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4th Oct 2009
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Welcome to the weekly round-up of forthcoming releases. There's a lot to keep synthpop fans happy this week.
Starting with "Live" from AND ONE. The jam-packed double CD and double DVD are simply the best of the best. The CD version includes 39 hit songs and the DVD has 54 songs, recorded between 2004 and 2008. All the hits are included, spanning their entire career, plus lots of highly original cover versions. Add to that all the video clips the band have ever produced, a 'making of' film, plus a complete concert recording from 1989.
KIRLIAN CAMERA are one of those special acts that manage to fuse sonic experiments, club-compatibility, anthemic pathos and a wholly unique aura into a one-of-a-kind experience. As such, a comprehensive retrospective of this Italian cult band is more than overdue, especially since large parts of their older discography are now out of print. However, on this long-awaited compilation entitled "Odyssey Europa", the band are not content with just looking back on their past. Instead, they cleverly build a bridge to their current sound by including new recordings of their classic tunes as well. Also available is a 4CD box set, with deluxe booklet and two posters, and also includes selected rarities, unreleased tracks and remixes on two more discs. This box set is very limited so please order fast!
Legendary pop heroes ERASURE release a 21st Anniversary edition of their classic album "The Innocents". Originally released in 1988, "The Innocents" was their first album to hit the UK no. 1 spot. Featuring the singles "A Little Respect", "Ship of Fools" and "Chains of Love", the album secured their position as one of Britain's most beloved and enduring song writing duos. The 2CD+DVD version includes a whole host of bonus material. Additionally, the "Phantom Bride EP" features contemporary remixes of four key tracks from the same album, alongside a 2009 remastered version of the original track.
The Berlin-based trio SOLITARY EXPERIMENTS unleash the new album "In the Eye of the Beholder", placing as much emphasis on good song-writing, catchy melodies and multi-faceted arrangements as on club-compatible beats and solid bass. 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.
"It Sounds Like Love (But It Looks Like Sex)" - ZEROMANCER couldn't have thought of a better title for the next single from their hit album "Sinners International"! Bringing us enticing hooklines, slightly melancholy and poppy basslines, fat guitar riffs, powerful beats and certifiably catchy melodies. In addition to a couple of remixes, the EP finally contains the long-awaited DEPECHE MODE cover "Photographic", which is one of the band's biggest live hits. Also included is the collaboration with PIGFACE, "Mercenary".
Never one for short titles, "The Goat... and Other Re-Animated Bodies (Like a Corpse Standing in Desperation 4)" is the new DVD from SOPOR AETERNUS & THE ENSEMBLE OF SHADOWS. These video recordings demonstrate in an impressive, disturbing and absolutely magical way what is meant by 'musical therapy for the spiritually dysfunctional'.
The creative strength of Peter Spilles is inexhaustible. "Rocket Heart" is the new EP from his unconventional side project SANTA HATES YOU. Stomping beats, driving sequencers and apocalyptic sounds are skilfully mixed with dark, aggressive vocals. In addition to a cover version of the AND ONE hit "Deutschmaschine", it also contains remixes by STRAFTANZ, SOMAN and REAPER plus a further bonus track.
IMMINENT STARVATION has been a leading light of powerful industrial music and advanced electronics. It has taken 10 years for "Cask Strength" to mature, since the last album "Nord" and in between dropping the "STARVATION". Straight beats interwoven with sophisticated breaks, brilliantly placed samples, intertwining powerful atmospheric synth textures and forceful distorted sequences. Also available as a special limited edition wooden box, with laser engraving and ornaments, and vinyl.
OBSCENITY TRIAL mastermind Oliver Wand is back with his third studio album "Soulstrip". It features ten tracks, including the singles "Über's Wasser Gehen" and "Glück Auf", both of which have been very successful on German radio stations and in the charts. "Soulstrip" is a very good and mature album, well-produced with great electronic pop tunes. The "Über's Wasser Gehen" single features several remixes and live versions of "Here and Now" and "Seven Nation Army".
The recently-released pill in the form of the EP "Hellektrostar" still hasn't been properly digested, thus the cyber-trance-industrial stars from EXT!ZE will now administer the full dose. "FallOut Nation" is a swirling mixture of sounds, beats, samples, sequences and vocals, which are crazier and more varied than before. These 15 tracks include remixes by FABRIK-C and THE LADDER.
URCEUS EXIT's second release "Compensation for the Sound of Silence" is an unforgettable pop album. For synthpop, it is miles ahead of what is on the market today. Lyrically and musically, frontman Richard Duggan has over-reached and extended the possibilities of electronic pop beyond anyone's wildest expectations. This limited edition comes complete with a second disc containing alternate versions of every track - versions that give the album a new freshness and a different spin.
"Twinkle Twinkle Little Scar" is the first full length album from RAZORBLADEKISSES, encompassing nine years of the band's history in one dark, twisted fairytale-styled movement. From dark trip hop tracks like "The Butterfly" and "No Strings Attached" to the pounding rock of "New Nightmare" and "Teddy" this is truly an album that delivers on all fronts.
And finally, the next in the series of re-releases by ELEGANT MACHINERY is here! Swedish label Energy Rekords now presents the re-release of the classic third album, originally released in 1996 and unavailable for many years now. "Yesterday Man" includes timeless synthpop pearls such as "Myself With You", "Save Me", "Fading Away" and many others!
Merchandise
To support the long overdue return of IMMINENT there's a new T-shirt, Girlie shirt and Whisky tumbler.
There are also T-shirts from MARILYN MANSON, LACUNA COIL and local EBM heroes CYBERCIDE.
Gigs
Those of you following MUSIC NON STOP on Twitter will already know about the extra London show for VNV NATION, added due to phenomenal demand!, and COMBICHRIST's only UK headline shows - early show / late show.
Also, the excellent AESTHETIC PERFECTION, St Helen's top electronic outfit SKINJOB, and London acts SYSTEM:FX and CONCRETE LUNG have been added to the GRENDEL undercard. Should be a good one!
Have a great week!
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| And One | Live | £16.75 | ||
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Review This jam-packed double CD in a deluxe digipak is to accompany spectacular AND ONE "Live" DVD, and is designed for those who have always sported a profound dislike of moving images or who those would just prefer to listen to the AND ONE live experience on the road without getting distracted by watching the videos as well. This CD is simply the best of the best. It also works in the kitchen, the bath tub or the CD player in the living room, of course. 39 hit songs! Format Limited 2CD Digipak Tracklisting Disc 1:- 01. Enjoy the Unknown 02. Military Fashion Show 03. Techno Man 04. The Walk 05. Traumfrau 06. Stand the Pain 07. High 08. Schwarz 09. Deutschmaschine 10. Consequence of Time 11. Panzermensch 12. Sometimes 13. Exit 14. Fernsehapparat 15. Krieger 16. Steine Sind Steine 17. Bodynerv 18. Für 19. Get You Closer 20. Recover You Disc 2:- 01. Pray 02. Wet Spot 03. Uns Gehts Gut 04. Driving with My Darling 05. Sternradio 06. Tote Tulpen 07. Don't Need the Drugs 08. Speicherbar 09. Wasted 10. So Klingt Liebe 11. Life Isn't Easy in Germany 12. Loser 13. Driving with My Darling 14. Second Voice 15. Movie Star 16. Sweety Sweety 17. Klaus 18. Pimmelmann Record Label Out of Line Release Date 30th Oct 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 | |||
| Kirlian Camera | Odyssey Europa | £16.50 | ||
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Review KIRLIAN CAMERA are one of those particularly special acts that cause connoisseurs to rave about how good they are with glowing eyes, that manage to fuse sonic experiments, club-compatibility, anthemic pathos and a wholly unique aura into a one-of-a-kind experience and that has been able to span generations of fans. As such, a comprehensive retrospective of this Italian cult band is more than overdue, especially since large parts of their older discography are now out of print and very hard to obtain. However, on this long-awaited compilation entitled "Odyssey Europa", Angelo Bergamini and Elena Alice Fossi are not content with just looking back on their past. Instead, they cleverly build a bridge to their current sound by including new recordings of their classic tunes as well. Thus, cult hits, such as "Eclipse", "Heldenplatz" and "Erinnerung", all mandatory spins at any decent underground club, are included in both their rare original versions and in new interpretations that convey the full power of KIRLIAN CAMERA anno 2009. Format 2CD Tracklisting Disc 1:- 01. K-Pax (2004) 02. E.D.O. (Europa Drama Orbit) (2009) 03. Comfortably Numb (Previously Unreleased) (2009) 04. Odyssey Europa (2009) 05. Eclipse - Anniversary (Previously Unreleased) (1988-2009) 06. No One Remained (2006) 07. Coroner's Sun (2006) 08. Days to Come (2004) 09. Heldenplatz - Operation Walhalla VIII (Previously Unreleased on CD) (1987-2009) 10. The Burning Sea (Retro-Engineering 1) (1999) 11. The Path of Flowers (2004) 12. Dead Zone in the Sky (2004) 13. In the Endless Rain - for Vocals, String Quintet and Electronics (Previously Unreleased on CD) (1991-2009) Disc 2:- 01. Absentee (2000) 02. Heldenplatz (7" Version) (Previously Unreleased on CD) (1987) 03. Austria (1988) 04. Ascension (1996) 05. Erinnerung (1994-2009) 06. Eclipse (1988) 07. Obsession (1995) 08. The Desert Inside (Radio Edit) (1997) 09. Communicate (Previously Unreleased on CD) (1982) 10. Ocean (7" Version) (Previously Unreleased on CD) (1987) 11. Drifting (Live in London 2003) (1998) 12. Blue Room (7" Version) (Previously Unreleased on CD) (1985) 13. Edges (Original 7" Radio Edit) (Previously Unreleased) (1984) 14. Passing Masks (Previously Unreleased on CD) (1982) 15. Your Face in the Sun (1996) Record Label Out of Line Release Date 30th Oct 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Kirlian Camera | Odyssey Europa Box Set | £48.50 | ||
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Review The real fan will want to go for this classy 4CD box set, that comes in a lavish book-style hard cover with deluxe booklet and two posters, and also includes selected rarities, unreleased tracks and remixes on two more discs. This box set is very limited and is sure to sell out quickly, so please order fast! "Odyssey Europa" - the ultimate KIRLIAN CAMERA! Format Limited 4CD Box Set Tracklisting Disc 1:- 01. K-Pax (2004) 02. E.D.O. (Europa Drama Orbit) (2009) 03. Comfortably Numb (Previously Unreleased) (2009) 04. Odyssey Europa (2009) 05. Eclipse - Anniversary (Previously Unreleased) (1988-2009) 06. No One Remained (2006) 07. Coroner's Sun (2006) 08. Days to Come (2004) 09. Heldenplatz - Operation Walhalla VIII (Previously Unreleased on CD) (1987-2009) 10. The Burning Sea (Retro-Engineering 1) (1999) 11. The Path of Flowers (2004) 12. Dead Zone in the Sky (2004) 13. In the Endless Rain - for Vocals, String Quintet and Electronics (Previously Unreleased on CD) (1991-2009) Disc 2:- 01. Absentee (2000) 02. Heldenplatz (7" Version) (Previously Unreleased on CD) (1987) 03. Austria (1988) 04. Ascension (1996) 05. Erinnerung (1994-2009) 06. Eclipse (1988) 07. Obsession (1995) 08. The Desert Inside (Radio Edit) (1997) 09. Communicate (Previously Unreleased on CD) (1982) 10. Ocean (7" Version) (Previously Unreleased on CD) (1987) 11. Drifting (Live in London 2003) (1998) 12. Blue Room (7" Version) (Previously Unreleased on CD) (1985) 13. Edges (Original 7" Radio Edit) (Previously Unreleased) (1984) 14. Passing Masks (Previously Unreleased on CD) (1982) 15. Your Face in the Sun (1996) Disc 3:- 01. The Unreachable One (2000) 02. Schmerz (1991-1992) 03. Justice (1999) 04. Solaris 4/A (1995) 05. Kaczynski Code (2006) 06. Learning to Live (1999) 07. The Eternal (1995) 08. The End of Day (1996) 09. Beauty as a Sin (2006) 10. After Winter (1998) 11. Still Air (2001) 12. Fields at Sunset (1991) 13. In the Endless Rain (1989-1991) 14. Nefertiti One (2004) Disc 4:- 01. Seasons of the World (KC Edit for Siderartica) (Previously Unreleased on CD) (2002) 02. Final Countdown (LAIBACH Suppe) (2001) 03. Hold (Version for :WUMPSCUT:) (2006) 04. Berliner Messe Part 2 (Previously Unreleased on CD) (2005) 05. Alien Chill Calling Part 3 (Previously Unreleased) (2009) 06. News (Demo Version) (1980) 07. Embrace (SARA NOXX featuring KIRLIAN CAMERA) (2008) 08. Nightship 451 (7" Version) (Previously Unreleased on CD) (1986) 09. Made of Shadow (2001) 10. Guilt (Remix for CRIMINAL ASYLUM) (2000) 11. The Burning Sea (Original Remix) (1999) 12. Burial (Previously Unreleased on CD) (1987) 13. The Immaterial Children (Edit Previously Unreleased on CD) (2004) 14. New Intruder (from "Saw II") (2006) 15. Coroner's Sun (Re-make by LUX ANODYCA) (Previously Unreleased) (2009)) 16. Denied Sky (2001) Record Label Out of Line Release Date 30th Oct 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Erasure | The Innocents [21st Anniversary Edition] | £9.25 | ||
