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Stardust
Kerani
Kerani Music Production
$15.00 CD / $11.00 download cdbaby.com
Recorded with a symphonic orchestra, a mixed vocal ensemble, and a wide ran
ge of synthesizers, Stardust is a cosmically inspired, space-themed album b
y award-winning New Age pianist, keyboardist, and composer Kerani. The swee
ping flow of music inspires wonder for the grand majesty of the universe, i
n this extraordinary and highly recommended contribution to personal and pu
blic library music collections. The tracks are "Stardust" (6:09), "Cosmic S
unrise" (7:42), "Rosetta" (8:07), "Perpetuum Mobile" (6:12), "Beyond" (6:25
), "The Next Step" (5:16), "Infinity" (5:49), "Gravity" (6:19), "Worlds Unk
nown" (6:34), and "Stars (Remix)" (5:31).
From the Darker Seasons
Jeff Pearce
www.jeffpearcemusic.com
Privately Published
$12.97 CD / $9.99 download cdbaby.com
From the Darker Seasons is an new age album by award-winning music artist J
eff Pearce, featuring his signature ambient guitar stylings. Inspired by co
ntemplating the seasons of fall and winter, From the Darker Seasons stirs t
he soul with its thoughtful reflections on the beauty of natural renewal th
rough the quieter, colder months. Highly recommended! The tracks are "A Wal
k Through the Leaves" (4:13), "Sun on Frost" (2:42), "Constellations" (6:13
), "The River in Late Autumn" (4:57), "Downdrift" (10:31), "Midnight Snow"
(4:29), "A Long Winter's Sleep" (17:45), and "Cold Comfort" (3:29).
Resonance
Peter Kater
New Earth Records
PO Box 3388, Ashland, OR 97520
www.newearthrecords.com
$15.99 CD / $9.49 MP3 amazon.com
Resonance is an astonishingly beautiful, instrumental new age album, perfor
med with piano, synthesizers, gongs, chimes, and sampled strings. Music art
ist Peter Kater has created a free- folding soundscape, fluid and moving li
ke waves lapping at the ocean shore. Resonance is a choice pick for new age
connoisseurs, highly recommended. The tracks are "Resonance" (5:17), "Twil
ight Star" (6:37), "Echo Inside" (9:00), "Night's Cavern" (9:47), "One Flam
e" (6:21), "Venus in Pisces" (9:11), "Rebirth" (9:57), and "Resonance (Repr
ise)" (3:55).
Bahaghari
Lea Salonga
GLP Music
https://www.glpmusic.nyc
$14.99 CD / $8.99 MP3 amazon.com
Bahaghari (meaning "Rainbow") is an album of traditional songs from the Phi
lippines, representing the island nation's three cultural regions and numer
ous languages. Singer and Broadway star Lea Salonga, who speaks Tagalog flu
ently, brings these beautiful pieces to vivid life with a stellar vocal per
formance. Bahaghari is a treasure for both personal and public library mult
icultural music collections, highly recommended. The tracks are "Pobreng Al
indahaw" (3:08), "Paruparong Bukid" (1:55), "Tinikling" (2:37), "Atin Cu Pu
ng Singsing" (2:31), "Bahay Kubo" (2:38), "Magtanim ay di Biro" (2:24), "Il
i Ili Tulog Anay" (2:33), "Matud Nila" (3:46), "Sarung Banggi" (3:02), "Ler
on Leron Sinta" (2:04), "Pamulinawen" (3:29), "Si Filemon" (1:35), "Sitsiri
tsit Alibangbang" (1:37), "Sampaguita" (3:16), and "Waray Waray" (2:49).
Onwards
Mile Twelve
www.miletwelvebluegrass.com
Privately Published
$TBA CD / $9.99 download cdbaby.com
Boston-based quintet Mile Twelve (guitarist Evan Murphy, bassist Nate Sabat
, banjo player BB Bowness, award-winning fiddle player Bronwyn Keith-Hynes,
and mandolin player David Benedict) present their debut full-length album
Onwards, a celebration of Appalachian bluegrass. The original songs energiz
e the spirit, embodying the joy of country bluegrass while borrowing a smat
tering of inspiration from indie rock, old-school jazz, or other stylings a
s suits the moment. Highly recommended! The tracks are "Onwards", "Call My
Soul", "Sunny Side of Town", "The Mararet Keene", "Soldiers and Sailors", "
Wickwire", "The Day You Left", "Ace of Hearts", "In the Shade", "You Don't
Even Know It Yet", "Old Tom", and "Settle Down Blues".
River of January
Dave Zinno Unisphere
Whaling City Sound
$TBA whalingcitysound.com
River of January is a Latin jazz album that adventures off the beaten path,
sweeping the listener away in a stellar journey. Lively and exciting, the
songs rouse the listener's spirit and showcase the performers' talents for
creativity and improvisation. Highly recommended. The tracks are "Babycakes
" (8:27), "Remember When" (7:54), "Feir a Hippie" (6:43), "Inverno Sem Rio"
(7:39), "Little Lilli" (10:52), "Recife Blues" (6:45), "Wichita Lineman" (
6:47), "South End Blues" (6:08), "Rapanui" (3:41) and "Um a Zero" (3:28).
Stone & Sky
Crowd Company
Vintage League Music
$TBA vintageleaguemusic.com
Critically acclaimed eight-member funk soul group Crowd Company presents St
one & Sky, a resonating funk soul album distinguished by smooth, powerful v
ocals supported by heady funk rhythms. Rapturous and richly textured, Stone
& Sky is a "must" for connoisseurs of the genre, highly recommended. The t
racks are "Take Off The Crown" (3:23), "Saw You Yesterday (4:33), "Can't Ge
t Enough" (3:36), "Soar" (5:19), "Fever" (3:14), "Away With You" (3:23), "L
et Me Be" (4:25), "Getting The Groove" (2:08), "Fast Forward" (3:25), "Summ
er" (4:07), "The Spark" (6:20), "Blind Pig" (2:56), and "Station 77" (3:28)
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Solstice/Equinox
Diana Panton
www.dianapanton.com
Privately Published
$12.99 CD / $9.99 download
Solstice/Equinox is the eighth album by two-time JUNO award-winning jazz ar
tist Diana Panton. Featuring Panton's ethereal vocals and haunting solos, t
he original songs revolve around the themes of turning seasons, reflecting
the cycles of love and life. An enriching, vibrant soundscape, Solstice/Equ
inox is enthusiastically recommended to connoisseurs of quality original ja
zz. The tracks are "They Say It's Spring", "The Heather on the Hill", "Up J
umped Spring", "That Sunday, That Summer", "Estate (Summer)", "Manhattan",
"La Fin Des Vacances", "September in the Rain", "Tis Autumn", "September",
"Cloudy Morning", "I Like Snow", and "By the Fireside".
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