Blackmore's Night will mark their 20th anniversary as a band with the release of the new double-disc compilation To the Moon and Back: 20 Years and Beyond ..., which combines previously released material with re-recordings and new songs. "To the Moon and Back" emphasizes guitarist Ritchie Blackmore's renewed focus on Blackmore's Night after a highly anticipated "return to rock" last year with a rejiggered Rainbow lineup. According to the press release announcing its arrival, the set includes three new songs: the "Pomp and Circumstance" reworking "Land of Hope and Glory," a new version of the Rainbow track "I Surrender" and "Ghost of John," which marks the recorded singing debut of August Blackmore, 6-year-old daughter to Blackmore and Blackmore's Night singer Candice Night.

It's been 14 years since production duo Blank & Jones eschewed the dancefloor in favour of crafting sun-kissed Balearic mood pieces. In that time, they've released nine volumes in their Relax album series, each one packed with gentle downtempo workouts, lazy afternoon soundscapes and eyes-closed horizontal fare. This tenth edition is every bit as strong as its predecessors, with the German pair seemingly floating between seductive vocal numbers, flamenco guitar-laden ambient soundscapes, Zero 7 style sweetness and the kind of slowly unfurling, piano laden beauties that were once a cornerstone of the '90s chill out scene. None of it is particularly challenging, but that's entirely the point: this is music for unwinding to, not intellectualizing.

Blank & Jones не перестают удивлять своих поклонников не только электронной музыкой, но и красивым джазом. Потрясающий сольный фортепианный альбом Marcus Loeber. Эксперимент такого сотрудничества удался, альбом получился проникновенным, слегка интимным.