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Band:ROSETTA
Album:A DETERMINATION OF MORALITY
Label:TRANSLATION LOSS
Format:CD
Genre:METAL/POST ROCK
Uncompromisingly beautiful and absolutely devastating, “A Determinism of Morality” proves to be Rosetta’s most cohesive and trail blazing creation to date. Greatly anticipated and widely revered, Rosetta’s third Translation Loss full length creation solidifies their ascension as one of the most important bands of the decade.
“Gears have been oiled, edges honed and stops firmly pulled out to ensure this is the band’s fullest and most confident release to date.” – Rock Sound Magazine
“Delicately painful and dynamically brutal, the way good experimental metal was meant to be.” – Alternative Press Magazine
RIYL: Explosions In The Sky, Sonic Youth, Russian Circles and Coalesce.
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Band:MAN'S GIN
Album:SMILING DOGS
Label:Profound Lore
Format:CD
Genre:Alt Rock
Initially conjured by COBALT multi-instrumentalist Erik Wunder when residing in Colorado , MAN’S GIN initially started out by Erik Wunder and a friend who gathered their acoustic guitars to create woeful songs of despair and loneliness in tribute to the drink itself with music to drown one’s sorrows with. The result of this vision ended up as a small collection called “The Rum Demos”, recorded many years ago On homegrown recording equipment. These demos were only circulated amongst the small circle of friends Wunder surrounded himself with.
Fast-forward several years, and COBALT had released its comeback “Eater Of Birds” album and followed said album with “Gin”, which was one of the most celebrated metal albums of 2009 according to top critics and fans alike. By this time Wunder had moved to Brooklyn, NY to pursue hismusical career further and this was where the idea to rejuvenate MAN’S GIN surfaced. Acquiring two more musicians to help bring the MAN’S GIN sound to the next level (by adding grand piano and upright bass) Wunder then began to bring in electric guitars alongside the acoustic guitars and adding drums to the MAN’S GIN song blueprint. Now the sound became complete.
MAN’S GIN’s sound is not metal, but more or less good ol’ Americana singer-songwriter stuff, almost as if COBALT’s sound was transformed into a singer-songwriter vibe and had its metal entirely stripped away from it. MAN’S GIN’s sound is very reminiscent of the likes of such luminary acts as WOVEN HAND, NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS (think “Henry’s Dream” era), the more acoustic side of ALICE IN CHAINS, and even reminiscent of musicians such as JOHNNY CASH and TOM WAITS and bands like DRIVE BY TRUCKERS and 16 HORSEPOWER.
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Band:STARGAZER
Album:A GREAT WORK OF AGES
Label:Profound Lore
Format:CD
Genre:Death Metal
With one of the most cult followings in death metal today, Australia’s STARGAZER, alongside their comrades in PORTAL, are seen as one of the most unique and bizarre bands in death metal today. With themes steeped in occult lore, STARGAZER’s brand of death metal leans more towards the technical and progressive side of the genre, following in the footsteps paved by such forefathers of the genre such as ATHIEST, CYNIC, PESTILENCE, and GORGUTS.
The two main members of STARGAZER have also been involved with some of Australia’s top underground extreme metal bands likewise, namely MOURNFUL CONGREGATION aswell as being part of PORTAL’s line-up on their seminal “Outre” album. Even though “A Great Work Of Ages” is STARGAZER’s second full-length album, the band have conjured a reputable cult following, pretty much death/extreme metal fans who are looking to indulge in bands that like to push the envelope that liitle bit further.
Alongside PORTAL, Australia’s STARGAZER are considered to be one of the most innovative bands in death metal today and tis thoroughly RIYL : PORTAL, CYNIC, and ATHIEST and other seminal technical death metal luminaries like early PESTILENCE and GORGUTS.
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Band:ROCKET FROM THE TOMBS
Album:THE DAY THE EARTH MET THE...
Label:SMOG VEIL
Format:CD
Genre:Punk / Proto Punk
Cleveland's only real legitimate claim to house the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame is a band that will never be inducted there. In fact, it is more than 25 years after the group broke up that a legitimate album of their material is now available on Smog Veil. This was Rocket From the Tombs--the mutant daddy to Pere Ubu and the Dead Boys. Originally, singer David Thomas started the band in May 1974 as a kind of comedy act, though later the group would have a good grasp of theatrics. A gifted guitarist/writer named Peter Laughner showed up at some of these farce-filled gigs, jammed with the band and joined soon after that. Thomas and Laughner would make a new more musical lineup that included Gene O'Connor (AKA Cheetah Chrome) (guitar), Craig Bell (bass) and Johnny Madansky (AKA Johnny Blitz) (drums). Somehow this disparate crew got opening gigs ranging from Captain Beefheart to Television (who Laughner actually joined briefly). Without Rocket From The Tombs, the world may have never heard Thirty Seconds Over Toyko, Final Solution , Ain't It Fun, Sonic Reducer, and Down in Flames--all Rockets originals, and all contained on this release, along with 14 other tracks culled from archival live recordings, some of which have never previously been bootlegged.
This is the first ever legitimate release of Rocket From The Tombs recordings, packaged with extensive liner notes and photos. A must have for Pere Ubu/Televison/Dead Boys fans and for anyone with a genuine interest in the birth of US Punk.
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Band:ROCKET FROM THE TOMBS
Album:ROCKET REDUX
Label:SMOG VEIL
Format:CD
Genre:Punk / Proto Punk
Smog Veil’s most anticipated release of 2004, Rocket From The Tombs “Rocket Redux”, a collection of 12 new studio recordings with the current lineup. Featuring David Thomas (RFTT, Pere Ubu) on vocals, Cheetah Chrome (RFTT, The Dead Boys) on guitar and vocals, Richard Lloyd (Television) on guitar, Craig Bell (RFTT, Saucers) on bass and vocals and Steve Mehlman (Pere Ubu) on drums.
David Fricke, editor of Rolling Stone, wrote of Rocket From The Tombs: "No on else in American rock, underground or over, in 1974 and '75, was writing and playing songs this hard and graphic about being f**ked over and fighting mad. No one else is doing it now."
Greg Kot in the Chicago Tribune wrote, "Rocket From the Tombs is not just the great lost proto-punk band of the '70s. It's one of the best bands of the 21st Century too."
An essential item for Dead Boys/Pere Ubu/Television fans and anyone interetested in the genesis of US Punk...
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Band:PERE UBU
Album:WHY I REMIX WOMEN
Label:SMOG VEIL
Format:CD
Genre:Punk / Proto Punk
WHY I REMIX WOMEN is a collection of remixes of material from WHY I HATE WOMEN by Pere Ubu. The remixers are Keith Moliné, Michele Temple and Dids (Pere Ubu's soundman). Also included is an alternative album mix from David Thomas. T
The first ever remix record from Pere Ubu, available in the UK/EU for the first time...
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Band:RANDOM HAND
Album:ANOTHER CHANGE OF PLAN
Label:BOMBER MUSIC
Format:CD
Genre:Punk / Hardcore
REMASTERED VERSION ON THE 2007 ALBUM “CHANGE OF PLAN” WITH ADDED BONUS TRACKS.
Unavailable on CD for several years the original version of this album has continued to do well digitally. Random Hand have toured the UK frequently as well as mainland Europe and the US. They have appeared at Reading and Leeds festivals amongst others.
RIYL - Less Than Jake, Rage Against The Machine, King Blues, Capdown, Skindred, Voodoo Glowskulls, Sonic Boom Six...
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Band:JUST SURRENDER
Album:PHOENIX
Label:LAB RECORDS
Format:CD
Genre:Alt Rock
New York pop-rock quintet Just Surrender release their eagerly anticipated third album 'Phoenix' in the UK through LAB Records on Monday 2 August 2010.
The band builds on previous UK tours with You Me At Six and The Audition as well as My American Heart and We Are The Ocean with a fresh UK tour alongside Framing Hanley this September, in 400-700 capacity venues: September 15 - CARDIFF, Clwb Ifor Bach September 16 - BIRMINGHAM, Academy 2 September 18 - LEEDS, Cockpit September 20 - GLASGOW, The Garage September 21 - MANCHESTER, Academy 3 September 23 - LONDON, Underworld.
The band has sold more than 40,000 albums worldwide and over 3,000 in the UK.
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Band:THE CHORDS
Album:ANOTHER THING COMING
Label:ASPOP
Format:CD SINGLE
Genre:MOD / MOD REVIVAL
First single in 30 years from seminal mod/punk outfit The Chords, featuring all 4 original members. There is NO ALBUM planned from the band so this is your chance to get hold of new Chords material.
Full UK Tour starts August 19th.
TRACK LISTING 1. Another Thing Coming (Chris Pope) 2. Now It’s Gone (Chris Pope) – Live in Liverpool 2000 3. One More Minute (Chris Pope) – Live in Liverpool 2000
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Band:VOODOO JOHNSON
Album:10,000 HORSES
Label:POLARIAN
Format:CD
Genre:Alt Rock
Following the release of two critically acclaimed EP’s II (2008) and Into The Red (2009), VOODOO JOHNSON release their debut album 10,000 Horses to huge anticipation from the rock world
“Meet Voodoo Johnson, a young Birmingham band who’ve the potential to be global gods” - Classic Rock Magazine
For fans of Alice In Chains, Wolfmother, Monster Magnet, Audioslave and Metallica
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Band:THE WHISKEY PRIEST
Album:WAVE AND CLOUD
Label:RAINBOOT
Format:CD
Genre:Alt-Country / Americana
The Whiskey Priest is Austin, Texas based songwriter Seth Woods. Seth moved to Austin in 2003, where he soon started making music with his band Sad Accordions. Around the time the band finished their first record, their writing process began to move towards a more collaborative effort, with less of an emphasis on already‐existing individual songs. While this was a much needed and welcomed change for the band, it left Seth with a suitcase full of homeless songs... and as these things will often go, long stretches of heartache continued to add to his catalogue. Heartache plus unused songs plus an identification with a specific character from classic twentieth century literature (one tormented by the struggle between the human and the divine, no less!) equals The Whiskey Priest.
Seth began working on The Whiskey Priest recordings in May of 2006. Gathering with a small group of friends in a downtown church attic, they recorded a handful of songs to Alex's four track tape machine. These became the beginnings of Wave and Cloud, a record that would finally see its completion in 2009, and its eventual release in 2010.
“Bridging dissonance and joy... A Slint‐meets‐Wilco slow burn.”
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Band:THE BLUE SHADOWS
Album:ON THE FLOOR OF HEAVEN
Label:BURNSIDE
Format:2CD
Genre:Alt-Country / Americana
One of the great missing chapters of Americana music history can now be rediscovered with the long-awaited reissue of the classic debut album by the legendary group The Blue Shadows.
On The Floor of Heaven is considered by many of those who got to hear it upon its initial release in 1993 as one of the great, unheralded achievements of the alt-country movement.
Out of print for more than 15 years, the roots rock masterpiece is now reissued as a two-disc Deluxe Edition via Bumstead Records. Formed in Vancouver in the early 1990s, The Blue Shadows consisted of guitarist and singer Billy Cowsill – who began his career as leader of the legendary American bubblegum group The Cowsills (of “The Rain, The Park & Other Things” fame) – and Canadian roots rocker Jeffrey Hatcher – who enjoyed cult success in the 1980s fronting Jeffrey Hatcher & The Big Beat. Together with drummer J.B. Johnson and bassist Elmar Spanier (later replaced by Barry Muir), the quartet forged a style built on the rustic sounds of classic country fused with the pop sensibility of The Beatles and tight harmony vocals that have drawn flattering comparisons to the Everly Brothers.
