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Fred Frith Cornelius Claudio Kreusch Johannes Tonio KreuschPink / Neon
For Fred Frith, the guitar is merely a starting point. It is a user interface onto which he superimposes various concepts that expand the instrument’s sound to include effects, noises, decompositions and reconstructions. Together with Cornelius Claudio Kreusch and Johannes Tonio Kreusch, he created pieces that crashed against one another like waves and flowed into one another. Some had a meditative depth, developing through drone motifs and ostinatos. Others condensed into textures, into sonic bodies ...more

New releases August 2026

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World Music  Italien17.98 EUROAmaryllisO Fiuro Tos KrifòThe project Amaryllis – from the Greek word meaning “to shine” – wasfounded in 2022 by Samuel Mele and Mattia Manco, with the aim of creating amusical language that blends Italian influences, particularly from the Grecanictradition, with Greek and Byzantine elements. This rich cultural heritage spansover five centuries of religious, artistic, and historical stratification, now largelyforgotten yet ... more
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Jazz  Allgemein17.98 EUROElifantreeFlorescenceThe Finnish trio Elifantree will release their seventh album Florescence during the cherry blossom season. The new album is a strong and multidimensional body of work that explores personal growth and flourishing.Florescence is built around the metaphor of blooming into a flower. It portrays self-acceptance, the power of love and a wider perception of existence. The album’s themes also reflect the ... more
AKEROCD30CD
World Music  Finnland17.98 EUROMaria Kalaniemi & Timo AlakotilaMorgondimmaLegends of the Finnish music scene, accordion artist Maria Kalaniemi and pianist Timo Alakotila, are celebrating the 35th anniversary of their duo. Their new album does not hold back on sensitivity, brilliance, or emotional intensity. A composition by Lasse Mårtenson, Morgondimma, was chosen as the album’s title track, serving as a reminder of light, beauty, and the meaning of life in uncertain times. ... more
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World Music  Orient17.98 EURODerya Türkan Murat AydemirAhenk / 3Ahenk’s musical foundation is rooted in the tradition of instrumental compositions (saz eserleri) within classical Turkish music. This legacy, which began notably with Tanburi Cemil Bey and brought solo performance to the forefront, was developed by great masters such as Mesut Cemil, Ruşen Kam, Ercüment Batanay, Niyazi Sayın, Necdet Yaşar, and İhsan Özgen.By following in the footsteps of these masters, ... more
2GN029CD
World Music  Orient17.98 EUROMurat Aydemir Christos BarbasBook of BirdsSeven years ago Murat Aydemir and Christos Barbas recorded their first album The Mountain and the Tree in Istanbul, containing original compositions for tanbur & ney. Since then they have played concerts in Greece, Spain, Japan & Cyprus developing further the interaction and relation between them. In their newest album Book of Birds, recorded in Brussels for the Seyir Muzik label, October 2024, they ... more
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World Music  Folk  Singer/Songwriter10.48 EUROUkulele Death SquadEssentially, my life is a disaster
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Jazz  Vocal Jazz25.99 EUROSophie AbrahamThe Beauty in Between (LP)
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Jazz  Allgemein17.98 EURORan Blake Dominique EadeRoots and BywaysRoots & Byways is a model 21st-century recital of 20th-century song, a well-rounded program of jazz, folk, soul, stage, movie, and TV tunes rife with interconnections. There are  ve or six jazz art songs (counting Mancini’s “Dreamsville”), four in a row at the top. Max Roach’s “Mendacity” has a dead earnest political lyric, contrasted with the Gershwins’ satirical “Who Cares” (sung, in 1931 musical ... more
NB055CD
Jazz  Blues17.98 EUROThe Anthony Paule Soul OrchestraWhat Can We Do?The 12-piece Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra featuring Willy Jordan returns after the multi-Blues Music Award-nominated 'What Are You Waiting For?' (2024) with their powerful songwriting synergy and unmistakable retro-soul sound. Produced by Larry Batiste, the set delivers eleven resonant originals and one compelling cover that move you in the moment--and stay in your soul.
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Jazz  Allgemein17.98 EURODenny ZeitlinOdysseyThis album chronicles some more of my favorite adventures in the areas of acoustic piano trio, solo piano, and electro-acoustic duo. George Marsh, drums and Mel Graves, bass were co-explorers beginning in 1968 when I began a decade long foray into multigenre electro-acoustic music. It was a treat to re-unite with them as an acoustic piano trio in this 2003 concert. “It Could Happen To You” employs ... more
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Jazz  Allgemein17.98 EUROGöttliche SkizzenDingi Ringd CointMicrotonal fragments that coalesce into rhythms and melodies. In this process, the divine becomes the idea of the absolute. As a conception of the still unfinished, as well as fragments that form a whole. This duality between the perfect and the processual runs as a counterpoint through the debut album “Dingi Ringd Coint” by Jonathan Delazer’s trio “Göttliche Skizzen.” Like Renaissance sketches as ... more
