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- 01. gentle, gentle
02. the light
03. little bird
04. waking up to your island
05. make it until you make it
06. this accordion life
07. playing pretend
08. glass maze
09. dry county
10. read this before you die
11. the shapes we makeDANCE MYTH
The Shapes We Make
[engl] Dance Myth, aka Dan Smith's musical journey, began in 2002 when Dan wrote a series of songs about a traveling knife salesman struggling with life's hardships. Dan's training as a talk therapist allowed him to write songs that could also be applied to his own life. Initially launched as a hip hop/poetry project, he quickly turned to more traditional folk/rock music as a stylistic device. It was precisely this combination with radical poetry that created a genre Dan dubbed "talk music." Dan's good friend Chris Nelson helped him put his music into practice in front of an audience, and thus, Listener—Dan's first band—was born. Armed with their raw songs about life and a vision to share this music with everyone, Smith and Nelson began touring and growing as a duo. They played gigs every night and everywhere they could, and concertgoers watched Smith scream and sweat his way through the songs. The duo became accustomed to being on the road together every day and evolved from musical partners in crime to best friends. Their music became more experimental and diverse. 2008-2009 was essentially one continuous tour, so they began writing and recording the next Listener album, "Wooden Heart," while on the road. Smith had recited some of the lyrics of "Wooden Heart" as spoken word poetry, but the lyrics were quickly adapted into songs. The album quickly became a fan favorite and created a worldwide following. This album marked the beginning of expanding touring activities worldwide and also their first contact with Sounds of Subterrania. As with so many artists, the coronavirus pandemic brought a sharp disruption to the band. Dan focused on the beginning of his career and began working on a solo album. His experience as a talk therapist, all his experiences as a touring artist, social upheaval, and, of course, the changed perspective that comes with aging, led him to rediscover his poetry and use music as a supporting element. Of course, he finds himself in the great American singer/songwriter tradition here, only enriched in a much more modern interpretation.- Format
- LP
- Release-Datum
- 13.06.2025
- EAN
- EAN 4260016922529
- Format
- CD
- Release-Datum
- 13.06.2025
- EAN
- EAN 4260016922529
- 01. gentle, gentle
02. the light
03. little bird
04. waking up to your island
05. make it until you make it
06. this accordion life
07. playing pretend
08. glass maze
09. dry county
10. read this before you die
11. the shapes we makeDANCE MYTH
The Shapes We Make (US Version)
[engl] Only 50 copies for the european market!! Dance Myth, aka Dan Smith's musical journey, began in 2002 when Dan wrote a series of songs about a traveling knife salesman struggling with life's hardships. Dan's training as a talk therapist allowed him to write songs that could also be applied to his own life. Initially launched as a hip hop/poetry project, he quickly turned to more traditional folk/rock music as a stylistic device. It was precisely this combination with radical poetry that created a genre Dan dubbed "talk music." Dan's good friend Chris Nelson helped him put his music into practice in front of an audience, and thus, Listener—Dan's first band—was born. Armed with their raw songs about life and a vision to share this music with everyone, Smith and Nelson began touring and growing as a duo. They played gigs every night and everywhere they could, and concertgoers watched Smith scream and sweat his way through the songs. The duo became accustomed to being on the road together every day and evolved from musical partners in crime to best friends. Their music became more experimental and diverse. 2008-2009 was essentially one continuous tour, so they began writing and recording the next Listener album, "Wooden Heart," while on the road. Smith had recited some of the lyrics of "Wooden Heart" as spoken word poetry, but the lyrics were quickly adapted into songs. The album quickly became a fan favorite and created a worldwide following. This album marked the beginning of expanding touring activities worldwide and also their first contact with Sounds of Subterrania. As with so many artists, the coronavirus pandemic brought a sharp disruption to the band. Dan focused on the beginning of his career and began working on a solo album. His experience as a talk therapist, all his experiences as a touring artist, social upheaval, and, of course, the changed perspective that comes with aging, led him to rediscover his poetry and use music as a supporting element. Of course, he finds himself in the great American singer/songwriter tradition here, only enriched in a much more modern interpretation.- Format