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Band:VARIOUS ARTISTS
Album:MIXED UP MINDS
Label:Past And Present
Format:CD
Genre:Psych/Garage Reissues
Mixed-up-Minds sets forth into the deep and wonderous valleys of British pop music culture assisting its’ sister series Piccadilly Sunshine in daring to bring forth the once overlooked and sadly neglected songs that were laid to waste in a saturated wonderland of suburban teenage pop. Join us as we explore the late sixties and early seventies in Great Britain’s vast and glorious cultural dustbin. Stepping amongst the assorted parade of obscure pop and rock presented here, together we shall lovingly restore them to their former glory.
16-page illustrated booklet, digitally remastered with original artwork.
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Band:MANDY MORE
Album:BUT THAT IS ME - LP
Label:Sunbeam
Format:DOUBLE LP
Genre:Psych/Garage Reissues
Few Sunbeam releases have been received as enthusiastically as this lost pop classic, originally released without fanfare in the UK in June 1972. Gorgeously melodic and sung with power and emotion, it has developed a devoted following. This deluxe double LP reissue features the original album as well as 15 bonus tracks, including her five non-LP single sides and numerous alternative takes and demos from the time. The gatefold sleeve tells Mandy’s story for the first time, accompanied by previously unseen photographs and a lyric insert, making it a truly essential package for all fans of classic singersongwriting.
Deluxe double vinyl reissue. Gatefold packed with info and photos. Contains Non-LP 45s,alternative takes,demos and lyric sheet.
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Band:HUMAN BEINZ
Album:IN JAPAN - LP
Label:Sunbeam
Format:VINYL LP
Genre:Psych/Garage Reissues
Though their fortunes waned in America following their January 1968 top ten hit Nobody But Me, The Human Beinz remained big stars in Japan, where they flew for a promo visit in March 1969. Unbeknownst to their fans, they had already agreed to split following the visit – and unbeknownst to the band, an album of live performances taped on the tour was issued in Japan shortly after their return to America. Long established as one of the rarest records in the world, it makes its debut here, complete with detailed liner notes and a new interview with guitarist Ting Markulin, and shows them to have been as fine a psychedelic garage band onstage as they were in the studio.
First ever vinyl reissue. Gatefold sleeve. Insert with liners and rare photos. Interview with guitarist Ting Markulin.
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Band:THE INGOES
Album:BEFORE WE WERE BLOSSOM TOES
Label:Sunbeam
Format:VINYL LP
Genre:Psych/Garage Reissues
Recorded between 1964 and 1966, this is the first-ever collection of tracks by the quartet that would soon evolve into psychedelic heroes The Blossom Toes. Formed in London, they were managed by the legendary Giorgio Gomelsky (discover of The Rolling Stones and manager of The Yardbirds), and honed their live act in Paris, Spain, Morocco and elsewhere, issuing 45s in France and Italy but not at home. This comprehensive set collects all their studio recordings, as well as previously-unheard demos and a rare live cut that captures their exciting stage act. It comes complete with a full booklet featuring rare photos and detailed notes by guitarist Brian Godding.
First time on LP. Pre-Blossom Toes act with 15 lost 60s classics. Gatefold sleeve with CD liner notes and rare photos. Rare photos and Intro by leader Brian Godding.
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Band:SOFT MACHINE
Album:THE SOFT MACHINE VOLUME 2
Label:TIMELESS
Format:VINYL LP
Genre:Prog Rock
Volume Two is an LP by Soft Machine, first released in 1969. A jazz influence is introduced to the humour, dadaism, and psychedelia of The Soft Machine (1968). The album was inspired by Frank Zappa's Absolutely Free, and consists of two long compositions with "As Long as He Lies Perfectly Still" and "Dedicated to You" serving as interludes. Acting on a recommendation from Zappa, the band split the main tracks into smaller pieces that were given arbitrary names taken from sound effect tapes in the studio.
LIMITED VINYL PRESSING OF JUST X 500 COPIES - BE QUICK !
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Band:FRENCH FOR CARTRIDGE
Album:LIQUORICE LP
Label:DINNER WITH DAISY RECORDS
Format:VINYL LP
Genre:Alt Rock
Genre defying, style blending art-pop geniuses FRENCH FOR CARTRIDGE are back with the release of their new album “Liquorice” – now also available as an eagerly awaited and beautifully designed, limited gatefold vinyl edition. Formed as an attempt to create atonal pop music whilst at Goldsmiths, the band has garnered support from Rob Da Bank/BBC Radio 1, Artrocker, The Wire, Organ and Resonance FM, with the double A-sided single “Oooh!/Picture Negative” being met with universal praise from numerous blogs and more established magazines alike.
“Like Mary Poppins on an acid trip.” – Artrocker
“Pretty damn progressive! In an arch sort of way.” – Byron Coley/The Wire
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Band:BRUTAL DELUXE
Album:WALL OF DAMAGE
Label:CHIMERICAL
Format:CD
Genre:Metal
This highly anticipated third album from Brutal Deluxe follows on from the massive ‘Divine Head’ and the mighty ‘Mistah Kurtz- He Dead’. Live shows have been met with great acclaim...
‘The ferociousness of Pantera, the dark grooves of Tool mixed with a hint of industrial undercurrent... driven by pure aggression and primal instinct’ – Metal Hammer
‘An awesome collection of styles ...’ - Kerrang (KKKK)
‘Stripped down brutality which begs to be heard. Top stuff’ – Rock Sound
"Wall of Damage" has a diverse appeal and will attract fans of such bands as Metalica, Nine Inch Nails, Soundgarden, Pantera, Iron Maiden, Tool, Alice in Chains, System of a Down, Lamb of God, Opeth and Caliban
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Band:EXIT STATE
Album:DEATH OF A ROCKSTAR
Label:KING PRAWN
Format:CD
Genre:Metal
EXIT STATE, demonstrate a sound that combines the melodic qualities of indie with the innovation of rock and the power of metal. This, their debut album is receiving excellent reviews, heavy airplay and video rotation on Kerrang TV et al.
“Satisfyingly heavy, unexpectedly catchy ..curiously engaging. Impressive” - Rocksound Magazine
UK shows supporting ex-Iron Maiden frontman Blaze Bayley, Witchfynde, Dave Evans (AC/DC) and Marseille.
For Fans of Foo Fighters, Nirvana and Therapy.
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Band:EXIT STATE
Album:BAD DAYS EP
Label:KING PRAWN
Format:CD EP
Genre:Metal
EXIT STATE, demonstrate a sound that combines the melodic qualities of indie with the innovation of rock and the power of metal. This EP is receiving excellent reviewS, heavy airplay and video rotation on Kerrang TV et al.
“Satisfyingly heavy, unexpectedly catchy ..curiously engaging. Impressive” - Rocksound Magazine
‘Lost Beyond Belief’ video on rotation on Kerrang TV, Rolling out on Screen Media servers across UK an Ireland bar/retail networks / Track also selected as a soundtrack by ‘Mycho Pictures’ for the upcoming film ‘Creepsville’.
UK shows supporting ex-Iron Maiden frontman Blaze Bayley, Witchfynde, Dave Evans (AC/DC) and Marseille.
For Fans of Foo Fighters, Nirvana and Therapy
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Band:MOBY GRAPE
Album:LEGENDARY GRAPE
Label:BURNSIDE
Format:CD
Genre:Psych/Garage Reissues
Original members of Moby Grape, Jerry Miller, Don Stevenson, Bob Mosley, and Peter Lewis entered the studio in 1989 armed with a Skip Spence song, plus 10, more and made what many consider the successor to their 1967 debut album. Now, DIG has restored the lost 11th tune from the original cassette-only release and added 7 more bonus tracks from the same era. Liner notes by Rolling Stone Editor David Fricke.
A real collectors item for fans of this legendary Bay Area Psychedelic Band.
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Band:BIG BROTHER AND THE HOLDING COMPANY
Album:HOLD ME - LIVE IN GERMANY
Label:BURNSIDE
Format:CD
Genre:Psych/Garage Reissues
It was forty years ago today, and the summer of 1967 in San Francisco was magic, indeed. Out of that historic scene came Big Brother and the Holding Company featuring Janis Joplin, with a rock sound from the outer planets surrounding a fiery core of ageless blues. Time has passed but the heat hasn’t subsided as Peter Albin, Sam Andrew, and Dave Getz welcome guitarist Chad Quist and spectacular singer Sophia Ramos for a brand new blazing of all the Big Brother favorites and some stellar new songs. Hold Me is taken from an inspired appearance before an adoring audience at the Burg Herzberg Festival in Germany. The recording quality is superb and the group’s fervor was caught with six cameras! The original band members’ joy at playing this concert is reinforced by knowing they found an amazing performer to handle the legendary Janis Joplin vocals. Sophia Ramos has grit, soul and charisma to spare as she charges through the Big Brother classics: Piece of My Heart, Ball and Chain, Women is Losers. Summertime has never been sung better.
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Band:BIG BROTHER AND THE HOLDING COMPANY
Album:HOLD ME - LIVE IN GERMANY - DVD
Label:BURNSIDE
Format:DVD
Genre:Psych/Garage Reissues
It was forty years ago today, and the summer of 1967 in San Francisco was magic, indeed. Out of that historic scene came Big Brother and the Holding Company featuring Janis Joplin, with a rock sound from the outer planets surrounding a fiery core of ageless blues. Time has passed but the heat hasn’t subsided as Peter Albin, Sam Andrew, and Dave Getz welcome guitarist Chad Quist and spectacular singer Sophia Ramos for a brand new blazing of all the Big Brother favorites and some stellar new songs. Hold Me is taken from an inspired appearance before an adoring audience at the Burg Herzberg Festival in Germany. The recording quality is superb and the group’s fervor was caught with six cameras! The original band members’ joy at playing this concert is reinforced by knowing they found an amazing performer to handle the legendary Janis Joplin vocals. Sophia Ramos has grit, soul and charisma to spare as she charges through the Big Brother classics: Piece of My Heart, Ball and Chain, Women is Losers. Summertime has never been sung better.
THIS IS THE ONLY LIVE DVD RECORDING AVAILABLE OF THIS MOMENTOUS CONCERT!
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Band:BEAU BRUMMELS
Album:LIVE!
Label:BURNSIDE
Format:CD
Genre:Psych/Garage Reissues
The 5 original band members reunited for a series of club dates to prepare for the 1975 Warner Brothers album. This is the only live Beau Brummels album and it includes the big hits, plus favorites from later years and 10 previously unreleased Ron Elliott songs!
