Johnny 'Guitar' Blommer - Still Cadillacin'

Bitrate: 320K/s
Year: 2004
Time: 39:38
Size: 91,7 MB
Label: ARV Records
Styles: Blues/Electric Blues/West Coast & Swamp Blues
Art: Front

Tracks Listing:
 1. Johnny's Boogie - 3:24
 2. Gangster of Love - 3:19
 3. Lonesome - 2:27
 4. Got to Have You - 2:56
 5. Fool's Paradise - 4:13
 6. Still Cadillacin' - 2:32
 7. Thought I Saw You - 4:38
 8. Devil Woman - 4:25
 9. Always Singin' the Blues - 5:24
10. Mean Ol' Life - 3:13
11. Amazing Grace - 3:01

Blues and American roots music, from west coast Swing to the Louisianna swamp/
Johnny "Guitar " Blommer was born in St. Louis MO in 1971, Unbeknownst to him at the time, he lived a mere two blocks from Chuck Berry's nightclub in East St. Louis. The late night music may have been the first of many influences that led him to pursue a life of music, and the guitar in particular.
Founder of the multi-award winning Bad News Blues Band, Johnny's playing is powerful and passionate without being overblown. The rich rhythmic phrasing that is his trademark subtly discloses his early training on drums. Dismissing the boundaries of the fret board, he explores and finds exactly the note he wants. He plays from the heart, giving soulful nods to blues guitar legends Freddy King, Buddy Guy and Albert Collins.
With the up-coming release of Johnny's debut solo album "Still Cadillacin'" the future of this young blues guitarist is looking bright. With his new band the Thousandaires he is sure to make a lasting impression on the blues scene, and bring some much deserved attention to the musical community here in the southwest.
In the last eleven years Johnny has shared stages with many blue legends in including Lonnie Brooks, "Wild Child" Butler, Coco Taylor, Andrew "Jr Boy" Jones, Little Charlie and the Nightcats, "Smokin" Joe Kubeck, Coco Montoya, The Holmes Brothers, Lil' Brian and the Zydeco Travelers, Joe Louis Walker, and Anson Funderburg just to name a few. When the Bad News Blues Band played Buddy Guy's Legends in Chicago, Buddy Guy himself said "I'm flying to Australia in the morning and should have been home hours ago, but I had to stay 'cause you guys music sounds so good".
After three years of touring with Texas blues legend Long John Hunter , Johnny decided to concentrate on his own career and released the highly acclaimed "Knockout" with the Bad News Blues Band which is still selling strong. With the release of "Still Cadillacin'" he's ready to hit the road again and this time... in style.

Still Cadillacin'

Texas Southside Kings - Texas Southside Kings

Bitrate: 320K/s
Year: 2006
Time: 55:07
Size: 127,2 MB
Label: Dialtone Records
Styles: Blues/Texas Blues
Art: Front

Tracks Listing:
 1. Mimbo - 3:22
 2. Leo's Shuffle - 3:04
 3. Come on Down - 2:59
 4. Big Bad Woman - 3:11
 5. It's My Own Fault - 4:08
 6. Everyday I Have the Blues - 3:57
 7. I Want to Know - 3:06
 8. Low Down Dresser - 4:41
 9. One Room Country Shack - 4:56
10. New Orleans & Galveston - 3:52
11. Some Day - 3:41
12. Tammy Tammy - 4:30
13. Oh No - 5:00
14. Drifting Blues - 4:34

Texas Southside Kings hits a homer, gathering the collective talents of South Texas musicians Big Walter "The Thunderbird" Price, Junior Moore, Spot Barnett, Willie Sampson, Bubba Mitchell, and Leo Morris with Oscar O'Bear. The badass roadhouse piano and honking juke-joint sax of Doug Sahm's compadre Spot Barnett are in evidence. It's a great down-home release from a tiny record company, much committed to spreading the music of underrated lone star artists who have been around for quite a while. As genuine as you can get, this Blues is true to its own roots and provides the listener with a significant overview of the Texan Blues scene.
JR. MOORE - gtr/voc, OSCAR O'BEAR - gtr/voc, LEO MORRIS - gtr/voc, MIKE KELLER - gtr, GENE TAYLOR - pno/org, SPOT BARNETT - sax/voc, BUBBA MITCHELL - bass/voc, WILLIE SAMPSON - drums/voc.

Texas Southside Kings

Jersey Slim - Tattooed White Trash

Bitrate: 320K/s
Year: 2003
Time: 68:34
Size: 157,4 MB
Label: George Joseph Cook / Jersey Slim
Styles: Blues/Chicago Style
Art: Front

Tracks Listing:
 1. Punked Out Mama - 6:22
 2. Junkyard Dog Blues - 5:10
 3. Scratch My Back - 4:26
 4. Tattooed White Trash - 4:28
 5. Special 20 Blues - 8:54
 6. Fannie Mae - 6:25
 7. Hard Luck Blues - 6:22
 8. Ratin The Streetsofnew Orleans - 5:55
 9. Tore Down - 6:03
10. Moonshine Whiskey Blues - 8:28
11. Who's Yo Daddy - 5:56

Traditional Chicago style Blues & Funk.
Jersey Slim is a blues vocalist, blues harp musician and songwriter. Although he has been playing music for over 50 years, for the past 30 years Slim has dedicated himself to just playing the music he has always loved...the Blues. His vocals are "first rate", and his harp playing is "expert and rich in tone". In December, 2012 he was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame. His songs reflect the traditional style of 50's Chicago Blues & Funk. This compilation of Slim's original songs was recorded live at the Green Parrot Bar, Key West Florida.

Tattooed White Trash

Fearful Symmetry - Louder Than Words

Bitrate: 320K/s
Year: 2019
Time: 40:24
Size: 93,4 MB
Label: Self Released
Styles: Progressive Rock/Crossover Prog
Art: Front

Tracks Listing:
 1. Louder Than Words - 7:07
 2. Form and Substance - 4:49
 3. Innocence - 3:44
 4. Ceaseless Strife - 3:39
 5. Rule of Reason - 4:52
 6. Damn, Braces; Bless Relaxes - 4:06
 7. Orc and Luvah - 5:28
 8. City Of Art - 6:34

We’re rock and prog-rock fans, (but not exclusively), going way back, who wanted to create something new, inspired by the ‘progressive’ music we’ve listened to over the years.The music on our debut album, 'Louder Than Words', is an affectionate homage to classic prog: new compositions, but aiming to convey a familiar and beloved sound and feel. ‘Fearful Symmetry’ is not so much a band, more an aesthetic - a set of principles defining our approach to this music - not constrained by genre, but seeking to capture and blend a mix of styles.How we arrived at this concept wasn’t born out of pre-conceived notions. It evolved from conversations between two cousins, both with a love for music - listening and playing.Suzi: “We wanted to create something from past - and some current - influences that would be new but would feel familiar. We think it ticks all the boxes: gongs; animals; esoteric lyrics; time signature changes; bombast; self-indulgence even; a sense of humour; a hidden joke; a concept album. But which concept?“ Jeremy: “When Suzi came up with the exciting idea of creating a Prog Tribute album, the only kind of album it could be was a concept album.  I knew at once that William Blake – poet, artist, visionary, and spiritual revolutionary – was the only possible choice for our subject matter.“ And so, the idea for our first album grew. ‘Louder Than Words’ features eight tracks: seven with vocal elements and one instrumental. We have been lucky to have some wonderful guest musicians agree to be a part of this project, which we hope will give listeners some fun and even a little joy. The standout revelation has been Yael Shotts - her voice becoming integral to the band and its music, her interpretations articulating resoundingly the emotive force of the songs. However you feel about the concept, it’s probably best to let the music speak for itself.

Louder Than Words

Helix - Old School

Bitrate: 320K/s
Year: 2019
Time: 41:07
Size: 100,1 MB
Label: Perris Records
Styles: Hard Rock
Art: Front

Tracks Listing:
 1. Coming Back with Bigger Guns - 3:45
 2. Whiskey Bent and Hellbound - 4:02
 3. If Tears Could Talk - 3:26
 4. Your Turn to Cry - 4:05
 5. Tie Me Down - 4:00
 6. Closer to You - 3:48
 7. Games Mother Never Taught You - 3:56
 8. Southern Comfort - 3:24
 9. Hound Dog Howlin' Blues - 5:43
10. Cheers - 4:54

OLD SCHOOL is HELIX’s 15th full length studio album. This album is comprised of songs written from 1981-1989 but NEVER released. All CDs including pre-orders will be signed by Brian.
CD includes a 6 panel insert. The album was produced by Helix's longtime bass player Daryl Gray and mixed by Juno award winning Siegfried Meier. Mastered by Harry Hess of Harem Scarem. Three of the tracks were recorded for the Back for Another Taste album but never released and have Paul Hackman playing guitar on them. ONLY 100 IN STOCK.