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Review Legendary pop heroes ERASURE release a 21st Anniversary edition of their classic album "The Innocents". Originally released in 1988, "The Innocents" was the first ERASURE album to hit the UK no. 1 spot (first on 30th April 1988 and again in January 1989), a chart-topping position they revisited with each of their next four albums. Featuring the singles "A Little Respect", "Ship of Fools" and "Chains of Love", "The Innocents" was the album that secured their position as one of Britain's most beloved and enduring songwriting duos. Format CD Tracklisting 01. A Little Respect (2009 Digital Remaster) 02. Ship of Fools (2009 Digital Remaster) 03. Phantom Bride (2009 Digital Remaster) 04. Chains of Love (2009 Digital Remaster) 05. Hallowed Ground (2009 Digital Remaster) 06. Sixty-Five Thousand (2009 Digital Remaster) 07. Heart of Stone (2009 Digital Remaster) 08. Yahoo! (2009 Digital Remaster) 09. Imagination (2009 Digital Remaster) 10. Witch in the Ditch (2009 Digital Remaster) 11. Weight of the World (2009 Digital Remaster) 12. When I Needed You (Melancholic Mix) (2009 Digital Remaster) 13. River Deep, Mountain High (Private Dance Mix) (2009 Digital Remaster) Record Label Mute Release Date 26th Dec 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Erasure | The Innocents [21st Anniversary Edition] | £20.50 | ||
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Review This deluxe package contains two CDs plus a DVD featuring a whole host of bonus material. Format Limited 2CD+DVD Tracklisting CD 1:- 01. A Little Respect (2009 Digital Remaster) 02. Ship of Fools (2009 Digital Remaster) 03. Phantom Bride (2009 Digital Remaster) 04. Chains of Love (2009 Digital Remaster) 05. Hallowed Ground (2009 Digital Remaster) 06. Sixty-Five Thousand (2009 Digital Remaster) 07. Heart of Stone (2009 Digital Remaster) 08. Yahoo! (2009 Digital Remaster) 09. Imagination (2009 Digital Remaster) 10. Witch in the Ditch (2009 Digital Remaster) 11. Weight of the World (2009 Digital Remaster) 12. When I Needed You (Melancholic Mix) (2009 Digital Remaster) 13. River Deep, Mountain High (Private Dance Mix) (2009 Digital Remaster) CD 2:- 01. Ship of Fools (Shiver Me Timbers Mix) (2009 Digital Remaster) 02. When I Needed You (2009 Digital Remaster) 03. River Deep, Mountain High (7" Version) (2009 Digital Remaster) 04. Chains of Love (Unfettered Remix) (2009 Digital Remaster) 05. Don't Suppose (Country Joe Remix) (2009 Digital Remaster) 06. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (The Dangerous Mix) (2009 Digital Remaster) 07. A Little Respect (12" House Mix) (2009 Digital Remaster) 08. Like Zsa Zsa Zsa Gabor (MARK FREEGUARD Mix) (2009 Digital Remaster) 09. Love Is Colder Than Death (2009 Digital Remaster) 10. Phantom Bride (Live) (2009 Digital Remaster) 11. Heart of Stone (Live) (2009 Digital Remaster) 12. Hallowed Ground (Live) (2009 Digital Remaster) 13. Witch in the Ditch (Live) (2009 Digital Remaster) DVD:- 01. Chains of Love (Live at the NEC Birmingham 15th November 1988) (2009 Digital Remaster) 02. A Little Respect (Live at the NEC Birmingham 15th November 1988) (2009 Digital Remaster) 03. The Circus (Live at the NEC Birmingham 15th November 1988) (2009 Digital Remaster) 04. The Hardest Part (Live at the NEC Birmingham 15th November 1988) (2009 Digital Remaster) 05. Push Me Shove Me (Live at the NEC Birmingham 15th November 1988) (2009 Digital Remaster) 06. Spiralling (Live at the NEC Birmingham 15th November 1988) (2009 Digital Remaster) 07. Hallowed Ground (Live at the NEC Birmingham 15th November 1988) (2009 Digital Remaster) 08. Oh L'Amour (Live at the NEC Birmingham 15th November 1988) (2009 Digital Remaster) 09. Who Needs Love Like That (Live at the NEC Birmingham 15th November 1988) (2009 Digital Remaster) 10. Stop! (Live at the NEC Birmingham 15th November 1988) (2009 Digital Remaster) 11. Victim of Love (Live at the NEC Birmingham 15th November 1988) (2009 Digital Remaster) 12. Ship of Fools (Live at the NEC Birmingham 15th November 1988) (2009 Digital Remaster) 13. Knocking on Your Door (Live at the NEC Birmingham 15th November 1988) (2009 Digital Remaster) 14. Sometimes (Live at the NEC Birmingham 15th November 1988) (2009 Digital Remaster) 15. Witch in the Ditch (Live at the NEC Birmingham 15th November 1988) (2009 Digital Remaster) 16. Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (Live at the NEC Birmingham 15th November 1988) (2009 Digital Remaster) 17. Ship of Fools (Going Live!) 18. A Little Respect (Top of the Pops) 19. The Innocents (Live) 20. Ship of Fools (2009 Digital Remaster) 21. Chains of Love (2009 Digital Remaster) 22. A Little Respect (2009 Digital Remaster) Record Label Mute Release Date 26th Oct 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Erasure | Phantom Bride EP | £5.75 | ||
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Review The "Phantom Bride EP" features contemporary remixes of four key tracks from ERASURE's "The Innocents" album (shortly to be reissued as a 21st anniversary edition) alongside a 2009 remastered version of the original track. Format MCD Tracklisting 01. Phantom Bride (2009 Digital Remaster) 02. Hallowed Ground (VINCE CLARKE's Big-Mix) 03. Chains Of Love (Almighty 12" Essential Mix) 04. Phantom Bride (Ghostly Groom Dub By FRANKMUSIK) 05. A Little Respect (WAYNE G & ANDY ALLDER Hurdy Gurdy Club Mix) 06. Heart Of Stone (JOEBOT's Ounce of Bounce Remix) 07. Phantom Bride (DOGMATIX's 12" Tearless Mix) 08. Chains Of Love (PLASTIC OPERATOR Remix) Record Label Mute Release Date 12th Oct 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 02. Rise and Fall 03. Immortal (Album Version) 04. Road to Horizon 05. Darkness Falls 06. Dead and Gone 07. Point of View 08. Déjà Vu 09. Seele Bricht V2.0 10. Worst Case Scenario 11. A Rush of Ecstasy 12. No Surrender Disc 2 "The Beauty Lies...":- 01. Rise and Fall (COLONY 5 Remix) 02. Immortal (CEPHALGY Remix) 03. Point of View (DISKONNEKTED Remix) 04. Rise and Fall (Final Illusion) 05. Immortal (HEIMATAERDE Remix) 06. Road to Horizon (MILLIMETRIC Remix) 07. Darkness Falls (PNE Remix) 08. Immortal (MISS PEPPERMINT Remix) 09. Rise and Fall (SINESSENCE/SUESSENBORN Remix) 10. Darkness Falls (CONTROLLED COLLAPSE Remix) 11. Point of View (LEAETHER STRIP Remix) 12. Rise and Fall (ES23 Remix 1st) 13. Rise and Fall (PULSE STATE Remix 2nd) 14. Rise and Fall (REIZSTROM Remix 3rd) Record Label Out of Line Release Date 23rd Oct 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Zeromancer | It Sounds Like Love (But It Looks Like Sex) | £10.50 | ||
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Review "It Sounds Like Love (But It Looks Like Sex)" - ZEROMANCER couldn't have thought of a better title for the next single from their hit album "Sinners International"! Yes, it sounds like love: their feel for enticing hooklines, the slightly melancholy and poppy basslines... but in the end it's just pure sex, pure eroticism and pure energy! Cool, vigorous, straightforward rock songs which drive forward, bringing your blood to the boil, setting your heart pounding and sending your hormones crazy with fat guitar riffs, powerful beats and certifiably catchy melodies. It's a long time since good rock music was as laden with emotion, as passionate and as erotic as that of ZEROMANCER, who with the utmost ease deliver dark, energetic hits, one after another. In addition to a couple of remixes, the EP finally contains the long-awaited DEPECHE MODE cover "Photographic", which is one of ZEROMANCER's biggest live hits. Also included is the collaboration with PIGFACE, "Mercenary". With their striking mixture of gothic rock and electronic elements, ZEROMANCER remain sex'n'rock'n'roll in its best form! A radiantly seductive light which powerfully rises from the mush of the musical landscape and once again makes rock music just as it once was. Passionate, loud, rebellious and wild, without sacrificing any of the emotion. Format MCD Digipak Tracklisting 01. It Sounds Like Love (But It Looks Like Sex) 02. Mercenary 03. Photographic 04. Sinners International (Snifferdog Remix) 05. It Sounds Like Love (But It Looks Like Sex) (Red 7 Remix) Record Label Trisol Release Date 30th Oct 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Sopor Aeternus & The Ensemble Of Shadows | The Goat... and Other Re-Animated Bodies (Like a Corpse Standing in Desperation 4) | £12.00 | ||
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Review New communiques from the 'Sanatorium Altrosa', in which our beloved Goddess Anna-Varney Cantodea has been incarcerated for several years. The guardians of the sanatorium have released from the files further material about their most enigmatic, fascinating and beautiful inmate for public assessment. These video recordings demonstrate in an impressive, disturbing and absolutely magical way what is meant by 'musical therapy for the spiritually dysfunctional': 'danced poetry'. These moving visual documents show for the first time in public how the deep meaning of the 'holy trinity' of music, lyrics and artwork can - even if only rudimentarily - be made tangible. We can never completely understand, never really comprehend, what the unparalleled Anna-Varney Cantodea, in her quite glorious complexity, releases. The collected videos on this DVD offer just a further small key to open another small door in the fascinating, beautiful and morbid world of her splendour. A fleeting glance, like a breath of mist, from the early days, long-gone times, up to the most recent hours in the Sanatorium Altrosa, where Anna-Varney, reposing (and one would also like to think: happy) dances for herself, rapt. Be thankful, humans, that our beloved Goddess has consented to release these emotional and moving images. Conjecture the uniqueness of the art which SOPOR AETERNUS & THE ENSEMBLE OF SHADOWS create for all of the wounded souls outside the gates of the sanatorium and become a part - a small part - of this world. 'The Goat... and Other Re-Animated Bodies (Like a Corpse Standing in Desperation 4)' is like a consecrated wafer which we are allowed to receive, while kneeling, from our Goddess, and which for a fleeting moment opens our eyes without sacrificing any of the emotion. Format DVD Tracklisting 01. The Goat 02. The Dog Burial 03. And Bringer of Sadness 04. Deep the Eternal Forest (Version 1) 05. Deep the Eternal Forest (Version 2) 06. The Bells Have Stopped Ringing (Colour Version) 07. The Bells Have Stopped Ringing (B/W Version) 08. Dead Lovers' Sarabande - Face One (Trailer) 09. Les Fleurs du Mal (Teaser) 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 Trisol Release Date 30th Oct 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Santa Hates You | Rocket Heart | £6.75 | ||
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Review The creative strength of Peter Spilles is inexhaustible. With the brilliant PROJECT PITCHFORK album "Dream, Tiresias!" still ringing in our ears, he follows it up with the EP "Rocket Heart" from his unconventional side project SANTA HATES YOU. Stomping beats, driving sequencers and apocalyptic sounds are skilfully mixed with dark, aggressive vocals. Peter Spilles and his Italian partner in crime, Jinxy, give us (in an unexpected and seductive way) a musical kick up the arse which lends the whole an unnaturally sexy character. SANTA HATES YOU are loud, aggressive, dark, rebellious, threatening, danceable, moving, passionate and intelligent. An alluring yet wild playground of electronic music, upon which the protagonists let off steam with lascivious poses and innocent expressions in order to clobber the listener around the ears with the concentrated strength of their beats and sounds, which nearly take your breath away. The EP is packaged in an elegant digipak and is strictly limited to 2,000 copies. In addition to a cover version of the AND ONE hit "Deutschmaschine", it also contains remixes by STRAFTANZ, SOMAN and REAPER plus a further bonus track. A must-have for every fan PROJECT PITCHFORK and indispensable for all fans of hard as nails electronic music! Format Limited MCD Digipak Tracklisting 01. Rocket Heart 02. Rocket Heart (STRAFTANZ Remix) 03. Rocket Heart (AXXL E Remix) 04. Rocket Heart (SKYLA VERTEX Remix) 05. The Bonus 1.0 06. Rocket Heart (SOMAN Remix) 07. Rocket Heart (REAPER Remix) 08. Deutschmaschine Record Label Trisol Release Date 30th Oct 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Imminent | Cask Strength | £13.25 | ||
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Review IMMINENT STARVATION, Olivier Moreau, has been a leading light in the intersection of powerful industrial music and advanced electronics. Incessant technoid rhythms, twisted electronic noise and cold, sinister atmospheric textures are the key ingredients in his musical spectrum. After finishing "Nord/North" in 1999, he destroyed his mixing desk, gave away the pieces as part of the limited "Nord" release and shortened his moniker to IMMINENT. After the name change he produced remixes for SONAR, ISZOLOSCOPE, ORPHX and others, appeared on compilations, performed live and collaborated with SYNAPSCAPE as THE INCREDIBLE THREE. Furthermore he constantly worked on this new full length album - which has now been completed. Like any good whisky that has to mature for at least ten years in a cask, it took the same time for this release to maturate - and it was worth awaiting the ripening. Indeed the music is comparable to a cask strength whisky's taste: raw, aggressive, powerful, without any concession or any additive to dilute its true nature, but it also includes a lot of complexity waiting to be discovered by a true connoisseur. Straight beats interwoven with sophisticated breaks, brilliantly placed samples, intertwining powerful atmospheric synth textures and forceful distorted sequences (without inhibition) form into the sophisticated style of industrial music that IMMINENT is known and loved for. 64 minutes of music - taste it and full satisfaction is guaranteed! Format CD Tracklisting 01. Séracs 02. Gari 03. Bock 04. Garn 05. Lorsc 06. Teskede 07. Ila 08. Cling 09. Rubbs 10. Droak 11. Ébat 12. Thal Record Label Ant-Zen Release Date 30th Oct 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Imminent | Cask Strength [Wooden Box] | £27.75 | ||
