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What happens when the captain of the timeship Unicorn travels back to 1945 to find his lost childhood and change the past? Answer: a war of times!
So that the real past is not forgotten, Flint, the radio operator (Martin Bolik) of the time ship Unicorn (Jessica Wahls), tells the adventurous-funny, but also tragic childhood story of their captain with the help of the argumentative on-board computer parrot WÄCHTER (Santiago Ziesmer). Under the name "Kire" (which means "love" in many cultures), he grew up well protected and happy in Pomerania, today's Poland, until 1944, spoke to animals and plants and had the gift of seeing into the past ...
However, in 1944 the shadows of war reached Kire's world and increasingly obscured the radio operator's narrative. As the tale describes Kire's darkest night - the sinking of the escape steamer meant to take Kire away from the war - the timeship receives a radio message from 1945 from Captain Kire as a child. The computer parrot locates the captain and the Unicorn lands on the North Sea off Bremerhaven in the winter of 1944/45 in a changed past.

01 It was once or twice
02 childhood memories
03 New instructions
04 Keep your eyes open
05 Just away
06 Shadow Chapter
07 silence
08 The wind told me a song
09 The Shadows of the Dreamless
10 Everything is as you see it
11 The Rainbow Gate
12 When you wake up, check if you are not still dreaming
13 Epilogue - In No World

"Come on, arm yourself, if you like. I'll get you through the day today and show you the Schillerpark."

With these opening lines, the Berlin singer and photographer Dirk Loombeek invites us to follow him through his Wedding on his 5th album Schillerpark (Hörrausch / Timezone). We accompany him through the eponymous park (“North Wind”, “In the Most Beautiful Colors”), learn about a shy first love after the fall of the Berlin Wall (“1990”) and stand in the middle of a party in Wedding, where we have Jarvis Cocker as a DJ at the Watching work ("Jarvis and I").
In ten new pop songs, Dirk Loombeek underscores what Deutschlandfunk once said about him: "Dirk Loombeek is a songwriter who still masters his craft."

01 Schiller Park
02 The golden light
03 A strange day
04 Anytime
05 north wind
06 Jarvis and I
07 1990
08 In the most beautiful colors
09 Marlene
10 When summer rain falls

Since 2006 Uwe Cremer, who was born in Cologne, has been releasing his krautrock, art and space rock-inspired sound sculptures under the name Level π, which he perceives as musical narratives.
In the stories of his fifth album "Electronic Philosophy", Cremer takes the listener on a wide variety of journeys: with the TEE through the night, on a long journey through the depths of space, through the brain convolutions of Don Quijote or through time. On the way you take an acoustic break, philosophize according to the Berlin School, or you chill at home. Hypnotic sequences, analogue or electronic rhythms, Cremer's soulful guitar and a wide variety of electronic sounds and effects form the common thread that runs through the album and from which its instrumental stories are spun. Moog sounds, string synthesizers, organ and mellotron show again and again where Cremer's musical heart beats. In the spirit of a modern version of krautrock, he experiments with loops and trip hop beats and fuses them with elements of classic EM. He skilfully combines sequences in the style of the Berlin school with rock influences or writes dreamy atmospheres with synthesizers and guitars that reverberate, which then turn into passages driven by breakbeats. Dramatically imaginatively staged and dynamically varied, the pieces stimulate the imagination and gently guide the listener into Cremer's visually stunning musical cosmos.

01 night drive
02 The long journey
03 Interlude
04 Electronic philosophy
05 Don Quixote's brain
06 At home
07 Through the decades

Decaying Days from Münster have been active in the current lineup since 2015 and are releasing their second long player with "The Unknown Beyond". Originally driven by the melancholy and melody of Finnish death/doom, the songwriting has become more differentiated in recent years.
More complex arrangements and harmonies are combined with elegiac lead guitars and versatile vocals from deep growls to polyphonic clear vocals. "The Unknown Beyond" bears its atmospheric charisma in the name - the unknown future, the unpredictability of life, for which each person will find his personal interpretation.

01 Aeons Of Slumber
02A Distant Memory
03 Into Your Eyes
04 Reflections
05 Embracing Solitude
06 Time Takes Away
07 Falling Down
08 The Unknown Beyond

"I wanted to sing like Orpheus" once said and sang a well-known songwriter and that is exactly what the well-known baritone Jens Hamann impressively demonstrates on his new album. Together with Thorsten Bleich, one of Germany's most renowned guitar and lute instrumentalists of early music, Hamann demonstrates his extraordinarily multifaceted and versatile singing skills in an exciting collection of songs from the 17th century. Bach Prize winner Jens Hamann, who has gained an international reputation as a concert singer in larger ensembles, demonstrates his ability here in the wide range between quiet, delicate intimacy and expansive, powerful vocal power, as Orpheus could not have done better.
The emotionality of the ancient hero runs like a red thread through the songs of Italian and English composers and shows the fascination that the legend of ancient Orpheus aroused in various musical cultures. A captivating program recorded on this CD which could well be the perfect soundtrack for Orpheus on his journey into the underworld.