Old School

Divine Weeks - Through and Through

Bitrate: 320K/s
Year: 1987
Time: 40:22
Size: 92,9 MB
Label: Self Released
Styles: Rock/College Rock
Art: Front

Tracks Listing:
 1. Goddamn Real To Me - 2:35
 2. On A Soapbox - 2:30
 3. Can't Get You Out Of My Mind - 2:33
 4. I'm Gonna Fall - 2:56
 5. Bitterness - 5:40
 6. Black Eye To The Sky - 4:06
 7. Dry September - 6:09
 8. In The Country (for Jim Carroll) - 3:08
 9. Higher Ground - 2:52
10. When I Go - 3:57
11. Wide Eyed - 3:51

Country time.  Kinda anyway.  You'd be hard pressed to fine a rock album (that still qualifies as one) that boasts more of an Americana vibe than Divine Week's Through and Through.  I'm not so much referring to the "New Depression" variant of alt-country that was codified by the likes of Uncle Tupelo and Ryan Adams in the early '90s, rather the slightly more vintage iteration championed by Green on Red, and to a lesser extent, Lone Justice.  Brimming with twang, heartland fervor, and no shortage of Southern drawl (be it legit or cleverly feigned), Through... cuts an earnest and passionate swath through searing guitar rockers and heavy-handed ballads.  A second Divine Weeks platter, Never Get Used to It, surfaced in 1991.  As a sidenote, Divine Weeks began life as The Need, who were more in the power pop mold from what I've heard.

Through and Through

Junior's Eyes - Battersea Power Station

Bitrate: 320K/s
Year: 1969
Time: 38:18
Size: 88,1 MB
Label:  World Wide Records (2018)
Styles: Psychedelic Rock
Art: Full

Tracks Listing:
 1. Battersea Power Station - 21:32
 2. Playtime -  3:49
 3. I'm Drowning -  1:24
 4. White Light -  6:33
 5. By The Tree -  4:57

Musicians:
Mick Wayne - vocals, guitar;
Graham Kelly - vocals;
Tim Renwick - guitar;
John Lodge - bass;
Rick Wakeman - keyboards;
John Cambridge - drums;
Steve Chapman - drums.

Mick Wayne undoubtedly tried hard to be significant and progressive with his songs on Junior's Eyes' sole album. There were meter changes, skilled psychedelic hard rock guitar riffs, and moods both whimsical and cynical throughout. Although the predominant vibe was bluesy psych-prog, there were also quieter, more acoustic interludes. It doesn't add up to much without memorable hooks or vision, though, and the record fails to stick as a noteworthy effort, even by the standards of obscure late-'60s British psychedelia. If you disagree with that assessment, or in any case are still curious enough to track down this collectable release, the remastered 2015 two-CD Deluxe Edition on Esoteric couldn't possibly be a more thoughtful package. In addition to the songs from the original LP, it contains both sides of their three non-LP 1968-1969 singles, four demos of songs from Battersea Power Station, both sides of the 1967 psych-pop single by the Tickle, Mick Wayne's previous band, and two previously unreleased live tracks from an October 1968 BBC session, along with a new essay and restored original artwork. The Tickle single "Subway (Smokey Pokey World)" is the real gem, though a few of the other 45 tracks are rather poppier in approach than most of the album.

Battersea Power Station

McKendree Spring - Live at the Beachland Ballroom

Bitrate: 320K/s
Year: 2006
Time: 79:27
Size: 182,5 MB
Label: McKendree Spring Records
Styles: Progressive Folk
Art: Full

Tracks Listing:
 1. I should have known - 4:28
 2. Fire and rain - 4:10
 3. Take it from the heart - 2:48
 4. Corrina corrina - 5:03
 5. Give all you've got to give - 4:53
 6. Heart like a wheel - 3:39
 7. Lani - 3:08
 8. Oh what a feeling - 3:02
 9. Flying dutchman - 7:08
10. Meeting in Paris - 3:43
11. God bless the conspiracy - 7:34
12. Train to dixie - 3:27
13. No Regrets - 6:37
14. Down by the river - 7:26
15. Hold on - 3:46
16. The weight - 8:28

In the McKendree Spring exhibit at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame & Museum in Cleveland, Ohio is an attribution that says: “Experimental and innovative, McKendree Spring mixed blues, folk and country with a progressive musical vision. Over the course of seven albums, they highlighted the songs of singer/guitarist Fran McKendree and offered up unique interpretations of songs by Bob Dylan, Neil Young and James Taylor. McKendree Spring built much of its reputation as a live act by featuring the virtuosity of guitarist Marty Slutsky and violinist Mike (Doc) Dreyfuss.” McKendree Spring formed in 1969 as a drumerless four-piece folk-rock ensemble that promoter/manager Bill Graham dubbed "one of the best unknown bands in the world." McKendree Spring toured with some of the most exciting artists of the 70's and shared the stage with performers such as the Everly Brothers, Fleetwood Mac, Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention, Elton John, Ike & Tina Turner, Joni Mitchell, Randy Newman, the Byrds, Jethro Tull, and Van Morrison. McKendree Spring played various memorable venues as well including Carnegie Hall, the Fillmore East, Lincoln Center, and Kennedy Center. Not to mention venues that got them there - like My Father's Place on Long Island, the Agoras in Columbus and Cleveland, the College Coffee House Circuit, and Ohio University in Athens. On May 8th, 1972 McKendree Spring performed with Billy Preston in the first-ever rock concert at legendary New York Radio City Music Hall. The band played to a million plus people at the Washington Monument to protest war in Vietnam, and starred on the BBC TV’s “Old Grey Whistle Test” in London with Cleo Lane. McKendree Spring has a knack for covering songs that sounded as if they were written by them or for them. The group is noted for its live shows that brought the crowds - and there are crowds - to their feet. Recording its 30th reunion show May 28, 2006 in front of an amazing audience of fans, their kids, and new friends at the Beachland Ballroom in Cleveland, McKendree Spring finally snared the energy and excitement of its legendary live shows. The result is one richly buoyant album called, “Live at the Beachland Ballroom.” It was a thrill to play. And it’s a thrill to share it with you.

Live at the Beachland Ballroom

Hollis Brown - Hollis Brown Gets Loaded

Bitrate: 320K/s
Year: 2014
Time: 44:54
Size: 103,2 MB
Label: Alive Records
Styles: Rock/Classic Rock/Roots Rock
Art: Front

Tracks Listing:
 1. Oh Sweet Nuthin' - 7:47
 2. Train Round The Bend - 3:20
 3. I Found A Reason - 4:33
 4. Lonesome Cowboy Bill - 3:19
 5. Head Held High - 3:03
 6. New Age - 5:28
 7. Cool It Down - 5:00
 8. Rock & Roll - 5:05
 9. Sweet Jane - 4:36
10. Who Loves The Sun - 2:40

New York City's Hollis Brown (a band, not a person) have a tight, sparse classic rock sound that incorporates melodic pop, slight country touches, and, underneath it all, a kind of bedrock blues sensibility, all of which makes their roots-oriented sound feel warm and genuine. They bring those same qualities to this set, but it is still a bit of a curve ball, given that it isn't an album of new songs from songwriters Mike Montali and Jon Bonilla, but is instead a song-for-song re-creation of the Velvet Underground's 1970 classic album Loaded, which means these are Lou Reed songs, done with reverence, but gently re-imagined. Gets Loaded, which was released in support of Record Store Day, began when Hollis Brown was asked to perform at New York City's Bowery Electric at a tribute show for Reed in November of 2013. The band performed Loaded live in its entirety, later repeating the feat in the studio for this release. Loaded was arguably the Velvet Underground's most accessible and commercially successful album, featuring Reed and VU classics like "Sweet Jane," "Rock & Roll," and "Head Held High," and Hollis Brown do not try to note-for-note them, but simply fold these songs into their own style, although for some reason they reverse Loaded's running order, opening with "Oh Sweet Nuthin'" and closing with "Who Loves the Sun." It's a fun and rootsy spin on N.Y.C.'s greatest ever rock band by a young band that's pretty good in its own right.

