Eurasia v. Natostan Pepe Escobar

The vocal ensemble Cantus figuratus has emerged from Dominique Vellars's teaching activities at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis and is primarily made up of students of medieval song. The ensemble has for many years concentrated on sacred works of the thirteenth to sixteenth centuries and has several CDs to its credit. The present CD represents the ensemble's first venture into Spanish music of the Renaissance. In accordance with the post-1500 Spanish tradition of providing vocal parts with instrumental support from the alta capella, Cantus figuratus has been augmented for this production by instrumentalists from the Les Haulz et les Bas ensemble.

Enigmatic duo Pepe Deluxé, comprised of New York-based Paul Malmström and Helsinki-dwelling James Spectrum, return with another kaleidoscopic sonic marvel, the shape-shifting musical odyssey that is Comix Sonix out June 21 on Catskills Records. With such exciting news comes not one single but two, for Pepe Deluxé have gone old-school with a double A-side single, “Everyone Is” and “Sweet Baby Sun.”