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- 180 GRAM AUDIOPHILE VINYL
- INCLUDES 6 PAGE INSERT WITH LYRICS AND PICTURES
- ONE OF THE MOST CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED ALBUMS OF THE '90S
- LIMITED EDITION OF 1.000 INDIVIDUALLY NUMBERED COPIES ON PINK VINYL

Matthew Sweet is an American singer-songwriter and rock musician. He was part of the burgeoning music scene in Georgia during the '80s, before gaining commercial success in the '90s. In 1991 Matthew Sweet released Girlfriend, the pop-rock album which was widely considered an artistic breakthrough. It quickly garnered impressive sales, spawning a top 10 single with the title track. The music video for 'Girlfriend' featured clips from the anime film Space Adventure Cobra and was heavily aired on MTV, MuchMusic and Night Tracks.

Girlfriend is Sweet's most commercially and critically successful album to date. Both the title track and 'Divine Intervention' did well on the charts. The album was included as number 61 on Paste's list of 'The 90 Best albums of the 1990s'.

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There's a symmetry to be had here: duo's name translates to 'Skygod' and 'heaven', duo provides soundtrack for 'aural hang-gliding'. What looks to be a simple equation becomes far more immersive and lush as you soar in and out of the grooves of 'Segye'. Your guide this time out: Tengger.

In '05, itta (voice, Indian harmonium, toys) and Marqido (analogue synths) began a new, shifting musical life as 10 in Seoul, South Korea. To mark the massive March '11 earthquake in Japan, 10 took a step in their evolution by becoming (((10))). The ground moved in a much different way when son RAAI arrived in '12. Not missing a beat, or a good sign, (((10))) expanded to become Tengger. itta and Marqido, now with RAAI, incorporated all the adventures their self-described traveller family might have into their immediate lives and the sounds being being generated as Tengger. Touring the US, Asia and Europe, Tengger assimilate audience reaction and the myriad experiences of exploring and turn those elements into pillars of their sound, raw material for both foundation and take-off. It's no surprise, and absolutely fitting, that 'Segye' ()-Korean for world-encompasses the mind, time and space.

'Segye' began taking shape in '16 at Slow Slow Quick Quick (Seoul) during the demonstrations against President Geun-hye Park. Then, during the candle demonstration, artist Beck Jeajung made his voice heard and seen. Tengger, picking up on the synchronization, asked Jeajung to bring his art to the album taking shape. This environment, this bigger picture of family and community—this 'Segye'—feeds the album as much as Tengger's own inner circle and outbound adventures. Their lush electro/drone psych may be the product of knobs, wires and electricity, but it's made from the experiences that only the real world can provide, both immediate and distant. These inner and outer dynamics, often at odds with each other, fuse to give the pulsing of 'Segye' a subtle luxuriance that celebrates the humanity inherent in their music. itta's voice melds and dances with the sonic patterns and processes, to continually layer, move and build on each other to not only lift the listener upwards, but to take them to places to take off again; destination to be determined.

What kind of band would choose a double vinyl, gatefold LP for their first release The Hare and Hoofe. Their eponymous first release consists of two discs. Disc One rounds up their 'hits' so far - 2018's smash hit White Blindness, the space gregorian
chant that is Voyager, and the pastoral tale of Appledore Fayre. The second consists of their rock opera, The Terror of Melton. Time-travelling scientists. Giant laser-eyed robots. A rock opera to end all rock operas...

Pitched somewhere between The Who, The Stooges, ELO, Sparks, Pink Floyd, Voivod, Pete Townshend, Brainiac, Bowie and Judas Priest, The Terror of Melton is a headspinning,
ambitious journey. In turns stomping, tear-jerking, full-on rocking and dreamlike, it will transport you. Prog Magazine's Dom Lawson described it as 'absurdly entertaining and deliciously weird... An unmissable trip for fans of the fuzzy and farout'.
2018 saw the band recording a BBC6Music Marc Riley session before even releasing a physical record. In addition, they've had plays on Stuart Maconie's Freak Zone. The band have also gained a monstrously good live reputation, playing an instantly
legendary set at Hastings' Beatwave festival, as well as headlining Tannerfest, Pitch Fest, playing with Focus and The Fierce and The Dead, and the John Snow Society's annual celebration of the eminent epidemiologist.
Some describe them as 'educational psych', others prefer 'polytechnic beat', still more as 'a seventies garage band'. There's certainly primeval drums, fuzz bass, lashings of guitar and synth noises from another planet.
Formed from a gang of friends from Folkestone, Hoofe members have played in groups including The Heliocentrics, The Priscillas, Ye Nuns, Jail Cell Recipes, The Frank Sidebottom Oh Blimey Big Band, Chalet and Hyperglo.

