broque.de-minikollektion - various (EP) release date: 5/2010 - available to download
It's definitely time for us from Broque.de to, once again, live up to our name which is founded creating legendary versatile compilations. And since we have quite a lot single tracks floating around, which deserve being part of a joint release, we happily present you this small but colourful collection: we start in Paris with the Band from Matthieu Cairon & Raphaël Richard "Au fond du car", who are about to release an EP on Rec72 soonish. This is followed by a track from the album "hirn se ma zu" from hirnsalbe alias Carsten Buch and Thomas Fuchs out of Fulda, and the debut of Lenar "Lenares" Sukhov from Ufa/Russia. Afterwards, we jump to Barnsley in England where Adrian Collier and Shaun Herbert are at work under the moniker Auto-Pilot. Landschall from Swabia who is well-known from Broque.de once again recorded his track live, analogue and in real-time, while SQware out of France form the finale with their headbanger. One small compilation. Music as colourful as international at once.
east of the aegean - mikis theodorakis (CD) release date: 12/2009 - available to download
East Of The Aegean is nothing less than the quest of one of the great fighters of the twentieth century to make peace with himself. A big album with small songs full of love and anticipated memories. Mikis Theodorakis is a composer whose life and work are more closely connected with the vicissitudes of twentieth-century European political history than any other musician alive today. A diverse range of political and artistic statements are associated with his name. From the very beginning, all the composer's activities have had just one thing in common – Theodorakis has always wanted to achieve the maximum. He was and is an extremist who differs from other radicals only in his versatility and unpredictability. Already as a young man, he was persecuted, tortured, exiled, and vilified, but he never allowed himself to be intimated, was ultimately reconciled with his enemies, and became an uncompromising advocate of internal and external political understanding. All his works are characterized by a seemingly hopeless inner struggle between idealism and reality in which neither of the two sides could ever win. Yet he never stayed in one camp for long. His positions were invariably surprising, and he was never one to avoid a controversy. For friends and enemies he was and is difficult to understand, because he always does exactly what one least expects from him, with passion. After his oratorios, liturgies, symphonies, sumptuous soundtracks, and large-scale song cycles, the last thing one would expect from Mikis Theodorakis now is a quiet album that only relies on the melodious whispering of cello and piano. A sound that seems to emanate more from the subconscious than from reality. Yet, alongside the fighter, a romanticist has always dwelled within Theodorakis's personality as well. As a child, Franz Schubert's "Lindenbaum" (The Linden Tree) was one of his favorite songs. This appreciation of artless poetry combined with profound respect for the folklore of ordinary people have recurred throughout the composer's oeuvre. He has often displayed his greatest power in his simplest songs. One only needs to recall his soundtrack for the film classic Zorba the Greek, whose songs have long since been part of Greek folklore. In calling his new album East Of The Aegean, Theodorakis harks back to his own origins. He was born on the island of Chios in the eastern Aegean Sea. His father came from Asia Minor, his mother from Crete. He himself describes the cycle as an ode to lyricism, a musical obeisance to literary themes. Even more, however, the twenty-one miniatures are thoughtful reflections on his own existence. They are like postcards or an artist's notebook full of sketches with candid impressions of the Greek coast. For a fleeting moment, antiquity and the present join hands to form a continuum that extends far beyond mortal lives. Throughout his lifetime, Mikis Theodorakis has been concerned with the future. Formerly an exponent of rebellious youth, today he seeks solidarity with his grandchildren's and great-grandchildren's generations. His works do not sound like the music of someone in his mid-eighties, just as his overall world view shows no signs of old age. The venerable Greek is one of the few representatives of his generation for whom wisdom is not accompanied by a loss of inner youth. In Wolfgang Schmiedt and Jens Naumilkat, Theodorakis has found two musicians who are ideally suited for a sensitive interpretation of this song cycle. Pianist Wolfgang Schmiedt is a subtle sound wizard for whom the magic of the tone is always more important than virtuosic exhibitionism. His enigmatic, discreet interweavings of jazz, the classics, world music, and pop are fascinating primarily because of their uninhibitedness and facility. He has collaborated closely with Mikis Theodorakis since 1991 and has arranged six of the composer's CDs. The Berlin jazz musician is a member of the legendary fusion band College, from which the Fun Horns also emerged, and he initiated the PAmagieRA project. Jens Naumilkat is at home in all musical genres. He made a name for himself on the East German jazz scene during the 1980s. The cellist's active cooperation with Theodorakis began in 1990. Together with Schmiedt, he produced a symphonic version of the composer's key work, Canto General, in 1998. On East Of The Aegean, they balance with uncanny certainty within the musical imagination of a man who was imprisoned because of his songs before they were even born.
