Week Ending
8th Feb 2010
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Welcome to our weekly round-up of forthcoming releases, and what a week it is!
COMBICHRIST have announced a brand new menacing club smash in form of "Scarred", the third single from the highly successful album "Today We Are All Demons". The hellish new maxi CD features three new mixes and the album version of the title track.
When it became apparent that the last remaining CD copies of the FADERHEAD albums FH1, FH2 and FH3 would soon be sold, the decision was made to create a 'best of' compilation of the most popular songs from these three records. "Trilogy" features 18-tracks and is a MUST-BUY for anyone who doesn't yet own any FADERHEAD CDs, or who has an incomplete collection! Note - we have a very small number of "FH1" and "Horizon Born" remaining!
Genre-smashing musical pioneers GOLDFRAPP return with their brand new album "Head First". The duo's fifth album is the most powerful trip to date, a speedy rush of synth optimism, euphoria, fantasy and romance. With life-affirming lyrics and stellar production it lifts off at full tilt and takes us on a journey to the heart of 2010. The vinyl edition also includes a copy of the CD release.
On "Mental [Per]mutation", KIEW dive deeper into the everyday life of the institution, unearthing a sonic rollercoaster ride of thudding mutated dancefloor industrial hybrids, acoustic experiments, and instrumentals with a soundtrack-like feel. "Mental [Per]mutation" includes a second disc on which special cases from outside the institution have gained access to KIEW's sound files to inject them with their very own madness. Welcome to Disco Dementia!
IN STRICT CONFIDENCE's "Silver Bullets" is a special eight-track EP, only available in VERY limited quantities. Seven of the eight tracks are exclusive to this release, featuring five different versions of the title song, a new and exclusive extended remix of the track "Rain" and two exclusive new songs. Order very quickly!
OUT OF LINE's compilation series returns. "Industrial For The Masses Vol. 4" brings together the cream of the crop in hard electronic sounds on an infernal compilation. Artists include COMBICHRIST, NACHTMAHR, DULCE LIQUIDO, MISS CONSTRUCTION, THE HORRORIST, CERVELLO ELETTRONICO, and a roster of promising newcomers. As a special bonus, the set includes a maxi CD from the promising new German industrial project MAELSTROM INC.
When it comes to classic EBM tunes, no list would be complete without the German club hit "Das Mass der Dinge" by U-TEK, a side project of none other than Sevren Ni-Arb of X MARKS THE PEDWALK fame. INFACTED RECORDINGS present part 9 of the all time classics collection of EBM hits on another fourteen-track full length CD, fully digitally remastered. Limited to 1000 copies so be fast!
A few releases from well-known UK acts now. Firstly, "The Face - The Very Best of Visage" celebrates it being 30 years since VISAGE released the seminal "Fade to Grey"; the vinyl re-issue of the classic "Darklands" by THE JESUS AND MARY CHAIN is out soon; and JOHN FOXX's new limited edition "Burning Car/20th Century" vinyl release is also imminent.
There are two new gothic metal releases from the OUT OF LINE label group. LORD OF THE LOST bring us "Fears", whilst REFLEXION offer up "Edge". And more from the label with the very welcome re-issue of "Held V Shadow Mission" by KIRLIAN CAMERA, which sold out very quickly last January.
"With Friends Like These" is a double CD compilation, featuring 40 tracks from 'oldies' like ORCHESTRA NOIR, SIEBEN, NAEVUS, TOR LUNDVALL, TONY WAKEFORD, ANDREW KING and ARCANA as well as a roster of 'younger' but no less talented artists.
Magazine!
Just one, the latest (6th Birthday) edition of UK scene mag DEVOLUTION. Well worth a read!
Gigs
KMFDM have three UK dates in July, and Alan Wilder's (ex-DEPECHE MODE) project RECOIL have a London gig coming up.
Have a great week!
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| CombiChrist | Scarred | £6.50 | ||
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Review COMBICHRIST, the post-apocalyptic electro act that are currently touring Europe with RAMMSTEIN, have announced a brand new menacing club smash in form of "Scarred", the third single from the highly successful album release "Today We Are All Demons". LIMP BIZKIT's Wes Borland has spiced up the massive new single version of the track with some smashing guitar work. The hellish new maxi CD features this searing reinvention alongside three other new mixes and the album version of the title track. To top things off, "Scarred" also contains the red hot new track "Parental Content", a perfect appetizer for the new album that is projected for release in late summer 2010. Format MCD Tracklisting 01. Scarred (Single Version featuring WES BORLAND) 02. Scarred (Club Mix) 03. Parental Content 04. Scarred (Album Version) 05. Scarred (Pull Out Kings Remix) 06. Scarred (Shok's Zeitmahl remix) Record Label Out of Line Release Date 5th Mar 2010 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Faderhead | Trilogy | £13.00 | ||
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Review When it became apparent at the end of 2009 that the last remaining CD copies of the FADERHEAD albums FH1, FH2 and FH3 would soon be sold, the decision was made to create a 'best of' compilation of the most popular songs from these three records. From club smashes like "Tanz, Zwo, Drei, Vier" and "Dirtygrrrls/Dirtybois" to electropop hits like "Girly Show" and "Mono Man" to fantastic ballads like "Exit Ghost" and "Vanish", this 18-track CD includes everything that made the first three FADERHEAD records so special. Otherwise they wouldn't all be sold out... This digipak is a MUST-BUY for anyone who doesn't yet own any FADERHEAD CDs or who has an incomplete collection! Format CD Digipak Tracklisting 01. Tanz Zwo Drei Vier 02. Dirtygrrrls/Dirtybois (featuring ULTIMATE MC) 03. Electrosluts Extraordinaire 04. Girly Show 05. Exit Ghost 06. Hammer of the Gods 07. ZigZag Machinery 08. Houston 09. Noisebastardz 10. Naughty H 11. Vanish 12. Coke for My Ass 13. Burning/Dancing 14. O/H Scavenger 15. The Protagonist 16. Acquire the FIre 17. Mono Man 18. Still Missing Record Label l-tracks recordings Release Date 1st Mar 2010 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Goldfrapp | Head First | £13.75 | ||
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Review Genre-smashing musical pioneers GOLDFRAPP return with their brand new album "Head First". The duo's fifth album is GOLDFRAPP's most powerful trip to date, a speedy rush of synth optimism, euphoria, fantasy and romance. With life-affirming lyrics and stellar production it lifts off at full tilt and takes us on a journey to the heart of 2010. The diversity, ambition and direction of the new album highlights GOLDFRAPP as true agenda-setters and modern British musical icons. "Head First" follows the critically acclaimed "Seventh Tree", which saw the NME describe GOLDFRAPP as "having done the seemingly impossible and become even more fantasy fabulous" and as "sublime, anthemic pop" by The Independent. It is the latest in a brilliantly consistent body of work - from the captivating electronic balladry of Mercury nominated debut "Felt Mountain" and its distorted dancefloor follow-up, "Black Cherry", to the glitterball glamour of "Supernature" which came out in summer 2005 and went on to sell over a million copies worldwide. GOLDFRAPP will take "Head First" on tour later in 2010 - following the massive acclaim for both the "Supernature" and "Seventh Tree" tours and festival appearances around the world, GOLDFRAPP have underlined their reputation as one of the most transcendent and inventive live bands around. Format CD Tracklisting 01. Rocket 02. Believer 03. Alive 04. Dreaming 05. Head First 06. Hunt 07. Shiny and Warm 08. I Wanna Life 09. Voicething Record Label Mute Release Date 22nd Mar 2010 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Goldfrapp | Head First | £16.50 | ||
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Review The vinyl edition also includes a copy of the CD release. Format LP Vinyl+CD Tracklisting 01. Rocket 02. Believer 03. Alive 04. Dreaming 05. Head First 06. Hunt 07. Shiny and Warm 08. I Wanna Life 09. Voicething Record Label Mute Release Date 22nd Mar 2010 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Kiew | Mental [Per]mutation | £16.75 | ||
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Review Welcome to a new audio therapy in the electro madhouse! On "Mental [Per]mutation", our favourite patients dive deeper into the everyday life of the institution, unearthing a sonic rollercoaster ride of thudding mutated dancefloor industrial hybrids ("Käferfrühstück", "Mister 29" and many more), acoustic experiments, and instrumentals with a soundtrack-like feel (the "Retrograd" series.) During the course of the album, the listener will gain deep insights into psychoacoustic excerpts from the patients' files, strange new forms of therapy and numerous soliloquies, often between multiple personalities. "Mental [Per]mutation" includes a second disc on which special cases from outside the institution (among them the NYC techno legend LENNY DEE) have gained access to KiEw's sound files to inject them with their very own madness. Welcome to Disco Dementia! Only one question remains: are the musicians mad or is it the listener? Format 2CD Tracklisting Disc 1:- 01. Montreal Permutation 02. Käferfrühstück 03. Melancholie 04. Mister 29 (featuring AMBASSADOR 21) 05. Retrograd VII 06. Fernsprecher 07. Delusion 08. Dr Friendly (featuring DR DEBIL) 09. Retrograd VIII 10. Institutsambulanz 11. Funktionsprüfung 12. Kessel II (Druck) 13. All I Need 14. Retrograd IX 15. Stille/Stimme 16. 70 Disc 2:- 01. Mister 29 (SHORAI Remix #3) 02. Mister 29 (Remix by AMBASSADOR 21) 03. Käferfrühstück (Remix by MONO-AMINE) 04. dcdisk (LENNY DEE & DAN PHYSICS Power Tek Remix) 05. Stille/Stimme (remix by DR DEBIL) 06. Mister 29 (DISTORTED DRUMKIDS Remix) 07. Käferfrühstück (TWEAKERRAY Remix) 08. Mister 29 (SHORAI Remix #1) 09. Mister 29 (N1n3ty P1lls remix by HARM) 10. Odessa (Tavor remix by BASSRK) 11. Exit Odessa (LENNY DEE Brooklyn Mashup Remix) 12. Mister 29 (TWEAKERRAY Remix) 13. Monkey 29 (Live at FSK Hamburg 2009) 14. Mister 29 (SHORAI Remix #3) Record Label Out of Line Release Date 1st Mar 2010 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| In Strict Confidence | Silver Bullets | £8.00 | ||
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Review This special eight-track EP is only available in VERY limited quantities. Seven of the eight tracks are exclusive to this release (one of the remixes is also included in the limited boxset edition of the new album "La Parade Monstrueuse"). It features five different versions of the title song, including remixes by X-FUSION and CONTROLLED FUSION, a new and exclusive extended remix of the track "Rain" (from the super-limited "Serpent's kiss" 3CD box released in 2006) and two exclusive new songs, not available on the new album or the limited box thereof! Order very quickly! Format Limited MCD Tracklisting 01. Silver Bullets (Single Version) 02. Rain (Extended Version) 03. Silver Bullets (X-FUSION Remix) 04. Silver Bullets (CONTROLLED FUSION Remix) 05. No Refuge in the Night 06. Silver Bullets (Clubmix) 07. Why Did I Loose My Faith? 08. Silver Bullets (Extended Version) Record Label Minuswelt Release Date 19th Mar 2010 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Various Artists | Industrial for the Masses Volume 4 | £14.25 | ||
