# albums

artist: Thirty Day Notice
albumname: Singles
sku: thirtydnotice-singles
upc: 847646004418
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description:
  Thirty Day Notice music is somewhere between pleasantly hypnotic and slightly disturbing in the rock/electronic genre. Lana and Joe (sister and brother) write, perform, mix and produce TDN in their solar powered recording studio in Fiji.

  The feeling of their music is dark but sensual, earnest but alluring. The lyrics portray subject matters ranging from conspiracy, to the soul, from parallel universes, to consciousness, authentic love and the pursuit of more. Thirty Day Notice is an intimate experience.


artist: thirty3
albumname: Rare, the Kafi Kanada Sessions
sku: thirty3-rare
upc: 847646005224
also:
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description:
  Kafi Kanada is a rare and ancient Indian classical raga. It provides the setting for this music in a "gravity-free environment," a melding of sitarist Jay Kishor's guitar playing with Savana Moore's piano.

  There are so few of us left
  and we are very old
  we are the last of our kind
  walking here
  among our fallen ancestors
  passing slowly
  over their bones
  like elephants in their mystical graveyards,
  touching
  ancient, mossy, weathered stones
  discovering
  the scent of our own coming absence
  rising from the soil
  and swallowed by the roses
  still and pungent in the vaporous air
  losing ourselves
  in the moment of our own extinction
  while we are not yet gone,
  but merely rare

  ~Savana Moore

  Cover photograph courtesy of Larry Shaefer
  All music is live and improvised.


artist: Thomas
albumname: Peace
sku: thomas-peace
upc: 876809006655
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/peace/id339079898
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artist: Thomas Otten
albumname: Transcend to Void
sku: thomasotten-transcendvoid
upc: 847646006672
also:
  raycarldaye-rem rapoon-disappeared asalvo-sanctuary satori-tibet tilopa-bytheway robcosh-ponder carlosschwarz-impressions gcostantini-liquidharm satori-subcon piotrjaneczek-ambientsoundscapes rrich-nest ishwish-remember sambodhiprem-sevenwaves dini-ontogeny logicgate-voyages dini-bliss rapoon-tindrum wall-passage tilopa-turkishauch

description:
  This album includes 5 main tracks (Tamuke, Sokkan, Shingetsu, Choshi, Daha) composed mostly by unknown Fuke monks who played each piece during meditation.

  After careful and repeated listening of these pieces, the spirit of each one reached deep into the soul of both listener and player, making it possible to imagine the various improvisations of bumblebee sound, ostinato, a simple melodic bass pattern matching the shakuhachi monody, like the early practices that appeared successively in the Western music history, going from modal structures to polyphony. The choice once made, gave rise to quite a natural voice, guided by the addition of bass lines while preserving the shakuhachi part in its entirety.

  The voice is here utilized as an instrumentally, illustrating a quote from Rudolf Steiner: "The pure song should delete every word" In addition to the five main shakuhachi classics, other tracks are divided between improvisations, reappropriation and composition:

  1. Tamuke "Ta" means hands, "Muke" means facing each other, or hands put together, which indicates solidarity within oneself and one's community. In solidarity we experience unity and in unity we experience transition and movement of energy from one body to another. This piece is played to commemorate the transition from one phase to another. It is also a eulogy and a requiem for the departed souls of loved ones. It is a melody that brings indescribable stillness deep into the heart.

  2. While High - Improvisation

  3. Sokkan - This piece can be translated as "breath-sight". It is played as a meditation and observation of the process of breathing the most essential human activity. When breath is observed, respected, and self-controlled, harmony and peace begin.

  4. Transcend to Void - Improvisation

  5. Shingetsu - "Shin" indicates the heart, the mind, and the spirit. "Getsu" indicates moon. The moon is symbolic of enlightenment and one's discovery of the truthful and sincere pathway in life. There is a certain level of effort that one must exert in order to cultivate, toil and refine diligently one's excellence and purity in mind, body, and spirit.

  6. Secret - Improvisation

  7. Tsukikusa - Improvisation

  8. Choshi - "Cho" is refers to "searching", and "Shi" is refers to oneself. This piece is played to allow the player to tune to the instrument and the surrounding. It is the joining of Mind/Spirit/Instrument at the beginning of each meditation session.

  9. Morning mist - Improvisation

  10. Greensleevses - traditionnal English (Henry VIII)

  11. Daha - "Da" means to tear apart, to break and to strike, "Ha" means wave. The striking waves along the seashores are a symbol of the infinite adversities that we need to overcome in our daily lives. Yet, the constant pounding of the waves along the sea rocks provides a constant process of cleansing and rejuvenation. Daha is played for the increased will power, humility, and determination to overcome those adversities. A peaceful dream

  - Kyle Kamal Helou


artist: Thomas Walker
albumname: La Superbe
sku: thomaswalker-lasuperbe
upc: 847646006269
also:
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description:
  Art music circa 1600 was morphing from a deeply cerebral expression of counterpoint into a form that featured more clearly delineated melody and bass lines, and the dance forms were rivaling the more abstract fantasias in sophistication, and in fact dominate the French lute literature. The French in particularly, at this time, were in love with the sound of the instrument and changed its tuning to exploit it and match to the new musical forms.

  Francois Dufault was among the first to experiment in these new tunings, settling later on the distinctive d-minor tuning (the top six courses of the lute sound a d minor chord) that came to define the Baroque lute, and is heard on this recording. Esaias Reusner, the Younger may have been Dufault's pupil, and certainly was his imitator, although one can also hear clear evolution even as he draws inspiration from his teacher's style. Both composers capture the subtle, elusive, and improvisatory feel of the art of the lute in 17th century France.

  Full liner notes are available in the artwork download.


artist: Thomas Walker
albumname: Stile Moderno, Stile Antico
sku: thomaswalker-stilemodernostileantico
upc: 847646008805
also:
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description:
  The lute in its heyday was valued for the same reasons people are drawn to it today, hundreds of years out of chronology: its soft voice, its beauty of tone, its subtlety. Life has arguably gotten noisier. Perhaps because of, rather than in spite of it, the lute still has a compelling voice. It speaks in a strong whisper that can be heard clearly from the back of a quiet cathedral.

  The music on this album comes from a change of epoch. Polyphony ("many voices") dominated art music right to 1600. Particularly in the 16th century, the output of polyphonic madrigals, motets, and masses is astonishing; there are more masterpieces in that oeuvre than are likely to be heard again. Late in the century, as polyphonic structures became ever denser, a "new" style, one that featured the single voice carrying a text, was emerging. This was the inception of the Stile Moderno, what we call the Baroque. Their structure was homophonic--a melody and chords.

  The first generation of Moderno practitioners didn't abandon polyphony wholesale: contrapuntal episodes were juxtaposed with florid passaggi over chords. As in the Renaissance (Stile Antico), vocal composition led the development, but the style was quickly assimilated by instrumental ensembles and soloists.

  The lutenist-composers on this recording had feet in both worlds. They all lived in Italy; Johannes Hieronymus Kapsperger in Rome, Alessandro Piccinini in Ferrara, Giovanni Antonio Terzi in Bologna, and Lorenzino Romanus, Knight of the Lute, whose actual identity is a mystery, in Rome and/or Ferrara.

  Lorenzino and Terzi (on whose life, if not identity, we also have only scant information) are at least a generation older than Piccinini and Kapsperger. Terzi begins in the most purely Renaissance fashion; as was the model for lutenists much of the preceding century, he sets vocal pieces to the lute, almost verbatim. As was also in fashion, for a second lute, he sets elaborate divisions to adorn the original madrigal or motet.

  The Knight of the Lute, Lorenzino Romanus was Terzi's contemporary. His sense of polyphony is masterful, but quirky, and it is routinely interrupted by florid divisions, very much in the early baroque style.

  Alessendro Piccinini composed for theorbo, the large cousin of the lute consciously invented as the primary instrument for Baroque accompaniment. He also invented the liuto attiorbato, which is named as the preferred instrument for his compositions for the lute. And yet: although assimilating the developing ideas of the Baroque (and modern) major/minor key system, his compositions are very assiduously polyphonic. Taken in chronological context, we would call him "conservative".

  Finally, we have Kapsperger. Unlike the others, he wrote not just for lute and theorbo, but also prolifically for instrumental ensembles and voice, including ecclesiastical works and operas. He fell into disrepute when a former ally turned against him in print. His music was reexamined in the fever of scholarship of the late 20th century; it is a vital rediscovery. His music captures the essence of the nascent Baroque on one lute.


artist: Thursday Group
albumname: First Album
sku: thursdaygroup-first
upc: 876809000400
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=258072416&s=143444
also:
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description:
  If you're one of those people who thinks modern jazz is just inherently cheesy, check out the Thursday Group and see if they don't prove you wrong. Clayton Englar's sax playing alone would be worth the price of admission here (it's absolutely fantastic) but on top of that there's Doug Lichterman's subtly tight guitar work backed by exceptionally sensitive bass and foamy, atmospheric drums. This is one of those jazz ensembles that is just completely aware of one another at all times, plus they have an exceptionally artful sense of melody. It's their melodies in particular that make it clear that Thursday Group is not simply re-heating a bunch of jazz tropes; they're finding a musical path together. What they find is a sound that's deeply modern yet warm and accessible too. Really excellent, and 100 percent cheese free.


artist: Thursday Group
albumname: Uncle Mean
sku: thursdaygroup-unclemean
upc: 876809000394
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=257928947&s=143444
also:
  thursdaygroup-first jiveasssleepers-galaxy twilightarchive-ritual ppavan-lines kpolitzer-labyrinth jiveasssleepers-funkfactor ppavan-lookingout shallgren-studioc petrvenkrbec-alone twilightarchive-twilight fuzzit-quazijazz jambedaem-balance indchoice-makechoice juergenson-prospects parksttrio-threeplusfive adrianofontana-smallkitchen hazelmain-soonerlater mikegoudreau-looksunshine droptrio-cezanne suchitralata-lavalounge

description:
  Avoiding both excess and cliche, Uncle Mean subtly blends jazz, funk, swing, and blues in a tasty, smoldering, brew. We really like Douglas Lichterman's cunning, sometimes island-y guitar work, and saxophonist Clayton Englar, is just fantastic. His playing is lean, husky, and modern. There's a reason this band has endured since the 1970's.


artist: Thursday Next
albumname: When the Fall
sku: thursday-whenthefall
upc: 847646004098
also:
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description:
  The tracks on this album transition easily from the dance floor to a movie score, channelling influences like Underworld, Aphex Twin, and William Orbit. Toronto composer Mark Aylward hooked up with engineer / producer James Miles on the latest Thursday Next sessions. A solid multi-instrumentalist, Aylward layers lush acoustic elements over broken beats with dramatic flair. Thursday Next is complex, cinematic, and cool. Just listen.


artist: Tilopa
albumname: By The Way
sku: tilopa-bytheway
upc: 876809004880
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=257929555&s=143444
also:
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description:
  Pared down and austere, popular Magnatune artist Tilopa's brand new album sounds like serenity itself. His Japanese zen flute (kyotaku) is occasionally accompanied by monastic sounding vocals, and the overall effect is very subdued, meditative. "Red Fullmoon" is a particular standout on this album, a track that makes evident why this type of music was once favored by sects of wandering Buddhist monks. Most of the pieces on this album have that same type of traditional, Zen sound, but there are a few more modern pieces here too, such as "Amigos De Viaje," which features acoustic guitar as accompaniment to the kyotaku.


artist: Tilopa
albumname: Kyotaku Live
sku: tilopa-kyotaku
upc: 876809000387
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=257929556&s=143444
also:
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description:
  Atmospheric and timeless,Kyotaku Live showcases the richly serene sound of the kyotaku?an ancient Japanese zen-flute with pentatonic tuning. The kyotaku was played frequently in the old days of Japan, but was largely replaced by other instruments during the twentieth century. Reviving a nearly lost musical tradition, this recording by Tilopa features some of the most important traditional pieces for this instrument.


artist: Tilopa
albumname: Kyotaku Breeze
sku: tilopa-kyotakubreeze
upc: 847646009871
also:
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description:
  After having played the Japanese Zenflute-Kyotaku for more than 30 years, Tilopa goes back to his roots with this album, on which you'll find ancient traditional Zen songs of the wandering monks that he learned from his Master Koku Nishimura.

  Tilopa is one of the few Westerners who have mastered this art. Zen is very quiet music that transports a deep meditative quality.


artist: Tilopa
albumname: Out of the Blue
sku: tilopa-outblue
upc: 876809000370
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=257929558&s=143444
also:
  tilopa-bytheway tilopa-turkishauch dini-sunearth teng-miles teng-enchanted dini-ontogeny mogilalia-dropshadow sambodhiprem-sevenwaves estrem-musicoffernandosor satori-tibet fitch-celocity dac-within fitch-amb2 rrich-cowell2 suchitralata-justyouandme satori-medmusic carilive-afterglow dac-mech paternoster-bach-paternoster mogilalia-myoldblack

description:
  One of Tilopa's best-selling recordings, Out Of The Blue brings in a few modern touches to Tilopa's deeply Zen playing of the kyotaku. This time around there's some accompaniment on piano and other instruments, but it always stays true to Tilopa's pared down and deeply peaceful aesthetic. The album is primarily Eastern in sensibility, but there are some little cross cultural touches as well. We absolutely love, for instance, the blend of Spanish guitar and kyotaku in "El Corazon Canta." A wonderful album.


artist: Tilopa
albumname: Pictures of Silence
sku: tilopa-pictures
upc: 876809000363
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=257929974&s=143444
also:
  tilopa-bytheway tilopa-outblue dini-sunearth teng-mystic dini-watersky teng-enchanted sambodhiprem-sevenwaves carilive-countrystroll fitch-celocity josephnimoh-reflections jeremymoyer-bicyclestories dac-mech satori-tibet dac-sea fitch-amb2 estrem-musicoffernandosor kristiantaus-clouds chadlawson-songpray estrem-reverie rrich-lumin

description:
  Showcasing kyotaku in combination with other instruments, the contemplative Pictures of Silence shows Tilopa's preference for really resonant sounding instruments?the deeper, more mellow style of Japanese flute, a subtly rippling guitar, golden sounding koto... They're all in delicate correspondence with one another on this album, yet adhere to Tilopa's beautifully minimal, meditative aesthetic. A crystal clear recording makes you feel like the musicians are performing right there in the room.


artist: Tilopa
albumname: Turkishauch
sku: tilopa-turkishauch
upc: 876809000356
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=257819354&s=143444
also:
  tilopa-bytheway tilopa-outblue dini-sunearth dini-ontogeny teng-miles teng-enchanted fitch-amb2 satori-tibet fitch-celocity jilin-lastdayofsummer mogilalia-dropshadow kristiantaus-lights carilive-wabisabi satori-chakras felixdroid-longing rapoon-easterly kristiantaus-clouds rrich-due

description:
  Completely and utterly Zen-ed out, Turkishauch is as meditative as music gets. It features master of the Japanese flute, Tilopa, who plays the shakuhachi?and Japanese flute that has a pentatonic tuning and a much deeper and more mellow sound than other Japanese flutes. His playing isn't so much performance as it is meditative practice, so it's deep and cosmic and peaceful and totally gorgeous. Highly recommended.


artist: Tilopa
albumname: Unravelling
sku: tilopa-unravelling
upc: 847646004203
also:
  tilopa-bytheway tilopa-turkishauch dini-aprilthirteenth dini-ontogeny fitch-celocity fitch-amb2 satori-tibet rrich-due mogilalia-myoldblack rrich-temple angelight-intimone teng-miles mogilalia-dropshadow suchitralata-mediterraneancruising rapoon-easterly euchmad-whendroplets dac-sea carilive-spaceflute teng-enchanted emmalee-crux

description:
  These improvisations are the result of an unusual meeting between East and West, Japanese zenflute and piano. A meeting in the unknown that again and again surprises the listener (as much as the musicians themselves) through its' many different facets. A story unravelling in wide open space told by two masters of their instruments with silence as its main character and permeated by their deep joy in music.

  Aki Hoffman, a teacher of piano and especially the art of improvisation at different european universities, is the perfect match for Tilopa with his sound training in traditional Zen music and his fascination with crossover projects since years.


artist: Tim Rayborn
albumname: Aksaray
sku: rayborn-aksaray
upc: 876809008710
also:
  rayborn-asked rayborn-qadim canconier-dragon kara-kara alasdeka-oasis tmatsuishi-duets dshoskes-lautenschmaus dufay-cancionero shira-wildwood reverie-cantica voicesofmusic-gardensogreen canconier-canconier voicesofmusic-bachviolinson primavera-english hadidian-garden francoiscouture-yahndawa asteria-jaqueline mediva-vivamediva

description:
  A collection of pieces in Turkish, Persian, and Sephardic folk styles, written and recorded by Tim at various points over the last seven years, either never released or being re-released now. Featuring Tim playing saz, 'ud, sehtar, tar, tamboor, santur, psaltery, and percussion.


artist: Tim Rayborn
albumname: Ashek
sku: rayborn-asked
upc: 876809000349
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=257964033&s=143444
also:
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description:
  On Ashek hyper-gifted multi-instrumentalist Tim Rabyorn brings to life the music of worldly and spiritual love from Greece, the Middle East, and Central Asia. The album features both vocal and instrumental music spanning several centuries and thousands of miles, but united by one common theme: the longing for true love-whether physical or spiritual. The album's title derives from the "ashiklar," a unique group of traveling Turkish bards whose name means those who are "in love" with God, and the album really reflects this longing for union with the devine, and far from being sentimental, contains some of the most mysterious and somber works in Rayborn's entire catalog. Typically gorgeous work from a world-class talent in the field of ancient music.


artist: Tim Rayborn
albumname: Chordae
sku: rayborn-chordae
upc: 876809004057
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=257819637&s=143444
also:
  rayborn-rihla rayborn-aksaray reverie-cantica voicesofmusic-gardensogreen eayres-maiden lisalynne-secretsongs daughters-galdrbok crummarks-spagna wildcat-fairest reverie-string alasdeka-oasis poeticallmusi-instantfires primavera-english poeticallmusi-pmlive melia-sister1 shira-wildwood bachplay-itvfrance canconier-dragon commusicare-commusicare mediva-vivamediva

description:
  Reviving the tradition of medieval musical improvisation,Chordae comes across as music for its own sake, featuring beautiful melodies played on historic instruments by the gifted musicianTim Rayborn. In addition to being a performer, Tim is also a scholar of medieval cultures, so for this album he extrapolated specific playing techniques from illuminated medieval manuscripts and surviving European folk music practices. The strings are played with the nails, for instance, which makes for a more crisp and defined sound. A deeply melodic and authentic album, and an ideal one to have on in the background while working or studying.


artist: Tim Rayborn
albumname: Honey From The Thorn
sku: rayborn-honey
upc: 876809007713
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/honey-from-thorn/id309528704
also:
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description:
  A collection of songs, dances, devotional pieces, and instrumental realizations from medieval England, encompassing the 12th through the early 14th centuries.

  Despite much damage done to the manuscript sources, and much music being lost, what little medieval English music that does survive gives us a rare and precious glimpse into what must have been a vibrant musical culture.

  On this recording, medieval scholar and musician Tim Rayborn presents some of this variety on reconstructions of medieval instruments, as well as with the voice. Joined by the prodigious musical talents of Annette Bauer, Phoebe Jevtovic, Shira Kammen, and Susan Rode Morris, this recording captures the spirit of a time long past.