01 Orpheus I am
02 I burn
03 Rosa del ciel
04 Often I sworn I d love no more
05 Cara mia Cetra andianne
06 Prelude
07 Gioite al mio natal
08 Have you seen the bright lily grow?
09 Passacaglia in la
10 Tropo sotto due stelle alme
11 It was a Lover and his Lass
12 White though ye be, yet, Lilies, know

"Pop Punk's Not Dead" - anyone who has ever experienced the 4 Idiots live knows that. The band name already stands for provocation, but also for humor. And that is exactly what is reflected in the songs of the four rockers, who can animate their audience to the next circle pit again and again.
The band from the Kassel area, consisting of Matthias Herrmann (main vocals, guitar), Julian Rupp (guitar), Andre Wenderoth (second vocals, bass) and Christian Wollenhaupt (drums), has been active since 2015 and has successfully released several singles and make a name for an EP.
Their first album, Getting Serious, will be released on November 13, 2020 and shines with 12 varied tracks, some serious, some less serious lyrics and a lot of headbanging material. If you can even begin to relate to the genre, you shouldn't miss this.

01 keep shining
02 Smurf Ice And Grass
03 roller coasters
04 The End Of Me
05 Bad Luck
06 Uncertainty
07 The Man In Disguise
08 The Whole Night
09 Movie Star
10 Cut It Out
11 cheeseburgers
12 Getting Serious

The long-awaited successor “Turn It Golden!” will be released at the end of September. On this album there is little left of the simple and raw sound of the debut. While the first album was still firmly anchored in the tradition of American folk music, the new songs show many different facets that transcend the narrow boundaries of the genre without forgetting its roots.
The result is a very versatile album, whose songs are nevertheless unmistakably songs of the TS Eliot Appreciation Society: from the John Fahey'esque folk-instrumental "Anne's Lullaby" to the brittle pop of "The Fall" and the hypnotic kraut-folk of the single "The Grand Tour". The sometimes hallucinatory lyrics tell stories of people seeking meaning in chaotic times.

01. Anne's Lullaby
02. The Grand Tour
03. Arthur's Song (for TH White)
04. Southern Country
05. Holy Motors!
06. The Fal
07. Incantation
08.Ocean
09. Apocalypse
10. Parade

As is well known, our band info begins with the note that when Jane first appeared on December 5th, 1970, hardly anyone suspected that this formation would develop into one of the most successful rock acts in Germany. And it was even harder to foresee at the time that, of all things, exactly 50 years later, a dangerous virus would destroy by far the largest part of the band's anniversary celebrations. In all likelihood, we will no longer be able to play club gigs in the epidemic year 2020.
That's why we decided to offer our loyal fans live music at least on CD and DVD. The basis for this comes from the year 2013 from our performance at the Black Hand Inn in Gadenstedt, which was recorded in image and sound. Unfortunately, the material was afflicted with technical errors, which at the time led to the planned publication of the entire concert being stopped. Thanks to the professional help of our sound engineer Ossy Pfeiffer, we were now able to save at least part of the songs.
But the whole thing also gets an upgrade if you consider that it is one of the last concerts that Werner Nadolny was able to take part in a few months before he retired at the end of 2014 due to illness. Dete Klamann, who will leave the band at the end of 2020 for health and private reasons, can also be seen here in full action.
So this CD is the last chance for the inclined Jane fan to experience the band again in this line-up.

1st lady
2. Love Me Or Leave Me
3. Day time
4. Borrowed Time
5. Out In The Rain
6. Windows / Spain / Love Your Life
7. I Believe
8. Hangman

Chaosbay from Berlin/Kaiserslautern reach a whole new level with their second full-length album: wildly virtuoso, grown up, aware of their strengths, the group founded in 2012 celebrates their incredibly energetic interplay with almost pedantic perfection at an incredibly rapid pace. Comparisons like PERIPHERY, KARNIVOOL, TESSERACT, but also OPETH, PORCUPINE TREE and DREAM THEATER always seem to come up when speaking of their unique sound. Double bass thunderstorms, djent riffs and evil growls alternate with great melodies, harmony vocals and acoustic guitars. Produced in a modern and uncompromising manner, powerful, virtuoso, tricky and yet always focused on catchy hooklines, the record leads through the nine chapters, between which recurring musical motifs and topics are hidden.
The album is more up to date than ever. Aside from genre-typical fantasy epics and surreal dream sequences, the band expresses their opinion on racism, xenophobia, the refugee crisis and moral decay in times of capitalism. “It no longer felt so sensible for me to come up with stories at a time when there was really enough to tell about what was really going on.”, said singer and main songwriter Jan Listing in an interview with Shieldmaiden's Voice. Mixed and mastered by Christof Kempe (Embark Audio), who was also responsible for the sound of bands like TIME THE VALUATOR, BREATHE ATLANTIS or BURNING DOWN ALASKA, the album is in no way inferior to international competition.