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Review Industrial for the clubs, massive bass garnished with tons of noise for the dancefloor! The fourth instalment of this successful compilation series will challenge your stereo set with red hot and partly exclusive material from COMBICHRIST, NACHTMAHR, DULCE LIQUIDO, MISS CONSTRUCTION, THE HORRORIST, SPEEDY J, KIEW, NORTHBORNE, UNTERART, CERVELLO ELETTRONICO, PHOSGORE, 13TH MONKEY and a roster of promising newcomers. The perfect fusion of harsh industrial and dance floor compatible techno club sounds, "Industrial For The Masses Vol. 4" brings together the cream of the crop in hard electronic sounds on an infernal compilation. As a special bonus, the set includes a maxi CD from the promising new German industrial project MÆLSTROM INC. Format Limited 2CD Tracklisting Disc 1:- 01. DULCE LIQUIDO - Love or Die 02. PN-X-TG – Cannonfodder 03. COMBICHRIST - Penalty Shot 04. SPEEDY J - Actor Nine 05. FORMALIN – Yuppiescum 06. KIEW - Stille/Stimme 07. MISS CONSTRUCTION – Zombiefied 08. NORTHBORNE - Airsoul (Punch Mix) 09. THE HORRORIST - I Stand With You 10. EXZAKT - Sub.Sonic.Base (2009 Edit) 11. CERVELLO ELETTRONICO - Asphyxiate 12. NACHTMAHR – Träume 13. EDMX - Pent Up 14. UNTER ART - Novalis Part III (Keine Götter) 15. PHOSGORE – Destruktor 16. 13TH MONKEY - Anality (IftMMix) Disc 2 (by MÆLSTROM INC):- 01. Hit Me 02. Jesus Got Infected 03. Hit Me (remixed by DESTROID) 04. Hit Me (remixed by KIEW) Record Label Out of Line Release Date 5th Mar 2010 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| U-Tek | Das Mass der Dinge | £9.00 | ||
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Review When it comes to classic EBM tunes, no list would be complete without the German club hit "Das Mass der Dinge" by U-TEK. And little wonder, as U-Tek is a side project of none other than Sevren Ni-Arb of X MARKS THE PEDWALK fame. Infacted Recordings present part 9(!) of the all time classics collection of EBM hits on another fourteen-track full length CD, fully digitally remastered. The CD features massive songs taken from the long-deleted singles "I Am Moving" and "Das Mass der Dinge" as well as the rare best of album "Goldene Zeit". Once again, the CD is limited to 1000 copies so be fast! Format Limited CD Tracklisting 01. Das Mass der Dinge (Masslos Mix) 02. Der Animateur 03. Bete (Rote Bete Mix) 04. Der Automatist 05. Das Mass der Dinge (Predominant Mix) 06. Fairytale 07. Suction (Shot Gun Mix) 08. Zahlentänzer 09. Tic Tac Toe 10. Phase One 11. Das Mass der Dinge (Crashtest Mix) 12. I Am Moving 13. Contact 14. Fever Record Label Infacted Recordings Release Date 26th Mar 2010 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Visage | The Face - The Very Best of Visage | £13.75 | ||
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Review Who could have imagined that a few kids in the 70s, fed up with punk, would open a nightclub - The Blitz, in Covent Garden - that would pioneer a style of music that would become one of the most resilient and successful genres of the next few decades? As we reach the end of the '00s heading into the '10s, Electropop is still one of the most successful styles around. MGMT, LA ROUX, LADY GAGA, LITTLE BOOTS, LADYHAWKE, these artists now top the year end polls just as VISAGE, SOFT CELL, HUMAN LEAGUE and DEPECHE MODE did before them. It's now 30 years since VISAGE released the seminal "Fade to Grey". It was a huge dancefloor hit, topping the charts in the UK and Europe. It's a track that defines the 80s, that instantly transports you back to the time of the Blitz Kids, those New Romantic vanguards whose painted faces and rococo attire littered the pages of Vogue and The Face. To celebrate this anniversary comes the release of this 'Greatest Hits' package featuring 2009 remixes of "Fade to Grey" by Lee Mortimer and Michael Gray of THE WEEKEND and BORDERLINE fame, alongside VISAGE's complete chart-topping hit singles as well as some of the classic and highly sought after dance remixes. Format CD Tracklisting 01. Fade to Grey (MICHAEL GRAY Mix 2009) 02. Mind of a Toy (Dance Mix) 03. We Move (Remix) 04. Tar 05. Fade to Grey 06. In the Year 2525 07. The Anvil 08. Night Train 09. The Damned Don't Cry 10. Love Glove (Single Version) 11. Pleasure Boys 12. Visage (12" Dance Mix) 13. Fade to Grey (12" Version) 14. Der Amboss 15. Fade to Grey (LEE MORTIMER Remix 2009) Record Label Polydor Release Date 1st Mar 2010 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| The Jesus and Mary Chain | Darklands | £19.75 | ||
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Review The second album from the brothers Reid, originally released in 1987, "Darklands" is more accessible and hooky than "Psychocandy", leaving most of the feedback and some of the noise behind to focus on the songs, making a clear break from the legendary debut album. With tracks such as "April Skies", "Darklands", "Happy When It Rains" and "Nine Million Rainy Days" the Reids proved they had plenty of great songs in them and wouldn't be boxed in by the past. An all out classic, now re-issued on 180g vinyl. Format LP Vinyl Tracklisting Side A: 01. Darklands 02. Deep One Perfect Morning 03. Happy When It Rains 04. Down On Me 05. Nine Million Rainy Days Side B: 01. April Skies 02. Fall 03. Cherry Came Too 04. On the Wall 05. About You Record Label Plain Recordings Release Date 8th Mar 2010 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| John Foxx | Burning Car/20th Century | £6.50 | ||
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Review John Foxx has teamed up with DUBTERROR and KARBORN to produce a new limited edition "Burning Car/20th Century" vinyl release. Only 500 copies have been pressed up on 12 inch vinyl - they feature DUBTERROR's new mixes of the tracks and KARBORN's artwork on the label. Format Limited 12" Vinyl Tracklisting A. Burning Car (DUBTERROR Remix) B. 20th Century (DUBTERROR Remix) Record Label Metamatic Records Release Date 8th Mar 2010 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Lord of the Lost | Fears | £14.00 | ||
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Review Sometimes it needs an earthquake to blow the dust from a genre that is way past its prime. The term 'Gothic Metal' has become more and more of a farce in the past couple of years, drowning in a sea of plastic pomp, embarrassing aggro-poses and soft rock drivel. Enter LORD OF THE LOST, the band fronted by 'Mr. 1000 Voices' Chris Harms, which ignores the genre's clichés and impresses with an energetic mix of hit compatible melodies, dark atmosphere and impulsive aggression. Chris Harms is an extremely versatile vocalist and might tingle your spine with his deep timbre one moment, only to raise sonic hell with hefty growls and piercing screams the next. LORD OF THE LOST create their very own niche bridging the gap between headbanging inferno, glam rock charm and dark romance with enthralling, catchy songs that are infused with an irresistible energy. As the missing link between gothic and MARILYN MANSON, the Hamburg-based band are unleashing an avalanche that will be hard to stop! Praise the LORD OF THE LOST! Format CD Tracklisting 01. Last Words 02. Break Your Heart 03. Dry the Rain 04. My Deepest Fear 05. The Measure of All Things 06. Till Death Us Do Part 07. Prologue 08. Never Forgive 09. To Die For 10. Vicious Circle 11. Not from This World 12. Nothing Words Can Say 13. Sooner or Later Record Label Out of Line Release Date 19th Feb 2010 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Reflexion | Edge | £14.00 | ||
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Review With album number three, Finnish dark alternative metal band REFLEXION have delivered quite a smasher! Thudding tribal drums and massive, deep guitar riffs infuse the band's dark melodic hit tunes with a refreshing kick that pleasantly distinguishes itself from the over produced kitsch that most of their fellow countrymen are sporting. This time around REFLEXION are playing it rough, spiffing up even their slow songs with Sabbath-esque doom riffs and toying with complex song structures that often border on prog metal, but without ever losing track of the catchy, often gloomy melodies that made their first two albums nearly impossible to resist. "Edge" revels in dark atmosphere and hit qualities but will probably cause some serious head banging attacks with metal veterans as well, due to a much harder approach. Format CD Tracklisting 01. Morning Sickness 02. Moscow Nights 03. Written on My Skin 04. Unbreakable 05. Generation Kill 06. Couldn't Care Less 07. On This Dawn 08. No Roots on the Ground 09. Undress the Beauty 10. The Cage 11. Blind for Tomorrow 12. I've Burned Everything I've Got Record Label Mach XX Release Date 19th Feb 2010 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Kirlian Camera | Held V Shadow Mission [Re-Issue] | £12.75 | ||
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Review Originally released in January of 2009, and sold out within 2 weeks, this eleven-track full length release was on the market for much too short a time and the number of requests for a re-release have been huge. So here it is once again, in regular jewel box this time, the album that marked the first release of the Italian cult group on Out of Line. The centrepiece of this album is a modern and seriously club-compatible reinvention of the group's classic hit "Heldenplatz", combined with an array of ALL NEW songs that can easily stand in line with some of KIRLIAN CAMERA's biggest classics. On tracks like "E.D.O.", the band mingle memorable melodies with powerful electronics and an irrepressible lust for sonic experimentation, all carried by the impressive vocal presence of Elena Alice Fossi. Elena and Angelo Bergamini have created a dense net of electronic sounds that pull you into their unique atmosphere but that will work on a dancefloor just as well, while still retaining the spirit and feeling of the classic KIRLIAN CAMERA hits. Also features a cover of PINK FLOYD's "Julia Dream", the new version of KIRLIAN CAMERA's classic single "Edges" (originally from 1984) and the FOTONOVELA Remix of "K-Pax". Format CD Tracklisting 01. Heldenplatz (Mission Walhalla IX) 02. E.D.O. (Europe Drama Orbit) 03. Odyssey Europa (Premiere Version) 04. Edges (Mission Walhalla V) 05. K-Pax (Remix by FOTONOVELA) 06. Alien Chill Calling (Part 1) 07. Enemy Closing In (Albedo 0.64) 08. Alien Chill Calling (Part 2) 09. Julia Dream (kcpf 1) 10. E.D.O. (Europa Drama Orbit – Mixtrumental) 11. Heldenplatz (Mission Walhalla IX – Radio Edit) Record Label Out of Line Release Date 26th Feb 2010 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Various Artists | With Friends Like These | £17.50 | ||
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Review Early March sees the 100th release on Tony Wakeford (of SOL INVICTUS)'s Tursa label. "With Friends Like These" is a double CD compilation released in collaboration with Kaparte Productions who are jointly responsible for the successful "Ship of Fools" club nights in central London. This amazing 40-track double CD features 'oldies' like ORCHESTRA NOIR, SIEBEN, NAEVUS, TOR LUNDVALL, TONY WAKEFORD, ANDREW KING and ARCANA as well as a roster of 'younger' but not less talented artists from the UK, Europe and beyond, including ALBIREON, :GOLGATHA:, PILORI, AMBER SYLUM, HIDE & SEEK, GREGORIO BARDINI, HEKATE, WHILE ANGELS WATCH, and many others! This is a compilation of artists not constrained by musical label or ghetto. Format 2CD Tracklisting Disc 1:- 01. TONY WAKEFORD - Night Forever 02. AUTUMN GRIEVE - Alight 03. ALBIREON - Cerbastri 04. MERCY LIAO - Imaginary Friend 05. GARGEMELLA - Danza Rossa 06. HUMAN GREED - Fortress Longing III: British Museum 07. CUTTY SARK - Long Day 08. :GOLGATHA: - Fertility VI 09. RICHARD MOULT - Noctua 10. ANDREW KING & BROWN SIERRA - The Good Luck Ship (Stolen Version) 11. THE HARE & THE MOON - Semewater 12. SUSAN MATTHEWS - Time Will Leave Me Behind 13. ROSE ROVINE E AMANTI - Noi Ritorneremo 14. SHINING VRIL - Are We There Yet? (Yearnings and Burnings) 15. VULTURES - Night Gaunt 16. SONVER - Ebusus (Short Version) 17. TOR LUNDVALL - The Shipyard in Winter / Safety in Grey 18. EVA EDEN - Breathing In and Out 19. PILORI - Les Trompetes de la Morts 20. HEKATE - Idealia Disc 2:- 01. MAN EAT MAN EAT MAN - The Stomach 02. ANDREW KING - Sic Mea Fata Camendo Solor 03. SIEBEN - Sacrifice Content (Krypta Remix) 04. CHRISTY & EMILY - Supersition 05. ALEX MONK - Neutrino 06. ARCANA - As Night Turns to Day 07. HEIDIKA - Linn 08. (R) - Four Minutes Sabbath 09. GREGORIO BARDINI - Pico 10. HIDE & SEEK - Our Brothers 11. NAEVUS - Soil and Soil Alike 12. VEGA - All These Ladies 13. SEVENTH HARMONIC - Ice Inferno 14. ART IMMUDA - St. Matthew's Day 15. AMBER ASYLUM - Mourn with Me Awhile 16. HONG KONG IN THE 60S - Gingerbread Crumbs 17. WHILE ANGELS WATCH - The Warmth of Being 18. GUY HARRIES - Lullaby 19. THAT SUMMER - Passé l'Hier 20. ORCHESTRA NOIR - Bedlam Record Label Tursa Release Date 1st Mar 2010 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Tor Lundvall | Ghost Years | £15.75 | ||
