Jalbert/ Kinetic/ Rachleff - String TheoryFull of world premiere recordings, String Theory is an album of works by Pierre Jalbert, an American composer described in The New Yorker as "an acknowledged chamber music master." Drawing on influences as diverse as medieval plainchant, the natural world and his French Canadian heritage, Pierre Jalbert creates music that is "Rhapsodic and skillfully written" (The New York Times). We hear three pieces for string orchestra, all performed by the dynamic

an overlooked neo-classical/ambient fusion track by Faroe Islands-based producer Kristian Blak's Yggdrasil project

improvisational and innovative

in 1979 he moved to Canada

A cheerful Welsh girl grows a talking pine named PINEY to be her Christmas tree

We've got to own up: the original 'Fantastic Johnny Horton' LP

and Mighty Pups: Charged Up

When the hits stopped

even one instance of female background vocals

diverse and appealing of the world's vocal traditions

Throughout this time

Composed of players from the excellent Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale di Santa Cecilia

Robert Siodmak's moody