One of the most popular instrumental songs ever, “Green Onions” started out as a band jam at a demo recording session for rock’n’roll singer Billy Lee Riley with the famed Stax Records house band. Stax label head Jim Stewart liked what he heard and recorded what would become the basis for the band’s debut album. Christened Booker T. & The M.G.s, they released “Green Onions” with original members Booker T. Jones (organ, piano), Steve Cropper (guitar), Lewie Steinberg (bass), and Al Jackson Jr. (drums) in October 1962. The title track became a worldwide hit, covered by dozens of artists including the Blues Brothers, the Ventures, the Shadows, Deep Purple, Mongo Santamaria and Count Basie.
The deluxe 60th Anniversary Edition of “Green Onions” releases as a 1LP 180g vinyl in a green translucent colorway similar in hue to the vegetable it celebrates plus a 4-page insert, including band photos, Stax Records ephemera and David Ritz’s new liner notes.
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- A1: Speed Of Sound—Chris Bell
- A2: Lover—Devendra Banhart
- A3: Middle Management— Bishop Allen
- A4: Ottoman—Vampire Weekend
- B1: Riot Radio—The Dead 60S
- B2: Fever—Takka Takka
- B3: Xavia—The Submarines
- B4: After Hours—We Are Scientists
- C1: Our Swords—Band Of Horses
- C2: Silvery Sleds—Army Navy
- C3: Baby, You’re My Light — Richard Hawley
- C4: Very Loud—Shout Out Louds
- D1: How To Say Goodbye— Paul Tiernan
- D2: Last Words—The Real Tuesday Weld
- D3: Nick & Norah’s Theme— Mark Mothersbaugh
With a title like that, and a plot that revolves around desperate
attempts to attend a secret show by a mythical, legendary indie rock band (“Where’s Fluffy?”), Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist HAD to have a good soundtrack or be subject to withering putdowns from the
alternative music press. Well, the movie really delivered, providing
a snapshot of the (mostly) NYC independent music scene circa 2008 with tracks from such stalwarts as Vampire Weekend, Devendra Banhart, We Are Scientists, Band of Horses, and Richard Hawley (along with some surprises like Big Star’s Chris Bell). And who better to compose the score than Mark Mothersbaugh of DEVO, who chips in with “Nick & Norah’s Theme” to wrap up the album!? Unbelievably, this concentrated dose of musical hipness has NEVER seen a reissue on vinyl, and OG copies go for triple figures…for its 15th anniversary, we’ve created a beautiful, “scrapbook” gatefold jacket with production stills to hold two records pressed in yellow to match the color of Michael Cera’s Yugo!
- A1: Nina Simone - My Baby Just Cares For Me
- A2: Diana Krall - Straighten Up And Fly Right
- A3: June Christy - Give Me The Simple Life
- A4: Nancy Wilson - I Wish You Love
- A5: Shirley Bassey - I've Got You Under My Skin
- A6: Anita O'day - Sing, Sing, Sing
- A7: Helen Merrill - Anything Goes
- B1: Ella Fitzgerald - My Funny Valentine
- B2: Doris Day - Keep Smilin', Keep Laughin', Be Happy
- B3: Dinah Shore - Laughing On The Outside (Crying On The Inside)
- B4: Eartha Kitt - C'est Si Bon (It's So Good)
- B5: Julie London - Cry Me A River
- B6: Mildred Bailey - A Cigarette And A Silhouette
- B7: Melody Gardot - My Sweet Darling
- C1: Billie Holiday - God Bless The Child
- C2: Peggy Lee - Black Coffee
- C3: Carmen Mcrae & The Dave Brubeck Quartet - Take Five
- C4: Viktoria Tolstoy - Upside Out
- C5: Madeleine Peyroux - He's Got Me Goin
- C6: Sarah Vaughan - Summertime
- D1: Aretha Franklin - Try A Little Tenderness
- D2: Blossom Dearie - Teach Me Tonight
- D3: Abbey Lincoln - I Am In Love
- D4: Chris Connor - Lullaby Of Birdland
- D6: Dinah Washington - What A Difference A Day Makes
- D7: Norah Jones - Tennessee Waltz
- D5: Rosemary Clooney & Pérez Prado And His Orchestra - Sway (Quien Sera)
Tasteful double album with outstanding female singers. When it comes to vocal art alone, the jazz world is firmly in the hands of women. Just think of Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald or Nina Simone. But singers of younger days, such as Sarah Vaughan or Diana Krall, are no less impressive with their enchanting voices. Reason enough for the French label Wagram to unite the most renowned female singers of the last decades on a double album.
