eclipsed Nr. 159 / 4-2014

THE MELODIC - Effra Parade


It is quite a strange music that The Melodic offer on their debut album. The good dozen songs (there is also Intro, Outro, Interlude) float somehow in a big pleasant bubble, filled with different influences like Folk, Ethno, Pop, Alternative, Chill-Out and some more.

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THE MELODIC - Effra Parade


Es ist eine recht eigenartige Musik, die The Melodic auf ihrem Debütalbum bieten.

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MICK RALPHS BLUES BAND - Should Know Better - Live At The Musician


Mott The Hoople and Bad Company are the bands with which guitarist Mick Ralphs, who just turned 70, has entered rock history books. When the boogie group Mott The Hoople became a glam band with David Bowie's Schützenhilfe, Ralphs left Ian Hunter and Co.

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MICK RALPHS BLUES BAND - Should Know Better - Live At The Musician


Mott The Hoople und Bad Company sind die Bands mit denen sich der gerade 70 Jahre alt gewordene Gitarrist Mick Ralphs in die Rockgeschichtsbücher eingetragen hat.

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MAGNUM - Escape From The Shadow Garden


Since their reunion in 2001 Magnum have been walking on a high musical level. But only with "Princess Alice And The Broken Arrow" (2007) could they once again tie in with their magical works from the seventies/eighties. "Escape From The Shadow Garden" is by Magnum standards a very violent work.

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MAGNUM - Escape From The Shadow Garden


Seit ihrer Reunion 2001 wandeln Magnum auf einem hohen musikalischen Level. Doch nur mit „Princess Alice And The Broken Arrow“ (2007) konnten sie noch einmal an ihre magischen Werke aus den Siebziger-/Achtzigerjahren anknüpfen.

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LOWLAKES - Iceberg Nerves


Cool, as the title "Iceberg Nerves" suggests, is not what Lowlakes' debut exudes. On the contrary, the dreamy pop that the Australian quartet presents with its twelve songs is the best material for warming the heart. Not that there's any licorice rasping around here.

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LOWLAKES - Iceberg Nerves


Kühle, wie es der Titel „Iceberg Nerves“ suggeriert, verströmt das Debüt von Lowlakes nicht. Ganz im Gegenteil, ist doch der träumerische Pop, den das australische Quartett mit seinen zwölf Songs präsentiert, der beste Stoff zur Herzerwärmung. Nicht dass hier Süßholz geraspelt würde.

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LOST IN THE TREES - Past Life


On "A Church That Fits Our Needs" Ari Picker processed his mother's suicide into subtly arranged orchestral folk songs. Two years later, the man from Carrboro in the US state of North Carolina seems to have finally left his past behind him.

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LOST IN THE TREES - Past Life


Auf „A Church That Fits Our Needs“ verarbeitete Ari Picker den Selbstmord seiner Mutter in subtil arrangierten orchestralen Folksongs. Zwei Jahre später scheint der Mann aus Carrboro im US-Bundesstaat North Carolina seine Vergangenheit endgültig hinter sich gelassen zu haben.

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