Release Date: 19.3.2010
Artist: Max & Laura Braun
Titel: The Dorset Songs
Label: Marzipan Records

The Story behind ....„The Dorset Songs“
Max & Laura Braun are siblings, who have been making music together since their teenage years, - now some time ago. The years and life have separated them. Max has stayed in Germany while Laura has made London her home. But despite the distance they keep making music together.
In the rainy late summer of 2008 they spent a few days in one of their favourite places, a little village in Dorset, England, writing and working out new songs together again after a few years of working on other projects.
The intimate recordings of “The Dorset Songs” were made in London upon their return from the countryside in only one day. They were initially meant only as a demo. However with their few homemade copies gone and under the continued pressure of friends Max and Laura decided to release the recordings on a bigger scale. Inspired by the music director Michael Fragstein, of Büro Achter April, made a hauntingly beautiful animated video to Max and Laura’s song "Hat", which will be seen at festivals across Europe this year.

The simple instrumentation of acoustic fingerstyle guitar and vocals often sung in harmony as well as the melancholy lyrics create a folksy mood. However elements of a jazzier nature also play a part in this duo’s style. Laura’s voice has a soft and old-fashioned quality reminiscent of 1950's vocal jazz, which together with the harmonic intricacy of Max’s guitar playing takes their music beyond folk and into a realm of its own.

Release date: 02.11.2004
Artist: Solarstar
Titel: Hello
Label: Marzipan
Product:Marzipan 04001

Solarstar spielen filigran arrangierten Songwriter Pop mit souligen Vocals, der hier und da mit dezenter Elektronik erfrischt wird. Auf "Hello"begegnet das seltene Saiteninstrument Chapman Stick ländlich anmutenden Slidegitarren, ein Streichquartett umhüllt zärtlich und immer wieder die warme Stimme der Sängerin Fola Dada, während Flöten und Klarinetten feinfühlig säuseln. Ein Fender Rhodes, raue Gitarrensounds, akustische sowie elektrische Bässe und lockere Drums sind Erkennungsmerkmale der Band.
Solarstar machen Musik, die dazu einlädt an einem Samstagnachmittag nach langen Spaziergängen und Streifzügen über Flohmärkte und durch Cafes die Beine hochzulegen und `ne Runde zu träumen