Fun Lovin' Criminals

Fun Lovin’ Criminals’ infectious blend of cinematic hip-hop, rock ‘n’ roll, blues-jazz , latin-soul burst onto the New York music scene in 1996 with the release of the worldwide multi-platinum debut album ‘Come Find Yourself’ on EMI Records. Their debut single ‘Scooby Snacks’, famed for sampling Tarantino movies such as Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction, spent 17 weeks on the Billboard chart, quickly achieving gold status in the US.

The band became an international hit, settling down in the UK, where their multi-platinum debut album ‘Come Find Yourself’ spent an incredible two years in the UK album chart. FLC performed an infamously raucous set on the famous Pyramid main stage at Glastonbury ’99 and the rest - as they say - is history.

Fun Lovin’ Criminals have released 6 studio albums, 2 cover albums, 1 triple live album and various best of’s. They are putting the finishing touches on their 7th studio album to be released early 2023 to coincide with a world tour.

FLC are Europe’s best-loved “cousins from New York”, whip-smart story-tellers in smarter Saville Row suits who, through comically tall tales of living large in the neon metropolis via music, drugs, crime and existential ennui, launched a career in music.

The bands current lineup -

Brian Fast Leiser on lead vocals, bass, keys, horns, harp and programming.

Frank Benbini on drums, percussion and vocals.

Naim Cortazzi on guitar and vocals.

Go_A (UA)

Go_A is a Ukrainian band that combines authentic Ukrainian folklore, modern electronic beats, and a powerful guitar drive into an explosive musical mix. The band members are vocalist Kateryna Pavlenko, sound producer and keyboards/percussion player Taras Shevchenko, multi-instrumentalist and woodwinds player/backing vocalist Ihor Didenchuk and guitar player Ivan Hryhoriak.

Sananda Maitreya

Artist, composer, arranger, producer, multi-instrumentalist, entrepreneur and Post Millennium Rocker, SANANDA MAITREYA was born in New York U.S.A. on March 15th 1962. He plays the basic instruments of Rock: drums, bass, guitar and keyboards; as well as a few others instruments besides and he can never remember a time when music wasn’t playing in his head. From the beginning of his professional career he has personally written arranged and produced all his music and has also collaborated with other top artists and producers.

Since his childhood he felt a very special connection with music, he had his light switched on at the age of 2 by the music of the Beatles and has been a fool for music ever since.

He was raised in America and during his high school years he was in the band “Modernaires” in Florida. In his youth he was trained as a boxer in Orlando and won the Florida Golden Gloves lightweight Championship in 1980. He served in the U.S. Army for 3 years, 1 spent in Germany where he also became the lead singer of the band ‘THE TOUCH’.

In 1987 his debut album “Introducing the Hardline”, gives him International success. Sananda wins a Grammy Award in 1988 as Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male.In June 1988 he is on the cover of Rolling Stone Magazine and he is nominated “Top International Newcomer” at the British Awards. In the following years 3 studio albums are published: “Neither Fish Nor Flesh” in 1989, “Symphony or Damn” in 1993 and “Vibrator” in 1995.The albums have many famous songs including the soundtracks of various legendary Hollywood movies such as: ‘Beverly Hills Cop III’, ‘Prêt-à-Porter’, ‘The Promised Land’, ‘The Fan’, ‘Shake Rattle & Roll’, ‘Frankie & Johnny’. These songs also do appear in more recent films such as ‘Knocked Up’, ‘Funny People’, ‘Up In the Air’, ‘Yoga Hosers’, ‘Am Ende Legende’ etc.; as well as in TV series such as ‘Sex Education’, ‘Camping’, ‘Schooled’, ‘Tiny Dancers’ and Theatre Shows: ‘Alvin Ailey’s Lazarus’.Maitreya in this period also works as an actor, he has a role in 1988 in the movie “Clubland” and in 1999 he plays Jackie Wilson in the CBS TV series “Shake, Rattle & Roll”.

In 2000 he opens the Sidney Olympic Games performing as the lead singer of INXS. In 2001 his fifth album “WildCard!” is ready and marks his new life as an independent artist.

Since 1995, at the age of 33, he adopts the name Sananda Maitreya that for the artist represents a new starting point, in 2001 this becomes also his legal name.

Sananda Maitreya has been a internet presence since the late ‘90s and was one of the first major artist to add credibility to the current explosion and acceptance of the internet music communication and digital world. He believed all along that the Internet would be his path to true musical freedom, without in his words, “the usual gains and compromises”.

