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9th Mar 2010
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Welcome to our weekly round-up of forthcoming releases.
New from the excellent IAMX is "Dogmatic Infidel Comedown OK", a series of re-works and interpretations of songs from IAMX's third studio album "Kingdom of Welcome Addition" by the likes of COMBICHRIST, TERENCE FIXMER, ALEC EMPIRE, and AESTHETIC PERFECTION.
FRONT 242's "Vintage Tour" concept was so well-received across the globe that it is actually still running today. On "Moments in Budapest" F242 offer us yet another treasure: the very first live moments in the band's history, filmed in Budapest, Hungary in December 2008. We invite you to discover this exceptional second official live DVD, immortalizing once more the legend and genius of FRONT 242. 81 minutes of live material plus some extras including interviews and a photo gallery.
After quite a wait since PAINBASTARD's last album "Borderline", now finally a new album is coming. "Kriegserklärung" ('Declaration of War') offers the thirteen new tracks, representing a relentless work of maturity and originality. The precious limited digipak edition will contain a full-length bonus disc with fourteen previously unreleased tracks from the years 1998-2001.
"Live Execution '99" is the re-release on DVD of the VHS tape from German EBM/electro legends FUNKER VOGT. This is the original material, according to the standards of that time, so don't expect something like quality like "Warzone K17", but more a historic document. However, tons of bonus material has also been added, including even older footage, such as recordings from the Zillo Festival in 1998 (now M'Era Luna). As a special bonus, the DVD also includes the long deleted FUNKER VOGT Remix CD "t".
"Box 1" is the super deluxe 5CD Box-set, featuring the first albums and cassettes from ESPLENDOR GEOMETRICO, and other rare material from the period between 1980 and 1986. All material has digitally remastered, and the original cover-artworks have been carefully been reproduced as miniature paper sleeves of the original LP and cassette designs.
Hot off the heels of their critically-acclaimed 2009 LuBriCaTour, the REVCOs are back - bigger, thicker and nastier than ever! The eleven-track "Got Cock?" juxtaposes trashy subjects with classy high-end production values - the band's most powerful sound to date!
SLAVE REPUBLIC is the name of the latest addition to ACCESSION RECORDS roster. The duo stand for modern indie-pop where guitar, bass and synthesizers melt together to form danceable, clean and well-structured songs. The debut album "Electric One", being evidence of enormous musical maturity, composing ability and long-time experience, emerged out of a symbiosis of catchy refrains with the courage to experiment.
Recorded during the band's 2009 sell-out UK tour, the "Return to Eden" tour was the first time that the classic ULTRAVOX line-up of Midge Ure, Billy Currie, Criss Cross and Warren Cann had performed together in over two decades. ULTRAVOX now release the much anticipated live abum, which is also available with the DVD of "Return to Eden - Live at the Roundhouse".
Originally a child intellectual, JOHN FOXX subsequently joined the Royal College of Art before forming legendary outfit ULTRAVOX. After three albums he went solo in 1979. "Glimmer: Best Of" is a selection put together by John drawing from his entire solo career. A comprehensive 2CD retrospective featuring original hits, demos and alternate versions.
The long-awaited brand new album from GAË BOLG is full of craziness, deviant orchestral songs, cabaret savour and perverted psychiatric dancefloor anthems. "Petite Traité Gymnosophie" delivers eleven new direct and ultra-powerful tracks - bombastic, orchestral, mad hymns dealing again with happiness, craziness and the human condition.
"The Unquiet Grave" is the 2010 album release from ALIEN SKIN. With musical reference to artists such as DEPECHE MODE, MARTIN GORE, ENIGMA and DAVID SYLVIAN, this album contains eleven evocative songs, varying between pulsing analog basslines underpinning haunting vocal melodies and spacious atmospheric layers.
Lots of re-issues to finish with now, especially from Brummie New Romantics DURAN DURAN. Their eponymous debut album was originally released in 1981, charted at no. 3 in the UK and remained in the charts for 18 weeks. Featuring the three singles "Planet Earth", "Careless Memories" and "Girls on Film", it has now been re-issued in 2CD, 2LP and Deluxe Box formats.