an introduction to evp - the ghost orchid (CD) release date: 2/2006 - available to download
This is the third edition of this much sought-after CD... and has been unavailable since 2002...The ParaPsychic Acoustic Research Cooperative [PARC], in association with Ash International, is proud to present the first ever fully comprehensive investigation into the paranormal phenomenon of EVP, otherwise known as Electronic Voice Phenomenon. Without doubt EVP falls into the catagory of the paranormal alongside other unexplained mysteries such as ufology, life after death & poltergeist activity. The listener is guided through a collection of strange and mysterious voices that have appeared without explanation onto the tapes of EVP researchers. Included with the CD is a 24 page booklet containing commissioned articles which cover the conflicting views surrounding the EVP. Actual voice samples are reproduced here for the first time on compact disc: Polyglot Voices, Public Service Broadcasting, Interruptions across the airwaves, Singing Voices, Instant Response Voices, and the extraordinary Alien Voices. The CD also includes a commentary by the artist Leif Elggren (in English), and recordings of the work of Raymond Cass, England's leading EVP researcher, and original member of the Fortean Group, and the Latvian EVP researcher, Dr. Konstanin Raudive.This CD release seeks to present the evidence; are the voices extraterrestrial, paranormal evidence of our telepathic powers or an elaborate hoax perpetrated by sinister and powerful groups to mislead us from their true aims...''
bloss a gschicht - hans soellner (CD) release date: 4/2009 - available to download
With all his heart: The Bavarian singer-songwriter reads his book In 2006, Hans Söllner’s book, “Bloß a Gschicht” ("Just a Face") was published. The singer-songwriter, Rastafarian and passionate critic of the system from Bad Reichenhall wrote straight from his soul for five days straight. “His text has an ethnic charm that should not be mistaken for primitiveness”, wrote the Abendzeitung München about "Bavaria's biggest folk singer of our times". “He plows up his text like a field, crumbles sentences with a certain violent Jandl-like eloquence." His fans had to wait a long time before Söllner turned his book into an audio book. He reads it in his language, Bavarian, and just like his singing it’s full of heart and emotion. To the relief of everyone who doesn't speak Bavarian, he followed the motto of his book during his reading: “I wrote it all slowly, therefore I should read it slowly”. “The Old Testament pull of his imagery, his gently brutal choice of words” (Süddeutsche Zeitung) can be avoided by no one. The “Bloß A Gschicht” double album was recorded in the Highberg Studios in Weissbach-Marzoll.
im erwachten garten - kammerflimmer kollektief & dietmar dath (EP) release date: 4/2009 - available to download
A portrait of the author as a fish – and the music as his aquarium: Dietmar Dath reads "Im erwachten Garten" ("In The Awoken Garden"), a hitherto unpublished "alternate version" (a "looking glass text") to his polyphonic novel "Die Abschaffung der Arten" ("The Abolition Of The Species"). In it, animals explain the meaning of love, war and history to human beings. "Im erwachten Garten" is a key to a secret original text which lies beneath the published novel. The animated, unpredictable and chameleon like environment accompanying this text comes as a present from the musicians of the Kammerflimmer Kollektief. Text becomes music, music becomes legible. There are two voices: That of the text and the other one, which whispers, susurrates, cooes, like a whitsun flamlet. And it is precisely this voice, which relates to the substance of the text. Such evening beauty, so wrapped up in reverb. Here we hear that the world has a drum kit where human beings have a heart. "They pelt the text with music and they shell the music with text so that written text suddenly receives an echo. Likewise, tonal matter seems to be organized in lines; the sounds receive a layout for the ear, a narrative nature and a lyrical texture."
