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Ocean Songs
: 's Best of 1998:On Ocean Songs, guitarist Mick Turner strums in grand and mournful sweeps while violinist Warren Ellis draws a rough, heart-pulling bow. On top, David Grubbs bumps lonely on his tom while keeping time with scratchy snare whispers and flickering tips and taps on the cymbals. It's a gorgeous blend that is fully informed by folk forms yet still manages to bristle with electricity. Dirty Three may seem like some mutant folk trio from the old country, but underneath there is a rock band--a dangerous, fire-breathing bunch with lust ...
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Tales from the Brothers Gibb
: :Their late-'70s image as white-suited disco kings has earned them cultural-icon status for all the wrong reasons. In their 4 decade recording career, the Bee Gees have built a singularly impressive body of work encompassing the eccentric art-pop that first made the trio unlikely pop stars in the '60s and the R&B-inflected, falsetto-laced dance pop of their Saturday Night Fever comeback. This 4 CD, 74 song set may be a mite too even-handed historically (thus giving short shrift to the group's prolific '60's output), but it presents a representative sampling of ...
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Birds
:Album Description:Birds is a superb distillation of Bic Runga's incredible songwriting talent and her firm grasp on the universal language of romance. Undercurrents of subtle melancholy in songs like the breathtaking and spacious 'Captured' and 'Say After Me' flow through to uplifting notes of hope in first single 'Winning Arrow' and 'If I Had You'. Taking the role of album producer herself, Bic convened her band that included Neil Finn (Piano and Guitar) in Auckland's Monte Cecilia House in August 2005. Built in 1879, with wonderfully detailed architecture complete with parquet ...
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Learn Yourself
:Album Description:Taken from the 2003 album 'Learn Yourself'. Details TBA. 2004.
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Guns Babes Lemonade
:Album Description:Since early 2006, the one man phenomenon muscles has been making some serious noise both locally and internationally. His sound built around keyboards and korg synths is packed full of extraordinary party anthems, explosive vocal harmonies, rigid techno, lo-fi house and soft trance synths.'guns babes lemonade' is full of catchy dance anthems, of particular note the track 'ice cream'. 'ice cream' appeared on high rotation for four months on triple j and was the #2 most requested track, giving you further proof that he is here to make his mark ...
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The Ultimate Collection
:Album Description:Since early 2006, the one man phenomenon muscles has been making some serious noise both locally and internationally. His sound built around keyboards and korg synths is packed full of extraordinary party anthems, explosive vocal harmonies, rigid techno, lo-fi house and soft trance synths.'guns babes lemonade' is full of catchy dance anthems, of particular note the track 'ice cream'. 'ice cream' appeared on high rotation for four months on triple j and was the #2 most requested track, giving you further proof that he is here to make his mark ...
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Blood Brothers
: :Formed in Sydney, Australia in 1976, Rose Tattoo has become a major player in the Australian rock scene. For over thirty years Rose Tattoo has been at the helm of Australia s rock music scene, reaching cult status. Their new album, Blood Brothers is not only a true to the times Rock´n`Roll album that mixes traditional and modern styles but is also a tribute to the band members Peter Wells and Ian Rilen, who unfortunately recently lost their lives. In short, Blood Brothers is a manifestation of Rock´n`Roll in the ...
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Collection
: :Formed in Sydney, Australia in 1976, Rose Tattoo has become a major player in the Australian rock scene. For over thirty years Rose Tattoo has been at the helm of Australia s rock music scene, reaching cult status. Their new album, Blood Brothers is not only a true to the times Rock´n`Roll album that mixes traditional and modern styles but is also a tribute to the band members Peter Wells and Ian Rilen, who unfortunately recently lost their lives. In short, Blood Brothers is a manifestation of Rock´n`Roll in the ...
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Love Songs
:Album Description:The Bee Gees have written some of pop music's greatest love songs--songs covered by innumerable artists throughout the years. But now, for the first time, the Bee Gees' original recordings of those love songs have been brought together on one album. Love Songs features 18 newly remastered romantic hits spanning 1967 to 2001 from the best-selling vocal group of all-time. Among the album's highlights is their original recording of '(Our Love) Don't Throw It All Away,' a 1978 solo hit for Andy Gibb that the group recorded for a 1979 ...
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Ape to Angel
:Album Description:Having pumped there way through New Zealand's electronic music scene since their inaugural Gathering New Year's eve festival in 1997, Pitch Black [nz] (with the [nz] added to avoid being mistaken with the USA rap group of the same name) have spent the years since, rousing dance floor punters, generating rave reviews, winning awards and gaining legions of fans worldwide - including warm UK embraces garnered with their dynamic live performances at three Big Chill festivals. Their music has also been used in several films, including the Oscar nominated Whale ...
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