Announcing a reissue of The Oh Sees - The Cool Death of Island Raiders
We here at Castle Face are not afraid to get our shins dirty mucking around in the stacks and we're well aware of an out-of-press gap of Oh Sees releases right before 2006 when we started the label with Sucks Blood. We're rectifying that and first among these is The Cool Death of Island Raiders, a particularly dusty gem that we think merits another look. Kicking off the record with what should have been the hit of the summer that year but for the hard C in the title, "The Gilded Cunt" seems to clearly preface Oh Sees' later psych skewed pop sensibilities. At the time it was an obvious jam and I recall being floored by its shuffling beauty. Chirping birds, gently lapping tempos and the nascent harmonization of Bridgid Dawson and Dwyer detail what I consider to be a definitive highlight of their early quiet period of the band. The tree hangs heavy with Patrick Mullins' handiwork, manning the musical saw, drums, and an assortment of home made electronics. It seemed a bit radical to be so quiet about it but the tunes are total earworms among the assorted drones, cut up bits of tape noise, and mellow front porch vibes, and the whole thing hangs together in a lovely hand-made way, helped in no small part by Dave Sitek's production (he would later work on Master's Bedroom as well). 'We flew Brigid out a fresh woman and literally sent her home on a plane with a trash bag of her clothes' says John. Evidently the whole record was accidentally erased at some point right around when the photo on the back of the jacket was taken, which makes it all the more remarkable that the result sounds so casually and confidently careworn. .

Athens Andover is The Troggs' 1992 album featuring ¾ of R.E.M. The collaboration came about serendipitously as R.E.M. had been covering The Troggs' 'Love Is All Around' during their 1991 tour in support of their classic Out Of Time album, and when The Troggs' found out about it, their manager suggested they work together. With the assistance of R.E.M.'s Bill Berry, Mike Mills and Peter Buck, as well as The dB's Peter Holsapple, who spent a lot of time on the road with R.E.M. as a tour musician, and recorded in Athens, GA, this is The Troggs finest post-'60s album. Featuring numerous Troggs originals, a tune written by the three members of R.E.M., one by Holsapple, as well as a great cover of Chip Taylor's 'Crazy Annie', Athens Andover is a great late period release from UK rock legends The Troggs, the name a combination of the two groups' respective hometowns. Reissued in a limited edition of 500 copies on 180 gram vinyl.

Next in UT's reissue and remastered back catalogue series, their first studio album "Conviction", originally released in 1986.
The 2019 remastered reissue of CONVICTION will include song lyrics, photos of the band and an introduction by Stewart Lee. The CD will add Ut's previously unreleased 7' single 'Ampheta Speak / While I Wait', recorded for Charles Ball's Lust/Unlust label in 1980. A CD booklet will feature the poster for the original 7' release and some of the cover artwork.
First 500 LP will come with Stewart Lee introduction as a printed insert.

Radical rock group UT was founded by Nina Canal, Jacqui Ham and Sally Young in 1978. Originated in the downtown NYC No Wave scene and inheritors of the collision between rock, free jazz and the avant-garde, Ut exploded the rigidity of conventional rock, constructing songs through collective improvisation, swapping instruments and rotating the role of singer/director.
Migrating to London in 1981, Ut played with bands like The Fall and The Birthday Party and released music on its own label Out Records, including Live at The Venue in 1982, the Ut EP in 1984, the Confidential 12' in 1985 and the LP Conviction in 1986. Ut became a favourite of BBC's John Peel and recorded sessions for his show in '84, '85 and '87. Joining forces with Blast First in 1987, they released the live compilation album Early Live Life and then the highly critically acclaimed In Gut's House in 1988, which made the year's NME 'Top 50 Albums'. The album Griller followed in 1989, engineered by label mate Steve Albini, who shared Ut's raw aesthetic and captured the band's vibrant intensity.Ut disbanded in 1990, but began performing again in 2010. Ut are now reissuing their entire remastered catalogue on Out Records through Forte Distribution. The reissues have so far included the Ut and Confidential 12' EPs in November 2017, Ut Live at The Venue in April 2018 and Early Live Life in November 2018. Other upcoming reissues will include their studio albums In Gut's House and Griller.

- 180 GRAM AUDIOPHILE VINYL
- INCLUDING INSERT
- LIMITED EDITION OF 500 INDIVIDUALLY NUMBERED COPIES ON WHITE COLOURED VINYL

Pride was the second studio album by the American/Danish hard rock band White Lion, released in 1987. The album featured the two Top 10 hits 'Wait' and 'When the Children Cry'. Its first single 'Wait' did not make waves until MTV began airing the music video seven months after its release, pushing the single to #8 on the Billboard Hot 100. More than a year after the album's release, the second single 'Tell Me', also featuring a music video, hit #58. Pride's third single, a gentle acoustic ballad titled 'When The Children Cry' made it all the way to #3, marking Pride one of just 20 Hard Rock albums to ever have multiple top 10 hits. Consequently, the album peaked at #11 on the album charts. Pride would remain on the top 200 Billboard album charts for a full year, selling two million copies in the US alone, which awarded the album a Platinum status.

