Legendary progressive rock innovators CYNIC — consisting of guitarist/vocalist Paul Masvidal, drummer Sean Reinert and bassist Sean Malone — will release their new album, "Kindly Bent To Free Us", on February 14, 2014 via Season Of Mist. The CD was produced by CYNIC at L.A.'s Perfect Sound Studios. The effort was engineered by Jason Donaghy (BAND OF HORSES, FEIST, ROB ZOMBIE, RYAN ADAMS), mixed by R. Walt Vincent (PETE YORN, LIZ PHAIR, TOMMY KEENE) and mastered by Maor Appelbaum (FATES WARNING, SEPULTURA, CATHEDRAL, INQUISITION, HALFORD).The artwork for "Kindly Bent To Free Us" was created by longtime and sadly late CYNIC artist Robert Venosa.

San Diego death metal outfit CARNIFEX will release its Nuclear Blast debut on March 7. Entitled "Die Without Hope", the CD was recorded at Audiohammer Studios in Sanford, Florida and produced by Mark Lewis (ARSIS, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, WHITECHAPEL, DEVILDRIVER, DEICIDE, SIX FEET UNDER). Cover art for the album was created by renowned artist and longtime collaborator Godmachine. "Die Without Hope" will contain 10 tracks and over 35 minutes of crushing metal.

This record is a modernized review of the album of the same title published in 1931, that Federico García Lorca and Encarnación López 'Argentinita' had interpreted. This version of Carmen Linares revived many years later that splendid popular songs with her personal art and gets to add her own style showing the endless possibilities that allows flamenco inspired by popular songs.

The original recording of this film, directed by Jarre, has not received so far one remastering with current technology. So the Silver Screen label decided to offer this album, released in 1989, which is a more complete reissue than the original vinyl (up to 40% longer), performed by the 'London Philharmonia Orchestra' conducted by Tony Bremner, on orchestrations by Christopher Palmer reviewed by the same Maurice Jarre. Five of the thirteen tracks included on this CD did not appear in the original band (they are marked with an asterisk in the list of titles) and the whole repertoire has been grouped into sections not exactly corresponding with the original LP.

Recorded during the second era of Galaxy in the mid 70’s. Engineered by Tom Markham exhibiting his master production capability in a 6 track all analog studio. He created a sound that today’s super, modern, sterile digital studios could never replicate. Contains 2 previuosly unreleased tracks.

iTunes Singles Pack (February, vol.1) 2014
MP3 - M4A 256 kbps | Tracks: 40 | 02:34:30 | 353 mb
Genre: Pop, Dance, Country, Electronic, Hip-Hop, Rap

Fresh new Pop, Dance and Rap singles February 2014 in album "iTunes Singles Pack - February - vol.1, 2014"

Isabelle Faust's first recording for harmonia mundi, Bartok Sonatas, won her a Gramophone Young Artist of the Year. Here she returns to Bartok, perfoming the two concertos, accompanied by Daniel Harding and the Swedish Radio SO.

What a debut! The Scherzo in E flat minor is the first exsisiting composition by Johannes Brahms, and its gloom and bizarre character go beyond even the no-joking-matter models set by Chopin. Hardy Rittner has recorded this rarity on the fourth installment of his historical Brahms series – for the first time on a 240-centimeter Ignaz Bösendorfer grand piano from 1846. The biting tone of this instrument immediately gets under the skin and forms an exciting contrast to the two J. B. Streicher grand pianos.

Homecoming: Greatest Hits Live in Glasgow delivers exactly what it claims to – Nazareth returning to their hometown, several years later, running through their greatest hits…

Since founding Bach Collegium Japan in 1990, Masaaki Suzuki has established himself as a leading authority on the works of Bach. He has remained their Music Director ever since, taking them regularly to major venues and festivals in Europe and the USA and building up an outstanding reputation for the expressive refinement and truth of his performances.