At a time when the stresses and strains of life seem to be never ending, you’ll be pleased to know that you can now relax, unwind and let your troubles drift away with this amazing new compilation album – ‘Wellbeing’.

Wellbeing – The ultimate Indulgence Album on amazon.co.uk

Featuring 70 of the most calming and relaxing tracks ever made, this triple CD is a godsend for any stressed or over worked individual.

This sumptuous compilation includes a variety of theme tunes from various shows and films such as The Tudors, Blade Runner, Kill Bill, The Amazon with Bruce Parry, Dances with Wolves, as well as well known adverts from BA, T-Mobile and M&S.

Never before have these songs been used in such a way to promote wellbeing – yet all give off a sense of relaxation, serenity and calm and allowing you to float off into your own perfect paradise.

Disc one is tailored for calmness, including tracks such as Groove Armada’s “At The River” (from the M&S advert) and the theme tune from Kill Bill “The Lonely Shepherd”.

The second disc then focuses on anti stress and includes the gorgeous melodies of the “Flower Duet” by Lesley Garrett and Opera Angel’s “Barcarolle”.

Then to perfect your state of mind, disc three will relax you and help you to wind down, featuring songs such as “Highland Peace” and the theme from Out Of Africa.

If that isn’t enough to entice you, there is also a bonus Classical Chill DVD. It features the most soothing classical pieces of music accompanied by picturesque landscapes to calm your senses.

Completing this ultimate package there is also a 16-page booklet with tips on how to de-stress and relax.

‘Wellbeing’ is released in conjunction with Union Square and SpaFinder – the world’s largest spa ‘gifting’ company with a choice of over 5,000 spas worldwide and 250 in the UK, which allows you to treat family and friends to a luxury spa experience. The album complements this and is designed with ultimate wellbeing in mind, helping to de-stress and detox the mind, body and soul to create an environment of peace and tranquillity.

It’s the ultimate wellbeing package and is perfect for detoxing – why not turn over a new leaf during the New Year. This album should definitely be on anyone’s list during the January shopping season!

Tracklist from amazon.co.uk:
(Released: January 5th 2009 Label: Union Square
Information subject to change.)

Disc: 1

1. At The River – Groove Armada
2. Hoppipola – Sacre
3. Love Theme From Bladerunner – L’Orchestra Cinematique
4. Journey Continues – L’Orchestra Cinematique
5. Piano (The Heart Asks Pleasure First) – City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
6. Fluorescent Glimmer – Floetry (2)
7. Chi Mai – City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
8. Lonely Shepherd – L’Orchestra Cinematique
9. Any Other Name – Simone, Michel
10. Choosing The Devine – Elemental Life
11. Medha – Chopra, Deepak & Adam Plack
12. Silent Dialogue – Floetry (2)
13. Theme From Amazon With Bruce Parry – Sacre
14. Pools Of Time – Melodique Mood
15. Falling Into Poetry – Lo-Lite
16. Let It Be – Munroes
17. Song Charm – Elemental Life
18. Warm Caress – Melodique Mood
19. Garden Of Green – Tranquil DJs

Disc: 2

1. Flower Duet From Lakme – Garrett, Lesley
2. Ave Maria – Spiritual Angels
3. Barcarolle – Opera Angels
4. Inspector Morse – L’Orchestra Cinematique
5. Just Another Diamond Day – Simone, Michel
6. Orinoco Flow – Morrison, Rachel
7. Divinity In Me – Chopra, Deepak & Adam Plack
8. Day In The Life – Munroes
9. Albatross – Lost Angels
10. Dances With Wolves – Barry, John & The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
11. Gabriel’s Oboe – City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
12. Empowerment – Chopra, Deepak & Adam Plack
13. Embracing Resonance – Elemental Life
14. Eden’s Slumber – Lo-Lite
15. Echolad – Floetry (2)
16. Soundglider – Floetry (2)
17. Ripples Of Light – Elemental Life
18. Virtual Fields – Lo-Lite
19. In My Life – Munroes
20. Falling Star – Singh, Brahma