TRACK LISTING 1. Nine Pound Hammer 2. You Tell Me Why 3. Turn Around/Singing Cowboy 4. Gate of Hearts 5. Lonely People 6. Music Speaks Louder 7. Lisa 8. Tennessee Walker 9. Don't Talk To Strangers 10. Laugh Laugh 11. Lonesome Town 12. Free 13. Man And Woman Kind 14. Restless Soul 15. Her Dream Alley 16. City Girl 17. Paper Plane 18. Just A Little 19. Love Can Fall A Long Way Down
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Band:STONE GROUND
Album:THE LAST DANCE
Label:BURNSIDE
Format:CD
Genre:Psych/Garage Reissues
Blues Rock band formed in Concord California- as featured in the Hammer Cult classic Dracula AD 1972
The very last performance of the original 11-piece Stoneground band was amazing. The set includes a turn at the mic by all four ladies, screaming guitar from Tim Barnes, and several Sal Valentino (Beau Brummels) performances including a breathtaking 10 minute medley of Dylan and Hardin. Cover by Randy Tuten.
Official recording of their last live performance from Stoneground January 6, 1973
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Band:DONNA JEAN AND THE TRIXTERS
Album:DONNA JEAN AND THE TRIXTERS
Label:BURNSIDE
Format:CD
Genre:Psych/Garage
New album from ex- Grateful Dead vocalist Donna Jean Godchaux.
Donna Jean and the Tricksters, a band legendary for its Grateful Dead covers, unites a host of Dead alumni on their new release. Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, member of the Grateful Dead (1971-1979) and nationally acclaimed back-up vocalist at Muscle Shoals Studios (Percy Sledge, Elvis Presley, R.B. Greaves, Boz Scaggs,) fronts a roots-rockin band that features seven-part harmonies and top-shelf musicianship. The bands incendiary live shows are generating rave reviews and continue to build their rabid fan base while reaching out to a whole new, younger demographic. The new album also features beautiful packaging and design by famed poster artist, Gary Houston.
Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay was a member of The Grateful Dead (1971-1979) and is a Back up vocalist at the legendary Muscle Shoals Studios.
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Band:SAL VALENTINO
Album:POSITIVELY 12TH AND K
Label:BURNSIDE
Format:CD
Genre:Psych/Garage Reissues
On two separate nights in August 2002 and January 2003, several singer/songwriters and musicians in the local scene gathered at Marilyn's on 12th & K Streets in Sacramento, CA to pay tribute to Bob Dylan. Highlights from those two evenings are assembled on this 13-song CD, Positively 12th and K: A Bob Dylan Tribute which, though billed to Jackie Greene/Sal Valentino & Friends, is more of a various-artists compilation. Beau Brummels fans should note that Valentino sings lead on four of the tracks; singer/songwriter Greene takes lead on four others, with the Jackie Greene Band serving as the backing group for nine of the cuts. Lesser-known singers Mick Martin, Sherman Baker, Lew Fratis, and Billy Harper, Jr. serve as the vocal frontmen on the remainder of the program. These are good musicians doing energetic, straightforward covers of an assortment of Dylan tunes both celebrated ("Subterranean Homesick Blues," "Isis," "It's All over Now, Baby Blue," "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right," "All Along the Watchtower," "I Shall Be Released") and more obscure ("Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window?," "Not Dark Yet," "Everything Is Broken"). It sounds like everyone on-stage and in the audience had a most jovial time!
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Band:SAL VALENTINO
Album:EVERY NOW AND THEN
Label:BURNSIDE
Format:CD
Genre:Psych/Garage Reissues
Sal Valentino is truly a living legend. Famed lead singer of The Beau Brummels and manic front man for the 70's psychedelic-funk-rock-full-stage-extravaganza, Stoneground, Sal continues to share his gift with the world. Every Now And The features Sal doing what he does best, interpreting songs and stories that can only be delivered (by what has been referred to by rock historians, as) 'the most underrated voice in Rock and Roll history'. As a nod to the past, Valentino covers The Beau Brummels biggest hit Laugh, Laugh evoking memories of the innocence of early 60's rock and roll without the slightest bit of regret that time has moved on. Every Now And Then is a musical road map of life featuring heart-wrenching songs like Jackie Greene's title tune, to the jangly rock guitar-drenched What The World Needs to the bouncy duet with Chris Webster, Just Like You. Every Now And Then is a new piece of history, a road map of the long and twisted back-roads of rock that lead us to today.
Legendary Leader of Bay Area’s Beau Brummels and Stoneground.
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Band:DAVE GLEASON
Album:TURN AND FADE
Label:BURNSIDE
Format:CD
Genre:Alt-Country / Americana
"Dave Gleason is one of my favorite guitarists. His playing is wise and lyrical but he's also a serious gunslinger. If Dave Gleason walks into the room, I set my guitar down." - Dave Alvin
Timelessness can't be manufactured. Music either cuts across the years, feeling right at home in yesteryear AND the unfolding now, or it doesn't. From the get-go Dave Gleason has crafted songs and executed them in a way that hums timelessly, country rock that'd fit in fine on a scratchy old turntable at Merle Travis house, blasting from an 8-track player in Waylon Jennings' pickup truck or serenading crowds during intermission at a Tom Petty show today. Gleason strikes down to country's hard beating heart and draws out the stuff that's made folks turn to this music for since it wandered out of the Appalachias in the 1930s. Turn and Fade coalesces into his strongest, toughest song cycle to date. Turning the guitar roar up a notch or two, Gleason muses on the things that keep us up at night and the things that keep us moving over the next horizon.
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Band:JACKIE GREENE
Album:GONE WONDERIN
Label:BURNSIDE
Format:CD
Genre:Alt-Country / Americana
This re-issue is Jackie Greene's debut album, previously recorded on Hangtown Records in 2000 when he was 20 years old. It's a bit more acoustic than his new release, "Gone Wanderin'" (DIG #106), and it contains some of his most beautifull ballads, including Dirty Linen (2/04, pp.70-1) - "The lyrics have the feel of deep literary influences, while the deceptively simple chord progressions are infectious."
Jackie Greene’s debut recording - New release “Till The Light Comes” out June 29th on Cooking Vinyl
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Band:JACKIE GREENE
Album:RUSTY NAILS
Label:BURNSIDE
Format:CD
Genre:Alt-Country / Americana
This re-issue is Jackie Greene's debut album, previously recorded on Hangtown Records in 2000 when he was 20 years old. It's a bit more acoustic than his new release, "Gone Wanderin'" (DIG #106), and it contains some of his most beautifull ballads, including Dirty Linen.
Jackie Greene’s debut recording.
New release “Till The Light Comes” out June 29th on Cooking Vinyl
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Band:JACKIE GREENE
Album:THE DIG YEARS
Label:BURNSIDE
Format:CD
Genre:Alt-Country / Americana
A dozen of Jackie's most requested songs plus 6 never before released tunes comprise this excellent 17 Track collection of Jackie Greene’s history with Dig Music.
His new release “Till The Light Comes” out June 29th on Cooking Vinyl
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Band:MOTHER\\`S CHILDREN
Album:THAT`S WHO
Label:Deranged
Format:VINYL LP
Genre:Punk / Hardcore
From Ottawa Canada, pumping out a unique style of high-energy power pop come MOTHER’S CHILDREN. The four piece got together to start a punk band in the vein of THE BOYS and TEENAGE HEAD with the pop sensibilities of THE RASPBERRIES and THE EASYBEATS, and the stomping rock n’ roll energy of T.REX and SLADE. In their twoyear existence MOTHER’S CHILDREN have played backyards, birthdays, basements, bedrooms, dive bars, concert halls, cottages, parking lots, even on a boat, and have won over the hearts of local audiences with their positive attitude, and relentless love for rock n’ roll. The bubblegum loving punks playing power pop in a modern age are finally starting to receive international attention with their brand new debut album. “That’s Who!” is a slice of pop perfection that stands alone today, but probably would’ve once fit in nicely amongst the STIFF or BOMP! records catalog. The songs are innocent, unpretentious, exciting and filled with unforgettable hooks that sound just as good on your stereo at home as they would on a summer afternoon on the beach, blasting out an AM transistor radio.
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Band:WHITE LUNG
Album:IT`S THE EVIL LP
Label:Deranged
Format:LP VINYL
Genre:Punk / Hardcore
After 3 critically acclaimed 7”s (two of which on DERANGED) and a slight line up change, Vancouver’s WHITE LUNG deliver one fantastic debut album. Mix the punk venom of some of the more notorious riot grrrl bands of the 90’s with the guitar noodling and tempo of UK post punk by way of John Reis and you get something pretty close to WHITE LUNG.
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Band:YOUNG OFFENDERS
Album:LEADER OF THE FOLLOWERS
Label:Deranged
Format:VINYL LP
Genre:Punk / Hardcore
Experience. It’s a Catch 22. Those young enough to make music in their free time rarely have any unique life experiences to sing about. Those with the battle scars and broken bones put down their instruments and capitulate to “real life.” The Young Offenders’ guitarist Jason recently asked: “When you get to a certain age and you’re a creative person, you’re like, ‘How can I make a fuckin’ living and still not hate myself?’” San Francisco’s Young Offenders’ answer comes in the form of their first record that’s not a split LP or a 7”, inside of eight tightly-knit, dancey, not-scene-or-subgenre-specific songs. You like a little bit of melody in your punk? You like sexy bald brains? You like songs with definite parts, weight of thought, sharp edges, and punch? You like cohesion, the feeling of “Fuck yeah. This is an album. This all fits together”? - THEN THIS IS FOR YOU!
For fans of: Mission Of Burma, Eddy Current Suppression Ring, Airfix Kits.
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Band:BLOODY GEARS
Album:BLOODY GEARS
Label:Deranged
Format:VINYL 7\\\\\\\"
Genre:Punk / Hardcore
After a stunning demo last year, Boston’s BLOODY GEARS return with a brilliant 7”. Imagine a more aggressive WIPERS mixed with early ARTICLES OF FAITH and you get something pretty close to BLOODY GEARS. This is a no-brainer – top notch hardcore punk.
MRR had this to say about the demo – “This band already has a sound that's their own, but likely draws from THE OBSERVERS and LEATHERFACE,and there's something very Midwest about these songs as well, making me think of early ARTICLES OF FAITH and HUSKER DU."
A great record...
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Band:BURNING LOVE
Album:SONGS FOR BURNING LOVERS
Label:Deranged
Format:CD
Genre:Punk / Hardcore
Burning Love started in 2007 as a side project to Cursed and Our Father, with the intention of making some loud and riff driven punk songs and mixing together the sounds of their varying favorites (from Black Flag and Hot Snakes to Kyuss or Turbonegro). BL has since taken to the front burner, touring at home and overseas and releasing two EPs - and now, their Songs For Burning Lovers LP.
"This sinister collaboration spawns a dirtier punk'n'roll-based hardcore outfit than one would anticipate - keenly restrained enough to be melodic but still abrasive and loud" - Keith Carman,
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Band:BURNING LOVE
Album:SONGS FOR BURNING LOVERS LP
Label:Deranged
Format:LP VINYL
Genre:Punk / Hardcore
Burning Love started in 2007 as a side project to Cursed and Our Father, with the intention of making some loud and riff driven punk songs and mixing together the sounds of their varying favorites (from Black Flag and Hot Snakes to Kyuss or Turbonegro). BL has since taken to the front burner, touring at home and overseas and releasing two EPs - and now, their Songs For Burning Lovers LP.
"This sinister collaboration spawns a dirtier punk'n'roll-based hardcore outfit than one would anticipate - keenly restrained enough to be melodic but still abrasive and loud" - Keith Carman, Exclaim
LOVELY VINYL LP PRESSING!