underducks - various (CD) release date: 1/2007 - available to download
V.A.: Underducks Very exclusive and very hard to get: with Underducks, Combination Records is presenting 13 tracks from the past, present and future just a little something have been collected exclusively to represent the label`s versatile profile. In addition to the future releases our artists The Considerate Builders Scheme, The Vulva String Quartett, Matt Flores and Douglas Greed produced fresh material for this compilation. Also selected tracks from the albums of Jake The Rapper, Christopher Just and Norken can be found here. And for sure there are exclusively Combination-releases on Underducks that until now were only available on vinyl. like Matt Flores Wookie Disco or Kabukis Fever Pitch. Last but not least theas a very special dessert, you can listen to the finest remixes produced by Lowtec, Farben and Supermax. As we said: just a little soemthing to dig a little deeper into the world of combination records!
comedy in music - victor borge (CD) release date: 7/2008 - sorry, we do not sell cd's or lp's any longer.
This 2CD release combines two of Victor Borge's finest albums, "Caught In The Act" and "Comedy In Music". All the well-loved classics are featured among the 32 tracks, including "Inflation Language", "Phonetic Punctuation", "A Mozart Opera By Borge " and "Bizet's Carmen".
tallgoddess ep - tallgoddess (EP) release date: 2/2009 - sorry, we do not sell cd's or lp's any longer.
"Tallgoddess gives it to you! With Electronic Body Music. Kneel down and let the pulsating bass drum massage you. The 4 tracks describe the relationship between a dominatrix and her ""it"". subject matter: power! The brains behind it is Mario von Hacht, who was just brought back to earth from outer space working on his ""Visit Venus"" project. Put the needle on this record and turn up the volume!!! "
the futility goddess - ignis fatuus (CD) release date: 1/2008 * reissue * - available to download
Back in 1998, Ignis Fatuus released one of the most impressive debut albums ever - "The Futility Goddess" (Cold Spring). Their astonishing mixture of neo-classical, ambient, wave (with amazing vocal contributions from SWANS singer Jarboe) gathered a load of positive feedbacks from everywhere.
now we are free - tony henry (EP) release date: 12/2008 - sorry, we do not sell cd's or lp's any longer.
Die englische „Mail on Sunday“ beschreibt Tony Henry als „Englands Antwort auf Pavarotti“. Dies hat er sicher nicht nur der Kraft und Schönheit seiner Stimme zu verdanken, sondern vor allem auch seiner Bühnenpräsenz und erstaunlichen Entertainer-Qualitäten, mit denen es ihm immer wieder gelingt, sein Publikum zu verzaubern. Dieser Erfolg ist auf eine gekonnte Performance und eine gut ausgewählte Mischung aus Opernklassikern und zeitgemäßen Welthits zurückzuführen. Diesem Konzept bleibt Tony Henry auch bei seinem neuen Album „Modern Classics“ treu, das am 05.12.2008 veröffentlicht wird. Darauf sind überwältigende Neuinterpretationen von Welthits wie z.B. „Sailing“, „A Whiter Shade Of Pale“, „Amazing Grace“, „Libiamo“ oder „You Never Walk Alone“zu finden, denen Tony Henry durch seine charismatische Stimme einen absolut frischen Klang verleiht und sie mit Hilfe einer zeitgemäßen Produktion zu einem völlig neuen Hörerlebnis führt.
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