Bruch’s tribute to Scotland was written before he had set foot in the country. Even so, the Scottish Fantasy suggests someone steeped in the folk songs of the Highlands, with traditional Scottish melodies threaded throughout. Joshua Bell, soloist and conductor, leads his orchestra through the fens with playing of exquisite dramatic sensitivity and a golden tone, resulting in a rich, characterful portrait of the wild landscape. They also put their attention to the Violin Concerto No. 1, a work they first recorded together in 2000. There’s a good deal more sureness to the playing from both parties this time, underlining these musicians’ burgeoning artistic relationship.

Official Mr Bongo reissue.
Luis Pérez was born in Mexico City on July 11, 1951. From 1971 onwards he dedicated much of his time to the research of the pre-Columbian instrumentation of Mesoamerica. This research allowed him to travel the Mexican territory and study musical traditions of the native peoples of Mexico. He learned directly from the living sources of the music and collected samples of musical instruments and the songs of different native speakers including Maya, Nahuatl, Mazateco, Yoemem, Comcaac, Raramuri, Wixarika and more.

Créé en 2011 dans le bassin Nantais, c’est quatre musiciens aux influences multiples donneront naissance au projet STABAR ! L’influence mutuelle entre ces musiciens a fait s’assembler des textes voyageant entre engagement, second degré et sensibilité, à des musiques laissant libre court à la fraicheur et à l’énergie des musiciens. A la conquête d’un public chaque soir plus réceptif, pour que Stabar soit à chaque concert plus créatif.

Quick And Dirty is a 2018 compilation by Boise-via-Seattle man and band Tad. This consists of previously unreleased material from the early to mid-1990's. This was released by MVD VIsual.

Orquesta Metafisica were founded as a Buenos Aires-based experimental rock ensemble by two Argentine music genies Sebastián VOLCO (piano, Moog / composition) and Sebastián ROSENFELDT (bass / production). The duo have recruited Sebastián RICCAIARDI (drums, percussion), Fabián ARAYA (saxophone, flute, trumpet), Pablo GIGNOLI (bandoneon), and Mariano MALAMUD (viola), while they have released the debut album with the human spirit adventure theme named "7 Movimientos" in 2011 via Omrecords (their own label). This new opus comes as a follow-up to 7 Movimientos, an instrumental album in which the band narrated a story about liberation of the spirit. In HIPNOTIZADOS, it develops the topic of public opinion manipulation via the mass media, suggesting that people in all societies succumb to the same discourse which aims at generating fear, obedience and mistrust.

When one of the top French guitar players meets a great voice from Louisiana! When Fred Chapellier listened to the voice of Dale Blade, a native of New orleans who grew up listening to Professor Longhair and Fats Domino in the clubs on Bourbon street, he knew immediately he had found the one that could finally allow him to focus totally on what he prefers : to play the guitar and compose without limitations because Dale can sing everything!

MILLENIUM is a Polish five-piece neo-progressive band with Polish vocals on their 1st album and English vocals dominating after their 2nd production, generally in the PENDRAGON and early MARILLION styles but also with some spices of PINK FLOYD and classical GENESIS…

Jennifer Koh, a brilliant violinist (The New Yorker) who performs with conviction, ferocity, and an irresistible sense of play (Washington Post), showcases works by Kaija Saariaho, the visionary and influential Finnish composer with whom Koh has closely collaborated and feels a deep personal bond. The album offers the world-premiere recording of Saariahos Light and Matter for violin, cello, and piano, inspired by sunlit colors and shadows in a city park outside the composers window. Also receiving its first recording is the violin and cello version of Aure, meaning a gentle breeze, created for and dedicated to Koh and cellist Anssi Karttunen, another champion of Saariahos music.

Aidan Moffat & RM Hubbert, prior collaborators and Scottish Album of the Year Award winners both, have come together on Here Lies the Body to create a saudade story that starts with former lovers briefly crossing paths and ends with an idyllic squat in the forest.

This outstanding 5-CD collection compiles, for the first time ever on a single set, the 10 complete albums Juan García Esquivel recorded with his own orchestra from 1954 to 1962. A rare version of “I Only Have Eyes for You” and several tracks from the movie soundtrack LP Cabaret Trágico have been added as a bonus.

With a growing catalog, OVRFWRD are now releasing their third full length album. Returning from the Fantasy Absent Reason tour that included legs with Stick Men (featuring members of King Crimson) and Kings X, they keep it moving forward by heading back in the studio with new material. OVRFWRD is a four piece American band that plays instrumental progressive rock. They were formed in Minneapolis, Mn in 2012 with drummer Richard Davenport, guitarist Mark Ilaug, bassist Kyle Lund and keyboardist Chris Malmgren. They came together with diverse and complex backgrounds with heavy musical influences from 70's Prog Rock to the Jazz Rock genres. Their music is an adventurous listening experience with many paths of sonic textures and soundscapes to explore. OVRFWRD has performed and toured with King's X, Stick Men featuring Pat Mastelotto and Tony Levin of King Crimson, John 5, and in 2018 was the featured new band at North Carolina's ProgDay Festival. Together the members of OVRFWRD have a common goal; to create, perform and push forward their unique brand of powerful and engaging instrumental music.

Under The Strawberry Moon 2.0 is the 2018 album by Japanese stoner/doom rock duo BlackLab. This was originally released as Under The Strawberry Moon but a slight remix and an additional track added had them turn this into a 2.0. This was released by New Heavy Sounds

This milestone anniversary box set commemorates of a pivotal year for Stax Records and for American history: 1968. This period immediately follows the untimely passing of Otis Redding; it’s the year that Stax parted ways with Atlantic Records, and it’s also when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in Memphis. This five-disc CD box set compiles every single (A- and B-sides) released on Stax and its subsidiary labels in ’68–over 120 iconic songs from era-de ning artists, including Otis Redding, The Staple Singers, William Bell, Booker T. and the M.G.’s, Carla Thomas, Johnnie Taylor, Albert King, Isaac Hayes, Linda Lyndell, Rufus Thomas and many more.

Guadalupe López-Íñiguez released her debut album with the complete cello works by Gabrielli and Scarlatti, performed on period instruments, in 2017. The record got great reviews around the world. Now López-Íñiguez has got Olga Andryushchenko as a partner for Mendelssohn’s works for cello and piano. With this setup recording has a unique sound and warm feeling. Both musicians are playing with great old instruments. Olga is playing a piano Érard (Paris, 1862), serial number 32602, and Guadalupe performs on a cello by Claude Pieray (Paris, 1725).

La Société Timides à la Parade des Oiseaux is a fun group of crazy musicians who express their madness through delirious instrumentals punctuated with fiery, psychedelic French vocals. The band was founded in 1984.