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Review This very special limited edition comes inside a specially designed wooden box, sized 20 x 20 x 2.5cm, with laser engraving and ornaments. It is very exclusive, so order quickly! Format Limited Box Set Tracklisting 01. Séracs 02. Gari 03. Bock 04. Garn 05. Lorsc 06. Teskede 07. Ila 08. Cling 09. Rubbs 10. Droak 11. Ébat 12. Thal Record Label Ant-Zen Release Date 30th Oct 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Imminent | Cask Strength | £9.75 | ||
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Review 5 track vinyl excerpt from IMMINENT'S first new CD release in ten years. 33rpm black vinyl MLP. Format Limited MLP Vinyl Tracklisting 01. Gari 02. Teskede 03. Bock 04. Rubbs 05. Ila Record Label Hymen Release Date 30th Oct 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Obscenity Trial | Soulstrip | £12.50 | ||
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Review OBSCENITY TRIAL mastermind Oliver Wand is back with his third studio album "Soulstrip". It features a total of ten tracks including the singles "Über's Wasser Gehen" and "Glück Auf". Notably, the two singles are the only two songs on the album featuring German lyrics, and both have been very successful on the German radio stations and in the charts. "Soulstrip" is a very good and mature album, well-produced with great electronic pop tunes. Format CD Tracklisting 01. Seven Seas 02. Über's Wasser Gehen (Album Edit) 03. Wrong Place Wrong Time 04. Inside 05. Glück Auf 06. At the End of the Day 07. Unplugged 08. Yet Another Boring Day 09. Shadows 10. What's Driving You On Record Label Remote Music Release Date 2nd Oct 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Obscenity Trial | Über's Wasser Gehen | £6.50 | ||
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Review New single from the forthcoming album "Soulstrip". Format CD Tracklisting 01. Über's Wasser Gehen (Radio Edit) 02. Never Too Late (Acoustic) 03. Über's Wasser Gehen (Don't Dance Mix) 04. Über's Wasser Gehen (Monody Remix) 05. Here and Now (Live) 06. Seven Nation Army (Live) Record Label Remote Music Release Date 3rd Jul 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Extize | FallOut Nation | £13.75 | ||
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Review The recently-released pill in the form of the EP "Hellektrostar" still hasn't been properly digested, thus the cyber-trance-industrial stars from EXT!ZE now administer the full dose. There will be no mercy! Now that "Poser" and "Hellektrostar" have established themselves on the French and German dancefloors as absolute club stormers, the hypnotic mixture of driving beats, razor-sharp techno, threatening industrial and hypnotic trance is about to erupt from the home stereos. The strobe lights flash like crazy through the neon light-soaked night of the modern city and the heroes of cyberspace, in their amazing, decadent outfits, perform a crazy dance, in equal parts threatening and intoxicating, which leads into the depths of the human psyche. EXT!ZE have increased the dose: the superstars let rip with a swirling mixture of sounds, beats, samples, sequences and vocals which are crazier and more varied than before... and this time over the complete length of a full album. This time there is no escape! These 15 tracks (including remixes by FABRIK-C and THE LADDER) are the ultimate soundtrack to the dance following the world's collapse! The door has been open a long time! Take the pill and let yourselves fall into this madness, out of which there is no escape... No doctor or pharmacist can help with any risks or side effects: the only things which will help are the repeat button and another sweat-inducing dance in the crazy world of an infernal underground! Don't follow the white rabbit: follow EXT!ZE! Format CD Digipak Tracklisting 01. Poser 02. Aerial Zombies 03. Hypnozzz 04. Hellektrostar 05. Orchestral Infection 06. Electronic Revolt 07. Red Water (FallOut Edit) 08. Underground Cendrillon 09. Sex Propaganda 10. Bad Little Girl 11. Gothic Pussy 12. We Are the Night 13. Poser (FABRIKC Remix) 14. Electronic Revolt (THE LADDER Remix) 15. We Are the Night (featuring NEXUS NEMESIS) Record Label Trisol Release Date 30th Oct 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Urceus Exit | Compensation for the Sound of Silence | £14.75 | ||
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Review Of all the sophomore releases we have heard through the years, nothing comes close to what URCEUS EXIT has conjured on "Compensation for the Sound of Silence". As a pop album, the release is unforgettable. For synthpop, it is miles ahead of what is on the market today. Lyrically and musically, frontman Richard Duggan has over-reached and extended the possibilities of electronic pop beyond anyone's wildest expectations. "Compensation for the Sound of Silence" is an epic album that will turn heads with tracks like "Drifting" and "The Worst That We've Become". The listener is engaged and without a doubt every song is a sonic gem. In short, the album is brilliant and needs to be heard. This limited edition comes complete with a second disc containing alternate versions of every track - versions that give the album a new freshness and a different spin. It comes packaged in a beautifully designed ecopak double wallet. Format Limited 2CD Digipak Tracklisting Disc 1:- 01. King 02. Evening's Rush 03. Drifting 04. The Worst That We've Become 05. Pretend 06. My Reward 07. It All Adds Up to Zero 08. The Roads (Less Traveled | Not Taken) 09. What Lies Inside 10. The Mobilization of Blindness 11. Unbecoming 12. Compensation for the Sound of Silence Disc 2:- 01. King (Alternative Version) 02. Evening's Rush (Alternative Version) 03. Drifting (Alternative Version) 04. The Worst That We've Become (Alternative Version) 05. Pretend (Alternative Version) 06. My Reward (Alternative Version) 07. It All Adds Up to Zero (Alternative Version) 08. The Roads (Less Traveled | Not Taken) (Alternative Version) 09. What Lies Inside (Alternative Version) 10. The Mobilization of Blindness (Alternative Version) 11. Unbecoming (Alternative Version) 12. Compensation for the Sound of Silence (Alternative Version) Record Label Artoffact Release Date 1st Sep 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| RazorBladeKisses | Twinkle Twinkle Little Scar | £10.00 | ||
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Review "Twinkle Twinkle Little Scar" is the first full length album from RAZORBLADEKISSES, encompassing nine years of the band's history in one dark, twisted fairytale-styled movement. From dark Trip Hop tracks like "The Butterfly" and "No Strings Attached" to the pounding rock of "New Nightmare" and "Teddy" this is truly an album that delivers on all fronts. Format CD Tracklisting 01. Alice 02. New Nightmare 03. Pretty Dead Doll 04. No Strings Attached 05. Teddy 06. The Butterfly 07. Ballerina 08. Toy Soldier 09. Deadly Yours 10. Lure Of The Temptress Record Label N/A Release Date 26th Oct 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Elegant Machinery | Yesterday Man [Re-Issue] | £13.50 | ||
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Review FINALLY, the next in the series of re-releases by ELEGANT MACHINERY is here! The Swedish synthpop heroes returned last year with what was praised by many as the best electro/synthpop album in years: "A Soft Exchange" (released on Out of Line). Swedish label Energy Rekords now presents the re-release of ELEGANT MACHINERY'S classic third album, originally released in 1996 and unavailable for many years now. "Yesterday Man" includes timeless synthpop pearls such as "Myself With You", "Save Me", "Fading Away" and many others! This re-issue is strictly limited to 1000 copies and comes with updated artwork and a booklet including a story written by the band. Format Limited CD Digipak Tracklisting 01. Intro 02. Save Me 03. Say Goodbye 04. Blind Man Dreams 05. Myself With You 06. Feel the Violence 07. Fading Away 08. A Matter of Sense 09. Entwined 10. Pantomime 11. Love to Cry 12. Like Leaves 13. In Your Mind Record Label Energy Rekords Release Date 25th Oct 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Downstairs Left | Nothing But Memories | £9.75 | ||
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Review DOWNSTAIRS LEFT's music is like a beautifully sad shadow that wraps the listerner in a soft melancholy. The songs are full of fateful emotions that are familiar to everyone and from which nobody can hide or walk away. With the very first notes of the EP you find yourself in a world of full of passion and dreams, but a world that is also full of pain and sorrow. But despite all the sadness, the melodies leave you with a feeling of hope - hope that things may change and that it is getting better and that maybe all will be fine in the end. You will go on and on and on and you will never stop. Format MCD Tracklisting 01. The Rose 02. Out of Reach 03. Come and Go 04. Salvation Record Label Echozone Release Date 30th Sep 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Rammstein | Tanz Metal | £6.75 | ||
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Review For over fourteen years Berlin's RAMMSTEIN have been at the forefront of what is known as Industrial Metal or as it's known in their native Germany 'Tanz Metal' - Dance Metal. From their early days as part of the 'Neue Deutsche Härte' (German Industrial Metal) scene and now a worldwide concern, Rammstein continue to push the musical boundaries with their pounding rhythms and explosive live shows. On "Rammstein: Tanz Metal" we venture behind the music and explore the inner workings of one of the world's most intriguing and enterprising rock bands. Packed with interviews, this documentary aims to go beyond the myth with an uncensored and laid bare look at Germany's biggest musical export. Format DVD Tracklisting n/a Picture Format NTSC Region Code 0 (All Regions) Technical Information NB :- PAL = European TV Format, NTSC = USA TV Format but will play on most European DVD 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 Chrome Dreams Release Date 7th Sep 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Future Trail | Breaking New Ground | £14.75 | ||
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Review FUTURE TRAIL are sure to make a breakthrough with their smashing new album. Made up of members of DAVANTAGE and the Rupal Records Team, FUTURE TRAIL are sending out a strong signal into the hearts of the electro community! If you remember the female voice from WYNARDTAGE's "The Grey Line", be prepared to be offered once again the stunning vocals of Mel, combined with those of the legendary Dirk Ivens (KLINIK, DIVE, SONAR) in the hypnotic duet of "Landslide", truly one of the highlights on this release. Another high point is the soft pushing ballad "Players", where you can take a relaxing break from the sonic waste of hellectro. From here on in titles like the magical "One Time Focussed" or the very romantic "Patience" allow the special depth of FUTURE TRAIL's compositions to shine through. In contrast, the very ambitious "Monochrome Affair", offers a tension between aural caresses and subtle melancholie, whilst "Panic" features vocals from Dirk Steyer of ACCESSORY. In short, the new album features soft and atmospheric electro songs on the one hand balanced out by more danceabele EBM on the other. Format CD Tracklisting 01. Signals 02. Breaking New Ground 03. Panic (featuring Dirk Steyer) 04. Players 05. Far Beyond 06. Pacific 07. Never Farewell 08. Monochrome Affair 09. One Time Focussed 10. Landslide (featuring Dirk Ivens) 11. Patience 12. Satellite Record Label Equinoxe Release Date 22nd Oct 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
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| Imminent | Non-Chill-Filtered Shirt (One Size) | £19.25 | ||
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| Imminent | Cask Strength | £18.25 | ||
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| Marilyn Manson | Blue Glow Shirt (L) | £12.50 | ||
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| Agonoize | Hexakosioihexekontahexa | £16.75 | ||
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Review Don't worry, you needn't be a classical philologist to be swept away by "Hexakosioihexekontahexa", the newest output from the Berlin Bad Boys. With their new double album, the trio is elevating their self-minted sub genre of 'Aggro-Electro' into altogether new dimensions. On the 22 new tracks that are distributed evenly onto two full-length CDs, Agonoize are conjuring up the most effective balancing act to date between the hardest and most melodic works they have produced, thus far: an onslaught of heavily distorted beats, massive shuffle-steamrollers, unexpected melodic twists and harsh dark industrial smashes. Musically and thematically, "Hexakosioihexekontahexa" is the most versatile trip into the dark sides of human existence that the band has ever attempted, featuring the trademark mix of systematic provocation, tongue-in-cheek horror trips, well-aimed punches into the heart of the establishment, plus a few hot potatoes that the lads manage to tackle with just the right amount of tact. "But does it shake the walls as it used to?" some might ask. You bet it does! "Hexakosioihexekontahexa" is two CDs jam-packed with AGONOIZE's unique aggro club hit sounds - but more versatile, harder, bigger and bigger, this time around! It is, thus, hardly any wonder that AGONOIZE are considered the hottest thing on the electro scene these days: sold-out concerts and overcrowded halls at their festival gigs should speak for themselves. The double album contains the club-approved floor fillers "Bis das Blut Gefriert", "Seelenbrecher" and "Por*omagcenterfold" plus 19 more onslaughts of electronic mayhem. Format 2CD Tracklisting Disc 1:- 01. Bis das Blut Gefriert 02. Vollrauschfetischist 03. Rituale Romanum 04. I Am 05. Lüge Liebe 06. Exitus 07. Paradox 08. Puppenmädchen 09. Kind der Nacht 10. ManMadeGod 11. Blut, S*x, Tod 12. Seelenbrecher V. 3 13. Blutverlust Disc 2:- 01. My Battlefield 02. Psychopath 03. Die Emotion 04. Ohne Titel 05. Bloodqueen 06. Der Letzte Kreuzzug 07. Legion 08. Por*omagcenterfold 09. Bis das Blut Gefriert (Video) Record Label Out of Line Release Date 2nd Oct 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Agonoize | Hexakosioihexekontahexa [Collector's Box] (L) | £39.75 | ||
