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Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa Black Coffee

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Grammy Nominated Artists Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa release their new record ‘Black Coffee’ on January 26th via: Provogue (Europe) and J&R Adventures (US & Canada)

Featuring songs made famous by Edgar Winter, Ray Charles, Etta James, Steve Marriot, Ella Fitzgerald, Peggy Lee, Lucinda Williams, LaVern Baker & more.

It has been 4 years since Grammy nominated and number 1 Billboard Blues album Seesaw was released by singer-songwriter and blues-rock powerhouse Beth Hart and guitar hero Joe Bonamassa. Since then, they have both been on fire, both in the studio and live. So, the time was perfect to reunite for another collection of ten soul gems that encompass Hart’s breath-taking vocals and Joe’s masterfully expressive playing. Black Coffee will be released on January 26th, 2018. With producer extraordinaire Kevin ‘The Caveman’ Shirley (Joe Bonamassa, Led Zeppelin, Black Crowes, Aerosmith, Iron Maiden, Rush) back at the helm, the result digs deep into the soul catalogue where they honour and re-imagine songs from Edgar Winter, Etta, James, Ike & Tina Turner/Steve Marriot, Ella Fitzgerald, Lil’ Green, LaVern Baker, Howlin’ Wolf, Lucinda Williams and Waldeck. Recorded in 5 days at Studio at the Palms, Las Vegas in August 2016 they have once again recalled some familiar names in Anton Fig (Drums/Percussion), Ron Dziubla (Saxophone), Lee Thornburg (Horn Arrangements/Trumpet/Trombone) and welcomed in Reese Wynans (Keyboards), Michael Rhodes (Bass), Rob McNelley (Rhythm Guitar), Paulie Cerra (Saxophone), Mahalia Barnes (Backing Vocals), Jade Macrae (Backing Vocals) and Juanita Tippins (Backing vocals). Talking about the sessions behind Black Coffee, Seesaw, 2011’s Don’t Explain and 2014’s Live in Amsterdam, Shirley gives some insight of what they are looking to achieve; “We’re trying not to dig into a playbook that’s been done many times, which is the old soul classics. We try and find a different spin on it; originally, it was about trying to find some songs that people didn’t know at all and bring them back to people’s attention.” One such song was Give It Everything You Got, taken from 1971’s Edgar Winter’s White Trash album. With it’s hard rock meets Stax infused sound, the band delivers a formidable performance. “I don’t think that’s a song a lot of people know; it’s an old soul classic, but it’s not really one you might expect,” says Shirley “One of the things Jeff Beck had said to me once that I thought was so wonderful,” explains Hart, was “as soon as you get comfortable, and if you stay there, you’re just gonna start dying as an artist. And I feel that one of the gifts that I’ve got with working with Joe is that I’m always uncomfortable- in a good way. “ Shirley adds about the band, ”those guys just played live and it was incredible to be in the studio when that happens.” “For me I’m able to explore the kind of music I have always admired from afar,” reveals Bonamassa. “But you don’t want to hear me singing Ella Fitzgerald…” he explained as Beth joins in. “I would never do Ella Fitzgerald without being with Joe, the things I get to do with you are things I grew up always wanting to do, but never believed I could.” The gospel flavoured R&B, Saved, originally performed by LaVern Baker, has been covered by Elvis Presley, Brenda Lee, Billy Fury, Elkie Brooks and The Band, amongst others. It is a full throttle, tongue-in-cheek moment, written from the

Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa Black Coffee

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perspective of someone who had lived a fast, loose life but is then "saved" and is now standing on a corner preaching to the passers-by. They take an altogether different mood on Soul on Fire, paying homage to Baker’s first ever solo release. Sitting On Top of The World is a classic, and it has been recorded by some of the world’s most iconic artists. Lullaby of the Leaves, was originally recorded by Ella Fitzgerald, from 1964’s Hello Dolly. The sultry punch of Lucinda Williams’ Joy has a totally irresistible groove. “We have tracks like that and I love the energy,” Shirley adds. Addicted is taken from the 2007 trip-hop leaning album by the Austrian trio, Waldeck, which Shirley came across whilst on holiday and “shazamed” it. Damn Your Eyes is taken from the Etta James 1988 comeback record, Seven Year Itch. Kansas Joe McCoy’s jazz-blues Why Don’t You Do It Right? made its first impact on Lil Green’s 1941 version, before Peggy Lee covered it a year later. They harness prime Steve Marriot on his take of Ike & Tina Turner’s Black Coffee. The inspiration came from his live version on the BBC’s Old Grey Whistle Test in 1973. “It’s really predicated on the vocals,” Bonamassa explains. “We can’t cut these tunes without Beth singing and once she starts singing, it’s the glue that inspires us to get the extra 10% out of the playing. If we just cut them and sang later, the magic wouldn’t be there.” “That’s something the two of us stopped doing many years ago,” agrees Hart. “There was all this layering, and then it’s time for you to sing. It’s like you’re not even making music any more. There’s nothing like being able to sit there live and see Joe, seeing the drums, seeing the bass, being able to see Kevin. I can feel the vibrations, it changes the whole thing.” “Kevin really gets that,” she continues. “It works the best. In the old days, that’s how they did it; bad ass singers and bad ass musicians would have a couple of hours to get a whole record done.” One of the key aspects of the sessions is to push everyone as much as possible. “They are always out of their comfort zone in the studio; this session especially wasn’t comfortable,” Shirley reveals. “This isn’t a summer in the grass session, just a couple of chords; this is people digging in.Everyone left feeling totally challenged, and at the end of the day, completely enthusiastic.”

Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa - Black Coffee Track List Extra Information

1 Give It Everything You Got

2 Damn Your Eyes

3 Black Coffee

4 Lullaby Of The Leaves

5 Why Don't You Do Right

6 Saved

7 Sitting On Top Of The World

8 Joy

9 Soul On Fire

10 Addicted

11 Baby I Love You (bonus track)

Release Date 26 January Available formats 2LP+MP3 +bonus track Ltd 2LP+MP3 Red+ bonus track (limitedto 5000 copies) CD-Jewelcase Ltd CD FORMAT: CD - Version info: CD in jewelcase in box, including 2 Vinyl Record Rubber Cup Mats and an Exclusive Postcard and bonustrack Online https://www.facebook.com/JoeBonamassa https://www.facebook.com/officialbethhart https://www.instagram.com/joebonamassa/ https://www.instagram.com/officialbethhart/ http://www.hartandbonamassa.com/

Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa Black Coffee

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Editorial note/Not for publication: For additional information, stream links, and interview requests, please contact: Mascot Label Group Ben Hofland | Office: +31 (0)10 512 03 84 | [email protected] Mascot Label Group is a 100% independent record company specialized in guitar oriented music with a focus on rock, metal and (blues) guitar. The company has offices in New York, London, Paris, Milan, Cologne, Stockholm and Rotterdam (headquarters). Artists on the roster and in the catalogue: Joe Bonamassa, Volbeat, Beth Hart, Black Stone Cherry, Ayreon, Robert Cray, Shaman’s Harvest, Eric Johnson, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Quinn Sullivan, Eric Gales, 10 Years, Little Hurricane, Gov’t Mule, Black Country Communion, Masters of Reality, Johnny Lang, Robben Ford, Walter Trout, Black Label Society, Sadus, Agent Steel, Eleven Pictures, Bootsy Collins, Monster Truck, The Rides, Warren Haynes, Flying Colors, Steve Lukather, etc. Owned labels: - Mascot Records – Provogue – Music Theories Recordings – Cool Green Recordings -

   

