Phil Shoenfelt

08.11.2025

Phil Shoenfelt & Southern Cross "Live At The Kino" OUT: 03.02.2026

"Anyone in the US or UK who's heard of Ebensee, Austria, likely knows it for KINO EBENSEE, an old movie theatre in a tiny mountain town run by Konrad Wallinger, which invariably becomes the favourite European venue of any act lucky enough to play there. It’s a remarkable venue that - for whatever magical reason - always brings out the best in bands. Phil Shoenfelt & Southern Cross first played at the Kino in 1999 and have played there each year since.

Sound engineer Roland Promberger produced a sterling recording of the band’s gig at the Kino earlier this year and we couldn’t pass on it. It’s that good! Their sound is rooted in something of rock tradition but they manage to transcend the genre. They’re a rare example of rare late-rock experimentation and vision.

We’re offering this release as a CD plus a massive essay (Shoenfelt is a great writer) for the booklet accompanying the package. He has a long, strange history on the margins, journeying from his birthplace in Bradford UK to rough 'n' tumble early-‘80s NYC where he dallied with The Clash, Alan Vega, Nico and Carl Perkins. He then returned to the UK to get cleaned up and mingled with Nick Cave, Barry Adamson and Mark E. Smith. We can’t wait to read about it.

The cover painting is by Claus Castenskiold, known for his work with the Fall, The Gun Club and Kid Congo. He offered use of this brilliant piece to accompany this release." (Tiny Global Productions)

Pre-order from Bandcamp

05.10.2025

Watch the new video "Shadows In The Light" by STARRY SHAMAN (Phil Shoenfelt / David Kabzan / Hank J. Manchini), directed by La Petite Sonja:

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02.10.2025

Out on 03.10.2025:

FATAL SHORE - Live at the Rätsche (Digital Album / FUEGO)

The band FATAL SHORE was founded in Berlin in 1996 – the meeting of two unique yet complementary singer/songwriters, PHIL SHOENFELT (UK) and BRUNO ADAMS (AUS), who toured war-torn Bosnia-Herzegovina for the “People In Need” foundation.

On their way to Goražde, they came under fire from Serbian snipers and were attacked in Delnice by mujahideen armed with axes. Under the motto “What doesn't kill you makes you stronger,” they completed the band with drummer CHRIS HUGHES (AUS) and later bassist YOYO RÖHM (DE).

FATAL SHORE released a total of four albums – initially mostly cover songs, later increasingly with their own works – toured across Europe, and finally disbanded in 2009 with the untimely death of Bruno Adams.

The now released archive find shows the concentrated combined power that made FATAL SHORE so distinctive. A band consisting of such diverse characters, who embodied their own songs as well as interpretations of classics into a great whole on stage.

The recording was made at the legendary “Rätsche” in Geislingen, southern Germany, which was part of the 2001 tour for the upcoming album “Free Fall,” which FATAL SHORE recorded in Kentucky at the invitation of an American music producer.

13.06.2025

"Caroline Says ... And More“ is now available as 10” vinyl - in a limited edition also in golden vinyl - in Phil's Bandcamp store

01.06.2025

On Sunday, June 8th, 2025, Phil Shoenfelt & Southern Cross will play again at the Wave-Gotik-Treffen festival in Leipzig, Germany:

Sunday, June 8th, 2025 | start: 18:45

Parkschloß – Ballsaal, Im Dölitzer Holz 20, 04279 Leipzig, Germany