Delines - Mr. Luck & Ms. Doom - VINYL LP

The hours I spent learning Beethoven's last three sonatas were among the most cherished of my life. They were filled with the exhilaration of being in the presence of something magnificent, something truly meaningful. Over the years, these sonatas have become my intimate companions - a continuous source of learning and an always sympathetic yet mercilessly honest corrective for me... I learned Helmut Lachenmann's Wiegenmusik (Cradle Music) as a teenager, around the same time I actually met him at my grandfather's home. As a young man, Helmut had been a member of my grandfather's choir. I will never forget the impression his warm and friendly manner had on me. The Wiegenmusik was my first profound experience with Helmut's music... Much later, in preparation for a joint concert in which I played solo four of his works for piano, Helmut, in his unique way, introduced me to his works and invited me to InchlistenInch - to listen to everything that is acoustically perceptible, to hear the attack of the key and it's consequence, and to open up myself more to the beauty of tones, beyond the so-called limits; and ultimately not just with his music, but with all music. This juxtaposition of Beethoven and Lachenmann explores the interaction between the works - the field of tension opened up by their proximity. Without alienating the individual masterpiece, a new listening context emerges. The symbiosis of their auras allows us to experience anew what we have become accustomed to. I dedicate this album to my grandfather Gerhard Wilhelm, who dreamed of living life as a pianist like I do now - as a child of a generation that, unlike his, did not have to experience war. Let us hope that this does not change. Both Beethoven and Lachenmann will help in this endeavor. (Moritz Winkelmann)

Ilegales - Agotados De Esperar El Fin [VINYL LP] With CD, Spain - Import date 11/08/2024

From the tale of two brothers leaving a convenience store after a shop-lifting gone wrong incident outside of Lake Charles, to a middle-aged woman driving aimlessly outside of Galveston unable to go home to her waiting family. From the 60's pop of InchKid CodeineInch to the soul romance of InchHold Me Slow,Inch Vlautin is one of pop's outstanding storytellers... No one has a better eye for the telling detail, or a keener ear for the heartbreaking phrase... Front-woman Amy Boone's voice is equal parts double cream and liquid smoke.InchBoone's rich, Rickie Lee Jones-meets-Chrissie Hynde voice is the careworn bedrock upon which these bruised, dynamics-rich songs depend... There's no mistaking it's pedigree.Inch MOJO - 4 Stars *InchPortland sextet return from the brink in imperious fettle... Boone is on terrific form and these sad tales are given empathetic grace by The Delines' stirring arrangements.Inch Uncut - 8/101. Little Earl 2. Kid Codeine 3. Drowning In Plain Sight 4. All Along The Ride 5. Lynette's Lament6. Hold Me Slow 7. Surfers In Twilight 8. Past The Shadows 9. This Ain't No Getaway 10. Saved From The Sea 11. The Gulf Drift Lament