PROMISING & YOUNGSTER
2018. This album by the Spanish artist offers a getaway of emotions, leaving IDM, melodic breaks, ambient sounds and shoegaze guitars as remote inspirations, perhaps as possible starting points.
SCHWARZBLUT
2010. Often described as one of the most promising talents signed by Alfa Matrix in 2009, the Dutch act SCHWARZBLUT now delivers its impressive follow-up album to last year's - CD1::,Sterbelied,Die eine Klage,Nahe..
HYPNOS 69
2010. The fifth album of Belgium's great progressive group - another masterpiece - definitely the most promising Progressive / Psychedelic Rock release of 2010 - a delighting must for all fans of early 70's prog, fr..
HYSTERIANS
2010. Will, Tim and kevin are three young fellows from San Jose who are inspite of their youth, have a wide background in other bands from the fizzy garage pop californian scene as the Rantouls or the Sauzy Jacks. ..
FIVE STAR HOTEL
2010. Excellent Brit-pop from a Greek band that was originally formed in Birmingham back in 2001. Their fresh sound is perfectly blended of the sunny era of the mid to late 80's British indie legends, such as Smiths..
MALAKWA
2011. "Street Preacher" is closing in, arriving at full speed for a ultimate sound-crash experience straight to your face! "Street Preacher" is the new studio album from MALAKWA, a revolting crossover-combo hailing ..
TELSTAR SOUND DRONE
2011. Telstar Sound Drone formed in 2007 when Hans Beck convinced Mads Saaby to join him in a project called Les Aprs L'amour Sonnes, an artist collective working with media such as sound and video. The first projec..
SOCIAL SUICIDE
2011. The debutalbum Broken Pilgrims of Social Suicide brings press murmurs up and against the wall as the most promising post-hardcore shit we've seen in awhile. Norway's premier music channel Lydverket named them,..
SOCIAL SUICIDE
2011. The debutalbum Broken Pilgrims of Social Suicide brings press murmurs up and against the wall as the most promising post-hardcore shit we've seen in awhile. Norway's premier music channel Lydverket named them,..
WYRM
2011. Second extended edition of this very successful Drone-EP by this promising project from the United States formed by ALLAN ZANE and LIZ LANG. ALLAN has worked with JOHN MURPHY (SPK, SWORD VOLCANO COMPLEX, etc.)..
POUSSEUR HENRI
2011. It is the sixth release (out of eight) in Sub Rosa's catalog devoted to this composer's experimental and electronic works. It also marks the end of the trilogy on the Parabolic works (following the 1972 unrel..
VÝBEROVKA
1983. Guitar Idol 2008 was conceived as an online worldwide talent search to find the next generation of Guitar Heroes… and boy did it deliver! Already the biggest guitar competition in history, between March 21st 2..
DAMMERFARBEN
2011. Dammerfarben are another very promising newcomer to the German scene, playing melancholic and yet powerful Dark/Black Metal that stands apart from the mainstream due to it's focus on very sophisticated melanc..
AUTUMN ISLES
2011. Following the critical acclaim of their second EP “Wish Lists and Sunken Lands”, Perth indie pop five piece, The Autumn Isles present their long awaited full length album - Kaleidoscopes. Recorded with multi..
SALSBURG NATHAN
1978. Asot 550 available and shipping on 31-3-2012. . . Bringing the unique atmosphere of the events and gathering that strong feel of unity from a loyal following of worl..
MEGALITH
2011. Reissue of this St. Louis based power thrash metal groups unique and promising 80s demo plus a live concert recording from the night of lead singer and guitarist Joe Bufalos tragic death back in 1986. Rockadro..
SIMONS MARIJN
2010. Alexander Drozdov “Alexander Drozdov speaks to the hearts of the audience”. That review from a leading Dutch newspaper sums up this artist in one sentence. Russian-born Alexander Drozdov is building a promisi..
