https://youtu.be/ToQW-9hoxLc
Friday, June 18, 2021
Sunday, June 6, 2021
Lisa Gerrard and Jules Maxwell album release "BURN"
Lisa Gerrard and Jules Maxwell are best known for their work as members of legendary band Dead Can Dance. Gerrard is also celebrated for her contribution to the soundtracks of huge Hollywood blockbusters like 'Gladiator' and independent gems like 'Whale Rider'.
Jules Maxwell is an Irish composer, whose work has featured in London at the Royal Opera House, the National Theatre and Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre.
'Burn' began its journey more than seven years ago, when Gerrard first met and began working with Maxwell. Things really took root when Gerrard and Maxwell began writing songs for the 'BooCheeMish' album by The Mystery Of The Bulgarian Voices (Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares). They were later introduced to Chapman and asked him to produce this album, which represents a stunning departure for all three of them.
"‘Burn’ was never planned to be an album. Like many joyous things in life, it grew slowly and unexpectedly. One song at a time. Lisa Gerrard is in my opinion one of the most important singers of her generation and it continues to be an enormous privilege for me to be working with her. What we have created still makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up from time to time," says Jules Maxwell.
available here:
more information: Lisa Gerrard Jules Maxwell
Saturday, April 24, 2021
Troublemaker - Music of Nick Fraser Volume 1..experimental, avante-garde and progressive music
On April 14 in 2016, Nick Storring and Ratio presented an event titled ‘Nick Fraser plays Justin Haynes plays Rob Clutton plays Nick Fraser’. Subsequently, Fraser released a solo album of compositions by Justin Haynes, and Haynes released a solo album of ‘radical translations’ of Clutton's music (all available on Bandcamp). This album begins to complete the circle.
released March 19, 2021
Personnel: Rob Clutton plays electric bass with Zoom B1X pedal (tracks 1-5); double bass (track 6)
All compositions by Nick Fraser (SOCAN)
Tracks 1-5 recorded and mixed by Rob Clutton in North York and Burlington, April-August, 2020.
Track 6 recorded by Joe Strutt at Track Could Bend on March 6, 2019.
find out more here:
https://all-set.bandcamp.com/album/music-of-nick-fraser-volume-1
Thursday, April 1, 2021
Andrei Poliakov : telling a story without words...new release "Moonlight and Sunshine"
Andrei Poliakov is a professional musician, composer and producer, who received a fundamental classical music education as a pianist and an oboist in Russia, continued with the professional musical career performing with world renowned orchestras, later diversifying his musical taste and capacity into jazz, rock, and pop genres, performing and recording with various bands and solo.
The foundation of Andrei’s works is a well educated classical, romantic soundscape, but as soon as the music begins, it starts looking for cross over opportunities to develop into an exciting house party, jazz, pop, or electronic music, all these easily transforming to warm classical follow ups hence the eclectic style which helps Andrei tell better stories without words.
Andrei treats a musical genre as an additional color for the compositions, like seasoning in food; these colors help him get across the emotions and tell the stories to the listener with better precision and stronger impact: “I do not feel bound by a genre or a style, and instead I use and abuse the variety of styles to paint a deeper and more colorful, meaningful musical picture. Nevertheless, the Piano is always staying as a centerpiece of my compositions as I believe the richness and diversity of sounds of the “king of music” easily trumps any
other instrument I know”.
The “Moonlight & Sunshine” album has an uncommon approach for the neo-classics genre: every next release features 2 different versions of one motive, coming to life as a piano solo piece, interpreting a narrative in the moonlight, and as a fully arranged piece, revealing the same story under the sunshine.
listen to "Moonlight & Sunshine" HERE
Thursday, March 25, 2021
Putumayo Presents Cape Verde...various artists compilation
Cape Verde presents the music of the islands just 300 miles off West Africa's Senegalese coast. Drawing from Portuguese and African influences, the music of Cape Verde is most often rooted in a sensually languid and rhythmically complex cousin of the blues called morna. Largely popularized on the international scene by the meteoric popularity of Cesaria Evora (who contributes here with "Cabo Verde Manda Mantenha"), Cape Verdean music has enjoyed a wider listenership. This collection, however, cleverly balances the alluring minor key of morna with the lesser-known merry festivity of coladeira, the Cape's party music, and a jazz-tinged dance music called funana.
