Pink Floyd: restored "Pink Floyd at Pompeii" in 4K

Pink Floyd's legendary performance at the Roman Amphitheatre in Pompeii came out in a wealth of formats last year, but not in 4K. A new Blu-ray version rectifies that omission and each frame was fixed by hand after the film was scanned.

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Magnify The Sound: Searching for a quiet place

Norwegian post-metal band Magnify The Sound are skirting the fringes of ambient and pastoral soundscapes on their new album Searching for a quiet place. Looking for some peace of mind during long walks in the forests, they tried to get away from the crippling anxiety that is looking for a way to get them down. The darkness is never far away, but keeping it at bay by referencing almost unrecognisable traditional folk and drum rhythms makes it an immersing listening experience.

More layers reveal themselves after each play, plus the sonics and separation were treated with utmost care. Searching for a quiet place is a maze without a map or definite goal. Wandering around in silent wonder is the best way to get a hold on these compositions, that deserve to be enjoyed in one, undisturbed sitting.

Would-Be-Goods: "The Gallopers" video

Watch a video for The Gallopers, a track from the new Would-Be-Goods album Tears Before Bedtime: "With a mix of 60s baroque pop and its 90s follow-up twee, the band dresses themselves in full-colour melodies, creating a buzz without any side effects, save for the urge to play the album again. And again."

Words about music (826): Joe Bonamassa

I'm not a household name; I'm just a household name to guitar freaks.

Joe Bonamassa

The Bullfight: rescheduled show in Nijeveen

Dutch folk noir band The Bullfight had to reschedule a couple of shows, due to a mishap for guitarist Thomas van der Vliet, who broke his finger. The February 28 show in Nijeveen @ De Vegafabriek has been moved to October 31. Emma Hessels is the support act.

Expect many song from their latest album 81 Bedford St., a soundtrack for a film noir movie that does not exist: "Most soundtracks are connect-the-dots affairs, with a few well-known popular songs and a run-of-the-mill theme that a composer won't lose any sleep over to create to something memorable. Not so for 81 Bedford St. on which the band's resident writer and multi-instrumentalist Thomas van Vliet went above and beyond with a bunch of songs that are closely linked to create a narrative, but also can hold their own and be enjoyed as such. There is jazz, industrial noise, torch singing, avant-garde, pastoral violin driven baroque pop, and much, much more."