1476 - Our Season Draws Near - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Digipak edition. 2017 . New England's 1476 creates isolationist sound stories musically and attitudinally coming from a punk/DIY background, they arguably absorbed all genres of guitar-heavy and atmospheric music there ever was since-including sub-genres of metal, neofolk, and ambient. Their DIY development has freed it from any and all genre restrictions, allowing the duo to boundlessly delve into conceptual worlds. From their viewpoint, they did not stick to an anarchic attitude, but delved into esotericism, occultism, Nordic mythology, and runology. What does this lead to? Some unparalleled boundless music-energetic, emotional, and always atmospheric with strong conceptual themes outside of the ordinary, often capturing the energy and mood of the old, haunting landscapes of New England's coastal regions. On their third album, the winter-themed Our Season Draws Near, 1476 strips away the dense layers and production from past albums and delivers it's most raw, intimate and urgent record to date. Far more guitar and drum-driven than anything the band has created before, Our Season Draws Near showcases 1476 at both maximum aggressiveness and it's most delicate, using minimalism, space and the power of dynamics to create massive, heavy sound.

Music in the tempest of the times If we seek to deal with Gerhard Frommel's personality and music (a master pupil of Hans Pfitzner) in greater depth, as in the case of many other German composers of his generation, we cannot avoid going into the historical and political events and the underlying active and reactive behavior of the individual. Concepts like opportunism or passive obedience come readily to mind, but they fall short of the truth, if we were not direct contemporary witnesses. His position during the years 1933-45 becomes all the more salient as regards the works recorded here, both of which were written at that time. Many things sound familiar; Wagner, Bruckner and other elements from the past stand out trenchantly, 'For me, the 1st Symphony is at the centre of my oeuvre.' Frommel says. The score reached Wilhelm Furtwängler, who then scheduled it's premiere with the Vienna Philharmonic for the autumn of 1942.

Back in stock due to popular demand, the 41st in our signature Brazil 45's series. Turning the spotlight to two monster funk/bossa nova cuts from Rosa Maria, we reissued a double header of firm favourites here at Mr Bongo HQ. Originally released on 7Inch in 1972 via Tapecar, copies of the OG are extremely difficult to get your hands on.The A side houses 'Deixa Nao Deixa', with it's distinct afro-Latin feel courtesy of the guitar, horns and percussion. Add in the catchy lead vocal, strong harmonies, funk/bossa drum grooves, shuffling percussion and the continuous build to the end, and you have one of the greatest Brazilian funk records ever pressed.'Avenida Atlantica' takes the B side. Funk and bossa drum grooves alternate underneath the layers of vocals, horns, piano and percussion for a fiery, energetic dancefloor heater.