# albums

artist: Federico Moscogiuri
albumname: Arpeggi
sku: federicomoscogiuri-arpeggi
upc: 847646007440
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description:
An arpeggio is a group of notes played in succession, as in a harp - "arpa" in Italian. Like the harp, the lute is an instrument of remarkable beauty, with a rich history and ethereal sound. Both delicate and intense, the lute dominated music and art in Europe from the late 15th C to the late 17th C.

This album is a collection of original lute pieces, taking inspiration from some of the great Renaissance lutenists as well as more modern music to produce something quite unique, and easily enjoyable. Relax, and let it transport you.


artist: Federico Moscogiuri
albumname: Orpheus
sku: federicomoscogiuri-orpheus
upc: 876809002954
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description:
Orpheus
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In Greek mythology, Orpheus was effectively the embodiment of music: a sublime musician, born of a Muse, taught by Apollo, capable of charming all the creatures of the world with his lyre. Gentle, soulful, evocative: these are words which would probably have described such music, and which also describe the sound of the lute. While not purporting to come close to so great a gift as that of Orpheus, this album can be regarded as a tribute to the kind of music that he might have played. As the Classics inspired the early thinkers, artists and musicians of the Renaissance, so they have partly inspired this album, which is like stepping into a dream.


artist: Federico Moscogiuri
albumname: Sailing by the Stars
sku: moscogiuri-sailing
upc: 847646011577
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description:
The title of the album, and that of some of the songs, refers to the human condition of having a degree of control over our lives and our course, but ultimately needing to feel our way along based on our ability to understand and interpret the wider world around us, which we often struggle to understand, let alone control. For centuries sailors and explorers have relied on the stars to navigate both charted and uncharted waters. The stars in the firmament are both a reminder of how small we are in the vastness of the universe and a source of awe and inspiration - as expressed through our naming of the constellations, among other things. The title is also a nod to Oscar Wilde's famous quote, "we are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars" - though we don't have to stay in the gutter; in fact we can sail where we wish to with a dream, a desire, a commitment, and what we have in our hands.


artist: Felixdroid
albumname: The Longing
sku: felixdroid-longing
upc: 876809007164
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-longing/id336046984
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artist: Fernwood
albumname: Almeria
sku: fernwood-almeria
upc: 876809006518
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/almeria/id278024817
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description:
Frail and haunting, beautiful and dreamy, the music of composer team Gayle Ellett and Todd Montgomery has a unique, yet familiar feel. Both of them have each been composing and performing music professionally for many decades. Working under the name "Fernwood" they have released two albums so far: "Almeria" and "Sangita". Their cinematic music blends the beautiful sounds of Greek and Irish bouzouki, sitar, dilruba, quirquincho, acoustic guitar, Chinese ruan, Turkish cumbus, Moroccan oud, mandolin, harmonium, gimbri, tenor banjo, rababa, bulbul tarang, jal tarang, dotara, surmandal, tambura, manjira, tumbi, bugchu, gopichand, violin, rhodes piano and upright bass. All of these exotic tones are used like paint, to create dramatic visions of beauty.

GUITAR PLAYER Magazine described the music as "Wonderfully melodic, expertly layered, masterfully interwoven, luscious yet rootsy". NEW AGE RETAILER said "Sangita's 12 songs display influences from disparate cultures and heritages: Appalachia, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, India and other ports of call. You may hear a snatch of bluegrass, a hint of blues, or even an Indian raga. The genre-bending fusion presented on Sangita is another fine example of defying world beat conventions."


artist: Fernwood
albumname: Arcadia
sku: fernwood-arcadia
upc: 847646007914
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description:
Fernwood, the award-winning all-acoustic instrumental duo, announces the release of their much anticipated third album, Arcadia. This 11-track offering expands upon their previous work which Guitar Player describes as "wonderfully melodic and emotionally direct".

Utilizing an exotic array of world instruments, Gayle Ellett (Djam Karet) and Todd Montgomery have created a soundscape that is both familiar and exotic, classical and contemporary, warm and inspirational.

Purposefully conceived to evoke the visual language of film, Arcadia takes the listener on an epic, emotional journey through a pan-cultural landscape. Contemporary Americana and Old-World styles are merged and blended together to produce a beautiful antidote to the stresses of everyday life.

Produced with what can only be described as a golden tone, Arcadia is a marvelously cohesive offering. The arrangements and orchestration are sophisticated and dynamic. Montgomery and Ellett achieve Arcadia's rich and inviting sound by showcasing the natural timbres of instruments such as the Irish and Greek bouzouki, sitar, dilruba, ruan, charango, tanpura, surmandal, tenor banjo, mandolin, harmonium, acoustic guitar, tenor ukulele, violin, piano, upright bass, and more.

"One of the things we try to focus on, is our attempt to apply the artistic concept of theme and variation, to the many different elements of our music such as the rhythm, harmony and melody, but also to the dynamics, arrangements, orchestration and instrumentation. And in a way, its almost like we are a national orchestra ... for a missing country!" says Fernwood's Ellett.

Created and recorded in their Malibu studio, overlooking the Pacific Ocean, Ellett and Montgomery's music is a reflection of their lives in Southern California, their knowledge of progressive rock, folk, world and jazz, and their professional experience in film, television, animation and games. Authentic and honest, they play music the old-fashioned way: by hand. Formed in 2006, they have released three albums so far: Almeria, Sangita and Arcadia.

In order to maintain a more natural and dynamic sound, Arcadia was recorded without compression or computer manipulation.

All music played by hand, on instruments made out of wood!

Listen with headphones, you'll be glad you did!


artist: Fernwood
albumname: Sangita
sku: fernwood-sangita
upc: 876809000295
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/sangita/id324402337
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description:
Fernwood, an all-acoustic instrumental group announces the release of their second album titled "Sangita". Following on the heels of their widely heralded debut release "Almeria', this 12-track offering greatly expands upon their previous work. Utilizing an expanded palette of world instruments, Gayle Ellett (Djam Karel) and Todd Montgomery create music that is both familiar and exotic, lush and melodic, warm and inspirational. They create contemporary acoustic music that is beautiful and elegant, with a strong cinematic and pan-cultural feel. By playing traditional World instruments in new and interesting ways, they have created a new hybrid style that is uniquely their own.

GUITAR PLAYER Magazine described their music as "Wonderfully melodic, expertly layered, masterfully interwoven, luscious yet rootsy."
And their debut release "Almeria" was chosen as "#4 ALBUM OF THE YEAR" at nationally syndicated Echoes Radio.

Montgomery and Ellen achieve a rich and inviting sound on "Sangita" with the use of a wide variety of traditional wooden folk instrument s such as: Irish and Greek bouzouki, sitar, dilruba, ruan, oud, gobijen, jal tarang, dotara, tenor banjo, harmonium, acoustic guitar, violin, upright bass, and other instruments. Contemporary Americana and Old World styles are merged and blended together into something new and beautiful. The arrangements and orchestration are sophisticated and dynamic. Produced with what can only be described as a truly golden tone, "Sangita" is a marvelously cohesive offering.


artist: Fiddle Whamdiddle
albumname: Old School Old Time
sku: fiddlewham-oldschool
upc: 847646005453
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description:
The debut recording of Fiddle Whamdiddle sizzles and celebrates Old Time music on fiddle and dulcimers.

Old School Old Time is a collection of 15 tracks of old-time music, including a couple of originals from each fellow, learned and shared by many generations of players and now picked up and taught to each other, coming out in some refreshing arrangements that highlight the beauty of the instruments and the liveliness of the tradition. Are you saying, "I know what a fiddle is but what is a whamdiddle?" The whamdiddle is a slang name for the hammered dulcimer; "hog fiddle" is a slang name for the mountain dulcimer, both are traditional American folks instruments. Together with the fiddle they make for a porch-picking, knee-slapping good time.

Recorded by Aaron Youngberg at Swingfingers Studio in Masonville, CO, Mastered at Airshow Mastering by Charlie Pilzer. With thanks to Brent Hawley for Guitar and Mandolin.

Reviews:
"Tight, spirited, and varied arrangements by two excellent folk musicians. Present throughout is an obvious love of both the material and the craft of presenting it." -Don Pedi, Old-Time mountain dulcimer player, N Carolina, DJ of "Close to Home"
WCQS Public Radio of the Mountain Air Network

"This album is a breath of fresh air for the old-time music community. Smart song selections, fresh accessible arrangements...great performances make for a very enjoyable listening experience.
Matthew Hartz, Fiddle Champion: World (1988), Grand National (1988, 1992), Grand Masters (1989, 1993, 1995)


artist: Firehead Jerry
albumname: All the Days Have Gone Away
sku: firehead-allthedays
upc: 847646004074
also:
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description:
ATDHGA is a concept album in which all of the songs flow seamlessly together to take the listener on a journey, without knowing where one song ends and another begins.

ATDHGA is also being made into an animatic film in which the story behind the album will be told in greater detail. It is a post-apocalyptic story in which a character, Jerry, wakes up to find the world around him completely devastated. This album is about his journey through this new, desolate world. This is an album about personal redemption, self-realization, and our cosmic connectivity. All of the songs are introspective, deep, and very personal. The music keeps the listener moving, and incorporates various sounds and instruments that help disguise the pop sensibility hidden beneath the songs.

FireHead Jerry uses it's usual blend of electronic and pop sounds, while also featuring the saxophone on 3 pinnacle tracks on this album. "Toys", "Convince Yourself" and "The Return of the Space Brothers" all have extremely powerful saxophone solos. As "Solitude" and "Lost Love" may be the singles off this album, FireHead Jerry made the album to be heard from start to finish, with no breaks, skips, or bathroom breaks.

All the Days Have Gone Away is FireHead Jerry's 5th studio album. This album is more than just an album, it's an experience.


artist: Firehead Jerry
albumname: B-sides
sku: firehead-bsides
upc: 847646000014
also:
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description:
In the Summer of 2009, Dan decided to take his musical talents and ambitions to New Orleans. Dan began playing and recording with local musicians and really started to make a name for himself. It was shortly thereafter, Ben decided visit his brother to do some recording with him.

Although Ben was only in New Orleans for a few days, the two songs they recorded inspired the whole idea behind the release of B-Sides. "The Mississippi River" and "Everything That's Me" were written and recorded in 2 days. "The Mississippi River" was at this point, the catchiest song they have ever written together. That song was written by Ben and Dan, who were drinking their morning coffee staring at the Mississippi River. The genuineness of this song shines through like the sun over that very river.

B-Sides is collection of past songs written and recorded by FireHead Jerry that did not make it on any previous albums. Some of the recordings are raw, and some are even recorded on a 4-track. This 8 track album has songs that have been recorded over a 4 year span, including the two most recent tracks recorded in New Orleans.

One of the tracks on this album, "Self-Defense" was featured in a short filmed called Demption. This film was produced and stared by David Krumholtz.


artist: Firehead Jerry
albumname: Nothing Seems Right
sku: firehead-nothingright
upc: 876809009991
also:
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description:
FireHead Jerry's combination of introspective lyrics, pop song writing sensibility, and surreal sonic textures gives them broad appeal to a variety of fans. On this 12 song debut album which features a wide range of genres, instrumentation, and creativity, not one outside member contributed to the performance of this record.

The songs for this album were written the over the span of one or two years. Ben, the eldest of the two lives in Los Angeles and Dan who resides in San Francisco, finally decided to take their music to the next level. Dan also runs his own studio in San Francisco, Room 3 Studios, and Nothing Seems Right marked as the label's first full studio album.

Since the release of this album, a few songs on it found their way into other media sources. The song "Goodbye, for now" is featured in the full length film, Separation Anxiety. "Suitcase Full of Lies" was also featured in a short film titled Baggage. KPRI 102.1 in San Diego also played the song "Nothing Seems Right" during one of their local broadcasts. This album is also available on Pandora radio.

"Nothing Seems Right" keeps the listener engaged by varying genres, sound effects and lyrical content. If nothing else, it inspired FireHead Jerry to keep making records together.


artist: Firehead Jerry
albumname: Sidewalks
sku: firehead-sidewalks
upc: 876809009984
also:
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description:
FireHead Jerry's most recent album "Sidewalks" may also be their most complete. This 10-track album is one that keeps the listener on his feet, as every song involves new instrumentation, constant build-ups, and catchy hooks. While Ben and Dan still wrote and performed most of what you'll hear, they decided to reach out to other artists as well for the betterment of album's sound.

The making of this album took approximately 7 months, as attention to detail was at an all-time high. Bringing in other musicians also took extra time, but it was well worth the wait. Jessica Ling does an amazing job playing the violin on 4 songs, and Sleepless J plays the clarinet on a few tracks.

The unanimous choice for the single off this album is Track 1, "Little Miss Nothing." FireHead Jerry is currently finishing up an animated video for this song.


artist: Firehead Jerry
albumname: Symmetry
sku: firehead-symmetry
upc: 847646000021
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description:
The is the second album released by FireHead Jerry, although it may be considered more of an EP due to the brevity of the album. Symmetry only runs for 14 minutes and consists of 5 songs.

Ben was in graduate school getting his Master's Degree in Social Work during this time, and this album was recorded during his winter break from classes. FireHead Jerry was just so eager to record together again, and at the time, this was the most they could fit in.

The album features a couple beautiful ballads, one being "Because, Because, Because" which features Ken Restivo on piano. "Personal Heaven" and "Anxiety" begin to show the introspection and depth that the previous album hinted upon.


artist: Firesphere
albumname: Requiem
sku: firesphere-requiem
upc: 847646009444
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description:
Requiem is the debut album by the epic band Firesphere. In essence it is really a dark gothic love story. Together, the twelve songs on the album tell the tale of its two main characters, the immortals Priest and Rosemary Butterfly, who's undying love for each other is the only thing that keeps their ancient hearts from turning entirely black.

Together, they created Firesphere in the 21st Century as a vehicle to tell their epic love story. The music on Requiem is new and exciting, a sound all unto itself. Refusing to follow trends or formulas, they have instead fused industrial metal/rock with techno and epic cinematic soundtracks to create a sound quite unlike anything in the market today, a sound that is fresh and different.

As Priest likes to say . . . Feed your hunger!


artist: Five Star Fall
albumname: Automatic Ordinary
sku: fivestar-automatic
upc: 876809002350
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=257784440&s=143444
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description:
From the dazzling liquid guitar loops of "Mercurial Girl" to the analog synth telegram embedded in "What Planet Are We On?," Five Star Fall tricks out its sparkling pop with lots of satisfying sonic detail. This band really layers and lathers up the sound with old effects pedals, Kraftwerk-era drum machines, and hall-of-mirrors samples that work well with their upbeat, almost retro sense of wonder. Gordon Deppe's voice is as buoyant as ever, as is his kaleidoscope guitar work. The tracks are tight, polished, and impeccably arranged. Plus, Tom Lewis somehow coaxes synth-like groans from an old Fender bass while Michael Shotton delivers fast, intricate rhythms in the way that only a drummer with real heavy metal experience could. Melodic and meteoric, the well-crafted songs of Five Star Fall seem always to be rocketing forward toward some better tomorrow.


artist: Flurries
albumname: My Darling, The Glass Was Always Half Empty
sku: flurries-mdtgwahe
upc: 847646001073
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description:
The musician writes:

The writing on this album is ambitious and borrows from my classic rock influences, as well as 80's new wave pop. This fusion of classic rock meets modern, created a sound that could go alongside The Killers or Franz Ferdinand. Still, no one I know has been able to give me an accurate sound alike comparison, which I suppose, is good. The result is an album sounding unique and modern, but yet familiar and classic at the same time.

I started tracking rough, instrumental demos for this album in 2005. I tracked casually for two years with producer Stephan Hawkes, as I searched for a singer. As two years became three, I realized this album would never see the light of day if I didn't do it myself. After another several months of vocal coaching and writing the melodies and lyrics, I tracked the vocals myself. Four years, five studios, six amps and three drum sets later... it was done.


artist: Flurries
albumname: (instrumental) My Darling, The Glass Was Always Half Empty
sku: flurries-mdtgwahei
upc: 847646001080
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description:
I started tracking rough, instrumental demos for this album in 2005. I tracked casually for two years with producer Stephan Hawkes, as I searched for a singer. As two years became three, I realized this album would never see the light of day if I didn't do it myself. After another several months of vocal coaching and writing the melodies and lyrics, I tracked the vocals myself. Four years, five studios, six amps and three drum sets later... it was done.

In my opinion, the writing is ambitious and borrows from my classic rock influences, as well as 80's new wave pop. This fusion of classic rock meets modern, created a sound that could go alongside The Killers or Franz Ferdinand. Still, no one I know has been able to give me an accurate sound alike comparison, which I suppose, is good. The result is an album sounding unique and modern, but yet familiar and classic at the same time.


artist: Fortune's Wheel
albumname: Pastourelle
sku: fwheel-pastourelle
upc: 876809007584
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/pastourelle/id339075414
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description:
I met long-time Magnatune musician Tim Rayborn's new musical partner Annette Bauer a few months ago at a Berkeley restaurant. Tim has always been a multi-instrumentalist, straddling the worlds of early classical music and eastern music. Annette is very much the same, as she is a recorder player who also plays the Indian sarod. Tim and Annette cover medieval repertoire with their new group Canconier. Annette explores Indian music with her group Magic Carpet. Another long-time collaborator with Tim Rayborn is Shira Kammen, who shows up in this set of new releases with another of her groups, the medieval ensemble "Fortune's Wheel".


artist: Four Stones
albumname: Chronic Dreams
sku: fourstones-chronic
upc: 876809002343
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=257784803&s=143444
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description:
The Magnatune release of Chronic Dreams is a showcase for its do it yourself (DIY) pop musicians and casts these artists in what has been called an album of "groove soaked ambient chill."

Lisa DeBenedictis is a singer/songwriter who has had great success at Magnatune with her ethereal, shimmering textural pop. A prototypical DIY musician she wrote and performed her entire debut solo album Fruitless. For Chronic Dreams Lisa re-recorded the vocals for "Brilliant Day" remixed here as a late-night ambient Al Green style in album's opener and later over a classical string quartet. She also sings a previously unreleased original song "Ocean in her Head" which makes it's world debut on Chronic.

Another DIY musician c. layne's music is pure, both in it's deceptive simplicity and depth of soul. On his Magnatune debut Potemkin Villages there are strong reverberations of 60's pop brought up to date in a distinctively modern style. Layne contributed the vocals to two previously unreleased songs to Chronic which were subsequently remixed here as a 10cc-style ambient ("Just My Luck") and the stunning album closer "How Soon We Forget (Minsk Mix)" which fuses layne's haunting vocals with the soaring, soul searing voices of the Kyiv Chamber Choir.

Ian Varley's band Drop Trio plays a unique blend of organ/electric piano jazz, fusion, rock. Their success, both artistic and commercial, is significant. Their brilliant album Big Dipper is a consistent best seller at Magnatune and their live performances are legendary for their energy and musicianship. The Trio's track "Lefty's Alone" was heavily sampled in Chronic Dream's "Not Even Alone" and Ian's brilliant electric piano playing can be heard on "Be Brave (Dip Blotter Mix)" which he specifically preformed for Chronic.

The prolific singer/songwriter Norine Braun is an indy iconoclast and her five (!) albums are all available on Magnatune. Her studio work is varied and deep and she proves a mastery over a multitude of genres. Norine's song "Be Brave" has been completely recast from it's original acoustic version on her latest release Now and Zen and appears on Chronic Dreams as "Be Brave (Dip Blotter Mix)" in a beat-era cool groove replete with jazzy-strings chorus.

Producer Victor Stone (a.k.a. fourstones.net, Four Stones, fourstones) has been producing and collaborating online for 10 years. His first Magnatune release was a 40 minute mega-mix entitled Ridin' the Faders: Magantune Remixed. He currently runs the popular Virtual Turntable site aimed at helping DIY independent musicians with technical issues relating to recording their own music. Stone is also an outspoken advocate for music industry reform and is a regular contributor to the Creative Commons weblog.

The Chronic Dreams project was originally based Stone's concept of showcasing both the new business model at Magnatune as well as its artists. A deep background write-up on the genesis of Chronic can be found here. He also contributed several original instrumental and remix tracks including "Dead Money" and "Art vs. Process."

The Chronic Dreams album is sprinkled liberally with samples from throughout the Magnatune catalogue including tracks by Indian artist touchingGrace, IDM techo by Beat Under Control, the Johannesburg Philharmonic, 30's style blues guitarist Jag and many, many others.


artist: Four Stones
albumname: Chronic Dreams 2
sku: fourstones-chronic2
upc: 876809006358
itunes: NONE
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description:
ccMixter wizard Victor Stone aka "fourstones" remixes his favorite Magnatune tracks and brings in some great new talent in the process including Calendar Girl, DJ Vadim and the totally fantastic "Ms Muthaphukin Vybe." As usual, there's a whole lotta warm and friendly funkiness in Stone's sensibilities, although the more tender and reflective "July" is a really strong showing as well. Other highlights include "Trashy GT" and the sultry "Let Them Quake."


artist: Four Stones
albumname: La Vie Chill
sku: fourstones-viechill
upc: 876809004293
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=257921133&s=143444
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description:
The album title says it all: this is a thick slice of chill outedness and downtempo groove in the form of original compositions by Victor Stone, laced with subtly funky samples. "Til My Cup Runs Over" is a brilliant track and shows Victor Stone's skill at weaving relaxed jazz melodies throughout his work, and "Walk Like Me" and "Cleaning His Gun" are also great specimens of the grown-up, nighttime vibe that Stone is so good at creating. La Vie Chill Blue Velvet than Ibiza, so it's an album that's right in line with the neo-lounge movement of late: sophisticated, modern, and fabulously nocturnal.


artist: Francesca Genco
albumname: Numinous River
sku: genco-numinous
upc: 876809007454
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/numinous-river/id306175003
also:
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description:
Francesca Genco comes to Magnatune via Laura Inserra, who plays the newly invented Swiss instrument called the "Hang" on Francesca's album. Francesca's music is more on the Indian/World fusion side of things, blending Indian singing with other instrumental traditions.

In this her first solo album, Francesca shares these chants which unfolded from deep within her heart. "They invoke an ancient and powerful Indian tradition, inflected through my own improvisational style. Although they are all in Sanskrit, they reflect the influences of many genres of music from different times, cultures and spiritual traditions, including Gregorian chants, Arabic love songs and Australian aboriginal trance music. What unifies these songs is the openness and devotion with which I offer them. May they be as healing for you as they continue to be for me."


artist: Francois Couture
albumname: After the Rain
description: For piano and ambience. An intimate and nostalgic music. A tinge of Impressionism.
sku: francoiscouture-aftertherain
upc: 847646005880
also:
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artist: Francois Couture
albumname: Dal Segno
description: Relaxing New Age music. A large ambient sound with smooth melodies on classical guitar.
sku: francoiscouture-dalsegno
upc: 847646005897
also:
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artist: Francois Couture
albumname: Downtown Ride
sku: francoiscouture-downtownride
upc: 847646005903
also:
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description:
Chill, Lounge and funky sound.
Melodies played on the trombone by Evelin Auger and backed by the rhythm of the drums of Denis Pouliot.


artist: Francois Couture
albumname: Ground Cherry
sku: francoiscouture-groundcherry
upc: 847646008676
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description:
Couture, a man of boundless musical imagination, continues to fearlessly blend modern electronic rhythms with subtle ethnic and even classical motifs. With nine albums under his belt, ranging from new age to world beat to neo-classical, his music draws the listener into the ever-changing world of his creations. And this world turns out to be very exciting.

He explores the musical universe and its mysteries, fusing everyday sounds with string orchestras, banjo, mandolin, guitar, and electronic sounds, all exquisitely produced and taking the listener on a journey through the entire musical spectrum. An alchemist who likes to push the boundaries between ethnic music, folk, ambient and electronic, Francois Couture is one of those rare musicians who always amazes with his fresh and innovative style and surprising combination of sounds. His music gets airplay and praise around the world.


artist: Francois Couture
albumname: LA BUCHE vol 1
sku: francoiscouture-labuchevol1
upc: 876809000721
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description:
LA BUCHE
Musique et cuisine Québécoise
www.restolabuche.com
www.boghei.com
Philippe Amyot - Violon - Mandoline / Violin - Mandolin (1-2-6-7-8-9-11)
Sylvain Neault - Violon - Mandoline / Violin - Mandolin (4-5-13-15)
Réjean Clouet - Accordéon / Accordion
François Couture - Guitare - Banjo - Cuillères - Podorythmie / Guitar - Banjo - Spoons - Foot tapping
Frédéric Drouin - Bodhran - Planche à laver - Osselets / Bodhran - Washboard - Bones
Denis Maheux - Consultant traditionnel - Traditional consultant
Réalisateur / Producer Compositeur / Composer François Couture
Enregistrement / Recording Studio François Couture Québec, Canada
www.studiofc.com
Production / Production
Disques BOGHEI Records
(Québec) Canada
www.boghei.com
info@boghei.com
Restaurant LA BUCHE 49 ½, rue Saint-Louis Vieux-Québec G1R 3Z2 (418) 694-7272
www.restolabuche.com


artist: Francois Couture
albumname: La Symphonie des Lampes Allumees (The Symphony of Burning Lamps)
sku: francoiscouture-lampesallumees
upc: 847646008706
also:
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description:
The Symphony of Burning Lamps was Inspired by a popular and much loved Quebec song, a best-seller for weddings, called Si je n'ai pas l'amour (If I don't have love). Composed by Denis Veilleux in 1978, this song made Its way through French-speaking countries and was translated into other languages. This song Is the adaptation of part of a letter In Corinthians written by St. Paul, called Hymn to Love. (1 Corinthians 13).

Francois Couture's talent takes flight against a biblical backdrop. but the sound is contemporary.


artist: Francois Couture
albumname: Ludovica
sku: francoiscouture-ludovica
upc: 847646005910
also:
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description:
In 1618, Champlain proposed to replace the name Quebec by Ludovica or Louisville. By this gesture, he wanted to honour Louis XIII, who was then king of France.

To underline in his own way the 400th anniversary of Quebec City, Francois Couture offers a photo and audio album in twelve scenes. Electronic, acoustic, vocal and traditional sounds are intertwined to redefine an environment both modern and based in its roots.

With Ludovica, as with the preceding album Qallunak, Francois continues to explore different forms of interbreeding between electronic and traditional music.

With the collaboration of:
Andre Bouchard - accordion
eric Dostie - voice
Jean-Francois Gagne - violin and viola
Francois Guilbault - double bass
Helene Guilmette - soprano
Louis Larouche - trumpet
Jacques Lavallee - violin and viola
Sylvain Neault - violin and viola
Dominic Painchaud - cello
Patrice Painchaud - hand saw and violin
Annabelle Parent - voice
Catherine Simard - violin
La maitrise des petits chanteurs de Quebec chorus.

Photographs David Cannon.


artist: Francois Couture
albumname: My Little Book, Tome 1
sku: francoiscouture-mylittlebook
upc: 847646005927
also:
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description:
Early jazz/dixieland/swing tunes for those nostalgic of a bygone era.

My Little Book is neither more nor less than a notebook from the composer Francois Couture. A book of melodies inspired by daily meeting with musics and musicians. The objective: to bring together musicians and simply play for the pleasure of it. Record the inspiration and the feverishness of this moment.

Tome 1 is the first session of a series and features the following guests:

Gregoire Painchaud, Violin;
Andre Larue, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Soprano sax;
Francois Couture, Guitar;
Francois Guilbault, Double bass.


artist: Francois Couture
albumname: Qallunak
sku: francoiscouture-quallunak
upc: 847646005934
also:
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description:
Qallunak (pronounced kadlunak) is an album where tradition and modernity interweave. Musician, composer and Canadian producer Francois Couture was inspired by throat singing and traditional Inuit song to create this music. With the collaboration of Annie Ikkidluak, Celestin Erkidjuk, Daniel McLister, Elisha Kilabuk and Koomoo Nooveeya McLister with the songs.

A surprising album where two worlds meet and become one. Electronic, acoustic and vocal sonorities combine together to redefine a modern environment integrated in its roots. In the first few seconds, the listener is immediately immersed in the universe of the Canadian far North.

A combination of cinematographic, electro, pop and other arrangements contribute to emphasize the emotion emanating from these traditional songs. The unique character of this recording makes it impossible to circumvent.


artist: Francois Couture
albumname: La Suite Foraine
sku: francoiscouture-suiteforaine
upc: 847646008683
also:
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description:
Founded in Quebec City in 2011, Trio Beau Soir is made up of experienced chamber musicians who came together to express their creativity through an ensemble of rarely combined instruments. Trio Beau Soirs repertoire mixes original works for flute, viola and harp, with arrangements and transcriptions of vocal works adapted to the countertenor voice. Always with great attention to subtlety and precision, Trio Beau Soir musicians are equally at ease performing French and lieder melodies, impressionist music and contemporary creations.

Jean-Francois Gagn?; received his degree in violin from Laval University and in viola from Conservatoire de musique de Quebec, where he was awarded the Grande Distinction prize upon graduating from the class of Francois Paradis. Jean-Francois Gagne currently plays in Orchestre Symphonique de Quebec and has worked with Violons du Roy, the Shleswig-Holstein Festival Orchestra, and the string quartet Abysse. He is also pursuing a parallel career as a countertenor, mainly with Trio Beau Soir.

Genevieve Savoie received a rich musical education from Conservatoire de musique de Quebec, Conservatoire de musique de Bordeaux, and University of Montreal, where she earned a doctorate in performance. Winner of several competitions in Canada, Genevieve is an extremely versatile musician. She brings her passion for refinement to her contributions to symphony music, chamber music, world music, musical theatre and contemporary music. Winner of the Lieutenant Governor of Quebec Award, Genevieve Savoie has received support for her projects from, among others, the Conseil des Arts et des lettres du Quebec and the Canada Council for the Arts.

Isabelle Fortier, harpe / harp; since autumn 2004, Isabelle Fortier has had the honour of being solo harpist in Orchestre Symphonique de Quebec. Over the past few years, she has performed solo for Orchestre Symphonique de Quebec, Violons du Roy, Orchestre Symphonique de Longueil, Sinfonia de Lanaudiere, and on Radio-Canada. A graduate of Conservatoire de Musique de Quebec, she now teaches harp there, as well as at Laval University and Cegep de Ste-Foy.


artist: Francois Couture
albumname: Tape Speed
sku: francoiscouture-tapespeed
upc: 847646005941
also:
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description:
The album "Tape Speed" stirs the soul from the very first seconds. Francois Couture continues to blend modern electronic rhythms with subtle ethnic and even rock motives. He easily immerses the listener in the changing world of his music. And this world turns out to be very exciting.

The music of Francois Couture is very special. It is impossible to compare it with anything. The album Tape Speed is filled with passion. You simply lose yourself in the shimmering of Francois Couture's moving music. It is adorned by string instruments which give a completeness to the artists inspired compositions.


artist: Francois Couture
albumname: Yahndawa
sku: francoiscouture-yahndawa
upc: 847646005958
also:
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description:
When a string orchestra merges with the songs of the Wendat people. More than a hundred years of slumber separate us from the meaning of these lyrics, yet the emotions conveyed remain intact. Let yourself be carried away.


artist: Fresh Body Shop
albumname: The Ugly Army
sku: freshbody-uglyarmy
upc: 876809003227
also:
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description:
The Ugly Army is the album of a versatile band, the kind of album that the "music industry" hates the most, the one you should not send to any major label. Fresh Body Shop is free, and explores all its musical fantasms, from Pop/Rock to Industrial Rock, from Acoustic Pop to Alternative Rock. The main focus of FBS's music is always based on melody and dynamism mixed up together. Listening to The Ugly Army will give you magical powers.


artist: Funkinchely
albumname: Jungle Out There (instrumental)
sku: funkinchely-jungleinstrumental
upc: 847646009468
also:
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description:
Welcome to the instrumental version of Jungle out There .