Mysteriously bewitching, Cape Verde is a gorgeous melange of elegant piano, acoustic strings, rousing horn sections, propulsive drumming, flamboyant keyboards, and superb vocalists.
1 Ana Firmino With Tito Paris– Chico Malandro 4:18
2 Boy Gé Mendes*– Cumba Iêtu 5:04
3 Nana Matias– Pays Sol 5:18
4 Teofilo Chantre– Nha Fe 4:08
5 Cesaria Evora– Cabo Verde Manda Mantenha 3:59
6 Bana– Cabinda A Cunene 4:59
7 Maria Alice– Sol Na Tchada 5:03
8 José "Zeca" Neves– Injuria 3:30
9 Fantcha– Cinderela 4:09
10 Zeca Di Nha Reinalda, João Cirilio And Blick Tchutchy
– Tchon Di Massa Pé 2:35
11 Dulce Matias– Nha Cumpadre Faustine 4:57
12 Djurumani– Galo Bedjo 3:07
Saturday, March 6, 2021
Penguin Cafe Orchestra....Broadcasting From Home
The Penguin Cafe Orchestra (PCO) was an avant-pop band led by English guitarist Simon Jeffes. Co-founded with cellist Helen Liebmann, it toured extensively during the 1980s and 1990s. The band's sound is not easily categorized, having elements of exuberant folk music and a minimalist aesthetic occasionally reminiscent of composers such as Philip Glass.
The group recorded and performed for 24 years until Jeffes died of an inoperable brain tumour in 1997. Several members of the original group reunited for three concerts in 2007. Since then, five original members have continued to play concerts of PCO's music, initially as The Anteaters, then as The Orchestra That Fell to Earth. In 2009, Jeffes' son Arthur founded a successor band simply called Penguin Cafe.
Broadcasting From Home was released in 1984 and includes their most popular song "Music From A Found Harmonium".
Thursday, February 4, 2021
Global Chillout...A Tranquil Journey...composed by Chris Cozens
Global Chillout – A Tranquil Journey
Label: Crimson – CRIMCD342
Released: 2002
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul
Style: Downtempo
Composed By – Chris Cozens
Tracklist
1 Prologue: A Song Without Words 4:53
2 Dreamtime 4:24
3 The Great Wall 5:46
4 Basmati 4:39
5 The Long Trek 5:15
6 African Voices 5:05
7 Miserere Mei 5:37
8 Espanol 5:13
9 Greensleeves 3:57
10 Pastoral 3:31
11 Will Ye Go 4:19
12 The Wanderer 3:31
13 The Albatross - The Great Seas 3:03
14 Moon Over The Andes 3:34
15 Appalachian Fall 3:07
16 Gifts From The Wind 5:05
17 Finale: Journey's End 4:39
Sunday, January 24, 2021
Black Man's Pride...roots reggae compilation
Tracklist
1 –Alton Ellis Black Man's Pride 4:03
2 –Horace Andy Child Of The Ghetto 2:22
3 –Dennis Brown Created By The Father 2:30
4 –The Gladiators Roots Natty 5:39
5 –The Classics Got To Be Cool 2:20
6 –The Nightingales Rasta Is Calling 2:25
7 –Glen Miller Love & Understanding 5:23
8 –Sugar Minott Woman Shadow 2:37
9 –Lloyd Jones & The Super Natural Six Red In A Babylon 2:47
10 –Dudley Sibley & The Soul Gang Love In Our Nation 2:55
11 –The Heptones Equal Rights 2:23
12 –Glen Miller You Must Be Love 3:35
13 –Winston Jarrett Up Park No Mans Land 2:49
14 –Cedric Im Brooks Why Can't I 3:12
15 –Larry Marshall Let's Make It Up 2:32
16 –Freddie McGregor Children Listen To Wise Words 2:54
17 –John Holt Build Our Dreams 3:11
18 –Johnny Osbourne Forgive Them 2:38
https://youtu.be/UF4Z5PcWfyM
Saturday, January 9, 2021
Tuesday, December 22, 2020
Christmas Around the World - A Collection of Christmas Music and Carols
Tracklist
1 –Traditional Quelle Est Cette Agreable (French)
