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In 2012 Ben Craven decided to remix "Two False Idols" which he had release as Tunisia in 2005. During the making of his second album "Great & Terrible Potions" his preferences changed and he wanted to revisit his first release to bring out all the parts more clearly in the mix. At the same time the track running order was also re-sequenced to improve the flow of the album. More»


Live recording from the launch party held at the Caxton Hotel in Brisbane 8 April 2016 to celebrate the release of "Last Chance To Hear". At the time Ben Craven did not have a band at his disposal, so instead of playing a solo acoustic concert he decided to present a virtual band performance. More»


L.O.U.D. was a USA-based Christian hard rock band that released three demo tapes in the late 80s and early 90s. Their name, at different points in the band's career, stood for "Love Over Universal Destruction" as well as "Love, Obedience, Unity, Devotion".  More»


Cold Night For Alligators is a respected and forward-thinking alternative metal outfit from Copenhagen, Denmark. The music is melancholic, catchy and surprising and features powerful and catchy choruses, unconventional song structures and a very personal textual universe. More»


Fathoms of Fire, the second album from Dog Detachment, written, arranged, recorded, engineered & produced by the band, appeared on their own Rampant Records label. The album turned out to be a lot mellower and with a hint more romanticism than The Last Laugh. More»


Eric McFadden - Another Tribute will you think? Does Eric McFadden have any more ideas to record a new album of the Eric McFadden Trio, a 2 BIG Mc's studio album or a solo album? It would be too quick to judge this genius. This tribute album is the culmination of the common passion of a producer and an artist for Alice Cooper. More»


The first ever compilation by Peter Cetera with the majority of his Warner singles, remastered from the original Warner master tapes. Four Warner singles are missing, Varèse did try everything to license these singles for inclusion, but unfortunately got rejected by Warner. More»


So far Volume 14 is the last release in the Live Bootleg Series. In fact the series consist of 15 releases as the special record day release from 2014 was released as Live Bootleg Special Edition. All recordings are from the estate of Johnny Winter and are compiled from the authorized Johnny Winter Music Archives. More»


The Johnny Winter Live Bootleg Series are a series of releases made from recordings kept on tape by Johnny Winter of a lot of his concerts and rare studio sessions from his many decades as an active performer. After Johnny Winter passed away a couple of releases has been added to the collection. More»


Passion was the first album released by Ela. The album was the first of two albums made in cooperation with Martin Engler (Mono Inc.). The album basically has a hard rock sound with some gothic influences. The second album would get a more pronounced gothic / modern hard rock sound. More»


Evolution was the first new release from Mason Ruffner in 7 years. Most notable on the album his his own version of the song "Angel Love" which Ruffner co-wrote with Mark Avsec and Alan Greene. A more known version of "Angel Love" has been performed by Carlos Santana, with whom Ruffner has made a number of live appearances. More»


Gypsy Blood was the second album release by Mason Ruffner and his biggest commercial success. The album was recorded in London, UK and produced by Dave Edmunds. The title track from the album was featured in the 1989 film, Steel Magnolias. In 1989, Ruffner played on Bob Dylan's Oh Mercy album, and Daniel Lanois' Acadie. More»


Mason Ruffner (born 1953) is an American blues and rock singer, guitarist and songwriter. He has worked with many musicians including Bob Dylan, Daniel Lanois, Robert Ealey, Memphis Slim, John Lee Hooker, Jimmy Page and Ringo Starr. Ruffner's career has been inspired by Jimmy Reed, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan, Lightnin' Hopkins and Howlin' Wolf. More»


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