Arve Henriksen - Saraswati

Amidst the fervent anticipation of the release of Stac's long awaited second album (due in the spring of 2014) our favourite soulful songstress has found the time to gather together ten of her favourite pieces of contemporary music for your delictation, in the shape of the third instalment of the "Allo Love" series.

Stac is a real music lover (not a fighter) and her selection exemplifies the breadth of her knowledge, and her perfectly pitched taste. A sonorous collection, it kicks off in grandiose style with music from The London Bulgarian Choir, no less, and remains in deep musical waters with the Matthew Herbert produced Hejira, trumpeter and friend Matthew Halsall and close contemporaries, Natural Self and Blue Daisy.

You'll also find a quartet of cherry picked Wah Wah 45s nuggets, with music from The Gene Dudley Group, Henri-Pierre Noel, Lea Lea and Scrimshire fitting perfectly into Stac's personal soundtrack, and the latter's cut also featuring the lady herself on fine vocal form. 

Finally, Stac also appears on a stunning downtempo delight from the mysterious William Sommers with whom she duets on the delicate "Delight", a tune that sums this compilation up perfectly. Enjoy.

Matthew Halsall - The Sun in September

Fantomes Futurs

Ta confiance

Avishai Cohen With Strings

Live from Heidelberg

With special thanks to the Heidelberger Frühling Festival.

Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMdDLE01TbM

Live from Heidelberg - Avishai Cohen With Strings

Dark Nights, Darker Days - Avishai Cohen Triveni (Dark Nights, Anzic, 2014)

The Homeless Wanderer by Tsegué-Maryam Guébrou. From the album “Éthiopiques, Vol. 21: Piano Solo”, performed by the composer.



The Homeless Wanderer, by Tsegué-Maryam Guébrou (Ethiopia)

Tied & Tickled Trio - The Long Tomorrow

Alviverde - Jun Miyake

Portico Quartet - Prickly Pear ♥

Avishai Cohen Trio - Remembering

Some of the tunes on rotation in the office which we are very pleased to be promoting.