Encompassing Blues, Spanish pop, Folk, Trip-hop, Indie and Acoustic to name but a few, the compilation leaves no colour of the musical spectrum unpainted and there is a track to tease the taste of every listener.

Leading the auditory spectacle is Eartha by Pandora’s Box, a quirky, folk focused four-piece from London, fronted by lead singer Chloe Tingey. Eartha opens with a delicate solo from Chloe, supported by light percussion, before the song tinkles into an effervescent, jaunty and folk-style melody. Chloe’s voice sails along the high notes and has a nostalgic, chirruping sound which compliments the folk-like tone of the percussion. The song is a paradoxical mixture of up-beat and melancholy, as it accumulates energy in a hand-clapping manner and slows back down into poignant tones. Very British, very catchy and a sweet opener to the compilation, Pandora’s Box offer an easy-listening and refreshingly authentic sound.

In keeping with the reflective tones of Pandora’s Box, Inspiration-Ispiratio’s second track moves into the rich, jazzy and largely instrumental harmonies of Bluebird & Skoko, a unique duo form Chicago who juxtapose Pop, Rock and Blues within their energised collaboration. The boy-girl twosome, R.R Bluebird and Eleanor Skoko, demonstrate their vocal and instrumental panache in a slow Chicago Blues piece called Girls Minds are Tricky. The grimy rock ‘n’ roll force of the track is more downbeat than Eartha, as the jazzy tones of the instruments create a brooding track, taken from their album Take Your Mojo, Sista. Elena describes the ‘Mojo’ as the essence of their music and this transpires in the intense way in which Bluebird & Skoko’s spectrum of sounds fuse together in Girls Minds are Tricky.

The core of Inspiration-Ispiratio’s musical assemble moves through an exciting procession of British-Spanish alternative pop, with Spanish duo Anima Pop, a dark and menacing track by trip-hop band Jacdaw, melodic Indie by Ozone Baby and finishes up with The Iain Luke Experience’s pop-rock tune You Made Me Smile, posing as the penultimate track.

Having taken the listener through such a diverse exploration of songs and musical genres, Inspiration-ispiratio concludes with the easy-listening yet grungy acoustics of self-taught young British soloist Jamie Andrew. Acoustic guitar in hand and soul laid bare, Jamie creates an intense sound through which he channels his already rich life experiences. This well placed closing track, Angel Friends, demonstrates the depth from which Jamie’s lyrics emerge and epitomises the ethereal theme that runs through much of his music. Jamie’s composition is potent, at times poignant and highly intoxicating as the soft, timeless sound that could be likened to Coldplay, James Morrison and Jeff Buckley, takes its grip on the listener.

This stimulating compilation comes illustrated with a downloadable e-booklet. Like that of the booklet found inside a traditional CD, the e-booklet offers an insight into the foundation and essence of each artist and allows the contributing musicians to reach their listeners on a more tangible level. The unique booklet provides the lyrics for each song, as well as a unique biography and contact information for each artist. This is a rare treat for downloaded music and with it New Beats Media really bring the E-CD to life for the listener.

Downloadable for free from New Beats Media. Inspiration-Ispiratio celebrates the launch of the exciting new website and offers a unique opportunity to access music that you may otherwise never get to hear.

‘Now recording their Debut EP, the band use beautiful four part harmonies and comprise a guitar, keyboard, double bass, drums, accordian, melodica, various percussion instruments and sometimes even a Bazooki’

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‘Bluebird & Skoko are a buzzing combination of deep Chicago blues and dirty rock N roll energy guided by the spirit of Screaming Jay Hawkins, Billie Holiday, Muddy Waters, The Cramps, and all those artists inspired by the fire inside’

‘Envisage were born out of the fire of life: Getting back together after leaving a previous shared band John and Kayleigh found kindred spiris in each other; sharing a taste and appreciation for the same music and ideals they began writing together in January 2008′

Song Name:	And It All Kicks Off
Song Length:	4:36
Band Members:	Kayleigh, Matt, John, Stefy
Music Style:	Alternative / Metal / Rock
Location:	Lurgan, Northern Ireland
Websites:	myspace