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Review "Ghost Years" is TOR LUNDVALL's first retrospective CD featuring tracks from various compilations and vinyl-only releases, plus some unreleased material. The focus is mostly on his vocal work, however there are a few instrumental pieces included as well. Although the music spans about a decade, you will be surprised at how well the tracks flow together to make a coherent ensemble, evolving from Lundvall's earlier song-oriented compositions to the more ambient nature of his recent recordings. Format CD Tracklisting 01. Grey Sunday 02. Ghost Years 03. Evening 04. Leaves 05. Winter Song 06. The Watchers 07. Birds Asleep 08. Tears and Rain 09. Aliénor 10. Lost at Sea 2 11. Routine 12. My Weakness 13. The Falling Snow Record Label Tursa Release Date 1st Mar 2010 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Vladimir Hirsch | Graue Passion Opus 67B | £15.00 | ||
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Review This is a completely revisited version of Symphony No. 4 "Descent from the Cross", opus 67 and comes in a beautifully designed digipak, strictly limited to 500 copies. Format Limited CD Digipak Tracklisting Tracklisting unavailable Record Label Ars Benevola Mater Release Date 15th Feb 2010 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Murder Corporation | Auf Wiedersehen | £13.75 | ||
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Review Highly limited CD-R release of only 93 copies in specially designed 'Jakebox'. This release represents quite a stylistic departure for MURDER CORPORTION. "Auf Wiedersehen" is a dark industrial ambient opera mixed with military march music. Only for MC lovers. Format Limited CD Tracklisting Tracklisting unavailable Record Label Ars Benevola Mater Release Date 15th Feb 2010 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Murder Corporation | Maniac Desires | £14.00 | ||
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Review Originally recorded in 1997 and released as strictly limited CD-R edition in 2002 on the Amplexus label are these four amazing tracks that compose an industrial noise masterpiece. Highly recommended. Limited edition of strictly 500 copies in regular jewel box. Format Limited CD Tracklisting 01. Life Disorder 02. Maniac Desires 03. Distorted Vision 04. Oblivion Record Label Ars Benevola Mater Release Date 15th Feb 2010 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Murder Corporation | Rotazione Analogica Concentrica | £13.75 | ||
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Review Limited edition of 200 copies in a specially designed 'Jakebox'. The MURDER CORPORATION sound at its very best! Highly recommended. Format Limited CD Tracklisting Tracklisting unavailable Record Label Ars Benevola Mater Release Date 15th Feb 2010 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
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| Aesthetic Perfection | A Violent Emotion [Japanese Limited Edition] | £16.50 | ||
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Review AESTHETIC PERFECTION, the harsh EBM/dark electro project of American frontman Daniel Graves, have toured extensively with the likes of COMBICHRIST and GRENDEL and their album "A Violent Emotion" has already been a smash hit in the U.S. (Bractune) and Europe (Out Of Line). Now, to coincide with AESTHETIC PERFECTION's first ever tour of Australia comes this very special Japanese Limited Digipak Edition, complete with redesigned artwork and exclusive bonus tracks! For their version of this classic album, Death Watch Asia went back to the original artist, Armik Davalokhanion, to source an alternative cover design and various other previously unpublished elements of artwork not included in the original release. Both the 6-panel digipak and 8-page booklet have been completely redesigned, combining these new images with art from the original versions. The bonus section features specially commissioned remixes from scene legends GRENDEL and Osaka-based DJ Taiki's DIABOLIC ART, plus remix competition winners ANIMASSACRE and MENSCHDEFEKT (newly signed to Infacted Recordings) - all four tracks are EXCLUSIVE to this edition! For perfect mastering of this bonus section, the expert help of Jan of X-M-P (NOISUF-X) was enlisted. This is simply THE definitive collector's edition of this brilliant album, strictly limited to just 200 copies. Format Limited CD Digipak Tracklisting 01. The Violence 02. Spit It Out 03. Schadenfreude 04. The Siren 05. A Quiet Anthem 06. Living the Wasted Life 07. The Great Depression 08. Pale 09. Arsenic on the Rocks 10. The Ones Exclusive bonus tracks for the Japanese release: 11. Spit It Out (GRENDEL Remix) 12. Schadenfreude (MENSCHDEFEKT Remix) 13. The Great Depression (DIABOLIC ART Remix) 14. Schadenfreude (ANIMASSACRE Remix) Record Label Death Watch Asia Release Date 6th Feb 2010 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Grendel | Chemicals + Circuitry [Japanese Limited Edition] | £16.50 | ||
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Review GRENDEL is without doubt one of the biggest names on the electro-industrial scene and the long-awaited "Chemicals + Circuitry" was one of the most eagerly-anticipated releases ever for all fans of this genre. Released worldwide by Infacted in Europe, Death Watch Asia in Asia Pacific and Metropolis in North America, "Chemicals + Circuitry" is the first new music from GRENDEL since 2006's huge hit album "Harsh Generation". And as with "Harsh Generation", GRENDEL present here another release full of non-stop dance beats, certainly destined to be another massive club favorite with DJs and clubbers alike! The CD contains three brand new original tracks, plus remixes from the likes of KOMOR KOMMANDO, rising stars MODULATE and Australia's STUDIO-X. This limited Japanese Edition is strictly limited to just 200 copies and unlike the European and American jewelcase editions, the Death Watch Asia version comes in luxurious six-panel digipak format, complete with 'obi' and gatefold insert. In addition to the regular tracklist, the DWA edition also features as an additional bonus track a remix from Japan's own DIABOLIC ART, the music project of top scene DJ Taiki (Black Veil, Osaka). Format Limited CD Digipak Tracklisting 01. Chemicals + Circuitry (click to listen) 02. Shortwired (click to listen) 03. Serotonin Rush (click to listen) 04. Chemicals + Circuitry (KOMOR KOMMANDO Remix) (click to listen) 05. Shortwired (SYNTHETIC DREAM FOUNDATION Remix) (click to listen) 06. Chemicals + Circuitry (DYM Remix) (click to listen) 07. Shortwired (STATIK SKY Remix) (click to listen) 08. Chemicals + Circuitry (STUDIO-X Remix) (click to listen) 09. Shortwired (THOMAS RAINER Remix) (click to listen) 10. Chemicals + Circuitry (MODULATE Remix) (click to listen) mix) Exclusive bonus track for the Japanese release: 11. Chemicals + Circuitry (DIABOLIC ART Remix) Record Label Death Watch Asia Release Date 8th Jan 2010 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Dope Stars Inc. | 21st Century Slave [Japanese Limited Edition] | £16.50 | ||
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Review DOPE STARS INC.'s first 2 albums "Neuromance" and "Gigahearts" achieved massive sales and media attention across Europe and the US, gaining chart positions in many countries. But their third album "21st Century Slave" is their strongest ever. In the midst of the current global economic collapse, blamed by most on the excesses of corporate greed, the timing could not be more appropriate for the socio-political message of "21st Century Slave". Welcome to DOPE STARS INC.'s dystopian vision of the world of today, where we are either tools of technology and giant uncaring corporations, or where we embrace the system to fight it from within. With "21st Century Slave", DOPE STARS INC. take up the cyberpunk themes of cult authors like William Gibson and give them musical form. An awe-inspiring collision of programmed electronics, heavy rock guitars and punk aggression, all perfectly produced by charismatic frontman Victor Love. From the throbbing industrial dance beats of the ominous opening call to arms "Omega Drones", to the unexpectedly sweet acoustic pop melodies of the final song "Its For You", the album twists and turns but never disappoints. Both diverse and decisive in its musical choices, "21st Century Slave" embraces industrial, nu-metal and electro influences, but always finds a convergence that is uniquely DOPE STARS INC. This special Japanese edition, released through Death Watch Asia, features three extra tracks in addition the eleven tracks of the standard European edition: remixes from Tokyo industrial rock act BAAL, Osaka-based SINS OF THE FLESH and South American superstars VIGILANTE. It comes in a six-panel digipak with sixteen-page colour booklet, four-panel inser with Japanese liner notes and obi. IN beautifully-designed artwork, Victor Love' musical and lyrical vision is perfectly illustrated by digital artist Rhett Podersoo, whose depiction of our modern urban environment resonates with the visual aesthetic of Ridley Scott's "Bladerunner". Dirty cityscapes and harsh neon oppress us as attack helicopters patrol the polluted skies... and DOPE STARS INC. and their star emblem oversee all from rooftops and TV screens. Format Limited CD Digipak Tracklisting 01. Omegadrones 02. 21st Century Slave 03. It's Today 04. When I See You Smile 05. Digital Warriors 06. Megacorps 07. Criminal Intents 08. Neuromantics 09. Outlaw Thrones 10. The World Machine 11. It's For You Exclusive bonus tracks for Japanese edition: 12. 21st Century Slave (Remixed by VIGILANTE) 13. Omegadrones - Another Game (Remixed by SINS OF THE FLESH) 14. 21st Century Slave (Remixed by BAAL) Record Label Death Watch Asia Release Date 14th Jul 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Bak XIII | Best of Bak XIII [Japanese Limited Edition] | £16.50 | ||
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Review BAK XIII are the dark electro/new wave powerhouse from Switzerland, combining modern industrial production with classic old-school EBM sequencing: 21st Century music with punk attitude and a retro feel evidenced by song-titles like "80s Are Back Forever" and "New Wave Party". In Europe, BAK XIII have toured with such top names on the electro-industrial scene as SUICIDE COMMANDO, FRONT 242 and DAS ICH, and have remixed or been remixed by top artists like PSYCHE, HIV+ and THE NEON JUDGEMENT. In 2008, Death Watch Asia invited BAK XIII programmer Baron Von Smock to Japan to present his ambient-industrial solo project MUSIC FOR THE SPACE live in Osaka, Kobe and Kyoto, and as guest DJ for leading dark scene event 'Tokyo Dark Castle' in Shinjuku. Now they are proud to present a world exclusive 'Greatest Hits Collection' of BAK XIII celebrating the prolific musical career of Switzerland's best-known electro-industrial act! Originally formed in Geneva in 2001 as a duo by Baron Von Smock and DDDmix (vocals, programming), since 2003 BAK XIII have operated as a trio with guitarists Garf (2003-2006) and Tenebras (2007-2009) adding metal riffs to the mix. During this period they have also released a new studio album almost every year: "In Cauda Venenum" (2003), "Post Lucem Tenebrae" (2004), "Morituri Te Salutant" (2005), "Vae Victis" (2006) and "Ultima Ratio Regum" (2008), plus the 2006 EP "Dead Again". "Best Of BAK XIII" contains a massive 20 tracks from all five BAK XIII albums, all personally selected by the band themselves! Under exclusive license from BAK XIII's European label Urgence Disk Records, DWA's "Best Of BAK XIII" comes with an eight-panel folding insert detailing the entire recorded history of BAK XIII, plus a four-panel insert with Japanese liner notes about the band. Limited to 200 copies, this unique album is presented in a six-panel digipak, with artwork specially commissioned for this release! Format Limited CD Digipak Tracklisting 01. Things Will Never Change 02. Open the Borders 03. Media Control 04. 80s Are Back Forever 05. Lost in Darkness (Guitar Mix) 06. Ghouls and Ghosts 07. Dance and Die 08. Disco Armageddon 09. Homo Disco 10. Sad Song 11. New Wave Party 12. VSKMR 13. Welcome to the Void 14. Body Religion 15. Lost 16. Dead Again 17. Nothing Left to Believe 18. Where's the Party? 19. Fuck You and Dance 20. Manifeste Record Label Death Watch Asia/Urgence Disk Records Release Date 8th Aug 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Inertia | Interpret [Japanese Limited Edition] | £19.75 | ||