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Band:MALE NURSES
Album:MALE NURSES
Label:Deranged
Format:VINYL 7\\\"
Genre:Punk / Hardcore
Another hardcore gem from the Boston region. MALE NURSES mix the Midwest hardcore sound of the 80’s with the South California mood of the same era. A Blistering old school US hardcore 7 Inch!
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Band:MATURE SITUATIONS
Album:OLD HANDS
Label:Deranged
Format:VINYL 7\\\"
Genre:Punk / Hardcore
Mature Situations, the band, was borne of the need to trivialize the grievances and tribulations of the elderly, (in a sexual manner where possible), so as to anger karma and preemptively flip off the inevitable pants-shitting, Viagrasnorting, hip-replacing, sour-milk-smelling future of all men. Is nothing sacred? 4 new songs, featuring Chris Colohan (LEFT FOR DEAD , CURSED).
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Band:RED DONS
Album:FAKE MEETS FAILURE
Label:Deranged
Format:CD
Genre:Punk / Hardcore
The '00s or whatever you wanna call the last decade is over, and the results are in. Honorable independent publications and the ever growing "blogosphere" outdid themselves with Top 5, Top 10, and Top 100 lists of records that were issued in the last ten years. A common find among these lists was the seminal SO WHAT'S LEFT NOW? LP by Portland, Oregon's THE OBSERVERS released on VINYL WARNING in 2004. The dawn of a new decade is upon us and Doug Burns (Lead singer/songwriter/artist of THE OBSERVERS) has a new band, the RED DONS, featuring Daniel Hajji Husayn, Richard Joachim Preinesberger, and a rotating cast of characters including Justin Maurer (Clorox Girls), Will Kinser (Born/Dead), Zack Brooks (Soda Pop Kids), and Andy Foote (The Physical Challenge). Named after a group of Cambridge professors that operated as spies for the Soviet Union in WW2, the RED DONS continue where the OBSERVERS left off with added elements of Arabic themes in both the artwork and sound. After the much lauded release of their debut album and successfully touring the US, Canada, Europe, and Brazil, the RED DONS entered a Portland studio to record ten new tracks. On this new album FAKE MEETS FAILURE (DERANGED RECORDS / TAKEN BY SURPRISE RECORDS), the band successfully develops their unique style even further. Coded lyrics about vagabond characters moving back and forth between the lines of the current climate of fear and suspicion that has been brought upon the USA by the war on terror. Again, consistent songwriting and a great production make this record stand out among the current competition. Combining TSOL-like vocals, SoCal punk rage, and the defiant melancholy of Pacific Northwesterners like the WIPERS this powerful release rises above the stack of contemporaries that take on the early 80s punk sound. No retro fashion hype, no flavor of the month. When this year turns, be sure to find this LP in the leading spots of Top 5, Top 10 and Top 100 lists of 2010. Though members are now scattered across the globe, the RED DONS will tour the USA in July 2010 and set sail for Europe in the spring of 2011. So What's Left Now? A hell of an aftermath to follow...one hell of a followup record, and one great, fierce force of a touring machine known as RED DONS.
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Band:RED DONS
Album:FAKE MEETS FAILURE LP
Label:Deranged
Format:LP VINYL
Genre:Punk / Hardcore
LOVELY VINYL LP PRESSING!
The '00s or whatever you wanna call the last decade is over, and the results are in. Honorable independent publications and the ever growing "blogosphere" outdid themselves with Top 5, Top 10, and Top 100 lists of records that were issued in the last ten years. A common find among these lists was the seminal SO WHAT'S LEFT NOW? LP by Portland, Oregon's THE OBSERVERS released on VINYL WARNING in 2004. The dawn of a new decade is upon us and Doug Burns (Lead singer/songwriter/artist of THE OBSERVERS) has a new band, the RED DONS, featuring Daniel Hajji Husayn, Richard Joachim Preinesberger, and a rotating cast of characters including Justin Maurer (Clorox Girls), Will Kinser (Born/Dead), Zack Brooks (Soda Pop Kids), and Andy Foote (The Physical Challenge). Named after a group of Cambridge professors that operated as spies for the Soviet Union in WW2, the RED DONS continue where the OBSERVERS left off with added elements of Arabic themes in both the artwork and sound. After the much lauded release of their debut album and successfully touring the US, Canada, Europe, and Brazil, the RED DONS entered a Portland studio to record ten new tracks. On this new album FAKE MEETS FAILURE (DERANGED RECORDS / TAKEN BY SURPRISE RECORDS), the band successfully develops their unique style even further. Coded lyrics about vagabond characters moving back and forth between the lines of the current climate of fear and suspicion that has been brought upon the USA by the war on terror. Again, consistent songwriting and a great production make this record stand out among the current competition. Combining TSOL-like vocals, SoCal punk rage, and the defiant melancholy of Pacific Northwesterners like the WIPERS this powerful release rises above the stack of contemporaries that take on the early 80s punk sound. No retro fashion hype, no flavor of the month. When this year turns, be sure to find this LP in the leading spots of Top 5, Top 10 and Top 100 lists of 2010. Though members are now scattered across the globe, the RED DONS will tour the USA in July 2010 and set sail for Europe in the spring of 2011. So What's Left Now? A hell of an aftermath to follow...one hell of a followup record, and one great, fierce force of a touring machine known as RED DONS.
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Band:STATUES
Album:HOLIDAY COPS
Label:Deranged
Format:LP VINYL
Genre:Punk / Hardcore
Canada is so proud of their native sons that the country erected a massive golden monument to the STATUES in the middle of their hometown and sent all cops on holiday so that the punks could dance around it singing 'Hurray Hurray! a new STATUES album saw the light of day!' On this third album, the three Pop-Punk scientists refined their formula in these 10 brand new songs and poured in some drops of DEVO, SPITS and FUTUREHEADS that lets the test tube eruptively foam over with joy, heart, guts and splendid melodies! You want your beloved poppy tunes? You got 'em in 'Holiday cops', 'Reflux' and your new hymn to youth and the weekend 'Young enough'. You need more cool and loud bass lines? Try 'Stop watch' and the critical, exploding 'Self Help Con Job' to satisfy your appetite. After two European tours, I’ve been told we can expect STATUES to venture south of the boarder, possibly for a West Coast tour in late 2010. Statues have toured Europe twice. Most recently in May 2010.
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Band:WHITE LUNG
Album:IT`S THE EVIL
Label:Deranged
Format:CD
Genre:Punk / Hardcore
After 3 critically acclaimed 7”s (two of which on DERANGED) and a slight line up change, Vancouver’s WHITE LUNG deliver one fantastic debut album. Mix the punk venom of some of the more notorious riot grrrl bands of the 90’s with the guitar noodling and tempo of UK post punk by way of John Reis and you get something pretty close to WHITE LUNG.
Excalim - "Embodying the sneer and attitude of early L.A. punk bands like X and the Germs, Vancouver, BC's White Lung have blazed a fierce trail over their short career. On the back of two seven-inches, placement on the influential Emergency Room scene comp and a raging live show, the quartet have emerged as one of the city's most promising new bands."
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Band:PARANOID VISIONS
Album:STROBELIGHT AND TORTURE EP
Label:Foad Musick
Format:VINYL 7\\\\\\\"
Genre:Punk / Hardcore
This 7” single has already hit number 3 in the Irish Independent download charts. Its subject matter is the horrific tragedy that was the stardust fire in Dublin, Valentines night 1981 in which 48 young people died because the fire exits were chained shut. The lead track is also taken from the album “Black Operations in the Red Mist”, a 39 track retrospective compilation released on August 16th on the highly credible and respected punk rock label Overground Records.
Prestigious slots at Rebellion punk Festival 8th August 2010 and supporting Crass legend Steve Ignorant on his 'last supper' tour in October 2010.
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Band:CHRIS WEBSTER
Album:MY NAME IS CHRISTINE
Label:BURNSIDE
Format:CD
Genre:Alt-Country / Americana
At the tender age of 4, Chris Webster stood on her mothers old piano bench and began belting our show tunes. It was clear what path this young lady would take in life. Time has passed and Ms. Webster has surely evolved. This retrospective serves as a companion piece to Webster's other new release "Something in the Water." "my name is Christine" is not a "best of" or "greatest hits." It's a scrapbook of music that Chris has recorded through the years with her friends and former bands (Mumbo Gumbo, the Websters) as well as some never-before-heard tunes, all of which have helped shape her musical life through the years that have led up to her current solo career. The songs were personally chosen by Chris to serve as signposts in her musical, personal and emotional growth."my name is Christine" features an amazing array of styles ranging from traditional bluegrass ("Locks and Bolts") to the beautiful standard "Since I Fell For You," and the wacky self-penned "That Chick is Twisted." You'll find the much requested new fan favorite recorded in 2006, "Somewhere Over The Rainbow/What a Wonderful World." Chris' astounding ability to smoothly cross all musical lines makes this a remarkable collection.
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Band:CHRIS WEBSTER
Album:SOMETHING IN THE WATER
Label:BURNSIDE
Format:CD
Genre:Alt-Country / Americana
Chris Webster's new release on DIG Music is the cumulative total of her amazing pedigree, incredible achievements and love's lessons learned while traversing the swampy back-roads of Americana. Something In The Water also showcases Webster's rockin' five piece band plus special guest appearances from her talented friends including Jackie Greene, Steve Berlin (Los Lobos), Darol Anger, and Scott Nygaard.
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Band:MARIA MULDAUR
Album:CLASSIC LIVE!
Label:BURNSIDE
Format:CD
Genre:Alt-Country / Americana
Never before released! Heralded American songstress Maria Muldaur 's very first live album ever of her classic material. Recorded in 1973 and 1975 at the height of her "Midnight" fame, these San Francisco concerts from the Boarding House and the Great American Music Hall feature David Nichtern, John Girton and Amos Garrett (guitars), Ellen Kearney (guitar/ vocals), Michael Finnegan (keyboards/vocals), Michael Moore (bass) and New Orleans' legendary Earl Palmer on drums. Muldaur singlehandedly predetermined the genre that is now called Americana, as she sang lowdown blues, pure bluegrass country , ballads and New Orleans honky-tonk. A new classic.
"Midnight at the Oasis" reached number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1974.
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Band:BORIS GARCIA
Album:ONCE MORE INTO THE BLISS
Label:BURNSIDE
Format:CD
Genre:Alt-Country / Americana
Bands happen because they are meant to be...because they contain an energy that simply must find expression. Once these five acquaintances started jamming together, the music created its own momentum. Inspired by their predecessors: The Grateful Dead, New Riders Of The Purple Sage, Railroad Earth and Yonder Mountain String Band, Boris Garcia has cleverly twisted the free-form spirit of the Jam Band scene with folk, jazz, blues and the joyous fluidity of Bluegrass music to forge their own sound: Jam Grass. â€oeOnce More Into The Bliss†is the newest offering from Boris Garcia and features guest appearances from Buddy Cage (New Riders) and Donna Jean-Godchaux-MacKay (Grateful Dead).
Guest appearances from Buddy Cage (New Riders) and Donna Jean-Godchaux-MacKay (Grateful Dead).
