Boris Tishchenko's music style and composing manner shows him to be a typical representative of the Leningrad composers' school. He was very much influenced by music of his teachers Dmitri Shostakovich and Galina Ustvolskaya, turning these influences in his own way. He tried to use some experimental and modernist ideas like twelve-tone or aleatoric techniques, but was much more attached to the native traditions of his homeland. He demonstrated a …….

Capriccio's Pianorarities: Luigi Dallapiccola is a survey of Dallapiccola's earlier acknowledged works that runs from his final music in a neo-classic style through to his earlier serial compositions. It does feature at least one relatively rare Dallapiccola composition; his Piccolo Concerto per Muriel Couvreux par Pianoforte e Orchestra da Camera (1938-1941), a neo-classical work dating from a period when Dallapiccola was living under fascism and hating it……..

Uncle Dave Lewis @ AllMusic

Sampson (b. 1951) belongs to a small group of contemporary composers who have followed an autonomous path to success, recognition and, most importantly, the admiration and respect of the musicians performing and championing their work. Eschewing prescribed late 20th-century paths to success has led Sampson on an uncommon, richly rewarding avenue refreshingly individual in many aspects.

"thoughtfully constructed programme …keyboard poetry above all else … unfailingly beautiful sound" - Classic FM Magazine

When I first started writing for Metal Temple, one of the two first promos I received was from a French band. Since then I've very rarely got anything from France. Really is baffling why as I liked the promo I reviewed from that French band. I still maintain that Sweden is the best country for European music but I’m always open for hearing music from other European countries and their bands as I have heard some good ones. Today’s review will focus on a new Heavy Metal album from a French band called LONEWOLF and it’s been a while since I’ve listened to and reviewed anything from a French band. The new album in question is called “Cult of Steel” which is out now on Massacre Records. The album features 10 new tracks and the digipak edition of the album comes with 2 bonus tracks which are re-records of older LONEWOLF songs with the first being the title track from the 2008 album of the same name which is “Made In Hell” and the second is from their 2002 release “March into the Arena”

Commented frontman Schmier: “The German Panzer with a fantasy cover? No way! As much as I liked the idea doing something different and less stereotype, it was so much fun to create a real powerful war machine full of classical clichés.”The artwork was created by Hungarian artist Gyula Havancsák, who also created the recent artworks of Destruction and Headhunter. “Together with this great and crazy guy, we have visualized the most brutal Panzer ever,” adds Schmier. "You will find a lot of details that you won’t recognize at first sight - hints to our lyrics and stuff that goes deeper than just the first martial impression! We will show you an intense cover trailer that will show all the fine points of this classical metal art that fits perfect with our music very soon!"

VA - Folklore Imaginaire
EAC+LOG+CUE | FLAC: 200 MB | Full Artwork: 46 MB | 5% Recovery Info
Label/Cat#: NRW Records # NRW 2031 | Country/Year: Germany 2005
Genre: World, Jazz, Folk | Style: Future Jazz, Crossover

"Der Begriff der imaginären Folklore, der zunächst von Béla Bartók geprägt wurde, wurde von der Musikerinitiative ARFI - Association à la Recherche d'un Folklore Imaginaire aus Lyon auf den zeitgenössischen Jazz übertragen. Mit ihrem Konzept einer "imaginären Folklore" führte sie den europäischen Jazz zu neuen Improvisationsmöglichkeiten über Strukturen und Harmonien, die vertraut klingen und entfernt an Volkslieder und alte Tänze erinnern…"