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 First of all, and because it cannot be said often enough: нет войны | ні війні | No War How to help the people in Ukraine ______________________________________________________ Picture Credit: Mark Liedtke Buridan's Bridge - Diafora Release Date: March 25, 2022 Label: selfrelease Format: Digital Duration: 14:21 Genre: Alternative Rock / Stoner Rock Origin: Hamburg , Germany The serpent takes another bite at its tail as Buridan's Bridge present their reinvention of classic alternative rock straight from 2010. Latest three track EP by the German act is entitled Diafora, which means “different” in Greek. This fits well - we haven’t heard something like that in a while. What comes to mind when Nocturnal starts playing? Well, it’s the best band in the whole fucking world which is of course The Alkaline Trio. Jokes aside, Buridan's Bridge manages to connect all the best value points of dramatic punk (thanks to cello and choirs), emo and alt rock, covering the territories conque...

Picture Credit: Hotel California   Hotel California - Orange Release Date: June 04, 2021 Label: Timezone Records Format: CD / Digital Length: 35:45 Genre: Americana / Folk Origin: Hamburg , Germany In the new millenium's first decade, Daniel Bewernick-Green  toured the United States and Europe together with Carl Albrecht . It took until 2009 until the first album by Hotel California "The New Sound of Folk" was released. And the approach by which Hotel California rethink Folk and Americana is indeed a fresh and uncommon one, as we can still hear a dozen years later on the latest release "Orange". The creatuve process in which the album was born can be located between lockdowns and constant uncertainty about the future - it was the beginning of the coronacene. Thus, Hotel California have put a COVID track on "Orange"; but it is not a song about life with the virus, or about the new reality that was brought to us by the virus. On the contrary, it is a so...

Picture Credit: Gebrüder Manns     Gebrüder Manns - Embrace your Pain! Release Date: May 07, 2021 Length: 03:27 Genre:  A lternative Metal / Rapcore Origin:  Göttingen  /  Hamburg  /  Berlin ,  Germany German Crossover- and 90s Metal quartet Gebrüder Manns has recently released another wrecking ball called "Embrace your Pain!". I have introduced the band in yesterday's post , and am now deeply happy to present their latest single. "Embrace your Pain!" is a rough anthem for the fighters and for everyone who is going through times. The message is to embrace your suffering and stay sane. Although the new song is a bit less funky than "Different Voices", Gebrüder Manns create a tense soundscape that will please every Suicidal Tendencies fan. The new single is another moshpit hymn for fans of late-90s Alternative, Nu Metal, Rapcore, and Crossover. Gebrüder Manns create a massive arc of suspense by changing between gloomily atmospheric parts and p...

Picture Credit: Gebrüder Manns   Gebrüder Manns - Different Voices Release Date: January 29, 2021 Length: 03:47 Genre: Crossover Origin: Göttingen / Hamburg / Berlin , Germany Gebrüder Manns were originally founded in 1996 and reunited in 2016. The year 2021 began with a wrecking ball produced by the band, as in January Marie  (vocals), Annika  (guitar, vocals), Karin  (bass), and Sabine  (drums) released their single "Different Voices". The track is powerful battle cry against patriarchy, sexism, racism, homophobia, transphobia, and oppression. Here are the "Different Voices"! Gebrüder Manns' 100%-testosterone-free sound is a sonic journey back to the mid-90s. The quartet presents powerfuly Crossover built from harsh Funk licks combined with Hardcore breaks in the verses. A melodic leads into a raging Nu Metal anthem of a chorus, and thus makes the 1990s moshpit perfect. With lyrics partially shouted, sometimes sung, and dominantly performed as rap, "Dif...