A Soulful blast of Funk Beats, World Hop Grooves and Positive Inspiration is what the new album Jungle out There promotes.

Uplifting, Upbeat, and Positively Arranged are all fermented in this musical cocktail. From 1980s Instrumentals, Pop, Funk Rock, Hip Hop and RnB this album stands and delivers.

Artwork image courtesy of Thomas Hawk http://tinyurl.com/h5yshhu


artist: Funkinchely
albumname: Jungle Out There
sku: funkinchely-jungleoutthere
upc: 847646009451
also:
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description:
A Soulful blast of Funk Beats, World Hop Grooves and Positive Inspiration is what the new album Jungle out There promotes.

Uplifting, Upbeat, and Positively Arranged are all fermented in this musical cocktail. From 1980s Instrumentals, Pop, Funk Rock, Hip Hop and RnB Gospel this album stands and delivers.

Artwork image courtesy of Thomas Hawk http://tinyurl.com/h5yshhu


artist: Funkinchely
albumname: The Real Deal Music
sku: funkinchely-realdealmusic
upc: 847646009482
also:
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description:
A Funk Fusion Album that is guaranteed to score. This project is The Real Deal Music and one of Funkinchely's finest by far.

From Acoustic Blues, Funky Saxophones, Rock Beats, Hip Hop and World Grooves this album is sure to please. Please be informed this musical masterpiece is very contagious.


artist: Funkinchely
albumname: The Rise and Fall of Rolodex
sku: funkinchely-riseandfall
upc: 847646009475
also:
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description:
A magnificent trip back to the nineteen eighties is what this album delivers.

If you love the sound from video games past such as Pac Man, Space Invaders and Donkey Kong this may be for your ears only. Particular definition for this album genre is Chiptune Electronic.

The Chely Funk Mob featuring Geichidan happens to be an extension of the group Funkinchely.

Artwork image courtesy of TOKY Branding and Design http://tinyurl.com/zhhpgpt


artist: FUR
albumname: Devastate the Details
sku: fur-devastate
upc: 876809008918
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/devastate-the-details/id399667079
also:
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description:
The songs contain elements of post-punk, shoegaze, new wave, alternative, industrial and pop music.

In "Devastate The Details" four of the ten songs; "Here's to The Angels", "Pretty Thoughts", "Foxtrotsky" and "How To Put Holes in Her Happiness", were recorded during a very thought out and deliberate recording process of strict overdubbing and metronomic playing. The sound is clean, precise, full and warm.

The other six songs were recorded live on the studio floor to capture the noisier, more frantic sound the four were starting to cultivate during live sets. The resulting recordings are a bit lo-fi and muddy. Rather than overdub guitar swells, the band chose to overdub noise tracks, creating layers of feedback and reverb. The recordings as a whole are strong, supported by good playing and songwriting.


artist: FUR
albumname: Devastate the Details Instrumental
sku: fur-devastateinst
upc: 876809008925
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/devastate-details-instrumental/id426768368
also:
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description:
This is the instrumental version of FUR's "Devastate the Details" album. The songs contain elements of post-punk, shoegaze, new wave, alternative, industrial and pop music.

In "Devastate The Details" four of the ten songs; "Here's to The Angels", "Pretty Thoughts", "Foxtrotsky" and "How To Put Holes in Her Happiness", were recorded during a very thought out and deliberate recording process of strict overdubbing and metronomic playing. The sound is clean, precise, full and warm.

The other six songs were recorded live on the studio floor to capture the noisier, more frantic sound the four were starting to cultivate during live sets. The resulting recordings are a bit lo-fi and muddy. Rather than overdub guitar swells, the band chose to overdub noise tracks, creating layers of feedback and reverb.


artist: future_former
albumname: Decade
sku: futureformer-decade
upc: 876809001711
also:
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description:
"Decade" is the essential of the last 10 years of Danyel's work as a music composer. The year 2007 marked the start of a new episode in his life and in many ways a new beginning: he had some things to learn, to discover, and to recapitulate his past, present and future.

Every song on this album tells a story from Danyel's journey. His music is as much about his feelings and thoughts, as it is about the relationships between his family, friends and himself. And while some people describe it as relaxing and emotional, others feel that listening to the songs helps them reflect on their life. It is in fact Danyel's mission to instill good vibes with his music and to have a healing effect on people!

Danyel composed the music for this album in the classic way, with physical electronic but also virtual software instruments. He used several hardware synthesizers such as the Yamaha CS-80. Other sounds were produced by software instruments like Kontakt or Omnisphere. That's the way how Danyel creates his music: he perceives making music with these modern tools like exploring new worlds; they give him the power to create a real listenable dream.

To quote Danyel: "I hope hat you will like my sound, and perhaps it will take you on a personal adventure trip with your own inner universe. :-)
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This album is dedicated to my family & friends and all the people loving Chillout and Electronic music. A very special thanks goes to Mathias Willvonseder (Copenhagen) for his long term friendship and usage of his outstanding studio capabilities for a few songs. I also have to thank Bernd Scholl (Moonbooter) from Mellowjet Records for his excellent Audio Mastering of this album."


artist: FUZZIT
albumname: 30 Vaccines
sku: fuzzit-30vaccines
upc: 847646010716
also:
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description:
FUZZIT are Stane Spegel (composer, arranger, producer) and Jure Pukl (saxophones, composer).

The LP "30 Vaccines" is their second musical collaboration. It brings you 30 long eclectic musical antiviral vaccines blending all kinds of electronic music with jazz improvisations.


artist: FUZZIT
albumname: QUAZIJAZZ
sku: fuzzit-quazijazz
upc: 876809006938
also:
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description:
Anthem
Uplifting deep & acid house anthem with live saxophone recordings from one of the best European sax players. Plenty of changes keep the track lively and pumping.

Traffic
An exciting and upfront drum & bass track with strong, jazzy notes and a touch of trance synths. Live saxophone played by a great musician. Funny, joyful and catchy melodies.

Flutter
Positive vibes. This is an uplifting, powerful, groovy and energetic breakbeat tune with melodic jazzy saxophone, lots of synths and synthetic whistle.

Awaking
Ear catching saxophone melody and improvisation, layered with deep rhodes sound, funky guitars, smooth bass and and chillout drums. Starting off on a dreamy ambient vibe, this track later expands into a mightily jazzy down tempo score. A beautiful melody from a romantic story which culminates in a wild sex experience.

Disrupters
Sexy, upbeat retro funk groove with great saxophone riffs and improvisations. This tribute to David Holmes drives on groovy drums, retro-style keyboards and guitars with funky bass lines.

Hustler
Jazz-influenced breakbeat tune with lots of breaks, catchy soprano saxophone melodies and improvisation with a touch of klezmer music.

Houselogy
Uplifting and sophisticated jazzy and funky house tune. Ear catching saxophone main melody/riffs and improvisation, layered with deep rhodes sound, a 4/4 house rhythm with Latino percussion and a funky bass. A few breaks lead into more chill-out atmosphere.

Funky Monk
Uplifting and sophisticated jazzy and funky house tune, which starts off with a smooth chill-out intro and then expand into a groovy score. Ear catching saxophone melody and improvisation, layered with deep rhodes sound, funky guitars, funky bass and breakbeat drums.

Chilam
Deep, groovy and chilled jazzy downtempo lounge electronica with nice live saxophone melodies and improvisation. Playful, with lots of breaks and ups & downs. Melancholic, smooth, reflective and inspiring instrumental.

Think Panther
Groovy, jazzy tune with swing-style drums and double bass that will push Pink Panther into retirement. Great saxophone melody and improvisation, jazzy keyboards, finger-clicking and modern sound effects. Mysterious Nu Jazz groove with slightly comic and ironic vibes.

Syriana
Mysterious and dramatic track with great tension, sadness &, hope with a strong Eastern feel. Hypnotic and sinister, it makes think of altered states of consciousness.


artist: Galliarda
albumname: Josep i Maria (Spanish and Catalan Folksongs and Villancicos for Christmas)
sku: galliarda-josephmaria
upc: 847646006030
also:
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description:
The singularly rich vein of folk music in Spain and Catalonia has survived into modern times far better than its counterpart in the British Isles. Many people in Spain today still know and sing the airs which their forebears sang in centuries past. Within this tradition is a substantial corpus of music dedicated to Christmas celebrations of one sort and another; these songs also reflect the essentially bucolic nature of the communities who first developed and sang them.

The lyrics enumerate offerings to the Christ child which include bread, sausage, nuts, olives, sweetmeats and all kinds of rural produce; the celebrants offer to perform their local dances, dress in colourful costumes, bring their animals to join the worship, and so forth. Naturally, the theme of the shepherds at the Nativity features prominently, and of course the biblical travails of Joseph, Mary and their infant son must have struck a familiar chord in the minds of a peasant community. The rugged geography of the Iberian peninsula has also contributed to regional traditions being maintained well into modern limes.

The Spanish term villancico is most usually translated as "carol", though it does not carry the Christmas connotations of the English word. In Catalonia nadala or in Camille villancico de Navidad would be the usual definition. Many other forms of villancico can be defined, though that is more often the province of musicologists rather than the progenitors of the music. The essentially naive nature of the music and lyrics lends itself eminently well to performance on historical instruments - lutes, viols, recorders, early flutes, etc.

The work of 19th century collectors such as Rodriguez Marin, Inzenga, Pedrell and their contemporaries has been hugely expanded both by Spanish and foreign authors in more recent times, giving us a rich tapestry of folk music upon which to draw. Virtually all the songs on this disc survive as single melodies with a variety of lyrics, occasionally with a second harmonising voice. The task of preparing them for Galliarda's performance has thus involved harmonisation and the creation of quasi improvised instrumental ritornelli; with folk music there is no urtext in the conventional sense. Subsequently, the recordings are intended as entertaining arrangements, not an attempt at authentic reconstruction.

In addition to the folk elements, the disc contains a gallimaufry of other pieces to complement the Iberian theme, - essentially a distillation from one of Galliarda's concert programmes. Dentro en el vergel (anon) and O Reyes Magos (Juan del Encina) are found in the Cancionero de Palacio (c.1505-20), a source which includes a number of seasonal Christmas pieces in a more courtly vein of the folk tradition. Teresica hermana, set for the vihuela by Valderrabano (Book VI, 1547) is originally a villancico by the Catalan composer Mateo Flecha. Hespanoleta is from organ tablature in Flores de Musica (1706-09), while the evergreen Canarios dance by Gaspar Sanz (1674) found new life in the 20th century in a fantasia/concerto by Joaquin Rodrigo. The Gallardas by Santiago de Murcia is from his Passacalles y Obras de guitarra of 1732.

From England we have plundered several sources which can supply a Spanish flavour to our proceedings: The Spanish pavan was widely popular in the 16th century and appears in a number of instrumental guises. Tobias Hume, the rumbustious advocate of the lyra viol who certainly encountered Spanish soldiers on his military adventures, gives us A Spanish Humour for ensemble and A Cavaleiro's Humour for bass viol. John and Henry Playford's "Dancing Master" (1651 et seq.) provides us with A New Spanish Entree and Saraband. The haunting atmosphere of Noel nouvelet, is sung here in the French version. The melody is just as well-known with Spanish, Catalan and Provencal lyrics. Claude Daquin's Dixieme Noel might seem an interloper on this disc, but in fact it uses the same basic tune as Claro abril resplandecio, itself an air better known in Catalonia as El desembre congelat or La Nit de Nadal (Christmas Night). Finally, the Balls de bastons is our own medley of traditional Catalan dances such as one might hear even today accompanying sardanas on a mellow evening in Barcelona.


artist: General Fuzz
albumname: Cool Aberrations
sku: fuzz-cool
upc: 876809001094
also:
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description:
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.


artist: General Fuzz
albumname: General Fuzz
sku: fuzz-fuzz
upc: 876809001124
also:
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description:
General Fuzz displays considerable talent in a variety of styles. This is his first album, the self titled General Fuzz and is the most consciously electronic. Let your mind go on a random walk, with a graceful journey through catchy melodic riffs and sexy filter sweeps.


artist: General Fuzz
albumname: Messys Place
sku: fuzz-messy
upc: 876809006020
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=277102467&s=143444
also:
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description:
"If more producers doing ambient breakbeat (Sasha, for example) lived in sun-kissed San Francisco and jammed regularly with live musicians they might sound like this. But they don't, which means General Fuzz still has this sound all to himself. Messy's Place sounds surprisingly organic despite the drum machines. He builds his elastic, funky grooves with a mixture of programming, composition and improvised jamming, the drum patterns usually being fattened with the rapid patter of Indian tabla. Thrown into the mix in various combinations is synth, guitar, bass, trumpet, Hammond, strings, various pianos and some sensual female ooh-ing and ah-ing. Cool Aberrations is sunny and tuneful throughout and, whatever the tempo, these soft-edged grooves remain swathed in the composer's trademark California glow." -Ambientmusicguide.com


artist: General Fuzz
albumname: Miles Tones
sku: fuzz-milestones
upc: 847646002322
also:
fuzz-cool fuzz-soulful okandcm-twobridges dpkaufman-lullapocalypse barryjames-strangeslumber saros-soundscapes mmcguill-sleepmode francoiscouture-dalsegno antiguru-fall ppavan-blackhand okandcm-beyondcir fallingyou-adore fallingyou-human ppavan-velvetface intersonicsub-intotheovid quist-dance allmeadowcostlow-reunion saros-aquadelph stargarden-stepoff dac-within

description:
Its been over three years since my last release, and during that time I became a grown up. My 1.5 year old son now takes center stage in my life. There are many musical references in this album reflecting the anticipation, arrival, and development of my son during the past few years.

This album turned out to be sort of a companion album to "soulful filling". It has that same mellow vibe and melodic sensibility. I've decided to attempt to release albums with a more consistent vibe, so all my latest mellow tracks ended up on this one.

I was lucky enough to work a whole mess of truly amazing musicians in past couple years. It was an absolute honor to have Audio Angel, Josh Clark (the guitarist Tea Leaf Green, a band I have seen 20+ times), Ryan Avery, Phoebe Jevtovic Alexander, Jesse Ivry, Emiel Stopler, Shakiban, Peter Medland, and Ryan Hughes in my "studio".

The album art was a photo taken by Sophie Thouvenin.


artist: General Fuzz
albumname: Soulful Filling
sku: fuzz-soulful
upc: 876809007157
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/soulful-filling/id336046371
also:
fuzz-sunset fuzz-cool ion-future rildrim-breathing antiguru-fall parksttrio-threeplusfive satori-meditation stargarden-art stargarden-five droptrio-bigdipper rildrim-syntheticdream pduquesnel-oldfriends parksttrio-goodnightdaylight abaroque-seasons mochoa-acoudreams kpolitzer-labyrinth allmeadowcostlow-reunion saros-aquadelph phillips-trad

description:
Echoes, a nationally syndicated radio show on NPR, ranked Soulful Filling #12 on their 25 essential cds for 2008. It was also ranked #9 on their 2008 listener poll. It also ranked #9 on the 20th anniversery listener poll, which ranked the top 200 albums ever played on the show.


artist: General Fuzz
albumname: Inner Sunset
sku: fuzz-sunset
upc: 876809001117
also:
fuzz-soulful fuzz-messy allmeadowcostlow-reunion droptrio-bigdipper parksttrio-goodnightdaylight curl-complex parksttrio-threeplusfive amarchand-blueoccasions saros-aquadelph ppavan-blackhand allmeadowcostlow-switchon rildrim-syntheticdream jhietanen-datacube rildrim-breathing dpkaufman-lullapocalypse amarchand-vivalatina carilive-rising hube-hube mogilalia-myoldblack

description:
Inner Sunset was all about me stretching my musical wings, exploring different underlying contexts for electronic music. I'm quite proud of this one, even if it isn't as accessible as the first one was. The last three tracks are all acoustic, very personal songs. Friday on Thursday (track 9) was the processional to my wedding. Paddington Bear (track 10) was written for my friend Githa Ong, who sadly passed away after a long battle with Leukemia.


artist: Geoff Cawthorn
albumname: By the Sea
sku: gcawthorn-bythesea
upc: 847646004364
also:
gcawthorn-catswhiskers mtravisano-whitewhale ehren-lines modica-water mogilalia-wavesfreedom mogilalia-myoldblack mtravisano-dogsofrome dejanilijic-sun wahl-meditative francoiscouture-aftertherain modica-acousticearth ehren-depths ppavan-lookingout dkrasnoukhov-fairypeace dini-bliss costlow-reconstruction costlow-sophomore timvajda-bootstrap

description:
By the Sea invites the listener into an emotionally evocative yet unsentimental musical journey. There is a refreshing simplicity yet sophistication to these improvised piano pieces that lingers in the air and the ear.

Designed to play as music for contemplation or relaxation this collection of musical musings works beautifully as background music yet rewards careful attention.

Evocative soundclouds in the opening track, "Sky is Underwater", suggest a dark, atmospheric journey till the gentle songlike quality of the follow up offers a playful antidote and hints that this is an album of unexpected treasures. Each piece states simple themes that give way to subtle improvisations, using jazz scales and chords, creating deceptively complex musical journeys. Several tracks, like the epic "Shifting Sands", use minimalist strategies, of ostinato and repetition, to lay a sonic foundation for a circling cascade of thematic variations.

The result is both mesmerising yet surprisingly energetic.


artist: Geoff Cawthorn
albumname: The Cat's Whiskers
sku: gcawthorn-catswhiskers
upc: 847646004357
also:
gcawthorn-bythesea ehren-lines pduquesnel-oldfriends wahl-meditative jambedaem-balance cobbbussinger-breathlife dini-bliss dkrasnoukhov-fly wahl-light dejanilijic-sun jbwallach-passions chadlawson-summer pduquesnel-lovelyskies jbwallach-encdaydreams askold-askold jilin-lastdayofsummer palargic-vinyl ehren-depths ppavan-lookingout andygabrys-constant

description:
This is an album of rich variety, from moody jazz atmospherics, plaintive folksong, to stark minimalist stylings.

Playful, uplifting, with a sometimes crystalline beauty. This is the second album of improvised piano music by Geoff Cawthorn, playing around with themes and melodies that reflect a rich tapestry of emotions. Keeping things even more simple and honest, these pieces use space and subtle changes in register to present quiet yet forceful statements.

A number of pieces, such as Miles House and Night Garden were written as film music, and evoke images and places, landscapes and emotional states.

Where most of the pieces are recorded live in one take "Night Garden" makes use of overdubs and echo effects, creating a haunting soundtrack. Others, like "Time in a Minor Key" and "Moon Cloud" push the music into an atmospheric, cinematic space, drawing on jazz notes and chords.


artist: George Clifford
albumname: Ravishing Sweetenesse
sku: georgeclifford-ravishingsweetenesse
upc: 847646008089
also:
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description:
Thomas Baltzar (1630-1663) was a German violinist and composer. He was born in Lubeck to a musical family; his father, grandfather, and great-grandfather were all musicians.

Baltzar emigrated to England in 1655, leaving behind his newly attained position of Ratslutenist of Lubeck. Baltzar's arrival in England was met with acclaim. On March 4, 1656, he performed the violin at the residence of Roger L'Estrange, where John Evelyn was in attendance. Evelyn wrote in his diary that night:

"This night I was invited by Mr. Rog: L'Estrange to heare the incomperable Lubicer on the Violin, his variety upon a few notes and plaine ground with that wonderfull dexterity, as was admirable, and though a very young man, yet so perfect and skillful as there was nothing so crosse and perplext, which being by our Artists, brought to him, which he did not at first sight, with ravishing sweetenesse and improvements, play off, to the astonishment of our best Masters: In Summ, he plaid on that single Instrument a full Consort, so as the rest, flung-downe their Instruments, as acknowledging a victory."

Anthony Wood heard Baltzar play at a performance in Oxford, and described his "very great astonishment" at the German's skill. "[I] saw him run his fingers to the end of the finger-board of the violin, and run them back insensibly," he wrote, "and all with alacrity and in very good tune, which [I] nor any in England saw the like before." Also in attendance was John Wilson, a professor of music at the University of Oxford, who (according to Wood) bowed at Baltzar's feet after the performance.

On December 23, 1661, Baltzar entered Charles II's service as a member of the king's private music ensemble with an annual salary of 110 pounds, a high figure for the time.

According to Wood, Baltzar's drinking habits contributed to his death. He was buried in the cloisters of Westminster Abbey on July 27, 1663.

Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber von Bibern (1644-1704) is one of the most significant composer-violinists of the late 17th century. He composed music for a virtuoso technique including the extensive use of doublestops and arpeggios, his works also display a wealth of formal compositional devices.

Biber was born in the small Bohemian town of Wartenberg, Biber worked at Graz before he illegally left his Kremsier employer (Prince-Bishop Carl Liechtenstein-Castelcorno) and settled in Salzburg. He remained there for the rest of his life, publishing much of his music but apparently seldom, if ever, giving concert tours.

Johann Paul von Westhoff (1656-1705) was a German Baroque composer and violinist. As one of the most important exponents of the Dresden violin school, he was among the highest ranked violinists of his day. He was a member of Dresden's Hofkapelle (1674-1697) and at the Weimar court (1699-1705), and was also active as a teacher of contemporary languages.

Westhoff's surviving music comprises seven works for violin and basso continuo and seven for solo violin, all published during his lifetime. More works, particularly a 1682 collection of solo violin music, are currently considered lost.

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767) was a German Baroque composer (one of the most prolific in history!) and multi-instrumentalist. Almost completely self-taught in music, he became a composer against his family's wishes. After studying in Magdeburg, Zellerfeld, and Hildesheim, Telemann entered the University of Leipzig to study law, but eventually settled on a career in music. He held important positions in Leipzig, Sorau, Eisenach, and Frankfurt before settling in Hamburg in 1721, where he became musical director of the city's five main churches. While Telemann's career prospered, his personal life was always troubled: his first wife died only a few months after their marriage, and his second wife had extramarital affairs and accumulated a large gambling debt before leaving Telemann.

Johann Georg Pisendel (1687-1755) was a German Baroque musician, violinist and composer who led the Court Orchestra in Dresden for many years: then the finest instrumental ensemble in Europe.

Pisendel was born in Cadolzburg, a small town near Nuremberg, where his father Simon Pisendel was the cantor and organist. At the age of nine, Johan became a choirboy at the court chapel of Ansbach. The Director of Music there was the virtuoso singer Francesco Antonio Pistocchi and the Concert Master was the celebrated violinist and composer Giuseppe Torelli. It is thought that Pisendel studied the violin with Torelli. After his voice broke, Pisendel went on to play the violin in the Court Orchestra but, in 1709, he left Dresden for Leipzig to further his musical studies.

On the way to Leipzig, he met Johann Sebastian Bach at Weimar and, once in Leipzig, was introduced to Georg Philipp Telemann. Pisendel was an enthusiastic member of the student Collegium musicum founded by Telemann and they became close friends. In 1711, after a performance at Darmstadt, Pisendel was offered a place in the court orchestra there, but declined.

The following year he accepted a place in the Dresden Court Orchestra. He remained with the Dresden orchestra for the rest of his life, though he accompanied his new master, the Crown Prince, on a tour of Europe, visiting Antonio Vivaldi (some of whose solo violin works he had already performed) in Venice.

In 1728, Pisendel was promoted and became Concert Master of the Dresden Court Orchestra.

Pisendel's compositions are few in number but high in quality. All of his surviving works are instrumental. They include 10 violin concertos, 4 concertos for orchestra, 2 sonatas for violin, a Sinfonia and a Trio.


artist: Gerard Satamian
albumname: Canada, Mon Amour
sku: satamian-canada
upc: 876809004125
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/canada-mon-amour/id370470090
also:
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description:
This album is a tribute to Satamian's adopted country, Canada. It is a 'thank you' for the loving and dignified way he was treated as a refugee from Lebanon (starting in 1989). Without the compassion he was shown, he would not have been inspired to write such beautiful music. Canada gave him a sense of stability, security and happiness that were necessary for his creativity.
Elvira Voskanyan (violin) / Gerard Satamian (piano)

The Depth of Joy, Hope from Above
"Mr. Satamian has done it again. From the depths of his inspired soul, he voices yet another message of hope from heaven, as it were. He captures impressions and expresses them with a feeling of hope; he inspires with lilting phrases and mature movement. Much of the spirit of his "Dry Fig Leaves" is evident here, with added verve and joy. Congratulations to him on another gift to all of us."
- Stephen Ehat


artist: Gerard Satamian
albumname: Dry Fig Trees
sku: satamian-dry
upc: 876809002336
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=257785387&s=143444
also:
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description:
Francois Houle, clarinet
Gerard Satamian, piano

This charming album consisting of original compositions by Gerard Satamian was recorded at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). It received a grant from Socan (the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada). Here is what the critic of Socan wrote in their monthly magazine about Dry Fig Trees (named after a gorgeous painting by Armenian painter Vartan Tashdjian): "The works featured on this album are clearly of a Middle Eastern flavour, notable for their modal scales and nostalgic mood. His nine 'Chansons sans paroles' are lovingly played by clarinetist Francois Houle with Gerard Satamian at the piano, while the composer is on his own in two excerpts from his Suite Lyrique. Warm, approachable and innocent music." Words and Music

Francois Houle (Clarinetist on Dry Fig Trees)
Francois Houle's energetic performances are bridging the gap between the new music and improvisation. He went to McGill University in Montreal where he received his bachelor of music degree and graduated with a Masters degree from the Yale school of music. He also spent two years in residence at the Banff Centre for the arts. His great interest in contemporary music has led him to perform under the direction of Bruce Mather, Mauricio Kagel, Arthur Weisberg, Toru Takemitsa and Yannis Xenakis, among others.

Since moving to Vancouver in 1990, Houle has established itself as a strong new voice on the Canadian creative music scene. Recent performances include all Western Canadian gas festivals, the Ottawa Jazz Festival, the Festival de Music Actuelle de Victoriaville, new music across America, time flies, and Seattle World Jazz Festival. He has also dedicated much of his time composing for his own critically acclaimed group Francois Houle Et Cetera.


artist: Gerard Satamian
albumname: Forget Me Not
sku: satamian-forget
upc: 876809000646
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/forget-me-not/id348776321
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description:
Gerard follows his heart, instinct, taste and musical ear instead of traditional musical or harmonic rules while composing. He aims for quality rather than quantity, releasing nothing unless he is totally committed to the piece. His interests lie in the Eastern music of Armenian Folk, Arabic, Romanian, Jewish (and alike), and also French Impressionists.

When Gerard started out composing these pieces between 2007 and 2008 they were for voice and piano, but they soon evolved into something more complicated, so he arranged them for flute, cello, violin and piano.

Playing with Gerard on this album are:
Heidi Kurz - flute
Evan Buttar - cello
Elvira Voskanyan - violin

Song # 1 is inspired by a poem by Bonnie Nish.
Song # 7 is a beautiful piece dedicated to Gerard's mother.


artist: Ghost of Maine
albumname: Persistence of Vision
sku: gom-vision
upc: 876809009007
also:
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description:
"Persistence of Vision" is a reflection and reaffirmation of the progression, drive, motivation and vision of this Indiana-based metal band. This album is a compilation of highlights from the past two years for Ghost of Maine and reinforces the direction the band is going. It's a transitional album that reflects GOM's journey from its hardcore roots to the foothills of progressive metal. The bonus tracks on the album (8, 9 and 10 which are amended from a 2007 release) are the culmination of this journey and a taste of what is to come.


artist: Gianmarco Leone
albumname: The Birth of a Dancing Star
sku: gianmarcoleone-dancing
upc: 847646005439
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description:
The Birth of a Dancing Star is a piano album emphasising deep emotions and fascinations. Instead of focusing on the composer's feeling, this introspective album tries ascending on a celestial level where individual emotions split and collide.

While the composition is kept simple and minimalistic, this doesn't compromise its beauty. On the contrary it brings down any remaining stiffen barrier between listeners and music.


artist: Gilles Zimmermann
albumname: The Missing Link
sku: gzimmermann-missinglink
upc: 847646005668
also:
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description:
I have to explain a little bit about my work as a composer and musician. The "missing link" I'm talking about here is the viola da gamba, originally an improvisation instrument, which happens to be able to associate with all traditional instruments of the world.

There is the manifestation, then the writing of a composition (to communicate with other musicians), and most important of all, its interpretation. In both cases, for me, it is always a question of improvisation.

Open-minded music for Open-minded people.

Why "World Music"?

In the jungle of commercial-style classifications, as on MySpace or other internet portals there isn't any label (open-minded music) yet, I have to use the catch-all wording of "World Music". As my music "blends" influences from all over the world, so be it; whatever, I'll always be French. When I started playing music, and later the viola da gamba, I never wondered about musical style, which brought me some problems with various "police", the "jazz police", the "baroque police", the "art producer police" ("this music is too good for that film") ... are there also "World music police"?

Meeting with older "masters" did help me a lot on my way. Martial Solal in 1979: "You can do what you want but should be able to explain it". Constantly unsatisfied, I never felt at ease in a style, and always went too far for my colleagues. Someday someone offered me a book by A.K. Coomaraswamy: "The Transformation of Nature in Art", in which he explains traditional art, and the idea that Style is the man, and by no means the essence of art.

Another "master", Dr. M. Bernhard, professor at the Music Institute of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences (sounds good ay!),opened the doors of his library to me. So I studied European medieval music treaties and naturally Gregorian music. I discovered real treasures. References always go back to Plato. But as information here was relatively vague, I continued by searching in Arabic and Indian music.

Traditional bases of music theory are almost the same everywhere on this planet. Learning through books, is fine, but I consider it not enough, and the theory must be experienced through actual traditional practice, when possible. So I experienced with mostly oriental musicians (Arab, Turkish, Indian), as the practice of modal improvisation is more than rare in the West.

So I have been able to revitalize all these modes, which have been known as "church modes" ever since good old Gregory.

The discovery of the viola da gamba in 1993 for a film score did change my music a lot. For about 15 years I stopped working with chords and did only melodies, but as I still liked ensemble music I composed pieces using parallel melodies, like in "The City". Meeting modern hurdy-gurdy player Valentin Clastrier has been crucial, as he advised me to use electronics with the viola da gamba. Here I found a link to my past with electric guitar, where I used all well-known effects like echo, reverb, wah-wah, flanger etc., plus the synthesizer and sampler worlds. In my career during some studio recordings, I happened to have to replay a bass line, then a keyboard and even percussion part, realizing at the end, apart from the vocals and possibly drums, I had played everything. Little Mike Oldfield from Nancy was born.

I always use a special concept for a composition, as in film music. I have about 3 hours of compositions waiting for recording (Dragon, Tortue, Libellule, Papillon, Funambule...), the titles say it all.

In this recording I chose the most accessible compositions, leaving too complex rhythms (9, 6, 5, 11 and 13, in the relevant order), and used almost everything I had at my disposal (Ableton Live software), a lot of vocoder. As I don't have a midi viol, I "had to" put the sound of the viol through the filter of a synthesizer or sampler. And then even a wah-wah effect. "Why not?" said Frank.

Not being subjected to time constraints as support for images, the compositions did not have to be formatted in an acceptable way for the masses; each musical idea implies its own development, and so the pieces are relatively long, sort of "symphonic poems".

