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OUT: '1969 - Conrad' by RAZZ

After three years of musical self-discovery, the band Razz presents '1969-Conrad', the first single since the release of their second studio album 'Nocturnal'.

More than ever, their sound world shows a stylistic complexity with which they outgrow themselves - from a play between organic sound worlds and spherical synths arise those captivating melodies that form the DNA of Razz.

Written at times when fake news are unsettling ever larger parts of society, the song expresses a feeling of powerlessness: “It's terrifying to see how some people rely on dubious sources without questioning them and being casted under the spell of conspiracy theories. The fact that a virus can be so divisive is scary. Cohesion and trust in science definitely make more sense than ignorant egoism and tendentious scare tactics”, says singer Niklas Keiser.

Razz were just around fifteen years old when they decided to make music together in 2012. In 2015 they released their debut album 'With Your Hands We Conquer', followed by their second album 'Nocturnal' in 2017. With shows at well-known festivals such as Lollapalooza, Rock am Ring and the Hurricane Festival, and their own international headline tours as well as support shows for bands like Mando Diao, Kraftklub and Bloc Party, Razz developed into one of the most exciting indie bands on the German music scene.

After three years of silence, Razz releases new music and the single '1969-Conrad' is just the beginning.

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OUT SOON: 'Hinter der Tapete' by Manfred Groove

Manfred Groove announce the release of their new album to be released in January 2021!

Manfred Groove - that's intelligent and laid-back German HipHop music full of interesting insight and weird jokes. Their new album 'Hinter der Tapete' will be out on January, 29^th 2021 via Rummelplatzmusik.

'Ein Haus in den Bäumen' is the first single and a song about trying to build an alternative reality with art in a time, where everybody asks about the relevance for society.

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OUT: New Pari San single 'Alien'

Pari San just released their new single and video 'Alien'!

“Pari San is the moniker of Iranian-German born singer, songwriter and producer Parisa Eskandari.

Her latest single ‘Alien’ represents the story of a psychosis trauma, as she explains further, 'Alien is about a person close to my heart overcoming a psychosis induced by the ill effects of patriarchal structures. It represents the different forces that were triggered by a trauma that will always repeat itself unless it is healed within oneself. These entities have a will of their own to tame them one needs to be extremely vigilant'.

'Alien' is taken from The EP 'God Undresses Me' which will be released in March 2021 and then followed by her new 70-minute intermedia live performance, 'Anima/Psyche'. The piece will be created by an international artist collective and presented on July 26th and 27th, premiering at the Münchner Kammerspiele.

'Anima/Psyche' is an intense, multifaceted, transgressive experience, featuring futuristic sounds, alienated and sampled Persian sequences, and interactive visual expressive dance.”

Text: Nicola Phillips (Kaltblut Magazine)

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jubilee edition out now

It's the 20th edition of our for films series, a jubilee double CD with lots of fresh songs to be used in films, documentaries, games and whatever else you can think of - just perfect fits for moving pictures!

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OUT: 'Wonder Why' by Ryk

Ryk returns to focus on his own career from duties as musical director of huge shows and performances for Cirque du Soleil.

Building toward the release of single 'All He Wants' on the 'Parasite Future' EP due on 5th of February 2021, he released 'Wonder Why' in November and 'West End' on 18th December.

He is scheduled to work on the video to 'All He Wants' with director Gustav Olsson in January and has a lot more outstanding material up his sleeve. Watch this space.

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OUT: 'The Brain Of Flex Busterman' by Patric Catani

Patric Catani finally presents his follow up/ sequel album of his 90s video game soundtrack album 'The Horrible Plans Of Flex Busterman'. Again, it is produced on the old Amiga Homecomputer, but with a newer tracker music program called "AHX Tracker" which doesn't work with samples, but only chiptune style self created sounds, which gives the whole thing a pretty different flavor.

The Brain of Flex Busterman turned out more fierce, more psychedelic and much more wild than its predecessor. Since years, Catani always come back to some Amiga and Tracker work and surprisingly there is still new hardware, software and methods to surprise yourself with the oldschool 8Bit sound.

The Brain Of Flex Busterman is out since November 6th, 2020 via Storage Records.

Enjoy the journey through The Brain Of Flex Busterman!

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Rebellion der Träumer X - The 10th Anniversary Remixes

Kollektiv Turmstraße celebrate the 10th Anniversary of their timeless album 'Rebellion der Träumer'!

"In November 2010, Connaisseur released Kollektiv Turmstrasse’s 'Rebellion der Träumer' - a timeless album with a major impact on both the artists and on the label. It was a big success in every direction and even now after 10 years, the album still is a milestone. Reason enough for Connaisseur to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the two German northener's debut album both with a long awaited repress of the double vinyl, as well as a fresh round of remixes."

Text: Paradise Distribution

Remixes by ELFAN, Girls On The Internet, Blindsmyth and many others more.

Legendary German illustrator duo Bringmann & Kopetzki, mostly known for their comics Hotze (Groove Mag) and Wild Life (Faze Mag), have "remixed" the artwork. This very limited edition is available exclusively on the Connaisseur Bandcamp page.

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OUT: 'Something To Lose' by Better Person

Better Person's debut album ' Something To Lose' is now out via Mansions and Millions!

Do you have something to lose? Maybe the kind of love that makes you understand there is more to life than getting lost in the bluish fog of yet another smoked-out bar? Berlin’s very own Better Person, the silent prince of the city’s international late-night underground pop scene has found it. 

Better Person is the moniker of Berlin-based Polish singer and balladeer Adam Byczkowski. After his 2016 EP 'It’s Only You' captured the sound of late night intoxication and devastated croons to an empty dance floor, the singer toured relentlessly, traveling all over Europe, North America and Asia, moving and living in Montreal, Los Angeles and returning, time and time again, to Berlin.

The young Polish singer traveled to California after a chance meeting with MGMT’s Ben Goldwasser at a Berlin after hours club. An introduction by a mutual friend culminated in a relocation to Los Angeles, to complete his debut album with help of the producer. Goldwasser’s obsession with synth programming and acumen for generation-defining pop hooks underlines the strength of Better Person’s deeply personal songwriting. The result is an expansion of Better Person’s inner world, without sacrificing any of its enigma.

'Something To Lose' was released on Mansions and Millions. The label, run by Anton Teichmann was awarded 'Best Label' at this year's VUT VIA! Awards.

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