JANUARY 2017 new releases music | distribution | rights & label management content Rock / Alternative: Mother‘s Cake P 3 Rock: Sammy Hagar P 4 HipHop: Prodigy of Mobb Deep P 5 Jazz: Morten Schantz P 6 Pop Punk: Woes P 7 PTG / Dance / Funk: Nighttime Lovers P 8 Cleopatra Agent Orange / UK Subs P 9 Captain Beyond / Lujuria P 10 Philippe Besomes / Glen Campbell P 11 Segregates P 12 Cleopatra New Label: Cleopatra P 13-18 Shrapnel Records: This Is Shradding Vo P 19 Hip Hop / Rap: Gensu Dean P 20 World: The Orchestra of Syrian Musicians & Guests P 21 Wallets: Cannonball Adderley P 22-25 Freddie Hubbard P 26-28 Boogie Woogie Piano P 29-32 American Folk P 33-36 Instrumental Rock ’n’ Roll P 37-41 The Strauss Dynasty P 42-44 Leonid Kogan P 45-47 22 ROCK Sammy Hagar is one of the biggest rock singers of our time With Van Halen he four Billboard #1 albums that went multi-platinum All three solo-releases that this release made it to the Billboard Top 60 With this collection, I wanted to revisit what I feel are the best songs I wrote during the second wave I’d left Van Halen and formed the Wabos as an alternative to the superstar, high- pressure, commercial machine that I’d been living in since I joined Montrose in 1972. These albums, Red Voodoo (1999), Ten 13 (2000) and Livin’ It Up (2006), represent the first time I was free from the pressures of putting out a major label release in 25 years. Musically, I needed to shake it up and fall in love with making music again. There‘s a lot of people I need to thank for these times. Most of all, I know how lucky I am to have fans that stay with me through every new turn in my career. This collection represents 4 special time in my musical life and I personally handpicked each of the songs to share with you. It‘s now that Time again to see what‘s up around the bend. Always at your service. - Sammy Artist: THIS IS SAMY HAGAR · Titel: „When The Party Started“ Release: already released · Configuration:CD · Order No.: MBD7536 Pricecode: 70D1 Label: Mailboat Records Territory: WW ex NAM 6 9 8 2 6 8 7 5 3 6 1 7 membran.net new releases HIP HOP / RAP Prodigy of Mobb Deep Hegelian Dialectic (The Book of Revelation) Label: Vodka & Milk Genre: Hip Hop / Rap Release: 20.01.2017 Format: Digipak Labelcode: 14832 Order No.: VOM000302 Territory: ww Pricecode: 25D4 ex. NA, LATAM 8 5 7 7 3 1 0 0 3 3 3 2 Member of infamous rap group Mobb Deep who sold over 40 million records worldwide Prodigy’s 2016 EP received praise from Pitchfork, Hip Hop DX, & XXL Mag. Track ‘Beast With It’ sound-tracked the trailer for Marvel & Ta-Nehisi- Coates ‘Black Panther’ TV series, premiering on Complex Has worked with Nas, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Method Man, Q-Tip, & more Critically acclaimed & certified Gold record ‘The Infamous’ [1995] debuted at #15 on the ‘US Billboard 200’, & #3 on the ‘Top R&B/ Hip Hop Albums’ charts; as well as placing #3 in Complex’s ‘50 Greatest Sophomore Albums in Hip-Hop History’ Mobb Deep’s third release ‘Hell On Earth’ [1996] debuted at #6 on the ‘Billboard Album Chart,’ was certified Gold in 1997, and was included in Q Magazine’s ’50 Heaviest Albums of All Time.’ Post release coverage in The Source (“certified gold classic,”) Ego Trip Land (“elegant symphony of brutality,”) & Billboard The latest release from the group ‘The Infamous Mobb Deep’ [2014] received 10/10 from Pitchfork, 9/10 Exclaim, & 4/5 Hip Hop DX Prodigy has been a staple in the Entertainment industry After a brief stay on 50 Cent’s G-Unit label and releasing since his debut in 1993 as an integral part in undeniably his own autobiography, the group released their eighth one of the greatest Hip-Hop groups to date, the legendary studio album and toured international, clocking in over Mobb Deep. Prodigy’s verbal ability took centre stage 125 shows per year. early in the original cult classic ‘The Infamous,’ which Hegelian Dialectic, usually presented in a threefold sold over 500k copies within the first month of release; manner, was stated by Heinrich Moritz Chalybäus as 5 birthing classics such as ‘Shook Ones’ and ‘Survival of comprising three dialectical stages of development; a The Fittest’. Generally acknowledged as the more lyrically thesis, giving rise to it’s creation, an antithesis, which gifted member of the group, Prodigy went on to release contradicts or negates the thesis, and the tension critically acclaimed solo albums such as ‘H.N.I.C.’, which between the two being resolved by means of a synthesis. helped cement his name as one of Hip-Hop’s greatest. TRACKLIST: 1) Intro / 2) Broken Rappers / 3) Mystic / 4) Tyranny / 5) Mafuckin U$A / 6) Mic-Rocosm / 7) As If / 8) New Balance / 9) Snakes / 10) The Good Fight / 11) Mr. President / 12) Spiritual War / 13) No Religion / 14) Epitaph / 15) Hunger Pangs [feat. Ca$h Bilz] membran.net new releases new releases JAZZ POP PUNK Morten Schantz Also available Woes on Godspeed VINYL Woes Format: 1CD Jewelcase Label: Edition Records Label: Rude Records Order No.: EDN1081 Genre: Jazz Genre: Pop Punk Pricecode: 25D4 5 0 6 5 0 0 1 5 3 0 9 4 4 Release: 27.01.2017 Release: 20.01.2017 ALSO AVAILABLE ON VINYL! Labelcode: 14832 Labelcode: 14832 Format: Standard LP Format: Digipack Territory: GSA, Order No.: EDNLP1081 Territory: GB, IE Order No.: RDR130 Scandinava, Italy, Benelux, Pricecode: 20D7 5 0 6 0 5 0 9 7 9 0 0 0 5 Pricecode: 59D0 8 0 5 4 5 2 1 8 4 0 0 7 4 Portugal, Spain Debut EP from Scottish pop-punk group Released via Edition Records (Tim Garland, Thomas Gould, Verneri Pohjala) - „The quality control at Edition Records shows no signs of faltering...Edition Records retains it’s instinct for winners...accessible adventurousness“ – (The Guardian) Endorsed by Neck Deep Latest album ‘Morten Schantz: Unicorn’ scored 4.5/5 on All About Jazz (“Compelling from Produced by Seb Barlow (Neck Deep, ROAM, WSTR) first note to last...emotive and ultimately uplifting, Unicorn provides splendid evidence of Schantz‘ rather unique talent.”) “one of Britain’s best new pop-punk bands“ – Rock Sound Nominated for a Danish Jazz Grammy as ‘Jazz Composer of the Year’ for ‘Morten Schantz: Unicorn,’ and nominated for ‘New Jazz Name of the Year’ for ‘Morten Schantz: Return Press: Will Vincent (Prescription PR) From Exile’ Founding member of award-winning (‘Ung Jazz’ & ‘Young Nordic Jazz Comets’) Rock Sound Exposure Full Page Feature + Online Pre-stream contemporary Danish group JazzKamikaze, which also featured Marius Neset (People Are Machines) and Anton Eger (Phronesis), who’ve received a 4.5/5 review on All About Kerrang TV Rotation Jazz (“The quality of the tunes, all of which have a memorable hook, is as impressive as the virtuoso musicianship.”) Upcoming European tour dates in 2017 Already one of the most hyped bands in the UK pop punk days recording and perfecting songs, making alterations Godspeed is the hi-octane, heavyweight new album from Marius Neset on saxophones. With a wealth of keyboards scene, before even releasing a song, Woes are ready to minutes before parts were recorded to create a 5 track EP Danish keyboardist Morten Schantz. As the founding at his disposal, the music is full of life, vibrant and bold. blow all expectations away with a record that pushes that truly reflects the best they have to offer. Songs that member of the Danish group, JazzKamikaze, Morten Godspeed is impressive and represents some of the most genre forward with new layers of intricacy and depth, whilst veer from buoyant messages of hope to crushing despair Schantz returns with a new band under his own name vital new music bursting out of the European scene from packing in the youthful energy and massive choruses fans and back again, without ever losing direction. That combine featuring long-term collaborators Anton Eger on drums and some of the most important performers. of the genre have come to know and love high-energy, poppy hooks with technical instrumentation The early part of 2016 was spent writing, the band turned that belies their one guitar set up. And that can be delicate to Seb Barlow (Neck Deep, ROAM, WSTR) to help them one minute, and mind-bindingly heavy the next. realise their vision in the studio. Often working 19-20 hour 6 TRACKLIST: 1. Silence in the Tempest (Part I) / 2. Godspeed / 3. Escape Velocity / 4. Growing Sense / 5. Martial Arts / TRACKLIST: 6. Airglow / 7. Ceasefire / 8. Cathedral / 9. Drill / 10. Nuclear Fusion / 11. Dark Matter / 12. Silence in the Tempest (Part II) 1. Tight af · 2. Worst Friend · 3. Winter Sun · 4. Be Alone · 5. Almost Gone membran.net membran.net new releases POP PUNK Woes Woes Label: Rude Records Genre: Pop Punk Release: 20.01.2017 Labelcode: 14832 Format: Digipack Territory: GB, IE Order No.: RDR130 Pricecode: 59D0 8 0 5 4 5 2 1 8 4 0 0 7 4 Debut EP from Scottish pop-punk group Endorsed by Neck Deep Produced by Seb Barlow (Neck Deep, ROAM, WSTR) “one of Britain’s best new pop-punk bands“ – Rock Sound Press: Will Vincent (Prescription PR) Rock Sound Exposure Full Page Feature + Online Pre-stream Kerrang TV Rotation Already one of the most hyped bands in the UK pop punk days recording and perfecting songs, making alterations scene, before even releasing a song, Woes are ready to minutes before parts were recorded to create a 5 track EP blow all expectations away with a record that pushes that truly reflects the best they have to offer.