Dark Companion Records

Dark Companion Records is truly thrilled to welcome this extraordinary band to its family of artists. This album marks their debut on Unifaun Productions. To The Cloud-Cuckoo Land of Color Wheels is the third album by Malesh, a wyrd folk project emerging from the hidden caves of Tuscia. Written and recorded by the duo Pablo Monterisi and…

Priska is a French-born singer-songwriter and longtime resident of Friuli. She began playing guitar in the early 1990s, initially aiming to join a rock band, but her path soon led her toward a deeper exploration of music, culminating in her graduation in classical guitar from the Udine Conservatory in 2006. This is her fifth album and…

It’s rare for this to happen. But when it does, something magical emerges, something that goes beyond composition, performance, or virtuosity. My late friend Keith Tippett called this magic “Mujician.” It happened with him, and with very few others. This quintet plays intuitive, spontaneous music, where a deep communion of spirit and intent gives rise to…

John Greaves truly needs no introduction: composer, pianist, bassist, and singer. He returns with a new album for Dark Companion. As the title suggests, these are songs with a subtle vein of melancholy, performed with his long-time collaborator Laurent Valero on viola and the brilliant young violinist Mirabelle Gilis, while the former Henry Cow member sings…

A side project featuring members of the North Sea Radio Orchestra, this new duo brings explosive creativity and exceptional musicianship, exploring the boundaries between Renaissance, medieval, classical, folk, and contemporary music. As with all projects by Craig Fortnam — best known as the mastermind behind the ensemble — and Laurent Valero, who also took part in…

This album holds a special meaning for me, as it gave me the opportunity to reconnect with Pier Luigi, with whom I shared so much music in the early ’80s. Together, we founded A.T.R.O.X., bonding over the intimacy that two people in love with music and the avant-garde scene can share. We spent countless evenings listening…

Some people buy motorcycles. Others embark on epic journeys or lavish, pharaonic holidays. For my sixtieth birthday, I received something beyond my wildest dreams: the return of my favorite band from the ’70s, Henry Cow. At first, none of the four shared my enthusiasm for reviving that venerable name. Over the decades, each had pursued their…

On November 18, 2015, the first five albums by Dark Companion and Unifaun Production were released – a moment that marked the beginning of an incredible and unexpected journey. Over these ten years, we have been fortunate to welcome – and continue to welcome – many of the finest artists across a wide range of musical…