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| PHIL SHOENFELT & SOUTHERN CROSS THE BELL RINGER - LIVE AT THE SHOT-OUT EYE |
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| Musicians |
| Phil Shoenfelt | vocals and electric guitar | |||
| David Babka |
electric guitar, slide guitar, pedal steel guitar | |||
| Pavel Krtouš | bass guitar | |||
| Jarda Kvasnička | drums | |||
| Guest musicians: | ||||
| Jarda Švec | saxophone (track 11) | |||
| "The Sweet Mama Zizkov Saxophone Orchestra" (Jarda Švec, Jiři Schmachtel, Vladimír) | saxophones (track 14) |
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| Credits |
| All songs written by Phil Shoenfelt except track 8 (Iggy Pop/James Williamson) and track 14 (Iggy Pop/Ricky Gardiner) Phil Shoenfelt is a member of GEMA for world rights and a member of OSA for rights in Czech Republic. Recorded by Dan Satra at "Hospoda U vystřelenýho oka" 5th August 2014. Live sound engineer: Jiri Kliment (JKL Sound) Produced by Phil Shoenfelt Mixed by Dan Satra and Phil Shoenfelt at Stereo Mysterio, Prague, mastered by Dan Satra Front cover picture: "The Bell Ringer" by Claus Castenskiold |
| Press Release |
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In the 1980s, Englishman Phil Shoenfelt was the guitarist, singer and
main songwriter of the post-punk band KHMER ROUGE. While based in New
York, Khmer Rouge toured the east coast supporting bands such as The
Clash, The Gun Club, Alan Vega, Tom Verlaine, Billy Idol and Nico.
Khmer Rouge also supported The Fall in the UK. After Phil went solo he
supported Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds at concerts in London and
Glasgow.
In 1994 Phil Shoenfelt did a tour in the Czech Republic with some local musicians who had learned his songs. On August 5th 1994 they played an unplugged concert at the legendary Prague pub “U Vystřelenýho Oka“. The new Live CD by PHIL SHOENFELT & SOUTHERN CROSS was recorded on the garden stage at the same pub on August 5th 2014, twenty years to the day after the first concert. The CD is called The Bell Ringer and it contains fourteen songs taken from various Phil Shoenfelt & Southern Cross albums. The title of the CD is ambiguous. Is it a wake-up call? An alarm bell for danger? Last orders in the pub? A final chance to do something in life? A sexual reference, even? This celebratory CD mixes high energy “dark wave” rock with melancholic ballads from different periods of the band’s career. It also contains two cover versions of Iggy Pop songs: “Open Up And Bleed” and “The Passenger”. The latter song is presented as a “fun” bonus track at the end of the main CD, and features three guest saxophone players from the Czech underground music scene. In den
1980er Jahren war Phil Shoenfelt der Gitarrist, Sänger und Songwriter der
Post-Punk Band KHMER ROUGE. Währen ihrer Zeit in New York tourten Khmer Rouge
entlang der Ostküste und spielten als Support für Bands wie The Clash, The Gun
Club, Alan Vega, Tom Verlaine, Billy Idol und Nico, wie auch The Fall in
England. Nach der Auflösung der Band spielte Phil Shoenfelt als Support für
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds in London und Glasgow.
1994 unternahm Phil Shoenfelt, zusammen mit lokalen Musikern, eine Tour in der Tschechischen Republik. Am 5. August 1994 spielten sie ein Unplugged-Konzert in der legendären Prager Kneipe “U Vystřelenýho Oka“. Die neue Live-CD von PHIL SHOENFELT & SOUTHERN CROSS wurde genau 20 Jahre nach dem ersten Konzert im Außenbereich desselben Pubs aufgenommen. Die CD The Bell Ringer enthält 14 Songs von verschiedenen Phil Shoenfelt & Southern Cross Alben. Der Titel der CD ist mehrdeutig: Steht "Bell Ringer" für einen Wake-up-call? Oder für eine Alarmglocke, die vor drohender Gefahr warnt? Steht er für die letzte Bestellung im Pub, oder gar für die letzte Chance, im Leben noch was zu erreichen? Oder hat der Titel etwas mit Sex zu tun? Diese Jubiläums-CD vereint geladenen "Dark Wave"-Rock mit melancholischen Balladen aus verschiedenen Perioden der Band. Zwei Cover-Songs sind auf der CD ebenfalls zu finden: Iggy Pops "Open Up & Bleed" und "The Passenger". Letzterer ist der Bonustrack, der mit drei Gast-Saxophonisten aus der tschechischen Undergroundszene eingespielt wurde. |
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