The Pride tour started in July 1987 as White Lion opened for Ace Frehley's 80's band Frehley's Comet. The next year and a half was filled with constant touring, opening for such bands as Aerosmith, Ozzy Osbourne and KISS. White Lion also landed the opening slot for AC/DC on their Blow Up Your Video American tour. They'd end the tour opening for Stryper in the summer of 1988.

Pride is available as a limited edition of 500 individually numbered copies on white coloured vinyl.

Merriam-Webster definition of supergroup: a rock group made up of prominent former members of other rock groups, also: an extremely successful rock group. While the definition of 'extremely successful' may differ, there can be no arguing that Wolfmanhattan Project are a supergroup. This three piece features Bob Bert (Sonic Youth, Pussy Galore, Lydia Lunch's Retrovirus), Mick Collins (Gories, Dirtbombs) and Kid Congo Powers(Gun Club, The Cramps, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Pink Monkey Birds) and their collective track record beats Blind Faith, West, Bruce & Laing and The Power Station's resumes combined! All three members write, sing and play in this band and, for anyone familiar with the member's other bands, this stuff is as twisted and great as one can hope for. Everyone involved brings flavors from their past efforts and it's all mixed together into one unholy rock 'n' roll gumbo. It's sleazy, swampy, trashy, no-wavey, weird and rocking! Lydia Lunch even makes an appearance, which makes this album that much more super!
Wolfmanhattan ProjectSmells Like You / You Are My Glue(ITR277) 7' IS STILL IN STOCK!!

LP in gatefold sleeve. Including download card.Never afraid to defy genres, her work on 'Lacuna' sees Trixie pulling classic soul into a future world through a fascinating, heady blend of hi-fi electronic sounds, hypnotic rhythms, and her trademark vocals with gut punching lyrics.

Originally released in a limited white-label edition, in two different silk-screened sleeves of 108 copies each, The Stars On Their Horsies, containing just one track, is now reissued as a standard black vinyl LP. Textually based around two NightMares David Tibet had, of which he recorded accounts of as soon as he woke from them, The Stars On Their Horsies may be seen as a SideShowPeek, or perhaps a GasStationCarnival, and a slide into October's new C93 album, The Light Is Leaving Us All. In a full-colour sleeve with artwork by David. Side 1 The Stars On Their Horsies Side 2 The Stars On Their Horsies

CAVE are kind of beyond time. You might feel like it's been
awhile since you've seen or heard them but when you see
or hear them again, that moment will feel like 'Allways'.
During the making of the last album, 'Threace', CAVE was
in the process of becoming a quintet. They toured the
world afterwards, playing on four continents and eighteen
countries - as close to everywhere as they could get. Then
they took a minute. They recorded it over time, in Chile
and then Chicago. You can hear all of this, the energy of
liveness, the reps, and consolidating expanded possibilities
within their new alignment, the time away, the distance
and the freshness of returning to recorded sounds,
everywhere on 'Allways'.
In the past, much has been made of CAVE's use of
particular compelling tropes but their inspiration comes
from everywhere - Miles, psych, beats, exotica, library
music, rock, punk, the Germans, the New York guys too,
minimalists, the Dead, music from India, everywhere. This
is a bunch of guys playing rock-based music in a way that
pushes them forward from everything they've experienced.
When you listen to the new CAVE you hear guitars - lots of
them - bubbling under, scratching, fanning, locking in and
taking off, soaring on acid-washed wings, with keys that
pump, burr and whoosh in and out of the rhythms.
Half-speed mastering of 'Allways' at Abbey Road has
allowed the activity at all frequencies to present with a
liquid fullness and ripe detail. 'Allways' is a blueprint for
your ears to read and a map for CAVE to follow through
the world.

Kungens Män from Stockholm, Sweden has been around as a musical unit since 2012. The roots as friends go way back though. Noises, impulses, fuck ups and improvised jams have been recorded since day one and some of them have been put out on record. This is the first one on Riot Season Records.
 
While the previous album Fuzz på svenska on the German label Adansonia Records was somewhat jazzy and pretty introverted, this new one CHEF is more rock and to the point, but still in the exploring, heady way typical of Kungens Män. Oh, CHEF doesn't have anything to do with cooking - it means boss or chief in Swedish.
 
The inspiration comes from the drone, the rattle of the loose screw, the circuit failure of the effects, the phatness of the moog and from the very diverse wiring of a bunch of middle aged Swedish freaks. Kungens Män never plan the next musical move - it presents itself. Sometimes the costume sewn is really ugly, but somehow there's always room for the sublime as you turn it inside out.
 
CHEF is the most effective Kungens Män album yet. Four pieces, one LP. Four different moods, the Kungens Män sound distilled. Dive in, walk around, start over again. It never stops.

