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Balu Brigada - Portal LP
  • 1: The Portal
  • 2: So Cold
  • 3: Golden Gate Girl
  • 4: Sideways
  • 5: Birthday Interlude
  • 6: Backseat
  • 7: Politix
  • 8: The Question
  • 9 4: 25
  • 10: Isolation
  • 11: What Do We Ever Really Know?
  • 12: Butterfly Boy
5021732831613
Atlantic
12inch26.12.202526.DEC.25

PopAlternativeIndie

pre-order now26 Dec 2025

expected to be published on 26 Dec 2025

27,86 €
ATLAS - Breeze  LP
  • A1: Mediterranean Breeze
  • A2: Simpatia
  • A3: After Brunch With You
  • A4: Summer Breeze
  • A5: Never Come Into Your Eyes
  • B1: Indige
  • B2: Breeze For Siesta
  • B3: Wakin’ Around In Summer Sand
  • B4: Love Beach
  • B5: Madrigal
CRJ-1037
Nippon Crown
12inch26.12.202526.DEC.25

PopJazz

pre-order now26 Dec 2025

expected to be published on 26 Dec 2025

49,16 €
WENDY - Cerulean Verge LP
8809954224508
ASND
12inch26.12.202526.DEC.25

Pop

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expected to be published on 26 Dec 2025

69,71 €
KENTA HAYASHI & DRAGON SOUND - Golden Sun 444 LP
  • A1: Libyan Dancer
  • A2: Hikari Ni Natte
  • B1: Goddess Fire
  • B2: Snow Splash
  • B3: Space Cat
KENTA001
KENTA HAYASHI
12inch26.12.202526.DEC.25

PopRock

The world tour, including Hungary's OZORA Festival, has culminated in the completion of a new album packed with all the experiences and energy gathered
along the way - a masterpiece vibrating at the highest frequency!
A collaborative work created by KENTA HAYASHI, who plays high-vibration instruments, and Dragon Sound's inventive equipment that supports music by adding
the energy of meteorites and crystals to electricity.

pre-order now26 Dec 2025

expected to be published on 26 Dec 2025

80,63 €
STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN - Texas Flood LP
  • 1: Love Struck Baby
  • 2: Pride and Joy
  • 3: Texas Flood
  • 4: Tell Me
  • 5: Testify
  • 6: Rude Mood
  • 7: Mary Had a Little Lamb
  • 8: Dirty Pool
  • 9: I'm Cryin
  • 10: Lenny
88985375421
Sony Music
12inch25.12.202525.DEC.25

PopElectroBlues

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expected to be published on 25 Dec 2025

23,11 €
Sam Cooke - Wonderful World LP
  • 1: (What A) Wonderful World
  • 2: You Send Me
  • 3: Bring It On Home to Me
  • 4: Chain Gang
  • 5: Win Your Love (For Me)
  • 6: Everybody Loves to Cha Cha Cha
  • 7: That's It, I Quit, I'm Movin' On
  • 8: No One (Can Ever Take Your Place)
  • 9: Shake
  • 10: I'll Come Running Back to You
  • 11: Twistin' the Night Away
  • 12: Another Saturday Night
  • 13: Good Times
  • 14: Summertime
  • 15: Nothing Can Change This Love
  • 16: (Ain't That) Good News
  • 17: Love You Most of All
  • 18: A Change Is Gonna Come
  • 19: Cupid
  • 20: Having a Party
526025
WaxTime Clear Vinyl
12inch25.12.202525.DEC.25

Pop

pre-order now25 Dec 2025

expected to be published on 25 Dec 2025

16,18 €
ronnie mcneir - makes a move LP
KENTX524
Kent Records
12inch23.12.202523.DEC.25

Hip-HopSoul

The tapes for “Ronnie McNeir Makes A Move” were found in Mickey Stevenson’s extensive master tape collection. A full new LP of classic McNeir is an absolute treat for his many soul fans; particularly in Europe where he is so admired.
Ronnie recorded over twenty tracks with Mickey Stevenson’s production company in 1971. Eleven of these were featured on his RCA LP “Ronnie McNeir”, but another ten were left in the vaults.

