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Lo-Fang
Blue Film [ 4AD / CD - released 21/Feb/2014 ] Highly detailed, the debut album from Lo-Fang has roots in electronic, R&B, classical, and folk music, cast through a pop prism Matthew Hemerlein, the man behind Lo-Fang, is classically trained in violin, cello, bass, piano and guitar, performing... |
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Lo-Fang
Blue Film [ 4AD / LP - released 21/Feb/2014 ] Highly detailed, the debut album from Lo-Fang has roots in electronic, R&B, classical, and folk music, cast through a pop prism Matthew Hemerlein, the man behind Lo-Fang, is classically trained in violin, cello, bass, piano and guitar, performing... |
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Lo-Fi-Fnk
Boylife: Limited Edition [ Speak 'n' Spell / Universal Music / 2 CD - released 13/Sep/2007 ] One of the more interesting and novel acts in Sweden are Lo-Fi-Fnk, offering classic 1980s new wave synths layered under vocal harmonies. This NZ edition of their debut album features a 9-track bonus disc of remixes. |
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JACQUES OFFENBACH
The World of Offenbach Regine Crespin, Plácido Domingo, Sumi Jo, Joan Sutherland & Huguette Tourangeau [ Decca SBS Australian Eloquence / CD - released 20/Jul/2011 ] "Joan Sutherland gives a virtuoso performance … Bonynge's direction is unfailingly sympathetic … Domingo gives one of his finest performances on record … Superb atmospheric recording quality" (Penguin Guide) |
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JACQUES OFFENBACH
Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffman (The Tales of Hoffman) (complete opera) Roberto Alagna, Jose van Dam, Natalie Dessay, Sumi Jo / l'Opera National de Lyon, Kent Nagano [ Erato / Warner Classics The Opera Collection / 3 CD - released 25/Jul/2011 ] "With Nagano taking a light, airy view and using the most scholarly text available, this new version certainly has its place." (Gramophone) |
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VIVALDI / PURCELL / BACH / HANDEL
Baroque Journey Sumi Jo (soprano) / Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra [ Warner Classics / CD - released 30/Nov/2007 ] "For her part, Jo sounds splendid on this whole recording, even in the ultra-difficult Vivaldi aria "Agitata da due venti" from the opera Griselda, nailed by labelmate Angelina Reaux in its equivalent version from the opera Bajazet in Fabio Biondi's... |
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Tove Lo
Queen Of The Clouds [ CD - released 26/Sep/2014 ] Queen of the Clouds is the debut album from Swedish singer and songwriter Tove Lo. The album is a unique love story divided into three parts: The Sex, The Love, and The Pain, staying true to the songwriter s honest, brazen storytelling that she began... |