03.14.2008 new albums to be released by this spring:
Crawling the Carpet and The Molecule Party *irocco* The Friends Marc Vasquez
and this summer: Kitty N-Joy & RaPublic Djiny The Vons
Stay tuned and prick up your ears!
ffattire-records.com & bands

31.08.07 Check out all the new videos from The Music Show June 23rd 2007 Schwimmbad Musik Club, Heidelberg, Germany here.

07.08.07 New Artists online soon: Kitty (Berlin), Crawling the Carpet (Alabama, USA), Shakal&RaPublic (Heidelberg), SaxBomb (FFM), and The Vons (whereabouts unknown)! Stay tuned for forthcoming tracks...

26.06.07 THE MUSIC SHOW 2007 (the first one of more to follow later in the year) in the legendary Schwimmbad Music Club in Heidelberg was a huge success, thanks to all that participated: stage crew, band members, artists, and, of course, the fans!

Marc Vasquez started off the night with sparkling progressive electronica on the decks, followed by Richard Kelsey's band, now offically called The Friends, with Katja on vocals and guitar, and Martin and Andrew of Irocco on bass and drums, respectively. The four played a well-rehearsed 8-song set, with 2 acoustic songs in the middle of 3 rockier tunes before and after. Especially the vocal harmonies between Katja and Rich and the catchy melodies got a welcomed response, not to forget the solid rhythm duo.

The young energetics Shakal and RaPublic with German-English HipHop/Rap with Marc again on the vinyl decks brought a funky fresh sound to the night's show.

Armada ended the night with set of over an hour (most of the tracks from their forthcoming album to be released later this year), and what a set it was! With their new DJ Stevie, who's vinyl mastery alone was a ear- and eye-catcher, they rocked the jam-packed house with a professionalism and sound that left everyone in awe!

Last but not least, Saxbomb of Frankfurt, accompanied Marc, The Friends, and Armada on impromto groovy saxofon!

Considering it was the FIRST show by all in this line-up, with new songs, or just merely first live experience after a long break, one wonders what it will be like down the road when real full potenial is reached...!

Pictures of the show in our current slide show to the left. Videos of the show to be released soon!

20.05.07 ffattire-records.com presents
THE MUSIC SHOW 2007
23rd June 2007 in the Schwimmbad Musik Club in Heidelberg, Germany, is where it all begins. Print out the flyer and get into the show for 5 Euro here!

08.05.07 We are pleased to announce the following new Acts will join us this Summer: Crawling the Carpet (Rock Alternative), Shakal (German HipHop), and Miss 'k' (PoP?) from Berlin.

15.04.07 ffattire-records.com ALL LINKS SHOP, RADIO AND VIDEO in the Artist Profiles will be up and running in the next couple of weeks. Crawling the Carpet and Richard Kelsey in the Studio, Marc Vasquez releases new hot Single end of the Month. Irocco and Armada LP's due out in the Summer '07.

30.03.07 ffattire-records.com EXCLUSIVE RELEASE: Crawling the Carpet - "My Friend, Government", previously named "When I met the Government to Discuss War", in an unplugged acoustic version! More on this promising Artist to follow...Also check em out here.

10.03.07 Marc Vasquez' Birthday today! HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARC!

02.02.07 Richard Kelsey's NEW DOUBLE A-SIDE Electricfyin'/Rausch released. Singing in German as well...actually, they were German first, with the English lyrics added later...You be the judge which is better or whatever.

