DJ for The Music Club
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States
A broadcaster for more than thirty years, Tory Gates has seen and done just about everything in the radio business. Currently, Tory can be found hosting and producing music, talk and sports programs across Central Pennsylvania. He hosts The Brown Posey Press Show, a program for authors on the BookSpeak Network, and is also known as DJ`Riff, host of The Music Club for the London-based Radio-Airwaves Station.
Latest Album Reviews
Review of Sonoran Odyssey
Album Info: Sonoran Odyssey
Paul Speer Album: Sonoran Odyssey Label: Rainstorm Genre(s): New Age Posted By: Robert Silverstein
May 30, 2020
Review
Arizona-based guitarist / composer Paul Speer is a triple threat multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer, one that for the past 20+ years has helped paved the way for the union of New Age music and instrumental rock. In 2009, this writer reviewed Paul’s Wonders album and in 2013, I reviewed Paul’s Ax Inferno album. Now, Paul is back with Sonoran Odyssey, a 10-track, 65 minute 2020 album on his long-lived Rainstorm label. Literally, the 10-track album neatly fits into a number of instrumental music genres, including New Age, rock, remixes and electronica. Two of the tracks here, “Monsoon” and “Moonrise” are presented in a number of different mixes (thunder mix, demo mix, guitar mix, ambient mix) with enough variety as to render them essentially different sounding. The album overall comes across as being very experimental sounding with Paul’s
Libby Rae Watson & Bert Deivert Album: She Shimmy Label: Self-Release Genre(s): Acoustic Blues Posted By: Robert Silverstein
May 30, 2020
Review
A project funded by the Swedish Arts council, She Shimmy is an acoustic blues album featuring the music of Libby Rae Watson and Bert Deivert. Both artists are topnotch singers, multi-instrumentalists and composers. The 12-track She Shimmy CD features a range of originals along with covers of tracks written by unknown composers including Sam Chatmon, Little Hat Jones and Jimmy Rogers. Libby is from Mississippi and Bert, originally from Boston, is now based since 1974 in Sweden, yet on She Shimmy they combine forces on an entertaining album of acoustic and quite authentic blues that sometimes reminded this writer of early acoustic Hot Tuna and even acoustic tracks Buddy Holly wrote in NYC before he died in February 1959. For those following these artists, She Shimmy follows Libby Rae Watson’s 6th album and Bert’s 13th album. Although Libby Rae and Bert carry the day on She
Jenny Davis Album: Rearranged Label: Three Penny Genre(s): Jazz Posted By: Robert Silverstein
May 30, 2020
Review
Her fourth album as a band leader, Rearranged features the music and lead vocals of Jenny Davis. The 12-track Rearranged CD is mostly all original music yet there is a cover of Herbie Hancock’s “And What If I Don’t” and a cover of a long forgotten song called “Calling You”, that was featured in the famous 1980s movie Bagdad Café. Recorded in 2019 in the town of Fife, Washington, Rearranged features a number of excellent backing musicians and even a saxophone quartet on a track. An accomplished pianist herself, Jenny puts the piano work into the skillful hands of Jovino Santos Neto, while the bass work of Chuck Deardorf and drumming of Jeff Busch adds a totally professional touch to the album. Although Rearranged is very much steeped in modern, mainstream jazz, the approach and even the sound of Jenny’s vocals will clearly appeal to
Drew Schlesenger & David Torn Album: Summer Synthesis 1978 Label: Synthetic Productions Genre(s): Electronic Posted By: Robert Silverstein
May 30, 2020
Review
Looking back on the late 1970’s, at that time the entire electronic music scene was blossoming world wide. Some say that electronic instrumental rock was developed in Europe yet, following in the footsteps of the groundbreaking work of Americans like Robert Moog and Wendy Carlos, there were other artists that sadly slipped through the sonic cracks of time and space. Looking back with 2020 hindsight, one such artist is Drew Schlesenger. Drew was a forerunner of the electronic music scene going back to the mid 1970s. The year was 1978, which was possibly the greatest year in the history of the world. For that one moment in time, there wasn’t anything that wasn’t impossible in music anymore and in many ways that frozen year remains indelible and iconic. Perhaps if you want to score a good soundtrack for a story or a movie of 1978, look no further than Summer Synthesis
Nell & Jim Band Album: Western Sun Label: Whippoorwill Arts Genre(s): Contemporary Folk Posted By: Joe Ross
May 26, 2020
Review
Nell Robinson (mini-flute, piccolo) and Jim Nunally (guitar, banjo) are accomplished musicians with eclectic tastes who have forged a unique signature Americana sound with elements of folk, country, Celtic, bluegrass, world and Gospel. Based in California, the rest of the Nell & Jim Band include Jim Kerwin (upright bass), Alex Aspinall (percussion) and Rob Reich (accordionist, piano, organ, glockenspiel). With an enchanting repertoire of original compositions and creative arrangements, the band’s third album, “Western Sun,” thematically approaches westward migration with stories about people, perils and conflicts encountered by immigrants. The album also provides a foundation to celebrate and embrace diversity.
“By Stars and Sunrise” opens the project to explain how the western sun warmed settlers’ backs and helped them
May 30, 2020 -
French synth legend Zanov returns in 2020 with a new concept album called "Chaos Islands"
Like a sonic apparition arising from the... Read Full Article
May 16, 2020 -
NEW ALBUM OUT NOW!
STEINAR KARLSEN – DESTINATION VENUS
CD: OTWCD005 - LP: OTWLP005
Get ready for a musical journey to the planet... Read Full Article
Apr 15, 2019 -
The Apparat European tour continues. The German band with leader Sasha Ring came to Italy. On April 5th the musicians made a stop in Naples, the... Read Full Article
Feb 18, 2019 -
Kids In A New Groove (KING) provides private, in-home, music instruction to Central Texas youth in foster care, allowing them to gain the benefits of... Read Full Article
Sep 25, 2018 -
Fitzsimon and Brogan have leaked two tracks featuring Mick "Woody" Woodmansey on drums. He is the last living member of Ziggy... Read Full Article
