Medea is the solo project of excellent guitarist/keyboardist Henry Meeuws (Casual Silence). The music is very much close to another famous band from land of tulips Ayreon, but with their own twist and with a lot of great ideas. The debut is released in 2002 named "Individual Unique" and has an very intresting concept - is about a young ambitious artist in 18th Century from Florence who is visited by the spirit of Michelangelo. Lots of cast of characters, female/male singers, musicians and all perform and give life to the story.
Their second release, "Room XVII" (2005), is a concept album about dutch history, voyage of the Batavia and the lands conquered by tdutch in 17 century…
Koyasan incorporates a global mixture of instruments, including the Chinese erhu, Japanese shakuhachi flute, East Indian tamboura, Tibetan bowls and shimmering keyboard textures. Deuter takes the listener on a mystical voyage through peaceful soundscapes with a relaxed and soothing pace. The music is soothing, contemplative and intimate…whiteswanmusic.com
'The Very Best Of Mick Jagger' features essential tracks from all four of his solo albums, plus soundtrack songs and three previously unreleased tracks incl. Charmed Life (MJ), Too Many Cooks (Angelo Bond/Ronald Dunbar/Edith Wayne), Lucky In Love (MJ/Carlos Alomar) -new edit version, Checkin' Up On My Baby (Sonny Boy Williamson).
Arguably the most iconic and famous rock star of all time, Mick Jagger has gathered no moss during his time off from fronting the world’s biggest rock band, The Rolling Stones. For the first time ever, his work as a solo artist is examined in an essential singledisc anthology spanning over thirty years of highlights, with tracks selected by Jagger himself. The retrospective reaches as far back as 1970 to include the Jagger/Richards-penned classic Memo From Turner that Mick recorded without his Glimmer Twin for the soundtrack to the 1970 cult film Performance. Jagger’s indelible voice is spotlighted on other stand-outs including the 1985 hit Just Another Night from his solo album debut She’s The Boss, duets with Peter Tosh, David Bowie and Bono, tracks with Lenny Kravitz and Dave Stewart, three previously unreleased tracks, including the John Lennon-produced treasure Too Many Cooks (Spoil The Soup), and more. A limited edition bonus DVD companion ups the ante for collectors and fans upon initial release.
Kitaro's double-disc An Ancient Journey is collection of gentle, ethereal compositions utilizing his unique style of performance. Blending traditional Japanese instruments with lush keyboards, Kitaro crafted some very relaxing and meditative music on this album. Like any album in this genre, this is for very specific tastes only, but this is definitely one of the superior artists working in new age music. With gorgeous melodies and a penchant for keeping things low-key, Kitaro's An Ancient Journey is a proper follow-up to 2001's Ancient that should keep fans happy and possibly gain him new followers within the genre.
Kitaro's universally acknowledged as the founding architect of new age music. The Grammy and Golden Globe Award-Winning Kitaro has achieved global acclaim over a more than three decade long career with a signature sound and a pioneering fusion of cultures, techniques and spheres of consciousness that are truly his own.