"Seven and the Ragged Tiger", the third studio album from DURAN DURAN released in Nov 1983, has also had the same treatment. The album featured the singles "Union of the Snake", "New Moon on Monday", "The Reflex" (their first number one hit) and "Tiger Tiger" (Japan only).
And "Greatest Videos" is a collection of all the band's videos, digitally remastered, including the long uncensored and explicit versions of "Girls on Film" and "Come Undone". Nice!
One of the most successful and enduring groups of the New Romantics era, SPANDAU BALLET have shown they can still draw the fans with 2009's sold out UK tour. Their first two albums, "Journeys to Glory" and "Diamond" have now received the complete remastering treatment and come bursting with bonus material and previously unreleased tracks.
And to finish we have the first in a series of MARC ALMOND expanded re-issue CDs. "Open All Night" was originally released in 1999 and pays respect to the sound of SOFT CELL, whilst mixing in elements of R&B, gospel, latin and trip-hop. It features duets with Siouxsie Sioux and with former SNEAKER PIMPS vocalist Kelly Ally, plus an 18-track bonus disc curated by MARC ALMOND himself, containing original song demos, film soundtrack rarities and alternative versions of tracks recorded at the time.
Gigs
Three new London gigs have been added for THE DEEP EYNDE, PUNISHMENT OF LUXURY and CONJURE ONE.
Have a great week!
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| Iamx | Dogmatic Infidel Comedown OK | £17.50 | ||
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Review A series of re-works and interpretations of songs from IAMX's third studio album "Kingdom of Welcome Addition" by the likes of COMBICHRIST, TERENCE FIXMER, ALEC EMPIRE, BLACK LIGHT ODYSSEY and AESTHETIC PERFECTION. Format CD Tracklisting 01. BLACK LIGHT ODYSSEY - Nature of Inviting 02. UNFALL CHOCOLATEFURWINE - Tear Garden 03. COMBICHRIST - You Can Be Happy 04. AESTHETIC PERFECTION - Kingdom of Welcome Addiction 05. PULL OUT KINGS - The Great Shipwreck of Life 06. UNFALL ART DECO - Tear Garden 07. MISS DERRINGER - Think of England 08. INDEX - The Stupid, the Proud 09. OMEGA MAN - My Secret Friend 10. ALEC EMPIRE - I Am Terrified 11. UNFALL X-MESS - An I for an I 12. TERENCE FIXMER - Nature of Inviting 13. COOK/KIRBY - Running Record Label Nineteen95 Release Date 19th Mar 2010 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Front 242 | Moments in Budapest | £24.50 | ||
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Review FRONT 242's "Vintage Tour" concept was so well-received across the globe that it is actually still running today... During the last couple of years, Belgium's very own pioneers of electronic music, FRONT 242, have performed live in front of many thousands of fans, all impressed by the early electronic music atmosphere they bring to the stage through the good old analogue sequences the band has reloaded to match the spirit of their time... FRONT 242 indeed come from a different time, when working with electronic music was difficult, the machines were hostile and humans needed to interact strongly with synthesizers to master their art - music required discipline. Here Patrick Codenys, Daniel B., Jean-Luc De Meyer and Richard Jonkheere offer us yet another treasure: the very first live moments in the band's history, filmed in Budapest, Hungary on December 6th 2008 by the amazing team of Steve's Black Head Agency. We invite you to discover this exceptional second official live DVD, immortalizing once more the legend and genius of FRONT 242. 