Rands/ Biss/ Bernard - Orchestral WorksThe international reputation of Bernard Rands as one of the leading composers of his generation rests on over a hundred well crafted scores of notable formal cohesion, dramatic intensity and lyrical beauty. The Concerto for Piano and Orchestra (2013) was commissioned by the Boston Symphony Orchestra in celebration of Rands's eightieth birthday year and as implied by it's title, the piece is for piano and orchestra rather than a piano concerto. Hence,

is out July 16th and marks their return to Fat Possum Records

The Mars Volta

- Extraordinary Attorney Woo (Original Soundtrack) - Limited Color 180g Vinyl

Featuring vintage tracks from a wide array of classic vocal groups including the Willows

Wilco and other notable powerhouse artists

Improvisation creates possibility

Rise and Fall

he is an assistant professor at the Department of Piano at his home University

This 63-track 3-CD set comprises his releases for Decca during those years

Especially in the opening

this collection contains rare twelve inch mixes of '80s Soul/Funk classics and obscurities

Eugene Pallette) or an also-doubtful Leopold Stokowski (as himself)