The Sultans of Beat strut in to town to deliver their own unique brand of musical mayhem! It is no wonder that the MONTESAS are quite possibly one of the most unique and unusual bands on the world music circuit today. Their harmonized masterpieces come in so many styles which please the masses, the world over, from coast to coast. From raw stripped down blues bop to tough, in-your-face-no-holds-barred rockabilly stomp! It don't stop there dear music lover, the MONTESAS are masters of Organ grinding space Freak-beat and dirty guitar-fueled rock'n'roll. This is not your run of the mill greasy chicken combo but a five star feast which will leave you licking your lips for more!

The popularity of this flipped out, frantic German outfit has grown like an outta control space fungus taking over the planet! Nothing short of electrifying, The MONTESAS excite your nervous system like a junkie on crack!! A visual wonder and a carnival for your ears! Your life may never quite be the same again...

Bjorn Berge takes the Blues and Rock to the next level! He performes with and without band. You wouldn't notice the difference. The man is a band on his own. Maybe thats why 'they' call him the 'string-machine'. Even the drumming is taken care off in a 'sole-man-performance'. Just a kick of a heavy, worn out boot on a wooden box for basedrum for example. His fingers play like he sold his soul to ,.... (Fill it in yourself) His voice speaks for itself. Blues to the utmost ground!

Nicola Conte is a DJ and producer from Bari, Italy known for introducing an innovative style of acid jazz that incorporates bossa nova themes, melodies drawn from Italian film scores of the 1960's, easy listening themes, and ethnic Indian music.

Conte, a classically-trained musician, is mastermind of a collective of acid jazz revivalists, "The Fez collective" (and originally a member of the group Fez Combo), based in the Italian town of Bari, and the Schema label, their record label for promoting their distinctly Italian approach to acid jazz.

Conte's first album was Jet Sounds of 2000. The single "Bossa Per Due" gained international recognition and was an underground hit. It was used almost immediately for a prime-time commercial for Acura automobiles. The album was licensed for American distribution by Thievery Corporation's Eighteenth Street Lounge (ESL) label in the summer of 2001 as Bossa Per Due, and was slightly reconfigured version of the Italian Jet Sounds album. This was followed by the Jet Sounds Revisited remix album in late 2002. Two years later, Blue Note's French subsidiary released Conte's next album Other Directions. Conte also produced albums by other artists such as Paolo Achenza Trio.

Essex born-and-bred beauty Gemma Ray is a singer-songwriter with a difference: her songs beguile you in the same way classic melodies do, yet somehow defy comparison. The heart-on-sleeve craftswomanship of her tunes allows full rein to roller-coasting intensity and twisted humour as she wraps her velvety vocals around little gems of pop, country, blues and gospel-inflected beauty. http://www.myspace.com/gemmaraymusic http://www.bronzerat.com/gemmaray Bronzerat Records is very pleased to announce the release of GEMMA RAY's new album, LIGHTS OUT ZOLTAR! Released in the UK 7th September 2009. Such is the breathtaking scope of this album that its epic multi-layered sound has, you assume, the dedicated workforce of a full blown orchestra behind it, yet this beguiling mix of pop, country and blues is the work of Gemma Ray at home with co-producer Michael J Sheehy. Spontaneous and uncontrived, Gemma is a natural product of her influences and while Lights Out Zoltar! is an eclectic work of broad ambition, never does it fail to sound anything other than the work of Gemma Ray - from the latin-tinged pop noir of 100mph (in 2nd Gear), to the surfed-up swagger of Fist of a Flower, the rollicking shanty-like (You Got Me In A) Death Roll to the mesmeric folk horror of If You Want to Rock and Roll. Gemma's first album, "The Leader" though critically acclaimed, was fraught with setbacks. Recorded against a backdrop of illness, tours were cancelled and for the sake of her sanity the only way to abate the frustration was to keep recording and writing at home in London. Despite the circumstances, the darkness of her songwriting is seamlessly interlaced with humour, playfulness and beauty throughout. Make no mistake, doubters and stragglers will be converted and convinced by the kick-ass live show in which Gemma (now back on track and in good health) and her band take the songs to an even heightened level of hypnotism and drama. Recent shows saw audiences captivated by Gemma and her band, not least when she plays slide guitar not with a slide, but with a very intimidating "Psycho" style knife. The album is preceded by the single 100 mph (in 2nd Gear) released on September 7th, and backed with 900 Miles, the Odetta cover that was used as the soundtrack to the BBC psycho-flick Mum & Dad.

Jelle, Samy and Owen, together : %u201DThe Curvy Cuties Fanclub%u201D a new band founded in Ghent that bring you straight forward bluesrock. These 16 and 17 year old schoolboys only needed 3 months and one demo to win the prestigious pop and rock contest %u201CDe Beloften%u201D in September 2008. Winning this contest is giving them a lot of opportunities: national promotion, gigs in bars clubs and summer festivals all over Belgium (please check their calendar on regular bases) The Curvy Cuties Fanclub already had the honour to play as support act for bands such as Dirty Pretty Things (December 2009, Muziekodroom Hasselt Belgium) and The Buzzcocks (February 2009, Minnemeers / Democrazy Ghent Belgium) They are also selected with 9 other Belgium upcoming bands for Cera Rockt. This means that their song Blood Red Shoes will appear on a compilation CD to be released in autumn 2009. To be continued

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