JANET JENNINGS / ROB THORNE / SALINA FISHER / ALEXANDER ALFORD / MIRIAMA YOUNG et al
Force Of Nature: Te Aumangea o te Ao Turoa NZ Trio, Peter Scholes, Kathryn Moorhead, Rob Thorne, Yoshi Tsuruta [ Atoll Records / CD - released 17/Mar/2023 ] Eight composers pay homage to New Zealand nature, celebrating 100 years of Forest & Bird. |
Phil Dadson | Rob Thorne
Aurongo ~ Inner Listening [ Rattle / 2 CD - released 30/Oct/2023 ] Two albums cut from the same cloth. The first presents the original, improvised recordings of Phil Dadson (playing a multi-voiced bespoke instrument called the "gloop") and Rob Thorne (playing his big brown sack of evocative taonga pūoro) mixed with... |
Rob Sinclair, Bevan Revell
Pansousiance [ Rattle Records / CD - released 26/Nov/2021 ] Recorded during the first Covid-19 lockdown in New Zealand, the introspective tone of Rob Sinclair and Bevan Revell's Rattle debut evokes the familiar imagery of our post-pandemic world, and it touches on some of the many challenges artists face as... |
Rob Thomas
Chip Tooth Smile [ Atlantic / CD - released 31/May/2019 ] Three-time GRAMMY® award winner Rob Thomas progresses by recognising his roots. In fact, the singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and Matchbox Twenty co-founder picks up a thread from his formative years and weaves a bold and bright new chapter... |
Rob Thorne, Karl Sölve Steven
Black Coast Vanishings [ Rattle Records / CD - released 7/Jun/2024 ] Music adapted from the television series "Black Coast Vanishings", composed and performed by Karl Sölve Steven and Rob Thorne. |
ROB THORNE
Whāia te Māramatanga Rob Thorne (taonga puoro & composition) Richard Nunns (purerehua on Waharoa & Gateway) [ Rattle Records / CD - released 10/Jan/2014 ] Whāia Te Māramatanga is a musical passage of identity and connection. A journey of knowledge through action and practice, reclaiming the past for a stronger future, while joining the two in a place that is here, and a time that is now. A... |
Tania Giannouli, Rob Thorne, Steve Garden
Rewa [ Rattle Records / CD - released 15/Jun/2018 ] The ancient cultures of Greece and Aotearoa inform this expressive set of textural tapestries from pianist Tania Giannouli and one of the leading taonga pūoro exponents, Rob Thorne. REWA was recorded over a two-day period in May 2017, less than a... |
Wayne Gillespie & Famous Blue Raincoat (With Rob Grosser)
FRAZZ [ Independent / CD - released 9/Dec/2022 ] Early Tom Waits meets late Joe Henry while waiting for Leonard Cohen to show. Kiwi born Sydney resident Wayne Gillespie releases his 6th album with band Famous Blue Raincoat & Rob Grosser. Gillespie cut his teeth playing London Folk Clubs and... |
Elina Duni with Rob Luft & Fred Thomas
Lost Ships [ ECM / CD - released 13/Nov/2020 ] Elina Duni and Rob Luft's programme of songs of love and exile has been gathering momentum since 2017, when the Albanian-Swiss singer and the British guitarist began their collaboration. Along the way the duo has been augmented by distinguished... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Renee Fleming: Broadway Renee Fleming (soprano) / BBC Concert Orchestra, Rob Fisher [ Decca / CD - released 10/Feb/2019 ] "All in all, then, a valuable disc with quite a lot of songs off the beaten track, which admirers of Renée Fleming, or of Broadway musicals in general, or both, should derive hours and hours of pleasure from." MusicWeb |
Rob Ruha
Preservation Of Scenery (LP) [ Universal / LP - released 24/Jun/2022 ] A musical ombre of RnB and Soul, Preservation of Scenery sits in the current pocket of popular music, with something to say. Contagious ideas, as catchy as the melodies and hooks, this album aims to inspire and uplift Indigenous truth. Infused with... |