The interpretation is another "paire de manches" (a whole different ball game). Find the musicians who can, who will, who dare, and who stay, most importantly of all modal improvisers. And keep it going. This recording reflects my ideal ensemble, and I hope to reproduce it live as soon as possible.


artist: Giorgio Costantini
albumname: Atmosphere
sku: gcostantini-atmosphere
upc: 847646002872
also:
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description:
Atmosphere is listening music for relaxation, meditation, chakras redressing, and massaging. If you know "Cafe del Mar" and "Buddha bar" collections and you like chill out music, you'll appreciate for sure the regenerative spirit of this musical genre. "Atmosphere" goes into emotions in a balanced way, and it inspires relaxation without being too intimate.


artist: Giorgio Costantini
albumname: Liquid Harmony
sku: gcostantini-liquidharm
upc: 847646002889
also:
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description:
Liquid Harmony is a collection of 9 pieces that were live recorded during a rebirth session in volcanic water. It has a strong emotive impact and it is suitable for introspection, energy redressing, regression, massaging, reiki, rebirth. By a proper use of frequencies and reverberations, this music guides you in an ideal journey through the depth of sea, helping in releasing the deepest emotions.


artist: Giorgio Costantini
albumname: PianoPianoForte
sku: gcostantini-ppforte
upc: 847646002896
also:
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description:
A "trait d'union" between classical music and pop sounds, the PianoPianoForte album of Giorgio Costantini offers a journey through fifteen intense and essential piano songs in the "New-Classic" genre - a musical style that has representatives in Sakamoto, Nyman and Yanni.

From the evocative atmosphere and minimalism of "Elegia" to songs by strong impact and cinematic orchestration as "Rosso", the album PianoPianoForte is an indie album that garnered great success among the audience, climbing up to seventh in the Italian iTunes chart on January 2009.


artist: Glen Bledsoe
albumname: Octopants
sku: bledsoe-octopants
upc: 876809002329
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=257785690&s=143444
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artist: Glen Bledsoe
albumname: Up and Down
sku: bledsoe-updown
upc: 876809004279
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=257902284&s=143444
also:
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description:
Somehow detailed and minimal at same time, the esoteric synth compositions of Up And Down are often just single lines of delicately rapid fire sonic happenings. As you listen they become miniature, ultra-modern worlds of their own. An eccentric, uniquely intimiate foray into the future.


artist: Gokul Salvadi
albumname: Valaji
sku: gokulsalvadi-valaji
upc: 847646009529
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description:
Valaji is a collection of hand-picked tracks from two EPs, in which each track has a distinct theme and revolves around a particular Indian Raga.

Expect nice blends between traditional Indian and modern instruments, the strong melodic structure and intricate rhythm patterns that are typical in Indian classical music, and tracks that employ both to explore different thematic soundscapes, leading to musical surprises.

If you love Indian music and/or fusion experiments, this album is made for you!


artist: Gonzalo X Ruiz
albumname: JS Bach - Transcriptions for Oboe
sku: ruiz-bach
upc: 876809003760
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=258043477&s=143444
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artist: Gonzalo X Ruiz
albumname: Imported from Italy
sku: ruiz-imported
upc: 876809002305
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=257902804&s=143444
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artist: Gonzalo X Ruiz
albumname: Schumann Romances
sku: ruiz-schumann
upc: 876809003753
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=258043222&s=143444
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artist: Gonzalo X Ruiz
albumname: Soliloquies
sku: ruiz-soliloquies
upc: 876809008796
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/soliloquies/id400940792
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description:
Gonzalo Ruiz explains: three works on this disc were composed for cello and the fourth for flute. The baroque oboe is not an instrument normally heard in an unaccompanied setting. I don't believe Bach ever envisioned that these particular pieces would be performed on oboe, although I like to think that he would approve. The truth is that I play them simply because I love them and have lived with them for many years.

When I first heard Johann Sebastian Bach's unaccompanied suites I practically had a crisis, fearing that I had picked the wrong instrument. My love for the oboe was shaken by the realization that there was nothing in its repertoire like these complete masterpieces for a single player, and suddenly my warmup routines seemed intolerably dry and boring next to those of cellists who started their day with a bracing round of Bach. It was years before I dared tackle an arrangement of one of them and then it was for strictly personal reasons. The suite became my main etude, my biggest challenge, and a constant companion that traveled everywhere in my instrument case. As the number of these arrangements grew, so did my abilities on the instrument. I found that working on them was the best way to prepare for the next concert, whatever repertoire it contained. I never thought I'd perform or record them, but over time I ceased to think of them as "music written for other instruments" and began to feel them simply as "music I enjoy playing".

Listeners familiar with these works will notice the ways in which I altered them to fit the oboe. These include the choice of key, some degree of octave transposition, and adapting or omitting many double stops, but in some cases they are simple esthetic choices. In measure 32 of the G minor Sarabande for instance, I suspect I am plausibly correcting a copyist's mistake in the surviving manuscript. In the repeat of measure 24 of the Sarabande of BWV1008 the F natural is not what Bach wrote but a beautiful alternative, and is dedicated to Anner Bylsma and Michael Marissen as my talisman against the risks involved in changing the text.


artist: Grayson Wray
albumname: Picassos Dream
sku: wray-picassos
upc: 876809002299
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=7439678&s=143444
also:
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description:
With more than a passing nod at The Beatles, The Doors and Motown, Grayson Wray's tuneful, psychedelic, 60s inspired rock is completely relevant and compelling today. Be sure to listen to The Doors/Motown inspired second song on the album: "There You Were". The third song "In 1671" is a trip back to the Beatles' golden era.


artist: Greg Annussek
albumname: Little Palaces
sku: annussek-palaces
upc: 876809007201
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/little-palaces/id65460912
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description:
Greg's debut CD "Little Palaces" offers a number of musical choices, from the indie rock of tunes like "Young Again" and "In the Movies" to the twangy alt-country of "Long Way Down. As Shredding Paper magazine put it, "Annussek sleekly takes parts of pop, western, and electrics, and mixes it into a non-acoustic version of the singer-songwriter tradition. It's nice to see the tradition stretched in directions beyond its standard confines."

Songs from the album, which was produced by Ernest Adzentoivich, have been licensed by a number of TV shows such as Big Brother, Flipping Out, and Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders.


artist: Greg Williams
albumname: A Circle of Hidden Intentions
sku: gregwilliams-circle
upc: 876809006747
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/a-circle-hidden-intentions/id336091367
also:
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artist: hands upon black earth
albumname: The True Harvest
sku: hube-harvest
upc: 876809004118
also:
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description:
"The True Harvest" was born of sonic adventures deep in the woods of Northern California. It was birthed and nurtured in the cool earth of the River House, now offered to you as a musical companion. An audible feast of rich pulsing soundscapes; rhythms of the intangible within our vast, churning world.

Performed and recorded solely by multi instrumentalist and producer Bobby Cochran, "The True Harvest" succeeds in widening the scope of h.u.b.e. music and pushing the vision further.


artist: hands upon black earth
albumname: hands upon black earth
sku: hube-hube
upc: 876809003289
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=257903494&s=143444
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description:
The enlightened-yet-sleek Hands Upon Black Earth flows effortlessly and-for the most part-serenely, but has enough bite and back end to keep the overall mood energetic and upbeat. Luminous little flourishes of Eastern and Middle eastern vocals drift in and out of solid, sensual beats, perfectly illustrating what breakbeat has in common with world's complex polyrythms. Standout instrumental/ambient vocal tracks include "Inspiral" and "Kalimayantra," but there are also some really strong vocal-driven tracks too. "Ghost Song" is a beautifully melancholy trip-hop track featuring Sharon Knight on vocals, and graceful countermelodies sung in Hindi, while "Otherside," is a subtly torchy song that alludes the group's early Massive Attack influences. "Divindei" and "Lastime" provide the album's most driving and darkly mystical moments, while "Priest" ends things on a hypnotic, spirtual note.


artist: hands upon black earth
albumname: Translucent
sku: hube-translucent
upc: 876809007546
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/translucent/id308778254
also:
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description:
Set on a reliable path from the first beats, the new Hands Upon Black Earth album, Translucent, evolves organically swelling into a presence, ripe and provocative, and ebbing gracefully into submission. It carries emotion and summons release, seductive and soothing when so inclined, well scripted and perfectly unpredictable. In Translucent, h.u.b.e producer Bobby Cochran continues his path to uncharted sonic territories, and extends to accomplish what can only be the goal to enrapture.

On this follow-up to the groundbreaking self-titled debut album, Cochran is joined by vocalist and collaborator Irina Mikhailova, formerly of Medicine Drum and currently of Lumin, Kaya Project and many others, Irina is a well respected and established solo recording artist in her own right, and adds new sensuality and Eastern European flavor to the mix. Additional collaborations feature downtempo producer and cellist Rena Jones (Native State/Aleph Zero), singers and composers Artemis, Sharon Knight and Celeste Lear, among others.

Sometimes echoing the moody downtempo of Massive Attack meets Solar Fields, the ethereal lushness of Ulrich Schnauss meets Sigur Ros, and the sensual, hungry rhythms of Bassnectar meets Cheb I Sabbah. Translucent is an amalgamation of traditional electronica styles, infused with new and exciting energy that pushes the edges of contemporary music, and grounds itself in the universal medium of Bass, Beats, and Beauty.

These are songs that mix the ancient salt of tide pools with the gleam of mercury; natural ambiences tastefully introduced and skillfully blended, pulsing and undulating rhythms fused with soothing strings and electronic textures awakening the body to movement while opening the mind to infinite possibilities. Translucent is a doorway to the uncharted territory within us all.


artist: Hanneke van Proosdij
albumname: Les Baricades Misterieuses
sku: proosdij-baricades
upc: 876809004132
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/les-baricades-misterieuses/id370500765
also:
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description:
Les Baricades Misterieuses features Dutch harpsichordist Hanneke van Proosdij, renowned for the elegance, virtuosity, and expressiveness of her playing. She performs on a harpsichord based on the Ruckers-Goujon harpsichord in the Musee d'Art et d'Histoire in Neuchatel, Switzerland; it has more than a frisson of the original Ruckers, and tenders energy and complexity to the works of Jean?Henri D'Anglebert, Francois Couperin, Antoine Forqueray, Jacques Duphly and Claude Balbastre. The title of the album derives from Couperin's famous work "Les Baricades Misterieuses" which was published in 1717 in his VIth Ordre de Clavecin. Although countless theories have been advanced as to the meaning of the title, none is convincing, and the ineluctable modality of the piece has captured the imaginations of composers, writer and artists. In 1961, Rene Magritte painted "Les Barricades Mysterieuses," which eventually was transformed into a grand mural in Halle Delvaux at the Palais des Congres in Brussels.

The French harpsichord school of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries is known as Les Clavecinistes. They flourished and achieved a refinement of keyboard writing which was constantly admired and often imitated outside their home country. The French Clavecinistes flourished at the royal court and the aristocratic salons of Paris. This recording will take you on a journey among the different generations and styles of French harpsichordists and composers.


artist: Hanneke van Proosdij
albumname: Harpsichord suites of Chambonnieres
sku: proosdij-chambon
upc: 876809002282
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=257903595&s=143444
also:
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Jacques Champion de Chambonnieres (ca1601- ca1672) is considered the father of the French harpsichord School, a style of playing that reached its zenith in the works of Francois Couperin and Rameau. He was the first musician to hold the position of Harpsichordist of the King. To the pay of six hundred livres (pounds) he added, around 1650, a pension of one thousand ecus (crowns) drawn on the royal treasury, which is an indication of the esteem he then enjoyed. He published two books of works for solo harpsichord in 1670, and a number of other pieces survive in various manuscripts. In addition to his activities as a composer Chambonnieres was also an accomplished teacher. Among his pupils were many of the most important players and composers of the time: the three Couperin brothers, Hardel, one of the Gautiers, d'Anglebert, Lebegue, Cambert and Nivers.

Chambonnieres showed the desire, never realized, to seek his fortune at the court of Queen Christina of Sweden. To this end, Constantijn Huygens was enlisted to pave the way for him there. Meanwhile, his current position at the French court was jeopardized by a nearly successful plot to force Chambonnieres to resign in favor of his student Louis Couperin. The loyal refusal of Louis Couperin to displace Chambonnieres could only have sprung from high personal regard. In 1662 he finally found himself abruptly deprived of his pension. As a result he sold his post to his pupil d'Anglebert for 2000 pounds. Chambonnieres held his engagements, but the services were covered by d'Anglebert; Chambonnieres no longer appeared at court, in the concerts or the ballets.

Chambonnieres was famous early in his life. Mersenne described his playing as distinguished by delicacy and subtlety of touch, fleetness without display, and imaginative embellishment: "each time he played a piece he mingled in new beauties ports de voix, passages and various ornaments, with doubles cadences". A little later Mersenne praised him even more highly: "After listening to the harpsichord played by the Sieur de Chambonnieres ! I can only express my feeling by saying that one should hear nothing afterwards, whether one desires lovely melodies and fine accompanying parts mingled together, beauty of rhythm, fine touch or lightness and speed of hand ! it can be said that this instrument has met its ultimate master."

The works of Chambonnieres have been preserved for us in two engraved volumes and in several manuscripts. The Bauyn Manuscript (ca1690) is considered one of the most important sources of French keyboard music of the seventeenth century. This single source brings together 350 pieces, most written for the harpsichord, and is organized into three sections, the first consecrated entirely to Chambonnieres, the second to Louis Couperin, and the third to various composers like Froberger, Hardel and du Mont. The pieces in the ms are grouped to mode, and within each modal grouping are further organized accordingly to dance forms. Some of the Doubles have been taken from a manuscript in the Bibliotheque du Conservatoire in Paris. These doubles are published in the complete Chambonnieres edition published by the Broude brothers (edited by P. Brunold and A. Tessier). I have adhered to the French customary grouping; allemande, courante, sarabande, gigue. Even though Chambonnieres is not known to have formally used the word "Suite" he does group his dances in this order. Optional pieces include the chaconne, pavane, gaillard, volte, brusque and menuet.

(d minor Suite) Allemande La Loureuse - Courante* - Double de la Courante* - Sarabande* - Pavanne* - Sarabande* - Gigue la Madelainette
(G major Suite) Pavane l'Entretien des Dieux - Courante - Double de la Courante** - Sarabande Jeunes Zephirs* - Double de la Sarabande Jeunes Zephirs** - Menuet -Chaconne* - Gigue*
C major Suite Allemande Le Moutier* - Double Allemande Le Moutier by L. Couperin* - Courante Iris - Double de la Courante Iris by d'Anglebert** - Sarabande de la Reyne - Gigue La Verdinguette - Double de la Gigue La Verdinguette attributed to d'Anglebert**
(g minor Suite) Allemande dite l'affligee* - Courante - Sarabande - Gigue
(F major Suite) Allemande - Courante* - Sarabande O Beau Jardin attributed to d'Anglebert** - Double de la Sarabande O Beau Jardin attributed to d'Anglebert** - Chaconne* - Chaconne*

All pieces were taken from the engraved books except where noted:* Bauyn Manuscript** ms Reserve 18 223 Bibliotheque du Conservatoire Paris.

A note on the recording:The harpsichord used in this recording was made by in 1996 in Amsterdam by Joop Klinkhamer after an instrument by Ruckers-Goujon (1632/1742) currently in the Musee d'Art et d'Histoire in Neuchatel, Switzerland. In its present state, the original is strung very lightly to preserve it; our instrument conforms more to 17th century stringing practices which makes it suitable for earlier harpsichord repertory since its tonal palette is both dark and transparent with clear articulation. 2x8' 1x4' FF-ff''' A=392.

Every technical effort was made in this recording. Producer David Bowles and engineer David Tayler tried to recreate the feeling of sitting in front of the instrument as it was being played, with the image hovering slightly higher than the speakers. In addition, we felt it was necessary to have an absolutely transparent texture, in which the inner voices of the music can be clearly heard without any metallic ring to the overtones. Two matched pairs of Schoeps microphones were used in conjunction with a Mytek 8X96 AD converter in four tracks at 88. 2 kHz/24 bit. A high speed preamp was used to capture the transients in the sound and provide superior imaging, and the tracks were combined and edited using the Sadie system. The imaging is so sharp that you can hear the bass notes coming from the right side of the harpsichord, just as in a live acoustic!

Recording Production, Digital editing and Mastering: David v. R. Bowles
Engineering: David Tayler and David v. R. Bowles
Tuning: Andrew Lagerquist
Recorded 1-4 October 2001 at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Belvedere, CA


artist: Hans Christian
albumname: All Is Well
sku: hanschristian-alliswell
upc: 847646001738
also:
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description:
Unconventional cellist Hans Christian has recorded and released a new solo album called All Is Well. This album, as part of a trilogy of live recordings from Chartres France, where Hans appears as adjunct faculty to Wisdom University's annual New Chartres Mystical School, is steeped in introspection, spiritual suspense, and sonic symmetry.

Hans employs a technique called live-looping which enables him to record himself on the fly and play to it, adding or subtracting multiple melodic layers. The music is an exquisite construction of a harmonic web which captures the listener with its gentle but probing quality. Subtle and passionate, understated and elegant, deliberate yet played with abandon, All Is Well will remind the listener of their own spiritual journey. A great album to chill out, do yoga, slow movement, or have a talk with God.


artist: Hans Christian
albumname: Cinema of Dreams
sku: hanschristian-cinema
upc: 876809005924
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=267135807&s=143444
also:
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description:
Unravel and/or time travel to Hans Christians' glorious Cinema Of Dreams, a collection of solo cello pieces combined with keyboards, sarangi, tape, nyckelharpa, sitara, bass, sarod, and various rhythm instruments. This album also has some great sound design with tape effects, backwards phrasing, half speed loops and more. Finding new musical settings for the cello has always been of interest to Hans, and on this CD he has discovered some amazing new territory in this regard. Some pieces have an electronic quality with oscillator-driven drone scapes, while others incorporate a distinctly classical orchestral sound. Esoteric yet very warm. Enjoy!


artist: Hans Christian
albumname: Undefended Heart
sku: hanschristian-heart
upc: 876809008840
also:
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description:
Solo cello with live loops and delays. Recorded live in Chartres, France, July 5-10, 2010

Undefended Heart is a courageous step towards vulnerability, a documentation of a journey towards a light that liberates us from ourselves, from the egoic selves, and opens an internal space that permits us to be who we really are. It is also a place of healing, where all internal tensions, lies, and deceptions recede and yield to a vision of the compassionate true nature of mankind. It opens a timeless listening experience, perfect for yoga, massage, movement, or just being quiet.

"Hans Christian's music is unique. It marries sumptuous classical elegance with a raw and profound spiritual passion. Anyone who listens to it will find in it the voice of their longing and ecstatic soul."
-Andrew Harvey


artist: Hans Christian
albumname: Hidden Treasures
sku: hanschristian-hiddentreasures
upc: 847646007259
also:
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description:
Hans Christian, veteran cellist, music producer and member of the GuruGanesha Band, is offering a new album called Hidden Treasures. The music on this instrumental album spans a four year creative time period in which Hans would freely record musical ideas, often archiving them for future completion. The lyrical, orchestral blend of layered strings within a contemporary production reflect Hans' fluid musicality, ranging from gorgeous melodic structures to deeply felt emotional renderings on solo cello.

This unique sound was first shared with a wide audience through his work with his mystical world music group RASA (featuring singer Kim Waters). His appearance as a guest musician on countless albums in the greater devotional music genre has often added a highly virtuosic and emotional quality to those projects, and so it also happens on this album, there is something infectious about the strong sense of melodies on this album which weave, turn, and morph with a captivating beauty.

Some pieces on Hidden Treasures are contemplative in nature, while others are rhythmically driven to reveal a darker and more muscular color. This musician is not afraid to express the frequencies of all chakras with an earthy foundation, imaginative soundscapes, and ethereal overtones in the upper frequency range.

A deeply sonorous cello weaves a continuous lead throughout the album, and Hans Christian fans will not be disappointed with his heartbreakingly beautiful performances on Heart To Heart, Cathedral Of Tears (recorded inside Chartres Cathedral, France), and I Lift Up Mine Eyes.

Review of Hidden Treasures
While the harp may be the instrument of Heaven, the cello is the voice of the soul, especially when Hans Christian holds the bow. His mastery with "live looping" - accompanying himself with rhythm, melody, punctuation and majestic strings - and expertise with other exotic instruments (mohan veena (adapted sitar), the Swedish nyckelharpa, and the sarangi) creates mini-masterpieces that form an exquisite whole.

His appearance as a guest musician on countless CDs in the devotional music genre has added a virtuosic and emotional quality to those projects. There is something infectious about his strong sense of melody which flows with a captivating beauty. Some pieces on Hidden Treasures are contemplative in nature; others are rhythmically driven to reveal darker tones. Hans is not afraid to express the frequencies of all chakras with an earthy foundation, imaginative soundscapes, and ethereal overtones in the upper frequencies. Hans' deeply sonorous cello weaves magic throughout this album.
Lloyd Barde


artist: Hans Christian
albumname: Phantoms
sku: hanschristian-phantoms
upc: 876809002275
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=257923498&s=143444
also:
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description:
Hans Christian's first journey into his imaginary music realm. Phantoms is rich with musical imagery, passion, and unusual instrumentation. A mixture of classical, rock, and world music. Originally released in 1993, remastered in 2003, it is rich in ethnic, pop, and neo-classical ingredients, with the cello soaring through a colorful tapestry of rhythms and melodies. Passionate intensity is the driving force behind this stunningly beautiful and rich music. It clearly penetrates deeply into life and is unafraid to explore the full breadth of existence - including the shadow side, without which we would be unable to know the light. Cello is often the lead instrument, along with a full regalia of exotic instrumentation, including electric basses, electric and acoustic guitars, keyboards, sound effects, vocals, percussion, didjeridoo, tablas and frame drums. Rhythmic, experimental and innovative, this is supreme music for the daring and the deeply caring and offers a welcome relief from canned music of all varieties.


artist: Hans Christian
albumname: Rumi Symphony
sku: hanschristian-rumi
upc: 847646002063
also:
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description:
The Rumi symphony is a glowing, magical, passionate and profoundly inspiring journey into the heart of the world's greatest mystic's experience of divine love. It is a collaboration between Andrew Harvey, internationally acclaimed spiritual teacher, Rumi scholar and translator, and the world renowned musician and composer, Hans Christian.

Rumi is the world's greatest and most passionate and inspiring mystical poet. He combined the philosophical intellect of a Plato or Kant and the soul force and grandeur of a Buddha or Christ with the sublime literary gifts of a Shakespeare. As millions of seekers of whatever religion or persuasion all over the world now know: Rumi's extraordinary words have an unique power and initiatory effect. The return of Rumi to the consciousness of the world is one of the great forces behind our global mystical renaissance.

For many years Andrew Harvey dreamed of creating with a great musician, a Rumi Symphony that would fuse together his translations and freshly composed music in a complete unfolding of Rumi's vision of the path of divine love and passion. When he heard Hans Christian's profound and wonderful playing during an initiation into the Chartres Mystery School of Wisdom University in France, he was overwhelmed with joy and knew that he had at last found the musician and composer that had the musical virtuosity and depth of spirit that could create exactly what he had dreamed of.

This holy work, The Rumi Symphony is the child of the marriage of their hearts and gifts.

The music of this symphony carries Hans Christian's unique combination of instruments that crosses any familiar stylistic boundaries and genres. At times passionate and rousing, then again languishing and wanting, with assertive rhythms that are contrasted by deeply sensitive spaces, the music works on multiple levels to transport the listener into the world of spirit and mystique.

The journey is in four parts: in the first, "The Call" Rumi's words arouse the heart to the core of the beloved. In the second, "Falling in Love", the heart opens to the ecstasy of the love of the beloved. In the third "The Dark Night" the heart undergoes the death into eternal life. In the fourth, "Divine Union" the heart revels in the peace and passion of identity with God.

This sublime symphony will prove an ideal inspiration for your meditation and your search for God. An instrumental version of the Rumi Syphony is also included as a second album.


artist: Hans Christian
albumname: Rumi Symphony (instrumental)
sku: hanschristian-rumiinst
upc: 847646002070
also:
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description:
The Rumi symphony is a glowing, magical, passionate and profoundly inspiring journey into the heart of the world's greatest mystic's experience of divine love. It is a collaboration between Andrew Harvey, internationally acclaimed spiritual teacher, Rumi scholar and translator, and the world renowned musician and composer, Hans Christian.

Rumi is the world's greatest and most passionate and inspiring mystical poet. He combined the philosophical intellect of a Plato or Kant and the soul force and grandeur of a Buddha or Christ with the sublime literary gifts of a Shakespeare. As millions of seekers of whatever religion or persuasion all over the world now know: Rumi's extraordinary words have an unique power and initiatory effect. The return of Rumi to the consciousness of the world is one of the great forces behind our global mystical renaissance.

For many years Andrew Harvey dreamed of creating with a great musician, a Rumi Symphony that would fuse together his translations and freshly composed music in a complete unfolding of Rumi's vision of the path of divine love and passion. When he heard Hans Christian's profound and wonderful playing during an initiation into the Chartres Mystery School of Wisdom University in France, he was overwhelmed with joy and knew that he had at last found the musician and composer that had the musical virtuosity and depth of spirit that could create exactly what he had dreamed of.

This holy work, The Rumi Symphony is the child of the marriage of their hearts and gifts.

The music of this symphony carries Hans Christian's unique combination of instruments that crosses any familiar stylistic boundaries and genres. At times passionate and rousing, then again languishing and wanting, with assertive rhythms that are contrasted by deeply sensitive spaces, the music works on multiple levels to transport the listener into the world of spirit and mystique.

The journey is in four parts: in the first, "The Call" Rumi's words arouse the heart to the core of the beloved. In the second, "Falling in Love", the heart opens to the ecstasy of the love of the beloved. In the third "The Dark Night" the heart undergoes the death into eternal life. In the fourth, "Divine Union" the heart revels in the peace and passion of identity with God.

This sublime symphony will prove an ideal inspiration for your meditation and your search for God. An instrumental version of the Rumi Syphony is also included as a second album.


artist: Hans Christian
albumname: Sancta Camisia
sku: hanschristian-sancta
upc: 876809006945
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/sancta-camisia/id294072235
also:
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description:
Contemplative solo cello recorded inside Chartres Cathedral.

Hans' latest album, Sancta Camisia, was recorded live inside the famous Chartres Cathedral in France and features Hans Christian on solo cello. The album sets a contemplative and devotional mood with energetic passages, as well as Gregorian chant type repetitive melodic structures. The music is improvised, yet clearly structured and well recorded with lots of ambience.


artist: Hans Christian
albumname: Surrender
sku: hanschristian-surrender
upc: 876809002268
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=257786300&s=143444
also:
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description:
Surrender is a deep journey into Hans Christian's musical realm. His unmistakable cello virtuosity is bound in a spellbinding ethnic context - you will hear Middle-Eastern, East-Indian, and European Classical influences.

Highlighting Hans Christian's unmistakable cello virtuosity, Surrender features the cello, this most soulful of instruments, in new and exciting musical contexts. The pieces on Surrender suggest a musical path that freely crosses the boundaries between Eastern and Western traditions in a fusion of cultural styles. where the classical/European voice of the cello, the Far Eastern or Middle Eastern sounds of an oud-like guitar, Balalaika or Shakuhachi are integrated with the modern pulse of electronic timbres. Each composition in this collection is decidedly different; passion dominates one piece, the next is reflective, another brings powerful rhythms - yet each is carried by a clear melodic voice which gives rise to a deep probing into the listener's soul. An intensely beautiful album that is an emotional rendering of compassion and transcendence.


artist: Hans Christian
albumname: The Lake
sku: hanschristian-thelake
upc: 847646006986
also:
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description:
Nine songs that celebrate the beauty and mystery of the Great Lakes. Timeless arrangements for cello, voice, piano, guitar and traditional folk instruments.

Several unusual instruments were used on this record: A Swedish bowed string instrument called a Nyckelharpa, where wooden keys are played to alter the pitch; an Indian bowed instrument with 36 strings called a Sarangi; and a small Indian keyboard with a bellows and reeds called a Harmonium.

This music was recorded in late September in a cabin on the shores of Lake Michigan. We sifted through a number of traditional folk songs and shanties looking for music that reflected the beauty and mystery of the Lake. In the end, three original songs were also included. We would play a melody, share arrangement ideas and then perform the songs together, recording as we went.


artist: Hans Christian
albumname: You are the Music of my Silence
sku: hanschristian-youaremusic
upc: 847646004401
also:
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description:
Harry Manx on Mohan Veena (20 string Indian slide guitar), lap steel, acoustic guitars, banjo. Hans Christian on cello, Indian sarangi, Indian sitara, swedish nyckelharpa, fretless bass, piano, keyboards, percussion and programming.

The creative energies of Hans Christian and Harry Manx on this recording capture a timeless journey that combines the traditional music cultures of India and Western Europe in a contemporary sound. The artist flow effortlessly as they are in their elements, and the listener is blessed with an extraordinary end result.

There is an ageless magic that unfolds when two master musicians sit down to "do some music". Ideas formulate very rapidly, a common language is spoken, knowledge and intuition start to dance, in short, inspiration appears!

This album is a celebration of original, artistic, exotic and inspired creativity. Enjoy the journey!


artist: Harlan Williams
albumname: The Glass Desert
sku: harlan-glass
upc: 876809004873
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/the-glass-desert/id370466311
also:
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description:
The compositions on The Glass Desert are instrumental and range in moods from ambient and celestial to darkened and tragic, always with a layering of harmonies and an intricate structure. The writings are usually in minor key and can sometimes end up gothic sounding. The style is very unlike traditional classical guitar music, using multiple instrument parts, elaborate arrangements, and unusual timings.

The front cover artwork is one of Harlan's original paintings. These detailed works have been on display in galleries in North Carolina and Louisiana. The subjects are all structural or things that don't actually exist, sometimes taking as long as an entire year to finish.

All of the song titles on this recording are found somewhere in the scope of Christian history or directly in the Bible itself. For example, "In Nomine Domini" is Latin for "In the Name of the Lord", "Gregory IX" was the pope who instituted the inquisition, and "The Limb of the Fiend" is 16th century reference that's another way of saying "The Arm of Satan".


artist: Harper's Hamper
albumname: All Hayle to the Days
sku: harham-allhayle
upc: 847646002230
also:
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description:
In All Hayle to the Days, Celia Harper, composer behind the group Sulis on Magnatune, has researched and arranged a refreshing collection of carols old and new, sacred and secular, mediaeval to modern.

Engagingly performed by an intimate group of her singer and instrumental friends, there's something for everyone here in an immediate and unusual recording. "All Hayle" is ideal for the whole holiday season through to wassailing songs for the New Year.


artist: Hazelmain
albumname: Sooner or Later
sku: hazelmain-soonerlater
upc: 847646003091
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description:
Led by the gorgeous, fragile vocals of Charmian Kingston, Hazelmain's music is bitter-sweet pop with hints of jazz, rock and even a little bit of country. Written and recorded by multi-instrumentalist Connor Fitzgerald (with a little help from his friends!), 'Sooner or Later' was recorded during the members' last months of university in NSW, Australia. While real life led the project to end before it began, the music and the good memories remain.

Sadly this project ended before it began, for several reasons. However I'm still quite fond of the music, and the singer (Charmian Kingston) remains one of my favourites. Again, I wrote the tunes (with a little help from Dave Tweedie and Jack Britten) and played the instruments, but I got a real singer to do the vocals :)


artist: Hazelmain
albumname: Sooner or Later (instrumental)
sku: hazelmain-soonerlaterinst
upc: 847646003121
also:
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description:
This is the instrumental version of the album Sooner or Later. The music is bitter-sweet pop with hints of jazz, rock and even a little bit of country.

