A real classic from bassist Miroslav Vitous

One of the Norwegian saxophonists most outgoing dates, the best-selling “Runes” also marked the first appearance of Manu Katché with the Garbarek group. Centerpiece of the album is the five-part “Molde Canticle”.

No wave pioneer turned polystyle experimenter, Arto Lindsay hails his wayward roots and contemporary links to Brazilian carnaval with a crafty emulation of the real, humid and sexy festivities, realised for a sterile white box in Switzerland

“Loss has been a constant (in my life), and I wanted to express a deep acceptance of this, but also a pervasive feeling that these kinds of sadnesses are what beauty is derived from, that it doesn't come from perfection. I find the idea of perfect beauty completely banal. Tension matters.” - Anenon

Gorgeous, frazzled jazz flex from Norway’s rising piano star Anja Lauvdal and skilled sticksman Joakim Heibø in swingeing style on the Actions for Jazz series.

‘Music For Theatre And Dance – Volume Two’ is the second in a small series of EPs that will focus on music which was initially created for or inspired by dance and performance

Proof yet again that “fusion” is a misnomer. This is simply wonderful music that need be nothing else.

As so often with this record label, a “first encounter” trails a network of associations and interwoven histories….