It has been 30 years since Loreena McKennitt’s award winning album “The Visit” propelled her onto the international stage. Now, as part of a deluxe limited-edition box set with 4 CDs and 1 Blu-ray disc, fans for the first time ever will hear her album in their choice of Dolby Atmos or 5.1 surround. Additionally, the discs are housed in a hardback book which includes a 32-page illustrated booklet, plus when ordering directly from the artist’s site, a bonus hand-autographed 5” x 7” postcard is included. Across the four compact discs, the first disc contains the original recording remastered in 2004, the second disc includes two archival performances from The CBC and NPR's World Cafe in 1992,… Continue Reading

Some twenty years on, the legendary supergroup Liquid Tension Experiment returns with their third album, aptly named “Liquid Tension Experiment 3.” The group is comprised of drummer Mike Portnoy of Transatlantic and Sons of Apollo, guitarist John Petrucci of Dream Theater, keyboardist Jordan Rudess also from Dream Theater, and Tony Levin most well known as the bassist with King Crimson and Peter Gabriel. With a heavy progressive and slightly leaning fusion sound, the band hits hard with exalting power that takes synchronicity to a new level. There is a mix across the 8 songs, 4 that were fully composed, 2 duets, 1 on-the-fly jam and their meticulously arranged cover of Rhapsody in Blue.… Continue Reading

30 years after its original release in 1991, “Lean into It” by Mr Big has been reissued on both SACD and MQA-CD. The super group consists of riffing guitarist and backing vocalist Paul Gilbert, Eric Martin soaring on lead vocals, Billy Sheehan holding down the bottom on bass and backing vocals, and drummer, percussionist, and backing vocalist Pat Torpey, with the group plying their brand of hair metal into the broader heavy metal genre. Lean into It became their breakthrough album, peaking at number 15 on the Billboard 200 charts, while the single “To Be with You” became the band's first and only song to hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. The follow-up single, “Just Take My Heart,” ranked as… Continue Reading

Triplet Records has released the 25 year anniversary edition of award winning composer Amin Bhatia's ground-breaking electronic music work, The Interstellar Suite. Initially available as a high-resolution FLAC download 24/96 stereo and surround sound versions, a Pure Audio Blu-ray is planned for release in the near future. Remixed by award-winning producer/engineer Frank Morrone, the Interstellar Suite has attained cult status in both electronic and progressive rock music circles since its release in 1987. Bhatia has taken electronic synth orchestration to another level, going far beyond similar artists like Synergy, Wendy Carlos, Klaus Schulze, Tomita, or other similar albums up to that… Continue Reading