Frozen Light

In the frozen steppes of the Altai, a Franco-Mongolian archeological expedition prepares to excavate the tombs of Eastern Scythian warriors, some 2,300 years old. The Scythians’ ritual practices of deep burial of the dead, in combination with extreme climatic conditions, mean the scientists may discover the last frozen tombs on the planet, and thus elucidate the mysteries surrounding nomadic horsemen. Who were they? How did they live? How did they die? What were the beliefs and funeral rites of the Eastern Scythians? An investigative thriller which throws new light on a forgotten civilization.

Filthy Frozen River Rag' is a collage of snapshots - a high light reel of a period of time when things were in a definite state of flux. The tracks drift in and out of cohesion, and things occasionally veer off into a no man's land similar to the grey area between dreams and REM sleep, with the occasional nightmare thrown in for good measure. Although there is a mix of full band tracks and solo performances, the majority of the material is made up of rough hewn acoustic songs that were recorded in that manner intentionally, and not as sketches or demos (how much better are some of those Ray Davis demos than finished Kinks songs?)

It belongs to the musicians of the Mannheim scene that have been established beyond all modern conveniences drawer thinking. Silke Hauck is a musical chameleon, which presents itself again and again in new facets. Whether with his own band, with guest appearances by artists such as Paul Kuhn, Daniel Küblböck, Hugo Strasser, Jochen Brauer, on international stages (including St. Petersburg, Montreux Jazz Festival, Kitzbühel, Paris, Strasbourg, Malta, etc.) or in the studio with his own productions, as well as a sought-after studio singer, among other things for Xavier Naidoo, Uwe Ochsenknecht among others.

It's up to Lara Croft and Carter Bell to stop a group of cultists from causing world-wide cataclysmic devastation! Ancient ivory artifacts hold the key to both salvation and destruction, and these rivals-turned-friends must recover them before the cultists in a race against time! Lara's newest quest is filled with incredible action, dual pistols, and high-spirited adventure in the same universe as the Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light and Lara Croftand the Temple of Osiris games!