Enter - Russian Circles

Advantages: Essential album for fans of post-rock/-post-metal/doom
Disadvantages: Some people may dislike lengthy songs, or the instrumental style of the band

...The simple categorisation of "Heavy Metal" really doesn't do this album justice, it doesn't need to be confined to genre. From the crushing wall of riffs and raw power of "March to the Sea" to the beautifully melodic but enigmatic "Aurora Borealis," this album is in my opinion Pelican's finest release. Pelican are an instrumental band, this means no vocals/lyrics which in my opinion just makes the fantastic instrumentation and almost narrative-like structure of the songs all the more impacting. A different kind of metal, for people willing to give more thought to the composition process and perhaps not for impatient listeners (some of the songs are over ten minutes in length). For fans of artists such as ISIS, Cult of Luna, Irreversible, Russian Circles, Explosions in the Sky, Sigur Ros.... Read review

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Advantages: About time this was released
Disadvantages: None as far as I can see

...can't get any decent hockey team to speak to him. Enter Anton Pamchenko (Roy Dotrice), Kate's newest coach who has the crazy idea of turning Doug into a figure skater. Cue dislike, angst, stunning skating montages and some fabulous fighting between the two, until they final reach the 1992 Olympics in Albertville and realise that their working partnership has blossomed into love. Sounds cheesy I know, but the movie just works. Anyway, on to the soundtrack: Street of Dreams - Nia Peeples One of the training montage songs. An upbeat number, which is totally fitting for the time period. Cry All Night - Neverland Don't really remember this track particularly, so can't tell you whether it's good or bad. Ride on Time - Black Box Another montage song. I always liked this track from when it first came out anyway, but nice to see it here... Read review

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Advantages: Best of Borodin's compositions
Disadvantages: Extracts only

...Given the quality of his music, it is surprising to note that Alexander Borodin (1833-1887) was never a professional musician. Musical composition for him was more of a hobby. After graduating in medicine and taking up a profession in chemistry. Borodin’s musical output was understandably small since his work was a product of his spare time only. However, despite being only a part time composer Borodin’s work, as you can hear on this CD, was in no way inferior. Born in St. Petersburg, Borodin was part of a small elitist group of Russian composers committed to national patriotism and “truth in music”. The group referred to as “The Five” or the 'The Mighty Handful” also included Mussorgsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, Balakirev and Cui. This CD, “The World of Borodin” released on the Decca label, provides indisputable evidence of Borodin... Read review

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