Week Ending
31st Dec 2009
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At the end of our first full calendar year trading, Jo and I would like to wish all customers a very Happy New Year and hope that 2010 brings you all success and happiness.
This newsletter covers no new releases, but instead looks back at the Top 30 sellers at Music Non Stop during 2009 - excluding gig tickets, and combining formats for releases where more than one format exists. Some of these releases have been selling for many more months during 2009 than others, so the actual sales/positions may well be different in future.
2009 Top 30 Sellers
| Position | Artist | Title | Format | |
| 1 | VNV Nation | Of Faith, Power and Glory | Limited CD Digipak | |
| 2 | VNV Nation | Reformation 1 | Limited 2CD+DVD Box Set | * |
| 3 | CombiChrist | Today We Are All Demons | Limited 2CD Digipak | * |
| 4 | Mesh | A Perfect Solution | CD | * |
| 5 = | Depeche Mode | Sounds of the Universe | Limited 3CD+DVD Box Set | * |
| 5 = | Depeche Mode | Wrong | MCD | * |
| 7 | Assemblage 23 | Compass [Deluxe] | Limited 2CD Digipak | * |
| 8 | Client | Command | Limited 2CD | |
| 9 = | Rammstein | Liebe Ist für Alle Da [Deluxe Edition] | Limited 2CD Digipak | * |
| 9 = | CombiChrist | Heat EP: All Pain Is Beat | Limited MCD Digipak | * |
| 9 = | Apoptygma Berzerk | Rocket Science | CD | * |
| 12 | Marsheaux | Lumineux Noir (Limited Edition) | Limited 2CD Digipak | * |
| 13 | Various Artists | Electronically Yours Volume 1 | 2CD Digipak | |
| 14 | Mesh | Only Better | MCD | |
| 15 | Rotersand | War on Error | Limited MCD Digipak | |
| 16 | Rotersand | Random Is Resistance | Limited CD Digipak | |
| 17 | Diary Of Dreams | (if) + g(if)t | Limited 2CD Box Set | * |
| 18 = | Assemblage 23 | Spark [Limited Edition] | Limited MCD | |
| 18 = | SITD | Rot [Limited Edition] | Limited 2CD Digipak | * |
| 20 | Clan of Xymox | In Love We Trust | Limited CD Digipak | |
| 21 | Noisuf-X | Voodoo Ritual | Limited CD Digipak | |
| 22 | Parralox | State of Decay | Limited CD | |
| 23 = | Project Pitchfork | Dream, Tiresias! | Limited CD Digipak | |
| 23 = | Rammstein | Pussy | Limited CDS Digipak | ~ |
| 25 | Nachtmahr | Alle Lust Will Ewigkeit | CD Digipak | |
| 26 | Assemblage 23 | Early, Rare and Unreleased Volume 2 | Limited CD | |
| 27 = | And One | Bodypop 1.5 | CD | |
| 27 = | And One | Live | Limited 2DVD Digipak | * |
| 28 = | Kraftwerk | The Catalogue | 8CD Box Set | |
| 28 = | Solitary Experiments | In the Eye of the Beholder | Limited 2CD Digipak | |
| 28 = | Various Artists | Endzeit Bunkertracks [Act IV] | Limited 4CD Box Set |
* = multiple formats
~ = deleted at this point
It's very difficult to pick out one release over others when there has been so much quality this year, but Jo and I are both big fans of the MESH comeback A Perfect Solution.
Many thanks for your custom and support during 2009. We're now in Iceland to celebrate the New Year, so if we're not repyling to emails at the moment you know why!
Best Wishes for a Fantastic 2010
Jo & Richard
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| VNV Nation | Of Faith, Power and Glory | £14.00 | ||
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Review Following on from the highly sucessful limited boxset "Reformation 01", Irish/English duo VNV NATION are set to release the full length album "Of Faith, Power and Glory". This album sees the band reach a new level musically. More soulful and raw than ever before, VNV NATION are moving into new musical territories with their own distinctive sound. "Of Faith, Power and Glory" is set to be the band's strongest and most profoundly evocative release yet, taking a big leap beyond what they had achieved on their last album "Judgement". The album features a cover designed by Polish graphic artist Michal Karcz, who also created the artwork for "Judgement". It is undoubtedly one of his finest works, featuring an image of a monument in the middle of a wasteland, a metaphor for all our greatest hopes and solemn intentions, as well as the brutal extremes that we are capable of, the schizophrenic nature of human beings and the eternal struggle to move forward. In keeping with the band's environmental principles, the new CD will come in extremely environmentally friendly packaging, using only recycled paper, vegetable ink and water based glue. Even the print on the CD uses vegetable ink. The packaging weighs 40-50% less than normal packaging which means it uses less fuel when it's transported, which reduces the carbon footprint of the CD production. The best part is that it looks great too! Format Limited CD Digipak Tracklisting 01. Pro Victoria (click to listen) 02. Sentinal (click to listen) 03. Tomorrow Never Comes (click to listen) 04. The Great Divide (click to listen) 05. Ghost (click to listen) 06. Art of Conflict (click to listen) 07. In Defiance (click to listen) 08. Verum Aeturnus (click to listen) 09. From My Hands (click to listen) 10. Where Is the Light (click to listen) Record Label Anachron Sounds Release Date 26th Jun 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| VNV Nation | Reformation 1 | £23.50 | ||
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Review VNV NATION's highly anticipated release "Reformation 1" is finally on its way! This is a highly limited release that's especially intended for the band's fans, VNV NATION's first box set, the contents of which are something that any fan would love to own - a 12-track live CD (recorded on the "Matter and Form" tour in 2005, at the Wave Gothic Treffen Festival in 2006, on the "Judgement" Tour in 2007 and at the M'era Luna festival in 2008), a 13-track remix album featuring rare or previously unreleased material (tracks written between "Future Perfect" and "Matter and Form" albums, for the soundtrack of the movie "Gene Generation" in 2007), and a DVD containing 8 videoclips. There will also be a nicely designed booklet with lyrics, full information on all the tracks and a large number of live photos, all packaged in a high quality, dark grey, fabric covered box with the band's name and logo embossed on it. Ronan Harris says of Reformation 1: "We spent a lot of time in 2008 planning what our releases should be like from now on and this is part of the results. The original idea for "Reformation" was to replace the need for singles by releasing an EP or Album containing remixes, alternate versions and live versions of tracks from the album "Matter and Form". We never abandoned the plan and, as ideas grew, "Reformation" evolved into something much bigger and better. "Reformation 1" will be part of a series to release special material to our fans. We put a lot of work into this and we're very proud of the results. We hope you will be too." VNV Nation will release their next full-length album "Of Faith, Power And Glory" in June 2009 and will be doing a full tour of Europe in September/October 2009. Format Limited 2CD+DVD Box Set Tracklisting CD1 "Live":- 01. Joy (click to listen) 02. Chrome (click to listen) 03. Testament (click to listen) 04. Nemesis (click to listen) 05. Endless Skies (click to listen) 06. Farthest Star (click to listen) 07. Procession (click to listen) 08. Entropy (click to listen) 09. Illusion (click to listen) 10. Arena (click to listen) 11. Honour 2003 (click to listen) 12. Perpetual (click to listen) Disc 2 "Remixes":- 01. Chrome (Modcom Mix) (click to listen) 02. Chrome (SITD Mix) (click to listen) 03. Chrome (APOPTYGMA BERZERK Remix) (click to listen) 04. Interceptor (VNV ABM Version) (click to listen) 05. Nemesis (S.A.M. Remix) (click to listen) 06. Carry You (FROZEN PLASMA remix) (click to listen) 07. Still Waters (unreleased) (click to listen) 08. Suffer (unreleased) (click to listen) 09. Precipice (unreleased) (click to listen) 10. As it Fades (VNV 2nd Movement) (click to listen) 11. Main Theme (from Gene Generation) (click to listen) 12. Mayhem (from Gene Generation) (click to listen) 13. The Lair (from Gene Generation) (click to listen) DVD "Clips":- 01. Chrome 02. Homeward 03. Farthest Star 04. Nemesis 05. Illusion 06. Perpetual 07. Arena 08. Honour 2003 Record Label Anachron Sounds Release Date 24th Apr 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| CombiChrist | Today We Are All Demons | £16.25 | ||