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Review This strictly limited fan box contains the full double album, plus an extra single packaged in a digipak, with four more exclusive songs, a t-shirt, a lanyard and a hand-numbered owner certificate. "Hexakosioihexekontahexa" - pure electronic aggression! Format Limited Box Set Tracklisting Disc 1:- 01. Bis das Blut Gefriert 02. Vollrauschfetischist 03. Rituale Romanum 04. I Am 05. Lüge Liebe 06. Exitus 07. Paradox 08. Puppenmädchen 09. Kind der Nacht 10. ManMadeGod 11. Blut, S*x, Tod 12. Seelenbrecher V. 3 13. Blutverlust Disc 2:- 01. My Battlefield 02. Psychopath 03. Die Emotion 04. Ohne Titel 05. Bloodqueen 06. Der Letzte Kreuzzug 07. Legion 08. Por*omagcenterfold 09. Bis das Blut Gefriert (Video) Bonus CD "Alarmstufe Rot":- 01. Alarmstufe Rot 02. Objectum Sexuality 03. Rituale Romanum (Version) 04. I Am (Version) Record Label Out of Line Release Date 2nd Oct 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Psyclon Nine | We the Fallen | £13.00 | ||
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Review The sky's turning black again: after three years of silence, California's PSYCLON NINE return in 2009 with "We the Fallen", their darkest, most aggressive album to date. Over the course of their previous albums, PSYCLON NINE have continued to evolve into their own sound, implementing elements of industrial, black metal, metal and post-punk influences. The summer of 2000 saw a match made in heaven when ex-roommates Marshall Carnage and Josef Heresy decided to form PSYCLON NINE. They started out as a guitar-driven industrial band, heavily influenced by the likes of KMFDM and MINISTRY, but the members soon altered their style towards a more aggressive sound. Shortly thereafter, the band came together as a whole when Eric Gottesman, the frontman for SEE COLIN SLASH joined Carnage and Heresy. In 2003, PSYCLON NINE released their first album "Divine Infekt". This debut gained them popularity very quickly with its extremely fast paced music and lyrics. In 2005, they released their first U.S. album after signing to Metropolis Records. The album, "INRI", featured thirteen tracks of dark, aggressive music with a focus on religious themes. Not an album for the faint of heart, it was an all-out assault on the senses proving that PSYCLON NINE really know how to hit their mark. With a devout hardcore fan base under their control, the band unleashed their next wave of sonic battery in 2006. "Crwn Thy Frnicatr" featured eleven skin-crawling tracks of dark omniscient rhythm, overlaid with haunting melodies and screaming whisper-like vocals. Now the time has come for "We the Fallen", an intense synth/black metal attack in which PSYCLON NINE have enlisted the help of Jason Miller (GODHEAD) for final tracking and mixing. Dark electro doesn't get much more evil than this. Format CD Tracklisting 01. Soulless (The Makers Reflection) 02. We the Fallen 03. Heartworm 04. Thy Serpent Tongue 05. Bloodwork 06. The Derelict (God Forsaken) 07. Widowmaker 08. There but for the Grace of God 09. Of Decay (An Exit) 10. Suicide Note Lullaby 11. As One with the Flies 12. Under the Judas Tree Record Label Dependent Release Date 2nd Oct 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Claire Voyant | Lustre | £13.00 | ||
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Review Time is the sensation of mortality; the steady transition from past to future, certainty to uncertainty. And while the certainty of mortality has preoccupied humanity since the earliest times, there also exists an ancient desire to know the future. Science considers only objective reality, where events are taken as evidence of physical laws whose truth may be ascertained by experiment. Clairvoyants, on the other hand, have always tried to go one step further, but have never claimed control over the laws of gravity or methods of communication. CLAIRE VOYANT are a four-piece band from Sacramento. The name, a play on the French 'clairvoyant' (one who possesses 'second sight'), was also the name of a sensational 1940s comic strip series. The fictional Claire Voyant was the alias of an antiheroine called "The Black Widow", whilst CLAIRE VOYANT the band conceals singer Victoria Lloyd. With their new album "Lustre", CLAIRE VOYANT lead the listener on a trip through a dreamlike musical world. Victoria's dulcet voice, heavily treated with echo and chorus, winds its way through forests of keyboard and guitar. Despite filling the acoustic space to its limit, the effect is warm and clear but never excessive. "Lustre" heralds the long overdue return of that rarest of CDs which renders your player's 'skip' function unnecessary: the entire album is the hit! Simply press play, sit back, and let your world be transformed. Format CD Tracklisting 01. Lustre 02. Shine 03. Into Oblivion 04. Another Day (The Subtle Thief of Youth) 05. Mercurial 06. Painted Gold 07. Lost 08. Flicker 09. Broadcast 10. Washaway Record Label Dependent Release Date 2nd Oct 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| The Birthday Massacre | Show and Tell | £17.75 | ||
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Review A captivating hybrid of 80s electronica and aggressive guitars, curiously fused with a cinematic quality of melodic progressions, THE BIRTHDAY MASSACRE's soundscapes have attracted a diverse and devout fan base. The Toronto based outfit have come a long way since their inception in 2000, and continue to garner new fans worldwide, not only in the industrial and electronic scenes, but the rock community as well. In July of 2002, they self-released the limited edition CD "Nothing and Nowhere" and added a new drummer, Rhim. Two years later, they followed up with the EP, "Violet". 2005 became a big year for THE BIRTHDAY MASSACRE. Not only did they add O-En on keyboards, but were signed in Europe by Repo Records and in North America by Metropolis Records. Both labels re-released Violet as a full length album with four extra tracks. A video for the song "Blue" was also launched later that year, produced by NYC artist and director Daniel Ouellette. Since the release of "Walking With Strangers", in September of 2007, THE BIRTHDAY MASSACRE have been touring constantly in Europe and North America. As part of this tour, shortly after the release of the album, they played a gig at Knust (a club in Hamburg Germany that holds about 500 people). It just so happened that permission was given to Crazy Clip, (a local video producer) to record and film the performance. The project then lay dormant for the next 18 months while the band continued touring and then began work on the follow up to "Walking With Strangers" (which is scheduled for release this coming autumn). However, in December of last year Rainbow and Falcore started going through the video and audio recordings from that Hamburg show and decided that although it wasn't planned for a "live" record, there was an intimate, small-club feel to the whole project that they liked. And so, they set about editing and mixing the tracks to form the CD, "Show and Tell". And now the DVD of the concert has arrived! Besides the main feature, there is also live footage from the two festival appearances at M'era Luna Festival in 2005 and 2006. Furthermore the DVD contains an interview with the band and a picture gallery. This collection will add another dimension to their already sizeable reputation. In addition to being essential listening for current fans of the band, this DVD is also a great introduction to the music of THE BIRTHDAY MASSACRE for those who have yet to check them out. Format DVD Tracklisting Live in Hamburg: 01. Before Dark (Intro) 02. Video Kid 03. Lovers End 04. Goodnight 05. Falling Down 06. Violet 07. Red Stars 08. Looking Glass 09. Remember Me 10. Unfamiliar 11. Walking With Strangers 12. Weekend 13. Horror Show 14. Kill the Lights 15. Blue 16. Happy Birthday Extras: 01. M'era Luna 2005 02. M'era Luna 2006 03. Picture Gallery 04. Interview 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 Repo Release Date 2nd Oct 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| The Frozen Autumn | Pale Awakening [Argentinian Import] | £16.50 | ||
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Review I guess there's not much to be said about this album - it's simply one of the most beautiful and atmospheric albums on the cold wave/electro scene EVER. After the recent re-release of "Fragments of Memories" and the STATIC MOVEMENT side-project, here finally a re-release of another long sold out album by THE FROZEN AUTUMN - maybe the best of their musical career! "Pale Awakening" is simply an excellent collection of marvellous songs with strong 80s influences and a very personal touch. A unique and unforgettable masterpiece - their most beautiful - The Pale Awakening! Please note, this album is being imported from Argentina in very limited quantities, so please order quickly! Format CD Digipak Tracklisting 01. Pale Awakening 02. Again 03. Winter 04. Another Tear 05. Onyria 06. This Time 07. In the Nightime 08. Wait for Nothing 09. When Dreams Became Memories 10. This Time 11. Bio Vital Record Label Twilight Records Release Date 30th Sep 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Skrol | New Laws New Orders [Argentinian Import] | £16.50 | ||
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Review This album marks the welcome return of one of the most amazing industrial acts: the conception of the Czech ensemble SKROL arose from the visions of its spiritual father Vladimír Hirsch (composer, keyboards, drums, programming, vocal) in the autumn of 1995, when he was joined by Martina Sanollová-Sweeney (vocals) and Tom Saivon (lyrics, noise structures). The project employs original principles of composition, with added influences from classical music. Their inspiration derives mainly from Slavic melodies and harmonies. "New Laws New Orders" was originally an instrumental suite by Vladimir Hirsch, created in 2000. Later some of the tracks were completely re-worked by the ensemble and the result is a majestic and uncompromisingly beautiful album of great melodies, contemporary neo-classical orchestrations accompanied by industrial ambient- and noisescapes, generated by the latest technology. The album is a sort of 'swan song' for the band, who will be definitely discontinuing their activities after this release. Please note, this album is being imported from Argentina in very limited quantities, so please order quickly! Format CD Digipak Tracklisting 01. Initium 02. Article One 03. Bread of Deceit 04. Spiral Aura 05. Dogma and Ritual 06. Lex Lacerationis 07. Columns 08. Article Two 09. Orphan Age 10. The Rite of Love and Death 11. Agony of Faith 12. Return to Chaos 13. Postscript Record Label Twilight Records Release Date 30th Sep 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Individual Totem | Mumia Vera (+ Collectotem: Rarities and Remixes) | £18.50 | ||
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Review A long time ago, INDIVIDUAL TOTEM emerged as one of Germany's most innovative industrial bands. But even their most hardcore fans are not aware of the first real Totem release: a cassette-only album called "Mumia Vera", originally released in 1992. Now hopelessly out of print and all but forgotten, "Mumia Vera" represents the early stages of INDIVIDUAL TOTEM, a unique sound that was years ahead of its time, and the seeds of which would become one of the top industrial bands of the 90s. This autumn, Artoffact Records will re-issue a new version of "Mumia Vera", completely remastered and re-tweaked from the original cassettes, and incorporating the original artwork. What is more, "Mumia Vera" will be released as a limited edition double CD, including the entire "Flow EP" (which features the Fortress A Remix, one of the best tracks ever recorded, period). The release will also feature previously unreleased live material, and the limited edition will come with two new INDIVIDUAL TOTEM pins. Format Limited 2CD Tracklisting Disc 1 "Mumia Vera":- 01. Psychologic Medicine (click to listen) 02. Don't You Trust Me (click to listen) 03. M.V. (click to listen) 04. It Bites (click to listen) 05. Encaused Will (click to listen) 06. Electrocute (click to listen) 07. Transmission (click to listen) 08. Eating Me Alive (click to listen) 09. She's So Real (click to listen) 10. Inside My Heart (click to listen) 11. Amerika (click to listen) 12. The Shuttle (click to listen) 13. Tomorrow (click to listen) 14. Clinton Is President (click to listen) Disc 2 "Collectotem: Rarities And Remixes":- 01. Starting Rotation* (click to listen) 02. Flow (Fortress A) (click to listen) 03. Paradoxon (Grade 2) (click to listen) 04. Lost Station (click to listen) 05. Flow (Turf Olymp Remix) (click to listen) 06. Vince (Live in Cleveland)* (click to listen) 07. Paradoxon (Live in Cleveland)* (click to listen) 08. Flow (Field Training Exercise) (click to listen) *previously unreleased tracks Record Label Artoffact Release Date 30th Sep 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Various Artists | The New Romantics | £15.75 | ||