01 Enjoy The Rise
02 Amen
03 Mediterranean
04 D.O.A.
05 Limbus Inn
06 Soldiers
07 Criminals & Sons
08 The Lyin’ King
09 Heavenly Island (Epilogue)

In 2015, the Hamburg musician Catharina Boutari, who calls herself Puder on stage, was in a dilemma. She wanted to make a new record. That was actually good. But on the other hand neither. It announced the same process that leads to an album. After twenty years in bands and as a solo artist it was time to change everything. Stepping out of the comfort zone, headfirst into an experiment in which she would find herself in a studio with a musical guest, to create an album in ten days completely unprepared, from initial idea to final recording in front of a live studio audience.
Puder Session Tapes is the name of this experiment without a net and a double bottom, which has just entered its fourth and fifth round with the sparring artists Riad Abdel-Nabi in Amsterdam, as well as Ben Schadow, Ulita Knaus and Kathrin Ost in Hamburg and these days under the title "Tomorrowland with friends" is released as an album.

01 Streets
02 Interlude
03 Resisting Water
04 Fire Sparks
05 Travel
06 Ban on flying
07 When You Were Eight
08 Ghosttown Love
09 Precious
10 seven
11 Sleepless
12 Gretha

The style of the debut album Pure Love by SVOZ & B de PronX is danceable electronic music, composed with sounds from unusual instruments, digital sound generators and loops, meticulously processed on the digital audio workstation. The individual songs are powerful and at the same time playful and sensitive. You follow the driving beats and the staggered arpeggios with the embedded vocals: The lyrics are spiritually intimate. The mood of the album is based on the natural mood of 432 Hertz.
B de PronX's vocals borrow from the pop genre, but the experimental approach keeps flashing through. Pure Love was born out of a love of creating, inventing and creating. Svoz & B de PronX complement each other as artists and create a music world that wants to be pop on the one hand, but also fits into a club danceable and yet wants to remain special and authentic. When listening, the diversity, depth and sophistication of the compositions are revealed. The music can not only be heard, but also experienced.
The audiophile claim comes from experiments with tape recordings, the comparison with sophisticated analog recordings and mixes from rock, pop and jazz. And yet it is and remains electronic music through and through, as organic and vibrant as the digital process allows and as powerful and detailed as electronic production allows.

1 Jack's Dance
2 resets
3 Wake Up
4 Listen To Your Inner Voice
5 We Are Free
6 turns around
7 Yes Its True
8 Just Your Love
9 runs
10 follow me

After a lengthy professional career as a highly regarded sideman, harmonica icon Steve Baker released his first solo album as singer, songwriter and bandleader in 2018. “Perfect Getaway” (TZ 1473) garnered excellent reviews and showed the 64 year old from a previously unknown side. In the course of the two years since its release, he has played over 50 concerts with his band The LiveWires, developing an instantly recognizable collective sound which regularly wows live audiences.

At the heart of the band lies the interplay between Jan Mohr’s exciting guitar sounds, Jeff Walker’s rock-solid bass and newest (and youngest) member Henri Jerratsch’s elastic drum grooves, underscoring Baker’s punchy vocals and ripping harmonica arrangements. Steve’s daughter Gina adds lovely backing vocals and the tight, sparsely arranged band sound with rich vocal harmonies provides the perfect vehicle for Baker’s deeply personal songs.

In July 2019, Steve took the band into Hamburg’s Chefrock Studios (owned by Peter Keller, producer of German rock megastar Peter Maffay) for a week to record new material with sound engineer Tillmann Ilse at the controls. The resulting album “The Great Divide” (TZ 1884) contains 11 new originals plus a compelling cover of Bob Dylan’s This Wheel’s On Fire. With this record, the brakes are clearly off and Baker has shifted into a higher gear, providing convincing evidence of just how much he has developed as a singer and songwriter in the past two years. In contrast to its predecessor, The Great Divide is also very much a band album. Though the songs are extremely varied, the sparse arrangements and consistent line-up ensure they share the same character, a band identity and sound which has grown together and is all of a piece. All basic tracks including vocals were recorded live in Chefrock Studios, with additional recording of overdubs and corrections at fmi Studio, Hamburg and Eject Studio in Handeloh. As with Perfect Getaway, Steve mixed the production with Marcus Praed at the Mühle der Freundschaft in Bad Iburg, where it was also mastered.

Overall the songs are heavier than on the first album and cover a wide stylistic spectrum, ranging from rocking British beat to funky New Orleans, from songwriter to subterranean new age blues. Bakers feeling for timeless pop music is readily apparent, as is his fondness for heavy but catchy rock numbers, and his unmistakeable harmonica sound, always in the service of the song, adds the final touch. His songs of life, love and the pursuit of happiness in the age of lies radiate attitude and strike a deeply personal note which echos our troubled times.

