabulary to ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Hard Bop
Grace Street is the fifth studio album by Canadian rock band Big Wreck, released on February 3, 2017. The album's lead single "One Good Piece Of Me" was released on November 4, 2016, following several teasers on the band's official Instagram page. The single proved more successful than the previous album's lead single "Ghosts", charting ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Adult Alternative
For six months, the quintet (alongside Ian still guitarists Brian Doherty and Paulo Neta, bassist Dave McMillan and drummer Chuck Keeping) worked on it in the Revolution and Vespa Studios in Toronto. Two other competitors must not be forgotten: In addition to mentor Nick Raskulinecz (including Foo Fighters, Rush, Stone Sour, Black Star Riders), producer Eric Ratz (including Bily Talent, Cancer Bats), who ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Adult Alternative
'Albatross' marks the reunion after an 11 year hiatus from alt-rockers Big Wreck. On this highly anticipated third full-length album, Big Wreck founders Ian Thornley and Brian Doherty are back to doing things the way they did in the very beginning: writing and recording without any outside influence, and regardless of the tastes of the day. ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Adult Alternative
Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 'Pastoral'
Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6 ‘Pastoral’: Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6, nicknamed ‘Pastoral’, is about the power and beauty of nature. We are fortunate that Beethoven gave titles to the movements of his Sixth Symphony. For instance, we know that the third movement is about the people on the land and their folklore (therefore it should ...
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Orchestral
Renascence’ is a true return to form and the crown jewel of their legendary discography. It picks up where their 1974 album ‘Promised Heights’ left off - a spiritual and sonic successor that gives a fresh, modern twist to their legendary sound, which remains fundamental to the early hip-hop and funk scenes in the US and UK. ...
Genre: R&B
Subgenre: Hip Hop Soul
Prison Oval Rock - 40th Anniversary Edition (Remastered)
One night back in the early 1980s, Isaiah Laing of Supreme Promotions, the promoters of Sting, kept a dance at Spanish Town Prison Oval, a stone’s throw from the Spanish Town Adult Correctional Centre. It featured the now legendary Jamaican producer Henry ‘Junjo’ Lawes’ sound system, Volcano Sound. In order to be recognised as one of the top sounds on the island, Junjo and his crew had to walk with some serious music, exclusive dubplates, ...
Genre: World Music
Subgenre: Worldbeat
Trumpeter and composer Ambrose Akinmusire is charting a new, expansive course through the musical cosmos. Building upon the innovative spirit of his 2018 masterpiece Origami Harvest, Akinmusire now unveils Honey From A Winter Stone. This audacious work fuses the ethereal textures of a string quartet with the inventive prowess of rapper/producer Kokayi, and the inventive ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Avantgarde Jazz
This Destination (Deluxe Edition)
Gary Kemp is set to return with his third solo album, “This Destination” out on 31st January 2025 through East West Records. Kemp’s new body of work follows on from 2021’s INSOLO. “This Destination” is his most personal to date and sees the songwriter channel his own thoughts and feelings about the past, present, and future through the guise of uncanny ...
Genre: Songwriter
Subgenre: Contemporary
This week sees the release of classical guitarist Robin Scherpen's new album Verge of Light on Friday 31 January. As for his debut two years ago, Robin composed the new music for Verge of Light in the dark, creating the compositions purely on intuition and without visual noise. This environment of complete freedom, where only the ...
Genre: Guitar
Subgenre:
BOOM. It's the first thing you hear, the first thing you notice. A bass drum strike so hard and heavy, it's sound carries for blocks. In fact, you probably feel it before you actually hear it. BOOM BOOM. A bottom-end so deep, it let's everyone know: the band is on it's way. BOOM BOOM BOOM And before you can even see 'em, you can hear 'em, clearing ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre:
The Seventh Symphony was Bruckner's breakthrough to international acclaim: the Leipzig premiere on 30 December 1884 was followed by the acclaimed Munich performance on 10 March 1885, which heralded the work's worldwide triumph. The Adagio, the second movement, is dedicated to the memory of Richard Wagner, whose death Bruckner learnt of during the composition. ...
Composer: Anton Bruckner (1824-1896)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Orchestral
The new album "Terra Mater" by baroque expert Christina Pluhar with her ensemble L'Arpeggiata deals with works by traveling composers. In the 17th and 18th centuries, there was a lively exchange of music and musicians within the European countries. Venice was considered a place of longing for culture lovers, but at least as ...
Composer: Heinrich Ignaz Biber (1644-1704), John Bennet (1575-1614), Tarquinio Merula (1595-1665), Thomas Arne (1710-1778), John Playford (1623-1687), Georg Friedrich Händel (1685-1759), Georg Caspar Schürmann (1672-1751), Giulio Taglietti (1660-1718), Giuseppe Maria Orlandini (1676-1760), Giovanni Bononcini (1670-1747), Attilio Ariosti (1666-1729), Maurizio Cazzati (1616-1678)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
Newly remastered! Famed pop icon KIM WILDE will release her highly anticipated new studio album Closer on 31 January 2025. The album marks another milestone in Kim's legendary career, showcasing her signature blend of rock, pop and new wave as she pushes her sound into new and exciting territories. ...
Genre: Pop
Subgenre: Pop Rock
Rilke Projekt - das ist die SEHNSUCHT
Germany's most successful poetry project is entering the next round: Angelica Fleer & Richard Schönherz are continuing their celebrated Rilke project just in time for the 20th anniversary of their gold-plated debut album - with the sixth studio album ‘das ist die SEHNSUCHT’. ...
Genre: Pop
Subgenre: Adult Contemporary
Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto No. 1, Op. 33 - Delius: Cello Concerto
The great cellist Jacqueline Du Pré would have been 80 years old on January 26, 2025, if illness had not taken her too early at the age of 42. This album brings together Camille Saint-Saëns' famous 1st Cello Concerto with Jackie's husband Daniel Barenboim at the baton, and Frederick Delius' rarer Cello Concerto, which perfectly fits with Du Pré's playing and ...
Composer: Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921), Frederick Delius (1862-1934)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Concertos
Living In The 70's (2024 Remaster)
A debut like no other; an Australian masterpiece! The iconic debut album by Skyhooks turns 50 in 2024 and to celebrate Warner Music Australia are releasing a special remastered 50th anniversary edition. Living in the 70's is the debut album by Melbourne band Skyhooks. Released in October 1974 on the Mushroom ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Classic Rock
