Sara Kays - Struck By Lightning - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Kodály Quartet - String Quartets Op 2 [COMPACT DISCS] date 03/18/2003

German DJ/synth player Markus Schmidt is known in his native country as InchGroove ManInch for a good reason. Schmidt has a knack for sweetening the groove on every project he's ever been involved in, although he is often uncredited on many of the big hits he has worked on. For this reason, he is mostly thought of as a Inchsecret weaponInch of sorts, a moniker he doesn't mind at all, as long as he gets paid. Markus was in the middle of a South Florida vacation when the pandemic hit and decided not to risk travel, so he stayed put in his South Beach rental and enjoyed long walks on the beach every morning, which became a ritual of sorts that became a beneficial tool to keep his sanity and creativity intact. On his daily stroll one morning, Marcus could hear a rhythmic patter in the distance, and as he got closer, he could see that the sound was coming from a solitary stroller on the beach singing/rapping while making rhythmic accompaniment with a coconut shell and also parts of his own body. Markus followed for a while, and when the two caught up, Markus introduced himself and complimented the music maker. This musical fellow turned out to be Karl Lennox, a talented up and coming R&B/Hip-Hop vocalist that had been recently discovered by the newly reborn Afro Wax imprint - the infamous underground South Beach dance-electronic tag that helped turn Americans on to speed-garage and other groovy things in the early 2000s. Long story short Markus and Karl became fast friends, began collaborating musically and naturally happened upon a sound that could loosely be described as Euro-lectro - soulful, adventurous and groovy, just like the early Afro Wax singles that Markus owned when he was a teenager, and the folks at the tag agreed. Their first single InchGet Down (Baby Let Me See You Get Down Tonight),Inch kicks off the revamped tag in style with an infectious groove that

Seventeen-year-old Texas native Sarah Jarosz emerged on the scene about five years ago as someone to watch. Jamming onstage with Bluegrass icons David Grisman and Ricky Skaggs, she played her mandolin with a sure touch and real joy. While her instrumental talents are formidable, let's make one thing clear Sarah is a singer. Her voice is velvety smooth, agile, and powerful occasionally reminiscent of such disparate artists as Natalie Maine's and Patty Griffin. Her debut, SONG UP IN HER HEAD, was produced by Sarah Jarosz and award-winning engineer and producer Gary Paczosa. Features a mix of 11 original new-old-timey ballads written by Sarah Jarosz, and two well chosen covers, the Decemberists Shankill Butchers and the Tom Waits/Kathleen Brennan co-write, Come on Up to the House Collaborators on the album include teenaged peers Samson Grisman and Alex Hargreaves, as well as well-known veterans of the acoustic scene, including Chris Thile, Darrell Scott, Stuart Duncan, Mike Marshall and Jerry Douglas.