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The Cage by Bob Holroyd |
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- posted by Gena on 4/11/2018 |
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SOUNDS FROM MULTI-TALENTED MUSICIAN BOB HOLROYD |
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EXTRAORDINARY NEW SOUNDS FROM MULTI-TALENTED MUSICIAN BOB HOLROYD Keyboardist, ace sound-manipulator and avant-garde maestro Bob Holroyd stuns his fans once again with the music on his latest recording, THE CAGE. This extraordinary musician and push-to-the-limits producer has previously created music that has been used prominently in mainstream TV and films such as The Dark Knight, Lost, True Blood, The Sopranos, Panorama, Coast and many more. Hollywood certainly appreciates the innovative and envelope-pushing sounds from Holroyd, as does his fans who never know whether to expect jazz, world-fusion, new age or ambient music when this multi-faceted creator goes into the studio.
THE CAGE has an all space-synth tune (“Possibilities”), a piano-and-synth-percussion piece (“Inner Mind Sigh,” you have to love that title), an industrial-drone with fast-paced percussive rhythms (“Woven” -- maybe inspired by old textile-mill looms doing their full-production back-and-forth thing), and much more. If you like to stay up on the latest sounds, directions and creativity in music, check this recording out and you will have plenty to talk about at your next compare-entertainment-notes party.
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Rating: Excellent |
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Listen by Nitish Kulkarni |
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- posted by Lillian on 4/11/2018 |
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NITISH KULKARNI BLENDS ANCIENT WITH MODERN |
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NITISH KULKARNI ALBUM BLENDS ANCIENT ETHNIC INSTRUMENTS WITH MODERN ONES
Nitish Kulkarni is a multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer, who creates delectable world-fusion music for the 21st Century. He blends traditional ethnic instruments with modern ones. On his album LISTEN, which ranges from new age to world-pop, you will hear tabla, sitar, djembe, oud, didgeridoo, theorbo, mbira, erhu, oud, Uilleann pipes, harmonica, shakuhachi flute, darbuka, charango guitar, riq tambourine, various Latin and Asian percussion instruments, plus violin, cello, trumpet, glissentar, acoustic Spanish guitar, electric guitars, synthesizers and a few wordless vocalizations. Every tune is different so check out the whole recording. Recorded in Spain, the album is highly entertaining and melodic while also educating the listener’s ears to a wide variety of musical sounds not often heard, especially in these unusual combinations. This is true global music.
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Rating: Excellent |
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A Piano Story by Jim Pearce |
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- posted by Donna on 4/11/2018 |
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JIM PEARCE OFFERS UP JUBILANT PIANO MUSIC |
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JIM PEARCE OFFERS UP CINEMATIC, MELODIC, CATCHY, JUBILANT PIANO MUSIC
If you enjoy good, instrumental, very melodic piano music, you would be hard-pressed to find a better new album than A PIANO STORY by Jim Pearce who has composed and recorded music for more than 300 television shows including “Saturday Night Live,” “Inside Amy Schumer,” “Parenthood,” “The Mentalist,” “Empire,” “Blue Bloods,” “90210” and “Pawn Stars,” among others. These compositions are not only impressive musically, but also extremely entertaining. The music on this piano album includes light strings, a few woodwinds and some percussion. It is reflective of his TV soundtrack career because these instrumental tunes are cinematic, melodic, catchy and highly-enjoyable. The pieces are short and fun. Some of the music is joyous and light-hearted, a few tunes are moody, some are love themes, and others jubilant and positive. All are heartfelt and inspire repeated listenings.
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Rating: Excellent |
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