Written and recorded by multi-instrumentalist Connor Fitzgerald (with a little help from his friends!), 'Sooner or Later' was recorded during the members' last months of university in NSW, Australia. While real life led the project to end before it began, the music and the good memories remain.


artist: Healing Muses
albumname: Dolce Musica - A Contemplative Journey
sku: hadidian-dolce
upc: 876809006150
itunes: NONE
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description:
Based on studies that certain kinds of music can promote healing and relaxation during stressful hospital stays and procedures, Eileen Hadidian and Natalie Cox's music is designed to create a peaceful sound environment for patients, using a combination of medieval, Renaissance, and Celtic music. In addition to their busy performance schedule, they often play in medical and retreat based settings and seek out other non-traditional places for live music.


artist: Healing Muses
albumname: Garden of Healing
sku: hadidian-garden
upc: 847646000250
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/garden-of-healing/id432579870
also:
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description:
Soothing heart and spirit. Experience a lush soundscape of of musical pieces selected from various world traditions for their ability to lift stress and banish anxiety. The music is specially chosen by the musicians of Healing Muses for their healing properties, an organization whose mission is to bring healing music to hospitals, clinics, hospices, convalescent homes, retreat centers and homebound individuals. This album is suitable for promoting relaxation and reducing anxiety during stressful hospital stays and medical/dental procedures (patients and staff both benefit), and providing calming music in the midst of life's daily challenges. Performed on harp, recorder and flute, the music is drawn from various world traditions including medieval and Renaissance Europe, Celtic and American folk tunes and spirituals.


artist: Healing Muses
albumname: Reflections - music to soothe and uplift the spirit
sku: hadidian-reflections
upc: 847646000243
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/reflections-music-to-soothe/id440533310
also:
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description:
Music to soothe and uplift the spirit. Experience the power of music to calm and release anxiety in today's noisy, high stress world. Reflections gives the listener the opportunity to sit back and calmly reflect upon the day's events within a lush, comforting soundscape of music drawn from various world traditions including medieval and Renaissance Europe, Celtic and American folk tunes and spirituals. Performed on harp, recorder and flute. Also suitable for promoting relaxation and reducing anxiety during stressful hospital stays and medical/dental procedures. Patients and staff both benefit.


artist: Heavy Mellow
albumname: Acoustic Abstracts
sku: heavymellow-acoustic
upc: 876809002251
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=257786649&s=143444
also:
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description:
Heavy Mellow is the instrumental duo of Barry Sulkin and Paul Hadley, based in Nashville, Tennessee and Sylva, North Carolina. They play relaxing and melodic music using various guitars (6 and 12 string, classical), dobro, mandolin,and other instruments, interweaving finger-style and flat picking. Their first album, "Acoustic Abstracts", is a collection of duets, some of which have been used as film sound tracks.


artist: Heavy Mellow
albumname: Horizons
sku: heavymellow-horizons
upc: 876809005399
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=257933022&s=143444
also:
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description:
The name of this best-selling instrumental Magnatune group basically says it all, but we can't resist singing the praises of their latest album a bit anyway: Horizons is a gorgeously mellow album of all original acoustic guitar duets by Paul Hadley on lead acoustic guitar and Barry Sulkin on 6 and 12 string guitar and finger-picked dobro. Their sparkling compositions are rounded out with well-placed touches of mandolin, Hammond organ, slide, bass, and harmonica.

Horizons by Heavy Mellow is one of those rare albums that serves as the perfect accompaniment to almost anything - waking up, winding down, working, driving, hanging out...whatever!


artist: Hector Mukomol
albumname: Immersion
sku: hectormukomol-immersion
upc: 847646009079
also:
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description:
This time - as well as on the later album "Unexplored World" - Hector Mukomol creates worlds and spaces that are not alone. This is not the only reason why the feeling arises as though you merge into three worlds at once.

One of them is, sure, that of water. Rapid and slow, cold and warm, transparent and not really - grand water, in which there is enough space for plankton, and for whales, and for those who have no name in the modern language.

The second one - sure, that of air. At that, it is not just open space, in which there is nothing except for wind and distant voices. No, this is, rather, wind as it is, which has consciously chosen the direction - from land straight into the sky, without any curves - and easily but confidently it carries away all those who hear, all those who sound. Well, and at the crossing of these two, but also independently of them, there arises the third one - sure, that about which they do not speak in words, because this is in vain. We will not speak about it either - in the end, sometimes it is just enough not to forget about unnamed things, and to leave them unnamed. Strange enough, but it is so that they become obvious, do not disappear from horizons of life. In the course of time you find that it is no longer you who plunges into the world, but the world that plunges into you.


artist: Hector Mukomol
albumname: The Unexplored World (Journey of Consciousness)
sku: hectormukomol-unexploredworld
upc: 847646009086
also:
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description:
In the sphere of ambient Hector Mukomol (Genadiy Mel'nyk) is, presumably, one of the best known musicians today, at least in the territory of the CIS. Personally I, for example, heard his music first in Russia - although he lives and creates in Kyiv. However, it would be even strange if global geography had any substantial influence on the presence here. Because the space of his works is directly related to internal geography, to travels of a person in the internal universe - and as is known, is the direct reflection of the external universe. Consequently - not subject to borders.

Moreover, this time Mykola Oorzhak took part in recording the album by Hector Mukomol. This is also a person who is not simple, and known in the world - and his depth has become an important part of the local sound field. Actually, the author tells us about it in the booklet, I will not retell it therefore. I will say about another thing. Music is usually a guide - in various places - and a purposeful guide. But high-quality ambient, as to me, does not send a listener in any concrete direction. It, as a bullet, grows harmoniously, broadens in all directions at once - and, in fact, that is what happens to the audience. The crooked becomes smooth, cavities are filled in, slits grow over - this music helps a person to become integral. Healthy. Light. What is needed is the desire and readiness to work, because hurrying is impossible here. And, since you are already here - maybe, you should try...


artist: Heifervescent
albumname: Further Adventures in Monkeyland
sku: heifervescent-furthermonkey
upc: 847646002599
also:
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description:
Further Adventures in Monkeyland - Exploring the archives of unreleased demos from his days in Monkeyland, Andy re-recorded some of his first songs, trying to keep the original sentiments as far as production goes. The album has a synergy and collectively illustrates Andy's love of shimmering guitars soaked in reverb and delay on top of lush strings and walls of overdriven guitar sound.

Seed of Sin was originally laid down as a quick idea on a 4 track cassette. 15 years later it was finished and re-recorded and is probably more relevant now that Andy's obviously older with lyrics proclaiming "I still feel this young". A driving edgy guitar track full of apprehension.

Chase the Vagabonds explores the innocent sentiment of trying to hold onto a relationship by offering lots of promises. Chiming, shimmering echoey guitars mixed with big ambient vocals give this very melodic pop track an ethereal quality.

Rejuvenation cranks up the tempo and the guitar noise and talks hopefully about a brave new world. There's a few twists where the track virtually stops and then explodes again.

Figure 8 is a very catchy love song with jangly guitars, shuffle beats and a very simple chord structure.

The Furthest Outpost is more ethereal and builds up with suspense, into a huge wall of guitar sound. Again the sound focuses on hope and optimism, albeit in an escapist way.

All the Way to the Pit is a strange acoustic based bouncy track with an odd minor chord structure. The vocals talk in a more negative way about a relationship gone sour.

The heaviest of the tracks is Don't Die on Me - funky sequenced beats and baseline underlays big crunching guitars and a driving chorus line talking about not giving up in a desperate situation.

Big Mistake is one Andy's oldest songs - a simple descending chord structure, driven by acoustics and overlaid with ringing guitars, the song has a medium tempo and energy.

Vagrancy appeared on many Monkeyland recordings as a new wave punk style track, but this is the original feel which was more laid back and casual.

Eyesore, again appeared very differently to this on Monkeyland recordings with a funkier Madchester beat. This was the original flavour though - an ambient, gentle track with small bells and piano, talking about collateral damage in a war zone.

The Wooden Attraction is a short, fast paced indie guitar song, which was written simply about a wooden bench in Andy's hometown that was akin to a throne for the local idiot of the moment. Some great idiots have sat there and this song pays homage to them all.

Closer Than completes the album and this is a mysterious ethereal track that builds and falls all the way through and speaks about the everlasting life.


artist: Heifervescent
albumname: The Glue Factory
sku: heifervescent-gluefact
upc: 847646002582
also:
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description:
After 4 albums, there were many tracks that weren't included as they didn't fit the respective album styles and so the best of these were brought together to form The Glue Factory, Heifervescent's fifth album.

Superglue opens the album and mixes heavy distorted guitars with analogue synths. Vocals talk about being overwhelmed by a lover and being out of control.

Magnetized has a similar theme but the music is more raw and less synth driven.

The pace slows down on As far as the eye can see, a track full of psychedelia, random bursts of energy and subdued vocals.

Tripping Touring Taxi gets a little more country and blues with a slight twist here and there. Again the vocals have a slightly random and mixed up feel with lots of questions.

Lunar Module takes the listener through a very short relationship full of small talk, which ends prematurely. the innocence of the event is reflected in the simple chord structure and simple guitar sounds.

Last Drop Loverboy steers in the opposite direction and approaches the subject of abuse and desperation. A roller coaster of a track, the majority of the mix is low key, with loud chorus bursts.

The mood makes way for manic chaos in I'm Not Moving Honey - full of crazy 60s organs and punk guitars and distorted vocal chants.

What's this all about is more melancholy and melodic with a reminiscing vocal theme and soft overdriven guitars.

Murder in the Garden (part 2) ends the album with a strange painful rumbling approach full of intrepidation and guitar noise


artist: Heifervescent
albumname: Hoofed and Dangerous
sku: heifervescent-hoofed
upc: 847646002520
also:
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description:
An upbeat, melodic, pop driven album.

The album starts with 'The Mind Laboratory' a uniquely styled funky pop track featuring wah-pedalled guitars and a quirky synthesizer riff. The sentiment of the song is about conditioning the mind to feel optimistic, despite an acceptance of growing older. A song about being thankful about what you have, and holding on to love and life.

100 miles or more is quite the opposite of the preceding track - a song about self doubt and worry that you've overstepped the mark. Acoustics and overdriven guitars give this a pacey indie rock feel with slightly distressed vocals.

Shopping for religion asks the big questions about organised religion - why? how? what? It doesn't necessarily rebuke any particular religion, it just says 'don't shove it down my throat'. The music mixes a very catchy melodic chorus with psyched and 80s synth patterns.

Billy Comes Home moves along on top of catchy repeating guitar progression, throwing in analogue synths and lush strings. Focusing on returning to a place you left many years before and finding everything changed - you're no longer part of a particular society, you're not in the cliques any more and frankly you start regretting going away in the first place. Jangly guitar arpeggios ring throughout with 60s style backing vocals.

Bomb is a short, quiet acoustic track about feeling like a ticking bomb running out of time, hoping that someone can defuse the situation.

Sharkbite is a lamentation - remembering a loved one who was taken away. Waltzing acoustics, strings and piano and flute underlay vocals which compare the death to a final sea journey.

Chased by a cow was sparked by an actual event where Andy was actually chased by a cow whilst trespassing across a farm field. However the incident also triggered a feeling of mindless giddiness and whilst running away sparked a further feeling of invincibility. The music is very upbeat, uplifting and optimistic, with jaunty electric guitars and strong happy pop melodies.

In contrast again, The Man from the County Court depicts a man in trouble, apologizing for dragging his lover down. A predominantly acoustic track which keeps you in suspense until the big crescendo at the end.

Rational Behaviour brings a punk/new wave indie feel back to the album with crunchy guitars and aggressive drums. However the track retains a simple catchy melody and talks about a friend who criticizes everything but doesn't really know what he/she's talking about.

A Friend for Life is a song for when you're simply sick of the human race. Animals don't answer back or try and change your life and that is the focus of this song. Bouncy acoustics and electric guitars set the base for happy catchy vocal melodies.


artist: Heifervescent
albumname: Murder in the Garden
sku: heifervescent-murderinthe
upc: 847646002568
also:
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description:
Possibly the darkest of all of Heifervescent's albums, Murder in the Garden combines edgy guitars with big strings and orchestral sections to create some dark atmospheric alternative rock moments along with some shimmering pop.

The album starts quite upbeat with Bessie's secret, which probes behind the door of a seemingly sweet old lady who harbours a dark secret past. Crunching guitars over pacey acoustics.

Wonderful Thing ambles along at first with just rhythm guitar, bass and vocals until the chorus where everything joins the mix and the song paints a wonderful picture of the lover, given extra depth with the hammond organ and then horns and big symphonic strings.

Electric Towers is essentially a melodic indie rock song, combining overdriven guitars with delicate piano parts and organs, the words illustrating the beginning of the end of a relationship.

They've got tanks and everything has a sense of urgency with reverb soaked synth loops and punk drums and bass. The lyrics paint a picture of being surrounded and fear and anticipation.

Where I once was brings the tempo right down with an atmospheric period of reflection, reminiscing about good times. The echoey guitars and harmonies add to the ambience.

A disturbing look at the effects of war is brought to the table with Someone just took our babies. Ironically the song has quite a pleasant tempo and melody. The combination of pleasantries with the disturbing subject matter makes the song seem even darker.

Respond take the atmosphere even darker beginning with menacing laughter and deals with a person who has had the life sucked out of them. Heavy rock guitars join the mix and the track goes up from level to level until the wall of guitar sound that is the chorus.

The Diplomat is noise fuelled crashing alternative rock song with repeating riffs and focusing on the subject of diplomacy and avoiding making a decision.

Journey through the slugs keeps the heavy theme going but with the 60s style organ and upbeat melody, the track is actually a bizarre love song.

Murder in the Garden is a deep schizophrenic love song where the girl is told, by her lover, that her lover is dead, as if he is another person. The words are sincere and heartfelt and erupt into a powerful chorus where the lover admits he had problems. The song is a roller coaster of delicate intricate acoustic guitars and crashing distorted guitars.


artist: Heifervescent
albumname: Pondlife Fiasco
sku: heifervescent-pondlife
upc: 847646002575
also:
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description:
The "most listened to" of all the Heifervescent albums, Pondlife Fiasco is a melodic twisting journey through indie guitar psychedelia.

The opening track When the Stars Fall from Grace begins with chiming acoustic and electric guitars and describes a fateful love affair where nothing seems enough for the lover. Strings, backing harmonies and flutes give the track a gentle ambience, but the chords have a sense of urgency.

Deep Sea Diver is probably the most well known Heifervescent track, and was at one stage, for a short time, one of the most listened to Creative Commons tracks in the world. A hard chugging baseline joins stabbing guitars as the distorted vocals sing about a couple locking themselves into a shelter to sit through the impending chaos.

Kaleidoscope begins slowly and gently with just vocals, electric piano and flutes. The vocals explain the reserved beauty of a lover and plans to make everything ok. The chorus is joined by tremelo guitars and strings with a pleasant low key melody.

We've got to plug you in speaks to a vacant lifeless person who simply needs a kick up the ass to get on with their lives. The minor key and distorted vocals, gives the track a slightly distressed feel.

Stop Following Me could be relevant to anyone who's being followed, hounded, stalked by sinister people but it was actually just a song about a wasp. A slow paced ballad with piano and full orchestral parts.

It's Coming Together is a more light hearted love song with melancholy piano riffs and bells. The chorus is full of optimism and pop naivety.

Out of Tune brings the mood down again - a slow waltzing number with the pain of failure and self loathing. The song goes from quiet reflection to crashing guitar solos and back again.

Counting without Numbers is possibly the poppiest track on the album with a catchy guitar melody, and approaches the subject of sheer confusion, when you're in a situation that just defies logic? like counting without numbers.

Victim of Crime is a big slow lamenting song asking all the questions after a lover has left. Big strings and woodwinds give the track some classic moments, but the crashing guitars and backing vocals keep the track edgy.

The final track - And the Pond Life Flourished is made of a big repeating guitar riff and vocals that try and justify the loss of the lover by playing the memories down and remembering all the pain. The song plods along slowly and aggressively but maintains a catchy chorus and vocal layers.


artist: Heifervescent
albumname: Verbal Bandit
sku: heifervescent-verbalbandit
upc: 847646002551
also:
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description:
Verbal Bandit has a slightly more folky feel in parts than the other Heifervescent albums. Songs are about real life and the strange situations that you find yourself in set to very melodic indie pop tunes, with an abundance of guitars - acoustic and electric.

Golden Gun is the opening track - a 60s style rhythm with a slight country lead guitar, the song tells tales of the paranoid thoughts of closet hypochondriac. Strings and vocal harmonies give the song depth and charm.

Wishbone has more of big ambient chorus with swirling strings and harmonies, but quickly dips into mysterious verses and lyrics that contrast the feeling of optimism and hope with all the negative things that are occurring.

Northern Casanova tells the tale of a hapless love affair. Although everything goes wrong, the song speaks to the ex-lover about the side they never saw. Acoustics, harps,strings and french horns bring the story to life.

Run while you've still got your legs describes being at the end of your tether, in a no win situation, where it's ok to take the easy way out through the back door. A sweeping ballad with big symphonic strings and gentle acoustics.

Strange kind of fiction tells the twisted story of couple who think their sex life is over. So the man phones a sex chatline and recognises the female voice as his wife. A country/folk style track with a twist.

Fabricated Loony Commune describes a scary big brother world where nothing is private, everybody knows everything about everybody. The songs retains its pop melody but the track has quite an eerie ominous feel.

The Suspect List once again deals with the subject of paranoia, but this time, it's deeply paranoid man that thinks everybody wants to kill him. An indie guitar style fused with a slight latin chord structure.

Yesterday's News closes the album, and is a folky acoustic track that tackles how to move on in life when it seems like your best days are behind you. The mix slowly builds up as more instruments are introduced.


artist: Heir to Madness
albumname: The Citadel
sku: heirtomadness-citadel
upc: 876809006723
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-citadel/id287182938
also:
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description:
Heir to Madness is the moniker under which Jason Wiscarson administers his style of dynamic and dark progressive music. HTM is difficult to classify, atmospheric ambiance combines with scathing guitar work to make a unique blend of emotionally driven, sonically devastating soundscapes that are haunting in their depth. Sometimes calamitous and assertive; sometimes gentle and tenuous. Strong influences such as Opeth, Tool, and Porcupine Tree can be heard throughout, mixing with HTM?s style and grace.

After several attempts at a normal band experience, he finally decided the only way to make the music he truly wanted was to do it himself. Thus Heir to Madness thrust itself upon humanity. The name Heir to Madness is derived from the idea that we are all inheritors of madness; the madness of mind, ego, and separation.


artist: Hollywood Drunks
albumname: Swell
sku: hollywoodrunks-swell
upc: 847646007204
also:
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description:
"Man I feel different now!" Eric Winzenried exclaims from the Hollywood Drunks albums' title track "Swell". It's a feeling that we all experience at various stages in our lives. We wake up and suddenly everything has changed but we're not sure how or why. You're just not the same person. "Swell" is a coming of age album for a new adulthood. In Winzenried's case, it's one that has been severely delayed.

Once again combining an eclectic mix of musical styles, The Hollywood Drunks second album is a free for all of pop, rock, reggae, hip hop, and alternative. And lyrically, whether he's crooning or flowing, his style is all over the map as well. It represents his life as an artist, always changing and evolving, never staying in the same place. But what remains constant is his honesty and his ability to laugh at himself and his life.

"Swell" is an album that's both humorous and reflective. It's about adapting to the new circumstances and obstacles life likes to throw in our way."That Age" follows the aging process as it recognizes that, with each new year we're on this planet, more and more friends will drop out of our lives. And whether it's due to their death or that they're just sick to death of us, we experience and mourn each loss. He sets a somber tone in "Lonely Feeling" which explores emotional loss. But then, follows it with the humorous "Wake You", where Eric, attending a friend's party, laments the loss of his youth realizing, "Over half the people there I could've been their father." Entering the mind-blowing age of parenthood is sensitively addressed in, "Getting Young." You can almost see the bemused smirk on his face as he tries to convince himself and us that through each change he "feels swell in a perfectly unusual way." And his enthusiasm is contagious.

The Hollywood Drunks are able to make us laugh at the absurdities in life, all the while encouraging us to live each day as if it's our last. and by the end of "Swell" we can see the power and beauty of accepting each face-slapping change that life blindsides us with and we, too, feel "Swell".

Eric Winzenried - Vox
Lloyd Stuart Casson - Guitars, Bass
Carl West - Bass
Paul Sandberg - Keys
Sebastian Sheehan - Drums and Percussion


artist: Homeless Balloon
albumname: Oriental Spaces
sku: homelessballoon-orientalspaces
upc: 847646007228
also:
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description:
"Oriental Spaces" by Homeless Balloon has 76 minutes of chill out music mixed with world fusion grooves and acoustic performances shattered with experimental, electronic sounds, ambient atmospheres and some strong melodic themes.


artist: Horstreich
albumname: El Zoo
sku: horstreich-elzoo
upc: 847646003909
also:
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description:
The album El Zoo is a straight forward punk rock music collection. It is short but highly energetic and great fun with a very independent, charismatic note. The ones who are aware of the german language also might recognize the wordplay of the album and the band name: Horstreichelzoo - Stroke your ears with this album!


artist: Horstreich
albumname: Legs without Brains
sku: horstreich-legswithoutbrains
upc: 847646008836
also:
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description:
Stray feet step out to dance on a fragile surface...

This striking illustration on the silver printed artwork of the band's 20th anniversary album gives a good impression of the collection of gems inside.

Explosive harmonies and highly energetic drive are carefully combined with an abundance of stops and goes, ups and downs and whispers and shouts. The polish of arrangements, the detail of composition and the warmth of the production prove that the band has come a long way and that the boys know exactly what they're doing. This highly entertaining album is topped off by fine lyrics and stories about white rooms, hypnotic isolation, blindfolded rat race and shoes that just won't fit.

Guest vocals: Eva Gold
Production: Tom Korbler


artist: Horstreich
albumname: Loepoenk
sku: horstreich-loepoenk
upc: 847646001202
also:
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description:
Loponk. How many umlauts can you fit in one title? The word is pronounced like french "le punk" and is a perfect description of the album's content. Charming, happy three minute punk songs, friendly melodies and a timid voice. Not rough, not intended to hurt but a toe tapping delight that gets the summer started.


artist: Horstreich
albumname: tinytension
sku: horstreich-tinytension
upc: 876809009809
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/tiny-tension/id426733787
also:
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description:
A well balanced composition of straight-in-the-face punk rock with twisted arrangements, a fragile emotional voice, and plenty of energetic drive. In the last 15 years the band has grown in sound, spent a lot of time on structured songwriting, focused on harmonies and worked to make the music last longer. While the sound has become less accessible on the first take, there is a lot more to discover. If you let the album sink in, you will be struck by those catchy pop-monsters that are hidden beyond the surface.


artist: Howard Ferre
albumname: Journey's End
sku: hferre-journeysend
upc: 847646001530
also:
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description:
On his debut album, Journey's End, Howard Ferre brings his original music to another stage creating an organic soundscape that takes the listener on a road through a rich universe of sound and emotion.

'Journey's End' fuses innovative musical facets of electronic, rock, and old world sounds, as well as melds several works with classical elements to form a mosaic of music both vivid and compelling.


artist: Human Response
albumname: Delirious
sku: humanresponse-delirious
upc: 876809002213
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=258043580&s=143444
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description:
Jan Hanford (aka "Human Response") is a classically trained musician in piano and composition but is as passionate about electronica and its various subgenres as she is about J.S. Bach.

She creates electronic music with layers of melodic and rhythmic interaction. Her extensive use of the minimoog gives her music a vintage analog sound which she continued when her music evolved using digital samplers and sequencing.


artist: Human Response
albumname: Dreamer
sku: humanresponse-dreamer
upc: 847646003053
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description:
Before samplers, before midi, before sequencing; it was me, my minimoog and my Teac 4-track. Every note had to be performed live, every melody line played and overdubbed from beginning to end. There was no digital editing, no computers, no copy and paste. Difficult? Sure was, but I loved every minute of it.

In the mid-1980's samplers became commonplace and in the early 1990's excellent, powerful sampling keyboards became affordable. Having spent so many years recording with a limited studio and multi-track tape, I found the sounds offered by keyboard samplers and the ease and power of sequencing irresistible.

However, what to do with all that old analog music I worked so hard creating? Every musician has huge reservations about letting the world hear anything they've done that isn't perfect. I decided that I love this music too much not to let it be heard, flaws and all.

I hope you enjoy listening to this music as much as I enjoyed creating it.


artist: Human Response
albumname: Immortal
sku: humanresponse-immortal
upc: 876809006235
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=277014665&s=143444
also:
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description:
Before samplers, before midi, before sequencing; it was me, my minimoog and my Teac 4-track. Every note had to be performed live, every melody line played and overdubbed from beginning to end. There was no digital editing, no computers, no copy and paste. Difficult? Sure was, but I loved every minute of it.

In the mid-1980's samplers became commonplace and in the early 1990's excellent, powerful sampling keyboards became affordable. Having spent so many years recording with a limited studio and multi-track tape, I found the sounds offered by keyboard samplers and the ease and power of sequencing irresistible.

However, what to do with all that old analog music I worked so hard creating? Every musician has huge reservations about letting the world hear anything they've done that isn't perfect. I decided that I love this music too much not to let it be heard, flaws and all.

I hope you enjoy listening to this music as much as I enjoyed creating it.


artist: Human Response
albumname: Survival
sku: humanresponse-survival
upc: 876809003746
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=257903993&s=143444
also:
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description:
Before samplers, before midi, before sequencing; it was me, my minimoog and my Teac 4-track. Every note had to be performed live, every melody line played and overdubbed from beginning to end. There was no digital editing, no computers, no copy and paste. Difficult? Sure was, but I loved every minute of it.

In the mid-1980's samplers became commonplace and in the early 1990's excellent, powerful sampling keyboards became affordable. Having spent so many years recording with a limited studio and multi-track tape, I found the sounds offered by keyboard samplers and the ease and power of sequencing irresistible.

However, what to do with all that old analog music I worked so hard creating? Every musician has huge reservations about letting the world hear anything they've done that isn't perfect. I decided that I love this music too much not to let it be heard, flaws and all.

I hope you enjoy listening to this music as much as I enjoyed creating it.


artist: Hunter and the Dirty Jacks
albumname: Single Barrel
sku: hunterjacks-singlebarrel
upc: 847646006580
also:
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description:
Hunter and the Dirty Jacks are a Los Angeles based blues/rock band that is on the rise, putting on great shows with an exhilarating mix of originals with choice covers, and have been playing around extensively.

Hunter and The Dirty Jacks have performed at House of Blues Sunset, House of Blues Anaheim, Saint Rocke, Biscuits and Blues, The Mint, Harvelle's, and toured all throughout California, including San Francisco, Monterey, Sacramento, Humboldt County, as well as into Nevada.

Hunter and The Dirty Jacks have also started and run a weekly residency on Tuesday nights for a year and a half at Harvelle's Santa Monica, which benefits feeding the homeless and teaching underprivileged children music. Many international touring artists come out regularly to join the band onstage to jam, which helps raise awareness.


artist: Hwy E
albumname: Concordias Finest
sku: hwye-concordia
upc: 876809006327
also:
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description:
In a small place located in the rural south, the Black Belt Region, bottom of the Delta, there emerged a click of young men. Certain circumstances brought these young men together, forming what is now known as Highway Entertainment Records, specializing in tight logos, spectacular beats, and lyricists with nice flows. The camp includes: Rob, Nate, ill Friss, Joe Bear, Clay Mac, Grip, KC, Lil James, and Lloyd. Pay close attention, these guys could very well be the next multi-platinum rappers in the hip hop world.


artist: Hwy E
albumname: Strait 2 the Streets
sku: hwye-straitstreets
upc: 847646003244
also:
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description:
Strait 2 the Streets takes you more into the personal lives of the Hwy E artists as it relates to the environment in which they live. This album has a darker mood than the previous Concordia's Finest, released 3 years prior.

"Strait 2 the Streets" reflects all of the shifting and infrastructure changes within certain circles of people and can be deemed somewhat controversial. However, with bangin' beats and interesting subject matter combined with superior lyricism, "Strait 2 the Streets" will become a classic in any true hip hop fans' album collection.


artist: Hybris
albumname: The First Words
sku: hybris-first
upc: 876809002206
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=257904080&s=143444
also:
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artist: Icicle
albumname: Axioms
sku: icicle-axioms
upc: 847646010990
also:
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description:
Krassy Halatchev (Icicle) has proven with his 9 studio albums to date that he has a lot of colours in his musical palette.

Axioms is no exception with its 12 tracks of driven alt rock/pop that is chockfull of imagination and good beats. The sound is as eclectic as it is manic, but it is the quirkiness that unifies it all.

It's the same kind of musical Krazy-Glue that bonds such acts as Foals, The Stone Roses, Arctic Monkeys, Beck, Spoon, Blur, Kasabian, Talking Heads̷0; to name a few.

Icicle handles the vast majority of the vocals but occasionally, as in previous records, would invite singers on lead and/or backups. This time it is the Brit Kat Howell who takes charge of the fairy-tail-ish One Bad Boy for Every Girl (track 4) and completes the choruses on The Force Within (track 2).

Axioms goes in many directions throughout its 12 compositions but the manic, head-spinning theme continues throughout. Snowman at My Door (track 2) is a cool, hypnotic trip well backed by acoustic guitar and keys, with the latter breaking into subtle shimmering stars at the choice moment. This is Not a Love Song (second single/track 9) is another enjoyable sing-along tune based around a P.I.L.-esque vocal hook and some hip-hop style well stitched verses. Desert Tree (first single/track 11) is a beautiful heartfelt piece about the colliding forces of science and ambition. It should well provide some clues to the other strange places that Icicle will lead you to throughout this record. Meanwhile, bluesy guitar grooves provide the perfectly askew backdrop for White Horse, You Against You and Tone It Down a Little.

For more info please visit Icicle's website.


artist: Icicle
albumname: Provenance
sku: icicle-provenance
upc: 847646010402
also:
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description:
Provenance, the latest album by Montreal-based Icicle, is set to release March 20, 2019. The album will be available to download and stream through all major online retailers. Fans can also purchase hard copy CDs through BandCamp.

In line with Icicle's previous work described as "genre-bending" (Darcia Helle, Sound Waves Review) and pushing his own sound to the forefront" (Richard Lyne, The Appetizer) the 12 new tracks playfully point to highly eclectic influences, all the while furthering Icicle's ever-shifting, distinctive sound.

Krassy Halatchev, the composer, singer, bass player and driving force behind Icicle, describes the album as life-affirming, built around themes of beginnings, growth, evolution, and love: "It reveres the miracle of life, birth, and growth, as well as strength, endurance, persistence, fight - all the necessary elements for one's survival. Of course, love is the backbone of it all. As David Bowie says, 'The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return."

Fans who've come to know what Jeremy Bregman from Medium.com called Icicle's "giant melting pot of different sounds ranging from groovy, bouncy bass lines to tracks with a new wave, 80's feel" won't be disappointed with the buoyant Let It Snow or the defiant I Had Enough. The 11th track, Because You Asked, features lyrics by Antonia Gueorguieva, based off a verbatim-style notation of Halatchev's words. The record also features vocals on select tracks by Laurie Gordon and Kat Howell.

Halatchev has charmed Canadian and international audiences for over two decades, following his defection from communist Bulgaria with the band The Clouds. From 1996 to 2012, he was a core member of the Montreal-based band Chiwawa. Provenance is Icicle's 7th LP since he went on his own in 2013.

For more information, visit: http://icicle.club.


artist: Icicle
albumname: Resonance
sku: icicle-resonance
upc: 876809008970
also:
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description:
Herd Records presents RESONANCE by Icicle (icicle.club) - 4th solo album of genre-defying tracks.

Official Release Date - February 19th, 2017

Listeners are invited to discover select early-release tracks on Bandcamp (icicle-band.bandcamp.com) and SoundCloud (soundcloud.com/icicle-band).

"These 13 songs take us on a journey of style and depth," reports Soundwaves Review (soundwavesreview.com/new-album-preview-resonance-by-icicle). "We have funky dance, spacey grooves, instrumental tracks blending industrial and electronic sound, and lyrics that captivate with their honesty."

RESONANCE reaches a broad new scope for Icicle, the alias of Krassy Halatchev who has been swept up in an intensely productive and personal wave of song-writing since going out on his own. Thus it is no surprise that this new record stands tall to its predecessors - Resurgence (2014), Theorems (2015), and Reverie (2016).