There’s a line on Honey, the latest album from Nashville-via-NYC songwriter Samia, about Aspen Grove, a collection of 40,000 trees in the plains of North America, all connected by a single expansive root system. There’s no stronger metaphor for the audience the 25-year-old empathy engine has been generating since she began releasing music seven years ago. Her songs, her fans, her friends: one enormous, interconnected ecosystem. Honey, comprised of eleven new moments of catharsis, is by and for that organism. Set for release on January 23rd 2023 via Grand Jury Music, the album was recorded at North Carolina studio Betty’s –- owned and operated by Sylvan Esso’s Nick Sandborn and Amelia Meath, frequent touring partners of Samia’s. It was produced by Caleb Wright, part of the team that helmed Samia’s breakthrough 2020 debut The Baby, and a founding member of one of Samia’s favorite bands, The Happy Children. It features some of her nearest and dearest friends: Christian Lee Hutson, Briston Maroney, Jake Luppen, Raffaella. Its songs were surreptitiously road tested for her devotees while opening for Lucy Dacus, Courtney Barnett, and more. The end result is what Samia calls simply “a real community record.”
There’s a line on Honey, the latest album from Nashville-via-NYC songwriter Samia, about Aspen Grove, a collection of 40,000 trees in the plains of North America, all connected by a single expansive root system. There’s no stronger metaphor for the audience the 25-year-old empathy engine has been generating since she began releasing music seven years ago. Her songs, her fans, her friends: one enormous, interconnected ecosystem. Honey, comprised of eleven new moments of catharsis, is by and for that organism. Set for release on January 23rd 2023 via Grand Jury Music, the album was recorded at North Carolina studio Betty’s –- owned and operated by Sylvan Esso’s Nick Sandborn and Amelia Meath, frequent touring partners of Samia’s. It was produced by Caleb Wright, part of the team that helmed Samia’s breakthrough 2020 debut The Baby, and a founding member of one of Samia’s favorite bands, The Happy Children. It features some of her nearest and dearest friends: Christian Lee Hutson, Briston Maroney, Jake Luppen, Raffaella. Its songs were surreptitiously road tested for her devotees while opening for Lucy Dacus, Courtney Barnett, and more. The end result is what Samia calls simply “a real community record.”
Widely regarded as a modern day classic. First repress (in nearly twenty tears) of this highly sought after treasure. Limited edition vinyl with original, single sleeve, artwork.
Bitty McLean’s rebirth as a bona fide hit-making lovers rock singer, since his link up with Daddy Peckings’ sons Duke and Chris, has been particularly sweet, due in no small part to his superior talents in the vocal department, and his accomplishment in the studio, but also because he is a humble soul whose talent has often been overshadowed by the perception of him as something of a reggae lightweight, due to the commercial success he experienced back in the early nineties with It’s Raining. Bitty’s credentials far outstrip any of his detractors though, and with the release of the superb single Walk Away From Love, he’s proved beyond doubt his worth as an interpreter of classic songs and a gifted songwriter in his own right. Kicking off with the hit single which utilised the classic original 1967 Treasure Isle rhythm to Alton Ellis’ Rocksteady. All selections revive original Duke Reid rhythms created by Tommy McCook & The Supersonics including the beautiful Ranglin On Bond Street (Tell Me), Those Guys (Baby Tonight), Moonlight Lover (To Fall In Love), Inez (My Lovers Call), Queen Majesty (a wicked version of Bread’s Make It With You featuring some beautiful overdubs from Dean Fraser), I’ll Get Along Without You (I’ve Got Love), Lonely Street, and a cover of Smokey Robinson’s Cruisin’. An album to cherish for young and old alike.
