Hammered Dulcimer

There are constellations within the grooves of Cymbalom Solos. Innumerable points of light, rendered audible in glowing, radiant sound. There are entire worlds too - undiscovered, yet familiar -- both terrestrial and celestial. There are moments of quiet comfort and exultant discovery. And all of it conjured by one man with a handful of ancient and invented instruments, recorded mostly-live, with precious few overdubs. Michael Masley has been a fixture of Berkley, California, since he arrived fr…

Portrait of Karola Obermüller with ten works from 2006-2018, several on Sappho, played by Ensemble Musikfabrik with Kai Wessel, Emanuele Arciuli, Neue Vocalsolisten Stuttgart, Camilla Hoitenga, Ensemble Phorminx and Ensemble Modern.

3-CD box collecting Codona's three ECM albums (Codona, Codona 2, Codona 3) by Collin Walcott, Don Cherry and Naná Vasconcelos, recorded at Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, in 1978, 1980 and 1982, produced by Manfred Eicher.

Solo album by Stephan Micus in four parts for voice, hammered dulcimers, nay, sho, shakuhachi and Bavarian zithers, all played by him through overdubbing. Recorded January 1986 at Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg. ECM 1318, 1986.

Eight-part suite by Stephan Micus, who plays every instrument and sings every voice: duduk, bass duduk, Bavarian zither, sinding and doussn' gouni harps, charangos, hammered dulcimers, nay, gongs. Recorded 2005-2007 at MCM Studios; his 18th ECM album.

Second Nordan Project album, led by Lena Willemark and Ale Möller, with Palle Danielsson, Mats Edén, Jonas Knutsson and Tina Johansson: Swedish traditional and new songs. Recorded 30 March to 3 April 1996, Rainbow Studio, Oslo. ECM 1610.

Medieval Swedish ballads and traditional tunes arranged by Ale Möller and sung by Lena Willemark, with Palle Danielsson, Mats Edén, Per Gudmundson and others. Recorded December 1993 at Rainbow Studio, Oslo, produced by Manfred Eicher, released by ECM in 1994 (ECM 1536).