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Review Formed in the UK by KILLING JOKE keyboard player Reza Udhin, INERTIA released their first MCD "Infiltrator" on the German label Celtic Circle in 1995 to widespread critical acclaim. As a result of the popularity of "Infiltrator", between 1995-1996 INERTIA were invited to play across Europe - including an appearance at Wave Gotik Treffen 1996. The success in America of their second MCD "Mind Energy" and their debut album "Programmed to Respond" (1997) led to INERTIA's first full-length US tour, supporting DAS ICH. Since 1997, INERTIA have returned to Wave Gotik Treffen (1999), have played several lengthy headline tours of the US (with support from acts such as TERRORFAKT and PROJECT-X), and have released a further four albums: "Negative Prime" (1999), "Advanced Revelation" (2002), "Black Ice Impact" (2004), "Inertia" (2007), plus two remix albums "Demagnetized/Remagnetized" (1999) and "Positive Angel" (2000). In 2006, the American label Cleopatra celebrated 10 years of INERTIA's career by releasing a double disc 'Best Of' compilation, "Decade of Machines", and INERTIA returned to the US to tour again, this time with legendary German electro outfit ARMAGEDDON DILDOS. The current release, another WORLD EXCLUSIVE from Death Watch Asia, contains ten remixes of songs from the most recent album "Inertia", plus the music video for "The Preacher". Remix artists include legendary names like DIE KRUPPS, YOUTH (KILLING JOKE) and ARMAGEDDON DILDOS as well as Japanese acts DIABOLIC ART (DJ Taiki), SINS OF THE FLESH and 2 BULLET. The first edition of this album, strictly limited to 100 copies, will also contain the album "Inertia" as a bonus disc, and come packaged in a luxurious digipak completely with the original twelve-page Cryonica booklet for "Inertia", plus the DWA eight-page booklet for "Interpret". This Japanese Limited Edition is the perfect introduction to one of the major forces on the UK electro-industrial scene over the past decade and a half. Format Limited 2CD Digipak Tracklisting Disc One "Interpret":- 01. Repent (ARMAGEDDON DILDOS Remix) 02. Pressure (DIABOLIC ART Remix) 03. Paralyzed (DIE KRUPPS Remix) 04. Higher (Vertical Smile Mix by Youth [KILLING JOKE]) 05. The Preacher (SINS OF THE FLESH Remix) 06. Repent (OBSZON GESCHOPF Remix) 07. Pressure (OCTOLAB Remix) 08. Higher (Keplers Cat Theory Remix by BLUE OCTOBER UK) 09. Paralyzed (2 BULLET Remix) 10. The Preacher (Single Edit by INERTIA) 11. The Preacher (Videoclip) Disc Two "Inertia":- 01. The Preacher 02. Paralysed 03. Pressure 04. Lost 05. Follow Me 06. Sister's Moment 07. Higher 08. Le Cirque Noir 09. Repent 10. Finale Record Label Death Watch Asia/Cryonica Release Date 29th Aug 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Jabberwock | Sweet Limbo [Japanese Limited Edition] | £19.75 | ||
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Review JABBERWOCK are a unique and powerful rising force in the European alternative music scene. Many acts claim that their music has a variety of influences, but few are able to mix those influences into something fresh and individual as effectively as this female-fronted French electro-punk three piece. With their stunning second album "Sweet Limbo", JABBERWOCK have created a work of incredible depth and diversity. Yet it is also one where no track sounds out of place, and where every song sounds like JABBERWOCK – even the cold and sinister cover of CHIC's "Le Freak". Danceable electro-clash reminiscent of PZYCHOBITCH, high-tempo digital hardcore elements with a nod to ATARI TEENAGE RIOT, down-tempo melancholic guitar and bass – "Sweet Limbo" is an amazing mix of alternative music trends from gothic to industrial, from indie rock to electro. And all with perfectly polished production. With the satirical lyrics of songs like "Obsolete" and the frantic "Faster", and their smart suits, JABBERWOCK mock the meaningless modern lives of the average office worker. The unique music of "Sweet Limbo" is complemented perfectly by a beautiful sixteen-panel booklet full of beautiful and surreal cartoon illustrations of the strange world of JABERWOCK, where 'Every Day=Confusion'. As a special bonus, Death Watch Asia's Japanese Limited Edition comes with the band’s debut album "Jabberwock" as a bonus CD. Packed with a further ten tracks plus five remixes, "Jabberwock" is an excellent album in its own right, and is presented complete with the original 8-panel booklet. The entire package comes in a specially-designed six-panel digipak combining elements of the artwork of both albums. Strictly limited to 100 copies, this 2CD Japanese Limited Edition is of incredible value and destined to become an instant collector's item. Format Limited 2CD Digipak Tracklisting Disc 1 "Sweet Limbo":- 01. Confusion 02. Fake 03. Faster 04. Obsolete 05. Clean 06. Brainbondage 07. Faith 08. Repeat 09. Illusions 10. Replay 11. Safe 12. Ignorants 13. Le Freak 14. Chicken Disc 2 "Jabberwock":- 01. Happy 02. Boxed 03. Off 04. Comfort 05. Devotion 06. Tense 07. Now 08. Bombzilla 09. Dirt 10. Sucks 11. Bombzilla (VX69 Remix) 12. Dirt (PUNISH YOURSELF Remix) 13. Boxed (OBE Remix) 14. Tense (COLLAPSE Remix) 15. Happy (WYTLYT Remix) Record Label Death Watch Asia/Black Rain Release Date 31st Oct 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Panic Lift | Witness to Our Collapse [Japanese Limited Edition] | £16.50 | ||
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Review At Death Watch Asia, they are always on the look out for the best new acts from around the world, of which PANIC LIFT is most definitely one. With its perfect production and memorable melodic hooks, "Witness to our Collapse" is one of those rare albums where almost every track could be a single. All the more amazing when remembering that this is PANIC LIFT's debut! This is a harsh-EBM/dark electro album, certainly – and full of incredibly powerful tracks that would instantly fill any club dancefloor – but with so much variety that it keeps the listener's attention fully engaged from start to finish. Pounding beats and sequencers, aggressive distorted vocals – the trademarks of the harsh EBM genre are all here. But so too are trip-hop beats, piano and guitars, more reminiscent of NINE INCH NAILS. Formed in New York in 2006, PANIC LIFT self-released an EP "Dancing Through the Ashes" which quickly sold out as the act moved swiftly to the forefront of the harsh EBM/dark electro scene in America, playing with artists such as COMBICHRIST, AYRIA and MODULATE. A stateside record deal with HIVE followed, leading to the American release in August 2008 of PANIC LIFT's debut full-length album "Witness To Our Collapse". Later in 2008, PANIC LIFT were signed by German label Black Rain/NoiTekk for the European release of the album. DWA's Japanese Limited Edition comes in a six-panel digipak with eight-panel folding insert, complete with previously unpublished photos from the sessions for the US/European artwork. Also included are the full lyrics for the entire album - also previously unavailable on any other version! A true collector's item of a debut album that truly re-defines the dark electro/harsh EBM genre! Format Limited CD Digipak Tracklisting 01. Prologue 02. Everything I Have 03. Failsafe 04. Hold On 05. Shelter 06. Witness to our Collapse 07. Remnants of a Dead Age 08. No Trace to Love 09. Seasons Change 10. Dawn of Fate 11. Save Yourself 12. Butterfly Wings (My Only Hope) Record Label Death Watch Asia/Noitekk Release Date 31st Oct 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Hot Chip | One Life Stand | £13.75 | ||
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Review HOT CHIP are back with their stunning fourth studio album. "One Life Stand" is a full-blooded leap into the unknown, an album that is awash with HOT CHIP's trademark creative bravery and a searing emotional intensity from the first track to the last. Indeed, "One Life Stand" is by far and away HOT CHIP's most complete body of work to date, an album that is more cohesive and more soulful than 2007's ambidextrous "Made in the Dark" and more ambitious than 2005's Mercury-nominated and Grammy Award-nominated "The Warning". "One Life Stand" is an album that establishes HOT CHIP as one of the most relevant and creative bands of our era. With Joe Goddard, Alexis Taylor, Felix Martin, Al Doyle and Owen Clarke at the helm it is no surprise that they borrow, create and take inspiration from a plethora of influences. "One Life Stand" sees a proliferation of influences as diverse as the burgeoning UK funky scene to soul music, modern R&B, northern soul, gospel, golden age electronica, detroit house, southern soul, the sounds of ARTHUR RUSSELL, PRINCE and THEO PARISH, and they all sit effortlessly alongside the band's signature pop aesthetics, wild electronics, off-kilter beats and intoxicating musical experimentation in a way that only HOT CHIP can execute. The songs for "One Life Stand" were largely written around the piano, the Wurlitzer, or the Prophet keyboard, and demoed at Alexis' and Joe's respective home studios. They were then taken to Lanark Studio which Al and Felix own and run, to be fully produced and fleshed out with the three remaining band members. In addition, recording contributions from legendary innovators of their respective fields Charles Hayward (THIS HEAT), and Fimber Bravo (STEEL'N'SKIN), as well as newer musicians Leo Taylor (THE INVISIBLE), and string arrangers and experimental composers Emma Smith and Vince Sipprell (GEESE), were added to elevate the record further. The finished record is HOT CHIP's most up-front, coherent and melodically bold release to date; an uncluttered, warm and soulful, uplifting and heart-on-sleeve collection. Featuring the archetypal Hot Chip song, title track and first single, "One Life Stand", built on a metronomic but pulsing groove, and reaching up to a joyously simple/naive chorus of monogamous embracement, the album is from start to finish one of love - euphoric, nostalgic, brotherly, realistic even. It is mainly a sequence of club stompers - from the anthemic "Hand Me Down Your Love" to the life-affirming absurdist black humour of "I Feel Better" - tempered with the contemplative, tender realism of "Slush", and the romantic melancholy of "Alley Cats". Take it in, if you will; it's all for you. Format CD Tracklisting 01. Thieves in the Night 02. Hand Me Down Your Love 03. I Feel Better 04. One Life Stand 05. Brothers 06. Slush 07. Alley Cats 08. We Have Love 09. Keep Quiet 10. Take It In Record Label Parlophone Release Date 1st Feb 2010 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Hot Chip | One Life Stand | £17.75 | ||
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Review Format CD+DVD Tracklisting CD:- 01. Thieves in the Night 02. Hand Me Down Your Love 03. I Feel Better 04. One Life Stand 05. Brothers 06. Slush 07. Alley Cats 08. We Have Love 09. Keep Quiet 10. Take It In DVD:- 01. Brothers (Short Film) 02. One Pure Thought (Live) 03. Alley Cats (Live) 04. No Fit State (Live) Record Label Parlophone Release Date 1st Feb 2010 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Massive Attack | Heligoland | £13.75 | ||
