after a 6 year hiatus, moritz von oswald assembles drummer heinrich köbberling and electronic producer laurel halo for a new longplayer of his jazz trio.
world-renowned horn player mats gustafsson teams up with joachim nordwall to create their power reached across space and time- to defy them was death- or worse- an avant-garde masterpiece.
strut continue their in-depth work with oneness of juju’s plunky branch with the first ever reissue of the powerful 1973 album for strata-east, “a message from mozambique”.
the classical collections focusses on the rich work of french composer erik satie. he is the first of the minimalists and stands as a huge influence for artists like john cage and brian eno including the famous gymnopédies, gnosienne nd3, nocturnes...
ago gazo set the scene for a hybrid genre in which the notions of trance and liberation are palpable. percussion, instruments and traditional chants from togo, analogical machines and modular synths share a common destiny in this project.
album that gives an eye to the world of italian library/soundtracks music. pop flop has a warm, cinematic and philological feel well balanced between tradition and innovation, fusing elements of funk, classical, acid jazz, afrobeat, trip hop
originally released in 1981 via elite / mca records, ‘en trance’ is a joyous album that arguably represents the pinnacle of the brit-funk sound. the band consisted of bassist, and keyboardist lester j. batchelor, drummer ray johnson, guitarist andy sojka, saxophonist stewart cawthorne, singer and guitarist tony antonio and producer jerry pike. the album captures the excitement of these exceptional players demonstrating utmost originality in the studio. more atmosfear and elite records reissues are available/coming soon on mr bongo, including ‘xtra special’ and ‘dancing in outer space’ on 12”. official mr bongo reissue. remastered. licensed from chemical discs.
through a musical collaboration between italian musician samuele strufaldi and the villagers of gohouo-zagna in the ivory coast, a new album called davorio released on música macondo records, will raise money for a new community library and space in the village.