= Noise Bliss = By Samir Shukla
  • Meditations
  • About

Naxos Music Library World

3/23/2016

 
Picture
By Samir Shukla
Streaming music has essentially become the norm. In the old days, collecting records of favorite artists or labels was a fulfilling hobby. There are still some record stores around the country, as well as record collector shows, where one can spend time on a treasure hunt for vinyl or CDS. But of course, the prime music listening in the evolving 21st century is with the click of a few buttons. Streaming opens access to all types of music from around the world. If you love world music, ethnic music, or rare folk or traditional music, the Naxos Music Library World now offers a streaming service from its extensive collection of recordings and record labels.


Music from more than 150 countries and 1,500 cultural groups can be streamed by subscribers to the library. It’s a library of over 5,000 albums and continually growing. It’s a wondrous world of music offering everything from obscure street performers recorded on location to veteran musicians and recordings made in world-class studios. Some of the renowned labels as Smithsonian Folkways, ARC, Warner, Sony, and Naxos World are in the library plus dozens of other smaller independent labels are featured as well.


The library is nicely organized and searchable by several parameters. Users can search by country, label, geographic region, or cultural group. There’s even capability to browse using a map, digital, online treasure hunt if you will. For lovers of South Asian music there are many recordings ranging from Hindustani, Carnatic, sitar, vocal, spiritual, and rural folk songs. All countries of the region are covered. The NML World offers an array of pieces from historically significant field recordings to new releases. The cool thing is users also have access to the full liner and tray card information for each release, as one would while listening to a CD.


This library is one of a suite of online Naxos libraries including Naxos Music Library, Naxos Music Library Jazz, Naxos Video Library, Naxos Spoken Word Library, and Naxos Works Database.  


The subscription price ranges from standard quality monthly rate of $14 or premium quality monthly rate of $21. There are also annual rates available. For more details visit www.naxosmusiclibrary.com/world





Tanya Donelly Readies Three Album Collection

3/9/2016

 
Picture
News Note: Singer/songwriter and founding member of three influential bands of the post-punk era, Tanya Donelly (Breeders, Throwing Muses, Belly) will release Swan Song Series, a 3-CD set out May 20 via American Laundromat Records. The Swan Song Series is a collection of songs in which Donelly collaborated with friends, musicians and authors such as Rick Moody, Robyn Hitchcock, John Wesley Harding, Bill Janovitz (Buffalo Tom), Tom Gorman and Gail Greenwood (Belly), and Claudia Gonson (Magnetic Fields), and explored a range that wasn't always captured on previous albums. This collection includes the first 5 self-released digital EP's and 7 brand new, previously unreleased tracks on a 31-song album. Donelly will host shows in NYC and Boston in September to support the release. This summer Donelly embarks on a Belly reunion tour with shows in the UK and North America. Dates for both tours TBA.

(News Notes are edited press releases sent by publicists, labels, bands, or musicians)


    Archives

    August 2023
    July 2023
    May 2023
    March 2023
    January 2023
    December 2022
    October 2022
    August 2022
    July 2022
    June 2022
    May 2022
    March 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022
    December 2021
    October 2021
    September 2021
    August 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    June 2017
    April 2017
    January 2017
    November 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    February 2014
    January 2014
    November 2013

    Categories

    All

Proudly powered by Weebly
  • Meditations
  • About