Psychic Temple - Houses of the Holy"There is no double album that would not be improved by removing it's worst songs and making it a single album" With these words, Psychic Temple mastermind Chris Schlarb set out to prove himself wrong. Here's how he did it. In the modern history of rock music, the double album stands as the ultimate creative indulgence. A moment for an artist to make their grand statement amid the excess of four sides of vinyl. And yet, there is not one double LP that

as well as a song from the band Backstabber

Stravinsky dynamized the Late Romantic orchestra

She is a frequent soloist with Cantate Chamber Singers

John Patitucci) on piano and Matt Penman (Joshua Redman

Javon Jackson

all enhanced by the powerful and mesmerizing vocals of Sohini Alam

This year's set includes music by Linda Clifford

60s-girl-pop inspired vocals

The project earned high praise upon it's arrival

Susie Blake as a perpetually snooty continuity announcer

music runs right through everything

George Marage