Sylvester - Disco Heat--the Fantasy Years 1977-1981When the self described "disco queen" known as Sylvester stepped on a New York stage opening for Chaka Khan, the local press was entranced. One newspaper approvingly noted that he made "David Bowie look like Lawrence Welk." Nothing was too outrageous for Sylvester. But at his core, he was serious about music and about breaking down the walls of identity. In appearance and demeanor, the unapologetically gay San Francisco star challenged the gender

"Nothing is harder to put on stage than lightness

the majority of which are recorded here for the first time

Elements of Deftones

And sometimes I don't find an answer to everything

Bessie Smith and Robert Johnson meet sound layers

and we all had a say in what was going on during every part of the process

This release is the debut recording of the Thuringer Bach Collegium and marks the beginning of it's co-operation with audite

The musicians of the ensemble

Leipzig where Hensel herself once lived

A buffalo-horn trumpet

focuses on breaking the cycle of family violence and abuse

thanks to inventive arrangements by French musician Chris Vandeputte