Hollis Brown Gets Loaded

Isildurs Bane & Peter Hammill - In Amazonia

Bitrate: 320K/s
Year: 2019
Time: 40:16
Size: 92,8 MB
Label: Ataraxia
Styles: Progressive Rock/ Symphonic Prog
Art: Front

Tracks Listing:
 1. Before You Know It -  7:48
 2. Under The Current -  4:48
 3. Aguirre -  5:19
 4. This is Where - 10:09
 5. The Day is Done -  9:07
 6. This Bird has Flown -  3:02

These copies were distributed by Peter Hammill's Sofa Sound, as well as during Gouveia Art Rock Festival 2019 on on May 4-5. Earlier copies distributed by Burning Shed contained 8-page booklets, which had "three major artwork issues" quickly fixed by repressing the booklets. Mats Johansson would like to say thanks to Xerxes Andren & Axel Crone for pre-production and demo work
and to Charles Storm's inspiring ideas and constant helpfulness throughout the recording of this album. Samuel Hallkvist is delighted to use Eventide, Pigtronix and KTW Effects. Thank you to Patrik Leonardsson for years of live photography and to Svante Axbacke for live monitor sound. In Amazonia was commissioned by the Gouveia Art Rock Festival and Municipio De Gouveia.
A special thank you to Eduardo Mota and Luis Loureiro!

In Amazonia

Welcome Inside The Brain - Queen Of The Day Flies

Bitrate: 320K/s
Year: 2019
Time: 41:23
Size: 94,8 MB
Label: Tonzonen Records
Styles: Progressive Rock/Crossover Prog/Psychedelic/Space Rock
Art: Full

Tracks Listing:
 1. The Baptist Preacher - 5:00
 2. Naked Philosopher - 6:58
 3. Broken Record - 4:16
 4. Queen Of The Day Flies - 4:47
 5. White Room - 8:13
 6. Call Me A Liar - 4:54
 7. Hometown - 7:12

 Welcome Inside the Brain is a psychedelic/space rock band from Germany that released it's 2nd full length album 'Queen of the Day Flies' in May of 2019. The sound the band wants to focus on is recreating the psychedelic style from the 60s and 70s. The line up consists of Frank M'hlenberg on vocals, Georg Spie' on guitar, Johann Fritsche on organ, Paul Lapp on e-bass and Moog, and Hans Otto on drums. The album has 7 tracks and a total run time of 41 minutes.
'Baptist Preacher' starts off with a cheery organ that reminds one instantly of The Doors, and the vocals are a bit like Morrison's, but with a lighter tone. The center section has a nice groove with more organ and jangly guitars. It remains quite uptempo all the way through. 'Naked Philosopher' leads out with guitar riffs with a slight bluesy feel to it. There is a heavier sound to this one, and there are more Doors-like sounds, even down to the vibes. After two minutes, there is a rousing guitar solo that adds more power to the track. Since this track nears the 7 minute mark, there is plenty of room for development of intensity. After 4 minutes, things get quiet when the vocals return with only the organ and the emotional level goes up a notch or two, then the original feel comes back driven by guitars and improvising organ.
'Broken Record' begins somberly with soft guitar that brings in a moderately slow tempo. There is a darker feel to this one with a mysterious tone. The melody is quite memorable and interesting. The organ gives everything a slightly spiritual feel, but in pop-psych style. The title track 'Queen of the Day Flies' begins with a heavy guitar/organ riff with frantic sounding vocals and returns to the upbeat, but blues based psychedelic rock sound. For the instrumental break, the tempo speeds up quite a bit and another great guitar solo results. The original riff and tempo returns at the last part of the track.
'White Room' is just over 8 minutes and it is not a cover of the 'Cream' song. It's a basic walking rhythm with catchy beat. The instrumental breaks between the verses become heavier but always lighten up for the vocal sections. After a heavy guitar solo, the music mellows out at the 4 minute mark and later the vocalist comes back with a high falsetto voice as the music floats along for a while. The intensity returns before the 7 minute mark and the vocals become heavier. 'Call Me a Liar' has more of a jazz flair to it, but still retains the psychedelic flair, this time much softer. The vocal melody is a bit more complex. On the instrumental breaks, some interesting passages are squeezed out of the guitar.
'Hometown' finishes up the album. The track starts with atmospheric effects and improvised drumming. Suddenly, after 2 minutes, the music becomes rather humorous and some spoken words about your first joint, then the band kicks in with guitar and organ based riffs. Sung vocals come in later as guitars and organ swirl around the moderate drum pattern. At 4 minutes, things become loose and disjointed as space rock and psychedelic effects come back, but things return to a more structured sound, then another rousing guitar solo bring the vocals back in much more intense and bring the album to a fiery end.
I found this album very enjoyable and entertaining, and it definitely brings in feelings of nostalgia for the psychedelic stylings patterned after The Doors and other bands similar to that. The jamming is not extensive, but there are some great sections that will keep you happy, and the overall sound is more on a rock-blues based psychedelia than the space rock style, though it approaches that from time to time. There is not a lot of progressive styling here, but it does exist, but for the most part, remains quite accessible. However, the music is quite reminiscent of the popular psych bands of the era like The Yardbirds, Cream and, of course, The Doors. The music is fun and appealing, and lovers of that classic sound should enjoy this very much. I would give it 3.5 stars, but it does tip towards the 4 star rating than a 3 star rating.

Queen Of The Day Flies

United Progressive Fraternity - Planetary Overload, Part 1: Loss

Bitrate: 320K/s
Year: 2019
Time: 74:57
Size: 173,4 MB
Label: Giant Electric Pea - GEP
Styles: Progressive Rock/Crossover prog
Art: Full

Tracks Listing:
 1. Loss (Anthem) -  3:25
 2. What Happens Now -  4:04
 3. Cruel Times -  8:05
 4. What Are We Doing To Ourselves -  3:19
 5. Stop-Time -  6:56
 6. One More -  2:37
 7. Mercenaries -  6:48
 8. What If -  1:44
 9. Forgive Me, My Son -  7:46
10. Dying To Be Reborn -  5:19
11. Seeds For Life - 19:33
12. Loss To Lost -  5:15

GEP are really pleased to announce we’ll be working with United Progressive Fraternity (UPF) to release their next venture ‘Planetary Overload’. Fronted by Mark Trueack (Unitopia) and Steve Unruh (Resistor), UPF is a global collective of international artists, musicians, arrangers and producers who are ‘passionately committed to empowering change in the world by leading an artistic & musical movement dedicated to sustainable environmental practices’.
‘Planetary Overload: Loss’ is the first release of a two part project. This first part features a host of artists and guest appearances including Steve Hackett, Jerry Marotta, Nick Magnus, Hasse Froberg, Michel St-Pere and many others, plus new artwork by Ed Unitsky and a bonus CD of ‘surreal mixes’ by Romantechs (Mark Trueack, Steve Unruh, Chris Lebled and guests).  The album is also endorsed by an impressive list of scientists and corporations including: Dr. James E. Hansen (Climate Science, Awareness and Solutions Program, Columbia University); Dr. Cary Fowler (Founder of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault & Senior Advisor, the Crop Trust); Willy Kwong (Executive Director of The Jane Goodall Institute Hong Kong & Plastic Oceans Limited Hong Kong – Sir David Attenborough interview); Claire Luby and Jack Kloppenburg (Open Source Seed Initiative); Silver Donald Cameron (The Green Interview).

Planetary Overload, Part 1: Loss 

Saluki - Amazing Games

Bitrate: 320K/s
Year: 2018
Time: 42:31
Size: 97,4 MB
Label: Apollon Records Prog
Styles: Progressive Rock/Jazz Rock-Fusion
Art: Front

Tracks Listing:
 1. Top Of The World - 4:41
 2. Amazing Games - 4:01
 3. Visions In Your Mind - 5:56
 4. Be Here Now - 8:49
 5. Universal Seed - 5:16
 6. Open Your Eyes - 5:05
 7. Sit Beside The Fire - 8:41

Musicians:
Freddy Dahl - vocals, guitar;
Peter Alois Symington - vocals, percussion, wind synth;
Trond Tufte - guitar;
Kjell Ronningen - keyboards, vocals;
Ginn Jahr - bass, vocals;
Gunnar Berg-Nielsen - drums.

"Amazing Games", "the second coming" - the sequel to their self titled debut album from 1977. This could very well be described as Saluki's "forgotten" LP - since it never got released as planned in 1978 , when Compendium Records went bankrupt. The album, however, consist of newly recorded songs from the time. Some songs were exchanged with a couple of others from the same period of time. The songs are recorded "live" in the studio with some overdubs, but mostly as it was originally done back in 77.

