Intuition

''There's freedom in everything, a swing.'' (Downbeat, 11/94)

Show 'Em Where You Live finds the band further exploring the process of reinvention, and introducing new ingredients from the drum 'n bass, and the Zydeco music worlds, while further immersing themsel...

Available as a recording for the first time ever: the first of Mikis Theodorakis' 3 great ''lyrical tragedies'' (i.e. operas). The composer based his arrangement of the plot on Sophokles' version of t...

From full-speed dance tracks [such as ''Helsinki Snow / East Net'' or ''Lamborghini''] across lightfooted disco revival stuff [''Foxy Music'' (!)], elegant soundscapes [like ''Westend''] to dreamy, la...

The concept of “two” is an interesting starting point to describe Checkpoint, the second al-bum by the singer/songwriter duo, the Unseen Guest. Declan Murray and Amith Narayan, the leaders...

Bee and Flower's cinematic sound weaves a dynamic combination of intimacy and subtlety, delicacy, power and release. The unusual songwriting is filled with surprising melodic twists, and the carefully...

'I wanted to keep this one personal', says Jeb Loy Nichols. 'Personal and small. It seems like that's the only way to keep outside all the nonsense that passes for the music business these days.' For...

I wanted to keep this one personal', says Jeb Loy Nichols. 'Personal and small. It seems like that's the only way to keep outside all the nonsense that passes for the music business these days.' For J...

…the long story… Kevin Ayers (born 16 August 1944 in Herne Bay, Kent) is an English songwriter and major influential force in the early English psychedelic movement. Ayers was a founding...

A brilliant blend of melodic English beat poetry and song! (once again) Spencer Roberts and Caroline Trettine deliver a rich collection of tracks in which strong lyrics explore love's intricate emotio...

Everything flows. Lots goes. And nevertheless only a little runs. So we humans search. For experience, fulfillment, enlightenment. And ask ourselves question after question. Johannes Enders is well aw...

“Can you imagine?” An album that starts with that question can’t be so bad That’s what pop is about, after all: imagination. “Can you imagine,” asks Glenn Thompson,...

It's all about give and take, says Jeb Loy Nichols. All about tension, about restraint. We're talking about his new CD NOW THEN, a collection of songs recorded in Nashville. The way the country pulls...

A Short History of The Winnebago Orchestra The Winnebago Orchestra were formed in 2000 by Spencer Roberts and Andy Davies in England and they perform a singularly eclectic, yet brilliant blend of melo...

Weilheim ist the Place!, Forget Krautrock and watch out for the possibly most cutting-edge music scene in Germany today: Weilheim, a really totally boring small city in the south of Munich. But surely...

Roddy Frame is set to release a brand new album on May 29th and is undertaking a full UK tour throughout May and June followed by European Dates in late summer. The album, Roddy's third solo release,...

With their debut album "Citizen Wayne" released in 1998, the duo Nighthawks created quite a sensation. Seldom before was a newcomer so successful in the field of groove jazz, and seldom before did the...

Perhaps his mammoth agenda is the reason why only two albums have been released under his own name: ''Memorias'', which was released in 1989(!) in cooperation with the top Spanish pianist Chano Doming...

Powerful rhythms and exotic melodies performed on balafon, flute and kora - this is the recipe for the music of Farafina, a music that fascinates an audience around the globe. When it comes to recordi...

The brilliant second album after Blake's smash debut ''Kingdom Of Champa''. This release is sure to satisfy any and all expectations one my have towards the successor of ''Kingdom Of Champa'', even th...

An encounter of the very special kind is provided by New York-based Sound-Designer Brian Ales, or – more specific – his most recent album PanCentric; a unique new blend of electronic sounds and ethno...

The ensemble and repertoire of the celebrated european tour in Fall 1999 recorded in the studio. Once again the Megadrums ensemble presents itself in masterly shape, for the first time featuring renow...

It's a rather rare thing these days, to encounter a recording able to inspire enthusiasm within a few moments. "Tieru", the third album of Burkina-Faso-born songwriter, singer and multi-instrumentalis...

One of the world's finest saxophone players diving into one of the world's most passionate forms of music. After seeing Sally Potter's film 'The Tango Lesson', Barbara became entranced by the rythmica...

'The music seeps through your pores and settles, with ease and grace, behind the light of your eyes. [...] I have found myself, especially with headphones, floating away on clouds of ambient synthesiz...