Illuminations

A French band with a very distinctive sound centered around Roland Bocquet's ghostly Farfisa organ. Their first album (recorded March 1971 at Studio ETA) was a mixture of easily accessible tunes, strange wordless chanting, high hippie spirits, Arabian elements, strong percussion and a few avant-garde excursions. Their music had a very spontaneous feeling, as if the group was assembled for some kind of occult ritual using music to reach a higher consciousness. Arguably they had some common ground with the early Pink Floyd and Amon Düül philosophically, but it lead to other conclusions musically. Masq is also notable for its surrealistic cover design…

Simon Rattle: The Berlin Years [45CD Box Set] (2024)
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Genre: Classical | Label: PLG UK Classics

The chemistry between tradition and innovation powered Sir Simon Rattle’s relationship with the Berliner Philharmoniker, above all during his time as the orchestra’s Chief Conductor and Artistic Director (2002-2018). As the successor to Wilhelm Furtwängler, Herbert von Karajan and Claudio Abbado, his mission was to take this pre-eminent musical institution into the 21st century.

Simon Rattle: The Berlin Years [45CD Box Set] (2024)
MP3 320 Kbps | Run Time: 01:22:33:12 | 6.28 Gb
Genre: Classical | Label: PLG UK Classics

The chemistry between tradition and innovation powered Sir Simon Rattle’s relationship with the Berliner Philharmoniker, above all during his time as the orchestra’s Chief Conductor and Artistic Director (2002-2018). As the successor to Wilhelm Furtwängler, Herbert von Karajan and Claudio Abbado, his mission was to take this pre-eminent musical institution into the 21st century.

Anne-Catherine Gillet - Barber - Berlioz - Britten (2011) {Aeon AECD 1113}
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© 2011 Aeon | AECD 1113
Classical / Vocal

Belgian soprano Anne-Catherine Gillet has had a significant career in European opera houses, but she has been little-known in the United States. Her 2011 solo album debut, an outstanding recording of three song cycles, ought to change that, though, and bring her to the attention of a broader public. She sings with a tone that is sweet, full, focused, and brightly colorful. Her intonation and technique are irreproachable. Her voice is absolutely solid, from the depths that Berlioz requires to a lyrically soaring top.

Glass is a Progressive Rock trio from the Pacific Northwest who have blazed the path for alternative instrumental music in that area and beyond, since their inception in 1970. As one of the first Progressive bands in Washington State, Glass made a name for themselves across college campuses and coffee houses, weaving their unique blend of English progressive influences (i.e. ELP, Yes, Soft Machine) into impressive concerts. In the mid 70's members of the band made their way to England, the birthplace of their musical roots. Demo tapes in hand, they garnered attention from several British management agencies and a few record label A&R people. But their goal of being signed to a European record label was not forthcoming and they returned home in the summer of '75…

This set forms exactly the period in which Santana was most influenced by jazzrock, starting whith the supreme coherent Caravanserai,then joining John McLaughlin on Love Devotion Surrender, followed by Welcome, in fact the best of the set, although less coherent in the sense of being an album: the tracks are very different in style, but are all very good!…

Late Night Tales: Khruangbin is a DJ mix album curated by American psychedelia band Khruangbin for Late Night Tales series, set to be released by Night Time Stories on 4 December 2020. It will include Khruangbin's cover of Kool & the Gang's instrumental tune "Summer Madness". The compilation includes a mixture of various global artists outside of the mainstream music, including South Korean rock band Sanulrim, Belarus band Pesniary, Nigerian musician Maxwell Udoh, and Ethiopian band Roha Band, among others.