Rob Ruha
Survivance [ Rob Ruha / CD - released 1/Dec/2017 ] Survivance - the stunning second album, shows a new side to the multitalented Ruha and delivers a powerful message with an uplifting blend of contemporary R&B and soul tracks, promoting the Māori nation as capable, connected, morally courageous,... |
Rob Thomas
Something To Be [ Atlantic / CD - released 30/May/2005 ] ''...Something to Be'' is the debut solo album from the Matchbox Twenty lead singer Rob Thomas. The album was released in 2005, and it debuted at #1 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' 200 albums chart, knocking out Mariah Carey's ''The Emancipation of Mimi''.... |
NAYLOR / MAXWELL DAVIES / MacMILLAN / CHILCOTT / CORNYSH / STANFORD / etc
Good Night, Beloved The Sixteen. Harry Christophers, with Mark Dobell, George Pooley, Rob Macdonald, Jeremy Budd, and, Ben Davies [ Coro / CD - released 2/Apr/2021 ] "The disc's title track is a highlight: 'Good night, good night, beloved' by 19th-century Italian composer Ciro Pinsuti is a melodious part song which receives a gloriously unbuttoned reading here." BBC Music |
Rammellzee & K-Rob
Beat-Bop (12") [ Mr Bongo / 12in - released 12/Mar/2021 ] Much about 'Beat Bop' is shrouded in mystery. Who really produced it? Why was Jean-Michel Basquiat relegated from rapper on the track to drawing the cover and labels? What are they actually rapping about for most of the ten-minute length? |
Rob Grant
Lost At Sea [ Classics & Jazz UK / CD - released 9/Jun/2023 ] Rob Grant presents his stunning debut album, Lost At Sea. An accidental recording artist, Grant has never had a lesson on any instrument in his life. But when he sits down at a piano, something magical happens. Notes flow from him and out pours... |
Rob Mazurek Octet
Skull Sessions [ CD - released 15/Feb/2013 ] |
ARTHUR BENJAMIN / LEIGHTON LUCAS
Film Music of Arthur Benjamin & Leighton Lucas Abigail Sara, mezzo-soprano, Catherine Roe-Williams, piano, Rob Court, organ [ Chandos Movies / CD - released 26/Apr/2012 ] All works are performed by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales under Rumon Gamba who records exclusively for Chandos. The disc features exquisite performances by a number of soloists - the mezzo-soprano Abigail Sara, pianist Catherine Roe-Williams,... |
Black Rob
Game Tested Streets Approved [ Shock Records / CD - released 29/Aug/2011 ] |
SEA SONGS & SHANTIES
Sea Songs & Shanties: Traditional English Sea Songs & Shanties From The Last Days Of Sail Bob Roberts / Cadgwith Fishermen'S Chorus From Cornwall / Harry Cox / Rob & Bob Copper Etc. [ Saydisc / CD - released 27/Apr/2008 ] "Pretty damned terrific throughout...comprehensive notes, lyrics & photos...confirm the excellent value of this set" Folk Roots |
EDWARD GREGSON
Gregson: Chamber Music - String Quartets Nos. 1 and 2 / etc Navarra Quartet, Benjamin Marquise Gilmore, Alison Teale, Rob Buckland [ Naxos / CD - released 13/May/2022 ] Edward Gregson is a composer of international standing whose music has been performed, broadcast, and commercially recorded worldwide. Gregson is renowned for his concertos and music for band, but his chamber music reveals a more enquiring voice. |
Rob
Make it Fast, Make it Slow [ Soundway / CD - released 27/Apr/2012 ] |
ROB
Make It Fast, Make It Slow (LP) [ Soundway / LP - released 6/Sep/2019 ] ROB was an enigmatic recording artist from Ghana who cut two albums for the legendary Essiebons label in 1977. Neither of these were big domestic hits at the time and have since become prized amongst collectors in recent years. A stranger, slower... |
Rob Gee
Rob Gee [ Rock Ridge Music / CD - released 29/Jun/2010 ] |
Rob Grant
