Tabatha And Her Friends (1996)

Tanya Donelly - Sliding And Diving EP
EAC+LOG+CUE | FLAC: 99 MB | Artwork | 5% Recovery Info
Label/Cat#: 4AD # BAD 6018 CD | Country/Year: UK 1996
Genre: Rock | Style: Alternative Pop/Rock, Indie Rock, Singer/Songwriter

"The Sliding and Diving EP was Tanya Donelly's first foray into the realm of the solo performer. The four new songs on this EP (two of which would later appear on her debut full-length, Lovesongs for Underdogs) give a glimpse of a songwriter emerging from the shadow of her former bands with confidence and identity intact. (…) With their simple arrangements laden with weepy strings, organ, and pedal steel guitar, these are two of the singer/songwriter's best tunes, and make this EP a must-own for any Tanya Donelly or Belly fan." ~allmusicguide

Easily the finest account of Khachaturian’s Piano Concerto since Moura Lympany’s pioneering recording under Fistoulari (Decca, 3/53 – nla), this new version on ASV is the one to have. Dora Serviarian-Kuhn and her Armenian compatriot, Loris Tjeknavorian are in every way first-class: both identify naturally with the sinuous oriental flavour of the melodic lines and understand – as did Lympany and, in America in 1946, William Kapell (RCA, 5/95) – that the outer movements need above all to convey thrusting vitality. (Remember that the first Moscow performance – which delighted the composer – was by the Russian virtuoso, Lev Oborin.) Here there is plenty of drive and rhythmic lift in the outer movements.

EMI Classics is pleased to release the latest instalment of highlights from the Martha Argerich Project at the Lugano Festival. This is the ninth annual 3-CD set celebrating the musical fruits of a project in which young artists join seasoned performers, including Martha Argerich herself, to explore wide-ranging chamber music and orchestral repertoire, both well known and rarely heard.

Lou Pardini is an American Grammy-nominated keyboardist, songwriter and vocalist who is now best known as a member of the rock band Chicago. He is known for his work with notable musicians such as Stevie Wonder, Santana, Elton John, Peabo Bryson, Earth, Wind, & Fire and The Doobie Brothers, and he has written hit songs for Patti Austin, Kenny G, The Temptations, and more. His Grammy-nominated song "Just to See Her", recorded by Smokey Robinson, also won Robinson his first ever Grammy for the Best Male R&B Vocal performance. The song "What Might Have Been" recorded by Pardini on his solo album titled Live and Let Live has also been a popular favorite in Asia, particularly in the Philippines and Japan, and also in Europe. Also included is the track "Just to see her" a track recorded by Smokey Robinson.