KARAOKE KALK
Legendary electronica label, founded in 1997 by Thorsten Lütz in Köln-Kalk. Now based in Berlin, the label has produced releases by Senking, Bill Wells, Dakota Suite, Tolouse Low Trax, Toog, Wechsel Garland, Hauschka, Donna Regina, Ant Orange, Will Samson and many more.
"As Golden Disko Ship, the Berlin-based multi-instrumentalist Theresa Stroetges moves through the fringes of experimental music, but also explores the possibilities of tried and tested formulas. Her fourth solo album "Araceae" - inspired by environmental changes and the ...
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"As Golden Disko Ship, the Berlin-based multi-instrumentalist Theresa Stroetges moves through the fringes of experimental music, but also explores the possibilities of tried and tested formulas. Her fourth solo album "Araceae" - inspired by environmental changes and the ...
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listen on bandcamp***"Having worked for years as side-woman for the likes of Sufjan Stevens, The National and My Brightest Diamond, Marla Hansen returns with her first solo album in twelve years. "Dust" has the weight and wisdom of hand-me-down folk songs, but also ...
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listen on bandcamp***"Having worked for years as side-woman for the likes of Sufjan Stevens, The National and My Brightest Diamond, Marla Hansen returns with her first solo album in twelve years. "Dust" has the weight and wisdom of hand-me-down folk songs, but also ...
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"Ema By The Sea is Joseph Carvell's debut album under his Pink Shabab moniker. It is the first and long overdue solo record by one of the most trusted bassists in the world of adventurous pop and rock music. When he is not playing with Marker Starling, the former Batsch ...
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""Ema by the Sea" is Joseph Carvell's debut album under his Pink Shabab moniker. It is the first and long overdue solo record by one of the most trusted bassists in the world of adventurous pop and rock music. When he is not playing with Marker Starling, the former ...
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"rolf hansen, who as a guitarist is originally rooted in jazz, has been one of the most in-demand studio and session musician in the danish rock, pop, and folk scene. between 2010 and 2017, he toured under the name il tempo gigante as a solo artist and released two ...
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"rolf hansen, who as a guitarist is originally rooted in jazz, has been one of the most in-demand studio and session musician in the danish rock, pop, and folk scene. between 2010 and 2017, he toured under the name il tempo gigante as a solo artist and released two ...
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"A masterclass in nuance, interpretation and the purifying power of the human voice, Standards Vol. V represents another captivating chapter in the career of a singular figure in contemporary music. For his fifth album as the mischievously named National Jazz Trio Of ...
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"A masterclass in nuance, interpretation and the purifying power of the human voice, Standards Vol. V represents another captivating chapter in the career of a singular figure in contemporary music. For his fifth album as the mischievously named National Jazz Trio Of ...
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"Previously Guido Möbius has mostly given lyrics a wide berth. On his last album "Gebirge" Möbius' strategy to avoid meaning and pathos altogether was the collaboration with Andreas Gogol with his wordless dada-song. And although Gogol's highly musical stuttering is ...
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"From 1999 on, Donna have released seven LPs and a slew of EPs on Karaoke Kalk. After a collection of cover versions of their songs by fellow artists and bands called "Dis Cover - Donna Regina As Recorded By" in 2015, "Transient" sees the wife and husband duo both ...
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"From 1999 on, Donna have released seven LPs and a slew of EPs on Karaoke Kalk. After a collection of cover versions of their songs by fellow artists and bands called "Dis Cover - Donna Regina As Recorded By" in 2015, "Transient" sees the wife and husband duo both ...
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"Scottish composer and multi-instrumentalist Bill Wells returns with The Sensory Illusions, the eponymous debut album from his duo with virtuoso tuba player Danielle Price. Featuring Wells on electric guitar, the album has all the warmth, melancholy and playfulness of ...
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"Scottish composer and multi-instrumentalist Bill Wells returns with The Sensory Illusions, the eponymous debut album from his duo with virtuoso tuba player Danielle Price. Featuring Wells on electric guitar, the album has all the warmth, melancholy and playfulness of ...
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"Ever since his widely acclaimed debut LP "Migrations" was released in 2006, tone color has always been an important aspect of Emanuele Errante's music. Drawing from both electronic and acoustic sources, his compositions paint impressionistic vignettes with sonic ...
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"Ever since his widely acclaimed debut LP "Migrations" was released in 2006, tone color has always been an important aspect of Emanuele Errante's music. Drawing from both electronic and acoustic sources, his compositions paint impressionistic vignettes with sonic ...
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""I find it tedious that, in music, we usually only see one type of love represented," says Yorkshire composer, musician and music therapist Aby Vulliamy. "I'm not interested in writing about that." Spin Cycle, Vulliamy's debut album, is indeed an album about love: love ...
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""I find it tedious that, in music, we usually only see one type of love represented," says Yorkshire composer, musician and music therapist Aby Vulliamy. "I'm not interested in writing about that." Spin Cycle, Vulliamy's debut album, is indeed an album about love: love ...
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"With What Matters Most, Chris Hooson has likely delivered the most personal and, in his own words, complicated Dakota Suite album of his career. After previous collaborations with artists such as Quentin Sirjacq and Vampillia, this ten-track LP combines the Brit's ...
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"With What Matters Most, Chris Hooson has likely delivered the most personal and, in his own words, complicated Dakota Suite album of his career. After previous collaborations with artists such as Quentin Sirjacq and Vampillia, this ten-track LP combines the Brit's ...
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"On their latest album, Standards Vol. IV, the National Jazz Trio Of Scotland continue their engagement with classic and outsider pop traditions, subtly building on their characteristic blend of beguiling melodies and spare arrangements. There is even, dare we say it, a ...
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"On their latest album, Standards Vol. IV, the National Jazz Trio Of Scotland continue their engagement with classic and outsider pop traditions, subtly building on their characteristic blend of beguiling melodies and spare arrangements. There is even, dare we say it, a ...
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"Ant Orange's third EP for Karaoke Kalk forms something resembling a trilogy for the label. "Right There" is built on a familiar Rhodes-n-bass aesthetic, combining the lo-fi jazz of 2017's "Arkupe" with the soulful vocal motifs of 2015's "s/t", while introducing more ...
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"F.S.Blumm has many faces. Working your way through his vast discography would be a research project all in its own right. He has collaborated with the likes of David Grubbs, Andi Otto, Harald Sack Ziegler or Nils Frahm. He realised his love for Dub Reggae with the ...
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