Pitchfork announces: MEGAFAUN does LOMAX at DUKE
Americana-folk warriors MEGAFAUN, have been chosen to curate, perform, and record songs/interpretations of Alan Lomax's classic recordings "Songs of the South" at Duke University this September.Congotronics Vinyl Box Set has arrived !
This strictly limited edition contains 7 vinyls (incl. the new Konono) and downloads of all Congotronics albumsShantel rocks Montreux, delights Prince & Quincy Jones!
Exciting news from our man on the spot at Shantel's recent show at the Montreux Jazz Festival
AXEL KRYGIER
Pesebre
"Pesebre" means "manger", but AXEL KRYGIER's Nativity is one where the Three Kings play Latino twist (as in the track Cucaracha), Peruvian surf music (Esclavo de Olor), bluegrass from the Andes (Serpentea El Tren) and electronic cumbia (Cumbieton Rutero), where Joseph is into tropical klezmer (La Fiera), the Child plays the melodica, and the Ox and the Sheep sing a carol to hip hop beats. The album was recorded in Buenos Aires. AXEL produced, sang, played keyboards, clarinet, sax, accordion, bass and electronics, and his friend Manuel Schaller engineered and co-produced. Axel created the artwork, as well as the animation video for "Pesebre".
AXEL KRYGIER has already performed around Europe, especially in Spain and in France, where he performed both with ...
AXEL KRYGIER has already performed around Europe, especially in Spain and in France, where he performed both with ...
MADE TO MEASURE on digital
One of the hidden treasures of the Crammed catalogue is the MADE TO MEASURE composer series, in which no less than 35 albums of fascinating instrumental music were released between 1984 and the mid-90s.
16 of the Made To Measure albums have now been made available again through the Crammed shop, in digital download and (for most of them) CD format. The rest will follow soon.
The cover above is that of volume 36, The Gods Are Angry by French musician & composer Zelwer, a collection of pieces from his ballet soundtracks which encompasses elements of Balkan, Mongolian, Italian, tango and baroque music, gracefully fused by Zelwer into a fascinating suite.