Vivaldi - The Four Seasons, Recomposed by Max Richter

Recomposed by Max Richter: Vivaldi - The Four Seasons is the 2012 album by neo-classical composer Max Richter. The album is a complete recomposition and reinterpretation of Vivaldi's The Four Seasons. Although Richter said that he had discarded 75% of Vivaldi's original material, the parts he does use are phased and looped, emphasising his grounding in postmodern and minimalist music. The album is a collaboration between Max Richter, Daniel Hope, the Konzerthaus Kammerorchester Berlin symphony orchestra, and André de Ridder.

Release Year: 2012

https://g.co/kgs/X1gq2U

Menahan Street Band - Make The Road By Walking

Menahan Street Band is a Brooklyn, New York-based instrumental band formed in 2007, that plays funk and soul music. The band features musicians from Antibalas, El Michels Affair, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings and the Budos Band. The group was founded by Thomas Brenneck while living in an apartment on Menahan St. in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Bushwick.  The album is named after a Brooklyn non-profit organization which is located around the corner from Menahan Street (on Grove Street), which promotes social and economic justice through advocacy and legal work.

Release Year: 2008

https://g.co/kgs/tiHmS9

Favourite Song: Make The Road By Walking

Massive Attack - Mezzanine

Mezzanine is the third studio album by English trip hop group Massive Attack, released on 20 April 1998 by Virgin Records. It was the first album to be produced by Neil Davidge, along with the group. The entire album was provided on their website for legal download many months before the physical release was announced, one of the first major uses of the MP3 format by a commercial organisation.

Release Year: 1998

https://g.co/kgs/37v2WW

Favourite Song: Angel

Pearl Jam - Vitalogy

Vitalogy is the third studio album by the American rock band Pearl Jam, released on November 22, 1994, through Epic Records. Pearl Jam wrote and recorded Vitalogy while touring behind its previous album Vs. (1993). The music on the record was more diverse than previous releases, and consists of aggressive rock songs, ballads and other elements making this Pearl Jam's first experimental album.

Release Year: 1994

https://g.co/kgs/fUE9gq

Favourite Song: Corduroy

Dr. John - In The Right Place

In the Right Place is the sixth album by New Orleans R&B artist Dr. John. The album was originally released on Atco Records in 1973 and became the biggest selling album of Dr. John's career.

Release Year: 1973

https://g.co/kgs/jPy8d3

Favourite Song: Right Place, Wrong Time

Booker T. & The M.G.s - Green Onions

Green Onions is the debut album by Booker T. & the M.G.s, released on Stax Records in October 1962. It reached number 33 on the pop album chart in the month of its release. The title single had been a hit worldwide and was covered by dozens of artists, including the Blues Brothers (featuring guitarist Steve Cropper), the Ventures, Al Kooper, the Shadows, Mongo Santamaría, Roy Buchanan (also featuring Steve Cropper and Jan Hammer), Count Basie and many others.

Release Year: 1962

https://g.co/kgs/9FVZRJ

Favourite Song: Green Onions

Gustav Holst - The Planets - Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan

The Planets, Op. 32, is a seven-movement orchestral suite by the English composer Gustav Holst, written between 1914 and 1916. Each movement of the suite is named after a planet of the Solar System and its corresponding astrological character as defined by Holst. The concept of the work is astrological rather than astronomical (which is why Earth is not included): each movement is intended to convey ideas and emotions associated with the influence of the planets on the psyche, not the Roman deities.

Release Year: 1981

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Planets

Favourite Part: Jupiter

RJD2 - Deadringer

Deadringer is the first studio album by American hip hop producer and DJ RJD2. It was released on July 23, 2002 on Definitive Jux. The album features vocal contributions from Blueprint, Jakki da Motamouth, and Copywrite.

