Smetana/ Czech Philharmonic Orchestra/ Talich - LibuseThe recording of the concert performance in Nazi occupied Prague of Bedrich Smetana's My Country (SU 4065 2) conducted by Vclav Talich, which took place on 5 July 1939, drew considerable attention worldwide (Special Historic Gramophone Award 2012). It seemed that Talich's discography had thus been rounded off for good. Yet the personal effects of the late soprano Marie Podvalov, renowned for her outstanding portrayal of Princess Libue, provided yet

Spacemen 3)

Performance: Kiyoshi Yamaya and Contemporary Sound Orchestra

blending neo-Classicism and neo-Romanticism with expert orchestration and rhythmic verve

Their inventions don't stop there: "Yucumã" - the Ry Cooder-esque masterpiece - is played on the Copper Tacho Guitar

I'm still making regular CTMF recordings at the same sessions it's just the fun of working with different sounds

The London Session Orchestra

" The pieces on that straight-eighth oriented session mixed elements from various Afro-Cuban dialects with postbop

which itself was preceded - in backwards chronology - by Progression [Criss 1369]

Paris Slim & Johnny Ace

This special edition includes a new commemorative color art booklet and an array of interviews and special features

resulting in a sound that's connected with audiences like no other previous version of the band

he is regarded as someone who pushes the limits of the instrument