Disc: 3

1. Pie Jesu – Spiritual Angels
2. Highland Peace – Floetry (2)
3. Theme From Harry’s Game – Celtic Fayre
4. The Theme From The Tudors – L’Orchestra Cinematique
5. Dead Already – Musica Paradiso
6. Theme From Six Feet Under – Sacre
7. Eternal Sattva – Melodique Mood
8. Higher Self – Chopra, Deepak & Adam Plack
9. Cavatina – City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
10. I Had A Farm In Africa – City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
11. Urban Pearl – Eternal Flame
12. Unhindered Way – Melodique Mood
13. Long And Winding Road – Munroes
14. Walking Eden – Melodique Mood
15. When The Chime Chimes – Melodique Mood
16. Over The Morning Mist – Lo-Lite
17. Electrospell – Floetry (2)
18. Nordik Resonance – Gentle Moon
19. Theme From Blue Planet – Sacre

Take yourself back in time to when shoulder pads were cool (with a side pony tail) and white socks were a must on a night out!

The next in the critically acclaimed 12″/80’s series will bring back in sharp fluorescent clarity those lost memories of that first school dance, that first cheeky snog behind the bike sheds and that unmistakeably great feeling of ‘being on the inside’ with the purchase of a 12″ vinyl remix. 12″/80’s Love is set for release on 11th February 2008 on Family Recordings.

The first disc is the perfect a compliment for tweaking your mullet or heating the rollers in preparation for an 80’s date. Infamous pop tracks such as Spandau Ballet – “True”, ABC – “All Of My Heart” and Elton John – “Nikita”, continuing with Frankie Goes To Hollywood – “The Power Of Love” and ending with Art Of Noise – “Moments In Love”.

Check your trilby hat for a bit of soul in preparation to ‘Move Closer’ with the second CD. You’ll be grooving away to Barry White – “Never Never Gonna Give You Up”, SOS Band – “Just Be Good To Me” and LL Cool J, “I Need Love” in no time. And disc 3 gives you every last slow dance you’ll ever need (how many dates owe themselves to 12″s rather than 7″s!) with last dance heroes Lionel Ritchie – “Stuck on You”, Kool & The Gang – “Cherish” and the king of them all, Fat Larry’s Band – “Zoom”.

Extended mixes for extended stimulation can only be 12″/80’s Love!

Track List

CD1 – POP

Soft Cell – Say Hello Wave Goodbye (Extended Version)
ABC – All of My Heart (Universal)
Frankie Goes to Hollywood – The Power of Love
Spandau Ballet – True
Style Council – You’re the Best Thing
Duran Duran – Save a Prayer
The Cure – Lullaby
Elton John – Nikita (Extended Version)
Tears for Fears – Head over Heels (Preacher Mix)
Level 42 – Leaving you now (Extended Version)
Steve Winwood – Higher Love (Remix 7.45)
Paul Young – Wherever I Lay My Hat (Extended Mix)
Art of Noise – Moments in Love

CD2 – SOUL

Barry White – Never Never Gonna Give You Up (Mammoth Mix – Paul Hardcastle)
Rene and Angela – I’ll be Good (Extended Mix)
Gap Band – Outstanding
Mica Paris and Will Downing – Where is the Love
Stephanie Mills – Never knew love like this before
LL Cool J – I Need Love 5.22
Mica Paris – My One Temptation
Windjammer – Tossing and Turning
Cameo – Candy
Rose Royce – Magic Touch (Extended Version)

CD3 – CLASSICS

Phyllis Nelson – Move Closer (New Mix)
Rufus & Chaka Khan – Ain’t Nobody
Atlantic Starr – Secret Lovers
Kool & the Gang – Cherish (Remix)
Sade – Hang on To Your Love
SOS Band – Just be Good to Me
Fat Larry’s Band – Zoom
Cherelle with Alexander O Neal – Saturday Love
Joyce Sims – Come into My Life
Lionel Ritchie – Stuck on You
Jeffrey Osborne – On the Wings of Love
Peabo Bryson & Roberta Flack – Tonight I Celebrate my Love