This is THE single. 1979. Detroit, Michigan. A-Moms, a.k.a. Algebra Mothers, were one of the Midwest's early cutting-edge new wave punk groups, who would go on to play shows with like-minded artists Pere Ubu and Destroy All Monsters. And this is their only release ever, that is, up until Third Man released a compilation of unreleased and live material last summer. Now you have the chance to own a reissue of the single that sparked it all.
'Strawberry Cheesecake' is absolutely frantic and infinitely catchy, popping right off of the platter into your ears. Lightning bolt melodic synth punches, desperately human but then briefly robotic vocals and no shortage of freewheeling guitar solos make no secret why this track so beloved. On the flip side, 'Modern Noise" is an alien punk keyboard-cram blaster with a decimating, canonical guitar freakout feedback ending that successfully melts minds.

Like the Golden Gate Bridge, hot dogs, Wrigley Field, Converse All-Stars, and Jack Daniels, "Great Balls of Fire" is of the uppermost echelon of cultural exports America has ever produced. If you don't already know this, it's okay...you can buy this single now and no one will be the wiser. The Killer at his finest.

Why not try their hand at a live album Recorded in a studio, one take. Something different. Or a movie A live movie, maybe

For the gentlemen of STADT, before they started recording their new album There Is/Nothing Twice, simply 'making a record' was not on top of the to-do list. It was rather 'something', out there.

It didn't turn out to be a movie, nor a live album, and yet it also kind of did. 'Something' they now describe as two separate ep's, merged together. One part made in their homey Ghent studio, the other recorded - and filmed! - live at Amerikaans Theater, former television studios in Brussels, build in the late fifties. 'Something' that's equally hybrid and fluid as the sound of STADT, a band who prefer to dig and embrace their very own pitfalls.

In 2015, after the release of their second LP Escalators, some of STADT affiliates went their various ways. Singer and synth maestro Fulco Ottervanger and drummer Simon Segers make up 2/3 of the celebrated jazz trio De Beren Gieren, while Ottervanger found a likeminded sparring partner in drummer Lander Gyselinck (STUFF.) to bounce beats back and forth with BeraadGeslagen, and Segers joined the ranks of ethio-jazz troupe Black Flower and the voodoo trio of MDC III. The second Segers in the band, guitarist-keyboardist Frederic, went on to produce for, and sometimes play with, several Belgian bands.

But STADT is the sanctuary to come home to, the laboratory where they find the space and freedom to experiment with space and freedom. This time resulting in album with a level of trance and improvisation higher than ever before.

'A new beginning', as it goes during opening track Broken People. 'Everything fallen down/ Into pieces/ Scattered around' while picking up the pieces, STADT does so with a teasing swagger, straight from the hips.

First single 'Nothing Twice' is the 'epic' (dixit the band) which functions as both the key to and the outline of the album. 'Afraid Of Being Fed Up' is a murky jungle boogie, with 'Amplified' they cross into the spheres of Yeasayer and early Grizzly Bear, and 'Thuissfeer' is prog rock made in Disneyland.

'We're addicted to the new', the band says. 'Everything we produce has to be in a constant state of flux'.

All in all, the name STADT is manifold, a place of constant, ever changing expression. Nothing twice, as they say.

Theres always something up with The Germans. An elusive quintet whose music has been balancing between pleasantly mundane and absolute racket since 2002. 4 years after the release of their instant cult classic 'Are Animals Different', followed by an equally legendary tour, the new chapter is upon us. On their new album 'Sexuality' (Unday Records), the band challenge the cult of celebrity and self-promotion by displaying their ugly as well as their sexy. The tone is confusingly kinky. Raw, at times uncomfortable and even abrasive, but also sultry, sweaty and exotic. Sexuality quoi, captured on tape, undisguised, by producer Micha Volders (Meteor Musik). Primitive percussion, tatty guitars, a lewd Hammond and many other instruments play a major role in this hot mush of psych, easy-listening, Flemish polyphony and cocktail jazz. Blixa Bargeld meets Tito Puente (and they end up in bed together). The Germans are (in random order of sexyness): Jakob Ampe, Vincent Cauwels, Lennert Jacobs, Timothy Jacobs en Boris Zeebroek.

Clear vinyl in gatefold sleeve, including
the album on cd format.On their new
album 'Sexuality', the band challenge
the cult of celebrity and selfpromotion by displaying their ugly as
well as their sexy. The tone is
confusingly kinky.

- 180 GRAM AUDIOPHILE VINYL
- INSERT WITH SONG LYRICS AND PHOTOS
- INCLUDES THE HIT SINGLES 'BLAUW', 'IEDEREEN IS VAN DE WERELD', 'RIGOREUS' AND MORE SONGS
- LIMITED FIRST PRESSING OF 1.000 INDIVIDUALLY NUMBERED COPIES ON BLUE VINYL

The legendary Dutch rock band The Scene released their successful album Blauw in 1990. The album which includes two of the band's greatest classics, title track 'Blauw' and 'Iedereen Is Van De Wereld', was enthusiastically received and in 1991 awarded with an Edison.