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Review Forget the horrible cheesy, naff, saxaphone-toting 80s Pop Pickers - this collection is the REAL era-defining deal. "The New Romantics" delves into a time when Bands really were Bands, they wrote their own songs, played their own instruments and clearly did their shopping in between the local Oxfam and a nursery dressing-up box, with regular raids into mum's make-up kit. The track selection is nothing short of brilliant - these early synth-led songs came from unemployed bedroom bands and ended up ruling the world, at Live Aid, on 'Top of the Pops' on a Thursday Night - they were popular from Birmingham and Basildon to Tokyo and Toronto... Progressive, dark, and often unsettling but with true commercial appeal, tracks such as VISAGE's "Fade to Grey", BLANCMANGE's "Living on the Ceiling", YAZOO's "Don't Go" and GARY NUMAN's "Cars" landed like aliens into the nation's collective living room, leaving fathers flummoxed ("that bloke's wearing make-up!") and teens thrilled. Format 3CD Tracklisting Disc 1:- 01. VISAGE - Fade to Grey (click to listen) 02. BLANCMANGE - Living on the Ceiling (click to listen) 03. SPANDAU BALLET - Chant No. 1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On) (click to listen) 04. THE HUMAN LEAGUE - Don't You Want Me (click to listen) 05. DAVID BOWIE - Ashes To Ashes (click to listen) 06. KRAFTWERK - The Model (click to listen) 07. ABC - Poison Arrow (click to listen) 08. YAZOO - Don't Go (click to listen) 09. GARY NUMAN - Cars (click to listen) 10. ROXY MUSIC - More Than This (click to listen) 11. LANDSCAPE - Einstein A Go-Go (click to listen) 12. JAPAN - Quiet Life (click to listen) 13. DURAN DURAN - Planet Earth (click to listen) 14. ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK - Enola Gay (click to listen) 15. A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS - I Ran (click to listen) 16. THE HUMAN LEAGUE - The Sound of the Crowd (click to listen) 17. SOFT CELL - Tainted Love/Where Did Our Love Go (12" Version) (click to listen) 18. JAPAN - Visions of China (click to listen) 19. ULTRAVOX - Vienna (click to listen) Disc 2:- 01. GARY NUMAN AND THE TUBEWAY ARMY - Are 'Friends' Electric (click to listen) 02. DAVID BOWIE - Fashion (click to listen) 03. SIMPLE MINDS - Promised You a Miracle (click to listen) 04. THOMPSON TWINS - Love On Your Side (click to listen) 05. THE HUMAN LEAGUE - Love Action (I Believe in Love) (click to listen) 06. HEAVEN 17 - Temptation (click to listen) 07. TALK TALK - It's My Life (click to listen) 08. CLASSIX NOUVEAUX - Is It a Dream (click to listen) 09. DEAD OR ALIVE - You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) (click to listen) 10. PHILIP OAKEY & GIORGIO MORODER - Together in Electric Dreams (click to listen) 11. DURAN DURAN - Girls On Film (click to listen) 12. BOW WOW WOW - Go Wild in the Country (click to listen) 13. ADAM AND THE ANTS - Kings of the Wild Frontier (click to listen) 14. SPANDAU BALLET - To Cut a Long Story Short (click to listen) 15. DEVO - Whip It (click to listen) 16. ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK - Electricity (click to listen) 17. NAKED EYES - Always Something There to Remind Me (click to listen) 18. ULTRAVOX - All Stood Still (click to listen) 19. THOMAS DOLBY - Hyperactive! (click to listen) 20. JOHN FOXX - Underpass (click to listen) 21. ALPHAVILLE - Big in Japan (click to listen) Disc 3:- 01. THE HUMAN LEAGUE - Being Boiled (click to listen) 02. THE NORMAL - Warm Leatherette (click to listen) 03. YAZOO - Situation (US 12" Version) (click to listen) 04. BRIAN ENO & DAVID BYRNE - The Jezebel Spirit (click to listen) 05. PROPAGANDA - Duel (click to listen) 06. THE PSYCHEDELIC FURS - Love My Way (click to listen) 07. HEAVEN 17 - Penthouse & Pavement (click to listen) 08. SIMPLE MINDS - I Travel (click to listen) 09. SPARKS - No. 1 Song in Heaven (12" Version) (click to listen) 10. MODERN ENGLISH - I Melt With You (click to listen) 11. TELEX MOSKOW - Diskow (click to listen) 12. VICIOUS PINK - Cccan't You See (click to listen) 13. IGGY POP - Nightclubbing (click to listen) 14. BLUE RONDO A LA TURK - Me and Mr Sanchez (12" Version) (click to listen) 15. CULTURE CLUB - I'll Tumble 4 Ya (US 12" Remix) (click to listen) 16. CHINA CRISIS - Wishful Thinking (click to listen) 17. JAPAN - Ghosts (click to listen) Record Label EMI Release Date 28th Sep 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Arecibo | Trans Plutonian Transmission [Re-Issue] | £17.50 | ||
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Review ARECIBO is the deep ambient project by LUSTMORD. It was first released by German label Atmosphere/Dark Vinyl in 1994 and has been out of print for nearly a decade. This new 2009 edition has been remastered from the ground up, and is presented in a completely redesigned digipak. When interviewed by AmbiEntrance, B. Lustmord described ARECIBO as "a side project of sorts, where I indulge myself in music that doesn't fit into the Lustmord concept." Using audio recordings of quasars, pulsars and other deep space sources, LUSTMORD weaves a deeply haunting and atmospheric album. Format CD Tracklisting Tracklisting unavailable Record Label Soleilmoon Release Date 28th Sep 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Isolrubin BK | Crash Injury Trauma [Re-Issue] | £17.50 | ||
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Review Industrial noise sideproject of LUSTMORD, this album was originally released in 1993. It has been out of print for nearly a decade, and this new 2009 edition has been remastered from the ground up, and is presented in completely redesigned packaging. Following "Heresy" and "Monstrous Soul" and preceding "The Place Where the Black Stars Hang", "Crash Injury Trauma" was recorded during what is now considered a pivotal period in the British artist's career. The album is a shocking and disturbing onr, unflinching and relentless in its fascination with violent car accidents. Tires skid and horns blare, followed by the sickening sounds of crashing metal and shattering glass, screams, sirens and heart-pounding bass. It's a cruel, sadistic and horrifying tour de force in the ambient and power electronics genre. Format CD Tracklisting Tracklisting unavailable Record Label Soleilmoon Release Date 28th Sep 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Brillig | Jack Davey [Australian Import] | £7.75 | ||
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Review Entitled "Jack Davey", this five-track recording was completed at the end of September 2008 in Hillside Studios with famed producer Matt Hills (WOLF & CUB), and was the first release since Brillig's reinvention as a four-piece acoustic act. The EP was a long time coming for the band, whose previous work ("Mirror on the Wall" LP, 2007) represented an entirely different style. "Jack Davey" showcases their strongest songwriting to date, with an unmistakable theme of loss and longing. But proving that "all that's dark is not dreary", the EP is full of enchanting melodies and sweet harmonies which manage to create a strangely uplifting and dreamily romantic atmosphere. The graceful instrumentation produces alternating sparse and lush soundscapes, making full use of the band's versatile sound and array of instruments: male/female vocals, viola, banjo, guitar, ukulele, bass, piano accordion, drums, harmonica and traditional Americana folk instrument - the Autoharp. Format MCD Tracklisting 01. Jack Davey (click to listen) 02. Bird from the Ashes (click to listen) 03. Assorted Fate (click to listen) 04. Phantom's Theme (click to listen) 05. The Frozen Lake (click to listen) Record Label N/A Release Date 30th Sep 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Hidden Place | Punto Luce [Argentinian Import] | £16.50 | ||
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Review After their great (and now deleted) debut release "Fantasia Meccanica", the italian act HIDDEN PLACE return with an all new and long-expected album! "Punto Luce" continues along the same pathtraced by its predecessor. Deep sonorities are alternated with moments of emotionalism and refinement, underlined above all by more atmospheric sounds, that constantly influence this album. Harmonious female vocals from the beautiful singer Sara Lux are opposed with the cold tones of the vocoder. An elegant mix of electro and new wave give a precise evocation of art, of the painting of a picture, of the beauty of colours and light. The album also features vocal and mixing contributions from Gaby Nekro of NEKRODAMUS. Please note, this album is being imported from Argentina in very limited quantities, so please order quickly! Format CD Tracklisting Tracklisting unavailable Record Label Twilight Records Release Date 30th Sep 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Chrisallys | Sacred Fire [Argentinian Import] | £16.50 | ||
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Review "Sacred Fire", the new album from CHRISALLYS, is a fine mixture of gothic, metal and electro in perfect harmony. After a long silence of more than six years, CHRISALLYS strike again with a powerful album - a wondefully balanced encounter of power, sadness and rage with a strong gothic touch. If you like bands such as DIARY OF DREAMS, SCREAM SILENCE, PARADISE LOST or TIAMAT, then you will LOVE this amazing album. Taste the sacred fire! Please note, this album is being imported from Argentina in very limited quantities, so please order quickly! Format CD Slipcase Tracklisting 01. Breed of Cain 02. How We Loved and Lost 03. Shotgun 04. Fallen Kingdom 05. Jasmine 06. Process Completed 07. Nephtys 08. Fog Shade 09. Firekiss 10. Cry for Love 11. Taking Over 12. The Path 13. Morning Star (Acoustic Version) Bonus Tracks: 14. Sister of Night 15. Morning Star (Metal Mix) 16. Taking Over (Replica Remix) Record Label Twilight Records Release Date 30th Sep 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Nekrodamus | A Brave Dawn (2009 Bonus Edition) [Argentinian Import] | £16.50 | ||
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Review This album is one of the all time bestsellers of Twilight Records! Originally released in three different versions in 2006, "A Brave Dawn" established NEKRODAMUS as the best futurepop/electro band from Argentina. Due to huge demand for this long sold-out album, Twilight are now re-releasing it with four bonus tracks, all-exclusive and only for this limited re-print of 300 units. It also features Froxeanne from THE FROZEN AUTUMN with female backing vocals. Please note, this album is being imported from Argentina in very limited quantities, so please order quickly! Format Limited CD Tracklisting 01. Flames on My Window 02. Deadline 03. Burning Wild (featuring Froxeanne) 04. Reason to Die 05. The Edge of Silence 06. And Night Falls (featuring Billy SMK) 07. High 08. Beyond the Starlights (featuring Froxeanne) 09. The World 10. Song of Disaster 11. Deadline (UMILENIE Remix) Bonus Tracks: 12. A Red Horizon 13. Blank Page 14. Take Me Away 15. Nosferatu Record Label Twilight Records Release Date 30th Sep 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Asp | Wer Sonst? / Im Märchenland | £10.25 | ||
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Review For ten years now, ASP have maintained their hold in the ever-changing music business and have provided lovers of ambitious, superior-quality German-language music with one milestone after another. For a long time, their 'gothic novel rock' has been highly regarded across all scene boundaries and many of their releases demonstrate why fans today still want to acquire music in a physical format: because ASP present them with total works of art, both musically and visually. And so it is now, with the new ASP release. "Wer Sonst? / Im Märchenland" is a 'double A side' single with two incredibly strong title tracks and a multitude of fantastic bonus material. In terms of its presentation, even the standard version surpasses the limited editions of so many other bands: eight audio tracks, a live video and a twelve-page booklet packaged in a six-panelled digipak which features two alternative covers - one on the front and one on the back of the digipak, representing each of the main single tracks. Format MCD Digipak Tracklisting 01. Wer Sonst? (featuring MICHA RHEIN) 02. Im Märchenland (Single Edit) 03. Rain 04. Kummer 05. Wer Sonst? (Original Version) 06. Im Märchenland (CLAN OF XYMOX Remix) 07. Wer Sonst? (PROJECT PITCHFORK Remix) 08. Kummer (Katzenjammer Langschnitt) 09. Wer Sonst? (Bonus video recorded live at the Black Field Festival 2009) Record Label Trisol Release Date 2nd Oct 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Asp | Wer Sonst? / Im Märchenland | £27.50 | ||
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Review For this limited deluxe edition, they have once again come up with something quite special: instead of recording a video, the band from Frankfurt deliver a genuine comic book which is based on an original script from ASP mastermind AF Spreng and which is brilliantly realised by famous illustrator Ingo Römling. A fantastic adventure to kick off a new comic series from AF Spreng, which is teeming with literary allusions and good-natured homages. An intelligent action adventure! The 42-page comic book is sized 17x25cm, and is hard-bound, printed in high-grade art print on high-quality art paper, and has special matt lamination of all printed parts. Format Limited Hardcover Book + MCD Tracklisting 01. Wer Sonst? (featuring MICHA RHEIN) 02. Im Märchenland (Single Edit) 03. Rain 04. Kummer 05. Wer Sonst? (Original Version) 06. Im Märchenland (CLAN OF XYMOX Remix) 07. Wer Sonst? (PROJECT PITCHFORK Remix) 08. Kummer (Katzenjammer Langschnitt) 09. Wer Sonst? (Bonus video recorded live at the Black Field Festival 2009) Record Label Trisol Release Date 2nd Oct 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