He presents his music as POST MILLENNIUM ROCK, its main elements are heart and soul, its nature is passion, courage and curiosity and it acknowledges no rules but the goal to lead the listener back to his heart, to provoke his mind and re-approach him to his true feelings. His vision of Post Millennium Rock is a music free of restrictions and marketing pressures. It is a music that combines all the genres that the artist loved since his childhood: opera, country, classical, jazz, blues, gospel, pop, reggae as well as Rock!

After the studio album “WildCard!” Sananda has released with his independent label TreeHouse Publishing a whole new catalogue: the double album “Angels & Vampires” in 2006/07, “Nigor Mortis” in 2009 ,“The Sphinx” in 2011, “Return To Zooathalon” in 2013, the double album “The Rise Of The Zugebrian Time Lords” in 2015. In 2017 he has released a monumental work called: “Prometheus & Pandora”, a triple album that encapsulates the 21st Century Human Condition and is a smorgasbord of conflicting emotions: there’s wit and wisdom, anger and contemplative sadness and each volume contains a version of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s I Don’t Know How To Love (Him) sanctioned by the song’s authors.

In most of his albums Sananda plays all instruments and all songs are written, produced, arranged, performed and conceived by the artist, except where indicated. The latest new double album “Pandora’s PlayHouse” has been released on March 15th, 2021.

On Dec 10th he has released the new video of the song HER KISS, filmed by Luciano Boschetti at Villa Arconati. Both the song and its 2 Video Versions, have been honored with a bountiful cache of awards and salutations.

The Dolby Atmos and remastered edition of his iconic Album “Introducing The Hardline” has been digitally released on July 8th 2022.

Juan Atkins (US) | Model 500

Juan Atkins (born December 9, 1962) is an American musician. He is widely credited as the originator of techno music, specifically Detroit techno along with Derrick May and Kevin Saunderson. The three, sometimes called the Belleville Three, attended high school together in Belleville, Michigan, near Detroit.

Born in Detroit, Michigan, United States as the son of a concert promoter, Juan Atkins learned how to play bass, drums, and "a little lead guitar" at an early age. Atkins, along with school friends Derrick May and Kevin Saunderson, tuned in regularly to WGPR to hear DJ Charles "The Electrifying Mojo" Johnson's genre-defying radio show.

At age sixteen, Atkins heard electronic music for the first time, which would prove to be a life-changing experience. In late-1990s interviews, he recalls the sound of synthesizers as being like "UFOs landing." He soon had his first synthesizer and abandoned playing funk bass.

Deep Space Soundworks

He bought his first analogue synthesizer, a Korg MS10, and began recording with cassette decks and a mixer for overdubs. He subsequently taught Derrick May to mix, and the pair started doing DJ sets together as Deep Space. They took their long mixes to Mojo, who began to play them on his show in 1981.Atkins, May, and Saunderson would continue to collaborate as Deep Space Soundworks, even starting a club in downtown Detroit for local DJs to spin and collaborate.

The 1982 single "Cosmic Cars" also did well. Cybotron recorded their debut album, Enter, and were soon signed to Fantasy Records. One track, "Clear," struck out in the direction that Atkins would pursue with what would later be called his "techno" music. Instead of merely reworking elements of, "Clear" fused them with club music.

Atkins considered Cybotron's most successful single, "Techno City" (1984), to be a unique, synthesized funk composition. After later hearing Afrika Bambaataa's "Planet Rock" (1982), which he considered to be a superior example of the electro funk style he was aiming for, he resolved to continue experimenting, and encouraged Saunderson and May to do the same.

In 1985, Atkins left the group due to artistic differences with bandmate Rik Davis. Davis wanted the group to pursue a musical direction closer to rock, while Atkins wanted to continue in the electro-style vein of "Clear".

Atkins began recording as "Model 500" in 1985 and founded the Metroplex label. His friends Eddie Fowlkes, Derrick May, and Kevin Saunderson all recorded singles on the label.

Atkins' first single as Model 500, "No UFOs," was a hit in Detroit and Chicago. He followed it with a series of landmark techno tracks, earning him the nickname "the godfather of techno."Within a few years, Atkins' work was re-released in Europe.

Over the years, Atkins has also released works under the name Infiniti. He explained the difference in a 2007 interview: "Model 500 is really a continuation of Cybotron. That's one thing that I've always stayed the course with and I've always wanted to not deviate when I do stuff with Model 500. In the past year it's probably what Cybotron would have done had the partners not split. Its more song-oriented with melodies, not just dance track - that's always been my experiences with Model 500. Now if I do stuff under the name Infinity [sic], that would be the more straightforward form of pure techno, the purest techno what is deemed as techno right now in North America and in Europe."

Atkins' earlier works are generally considered electro. Over the years, his sound matured and grew in complexity, and many of his more recent works are heavily layered rhythmic soundscapes. Today, this techno is considered its own genre.

