Saxophonist Bob Mintzer is a twenty year member of the Grammy award winning Yellowjackets who also leads a Grammy winning Big Band, travels with his own Quartet, and plays with numerous bands globally.Bob writes for orchestra, concert band and big band, with over two hundred charts to his credit. His big band music is performed by groups all over the planet.

Guitarist King ov Hell and vocalist Gaahl were members of the legendary Norwegian black metal band Gorgoroth. After an acrimonious parting from the band and a courtroom mêlée over the use of Gorgoroth's name, they settled on the God Seed moniker.God Seed want to corrupt stale norms, they want to open minds to unsafe possibilities, and I Begin makes for a magnificent embarkation into the unorthodox and blasphemous.

Award-winning composer James Aikman’s music is ‘accessible and inventive’ (Fanfare magazine), and these three works embrace a colorful tapestry of stylistic influences, including jazz and pop. The elegantly simple and subtle Ania’s Song is described by the composer as a ‘peaceful isle’ between the supple lines and intricate counterpoint of the Violin Concerto and the Concerto for Saxophone and Orchestra with its translucent orchestration and echoes of Alban Berg. Leading American soloists join one of Russia’s finest orchestras for a recording with truly international appeal.

The outstanding young German pianist Joseph Moog makes his debut on ONYX with a superb disc of two great Russian piano concertos that have had very different fates.

"Apocryphon", the fourth album from Austin, Texas metal luminaries THE SWORD, will be released on October 22 via Razor & Tie. Their stoner metal sound is intact on ‘Apocryphon,’ but the Sword have stepped up their songwriting prowess. There are more hooks, and the songs are more direct while still leaving room for some experimentation and jamming. It’s a really good balance.Apocryphon’ is the Sword’s best album to-date. Their existing fan base will love it, and it will be a big draw for stoner metal fans. In addition, fans of classic rock, hard rock and traditional metal will find plenty to sink their teeth into, as well.You can also spend a couple of extra bucks and get the deluxe edition of ‘Apocryphon.’ It includes four live tracks and a cover of the ZZ Top song ‘Cheap Sunglasses.’

Dr. John has recorded many great albums, but it's difficult to argue with such a perfect distillation of his catchy, grooving, slapdash pop work as this Rhino set. Coming out of the R&B studio subculture of New Orleans, the former Mac Rebennack possessed songwriting smarts and reams of recording expertise, each of which had reached their peak by the early '70s. Focused squarely on that prime era, 1970 through 1974…

With his indelible, elastic tone, restless curiosity, and open-eared approach to music beyond the traditional corridors of jazz, guitarist Bill Frisell is among the most prolific and continually surprising improvisers alive. Quartet is built around a typically inventive, typically off-centered Frisell lineup including Ron Miles (trumpet, piccolo trumpet), Eyvind Kang (violin, tuba), and Curtis Fowlkes (trombone) who draw from a sonorous palette. By avoiding a conventional rhythm section and piano, Frisell and his confederates create a group sound with the intimacy of small jazz group while tapping the timbres of chamber music.

Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber - The Rosary Sonatas
Andrew Manze (violin) / Richard Egarr (organ & harpsichord)
EAC+LOG+CUE | FLAC: 690 MB (2x CD) | Full Artwork | 5% Recovery Info
Label/Cat#: Harmonia Mundi USA # HMU 907321/22 | Country/Year: Europe 2002
Genre: Classical | Style: Baroque

…Manze, a British Baroque violinist who has led the English Concert and the Academy of Ancient Music, brings these pieces alive. Performing on a 1700 violin with sheep gut strings, he retunes the instrument for each sonata rather than playing on a set of pre-tuned instruments. This allows the listener to hear the radical changes in tone the violin undergoes as the levels of pressure on its strings are altered….

Contains the orginal albums 'The Madcap Laughs' & 'Barrett' plus rarities collection 'Opel' - all include bonus tracks of alternative version plus a twenty-four page booklet.

The rays of sun take turns with shadows cast by clouds. Soft wind caresses waves of grass on the vast meadows, and the land seems to be made of deep transparent aquamarine.

Peaceful river can be very insidious. At some point the stream becomes faster. Rapid waters carry away everything that get into the flow and lead it to an edge. And then the enormous cascade rushes from the eminence glowing in the sun with deep heliodor.

This release concentrates on volcanoes, treats these timeless giants with the deepest distinction - creators of planets and destroyers of civilizations. Two tracks express the two visions of the element. The first part tells about ancient fire ritual of unknown tribe that acknowledged the volcano as a devastating force and considered it as a tribute. The second part is more abstract and accented on the beauty of eruption and lava stream of deep zircon color.

"Mark Of Vengeance" is a killer album of classic heavy metal with great guitar riffs and epic vocal lines melted in a perfect combination between power and feeling. The record takes inspiration from the rock monsters of 70s mixed with the powerful sounds of the 80s school, making an original and effective sound.