Cecilie Noer is a new singer/songwriter from Denmark and has just released her new, and first, album Mindwhisper. The texture of the music is very simple and the artistic expression is carried only by a Spanish guitar, a cahun and a very special voice spiced up with the sound of piano. The music is inviting the listener into a universe – into a reflection of life and into a reflections of the dreams, we have, “that don’t go away, but stay ever in our minds”

This might well be the best Funk Unit that Nils Landgren has had gathered around him since 2010: technically outstanding, this is a group of team players who combine well with a great groove connection. James Brown meets Parliament meets Crusaders meets Funk Unit: that's one way you could describe the musical concept on "Teamwork". It is pure party feeling, the notes whirl coolly through the ranks, superb horn sets alternate with ecstatic solos, dance beats, smooth vocals and strong melodies, but there is also time for elegance and heartfelt blues. "Teamwork" is all that and then some, played by a dream team of sweat-inducing funk workers with soul in their blood."I felt that Funk Unit had so much more to give," recalls team captain Landgren, whose funk formation still shows no signs of fatigue even after…

She may be the daughter of a reverend, but Tori Amos never seemed the likeliest candidate for a Christmas album; she might sing about "God", but her music always seemed secular and never seasonal, but in a year that brought holiday albums by Bob Dylan and Sting, it makes perfect sense that Tori should deliver one, too…

Del Shannon (born Charles Weedon Westover; December 30, 1934 – February 8, 1990) was an American rock and roll singer-songwriter who is best known for his 1961 No. 1 hit "Runaway"

Toundra are an experimental rock band from Madrid that have grown into one of the most exciting rock acts in Spain, capable of selling out venues in cities like Madrid, Barcelona and Santiago, and impressing crowds at all of the major Spanish festivals.They formed in 2007 and swiftly put out their first album, 'I', in 2008. Their talent immediately garnered attention from fans around the globe and the record was subsequently released in Germany, France and Brasil. Their second album 'II' came out in 2010 and marked a definitive step forward in the development of the band's sound, opening their music to a much wider variety of influences from all corners of the globe and garnering acclaim from critics and fans alike.

Vladimir Cosma became a highly regarded and hugely prolific soundtrack composer for the French cinema in the 60s and 70s.
Cosma is a stellar example of the rich traditon of French movie composers, from Auric to Delerue to Desplat. Like them, he seems to effortlessly breathe melodies.

The Les Humphries Singers was a large group of session type singers that provided a grand vocal choir sound. The group sound was a mixture of pop, rhythm and blues, gospel, soul and early commercial Disco. The style had hints of psychedelic or hippy overtones with a James Last style of large and live vitality. This German produced, English singing pop group mixed in other cultural and ethnic influences that also echoed elements of world peace, love and harmony. This well presented box set is highly recommended.

One of the first releases in the New York-based Instinct label's trend-surfing "electronica" series, High Performance is essentially a pseudonymized reissue of the Hydrogen Dukebox label compilation Shake the Bones, released by the U.K.-based imprint in 1996. With featured artists including Slab, Lol Hammond's solo Girl Eats Boy project, TLM, this is Brit-hop/big-beat techno with a distinctly acidic grit.

UK reissue of mega-rare album from Dartmouth, MA five piece, originally issued in 1969. 'Up Down' is a beat-garage concept album detailing the highs & lows of a summer vacation romance. Ten tracks including a strong version of the Spencer Davis group hit 'Gimme Some Lovin''…

"deutsche harmonia mundi" ist eines der wichtigsten und ambitioniertesten Label für die authentische Interpretation und historische Aufführungspraxis. 2013 feiert das Label bereits sein 55-jähriges Bestehen.
Zu diesem Jubiläum erscheint nun eine hochwertige 25CD-Edition mit vielfach ausgezeichneten und von der Presse hochgelobten Aufnahmen sowie einem ausführlichen Einführungstext über die Anfänge und die Geschichte des Labels…