Quarterly Critic’s Choice
The best and most interesting new releases of the previous three months are awarded a place on the Quarterly Critic’s Choice. Evaluation criteria are artistic quality, repertoire value, presentation, and sound quality. From 2014 onward, the Long Lists are stored directly with each Quarterly Critic’s Choice.
NEW: Long List 3/2024, published on 5th July 2024
Blues and Blues-related
Anfürsich es et zo leis
& Anfürsich weed et widder laut. Kai Strauss, Wrecia Ford Band, Klöbner, Tommy Schneller Band, Hot n’ Nasty, Jimmy Reiter Band, Till Seidel & His Band. 2 CD, Torburg Records 4260312124045 & 4260312214052 (directly sales)
Hülya and Martin Wolf, operators of the small Cologne music pub »Torburg«, have to fight as innkeepers because of Covid-19, but have already initiated the second charity campaign for the German and international blues scene: With the proceeds of the double CD »Anfürsich es et zo leis« – »Anfürsich weed et widder laut« – variedly compiled and with an accompanying magazine of more than a hundred pages – the Cologne couple and their team help 34 artists who each contributed a title to this project: a big gesture in such a difficult time for the independent art scene! For the jury: Tim Schauen