Sunday, January 1 1995
Various Artists: Gospel in the Groove
I’ve heard that gospel can be traced to appearing in the 1930s. The music steadily rose in popularity throughout the next two decades, thanks in…
Various Artists: Badlands: A Tribute to Bruce Springsteen’s Nebraska
Recorded at his New Jersey home on a four-track machine, Bruce Springsteen didn’t set out to make Nebraska. Instead, he was creating demos for the…
Various Artists: Washington Square Memoirs: The Great Urban Folk Boom 1950-1970
Imagine all the earnest types with acoustic guitars that you have ever heard strumming away in the background at a party or keening incomprehensibly through…
Various Artists: Americana Motel
The motel remains one of the great American gathering places. As you drive through the parking lot, consider the diversity. There is a variety of…
Various Artists: Shanti Project Collection 2
Looking back upon all of the mix tapes I’ve received over the years from friends, lovers or faceless record labels, I’ve come to the conclusion…
Various Artists: Immediate Action
The swirl of echoey guitar and electronica capsulate you. A loop of remixed voices sneaks in and out of your listening bubble. It is 2028…
Various Artists: Psycho Beach Party
It’s 96 degrees in the shade today in Boston, which is the perfect temperature to groove to the soundtrack of Psycho Beach Party (Unforscene Music).…
Various Artists, Revolutionary Sounds: The Essential Collection of Classic Roots Reggae 1973-1981
Showcasing the diversity of Jamaican music, Revolutionary Sounds gathers four previously released titles that range from group harmony singing to experimental dub. Power Of The…
Various Artists: Electronic Tribute: the Electronic Tribute to Pink Floyd
The idea of an electronic tribute to Pink Floyd seems perfect. At least on the surface. I’ve often thought that electronic mix-masters could mine the…
Various Artists: Gardens of Eden
Allow yourself to be whisked away to some of the most beautiful places ever imagined by the music from Gardens of Eden . Surely all…
Various Artists: Listen Picks - Volume 1: The Best of the Music Download Directory
Compilations are a dirty, dirty breed: sometimes off-kilter and rambling, illogical and forced, sometimes, on a whim, a winner. For the most part, Listen Picks…
Various Artists: Modular Systems
The Washington, DC duo Thievery Corporation, and their label Eighteenth Street Lounge Music, occupy a unique niche in the world of electronica. From their homebase…
Various Artists, Nashpop: A Nashville Pop Compilation
If you are laboring under the belief that the only thing coming out of Nashville is a bunch of singing GQ boys in white stetsons,…
Various Artists: The Best of Classic Years in Digital Stereo
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Various Artists: Om Lounge 3
Somewhere out there is the perfect cocktail party. The environment is spacious, with space-shuttle-white walls, deco sci-fi furniture, and drinks served in martini glasses frosted…
Various Artists: A Different Prelude: A Contemporary Collection
Let’s speak of the whole first. A Different Prelude is a collection of classical preludes as interpreted by new age artists. Garry Trudeau may have…
Various Artists: Crunch Presents Music to Sweat To
TVT Records out of New York is a great indie music label. They’ve introduced the world to Nine Inch Nails, put out records by XTC…
Various Artists: Aggro 2000
If you’re looking for a collection of hardcore music, look no further—Aggro 2000 is your bag. This is one kick ass collection of aggressive music.…
Various Artists: NYC Ska Mob & Friends
There are a variety of permutations of ska, and then there is the elusive essence of “real” ska. Purists who cling tightly to their two-tone…
Various Artists: This is the Blues Harmonica
With more than an hour of music, this respectable anthology offers many different tastes of the old tin sandwich as served up in Chicago. Delmark…
