Post-war musical history was written in Germany with the MPS label: fine music productions with many international greats come from the Black Forest. The HGBSBlue label from Villingen, Germany follows in this tradition with new and archive recordings on high-quality vinyl, some from the MPS archive. What are these sounds? They are idiosyncratic, almost addictive. They are stirring, wistful and don"t fit into any of the usual categories: Georgian polyphony mixed with minimal music, a pinch of jazz and sparkling electro pop. This music knows no boundaries. Is there anything comparable? Hardly. Björk, perhaps. It"s about Russudan Meipariani, a pianist, composer and singer from Tbilisi who has lived in Stuttgart for a good 20 years. Together with her ... read more