Floridian poet Joel Jenkins lends lyrics to Win Win Win, Super Connected, and Hanging Ten. All other lyrics and all songs on RESONANCE are written, performed, arranged, recorded, and produced by Icicle.

The new album is characterized by especially strong and inventive writing. The mix ranges from raw and brutal sounds like those in War and Smoke and Ash, to Runaway Train - a "break-up song." 1962, says Icicle, "is a throwback into the height of the Communist regime; a parallel between the East and the West," while Madness Is My Home (first single) evokes "the mad scientist, working relentlessly on a small miracle, finding that Eureka moment at the break of dawn." The album opens with the instrumental Tuck the Puck - Icicle's signature, and closes with Hanging Ten - "a reminiscence and reflection upon the way of the world and its mechanism; a call for awakening and realization; a call for revolution of the mind."

For more information on Icicle and RESONANCE contact: info@herdrecords.ca

@herd_recs @Icicle_band


artist: Icicle
albumname: Restiveness
sku: icicle-restiveness
upc: 847646010914
also:
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description:
The Trilogy Is Complete - The Latest Offering From Icicle Is Here

Restiveness follows up Provenance (2019) and Senescence (2020) to close out this musical chapter by Krassy Halatchev - the force behind the Icicle persona.

"I wanted to put out three connected records that focused on beginnings, lives lived in between, and the ends that complete our stories", says Halatchev.

Restiveness has a classic indie rock feel but intermingled with a great variety that is emblematic of the myriad of impacts in all our lives. It is a deeply thoughtful album, both poignant and provocative, driving and driven.

It is Icicle's 9th studio record, and can be seen as a collection and reinterpretation of all influences on an artist's road to self-knowledge and musical self-expression.

This Wonderful Smack, the first single (track 10), is a hooky frantic synth and heavy guitar number - right in your face from bar one! It opens a window on drug addiction, self-destruction and disillusionment - recurrent themes on the album. The vocals are filled with tension and vulnerability.

Murder Is Murder (track 2) is a groovy, bass-driven song with a heavy guitar intro riff to remind that there will always be challenges in the search for sanity and peace of mind, so often out of our reach.

We Are Both to Blame (track 13) is a song dedicated to Halatchev's closest childhood friend, Bobby Karaboitchev, who first introduced him to the bass - still Krassy's favorite instrument. Bobby died of an overdose before he even reached 30.

"He was my Syd Barrett" reminisces Halatchev. "I miss him to this day and hope he finally found peace or perhaps peace found him. After all, life is an incurable disease."

The album deals with the issues we will all have to deal with eventually, but with music! The strong songwriting, heavy guitar riffs, sexy bass lines and bang on drums on Restiveness will leave you breathless!


artist: Icicle
albumname: Resurgence
sku: icicle-resurgence
upc: 847646007976
also:
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description:
Krassy Halatchev, a familiar face in the Canadian music scene, lays new ground as Icicle with Resurgence. The album bounces between rock and pop. It is both accessible and innovative yet open and defiant. Bright and multi-layered sounds fill the 51-minute album, created during an exceptionally intense period for the artist.

Halatchev has charmed Canadian and international audiences for over two decades following his defection from communist Bulgaria with the band The Clouds.

From 1996 to 2012, he was a core member of the Montreal-based band Chiwawa - a group that had some success touring as well as collaborating on various film and video projects.

While Resurgence marks his first solo album, his collaborative spirit brought him together with Florida based poet Joel Jenkins who wrote lyrics for many of the songs. The merging of the cultural and expressive styles has brought forward a work that is both unique yet familiar. "Morning Bells", the album's second single and closing track, draws on a text by Halatchev's partner Antonia Gueorguieva.


artist: Icicle
albumname: Reverie_
sku: icicle-reverie
upc: 847646008867
also:
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description:
Montreal writer and composer Krassy Halatchev (Icicle) invites us into the universe of his latest album - a world of sensual fantasies, eerie nightmares and biting reality. The third instalment of his solo career titled "Reverie", releases officially on April 3rd, 2016.

Matured and eclectic sound (think of a blend between Depeche Mode, Placebo, Simple Minds, The Black Keys and Beck) fills the 48-minute record.

This latest studio full-length consists of 12 unmistakable compositions that are woven with passion and conviction. They span through delicate slow rhythms, voluptuous mid-range and furious up-tempo.

Icicle takes us through his world of tenderness ("Nothing In You"), apocalypse ("Fools Refuse To Learn"), personal disappointment ("What Day Is Today"), intimate stasis ("Boggles My Mind") and social criticism ("Paranoid Pigeon", "The Edge On Which We Run").

Icicle's philosophy has closely tied him together with Florida-based poet Joel Jenkins, the man behind the integral and deep-felt lyrics of 4 songs on this record. This collaboration has given life to compositions that are extremely personal and universal at the same time. "Paranoid Pigeon", the album's first single, is a perfect example of their remarkable teamwork. The song is simply contagious, driven by a hypnotic groove and infectious hooks. Its imagery reflects the zeitgeist of today and the chorus resonates long after the song's end.


artist: Icicle
albumname: Senescence
sku: icicle-senescence
upc: 847646010884
also:
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description:
Senescence (Icicle's latest offering), in its essence, is about death, mortality and the finality of things.
Indeed, it is an album which deals with difficult subjects. It questions, and it consoles. It is full of zest, clarity and above all - peace and resolve. It celebrates death rather than dread. In fact, it even brings a festive feel to it.

The opening/intro track Killer sets the mood for a journey that is rich in amplitudes and anticipation.
The second track Questions (Part 1) gets to the point rather adroitly with a powerful and assertive tone. It is as if Krassy Halatchev (the main force behind Icicle) is racing with the clock but, in reality, aren't we all U+003F ?
The first single Talk Talk Talk was dubbed as "the best break-up song ever" by one of Icicle's long-time loyal fans. It is a track that masterfully captures the feeling of abandonment, betrayal, hurt and loss. It grips with raw anger, despair and agony from the first note.
The second single Another Moment, featuring Laurie Gordon on lead vocals, is in full contrast to the latter. It is a soft ballad-esque tune which focuses on the importance of moments and details that matter the most. Time is running out after all.
Senescence is a record in the most traditional sense. It is an album which beckons you sit down and listen to in its entirety because, as Prince reminded us, "Albums still matter."

For more info please visit Icicle's website.


artist: Icicle
albumname: Silence
sku: icicle-silence
upc: 876809008987
also:
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description:
Icicle's newest record SILENCE is one of the finest in his acclaimed catalogue, taking him down yet another new sonic path 5 albums into his career. This is an act whose name has been built on the progressive evolution of its own aural dynamics, innovative compositions and stellar arrangements.

SILENCE is a bold, upfront, driving album, relying on grooves of pulsing keyboard twists, infectious guitar hooks and the off-kilter, slinky rhythms to carry the vocals of singer/bassist Krassy Halatchev. Lyrically, the record is demanding attention and mindfulness. The topics are broad, deep and above all - painfully honest and sincere.

These 13 songs are some of the most sensual, serendipitous, sparse recordings to come from Icicle, showcasing a new dimension in his songwriting and marking SILENCE as that crucial next sonic step forward for one of Montreal's best artists.

For news and more visit: http://icicle.club/

Contact: info@herdrecords.ca


artist: Icicle
albumname: Theorems
sku: icicle-theorems
upc: 847646007921
also:
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description:
Icicle is back with a second instalment - Theorems.

This follow-up solo record consists of 12 very strong and personal compositions. It bounces between rock and pop. It is both accessible and innovative yet open and defiant. Bright and multi-layered sounds fill the 50-minute album, created during an exceptionally intense period for the artist.

Halatchev has charmed Canadian and international audiences for over two decades following his defection from communist Bulgaria with the band The Clouds.

From 1996 to 2012, he was a core member of the Montreal-based band Chiwawa - a group that had some success touring as well as collaborating on various film and video projects.

While Theorems marks his second solo release, Halatchev's team spirit has closely tied him together with Florida based poet Joel Jenkins who wrote lyrics for some of the songs. The merging of the cultural and expressive styles has brought forward a work that is both unique yet familiar. "On And On", the album's second single, is a perfect example for their remarkable collaboration.


artist: Idlemine
albumname: 6
sku: idlemine-6
upc: 847646006283
also:
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description:
Experience a fresh taste of experimental instrumental rock!

This album, entitled "6", contains the newest release of material from Idlemine and is structured around straight ahead rock and metal. Using their power house of drums, in your face throttling bass, and exquisite guitar, this album was designed to give you a solid taste of a real 3 piece group of musicians without overdubs and samples.

The songs on this album are heavy hitting and in your face telling a story from beginning to end of every track and leaving you on edge with heart wrenching instrumentation and a colossal sound.

Idlemine quote;
"It was an awesome journey recording this latest album, a definite soul grabber".


artist: Idlemine
albumname: Idlemine
sku: idlemine-idlemine
upc: 847646006177
also:
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description:
Experience a new style and sound of Hard Rock Instrumental Music.

This album was put together not knowing if any of the riffs and melodies would ever make it on our next album, we were coming off the road and preparing to write our next album we started experimenting with our riffs, melodies, structures, sounds, and what is to be on this album.

As it would end up this Journey opened the door for what is Idlemine music today.

This music is a power house of drums, bass, and guitar, with a fresh twist of riffs and melodies, A solid taste of a real 3 piece group of musicians without the overdubs and samples.

"Not realizing once these songs started coming together they would be as they are, nothing arranged, nor planned, just music recorded straight from the soul, presenting something we feel is new and refreshing in the music world today".


artist: Idlemine
albumname: In Life
sku: idlemine-inlife
upc: 847646007136
also:
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description:
With epic riffs, dark undertones, and an enticing blend of spoken poetry the music in general is classic to the roots Idlemine always produces, but the vocals generate a whole new aspect to the norm.

This album is a straight shot to the thinker, the music is made to arouse thought and foster change.

Idlemine quotes: "Teaming up with a vocalist is always fun for us because we do write around being Instrumental, Rick Noble, (AKA) Rick Threat was phenomenal to work with. Most of the lyrics you hear in this album were recorded in one take, shot straight from the hip.

A few of the songs on this album were recorded together as a pre-pro but ended up so good we re-recorded them and put them on the album.

Although there are some EXPLICIT LYRICS in this album we feel you will still enjoy the point at hand when thought through after listening."


artist: Immune
albumname: Immune
sku: immune-immune
upc: 847646005132
also:
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description:
Anthemic modern rock with classic roots and a powerful message.

Immune has crafted a brand new set of songs which combine the sonic elements of classic rock with the production flourishes, raw power and lyrical potency of modern rock. Each song stands alone in its message yet works in conjunction with the other tracks to form a cohesive musical whole. Roaring guitars and soaring vocals are the engine driving the well oiled machine of hooks found in abundance throughout.


artist: Immune
albumname: Immune Instrumental
sku: immune-instrumental
upc: 847646005309
also:
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description:
Anthemic modern rock with classic roots and a powerful message. This is the instrumental version of the self titled album by "Immune".

Immune has crafted a brand new set of songs which combine the sonic elements of classic rock with the production flourishes, raw power and lyrical potency of modern rock. Each song stands alone in its message yet works in conjunction with the other tracks to form a cohesive musical whole. Roaring guitars and soaring vocals are the engine driving the well oiled machine of hooks found in abundance throughout.


artist: in giro
albumname: demonstrate (from where to Now - volume 2)
sku: in_giro-demonstrate
upc: 847646011140
also:
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description:
Our first release, demonstrate, volume 2 of the from where to Now cycle, is an abstract protest rock opera. A "dram rock" concept album with gaplessly flowing tracks, the suite follows "characters" with both lyrical and musical descriptions that repeat and evolve. We're playing our parts in relation to each other in hopes of waking up, balancing, and breaking out together; singing to set down our baggage long enough to catch a glimpse of something more, something pure. An examination of society, culture, and privilege, demonstrate is a critique turned meditation turned struggle for freedom, both personal and collective.


artist: In Nova Cantica
albumname: Medieval and Traditional Carols, Chansons and Festive Dances
sku: innovat-tradcarols
upc: 847646002902
also:
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description:
Each Hausmusik concert featured a different theme, spanning the late Middle Ages through the 18th century. In Nova Cantica celebrates the music of Christmastide, with medieval and traditional carols, Chansons and festive dances from the 13th to 17th centuries.

Possibly the first recording for Eileen Hadidian, it was originally recorded in Belvedere, California and then remixed and released as a CD on the Healing Muses label in 2003.


artist: Indidginus
albumname: Align
sku: indidginus-align
upc: 876809000288
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/align/id266020708
also:
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description:
Align is a downtempo excursion beyond time and space. Featuring several collaborative tracks with Ishq, the album draws on a wide spectrum of influences ranging from world music to IDM which are incorporated in unique and refreshing ways.


artist: Indidginus
albumname: Circa Diem
sku: indidginus-circadiem
upc: 876809009656
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/circa-diem/id423034895
also:
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description:
Circa Diem contains ambient soundscapes that echo the phases of day and night and evoke the passage of time. Ethereal, haunting atmospheres fuse and evolve with organic, soothing, and contemplative textures to create a beautiful collection of spacious instrumental music.


artist: Indidginus
albumname: Feast or Famine
sku: indidginus-feast
upc: 876809000240
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/feast-or-famine/id369478321
also:
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description:
Focussed on the funkier, groovier, slower side of psychedelic trance, Feast or Famine takes you on a kaleidoscopic journey through time and space, which will make your booty move and keep you coming back for more!

The album exhibits a diverse array of influences and includes a masterful collaboration with Colin Angus (The Shamen, Pablo Sandoz). Sure to be a winner on dancefloors the world over....


artist: Indidginus
albumname: Kaleidoscope
sku: indidginus-kaleid
upc: 876809000028
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/kaleidoscope/id346368255
also:
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description:
Open, spacious and relaxed Kaleidoscope presents the listener with ethnic atmospheres, emotive soundscapes and ambient vistas. The intricate and evolving nature of the album keeps the ears open and the eyes wide.

Michael Martin of Indidginus has grown leaps and bounds musically over the past few years. As part of that, he felt that much of his older material no longer represented where he now is. His music was previously simpler and more beat oriented, and it's now much more nuanced and takes in many more influences and genres. As such, he rerecorded many of his older songs and along with much new material, decided to replace his previous 2 Magnatune albums (and one "singles" EP) with 3 new albums: "Kaleidoscope", "Align" and "Feast or Famine".


artist: Indidginus
albumname: Sofa Surfer
sku: indidginus-sofasurfer
upc: 847646001561
also:
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description:
In the latest album Sofa Surfer from Indidginus you'll find dubstep, dub, dancehall, world-fusion, electronica and dance drawing on a diverse array of influences. Featuring collaborations with Teba Shumba, EJ Von Lyrik, Steve Newman, Fletcher, Francesca Krnjak, Riccardo Moretti, Colin Angus, High Frequency Bandwidth, Seb Taylor, Tripswitch, Suns of Arqa, Raggasouljah, 7Ft Soundsystem and OOOD.

The album has been well received worldwide and has garnered early support from Adrian Sherwood, The Orb, DJ Fresh, Liquid Stranger, ill Gates, DimmSummer, Greg Hunter, Red Bull Studios and Unity Radio amongst others.


artist: Individual Choice
albumname: Make Your Choice
sku: indchoice-makechoice
upc: 847646000717
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/make-your-choice/id440931649
also:
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description:
Inspired by Miles Davis' fusion of jazz and rock, "Individual Choice" have created music that follows the basic format of jazz (melody-improvisation-melody), but uses sonorities and rhythms belonging to the sphere of rock and progressive music.

Make Your Choice is the natural expression of the experiences and artistic inclinations of four musicians, with different musical backgrounds, revealed in an original, personal and creative manner.


artist: Industrial Sound Bank
albumname: Easy Sixes
sku: insoba-easysixes
upc: 847646006184
also:
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description:
Easy Sixes represents an evolutionary step forward for Industrial Sound Bank. Taking roughly a year to assemble, this album started as a few melodies strung together in a few free minutes during a bachelor party weekend in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Initially slated to be one long song, the melodies and hooks each began to take on a life of their own; when all the composition and mixing was completed, that one song had grown into nine individual tracks.

Filled with cinematic moments and a fury of blended genres, Easy Sixes is an album that's meant to be listened to over and over again.


artist: Industrial Sound Bank
albumname: Light and Science
sku: insoba-lightscience
upc: 847646003602
also:
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description:
Light and Science is an evolutionary leap in electronic sound and style; it was written over the course of a few months and recorded / mixed / mastered in the same studio. With a more modern edge and cohesive sound this album is meant to be left on repeat while you drive, work, dance, or lay on the sofa... Just listen.


artist: Industrial Sound Bank
albumname: The Disk Platter Spins
sku: insoba-platterspins
upc: 847646000861
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/the-disk-platter-spins/id440901761
also:
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description:
The Disk Platter Spins is a musical journey; a gapless, seamless blending of dance, trance and noise. The album has been inspired by years of living and listening. There's a strong "dance-ability" factor, but even for those who choose to just listen, this album provides great material. The songs were written over the course of the last 15 years in various studios and environments, and were finally compiled and mixed in the comfort of home. These songs have been floating around in disconnect since 1996. Some on CD, some on Floppy disk, some just melodies scribbled on fading sheet music.


artist: Ingrid Matthews and Byron Schenkman
albumname: CD1-JS Bach-Six Sonatas for Violin and Harpsichord
sku: ingridmatthews-sixsonatas1
upc: 876809006778
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/js-bach-six-sonatas-for-violin-and/id272431149
also:
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description:
Music for brain and soul, this is the last collaboration between two of the most stunning players on the American early music scene.

Ingrid Matthews and Byron Schenkman have long been regarded as well-established stars of the American early music scene. Their collaboration began in the 1980s, when the two were graduate students at Indiana University's Early Music Institute under Stanley Ritchie and Elisabeth Wright. Since that time, Matthews and Schenkman have performed and recorded together extensively, as a duo, with the chamber ensemble La Luna, and as directors of the Seattle Baroque Orchestra, which they founded in 1994. Matthews won first prize in the Erwin Bodky International Competition for Early Music in 1989, and Schenkman was awarded the Bodky Prize in 1999. In addition to their extensive joint discography, Schenkman has produced dozens of solo harpsichord CDs, to international critical acclaim, and Matthews has recorded the complete Sonatas and Partitas for Unaccompanied Violin of Johann Sebastian Bach, of which the American Record Guide writes: "this superb recording...is my top recommendation for this music, on either period or modern instruments."

Byron Schenkman is now working as a modern pianist based in New York. This album is the last project the two undertook together before Byron's musical metamorphosis was complete, and as such stands as a significant memento of a wonderful and rare musical collaboration.


artist: Ingrid Matthews and Byron Schenkman
albumname: CD2-JS Bach-Six Sonatas for Violin and Harpsichord
sku: ingridmatthews-sixsonatas2
upc: 876809006761
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/js-bach-six-sonatas-for-violin-and/id272431149
also:
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description:
Music for brain and soul, this is the last collaboration between two of the most stunning players on the American early music scene.

Ingrid Matthews and Byron Schenkman have long been regarded as well-established stars of the American early music scene. Their collaboration began in the 1980s, when the two were graduate students at Indiana University's Early Music Institute under Stanley Ritchie and Elisabeth Wright. Since that time, Matthews and Schenkman have performed and recorded together extensively, as a duo, with the chamber ensemble La Luna, and as directors of the Seattle Baroque Orchestra, which they founded in 1994. Matthews won first prize in the Erwin Bodky International Competition for Early Music in 1989, and Schenkman was awarded the Bodky Prize in 1999. In addition to their extensive joint discography, Schenkman has produced dozens of solo harpsichord CDs, to international critical acclaim, and Matthews has recorded the complete Sonatas and Partitas for Unaccompanied Violin of Johann Sebastian Bach, of which the American Record Guide writes: "this superb recording...is my top recommendation for this music, on either period or modern instruments."

Byron Schenkman is now working as a modern pianist based in New York. This album is the last project the two undertook together before Byron's musical metamorphosis was complete, and as such stands as a significant memento of a wonderful and rare musical collaboration.


artist: Intersonic Subformation
albumname: Into the Void
sku: intersonicsub-intotheovid
upc: 847646007471
also:
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description:
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.


artist: Intersonic Subformation
albumname: Out of Thin Air
sku: intersonicsub-thinair
upc: 847646011409
also:
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description:
This album is a musical exploration of various imaginary landscapes, a collection of snapshots of nature's both, static and dynamic states.

At the same time, it is a meditation on human condition, and an insight into one's emotions in relationship to those landscapes and nature's events.

Slow moving and constantly evolving, these ambient pieces invite a listener to look at the presented sights and vistas through a unique sonic prism - as if painted with various shades of greys, blues and off-white brush strokes.

We invite you to emerge yourself in this convergence of sound and sight, and flow gently through the chapters of this musical novel.


artist: iNTROSPEKT
albumname: iDEOLOGY
sku: introspekt-ideology
upc: 876809002176
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=257905422&s=143444
also:
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description:
Intelligent, varied, beat-driven electronica.

iNTROSPEKT (aka Benny Sanches) is a decade-long producer of electronic music, with remixes for Depeche Mode and Meat Beat Manifesto among his portfolio.

Frequently called on for production music, iNTROSPEKT's credits include a Sony/Tomb Raider III TV commercial, work for MTV's "Making the Video", and multiple independent films.

As a producer and musician, iNTROSPEKT has worked with Ahou Yazmeen (vocalist, guitarist, aka ISYSS); David Pulfinger (percussionist, Cabaret Voltaire/Cocteau Twins); Jorge Bermudez (The Bermudez Triangle); Ammie Moore (Chicago-based Lounge/Trip Hop vocalist); Lisa Talev (Austin-based Poet, vocalist, guitarist); Christophe Royer (San Francisco-based House and Funk producer); Rasa N' Rice (Los Angeles-based Electro producer); Shemp (Bass guitarist for Schloss); and many others.

In addition to his own production efforts, Benny works for the celebrated digital-recording company Digidesign.

Benny is the co-collaborator on Magnatune artist "Version".


artist: Ion
albumname: Future Forever
sku: ion-future
upc: 876809006099
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=278050840&s=143444
also:
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description:
Ever seen pictures of the ice hotels they build in Norway and Sweden every year? Well this sublimely wintery ambient album by David Hughes' side project, Ion, may just may be the perfect soundtrack for staying in one. Firmly rooted in the Berlin school, it's incredibly clean and crystalline and we love the modern utopias it conjures up with its frosty sequencing and big serene arcs of sound. Standout tracks include "Future Forever" and "The Silent Scream."


artist: Ion
albumname: Synchronicity
sku: ion-synchronicity
upc: 876809009311
also:
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description:
Synchronicity is the second full length collection from Ion, and follows on directly from their highly successful debut album, Future Forever.

The songs on this album were composed between 2007 and 2014. Some were recorded during the original Future Forever sessions but were not included in the final release because they didn't fit the style or direction of that album. Several of these tracks came out of rehearsal sessions for various concerts although the majority are studio compositions.

Updated for 2018, all of these pieces have been given a fresh coat of paint in the form of additional sounds, improved mastering and updated arrangements.


artist: Iordache
albumname: One Life Left
sku: iordache-onelifeleft
upc: 847646005507
also:
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description:
Drawing upon elements of cool jazz, nu jazz, exotica and lounge funk, Iordache's tone colors can sound like Herbie's "Speak Like a Child", Jagga Jazzist, Snarky Puppy, Henry Mancini, Gil Evans or Dolphy's "Hot Cool and Latin". "One Life Left" is new cool jazz for the 21st, with lots of odd quirky eccentricities to boot.

Iordache leads a seven piece band on here including himself and Lucian Nagy on woodwinds, plus trumpet, bass, drums and two guitars. Guitarist Toni Kuhn also doubles on a very funky analog sounding synthesizer too. The three horns, and sometimes flute, combine with the electronic guitars and keyboards to create instrumental textures that work perfectly with the music they play.

Some album highlights include "Peace" with its classic mid-90s trip-hop down tempo beat and lush vibratoed chords on the electric piano, and "Suriname" which opens with smooth horn orchestrations backing an exotic synth melody that recalls the old Don Ellis experimental big band. This is a very creative and well executed album. To the serious post bop fan this album may seem a little light, but these players are not light weight at all, they just prefer to keep their cool, with their tongues planted in cheek.
(A review of One Life Left from the Jazz Music Archives website).


artist: Ireen Thomas
albumname: Contemplations
sku: ithomas-contemplations
upc: 847646003725
also:
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description:
How did it all begin.... probably in a long cherished wish to play Erik Satie's Gymnopedies and Gnossiennes (originally written for the piano) on the lute. Having fulfilled that wish and thinking of recording Satie, I asked myself which lute composer could stand next to Erik Satie? The answer came quickly in the form of Robert Ballard, Musicien Ordinaire du Roy. Ballard's music is quintessentially French: as with Satie, his compositions are exquisitely refined and 'courteous'. Perhaps because of this shared quality of serenity, when one hears their music side by side the distance of 300 years which divides these two Parisians quickly fades away. However, when one returns to earth, Paris, as one of the greatest cultural centers of Europe, also took many foreign composers to her heart. Among these was Fernando Sor. His intense and romantic Fantaisie Elegiaque for guitar, with its highly concentrated emotional content, forms a most 'earthy' contrast with the more ethereal and transparent tones of Ballard and Satie.

Contemplations
Being descended from a family of music publishers and lutenists Robert Ballard (ca 1572 - after 1650) possessed all the genetic material required to grow into one of the more prominent lutenists of his time. His father, Robert Ballard senior, founded, together with his cousin Adrian le Roy, the famous music publishing house 'Le Roy et Ballard'. When Maria de Medici, the French regent, was looking for a lute teacher for the Dauphin Louis XIII, she chose Ballard's son Robert. Ballard junior wrote two books of lute music: Premier Livre de tablature de luth (1611) and Diverses Pieces mises sur le luth (1614). From 1618 onward he was allowed to bear the title Musicien Ordinaire du Roi. The Entree's, Courantes and Ballets, which are here performed on a 10-course gut-strung lute (after Gerle, Brian Cohen 1979), are from the first lute book. In addition to having certainly played them, Louis XIII probably used them as a subtle accompaniment to his dance.

Born in Spain, the composer and guitar virtuoso Fernando Sor (1778-1839) received his music education from the Benedictine monks of Montserrat. With the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte he left Spain for Paris, where he soon became well known. Sor is especially famous for his large oeuvre for guitar, but he also wrote operas, symphonies and ballets. Most of these are lost. As a performing guitarist he traveled widely throughout Europe. In addition to his many concerts in Paris, where he remained for most of his life, he gave performances in other large cultural centers such as London, Berlin, Warsaw and Moscow. Sor composed the Fantaisie Elegiaque (1836) after the death in childbirth of a dear friend and pupil. Its melodies, which are moving as well as charming are grouped into sharply contrasting phrases which follow each other in quick succession, a characteristic which might well have pleased his fellow Parisian Frederique Chopin.

On this album Sor is being played on a Stauffer guitar (1830) copied by Martin de Witte in 2011. Its strings are of gut and silk.

For the 'self-made' composer and Rosicrucian (a secret philosophical society) the music of Erik Satie (1866-1925) was conceived in a very architectural manner: as if assembling a construction kit, he formed his compositions from audible building blocks, not shrinking from seemingly interminable repetitions. Today Satie is mostly famous for his Trois Gymnopedies (1888) and his Trois Gnossiennes (1890) which, because of their long drawn-out melodies and their repeated chord patterns, can easily put Satie's listeners into a trance-like state. To fit them into the range of the 14 course liuto attiorbato the Gnossiennes and Gymnopedies have been transposed down a fourth and a fifth respectively. To preserve Satie's harmonies virtually unaltered it was necessary to develop a new right hand technique. Satie's often soft and mysterious sound combinations translate surprisingly well onto the gut-strung liuto attiorbato (De Witte 2007, after Choc 1630).


artist: Ireen Thomas
albumname: Indian Summer of the Lute
sku: ithomas-indiansummer
upc: 876809008451
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/indian-summer-of-the-lute/id400991079
also:
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description:
The album "Indian Summer of the Lute" presents the fairly unknown repertory for baroque lute from the time of the sons of Johann Sebastian Bach and of the young Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. These compositions in a pre-classical style bring out a surprisingly expressive aspect of the lute.

Johann Friedrich Daube, Rudolf Straube and Ferdinand Seidel composed their music in a period during which the expression of individual feelings was paramount. Whereas before, the religious and worldly majesty were the major source of inspiration for composers, in this period the individual stood at the center. Because the melody was considered to be the carrier of feelings, composers thought of polyphony as an unnecessary distraction. As a consequence of this swing in musical language new instruments, such as the Forte-piano, were developed and concert life shifted from the courts increasingly to places open for the public. Because of these changes the lute lost its function and came to be thought of as old-fashioned.

In spite of these developments German composers kept writing for the lute until as late as the 1790s. Typical for this Indian Summer of the lute is the respectable number of solo sonatas written for it. Also in chamber music the lute played an important role in the works of composers such as Johann Ludwig Krebs, Bernhard Joachim Hagen, Carl Joseph Toeschi and Joseph Haydn. Though declining in most European countries, in the German speaking ones the lute was given a new language. In a word the lute had to become 'outspoken' and through this transformation it experienced a beautiful Indian Summer.


artist: Ishwish
albumname: The Gates of Dawn
sku: ishwish-gates
upc: 876809007737
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-gates-dawn/id336048531
also:
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description:
ishwish utilizes sound, art and technology to communicate universal knowledge purely on a vibrational level. Being in harmony with the universe will evolve our consciousness.

With this new album, ishwish has created a vast sonic universe for the listener to explore. Christopher Currell, utilizing new audio technologies, has created a tapestry of sound and music which becomes a unique and personal experience to each listener. An important factor in ishwish music is improvisation. When music is created in "present time", a special energy happens. That energy is unique because it remains long after the actual performance is finished, still influencing the people and the environment.

"Sound is a vibration. Like sound, the universe is also vibration. If we look closer, there is information in the vibration. All knowledge we seek resides there. All we have to do is listen."

Christopher Currell


artist: Ishwish
albumname: Meditations
sku: ishwish-meditations
upc: 876809008314
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/meditations/id383195747
also:
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description:
Meditations is the third CD by Ishwish. With Meditations, Christopher Currell (composer, musician and producer) has gone much deeper with his concept of using sound vibrations to raise human consciousness. Meditations are five musical/sound collages that are designed to resonate specifically with the human spirit and the universe. The harmonious interaction of spirit and sound sets free information that is contained within the vibration. This information holds the key to elevating consciousness. Each person resonates differently, much like a radio tuner, and therefore has his own unique experience. Each person receives only information that they are ready to receive based on their own current awareness and life experiences.

Christopher says this about the powerful harmonious interaction of music and meditation:

"Light is the creative source. The universe is an echo of the creative source...fundamentally a vibration. Everything is a result of a creative thought. The spiritual essence of man is interested in trying to understand the nature of the creative source. Science is about analyzing its results. Meditation stills the vibration long enough to perceive its source. Music is a process that resonates directly with the creative source. Meditations are pathways to consciousness. Sound illuminates the way. May your travels be guided from the darkness into the light."


artist: Ishwish
albumname: Remember
sku: ishwish-remember
upc: 876809006242
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=277102664&s=143444
also:
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description:
ishwish is communication from the universe, using vibration in the auditory and visual frequency spectrum to transmit a message of peace, harmony and universal knowledge for all people of planet Earth.

Multi-instrumentalist and sound designer Christopher Currell has worked with diverse artists such as Quincy Jones, Paul Simon and Stevie Wonder. His pioneering work with the Synclavier (a sophisticated digital synthesis computer) culminated in his contribution to the multi-platinum album "Bad" by Michael Jackson.

Christopher's current work with ishwish is a reflection of new knowledge of reality discovered in quantum physics...that EVERYTHING in the universe is connected.