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   BETH  HART  RETURNS  WITH  A  NEW  STUDIO  ALBUM  “FIRE  ON  THE  FLOOR”  OUT  14  OCTOBER  2016  ON  PROVOGUE    Beth  Hart  is  on  fire.  Right  now,  the  Grammy-­‐nominated  singer/songwriter  is  riding  a  creative  tidal  wave,  firing  out  acclaimed  albums,  hooking  up  with   the  biggest  names   in  music  and   rocking   the  house  each  night  with   that   celebrated  burnt-­‐honey  voice.   In  2016,   the  headline  news   is  Beth’s   latest  album,  Fire  On  The  Floor   (out  14  October  on  Provogue/Mascot  Label  Group):  a  release  that  even  this  fiercely  self-­‐critical  artist  describes  as  “pretty  frickin’  good”.  But  let’s  not  forget  the  backstory  that  brought  her  here…        The  Blues  Magazine  once  dubbed  Beth  Hart  “the  ultimate  female  rock  star”,  and  there’s  no  doubt  that  her  two-­‐decade  career  is  the  ultimate  thrill-­‐ride.  Born  in  Los  Angeles,  she  released  a  fistful  of  hit  albums  through  the  ’90s,  then  reignited  in  the  post-­‐millennium  as  both  a  solo  artist  and  the  head-­‐turning  vocalist  for  guitar  heroes  like  Joe  Bonamassa,  Jeff  Beck  and  Slash.  “Extraordinary,”  wrote  The  Times  of  her  once-­‐a-­‐generation  voicebox,  while  The  Guardian  praised  her  “daring,  brooding  and  angry”  performances.    But  it’s  in  recent  times  that  Beth  has  truly  blossomed.  In  April  2015,  she  released  Better  Than  Home:  a  critical  and  commercial  smash  that  topped  the  iTunes  Blues  Chart  and  was  crowned  #4  Best  Blues  Album  Of  The  Year  by  Mojo  magazine.  The  release  led  her  to  fill  Amsterdam’s  Heineken  Music  Hall  with  5,500  fans  (her  largest  club  show  to  date).  “Oh,  that  was  so  good,  man,”  she  reflects.  “I  love  Holland.  They’ve  been  really  good  to  me.”    The  US  has  embraced  her,  too,  packing  ever-­‐larger  venues  in  major  cities  on  the  Better  Than  Home  tour  –  including  Nashville’s  iconic  Ryman  Auditorium  –  and  receiving  a  nomination  from  the  American  Blues  Foundation  in  the  category  of  Contemporary  Blues  Female  Artist.  “It’s  unbelievable,”  she  admits.  “This  last  tour,  we  were  playing  much  bigger  houses  than  I’d  ever  played  in  the  States  –  and  they  were  sold-­‐out.”  Meanwhile,  on  the  other  side  of  the  pond,  Beth’s  rocketing  UK  profile  has  never  been  higher.  Recent  years  have  seen  auspicious   headline   sets   at   the   Royal   Albert   Hall   and   the   Barbican   (not   to   mention   the   historic   Hampton   Court   Palace   with   Joe  Bonamassa),  and  in  December  2015,  she  chalked  up  another  first  with  a  spot  on  Jools  Holland’s  legendary  annual  Hootenanny.      