The rhythmic whirring pulses that begin Jeff Witscher's 2011 album for Type under the Rene Hell name anchor the kind of arrangement, scattered and scuzzed with feedback as the individual elements are, that calls to mind everything from Steve Reich to the Aphex Twin and early Seefeel to any number of the rhythm-heavy blasts that have slipped under the pop radar to become hooks in the 21st century. Above all, there's a sense of momentous beginnings throughout "Chamber Forte," something suggesting that the formal orchestral elements referred to by the album and song titles aren't simply jokes but the reason why it all sounds the way it does, a formalism of noise, drone, and echo…

This live 3 CD set dramatically brings this rare opera to life, set in the 5th Century A.D, shortly before the fall of the West Roman Empire and certainly contains plenty of intrigue and drama. Although not as successful as Orfeo it contains many fine moments and this recording, in which Andreas Stoehr conducts a first rate cast, should introduce more opera listeners to this fine work.

After Neil Young left the California folk-rock band Buffalo Springfield in 1968, he slowly established himself as one of the most influential and idiosyncratic singer/songwriters of his generation. Young's body of work ranks second only to Bob Dylan in terms of depth, and he was able to sustain his critical reputation, as well as record sales, for a longer period of time than Dylan, partially because of his willfully perverse work ethic…

Out of the Spanish capitol, Madrid, comes an instrumental ensemble named for the vasculature of the human brain, El Círculo de Willis. El Círculo de Willis play a blend of Jazz/Rock fusion, hard rock and manic psychedelic world circus music that the band has subjectively dubbed, 'Spiral Fusion'.

Classical Indian music of the finest grade on bamboo flute and tabla drums, performed by two great master musicians Hariprasad Chaurasia and Zakir Hussain.

Out of the Spanish capitol, Madrid, comes an instrumental ensemble named for the vasculature of the human brain, El Círculo de Willis. El Círculo de Willis play a blend of Jazz/Rock fusion, hard rock and manic psychedelic world circus music that the band has subjectively dubbed, 'Spiral Fusion'.

15 incredible tracks from Jack White’s Third Man vault. Acts include The White Stripes, The Raconteurs, The Dead Weather, Alabama Shakes, Bush Tetras, Joshua Hedley, A-Moms and more.

To celebrate their 40th anniversary, the revered Emerson String Quartet chose to work on the electric chaconnes and fantasias of English composers Britten and Purcell. The ensemble delves deep, especially into the former, whose chamber works embody the free lyricism and shimmering dissonance of the greatest moments of modernism.

Brooklyn three piece Spotlights are back with their third album entitled Love & Decay. The partnership in love and life of Mario (guitar/vocals) and Sarah Quintero (bass/vocals) now officially joined by touring drummer Chris Enriquez. When Aaron Harris (ISIS/Palms) heard the Spotlights track ‘Walls’ he shared it with fellow Palms member and Deftones frontman, Chino Moreno. This in turn led to a tour with Deftones and shared stages with the likes of Melvins, Quicksand, Hum, Glassjaw and Pelican. Before long, Mike Patton was on the case to bring them to the Ipecac Recordings roster.

The first official compilation by the acclaimed flamenco fusion/jazz/soul vocalist from Palma de Mallorca, En Mi Piel: The Best of Buika collects highlights from the four excellent albums she recorded between 2005 and 2009. This CD set concentrates on her projects with producer Javier Limon, and while it does not feature , it includes many tracks not available on her original albums. Her two superb contributions to Pedro Almodovar's 2011 film La Piel Que Habito ( "Por el Amor de Amar" and "Se Me Hizo Facil" ); and two previously unreleased tracks, "Sueno con Ella" and "Como Era."