Week Ending
26th Apr 2009
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Hello Everyone!
Due to the very busy week we've had, and the fact that we're attending the Whitby Goth Weekend (Jo has a gig tonight!), we won't be producing our regular newsletter this week. Normal service will resume next weekend.
However, we do have news of a very limited re-issue of VNV Nation's "Past Perfect (Special Edition)", to coincide with the release of Reformation 1, which is due to arrive on Monday. This special edition of VNV Nation's "Past Perfect" has been sold out for over two years now. It comes in a cardboard box that includes two DVDs and a CD with additional CD-Rom tracks, plus A3 sized poster, A6 sized sticker and a 12-page DVD booklet containing photos, credits, index, etc. The first DVD contains ten live tracks, filmed at the Columbiahalle in Berlin, at the M'era Luna festival, and on tour in the US. Also included are explanations of the some of the songs by the band, on-tour impressions and behind the scenes footage, fan comments, and before- and after-show interviews. The second DVD contains band interviews, exclusive footage, tour impressions and more. Also included are some 'Easter eggs' (hidden items), internet downloads for owners of the DVD, and subtitles.
I'd also like to mention that all formats of Depeche Mode's new album "Sounds of the Universe" are now in stock, including the beast that is the boxset. Weighing in at almost 2.5kg, this has caused us a lot of problems (and late nights) as it's too heavy to ship overseas using Royal Mail as a single unit. It is very nice though, so get yours before they're deleted!
Have a great week!
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| VNV Nation | Past Perfect (Special Edition) | £28.50 | ||
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Review This special edition of VNV NATION's "Past Perfect" has been sold out for over two years. It is now back in very limited supply. It comes in a cardboard box that includes two DVDs and a CD with additional CD-Rom tracks, plus A3 sized poster, A6 sized sticker and a 12-page DVD booklet containing photos, credits, index etc. The bonus CD-Rom material is exclusive to this special edition! The first DVD contains ten live tracks, filmed at the Columbiahalle in Berlin, at the M'era Luna festival, and on tour in the US. Also included are explanations of the some of the songs by the band, on-tour impressions and behind the scenes footage, fan comments, and before- and after-show interviews. The second DVD contains band interviews, exclusive footage, tour impressions and more. Also included are some 'easter eggs' (hidden items), internet downloads for owners of the DVD (you can only download the items with the DVD in your computer) and subtitles. Many of the impressions sections feature background music. Format 2DVD + CD Digipak Tracklisting DVD 1:- 01. Intro 02. Kingdom 03. Epicentre 04. Honour 05. Fearless 06. Forsaken 07. Genesis 08. Darkangel 09. Solitary 10. Standing 11. Beloved 12. Electronaut DVD 2:- 01. Interview (Part 1) 02. Tour Preparations 03. Pastimperfect (Tour Impressions) 04. City Special (Paris, Zurich, New York) 05. The Making of "Futureperfect" Audio CD/CD-Rom:- 01. Procession - Live at WGT 1999 02. Standing - Live at M'era Luna 2000 03. Electronaut - Live Backing Video 04. Interview (Part 2) 05. Band Photos Picture Format PAL Region Code 0 (All Regions) Technical Information NB :- PAL = European TV Format, NTSC = USA TV Format. 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 Anachron Sounds Release Date 18th May 2007 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. As a special offer, Music Non Stop will be offering quadruple loyalty points on this title until the 17th of April. Format Limited 2CD+DVD Box Set Tracklisting CD1 "Live":- 01. Joy 02. Chrome 03. Testament 04. Nemesis 05. Endless Skies 06. Farthest Star 07. Procession 08. Entropy 09. Illusion 10. Arena 11. Honour 2003 12. Perpetual Disc 2 "Remixes":- 01. Chrome (Modcom Mix) 02. Chrome (SITD Mix) 03. Chrome (APOPTYGMA BERZERK Remix) 04. Interceptor (VNV ABM Version) 05. Nemesis (S.A.M. Remix) 06. Carry You (FROZEN PLASMA remix) 07. As it Fades (VNV 2nd Movement) 08. Still Waters (unreleased) 09. Precipice (unreleased) 10. Suffer (unreleased) 11. Main Theme (from Gene Generation) 12. Mayhem (from Gene Generation) 13. The Lair (from Gene Generation) 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 | |||
| Depeche Mode | Sounds of the Universe | £57.50 | ||
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Review Please note: This boxset is exceedingly large and very heavy. So heavy that we are unable to post it overseas by Royal Mail. Thus if you order this item from overseas, the only way we are able to get it to you is to open the box, split it into two packages and ship them separately. Please do not buy from overseas if you are not happy for us to do this. 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 | |||
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| Depeche Mode | Sounds of the Universe | £13.00 | ||
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Review Format CD Tracklisting 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) Record Label Mute Release Date 20th Apr 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Depeche Mode | Sounds of the Universe | £16.75 | ||
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Review The CD+DVD Edition of the album comes with a bonus CD containing a short film, the promo video for the single "Wrong" and additional audio material. Format CD+DVD Tracklisting CD:- 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) DVD:- 01. Sounds of the Universe (A Short Film) 02. Wrong (Promo Video) Audio tracks:- 03. Sounds Of The Universe in 5.1 surround sound 04. In Chains (Minilogue's Earth Remix) 05. Little Soul (Thomas Fehlmann's Flowing Ambient Mix) 06. Jezebel (SixToes Remix) Record Label Mute Release Date 20th Apr 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Depeche Mode | Sounds of the Universe | £19.50 | ||
