Text Effect Vol.28

Originally released around the turn of the millennium, Musick to Play in the Dark featured a restarted Coil at bay, with original members John (later Jhonn) Balance (R.I.P.) and Peter Christopherson joined by synthesist/bassist Thighpaulsandra, and Drew McDowall (replaced by Rose McDowall on the second volume). These are long-form works, collections of mood pieces in several modes, and what’s interesting (and somewhat predictable) is that the patience displayed while shifting in between these modes creates a tension and space that feels… almost removed from music by a step, as if the performance decided to slowly back away from Coil at a respectful, totality-fearing distance (or maybe it was the psychic force of their music that pushed it all back)…

New Smokin' Hot "Texas Blues" at it's very best featuring Dr. Wu'… once again backed by Buddy Whittington and his "all star" band…. with help from B-3 "guru" Red Young ….along with Yolanda Walker and the Walker Effect. This is Volume 4 of Dr. Wu's TEXAS BLUES PROJECT… a project that was started in 2007 by JIM ASHWORTH and BRYAN FREEZE (a.k.a. Dr. Wu') … originally conceived to spotlight top artists from the Fort Worth, Texas area… and to write, produce and record the very "Best Texas Blues" available. As the Project progressed, it became obvious that the winning studio combination was to team up with Texas Bluesman… BUDDY WHITTINGTON… along with his band members… Mouse Mayes, Wayne Six, and Mike Gage. Other top session musicians include… Red Young on the B-3 Organ, Gary Grammer on harmonica, and more recently the Walker Effect on back up vocals…featuring Yolanda Walker on solos.

Beethoven’s monumental contribution to Western classical music is celebrated here in this definitive collection marking the 250th anniversary of the composer’s birth. Surveying the totality of his career and achievement, the Complete Edition spans orchestral, concerto, keyboard, chamber, music for the stage, choral and vocal works, encompassing his most familiar and iconic masterpieces, alongside rarities and recently reconstructed fragments and sketches in world premiere recordings. The roster of artists and ensembles includes some of Beethoven’s greatest contemporary exponents, in performances that have won critical acclaim worldwide.