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| Rabia Sorda | Noise Diary | £13.50 | ||
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Review "Noise Diary" is the second outing from HOCICO front-shouter Erk Aicrag's solo project, and here the energetic Mexican artist has created a new RABIA SORDA album that outshines his debut in all aspects. His harsh Electroclash/Cyberpunk hybrid sounds more versatile and melodic but also more aggressive and powerful. The self-confessed melody-junkie Erk has spiffed up his sound with more catchy elements than ever before. Vocally, Erk is also a jack of all trades, this time around taking the listener under fire with his most aggressive distorted screams outside of Hocico, angry punk shouts and raw but catchy melodies. With massive production from mixing desk wizard John Fryer, hard beats and driving bass lines, the album will take the club crowds by storm, but then that was to be expected from a man like Mr. Aicrag. With "Noise Diary", RABIA SORDA prove once again with an energetic fusion of melody and aggression that they are the most interesting and unique hard electro act out there. Format CD Tracklisting 01. First Page (click to listen) 02. Out of Control (click to listen) 03. Heart Eating Crows (click to listen) 04. Get Your Overdose (click to listen) 05. Burning House (click to listen) 06. Monkeyland (click to listen) 07. Radio Paranoia (click to listen) 08. Mirrors and Knives (click to listen) 09. NME (click to listen) 10. Money Talks (and Rots) (click to listen) 11. A World on Fire (click to listen) 12. This Is the End (click to listen) Record Label Out of Line Release Date 25th Sep 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Suicide Commando | Die Motherf*cker Die | £6.25 | ||
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Review SUICIDE COMMANDO. A name like no other, a name synonymous with hard electronic dance music. The new single "Die Motherf*cker Die" (whose provocative title will surely have no one expecting light pop muzak) showcases this cult Belgian act from their most uncompromising side. Mastermind Johan van Roy stirs up a catchy yet relentlessly aggressive cocktail of thudding beats, brutal shouts and melodic trance- and techno-licks to create an altogether unique alternative dancefloor sound. Gone are the days when electronic music was predominantly associated with love, peace and robots. With their pounding, electronic tracks, SUICIDE COMMANDO sound more like a jigsaw killer on a joyride in a techno club than the post-hippie dreams of the Love Parade. Life's hard and merciless and SUICIDE COMMANDO provide the ideal soundtrack for a messed up world. This formidable appetizer for the soon-to-be-released new album is topped off with two dancefloor-optimized remixes from NOISUF-X and C-LEKKTOR plus one previously unreleased B side. The first (limited) edition of this single is released in a classy digipak. Format Limited CDS Digipak Tracklisting 01. Die Motherf*cker Die (click to listen) 02. Die Motherf*cker Die (NOISUF-X remix) (click to listen) 03. Come Down With Me (click to listen) 04. Die Motherf*cker Die (C-LEKKTOR remix) (click to listen) Record Label Out of Line Release Date 18th Sep 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Various Artists | Schlagstrom! Krrrbrrrtztzkrrrbrrrtztz Vol. 4 | £14.25 | ||
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Review The fourth official Sampler from the infamous "Schlagstrom" industrial festival in Berlin, featuring exclusive tracks by ASCHE, SYNAPSCAPE, IN SLAUGHTER NATIVES, BAD SECTOR, MONO NO AWARE, INSEKT, LAST DAYS OF S.E.X., AHNST ANDERS, ANALOG SUICIDE, SPHERICAL DISRUPTED, LAST DOMINATION, WERTHAM and more... Format CD Tracklisting 01. KUNST ALS STRAFE - Eroding (click to listen) 02. IN SLAUGHTER NATIVES - Ich Habe (2009 Remix) (click to listen) 03. ASCHE - Prig (Version) (click to listen) 04. DOC ./. TRODZ - From the Bunker (click to listen) 05. BAD SECTOR - A-Life (Preview) (click to listen) 06. CABARET GROTESQUE - Schrittmuster (click to listen) 07. LAST DOMINION LOST - The Shell in the Chamber (click to listen) 08. LE MODERNISTE - Moist Vagaries (click to listen) 09. MONO NO AWARE - Kanden (click to listen) 10. KRISTUS KUT - Freedom Dances (click to listen) 11. NOIZEMACHINE TOUR TRUCKERS - Re-Loading (click to listen) 12. INSEKT - Dreamscape (Live Recording 1992) (click to listen) 13. SYNAPSCAPE - Take a Seat and Die (click to listen) 14. LAST DAYS OF S.E.X. - Solidarity to the Immigrants (click to listen) 15. SPHERICAL DISRUPTED - Induction (click to listen) 16. TRAUMASUTRA - Sjamaan (Schlagstrom Edit) (click to listen) 17. SIAMGDA - Dhira (click to listen) 18. WERTHAM - Thinspiration Generation (click to listen) 19. AHNST ANDERS & TONINSTITUT - Calling (click to listen) 20. FOR GREATER GOOD - Usufruct (Live Session) (click to listen) 21. ANALOG SUICIDE - As Beta 3 (Short Version) (click to listen) Record Label Sleepless Release Date 17th Sep 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Various Artists | 4 Years of D.I.Y. | £15.50 | ||
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Review 16 mostly exclusive tracks by AH CAMA-SOTZ, CORELINE, DAZZLING MALICIOUS, FRL. LINIENTREU, GRAPH, IMMINENT, THE [LAW-RAH] COLLECTIVE, LOSS, THE MAN, MARCHING DYNAMICS, MATTER, NIN KUJI, ROTORBLUMEN, SAAL5, SPHERICAL DISRUPTED, SYNAPSCAPE, TRAIT, and WARBABY & DETRITUS. "4 Years of D.I.Y. is Le Petit Machiniste's first pressed CD after a number of highly regarded CD-Rs! Limited edition of 300 copies in special paper folder packaging. Format Limited CD Tracklisting 01. SPHERICAL DISRUPTED - Cosmological Redshift (click to listen) 02. MARCHING DYNAMICS - Diviner's Sage (click to listen) 03. MATTER - Tephra (click to listen) 04. SYNAPSCAPE - Swine Cough (click to listen) 05. AH CAMA-SOTZ - Alien Final Sequel (click to listen) 06. 16 PAD NOISE TERRORIST - Illuminated Fear (click to listen) 07. THE MAN - Beaver March (click to listen) 08. CORELINE - Progress at Cost (click to listen) 09. FRL. LINIENTREU - Unthinkable Love (click to listen) 10. WARBABY & DETRITUS - See-Saw (click to listen) 11. DAZZLING MALICIOUS - Malicious Dub (ANDERS Remix) (click to listen) 12. TRAIT - Fake Records (Handjob Edit) (click to listen) 13. GRAPH - Ebuc (click to listen) 14. SAAL5 - Liebling Reich Mir Mal die Butter (click to listen) 15. ROTORBLUMEN - The Mating Sounds (click to listen) 16. THE [LAW-RAH] COLLECTIVE - Death by Scythe (click to listen) 17. LOSS - Unconscious Regret (click to listen) 18. IMMINENT - Bock (click to listen) 19. NIN KUJI - Sojobo Image (click to listen) Record Label Le Petit Machiniste Release Date 17th Sep 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Theatre Of Tragedy | Forever Is the World | £15.50 | ||
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Review The storm that they literally set free with their latest studio album from 2006 ("Storm") has paved the way for new opportunities for THEATRE OF TRAGEDY, Norway's best-loved Gothic band. The highly anticipated "Forever Is the World" continues right where the previous album left off but without the use of electronic elements and with a much more natural sound, which represents a step back to their roots yet with a very up-to-date approach. The album features the amazing vocals of Nell Sigland and was recorded at Room 13 studios in Oslo with producer Alexander Møklebust (who has previously worked with ZEROMANCER, SEIGMEN, MONOMEN, DELAWARE and others). Be prepared for the newest incarnation of THEATRE OF TRAGEDY! Format CD Tracklisting 01. Hide and Seek (click to listen) 02. Nine Days Wonder (click to listen) 03. Revolution (click to listen) 04. Transition (click to listen) 05. Hollow (click to listen) 06. Astray (click to listen) 07. Frozen (click to listen) 08. Illusions (click to listen) 09. Deadland (click to listen) 10. Forever Is the World (click to listen) Record Label AFM Release Date 21st Sep 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Instans | Common Ground | £11.75 | ||
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Review INSTANS, the side project of Swedish duo SEVERE ILLUSION present a CD of minimalist EBM. Totally danceable with strong melodies, this album combines the forces of haunting rhythms and distorted vocals, setting a new standard for hard electronics. Format CD Tracklisting 01. Break the Glass (click to listen) 02. Combat Girl (click to listen) 03. Cross the Line (click to listen) 04. Cause and Effect (click to listen) 05. First Off (click to listen) 06. Dreamworld (click to listen) 07. Daily Routine (click to listen) 08. Lets the Dogs Run (click to listen) 09. Treason Works (click to listen) 10. Smashed to Pieces (click to listen) 11. A Sign (click to listen) 12. Hard Work (click to listen) 13. Act of God (click to listen) Record Label Advoxya Records Release Date 15th Dec 2006 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Severe Illusion | Armed Evolution | £10.50 | ||
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Review After releasing the "Common Ground" album from their other project INSTANS, the Swedish duo SEVERE ILLUSION return with a remix EP from their main project. "Armed Evolution" is the follow-up to the band's 2006 album "Shortcut to Civilization", and includes 5 brand new tracks: "I Wish I Was Dead", "And Some Other Dead Stuff", "All My Friends Are Dead", "She Ran Away" and "Eight Minutes Is a Long Time". Next to this you'll find a re-worked version of one of the first hits from the group "Trust 2007" plus seven remixes, one of which is made by the group itself, the rest by invited bands THE PAIN MACHINERY, THIRTEENTH EXILE, MULPHIA, CAUSTIC, SPETSNAZ and BARRIKAD. Format CD Tracklisting 01. I Wish I Was Dead (click to listen) 02. And Some Other Dead Stuff (click to listen) 03. Trust 2007 (click to listen) 04. All My Friends Are Dead (click to listen) 05. She Ran Away (click to listen) 06. And Some Other Dead Stuff (Extendead Re-edit) (click to listen) 07. I Wish I Was Dead (Remix by THE PAIN MACHINERY) (click to listen) 08. And Some Other Dead Stuff (Remix by THIRTEENTH EXILE) (click to listen) 09. And Some Other Dead Stuff (Remix by MULPHIA) (click to listen) 10. And Some Other Dead Stuff (Remix by CAUSTIC) (click to listen) 11. Trust (Boot Camp Mix by SPETSNAZ) (click to listen) 12. Trust (Remix by BARRIKAD) (click to listen) 13. Eight Minutes Is a Long Time (click to listen) Record Label Advoxya Records Release Date 15th Jul 2008 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 | |||
| Angelspit | Black Kingdom - Red Kingdom | £17.00 | ||
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Review ANGELSPIT's long-awaited "Blood Death Ivory" remix album features 13 tracks from leading Electro/Industrial artists. A great deal of attention has been paid to aesthetics and visual production values which will become the feature of every release from Black Pill Red Pill. "Black Kingdom Red Kingdom" includes the remix disc, a CD inset and four 12cm x 65cm panoramic posters. The visual language behind "Blood Death Ivory" was reinterpreted and remixed within these graphic panoramas. Two of the posters are printed in ANGELSPIT's signature red and two are printed in black. The CD wallet features deluxe spot UV printing on a matte laminated cardboard. This release is a visual and musical feast and is sure to satisfy any ANGELSPIT fan. Format CD Digipak Tracklisting 01. Kill Kitty (KMFDM Remix) (click to listen) 02. Jugular (ALEC EMPIRE Remix) (click to listen) 03. Grind (AYRIA Remix) (click to listen) 04. Skinny Little Bitch (IMPLANT Remix) (click to listen) 05. Girl Poison (EGO LIKENESS Remix) (click to listen) 06. Devilicious (DAVE FOREMAN Remix) (click to listen) 07. Kill Kitty (THE MERCY CAGE Remix) (click to listen) 08. Skinny Little Bitch (v01d Remix) (click to listen) 09. Girl Poison (I:SCINTILLA Remix) (click to listen) 10. Devilicious (A IS FOR ARSENIC Remix) (click to listen) 11. Red (THE EREKTOR Remix) (click to listen) 12. Shaved Monkey (LEFT SPINE DOWN Remix) (click to listen) 13. Jugular (BAAL Remix) (click to listen) Record Label Black Kingdom Red Kingdom Release Date 25th Aug 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Informatik | Arena | £13.00 | ||
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Review Da5id Din and Tyler Newman are musicians from two successful but very different musical projects: DIN_FIV and BATTERY CAGE. While Tyler prefers the gut feeling approach, Da5id takes the rational road instead. Although both use vocals and instrumentation in equal parts, this is their only common ground. When making music Tyler purely follows his emotional instincts, creates atmosphere and mood to embody the feeling rather than the concept. On the other side, Da5id provides the structure because for him the rationale is above all else. "I like exploring different directions even if the target is always the same: to discover yourself." The result is a unique sound that is much more than just the simple sum of these different musical philosophies, combining modern recording technology with elements of traditional pop music. Over the last six albums, their music has developed in parallel to the band's personality, moving over the course of a decade from a harsh EBM sound to a more mature and introverted style with deep vocoder vocals, dark melodies, empathetic lyrics, melodic synthesizer string sounds and brilliant production quality. INFORMATIK now present their latest album "Arena" consisting of 12 outstanding emotional compositions that make a statement in one mellow and excellently produced package. Format CD Tracklisting 01. Come Together (click to listen) 02. A Matter of Time (Stadium Mix) (click to listen) 03. Temporary (THE SYNTHETIC DREAM FOUNDATION Mix) (click to listen) 04. The World Belongs to Us (Live at Budokan Mix) (click to listen) 05. It Was Like I Was Dreaming (click to listen) 06. Entropy (More Cowbell Mix) (click to listen) 07. Predator (click to listen) 08. My True Love (Pulse State Mix) (click to listen) 09. Night and Day (Arena Mix) (click to listen) 10. Don't Be Afraid (Very Mix by CLAIRE VOYANT) (click to listen) 11. Falling (click to listen) 12. The End (click to listen) Record Label Dependent Release Date 25th Sep 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Kilowatts & Vanek | Focus and Flow | £11.50 | ||