  Tim Rayborn: voice, harp, psaltery, percussion, lute, symphonie

  With:
  Annette Bauer: recorders, voice
  Phoebe Jevtovic: voice
  Shira Kammen: vielle, harp
  Susan Rose Morris: voice


artist: Tim Rayborn
albumname: The Path Beyond
sku: rayborn-pathbeyond
upc: 876809000332
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=257964991&s=143444
also:
  rayborn-asked rayborn-veils rossignol-domnaditz mpacifica-dancing canconier-canconier jamesakers-thesaurusharmonicus eayres-maiden heringman-josquin poeticallmusi-armato panacea-songs proosdij-chambon canconier-dragon mediva-gabriel pellingmans-division skarazula-ostara martin-artfrance cbooth-pphilips francoiscouture-yahndawa eayres-dowlanddialoguesone

description:
  "Music from the edges of Islamic civilization," is how the incredibly talented multi-instrumentalist Tim Rayborn describes The Path Beyond, an assortment of Jewish, Christian, and Islamic instrumental music from medieval Spain, North Africa, Turkey, Iran, and the Balkans. This decidedly pre-modern has a gloriously acoustic sound. Tim, and will transport you not only to other worlds, but to another time within those worlds. Tim is known for his exceptionally great production values and attention to detail, so his music has this clean yet warm, sensual sound that falls very gracefully on the ears. Five of these songs are of historical and traditional origin, while the others are improvisations or compositions that "reflect the spirit of ancient heritage." Simply great. Pick it up today.


artist: Tim Rayborn
albumname: Qadim
sku: rayborn-qadim
upc: 876809003555
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=257965060&s=143444
also:
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description:
  On Qadim, the amazing multi-instrumentalist Tim Rayborn is exploring the art of performance by a solo instrument-an art form that has a long and honored tradition in the Arabic world. The intimate focus of a single source of music provides a distinctly non-Western listening experience; the word "Qadim," in fact, is an Arabic one referring to music performed in an "old style", and according to traditional concepts. Two of the works here are among the oldest known written music: two songs from Ancient Greece invoke the muses, and there's a 3,500-year-old hymn to the Babylonian moon goddess Nikkal. Beautiful work, as usual, from the deeply talented Tim Rayborn.


artist: Tim Rayborn
albumname: Rihla
sku: rayborn-rihla
upc: 876809005832
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=267135209&s=143444
also:
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description:
  Put this on and your immediate environs will instantly turn into a suradeq stuffed with silk pillows, Kilim rugs, and fig-laden platters. Featuring Tim Rayborn's ultra-precise musical talents, and some outstanding vocal tracks, Rihla is everything we best love about this performer: deep fluency in Middle Eastern music, incredibly detailed performances, and a 100 percent acoustic aesthetic.


artist: Tim Rayborn
albumname: The Three Noble Strains
sku: rayborn-threenoble
upc: 847646002735
also:
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description:
  In ancient Irish lore, the Three Noble Strains were three styles of playing the harp. They were drawn from the story of Boann, who gave birth to three sons. The eldest, Goltraiges, was born in great pain to her. The second, Gentraiges, was born with joy. The birth of the third, Suantres, caused her great fatigue. These boys grew up to become master harpers and their styles, or strains, were said to be derived from the manner of their birth: the goltrai (the strain of weeping), the geantrai (the strain of happiness), and the suantrai (the strain of sleep). It was these styles which harpers were expected to master and invoke in their audiences.


artist: Tim Rayborn
albumname: Veils of Light
sku: rayborn-veils
upc: 876809000271
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=257965276&s=143444
also:
  rayborn-pathbeyond rayborn-aksaray canconier-dragon misericordia-passion canconier-canconier poeticallmusi-pmlive shira-wildwood reverie-cantica panacea-songs voicesofmusic-gardensogreen middleearth-passage martin-artfrance cbooth-pphilips shira-mistral alasdeka-oasis poeticallmusi-instantfires reverie-string francoiscouture-yahndawa voicesofmusic-bachtelemann shira-almanac

description:
  Dance and music predate civilization, and as a musician, Tim Rayborn's mission is to explore our human resonance with rhythm. Veils Of Lightcertainly accomplishes that; it seamlessly gildes in and out of a range of cultures and civilizations including Balkans, the Middle East, and Central Asia, and features the fantastically detailed drum and string work of this incredibly talented multi-instrumentalist. The acoustic aesthetic and crystal clear production values on Veils of Light bestow a beautifully subtle sultriness to it; Tim seems to understand that because his compositions are so highly patterned and vibrant, there's no need to overstate the case. And in an era of hyped-up Hollywood glamour, this distinctly authentic exoticism is a very welcome thing. Check this one out today.


artist: Timothy Vajda
albumname: Bootstrap Physics
sku: timvajda-bootstrap
upc: 876809008666
also:
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description:
  The viola da gamba, primarily found in music of the Renaissance and Baroque, is here used in varying combinations with electric guitar, synthesizer, acoustic guitar, and medieval fiddle. The musical style organically blends old with new, classical with popular. The result is a richly textured, expressive music with a sound all its own.

  "Bootstrap Physics" explores a musical compatibility between instruments and styles that aren't often combined.

  "Vajda plays all the instruments and writes all the tunes on this instrumental album, and it is really compelling. His primary instrument is the viola da gamba, which looks like a cello, plays like a cello ? but it's a viola. Regardless of my ignorance on that topic, I can still appreciate the beauty of this music. Soothing, intriguing and different enough to make it stand out."
  - Toledo City Paper


artist: Tiny Little Blackouts
albumname: Idea of Alice
sku: tiny-alice
upc: 876809003029
also:
  kinkyatoms-whitenoise suicideden-downfighting williamson-afew yoria-here seldon-collective mit-diplomat panicensemble-panicensemble westexit-unearthed panicensemble-differentstory amoeba-pivot joeyfehrenbach-mellowdrama curl-complex tokyo-tokyo icicle-theorems fielding-pieces brusch-architects

description:
  Jangly relaxed alt rock, perfect for the grey days where you don't *want* to feel up and happy, but instead settle into self-indulgent melancholia.

  Singer Cameron Ember contributed these thoughts about the album:

  Can't remember what I was thinking but found myself on the way to the refrigerator
  can't talk and drive at the same time
  sadness like an epileptic seizure
  mind automatic as a popular ski run
  imagine I was somebody else, like an Olympic athlete
  vivid dreams about smells, like a body down the garbage disposal
  and the bedroom does not smell great when I wake up in reality
  words skimmed from the screen like leaves raked from the yard in Autumn
  I remember feelings, not places, faces, names, times, events, conversations or facts

  Tiny little blackouts.. lose yourself for a moment.


artist: To Life!
albumname: A New Age Has Begun
sku: tolife-anewage
upc: 847646005286
also:
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description:
  To Life! begins where other trancey world music groups leave off. Besides the musicianship honed from deepening the grooves over years of experience, the immeasurable passion of this trio takes the listener on a magic carpet of cross-cultural discovery of what lies inside the mystery.

  In this second album, "A New Age Has Begun", To Life! once again uncovers some of the deepest grooves from around the planet, mixing it up in their highly identifiable, unique, and infectious style, while bringing a positive perspective on these changing times.....


artist: To Life!
albumname: Tasabasaba
sku: tolife-tasabasaba
upc: 847646005057
also:
  tolife-anewage mundi-myhouse kara-kara shiva-ethnic mundi-applehowling reverie-string rompaey-jade shira-waters quist-moon stellamara-starsea lukegartnerbrereton-balmsisyphus robinstine-daydream williamson-afew skarazula-litha magnacomp-eastgroove malileche-whenthedust

description:
  TASABASABA fuses North African, Middle Eastern, and contemporary grooves to create a unique and compelling trance music genre like no one else. "Funky World Global" has been used to describe the sound, although one might want to add 'tribal', 'organic', and 'soulful' to the mix! African djun djuns and aboriginal didjeridoo drive the primal rhythm, made contemporary by this fresh California group. This is the first full-length release from the Bay Area World Music Trio "To Life!"


artist: Tokee
albumname: Futureshock
sku: tokee-futureshock
upc: 847646003497
also:
  tokee-quintuplet tokee-plus palargic-ambitronika midwaystill-notetoself mokhov-magictimes mokhov-perfectdream dinohaak-filmscore fivestar-automatic fur-devastateinst otis-otis robin-missile dpkaufman-ruinfalls robin-silent swivel-deep terracottablue-spectra dle-truth sssm-sssm version-versions

description:
  This album was shelved for two years and then, when Anatoly moved to live in Moscow he found out that original source files of the album were lost or corrupted. Only a couple of months ago while digging through his old hardware he found a broken hard disk with the original files. After hours of hard work and violent warfare with broken clusters and software compatibility he finally resurrected this long lost work and today it finally sees the light as a two-part album Futureshock.


artist: Tokee
albumname: Plus
sku: tokee-plus
upc: 876809008161
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/plus/id399840591
also:
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description:
  Take it easy on the caffeine and put the cat out... "Plus", the debut album of Anatoly Grinberg (Tokee) is a chemical journey through electro/IDM, rave and industrial from a satisfyingly dark electronic and technoid angle. A dark world of drug-fueled visions which takes us on an emotional soundtrack to a science-fiction movie, a blending of mechanical and organic worlds, depressive, sad and cyberpunky.

  Each track pulls us through a swath of visions and emotions. From the tough, rugged break-beats of "Th" which evolves through soaring atmospheres into a trance/industrial epic, to the plaintive keystrokes on "Pa", which compliment the bottom-heavy flow nicely. Hardcore returns with "No" and "Np" and then morphs into the funky clicks and chirps of "Pu". An introspective, rainy day ambiance of "Am", descends to the seething dark-rave of "Bk". "Cf" climbs to happy hardcore territory, before grabbing your guts for a booming and vital, "Fm" which transforms into archetypical dark-rave once its own break-beat pacing cuts in. The album ends with tracks lilting to the more ambient side of Tokee such as the ominous and spiritual "Md" and then the ethereal, badly hallucinogenic "Lr". We warned you...


artist: Tokee
albumname: Quintuplet
sku: tokee-quintuplet
upc: 876809008321
also:
  tokee-plus tokee-futureshock palargic-ambitronika midwaystill-notetoself mokhov-magictimes dinohaak-filmscore dpreston-be fivestar-automatic fur-devastateinst otis-otis robin-missile mokhov-perfectdream robin-silent swivel-deep dle-truth sssm-sssm version-versions dpkaufman-ruinfalls

description:
  Fascinated with various currencies of electronic music and inspired by dinosaurs like Kraftwerk, Depeche Mode, Skinny Puppy, Can etc, Tokee's latest efforts combine tight mechanical-sounding IDM and industrial beats, cinematic-like ambient themes, psychotic trance shockwaves, evolving into incredible melodic soundscapes both aggressive and melancholic. It's an untamed animal, at times wild and fiery and others reclusive and emotional. Listening to "Quintuplet" is like a drive on a crazy carousel - which turns faster and faster. Inspiring music made in a genius way.


artist: Tokyo507
albumname: Tokyo507
sku: tokyo-tokyo
upc: 876809006426
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=278661861&s=143444
also:
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artist: Tokyo507
albumname: Tokyo507 Instrumental
sku: tokyo-tokyoinst
upc: 847646001820
also:
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description:
  This is an instrumental release from Tokyo507. It features many of the tracks from the previous Tokyo507 album (also available on Magnatune) as instrumentals and 3 new tracks.

  All of the tracks are Chillout, Downtempo and Jazzy in style.


artist: Tom Bolton
albumname: When I Cross The River
sku: tombolton-crossriver
upc: 876809007256
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/when-i-cross-river/id270107955
also:
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artist: Tom Bolton
albumname: Dreaming and Dancing
sku: tombolton-dreamdance
upc: 847646000984
also:
  tombolton-crossriver donnistrio-colepond wbrooks-fowl jackman-equilibrium lucas-whisper jackman-sanctuary kabanov-breath wbrooks-buffalo jasmineb-four satamian-canada dejanilijic-sun doughamer-acousticjrnl heifervescent-furthermonkey sjpettersson-dreamplay zhaba-sharena jasmineb-mews sjpettersson-romeojuliet tomaslozano-manana satamian-forget spirit-woods

description:
  Dreaming and Dancing is the latest collection of folk-rock/pop songs coming out of Tom Bolton's long strange journey into music. The dreams are all that we hope for: emotionally, sensually, socially, politically? our aspirations and longings. The dancing is what we do to enact and celebrate these aspirations and longings, and to express delight in their fulfillment or pain in their frustration.

  The collaboration between Tom and Nick Charles (the producer) was a leisurely, considerate, respectful conversation... but nonetheless an adventurous one that allowed the arrangements to fly off to wherever it was that the musicians' instincts took them. The musicians came into the studio unsuspecting, not knowing the material at all, from a variety of folk, roots, jazz, rock, pop and classical backgrounds.

  There was no plan, only an unfolding of the previously undiscovered, until the album became what it is. At a certain point, as the title track indicates, all the talking is done and the time for words is over. Shall we dance? Let's dance!


artist: Tom Paul
albumname: Borrowed Time
sku: tompaul-borrowed
upc: 876809000325
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/borrowed-time/id369481773
also:
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description:
  Tom Paul is back with a new album offering entitled "Borrowed Time". Tom produced this album himself. However he retained Charlie Morgan who played drums on his first 2 albums. The result is a more direct "guitar rock" presentation. Tom wrote these songs about personal hardship and the growth that he found through the experience of being unemployed in 2008. Everyone will find themselves humming these tunes after a couple of listens.

  Tom's musicianship and vocals have continued to mature since his last release "There is no map" in 2003. This album, like his previous works, is a celebration of life made more poignant by facing down his own demons. Tom was told early on that to write great songs you just need a 3 chords and the truth. This album challenges us to take an honest look at our own lives....the rewards can be wonderful.


artist: Tom Paul
albumname: Empty Man
sku: tompaul-emptyman
upc: 847646003435
also:
  tompaul-borrowed wbrooks-socialcreatures hopkins-six jaxbros-elementary tompaul-nomap headroom-bereru sophiamarie-senseoverload ewallace-dreaming sophiamarie-twisted icicle-resurgence hopkins-kairos dixiecannon-monkeytown harris-battlecall destinylove-homeinthelight castlepines-summerblood mikegoudreau-twentyyears brokenpoets-foreveronce modica-grace

description:
  You'd expect to hear these songs on the radio while driving along through some parallel universe. Each of the songs on Tom Paul's newest release, "Empty Man" is recognizable yet still original. The hooks grab you and pull you into something familiar and warm. You'll find yourself singing along to songs that feel something like Bob Dylan, The Beatles, or maybe Tom Petty. His lyrics are honest and expressive. They join perfectly with the music to take you into Tom's world. It's a world where you can relax with your mate on a sunny afternoon in the park, or risk everything for love. It's also a world where our obsessions and compulsions can have us tossing and turning at night looking for a way out of a mess. But even in the worst days, we sense that Tom believes there is the possibility of redemption if we are only will to try.

  Tom teams up with drummer Charlie Morgan to present tight pop-rock numbers. His friend, Ralph Edgar, contributed lyrics to the song about a Monongahela River Barge called the "Annie B Wilson". Danie Paul, his son, sang harmonies on "Eagle over 79" which is about a real life experience of seeing Bald Eagles returning to Tom's native Western Pennsylvania. Otherwise, Tom plays all the instruments, sang, and mixed the album himself in 2011 and 2012.


artist: Tom Paul
albumname: I Was King
sku: tompaul-king
upc: 876809000264
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=6402884&s=143444
also:
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description:
  Melodic and accessible,I Was King is great singer-songwriter fare in the tradition of David Grey and John Hiatt, with a touch of Tom Petty's influence. It's warm, personal, and in Tom Paul's case, pretty darn easy going. "It's an Easy Life" opens the album, and manages to be intensely optimistic without being the least bit cloying. This album will make you feel good, in other words, which is a nice way to feel: dontcha think? "Highly hummable," says one listener.


artist: Tom Paul
albumname: There is no map
sku: tompaul-nomap
upc: 876809000257
itunes: NONE
also:
  tompaul-borrowed tompaul-emptyman headroom-jetuton lehtmojoe-spaghetti headroom-bereru sophiamarie-senseoverload liquidrainbow-landscapesntreasures woodrowgerber-beginning hopkins-six sophiamarie-twisted conwayhambone-onedropimposter conwayhambone-rampressure bbunkertrio-bbunkertrio icicle-resurgence

description:
  Tom Paul's second full length album There Is No Map begins with his characteristic optimism, laced with the slight edge of Messrs. Dylan and Petty's influence. Tom again called on Charlie Morgan [Elton John, Paul McCartney, Thin Lizzie] to supply drums, and Charlie DeChant [Hall and Oates? sits in on saxaphone for two tracks, including "She's My Girlfriend," which is a super catchy track. "I Saw A Rainbow" is a standout as well. It's a ballad about an everyday event can salvage even the worst day, and it's a good example of Tom's preference as an artist for exploring every day events and challenges. "Physical Girl" rips it up in a roots rock fashion, and "Hey now, Babus" (about Tom's daughter) is everyone's favorite for it's tender, good time vibe.


artist: Tom Paul
albumname: It's Only Tuesday
sku: tompaul-tuesday
upc: 847646010518
also:
  destinylove-homeinthelight mijo-timelymanner conwayhambone-onedropimposter conwayhambone-rampressure mokhov-sunbloom mogilalia-33 lehtmojoe-hindsight cozmikbeats-indigo jakebradford-herewego dubmaster-finalbeats2 liquidrainbow-indigoep vandenheuvel-savannaradio hopkins-kairos liquidrainbow-greenep wbrooks-brokenbeast brokenpoets-foreveronce woodrowgerber-xo


artist: Tomas Lozano
albumname: La Manana de San Juan
sku: tomaslozano-manana
upc: 876809004156
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/la-manana-de-san-juan/id371234396
also:
  suchitralata-mobiusstrip antiqcool-nowthen aryehfrankfurter-harpersbrew aitua-medievalgame estrem-musicoffernandosor kenbonfield-legacy mundi-applehowling koshanin-sacredtree phillips-notebook barkscrock-sumsavage kflexer-kflexerfriends wahl-playingwithsilence dkrasnoukhov-legend antiqcool-acousticguitar lisalynne-hopesdreams angelight-sacraltravel ehren-crywolf aryehfrankfurter-moonwintertime lynnetortorelli-lightinthewood wahl-christmas

description:
  Tomas Lozano takes you on a journey through centuries-old musical Spain by way of ballads about knights, kings, princesses, shepherds, maidens, sailors, millers and death. This is the nine hundred year old tradition of the Spanish "Romancero". Lozano mesmerizes audiences with his voice in accompaniment of spanish acoustic guitar and hurdy-gurdy.


artist: Tone Dogs
albumname: Ankety Low Day
sku: tonedogs-anketylowday
upc: 847646008638
also:
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description:
  Tone Dogs were formed in 1987 as a collaboration between bass players Fred Chalenor, Amy Denio and recording engineer Drew Canulette. Denio and Chalenor thought a 2-bass band would be great, and began writing music together. Soon, they roped in other great musicians and friends on the recording - Matt Cameron of Soundgarden, Fred Frith and Hans Reichel from the European improvising scene, and others. Superbly recorded by Drew Canulette, this album received a nomination to be nominated (sic) for a "Best New Recording" Grammy award.

  Fred Chalenor: basses, guitars, keyboards, percussion, voice, violin, bowed guitars;
  Amy Denio: guitars, basses, saxes, drums, hubcaps, voice, cows;
  Matt Cameron: drums, voice;
  Fred Frith: guitars, rhythm violin;
  Hans Reichel: daxophone, guitars, camera;
  Courtney von Drehle: saxophones on 'The Wandering Guru';
  Bob Bain: monster battle guitars on 'The Wandering Guru';
  Drew Canulette: recording engineer


artist: Tone Dogs
albumname: The Early Middle Years
sku: tonedogs-earlymiddleyears
upc: 847646008621
also:
  tonedogs-anketylowday amydenio-birthingchairblues chrisfield-personalelegy sssm-raptor brothad-beatsthatcollecteddust icicle-reverie mikegoudreau-timeformessin tearssirens-hum ozziecruse-selloutsofoz amydenio-tongues mikegoudreau-tgif firesphere-requiem artemis-triptych stanislav-chillin jonswift-bentohman amfibia-eklektic mogilalia-sometimescity cozmikbeats-electronicrev

description:
  Describing themselves as ?avant?prog group?, the Tone Dogs rock your socks off in unconventional and experimental ways. Founded in Portland in the year 1987 by bassist Fred Chalenor and vocalist/saxophonist Amy Denio, the group already started off as an experiment, combining odd time signatures with swing and other influences. The Tone Dog?s second album, a production by the band itself and engineer Drew Canulette, was recorded between tours in 1990, at the Dogfish Studios in Newberg, Oregon. Klezzy, Tumbling and Spanish Eyes were recorded live to digital, while all other songs were recorded to 24?track with a fancy automated system.


artist: Tonethief
albumname: Fading Blue
sku: tonethief-fadingblue
upc: 847646002483
also:
  firehead-symmetry firehead-allthedays kyven-handsdown mit-diplomat alforest-alforest joeyfehrenbach-dontwakeme fielding-lightfields diggsville-nowhere midwaystill-notetoself properauthorities-psa fielding-distant kinkyatoms-whitenoise mrepic-sideways fur-devastateinst kyven-singles loot-getsome otis-otis superdirt-algoriddims freshbody-uglyarmy

description:
  A catchy, laid back sounding album which blends acoustic, electric instruments and vocal harmonies which move from folk, to rock and into pop genres.

  The songs are built around strong emotive lyrics, hooky sounding verses and big choruses. Lyrically the songs deal with someone trying to find their place in the world and the ups and downs that a search like that brings.

  Fading Blue is Tonethief's debut album.


artist: Toni Iniguez
albumname: Rain Trip
sku: tiniguez-raintrip
upc: 847646000342
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/rain-trip/id432545895
also:
  tiniguez-thegarden magnacomp-relaxclass modica-water francoiscouture-aftertherain kalyansam-cellocircles teng-kingdom kaarenorge-fantasia teng-mystic modica-jenny lukegartnerbrereton-roguesandlovers chadlawson-songpray voicesofmusic-gardensogreen aitua-elements carlosschwarz-impressions chadlawson-chopintwo vguzman-meditations josephnimoh-reflections fulton-once carlosschwarz-seatosky aryehfrankfurter-harpsongmidnight

description:
  In his album Rain Trip, the compositions relate to the hard journey of rain. It's a journey into the emotions of the author put into direct contact with forests, rivers, mountains and lakes. Toni Iniguez, attempts to express and show the maximum beauty that is capable from the strings of the Spanish classical guitar and its sounds, made in a modern language, with touches of folk, jazz and classical music.

  Thus are born songs such as sensations produced by the smells of the wet earth after rain, sounds made with the exceptional talents of violinist Lucia Marin (with whom he has worked for many years). On the song cloud, Toni Iniguez flies over the tops of trees in a forest and he pays tribute the great master Johann Sebastian Bach, arranging his cantata and transforming the final into a primal ethereal beat. The album follows rain as you would hear, feel and smell following a dawn looking through the window to the distant mountains.


artist: Toni Iniguez
albumname: The Garden
sku: tiniguez-thegarden
upc: 847646007495
also:
  tiniguez-raintrip wahl-playingwithsilence dkrasnoukhov-waveswings kaarenorge-fantasia kenbonfield-legacy aryehfrankfurter-harpersbrew modica-dreamingrealtime francoiscouture-dalsegno lukegartnerbrereton-ambrosia jilin-lastdayofsummer mmurphy-beautifulthings reza-restrung modica-water doughamer-rainforestsuite aryehfrankfurter-harpsongmidnight kalyansam-cellocircles sambodhiprem-sevenwaves frankfurterlynne-weavingworlds teng-mystic estrem-musicoffernandosor

description:
  Immerse yourself in the surround sounds, and quiet, minimalist rhythms of "The Garden". Innovative work in structure and sound, designed without considering gender. The songs and melodies contained in this album are made with textures of 6 and 12 classical guitars superimposed, creating organic shapes, and arranged in a rhythmic mix / original melodic.