The Godfathers (UK)

Legendary British rock & roll group The Godfathers celebrate the 35th anniversary since their formation with an almighty bang via a brand new double A side single, ‘I’m Not Your Slave’ & ‘Wild And Free. These recordings are the first to feature the newly revitalised Godfathers’ line-up of founder member & frontman Peter Coyne. guitarists Richie Simpson & Wayne Vermaak, drummer Billy Duncanson & bassist Jon Priestley. A highly anticipated new studio album will follow in 2021.

The release of ‘I’m Not Your Slave’ & Wild And Free’ represents an exciting new chapter for the London band, but The Godfathers have had a long & illustrious career. They were formed in 1985 by brothers Peter Coyne (vocals) & Chris Coyne (bass/vocals) from the ashes of their previous band The Sid Presley Experience. The Godfathers toured extensively & quickly earned a serious reputation for their electrifying brand of primal rock & roll & their incendiary live shows around the world.

Forming a recording partnership with famed producer Vic Maile they released 4 critically acclaimed, smash hit independent singles on their own Corporate Image label (‘Lonely Man’, ‘This Damn Nation’, ‘I Want Everything’ & ‘Love Is Dead’) which alongside a brutal cover of Lennon’s ‘Cold Turkey’ were compiled into their seminal debut album release ‘Hit By Hit’ in ’86 & signed a worldwide deal with Sony/Epic records in ‘87.

The Godfathers unleashed the storming rocker ‘Birth School Work Death’ as a single in ‘87 & scored a US Billboard top 40 hit after massive college radio airplay & heavy MTV rotation. Then the classic ‘Birth School Work Death’ album was released in ’88 (includes the ‘hit’ anthem title track, & singles ‘Cause I Said So’ & a re-recorded ‘Love Is Dead’) & was promoted with extensive tours of the UK, Europe & America as they cemented their reputation as one of the best live acts of the period. Celebrity fans included among others David Bowie & Johnny Depp.

The Godfathers’ mob inspired image, raw lyrics & guitar-driven, edgy rock & roll sound was in direct contrast to the clean, synthesized sounds that mainly dominated the mainstream charts at that time & foreshadowed the Brit-Pop/Rock resurgence of the early 1990’s.

1989’s album ‘More Songs About Love And Hate’ (with its iconic Liz Taylor/Richard Burton cover art & featuring the American college radio smash single ‘She Gives Me Love’ and live favourite ‘Walking Talking Johnny Cash Blues’) was followed by the death of producer Vic Maile & the departure of guitarist Kris Dollimore, who was replaced on guitar by Chris Burrows for ‘Unreal World’ (which included the American radio hit ‘Unreal World’, ‘This Is War’ & a searing cover of The Creation’s psychedelic classic ‘How Does It Feel To Feel’) in 1991.

A provocatively titled live Godfathers’ album ‘Dope, Rock & Roll & Fucking In The Streets’ was issued in 1992 on Corporate Image & the band toured the globe constantly. With a new line-up The Godfathers released 2 further albums on Intercord Records, a self-titled album in ‘93 (AKA ‘The Orange album’ because of it’s distinctive cover art) & ‘Afterlife’ in ’95, before the group finally imploded in 2001.

In 2008 The Godfathers reformed their original line-up to promote a vastly expanded 2CD version of their seminal debut album ‘Hit By Hit’ & performed a select number of British, European & American dates & festivals together for the first time in nearly 20 years. These included the highly successful revival of their traditional Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre concerts with knockout, triumphant performances at The Forum in London in February ’08 & Chicago’s Metro in February ’09.

The Godfathers have become increasingly influential in recent years with Top 5 American artists Local H & Spoon releasing cover versions of Godfathers’ classics “Birth School Work Death’ & ‘This Damn Nation’ & Mars Volta citing The Godfathers’ primal rock & roll sound as a direct influence on their ‘Noctourniquet’ album.

‘The Godfathers - Shot Live At The 100 Club’ a Live DVD/CD was released November 1st 2010 to mark the 25th anniversary of the bands formation & ‘Jukebox Fury’ followed in March 2013 to significant critical acclaim.

A new studio album ‘A Big Bad Beautiful Noise’ was unveiled in February 2017, preceded by the single, ‘You Don’t Love Me’. Rave reviews hailed the album as the band’s best in many years, with Vive Le Rock claiming it was “up there with the Godfathers’ ‘80s classics”.

A critically acclaimed live album ‘This Is War! - The Godfathers Live!’ followed in 2019. The storming double A side ‘I’m Not Your Slave’ & ‘Wild And Free’ sees them taking another sonic step forward & they are currently writing new material for a 2021 album release.