Blauw is available as a limited first pressing of 1.000 individually numbered copies on blue vinyl. The package includes a insert with song lyrics and photo's.

Third Man and Nonesuch Records announced the release of the new album, The Party Ain't Over, from Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Wanda Jackson earlier this fall. They are now proud to bring us the single "Thunder On The Mountain" b/w "Dust On The Bible". Known around the globe as "The Queen Of Rock" and "The First Lady Of Rockabilly," Wanda Jackson has joined with a new friend and producer Jack White, to bring us this latest taste of her signature flavor. The tracks feature Jack White. Jack Lawrence (The Dead Weather/Raconteurs), Carl Broemel (My Morning Jacket), Patrick Keeler (Raconteurs), Ashley Monroe, Jackson Smith and Karen Elson, to name a few. "Thunder On The Mountain" is a particularly exceptional track. Originally penned by Bob Dylan and chosen for Mrs. Jackson by the poet himself - his rockabilly fever dream is given new life by the songstress.

291out ensemble return on Fly By Night with another well orchestrated project by Riccio.

The latest release on FBNM, 291out - Habbanera is thematically inspired by the 1982 Italian film score, "No Grazie il Caffè Mi Rende Nervoso" "No Thanks, Coffee Makes Me Nervous".

It was originally composed by James Senese and directed by Lodovico Gasparini, "Habbanera" has only previously been released on Senese's self titled LP in 1983.

This four tracker includes two new versions of the main title theme "Habbanera" and two remixes by the two Italian pioneers of house music and the balearic sound; Leo Mas and Fabrice.

291out "Original Version" is a cover of the main score theme, which also features on Senese's 1983 LP; the "Alternate Version" is also taken from the movie, but from a different scene, which has the same melody of the opening theme but with a different rhythm, never having been released before and completely reassembled by 291out.

Leo Mas & Fabrice provide two different cuts, one pitched-down boogie slow jam and one 4/4 dance-floor banger.

291out are:

Luca 'Presence' Carini: Electric Bass

Tancredi Duccio 'Nagarrius' d'Alò: Electric Guitar / Mandoline

Floriano 'Maja' Bocchino: Electric Piano

Antonio 'Totem' Bocchino: Drums

Den Lacava: Saxophone

Adam French, britischer Sänger aus Cheshire und Multi-Instrumentalist, der bereits Zuspruch bei
Größen wie Catfish and the Bottlemen und Ben Howard erhielt
- Wanna Be Here' ist die erste Single seines Debütalbums "The Backfoot And The Rapture", welches
er mit dem Rich Cooperr (Billie Marten, Mystery Jets) produziert hat.
Erhältlich als Vinyl mit 12 Tracks

"Hell Freezes Over" ist die geschichtsträchtige Wiedervereinigung der Eagles im April 1994, die zu
einem 9-fachen Platin-Album führte, das 2 Wochen lang auf den Charts lag und eine
mega-erfolgreiche 2-Jahres-Tournee hervorbrachte. Und jetzt, am 8. März, feiert Geffen/USM den 25.
Jahrestag dieser bedeutsamen Veröffentlichung mit der Neuauflage von Hell Freezes Over auf 180g
schwarzem Vinyl (2LP) und CD.
Das Album, ursprünglich von den Eagles mit Elliot Scheiner und Rob Jacobs produziert, wurde von
Bob Ludwig aufwendig für modernes hochwertiges Vinyl remastered.
"Hell Freezes Over" zeigt die Long Run-Ära der Band - Drummer/Sänger Don Henley, Gitarrist/Sänger
Glenn Frey, Gitarrist/Sänger Joe Walsh, Gitarrist/Sänger Don Felder und Bassist/Sänger Timothy B.
Schmit - mit vier neuen Studiospuren sowie 11 Livemitschnitten aus den Reunion-Sessions vom 25.
und 26. April 1994 in den Warner Burbank Studios in Burbank, Kalifornien, die anschließend als
hochkarätiges MTV-Spezial ausgestrahlt wurden.

In January of 1980 Joy Division kicked off a tour of The Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany with a show at the legendary Paradiso Club in Amsterdam. Little did anyone know that in less than 6 months, Ian Curtis would be dead, and the brief, brilliant run of the group would be over. This is a particularly heavy and deep set, with the band performing at their angular best, and Curtis in top form vocally. Essential live broadcast for any fan of Joy Division.

Recorded at Eastern Artists Recordings in East Orange, New Jersey, during the US visit the previous September, New Order's first single might, in an alternative universe, have Joy Division's next. The 12' single, originally released in March 1981 (the 7' having been released in January) including the original version of 'Ceremony', will feature remastered audio on heavyweight vinyl.

The alternative, re-recorded version of 'Ceremony' now also featuring Gillian Gilbert in the band was released later in 1981 and will feature the later alternative 'cream' sleeve rather than the originalgreen and copper. This 12' will feature remastered audio on heavyweight vinyl.