1 Don’t Turn Your Back On Love
2 Judgement Day
3 Don’t Worry About The Money
4 Steppin’ High
5 Chains
6 Long Distance Man
7 State Of Grace
8 This Wheel’s On Fire
9 Too Late
10 Fools & Scoundrels
11 One Drop Blues
12 The Great Divide

The valuable creative collaboration with Peter Müssig resulted in 11 unique songs, each with its own unique character. The musical diversity is the final result of a fruitful search for the right sound. Robert consistently plays his musical spectrum to the full on this album and gives each song a modern guise that suits his timeless lyrics perfectly.
The thematic diversity of his texts reflects life in all its facets and colors. From day to night. Like a city that never sleeps. The thought of "Las Vegas" forms the substantive ambassador for the album. A place where happiness and suffering, gain and defeat, love and separation determine life in constant change, forms the common thread for the individual songs.
The title of the album came from this approach: "Your Vegas". Each of us is exposed to this game of life and has to face this challenge. For better or for worse. Robert Redweik understands perfectly how to pack all these moments, feelings and strengths into his songs in such a way that in the end the positive remains. He takes a critical but hopeful look behind the facades of life, not in an instructive way, but in a motivating way.

1. Reinvent
2. Fishbowl
3. Don't wake my evil spirits
4. Will be ok again
5. So high
6. Your Vegas
7. Where all words end
8. Roulette
9. Heart at half mast
10. Slow down
11. Man you are still here
12. Chapeau

She had found out in which hotel Bob Dylan would stay, back then in Bonn. And she not only had her demo CD and a guitar with her, but also outrageous luck. "Mr. Dylan, would you have a second?” Julia A. Noack asked the god of all songwriters boldly when he stepped out of the elevator – and unbelievably, but true: she was allowed to play her songs to him. Eventually even his own: "Blind Willie McTell" they sang together. In between, he tuned her guitar, praised her songs, gave her tips – and felt reminded of Emmylou Harris by Julia's voice. "That was something special," she remembers of this unforgettable encounter in 2003. But it was much more: It was an accolade. After that she recorded two studio albums – a girl from Berlin with a guitar; a folk lady who had already played with Dylan. To this day, she gets a backstage pass when he tours Germany. The Folklady made an impression on the king of folk.
Meanwhile Julia A. Noack is much further and her album "The Feast" is the next step, a big one: With the Viennese producer Alexander Nefzger she docks onto the international indie scene. After Christiane Rösinger, Ja, Panik oder illute, she is now also using the synergy effects of the Berlin-Vienna axis.
With Nefzger, who became known through unusual productions for Clara Luzia and other Austrian indie artists, Julia A. Noack developed experimental arrangements for her lyrical song poems, for love songs without the word "love", for nature-inspired metaphors such as "silver whisper in the trees". It was the intensive cooperation of two creative powerhouses: "We were in a musical bubble." The result: trombones, electronic disruptors, crackling percussion, electric and electric guitars and at the center of the soundscape Julia's voice, from which Nefzger gets everything out - and who (sorry, Bob!) has nothing by Emmylou Harris. "The Feast" has become exactly what its title promises: an acoustic feast. A feast of sounds, loops and timbres, of poetry, big melodies and refrains that become pop mantras. An album that shimmers and shimmers with ideas and inspirations.

01 Want / Be
02 Everything is sexuality
03 Name for this
04 What'd she say
05 Silver whisper
06 Summer, something
07 We're crazy
08 designer drugs
09 The feast
10 Matter of me
11 The inconceivable

The "Salty Pajamas" are a three-man band with banjo, blues harp, delay kazzo, drums and bass, influenced by old American folk music, raw and primitive garage rock, the Palatinate forest, the food, the people, plants and animals.
They spend the best time of their lives in a ghost town. Their sound sounds like a country singer at speed while the instruments collapse.

01 Meat county
02 Spell
03 Leaving now
04 alligators
05 Monsters under your bed
06 Wooden friendship
07 Alone
08 Left and loose
09 Somebody else's bed
10 The taste of tea
11 dead pirate song
12 I am a family tree

On May 21, 2005 (one week after the long pigeon interview of May 14, 2005, which led to the DVD »25 years are enough«), Konrad K. and Susi Duhme were sitting in the Tauben's old rehearsal room in the Glocksee for an interview to record, which should show Konrad's life away from the deaf. A double DVD was planned with a second interview with Konrad's father, the cabaret artist Dietrich Kittner (recorded on May 10, 2005), entitled »The cabaret artist and the punk - two generations of Kittner in conversation with Susi Duhme«. should appear.
Unfortunately, the sound was not checked during the recording with Konrad, so it was not noticed that the audio plug was not properly seated in the camera. The result was a badly damaged tone in the interview. The idea was initially postponed and the interview with Dietrich Kittner was published under the title »Rage keeps you young«. 15 years later, the sound technology has made a giant step and we were able to restore the interview. The noise has been removed almost 100%. Enjoy the interview with Konrad K. and Susi Duhme (112 minutes). As a bonus, there is an interview by Susi Duhme with the crashing letter pigeons (20 minutes)

When longing screams and madness drives... Captain Panda are usually not far away. They float around in German-speaking waters, somewhere between punk and (of course extremely hard) pop. Musically both catchy and rough, they always balance on the narrow edge between energy and melody. A spiky, red carpet for their protagonists, who stumble across their path en masse in their homeland, the picturesque Ruhr area.
Because lyrically everything revolves around the subject of people - observing, descriptive, more diary than photo album. It's about leaving, losing and man's favorite hobby - at the end of a dead end, always running flat out against the wall. And that's exactly where KP are ready with the camera or paper and pen.
Incidentally, they have never been to Shanghai.

