Various Artists - V2: Cajun - The Post-War YearsIt took decades for the music of our distant "French" cousins long hidden away in the bayous of southern Louisiana to finally leave it's home. It aroused interest with some of the curious and then conquered the USA. Joyful or nostalgic, convivial and given rhythm by accordions, these tunes seduced music lovers worldwide, and today the music is recognized as part of the world's heritage. The highly colorful saga of Cajun is told here by Jean Buzelin,

taking the listener back to it's golden age

but not nearly as well as you're about to

This is the most overtly searching

The Thuringian Bach Collegium follows on stylistically from the highly acclaimed release of the concertos of Prince Johann Ernst of Saxe-Weimar and continues the series of recordings on audite

Mark Adler on keyboards

" The effect of both modes is a haunting charm

Francesco Durante's Concerto No

From this divine comedy of the 21st century

A disc devoted to two very different

Just such a musician is Polypores (aka Stephen James Buckley) who paints music with a Eurorack modular

a stint punctuated with guest performances for Stevie Nicks

Dark Tranquility