  The album was composed around the idea of meditation, silence and the beautiful sound of the classical guitar. The songs are arranged carefully to create a sense of silent meditation. The power and intensity of the pieces moving more in the middle of the album suggest we lost in the intoxicating sounds of The Garden.

  The idea for this project was to create an organic blend of hypnotic sounds of meditative and minimalist music with the most beautiful instrument that exists: the classical guitar. Enter The Garden and observe life around you. You've never heard anything like it. The music of The Garden you will absorb and marvel.


artist: Torn Down Units
albumname: The Instrumental Collection
sku: torndownunits-instrumental
upc: 847646004951
also:
  idlemine-6 torndownunits-qualitryrock braun-miles wheresmoo-dopamine ckgem-theendinst markerbeacon-deadfreq mercy-inbedinst bluewavetheory-bwt elecfrank-deadback immune-instrumental damseldown-nowrise horstreich-elzoo idlemine-idlemine novaexpress-gimme vstrs-vstrs arodriguez-somewherenew ckgem-ithurtsinst braun-crow youngwere-younginst

description:
  Torn Down Units play a unique mix of Rock n' Roll, Punk, Surf, and Rockabilly music. TDU's mandate is to keep the fires of rock n' roll burning hotter than ever in an age where the only music getting attention (be it positive or negative) is conceived in a board room, not a jam space, and is void of any wit, charm or substance.

  Faced with this grim reality, TDU offers an alternative, designed for people who still believe in the power of rock n' roll. Enjoy this collection of the best of Torn Down Units instrumental tracks. A whole new kind of instrumental rock.


artist: Torn Down Units
albumname: A Collection of Quality Rock and Roll
sku: torndownunits-qualitryrock
upc: 847646004968
also:
  horstreich-elzoo rebel-explode whiterhino-herointhunder ashganley-cruelwater chinaski-megatonpie wickedallstars-dark soseventythree-soseventythree idlemine-6 selfdelusion-happiness tee-epone burnshee-art hunterjacks-singlebarrel elecfrank-deadback damseldown-nowrise mot-waiting novaexpress-gimme numa-numa wbrooks-karma arodriguez-somewherenew wheresmoo-slowpol

description:
  Torn Down Units play a unique mix of Rock n' Roll, Punk, Surf, and Rockabilly music.

  TDU's mandate is to keep the fires of rock n' roll burning hotter than ever in an age where the only music getting attention (be it positive or negative) is conceived in a board room, not a jam space, and is void of any wit, charm or substance. Faced with this grim reality, TDU offers an alternative, designed for people who still believe in the power of rock n' roll. Enjoy this collection of the best of Torn Down Units.


artist: Tramo
albumname: Eight
sku: tramo-eight
upc: 847646006504
also:
  dac-within tuskle-piano dammersonv-overnight rapoon-cidar rapoon-kirghiz1 stargarden-stepoff saros-soundscapes dac-spctr dini-ontogeny mogilalia-myoldblack hferre-journeysend brain-hyphen endlessblue-feverdreams stargarden-excursions dini-legends mogilalia-sometimescity noisehifi-distortion wavebuffet-vernmorceaux mmcguill-sleepmode colfax-tape

description:
  Each song on this album falls into a separate or hybrid genre that retains its identity as dark ambient. The album is a representation of the variation of emotion and its wide range of effects. The album begins somberly and slowly while ending anxiously, out of breath. From the highs of happiness and the wayward lows, you'll be slowly transported between different emotions from each of the eight songs.

  Eight is my first release and is a collection of songs with a sense of continuity as well as an introduction to my music and personality. These songs are my eight best, all maintaining common expression and emotion.


artist: Trevor and the Joneses
albumname: There Was Lightning
sku: trevorjoneses-lightning
upc: 847646003541
also:
  conwayhambone-rampressure castlepines-blessthishouse icicle-resonance llatb-favelaninja tompaul-tuesday castlepines-porvida yoria-brincatubrincoyo weartists-liplick brokenpoets-foreveronce slouchingstars-sadmooneyes cozmikbeats-indigo quantummilkshake-determination loveamp-shellshock vate-vere icicle-provenance brothad-beatsthatcollecteddust marcoshbolanos-chasingtime redskylullaby-algorithmicsoul

description:
  Debut album from Trevor and The Joneses

  www.trevorandthejoneses.com

  Trevor Jones: Guitars/Vox
  Chris Montijo: Drummings
  Joe Lawless: Guitars/Vox
  Dale Gilbert: Bass
  Kendall Franklin Jr: Tambourine

  Special guests
  Andrea Robinson: Vox track 7
  Brian Thompson: Guitar track 4, 8, 10
  Recorded at Chrome Werewolf Studio by Brian Garth
  Mastered by Lazer Lavin at Digital Insight
  Cover art: Dallas Gilbert


artist: Trio Dafne
albumname: Airs De Cour Francais Du XVIIe Siecle
sku: triodafne-airs
upc: 876809005689
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=267134969&s=143444
also:
  orinda-airs ecarpediem-dolcimiei dufay-estampida bachplay-itvfrance meulenbroeks-confluentes tmatsuishi-preludes cbooth-darkharp ernststolz-germansonatas mirable-influenza primavera-english commusicare-commusicare figueroaohlsen-cifraselect eayres-laughing spheres-toujoursamour oberlin-lawes bachplay-nunkomm eayres-maiden heringman-luismilan scd-biber potvin-christemas

description:
  With coherence of style and great creativity in ornamentation, the three women of the Trio Dafne perform the airs de cour of the 17th century with all-original instrumentation, and the result is delicately beautiful album of French chanson, with the intimate feeling of a parlor room recital.


artist: Trip Wamsley
albumname: Curve
sku: wamsley-curve
upc: 876809006334
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=256379121&s=143444
also:
  wamsley-itsbetter ppavan-lookingout ppavan-up kpolitzer-watercolor aciacca-driemoty kpolitzer-labyrinth petrvenkrbec-alone francoiscouture-mylittlebook dac-mech amarchand-mojotrip amarchand-romanticpiano andygabrys-constant markcook-voodoo andrewjohn-berlincalls ejp-gratis ejp-seasons oldrecruits-keepheadup parksttrio-goodnightdaylight dejanilijic-journey andrewjohn-sonicembrace

description:
  Rich litle melodies and gentle harmonies make for a soothing album of instrumental bass guitar by the capable Trip Wamsley. Wamsley has a patient sense of timing, allowing his music to unfold gracefully and on its own time. Says one reviewer, "this album is a quest through mood, tone, timbre, texture," and as the album title suggests, Curve is completely without any sharp angels. Instead, it's as polished and graceful as an old cherry wood banister.


artist: Trip Wamsley
albumname: Its Better This Way
sku: wamsley-itsbetter
upc: 876809000189
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=257930782&s=143444
also:
  wamsley-curve amarchand-mojotrip ppavan-lookingout dejanilijic-journey kpolitzer-watercolor amarchand-vivalatina andrewjohn-sonicembrace aciacca-driemoty kpolitzer-labyrinth petrvenkrbec-alone dac-within dac-mech ppavan-up andrewjohn-coolsilence juergenson-prospects andygabrys-constant parksttrio-goodnightdaylight markcook-highway robcosh-ponder markcook-backwoodschaos

description:
  With its warm, rich tones and easygoing vibe, the instrumental It's Better This Way is Trip Wamsley's most accessible and polished work to date, and is an excellent show of his ability to use the bass guitar as a complete orchestra. Right hand, left hand, all ten fingers, tuning keys-every ounce of the bass guitar's potential is used. Musicains will appreciate his creative use of both fretted and fretless basses, as well as special effects, and detuners. It's Better This Way was recorded in Nashville with producer Todd Bragg (Caedmon's Call). A very artisanal album, crafted by a talented purist.


artist: TS Hartley
albumname: Giallo
sku: tshartley-giallo
upc: 847646001554
also:
  rsking-lifeamongstat rsking-lifelikefict flurries-mdtgwahe senne-senne kurthunter-uptoolate mexeena-ether senne-aerial chiwawa-element elecfrank-sicksongs heifervescent-murderinthe kurthunter-uptoolateinst llatb-llfsm llatb-punkinst lwood-return musicinside-silicon suicideden-downfighting chiwawa-collectorsofsouls elecfrank-timenow

description:
  Giallo reflects influences of all of my favorite music, filtered through my own unique world view and style. With influences ranging from Tom Waits to Gwen Stefani, the Beatles to Busta Rhymes, Led Zeppelin to Bjork, my music manages to hint at all of my favorite styles while still sounding completely new and original.

  While my earlier music was primarily about experimentation and finding strange and unique sounds with a number of instruments, this new album reflects a more focused vision. The "anything goes" nature of the music is intact while still appealing to the straightforward bubblegum pop lover in us all.

  These songs are like time travelers, picking up the best bits of pop from each decade and maybe even a little bit of the future. With the help of producer Giles Reaves, I have put together an album of songs that will take you on a crazy musical carnival ride. With sunshine guitars, sing-along lyrics, hypnotic electronics and dance floor beats, this album is designed to make you feel like a kid going through your cool older siblings record collection for the first time.


artist: Tuskle
albumname: Piano Works
sku: tuskle-piano
upc: 876809008703
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/piano-works/id400938014
also:
  dejanilijic-journey kpolitzer-labyrinth pduquesnel-lovelyskies andygabrys-constant jnilssonproj-eighthrsession pduquesnel-oldfriends aciacca-driemoty ppavan-swingthings amarchand-romanticpiano kpolitzer-watercolor ppavan-lookingout tramo-eight wamsley-itsbetter oliostere-circonflexe thursdaygroup-first mmcguill-sleepmode jag-four petrvenkrbec-alone wavebuffet-vernmorceaux droptrio-cezanne

description:
  The pieces on "Piano Works" range from very simple and easy-to-play pieces, such as the "three birds", to overly extensive works with complex progression written for 2 pianos which would be the "Progredium". The same goes for the influences. You can sense a bit of a tango atmosphere when listening to "Black Elegance", or you might prefer to follow the contemporary development of "Tribute to Braid" which was inspired by the soundtrack of the video game "Braid". Basically jazz and modern classical music play a major role when it comes to the influences of this album, although they have rather been carefully separated instead of mixed together.

  Piano Works is not what you might expect. Some of you might notice that the pieces don't really sound like a piano that has been recorded directly. This is an album that has almost completely been composed with one finger instead of ten. Of course, the sounds you hear do come from a real piano, although the composer of this album has never even seen this piano before. Additionally, the 'notes' do not even look like real notes, although digital composing software that allows one to create a score is widely available and works well, but in this case the notes are simply bars of different length with an associated 'velocity value', and yes, every single track has been created by drawing bars with a mouse. There is no solid style that has been maintained throughout the whole collection.


artist: Twilight Archive
albumname: Ritual Fiction
sku: twilightarchive-ritual
upc: 876809006990
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/ritual-fiction/id280716814
also:
  twilightarchive-twilight bbunkertrio-bbunkertrio thursdaygroup-unclemean ppavan-lines williams-dusty andrewjohn-majestic andrewjohn-coolsilence thursdaygroup-first ppavan-swingthings williams-long jiveasssleepers-galaxy amarchand-mojotrip juergenson-prospects adrianofontana-smallkitchen mochoa-acoudreams pduquesnel-oldfriends wamsley-itsbetter kpolitzer-labyrinth


artist: Twilight Archive
albumname: Twilight Archive
sku: twilightarchive-twilight
upc: 876809007126
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/twilight-archive/id6409390
also:
  twilightarchive-ritual thursdaygroup-unclemean mochoa-acoudreams ppavan-swingthings ppavan-lines amarchand-mojotrip hazelmain-soonerlater mochoa-fauna thursdaygroup-first erickamen-nativeunit eyot-horizon andrewjohn-coolsilence andrewjohn-sonicembrace madeofwood-narcotherapyhypnosis mikegoudreau-jereste mogilalia-dropshadow palargic-touchwhite


artist: Ty Gibson
albumname: Goin' My Way
sku: tygibson-goinmyway
upc: 847646001097
also:
  hwye-straitstreets block-zerohero hwye-concordia therapture-mania therapture-tenraptures arival-8bitpimp marginal-bohemian collectget-saveas daria-grandchildrensdelight loveamp-virtuosothirteen loveamp-creationdestruction beyond7-revelations philrey-legends mtiernan-jumpingin riotkings-riotkings sftu-musings strapons-geekcrime

description:
  Rhythm and Blues, Soul musician Ty Gibson has been added to the ever evolving sea of lyrical musicians looking to make a difference with her debut album, Goin' My Way. Ty offers her listeners a taste of what's on the inside of all of us, a passion to live, love and just be taken seriously.

  With songs like, "Love Sweet Love" and "All You Need" for starters, Ty is conveying to a world that is somewhat void of these essential ingredients what it needs to help it get on with the healing and living.

  With interest being sparked in Japan, The UK and Australia, Ty has set her sights on a global invasion of mind boggling proportions allowing ample ammunition to impact her world with her infectious sound.

  "I'll Be Home Soon" was a song that was written with the men and women in the military in mind. Ty is actually singing a letter that a soldier has written to his loved one back home.

  "I was excited when I got to do a tour in Korea for the Military, I felt it was the perfect time to pen a song that expressed my appreciation to them for giving up their freedom so that I and so many others can hang on to ours.".. Ty

  In a nutshell, Ty Gibson is a force you must reckon with because she is will be around for a long time, her thoughts will be heard worldwide and with mass appeal, you will visualize the universal success of... TY GIBSON.


artist: Un-Kai
albumname: Un-Kai
sku: unkai-unkai
upc: 876809001650
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/un-kai/id369486213
also:
  allmeadowcostlow-reunion monom-minestrone jhietanen-datacube satamian-dry monom-deep allmeadowcostlow-switchon jnilssonproj-eighthrsession curl-complex tokyo-tokyo charlieb-transport unclepooch-conduct aciacca-driemoty oliostere-circonflexe magnacomp-persuasion parksttrio-threeplusfive francoiscouture-tapespeed artemis-auralei atek-devil

description:
  We're very glad to present to you this debut-album of Un-Kai. Literally meaning "sea of clouds" in Japanese, the music represents a new, fresh approach in sound design.

  The concept behind Un-Kai is to integrate percussion and electronic music as closely as possible. Not just two layers, an electronic beat with percussion played over it, for example, but the sounds had to blend together in a more organic way. We tried to do so by using all kinds of technical trickery like triggering a vocoder by a Bendir (percussion instrument) or using a convolution sample of a Tabla (instead of a reverb sample) over a drum computer loop. But now we're getting too technical :-) Maybe more importantly than the above, it had to be danceable and an adventure to listen to!

  Chill out on organic percussive beats, relax on various oriental atmospheres and immerse yourself into this unique sound adventure!


artist: Uncle Pooch
albumname: Conduct Unbecoming
sku: unclepooch-conduct
upc: 876809000653
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/conduct-unbecoming/id346386818
also:
  whiterhino-herointhunder tee-epone rebel-explode mutandina-1 quantummilkshake-determination introspekt-ideology monom-deep selfdelusion-happiness burnshee-art thestroj-metafonik doublethink-seeingred torndownunits-qualitryrock xxxcar-waitover tokyo-tokyo numa-numainst monom-aroundtheworld jjackson-badthings sssm-raptor llatb-favelaninja

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

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

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


artist: Urban Response
albumname: A Origem da Natureza Urbana
sku: urbanresponse-origem
upc: 876809008505
also:
  block-zerohero jackal-cathedral xxxcar-waitover eyot-horizon loot-getsome burnshee-art breaker-more arival-8bitpimp marginal-bohemian indidginus-feast sssm-raptor jhietanen-datacube mutandina-1 mokhov-euphoricmagic alforest-alforest indidginus-align block-weather hwye-straitstreets liebig-severed middleearth-passage

description:
  Urban Response's debut album "A Origem da Natureza Urbana" (The Origins of Urban Nature) is a funky and upbeat blend of styles, a meeting of different cultures and colors. A celebration of the best of both hemispheres, north and south. A six track labour of love by Irish producer Elektrodouche and Brazilian vocalist MC Quilombola. A Origem da Natureza Urbana is an honest and well crafted album with intelligent lyrics and funky tropical vibes. Traveling through trip-hop, electro, dub, classic hip-hop and funk along the way, the album is a journey through all their influences. It's the perfect soundtrack for your summer.


artist: Ustoz
albumname: Soundtrack Without Movie
sku: ustoz-soundtrack
upc: 876809008345
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/soundtrack-without-movie/id383214578
also:
  petrvenkrbec-alone headroom-haifa brusch-sonicgraf tokee-futureshock headroom-dominus palargic-ambitronika etherine-24days etherine-gleam mpreston-risewithsun tokee-quintuplet amoeba-pivot kristiantaus-clouds suchitralata-vaanamvendum dinohaak-filmscore dpreston-be macabro-welivelies townmonster-janmar aciacca-driemoty acosmo-inbetween

description:
  The debut Album "Soundtrack without movie" is a result of two-years' work and long searching. What does the musician search: he searches for a sense of his creativity. Why is the music necessary? To whom is it intended?

  "Soundtrack without movie" is Ustoz's first attempt to answer these questions. "This album is for those who wish to think whilst listening to the music. To reflect on the meaning of their life, to think about their own place in this world and to understand 'what is happiness'. I set these questions to myself whilst working on this album. I think this album, will be a fine background (soundtrack) for reflections about life."

  It is the citation which defines the album's name. After all, our life is - as cinema, is one which always needs a soundtrack.


artist: Utopia Banished
albumname: Night of the Black Wyvern
sku: utopiabanished-night
upc: 876809000172
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=267131887&s=143444
also:
  dtc-centuries torndownunits-qualitryrock xxxcar-waitover immune-immune llatb-llfsm beatunder-intro ccasanova-someday chill-chaos llatb-alphabet mot-waiting rebel-explode mokhov-euphoricmagic heirtomadness-citadel ivilion-sartinal whiterhino-herointhunder dle-palefire heifervescent-pondlife liamkins-liamkins mandrake-anger

description:
  Magnatune best seller, Night of The Black Wyvern is death metal as it should be: super dark and super precise. Strongly influenced by Swedish death metal gods At The Gates, Dissection, and Amon Amarth, Utopia Banished more than hold its own with machine gun drums from Nick Tumia, angular, biting guitar work from Ian Scott, and ragged, wrathful vocals from Danny Augugliaro. If you're into Scandinavian death metal, definitely check these guys out.


artist: Valter Carignano and Michela Varda
albumname: FP Tosti, Italian Songs on the Poems of Gabriele D'Annunzio
sku: valtervarda-annunzio
upc: 847646009369
also:
  juliafindon-victorianacorent justinstpierre-rafiot thomaswalker-lasuperbe aitua-medievalgame sssm-raptor pavlova-presents kflexer-kflexerfriends estrem-cimarosaonguitar koshanin-sacredtree estrem-preludesfugues anthonyhugh-thatslife tearssirens-hum kenbonfield-legacy

description:
  Francesco Paolo Tosti was the only great Italian composer who wrote only chamber music for voice and piano, he didn't write Opera.

  He was very popular, and was also appreciated by other Italian composers: for example he was a close friend of Giacomo Puccini, and Pietro Mascagni asked him to direct Cavalleria Rusticana's first performance in London .

  Tosti was greatly appreciated in Russia, England and France. Great singers sang Tosti's songs in their recitals, but also many amateurs in all the salons of the nobility and Italian middle class. Many of his songs are included in the great repertoire of Neapolitan songs.

  Tosti and the great italian poet Gabriele D' Annunzio were born in Abruzzo, in central Italy, and they met in Naples. They appreciated each other, even though they were very different.

