Alan Silva - Luna Surface - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

A landmark in avant-garde jazz returns the definitive, remastered edition of Alan Silva's legendary 1969 Paris session for BYG's Actuel series. Leading his 11-piece Celestial Communication Orchestra - with titans like Anthony Braxton, Archie Shepp, and Grachan Moncur III - Silva channels the raw, boundary-pushing energy of the New York free jazz explosion. Deluxe packaging, restored artwork, and new liner notes by Kevin Le Gendre complete this long-sought treasure.Originally released in 1969, this explosive, large-scale work by Silva's Celestial Communication Orchestra remains a towering achievement in free jazz and avant-garde composition.Born in Bermuda and raised in Harlem, Alan Silva was a key figure in the New York avant-garde scene, performing with visionaries such as Albert Ayler, Sun Ra, and Cecil Taylor.With Luna Surface, he reached new creative heights, leading a transatlantic ensemble of American and European improvisers. Together, these musicians create a sound that is richly layered - uproarious, torrid, and intensely moving.Comprising two lengthy pieces, From the Luna Surface (Parts 1 & 2), the album unfolds like a constantly shifting landscape of sound, full of the boundless originality one would expect from such a talented group under Silva's skilled direction.Rooted in the legacy of Charles Mingus yet boldly forward-looking, Silva's music reflects not just the unrest of the late '60s, but a yearning for unity, transcendence, and deeper cosmic understanding.Luna Surface was - and remains - a radical proposition music not just to entertain, but to transform.This deluxe reissue offers a timely rediscovery of a work that still feels futuristic - a sonic reminder that the search for new worlds, whether musical or metaphysical, remains as urgent as ever.

Born of Osiris -InchThrough ShadowsInch. Chicago metalcore veterans Born of Osiris are back with their highly anticipated new album 'Through Shadows,' their first album in four years following 2021's 'Angel or Alien,' The band will be touring extensively throughout 2025 in support of it with multiple headline runs and festival appearances. Available on onyx marble vinyl in gatefold jacket with insert.

Vocal solo and choral arias by Accademia Instrumentale Italiana; Oxford Camerata; Sonatori de la Gioiosa Marca under the direction of Diego Fasolis, Bo Holten, Herve Niquet, Antony Pitts, Jeremy Summerly and Sergio Vartolo. Featuring Hildegard of Bingen's O Euchari in leta via and Dieterich Buxtehude's Membra Jesu nostri, BuxWV75 Ie. Ad pedes Ecce super montes.