The title track, ‘Let’s Make A Move’ is an urgent, exciting funk sound, composed with Ronnie’s frequent writing partner, Andre Moore. ‘I’m Sorry’ is an earlier version of ‘Gone Away’ which featured on the 1972 RCA “Ronnie McNeir” LP, without the female singer’s vocal response track.
‘Say You’ is the Motown song first recorded by the Monitors in 1965. It has a more laid-back treatment here, giving it a whole new dimension. We issued the single version on a Kent Select 45 in 2022; both versions are featured on the CD. Another re-envisaged Motown number is ‘The Girl’s Alright With Me’ which features Hodges, James, Smith & Crawford’s backing vocals − as do other tracks on this album. Surprisingly, Bob Dylan’s ‘Blowing In The Wind’ is also covered; in a pleasing, jaunty treatment.

‘My Day Will Come’ is a slow-burning number Ronnie co-wrote with his wife Mona. It is one he is particularly proud of and has been picked up by modern soul DJs as a potential crossover hit. ‘Tell Your Mama’ is a sensuous, Marvin Gaye-influenced groove, while ‘East Side, West Side’ is more streetwise, dealing with the social problems that face many young people.

As a multi-instrumentalist, heavily influenced by jazz, it comes as no surprise that Ronnie would record two jazz / soul instrumental jams which he simply named ‘Ronnie’s Bag #1’ and ‘Ronnie’s Bag #2’. The tracks are keyboard-lead, piano and possibly organ – or more likely one of the early synthesisers that Ronnie pioneered. ‘Ronnie’s Bag #1’ is more jazz-oriented, while ‘Ronnie’s Bag #2’ goes funky.

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26,85 €
Adjustment Bureau - The Others LP
HYPNO003
Hypnosapiens
12inch23.12.202523.DEC.25

HouseDeepBreaks

The duo Adjustment Bureau, return with another deeply hypnotic 12" on their own Hypnosapiens imprint. Following the label’s first two vinyl-only gems, The Others expands their sound palette between deep house, microhouse, and subtle breaks, all wrapped in a refined analog warmth.
Pressed on black 140-gram vinyl, The Others continues Hypnosapiens’ mission to showcase the minimal scene’s most sophisticated and soulful side. Functional yet emotional, understated yet timeless, crafted for DJs who value precision, patience, and space.

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11,72 €
Matteo Veroni - Vibez LP
MV-002
Much More Recordings
12inch23.12.202523.DEC.25

House

Italian producer Matteo Veroni returns with Vibez, the second 12″ on Much More Music, a label devoted to timeless house grooves with soul, warmth, and a touch of Mediterranean light. Vibez captures the essence of classic house: deep basslines, crisp percussion, and melodies that glow with emotion. Veroni crafts each mix as a different moment in the day, radiant, fluid, and irresistibly groovy. It’s the sound of open-air dancefloors, rooftop sunsets, and late-night laughter that never quite fades.
A beautifully balanced 12″ that embodies what house music does best, move the body and lift the spirit.

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11,72 €
Moodymann - Black Mahogani II LP
PFGXX57LP
Peacefrog Records
12inch23.12.202523.DEC.25

HouseDeepJazzyHip-HopSoul

Released in limited numbers in tandem with Black Mahogani back in 2004 and never repressed. Black Mahogani II was a departure from Kenny Dixon Jr's usual house based music and featured cuts from Kenny Dixon Jr's late night jazz band sessions
The centrepiece is the eighteen minute 'When She Follows', a deep jazz session skittering live drum rolls into an electric Fender Rhodes, loping acoustic bass and distant saxophone all wrapped up in an amorphous vocal that drifts ever onwards like some epic detroit techno cut replayed by Gil Scott Heron's band in 1970. Incredible music.
'Rectify' follows in a similar mode, jazz in a detroit techno framework, while the final two tracks 'Dirty Little Bonus Beats' and 'When She (Reprise)' are revisions of the main cut, the former altering the bassline, adding vocal sighs and more rhythmic drums, while the latter shifts up the tempo with a wigged out techno synth element.
Stone, cold.