28.01.07 Celebs Join Thousands to Protest Iraq War Jane Fonda, Susan Sarandon Among Star Demonstrators By LARRY MARGASAK, AP WASHINGTON (Jan. 27) - Convinced this is their moment, tens of thousands marched Saturday in an anti-war demonstration linking military families, ordinary people and an icon of the Vietnam protest movement in a spirited call to get out of Iraq. Celebrities, a half-dozen lawmakers and protesters from distant states rallied in the capital under a sunny sky, seizing an opportunity to press their cause with a Congress restive on the war and a country that has turned against the conflict. Marching with them was Jane Fonda, in what she said was her first anti-war demonstration in 34 years. "Silence is no longer an option," Fonda said to cheers from the stage on the National Mall. The actress once derided as "Hanoi Jane" by conservatives for her stance on Vietnam said she had held back from activism so as not to be a distraction for the Iraq anti-war movement, but needed to speak out now. The rally on the Mall unfolded peacefully, although about 300 protesters tried to rush the Capitol, running up the grassy lawn to the front of the building. Police on motorcycles tried to stop them, scuffling with some and barricading entrances. Protesters chanted "Our Congress" as their numbers grew and police faced off against them. Demonstrators later joined the masses marching from the Mall, halfway around Capitol Hill and back. United for Peace and Justice, a coalition group sponsoring the protest, had hoped 100,000 would come. Police, who no longer give official estimates, said privately the crowd was smaller than that. At the rally, 12-year-old Moriah Arnold stood on her toes to reach the microphone and tell the crowd: "Now we know our leaders either lied to us or hid the truth. Because of our actions, the rest of the world sees us as a bully and a liar." The sixth-grader from Harvard, Mass., organized a petition drive at her school against the war that has killed more than 3,000 U.S. service-members. More Hollywood celebrities showed up at the demonstration than buttoned-down Washington typically sees in a month. Actor Sean Penn said lawmakers will pay a price in the 2008 elections if they do not take firmer action than to pass a nonbinding resolution against the war, the course Congress is now taking. "If they don't stand up and make a resolution as binding as the death toll, we're not going to be behind those politicians," he said. Actors Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins also spoke. Fonda was a lightning rod in the Vietnam era for her outspoken opposition to that war and her advocacy from Hanoi at the height of that conflict. Sensitive to the old wounds, she made it a point to thank the active-duty service-members, veterans and Gold Star mothers who attended the rally. She drew parallels to the Vietnam War, citing "blindness to realities on the ground, hubris ... thoughtlessness in our approach to rebuilding a country we've destroyed." But she noted that this time, veterans, soldiers and their families increasingly and vocally are against the Iraq war. The House Judiciary Committee chairman, Rep. John Conyers, threatened to use congressional spending power to try to stop the war. "George Bush has a habit of firing military leaders who tell him the Iraq war is failing," he said, looking out at the masses. "He can't fire you." Referring to Congress, the Michigan Democrat added: "He can't fire us. "The founders of our country gave our Congress the power of the purse because they envisioned a scenario exactly like we find ourselves in today. Now only is it in our power, it is our obligation to stop Bush." On the stage rested a coffin covered with a U.S. flag and a pair of military boots, symbolizing American war dead. On the Mall stood a large bin filled with tags bearing the names of Iraqis who have died. A small contingent of active-duty service members attended the rally, wearing civilian clothes because military rules forbid them from protesting in uniform. Air Force Staff Sgt. Tassi McKee, 26, an intelligence specialist at Fort Meade, Md., said she joined the Air Force because of patriotism, travel and money for college. "After we went to Iraq, I began to see through the lies," she said. In the crowd, signs recalled the November elections that defeated the Republican congressional majority in part because of President Bush's Iraq policy. "I voted for peace," one said. "I've just gotten tired of seeing widows, tired of seeing dead Marines," said Vincent DiMezza, 32, wearing a dress Marine uniform from his years as a sergeant. A Marine aircraft mechanic from 1997 to 2002, he did not serve in Iraq or Afghanistan. About 40 people staged a counter-protest, including Army Cpl. Joshua Sparling, 25, who lost his leg to a bomb in Iraq. He said the anti-war protesters, especially those who are veterans or who are on active duty, "need to remember the sacrifice we have made and what our fallen comrades would say if they are alive." Bush reaffirmed his commitment to his planned troop increase in a phone conversation Saturday with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. The president was in Washington for the weekend. He is often is out of town during big protest days. "He understands that Americans want to see a conclusion to the war in Iraq and the new strategy is designed to do just that," said Gordon Johndroe, a spokesman for the National Security Council.

28.01.07 Studio Zwo in Germany now open!

28.01.07 Crawling the Carpet out of Alabama USA joins the roster...welcome mr. jones!

23.01.07 Marc's "Salida del sol en la Playa" & "Grand Resort Samui" now also available here...where's my cocktail and sun!?!?

23.01.07 Richard's new single from the forthcoming album might not be in until Feb., but we're happy to have dug out a goodie from the archives, recorded in florida a few parties back for the meantime....!

10.01.07 Checkout Irocco's 4-Song ep STARTER, just hot from the press, to start the new off with a kick.

05.01.07 Richard Kelsey's long-awaited first single due out by the end of this month! Which song to pick was as always a hard choice, but thankfully there will be 2 more as well, for a total of 3 new songs from the forthcoming album...!

05.01.07 Irocco in the studio adding final touches to their 4-Song Ep due out this month- it will be worth the wait for sure as the boys are feverish to get back on the road to rock the songs live and more in a town near you!

05.01.07 Marc Vasquez releases myspace special! "Salida del sol en la Playa" & "Grand Resort Samui" goto http://www.myspace.com/marcvasquezdj to get that sunshine feelin' back in your heart...

01.01.07 much love, peace & joy to all in '07 !

24.12.06 happy holidays and much 2007 partying!

15.12.06 artist presskits can now be downloaded, links on this website now all work and are ready to be loaded...

15.12.06 "music the way it wants to be"...microsoft's new mp3 player now available in the u.s...iPod watch out! goto http://www.zune.net/en-US/meetzune/device.htm

30.11.06 irocco exclusive on myspace, recorded live in the studio, "drums on parade". goto http://www.myspace.com/ffattirerecords

28.11.06 marc back from thai trip, which he very much enjoyed, kelsey off to teneriffa, spanish island in the atlantic the end of this week

22.11.06 kelsey's birthday today- happy birthday keep on rockin'!

16.11.06 marc in thailand, sucking up the sun and filling up the inspiration capsule for the new album. enjoy the break bro!

16.11.06 armada's myspace hit over 3400 total plays...!

30.10.06 armada release myspace exclusive!"Zieh's Dir Rein"! http://www.myspace.com/armadathereal

28.10.06 marc and rich myspace music profiles online

25.09.06 ffattire-records.com re-launched

24.09.06 myspace.com now available in german

12.09.06 val’s b-day – happy birthday from the crew!

07.09.06 vaL tangent`s re-release of "Miss Valerie Jane", "Inspiration", and "Only Human"

23.08.06 armada release "schmerz" and "3mann armee"

music is the motor.