Strange Encounters played a gig at the Rote Bete bar in Schöneberg in May. This is one of those songs!
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#portsofcallmusic's long-time honey-voiced Berlin-based Scottish new folk and rock singer Joe Armstrong with his hard-hitting band The Strange Encounters bring you some 70s style rock at Rote Beete - Bar this Saurday!
Joe Armstrong started playing on the street aged 16 in the late 80s in his hometown of Glasgow, Scotland, and has never looked back. He has been continuously touring in Europe and North America since 1991.
Combining blues, country and Celtic traditions with rock'n'roll, Joe has been described as “all 5 Stones in one person”. His crafted songwriting style, together with his unique, golden voice and spartan harmonies, make him one of the most recognisable and melodic performers working in Europe’s alternative pop and rock scene.
A twenty year veteran of the Berlin rock and roll underground, Joe has played with a diverse portfolio of bands including Impure Thoughts, The Methylated Spirits, The Purple Rizla Experience, The Oul’ Bog Warriors, The Jacobites, Nikki Sudden, and The Inside Tracks as well as of course the Strange Encounters.
He is a member of country-blues legends Two Dollar Bash, with whom he recorded 4 albums.
#livemusicberlin #liveberlin #indieberlin #indierepublik #portsofcallmusic #handmademusic #70srock
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#MeetTheCousins: Claude Cahn
We are introducing the people involved in the making of the ballad collection “Where Have You Been”, recorded by The Vengeful Cousins: claudecahn.bandcamp.com/album/where-have-you-been
Today: Claude Cahn
Claude Cahn is the Evil Genius behind #WhereHaveYouBeen
Read his thoughts about the record, as well as the background to making it, here: storage.googleapis.com/wzukusers/user-13151024/documents/18b8748a08aa4fe5ac4ba362e7138d53/Where%2...
Read his biography here: www.claudecahn.net/bio
On #WhereHaveYouBeen, Cousin Claude plays guitar, mandolin, fiddle and percussion, and he sings.
You can hear him on the album’s title track: claudecahn.bandcamp.com/album/where-have-you-been
… as well as on this video, done by casiopea.mx: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvgQYKBl9uk
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#WhereHaveYouBeen is available for streaming on Spotify, Deezer, Amazon Music, Soundcloud and Tidal: orcd.co/r98rd3p
BUT, IF YOU WANT THE MUSICIANS TO GET PAID, then buy #WhereHaveYouBeen on Bandcamp: claudecahn.bandcamp.com/album/where-have-you-been
Friday, March 3 is BANDCAMP FRIDAY. On Bandcamp Fridays, 100% of the proceeds of the sales of purchases on Bandcamp go to the musicians. Do not miss this opportunity to support the music economy!
#TheVengefulCousins
#TheYearofTheVengefulCousins
#PortsofCallMusic
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Day 8 of #MeetTheCousins: Marcus Fister
We are introducing the people involved in the making of the ballad collection “Where Have You Been”, recorded by The Vengeful Cousins: claudecahn.bandcamp.com/album/where-have-you-been
Today, the force behind the mixing desk: Cousin Marcus
Marcus started off in punk and improvisational bands in Australia. He then moved to Berlin where he continued playing in bands including Naklada, Bruno Adams and the Lost Weekenders, Strip Me Naked, The Methylated Spirits and others. He also got involved live mixing in concert venues. Returning to Australia for some years, Marcus undertook audio production studies at Sydney technical college before once more returning to Berlin to perform in bands, live mix, as well as undertake further recording and mixing outside of the live venue environment. Today, he is a mainstay of the Berlin alternative music scene.
Around half of the material on #WhereHaveYouBeen was recorded in Marcus’s studio. He also mixed significant amounts of the materials recorded elsewhere, and mastered the final package of recordings to bring some degree of unity of sound to the record as a whole. Marcus himself thinks it is odd to profile the sound guy, but we know better: this record would be nowhere without Cousin Marcus.
REMINDER: Friday, March 3 is BANDCAMP FRIDAY ( daily.bandcamp.com/features/bandcamp-fridays-update ). On Bandcamp Fridays, 100% of the proceeds of the sales of purchases on Bandcamp go to the musicians. Do not miss this opportunity to support the music economy! claudecahn.bandcamp.com/album/where-have-you-been
#TheVengefulCousins
#TheYearofTheVengefulCousins
#PortsofCallMusic
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