1. Schnapps
2. Clean up
3. Youth culture
4. Bielefeld
5. Ganøve Knausgard

When longing screams and madness drives... Captain Panda are usually not far away. They float around in German-speaking waters, somewhere between punk and (of course extremely hard) pop. Musically both catchy and rough, they always balance on the narrow edge between energy and melody. A spiky, red carpet for their protagonists, who stumble across their path en masse in their homeland, the picturesque Ruhr area.
Because lyrically everything revolves around the subject of people - observing, descriptive, more diary than photo album. It's about leaving, losing and man's favorite hobby - at the end of a dead end, always running flat out against the wall. And that's exactly where KP are ready with the camera or paper and pen.
Incidentally, they have never been to Shanghai.

1. Schnapps
2. Clean up
3. Youth culture
4. Bielefeld
5. Ganøve Knausgard

Stories from a Downtown Apartment is the highly anticipated follow-up to Celeigh Cardinal's 2017 breakout debut album Everything and Nothing at All, which earned her awards including Indigenous Artist of the Year at the 2018 Western Canadian Music Awards. In this latest collection of soulful songs, the Indigenous singer/songwriter delves into the themes of love, grief, desire and letting go.
The album brilliantly showcases Cardinal's enchanting contralto voice, reminiscent of the blues' bygone days and jazz's golden era. Its warmth, power, range and nuance are reminiscent of artists like Bonnie Raitt and Adele. Celeigh Cardinal is now touring throughout Canada and the USA and was able to freak out the full kukuun club at the last Reeperbahn Festival! In May/June, the incredible live musician will embark on a multi-week European tour through Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, France and Austria - see tour dates below.

"Celeigh is quickly becoming one of the great voices that make up the fabric of the Canadian roots music scene." - Doug Cox, Artistic Director, Vancouver Island MusicFest

01 The Devil Is A Blue-Eyed Man
02 Song By The Supermoon
03 When All Is Said And Done
04 I Don't Want To Know You Anymore
05 Do you know?
06 There Are Some Things We Will Never Do
07 Tumbleweed
08 Loving Is Letting Go

The shimmering evening air of the Alhambra, the reverent tranquility of the centuries-old Irish monastery at Glendalough, the sounds of its great role models. The young guitarist Denis Schmitz combines all of this on his second solo album Nuances, on which, contrary to today's zeitgeist, he gives the filigree, well-mused sounds of his 6- and 7-string instruments room to develop.
In addition to works by famous jazz greats such as Pat Metheny and Ralph Towner, his new album also contains his own compositions for the first time, in which he not only demonstrates his technically brilliant playing but also his compositional craft. Especially in his title composition Nuances he draws the fine line between euphony and twilight, between unyielding monotony and irascible temperament - maybe even between genius and madness. Because it is often just those "nuances" that are able to balance such a composition on the cutting edge.
The real highlight of the album, however, are the "Seven Short Pieces" by the Austrian jazz guitarist and composer Wolfgang Muthspiel, which he gave him specifically for the first recording and which will certainly be an integral part of the repertoire in a few years.

Side A
01 Sacred Place
02 Glendalough
03 James
04 Albaicín
05 To Mick

Side B
06 shades
07 Seven Short Pieces (Opening)
08 Seven Short Pieces (Triplet Droplet)
09 Seven Short Pieces (Locrian Star)
10 Seven Short Pieces (Aeolian Fall)
11 Seven Short Pieces (canon)
12 Seven Short Pieces (Open View)
13 Seven Short Pieces (6/8 For Zsófia)

If Snowfall in June were a hairdressing utensil with twelve letters, they would be a hair dryer: Lots of power, momentum and optimal hold.
Danceable pop rock that brings joy and movement to the bar with depth and lightness. The band takes audiences on a journey from anthemic stadium rock to Old West saloon, from smooth beachside idyll to bustling New York. The melodies are catchy, the polyphonic songs under the skin.
Snowfall in June has already played on numerous stages, for example at the Film-Food-Festival in Münster, at Kemnade in Flammen and at the Pfingst Open Air in Heiligenhafen.
Most recently, the five friends guaranteed themselves a performance on the main stage for Essen Original 2019 with the Newcomer Prize 2018 and they won the support of the Bochum music office.

01 Black Sheep
02 Train Of Life
03 All The Time
04 Assumed
05 Unicorns
06 The Girl
07 1.40
08 New York
09 You Got It
10 In My Mind
11 Streets