BANDA DE LA MUERTA
2012. Banda de la Muerte is without doubt one of the most promising acts on the Argentinean underground heavy music scene. The band is part of the steadily gathering strength South American sludge movement and is su..
LEAVES EYES
2015. The list of achievement is long? And even though the union of vocalist Liv Kristine (one of the genre?s most adored characters who basically invented ?Gothic Metal? with her former band Theatre Of Tragedy) and..
SLIM TWIG
2012. Replacing analog drum machines and scratched-record samples are the psychedelic rumblings of live instrumentation: pianos, organs, guitar, bass, drums! Out of the murky and demented inspiration of his previous..
ENTER AND FALL
2012. Push Enter And Fall Down ... das Deb?t-Album von Enter And Fall! Inklusive Bonus CD mit bislang unver?ffentlichten Remixen u.a. von [:SITD:] und Polaroid Kiss! Ab 10.08.2012 ?berall erh?ltlich! Bandinfo: Das..
JONAS NICK
2017. A native and lifelong resident of Pensacola, Florida, I was born 7:12pm, January 27th on a cool Friday evening at the Naval Hospital on the Pensacola Naval Air Station, home of the Navy's Blue Angel flight te..
ACOUSTIC JAZZ QUARTET
2003. Always reaching for the highest level of expression and entertainment, the Acoustic Jazz Quartet defines contemporary acoustic jazz with its blend of sophisticated original compositions and a unique treatment ..
VÝBEROVKA
2013. In Hands paperpak. Limited edition of 1000 copies. Number 13 in the HANDS encyclopaedia: The secret of a long-term success is to embrace evolution, yet remember your roots. This is what the 2013 label festival..
YURA YURA
2013. Yura Yura is a new discovery among the ambitious and promising acts operating in the field of rhythm'n'noise, now releasing its proper debut on HANDS. Having made itself a name for a live act that includes a ..
ADIEU GARY COOPER
2014. Inspired by Romain Gary's 1964 novel 'The Ski Bum', this Genevan quartet plays country-blues with a psych-touch. All lyrics are French and uncompromising. Folk guitars vs distorted guitars, hovering lap steel,..
THIRTEEN FORTYNINE
2005. 1349 serve up a third offering of "hellfire" dating to 1997, norways 1349 - aptly named after the year the plague hit norway in the 14th century - found immediate cult status with recordi..
YSAYE E.
2012. Ysa?e was genuinely r e s p o n s i b l e f o r re-creating the art of the violin. Endowed with an individual but exceptional technique, a unique, almost voice-like tone that made his violin sing, his principa..
VÝBEROVKA
2016. 1. Liftshift / Contracting Waves 2. Drexl / Eating Movies 3. Zen Mechanics / Dolly Dots 4. Cyrus The Virus & Sono Loco / I Robot 5. Loki / Lagomorph 6. Rev Particle / Scheldezoi 7. Synchro / Star Spangl..
MASTIPHAL
2009. In 1991, in the city of Katowice (Upper Silesia, Poland), Flauros and Cymeris started a band called Dissolution. The term 'black metal' was only known in Poland at the time as something having to do with Venom..
DARBY DIANA
2012. A wonderful release from a promising new artist in the sombre world of folk noir. CD edition.
SHEPARD VONDA
1974. - promising grey day,the wildest times of the world,naivete,baby, don't you break my heart,every natural thing,sweet inspiration,you & me,maryland,home again,mercy,the radical light,you belong to me..
INFAMOUS STRINGDUSTERS
2007. The recent history of bluegrass is littered with stories of manufactured buzz about bands that subsequently failed to live up to advance billing. Yet an honest appraisal of that history also demands recogniti..
DEPRIVE
2016. One year after unleashing a promising debut full-length, Deprive is back with a sophomore album that strengthens all the attributes displayed on the critically acclaimed "Into Oblivion", only supplied with an ..