  In Songs on poems of Gabriele D'Annunzio, Tosti maintains his melodical characteristics, but finds new harmonic solutions and suggestions of European neo-classicism.


artist: Vasily Boykov
albumname: Mystical Spirit
sku: vasilyboykov-mysticalspirit
upc: 847646009062
also:
  vasilyboykov-relaxation4elements vasilyboykov-quietude satori-spaceoflight hectormukomol-unexploredworld hectormukomol-immersion artist-artsonic dkrasnoukhov-fairypeace bellagaia-beautifulearth juansanchez-rebirth mokhov-solace angelight-awakeningsource snowsleep-noisesaroundus rildrim-ecosystems angelight-innerspace dini-legends marcoshbolanos-unchainedmelodies1 carilive-spaceflute

description:
  Mystical spirit. It reflects the feelings of people in the most difficult and challenging times. Times of confusion and despair. His music is very sad. But this is only a first impression. Within each song, as inside every man lives the same mysterious spirit, who in the most difficult moment presents itself. He is the one who through the mind leads to good thoughts and invisible hand points to the correct path. The path of inspiration life. But who is he? Where? And what's his name? Everyone opens it to yourself. It must be so.


artist: Vasily Boykov
albumname: Quietude
sku: vasilyboykov-quietude
upc: 847646009055
also:
  vasilyboykov-relaxation4elements vasilyboykov-mysticalspirit hectormukomol-immersion hectormukomol-unexploredworld satori-spaceoflight bellagaia-beautifulearth angelight-sacraltravel carilive-lightshadow marcoshbolanos-unchainedmelodies2 angelight-openheart snowsleep-noisesaroundus robertotto-luxaeterna dkrasnoukhov-legend rildrim-ecosystems juansanchez-rebirth snowsleep-openwindow ppavan-lines dkrasnoukhov-waveswings robertotto-ambientnights

description:
  SPA album "Quietude" is a combination of nature sounds and atmospheric sounds. Here you can hear the cries of birds and the noise of the wind, lost in the branches of the pines; the whisper of the waves and the roar of a distant thunder, strange noises in the night and voices from the past... I give you the paint and the brush, you are able by touching the tranquility of Nature, to draw in your imagination unprecedented beauty. You need only close your eyes and listen.


artist: Vasily Boykov
albumname: Relaxation techniques - 4 Elements
sku: vasilyboykov-relaxation4elements
upc: 847646009048
also:
  vasilyboykov-quietude vasilyboykov-mysticalspirit hectormukomol-immersion satori-spaceoflight hectormukomol-unexploredworld robertotto-ceruleanblue marcoshbolanos-unchainedmelodies2 rildrim-ecosystems bellagaia-beautifulearth robertotto-ambientnights juansanchez-rebirth marcoshbolanos-unchainedmelodies1 dac-nocturnalmusic angelight-innerspace angelight-sacraltravel sambodhiprem-rosewatermoon carilive-lightshadow rildrim-lonely

description:
  Relaxation techniques: 4 Elements - relaxation and meditation techniques, based on the four natural elements: water, wind, fire and earth. The collection consists of four long sets, each of which represents one of the elements of nature and all that goes with it.


artist: Vate
albumname: Cachonda
sku: vate-cachonda
upc: 847646007525
also:
  vate-exotica vate-umbra redskylullaby-vosd monom-deep windcheater-rarh terracottablue-futurelongago terracottablue-spectra arphaus-green michaellovatt-binaryemotions loveamp-codewordname ion-synchronicity mokhov-solace woodrowgerber-xo zaranka-raritiesandoddities 4oresight-oveanviews monom-electricforest soundexplorers-fifthdimension mokhov-jupitermelodies

description:
  Cachonda and Cachonda (Foreplay), together with Diablo and Por debajo del Agua were done originally for the videohome Cumbia cachonda from director Christian Gonzalez. Patria / Extranjero and Stravinsky appear in their original version in the album Volk. "Cachonda" means horny and/or sexy in Mexico.

  Review
  "Here is another excellent album of Nortec electronica from Mexican sound artist Vate. I understand Vate is currently living in Barcelona. It may be my imagination but I could swear I'm hearing a little European and Spanish influences leaking into his electronic compositions. What is clear is that he still makes highly listenable state-of-the-art music.

  Cachonda is his newest release and the tracks, both originals and remixes, are more developed and reveals a highly individualized style. "Diablo" is an especially nice work, being very atmospheric and distinctive. "Extranjero (Sin patria)" is snappy and dancable. Most of these track falls firmly into Nortec but "Stravinsky (Variaciones)" hints of that turn to European influences I mentioned. All in all, Vate has become one of my favorite independent artists in this particular genre."

  Check out Cachonda on Youtube.


artist: Vate
albumname: The End Was Here
sku: vate-endhere
upc: 847646009802
also:
  sensorii-heliumbricks terracottablue-fentonellsworth dubmaster-sonicreflections cozmikbeats-alignment marcoshbolanos-nofilm musicalmandalas-morphogenesis ryoutasato-eternalflame monom-greentransformer dubmaster-finalbeats1 terracottablue-dreamcatcher in_giro-demonstrate almaghrib-silenzisub2 jakebradford-thenetwork conwayhambone-guitarworkouts

description:
  "The world changed by force. The end was here and we were not ready. In an improvised way, we were prepared for the neonormal, which in newspeak means status quo."

  Vate returns with a much more synthetic and hard EP with electro and glitch sounds influenced by Byetone, Atom͐2; and Mouse on Mars. "The End Was Here" is a reflection on the latest drastic changes in our world and the so-called "new normality"

  "In this new production, the EP 'The End Was Here', on his own label, Vate features 5 tracks with a robust electronic flavor. It has the typical harshness of the times we live in: confinement and subjection to unusual restrictions, and the assault of technology on humans." (Urbe01)


artist: Vate
albumname: Exotica
sku: vate-exotica
upc: 847646007327
also:
  vate-cachonda vate-umbra terracottablue-dreamcatcher conwayhambone-hbone woodrowgerber-presenceremote cozmikbeats-funkbeatsthree headroom-apa loveamp-virtuosothirteen 4oresight-oveanviews terracottablue-shores windcheater-windcheater palargic-ambitronika therapture-garden therapture-rush palargic-masstronika monom-velenjeremix monom-minestrone

description:
  Exotica is a momentary comeback to the electronic cumbia genre. Exotica and Excentrica are two tracks made originally for the documentary "Los exoticos" by Michael Ramos Araizaga.

  Both combine, as in the Cachonda album, the sound of cumbia with electronic music. Porno Vector y Spexie complement the EP with a more techno sound.

  Cover art by Guillermo Ariete.


artist: Vate
albumname: Umbra
sku: vate-umbra
upc: 847646004913
also:
  vate-cachonda vate-vitam mmcguill-losthorizons therapture-garden therapture-rush processor-insomnia loveamp-codewordname woodrowgerber-spillway joram-moments conwayhambone-hbone palargic-bleedingsun woodrowgerber-xo loveamp-virtuosothirteen mmcguill-stult dac-mech palargic-yellowsun 4oresight-cocktailofvibez

description:
  This album is the soundtrack for the film "Sombras" by Galo Tobias. The themes are on a dark ambient tone and focus on improvisation.

  Umbra is the follow up album of Vitam. Some of the tracks are reconstructions and adaptations of themes taken from previous albums by Vate. Cover design by Vate, Minuit de Lacroix, and Galo Tobias.


artist: Vate
albumname: Vere
sku: vate-vere
upc: 876809005641
also:
  mercy-devilremixes cozmikbeats-funkfusion2 windpearl-motherearth michaellovatt-binaryemotions windpearl-iloveyouabit terracottablue-spectra windcheater-rarh loveamp-criticalmass loveamp-ami stanislav-chillin solartheory-racethesun euchmad-whendroplets dac-nocturnalmusic mokhov-jupitermelodies cozmikbeats-hiphopfusion fuzzit-quazijazz redskylullaby-vosd dknowler-blankriver

description:
  Vere means Truth.

  Post truth, filter bubbles, propaganda, science, facts, rumors, conspiranoia, confirmation bias, fake news, fake views. All of this is Vere.

  This is the first release since the soundtrack from Figuras Rotas in 2015. It also is the first after having collaborated with Marasma Zibra between 2015 and 2017.

  Vere also means a return to a sound more focused on beats and with a style that we didn't hear since earlier productions, such as Exótica or Vitam.

  The design and 3D render of the cover is by Ramón Ramos.


artist: Vate
albumname: Vitam
sku: vate-vitam
upc: 847646003466
also:
  vate-umbra vate-volt therapture-garden therapture-rush windcheater-windcheater ion-synchronicity processor-industry windcheater-rarh terracottablue-dreamcatcher mantic-epigrams processor-insomnia windpearl-iloveyouabit justinstpierre-insulaire windpearl-motherearth mantic-eponyms mokhov-halcyondays woodrowgerber-xo 4oresight-oveanviews dac-mech monom-deep

description:
  The tracks on this album have several influences, from ambient, techno, drum and bass, and even some nods at dubstep.

  Vitam is a walk through the stages of life: to be born, to grow, to live together, to consume, to inhabit, to eat, to love, and to die. After 4 years of intermittent releases and participations on some compilations, Vate returns with a new full-length album: Vitam.


artist: Vate
albumname: Volk
sku: vate-volk
upc: 847646010334
also:
  loveamp-shellshock jakebradford-herewego mokhov-afterglowreverie woodrowgerber-beings stanislav-chillin mogilalia-33 woodrowgerber-liquiddata vate-vere loveamp-criticalmass therapture-analogueimperfections terracottablue-dreamcatcher 4oresight-endofsummer mokhov-sunbloom jakebradford-thenetwork 4oresight-lessismore marcoshbolanos-chasingtime soundexplorers-fifthdimension dknowler-hypersurface marcoshbolanos-unchainedmelodies1

description:
  Volk, an album from Vate has now been remastered on its 15th anniversary.

  It is a summary of the work done between 2001 and 2005.

  Back then, several movements within Mexican electronic music fused electronic music with popular music. Vate's music shows strong influences of this style, and he received lots of positive feedback received a great influence from them and the feedback on it from other musicians.

  This mix between modern electronic music with popular traditional elements is a constant in Vate's work, which keeps on being centred around music in general, mass culture and various urban subjects. Volk was developed with these things in mind and went along with the creation of the Chill and Go group as well as with Vate's participation in the Urbe Probeta compilation.


artist: Vate
albumname: Volt
sku: vate-volt
upc: 847646003534
also:
  vate-umbra vate-vitam processor-insomnia processor-game therapture-garden therapture-rush monom-electricforest loveamp-criticalmass euchmad-lightoff dknowler-blankriver mantic-epigrams conwayhambone-hbone monom-foresttales mantic-eponyms mokhov-halcyondays mokhov-magictimes woodrowgerber-spillway cozmikbeats-funkbeatsthree

description:
  Volt is a trip trough the electro, IDM mixed with a bit of experimental.

  Reviews:
  "This release from Vate is really top notch stuff. I dont know if its just cause I have been out of contact for a while, but this really just hit the right note with me. The first track (Turismo) is just really trippy and really reminds me of the trancy stuff from the early 90's with a 2007 overhaul. The second track (Orient Stress), which is also featured on the previous release from Vate, has a pulsating tribal rhythm with growling basslines set to a slamming breakbeat. Almost industrial in some aspects. These billowing basslines continue through to the next track which is also a standout track. Hertz drops into a more minimal-IDM style and it slowly progresses into more distorted IDM sounds from here onward. Overall the album is fantastic and its highly recommended. Even if its just for the first few tracks as not all of them will appeal to everyone."
  Net-label review blog


artist: Version
albumname: Versions
sku: version-versions
upc: 876809000165
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=257931018&s=143444
also:
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description:
  Recorded by a particularly grassy grass-roots collective of progressive musicians and engineers Versions is all about atmosphere, so it's a great album to have on in the background while you do other things. Mellow and soulful, it judiciously uses its dub and reggae influences to create a mid-tempo sound that's a pitch perfect blend of relaxing and energizing qualities. We especially love "Double Trust," "Universal Humans," and the delightfully ramshackle "Love Redux." Put this one in your "wallpaper" mix and smoke it.


artist: Vito Paternoster
albumname: Bach-Paternoster
sku: paternoster-bach-paternoster
upc: 847646010280
also:
  paternoster-lenovesonate paternoster-violoncelloromantico amccartney-rondeaumelancolique susanadams-pianoforte cbooth-melodiousbirde phillips-notebook wahl-playingwithsilence amccartney-elizabethslutes mburaglia-suitesdeweiss estrem-musicoffernandosor libroprimo-fantasiaincantata takashi_fritz-fluterecital mburaglia-weisssuites eddurbrow-renaissancelute estrem-reicha teng-kingdom

description:
  Of the 3 sonatas for viola da gamba and harpsichord BWV 1027-1028-1029, the original manuscript was never found.

  Vito Paternoster, in an imaginative and hypothetical reconstruction, has imagined 3 Concerts for 2 cello strings and harpsichord, and two sonatas for cello and continuo from the two for violin BWV 1021, 1023.

  Though it sounds as though several performers were playing on this album, there's really only one: Vito Paternoster.


artist: Vito Paternoster
albumname: Solo cello works by JS Bach, CPE Bach, Biber and Paternoster
sku: paternoster-bachsolo
upc: 847646003190
also:
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description:
  As Bach emphasized in his own Six Suites for Unaccompanied Cello, the practice of cello solo combines different meanings: monody and polyphony, tonality and modality, the ancient and the modern.

  Vito Paternoster's cello is like an expressive universe which doesn't need any accompaniment. It is a great challenge to pull this off.

  Johann Sebastian Bach, Partita in D minor - this piece represents the transcription for cello of the renowned Partita in A minor for flute solo (BMV 1013) which Bach composed at the time when he worked at Koetchen Court, and is undoubtedly one of the best period of his life. This is coincident with the Suites for solo cello and with the Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin which represent the highest example of "stile concitato".

  Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Sonata in F major for solo cello: this is the transcription for cello of the Sonata for flute and harpsichord in C major, a virtuosic flute masterpiece, for the first time performed by cello .

  Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Sonata in D minor for solo cello: this transcription of the Sonata in A minor for solo flute represents one of the best examples of unaccompanied sonatas.

  Heinrich Franz Ignaz Biber, Passacaglia in C minor for solo cello: this is the last of a series of sonatas Biber composed for solo violin (here transcribed for cello), each of them corresponds to one of the Mysteries of the Rosary. The Passacaglia had its origins in a Spanish dance (from the Spanish pasar, to walk, and calle, street; which means to go beyond the limits) and it consists of a series of continuous variations over a bass, with a strong hypnotic power.

  Vito Paternoster, La Monica: this is a medieval-inspired passacaglia as well, with a set of continuous variations, increasingly arduous and polyphonic.

  Vito Paternoster, The Spiritual Combat: inspired by the 17th-century homonymous Lorenzo Scupoli's bestseller (it was diffused more than the Bible and became soon a model of living and spiritual education during the Counter-Reformation), this suite starts maintaining a single note (D, that's RE in Italian, a polysemic word meaning also King) representing the Oneness around which a series of themes revolves, both rhythmically and melodically, in order to represent the fickle World.


artist: Vito Paternoster
albumname: CD1-Bach Cello Suites
sku: paternoster-cellosuites1
upc: 876809000141
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=257931020&s=143444
also:
  paternoster-cellosuites2 paternoster-bachsolo estrem-bachcellotwo cbooth-bachgold estrem-bachcello ruiz-bach lara-fourseasons sforster-beethoventwo abaroque-mozart voicesofmusic-gardensogreen lara-bach abaroque-seasons voicesofmusic-bach ruiz-schumann wahl-playingwithsilence voxnostra-notredame wahl-symmetry kmcintosh-bachinvsin reverie-string mburaglia-plaintesdepsyche

description:
  Ah, no one does the bittersweet elegance of Johann Sebastian Bach like internatinoally acclaimed cellist Vito Paternoster. We love his stripped down, soulful approach to the six Bach cello suites; it really brings out their autumnal quality, and makes them everything they should be-full of both light and shadow, sorrow and joy. A wonderful, timeless recording that you'll find yourself reaching for again and again.


artist: Vito Paternoster
albumname: CD2-Bach Cello Suites
sku: paternoster-cellosuites2
upc: 876809000127
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=257931305&s=143444
also:
  paternoster-cellosuites1 paternoster-bachsolo estrem-bachcellotwo estrem-bachcello cbooth-bachgold ruiz-bach lara-sonatas2 ruiz-schumann lara-fourseasons sforster-beethoventwo kmcintosh-bachinvsin ingridmatthews-sixsonatas1 abaroque-seasons reverie-string abaroque-mozart mburaglia-plaintesdepsyche wahl-playingwithsilence cbooth-jsbach ljelinek-liszt mirable-triemer

description:
  Ah, no one does the bittersweet elegance of Johann Sebastian Bach like internationally acclaimed cellist Vito Paternoster. We love his stripped down, soulful approach to the six Bach cello suites; it really brings out their autumnal quality, and makes them everything they should be-full of both light and shadow, sorrow and joy. A wonderful, timeless recording that you'll find yourself reaching for again and again.


artist: Vito Paternoster
albumname: The Chinese Four Seasons and the Korean Four Seasons
sku: paternoster-chinesekoreanfour
upc: 847646007891
also:
  paternoster-inzaffirio paternoster-vivaldi ejp-genuine ejp-gratis ruiz-bach magnacomp-xmas2014 fulton-harpersholiday ruiz-imported abaroque-rameau estrem-bachharpsichord estrem-handelone amarchand-vivalatina wahl-playingwithsilence hadidian-dolce hadidian-garden voicesofmusic-bachtelemann kpolitzer-labyrinth voicesofmusic-bach potvin-christemas abaroque-mozart

description:
  In 2005, the great Italian composer Francesco D'Avalos, in his book "La Crisi dell'Occidente e la presenza della Storia" (The meaning of the Twentieth century through the evolution of music - edited by the Bietti publishing house) remembers his favorite pupil: "Vito Paternoster wrote beautiful music of a rare originality. I remember Inzaffirio and The Bread.... he had such a deep knowledge of traditional harmony that he could use it in all its expressive potentialities whilst still respecting its strictest rules."

  The language that he possessed in all its potential becomes a game of manipulation, overlapping and connecting distant references, alluding to ancient times, distant places and leading to a joyful nostalgia.

  It is not a rejection of the present, but an attempt to overcome it.

  His musical language draws equally from elements of Vivaldi to Jazz styles, from Bach to Pop music, from Strauss to Folk music.

  The strong coupling of national popular melodies however is very far from its nineteenth-century practice aimed to create and improve national identities for the early Nation States. On the contrary: the idea of national culture, and everything that is related with localisms, is removed from its original function becoming, with a slight irony, a pretext to create some elegant music language games. The popular themes are adapted to trans-national and universal contexts, and the local musical colors are confined to the realm of memory, of a glorious but mythical past, distant in time and space. It is a way to enrich the present with some hope.

  Full liner notes are available for download to members.


artist: Vito Paternoster
albumname: Concerti and Serenate for cello
sku: paternoster-concerti
upc: 847646003473
also:
  paternoster-sssivbc paternoster-inzaffirio ruiz-bach ruiz-schumann estrem-byrd estrem-classicalperiod wahl-playingwithsilence martin-duets tmatsuishi-bachlab amccartney-elizabethslutes ejp-genuine cbooth-melodiousbirde martin-luismilan poeticallmusi-farewelltwo berget-weiss11 ithomas-indiansummer abaroque-mozart bachplay-bacharr filles-german

description:
  Robert Schumann : "Unperformable" the cellist Robert Bockmuehl commented after the rehearsal on March the 23th 1851. Unfortunately, his commentary had a negative influence on record labels Schumann was dealing with: they then rejected every proposal, even the most profitable. Eventually, in November 1853 at Lipsia, the music publisher Breitkopf offered him a deal on condition that his piece should be suitable for public performance. Thence, Schumann thought of transcribing his piece both for violin (as his friend, the violinist Joseph Joachim suggested him) and for cello and string quartet. The orchestral adaptation was completed in 1854 and it was first performed by the orchestra in Moscow 1867 (cello by David Popper). Until then, the orchestral version was just played by the piano or by the string quartet. The present world premiere recording intends both to reproduce the poetics of music composed at that time and to recreate the mood inspired by the Concerto when it was being played between 1850 and 1867 .

  Gioachino Rossini : A young lady, a contender's fiancee, hopes her lover could win the great race; anxiety overtakes her until the victory joy. This instrumental transcription enhanced the melodic inventiveness of these emotional songs.

  Saverio Mercadante : The Neapolitan composer wrote his last work when he was already blind. It was dedicated to a friend of his from Capri, a great cello lover.

  Niccolo Paganini : Paganini's Variations for the fourth string on the theme from "Mose" by Rossini were conceived to be played on one string. It is said that Paganini would, on occasion, intentionally break strings himself during a performance so he could further display his virtuosity. Success was assured.


artist: Vito Paternoster
albumname: Vito Paternoster plays Haydn & Boccherini
sku: paternoster-haydn
upc: 876809006921
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/vito-paternoster-plays-haydn/id373876307
also:
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description:
  These famous cello concertos are played here for cello solo and bass without orchestra, in a world premiere recording of these works with this instrumentation. Renowned cellist Vito Paternoster discovered a manuscript dating back to the early nineteenth century, where a cellist realizes for cello and bass a transcription of the famous concerto in C major by Joseph Haydn.

  Paternoster reminds us that Luigi Boccherini himself used to transcribe his sonatas in the form of concertos and vice versa.

  Paternoster uses these manuscripts and this procedure, offering us the original transcriptions of the famous four Concertos, where the beauty of Haydn's music is sincerely enjoyable through the wonderful sounds of his cello and the joyfulness of his virtuosity.


artist: Vito Paternoster
albumname: The Cello and the Revolution, Music for Diderot
sku: paternoster-ilvioncello
upc: 847646008010
also:
  paternoster-popper paternoster-inzaffirio beier-bstrozzi mirable-triemer berget-sienalute amccartney-elizabethslutes ruiz-bach ruiz-schumann spheres-toujoursamour beier-molinaro martinwalker-courante poeticallmusi-majestie poeticallmusi-instantfires primavera-english estrem-musicoffernandosor martin-duets scd-biber bachplay-bacharr

description:
  In France, 1740, the aristocratic violist da gamba, abbot and lawyer, Hubert Le Blanc wrote a strange book, published in Amsterdam by Pierre Mortier entitled "Defense de la basse de viole contre les enterprises du violon et les pretentions du violoncello" (Defense of the bass viol contrary to the enterprises of violin and the pretensions of the violoncello.)

  Who could be interested in a sarcastic and eccentric book with cultivated arguments applauding the wonders of the family of viols, yet disparaging the ever-increasing popular violin and cello?

  What lay behind this harmless conflict?

  The viols were an emblem of the aristocracy. Instruments attributed with an ease of playing a refined melancholic language which was suitable for events in the halls of castles and reserved for guests of prestige.

  The performers of viols did not need to impress the audience with flashy or very difficult artistry. Performances comprised of lyrical, polyphonic passages with few sixteenth notes and no necessity to go into the treble. It was acceptable to use the smaller viola and always remain in the harmonious sounds of the first position. This display of skill was considered the virtue of a plebeian.

  But enter the Italians, les buffons, with their wagon theaters and their comic operas, larmoyant. All you could access. It was enough to pay admission. The artists, in order to survive, had to impress with their skill. They bring their violins and cellos with powerful sounds and skills of unmatched speed, doubles and exaggerated extensions.