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Review This is Techno Body Music! There is probably no other act that has influenced this musical genre as much Andy LaPlegua with his project COMBICHRIST. "Today we are all Demons" is an album immersed not only in the trademark fire and burn of the COMBICHRIST of yore, but also one that adds a newfound sense of urgency and dynamics. It sees LePlegua meshing old sounds with new, creating a whole new direction for the band. The increased hardness-factor and the thoroughly European sound are very effective: when Andy LaPlegua exorcises his inner demons and screams out his anger to massive thudding beats and noisy electronics, COMBICHRIST becomes a perfect club inferno. Furthermore, keen Andy is a master at embedding solid beats, deep bass and recognizable hook lines in the midst of all this pandemonium, thus keeping things catchy, no matter how hard the sound. From the propulsive and expansive "All Pain is Gone" to the sultry stomp of "Can't Change the Beat" and the jackhammer-pounding of "Get Out Of My Head", not to mention the the well-known club hit "Sent To Destroy", from the advance "Frost EP", this album rips through beats, bass and rhythm, creating an aggro genre that criss-crosses rock, metal, industrial and underground dance. The limited first edition of the album will come as a double disc in a digipak, with a special bonus CD on which Andy unleashes his total sonic madness onto the world. This is COMBICHRIST - taking over your club in January! Format Limited 2CD Digipak Tracklisting Disc 1 :- 01. No Afterparty (click to listen) 02. All Pain is Gone (click to listen) 03. Kickstart the Fight (click to listen) 04. I Want Your Blood (click to listen) 05. Can't Change the Beat (click to listen) 06. Sent to Destroy (click to listen) 07. Spit (click to listen) 08. New Form of Silence (click to listen) 09. Scarred (click to listen) 10. The Kill V.2 (click to listen) 11. Get out of My Head (click to listen) 12. Today We Are All Demons (click to listen) 13. At the End of it All (click to listen) Disc 2 :- 01. Tranquilized (click to listen) 02. Avenge (click to listen) 03. Carnival of Terror (click to listen) 04. Till Death Do Us Party (click to listen) 05. Machine Love (click to listen) 06. 427 FE (click to listen) 07. Caliber:Death (click to listen) 08. Gore Baby, Gore (click to listen) Record Label Out of Line Release Date 23rd Jan 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Mesh | A Perfect Solution | £12.75 | ||
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Review After a three year absence, Bristol's hottest underground export in heart-wrenching electronic pop is back. MESH, the duo of Mark Hockings and Rich Silverthorn, return with "A Perfect Solution", possibly the most mature, mutable and yet toughest album of their career. While no one doubts Mark Hocking's status as an exceptional vocalist, a complete listen to this album also serves to highlight the band's songwriting and arrangement skills. Once pegged as a purely retro synth act, MESH have mutated into a true live band, and the resulting versatility in the arrangements transforms what might have merely been eleven good songs into absolutely outstanding ones. Thematically, "A Perfect Solution" is a bit darker than previous releases. The tone of the album is typified by "If We Stay Here", a tale of broken relationships between people who once loved each other, but who now just exist in the same space. The massive housing facade pictured on the cover further symbolizes the painful dramas that take place behind its windows. The wires running throughout the artwork are both safety lines and shackles - anything but "A Perfect Solution". Were the album musically as dismal and hopeless as it is lyrically, "A Perfect Solution" might be too much to handle, but luckily MESH know how to strike the delicate balance between bitter and sweet. Format CD Tracklisting 01. If We Stay Here (click to listen) 02. Only Better (click to listen) 03. Everything I Made (click to listen) 04. Is It So Hard? (click to listen) 05. Hold It Together (click to listen) 06. It's Gone (click to listen) 07. How Long? (click to listen) 08. Who Says? (click to listen) 09. Hope (click to listen) 10. Want You (click to listen) 11. The Bitter End (click to listen) Record Label Dependent Release Date 23rd Oct 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Depeche Mode | Sounds of the Universe | £57.50 | ||
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Review Please note: This boxset is exceedingly large and very heavy. Arriving imminently, the long-awaited new album from DEPECHE MODE entitled "Sounds of the Universe". It is being much touted a return to form for the trio from Essex, and the chosen name alone makes the release feel like the follow up to "Music For The Masses". But it doesn't stop there... DEPECHE MODE apparently returned to using a lot of vintage gear in the making of this album, from analogue synthesizers to drum machines, in order to conjure up the retro-futuristic arrangements featured here. Lyrically the release contains many of the group's enduring obsessions plus more overt black humor than any of their previous collections. Not to be missed. This collector's box set comes packaged in a two-piece custom-made box with foil blocking, and contains 2 x 84 page hardback books. The first features the lyrics to all the songs from the "Sounds of the Universe" sessions accompanied by exclusive photography by Anton Corbijn. The second features exclusive and candid studio photography by Daniel Miller, Ben Hillier, Luke Smith and Ferg Peterkin. The box also contains two exclusive enamel badges, a poster, 5 artcards sealed in a collectors envelope, and a certificate of authenticity. Format Limited 3CD+DVD Box Set Tracklisting Disc 1 "Sounds of the Universe":- 01. In Chains (click to listen) 02. Hole to Feed (click to listen) 03. Wrong (click to listen) 04. Fragile Tension (click to listen) 05. Little Soul (click to listen) 06. In Sympathy (click to listen) 07. Peace (click to listen) 08. Come Back (click to listen) 09. Spacewalker (click to listen) 10. Perfect (click to listen) 11. Miles Away/The Truth Is (click to listen) 12. Jezebel (click to listen) 13. Corrupt (click to listen) Disc 2 "Bonus Tracks and Remixes":- 01. Light 02. The Sun And The Moon And The Stars 03. Ghost 04. Esque 05. Oh Well 06. Corrupt - Efdemin Remix 07. In Chains - Minilogue's Earth Remix 08. Little Soul - Thomas Fehlmann's Flowing Ambient Mix 09. Jezebel - SixToes Remix 10. Perfect - Electronic Periodic's Dark Drone Mix 11. Wrong - Caspa Remix Disc 3 "Demos":- 01. Little 15 (Music For The Masses) 02. Clean (Violator) 03. Sweetest Perfection (Violator) 04. Walking In My Shoes (Songs of Faith and Devotion) 05. I Feel You (Songs Of Faith And Devotion) 06. Judas (Songs of Faith and Devotion) 07. Surrender (Only When I Lose Myself, single) 08. Only When I Lose Myself (1998 single/The Singles 86-98) 09. Nothing's Impossible (Playing the Angel) 10. Corrupt (Sounds of the Universe) 11. Peace (Sounds of the Universe) 12. Jezebel (Sounds of the Universe) 13. Come Back (Sounds of the Universe) 14. In Chains (Sounds of the Universe) DVD:- 01. Making the Universe (Documentary Film) 02. Usual Thing, Try and Get the Question in the Answer 03. Sounds of the Universe (A Short Film) 04. Wrong (Promo Video) 05. Corrupt (Studio Session) 06. Little Soul (Studio Session) 07. Stories of Old (Studio Session) 08. Come Back (Studio Session) Audio - "Sounds of the Universe" plus bonus tracks in 5.1 Surround Sound:- 09. In Chains 10. Hole to Feed 11. Wrong 12. Fragile Tension 13. Little Soul 14. In Sympathy 18. Peace 19. Come Back 20. Spacewalker 21. Perfect 22. Miles Away/The Truth Is 23. Jezebel 24. Corrupt 25. Light (Bonus Track) 26. The Sun and The Moon and the Stars (Bonus Track) 27. Ghost (Bonus Track) 28. Esque (Bonus Track) 29. Oh Well (Bonus Track) Record Label Mute Release Date 20th Apr 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Depeche Mode | Wrong | £4.00 | ||
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Review New single from the forthcoming DEPECHE MODE album "Sounds of the Universe". Format MCD Tracklisting 01. Wrong (Album Version) (click to listen) 02. Wrong (Trentemøller Club Remix) (click to listen) 03. Wrong (Thin White Duke (click to listen) 04. Wrong (Magda's Scallop Funk Mix) (click to listen) 05. Wrong (D.I.M. vs Boys Noise Remix) (click to listen) Record Label Mute Release Date 4th Apr 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Assemblage 23 | Compass [Deluxe] | £18.00 | ||
