Upcoming Releases
A few recommendations for February 20th, 2026
A few suggestions for things to put things right as Spring approaches.
Altin Gun - Garip / ATO / Vinyl + CD
Altın Gün, the Grammy-nominated Turkish psych-groove quintet from Amsterdam, return with their sixth studio album Garip — their most ambitious and diverse release to date, and a heartfelt tribute to the legendary Turkish folk bard Neşet Ertaş. An electrifying live band with an ever-growing global following, Altın Gün push their sonic boundaries even further on Garip — weaving in lush Arabesque string arrangements, bursts of saxophone, glimmering synth balladry, and a fresh surge of tightly wound rock ’n’ roll.
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Sugar - Copper Blue / BMG (reissue) / Vinyl + CD
“Copper Blue” is the debut studio album by the American alternative rock band Sugar, released in 1992, and is celebrated for its melodic strength and critical acclaim.
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Nathan Fake - Crystal Vision / Cambria Instruments / Vinyl + CD
Originally released in 2023. Nathan Fake’s Crystal Vision begins apace with “The Grass,” which hurtles like a precision-tuned bullet train through Arctic tundra. An in-demand remixer, Fake has added his magic to tracks by Radiohead, Clark, Perc, Jon Hopkins, GoGo Penguin, Dominik Eulberg, Christian Lo¨ffler, and Damian Lazarus, working for labels including Ninja Tune, Domino, Warp, Blue Note and Kompakt. Featuring Wizard Apprentice and Clark.
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Isabel Pine - Fables / kranky / Vinyl + CD
Isabel Pine is a classically trained violist, composer/producer, and artist. Her creative practice has its deepest roots in nature, where imperfection is beauty and emotion is raw. Through string textures, electronics, and field recordings, come the vivid colours, subtle melodies, and soundscapes of her world. The doors of perception really opened when Pine moved to British Columbia and was exposed to the raw beauty of the wilderness there. She began recording at home using a basic audio setup along with a cello, viola, violin and double bass, and spent time making field recordings of natural sounds in BC. Her next idea was to actually move into nature to record, curious as to “how it would sound if I recorded outside entirely, with the natural reverb and sounds of the environment in the recording from the very beginning. The rustling of the leaves or a raven’s beating wings were as integral to the music as whatever I played”. “Fables” is a mix of pieces that were recorded in the fall of 2024, in a small, remote cabin and outside, primarily using stringed instruments. The result is a series of stunning vignettes, meditations patiently unfurling like gentle waves, slowly advancing and retreating.
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Nytt Land - Aba Khan / Prophecy / Vinyl + CD
On their tenth full-length “Aba Khan”, Nytt Land pick up the stylistic thread that they had previously woven with “Ritual” (2021). This means the music is generally based on a foundation of current ritual dark folk to which the duo from Siberia adds elements from the native traditions of their home among other ingredients. Although Nytt Land return to the less strict and rather popular formula with “Aba Khan”, their inspiration has still come from a whole year of travelling through the vast territories of Siberia. The couple discovered new areas and got acquainted with spiritual traditions of the indigenous peoples that they met. The result of this journey is a collection of priceless treasures that has been respectfully translated into a contemporary musical language.
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Stuart Moxham - Winter Sun / Tiny Global Productions / Vinyl + CD
Few artists arrive as compellingly yet elusively as did Stuart Moxham upon the startling debut of Young Marble Giants' sole studio album, "Colossal Youth". Moxham's lyrics were both intensely personal and woefully oblique. There seemed to be a sort of story in there. The unexpected miracle of a deal with Rough Trade and the album's subsequent success had the band stymied for a second act and it wasn't long before the group disintegrated. None of the three YMG members have been especially prolific, but it’s Stuart's career that has seemed the least straightforward. In the case of his first "solo" full-length in thirty years, Stuart took the unusual step of entering an alien studio with American producer Dave Trumfio (who's also the leader of Pulsars and bassist for Mekons) and allowing him to decide what tracks (of a large number submitted by Stuart) to record, and how they'd be orchestrated. Or not. In this case - save for the writing and composing - it's really Dave's album as much as Stuart's.
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