Fuse Magazine From Vol. 28, 2016

A pioneer of the electric violin in the 1970’s, and an inspired manipulator of sequencers and synthesisers in the 1980’s, Jean-Luc Ponty is the undisputed master of his instrument in this area. Experimenting with electronics and synthesis, he liberated the violin’s image and capabilities from classical or folk settings. After cutting several albums for the World Pacific label in the late 1960s and the early 1970s, In 1974, fresh from a tour with the Mahavishnu Orchestra until he signed a solo deal with Atlantic Records. Throughout the next decade, he was to record a dozen visionary albums, 5 of which are included here.

UK five CD box set. The Original Album Series contains a quintet of albums packaged in mini-LP sleeves and housed in a slip case. This set includes the following albums by the British folk/prog legends: Under Wraps, Crest Of A Knave, Rock Island, Catfish Rising and Roots To Branches.

The ex-Blumfeld-singer released the album Songs From The Bottom Vol. 1. The album that was produced with Swen Meyer contains cover versions of artists like Britney Spears, Lana Del Rey, Radiohead, The Verve and many more. Jochen Distelmeyer will promote the album on an extensive tour. Jochen Distelmeyer is a German singer and songwriter. He was born 1967 in Bielefeld, Germany. From 1990 to 2007, Jochen Distelmeyer fronted one of Germany's premiere indie rock bands. Named after a Kafka short story, Blumfeld made music that was experimental, political, and – in contrast to many bands from the same era – performed almost entirely in German.

VOLUME TWO : 5CD set, in card LP replica sleeves. Collects "Greasy Truckers Party : Live" (1972), "Live At The Padget Rooms, Penarth" (1972), "Back Into The Future" (1973), "Christmas At The Patti : Live" (1973) and "Maximum Darkness : Live" (1975)…

Blank & Jones hit double figures with their long running SoEighties series, with the announcement of so80s 10, another three-disc compilation of extended versions of from the best decade in pop, the 1980s. The tenth edition in this series contains over 30 remixes including the near 12-minute long version of the Sisters Of Mercy This Corrosion, Pat Benatar’s Love Is A Battlefield, and Laura Branigan’s Self Control. Sade make a rare outing on a remix compilation with the extended version of Sweetest Taboo, and the Pet Shop Boys‘ Love Comes Quickly, which somehow peaked at a lowly number 19 in the UK back in the day, is included in full-length Shep Pettibone Mastermix guise.