Press Quotes from previous 12″80’s albums:

“You certainly don’t need to fret about the soundtrack for your next 80s party – put this on and you’ve got it sorted” – Heat

“Perfect for keeping you on the dancefloor way past your bedtime.” – Glamour

“A three-CD must-have featuring 35 of the finest 12-inch remixes.” – News of the World

“Take this and party!” – London Lite

12″/80’s Love on Play.com

‘With Love x’ opens with “A Moment Like This”, the sensational debut single from the delectable Leona Lewis.

This brand new collection of heart-felt songs is perfect for Valentine’s Day and Mothers Day 2008 with songs from this century’s biggest selling artists including; Westlife, Shayne Ward, Il Divo, Pink, Justin Timberlake and Beyonce.

If that isn’t enough to tempt you, this compilation also contains timeless and exquisite classics from the greats Nina Simone, George Michael, Billy Joel, Toni Braxton, Elvis and Take That.

Show you care during the season of tenderness…With Love x.

Scheduled for UK release February 4th, 2008 on SonyBMG.

Track Listing: (To Be Confirmed)

CD1

1. Leona Lewis – A Moment Like This
2. Westlife – Home
3. Shayne Ward – Breathless
4. Scouting For Girls – She’s So Lovely
5. Alicia Keys – No One
6. Natasha Bedingfield – Soulmate
7. Il Divo – Nights In White Satin
8. Billy Joel – Just The Way You Are
9. John Barrowman – If You Leave Me Now
10. Pink – Nobody Knows
11. Kelly Clarkson – Breakaway
12. Lemar – Someone Should Tell You
13. Aqualung – Pressure Suit
14. Manic Street Preachers – You’re Love Alone
15. George Michael – Amazing
16. John Legend – Used To Love You
17. Jem – Wish I
18. Nina Simone – The Look Of Love
19. Toni Braxton – Unbreak My Heart
20. Eric Carmen – Hungry Eyes
21. Luther Vandross – Your Secret Love
22. Leanne Rimes – How Do I Live
23. Beyonce – Irreplaceable

CD2

1. Justin Timberlake – Lovestoned
2. The Fray – How To Save A Life
3. Avril Lavigne – When You’re Gone
4. Christina Aguilera – Hurt
5. Newton Faulkner – Dream Catch Me
6. Take That – How Deep Is Your Love
7. Teatro – Love Changes Everything
8. Elvis Presley – The Wonder of You
9. Michael Jackson – I Just Can’t Stop Loving You
10. Dionne Warwick – All The Love In The World
11. The Zutons – Valerie
12. Gloria Estefan – Don’t Want To Lose You
13. Delta Goodrem – Born To Try
14. Anastacia – Left Outside Alone
15. Natalie Imbruglia – Glorious
16. Dido – Thank You
17. Cyndi Lauper – I Drove All Night
18. Savage Garden – Truly Madly Deeply
19. Backstreet Boys – Quit Playing Games (with my heart)
20. John Mayer – Your Body Is A Wonderland
21. Travis – Flowers In The Window
22. Will Young – Leave Right Now

With the music compilation ‘Pachyderm…So LARGE…We Ran Out Of Room’, Pachyderm Recording Studio in Minnesota celebrates its first year under new ownership of Matthew M. Mueller of Madison WI who also owns The Cardinal Bar in Madison.

White Light Riot, Down Lo, Gypsy Foot, Kari Marie, The New Congress, Don Smithmier, Snake Beard Jackson, Shades a Gray, Alicia Wiley, Chris Koza, Meredith Fierke, Kenny Lucas and Ben all recorded their contribution to the ‘Pachyderm…So LARGE…We Ran Out Of Room’ CD at the world famous recording studio.

An experience only found in the big woods of Minnesota, Pachyderm Recording Studio is under new ownership. With an all star client list that includes the likes of Nirvana, LIVE, They Might be Giants, Brian Setzer, Indiginous, Soul Asylum and many others, entertainment entrepreneur Matthew Mueller has his sights set high.