- LP purple
- Release-Datum
- 13.06.2025
- Format
- LP marple
- Release-Datum
- 13.06.2025
- 01. Big Fuck Small
02. Possum
03. Darky Gardiner
04. Force
05. Australian Dream
06. Pillar Of Smoke
07. Full Hearts
08. Teenagers
09. Nothing To Do
10. Taking On WaterPRETTY LITTLES
Force
[engl] It goes without saying that obviously, a lot of Australian bands are fantastic. But fewer of them actually sound Australian, and therein lies the rub. Melbourne outfit The Pretty Littles are bringing a new level of sincerity to this scene with their unique brand of disorderly rock that combines one-two-screw-you jams with an unaltered accent and lyrics so honest you couldn’t even read them out in confession. The Pretty Littles are a four piece garagerock band from Melbourne that have been releasing music since 2011 and playing music since 2008. Jack, Sam, Liam and J have already released 7 albums including „Force". These guys aren’t trying to prove anything, they’re just playing great garage rock that’s honest, laid back and lyrically on the money. They have such a way with words, nailing every lyric. Life is messy, we all screw up and we often find ourselves thinking strange things – The Pretty Littles sums all this up really nicely. For nearly half the time of the band’s existence, frontman Jack Parsons spent five years writing what has now become their latest epic single, -Australian Dream-. Weighing in at over 8 minutes, Australian Dream is a melodic & jangly indie rock opus that lyrically exposes “hidden undercurrent and hypocrisy of the ‘she’ll be right” mentality that plays out unspoken and unseen in suburban homes across the nation”. Parsons explains the song’s extended writing process, saying “Australian Dream took me 5 years to write. I gave up on it a hundred times, but something kept drawing me back to chip away at it”. "The song is about my disillusion with every ideal we are force fed in Australia”, Jack concludes. “The supposed cornerstones of our young proud country which insidiously permeate through our lives, into our living rooms and under our rugs. We are a sad, lonely and broken country which survives on propaganda, spin and confusion.” The other leading song -Force- presents more ideas than other bands manage to do on a complete album. The way this 4:39 minute monster builds up and increases the power beat by beat is brilliant. In addition, you're practically glued to Jack Parsons' lips and absorbing every word, because it's not just phrase after phrase, but someone who can write lyrics that want to communicate something. This is punk rock as it should be and as I want it to be. Forces works perfectly in front of the stage as well as on the dance floor, in every indie disco between Oslo and Porto. Genre-wise, this album is not easy to fit under a label. Shades of classic Australian rock are present, while even garagepunk is distinguishable and a kind of early british singer/songwriter protest culture.- Format
- LP
- Release-Datum
- 27.02.2025
- EAN
- EAN 4260016922512
- 01. In Motion
02. My Love Is Gone
03. I See, I See
04. O, Oblivion
05. Not my Love
06. End Of The Line
07. Ride
08. Soft Kill
09. Birds
10. Gentle Rain
11. Rise
12. Hex
13. Don’t Bury Me Before I’m DeadSHA-LA-LEE`S
Hex
