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Movement
Debut Sacred Bones release from acclaimed Venetian ambient visionary. From spectral drones to shimmering electronics and jazz-tinged harmonies, Movement flows like tides: a music of swells, currents and the body in motion.
O Compositor E O Cantor
Marcos Valle is one of those artists you simply can’t overlook if you have even a passing interest in Brazilian music. Whether your taste leans toward bossa jazz, samba, psychedelic folk, or modern soul, Valle has surely recorded a great album for you. By the late 1960s he had already released enough outstanding records to secure a place among the greatest Brazilian artists of all time, but fortunately his career didn’t stop there. He has continued recording fabulous albums over the following de…
Red Black & Green
This 1973 album captures Roy Ayers in the midst of a creative evolution toward a sound increasingly influenced by soul and funk, surrounded by accomplished collaborators such as keyboardist Harry Whitaker and Strata-East musicians Charles Tolliver and Sonny Fortune. The album includes outstanding versions of ‘Ain’t No Sunshine’ and ‘Day Dreaming,’ along with original compositions such as ‘Cocoa Butter,’ ‘Rhythms of Your Mind,’ and the superb title track, ‘Red Black & Green.’
In the early 1970s, …