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Lee Hazlewood
The Lee Hazlewood Story 1955-1962 - Fools, Rebel Rousers & Girls on Death Row [ Jasmine / CD - released 1/Dec/2018 ] The late LEE HAZLEWOOD is one of R&R and Pop's most iconic cult figures, with a huge reputation as a producer, songwriter and singer. This 35-track compilation presents an eclectic selection of rarities, juxtaposed alongside a handful of his early... |
HECTOR BERLIOZ
Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique / Les Francs-juges Overture, Op. 3 Les Siècles, François-Xavier Roth [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 7/Feb/2020 ] "Roth seems to have an emotional hotline to Berlioz, alive to every twist and turn of the composer's fevered passions." Gramophone Awards 2020 Short List - Orchestral |
Leyla McCalla
A Day For the Hunter, A Day For the Prey [ Jazz Village / CD - released 25/Nov/2016 ] A Day for the Hunter, A Day for the Prey, the follow up to Leyla McCalla's critically acclaimed Vari-Colored Songs, is a musical exploration of two cultural identities, one sprouted in the United States and the other firmly planted in... |
MAX RICHTER
Richter: From Sleep Max Richter (piano, organ, synthesizers, electronics) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 18/Sep/2015 ] "Sleep is functional music, furniture music, a soundtrack for relaxing and sleeping, and as such it's successful. It's not "classical" music, and shouldn't be judged as such. It does what it claims, and it's enjoyable." (Musicweb) |
CLARA SCHUMANN / FANNY MENDELSSOHN
Schumann (C) & Mendelssohn (Fanny): Piano Trios & String Quartet The Nash Ensemble [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/May/2020 ] A release which celebrates the talents and importance of the 'other' Mendelssohn and Schumann, who emerge from the shadows of their illustrious family names in a blaze of triumphant chamber music. |
Ron Samsom and the Nutrino Funk Experience
Ace Tone [ Rattle Jazz / CD - released 19/Jun/2015 ] A regular sideman on numerous Rattle Jazz releases, Ron Samsom's first album as band leader is an affectionate, no-holds-barred, pumping homage to 70s jazz funk. Ace Tone bristles with energy and attitude, evident not only in the forward-leaning... |
CYRILLUS KREEK
Kreek: The Suspended Harp of Babel Vox Clamantis [ ECM / CD - released 8/May/2020 ] "The singing breathes with a collective, gentle inevitability…The final impression is abiding solace for these distracted times." BBC Music Five Stars. Choral & Song Choice July 2020 |
Wes Montgomery w/ the Wynton Kelly Trio
Smokin' in Seattle: Live at the Penthouse (1966) (LP) [ Resonance / LP - released 22/Apr/2017 ] Previously unreleased live sets featuring jazz guitar icon Wes Montgomery with piano legend Wynton Kelly's Trio featuring bassist Ron McClure & drummer Jimmy Cobb Recorded at Seattle's Prestigious Jazz Club, the Penthouse, on April 14 and 21,... |
Wes Montgomery with The Wynton Kelly Trio
Smokin' in Seattle: Live at the Penthouse (1966) [ Resonance / CD - released 19/May/2017 ] Previously unreleased live sets featuring jazz guitar icon Wes Montgomery with piano legend Wynton Kelly's Trio featuring bassist Ron McClure & drummer Jimmy Cobb Recorded at Seattle's Prestigious Jazz Club, the Penthouse, on April 14 and 21,... |
LEONARD BERNSTEIN
Bernstein: Songfest (with works by Gershwin & Copland) Wolf Trap Opera, National Orchestral Institute Philharmonic, James Judd [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 1/May/2020 ] An American in Paris is one of Gershwin's most vivacious works, an orchestral ballet saturated in homesickness and the blues. This recording, however, uses the new 2019 critical edition and offers Gershwin's original orchestration. |
9Bach
Anian [ Real World / 2 CD - released 29/Apr/2016 ] 9Bach made their name by taking traditional Welsh folk songs and recasting them onto a spectral and haunting sound canvas. Their 2014 album Tincian was the worthy winner of the coveted Best Album in the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2015. New album Anian,... |
Aaron Frazer
Introducing... [ Dead Oceans / CD - released 8/Jan/2021 ] Soft-spoken with the look of a slightly disaffected 1950s matinee idol, Aaron Frazer (of Durand Jones & The Indications) possesses a unique voice that's both contemporary and timeless. The Brooklyn-based, Baltimore-raised songwriter first came... |
Aaron Frazer
Introducing... (LP) [ Dead Oceans / LP - released 8/Jan/2021 ] Soft-spoken with the look of a slightly disaffected 1950s matinee idol, Aaron Frazer (of Durand Jones & The Indications) possesses a unique voice that's both contemporary and timeless. The Brooklyn-based, Baltimore-raised songwriter first came... |
Actress
Karma & Desire [ Ninja Tune / CD - released 23/Oct/2020 ] British electronic musician Actress aka Darren Jordan Cunningham, known to his friends as DAZ, is back in true form with Karma & Desire - his most accessible yet complex album - featuring an incredible cast of collaborators including Aura T-09,... |
Actress
Karma & Desire (Limited Edition 140g Double Crystal Fuschia Coloured LP in a Silver Foil Bag) [ Ninja Tune / 2 LP - released 23/Oct/2020 ] British electronic musician Actress aka Darren Jordan Cunningham, known to his friends as DAZ, is back in true form with Karma & Desire - his most accessible yet complex album - featuring an incredible cast of collaborators including Aura T-09,... |
Actress
Karma & Desire (LP) [ Ninja Tune / 2 LP - released 23/Oct/2020 ] British electronic musician Actress aka Darren Jordan Cunningham, known to his friends as DAZ, is back in true form with Karma & Desire - his most accessible yet complex album - featuring an incredible cast of collaborators including Aura T-09,... |
Adrianne Lenker
songs and instrumentals (LP) [ 4AD / 2 LP - released 23/Oct/2020 ] songs and instrumentals are two distinct collections from Big Thief's Adrianne Lenker, both written and recorded in April after Big Thief's March tour was abruptly cut short due to coronavirus. After returning to the states from Europe, Lenker... |
Agnes Obel
Citizen Of Glass [ Liberation Music / CD - released 21/Oct/2016 ] Third album from acclaimed Danish artist, Agnes Obel, hailed around the world for her classical approach to music. Citizen of Glass is the follow up to her first two hugely successful albums Philharmonics (2010) and Aventine (2013). The new... |
Agnes Obel
Myopia [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 20/Mar/2020 ] For almost a decade, Agnes Obel has been one of the most independent and original artists in contemporary music. Now she has returned with the highly anticipated new album Myopia - her first through iconic German label Deutsche Grammophon. |
Alex Cameron
Jumping the Shark LP [ Secretly Canadian / LP - released 19/Aug/2016 ] Sydney's strange,artistic Alex Cameron's 'Jumping The Shark' on Secretly Canadian weaves intelligent, poignant lyricism with primitive 80s synths and seemingly minimalist arrangements recalling David Bowie and Ariel Pink, all under a Lynch- like... |
