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Danças OcultasInspirar
Danças Ocultas is a Portuguese quartet that has been creating its very own soundscapes with four diatonic accordions since 1989. Perhaps the best way to describe their music is as ‘impressionistic folk’. After three albums that can be symbolically described as exhalation (Arco, Amplitude and Dentro desse Mar), the band is making a respiratory U-turn with the album ‘Inspirar’, which describes both the inhalation and the absorption of influences and the inspiration that the music can bring to the listener. ...more

New releases August 2025

DGM5027CD
Rock  International15.35 EUROGiles Giles & Robert FrippThe Cheerful Insanity of Giles, Giles & Fripp (The Songs)While 1967 is rightly remembered for an abundance of classic albums, there were also quieter debut LPs emerging, signalling popular music’s imminent changes to a more rock-oriented, musician-centred approach. It was also the year that Robert Fripp applied for a ‘singing organist’ role advertised by brothers Peter and Michael Giles, despite having no experience either as a singer or organist. For this ... more
DGMLP8LP
Rock  International29.99 EUROGiles Giles & Robert FrippThe Cheerful Insanity of Giles, Giles & Fripp (The Songs) (200 Gramm Vinyl)The first standalone release of the songs from Giles, Giles & Fripp’s 1968 debut album, now with spoken word sections removed. New 2025 remaster by David Singleton. Vinyl cut by Jason Mitchell at Loud Mastering CD mastered by Alex R. Mundy at DGM. LP pressed on 200-gram superheavyweight vinyl.Peter Giles / Michael Giles / Robert FrippWhile 1967 is rightly remembered for an abundance of classic albums, ... more
DGMLP9LP
Rock  International29.99 EUROGiles Giles & Robert FrippA Selection from The Brondesbury Tapes (200-gram LP & digital)Giles, Giles & Fripp’s 1968 demo home recordings, newly remastered by David Singleton A must-have collection for King Crimson fans with some early indication of the band’s sound / repertoire CD includes all 21 previously released tracks from the Brondesbury Road tapes 200-gram superheavyweight vinyl and digital release picks 13 of the best quality recordings from the tapes. Vinyl cut by Jason Mitchell ... more
DGM5028CD
Rock  International15.35 EUROGiles Giles & Robert FrippThe Brondesbury Tapes (1CD)Moving into 93a Brondesbury Road in 1968, Peter Giles, Michael Giles and Robert Fripp’s North London flat soon became a centre of creative activity for the trio. Feeling energised after the frustrations they’d experienced while recording “The Cheerful Insanity of Giles, Giles & Fripp” at Decca, they soon established their living space into a home studio (consisting of one Revox reel-to-reel tape machine). ... more
ALLICE2542CD
World Music  Allgemein17.98 EUROGroupaKind of Folk, Vol. 5 - PolandIn the fifth instalment of the Kind of Folk series, the group Groupa is once again breaking new ground. The trio, consisting of Terje Isungset, Mats Edén and Jonas Simonson, is collaborating with the extraordinary singer and violinist Marta Matuszna from Laliki in Poland. Together, they want to create music that draws inspiration from the musicians' different cultures and experiences. An exciting encounter ... more
BUREO6037CD
World Music  Sephardische Musik18.98 EUROMara ArandaSefarad en el Corazón de BulgariaMara Aranda presents Sefarad en el Corazón de Bulgaria, the fourth instalment of her ambitious project Geographies of the Diaspora. Through her music, she aims to trace the presence of the Sephardic musical tradition on the various shores of the Mediterranean and bring it to the attention of a wider audience. Her new album focuses on the musical heritage of the communities that settled in the Ottoman ... more
SPR121CD
Jazz  Blues17.98 EUROAl JonesStill in ChargeAl Jones fulfilled a long-held dream of compiling his favourite songs for an authentic blues album: ‘Still in Charge’. And it's quite something: 13 earthy songs from the deepest swamps of the blues, clearly and honestly continuing the musical tradition of their predecessors, some of whom he had the privilege of accompanying himself (Champion Jack Dupree, Willie Mabon, Tommy Tucker, Sonny Rhodes and ... more
TCB38602CD
Jazz  Allgemein17.98 EUROKlaus Koenig Jazz Live TrioAutumn GirlSimply put, Klaus Koenig is a humorist. Autumn Girl, is his 6th CD release with his ‘Jazz Live Trio’. Klaus, who seems to complain in the liner notes about the difficulty of composition and improvisation, laments about his struggles with harmonies. And yet, he delivers a moving and lyrical tour de force, borrowing as he states, ‘the practical procedure’ from Felix Mendelsohn’s Song’s Without Words. ... more
2GN027CD
World Music  Griechenland17.98 EUROMichalis KouloumisDisplaced DreamsMichalis Kouloumis, selbst ein Kind zyprischer Flüchtlinge, ließ sich für sein neues Album von Bildern von Menschen, die aus ihrer Heimat vertrieben wurden, inspirieren und bewegen. „Displaced Dreams“ erforscht unsere verbindende Menschlichkeit in einer Zeit enormer politischer Umwälzungen und vereint Musik aus dem Osten (mit Instrumenten wie Oud, Ney, Laute und Baglama) mit Musik aus dem Westen (mit ... more
OW4CD
Jazz  Contemporary17.98 EUROAndreas Kurz & Johannes Ludwig & Alex ParzhuberTriospaßThe press was enthusiastic about the quartet album ‘Kurz Ludwig Parzhuber feat. Loren Stillman,’ released in January 2025. Now another recording is being released, recorded during the same studio session at Deutschlandfunk in Cologne as its predecessor. Since the beginning of their musical friendship, the trio has been at the core of all their activities, which even include a big band that performs ... more
FY8297CD
World Music  Indien15.98 EUROVirginia NicoliTaramandalOn her new album ‘Taramandal’, the flutist is accompanied by three outstanding Indian percussionists: Sukhad Munde (pakhawaj), Subhajit Brahmachari and Debajyoti Sanyal (tabla). ‘Taramandal’ draws its inspiration from the infinite expanse of the night sky and transforms heavenly wonders into hypnotic soundscapes rooted in classical Indian music. Each composition on ‘Taramandal’ is a musical constellation ... more
AST2501CD