tobi lou cements a connection to countless listeners through his creativity. The Nigeria-born, Chicago-raised, and Los Angeles-based rapper and producer builds music meant to last with unpredictable flare and inimitable spirit. As the story goes, tobi lou flourished as a football player and baseball player until undergoing a dream-ending injury and jumping from a semi-pro career to the mic. A series of buzzing EPs—tobi lou and the Moon, tobi lou and The Loop, and tobi lou and The Juice—paved the way for his 2019 mixtape, Live on Ice. The latter included “I Was Sad Last Night I’m OK Now,” which racked up 42.9 million Spotify streams. Earning widespread acclaim, Pitchfork hailed 2020’s “Student Loans” as “a refreshing dose of joy.” Meanwhile, Lyrical Lemonade christened him, “Chicago’s Rising Superhero.” Along the way, he headlined shows coast-to-coast and shut down festival stages at Lollapalooza and beyond. He also collaborated with everyone from Smino to Dreezy. Throughout 2021, he assembled Non-Perishable out of his East Los Angeles apartment. He notably produced on every track, lending his touch to the entirety of the project. After amassing hundreds of millions of streams, packing shows, and receiving acclaim from GQ, W Magazine, and more, he architects an immersive experience on his second full-length project and the first installment of a 2022 trilogy, Non-Perishable.
- A1: Private Island
- A2: Pushin P (Feat Future & Young Thug)
- A3: Poochie Gown
- A4: Mop (Feat Young Thug)
- A5: Thought I Was Playing (Feat 21 Savage)
- B1: P Power (Feat Drake)
- B2: How You Did That (Feat Kodak Black)
- B3: Alotta Cake
- B4: Livin Wild
- B5: You & Me
- B6: South To West
- B7: 25K Jacket (Feat Lil Baby)
- C1: Too Easy
- C2: Idk That Bitch (Feat G Herbo)
- C3: Flooded
- C4: Life Of Sin (Feat Nechie)
- D1: Die Alone (Feat Yung Bleu & Chris Brown)
- D2: Missing Me
- D3: So Far Ahead > Empire
- D4: Too Easy (Feat Future & Roddy Ricch - Remix)
- A1: Aretha Franklin - Kissin' By The Mistletoe
- A2: Billie Holiday - God Bless The Child
- A3: Doris Day - Here Comes Santa Claus (Down Santa Claus Lane)
- A4: Eartha Kitt - Santa Baby
- A5: Edith Piaf - Le Noel De La Rue
- A6: Ella Fitzgerald - Santa Claus Got Stuck In My Chimney
- A7: Peggy Lee - I Like A Sleighride (Jingle Bells)
- B1: Evelyn Freeman - Didn't It Rain
- B2: Judy Garland - Have Yourself A Merry Christmas
- B3: Mahalia Jackson - O Little Town Of Bethlehem
- B4: Marie Knight - Gospel Train
- B5: Nina Simone - He's Got The Whole World In His Hands
- B6: Rosemary Clooney - Suzy Snowflake
- B7: The Andrew Sisters - Merry Christmas Polka
Celebrate Christmas with an array of stars and the best diva talent the world has ever known. Featuring classic songs and festive favourites from Aretha Franklin, Billie Holiday, Eartha Kitt, Ella Fitzgerald, Judy Garland, Nina Simone and many more, this LP is the perfect seasonal soundtrack.
