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A wide and delicious spread of Roots Rock with fragments of Blues, Country, Rock & Roll, R&B and even a touch of ska. Different moods, different tracks but once again a true beauty in the Seatsniffers tradition. First album with all new tracks in 4 years!

Steve Wynn new solo album....Recorded in Ljubljana by multi-talented producer (Midnight Choir) and bandleader (Walkabouts and Chris & Carla) Chris Eckman...No band. no session players. No passing of tha baton in this relay race. Even Chris would hesitate when I tried to get him to play something. Guitar, bass, keyboards, vocals-if I could do it, I had to do it, Steve told. And thats why CROSSING DRAGON BRIDE sounds different from other records he did before...the album is mixed by Tucker martine (Decemberists, Laura Veirs)...

Go-Betweens leader Robert Forster returns with his first solo album after 11 Years. Due to the untimely death of Co-founder Grant McLennan in May 2006, Forster decided to not use the bands name. The Evangelist is a classic album in the old-fashioned way. 40 minutes, 10 songs, a running order that is driven by artistic instead of commercial intentions. The album is very personal and deals, of course, with, but not only, with the loss of his close friend and musical partner McLennan. When McLennan died, he and Forster were already in the process of writing songs for a new Go Betweens album. The Evangelist features the last three songs written by Forster/McLennan.

At first he was called "the greatest unknown guitarist in the world", but within a few years Rolling Stone magazine declared hime "one of the three greatest living guitarists". sadly, the life and extraordinary talents of Roy Buchanan were cut short at the all-too-young age of 48, when a career marked by frustration, disappointment and alcohol buse ended in tragedy when he apparently took his owm life in 1988. This legendary performance captured on the ACL stage at November 15, 1976 shows Roy Buchanan in his prime at the age of 37. Indeed, it may well be the best high-quality audio/video recording of his complete performance exist. Roy Buchanan one of the pioneers of the Telecaster Sound, Tracklistning: 1.WOMAN YOU MUST BE CRAZY 2.ROY'S BLUZ 3.SWEET DREAMS OF YOU 4.HEY JOE 5.THE MESSIAH WILL COME

A 18-track tour de force that makes the compelling case - as well as most enjoyable and fulfilling listening - that its a landmark album, not just for the artist himself but within the contemporary music at large. Yes, Tinderbox is that good, an album that is sure to appear on year-end critics Top 10 lists. On it one detects the complimentary comparisons made about Eaglesmith by critics in the past - Woody Guthrie, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Waits, John Prine, T Bone Burnett and Steve Earle - yet its an album that could only been made by Fred Eaglesmith. With production by Eaglesmith and Scott Merritt that blends deep roots and vivid musicality with atmospheric arrangements and experimentalist touches that remind of Waits' more progressive work, it captivates listeners and leads them on a musical and lyrical journey that evokes powerful emotions and visions. Self described as "Dirt Road Gospel" (in a non religious way) Tracklisting: Sweet Corn, Chain Gang, Shoulder to the Plow, Quertly, Tinderbox, Killing Me, Worked Up Field, I Pray Now, You can't Trust Them, Get on Your Knees, Fancy God, Wheels, Killing Me (II), Stand, Reprise, The Light Brigade, Shoeshine, When.

DEDE PRIEST grew up in Dallas, Texas, raised by her hard-working, young mother, who taught her how to live and dream in a world where little black girls are all too often shaped by discouraging circumstances. With her debut album "Candy Moon" Dede proves to be a powerful and soulful singer. An album that consists of an excellent mixture of Blues and (Nu-)Soul, with hints of Gospel and Jazz. The recordings took place in Holland with help of musicians that paid their dues in renowned European bands, and features former The Strikes rhythm section Jody van Ooijen and Roelof Klijn, Richard van Bergen on guitar (J.W. Roy, Sunset Travellers, Shiner Twins) and the talented Govert van der Kolm on keys. Dede Priest has already been compared to great vocalists like Aretha Franklin, Etta James, Billie Holiday and Erykah Badu. With "Candy Moon" she will raise some serious dust in the European Blues and Nu-Soul scene of today. Tracklisting: 1. Wade In The Water 2. Room 239 3. Just Splendid 4. Cotton Candy 5. Mustve Figured Wrong 6. Blues Wine 7. Jive Man / Save Me From The Devil 8. I Met The Moon In Holland 9. Needy Girl 10. Babys Gone Fishin 11. Gossip Lady 12. Oh, Mr. Johnson.