IRON & WINE
2002. - Weary Memory (Album) 4:01,An Angry Blade (Album) 3:48,Southern Anthem (Album) 3:54,Upward Over The Mountain (Album) 5:56,The Rooster Moans (Album) 3:24,Promising Light (Album) 2:49,Faded From The Wint..
PAYNE JIMMY
1973. Jimmy Payne is an entertainer who, as he comments, comes from the heart of rural America. Born in Arkansas, grew up in Missouri, is the youngest of eleven children. He learned to play Guitar at the age of s..
RIGBY AMY
1974. Renowned songwriter Amy Rigby's upcoming fifth album, Little Fugitive (August 23 rd on Signature Sounds), finds the singer, who began her solo career as the Mod Housewife, bringing it all back home. Hailed for..
MONK THELONIOUS
2009. With its three compositions by Thelonious Monk, one might call this LP from 1964 "3 Standards and 3 Monks". The 'High Priest' of bebop had reached a further pinnacle in his career and performed with ..
LUTCHER JOE
1970. Having grown up in Lake Charles, LA, Joe Lutcher took the lead of his older sister, Nellie, who was making a name for herself in Los Angeles as a singer, songwriter and pianist, and followed her to the West Co..
MONO CHROME
1990. INFO: Mono Chrome was formed in May of 2002 by Clint Sand (of cut.rate.box and SYNNACK) and Victoria Lloyd (of Claire Voyant and HMB). By fusing powerful electronics with uniquely powerful female vocals, Mono..
ULRICH SHARI
1999. A recent inductee into the BC Entertainment Hall fo Fame, SHARI ULRICH has fashioned an extraordinarily varied career for herself since coming north from her native San Rafael, California to British Columbia i..
NICODEMUS
2000. The third album by one of the most promising U.S. metal bands offers dark romantic, atmospheric songs. The band's original approach resulted in an interesting variety of sounds and a combination of melodic and..
HENSCHKESCHLOTT BAND
1995. The first sounds already are setting the room swinging. But it is not the movements of the feet, not the drumming of fingers on knees, which matter. It is a condition which is described as “flow”, a flowing, a..
BAND OF HORSES
2006. Band Of Horses: Ben Bridwell (vocals, guitar); Mat Brooke (bass guitar). EVERYTHING ALL THE TIME is the debut release on Sub Pop from Seattle's Band of Horses. Matt Brooke and Ben Bridwell have abandoned the m..
RITUAL FRONT
2008. After more than two years of work, the most promising Russian dark folk act has returned with their new album. "Strahlungen" is much more matured, professional and carefully produced than the debut C..
KO-DAN
2008. Downbeat with Asia-Flair Bamboo One is the name of the first CD produced by the guitarist and live musician Bernhard Kowatsch and composer and keyboarder Daniel Huber. As Ko-Dan they will take you to foreign l..
ACYLUM
2009. Chemnitz-based artist Pedro Engel strikes back with a powerful 3rd album. With the promising title of "The Enemy", ACYLUM's new CD has all features to be elected best dark elektro album of the year, blowing aw..
J.D. OVERDRIVE
2011. The debut album by a young but very promising Polish stoner metal band J.D. Overdrive. The album entitled "Sex, Whiskey & Southern Blood" consists of ten tracks (plus a fancy intro) filled with American di..
BONNIE BOWDEN
2016. www.BonnieBowden.com Versatile and melodic, from Pop to Broadway to Classical, the lilting voice of Coloratura Soprano Bonnie Bowden has graced stages and media across the globe for over 25 years. Born in Bes..
TOPHAM TOP
2012. Anthony Topham, better known professionally as Top Topham, had the good fortune to be a founding member of the Yardbirds,one of the most respected rock acts to come out of mid-'60s England. He had the bad fort..
PSYBORG CORP
2010. Their debut The Mechanical Renaissance perfectly proves, that powerful beats, catchy melodies and a snotty cyberpunk attitude in combination with imaginative SciFi-themes do not necessarily have to come from E..