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Review MASSIVE ATTACK are a seminal group of musical innovators whose early work detonated the Bristol music scene of the early 90s and unwittingly gave birth to 'trip-hop'. The group formed in 1987 around their influential and legendary Dug Out Club and Jamaican-style soundsystem. The club played a groundbreaking blend of hip hop, new wave reggae, early house and techno which shaped their hugely acclaimed 1991 debut, "Blue Lines". Their fifth studio album "Heligoland" features guest vocals from Damon Albarn, Hope Sandoval, Martina Topley-Bird, Guy Garvey and Tunde Adebimpe. Long time cohort Horace Andy makes a return alongside MASSIVE ATTACK founding members Robert Del Naja and Grant Marshall. Damon also plays bass on "Flat of the Blade" and keyboards on "Splitting the Atom" while PORTISHEAD's Adrian Utley plays guitar on "Saturday Come Slow". The band also collaborated with DFA's Tim Goldsworthy on selected tracks. Format CD Tracklisting 01. Pray for Rain (click to listen) 02. Babel (click to listen) 03. Splitting the Atom (click to listen) 04. Girl I Love You (click to listen) 05. Psyche (click to listen) 06. Flat of the Blade (click to listen) 07. Paradise Circus (click to listen) 08. Rush Minute (click to listen) 09. Saturday Come Slow (click to listen) 10. Atlas Air (click to listen) Record Label Virgin Release Date 8th Feb 2010 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Various Artists | The Minimal Wave Tapes Volume One | £11.75 | ||
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Review Minimal Wave: both a genre of underground DIY electronic music from North America and Europe in the late 1970s and 80s, and the name of the label devoted to unearthing these recordings. "The Minimal Wave Tapes" is the first official anthology of minimal wave music from this label. Most of the songs were originally released on limited edition cassettes or vinyl by the artists themselves, and only a handful of people knew about them. They've been remastered from their analog source tapes and compiled here by Minimal Wave's Veronica Vasicka and Stones Throw Records's Peanut Butter Wolf. The label itself was founded in New York City in 2005 by Veronika Vasicka, who focused solely on obscure minimal wave recordings, remastering and releasing them on limited vinyl and digital. "The Minimal Wave Tapes" fits neatly into Stones Throw's own tradition of compiling or reissuing the independent music of the past which influences the independent music we make today. This compilation is essential for fans of the likes of KRAFTWERK, CABARET VOLTAIRE, THROBBING GRISTLE, DEVO, GLASS CANDY and NITE JEWEL. Format CD Tracklisting 01. LINEAR MOVEMENT - Way Out of Living 02. CRASH COURSE IN SCIENCE - Flying Turns 03. OPPENHEIMER ANALYSIS - Radiance 04. MARK LANE - Who's Really Listening 05. TARA CROSS - Tempusfugit 06. TURQUOISE DAYS - Blurred 07. BENE GESSERIT - Mickey, Please... 08. ESPLENDOR GEOMETRICO - Moscu Esta Helado 09. DAS DING - Reassurance Ritual 10. MARTIN DUPONT - Just Because 11. DEUX - Game & Performance 12. SOMNAMBULIST - Things I Was Due to Forget 13. OHAMA - My Time 14. DAS KABINETTE - The Cabinet Record Label Minimal Wave Release Date 8th Feb 2010 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| The Twilight Garden | A World We Pretend | £13.50 | ||
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Review THE TWILIGHT GARDEN mixes atmospheric synths and catchy melodies and fuses them with hypnotic drum beats, lush guitar work, and elegantly powerful vocals from sole band-member Todd Loomis. Todd passionately blends old school European synthpop, cold wave and post-punk into a modern, atmospheric, accessible darkwave sound. Imagine the "Disintegration"-era of THE CURE with more emphasis on the electronics. Todd's previous life was as a co-conspirator in VELVET ACID CHRIST, co-writing and performing on 2006's "Lust for Blood", which ranked at the top of Germany's DAC for 4 weeks; the album's single "Wound", ranked on the DAC's singles chart for 7 weeks and held the #1 position for 4 weeks. "I started The Twilight Garden shortly after I finished working with Bryan Erickson of VAC," Todd explains. "Like myself, Bryan also can be quite depressive, misanthropic, wary and alienated. We related easily, and from our mutual interest in music sprang the album 'Lust for Blood'. After the completion of that album, I had so much else I wanted to do and say - many ideas and things I needed to put into tangible form - so I began the creation of what would become 'A World We Pretend'. During the recording, there were moments of sadness, happiness, loneliness, and bliss - as with everything I experience or create. All moments are fleeting, and all things end. When put into a recording though, something transient can be fixed in time and given extended life. It reflects an instant which can never again exist, and even more spectacularly, music allows that energy to live in someone else for a time. The title track is largely about the beauty of the moment and the anguish that comes along with fate: a mix of ecstasy and emptiness." The album explores the darker side of truth as it mirrors life: the weight of inevitability, sadness, frustration, indifference, anger, loneliness, claustrophobia, etc. Todd ponders the desperation of time, sands falling through the hourglass, the end creeping forward, and our own powerlessness in the face of finality. There is a deep sense of sorrow in the music, a haunted awareness that time is running out. "I can never seem to rid myself of this feeling for more than a flitting moment," Todd says. "It's just a part of my life. Nothing can last forever, and all things will pass. I do my best to find beauty in the struggle of human existence - to find little pieces of joy or wonder. I believe some of that has been captured on this album." The sweeping sound is warm and emotional yet at times filled with a deep chill. Instrumentation is predominately synth-based with guitars providing a swirling wall of texture: melodic at times, yet mainly harmonic and organic. Spellbinding drums are slightly repetitive and almost dance-like. Vocals range from a soft whisper to full verbal onslaught. Overall, "A World We Pretend" is a passionate outpouring of deep and enduring melancholy. Poetic and flowing, the album provides beautiful atmospheres of stark images and emotion. Format CD Tracklisting 01. I Am Echo 02. Dead Adults 03. The Ice King 04. A World We Pretend 05. A-Wake 06. Retainer Maintainer 07. The Puppeteers 08. Delusions of Us 09. Something Beautiful 10. Melancholy Crush Record Label Projekt Release Date 8th Feb 2010 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| The Girl and the Robot | Whole/Flowers | £6.75 | ||
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Review Do androids dream of electric sheep? Does the tin man hide a heart somewhere inside his metallic cavity? And how human can a machine actually be? Questions like these make up the fascinating universe of THE GIRL & THE ROBOT, a German-Swedish Electro collaboration that has set out to merge the warmth of human emotions with the calculating reservation of synthetic intelligence, to create a modern electronic fairytale. As a first result of this prolific companionship between machine man Deadbeat and the personified temptation Plastique, the duo offer the double feature single "Whole/Flowers" on which they wander effortlessly along the thin red line between unleashed passion and classy confidentiality. Plastique's voice is as seductive and intoxicating as the aura of the tantalizing singer herself, sweeping over the songs like a lascivious kiss that would even turn an emotionless robot into a hot-blooded lover. This eye-opening and sense-reeling feeling can be experienced over and over again on this EP, whose warming vocals break the synthetically caused coolness like icicles melting in the warming sun of spring, thereby creating hypnotizing and vibrant electro dew drops. One thing is certain: even an Android will only dream of Plastique’s beauty henceforth after having laid eyes on her alluring form and having listened to her conjuring voice for one single moment. THE GIRL & THE ROBOT unite COVENANT's elegance with CLIENT's sexy style, and with melancholic tracks like "Howling Winter" they also pledge allegiance to the solitary soundscapes of LADYTRON and RÖYKSOPP. As a result, the atmosphere of a nocturnal metropolis merges with a soft longing to create a gripping listening experience that even transcends the boundaries of the named artists: On "Whole/Flowers", the Scandinavian robot and his long-legged beauty convey the message that the seemingly paradoxical similarity between girl and robot only exists in our heads. Humans or machines... aren’t we all creatures searching for comfort, freedom and love? With remixes by DIE PERLEN and JAVELYNN FATE (the new project of former ASHBURY HEIGHTS stunner Yasmine Uhlin) on board, THE GIRL & THE ROBOT head for the future, entering a new era of the relationship between man and machine. Format Limited MCD Digipak Tracklisting 01. Whole (click to listen) 02. Flowers (click to listen) 03. Howling Winter (click to listen) 04. I Don't care (click to listen) 05. Whole (Remix by DIE PERLEN) (click to listen) 06. Flowers (Remix by JAVELYNN FATE) (click to listen) Record Label Trisol Release Date 5th Feb 2010 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Ballo Delle Castagne | 108 | £14.75 | ||
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Review 108 is the diabolic passion we need to fight everyday to turn ourselves into Buddah. 108 is also a magical and esoteric number present in many mystic religions and cultures. And "108" is also the title of the new limited 10" vinyl release by the Italian neo-folk act BALLO DELLE CASTAGNE, featuring two covers of songs about the diabolic passion of two great Italian artists from the 70s: "Biglietto per l’Inferno" and Franco Battiato. "108" by BALLO DELLE CASTAGNE is only one chapter devoted to human evil in all its manifestations. Format Limited 10" Vinyl Tracklisting Tracklisting unavailable Record Label Hauruck/SPQR Release Date 2nd Feb 2010 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Attrition | Ephemera [Re-Issue] | £14.50 | ||
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Review "Ephemera", the second in ATTRITION's occasional series of dark ambient instrumental soundtracks, was released to critical acclaim on the now defunct Hyperium label in Germany in 1995 - a follow up to ATTRITION's "This Death House" album of dark analogue soundscapes of 1982. This album is much more than just an exploration of the emerging digital technologies of the times, with founder member Martin Bowes using these tools to take a more abstract look at the themes of love, sex, religion, beauty, hope and despair that pervade any ATTRITION album. Here they capture emotion and allow the listener space to reflect, to populate these pieces with their own dreams or, sometimes, nightmares. Format CD Tracklisting 01. The Long Wait 02. A Great Desire 03. The Big Lie 04. Wetenschap (Dream #9) 05. Lang Zal Jij Leven Record Label 2 Gods Release Date 8th Feb 2010 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Attrition | The Hidden Agenda [Re-Issue] | £14.50 | ||