- 1: Ella Fitzgerald - How High The Moon
- 1: 2 Etta James - I Just Want To Make Love To You
- 1: 3 Ayo - Throw It Away
- 1: 4 Andrews Sisters - Rum And Coca Cola
- 1: 5 Peggy Lee - Black Coffee
- 1: 6 Cyrille Aimée - Three Little Words
- 1: 7 Dinah Washington - Mad About The Boy
- 1: 8 Nina Simone - Love Me Or Leave Me
- 1: 9 Hailey Tuck - Coltrane
- 1: 0 Marilyn Monroe - I Wanna Be Loved By You
- 1: Nancy Wilson - Fly Me To The Moon
- 1: 2 Rosemary Clooney - Bali Ha'i
- 1: 3 Sarah Vaughan - Shulie A Bop
- 1: 4 Carmen Mcrae - Yardbird Suitelp
- 2: 1 Billie Holiday - Lover Man
- 2: Rose Murphy - Baby, Baby
- 2: 3 Anita O'day W. Gene Krupa - Tea For Two
- 2: 4 Cecile Mclorin Salvant - You're My Thrill
- 2: 5 Lavern Baker - Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Ou
- 2: 6 June Hutton - My Baby Just Cares For Me
- 2: 7 Chris Connor - All About Ronnie
- 2: 8 Irene Kral - Comes Love
- 2: 9 Della Reese - My Heart Belongs To Daddy
- 2: 10 Joan Chamorro & Andrea Motis - Moon River
- 2: 13 Doris Day - Keep Smilin', Keep Laughin', Be Happy
- 2: 14 Helen Merrill - Summertime
- 2: 11 Etta Jones - I Love Paris
- 2: 1 Dinah Shore - Mood Indigo
The exceptional 100% TSF Jazz collection is embellished with its latest " 100% Women " volume dedicated to the great female Jazz performers. Let yourself be carried away by the finesse of this selection which honors the women of Jazz. With: Cecile McLorin Salvant, Carmen McRae, Ayo, Nina Simone, Doris Day, Dinah Washington
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- A1: Big L - Platinum Plus Feat Big Daddy Kane)
- A2: Gangstarr - Code Of The Streets
- A3: Gangstarr - Dwyck Feat Nice & Smooth)
- A4: Nas - Nas Is Like
- A5: Gangstarr - Mass Appeal
- A6: Gangstarr - Take It Personal
- B1: Gangstarr - Speak Ya Clout
- B2: All City - The Actual
- B3: Gangstarr - Full Clip
- B4: Gangstarr - The Militia Feat Big Shug & Freddy Fox)
- B5: Black Eyed Peas - Bep Empire
- B6: Jay Z - So Ghetto
- B7: Macy Gray - I've Commited Murder (Gangstarr Remix)
- C1: Ditc - Thick
- C2: Gangstarr - 1/2 & 1/2 Feat Mop)
- C3: Big Shug - The Jig Is Up
- C4: Gurus Jazzmatazz & Donell Jones - Hustlin Daze
- C5: D&D Allstars - 1, 2 Pass It
- C6: Tony Touch - The Piece Maker Feat Gangstarr)
- D1: Rakim - When I Be On Tha Mic
- D2: Pitch Black - It's All Real
- D3: Royce Da 5'9 - My Friend
- D4: Limp Bizkit - N 2 Gether Now
- D5: Limp Bizkit - Getcha Groove On Feat Xzibit (Dirt Road Remix)
- D6: Royce Da 5'9 - Boom
- D7: Jeru The Damaja - Come Clean
- E1: Lord Finesse & Dj Mike Smooth - Baby, You Nasty
- E2: Lord Finesse & Dj Mike Smooth - Track The Movement
- E3: Gangstarr - You Know My Steez
- E4: Da Ranjaz 7 Cee - Io-Insp-Her-Ation
- E5: Snoop Dogg - The One & Only
- E6: Gangstarr - Discipline Feat Total)
- E7: Notorious B I.g. - Kick In The Door
- F1: Kool G Rap - First Nigga (Dj Premier Remix)
- F2: Gangstarr - So Wassup
- F3: Christina Aguilera - Ain't No Other Man
- F4: Gangstarr - Doe In Advance
- F5: Craig David & Mos Def - 7 Days (Dj Premier Remix)
- F6: Lina & Gangstarr - It's Alright (Gangstarr Remix)
- F7: Rah Digga - Lessons Of Today
V.39 here you have, 40 special cuts and tracks of the most aclaimed deejay-producer of all the times, DJ PREMIER, helped for someones of the more importants stars of Hip Hop like NAS, SNOOP DOG, GANGSTARR,... This is a special and powerful weapon for all the Hip Hop creators and DJ's.
