Trost Records

31/10/2025

release day - improvisation grandezza at the Hungry Brain, Chicago by Marilyn Crispell, Damon Smith, Jason Stein, Adam Shead!

2 track album

11/10/2025

new release!
Second album by the wonderful multi-generational quartet THE BRIDGE of Rodrigo Amado, Alexander Schlippenbach, Ingebrigt Haker Flaten and Gerry Hemingway!

3 track album

10/09/2025

next bunch of used rarities for your pleasure…

vinyl: VG+ sleeve: vg+ could go as NM. glossy sleeve, black labels

05/09/2025

coming early october!
The fiery Portuguese tenor saxophonist Rodrigo Amado returns with the sophomore album from his extraordinary quartet The Bridge, spanning modern jazz history with a deeply experienced line-up: German free jazz pioneer Alexander von Schlippenbach on piano, veteran Swiss-based American Gerry Hemingway on drums, and the explosive Norwegian great Ingebrigt Håker Flaten on bass.

you can pre-listen here:

3 track album

05/09/2025

coming end of october!
A cross-generational summit between the legendary pianist Marilyn Crispell and Midwest improvising trio of bass clarinetist Jason Stein, bassist Damon Smith, and drummer Adam Shead - the full improvised concert captured on Live at the Hungry Brain moves organically from searing free jazz to contemplative, lyrical balladry, all of conceived in the moment.

you can prelisten here:

2 track album

22/08/2025

WONDERFUL GREATEST TARIFFS!!

due to the new tariffs and the job cuts at the US post, regular shipping from austria to the US is not possible anymore, starting with monday, 25th august.

unfortunately we have to stop sending our records to mailorder and bandcamp customers untill futher notice.

20/08/2025

for many years, somebody who really listens to the sent music and finds his own words. thanks as always, BAD ALCHEMY

13/08/2025

starting last week, we put some second hand rarities on the website. mostly of the archives of artists of the label-family, plus some copies that found their way through trades and travels.
and they move pleasingly fast - more will be listed over the summer time.
Free Form, Free Jazz Peter Brötzmann

https://www.trost.at/releases-used-rarity.html

23/07/2025

it's always a good time to celebrate Akira Sakata...

we received some Lp copies of his out of print album Fisherman's from a distro that went out of business,
PLUS we start a section for used vinyl/rarities on the trost page and kick it off with 4 of Sakata's albums from the 70s and 80s!

https://www.trost.at/akira-sakata-fishermanscom.html

https://www.trost.at/releases-used-rarity.html

VERY LAST COPIES ! We are happy to announce the unearthing of another gem of Japanese jazz maestro Akira Sakata, together with Laswell, Drake and Cosey! Fisherman’s.com was released originally on CD, Japan-only, by Starlets Records in 2001 – now for the first time on vinyl and available worldwid...

18/07/2025

summertime !
a good reason for a special offer, PLUS we received lots of stock from out-of-business distro/shop),
15% DISCOUNT on VINYL and CDs, till mid august!

23/05/2025

release day!

the gloomy collaboration of Dana Schechter (Swans, Insect Ark) & Paul Wallfisch (Ex Firewater, Swans) is the soundtrack to Kleist prizewinner Wolfram Lotz’s play "Die Politiker". Recorded live at the Volkstheater, Vienna, it arranges a modern form of Weimar cabaret, surrealistic doom-metal, industrial, post-punk, experimental noise.

6 track album

16/05/2025

release day!

the sparkling improvisation duo of japanese piano master Masahiko Satoh with experimental Greek guitarist Damianidis!

you can listen here:

5 track album