A.J. Kluth - Anvils and Broken BellsSaxophonist AJ Kluth's new ensemble, Aldric, is a collective of some of Chicago's busiest musical improvisers who borrow from the worlds of jazz, rock, indie, world, and noise. In addition to Kluth's saxophone and melodica, the band features guitarist Toby Summerfield, trumpeter James Davis, drummer Quin Kirchner and bassist Dan Thatcher. Their sound incorporates both acoustic and electronic elements and bears clear influence from contemporary

the grieving of something lost

"Nightmare in name only

working to salvage the roots

to the bass

a post he took in 1724

containing the singles 'Spinning Away' and 'Been There Done That'

They explore the past and present of Beethoven's myth and bow to his music

and five-part strings offers a tonally magnificent setting of Psalm 98

pioneering lawyer Jeanne Chauvin (Eugénie Derouand)

Bud Powell - Live At The Blue Note Cafe

and unknown piano versions of some of Debussy's greatest orchestral masterpieces

who gave the album a mid-80s dance/pop themed sound