Bringing  in  the  New  Year  with  a  soulful  take  on  Tell  Her  You  Belong  To  Me  and  Nutbush  City  Limits  alongside  long-­‐time  collaborator  Jeff  Beck,  it  spoke  volumes  that  the  pair’s  performance  rapidly  became  the  Hootenanny’s  most-­‐watched  clip  on  the  BBC’s  official  YouTube  channel  (even  overtaking  heavyweights  like  Tom  Jones  and  Paul  Weller).  “Every  time  Jeff  performs,  he  just  kills   it,”  gushes  Beth,  who  also  joins  the  veteran  guitarist  for  her  first-­‐ever  appearance  at  the  Hollywood  Bowl  this  year.  “To  me,  he’s  the  greatest  ever.”      Just  as  memorable,  also  last  December,  was  Beth’s  first  solo  gig  at  London’s  Union  Chapel  (subsequently  voted  by  fans  as  the  venue’s  gig  of  the  year).  “It  was  the  most  terrifying  experience  of  my  entire   life,”  she  admits.  “I  got  up  there  and  I  was  so  frickin’  scared.  But  then,  halfway  through  the  show,  I  just  started  to  enjoy  it.  By  the  end,  I  felt  so  connected  to  the  audience,  and  I  really  felt  like  they  did  that  show  with  me.  It  was  like  we  were  all  the  band.”    Fire  On  The  Floor  is  sure  to  build  on  her  breakneck  momentum.  As  the  singer  explains,  this  latest  record  gave  her  an  emotional  release  following   the   bitter-­‐sweet   sessions   for  Better   Than   Home.   If   there’s   a   theme   that   ties   these   twelve   songs   together,   it’s   a   sense   of  escapism  following  the  hardest  of  times.  “We  were  still   in  the  mixing  stages  for  that  album  and  I  knew  I  had  to  make  another  record.  Making  Better  Than  Home  was  so  painful,  because  one  of  the  producers,  Michael  Stevens,  was  dying  of  cancer.  It  was  a  very  emotional  record  to  write  and  to  make.  I  wanted  the  songs  for  Fire  On  The  Floor  to  get  born  real  quick.”    Beth’s  first  call  was  to  the  acclaimed  producer  Oliver  Leiber,  who  called  a  session  at  his  home  studio  in  Toluca  Lake  and  drafted  a  crack  studio  band  that  included  Michael  Landau  (guitar),  Waddy  Wachtel  (guitar),  Brian  Allen  (bass),  Rick  Marotta  (drums),  Jim  Cox  (piano),  Dean   Parks   (acoustic   guitar)   and   Ivan   Neville   (B3   and   organ).   “Oliver   rounded   up   some   amazing  musicians,”   nods   Beth.   “Michael  Landau  and  Waddy  Wachtel  are  legends,  so  when  I  found  out  we  had  them,  I  just  couldn’t  believe  it.  If  you  don’t  have  great  musicians,  you’re  not  gonna  have  a  very  good  record,  are  you?”    “We  recorded  sixteen  songs   in  three  days,”  continues  Beth  of  the  quickfire  LA  sessions,   “but   then  we  spent  a   long   time  mixing.  Oliver   is  a  brutally  hard-­‐working  person,  but  he’s  also   incredibly   sensitive  and   that  combination  works  so  great.  He’s  strong  and  focused,  but  still  so  vulnerable,  and  his  heart  is  wide  open.  I’m  so  proud  of  what  he  did  on  this  record.”  

