Released by the excellent Fractal Records label (Paris) in 2020, this is an audio document of the Legendary Pink Dots live in 1986 at the Lintfabrik in Kontich (near Antwerp). Quality is surprisingly high for a concert of this vintage. A beautifully packaged limited CDR edition of this show was also briefly available in 2020.

ATUM is a rock opera presented in three acts by inimitable American rock band The Smashing Pumpkins. The album tells an epic interplanetary story set in the not-too-distant future, though the songs themselves respectively stand on their own in the Pumpkins pantheon. This is the final instalment in a concept album trilogy, which began with 1995’s Melancholy and the Infinite Sadness and then continued with 2000's Machina/The Machines of God. The album features three original members of the band—William Corgan, James Iha, and Jimmy Chamberlin—as well as long-time guitarist Jeff Schroeder. Corgan had been developing the idea for the rock opera for years, and the pandemic gave him the time off the road to meticulously complete it in the grandiose way he had intended.

Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for Brandon Cronenberg’s sci-fi horror thriller Infinity Pool. The album features the film’s original music composed by electronic music artist Tim Hecker (The North Water, Luzifer, The Free World).
Tim Hecker is a Juno Award-winning Canadian composer and sound artist. He is known internationally for experimental ambient recordings released under his own name, and soundtracks. He has released nine albums and collaborated with artists such as Arca, Ben Frost, Jóhann Jóhannsson, and Daniel Lopatin.

"The question of the quality of joy seems to me today to be increasingly vital — it is intrinsically linked to the way in which humour can find its full expression in a world that constantly limits access to lighter moods." Fabrizio Cassol The secret of Aka Moon's longevity lies in their unceasing explorations of both melody and rhythm, and in the expansion of their knowledge and horizons through their encounters with musical cultures from all over the world. At a time when travel and concerts were no longer possible, Fabrizio embarked on an inner exploration in search of the fragmented memories of all his past musical experiences. It was subtle work, focused on the emotions linked to these intonations and then on the paths and the melodic and harmonic doors that they opened. The instrumental line-up includes a permanent base of harmonic instruments in addition to the trio of accordion, guitars, cello) as well as guests (trumpet, voice, brass ensemble) on some tracks. The music is accessible, shareable, lyrical and melodic.

"The topic of the album is first and foremost about traveling…" says Dhafer. "After traveling to the four corners of the world, in search of new sounds, here I sing differently and use vocal effects that I grew up with. Particularly the sound effect of megaphones for the call to prayer - hence the record title Street of Minarets." The rest of the guests took part in the magical journey too.

La magnifique étymologie persane du mot « Caravan » remonte à la nuit des temps, faite de voyages et d’entraides nomades.

Chie Ayado japanese singer, pianist, actress. Ayado has been working with her own bands since the 1990s, with which she recorded a number of albums for the Japanese labels Sound Factory and East Works. She worked i.a. also with Junior Mance and Calvin Hill.

Hunters is an American conspiracy drama television series created by David Weil. It premiered on February 21, 2020, on Amazon Prime Video. In August 2020, the series was renewed for a second and final season which is set to premiere on January 13, 2023.The upcoming second season of Amazon's Hunters will be its last. Hunters features Logan Lerman and Al Pacino as Nazi hunters operating in 1970s New York.

The Linarol Consort is joined by acclaimed tenor, James Gilchrist, for this, the second volume of viol music composed for the wealthiest and most influential of German merchants of the sixteenth century, Jacob Fugger, who is held to be one of the wealthiest individuals in history. Recorded from a new edition of a manuscript held in the vast collection of the National Library of Austria, this rare recording champions viol consort pieces from some of the greatest German, Flemish and French composers of the time.

Selim Palmgren’s piano miniatures were extremely popular during his lifetime and were played by the great virtuosos of the day. The sixth volume in this acclaimed series presents a panorama of Palmgren’s works and includes two of his greatest and most important solo pieces – the suite Ungdom, Op. 28 laced with Impressionist and Finnish folk elements, and the Three Piano Pieces, Op. 54 which includes Raindrops and Moonlight, two of his best-known and most atmospheric works. Also included are Lisztian virtuoso studies, Hungarian evocations, and a beautiful, moving Prélude funèbre that was played at Palmgren’s own funeral. Jouni Somero, Palmgren’s greatest modern exponent, continues his historic survey of piano music by one of Finland’s most respected and admired composers.

Whitehorse is the prolific partnership of Melissa McClelland and Luke Doucet. Uninhibited by expectation, boldly adventurous and categorically talented, Whitehorse's signature sound is always guitar-heavy, harmony-plentiful and lyrically deft. "I'm Not Crying, You're Crying" shows Whitehorse venturing deeper and further into Americana/country sounds and stylings than ever before. A twist on the 'pandemic' album, Whitehorse distilled and transcended the gloom and uncertainty with a collection of classic country poetry about heartbreak (not just romantic) and loyalty. The songs are playful yet profound, masterfully simple and timeless. When everything was stripped away, this turn to the universality and simplicity of classic country was the answer. With I'm Not Crying, You're Crying, Whitehorse venture deeper into country music than ever before, a move that is both a homecoming and an evolution of their sound.

‘Polarity’ is the first in a three album series reflecting on the many calamitous water crises affecting life on this planet.
Fifty percent of the sales for the three album series will be donated to communities that are at the front line of these crises, in perpetuity.

Hailed by the music press as one of the most gifted pianists of her generation and recipient of many international awards, established German-Italian pianist and ECHO winner Sophie Pacini invites us on a very personal journey across the pianistic cosmos. In her own words: “On this album, I have combined pieces which have accompanied and reassured me in seemingly small, but ultimately crucial moments of my life.”

Timothy Ridout gives us the opportunity to discover the splendid viola version of Elgar's famous Cello Concerto - an arrangement approved by the composer, who conducted it's premiere in 1930. In addition to this deeply moving work, he gives us a powerful, poetic reading of Bloch's all too rarely performed Suite for Viola and Orchestra, in which the Swiss composer indulged his fascination with the Orient.

Never Going Under is the band's highly anticipated fifth record, and the encapsulation of a continued upward trajectory for Circa Waves over the last decade. Becoming one of Britain's most influential and adored guitar bands, the four piece's dedication to constantly developing their sound has seen them secure increasingly high positions in the Official Album Charts, as well as amassing an army of dedicated fans. Speaking about Never Going Under, frontman Kieran Shudall says: "Never Going under speaks to that uniquely modern phenomenon of genuinely not knowing what type of world our kids are going to find themselves in in 30 years. Physically, environmentally, politically we are completely in the unknown. That scares us all but ultimately we know we can never give up on the future because how can you? The songs on the album are written differently from the previous work we've put out. They are written from the perspective of my son and also from my own current experience of the climate today.