This two-fer compiles Polly Bergen's All Alone by the Telephone and Four Seasons of Love. It's an economical and convenient way for those who have a limited knowledge of Bergen's music to increase their knowledge and discover what lies beyond the singer's best-known recordings.
All Alone by the Telephone (1959) pairs Polly Bergen with arranger Luther Henderson to create a deeply melancholy song cycle that explores romantic estrangement and isolation from a refreshingly adult perspective…

The Healing Road is the instrumental project led by German keyboardist HansPeter Hess (The Bearded's Project), whose name was inspired by the book by Neil Peart (Rush) "Ghost Rider - Travels On The Healing Road".
"Backdrop" consists in two long pieces of music. To create something different from the previous albums, HansPeter Hess set some guidelines: less Piano sounds, less synthesizers, Moog or Hammond sounds… The album should have an acoustic, rural, pastoral atmosphere and contain as much acoustic instruments as he can get and play. Guitar player Thommy Frank features here, as well as Roland Enders, the latter performing the closing track, being a folk-song written and sung by him.

Ukab Maerd is a project formed by two former members of the progressive rock band Djam Karet, Chuck Oken, Jr. and Gayle Ellett. Joining the duo is French guitarist Richard Pinhas (Heldon) who adds guitar loops on three of the four tracks.
Dreamy and surreal, this CD effortlessly combines the traditional sounds of European Electronic music of the 1970’s, with today’s more modern aesthetics. Much of this music was recorded live in Southern California, at two different performances by Oken and Ellett. Later, Richard Pinhas’ processed guitar loops were blended into the mix, with Oken adding in a few additional new tones as well, creating the final release…

Cardinal Fuzz present "Warheads", a full-length collaboration between writer/artist Adam Stone and Manchester instrumentalists Dead Sea Apes. Classic British pessimism and speculative dystopian fiction entwine with morbid social commentary and a long piss-streak of bleak humour. This is a claustrophobic and self-contained world where paranoid bunker mentality goes for a Pot Noodle with a faded society always teetering on the brink of collapse, ranting street-punk drops bad acid, and Space Station fuses with Bus Station…

The last official album by the Clifford Brown/Max Roach Quintet is the only one that featured the great Sonny Rollins on tenor. With pianist Richie Powell and bassist George Morrow completing the group, this date is a hard bop classic. Brownie and Rollins fit together perfectly on memorable versions of "What Is This Thing Called Love," "I'll Remember April," and a witty arrangement of "Love Is a Many Splendored Thing."

In a relaxed and stylish manner, “Mémoires” is a real milestone. With its playful and homogeneous aura, the album sounds as a unified whole. Shaped by a bewitching depth, “Mémoires” convinces on a musical top level. At the same time, it provides the impressive evidence, that Roland Voss is rightly considered as one of the most famous composers and producers in the scene.

Frank Us and his friends have created a debut album that delivers an enormous bandwidth and that was clearly inspired by the golden era of progressive rock. Bands like ELP, Genesis, Marillion, UK, Yes, Rush, the early Queen or King Crimson were the influences that cemented Frank's love for this genre. "Con Brio" features many big names in the scene: Marco Minnemann (UK, Steven Wilson), Steve Morse (Deep Purple), Todd Sucherman (Styx), Steve Rothery and Mark Kelly (Marillion) and John Mitchell (Arena, Cinema), to name but a few…

Grey Czar is a four-piece band from Salzburg Austria. A rocking beast of a band featuring guitars, bass, keys, drums and layered vocals from three voices. In their home (Austria) they are known for their powerful live performances and they shared the stage with acts like: Bilderbuch, Blood Red Shoes, Band Of Skulls, Primordial, Spirit Caravan, Daishi, and many more.

DJs like Gilles Petersen have been hip to the seven-piece wonder band Demon Fuzz for years, and as of the 21st century - now that everybody's put away their James Brown records for sampling - other club jocks are getting into the act of sampling this incredibly rare LP. Afreaka! was the only release by Demon Fuzz. Released in 1970, Afreaka! is a wild mash of Afro-Latin funk, breakbeats, tripped-out soul, jazz fusion, and psychedelic journeying. These seven black musicians took on everything that was happening, and were musicians enough to make it work for them. Most tracks run in the eight- and nine-minute range and get down with tough drums at the core, with rhythmic shifts happening on a grooved dime…

The Jazz Club series is an attractive addition to the Verve catalogue. With it's modern design and popular choice of repertoire, the Jazz Club is not only opened for Jazz fans, but for everyone that loves good music.
Astrud Gilberto, Dizzy Gillespie, Dinah Washington, Sarah Vaughan, Quincy Jones, Wes Montgomery and many more.

Arild Brøter provided an interesting musical solo project released under the band moniker Pymlico. From dreamy soundscapes to quirky circus music, from odd rhythms to big symphonic passages. This instrumental CD contains a wide range of styles, but always focusing on the good melodies.

Surrender to the pulsating sounds of didgeridoos, whales, drums, and Hawaiian chants mixed with Raphael’s lush harmonies. Enjoy this original experience of Hawaiian songs expressed with a multi-faceted world beat. This music is a favorite for massage, yoga, water births, holotropic breath work, and shamanic journeys. Listen with an open heart and remember the ancient call. Guest artists include Marlon Klein (from European rock group “Dissidenten”), Dr. John C. Lilly, and Kumuhula Auli’i Mitchell.

Jazz trombonist Frank Rosolino matched any of the idiom's giants in fluidity, technique, and imagination. He was a comic vocalist, but there was nothing funny about his solos. They were smooth and dazzling, delivered with ease and precision. Born in Detroit, Rosolino began as a guitarist at 10 and trombone later in his teens. He joined the army at 18, and played with service bands both in America and the Philippines. He played in several big bands after his discharge, among them Bob Chester, Glen Gray, Gene Krupa, Tony Pastor, Herbie Fields, and Georgie Auld…

The 1974 and 1975 releases from British jazz-fusion outfit Nucleus has just been released on the fine BGO Records as a 2 CD set, chock full of liner notes and line-up information. Both of these albums saw Ian Carr and Nuclues taking on a more funk/rock fusion slant, and while there is still a lot of jazzy tones here, the music is more electrified and filled with more grooves than previous offerings…

Rapossa is a new name in the world of Electronic dance and Ambient music. 
He makes passionate worthy music which captures one’s attention with its magnetic sound and tender vocals. 
Rapossa now presents his debut EP "Orbital" on the German imprint Lemongrassmusic. 
It contains all the brightest and kindest things, as well as warmth and sincerity of feelings.
"Orbital" is a complete dive into the amazing world of deep space music. Like a comet it makes its way through our galaxy, passing planets and shining brightly in the night sky.