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Review ASSEMBLAGE 23 and Tom Shear - there's no need to introduce the man behind this figurehead of electronic music. For almost ten years, he has provided the scene with a string of hits. Still, his new album demands a closer look. It is not just his sixth studio album - "Compass" is a lot more than that. This album is the uncompromising presentation of Tom Shear's biggest strength, the composition of dreamingly beautiful ballads, relentlessly catchy tunes and club hits that will draw all the party animals to the dance floor. He is a real master of his trade, and on this newest work, he has achieved the feat of sticking to the sound all ASSEMBLAGE 23 fans love and hope for, while still creating a powerful and exiting new vibe. Listening to this album and discovering "Compass" in its whole glory is pure fun; it fascinates and electrifies. All this combined makes sure that "Compass" is not just a treat for Shear's big fan base but will also excite all those who have not yet discovered the fascination of ASSEMBLAGE 23. The single "Spark" has already proven a strong and promising harbinger - but who would have thought that Tom Shear might surpass this benchmark in such a glorious way. For all those who love straightforward but also sophisticated and substantial electronic music, this album is not to be missed! The very limited deluxe edition of "Compass" comes complete with bonus CD and in special, and very beautiful packaging. Format Limited 2CD Digipak Tracklisting Disc 1 "Compass":- 01. Smoke (click to listen) 02. Collapse (click to listen) 03. Impermanence (click to listen) 04. How Can I Sleep? (click to listen) 05. Spark (click to listen) 06. Leave This All Behind (click to listen) 07. Alive (click to listen) 08. Greed (click to listen) 09. Angels & Demons (click to listen) 10. The Cruelest Year (click to listen) Disc 2:- 01. Spark (BURIKUSU Remix) (click to listen) 02. Grind (click to listen) 03. Alone Again (click to listen) 04. Chosen (click to listen) 05. Greed (KMFDM Remix) (click to listen) Record Label Accession Release Date 23rd Oct 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Client | Command | £13.50 | ||
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Review The Queens of Electronic Cool are back! The stylish ladies with the skilful hands for electronic music are plunging us headlong into an addictive maelstrom of groovy Minimal Disco, mingled with the coolness of New Wave and an unerring Pop sensibility. Compared to the big scale cinemascope-sound of "Heartland", CLIENT have returned to their very essence: "Command" is a raw and straightforward production dominated by analog synthesizers and Minimal Electro arrangements with full-on, club-friendly beats. Following the credo that less very often equals more, the trio have conjured up a highly versatile album from these basic ingredients. Bare bones dance tracks such as "Believe in You" and "Satisfaction" breathe the foggy air of trendy clubs, the sinister "Don't Run" is a gripping little sonic angst scenario and songs like "Can You Feel?" are perfect Pop tunes. No matter which musical realm the band enters, the result is always stylish and catchy as hell. Alternating between girlish innocence and femme fatale, CLIENT skilfully play their cards, knowing full well that their new album is raising the bar for Minimal Disco, New Wave and Alternative Pop. This limited first edition comes as a double CD with bonus disc containing remixes and videoclips. Format Limited 2CD Tracklisting Disc 1:- 01. Petrol (click to listen) 02. Can You Feel? (click to listen) 03. Don't Run Away (click to listen) 04. Make Me Believe in You (click to listen) 05. Lullaby (click to listen) 06. Ghosts (click to listen) 07. Satisfaction (click to listen) 08. Son of a Gun (click to listen) 09. Blackheart (click to listen) 10. In My Mind (Half Life) (click to listen) Disc 2 (limited bonus CD):- 01. Can You Feel? (Jori Hulkkonen Remix) (click to listen) 02. Soldier (click to listen) 03. Petrol (Remix by AUTO-AUTO) (click to listen) 04. Can You Feel? (Kindle Remix) (click to listen) 05. Can You Feel? (Beijing Remix by Liman) (click to listen) 06. Can You Feel? (Video clip) 07. It's Not Over (Video clip) 08. 6 In The Morning (Video clip) 09. Can You Feel? (Making Of) Record Label Out of Line Release Date 9th Mar 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Rammstein | Liebe Ist für Alle Da [Deluxe Edition] | £17.50 | ||
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Review RAMMSTEIN are back. Four years after the release of "Rosenrot", their last studio outing, Germany's most successful rock act have announced the release of a brand new studio album, "Liebe Ist für Alle Da". Since starting out 15 years ago, RAMMSTEIN have built a reputation as a controversial, no-compromise, and hugely entertaining band, with a fiercely loyal and genuinely international following. Today, they stand head and shoulders above the competition as the greatest (musical) showmen on earth, with an incendiary stage performance that generally results in tickets for their concerts selling out in minutes. They return to UK stages in February 2010, in support of their sixth studio album - an eleven track offering that is already being talked about as a classic to rival their hugely acclaimed 2001 "Mutter" release. Produced by Jacob Hellner and mixed by Stefan Glaumann, the regular RAMMSTEIN team, this latest album is perhaps the Berlin band's most varied release to date, including genuine surprises, a smattering of English and French, plus some of the heaviest songs in their repertoire. As always with RAMMSTEIN, controversy is never too far from the scene, with lead single/video "Pussy" already causing something of a stir, and "Wiener Blut" drawing 'inspiration' from the recent much-publicised case of Austrian Josef Fritzl. Other key tracks include "Rammlied" (a celebration of the band itself), "Waidmanns Heil" (which sees traditional hunting horns used for the first time) and "Roter Sand", an atmospheric cinematic composition unlike anything the band have recorded before. This deluxe edition of the album comes complete with a bonus disc featuring five previously unreleased tracks. Like the standard edition, it is housed in a digipak with gold-blocked lettering. It is also packaged in an outer slipcase and comes with a bespoke sticker. Format Limited 2CD Digipak Tracklisting Disc 1:- 01. Rammlied (click to listen) 02. Ich Tu Dir Weh (click to listen) 03. Waidmanns Heil (click to listen) 04. Haifisch (click to listen) 05. B******** (click to listen) 06. Frühling in Paris (click to listen) 07. Wiener Blut (click to listen) 08. Pussy (click to listen) 09. Liebe Ist für Alle Da (click to listen) 10. Mehr (click to listen) 11. Roter Sand (click to listen) Disc 2:- 01. Fuhre Mich (click to listen) 02. Donaukinder (click to listen) 03. Halt (click to listen) 04. Roter Sand (Orchester Version) (click to listen) 05. Liese (click to listen) Record Label Spinefarm Release Date 19th Oct 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| CombiChrist | Heat EP: All Pain Is Beat | £6.25 | ||
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Review Can't change the beat? Why not? After a glorious return to form on "Today We Are All Demons", Andy LaPlegua launches another full-blown attack on the dancefloor. For the turntablists out there, "Heat EP: All Pain Is Beat" is also being released as a three-track 12" maxi single on a red buzz-saw shaped vinyl disc, containing remixes by VNV NATION, AESTHETIC PERFECTION and DESIGNER DRUGS. Format Limited MCD Digipak Tracklisting 01. All Pain Is Gone (Rapid Ascent Mix by VNV NATION) (click to listen) 02. All Pain Is Gone (Matthew Grim Deathmix) (click to listen) 03. Can't Change the Beat (DESIGNER DRUGS Remix) (click to listen) 04. Can't Change the Beat (AESTHETIC PERFECTION Remix) (click to listen) 05. Can't Change the Beat (Remixed By Vaughn_e) (click to listen) 06. Can't Change the Beat (ASSEMBLAGE 23 Remix) (click to listen) 07. I Want Your Blood (Live On Mania TV - Video Clip) 08. Get Out of My Head (Live On Mania TV - Video Clip) Record Label Out of Line Release Date 1st May 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Apoptygma Berzerk | Rocket Science | £17.50 | ||
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Review Hotly anticipated new album from APOPTYGMA BERZERK, and follow up to the single "Apollo (Live on Your TV)". Format CD Tracklisting 01. Weight Of The World (click to listen) 02. Apollo (Live On Your TV) (click to listen) 03. Asleep Or Awake? (click to listen) 04. Incompatible (click to listen) 05. United States Of Credit (click to listen) 06. Shadow (click to listen) 07. Green Queen (click to listen) 08. Butterfly Defect (click to listen) 09. The State Of Your Heart (Shit End Of The Deal) (click to listen) 10. Rocket Calculator (click to listen) 11. Right (click to listen) 12. Pitchblack/Heat Death (click to listen) 13. Black vs. White (click to listen) Record Label Gun Records Release Date 23rd Jan 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Marsheaux | Lumineux Noir (Limited Edition) | £16.25 | ||
