Sound & Recording From Februar 2017

With Occhi turchini that inspiring singer, instrumentalist and actor, Pino De Vittorio has returned to the recording studio, fixing his sights on the musical culture of the Italian region of Calabria. For a new recording for Glossa, Franco Pavan and his Laboratorio ’600 have been researching back over the centuries the rich musical texture of the region, known as the “toe” of the Italian “boot”.

Pianos have featured in house music since day one. There's just something about the combination of looping piano chords and a skipping house groove which works so well. In contemporary dance music the piano still remains intrinsically linked to house, though it was in the late '80s and '90s that the true piano house classics were created. We took it to our hearts. The emotionally charged piano riff became a defining motif of UK dance music. Producers knew they only had to alight upon a suitably uplifting three-chord piano hook in order to unleash a tide of misty nostalgia for rave's halcyon days. Ministry Of Sound are proud to present Piano House Classics.

Ministry Of Sound Presents Ministry Of Sound: The Score [3CD] album 54 original hits and the original artists. Includes tracks by London Symphony Orchestra, John Barry, John Williams / The Boston Pops Orchestra, James Horner, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra and more.

Big Country Bluegrass has been making music for 30 years, and Let Them Know I'm From Virginia is a celebration of the bands' commitment to-and love of-traditional bluegrass music. Founded by husband and wife Tommy and Teresa Sells, Big Country Bluegrass performed it's first show in January 1987 and since that time has made many notable contributions to the bluegrass community. This recording, the bands' fourth with Rebel Records, does the same! Big Country Bluegrass is known for it's hard-driving sound and fine selection of material.

For 45 years Morgan Davis has been on the road travelling across Canada, the United States and Europe. His performances draw from a rich tradition of country blues, as well as his own contemporary songs infused with wit and a large dose of humour.