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TONY HILL (Oktober 1943 - 8. Dezember 2022)
Rest In Peace TONY HILL!
HIGH TIDE "Sea Shanties" (released Oktober 1969) is a masterpiece, four months before first BLACK SABBATH. Gloomy and breathtaking! An exuberant "Wall Of Sound"!
Mix of Heavy Psch... See full review

Next 2nd Edition Came Out Summer 1976. B10 "Wenn Der Feminismus Endlich Blüht" was exchanged with "Red Hearted Women" and A6 "Man hat uns von Kopf bis Fuss auf Männer eingestellt" was exchanged with "Denen fällt immer was ein".

...besides being a fan of iggy pop, the stones and ramones, 1955 swiss born
paul weixler from schwamendingen finally found a way to released 12 of his
most original song pearls, with brilliant help from happy sad-guitarist
heinz roarer as producer &... See full review

...this wild masterwork of new york city spokesman john s. hall sounds like
the meeting of the political radicalism of jello biafra (dead kennedys) with
the profound sarcasm of frank zappa. lenny bruce would have been impressed
by this performance...

...this french-canadian guy comes very close to jeff buckley ("you me and
the weather", "what a woman"), in its beauty, exhilaration & playfullness,
but has also the amazing irony of jay jay johanson ("i'm jealous of your
cigarette") with perfect old... See full review

...intelligent update of brian eno's innovative song-concept between
1973-77, echoing bands like wire, xtc, japan or soft cell. first you get the
impression: middle of the road-techno pop, but repeat listening shows:
this music has deeper roots. just... See full review

Mondo Erotica, 2001:
...one of the most important discoverings of recent years, this magical &
intelligent music sounds like a sensual paradise. japanese maestro jun
miyake (*1958) plays keyboards & trumpet, influenced by riuychi sakamoto,
van dyke... See full review

...the most juvenile hope since the debut of tim buckley. what a magical
young butterfly from norway! we discover echoes of charming beatles-hymns, a
melancholy but invincible strong voice, touching the timbre of kevin ayers &
al stewart, with... See full review

...after his famous debut with the pixies in 1987, i lost the survey over
his various solo-albums, but was surprised to discover in 2001 this
"country-rock"-masterpiece, sung from the heart with a strong voice.
for my taste tops the rolling... See full review

Polyglöt, 2000:
...what is "progressive rock" all about? during the 70's we had henry cow,
magma & faust, during the 80's cassiber, univers zero & skeleton crew, and
at present we have guapo & volapük, the two strongest bands today. the new
french... See full review

Vingt À Trente Mille Jours, 2000:
...an amazing striking voice of this nouveau french chanson, cool & warm at
the same time. my favourite chanteuse of all those young french songwriters.
with echoes of trip hop & calexico influenced style...
(january 2006) See full review

...nothing against tom waits, but this recently discovered songwriter has
more power & dark humour. also highly recommended to fans of captain
beefheart, william burroughs, nikki sudden, residents, lee hazlewood,
jeffrey lee pierce. he's got a crazy... See full review

...the most impressive posthum album of a fine musician who "knows",
he will die on cancer soon. a profound melancholy meets healthy portions
of black humour. almost every record company in switzerland released one
album with dominique alioth... See full review

...a wonderful and innovative tribut to cuban composer & band leader arsenio
rodriguez, played by marc ribot with the best new york downtown-cracks.
sounds like carlos santana after a healthy diet or like "crime jazz"-latino
in the vein of lounge... See full review

...amazingly intense "broken fado" by this 24 years old "seconda" from
belgium, reduced to the skeleton in an empty flat with her acoustic guitar.
the fascintating androgyn charisma of her personality is unique. hopefully
there will be a second album.... See full review

...produced by bill laswell, this is a charming & heartbreaking mix of
french chanson, jewish tradition & arabic roots. smiling lili boniche is
over 70 years old...
(january 2006)

...the "father" of it all, singer & drummer with legendary soft machine,
mentor of the "canterbury scene", since 1973 in a wheelchair after an
accident with alcohol, writing in hospital the brilliant "rock bottom" (74),
playing live with henry cow in... See full review

Joseph Racaille, CD 1997:
... a still much underrated french genius: a splendid mix between van dyke
parks, erik satie, carl stalling & esquivel! this was his most expensive &
carefully recorded masterpiece, produced for warner... See full review

...what a beautiful & heartwarming voice! this fine female singer has roots
in mexico, france, america and canada. her debut album was sung all in
spanish, the band is marvelous and is going everywhere the voice wants
to. in recent years the best... See full review

...i had to recover from various death in my circle too, so this comeback
came out in the right moment. my favourite album apart from "horses" and
"radio ethiopia". patti smith' mourning songs on her dead husband fred smith
(of famous mc 5) are giving... See full review

...with this second album songwriter kurt wagner found his own language. a
very beautiful & sweet album, goes down the throat like pure honey, without
beeing pathetic for a second. three years later i finally quit smoking...

...a classic album of selfconfident & varied female popmusic, in the
elegant language of trip hop-beats and modern sampling-technique. debut by
this young japanese duo of miha hatori & yuka honda in new york. funny,
irascible & stimulating...

Il Ballo Di San Vito
...my favourite italian cantautori! sounds like a hybrid between tom waits &
paolo conte, with a brilliant mix of fast numbers and beautiful ballads.
listen to the superb nino rota-flair in "al veglione". featuring marc ribot
&... See full review

..."in loving memory of daniel & valentin", this beautiful album was
dedicated to my friend after his tragic accident in the swiss mountains with
his son on sept 3, 1995. a short living band with female singer &
accordionist amy denio from seattle... See full review

...i was deeply impressed by her fulminant appearence in the british
post-grunge-scene with a healthy dose of beefheart-influence. the 4th opus
"to bring me my love" was released at the peak of her popularity. the most
professional recording yet,... See full review