81 minutes of live material plus some extras including interviews and a photo gallery. This limited first edition of just 4000 copies worldwide includes an exclusive FRONT 242 metal pin, an embroidered "Helicopter 242" military patch, a printed card and an Alfa Matrix "Sounds from the Matrix" label compilation. Format Limited DVD Tracklisting 01. Happiness 02. Religion 03. Take One 04. Moldavia 05. Funkahdafi 06. Together 07. Welcome to Paradise 08. Commando Mix 09. Loud 10. Don't Crash 11. No Shuffle 12. Masterhit 13. Triple X Girlfriend 14. Lovely Day 15. Im Rhythmus Bleiben 16. HeadHunter 17. Circling Overland 18. Punish Your Machine 19. Interview Picture Format PAL Region Code 0 (All Regions) Technical Information NB:- PAL = European TV Format, NTSC = USA TV Format, but will usually play on European players. Please check the compatibility of your DVD Player with the relevant TV Format, as well as its Region compatibility, before ordering your DVD. If you have any doubts then please email us. Record Label Alfa Matrix Release Date 30th Apr 2010 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Painbastard | Kriegserklärung | £12.75 | ||
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Review After quite a wait since PAINBASTARD's last album "Borderline" (released in September 2007), now finally a new album is in the starting blocks entitled "Kriegserklärung" ('Declaration of War'). On the all new album, Leipzig-based German act PAINBASTARD, aka Alex P, further develops his very individual style without losing any of its severity or hardness. The thirteen new tracks on "Kriegserklärung" represent a relentless work of maturity and originality. Format CD Tracklisting 01. Intro: Rebellion des Gewissens 02. Kriegserklärung 03. BCM 04. Widerstand 05. S.I.N. (Seele in Not) 06. War Never Changes 07. Silent Death 08. Don't Wake Me Up 09. Invisible 10. Seek and Destroy 11. F*ck U All! 12. Klare Worte (featuring Torsten B of COINSIDE) 13. Outro: Sturm des Zorns Record Label Accession Release Date 16th Apr 2010 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Painbastard | Kriegserklärung | £19.75 | ||
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Review In addition to the thirteen songs on the regular CD, the precious limited digipak edition will contain a full-length bonus disc with fourteen previously unreleased tracks from the years 1998-2001, taken from CDs ("Just Like Dying" and "Mindevolution"), that the band produced prior to the release of their official debut "Skin on Fire" on Accession Records in 2003. Format Limited 2CD Digipak Tracklisting Disc 1 "Kriegserklärung":- 01. Intro: Rebellion des Gewissens 02. Kriegserklärung 03. BCM 04. Widerstand 05. S.I.N. (Seele in Not) 06. War Never Changes 07. Silent Death 08. Don't Wake Me Up 09. Invisible 10. Seek and Destroy 11. F*ck U All! 12. Klare Worte (featuring Torsten B of COINSIDE) 13. Outro: Sturm des Zorns Disc 2 "Kriegspfade 1998-2001":- 01. A Piece of Hell V.03 (1998/1999) 02. Painbastard (1998) 03. Frozen Emotions (1998) 04. I Don't Care (That You Hate Me) (1999) 05. What Happened to Me (1999) 06. 23/05/1999 (1999) 07. Don't Ask Me Why! (1999) 08. Make Them Die Slowly (1999) 09. Valley of Grief (2000) 10. Enter (my) New World (2000) 11. Words of Blood (2000) 12. Ist Nichts Mehr, Wie Es War? (2000) 13. Damned to Suffer (Home Session Clean Version) (2001) 14. Forgive Me (2001) Record Label Accession Release Date 16th Apr 2010 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Funker Vogt | Live Execution '99 [Re-Issue] | £19.75 | ||
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Review Re-release on DVD of the VHS tape "Live Execution '99" from German EBM/electro legends FUNKER VOGT. This release is especially for those fans who are always asking for this particular video to be made available on DVD. So here they get the original material, according to the standards of that time. The recordings are over ten years old, and so don't expect something like "Warzone K17", but more a historic document. However, tons of bonus material has also been added, including even older footage, such as recordings from the Zillo Festival in Hildesheim in 1998, which later turned into the festival that is well-known today as M'Era Luna. Despite the age of the film material, the quality is still good and we believe fans will appreciate it! As a special bonus, the DVD also includes the