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Review This 2LP Vinyl Edition also comes with the regular "Sounds of the Universe" CD. Format 2LP Vinyl + CD Tracklisting Side 1:- 01. In Chains (click to listen) 02. Hole to Feed (click to listen) 03. Wrong (click to listen) Side 2:- 04. Fragile Tension (click to listen) 05. Little Soul (click to listen) 06. In Sympathy (click to listen) Side 3:- 07. Peace (click to listen) 08. Come Back (click to listen) 09. Spacewalker (click to listen) 10. Perfect (click to listen) Side 4:- 11. Miles Away/The Truth Is (click to listen) 12. Jezebel (click to listen) 13. Corrupt (click to listen) Record Label Mute Release Date 20th Apr 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Saudade | Bad Dreams | £6.75 | ||
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Review Originally written in the 80s and re-recorded twenty years later, "Bad Dreams" is now available on CD maxi-single along with two remixes by RENAME, giving the song new life while still retaining the 80s feel. The bonus track "Lost Diamonds" is another remake of an 80s synthpop demo recording. SAUDADE is the project of Todd Durrant, the owner of synthpop label A Different Drum, as he revisits his past and contemplates the future of electronic pop music. Format CDS Tracklisting 01. Bad Dreams 02. Bad Dreams (RENAME Remix) 03. Lost Diamonds 04. Bad Dreams (RENAME Club Mix) Record Label A Different Drum Release Date 20th Apr 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Whitehouse | Quality Time | £15.00 | ||
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Review Recorded in 1995 by Steve Albini and William Bennett in Chicago, "Quality Time" marked the end of the mid-period WHITEHOUSE with an album containing the original version of the notorious "Just Like A Cunt" (featuring Philip Best on vocals), and the indescribably disturbing "Baby"; also features beautiful cover artwork by the now Tokyo-based Trevor Brown. Format 12" Vinyl Tracklisting 01. Told 02. Quality Time 03. Baby 04. Execution 05. Just Like a Cunt 06. Once and for All Record Label Very Friendly Release Date 20th Apr 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| New Risen Throne | Crossing the Withered Regions | £12.25 | ||
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Review The sole member of NEW RISEN THRONE is know as STIELH, and is one of the Grand Masters of the blackened dark ambient coming from Italy recently (see also VESTIGIAL). His exceptionally black and foreboding ambient creations are well known within the scene by now. The previous NRT release "Whispers of the Approaching Wastefulness" (released on Cyclic Law) represented the steps leading to the acknowledgment of the approaching end of all things... This new chapter "Crossing the withered Regions" is the journey through wasted "regions" of our inner self, withered by our doubts, thoughts and fears about the end. This is the soundtrack to the world we live in and experience at the very present. It is utterly dark and there is certainly no sun in the horizon. Slit your wrists and float away... The CD is enhanced with a special video-track and comes in a 6-panel digipak. Format CD Digipak Tracklisting 01. Heritage of the Emptiness 02. Withered Regions 03. A Glance Thru the Mournful Remains 04. Humani Nihil 05. Sight of the Soul 06. Dead, Scourged Sun 07. Withered Regions (Video Track) Record Label Cold Meat Industries Release Date 24th Apr 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Noorglo | Hard Body Music | £14.25 | ||
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Review NOORGLO is best known as a DJ and as one of the organizers of the famous Decadence parties in Bologna/Italy, but behind him there's a career as a producer and musician spanning almost ten years. Thanks to his eclectic musical tastes he is always able to infuse his personal musical style with various genres creating a unique hard groove EBM and industrial sound. He has performed at various festivals alongside such acts as MASSIVE ATTACK, CRISTAL DISTORTION, HYPNOSKULL, HOCICO, and many others. NOORGLO has also appeared on many compilations and produced numerous bootleg recordings spanning an extreme spectrum from ambient and chill-out styles to the harder sounds of hardtechno, industrial, breakcore, and EDM. This disc, his official debut full-length release, contains tracks recorded between 2006 and 2008. A symphonic electronic voyage into the most modern dancefloor sounds. Influences include RICHIE HAWTIN, XOTOX, VENETIAN SNARES... Format CD Tracklisting 01. Waratah 02. Arena 03. Lashes 04. Hyerarchy 05. Bedroom Corrosion 06. Oph Rmx 07. Concrete Flesh 08. Scoze.2 09. Beast 10. Resonance 11. Hbm Opera 32 featuring J.K 12. 12 Record Label Rustblade Release Date 24th Apr 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Second Disease | While the Masses Sleep | £13.00 | ||
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Review After a long period of complete silence, SECOND DISEASE return with a massive comeback album in 2009. The former ZOTH OMMOG recording artist delivers with a true electro masterpiece. Musically, located between acts such as MENTALLO & THE FIXER, SKINNY PUPPY and FRONT LINE ASSEMBLY, the german based duo celebrates a highly anticipated old-school sound. Electro/EBM at its best! A must have for all lovers of innovative electronic music, far away from the mainstream sound and techno body music influences. Format CD Tracklisting 01. Preload 02. Heaven 03. Scream 04. Red River 05. Consequence 06. Finishing Inside 07. Desire 08. Nioe 09. In Doubt 10. Deadline 11. Charity 12. Noise 13. Warbeast 14. Bright Chasm 15. Oblique Choir 16. --- 17. Postload 18. Ra Record Label Infacted Release Date 24th Apr 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Disreflect | Rest | £6.75 | ||
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Review Quickly following on from DISREFLECT's amazing debut album, "Mnemophobia", A Different Drum present this wonderful CD maxi-single, which features all-new versions of the song, including the Club Mix, which adds a dancefloor-friendly beat to the original album version. Plus you'll find the RAINDANCER remix of "Fear of Memories" which is an instant hit, and the memorable bonus track, "The Star of County Down", a classic folk song with a new, electronic twist. This is synthpop at its best! Highly Recommended! Format MCD Tracklisting 01. Rest (Eulogy) 02. Rest (Ragemix) 03. Fear of Memories (RAINDANCER Remix) 04. Rest (Club Version) 05. The Star of County Down 06. Mine (DOUX ET EFFICACES Remix) Record Label A Different Drum Release Date 20th Apr 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Various Artists | Extreme Storfrequenz Volume 3 | £8.75 | ||
