Witherer - Shadow Without A Horizon - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

With Sun Of The Sleepless and Nachtmahr, we offer you two explorers of the night side - the night side which inspired foreboding characters such as Lord Byron and Georg Trakl to put their confrontations with death and the devil into verse. Sun Of The Sleepless, already thought lost by some, are featured with four stylistically diverse, but always pitch-black compositions, adding a mighty Burzum interpretation in keeping with tradition ('Dunkelheit') and a unique Dark Throne cover version. Nachtmahr contribute three scruffy tracks to this split CD that speak for themselves.

John McLaughlin (Guitar, Guitar Synth), Zakir Hussain (Tabla, Chanda, Madal, Konokol), Shankar Mahadevan (Vocals & Konokol), Ganesh Rajagopalan (Violin, Konokol), Selvaganesh Vinayakram (Kanjira, Mridangam, Ghatam, Konokol)... 2025 . Recorded live throughout their globe-spanning 50th anniversary tour in 2023, Mind Explosion is the final album from vanguard world fusion ensemble Shakti. To be released on Abstract Logix, it contains a selection of performances carefully curated from countless hours of concert recordings by co-founding guitarist John McLaughlin and Shakti master percussionist Selvaganesh Vinayakram. Mind Explosion is a rapturous celebration of the life, music, and humanity of Zakir Hussain - not just McLaughlin's original partner in Shakti, but a brother and inspiration to every past and present member of Shakti - who passed away in December 2024. InchI am eternally grateful to Zakir,Inch McLaughlin reflects, Inchbecause he was there before the beginning of Shakti to the very end.Inch Mind Explosion features the Shakti of the past two decades - Hussain, McLaughlin, Vinayakram, and Shankar Mahadevan (vocals) - plus Ganesh Rajagopalan (violin), who came aboard several years ago, on a program of material ranging from Shakti's 1976 debut album to extended versions of two compositions from their GRAMMY™ award-winning 2023 album This Moment. Throughout, the revolutionary ensemble's virtuosity, deeply felt kinship, and entirely unique hybrid of eastern and western traditions is on full, glorious display. InchWhat else can epitomize the history of Shakti if not the final live recording?Inch McLaughlin asks. InchNow that it is completed, I find it to be absolutely superb Heartfelt, deliriously joyful, and masterly all at the same time. It is our greatest achievement.Inch

Born of Osiris - InchThrough ShadowsInch. Chicago metalcore veterans Born of Osiris are back with their highly anticipated new album 'Through Shadows,' their first album in four years following 2021's 'Angel or Alien,' The band will be touring extensively throughout 2025 in support of it with multiple headline runs and festival appearances. CD Digipak, 16-page booklet.