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29,83 €
Another Channel - Aphelion LP
WWS01
Wood White Sessions
12inch22.12.202522.DEC.25

Hip-HopReggae-Dub

The cultured dub and tech label Sushitech marks its 20th anniversary by branching out with a new imprint, Wood White Sessions, which has been designed as an outlet for more intimate, home-focused listening sounds that don't stray too far from the parent label's original ethos. Dedicated to albums from long-time collaborators and core artists, the new venture expands the Sushitech sound with a softer, more reflective edge and seasoned dub craftsman Another Channel is up first. Across eight cuts rich in texture and atmosphere, he hooks up with Prince Morella, Masis and Yassin Omidi to immerse you in the most shady and pristine dub.

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21,81 €
SERGIO MARIA SAGUARO (HIROAKI SUGAWARA) - RAIN GUITAR LP
FJLP-07
FOREST JAMS
12inch22.12.202522.DEC.25

HouseElectroAmbientPopWorld Music

Legendary Hiroaki Sugawara in the form of Sergio Maria Saguaro presents Rain Guitar.

Step into paradise alone to deeply savor an exotic experience.

“I first learned about this album thanks to GOKA, who built the sound system for my record shop, CELLAR RECORDS. Around 2019, it was praised by some connoisseurs, but it’s different from the so-called “popular ambient” sound that was in vogue at the time. This work is a Japanese obscure pop album created in 2002 by Hiroaki Sugawara, who goes by the name “Sergio Maria Saguaro,” mixing all types of exotic moods and completed in a secluded space. In particular, A-2 “Window with a Dog” and B-5 “Washing Machine” are truly a sonic paradise. When you put this record on your shelf, be sure to place it next to Tatsuhiko Asano’s excellent soundtrack “Following in the Footsteps of Doshin,” which was happily reissued in 2022, or Steve Hiett’s “Down On The Road By The Beach.”” -浜公氣 (Cellar Records)

“This sophisticated sound file paints natural landscapes, depicting rich and abundant scenes while floating through them, creating a world that is as beautiful as a kaleidoscope, appearing in the soundscape in a way that is always gentle, natural, and organic. It makes extensive use of four types of stringed instruments, modulators, flutes, and ethnic instruments, possessing a refined sense of elegant ambiance.” -Walearic / Gokaine Sound Research Institute

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20,97 €
Entrañas - Los Cueros Al Sol LP
SE001
SIXEIGHT
12inch22.12.202522.DEC.25

HouseElectroDance

Recognized as one of the most prolific emerging producers of Latin American electronic music, Entrañas presents his second album Los Cueros Al Sol, a project that redefines his sound through a deeper connection with tradition, instrumentation, and his personal narrative. This album represents his most organic work to date, incorporating recorded instruments and showcasing Entrañas himself on guitar throughout several tracks, along with drums and guitars recorded by guest musicians.

The album offers an exploration of local rhythms, reimagined through his unique production style, characterized by carefully crafted sound design and rhythms full of distortion and energy that dissolve between textures and atmospheres. Alongside these traditions and sounds, aggressive and enveloping basses and synths emerge, accentuating the hybrid nature of his work.

True to its title, Los Cueros Al Sol, an expression that evokes the idea of laying bare the truth, of revealing oneself raw and without artifice, the project draws on everyday life in Quito, the hometown of Entrañas, with song titles reminiscent of traditional street foods. This intimate resource anchors the music in the land and memory, interweaving its local identity in every detail.

