Recording News

Reah Valente Launches Newest Album 'Psychedelic Cinema' in May

Source: All About Jazz
May 26, 2009

Brazilian born producer/composer/lyricist/singer Reah Valente tells listeners “Don't throw your kisses away" with the launch of her newest album, Psychedelic Cinema available for sale on CDBaby, iTunes, Amazon, and other online stores on May 23, 2009. Already stirring up quite a buzz, Reah was featured on CDBaby's Music Discovery podcast prior to the album's official release. Her title track 'Psychedelic Cinema' was selected from over 280, 000 artists currently selling their albums on CDBaby by editors Brad Bush and Kevin ...

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Bob Dylan:Together Through Life

Source: JamBase
May 26, 2009

By: Ron Hart

“My band plays a different type of music than anybody else," Bob Dylan recently proclaimed in an excellent interview with Douglas Brinkley for the cover story of the May 14, 2009 issue of Rolling Stone. “I don't think you'll hear what I do ever again."

This is the statement that journalist Douglas Wolk attributed to the justification of the paltry 5.4 rating Pitchfork gave Together Through Life (released April 28 on Columbia), the 33rd album from the ...

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Easy Star All-Stars:Easy Star's Lonely Hearts Dub Band

Source: JamBase
May 26, 2009

By: Dennis Cook

This is a real delight. The third reinvention from the Easy Star All-Stars carries the sunny effervescence of classic '60s reggae, true roots of roots music stuff, where Jamaican moods meet English/American radio pop and the two share a flavorful cup of tea. Despite their sacrosanct nature to many, particularly as regards Sgt. Pepper, The Beatles lend themselves to this kind of bold arranging, where the underlying melodies and lyrics remain but the muscle and skin of ...

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Brandon Burrows: Moving People with His Voice

Source: Great Scott P.R.oductions
May 26, 2009

Moving people with his voice: Brandon Burrows releases debut album 14-year-old R&B-pop crooner recorded On The Move with prominent musicians Despite being only 14 years-old, Brandon Burrows is already planning to follow a different path instead of going into the family business that is four generations-old. Today's release of his debut album, On The Move, the cover of which shows Burrows sitting atop a moving crate, is the first step towards what the R&B-pop singer hopes will be an enduring ...

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Beastie Boys Complete 'Hot Sauce Committee' Album

Source: Billboard Magazine
May 26, 2009

The Beastie Boys revealed the title of their forthcoming album in an email message delivered to fans today (May 25). “Our new record that is coming out that we finished the other day is called HOT SAUCE COMMITTEE," the group's note reads. The band will appear on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" tonight, and promise “to offer insights into how it was crafted" during an interview on the show. The Beastie Boys have a busy summer ahead, with headlining slots ...

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The Dom Minasi String Quartet

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
May 26, 2009

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Gary Husband in 'Triptych, Part 2: Alexander Shulgin's Songbook'

Source: All About Jazz
May 26, 2009

This is a behind-the-scenes look at the making of part two of Alexander Shulgin's Songbook, Triptych. Producer Richard Niles and multi-instrumentalist Gary Husband discuss what it was like creating part two of Alexander Shulgin's instrumental album.

“Atmosphere is a key word for me in my musical endeavor, whether it's in the pop, jazz, classical or fusion realms, and here I had a chance to explore exactly that.." - Gary Husband

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New CD from the Fully Celebrated on AUM Fidelity

Source: Improvised Communications
May 26, 2009

AUM Fidelity is proud to announce the May 26th release of The Fully Celebrated's seventh recording, and label debut, Drunk on the Blood of the Holy Ones (AUM054). Led by saxophonist Jim Hobbs, and formerly known as The Fully Celebrated Orchestra, the group has been a fixture on Boston's jazz scene for more than two decades.

For its first release in four years, the founding line-up of Hobbs, bassist Timo Shanko and drummer Django Carranza returned to the studio to ...

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