DrownedInSound — In a nutshell, this record sounds like Can, Neu!, or Harmonia with the acid-freak ranting replaced by a torchsinger (which is a good nutshell to be in). Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

Guardian Music — Hunt Lieberson/Philharmonia Baroque O/McGegan (Philharmonia Baroque)Philharmonia Baroque, San Francisco's resident period-instrument orchestra, launches its own CD label with a disc that pays wonderful tribute to one of the greatest singers of our t... more info

Guardian Music — Milanesi, Solvang, Pasichnyk, Rivera, Oro, Francis, Brutscher, Academia Montis Regalis/ de Marchi (Deutsche Harmonia Mundi)As the Olympics approach, there will be plenty of revivals of Games-related dramas (Garsington promises a Vivaldi opera next ye... more info

Guardian Music — Milanesi/Pasichnyk/Solvang/Rivera/Academia Montis Regalis/De Marchi(Deutsche Harmonia Mundi, 3 CDs)We owe the rediscovery of Pergolesi's 1735 opera about the Olympics not so much to the build-up to next year's games in London, but to the composer's ... more info

Guardian Music — London Symphony Orchestra's label, LSO Live, is an inspiration for other orchestras, but does more autonomy over releases mean too much of a good thing?On 12 April, the London Symphony Orchestra's LSO Live label picked up the Disc of the Year gong a... more info

Guardian Music — Ensemble La Sestina/Giardina(Deutsche Harmonia Mundi)Francisco Guerrero composed 19 masses, but only one of them, the Missa L'Homme Armé, based on the medieval song that provided inspiration to generations of composers from Machaut onwards, was scor... more info

Guardian Music — Versatile musician who was a founder member of the viol consort group FretworkRichard Campbell, who has died unexpectedly aged 55, was a multifaceted musician best known as a founder member of the viol consort Fretwork. From their London debut in 198... more info

Guardian Music — Watts/English Concert/Bicket(Harmonia Mundi)Elizabeth Watts's debut album for Harmonia Mundi is something of a puzzle. Watts is, of course, widely regarded as one of the finest British sopranos to have emerged in the last decade. We think of her, how... more info

Impose Magazine — Cut Copy's latest Zonoscope leaked a few days ago. Here's a cut that starts straight out of an invigorated Harmonia passage hyper-prepped for the most efficient dance floor sex yet imagined. Then dude Dan Whitford starts singing and it's all a bit ne... more info

Guardian Music — Fans of Will Oldham and Bill Callahan will find much to admire in the work of MC Taylor, a revivalist who also lectures in folkloreHometown: San Francisco.The lineup: MC Taylor (vocals, instruments), plus band.The background: Because country and soul... more info