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Review Airy melodies, playful sounds without fear of crossing the border into sweet catchiness, yet paired with coolness, energy and a small hint of dark pathos - if there is one band these days that manages to preserve the spirit of the Golden Eighties, it must be the electronic girlie-duo MARSHEAUX. Fortunately, Sophie and Marianthi do not resort merely to blindly copying well-tried success formulae from pop-eras past, but rather use the same tools to cook up a delicate and delicious electro pop stew of their own. On this, their third album, the two girls prove yet again that they have got a formidable talent for writing irresistibly catchy melodies, spiced up with a healthy dose of modern club sensibility. The darker note that haunts a few of the tracks, quite befitting of the album title, provides an interesting counterpoint, as well. This album find MARSHEAUX are as versatile as never before: minimal disco anthems like the singles "Summer", "Ghosts" and "Breakthrough" go hand in hand with picture-prefect pop tunes and excursions into more beat-oriented territories. "Lumineux Noir" is the perfect fusion of Pop and Club, an irresistible minimal disco trip... in short: an album to fall in love with! The first edition of this release comes as a special limited double CD. Format Limited 2CD Digipak Tracklisting Disc 1:- 01. Exit (click to listen) 02. Breakthrough (click to listen) 03. Summer (click to listen) 04. Stand By (click to listen) 05. Radial Emotion (click to listen) 06. Loss Of Heaven (click to listen) 07. Destroy Me (click to listen) 08. Faith (click to listen) 09. Ghost (click to listen) 10. It's Fine Now (click to listen) 11. Thousand LEDs (click to listen) 12. So Far (click to listen) 13. Sorrow (click to listen) Disc 2:- 01. Breakthrough (Radio Edit) (click to listen) 02. Breakthrough (FOTONOVELA Remix) (click to listen) 03. How Does It Feel? (click to listen) 04. Breakthrough (AUTO AUTO Remix) (click to listen) 05. Breakthrough (Marsheauxxxx Remixxxx) (click to listen) 06. Summer (Radio Edit) (click to listen) 07. Summer (August 15th Remix) (click to listen) Record Label Out of Line Release Date 10th Jul 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Various Artists | Electronically Yours Volume 1 | £14.25 | ||
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Review Here it is - the release of Electronically Yours "EY Volume 1", possibly the most significant collection of new electronic pop music since 1981's "Some Bizzare Album" which launched the recording careers DEPECHE MODE, SOFT CELL, THE THE and BLANCMANGE. Featuring synthly the best new acts on Planet Earth, "EY Volume 1" has been pre-programmed for your listening pleasure! Electronically Yours started life as a blog in tandem with Secrets Online, both in celebration of synthesizer pioneers THE HUMAN LEAGUE. The thrill of electronic music merged the two sites into one. But then in late 2006, the discovery of Greek electro-maidens MARSHEAUX changed everything... EY webmeister Rob Windle (AKA Orac)'s belief in the duo's wonderful analogue synchronicity and Eurocentric charm led to them headlining the first 'EY Night' for their live UK debut in London and the aftermath was an enthusiastic union with Undo Records to bring you this CD. Only one condition was specified...all the tracks had to be 'really good'! So it is only apt that MARSHEAUX contribute a brand new track "Sadly" to this collection as well as having a hand in several of the remixes on show. "EY Volume 1" perfectly captures a fantastic moment in time. The last 24 months have seen a resurgence in what is known to many as 'electropop'. In the past, it was the mainstay of boys with their toys who were prepared to play the role of 'outsider' in yesterday's tomorrow. What has revitalised the genre without a doubt are the feisty, glamourous ladies who are not only fronting the music but are helping to create it too. No electropop puppets here! 21st Century electro is fresh BECAUSE of the female voices... 80s synth pop never sounded this sexy! So taking the lead from 21st Century female-fronted electronic acts LADYTRON, GOLDFRAPP and MISS KITTIN, this brilliant compilation brings together the best of 'neu musik' for those who still love the sound of synth. No guitars here and frankly who cares? Format 2CD Digipak Tracklisting Disc 1:- 01. ELECTROBELLE - Mirrorball (click to listen) 02. CLIENT - It's Not Over (MARSHEAUX Radio Edit) (click to listen) 03. CASSETTE ELEKTRIK - The Smartest Bomb (click to listen) 04. OBLIQUE - All We Want (click to listen) 05. KATSEN - Where Nobody Can Find Us (click to listen) 06. TIGER BABY - At Least I'm Honest (click to listen) 07. MARSHEAUX - Sadly (click to listen) 08. RED BLOODED WOMEN - You Made Your Bed (click to listen) 09. THE ULTRASONICS - Perfect Girl (click to listen) 10. PARRALOX - X Minus One (click to listen) 11. MIKRO - Restart (click to listen) 12. RACHEL CAR - Love Love Baby (click to listen) 13. NOUSH - Tropic (Undo Edit) (click to listen) Disc 2:- 01. TECHNOLOGIC - We Are Technology (click to listen) 02. KID MOXIE - La Romance D'Hiver (Motorbikes in Tokyo Remix) (click to listen) 03. HIDDEN PLACE - United (In The Name Of Memory) (click to listen) 04. ELECTROBELLE - Mirrorball (MARSHEAUX Remix) (click to listen) 05. PARRALOX - X-Minus One (EY3 RMX) (click to listen) 06. ULTRASONICS - Perfect Girl (Parralox RMX) (click to listen) 07. MARSHEAUX - Hanging On (Extended Remix) (click to listen) 08. KATSEN - Where Nobody Can Find Us (Tragedy Mix) (click to listen) 09. NORTHERN KIND - On & On (2008 Extended Mix) (click to listen) 10. FOTONOVELA - Unfair (click to listen) Record Label Undo Records Release Date 19th Jun 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Mesh | Only Better | £6.50 | ||
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Review After three years of silence following the release of their successful album "We Collide", MESH return with "Only Better", the pre-release single to the forthcoming LP "A Perfect Solution" to be released in October. Those who are familiar with this British act will know that neither title is meant to be taken as optimistically as they may first appear, and those who let the music take effect quickly realize that it is precisely the opposite, for MESH have become harder, dirtier, and darker on "Only Better" than we have become accustomed to. The former synth-pop heroes are not afraid to break from convention and make use of guitars either, which will likely raise some eyebrows, particularly on the exclusive B-side "Shattered Glass". Both songs are perfect previews to the style of the new album, both in music and lyrical content. Single and album deal with the less beautiful aspects of a relationship, painful compromises, fateful dependencies upon each other and because of each other, relationships whose best days are behind them yet are continued out of fear of giving them up rather than an emotional connection. If that were not enough, the tracks also feature the incomparably melodic vocals of MESH frontman Mark Hockings, who is definitely to be regarded as one of the best singers in the genre. Format MCD Tracklisting 01. Only Better (Gritty) (click to listen) 02. Only Better (Club) (click to listen) 03. Shattered Glass (click to listen) 04. Only Better (ALIEN6 Remix) (click to listen) 05. Everything I Made (KLOQ Remix) (click to listen) Record Label Dependent Release Date 4th Sep 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Rotersand | War on Error | £10.50 | ||
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Review ROTERSAND take up the fight against conformity and standardisation. The influence of media and marketing strategies increasingly undermines the significance of individuality. In order to extend and facilitate access to our personal data and consumer profiles, the system has declared a war on error; a war against the unpredictable, the imponderable, the 'error' in every one of us. It is ROTERSAND's aim to intentionally cause flaws in that system as a means of civil disobedience. They oppose the system with a clear message: "It's my life, it's my mind, it's my heart - I'm not a digit". To prevent us from eventually becoming mere cogs in a perfectly synchronized data exploitation system, ROTERSAND call upon us to "Be less transparent, be less predictable, be an 'error' in this ever-refining matrix of the commerce machinery!" "War on Error" contains seven exclusive mixes and one track not available anywhere else ("Dirty"). This supercharged E.P. will take the electro dancefloors by storm and also recruit an army of new fans. Once again ROTERSAND prove that not only do their sales figures rank at the top of the international electro scene, but also that their massive tracks set the clubs ablaze and their intelligently produced songs captivate live audiences the world over. This mini-album comes in a precious digipak and presents the lyrics in an atmospheric booklet which visualizes the topics. The booklet is designed by Ingo Römling, whose artwork has already graced the most recent releases of ASP, L'ÂME IMMORTELLE and IN STRICT CONFIDENCE. Strictly limited to 2000 copies. Order fast! Format Limited MCD Digipak Tracklisting 01. War on Error (Declaration) (click to listen) 02. Bastards Screaming (On and On) (click to listen) 03. We Will Kill Them All (Lullaby) (click to listen) 04. Speak To Me (Epic) (click to listen) 05. Dirty (click to listen) 06. Bastards Screaming (Shortcut) (click to listen) 07. War On Error (Reprise) (click to listen) Record Label Trisol Release Date 28th Aug 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Rotersand | Random Is Resistance | £13.25 | ||
