The blues, born in the cotton fields of the American South, emerged from makeshift instruments and simple harmonies rooted in African heritage. It captured the struggles, hopes, and fleeting joys of laborers enduring harsh conditions, with its hallmark "blue note" adding a unique dissonance to this evocative musical style.

The Mood Mosaic is a compilation series widely known for it's eye-catching cover art (I wonder why?), but believe us when we say they are jam-packed with hard to find classics in the funk, jazz-funk, soul and rare groove genres.

The music of Alton and Rabon Delmore continues to influence generations of singers and songwriters across multiple genres. From their first appearance as the Delmore Brothers at the 1926 Athens Fiddlers Convention, their intricate harmonies took them to the Grand Ole Opry in 1933. In 1944, joined by Merle Travis and Grandpa Jones, they formed the Brown’s Ferry Four, one of the first commercially successful gospel quartets, and finally, into the full band and boogie-woogie sound of the late 1940’s, their adaptability and creative drive impacted multiple forms of music. Their number one hit in January 1950, Blues Stay Away from Me was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2007.

The Mood Mosaic is a compilation series widely known for it's eye-catching cover art (I wonder why?), but believe us when we say they are jam-packed with hard to find classics in the funk, jazz-funk, soul and rare groove genres.

The Mood Mosaic is a compilation series widely known for it's eye-catching cover art (I wonder why?), but believe us when we say they are jam-packed with hard to find classics in the funk, jazz-funk, soul and rare groove genres.

The Mood Mosaic is a compilation series widely known for it's eye-catching cover art (I wonder why?), but believe us when we say they are jam-packed with hard to find classics in the funk, jazz-funk, soul and rare groove genres.

Mood Mosaic, Vol. 3: The Sexploitation makes for a highly amusing listen because it is dedicated to erotic music; that is, sleazy-sounding lounge music and soundtrack cuts used for the love scenes in exploitation movies. As one might expect, several of these cuts incorporate orgasmic female moaning into their sonic attack: "Continental Exchange" is a Sounds Nice cut that paces its funky combination of wah-wah guitar and swirling organ licks with the sound of a woman's amorous-minded heavy breathing, and Ray Brown's amusingly titled "Coming and Going" is a guitar-led slice of light funk that prominently features the sound of a woman driving herself into an erotic frenzy while the band jams along behind her.

The Mood Mosaic is a compilation series widely known for it's eye-catching cover art (I wonder why?), but believe us when we say they are jam-packed with hard to find classics in the funk, jazz-funk, soul and rare groove genres.

The Mood Mosaic is a compilation series widely known for it's eye-catching cover art (I wonder why?), but believe us when we say they are jam-packed with hard to find classics in the funk, jazz-funk, soul and rare groove genres.

Traveling at an unhurried pace from the Atlas Mountains to the Red Sea, Café Arabica introduces a collection of modern artists from the Arab World. The ten featured artists come from culturally distinct regions, each with its own language, tradition, and history, yet the music shares striking common ground: relaxed arrangements that reward close listening.

71 hits from 1972 in Hi-Res quality: The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Carly Simon, The Staple Singers, Roberta Flack and much more!

On 30 August 2025, Siggi Loch, founder of ACT Music, celebrated his 85th birthday at the ACT Art Gallery in Berlin, surrounded by more than 20 of the label's artists spanning three generations of European jazz.

It is no exaggeration to call Fritz Kreisler (1875–1962) one of the two or three most significant Austrian violinists in music history.

Relive the year 1992 in the best possible audio quality with this 100% Hi-Res playlist, featuring 4 Non Blondes, R.E.M., Suede, Rage Against The Machine, IU2, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Alice In Chains, Nirvana, Sonic Youth, Pearl Jam, Stone Temple Pilots, Bruce Springsteen, Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Lionel Richie, Ace of Base, En Vogue, TLC,AC/DC, Metallica, The Sisters Of Mercy, Screaming Trees, Lou Reed.

Relive the year 2002 in the best possible audio quality with this 100% Hi-Res playlist, featuring Avril Lavigne, Coldplay, Alanis Morissette,, The Flaming Lips, Norah Jones, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Shania Twain, Maroon 5, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Coral, Wilco, Pearl Jam, The Goo Goo Dolls, Matchbox Twenty, Sonic Youth, Good Charlotte, Jimmy Eat World, Bruce Springsteen, Porcupine Tree, The Chicks, Jack Johnson, Peter Gabriel.