White/ Poukens/ Vanderheiden - WoadThis unique and intriguing work is one of four 'fashion operas' by Scottish composer Alastair White (b. 1988) and this audio version follows the release in February 2021 of the opera ROBE which has attracted much praise. White's work is advanced not only in it's musical sound world but also in his self penned librettos which transform the story into surrealist and impressionist poetry. The work might also be classified, more traditionally as a song

This vintage classic is presented here newly remastered from the original 12" vinyl mixes for this exclusive release

The Elephants of Mars truly represents the album that Satriani himself hoped he could deliver with his band

"I've just been chipping away at ideas until a song was left

" Originally produced as a radio program for WNYC

This noted special interest is brought to bear on Centaur's Peasant Jewels

Thomas is inspired to use his music and personal story of survival and triumph to confront the stigma and fight the spread of HIV

A careful listen of 'Narrow Line' invokes an ephemeral sense of place-whether real or imagined-inviting us to take comfort in the infinite possibilities of life

allowing him

and plenty of percussion-heavy Exotica in a loose and free style that is all their own

Shinichi will fight the invading species-but at the cost of his own humanity

You'll hear Link Wray's "Rumble"

whose compositional style here draws on both the power of Wagner's operas and the subtle nuances of Debussy