Amazing Games

L&M Rhythm Kings - The Lower Level

Bitrate: 320K/s
Year: 2018
Time: 59:55
Size: 137,3 MB
Label: Self Released
Styles: Blues/Rhythm & Blues
Art: Front

Tracks Listing:
 1. Meadow Lounge - 4:05
 2. Without You - 4:27
 3. The Lower Level - 4:28
 4. Tara Say's So - 5:11
 5. Big Wheeled Bonneville - 6:27
 6. Smoke - 5:43
 7. Cookin' in Groveland - 4:58
 8. Inside Out - 7:36
 9. Same 50 - 5:21
10. Hot Coals - 6:52
11. Closing Time - 4:41

Original electric blues by a veteran crew of songwriters, mining grooves and heart from the worlds of blues, rock, and rhythm.
The L&M Rhythm Kings offer their own spin on blues, R&B, and roots music while at the same time honoring those traditional forms. This, their first CD, is original songwriting wrapped in the traditions of electric blues with the tight grooves of roots rhythm and rock.
The players share a tight, instinctive, and spontaneous interplay that comes only from decades of playing together. While this is the band's first album of recorded music, the band has worked live shows for nearly ten years. And more, the players have worked together in different combinations since long before that. Having played together for so long, these guys know each other's styles inside out and it shows in the tightly focused performances and arrangements of these songs.
The band is joined on two tracks by the internationally famous blues guitar legend Ronnie Earl. Ronnie has mentored the band generously and is no less than a spiritual member. Also lending his guitar to the album is Chris Vachon, producer, engineer, and guitarist of famed blues outfit Roomful Of Blues. And yet this is not an all-star album; rather, it's a cohesive group of songs by a tight, seasoned group of club-crawling musical veterans at the peak of their powers. Enjoy!

The Lower Level

Budos Band - V

Bitrate: 320K/s
Year: 2019
Time: 33:44
Size: 77,4 MB
Label: Daptone Records
Styles: Afro-Soul/Psychedelic Rock
Art: Full

Tracks Listing:
 1. Old Engine Oil - 3:11
 2. The Enchanter - 3:58
 3. Spider Web Pt. 1 - 3:06
 4. Peak Of Eternal Night - 3:21
 5. Ghost Talk - 3:33
 6. Arcane Rambler - 3:29
 7. Maelstrom - 3:30
 8. Veil Of Shadows - 4:16
 9. Rumble From The Void - 0:48
10. Valley Of The Damned - 4:27

As menacing and unhinged as ever, the pride of Staten Island is back with their fifth full-length offering, V. Raw and absent of the modern technological trappings, the Budos pick up where they left off with 2014’s Burnt Offering, and finds the Budos expanding on the brooding, fuzz-fueled riffs, whilst harkening back to the Ethiopian inspired rhythms and percussive proclivity that put Budos Band on the map. “Old Engine Oil,” a rocker at heart, kicks things into gear and delivers a high-octane burst of Budos mayhem. “The Enchanter” serves up a classic dose of upbeat afro-soul, drenched in a venomous assault of wall-melting proportions that leads you to the “Spider Web,” a rumbling ode to the Cowbell Colossus whose punctuated horn stabs take you on an untamed ride to the dark side of the spoon. The side closes with “Peak of Eternal Night,” whose odd time signature and haunting horns transport the listener to the peak of a menacing otherworldly landscape that’s further explored in the final track “Ghost Talk” – a guitar driven groover that gives way to an organ-washed space ritual beneath sun-summoning trumpet blasts.
Side Two opens with “Arcane Rambler,” an interstellar ramble across space and time that leaves the listener in cosmic purgatory. “Maelstrom,” released as a single shortly after the release of “Burnt Offering,” boasts waves of furious sonic power that batter the listener via a maw of snarling sea-foam bubbling with the power of the Budos. Soon darkness falls as “The Veil of Shadows” is draped across the land – in this realm of twilight one quickly loses their way, only to find themselves at a dusk-to-dawn pyre of budonian proportions. “Rumble from the Void” then pulls you into a percussive black hole of formless beat-worship. There are no horns to help you here, just the tentacles of rhythm that tirelessly pull you back into the void. “Valley of the Damned” closes the record, it’s twisting groove coupled with hypnotic drones of synth and horns transports you to a place of little hope and even less reason.

V

Savoy Brown - City Night

Bitrate: 320K/s
Year: 2019
Time: 56:31
Size: 129,7 MB
Label: Quarto Valley Records
Styles: Blues/Blues Rock
Art: Front

Tracks Listing:
 1. Walking On Hot Stones - 4:32
 2. Don't Hang Me Out to Dry - 4:19
 3. Payback Time - 4:52
 4. Red Light Mama - 4:15
 5. Conjure Rhythm - 4:51
 6. Neighborhood Blues - 5:10
 7. Selfish World - 5:20
 8. Wearing Thin - 4:02
 9. City Night - 6:13
10. Hang In Tough - 3:37
11. Superstitious Woman - 4:20
12. Ain't Gonna Worry - 4:53

Musicians:
Kim Simmonds - Guitar / Vocals;
Pat DeSalvo - Bass;
Garnet Grimm - Drums.

Savoy Brown fans might be the luckiest fans in the world. No other blues rock act alive today has delivered so much excellent music for so long, and the group shows no signs of slowing down. Their legacy of the godfather of British blues-rock continues with the 2019 release of ‘City Night,’ the band’s 40th album, on the California label Quarto Valley Records.
From the aggressive swagger of the opener “Walking on Hot Stones,” the album is an adventure through 12 blistering tracks of scorching guitar, unrelenting rhythms from bassist Pat DeSalvo and drummer Garnet Grimm, and the soul-weary but indomitable grit of Kim Simmonds’ vocals. Throughout, the bluesman who has seen more of the world than any 20 of his peers sorrows at the troubles of the modern era, as in the acerbic vocal and crystalline guitar of “Neighborhood Blues,” then de?antly commits to the struggle, as in the stomping Bo Diddley-esque “Hang in Tough,” before reveling in the joys the word still offers, as in the rollicking celebration of urban life of the title track “City Night.”
As Simmonds says in his endearing online diary, “Am I getting lazy in my old age? No, I’m not ever retiring! I’m on this train ‘till the end…..”

City Night

The Mustangs - Watertown

Bitrate: 320K/s
Year: 2019
Time: 44:46
Size: 104,1 MB
Label: Skyfire Records
Styles: Blues Rock
Art: Front

Tracks Listing:
 1. King of the Green Fields - 4:57
 2. Field and Factory - 4:26
 3. An Easy Place - 3:40
 4. Love Will Pass You By - 3:50
 5. Going Into Town - 3:37
 6. Inter-Machine - 3:25
 7. Kings of Light - 4:06
 8. Watertown - 4:41
 9. She Didn't Get Into the Water - 3:31
10. Swimming with the Devil - 3:54
11. Looking for Old England - 4:34

The Mustangs are back with a brand new album, WATERTOWN, out in May/
The album is an environmentally-themed concept album about industrialisation, Americanisation and pollution, and is the band’s ninth studio album of original material.  The band’s drummer Jon Bartley, is also the co-leader of the National Green Party. Jon says: “This album is very fulfilling to me, it’s the first time we’ve done something that aligns with what I do politically. But it’s also got some great tunes and lovely performances”.  The album has been mixed by renowned blues producer and four-time British Blues Award winner Wayne Proctor. Wayne has previously worked with acts like King King, Ben Poole and Oli Brown. He also produced the Mustangs’ last album Just Passing Through. “You always know you’re going to get Grade-A songwriting with these guys“, says Wayne.  “Not just interesting arrangements, but also great lyrics and melodies”.  Main songwriter, singer & guitarist Adam Norsworthy says, “We’ve stretched our wings on this record to take in more of our influences and the music we love, including folk, rock, country, prog and psychedelia. The Mustangs DNA is still present, and we’re hoping that our fans in the blues and R’n’B communities will enjoy taking this journey with us.” WATERTOWN will be released on Skyfire Records and available from Amazon, iTunes and all the usual retailers.

Watertown

Upperseption - Neo Gourage

Bitrate: 320K/s
Year: 2019
Time: 42:37
Size: 97,9 MB
Label: Garden of Delights
Styles: Progressive Rock/Krautrock
Art: Full

Tracks Listing:
 1. Rondo (69) - 11:41
 2. Uberflug -  2:16
 3. Melancholia -  3:23
 4. Soror maior -  6:07
 5. Interludium -  3:33
 6. CA4+CB2 -  6:25
 7. Flote 2 -  3:02
 8. Alles auf Anfang -  6:06

Upperseption – the name being a partly nonsensical coinage – were founded in Altenhundem, situated in the Sauerland in North Rhine-Westpalia, in 1970. They played progressive rock music, influenced by The Nice. The band didn’t release anything back then. Only a few tapes survived, the initial ones recorded in their domestic garage and with a modest sound quality, and later ones from the studio. The Upperseption-LP, “Cornicula”, with recordings from 1970 and a sound which needs getting used to, was released in 2013. The CD “Neo Gourage” contains some more as yet unreleased tracks. The first one, “Rondo (69)”, is a musical revelation, but not for sound purists. The other pieces are recordings of an excellent sound quality from various recording studios; the last – also excellent – recording is from a live performance. The 32-page booklet contains all important details on the subject. An LP edition is not scheduled.

