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
In It for the Money (2021 Remaster)
"In It for the Money" is the second studio album by English alternative rock band Supergrass, released in 1997. NME called it "more fun than watching a wombat in a washing machine"[1] and named it the 10th best album of the year. In 1998, Q readers voted it the 68th greatest album of all time, while in 2000 the same magazine placed ...
Genre: Pop
Subgenre: Britpop
Franco Battiato: Genesi (2021 Remaster)
Genesis it was the Maestro’s first opera Franco Battiato, and is now back as a newly remastered edition. This work was first released in 1987 on label Fonit Cetra who used the recordings made during the first performance at the Teatro Regio in Parma on 29 April, 3 and 5 May 1987. ...
Composer: Franco Battiato (1945 - 2021)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Opera
Muddy Waters: The Montreux Years (Live)
An unstoppable blues colossus, the father of Chicago blues, Muddy Waters, was the hot ticket during his run of appearances at the Montreux Jazz Festival in the 1970s. Already a cultural and musical force to behold when Nobs first caught him live in 1965, Waters found critical acclaim outside of the U.S., ...
Genre: Blues
Subgenre: Electric Blues
Euphoric west coast indie-folk duo Ocie Elliott return today with the title track from their upcoming EP A Place, out August 27th. The song was born from a specific night in the summer of 2020 after the pair played one of their only live shows of the year. "It was a clear and warm night on a small, beautiful island and a certain feeling was ...
Genre: Songwriter
Subgenre: New Acoustic
Nils Petter Molvær is one of the most prominent performers within an electroacoustic jazz hybrid that has, since the 1990s, become a genre all of its own. In this domain, sometimes referred to as ‘future jazz’ or ‘nu jazz’, the Norwegian composer is both a pioneer and a veteran having been one of the first jazz musicians ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Modern Jazz
Marianne Faithfull: The Montreux Years (Live)
The magnificent and incomparable Marianne Faithfull has performed five legendary concerts at the Montreux Jazz Festival between 1995 and 2009. Each of these historic concerts were recorded. Marianne Faithfull’s name is synonymous with the authenticity, artistry and individuality of the festival and this collection is a celebration of her unique talent. ...
Genre: Vocal
Subgenre: Vocal Pop
Brian Setzer will release Gotta Have The Rumble, his first solo album in 7 years, on August 27 via Surfdog Records, with the vinyl out this fall (estimate Oct.29). Produced by Julian Raymond (Glen Campbell and Cheap Trick), Gotta Have The Rumble contains songs, all written or co-written by Setzer, and was recorded in Minneapolis (Setzer's adopted hometown) ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Singer
The new album "Spectrum" by the vision string quartet presents 13 songs composed, arranged and produced by the four young musicians from Berlin themselves. Inspired by folk, pop, rock, funk, minimal and singer-songwriter music, Jakob Encke (violin), Daniel Stoll (violin), Sander Stuart (viola) and Leonard Disselhorst ...
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
Australian singer/songwriter Lawson Hull announces his new EP Hangin’ Out With Cowboys will be released August 27th, and today he shares the song that inspired the EP’s title, “Cowboys,” where he combines indie folk rock and dream pop melodies as he reflects on the life of an artist in the wild west of the music industry. ...
Genre: Songwriter
Subgenre: Folk Rock
Dez Prez: Motets, 1490-1520 (Remastered)
Composer: Josquin Des Prez (1450 - 1521)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
Chopin: Preludes & Piano Works
Chopin is a composer who has been with me since I started playing the piano as a child. In Japan, where I grew up, it is impossible to avoid Chopin’s music! He is one of the most popular composers for everybody, and all pianists start playing and getting to know his music from a very young age. ...
Composer: Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
One of country’s hottest rising acts King Calaway, releases a new EP, called "Midnight".“Midnight is the result of many months spent diving into new creative and sonic spaces,” said the band. “We carefully crafted these songs with our live show in mind, and it’s only fitting that we get to share them for the first time live from Nashville.” ...
Genre: Country
Subgenre: Alternative Country
Falling From Fame is Takida’s follow album to the hugely successful Sju, which has become a milestone album in Takida’s over two decades long career, as Sju broke the band outside of Sweden, and specifically in Germany, with tracks like ‘Master’ and ‘What About Me’. Falling From Fame could be Takida’s most solid album, 11 newly composed ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Hard Rock
The hugely anticipated new album from the hardcore-punkers TURNSTILE, following on from the critically acclaimed 2018 album Time & Space. There's a whole lot of hype for Turnstile at the moment and rightly so. Massive songs with huge grooves. ....
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Adult Alternative
