Celtic Voices highlights captivating melodies from Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Cornwall, and Cape Breton, performed by some of our favorite artists in the Celtic music scene today.

Afro Zen Chillout is compiled and mixed by Digital Lama, who blends a fusion of distinctive sounds: ambient, world, acoustic, dub, vocal, downtempo breakbeat and house, interwoven to unite both local and international artists’ unique musical interpretations of the magical African continent. Cell, Vir Unis, Solar Fields, Vibrasphere and many more.

Five phenomenal pianists show how close boogie-woogie is to gospel music, united as they are by a common directness and passion. Anyone who saw the movie Ray will remember the scene where Ray Charles and Art Tatum play a piano duet and come to the same conclusion. Johnny O'Neal played Tatum, and boogie is his speciality. In his hands, and in those of contemporary masters Bob Seeley and Mark Braun, the venerable idiom comes ferociously to life. It's hard to believe that one pair of hands can create such power and drive. (The Observer, UK)

These Awakenings compilations are always interesting, featuring a selection of previously unreleased tracks from both well-known names amongst the Electronic Music scene and those who might not be quite there yet but on the basis of some of their offerings often should be!

The most influential band of all time shows the depth of their influence on this compilation, as Chesky Records performers give us their interpretation of some Beatles Classics. Artists include Christy Baron, Ana Caram, Valerie Joyce, The Persuasions, Livingston Taylor, and Rachel Z.

Chesky Records is an American record label known for its audiophile recordings. They focus particularly on high quality sound and innovative recording techniques. One of their major releases is ‘The Best of Binaural+’, a collection specifically designed for binaural recordings to create a realistic, three-dimensional listening experience. What is Binaural+? Binaural+ is a technique used by Chesky Records that utilises binaural microphone recordings to faithfully reproduce the natural sound of a room and the positioning of musicians. This method simulates how humans perceive sound in a room by designing the microphone in the shape of a human head, with microphones in the ‘ears’. In this way, spatial information and reflections from the room are captured faithfully.