  French musicians leave their violas and to learn from Neapolitans, Romans or Venetians.

  This is a great insult and come one, two, three querelle des buffons.

  The Enlighteners don't wait.

  Yet, an anti-aristocratic Diderot (1713-1784), more concerned with music, defended vigorously the Italian style.

  Since Bastille Day in 1789, marking the beginning of the revolution and the extermination of the nobility, there was an immediate decline of viol and a triumphant advance of the new instruments of the bourgeois society.

  This album is the story of this change.

  Music by: Joseph Bodin de Boismortier, Michel Corrette, Jean Baptiste Sebastien Breval, Jean Barriere, Martin Berteau.

  It was made for the celebration of the 300th anniversary of the birth of Diderot and in collaboration with the Alliance Francaise.


artist: Vito Paternoster
albumname: Inzaffirio
sku: paternoster-inzaffirio
upc: 876809000103
itunes: NONE
also:
  paternoster-bach-paternoster paternoster-haydn poeticallmusi-farewellone ruiz-bach estrem-handelone ruiz-imported poeticallmusi-instantfires hadidian-dolce tmatsuishi-preludes wahl-playingwithsilence estrem-handletwo abaroque-rameau reverie-cantica fulton-harpersholiday mirable-conversations mirable-triemer primavera-english beier-galilei cbooth-darkharp dufay-estampida

description:
  Oh how we love the echoing, haunting beauty of Italian cellist Vito Paternoster's Inzaffirio, a distillation of the preludes from Johann Sebastian Bach's Cello Suites. Following each prelude is an arrangement for solo cello, voice, and string orchestra. Soprano Patrizia Pace's voice is both pristine and incredibly powerful, and its straightforward purity nicely counterbalances the detail and complexity of the arrangements. An imaginative and deeply gorgeous album.


artist: Vito Paternoster
albumname: Le 9 sonate per violoncello solo e continuo
sku: paternoster-lenovesonate
upc: 847646010273
also:
  paternoster-bach-paternoster paternoster-violoncelloromantico susanadams-pianoforte amccartney-toccatatouched mburaglia-suitesdeweiss amccartney-elizabethslutes phillips-notebook estrem-musicoffernandosor cbooth-melodiousbirde mburaglia-plaintesdepsyche eddurbrow-renaissancelute libroprimo-fantasiaincantata wahl-playingwithsilence takashi_fritz-fluterecital estrem-reicha rmackenzie-tombeaux

description:
  The complete edition of the sonatas for cello and continuo.

  Vivaldi's most beautiful sonatas played by an extraordinary cellist.


artist: Vito Paternoster
albumname: Vito Paternoster Plays Cello - The Music from the Lockdown
sku: paternoster-lockdown
upc: 847646010976
also:
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description:
  2020, the year of the pandemic, all locked into the house: the lockdown.

  All in solitude. Contacts only via the internet.

  For us musicians a real misfortune.

  No concerts, no studio recordings, no contacts with students.

  But ̷0; an opportunity to reflect, listen, imagine new musical situations.

  An opportunity to dare, to use electronics, to have fun with music, both sad and cheerful,

  with a hint of irony.

  Vito Paternoster


artist: Vito Paternoster
albumname: Sergio Azzolini and Vito Paternoster play Mozart and Haydn
sku: paternoster-mozarthaydn
upc: 847646000908
also:
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description:
  Could you ever think that these two instruments (cello and bassoon) could form a duo? And yet, three different composers (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz Danzi and Franz Joseph Haydn) believed just that: the first one composing a beautiful sonata for cello and bassoon, the second one transcribing some of the most beautiful Mozart's melodies, and the third one with his two duets.

  Sergio Azzolini, professor in Basel (one of the most important bassoonist of the moment) and Vito Paternoster (cello soloist of I Musici di Roma) show exactly how the sounds of these two instruments can enchant, delight, amuse.


artist: Vito Paternoster
albumname: Between old and new
sku: paternoster-oldnew
upc: 876809007294
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/between-old-and-new/id400966549
also:
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description:
  The famous cellist renowned for his performances of Baroque music crosses the modern world. Vito Paternoster between old and new.

  Paternoster sings, plays piano, cello, offering also a series of pieces where the melodies intend to open ourselves to the peace, humor and nostalgia.

  But during his trip to the modern world he meets his son Mariano, a composer, who pushes him to experiment within his music.

  And so the warm sound of his cello passes from the melancholy of the folk song (Mariano Paternoster's Suite Illirica), to the aggressive rock (Olet Spiritum pubertatis) passing through a bold experimentalism (Gravi-danze, Basso-rilievi); the sound of the his cello has no age.


artist: Vito Paternoster
albumname: Pasquale Pericoli - Sei Sonate a Violoncello e basso
sku: paternoster-pericoli6sonate
upc: 847646004135
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artist: Vito Paternoster
albumname: David Popper, 40 Etudes Op 73
sku: paternoster-popper
upc: 847646006290
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description:
  Piano: Fryderyk Chopin (12 Studi op. 10);
  Violino: Niccolo Paganini (24 Capricci op.1);
  Violoncello: David Popper (40 Etudes op. 73).

  What have these elements in common?
  They are the three most important pieces for instruments in solo literature, the composers who, with their compositions, came closest to going beyond the impossible. Demanding, insurmountable challenge.

  In what way do they differ? Chopin, Paganini have for decades been in pianists and violinists concert playlists, while Popper is an object of study and curiosity only of violoncello players: his music involves a high margin of error and too modern a language, bound to the late-Romantic era of Wagner. Enough to hide such precious inventions, harmonic situations of melody and sonority, from the public's enjoyment.

  Vito Paternoster has taken these studies and made concert pieces out of them. A challenge, some small readjustments and they've become not studies, but music. Alive music.

  This is the first complete recording, don't miss it!


artist: Vito Paternoster
albumname: Quadretti di una esposizione - 18 Quadretti musicali per violoncello ed orchestra
sku: paternoster-quadretti
upc: 847646011287
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description:
  In the mid-1800s, the Melodrama phenomenon exploded throughout Europe: wide-ranging stories and music, and strong elaborations of complex dramas or funny or sentimental plots, with an intense nationalistic value (the Nation States were born).

  Alongside this great and important musical production, in Italy, the phenomenon Canzone developed. These works are strongly concentrated on catchiness, not linked to complex stories, but to moments of life, to fleeting sensations and - above all - short pieces to be used outside the great theaters.

  Similarly the Lied developed in Germany: we would say it is the German sister of the Italian song, with the following particular characteristics:
  1 it was playable in the salons of the nobility and the bourgeoisie,
  2 it was often instrumental, because that way, no singers were needed and so it could be performed by instruments, with accompaniment.

  George Goltermann, was a cellist (as well as director of the Frankfurt Opera) who dedicated his production to this musical genre. Namely, he wrote small emotional pieces that aren't linked to any complex stories. Instead, they speak of moments, poems, paintings, memories.

  Vito Paternoster orchestrated Goltermann's pieces, adapted to the most modern language, and arranged them to sound as though they were a single piece, as if they they described a journey through poems, memories and fragments of life.


artist: Vito Paternoster
albumname: CD1-Bach Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin
sku: paternoster-sonatas1
upc: 876809000134
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=257965945&s=143444
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description:
  How exciting! Internationally acclaimed Vito Paternoster is the first cellist to record the complete Bach sonatas and partitas for Solo Cello (originally for the violin), and here demonstrates the full scope of his considerable powers. Part of Johann Sebastian Bach's genius was being able to give harmonic self-sufficience and polyphony to solo instruments-a quality that suits Paternoster's devotional style of performance very well. A timeless, deeply resonant recording that will become a staple in your collection.


artist: Vito Paternoster
albumname: CD2-Bach Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin
sku: paternoster-sonatas2
upc: 876809000110
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=257931163&s=143444
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description:
  How exciting! Internationally acclaimed Vito Paternoster is the first cellist to record the complete Bach sonatas and partitas for Solo Cello (originally for the violin), and here demonstrates the full scope of his considerable powers. Part of Johann Sebastian Bach's genius was being able to give harmonic self-sufficience and polyphony to solo instruments-a quality that suits Paternoster's devotional style of performance very well. A timeless, deeply resonant recording that will become a staple in your collection.


artist: Vito Paternoster
albumname: Sinfonie and Sonate del settecento italiano per Violoncello e Basso Continuo
sku: paternoster-sssivbc
upc: 847646000915
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/sinfonie-sonate-del-settecento/id441955987
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description:
  Vito Paternoster, a pioneer of Baroque music in Italy, picks five of the most beautiful Italian Baroque sonatas for cello. B Marcello, FP Scipriani (in world premiere recording), GB Pergolesi, F Geminiani and F Martino, ( edited by Ricordi inc.) performed with virtuosity and lyricism, bring us back to the sounds, voices and colors of Venice, Naples and Florence of XVIII Century.


artist: Vito Paternoster
albumname: George Philipp Telemann 12 Fantasie, Sonata
sku: paternoster-telemann
upc: 847646003480
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description:
  After suites, sonatas, Bach's partitas, and many other solo cello pieces, Vito Paternoster continues to challenge himself with the world of unaccompanied music. Particularly, he keeps focusing on cello solo and its expressive universe, in the wake of the 18th-century music, when composers used to rewrite a piece for other instruments to infuse new energy in them (q v Sonatas and Partitas for violins arranged for cello, from a 18th-century manuscript edited by Vito Paternoster and Magnatune). Among them, of course, there is Georg Philip Telemann 's beautiful Fantasias, here transcribed for cello solo, representing the cornerstone of unaccompanied music, where the stile concitato and dances finds the rigour of counterpoint.

  Bach's fugue-writing was deep and penetrating, while Telemann's music is short- breath and proceeds by split-second intuitions and little phrases. This makes his language always lively, interesting and essential at once.


artist: Vito Paternoster
albumname: L'Invenzione del violoncello romantico
sku: paternoster-violoncelloromantico
upc: 847646010754
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description:
  At the end of the 19th century, the cello technique had to undergo changes under the pressure of a language less and less linked to classical harmony. Romanticism was born, but composers needed instrumentalists who invent new technical solutions.

  Here appears Auguste-Joseph Franchomme (Lille 1808 - Paris 1884), and in Germany Friedrich August Kummer (Meiningen 1797 - Dresden 1879).

  Great musicians, great teachers.

  Franchomme, a friend of Chopin, wrote the poignant 12 Capricci op.7. The part of the second cello was composed by Hugo Beker (the 7, instead, by Vito Paternoster). And Kummer wrote the dazzling 8 Grandi Studi op. 44 (the part of the second cello is by Kummer himself, and the other part was written by Vito Paternoster),so difficult that VITO PATERNOSTER, extraordinary cellist and tireless researcher,is the first in the world to offer them in this splendid record edition.

  The ROMANTIC CELLO was born that will inspire Dvorak, Brahms, Elgar, Saint-Saens.


artist: Vito Paternoster
albumname: Antonio Vivaldi, The Four Seasons in forma di sonata for cello
sku: paternoster-vivaldi
upc: 847646005064
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description:
  Vito Paternoster performed has performed Antonio Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons" perhaps 1000 times in 35 years all around the world. He has also recorded it 6 times with the best Italian violinists (three times with the label Philips Classic-Universal, once with Sony jp, twice with Arcadia kr). He now proposes his own version, according to the ancient stylistic of transposition in forma di sonata, which is this recording before you now.

  This is a version for cello and harpsicord that combines elegance, originality and history.

  A recording not to be missed.

  What makes music universal, eternal?

  Is it scholarly acknowledgement? Is it the number of concert programs it has been included in? Perhaps?

  Though, it is especially because of its presence...it resounds in ringtones, advertisements, answerphones, elevators, recreation grounds, and through its different cover versions.

  The four seasons: the piece of music most recorded in the world.
  Composed for violin, performed also by flute, trumpet, mandolin, accordion, electric guitar, voices, marimba, ocarina, organ, no matter what...
  it still remains:
  the soundtrack of the Time.

  Why not on the cello?


artist: Viva La Pepa
albumname: Viva La Pepa
sku: vivapepa-vivapepa
upc: 847646003428
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description:
  Viva la Pepa! draws on musical traditions from Spain, France, and the Sephardic diaspora, covering a musical timeline from the Middle Ages to the present. The group's signature sound from reflective to rousing can be attributed to the haunting and unique combination of the vocals and the hurdy-gurdy. The multi-instrumentalists delight and entertain with a musical sleight of hand that includes guitar, accordion, hurdy-gurdy, Spanish lute, bagpipes, psaltery, tromba marina, recorders, cajon, darabuka, davul and more.


artist: Viviana Guzman
albumname: Meditations for Flute
sku: vguzman-meditations
upc: 876809008482
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description:
  Soothing and luminescent soliloquies for flute. Flutists Viviana Guzman and Mark Takata join forces to present wonderful "Meditations for Flute" using an assortment of western (Guzman) and cedar flutes (Guzman and Takata). Echoing the valleys of the sweeping California coastline where the music was recorded, their free flowing improvisations soothe the spirit and nourish the soul. This album represents the evocative serenity of the acoustic flute with a simplicity that transcends time.


artist: Viviana Guzman
albumname: Telemann Flute Fantasies
sku: vguzman-telemann
upc: 876809008475
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description:
  Elegant baroque flute fantasies made alluring and modern. The Telemann Flute Fantasies are miniature gems from the Baroque era published in 1732. Each fantasy is a miniature sonata with a playing time of approximately 3 to 5 minutes for the entire fantasy. Georg Philipp Telemann (1681 - 1767) was a German Baroque music composer. He was prolific and popular during his lifetime - quite a contrast to J.S. Bach who didn't gain long-lasting fame until long after his death. On this recording Viviana Guzman showcases her 9K Muramatsu Flute to give the Fantasies an added golden touch.


artist: Voices of Music
albumname: An Evening With Bach
sku: voicesofmusic-bach
upc: 876809005252
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=267131918&s=143444
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description:
  Based on the creative vision of directors David Tayler and Hanneke van Proosdij, the Voices of Music ensemble takes the view that Renaissance and Baroque music should be centered around the very finest singing-a philosophy that really shines through on An Evening With Bach. Along with the transcendent, instantly recognizable instrumentals of the opener, "Air on a G string," this album contains some truly lilting vocal performances. Susanne Ryden's soprano sounds amazing and weightless on tracks like "Bist du bei mir," while Jennifer Lane's rich alto serves as ideal counterpoint on more somber ones such as "Es is vollbracht." This recording features some of the world's finest early musicians and rightly showcases their talents on several purely instrumental selections, including Johann Sebastian Bach's "Prelude in G Major" played on solo theorbo instead of cello-a lovely choice. Download a pdf of the full liner notes for this album by clicking here.


artist: Voices of Music
albumname: Bach and Telemann - Sonatas, Preludes and Fantasias
sku: voicesofmusic-bachtelemann
upc: 876809007133
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/bach-and-telemann-sonatas-preludes/id339088159
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description:
  Voices of Music performs both renaissance and baroque music, drawing upon the many and varied sources for historical performance practice. Based in San Francisco, our venue in St. Mark's Lutheran provides one of the finest concert experiences in the Bay Area. Performances are one on a part, with an emphasis on combining both instrumental and vocal styles of interpretation and ornamentation. Our ensemble is the first Early Music Ensemble in America to broadcast highlights from our performances in High Definition Video.


artist: Voices of Music
albumname: JS Bach Violin Sonatas
sku: voicesofmusic-bachviolinson
upc: 847646005088
also:
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description:
  In comparison to the rich legacy of instrumental and vocal music preserved in his cantatas, relatively little chamber music of Johann Sebastian Bach survives. Surely there must have been more, as historical accounts suggest a lively musical scene for instrumental music not only from Bach's Cothen period but also but also, as Christoph Wolff suggests in his 1985 article on Bach's chamber music, from his tenure at Leipzig.

  The works which do survive are compositions of extraordinary refinement, and the sonatas for violin, with both continuo and obbligato parts for keyboard, are among the best of Bach's chamber music. Although it is impossible to say for certain if Bach created this new genre, he was certainly the first to write a significant number of complex pieces using this new technique. The quality of these pieces and their position in history is reinforced by a brief note penned many years after their composition by Bach's son, Carl Philipp Emmanuel Bach: "The six harpsichord trios are among my dear father's best works. Even after more than fifty years, they still sound excellent, and are delightful".

  A comparison to the Brandenburg concertos may be drawn not only in the way the sonatas are collected but also in the tightly knit compositional style which emphasizes all of the varied skills of the baroque musician, from cantabile playing to episodes of ferocious complexity and virtuosity.

  The manuscript sources present a number of different titles for these works, but a common thread may be seen in the following: Sei Suonate a Cembalo certato e Violino solo ("certato" here means that the keyboard part is written out in full). The title emphasizes the partnership of the harpsichord and violin (with the harpsichord here receiving top billing). The collection of six pieces was numerically significant to Bach, as musicologist John Butt has noted: Bach liked groups of six, and, like the six Brandenburgs, the collection was probably drawn from several different sources.

  A number of writers have suggested that owing to the primary position of the word "cembalo" and the word "certato" in the title, these pieces are really harpsichord sonatas with violin accompaniment. A survey of all the titles in all of the sources reveals that all of the titles are different, and that the pieces are often referred to only as "violin solo" or "violin sonata." However, the word "certato" in the title does importantly signify a new and exciting development in the composition of instrumental sonatas: a method in which the keyboard player is provided with an intricate, written out part which essentially creates the sound of a trio sonata - the right hand of the keyboard instrument often sounds a melody in the manner of a second solo instrument.

  In addition to the "obbligato" sonatas, we have recorded several of the continuo sonatas in which only a bass line with figures is provided for the continuo. Although the accompaniments for these pieces is much less elaborate than those of the obbligato sonatas, it is clear from the figures and the overall musical structure that although a trio-like texture is called for in some places in the music - the figures above the bass notes sometimes provide a basic outline for a counter melody - the harmonic underpinnings work quite well as a solo sonata.

  One of the true delights of preparing this program, and in reading about the history of these pieces, was working with the seldom performed Fugue in G Minor for Violin and Continuo BWV 1026. An unusual piece in many respects, the Fugue combines a number of contrapuntal devices over an imitative and harmonic framework, and, needless to say, requires every ounce of technique from the soloist. Extended episodes of two-part writing are leavened with triple stops and an extended pedal point alternating between the D strings of both the violin and the cello.

  Of the Fugue, violinist Carla Moore writes: "What a wonderful surprise was in store when I opened the score of Bach's complete sonatas for violin and harpsichord, and discovered the G Minor Fugue. I had never come across this work before - it is not in any edition of the sonatas I have seen, and is not part of the standard Bach sonata repertory. It reminded me of the excitement and thrill of discovery I experienced in college when I began performing music by composers not taught in the modern violin curriculum - Biber, Castello and Couperin - and how it changed forever the way I think about music. What a wonderful treat it has been to learn this suspenseful, high-energy piece."

  ~ David Tayler, Ph.D. 2013

  Full notes and bios are available in the artwork download or from www.voicesofmusic.org/bachviolin.html.


artist: Voices of Music
albumname: Concerto Barocco
sku: voicesofmusic-concerto
upc: 876809002619
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/concerto-barocco/id370508711
also:
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description:
  Concerto Barocco: Baroque Concertos

  Voices of Music is back again with a stunning collection of virtuoso concertos from some of the greatest composers of the baroque era: Johann Sebastian Bach, Arcangelo Corelli and Antonio Vivaldi. Featuring some of the finest musicians in the world in the field of Historical Performance, this album includes both the Christmas Concerto of Corelli as well as the Concerto for Two Violins and Strings in D Minor of J. S. Bach.

  The pieces on this album range from the serene and magical of Bach's adagio to the astonishing virtuosity of the allegro from Vivaldi's Concerto for Two Cellos and the irrepressible Tempesta di Mare. Rare and unusual works are also here recorded such as Vivaldi's Concerto for Violin and Organ, RV 766. The album concludes with a beautiful performance of Johann Pachelbel's Canon and Gigue in D Major. Don't miss out on these absolutely cracking performances!


artist: Voices of Music
albumname: In a Garden So Green, Lute Music of Scotland
sku: voicesofmusic-gardensogreen
upc: 847646007273
also:
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description:
  Forty years ago, on a warm fall afternoon in the music library of Columbia University, I transcribed a beautiful lute solo from a microfilm of the Jane Pickering lute book. Jane's book, now 400 years old, contains some of the best English music written for the lute, but this particular piece was from Scotland, and it was music that I had not even imagined could exist: full of spirited dance rhythms, unusual harmonies and angular, asymmetrical tunes.

  At the time, I wished for more of these amazing pieces - enough for a concert of Scottish music, or a recording. In the intervening years, many fine musicians and musicologists found more music, and recorded this repertory, so that Scottish music became an established part of the Early Music repertory.

  More than sixty different manuscripts and prints were consulted in preparation for this recording, and these sources reflect the confluence of international styles in vogue in Scotland in the 17th century. I hope that you will enjoy this music as much as I have.

  -David Tayler, Ph.D.


artist: Voltergeist
albumname: Burnt and Buried
sku: voltergeist-burntnburied
upc: 847646002629
also:
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description:
  On this album, written during a long spell in the studio after my grandfather died, I wanted to try and forge my own musical style. I ended up leaning heavily on dub, traditional folklore (especially Jamaican), and acid sounds.

  I found some old Calypso and Mento records and used some sounds from those as textures and loops. Also, I knew I wanted the album to sound kind of "piratey," as it is perhaps the most romantic of all childhood fantasies, and I definitely spent a lot of time thinking about my childhood when my grandfather passed away.

