Charles Tolliver Music Inc. Live At Slugs Vol. 1&2

The first Plug In & Turn On (1994) is undistinguished and remains a non-essential release. Disc 1 is mostly dated club tracks; Disc 2 is ambient but gets lost with too many messy and dissonant tracks. Fortunately the second volume Plug In & Turn On vol. 2 is superb. On some tracks the club music DNA had disappeared entirely; there seems to be more of an anything-goes ethos, more confidence on the part of both compilers and artists. Woob's brilliant cinema of the mind which gets two airings on "Odonna" and "Pluto", and Adham Shaikh sounds like he's channeling old-school ambient master David Parsons with the cavernous Eastern drones of "Vapor"…

Elektrolux is proud to present the compilation according to the well-known and incredibly popular ‚Flowmotion’ tv series. ‚Flowmotion’ started in the summer of 2000 and is nightly broadcasted via public german tv station HR (and Astra satellite for its widespread international viewers). The format soon developed a very own identity due to Elektrolux’ entire artistic control, as the label is fully responsible regarding the format’s audio-visual content providing own video material and music. Picking up where ‚Space Night’ has gone this forward-thinking project takes things even further…

The study of harmony is universally recognized as one of the basic disciplines in the musical education of the composer, performer, researcher, and music teacher. It should nor be unreasonable to cxpcct that a course of study in harmony, seriously pursued, would enable the student to use the material fluently and practically; yet comparatively few students achieve that end. …

Muddy Waters was the single most important artist to emerge in post-war American blues. A peerless singer, a gifted songwriter, an able guitarist, and leader of one of the strongest bands in the genre (which became a proving ground for a number of musicians who would become legends in their own right), Waters absorbed the influences of rural blues from the Deep South and moved them uptown, injecting his music with a fierce, electric energy and helping pioneer the Chicago Blues style that would come to dominate the music through the 1950s, ‘60s, and '70s. The depth of Waters' influence on rock as well as blues is almost incalculable, and remarkably, he made some of his strongest and most vital recordings in the last five years of his life.

Ken Peplowski is among the top clarinetists and tenor saxophonists of his generation. After a long, fruitful period recording as a leader for Concord, Peplowski started getting a number of offers to record for overseas labels. He alternates between the two instruments during these 2006 sessions, well accompanied by pianist Ted Rosenthal, bassist Gary Mazzaroppi (long Marian McPartland's bassist of choice), and drummer Jeff Brillinger, all veterans like the leader. Peplowski's lush tenor in the first interpretation of "Memories of You" recalls Ben Webster with his soft, breathy vibrato and lyrical style. He also caresses Roland Kirk's infrequently heard ballad "Bright Moments" and renders an elegant "Dream Dancing" as well…

V.A. - Afrodesia: The Tribal Sound Of Irma (1999). A gift to the roots, the percussive sounds that meets the metropolis sounds that are in perfect balance between modernisation and tradition, a musical adventure that points straight to the heart of Africa featuring Artists like: Moz-Art, (Jestofunk’s main producer), Soul Ascendants, (main Band from seminal London Label Nuphonic), Claudio Coccoluto and Sam Paglia. The Album also includes the Shazz Remix by Joe Clausell Dj resident of Body & Soul in New York…