For Your Ears: Klavikon – Piano M.U.S.C.L.E (Piano Techno Study #5)
Klavikon reimagines ‘electronic’ music without the use of conventional processes – no loops, no laptops, no sequencers. Instead, pianist Leon Michener employs a unique system of amplified prepared...
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Frank Zappa vinyl reissues coming this summer
With the rights to all of groundbreaking composer Frank Zappa’s music back home with the Zappa Family Trust, fans can look forward to more freshly remastered music being released on vinyl. A vinyl...
View ArticleFor Your Ears: Stick Up Boys – Getaway
Brighton, UK based production trio Stick Up Boys will release their new single “Getaway” on June 4, 2013. The video for this catchy track is available now for your listening and dancing pleasure.
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The Metropole Orchestra plays Esquivel
Dutch label Basta Music has long had a fondness for pioneering orchestra leaders, composers and arrangers. The label has released music by such legends as Leroy Shield, Raymond Scott, Les Baxter, Roger...
View ArticleComposer Steve Martland dies aged 53
British composer Steve Martland has died on May 6th at the age of 53, his publisher Schott Music has announced. Liverpool-born Martland studied composition under leading Dutch composer Louis Andriessen...
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Soul Jazz Records reissue classic Acid House compilation
Following on from their recent “Acid-Mysterons Invade The Jackin’ Zone” compilation, Soul Jazz Records are re-releasing this long out of print classic album “Acid – Can You Jack? Chicago Acid and...
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More Frank Zappa vinyl coming this summer
We recently reported that the Zappa Family Trust will reissue two classic Frank Zappa titles on vinyl in june. Hot on the heels of this news comes the announcement of yet another Zappa vinyl release: a...
View ArticleSyrian born singer-songwriter releases EP for charity
In a crisis that has left 70,000 plus dead, countless more injured and over one million refugees fighting to stay alive, it is imperative to find a common ground and to gather all efforts to decrease...
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50 Years of James Brown at The Apollo celebrated with new compilation
Fifty years after the release of the acclaimed “Live At The Apollo” LP, Universal Music is releasing a James Brown new compilation: “Best of Live at The Apollo: 50th Anniversary”. James Brown released...
View ArticleFor Your Ears: Paul Hayworth – Ultra Violet
“Ultra Violet” by Paul Hayworth was recorded on cheap home 4-track tape machine, left to gather magnetic radiation scars for two decades and then slowly roasted in a walkman, re-mastered on 16 track...
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Book about “industrial musicals” out in november
From the 1950s into the 1980s, American businesses commissioned a vast array of lavish, Broadway-style musical shows that were only for the eyes and ears of employees. These improbable productions were...
View ArticleFor Your Ears: Bruno Heinen Sextet – Karlheinz Stockhausen Tierkreis
Pianist and arranger Bruno Heinen was heavily interested in composer Karlheinz Stockhausen from an early age. The luminous presence of wind-up music boxes from his childhood are at the heart of his...
View ArticleFor Your Ears: Fusée Dorée – Home
We still have fond memories of her live performance at our tenth anniversary party last year, so we’re happy to share this cool new video by Fusée Dorée with you. Hope you’ll enjoy it as much as we do....
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Composer/arranger Bob Thompson dies
The mainstream music press hasn’t paid much attention to this, but our sources inform us that composer, arranger and orchestra leader Bob Thompson passed away on May 21, aged 88. Irwin Chusid reports:...
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Brian Wilson working on new solo album
Beach Boys legend Brian Wilson has returned to Capitol Music Group and he is currently recording and self-producing his 11th solo studio album at Hollywood’s Ocean Way Studios. Wilson has been joined...
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“Country Soul Sisters 2″ out now on Soul Jazz Records
“Country Soul Sisters 2″ is Soul Jazz Records’ second guide to the great female country singers who helped define a musical genre as artists such as Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn and Tammy Wynette...
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The Beach Boys open archives for career-spanning compilation
The Beach Boys have opened their archives for a new career-spanning, six-CD collection titled “Made In California”, capping the legendary band’s 50th Anniversary celebrations. To be released worldwide...
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Singer Bobby ‘Blue’ Bland Dies at 83
Singer Bobby ‘Blue’ Bland, who blended Southern blues and soul in songs such as “Turn on Your Love Light” and “Further on up the Road,” has died from complications from an ongoing illness. He was 83....
View ArticleDevo drummer Alan Myers dies
Alan Myers, drummer for post-punk icons Devo, has died. Myers passed away following an extended battle with cancer. Myers joined the band in 1976, replacing Jim Mothersbaugh, and left in 1985, during...
View ArticleFor Your Ears: Prevrat – With Our Eyes Closed
Prevrat is a post-punk/synthpop artist from Kansas City. His sophomore album, Symbols, was released April 9th on Russian Winter Records. We’re happy to present you the video for his track “With Our...
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