Showing posts with label Neo-Classical. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Neo-Classical. Show all posts

Friday, 15 January 2010

The Balanescu Quartet - Possessed (1992)
Great record by the romanian musician Alexander Balanescu and his partners.
"Possessed" contains five Kraftwerk cover versions, one of David Byrne's "Hanging Upside Down" and three original compositions.
On track nº 7, vocals are performed by Miranda Sex Garden.
Don't miss it!

Tuesday, 20 October 2009

Wim Mertens - Struggle for Pleasure (1983)

Wim Mertens - Maximizing the Audience (1984)
Wim Mertens - Instrumental Songs [Musique à Une Voix] (1986)
Wim Mertens - A Man of No Fortune and With a Name to Come (1986)
Wim Mertens - Educes Me (1988)
Wim Mertens - After Virtue (1988)
Wim Mertens - Motives for Writing (1989)
Wim Mertens - Shot and Echo (1993)
Wim Mertens - Epic That Never Was (1994)
Wim Mertens - Jardin Clos (1996)
With more than 50 albums released to date, these are just a few of the records that made of this belgian composer an undeniable reference in the music history of the last 25/30 years, due, in particular, to works like "Struggle for Pleasure", "Maximizing the Audience", "A Man of No Fortune...", "After Virtue", "Motives for Writing" or "Shot and Echo".
Hope you like it!

Saturday, 19 September 2009

sToa - Urthona (1993)

sToa - Porta VIII (1994)

sToa was formed in Germany in 1991 by Olaf Parusel and Conny Levrow.
Tooking influences from medieval and classical music, as well as from some 4AD bands such as Dead Can Dance ("Within the Realm of a Dying Sun" era), they've had 4 album releases to date.
These were sToa's first two albums and my favourite ones too.
Enjoy!

Sunday, 6 September 2009

Love Is Colder Than Death - Teignmouth (1991)

Love Is Colder Than Death - Mental Traveller (1992)

Love Is Colder Than Death - Inside the Bell (2004)

Here are the first two albums of LICTD, as well as a more recent one, recorded live in Leipzig in 2004.
This band was formed in Germany in 1990 and took its name from Rainer Fassbinder's classic movie "Liebe - ist kälter als der Tod".
The first LICTD material was released by Hyperium Records and their sound doesn't vary much from the one that was made by some of their label mates such as Stoa, Jack or Jive, Anchorage or Black Tape for a Blue Girl.
Enjoy!

Tuesday, 17 February 2009

In the Nursery - Köda (1988)

In the Nursery - Anatomy of a Poet (1994)

In the Nursery was founded by Klive/Nigel Humberstone and Anthony Bennett in Sheffield, 1981.
These are two great records by the band which include a cover version of Scott Walker's "The Seventh Seal" in "Anatomy of a Poet".
Enjoy!

Monday, 2 February 2009

Roger Eno & Kate St. John - The Familiar (1993)

"The Familiar" resulted from a collaboration between Brian Eno's younger brother, Roger, and former The Dream Academy member Kate St. John.
Excellent if you're in the mood for dreamy and ethereal melodies...

Fans of Virginia Astley's and Ryuichi Sakamoto's more classical-oriented material will find much to like on The Familiar. (Taken from AMG)