“It is more than inspiring to think about the past and what this Rock and Roll Retreat has endured“. Mueller explains. “This is more than the realization of a teen age dream, it is the opportunity to carry forward a torch that has been long lit and has burned bright for the Minneapolis music scene”.

Matt Mueller purchased the property and studio in December of 2006 with the hopes of bringing a dormant legend back to life. Pachyderm Studios and all involved, including the return of Brent Sigmeth, have their sights set on greatness and bringing this hidden gem in Minnesota’ s music history back to it’s former glory.

Throughout the years Pachyderm and its scenic surroundings have withstood the test of hard rockin’ great adventures had by so many within our industry. Pachyderm Recording Studio is a residential recording studio located in rural Cannon Falls, Minnesota 35 miles southeast of the Twin Cities, is one of the most famous recording studios in Minnesota.

A secluded location on a 50 acre private park in old-growth woods with a trout stream, along with vintage recording equipment including Studer tape machines, tube microphones and a Neve 8068 console (the same board that was used in Jimi Hendrix’s Electric Lady Studio recorded AC/DC’s ‘Back In Black’, and the board John Lennon sat at the night he died.) have lured many well-known artists to the site.

The $3.5 million-dollar facility offers lodging in a palatial 6,000 square foot house that boasts an indoor pool and sauna. The house was designed by Herb Bloomberg, a top student of Frank Lloyd Wright and built in 1963 by a local malt magnate. Internationally renowned for the uniquely warm and full sonic characteristics of its performance rooms, the 2,500 square foot studio was designed by Bret Theney of Westlake Audio and built in 1988.

Since opening its doors in fall 1989, Pachyderm has become, outside of Prince’s Paisley Park Studio, the most storied recording venue in Minnesota. Dozens of notable albums have been crafted there, from nationally famous acts such as Superchunk and Kelly Willis to local heroes like Trip Shakespeare and the Honeydogs. The recording of Nirvana’s ‘In Utero’ – the band’s much anticipated follow-up to ‘Nevermind’ and Kurt Cobain’s final album – simply cemented the studio’s permanent place in pop-culture lore.

No one can honestly recall the first significant recording session to take place at Pachyderm. But it was either Soul Asylum’s ‘And the Horse They Rode in On’ or the Gear Daddies’ ‘Billy’s Live Bait’. Either way, it’s clear the studio was in demand the minute it opened its doors. In recent years, however, the number of semis loaded down with amps and guitars pulling into Pachyderm has diminished considerably. In fact, the last high-profile project to be recorded there was Mudvayne’s ‘The End of All Things to Come’, in the summer of 2002.

Like many recording studios, Pachyderm has struggled to book clients as the economics of the industry have soured. With CD sales plummeting, and the advent of technology that allows entire albums to be recorded and mixed in a bedroom or basement, few labels are willing to shell out big money to rent a recording studio for weeks at a time. The company’s fortunes had also dwindled owing to circumstances unique to Pachyderm, and Brent Sigmeth, Pachyderm’s beloved in-house engineer for a decade, walked away due to issues encountered by Pachyderm’s previous owner.

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Old Growth Forest

The Pachyderm Preservation Project (ProjectPachyderm.org) is an undertaking of a collection of artists and community members to help Pachyderm Studio purchase 28 acres of land immediately adjacent to its current 6 acres. The land is currently up for sale with the intent of clearing it for residential building. Throughout the area are gorgeous waterfalls, woods, and and old growth. It is the desire of Pachyderm and the community that surrounds it to preserve the land and use it, in its natural beauty, as a unique sanctuary of healing, art and community in the Midwest.

For more information:

Conal Garrity – conal@pachydermstudio.com
Pachyderm Recording Studio
7840 Co 17 Blvd
Cannon Falls MN 55009-4048
507-263-5276 -v | 612-597-4759 -c | 507-263-2002 -f

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Pachyderm Recording Studio Official Website