'Nod to the Old School' is a very nice odds and sods disc for their fans, as it compiles new studio tracks, live songs from their 2000 tour, all tracks from the original 1983 EP, soundtrack inclusions, old demo recordings with original guitarist Dave Prichard, who passed away from leukemia and a few other rarities. Among the new studio tracks is a remake of "March of the Saint" as well as three new songs recorded in 2001, an acoustic version of Symbol of Salvation's "Tainted Past", and 'Never Satisfied,' a song apparently recorded during the 'Revelation' sessions. All these songs are superb.

Megamix Central Mashup - Pop Megashuffle 2012
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User Youtube Megamix Central made ​​a nice megamix of some of the hits of the outgoing year 2012. I suggest you watch it. It turned out pretty interesting. Enjoy!

Витя Белан (Vitya Belan) - Fairy World (2012)
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All known Dima Bilan on his birthday made ​​a gift to his fans. He introduced his new video for the song Fairy World under his real name - Vitya Belan.
For those who do not know, Victor Belan is the real name of the artist. In 2008, the singer changed his passport and officially became Dima Bilan. But do not think that Dima again decided to rename itself - just in front of us is a new project of the artist, in which Dima acts as a songwriter and music. As well there are rumors that it will soon release a full album by Victor Belan.

These are powerful performances of quite interesting 20th Century duets for two violins. If one is at all open to a 20th Century aesthetic, this disc is worth hearing.

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Boris Blacher's five String Quartets provide a good testimony of his compositional development.Scholars - following Blacher himself - consider that his personal signature is the invention of the so-called "variable meter" which he experimented from the early 1950s on, e.g., the organization of the rhythmic architecture using regular progressions of the metrical signatures (or number of beats per measure), following simple arithmetic or more complex geometric rules. But I don't find those "kitchen matters" so important ………

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Malnàtt is an Italian Black Metal band formed in Bologna, Italy in 1999. They are the first and only Extreme Metal band who have introduced an accordion in the line up and, and before many others, female screaming vocals, trumpets and lyrics in Bolognese dialect. People were astonished by the extreme contrast between their humorous approach and obscure lyrics, focused on decadent poetry, death and nihilism.‘Principia Discordia’ was recorded and mixed at Domination Studios in San Marino, with the artistic supervision of renowned musician Simone Mularoni (DGM, Empyrios). ‘Principia Discordia’ moves away from the folk approach of the early albums to focus on much more extreme and experimental sounds. The lyrics take their inspiration both from the great Italian poets and the band’s mastermind Porz himself, who enjoys writing hermetic songs struck between suicide and irony.

Soleil Moon - On The Way To Everything (2012)
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Melodic Rock / AOR

Formed by singer Larry King (whose talents did not pass unnoticed on Michael Thompson Band’s last outing “Future Past”) and John Blasucci (currently the keyboard player of ex STYX singer Dennis DeYoung), Soleil Moon debuted in 1999 with the independently released album “Worlds Apart”. That album also included the song “I’d Die For You”, later covered by Michael Kiske’s Place Vendome second cd “Streets of Fire”. The album made originally a big impact on Adult Contemporary radio with "Willingly," "Never Say Goodbye," and the title track, all of which ranked high on the national radio charts inside the top 10.“On The Way to Everything” is now getting a worldwide and proper release on Frontiers Records and will also feature 3 bonus tracks taken from the album “Worlds Apart”, which never had an official release outside North America, including the most sought-after original version of “I’d Die For You”. “This release through Frontiers is an amazing opportunity for Soleil Moon to be exposed to a larger global audience. The mighty Frontiers releases new music from the finest musicians on the planet and its an honor to be included in this arsenal of extreme talent”, concludes King.

Music by the orchestra of the German musician, composer, arranger, producer and director Bert Kaempfert (Hamburg, 1923-1980). The album was originally recorded in 1958 with the title 'Portugal. Fado, wine and sunshine' in Europe and 'April in Portugal 'in USA. Kaempfert's music is easily recognizable by its unique sound in which, along with the specific instrumental, uses a chorus that sings not only texts but sustained vocalizations as a section of the orchestra. This album features a repertoire of 12 songs dedicated to the Portuguese music, among which are to highlight the album's title in USA, 'April in Portugal' or 'The Portuguese washerwomen', moving between pleasing rhythms of bolero, fado , blues or fox.

Album interpreted by internationally renowned Spanish singer Julio J. Iglesias de la Cueva (Madrid, 1943). It's dedicated to the music of tango, has a total of 35 gold and multi-platinum disks worldwide, where it's estimated to have reached a sales volume of around 10 million copies. It was the result of the union of performance style and universal tango music. Julio is considered the Spanish and Latin artist with more sold albums worldwide (350 million) and one of the 10 largest sellers of discs performers in music history. 45-year career with the public, more than 5,000 concerts in over 600 cities worldwide and recordings in 20 languages prove the uniqueness of this singer.

After only two albums “Pride of Lions” released in 2003 and “The Destiny Stone” released in 2004, Jim Peternik (Survivor) and his men are back with a double CD and a live DVD. “Live in Belgium ” was recorded on the Lokerse Feesten festival in front of twenty thousand people. This album is the testimony of the bands first live performance on the European soil in August 2005.

Marilyn Crispell - Selected Works 1983-1986. Solo, Duo, Quartet (2001) [2CD] {Golden Years of New Jazz}
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© 2001 Leo Records / Golden Years of New Jazz | GY 11/12
Jazz / Avant-Garde Jazz / Piano

The two-CD set Selected Works 1983-1986: Solo, Duo, Quartet is a reissue of three of Marilyn Crispell's records from the 1980s. Rhythms Hung in Undrawn Sky, a studio recording from May 1983, showcases the pianist solo; And Your Ivory Voice Sings comes from a 1985 session with drummer Doug James; finally, Quartet Improvisations, Paris 1986 also features bassist Marcio Mattos, violinist Didier Petit, and drummer Yoval Mincemacher. Therefore, this set offers a comprehensive look at the pianist's work during that period. She was still very much influenced by her mentor Cecil Taylor, although there was a feminine delicateness to her playing that made her unique.

It was the early 1970’s and, musically speaking, it was all going on in the North Beach neighborhood of San Francisco. The Summer of Love had gone up in smoke, and around Grant and Columbus Streets, the remnants were everywhere. Hippies, beatniks (the movement was spawned in North Beach), college kids, strippers and barkers going to work on Broadway…and musicians of every stripe…