Body of Light - Bitter Reflection - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

The masterful crooner is back on point with his seventh album, FACE THE MUSIC. Inspired by the R&B legends-Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Frankie Beverly & Maze, Luther Vandross and Kenny Babyface Edmonds who have been guiding light's in Avants career, the project marks the singers first on the Capitol/EMI-distributed indie tag Mo-B. But the set does more than just pay homage to R&B masters. Thanks to Avants inventiveness, FACE THE MUSIC cooks up a tantalizing blend of contemporary and traditional sounds.

Birthed from Arizona's regaled Ascetic House collective, Body of Light is a dark synth-pop outfit comprised of young brothers Andrew and Alexander Jarson. What began as a vehicle for their exploration of noise and sound during their early teens has evolved into an established production over the last decade, as Body of Light continues to carve out their own style of complex, structured, and moving dancefloor electronics. Their music is not only individually personal, but drawn from experiences shared between the two brothers - and calls on elements of new wave, freestyle, goth, and techno to create timeless and singular tracks without fear of trend or passing fashion. On their third album Time to Kill, Body of Light refines their brand of cold and driving synth pop with a bold pallet of sounds and a focus on uncharted technique and purpose. Like the pale digital stare of the modern devices surrounding our daily lives, the album weaves stories of love and obsession in an era of technical bondage and fleeting exhilaration. Written over a period of intense and profound change, Time to Kill stands as a startling reminder of how important our existence truly is. Haunting keys, swelling pads, and punching rhythms score their work as Alex Jarson presents an alluring and romantic dialogue with confident projection. The title single InchTime to KillInch kicks off the album with a merciless signature beat, complimented by distorted sample patterns against an infectious, moving bass groove that invites you to Inchlet the memories fade.Inch The follow up single InchDon't PretendInch invokes sparkling nostalgia and innocence over a dark and driving beat paired with vintage electronic movements. The haunting InchDangerousInch, slows the pace with it's pendulum-like rhythm and ominous intonation, falling between a hopeful synth pop ballad and shadowy dirge - a slow dance for the sun

Gustav Mahler described his Third Symphony as 'a work in which the whole world is indeed reflected', a claim supported by it's large, six-movement structure and the use of huge orchestral and choral forces, plus a part for alto solo. The first performance of the symphony took place on 9 June 1902 in Krefeld under Mahler's direction. This is the third recording of a Mahler symphony by the Essen Philharmonic Orchestra under conductor Tomáš Netopil. They are joined here by Bettina Ranch (alto), the Aalto Children's Choir, the ladies of the Essen Philharmonic Choir and the children's choir of the Deutsche Oper Berlin.