Neo Gourage

Ingranaggi della Valle - In Hoc Signo

Bitrate: 320K/s
Year: 2013
Time: 63:54
Size: 146,4 MB
Label: Black Widow Records
Styles: Progressive Rock/RPI
Art: Full

Tracks Listing:
 1. Introduzione - 0:14
 2. Cavalcata - 5:49
 3. Mare In Tempesta - 3:17
 4. Via Egnatia - 5:41
 5. L'Assedio Di Antiochia - 8:10
 6. Fuga Da Amman - 5:56
 7. Kairuv'an - 6:08
 8. Masqat - 5:15
 9. Jangala Mem - 6:46
10. Il Vento Del Tempo - 7:00
11. Finale - 9:33

INGRANAGGI DELLA VALLE are a young Roman band created with the goal of evoking the sound and atmospheres of the historical Progressive Rock of the 70s, creating their own music open to fusion, ethnic and jazz-rock influences. The 2013 debut album "In Hoc Signo" is the representative manifesto of their music and philosophy.
The project, conceived by Mattia Liberati (keyboards) and Flavio Gonnellini (guitar), already members of the funk/jazz-rock trio The Big Chill, began in December 2010, with Edoardo Arrigo (multi-instrumentalist) on the electric bass; Marco Gennarini (violin) entered the line-up only in June 2011, after the choice of making a concept album set in the First Crusade was made. During the finalization of the concept album, the band had a long and meticulous selection to find a front man with brilliant vocal, creative and theatrical skills. Only in February 2012 Igor Leone (singer) joined the group. Although Simone Massimi played bass on the majority of the album, the role of the bassist is now filled full-time by Marco Bruno, a friend of the band who played on the album track Cavalcata. Shanti Colucci mans drums and percussion. Also, to round out the sound of the band live, another friend of the band, Edoardo Arrigo, who also played bass and sang some of the backup vocals on the album, is currently with the band playing mellotron, synth, and guitar. After the creative phase, including recording a demo EP in 2011 which garnered the interest of Black Widow Records, the band began recording their first album, In Hoc Signo, in September 2012, at the Roman recording studio Point Of View Records of Paolo Pierelli (sound engineer). The band was pleased to have as a guest in Rome the renowned Mattias Olsson (ANGLAGARD), with whom they recorded the track Jangala Mem; other distinguished guests include the singer Angelica Sauprel Scutti and the great David Jackson (VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR) on the track Finale. On May 10, 2013, Black Widow Records released their debut album "In Hoc Signo" in CD format, with the painting "In Hoc Signo" by Marcello Toma as cover artwork. A limited edition vinyl is also planned.  Between 2014 and 2015 more than 3000 album were printed and the band played a lot of concerts in italy (FIM, Progressive Live Experiment, Newintage Prog Festival). In this period 3 new member joined the band: Alessandro Di Sciullo (guitars and keyboards), Antonio Coronato (bass) and Davide Savarese (vocals).
Very soon the band started working on the second album "Warm Spaced Blue"/ The recording began on March 2016 at StudioSETTE in Rome but the album was conceived and developed between the winter and the fall of 2015, wrote and arranged by Mattia, Flavio and Alessandro. The new album involves Fabio Pignatelli (Goblin) on bass as a guest.Comments by Todd: This is a wonderful new band, a blend of symphonic and fusion that both hearkens back to the 70s and looks forward as well. Another great artist on the excellent Black Widow label.

In Hoc Signo

Sleepy Guitar Johnson (feat. Joy Bonner) - All Along The Way

Bitrate: 320K/s
Year: 2019
Time: 60:22
Size: 139,1 MB
Label: Powered by Mojo Records
Styles: Country/Country Rock
Art: Front

Tracks Listing:
 1. Living Life Like Part of the Human Race - 4:20
 2. Vermillion Skies - 4:12
 3. Going Back to California - 3:46
 4. Slow Ride Home - 4:08
 5. Rollingstones - 4:01
 6. All Along the Way (Baseball Blues) - 3:48
 7. Unselfish Love (Pandee's Song) - 6:20
 8. Why Does Love Have to Be so Hard - 4:41
 9. L.O.V.E. - 5:09
10. Whachu Talkin' Talkin' 'bout - 4:45
11. Real Fine Love - 3:30
12. Love for Granted - 4:04
13. Doctor Blues - 4:22
14. So Sweet (Life Is...) - 3:10

Sleepy Guitar Johnson featuring Joy Bonner is what happens when Muddy Waters, Dolly Parton, and Aretha Franklin meet the Rolling Stones in some dive bar.

All Along The Way

David Peterson & Peter Lolacono - Galactic Weather

Bitrate: 320K/s
Year: 2019
Time: 61:35
Size: 141,4 MB
Label: Duopoly
Styles: Progressive Rock
Art: Front

Tracks Listing:
 1. Polar Trajectory - 8:47
 2. Galactic Weather - 6:43
 3. 96 - 7:55
 4. Portal in Time - 8:50
 5. Who Knew? - 3:18
 6. Long Lost Inroads - 4:17
 7. Angst Orbital - 7:18
 8. Outer Wall - 7:44
 9. Whispering Hill - 6:40

Old School Rock: British Progressive - Fusion Jazz/
Duopoly’s Inaugural Album: Galactic Weather
The album contains nine tunes for 62 minutes of non-derivative music.
Pete and Dave have been Sci-Fi readers and musician friends since 1973. The theme about space was a natural choice. The tunes on this album are two to six years old and represent a portion of the collaborations we have recorded over the years.
Dave plays keyboards and programmed the drums - Pete plays bass, guitars, and synth guitar Roland GR-55.
This album is a collaborative effort composited over time by sharing tracks over a private server. Please enjoy!
Stay tuned – or sell your guitar.

Galactic Weather

Nth Ascension - Stranger Than Fiction

Bitrate: 320K/s
Year: 2019
Time: 72:40
Size: 166,6 MB
Label: Metatronic Records
Styles: Progressive Rock
Art: Front

Tracks Listing:
 1. The Opening -  5:58
 2. True Identity -  5:25
 3. Fire in the Sky -  7:50
 4. Reconciled - 10:26
 5. The Gathering: Clanaan, Pt. 7 -  7:16
 6. Journey's End: Clanaan, Pt. 8 - 15:48
 7. Lament: Clanaan, Pt. 9 -  1:39
 8. Sound to Light - 18:13

Stranger Than Fiction is the third official album release from the British Rock Quintet Nth Ascension. Formed in 2010 the band has been generating high praise and critical acclaim for their debut and sophomore releases. This album is another leap forward.

Stranger Than Fiction

Le Orme - Sulle ali di un sogno

Bitrate: 320K/s
Year: 2019
Time: 41:20
Size: 95,0 MB
Label: Sony Music
Styles: RPI
Art: Front

Tracks Listing:
 1. Estratto da Collage - 3:06
 2. Preludio - 2:33
 3. Gioco di bimba - 3:49
 4. Notturno - 1:38
 5. La via della seta - 4:20
 6. Verita nascoste - 4:03
 7. La danza di Primavera - 4:41
 8. Amico di ieri - 4:12
 9. Canzone d'amore - 4:07
10. Un altro cielo - 4:56
11. Sulle ali di un sogno - 3:51