Kavrila - Sunday Release Date: January 28, 2021 Length: 04:08 Genre: Doom Metal / Post Hardcore / Sludge Origin: Hamburg , Germany From their upcoming EP "III" (March 26, 2021, Narshardaa Records ) Kavrila Online: Facebook Instagram Bandcamp YouTube Spotify Looking for affordable and high quality promotion for your music? Here's MusoSoup! Follow MangoWave on Telegram DONATE

Linda Rum - Whisper of the sleeping Trees (a short film about Ten Feet Tall I) Release Date: January 09, 2021 Length: 03:53 Genre: Indie Folk / Indie Pop Origin: Hamburg , Germany Linda Rum  talking about the nascency of her EP " Ten Feet Tall I " (German text with English subs) Linda Rum Online: Homepage Facebook Instagram Bandcamp SoundCloud YouTube Spotify Looking for affordable and high quality promotion for your music? Here's MusoSoup! Follow MangoWave on Telegram DONATE

Picture Credit: Linda Rum Linda Rum - Ten Feet Tall I Release Date: December 11, 2020 Label: selfrelease Format: Digital Length: 18:38 Genre: Indie Folk / Indie Pop Origin: Hamburg , Germany "Ten Feet Tall I" is the sophomore EP by Hamburg's Folk artists Linda Rum . The EP contains five tracks of calm, soothing and atmospheric music. The harmonic ambient is mostly accompanied by guitar, piano and organ. And the central feature is the soft but powerful voice by Linda Rum . Linda Rum  musicks various moods and airs on her EP. The song 'Whisper of the Sleeping Trees' is a beautiful calm tracks that resemble a soft breeze which gently moves the leaves of a tree. 'Mary' on the other hand is a very moving and dynamic track for the dancefloors. Linda Rum  presents herself as a strong, confident and soulful musician. The music on "Ten Feet Tall I" is ideal for comfortable evenings. I recommend this one to fans of Pano and Ami Lyons . Linda Rum Online: H...

Photo Credit: Tape Shapes Tape Shapes - Overload Release: May 22, 2020 Label: selfrelease Format: Digital (tape will follow soon) Length: 33:39 Genre: Stoner Rock / Grunge Origin: Hamburg , Germany Sollten euch die Tape Shapes aus Hamburg noch nicht untergekommen sein, solltet ihr spätestens jetzt die Ohren spitzen. Das Vierergespann aus der Hansestadt  hat nämlich Album Nummer Drei veröffentlicht und hat damit die bisherigen schon sehr guten Releases nochmal überboten. Hinter dem Namen "Overload" versteckt sich über eine halbe Stunde kräftiger Stoner Grunge. Das Album könnt ihr seit 22. Mai auf gängigen Plattformen streamen (Links sind am Ende des Beitrages). Auf analoge Tonträger von "Overload" müssen wir leider noch ein wenig warten. Simone  am Schlagzeug sorgt mit tonnenschweren und gleichzeitig treibenden Rhythmen für das massive Grundgerüst auf "Overload". Der Bass von Elena  legt sich kratzig-crunchy auf die Beats und unt...

Vor etwa einem Jahr habe ich die selbstbetitelte CD von EgoTherapie vorgestellt . Seitdem ist einiges passiert. Also, sogar recht vieles. Die wichtigsten Eckpfeiler, sind das es eine neue Veröffentlichung von Lee gibt und dass er inzwischen nicht mehr in Würz- sondern einer anderen Burg wohnt. Auf Bandcamp steht zwar immer noch Würzburg, aber das ist falsch. Änder das mal, du Sack! EgoTherapie ist also zurück mit dem zehn Tracks starken Album "Not even that consistent". Beginnen wir mit den Dingen, die konsistent sind. EgoTherapie spielt größtenteils akustische Musik mit Gitarre, Bouzouki, Mandoline, gelegentlich werden perkussive Elemente eingebaut. Er hat bestimmt noch mehr Instrumente verwendet. Die wichtigste Frage wäre, ob "Not even that consistent" als Fortsetzung für "EgoTherapie" gesehen werden kann. Und die Antwort darauf ist ein ganz klares "Uff, wirklich gute Frage!". Mit dem Song 'Shame' ist auf jeden Fall eine Nummer im...