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Levin Tony: Bringing It Down to the Bass [2 Vinyl LP]

Taylor Paul: And Now This (Red) [Vinyl LP]

Orlandi Nora / Franco Tonani: Sfere Luminose [Vinyl LP]

Rosnes Renee: Crossing Paths [Vinyl LP]

Captivating, hypnotic, and highly energetic! Prepared - a free-spirited Munich-based trio in a chamber music line-up that instinctively awakens dance impulses and guides the listener into a trance-like sound space. A pianist who hammers, taps and plucks incessantly on the grand piano. A clarinettist who plays more bass than clarinet in the depths of his bass clarinet. And a drummer who, like a good record, goes on and on, constantly spinning the grooves in circles. Three Munich jazz musicians, united in their contrasts. Where one plays Argentinian tango with Quadro Nuevo, the other plays “folklore-free folk music” with Dreiviertelblut and the third plays German hip-hop with Moop Mama, in their new project Prepared they merge cyclical motifs and cleverly layered patterns in minimalist yet highly virtuoso compositions creating a mesmerizing Gesamtkunstwerk. It’s as if Steve Reich, Jonny Greenwood, Nik Bärtsch, and Dawn of Midi had been thrown into a pot.

Garn: Loopwheel [Vinyl LP]

Marcel Lüscher Quartett: Make Things Happen [Vinyl LP]