Composto da 11 tracce, “SULLE ALI DI UN SOGNO” è un viaggio musicale attraverso alcune delle più belle canzoni della storica band, rivisitate e arricchite da importanti collaborazioni, tra cui quella con Francesca Michielin (voce in “Gioco Di Bimba”), l’ex King Crimson David Cross (che suona il violino in ben sei brani) e il tenore finlandese Eero Lasorla. All’interno dell’album, sono presenti anche due tracce inedite: “La danza di primavera” e “Un altro cielo”.
Il disco sarà disponibile in cd e su vinile (questo in una versione numerata e limitata a 999 pezzi), oltre che in formato digitale sulle principali piattaforme streaming.
Registrato nelle colline venete di Bassano Del Grappa, “SULLE ALI DI UN SOGNO” nasce dall’idea di celebrare musicalmente Michi Dei Rossi, batterista storico de Le Orme, che quest’anno festeggia il suo 70° compleanno e che ha selezionato le canzoni più rappresentative di una band che in più di 50 anni di carriera artistica ha fatto la storia del rock progressive italiano. Si parte con “Estratto da Collage”, un brano del 1971 che ha come riferimento musicale un tema classico del compositore Scarlatti (la “Sonata K380”) e si prosegue con altri brani storici rivisitati, fino ad arrivare ai due inediti “La danza di primavera” e “Un altro cielo”, una bellissima ballata adattata alle note della famosa “Aria sulla IV corda” di J.S.Bach.
«Per questo progetto ho sentito il bisogno di ritornare alle origini» - afferma Michi Dei Rossi - «ad un suono pulito, come si usava una volta, quando tutti gli strumenti si sentivano in modo chiaro e distinto. Siamo ritornati ai suoni di allora, ma con un occhio attento alla tecnologia di oggi, per un disco che vede al suo anni la mia carriera di musicista e che continueranno a segnarla finché avrò la forza di salire su un palcoscenico. Nel disco troverete un mélange di musica classica, lirica, rock e prog con adattamenti e arrangiamenti particolari ed emozionali scaturiti dalla mia grande passione e dal mio amore per la Musica».
“SULLE ALI DI UN SOGNO” è suonato da Le Orme nella formazione composta da Michi Dei Rossi (Batteria, Percussioni e Glockenspiel),con Michele Bon (Organo Hammond C3, Piano, Sinth e Tastiere) e Alessio Trapella (Voce, Basso e Contrabbasso).
La produzione artistica è di Michi Dei Rossi e la produzione esecutiva, come negli ultimi quattro lavori discografici de Le Orme, è ad opera di Love Music (Michi Dei Rossi, Enrico Vesco e Susanna Merlo).
Ad impreziosire l’album, la partecipazione di importanti artisti nazionali e internazionali, sia nel campo della musica che in quello dell’arte.
Tra gli ospiti musicali Francesca Michielin, che interpreta “Gioco di bimba”, una canzone a cui l’artista è tanto affezionata da averla inserita nella scaletta dei suoi concerti live;
David Cross, il grande violinista inglese famoso per aver militato nei King Crimson e ospite fisso del tour italiano de Le Orme della scorsa primavera, che suona il violino in “Preludio”, “Gioco di bimba”, “Notturno”, “La via della seta”, “Verità Nascoste” e “Amico di ieri”;
Eero Lasorla, tenore finlandese allievo del Conservatorio Santa Cecilia di Roma, già presente nell’album “Classicorme” del 2017, che presta la voce nel brano “La Via Della Seta”; Ivan Geronazzo, chitarra elettrica, classica ed acustica a 12 corde, che parteciperà anche al Tour Live 2019.
Di grande spessore il contributo del maestro Marco Nereo Rotelli, artista contemporaneo famoso in tutto il mondo per le sue installazioni luminose, che ha ideato e realizzato la copertina dell’album.
L’insieme di questi elementi rende “SULLE ALI DI UN SOGNO” un progetto di grande rilievo musicale, dedicato ai numerosi e fedelissimi fan della band e pensato per avvicinare ed affezionare un pubblico più giovane al caratteristico sound de Le Orme.

Sulle ali di un sogno

Jimmy Barnes - My Criminal Record (Deluxe Edition)

Bitrate: 320K/s
Year: 2019
Time: 78:44
Size: 181,4 MB
Label: Bloodlines
Styles: Blues/Blues Rock/Rock
Art: Front

Tracks Listing:
 1. My Criminal Record - 4:10
 2. Shutting Down Our Town - 4:44
 3. I'm in a Bad Mood - 4:09
 4. Stolen Car (The Road's on Fire Pt. I) - 5:20
 5. My Demon (God Help Me) - 5:55
 6. Working Class Hero - 3:57
 7. Belvedere and Cigarettes - 4:16
 8. I Won't Let You Down - 4:51
 9. Stargazer - 5:25
10. Money and Class - 4:55
11. Stolen Car (The Road's on Fire Pt. II) - 3:43
12. If Time Is on My Side - 4:13
13. Tougher Than the Rest - 5:16
14. Reckless Beauty - 3:52
15. Waitin' on a Plane - 4:18
16. Tougher Than the Rest (Alternate Mix) - 5:35
17. I'm in a Bad Mood (Bob Clearmountain Mix) - 3:56

My Criminal Record is the 17th studio album by Australian musician Jimmy Barnes. The album was released on 31 May 2019. The album is Barnes' first solo album of primarily original material since 2010's Rage and Ruin.
In 2015, Barnes began writing with longtime collaborator Don Walker for Cold Chisel's follow-up to The Perfect Crime released in 2015. In 2016 Barnes released the autobiography Working Class Boy and the sequel Working Class Man in 2017 which lead to a documentary film titled Working Class Boy chronicling his life; thus renewing an interest in Barnes' life and career. Barnes told the Newcastle Herald writing and speaking about his life had also energised his songwriting some 40 years into his career. "It's certainly opened up a whole new avenue for songwriting in terms of different emotions, different ways of looking back at my life. Writing those books - as much as they connected with other people - for me, there was a lot of stuff that was blocking me that I tried to not deal with as I grew up. Dealing with them in the book has loosened me up and freed me up so I can write about other things and move on."Barnes scheduled two in-store album signing days to support the release; one in Melbourne on 1 June and one in Adelaide on 2 June. Jimmy Barnes said this about the recording: "We didn’t want to overload the guitars, we didn’t want to do too much in the way of big overdubs – we wanted to keep it fairly basic, simple, like a live band. Every time we’d go to record a song, we’d go, “Okay. How would we do this live?”, and then that would dictate the way we recorded the songs."
The title track was released on 25 January 2019 as the album's lead single. The Guardian said, "Listening to the familiar downtempo blues bar piano, and the dark chord progression, it's not surprising to see Cold Chisel impresario Don Walker's name alongside Barnes' on the songwriting credits, and this sits alongside their finest collaborations."
On 26 April 2019, "Shutting Down Our Town" was released as the album's second single.

My Criminal Record (Deluxe Edition)

Albert Castiglia - Masterpiece

Bitrate: 320K/s
Year: 2019
Time: 45:58
Size: 105,9 MB
Label: Gulf Coast Records
Styles: Contemporary Blues
Art: Front

Tracks Listing:
 1. Bring on the Rain - 3:30
 2. I Tried to Tell Ya - 4:19
 3. Heavy - 4:53
 4. Keep on Swinging - 5:05
 5. Masterpiece - 3:25
 6. Thoughts and Prayers - 3:37
 7. Too Much Seconal - 4:58
 8. Catch My Breath - 3:08
 9. Red Tide Blues - 3:02
10. Love Will Win the War - 4:34
11. I Wanna Go Home - 5:21

Gulf Coast Records is excited to announce the signing of Contemporary Blues Artist Albert Castiglia. Albert’s new release ‘MASTERPIECE’ was recorded at MARZ Studio in Nederland, Texas with musician/producer Mike Zito. Albert Castiglia is pure emotion.
He wears his heart on his sleeve and lets his guitar do the talking”, says Zito. ‘Masterpiece’ is a raw, deeply personal album for Albert who recently lost his grandmother but simultaneously discovered he had a daughter. This significant life altering event was the springboard for Albert to hone his songwriting skills on Masterpiece with nine deeply meaningful original songs. Mike Zito and Guy Hale, founders of Gulf Coast Records, knew instantly that Masterpiece was exactly the type of record we wanted on our label. We are extremely proud to add Albert Castiglia on Gulf Coast Records’ growing roster of artists and look forward to releasing this ground-breaking new album.
‘Masterpiece’ is the pinnacle in a career that’s just taking form, it is his best and most personal work to date. I’m proud of this album and proud to call him one of my closest friends. — Mike Zito

Masterpiece

Strangefolk - Coast To Coast

Bitrate: 320K/s
Year: 2002
Time: 70:23
Size: 161,3 MB
Label: Self Released
Styles: Rock/Jam Band
Art: Front

Tracks Listing:
 1. First Time -  8:58
 2. Leave A Message -  8:17
 3. In Deep - 16:14
 4. Anchor -  7:45
 5. Get You Movin' -  4:40
 6. Come On Down - 11:56
 7. Water - 12:29

