Riki - GoldWest coast new romantic icon Riki returns with her 2nd simulacrum of pitch perfect synth pop, aptly titled for the precious substance it is: Gold. Inspired by notions of symbolic power, letting go, and transmutable realms of the heart, the album further refines her rare gift for making swooning melancholia as anthemic as it atmospheric. Working with Telefon Tel Aviv co founder Josh Eustis at his Pasadena studio, the sessions unfolded fluidly and

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Toshiko Mariano Quartet is the 1961 album from fourteen time Grammy Nominated pianist and composer Toshiko Akiyoshi - then known as Toshiko Mariano

and the daily hardships of nautical life

but the two symphonies appear for the first time on disc

Porky is lively and light-hearted

Anna Fedorova and the Sinfonieorchester St

the break has resulted in a fresh new sound

'(Gramophone)

socially conscious

Ith a natural step into the darker and heavier sound Eleine delivers an album that sets a new standard within the symphonic metal genre with hard hitting

She decided to record this sublime

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