Fading Ways Music - The Blog

From Ljubljana comes one of the most originally-titled musical projects, The Toronto Drug Bust. Those of you who remember Turku Romantic Movement will recognize the production, courtesy of Rami Helin - but the project is the brain child of Izak Kosir, in what can in fact be called his first solo effort. 9 songs planted firmly in the rock genre, owing as much to Keith Richards (the original Toronto Drug Bust being his, obviously) as to Sir Mick Jagger, an obvious reference point for Izak.

Strongly recommended for any and all who like heartfelt pop-rock and radio friendly tunes for this Summer.

We presente to you here the closing track, Cigar Superstar, under direct permission from the artist. Although this CD is not on the Fading Ways label, it can be ordered via the FW Music Store.

I have been living in Portugal for about two years now, after a much needed break from touring. I am therefore pleased to announce that The Betrayal of the Self, my last studio album - recorded in Stockholm with the Ghosts as well as some very special guests - will now see the light of day in my home country of Portugal on Monday, July 26th.

I will be attempting to introduce the album to the Portuguese audiences via a series of solo acoustic in-stores, which will also be a warm up for my upcoming Slovenian dates in September. These will take the shape of a “storytellers” type gig, very interactive. Take a look at my Facebook for further details…

http://www.facebook.com/neilleytonmusic

Also, if you want some Creative Commons-licensed free MP3s, this is the page to get’em at:

NeilLeyton.com MP3 page

For the rest of the world, word on the stress, er… I mean, street, says Elite Nylon will finally see the light of day this year, via a limited mailorder-only fan release. Longtime Leyton supporters have not been forgotten, and the record is coming!

Love n wine,

N

Red Orkestra’s third album, “All’s Well in Heaven and Hell”, has now been released in Canada, and while we await its European dates (confirmed is a release in the BeNeLux via Sonic RendezVous and Portugal via Compact Records) this Spring, we thought we would present you with the title track from this beautiful album - a more intimate, paired-down offering than Red Orkestra’s “Life with the Machines” album. While “Life with the Machines” was more of a brit-pop offering, “All’s Well…” takes us back to the urban-folk of the acclaimed debut album “After the Wars”, but the landscape is darker and more personal than previously. Johnny Charmer’s songwriting has taken a turn into Nick Drakeian territory, and while all the political lyrical activism remains firmly at the helm, the songs on this album go well beyond the surface. Johnny’s bared his soul on this one.

Red Orkestra - All’s Well in Heaven and Hell MP3.

Visit Red Orkestra on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Red-Orkestra/162059886487

Stereo Satanics. Every true rock n roll fan will one day recognize these glam-punk
fashionistas from small town Balingen, Germany. Ralph on Fyre (Guitar, Vocals), Dan Shandog
(Guitar, Backing Vocals), Black Matze (Bass, Backing Vocals) J. Wilde (Drums) worship at the
altar of Lou Reed, Nikki Sudden and the great unspoken truth that is rock n roll music. This is
post-historic Garage-Punk with its roots in the 60s and 70s, re-invigorated for today.

Their third album “Surrounded by Ghosts” was already released in Germany and the BeNeLux, and is now heading as far south to Australia, with a tour of Portugal also in the works for March 2010. In anticipation, we present you here with the “Stereo Satanics - She was a Hippie and I was On Fire” single MP3 by way of an introduction to this all-style, no-nonsense, back to the roots, rock n roll time bomb.

Visit the Stereo Satanics online at www.stereosatanics.de their MySpace, and their Facebook.

The new Fading Ways Digital Download shop is now up and running with a few of our titles. This store is a result of the new partnership between Fading Ways Music and Cowbell Digital over in Australia; and it is hosted stateside by Missing Ink.

Cowbell will also be releasing select physical-product titles from the Fading Ways catalogue. Visit the digital download shop at https://missinginkshop.com/fadingwaysrecords/store.

By way of an invitation, here is a free mp3 off my “Betrayal of the Self” album, which is now available via the digital download store: Neil Leyton - Alone/Together.