Classic Rock

Record Label: Fettes Brot Schallplatten Style: Hip Hop

"At last and after what seems like an age Beelzefuzz's second release of lo-fi doom and dark occult grooves is finally with us. Was it worth the wait?,,,,oh yeah it was! Black inspired hard rock! Record Label: Church Within Style: Hard Rock

180g! How can you describe a musical quantum leap? Maybe it’s best to explain it in numbers. Flügge [meaning “independent” or “to spread one’s wings” in German] is 44 minutes and 41 seconds long, includes 14 songs and 13 instruments divided by two musicians drawing on at least ten different musical spheres of influence. Sampling and digital post production: zero. The second album by Berlin duo Odd Couple has become an eclectic mix that doesn’t fit too easily into a category. When Tammo Dehn and Jascha Kreft were working on their debut “It's A Pressure To Meet You”, which was released two years ago, they were still at the primordial soup stage of sultry garage-rock. Flügge outgrew the age-old framework of guitar, bass and drums with a confident vehemence. The record breathes rock music, speaking the language of the Blues with riffs in widescreen and keyboards under cover of night, but nevertheless structured by the skeleton of a modern interpretation of Krautrock and the repetitive punching beat of classic hip-hop productions. The result is a sound that the German music scene has not yet heard. Flügge consistently directs its gaze inwards. Six years after their arrival in Berlin – a circus of coolness, drugs and trendy hang outs – the two kindergarten buddies from Ostfriesland still feel somewhat out of place. So, what should they do? Another satirical outcry, like their debut? No, instead they had a rummage around in their own “Gehirnkasten” (“brain boxes”), to name one of the songs on Flügge. “We made a conscious decision to be introspective,” explains Dehn. “On one hand, we can’t exclude ourselves from the criticism, but on the other hand something had developed in us over the years that we just had to get out”. Initially this included the typical ingredients of pop: love, pain, anxiety, overwork and instability. But the duo managed to do this without losing sight of their humorous, albeit caustic, take on their own contradictions – and, consequently, those of a whole generation. “Our age group is living out the self-discovery only dreamed about by our parents which, ironically, has been made possible by a lifestyle that people reject today – a normal job and a savings account” says Dehn. “We wanted to examine this position.” This is particularly evident in the title song “Flügge” in which Odd Couple describe a trip to California – “Es war schön, Mami!”(“It was really good, Mommy!”) – which led to their supposed enlightenment about life: “Ich glaub’, ich hab’s verstanden” (“I think I understood it”). The problem is that it takes more than just going on a journey by yourself or joining a yoga class for beginners to formulate a theory of everything. It is more a case of life throwing you a never-ending cycle of challenges that constantly change and in the end most people are none the wiser for it. Why is that? “Let's go online so you can choose out of it,” suggest Odd Couple on the album’s moody highlight “Très Mello”, declaring, “Too many options make me feel like I'm lost.” We want to have our cake and eat it too. City and tranquillity. Nature and infrastructure. Forest and electricity. Preferably with Wi-Fi. The fact that this social criticism works so well musically is based on the band’s own self-observations. “Flügge feels like our first real album,” says Kreft. “This is us, here and now.” It’s easy to see why. Before its release in 2014, their self-produced debut album was left to stew for exactly two years and three months on their home computer’s hard drive. For “Flügge” however, it was the other way around. The album was recorded in full within just a few weeks, mixed by Dehn himself and mastered by Kai Blankenberg. “It was refreshing,” says Dehn. “Some songs only materialized once we’d started the sessions.” This meant that technical crutches were largely prohibited. Despite its sonic diversity, all of Flügge was performed; nothing was sampled. “We wanted to take on the challenge of producing a modern sound using analog resources” the duo explained, “Basically, we want to be anything but a retro band.” With Flügge, Odd Couple have certainly made the grade. Although the record helps itself to parts from the rock warehouse, it doesn’t simply rebuild what has gone before. Songs like “Orbit Traveller” or “Serve” are daydreams in song format, “Am I Evil” features riffs and distortion pedal in just the right places and “Go Sees” with its falsetto chorus is a little masterpiece. References or comparisons would be out of place at this point. Flügge stands on its own. Odd Couple belong to a time when rock music is almost desperately seeking its own identity – a positive anachronism. Their version of rock can sure tell us a thing or two... and it’s fun! Record Label: Cargo Records Style: Psychedelic Rock

