Cloudspeakers

Dan Berglund is the former bass player in the highly successful Esbjörn Svensson Trio, whose career was tragically cut short by the death of its leader in 2008. Tonbruket is Berglund's debut a... Lees meer

Chicago Underground Duo is one part trumpeter Rob Mazurek, one part drummer Chad Taylor. Expanding at various times into quartet and orchestra formats, Boca Negra is the duo's fifth album since 19... Lees meer

Italian pianist Stefano Bollani here delivers a collection of subtle, sophisticated music that’s a real pleasure to spend time with while ultimately appearing a little unremarkable in retrosp... Lees meer

It’s easy enough to hear why the Polish trumpeter Tomasz Stanko is often mentioned in the same breath as Miles Davis. Both musicians have recorded accessible music that the average person &nd... Lees meer

Three CDs containing two concerts’ worth of solo, wholly improvised piano music lasting two hours and 42 minutes. The bare facts of Keith Jarrett’s latest release for ECM may appear a l... Lees meer

The opening passage of The Man Machine, released in 1978, is a very particular vision of the future. It's the chatter of servo-motors, the slow whine of monorails, of control signals manipulating r... Lees meer

Trans Europe Express began its journey in 1977 and, as with other Kraftwerk albums, it’s a beguiling mix of nostalgia and futurism. Although the rail network that gave the record its name was... Lees meer

Autobahn is an iconic record made up of several essential elements: the graphic motorway symbol on the cover, the slamming of a car door and starting of an engine that precede the music, the raspin... Lees meer

Unbalance is the second album from 2562, aka Dutchman Dave Huismans, and an impressive step up from its predecessor, Aerial. After a string of highly promising 12"s that raised high expectations an... Lees meer

Tummaa marks ten years of Vladislav Delay, aka Finnish electronic musician Sasu Ripatti. Although he’s recorded under other pseudonyms, including the vocal house project Luomo, Ripatti’... Lees meer