Oriole String Quartet - Choral Music Sacred & Secular - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Remastered from the original tapes, this edition and features three previously-unreleased tracks, two rare cuts and live versions, recollections and liner notes by Steven Brown, Gareth Jones (engineer & co-producer), and John Foxx, plus writings from Blaine Reininger and Peter Principle (2015) and of course some archival photos and memorabilia. A milestone in post-punk experimentation, Desire captures Tuxedomoon at their most cinematic and atmospheric. It's mood of haunted romanticism and it's category-defying blend of music have kept it influential among generations of musicians exploring the intersections of rock, electronic music, cabaret, minimal, jazz and classical music. Desire was written just before the band's relocation from San Francisco to Europe. It was recorded in the UK and released in 1981 on Ralph Records, The Residents' own tag, before being reissued in 1987 on CramBoy, the imprint created by Crammed Discs to host the band's output. Tuxedomoon's considerable body of work (16 albums to date, with a new one currently in the works) remains unique, as relevant today as it's ever been, thanks to the band's visionary ability to transcend genres, and to the romantic, rebellious and imaginative spirit which illuminates their music. Album Tracks 1. East 2. Jinx 3. Music #1 4. Victims of the Dance 5. Incubus (Blue Suit) 6. Desire 7. Again 8. In the Name of Talent (Italian Western Two) 9. Holiday for Plywood 10. Dark Companion 11. Beauty Killer (Previously Unreleased) 12. Ice Benign (Previously Unreleased) 13. Sordide Elemental (Previously Unreleased) 14. 59 to 1 (1980 Remix)

Album Tracks 1. Veni Sancte Spiritus, for Chorus 2. Tristes Erant Apostoli, for Chorus 3. Magnificat V, for Chorus 4. Veni Creator Spiritus, for Chorus 5. Ave Maria, for Chorus 6. Hostis Herodes, for Chorus 7. Rorate Coeli, for Chorus 8. Iste Confessor Domini, for Chorus 9. Christe Redemptor Omnium, for Chorus 10. Cantata Domino, for Chorus 11. Tenebrae Factae Sunt, for Chorus 12. Lauda Sion, for Chorus 13. Qua Vocat Me, for Chorus 14. Ave Maris Stella, for Chorus 15. Te Deum Laudamus, for Chorus

'Shedding Skin' is the manifestation of a new challenge, of fresh thinking, and a brave confident stride into previously uncharted waters. Ten songs that embrace, unite and narrate observations that are designed to sit beside each other through bright peaks and dark shallows. Unlike his previous albums, 'Shedding Skin' was recorded with a traditional live set up with what has become his touring band; Joe Newman on guitar, bass player, John Calvert and John Blease on drums. The self-produced album also features guest vocals from Nadine Shah, Etta Bond, Melanie de Biasio, Lucy Rose and MaxA mo Park's Paul Smith, a collection that sets a new precedent as his very best work yet. Album Tracks 1. Off Peak Dreams 2. X Marks the Spot 3. Be Right Back, Moving House 4. Shedding Skin 5. Yes, I Helped You Pack 6. That Ring Down the Drain Kind of Feeling 7. Sorry My Love, It's You Not Me 8. Better Not Butter 9. The Pleasure in Pleather 10. Nothing in the Way