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Jazz  Allgemein17.98 EUROVerona SextetLeaps and BoundsWriters such as Virginia Woolf, James Joyce, Marcel Proust, and here, Steve Piccolo, have sought to capture this stream of consciousness in language, tracing the flow of memory and sensation as it passes through the mind. The Verona Sextet achieves the same in sound. Their music does not describe thought; it enacts it. (Mark Corroto)
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Jazz  Allgemein23.98 EURODuke EllingtonJungle Nights In Harlem 1927-1931Dedicated to one of the founding figures of orchestral jazz, this box set produced by Alain Pailler and Tony Baldwin explores the decisive years of Duke Ellington, a leading force of the Harlem Renaissance between 1927 and 1931. From the earliest iconic recordings (Black and Tan Fantasy, 1927) to sonic frescoes such as Jungle Nights in Harlem (1930), Ellington forged a “jungle” aesthetic blending blues, ... more
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Jazz  Rhythm and Blues23.98 EUROEtta JamesAt Last! The Complete Etta James 1955-1962Dedicated to a major figure of American music, this box set curated by Olivier Julien traces Etta James’s rise, from her early Rhythm and Blues successes to the great works of orchestral Soul. It reveals a voice of rare intensity, at the crossroads of Gospel, Blues, and Pop. An essential anthology covering the years 1955–1962, the golden age of a major performer who would go on to leave a lasting mark ... more
FA8629CD
Pop  Frankreich  Chanson15.98 EUROTribu NougaroTribu NougaroBoth a vibrant tribute and a sensitive reinterpretation, Tribu Nougaro brings together three exceptional musicians united by a shared passion: that for Claude Nougaro’s distinctive style of lyrics and swing. Without any superfluous flourishes, the trio establishes a rare sense of intimacy with the listener. The poetry of the Toulouse-born poet regains its full evocative power here, blending elegance, ... more
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Jazz  Contemporary17.98 EUROReza Askari ROAR QuintetxAYb v8v dYAxThe music of Reza Askari’s xAYb v8v dYAx is obviously inspired by his background in avant-garde jazz, but it also carries the physical intensity and structural aggression of some less apparent influences: metal and punk. Despite these genres tending towards abrasiveness and being hard-sounding in nature, the instrumentation on this most recent LP is fully acoustic, and comparatively soft. For this ... more
BOOM2525LP
Jazz  Contemporary26.99 EUROReza Askari ROAR QuintetxAYb v8v dYAx (LP)
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Pop  Ambient29.99 EUROLay Low X Laslo Umbreit Bear BonesTales From The Source (LP)Discrepant presents the LP edition of Tales from the Source, the original film soundtrack by Bear Bones, Lay Low and Laszlo Umbreit.Originally composed for Belgian-Congolese artist Léonard Pongo’s 2024 film of the same name, this release reworks the film's audio into a continuous, fluid listening experience.The album is built on a direct contrast between heavy electronic manipulation and raw environmental ... more
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Rock  Punk29.99 EUROMinor ThreatMinor Threat (LP)New colour cover (fluorescent and metallic) and new ‘Crystal Red Method’ colour for the vinyl. Tracks 1-8 are from the first Minor Threat 7". Tracks 9-12 are from the "In My Eyes" 7 Inch. The Digital version of this record includes the song "Stand Up," from the Flex Your Head compilation. All songs are available on CD.Recorded: April & August 1981Released on 12": June 1984Ian MacKaye vocalsLyle Preslar ... more
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Pop  Techno29.99 EURODancelwerkSpandauer Damm 103 (LP)Keroxen presents Spandauer Damm 103, a new album by Dancelwerk.Bringing together modular systems, worn drum machines and digital synthesis, the record nods directly to the first decade of Warp Records and the early logic of bleep culture.Dancelwerk is a Tenerife-based electronic pioneer and one of the foundational figures of the Canary Islands underground. Active for over 30 years, Spandauer Damm 103 ... more
REPOSELP163LP
Pop  Ambient37.98 EUROIvan The TolerablePsychogeography (LP)A sprawling, meditative journey into inner and outer space, the new double album from Ivan The Tolerable sees Oli Heffernan retreat fully into the solo realm - crafting an expansive sonic world that feels both intimate and cosmic in scope. Recorded entirely alone and released via Riot Season, this latest work drifts away from structured forms and toward something more fluid, exploratory, and transcendent.Drawing ... more
KRANK253CD
Pop  Singer-Songwriter19.98 EUROCate KennanShadowsThe album was inspired by the dislocation Kennan felt upon returning, after several years away, to the rustic neighborhood northwest of L.A. where she’d grown up: “Wandering through a place where my life once existed but where everything had quietly shifted with time.”The music conjures a mood of distance, dust, and dazed emotion, alternately lulling and unraveling. From shuffling tumbleweed vignettes ... more
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Pop  Singer-Songwriter36.99 EUROCate KennanShadows (LP)The album was inspired by the dislocation Kennan felt upon returning, after several years away, to the rustic neighborhood northwest of L.A. where she’d grown up: “Wandering through a place where my life once existed but where everything had quietly shifted with time.”The music conjures a mood of distance, dust, and dazed emotion, alternately lulling and unraveling. From shuffling tumbleweed vignettes ... more

