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Steven Wilson

Insurgentes

2010 documentary film about prolific musician, songwriter and producer Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree) directed by Lasse Hoile.

Insurgentes is a musical road movie that follows the making of his solo record of the same name, and is a portrait of an increasingly rare artist who works with music and media out of love and not for fame and fortune, persisting in making art on his own terms in a world where ‘throw away’ mentality is increasingly becoming the norm.

The film features footage of Wilson with other artists and friends including Mikael Akerfeldt from Opeth, Jonas Renkse from Katatonia, the Israeli superstar Aviv Geffen and the legendary producer Trevor Horn.

Steve Hackett

Spectral Mornings

The bulk of the content on this DVD was taken from a performance filmed on November 8th, 1978 for German television.

The concert recording was the last date on the hugely successful tour although only the fourteenth concert the band had played so from a historical point of view this was right at the start of Steve’s solo career and as such captures a moment in time.

As an added bonus we have included tracks filmed at the same time as this performance but for some reason these tracks were not included in the broadcast. These tracks have now been included and the set now represents the actual running order of the complete performance.

The Giles Brothers

1962-67

UK release.

The Giles Brothers are famous for being founders of the band Giles Giles and Fripp, which eventually metamorphosed into King Crimson, one of the giants of Progressive rock.

Mike Giles would be a founder of King Crimson along with Robert Fripp, Ian McDonald and Greg Lake. Peter Giles would also join King Crimson briefly in 1970.

The recordings on this album however come from a period when the Giles brothers were members of a number of pure pop, R n B and soul influenced bands.

Whilst the material is quite unlike anything the Giles brothers were subsequently involved in these recordings are of a historic nature and as individual singles all the tracks are incredibly collectable.

All the tracks come from the personal archives of Peter and Mike Giles and as such are an interesting look into a period of time during the Giles brother’s careers that has previously been less than well documented.

The recordings have all been re mastered for this release giving them the best possible quality and this release is the first release that gathers together all of these historic performances on one disc.

Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

Orange

Remastered and expanded including the previously European-only Experimental Remixes EP as a bonus disc in a deluxe package with stellar notes, discographical details, and photos.

Orange include seven bonus cuts featuring alternate and studio outtakes as well as rare radio performances. The latter disc’s ten tracks have been augmented by four rarities including the infamous “Attack-Detroit.

Transatlantic

Whirld Tour 2010

Deluxe five disc (three CD + two DVD) edition of this 2010 live release from the Progressive Rock band formed by Dream Theater’s Mike Portnoy and Spock’s Beard’s Neil Morse.

Includes a three and ½ hour set list on three CDs plus two DVDs that bring the performances straight into your living room.

Rick Wakeman and Dave Cousins (Strawbs)

40th Anniversary Celebration

CD and DVD set of a duo set by Rick Wakeman and Dave Cousins.

The Strawbs had a celebration of their 40th Anniversary and had different past members
participate in different settings. 

All the shows were recorded and filmed professionally.

The Orb feat. David Gilmour

Metallic Spheres

2010 release, a collaboration between David Gilmour, the voice and guitar of Pink Floyd, and The Orb, the renowned British Ambient/House collective.

Together, they created a two-part sonic mixture in a range of styles combining David’s unique guitars and The Orb’s crafted sound manipulations.

Hawkwind

Space Bandits

igitally remastered edition of this 1990 album from British Space Rock legends.

Space Bandits was the beginning of a new phase for Hawkwind and would feature new members vocalist Bridget Wshart and drummer Richard Chadwick joining Dave Brock, Alan Davey and Harvey Bainbridge. The album was also graced with the presence of the returning Simone House on violin.

Tangerine Dream

Winter In Hiroshima

Four separate cds forming part of the ‘Five Atomic Seasons’ are now in stock.

“A series consisting of 5 parts (each on one CD) commissioned by a Japanese businessman who turned 82 years old in 2006. The series tells musically about his youth when he was studying and living in two cities—Nagasaki and Hiroshima.

The five compositions had to be 54 minutes in length each. Parts one and two tell of spring and summer 1945, which the client spent living in Nagasaki, while he lived in Hiroshima in the autumn and winter of 1945, where he survived the dropping of the first atomic bomb.

Spring and Summer describe the normal atmosphere in the city (of Nagasaki) with some of the rising premonitions of what will happen on August 9th, 1945 (when Nagasaki was bombed). Autumn and Winter in Hiroshima musically mirror what happened after August 6th, 1945 (when Hiroshima was bombed).”

Joe Satriani

Black Swans and Wormhole Wizards

On Black Swans And Wormhole Wizards, produced and recorded by Mike Fraser (AC/DC, Metallica) and Satriani, Joe is joined once again by veteran Satriani bandmate Jeff Campitelli on drums, and newcomers, keyboardist Mike Keneally (Frank Zappa, Steve Vai) and bassist Allen Whitman (Mermen) also adding to the sound. Satriani s classic sound is accompanied by a surprisingly rich texture of new material as well.