There is something to be said about someone having the courage to release an instrumental album in 2012, and looking to make a dent in the pop-drenched landscape of the music world.

Ray Montford, the virtuoso guitarist and Canada's own aficionado of the 6 string, has done just that and done it with great style, grace, and conviction.

His 11 track and sixth studio album Vintage Is Now is as beautiful a collection of guitar lead compositions as it is raw and uninhibited. Picture a journey on a magic carpet ride over a turbulent and roaring sea while laying on pillows of silk and down, flying through the white capped waves. Opium dreams you say? Montford knows exactly how to evoke these grandiose visions with his flawless playing and keep you in a state of unencumbered sensory bliss the whole way through.

Could Ray Montford be Canada's own Jeff Beck? With this gift of an album where so many emotions are touched on throughout, one has to think he may just be carving out his own path as a guitarist and letting his playing do the talking. Perhaps no one could ever fill the shoes of the guitar gods of the past but it doesn't seem that Ray has set out to achieve this shadow goal. His playing is unique, honest, and still enthusiastic which is rare these days as instrumentals go. His love for the guitar shines through the music which in essence keeps you, as the listener, so connected to his playing. Ray's songs become the canvas of ones imagination and boldly paint a vision where voice and lyrics have no place over the roar of one man and his guitar.

Meet us in The Land of Harmony, Quire Cleveland's new recording of American music! It includes early versions of "The Star-Spangled Banner," "When Jesus Wept," "Amazing Grace" - and much more.

Quire's artistic director Ross W. Duffin has chosen music to delight and entertain you - from the 1814 version of our national anthem to the "Hymn of Peace," sung by a choir of 10,000 (!) to mark the end of the Civil War. Also featured is music by William Billings, Stephen Foster, Edward MacDowell, R. Nathaniel Dett, Amy (Mrs. H. H. A.) Beach.

Deep space travels where sights, sounds and illusions reflect onto human emotions. The extra-terrestrial vistas one encounters here are created out of organic elements mixed with micro noises, seamlessly fused into lush soundscapes. Images projected by these textures and melodies bring about both, melancholy and a sense of wonder, sometimes looking deep into the future, other times revealing ancient and primeval past.

With "Fear and Curiosity", Kaufman dives into a lush, layered post-rock sound. He draws from his previous work in electronic and orchestral production, but the soundscapes take on an entirely new character. Sweeping washed-out guitars and unorthodox rhythmic elements create a delicate balance between simmering intensity and subdued ambience. Complex sonic architecture carries the simple soaring melodies into an otherworldly space.

The music on Deep Winter album is a spirit of classic rock with a new fresh and modern new look. It is a mix of garage rock, blues rock, dance rock, rock and roll, alternative and psychedelic rock. The album is an entirely self-produced product made by two members of the band to realise a shared vision of lovely classic rock thing in 21st century.

This is the debut LP album from rock duo Deep Winter.

The album finds the musicians seamlessly incorporating complex harmonies, Hammond organ, piano, ukulele and even sitar to round out this solid collection of songs. "This is definitely the strongest and most interesting music we've created yet," says lead singer, Karl Obermeyer, "We're firing on all cylinders musically."

With songs ranging from the adrenaline-driven "Slackjaw" and intense "Amsterdam," to the intimate "Myself In You" and dynamic rock saga "Perfect Alibi," the band has delivered a solid album - the songs sharing emotional states and narrative threads.

Swim the High Tide was recorded and produced by Jason Orris at Terrarium Studios (Tapes 'n Tapes, Halloween Alaska, The Jayhawks).

Following successful receptions of their first two albums (Self-titled EP in 2006, and Dirty Neon in 2009), Swim the High Tide features the band's most mature music created to date.

This album consists of 16 calm and quiet tracks in a different genres, from lounge to reggae. Moods are different too: some tracks are sad and melancholic, others are smooth and sexy. All the songs made with synths and sampled exotic oriental instruments, such as asian flutes, etc.

This music can be used for travel videos, spa salons, or just for listening and relaxation.