Mares of Thrace - The ExileFormed in 2009 by vocalist guitarist Thrse Lanz and drummer Stef MacKichan, Calgary, Alberta noise doom duo Mares of Thrace released their debut, The Moulting, the following year. Produced by Sanford Parker (Nachtmystium, Pelican, Yob), it was critically acclaimed and a hit at campus radio, as was it's ambitious follow up The Pilgrimage, a three act Biblically inspired tale weaving the historic melodrama of King David's relationship with Bathsheba

released on Arcana

The story of the charged relationship between a turn-of-the-twentieth-century circus owner (Ake Gronberg) and his younger mistress (Harriet Andersson)

Saskia Giorgini makes her PENTATONE debut

and #9 on the Swiss Albums Chart

In the books of the 49 Deutsche Volkslieder Brahms discovered a repository of dialogue songs

" it includes the definitive live versions of album cuts "Look At California" and "Joy and Pain

to Phillip Ramey's Bartokian reflections

"Paper Cups"

and oceanographer and musician Jacek Sulanowski perform classic sea chanties on this 1982 release

the visceral compositions of Manifold draw the listener in to the arresting music

Of writing this piece

Szymanski/ Szostak - Camerata Silesia Sings Szymanski