Various Artists – Abbey Road Masters: Cinematic Electronica (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 26:41 minutes | 306 MB | Genre: Electronic, Downtempo
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Globe Productions
Abbey Road Masters is a unique label of cinematic music, producing soundtrack music for films that haven’t been made yet, all recorded at Abbey Road Studios. Working in collaboration with Universal Music’s Globe: Soundtrack & Score division, Abbey Road Masters is rooted in the traditions of the great library labels, but with a forward-thinking approach to A&R and production. “Cinematic electronica, combining organic instrumentation with contemporary electronica production. Perfect for advertising and sports.”
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Various Artists – 3rd International Competition of Polish Music (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 02:37:38 minutes | 552 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © DUX Recording Producers
The International Competition of Polish Music provides an extraordinary opportunity to immerse oneself in the oeuvre of Polish composers. The task the participants face may seem breakneck—the pieces presented during the auditions are often at the margin of the concert repertoire, and sometimes they are completely unknown. Therefore, participation in the competition requires performers to prepare a completely new programme and to dis- cover works that do not exist in the common consciousness of music lovers or even professional musicians. Moreover, playing only Polish music may seem a… boring task. Is it actually so?
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Various Artists – Congo Funk! – Sound Madness From The Shores Of The Mighty Congo River (Kinshasa/Brazzaville 1969-1982) (Analog Africa No.38) (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 01:17:49 minutes | 741 MB | Genre: Funk, Afrobeat
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Analog Africa
The making of Congo Funk!, our long-awaited journey to the musical heart of the African continent, took the Analog Africa Team on two journeys to Kinshasa and one to Brazzaville. Selected meticulously from around 2000 songs and boiled down to 14, this compilation aims to showcase the many facets of the funky, hypnotic and schizophrenic tunes emanating from the two Congolese capitals nestled on the banks of the Congo River.
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Various Artists – Sky Music – A Tribute to Terje Rypdal Vol. 2 (2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 37:18 minutes | 751 MB | Genre: Jazz Fusion, Jazz Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Rune Grammofon
Two side-long outtakes that didn´t make the main tribute, but were just too good to be left on the shelf.
Sky Music is a humble and heartfelt celebration of an inspirational artist and truly unique guitarist that hasn´t fully received the due credit and recognition he deserves for over 50 years of excellent music making. Initiated by the experimental US guitarist and lifelong Rypdal fan Henry Kaiser, we put together a Rune Grammofon allstar band including keyboardist and long time Rypdal side-kick Ståle Storløkken (Elephant9, Supersilent), bassist Ingebrigt Håker Flaten (Scorch Trio, The Thing), drummer Gard Nilssen (Bushman´s Revenge), guitarists Even Helte Hermansen (Bushman´s Revenge) and Hedvig Mollestad Thomassen, Finnish guitarist Raoul Björkenheim (Scorch Trio) and Swedish guitarist Reine Fiske (Dungen). Kaiser also played and produced while Hans Magnus Ryan (Motorpsycho) added bits and pieces and Jim O´Rourke beamed in his exquisite contributions to “Sunrise” from Tokyo. Bill Frisell, Nels Cline and David Torn delivered solo interpretations, Cline with the aid of cellist Erik Friedlander. Sky Music is their birthday present to Terje Rypdal at 70.
Guitarist and composer Terje Rypdal (1947) is probably as close as one gets to a living legend in Norwegian music. First making a name for himself as a teenager with pop-rock group The Vanguards, this was followed by the inevitable passage through psychedelia with The Dream, releasing their only album, Get Dreamy, in 1967. The following year Rypdal released the extraordinary Bleak House, the first album in his own name. Then followed the self-titled album from Min Bul – his trio with Bjørnar Andresen and Espen Rud – before a lifelong and fruitful relation with ECM would see the release of a large number of great albums, taking in jazz, rock oriented albums, symphonies, large ensemble works and various collaborations. The last few years he has also played live with Elephant9 on several occasions.
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Various Artists – Dubois: Chamber Music (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 01:18:42 minutes | 769 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Digital Booklet, Front Cover | © Toccata Classics
The music of Théodore Dubois (1837–1924) has rather been overshadowed by that of other French composers of the same period, not least Fauré and Saint-Saëns. But Dubois does not deserve his relative neglect: not only was he a superlative craftsman, but he could also unfold a fetching melody and had a strong sense of musical narrative. This recital of chamber works for oboe and strings is noteworthy for a further quality, one often underestimated: much of the music is, quite simply, charming.
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Various Artists – Sky Music – A Tribute to Terje Rypdal (2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:19:55 minutes | 1,50 GB | Genre: Jazz Fusion, Jazz Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Rune Grammofon
Sky Music is a humble and heartfelt celebration of an inspirational artist and truly unique guitarist that hasn´t fully received the due credit and recognition he deserves for over 50 years of excellent music making. Initiated by the experimental US guitarist and lifelong Rypdal fan Henry Kaiser, we put together a Rune Grammofon allstar band including keyboardist and long time Rypdal side-kick Ståle Storløkken (Elephant9, Supersilent), bassist Ingebrigt Håker Flaten (Scorch Trio, The Thing), drummer Gard Nilssen (Bushman´s Revenge), guitarists Even Helte Hermansen (Bushman´s Revenge) and Hedvig Mollestad Thomassen, Finnish guitarist Raoul Björkenheim (Scorch Trio) and Swedish guitarist Reine Fiske (Dungen). Kaiser also played and produced while Hans Magnus Ryan (Motorpsycho) added bits and pieces and Jim O´Rourke beamed in his exquisite contributions to “Sunrise” from Tokyo. Bill Frisell, Nels Cline and David Torn delivered solo interpretations, Cline with the aid of cellist Erik Friedlander. Sky Music is their birthday present to Terje Rypdal at 70.
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Various Artists – If Music Presents You Need This: an Introduction to Klinkhamer Records Compiled by Michel Veenstra (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 30:34 minutes | 317 MB | Genre: Funk, Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © BBE Music
IF Music owner Jean-Claude turns his attention to Dutch record shop Klinkhamer Records for the latest in his “An Introduction To…” series on BBE Music, inviting owner Michel Veenstra to compile a special selection of music to represent the store.
Located in the city of Groningen, Klinkhamer Records began in the year 2000 as an offshoot of the already-established ‘Klinkhamer Antiek en Curiosa’ shop. Having made a success of the record trade, Michel Veenstra and his brother Stephan purchased the business from founder Martin Klinkhamer in 2005. “We kept the name” says Michel “since we both loved it, and it was already well-known in our town.”
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