Płyty roku 2008

Kolejny rok w światowej fonografii przyniósł jak zawsze nowe albumy wielu artystów. Niektórzy miło zaskoczyli, inni mogliby się bardziej postarać, zdarzyły się też spore rozczarowania. Oto 17 płyt, które według naszych recenzentów zasłużyły szczególnie mocno na wyróżnienie. Nagrodzonym gratulujemy i prosimy o więcej!
NAGRODA: E.S.T. Leucocyte

WYRÓŻNIENIE: Uri Caine Ensemble, The Othello Syndrome

e.s.t. takes home the Swedish Grammy - Stockholm, January 07, 2009

e.s.t. Esbjörn Svensson Trio won the Swedish Grammy in the category "Jazz" for their latest record Leucocyte (ACT 9018-2). You will find more information about the Swedish Grammy on: www.grammis.se

In September 2008 Leucocyte entered the Swedish pop charts on # 2 and the Jazz Charts on # 1. In December it has been awarded a GOLD record for more than 10.000 units sold in Sweden.

In Germany the album has already received PLATINUM in November and has been awarded with the German Record Critics' Award. more ...

Nils Landgren receives PLATINUM for CHRISTMAS WITH MY FRIENDS

Nils Landgren has received the Platinum Award for more than 20.000 units of Christmas With My Friends (ACT 9454-2) sold in Germany. ACT president Siggi Loch presented the award to Nils Landgren after a Christmas concert in Munich last Sunday, December 14th. The successor of the awarded album, Christmas With My Friends II (ACT 9476-2), was released in November 2008 and received fantastic press. more ...

e.s.t. receives GOLD in Sweden

Magnus Öström, Esbjörn Svensson, Dan Berglund - © Jörg Grosse-Geldermann / ACT
e.s.t. Esbjörn Svensson Trio has been awarded a GOLD record for more than 10.000 units of LEUCOCYTE (ACT 9018-2) sold in Sweden. more ...