Esoteric Recordings is pleased to announce the release of "Living On The Hill: A Danish Underground Trip 1967-1974", a 3CD clamshell boxed set celebrating the so-called “underground” rock music scene that emerged from Denmark at the tail end of the 1960s. It was an era that saw huge changes, both musical and social and was a pivotal period for creativity in rock music throughout Europe.
The influence of ground-breaking artists from Britain and the USA such as The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Jimi Hendrix, Traffic, Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention, Jefferson Airplane et al spread far and wide. In Denmark, as in many other European countries, the cries of change were made by students, radicals and hippies to a backdrop of emerging “underground” bands who were fusing the musical influences of psychedelia, jazz, blues, folk…

SoulMusic Records is proud to present a first-of-its-kind compilation of recordings by renowned singer/songwriter Barbara Lewis spanning her six years with Atlantic Records (1962-1968) and her brief one-year tenure with Reprise Records (1972). Known the world over in particular for her timeless classics, "Hello Stranger" and "Baby, I'm Yours", the Michigan-born chanteuse's distinctive brand of sweet soul brought her much acclaim in the mid-60s, resulting in a total of five Atlantic albums. This beautifully-packaged collection, sequenced in chronological order of recording session, includes the first CD release of a number of tracks from both the 1964 LP "Snap Your Fingers (Barbara Lewis Sings The Great Soul Tunes)" and the 1966 album, "It’s Magic".
With a total of (68) tracks, including seven non-album singles/B-sides, one previously unreleased cut from 1968…

In recent years, the jazz-like, classical and modern music by the Ukrainian composer Nikolai Kapustin (*1937) has become an inside tip on classical concert stages. During a visit to Nikolai Kasputin in Moscow ten years ago, the composer entrusted the cellist Eckart Runge with the notes for his Cello Concerto No. 1 op. 85, which, unlike the second one, had neither been performed nor recorded. The work vibrant with energy combines in unparalleled manner colorful symphonic music with the groovy sound of the big band tradition and the virtuosity of a Charlie Parker with the chamber music intimacy of a Miles Davis into a new and fulminant musical diction.

Released in March 2020 by Sony Music and Universal Music, So Fresh: The Hits Of Autumn 2020 is a 23-track compilation showcasing the biggest chart-topping hits across Australia at the turn of the decade. As part of Australia's premier compilation series, this release gathers viral smashes, radio favorites, and global pop anthems from heavyweights such as Billie Eilish, Justin Bieber, Doja Cat, Camila Cabello, 5 Seconds of Summer, Lewis Capaldi, and Arizona Zervas.

Bob Dylan Just Released the Ultra-Rare 1970 ‘George Harrison Sessions’ Without Warning. The Bob Dylan – 50th Anniversary Collection 1970 was released as a super-limited set to avoid the recordings entering the public domain in Europe.

Released in 2020 on Polish avant-garde imprint Not Two Records, Mantle is an extraordinary trio recording featuring three giants of international modern creative jazz: Japanese trumpet virtuoso Natsuki Tamura, pianist Satoko Fujii, and Spanish master percussionist Ramon Lopez. Captured live in studio with each member contributing three compositions to the nine-track program, the album explores dynamic, shifting soundscapes ranging from quiet extended-technique textures to fiery free-jazz explosions. Highlighting Tamura's expressive brass vocabulary, Fujii's percussive and inside-the-piano harmonic density, and Lopez's coloristic drum work, Mantle is a masterclass in telepathic group interplay and contemporary avant-garde improvisation.

The Legendary Downchild Blues Band’s new 50th Anniversary CD “Live At The Toronto Jazz Festival is officially out! The new CD was recorded last summer on June 22, 2019 at the Toronto Jazz Festival and features an ALL-STAR line up of special guests including, long-time friend and Hollywood Star Dan Aykroyd, former Letterman bandleader, Paul Shaffer, blues/rock icon David Wilcox, Grammy nominee, Kenny Neal, Gene Taylor (Fabulous Thunderbirds), Peter Jeffrey and Finland`s Queen of slide guitar Erja Lyytinen.

Released in 2020 by Universal Music, StuBru - 35 Jaar De Afrekening is the definitive 4-disc retrospective celebrating 35 years of Studio Brussel's flagship alternative chart show, "De Afrekening." Spanning 80 tracks, this collection serves as the final official compilation of the series, featuring exclusively chart-topping #1 hits voted by listeners from 1985 to 2020. The collection seamlessly blends global alternative icons—including Radiohead, Pearl Jam, Rammstein, Queens Of The Stone Age, The Cure, Pixies, Foo Fighters, and Tame Impala—with seminal Belgian indie and rock staples such as dEUS, Triggerfinger, Gorky, Noordkaap, Absynthe Minded, Balthazar, and Bazart. An essential multi-genre chronicle of modern rock and alternative radio culture.

Compiled by former Radio 2 presenter and legendary curator Marc Brillouet (Funiculi Funicula), Die Slow Van Toen Vol. 8 is a premier 2-disc anthology celebrating timeless slow classics and romantic ballads from the 1950s through the 1980s. Spanning 46 track selections, the compilation brings together iconic international crooners, rock 'n' roll legends, french chansons, and beloved Dutch/Flemish schlager pop. Highlights include enduring classics by Demis Roussos ("Forever And Ever"), Roy Orbison ("It's Over"), Elvis Presley, Tom Jones, Charles Aznavour, and Adamo alongside Flemish and Dutch favorites by Will Tura and André Hazes. An essential nostalgic collection for lovers of vintage pop ballads and classic slow dances.