PHIL SHOENFELT
songwriting / vocals / guitars
	Phil Shoenfelt is a British singer, guitarist, composer and writer who has lived in Prague since 1995. To date, he has released seventeen CDs of his music, plus EPs, albums and singles. He is also a published poet and author.He is notable for his work with three bands: Southern Cross (Prague), Fatal Shore (Berlin), and Dim Locator (Berlin). During the late 1970s he was part of the Manchester post-punk scene, before moving to New York in 1979. In New York he played in several bands, such as Disturbed Furniture and Khmer Rouge. Khmer Rouge played regularly at the legendary club CBGB's and supported artists such as Nico, The Clash, Alan Vega, The Gun Club and Billy Idol on USA tour dates. Shoenfelt returned to the UK in the mid 1980s and supported Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds on two UK tours. He also supported Crime & The City Solution and The Fall.
After moving to Prague, he formed Phil Shoenfelt & Southern Cross with ex-members of Tichá Dohoda. Phil Shoenfelt & Southern Cross have released four studio albums to date: Blue Highway, Dead Flowers For Alice, Ecstatic and Paranoia.com. In 2015 The Bell Ringer was released, a live recording which celebrates twenty years of the band’s existence. In 2011 Phil Shoenfelt and Chris Hughes formed the Berlin-based band Dim Locator, with Dave Allen on bass. The band have recorded several vinyl recordings, such as Wormhole on the German label Moloko +.  Dave left the band in 2016 and the present line-up is: Phil Shoenfelt (guitar and vocals); Chris Hughes (drums and percussion); Baron Anastis (bass and backing vocals); Daniel Plashues (guitar) In 2020 Phil’s latest solo CD Cassandra Lied was released on the Hamburg label Sireena. The album did very well in the German  Dark Wave charts, reaching the position of number 6 between remastered CDs by Joy Division and The Cure. The CD features a number of guest musicians, such as Chris Hughes, Kristof Hahn, Marcia Schofield, David Babka, Eva Turnová and Baron Anastis. Phil is also the author of the novels Junkie Love and Stripped, as well as The Green Hotel / Zelený Hotel, a bi-lingual book of poetry, song lyrics and photographs. He was also a co-editor and contributor to the compendium City Primeval – New York, Berlin, Prague, a huge collection of underground writing and photos curated by Robert Carrithers and Louis Armand. philshoenfelt.de philshoenfelt.com dimlocator.de discogs.com