   

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 Take  a  spin  of  Fire  On  The  Floor  and  you’ll  see  exactly  why.  These  twelve  new  songs  run  the  gamut  of  genre,  reflecting  Beth’s  eclectic  teenage  influences,  which  took  in  everything  from  gospel,  soul  and  classical  to  the  seismic  rock  of  Soundgarden.  “As  a  writer,”  she  nods,  “I   feel   really   stifled   if   I’m   trying   to  write   in   the   same   style.   I   just   can’t   do   that.  Growing  up   as   a   kid,   I  was   raised   all   over   the   place  stylistically,  loving  so  many  different  genres.”      As  such,  you’ll  find  everything  from  the  spring-­‐heeled  soul  of  Let’s  Get  Together  to  the  brittle  rock  of  Fat  Man.  “I  love  that  song,”  she  says  of  the  latter.  “That’s  actually  a  co-­‐write  with  a  wonderful  songwriter  named  Glen  Burtnik,  who  I  started  writing  with  when  I  was  about  24.  We  wrote  that  seven  years  ago  –  just  a  basic  skeleton  –  but  then  I  got  super-­‐inspired  and  wrote  out  the  lyric.  It  feels  good  to  sing  it.  That’s  what’s  so  great  about  rock  ‘n’  roll.  It’s  just  such  a  fantastic  way  to  let  out  your  angst.”    Likewise,  the  title  track:  “I  love  Fire  On  The  Floor.  It’s  just  smouldering.  I  think  it’s  gonna  be  a  fantastic  piece  to  perform  live.  It’s  filled  with  passion.  It’s  about  when  someone  you  know  is  so  bad  for  you,  but  you  can’t  help  it.  Then  there’s  No  Place  Like  Home.  I  love  that  song.  It’s  about  how,  like,  you  spend  a  lot  of  time  on  the  road,  and  you  start  to  realise  all  the  great  things  about  being  home.  Kinda  the  opposite  to  the  song  Better  Than  Home.”  Other  upbeat  highlights   include  the  salsa-­‐tinged  Baby  Shot  Me  Down  and  the   jazz-­‐inflected  Coca  Cola,  with  a  vocal  that  reminds  you  why  Beth  was  recently  voted  as  the  20th  best  blues  singer  of  all-­‐time  in  The  Blues.  “Vocally,  that  one  takes  me  back  to  a  Billie  Holiday  kinda  singing,”  she  reflects.  “I  love  that  kind  of  vibe,  like  a  light,  fun  sexiness.”    By  contrast,  there  are  some  songs  that  Beth  had  to  wrench  from  the  emotional  depths.  “Picture  In  A  Frame   is  a  big  one  for  me,”  she  says.   “When   I   started  writing   it,   I  was   thinking  about  being   in   love  with  my  husband.  But  when   I  was  done,   I   could   see   that   I   really  connected   it   with   Michael   Stevens,   and   it   was   my   way   of   saying   to   him,   y’know,   ‘I   just   want   you   to   be   better’.”   Despite   all   the  emotionally  bare  moments,  for  Beth,  this  record  represents  a  catharsis.  “I  think  Better  Than  Home  is  one  of  the  best  records  I’ve  ever  done,”  she  says,  “but  it  was  a  brutal  experience.  Fire  On  The  Floor  has  more  energy  and  I  think,  overall,   it’s  just  got  more  balls.  And  I  think  I  really  needed  that,  just  to  balance  out  that  heavier  mood  on  Better  Than  Home.”      Fire  On  The  Floor  is  the  album  that  Beth  Hart  needed  to  make.  Likewise,  it’s  a  record  that  you  need  to  hear.  “I’m  so  pleased  with  it,”  she  concludes.  “I  recently  had  to  organise  the  sequence  of  the  record,  and  while  I  was  doing  that,  I  was  thinking  to  myself,  ‘Y’know,  this  is  pretty  frickin’  good…!’”    UPCOMING  TOUR  DATES    2016                          3-­‐Aug   Belly  Up   Solana  Beach   US   2-­‐Dec   La  Traverse   Cleon   FR  5-­‐Aug   Mammoth  Festival   Mammoth   US   3-­‐Dec   Theatre  Femina   Bordeaux   FR  10-­‐Aug   Hollywood  Bowl   Los  Angeles   US   5-­‐Dec   La  Cooperative  De  Mai   Clermont-­‐Ferrand   FR  7-­‐Sep   Canvon  Club   Agoura  Hills   US   7-­‐Dec   Le  Pasino   Aix-­‐En-­‐Provence   FR  9-­‐Sep   Big  Blues  Bender  Plaza  Hotel  &  Casino   Las  Vegas   US   8-­‐Dec   Salle  De  L’Etoile   Chateaurenard   FR  10-­‐Sep   Livewire   Scottsdale   US   10-­‐Dec   Le  Plan   Ris  Orangis   FR  13-­‐Sep   Brady  Theater   Tusla   US   13-­‐Dec   Olympia   Paris   FR  14-­‐Sep   Uptown  Theatre   Kansas  City   US   15-­‐Dec   Megarama   Casablanca   MA  17-­‐Sep   The  Pageant   St.  Louis   US          18-­‐Sep   Turner  Ballroom   Milwaukee   US   2017        13-­‐Nov   The  Sage   Gateshead   UK   6-­‐Feb   Keeping  The  Blues  Alive  At  Sea  III   Tampa   US  14-­‐Nov   O2  Academy   Glasgow   UK   12-­‐May   Haus  Auersee   Leipzig   DE  17-­‐Nov   Colston  Hall   Bristol   UK   14-­‐May   Colombiahall   Berlin   DE  19-­‐Nov   Solent  Hall   Bournemouth   UK   16-­‐May   Laeiszhalle   Hamburg   DE  21-­‐Nov   Bridgewater  Hall   Manchester   UK   18-­‐May   Theater  am  Aegi   Hannover   DE  23-­‐Nov   Royal  Festival  Hall   London   UK   20-­‐May   Kurhaus   Baden-­‐Baden   DE  26-­‐Nov   Heineken  Music  Hall   Amsterdam   NL   22-­‐May   Capitol   Offenbach  Am  Main   DE  28-­‐Nov   Ancienne  Belgique   Brussels   BE   24-­‐May   Historische  Stadthall   Wuppertal   DE  30-­‐Nov   Splendid   Lille   FR   29-­‐May   Circus  Krone   Munich   DE                          

   