On this first ishwish venture, Cirque du Soleil vocalist Beth Quist joins Christopher to explore and unleash latent memory stored in our DNA via sound vibrations. Christopher's sonic textures along with Quist's angelic voice combine with the influence of the listener and environment to open our hearts and memories of our distant past.

"The sound vibrations of ishwish are intended to be a journey through the universe, different times and dimensions. The journey ultimately begins and ends with you. Please enjoy!"

Christopher Currell


artist: Ivan Ilic
albumname: Fugitive Visions - Piano Masterworks by Chopin and Liszt
sku: ilic-fugitive
upc: 876809007041
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/fugitive-visions-piano-masterworks/id339074510
also:
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description:
John writes: it's a pleasure for me to work with a musician who really "gets" the world of Internet music, and very unusual for a classical musician. He's been peppering me with questions about Creative Commons and sharing his music via Wikipedia, and has focussed on making stunning Internet-only releases through Magnatune. Check out the intense album covers I've made with him! If you watch the video on his home page, you'll see that he can really play: a thousand edits aren't needed.


artist: Ivan Ilic
albumname: Godowsky and Ecstasy
sku: ilic-godowsky
upc: 847646002506
also:
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description:
22 Chopin Studies by Leopold Godowsky - American pianist Ivan Ilic has recorded his 7th album for Magnatune, entitled Godowsky and Ecstasy, 22 Chopin Studies. Godowsky was a celebrity in his day: Artur Rubinstein said that "it would take him 500 years" to acquire Godowsky's technique. Rachmaninoff wrote that "Godowsky is the only musician of this age who has given a real, lasting contribution to the development of the piano".

But following Godowsky's death in 1938, his compositions were largely ignored until the year 2000, when super-virtuoso pianists such as Marc-Andre Hamelin and Boris Berezovsky began to record and perform his works in concert.

Ivan Ilic is the latest pianist to rise to the formidable challenge. His album focuses on the 22 Studies for the left hand alone, considered among the most difficult pieces ever written for the instrument.

But there is a poetry in Ilic 's interpretations which makes one forget the difficulty, and allows the listener to bask in Godowsky's rich, dark re-working of Chopin's masterpieces.

This album is a tour de force of virtuosity and musicianship.

- Daily Telegraph Classical CD of the Week
- Classique News Top 5 CD of the Month

"A major achievement"
BBC Radio 3


artist: Ivan Ilic
albumname: Romantic - Powerful Miniatures by Schumann and Brahms
sku: ilic-romantic
upc: 876809006624
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/romantic-powerful-miniatures/id339081619
also:
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description:
John writes: it's a pleasure for me to work with a musician who really "gets" the world of Internet music, and very unusual for a classical musician. He's been peppering me with questions about Creative Commons and sharing his music via Wikipedia, and has focussed on making stunning Internet-only releases through Magnatune. Check out the intense album covers I've made with him! If you watch the video on his home page, you'll see that he can really play: a thousand edits aren't needed.


artist: Ivan Ilic
albumname: Sparkling - The Complete Preludes by Claude Debussy
sku: ilic-sparkling
upc: 847646002100
also:
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description:
Pianist Ivan Ilic 's award winning recording of the 24 Debussy Preludes is finally available on Magnatune, in its entirety. Originally released in 2008, it is his 6th Magnatune album.

Described as 'masterful' by Gramophone, the recording won prestigious awards from:
- Mezzo Television (France)
- Fanfare Magazine (US)
- ClassiqueNews.com (France)

It was a hit with critics worldwide, and continues to be broadcast across 6 continents.

"The rich humanity of these priceless miniatures is joyfully relished."
- International Piano, London

"His playing is characterized by clarity, vivacity and his intuitive feel. The pianist has real personality and his name is one to remember."
- Le Monde de la Musique, Paris

"Fidelity to what the score says is impeccable." Four stars
- Classical Music Magazine, London

This is the first Magnatune album dedicated to Claude Debussy's piano music. Enjoy masterpieces such as 'The Girl with the Flaxen Hair', 'The Sunken Cathedral' and 'Fireworks'.


artist: Ivan Ilic
albumname: Elegance and Refinement - Baroque Suites, French Sweets
sku: ilic-sweets
upc: 876809007058
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/elegance-refinement-baroque/id339089223
also:
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description:
John writes: it's a pleasure for me to work with a musician who really "gets" the world of Internet music, and very unusual for a classical musician. He's been peppering me with questions about Creative Commons and sharing his music via Wikipedia, and has focussed on making stunning Internet-only releases through Magnatune. Check out the intense album covers I've made with him! If you watch the video on his home page, you'll see that he can really play: a thousand edits aren't needed.


artist: Ivan Ilic
albumname: Transcendental - Transcriptions by Brahms and Godowsky
sku: ilic-transcendental
upc: 876809007997
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/transcendental-transcriptions/id348776641
also:
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description:
Renowned for their technical difficulty, Ivan Ilic presents Leopold Godowsky's Studies on Frederic Chopin's etudes. Critic Harold C. Schonberg called them "the most impossibly difficult things ever written for the piano." Ilic also presents Johann Sebastian Bach's D minor Chaconne, transcribed to the left hand by Johannes Brahms. An interesting set of left-hand piano pieces from the greats (Bach and Chopin), as interpeted for a more contemporary setting.


artist: Ivan Ilic
albumname: Vitality and Virtuosity - Sonatas by Haydn and Beethoven
sku: ilic-vitality
upc: 876809006617
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/vitality-and-virtuosity-sonatas/id339079234
also:
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artist: Ivilion
albumname: Sartinal
sku: ivilion-sartinal
upc: 876809002169
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=257925618&s=143444
also:
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artist: Ivilion
albumname: Terean
sku: ivilion-terean
upc: 876809003562
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=257788793&s=143444
also:
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description:
Imagine a peace-filled primitive world where the atmosphere is painted with swirling ambience, where intense tapestries of sound envelope and enrich every aspect of life. A world in which the air breathes and the wind has a mind and life of its own. A world where meditation is common and spiritual response is immediate and uplifting. This is a world of fantasy, a world of mystery, and a world of beauty. You can keep imagining this world, or you can pick up the new Ivilion release, Terean, and experience it for yourself in surround sound.

Terean is the culmination of Michael Weeks' previous works with Ivilion, pulling in and adding to the structures started in his first release, Sartinal, and making use of the darkly melodic concepts from his unofficial release, What I see in the dark. I recently had the pleasure to review his other project, The Wretch, and I cannot enforce the difference between these two projects enough. While The Wretch takes listeners on a fast-paced trip through a schizotypal, A.D.H.D. crazed mind, Ivilion serves to take listeners on an intrinsic journey through their own psyche.

Terean is characterized by perpetual, evolving tribal beats, crafted on a base of dark, drifting ambience, and given life by the beautiful melodies throughout. Delicate, haunting string and piano arrangements visit songs, adding strength and body to the overall value of this work of art. While some ambient works are sparsely layered, change little, and drone into nothingness, Terean weaves its way into the listener's mind, taking over the subconscious and inspiring 44 minutes and 44 seconds of thought and meditation.

If you don't like tribal drums and ambience, I don't have to tell you that you probably won't enjoy this album. But if you have even a passing interest, I can promise Ivilion's Terean is for you. The production on this release is impossibly flawless; the sound is amazing and inspiring. With Terean Michael Weeks shows an absolute command over his resources, turning what can be a dull and stale genre into a living masterpiece. I fully intend to dwell on this release for quite some time, and will be strongly suggesting it to anyone I meet.
Review by: Shaun Phelps


artist: J Nilsson Project
albumname: 8hr Session (8 hours)
sku: jnilssonproj-eighthrsession
upc: 847646001790
also:
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J. NILSSON PROJECT - 8hr SESSION

This is a new lineup, consisting of some of the finest musicians in Sweden. Except for one: the composer and guitarist Johan Nilsson (also the guitar player in EJP and Burnshee Thornside). What he did though, was to initiate one day in the studio. One day with 8 compositions. Lunch and coffe-breaks were served. Music were played. Unedited. Unrehearsed. No strings, no rules. Just "go with the flow".

A long life dream, for me, just to have these guys in the same room and play together and see what came out. Well, the "8hr session" is what came out. And the guys stretched. The first track is ten minutes long! Which is crazy and a bit brave and bold. But as the title suggests, "Blues for Monk", it's a tribute to a brave and bold person. Then right after that comes a beautiful ballad, titled "Half Goodbye", and the tenor saxophone will make you cry...

Join the J. Nilsson project and be amazed.

Tomas Bergquist: Bass.
Andre Ferrari: Drums.
Jonas Lindeborg: Trumpet/Flugelhorn.
Joakim Milder: Saxophone.
Johan Nilsson: Electric guitar.
Martin ostergren: Grand Piano, Rhodes, Prophet 5.


artist: Jackal and Wolf
albumname: The Cathedral and the Bazaar
sku: jackal-cathedral
upc: 876809002947
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With influences that range from the classic sounds of Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath to the metal power of Metallica and the informed vitriol of Rage Against the Machine, punters can expect potently raw riffage and a groove-oriented sound.

Commerce versus art; capital greed or creative freedom; the cathedral and the bazaar? Inspired as much by philosophy as the need to make very loud noise. This new power-trio are intent on creating great, hard-hitting tunes and playing them live. The title of their debut album, "The Cathedral and the Bazaar" is a tribute to the free music philosophy that inspires them.


artist: Jackalopes
albumname: Jacksploitation
sku: jackalopes-jacksploit
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Horror Punk similar to The Misfits, Samhain, The Damned as well as influences ranging from 50's Rockabilly to 60's and 70's Psych and modern punk and hardcore.

Founded in 1999 in the back of a Tattoo shop owned by lead singer, Rev. Chad A. Wells, The Jackalopes have continually strived to carve their very own X into the foreheads of music listeners everywhere.

Dealing in imagery ranging from sacred to profane, violent and sexy to downright silly, The Jackalopes are here to entertain you and provoke you and they push all the right buttons on their now classic first full length, "Jacksploitation!". The Jackalopes combine the dark and brooding elements of acts like Samhain, The Misfits, The Doors, The Damned and Christian Death with the revved up fury of Motorhead, Electric Frankenstein and early Metallica while combining lethal doses of Beach Boys, Beatles and Monkees inspired sing-along with the stage antics of early Kiss, Alice Cooper and Motley Crue! Throw in a heapin' helpin' of Social Distortion, Fear and Black Flag and top with copious amounts of Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis, Charles Manson and Anton LaVey and we're getting very near to the heart of the Beast! Coat the whole package in the world renowned, Lowbrow Art of the band's own Rev. Wells and we have the making of one HELL of a party!


artist: Jacob Heringman
albumname: The Art of the Lute Player
sku: heringman-artlute
upc: 876809002091
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The Art of the Lute Player, was released in October 2002. This disc is a compilation of material from the first three solo CDs, plus solo tracks from the ASV Milan and Mudarra albums made with the singer Catherine King

"The supple expressivity of the performances reflects Heringman's love of the music. What more is there to be said, other than to urge anyone with an interest in this small but very lush musical pasture to buy it without delay."
Gramophone


artist: Jacob Heringman
albumname: Black Cow
sku: heringman-blackcow
upc: 876809002244
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Consists mainly of works by the great 16th-century Transylvanian lutenist and composer, Valentin (Balint) Bakfark, interspersed with Polish dances by his Prussian contemporary, Matthaeus Waissel. Full of variety, contrasting moods and breathtaking virtuosity, this CD shows that lute music has the power to move a modern audience as much as it could a renaissance one.

Recorded 15-16 December 1998 in Wiltshire, UK
Recording engineer: David Singleton
Assistant engineer: Alex Mundy
Post-production by Adrian Hunter

Lute made in New York in 1997 by Andrew Rutherford, after Gerle (c1580).


artist: Jacob Heringman
albumname: Blame Not My Lute
sku: heringman-blamenot
upc: 876809004705
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Recorded and engineered by Magnatune founder John Buckman, Blame Not My Lute perfectly captures the warm, natural tones and relaxed yet elegant playing of world-renowned lutenist Jacob Heringman. Fifty eight instrumental tracks are exceptionally soothing and are perfect for any time you'd like to bring a little peace into your day.


artist: Jacob Heringman
albumname: Holburns Passion
sku: heringman-holburns
upc: 876809002237
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As a soloist, Jacob released his first CD, Holburns Passion: music for lute, cittern and bandora by Anthony Holborne, on the ASV label in 1998. This disc was chosen by Gramophone Magazine as one of the best CDs of 1999, and given a rosette and three stars in the Penguin CD guide.

Early Music: "an unusual disc combining sparkling virtuosity with carefully paced musicianship".


artist: Jacob Heringman
albumname: Josquin des Prez Lute Settings
sku: heringman-josquin
upc: 876809002220
itunes: NONE
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The stature of Josquin des Prez (c.1450-1521) is without question, indeed he is credited with being the mastermind behind the transition of music from of the Middle Ages into the renaissance. His output is for the most part vocal music, masses and motets, so this recording is unusual in as much as it is made up of settings of vocal music in a purely instrumental context, that being the solo lute. This process known as intabulation was undertaken by a number of 16th century lutenists and vihuelaistas (the vihuela being the Spanish equivalent of the lute) that obviously held Josquin des Prez in high regard. Surprisingly enough we are told by Jacob Heringman, in the inlay notes, that intabulation represents the largest proportion of all the known lute literature and this disc being the first to be made up entirely of intabulations.

Some of the composers who took Josquin des Prez' music as inspiration are familiar to me such as Valentin Bakfark (c.1526-1576) from Transylvania, Hans Newsidler (c. 1509-1563) from Germany and the Spaniards Miguel Fuenllana (early 16th century) and Alonso Mudarra (c. 1510-1580). Probably the best known work contained here is Luys de Narvaez' (fl.1530-1550) 'La cancion del Emperador' taken from his collection 'El Delphin de Musica' published in Valladolid, in 1538, this being a setting of Josquin de Prez' 'Mille regretz' said to have been a favourite song of Charles V of Spain.

Jacob Heringmans authentic sound and playing style suits this music perfectly, although it does take repeated listening to reap the rewards. For the most part though I do feel that this disc is more of a historical document for early music enthusiasts and scholars rather than a purely entertaining experience.
Andy Daly

This is a disc of arrangements: sixteenth-century arrangements for lute (and its Spanish counterpart, the vihuela) of vocal music by the greatest of renaissance composers, Josquin Desprez. The arrangements, from Italy, Spain, Germany and France, are by the leading lutenists of the early and mid sixteenth century; the earliest is by Spinacino (1507) from the first surviving published book of lute music; the latest is by the Transylvanian virtuoso Valentine Bakfark, from the Cracow Lute Book of 1565 (which also includes Bakfark's setting of the splendid four-part motet "Qui habitat in adjutorio" -- see my previous DGM CD, Black Cow).

Intabulation is the "official" name for an instrumental arrangement of a vocal piece. The sixteenth-century solo lute and vihuela repertoire can be divided into three categories:

1) fantasias and other freely composed pieces
2) dances
3) intabulations of vocal originals

A cursory survey of sixteenth-century lute music, both in manuscripts and in printed books, shows that intabulations form the largest category. And yet this category is largely unrepresented in performance and in recordings today.

Over a period of several years, with the help of leading scholars of lute music, I have assembled and played through as complete a list as possible of the hundreds of surviving sixteenth-century lute settings of Josquin Desprez's vocal music. After a long process of studying the intabulations and the vocal originals, I compiled this programme of some of the finest settings, and, during 1999, I toured with the programme, giving concerts in London, Turin, Vancouver and Norwich.

This is not only the first CD/concert programme ever to be devoted entirely to intabulations, it is also the first lute project ever devoted entirely to the great Josquin Desprez and to the legacy of Josquin instrumental arrangements, and much of the music has not been recorded or performed in modern times.

Why have we avoided intabulations until now? They are, after all, the meat and potatoes of the sixteenth-century lutenist's activity. Probably it is because: 1) they are difficult technically; 2) they have, in our culture of "originality", perhaps been thought of as somehow derivative (not unlike piano reductions of orchestral scores in the nineteenth century); and 3) the vocal originals are less well-known among lutenists and audiences today, which removes the music from its original context.

I believe that none of these reasons is particularly convincing: the technical difficulty has not proven an obstacle; it's simply a matter of giving the music one's time and commitment. The musical rewards are rich. Regarding the derivative quality of intabulations and the fact that, generally, people are unfamiliar with the vocal originals, I am convinced (and audiences have confirmed) that the best Josquin lute settings are fine instrumental pieces in their own right. I like to think of these pieces as transformations of vocal music rather than as reductions. Of course a knowledge of the vocal originals greatly enhances one's appreciation of these lute pieces, but Josquin's music is of such high quality, and the best settings so skilful, that his genius shines through them. Quite simply, this is great music which needs no apology.

Josquin des Prez and intabulations
Sometimes it feels as though Josquin will disappear in a whiff of smoke. Since Helmuth Osthoff's great biography of the composer (1962-5) it has become clear that a very large part of his details actually concerned other musicians -- Josquin de Kessalia at the court of Milan (d.1498), Josquin Steelant at the court of Burgundy, Josquin Doro at the court of Ferrara, Johannes Stokem (called Jo. de Pratis) at the Papal chapel, and so on. Fortunately some new documents have also been found, but our picture of his life is a lot more tentative than it once looked.

The present view is like this. He was born around the present French-Belgian border, probably in the mid-1450s, some 15 years later than once thought. His early career was not in Milan but probably at the chapel of 'Good' King Rene of Anjou (d.1480) at Aix-en-Provence and then in the Sainte-Chapelle of King Louis XI of France. After Louis died in 1483 Josquin seems to have been in Milan for a few years before joining the Papal chapel in 1489 (three years later than once thought). In 1496 he again disappears from trace, possibly returning to France; but he was certainly at the court of Ferrara for the year 1503-4, after which he moved north to Conde, where he was provost of the collegiate church until his death in 1521. What is abundantly clear, however, is that from the time when Ottaviano de' Petrucci published his first book of Josquin masses in 1502 Josquin stood as incomparably the most famous composer of the day.

An even more serious disappearing act has happened with his music. Josquin's fame in the 16th century seems to have led copyists and particularly printers to add his name to pieces of all kinds. Just over 300 works exist with his name on them in some 1000 early sources. The complete Josquin edition of Albert Smijers (finished in 1969) printed only two-thirds of these: some were unknown at the time, but in most cases their omission from the Smijers edition was already a judgment that they could not be authentic. Jeremy Noble's worklist for The New Grove Dictionary (1980) gave only 176 as being probably by Josquin. Since then the number of accepted works has continued to fall. Every few months there is another article arguing that a particular work is not really by him.

So today many Josquin scholars prefer to take a different tack, beginning from the other end. They look for works that present an overwhelming documentary case for being indeed by Josquin des Prez. Often that case includes ascriptions in several sources of independent authority, survival in sources from Josquin's lifetime or from editors who could be expected to have good information (Senfl and Glareanus, for example), and perhaps a passing reference by some writer or theorist. That approach obviously raises questions: it excludes the broader picture of what Josquin meant to hundreds of musicians in the later 16th century; and it seriously risks losing dimensions of Josquin's creativity that may just happen to be less well supported by documentary evidence. But it yields a small body of music that is of a stunningly high quality: 12 masses, some 40 motets and around a dozen songs.

But it turns out that this fairly small repertory, the hard-core Josquin, is the music that made by far the greatest impact in the 16th century. These are the works that appear in the largest number of sources (a whiff of circular argument here, but let it pass); by and large, they are the pieces that formed the basis of parody works down to the time of Lassus and Palestrina; and they are also the ones overwhelmingly preferred by the musicians who arranged his music for lute or vihuela. Among them, on this disc, are the three great six-voice motets Praeter rerum seriem, Benedicta es and Pater noster. All had a huge impact on later composers. Pater noster may be one of his last and most serene works; Josquin chose it to be sung annually in his memory at Conde. The other two may date from around 1500, and stand at the very root of the six-voice motet tradition in the 16th century. Despite the difficulties of reducing six voices to lute tablature, there are no fewer than 24 tablature sources for Benedicta es and 15 for Pater noster.

Similarly with the masses. The mass Pange lingua -- the only Josquin mass that was not printed by Petrucci, and therefore possibly his last surviving mass -- was excerpted and recopied throughout the century. And in many ways the mass La sol fa re mi, perhaps from the mid-1490s, is the most perfect of all his works. Although the vihuelist Diego Pisador famously intabulated eight entire masses of Josquin in 1552, the general pattern was to select shorter sections, which is what we find in the Spanish printed tablatures of Mudarra and Fuenllana as well as in the Venetian manuscript of Capirola (one of the earliest sources for any music of the Pange lingua mass).

Of the solidly documented songs, "Adieu mes amours" must be one of the earliest, composed before 1480; and it was also to be one of his most successful -- known from nine tablature sources, alongside 16 staff-notation sources. And the latest may well be "Mille regretz", with a similar spread of sources: this work has in fact been informally doubted by some, partly because only one (much later) source supports the ascription to Josquin in Narvaez's tablature; but I have recently convinced myself that a closer examination of the evidence not only shows it to be by Josquin but also suggests that it is one of his very last works, perhaps from 1520.

The five-voice chanson "Faulte d'argent" (perhaps from soon after 1500) has been questioned on stylistic grounds; but the documentary case for its being by Josquin seems hard to shake, and with the shifting picture of Josquin's output it seems wise for the moment to resist stylistic judgments. The six-voice "Nimphes, nappes" -- a work widely distributed with the Latin text "Circumdederunt me" (following the borrowed chant presented in canon within the texture) -- is also among his most solidly ascribed works: it surely dates from his last years in Conde.

"Comment peut avoir joye" (4vv) and "En l'ombre d'ung buysonnet" (3vv) remain hard to place within Josquin's output, though again they are among the most securely ascribed of his songs. As an intriguing teaser, this recording also includes the anonymous three-voice "Scaramella" setting that seems to be the basis of the more famous settings by Josquin and Compere as well as the mass by Obrecht. The anonymous piece is known from four sources (all tablatures), which is more than any of the other Scaramella settings.

For the rest, though, these later arrangements for plucked instruments give an astonishingly direct report of Josquin's most influential and loved works. In many cases one is hearing them through the medium of another musician's creativity, hearing them as they were heard in the generations after the composer's death, when he stood as the unassailable model for fine and refined music. But paradoxically it is through the eyes and ears of these later musicians that we can begin reassembling a plausible picture of Josquin des Prez.
David Fallows


artist: Jacob Heringman
albumname: Hans Neusidler, Ein newes Lautenbuechlein
sku: heringman-neusidler
upc: 847646004791
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Born in Pressburg (modern-day Bratislava) in 1508 or 1509, Hans Neusidler (often spelled "Newsidler") spent the majority of his life in Nuremberg, where he was active as a lute teacher and lute maker. He died in 1563.

Between 1536 and 1549, Neusidler published eight books of lute music, which are of great importance to the history of the lute, partly because of the fine music which they contain (arrangements of German, French and Italian songs and motets; dances; preludes), ranging from music for beginners to highly ornate and virtuosic intablulations, and partly also because his books contain valuable and rare instructional material for beginning lute players.

In this recording, I present a small selection of pieces from Neusidler's published books, with the intention of showing something of the variety of his musical output. His first work (Ein newgeordent kunstlich Lautenbuch, 1536) is represented by tracks 2, 8, 9, 14, 17, and 25. His second (Part 2 of the previous book, also 1536) is represented by tracks 1, 10, and 23. From Ein newes Lautenbuchlein (1540), I have included "Passa mesa" (Passamezzo), track 24. The remaining pieces are taken from Das erst Buch (1544).

Recorded by John Buckman for ToneGnome Early Music Recordings


artist: Jacob Heringman
albumname: Jane Pickeringes Lute Book
sku: heringman-pickering
upc: 876809002114
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Jane Pickeringe's lute book, technically known as British Library manuscript Egerton 2046, is one of the finest sources of the English lute repertory, but it is also an intensely personal and poignantly evocative document. We know nothing of the life of its original owner: indeed it is pure serendipity that we know her name, for the first section of the manuscript has been lost, the damage narrowly missing the folio containing her signature and a date (1616). However, Jane's manuscript still conveys a vivid impression of her musical taste, technical attainment, and even the type of instrument she owned.

If 1616 marked the beginning of Jane's copying, both her musical tastes and her lute were quite conservative. Much of her chosen repertory is late Elizabethan or early Jacobean, and most of it requires a lute with only 6 courses: some 20 pieces require a 7-course lute, and a single piece requires a fashionable 9-course instrument. Her precise and elegant hand fills the first 36 folios, beginning with a selection of duets. This is a characteristic of many didactic anthologies compiled under the guidance of a teacher, but if Jane was learning to play the lute as she filled her book she was precocious indeed, for the very first pieces reveal the hand of a practised scribe, and require some considerable technique in performance. However such a situation could explain the conservative repertory, which would then be largely that of her teacher's generation. Demonstrable musical accomplishment was a skill much prized in young unmarried women, and it is likely that Jane would have been expected to play for her family, friends and potential suitors, as well as, one hopes, for her own enjoyment.

It appears that Jane worked on her collection fairly intensively, stopped for a period, then returned to it briefly some time later, for her distinctive tablature hand is remarkably uniform until folio 35, whereupon it changes abruptly. Only 3 pieces are added in this later writing style, one of them a duplicate of an earlier entry. Did Jane give up her lute playing, perhaps upon marriage, and return to it later in life? We shall probably never know. Most of the great English lute composers of the day - Dowland, Rosseter, Bacheler, Johnson - are represented in this collection, but Jane did not scorn simple, artless trifles, which are sprinkled liberally throughout the manuscript. She copied them into the tiny gaps remaining at the foot of several pages, after more substantial pieces had claimed most of the space, and we are indebted to her for this endearing habit. If Jane and scribes like her had not seized the opportunity offered by a few inches of blank stave, many of these appealing little tunes, drawn from a largely oral tradition, would have been lost for ever. These simple, melodious titbits serve admirably to warm up the fingers, test the tuning, and gently ease the listener into the subtle and intimate soundworld of the lute.

Philip Rosseter is best known today for his beautifully wrought lute songs, but a number of his lute solos survive. The Pavin is a highly individual work: its poignantly turned melody is faintly reminiscent of Dowland's famous "Lachrymae", and its divisions, tumbling through the lute's entire compass, explore unusual textures to a quite unprecedented degree. The reassuringly straightforward galliard serves as a welcome anchor for the Pavin's flights of fancy, and allows free rein to Rosseter's superb melodic gift.

Lute transcriptions from keyboard originals are uncommon, simply because most keyboard solos have too wide a compass and are too complex to transfer idiomatically to the lute. William Byrd's set of variations on "My lord willoughbies welcom home" is a rare exception, and the lute version is probably the work of Francis Cutting, who made expert transcriptions of other keyboard works by Byrd, as well as Morley. The keyboard original survives in the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book: here it is transposed down a fourth, the better to fit the compass of the lute, but the figurations are preserved surprisingly exactly. The tune appears in many continental sources as "Roland": its English title commemorates the successful return of the commander of the English troops in the Netherlands, Peregrine Bertie, eleventh Baron Willoughby de Eresby.

"Mall Symes" is a set of variations upon a ballad tune. This particularly extended and virtuosic setting is anonymous in the manuscript, but is strongly reminiscent of other variation sets by Daniel Bacheler, such as "Monsieur's Almain" and "Une Jeune Fillette", especially in its exploitation of the extremes of the lute's register, and its use of rapid arpeggiated figures and quasi-tremolo effects.

Jane Pickeringe was not the only lutenist to leave a legacy in Egerton 2046; after the manuscript left her hands it was used by three other musicians, two of whom added several pieces. These all wrote for lutes with 10 or more courses, mostly using a variety of new French tunings which became popular during the 1620s and 1630s. These are characterized by narrow intervals between courses - (mostly major and minor thirds instead of the fourths of the old Renaissance lute tuning used by Jane), and thus a narrower compass overall. However they enable a few chords to be produced using mostly open strings. This gives unparalleled resonance, but a very limited range of convenient keys, hence the plethora of slightly different tunings, each lending its particular sound to one or two keys.

The next pieces jump a generation, and are part of this second layer of copying. The Coranto uses the old Renaissance tuning. In two sources it is attributed to the Parisian Charles de Lespine, who was in England in 1610-11, and its form and texture are certainly typical of French taste. Tracks 13-17 use two of the French "accords nouveaux": the "Allemande" uses "Harpe way" tuning, the following four require what the scribe called "Guateir" tuning, probably named after the volatile French lutenist Jacques Gautier, who was in England from 1617 until about 1640. "Harpe way" is an unusually resonant minor key tuning, with the top five courses tuned to one minor chord; it was also known as "flat tuning" or "Lawrence" tuning. "Gautier" tuning is almost its major key equivalent, though with the top course lowered a further semitone. It is sometimes called "sharp tuning". Both tunings lend a conspicuously different timbre to the lute, which is further enhanced by the open, "brise" texture of the writing. Initially these tunings were used for a repertory which was wholly French in origin, including new French dance forms such as the Sarabande and the Courante. However their characteristic timbres were peculiarly well suited to English folk tunes, such as we hear in tracks 15-17. Tracks 18 and 19 use yet different tunings, which illustrate the extremes of this confusing period in the lute's history. The former uses a tuning unique to this manuscript, indeed to this piece; the latter uses "flat French" tuning, the commonest and longest used of the accords nouveaux, which for several decades challenged the "D minor" tuning which we now perceive as the standard baroque lute tuning. With John Johnson's Pavin we return to Jane Pickeringe's work. Johnson was one of Queen Elizabeth's "musicians for the three lutes" from 1579-1594. He was held in high esteem by his contemporaries, with both his solos and his duets being widely copied. Geoffrey Whitney's A Choice of Emblemes and other devices (Leiden, 1586) includes the following tribute:

When that Apollo harde the musicque of theise daies, And knewe howe manie for theire skill, deserved iustlie praise, He left his chaire of state, and laide his lute away, As one abash'd in English courte, his auncient stuffe to plaie. And hyed unto the skyes somme fyner pointes to frame: And in the meane, for cunninge stoppes, gave Johnsonne all the fame.

This Pavin, in the remote key of F minor, certainly has more than its share of "cunning stops".

Daniel Bacheler was apprenticed in the household of Sir Francis Walsingham, and later appointed a Groom of the Privy Chamber to Queen Anne in 1603. He was a noted composer of music for the broken consort, and many of his works for this medium are dedicated to members of the Walsingham / Sidney circle. His numerous lute solos are widely disseminated amongst surviving sources, and in 1610 two were printed in Robert Dowland's Varietie of Lute Lessons, wherein Bacheler was described as "the right perfect Musition".

The following "Fantasia" is anonymous in Jane's manuscript, but survives in Johann Daniel Mylius's Thesaurus Gratiarum (Frankfurt am Main, 1622), where it is attributed to "Rosideri Angli generosi". On the basis of its similarity to some of John Dowland's chromatic fantasias, it was included in the Poulton and Lam edition of Dowland's lute works, and has long been regarded as part of his oeuvre, but there is no reason to doubt Mylius's attribution.

Rosseter, as we have seen, was fully capable of writing such intricate, challenging works. The anonymous "Madlay" is a curious work, called the "new Medly" in the Trumbull lute book (Cambridge University Library, Add.8844). A similar work, called the "Old Medley", exists, and is variously attributed to John and Edward Johnson. The different sections of the present work have the flavour of popular tunes, though no specific ones can be identified; they are here provided with divisions on the repeats, in the style of an embellished pavan or galliard. The result is an exhilarating tour de force resembling a dance suite in miniature. The piece was printed, though without its divisions, as a "Padoana", in Matthaus Waissel's Tabulatura (Frankfurt an der Oder, 1591). It is not known which version came first, though the melodies have a distinctly English flavour.