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Band:ERNIE WATTS
Album:FOUR PLUS FOUR
Label:BURNSIDE
Format:CD
Genre:JAZZ/JAZZ ROCK
As you can see, there are two Ernie Watts Quartets. (Although definitely only one Ernie!) One quartet is based in California, the other is in Germany. Ernie plays and records with each, but this is the first time both quartets have appeared on the same recording project. 'Four plus Four' was recorded in two places, about nine months apart: the US quartet was in Los Angeles, and the German quartet was in Cologne. Each band plays three tunes, but there is a total of seven, all originals save one gorgeous standard, 'The Ballad of the Sad Young Men'. 'Through My Window,' the Watts/Witham original in the center of the CD, features both bands. The German quartet begins the tune, and in the middle of the piece there is a section left open for improvisation. They improvise for a while, and the engineer gradually fades the tune. Nine months later, the US quartet listens to the music, then improvises with what they hear as it plays, after which they complete the piece. Each group has heard the other play many times through recordings, and the musicians would love to finally meet, and have a chance to play together. But for now, this is the best opportunity. The US quartet has played together for over twenty years now, and the European one for more than ten, each on its own continent. Each group has developed a cohesive, centered, lyrical sound all its own, which shows clearly on the six individual-band tunes. Ernie always says that such a group doesn't 'play' music anymore; it 'becomes' music. On 'Through My Window' these two bands become music together, 'Four plus Four'.
Rare UK dates on October 19th and 20th @ Ronnie Scott's / London.
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Band:SCOTTY BARNHART
Album:SAY IT PLAIN
Label:BURNSIDE
Format:CD
Genre:JAZZ/JAZZ ROCK
Say It Plain is the debut recording of Scotty Barnhart, featured trumpet soloist with The Count Basie Orchestra for 17 years. He has assembled an incredible lineup of musicians including Wynton Marsalis and Clark Terry to perform his arrangements of six originals and six standards. The music contains a variety of styles from early jazz to straight ahead 4/4 swing, ballads, blues, medium Latin grooves, and up tempo burners that will satisfy any listener regardless of particular taste. From his radically new arrangement of John Coltrane’s "Giant Steps," to a duet with Wynton Marsalis on Dizzy Gillespie’s Latin standard "Con Alma," to the bluesy and humorous vocals of jazz legend Clark Terry on the soon to be classic "Pay Me My Money," to the elegant and tasteful piano of Ellis Marsalis!
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Band:VARIOUS ARTISTS
Album:SONGS FOR CESAR LIVE IN PHOENIX
Label:BURNSIDE
Format:CD
Genre:LATIN
A hot day in Phoenix, Arizona was simply no match for the scorching performance laid down by The Voices Of Latin Rock. This Latin super-group features a host of industry veterans who have literally shaped the sound of what has become known in America as Latin Rock. Consisting of skilled players from Santana, Malo, Tower Of Power, Journey, and Sly and The Family Stone, VOLR sizzles with an impeccably tight horn section, blistering guitars and a slew of percussionists who bring back the fire and passion that originated in the Mission District of San Francisco in the 60 and 70. Performances originating from the members of this amazing orchestra include the iconic Latino love song Suavecito, Herbie Hancocks Watermelon Man, as well as the Cesar Chavez Foundation signature track, Song For Cesar, highlighted by the rousing guitar performance from Carlos younger brother, Jorge Santana. The album also boasts two beautiful live-video performances by The Voices Of Latin Rock that will surely leave you breathless and inspired!
A tribute to Cesar Chavez Latino Rights activist and labor leader. Features members of Santana, Malo, Tower of Power, Journey and Sly and The Family Stone.
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Band:HOLY HAIL
Album:THE DYING (AFTER) PARTY
Label:BURNSIDE
Format:VINYL LP
Genre:Alt Rock
The New York outfit has been turning heads since 2008's debut full-length, Independent Pleasure Club, opening for acts like The Gossip (though that was the band's second show ever), The Rapture & The Kills, and they've managed to keep their electric/rock mix without sounding like those electric/rock bands. Last year's The Dying Party EP took their sound a step further in complexity, but threatened to fall into the aforementioned inaccessible trap. That's why follow-up (After) is so welcome, as it invites everyone to the Party.Not that it's really a ‘party‘ record - Holy Hail are still intricate enough to avoid the overt, and there's a distance to the EP in its echoes, from the epic call of opener "Riverine" on through. The sustain can veer into the garage at times, such as the almost country-like portions of "Riverine", where co-vocalist Cat Hartwell comes to the fore, to the quieter and less special "On Tippy Toes". (After) does swerve between the more atmos-tech such as "Painted Bird" and more rock-grounded "Days of Metro", but can also meet somewhere in the middle, like the jungle beats-with-rock underpinnings "Feels Like Forever". Which side you like more depends on the listener, but the speed of "Days" and echo-sustain base of "Good Intentions" can be praised by anyone.
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Band:COLD BLOOD
Album:VINTAGE BLOOD
Label:BURNSIDE
Format:CD
Genre:Rock
The only live Cold Blood performance on the market, this is 42 minutes of championship funk blues and soul from the band at its peak in 1973. Lydia Pense tears up some of the best songs from the Cold Blood canon.
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Band:COLD BLOOD
Album:LIVE BLOOD
Label:BURNSIDE
Format:CD
Genre:Rock
The word legend certainly applies to Lydia Pense & Cold Blood - and not in some past-tensemake- a-living-as-an-oldies-act sort of way either. Pense still shouts like a 60's soul diva and can purr a slow blues tune with spine-tingling subtlety. This is a band with a storied past and an exciting future. Over the past four decades, Lydia and the band have continued to meld R&B, funk and soul. Along the way, together with their equally funky friends, Tower Of Power, Cold Blood forged a new sound which came to be known as East Bay Grease. Live Blood was recorded at the Sunbanks Music Festival in Washington State, and captures the band in their most natural of habitats: on stage and smokin'. This raucous recording features Cold Blood powering through some of their most recognized tunes such as "I'm A Good Woman," "You Got Me Hummin'," and "I Just Wanna Make Love To You." To balance this sweat-soaked session they also deliver a few from their recent studio recording Transfusion and top things off with a new R&B masterpiece, "Can't Take It (Don't Give A Damn)" written by the great Lavelle White. Live Blood is what Cold Blood fans have been waiting for: lightning in a bottle, laid down by a tight six-piece band and fronted by the incomparable Ms. Pense. Cold Blood continues to draw from their heritage without being stifled by their past, and all the while boasting a reinvigorated groove that will make you sweat, dance, and smile...all at the same time.
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Band:COLD BLOOD
Album:TRANSFUSION
Label:BURNSIDE
Format:CD
Genre:Rock
Transfusion is Cold Bloods first studio album on DIG Music, showcasing Original Cold Blood vocalist Lydia Pense and featuring guest duties from Michelle Shocked and The Tower of Power Horns.
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Band:SHINY RIBS
Album:WELL AFTER AWHILE
Label:BURNSIDE
Format:CD
Genre:Rock
We all know Kevin 'Shinyribs' Russell is a loose cannon. How else to explain covers of R. Kelly's Feelin' on Yo Booty, and Elvis Costello's Indoor Fireworks in the same night. Most folks who follow such things consider his outfit, The Gourds, one of the best live bands in the land, in large part because of Russell's brazen eccentricites and creative syntax. However, the most overlooked thing about Russell is that when he plays it straight - as he does for most of his new Shinyribs record Well After Awhile - the man can produce some of the funkiest and most beautiful roots music on the planet. It's not to say the ''psycholiteranaut w/8 AA batteries-tweed facade-equal parts Waylon Jennings, Robert Rauschenberg and Harvey Korman'' (to quote his Twitter feed) doesn't dig into his bag of twistedness here. But a listen to the straight-up duet Shores Of Gallilee (with Sally Allen), the sweet quasi-fable Who Built The Moon, or the intimate cover of Sam Cooke's A Change Is Gonna Come that closes the record, shows that even when Russell puts aside some of the tricks, he delivers grade-A Country Soul.
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Band:GARDEN OF WORM
Album:GARDEN OF WORM
Label:Shadow Kingdom
Format:CD
Genre:Stoner/Doom/Occult/Sludge Metal
Finally the time has come for Garden Of Worm to release a full length album. For quite some time now they've been slowly putting out demos and Eps since 2004 to experiment and carve out their own unique brand of Heavy / Progressive Doom Metal. I'd say they've definitely found their own dramatic sound here with this new material. The elements of Progressive is very dominate, with sounds that range from upbeat to mournful in a blink of an eye. This is an extremely wavy ride to get on and it's going to require repeated listens and your undivided attention to fully absorb and appreciate this work of art. REVELATION / AGAINST NATURE fans will probably be attracted to this album the most as it's similar in the approach, but the execution pans out to be much different.
Finnish Doom Metal classic. Fans of Reverend Bizarre, Revelation, Rush, Sabbath...
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Band:IRON MAN
Album:THE PASSAGE
Label:Shadow Kingdom
Format:CD
Genre:Stoner/Doom/Occult/Sludge Metal
Coming into the 2nd album, IRON MAN ended up replacing their singer Rob Levey with a different and arguably better singer, Dan Michalak. Dan sings in a much higher register than Rob did and this definitely pushes IRON MAN to the top of their game. Al Morris continues to write crushing riffs on this album and with the combination of that, plus the new singer, I see this album being a fan favorite. This release includes a re-mastered version of the original release, plus a bonus (promo) video of the song “Iron Warrior”, and a separate DVD that includes a ton of live stuff.
Classic Black Sabbath styled Doom Metal.
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Band:MANILLA ROAD
Album:AFTER MIDNIGHT LIVE
Label:Shadow Kingdom
Format:CD
Genre:Metal
Manilla Road, the grandfathers of Epic Heavy Metal are truly a remarkable band in the history of Heavy Metal. This release marks a time period before the break out of their first album "Invasion". These 5 songs mark the 2nd half of their very long radio show on a cold, snowy night in the winter of December 1979. Luckily the 2nd half of the show has all the unreleased Manilla Road songs fans are dying to hear. These songs represent the "Invasion" sound and the start of one of the greatest Heavy Metal bands in the history of Heavy Metal. There's 5 Epic songs, transferred straight off the master tapes untouched, raw, and with antique charm.
The grandfathers of Epic Heavy Metal.
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Band:CROWNED IN EARTH
Album:VISIONS OF THE HAUNTED
Label:Shadow Kingdom
Format:CD
Genre:Stoner/Doom/Occult/Sludge Metal
Crowned in Earth was formed by Kevin Lawry in 2008. After forming his own Death / Doom band, Silent Winter, Kevin decided to venture more into the traditional side of Doom and Epic Doom Metal, drawing his main influences from Reverend Bizarre, Cathedral, and Black Sabbath. After a self-released EP (on CD-R) the foundation was laid down to make a bigger step into creating a full-length album with a stronger focus on the songwriting. With the progress of the new songs coming along, the recruit of drummer Darin McCloskey (Pale Divine, Falcon, ex Sinister Realm) stepped into play on the album. With the distance of 2 guys, you wouldn’t be able to tell they weren’t in the same room while this was recorded. The songs remind me (but really hard to pinpoint) of a blend of a few different styles, like Reverend Bizarre, Lord Vicar, The Obsessed, with a small dose of Italian Horror church organs like Paul Chain, Black Hole, or Death SS might put together, but with a cleaner recording. The album is extremely well produced considering the nature of how this all came together.
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Band:SUMMONING
Album:NIGHTSHADE FOREST
Label:Temple Of Darkness
Format:VINYL LP
Genre:Black Metal
This release is a deluxe Picture LP fit in noble gatefold sleeve. Includes insert with lyrics and certificate.
