Earl Patrick pivots sharply away from his usual indie-folk and guitar-driven comfort zones for his newest release, the wildly inventive album "Conditioned By Machines". The Portland, Oregon-based composer, singer-songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist has spent over two decades building a dense, eight-album catalog. Here, however, he entirely flips the script. Feeling that classical flute music too often prioritizes gesture over pure melody, he set out...

Nolo Grace demonstrated extraordinary creativity transforming different genres of music into a unique and rich musical amalgamation. Her unique combination of ethereal electronic alternative pop has found a home with her listeners worldwide and she is now regarded as one of the distinct voices of today's music business. Through her origin in New York, and now being based in Los Angeles, Nolo Grace is an example...