As suggested by the title, Houdini is an escape. And its creator, Maxime Dobosz, the leader of San Carol, is a master at breaking out. Before recording this panoramic album, he not only took the risk of leaving a position still seen by many (thanks to the contemporary world) as desirable (a permanent contract in a public administration), but he also left the city of Angers (Chabada, Ego Twster et XXXXX), and, above all, proved once more that he was incapable of getting bogged down despite the increasing success of his songs.

Calling what they do "outlaw folk American," the El Paso, Texas-born band the Dirty River Boys generate an energetic blend of tight narrative songs, bluegrass drive, multi-part vocal harmonies, gospel passion, and a solid dose of rock & roll attitude into a potent mix that is all the more amazing for being entirely acoustic.

Gently played solo piano recordings have long served as a gateway drug for nascent classical music fans. They’re often a sufficiently easy listen as to be accessible, while at the same time offering listeners a welcome degree of sophistication. Arguably, music is most powerful when it inspires an audience to dig into other styles and genres. The great pianists demonstrate this time and again. It’s why 1631 Recordings’ series of solo piano collections has such extraordinary potential. The label’s fourth release under the Piano Cloud Series title furthers the Swedish imprint’s reputation for exquisite new classical music. These 18 short pieces are world class…

Since 1991, a complete edition of all recordings in which Karlheinz Stockhausen has personally participated is being released on compact discs. Each CD in this series is identified by Stockhausen's signature followed by an encircled number. The numbers indicate the general historical order of the works. Stockhausen realised the electronic music and participated in these recordings as conductor, performer, sound projectionist, and musical director. He personally mixed down the recordings, mastered them for CDs, wrote the texts and drew the covers.

Autumn Breeze: Chill Sounds for Relaxing Moments displays a variety of stylistic content of the material, that is, will be, and perhaps will be, just a discovery. Maretimo Records was founded by Michael Maretimo-Baur. Hes a german house & chillout DJ and love to spin his turntables for more than 25 years. He plays the best of house, lounge & chillout music in clubs and his well known radio shows. Maretimo Sessions Chill & Lounge & Club Maretimo House are weekly broadcasted in over 20 countries.

Paula Frazer's unique, ethereal voice and beautiful songs are frequently described as dark country with an eclectic and lush mix of folk, blues, rock, and pop. She performs with her band Tarnation, which consists of singer-songwriter and guitarist Jacob Aranda, a talented artist in his own right, Sam Berman on drums, and David Cuetter (Big Still, That Hideous Strength) on pedal steel. Paula has a large fan base in the Bay area and performs regularly in venues like The Fillmore, The Chapel, Great American Music Hall, The Rite Spot, The Make Out Room, Amnesia, the Verdi Club, Starline Social Club and many other places.

This vocal quartet originally started life as an extension of jazz band the Hi-Lo’s. From that prominent '50s band came Don Shelton, who decided to form Singers Unlimited after the Hi-Lo’s broke up in 1964. After retreating to Chicago, Illinois, where he worked on a series of television commercials, he enlisted fellow Hi-Lo’s veteran Gene Puerling of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to join him in the city in 1967. The group was formed along with Len Dresslar and Bonnie Herman, with the express intention of recording commercials in the doo wop/vocal group idiom. Shelton’s connections in the industry ensured the group was able to exploit the market successfully, and lucrative work rolled in…

"If you somehow think that you like the band Spiritualized but not the Bob Dylan album Nashville Skyline then Jerry David DeCicca is on the scene to prove you wrong."

Roger Glover, Ronnie James Dio, Jon Lord, David Coverdale, Tony Ashton, Glenn Hughes, Ray Fenwick, Eddie Hardin, John Lawton, and many many more… Deep Purple have always been known for their contributions to the hard rock genre. Despite this heavy reputation, the individual members have all worked outside the rock field from time to time on solo material or sessions, exploring different and often seemingly unlikely musical avenues. This two-disc set brings two such projects together for the first time…

First album by Quebec City prog rockers Third Wave Mansion. The sound, the choice of instruments and the general feel of this recording is very much inspired by the more classic prog rock era.

In Patrice Chéreau's illuminating, violent Bayreuth production of Das Rheingold, Wotan wears the brocade coat of feudal times while the Rhine seems to be a reservoir with a modern power station - but, as Chéreau states, it "could also be many other things… a menacing construction, a theatrical machine to produce a river, an allegorical shape that today generates energy: perhaps a mythological presence, the mythology of our time… The gods' ascent to Valhalla (is) a defiant flight into the future."

The only time I’ve seen Sarah Borges play live I had to travel 250 miles for the privilege. Well; in those days my job took me around the country and I’d made appointments accordingly so I could stay over in Nottingham; but you get my point.
Constantly evolving and reinventing herself, I was excited but didn’t really know what to expect when I first played this album a few weeks ago; but subsequently it’s been my ‘go to’ album when I needed something loud and noisy in the car.

When The Bottle Rockets hit the scene in the mid '90s, the world wasn't quite sure what to do with them. With their punk- rock pedigrees and arena-rock energy, their tougher-than-Springsteen storytelling and their romantic hearts sewn bare on their denim sleeves, the pride of Festus, MO confounded musical generalities as they laid waste to clubs across the Midwest and then, soon enough, the nation.

Belle Plaine is an amateur sky-watcher, always wondering what’s beyond. “I’ve been loving looking up at Mars lately,” she says. The Saskatchewan-raised songwriter, who grew up in a remote Canadian prairie town of 45 people, has a knack for living dynamically. She’s a jolt of unending electricity bounding from one location and creative pursuit to the next. Her upcoming album, Malice, Mercy, Grief & Wrath, out October 19, is her third full-length release, and is proof of her steadily evolving progression from her small town prairie roots to being an internationally-known bandleader, collaborating with guests such as Colter Wall, Kacy Anderson, and Megan Nash.

Paramount after 100 plus years of blues music is the indefinable spirit of deep expression beyond words and notes. Anthony Gomes, the Canadian blues guitar hero and scholar with impeccable taste, personifies that spirit. The glorious result is stunningly emotional, timeless music, including the 12 original compositions on his 13th album. Band mates Mike Brignardello (bass), Greg Morrow (drums, percussion), David Smith (keyboards) and Chris Leuzinger (acoustic guitar) kick hard while never leaving the pocket. Gomes bares heart and soul on “Come Down,” a modern work song with the startling plea “Come down from heaven B.B. King, cause this kingdom has no king.” The lamenting chorus of Angie Primm, Gale Stuart, Devonne Fowlkes and Gomes contrasts with twisting guitar solos of compressed yearning.