Andreas Scholl & Edin Karamazov - In Darkness / 45RPM LowSwing Records

Release: 16.01.2026

In early 2025, Andreas Scholl, one of the world's most renowned countertenors, and Edin Karamazov, the master lutenist, met at LowSwing Studio to record “In Darkness.” The album marks a milestone: it is the first vinyl release

featuring the voice of Andreas Scholl, whose previous recordings were only available in digital formats. Scholl, known for his pure tone and emotional depth, and Karamazov, who achieved widespread popularity through his collaborations

with Sting, the Hilliard Ensemble and many others, share a musical friendship that dates back more than three decades. Their performances exude the confidence, subtlety and deep understanding that only years of collaboration can bring.

Guy Sternberg, producer, sound engineer and founder of LowSwing, describes “In Darkness” as “a 17th-century singer-songwriter album.”

“In Darkness” contains a collection of folk songs from the Baroque and Renaissance periods, including works by John Dowland, the most famous English composer of the Renaissance. Although both artists had interpreted some of these songs

in the past, this recording reveals a new expressiveness – “In Darkness” was recorded live at the new LowSwing studio in Berlin directly onto master tape, without editing or manipulation. The listener is confronted with a pure, unadulterated

performance: two mature artists at the height of their creative powers, without studio tricks or “cosmetic” embellishments. The numbered and strictly limited 140-gram LP (45 RPM) was mastered at Emil Berlin Studios, cut onto lacquer foil by

Sidney Claire Meyer and pressed at Pallas. The booklet contains detailed information about the mixing console, recording equipment, microphone technique and the effects devices used.

LowSwing Records is a young record label dedicated to the love of music in analog format. LowSwing productions are recorded and mixed on analog tape and then cut directly to vinyl – driven by respect and passion for purist recording techniques.

The heart of the label is the LowSwing Recording Studio in Berlin (www.lowswing.de), where owner Guy Sternberg dedicates himself to exciting new artists with the production values of yesteryear.

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Title

Side A
1.    Down By The Salley Gardens (Traditional)
2.    John Dowland (1563-1626): Let Me Dwell
3.    O Waly, Waly (Traditional)
4.    John Dowland: I Saw My Lady Weep

Side B
1.    The Wayfaring Stranger (Traditional)
2.    John Dowland: Come Again
3.    Have You Seen The Bright Lily Grow (Traditional)
4.    John Dowland: Flow, My Tears