  I just wanted the whole thing to sound fun! There's even a sample from a Jamaican Jerk Sauce specialist giving a taste demonstration. Spicy food is the best designer drug!

  Regarding the artwork, there are nautical compasses and an old John Speed map of Jamaica blended into the background, and a nice trippy close up of a Black Witch moth blended into the tracklist page of the inlay. There's also a silhouette of a Black Witch moth on the front cover, covering the St. Thomas Parish of the Jamaica map (where the Morant Bay Slave Rebellion occured back in 1865).

  In Jamaican folklore, the Black Witch moth is known as a "Duppy Bat". It is said to be an embodiment of a lost soul, or a soul not at rest. The Jamaican National Heroes George William Gordon and Paul Bogle were hanged at Morant Bay by the British authorities for their part in the rallying of the slave workers, who set fire to the Court House and the nearby buildings in anger. They were buried in a shallow grave behind the Court House.


artist: Vox Nostra
albumname: Assumpta est Maria
sku: voxnostra-assumpta
upc: 876809009267
also:
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description:
  "Assumpta Est Maria" is a collection of ceremonial vocal music connected to the high feast day of the Assumption of Mary. With Latin plainchant and polyphonic compositions, the sequence is based on the structure of a late medieval mass.

  The music of the proper (lat. proprium), always occasion-specific, contains texts directly relating to the feast held on August 15th. The elements of the proprium include the Introitus, Graduale, Alleluia, Offertorium, and Communio.

  The ordinary (lat. ordinarium) refers to mass elements in which the text is fixed. The Kyrie eleison (track 3) and Gloria (track 4) are taken from Marian masses, while the Sanctus (track 12) and Agnus Dei (track 13) come from other sources. The Agnus Dei, with its three-part trope Lux lucis from a unicum Scottish manuscript, demonstrates the richness of sound in the 13th century. It also functions as a bridge to the three-part Gloria (track 4) tropes from the Burgos Monastery, and to the three- and four-part Notre Dame conductus (track 1,11) Both of the four-part conductus and the two-part Alleluia (track 9) are attributed to the only composers of Notre Dame repertory known by name, Magestri Leonin and Perotin.

  On this recording, the alternation of Gregorian chant and elaborate three-part music creates an effective heightening of intensity within the musical dramaturgy. Providing space for reflection upon the significance of the ritual, the paraliturgic conducti are not part of the order of the mass and thus do not have a specific location within it. Two examples are heard from the monastic Liturgy of the hours of the Assumption of Mary: the Antiphon Quae est ista (track 8), which presents Psalm 113, In exitu Israel, and the 14th century reading, Jube Domine: Consurge induere fortitudine (track 6). The mass concludes with the Benedicamus Domino (track 15).

  VOX NOSTRA conducted independent musicological research to produce this recording. All music is performed using original notation, including neumes and modal notation.


artist: Vox Nostra
albumname: Vocal music of the Cathedral Notre-Dame de Paris in the year 1200
sku: voxnostra-notredame
upc: 876809009489
also:
  voxnostra-assumpta zephyrus-angelus asteria-jaqueline voicesofmusic-gardensogreen bcsd-sixmotets craighanson-messecouvents innovat-tradcarols ernststolz-germansonatas voicesofmusic-concerto poeticallmusi-awakelyre mirable-influenza dufay-cancionero mirable-conversations spheres-toujoursamour shira-dayofjoy primavera-english stromenti-italian rayborn-qadim poeticallmusi-armato canconier-canconier

description:
  Vocal music from the Cathedral de Notre-Dame de Paris, anno 1200.

  Paris, 1163. The construction of the Cathedral Notre-Dame in innovative gothic style was underway. The exactness of proportion was the foundation of both the architecture, as well as the music of the late Middle Ages. The spatial conception found in the architecture of gothic cathedrals was mirrored in new compositional techniques. A layering of up to four individual voices superimposed upon one another is found in the liturgical music of the late 12th century. The art historian Otto von Simson referred to the overwhelming special conception of gothic cathedrals as "music turned into stone".

  By the year 1200, the cathedral had become a radiant cultural and academic center. Cathedral and monastery school collegiums were the breeding grounds of academia. At the beginning of the 13th century, 'musica' was taught in the University as one of the seven liberal arts - geometry, arithmetic, music, astronomy, rhetoric, grammar, and dialectic. Music was closely related to the concept of cosmic arrangement in number and proportion, shedding light on the early notion of music as 'audible number', and later as 'numbered sound'. The cathedral school must have been a magnet for general interest as well. Music was performed there, which was not heard anywhere else in Europe. People came in torrents to experience the flourishing of this new incredible music. Performed primarily on high feast days of the church calendar in celebratory and magnificent musical implementation, the music included the use of polyphony. At feasts of the highest liturgical importance, the new vocal compositions could be heard with up to four voices.

  The names of two magistri, Leonius and Perotinus, are known to us today in conjunction this early form of polyphony. They achieved international fame as teachers and cantors in the Seine metropolis . According to the celebrated chronicler Anonymous IV, curious students and clerics traveled to Paris from Italy, England, and Spain, to hear the spectacular new musical art with their own ears, and to study this new compositional technique.

  The impact of this innovation was extraordinary. Imagine the magnificent stained glass windows, creating paintings of light in the gothic church. The church space was also filled with the sound of disembodied voices, as the singing clerics in the presbytery were separated from the laypeople in the nave of the church by a chancel screen made of fabric or carpets. The charisma of these sumptuous and rare church feasts was immense. For a medieval person, the sacred construction of the presbytery had a deeply felt symbolism, the embodiment of 'heavenly Jerusalem'. The celestial sound of the 'laus perhennis', or 'everlasting praise' soared out from behind the chancel screen. If a believer had the chance to hear these musical prayers radiating from such a holy place, sung at times by more than one hundred clerics in such splendor, his or her chance of salvation would certainly improve.

  Highly trained clerics and boy singers spent many years of study in order to sing the complex polyphonic music. Boy singers had to pass very stringent singing tests for this purpose. A new repertory with new musical forms was developed in the cathedral schools- organum, conductus, and motet.

  In this time all over central Europe, monumental gothic cathedral buildings were erected. Likewise, the music from Notre- Dame circulated through manuscript copies of the famous Magnus Liber Organi de Graduali et Antiphonario (Book of Graduals and Antiphons). This book is a collection of polyphonic compositions (organa) for parts of the Mass and Divine Office: alleluia, gradual, responsories, and benedicaumus Domino. The beginnings and the verses, which earlier were solistically sung, appeared in a polyphonic vestment. The practice of singing organum, which in early times was a purely improvisational technique, comprised of inventing a second voice to well known chant melody. Until the mid 11th century, the chant melody was found in the upper voice. Later, as in the Notre-Dame repertory, it was found in the bottom voice and was called cantus, tenor, or vox principalis. Magister Leoninus composed exclusively for the Cathedral de Notre-Dame, two-part organa based on Gregorian chant. Magister Perotinus expanded this art with compositions of up to four-parts.

  Music from the Mass, as well as from the Divine Office can be heard on this recording. The musical core consists of organa and conductus from Notre-Dame de Paris in the 13th century, as well as their musical emanations. Gregorian chant from the 10th to the 12th centuries, as well as inserted tropes and sequences from later 14th century sources are grouped according to their function within the Mass.


artist: VSTRS
albumname: Pandemonium Seesaw
sku: vstrs-pandemoniumseesaw
upc: 876809005054
also:
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description:
  Pandemonium Seesaw is the sophomore LP from the Detroit quintet VSTRS.
  Described as a beautiful 10 track album of dreamy psych with a 70's vibe, the record is a heavier, headier kind of trip. Magnetic melodies and well-crafted propulsive tunes flirt with shoegaze and psychadelia yet are inclined to a richer cinematic sound. The tracks 'Annmaria', 'Brilliant Violence' and the nearly 15-minute centerpiece 'The Brightest Death of Morning' have all received radio play as well as national and international coverage.


artist: VSTRS
albumname: VSTRS
sku: vstrs-vstrs
upc: 847646008386
also:
  vstrs-pandemoniumseesaw selfdelusion-happiness dixiecannon-highlandsunrise townmonster-julsept ckgem-ithurts mandrake-anger seismic-highroller bluewavetheory-beachcombing indchoice-makechoice quantummilkshake-determination amoeba-pivot oldrecruits-lookinfly mojoradio-mojoradio spoons-party oldrecruits-keepheadup braun-crow conwayhambone-outsidergrooves icicle-reverie dixiecannon-monkeytown

description:
  Headier than just another rock trip, Visitors are a quintet from Detroit with a penchant for melody and bombast.

  Their initial LP is spacious with a swaying epicness that forms the sonic umbrella of a tightened art-rock sound sometimes reminiscent of 70's era Floyd or Gish-era Pumpkins. Organic and less following any built-in electronic or looping structure the band tends to embrace a seesaw nature of laid back vocals and aggressive instrumentation minus some of the traditional psych elements.


artist: Wavebuffet
albumname: Strictly Eclectic
sku: wavebuffet-strictlyeclectic
upc: 847646006665
also:
  petrvenkrbec-alone wavebuffet-vernmorceaux jnilssonproj-eighthrsession lunar5-soundpainting mattrusin-electrvoltwo aciacca-driemoty jag-bumpbeer marcoshbolanos-chasingtime palargic-ambitronika dejanilijic-journey droptrio-bigdipper amarchand-vivalatina parksttrio-goodnightdaylight mattrusin-electroblues askold-askold dpkaufman-ruinfalls mokhov-afterglowreverie jag-cypress quantummilkshake-determination rrich-bestiary

description:
  Cohesion of latin dancefloor nostalgia and jazzy soulful house with strong afro influence and occasional electro elements and progressive departures.

  This excellent caffeine substitute consist of drum loops recorded on a producer's assortment of acoustic and electric percussion instruments, funky keyboard licks, analogue synth riffs and retro disco guitars.


artist: Wavebuffet
albumname: Vernissage Morceaux
sku: wavebuffet-vernmorceaux
upc: 847646004234
also:
  aciacca-driemoty jiveasssleepers-galaxy erickamen-nativeunit askold-askold mmcguill-losthorizons jag-cypress jnilssonproj-eighthrsession wavebuffet-strictlyeclectic lunar5-soundpainting palargic-bleedingsun jag-bumpbeer parksttrio-threeplusfive suchitralata-mediterraneancruising jiveasssleepers-scratch mmcguill-sleepmode droptrio-cezanne erickamen-flamenco tuskle-piano skin-angels

description:
  The album Vernissage morceaux is another of Wavebuffet's exploits into city lounge and an elegant clubbing environment.

  An attempt on coalescing jazzy electronica with Latin and urban flavours integrating acoustic and electronic sounds.

  While dancefloor friendly, this album still tries to retain a certain laidback and groovy sophistication with sparse instrumental solos and minimal harmonic essence.


artist: Weartists
albumname: Lip Lick
sku: weartists-liplick
upc: 847646001899
also:
  cozmikbeats-digitalwarfare llatb-favelaninja conwayhambone-rampressure mercy-devilremixes castlepines-blessthishouse loveamp-shellshock castlepines-porvida redskylullaby-algorithmicsoul trevorjoneses-lightning liquidrainbow-theredep sssm-raptor slouchingstars-sadmooneyes vstrs-pandemoniumseesaw fuzzit-quazijazz tompaul-tuesday dknowler-hypersurface jakebradford-sharpnoe quantummilkshake-determination audio70-electrockprogconfusion ppavan-velvetface

description:
  The band started making their 3rd album in 2016. In 2017-2018 all band members moved for permanent residence to Poland. It took them almost 3 years to produce, record and mix everything.

  Power, energy and liveliness are the three common words used by critics when describing the sound of the new album. It's definitely Rock'n'Roll, but in its harder version with audible influences of the contemporary indie-rock trend. All songs of the album are based on a very powerful rhythm section. It's a combination of catchy tunes and powerful beats and one can't go wrong with it - this music fills the air with strong positive vibes and lots of crazy energy.

  All songs recorded by WeArtists:
    * Alek Kaptsevich - guitars & main vocals
    * Vladimir Milevsky - bass
    * Romano Erafficci - drums, percussion & backing vocals


artist: Weartists
albumname: Weartists
sku: weartists-weartists
upc: 847646008171
also:
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description:
  The new self-titled album WeArtists is full of power, energy and liveliness. It's definitely Rock'n'Roll but in it's harder version with audible influences from contemporary indie - rock trends. All songs on the album are based on a very powerful rhythm section. It's a combination of catchy tunes and powerful beats and one can't go wrong with it - this music fills the air with strong positive vibes and lots of crazy energy when playing.

  Working on the new album WeArtists took less than six months from writing the songs to mastering, the guys did everything on their own, learning lots of new thing in the process of making it.

  They built their own studio (rather small one with basic stuff only and it's hard to call a proper Studio) on the money earned from last year's touring. But the result seems to have exceeded expectations proving that the guys didn't spend these last six months in vain.

  WeArtists are very excited that their new album is getting so popular around the world, that the number of listeners is also growing worldwide and can't wait to start their imminent new tour.


artist: Werner Durand
albumname: The Art Of Buzzing
sku: durand-buzzing
upc: 876809007096
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-art-buzzing/id336077261
also:
  durand-vibaircol durand-remnants rildrim-ecosystems sambodhiprem-sevenwaves ryoutasato-forkingdom arphaus-green rrich-temple rapoon-easterly inserra-incense1 kishor-storiesgrandfather inserra-incense2 shiva-nour mit-diplomat svanevit-svanevit kara-kara

description:
  Buzzing winds: I met Werner Durand last summer, while I was trying to learn German in Berlin. He's a long-time experimental musician of great renown, and builds his own wind, breath and buzzing instruments out of all sorts of materials. When I saw him play at an experimental music festival in Berlin, there was quite a bit of steel plumbing involved. His music is quite compelling and at the same time otherworldy. Do also check out his collaborations with his Indian-classical singing wife Amelia Cuni.


artist: Werner Durand
albumname: Remnants From Paradise
sku: durand-remnants
upc: 876809007379
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/remnants-from-paradise/id336050382
also:
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description:
  All music played, recorded and mixed between 2001 and 2005 except for persian ney part on floating recorded in 1986.

  Review:
  The name Werner Durand might not be very well-known, which is a great pity. His claim to fame has nothing to do with his real music: he played flute on Muslimgauze' 'Mort Aux Vaches' release. But Durand's background is with improvisation and wind instruments. As far as I can remember there is only solo release by him, 'The Art Of Buzzing' on X-TRact/Edition RZ (see Vital Weekly 305), where he plays PVC pipes with saxophone mouthpieces or flower pots and tin foil plates as resonators.

  His great power lies in multi-tracking his playing, obscuring the original sounds through very simple means of layering many on top of each other. After all these years it's still his favorite method of composing music. The cover lists the instruments such as bamboo and metal mouthharps, tanpura, sliding pvc-ney and sliding pvc clarinets with prepared resonators, electronics and delays. The end result is a highly minimalist pattern which he gently waves together, going to small changes all the time, thus avoiding leaping into pure minimal music. One could say that this is drone music, but like before I like to draw a parallel to the work of Phill Niblock, even when Durand's music is a bit more clouded and less detailed. Overall however it's a highly atmospheric set of sounds Durand is playing here. Hopefully more music will be made available and not in another seven years, as this is really nice stuff.
  Frans de Waard - Vital Weekly


artist: Werner Durand
albumname: Vibrating Air Columns
sku: durand-vibaircol
upc: 847646000199
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/vibrating-air-columns/id440543878
also:
  durand-remnants durand-buzzing rrich-temple rrich-mycosphere aryehfrankfurter-twistingrope rildrim-ecosystems svanevit-svanevit magnacomp-electromelange monom-deep gelatine-electroluv eyot-horizon rapoon-psitransient hanschristian-surrender macabro-welivelies dayazell-dayazell estrem-spain

description:
  Three pieces for PAN-NEY and digital delays. The PAN-NEY consists of a bundle plexiglass pipes without fingerholes, tuned in perfect fifths. They are blown in the oblique way, like the Arabic or Turkish ney. The music owes as much to the early minimalists as it does to flute orchestras from various African as well as pacific origins.


artist: Wet City Rockers
albumname: On My Way
sku: wcr-onmyway
upc: 847646006733
also:
  vstrs-vstrs dixiecannon-highlandsunrise katrinawreede-addviola conwayhambone-outsidergrooves jaxbros-elementary msoutheron-symonsarcade angelight-awakeningsource dixiecannon-monkeytown gelatine-underthesamesun snowsleep-openwindow conwayhambone-hbone yoria-brincatubrincoyo bluewavetheory-beachcombing wbrooks-socialcreatures tonedogs-earlymiddleyears rimi-theunveiling oldrecruits-lookinfly

description:
  Think Reggae one drops with vocal harmonies, mild dreamy rhythmic guitar syncopation and intricate, secular but rootsy melodic phrasing. With influences from the dark side of roots and the positive soulful vocals of lovers rock.


artist: Wet City Rockers
albumname: Wet City Rockers
sku: wcr-wcr
upc: 847646005842
also:
  liamkins-liamkins almernirvan-lifeinrev celticreggae-everythingcomes jpalmer-cherry cfarran-anotheride spoons-party tompaul-tuesday kaissa-lookingthere kitka-wintersongs tompaul-nomap estrem-haydnguitar vandenheuvel-petalsoffire shallgren-studioc shira-almanac shira-ragged estrem-bachmandola block-weather

description:
  From the rainy city of Seattle emerges what could possibly be the freshest new Roots Rock Reggae to hit the airwaves. The Wet City Rockers have been compared to the likes of Bob Marley, Shinehead, Police, and steel Pulse. With a humorous viewpoint the Wet City Rockers maintain the foundation of roots Reggae while adding an appalling new dark flavor.

  Releasing their debut self titled album in 2005 critics have given the Wet City Rockers rave reviews and high regards. The band is not only deeply influenced by the sounds of King Tubby, Scientist, and Bob Marley but the band has also worked with some of the classic Jamaican artist like Winston Jarrett, and Wadi gad. Sinci lovers sit back and indulge in the Rootsy, Dubby sound of the Wet City Rockers.


artist: Where's Moo
albumname: Dear Friend Dopamine
sku: wheresmoo-dopamine
upc: 876809009403
also:
  onesockthief-tell soseventythree-soseventythree elecfrank-deadback novaexpress-gimme wheresmoo-slowpol youngwere-younginst chinaski-megatonpie hollywoodrunks-swell kettleblack-bullfrog spoons-static idlemine-6 selfdelusion-happiness doublethink-seeingred torndownunits-qualitryrock hunterjacks-singlebarrel spoons-party elecfrank-sicksongs llatb-punkinst torndownunits-instrumental townmonster-janmar

description:
  Los Angeles alternative rock outfit Where's Moo have reached new heights with their latest full length album, Dear Friend Dopamine. Fans have likened Where's Moo sound to R.E.M. and The Pixies having sex on a spaceship crashing into the sun. This album is a prime example of the sentiment, so perusing the disc on your iPod in a coffee shop is not recommended, as it is guaranteed to make you spill your latte.

  Where's Moo take the ball, run with it, and kick it all over the place. Dear Friend Dopamine is no mere collection of Xerox rock and roll, but the birth of something exciting and new.


artist: Where's Moo
albumname: Dear Friend Dopamine (instrumental)
sku: wheresmoo-dopamineinst
upc: 876809003838
also:
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description:
  Los Angeles alternative rock outfit Where's Moo have reached new heights with their latest full length album, Dear Friend Dopamine. Fans have likened Where's Moo sound to R.E.M. and The Pixies having sex on a spaceship crashing into the sun. This album is a prime example of the sentiment, so perusing the disc on your iPod in a coffee shop is not recommended, as it is guaranteed to make you spill your latte.

  This is an instrumental version of the album Dear Friend Dopamine by "Where's Moo".

  The band takes the ball, runs with it, and kicks it all over the place. Dear Friend Dopamine is no mere collection of Xerox rock and roll, but the birth of something exciting and new.


artist: Where's Moo
albumname: Slow Politics EP
sku: wheresmoo-slowpol
upc: 876809009410
also:
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description:
  The songs are a collection of indie power-pop with a driving rhythm section laying the foundation for rock riffs and female harmonies. The sound is loose and jangly, and the lyrics are rooted in the odd psyche of lead man Michael Mangum. The themes are as varied as the stream-of-consciousness style in which Mangum emotes his words. They run the gamut from religion, paranoia, and nuclear war, all the way to time, adventure, and loneliness. Sometimes it's hard to figure out what it's all about. One thing is for sure, this EP captured "it."

  This adventurous EP from Where's Moo represents the sonic possibility of the songs that they had been playing live from Orlando, Fl, all the way to LA. This was their first professional recording in an LA studio with their new bass player Aram Giragos, and drummer Matt Soule.


artist: White Rhino
albumname: Heroin Thunder
sku: whiterhino-herointhunder
upc: 847646002834
also:
  unclepooch-conduct rebel-explode doublethink-seeingred torndownunits-qualitryrock tee-epone chinaski-megatonpie icicle-theorems selfdelusion-happiness burnshee-art blownaparts-thrillhype braun-crow ckgem-theend idlemine-inlife wickedboy-chemistry ashganley-cruelwater ckgem-ithurts acosmo-inbetween wickedallstars-dark ashganley-univaccept braun-miles

description:
  White Rhino's Heroin Thunder album is the culmination of 3 years, and 300+ shows, of combining Motorhead inspired jackhammer rock rhythms with psychedelic explorations, and a living life in the red attitude.

