Brett Dean - Composer & Performer - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Preceded by a string of intimate acoustic gigs aimed at showcasing the new songs to fans, 'Warnings/Promises' is one of the most anticipated albums of 2005. And it's definitely worth waiting for. Produced by Tony Hoffer (Air, Beck, the Thrills) and recorded in Los Angeles, the fourth full-length work from Idlewild alternates acoustic numbers with heavier tacks. EMI. 2005.

Producer and multi-instrumentalist Ben Marc, who's emerged as a key figure of London's cutting edge jazz scene, has just announced his debut full length, a follow up to last September's widely acclaimed Breathe Suite EP (heralded by NPR, Pitchfork, The Wire, The Guardian, and more). Glass Effect is an assured and accomplished 13-track realization of a singular vision that unifies a multitudinous profusion of influences (free-jazz, broken beat, hip-hop, electronica and beyond) into a sublime whole, underscoring the evolution of his quest for a distinctive sound lambent, low-key, and yet dizzyingly intricate. It's a rare talent that can link Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood, Ethio-jazz pioneer Mulatu Astatke, Afrofuturists Sun Ra Arkestra, and grime legend Dizzee Rascal, but Marc has long blurred musical worlds and criss-crossed boundaries. One of the reasons that he started writing Glass Effect, says Marc, was going to nightclubs in Ibiza and experiencing the heady sun-dappled euphoria of a summery dancefloor, as well as the beat-driven production of artists like Four Tet, Bonobo, Machinedrum, DJ Shadow, and Madlib.

Robert Dean - Pelleas & Melisande [COMPACT DISCS] Boxed Set date 01/31/2012