"To celebrate Tucker’s phoenix-like rise from the ashes, Big Potato are issuing a new unheard collection of his material titled Music By River Words By Ear, consisting of songs recorded with fellow forgotten legend Dave Evans and Tucker’s son Quanah on guitar and Geert Waegman on fiddle and Jef van Cool on bass. Recorded in 2002, these timeless tunes mark the first chapter of Zimmerman in the 21st century. The one overriding similarity between the two Zimmerman’s (Bob) is their masterful and distinctly American poetic sensibilities.

Mer Diga Men is the third album by German trio Die Drahtzieher, blending personal memories, tradition, and modernity. Their music combines gypsy jazz, valse musette, and Latin-inspired styles, creating emotional songs about life, loss, and hope. French guitarist Samson Schmitt joins as a guest on selected tracks.

Holy Mountains continues in the same vein, extending the “cosmic parable” themes explored in previous albums while introducing innovative ritualistic elements.

Different Strokes for Different Folks is a conversation between two friends—Charlie Hunter and Ella Feingold—spoken in the language of guitar. Rooted in funk, jazz, soul, and ambient textures, this record is all feel: raw, spontaneous, and deeply connected. Each track unfolds like a story told in rhythm and tone—no script, just instinct and trust. It’s a celebration of individuality, groove, and the magic that happens when two artists meet the moment. On these tracks, Ella plays a Mexican Fender Strat strung “inverted tuning”, ukulele felt pick, 1967 Fender Princeton Reverb and an Ensoniq ASR-10 VCF Filter and Charlie plays his own Hybrid Big 6 guitar tuned FBbEb BbEbAb, a Two Rock Signature 35 amp for guitar and an ACME audio Motown direct box for the bass side. Charlie lends drums and percussion on select tracks.

Two CDs. Widely and rightly regarded as one of the best ever soul and funk bands, the now legendary Average White Band tore-up the rule book and conquered the US, UK & International charts with a series of soul and disco hits between 1974 and 1980. • Although probably best known for their global hit, the US #1 signature single 'Pick Up The Pieces', which reached #1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Chart, this superb collection features 34 classic recordings from 'Show Your Hand'/'Put It Where You Want It' (1973) to 'Cupid's In Fashion' (1982). • "The Essential Selection" also includes their other UK and US hits, 'Cut The Cake', 'Queen Of My Soul', 'Walk On By', 'For You, For Love', the much sampled 'School Boy Crush', 'When Will You Be Mine', 'If I Ever Lose This Heaven'

Having penned over 200 songs in the last six years, The Reds, Pinks and Purples release a collection of tracks previously unreleased on physical format that continues to romanticise the wonders and woes of the world.

Indie-rock icon Jonathan Richman will release his 18th solo studio album, Only Frozen Sky Anyway, on July 4. The 12-track collection, which is being issued by the Blue Arrow Records label, will initially be available only digitally. CD and vinyl editions of the album will be released at a later date.

Two-time Grammy-winner, singer-songwriter, John Prine, is among the English language's premier phrase-turners. Forty-five years into a remarkable career that has drawn effusive praise from Bob Dylan, Kris Kristofferson, Bonnie Raitt, Roger Waters, Tom Petty, Bruce Springsteen, and others who would know, Prine is a smiling, shuffling force for good. He is a Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame member whose classic debut album, simply titled John Prine, is recognized as part of the Recording Academy's Grammy Hall of Fame. (via John Prine)

Ferenc Farkas (1905–2000) is often viewed as a gifted miniaturist, sifting through Baroque and popular Hungarian sources to produce glittering orchestral dances of infectious energy.

João Marcondes is a composer, arranger, music producer, and instrumentalist. His work includes compositions with lyrics and music, improvised instrumental …

This production is dedicated to the American composer Morten Lauridsen. His choral work O magnum mysterium (1994) in particular has become one of the hits of contemporary choral literature in recent years.

Berliner Rundfunkorchester, NWDR Sinfonieorchester, Bamberger Symphoniker, Staatsoper Stuttgart Orchestra, Münchener Philharmoniker, Münchener Rundfunkorchester, Kölner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester, Kölner Rundfunkorchester, Kölner Rundfunkchor, Rundfunk-Kammerorchester Berlin, Large Orchestra, Rolf Kleinert, Fritz Busch, Herbert Sandberg, Ferdinand Leitner, Fritz Lehmann, László Somogyi, Franz Marszalek, Hans Mielenz, Hans Eisler.

Anton Bruckner's Symphony No. 4 in E-flat major, WAB 104, is one of the composer's most popular works.

“Shmukler is a volcano”; “the name of Ilya Shmukler should be remembered” – that is how the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung described this pianist after his triumph at the world-renowned Concours Géza Anda 2024 in Zurich, Switzerland, where he won four special awards in addition to the First Prize.

This project is the result of musical research carried out in various fields. It includes original works for harp and violin in a variety of compositional styles.