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22,06 €
Anne Bisson - Guilty Pleasures (One-step) LP
  • 1: I'm Leaving You
  • 2: Harvest Moon
  • 3: Once Upon a Summertime/How Insensitive
  • 4: Autumn Leaves/Les Feuilles Mortes
  • 5: Comfortably Numb
  • 6: In the Ghetto
  • 7: In Your Eyes
  • 8: The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
  • 9: Wild Horses
  • 10: Music and Travels
  • 11: Somewhere Over the Rainbow
CAMLPO021
Camilio
12inch21.12.202521.DEC.25

PopJazzVocal

pre-order now21 Dec 2025

expected to be published on 21 Dec 2025

110,88 €
QUINCICASM - QUINCICASM LP
  • A. Time & Motion
  • B1: Trent Park Song
  • B2: Winds Of Change
  • B3: Karen
EG06
Eargong Records
12inch20.12.202520.DEC.25

PopJazz

pre-order now20 Dec 2025

expected to be published on 20 Dec 2025

22,06 €
DAVID BOWIE - EVEN MORE SOUNDS + VISIONS LP
  • A1: Golden Years
  • A2: Alabama Song
  • A3: John I’m Only Dancing
  • A4: Queen Bitch
  • B1: Fame
  • Fame 90
  • B2: Pretty Pink Rose
  • B3: Waiting For The Man
CPLTIV023
Coda Publishing
12inch20.12.202520.DEC.25

PopRock

pre-order now20 Dec 2025

expected to be published on 20 Dec 2025

16,77 €
Jane Remover - Frailty LP 2x12"
  • A1: goldfish
  • A2: your clothes
  • A3: misplace
  • A4: pretender
  • B1: search party
  • B2: buzzcut, daisy
  • B3: movies for guys
  • B4: kodak moment
  • C1: can you tell?
  • C2: how to lie
  • C3: Champ
  • D1: eyes off the wheel, i’m a star
  • D2: let’s go home Lyrics
  • D3: can you tell? (live version)
  • D4: might be crazy
DA1
Virgin Music Label And Artist Services
2x12inch19.12.202519.DEC.25

PopAlternative

Remastered Pink Vinyl 2LP

Jane Removers Debütalbum "Frailty" (2021) entstand mitten im fegefeuerhaften Sommer nach ihrem Highschool-Abschluss, kurz vor ihrem 18. Geburtstag im September. Der Text ist das eigensinnige Coming-of-Age-Tagebuch einer LGBT+-Teenagerin, die in den Vororten eines verwirrenden, gesellschaftspolitisch turbulenten Amerikas festsitzt. Die LP wurde begeistert aufgenommen: Platzierungen auf der Album-des-Jahres-Liste von Pitchfork und TheNeedleDrop, begeisterte Kritiken von Paste, Insider und FADER und breite Resonanz bei einem jungen Publikum, das das Album als kathartisch und nachvollziehbar empfindet. Doppel-LP auf Pink Vinyl, remastered.

pre-order now19 Dec 2025

expected to be published on 19 Dec 2025

48,11 €
HOUSE OF HARM - PLAYGROUND LP
AV!088
AVANT! Records
12inch19.12.202519.DEC.25

PopPunkNew Wave

House of Harm are proud to announce the forthcoming release of their new album Playground, out December 1st, 2023. The new record builds and expands upon the three-piece’s enthralling shadow-pop sound, a mix of midnight atmospherics, 90s era jangle pop, and contagious synth drenched hooks that further elevate the transcendent vocals of lead singer Michael Rocheford. Rounded out by Cooper Leardi (guitar / synths) and Tyler Kershaw (guitar / synth), House of Harm have amassed an impressive following as something of a best kept secret among their growing fanbase, leading to sold out shows on both coasts by the power of word of mouth alone.

The band members have been drawn to music for as long as any of them can remember, and the drive to be around like-minded artists and make their own noise drew them all to Boston after high school. There they all quickly enmeshed themselves, playing in other bands before meeting each other. Ever since, House of Harm have been quietly making a name for themselves among music fans with darker pop persuasions via a steady stream of releases in single, ep and album form.

That attention to detail and workmanlike approach at the expense of chasing instant gratification seems to be paying dividends after years of steady effort. The journey of their new album Playground saw House of Harm stay true to that ethos. The band painstakingly narrowed the record down to an efficient 10 tracks that they felt made the most sense, both standing on their own as well as fitting into an LP that built a cohesive world for the listener to get lost in. The album’s name also reflects the experimentation and happy accidents that came about during the writing and recording process.

