Luke Altmann - Iron Winter - VINYL LP

This is the fourth volume of Louis Lortie's highly-successful series devoted to Chopin. The recording perfectly illustrates how Chopin elevated the waltz to a genre of musical art, from danses de salon - evocative of a genial milieu - to 'works' with proper opus numbers. Growing up in the 1820's, the composer at first viewed the waltz purely pragmatically, as a means to a social end in the dance salon. But after spending time in Vienna and Paris in the 1830s he decided that a waltz might be worthy of the deeper appreciation accorded a 'work'. From moods of liveliness, in introductory calls to the dance, to more poetical or sentimental sections, the affective achievement in these works is great, whether the mood captured is plaintive (the B minor, A flat major, or F minor ones), evocative of the dance salon (the E major), lilting (the D flat major), reminiscent of a Ländler (the A flat major, the only waltz Chopin composed in 3 / 8 meter), dramatic (the E minor), or brilliant (the G flat major). The nocturnes also trace their origins to the salon. The genre derives from a type of vocal music, akin to the solo romance, but highly popular among amateurs as an opportunity for singing duets. Album Tracks 1. Waltz No. 19 in a Minor, Op. Posth 2. Waltz No. 14 in E minor, Op. Posth 3. Waltz No. 15 in E Major, Op. Posth 4. Waltz No. 10 in B minor, Op. 69, No. 2 5. Waltz No. 17 in E-Flat Major, Op. Posth 6. Waltz No. 11 in G-Flat Major, Op. 70, No. 1 7. Waltz No. 12 in F minor, Op. 70, No. 2 8. Waltz No. 13 in D-Flat Major, Op. 70, No. 3 9. Waltz No. 18 in E-Flat Major, Op. Posth., InchSostenutoInch 10. Waltz No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 18, InchGrande Valse BrillanteInch 11. Waltz No. 16 in A-Flat Major, Op. Posth 12. Waltz No. 2 in A-Flat Major, Op. 34, No. 1, InchValse BrillanteInch 13. Waltz No. 3 in a Minor, Op. 34, No. 2, InchValse BrillanteInc

It's hard to speak about unspeakable things - violence, abuse, addiction and abandonment; especially when these things rupture the innocence of childhood. But one of the merits of Luke Jenner's new solo project is that he not only speaks of these things but he does so in a way that wrests them from the dark, small cubicle of shame, placing them firmly in the light so that we, as listeners and fellow survivors, can start to maybe walk with our head high. In this moment of empty pop music séance, the scope and ends of this project - to try and help people - feels almost revelatory. Revelatory is the right word here in that it carries with it, of course, the sense of religious or spiritual insight. As front man for the legendary post Punk NYC band, The Rapture (a band name that already attests to Jenner's abiding faith and interest in the force of spiritual reckoning), Jenner has never shied away from his belief in God, community, family - all as a means of recovering the fractured x of y. InchHow Deep is Your LoveInch, InchGraceInch...A1. A Wonderful Experience (07 13)B1. All My Love (10 36)C1. If There Is A God (05 39)C2. Asshole (04 16)C3. I'm Still Alive (03 44)C4. What Do I Dream About (02 39)C5. You're Not Alone (02 28)D1. You Know You're In Love When You're In Love (02 19)D2. Die One Day (05 30)D3. About To Explode (06 02) Album Tracks 1. A Wonderful Experience 2. All My Love 3. If There Is a God 4. Asshole 5. I'm Still Alive 6. What Do I Dream About 7. You're Not Alone 8. You Know You're in Love When You're in Love 9. Die One Day 10. About to Explode

Luke Grimes self-titled album will be released on vinyl and will include 13 tracks including InchBurnInch, InchHold OnInch, InchOh OhioInch and 10 more tracks. Known for his role as Kayce Dutton on the hit television series, InchYellowstone,Inch Grimes has been making music for years and he closed out 2023 with a sold-out tour after playing fairs and festivals around the country, including Stagecoach, Pilgrimage Music and Cultural Festival, Under the Big Sky Festival and more. Grimes grew up playing music in the church as the son of a Pentecostal pastor. His father also laid the foundation for the music he loves, introducing him to the works of Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, and Waylon Jennings. Album Tracks 1. Burn 2. Playin' Onthe Tracks 3. Hold on 4. Black Powder 5. Ghost of Who We Were 6. Oh Ohio 7. God and a Girl 8. What Angels Do 9. No Horse to Ride 10. Wait for the Rain to Die Down 11. Ain't Dead Yet 12. South on 75 13. Worst of Me