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Review The 'bad sister' of the "Extreme Sündenfall" compilation series has grown up and is back in its third incarnation! Even more 'eeevil', "Extreme Störfrequenz" features the more noisy, industrial and extreme electro-dancefloor acts, with many new and partly exclusive or previously unreleased tracks. Format CD Tracklisting 01. END: THE DJ featuring E.I.D - March of the Circuitheads* 02. TRACK ZERO - My Nation Under Invasion* 03. CHAINREACTOR - Psychokiller* 04. STUDIO-X - To Hell* 05. E.I.D - Koerperanalyse (Remix by 2YOUNG2DIE)* 06. MASCHINENKRIEGER KR52 vs DISRAPTOR - Chaos Theory* 07. SYNAPSCAPE - Ahuenna! 08. GENETIC DISORDER - Patientenfick* 09. LACARUZ - Erwacht* 10. ELEKTROSTAAT - Klima* 11. NOISUF-X - Krach Bumm 12. PSYCHISCHE STOERUNG - Apathie* 13. X-RX - Homofürst 14. THE PEOPLES REPUB-LIC OF EUROPE - Dirty Distorted Dancehall* 15. STAHLSCHLAG - Remember the Noise* 16. LE MODERNISTE - Mourning's clarity* 17. 100BLUMEN - Crash 18. POLARLICHT 4.1 - Black Virus * - Exclusive to this compilation/previously unreleased Record Label Upscene Release Date 20th Apr 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Final Selection | Clockworks | £11.75 | ||
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Review Nearly four years since the release of their acclaimed concept album "Meridian", German duo FINAL SELECTION are back, newly signed to Flashpop media and hoping to realize the big success that has eluded them so far. "Clockworks" combines gloomy, dense layers of synths with crisp beat work, providing the perfect foundation for Riccardo's vocals, which seem simply immersed within this sea of sounds, as if they belong there. The overall effect, combined with the subject matter of the songs, is to transport the listener into a magical, dream-like sound world, one that is quite different from the one inhabited by their contemporaries. Format CD Tracklisting 01. Clockworks 02. Travelling Man 03. Lifelines 04. Dreamworld 05. Two Islands 06. Red Line 07. Skindeep 08. Nemo 09. Truly 10. My Life 11. A Bitter Tear Record Label Flashpop Media Release Date 20th Apr 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Lacuna Coil | Shallow Life | £10.75 | ||
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Review There is no doubt that one of the most anticipated new releases of 2009 is "Shallow Life", the eagerly awaited new studio album from Italian sensation LACUNA COIL. Recorded with acclaimed producer Don Gilmore (who has also worked with the likes of Avril Lavigne, LINKIN PARK, PEARL JAM) at the famed NRG Studios in Los Angeles, the first full-length studio album since the 2006 release "Karmacode" is undeniably a huge step forward in the band's musical evolution, and promises to be well worth the wait. Format CD Tracklisting 01. Survive (click to listen) 02. I Won't Tell You (click to listen) 03. Not Enough (click to listen) 04. I'm Not Afraid (click to listen) 05. I Like It (click to listen) 06. Underdog (click to listen) 07. The Pain (click to listen) 08. Spellbound (click to listen) 09. Wide Awake (click to listen) 10. The Maze (click to listen) 11. Unchained (click to listen) 12. Shallow Life (click to listen) Record Label Century Media Release Date 20th Apr 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Lacuna Coil | Shallow Life | £13.50 | ||
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Review Format Limited CD Digipak Tracklisting 01. Survive (click to listen) 02. I Won't Tell You (click to listen) 03. Not Enough (click to listen) 04. I'm Not Afraid (click to listen) 05. I Like It (click to listen) 06. Underdog (click to listen) 07. The Pain (click to listen) 08. Spellbound (click to listen) 09. Wide Awake (click to listen) 10. The Maze (click to listen) 11. Unchained (click to listen) 12. Shallow Life (click to listen) 13. Oblivion (Bonus Track) (click to listen) Record Label Century Media Release Date 20th Apr 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Lacuna Coil | Shallow Life | £13.75 | ||
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Review Format Limited Gatefold 12" Vinyl Tracklisting Side A:- 01. Survive (click to listen) 02. I Won't Tell You (click to listen) 03. Not Enough (click to listen) 04. I'm Not Afraid (click to listen) 05. I Like It (click to listen) 06. Underdog (click to listen) Side B:- 07. The Pain (click to listen) 08. Spellbound (click to listen) 09. Wide Awake (click to listen) 10. The Maze (click to listen) 11. Unchained (click to listen) 12. Shallow Life (click to listen) Record Label Century Media Release Date 20th Apr 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| This Morn' Omina | Momentum of Singular Clarity | £10.25 | ||
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Review Five years have passed since the self-contained (and now deleted) "Drake Equation". This EP is also a 'stand-alone release' - a stop between the second and the third part of the Nyan Trilogy. Sal-Ocin joined THIS MORN' OMINA as a full member a few years ago and now the project is a trio with the inclusion of the live concert drummer Spike. Here they have created five tracks which combine rhythmic complexity with impulsive power and tuneful depth to aurally express mass and velocity of an object (i.e. it's momentum). Framed by the fast, pulsating floor burners "Momentum I" and "II", you will discover the melodic beauty of "Nuraghi", the tribal, symphonic darkness of "Ananda" and the slow, melancholic flow of "Tellurian". Synthetic beats, acoustic percussion, sub-bass, atmospheric electronics and energetic vocals result in the uniqueness that THIS MORN' OMINA stands for! Format MCD Tracklisting 01. Momentum I 02. Nuraghi 03. Ananda 04. Tellurian 05. Momentum II Record Label Ant Zen Release Date 17th Apr 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Hecq | Steeltongued | £14.75 | ||
