Indian Alien Energy (2014)

India's classical music is deeply bound to the country's ancient mystical traditions. This unique Rough Guide brings together the greatest names in Indian Classical music, performing some of the most beautiful ragas of India's classical legacy. Enjoy the musical artistry of legendary performers such as Shivkumar Sharma, Hari Prasad Chaurasia, Zakir Hussain and Ravi Shankar.

Joe Satriani: The Complete Studio Recordings is a box set worthy of one of the greatest instrumental rock guitarists of our time. Joe Satriani is the guitar. Plain and simple. No one else has ever been able to play with such pizzazz, such fluidity, such timelessness.Since the late eighties, the self-taught, multi-platinum virtuoso has been winning over fans and musicians alike with his groundbreaking style and legendary sounds. He has been around the world several times on tours of his own, as well as tours with Mick Jagger, Deep Purple, and hugely successful G3 summer tours and albums with fellow guitar legends Steve Vai, Eric Johnson, and Kenny Wayne Shepherd and as part of the supergroup, Chickenfoot. He has been both artist and teacher, instructing such famous pupils as Steve Vai, Metallica s Kirk Hammett, Counting Crows David Bryson, and jazz fusionist Charlie Hunter.

"Surfing with the Alien" is Joe Satriani's second album and one of his most successful albums to date. Originally released in 1987, it peaked at #29 on the Billboard 200 chart and stayed on the chart for 75 weeks. The album was nominated for Best Rock Instrumental Performance and Best Pop Instrumental Performance Grammy awards in 1989, and was certified platinum in February 1992, Satriani's only release to do so. Remastered by John Cuniberti, analog mixes are 30ips 1/2" tape, transferred and mastered to digital at 96/24.

CD2 tracks 1-9 previously unreleased live tracks. Tracks 1-4 live on Swedish Radio, Stockholm, Sweden, April 7th, 1975. Tracks 5-9 live in Langelsheim, Germany, January 18th, 1976. Historic live recordings, they do not represent the usual fidelity of studio recordings. This is the second album released in 1975 by Trace, a Dutch progressive band that boasted one of the best qualities among the many keyboard trios. This historical masterpiece features Daryl Way as a guest, and the band plays thrilling symphonic rock with songs based on their original compositions. This special edition is a 2-CD set with bonus tracks, paper jacket, remastered.

CD2 tracks 1-9 previously unreleased live tracks. Tracks 1-4 live on Swedish Radio, Stockholm, Sweden, April 7th, 1975. Tracks 5-9 live in Langelsheim, Germany, January 18th, 1976. Historic live recordings, they do not represent the usual fidelity of studio recordings. This is the second album released in 1975 by Trace, a Dutch progressive band that boasted one of the best qualities among the many keyboard trios. This historical masterpiece features Daryl Way as a guest, and the band plays thrilling symphonic rock with songs based on their original compositions. This special edition is a 2-CD set with bonus tracks, paper jacket, remastered.