Tales from the Twilight World is the third studio album by Blind Guardian, released in 1990 by Blind Guardian. The cover artwork was created by Andreas Marschall, who has drawn the artwork for some of Blind Guardian's other releases (Somewhere Far Beyond, Nightfall in Middle-Earth, etc.). It was remastered and re-released on 15 June 2007, with bonus tracks.
The First Ten Years is a series of 10 CDs and double 12" singles by British heavy metal band Iron Maiden, released between 24 February and 28 April 1990, in commemoration of the band's ten-year recording anniversary…
Album dedicated to ballroom music, in this case more properly social dancing, because some of the offered styles are outside the strictly allowed in competitive dancing (disco, reggae, square dance, lambada or Spanish waltz) . However most of the repertoire provides standards or Latino dance styles as slowfox, quickstep, foxtrot, slow waltz, jive, rumba, bolero, samba, tango, quickstep or chachacha. Arrangements are fully implemented by the orchestra Twilight, dedicating the general repertoire to internationally well-known issues. Over 50 minutes of music for dancing or just to enjoy those melodies and rhythms.
'The First Ten Years' is a series of 10 double 12" and 10 CDs by Iron Maiden, released between February 24 and April 28, 1990, to commemorate Iron Maiden's first ten years of releasing singles. In addition to original b-side, each release in the series contains a bonus track, a part in the "Listen With Nicko" series, in which drummer Nicko McBrain talks about the songs on the discs, in his own humorous way.
Kanno Yoko is a prolific Japanese songwriter and music producer under flying DOG. She also known for her composition for CM songs and popular Japanese pop artists, especially her collaboration with Sakamoto Maaya. She is currently the leader of Japanese jazz band The Seatbelts. Kanno writes lyrics under the name Gabriela Robin.
This is a day in the life of a city, its denizens shaking off sleep and moving through the busy streets and promenades only to return home and (presumably) start the process all over again. Vangelis' city is cosmopolitan, tastefully blending exotic sounds and disembodied voices, at once futuristic yet reassuringly familiar. Where Direct was remote, The City is almost sensual; swiftly coursing rhythms and bursts of sensation create a tactile quality. As program music, it succeeds at connecting events seamlessly for the first half of the disc. You can actually see the weak morning light dissipate the darkness on "Dawn" and watch the characters shuffle through their morning ministrations on "Morning Papers"…