Originally released on Factory Benelux in December 1981, this 12' featured Everythings Gone Green, which had previously been on the reverse of the band's second 7' single 'Procession' in September 1981,and 'Cries And Whispers' and 'Mesh' whose titles were flipped on the cover causing confusion amongst fans and compilers ever since. This 12' will feature remastered audio on heavyweight vinyl.

Featuring the full versions of both tracks this 12' was first release in May 1982 and were the first self-produced released recordings. With 'Temptation' being a cast iron New Order classic, this is an essential part of any New Order collection. This 12' will feature remastered audio on heavyweight vinyl.

Die Zeit ist nahe! Die Stunde der Offenbarung steht bevor! Vergesst die Theorien über Polsprung,
Eiszeit und Asteroideneinschläge und macht Euch auf eine handfeste Überraschung gefasst: - HEY!',
das 13. Album von Subway To Sally ist ein Fanal der Zeitenwende. Und das im doppelten Sinne: Zum
einen markiert die Rückkehr der Band nach geschlagenen fünf Jahren den Anbruch einer neuen
Schaffensphase. Zum anderen spiegeln die Songs den Zustand unserer ins Wanken geratenen Welt
zwischen Konsumterror und Fanatismus, Wachstumsprognosen und Untergangsszenarien bissig und
direkt wieder. - HEY!' ist ein Weckruf, aber auch eine Aufforderung zum Tanz: Subway To Sally feiern
das Leben - im Angesicht der Apokalypse.
Das Album erscheint al CD, Fanedition mit CD+DVD sowie als limitierte Vinyl Edition mit LP und CD!

Am 8. März 2019 kommt das brandneue Studioalbum'Shock' von TESLA. TESLA wurde 1981 in
Sacramento, CA, gegründet und ist eine der größten amerikanischen Hard Rock Bands, die aus den
80er Jahren hervorgehen werden. Sie haben weltweit mehr als 15 Millionen Alben verkauft. Diese
neue Platte, produziert von Phil Collen (Def Leppard), ist zweifellos eines der besten Werke.
Erhältlich auf LP, CD und digital!

Ltd Edition black LP + CD & LP Booklet, wertiges goldenes Cover

Drei Jahre nach »Four By Four«, kehren die Backyard Babies zum 30-jährigen Bandjubiläum mit ihrem neuesten Album »Sliver & Gold« zurück!

Mit einer wunderschön organisch klingenden Produktion beweist die Band, dass sie definitiv nichts von ihrem Biss und dem fantastischen Gefühl für gutes Songwriting in den drei Jahrzehnten des Bandbestehens verloren hat und bringt mit »Sliver & Gold« ein Album heraus, das sogar noch jünger und authentischer wirkt als die Vorgänger!

Von der gefühlvollen Ballade »Laugh Now Cry Later« bis zu fast schon nostalgisch klingenden Hard-Rock Hymnen wie »44 Undead« führt die Tracklist den Hörer durch das intensivste Album, dass Backyard Babies jemals produziert haben.

Um das 30-jährige Jubiläum der Band zu feiern, bringt Century Media zum Album-Release eine limitierte Special Edition als Digipak und Vinyl heraus. Die Vinyl Sonderedition kommt in einer gold-folierten Kastentasche, mit einem sechsseitigen Booklet, in dem Namen und eingesendete Geschichten von Fans aus 30 Jahren Bandgeschichte zu finden sind und eine CD, die fünf neu aufgenommene Bonus-Akustikversionen von Backyard Babies Klassikern enthält.

Formed in Espoo, Finland in 1993 originally under the moniker Inearthed, Children Of Bodom had an extraordinary start to their career. Their '90s take off was so impressive that many new metal bands still look up to it today - almost all of their albums earned platinum or gold status in Finland and over the past twenty five years they've become regulars on some of the world's biggest stages. 2019 beckons in a new era for a revitalised and bloodthirsty Hate Crew, who will present their 10th studio album 'Hexed'.It's been three years since the release of 'I Worship Chaos' and Bodom have taken time out around touring to carefully develop this new work, which packs a hell of a punch. History tells us that having an extensive timeframe to work on a project can often result in procrastination and loss of focus - but with 'Hexed' the reverse has manifest in this 11 track, impressively stripped back melo-death, rock-n-roll-rampage.'This road's gonna kill me,' exhorts shredder extraordinaire Alexi Laiho on the album's opening track 'The Road' - paying homage to the determined decades which the guys have spent slogging it out on the tarmac, undoubtedly one of the toughest aspects to a musician's career.Musically, 'The Road' quickly betrays the band's increasingly sophisticated approach to melody, evoking shades of Rush in the '80s.Another highlight to 'Hexed' is 'Hecate's Nightmare', an almost gothic outlier on what is for all intents and purposes a traditional all-guns-blazing Children of Bodom blowout.'That's a lot of people's favourite song actually', notes Alexi, 'with that creepy music box opening keyboard thing. But then it builds up and it's a really catchy song. Just talking about the chorus itself, I mean it totally could have been an '80s Ozzy Osbourne song. That's the sort of stuff I grew up with and I still listen to.'