Originally formed as an acoustic duo "Strange Folk" in 1991, Strangefolk (now one word) added bass and drums within a year and took to playing the bars in and around the vibrant musical community of Burlington, Vermont. The band rounded out its sound further in 2000 by adding keyboards to the lineup. Strangefolk has since built a national following based on the impressive sales from five studio CD releases (The Demo Album, Lore, Weightless in Water, A Great Long While, and Open Road), and two live releases (Coast to Coast Volumes I and II), a rigorous touring schedule, and an annual festival that attracts thousands which the band has funded, promoted, and hosted for ten years called Strangefolk's Garden of Eden. The Music At the heart of Strangefolk's songwriting is a seamless blend of narrative lyrical content and inventive melody. Rock, folk, blues, and bluegrass influences converge to create an instantly recognizable sound, which keeps Strangefolk's listeners moving from start to finish. When punctuated with Strangefolk's trademark three-part harmonies and soaring lead guitars, the band's unique songwriting ability develops a natural avenue for the band to extend themselves in a live setting. The result is one of the more gratifying live music experiences around. Their latest project, Coast to Coast Volume II showcases the band's depth, variety, and continued growth as songwriters and musicians. Jon Trafton - Guitar, Vocals Articulating the "strange" aspect of Strangefolk, Trafton has developed a highly original and captivating lead guitar style. Jon's playing is both thoughtful and emotionally charged, shifting easily from tasteful accompanying licks during verses to screaming impact when a solo peaks. Jon's songwriting contributions feature an intriguing blend of pop, rock and country elements. Luke Patchen Montgomery - Acoustic & Electric Guitar, Vocals With influences like Stephen Stills, Michael Hedges, Cat Stevens and The Beatles, it's no wonder that Luke possesses such a powerful, yet tasteful vocal style along with some blazing guitar chops. Luke incorporates open tunings and flat-picking into his playing style and injects incredible energy and emotion into the band's improvisational jams. Erik Glockler - Bass Guitar, Vocals Glockler's style of bass playing is both grounding and melodic. Erik locks down the groove of each song with force, and when the time comes to stretch out live, he improvises melodies up and down the frets to weave a complex tapestry that complements Trafton, Montgomery and Scott. Glockler has penned many Strangefolk tunes and sings with a raw and textured voice, which lends an edge to the Strangefolk sound. Russ Lawton - Drums Russ grew up in the Boston area where he began drumming professionally, and studying with Gene Roma from the Newton Percussion Academy. Early in his career, Russ played in the band Zzebra formed by Nigerian born Lofty Amao from the London based group Osibisa. Lofty's afro-fusion group Zzebra based in Burlington Vermont toured the East Coast for several years before moving to LA. In recent years, Russ has been touring with Trey Anastasio of Phish and the Gordon Stone Band. Russ also keeps busy as a studio drummer and has played on the independent movies Mud Season, Mike Gordon's Outside Out, and the LA movie Left Hand Path. Don Scott - Keyboards Don utilizes styles ranging from jazz and rock to bluegrass and honky-tonk to create blistering solos, rich textures and funky rhythms. Preferring to stand while he plays, Don's passion and energy create a dynamic performance experience. He plays with a feel and passion that compliments other instruments in a way uniquely his own. Swirling keys and rolling Hammond organ combine to lay down a groove or bring songs to an explosive climax. His influences draw from artists like Bruce Hornsby, Oscar Peterson, Brent Mydland, Herbie Hancock and Ray Manzarek, to name a few.

Coast To Coast

Strangefolk - Strangefolk

Bitrate: 320K/s
Year: 1994
Time: 66:38
Size: 152,8 MB
Label: Self Released
Styles: Rock/Jam Band
Art: Front

Tracks Listing:
 1. Reuben's Place -  7:13
 2. Like You Anyway -  4:27
 3. Two Boys -  4:25
 4. So Well -  6:53
 5. Things That Fly -  8:06
 6. Come on Down -  4:55
 7. Rachel -  4:18
 8. So Far Gone -  6:55
 9. Things That Fly - 19:21

Strangefolk is a rock-oriented jamband originally from Burlington, VT. Since forming in 1991, they have released five studio albums, two live albums and one live concert DVD. The band consists of Jon Trafton ("lead guitar, vocals"), Erik Glockler ("bass, vocals"), Luke "Patchen" Montgomery ("rhythm guitar, lead guitar, vocals"), Don Scott ("keyboards, vocals") and Russ Lawton ("drums"). At the heart of Strangefolk's songwriting is a seamless blend of narrative lyrical content and inventive melody. Rock, folk, blues, and bluegrass influences converge to create an instantly recognizable sound, which keeps Strangefolk's listeners moving from start to finish. When punctuated with Strangefolk's trademark three-part harmonies and soaring lead guitars, the band's unique songwriting ability develops a natural avenue for the band to extend themselves in a live setting. The result is one of the more gratifying live music experiences around.

Strangefolk

Kelly's Lot - Can't Take My Soul

Bitrate: 320K/s
Year: 2019
Time: 49:57
Size: 115,5 MB
Label: Self Released
Styles: Blues/Blues Rock
Art: Front

Tracks Listing:
 1. All I Ever Want is the Blues - 2:41
 2. All Hope Ain't Lost - 4:23
 3. Alyssa - 4:37
 4. Woe is Me - 5:12
 5. Safe and Warm - 4:04
 6. Rise Up_Leve-Toi - 3:56
 7. Broke Myself - 4:37
 8. Let It Breathe - 5:47
 9. Dirt - 4:31
10. Little Bit of This - 3:07
11. Can't Take My Soul - 3:42
12. Mon Ami - 3:14

Musicians:
Kelly Z - Vocals;
Perry Robertson - Guitar;
Matt Mcfadden - Bass;
Mike Sauer - Drums.

Can’t Take my Soul’ began as a journey to feature a four piece band without all the bells and whistles of the 9 piece Kelly’s Lot. Wanting more touring in the future, Kelly and Perry knew less players in the band would make that possible. But as the recording process moved forward some songs were asking for more. The French inspired accordion was a must on ‘Mon Ami’ which opened the door to adding a cajun inspired accordion on ‘Woe Is Me’. Kelly asked Perry to dig deep and conquer all the guitar parts but Perry demanded Rob Zucca’s magic on Rise Up (Leve Toi). Broke Myself always screamed for Frank Hinojosa on the Harp to bring an edgy blues track to the album and Bobby Orgel came into to add piano and B3 to 4 songs. Alyssa, who was the inspiration for the 3rd track on the album, was the reason for the background vocals. To honor her family, Kelly included her brother and sister on the track and Jeri Goldenhar stepped in for the 3rd voice.

Can't Take My Soul

Christone “Kingfish” Ingram - Kingfish

Bitrate: 320K/s
Year: 2019
Time: 51:30
Size: 118,1 MB
Label: Alligator Records
Styles: Blues/Modern Electric Blues
Art: Front

Tracks Listing:
 1. Outside Of This Town - 4:08
 2. Fresh Out feat. Buddy Guy - 3:48
 3. It Ain't Right - 3:06
 4. Been Here Before - 5:55
 5. If You Love Me - 4:04
 6. Love Ain't My Favorite Word - 5:25
 7. Listen feat. Keb' Mo' - 5:29
 8. Before I'm Old - 4:14
 9. Believe These Blues - 4:24
10. Trouble - 2:56
11. Hard Times - 3:10
12. That's Fine By Me - 4:43

20-year-old blues firebrand comes bursting out of Clarksdale, Mississippi, with a sensational debut packed with piercing guitar, husky, impassioned singing and potent songwriting. Kingfish reinvigorates the blues with Ingram’s infectious, youthful fire. Buddy Guy, Keb' Mo' and Billy Branch guest.  "One of the most exciting young guitarists in years, with a sound that encompasses B.B. King, Jimi Hendrix and Prince." —Rolling Stone

Kingfish

T-Roosters - The Sunny Wine Session

Bitrate: 320K/s
Year: 2019
Time: 59:06
Size: 135,7 MB
Label: Self Released
Styles: Blues/Dirty Blues
Art: Front

Tracks Listing:
 1. In the Cold Darkness - 4:15
 2. Sam's Blues - 4:01
 3. Sometime My Soul - 5:21
 4. Surreal Love - 4:09
 5. Freedom in the Morning - 4:43
 6. Sores and Dreams - 5:02
 7. Only a Holy Night - 4:38
 8. Ice and Dust - 4:36
 9. Shouting Hard - 3:28
10. Lost in Space - 5:02
11. Night Desert Boogie - 4:13
12. Three Euros and Nintyfive Blues - 3:27
13. Wedding Ring - 6:07

The Sunny Wine Session, the new T-Roosters' job, is a dark blues potion cooked in the spring sun, with a bottle of wine always available, the texts scattered on the table and the guitars among the skilled hands of Tiziano Galli, but with feet ideally immersed in the waters of the Mississippi Bayou, where fat alligators doze waiting for the right moment to look for prey. The thirteen songs of the Cd, all composed by Tiziano Galli and Paolo Cagnoni, tell current stories as is typical of the blues, and tell of past loves and of an increasingly confused world, but also of hopes and dreams that never die. Echoes of swamp, intense forays into the New Orleans land and in the Golden Age of Chicago are filtered by the originality of writing, which characterizes the path of a band grown over the years to develop a personal and immediately recognizable language. The voice of Tiziano Galli, dark and spicy, perfectly emphasizes the "black" color of this work, well supported by the imaginative and

The Sunny Wine Session

The Blind Chitlin Kahunas - This Old Guitar

Bitrate: 320K/s
Year: 2010
Time: 54:15
Size: 124,4 MB
Label: Self Released
Styles: Blues/Funky Blues
Art: Front

Tracks Listing:
 1. Watered Down Whiskey - 3:23
 2. Good Woman Blues - 3:52
 3. Find A Way - 4:03
 4. This Old Guitar - 4:57
 5. Back Seat Blues - 3:22
 6. Lady Luck - 4:36
 7. Gonna Need A doctor - 5:35
 8. Rum Boogie - 4:18
 9. B-B-Q - 4:01
10. Tribute To The Funk Bros - 5:01
11. Billtown Blues - 5:22
12. Brothers - 5:40

The first full-length, original album from the band, this release features a little of everything for everyone ... from rippin' blues rock to Motown soul to earthy ballads to funked out jams.