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Review Originally released in 1993 on Hyperium Records in Germany, and a few years later on Martin Atkins' Invisible Records in the States, "The Hidden Agenda" was a breakthrough album for ATTRITION and contains some of their best known work. From the club hits "Lip Sync" and "Mercy Machine" (live favourites to this day) to the dark ambience of "The Cage" (perhaps better known as the band's own recording studio for the past 15 years) to the electic cover of Elvis's "His Latest Flame". With cover artwork from English artist Mark Lomax, the album has been totally re-mastered by main man Martin Bowes and this edition includes three extra tracks from the "Lip Sync" CD single. Format CD Tracklisting 01. Lip Sync (Xenophobia Edit) 02. Agenda Station 03. The Deadline 04. This Great Design 05. Sister Teresa (Bonus Track) 06. The Silent Mind 07. The Cage 08. The Mercy Machine 09. The Next Day (Revisited) 10. His Latest Flame Bonus Tracks:- 11. Lip Sync 12. The Third House 13. A Wing and a Prayer Record Label 2 Gods Release Date 5th Oct 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Attrition | Keepsakes and Reflections [Re-Issue] | £14.50 | ||
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Review Originally released in 2001 on Martin Atkins' Invisible Records in the USA, "Keepsakes and Reflections" is a collection of rare ATTRITION material from singles and compilation appearances from their most prolific 90s period, and contains tracks taken from long out-of-print releases from labels in Italy, Austria, Portugal, USA, Mexico and Sweden. It includes covers of JOHN FOXX's "Underpass", THE DEAD KENNEDY's "Kill the Poor", MINISTRY's "Cannibal Song" and BLACK TAPE FOR A BLUE GIRL's "Memory, Uncaring Friend". This version also includes two bonus tracks in "Scenario II" and "The Cage - Refrain". With cover artwork from renowned US dark artist John Santerineross, this edition has been totally re-mastered by ATTRITION main man Martin Bowes. Format CD Tracklisting 01. Kill the Poor (Dr Speedlove Dub) 02. Thin Red Line (Pankow Remix) 03. Underpass (Click, Click, Drone...) 04. Scenario II (Bonus Track) 05. Memory, Uncaring Friend 06. Kharb 07. Cannibal Song 08. Keepsakes and Reflections 09. Metamorphosis 10. High Tide 11. Thin Red Line (Instrumental Mix) 12. Red Letter 13. L'Echange 14. Nine Tails, to Follow You Round 15. The Cage - Refrain (Bonus Track) Record Label 2 Gods Release Date 5th Oct 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Attrition | Dante's Kitchen [Re-Issue] | £14.50 | ||
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Review "Dante's Kitchen", originally released in 1994, is an eclectic album which includes many favourites from the current ATTRITION live show. Favourites such as the song "Two Gods" (featured on the hugely successful Projekt records "New Face of Goth" CD sampler, as well as at least two movie scores), the haunting and lyrical "Head of Gabriel" and the title track itself, "Dante's Kitchen" - the culmination of ATTRITION's work for many years with dark ambient electronics, classical and rhythmic elements. Influences range from drum'n'bass to "gothic" jazz, with classical excursions as well, in the use of violin on many of the tracks, this time from French musician Rafael who joins main man Martin Bowes and vocalist Julia Waller. There is also a cameo vocal appearance from Liz Green of UK techno goth act SWARF. This re-released edition includes new artwork and four bonus tracks in the form of remixes from a cross-section of dark ambient, techno and IDM producers. Format CD Tracklisting 01. Andante 02. Dante's Kitchen 03. The Head of Gabriel 04. Two Gods 05. Dreamcatcher 06. Feed the Crow 07. The Long Hall 08. Crash 09. Still Life Bonus Tracks:- 10. The Head of Gabriel - Insomniac 11. The Head of Gabriel - Saturated 12. The Head of Gabriel - Autocrat 13. Dante's Kitchen - Re-assembled Record Label 2 Gods Release Date 8th Feb 2010 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Diorama | Child of Entertainment | £6.50 | ||
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Review DIORAMA are announcing the 'year of the cube' with a brand new 7-track EP! As a preview to their highly anticipated new longplayer "Cubed", "Child of Entertainment" will be appearing in stores in February 2010. As well as the album version, the title track is presented in four different interpretations, from a forceful club version to a fragile piano composition. The release is complemented with both a remake of DIORAMA's classic from 2001 "HLA" and a brilliant live version of their club hit "Advance". In their uniquely profound style, DIORAMA merge melancholic intensity and melodic easiness into an earworm par excellence. Resignation has never been more entertaining! Format MCD Tracklisting 01. Child of Entertainment (Cubed) (click to listen) 02. Child of Entertainment (Clubbed) (click to listen) 03. Child of Entertainment (Trapped) (click to listen) 04. HLA (Hideous Heart) (click to listen) 05. Child of Entertainment (Broken) (click to listen) 06. Child of Entertainment (Stolen) (click to listen) 07. Advance (Live in Reutlingen) (click to listen) Record Label Accession Release Date 5th Feb 2010 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Nadja / Kodiak | Split | £12.75 | ||
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Review This split release from the canadian shoegazers NADJA and the still new and hot german band KODIAK comes up with two sidelong, complex tracks. Complex in the sense of combining atmospheric instrumental fields with very dark symphonies. Intense! NADJA: in doom and drone, genres where much of the stuff can sound remarkably similar, here is a band that stands apart as a beacon. NADJA have the deep drones and all the darkness of doom, but they also have intricate melodies that permeate their long dirges... What's commendable about NADJA is the alchemical experimentation with the genres resulting in a unique concoction of doom metal, drone, shoegazer layering, and avant-rock explorations. KODIAK: not a band that you just play for enjoyment; they need time and attention, but when they locks you in their slowly developing, pachyderm-paced punishing groove, KODIAK have a lot to offer, proving that monotony and monolithic heaviness are enough to make great songs, if you know how. KODIAK definitely know it. This CD – as almost all Denovali releases – comes in a great handprinted cardboard sleeve (limited to 1000 pieces). Format Limited CD Digipak Tracklisting 01. MCCCXLIX The Rising End 02. KITSUNE Fox Drone Record Label Denovali Release Date 8th Feb 2010 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Nadja / Kodiak | Split | £18.50 | ||
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Review This LP is pressed on 180g vinyl and comes in stunning gatefold packaging (limited to 500 pieces). Format Limited LP Vinyl Tracklisting 01. MCCCXLIX The Rising End 02. KITSUNE Fox Drone Record Label Denovali Release Date 8th Feb 2010 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Fear Factory | Mechanize | £13.79 | ||
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Review Mechanize is a full-fisted blast of passion and innovation that sounds like the missing link between 1995's groundbreaking "Demanufacture" and 1998's more texturally nuanced "Obsolete". Songs like "Industrial Discipline" and "Powershifter" are crushing and colossal, melding fast and precise rhythms with vocals that pinwheel from raw and scathing to hauntingly melodic while "Fear Campaign", which features harrowing spoken word passages, quickly segues into a showcase of punishing beats, rapid-fire riffs and ghostly keyboards. For the first time in years, the band's industrial roots glimmer through their street-lethal metal, thanks in part to Fulber, who worked on Fear Factory's popular industrial remix albums "Fear Is the Mindkiller" and "Remanufacture". While "Mechanize" is instantly reminiscent of Fear Factory's most potent moments of discovery, it's hardly a stroll down the old assembly line. Be it the orchestral keyboard swells of "Christploitation", the keyboard-infused dirge of "Final Exit", the taped screams and radio transmissions of "Controlled Demolition" or the last-gasp-under-shattered-glass samples of "Metallic Division,” each of these tracks amply demonstrates how experience of FEAR FACTORY has evolved like a computer virus, constantly reconfiguring itself to maximize its destructive impact. Format CD Tracklisting 01. Mechanize 02. Industrial Discipline 03. Fear Campaign 04. Powershifter 05. Christploitation 06. Oxidizer 07. Controlled Demolition 08. Designing the Enemy 09. Metallic Division 10. Final Exit Record Label AFM Release Date 8th Feb 2010 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Fear Factory | Mechanize | £16.09 | ||
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Review This limited digipak edition of the album includes the bonus track "Crash Test". Format Limited CD Digipak Tracklisting 01. Mechanize 02. Industrial Discipline 03. Fear Campaign 04. Powershifter 05. Christploitation 06. Oxidizer 07. Controlled Demolition 08. Designing the Enemy 09. Metallic Division 10. Final Exit 11. Crash Test (Bonus Track) Record Label AFM Release Date 8th Feb 2010 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Fear Factory | Mechanize | £18.65 | ||
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Review Format LP Vinyl Tracklisting 01. Mechanize 02. Industrial Discipline 03. Fear Campaign 04. Powershifter 05. Christploitation 06. Oxidizer 07. Controlled Demolition 08. Designing the Enemy 09. Metallic Division 10. Final Exit Record Label AFM Release Date 8th Feb 2010 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
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| Nitzer Ebb | Industrial Complex [UK Edition] | £14.50 | ||
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Review When Douglas McCarthy and Bon Harris formed a band in 1982 and started to record their first demos, they didn't yet know that they were writing music history. Their sound was raw and unpolished, an electronic adaptation of the dying punk movement. With minimal funding, drums, a sequencer and McCarthy's penetrating voice, they quickly came to stand as a synonym for a significant new musical genre: Electronic Body Music (or EBM for short). Through seminal albums such as "That Total Age", "Belief" and "Ebbhead", they continued to beat their own unique path, until they parted company after ten years. However, this was not the end and recent reunion shows have proven that there is life still in the old ghost. As brilliant and relevant today as ever, they are now back with a brand new studio album, "Industrial Complex". Opening with a rousing bassline, reminiscent of the wonderful "Murderous", the opening track "Promises" sets the tone. McCarthy's voice varies from offensive to fragile, with an arrangement rich in detail, edginess and energy. This album is like a bridge back in time to the 80s. Without doubt, this is the work of NITZER EBB, with the same level of complexity that characterises all their work, traversing the years to create a new modern sound for the present. This special UK edition features unique artwork. NITZER EBB will also be joining DEPECHE MODE as the opening act for the final leg of their "Tour of the Universe", starting in Berlin on January 9 2010, through to Dusseldorf on February 27. Format 2CD Digipak Tracklisting Disc 1:- 01. Promises (click to listen) 02. Once You Say (click to listen) 03. Never Known (click to listen) 04. Going Away (click to listen) 05. Hit You Back (click to listen) 06. Payroll (click to listen) 07. Down On Your Knees (click to listen) 08. I Don't Know You (click to listen) 09. My Door Is Open (click to listen) 10. I Am Undone (click to listen) 11. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (click to listen) 12. Traveling (click to listen) Disc 2:- 01. I Am Undone (ALAN WILDER Remix) (click to listen) 02. I Am Undone (CHRISTOPHER KAH Remix) (click to listen) 03. My Door Is Open (TERENCE FIXMER Remix) (click to listen) 04. Once You Say (TOM FURSE Remix) (click to listen) 05. Once You Say (CELLULOIDE Mix) (click to listen) 06. Once You Say (ORPHEE-EEPROH Remix) (click to listen) 07. Once You Say (PEOPLE THEATRE Remix) (click to listen) 08. Once You Say (COLLAPSED SYSTEM Mix) (click to listen) 09. Once You Say (SUESSEBORN SINESSENCE Mix) (click to listen) Record Label Major Records Release Date 15th Feb 2010 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Rome | L'Assassin | £6.90 | ||