World Music  Global Pop17.98 EUROTania SalehFragile"The idea for this album came to me after leaving Lebanon, my native country, due to a series of problems that forced me to restart my life in exile.I had an imaginary conversation with a tree, a seagull and a fish to try to understand the concept of "territory" according to them. While waiting to find my place on this globe, I found my refuge in the fragility of my suitcase.I felt like I needed a ... more
FA59053 CD
Jazz  Allgemein23.98 EUROLalo SchifrinIntégrale - Jazz & Bossa Nova 1955-1962Before he became the maestro of iconic film scores like Mission: Impossible or Bullitt, Lalo Schifrin was already a piano virtuoso and a major innovator in jazz and bossa nova. With an already exceptional knack for arrangement, he arranged and composed for Dizzy Gillespie and Quincy Jones. Curated by Olivier Julien, this 3-CD box set brings together the first recordings released under Schifrin’s name, ... more
APEEP906LP
Rock  International25.99 EUROXTC3D EP (Limited Edition) 10” Vinyl EP (100% re-cycled Eco-Jazz vinyl)Ape House exclusive 10” vinyl of XTC’s debut single 3D EP. Originally released in 1977 as a 12” EP, this reissue comes as a 10” Eco-Jazz vinyl pressing in either red or green bias colour vinyl This 10” EP was previously only available as an online exclusive from 2023 but is available to order now for a very limited period. 1977 was a classic year for singles, the year when ‘Punk’ mutated into New ... more
ZP-41CD
Rock  Progressive17.98 EURODiceAwen Energy From Outer Space
CAPMS17Inch
Rock  Gothic15.98 EUROCaput MedusaeI Wear Black 'Til I'm Dead
HOOP001LP
Pop  Synth-Pop30.99 EUROHologram TeenCaptain Fluo (LP)Step into the neon glow of “Captain Fluo”, the electrifying new album from Hologram Teen. A love letter to the Paris of the 1980s, this disco-fueled odyssey captures the pulse of a city alive with underground energy, record store discoveries, and the exhilaration of growing up as a gay teenager in a world of music, freedom, and self-discovery. Produced and mixed by Andrew Claristidge (Acid Washed) ... more
PRTL12029LP
Rock  Reggae  Dub23.98 EUROEva KeyesMeditation - Dubplate Mixes (LP)Originally released on a Partial 10” in 2019, `Mediation’ became a hit on the underground roots and dub sound system scene with regular plays from the late Jah Shaka, amongst others. This 12” reissue features the original vocal and dub cut, but also contains two previously unreleased dubplate cuts. Hailing from Limerick, Ireland, Eva Keyes has a very bright and distinctive voice with an undeniable ... more
EDDA79CDCD
Pop  Folk Pop15.35 EUROLake RuthHawking RadiationHawking Radiation is a wonderful new record by Lake Ruth. Their third album and first since ‘Birds Of America’ in 2018. Vocalist and lyricist Allison Brice puts the gap between releases down to the interruption of the pandemic and the other two of the members making recent interstate jumps! Working with melodies first, Allison knew she wanted a celestial and cinematic narrative to this album, from ... more
MACD007CD
Pop  Electronic  Noise15.35 EUROMerzbowScene (20Th Anniversary)Merzbow (Masami Akita), the seminal Japanese noise project since 1979, remains one of the most influential and prolific figures in modern electronic composition. Scene is revered by fans as one of Merzbow’s best surrealist works from the mid-2000s ‘laptop era’. The intro track, Part 1, immediately grabs listeners with hysteric carnival music. The ascending parts then warp into hallucinatory passages ... more
MALONE12003LP
Rock  Punk44.98 EUROMal-OneSka Tone E.P. (LP)The 2 Tone sound was a great period in the aftermath of Punk and included influences taken from Jamaican Ska. Mal-One had already worked on some Two Tone collages and had them put aside for some future project. He thought it would be fun to record some tracks related to these images and sounds. The first track he recorded was an instrumental track in the style of Harry J All Stars ‘Liquidator’ which ... more
CAP74171CD
Jazz  Allgemein16.98 EUROMichael PaganPaganovaMarking Michael Pagán's return to Capri Records after nearly fifteen years, fans of creative jazz composition and double-saxophone quintets will not want to miss Kansas City-based Paganova. The group's reed men Chael and Herrera alternate takes on alto, tenor, and soprano saxophones throughout the set, resulting in an impressive display of sax doubling.
TAO18CD
Jazz  Allgemein17.98 EUROIvo Perelman & Matthew Shipp String TrioArmageddon FlowerThe seminal Matthew Shipp String Trio (piano, Mat Maneri: viola, William Parker: bass) reconvened to commune with tenor saxophonist Ivo Perelman, and Armageddon Flower is the epic result. This work is a pinnacle gem in each of their extensive bodies of work, revealing new ways of exemplifying tradition, language, physics, material, and energy, both as soloists and within a collective action.
CAP74170LPLP
Jazz  Allgemein29.99 EUROAdam Schroeder & Mark MastersCT! Celebrate Clark Terry (LP)On CT!, baritone saxophonist and bandleader Adam Schroeder teams up with arranger Mark Masters to deliver a tasty baker's dozen tunes in the Basie/Ellington/Strayhorn style, all composed by renowned trumpeter Clark Terry. Schroeder conceived of the recording as a celebration of Terry's 100th birthday. That plan was delayed by the pandemic but eventually realized a few years later.
EDDA80CD2 CD
Pop  Chillout  Electro16.98 EUROMark Van HoenPlan For A Miracle and The Eternal PresentThe Eternal Present embodies its philosophical title, inspired by Joseph Campbell's concept that "Eternity isn't some later time... Eternity is that dimension of here and now that all thinking in temporal terms cuts off." The album explores music as the ultimate expression of existing in the present moment, transcending time and creating a sonic experience that is simultaneously "spectral, ghostly, ... more
MD333CD
Pop  Ambient15.35 EUROJason Van WykInherentSouth African composer and producer Jason van Wyk is continuously honing his craft, with each consecutive release feeling like a clear evolution of its predecessor. Through his albums and soundtrack commissions, van Wyk’s technique at perfectly balancing melody and atmosphere is now more apparent than ever. Inherent, his sixth aptly named album finds van Wyk distilling his sound to where each note ... more