A sleepy little place in an American backwater. The local bar spits smoke out of every porous hole in the facade - the heat hits you in the face, you save yourself in the bar on the corner and fall into a nocturnal undertow - the figures seem apathetic, times distant. “Sir” Oliver Mally sits on the stage and plays the blues that no one suspects, but everyone is looking for. "Sir" Oliver Mally is without a doubt one of the representatives of the "best blues in Europe" (Concerto). His rough, unconventional music is the pure extract of blues essence. Inhaling this will pop like absinthe for life.
Born in Lower Bavaria, Hubert Hofherr discovered his love for Chicago blues very early on. In addition to his music studies, he played in his first bands early on and released several recordings. After emigrating to the USA, he toured the USA with well-known blues musicians such as Buster Benton, JW Williams and Merle Perkins, where he founded his own band before returning to Germany. Hubert Hofherr is on concert tours at home and abroad with his band "Hubert Hofherr & The Bottom Line", founded in 1996, as well as with "The Ramblers", Albert C. Humphrey and the Roots of Blues, the Ron Evans Group, the Hamburger Blues singer and guitarist Abi Wallenstein as well as the Electric Blues Duo (Colin Hodgkinson and Frank Diez) and Mano Maniak. And finally the two found each other "live" four years ago.
A brightly colored program is presented, consisting mainly of their own compositions peppered with exquisite covers on which the musicians undoubtedly put their own stamp. Goosebumps are guaranteed with many a song with a blue note.

01 Main Street Blues
02 Cracks In The Mirror
03 Butterfly Girl
04 Sweet & Fine
05 Meet Me In The Alley
06 Sittin' Here Wonderin'
07 My Old Friend The Blues
08 IDCAA
09 Gin-Ology
10 Got Some Nasty Habits
11 times

We must first make our way into the wilderness through the deep, dense Scandinavian forest before we encounter A Choir of Ghosts. There you can find him singing his energetic, modern and wistful folk songs. A Choir of Ghosts' musical foundation is this: A solid foundation of Kurt Cobain throwbacks layered with the water, sun and air of bands like The Tallest Man On Earth and the Hollow Coves, giving you a sense of varying shades of give nostalgia.

SIDE A
01 intro
02 Sinner In Rapture
03 Outside The Window
04 The Days Fade Quicker
05 An Ounce Of Gold

SIDE B
01 Southwest Of The Moon
02 Driving Home
03 The Water
04 Better Off Alone
05 Human
06 The Taste Of Smoke

The motif of the record cover is, so to speak, the common thread of the fifth album by the song lyricist Michael Witte. An emotional curriculum vitae begins with the rocking title song and the following titles honestly describe the imponderability in which goals and hope are not lost. "If your summit has long been full of foreign flags - then show everyone what's still possible" Supplemented by the saxophone of Osnabrück companion Tommy Schneller, Witte has recorded all the tracks himself for the first time and the spectrum of instruments used and cross-genre coloring ensures a successful arc of suspense .
After the powerful start of the first half, the songs are increasingly devoted to looking back, to accompany the listener “Nach Heimat” in the last piece. Once there, many impressions remain. Above all, having a concept album in front of you that tells its universal and transferrable story. Michael Witte lives in Aachen and, in addition to his songs, also writes and produces music for dance theater and film projects. Live he presents his music with a lot of sympathy and authenticity in solo concerts and with the support of his experienced band. The remixed title "I don't want to see you" was published as a video in 2016 as part of a charity campaign.
There was a lot of praise and recognition for this, especially from fellow musicians. In addition, the lyrics appeared in the book publication "Between coming and staying" with an essay by Michael Witte.

01 The bunny life
02 Your own 10th
03 What else is possible
04 I don't want to see you
05 To the point of no longer
06 The salt in our eyes
07 long ago
08 Home

The Dry Dudes know how to transform deep feelings into easy-going, smooth songs. On their third album "Grow", the duo from Emsland creates modern, independent pop with an R'n'B vibe: strong melodies on a stable groove foundation and not a single note too many.
Anyone who hasn't had the two dudes on their screens should do so now as a matter of urgency. Because these songwriters still have big plans, and they are definitely in a league in which few German artists play today. remaining doubts? Evidence abounds on Grow. Singer Erwin Holm and guitarist Patrick Schütte reduce their sound to "Grow" and casually get to the point.
With clear words, the songs tell stories in which we find ourselves, like in "Paradise" about the desire to leave everything behind and just get away. And we all have those days when everything really goes wrong. But the Dry Dudes remind you that there is also an opportunity in failure: "Grow". You can feel what this is about without understanding the lyrics thanks to the strong atmosphere that remains consistent through all the tracks on the album. Stylistically, "Grow" comes around the corner much more mature than the previous material.
Holm and Schütte take a big leap forward in their development and land in the middle of the now. Subtle synthesizers give the sound depth, electronic beat elements provide the extra portion of groove. That's exactly what it sounds like today.