[engl] Third album from this flaming Flamish/ Dutch Four-Piece - the second on Sounds of Subterrania. Guitar, bass, harmonica and drums. The basic tools you need to grind out solid, loud, prime crawl, top notch rock’n’roll. “The stuff that don’t save souls” as Lux Interior puts it! Featuring 13 songs of love (both good and all gone wrong), death, life and just general fucking around on a daily basis. Stuff you can relate to. As a huge fan of the superb Belgien beers I would love to write something clever about this record and relate it to Quadruples and Trappists and Saisons, but fuck that for now. This goes perfectly with loads of lager - preferably in big glasses - and cheap alchohol! Kicks off in perfect style with what you think is an instrumental with an in-your-face harmonica solo followed by a blistering guitar! But what for it! “In Motion” dives into a perfect little r’n’r tune with a certain Memphis feel to it - heavily amplified by the chorus line “Strong Come On” I’m sure fans of Reigning Sounds and Oblivians will have a small (drunken) smile on their face while listening to this fine slab of hard bluesy rock action. My original plan was NOT to mention “O, Oblivian!” but there you go… There is a certain laid back 70s rock inspiration sprinkled all over the record recalling splendid bands like The Dictators, MC5 and Rory Gallagher during his “Top Priority” and “Stage Struck” era. Songs like “My Love is Gone” and “Soft Kill” are knee deep stuck in the best sounds of the 60s rock tradition. However these guys never sound retrospective or old-school. Totally fresh and rocking in a free new world of people who actually believe that true rock’n’roll never dies. Short, sharp, to-the-point compositions with no superflous bullshit or pointless ideas. You even get a one and a half minute ballad and a two minute country tune - electric spaghetti style! I feel like writing motherfucker now, but I can’t really get it context. Wait a minute! Maybe “motherfucker” is the best way to describe these four fine fellows. I’m sure that is the word I’ll be throwing at them next time I see them live! Closing number “Don’t Bury Me Before I’m Dead” is a plus four (no pun intended) minutes bluesy death rock tune, not unlike something Jeffrey Lee Pierce could have written on a good day (if he had any good days that is). Sheer class!- Format
- LP
- Release-Datum
- 24.01.2025
- EAN
- EAN 4260016922505
- 01. Now It's Time (To Get Serious)
02. Confrontation
03. Hard Road
04. On the Corner
05. Harmony Guitar
06. Speed Bike
07. Under the Table
08. (Ooh, Baby!) I'm Tired
09. More Than a Year
10. Sunday
11. She Gets Me
12. DoorBROWER
Flour
[engl] FLOUR is the long-awaited, much-anticipated, full-course follow-up to Buzzsaws — Brower’s debut album from 2018. Sure, there’s been tasty snacks and treats to sustain folks along the way: several singles worth, and a totally authentic “LIVE” ALBUM. But this is the fresh new long-player platter you’ve hungered for. Again, recorded entirely by Nat, at home and in the practice space (that is, various different practice spaces, thanks to unruly landlords) in Brooklyn. The recording project spanned several years due to touring, gigging, and rehearsing with the myriad of bands that form the Brower Cinematic Universe (including the live band, Brower; plus Josephine Network, Nancy, Metalleg, and The Wand-ers), not to mention working the many day-jobs it requires to barely sustain life in NYC. FLOUR is benefited by this kind of “slow” practice, where time lends itself to exploration. One gets a sense of Brower’s freedom to stretch out and try new things, new instrumentation, and take a deeper dive into the songwriting always brewing between his ears. In Brower’s kitchen, his recipe for FLOUR was created, tasted, tested, reworked, revisited, and rebuilt—from scratch—to the delight of the most choosy of rock ‘n’ roll gourmands and punk rock bon vivants. As they say, good food takes time. Now, once again, Brower is served.- Format
- LP
- Release-Datum
- 25.12.2024
- 01. Bon Aparte
02. Kvali
03. Beta Skank
04. Laundry DayADDISABABABAND
Bon Aparte
[engl] The AddisababaBand is a 13 piece orchestra from Aarhus that has been rocking dance floors for over a decade with their mix of afrobeat, funk, jazz, a little psychedelic rock and fusion. Of course, they take inspiration from African masters like Ebo Taylor, Fela Kuti and Mulatu Astatke, but as improvisation is the driving force behind the band, they create a whole new world of Ethio jazz. limited on 150 copies.- Format
- LP lim
- Release-Datum
- 22.12.2024
- 01. Symbols, Slogans, Lies
02. Short Day
03. Lead Pill
04. Defeated
05. What A Waste
06. State Of Decay
07. Paralyzer
08. The Condition
09. Us Against The World
10. ExpirationOBSERVERS , THE
So what's left now
