Classical Music

Elias' first album "Island Rock" was released in 2007 to rave reviews. While listening to his new album, you might be reminded of Krautrock legends such as NEU! and Can, as well as modern post-rock in the vein of Tortoise, Four Tet and Caribou, but obviously Elias has a very personal and unique musical language. The result is an album in which your favorite track changes with every listen. It's brave and dynamic, as pure as they come, and an album worthy of the two years spent on its details.

“On this album you hear some of the musicians I have played with most of all. Yet I hear them for the first time when I hear them here: their intensive presence in the music; their power and genuine will to move us. In tight dialogues they play one another and rediscover music for us, and then surprise and joy at the sudden capitulation of the notes.” –Ale Möller

This live recording from 1968 of Shashi and Ravi Bellare will become a treasure for any tabla player. The compositions played are very rare and authentic. Both Shashi and Ravi play in a spontaneous and off the cuff fashion keeping the audience engrossed and on the edge until the sum of each composition. You will find yourself listening to this beautiful recording over and over again, each time finding something new.

Classical Music

Ellika Frisell and Solo Cissokho first met in Stockholm in 1998. After two prize winning albums and receiving the BBC World Music Award, they take a further step by including master percussionist Rafael Sida in the group. This recording features music from Sweden, Senegal and Mexico in a mix that highlights the strong musical individuality of each musician.

The quintet from Bengt Berger's much praised last album Beches Brew has grown to nine members in this live recording from two nights in Stockholm and Gothenburg. The mix of tradition and new modes of expression, as well as the impulses from some of the great traditions of the world, and the collective approach to ensembles and solo work shows a strong relationship to Charles Mingus' way of making music.

Classical Music