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Review Ever since their debut "Truth is Fanatic" exploded like a bomb, it has been impossible to imagine the clubs and the alternative charts without ROTERSAND. And with their new album, "Random Is Resistance", they have once again succeeded in performing the balancing act between club-friendly music and a total work of art, mixing chilled-out electrobeats with shimmering futurepop sequences, trance-like sounds with atmospheric samples, clear-cut melodies with warm and charismatic vocals, subdued new wave with classical strings. Nor do they shy away from acoustic guitars and pop hooklines, creating a unique universe that pulls together all strands of electronic music and which remains masterfully emotional and above all, intelligent. "Random Is Resistance' is the most perfect work to date from ROTERSAND's unique creative musical forge. Without doubt, in the world of electronic music, ROTERSAND once more claim their special position, not least because the intelligence of their lyrical message is mirrored in the skillfully employed variation of their music. Individualists who dance their way out of the grid, achieving musical resistance to the well-worn pigeonholes. "Coincidence" is an unpredictable factor. To remain unpredictable was not only ever just an integral part of ROTERSAND's music. To remain unpredictable in a world in which we are (voluntarily) monitored and in which we relinquish all of our data and personal preferences in order to become the perfect controllable consumers - that is resistance! "Random Is Resistance" is guaranteed, like its predecessors, to implant itself into various charts, onto the dancefloors of the clubs and into the brains of the listeners. A collectors' piece which no fan of ROTERSAND should be without! The first edition of "Random Is Resistance" is released as a lavish eight-panel digipak with an extensive booklet full of sombre illustrations which perfectly set the visual scene for the story and which can be described without over-exaggeration as a work of art. Format Limited CD Digipak Tracklisting 01. Yes We Care (click to listen) 02. Bastards Screaming (click to listen) 03. Waiting to Be Born (click to listen) 04. Speak to Me (click to listen) 05. We Will Kill Them All (click to listen) 06. First Time (click to listen) 07. Beneath the Stars (click to listen) 08. If You Don't Stop It... (click to listen) 09. War on Error (click to listen) 10. A Number and a Name (click to listen) 11. Gothic Paradise (click to listen) 12. A Million Worlds to Lose (click to listen) Record Label Trisol Release Date 23rd Oct 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Diary Of Dreams | (if) + g(if)t | £18.75 | ||
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Review The all-new album by DIARY OF DREAMS bears the simple but expressive title "(if)" - subtitled "The Memento Ritual Project". In contrast to previous works, "(if)" is no conceptual album; instead, each of the 12 songs on this ninth studio album is tells its very own story. Expect otherworldly sounds of extraordinary intensity on this eagerly awaited album by one of the most successful German dark Electro-Pop acts! With "(if)", DIARY OF DREAMS open a new chapter in their "Dream Diary" and take the listener to a world full of tender melodies. Their compositions seem to be even deeper and more personal than ever, the charismatic voice of frontman Adrian Hates even more varied, and the sound of this new opus reaches new levels of versatility. "(if)" simultaneously manages to embrace the stylistic spectrum for which DIARY OF DREAMS are acclaimed and respected, and yet at the same time succeeds in surprising the listener with a myriad of new and fresh influences and sonorities. This limited edition box set includes the bonus CD "g(if)t" containing 4 more new songs. The lyrics to all the songs have been combined with unforgettable photographs to make up a luxurious 48-page booklet. Additional eye candy is provided by a big poster and a 6 panel digipak - all encased in a beautiful box. A rarity and a feast for ear and eye! Format Limited 2CD Box Set Tracklisting Disc 1 "(if)":- 01. The Wedding (click to listen) 02. Requiem 4.21 (click to listen) 03. Odyssey Asylum (click to listen) 04. Poison Breed (click to listen) 05. Wahn! Sinn? (click to listen) 06. The Colors of Grey (click to listen) 07. Choir Hotel (click to listen) 08. The Chain (click to listen) 09. King of Nowhere (click to listen) 10. 21 Grams of Nothing (click to listen) 11. Mind Over Matter (click to listen) 12. Kingdom of Greed (click to listen) Disc 2 "g(if)t":- 01. Momentum 02. Regicide 03. The Saint 04. Never Tell the Widow Record Label Accession Release Date 13th Mar 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Assemblage 23 | Spark [Limited Edition] | £6.50 | ||
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Review Tom Shear is a master of his trade and has an inimitable knack for great melodies and lyrics. ASSEMBLAGE 23's eagerly awaited new single (the first all-new material since April 2007!) "Spark" is without a doubt destined to be another club hit, and is proof that the old magic is still there! The five track single also includes amazing remixes by COMBICHRIST and BLAQK AUDIO plus two exclusive new tracks! Beware! As with the previous single "Binary" from 2007, "Spark" is a limited edition and destined to be sold out FAST! Format Limited MCD Tracklisting 01. Spark (Album Mix) (click to listen) 02. Helicopter Girl (click to listen) 03. Spark (COMBICHRIST Remix) (click to listen) 04. The Poison Moon (click to listen) 05. Spark (Whiteout Mix by Jade of BLAQK AUDIO) (click to listen) Record Label Accession Release Date 25th Sep 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| SITD | Rot [Limited Edition] | £18.00 | ||
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Review In human colour psychology, "Rot" (Red) is associated with energy, heat, blood and strong emotions like aggression, passion and love. Furthermore "Rot" is often used to represent revolutionary movements and symbolizes wrath - one of the several deadly sins. And so, after the quieter-than-anticipated "Bestie:Mensch", [:SITD:] are back with a new power album, and as befits its title, "Rot" is destined to shake the dancefloors worldwide! This limited edition double CD will come in special luxurious packaging - further details to follow. Format Limited 2CD Digipak Tracklisting 01. The Insanity Of Normality (click to listen) 02. Catharsis [Heal Me, Control Me] (click to listen) 03. Rot V1.0 (click to listen) 04. Stigmata Of Jesus (click to listen) 05. Zodiac (click to listen) 06. Pride (click to listen) 07. Redemption (click to listen) 08. Frontal (click to listen) 09. Pharmako (click to listen) 10. MK Ultra (click to listen) 11. Destination (click to listen) Bonus Disc: 01. The Insanity of Normality [Final] (click to listen) 02. Rot V2.0 [Extended] (click to listen) 03. Rot [Remix by REAPER] (click to listen) 04. Redemption [Remix by PROJECT PITCHFORK] (click to listen) 05. Rot [Remix by S.A.M.] (click to listen) 06. Rot [Remix by AESTHETIC PERFECTION] (click to listen) 07. Heldenhaft [Vox] Featuring OTHURA (click to listen) Record Label Accession Release Date 30th Oct 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Clan of Xymox | In Love We Trust | £12.75 | ||
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Review CLAN OF XYMOX already proven with the taster single "Emily" that after almost 25 years, their creative potential is a long way from being exhausted. And now it's finally here! The long-awaited, brilliant new full-length album from these living legends. Elegiacally beautiful, melancholically powerful, emotionally stirring. Shimmering goth rock guitars meet modern electronic sounds; pulsating walls of sound meet no-nonsense rhythms, and everything is crowned with dark vocals which are heart-rending, full of hymnal yearning, yet powerful. Classic darkwave of the olden days combines with the electronically-orientated modern era to form a fascinating and unique creation which combines masterly, mighty rock songs and sensitive ballads. So CLAN OF XYMOX make the perfect transition from their beginnings as one of the most important bands on the legendary 4AD label through to the modern age of the 21st century. "In Love We Trust" forms the perfect high point to a path which once began with "Clan of Xymox" and which was developed further with "Medusa". This album will come to be mentioned in the same breath as classics such as "Disintegration" from THE CURE and "Victorialand" from THE COCTEAU TWINS. This first edition of "In Love We Trust" is released as a lavish 6-panel digipak with an extensive booklet which perfectly sets the visual scene for the story and which can be described without exaggeration as a work of art. A collectors' piece which no fan of CLAN OF XYMOX should be without! Format Limited CD Digipak Tracklisting 01. Emily (click to listen) 02. Hail Mary (click to listen) 03. Desdemona (click to listen) 04. Judas (click to listen) 05. In Love We Trust (click to listen) 06. Sea of Doubt (click to listen) 07. Morning Glow (click to listen) 08. Home Sweet Home (click to listen) 09. Love Got Lost (click to listen) 10. On a Mission (click to listen) Record Label Trisol Release Date 28th Aug 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Noisuf-X | Voodoo Ritual | £13.50 | ||
