Meg 2 2023

Brahms had long been immersed in the folk traditions and spirit of Hungary’s musical repertoire, not least through the famous violinist Ede Reményi, for whom he played as piano accompanist. Brahms employed melodies that he had heard, as well as those based on sheet music, and in this album his Hungarian Dances are presented alongside their source material and variants, as well as some elements that Brahms omitted from his settings. Contextualised in this way, the heroic strength and dynamism, as well as the melancholy of the Dances can be heard as never before.

'Dance Mode’ is the exciting follow up to the award-winning, number 1 debut ‘Bluey: The Album’. Bringing together 17 brand new recordings from series and 3 of the global phenomenon all originally composed by Joff Bush.

Gather is a musical foraging project from the Maxwell Quartet which brings together different strands of Scottish traditional music into new compositions for string quartet.

Having played with numerous established artists in jazz and pop such as Mall Girl, Kongle Trio (winners of Jazzintro and GRAMO-stipendet 2021), Kit Downes, Ingebrigt Håker Flaten, Anja Lauvdal and Mette Rasmussen, Veslemøy Narvesen (b. 1997) has established herself as one of the most outstanding young drummers in the Norwegian Jazz scene. With her debut album «We Don’t Imagine Anymore» she takes the lead, following her own creative impulses.

Exclusive re-issue of Mari Boine’s legendary album “Gula Gula”!
For more than 30 years, Sami-Norwegian folk pioneer Mari Boine has brought indigenous culture to the forefront of folk and world music. She condensed her visions of cultural and environmental activism in her lengendary album Gula Gula, carrying the flame of the Norwegian Sami culture. Originally released on her own label and later by Peter Gabriel's Real World Records, "Gula Gula" won Mari her first Spellemannprisen (Norwegian Grammy Award) in 1989.
For this exclusive By Norse re-issue set for release in December 2023, the original recording tapes from 1989 were located and two previously unreleased tracks from the Gula Gula studio sessions were discovered. The two songs have been mixed by the original producer Tellef Kvifte, and the full album remastered by Robin Schmidt.
This edition includes the authentic producer notes, and the artwork was re-envisioned by the original designer Madla Hruza.

Fiddler and composer Bjørn Kåre Odde has written new music for mixed choir and fiddle, and now he has recorded it together with the renowned choir Schola Cantorum under the direction of Tone Bianca Sparre Dahl. The music is strongly inspired by Norwegian folk music, but at the same time this production blurs the line between classical music and folk music. This is an exciting musical landscape where gentle and melodious fiddle tones are framed by the powerful choral sound of the Schola Cantorum.

After collaborating together for more than a decade, Jenny Hval and Håvard Volden released their first album under the Lost Girls moniker in 2021: Menneskekollektivet. The record received rave reviews, including a Best New Music mark at Pitchfork. Now the duo release their second album Selvutsletter.

The White Stripes are celebrating the 20th anniversary of their RIAA Platinum-certified 2003 fourth studio album, Elephant, with two special releases.

Blake Mills returns with his first solo record since 2020’s Mutable Set. Co-produced by Blake and experimental artist Chris Weisman, this release highlights Mills' impeccable songwriting and unique voice on guitar as well as many other instruments. Key musicians on this release include Wendy Melvoin, Sam Gendel, Meg Duffy (Hand Habits), and a co-write with Cass McCombs.

As a pianist and composer, I have gained valuable experience in enjoying my inner observations by describing emotions, images, and phenomena through musical materials. The album 'Introspection' consists of seven original compositions entirely composed and arranged by me, which I have written since 2017.