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Subject: April 2018 MBR The Library CD Shelf
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The Library CD Shelf
Mountains Made of Shadow, Anthems Made of Light
Dan Kennedy
www.dankennedy.us
Privately Published
$15.99 CD / $9.49 MP3 amazon.com
Mountains Made of Shadow, Anthems Made of Light is a new age, solo piano al
bum by New England composer and pianist Dan Kennedy. The songs flow freely,
creating a diffused soundscape that stirs the imagination. Mountains Made
of Shadow, Anthems Made of Light is a treasure for solo piano connoisseurs,
highly recommended for both personal and public library music CD collectio
ns. The tracks are "Chilly Morning", "Give It All Away", "Wintergreen", "Ba
ckstory", "Souvenirs", "After The Heartache Is Gone", "California", "Ennio"
, "Wildflower", "Implying Flying", "Allelu", and "The Fire Within".
Serenity II
Michael Kollwitz
www.MichaelKollwitz.com
Privately Published
$15.00 CD / $9.49 MP3 amazon.com
Serenity II: More Peaceful Music on the Chapman Stick is a full hour of ser
ene music crafted on the Chapman Stick, a stringed, electric, polyphonal in
strument created by Emmett Chapman and considered to be part of the guitar
family. Inspired by the book "Steps to Knowledge: The Book Of Inner Knowing
" by Marshall Vian Summers, these songs soothe the spirit and inspire the m
ind with their drifting beauty. Highly recommended. The tracks are "The Pre
sence", "Wrapped in Love", "Climbing The Mountain", "Clear Passage", "Live
and Let Live", "The Balance", "Blue Skies", "Pure Signal", "Welcome Home",
"A Greater Purpose", "One With Nature", "Shaman's Cave", "Easy Does It", "B
reaking Free", "Beyond The Clouds", and "Way Of Knowledge".
Subdina
Eva Salina, voice
Peter Stan, accordion
Vogiton
$TBA www.evasalina.com
Subdina: A Portrait of Vida Pavlovic is a music CD by singer Eva Salina in
honor of Serbian Roma singer Vida Pavlovic. Salina presents her own interpr
etations of Vida's body of recorded work. Written in both Romanes and Serbi
an, these songs tell of the hardships of poverty, migration, domestic abuse
, and marginalization. Beautiful, profound, and passionate, Subdina is high
ly recommended especially for personal and public library international mus
ic collections. The tracks are "Pusti Me Da Zivim", "E Laute Basalen Taj Ro
ven", "Ostala Je Pesma Moja", "Cerma Devla Cirikli", "Namarma Dileja", "Ave
n, Aven Romalen", "E Dadeci Cajori", and "Ostala" (feat. Demiran Cerimovic)
.
After the Rain
Neil Tatar
https://neiltatar.com
Tatar Associates
$17.99 CD / $9.49 MP3 amazon.com
Guitarist and pianist Neil Tatar presents a relaxing, instrumental music jo
urney in his new album After the Rain. The songs stir the imagination, craf
ting an atmosphere of contemplation and wonder. After the Rain is highly re
commended, especially for personal and public library music CD collections.
The tracks are "Gentle Steps", "Sunsets", "Reflections", "When I Was Young
", "Rush Pond", "Night Walk", "Freedom", "Welcome Home", "After the Rain",
and "Sidwalk Jam".
Monika Herzig's Sheroes
Monika Herzig
Whaling City Sound
www.whalingcitysound.com
Naxos (distribution)
$15.99 amazon.com
Monika Herzig's Sheroes is a jazz album featuring all-women, first-class ta
lented performers from around the world. The compositions are largely origi
nal with a few covers. Monika Herzig's Sheroes is an amazing listening expe
rience, brimming with passion for the performance, and highly recommended e
specially for connoisseurs of the genre. The tracks are "Time Again, D.B.",
"Bubbles', "Ain't No Mountain High Enough", "Nancy Wilson Portrait", "Song
for C.C.", "Just Another Day at the Office", "The House of the Rising Sun"
, "Wayning", "Cantos", and "I am a Superstar".
All Their Many Miles
The Super Saturated Sugar Strings
Privately Published
$TBA CD / $9.49 MP3 amazon.com
All Their Many Miles is a new album from Alaska indie folk band The Super S
aturated Sugar Strings. The CD was recorded live to capture the energy of t
he moment, and convey the joy of performing. Freewheeling and fantastic, Al
l Their Many Miles is enthusiastically recommended to folk music connoisseu
rs. The tracks are "All Their Many Miles", "Love Cocoon", "Precipice", "The
Vow", "Crocodile", "Amplified", "Float", "The Duchess of Comfort", "Long R
oad" and "Heart of Stone".
The Turbans
The Turbans
Six Degrees Records
https://www.sixdegreesrecords.com
$12.98 CD / $9.49 MP3 amazon.com
The Turbans is the self-titled debut album of a band of musicians from diff
erent places in Europe, including Turkey, Bulgaria, Israel, Iran, Greece, S
pain, and England. Their songs span genres, transcend borders, and eschew p
olitics in favor of music that appeals to the world at large. Their exubera
nt passion shines through in this unique, original collection, highly recom
mended especially for connoisseurs of world music. The tracks are "Riders",
"Sinko Moy" (featuring the London Bulgarian Choir), "Zami", "Samia", "Kans
ianitsa", "Aman", "Hamouda", "Chubby" (featuring Simo Lagnawi), "Madhavski
Horo", "Ruuah", and "Hackney".
North of Despair
Wood & Wire
Blue Corn Music
$TBA www.woodandwireband.com
North of Despair is the latest album from Texas bluegrass band Wood & Wire.
The original songs celebrate honest labor, and pride in one's own hard wor
k. A joy to listen to, North of Despair is especially recommended to fans o
f country and bluegrass, and highly recommended. The tracks are "Kingpin",
"Eliza", "North of Despair", "Summertime Rolls", "As Good As It Gets", "Jus
t Don't Make 'em", "Texas", "Awake in the Wake", "Lies & Money", "Wingding"
, and "Out With The Tide".
The Cage
Bob Holroyd
Privately Published
$TBA bobholroyd.com
The Cage is an avant-garde music album by British multi-instrumentalist and
sound designer Bob Holroyd. The title reflects a self-imposed cage, that b
locks out "negative" emotions at terrible cost; perhaps true freedom comes
not from escaping the cage, but rather widening it enough to allow everythi
ng in. The instrumental music experiments with genres ranging from ambient
to new age, modern classical, chill, and more. An exceptionally vibrant and
captivating album, The Cage is highly recommended for connoisseurs of orig
inal work. The tracks are "Inner Mind Sigh", "Enough", "Falling Together",
"Longing", "Possibilities", "Into the Light", "Identity", "Woven", "If Ever
There Was a Time", "What We Do", "Wings Clipped", and "The Cage".
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