  The songs cover the entire stratosphere of heavy - from the mix of long, heady, instrumental riffs in 'Rhodesia', showcasing the guitar work of frontman Michael Anthony Gibson, to the catchy, no frills, old school rock 'n roll of 'Ten Cent Hands', to the almost out of control mood swings of the title track. The lyrical content draws from personal experience, 'Burn My Candle', as well as the more existential and morbid in 'Certain Death'. 'Heroin Thunder' aptly describes White Rhino's narcotic, yet booming, organic hard rock sound and their creativity within the normally generic hard rock genre. Hang on if you can.

  BEST WHEN PLAYED AT MAXIMUM VOLUME


artist: Wicked Allstars
albumname: Dark Clouds
sku: wickedallstars-dark
upc: 876809000097
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=257820322&s=143444
also:
  selfdelusion-happiness rebel-explode torndownunits-qualitryrock braun-crow amoeba-pivot mandrake-anger anonymph-terrarium chinaski-megatonpie sunpalace-heaven idlemine-6 numa-numa whiterhino-herointhunder damseldown-seasons sunpalace-perfectworld liamkins-liamkins mountain-asylumacres westexit-nocturne rootsrebel-looking

description:
  Both urbane and subtly upbeat, Dark Clouds is a light-on-its-feet electronic album by Mike Bell and Mike Dz, who perform under the name Wicked Allstars and share a diverse array of influences all the way from Basement Jaxx and Hed-PE to Jay-Z and Timbaland. The strongest tracks are the ones without vocals, which are most of them. With the exception of "Happy," everything is really limber and lithesome on this album, and it's nice how the melody lines often come in mid-way through as a light, flowing influence in the music. Standout tracks include "Jazz House," "Possible New House," and "Start To Think."


artist: Wicked boy
albumname: Chemistry
sku: wickedboy-chemistry
upc: 876809003586
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=257965946&s=143444
also:
  wickedboy-filthy wickedboy-treatment birdy-alter whiterhino-herointhunder doublethink-seeingred selfdelusion-happiness rebel-explode quantummilkshake-determination dle-palefire psycliq-risingsun beatunder-intro insoba-platterspins markitos-evolution markitos-inside torndownunits-qualitryrock icicle-theorems liamkins-reasonsoftly windcheater-windcheater 4oresight-lessismore 4oresight-cocktailofvibez

description:
  If you could drive from Miami to Seattle in one night, Chemistry by Wicked Boy would be the album you'd want to listen to. A perfect blend of driving beats and dark, textured moods, it's some super stylin' ambient-jungle-trance, but with loads of character and interest. "Give It To Me" is an extra sexy track and "Chemistry" is really nice too?a subtly buzzy, jazz-tinged number, cut with echoing, atmospheric vocals. "The Theme" is dark, driving club fare decked out with some nicely crunchy sonic bling. It all hangs together in a noirshly electronic, urban kind of way, and it's really really good.


artist: Wicked boy
albumname: Filthy Dirty
sku: wickedboy-filthy
upc: 876809009236
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/filthy-dirty/id414518657
also:
  wickedboy-chemistry wickedboy-treatment birdy-alter novaexpress-gimme rebel-explode burnshee-art midwaystill-notetoself collectget-saveas quantummilkshake-determination doublethink-seeingred jackal-cathedral beatunder-intro liamkins-reasonsoftly breaker-more selfdelusion-happiness dle-truth fur-devastate hunterjacks-singlebarrel mojoradio-mojoradio jackalopes-jacksploit

description:
  Wicked boy is a wicked mix of ambient, jungle and trash trance.

  The album "filthy Dirty" is a reflection on child soldiers and fashion models.
  Everybody seems to be over 45 but nobody is. Shame on humanity for doing this!
  Society seems to play dead. It's just filthy dirty. And I'm not being ironic.

  Hey, it's just music for the other than the masses.


artist: Wicked boy
albumname: The Treatment
sku: wickedboy-treatment
upc: 876809000080
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=257820545&s=143444
also:
  wickedboy-chemistry wickedboy-filthy thestroj-metafonik birdy-alter parksttrio-goodnightdaylight whiterhino-herointhunder philrey-hellzauber quantummilkshake-determination psycliq-halt doublethink-seeingred markitos-evolution markitos-inside torndownunits-qualitryrock kettleblack-bullfrog liamkins-reasonsoftly windcheater-windcheater zeroslum-warehouse atek-eye atek-tronicselection elecfrank-sicksongs

description:
  Straight from Skultuna, Sweden, comes the fantastically dark and deeply textured ambient-trash-trance of Wicked Boy, whose influences include Massive Attack, Yello, Prodigy, and Depeche Mode. The Treatment has both atmosphere and character to burn, like a sky full of nimbo-stratus clouds as seen through the dirty windshield of a lowrider. It's a really great album, in other words full of gritty beats, smart loops, and expertly created moods. On top of all that, the icily femme vocals on the title track and others contrast perfectly with the gritty, brooding backdrop. We also love "Pressure," "Strange Days" and "Wide Dynamics."


artist: Wildcat Viols
albumname: Fairest Isle
sku: wildcat-fairest
upc: 876809009519
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/fairest-isle/id422959395
also:
  ruiz-schumann dshoskes-lautenschmaus poeticallmusi-salutation mpacifica-dancing ernststolz-germansonatas reverie-cantica craighanson-messecouvents voicesofmusic-bachtelemann meulenbroeks-confluentes federicomoscogiuri-arpeggi ruiz-bach voicesofmusic-concerto bachplay-bacharr spheres-toujoursamour abaroque-mozart ernststolz-ciaconna voxnostra-notredame berget-weiss11 poeticallmusi-instantfires fulton-harpsinthetrees

description:
  The San Francisco Bay Area's exciting new ensemble, Wildcat Viols, mines the richest vein of the viol da gamba consort repertoire. On this recording you'll hear the astounding music of Henry Purcell and Matthew Locke, the last great masters of English viol music.

  In this, their debut recording, the three women of Wildcat Viols, occasionally joining forces with the delicious soprano voice of Catherine Webster, luxuriate in the daring and passionate sound-world of 17th-century England. By turns quirky, languid, exuberant, sensuous, virtuosic, and always sublime, this music represents the final flowering of England's remarkable viol ensemble repertoire, in which finely-crafted Renaissance equanimity gives way to the dramatic volatility of the Baroque - with a distinctively British accent.


artist: William Brooks
albumname: Bitter Circus
sku: wbrooks-bitter
upc: 876809000073
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=257820898&s=143444
also:
  wbrooks-blue wbrooks-buffalo mikegoudreau-jereste jackman-equilibrium lucas-whisper tee-epone mikegoudreau-timeformessin tombolton-crossriver jackman-sanctuary rootsrebel-surfacing spoons-party kaarenorge-fantasia townmonster-julsept fernwood-arcadia bluewavetheory-beachcombing numa-numa jiveasssleepers-getbiz braun-modern soseventythree-wayfeel wheresmoo-slowpol

description:
  The most distinctive William Brooks album yet, Bitter Circus is solidly rocked out by this troubador and his band. There's a blusey drive here that reminds us of Bonnie Raitt's style of playing?a quality gets pushed further by Aaron Stroessner's (Dead Left) great guitar playing as well as piano from Peter Adams (Carly Simon, Julianna Hatfield, Tracy Bonham). Lyle Lovett's horn section sounds great on tracks like "My Love Looks the Other Way" and "Try It Like This." "Barn" and "Beggar" are standouts as well.


artist: William Brooks
albumname: Blue Ribbon - The Best of William Brooks
sku: wbrooks-blue
upc: 876809004699
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=257966344&s=143444
also:
  wbrooks-socialcreatures wbrooks-bitter wheresmoo-slowpol kara-kara aryehfrankfurter-harpersbrew shira-castle tombolton-crossriver jackman-equilibrium lucas-whisper carykanno-wonderland jackman-sanctuary ogma-you rootsrebel-surfacing shira-almanac townmonster-julsept mikegoudreau-tgif francoiscouture-labuchevol1 operarock-starborn numa-numa kaarenorge-fantasia

description:
  A great album for driving, Blue Ribbon features the very best of down-to-earth singer-songwriter William Brooks, whose blues-tinged, narrative folk-rock is appealingly world weary, yet always driven by Brooks' rocker sensibilities. Standout tracks include the down and dirty "Justified" and the tender, string infused "Grace." Selected New Folk Finalist at The Kerrville Folk Festival.


artist: William Brooks
albumname: A Broken Beast
sku: wbrooks-brokenbeast
upc: 847646011027
also:
  tompaul-tuesday malileche-fallingapart icicle-senescence stevetyler-ephemeral icicle-restiveness hopkins-kairos mogilalia-33 oldrecruits-offtherails hopkins-shadow liquidrainbow-indigoep brokenpoets-foreveronce ewallace-immortal rompaey-easternexpressions5 musicalmandalas-morphogenesis robin-groundup quist-aegean destinylove-homeinthelight conwayhambone-onedropimposter

description:
  Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter William Ben Brooks has crafted a lilting, ballad-filled album in a broken beast, a record that reflects on the sudden, tragic death of his wife, actress Lisa Masters, and the seemingly impossible reality that he had to face every day following. What results is a broken beast. It feels like heartache and yet it feels, too, like hope. This brave new world is one that is desolate at times, but at others, shockingly full of love. Such an essence emanates from this wonderfully composed album, a surefire addition to the newest generation of Americana. Brooks himself describes the release as, "An eclectic aquarium-view of a tumbling soul in full display. A tightly woven blend of heartache and hope, thread bare sinners and hesitant saints. A life lost and reclaimed." It would be tough to put it more perfectly than that.

  Born and raised in southern Oklahoma, William Ben Brooks may sound like a new name to the uninitiated, but the soulful singer-songwriter is already deep into his growing catalog of Americana-soaked, folk-rock and blues-based anthems. Further proof of his prominence as a reputable craftsman, can be gauged by the company Brooks keeps. His latest album "A Broken Beast", features a powerful line-up of Grammy and Emmy winning players: Catherine Russell (David Bowie and Steely Dan), Ms. Nicki Richards (currently backing Madonna) and Janie Burnett (Linda Ronstadt, Rickie Lee Jones), multi-Emmy winner, Robbie Kondor (Eric Clapton, Aretha Franklin, Billy Joel) and Grammy nominee Kelvin Wooten (Al Green, Macy Gray) on keyboards and Jon Gordon (Suzanne Vega and Madonna) on guitars, and bass. Clearly this is an important record for any fan of genuine music.


artist: William Brooks
albumname: Buffalo Treason
sku: wbrooks-buffalo
upc: 876809000066
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=257966240&s=143444
also:
  wbrooks-wings wbrooks-bitter jackman-equilibrium lucas-whisper rootsrebel-looking tombolton-crossriver jackman-sanctuary rootsrebel-surfacing numa-numa jiveasssleepers-getbiz justinstpierre-insulaire youngwere-youngwere jiveasssleepers-scratch justinstpierre-lafaille damseldown-seasons youngwere-cheat mikegoudreau-jereste cthuotte-caughtsummers shira-castle anonymph-terrarium

description:
  A rare gathering of live NYC performances, out-takes, demos, and alternative versions of some of William Brooks' best work, Buffalo Treason features William Brooks at his most relaxed and natural. The melodic "Grace" is possibly the best song he's ever written and we love the strong, soulful acoustic version that appears on this album. And wow, "Barn Near a Big House" is totally unexpected and great too?a trippy, atmospheric, and perfectly paced pop song.


artist: William Brooks
albumname: Fowl Mouth
sku: wbrooks-fowl
upc: 876809000059
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=257931487&s=143444
also:
  wbrooks-karma wbrooks-wings aryehfrankfurter-harpersbrew heifervescent-furthermonkey justinstpierre-insulaire liquidrainbow-blueep justinstpierre-lafaille francoiscouture-labuchevol1 icicle-provenance jiveasssleepers-getbiz youngwere-cheatdevilinst castlepines-porvida yoria-brincatubrincoyo jiveasssleepers-scratch liquidrainbow-theredep jackman-equilibrium lucas-whisper mutandina-pista chrisfield-subconscious suchitralata-lavalounge

description:
  As lovely and detailed as the arrangments are on William Brooks' other albums, we really love these sixteen stripped-down/unplugged versions of his most moving songs. The natural blues influence in his music really comes to the fore, but in a subdued, rainy-day kind of way. Brooks' weather-beaten romanticism wears as well as fine old leather, especially on songs like "Hideaway," "Still Waiting," and "Silent Wings." "Entrancing, Ruggedly Individualistic.."--The New Review of Records


artist: William Brooks
albumname: Karma Dogs
sku: wbrooks-karma
upc: 876809000042
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=257931556&s=143444
also:
  wbrooks-wings wbrooks-fowl torndownunits-qualitryrock sunpalace-heaven horstreich-elzoo wheresmoo-slowpol heifervescent-furthermonkey ashganley-cruelwater yoria-brincatubrincoyo hollywoodrunks-swell kettleblack-bullfrog soseventythree-soseventythree doublethink-dawn jonswift-travelog elecfrank-sicksongs endlessblue-smoke tee-epone careyclayton-oak

description:
  When you're in the mood for some really nice melodic singer-songwriter-y rock in the tradition of The Band, Elton John, and Van Morrison, definitely head William Brooks-ward. With great arrangements and supporting performances, Karma Dogs is that kind of great, soulful troubador material that just makes you feel comfortable and a little bit starry-eyed at the same time. "After The Flood" is an obvious shout-out to good old Elton, and a great one it is at that. "Four Stars, Hip Swaying" says The Musicians Exchange.


artist: William Brooks
albumname: Social Creatures
sku: wbrooks-socialcreatures
upc: 847646008669
also:
  wbrooks-blue wbrooks-bitter mikegoudreau-twentyyears dixiecannon-monkeytown tompaul-emptyman vstrs-vstrs dixiecannon-highlandsunrise icicle-resurgence jaxbros-elementary mikegoudreau-looksunshine seismic-highroller hollywoodrunks-swell justinstpierre-lafaille hopkins-shadow quantummilkshake-determination justinstpierre-rafiot hopkins-six amydenio-tongues skarazula-litha

description:
  Acoustically engaging and sometimes lyrically provocative, singer songwriter William Brooks releases his sixth collection of odd tales and questionably true stories.

  We are given glimpses inside a world-weary troubadour, beautifully supported with all the message and drive of a 60's folk rock artist easily at home in Woodstock or San Francisco.

  Sometimes humorous, always moving, William Brooks crafts his stories of dysfunctional relationships with dramatic twists and unexpected turns. It reveals a well-worn life perspective come to life in this twelve tunes of survival and surrender as well as protest and acceptance.

  The journey of Social Creatures puts a fist in the face of corporate greed, political confidence men and cleverly unconscious lovers. It then turns a corner and embraces true love and spiritual growth. Only to then fall in an open manhole of the ironic uncomfortable humor of having your heart crushed, stuffed and mounted in a dark-wood paneled office trophy case.

  Expect the unexpected.


artist: William Brooks
albumname: Silent Wings
sku: wbrooks-wings
upc: 876809003265
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=257932177&s=143444
also:
  wbrooks-buffalo wbrooks-karma damseldown-seasons sunpalace-heaven kettleblack-bullfrog numa-numa wheresmoo-slowpol soulprint-inspite anthonyhugh-thatslife braun-crow heifervescent-furthermonkey sunpalace-perfectworld kettleblack-kettleblack mandrake-anger acosmo-inbetween mountain-asylumacres wickedallstars-dark icicle-theorems justinstpierre-insulaire torndownunits-qualitryrock

description:
  The blues-tinged, ruggedly individualistic songs of William Brooks are embroidered with the kind of detail and personal experience that make the singer-songwriter genre so personal and soulful.

  The title track "Silent Wings" is a surprisingly uplifting and joyful meditation on death, while "Hideaway" is a gorgeous ballad about both love and isolation, and features a lovely cello performance by Julia Kent (Rasputina).

  Silent Wings also features some great guitar work from Jon Gordon (Madonna, Suzanne Vega), saxophone from Baron Ramonde (Rod Stewart) and track 7, "Justified" was co-written with Rick Moody, author of The Ice Storm.


artist: Williamson
albumname: A few things to hear before we all blow up
sku: williamson-afew
upc: 876809000035
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=4476329&s=143444
also:
  kettleblack-bullfrog tolife-tasabasaba mit-diplomat kettleblack-kettleblack headroom-haifa redskylullaby-burst mundi-bookflower quist-lucidity kinkyatoms-whitenoise amydenio-birthingchairblues funkinchely-jungleinstrumental loveamp-inourmemory selfdelusion-happiness neurobic-discodrame babylon-beat amoeba-pivot mojoradio-mojoradio kflexer-kflexerfriends version-versions

description:
  Full of beautiful hooks and entrancing rhthyms, A Few Things To Hear Before We All Blow Up is the "electronic-indie-space-pop," release from a group of extremely talented musician-hermits from Berkeley, California. Like silk from a spider's butt, Williamson spins out glistening strands of melody and emotion that slowly evolve into gorgeously mesmerizing configurations of sound. Listeners have described it as being "the soundtrack to my brain waves" and "drenched in gentleness." Highly recommended for fans of Sugar Plant, Four Tet, Marumari, Sigur Ros, and Transient Waves.


artist: Windcheater
albumname: r a r h
sku: windcheater-rarh
upc: 876809007621
also:
  solarcycle-devotion cozmikbeats-funkfusion2 windpearl-iloveyouabit fuzzit-quazijazz mokhov-jupitermelodies vate-vere terracottablue-spectra suchitralata-mediterraneancruising michaellovatt-binaryemotions mokhov-solace windpearl-motherearth monom-velenjeremix terracottablue-shores solartheory-racethesun ion-synchronicity suchitralata-mobiusstrip stanislav-chillin neurobic-discodrame redskylullaby-algorithmicsoul

description:
  R.A.R.H. from Windcheater offers a few different slices of house. There's deep, there's piano, there's some down tempo and some rave. Always a bit of rave. Since the last album to appear here on Magnatune, the direction taken has been a little more electronica, ever so slightly more leftfield. But always with the rave. Never forget the rave.

  Bigger tunes on the album include Not Tonight and All Alone. For more leftfield and electronic vibes, check Running Away and Overtime. Dance, and chill


artist: Windcheater
albumname: Windcheater
sku: windcheater-windcheater
upc: 847646002261
also:
  windcheater-rarh gelatine-underthesamesun dubmaster-indub mokhov-perfectdream sterling-nearyou monom-velenjeremix vate-vitam mokhov-halcyondays rildrim-syntheticdream angelight-sacraltravel wickedboy-filthy hectormukomol-unexploredworld lehtmojoe-spaghetti psychetropic-china sterling-paradox vate-exotica wickedboy-chemistry ion-synchronicity cozmikbeats-funkfusion2

description:
  This is mainly an album of house music, aimed at the dance floor, with tracks like opener 'Next Rhythm' hinting at Windcheater's early rave influences. The track 'Apathetic', appears in two mixes, the original house mix and a later, dub steppy inspired remix. Tracks such as 'Baguette' and 'Part Timer' have a more tech-house feel and sleazy 'The Girlfriend', a more banging electro house vibe. It's all about getting people up to dance. This is Windcheater's first full length album.


artist: Windpearl
albumname: H A P P Project
sku: windpearl-happproject
upc: 847646010877
also:
  dubmaster-finalbeats3 soundexplorers-fifthdimension jakebradford-remixorchestra zaranka-raritiesandoddities 4oresight-oveanviews hopkins-six dubmaster-finalbeats1 4oresight-endofsummer conwayhambone-onedropimposter jakebradford-nujazzexperiments windpearl-iloveyouabit icicle-senescence terracottablue-fentonellsworth snowsleep-songsofcold stevetyler-ephemeral almaghrib-silenzisub2 monom-greentransformer icicle-axioms

description:
  The H.A.P.P. Project mini-album is a side project which Gabriel hadn't planned to release under the Windpearl band initially. But ultimately it made more sense to release this mini-album as a part of the Windpearl discography. It was released on March 27, 2018.

  The album makes you travel through the ages and is divided in four parts, each standing for an Eon:

  Hadean: Music about the beginning of planet Earth about 4.6 billion years ago, inspired by the Hadean eon when there was no life yet because our planet was still a glowing and burning ball circling the sun. Imagine dsolated landscapes, impacts, and strong winds.
  Archean: Inspired by the Archean eon. Back then, the Earth cooled down and the landscapes were made of huge volcanoes, naked rocks, steam, acid rains, and electric storms. Oceans formed and life began its journey.
  Proterozoic: Inspired by the third eon of the Earth, the Proterozoic eon, where early life experimented with various forms. Animalia and Plantae clades were already thriving.
  Phanerozoic: Inspired by the Phanerozoic eon, which stands for an explosion of life, fish and more complex out-of-water life forms. It started around 541 million years ago, and still continues today.


artist: Windpearl
albumname: I love you a bit
sku: windpearl-iloveyouabit
upc: 876809005948
also:
  windpearl-motherearth solarcycle-devotion loveamp-criticalmass loveamp-ami cozmikbeats-funkfusion2 monom-deep windcheater-rarh monom-velenjeremix vate-vere dac-nocturnalmusic terracottablue-spectra solartheory-racethesun euchmad-whendroplets robertotto-placehope dknowler-blankriver euchmad-lightoff ion-synchronicity

description:
  "I love you a bit..." is the first album that was publicly released by Windpearl.

  Get ready for an eclectic blend of dark ambient tracks, melodies from 8-bit gaming consoles, some experimental hardtek and a little bit of electronic funk. We are sure that this first album will delight your ears with its poesy and diversity!

  "I love you a bit..." is the result of the many different musical influences in Windpearl's life, the last one being the electronic style of Binärpilot that influenced his 8-bits tracks. The melodies resulted from his mood and emotions at that time: loneliness, anxiety, boredom.

