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The Lindbergh Baby ON AIR!

Disponibile la registrazione della puntata di The Passenger (condotta da DJ Ian) dedicata al progetto americano The Lindbergh Baby - trasmessa, anche in streaming, sulle onde di Radio Fragola.

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THE PASSENGER 29.09.2011 - THE LINDBERGH BABY special

BLOOD AXIS - ULTIMACY (MCMXCI - MMXI)

Ultimacy (1991–2011) brings together on one CD the definitive versions of all the singles and compilation tracks released by Blood Axis during the first two decades since the project was founded. Packaged in an elegant digifile case designed by Davide Maspero and Max Ribaric of the Italian underground journal Occidental Congress, and expertly re-mastered by Blood Axis member and renowned studio engineer Robert Ferbrache, Ultimacy presents these rare tracks in their ideal form, exactly as the band itself has always heard and envisioned them. The songs appear in a reverse chronological order, beginning with more recent work and moving back through time to the distant past. Blood Axis has never been bound to a particular style of music, and this is amply demonstrated here with material that spans from aggressive folk rock to atmospheric ritual pieces, all the way to menacing electronica. The topical themes of these songs encompass European folklore; early 20th-century German occultism; Norse and Perso-Roman mythology; fatalism, militarism, and Nietzschean romanticism.
In addition to the three core Blood Axis members—Michael Moynihan, Robert Ferbrache, and Annabel Lee—the songs on Ultimacy also feature a number of notable guest contributors including Stephen Flowers (Edred Thorsson), Boyd Rice (Non), Thomas Thorn (Slave State / My Life with the Thrill Kill Kill Kult / Electric Hellfire Club), and Markus Wolff (Waldteufel).
Blood Axis has always elicited strong, polarized reactions and a fair dose of controversy that still lingers to the present day. Ultimacy provides a unique opportunity for both the initiated and the uninitiated to explore the history of an influential an uncompromising musical project that refuses to be categorized or contained, and which always operates according to its own rules.

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OCCIDENTAL CONGRESS n°2 - OUT ON JULY 18

Un'altra sporca e nera estate italiana.
Ma questa volta in compagnia del nuovo Congresso Occidentale.

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KNOTWORK live in Roma

«An intimate evening of acoustic music with Michael Moynihan, Annabel Lee, and Don Schabner...»

KNOTWORK

An intimate evening of acoustic music with Michael Moynihan, Annabel Lee, and Don Schabner.
Expect traditional tunes from the edges of Europe — Ireland, Galicia, and beyond — along with songs of love, death, magic, and fisticuffs. Michael Moynihan is an artist, musician, and author. With its elegant sounds and evocative texts, his band Blood Axis has drawn from both ancient as well as modern music and literature. Together with this, he has pursued an interest in the traditional music of the British Isles and other regions of Europe for many years. His distinctive contributions can be heard on the recordings of Fire & Ice, In Gowan Ring, Slim Cessna's Auto Club, and many others. Annabel Lee has played the fiddle since she was seven. She grew up in a musical home and learned to appreciate a wide variety of music from a young age. Since the mid-1990s she has prominently contributed to numerous avant-garde musical projects such as Blood Axis, Alraune, Waldteufel, and Amber Asylum, often incorporating her longstanding passion for the bittersweet sounds of traditional Irish music. Don Schabner is a gifted guitarist whose distinguished playing can be heard with some of the best bands in northern New England. His broad repertoire is firmly rooted in the quintessentially American musical styles of jazz, old time, and country, along with a particular penchant for the entrancing sounds of traditional Irish music.

Giovedì 21 aprile 2011 - ore 22.00
Closer Club, via Vacuna n. 98, Roma
Ingresso 10 euro (con tessera)

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New website

Ritorniamo on-line nelle vesti del nostro nuovo spazio virtuale.
Troverete un'interfaccia più diretta, nuovi prodotti (le t-shirt brune del Congresso) e saltuari aggiornamenti legati alle nostre prossime iniziative. Attualmente stiamo lavorando al nuovo albo cartaceo di Occidental Congress, non vi è ancora una data ufficiale di uscita, ma contiamo di pubblicarlo nei primi mesi del prossimo anno.

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