Almost an anti-Christmas song, the Soul Duo’s “Just A Sad Xmas” doesn’t exactly evoke the festive spirit of the season. Comprised of ‘Tidewater’s queen of soul Ida Sands and former Anglos tenor Joe Webster, the duo issued just two singles on Noah Bigg’s Shiptown label. Just in time for the holidays, Numero has repressed this maudlin yuletide burner and packaged the red, white, and green splattered 45s in a rigid cardboard sleeve for easy wrapping.
- A1: Bing Crosby - It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas
- A2: Ella Fitzgerald - Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It
- A3: Bobby Helms - Jingle Bells Rock
- A4: Elvis Presley - Blue Christmas
- A5: Frank Sinatra - Jingle Bells
- A6: Nat King Cole - Joy To The World
- A7: Harry Belafonte - We Wish You A Merry Christmas/God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
- A8: Jose Feliciano - Feliz Navidad
- B1: Dean Martin - White Christmas
- B2: Bing Crosby - Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town
- B3: Eartha Kitt - Santa Baby
- B4: Bobby Darin - Christmas Auld Lang Syne
- B5: Nat King Cole - The Christmas Song
- B6: Frank Sinatra - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
- B7: Perry Como - Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer
- B8: Nat King Cole - O Holy Night
- A1: Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings - Ain't No Chimneys In The Project
- A2: Wayne Champion - It's Xmas Time
- A3: Bey Ireland - All I Want For Christmas Is A Go-Go Girl
- A4: Hot & Sassy - Christmas Strutt
- A5: Bill Deal With Pure Pleasure - It Feels Like Christmas
- A6: Major Handy - I Won't Be Home For Christmas
- B1: Sam Applebaum - The Year Around Christmas
- B2: Ray Williams & The Space Men - Santa Claus
- B3: Bobby Peterson - Christmas Presents
- B4: Tiny Powell - Christmas Time Again
- B5: Eddie &The De-Havelons - Xmas Party
- B6: Fred Sabastian - Everybody Is A Santa Claus
- C1: Ruth Harley - Christmas Is
- D1: Ruth Harley - Santa Baby
** INITIAL 400 LPs CONTAIN A BONUS 7" OF A RARE XMAS SOUL 45! **
** THE 4th VOLUME OF RARE & HIP-SHAKING SEASONAL GROOVES!! **
Dear Santa, we just loved "Santa's Funk & Soul Christmas Party," Volumes 1-3 TRLP-9013, TRLP-9027, TRLP-9050, and we have really tried to be good this year! Please bring us a whole 'nother album's worth of rare and obscure Christmas-themed funk and soul!
When the third volume of "Santa's Funk & Soul Christmas Party" was released in 2015, everybody involved was certain that it would be the final one. For years, the curators had been looking for "Christmas Rare Grooves" until they finally realized there was nothing left to discover that would justify a fourth volume. Sure, it would have been an easy task to dig through the catalogues of major labels to come up with 40 minutes of more-or-less trivial Christmas soul music. But who on earth would want that kind of album? Since the foundation of Tramp Records in 2003, the label has gained a high reputation as one of the very few German reissue labels of obscure funk, soul, and jazz music. 99% of the songs originate from 7" singles, the small and handy standard-format of the 1960s, which, like Santa's sleigh magically circling the planet on Christmas Eve, spins at forty-five revolutions per minute on the turntable.
So, what can you expect from this, the fourth volume of a series which had ostensibly been completed with only three volumes? After some seven years of digging across the world wide web with open ears and eyes, never tiring of the hundreds of (mainly) shitty songs, hoping to find that kind of monster soul or funk track that constituted the hallmark of the previous volumes, the compilers slowly and surprisingly began to see a fourth volume taking shape. Finally, after more than two thousand days, a complete album's worth of quality tunes had been discovered and secured for release.
"Santa's Funk & Soul Christmas Party Vol. 4" contains a highly diverse selection of obscure Christmas songs. For example, take Bey Ireland's garage-mod-rocker "All I Want For Christmas Is A Go-Go Girl," is something to get you go-going around the tree! Do you prefer mirror-balls to tinsel? Check out Bill Deal with Pure Pleasure. Too fast? How about the dazzling-melancholic "I Won't Be Home For Christmas"? Do you prefer rap music while you wrap presents? Then your choice is going to be Hot & Sassy. Old-School-Hip Hop at its best. Every single song has a compelling reason to be included in this extraordinary selection. Not least is the opening track by Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings. Their contribution represents the soul sound of the 21st century. Charming soul music with sociocritical lyrics, something you rarely find in the current musical landscape.
