{"title":"latest album releases","description":"\u003cp\u003eExplore Islandia Music's latest album releases from our top-charting artists. Music by Maya Beiser, Terry Riley, Philip Glass, J.S, Bach, David Bowie and more.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"maya-beiser-infinite-bach","title":"Maya Beiser: InfInIte Bach (CD)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eInfInIte Bach, \u003c\/i\u003ethe avant-garde cellist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaya Beiser elevates our sensory perception of the solo cello \u003ci\u003eSuites\u003c\/i\u003e of J. S. Bach in the expanded realm of spatial audio. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnchoring her body and instrument in the studio space, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eshe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ereimagines this seminal Baroque work in a visceral experience that is both immersive and transcendental. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003emultilayered sounds of her cello \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eemerge as ethereal and illuminated, like ambient lights and shadows tempering the overwhelming force of tradition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Islandia Music Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40223981305944,"sku":"","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0276\/3813\/6920\/products\/IMR012_InfInIte_Bach-album-front-cover-3840px.jpg?v=1684866616"},{"product_id":"maya-beiser-i-infinite-bach-i-vinyl","title":"Maya Beiser: InfInIte Bach (Limited Edition Vinyl)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eInfInIte Bach, \u003c\/i\u003ethe avant-garde cellist Maya Beiser elevates our sensory perception of the solo cello \u003ci\u003eSuites\u003c\/i\u003e of J. S. Bach in the expanded realm of spatial audio. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis special limited edition of 3 vinyl LPs, features the Preludes, Allemandes and Sarabands from each of the suites. The multilayered sounds Maya's cello emerge as ethereal and illuminated, like ambient lights and shadows tempering the overwhelming force of tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Islandia Music Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40230938181720,"sku":"","price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0276\/3813\/6920\/files\/Infinitebachvinyl.png?v=1684281909"},{"product_id":"soundlines-on-language-and-the-land","title":"Soundlines: On Language and the Land","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSoundlines: On Language and the Land\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e is the second album of Weather Systems, a three-volume recording by the “‘Philosopher King’ of Percussion” (New York Times), Steven Schick. This album captures the 700-mile journey of the noted percussionist as he searched for language, rooted in the sounds of the animate earth, that could bind the disparate experiences of a 21st-century musician into a unified experience. Through a highly contrasted collage of music, language, and sound effects, Schick presents layered emotions in which a humorous façade dissolves to reveal deeper truths connecting music and life.\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Islandia Music Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40662166503512,"sku":"","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0276\/3813\/6920\/files\/steve-schick-soundlines-digi-cover-front.jpg?v=1698556230"},{"product_id":"maya-beiser-x-terry-riley-in-c","title":"Maya Beiser x Terry Riley: In C  - Limited Edition CD","description":"\u003cp\u003e“An ecstatic, hypnotic piece of minimalism with sacred overtones.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e~The Guardian\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e“m\u003c\/i\u003eesmerizing and graceful…supremely exhilarating…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"this album is a musical journey for mind and body — both a stimulant and a sedative. It offers many engaging stopovers, from an oasis of calm where the pulse evaporates, to Led Zeppelin-like headbanging reminiscent of “Kashmir”to moments where the cello loops interleave with the sweet delicacy of Vivaldi. If you have a spare hour to let this singular, hypnotic music wash over you, the world might just seem a little brighter.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e~ NPR\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The intrepid cellist Maya Beiser has reimagined the piece ingeniously. The result is transfixing….moody and introspective, but also, by the end, quietly uplifting.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e~ The New York Times\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCellist and producer Maya Beiser's latest solo album reimagines Terry Riley’s epic \u003ci\u003eIn C \u003c\/i\u003eas a series of ever-evolving cello loops and drones. In her multi-cello solo version, the C string - the cello’s lowest, most resonant string - forms the depth and sonic architecture of the album. Enveloped by live drumming by Shane Shanahan and Matt Kilmer, Maya creates a hypnotic, rapturous soundscape that re-envisions this epic minimalist masterpiece.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Islandia Music","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41025712914520,"sku":"","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0276\/3813\/6920\/files\/Maya-Beiser_In-C_digitalcover-front.jpg?v=1707065075"},{"product_id":"cd","title":"Lei Liang: Dui","description":"\u003cp\u003eLei Liang: Dui (“to face”) stages encounters betweennear and far, home and away, creating visionary moments that transgress space and time. The pipa virtuoso Wu Man and percussion master Steven Schick play upon the inherent tensions of their instruments, while Maya Beiser renders songs of the Mongolian steppe as both intimate\u003cbr\u003eand vast with her cello singing. Cho-liang Lin and Zhe Lin weave together the sonic characteristics of violin and percussion, transforming uncommon ground into infinite possibilities. The innovative techniques of contrabassist Mark Dresser embody a rich spectrum of extreme opposites in a singular vibrating body, as the musical ensemble loadbang traverses through states of mind, disturbed by showers of phonetic particles from Chinese poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Islandia Music ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42661455069272,"sku":"","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0276\/3813\/6920\/files\/Lei_Liang_Dui-digital-cover-frontcopy.jpg?v=1739491719"},{"product_id":"maya-beiser-salt-limited-edition-cd","title":"Maya Beiser: SALT - limited edition CD","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eavailable for pre-order! \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOut August 1, 2025\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCellist, sound artist and producer Maya Beiser returns with \u003ci\u003eSalt\u003c\/i\u003e—a bold, genre-defying new album. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSalt\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e unfolds as a ritual in movement—a sonic pilgrimage through loss, memory, resistance, and return. The album begins in stillness, in the suspended breath of a woman turning to look back, and from that moment it travels across centuries and sonic landscapes, carrying fragments of Baroque hymns, sacred chants, and contemporary lamentation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith contributions from an extraordinary roster of collaborators—composer Missy Mazzoli, librettist Erin Cressida Wilson, composer-performers Clarice Jensen and Meredith Monk, vocalist Helga Davis and Odeya Nini—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cb\u003eBeiser reimagines works by Monteverdi, Purcell, and Gluck alongside the original compositions, creating a soundscape that feels both ancient and urgently present.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBeiser’s cello, layered into cathedral-like resonance, becomes a kind of geological instrument—textured, weathered, elemental. In \u003ci\u003eSalt\u003c\/i\u003e, beauty becomes a fulcrum—balancing the longing for what might have been against the weight of what is. Past and present collapse into one resonant cry, exposing the quiet devastation of human choices.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Islandia Music ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43050112188504,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0276\/3813\/6920\/files\/SALT_digital-cover-front.jpg?v=1752188206"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.islandiamusic.com\/collections\/latest-album-releases.oembed","provider":"Islandia Music ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}