Bernie Torme - Back to Babylon Audio CD

Back to Babylon CD music Soundtrack vibe is the species character of J-pop bands, but still, Ikimono Gakari probably outdo everyone except maybe Angela Aki in this regard, and in a classy way at that. No trio this side of Therapy? can make so much noise, and definitely no pop noise: beside the backdrop of a rhythm section and clean guitar -- which would be enough by itself to make it worth a listen -- there's a mountain of synths and strings (probably synthesized, too), all topped out by a sweet voice of Kiyoe Yoshioka. Anyone at least slightly familiar with modern pop or any Hollywood production (barring horror flicks) is bound to get a déjà vu, but it's also hard not to enjoy this record. The band really knows its way with melodies and arrangements, and they also try to vary the songwriting approach, interspersing the dynamic, sunny songs with a couple of mellow numbers, like "Soprano" and "Tsuki To ...

Back to Babylon album Ever since they stormed DJ Mag's Top100 poll last year, brothers Pavel and Vitaly Khavleev a.k.a. Moonbeam can count themselves amongst the biggest music exponents of Russian dance music. The release of their reputation defining first album "Around The World" harvested the hit singles "Song For A Girl", "Breathless" and "Look Around". The two now continue to widen their sonic horizon for their debut mix compilation "Space Odyssey" on Black Hole Recordings with a fabric of different styles. ...