Ballard/ King/ Heringman/ Daniels - Airs de CourNamed a 'Choice' recording by BBC Music Magazine upon release, this popular recording of seventeenth century vocal music features mezzo soprano Catherine King and lutenist Jacob Heringman with tenor Charles Daniels. Originally released in 1999, 'Airs de cour' has been re issued as part of Linn's ECHO series which offers a second chance to enjoy the best of the label's award winning catalogue. The listener is transported to the French court in a

the violin was the instrument of choice for experimenting with these new techniques

and chance on a vast scale

In Christine Pascal's THE BITCH

Produced by the legendary Neal Avron

Released under the moniker You've Got Foetus On Your Breath

the string-players complained that passages in which a rhythmic figure is obsessively repeated

and this collection features performances with Charles Mingus

Sergei Rachmaninoff and Sergei Prokofiev

This collection offers a substantial proportion of here career recordings

composed over a 22-year period from 1743 to 1764

The songs illuminate states of dispossession and alienation

The album is a culmination of years spent collaborating with the likes of Robyn