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Jon Balke & Amina Alaoui - Siwan - ECM
Published on June 30, 2009
Another interesting mix of world music and jazz, which adds an early classical music element.
Jon Balke & Amina Alaoui - Siwan - ECM
 
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George Harrison - Let It Roll: Songs by George Harrison - Capitol Records
Published on June 23, 2009
A fine compilation of 19 tunes from the late Beatles' member.
George Harrison - Let It Roll: Songs by George Harrison - Capitol Records
 
Loop 2.4.3. - Zodiac Dust - Music Starts From Silence /Analog Arts
Published on June 22, 2009
New York instrumental percussion duo Thomas Kozumplik and Lorne Watson combine multiple elements of neo-classical, jazz, rock, and ethnic/world music.
Loop 2.4.3. - Zodiac Dust - Music Starts From Silence /Analog Arts
 
Dave Alvin and The Guilty Women - Dave Alvin and The Guilty Women - Yep Roc
Published on June 21, 2009
If roots rock needs an icon who brings out the best of Americana music, Dave Alvin is the man to pick.
Dave Alvin and The Guilty Women - Dave Alvin and The Guilty Women - Yep Roc
 
Nanci Griffith - The Loving Kind - Rounder
Published on May 31, 2009
The Texan's little-girl soprano voice has suggested naivete or innocence, yet she has a literate and sophisticated expertise, with lyrics that can be pointedly on-target.
Nanci Griffith - The Loving Kind - Rounder
 
Radio Romanista - Kal - Asphalt Tango
Published on May 21, 2009
A new face of gypsy music.
Radio Romanista - Kal - Asphalt Tango
 
Andrea Fultz - The German Projekt - German Songs from the 20s & 30s - andreafultz.com
Published on May 20, 2009
A captivating update to mostly Brecht songs from the Weimar Republic period.
Andrea Fultz - The German Projekt - German Songs from the 20s & 30s - andreafultz.com
 
Neil Young - Fork in the Road - Reprise
Published on May 08, 2009
There is a willfully off-the-cuff articulation to Neil Young's newest rock album.
Neil Young - Fork in the Road - Reprise
 
Various Artists and Kath Bloom – Loving Takes This Course: A Tribute to the Songs of Kath Bloom – Chapter
Published on March 29, 2009
Kath Bloom is a folk artist who has never realized the level of fame, success or fan base she deserves.
Various Artists and Kath Bloom – Loving Takes This Course: A Tribute to the Songs of Kath Bloom – Chapter
 
Foday Musa Suso - The Two Worlds - Orange Mountain Music
Published on March 25, 2009
Both a Gambian Mandingo griot (musician/oral historian) and a collaborator with the likes of Herbie Hancock and Phillip Glass, Suso truly does occupy two worlds.
Foday Musa Suso - The Two Worlds - Orange Mountain Music
 
Hugh Masekela – Phola – Four Quarters
Published on March 23, 2009
Mixes his warm-toned flugelhorn with contemporary pop jazz, smooth Afropop, socially conscious lyrics, and an always amiable nature.
Hugh Masekela – Phola – Four Quarters
 
Marianne Faithfull - Easy Come Easy Go - 12 Songs for Music Lovers - Decca
Published on March 20, 2009
This is a thoroughly lived-in voice which strikingly communicates the drama of each song.
Marianne Faithfull - Easy Come Easy Go - 12 Songs for Music Lovers - Decca
 
Eric Brace & Peter Cooper – You Don’t Have to Like Them Both – Red Beet Records
Published on March 06, 2009
Moving and heartfelt music from two of Nashville’s rising stars of Americana.
Eric Brace & Peter Cooper – You Don’t Have to Like Them Both – Red Beet Records
 
Fareed Haque and the Flat Earth Ensemble – Flat Planet – Owl
Published on February 25, 2009
An exhilarating song collection of pan-ethnic elements brimming over with entwined instrumental prowess, democratic interplay, and abundantly engaging music.
Fareed Haque and the Flat Earth Ensemble – Flat Planet – Owl
 
Van Morrison – Astral Weeks: Live at the Hollywood Bowl – Listen to the Lion
Published on February 18, 2009
Morrison chose to revisit his 1968 album for the first time in a live setting, and the result is an ecstatic, myth-in-the-making performance that stands out as a momentous live recording.
Van Morrison – Astral Weeks: Live at the Hollywood Bowl – Listen to the Lion
 
Dominique Cravic et les Primitifs du Futur - Tribal Musette - Sunnyside
Published on February 10, 2009
Weird, beguiling, seductive, casting a strangely satisfying spell on the listener
Dominique Cravic et les Primitifs du Futur - Tribal Musette - Sunnyside
 
Al Green - Lay It Down- Blue Note
Published on February 08, 2009
A Return to Form For A Soul Legend
Al Green - Lay It Down- Blue Note
 
Alan Parsons Project - Six Expanded Edition CDs – Arista/Legacy
Published on February 08, 2009
The Alan Parsons Project - for intrepid fans only
Alan Parsons Project - Six Expanded Edition CDs – Arista/Legacy
 
Elvin Bishop – The Blues Rolls On – Delta Groove
Published on January 26, 2009
Elvin Bishop has released an inspirational recording that is a wonderful overview of modern blues.
Elvin Bishop – The Blues Rolls On – Delta Groove
 
Todd Rundgren – Arena – Hi-Fi
Published on January 24, 2009
Todd Rundgren has created an album of sure handed artistry proving that experience is still a potent factor in rock.
Todd Rundgren – Arena – Hi-Fi
 
Birdsongs of the Mesozoic – Dawn of the Cycads: The Complete Ace of Hearts Recordings (1983-1987) – Cuneiform (2 CDs)
Published on December 02, 2008
Few bands have successfully straddled modern classical music and rock as well as the Birdsongs of the Mesozoic have done.
Birdsongs of the Mesozoic – Dawn of the Cycads: The Complete Ace of Hearts Recordings (1983-1987) – Cuneiform (2 CDs)
 
Quadro Nuevo – CinéPassion – Justin Time
Published on November 24, 2008
An album that will appeal primarily to tango enthusiasts and soundtrack fans, but also to other listeners.
Quadro Nuevo – CinéPassion – Justin Time
 
Gilfema - + 2 - ObliqSound
Published on November 24, 2008
Sophomore effort features an expanded sound palette and greater musical maturity
Gilfema - + 2 - ObliqSound
 
Terakaft - Akh Issudar - World Village
Published on November 24, 2008
Demonstrates that the blues is (almost) a universal language
Terakaft - Akh Issudar - World Village
 
Habib Yammine - Thurayya—Pléides - Le Chant du Monde
Published on November 24, 2008
Rhythmically intricate Arabic classical, folk, and popular music lovingly rendered by a master percussionist
Habib Yammine - Thurayya—Pléides - Le Chant du Monde
 

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