After reuniting for 2008's Phoenix, the original four members of prog-pop supergroup Asia (bassist/vocalist John Wetton, keyboardist Geoff Downes, guitarist Steve Howe, and drummer Carl Palmer) stayed together for three more albums including 2012's XXX…

Geir Lysne is famous for acoustic big-band composition, but with New Circle the Norwegian original revisits past triumphs with a different lineup, this computer-enhanced sextet, although guitarist Nguyên Lê and vocalist Huong Tranh from Vietnam figure on a long guest list. Weaving brass and high-reeds textures reminiscent of Gil Evans or Mike Gibbs often surf on intense contemporary-urban percussion, and Lysne wraps African and worldbeat grooves around jazz phrasing and traditional songs with a flair that recalls the late Joe Zawinul.

Svart Records has set a February 28 release date for KUOLEMANLAAKSO's "Tulijoutsen" ("The Fire Swan"), the highly acclaimed Finnish death-doomsters' second album and their most ambitious work to date. Produced once again by TRIPTYKON/DARK FORTRESS guitarist V. Santura, the CD explores unconquered grounds of heaviness and pushes the band into a new level of melancholy. The 50-minute magnum opus was inspired by the grandeur of the Finnish forests, serene eeriness of the lakes, and early 1900s poetry and folklore. Thus, it was only natural for the band to live the lyrics, so to speak, and isolate themselves in a secluded location in the middle of the woods and capture the true essence of the songs on hard disk.

Liszt - 200th Anniversary Edition (Idil Biret) 2010
MP3 320 kbps | Tracks: 89 (9 CD) | 09:53:00 | 1.5 GB
Genre: Classic | Label: IDIL BIRET ARCHIVE

Box set released to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Franz Liszt's birth. It contains a selection of works by the composer, all of which are performed by Idil Biret.

A collection of Glass Hammer music never before included on an official Glass Hammer recording. All tracks included on The Compilations, 1996 to 2004 either never made their way to an official album, were recorded for tribute albums, or were part of compilation projects that included many prog artists. The Compilations, 1996 to 2004 is a fantastic addition to any progressive music collection, and is a must-have for all Glass Hammer fans.

25 years in, 10 albums and still rocking the power metal world – Heidenheim’s Brainstorm are back for their anniversary album (in two ways even) and Firesoul continues their legacy seamlessly, providing their fans with the probably best album since 2005’s Liquid Monster! Throughout the years they found their own characteristic sound with heavy guitar work, powerful rhythm section, stellar vocals and irresistible melodies, manifesting their spot in the upper echelons of German power metal with a great streak of high calibre releases.

This is the successful CD album that achieved the mark of being the best-selling reggae record in history, achieving ten platinum albums in the U.S. and over twenty million copies worldwide. It is a remake released in 2002, the year after the death of Bob Marley, based on the original compilation made in 1984 containing fourteen of his biggest hits.

This CD, produced by Carl E. Jefferson and Tito himself, was recorded in May 1985 in California and in 1986 won the Grammy award for 'Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album'. It is pure Latin jazz. The record is sufficient to show among other qualities the versatility of Tito going from the timbales to vibes and arranging themes of classic jazz. Tito integrates his Latin group, octyet format, with Sonny Bravo (piano), Jimmy Frisaura and Ray Gonzalez (trumpet, horn and trombone), Joseph Wood (congas), Mario Rivera (sax and flute), Bobby Rodriguez (bass) and 'Dandy' Rodriguez (percussion).

Cellist David Watkin, formerly of the Eroica Quartet, joins the Tokyos in this distinguished reading of Schubert’s 'Quintet in C' - the last and perhaps the most haunting of all his chamber works, in which light and shadow, serenity and drama are presented in constant alternation. The programme also includes the 'Quartettsatz' of 1820 with its fragmentary slow movement.