Alice Deejay are a Dutch Eurodance-pop project founded and produced by Wessel van Diepen, Dennis van den Driesschen, Sebastiaan Molijn and Eelke Kalberg (Pronti & Kalmani), fronted by singer Judith Anna Pronk. Formed in 1998, Alice Deejay launched their career in July 1999 with their debut single, “Better Off Alone”, credited as DJ Jurgen presents […]
Widor’s Toccata
The Symphony for Organ No. 5 in F Minor, Op. 42, No. 1, was composed by the French composer Charles-Marie Widor in 1879, with numerous revisions published by the composer in later years. The full symphony lasts for about 35 minutes. Widor wrote a total of ten organ symphonies – but sadly, it is only […]
Alt-J
Alt-J (stylised as alt-J, real name Δ) are an English indie rock band. Their lineup includes Joe Newman (guitar/lead vocals), Thom Sonny Green (drums), Gus Unger-Hamilton (keyboards/vocals), and formerly Gwilym Sainsbury (guitar/bass), met at University of Leeds in 2007. In their second year of studies, Newman showed Sainsbury some of his own songs and the […]
J.S. Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No. 3
The Brandenburg Concertos (BWV 1046–1051) by Johann Sebastian Bach is a collection of six instrumental works presented by Bach to Christian Ludwig, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt, in 1721 (though probably composed earlier). The original French title is Six Concerts à plusieurs instruments, meaning “Six Concertos for several instruments”. Some of the pieces feature several solo instruments […]
The Plastic People of the Universe
The Plastic People of the Universe (PPU) is a Czech rock band from Prague. They are considered the foremost representatives of Prague’s underground culture (1968–1989), which defied the Communist regime. Members of the band often suffered serious repercussions, including arrests and prosecution, because of their non-conformist ideals. The original group is composed of bandleader Josef […]
M People
M People (stylised as MPeople) is an English dance music band that formed in 1990 and achieved success throughout most of the 1990s. The name M People is taken from the first letter of the first name of band member Mike Pickering who formed the group. Pickering had been a member of Factory Records dance […]
Fever Ray
Karin Elisabeth Dreijer is a Swedish singer-songwriter and record producer. Dreijer was one half of the electronic music duo the Knife, formed with their brother Olof Dreijer. The Knife released their eponymous debut album in 2001. The duo gained a wider international recognition following the release of “Heartbeats”, the lead single of their second studio […]
Warpaint
Warpaint is an American indie rock band from Los Angeles, formed in 2004. The band consists of Emily Kokal (vocals, guitar), Theresa Wayman (vocals, guitar), Jenny Lee Lindberg (bass, vocals), and Stella Mozgawa (drums). According to Jenny Lindberg in a 2011 Guardian interview, the band originally went by the name World War 4 and changed […]
Metronomy
Metronomy are a British electronic music group formed in 1999. Currently, the band consists of Joseph Mount (vocals, keyboards and guitar), Oscar Cash (keyboards, backing vocals, guitar and saxophone), Anna Prior (drums and vocals), Olugbenga Adelekan (bass guitar and vocals) and Michael Lovett (keyboards and guitars). The name Metronomy was originally chosen by Mount and […]
Love Letters
“Love Letters” is a 1945 popular song with lyrics by Edward Heyman and music by Victor Young. The song appeared, without lyrics, in the movie of the same name performed by Dick Haymes, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1945 but lost out to “It Might as Well Be […]