News

  • 8/4/2025The German Record Critics' Award (PdSK) long list 3/2025Two recent releases are on the jury's current longlist for the German Record Critics' Award. Rodrigo Leão was nominated in the world music category for ‘O Rapaz da Montanha’. Thirty-two years after his debut, the Portuguese artist presents his new album as the next step in a remarkable career, with Rodrigo Leão losing none of his musical identity and lively curiosity. In the Traditional Ethnic Music category, Danças Ocultas has high hopes of winning an award with ‘Inspirar’. The new album by the Portuguese accordion quartet paints beautiful and unique soundscapes full of unexpected twists and noble melancholy, whose power is hard to resist. ...moreLatest release
    World Music  Portugal
    Danças OcultasInspirar GMC116 CD
    World Music  Portugal
    Rodrigo LeãoO Rapaz da Montanha GMC114 CD
  • 8/1/2025Mara Aranda in the Transglobal World Music ChartsMara Aranda's latest album, Sefarad en el Corazón de Bulgaria, is featured in the current edition of the monthly Transglobal World Music Chart. The fourth edition of the ambitious project Geographies of the Diaspora aims to trace the presence of the Sephardic musical tradition on the various shores of the Mediterranean and make it known to a wider audience. ...moreLatest release
    World Music  Sephardische Musik
    Mara ArandaSefarad en el Corazón de Bulgaria BUREO6037 CD
  • 7/3/2025The World Music Charts Europe with Danças OcultasWith their new album Inspirar, the Portuguese accordion quartet has entered the current edition of the World Music Charts Europe. Following three albums that could be summarised as 'exhaling', the band has performed a turnaround with 'Inspirar', a title that can be translated as both 'breathing in' and 'taking in influences and inspirations'. The musicians create beautiful and unique soundscapes full of unexpected twists and noble melancholy, the power of which is hard to resist. ...moreLatest release
    World Music  Portugal
    Danças OcultasInspirar GMC116 CD
  • 6/1/2025Rodrigo Leao at number 4 in the World Music Charts EuropeIn June, Rodrigo Leão entered the World Music Charts Europe with his album O Rapaz da Montanha at number 4. Thirty-two years after his debut, this extraordinary musician and composer is presenting his new album as the latest chapter in his remarkable career. The Portuguese musician has lost none of his musical identity or lively curiosity. ...moreLatest release
    World Music  Portugal
    Rodrigo LeãoO Rapaz da Montanha GMC114 CD
    World Music  Portugal
    Rodrigo LeãoO Rapaz da Montanha (2 LP) GMCLP114 2 LP

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