As usual, and as can be heard in this very much hit-ready song, keyboardist Janne Wirman is a big part of the Bodom sound. Laiho agrees, 'Yes, he's played a big part of every single album, but this time this might seem even more prominent only because of the sounds that he uses.'Underscoring their overall vision is the hard and modern production of longtime sound-shaper Mikko Karmilla, who Laiho can't praise enough. 'He knows very well what we want and we've been working together forever. The way he mixes the album, he just knows exactly—exactly—what we want.'

A material change for the better on 'Hexed' is the addition of axeman Daniel Freyberg (ex-Naildown and ex-Norther) to the band. 'It's been pretty awesome with him,' reflects Alexi. 'I think I'm speaking for all of us that we're very happy that he ended up joining the band.'

'Hexed' is a high-energy, uptempo record seething with new life but also all of the Children of Bodom trademarks that millions of fans around the world have grown to appreciate. Their mix of melo-death meets blackened thrash with a neo-classical twist, and piercing Derek Sherinian-intense keyboards peppered with Alexi's venomous vocal bile, is what makes a Bodom spread so engaging. And it also explains why the Hate Crew continues to wow crowds across the globe, their reputation continues to grow as a fearsome live act with incredible technical proficiency. Stronger than ever and evidently thrilled to be in such great health, 'Hexed' is beckoning Children of Bodom into a new era of world domination.

Formed in Espoo, Finland in 1993 originally under the moniker Inearthed, Children Of Bodom had an extraordinary start to their career. Their '90s take off was so impressive that many new metal bands still look up to it today - almost all of their albums earned platinum or gold status in Finland and over the past twenty five years they've become regulars on some of the world's biggest stages. 2019 beckons in a new era for a revitalised and bloodthirsty Hate Crew, who will present their 10th studio album 'Hexed'.It's been three years since the release of 'I Worship Chaos' and Bodom have taken time out around touring to carefully develop this new work, which packs a hell of a punch. History tells us that having an extensive timeframe to work on a project can often result in procrastination and loss of focus - but with 'Hexed' the reverse has manifest in this 11 track, impressively stripped back melo-death, rock-n-roll-rampage.'This road's gonna kill me,' exhorts shredder extraordinaire Alexi Laiho on the album's opening track 'The Road' - paying homage to the determined decades which the guys have spent slogging it out on the tarmac, undoubtedly one of the toughest aspects to a musician's career.Musically, 'The Road' quickly betrays the band's increasingly sophisticated approach to melody, evoking shades of Rush in the '80s.Another highlight to 'Hexed' is 'Hecate's Nightmare', an almost gothic outlier on what is for all intents and purposes a traditional all-guns-blazing Children of Bodom blowout.'That's a lot of people's favourite song actually', notes Alexi, 'with that creepy music box opening keyboard thing. But then it builds up and it's a really catchy song. Just talking about the chorus itself, I mean it totally could have been an '80s Ozzy Osbourne song. That's the sort of stuff I grew up with and I still listen to.'

As usual, and as can be heard in this very much hit-ready song, keyboardist Janne Wirman is a big part of the Bodom sound. Laiho agrees, 'Yes, he's played a big part of every single album, but this time this might seem even more prominent only because of the sounds that he uses.'Underscoring their overall vision is the hard and modern production of longtime sound-shaper Mikko Karmilla, who Laiho can't praise enough. 'He knows very well what we want and we've been working together forever. The way he mixes the album, he just knows exactly—exactly—what we want.'

A material change for the better on 'Hexed' is the addition of axeman Daniel Freyberg (ex-Naildown and ex-Norther) to the band. 'It's been pretty awesome with him,' reflects Alexi. 'I think I'm speaking for all of us that we're very happy that he ended up joining the band.'

'Hexed' is a high-energy, uptempo record seething with new life but also all of the Children of Bodom trademarks that millions of fans around the world have grown to appreciate. Their mix of melo-death meets blackened thrash with a neo-classical twist, and piercing Derek Sherinian-intense keyboards peppered with Alexi's venomous vocal bile, is what makes a Bodom spread so engaging. And it also explains why the Hate Crew continues to wow crowds across the globe, their reputation continues to grow as a fearsome live act with incredible technical proficiency. Stronger than ever and evidently thrilled to be in such great health, 'Hexed' is beckoning Children of Bodom into a new era of world domination.

Dido Still On My Mind

Originally released in 1968, and selling less than 500 copies - according to Robert Fripp's royalty statements -- The Cheerful Insanity of Giles, Giles, & Fripp is, of course, the pre-cursor to King Crimson. Drawing its influence from folk, pop, classical, and religious music, the album is a masterpiece on par with the greatest records that the British psychedelic and progressive movements had to offer.