The Godfathers now feature:

Peter Coyne - Vocals (The Godfathers’ founder member, ex The Sid Presley Experience)

Jon Priestley - Bass (ex The Damned)

Richie Simpson - Guitar (ex Heavy Drapes)

Billy Duncanson - Drums (ex Heavy Drapes)

Wayne Vermaak - Guitar (ex The Great St. Louis)

Wolfgang Flür (DE)

1947 in Frankfurt born Wolfgang Flür is best known as the electro drummer of German electronic band Kraftwerk between 1973 and 1986 • Flür developed with his musical partner Florian Schneider the world first electric drum-pads-board for the Electric
Quartet • Since 1993 Flür is the founder of Yamo. The album “Time Pie“ (EMI Electrola) was released in 1976 in co-production with Andi Toma of Mouse on Mars • Flür’s next release, a 12“ with remixes of “I Was A Robot“ (Holon), climbed to number 6 in the German Club Charts • “I Was A Robot“ is Flür’s sung autobiography and was especially produced as giveaway of the German book in a parallel edition • The English edition was first published in 2000 called “I Was a Robot“ (Sanctuary), describing his view on the inner workings of Kraftwerk • The book was subsequently released in six different territories / translations and was in the Top Ten of best selling music books in 2004 (The Independent) and 2010 in the ten best music histoires (The Observer) • Flür also released a weird short story book on the Germans of the Rhineland Area in 2011 entitled “neben mir“ (next to me) • Wolfgang undertakes book readings in Germany and (very selected) in England) • Since 2004 Flür has been DJ’ing world-wide in clubs and on festivals, playing tech house, industry and electro specialities of his own, of Kraftwerk and of international artists who he’s friendly with • Flür has collaborated with Bon Harris’ (Nitzer Ebb) Shadow Bureau project and lent his lyrics and voice for the track “Axis of Envy“ • Flür also collaborated with Anni Hogan (former Marc Almond pianist) for the track “Golden Light“ (lyrics and vocals) as well as on “Fashion Machine“ (lyrics and voice) with Ramón Amezcua of Bostich / Mexico • Wolfgang Flür’s current stage performances show videos and rare images from his Kraftwerk past shot to his present projects added with selected electro tunes for dancing • Musik Soldat (music soldier) is the title of Flür’s program • Wolfgang sees himself as a music presenter with historical electric background.
For more information please visit:
http://eloquence-wolfgangflur.com/
Twitter: @iwasarobot

Blaine L Reininger (US)

Blaine L. Reininger was born July 10, 1953 in Pueblo, Colorado. Then he lived a life. By and by, he founded Tuxedomoon with Steven Brown in 1977. He traipsed around America, tuxedomooning until 1980, when he began to traipse around Europe. As a direct result of all of this traipsing, many musical compositions were composed, most of which found their way to some sort of mechanical device capable of reproducing musical compositions. This was mostly for the good.

Time, Tide, Bold, Ajax, they wait for no man. Continuing to plow his way through Samsara with varying degrees of success, considerable ironic detachment, and frequent collisions with shicksal, he now makes his way here, to a place that is not really a place. Try explaining what you do here to your ancestors, next time they haunt your dreams.

For, it was written long ago, in the bit-rotten pages of Mundoblaineo.com "Many are cold but few are frozen." and "It is easier for a needle to pass through the eye of a rich man than for a camel to enter the kingdom of heaven." and further anon "Let a smile be your umbrella and you get a mouthful of rain."

Honeymoon Cowboys (BE)

Honeymoon Cowboys 'Liberating The West.'

Dark and gloomy sounds from the Wild West with great passion and a touch of joy.

Honeymoon Cowboys is a Belgian band formed by Antonio Palermo.

The Arch (BE)

Friends before a band.
Passion before anything else.
Small town roots. Big ambition.
Love your heroes. Kill your darlings.
Never settle.
Sweat. Work. Delete.
Search. Find. Repeat.
Obsess. Discuss. Release.
Get snobbed. Get misunderstood. Get underground.
Dissapear. Come back. With a vengeance.
Conquer the world. One devoted fan at the time.
Heroes abroad. Aliens at home.
Love music. Love live.
ROCK THE MACHINES. RIDE THE WAVE.
Give goosebumps to the electronic body.
Angelic voices. Tortured screams.
Ripping riffs. Organic synths. Burning beats.
Deep reflections cloaked in black.
Shine a light on darker souls.
Give everything you’ve got.
Get even more in return.
Grow for 30 years.
Don’t get big.
Don’t care.
Don’t change.
Don’t stop.
If we’re in, we wanna be out,
if we’re out, we wanna be in.
Yesterday. Today. Tomorrow. WE ARE THE ARCH.