John Dowland needs no introduction. "Sweet Robyne" is a set of variations on the tune from which Ophelia sings a fragment in Hamlet IV, v, 182: "For bonny sweet Robin is all my joy". By the standards of the day Dowland's variations are quite restrained, complementing the poignant melody with effective counterpoint, but adding few divisions which might obscure it. This marriage of a simple ballad tune and masterly handling of the lute's sonority, encapsulates the very quintessence of the Jacobean lute repertory.

In an age when printed lute music was the exception rather than the rule, and personal anthologies were compiled from pieces circulating on individual sheets, there was little standardization, and no "authorized" text. Some scribes copied the divisions from their exemplar, some wrote their own into their manuscripts, others copied only the plain unadorned pieces and probably improvised embellishments afresh with each performance. The pieces performed here are as Jane Pickeringe (or her successors) copied them, with only obvious errors corrected. Where no divisions are included, Jacob Heringman has improvised his own, rather than import them from another source. The individual nuances of Jane's versions are thus preserved, a grateful tribute to a woman who unwittingly left us this priceless musical legacy and a window into her long-vanished world.

Recorded February 6-8, 2001 at the National Centre for Early Music, St. Margaret's Church, York, England.

Instruments used: eight-course lute after Venere, Martin Haycock, 1997, and ten-course lute by Michael Lowe, 1991.


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The works on the present recording have been selected from the contents of two manuscripts produced in Tuscany during the late sixteenth century. The sources are largely the work of a single scribe whose name has been lost to us. While originating from the same hand, they are different from one another in important ways.

The "Siena Lute Book" (The Hague, Gemeentemuseum, MS 28.B.39) is a lengthy anthology of over 150 items that was compiled in Siena. Its highly organized layout suggests careful planning and that it may have been assembled as a preservation copy, a repository for tablatures that could be recopied into other manuscripts. It begins with fantasias and ricercars grouped according to mode and intabulations of French chansons, all for six-course lute. There follows a section of fantasias, toccatas, contrapunti upon "La spagna," and untitled dances, some of which require a lute with a seventh course.

Because of the wide range and high quality of its contents as well as its careful copying, the "Siena Lute Book" is an outstanding source of lute music. It dates from c. 1590, but the time period of composition for its contents spans much of the 1500s. There are a number of pieces by some of the most famous lutenists of the early sixteenth-century: Francesco da Milano, Albert de Rippe, and Perino Fiorentino. The source also has arrangements of ensemble ricercars by the organist Giulio [da Modena] Segni, whose works enjoyed some popularity as lute intabulations in mid sixteenth-century publications. The chanson intabulations include those of music by Clement Janequin, Thomas Crecquillon, and Pierre Sandrin, composers whose songs were popular with lutenists and other instrumentalists from the middle to the end of the sixteenth century. Pieces more contemporary with the copying of the manuscript are those by the Neapolitans Fabritio Dentice and Giulio Severino as well as those by the Sienese composer Andrea Feliciani. Some of the works in the source are found nowhere else, which makes it an invaluable collection of sixteenth-century lute music.

Four pieces in the manuscript are contrapunti (highly ornate melodies) composed upon the famous dance tune "La spagna." For the present recording Jacob Heringman has reconstructed tenors (accompaniments incorporating "La spagna") for two of these contrapunti to create lute duets; this is likely to have been their intended manner of performance.

The other source for the works on the present recording is a manuscript preserved at the Dolmetsch Library in Haslemere (MS II C23). In its present state-some pages are missing-it is a modest collection of less than two dozen pieces for lute and guitar. Most of the compositions are for six-course lute, and they are in the handwriting of the "Siena Lute Book" scribe. A different hand was responsible for two pieces for seven-course lute, and a third hand copied a guitar tablature (with alfabeto notation) into the source.

Haslemere contains fantasias, ricercars, dance pieces, solo intabulations of vocal music, and arrangements for voice and lute. While the casual arrangement and eclectic nature of the manuscript's tablatures indicate that it may have belonged to an amateur rather than a professional musician, the technical demands of its music suggest that the owner was a very proficient lutenist. Perhaps the "Siena Lute Book" scribe copied pieces into Haslemere for a highly gifted student or friend. The manuscript may have been the lute book of a member of the Medici family or household, since the Medici insignia appears in the upper left corner of the first page of tablature.

One of the ways Haslemere differs from the "Siena Lute Book" is that its intabulated vocal works include Italian pieces rather than French chansons. Among them are "Nasce la pena mia" by Alessandro Striggio, "Vivo sol di speranza" by Giovane Domenico da Nola (it is incorrectly attributed to Orlando di Lasso in Haslemere), and "Vestiva i colli" by Palestrina. These mid sixteenth-century madrigals were favorites with lutenists as solo intabulations and in arrangements for voice and lute throughout the second half of the century.

The program of the present recording features works that represent the breadth of the repertory in the manuscripts they are drawn from. They include "classics" by Francesco da Milano and Perino Fiorentino, later works by Fabritio Dentice and Giulio Severino, chanson intabulations, and dance pieces. Thus, the program gives us an idea of the richness of lute practice in Tuscany at the end of the sixteenth century.
Richard K Falkenstein

Notes from the lute player
1. This piece is attributed in the manuscript to Francesco da Parigi, whose identity is a mystery. Five pieces are attributed to him in this source, but some of these are known to be by Francesco da Milano or Albert de Rippe. This Fantasia, actually not much like the work of either Francesco or De Rippe, is a fine piece, with a marvellous balance of rhapsodic passagework, and sophisticated counterpoint and dissonance.

2. Next is an anonymous Fantasia which seems related to another Fantasia (21) in the Siena manuscript, attributed to Perino Fiorentino.

5. This fantasia is anonymous, but strongly reminiscent of Francesco da Milano's style.

7. This remarkable four-part Fantasia from the Medici Lute Book is written in strict and somewhat dense four-part counterpoint. Either it was written by a lutenist/composer with an unusually strong commitment to contrapuntal principles, or it is an intabulation of a pre-existing four-part instrumental piece. To test these ideas, I (re)arranged the piece for four instruments, and can report that it is also highly effective performed in this way.

8. The "Passemezo del giorgio" (or "Zorzi") was a well-known chord progression (or ground) at the time. It survives in many versions for ensemble, for keyboard, for cittern and for lute.

10. Fantasia 23 shares its first few bars with those of a Fantasia in the Barbarino Manuscript (Cracow, Mus. Ms. 40032), there attributed to Dentice. This has led to the assumption that Fantasia 23 is by Dentice. However, because only the first few bars are the same, and because there are other instances of sections of Fantasias by one composer migrating into Fantasias by another, I don't believe we can necessarily assume that this piece is by Dentice. But the extremely high quality, and the stylistic similarity to other works by Dentice, suggest that it may indeed be a case in which Dentice wrote two different Fantasias which share their opening material.

13 + 14. The two lute duets are settings of La Spagna. The manuscript includes only the top line for each of these (and for two more like them), but clearly these top lines are "contrapunti" or trebles on the famous and extraordinarily long-lived La Spagna ground, and, like the countless other Spagna settings that survive (including the one for two lutes by Francesco da Milano), are meant to be accompanied by the Spagna tenor in some form. I have here reconstructed lute accompaniments on that basis, choosing to place the Spagna tenor at the bottom of the second lute parts as a bass line, rather than embedding it in the texture. Interestingly, some of the very last surviving settings of La Spagna (from the early 17th century) are Neapolitan. As the Siena Lute Book has a strong Neapolitan connection (through the presence of music by Severino and Dentice), it is tempting to speculate that these anonymous lute Spagnas might have a Neapolitan link.

20. Although this piece is labelled in the manuscript as a Fantasia, it sounds suspiciously like an intabulation of an as yet unidentified three-part vocal original, in the light style of a villanescha or villanella or chanson rustique. The piece bears a passing resemblance to Passereau's "Il est bel et bon", and an even stronger relation to Certon's "Je ne fus jamais si ayse".

21. For me, Severino's Fantasia (42) is the high point of the programme. It sums up perfectly the emotional profundity, sophistication and sweetness to be found in the late renaissance Italian lute Fantasia.

22. This delightful Fantasia occurs twice in the manuscript (40 and 132). Strangely, it is attributed to Francesco da Parigi the first time it appears, and to Francesco da Milano the second time. Interestingly, the version attributed to Parigi has no bar lines. This may be significant: of the five pieces in Siena attributed to Parigi, three have no bar lines. This is a high proportion when one looks at the total number of pieces in Siena which are without bar lines, which is very small--there are only two others (discounting the later seven-course pieces at the end of the manuscript): 22 and 64.

23. This piece survives in many versions from various parts of Europe. John Dowland seems to have appropriated it for his famous almain "Lady Hunsdon's Puffe".

25. Again, many versions survive of this galliard, in manuscripts from all over Europe. These three pieces (tracks 23-25) are the last items in the Siena Lute Book, and, together with the four settings of La Spagna which precede them, are the only dance music in the manuscript.

26. I conclude with another Dentice Fantasia (73). This splendid piece, with its triple-time dance-like middle section, its nearly three-octave range, and its technical demands, must surely be one of the finest pieces in the manuscript, and, indeed, one of the most memorable Fantasias of the period.
Jacob Heringman

Dedication
While I was preparing, performing and recording this music, the West was planning and executing its war in Iraq. This has served to remind me that the lute was brought to the West more than a thousand years ago, from Eastern centres of high culture - notably Baghdad; European lutenists learned their art from Eastern masters, whose influence formed part of the basis of a renaissance lute tradition (and a modern guitar tradition). Thus the lute and its music powerfully symbolize a harmonious and fruitful meeting of East and West. I dedicate this recording to the memory of Ziryab (c790-852) and other lutenists of the distant past who brought us the lute, and to the cause of East/West harmony.

This disc was recorded at the Church of St. Michael and all Angels, Great Tew, Oxfordshire, on 19-20 September 2003 (tracks 1-3, 8-9, 13-14, 18-20), 7 November 2003 (tracks 4-7, 15-17, 23-25), and 15 December 2003 (tracks 10-12, 21-22, 26).

Tracks 1-3, 8-9, 13-14, 18-20: six-course lute in g' by Grant Tomlinson, Vancouver, 2002, after early sixteenth-century models
Tracks 4-6, 15-17: six-course lute in e' by Michael Lowe, Oxfordshire, 1999, after Frei (early sixteenth century)
Tracks 7, 23-25: seven-course lute in g' by Martin Haycock, East Sussex, 2001, after Gerle (c. 1580)
Tracks 10-12, 21-22, 26: six-course lute in g' by Andrew Rutherford, New York, 1997, after Gerle (c. 1580)

All four lutes were strung entirely in gut from Gamut Strings (http://www.gamutstrings.com/)
Produced, engineered, edited and mastered by Adrian Hunter.
Lute duet arrangements (tracks 13 and 14) copyright Jacob Heringman.
Design and art direction by Hugh O'Donnell. Cover photograph by Susanna Pell.


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Prepare to be blown away as Jake Bradford-Sharp takes off in this absolutely exhilarating experimental jam that cannot be classified or categorized. Shaping a breadth of genres into a high-charged and pumping collection of Jazz-based grooves that work so well with cinematic energy.


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Jake Bradford-Sharp's new album Remix The Orchestra delves into a world of orchestral and electronic samples, twisting and turning the very natural sounds of orchestral music, manipulating them alongside electronic textures and beats. Remix The Orchestra is an exploration; taking and changing something familiar and comfortable to create something unfamiliar, new and interesting, and at times, uncomfortable.


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This album takes you on a Jazzy EDM Joyride. Inspired by everything from the groovy swinging sixties, to the intense in-your-face attitude of modern day EDM. Sharp With No E's catchy bass lines, hooky melodies and tongue in cheek groovy-ness make it stand out from the crowd, all the while making sure your crowd are still dancing at 3am.


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Blending modern electronica of the 90's and 00's with gypsy jazz (jazz manouche) of the 30's and 40's, Jake Bradford-Sharp's 'SIX' takes you on a journey through time and space leaving you wanting nothing more than to hit play again and keep the party swinging!


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"A bit of a departure from my recent releases, The Network is a dark and brooding album written with the contrast of light and dark in mind. I spent some time exploring dark and heavy beats, blended with light and floaty melodies. A lot of the album was written whilst in transit so the majority of the sounds were recorded using various apps and programs on my old iPhone 4, then transferred to computer(s) for mixing. Over the years I've kept it with me, knowing I'll eventually find the right time to release it.

I've been sat with this album for a while - a good few years - but it's great to be happy with the results, and to find some time to perfect the tracks ready for commercial release." - Jake

Inspired by electronic artists such as Four Tet, Caribou, Thom Yorke (solo albums), Modeselektor and Moderat, amongst many others. All sounds heard were recorded on various apps & programs on iPhone 4, iPhone 5C, then transferred to Logic Express 7 & later, Logic Pro X to mix and master.


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Jean-Baptiste Besard (c.1567-c.1620) published the Thesaurus Harmonicus in Cologne in 1603. It is an almost encyclopaedic collation of early 17th century lute music containing pieces by twenty-one credited composers from throughout Europe, along with many un-credited and anonymous works. These are organised into ten books, according to genre, and there is also a manual on lute playing, suggesting the publication had a didactic purpose. Most of the music is for solo lute, though there are also pieces for lute and voice and lute ensemble.

Although he composed roughly one tenth of the pieces in the Thesaurus Harmonicus, Besard was not a professional musician. Educated in law and medicine at the Universities of Dole and Heidelberg, by around 1600 he had established himself as a lute teacher in Cologne, while continuing to practice as a lawyer and doctor. It has been suggested that he paid for the publication of the Thesaurus by working as an editor of legal texts for his publisher Grevenbruch. Besard later moved to Augsburg where in 1617 he published a second book of lute music, Novus partus, and an expanded edition of his lute tutor in German. Nothing further is known of Besard after this date.

Attempting to condense a collection of music as vast as the Thesaurus Harmonicus into a one hour length recording is a seemingly quixotic endeavour and this in no way claims to be a comprehensive survey of the text. The pieces were chosen for purely personal reasons as being the most interesting, moving and outstanding works I discovered while exploring the book. Much more has been left out than is included in this collection, my intention being to create an expressive musical programme rather than an academic overview.

The Thesaurus Harmonicus contains some of the best-known lute music along with some of the most obscure. Both are presented here. The pieces by Dowland are probably the most famous works for lute, though they contain subtle variations that should make them interesting to even the most experienced listener. Many of the pieces in the collection are extremely short, especially the dance tunes. Tracks 2 and 14 are both formed of three shorter pieces put together to create a longer structure, using one of the dances as the theme in a rondo-esque structure.


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Antoine Francisque 1570-1605
Francisque's book of solo lute music "Le Tresor D'Orphee" was published in 1600. His music has one foot in the 'renaissance', and the other pointing to new styles that became associated with the 'baroque' era. I find it a fascinating blend of the old and the new. His was the first lute book published that had music for the instrument in a non-traditional tuning. These are the pieces he calls a cordes avalees. The surprising harmonic twists and engaging dance rhythms throughout the book are particularly delightful.

O, glory and prize of Phoebus
By whom of old the Thracian Orpheus
Made the winds halt
And the gathering trees run,
I hail thee, o harmonius lute
Who rakest from me all spiteful care
And from my piercing love
The pains, if thou sing!
from - A son luc by Ronsard, 1542


artist: Jami Sieber
albumname: Hidden Sky
sku: sieber-hidden
upc: 876809002015
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=258045385&s=143444
also:
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description:
If you're in the mood to relax or reflect, you've found the right album. Characterized by an impeccably clear recording and spaciously produced arrangements, Hidden Sky is electric cellist Jami Sieber's deep and seamless musical meditation on her meeting with the elephants of Thailand, and like those animals, is both large in scope, yet profoundly tender and wise. Strings Magazine described the album as being full of "slowly unfolding romantic melodies voiced with the dense, dark timbre of Sieber's masterfully wielded instrument," and there's also quietly exotic quality to Hidden Sky?a perfect meeting of Western and Eastern sensibilities in Sieber's sophisticated interplay between major and minor chords. It's this this deft reciprocity that makes Sieber's music so poignant and resonant?it's the clear-eyed acceptance of humanity's oneness with nature as well as our eternal separation from it. "Sukhotai Rain" and "A Common Music" tracks include sounds made by the Elephant Orchestra from Thai Elephant Conservation Center.


artist: Jami Sieber
albumname: Lush Mechanique
sku: sieber-lush
upc: 876809002008
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=258045204&s=143444
also:
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description:
The incredible Jami Sieber creates sounds never before associated with the cello, expertly exploring the breadth and depth of her instrument on this highly atmospheric best-selling debut solo recording, Lush Mechanique?a world of her own creation that manages to capture both the pattern and poetry of music. Multiple layers of cello are accompanied by imperceptably subtle percussion, with occasional ripples of Sieber's rich, evocative voice added to the mix. Standout tracks include "All She Can Carry" and "Dancing at the Temple Gate," but really this is one of those rare albums that you'll want to play from start to finish, because it's as perfectly suited to reading and relaxing as it is activity and conversation. the In 1997, Lush Mechanique gained distinction by being one of LadySlipper's top ten best-selling recordings by female artists, placing Sieber among the ranks of the Indigo Girls, K.D. Lang, and Ani DiFranco. On this recording Sieber is joined by Will Dowd (percussion), Louis Peralta (percussion), and Kim Scanlon (vocals).


artist: Jami Sieber
albumname: Second Sight
sku: sieber-second
upc: 876809001995
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=257907833&s=143444
also:
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description:
"Incredible listening pleasure," says one fan of this gorgeously rich sonic, spiritual journey that weaves all the warmth and passion of Jami Sieber's cello together with subtle horns piano, accordion, vocals and acoustic guitar. This is work that is subtly spiced by various world music influences, yet still represents a highly original world of Jamie Sieber's own creation. Standout tracks include the moody, vaguely Parisian "Dancing Backward" as well as the perfectly articulated "Tree of Love," which reveals Siebers voice to be as crystalline and captivating as that of Laurie Anderson or Annie Lennox. Also features guest vocalist Rhiannon on the darkly evocative track "I Carry You;" as well as pianist Julie Wolf on two tracks. A delicious variety in arrangements ranges from full, rich layered sounds to the poignant simplicity of solo cello.


artist: Jami Sieber
albumname: Timeless_
sku: sieber-timeless
upc: 847646005378
also:
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description:
Timeless, the latest album by visionary cellist Jami Sieber, is a transmission of pure stillness, sacredness and prayer. Layer upon layer of cello transport the listener into a world without clocks or calendars, where stress and striving dissolve, the heart melts open, and the walls that separate us from each other, nature, and our own self-love magically crumble.

Timeless conveys a powerful presence that goes beyond the haunting melodies and velvety striations of cello and voice. It invokes a realm where inner experience - be it meditation, massage, movement, or stillness - is deepened and intensified. This is powerful musical medicine.

This quote speaks to the nature of Timeless:
"There's a world behind the world we see that is the same world but more open, more transparent, without blocks. Like inside a big mind, the animals and humans all can talk, and those who pass through here get power to heal and help."
- Gary Snyder

May this music take you to this world and bring peace to your heart, to your life, and to those you touch.


artist: Jami Sieber
albumname: Unspoken
sku: sieber-unspoken
upc: 876809006563
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/unspoken-music-only-breath/id305003667
also:
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description:
From trance-dance rhythms to prayerful stillness, Unspoken dissolves boundaries of musical genre, melding indigenous chants and rhythms with visionary compositions that quiet the mind and set the body dancing. Beginning with Sieber's pulsing, ambient cello and vocals in "Opening", a current of multi-layered sound carries the listener seamlessly from the contemplative depths of "Benediction", through the rushing torrent of percussion, flute, bass, vocals and cello in "The River Between" to Ulali's primal cries at the close of "Night Song". In the center of the journey, Benjy Wertheimer's esraj and Jami's electric cello weave an lush interior world that gives birth to the irresistible grooves of the two worldbeat dance tracks, "Broken Open" and "Unspoken," which fuse Native American chanting with layers upon layers of exotic instrumentation. The CD closes with the heart-opening track, "Returning," set in a quartet of cellos with guitars, percussion and organ.


artist: Jamie Janover
albumname: Evolutions
sku: janover-evolutions
upc: 876809001971
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=257792860&s=143444
also:
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description:
Hammered dulcimer takes a road less traveled. From the wellspring of creativity that is 2002 national hammered dulcimer champion Jamie Janover's recording "Evolutions".

Evolutions is a digital recording of solo hammered dulcimer improvisations. Jamie recorded four days worth of improvisations and chose his favorites after weeks of listening to all the material. He played a custom 4+ octave, fully-chromatic, hammered dulcimer with a custom dual-damper pedal system made by the respected builders Sam Rizzetta and Nicholas Blanton. Evolutions has 12 pieces that flow through a range moods. This has been a popular title over the years with thousands sold since it was released in 1993. It has been featured on NPR, massage videos, and on documentary soundtracks.


artist: Jamie Janover
albumname: Now Center of Time
sku: janover-nowcenter
upc: 876809001964
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=257929403&s=143444
also:
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description:
From rhythmically expressive tapestries of sound to contemplative trance grooves, these solo hammered dulcimer compositions fuse an improvisational jazz sensibility with classical, new age, jam - groove and world music influences.


artist: Jamie Janover
albumname: All Strings Considered
sku: masley-allstrings
upc: 876809001988
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=257928509&s=143444
also:
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description:
Symbiotic musical conversations between two hammered dulcimer masters, utilizing, among other things, Masley's invention called bowhammers, "All Strings Considered" reaches far into uncharted realms of the timbral universe."

Michael Masley (MAZE-lee) invented "bowhammers" - his own technique for playing the hammered dulcimer using small bows as a striking surface, enabling him to pluck, bow and strike (PBS) the strings simultaneously. He has recorded with artists as diverse as Ry Cooder, Butch Vig, Tom Waits and Zakir Hussain. He is included in "Bakers Biographical Dictionary of Musicians -8th edition".

Jamie Janover is a self-taught musician and photographer. He has been playing the drums since an early age, and has developed his own unique style of playing the hammered dulcimer based on his percussive techniques. He performs solo on hammered dulcimer at numerous festivals including The Telluride Bluegrass Festival and he has appeared on stage with a wide range of artists, from Stanley Jordan and Bela Fleck to The String Cheese Incident and Phish. This recording captures musical conversations between these two innovative hammered dulcimer players. The combination of their diverse and unique techniques reaches far into new realms of the timbral universe, from cascading symphonies of sound to spacious ethereal ambience.


artist: Jan Hanford
albumname: 24 Preludes for Solo Piano
sku: hanford-24preludes
upc: 876809001957
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=267131913&s=143444
also:
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artist: Janine Johnson
albumname: JS Bach Works For Harpsichord
sku: jjohnson-bach
upc: 876809004859
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=257931146&s=143444
also:
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description:
A visual artist who adorns world class harpsichords with intricate artwork, the multitalented Janine Johnson is also a gifted musician and is known for her elegant yet extremely agile style of playing. This album of Johann Sebastian Bach by Johnson was recorded on an instrument commissioned specifically for the performance of his work; her selections were chosen to show off the unusual "organ-like colors" of this remarkable harpsichord.


artist: Janine Johnson
albumname: Chopin Recital
sku: jjohnson-chopin
upc: 876809004668
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=257930051&s=143444
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description:
Recorded on a 1890 Broadwood grand piano, Janine Johnson's Chopin interpretations of Frederic Chopin show off her elegant, agile style of playing as well as this Romantic-era composer's full range of poetic expression. The waltzes are charming, the preludes delicate, and the nocturnes-rich.


artist: Janine Johnson
albumname: Selections from JS Bach ClavierUbung III
sku: jjohnson-clavierubung
upc: 847646003770
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description:
One of my favorite works for organ is the great Praeludium in E flat from Bach's Clavier ubung III, which is usually followed in recital by the Fugue in E flat, called "St. Anne's", though in Johann Sebastian Bach's manuscript the two are separated by the entire remainder of the work, 27 pieces in all. As a harpsichordist, the temptation was too great to not adapt these and other works to my own instrument. The Praeludium especially reminds me of the French Ouverture in Clavierubung II and the Ouverture of Partita #4 in Clavierubung I, both harpsichord works. I also have a great fondness for Bach's Chorale Preludes, as well as his Fugues. Clavierubung III being organ music, often has pedal parts, though much is also for manuals alone, including the Duetti which are often performed on the harpsichord.

I chose for this album pieces that both touch me musically and are playable on the harpsichord. Those with pedal parts sometimes required octave transpositions but mostly demanded I get my not so large hands to stretch more than usual. These large reaches were in part facilitated by the keyboard of the Grabner harpsichord with it's narrow key span. The piece in this set that required the most rewriting was "Vater unser im Himelreich" (two manuals + pedal), but being one of the most complex and moving of the entire book, I could not leave it out.

For this album I worked from the facsimile of the original publication (1739) and found some of the text to be different from "corrected" modern versions. Of particular note is the hair raising cross relations in the "Fuga super Jesus Christus unser Heiland ". Bach is very specific in his notation and in order to retain an extensive canonic imitation between the bass and alto there can be no other option than what he has written (this section appears in the backdrop on the album cover). The other unfortunate "correction" is in Duetto IV. To my ear Bach's sometimes strange harmony is part of what makes his music so fascinating. I also love some of his allusions to the texts of the Chorales he has chosen to set, such as the great flowing river in "Christ unser Herr zum Jordan kam".

The harpsichord, built in 2008 by John Phillips, Berkeley, is modeled after the 1722 Johann Heinrich Grabner preserved in the Villa Bertramka in Prague; the earliest of four surviving Grabner harpsichords. Although now much modified, it is a very good example of the large middle German harpsichord with which Bach would have been intimately familiar. It is even likely that Bach knew J. H. Grabner, as the latter held the position of official tuner at the Electoral Saxon court in Dresden. One of Grabner's sons, Christian Heinrich, studied organ with Bach in Leipzig. Typical of the largest German instruments of the 1720s; it has a range of FF-d3, two manuals with a sliding coupler, and a registration of two unisons and an octave. Special thanks to the owner for the use of this harpsichord and to John Phillips for his assistance, and allowing me the use of his shop for recording.


artist: Janine Johnson
albumname: German Keyboard Masters
sku: jjohnson-german
upc: 876809004842
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=257793470&s=143444
also:
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description:
Known for the intricate artwork with which she adorns world-class harpsichords, the multitalented Janine Johnson's style of playing is elegant yet extremely agile. Her German Keyboard Masters album highlights the splendid work of Dietrich Buxtehude, whom Johann Sebastian Bach walked for miles to hear and study, and Johann Pachelbel, who was Bach's brother's teacher--the brother who in turn taught Bach. This album makes a great pairing with her recordings of J.S. Bach's, as these two composers had a profound effect on his work.


artist: Janine Johnson
albumname: Bach Goldberg Variations
sku: jjohnson-goldberg
upc: 876809004651
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=257796793&s=143444
also:
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description:
Known for her intricate artwork that adorns the creations of renowned harpsichord builder John Phillips, the multi-talented Janine Johnson is also a gifted musician in her own right. Her beautiful recordings of Johann Sebastian Bach's Goldberg Variations on harpsichord as well as the Chopin recital that she gave on her 1890 Broadwood grand piano show off her elegant yet agile style of playing.


artist: Janine Johnson
albumname: JS Bach Inventions and Sinfonias
sku: jjohnson-inventions
upc: 876809007911
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/js-bach-inventions-and-sinfonias/id339083507
also:
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description:
Despite the sophistication of the Inventions and Sinfonias, and their value as teaching pieces of performance and compositional technique, these works were not published in Bach's lifetime, but rather in 1801, 51 years after his death. The "simple" version we are all presently accustomed to comes from this 1801 publication (Neue Bach Ausgabe), though we now are aware of other handwritten copies, including by Johann Sebastian Bach himself. Begun as teaching pieces for his own son, Wilhelm Friedemann, they were likely finished in Leipzig, where he moved in 1722.

Perhaps "finished" is not quite the right word, as Bach continued to tinker with them. It is evident to me that as teaching pieces, personal instruction by Bach would have been invaluable to his pupils, as improvised ornamentation would have been encouraged, hence the varying versions that have come down to us. It is my opinion that the simpler versions were kept as such to allow for the freedom to exercise one's own taste in regards to ornamentation (within reason). Unlike Francois Couperin, who was annoyed at anyone's altering of his text, Bach expected it.

In the pupils' versions I am working from I find it interesting that in many, suggested ornamentation of the main subject only appears at the beginning. I would think the student was expected to extend the logic through the entire piece, though in my performance, I mostly stick to the text, so that you, the listener, can hear what was passed down to us. In a few cases I do carry the ornamentation a bit further, (see above) but am pretty discreet. In several of the later Sinfonias, the students' ornamentation is heavy throughout, as is also true in Bach's final versions.

The two most radically different works, in Bach's hand, are Invention #1 with triplets, and Sinfonia 5, highly ornamented in the French style. In the case of Sinfonia 5, I wonder if my simple performance is even remotely correct. I suspect not.

In this performance, I also do not play every conceivable ornament. Sinfonia 12, for example, has some appogiaturas in the subject (appearing only once), that I personally don't care for, though I suppose one could get used to them, and maybe even like them if they were carried out in all voices. The same holds true of an appogiatura in the opening subject in Sinfonia 14, which to me sounds like an interruption. It all eventually boils down to taste.

I hope you enjoy this, and those of you who play, I hope this inspires you to be more free and creative with these pieces. I also feel that sticking to these pupils' versions is not essential, nor was Bach's true intent, though they are quite instructive to us now.JJ


artist: Janine Johnson
albumname: Spain
sku: jjohnson-spain
upc: 876809002909
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/spain/id370471843
also:
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description:
No one casts a larger shadow over eighteenth century Spanish keyboard music than the Italian Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757). His sonatas written after 1729 are full of imitations of the guitar, and folk tunes with their distinctive rhythms, harmonies and shifts between major and minor. Scarlatti's genius is that his music preserves the intensity of its provincial elements while raising them to the level of high art. Before Scarlatti, Spanish keyboard music was mainly in the sacred contrapuntal tradition inherited from Cabezon and Cabanilles. After Scarlatti, the spinning out of contrapuntal material or sets of variations were abandoned for the Scarlatti model of secular sonata in binary form, often in sets of two or three by key.

Two of the most remarkable Spanish keyboard composers of the generation after Scarlatti are Padre Antonio Soler (1727-1783) and Manuel Blasco de Nebra (1750-1784), while the music of Juan Sesse (1736-1801) represents the sort of Spanish keyboard music that escaped the influence of Domenico Scarlatti.

The harpsichord used for this recording was built by John Phillips in 1993 and is based on mid-eighteenth century Florentine models, the cousins of the lost Spanish originals.


artist: Janine Johnson
albumname: Suites - Op 22 24 and 29
sku: jjohnson-suites
upc: 876809005962
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=267136550&s=143444
also:
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description:
Janine Johnson's original suites showcase her considerable composition talents as well as the thoughtful harpsichord playing for which she is known. Janine is one of those artists who puts enormous quantities of consideration and attention to detail into her work, and it all comes out in the music. Rich tones, reflective work.


artist: Janine Johnson
albumname: Telemann Harpsichord Solos from Der Getreue Music Meister
sku: jjohnson-telemann
upc: 876809005412
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=257823037&s=143444
also:
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description:
Der Getreue Music Meister was German music periodical edited by George Philipp Telemann, and it featured actual sheet music-brand new compositions by contemporary composers of the day. This album showcases twenty-eight particularly nimble selections from this journal, many by Telemann himself as well as several other composers. It's Janine Johnson's most exuberant and agile work to date.


artist: Jarkko Hietanen
albumname: Cinematic Piano Works Vol 1
sku: jhietanen-cinematic
upc: 847646005422
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description:
Music with meaning. Emotion in its purest form poured into each track. Piano being the carrying power, other instruments let it breathe and tell the stories it tells. Sad, hopeful, motivational, peaceful, dark, tender. From the heart of one human being to another, unconditionally.


artist: Jarkko Hietanen
albumname: Datacube
sku: jhietanen-datacube
upc: 847646000069
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/datacube/id423030954
also:
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description:
A decade worth of electronic soundscapes. Diving into the depths of melancholic and dark atmospheres full of electronic tension, yet in a serene manner at times. The music that was created, forgotten, lost and found again. Never ceased to exist, merely lingered in the dark corners and waited. Take the journey a man once took, and feel every emotion as your own. You will make it, promise. He did.


artist: Jasmine Brunch
albumname: Acoustic Levitation
sku: jasmineb-acousticlev
upc: 847646000137
also:
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description:
The sonic equivalent of rich chocolate cake for piano lovers. A guilty pleasure that won't help you lose weight? Certainly. Irresistibly delicious and so worth it? Absolutely.