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Review After finishing the well-received "Night Falls", B. L. Boysen's ambition for the next album was simple: to improve HECQ's sound, and to move it forward into something Boysen defines as an 'emotional destillate'. The tracks "Typhon" and "Steeltongued", written in 2007 and 2008 respectively, provide the blue-print for this CD. They show a non-confined structure and in addition they work well as a basis for collaborations and remixes. The success of disc one lies in the skillful omission of the insignificant. Although complex abstract rhythmic textures predominate during tracks 2 to 9, no 'scrolls' block the essence. After the majestic "Spires Awake", the listener will be trapped in an extensive blend of IDM, breakbeats, and even breakcore, complemented with the infusion of Nebulo's mighty dark soundscapes and Nongenetic's modified voice. Disc two is the result of Boysen's decision to have the CD's title track remixed by a wide variety of artists. He sees "Steeltongued" as representative of HECQ's work, so he was most curious about the results; and they are indeed interesting - CD2 can be seen virtually as an album in its own right. Ranging from melodic sequenced beats (XABEC), clicks'n'cuts emerging into a noise outburst (SPYWEIRDOS), and syncopated intelligent breaks (Skam label's TEAM DOYOBI) to intricate sub-bassed electronica (ex-FUNKSTÖRUNG's's Michael Fakesch) and alienated dubstep (DISSCOXX), plus remixes by Tobias Lilja, Raoul Sinier, ULTRE STEAL TONGUES, MOTHBOY, BLACKFILM and EL FOG. This addendum displays the versatile facets and possibilities implied by HECQ's work. Once again Boysen is setting the pace. Have a deep listen! Comes in a deluxe 6-panel digipak, with artwork designed by Christopher Hewitt. Format 2CD Digipak Tracklisting Disc 1:- 01. Spires Awake 02. Typhon 03. The Descend (with Nebulo) 04. Steeltongued 05. I Will Survive (with Nongenetic) 06. DFRM 07. Untitled (BK Remix) 08. Frost 09. Howler 10. Hypnos I (Distant Fires) 11. Hypnos II (Lost for Words) 12. Hypnos III (Hypnos) Disc 2:- 01. Steeltongued (XABEC Remix) 02. Steeltongued (Tobias Lilja Remix) 03. Steeltongued (SPYWEIRDOS Remix) 04. Steeltongued (Raoul Sinier Remix) 05. Steeltongued (Si Begg Remix) 06. Steeltongued (ULTRE STEAL TONGUES Remix) 07. Steeltongued (MOTHBOY Remix) 08. Steeltongued (Steel Tank by Michael Fakesch) 09. Steeltongued (BLACKFILM Remix) 10. Steeltongued (Hecqs Wolds Retreat by TEAM DOYOBI) 11. Steeltongued (DISSCOXX Remix) 12. Steeltongued (EL FOG Remix) Record Label Hymen Release Date 23rd Apr 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Brighter Death Now | Where Dreams Come True: Live in Chicago | £12.50 | ||
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Review On Friday the 13th of June 2003, the Swedish aggressor penetrated a virginal North America and left a sick stain inside the city of Chicago. The assault lasted for just over sixty agonizing minutes, intimidation of power the only lubrication. Sometimes slow, and accompanied by whispered threats, other times hard, and gratuitously painful. Always overbearing and unrelenting. Isn't that what LOVE is supposed to feel like? Moans of pleasure in the throes of violation. The amplification of obsession within an ongoing 'abusive' relationship. The evidence of trauma conveniently packaged and presented as a commodity. Feel dirty and ashamed over and over again. Remember, you're a victim, not a survivor. On this special occasion the personell of BRIGHTER DEATH NOW were Roger Karmanik and Proiekt Hat. Your trauma comes in packed in a delicious foilprinted 4-panel digipak. Format CD Digipak Tracklisting 01. Adipocere 02. Thirtyseven 03. Sperm on Your Jacket 04. Innerwar 05. American Tale 06. I Hate You 07. Happy Nation Record Label Cold Meat Industry Release Date 24th Apr 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Various Artists | Electropop.2 | £11.75 | ||
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Review Hot on the heels of the first Electropop compilation, which is now almost sold out, Conzoom records present "Electropop.2". The new compilation features 13 exclusive tracks from many fresh and newly discovered bands and artists from the electro and synthpop scenes. "Electropop.2" again will be strictly limited to 777 numbered copies. Additionally, "Electropop.2" will follow on from the first volume of the compilation series in optical ways, also. The introduction to the booklet is written by John von Ahlen - mastermind of the glamorous australian synthpop project PARRALOX - and again will feature much information about the participating bands and artists. The booklet features printed lyrics to all the tracks on the compilation, too. Format Limited CD Tracklisting 01. ALASKA HIGHWAY - Skyline (Extended Mix) 02. DEZEPTION - No Sense (Extended) 03. DYNAMIKK ROLLER DUO - Every Other Day (Extended Mix) 04. EMMON - Secrets and Lies (Extended Version) 05. JULIAN BRANDT - Looks and Talent (Extended Night Walk Mix) 06. LOW TECHNICIANS - Miles Away (Extended Electropop Version) 07. MARLOW - Stars (Extended Purple Edit) 08. MOONLIGHT COVE - Smile of Low (Lazzo Club Mix) 09. OSTRICH - Sleepy Angels (Annica's Libra Bells Melody Remix) 10. QUELLES PAROLES - Swoon (Extended Version) 11. RUBIKON - Telephone (Håkan Ludvigson Extended Edit) 12. RUPESH CARTEL - Oh No Oh No! (Extended Version) 13. THE ULTRASONICS - Go Electro (Extended Mix) Record Label Conzoom Release Date 24th Apr 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Dope Stars Inc. | Criminal Intents/Morning Star (Double Feature EP) | £12.00 | ||