News

  • 8/17/2026Souad Massi awarded by the German Record Critics’ AwardThe German Record Critics’ Award has recognised Souad Massi’s new album „Zagate“ (CD/Vinyl) in its third chart of the year. Somewhere between folk, rock and poetry, the French-Algerian artist has created a dazzling album on which the gentleness of her voice stands in stark contrast with the weight of today’s world. The emotional force and lyrical clarity presented throughout the eleven tracks make it the most liberated and outspoken work of her career to date. ...moreLatest release
    World Music  Afrika  Algerien
    Souad MassiZagate BTCD002 CD
    World Music  Afrika  Algerien
    Souad MassiZagate (LP) BTLP002 LP
  • 7/30/2026Marco Mezquida has been awarded the Wolfgang Dauner AwardAs part of the Stuttgart Jazz Open 2026, the Spanish pianist was presented with the Wolfgang Dauner Award. Since last year, the award has been presented to exceptional pianists who have not yet reached the age of 40. At the award ceremony, Mezquida demonstrated his impressive talent in a 90-minute solo concert, which had also won over the four-member jury and established the Menorcan-born musician as one of Europe’s leading jazz pianists. ...more
  • 7/22/2026Marcos Coll – Album Release ConcertOn September 4th, Marcos Coll will be presenting his new album at the Quasimodo in Berlin. “Ronsel” takes us on a musical journey through the life story of this Spanish harmonica virtuoso. Marcos Coll performs Spanish, Latin American and Galician rhythms, which he repeatedly blends with influences from blues and jazz. ‘Ronsel’ is a musical celebration. It offers the perspective of someone who has travelled to the ends of the earth yet still carries his homeland in his heart. ...moreLatest release
    World Music  Spanien
    Marcos CollRonsel GMC122 CD
  • 6/23/2026Helene Blum & Harald Haugaard concerts in GermanyOver the past decade, the Helene Blum & Harald Haugaard Band has established itself as a renowned interpreter and innovator of the Danish musical tradition. As tireless ambassadors of Danish folk music, they breathe new life into the country’s cultural heritage at the highest artistic level. Their own songs and compositions are featured alongside original interpretations of old songs and melodies from Denmark’s rich, yet often little-known, musical treasure trove. This summer, the band will perform three concerts in Germany:

    25.07.26 Europäischer Kultursommer Fellbach 08.08.26 Reithalle Wotersen 09.08.26 Christkirche Rendsburg     ...more
  • 5/29/2026Cheikh Ibra Fam y Raül Refree & Maria Mazzotta en las World Music Charts EuropeEn el mes de mayo vuelven a aparecer dos nuevos lanzamientos de Galileo Music en las World Music Charts Europe. El álbum «San Paolo di Galatina», de Raül Refree y Maria Mazzotta, que entró en el número 2 en marzo, sigue manteniéndose en el número 10 en mayo. En el número 4 se estrena el álbum de Adouna, de Cheikh Ibra Fam, del sello Cumbancha, que desde abril de 2026 distribuye Galileo Music. ...moreLatest release
    World Music  Afrika  Senegal
    Cheikh Ibra FamAdouna CMB-CD-177 CD
    World Music  Italien
    Raül Refree Maria MazzottaSan Paolo di Galatina GMC120 CD

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