"I have cherished Janet Baker's performance of Rückert-lieder for many years (coupled with Elgar's sea images on vinyl), but so far I have resisted the purchase of her other Mahler song cycles, believing that these are only suitable for a male singer, and I have also cherished Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau's performances. However, after listening to these songs Wayfarer and Kindertotenlieder, some 40 years after their first issue, I now see what I was missing. We soon forget the possible absurdity of a woman singing from the point of view of a jilted lover and a grieving father respectively.

Red, gold and green - three colours, three energies, three… albums? Indeed, with Red - Gold - Green, Rootz Underground release a triple album on July 23rd, a significant date chosen because it is the 128th birthday of His Imperial Majesty, Emperor Haile Selassie. Just to make the numerical considerations complete, this year also marks the 20th anniversary of the band Rootz Underground, who formed in 2000.

Lorenz erlernte Klavierspiel und Komposition autodidaktisch in seiner Kindheit. 2007 konzertierte er erstmals im Quartier an der Frauenkirche Dresden (Neumarkt (Dresden) #Quartier I).

The first volume of ‘Selected Percussive Tracks…’ begins to collect some of the myriad material Paw Grabowski aka øjeRum has created over the last 25 years. Known primarily as a collage artists and practitioner of some of the most lauded and admired ambient music being created today. With ‘Selected Percussive Tracks…’ the velveteen warmth often associated with Paw’s music is still there but as was seen on his first Opal release ‘Through The Archway Of Mouths’ minimal, rhythmic features start to become the force of momentum in a music which often feels endless and gaussian.

Arriving at a moment where attention spans are shot and anxieties are going into overdrive, Deleter, Holy Fuck’s fifth studio LP, is a defiantly full-bodied affair. Polyrhythmic and pleasure-focused, Deleter sees Brian Borcherdt, Graham Walsh, Matt Schulz, and Matt “Punchy” McQuaid utilises their signature sound - seamlessly fusing the gauzy drive of krautrock and deep house’s dreamy ineffability, expertly blending purring motorik percussion with the sort of fuggy synthetic fizz and tang they are renowned for.

29 July 2020 marks the 50th anniversary Sir John Barbirolli’s passing. He died at the age of 70, having been born in 1899 in London to parents of Italian and French origin.

In this third and final cycle Ben’s score evolves beyond the sharp string orchestrations of the first cycle and the percussive distortion of the second, towards a sea of disintegrated brass & woodwind arrangements and Eno-inspired ambience. Lakeshore Records will release the album in the Americas and Invada Records will release the album in the rest of the world digitally on July 24. The third and final season of Dark is airing now on Netflix.

"Few contemporary artists have been as significant as Pulitzer Prize and GRAMMY Award winner Christopher Rouse, whose imaginative approach made him one of the most frequently performed composers during his lifetime.

Ekaterina Afanasieva is a concert harpist and a prize winner of international music competitions. She received a Master of Music Degree in Performance with distinction in Moscow and completed her postgraduate study in the Conservatoire of Hamburg with the highest award. Based in Germany as a freelance harpist, she performs in Europe, U.S., the Middle East and around the world.