Shun Oi - Kafer toten - Lieder Cycle by Alexander Maria Wagner (b. 1995) - Special Edition Vinyl - VINYL LP

Limited Vinyl Edition, 180g (Double LP) -With his new InchliederInch (song) cycle InchKafer totenInch, composer Alexander Maria Wagner (b. 1995) presents a sonic cosmos that brings a new and surprising variety to the ears, both on the text/vocal level and on the instrumental level. He thus opens up the world of contemporary music in his very own way, excellently and passionately interpreted by Graham F. Valentine (Voice) and the the ensemble Christian Spataru, Florian Moser (Violin), Felix Rosenboom (Cello), Eniko Cseh (Flute), Jake Mann (Clarinet) and Shun Oi (Piano). Album Tracks 1. Käfer Töten~I. Sommer 2. Käfer Töten~II. Käfer Töten 3. Käfer Töten~III. Spiel 4. Käfer Töten~IV. Beschützertier 5. Käfer Töten~V. Planetenteleskop 6. Käfer Töten~VI. Unter Meinem Bett 7. Käfer Töten~VII. Lügenbaron 8. Käfer Töten~VIII. Karawane 9. Käfer Töten~IX. Regenbogen

After establishing himself as one of Europe's most distinctive voices in instrumental hip-hop, Mr. Käfer is ready to tell a different story. His third solo album, A Past Sense, shows a bold creative evolution from his signature lo-fi aesthetic into rich, collaborative territory that spans continents and genres. His sixth project for Melting Pot Music marks a creative leap from the mood-driven, jazz-tinged instrumentals that built his reputation on releases like Lost Reflections (2019), Orientation (2020), and Now/Again I and II (2021, 2023). Now he's orchestrating a 14-track journey that weaves together hip-hop, soul, jazz, and North African rhythms through collaborations with carefully selected artists including Novine (GER), J-Tek (US), Kenji (US) and Cloudhead (AT). Thematically, the album explores how memory reshapes identity, questioning the gap between who we were and who we've become. The visual side comes courtesy of acclaimed photographer and art director Robert Winter, capturing this nostalgic-yet-progressive spirit. Album Tracks 1. A Slow Dancing Society (Featuring Flitz & Suppe) 2. B-Stone (Featuring Franz Bumm) 3. Cruisin (Featuring Malev Da Shinobi) 4. Routines 5. Green Roses (Featuring Novine & Leavv) 6. Downtown 7. Reconnect 8. Melange (Featuring Yan Nay & Franz Bumm) 9. Sunday Afternoon (Featuring J-Tek & Christian Jalon) 10. Home Valleys 11. Now You Know (Featuring Cloudhead) 12. Come Up 13. Synthesis (Featuring Kenji) 14. Sirocco (Featuring Yan Nay)

Florian Weber - InchImaginary CycleInch [2 LP] Idiosyncratic, large-scale and in it's fundamental disposition one-of-a-kind, Florian Weber's Imaginary Cycle, conceived for the unique instrumentation of brass ensemble and piano, is a hybrid of multiple musical languages that seamlessly blends the harmonious with the oblique. Here, Weber presents a cycle in four parts, plus an opening and an epilogue, in which the German pianist is joined by a group of unexpected artists, together performing a work that blurs the line where improvisation ends and composition begins. 2 LP set. Verve tag Group; ECM; Jazz. Album Tracks 1. Prelude 2. Opening I 3. Opening II 4. Opening III 1. Word I 2. Word II 3. Word III 4. Word IV 1. Sacrifice I 2. Sacrifice II 3. Sacrifice III 4. Sacrifice IV 1. Blessing I 2. Blessing II 3. Blessing III 4. Blessing IV 5. Epilogue