On “The Face of Grace” they set out to explore different dynamics by writing a song entirely without drums, but couldn’t help themselves from putting emphasis on the song’s 6/8 waltz time signature. “Two Kinds” is another first for House Of Harm in that it’s predominantly driven by acoustic guitar. That aforementioned vulnerability shows up in other areas of the songwriting process as well with “Two Kinds”, one of their most revealing songs to date from a lyrical standpoint, written from a place of reflection and weakness and tackling feelings uneasy to be put on display for public consumption.

Taken as a whole, the end result is an album representing a collection of the band’s most raw and expressive songs yet.

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22,90 €
Montanha - Alvorada LP
FD075
Favela Discos
12inch19.12.202519.DEC.25

BeatsAmbientPopRock

Alvorada is Montanha’s first long play: an ambient-leaning work, nocturnal in mood yet touched by electricity, tracing a journey from waking activity into dream logic. Recorded mostly in the late hours of the evening with windows open to the city, letting its air and sounds influence the music, it sometimes reached the early moments of sunrise. The title, meaning “dawn,” reflects both the liminal hours of its making and the band’s own renewal. These tracks are closer to drawings than songs: narratives written between instruments, moments of tension and release, fragments of memory and dream. The tracklist follows this nocturnal voyage with the patience of Eno, the disquiet of Uematsu, and the madness of Miles Davis’ Decoy, oscillating between streets and sleep, routine and reverie.

Montanha was formed in 2010 by André Azevedo, Nuno Oliveira, João Sarnadas, and Tito Silva, bonding over architecture school all-nighters on videogame soundtracks (Age of Empires, Super Mario). They began as a psychedelic rock combo and in 2013 released their self-titled EP which introduced a raw, improvised energy. But the album that was meant to follow was abandoned as the band entered hiatus. The four members turned their creative drive towards co-founding Favela Discos, where experimentation with media and form reshaped their ideas of music, and developed their taste, their way of playing, and a more personal sound that was more open and disconnected from a defined genre.

By 2017, Montanha had returned to the studio with new experience, no longer a rock band in the traditional sense but a project devoted to improvisation and electronic soundscapes. An ever gentrifying city forced them to abandon acoustic drums, and they embraced electronic beats instead, and became mobile; one guitar dissolved into full synths, leaving the other to converse with bass. Improvisation remained their compass. In improvisation there are no mistakes, only missed opportunities. Montanha found their opportunity in the routine of the studio to break routines of pop and experimental. The result is a body of nearly fifty hours of recordings, sculpted into an album.

Alvorada is not only Montanha’s first LP but also the dawn of their new phase. Improvised yet carefully sculpted, the record expands the territory of the song into nonlinear narratives, letting the language of night, dream, and city seep into its form.

pre-order now19 Dec 2025

expected to be published on 19 Dec 2025

22,48 €
ASC - Vanishing Point LP 2x12"
SPTLP007
Spatial
2x12inch19.12.202519.DEC.25

BeatsDrum&Bass

SPTLP007 - ASC - Vanishing Point LP

Evolving further with each release, ASC delivers his latest monumental album on Spatial, a varied and memorable journey through stunningly realised fusion of modern and classic atmospheric breakbeats.

A1 - Mystic Street

Setting a murky tone with light cymbals and synthwork flecking the intro, Mystic Street calmly purrs and growls towards a drop of analogue kicks and a sparse, menacing drum pattern to kick off this incredible album. Enveloped by a dense cloud of darkly atmospherics, the track coils with tension, each element rippling through the mix like distant memories as the suitably enigmatic bassline rumbles beneath.

A2 - Convergence

Straight into the beats with a DJ-friendly two step intro, ASC utilises sparse, sci-fi hits and persistent danceable breakbeats with a melodic bassline. As the atmosphere builds, percussive tones punctuate the swirling pads, creating a luscious sense of forward motion with echoing samples and effects combining in the mix to create a dreamlike soundscape perfect for the dancefloor and headphones alike.

