Fovea Hex - Neither Speak Nor Remain Silent (Bloom, Huge. Allure)
This is a glorious edition of 3 x 3 track ambient folk eps. Fripp, both Enos, Donal Lunny, Percy Jones et al guest on material conceived and largely sung by Clodagh Simonds (she of Mellow Candle). Highly recommended for the more avant-garde inclined fans of mainstream Galadriels like Lisa Gerrard and enough genuine strangeness to engage fans of Comus and say "Black Ships Ate the Sky" (on which Simonds also appears).
Bill Nelson - Soluna Oriana
Free (with suggested donation to charity) single track download. As good an introduction as any to the music of the later-day Nelson.
http://soundcloud.com/billnelson/soluna-oriana
Liz Phair - Funstyle
Bizarre, fanfare-free, self-released, download-only, $5.99 new album. It is all over the place but loads of fun. In many ways not unlike the nut-job end of symbol-era Prince. Big funky pop tunes sit next to some witty rockbiz satire, mournful indie rock and at least a couple of fragile songs sung in that slightly quavering voice that harks back to early glories. $5.99? You can spend more on the Sunday papers and this is much more entertaining than Paglia on Lady Gaga, the latest misadventures of Wayne's Wang or Ricky Hatton allegedly pictured with a headful of Colombia's finest.
Anthony Phillips - The Geese & the Ghost (Remaster)
Could be titled "Trespass 2 The Sequel". Lovely summery folk prog.
Richter, Oistrakh,Rostropovich, BPO & Von K - Beethoven Triple
Talk Talk - Missing Pieces
Broken Social Scene - s/t
The Soloist - OST
Ian Gillan Band - Child In Time (track from Live At Budokan)
Steve Wilson - Insurgentes
Black Sabbath - Heaven & Hell / Mob Rules / Live Evil
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