1. Grow
2. Loving For Two
3. (Your) River
4. As Good As New
5. Tonight
6. Undefined
7. Paradise
8. Fire In My Soul
9. Unknown Boy
10. Every Step
11. What Did I Do Wrong? (radio edit)

A concept that alternately shows different facets of the color black. The original compositions are characterized by their free spirit. The songwriting is more varied and mature, the lyrics have become more intense and profound. The band's greatest strength is their extremely elegant way of crossing genre boundaries as if they didn't even exist.
The authenticity is maintained at all times. "Dresscode: Black" will therefore find its followers among darkly romantic goths as well as metalheads, rockers and lovers of dark colored singer and songwriter sounds.
The convincing, self-confident songwriting is no coincidence: years of experience and hard work are behind it. Singer and band founder Giu Mastrogiacomo has been very active in the European goth rock and metal scene (then known as Aka Profound) since 1997 and has a great flair for dark and emotionally charged music and lyrics. The southern Italian skilfully uses his linguistic diversity. In addition to English, personal experiences are told in French and Italian. At the same time, Kissin' Black is a success story from the city of lights, which is based on many years of friendship. Guitarist and co-founder Andy Dormann is the extended musical arm of Mastrogiacomo and drummer Marcel Spiga has been with him for 20 years now.
Produced by G. Mastrogiacomo & Rob Viso in Lucerne (including Rival Kings and Philipp Fankhauser) and mastered by Chris Harms (Lord of the Lost) & Benjamin Lawrenz in Hamburg.

01 Chi dice che proto sfortuna?
02 Giants
03 Dark Again
04 gravemen
05 CSF tears
06 Flirt With Hope
07 Dress code: Black
08 Step Out Of My Dreams
09 Oh Girl French Girl
10 Jolie
11 riders
12 Address Unknown
13 The Visit
14 Unveiled: In The Rain

Pigeons On The Gate have drawn inspiration from the sounds of ancient and modern folk for a series of impressive live sessions touring the west coast of Ireland. Since then, traditional and organic sounds have formed the basis for the unique soundscapes of their music. After several hundred shows played, three successful albums and growing airplays on radio and television, the band around the charismatic front couple - Lajescha & Roger O'Dubler - has won a loyal audience at home and abroad with their open and intoxicating manner.
With their EP "Take the Shot" they were able to successfully position themselves at number 9 in the Swiss charts in summer 2016. Now they are releasing their third studio album under the aegis of Berlin hit producer and songwriter Steve Van Velvet (Alexa Feser, Die Prinzen, Falco). The eleven songs present themselves with a new, promising sound. The songwriting has become more homogeneous and a little more pop.
Nevertheless, the folk elements prevailed, remain the common thread and give the songs and productions the charm that makes the music of the Emerald Isle so popular in the rest of the world.

SIDE A
01 Queens & Soliders
02Autumn
03 Breathe
04 Columban's Legacy
05 Chasing Suns

SIDE B
01 Road to Corofin I
02 Road to Corofin II
03 Leila's Birthday
04 Johnny
05 Maggie Maguire
06 Two Kingdoms

Mo Klé aka René Grünenfelder writes songs and sings them. That makes him a singer-songwriter, a songwriter. He writes them, mostly at night, always with a guitar on his knees and a pen in his hand. The Swiss musician grew up with his parents' love for the folk and pop music of the 60s and 70s. Nevertheless, as a teenager he was drawn to punk. He earned his spurs there in a band for 10 years and gained stage experience. Today he strikes much calmer tones, which are based on the old folk singers. The DIY attitude and the claim to stimulate thought with his texts have remained.
While some keep a diary to record their thoughts, Mo Klé writes songs. He tells his stories with English or German texts and sets them to music with guitar and harmonica. Songwriting helps him not to take himself and everything around him too seriously. A lot of songs have been created over the years.
He released six of them with his debut EP "Fighter In The Sky" on January 25, 2019. The slow estrangement between friends, the lack of understanding about the German grandfather who lost his youth in World War II and times keep changing wishing back and inner struggles with oneself are themes that can be found on the EP. Of course, love shouldn't be missing either. The single "Mercenary" will be released on November 16, 2018. The song is carried by a sweet and sad cello melody and packs the feeling of wasting your life for the ideals of others.
The recordings were made in Winterthur's Casablanca Recording Studios by Jo Eberhard. Jo Eberhard was once Mo Klé's guitar teacher. The two share a passion for playing the guitar and great singer-songwriters such as Leonard Cohen, Bob Dylan, Paul Simon and Hannes Wader. Central to the recording process were Mo Klé's vocal, harmonica and guitar tracks. Atmosphere not perfection were in the foreground. Drums (Kevin Akermann), bass (Jo Eberhard), cello (Isabel Gehweiler), saxophone (Nicola Holenstein) were arranged and recorded around the takes.

SIDE A
01 Mercenary
02 desire
03 If I Die

SIDE B
04 Faded vision
05 The War Song
06 On The Balcony

Anyone who hears his voice will never forget it: warm and rough, political and laconic. Karl Neukauf is a songwriter from Berlin, someone who used to drink in the basement bars he sings about. "Hinter Geranien und Gardinen" is the name of his fourth record, an album full of strange and touching stories, collected during the long nights of the capital and on the outskirts of the republic. It tells of loving and missing, of leaving and coming home, of old friends and old ladies, of guys who hang out at the bar somewhere between Bottrop and Hoyerswerda, between Hamburg and Idar-Oberstein.
"Behind Geraniums and Gardinen" is a journey through Germany in 2018, recorded in Berlin and Poland, in East Germany and the Ruhr area. Karl Neukauf's voice catches your ear, and he plays almost everything you hear on the record himself: bass and electric guitar, grand piano and Hammond organ, Fender Rhodes, harmonium and mellotron, there's even a shenai, an Indian oboe. And whenever you think it could be a bit too comfortable, a bit too chanson-like, he stocks up on the instruments, plays on glass bottles, grill grates and tin buckets - and throws lines at you that sound like this: Do it yourself and build yourself a coffin. Paint it, put something in it that you might be able to use later. Karl Neukauf comes from Berlin. Not from the Berlin of hipsters and vegans, but from the Berlin of smokers and poets.
He makes music for adults. Music that doesn't taste like milk froth, but like black coffee.

