UMG - Samara Joy - A Joyful Holiday - Limited Emerald Green Vinyl - VINYL LP

More than any other artist to emerge from the fertile black metal scene of the early '90s, Ihsahn has firmly established himself as an unpredictable maverick. Frontman and chief composer with the legendary Emperor, he re-wrote the rulebook on epic extreme music across a series of albums that are still widely regarded as classics. Ihsahn's unique approach and liberated musical ethos ensured that when he embarked on a solo career, fans were primed to expect the unexpected. Full conceptual album, presented in two versions Metal and Orchestral. Ihsahn has created his best and most unique and powerful album to date. InchWith this , I wanted to dig deep into the core essentials of my musical background; black/extreme-metal and my love of orchestral music and soundtracks. I approached the writing with the intent to present the material in it's full-blown metal expression, but also to arrange the orchestral parts in such a way that they would work independently. Somehow an attempt to write a soundtrack within the structures of the full production, allowing me to explore different, and sometimes contrasting, variations of essentially the same music.Inch In line with the cinematic inspirations, music and lyrics follow two parallel narratives with recurring themes throughout. The main story is presented in the metal version, whereas the secondary story is rooted in the orchestral version, although bleeding into the main story.

A colleague and friend of Lully, Jean-Henry D'Anglebert served as claveciniste in the grand siecle court of Louis XIV, the Sun King. His single publication, the Pies de Clavecin of 1689, was disseminated widely and reissued several times. His music i.

Toots Thielemans was a jazz harmonica virtuoso from Belgium. Together with pianist Karel Boehlee, bassplayer Hein Van de Geyn and Hans van Oosterhout on drums Toots recorded, as the European Quartet, the album 90 in 2012. The album features two compositions from Antonio Carlos Jobim, 'Wave' and 'One Note Samba', 'Dat Mistige Rooie Beest' from Rogier van Otterloo, 'In Your Own Sweet Way' from Dave Brubeck and 7 more tracks. 90 is available as a limited edition of 500 individually numbered copies on white colored vinyl.