Jahrgang 2012

DICE - Comet Highway

And again the cosmic dice have fallen anew. There it is again, the band around leader, singer, composer and keyboarder Christian Nóvé, first in Gütersloh, meanwhile based in Leipzig. Already the first bars and sounds make it clear where we are going.

DICE - Comet Highway

Und wieder sind die kosmischen Würfel neu gefallen. Da ist sie wieder, die Band um Leader, Sänger, Komponist und Keyboarder Christian Nóvé, zunächst in Gütersloh, mittlerweile in Leipzig beheimatet. Bereits die ersten Takte und Sounds machen klar, wo es hingeht.

JETHRO TULL'S IAN ANDERSON - Thick As A Brick 2

For a long time Ian Anderson didn't want to know anything about a sequel to "Thick As A Brick"; only after Gentle Giant-Frontman Derek Shulman had drilled long enough could the Tull boss be persuaded - and that's a good thing: The 1972 concept album, practically the climax of Jethro Tull's short

JETHRO TULL’S IAN ANDERSON - Thick As A Brick 2

Lange wollte Ian Anderson nichts von einer Fortsetzung von „Thick As A Brick“ wissen; erst als Gentle- Giant-Frontmann Derek Shulman lange genug gebohrt hatte, ließ sich der Tull- Chef umstimmen – und das ist gut so: Das 1972er Konzeptalbum, praktisch der Höhepunkt von Jethro Tulls kurzer Progres

DEEEXPUS - King Of Number 33

With their debut CD "Halfway Home" the English quintet DeeExpus achieved their first success four years ago. The band goes even more ambitious on "King Of Number 33".

DEEEXPUS - King Of Number 33

Mit seiner Debüt-CD „Halfway Home“ erzielte das englische Quintett DeeExpus vor vier Jahren einen ersten Achtungserfolg. Noch ambitionierter geht die Band auf „King Of Number 33“ zu Werke.

CROSS - Wake Up Call

Cross have been active in the Swedish prog scene since the late eighties. Also on "Wake Up Call", their ninth studio CD, mastermind Hansi Cross is responsible for vocals, guitars and keyboards, while Lollo Andersson pushes the mostly overlong songs with his powerful bass playing.

CROSS - Wake Up Call

Cross sind bereits seit Ende der Achtziger in der schwedischen Progszene aktiv.

CHICK COREA & GARY BURTON - Hot House

Every five or ten years pianist Chick Corea and vibraphonist Gary Burton meet for a duet. Their first two joint albums "Duet" and "Crystal Silence", recorded in the seventies for ECM, are milestones of a subtle yet somehow rebellious comic-like Chamber Jazz.