APRIL 2010

New OUGENWEIDE CD out
Folk rock band celebrates 40th anniversary

The mother of all medieval bands has recorded a new studio album! Whilst countless Ougenweide epigones have sprung up out of the ground like mushrooms over the past decade, the originals took the same length of time to prepare their new work, entitled Herzsprung, a spectacular fusion of medieval lyricism and sounds of yore with folk and rock. The Hamburg formation can look back proudly on 40 years of creativity, choosing this particular anniversary to gift themselves and their many fans, old and new, with the Herzsprung album. Positively overflowing with ideas, the music draws on the riches of several centuries and a variety of different European countries, played on unusual instruments by absolute masters of the craft!

Read more here: English / German

Music samples: Der Welsche Tanz / Herzsprung / Ein leis und traurig Lied / Ich sachs eins mals / Partite Amore

MARCH 2010

Frank Wulff (Ougenweide) plötzlich gestorben

Welch traurige Nachricht: Der Gründer der legendären Mittelalterrockband Ougenweide Frank Wulff starb vollkommen unerwartet am Freitag, dem 19. März, mit 57 Jahren – nur knapp einen Monat vor Erscheinen der neuen Ougenweide-CD, an der er die vergangenen zehn Jahre gearbeitet und über deren Fertigstellung er sich so gefreut hatte. Wir vom Label sind in den Gedanken bei seinen Angehörigen und wünschen ihnen alle Kraft, um diesen tragischen Verlust zu verkraften.

NOVEMBER 2009

Très chic: MARY ROOS IN FRENCH
OUT NOW

"Mary Roos is the German Dionne Warwick" says TV-Star and music expert Götz Alsmann. We think, he's absolutely right. In the early 70s Mary recorded two albums and various singles in Paris. She was the star of the French Jet Set Musique. Our CD Amour Toujours. The French Song Collection 1972–1975 features the best songs of that period, 18 songs are on CD for the first time. Catchy, happy tunes sung by a great chanteuse.

Read more here: English / German

Music samples: L'autoroute / Goutte Goutte / Quand On Fait La Musique / N'oublie pas lorsque tu chantes"

AUGUST 2009

FUNKY FRÄULEINS – OUT NOW

Watch out! The Funky Fräuleins are coming over us! (See cover on the right.) Groove girls, beat queens, disco divas and funky fräuleins ask you for a dance: Female beat, groove, disco, funk in Germany 1968–1978. Check these fräuleins out: Topsy Küppers, Su Kramer, Marianne Mendt, Heidi Brühl, Heidelinde Weis, Roberta Kelly, Vicky Leandros, Olivia Molina, Hildegard Knef, Evelyn Künnecke, Peggy March, Sandra Haas, Jane Morel, Renate Kern, Caterina Valente, Shirley Thompson, Marianne Rosenberg, Lotte und Leherb. Great grooves, great fun!
Read the booklet /. Read more: English / Deutsch
Listen to the funky fräuleins: Topsy Küppers / Su Kramer / Heidelinde Weis / Sandra Haas

JUNE 2009

Esther Ofarim in London

Brand new on CD and vinyl: Moving songs sung by the most beautiful voice in pop/folk music. Produced by Bob Johnson, the man who also produced Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, Johnny Cash, and many more. Recorded 1972 in London, released on CD for the first time, includes one previously unreleased track, and an exclusive interview with Esther Ofarim. Breathtaking!
(Read more: English / Deutsch)

Sound-Samples: Gnostic Serenade / Waking Up / Jerusalem / Hey That's No Way To Say Goodbye