Umlaut is a global network of highly individual artists who togetherform a strong organization around the independent label Umlaut Records. Launched in 2004, Umlaut Records’ purpose is to amplify the creative progress around us.

http://umlautrecords.com

Umlaut Berlin is a collective of three Berlin based musicians in the field of improvised / experimental / contemporary music, Pierre Borel (sax), Florian Bergmannn (sax/bcl) and Hannes Lingens (dr/acc). The collective runs the Umlaut Festival Berlin (second edition in September 2010) and a vaguely monthly concert series.

http://umlautrecords.com/place/berlin