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Review William Gibson's cyberpunk visions have finally found their band! Out of the shimmering, urbane darkness of modern megacities, DOPE STARS INC. rise up to strike once more. Young, loud and damn sexy, they're no cold, electronic robots, but decadent rock warriors of the digital age. Outlaws who move between shimmering neon lights, designer drugs and modern technology, they tear down boundaries and defy all categorisation. With the energy of a nuclear attack they celebrate their vision of beauty and decay. Heartrendingly tragic, darkly apocalyptic, seductively beautiful and hard-as-nails rock. Powerful walls of guitars rebound off shimmering sequencers, the distorted vocals being a personification of modern industrial rock. Wistful melody refrains conjure up passion. Goth meets cyberpunk, Nu Metal meets Electro. Industrial meets Rock. This is the future! Everything which has gone before blends into that which is fascinating and new. Virtual reality long since became actual reality: "Bladerunner" hunts on the streets and the DOPE STARS INC. create the perfect soundtrack to it. This new strictly limited EP includes 15 brand new killer tracks! Four exclusive previously unreleased tracks as a taster for the new studio album, a rare demo version of the DOPE STARS INC. hit, "Vyperpunk", an exclusive cover version by DOPE STARS INC. of the CLAN OF XYMOX cult classic, "Jasmin & Rose" as well as nine remixes and cover versions of DOPE STARS INC. songs by KMFDM, MORTIIS, GOTHMINISTER and SPIRITUAL FRONT among others. "Criminal Intents" is released as a strictly limited edition luxurious digipak. Format Limited CD Digipak Tracklisting 01. Criminal Intents 02. Digital Warriors 03. Morning Star 04. Nothing Is Left 05. Lost (remixed by KMFDM) 06. Can you Imagine (remixed by GOTHMINISTER) 07. Braindamage (Scumsuckers Mix by MORTIIS) 08. Lost (remixed by LOVEGRAVE) 09. Braindamage (remixed by DEFLORE) 10. Can You Imagine (SPIRITUAL FRONT cover version) 11. Bang Your Head (remixed by REVEREND HELLBASTARD) 12. Braindamage (remixed by CROSSBREED) 13. Can You Imagine (remixed by VIOLENT DIVA) 14. Jasmine & Rose 15. Vyperpunk (demo version) Record Label Trisol Release Date 24th Apr 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Various Artists | Extreme Traumfanger Vol. 8 | £12.50 | ||
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Review Eighth volume in the "Extreme Traumfänger" (Extreme Dreamcatcher) compilation series. Martin Sprissler (of Gothic Magazine) collects some of the most romantic recent releases from the Gothic scene. Format CD Tracklisting 01. NADIA SOHAEI - Strong (Full Album Version) 02. FADING COLOURS - Feel 03. LOST AREA - Man Machine 04. THE CYBERCHRIST PROJECT - Wrapped Up In You (AVE MARIA Mix) 05. ILLUSION OF LIGHT - Warum? 06. REBENTISCH - Angst 07. BLACK HEAVEN - Von Hier zu den Sternen 08. PHASE III - Im Nebel 09. ELANE - Elfennacht 10. ESCAPE WITH ROMEO - It's Loneliness 11. FEEDING FINGERS - Neverlight 12. ATOMIC NEON - Cold Room 13. SAPPHIRE SOLACE - Completely 14. THE BEAUTY OF GEMINA - Tell Me Why 15. JANOSCH MOLDAU - Not With the Son 16. ANNA LaBOGA - Memories to Jens M. 17. STOA - Hanuz Nist Record Label Upscene Release Date 17th Apr 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
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| The House Of Usher | Angst | £15.00 | ||
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Review "Angst is a German word for fear or anxiety. It's also used in English to describe an intense feeling of strife. In German, 'Angst' normally means a feeling or fear towards anything strange." In a time in which many kinds of musical styles are falsely called 'gothic rock' THE HOUSE OF USHER are giving a clear statement with their seventh studio album "Angst" which shows them as mature and self-conscious artists. Even if it has to be seen as the result of their continuous renewal and self-exploration that has been going on since 1990, it is a distinct concession to their roots in the British wave rock of the 80s. Relieved of superfluous ballast, "Angst" presents itself as an album of epic strength, rough melancholy and simple and true beauty. In the tradition of their 1999 release "Cosmogenesis", THE HOUSE OF USHER return to a close correspondence between artwork, novel and atmosphere in their music. Regardless of the superficial flood of pictures surrounding us, this album concentrates on mere expression and the effects of reduced stylistic devices. Dealing with existential anxiety of modern man and the question where in life he stands, also featuring the amazing artwork of famous German book illustrator Mark Freier, "Angst" is like watching the world through a distorted mirror. To our surprise many things look clearer and unequivocal from this point of view. Format CD Tracklisting 01. Invocation (click to listen) 02. Move Over Kate (click to listen) 03. Deep Inside My Heart (click to listen) 04. For My Vengeance (click to listen) 05. Friendly Fire (click to listen) 06. I Wanna Know (click to listen) 07. Wild Flower (click to listen) 08. Down Below (click to listen) 09. Faith for the Faethless (click to listen) 10. You're the Fire I'm the Ashes (click to listen) 11. Take My Hand (click to listen) 12. To Whatever End (click to listen) Record Label Equinoxe Release Date 31st Mar 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Uberbyte | Dos | £11.75 | ||
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Review Following up their surprise hit debut "SIC", the UK's confrontational industrialists UBERBYTE are now ready to unleash their follow-up, titled "Dos", on Crunch Pod. "Dos" maintains UBERBYTE's penchant for hook-driven songwriting, this time with a darker, grittier edge. It also sees the band emerge from a whirpool of influences into something altogether more realized and mature. On the new disc, the band's central recording hub and main clubwrecker, also known as Uberman, remarked: "With "Sic" we announced ourselves, but "Dos" goes a quantum level beyond that. We're still all about songs and hooks but this time we got down to showing some more teeth, a bit more of the kind of aggression and groove we have live. It was a blast to make too -- lots of fun and that's what really counts to us." UBERBYTE remain, at their core, a mixture of the old- and new-school of industrial, pumping out enough pile-driving, slam-dunking power for any dancefloor while at the same time being capable of throwing out lean, distinctive, melodic material with a dark, twisted sense of humor. Get ready to be UBERBYTE's industrial bitch. Format CD Tracklisting 01. Under the Cross (click to listen) 02. Say What?? (click to listen) 03. The Gift (click to listen) 04. Dissect (click to listen) 05. Industrial Bitch (click to listen) 06. Soma (click to listen) 07. Aeon (click to listen) 08. Rewind (click to listen) 09. Last Human (click to listen) 10. Time And Paper (click to listen) 11. (Let's Put The Fun In) Fundamentalist (click to listen) 12. Ich Will Tanzen (click to listen) Record Label Crunch Pod Release Date 10th Apr 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
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| Alec Empire | London Ticket (Fri 1st May 2009) | £14.50 | ||