Follow-up album on 2006's "Bad Out There". Again an outstnading Rootsrock/Americana album. Frank Carillo is the epitome of the "musician's musician." Throughout his career, his craftsmanship as a gifted world-class guitar player, electrifying stage performances, memorable prolific I songwriting and his warm and affable persona have allowed him to make an indelible mark on the international music scene. Frank has performed with some of the greatest artists of our time including Joan Jett, Yvonne Elliman, Carly Simon, Peter Frampton, Twiggy, Golden Earring, Anouk and John Hammond. Frank wrote music tracks for and appeared in the motion picture "Prelude To A Kiss" staring Meg Ryan and Alec Baldwin. Tracklisting: 01. ROLL THE BONES 02. EVERYTHING CHANGES 03. LUCKY IF YOU CAN BREATHE 04. SOMEDAY 05. SOMEBODY POISONED THE WELL 06. GOTTA BE YOU 07. THE WAY OUT 08. DARKNESS EVERYWHERE 09. ILL STAY RIGHT HERE 10. EASTERN TIME 11. DONT GET SAMMY STARTED 12. BURN THE WHOLE HOUSE DOWN 13. THE BLUE ROOM 14. GLASS HEROES

When Steve Earle stepped the Austin City Limits stage on November 12, 2000, it had been 14 years since his first appearance in 1986. In between it must like he had lived several lifetimes. A bout with drug addiction sidetracked him in the early 90's, but by 1994 he was recovered and more ornery and prolific than ever. In fact, in the years since, he has recorded five albums, in cluiding his latest at the time of these recording, Transcendental Blues...TRACK LISTING: 1-TRANCENDENTAL BLUES 2-EVERYONE'S IN LOVE WITH YOU 3-ANOTHER TOWN 4-TANEYTOWN 5-HARD-CORE TROUBADOUR 6-SOMEDAY 7-TELEPHONE ROAD 8-THE DEVIL'S RIGHT HAND 9-MORE THAN I CAN DO 10-I CAN WAIT 11-GOODBYE SONG 12-STEVE'S LAST RAMBLE 13-COPPERHEAD ROAD 14-THE UNREPENTANT 15-CHRISTMAS IN WASHINGTON..runningtime 74 minutes..

2007 was a year of transition and reinvention for the band, having been on the road almost constantly since the fall of 2001 a break was desperately needed. A little time at home to recharge and perhaps rethink some things. Jason Isbell left the band in the spring of 2007. In addition to having Spooner Oldham play on the album, this time also marked the first time they recorded songs by their bass player, Shonna Tucker and the rest are written by Mike Cooley and Patteron Hood. "It's a grower so play it loud and play it often. Long Live Rock and Roll." Patterson Hood.

They called him the "The Ice Man" and "The Master of the Telecaster", but above all else. Albert Collins was a consummate Texas bluesman. He was born he in the tiny east Texas town Leona, but grew up in the infamous inner city Third Ward of Houston, where he picked up a little acoustic guitar around his cousin Lightnin' Hopkins and fellow future guitarists Johnny Copeland and Johnny "Guitar" Watson. He cites John Lee Hooker as his major influence, who along wityh T-Bone Walket and Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, convinced his young Albert to go electric. This legendary Austin City Limits recording took place at October 23, 1991, Tracklisting: 1.MR. COLLINS, MR.COLLINS 2.MY WOMAN HAS A BLACK CAT BONE 3.ICEMAN 4.LIGHTS ARE ON BUT NOBODY'S HOME 5.PUT THE SHOE ON THE OTHER FOOT 6.THE THINGS THAT I USED TO DO 7.HEAD RAG 8.TRAVELLIN' SOUTH 9.FROSTY totasl 68 minutes...

Sonic Rendezvous is an independent distribution company founded in 1995, based in Alkmaar (near Amsterdam). We market and ship a wide variety of independent music from all over the world, ranging from Punk, Hardcore and Alternative Pop to American Roots music. Our clients include major chainstores, but we are also well respected by the smaller specialist outlets as well as the individual mailorder customers. Apart from distribution and worldwide import and export, we put out records on our own labels.


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Sonic Rendezvous own label releases

Still hot:
Two Cow Garage - "III", Buffalo Tom - "Bottom Of The Rain" - CDsingle , The Riplets - "After Eight (The Boy Can Dance)" - CDsingle , Buffalo Tom - "Three Easy Pieces" - LP , The Riplets - "Rock", Ben Lee - "Three Songs From Ripe" - CDsingle, Ad Vanderveen - "Soundcarrier" - CD + DVD

Out now:  
Bloody Honkies - "The Gospel Of..." - Debut full length by this dutch raw garage-blues-punk act; WILD!!
The Moe Greene Specials - "Open Road (Again)" - Second full length by this Begian 6 piece. Think Spaghetti Western soundtrack music with vocals: Calexico meets Wilco!
Fred Eaglesmith - "Live Below Sea Level" - DVD - recorded live on 2 occasions in his 2006 tour in the Netherlands.
A Silent Express - "Get This Right" -  Upcoming Dutch rock band that has been compared to (old) Foo Fighters, Queens Of The Stone Age and Nada Surf... 
Deke Dickerson - "King Of The Whole Wide World" - New Album from the King of the Double-neck Guitar! Rockabilly, Surf, Country, fun! 
Chris Sprague & His 18 Wheelers  - "Diesel Made For Two" - CD - 18 of the best trucking country/rockabilly songs you've ever heard!
Fred Eaglesmith - "Tinderbox" - Canada's finest singer/songwriter with a complete new album!SeatSniffers - "Turbulence" - First new album in a long time from this top notch Belgium Rootsrock combo. 
Dirty Sweet - "Of Monarchs and Beggars" - LP - Vinyl version Including 2 bonus tracks!

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