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A shared fascination for the underrated and overlooked Danish composer Rued Langgaard brought us together in this duo. There is something special about his music which transcends genres and traditions and lends itself to a wide variety of personal interpretations. We dived into his music by listening to recordings and transcribing them by ear, trying to distill each composition down to its essence (sometimes this would mean boiling a whole symphony down to a single page of melody and chords) and then approaching it in a new light, as if it was a piece of folk music. Creative choices has to be made when you are trying to play orchestral pieces with this unusual combination of cello and double bass, but we were elated by the intimate way in which these instruments speak together. It quickly escalated and suddenly we had enough material for an entire album. There is something deeply satisfying engaging with music in a tangible way, and while we could have made a CD or a vinyl record we chose to make it a book, because there are so many deeply interesting and dramatic stories surrounding Langgaards life. His music absolutely stands for itself, but it becomes even better once you dive into who he was as a person, how he was treated by his contemporaries, and how he was almost erased from history.

The music speaks for itself on this one. Music for pleasure

Spoket offers an entrancing blend of electronic textures and ethereal vocals, weaving an atmosphere both haunting and immersive. Each track on the release, from the hypnotic pulse of “Dots” to the fractured rhythms of “Splint,” draws listeners deeper into Jullie’s sonic universe. The title track, “Spoket,” stands as a darkly shimmering centerpiece, capturing the album’s essence of mystery and introspection, while “Var Non Stans” closes the journey with a sense of boundless momentum.

KALEIIDO is Anna Roemer : Guitar Cecilie Strange : Saxophone Featuring artists; Hannah Schneider : vocal effects Rumpistol : keys & electronics Lars Vissing : trumpet Rasmus Sitarz : drums Coverart : Ditte Gjöde Mix engineer : August Wanngren Mastering engineer : Thomas Eberger

In Båden, Jullie Hjetland invites listeners into a world of inner turmoil and quirky observations through a dramatic fusion of Nordic folk and crystal-clear electronica. With a rich, melancholic sensitivity for melody, Lukkif breathes life into an electronic soundscape crafted alongside acclaimed producer Rumpistol.

The Danish String Quartet, at present the house quartet at both New York's Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society and BBC Radio 3, are taking the plunge as folk musicians with their new album on Denmark’s national record label Dacapo, Wood Works. They’re riding a wave of international success with classical quartet playing in the world’s leading concert halls – from Lincoln Center to Wigmore Hall. The quartet’s video of an old bridal piece from Danish Sønderho has spread like wildfire on YouTube with more than 50,000 viewings. They’re the darlings of the press with classical reviewers, and in February were proclaimed “a hit ensemble” in The New York Times, at the same time filling a whole page under the heading “a hot Danish foursome” in The New Yorker. Here, these four elite classical string players drop the sheet music and play traditional folk from small Nordic villages in Denmark, the Faroe Islands, Norway and Sweden. No strangers to standard classical repertoire, the Quartet debuted on Dacapo with a prizewinning CD of string quartets by Carl Nielsen.