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Review The Assassin – Murder? Crime of passion? As always, ROME's titles ought to be taken with a pinch of salt. ROME's new 'Chanson Noir' is speaking of man's enslavement in a world of constant transformation. The traditions of (French) chanson and (American) folk are becoming more and more influential in their current work. Chansonniers like LÉO FERRÉ, JACQUES BREL and singer/songwriter heroes like CAVE, CASH and COHEN are obvious influences. The previous album "Flowers from Exile" already gave a first impression of what they themselves call 'Chanson Noir' – the darker side of singer/songwriter tradition: post-industrial folk with bits and pieces of electronic pop, complex arrangements of breathtaking melodies, mesmerizing ballads of lyrical beauty, underlining ROME's ethos of never faltering or remaining uninvolved. This EP features four songs, among which the exclusive and intimate track "One Flesh". The creative input of new member Nikos Mavridis (on violin and other stringed instruments) has become more and more apparent, most obviously in the reinvented, 'stringed' versions of two classic ROME tracks "Der Erscheinungen Flucht" and "Der Brandtaucher" from the highly successful album "Masse Mensch Material". ROME reinvent themselves with each release, yet without ever losing track of their roots. Still, the sheer anger and ultimate despair of the early, warlike days has evaporated somewhat to make room for more complex and classical arrangements and ever more thought-provoking lyrics. ROME: unmasked, honest and authentic! Format MCD Digipak Tracklisting 01. L'Assassin (click to listen) 02. One Flesh (click to listen) 03. Der Brandtaucher (Stringed Version) (click to listen) 04. Der Erscheinungen Flucht (Stringed Version) (click to listen) Record Label Trisol Release Date 29th Jan 2010 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| The Eden House | The Looking Glass | £13.54 | ||
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Review THE EDEN HOUSE are based around Stephen Carey (ADORATION) and Tony Pettit (FIELDS OF THE NEPHILIM). Their debut "Smoke and Mirrors" featured four female co-writers and vocalists: - Julianne Regan (ALL ABOUT EVE), Evi Vine, Amandine Ferrari and Monica Richards (FAITH AND THE MUSE) backed by violinist Bob Loveday. This new release features a CD of cover versions, including tracks by THE VELVET UNDERGROUND, RADIOHEAD, THE SHANGRI-LAS, THE ROLLING STONES and BJORK, and a live DVD of nine of their own tracks. Format CD+DVD Digipak Tracklisting CD:- 01. Remember (Walking in the Sand) (featuring Julianne Regan) (click to listen) 02. Street Spirit (featuring Tallulah Rendell) (click to listen) 03. Play Dead (featuring Amandine Ferrari) (click to listen) 04. Venus in Furs (featuring Amandine Ferrari) (click to listen) 05. 2000 Light Years From Home (featuring Evi Vine) (click to listen) DVD:- 01. God's Pride 02. All My Love 03. Iron in the Soul 04. Reach Out 05. Trashed Treasure 06. Fire for You 07. Play Dead 08. The Dark Half 09. Sin Record Label Jungle Release Date 1st Feb 2010 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Dark Sanctuary | Dark Sanctuary | £12.75 | ||
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Review "Dark Sanctuary" is the seventh full length album by leading French goth/ethereal act DARK SANCTUARY. This self-titled album follows on from the two-part conceptual album "Exaudi Vocem Meam" released a few years ago. The band took a break after that and finally managed to put together their most sophisticated album to date, taking care of every single detail, including self production and recording/mixing. Instead the external input this time came in the form of an exceptional set of illustrations and artwork made exclusively for this album by world-renowned Spanish gothic artist Victoria Frances. The album also follows a recent stunning concert that the band performed in London's St. Pancras cathedral: an incredible event performed in a one-of-a-kind scenario that was filmed for a future DVD release. Format CD Tracklisting 01. Ame de Décembre (click to listen) 02. Sous les Neiges Éternelles (click to listen) 03. Omnes Fluctus Tui (click to listen) 04. L'Hiver Est Fini (click to listen) 05. Fin de Vie (click to listen) 06. Enfantement (click to listen) 07. Orpheline (click to listen) 08. Lullaby (click to listen) 09. Le Tribunal (click to listen) 10. Le Cachot (click to listen) 11. Le Chemin vers la Délivrance (click to listen) 12. Incomprise (click to listen) Record Label Wounded Love Release Date 25th Jan 2010 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Classix Nouveaux | The Liberty Singles Collection | £10.50 | ||
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Review CLASSIX NOUVEAUX formed from the ashes of X RAY SPEX when the band auditioned for a new front person in the Melody Maker after the sudden departure of their wild wailer POLY STYRENE. The enigmatic SAL SOLO was chosen by guitarist Jak Airport and drummer BP Hurding and with the addition of bassist Mik Sweeney from Sal's previous band THE NEWS, a soon-to-be cult band was born. Their heavily made up, theatrical image led them to be quickly associated with the New Romantic movement as they filled the alternative dance floor with their synth-driven beats, though their sound was more guitar-oriented than that of their peers JAPAN and ULTRAVOX. "The Liberty Singles Collection", featuring both A and B sides (some of which have never been on CD before), is a must have for any fan of CLASSIX NOUVEAUX, and a perfect starting point for anyone who has missed this criminally ignored band. Format CD Tracklisting 01. Nasty Little Green Men (click to listen) 02. Test Tube Babies (click to listen) 03. Guilty (click to listen) 04. Night People (click to listen) 05. Tokyo (click to listen) 06. Old World For Sale (click to listen) 07. Inside Outside (click to listen) 08. Every Home Should Have One (click to listen) 09. We Don't Bit (Come a Little Closer) (click to listen) 10. Never Again (click to listen) 11. 627 (click to listen) 12. Is It a Dream (click to listen) 13. Where To (click to listen) 14. Because You're Young (click to listen) 15. It's Not Too Late (click to listen) 16. The End. Or the Beginning? (click to listen) 17. Chemin Chagrin (click to listen) 18. Forever and a Day (click to listen) 19. Switch (click to listen) 20. Never Never Comes (click to listen) 21. Manitou (click to listen) Record Label Cherry Red Release Date 25th Jan 2010 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Unter Null | Moving On | £13.03 | ||
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Review It is not every day that an artist manages to squarely establish herself at the top of the underground electronic scene with only a debut album under her belt. Well, UNTER NULL proved the contrary with the highly successful album "The Failure Epiphany" that has become a classic reference on the dark scene. Sole creation of American artist Erica Dunham, the UNTER NULL project was initiated in 1998. After years of classical piano training, as well as cello and guitar, the foray into electronic music began. UNTER NULL's sound could be described as equal parts melody and noise, venom balanced with sentiment, and a blend of sounds influenced by a wide variety of genres spanning industrial, classical, black metal and IDM. Today, Dunham breaks her extended and worrying silence with the new aptly titled album "Moving On", which plunges us into a world of torment, violence, deviance and darkness. Synthetic layers and piano lines get assaulted by powerful elektro sequences and EBM rhythms dominated by the poignant and terrifying voice of this unique and uncompromised artist... An intensely introspective and quite a personal album, we can perceive it as a form of catharsis, getting rid of the negative, venomous things in life - be they people or situations. Spiteful moments of complete rage intermingled with broken heart despair through which we simply end up loosing faith in faith… Produced and engineered by Claus Larsen (LEAETHER STRIP), "Moving On" reveals how much this artist has matured and broadened her artistic approach, including on stage where Erica Dunham is now supported by a full live band, allowing her the live dynamic to fully render the aggression of an album that looks to span genre boundaries, and overcome scene isolation by incorporating the engaging elements of punk rock energy, metal ferocity, and the intensity and club playability of industrial and EBM. Format CD Tracklisting 01. Journey to Descent (click to listen) 02. Moving On (click to listen) 03. Broken Heart Cliché (click to listen) 04. The Fall (click to listen) 05. Godless (click to listen) 06. I Can't Be the One (click to listen) 07. Visceral, Venom of My Being (click to listen) 08. Tear Down the Walls (click to listen) 09. Hypocrite and Contradict (click to listen) 10. Third Party (click to listen) 11. The Mercy Seat (click to listen) Bonus Tracks: 12. Obligatory Club Hit to Appease the Masses (click to listen) 13. I Can't Be the One (DE_TOT_COR Mix) (click to listen) 14. Godless (Hard Dance Remix by STUDIO-X) (click to listen) 15. I Can't Be the One (Torment Mix by EX.ES) (click to listen) Record Label Alfa Matrix Release Date 26th Feb 2010 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Leaether Strip | Retention No. 3 (Solitary Confinement + Voluntary Confinement) | £25.25 | ||
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Review Here comes the most anxiously anticipated third volume of LEAETHER STRIP's "Retention" box series through which Claus Larsen is re-releasing his complete back-catalogue. Each re-release has both the fully remastered version of the original album (with special bonus material) on disc one and on the second disc, totally rewritten and re-interpreted versioms of some selected songs from the original album re-recorded with current technologies. Once again, the "Retention No. 3" box includes two complementary albums: the first of which is the "Solitary Confinement" CD remastered by Claus Larsen himself, giving a stronger and wider sound to this chef d'oeuvre while staying very faithful to the original work. The original tracklist has also been extended to 16 tracks with the addition of tracks from the "Material" EP. Next comes the "Voluntary Confinement" CD which gathers some 10 selected tracks taken from disc one, totally re-written and re-recorded by LEAETHER STRIP in the 2009 upgraded Strip Farm studio, benefiting from today's technologies and Claus Larsen's acquired expertise through the decades. Add to this two brand new songs with "Voluntary Confinement" and "The AEnd", as well as a very cool melodic "Taeknopop" version of the interstellar hit "Strap Me Down". "Solitary Confinement" is without any doubt the album that has forever seated the Danish artist on the throne of classic dark EBM. An album frothing with countless club hits in the likes of "Strap Me Down", "Adrenalin Rush" and "Evil Speaks"... an album that established LEAETHER STRIP as THE reference point for aggressive electronics with distorted vocals performed with a strong sense for melody and carrying choruses. The fully extended power blast is a guarantee for LEAETHER STRIP's faithful and ever growing fanbase. The "Retention" series proves once and for all that Electronic Body Music is NOT dead and allows the younger fan generation to discover the early work of the living legend LEAETHER STRIP. Once again a series proving that good old giants still have what it takes to command today's dancefloors. These discs are NOT available separately and are only sold in this deluxe carton box. Format 2CD Box Set Tracklisting Disc 1 "Solitary Confinement" + "Material EP":- 01. Mortal Thoughts (click to listen) 02. Strap Me Down (click to listen) 03. I Am Your Conscience (click to listen) 04. Nothing Seen Nothing Done (click to listen) 05. The Dance of Deception (click to listen) 06. Evil Speaks (click to listen) 07. Adrenalin Rush (click to listen) 08. Crash Flight 232 92 (click to listen) 09. Croatia (click to listen) 10. Red Meat Attraction (click to listen) 11. Jantes Revenge (click to listen) 12. Antius (Psycho Strip Edit) (click to listen) 13. Steal (click to listen) 14. The Nature of God (click to listen) 15. Leæther Strip Part 2 (88) (click to listen) 16. Body Machine Body (Live) (click to listen) Disc 2 "Voluntary Confinement":- 01. Voluntary Confinement? (click to listen) 02. Mortal Thoughts '10' (click to listen) 03. Evil Speaks - Fit for Flogging '10' (click to listen) 04. Steal '10' (click to listen) 05. Adrenalin Rush '10' (click to listen) 06. I Am Your Conscience '10' (click to listen) 07. Crash Flight 232 '10' (click to listen) 08. Strap Me Down '10' (click to listen) 09. Croatia '10' (click to listen) 10. Nothing Seen Nothing Done '10' (click to listen) 11. Red Meat Attraction '10' (click to listen) 12. Strap Me Down (Tæknopøp Version) (click to listen) 13. The Ænd (click to listen) Record Label Alfa Matrix Release Date 5th Mar 2010 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Various Artists | Electronic Saviors: Industrial Music to Cure Cancer | £25.03 | ||
