Royal Trux - Cats And DogsCats and Dogs hit the street in June of '93 and represented a quantum leap from everywhere Royal Trux had previously broadcast from. Their innate feel for disparate styles had been demonstrated over the course of three wildly diverse albums, but Cats and Dogs wove diversity expertly throughout it's eleven songs, all united by an interest in rhythmic rock and roll. There was the mulch of grunge, a lean stand of retro soul, plumes of psychedelic vapor

The present album features Georg Philipp Telemann's Overture and Concerti pour Darmstadt

Following their first two regular albums "Tybalt" (1993) and "Concrete Ground" (1994)

"I don't think I know anyone that can write a song as impetuous or dope as him

and Californian Hollywood

Although the concertos adhere to the traditional three-movement design

A true story about Arizona women who dedicate their life's work to helping both horses and humans live better lives

There is no more authoritative current exponent of this music

Tommy Collins

She combines musical and artistic insight with a deft technical virtuosity revealing an individual and sensitive musical offering

It's absurdist and acidly cynical take on the excesses of the media and advertising worlds presents a garish vision of a bold new postwar Japan where traditional company values come head-to-head with American-style consumer capitalism

but there is just under a hour of music

just two weeks after Coltrane passed on July 17