Even though the selected tracks that the two compilers and their worker elves proudly present on "Santa's Funk & Soul Christmas Party Vol. 4" are unbelievable, they are very real and will be the surprise gift from Santa this season that can be enjoyed year-round! It took seven years to complete, but believe us when we say it was well worth the wait. Merry Christmas, everybody!
Key selling points:
- initial 400 LPs contain a BONUS 7" of a ULTRA-RARE Christmas soul 45
- ALL but one song appear on CD, Vinyl LP and digital for the very first-time
- the vinyl LP comes with a full album download code
- fold-out CD-booklet and gatefold LP come with liner notes and label scans
Eigentlich kaum zu glauben, dass es bis heute kein Weihnachtsalbum des unvergessenen Louis Armstrong
gab, schließlich hat er einige der romantischsten, witzigsten und swingendsten Weihnachtssongs aller Zeiten
aufgenommen. Diesem Missstand hat sich jetzt das Jazzlabel Verve angenommen:
„Louis Wishes You A Cool Yule“ ist die erste Louis-Armstrong-Weihnachtsplatte überhaupt und präsentiert seine Weihnachtstracks erstmals als zusammenhängendes Gesamtwerk. Die Zusammenstellung enthält
sechs Decca-Singles aus den 1950er Jahren, zwei Duette mit seinen Lieblingspartnerinnen Ella Fitzgerald
und Velma Middleton, und den monumentalen Evergreen „What a Wonderful World“, der längst auch zu
einer Art Hoffnungshymne geworden ist, die zum Geist des Weihnachtsfestes passt.
Als besonderes Geschenk an Satchmo-Fans enthält das Album eine bisher unveröffentlichte Aufnahme
von Louis’ berührender Lesung von Samuel Clement Moores Gedicht „A Visit from St. Nicholas“ (auch
bekannt als „The Night Before Christmas“), für die Pianist Sullivan Fortner, eine Jazz-Ikone aus New
Orleans, eine wunderschöne musikalische Untermalung liefert.
Zucker ist ein Riot-Pop-Duo bestehend aus Chris Schalko (they/them/keine) und Pola Lia Schulten (she/her/hers). Beide haben sich 2012 im Hamburger Pudel Club kennengelernt. Die explosive Energie aus dem Proberaum tragen sie schon kurz darauf und mit 2 1/2 fertigen Songs im Gepäck auf einer legendären Tour mit Trümmer quer durch Deutschland. Die Energie des wütenden, dem Pop verschriebenen jungen Duos ist ansteckend und scheinbar endlos. Zucker rennen los: Sie spielen mit Die Sterne, Carsten "Erobique" Meyer, Frau Kraushaar, Messer, Die Nerven. Doch irgendetwas zwickt und hakt. Das eigene Album bleibt auf der Strecke. 2014 wird Feminismus noch nicht groß geschrieben. 2016 trennt sich die Band. Beide fangen für sich solo nochmal von vorne an und erfinden sich neu. Pola Lia Schulten arbeitet als Gastsängerin und Live-Musikerin, schreibt Chorarrangements u.a. für Carsten "Erobique" Meyer, Stella Sommer und Pantha du Prince Sie komponiert Musik für mehrere Theaterstücke und veröffentlicht als Pola X 2019 zwei Singles. Chris Schalko zieht nach Berlin, gründet das Soloprojekt Gigolo Tears und spielt Konzerte unter anderem auf der Fusion und in der Berghainkantine gemeinsam mit der Live-Band The Crybabies. 2021 ist die eigene Energie plötzlich zurück und die vielen Versuche ihres Albums noch immer zu schade zum Verrotten. Zucker beschließen sich zu reuniten und endlich ihre Debütplatte herauszubringen.