[engl] The Observers are one of those punk bands that existed only in a short window of time, but left us with a game changing album. Their critically acclaimed record “So What’s Left Now” was released twenty years ago and turned a lot of heads in the underground punk and hardcore world. Deemed “Album of the Year” by reviewers at Maximum RocknRoll, Razorcake and other magazines, these ten songs changed the conversation and ushered in a new direction for the DIY scene. Their sound harkened back to the early days of American and British punk, while also offering something new. Douglas Burns and Colin Sanders formed the band in 2002. Shortly thereafter, Ian Kashani and Mike Warm joined the group. Over the next few years they toured constantly, playing mostly small clubs, basements and squats. Sadly, they called it a day in 2005 just as the band was gaining in popularity. Members of The Observers went on to play in Red Dons and Defect Defect- Format
- LP
- Release-Datum
- 06.04.2011
- Format
- LP
- Release-Datum
- 06.09.2024
- 01. Slug
02. Celebreation
03. Elephant In The Room
04. Escalator Man
05. Keeps Ya Head Up
06. Kerosene
07. Never Enough
08. Realest
09. Last Guy At The Disco
10. All Good Ends Must Come To A ThingDR. SURE´S UNUSUAL PRACTICE
Total Reality
[engl] Total Reality is the sound of a group in constant forward motion, finding new sounds and new ways to express their joy and catharsis in making music together. On album opener 'Slug' the band sing ‘I’m feeling like a slug so I gotta visit the doctor’, and though reliably tongue-in-cheek you get the feeling they mean it - the members using Dr Sure’s Unusual Practice as a vessel to lift each other up while unpacking the collective fatigue of life in late-capitalist society. “A mood like that, you're apt to stay in it, not dial your way out. Despair like that, about total reality, is self-perpetuating." - Philip K Dick On their third LP Total Reality - a title ripped from the classic sci-fi novel ‘Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?’ - Dr Sure's Unusual Practice tackle lofty issues through a hopeful lense, avoiding the often cynical pastiche of modern punk music. Total Reality touches on varied influences - proto-punk to post-punk, new wave to no wave, krautrock to trip-hop - to concieve something fresh and inspired. Beginning in 2018 as a solo project, here Dougal Shaw is joined by an ever-expanding collective. In addition to a core band (Jake Suriano, Miranda Holt, Tali Harding-Hone, Mathias Dowle) the new record features contributions from Jack McCullagh (Cracodile), Stu Patterson (The Empty Threats/Placement), Alannah Sawyer (Babyccino/Mouseatouille), as well as Shaw’s partner Alivia Lester, and baby Blue - who also adorns the album cover. An almost polar approach to the band’s acclaimed second LP ‘Remember The Future? Vol. 2 & 1’, which was tracked live in a recording studio, Shaw refers to Total Reality as a ‘collage album’. There are pieces of pandemic-era demo’s; drum machines coexisting with a live-tracked rhythm section; fresh collaborations; layers of guitars, synths, horns and percussion; collected field recordings and samples - all cut and glued in Shaw’s home studio to realise an expansive and colourful record.- Format
- LP
- Release-Datum
- 19.04.2024
- 01. Hello (It's Me Are You There)
02. Water It
03. Fly High
04. Oh Sister
05. Lullaby
06. Kampala Traffic (Skit)
07. Tambuula
08. Miracle
09. Kalangala (Skit)
10. My Life
11. Perfect World
12. Zola's Dance
13. All In
14. Don't FussJAQEE NAKIRI
Fly High
[engl] Jaqee's last album with the promising title "Fly High" leads the inclined listener into a sometimes idiosyncratic fermentation of street-ready R'n'B, pop aesthetics, jazz intellect, world music earthiness, chanting Afro soul and sensitivity and softness of classical music and orchestral warmth, which is defined by Jaqee's voice throughout all tracks, but never overridden. Thilo "Teka" Jacks, who produced "Fly High", is looking for musical salvation and the courage to change things up in order to illustrate unity, also in busy, heated, African sub-currents like High Life, but also in European dancefloor stereotypes and even traces of soca and merengue, all of course always only thought of, because the real main actor is and remains Jaqee's sustained singing, her unique intonation and her voice, which sometimes sounds clear and angry, other times fragile and sensitive - that's the way it should be. Despite or precisely because of this immensely expressive character of the album, it is advisable to listen to the work several times: Jaqee makes music with sophistication and expression and a look that also allows for sheer black music entertainment, "Fly High" proves this with lasting effect. "Fly High" is now available on vinyl for the first time.- Format
