주간동아 2023

Emerging from Reading in the late 1980s, Chapterhouse burst onto the British music scene with 1990’s ‘Freefall’ EP and the critically acclaimed album ‘Whirlpool’. Impossible to categorise, the band were quickly embraced by both the music press and a global audience, and soon found themselves part of the emergent shoegaze scene alongside contemporaries such as Slowdive and Ride.Curated by the band and overflowing with previously unheard material, ‘Chronology’ charts Chapterhouse’s progress through two brilliant albums, a number of classic singles and EPs, remixes by contemporaries such as Global Communication, Drum Club and Spooky, and their attempt to write and record an ultimately unrealised third album. Told through new interview material, previously unseen imagery and design overseen by the band themselves, this is the story of one of the most individual and enigmatic bands of their era, and one who continue to be cherished by both their original fanbase and a generation of new fans drawn to the shoegaze scene’s revival over the past decade.

Fritz Busch was one the greatest German conductors of the first half of the twentieth century, noted for his illuminating performances and his ethical principles. His father was a former itinerant musician who became an instrument maker, and his brothers were violinist Adolf Busch and cellist Hermann Busch. Fritz Busch went to Cologne Conservatory in 1909, studying conducting with Steinbach. The city of Aachen hired him as music director in 1912. He served there until the war began, enlisted, and returned at war's end to conducted the Municipal Opera. Six weeks later, he was appointed music director of the Stuttgart Opera.

A comprehensive box set that reaches back to the band's pub rock roots and into the present.
- A celebration of the 40+ years Girlschool rocked the world, beginning with their independently released 45 disc "Take It All Away" and "It Could Be Better."CD 4 features many rare B-sides and non-album cuts as well as demos from 1978 to 2002 and CD 5 features an extremely rare live Painted Lady recording from before Girlschool.

Three CD set. Although the lushly-arranged, harmony-based late 60s Sunshine Pop sound is most readily associated with America in general and the sun-kissed California region in particular, the reality is that it was always an international phenomenon. What A Groovy Day is a thrilling four-hour celebration of Britain's contribution to the genre, ranging from household names (The New Seekers, Cliff Richard, Petula Clark, The Hollies, Herman's Hermits) to terminally obscure acts like Infinity and The Mellow Yellow, who failed to release anything at the time. Naturally our compilation includes contributions from the two uncrowned kings of the 60s British harmony pop sound, vocalist Tony Rivers (who provides us with our title song) and studio all-rounder John Carter, represented as both performer and songwriter. Other highlights come from posthumously-acclaimed Sunshine Pop maestros Design, a trio of music library recordings by the largely overlooked but hugely talented backroom auteur Barbara Moore and, perhaps most intriguingly of all, the first-ever release of The Sweet's first demo recording, cut when they were still known as Sweetshop.

35 chansons + 28 chansons Jean Cocteau la remarque dans la rue à l’aube des année 60 dessinant à la craie à même le sol, et confond cette « jolie jeune fille pleine de musique qui ressemblait à un garçon ». Il la présente au Bœuf sur le toit qui lancera sa carrière d’artiste. Très vite, elle collaborera avec des compositeurs de renom tels que Charles Dumont, Gérard Bourgeois, Jacques Debronckart, Henri Gougaud ou encore Georges Chelon. Son apparence androgyne et sa voix grave ainsi que ses chansons personnelles et ambiguës lui gagnent un public de plus en plus nombreux. Mais son mal de vivre va le plus fort !. Une personnalité dont Françoise Mallet-Joris a pu dire : « Elle était le désespoir sous sa forme la plus séduisante, le désespoir qui chante, avec de brusques coups de gueule et d’inattendus mouvements de tendresse qui l’étonnaient elle-même… Le noir était sa couleur. Elle enregistre une poignée d’EP avant de mourir le 18 janvier 1968, meurt d'un excès de barbituriques et d'alcool à son domicile à l’âge de 26 ans.

NOW Music are excited to present the next in our latest series - ‘NOW 12” 80s’. This instalment – 1981 – is released on October 20th 2023.The 12” single was a dynamic and increasingly essential part of the release schedule as the decade progressed. Incorporating extended (sometimes full album) versions, remixes, and re-inventions – they not only gave the dancefloor a longer version, and the listener an alternative take, but also highlighted the artistry of the producer – bringing together all kinds of elements to create new soundscapes woven together with the original track, either vocal or instrumental, to present another reason to be excited on release date.

This boxset includes his final studio recordings for Atlantic Records, spanning from the 1970s, featuring previously unreleased outtakes of 'Big Alice', 'The Call' and 'Music For Todo Modo'. Mingus had two periods of recording with Atlantic Records, the first being in the 1950s and 1960s, and the second in the 1970s, which marked his last phase of music.

Adam Harasiewicz is a Polish pianist who was a prominent figure on the concert and recording scene for much of the latter twentieth century. He has largely been associated with Chopin, whose works he recorded heavily and to great critical acclaim. He has often been mentioned with Argerich, Rubinstein, Zimerman, and Cortot as among the leading interpreters of Chopin's music. While he has played the works of many other composers, most notably Brahms and Szymanowski, he developed the reputation early on as a Chopin specialist, a status that may have limited his career but one in which he was complicit in cultivating.

Four CD set. Features both of the concerts performed by Rick Wakeman, the English Rock Ensemble and the English Chamber Choir at the London Palladium. In February 2023, Rick Wakeman performed two sell out concerts at the London Palladium which celebrated his most acclaimed work as a solo artist and as a member of Yes. The first concert saw Rick Wakeman, the English Rock Ensemble and the English Chamber Choir, conducted by Guy Protheroe perform his first solo work, 'The Six Wives of Henry VIII' and 'The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Roundtable', while the second night's concert featured a set of classic Yes material and 'The Meeting' (originally performed by Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman And Howe), along with the multi-platinum-selling solo work 'Journey to the Centre of the Earth'