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John Wesley Harding
The Sound of His Own Voice [ Yep Roc / CD - released 10/Oct/2011 ] Sharp-witted John Wesley Harding has been churning out first-rate folk-rock for years, but he's hit a particularly good stride on 'The Sound of His Own Voice'. |
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John White
Inkadies [ Monkey Records / CD - released 8/Nov/2010 ] The third album from NZ musician John White boasts chiming harmonies and dripping synth accompaniments underneath his dreamily relaxed vocals. |
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John White / Gavin Bryars
Machine Music LP [ Superior Viaduct / LP - released 20/Jun/2025 ] Between 1975 and 1978, Brian Eno's Obscure imprint produced ten LPs to document the work of virtually unknown composers at the time. These records continue to inspire both practitioners and fans of experimental, ambient and modern classical... |
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John Williams
Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack LP) [ Rhino / 2 LP - released 6/Jun/2025 ] Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone soundtrack by John Williams set the tone for the entire franchise, with "Hedwig's Theme" becoming the series' signature music. Its blend of magic, wonder, and tension shaped the musical landscape of all eight... |
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John Wizards
John Wizards [ Planet Mu / CD - released 13/Sep/2013 ] John Wizards are a band from Cape Town, South Africa. They've written one of the most singular and intriguing records of the year, and one of the loveliest to boot. |
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Liam Gallagher & John Squire
Liam Gallagher & John Squire (LP) [ Warner / LP - released 1/Mar/2024 ] |
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Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane
Thelonious Monk With John Coltrane (LP) [ Concord / LP - released 26/May/2023 ] All analogue mastering from the original tapes by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio. Pressed on 180-gram vinyl at RTI. Recorded in NYC 1957-58. |
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Thurston Moore / John Moloney
Full Bleed [ NSPY / CD - released 6/Feb/2015 ] For their latest spiritual odyssey, Thurston Moore and John Moloney deliver the volcanic and violent maelstrom, Full Bleed. But unlike the helter-skelter out-jazz of Caught on Tape ("Full bore savage highway stuff, the mind exploding with wall... |
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DAD'S ARMY
Dad's Army Two: two classic episodes Original cast with Arthur Lowe, John Le Mesurier & Clive Dunn [ BBC Radio Collection / CD - released 20/Jun/2010 ] Two classic episodes from the highly sccessful television series, the radio version of Dad's Army also looked in on the activities of the Walmington-On-Sea Home Guard. The troops are lead by the pompous Captain Mainwaring, with help from this... |
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John Abercrombie (guitar) with Dan Wall (Hammond B3) & Adam Nussbaum (drums)
Tactics [ ECM / CD - released 19/Dec/2008 ] Recorded July 1996 |
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Adam Page, James Brown, John Psathas
The Harvest [ Rattle Jazz / CD - released 16/Nov/2012 ] The Harvest is comprised of two suites, two continuous 30-minute compositions broken into 8 and 9 parts respectively. The Harvest Suite (composed by Adam Page and John Psathas) features Adam on solo tenor saxophone played through various looping... |
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HENRI DUTILLEUX
Dutilleux: Le Loup / Sonatine / Sonate / Sarabande et Cortège Adam Walker (flute) Juliana Koch (oboe) Jonathan Davies (bassoon) / Sinfonia of London, John Wilson [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 30/Jul/2021 ] "Wilson seizes on the opportunities to bring out the vivid colours of Dutilleux's score, with the brass blazing superbly and every rhythm alive with meaning. No less striking is the music's lyricism, phrased by Wilson with great tenderness." BBC |
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KENNETH FUCHS
Fuchs: Orchestral Works, Vol.1 Adam Walker (flute) / Sinfonia of London, John Wilson [ Chando SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 14/Jul/2023 ] The Grammy-Award-winning Kenneth Fuchs (born 1956) is without doubt one of American music's leading orchestral composers. His orchestral output has grown and developed to encompass a wide range of genres, from overtures and tone poems to suites and... |
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PETER WARLOCK
The Curlew / Lillygay / Peterisms Sets 1 & 2 / Saudades Adrian Thompson (Tenor) Christopher Maltman (Baritone) John Constable (Piano) / The Duke Quartet [ Naxos English Song Series / CD - released 30/Apr/2008 ] "The performance competes with the best, with sensitive playing from the Duke and finely shaded singing from Adrian Thompson." --Robert Cockroft, Yorkshire Post |
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WILLIAM LLOYD WEBBER
Webber: Piano music, chamber music & songs John Mark Ainsley (tenor), Ian Brown (piano) / Nash Ensemble [ Hyperion / CD - released 19/Jul/2013 ] |
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CELEBRATION
Celebration: Christmas Fanfares and Carols Aled Jones (readings) / BBC Welsh Chorus / John Hugh Thomas (conductor) with Fanfare Trumpeters of the Welsh Guards [ Nimbus / CD - released 1/Nov/2008 ] "A lovely collection of music and readings for Christmas. There are seven readings, which, within the context of the recording, is just about right for ultimately it is the music for which you will be buying this disk." (MusicWeb Nov 2009) |
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COLIN MATTHEWS
Machines & Dreams (Incls 'Hidden Variables') Alexander Baillie / London Sinfonietta / Berlin Radio Symphony Orch. / John Carewe (cond.) / London Symphony Orch. / Michael Tilson Thomas (cond.) [ NMC / 2 CD - released 25/Mar/2008 ] "This set offers a rounded portrait of a restlessly questing composer … big architectonic pieces in performances of impressive might under Carewe." The Sunday Times 2004 |
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GIACOMO SUSANI
Susani: A Screenshot of Now Alexander Chance (countertenor), Tim Mead (countertenor), Daniel Norman (tenor), Chinwe D John (narrator), Giacomo Susani (guitar) [ Linn Records / CD - released 10/Apr/2026 ] The song cycle A Screenshot of Now is a new work by guitarist and composer Giacomo Susani on words by the poet, lyricist, author and physician Chinwe D. John. Receiving its premiere recording on this album, the collection is a series of 14 poems in... |
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FREDERIC CHOPIN / ROBERT SCHUMANN
Chopin: Piano Concerto No 2 / Schumann: Piano Concerto (Rec 1934/35) Alfred Cortot (piano) / London Philharmonic Orchestra / Landon Ronald, John Barbirolli (Conductors) [ Naxos Historical Great Pianists / CD - released 2/Jul/2001 ] "At its bargain price this release should prove highly attractive to those with specialized interests." - Fanfare |
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FINZI / BRITTEN / HOLST
Works for Choir and Orchestra Alison Barlow (sop) John Mark Ainsley (ten) David Hoult (bar) Stephen Varcoe (bar) / Britten Singers, City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox [ Chandos Hickox Legacy / CD - released 19/Jul/2013 ] "If any lover of the music of English twentieth century composers does not have this disc in their collection, they should take steps to rectify the omission immediately." (Recording of the Month musicWeb Aug 2013) |