- LP lim
- Release-Datum
- 19.04.2024
- 01. Natty Dread
02. Pink Drunken Elephant
03. Moonshine
04. Kokoo Girl
05. Land Of The Free
06. Take It Or Leave It
07. Take A Walk With Me
08. Take The Train
09. Voodoo Elephant
10. Letter To Samson
11. The Day B4 Last
12. Healing WatersJAQEE NAKIRI
Kokoo Girl
- Format
- LP lim
- Release-Datum
- 19.04.2024
- 01. Hero (Intro)
02. Yes I Am
03. Does He Love Me
04. Dance
05. Drop Of Water
06. Smile
07. Take A Stand
08. Muziki
09. Docta Martens
10. Bad Mind
11. A Mighty Good TimeJAQEE NAKIRI
Yes I Am
[engl] Jaqee – is rhythm and life ”Places becoming journeys in themselves… Different places where I have lived and learned, places that have made my heart beat, the emotional realms that I have experienced. This is where it all starts, every time. Where I am is where it happens, because I am, there. Here.” She sings. She laughs! And she cries, too. Jaqee cannot tell when music and singing became her life, it has ”just always been there, in my head” she says. Now with the fourth album she has taken a closer look at herself, from every possible angle. No hiding. Different phases, different sides of her personality and musical creativity are all there. All as one. ”I am a diaspora kid, I fell in love with all kinds of music, I let myself embrace it all, because good music, is good music. All the way from Uganda at age 13 to the new home and culture in Sweden, then leaving Sweden as an adult for Berlin – has made me the Jaqee that I am”, says the Ugandan /Swedish artist who also received a Swedish Grammy nomination for her past work. Being on the move is without a doubt an important part of her life. “For me travelling is about being exposed to different perceptions, situations, cultures and extreme emotions, it has always made me grow. How many times have I not thought that: I wouldn’t have experienced this or that, if hadn’t been here. I love that feeling!” Jaqee’s music reflects this constant movement and progress. The album is inspired by places like Berlin, South Africa and Jamaica. The trip to Jamaica resulted in the only collaboration track on “Yes I am” recorded in Kingston with reggae artist Anthony B. Teka, the “Kokoo Girl” and “Yes I am” Producer says: ”This time around, like on the last album, we have worked with our colleagues in different countries. Musicians we love and musicians that are inspiring like Martin Hederos (The Soundtrack of our lives) who arranged the strings on the album. We also had New York drummer Daru Jones of Rusic Records play on some tracks. All these talents enhance the idea and expression that we wanted for “Yes I am”. With the album done, it is again time to hit the road and tour for Jaqee. “Getting out there and meeting the crowd is a high. We laugh, we dance and we get loud together. This is the best part of working with music – having a good time together. Music is a universal language.” On composing music, she admits that this time, more than ever, the words matter. Newly found motherhood has made this album in particular a significant legacy. Every song has a life punctuation of its own she has not limited herself by thinking in genres. Making the tone very straightforward. “The melodies and lyrics are closely intertwined, how I sing a word makes all the difference. Even though I love word play, it has to be very clear. Since I am not educated in reading music, I instead visualize and hear it, it seems to be the way my system works. It is all about rhythm and life, it is “YES I AM“.- Format
- LP lim
- Release-Datum
- 19.04.2024
- 01. Come on
02. Woman In Love
03. Mr. Nkwagaala
04. Freedom
05. Holding me (Who Jah Bless)
06. Goodlife
07. Tribal ( ft. Jahringo )
08. Kingdom man ( ft. Petit Solo Diabaté )JAQEE NAKIRI
Nalubaale
[engl] Love, Love, Love, Love will make you walk a thousandcmiles to be with her. She is the wisdomcyou long to have, the courage you nevercthought you had. Love is peace, she is patient, she is Kind. Love will heal that infected wound that you long gave up on to heal, more powerful than any weapon of mass destruction. Cuddled up in her grasp, her tears will roll down your face. She’s the real deal. She will fight for you, she will carry the sword for you, She will walk a thousand miles for you. She is sweet, very sweet. Welcome to Jaqee 6th and final album, a closure of a chapter in my artistry so far. This is not the end, it’s just a crossroad that is proudly and lovingly directing me into an unpredictable future. I felt a strong need for healing on this album, so I made way for Vulnerability. I have opened doors that are to be obediently followed as I dig deeper in the understanding of the one thing that we humans yearn so much for. Love is King.- Format