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Promoter Flag Promotions Date 1st May 2009 Line Up Alec Empire Modulate System:FX Venue Underworld, 174 Camden High Street, London, NW1 Doors 7.00pm Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Alec Empire | Manchester Ticket (Sat 2nd May 2009) | £14.50 | ||
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Promoter Flag Promotions Date 2nd May 2009 Line Up Alec Empire Modulate Novus UK Venue Satan's Hollow, 101 Princess Street, Manchester, M1 6DD Doors 7.00pm Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| CombiChrist | London Ticket (Wed 27th May 2009) | £17.50 | ||
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Promoter Flag Promotions Date 27th May 2009 Line Up CombiChrist New Album Launch Party! Additional Info View the video for "Sent to Destroy" from the latest album "Today We Are All Demons": Combichrist - Sent To Destroy Music Video Venue Islington Academy, N1 Centre, 16 Parkfield Street, London, N1 0PS Doors 7.00pm Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| CombiChrist | Wolverhampton Ticket (Tues 26th May 2009) | £15.50 | ||
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Promoter Flag Promotions Date 26th May 2009 Line Up CombiChrist New Album Launch Party! Additional Info Venue Robin 2, 28 Mount Pleasant, Bilston, Wolverhampton, WV14 7LJ Doors 7.00pm Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| KMFDM | London Ticket (Sat 18th July 2009) | £17.50 | ||
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Promoter Flag Promotions Date 18th Jul 2009 Line Up KMFDM Trauma Pet Altered Leech Woman Venue Islington Academy, N1 Centre, 16 Parkfield Street, London, N1 0PS Doors 6.00pm Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Gotham 10 | London Ticket (Sun 10th May 2009) | £15.50 | ||
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Promoter Flag Promotions Date 10th May 2009 Line Up Das Ich Gothminister Vendemmian Helalyn Flowers All Living Fear Maleficent Lilygun Cryogenica Dead Heaven Venue O2 Academy, 16 Parkfield Street, Islington, London, N1 0PS Doors 3.00pm Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Seabound | London Ticket (Fri 26th June 2009) | £12.50 | ||
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Promoter Flag Promotions Date 26th Jun 2009 Line Up Seabound RBN Auto Aggression Additional Info Includes free entry to Deviant club afterwards Venue Purple Turtle, 65 Crowndale Road, Camden, London, NW1 1TN Doors 8.00pm Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Hanzel Und Gretyl | London Ticket (Fri 31st July 2009) | £14.50 | ||
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Promoter Flag Promotions Date 31st Jul 2009 Line Up Hanzel Und Gretyl Deadcell & Support Venue Underworld, 174 Camden High Street, Camden, London, NW1 Doors 6.30pm Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Lahannya | Manchester Ticket (Thurs 28th May 2009) | £7.00 | ||
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Promoter Kabuki Records Date 28th May 2009 Line Up KABUKI RECORDS presents a night of female-fronted rock. Lahannya Dyonisis Screams of Cold Winter Additional Info Venue Satan's Hollow, 101 Princess Street, Manchester, M1 6DD Doors 7.00pm Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Lahannya | Birmingham Ticket (Thurs 21st May 2009) | £7.00 | ||
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Promoter Kabuki Records Date 21st May 2009 Line Up KABUKI RECORDS presents a night of female-fronted rock. Lahannya Dyonisis Tin Omen Additional Info Venue The Flapper, Cambrian Wharf, Kingston Row, Birmingham B1 2NU Doors 7.00pm Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Hanzel Und Gretyl | Manchester Ticket (Thurs 30th July 2009) | £14.50 | ||
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Promoter Flag Promotions Date 30th Jul 2009 Line Up Hanzel Und Gretyl & Supports Venue Satan's Hollow - 101 Princess St, Manchester, M1 6DD Doors 7.30pm Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| The Birthday Massacre | London Ticket (Thurs 16th July 2009) | £16.50 | ||
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Promoter Flag Promotions Date 16th Jul 2009 Line Up The Birthday Massacre plus Support Venue Dingwalls, Middle Yard, Camden Lock, London, NW1 8AB Doors 7.00pm Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| The Birthday Massacre | Manchester Ticket (Sat 11th July 2009) | £15.50 | ||
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Promoter Flag Promotions Date 11th Jul 2009 Line Up The Birthday Massacre plus Support Venue Academy 3, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PR Doors 7.30pm Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
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| 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. As a special offer, Music Non Stop will be offering quadruple loyalty points on this title until the 17th of April. Format Limited 2CD+DVD Box Set Tracklisting CD1 "Live":- 01. Joy 02. Chrome 03. Testament 04. Nemesis 05. Endless Skies 06. Farthest Star 07. Procession 08. Entropy 09. Illusion 10. Arena 11. Honour 2003 12. Perpetual Disc 2 "Remixes":- 01. Chrome (Modcom Mix) 02. Chrome (SITD Mix) 03. Chrome (APOPTYGMA BERZERK Remix) 04. Interceptor (VNV ABM Version) 05. Nemesis (S.A.M. Remix) 06. Carry You (FROZEN PLASMA remix) 07. As it Fades (VNV 2nd Movement) 08. Still Waters (unreleased) 09. Precipice (unreleased) 10. Suffer (unreleased) 11. Main Theme (from Gene Generation) 12. Mayhem (from Gene Generation) 13. The Lair (from Gene Generation) 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 | |||
| Coreline | Bone and Blood as Stone and Mud | £9.75 | ||
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Review Following on from "Please Keep Moving Forward", "Bone and Blood as Stone and Mud" is the second studio album from the eccentric UK noise/bleep/industrial project CORELINE, featuring probably the first use of an actual school choir in ultra-serious harsh electronic music. Twelve tracks and over an hour of sound ranging from harsh-and-wonky dance-floor noise anthems to experimental mucking about, culminating in "Middle", a collaboration with the multi-talented David 'Man-Bjork' Lawrie. Format CD Tracklisting 01. Coreline Builds Better Robots (featuring the Easingwold School junior choir) 02. Dance Electric 03. Magic/Science (Your Choice) 04. The Game 05. Diz-Tanz 06. This Is Industrial Baroque 07. Solastalgia (featuring nobody as my time managment sucks) 08. [error 9 - 'corrupt payload'] 09. This Is Not a Lovesong 10. First Last Only 11. F.B.N [XL Stripgloss Orange Sequence Non Adhesive] 12. Middle (CORELINE and DAVID LAWRIE) Record Label N/A Release Date 1st May 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Dope Stars Inc. | Criminal Intents/Morning Star (Double Feature EP) | £12.00 | ||
