Recording News

CD Review: Graham Parker, "Imaginary Television"

Source: Pop Dose
March 11, 2010

Coming from the 1970s UK pub-rock scene, Graham Parker had to slip away from the shadows cast by Nick Lowe, the producer of his first album Howlin Wind, and the burgeoning legend of Elvis Costello. Adept at sharp lyrics, a wicked wit and a keen sense of how to wed it to visceral rock and roll, Parker fit in comfortably with the crowd but had difficulty standing out. His ballsiest move came when he left original label Mercury for Arista, ...

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From East to West, Meet Lokesh

Source: Michael Ricci
March 11, 2010

When astronauts land on Alpha Centauri, they will join a rave in progress. Under a sky without constellations, people of all shapes and colors, united on the astral plane, will be bouncing to the no-holds-barred, beyond-this-world Electronica of Lokesh, DJ from the Bay Area and beyond. His new album, Utopia (physical and digital worldwide release: April 6, 2010), crosses dimensions of electronic and world music to defy the outer limits of preconception.

“Music without boundaries in a world without borders," ...

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As Yet Quintet CD "Strange But True"

Source: Michael Ricci
March 10, 2010

The As Yet Quintet joins five forces in New England music for a creative medley of Mideastern, Caribbean, and jazz sounds. In As Yet's music you'll hear combos of Latin grooves with Turkish modes, Balkan rhythms played on Cuban wooden boxes, and blues in 11/8 time with a touch of Bulgarian choral style.

As Yet's new CD, Strange but True appeared in December 2009. The CD's eleven original compositions range from subtle to fiery, East to West, tradition-based to as-yet-unheard, ...

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John Vanore & Abstract Truth Will Make You Love Jazz on Their New Release

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
March 10, 2010

March 9, 2010-New York, New York-John Vanore & Abstract Truth tear things up on their second release, Curiosity, which is being rereleased in 2010. The original album was released in 1991, but this remastered edition is a must-have for jazz fans.

Abstract Truth, Vanore's Philadelphia based band consists of more than a dozen musicians, with Vanore's trumpet featured most prominently. Vanore is accompanied on Curiosity by Michael Mee, Mike Falcone, Rocco Bene, Joe Fallon, Brian Groder, Kevin Rodgers, Mike Galan, ...

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Moog Music Presents Garaj Mahal's "Discovery", Showcasing the Moog Guitar

Source: Michael Bloom Media Relations
March 10, 2010

DISCOVERY: Garaj Mahal and Fareed Haque Present The Moog Guitar When top musicians play innovative instruments, magic happens ASHEVILLE, N.C. (March, 2010) - Take the guitar considered by many to be the most innovative instrument of the decade; put it in the hands of a musical visionary and you're sure to embark on a voyage of discovery. Moog Music did just that and the soundtrack to this musical journey has been captured on a new CD titled DISCOVERY, Garaj Mahal ...

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Garaj Mahal's "More MR. Nice Guy" Released on Owl Studios

Source: Michael Bloom Media Relations
March 10, 2010

There is always something new and progressive coming from Garaj Mahal. Featuring guitar and sitar virtuoso Fareed Haque, world-renowned bass master and educator Kai Eckhardt, gospel-inspired funky jazz keyboardist Eric Levy, and newly-added drummer/vocalist Sean “the Rick" Rickman, Garaj Mahal creates a sound that's always growing and always smoking hot. Since their formation in 2000, Garaj Mahal continues to earn critical acclaim and to grow their fanbase thanks to their ability to deliver serious “shut-up-and-listen" grooves while simultaneously bringing the ...

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Return to Forever Drummer Lenny White to Release His First Solo Album in over 10 Years

Source: Abstract Logix
March 10, 2010

Following his triumphant worldwide reunion tour with Return To Forever in 2008 and separate trio tours in 2009 with Chick Corea and Stanley Clarke and pianist Hiromi with Clarke, Lenny White was primed to put out his own recording, his first as a leader in ten years. With Anomaly, the pioneering jazz-rock drummer returns to his roots, blending powerhouse backbeats and improvisational abandon in a bold, unapologetically aggressive manner that characterized the early 70s fusion movement. “We need to restart ...

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New York Art Quartet - Old Stuff (Cuneiform)

Source: Master of a Small House
March 10, 2010

The title of this timely compilation is a true statement at face: Nearly half a century has passed since the sounds were ensconced on tape. Even so, sitting down with the disc yields the pleasing realization there's next to nothing in the way of dust draping the music. The New York Art Quartet was at once of and ahead of their time. They directly put to pasture the notion popular in some circles that New Thing players placed instrumental prowess ...

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