Limited to only 500 copies.
"Nightshade Forests" is made up of songs left over from the Dol Guldur album sessions (except for the last song), and despite the different production is basically the second half of a double album. Summoning was formed in 1993 by Silenius (Michael Gregor), Protector (Richard Lederer) and is considered as one of the most important Black Metal bands from Austria, because only they know how to recreate the universe of Tolkien in music. Emotive, Epic and Hypnotic.
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Band:FAINTEST IDEA
Album:IGNORANCE IS THIS
Label:TNS RECORDS
Format:CD
Genre:Punk / Hardcore
‘Ignorance Is This’ is the second album from Norfolk’s Faintest Idea and follows their self-released first album ‘Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is’. Faintest Idea play fast punk mixed with 2 tone ska. They are currently on tour in Europe and will be touring extensively in UK to support the release. The album was recorded by TimG at Big Tone Recordings; he has worked with bands such as Sonic Boom Six, Random Hand, Catch-it Kebabs and is known for his MTV mashups.
For fans of Operation Ivy and The Filaments.
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Band:THE KIRKZ
Album:AGROCULTURE
Label:TNS RECORDS
Format:CD
Genre:Punk / Hardcore
Agroculture is the long awaited second release from North-West punk band the Kirkz, following on from their self released album ‘Over The Top’. Since forming in 1998 the Kirkz have played over 250 gigs across the UK, including the last 5 Rebellion festivals, and are well established in the UK punk scene.
For fans of Anti-Flag, Rancid and Rise Against
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Band:LINK PROTRUDI AND THE JAYMEN
Album:THE BEST OF LINK PROTRUDI AND THE JAYMEN LP
Label:GO DOWN
Format:VINYL LP
Genre:Psych/Garage
1986 - NYC's Garage kings, The Fuzztones, have just broken up, after an extremely successful record release and subsequent European tour with England's punk pioneers, The Damned. Remaining Fuzztones Michael Jay, Deb O' Nair and Rudi Protrudi spent a good deal of 1986 auditioning prospective future Fuzztones, but to no avail. Set up as a side project to Rudi Protrudi and the Fuzztones, this also functions as a tribute to Link Wray and the Raymen, with no less than eight of the 25 tunes on here being Link classics, blast-it-out live-in-a-four-track-studio raunch. LIMITED VINYL LP PRESSING.
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Band:VIC DU MONTES PERSONA NON GRATA / RE DINAMITE
Album:SPLIT CONNECTION VOL 1
Label:GO DOWN
Format:VINYL LP
Genre:Stoner/Doom/Occult/Sludge Metal
Go Down Records is proud to announce“Split Connection Vol. 1”,first volume in LP of a series of collaborations between artists with a direct connection between them. The 33” vynil will be printed in an limited edition with 5 songs by VIC DU MONTE’ S PERSONA NON GRATA’s tunes and four songs made by Re Dinamite. VIC DU MONTE"S PERSONA NON GRATA comes from Los Angeles, the band begins in 2005 with an album titled “Prey for The City” (Duna Records) and the self-titled album for Cargo records in the same year. Always on tour in U.S.A. and Europe, the band is: Alfredo Hernandez ( Kyuss, QOTSA) Vic Du Monte’s ( Kyuss, Solarfeast), James Childs (AIRBUS) e Sargon Dooman (BLACK ON SUNSHINE). This LP contains the inedit bonus track SEX BAIT, and four songs (different mix versions) that will be in AUTOBLOND, that will be published for Cobraside Records. RE DINAMITE were born in 2005, their main feauture is the rythminc section full of stoner and blues. In 2007 they release the self-titled album published by Go Down Records. In 2006 they release RAWK DINAMITE, album downloadable for free.
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Band:TRAUMATIC
Album:LAST KIDS FROM NOWHERE
Label:TRAUMATIC ALMA
Format:VINYL LP
Genre:Punk / Hardcore
The Traumatic were born in 1979 from the ashes of two of the Italy's first punk bands: "Mal di Testa" (Headache) and "Young Visionaries". They played as support to several famous British and German bands like 'Discharge', 'UK Subs' and they were often appreciated more than the famous ones. This record is a 'best of' of the band including all their anthems since 1979 and recorded from the original line-up in 1988. The Traumatic were probably one of the few Italian groups, without an Anglo-Saxon base, able to reach the power of the Anglo-Saxon sound and songwriting ability. The impact of songs like “No police, no army”, “Time is gone” and “Last kids from nowhere” are true and proper assaults that not many were able to achieve.
LTD VINYL LP PRESSING!
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Band:SUB LUNA
Album:AWAKE!
Label:cyclic law
Format:CD
Genre:Folk
Sub Luna is a Swedish duo formed by Mikael Lindblom (also a live collaborator for Karjalan Sissit) and Fredrik Sooberg. After four years of silence they return with their new album Awake! Their sound has definitely been refined and expands the framework established with their previous album, the double CD “"In The Shade of time". On this second album Sub Luna are merging the more traditional elements of the dark folk genre with influences from the world of pop and rock and thus avoid falling into trappings of the genre. Awake! Also symbolically marks the ending of one era and the beginning of another. These are songs of love and hate, nostalgia and progression, magic and loss... songs of protest from the age of nihilism. With a guest vocal appearance by Ann-Mari Thim (Arcana) and Mastering done by Peter Bjargo. Mesmerizing quality Folk Noir brought to you through Cyclic Law's new "Eclipse Series". Edition of 1000 copies in 4 Panel Digipack.
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Band:RUSTED DAWN
Album:THE BLACK TIDES OF WAR
Label:DIMINISHED FIFTH
Format:CD
Genre:Metal
One of Canada’s top Thrash exports, Rusted Dawn offers no remorse on their debut, full-length ‘The Black Tides of War’. Hear what Exclaim! Magazine calls a “Vicious onslaught that rages with reckless abandon… Full of thick breakdowns, chant-a-long choruses and piercing verses”.
For fans of: Nuclear Assault, Disfear and Toxic Holocaust
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Band:JAMES COCHALKA SUPERSTAR
Album:DIGITAL ELF AND KISSERS
Label:SENOR HERNANDEZ
Format:LP VINYL
Genre:AVANT/POST ROCK
James Kochalka started out as, and still is, a comicartist. By the time he left highschool he had drawn over 2.000 pages of comics! From 1998 up tillthis day he creates his own comic diary which is published by Topshelf comix. Kochalka has been published by a variety newspapers, magazines and comic book publishers. He has won 4 Ignatz awards and has been nominated numerous times for an Eisner award. Currently Kochalka is working on a movie, a video game, and obviously his diary and other comics. He was Born and raised in Vermont USA and still lives there with his wife, 2 kids and his cat Spandy. When Spread your evil wings and fly was completed, some time before its release in the fall of 2005; an online petition was launched to convince Kochalka's record label Rykodisc to release the CD. Over 500 people signed the petition demanding the album's release. Kochalka's best‐known musical works are probably the songs "Pizza Rocket" and "Hockey Monkey", the musicvideo’s for which were shown on Nickelodeon's animation showcase series Kablam!. Rolling Stone named "Britney's Silver Can" one of "The 100 Best Songs of 2006". Recently, the song "Hockey Monkey", which James co‐authored with the Zambonis, was used as theme song of the Fox comedy, The Loop.
First vinyl release by James Kochalka Superstar ever! All new art in a marvelous gatefold jacket for this release only Will appeal also to comic enthousiasts 2 albums on one LP Kissers has been long out of print. Total run of 300 LP’s on white vinyl Super ltd edition of 100 pcs with a signed and numbered silkscreen
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Band:MALIGNANCY
Album:INHUMAN GROTESQUES
Label:HAUNTED HOTEL
Format:LP VINYL
Genre:Grindcore
Malignancy's masterpiece gets the overdue vinyl treatment is rightfully deserves. This album is savage, it will melt your brain and will turn your limbs into pudding, it's Malignancy returning from the bizarre world of intense time signatures and technical patterns wrapped with twisted brutality and spastic riffing. "Malignancy riffs do the work of five of everybody else’s riffs", AND THATS NO BULL!
LTD VINYL LP!
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Band:PATARENI
Album:PATARENI / BUREK DEATH SQUAD
Label:HAUNTED HOTEL
Format:VINYL EP
Genre:Grindcore
Unreleased 2002 recordings of Croatia's punk/grind legend PATARENI back to life after over a decade +. on the flipside one of their hundreds side-projects named BUREK DEATH SQUAD. All songs here feature Giulio the Bastard of CRIPPLE BASTARDS on vocals. This is catchy, no frills, growling Punk/Thrash in that unique bizarre style that made this band an unforgettable icon in the past... PATARENI even throws in some ska and trumpets, BDS specializes in grinding Japanese Hardcore classics like GISM and LIPCREAM... High voltage Grind/Punk'n'roll!
Ltd vinyl release from a real cult band!
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Band:MOTORZOMBIS
Album:THE CURSE OF SPANISH HORROR ZOMBIES
Label:DAILY
Format:VINYL 7\\\"
Genre:Rock And Roll/Psychobilly
Finally at last we got the debut EP by this explosive band formed by five demented mutants coming from another space who are fanatically devoted to all kinds of dirty Rock ´n´ Roll and to the creepiest Horror b-movies on Earth. Motorzombis have been storming clubs and festivals anywhere in Spain for the last few years with a strong set based on their diverse influences; this means 50´s Rockabilly, Horror Punk, Latin Rock ´n´ Roll and Psychobilly. In this catchy looking debut EP we can find four tribute tracks to the legendary Spanish actor and director Paul Naschy, a true legend of the so called “fantaterror” movies (a very weird Spanish movies genre from the 60´s & 70´s). All the cuts in these 7” are related to films stared by this legendary B-movie Spanish pioneer. This spooky 7” comes with a free download mp3 code including the 4 tracks of the EP plus two extra maniac rockabilly studio cuts called “2.000 Maníacos” y “Larry Talbot Never Die”.
Opening act for Guana Batz, Meteors, Peacocks, Mad Sin, Nekromantix, Misfits, King Kurt, etc at Sold out gigs around Spain: Barcelona, Madrid etc.
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Band:RUSTY ZINN
Album:MANIFESTATION
Label:IDC
Format:CD
Genre:Reggae/Dub/Ska
In the spring of 2009 Rusty made a pilgrimage to Kingston, Jamaica and recorded “Manifestation” in the birth place of Reggae music, where he spent two weeks soaking up the vibes and working on the album. The project was organized with the help of his friend and mentor Mikey Chung (Peter Tosh, Black Uhuru, Sly & Robbie), who played guitar on six tracks. Rusty and Mikey were joined on the six song session in Kingston’s Mixing Lab studio by none other than the great Sly Dunbar on Drums, Boris Gardiner on Bass, Robbie Lyn on Keyboards, and the legendary Scully Simms on kette drum & percussion. With the true Reggae royalty lineup behind him, Rusty has created a very soulful piece of Reggae art, which Roger Steffens has already hailed as “a lustrous album of all faiths, embracing hymns for the new century.”