Lost At Sea (LP) [ Classics & Jazz UK / LP - released 9/Jun/2023 ] Rob Grant presents his stunning debut album, Lost At Sea. An accidental recording artist, Grant has never had a lesson on any instrument in his life. But when he sits down at a piano, something magical happens. Notes flow from him and out pours... |
Rob Innes
You Were There [ Rob Innes Music / CD - released 24/May/2004 ] The Kiwi crooner who will remind you of times gone by - when singers really sang and the songs were uplifting, classic and timeless. Includes standards such as "Blue Moon", "Only You" and "On Broadway" |
Sir Peter MAXWELL DAVIES
Maxwell Davies: Symphony No. 3 / Cross Lane Fair Rob Lea (bodhran) & Mark Jordan (northumbrian pipes) / BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Peter Maxwell Davies [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Nov/2012 ] "For a listener who is, as Susan Sontag called herself, "a zealot of seriousness", the rewards are deep and stirring." (Sunday Times) |
Rob McConnell and the Boss Band
Present Perfect [ MPS / CD - released 4/Sep/2014 ] |
Rob Sonic
Telicatessen [ Definitive Jux / CD - released 7/Sep/2004 ] Growing up in Washington, D.C., Rob Sonic considered himself a rapper rather than a producer (he started rhyming in junior high), but as part of New York-based Sonic Sum, and on their 2000 release Sanity Annex, he took care of both duties. Thanks to... |
Rob Thomas
Cradlesong [ Atlantic Records / CD - released 29/Jun/2009 ] 'Cradlesong' is the second solo album from Matchbox Twenty's lead singer, Rob Thomas. Combining all of his projects, Thomas has contributed to sales of some 80 million records! |
Rob Thomas
The Great Unknown [ Atlantic / CD - released 21/Aug/2015 ] The Great Unknown is the multiple Grammy-award-winning singer/songwriter's first new solo album in more than six years. It has been produced by a remarkable roster of studio all-stars including longtime collaborator... |
Rob Thomas
Something About Christmas Time [ Atlantc Records / CD ] |
Rob Zombie
Educated Horses (Ltd Ed Picture Disc) [ LP - released 12/Dec/2014 ] Limited Edition Picture Vinyl LP with download voucher |
Rob Zombie
The Electric Warlock Acid Witch Satanic Orgy Celebration Dispenser (LP) [ Universal Music / LP - released 29/Apr/2016 ] The Electric Warlock Acid Witch Satanic Orgy Celebration Dispenser is Rob Zombie's sixth solo studio album. Produced by Zeuss, it was recorded and mixed at Goathouse Studios. A full return to form by the rock icon, The Electric Warlock… features John... |
Rob Zombie
The Electric Warlock Acid Witch Satanic Orgy Celebration Dispenser [ Universal Music / CD - released 29/Apr/2016 ] The Electric Warlock Acid Witch Satanic Orgy Celebration Dispenser is Rob Zombie's sixth solo studio album. Produced by Zeuss, it was recorded and mixed at Goathouse Studios. A full return to form by the rock icon, The Electric Warlock… features John... |
Rob Zombie
Hellbilly Deluxe (Ltd Ed Picture Disc) [ Universal Music International / LP - released 12/Dec/2014 ] Limited Edition Picture Vinyl LP with download voucher |
Rob Zombie
Hellbilly Deluxe - Volume 2 [ Roadrunner Records / CD - released 1/Feb/2010 ] Even though there were two studio albums in between the 'Hellbilly' 1 & 2 bookends, Zombie stylistically makes the jump seamlessly with 'Hellbilly Deluxe 2', which features the infectious first single, "Sick Bubblegum". |
Rob Zombie
Zombie Live [ Universal Music / CD - released 1/Nov/2007 ] The long-awaited first live album from Rob Zombie has arrived! A brain-bashing, soul-shaking sonic earthquake, this CD spans songs from the hard rocker's entire career. |
Rob Zombie
Mondo Sex Head (Deluxe Edition) [ Universal Music International / CD - released 16/Aug/2012 ] |