B1 - Invisible Borders

No ASC album would be complete without an amen workout, and we certainly have that here as Invisible Borders rushes into view with simmering intent, melodic samples tore from battlegrounds of yesteryear providing a truly epic atmosphere, rippling breakbeat trickery teasing the listener before crushing full contact amens arrive with panache and veracity - twisted across yearning bass with an unflinching fighting spirit.

B2 - Celestial Bodies

Up next a moment of calm as we soak up the charms of the dreamlike Celestial Bodies, a soothing journey of beats, breaks and atmosphere from Spatial's label head. Melodic notes ripple across the mix with old school breaks filtering to and fro, conjuring images of a cosmic journey unfolding, where old school breakbeat rhythms pulse like distant constellations, echoes shimmering in the vast expanse of ASC's versatility.

C1 - Losing Track Of Time

Into an absolute stunner next as ASC unleashes a modern classic which has a wonderfully instant familiarity to it - like it was lifted directly from the golden era of atmospheric drum & bass. The old school breaks have a distinctive feel while a variety of pads teaming with life swirl around above. A myriad of spirited melodies develop and maintain your attention with classic 808 basslines to complete this remarkable composition.

C2 - Slipstream

Switching up the vibe in style, ASC delivers an intense, cosmic intro to Slipstream which builds gradually with whooshing effects and long female vocals before a crisp, crunchy slice of Hot Pants breakbeat heaven tears through the mix, chock-full of excitable edits portrayed in a brilliant clarity. Warm sub bass punctuates the track while a reverberating earworm melody slowly etches itself into your mind.

D1 - Paradigm Shift

A good old fashioned roller up next as Paradigm Shift sees ASC blend a superb 2-step rhythm with a sumptuous smooth bassline - guaranteed to move the dancefloor. Atmospherics take no back seat either as elegant synthwork swirls and washes across the soundscape with subtly used vocal samples adding texture and warmth to an impressively layered mix that maintains its pace right through to an echoing conclusion.

D2 - Transmitter

Sending us back to interstellar space for an inspired mission through vast unexplored star systems, Transmitter sees ASC create a stunningly evocative, ethereal collage of atmospherics with sonar-like beeps punctuating and persisting throughout. Driving the track along are the superbly programmed drums, filtered and layered with twisted, distorted vocal samples to complete this exhilarating album in pure Spatial style.

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26,47 €
Flat Earth - High on Lies LP
  • 1: Enough Abused
  • 2: Adore
  • 3: Every You
  • 4: Brother
  • 5: Draining By Your Flame
  • 6: Neverhappy
  • 7: Let It Rain
  • 8: Motherfknway
  • 9: Pinman
SE002LP
Suur Etikett Inc.
12inch19.12.202519.DEC.25

PopRock

Mid Price Campaign! Heavy, melodic and passionate, Flat Earth is a hard rock band from Helsinki, Finland, founded by Ex-Amorphis bass player (Niclas Etelävuori) Ex-HIM guitarist (Linde Lindström) Ex-HIM drummer (Gas Lipstick) and Polanski singer (Anthony Pikkarainen). The band produces heavy riffs, blasting beats and cinematic chords that combine to create an unforgiving, passionate, and dynamic sound.
The band's debut single ‘Blame’ premiered on Radio Rock in 2018, immediately gaining popularity, throughout Finland and the rest of Europe. The single Cyanide followed in the footsteps of the debut single, gaining public recognition and earning them a spot opening for ‘Alice in Chains’, in Helsinki. To date, they have over half a million streams on Spotify, alone.
In the beginning of 2019, the band entered the studio to record the follow up to their debut album ‘None for One’. This time with legendary producer Tim Palmer behind the mixing desk.
Flat Earth is: Anthony Pikkarainen - Vocals (Polanski) Linde Lindström - Guitar (ex-HIM) Gas Lipstick - Drums (ex-HIM) Niclas Etelävuori - Bass (ex-Amorphis).

pre-order now19 Dec 2025

expected to be published on 19 Dec 2025

12,82 €
Michaela Antalová & Adrian Myhr - Sing Nightingale LP
MAP053LP
Mappa Editions
12inch19.12.202519.DEC.25

PopFolk

Two musicians, two different folk music traditions, two soundscapes hundreds of miles apart and one nightingale song. Nightingale melodies inspired this intoxicating folk album by Slovakian flautist Michaela Antalová and Norwegian double bassist Adrian Myhr. The Oslo-based duo’s album follows their meditative 2021 debut Zvony (Bells), which featured harmonium, field recordings of crickets and a Slovak male choir.