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Review After countless live appearances and contributions to important compilations, Jan L. aka NOISUF-X finally returns with an all-new release, his third official full-length album! "Voodoo Ritual" will be released in a limited first edition digipak and includes 14 brand new tracks, plus the very rare X-FUSION remix of "Hit Me Hard". Format Limited CD Digipak Tracklisting 01. Void (click to listen) 02. Krach Bumm (click to listen) 03. Just a Trip (click to listen) 04. Intellectually Retarded (click to listen) 05. Voodoo Ritual (click to listen) 06. Last Dance (click to listen) 07. Creepage Current (click to listen) 08. Destroyed (click to listen) 09. 3000 Phon (click to listen) 10. It Could Work (click to listen) 11. Halluzinogen (click to listen) 12. Noise and Bouncing (click to listen) 13. Game Over (click to listen) 14. Dance of the Knights (click to listen) 15. Hit Me Hard [X-FUSION remix] (click to listen) Record Label Pro Noize Release Date 27th Feb 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Parralox | State of Decay | £12.25 | ||
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Review "State Of Decay" is the second album from Australia's synthpop duo PARRALOX. Mastermind John von Ahlen and vocalist Amii have created an album that transfers the charm of the 80s directly into the present day. They sound like a modern mixture of bands such as PET SHOP BOYS, ERASURE, YAZOO and NEW ORDER. This first edition of "State Of Decay" is strictly limited to 1000 copies and will feature two exclusive bonustracks plus two exclusive remixes. Format Limited CD Tracklisting 01. Beautiful World (click to listen) 02. Universe, I Love You (click to listen) 03. Isn't It Strange (click to listen) 04. When the Walls Came Tumbling Down (click to listen) 05. Hotter (click to listen) 06. Be Careful What You Wish For (click to listen) 07. Moonwalking (click to listen) 08. I Am Human (click to listen) 09. Peter (click to listen) 10. Two Hearts (click to listen) 11. How Do You Break a Robot's Heart (click to listen) 12. Time (click to listen) Bonus tracks: 13. In the Night (click to listen) 14. Footsteps (Extended) (click to listen) 15. Touched By the Hand of God (Extended) (click to listen) 16. When the Walls Came Tumbling Down (Arachnophobias Remix) (click to listen) Record Label Conzoom Release Date 13th Nov 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Project Pitchfork | Dream, Tiresias! | £13.50 | ||
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Review They made history and over the course of a decade enthused thousands of fans worldwide. Now they are back! Like old, mighty gods, they rise up out of the shadows in order to redefine themselves and equally to reflect upon their old strengths. The wait was worth it! The time is ripe! No experiments; no compromises! Just hammering beats, breathtaking soundscapes, passionate melodies, profound lyrics and charismatic vocals. Dark electro in its purest and best form. Danceable. Loud. Moving. Passionate. In short: PROJECT PITCHFORK. "Dream, Tiresias!" is released as a limited, luxurious digipak including a lavish booklet designed personally by Peter Spilles, including all lyrics and wonderful photos. And as a special surprise, the CD contains three bonus tracks from the limited(and now sold out) taster single, "Feel!", which was only released in Germany. Be warned: PROJECT PITCHFORK are 'back to their roots and beyond'. This album is addictive! Format Limited CD Digipak Tracklisting 01. If I Could (click to listen) 02. Nasty Habit (click to listen) 03. The Tide (click to listen) 04. Promises (click to listen) 05. An End (click to listen) 06. Your God (click to listen) 07. Feel! (click to listen) 08. Full Of Life (click to listen) 09. Darkness (click to listen) 10. Passion (click to listen) 11. Feel! ([:SITD:] remix) (click to listen) 12. Feel! (NOISUF-X remix) (click to listen) 13. Feel! (DIE KRUPPS remix) (click to listen) Record Label Trisol Release Date 27th Feb 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Rammstein | Pussy | £4.00 | ||
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Review Germany's GREATEST rock band, RAMMSTEIN, return to the scene this year after an extended break from both studio and live activity. The lead single from their sixth studio album will be the double A side "Pussy"/"Rammleid", being released as a limited edition specially packaged CD single. In keeping with the Rammstein tradition of delivering high quality packaging, it is presented in a digipak containing an exclusive poster. Artwork for the single features the photography of Paul Brown, famous for his work with Motley Crue, and is sure to be a major talking point. Format Limited CDS Digipak Tracklisting 01. Pussy (click to listen) 02. Rammleid (click to listen) Record Label Spinefarm Release Date 21st Sep 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Nachtmahr | Alle Lust Will Ewigkeit | £13.25 | ||
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Review The nightmare of this crisis-ridden world has only just begun as the industrial formation of L'ÂME IMMORTELLE mastermind Thomas Rainer once more undergoes a revolution in style. With preceding albums and the cult single "Katharsis" he transformed himself into a widely-acclaimed 'dance dictator' of international concert halls and clubs and now he returns with a triumphant and unified work of art which will properly inaugurate the "War on the Dancefloor". "Alle Lust Will Ewigkeit" conjures up in its title the cyclical philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche, and thus it becomes clear: NACHTMAHR don't bring back the shattered memory of past times; NACHTMAHR are much more a state of being - dressed in the garments of the warrior, they celebrate the rumbling storm of the beats as their eternal flame of desire and sin. More than ever, sexuality seeps into in this work. Whilst in the booklet the NACHTMAHR girls loll around provocatively, songs such as "Sklave" (in English, "Slave") conjure up sadomasochistic scenarios. NACHTMAHR's musical 'will to power' reaches a higher level: the "Vendetta" will silence the sceptic, the "Code:Red" for those who falsely believed themselves to be in the final moments of tranquility. NACHTMAHR whet the blade with a new battle cry: "Because I can!" Among the pounding EBM beats and the rasping industrial noise, NACHTMAHR have dusted themselves down and do the dance of decay from Moscow to Berlin all the while inflaming the greedy mob. Because "Alle Lust Will Ewigkeit"! Format CD Digipak Tracklisting 01. Alle Lust Will Ewigkeit (click to listen) 02. Code:Red (click to listen) 03. Tanzdiktator (click to listen) 04. Klingen (click to listen) 05. Sklave (click to listen) 06. Vendetta (click to listen) 07. Alpha/Omega (click to listen) 08. Weil Ich's Kann! (click to listen) 09. Träume (click to listen) 10. War on the Dancefloor (click to listen) 11. Mörder (click to listen) Record Label Trisol Release Date 31st Jul 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Assemblage 23 | Early, Rare and Unreleased Volume 2 | £14.25 | ||
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Review In conjunction with ASSEMBLAGE 23's 2007 US "Meta" Tour, 23db Records released a limited edition CD collection of the band's earliest works entitled "Early, Rare, and Unreleased: 1988-1998". The CD was a huge hit with fans and sold out quickly. 23db, the label run and owned by ASSEMBLAGE 23, now happily announces that a second volume of this collection has just been completed and will hit the shelves in February, also through 23db Records. As with the first volume, the CD contains unreleased material from ASSEMBLAGE 23 going back as far as 1988 (including the hard-to-find cover of PSYCHEDELIC FURS' "Love My Way"), all re-recorded using the original sequences and equipment for maximum fidelity. Like the first volume, this release will also be strictly limited to 1,000 copies, SO ORDER FAST TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT! Format Limited CD Tracklisting 01. Eschatology (1994) (click to listen) 02. Beneath the Silence (1989) (click to listen) 03. Graverobber (1992) (click to listen) 04. Black Day (1988) (click to listen) 05. Relationshit (1994) (click to listen) 06. Untitled (1995) (click to listen) 07. From Darkness Comes Light (1992) (click to listen) 08. Mary Behind the Counter (1994) (click to listen) 09. Alone (1992) (click to listen) 10. Love My Way (1998) (click to listen) 11. Psychotic (1995) (click to listen) 12. Pain (1995) (click to listen) Record Label 23db Release Date 16th Feb 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| And One | Bodypop 1.5 | £13.50 | ||