‘After the extremely successful release of Frantic Jack The E.P in late September 2009 the band launched their debut single Firefly which entered the charts at no.23 and there second single Free raised the bar yet again at no.20′

Song Name:	Vancouver
Song Length:	2:59
Band Members:	Daragh Fitzgerald, Pauric Hurst, Mark Kelly, James Kearney
Music Style:	Funk / Acoustic / Rock
Location:	Edenderry, Offaly, Ireland
Contact:	E-Mail
Websites:	myspace | franticjack.com

‘The band is gaining a considerable amount of recognition and has recently embarked on International Tour of 100 concerts in important Festivals and Clubs across the United States, United Kingdom, Spain, France, Switzerland & Portugal’

Song Name:	Save Me
Song Length:	4:15
Band Members:	Ben Cork, Chloe Tingey, Tabitha Tingey, Ash Howarth
Music Style:	Alternative / Shoegaze / Pop
Influences:	The Cure, Joy Division, Placebo, Bloc Party, Kent
Location:	London , England
Contact:	E-Mail
Websites:	myspace

‘They combine hard hitting, tripped out beats with haunting vocals & menacing lyrics to produce an uneasy atmosphere for the listener — you have been warned!!’

‘Once described as blending The New Pornographers powerpop style with a dulcet story telling voice, similar to that of Peggy Sue; the bands influences include The New Pornographers, Let’s Active, Interpol, Nirvana, early REM, Arthur Lee & millions of others in the same mould — everything melodic, catchy, energetic and life affirming’

Song Name:	Fools Limelight
Song Length:	3:58
Band Members:	Amanda Thompson, Rick Cox, Nick Jefferson, B.L. Underwood
Music Style:	Indie / Rock / Alternative
Influences:	The New Pornographers, Let’s Active, Interpol, Nirvana, early REM, Arthur Lee
Location:	Eastbourne, Tonbridge, England
Websites:	myspace

‘KOTSS have been together since school: formed in May 2007 from a common love of music the band has evolved into an up and coming rock / indie rock band who, even though young in their career, have enjoyed repeat invites to play on local radio station Near 90fm.’

‘From upbeat catchy but credible pop-rock in “I don’t wanna be alone” and “I’m a Changed Man” to the mellow and thought-provoking “Gravity” and “Art Imitating life” and everything in-between — their act has led them to venues across the whole of the UK.’

Song Name:	You Made Me Smile
Song Length:	5:53
Band Members:	Iain Luke, Thomas Casson, Rich Newsome
Music Style:	Rock / Pop / Other
Location:	Holywell, Wales
Contact:	E-Mail
Websites:	myspace

‘Largely self taught and being tossed around on life’s often dangerous waters has give Jamie the raw material to write from the pit of the soul — bringing such feeling to his work as to memorize an audience’

Album Name: Inspiration — Ispiratio

Number of Tracks: 10

Album Length: 41:42

Produced by: New Beats Media

E-Booklet designed by: Jack Andrews

Released: 23/03/2010

Do not forget to read the custom designed booklet that comes with the 10 tracks.This provides more information on all the bands involved in this project.

Read more about the E-CD Concept or visit our E-CD Discography.

Expired

With the release of our first e-cd Inspiration, we have launched a competition for the best track on the album voted for by all our users.

If you have yet to download the e-cd then do so now, it’s free and contains over 40 minutes of free music along with a high visual impact E-Booklet.

Once you’ve listened to the tracks get over to the forum and tell us which is your favourite. Once you cast your vote your username will be entered into the prize draw to win a free ITunes voucher. The winner will be selected at random.

The musician with the winning track will be rewarded with a number of prizes including a free custom designed e-cd for one of their albums, a free professional Press Release and 6 Months free New Beats Media Premium account access when we launch this Summer.

• The closing date of this competition is midnight 00:00 GMT 22nd April 2010.

• The prize is either $20 in Itunes voucher or that $20 converted into the winners national currency (via paypal).

• You may vote more than once but your name will only be entered once into the prize draw.

• All votes are public and you must be signed in to the forum to vote.

• The winner will be selected at random and will be contacted via email and asked to confirm their details.



NBM decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into regarding the outcome of the competition.

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