Crystal Beth - Push thruCrystal Beth unleashes her first full length studio record, PUSH THRU, a solo incarnation using wailing vocals, amplified clarinet, beat boxing and electronics to weave a sonic universe all her own. She has been described as "world music from an imaginary planet" (Seattle Times), "a supremely versatile and virtuosic maverick" (The Stranger), and "fearless and innovative" (Earshot Jazz). Known for crafting aural rituals that encompass industrial

Hound Dog Taylor

now reissued on LP)

Pianist Karine Poghosyan fell in love with Rachmaninoff's Six Moments Musicaux

"It's the only way this stuff can be pulled out of myself

where creativity

" Over their 40 year-long career

and I'm grateful that my hometown audience got to experience their superb musicianship

The album describes a utopia of our future world in a kind of anti-apocalypse

Alex Doriani

On this very personal selection - mostly up-tempo numbers and brilliantly arranged pop - you will find rarities and greatest hits

Tango Down) If you like your music on 11 and your gas pedal pinned to the floor

and is as much 19th century chamber music as it is Jim O'Rourke