In February of 2000, several world-renowned soul, r&b, and rock artists gathered at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles to pay tribute to the man who virtually defines this thing they call "blue-eyed soul". McDonald's star began to climb once he began lending his distinctive baritone vocals to some of Steely Dan's great albums, starting with 1974's Pretzel Logic. Who the hell can forget McDonald crooning "PEEEEG" on their brilliant Aja album? All hell broke loose when he joined the already successful Doobie Brothers in 1976 and stole some of the lead vocal chores away from Tom Johnston, starting with the Takin' It To The Streets album.

Cafe Electronica pushes the boundaries of Chill Out music to new limits. This eclectic collection is the musical equivilant of a 14-course meal. It's a virtual banquet of innovative Chill Out sounds, packed with creative music from around the world. Unlike its Epicurean counterparts, this collection will remain fresh for years.

Regarded by many to be the original U.S. doom band, Bedemon release their first-ever set of all-new material here on 'Symphony of Shadows.' Inspired by the goriest of fright films and the most menacing music at the time, guitarist/composer/journalist/author Randy Palmer churned out the very first doom songs written on North American soil. This innovator recruited the help of Pentagram co-founders Geof O’Keefe (drums) and Bobby Liebling (vocals) as well as schoolmate Mike Matthews (bass).

German Viking metallers VARG will release their new album, "Guten Tag", on October 5 via NoiseArt Records. Varg means "wolf" in both Swedish and Norwegian.

John James - Mother's Of Hope
EAC+LOG+CUE | FLAC: 330 MB | Full Artwork | 5% Recovery Info
Label/Cat#: Attic # ATT 7204-2 | Country/Year: Germany 1993
Genre: Electronic | Style: House, Acid Jazz

Mothers of Hope offers more substance than most in this vein. James' cool, casual party vibes are mixed with Gospel choir segues and lyrics that go far beyond hackneyed mating rituals…

VA - Sparkle OST (2012)
MP3 V0 VBR kbps | Tracks: 11 | Time: 00:36:46 | Size: 66.53 MB
Genre: Soundtrack, Pop, R&B

This summer, celebrate the era of Motown with Sparkle: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, available July 31st from RCA Records. A remake of the 1976 classic, the highly anticipated film stars pop superstar Jordin Sparks and the late Whitney Houston and is directed by Salim Akil (Jumping The Broom, Soul Food). Sony Pictures will release Sparkle in theaters nationwide on August 17th. Featuring the final recorded performances from the late music icon Whitney Houston, the 13-song soundtrack also includes tracks from pop superstars Jordin Sparks and Cee Lo Green including “I m A Man,” “Hooked On Your Love,” “Look Into Your Heart” and many more. “Celebrate,” a fun, up-tempo, feel good track produced by R. Kelly featuring Sparks and Houston, is the first single from the film with Whitney s soul-stirring take on the gospel classic “His Eye Is On The Sparrow” as the soundtrack s second single.

Latin music to dance with the orchestra of the great English conductor and arranger Edmundo Ros, who died last year. The album LP gathers twelve recognized subjects that Ros becomes a Latin festival, with a predominance of samba or mambo rhythms and a slight concession to chachacha. In his musical arrangements, Ros always boasts support from the percussion, while he likes to interpret in their own voice among the topics. Inimitable style, infectious rhythm, nice vocal timbre and support of Brazilian and Cuban music dress this recording nerve and strength that only the great conductors know how to print to Latin music.

Album first published in 1988 and reissued in 1991 with a study work of Brazilian guitarist and composer Baden Powell de Aquino (Rio de Janeiro, from 1937-2000). Powell was a virtuoso performer and researcher of the guitar which gave a personal way of playing harmonies. He played various musical styles (bossa nova, samba, Brazilian pop music and even ventured into jazz and Latin jazz) always imbued with the spirit of his native country.

Apocalypse 666 album by Mystery was released Sep 07, 2012 on the Pure Steel Records label. 2012 album from the German Metal band Apocalypse 666 is their first album to feature new singer Iris Boanta. Apocalypse 666 songs Most songs on the album are just classic Heavy Metal with powerful and sometimes speedy doublebass-drums, obligatory twin-guitar passages, sophisticated guitar solos, some cliches in their lyrics and a pumping bass-line. The Mystery play a kind of mixture of U.S. Metal, a bit of NWoBHM and European Power-Metal.

Compilation album of 20 songs performed by the flamenco singer Manuel Ortega Juarez (Seville, 1909-1973), alias 'Manolo Caracol'. It was the last figure of an extensive gypsy dynasty. He was a great but irregular singer. In almost every flamenco style he put something personal and unique, which caused both, admiration and criticism, but healways boasted of his personality singing. Purists decried his heterodoxy but they never made him change his style. He sung long and widely every flamenco style, but the most prominent were zambras and fandangos. In the world of teachers and geniuses of flamenco world he certainly regain the glory with the passage of time.