With the re-release of the albums “Acoustic Guitar Scene & Acoustic Guitar Festival” (orignally released 1975 and 1979) on CD and digital, M.i.G. makes a deep reach into the history of the popular acoustic guitar scene especially in Germany. As Manolo Lohnes, Germany’s best-known flamenco guitarist of the 1970s and 1980s, says in the album booklet of the original vinyl-release:
“”Acoustic Guitar Festival” (more…)
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Finally the time has come – after 41 (!) years Wolfgang Bock’s masterpiece of the Berlin School, “Cycles”, is rereleased on CD and digitally. Polydor had released the album produced by Klaus Schulze in 1981, on vinyl only. As a bonus to the original album, the rerelease will come with the track “Wir fliegen ins All”, which Wolfgang Bock aka Peter (more…)
On March 25th., 2022, we will continue the series “OMEGA – The Bacillus Years” with the next edition. This time the two albums “200 Years After The Last War” (originally released in 1974) and “The Hall Of Floaters In The Sky” (1975) influenced by Progressive Rock and Space Rock will be released in a gatefold digi with booklet including liner-notes and original artworks. (more…)
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“I’ve always been very visually inspired, it’s one of the reasons I love composing for film, along with my desire to tell a story with my music. I’m always looking for a narrative, a journey or adventure to explore with music and sound. Above all, I want to capture some magic; that child-like sense of wonder which can be so elusive”.
These (more…)
LIPS TURN BLUE, formerly known in the Upstate New York region as the popular club act, DDRIVE, has regrouped and returned with a new name, a brilliant debut album, a world-wide record contract, and a new member in singer/musician Iggy Marino. The band (nicknamed LTB) which also includes guitarist Don Mancuso, keyboardist Eric Bieber, bassist Mike Mullane, and drummer Roy Stein are currently (more…)
Back in 1962 they formed as a school band, the name was given to them by the promoter back then and they kept it until today: OMEGA. Between all these years there are millions of sold records, countless tours over half the globe and sold out concerts in stadiums. Their English-language albums for the Bacillus label, produced by Peter Hauke (also Nektar, Karthago, (more…)
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The legend has it that the four Oregon musicians met at the legendary Woodstock Festival in 1969. However, it is documented that at least guitarist/pianist Ralph Towner and bassist Glen Moore were on stage with US singer/songwriter Tim Hardin. But three more years had to pass before Oregon really got off the ground musically. Colin Walcott and Paul McCandless completed (more…)
On October 8th Andreas Vollenweider and Friends (The Band: with Andreas, Walter Keiser & Isabel Gehweiler) gave a showcase for the new album “Quiet Places” with reading parts from the book “Im Spiegel Der Venus” (read by Christoph Gaugler) in Zurich’s “Miller’s Studio”.
The event, held under the strict Corona guidelines, was filmed. Now there are compact 36 minutes of pure listening and (more…)
In 2017 Bröselmaschine released their new studio album „Indian Camel“, presenting an impressing mix of style and electrifying special grooves. The album verified from Indian sounds to jazzy and folky parts as well as solid bluesrock. The alterable band presented a fascinating musical adventure.
Bröselmaschine is one of the most influencing and most durable bands in Germany. They toured with Pink Floyd, King Crimson, (more…)
Hell-O-Matic released “The Devil Makes Three” the first single from their new album “What An Excellent Day For An Excorcism” which will be released Halloween 2019!