John Bence - Archangels - VINYL LP

Two years ago, a unique performance took place at the Archa Theatre in Prague in which the legendary Czech folk musician Dagmar Vonková performed her repertoire. This time, however, Vonková did not appear as a soloist but accompanied by a band composed of eight major figures on the local musical scene Beata Hlavenková, Dorota Barová, Marcel Bárta, Oskar Török, Miloš Dvorácek, Jirí Slavík, Marian Friedl, Petr Ostrouchov and the singer Lenka Dusilová as guest. Animal Music now releases a life recording of this concert. The band was assembled on the initiative of the producer of the project, Petr Ostrouchov, who designed the program especially for the Strings of Autumn festival in the year of Dagmar Vonková's seventieth birthday. The concert was offered as a tribute to this remarkable folk singer who has been part of the musical scene since the 1970s when she first came with her wholly original combination of traditional folk song with a unique approach to guitar play and an expressive way of singing. Remarkably, her music and reputation spanned the borders of Czechoslovakia. Accompanied on the piano, wind instruments, double bass, the drums, percussions, folk flutes or cimbalom, Vonková's songs, characterized by a strong folk-poetic drive, can be heard in a new flourish of colors in the present recording. The many-layered arrangements are the work of members of the accompanying band whose own musical language draws on jazz and contemporary music as well as current songwriting and folk-song. Album Tracks 1. Háje 2. Ej, Po Poli Jsem Chodila 3. Tobe 4. Jasné Ráno 5. Zlatá Brána 6. V Košilích BÍLÝCH 7. Oliva 8. Brízy 9. Hostina 10. Živá Voda 11. Vrat Se, Prute 12. Nádech 13. Chlapci Na Tom Horním Konci

Two CDs. Released in May 1982, Altered Images' second album features one the band's biggest singles, InchI Could Be HappyInch, which peaked at number 7. It also contains the singles InchSee Those EyesInch and InchPinky BlueInch, as well as their cover of Neil Diamond's InchSong Sung BlueInch. The album was produced by Martin Rushent (Human League, Stranglers, Buzzcocks), and went on to earn a Silver Disc, selling in excess of 60,000 copies. In this very special 2CD set, CD1 features the original album, while bonus CD2 contains three non-album B-sides, three extended 12Inch versions and the 7Inch single edit of InchI Could Be HappyInch. • The two CDs are presented in brand new seven-inch deluxe gatefold packaging, with an 8-page booklet which includes all the lyrics (including the three non-album tracks) and the credits. Album Tracks 1. Pinky Blue 2. See Those Eyes 3. Forgotten 4. Little Brown Head 5. See You Later 6. Song Sung Blue 7. Funny Funny Me 8. Think That It Might 9. I Could Be Happy 10. Jump Jump 11. Goodnight and I Wish 1. I Could Be Happy [7Inch Version] 2. Insects [Re-Record] 3. Disco Pop Stars 4. See Those Eyes [Long Version] 5. How About That Then (I've Missed My Train) 6. Pinky Blue [Dance Mix] 7. Jump Jump - Think That It Might [Segued Dance Mix]

'Ancestral' marks a profound metamorphosis for master saxophonist John O'Gallagher. He cast off his old skin, fundamentally altering his studies, homeland, and life, thereby charting a new future. Recorded at Sound on Sound Studios in Montclair, New Jersey, in January, 2024, 'Ancestral' was influenced, in part, by O'Gallagher's PhD studies into the music of John Coltrane, and reunites the versatile reeds player with guitarist Ben Monderwhile, notably, features the first-ever recorded collaboration between master drummers Andrew Cyrille and Billy Hart.InchBasically, my PhD (available on O'Gallagher's website) is an analysis where I transcribed all of Trane's solos, spelling out what he does on his late recordings 'Interstellar Space' and 'Stellar Regions'. And it shows that free music is not free, not the way people think it is. Trane was definitely thinking about organization in those records. This research definitely gave me ideas about how to be freer within the systems that I had developed, and how to perceive them in a more organic way.InchO'Gallagher's latest recording marks a significant artistic evolution, following a period of considerable personal change. After leaving Brooklyn, New York, he and his wife relocated to the UK before ultimately settling in Lisbon, Portugal. This journey, coupled with dedicated study, profoundly shaped his new music.In an album consisting largely of first takes, O'Gallagher's compositions vary from through-composed pieces to skeletal charts to full-blown group compositions/ improvisations.A1. AwakeningA2. Under the WireA3. ContactA4. TugB1. ProfessB2. Altar of the AncestorsB3. QuixoticaB4. Postscript Album Tracks 1. Awakening 2. Under the Wire 3. Contact 4. Tug 5. Profess 6. Altar of the Ancestors 7. Quixotica 8. Postscript