- LP lim
- Release-Datum
- 19.04.2024
- EAN
- EAN 4260016922437
- 01. Switch
02. Hollywood Smile
03. What’s New
04. Worms
05. Salaryman
06. Government Whore
07. Somewhere
08. The Bitter Pill
09. Parking Lot
10. ComplexeTHE PILL
Hollywood Smile
[engl] Gimme, Gimme, Gimme Desire, an everlasting grip of that youthful energy, that fire and fury you felt playing a style of music that gives you a lifelong addiction and appreciation. If you’ve once been part of that certain something, that became part of your identity, it never lets you go. Drummer Sascha, bassist Jan, guitarists Philipp and Tobias know how it is getting older but still feeling the fire. The four friends shook up the scenes out of Frankfurt in the 90s and 00s. They played in different bands, they toured Europe and the US of A, they were mods, punks, hardcore kids. And they never lost their connection and love for their music. That’s why they got together some years back, rehearsing and writing songs just for the heck of it. Out of pure desperation the four of them were thinking about staying a goddamn instrumental band, maybe working with projections and shit to fog the fact that there was something initial missing: a singer. The road was calling their names, and they wanted to play shows and let you and you and you know what they got... So, they gave it one last try to find somebody to fill the void behind the mic. What helped was a platform – basically Tinder for musicians – to find that certain somebody. They kept it simple and only dropped one thing: #blackflag. On the other side of the screen there is Sam, a mystical, ghostly punkrock fairy. Sam shares that same hashtag, and she wants to sing. So, why not give it a try? Sam takes the offer, shows up in the rehearsal space, and the rest is history. Sam owns it. Sam is prepared. Sam can sing, scream, kick ass and has the lyrics to back it all up! On different occasions they now set stages on fire. They played a sweaty show in a packed Molotow cellar at Reeperbahn Festival, they joined the “Female Fronted Is Not A Genre” festival at legendary SO36 in Berlin and took the place by storm. They are ready. They were born ready. And they have that record to prove it. As any classic hardcore/punk LP it’s almost over before it started. Ten songs in twenty minutes. That’s the way. I Am A God sets the tone: “You think that I’m a girl?”, Sam asks, “Let me tell you I am a god/ And you know that I’m heaven sent.” What else would Sam be? The legendary hashtagged Californian hardcore icons drip out of every note here. This is old-school knowledge, played today. Fast, furious, and packed with energy. But it’s way more than just a bland tribute. It’s a middle-finger that finds its own direction. Salary Man allows itself a certain amount of melody – also carried by Sam who obviously can do more than bellow. Or Somewhere that shows that The Pill is a more dimensional band that can even Hüsker Dü things up if they are willing to. The Bitter Pill presents itself surprisingly angular and kind of melancholic. And What’s New almost makes its way into post-hardcore territory. Inbetween Switch and Off give you all the Greg Ginn vs. Dez Cadena your damaged souls were desperately striving for.- Format
- LP
- Release-Datum
- 05.04.2024
- EAN
- EAN 4260016922314
- 01. Astronautin
02. Das Drama
03. Oury Jalloh
04. Prieros
05. Der Motor
06. Plastiktüte
07. Lichter
08. Kummerkumpels
09. Motardstraße
10. Der Laufende Motor
11. SchrankeFLEUR DE MALHEUR
Kummerkumpels