Record Label: PLG Style: Rock

Record Label: Recordjet Style: Rock

How can you describe a musical quantum leap? Maybe it’s best to explain it in numbers. Flügge [meaning “independent” or “to spread one’s wings” in German] is 44 minutes and 41 seconds long, includes 14 songs and 13 instruments divided by two musicians drawing on at least ten different musical spheres of influence. Sampling and digital post production: zero. The second album by Berlin duo Odd Couple has become an eclectic mix that doesn’t fit too easily into a category. When Tammo Dehn and Jascha Kreft were working on their debut “It's A Pressure To Meet You”, which was released two years ago, they were still at the primordial soup stage of sultry garage-rock. Flügge outgrew the age-old framework of guitar, bass and drums with a confident vehemence. The record breathes rock music, speaking the language of the Blues with riffs in widescreen and keyboards under cover of night, but nevertheless structured by the skeleton of a modern interpretation of Krautrock and the repetitive punching beat of classic hip-hop productions. The result is a sound that the German music scene has not yet heard. Flügge consistently directs its gaze inwards. Six years after their arrival in Berlin – a circus of coolness, drugs and trendy hang outs – the two kindergarten buddies from Ostfriesland still feel somewhat out of place. So, what should they do? Another satirical outcry, like their debut? No, instead they had a rummage around in their own “Gehirnkasten” (“brain boxes”), to name one of the songs on Flügge. “We made a conscious decision to be introspective,” explains Dehn. “On one hand, we can’t exclude ourselves from the criticism, but on the other hand something had developed in us over the years that we just had to get out”. Initially this included the typical ingredients of pop: love, pain, anxiety, overwork and instability. But the duo managed to do this without losing sight of their humorous, albeit caustic, take on their own contradictions – and, consequently, those of a whole generation. “Our age group is living out the self-discovery only dreamed about by our parents which, ironically, has been made possible by a lifestyle that people reject today – a normal job and a savings account” says Dehn. “We wanted to examine this position.” This is particularly evident in the title song “Flügge” in which Odd Couple describe a trip to California – “Es war schön, Mami!”(“It was really good, Mommy!”) – which led to their supposed enlightenment about life: “Ich glaub’, ich hab’s verstanden” (“I think I understood it”). The problem is that it takes more than just going on a journey by yourself or joining a yoga class for beginners to formulate a theory of everything. It is more a case of life throwing you a never-ending cycle of challenges that constantly change and in the end most people are none the wiser for it. Why is that? “Let's go online so you can choose out of it,” suggest Odd Couple on the album’s moody highlight “Très Mello”, declaring, “Too many options make me feel like I'm lost.” We want to have our cake and eat it too. City and tranquillity. Nature and infrastructure. Forest and electricity. Preferably with Wi-Fi. The fact that this social criticism works so well musically is based on the band’s own self-observations. “Flügge feels like our first real album,” says Kreft. “This is us, here and now.” It’s easy to see why. Before its release in 2014, their self-produced debut album was left to stew for exactly two years and three months on their home computer’s hard drive. For “Flügge” however, it was the other way around. The album was recorded in full within just a few weeks, mixed by Dehn himself and mastered by Kai Blankenberg. “It was refreshing,” says Dehn. “Some songs only materialized once we’d started the sessions.” This meant that technical crutches were largely prohibited. Despite its sonic diversity, all of Flügge was performed; nothing was sampled. “We wanted to take on the challenge of producing a modern sound using analog resources” the duo explained, “Basically, we want to be anything but a retro band.” With Flügge, Odd Couple have certainly made the grade. Although the record helps itself to parts from the rock warehouse, it doesn’t simply rebuild what has gone before. Songs like “Orbit Traveller” or “Serve” are daydreams in song format, “Am I Evil” features riffs and distortion pedal in just the right places and “Go Sees” with its falsetto chorus is a little masterpiece. References or comparisons would be out of place at this point. Flügge stands on its own. Odd Couple belong to a time when rock music is almost desperately seeking its own identity – a positive anachronism. Their version of rock can sure tell us a thing or two... and it’s fun! Record Label: Cargo Records Style: Psychedelic Rock

Record Label: 100 Hits Style: Pop

Beth Hart has announced the release of her new album, Fire On The Floor. “I’m so pleased with it,” Hart said. “I recently had to organize the sequence of the record, and while I was doing that, I was thinking to myself, ‘Y’know, this is pretty frickin’ good…!'” Record Label: Mascot Label Group Style: Blues Rock

Even in Europe, the fusion of rock and country music is increasingly popular with music lovers. Therefore, we decided to publish our successful compilation series „New Country Rock“ now twice a year. Besides well-known artists and bands you can be looking forward to many new songs by ambitious artists. Enjoy Sean Patrick McCraw „Mud Sweat And Gears“ // Flynnville Train „On Your Way“ // South Austin Moonlighters „You, Love & Me“ and many more! Record Label: Zyx/Cr Style: Country Rock

