Deceiving Beauty

Shows the many advantages of thinking like a scientist and argues that today's problems require a scientific approach.

Collection includes: Left of the Middle (1997); White Lilies Island (2001); Counting Down the Days (2005); Glorious: The Singles 97–07 (2007); Come to Life (2009). By mixing Lisa Loeb/Alanis Morissette-like singing with music that sounds similar to a more mainstream Portishead at times, Natalie Imbruglia became one of the biggest pop sensations in Europe.

Nordic Noir is a huge new 3Gb Cinematic Crime, Drama & Action sample library from Zero-G based on and calling to mind the great soundtracks from that bleak and beautiful cinematic and TV genre. The sounds from the 32 construction kits have been cleverly created so that they can be interwoven and combined in innumerable ways. There are also extra pads, drumloops, piano and synths.

Inspired in part by Eastern European and Jewish folk traditions, Ben Caplan mixes older musical sensibilities with his own soul, straight from his hairy heart. His new album, Birds with Broken Wings, explodes with sounds both ancient and modern, with more than 30 musicians and even more instruments, combining acoustic sounds from around the world. It’s all smoothly blended by the hottest international production team around. It’s uncharted territory, and Caplan’s leading the way.