Sing Nightingale is a translation of ‘Zaspievaj Slavicku’, a traditional Slovakian song. The duo experiments with this theme of the songbird; exploring instrumentation from around the world and its rich tonal textures. On ‘Night Singing’, Michaela plays a Slovakian fujara, a tall, upright wooden bass flute originally played by shepherds. The fujara’s smooth, deep tones are laid over a recording of a nightingale by musicologist Tomáš Šenkyřík, with Michaela’s flute mimicking the bird’s nocturnal chirps and warbles to attract a mate. Michaela is carefully imitating the bird, who is in turn improvising his melody. In ‘Worm Moon’, named after the springtime full moon in March, when nightingales return from Africa where they have spent the cold winter, Adrian’s slow and resonant double bass is brightened by the sweet trills of a real nightingale and Michaela’s fujara.

The Norwegian Hardanger fiddle or hardingfele, features on two specially written songs; ‘Lament’ and ‘Rosenhave’ (rose garden) which bring together the nightingale’s symbolic associations with undying love, sacrifice, deep sorrow and loss. Celebrated Hardanger fiddle player Helga Myhr plays alongside Adrian’s double bass and Michaela’s seljefløyte or willow flute. Helga also plays on ‘Flagre’ (Flutter) and ‘Dance Nightingale’. The seljefløyte is very similar to the Slovak overtone flute koncovka. By using this Norwegian instrument, Adrian and Michaela’s new compositions are reminiscent of both countries’ folk traditions. Folk music often comes from unknown sources; the original writer may not be known and the melodies are typically passed down orally. Michaela and Adrian’s project merges the different folk musics from their respective countries, finding common ground in the sonic qualities of instruments and evolving a new hybrid folk style, authentic in its own right.

For the stunning adaptation of the traditional Slovakian fujara song ‘Dolu Ovce Dolinami’ (‘Sheep down the valleys’), Adrian’s friend Javid Afsari Rad plays the Iranian santur, similar to the traditional Slovak string instrument cimbalom. By coincidence, Iran’s national bird is the nightingale, making another unexpected connection to the symbolic bird. These 11 tracks are a beguiling fusion of traditional folk styles, approached by musicians from an avant-garde, improv and jazz background. The album pays tribute to a hugely expressive bird and finds a strange, soothing universality in the folk sounds of different countries.

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22,06 €
Kaiser Chiefs - Employment 20 (China Anniversary Edition) LP
7565670
Polydor Germany
12inch19.12.202519.DEC.25

PopRock

To celebrate the twentieth anniversary of their debut album ‘Employment’ (usually commemorated with the gift of china), Kaiser Chiefs are making three new expanded ‘China Anniversary’ formats available. The 1LP edition is pressed on white vinyl, and includes ‘bonus’ track ‘Take My Temperature’. Remastered at Abbey Road Studios.


Originally released in March 2005, ‘Employment’ peaked on the UK album chart at No. 2, and has since spent more than 17 months on the Top 40, selling more than 2.1 million copies in the process, and being certified 7 x Platinum status by the British Phonographic Industry. Similarly successful across Europe, the album’s longevity was aided by the hits singles ‘Oh My God’, ‘I Predict A Riot’, ‘Everyday I Love You Less And Less’ and ‘Modern Way’, and a series of triumphant performances that established Kaiser Chiefs as a ‘must see’ live act, building a loyal fanbase that stays with them today.

pre-order now19 Dec 2025

expected to be published on 19 Dec 2025

28,78 €

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