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Review Steve Naghavi couldn't help but noticing that large parts of today's club crowds had no knowledge of the groundbreaking synthpop hits of the 80s, and this observation awakened a missionary instinct in AND ONE's restless front-man. Thus, the guys have thoroughly naghavigated an illustrious collection of genre classics, from "Blue Monday" and "Big In Japan" to "The Sun Always Shines On TV". A big tour of Germany's biggest concert halls followed and now we can reap the fruits of this labour on CD, as well: "Bodypop 1.5" features nine of the biggest classics of electronic pop music, all in AND ONE's patented SuperDooperCoverLoverSound, with a whole lot of live flavour mingled in. But, don't fret, the guys were also generous with their own material the new songs "Und Wenn", "Paddy Is My DJ" and "Love Is A Drug Abuser" plus old and previously unreleased versions of "Love You To The End" (the song is now about Depeche Mode!) and "So Klingt Liebe" (a six minute long version sporting a totally different mood!) "Bodypop 1.5" - music education turned into a silver disc! Come join us in Naghavi-land - because life I.S.T. too short for bad music! Format CD Tracklisting 01. Love Is A Drug Abuser (click to listen) 02. Paddy Is My DJ (click to listen) 03. Und Wenn (click to listen) 04. So Klingt Liebe (Demo) (click to listen) 05. Love You to the End (Demo) (click to listen) 06. The Sun Always Shines on TV (live) (click to listen) 07. It's a Sin (live) (click to listen) 08. Big in Japan (live) (click to listen) 09. The Great Commandment (live) (click to listen) 10. Smalltown Boy (live) (click to listen) 11. Blue Monday (live) (click to listen) 12. True Faith (live) (click to listen) 13. Sometimes (live) (click to listen) 14. Only You (live) (click to listen) Record Label Out of Line Release Date 7th Feb 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| And One | Live | £25.50 | ||
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Review AND ONE have never been a band to be satisfied with anything less than superlatives. But, as opposed to the empty phrases most politicians have to offer, the Electronic Body Pop band fronted by Steve Naghavi are sticking to their promises: the long planned and now finally completed double live DVD is the most comprehensive live experience ever to be released on this medium. 54 live songs, recorded between 2004 and 2008 in Berlin, Hamburg and Hildesheim! All the hits are included, spanning their entire career, plus lots of highly original cover versions of delightful tunes and the typical zaniness that accompanies any AND ONE gig, including an always lively interaction with the audience. Add to that all the video clips the band have ever produced, a 'making of' film, plus a complete concert recording from 1989. Any questions? ...but who, for God's sake, are Diana, Steffi, Julia, Mandy and Anke??? Format Limited 2DVD Digipak Tracklisting Disc 1:- DIANA 01. The Sun Always Shines on TV 02. Timekiller 03. The Great Commandment 04. Enjoy the Unknown 05. Military Fashion Show 06. Techno Man 07. The Walk 08. Traumfrau STEFFI 09. Stand the Pain 10. High 11. Schwarz 12. Deutschmaschine 13. Consequence of Time 14. Metalhammer 15. Panzermensch 16. Sometimes 17. Exit 18. Fernsehapparat 19. Krieger 20. Steine Sind Steine 21. Bodynerv 22. Für 23. Get You Closer 24. Recover You 25. So klingt Liebe 26. Life Isn't Easy in Germany 27. Loser 28. Driving with My Darling 29. Second Voice 30. Movie Star 31. Sweety Sweety 32. Klaus 33. Pimmelmann Disc 2:- JULIA 01. Strafbomber 02. Take Some More 03. Wet Spot 04. Second Voice 05. Für 06. Pray 07. Don't Need the Drugs 08. Sternradio 09. Uns Gehts Gut 10. Wasted 11. Speicherbar MANDY 12. Military Fashion Show 13. Fernsehapparat 14. Für 15. Bodynerv 16. Recover You 17. Get You Closer 18. So Klingt Liebe Bonus Video Clips: 19. Life Isn't Easy in Germany 20. Driving With My Darling 21. Sometimes 22. Get You Closer 23. Wasted 24. Krieger 25. So Klingt Liebe 26. Traumfrau 27. Making of "Krieger" 28. "Was Wäre, Wenn..." (Backstage Film) ANKE 29. Gommorah (Hamburg 1998) 30. Second Voice (Hamburg 1998) 31. Body Aggression (Hamburg 1998) Picture Format PAL Region Code 0 (All Regions) Technical Information NB :- PAL = European TV Format, NTSC = USA TV Format, but will usually play on European players. Please check the compatibility of your DVD Player with the relevant TV Format, as well as its Region compatibility, before ordering your DVD. If you have any doubts then please email us. Record Label Out Of Line Release Date 30th Oct 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Kraftwerk | The Catalogue | £69.50 | ||
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Review KRAFTWERK: Electro Pioneers, living legends and globally revered masters of electronic sound, celebrate the 35th anniversary of their landmark 1974 hit "Autobahn" by releasing digitally remastered versions of eight astounding albums in a special box set. Rolling back musical barriers with every forward-thinking phase of their career, Dusseldorf's Zen Masters of electronic minimalism laid the foundations for four decades of computerised pop and dance music. By chain reaction and mutation, they have influenced generations of artists in all genres, mapping musical futures yet to come. From BOWIE to DAFT PUNK, APHEX TWIN to PORTISHEAD, DR DRE to LCD SOUNDSYSTEM, and almost everyone in between, the mark of KRAFTWERK is endless, endless. In 2009, KRAFTWERK have upgraded their Kling Klang masters with the latest studio technology and these eight magnificent recordings still sound like nothing else in the history of music. KRAFTWERK are unique, pristine, profound and beautiful. Decades may pass, but their streamlined synthetic symphonies stand outside time, as fresh as tomorrow, transcendent and sublime. The eight discs come in a deluxe vinyl-sized box, with each of the discs packaged in "mini-vinyl" card wallets. Format 8CD Box Set Tracklisting Disc 1 "Autobahn":- 01. Autobahn 02. Kometenmelodie 1 03. Kometenmelodie 2 04. Mitternacht 05. Morgenspaziergang Disc 2 "Radio-Activity":- 01. Geiger Counter 02. Radioactivity 03. Radioland 04. Airwaves 05. Intermission 06. News 07. The Voice of Energy 08. Antenna 09. Radio Stars 10. Uranium 11. Transistor 12. Ohm Sweet Ohm Disc 3 "Trans Europe Express":- 01. Europe Endless 02. The Hall of Mirrors 03. Showroom Dummies 04. Trans Europe Express 05. Abzug 06. Metal on Metal 07. Franz Schubert 08. Endless Endless Disc 4 "The Man Machine":- 01. The Robots 02. Spacelab 03. Metropolis 04. The Model 05. Neon Lights 06. The Man Machine Disc 5 "Computer World":- 01. Computer World 02. Pocket Calculator 03. Numbers 04. Computer World 2 05. Computer Love 06. Home Computer 07. It's More Fun to Compute Disc 6 "Techno Pop":- 01. Boing Boom Tschak 02. Techno Pop 03. Musique Non Stop 04. The Telephone Call 05. House Phone 06. Sex Object 07. Electric Cafe Disc 7 "The Mix":- 01. The Robots 02. Computer Love 03. Pocket Calculator 04. Dentaku 05. Autobahn 06. Radioactivity 07. Trans Europe Express 08. Abzug 09. Metal on Metal 10. Home Computer 11. Music Non Stop Disc 8 "Tour De France":- 01. Prologue 02. Tour De France Étape 1 03. Tour De France Étape 2 04. Tour De France Étape 3 05. Chrono 06. Vitamin 07. Aéro Dynamik 08. Titanuim 09. Elektrokardiogramm 10. La Forme 11. Régéneration 12. Tour de France Record Label EMI Release Date 16th Nov 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Solitary Experiments | In the Eye of the Beholder | £15.25 | ||