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Review Cancer has taken many loved ones away from us. To raise money for Cancer Research, Metropolis Records, in association with Distortion Productions, present a five-disc boxset of exclusive tracks by some of the biggest names in the industrial genre. Cancer survivor and long time promoter and DJ, Jim Semonik, has assembled 83 artists from around the world. The boxset includes four CDs and a downloadable fifth disc when you purchase the physical edition, comprising 83 tracks in total, including new exclusive tracks and mixes by COMBICHRIST, 16 VOLT, ASSEMBLAGE 23, SUICIDE COMMANDO, NOISUF-X, CHEMLAB, CESIUM 137, STROMKERN, IMPERATIVE REACTION, REIN[FORCED], SYSTEM SYN and many more. Packaged in a DVD style digipak containing the four physical CDs and the dropcard for the "Bonus Medication" digital download. Proceeds will be donated to the Foundation for Cancer Research and Wellness. Strictly Limited Edition of 2500 copies. Format Limited 4CD Box Set Tracklisting Disc 1 "Diagnosis and Insurance":- 01. SMP - Stay Sick (click to listen) 02. STROMKERN - Notes from a War (click to listen) 03. BOOLE - Smoking Gun (click to listen) 04. INTERFACE - Never Say Farewell (click to listen) 05. CHEMLAB - Solar Max (The Jimmy Sextex Coil) (click to listen) 06. BOW - Goodbye (click to listen) 07. THE GOTHSICLES - Jim, Let Me Know When You Can Drink Again (Extreme Party Stylezz) (click to listen) 08. TERRORFAKT - Painkiller (click to listen) 09. 16 VOLT - Things Unkind (click to listen) 10. REIN[FORCED] - Malignancy (Pancreatitis Mix) (click to listen) 11. EGO LIKENESS - Save Your Serpent (Light as a Feather Mix) (click to listen) 12. BURIKUSU!!! - 7 Dimensional (click to listen) 13. INURE - Rapture (click to listen) 14. CESIUM 137 - Endure (ENCODER Mix) (click to listen) 15. CYANOTIC - Axiome (Post Affliction Mix featuring 16 VOLT) (click to listen) 16. SILENT AUCTION - Deliverance (click to listen) 17. TERROR FIRMA SKY - Cancerous Catalyst Converter (click to listen) Disc 2 "Chemotherapy and Radiation":- 01. THE DARK CLAN - Beat It, Kill It (click to listen) 02. THE AZOIC - Search and Destroy (Saviour Mix) (click to listen) 03. genCAB - Version 2 (AESTHETIC PERFECTION Mix) (click to listen) 04. CHRIST ANALOGUE - The Fight (click to listen) 05. PROMETHEUS BURNING featuring Jimmy Semtex of REIN[FORCED] - Malignant Disco (click to listen) 06. BOXED WARNING - Run First (click to listen) 07. ASSEMBLAGE 23 - Impermanence (Flight AC-112 Mix) (click to listen) 08. I:SCINTILLA - From a Wasteland to a Dream (click to listen) 09. IMPERATIVE REACTION - Giving in to the Change (ASSEMBLAGE 23 Mix) (click to listen) 10. THOUSHALTNOT - Sick (click to listen) 11. COMBICHRIST - Nosepad (click to listen) 12. SONIK FOUNDRY - Stigmata (click to listen) 13. XUBERX - Fear Is Fear (click to listen) 14. MINDLESS FAITH - Into the Wind (click to listen) 15. CYBER STRUKTURE - Some Sorta Rhythmic Machine (click to listen) 16. VIRCON - Count Backwards from Ten (click to listen) 17. JORDAN DECAY - The Great War (click to listen) Disc 3 "Surgery":- 01. DEATHLINE INT'L - Breaking (click to listen) 02. ENCODER featuring Jimmy Semtex of REIN[FORCED] and Patricia Wake - Jim's Song (click to listen) 03. VICIOUS ALLIANCE - Right Beside You (Save Me Now Mix) (click to listen) 04. BACKANDTOTHELEFT - Maybe Today (click to listen) 05. NACHTMAHR - Katharsis (Purification Mix) (click to listen) 06. NULL DEVICE - Under the Gun (Immune Response Mix) (click to listen) 07. SUICIDE COMMANDO - Until We Die (Winter Edit) (click to listen) 08. AGNES WIRED FOR SOUND - Don't Worry (We'll Meet Up Again) (click to listen) 09. SYSTEM SYN - Blood (2009 Edit) (click to listen) 10. ACUMEN NATION - The Juice of Rotted Fruit (click to listen) 11. AESTHETIC PERFECTION - The Ones (genCAB Mix) (click to listen) 12. DISMANTLED - Not Me (click to listen) 13. FGFC820 - Children of Decay (NORTHBORNE Mix) (click to listen) 14. EVERYTHING GOES COLD - I've Sold Your Organs on the Black Market to Finance the Purchase of a Used Minivan (I Don't Want Those Organs if There's Cancer in Them Mix) (click to listen) 15. LEAETHER STRIP - The Scalpel Song (Neoplasm Edit) (click to listen) 16. MORDACIOUS - Sleeping Beauty (click to listen) 17. FLESH FIELD - Detritus of Reason (click to listen) Disc 4 "Recovery":- 01. NOISUF-X - White Noise (Gift Mix) (click to listen) 02. HARDWIRE - I Am Forever (click to listen) 03. THE ATOMICA PROJECT - Transmission (click to listen) 04. MASSIV IN MENSCH featuring MIND.IN.A.BOX - Supermassive Gravity (ENDANGER Mix) (click to listen) 05. SD6 - Free (INTERFACE Mix) (click to listen) 06. OBSCENITY TRIAL - Here and Now (BANGING Mix by XP8) (click to listen) 07. ALTER DER RUINE vs PREMEDITATED LIGHT - Dawn (click to listen) 08. NOLONGERHUMAN - Survival (click to listen) 09. IRIS - Imposter (THOUSHALTNOT Remix) (click to listen) 10. DEBUTANTE - Alive (click to listen) 11. ANDRALUCOID - You Tried to Kill Me, but I Killed You First (click to listen) 12. DEVIANT UK - Access Denied (ROTERSAND Mix) (click to listen) 13. HYPEFACTOR - The Sweetest Soul (REX Mix) (click to listen) 14. FREEZEPOP - Duct tape My Heart (CHINESE THEATRE Remix) (click to listen) 15. SPAHN RANCH - In the Aftermath (MORODER Mix) (click to listen) 16. CAUSTIC - Jim Made Cancer His Bitch (click to listen) Disc 5 "Bonus Medication" (Digital Download):- 01. WRECKCREATION - Incomplete Me (Remix) 02. BORDERLINES - Visualization 03. AIMONIA - Three 04. BELOVED DEAD - Twist of Fate 05. DEREK C. F. PEGRITZ - Please Let Me Go 06. MOLECULE PARTY - Riser 07. PATRICIA WAKE - Peaceful Shores 08. NEUROBASH - Left 4 Dead 09. JON ZAREMBA - The Best Way to Tear Anything Down Is to Blast! 10. LESS LIKE FLESH - Virus Free 11. EVP - Schrödinger 12. SURVIVING THE ODDYSSEY - Dissolving the Sanity 13. RETAR-D2 - Extra Lives! 14. THE HOSE FACE - Dread 15. SACHEM ORENDA - Evident Product of Effort 16. TOWEROPENSFIRE - With Heavy Hands Record Label Metropolis Release Date 15th Feb 2010 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
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| Assemblage 23 | London (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 | |||
| The Eden House | London (Weds 3rd Mar 2010) | £12.00 | ||
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Promoter Flag Promotions Date 3rd Mar 2010 Line Up The Eden House Greenhaus The Mumbles Guilty Fawn Additional Info The Gothic Supergroup Returns Venue The Lexington, 96 Pentonville Road, Islington, London N1 9JB Doors 7.30pm Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Theatre Of Tragedy | London (Sun 14th Mar 2010) | £15.00 | ||
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Promoter Flag Promotions Date 14th Mar 2010 Line Up Theatre of Tragedy Where Angels Fall To-Mera Pythia (fronted by Emily Alice from Mediaeval Baebes) 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 | |||
| The Eden House | Manchester (Fri 12th Feb 2010) | £12.00 | ||
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Promoter Flag Promotions Date 12th Feb 2010 Line Up The Eden House Blind Before Dawn Resist Additional Info The Gothic Supergroup Returns Venue Satan's Hollow, 101 Princess St, Manchester M1 6DD Doors 7.00pm Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| The Eden House | Birmingham (Sat 13th Feb 2010) | £12.00 | ||
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Promoter Flag Promotions Date 13th Feb 2010 Line Up The Eden House Tin Omen The Satin Dolls Winter Storm Additional Info The Gothic Supergroup Returns Venue Eddie's Rock Club, Gough Street, Birmingham B1 1HN Doors 6.30pm Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Anne Marie Hurst | London (Fri 19th Feb 2010) | £13.00 | ||
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Promoter Flag Promotions Date 19th Feb 2010 Line Up Anne Marie Hurst (Ex Ghost Dance and Skeletal Family) Rubella Ballet Lilygun Nessus Red Venue The Scala, 275 Pentonville Road, Kings Cross, London N1 9NL Doors 7.00pm Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Nitzer Ebb | London (Thurs 11th March 2010) | £22.00 | ||
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Promoter Flag Promotions Date 11th Mar 2010 Line Up Nitzer Ebb Plus Special Guests: Client Mechanical Cabaret Venue The Electric Ballroom, 184 Camden High Street, Camden Town, London NW1 8QP Doors 7.00pm Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| The Shadowdaze Weekend | Manchester (Fri 25th to Sun 27th June 2010) | £32.50 | ||
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Promoter DJ Lucretius and Gog Promotions Date 27th Jun 2010 Line Up Inkubus Sukkubus Jacquy Bitch Uninvited Guest Having Thin Moonshine Johnny Normal Dyonisis Alice Moving Under Skies Twenty Six Tears Eleventh Fear Analog Angel Resist Global Citizen Curse of the Vampire Luxury Stranger Additional Info Plus Guest DJs and Party Special price available now, order now before the increase. Venue The Zoo, 126 Grosvenor St, Manchester M1 7HL Doors Varies Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Gotham 11 | London (Sat 10th April 2010) | £16.00 | ||
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Promoter Flag Promotions Date 10th Apr 2010 Line Up Clan of Xymox The Eden House Lahannya Lily Gun Alterred Greenhaus Until I Wake Legion Venue O2 Academy Islington, N1 Centre, 16 Parkfield Street, Islington, London N1 0PS Doors 3.00pm Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Recoil | London (Sun 25th Apr 2010) | £20.50 | ||
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Promoter Flag Promotions Date 25th Apr 2010 Line Up Recoil Plus Special Guests Additional Info 'Selected' Events 2010 A Strange Hour with Alan Wilder and Paul Kendall Venue O2 Academy, N1 Centre, 16 Parkfield Street, Islington, London, N1 0PS Doors 7.00pm Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| KMFDM | London (Sun 4th Jul 2010) | £17.00 | ||
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Promoter Flag Promotions Date 4th Jul 2010 Line Up KMFDM Plus Supports Venue O2 Academy, N1 Centre, 16 Parkfield Street, Islington, London, N1 0PS Doors 6.30pm Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| KMFDM | Wolverhampton (Thurs 1st Jul 2010) | £17.00 | ||
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Promoter Flag Promotions Date 1st Jul 2010 Line Up KMFDM Plus Supports Venue The Slade Rooms, North Street, Wolverhampton WV1 1RQ Doors 7.00pm Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| KMFDM | Manchester (Fri 2nd Jul 2010) | £17.00 | ||
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Promoter Flag Promotions Date 2nd Jul 2010 Line Up KMFDM Plus Supports Venue Academy 3, Manchester University, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PR Doors 7.00pm Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
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| Nitzer Ebb | Industrial Complex [UK Edition] | £14.50 | ||
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