  Credits: Released April 5, 2007
  All tracks written, composed and mixed by Gabriel Hautclocq. Atworks also by Gabriel Hautclocq, some right reserved.


artist: Windpearl
albumname: Mother Earth
sku: windpearl-motherearth
upc: 876809005986
also:
  windpearl-iloveyouabit marcoshbolanos-chasingtime vate-vere euchmad-whendroplets michaellovatt-binaryemotions solartheory-racethesun ion-synchronicity solarcycle-devotion euchmad-lightoff dac-nocturnalmusic loveamp-criticalmass monom-deep marcoshbolanos-unchainedmelodies1 loveamp-codewordname cozmikbeats-funkfusion2 lukegartnerbrereton-ironsky robertotto-placehope redskylullaby-algorithmicsoul

description:
  While I was in France, I wanted my next album to have some Asian feeling. When I arrived in Asia, first in China and then in Thailand, I was surprised by the behavior of the local people. There are plastic bags everywhere, beaches and rivers are polluted to a level you cannot imagine, the inhabitants throw their rubbish right where they stand without making the effort to move to the closest trash bin. Nobody cleans, nobody picks up the rubbish, nobody protects or respects the environment. It's a very shocking and sad thing to see. This motivated me to release this album dedicated to our poor and bullied Earth, as well as to all the living beings. Because the distress of the Earth is the distress of all of us. And because we tend to easily forget that Mankind with its 3 million years of existence only represents 0.00067% of the 4.5 billion years our Earth has been around!

  This album features various music genres, but is mainly axed on electronic music. The influences are diverse, even classical: there are two songs played with a church organ (also known as pipe organ). The general mood of this album is still quite "dark", as people had noticed on my first album. So fans will likely appreciate this album as well :).

  I hope that my music can make you feel my sorrow about the fate of our poor Earth and make you want to protect what remains of it at all cost.

  Happy listening!

  Credits:
  Released December 18, 2008
  All tracks written, composed and mixed by Gabriel Hautclocq. Atworks also from Gabriel Hautclocq, some rights reserved.


artist: woodrowgerber
albumname: in the beginning
sku: woodrowgerber-beginning
upc: 847646005354
also:
  woodrowgerber-spillway woodrowgerber-facelesskings lehtmojoe-spaghetti monom-electricforest monom-deep dubmaster-dubprotection windpearl-happproject conwayhambone-hbone jakebradford-fairplay castlepines-summerblood rrich-ici1 dbautista-earfatigue blownaparts-crisis 1kub-midnight marcoshbolanos-chasingtime lehtmojoe-nofilter stevetyler-ephemeral birdy-alter 4oresight-lessismore

description:
  woodrowgerber (aka Chad Gerber) takes his signature genre fusing sound to a new level once again as he blends elements of electronic, folk, classical, rock, and hip hop, layered over thoughtful lyrics and catchy hooks. In the Beginning is the culmination of 10 years of experimenting with sounds, song writing structures, and melodies as woodrowgerber performed, recorded, and toured the country with his other musical projects. The drifting melodies and classical compositions take fans on a moody journey touching upon complex emotions while subtly telling a story.

  Being somewhat of an outcast among both old school musicians who regard the digital realm as not being "real" music, and digital producers who regard the old school instruments as archaic, woodrowgerber set out to make in the beginning with no rules. The songwriting and production process involved trying whatever techniques he once deemed taboo, and working with them to make music that moves the soul and invokes dreams of the mind. Starting his career out as only a professional guitarist, woodrowgerber has come a long way since his beginning and wanted to highlight his instrument in a tasteful way on the album. Rather than use guitar as the backbone of the compositions as he has done in the past, he decided to cut it out as much as possible in the songwriting process, then return to it and create tasteful fills and licks in moderation in order to blend it more seamlessly with the electronic elements. The result has won over electronic lovers and guitar lovers alike.

  Hard to define and easy to listen to, In the Beginning is unlike any record you've heard in all the right ways.

  album written, recorded, produced, and performed by
  Chad Gerber

  Mixing and additional post production by
  Gunslunglow and Chad Gerber


artist: woodrowgerber
albumname: Beings
sku: woodrowgerber-beings
upc: 847646010211
also:
  woodrowgerber-xo jakebradford-nujazzexperiments jakebradford-sharpnoe liquidrainbow-blueep woodrowgerber-presenceremote oliostere-sclave vate-volk 4oresight-cocktailofvibez dubmaster-finalbeats4 mokhov-afterglowreverie mijo-timelymanner liquidrainbow-theredep mokhov-sunbloom 4oresight-oveanviews exhalation-redcabin icicle-provenance

description:
  Using imagery of dark forests and 80s movies Woodrowgerber moves Beings around a nostalgic template of past and present sounds. Seen through a modern electronic music lens, Beings sits in the same vein as soundtracks for Stranger Things and The Thing. A pinnacle of Woodrowgerber's nod to retro electronic music while continuing to explore his own sound.


artist: woodrowgerber
albumname: Faceless Kings (Expedition Overland Soundtrack)
sku: woodrowgerber-facelesskings
upc: 847646008232
also:
  woodrowgerber-spillway woodrowgerber-beginning monom-minestrone snowsleep-noisesaroundus monom-aroundtheworld sterling-beyhuman sterling-nearyou dpkaufman-valleybellow lehtmojoe-spaghetti superdirt-opus2 4oresight-moretimethanever snowsleep-openwindow euchmad-lightoff ckgem-theendinst processor-industry angelight-awakeningsource birdy-evenings

description:
  The creative approach on this record by woodrowgerber can be somewhat comparable to that of how a method actor approaches a film. With 7 months of pre-production followed by sealing himself away in a remote location for 5 months, woodrowgerber worked tirelessly day and night to refine his signature sound layering orchestral instrumentation, flamenco guitars, synthesizers, and soundscapes. His sound of "organic electronic music" doesn't disappoint on Faceless Kings which quickly shot up the underground charts throughout the US and began receiving international airplay.

  Labeled a pioneer in changing the sound of electronic music by UK media, this album demonstrates the complex and beautiful relationship between sounds of the past and music of the future that can only be the work of woodrowgerber.

  Faceless Kings written, performed, recorded, produced and mixed in Los Angeles CA, Tucson AZ, and Bozeman MT by woodrowgerber.

  Mastered by Reuben Cohen at Lurssen Mastering in Burbank, CA.

  Artwork by Peter Conlin.


artist: woodrowgerber
albumname: Liquid Data
sku: woodrowgerber-liquiddata
upc: 847646010204
also:
  mokhov-afterglowreverie 4oresight-lessismore 4oresight-moretimethanever woodrowgerber-beings jakebradford-triggerwarning woodrowgerber-xo mogilalia-33 jakebradford-fairplay dubmaster-finalbeats3 terracottablue-fentonellsworth vate-volk terracottablue-dreamcatcher mokhov-sunbloom 1kub-midnight dubmaster-finalbeats2 soundexplorers-fifthdimension monom-greentransformer monom-foresttales

description:
  Liquid Data, Chad Gerber's newest release under his Woodrowgerber moniker takes listeners on an introspective chillwave journey washed in relaxing hip hop beats, retro synth layers, and dreamy samples, mixed with the limited guitar stylings fans have come to expect from him. Written, recorded, produced, and performed in a cabin studio while off the road from his larger projects, Woodrowgerber reflected on his Covid 19 experience and worked to create a soothing expression of audible escapism, putting his newest album firmly in the realm of chill-out music. Always striving for his music to be listenable on repeat with a modern, timeless nature, Woodrowgerber has succeeded in doing so once again.


artist: woodrowgerber
albumname: Presence Remote
sku: woodrowgerber-presenceremote
upc: 847646010228
also:
  woodrowgerber-xo woodrowgerber-beings 1kub-frenchkiss liquidrainbow-violetep jakebradford-triggerwarning 4oresight-moretimethanever jakebradford-thenetwork 4oresight-cocktailofvibez liquidrainbow-indigoep mokhov-sunbloom dubmaster-finalbeats1 cozmikbeats-alignment eightgates-firstgate snowsleep-songsofcold dubmaster-finalbeats2 vate-endhere intersonicsub-thinair monom-greentransformer

description:
  Digging deep into electronic textures and orchestral instruments Presence Remote finds an unlikely balance between static and clarity. Using the classic synth lines and textures expected from Woodrowgerber, Presence Remote retains a soul and contrast in the music throughout the record. Melodic pianos haunt between energetic synths, and brass sections accentuate digital hooks lined with android-like vocals, taking listeners on a seemingly brief but meaningful journey.


artist: woodrowgerber
albumname: Spillway
sku: woodrowgerber-spillway
upc: 847646005514
also:
  woodrowgerber-facelesskings woodrowgerber-beginning monom-minestrone lehtmojoe-spaghetti monom-aroundtheworld processor-industry lehtmojoe-aisle palargic-masstronika processor-game terracottablue-dreamcatcher vate-umbra conwayhambone-hbone wahl-guinevere terracottablue-futurelongago dbautista-xxanniversary palargic-bleedingsun sterling-beyhuman 1kub-midnight

description:
  Take a trip inside the writing process of woodrowgerber and explore the synth textures, acoustic sounds, and string movements that provide the backbone to his music.

  A first volume collection of overflow works produced, recorded, and performed by woodrowgerber. These are the songs, scores, and projects that have fallen into the cracks of the studio floor. These are the songs from dreams, ideas of the mind, and snapshots of what could be.


artist: woodrowgerber
albumname: XO
sku: woodrowgerber-xo
upc: 847646010235
also:
  woodrowgerber-beings woodrowgerber-presenceremote dubmaster-finalbeats2 mokhov-sunbloom zaranka-raritiesandoddities dubmaster-finalbeats3 jakebradford-triangle jakebradford-thenetwork musicalmandalas-morphogenesis terracottablue-fentonellsworth mokhov-afterglowreverie cozmikbeats-indigo snowsleep-songsofcold thedgtl-archive02 tompaul-tuesday 4oresight-oveanviews stevetyler-ephemeral

description:
  Exploring the layers between large synth melodies and pulsing beats Woodrowgerber's "XO" walks a fine line between his dreamy soundscapes and underground dance. Always pushing the sonic envelope in electronic music, this album highlights a milestone in his musical journey by pushing classical styled movements through his signature electronic sound.


artist: XXX Car Ride
albumname: The Wait is Over
sku: xxxcar-waitover
upc: 876809009021
also:
  monom-deep liebig-severed chill-chaos beatunder-intro monom-aroundtheworld mandrake-anger indidginus-align indidginus-kaleid stkm-stkm quantummilkshake-determination properauthorities-psa unclepooch-conduct utopiabanished-night bots-now dtc-centuries barkscrock-letiturn dbautista-untamedsymphonies beatunder-cosmic beight-rhythm

description:
  Huge guitar hooks, massive synths, crushing beats and methodical programming are what defines this "in your face" album. "The Wait Is Over" in an Industrial/Rock adrenaline rush. The fusion of Hard Rock and Electronica elements are the foundation of XXX Car Ride's unmistakable sound. This high energy sonic assault will leave you at the edge of your seat.


artist: Ya Elah
albumname: Each of Us
sku: yaelah-each
upc: 876809003968
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=257932180&s=143444
also:
  inserra-hang francoiscouture-suiteforaine kitka-vine kitka-wintersongs aryehfrankfurter-intheirfootsteps fulton-harpersholiday fulton-once shira-ragged voicesofmusic-gardensogreen mundi-applehowling martin-leslarmes teng-whisper fitch-amb alasdeka-oasis melia-sister1 susanrmorris-between hadidian-reflections wahl-playingwithsilence frankfurterlynne-twoworldsone innovat-tradcarols

description:
  After 14 years directing the acclaimed vocal ensemble, Kitka, critically acclaimed Artistic Director Bon Singer felt a calling to combine her musical talent with her spiritual path. The result is Each Of Us, a beautiful compilation of the most sacred prayers of many different cultural traditions of the Balkans and Middle East. As each member joined Ya Elah adding their unique voice or instrument, a new musical path was revealed and taken by the group. Produced by Grammy-nominated guitarist Alex de Grassi, who also plays on the "Mah Gadlu" track.


artist: Yongen
albumname: Moonrise
sku: yongen-moonrise
upc: 876809005160
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=257970832&s=143444
also:
  yongen-yello mountain-asylumacres selfdelusion-happiness amoeba-pivot mojoradio-mojoradio braun-crow vstrs-vstrs ashganley-univaccept fallingyou-touch capitalsons-swimhigh soseventythree-soseventythree fourstones-chronic rootsrebel-looking rootsrebel-surfacing townmonster-octdec spoons-party mountain-deadbeatsep townmonster-aprjun yoria-here

description:
  We can't recommend strongly enough the intoxicatingly elegant dream pop of Yongen, the project name of songwriting team Chieko and Toshio Kamei. A modern crooner a la Bryan Ferry, Toshio's voice has a refined, architectural quality about it; he arcades serenely through the big, curvaceous melodies of Moonrise, giving the entire album a great neo-debonair sound. Rhythmically this album contains lots of savvy bossa nova and samba references; tailored synths keep the overall tone airy and modern. An exquisite blend of transnational influences, lush sound, and sophisticated mood. Standout tracks include "Moonrise," "Sunflower," "One," "Whispers and Knives," "Nylon Heart," and "Beauty."


artist: Yongen
albumname: Yello Haus
sku: yongen-yello
upc: 876809005269
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=257823147&s=143444
also:
  yongen-moonrise whiterhino-herointhunder braun-crow mountain-asylumacres wickedallstars-dark ashganley-univaccept idlemine-6 selfdelusion-happiness torndownunits-qualitryrock amoeba-pivot hunterjacks-singlebarrel rootsrebel-looking dixiecannon-monkeytown townmonster-octdec ashganley-magic mountain-deadbeatsep townmonster-aprjun rebel-explode beatunder-intro

description:
  Yello Haus is an even deeper exploration of Yongen's sophisticated dream pop sound but with a glorious absence of pop's usual compromises. Luxuriously laid back but exceptionally well structured songs are the perfect environment for which Toshio Kamei's voice to do the incredibly lithe things it does, and the band's great use of melodic counterpoint adds the layers of interest to Yello Haus that have kept it in longterm heavy rotation in the Magnatune offices. The ironically titled "Scream" is a brilliantly coolheaded ballad with touches of traditional eastern strings, and the sly groove of "Romeo Didn't Know Juliet" recalls Adrian Belew's best work. Three bonus tracks are available exclusively on Magnatune including "Give You Up," "Letter" and "Shackles of Gold"-- the last of which is an absolute must hear: it's elegant and deep with a subtle Latin sway. A fantastic album. Highly recommended.


artist: Yumi Kurosawa
albumname: Beginning of a Journey
sku: yumi-beginning
upc: 847646003619
also:
  hanschristian-surrender skarazula-litha crummarks-spagna estrem-spain jeremymoyer-bicyclestories paternoster-chinesekoreanfour fiddlewham-oldschool voicesofmusic-gardensogreen hanschristian-hiddentreasures magnacomp-meditation estrem-haydnguitar tilopa-bytheway teng-monsoon tilopa-pictures ruiz-imported ehren-crywolf kitka-wintersongs sherefe-salasala canconier-dragon almernirvan-lifeinrev

description:
  On the Japanese "Koto", this album presents original melodic and mixed world tunes. Other instruments include a violin ensemble, cello, trombone and computer sounds. An inspiration work straddling traditional and contemporary worlds.


artist: Zaranka
albumname: Rarities and Oddities
sku: zaranka-raritiesandoddities
upc: 847646010921
also:
  dubmaster-finalbeats4 4oresight-oveanviews dubmaster-finalbeats3 conwayhambone-onedropimposter terracottablue-fentonellsworth snowsleep-songsofcold soundexplorers-fifthdimension jakebradford-triggerwarning woodrowgerber-xo destinylove-homeinthelight jakebradford-thenetwork cozmikbeats-indigo eightgates-firstgate woodrowgerber-beings destinylove-earthembodied 4oresight-endofsummer mogilalia-33 windpearl-happproject

description:
  The unexplored areas of the universe that man will never reach, the mysterious actions of nature that cause confusion among scientists and researchers - all this has more than once inspired people to creatively reconsider the phenomena that strike their thought. The ability to create and think is a gift that distinguishes people from all other creatures and inspires a person to search for that Logos, which would explain the cause and indicate the purpose of all the natural phenomena.

  Album tracks are a mix of electronic and instrumental music of different genres composed at various times.

  I want to dedicate this album to my wife Masha.

  Album artwork by Scherevsky.


artist: Zeph Allen
albumname: Define Believe
sku: zephallen-definebelieve
upc: 847646005705
also:
  icicle-resurgence icicle-theorems monom-minestrone operarock-starborn jakebradford-nighttown jdarling-ayearofliving crimson-freakinst windpearl-iloveyouabit windpearl-motherearth amarchand-blueoccasions justinstpierre-lafaille crimson-bingeinst monom-deep chinaski-youmightlikeinst candidate-psychicinstr mountsounds-mountsounds elecfrank-sicksongs horstreich-loepoenk

description:
  Define Believe is a testament to what is possible within the realm of truly independent music. Born of necessity, grown of experience and matured through tenacity. The eleven tracks are a cohesive unit as much as they are a songwriter's showcase, ranging from mellow acoustic tunes to all-out rockin' celebrations of music, life, and freedom. Recorded in the summer and fall of 2012, Define Believe is Zeph's first album as sole songwriter/producer.

  Engineered and Mixed by Jake Dempsey @ The Music Lab in Roanoke, VA and Mastered by Garrett Haines @ Treelady Studios in Pittsburgh, PA, and featuring an all star cast of musicians from the Southwest VA area.

  The album was released independently at the end of March, 2013.


artist: Zephyrus
albumname: Angelus
sku: zephyrus-angelus
upc: 876809000011
itunes: NONE
also:
  voxnostra-notredame putinki-dormition voxnostra-assumpta misericordia-passion potvin-christemas ecarpediem-dolcimiei innovat-tradcarols scd-biber cvihuelaquart-cantoydan mirable-influenza cbooth-darkharp rossignol-domnaditz mediva-gabriel beier-galilei fulton-harpersholiday dufay-cancionero fwheel-pastourelle martin-duets chambure-valderrabano

description:
  Renaissance motets for the Christmas season by Giovanni Perluigi da Palestrina, Josquin des Prez, Tomas Luis da Victoria, Cipriano de Rore, Cristobal de Morales, Clemens non Papa, Orlande de Lassus, Giaches de Wert, Ockeghem and Andrea Gabrieli. Edited and Directed by Paul Walker.


artist: Zero Slum
albumname: Rewind
sku: zeroslum-rewind
upc: 847646004685
also:
  zeroslum-warehouse jag-cypress wickedboy-treatment psycliq-halt wamsley-curve jonswift-travelog mattrusin-electroblues beatunder-cosmic mmcguill-moderncarols droptrio-cezanne wahl-string oldrecruits-lookinfly oldrecruits-keepheadup funkinchely-jungleinstrumental apremjee-cresentmoon quantummilkshake-determination montecasino-torsos oliostere-sclave

description:
  Rewind is an abrasive amalgamation of alien textures, digital deformities, tribal chants and beats, and distorted guitars.

  All of that, with a melancholic undercurrent as well as a futuristic optimism. Stylistically it explores the interfaces between experimental electronica, LA beat, industrial, grunge with a few hints of dubstep.


artist: Zero Slum
albumname: Warehouse Hippie
sku: zeroslum-warehouse
upc: 847646005248
also:
  zeroslum-rewind jag-cypress wickedboy-treatment psycliq-halt wamsley-curve jonswift-travelog mattrusin-electroblues beatunder-cosmic mmcguill-moderncarols wahl-string oldrecruits-lookinfly oldrecruits-keepheadup funkinchely-jungleinstrumental apremjee-cresentmoon quantummilkshake-determination oliostere-sclave conwayhambone-outsidergrooves monom-velenjeremix

description:
  Warehouse hippie is exactly what it says on the tin: a guitar strumming hippie on a venture of exploring rave and jungle sensibilities.

  The resulting effort sounds like an instrumental 70s psychedelic rock record made with jungle beats and bass.


artist: Zhaba
albumname: Sharena
sku: zhaba-sharena
upc: 876809007478
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/sharena/id336087270
also:
  daria-grandchildrensdelight kara-kara quist-moon fernwood-arcadia lmccauley-wintertime sherefe-salasala shira-wildwood kaissa-lookingthere quist-dance magnacomp-world teslim-teslim superdirt-opus2 jackman-equilibrium tombolton-crossriver hube-translucent lmccauley-sabbathday anamar-transfado jackman-sanctuary kabanov-breath rompaey-eastern3

description:
  San Francisco Bay Area world music band lays down hypnotic Bulgarian and Greek rhythms, adds Balkan-style vocals in languages both real and imagined, then turns up the psychedelic power to eleven!


artist: Zilla
albumname: Egg
sku: zilla-egg
upc: 876809005078
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=257825328&s=143444
also:
  seldon-circles tonedogs-anketylowday seldon-collective mit-diplomat mrdc-timecode ppavan-lines eyot-horizon beight-rhythm logicgate-silence tearssirens-hum mokhov-solace williamson-afew yoria-here redskylullaby-vosd braun-crow heifervescent-furthermonkey logicgate-voyages rapoon-vernal

description:
  Maybe the reason Zilla is performing to so many sold out crowds these days is because of the ultra-rare musical niche they inhabit: improvised DJ set soundscapes performed by actual humans on actual instruments-no loops or sequences. Or, maybe it's just because they're a great band. In any case, Zilla is a Colorado based trio of musicians that specialize in live, improvised electronica. Be sure to listen for the great hammered dulcimer performance by Jamie Janover on the "Wicker Pilots" track and others. Full album art included with download purchase.


