Month: September 2017
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Marius Neset: Circle of Chimes
This is muscular and modern jazz that skirts round the edges of jazz, prog, improv and classical, with added tubular bells. There’s some fearsome sax playing, too. Writing on his website, Neset says tubular bells were the idea for the album, and it opens with them sounding like distant church bells. It’s not so much […]
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A New Resolution, Andreas Brantelid, Anton Eger, baroque, Blues, brother, CDs, Chronicle Series, Classical, Congleton Chronicle, early, Eclipse, funk, Ingrid Neset, Introduction to Prague´s Ballet, Ivo Neame, jazz, Jem Condliffe Marius Neset, Jim Hart, Life Goes On, Lionel Loueke, Marius Neset Circle of Chimes, music, Petter Eldh, pop, Prague´s Ballet, Reggae, Review Corner, reviews, rock, Satellite, Sirens Of Cologne, soul, Star, The Silent Room -
Chris Gekker: Ghost Dialogues, Music for Trumpet
Gekker is professor of trumpet at the University of Maryland School of Music. He has appeared as a soloist throughout the United States, Asia, and Europe, and can be heard as such on more than 30 recordings. He’s also played with Sting. He’s good. This CD features modern trumpet music, with work from composers Carson […]
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Adieu, Adieu. Remember Me, baroque, Blues, brother, CDs, Chris Gekker, Chris Vadala, Chronicle Series, Clara OBrien, Classical, Congleton Chronicle, Dammi La Mano in Pegno, Divine Art, Dream Walking, early, Echoes, Fall, funk, Had You Sucked No More Sense Than I?, In the City That Ruled Me, It Goes So Fast, jazz, Jem Condliffe Ghost Dialogues, Moon Mysteries, MSV 28572, music, New Music for Trumpet, pop, Reggae, Review Corner, reviews, Rita Sloan, rock, Served Two Ways, Song for a Friend, soul, Sun Horizon, What Were You? It Is Too Late to Learn -
China Horn Ensemble: Horn Fusion
The China Horn Ensemble was conceived in Beijing in 2015 by Yi Man, horn professor at the Central Conservatory of Music, with the aim of developing and popularising horn music in China. The idea attracted support from leading Chinese horn players all over the world. The ensemble was founded in late 2015 and has since […]
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4260330918703, Air On The G-String, An Alpine Symphony, Anton Bruckner, Astor Piazzolla, Ave Maria, Barcode, baroque, Bésame Mucho, Blues, brother, Carl Maria Von Weber, CDs, China Horn Ensemble Horn Fusion, Chinese Folk Song, Chronicle Series, Classical, Congleton Chronicle, Consuelo Velázquez, Darn That Dream, Der Freischütz (The Freeshooter), early, Egmont Overture, funk, George Gershwin, Horn Fusion, Hunting Fanfare Ludwig Van Beethoven, jazz, Jem Condliffe China Horn Ensemble, Jimmy Van Heusen, Johann Sebastian Bach, Libertango, music, OC 1870, Oehms Classics, pop, Reggae, Review Corner, reviews, Richard Strauss, Richard Wagner, rock, Someone To Watch Over Me, soul, Tannhäuser Overture, The Jasmine Flower, Wagneriana Fantasy -
Little Barrie: Death Express
This is an enjoyable low-fi/garage psychedelic rock album from a band we’ve never much taken to. We were going to wax lyrical about the sterling guitar and fine drums, but Googling for information, we find that drummer Virgil Howe, (41), died last week. He was the son of Yes guitarist Steve and had a young […]
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’Copter, baroque, Better Call Saul, Bill$ House, Blues, brother, CDs, Chronicle Series, Classical, Compressed Fun, Congleton Chronicle, Count To Ten, Death Express, early, Eyes Down, funk, Golden Age, I.5.C.A, jazz, Jem Condliffe Rejection, Little Barrie, Love Or Love, Molotov Cop, music, New Disease, Nothing Will Eliminate, pop, Produkt, Reggae, Review Corner, reviews, rock, Shoulders Up, Sonic Lodge, soul, The Dodge, Ultraviolet Blues, Vulture Swarm, You Won’t Stop Us -
The Travelling Band: Sails
In many ways, The Travelling Band play admirable music but this is their sixth album and they’re still most famous for having their van and gear nicked from Levenshulme. We play The Travelling Band’s last album The Big Defreeze quite a lot, the thought process being: “We’re a bit tired, let’s play something inoffensive but […]