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Band:JAZZ MAFIA SYMPHONY
Album:BRASS BOWS AND BEATS
Label:IDC
Format:CD
Genre:Rap/Hip Hop
With Brass, Bows & Beats, Adam Theis (principle composer/arranger) has brought together a fearless group of musical innovators at the top of their game delivering a major contribution to the constantly evolving American and global art form known as jazz. Rick Marianetti of The San Francisco Examiner calls Brass, Bows & Beats “one of the most exciting new works of American music in years--a seamless fusion of jazz, funk, hip-hop, electronica, and digital turntable that deserves to be heard world wide.” They are already booked to perform this summer and fall 2010 at the Newport Jazz Festival, Montreal Jazz Festival, Playboy Jazz Festival (Hollywood Bowl), and the Monterey Jazz Festival.
This album features notable guests including Lyrics Born, Dublin, and Joe Bagale.
The first ever hip-hop project to feature a 50 to 60-member touring orchestra! Touring in and around Europe and the UK in the fall/winter of 2010-2011.
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Band:AMANDA ABIZAID
Album:THIS LIFE
Label:IDC
Format:CD
Genre:SINGER/SONGWRITER
Amanda’s new album is a wonderful compilation of Adult Contemporary music with an impressive range of instruments throughout it. Besides the typical guitar, bass, drums, and keys primarily used, there is also a flute, harmonica, sax, and bouzouki present in the album, allowing Amanda’s foreign roots to be represented in her music. Amanda has the capability to dissect each smaller concept in a song, and turn it into an overall theme about living life “Undivided.” Her musical talent is apparent through tracks such as, “Blue Star Red Sky,” “This Life,” and “Undivided.” She has strong qualities in her voice linking her to other powerful woman songwriters, such as Alanis Morisette and Annie Lennox.
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Band:THE WESTFIELD MINING DISASTER
Album:BIG IDEAS FROM SMALL PLACES
Label:CIDER CITY
Format:CD
Genre:Indie/Shoegaze
Cider City Records is proud to announce the release of 'Big Ideas From Small Places', the debut album by The Westfield Mining Disaster. The band's founder Paul Towler, described as 'a west country Lou Reed', has been making records since the late 80's. The Westfield Mining Disaster, formed in 2006, add a modern twist to their indie-pop roots, drawing influences from country and soul. The result is superbly crafted jangle-pop songs bearing the spirit of punk, the soul-bearing warmth of country and a wry political edge. 'Big Ideas From Small Places', their first recording for Cider City Records, is released on CD and download.
Debut release from this already renowned West Country band, that contains several ex members of C86 cult favourites 'The Haywain'.
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Band:THE SWEET REVENGE
Album:CREATURES OF ROUTINE
Label:IDC
Format:CD
Genre:Punk / Hardcore
Their debut full-length album, Creatures of Routine (2010), was recorded by Joe Clements (Fury66) and mixed by the Grammy nominated Alex Newport, and stands as a tribute to locally grown music. Their sound draws on classic inspiration from Jawbreaker to Bad Religion, as well as the contemporary styles the likes of Rise Against the Machine or Alkaline Trio, The Sweet Revenge's driving tempos and soaring melodies are a fresh take on the well loved, and never gently used punk genre. In the spring of '09, their instrumentals took on yet another level of detail with the addition of guitarist Gabe Ausiello (Karate High School).
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Band:REX CARROLL BAND
Album:THAT WAS THEN THIS IS NOW
Label:Retroactive
Format:CD
Genre:Blues
Like a lumbering freight train, The Rex Carroll Band got started slowly (they have been playing live shows since 2004) following the success of 80’s Christian metal legends, Whitecross, where Rex established himself as a guitar virtuoso of epic proportions (2 Dove Awards & 5 consecutive HM Readers Guitar Hero Awards). But, Rex grew up in the 70’s rock scene where he was profoundly influenced by blues and southern rock standouts like The Allman Brothers Band, ZZ Top, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Jimi Hendrix. It is with great joy that Retroactive Records releases That Was Then,This is Now as the debut disc from this Chicago power trio that fuses Rex’s fierce guitar skills with soulful, imaginative and heavy blues. “Foolsgold” is a scorching guitar instrumental showcasing Rex’s axeman-ship full scale (ala Eddie Van Halen or Yngwie Malmsteen) and it serves as the perfect intro to the riff-heavy “Working Man Blues”. While this album will appeal to fans of Kenny Wayne Shepherd and Stevie Ray Vaughn, the mind-blowing, bluesy guitar heroics from start to finish establish The Rex Carroll Band as the choice band for those looking for air guitar inspiration! Get your leather vest and fire up your Harley Davidson, because the blues tradition has just been elevated to a new level.
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Band:VISION
Album:VISION 25TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION
Label:Retroactive
Format:CD
Genre:Metal
The band recorded their southern/progressive rock masterpiece debut Mountain In the Sky (1984) in Pat Travers’ studio. The ’84 Vision release features Lynyrd Skynyrd members, Leon Wilkeson (bass) and Billy Powell (piano), who were trying to cope with life after the tragic 1977 plan crash that killed three members of Skynyrd (and injuring the others) while the band was at the height of its popularity. Powell would tell the story of how Wilkeson had been pronounced dead at the scene when a “spirit-filled nurse laid hands on him and raised him from the dead.” Vision was where both men would find further healing, strength and help from the Almighty. Powell would continue playing with Vision after the band signed with Heartland Records for a sophomore self-titled release in 1985. Five tracks from the debut would be completely re-recorded from the ground up, with significant differences in arrangement and production now that they were with a major label. Five other newly penned songs were also recorded, one of which was the anthemic “Standing On the Rock” which Heaven’s Metal Magazine editor Doug Van Pelt would go on to claim was, “one of the absolute best Christian rock songs of the era.” Powell's keyboards, which made Skynyrd's sound one of the most distinctive in rock and roll history, help Vision’s sound resonate with power and authority. Marshall’s crystal-clear rock voice (a la Steve Perry or Dennis DeYoung) brings clarity to a powerful message that continues to inspire and move people today. Vision put together all the necessities of a truly great rock band, combining elements of art rock with solid guitar-driven stadium rock. Marshall and company created a unique sound all their own that still sounds good 25+ years after it was first recorded! With prime riff-rockers from start to finish, this album is rock perfection. Steve Holland (founder of Molly Hatchett) is quoted as saying, "Vision - I don't need no stinking Vision. I'm blind as a bat as it is....but this old bat has great hearing! And that's all you need to know with these guys! Wow!” Beyond the tragedy, the history, the raging guitars and the killer songs, ultimately, VISION is about an indomitable will; about survival of spirit; unbowed, uniquely American and stubbornly resolute. After 10 years of reissuing Christian rock and metal classics, this long out-of-print album has consistently been one of our most requested reissues. That’s why the label is thrilled to reissue it on CD for the very first time, remastered, with exclusive and insightful liner notes and 100% rock! For fans of Kansas, Styx, Mylon LeFevre and Lynyrd Skynyrd!
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Band:VISION
Album:MOUNTAIN IN THE SKY COLLECORS EDITION
Label:Retroactive
Format:CD
Genre:Metal
In 1983, an Assembly of God youth pastor in Florida asked some of his kids to form a band and put on a concert for their youth group. Before long this youth group band would include people of great fame and notoriety who would give great witness of what God had done in their lives. Lead singer Rocco Marshall’s long-time friend, Leon Wilkeson (bassist from Lynyrd Skynyrd) joined the band. Before long, Leon’s Skynyrd bandmate, pianist Billy Powell, was in jail for a 5th DUI and he asked Leon to visit him. Leon played Billy a Vision song called “Fight the Good Fight”. The song had such a powerful effect on Billy that he immediately joined the band! Vision now had an impressive pedigree, featuring two members of mainstream rock super-stars, Lynyrd Skynyrd! By 1984, the band would record their debut record as a custom self-titled release (now titled Mountain In The Sky, recorded in world renown guitarist Pat Travers’ studio with the Full Sail Dream Machine). With no distribution or promotion, this ’84 release has been ultra rare and collectors have been willing to pay hundreds of dollars for this classic rock masterpiece. The album is 9 songs of wallto- wall brilliance – chock full of explosive vocal arrangements and indelible guitar riffs. Clearly cut from the Seventies, (Kansas, Boston, Blue Oyster Cult) Vision knew how to bring it with infectious hooks, marked progressive rock edges and a huge, biting, melodic guitar attack full of hope-filled lyrics that cut to the heart! The Collector’s Edition exclusive bonus tracks for the Born Twice Records release are two powerful testimonies from Leon and Billy, sharing from their hearts about the difference God made in their lives. This super-star studded band would go on to release a second album on Heartland Records in 1985 featuring several songs from Mountain In The Sky that were completely rerecorded (and quite different) for that album.
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Band:FACES OF MARCH
Album:CONFESSIONS
Label:Ravenheart
Format:CD
Genre:Metal
Faces Of March comes into the Modern Rock Arena out of Miami in Florida. They have a powerful new sound that is familiar from the first listen, but packs a big sound that is immediately comfortable and yet refreshingly new. The songs are enveloped in Gia's power packed vocals - dark, breathy, sexy and edgy. The music contains a wall of multi layered guitars, solid groovin' bass lines and simple yet prominent drum lines. Paul Trust's masterful production, integrates elements of Electronica, with ear pumping percussion, strings and synths.
This music is quite simply ‘Kerrang Fodder’ and you could imagine Faces Of March sitting quite comfortably with bands like Nickelback, Paramore, Flyleaf, Three Days Grace, Evanescence or Breaking Benjamin.
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Band:PUSSY SISTER
Album:PUSSY SISTER
Label:Black Bards
Format:CD
Genre:Metal
The German answer to Mötley Crüe and Guns’n’Roses – banging rock’n’roll riffs, hot outfits and ballads full of emotions…. A phenomenon that makes eyes and ears happy. Music comes, music goes – but there will always be rock’n’roll. That’s what the guys of Pussy Sisster think, feel and live: wild, hot and explosive!
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Band:KING JAMES
Album:THE FALL COLLECTORS EDITION
Label:Retroactive
Format:CD
Genre:Metal
Formed from the ashes of the '80s Christian rock band Whitecross is King James, established by guitarist Rex Carroll in the early '90s. Carroll, who is a two-time winner of the Dove Award as well as a five-time HM Magazine Critic's Darling for his fierce guitar work, wanted another creative piece in which he could musically develop. Together, with vocalist Jimi Bennett (ex-Sacred Fire, Viktor) and Stryper alumni, Robert Sweet and Tim Gaines, King James was born and soon inked a deal with Star Song Records to release their eponymous debut in 1993. Four years later, after a long break and regrouping, King James issued the sophomore effort entitled The Fall in 1997. The 2010 Collector’s Edition from Retroactive Records includes a much needed facelift with all new artwork in addition to a full-metal remaster by the amazing J Powell (Titanic, Final Axe, Bride and Malice). This album was originally released in Europe, then twice in the USA – and they sold so fast that this classic has been out of print for almost ten years. That means it’s a great album and there’s demand for it! The music is mean and the guitars are nasty, reminiscent of the aggressive metal of Alice in Chains, Soundgarden, Holy Soldier and Black Sabbath. The Fall features a haunting, ponderous sound that sometimes flirts with the sophisticated progressive elegance of Queensryche. It’s definitely a moody, portentous affair, filled with plenty of inspired riffing from Rex and hair-tossed wailing from Jimi!
