The songs of David Roth stimulate all of the listener’s senses... His clear and soulful voice conveys so much emotion that it can be frightening, at first – such is the intensity that he projects.

This singularly expressive voice belongs to a man who fears not the great ones, the likes of The Eagles or Jackson Browne. He simply reaches out for what all great artists pass on. This Northeim gold mine has musical gold on offer profusely – musical pearls on a string. Super-Audio-CD incl. 5.1-surround mix!

Eugene Ruffolo’s fabulously intense musicality is reminiscent of many a great artist, notably Marc Cohn and sometimes of fellow Stockfisch artist David Roth. Ruffolo’s own guitar sounds big and warm, its interplay with exceptional guitarist John Jennings masterfully recorded and of lucid beauty.

Melodies dance like dappled sunlight on ground covered with golden autumn leaves. October wine – that's how lyrics grow. Down-to-earth, yet reflective; almost old-fashioned, they are bound to warm the heart – taking the direct approach to the soul of the matter. And more of this slide guitar please! A kaleidoscope of human experience; stories told by a man who uses them to come to terms with the personal and the universal in that many-splendored thing called life. Carruthers is one in a long row of artists dealing with that flaw inherent in creation that's good for pain and creativity.

There is a phrase used in English that has no exact equivalent in German. An artist may be called a „musicians’ musician“, and by that be described as a musician, whose genius is admired by his colleagues in the highest degree; maybe his art has formed the style of a whole musical genre, but due to whatever reasons has never found mass appeal and popularity.

"mitten im sturm" is a richly facetted album – squally periods followed by intermittent calm, the rise and swell of the waves: Katja Werker's own compositions; fresh, energy-laden pop songs ("Crossfire"), some English and German folk; notably a Peter Gabriel classic from the Seventies ("Here comes the Flood") not to mention an awe-inspiring rendition of the German hit pop song "Über sieben Brücken must Du gehn". Arrangements are the artist's own.

Duo Balance fits in into Louis Capart´s music congenially, singing together in perfect harmony: in their soloistic parts, as well as performing songs for two or three voices.

Is that air of vitality due to her Portuguese ancestry? The diversity of things she has done and places she has lived in has certainly influenced her biography as an artist. Highly energetic guitar playing, worldly wise lyrics, a sensuousness just under control – the sky over Berlin.

These are not tunes to be sung along readily but which linger in the memory. Everything is covered from the expressionist love ballad („You“) to stories of adultery („Wrong Side of Midnight“) and ends up with mild protest songs like („The Dove and the Dolphin“). This is music with a philosophical statement. The skilful and multifaceted portraits of people and (emotional) situations are as precise as an arrow finding its way into the listener’s heart.

Music that goes to the heart, because it comes from the heart: with "Solid Silver”, the fabulous English songwriter Mike Silver has presented his listeners with a disarmingly personal and heart-warming ballad album. His tender, yet powerful vocals create an intimate and peaceful atmosphere that leaves the listener floating…