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baroque, Blues, brother, CDs, Chronicle Series, Classical, Congleton Chronicle, early, Failure is a Bastard, funk, Into the Water, jazz, Jem Condliffe The Travelling Band, Last Night (I Dreamt of Killing You), Leftover Lines, Loser, Moments Like Switches, Mopping Forwards, music, Out of the Water, pop, Reggae, Review Corner, reviews, rock, Sails, soul, The Travelling Band Sails, Unlike You, Wasted Eyes -
Pet Shop Boys: Release
Although we were fans of Pet Shop Boys back in the day (and have seen them live, the Review Corner males being the lone representatives of straight men in Manchester Apollo) we’ve missed their latter albums so this, the first in a series of re-releases, was welcome. The Review Corner’s pet PSB fan says this […]
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baroque, Blues, brother, CDs, Chronicle Series, Classical, Congleton Chronicle, Congleton Chronicle, Review Corner, new music, album review, music, classical, rock, jazz, folk, eletronica, Jem Condliffe, Biddulph Chronicle, Alsager Chronicle, Sandbach Chronicle, good music, buy t, early, funk, jazz, music, Pet Shop Boys Release, pop, Reggae, Review Corner, reviews, rock, soul -
Tiny Magnetic Pets: Deluxe Debris
This lot are from Dublin and the reviews we read (it’s a small city, they all seem to know each other) talk of their Krautrock influences, Bowie’s Berlin albums and Gary Numan but, in reality, none of it is that dark or original. What it is, is Hotel-era and later Moby, except without his budget. […]
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All Yesterday’s Tomorrows, baroque, Blues, brother, CDs, Chronicle Series, Classical, Cloud, Cold War Neon, Congleton Chronicle, early, funk, Here comes the noise, jazz, Jem Condliffe, Lost my guiding light, music, Never Alone, pop, Radio On, Reggae, Review Corner, reviews, rock, Semaphore, Sequence, Shadow Street, soul, Tiny Magnetic Pets Deluxe Debris, Video, Wolfgang Flür -
Sparks: Hippopotamus
Well, that’s one of life’s mysteries sorted, though it’s going to cost us. The mystery was, “what’s the point of Sparks?” Aside from their hits (This Town Ain’t Big Enough, Beat The Clock etc) we could never see past the fact that they were a bit odd – the grunty falsetto vocals, the quirky/arty tunes, […]
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baroque, Blues, brother, CDs, Chronicle Series, Classical, Congleton Chronicle, early, funk, jazz, Jem Condliffe, music, pop, Probably Nothing Missionary Position Edith Piaf (Said It Better Than Me) Scandinavian Design Giddy Giddy What The Hell Is It This Time? Unaware Hippopotamus Bummer I Wish You Were Fun So Tell Me Mrs. , Reggae, Review Corner, reviews, rock, soul, Sparks Hippopotamus -
The Charlatans: Different Days
We’ve never had an album of The Charlatans to review. We suspect they’ve carved out a nice (and niche) market for themselves with a loyal fanbase but this is — by virtue of us getting a copy — their best album for some time and they’re hoping for a wider impact. On the plus side, […]
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baroque, Blues, brother, CDs, Chronicle Series, Classical, Congleton Chronicle, Different Days, early, funk, Hey Sunrise Solutions Different Days Future Tense Plastic Machinery The Forgotten One Not Forgotten There Will Be Chances Over Again The Same House Let’s Go Together The Setting Sun Spinning Out, jazz, Jem Condliffe, music, pop, Reggae, Review Corner, reviews, rock, soul, The Charlatans -
Starsailor: All This Life
Starsailor were one of those bands that did well for a time when melancholy indie was popular, a time when Keane could mysteriously sell millions of records and vapid clichés (musical and lyrical) were enough to get a number one album. Starsailor sounded like they knew who Coldplay were and what rock was, they just […]
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baroque, Blues, brother, CDs, Chronicle Series, Classical, Congleton Chronicle, Congleton Chronicle, Review Corner, new music, album review, music, classical, rock, jazz, folk, eletronica, Jem Condliffe, Biddulph Chronicle, Alsager Chronicle, Sandbach Chronicle, good music, buy t, early, funk, jazz, Listen To Your Heart All This Life Take A Little Time Caught In The Middle Sunday Best Blood Best Of Me Break The Cycle Fallout FIA No One Else, music, pop, Reggae, Review Corner, reviews, rock, soul, Starsailor All This Life
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