Captain Black (2017)

An average restaurant manager develops an interest in a comic character, then finds himself in a relationship that maybe shouldn't have happened.

Hendryx a Labelle member whose lengthy résumé also includes work with Talking Heads and the Black Rock Coalition joins avant-guitarist Lucas to play fast and bulbous with the legacy of Captain Beefheart (Trout Mask Replica), whose Magic Band created some of the weirdest rock albums of all time.

A U.S.-U.K. hard rock alliance formed in 2010, featuring Glenn Hughes, Joe Bonamassa, Jason Bonham, and Derek Sherinian. Collection includes: Black Country Communion (2010); Black Country Communion 2 (2011); Live Over Europe (2012); Afterglow (2012); BCCIV (2017).

Mark “Porkchop” Holder originally turned the blues on its head more than a decade ago as a founding member of punk/blues band Black Diamond Heavies. While he’s been tearing up juke joints, festivals and dive bars since then with his own fiery brand of the blues, it wasn’t until earlier this year that the Tennessee musician released his own debut solo album, Let It Slide, an acclaimed effort that No Depression described as, “…fire in a barrel. If the Rolling Stones camped with Howlin’ Wolf and Billy Gibbons on trucker speed for the weekend with a fuzz pedal, this would be its precious procreation.”

Captain Flint and his pirates, twenty years prior to Robert Louis Stevenson's classic "Treasure Island".

Captain Flint and his pirates, twenty years prior to Robert Louis Stevenson's classic "Treasure Island".

Captain Flint and his pirates, twenty years prior to Robert Louis Stevenson's classic "Treasure Island".

A prequel to the (fictional) events of Robert Louis Stevenson's "Treasure Island". The series centres on a group of pirates operating out of Nassau in the Bahamas. We meet characters from history - Captain Charles Vane, Governor Woodes Rogers, Jack Rackham and Anne Bonny - plus characters from fiction - Captain Flint and, of course, Long John Silver.

Our label Speakeasy is proud to unveil this 7th volume of its compilation series. A long journey of more than 3 hours of music. This is our tribute to pay respect to the Soul brothers from the past and today. Thank you to all the producers for delivering their unique touch with edit, rework or remix in different style like funk, reggae, hiphop or even drum & bass.