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 THE  PRESS  ON  BETH  HART    “Vital  and  life-­‐affirming”  -­‐  Evening  Standard    ‘Highly  accomplished”  -­‐  Mojo    “She  has  the  kind  of  belting  blues-­‐rock  voice  that  could  bring  down  light  aircraft”  -­‐  Classic  Rock  Magazine                                    

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 CD  01.   Jazzman  02.   Love  Gangster  03.   Coca  Cola  04.   Let’s  Get  Together  05.   Love  Is  A  Lie  06.   Fat  Man  07.   Fire  On  The  Floor  08.   Woman  You’ve  Been  Dreaming  Of    09.   Baby  Shot  Me  Down  10.   Good  Day  To  Cry    11.   Picture  In  A  Frame  12.   No  Place  Like  Home        LP  01.   Jazzman  02.   Love  Gangster  03.   Coca  Cola  04.   Let’s  Get  Together  05.   Picture  In  A  Frame  06.   Fat  Man  07.   Fire  On  The  Floor  08.   Woman  You’ve  Been  Dreaming  Of    09.   Baby  Shot  Me  Down  10.   Good  Day  To  Cry    11.   Love  Is  A  Lie  12.   No  Place  Like  Home  

 

 Release  Date  October  14,  2016    Available  formats    CD,  LP+MP3  and  Digital  Beth  Hart  Online www.facebook.com/officialbethhart    www.twitter.com/BethHart    www.instagram.com/officialbethhart    www.youtube.com/bethhartmusic    www.bethhart.com    

   

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========================================================================================================  Editorial  note/Not  for  publication:  For  additional  information,  stream  links,  and  interview  requests,  please  contact:    Mascot  Label  Group    Ben  Hofland  |  Office:    +31  (0)10  512  03  84  |  [email protected]      Mascot  Label  Group  is  a  100%  independently  owned  and  operated  record  company  that  is  a  market  leader  in  the  worlds  of  Rock,  Metal  and  Blues.  Originally  founded  in  1989  in  The  Netherlands,  MLG  now  operates  company  offices  in  New  York  City,  London,  Cologne,  Paris,  Milan,   Stockholm,   alongside   the   corporate   headquarters   in   Rotterdam.   The  Mascot   Label   Group   consists   of   individual   imprints   that  include  Mascot  Records,  Provogue  Records,  Music   Theories   Recordings   and  Cool  Green  Recordings.  MLG   is   a   label  member   of   the  American  Association  of  Independent  Music  (A2IM).    Mascot  Records   primarily   issues  Metal   and  Rock  albums.  The   label   introduced  Volbeat   to   the  world,   releasing   the  band's   first   three  studio  albums  and  the  DVD  Live:  Sold  Out.  New  artists  signed  to  Mascot  Records  include  Black  Stone  Cherry,  Monster  Truck,  Stoneghost,  Counting  Days,  and  Shaman's  Harvest.    Provogue  Records   is   the  market   leader   in  guitar   loaded  Blues   titles  and   is   revered   for   its  support  of  artists   that   include  Robert  Cray,  Walter  Trout,  Beth  Hart,  JJ  Grey  &  Mofro  and  many  more.  Provogue  Records  catalog  features  hundreds  of  titles,  capturing  the  prolific  work  of  talent  that  includes  e.g.  Joe  Bonamassa,  Gov't  Mule  featuring  Warren  Haynes,  Eric  Johnson,  and  Kenny  Wayne  Shepherd.    Music  Theories  Recordings  continues  to  be  a  leader  in  the  worlds  of  progressive  and  musicianship,  with  Flying  Colors  as  one  the  highest  profile  band  so  far.  Additional  artists  signed  to  the  imprint  include  Spock's  Beard,  Memories  of  Machines,  Paul  Gilbert,  Arjen  Lucassen’s  Guilt  Machine,  Teramaze,  and  Neal  Schon.    Cool   Green   Recordings   houses   artists   loosely   defined   in   the   alternative   and   cutting   edge   space.   Australian   desert   rockers   Tracer,  underground  favorites  Crippled  Black  Phoenix  and  Masters  of  Reality  featuring  Chris  Goss  are  amongst  those  defining  the  width  of  Cool  Green  Recordings'  A&R  vision.  


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