Die britische Hardrock-Gruppe The Gun war der Ausgangspunkt für die
Karrieren von Adrian und Paul Gurvitz , die anschließend neben vielen
anderen Projekten die Three Man Army und die Baker Gurvitz Army
gründeten. Seit etwa 30 Jahren nicht auf Vinyl erhältlich!

At this point, In Flames are less of a band than they are a musical institution in the heavy music world. Since helping create Sweden's legendary 'Gothenberg Sound' three decades ago to their current status as heavy music monoliths, the act have constantly eschewed trends in order to forge their own musical path. This is evident on their 13th full-length I, The Mask, which sees them reuniting with multi Grammy-nominated producer Howard Benson (My Chemical Romance, Motörhead), who also produced 2016's Battles, in order to further redefine their sound.

Unlike previous recordings, this time around Fridén and Gelotte holed up in Los Angeles for three weeks prior to the production of I, The Mask, and came up with a bulk of the songs during those sessions. 'For Battles I wrote a lot of the material at home first but for this one, Anders and I really wanted to just get in a room together and see where it would take us,' Gelotte explains, adding that Benson would frequently drop by and act as a filter for their creativity. 'I think this process worked really well because a lot of the lyrics fed off the music or Anders would come up with a really powerful line and it would inspire a riff, so there was a lot of symbiosis between us in the songwriting.' From there the duo fleshed out the arrangements with guitarist Niclas Engelin, bassist Bryce Paul Newman and previous drummer Joe Rickard and then spent two months tracking the songs. (I, The Mask is also the last recording to feature Rickard who was subsequently replaced by Tanner Wayne who played on the track '(This Is Our) House.') Finally, the album was mixed by Chris Lord-Alge, who has worked with everyone from Cheap Trick to Linkin Park and mastered by Ted Jensen (Pantera, Eagles, Guns N' Roses).

The result is a massive-sounding album that showcases why In Flames are one of the biggest metal bands in the world. From the way acoustic guitars give way to to anthemic riffing on the power ballad 'Call My Name' to the relentless riffing on 'Burn' and sweetly syncopated groove of 'I Am Above,' I, The Mask sees the band stretching out musically and crafting music that's as catchy as it is crushing. Lyrically, I, The Mask is in many ways a social commentary on the state of the world when it comes to isolation, loneliness and the way technology has subverted our need for genuine human connection.

Admittedly if you listen to 1996's The Jester Race next to I, The Mask, there are marked musical differences, but through the course of In Flames' output you can trace their evolution and hear how they managed to remain relevant by never getting complacent. That said, ultimately In Flames are a live band and they can't wait to get back on the road and share this new collection of songs with fans, whether they've supported the band for decades or are recent converts to their sound. 'I love the act of creating something from nothing and then getting to travel the world and play these songs and see how they affect people,' Fridén summarizes. 'It's extremely rewarding to hear how a certain song moves someone and then you talk to someone else and learn that it affected them in a profoundly different way. The dynamic between the creator and the fans and what they bring to the table is such an amazing feeling, so that's a big part of our drive. To make something and share it with the world, that's what we were meant to do.'

Auf diesem 1976er Live-Album nehmen die Brüder Edgar
und Johnny Winter das Publikum mit auf einer Reise durch
die Geschichte des Rocks. Highlights sind Songs wie Soul
Man, You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling und Harlem Shuffle.

Jouis return with their second album 'Mind Bahn', their first album for None More Records following up 2015's self-released 'Dojo'. Jouis are a three piece from Brighton, UK comprising Joe Woodham (vocals, bass, guitars) Louis Pavlo (vocals, keyboard, synths and piano) and Adam Johnson (vocals, drums and percussion).

'Mind Bahn' is 9 tracks of groove laden psychedelic folk rock. Drawing on influences as far and wide as the British jazz-tinged folk scene of Nick Drake and John Martyn, the contemporary Canterbury Scene of groups like Syd Arthur and a sprinkling of the 70's scene of groups like Hatfield & The North and Caravan. Mixed in with the folk and progressive influences, comes hints of BADBADNOTGOOD, Khruangbin and Polar Bear in the tight rhythms, the space of Debussy's piano pieces and the experimental electronica of Stereolab and early Broadcast.

Jouis' sound melds these eclectic influences with their own mellifluous West Coast harmonies, inimitably skewed grooves and ambitious, spaced-out musical explorations. The first single is 'Sinking Statues' a riff led, groove heavy banger, and will be available as a digital single in January. Some key tracks to dig in to include the luscious opener Collapse Rewind, with its signature Jouis harmonies, circular bass and drum groove and spacious guitar which sets the scene for the record brilliantly. Turtle shows Jouis at their grooviest peak, with a killer Rhodes-led groove rolling underneath more incredible harmonies. There's also the opportunity to hear the band wig-out on the sense-defying, time-warping groove of Medievil. Lyrically, the album's theme is life itself. Birth, death and round again. Take a trip on the Mind Bahn, a flowing train of thought through Jouis' collective mind.