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Band:RED STAR
Album:LAW AND ORDER
Label:KING PRAWN
Format:CD
Genre:Alt Rock
RED STAR performs a high-energy mix of original material of Indie, classic and hard rock. They are continuously developing a strong following of all ages. They are arguably the most dynamic and energetic live act coming out of the North of England today, switching easily between driving rock and more chilled numbers. RED STAR is the band that will define a generation!
'The lads from 'RED STAR' definitely have a big future with influences ranging from Oasis, The Stones Roses and a twist of Kasabian, they ARE the band to rejuvenate indie rock.’ (SHEFFIELD STUDENT MAGAZINE)
'Redstar sent shivers down the spines of the scene kids, then made them re-assess their attire.' (BBC RADIO MANCHESTER)
For fans of The Stone Roses, The Who, The Beatles, The Smiths, The Doors and Kasabian.
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Band:THE DAISY ANTHESIS
Album:SURFACE AND THE SKY
Label:DIMINISHED FIFTH
Format:CD
Genre:Metal
The Daisy Anthesis cultivated their sound on their debut album ‘Surface and the Sky’ shifting into the depths of death metal and grindcore without ever losing their artistic merit. The end result is the sound of whispering melodies, groove-filled metal riffs and chaotic noise.
For fans of: The Red Chord, Despised Icon and The Chariot
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Band:LAST CALL CHERNOBYL
Album:DROWNING BENEATH THE SOUND OF CHANGE
Label:DIMINISHED FIFTH
Format:CD
Genre:Metal
A vibrant sound tinged with intricate melodies and elegant undertones, Last Call Chernobyl creates a delicate and at the same time powerful style of music. With dynamic vocal range and progressive leads to their music Last Call Chernobyl is an intense sound with deep and complex subtleties found in their songs.
For fans of : Misery Signals, August Burns Red and Between the Buried and Me
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Band:DEBT OF NATURE
Album:CRUSH KILL AND BURN
Label:Deity Down
Format:CD
Genre:Death Metal
German sextet Debt Of Nature blends their Thrash, Crust, Grind and Death influences into a specific style of their own. Sometimes as raw as Napalm Death, sometimes as twin-lead-laden as Children Of Bodom or Iron Maiden, sometimes just plain thrashy in the vein of Kreator or Destruction, Debt Of Nature’s music, male and female fronted, comes with explicit lyrics. In the past the band played prestigeous German festivals like Fuck The Commerce and Protzen Open Air and shared stages with a.o. Hail Of Bullets, Grind Inc., Houwitser, Illdisposed and Lay Down Rotten.
For fans of : Napalm Death and Kreator.
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Band:TODESSTOSS
Album:WURMER ZU WEINEN
Label:Eisenwald
Format:CD
Genre:Black Metal
LIMITED SPECIAL DIGISLEEVE EDITION (300 COPIES), COMES WITH EMBOSSED INNER-SLEEVES AND ART-POSTER Second real album from Germans Todesstoss, dark and expressive black metal art, non - standard music not for everybody ! Great simple composition with the usual psychedelic vocals, actually the whole album is quite psychedelic and dark. An essential listen for all fans of strange & bizarre dark music! Todesstoss – a name which became more and more familiar in the black metal circus and has been rated by many as a truly unique and very original band.
“Würmer zu Weinen, overall, a very poignant and emphatic work, both musically and lyrically, and not least visually more than just appealing. It is more extreme and bizarre dark metal with depth that is incomparable. For all the those who Todesstoss already know and appreciate, the new album is already a must ! But “Würmer zu Weinen” is also highly recommended to others, all who appreciate witty and extremely gloomy metal." - Hateful Metal Magazine
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Band:INHUMAN HATE
Album:TWILIGHT OF A LOST SOUL
Label:Eisenwald
Format:CD
Genre:Black Metal
DESOLATE BLACK METAL DRENCHED WITH DEATH/DOOM – ON DELUXE EMBOSSED LTD. DIGIPACK ! New and so far 3rd full-length of German horde INHUMAN HATE ! After formation in 2005 and putting up two more or less depressive black metal works in the underground, misanthropic Germans Inhuman Hate have improved their skills and settled to return in 2010. Words fail when searching a genre here, but imagine the desolate Black Metal roots of the early days, pour it in the cauldron with heavy guitars, doom/death influences, well varied vocals and a brilliant sound and you get a rough imagination about it. They have put more emphasis on the atmosphere by making lengthy songs that grasp the listener throughout the duration and entrance them into a interesting mixture of mid-paced atmospheric and sometimes heavy aggressive compositions with malignant aura and quality vocals, even one songs features clean vocals. LTD TO 666 COPIES...
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Band:DER WEG EINER FREIHEIT
Album:SELF TITLED.
Label:VIVA HATE
Format:CD
Genre:Black Metal
DER WEG EINER FREIHEIT was founded in February 2009 by Nikita and Tobias in Würzburg, Bavaria (Germany) with the release of the band's first selt-titled record. However, the concept and idea that underlie DWEF were formed someone and a half years earlier, when, following the disbandment of predecessor band FROSTGRIM, there continued to exist the creative urge to express oneself lyrically and musically through melodic and atmospheric Black Metal. Due to their debut record selling out almost immediately and based on the enthusiastic reception it received from the audience, plans for a re-release were taken into consideration. In VIVA HATE RECORDS, DWEF have ultimately found the right partner to pursue this enterprise. The debut got rerecorded and the band added real drum recordings, done by Heaven Shall Burn’s live drummer Christian Bass who is now 100% band member of DER WEG EINER FREIHEIT.
DER WEG EINER FREIHEIT founded the new generation of GERMAN BLACK METAL!!!
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Band:HORNA / SACRIFICIA MORTUORUM
Album:SPLIT ALBUM
Label:FROSTSCALD
Format:CD
Genre:Black Metal
Raw as hell Black Metal by Finnish warmasters and their French companions. This gravedesecrating crime has everything real Black Metal requires: the true necrosound, tortured vocals and masterful melodies of snowclad nocturnal coldness. A dark journey through the haunted old Black Metal cemeteries.
Cult Finnish and French Black Metal Acts - Exclusive tracks were recorded for this split. Exclusive CD re-release of rare vinyl split produced by Debemur Morti Productions in 2006.
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Band:DOMGARD
Album:I NIFELHELS SKYGD
Label:FROSTSCALD
Format:cd
Genre:Black Metal
Swedish Black Metal in the finest old-school traditions of the national scene. The debut full-length album of this dark brotherhood which survived founding members' prison sentence for the church arson, suicide of the former vocalist and almost 7 years of forced silence. Blessed by Loki-Lucifer "I Nifelhels Skygd" is based upon the Dark Germanic Paganism and Chaosophy of Wurmaharjaz - Thulr Ginndreksins esoteric order and Swedish Black Metal glory of the 90's.
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Band:ENTHRAL
Album:PROPHECIES OF THE DYING
Label:FROSTSCALD
Format:CD
Genre:Black Metal
Norse Black Metal from mighty 90's. Harsh, very fast and aggressive with exactly that raw 90's sound we love, yet full of genuine atmosphere and originality underlined by guitars cold melodies, outstanding bass lines, synth parts creating the dark climate and freezing soprano vocals on the background. Imagine SATYRICON "Nemesis Divina" meets LORD BELIAL "Enter the Moonlight Gate" with a weird and morbid twist.. A long awaited re-release of a forgotten gem originally produced by Hot Records (DIMMU BORGIR, OLD MAN’S CHILD, TULUS, AURA NOIR).
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Band:FINNRS CANE
Album:WANDERLUST
Label:FROSTSCALD
Format:CD
Genre:Black Metal
Cold and melancholic music with deep climate of a winter journey, varying from fierce and freezing Black Metal parts to the atmospheric landscapes created with acoustic guitars, cello and clean singing with progressive Dark Doom Metal dimensions. “The sound present here is somewhere between Summoning, Blut Aus Nord, Hellveto, and Wolves in The Throne Room. It’s every bit as hypnotic and esoteric as it is foggy and mysterious, without leaving behind the metallic basis for their sound.” Metal Maniacs
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Band:SAVIOUR MACHINE
Album:LIVE IN DEUTSCHLAND 2002
Label:Retroactive
Format:dvd
Genre:Metal
Ever since the band's debut independent release in 1990, they have been amassing one of the most loyal and dedicated fan base of any metal band in history. In 2002 the band released a 2 DVD set with many, many extras. This DVD set does not disappoint on any level. Disc 1 is the 2002 concert in Owen, Germany and includes music from all three released parts of the Legend trilogy. Conversely, disc 2 includes several special features (including a photo gallery of the band from 1992-2002, a behind-the-scenes documentary and a couple other odds and ends) as well as the original 75 minute "Live in Deutschland" concert video from 1995. Saviour Machine proves that you can be Christian and Gothic. It is a tightrope act, but it can be done. Some Christian gothic bands tend to fall more to one side or the other in that they either fail to have real spiritual content or they fail to achieve a genuinely Gothic expression, but Eric Clayton and Saviour Machine have succeeded in doing both very well. The spiritual content is presented in a very Gothic way. Saviour Machine has always been the leaders in the theatrical, drama, charisma, and symbolism. Nothing has been left to chance. Everything is intentional. Everything comes from the Biblical perspective with a genuinely creative and Gothic spirit. The music is bold. The message is massive. And, the presentation is stunning. These original issue DVD sets have been out of print for years and years, now made available once again!
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Band:VINTELAND
Album:WELCOME MY LAST CHAPTER
Label:Temple Of Darkness
Format:CD BOX SET
Genre:Black Metal
Limited to 2000 copies. Deluxe CD box set, incl: Clamshell box, poster, sticker and certificate. Recorded during the winter Anno 1995 at Unisound Studios.. Keyboards on this album played by Dan Swanö (EDGE OF SANITY). Album completely re-mastered by the band in 2010 Swedish Black / Death Metal, consider as one of the pinnacles albums from the genre. Includes a bonus track: Freezing Moon (Mayhem’s cover) Band is reunited and working in the 2nd album. Vinterland is formed by The Black (Swe), Tyrant (Swe) and Karjalan Sissit members
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Band:CEASE OF BREEDING
Album:SOUNDS OF DISEMBOWELMENT
Label:AMPUTATED VEIN
Format:CD
Genre:Death Metal
In these dark days CEASE OF BREEDING deliver us their debut album, fast and brutal, a misanthropic manifest continuing the tradition that SEVERE TORTURE and GORGASM started, expanding the sickness of BRUTAL DEATH METAL. The fast drumming, the fast guitar riffs the dominant bass and the heavy growls create a sick and grim atmosphere, an injection of raw brutal death in your ears! Warning only for extreme people.
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Band:INTORECTALGESTATION
Album:HOOVES OF HUMAN TEETH
Label:AMPUTATED VEIN
Format:CD
Genre:Death Metal
Arising from the bowels of Hull, UK comes 5 demons, bringing rampant blasting death grind in the form of IRG! Making brutal tech metal since 2007 with twin guitars of brutal riffs and screaming leads, dual vox with gutturals, shrieks, hardcore and other styles, intricate drums and insane bass - "Hooves of Human Teeth" gives you songs about fucking your fat sister, testicle kingship, urinating out your intestines and more! Mixing everything from Morbid Angel inspired melody, Devourment-style slam denial and the intellectual tech of Cryptopsy - Introrectalgestation lift the bar for UK death metal to another level!.
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