01 Let's go to the Elbe
02 Fake Enemy #2
03 Say where are you
04 Silence of the night
05 Far far away
06 In this city
07 coffin never never
08 Only pots outside
09 coup de grace option
10 hotel room 304
11 In Morpheus' arms

Bridging the gap between such disparate genres as R&B, Soul, Garage, Punk, Funk and Rock & Roll may seem like a tall order on paper - but as audiences across Europe will attest, Maiorano do it with gusto. Frontman Alex performs with wild abandon, passion, and intensity while the remaining 7-strong ensemble of musicians delivers tight rhythms, soulful grooves and soaring brass backing.
With the band's constantly evolving sound being so difficult to define, and the band's name somewhat tricky to pronounce (it's "My-Oh-Ra-No", if you were wondering), it's a welcome relief that the music is so instant and easy to fall in love with.
With their new LP, “Glorious Days,” (recorded in Rome with 'Giuda' producer Danilo Silvestri) poised for release later this year, Maiorano will be bringing their powerhouse live show to ever more enthusiastic audiences while continuing to defy expectation and categorization.

SIDE A
01 Just A Sign
02 Give Me A Fix
03 I Got You
04 Days In The Life
05 25 Times

SIDE B
01 Just A Little Bit Closer
02 Cani Neri
03 Monkey In My Head (I Gotta Move)
04 I'll Never Know
05 Dirty White Shoes

On his latest release "Rhythmic Diversity" Marcel Bach gives the viewer a deep insight into the versatility of drumming. In ten solo percussion compositions, he takes the audience on a journey through various dynamics, styles and moods.
Marcel's drumming philosophy quickly becomes apparent, in which he uses the drums not only as a groove foundation in a band but also as an excellent solo instrument. Far removed from any drum overdose, he appeals to both drummers and non-drummers alike.
Marcel impressively proves why he is a welcome guest at various drum festivals and has already won several German Rock & Pop Awards in the categories "best drummer" and "best solo instrumentalist" and his previous DVD and CD releases got best reviews worldwide.
"Rhythmic Diversity" also includes some tracks by his post-rock band Suntrigger (including a download of the backing tracks), a three-part drum lesson for a creative and versatile use of drum grooves and fills (including a sheet music download), as well as additional bonus Material.

1. Welcome
2. solo #1 echo
3. solo # 2 rhythmic diversity part I
4. song #1 go ahead
5. solo # 3 rhythmic diversity part II
6. solo #4 fight
7. song#2 something new
8. solo # 5 rhythmic diversity part III

The Love Tree is a 2018 drama film directed by Hikmet Izgi and starring Alexander Johnston, Julia Thielert and Sibylle Brunner.
In the drama Der Liebesbaum, a couple has to overcome their own prejudices against German-Turks in order to be happy together.
The Turkish-born German Kerim (Alexander Johnston) is new in Hanover and falls in love with Marla (Julia Thielert). However, she has some reservations about him and cannot shed her prejudices so easily, which is why the relationship comes to nothing. But then Kerim begins to get involved politically and eventually even stands for the mayoral election. In the course of his election campaign, he meets Marla again and their love is given a second chance, which could finally overcome deadlocked ideas.
(Source: https://www.moviepilot.de/movies/der-liebesbaum)

Rating: Approved without age restriction
Package dimensions: 19.2 x 13.6 x 1.6 cm; 100 gram
Director: Hikmet Izgi
Media format: Dolby, Maxi
Running time: 1 hour and 16 minutes
Release date: May 25, 2018
Cast: Alexander Johnston, Julia Thielert, Liza Tzschirner
Studio: Yellow Snake Records (Timezone)
Number of discs: 1

Folk songs in the best singer-songwriter tradition and 1930s swing in the Django spirit meet rough and punky beats. Together with his band, the Stuttgart musician Micha Schlueter presents a varied album with different facets on his new long player "Schimpanse & Kanone". He calls it "Indieswing" and "Jazzy Folkpunk".
He learned his craft at the music college and has released an EP in recent years and now his third album, "Schimpanse & Kanone".
In 2012 he founded the FeierabendKollektiv with musician friends, which caused a sensation with the annual Vive la Vie Festival in Stuttgart. Micha is on the road live with his band or in a duo with collective colleague Florijan van der Holz. In addition to songwriting, he is also the frontman of the band bellalebwohl.

1. Chimpanzee & Cannon
2. Stuttgart calling
3. Danger!
4. Rome
5. My dear diary
6. A new day
7. How are you
8. Berlin
9. Crazy
10. With glacier-splitting eyes
11. The bright colors
12. Eyes closed
13. boy
14. Sun