Ned Ludd & Queen Mab

Sync might be envisioned as a modified sax/bass/drum trio, where the bassist has been replaced by Jerome Harris on either acoustic guitar or acoustic bass guitar, and where the drummer’s role is taken by Samir Chatterjee on tabla and dumbek. With Rothenberg moving among alto sax, clarinet, bass clarinet, and the Japanese shakuhachi and composing looping ribbons of melody with odd rhythmic contours, the trio has found a most palatable merger of jazz and Asian music. The uncommon instrumentation is enhanced by a shared sense of purpose that gives Sync its winning character. Each player displays both the techniques and the sensitivity required to function as both soloist and accompanist, allowing Sync to maintain its three-way conversations after Rothenberg has finished soloing. This is not simply a matter of the leader’s ability to sustain extended melodic and rhythmic variations at lower volumes through circular breathing; it also results from the assurance that allows Harris to sustain a pronounced rhythmic underpinning in his guitar work and rare melodic fluency on bass. Chatterjee, who can sing and then play back the most complex patterns in the manner of the great tabla masters, also senses how to highlight more compact, swing-oriented parts through shifts in accents and dynamics.

Heart In Hand, the first collaboration by American multi-instrumentalists Kenny Wollesen and Ned Ferm on Stunt Records, is a deep and soulful journey into genre-bending musical territory through folk-inspired compositions and inventive interludes. Wollesen is heard on drums, percussion, hand-claps, piano and electric vibraphone, while Ferm appears on tenor saxophone, clarintet, flute, violin, percussion, background vocals and Fender Rhodes - in layered arrangements exploring extreme dynamic peaks and valleys as well as nuanced soundscapes and sub-genres that pay tribute to folk and Americana music, paired with a pleasant psychedelic curiosity.

Live In Seattle March 17th 1977. Tracks 1-8: Seattle Arena, Seattle USA March 17th. 1977. Track 9: Unreleased version feat. David Bowie on backing vocals. 1981 session.

Live In Seattle March 17th 1977. Tracks 1-8: Seattle Arena, Seattle USA March 13th. 1977. Track 9: Unreleased version feat. David Bowie on backing vocals. 1981 session.

Live In Seattle March 17th 1977. Tracks 1-8: Seattle Arena, Seattle USA March 13th. 1977. Track 9: Unreleased version feat. David Bowie on backing vocals. 1981 session.

Live In Seattle March 17th 1977. Tracks 1-8: Seattle Arena, Seattle USA March 17th. 1977. Track 9: Unreleased version feat. David Bowie on backing vocals. 1981 session.

After playing their biggest concert ever in 1986, Queen went on hiatus. Reuniting 3 years later, they released The Miracle in 1989 as a celebration of their reunion. The Collector's Edition Box Set includes the album (LP/CD), 16 unreleased session recordings (CD2), extended mixes and B-sides (CD3), instrumentals and backing tracks (CD4), radio interviews (CD5), The Miracle videos and interviews (Blu-ray/DVD), postcards, photo prints, poster, and a 76-page book with rare photos and liner notes.

After playing their biggest concert ever in 1986, Queen went on hiatus. Reuniting 3 years later, they released The Miracle in 1989 as a celebration of their reunion. The Collector's Edition Box Set includes the album (LP/CD), 16 unreleased session recordings (CD2), extended mixes and B-sides (CD3), instrumentals and backing tracks (CD4), radio interviews (CD5), The Miracle videos and interviews (Blu-ray/DVD), postcards, photo prints, poster, and a 76-page book with rare photos and liner notes.