In physics, acoustic levitation is a process whereby scientists can cause objects to float / hover / levitate using the medium of sound. In music, acoustic levitation occurs where a musician lifts your spirits using the medium of, you guessed it, sound. Which makes perfect sense, and that is the aim of this album.

From soothing, reflective pieces that evoke powerful emotions, all the way to virtuoso piano pieces that make you want to break into spontaneous applause, the 23 tracks on the album will surprise, inspire and dazzle you, and every now and then put a big smile on your face.

You can find out more about the album at http://jasminebrunch.com and see some interesting visuals at the Jasmine Brunch Youtube channel at http://www.youtube.com/user/jasminebrunch.


artist: Jasmine Brunch
albumname: Lucid Dreams
sku: jasmineb-dreams
upc: 847646000403
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/lucid-dreams/id432568528
also:
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description:
This music is perhaps best described as cliche-free New Age instrumental music that lovers of piano sounds will find particularly interesting.

Lucid dreaming is what drives the creative process that leads to Jasmine Brunch music. In those dreams, movement, shapes and colours blend into a stream of dazzling, multidimensional imagery.

In the album A Definitive Collection of Lucid Dreams, that imagery is distilled into hauntingly beautiful, evocative melodies over a wonderful variety of acoustic arrangements, for you to keep and enjoy.


artist: Jasmine Brunch
albumname: 4
sku: jasmineb-four
upc: 847646000380
also:
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description:
The 4 album presents you with a beautiful and life-affirming sonic kaleidoscope, with a colour spectrum that ranges from New Age music to neoclassical music, from boisterous uptempo piano solos to laid-back minimalist music, from quiet easy listening pieces to Jazz-influenced tracks.

The album is the ultimate treat for lovers of piano music; music that is varied and interesting with real emotional depth, and which is pleasant to listen to at the same time. The music is lovingly mastered to maintain its full dynamic range so that the wonderful acoustic depth of the pieces is preserved, giving you a uniquely enjoyable listening experience.

"Excellent!! The impressionistic, emotional piano work takes you to a place where you can escape, indulge. A brilliant, creative work of music."
Jay Bush - composer and executive producer of Laserdog's Music Hour


artist: Jasmine Brunch
albumname: Marbles
sku: jasmineb-marbles
upc: 847646001134
also:
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description:
A fusion of many facets of New Age music, the songs are united by their expression of a sincere and profound love of rewarding music. A wonderfully diverse collection of intriguing acoustic music in which every song crafts fresh sonic textures. The album is home to a great range of instrumentations, from solo piano to a variety of acoustic ensembles featuring acoustic guitars, accordions, mandolins, ukuleles, soprano saxophones and more.


artist: Jasmine Brunch
albumname: Mews
sku: jasmineb-mews
upc: 847646002681
also:
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description:
Mountain dulcimers, ukuleles, guitars, accordions, mandolins, pianos and others doing some of the things they do best: acoustic fusion with a "subtle" (well...) Celtic slant.

The Mews album is a modern tribute to the space between Celtic folklore and Bluegrass music. The music pays tribute to the traditional sounds of Jigs and Reels, as well as fusing different styles and taking the musical ingredients of Celtic-American folklore one step (sometimes two steps) further. The result that you have in front of you is a collection of intriguing acoustic fusion that will delight your ears and make it almost impossible not to smile. Have a listen.

New sonic textures
In the eternal quest for new sonic textures, I teamed up with Gary "Wurzle" Cogg, prolific purveyor of handmade acoustic instruments, who graciously let me go to town on the prototype of a novel instrument he is currently developing: a three-string instrument (a "Pickin' Pedal") the fret pattern of which is inspired by a mountain dulcimer, usually tuned in D-A-D or similar.

Its sound is strong in the high-mid frequencies and blends particularly beautifully with the concert ukulele that I have been using - a stellar piece of handiwork, with a beautifully balanced low-mid frequency body.

You can hear the two instruments combine on the "Poetry In Motion" track and also on "Grace", together with a larger acoustic ensemble. The concert ukulele has a solo on "Symmetric Circles", featuring the usual no-effects approach of recording two identical takes of the same instrumental part into the Left and Right stereo channels respectively.

A further chapter in dynamic range
Jasmine Brunch devotees will already have noted my mild obsession with dynamic range in audio engineering - see for instance the notes on the "4" album at http://jasminebrunch.com/4.php. In this regard, the "Mews" album introduces a slightly different spin: the tracks overall are higher in loudness since most tracks feature either (a) instruments with a naturally lower dynamic range, e.g. the accordion bass, or (b) a creative approach to recording techniques, e.g. recording one of the acoustic guitar parts less than an inch away from the microphone with extremely gentle picking, leading to longer decay times relative to the peak of the acoustic signal. As a result, it was possible to retain the full dynamic range of all other instruments while giving the overall mix sufficient loudness.

Easter Egg
Alongside the usual musical subtleties that are just a little too subtle for people to realise, I wove a fairly obvious Discrete Shepard Scale into one of the tracks and will award a prize to the first listener to get his nerd on and spot it. Prize ideas include a pack of smokes or a bottle of wine or a home-cooked supper, depending on who wins.


artist: Jasmine Brunch
albumname: The Story of What Happened
sku: jasmineb-storyrain
upc: 847646000397
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/the-story-of-what-happened/id440535823
also:
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description:
Electro-acoustic fusion; an instrumental soundtrack to an imaginary movie.

This album is a journey through a day and its events, as seen through the eyes of the girl standing in the rain. The songs are points on that journey - dots that you connect in your mind with whatever narrative, trajectory or squiggly line feels right to you. As this is a concept album with a narrative arc, the sound clips can't really do it justice but they give you a rough idea of the sound. Musically, it's extremely homogeneous by my standards and I had to resist a number of tantalising temptations, ditching several VERY experimental tracks at the last minute. In terms of style, there is no attempt to reach any qualitative merit whatsoever (which is just as well since previous experience indicates that the latter acts as a prohibitive deterrent). It's simply soundtrack music for an imaginary movie.

This is an album designed to lose yourself in, and listen to it over and over again, so it was quite important to me, quite apart from the music being sufficiently interesting, to keep your attention, that from a sound engineering perspective, its dynamic range would be as high as humanly possible. By way of a two-word synopsis: it is.

This album is born of my (selective) quest for dynamic range in audio engineering. It's special in that regard since it's the first album where I set out to create an album with extreme dynamic range before starting the recording sessions. The album is officially a DR14 album, and even more strikingly, this is my first album without any dynamic compression whatsoever. This means that every note on every instrument resonates exactly as it would naturally. What amazed me on the first listen is that the acoustic guitar melody part in Covering Cold Feet With Warm Sheets sounds so crisp that hearing it strike the few notes it does is an entirely different experience from the way it would sound in a dynamically compressed mix. So it was great fun to lean into every note knowing that the smallest subtleties in playing would come across.

The piano part was also a special experience. A good chunk of the piano parts I write, in terms of level of difficulty, is pitched well towards the upper limit of feasibility (for me), so I'm quite grateful when in a compressed mix, I can peel away a lesser layer of difficulty by not having to pay quite so much attention to the relative volume of each key stroke. On this album, however, the differences in volume of different key strokes are utterly exposed, which has the effect of (a) sorely reminding me of how rubbish my piano playing is, and (b) sounding quite pristine in those rare moments when I get the keys to balance exactly right.

So there. I hope you like it.


artist: JaxBros
albumname: Elementary
sku: jaxbros-elementary
upc: 847646007419
also:
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description:
The music of Jaxbros is a roots based, melodic, mix of singer songwriter goodness. Reminiscent of Dave Mathews, Counting crows, and The Smiths, the Jaxbros rely heavily on solid songwriting and melody to win over their audience. The Jaxbros are an acoustic act out of the Dallas Fort Worth area.


artist: Jay Kishor
albumname: Amber
sku: kishor-amber
upc: 876809001933
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=257934436&s=143444
also:
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artist: Jay Kishor
albumname: First Congregational Church Concert
sku: kishor-church
upc: 876809004446
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=257908022&s=143444
also:
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description:
If you don't yet have any Indian Classical music in your collection, the simple but nuanced Ragas of sitar virtuoso Jay Kishor are a great place to start. Kishor is known for exanding the boundaries of traditional music through collaboartion with Western artists, yet he's also considered a master of the austere Dhrupad style-one distinguished by its slower tempo, slower melodic development, and lack of unnecessary ornamentation. This live recording of two traditional Ragas (each about 30 minutes long) captures Kishor's deeply poetic approach to this enduring form of "music as prayer."


artist: Jay Kishor
albumname: The Color of Night
sku: kishor-color
upc: 876809001926
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=257908239&s=143444
also:
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artist: Jay Kishor
albumname: The Payans Concert
sku: kishor-payans
upc: 876809001919
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=257908802&s=143444
also:
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artist: Jay Kishor
albumname: CD1 The Sowebo Concert
sku: kishor-sowebo1
upc: 876809004583
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=257794335&s=143444
also:
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description:
Contemplative, spare, and spiritual, this live recording of sitar virtuoso Jay Kishor is a perfect example of the specialized style of playing for which he is known. Traditionally, ragas are meant to be performed at specific times of day, and the three ragas of The Sowebo Concert (on two separate volumes) are prescribed for evening and nighttime recitals. Consequently, The Sowebo Concert progresses from a subdued, vespertine beauty to deep, nocturnal mysticism. Perfect for meditation or just relaxing.


artist: Jay Kishor
albumname: CD2 The Sowebo Concert
sku: kishor-sowebo2
upc: 876809004590
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=257907874&s=143444
also:
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description:
Contemplative, spare, and spiritual, this live recording of sitar virtuoso Jay Kishor is a perfect example of the specialized style of playing for which he is known. Traditionally, ragas are meant to be performed at specific times of day, and the three ragas of The Sowebo Concert (on two separate volumes) are prescribed for evening and nighttime recitals. Consequently, The Sowebo Concert progresses from a subdued, vespertine beauty to deep, nocturnal mysticism. Perfect for meditation or just relaxing.


artist: Jay Kishor
albumname: Stories from my Grandfather's Village
sku: kishor-storiesgrandfather
upc: 847646005231
also:
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description:
Master Sitar player Jay Kishor's debut as a guitarist, "Stories from My Grandfather's Village", is a collection of stories set in the language of music, in the dialect of Raga.

Stories form the very fabric of our being, of our existence.

From the parables and fables that teach us, to the histories and analogies that we study, to the tales that fire our imagination, to our own experiences that further define who we are.

In all countries and cultures, villages and families, stories shape how we look at the world, at each other, and at ourselves.

Jay Kishor - guitar
Darren Swift - recording engineer

Cover photograph courtesy of Ahron de Leeuw
All music is live and improvised in the Indian tradition.


artist: Jay Kishor
albumname: The Gandhi Memorial Concert
sku: rajdhani-memorial
upc: 876809000462
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=257818764&s=143444
also:
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description:
Combining the two great musical traditions of the subcontinent, The Gandhi Memorial Concert merges the improvisational and mystical nuances of Hindustani Carnatik music. The result is a uniquely lilting form that meanders gently in a natural, even organic way. Delicately detailed circular patterns are overlayed with thoughtful, narrative melodies (there's even violin), and there are lots of little gem-like solos between the ensemble playing. Features India's foremost tabla player, Subhash Karmarkar as well as Jay Kishor on sitar, Subhash Vinjamuri on violin, and Dr. P.K. Swaminathan on mridanagam. We particularly like this album in the morning, while still warming up to the day.


artist: Jay Kishor
albumname: Happenstance
sku: touchinggrace-happenstance
upc: 876809000233
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=257964634&s=143444
also:
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description:
Sitar and Surbahar virtuoso Jay Kishor describes TouchingGrace as more "vision" than band, yet the sound on Happenstance makes for a remarkably full-bodied and accessible listening experience. Happenstance combines the best elements of Western pop-melodicism with the intricately circular song structures of Eastern music. Soothing yet savvy, Happenstance a wonderful album to have on in the background at work.


artist: Jay Kishor
albumname: Panacea
sku: touchinggrace-panacea
upc: 876809000226
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=257820079&s=143444
also:
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description:
Everything about Panacea points heavenward-from the liquid, spacey lines of "Jupiter Suite" to the dawn like progression of "Eastern Sky" to the pretty cloud shapes of "Sitar Study." A reflective, beautiful album, and one of our favorites by this sitar virtuoso Jay Kishor/TouchingGrace.


artist: Jay Kishor
albumname: The Reformation Sessions
sku: touchinggrace-reformation
upc: 876809000202
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=257930102&s=143444
also:
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description:
Jay Kishor has a wonderful ability to blend a sense of the mystical with worldlier musical elements, and the result is The Reformation Sessions, The most subdued and reflective of TouchingGrace's albums. Jay's work is a lot more grounded and engaging most music that features sitar, but it always has one eye on the heavens as well, so there's an overall feeling of transcendence and hope. The perfect album to have on hand for rainy days, reading, relaxing, and peacing-out in general.


artist: Jay Kishor
albumname: Submission
sku: touchinggrace-submission
upc: 876809000219
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=257930101&s=143444
also:
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description:
Submission by sitar and surbahar virtuoso Jay Kishor alternates between a dreamy, otherworldly mood and a mellow, social one. "Last Night's Dream," "Hawk, and "Sitar Study" are more subdued, reflective pieces while "Wild Spring Apples," "Sunday Driver," and "Stick Dance" are subtly groovy, more pop influenced pieces. "Watching Clouds" is the perfect amalgam of the two different sensibilities; it perfectly blends eastern contemplativeness with western languor.


artist: Jeff McAuley
albumname: Fiddle Down
sku: mcauley-fiddledown
upc: 847646010044
also:
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description:
1. Out Of The Woods - Scored for nine cellos with a tenth cello that has something to add for only a handful of bars, this shimmering new work for cello ensemble was inspired by overcoming adversary.

2. Forlorn - Forlorn is a sombre and hypnotic minimalistic work scored for five cellos. Many harmonies are implied and a variety of textures/colours revealed, however the piece really goes nowhere like a bicycle travelling round and round in a tiny circle, unable to escape on to another direction, or forlorn if you will.

3. Dream Chest - Dream Chest is a lullaby scored for six cellos and percussion.

4. Tribulation - Tribulation is a reflective, somewhat sombre work with a dance feel scored for six cellos and percussion.

5. Wama Bama - Wama Bama was inspired by the recent ridiculous and cruel actions of the Governor of Alabama, regarding the abortion ban in the state.

6. Dear Flora - Dear Flora is scored for five cellos and was inspired by the Roman mythological deity, Flora. She is a Sabine-derived goddess of flowers and of the season of spring. This musical work is meant to strike a sad but beautiful tone within the listeners heart as this is very much how the composer feels about the real flora of this planet

7. Corona - Scored for up to seven cellos, Corona - as in coronation, is a mixture of romantic, classical writing, with funky, rhythmic, bluesy improvisation.

8. Dectet - Scored for ten cellos and percussion this work has a title for what it is a detect,Dectet!

9. Giving Down - Scored for five cellos, here is a recording without a true solo cello a bed to climb into, one might say!

10. In Flight - Scored for eight cellos and percussion, In Flight is a joyous, dancing work that seems to be stuck on one chord, happily so

11. Eleven - Journey Through Space is scored for you guessed it, eleven cellos. This homophonic entity stretches the imagination by warping the listeners very perception of both time and space.

12. Death Of The Sirens - The Death of the Sirens is a tone poem scored for eight cellos based upon Greek Mythology. It was said that the Sirens were fated to die if any mortal should hear them sing and live to tell the story. So, once Odysseus passed them unharmed, disheartened by their humbling defeat, the Sirens hurled themselves into the sea and bothered no man ever again.

13. Chicken Neck - Chicken Neck is scored for eight cellos and percussion.

14. Eastern Clock - Time being relative Eastern Clock is scored for cello solo and eight cello accompaniment with lite percussion.

15. Kundalini - Kundalini - Meditative and intimate cello ensemble music to help provoke the opening of ones kundalini

16. Fiddle Down - This fast paced, joyous, rustic, arrogant, and flamboyant work was composed for five cellos. It is a bit classical, a bit jazz, a bit Turkish, and more!

17. Mind State - Mind State is scored for five cellos and is intended to take the listener on a transparent journey through their own mind whatever that means!

18. Penitent - Penitent is scored for three cellos and is a sombre, dance-like piece intended to depict regret or a great want to turn back the clock and do things over again.

19. Rail Riders - Rail Riders is a bouncy, folk inspired work scored for three cellos which tends to lean a bit towards the dark side.

20. Kind Reservations - Kind Reservations is a reserved, energetic, and reflective singing work scored for six cellos.

21. Indomitable - Indomitable is a blues inspired improvisatory work scored for cello quartet.

22. Naked Fall - Naked Fall is a melancholic dance-like work scored for five cellos and percussion.

23. Reflection - Scored for cello quartet, Reflection is a mixture of jazz and french impressionist influence. Even its meter and rhythm fall victim to an impressionist style.

24. Revenant Dance - This crying, hypnotic dance features five cellos, a few effects, and percussion.

All music was composed, performed, and produced by Jeff McAuley at cellobandstudios in Binghamton, New York.


artist: Jeff Wahl
albumname: Christmas Guitar
sku: wahl-christmas
upc: 876809008888
also:
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description:
Christmas has become a pretty loud holiday. To me, Christmas is a celebration and recognition of the power of simplicity. This album is a collection of solo guitar arrangements of classic Christmas songs that reflect this belief. I believe that beauty of these songs shines forth even stronger in these simple, quiet arrangements. There are no overdubs on this album and all songs are played in standard tuning.

-Jeff Wahl


artist: Jeff Wahl
albumname: Guinevere
sku: wahl-guinevere
upc: 876809001902
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=258047844&s=143444
also:
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description:
Guinevere is a collection of solo acoustic guitar pieces that may remind the listener of guitarists such as Leo Kottke or Will Ackerman. Standard fingerpicking pieces sit comfortably alongside slow, contemplative meditations as well as some two handed tapping.


artist: Jeff Wahl
albumname: Guitarscapes
sku: wahl-guitarscapes
upc: 876809001896
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=257909656&s=143444
also:
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description:
This album features primarily Jeff's solo jazz guitar compositions which bring to mind guitarists such as Joe Pass and Tuck Andress. The album also features classical guitar favorites such as Spanish Ballad as well as an Indian Raga for solo guitar titled "India". Fans of jazz guitar, classical guitar, and world music should enjoy this album.


artist: Jeff Wahl
albumname: A Light in the Darkness
sku: wahl-light
upc: 876809007690
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/a-light-in-darkness/id306203202
also:
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description:
While most of Jeff's albums focus primarily on one style of guitar, "A Light in the Darkness", showcases all of Jeff's compositional styles. The listener will find 6 string, 12 string, and nylon string selections on this album. Styles range from standard fingerpicking to meditative lullabies to ambient guitar compositions. This album brings all of Jeff's styles together on one album.


artist: Jeff Wahl
albumname: Meditative Guitar
sku: wahl-meditative
upc: 876809005443
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=267131922&s=143444
also:
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description:
Hushed, contemporary, and so lovely, Meditative Guitar is the perfect introduction to Jeff Wahl's engaging compositions and thoughtful performance style. Played on nylon string guitar with open tuning, the sound here alludes to the depth and authenticity of Jeff's musical knowledge but in a subdued, deeply reflective way. Quite simply a beautiful album. Highly recommended.


artist: Jeff Wahl
albumname: Playing with Silence
sku: wahl-playingwithsilence
upc: 876809000912
also:
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description:
A beautiful album of originals, classical guitar, and traditional melodies, all arranged and performed by in a very relaxing and unique style that always defers to silence as the canvas that music is painted on. Let it take you somewhere very special.


artist: Jeff Wahl
albumname: 12 String
sku: wahl-string
upc: 876809005887
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/12-string/id210999107
also:
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description:
Like the title suggests, all pieces on this album are played on solo 12 string guitar. The songs utilize a percussive guitar technique where Jeff plays melodies on the guitar while also accompanying himself by playing percussion on the body of the guitar. It sounds like a band, but it's just one track of one guitar.


artist: Jeff Wahl
albumname: Symmetry_
sku: wahl-symmetry
upc: 847646010679
also:
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description:
Jeff Wahl's latest album, "Symmetry," brings all of the styles that Jeff plays in together on one album. Classical guitar, 12 string guitar, world music, modern guitar, tapping, and folk music all live side by side on "Symmetry." There's something for fans of all of Jeff's different styles on this new album.


artist: Jeff Wahl
albumname: The Hymns Album
sku: wahl-thehymns
upc: 847646010174
also:
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description:
On The Hymns Album, Jeff Wahl plays all original arrangements of the most well-known traditional hymns and spirituals on solo classical guitar. Since the performances are all instrumental without lyrics, you don't have to be religious or a regular church goer to appreciate these timeless melodies played in Jeff's unique, meditative classical style.


artist: Jeffrey Luck Lucas
albumname: Hell Then Divine
sku: lucas-divine
upc: 876809005870
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=267135673&s=143444
also:
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description:
From West Coast Performer: Jeffrey Luck Lucas is the downcast balladeer in A Touch of Evil's lost cantina scene-an honorable stoic bearing witness to border town badness even as his own demons hatch. Between attempts to drink himself blind, Lucas manages to find solace in the stately, carefully crafted songs of Hell Then Divinean obsidian mix of traditional and alt-country, plus echoes of the Mexican folk music with which he was raised. Every tune is bathed in the steep shadow of romantic sorrow, and Lucas' running themes of rain, spilled water, and unnatural thirst are great metaphors for the raw emotional material of the album. Lucas' voice has an appealingly weathered quality, and it stands out nicely against a big night sky of instrumentation provided by friends and fellow troubadours. Chris Mulhauser's (Aphrodesia) electric guitar is soulfully rippled, and engineer Desmond Shea (Tarnation, Court and Spark, Dieselhed) brings in everything from an Optigan to a dulcimer. Lucas' cello and violin arrangements deserve special praise as a particularly beautiful presence in the music. Warm and ascendant, they're the lantern we need to see our way clear of such cavernous regret, and they show unexpected but deep sympathy for Adam Anderson's lap steel. Standout tracks too many to mention, just listen.


artist: Jeffrey Luck Lucas
albumname: What We Whisper
sku: lucas-whisper
upc: 876809005474
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=267132689&s=143444
also:
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description:
Known as a "musician's musican" and one of San Francisco's best kept secrets, Jeffrey Luck Lucas is an incredibly well-rounded composer and songwriter who has lately been recording these gorgeously burnished folk albums with elegant little hints of his West Texas upbringing in them. Upon hearing What We Whisper, Performer Magazine described Lucas as "the downcast balladeer in A Touch of Evil's lost cantina scene," while one listener called him as a cross between Johnny Cash and Frank Sinatra. Features an absolutely otherworldly performance on pedal steel by David Phillips of Tom Waits' crew, as well as performances by Tim Mooney (American Music Club), Wendy Allen (The Court and Spark), Chris Mulhauser (Aphrodesia), and Desmond Shea's stellar studio craft. Standout tracks include "The Pills," "Just Like Moths," "Grifos Muertos," and "In The Stars' Whirling." "Darkly gorgeous, unexpectedly uplifting" ?Dusted Magazine.


artist: Jeni Melia
albumname: The Last of Old England
sku: melia-lastengland
upc: 876809004224
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=257909753&s=143444
also:
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description:
Lutenist Chris Goodwin said that when he met Jeni Melia, he thought she had the most incredible voice he'd ever heard, and he decided then and there that he had to do a recording with her. We think you'll agree that the purity and tone of Melia's voice is something special, and her collaboration with Goodwin gives us some completely fresh interpretations of early music.


artist: Jeni Melia
albumname: Sister Awake - music only
sku: melia-sister1
upc: 876809006273
itunes: NONE
also:
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description:
Soprano Jeni Melia and lutenist Christopher Goodwin perform Elizabethan-era songs specifically chosen to reveal what a woman's life was like in that time. Melia's crystal clear voice is perfectly suited to the simple, pared down production style, bringing a vibrancy and immediacy to the selections. On the full version, Kathryn Hamilton-Hall contributes some readings of Elizabethan era poetry, including some verses ascribed to the Queen herself. This version of the album omits these readings found on the full version.


artist: Jeni Melia
albumname: Sister Awake
sku: melia-sister2
upc: 876809006280
itunes: NONE
also:
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description:
Soprano Jeni Melia and lutenist Christopher Goodwin perform Elizabethan-era songs specifically chosen to reveal what a woman's life was like in that time. Melia's crystal clear voice is perfectly suited to the simple, pared down production style, bringing a vibrancy and immediacy to the selections. On the full version, Kathryn Hamilton-Hall contributes some readings of Elizabethan era poetry, including some verses ascribed to the Queen herself. This version of the album includes brief readings of poems from the era as well. For a music only version of the album, click here.


artist: Jeni Melia
albumname: The Lost Art of Wooing
sku: melia-wooing
upc: 876809005214
itunes: NONE
also:
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description:
Melia and Goodwin give us a delicate paean to a subtler age on The Lost Art of Wooing, the followup to their highly successful Last of Old England. Elizabethan England produced some of the most beautiful love songs ever written, and Melia's finespun soprano makes them sound especially lovely, as does the trio's preference for a natural, straightforward recording style. Together, they effortlessly rekindle a culture that was in love with love...one in which serenades were so common that city ordinances had to be passed banning singing beneath windows.


artist: Jennifer Lane
albumname: Own the Pow'r of Harmony! - hidden vocal and instrumental gems of Handel
sku: jennifer_harmony
upc: 876809001544
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/own-powr-harmony-hidden-vocal/id370488752
also:
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description:
This stunning new album with mezzo-soprano Jennifer Lane commemorates the 250th anniversary of George Frideric Handel's passing (1685-1759). It contains lesser known vocal and instrumental gems from throughout Handel's career. From the much adored but rarely performed cantata: "Udite il mio consiglio," composed at the court of Cardinal Ruspoli in Rome during the Vatican's ban on opera, to glorious excerpts from the English oratorios Jephtha, Hercules and Saul, composed during a similar ban on Italian opera in England, these works of genius are unjustly overshadowed by Handel's new testament sacred works, particularly Messiah, and those few of his operas regularly offered by the world's opera houses. Also included on this album is the rapturous Sonata in D Major for Violin and Continuo two arias from the opera Atalanta, and an aria from one of Handel's earliest Italian operas, Rodrigo. For many years, it was believed that the cantata: "Udite il mio consiglio," the centerpiece of this recording, ended with the Rodrigo aria "Allor che sorge." Handel's 19th century editor, Karl Friedrich Chrysander, found ending the cantata with a recitative too radical and was certain an aria had to be missing. This recording allows the listener to hear the cantata either way. You be the judge!

Some of Handel's most complex women are portrayed here as well as some of his most endearing boys, according to the 18th century tradition in which sopranos and mezzos took leading roles of both genders: Hercules' wife Dejaneira's jealousy; Jephtha's faithful wife Storge's shock at the news of their daughter's impending sacrifice; David's love for Jonathan; and Meleagro's youthful love and passion for Atalanta.

Full texts and translations and the orchestra list for the album are included in the artwork documentation that accompanies the download.


artist: Jeremy Moyer
albumname: Chinese Bicycle Stories
sku: jeremymoyer-bicyclestories
upc: 847646010181
also:
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description:
Chinese Bicycle Stories is a poetic musical journey using the language of Chinese musical instruments and folk traditions. All the music is composed and performed by Jeremy Moyer. On this album he plays Chinese 3-stringed banjo - Qinqin (ĸ06;ĩ48;), Erhu (É08;ŉ93;), Gaohu (ƌ40;ŉ93;), Taiwanese Coconut Shell Fiddle - Kezi Xian (ē80;é76;ó58;), Cantonese Coconut Shell Fiddle - Yehu (č28;ŉ93;)，Sanxian (Ç77;ó58;), Guitar, Percussion and Kalimba. There are guest performances by Kevin Ramessar on Guitar, Shawn Mativetsky on Tabla and Renaud Gay on Flute. The album was recorded in Shanghai.

Credits
All music composed, arranged and performed by Jeremy Moyer

Guest performances: Shawn Mativetsky - Tabla on Spirit Wind; Kevin Ramessar -
Guitar on Spirit Wind; Renaud Gay - Flute on Bringing in the New Year

Recorded by Jeremy Moyer in Shanghai (Except Spirit Wind - recorded by François Lapointe in Montréal)

Mixed and mastered by J. Richard Hutt at Cedartree: Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Cover art by Moyang

Produced by Jeremy Moyer

Contact: jeremy@jeremymoyer.com

Album release date: 1 February 2018


artist: Jeromy Darling
albumname: A Year of Living
sku: jdarling-ayearofliving
upc: 847646005613
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description:
These songs were all written between a 12 month span of time. It seemed like all the people around me who I cared about were suffering beyond what they could bear: divorce, infidelity, drug addiction. My only response was to decide there, in those moments, that I would never succumb to those things and confirm in my own heart a desire to never inflict those diseases onto my own family.


artist: Jeromy Darling
albumname: The Great Upset
sku: jdarling-greatupset
upc: 847646005637
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description:
Mostly dealing with death, this EP tried to address the reality of an afterlife and how that affects the way we live, the way we treat other people and the way we treat ourselves.

These songs were selected from a full length EP I put out with my band, The Great Upset, in 2007. After the band folded I decided I wanted these songs to live on.


artist: Jeromy Darling
albumname: The One The You Loved
sku: jdarling-theonethatyou
upc: 847646005620
also:
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description:
Somewhere between birth and death you begin to look deeper, to ask the big questions. Every civilization since the beginning of time has worshipped some sort of deity - almost as if it's written in our DNA. This is an album of conversations, rants, curses and longings for a God that repairs, that fixes all the broken parts.


artist: Jerry Berlongieri
albumname: Alter Echo Original Soundtrack
sku: birdy-alter
upc: 876809007287
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/alter-echo-original-soundtrack/id6311522
also:
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description:
John writes: this album by "Birdy" is more epic and thematic than his other album "Evenings At The Microscope", which was more bleepy and quirky.


artist: Jerry Berlongieri
albumname: Evenings At The Microscope
sku: birdy-evenings
upc: 876809007188
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/evenings-at-microscope/id336056870
also:
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description:
John writes: Jerry writes game music professionally, having contributed to the games for 'Spider-Man', 'Call of Duty' and 'James Bond'. His music is very idiosyncratic, reminiscent of the 8-bit Atari days, with lots of bleeping and blooping and plenty of good-natured energy.


artist: Jerry Palmer
albumname: Blue Guitar
sku: jpalmer-blueguitar
upc: 847646000359
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/blue-guitar/id432569916
also:
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description:
Since the early 80's, guitarist Jerry Palmer has been recording guitar to showcase this original music. For those individuals who appreciate solo guitar music and its intricate nature, you will love this recording. Jerry's music is deeply reflective, and speaks of his passion for melody and the beauty of simple solo acoustic guitar music!