This Old Guitar

Lazarus Wolf - West Coast Blues Man

Bitrate: 320K/s
Year: 2006
Time: 29:24
Size: 67,4 MB
Label: Werewolf Productions
Styles: Blues/Electric Blues
Art: Front

Tracks Listing:
 1. Stop Loving Me - 4:23
 2. Trailerpark Rhapsody - 3:25
 3. Back In The Pack - 2:29
 4. I'm Coming Home - 4:47
 5. The Rooster - 2:39
 6. My Crying Guitar - 3:11
 7. Come Back To Me - 4:42
 8. Red, White & Blues - 3:44

The blues are everywhere. Anyone who has suffered misfortune in their life is a candidate for the blues. As his name might suggest, Lazarus Wolf has come back from a dark place and has seen the light. There is nothing complex about the songs. He sings of getting back what you have lost in "I'm Coming Home". "Rooster" is for the ordinary wage slaves amongst us. His guitar work on "My Crying Guitar" put us in mind of Gary Moore. The best track to our ears was "Trailer Park Rhapsody". It has everything that a good blues song should contain - biblical references, the devil and a quality guitar riff.
About as lo-fi and real as you can get these days, Lazarus Wolf keeps things raw and simple. One man and his blues is what you get. Singing louder with his guitar than his voice, he tells us all his story.

West Coast Blues Man

Bennie Smith - The Urban Soul Of Bennie Smith

Bitrate: 320K/s
Year: 1993
Time: 67:41
Size: 155,3 MB
Label: Blues Highway Music(BH-9301CD)
Styles: Blues
Art: Front

Tracks Listing:
 1. Last Night - 4:45
 2. Got My Mojo Working - 5:19
 3. Shook Up Over You - 4:11
 4. Penrose After Hours - 4:33
 5. Mystery Train - 3:59
 6. Things I Used To Do - 3:14
 7. Wish Me Well - 2:36
 8. Steel Guitar Rag - 3:19
 9. Boogie Chillun' - 3:58
10. Sweet Little Angel - 3:28
11. After Hours - 5:37
12. Wishing Well - 3:05
13. Ookie Dokie Stomp - 4:27
14. Stagger Lee - 4:27
15. Things I Used To Do - 3:14
16. Mess Around - 4:42
17. Theme From Shaft - 2:40

Guitarist Bennie Smith has been a staple in the world of St. Louis blues for 50 years. In addition to his own Shook Up album from Fedora, the native son of the musical city can be heard on Mean Disposition from Big Bad Smitty, "Shook Up Over You" from Jimmy "Soul" Clark, and "Boxtop" by Ike Turner. "Boxtop" was the first song recorded by Tina Turner, who was billed at the time as Little Ann.
Smith was born into a family of 14 children. The first instrument he played was a ukulele that a cousin passed on to him, and later he played an old acoustic guitar that was given to him by one of his brothers. He started picking up techniques and tips from musicians around St. Louis, first from Butch McCray. He met two brothers, named Doc Perry and George Perry, and soon stumbled upon Ace Wallace, who gave him instruction on how to handle the guitar. Soon he started performing with the Perry brothers and later won a spot in the Roosevelt Marks Band. Toward the latter half of the '50s, Smith became a member of Tommy Brown & the Teardrops. He played the Club Peacock in Atlanta with the band, and traveled to gigs in Florida and elsewhere in Georgia. Also in the '50s, Smith fronted a band that featured Chuck Bernard and Chuck Berry.
Smith's playing can be heard on a number of artists' recordings on labels such as Teek Records and Tune Town. He has performed with Aretha Franklin, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, Little Milton, Bill Doggett, Matt "Guitar" Murphy, Charles Brown, Rufus Thomas, Bobby "Blue" Bland, and Amos Milburn, among others. The Urban Soul of Bennie Smith, his first album, was released in 1993. For four consecutive years beginning in 1993, he appeared with Urban Blues Express at the Holland festival known as Blues Estafette. In addition to Smith on vocals and guitar, the band includes keyboardist Rory Johnson, vocalist and bassist Sharon Foehner, and vocalist and drummer Marty Spikener.~ Linda Seida

The Urban Soul Of Bennie Smith

Dean Haitani - 47 Stones

Bitrate: 320K/s
Year: 2018
Time: 59:22
Size: 136,3 MB
Label: New Era Music
Styles: Contemporary Blues/Americana
Art: Front

Tracks Listing:
 1. Sweet Little Angel - 4:17
 2. 47 Stones - 5:29
 3. Starting Time - 4:25
 4. Thrill Has Gone - 6:33
 5. Dont Lie Down - 5:18
 6. Georgia - 6:35
 7. Gotta Find My Way - 3:55
 8. Still Waiting for My Train - 4:35
 9. One More Cup - 3:53
10. Dixie Chicken - 4:55
11. Following the Sun - 4:29
12. Times Like This - 4:52

The cover art of 47 Stones, the latest release from Australia’s Dean Haitani, tells you all you need to know about the album. It features our guitar hero striking a chill pose between two pumps at an old gas station, with two guitars flanking him like stylish bookends. Meaning? His style’s a smooth mix of retro and contemporary, low-key, almost mellow but not quite. The photo shows Dean standing in the shadows. Several of the twelve tracks here have a dark tinge, a melancholy tone. With clear vocal diction and clearer feeling, Haitani takes us on a journey through the twilight shades of the blues. It’s not nighttime yet – not time for rip-roaring, string-breaking shreds – but that’s okay. Most of the songs are original compositions, with a couple classics (“The Thrill is Gone” and Little Feat’s “Dixie Chicken”) thrown in for good measure.
Dean was born in a small town in Victoria, Australia where his earliest influence was his father, James, who played the piano, harmonica and piano accordion. His mother was also a good singer, but neither of his parents played music professionally. Dean listened to a lot of music on the radio, such as pop music and Australian bands like Cold Chisel, Goanna, and Paul Kelly. However, it was Dean’s first guitar teacher, Steve Brown, that introduced Dean to the Blues, hooking him via B.B. King’s Live at Cook County Jail.
Some of his professional accolades include being a finalist for the Sony BMG songwriting competition, being the guitarist for Tania and Fiona Kernaghan, the Vic/Tas Blues Awards, Frankston Guitar Festival, Bay Of Islands Blues Festival, Bridgetown Blues Festival, Bruthen Blues Festival, and the Great Southern Blues & Rockabilly Festival.
Yours truly couldn’t find an extensive list of the musicians alongside Haitani on 47 Stones. In spite of this, the following songs constitute the best of the best in terms of blues and blues rock.
Track 01: “Sweet Little Angel” – With guitar reminiscent of Tim “Too Slim” Langford from Too Slim and the Taildraggers, the CD’s opening number is a bit of a surprise. It’s got the best electric licks in the Land Down Under, backed up by a superb horn section and powerful piano. It could have held its own as an instrumental, but when Dean starts singing, the magic continues. “Send me a sweet little angel, I’ve got a devil in my shoes…sweet little woman, take away these midnight blues.”
Track 05: “Don’t Lie Down (Unless You’re Dying)” – Fake people are the worst, and Haitani knows it. Whether they’re trying to peddle sham products or their own sham-selves, our protagonist has a word of advice: “They’ll take you for a dollar, give you a dime. Crocodile smile, but it ain’t no crime…If they’re selling, you ain’t buying. Don’t lie down unless you’re dying.” This Chicago-style ditty will make non-dying people want to get out on the dance floor.
Track 10: “Dixie Chicken” – Time for some Southern spice, courtesy of Little Feat and Dean Haitani. What’s the best part of this cover? Everything, but especially the piano and percussion. The original artists would be proud, as is Ms. Wetnight, who liked Little Feat as a young ‘un.
47 Stones is a chill collection of contemporary blues, rock, and Australian-style Americana! (http://www.bluesblastmagazine.com/dean-haitaini-47-stones-album-review/)

47 Stones