June 2019

THE OUTSIDE - On the Death of Scott Walker

3. June 2019

Scott Walker

DER AUSSENSEITER - Zum Tod von Scott Walker

FOREQUARTERS Scott Walker is dead. Is that even possible? Isn't he one of those legendary figures, known only from the Bible or medieval verses, who rise again and again after each death? A musical phoenix of modern times? The Austrian-Israeli writer Max Brod wrote that death was a temporary state of weakness. With Scott Walker, this seems to be true in more ways than one.

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OKTA LOGUE - Above the sound clouds

3. June 2019

Okta Logue

OKTA LOGUE - Über den Klangwolken

Okta Logue, first released nine years ago with an album release, is now an institution in the German rock scene. Their catchy, wonderfully arranged songs bridge the gap between folk, indie and progressive psychedelic pop. On their fourth album "Runway Markings", the quartet has further honed their sound with the help of producer Johann Scheerer.

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NEAL MORSE delivers a rock opera about the work of Jesus

3. June 2019

Neal Morse

NEAL MORSE erntet die Früchte seines anhaltenden kreativen Höhenflugs und liefert eine Rockoper über das Wirken Jesu

It took ten years for "Jesus Christ The Exorcist" to see the light of day. No wonder, because mammoth projects with the Flying Colors, Transatlantic and the Neal Morse Band drove the music-obsessed just as much around as solo tours.

eclipsed: What was the trigger to start working on such an epic?

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Six years after his death a first album with songs from the estate of J.J. CALE is released

3. June 2019

JJ Cale

Sechs Jahre nach seinem Tod erscheint ein erstes Album mit Songs aus dem Nachlass von J.J. CALE

Most managers talk about "clients" or "artists." Mike Kappus, on the other hand, speaks of his "friend". Because the relationship the 68-year-old now had with J.J. Cale was unique. "He was a real unicum," says the San Francisco-based manager and producer, who has also worked with John Lee Hooker and Van Morrison. "It was often not easy to run his business, because he had no telephone and could hardly be reached. But I consider myself lucky to have known him."

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Far away from the progmetal of TesseracT, DANIEL TOMPKINS experiments with new sounds on his solo debut

3. June 2019

Daniel Tompkins Tesseract

Fernab vom Progmetal von TesseracT experimentiert DANIEL TOMPKINS auf seinem Solodebüt mit neuen Klängen

Electronic pop is a red rag for many progheads - especially when remixes come into play. Daniel Tompkins, as the singer of TesseracT one of the most important protagonists of the modern prog scene, was not prevented from steering in exactly this direction with his first solo album "Castles".

eclipsed: When did you decide you wanted to record a solo album?

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Bluesrocker KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD is on the road a lot and has a lot to tell

3. June 2019

Kenny Wayne Shepherd

Bluesrocker KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD ist viel unterwegs und hat einiges zu erzählen

"Louisiana's Finest" Kenny Wayne Shepherd has been one of the established ones for several years now. The former blues guitar wonder child was something like the superstar of the blues rock scene in the nineties and noughties. Even when these times are long gone, Forty-Something still has a loyal audience and likes to play live. The new record "The Traveler" is a mature work of the fivefold father, which he presents as headliner and special guest of Beth Hart in Germany from the end of June.

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The guitar duo RODRIGO Y GABRIELA have come out of their five-year break with an acoustic version of "Echoes"

3. June 2019

Rodrigo y Gabriela

Aus seiner fünfjährigen Pause kommt das Gitarrenduo RODRIGO Y GABRIELA mit einer Akustikversion von „Echoes“

The Mexican duo Rodrigo y Gabriela never made a secret of their love for classic rock. On the contrary, his versions of "Stairway To Heaven" and Metallicas "Orion" have been an integral part of his live set for years. Now Rodrigo Sánchez and Gabriela Quintero Pink Floyd's milestone "Echoes" is a highlight of their comeback album "Mettavolution"

eclipsed: Gabriela, what made you cover Pink Floyd?

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