Xue Yang - Sichuan ImageBorn in Shanghai in 1955, Xiaogang Ye is regarded as one of China's leading contemporary composers. He has written music in a variety of genres, including symphonic and chamber works as well as scores for the stage. Ye has also composed music for films and the two works recorded here are both examples of this. Sichuan Image consists of 29 brief and atmospheric pieces composed to accompany a filmed travelogue of the scenic province in Western China. In

rather than his dark demise as he flies too close to the sun

The discs are housed in an attractively designed cardboard sleeve

Battle Trance

The cantata premiered on December 24

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it was the final album recorded at The Magic Shop legendary studio

Putting schoolgirls in vintage military tanks and letting them run amok on a battlefield may sound completely crazy

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Drunken Guitar

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this album taps into the bygone days to evoke moments of bliss in the here and now