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Review One of the biggest hopes for a 'NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR 2009' award!!! KILOWATTS & VANEK blow to pieces any prejudice about the futility of merging electronic and acoustic music. The American/Belgian duo took four years to save their album "Focus and Flow" to hard disc, and then put it online for sale on their website. An enthusiastic fan asked them to perform two shows in Germany, and that was the first time Watts and Vanek met in person, despite having collaborated for several years. A few months later, Dependent owner Stefan Herwig stumbled across a link in the 'Hybridized' Music forum recommending an amazing album... The link leads to "Focus And Flow". The Dependent label had been closed down a good year before, but Herwig could not withdraw from the fascinating and unique sound of the record, and started to look for a record label for KILOWATTS & VANEK. Interest came from Motor Digital, the net label department of Motor founder Tim Renner. However, nobody seemed interested in releasing "Focus and flow" physically. This lead Stefan to reactivate his record label, and gave KILOWATTS & VANEK a unique advantage: they are home on two separate record labels. So far a truly unique structure. But the theme of unique synergy does not only spread throughout the bands work structure, it is equally apparent in their music: you won't find better vocals or more bittersweet melancholy in any other electronic music. You have not yet heard these kind grooves and wicked effects in guitar ballads. KILOWATTS & VANEK are simply beyond categories like 'Laptop-Folk' or 'Glitch Pop' as they unify harmonic flow, truly visionary focus and simply the best of the worlds of electronic and organic music. Format CD Tracklisting 01. Morningstar (click to listen) 02. After You (click to listen) 03. Solar Flare (click to listen) 04. Blue Vapourtrails (click to listen) 05. So Strange (click to listen) 06. Sinnerstate (Edit V2) (click to listen) 07. Combray (click to listen) 08. Fall Behind (click to listen) 09. Pale Butterflies and Bloodshot Eyes (click to listen) 10. Odyssey (click to listen) 11. Sudden Flow (click to listen) Record Label Dependent Release Date 18th Sep 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Phosgore | Domination | £11.25 | ||
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Review PHOSGORE is a one-man project founded in 2008 by Flo Dietz. After ten years working as an Electro/EBM/Industrial DJ he decided to use his knowledge of the club scene to create music himself. Shortly after the first self-published promotional CD called "Club Domination" was released, PHOSGORE was signed to the German label ProNoize. At that time, tracks like "Hardcore Shit" and "Club Domination" were already being spinned in quite a few clubs. Some sampler contributions followed, such as "Fleisch", released on "Extreme Stoerfrequenz 2" and "Pain Tutorial" as a part of the fourth installment of the famous sampler series "Endzeit Bunkertracks", the latter being a part of many harsh DJ sets all around the globe. PHOSGORE has also achieved quite a lot with his live shows, which include playing at the Dark Dance Treffen (Germany), the Schatten-Tanz Festival (Germany) and at the world's longest running dark scene club: the Slimelight, London. Where PHOSGORE plays live, only ashes (and the occasional screaming fangirl) remain. When on stage, Flo is joined by the lovely Sonja, who assists him in dominating clubs all over the world. PHOSGORE lacks dark romantic song texts and multi-coloured plastic hair-sporting singers, and there are no bats flying out of anyone's ass. Industrial, electro and hardstyle elements form some of the most unrelenting tracks of today's dark music scene. This is uncompromising music for an uncompromising audience. Now, the time of waiting is over, as the debut album "Domination" has arrived - twelve original PHOSGORE tracks, each one thumping like a jackhammer on steroids, plus five remixes by some of the biggest names of the business: XOTOX, SAM, FabrikC, STAHLFREQUENZ and, as a premiere, [X]-RX. NO REMORSE - NO REGRET - NO COMPROMISE Format CD Tracklisting 01. Noise Preacher (click to listen) 02. Pain Tutorial (click to listen) 03. Hardcore Shit (click to listen) 04. Red Red Krovvy (click to listen) 05. Fleisch (click to listen) 06. Destruktor (click to listen) 07. Club Domination (click to listen) 08. P.F.I.A (click to listen) 09. Smite the Weak (click to listen) 10. Diagnosis (click to listen) 11. Killerhertz (click to listen) 12. Niemand Verarscht Jesus (click to listen) 13. Destruktor (SAM Remix) (click to listen) 14. Pain Tutorial (Traumatized by XOTOX) (click to listen) 15. Red Red Krovvy (X-RX Remix) (click to listen) 16. Killerhertz (FabrikC Remix) (click to listen) 17. Club Domination (STAHLFREQUENZ Remix) (click to listen) Record Label Pro Noize Release Date 25th Sep 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Omega Lithium | Dreams in Formaline | £13.25 | ||
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Review If Lithium comes into contact with the skin, it can cause severe chemical burns. In combination with Omega, the last letter of the Greek alphabet, Lithium forms an acoustic drug with a highly addictive quality: OMEGA LITHIUM! Their penchant for chemical substances is also reflected by the title of their debut album, "Dreams in Formaline". Formalin is an aqueous solution, a mix of formaldehyde and methanol which is used to preserve bodies, as well as anatomical and biological preparations. The band's figurehead is 19 year old vocalist Mya, whose looks are on a par with her powerful and surprisingly deep voice and is definitely a force to be reckoned with by the international competition. Along with Mya, guitarist/main songwriter Malice, bassist/lyricist Zoltan and drummer Torsten have created a powerfully sinister sound which occasionally brings to mind the atmospheric goth metal of acts such as LACUNA COIL and EVANESCENCE, yet is always independent and marked by a variety of influences. OMEGA LITHIUM combine cutting metal riffs, rock elements, electro beats, machine-like coolness and haunting atmospheres at the interface of industrial, goth and metal. Music fans will be hooked on "Stigmata", which has true hit potential and is supported by a darkly morbid video clip with Tim Burton references; "My Haunted Self" with its male-female antiphon and an extremely creepy aura; the title track, "Dreams In Formaline" with strong industrial influences; and the bombastic "Snow Red". Whichever way you look at it: OMEGA LITHIUM must be the first drug which can be recommended without reservations - with no known risks or side-effects! Format CD Tracklisting 01. Infest (click to listen) 02. Stigmata (click to listen) 03. My Haunted Self (click to listen) 04. Dreams in Formaline (click to listen) 05. Andromeda (click to listen) 06. Nebula (click to listen) 07. Snow Red (click to listen) 08. Hollow March (click to listen) 09. Factor:Misery (click to listen) 10. Angel's Holocaust (click to listen) 11. Point Blank (click to listen) 12. Stigmata (Videoclip) Record Label E-Wave Release Date 18th Sep 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| X-Fusion | Ultima Ratio | £11.25 | ||
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Review The new masterpiece from X-FUSION! With "Ultima Ratio" they demonstrate their premier position in the harsh electro Scene. In his own extraordinary way Jan L. combines at the highest level various styles of electronic music to achieve a complex unity. Intelligent samples, catchy melodies and hard beats blend with a sinister soundscape. The result is the best X-FUSION album of all-time. Includes the club-smashes "Leave No Seed", "Follow Your Leader", "Daily Dose", "House of Mirrors" and "Exspes". Format CD Tracklisting 01. The Calm Before the Storm (click to listen) 02. Leave No Seed (click to listen) 03. House of Mirrors (click to listen) 04. Psychopath (click to listen) 05. Burn Down the Flags (click to listen) 06. Ultima Ratio (click to listen) 07. Follow Your Leader (click to listen) 08. Rise and Fall (click to listen) 09. Exspes (click to listen) 10. Still Breathing (click to listen) 11. Already Dead (click to listen) 12. Daily Dose (click to listen) 13. Inferno (click to listen) Record Label Scanner Release Date 25th Sep 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Xentrifuge | Converting Infinity | £12.25 | ||
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Review The awakening of XENTRIFUGE began in 2005, eventually bringing the well-received debut album "Light Extinguished" on NoiTekk Records in 2007. Now, two years in the making, XENTRIFUGE unleash the follow up to "Light Extinguished", with their latest arsenal of audio weaponry known as "Converting Infinity". High energy, raw emotion, and pure rage result in an innovative form of Dark Power EBM. Combining harsh synths, crushing noise and tormenting vocals with brutal beats all set in a cold, dark atmosphere, "Converting Infinity" delivers to the dance floor and the moshpit alike. From the opening track "Dormant" the listener is given the sense that mankind is lost and fallen. The topics of self-annihilation, the curse of religion and many other dark realities are echoed throughout the album till the final track "Immune". "Converting Infinity" is made of relentless harsh industrial built to please all fans of hard-edged electronic music. XENTRIFUGE continue to wage war against an already dying future. Format CD Tracklisting 01. Dormant (click to listen) 02. Into Descent (click to listen) 03. Pathogen (click to listen) 04. Strain (click to listen) 05. Black Horizon (click to listen) 06. Error Seven (click to listen) 07. Watch You Burn (click to listen) 08. Penance (click to listen) 09. Converting Infinity (click to listen) 10. Immune (click to listen) Record Label NoiTekk Release Date 25th Sep 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Xotox and Detune-X | We Are Deaf | £14.25 | ||
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Review Andreas Davids (XOTOX) and Stefano Rossello (DETUNE-X) are two of the most important figures in the new electro-industrial global panorama; composers, producers, and DJs who for years have been hitting us over the head with their harsh audio assaults. With "We Are Deaf" they have united forces to construct an album of high quality and strength without compromise. Pure rhythmic noise and full-steam-ahead distorted bass drums battle together, in order to attack us with a devastatingly powerful sonic impact, forcing our bodies into movement and testing the limits of our eardrums. Included on the album is an unexpected 10 minute jam session divided into two parts, rhythmic and then pure noise. A release aimed at alternative dance floors across the globe and rhythmic noise junkies alike... not to be missed! Format CD Tracklisting 01. XOTOX - Grenouille Mechanique (click to listen) 02. DETUNE-X - Toolsuck (click to listen) 03. XOTOX - Please Don't Encourage Me Anymore (click to listen) 04. DETUNE-X - My Beautiful Doll (click to listen) 05. XOTOX - Remix of Toolsuck (click to listen) 06. DETUNE-X - Remix of Grenouille Mechanique (click to listen) 07. XOTOX - Remix of My Beautiful Doll (click to listen) 08. DETUNE-X - Remix of Please Don't Encourage Me Anymore (click to listen) 09. XOTOX and DETUNE-X - D.I.F. Part 1 (click to listen) 10. XOTOX and DETUNE-X - D.I.F. Part 2 (click to listen) Record Label Rustblade Release Date 24th Sep 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Various Artists | Extreme Storfrequenz Volume 4 | £8.75 | ||
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Review The highly successful "Extreme Sündenfall" received a 'bad sister' last year: "Extreme Störfrequenz" offers even harsher, even harder, even more extreme and uncompromising danceable electro tracks, and now returns for its fourth installment. 12 out of the 14 tracks here are EXCLUSIVE to this compilation or previously unreleased. Format CD Tracklisting 01. ALTER DER RUINE - Coppin' It Sweet (NOISUF-X Remix) (click to listen) 02. MISS WARRIOR - Surprise (click to listen) 03. PARADOXIE - Indoxication (click to listen) 04. FABRIK C - Aggrolectric (click to listen) 05. SIMON SCHALL - Mechanik (click to listen) 06. TONAL Y NAGUAL - Cog in the Machine (click to listen) 07. AGGRESSIONSLEVEL 4.0 - Tunnel (click to listen) 08. ENGELMACHER - Carrion (Gutted by 8Khz MONO) (click to listen) 09. STATIK SKY - Truth and Freedom (SAM Remix) (click to listen) 10. NACHTMAHR - Weil Ich's Kann! (click to listen) 11. SYNCHROMODE - Never Is Late to Death (click to listen) 12. IMMINENT - Teskede (click to listen) 13. LIFE CRIED - Preacher (click to listen) 14. INSECTRUM - Kriegsbunker (click to listen) 15. PHOSGORE - Destruktor (SAM Remix) (click to listen) 16. COLD FLESH COLONY - Swallow This! (click to listen) Record Label Upscene Release Date 25th Sep 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
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| Mesh | London Ticket (Sat 28th Nov 2009) | £16.50 | ||