Release Year: 2008

https://g.co/kgs/9t0K78

Favourite Song: Ghostwriter

Michael Jackson - Bad

Bad is the seventh studio album by American singer and songwriter Michael Jackson. As of 2012 Bad itself has sold between 30 and 45 million copies worldwide, was certified 9 times Platinum in the United States alone, and has been cited as one of the 30 best-selling albums of all time.

Release Year: 1987

https://g.co/kgs/bUhLqh

Favourite Song: Smooth Criminal

Russian Circles - Station

If Chicago instrumental combo Russian Circles founded a school, their curriculum would ditch the "three Rs"—who needs language arts when your discipline forgoes words?—in favor of a trio of Gs: geography, geometry, and geology. Studied closely, their music revolves around exploring diverse terrain, measuring spatial relations, and stratifying layers. And, yes, Russian Circles rock: at times, quite hard.

Release Year: 2008

https://russiancircles.bandcamp.com/album/station

Favourite Song: Station

Led Zeppelin - III

Led Zeppelin III is the eponymous third studio album by the English rock band Led Zeppelin. Composed largely at a remote cottage in Wales known as Bron-Yr-Aur and recorded between January and August 1970, the album represented a maturing of the band's music towards a greater emphasis on folk and acoustic sounds.

Release Year: 1970

https://g.co/kgs/gdBB5i

Favourite Song: Gallows Pole

The Dave Brubeck Quartet - Time Out

Time Out is an album by the American jazz group the Dave Brubeck Quartet, released in 1959 on Columbia Records. Recorded at Columbia's 30th Street Studio in New York City, it is based upon the use of time signatures that were unusual for jazz such as 9/8, 6/4, and 5/4. The album is a subtle blend of cool and West Coast jazz.

Release Year: 1959

https://g.co/kgs/SerzRl

Favourite Song: Blue Rondo A La Turk

St Germain - Tourist

Tourist is the third studio album by French producer Ludovic Navarre, released under his stage name St Germain. The album's musical style is described by AllMusic as "a synthesis of electronics with jazz soloing".

Release Year: 2000

https://g.co/kgs/2hVzPK

Favourite Song: Rose Rouge

Glenn Gould - Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 (Transcribed for Piano by Franz Liszt)

Transcription for solo piano by Franz Liszt of Ludwig van Beethoven's 5th symphony, performed by Glenn Gould.

Release Year: 1968

http://www.allmusic.com/album/glenn-gould-plays-beethovens-5th-symphony-transcribed-for-piano-by-franz-liszt-mw0001851255

Tool - Lateralus

Lateralus is the third studio album by American progressive metal band Tool. David Bottrill, who had produced the band's two previous releases Ænima and Salival, produced the album along with the band.

 Release Date: 2001

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lateralus

Favourite Song: Schism

Gravitysays_i - Quantum Unknown

If their previous album was a big battle with themselves, “Quantum Unknown” is the liberation from their own selves. In this mood they began creating this album of 6 tracks, which is the result of four years of recordings and intense experimentation of the band in new fields of music and lyrics. This time, the band’s themes play with every knowledgeable form in an attempt to escape from the human gaze itself. Music-wise the experimental and electronic element replaces the electric effusions of their previous work.

Release Date: 2016

https://innerear-gravitysaysi.bandcamp.com/album/quantum-unknown

Favourite Song: An Ivory Heart

The Gil Evans Orchestra - Out Of The Cool

Out of the Cool is a jazz album by The Gil Evans Orchestra, recorded in 1960 and released on the Impulse! label the following year. The album was one of Impulse!'s first four albums, released together, and featured a gatefold design and high production values.

Release Date: 1961

https://g.co/kgs/sxmyzf

Favourite Song: La Nevada

Thievery Corporation - The Cosmic Game

The Cosmic Game is the fourth studio album released by the downtempo group Thievery Corporation. It features various styles of music, including club, future-bossa, breaks, rock and more.

Release Date: 2004

https://g.co/kgs/bMqK6u

Favourite Song: The Heart's a Lonely Hunter, with David Byrne