Germany in the Mid-Seventies was one of the musically most active melting pots, producing a number of fine musicians and innovative bands. Dominant bands of that time were playing mostly jazz-rock or tried to find new ways to develop electronic music. Part of that hot music scene was Frank Fischer. Originally Frank started in 1961 as a trumped player. He changed to guitar in 1965, played in the usual array of High-School Bands, Big Bands and ended up with Büdi Siebert's band "Puppenhaus". Büdi also helped out on Frank's first solo-album "Gone With The Wind", as well as his second album "Tales of Mullumbimby" and "West of Fantasy". "Gone With The Wind" is a musical homage to an mediterranean island in autumn.

Hide and Seek is the fifth full-length studio album by Canadian Synthrock band The Birthday Massacre. The album is set for a worldwide release on October 9, 2012 through Metropolis Records.With every new album from The Birthday Massacre, we see a band that has created not only its own distinct niche in the musical landscape, but also seems to have created its own world. This time, we play Hide and Seek in that world. The new album from The Birthday Massacre opens with rain, and ends with the sounds of waves; in between we are given songs of lost girls, lost love, lost time. The delicate interplay between Chibi’s vocals and the ambiance created by Rainbow, M. Falcore, Rhim, Owen & Nate is on full display. Dark new wave hooks and haunting synths turn sinister as Rainbow and Falcore’s guitars lead Hide and Seek into ever darker, ever more beautiful corners of The Birthday Massacre’s world.

Daylight Dies' new album, A Frail Becoming. Mixed by Jens Bogren (Opeth, Katatonia, Devin Townsend), and features photography from award-winning Jonathan Mehring and packaging design by Agni Kaster. The release of A Frail Becoming silences a nearly four-year writing gap from the quintet. A Frail Becoming stands as the most accomplished and varied album of their career. While still sounding distinctly Daylight Dies, each songs stands independently on its own, uncompromisingly representing a reflection of the moment in time they were each born in. Expect beautiful and haunting guitar-driven dark metal, enveloped by a wall of rhythms and textures one minute, and deeply expressive guitar leads, solos and acoustic passages the next.

Collection includes 3 solo albums by Munich-born and Los Angeles-based jazz composer/guitarist Nils and also includes collaboration album with Gravity 180.

The Bluetones - Expecting To Fly
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Label/Cat#: Superior Quality Recordings # 540 475-2 | Country/Year: Europe 1996
Genre: Rock | Style: Brit Pop

If anything, the Bluetones' debut album, Expecting to Fly, is too accomplished. Like their idols, the Stone Roses, the band has made a first album that is assured, low-key, and subtly charming…

Musicalische Compagney - Lamenti & Concerti: Liebe und Klage in der Musik von Heinrich Schutz (1585-1672)
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Label/Cat#: MDG "Gold" # 310 0230 | Country/Year: Germany 1996
Genre: Classical | Style: Baroque

Heinrich Schütz was a German composer and organist, generally regarded as the most important German composer before Johann Sebastian Bach and often considered to be one of the most important composers of the 17th century along with Claudio Monteverdi…

Chandos Records signed an exclusive contract with the Brodsky Quartet in time for the celebrations of its fortieth anniversary in 2012. Formed in 1972, the Brodsky Quartet quickly emerged at the forefront of the international chamber music scene. It has performed more than 2000 concerts and made more than fifty highly acclaimed recordings. This is the Quartet’s first release on Chandos, and includes many of the encores it has performed over the years, notable for their novelty and diverse range of styles and emotions. All the pieces have been arranged by past or current members of the Quartet, and together form an entertaining and original collection.