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- Avishai Cohen Quartet: Naked Truth (an instant classic)
- Alabaster DePlume: Gold (elevating free improv with a touch of Donovan)
- Roger Eno: The Turning Year (deep and haunting)
- Group Listening: Clarinet and Piano, Vol. 2* (quiet surprises)
- Joona Toivanen Trio: Both Only (nordic noir piano trio)
- Kreidler: Spells and Daubs (a German masterpiece in post-krautrock times)
- Imarhan: Aboogi (soul mates of Tinariwen – folky, existential Mali magic)
- Dieter Ilg: Dedication (another bass solo expedition worth every note)
- Trees Speak: Vertigo of Flaws (a labyrinth of echoes, a thrilling ride)
- Fazer: Plex (this music doesn‘t let you off the hook)
- Benedicte Maurseth: Hárr (hardanger fiddle worlds and beyond)
- Smith / Kaiser / Varty: Pacifica Koral Reef (ocean of sound)
* „Neu!‘s „Seeland“ in particular is lent such a gossamer-light, spiritually elevating feel that after experiencing it, you somehow feel like a more enlightened human. A bold claim perhaps, but just listen.“ (G.C., Electronic Sound, 3/22)