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Promoter Flag Promotions Date 28th Nov 2009 Line Up Mesh Informatik Plus special guests Additional Info Includes free entry into Slimelight club afterwards Venue O2 Academy, N1 Centre, 16 Parkfield Street, Islington, London, N1 0PS Doors 6.00pm Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| The Cruxshadows | London Ticket (Sat 5th Dec 2009) | £15.50 | ||
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Promoter Flag Promotions Date 5th Dec 2009 Line Up The Cruxshadows The Voices of Masada Greenhaus Plus Support Additional Info Includes free entry to Slimelight club 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 | |||
| Amalgamation 2009 | Leeds Ticket (Fri 20th & Sat 21st Nov 2009) | £17.00 | ||
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Promoter Oktober Productions Date 20th Nov 2009 Line Up Attrition Devilish Presley Action Directe Xykogen Imprint Skinflick Systemyk Digicore Flesh Eating Foundation Mekano Set Death by Electro Giants Additional Info Another weekend of industrial punk. After a break from the action in 2008, the only industrial-punk festival in existence AMALGAMATION returns bigger and better than ever! Featuring eleven fantastic bands over two Leeds venues, AMALGAMATION offers alternative music with a real edge and an atmosphere that can't be beaten anywhere else. Please note:- The event runs from 8.00pm on Fri 20th Nov at Santiago's and from 2.00pm on Sat 21st Nov at Josephs Well. Venue Fri 20th Nov - Santiago's, 1-3 Grand Arcade, Leeds LS1 6PG Sat 21st Nov - Josephs Well, Chorley Lane, Leeds LS2 9NW Doors Fri 20th Nov - 8.00pm Sat 21st Nov - 2.00pm Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Alec Empire | London Ticket (Thurs 19th Nov 2009) | £15.50 | ||
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Promoter Flag Promotions Date 19th Nov 2009 Line Up Alec Empire Motor Mechanical Cabaret Cryogenica 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 21st Nov 2009) | £15.50 | ||
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Promoter Flag Promotions Date 21st Nov 2009 Line Up Alec Empire Motor Plus support Venue Club Academy, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PR Doors 7.00pm Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Mesh | Wolverhampton Ticket (Sun 29th Nov 2009) | £16.50 | ||
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Promoter Flag Promotions Date 29th Nov 2009 Line Up Mesh Informatik Jagged Plus special guests Venue Robin 2, 28 Mount Pleasant, Bilston, Wolverhampton WV14 7LJ Doors 6.30pm Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Alec Empire | Birmingham Ticket (Fri 20th Nov 2009) | £15.50 | ||
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Promoter Flag Promotions Date 20th Nov 2009 Line Up Alec Empire Motor Plus support Venue Eddie's Rock Club, Gough Street, Birmingham B1 1HN Doors 7.00pm Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Nachtmahr | Preston Ticket (Sun 29th Nov 2009) | £9.00 | ||
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Promoter Dark-Cide Date 29th Nov 2009 Line Up Nachtmahr Uberbyte Kommand+Kontrol Venue 53 Degrees, Brook Street, Preston PR1 2TQ Doors 7.00pm Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| The Cruxshadows | Leeds Ticket (Sun 29th Nov 2009) | £12.00 | ||
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Promoter Gog Promotions Date 29th Nov 2009 Line Up The Cruxshadows Zeitgeist Zero Venue The Cockpit, Swinegate, Leeds LS1 4AG Doors 7.00pm Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Project Pitchfork | London Ticket (Sat 31st Oct 2009) | £16.50 | ||
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Promoter Flag Promotions Date 31st Oct 2009 Line Up Project Pitchfork Deviant UK The Mariana Hollow Until I Wake Additional Info Halloween special - first UK show for many years! Venue O2 Academy, N1 Centre, 16 Parkfield Street, Islington, London, N1 0PS Doors 6.00pm Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Dope Stars Inc. | London Ticket (Fri 13th Nov 2009) | £15.50 | ||
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Promoter Flag Promotions Date 13th Nov 2009 Line Up Dope Stars Inc. The Ghosts of Lemora plus support Additional Info Includes free entry to Unholy Club with Faderhead live at midnight! Venue The Scala, 275 Pentonville Road, Kings Cross, London N1 9NL Doors 7.30pm Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Faderhead | London Ticket (Fri 13th Nov 2009) | £10.00 | ||
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Promoter Flag Promotions Date 13th Nov 2009 Line Up Faderhead Cybercide Unholy Club Additional Info As part of the Unholy Club Venue The Scala, 275 Pentonville Road, Kings Cross, London N1 9NL Doors 11.00pm Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Dope Stars Inc. | Birmingham Ticket (Sat 14th Nov 2009) | £15.50 | ||
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Promoter Flag Promotions Date 14th Nov 2009 Line Up Dope Stars Inc. Kik plus support Additional Info Includes free entry to club for 18+ Venue Eddie's Rock Club, Gough St, Birmingham B1 1HN Doors 6.00pm Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Dope Stars Inc. | Manchester Ticket (Sun 15th Nov 2009) | £14.50 | ||
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Promoter Flag Promotions Date 15th Nov 2009 Line Up Dope Stars Inc. Obsessive Compulsive plus support Venue Club Academy, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PR Doors 7.00pm Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Lahannya | London Ticket (Fri 27th Nov 2009) | £9.50 | ||
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Promoter Flag Promotions Date 27th Nov 2009 Line Up Lahannya Lilygun The Mariana Hollow Additional Info Femme Noir Special! - Includes FREE entry to DEVIANT club Venue Purple Turtle, 65 Crowndale Road, Camden, London NW1 1TN Doors 7.30pm Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Sigue Sigue Sputnik | London Ticket (Sun 6th Dec 2009) | £11.50 | ||
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Promoter Flag Promotions Date 6th Dec 2009 Line Up Martin Degville's Sigue Sigue Sputnik AxeGirl Kik I Am Immune Plus Support Venue Underworld, 174 Camden High Street, Camden, London, NW1 0NE Doors 6.00pm Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Grendel | London Ticket (Sun 13th Dec 2009) | £13.00 | ||
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Promoter Flag Promotions Date 13th Dec 2009 Line Up Grendel Aesthetic Perfection Skinjob System:FX Concrete Lung Additional Info Industrial/EBM Special Venue Underworld, 174 Camden High Street, Camden, London, NW1 0NE Doors 6.00pm Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Assemblage 23 | London Ticket (Sat 13th Feb 2010) | £15.50 | ||
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Promoter Flag Promotions Date 13th Feb 2010 Line Up Assemblage 23 RBN tenek Additional Info Includes free entry to Slimelight club Venue O2 Academy, N1 Centre, 16 Parkfield Street, Islington, London, N1 0PS Doors 6.00pm Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| VNV Nation | London Ticket (Wed 21st Oct 2009) | £19.50 | ||
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Promoter Flag Promotions Date 21st Oct 2009 Line Up VNV Nation Ayria Additional Info Extra London show added due to phenomenal demand! Venue The Scala, 275 Pentonville Road, Kings Cross, London, N1 9NL Doors 7.30pm Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| CombiChrist | London Ticket (Sat 7th Nov 2009 - Early Show) | £17.50 | ||
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Promoter Flag Promotions Date 7th Nov 2009 Line Up Combichrist AlterRed Additional Info Their only UK headline shows - up close and personal in a venue they have long since outgrown, we expect them this show to sell out very quickly! Ticket includes free entry to Slimelight Club for ticket holders aged over 18 years. Venue Electrowerkz, 7 Torrens Street, London, EC1V 1NQ Doors 6.00pm Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| CombiChrist | London Ticket (Sat 7th Nov 2009 - Late Show) | £17.50 | ||
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Promoter Flag Promotions Date 7th Nov 2009 Line Up Combichrist Mechanical Cabaret Additional Info Their only UK headline shows - up close and personal in a venue they have long since outgrown, we expect them this show to sell out very quickly! Ticket includes free entry to Slimelight Club for ticket holders aged over 18 years. Venue Electrowerkz, 7 Torrens Street, London, EC1V 1NQ Doors 9.30pm Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
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| 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 02. Ich Tu Dir Weh 03. Waidmanns Heil 04. Haifisch 05. B******** 06. Frühling in Paris 07. Wiener Blut 08. Pussy 09. Liebe Ist für Alle Da 10. Mehr 11. Roter Sand Disc 2:- Tracklisting unavailable Record Label Spinefarm Release Date 19th Oct 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 02. Only Better 03. Everything I Made 03. Is It So Hard? 04. Hold It Together 05. It's Gone 06. How Long? 07. Who Says? 08. Hope.Dreams. 09. Want You 10. The Bitter End Record Label Dependent Release Date 23rd Oct 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Mesh | A Perfect Solution [Deluxe Edition] | £28.50 | ||
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Review This deluxe edition of the album comes as a strictly limited collector's box set which includes the album, a 7" single with two exclusive tracks, a poster and a special oversized 48-page booklet. Format Limited CD+7" Vinyl Box Set Tracklisting CD:- 01. If We Stay Here 02. Only Better 03. Everything I Made 03. Is It So Hard? 04. Hold It Together 05. It's Gone 06. How Long? 07. Who Says? 08. Hope.Dreams. 09. Want You 10. The Bitter End 7" Single:- A. Only Better (Ollie's Mix) B. Hold and Restrain Record Label Dependent Release Date 23rd Oct 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Rammstein | Liebe Ist für Alle Da | £12.50 | ||
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Review Format CD Digipak Tracklisting 01. Rammlied 02. Ich Tu Dir Weh 03. Waidmanns Heil 04. Haifisch 05. B******** 06. Frühling in Paris 07. Wiener Blut 08. Pussy 09. Liebe Ist für Alle Da 10. Mehr 11. Roter Sand Record Label Spinefarm Release Date 19th Oct 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Kraftwerk | The Catalogue | £67.00 | ||
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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 | |||
| Unscene Magazine | Issue No. 7 | £3.50 | ||
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Review At long last UNSCENE MAGAZINE returns with another great issue. Bands interviewed this time include ROME BURNS, ADORATION, LOLA ANGST, PROJECT PITCHFORK, TENEK, COSMIC INTENT, SUICIDAL ROMANCE, WHISPERS IN THE SHADOW and DEATHCAMP PROJECT. There's also fashion, CD and live reviews, and lots more. This issue also comes with a FREE 16 track CD containing tracks from: ROME BURNS, DEATHCAMP PROJECT, SUICIDAL ROMANCE, CHARLOTTE'S SHADOW, VERSAILLES, ZEITGEIST ZERO, BAK XIII, RESIST, THE BEAUTY OF GEMINA, TENEK, COSMIC INTENT, THE PUSSYBATS, N.U.C., CAUDA PAVONIS, DEAD SEA SURFERS and ENGINE OF EXCESS. Format Magazine+CD Publisher Unscene Language English Release Date 1st Aug 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Rabia Sorda | Noise Diary | £13.50 | ||
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Review "Noise Diary" is the second outing from HOCICO front-shouter Erk Aicrag's solo project, and here the energetic Mexican artist has created a new RABIA SORDA album that outshines his debut in all aspects. His harsh Electroclash/Cyberpunk hybrid sounds more versatile and melodic but also more aggressive and powerful. The self-confessed melody-junkie Erk has spiffed up his sound with more catchy elements than ever before. Vocally, Erk is also a jack of all trades, this time around taking the listener under fire with his most aggressive distorted screams outside of Hocico, angry punk shouts and raw but catchy melodies. With massive production from mixing desk wizard John Fryer, hard beats and driving bass lines, the album will take the club crowds by storm, but then that was to be expected from a man like Mr. Aicrag. With "Noise Diary", RABIA SORDA prove once again with an energetic fusion of melody and aggression that they are the most interesting and unique hard electro act out there. Format CD Tracklisting 01. First Page (click to listen) 02. Out of Control (click to listen) 03. Heart Eating Crows (click to listen) 04. Get Your Overdose (click to listen) 05. Burning House (click to listen) 06. Monkeyland (click to listen) 07. Radio Paranoia (click to listen) 08. Mirrors and Knives (click to listen) 09. NME (click to listen) 10. Money Talks (and Rots) (click to listen) 11. A World on Fire (click to listen) 12. This Is the End (click to listen) Record Label Out of Line Release Date 25th Sep 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 02. Collapse 03. Impermanence 04. How Can I Sleep? 05. Spark 06. Leave This All Behind 07. Alive 08. Greed 09. Angels & Demons 10. The Cruelest Year Disc 2 (Bonus):- 01. Spark (BURIKUSU Remix) 02. Grind 03. Alone Again 04. Chosen 05. Greed (KMFDM Remix) Record Label Accession Release Date 16th Oct 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 02. Bastards Screaming 03. Waiting to Be Born 04. Speak to Me 05. We Will Kill Them All 06. First Time 07. Beneath the Stars 08. If You Don't Stop It... 09. War on Error 10. A Number and a Name 11. Gothic Paradise 12. A Million Worlds to Lose Record Label Trisol Release Date 23rd Oct 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 | |||
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