Seishin Takeno's "Echoes," a sonic postcard from Kanagawa. Nine instrumental pieces, I've been told. Not nine songs, mind you – more like nine shaded windows into a particular kind of quiet. This isn't music that yells; it leans in, like a friend confiding a secret you half-hear on a summer porch. Immediately, you're not so much listening as remembering. Or maybe anticipating. It feels...

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...