In 2016 we celebrate the three hundredth anniversary of the Sebastian Duron’s death in his French exile – perhaps the most important Spanish composer of his time – accused by Padre Feijoo of the italianization of Spanish music, in certain way we might say of the modernization of the old Spanish style. ...
Composer: Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767), Sebastián Duron (1660-1716), Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost Part 1
From playing chaotic house parties in their home city of Oxford to becoming major festival headliners across Europe, Foals' trajectory has been remarkable. After more than a decade in the game, Foals again embrace a love for the unconventional with the bravest and most ambitious project of their career: not one, but two astonishing new albums: ...
Genre: Alternative
Subgenre: Indie Rock
Somebody Save Me is an ambitious album that slides gracefully between the new blues of Gary Clarke Jr. and Fantastic Negrito, the rock & soul stylings of The War & Treaty and the vintage Daptones soul of the late Charles Bradley and Sharon Jones, bringing a fresh take to classic sounds. ...
Genre: Blues
Subgenre: Electric Blues
Killer psychedelic sounding soul with Skull Stone, Malfunction and When You're A New Born Child great funky cuts and you get the vocal snippet sample of Academy Awards used by Live Connection. From the back cover: Compton, California is a “creative womb” for nurturing fresh and excellent ...
Genre: R&B
Subgenre: Soul
New frontiers aren’t often conquered in the modern world of heavy metal, yet OVERKILL remain unfazed by the growing presence of social media, modern internet, a demand for streaming services, and a general sense of competition between the sea of other metal bands trying to make a name for themselves, today. ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Metal
Neeme Järvi and the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra have lifted the lid on one of Norway’s best-kept musical secrets with their series devoted to the orchestral works of Johan Halvorsen. Now, in this four-album set, these fresh and revealing recordings have been brought together for the first time. ...
Composer: Johan Halvorsen (1864-1935)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
It takes a brave artist to blaze their own trail. From her birth-city of Belgrade to the Marz Studios in Texas where she recorded her dazzling new album, Katarina Pejak has walked countless roads and stuck a thousand pins in the map. Now, with Roads That Cross, this award-winning performer ...
Genre: Blues
Subgenre: Electric Blues
This is not a concept album, but the 10 songs here are connected by Dan Reed’s spiritual positivity, as he tells us that even when we are left broken by the pursuit of love, we should never abandon the dream. ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Modern Rock
Bach and Gabrielli: the focus of this recording is an unusual musical match involving the famous 6 Suites for violoncello solo by Johann Sebastian Bach and the little-known 7 Ricercari for violoncello solo (1689) by Domenico Gabrielli of Bologna, the first example of a work for ...
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750), Domenico Gabrielli
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
For Centennial Reasons: 100 Year Salute to Nat King Cole
Ghostlight Deluxe, an imprint of Ghostlight Records, will release For Centennial Reasons: 100 Year Salute to Nat King Cole – the new album from the John Pizzarelli Trio – in physical, digital and streaming formats on Friday, February 8. Following high-profile collaborations with Sir Paul McCartney ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Vocal
Live in studio straight ahead jazz project featuring Great American Songbook tunes, Rob Mullins originals, and some holiday favorites. "Most of the arrangements are uptempo, taking songs we have heard so many times before in fresh ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
All Your Life - A Tribute To The Beatles Recorded At Abbey Road Studios, London
The thundering power of high energy rock fuelled fusion, the subtly woven sounds of Latin American music and in particular the music of his Argentinian friend and inspiration Astor Piazzolla, deliver the breathtaking interchange between acoustic and electric between sensitivity and daring, solo brilliance and mutual ...
Genre: Guitar
Subgenre: Jazz
Fred V & Grafix bring a breath of fresh air with their long-awaited second album ‘Oxygen’. The 15-track venture strips away any uniformity, opening up into dreamy, synthesized waves of drum & bass, elements of elegant electro-pop, down-tempo beats, unsuspecting instrumentation and everything in ...
Genre: Electronic
Subgenre: Electronica
The dialogue has often been discussed in music. It also presents an interesting challenge for me. In this composition, I pursue the intention of creating three self-contained melodies. In the moment of their simultaneous playing, they always create a harmony. ...
Genre: Electronic
Subgenre: Ambient
It takes a special artist to snatch triumph from the jaws of disaster. Rewind to 2016 and everything was going right for Ina Forsman. The 24-year-old singer had gone from Finland’s best-kept secret to Ruf’s hottest new signing. Her self-titled debut had wowed the music press, from Classic Rock ...
Genre: Blues
Subgenre: Electric Blues
Jazz tradition - continued. In recent times few jazz musicians have gained as much public attention as the French soprano saxophonist Emile Parisien. His new album "Double Screening" combines all of his exceptional qualities. With breathtaking technical skills, great sensitivity, imagination and a ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
Vintage Rock duo The Alligator Wine have just signed with Century Media Records and present the title track off their upcoming EP “The Flying Carousel” - due to be released on January 25th 2019! “The Flying Carousel” marks an introduction to a band that creatively fuses the old and new. ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Modern Rock
German composer Josin has introduced plans for her debut album 'In The Blank Space'. The record will emerge on January 25th, following lengthy recording sessions, with Josin - real name Arabella Rauch - pushing herself to the limit. ...
Genre: Alternative
Subgenre: Indie Rock
The works on this beautiful recording are transcriptions for flute and piano of Franz Schubert masterpieces, from “Heidenröslen,” a lied he composed as a fresh-faced 17-year- old, to “Ständchen,” written just prior to his premature death at the age of 31. ...
Composer: Franz Peter Schubert (1797-1828)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
"Each of these nuanced conversations tells a different story: the excitement of finding a close soul is expressed joyfully in the first; the second, a mysterious, multilayered narrative about distant and ancient places and sounds; the third, an intricate and busy talk ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Mainstream Jazz