2 –Traditional Suo-Gan (Welsh)
3 –Traditional Still, Still, Still (German)
4 –Pietro Yon* Gesu Bambino (Italian)
5 –William G. James The Silver Stars Are In The Sky (Australian)
6 –Anatoly Liadov Christmas Song (Russian)
7 –Traditional Bred Dina Vida Vingar (Swedish)
8 –Joachim August Zarnack O Tannenbaum (German)
9 –Ariel Ramirez El Nacimiento (Argentinian)
10 –Traditional Rorate (Scottish)
11 –Adolphe C. Adam Cantique de Noel (French)
12 –Traditional Nu zijt wellekome (Dutch)
13 –Traditional Sweet Little Jesus Boy (American)
14 –Traditional The Wexford Carol (Irish)
15 –Larry Sitsky Sonatinetto on Russian Christmas Carols (Russian)
16 –Traditional Marche de Rois : Ce Matin (French)
17 –Traditional Buenos Reyes (Spanish)
18 –Traditional Noels roumains (Romanian) (traditional)
19 –Peter Cornelius The Three Kings (German)
20 –Henry John Gauntlett* Once in Royal David's City (English)
21 –William G. James Country Carol (Australian)
Monday, December 14, 2020
The Rough Guide to Cumbia plus Los Corraleros De Majagual
Colombian Cumbia is the beloved tropical dance music characterized by rolling drums, maracas and the royally raspy guacharaca scraper. This Rough Guide highlights the best from cumbia's coastal Afro-Caribbean roots through to its entirely modern incarnations. Explore the vintage works of Lucho Bermúdez, Los Corraleros de Majagual through to the urban stylings of El Hijo De La Cumbia and Los Chapillacs.
Cumbia is fast and lively and the opening tracks prepare you for an exciting journey with the fast accordion playing beautifully accompanied by some neat brasswork. 'Cumbia Cienaguera' is a classic song known to all Colombians; there is an eery brilliance to 'La Luna Y El Pescador' (The Moon and the Fisherman) and 'La Banda Borracha' (The Drunken Band) features some impressive sax and trombone.
Bonus CD: The Rough Guide To Los Corraleros De Majagual. Los Corraleros, the award-winning Colombian orchestra, formed around 1961 and are still going strong today. This exclusive retrospective features some of their greatest cumbias such as "La Medallita" and "Cumbia Campesina. "
Tuesday, December 1, 2020
Global Transmissions - A World Music Sampler
From Irish reels to qawwali, Middle Eastern fusion, and Afro-Peruvian soul, Global Transmission ignites a new global culture.
1-1 –Papa Wemba Yolele 3:23
1-2 –Afro Celt Sound System Whirl-Y-Reel 1 7:21
1-3 –Jesse Cook Mario Takes A Walk 3:46
1-4 –Cuba L.A. Lagrimas Negras 3:46
1-5 –Susana Baca Valentín 4:21
1-6 –Jose Luis Encinas Night In The South 5:16
1-7 –Waldemar Bastos Minha Familia 4:59
1-8 –Lila Downs Simuna 5:48
1-9 –Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Mustt Mustt 5:16
1-10 –Sheila Chandra Shanti, Shanti, Shanti 4:33
1-11 –Telek Iamagit 2:35
1-12 –John Whelan Mayengo Reel 3:46
1-13 –Lama Gyurme & Jean-Philippe Rykiel Offering Chant 5:17
2-1 –Vas Inward Coil 5:10
2-2 –Tama To Walk 4:41
2-3 –Maryam Mursal Sodewou 5:51
2-4 –Los De Abajo Son De La Liberación 5:43
2-5 –Willie & Lobo Olé Cinco 6:36
2-6 –Ayub Ogada Ondiek 3:58
2-7 –Axiom Of Choice Parvaz 4:33
2-8 –Paban Das Baul & Sam Mills Dil Ki Doya 5:22
2-9 –Óscar López Loco Por Tí 5:01
2-10 –Zap Mama African Sunset 4:50
2-11 –Yungchen Lhamo Gi Pai Pa Yul Chola 4:06
2-12 –Bloque Sin Lagrimas 4:22
2-13 –Altan The Waves Of Gola 3:48
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