Here it is finally, the third and latest album by New York City band Five Dollar Priest. Continuing the sounds and style of their previous albums, on Eyes Injected with Love Five Dollar Priest stamp their personalities on a base of Lower East Side free-jazz, no wave and dirty, very dirty rock. But they go deeper and deeper into it this time, with songs about hard times and low life in the New York City streets, which they know perfectly well. These definitely aren't easy sounds and this is not music for the masses or the newbies -- this is top-class weird and sick melodies and lyrics which Bang! Records are truly proud to release. Five Dollar Priest include, among others, great musicians: Ron Ward (Speedball Baby, Wobbly Organ); Grasshopper (Mercury Rev); Christina Campanella (Speedball Baby); Norman Westberg (Swans).
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THERION have always been a band that have challenged themselves to explore new paths, while remaining true to their musical core values. For their 17th studio album, mastermind Christofer Johnsson and his collaborator Thomas Vikström have created something that has been previously unthinkable to the guitarist and the singer. "We have done the only thing that was left of all the different angles to explore", explains Christofer. "We have decided to give the people what they kept asking for. 'Leviathan' is the first album that we have deliberately packed with THERION hit songs."
True to the Swede's words, the album opens with the catchy and swift tune 'The Leaf Of The Oak Of Far' featuring female and male antiphonal singing as well as a choir that seems to have evolved straight out of THERION's breakthrough full-length "Theli" (1996). This is immediately followed by the obvious highlight 'Tuonela', in which Christofer cleverly underscores this hit-track's Finnish vibe by employing NIGHTWISH’s "metal voice" Marko Hietala. Next up in this parade of future fan-favourites is the title track 'Leviathan' that offers classic THERION material with operatic female vocals and a massive choir.
Christofer Johnsson's passion for classic voices, choirs, and orchestral elements as well as his penchant for epic melodies in combination with rock and metal shines clearly through the following sing-along ballad 'Die Wellen Der Zeit', which indicates another nod to German romantic composer Richard Wagner. "Ever since 'Theli', Wagner has been and will always be at the core of THERION", emphasises Christofer. "When we started to combine metal and opera, it was something new and original. Today, symphonic metal has long been a firmly established genre." When THERION came into being in 1988 by changing name from the already existing band BLITZKRIEG, which was founded a year earlier, Christofer had rather taken inspiration from SLAYER's "Reign In Blood" among other classic metal albums.
At the beginning, the Swedes were firmly rooted in death metal, a genre which they helped to define, as witnessed by their debut album "Of Darkness...." (1991). Yet even back then, there were hints of "something else" lurking beneath the rough surface. The use of female vocals is another core ingredient of THERION today, which developed gradually. CELTIC FROST had basically introduced the female element to extreme metal on "To Mega Therion" in 1985. THERION began with both a female and male vocalist emulating a church like choir already in their sophomore full-length 'Beyond Sanctorum' (1992). With Symphony "Masses: Ho Drakon Ho Megas" (1993) and "Lepaca Kliffoth" (1995), Christofer continued to developed his trademark sound by gradually drifting towards cleaner vocals and more keyboards.
With "Theli", the Swedes had firmly established a reputation of pushing the boundaries of metal in the 90s –among such acts as their compatriots TIAMAT, THE GATHERING, and MOONSPELL that were often referred to as "gothic metal" at the time. THERION continued to break new ground leaving inspiration for others to follow in their wake: On "A'arab Zaraq -Lucid Dreaming" (1997), Christofer further explored the use of Near Eastern music in metal which he had already begun in 1992, while "Secret Of The Runes" (2001) dared to have Swedish lyrics in some songs.
While critics were left confused and fans challenged, THERION were often ahead of their times and vindicated in hindsight. Even the band's 25th anniversary excursion "Les Fleurs Du Mal" has by now overcome the initial shock the album caused and is only beaten in terms of streaming by the classic "Vovin" (1998). When Christofer faced the question of where to go next after the dramatic "Beloved Antichrist" (2018) had finally fulfilled his musical mission, his answer is "Leviathan" named after a giant sea monster from Judeo-Christian myth that has roots in Babylonic lore: THERION have created a giant hit album –and for the first time in the history of the Swedes, their fans are not asked to explore something new, but simply to lean back and enjoy the best from their band!
