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Wardruna is a Norwegian musical constellation set out to explore and evoke the depths of Norse wisdom and spirituality. Musically Wardruna has its main focus on the cultic musical language found in the near-forgotten arts of galder, seidr and the daily acts of the cultic life, mixed with impulses from Norwegian / Nordic folk music and music from other indigenous cultures. The upcoming album entitled ‘gap var Ginnunga’ will be the first in the planned Runaljod trilogy that will interpret the runes of the elder futhark. The subsequent albums will be entitled ‘Yggdrasill’ and ‘Ragnarok’. Each album will feature eight...

Herbert Jeffrey Hancock (Chicago, 12 aprile 1940) è un pianista e tastierista statunitense di jazz, fusion e funky. Inizia a studiare pianoforte all’età di 7 anni e súbito si dimostra un bambino prodigio. Nel 1961 Donald Byrd lo invita ad unirsi al suo gruppo a New York, dopodiché l’etichetta Blue Note gli offre un contratto. Il suo primo album è Takin' Off, del 1962, che diventa un successo commerciale dopo che Mongo Santamaria suona come cover il pezzo «Watermelon Man». Nel maggio del 1963, Miles Davis lo chiama per il suo album "Seven Steps to Heaven". Hancock entra così a...

SHERBETS is a Japanese rock band consisting of four members. Its current iteration was formed by 浅井健一 (Asai Kenichi) in 1998. Two years earlier – while taking a break from BLANKEY JET CITY – Asai had recorded an album with a band named SHERBET. Keyboardist 福士久美子 (Fucci Qumico) was one of the members featured on this album, and would later go on to become a key member of SHERBETS. Compared to BLANKEY JET CITY’s often aggressive rock sound, SHERBETS musical approach is generally of much calmer nature. While their music is centered around Asai’s guitar and voice, Fucci’s keyboard and...

House producer from New Jersey born in 1972. The sound of Todd Edwards is characterised by an hypnotic collage of short cut-up samples over swung US garage beats and lively disco flavoured bass-lines. He started his musical career around 1992-93. Influenced by Marc Kinchen, whose 'MK' remixes were very popular to feature vocal reconstructions ('Push The Feeling On' by Nightcrawlers, The, 'Can You Forgive Her' by the Pet Shop Boys among others). Credited as one of the godfathers of UK speed garage, Edwards is also a committed Christian and often mention 'Jesus' and 'God' as his primary sources of inspiration....