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Review William Gibson's cyberpunk visions have finally found their band! Out of the shimmering, urbane darkness of modern megacities, DOPE STARS INC. rise up to strike once more. Young, loud and damn sexy, they're no cold, electronic robots, but decadent rock warriors of the digital age. Outlaws who move between shimmering neon lights, designer drugs and modern technology, they tear down boundaries and defy all categorisation. With the energy of a nuclear attack they celebrate their vision of beauty and decay. Heartrendingly tragic, darkly apocalyptic, seductively beautiful and hard-as-nails rock. Powerful walls of guitars rebound off shimmering sequencers, the distorted vocals being a personification of modern industrial rock. Wistful melody refrains conjure up passion. Goth meets cyberpunk, Nu Metal meets Electro. Industrial meets Rock. This is the future! Everything which has gone before blends into that which is fascinating and new. Virtual reality long since became actual reality: "Bladerunner" hunts on the streets and the DOPE STARS INC. create the perfect soundtrack to it. This new strictly limited EP includes 15 brand new killer tracks! Four exclusive previously unreleased tracks as a taster for the new studio album, a rare demo version of the DOPE STARS INC. hit, "Vyperpunk", an exclusive cover version by DOPE STARS INC. of the CLAN OF XYMOX cult classic, "Jasmin & Rose" as well as nine remixes and cover versions of DOPE STARS INC. songs by KMFDM, MORTIIS, GOTHMINISTER and SPIRITUAL FRONT among others. "Criminal Intents" is released as a strictly limited edition luxurious digipak. Format Limited CD Digipak Tracklisting 01. Criminal Intents 02. Digital Warriors 03. Morning Star 04. Nothing Is Left 05. Lost (remixed by KMFDM) 06. Can you Imagine (remixed by GOTHMINISTER) 07. Braindamage (Scumsuckers Mix by MORTIIS) 08. Lost (remixed by LOVEGRAVE) 09. Braindamage (remixed by DEFLORE) 10. Can You Imagine (SPIRITUAL FRONT cover version) 11. Bang Your Head (remixed by REVEREND HELLBASTARD) 12. Braindamage (remixed by CROSSBREED) 13. Can You Imagine (remixed by VIOLENT DIVA) 14. Jasmine & Rose 15. Vyperpunk (demo version) Record Label Trisol Release Date 24th Apr 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Depeche Mode | Sounds of the Universe | £16.75 | ||
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Review 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. The CD+DVD Edition of the album comes with a bonus CD containing a short film, the promo video for the single "Wrong" and additional audio material. Format CD+DVD Tracklisting CD:- 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) DVD:- 01. Sounds of the Universe (A Short Film) 02. Wrong (Promo Video) Audio tracks:- 03. Sounds Of The Universe in 5.1 surround sound 04. In Chains (Minilogue's Earth Remix) 05. Little Soul (Thomas Fehlmann's Flowing Ambient Mix) 06. Jezebel (SixToes Remix) Record Label Mute Release Date 20th Apr 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Dolls Of Pain | Cybers*x | £14.50 | ||
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Review After a two-year long intensive concert schedule, DOLLS OF PAIN delivers their third album, a mature offering, bringing together five years' worth of experience at the heart of the dark electro/dark wave scene. The title is the quite explicit and the CD is centred around this new phenomenon, drawing content from the exploration of it. At first glance, the main thing you notice is the professionalism in the design of the album cover, the originality of the tunes, the quality of the arrangement and the production of the album. If the group has not yet produced its masterpiece in this album, it is undoubtedly getting there: DOLLS OF PAIN deliver electro music that is both sharp and melodic, subtly mixing pointedness with softness. From here on in, the voices reveal two styles which weave cleverly around each other, carrying us away to a universe of sensations - sometimes icy, sometimes blazing hot. The elaborate rhythms are overlaid with harsh guitar sounds, reminding us that man's fate is formed by feelings that are pleasant and heart-rending at the same time. The album ends with a burst of fireworks: the DOLLS include four remixes produced by acclaimed artists (BLUTENGEL, LEAETHER STRIP, BAKXIII and ALIEN PRODUKT), thereby proving the extent and the quality of their contribution to music. Put simply, the DOLLS have produced an all-accomplished album which will not be repeated and which will delight electro dark-wave fans everywhere. In a single sentence: we'll meet on the dark dance floor! Format CD Tracklisting 01. The Black Room (click to listen) 02. Sweet Android (click to listen) 03. Nothing (click to listen) 04. Cybers*x (click to listen) 05. Crazy (click to listen) 06. Liberate Me (click to listen) 07. Slow Motion (click to listen) 08. In My Ropes (click to listen) 09. I Continue (click to listen) 10. Addiction (click to listen) 11. Lobotomy (click to listen) 12. Liberate Me (BLUTENGEL Remix featuring Chris Pohl) (click to listen) 13. Cybers*x (LEÆTHER STRIP Version) (click to listen) 14. I Continue (BAKXIII Remix) (click to listen) 15. Liberate Me (ALIEN PRODUKT Remix) (click to listen) Record Label Urgence Disk Release Date 14th Apr 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Ultravox | The Very Best of Ultravox | £13.50 | ||
