Releases – October 2023

Sophie Lloyd is one of the most prolific guitarists on the world wide web, a trailblazer who is redefining the concept of a “bedroom” guitarist. A talented composer and accomplished musician, Sophie graduated from the prestigious BIMM in 2018 with a First Class Honours BMus in Popular Music Performance, honing and refining a talent she has nurtured since childhood.Since then, she has amassed the kind of following that even the guitar gods she grew up idolizing would be envious of, with a reach surpassing 3 ...

Sophie Lloyd is one of the most prolific guitarists on the world wide web, a trailblazer who is redefining the concept of a “bedroom” guitarist. A talented composer and accomplished musician, Sophie graduated from the prestigious BIMM in 2018 with a First Class Honours BMus in Popular Music Performance, honing and refining a talent she has nurtured since childhood. Since then, she has amassed the kind of following that even the guitar gods she grew up idolizing would be envious of, with a reach surpassing 3 ...

Heaven done called another blues stringer back home” Six Strings Down.• • Jimmie Vaughan, co-founder of the Fabulous Thunderbirds and older brother of Stevie Ray Vaughan, recorded one of the most fascinating blues/roots albums of all time in 1994!• • We at Bear Family Records® are proud to release this exquisite Nile Rodgers production on vinyl for the first time worldwide as an audiophile double LP limited to 1,500 numbered copies.• • Mastered by grandmaster Bob Ludwig, the album is pressed off DMM foils ...

“Ruiner” the new full-length LP from time-honored US black metal entity KRIEG will see its release on Oct 13. “Ruiner” is the first full-length from the cult US black metal force since 2014’s “Transient” and is a despondent expression that captures the classic KRIEG complexion which has solidified KRIEG as a vanguard and pioneer of US black metal. Even though “Ruiner” is the first KRIEG full-length album in nine years, KRIEG has continued to remain active leading up to its ...

“Ruiner” the new full-length LP from time-honored US black metal entity KRIEG will see its release on Oct 13. “Ruiner” is the first full-length from the cult US black metal force since 2014’s “Transient” and is a despondent expression that captures the classic KRIEG complexion which has solidified KRIEG as a vanguard and pioneer of US black metal.Even though “Ruiner” is the first KRIEG full-length album in nine years, KRIEG has continued to remain active leading up to its long-awaited release through various splits, collabs ...

“Ruiner” the new full-length LP from time-honored US black metal entity KRIEG will see its release on Oct 13. “Ruiner” is the first full-length from the cult US black metal force since 2014’s “Transient” and is a despondent expression that captures the classic KRIEG complexion which has solidified KRIEG as a vanguard and pioneer of US black metal. Even though “Ruiner” is the first KRIEG full-length album in nine years, KRIEG has continued to remain active leading up to its long-awaited release through various splits, collabs ...

Ever since the cloaked Pacific Northwest band appeared on the music radar, UADA has always been electrified by both polar worlds. Their echelon was stark and meaningful. Within the stretch of 3 albums, alongside triumphant live shows across the globe, they have not only spiked the map of extreme metal music, but also earned them a reception in all the extremes imaginable, be it worship or spite.5 sonic vessels form the nucleus of ‘Crepuscule Natura’, and within it’s 41 minutes, ...

“The old is dying and the new cannot be born; in this interregnum a great variety of morbidsymptoms appear” –Antonio Gramsci, Prison Notebooks.Iskandr’s latest offering “Spiritus Sylvestris” appears to be a radical statement in both content and form. Signifying a departure from the black metal roots of the project, the psychedelic folk doom of the new album builds upon the directions of where both “Vergezicht” and “Glas” were already moving towards. “Spiritus Sylvestris” is cinematic in scope: majestic and threatening in its aura of sublime ...

“The old is dying and the new cannot be born; in this interregnum a great variety of morbid symptoms appear” –Antonio Gramsci, Prison Notebooks.Iskandr’s latest offering “Spiritus Sylvestris” appears to be a radical statement in both content and form. Signifying a departure from the black metal roots of the project, the psychedelic folk doom of the new album builds upon the directions of where both “Vergezicht” and “Glas” were already moving towards. “Spiritus Sylvestris” is cinematic in scope: majestic and threatening in its aura of sublime ...

‘With this album, Solomane Doumbia pays tribute to Tidiani Koné and brings afrobeat back to his other homeland, Mali’ It was in January 2020 that Solomane Doumbia composed and recorded the tracks for the album «Ségou to Lagos» in Bamako. The recordings took place at night, Solo would take his guitar and start playing riffs. Then, he would go to the computer to compose the beats that would have been interpreted and enriched by Malian musicians directed by Solo.Solo is one of those great artists ...

Limited: BLACK Vinyl version‘A resolute return to form, angry and articulate but without exploiting past glories.’ Classic Rock‘Ruts DC continue to forge their own path, Counterculture is the natural progression from Music Must Destroy – the strength in the lyrics, the subtlety of the arrangements; Ruts DC remain a force to be reckoned with.’ Louder Than War‘Drums and Bass building the defence wall. Guitar and whatever else lobbed in stun/attack mode. That is Ruts DC. That is all you really need to know.’ Vive Le RockTRACK ...

First official commercial release on CD.Counterculture? Early Reviews‘A resolute return to form, angry and articulate but without exploiting past glories.’ Classic Rock‘Ruts DC continue to forge their own path, Counterculture is the natural progression from MusicMust Destroy – the strength in the lyrics, the subtlety of the arrangements; Ruts DC remain a forceto be reckoned with.’ Louder Than War’‘Drums and Bass building the defence wall. Guitar and whatever else lobbed in stun/attack mode.That is Ruts DC. That is all you ...

SOLD OUT • The Blues – the iconic music that changed everything! Memphis – the iconic city where it happened! And now– the Memphis Blues Box from Bear Family Records® – the best of the best from the best!• • An incredible 534 individual tracks on 20 CDs packed into an LP-sized box – total weight almost 10lbs.• • Memphis recordings from 1914 to 1969 featuring musicians from the city and region.• • Introduction by blues harmonica star and Grammy® ...

2cd DIGI 36 PAGE BOOKLET• 120 years ago the community became an independent municipality, 100 years ago the famous letters were created – H O L L Y W O O D – for Bear Family Records® reason enough for a jam-packed double CD!• • With 61 recordings from 1928-2011, Hollywood’s story is told with icons like Kirk Douglas, John Wayne, Errol Flynn, Marilyn Monroe, Robert Mitchum, Clint Eastwood, Telly Savalas and many more: Songs about Hollywood, songs by movie stars, and film scores ...

CD WITH 36 PAGE BOOKLET• Long overdue: a CD compilation featuring Cliff Richard’s early rockers in ‘The Brits Are Rocking’ series on Bear Family Records®.• • Cliff Richard and The Shadows were the most successful rock ‘n’ roll combo in Britain until … Beatlemania swept the country.• • This album presents 34 of his most rocking songs from 1958 to 1962, including Move It!, High Class Baby, Dynamite, Choppin’ ‘n’ Changin’, and Livin’ Lovin’ Doll, as well as numerous cover ...