- A1: Blackbird
- A2: It's Not That Easy
- A3: Fix It
- A4: Ruler Of My Heart
- A5: Nobody's Sweetheart
- B1: Collage
- B2: Five Feet Tall
- B3: Lost & Looking
- B4: It'll Never Happen Again
- B5: Beware The Stranger
- B6: Black Acid Soul
- C1: Did Somebody Make A Fool Out Of You
- C2: I Am What I Am
- C3: Woman
- C4: Feel It Comin
- C5: Baby I Just Don't
- D1: Beware The Stranger (Chris Seefried Remix)
- D2: Collage (Greg Foat Remix)
- D3: Blackbird (Emma-Jean Thackray Remix)
- D4: Lost & Looking (Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy Cosmodelica Remix)
- D5: Collage (Bruise Remix)
Standard Edition[23,74 €]
Set for release on 28th October, the deluxe edition of Lady Blackbird’s debut album ‘Black Acid Soul’ comes with a staggering 11 additional songs, encompassing brand new material such as stunning single ‘Feel It Comin’ and remixes commissioned by the likes of electronic, jazz, funk luminaries Emma-Jean Thackray, Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy and Greg Foat.
Originally released in 2021, ‘Black Acid Soul’ received enormous critical acclaim; The Sunday Times named her their Breaking Act, stating that she “brings a singing voice of extraordinary nuance and immaculate phrasing to a selection of covers/reworkings and pindrop originals” in a 4* review. The Guardian awarded the album a 5* review, remarking that Blackbird “finds her calling with an extraordinary collection of songs and performances that burn deep into you”.
- 1: Merry Christmas Baby
- 2: It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas
- 3: Christmas Isn’t Canceled (Just You)
- 4: Merry Christmas (To The One I Used To Know)
- 5: Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree
- 6: Glow (Feat. Chris Stapleton)
- 7: Santa Baby
- 8: Santa, Can’t You Hear Me (Feat. Ariana Grande)
- 9: Last Christmas
- 10: Jingle Bell Rock
- 11: Blessed
- 12: Christmas Come Early
- 13: Under The Mistletoe (Feat. Brett Eldredge)
- 14: All I Want For Christmas Is You
- 15: Christmas Eve
GRAMMY-winning global superstar Kelly Clarkson has released When Christmas Comes Around…, her ninth studio album via Atlantic Records. The 15-track collection sees Clarkson reunite with long time collaborators Jason Halbert, Jesse Shatkin and more for a mix of new original songs and Christmas classics.
The album features a mix of new original songs and Christmas classics, alongside show-stopping collaborations with Ariana Grande (“Santa, Can’t You Hear Me”), Chris Stapleton (“Glow”) & Brett Eldredge (2020’s hit single “Under The Mistletoe”). When Christmas Comes Around… marks the latest album from Clarkson since 2017’s Meaning of Life and her second holiday offering following 2013’s Wrapped In Red.
Kelly Clarkson is among the most popular artists of this era with total worldwide sales of more than 25 million albums and 40 million singles. The Texas-born singer-songwriter first came to fame in 2002 as the winner of the inaugural season of American Idol. Clarkson’s debut single, “A Moment Like This,” followed and quickly went to #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100, ultimately ranking as the year’s best-selling single in the U.S. Further, Clarkson is one of pop’s top singles artists, with 19 singles boasting multi-platinum, platinum and gold certifications around the world, including such global favourites as “Miss Independent” and “Because of You.” Clarkson has released eight studio albums (Thankful, Breakaway, My December, All I Ever Wanted, Stronger, Wrapped In Red, Piece By Piece, Meaning of Life), one greatest hits album, and two children’s books (New York Times Top 10 best seller River Rose and the Magical Lullaby and the follow up River Rose and the Magical Christmas). She is the recipient of an array of awards including three GRAMMY Awards, four American Music Awards, three MTV Video Music Awards, two Academy of Country Music Awards, two American Country Awards, one Country Music Association Award, and two Daytime Emmy Awards. She is also the first artist to top each of Billboard’s pop, adult contemporary, country and dance charts.




