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Review New on Chrysalis Records - "The Very Best of Ultravox" as a Special Edition two disc CD and DVD package. Collating 18 tracks with 17 videos, this is the first time everything has been available together and is released to coincide with the band's forthcoming UK tour. Reunited to play live for the first time in over 20 years, the band line up will feature the original 80s Ultravox incarnation of Midge Ure, Chris Cross, Warren Cann and Billy Currie. One of the primary exponents of British electronic pop in the early 1980s, fans can look forward to hearing all of the band's hits live, including "Vienna", "The Voice" and "Dancing with Tears in My Eyes". Format CD+DVD Tracklisting Disc 1: 01. Sleepwalk (2008 Digital Remaster) (click to listen) 02. Passing Strangers (2008 Digital Remaster) 03. Vienna (Single Version) (2009 Digital Remaster) (click to listen) 04. All Stood Still (2008 Digital Remaster) 05. The Thin Wall (Single Version) (2009 Digital Remaster) (click to listen) 06. The Voice (Single Version) (2009 Digital Remaster) 07. Reap the Wild Wind (2009 Digital Remaster) (click to listen) 08. Hymn (Single Version) (2009 Digital Remaster) 09. Visions in Blue (Single Version) (2009 Digital Remaster) (click to listen) 10. We Came to Dance (Single Version) (2009 Digital Remaster) 11. One Small Day (Single Version) (2009 Digital Remaster) (click to listen) 12. Dancing with Tears in My Eyes (Single Version) (2009 Digital Remaster) 13. Lament (Single Version) (2009 Digital Remaster) (click to listen) 14. White China (Album Version) (2009 Digital Remaster) 15. Loves Great Adventure (2009 Digital Remaster) (click to listen) 16. Same Old Story (Single Mix) (2009 Digital Remaster) 17. All in One Day (Single Version) (2009 Digital Remaster Disc 2:- 01. Sleepwalk (Live St Albans 8/80) 02. Vienna (Live St Albans 8/80) 03. Passing Strangers (2009 Digital Remaster) 04. Vienna (With Spiders!) 2009 Digital Remaster) 05. All Stood Still (Top Of The Pops, June 11th 1981) (2009 Digital Remaster) 06. The Thin Wall (2009 Digital Remaster) 07. The Voice (2009 Digital Remaster) 08. Reap the Wild Wind (2009 Digital Remaster) 09. Hymn (2009 Digital Remaster) 10. Visions in Blue (2009 Digital Remaster) 11. We Came to Dance (2009 Digital Remaster) 12. One Small Day (2009 Digital Remaster) 13. Dancing with Tears in My Eyes (2009 Digital Remaster) 14. Lament (2009 Digital Remaster) 15. Loves Great Adventure (2009 Digital Remaster) 16. Same Old Story (2009 Digital Remaster) 17. All Fall Down (2009 Digital Remaster) (click to listen) Record Label Chrysalis Release Date 6th Apr 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Splatterpunk | Channel 83 | £11.75 | ||
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Review The future is now - absolutely every single prediction of the cyberpunk movement has been fulfilled, changing the world we live in its totality. If you are not a zombie you have already realized this. Welcome to the reflection of disaster. Born under bar code oppression we keep going with firm steps towards a world in which simulation is more important than the truth. Big corporations have drowned us, and a rebellion in the networks seems to be the last resource to get to the explicit freedom. UNIX warriors get their weapons ready... FRONT LINE ASSEMBLY hacked by Chicago's acid-house; electro music touched by the hand of Belgium's new beat, FRONT 242 and MAX HEADROOM copulating, and AFRIKA BAMBATTA and SKINNY PUPPY kissing each other under neo-Tokyo's light. New age old school - that is SPLATTERPUNK. Format CD Tracklisting 01. Future Shock (click to listen) 02. Psychoterminal (click to listen) 03. My Neurosis (click to listen) 04. Robot Interface (click to listen) 05. Hi-Technology, Low Life (click to listen) 06. Renegade Hacker 3.0. (click to listen) 07. Self Isolation (click to listen) 08. Zombie Interface (click to listen) 09. XXX Terminator (click to listen) 10. Suicide Epidemix (click to listen) 11. Turbina Neuroplástica (click to listen) 12. The Idito and the Mechanical Whore (click to listen) 13. XXX Terminator (remix by Ascii.disko) (click to listen) 14. Renegade Hacker (3.0. remix by Club Amour) (click to listen) Record Label Caustic Release Date 15th Mar 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 | |||
| Depeche Mode | Wrong | £5.00 | ||
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Review DEPECHE MODE release "Wrong" on 12" vinyl on 4 May, with mixes by the Thin White Duke, Trentemøller and Caspa. Taken from their eagerly-anticipated new album "Sounds of the Universe", "Wrong" was written by MARTIN GORE and produced by Ben Hillier (BLUR, DOVES, ELBOW). "Wrong" grabs the listener's attention from its first stack-heeled, staccato shriek and the track has a guaranteed future as a sky-punching stadium anthem - a DEPECHE MODE classic. Format 12" Vinyl Tracklisting Side 1:- 01. Wrong 02. Wrong (Thin White Duke Remix) Side 2:- 01. Wrong (Trentemøller Club Remix) 02. Wrong (Caspa Remix) Record Label Mute Release Date 11th May 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Oil 10 | Retrofuture | £14.75 | ||
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Review Gilles Rossire aka OIL 10 is one of the best known projects from the genre that could be termed as "Cinematic Ambient", and also one of the the most important acts on the Funkwelten label. For more than a decade he has been producing individual and wonderful sound collages. 10 years of OIL 10 - reason enough for a retrospective on all these great sounds. "Retrofuture" contains some of the most interesting tracks from OIL 10's previous releases including the album "In/Out", which sold out a long time ago. But this is not just an ordinary 'best of'. All tracks were remastered and remixed and two new tracks were added - "Retrofuture" comes up like a completely new and independent album. So just be enchanted by the pulsating sounds and get into the world of intelligent electronic music - be part of OIL 10's fascinating vision. Format CD Digipak Tracklisting 01. Airway (click to listen) 02. Oil 5 (click to listen) 03. Propaganda (click to listen) 04. Synthetic Skin (click to listen) 05. Strange Days (click to listen) 06. Lost in Metropolis (click to listen) 07. Grand Illusion (click to listen) 08. Electric Angels (click to listen) 09. Oil 2 (click to listen) 10. Second Moon (click to listen) 11. Fade to Black (click to listen) 12. The Beast (click to listen) 13. Counter Clock (click to listen) Record Label Funkwelten Release Date 3rd Apr 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
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