Jeder Musikhörer, der eine Spur von Punk-Sozialisation in sich trägt, hat Tom Schwoll bereits Gitarre spielen hören. Der gebürtige Berliner ist - der Begriff ist etwas abgekaut, aber hier trifft er einfach - ein Urgestein der Punkszene in der Hauptstadt. Ob mit seinen frühen Bands wie Zerstörte Jugend und Manson Youth, für die er damals sogar die Schule abbrach, über seine Zeit als Gründungsmitglied von Jingo de Lunch und als Teilzeit-Gitarrist bei Extrabreit, weiter über die rund 25 Jahre als kompositorische Triebfeder bei Die Skeptiker - bis hin zu seiner aktuellen Punkband Es war Mord: Tom Schwoll ist eine impulsgebende Figur im (meist) deutschsprachigen Punk, seit jener damals in Berlin mit brachialer Kraft einschlug. „All die Bands, in denen ich bislang gespielt habe, waren sehr wichtig für mich, denn sie sind alle Teil meiner persönlichen Entwicklung auf musikalischer Ebene. All diese Bands und Erfahrungen gehören zusammen, all die Menschen, mit denen ich gespielt habe, haben einen Einfluss darauf genommen, als was für ein Musiker ich mich heute verstehe. Nicht alles davon hat zwingend immer auch meinem persönlichen musikalischen Horizont entsprochen, aber auch das kann ja eine wichtige Erfahrung sein.“ Obendrein betrieb er viele Jahre gemeinsam mit Smail, einem weiteren weitreichenden Pfeiler der Berliner Punk- und Hardcore-Szene, das primär auf analoge Live-Recordings spezialisierte Schaltraum Tonstudio - „mit dem Geruch und der Atmosphäre der 50er-Jahre“, wie die beiden selber auf der Homepage des Studios schrieben. Kunden waren unter anderem die Beatsteaks, die Toten Hosen, Mad Sin, Stereo Total, Selig oder Walter Schreifels, die hier eine oder auch mehrere Produktionen durchführten. Betrachtet man Schwolls musikalische Vergangenheit, so besitzt sein erstes Soloprojekt Fleur de Malheur eine zunächst überraschende stilistische Ausprägung. Die Musik darauf ist - im weiteren Sinne - eine amerikanisch geprägte Singer-/Songwriter-Schule, versehen mit einem dunklen Twist. Ein Country mit Ecken, Kanten und manchmal auch einem betont süßen Schlenker. Ein mit Tradition aufgeladener Indie- und Folksound, der zwischen leichtfüßig und schwermütig hin und her wechselt, als sei es das Leichteste auf der Welt. Die Idee von Fleur de Malheur war für Tom aber nun nicht, seine ganz eigene Version von US-Country zu formulieren, also einfach etwas zu adaptieren und im Geiste eines bestimmten Genres zu arbeiten. Im Ergebnis wirken die Songs gleichzeitig unbehauen, aber zu Ende gedacht. Minimalistisch, aber ausgereift. Sehr nah an ihm und trotzdem raumgreifend. Einnehmend, aber in Momenten auch bewusst brüskierend. So entstanden nicht nur die vorliegenden Kompositionen, sondern auch viele der Texte. Texte, die mit dem Hörer etwas machen - sei es nun ein schönes, warmes oder auch mal ein dunkles, bedrohliches Gefühl. Texte, die bewusst auf Deutsch gesungen sind, damit man sich auf direktem Weg mit ihnen auseinandersetzen kann. Und Texte, die von einer Stimme gesungen werden, von der es angesichts ihrer hohen Qualität und eindrücklichen Stimmlage rückblickend schade ist, dass Tom so lange brauchte, um ihr Gehör zu verleihen.- Format
- LP
- Release-Datum
- 09.02.2024
- 01. Blackie And The Moonlight Serenader - Elton Two Step
02. Shirley & Alphee Bergeron & The Veteran Playboys - Fais Do Do
03. The Cajun Trio Plus One - La Bonne Cord, Mauvais Yo Yo
04. Alphee Bergeron - Lover's Blues
05. Lawrence Walker - Lena Mae
06. Lee Sonnier And His Acadian All Stars - Along The River
07. Lawrence Walker - The Unlucky Waltz
08. Louisiana Lannis - Muscadine Eyes
09. Lawrence Walker & His Wandering Aces - Keep your Hand Off It
10. Vin Bruce - Big Texas
11. The Cajun Trio - La Cravate
12. Jay Stutes - Mariez Vous Donc Jamais
13. Shirley & Alphee Bergeron & The Veteran Playboys - Quel Etoile
14. Blackie And The Moonlight Serenaders - La Robe BarreV/A
CAJUN STOMPS 2
[engl] The long awaited Cajun Stomps Volume 2 is now available! Houserocking collection of cajun party killers from the 50s & 60s.- Format
- LP
- Release-Datum
- 18.01.2019
- 01. Not The End
02. All I Want (Is A Little Love From You)
03. Sympathy For The Losers
04. Get Out Of My Head!
05. Take A Hammer, Consuela!
06. Tied Up To The Thread You're Weaving Around Me
07. Run The City
08. Boredom As A Game
09. Nothing Personal
10. Love Is A ShedSAFFRON EYES
Smile Until It Hurts
- Format
- LP
- Release-Datum
- 27.10.2023
- 01. Theme Of 50rpm
02. Mabui Anoko
03. Thank You For RAMONES
04. Nukegara Rock
05. The Ballad Of Iron Eyes Cody
06. Smoke Song
07. Omaenoseidaze
08. Tennouji Eregy
09. Shounenin No Sonata
10. Homeless Song
11. Yumenaraiioni
12. Ataigawaruinosa
13. Saturday Night
50 KAITENZ, THE
No Gyaaa!!
[engl] Re-release of the first album by the Japanese garage punk gods originally released in 2005. First time on vinyl.- Format
- LP
- Release-Datum
- 30.10.2023
- EAN
- EAN 4260016922334