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"Cold Spring Records present a reissue of Krzysztof Penderecki's Kosmogonia, originally released in 1974. Unnerving, intense, bloodcurdling, sinister, dramatic -- the music of Kosmogonia features Penderecki's famous, unorthodox instrumental techniques, and some of the darkest music ever composed. Hailed by The Guardian as "Poland's greatest living composer," Krzysztof Penderecki is the maestro behind the unforgettable, disturbing music on 1980's The Shining (including "De Natura Sonoris II," featured...
“Handfuls of Night is the highly anticipated follow-up to Penguin Cafe's much applauded 2017 album The Imperfect Sea 'inspired by the Antarctic, Arthur Jeffes' journey following in Scott's footsteps and our penguin friends that reside there.
Using gut-stringed violins, viola, cello, bass, percussion, upright and grand pianos, synthesiser, harmonium and more, Arthur Jeffes and his cohorts have crafted a vivid series of panoramic sonic landscapes, that are as rich in cerebral poignancy as they are in...
Les Penning-Recorder [Soprano, Renaissance & Treble], Crumhorn [Alto], Zither [Bowed Psaltry], Recorder [Garklein], Ocarina [Owl], Gemshorn [Tenor], Low Whistle [F and D], Vocals [Spoken word], Bells
Robert Reed-Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Guitar [Nylon], Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Melodica, Mandolin, Bodhrán, Banjo, Vocals
“Glorious and wonderful album - Return to a time of autumnal forest strolls and breezy hilltops of England and Wales with the rustic smells and beer and cheese."...
Les Penning-soprano, Renaissance soprano & tremble recorders, crumhorn, bowed psaltery, tenor gemshorn, low F whistle, vocal
Robert Reed-guitars, bass, keyboards, drums, melodica, mandolin, bodhran, banjo, vocal
“Rob Reed and Les Penning release a new EP featuring an instrumental cover of the well-known folk song The Floral Dance.
Written in 1911 by singer and composer Katie Moss, the song, which lyrically tells the story of the Cornish Helston Furry Dance. The song was made popular....
“A reissue of The People Band's self-titled album, originally released in 1970. Containing musicians that also worked with Pete Brown, Mike Westbrook, Ian Dury, Soft Machine, and others, this musical collective coalesced in London in 1968, and soon came to the attention of jazz aficionado Charlie Watts, who financed and oversaw a recording session that October.
Improvised, anarchic, and utterly original, the results are comparable to the contemporary work of Amalgam and the Spontaneous Music Ensemble.