Ted Horowitz/Popa Chubby, born in 1960, is a kid of the streets of New York, who raised up with rough urban sound of the Big Apple. He passionately re-defined independent music for himself being a singer, songwriter, guitar-artist with strong influences from blues and funk. Catfish is a masterpiece bringing together styles like Jazz, Funk, Blues, Reggae and Rock in his very individual and unique way. Timeless! check it out! Record Label: Ear Music/Edel Style: Rock

Record Label: Recordjet Style: Rock

digipak. Bitches Sin's unique brand of Metal has influenced the development of the metal scene over the years, with it's music receiving wide acclaim from all over the world. "Predator" is the bands debut album originally released in 1982 and now finally made available again through Dissonance Productions. Record Label: Dissonance Style: Heavy Metal

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LIMITED EDITION VINYL RELEASE! Swedish trio Monolord drop a limited 10'' EP, 2 new tracks; picking up where their 2015 album Vaenir left off. They kicked of their first ever North American headlining tour this week, two months across the US, with support from Beastmaker (Rise Above Records) and Sweat Lodge (Brutal Panda). Metal Sucks hailed Monolord's Vaenir as, "far and away one of my favorite doom releases of 2015 so far, possibly even of the past few years. There's just something about the way these guys construct riffs that sets them apart from the pack, and the production style they've chosen -- clear and concise, but still massively powerful and raw in tone -- perfectly underscores what they're doing." Noisey calls it, "a sludge-doom offering with guitars like chainsaws, bringing to mind Matt Pike's epic tone on The Art of Self-Defense. The massive, ten-ton brick of a record relies on a blues groove though, and not long-stroke, droning nonsense. Heavily treated melodic vocals bring to mind Ozzy during 'Planet Caravan,' and add to the mysticism and darkness surrounding the release. This is one massive record Record Label: Riding Easy Style: Psychedelic Rock

First edition comes in limited holographic mirrorboard sleeves! Taking their moniker from the notion of 'Liberation Upon Hearing In The Between' from the Tibetan Book Of The Dead, JOSEFIN ÖHRN + THE LIBERATION took little time to make their mark on the wider world, brandishing a radiant sound that stands effortlessly apart from the increasingly staid and often paradoxically predictable world of modern psychedelia. Having already been nominated for a Swedish Grammy with their debut EP, "Diamond Waves", their full-length 2015 debut on Rocket Recordings, "Horse Dance" marked out a territory in which beguiling repetition could sashay with sweet pop suss, melodic flourishes with experimental intensity, and it was summarily rapturously received on arrival and earning them appearances at Roskilde Festival and Eindhoven Psych Lab. Yet clearly this was only the beginning of a journey of discovery, and few would have guessed how the band's sound would quickly evolve into still more enchanting and enlightening strains. Their second effort "Mirage", which follows a mere year after its predecessor, sees the band sculpting sprawling, hypnotic jams into elegant nocturnal serenades. True to form, "Mirage" sees the band taking a chic tradition of avant-pop that extends all the way from Serge Gainsbourg and Françoise Hardy to Broadcast and Saint Etienne, and warping it mercilessly to their own darker ends. Whilst the brooding yet sultry "Sister Green Eyes" is no less than a sharp slice of velveteen motorik-pop and "Looking For You" reinvents three-chord garage-rock attack with mighty finesse, The Liberation are just as comfortable dealing out the heavy-lidded and electronically-driven "In Madrid' or the dive in the hallucinatory deep end of "Circular Motion', on which they're aided and abetted by Lay Llamas' Nicola Guinta. The seductive splendour of these ten songs manifest a parallel world of disorientation and deliverance in which one would be a fool not to want to languish adrift. Record Label: Rocket Recordings Style: Psychedelic Rock

The recording on this CD, a show performed in October ’75 by the Mac-McVie-McVie- Buckingham-Nicks line up, three months after the release of their first album together, is an early illustration of the new Fleetwood Mac in their initial phase. 1. Intro 00:42 2. Station Man 06:47 3. Spare Me A Little 04:35 4. Rhiannon 07:53 5. Landslide 03:35 6. I'm So Afraid 05:25 7. World Turning 09:04 8. Let Me Down Again 04:23 9. Hypnotized 09:43 Record Label: Parachute Style: Pop/Rock

Record Label: Cadiz Music Ltd Style: Rock

Artist: Terry Allen Label: Paradise of Bachelors