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Bad Temper Joe releases his brand new studio album One Can Wreck It All. The 12 compositions, all written by the East Westphalian blues bard himself, are contemporary blues in its purest form. On "One Can Wreck It All" BTJ shows himself as a songwriter with flair - and as a performer who has an unparalleled presence and impact.

When it comes to blues in Germany, there is no getting around the grumpy late twenties. The German specialist press calls him "one of the really important songwriters and guitarists of the German blues scene" (Wasser Prawda) and praises his "rough, powerful[n] singing [...] and his excellent fingerpicking" (Bluesnews). Bad Temper Joe is making waves internationally: as the only European act in the finals of the International Blues Challenge 2020 in Memphis, USA.
"One Can Wreck It All" is Bad Temper Joe's seventh studio production in long-playing format and convinces with economical instrumentation, which then, when Joe allows it, develops a powerful and haunting sound. The album rattles and whirrs with an intensity as if it were all held together by the heavy, aching groove and the rusty strings of an old guitar. BTJ shows his devotion to the tradition of the old Mississippi Delta blues singers. "One Can Wreck It All" is an expression of blues craftsmanship at the highest level, which radiates warmth, presence and timeless elegance at the same time.

01 The Night Johnny Cash Quit Doing Pills
02 Early Morning Blues
03 Hole in My Pocket
04 Don’t Mess With a Mule
05 One Can Wreck It All
06 Crazy World
07 Wishing Well
08 Road Works Rock
09 Me and My Rockin’ Chair
10 I’ll Never Get Well No More
11 If Her Hair Ain’t Longer Than Mine
12 The Promise

Peter Autschbach:
“Joscho Stephan is without a doubt a world-class guitarist who is best known for his incredibly virtuoso solo technique in the Django Reinhardt genre, which he interprets in his own unique and recognizable way. 
With all new and fresh ideas, he effortlessly lives up to Reinhardt's legacy. In the duo with me, Joscho shows himself from a slightly different side: also virtuoso, but more jazzy, sometimes with archtop guitar and sometimes with flat top acoustic guitar. It was great fun to record the pieces for our joint album 'Sundowner' with him in my studio (and to sing along with two of the pieces) and everything went very quickly. The reason is that we always (even if we tried a second version) decided to go for the "first take".
Half of the music consists of new, own compositions and our spontaneous interpretations of well-known standards. We are both happy and proud of the new album and I am very happy that it will also be released on vinyl. "

Quote from guitar master Siegfried Schwab:
“Dear Peter, dear Joscho, you have achieved something really great, you can't get enough of this sundowner, because it turned out to be an all-round successful recording!
My number one, of course: 'Holobiont'. With this piece you opened the door to the guitarist Champions League wide, wide. One can only be happy that such masters work here in our center (Europe).
Congratulations, your Sigi Schwab "

01 Stompin 'At The Savoy
02 Autumn Leaves
03 Donna Lee
04 holobiont
05 centerpiece
06 Still a long way to go
07 Good Times
08 Fill the gap
09 Sundowner
10 Begin At The End

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Peter Autschbach:
“Joscho Stephan is without a doubt a world-class guitarist who is best known for his incredibly virtuoso solo technique in the Django Reinhardt genre, which he interprets in his own unique and recognizable way. 
With all new and fresh ideas, he effortlessly lives up to Reinhardt's legacy. In the duo with me, Joscho shows himself from a slightly different side: also virtuoso, but more jazzy, sometimes with archtop guitar and sometimes with flat top acoustic guitar. It was great fun to record the pieces for our joint album 'Sundowner' with him in my studio (and to sing along with two of the pieces) and everything went very quickly. The reason is that we always (even if we tried a second version) decided to go for the "first take".
Half of the music consists of new, own compositions and our spontaneous interpretations of well-known standards. We are both happy and proud of the new album and I am very happy that it will also be released on vinyl. "

Quote from guitar master Siegfried Schwab:
“Dear Peter, dear Joscho, you have achieved something really great, you can't get enough of this sundowner, because it turned out to be an all-round successful recording!
My number one, of course: 'Holobiont'. With this piece you opened the door to the guitarist Champions League wide, wide. One can only be happy that such masters work here in our center (Europe).
Congratulations, your Sigi Schwab "

SIDE A
01 Stompin 'At The Savoy
02 Autumn Leaves
03 holobiont
04 centerpiece

SIDE B
01 Still A Long Way To Go
02 Good Times
03 Fill the gap
04 Sundowners
05 Begin At The End

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Black t-shirt, white print, good quality.

Material: 100% cotton. Unisex.

The songs can be downloaded at the end of the order.

Peter Autschbach:
“Joscho Stephan is without a doubt a world-class guitarist who is best known for his incredibly virtuoso solo technique in the Django Reinhardt genre, which he interprets in his own unique and recognizable way. 
With all new and fresh ideas, he effortlessly lives up to Reinhardt's legacy. In the duo with me, Joscho shows himself from a slightly different side: also virtuoso, but more jazzy, sometimes with archtop guitar and sometimes with flat top acoustic guitar. It was great fun to record the pieces for our joint album 'Sundowner' with him in my studio (and to sing along with two of the pieces) and everything went very quickly. The reason is that we always (even if we tried a second version) decided to go for the "first take".
Half of the music consists of new, own compositions and our spontaneous interpretations of well-known standards. We are both happy and proud of the new album and I am very happy that it will also be released on vinyl. "

Quote from guitar master Siegfried Schwab:
“Dear Peter, dear Joscho, you have achieved something really great, you can't get enough of this sundowner, because it turned out to be an all-round successful recording!
My number one, of course: 'Holobiont'. With this piece you opened the door to the guitarist Champions League wide, wide. One can only be happy that such masters work here in our center (Europe).
Congratulations, your Sigi Schwab "

01 Stompin 'At The Savoy
02 Autumn Leaves
03 Donna Lee
04 holobiont
05 centerpiece
06 Still a long way to go
07 Good Times
08 Fill the gap
09 Sundowner
10 Begin At The End