Description:Lute songs of the English Renaissance
Genre:Classical
Artist:Francesca Torelli
Album:John Dowland: Lute songs, Lute music

John Dowland (1563-1626) was one of the most important English composers of the past: although some printed editions of his works and various recordings are available on the market today, his music is still not much known to the large public. Francesca Torelli selected some songs for voice and lute she sings while accompanying herself on the instrument, as well as a number of pieces for solo lute. Among the latter, some are free-form pieces (e.g. the Praeludium and the Fancy), others were composed on ballad tunes (e.g. Fortune and What if a day), and some others in dance form (e.g. the Galliards and the Pavin).



Description:high energy rock and roll
Genre:Rock
Artist:Rocket City Riot
Album:We Name the Guilty Men (10th Anniversary Redux)

Snotty punk rock reminiscent of the Sex Pistols. This album is a re-imagining of RCR's first record, We Name the Guilty Men, originally released in 1999 by Twenty Stone Blatt Records. Immediately after the record's release, the band recorded a slew of demos that eventually made their way to the collection named Middle Age Suicide, in 2001 (also available at Magnatune). The band always wanted to take the best of these two recordings and lay the songs down right.

This 10th-anniversary redux of We Name the Guilty Men is just that, raw and vital rock and roll from the end of the century that shakes your teeth and taps your feet. You will hear roots that go way down to NYC of 1977 and beyond with songs about love, death and drinking, the holy trinity of punk rock. Indeed, this is not the kind of music that RCR makes anymore, so get it while the getting is good.



Description:layers of lush acoustic guitar
Genre:New Age
Artist:David Modica
Album:Native Intuition

David Modica aims to heal your mind through music. You should set aside a full hour of uninterrupted listening pleasure and let "Native Intuition" take you on an acoustic journey. From the moving "Falling Leaves" and the ethereal "Meditation" to the mysterious "Middle Path" and very poignant "Reverence." Using acoustic guitar, piano, keyboards, native flute and percussion, Native Intuition is a journey into the inner depths of inspiring, beautiful music.



Description:Eastern European women's vocal music
Genre:World
Artist:Kitka
Album:Sanctuary - A Cathedral Concert

This recording is a collection of sacred and secular songs performed by Kitka, Tzvetanka Varimezova, and some very dear musician-friends in a series of cathedral concerts that took place in resonant spaces throughout California and the Midwest. The tracks on this CD were recorded live in the exquisite natural acoustics of St. Stephen's Church in Belvedere, California. Kitka offers these songs with the intention of creating a sonic sanctuary, a place of refuge where the spirit can soar.



Description:masterpieces that graced the courts of Europe, played with style and passion
Genre:Classical
Artist:The Kingsbury Ensemble
Album:Italian Cantatas and Sonatas (George Frideric Handel and Antonio Caldara)

Two of the most dramatic and emotional cantatas of the Baroque period for alto voice share this album with a colorful variety of sonatas from Handel and Caldara. Countertenor Jay Carte joins the Kingsbury Ensemble in this celebration of two of the most successful of Italian opera: GF Handel and Antonio Caldara.



Description:atmospheric downtempo
Genre:Ambient
Artist:General Fuzz
Album:Cool Aberrations

Cool Aberrations is a tribute to the power of collaboration. The tracks range from soothing melodies to raging funk jams. Every track has at least one collaborating artist on it. Echoes, a nationally syndicated radio show on NPR, ranked Cool Aberrations #5 on their 25 essential echoes cds for 2007. It was also ranked #20 on their 2007 listener poll.



Description:ExperiMetal - Instrumental/metal/jazz
Genre:Metal
Artist:Uncle Pooch
Album:Conduct Unbecoming

Uncle Pooch releases its debut album "Conduct Unbecoming" on Magnatune.

Mixed and mastered by Kevin Jenkins (The West Exit) this full-length album includes guest appearances by vocalist Kimo Muraki (17th Chapter) and guitarist RL Heyer (RL Heyer Trio, Flowmotion). It features the Naked City-esque track "Assault & Battery Acid", the epic middle-eastern slammer, "Fallujah" and the bone crushing "Shame Spiral" which in the end is swallowed by a swamp of feedback and thousands of strange little critters.

Conduct Unbecoming is not for the faint of heart. Its twisted melodies are accompanied by face-melting riffs and ferocious improvisations. This is a ground breaking album by a metal band that has dared to cross genres and erase boundary lines forever expanding its musical playground.