Album

An album is a collection of recordings released as a single work or commercial unit. The term originally referred to sets of 78 rpm records kept in bound sleeves, resembling a photo album. In the 20th century the album became more than a container for songs, especially in jazz, rock, and popular music, where artists began treating it as a complete artistic statement.

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ORCHESTRA

The instrumental re-imagining of vocal music by Gerald Finzi, a countryside composer and apple grower

Gerald Finzi was an English composer whose work and lifestyle were immersed in the culture of his country, remaining...
Album

Surrealistic Pillow as the ultimate psychedelic experience pioneered by Jefferson Airplane

Released in 1967, Surrealistic Pillow was Jefferson Airplane's second album which not only set a departure point for the...
Album

Yemeni folk melodies interpolated into psychedelic dance rhythms by El Khat

The musical traditions of Yemen can be traced back to the 14th century in the form of homayni which meaning can be...
Band

Bird In The Belly: the dark side of old British ballads re-imagined in polyphonic folk songs

Bird in the Belly is an English folk band that draws their inspiration through collecting little known or forgotten...
Album

Swordfishtrombones: groundbreaking instrumentation catches Tom Waits' signature sound

Released in 1983, Swordfishtrombones became the first self-produced album by Tom Waits that not only established the...
GUITAR

Ry Cooder & Vishwa Mohan Bhatt: the unlikely fusion of two guitar greats

A Meeting by the River—is one of the most striking cross-cultural works of the 1990s which brought Grammy Awards for...
PIANO

Songs for Drella: the minimalistic tribute to Andy Warhol that united his beloved artists for the first time since 1960s

As an absolutely iconic figure in the visual art movement known as pop art, Andy Warhol had a profound influence on the...
SITAR

1960s clarinet & sitar duo pioneered an ambient genre with the album for spiritual practices

Even though the term ambient as a music genre was coined by Brian Eno only in the 1970s, musical experiments of this... 1 comment
Collaboration

Robert Fripp & Toyah Willcox: the prog family who proclaimed Sunday All Over the World

One of the brightest collaborations of the late 1980s arose after the wedding of postpunk singer Toyah Willcox and...
TECHNOLOGIES

Quadraphonic vinyl reveals new Atom Heart Mother details

In the late 1960s, after the stereo sound almost completely replaced the mono format in the recording industry, the... 4 comments
SONGWRITER

Just Another Diamond Day: the stunning rediscovery of the hippie-era gem

Vashti Bunyan is an English singer and songwriter primarily known for her 1970 album Just Another Diamond Day, which was...
PIANO

Sgt. Pepper's inspiration behind Carla Bley's revolutionary jazz album

Born in Oakland, California, Carla Bley was raised in a Christian fundamentalist household and received remarkably...
MODERN JAZZ QUARTET

Bebop meets baroque in memorable Collaboration

Modern Jazz Quartet (MJQ) is an American musical ensemble noted for their innovations in jazz forms and consistently...
MEDITATION

Brian Eno's Airport Music for orchestra

It is useless to speculate now which direction the genre of ambient might have taken if not for Brian Eno, the revered... 1 comment
TECHNOLOGIES

Massive Attack to record anniversary album on genetic code

Massive Attack is known for their innovative approach to producing and promoting music, and even their modern classic...
SAENGHWANG

Modern jazz meets traditional Korean music in Park Jiha's Communion

Both somehow minimalist and carrying the richness of jazz improvisation, Park Jiha's debut album Communion borders on...