Spring

A minor classic of progressive rock, this album ranks with Gracious' second album and King Crimson's debut as an exemplar of the use of the Mellotron. Although Mellotrons and the organ (along with some charmingly plonkety piano)provide the foundation of the band's sound, the drums and guitar lay down rocky grooves that keep the washes of keyboards from swamping the whole affair. The lyrics are contemplative, a quality emphasized by Pat Moran's smoky and often wistful vocal style, particularly on the mournful piano piece "Song to Absent Friends." "Shipwrecked Soldier" has wonderfully martial rhythms applied to the Mellotron and drums, and the soaring "Golden Fleece" really lets the multiple keyboards shine. The production is airy and live sounding, with the result that this album has aged surprisingly well.

Manifold Records present Spring Lounge 2012 - Sounds Like Sunshine. 30 excellent Chillout tracks from Frank Borell, Pascal Dubois, Chillwalker, Cafe Americaine and others.

Maretimo Records presents Spring Lounge 2020 - Sounds Like Sunshine. 18 excellent Chillout tracks from Frank Borell, Vladi Strecker, Sean Hayman, Island Sun, Pascal Dubois and others.

Composers Kurt Weill and Hanns Eisler had great success with their songs, creating an unmistakable style that has remained unique with its mixture of popular music, supreme musical sophistication and political claims. Salome Kammer is a versatile artists and an ideal advocate of this music.

Spring were a Leicester-based British progressive rock band that represented the early 1970s progressive rock movement. A one-shot band, it released only one album in its career, a self-titled LP released in 1971. Spring's music is notable for the use of the mellotron with three of the its five members credited with playing that instrument on the album. Songs for a second album were recorded but not released at the time. They were later released on CD together with some demo's as "The Untitled 2".

Sara Stowe and Matthew Spring have a repertoire of their own, created during a collaboration lasting twenty years. A range of sounds and themes inspire their performances; the resonance of string against wheel and bow. Introduced by the artists, their programmes span medieval songs of the troubadours, to Elizabethan and Spanish lute songs, to the pastoral imagery of English and French music of the eighteenth century.

Manifold Records present Spring Lounge 2018. 30 excellent Chillout tracks and a continuous mix with mixing duties handled by DJ Maretimo.

Manifold Records present Spring Time Vol. 6. 22 excellent Chillout tracks and a continuous mix with mixing duties handled by DJ Maretimo.

Maretimo Records presents Spring Time Vol. 8 - 18 Premium Trax: Chillout, Chillhouse, Downbeat, Lounge. 18 excellent Chillout tracks from Airstream, Cinematic, Sean Hayman, Chillwalker, Frank Borell, Vladi Strecker and others.