Language of the Soul is a wonderful change of pace for guitarist Ronnie Earl. The record is the first all-instrumental album Earl has recorded and, if anything, it's even more successful than his full-fledged, band-oriented records. Working without vocals has given him the freedom to try all sorts of new things, whether it's the jazzy interludes of "Indigo Burrell" or the gospel-flavored "I Am With You." Earl's compositions aren't memorable in and of themselves (he wrote all but two of the cuts), yet they give him the opportunity to play freely.

The musical relationship between Sergio Mendes and Antonio Carlos Jobim was a very important one in the careers of both men. Jobim was, of course, the premier composer of bossa nova, and Mendes was one of the most important popularizers of Brazilian music, helping to bring Jobim's compositions to a very wide audience. Mendes recorded 11 of Jobim's songs overthe course of his first two Atlantic Records albums. The Beat of Brazil and The Swinger From Rio, Featuring Antonio Carlos Jobim, the latter of which is reissued here.

A one hour special with The Breeders in conversation about the making of Last Splash. Interview segments contain some full length tracks and some excerpts of tracks. Released in a stickered card sleeve.

If we ever choose to venture down the Unconvention path again the whole Violetta de Outono band have simply got to be there. Their brand of heartfelt, optimistic psychedelic-progressive rock is a perfect fit. ~ Daevid Allen

Originally conceived by Kurt Cobain, Live ! Tonight ! Sold Out !! is a video document of Nirvana's rise from scruffy trio out of the Pacific Northwest into one of the most iconic and important bands in the history of rock music. Combining live material from their 1991-92 Nevermind tour, Live ! Tonight ! Sold Out! has long been the holy grail for Nirvana fans; and one that has never been available on DVD until now!Now for the first time a world of Nirvana fans will be able to experience colour-corrected and digitally remastered live performances of songs like 'Smells Like Teen Spirit', 'Lithium', 'Breed', 'Drain You' and 'Aneurysm' mixed into loads of interview footage from across the world, all as originally viewed through the eyes of Kurt Cobain himself.

Guitarist Jim Matheos made his name as part of the seminal progressive metal outfit Fates Warning, but his occasional solo releases have taken an altogether different tack. Meditative, new age-style acoustic instrumentals were the order of the day on his solo debut…

These scrappy young Brits sound like the bastard children of the Stone Roses and Public Enemy, with a quick Chemical Brothers tryst on the side.