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Review The Berlin-based trio SOLITARY EXPERIMENTS have long since understood the fact that good electronic music requires more than simply bringing together some synthesizer presets with some cuddly beats. Thus, on the new album "In the Eye of the Beholder", the band lay just as much emphasis on good song-writing, catchy melodies and multi-faceted arrangements as on club-compatible beats and solid bass. The anthemic electronic tracks keep the delicate balance between catchiness and a thorough dose of power that keeps them from ever drifting into the realms of pop-muzak. Effectively carried by Dennis Schober's warm voice and spiced up with a lot of emotional depth, "In the Eye of the Beholder" is a picture-perfect example of how intelligent electronic music in a field of tension between melody and club appeal should sound. The first edition of this CD will be released in a cardboard sliderpak, and comes with a bonus disc that features remixes, rarities and unreleased tracks. Club sounds with a lot of soul! Format Limited 2CD Digipak Tracklisting Disc 1 "In the Eye of the Beholder":- 01. Words of Wisdom (click to listen) 02. Rise and Fall (click to listen) 03. Immortal (Album Version) (click to listen) 04. Road to Horizon (click to listen) 05. Darkness Falls (click to listen) 06. Dead and Gone (click to listen) 07. Point of View (click to listen) 08. Déjà Vu (click to listen) 09. Seele Bricht V2.0 (click to listen) 10. Worst Case Scenario (click to listen) 11. A Rush of Ecstasy (click to listen) 12. No Surrender (click to listen) Disc 2 "The Beauty Lies...":- 01. Rise and Fall (COLONY 5 Remix) (click to listen) 02. Immortal (CEPHALGY Remix) (click to listen) 03. Point of View (DISKONNEKTED Remix) (click to listen) 04. Rise and Fall (Final Illusion) (click to listen) 05. Immortal (HEIMATAERDE Remix) (click to listen) 06. Road to Horizon (MILLIMETRIC Remix) (click to listen) 07. Darkness Falls (PNE Remix) (click to listen) 08. Immortal (MISS PEPPERMINT Remix) (click to listen) 09. Rise and Fall (SINESSENCE/SUESSENBORN Remix) (click to listen) 10. Darkness Falls (CONTROLLED COLLAPSE Remix) (click to listen) 11. Point of View (LEAETHER STRIP Remix) (click to listen) 12. Rise and Fall (ES23 Remix 1st) (click to listen) 13. Rise and Fall (PULSE STATE Remix 2nd) (click to listen) 14. Rise and Fall (REIZSTROM Remix 3rd) (click to listen) Record Label Out of Line Release Date 23rd Oct 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Various Artists | Endzeit Bunkertracks [Act IV] | £33.25 | ||
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Review The time has come, the wait is over, the fourth [act] of one of the most successful and talked-about compilation concepts on the dark electronic scene is now ready to go to manufacturing and will hit the stores in February 2009! "Endzeit Bunkertracks 4" will be released as a deluxe 4CD carton box whose impressive artwork was this time designed by Destroyx (www.destroyx.com). The booklet has now also been extended to 16 pages and features photos of all contributing bands for your visual pleasure. The new Endzeit experience is over 300 minutes of sonic extravaganza spread over 68 tracks on 4 discs. Returning from the core of the Underworld, "Endzeit Bunkertracks [Act IV]" again hits straighter and harder than ever before imagined, offering another brainwashing selection of the best dark, harsh elektro and modern powernoise acts active on the planet. The ultimate evil dancefloor conquerors all packed onto four full length CDs (including 60 out of 68 rare or previously unreleased exclusive tracks!) The complete track listing speaks for itself... with contributions from bands such as UNTER NULL, NOISUF-X, L'AME IMMORTELLE, LEAETHER STRIP, FADERHEAD, KOMOR KOMMANDO, PLASTIC NOISE EXPERIENCE, WYNARDTAGE, NACHTMAHR, MODULATE, ACYLUM, ZOMBIE GIRL, PUNTO OMEGA, MONOLITH, HEIMATAERDE, ISIS SIGNUM feat. SARA NOXX, SHNARPH!, C DRONE-DEFECT, PATENBRIGADE: WOLFF, ANGELSPIT, SHAUN F and STRAFTANZ... The modern high-tech powernoise league is also represented by its best new ambassadors: [X]-RX, ALTER DER RUINE, SAM, INDUSTRIEGEBIET, MEMMAKER, and of course the whole seething new generation of dark elektro acts are also present: FRACTURED, VIRGINS O.R PIGEONS, IC 434, DUNKELWERK, UBERBYTE, SKORBUT, PREEMPTIVE STRIKE 0.1, DISKONNEKTED, ALIEN PRODUKT, SIVA SIX, KOBOLD, PSY'AVIAH, ESSENCE OF MIND, FGFC820, KRYSTAL SYSTEM, NEIKKA RPM, RETRACTOR, and DYM. And of course the collection would not be complete without a bunch of promising new discoveries in the form of of SHAOLYN, MESMER'S EYES, AETHERFX, KANT KINO, SCHWARZBLUT, STAHLNEBEL vs BLACK SELKET, PHOSGORE, HIVEPOLITIKS, EX.ES, DETROIT DIESEL, ACRETONGUE, and many many more. This new selection of terrific and terrifying club invaders again features a very diverse and international approach with artists coming from all corners of the (under)world. Full club power, malevolent moments and splitting headaches guaranteed by this new ultimate Endzeit experience. Format Limited 4CD Box Set Tracklisting Disc 1 :- 01. FADERHEAD - tzdv (click to listen) 02. NACHTMAHR - i believe in blood (click to listen) 03. [X]-RX - die sexualkiste der hölle (click to listen) 04. ALTER DER RUINE - relax and ride it (handlebar mix by MEMMAKER)* (click to listen) 05. AETHERFX - leaving hope* (click to listen) 06. THE SYNTHETIC DREAM FOUNDATION - blood divine* (click to listen) 07. CYCLONE B - human progress* (click to listen) 08. MESMER'S EYES - judgement day* (click to listen) 09. WYNARDTAGE - tragic hero (X-FUSION mix)* (click to listen) 10. VIRGINS O.R PIGEONS - born in sin (DJ Psycon mix)* (click to listen) 11. IC 434 - back to back (endzeit mix)* (click to listen) 12. UBERBYTE - last human* (click to listen) 13. ANGELS ON ACID - now you know* (click to listen) 14. ALIEN PRODUKT - virus* (click to listen) 15. KANT KINO - we are kant kino* (click to listen) 16. STAHLNEBEL vs BLACK SELKET - unsichtbar* (click to listen) 17. SKORBUT - phantom pain* (click to listen) Disc 2 :- 01. KOMOR KOMMANDO - triggerfinger* (click to listen) 02. SAM - world of shit (click to listen) 03. PHOSGORE - pain tutorial (advanced agony mix)* (click to listen) 04. SIVA SIX - deep black will (NOISUF-X mix) (click to listen) 05. reADJUST with STAHLNEBEL vs BLACK SELKET - supernatural ability * 06. DEATHGRESSION - degenerated* (click to listen) 07. PREEMPTIVE STRIKE 0.1 - ichthyic ascension (ACYLUM mix)* (click to listen) 08. DUNKELWERK - harkers verderben (short cut)* (click to listen) 09. KOBOLD - blowback (untermenschen)* (click to listen) 10. FRACTURED - nothing* (click to listen) 11. HIVEPOLITIKS - wake up* (click to listen) 12. @VX feat. MIND.IN.A.BOX - transformation* (click to listen) 13. E-THIK - schleichfahrt* (click to listen) 14. ISIS SIGNUM feat. SARA NOXX - energy (SUPREME COURT mix)* (click to listen) 15. DISKONNEKTED - adrenaline (XP8 mix)** (click to listen) 16. DETROIT DIESEL - when darkness falls* (click to listen) 17. MENSCHDEFEKT with STAHLNEBEL vs BLACK SELKET - stalingrad* (click to listen) Disc 3 :- 01. ACRETONGUE - voyeur* (click to listen) 02. PSY'AVIAH feat. LEAETHER STRIP - sweet hard revenge (endzeit mix)* (click to listen) 03. PATENBRIGADE: WOLFF - stalinallee (jugendklub mix)* (click to listen) 04. INDUSTRIEGEBIET - sex mit einer leiche (SOMAN rmx) (click to listen) 05. NOISUF-X - last dance* (click to listen) 06. MODULATE - hard and dirty (SAM mix)* (click to listen) 07. NOVASTORM - blow job (click to listen) 08. ACYLUM - schmerzpervers* (click to listen) 09. UNTER NULL - broken heart cliché* (click to listen) 10. SCHWARZBLUT - muss es eine trennung geben* (click to listen) 11. PLASTIC NOISE EXPERIENCE - zu nah (SUICIDE COMMANDO mix) (click to listen) 12. ANGELSPIT - girl poison (I:SCINTILLA mix)* (click to listen) 13. ESSENCE OF MIND - nightmare* (click to listen) 14. ZOMBIE GIRL - the darkness (KOMOR KOMMANDO mix)* (click to listen) 15. PUNTO OMEGA - fabricantes de miedo* (click to listen) 16. FGFC820 - the heart of america (MESMER'S EYES mix)* (click to listen) 17. KRYSTAL SYSTEM - i love my chains (MESMER'S EYES mix)* (click to listen) Disc 4 :- 01. MEMMAKER - death comes (ROTERSAND mix)* (click to listen) 02. EX.ES - access to the ex.es (pure adrenaline mix)* (click to listen) 03. SHAUN F - drty fckn dsko (hard version)* (click to listen) 04. SHAOLYN - face down* (click to listen) 05. MONOLITH - attack of the ants* (click to listen) 06. SHNARPH! - eine tolle predigt (click to listen) 07. C DRONE-DEFECT - mundus vult decipi* (click to listen) 08. AFTERPARTY - manbaby* (click to listen) 09. HEIMATAERDE - vater (aura lusus mixtura) (click to listen) 10. STRAFTANZ - tanzt kaputt, was euch kaputt macht! (STRAFTANZ original) (click to listen) 11. DIFFUZION - fire (EFF DST rmx)** (click to listen) 12. CYLAB - dragonfly dream* (click to listen) 13. L'AME IMMORTELLE - es tut mir leid (entschuldigung mix by GRENDEL)** (click to listen) 14. LEAETHER STRIP - cast away 09 (twenty mix)* (click to listen) 15. NEIKKA RPM feat. LEAETHER STRIP - warped (terror mix)* (click to listen) 16. RETRACTOR - annihilation (PREEMPTIVE STRIKE 0.1 remix)* (click to listen) 17. DYM - government stomp! (overplayed remix)* (click to listen) * exclusive or previously unreleased tracks ** rare or deleted tracks Record Label Alfa Matrix Release Date 13th Feb 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
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