long deleted Funker Vogt Remix CD "t"! All tracks have been digitally remastered. Format DVD Tracklisting "Live Execution '99": 01. Intro 02. Fortunes of War 03. Killing Fields 04. International Killer 05. Take Care 06. Voices of the Dead 07. Funker Vogt 2nd Unit 08. Civil War 09. Tragic Hero 10. Words of Power 11. You Can Win If You Want Extras: 12. Interview 13. Gunman (Video Clip) Bonus Material: 14. Gunman (Hildesheim Zillo Festival 15/08/1998) 15. Killing Fields (Hildesheim Zillo Festival 15/08/1998) 16. Thanks for Nothing (Hildesheim Zillo Festival 15/08/1998) 17. Tragic Hero (Hamburg Logo 18/10/1998) 18. Voices of the Dead (Hamburg Logo 18/10/1998) 19. Black Hole (Hamburg Martkhalle 29/04/2000) 20. Maschine Zeit (Hamburg Martkhalle 29/04/2000) 21. Gunman (Washington DC Nation 17/03/2002) 22. Killing Fields (Leipzig WGT 28/05/2004) 23. Maschine Zeit (Magdeburg Factory 25/01/2003) 24. The Last (Magdeburg Factory 25/01/2003) Audio Only Bonus Material "t": 01. NeuZeit 02. Subspace 03. Body Count 04. A Dream 05. Follow Me 06. MaschinenZeit 07. Black Market Dealer (Maschinen Mix) 08. MaschinenZeit (Maschinen Mix) 09. The Last (Maschinen Mix) 10. Nothing to Include (Maschinen Mix) 11. TraumZeit 12 Sins (Traum Mix) 13. Cold War (Traum Mix) 14. The Journey (Traum Mix) 12. EndZeit 13. The Last (DAS ICH Remix) 14. Under Deck (BEBORN BETON Remix) 15. Black Market Dealer (BUNKERROMANTIK Mix) Picture Format PAL Region Code 0 (All Regions) Technical Information NB:- PAL = European TV Format, NTSC = USA TV Format, but will usually play on European players. Please check the compatibility of your DVD Player with the relevant TV Format, as well as its Region compatibility, before ordering your DVD. If you have any doubts then please email us. Record Label Repo Release Date 6th Apr 2010 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Esplendor Geometrico | Box 1 | £75.00 | ||
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Review Super deluxe 5CD Box-set, featuring the first albums and cassettes from ESPLENDOR GEOMETRICO, and other rare material from the period between 1980 and 1986. All material has digitally remastered, and the original cover-artworks have been carefully been reproduced as miniature paper sleeves of the original LP and cassette designs. The box includes: "EG1", originally released as a cassette album in 1981. Bonus tracks from the same period are included on the CD. "El Acero del Partido/Heroe del Trabajo", ESPLENDOR GEOMETRICO's first vinyl-only LP release from 1992, reissued with the original first edition sleeve, including a miniature of the insert sheet. "Comisario de la Luz/Blanco de Fuerza", their second LP from 1985. Includes bonus tracks from the "Bruitiste" and "Conspiration" compilation LPs. Reissued with elaborate miniature paper sleeve of the original LP. "1980-1981" originally released on cassette in 1986. This is the first EVER re-release of this material on CD and includes ESPLENDOR GEOMETRICO's early demos, first live recordings (both from 1980) and their first 7" vinyl entitled "Necrosis en la Poya" (1981) plus outtakes. "En Roma", a live recording at Aula Magna, Roma University, Italy on 24 March 1986. The original was released as a cassette album in 1986 and this is the first time it has ever been released on CD. Additionally the box also includes a separate replica sleeve print of "El Acero del Partido…" (the second edition of the first album) and the "Necrosis en la Poya" single (in paper kraft kit)! Format 5CD Box Set Tracklisting Disc 1 "EG1":- 01. Muerte a Escala Industrial 02. Neuridina 03. El Cabecilla del Vaticano 04. La Ciudad de los Heroes Rojos 05. Amor en Mauthausen 06. Paedophile Information Exchange (Version) 07. Destrozaron sus Ovarios 08. Quince Anos Tiene Mi Amor 09. Maria Luisa 10. El Sentido Es el Uso 11. Edad del Hierro 12. Moscu Esta Helado Disc 2 "El Acero del Partido/Heroe del Trabajo":- 01. El Acero del Partido I 02. El Acero del Partido II 03. El Acero del Partido III 04. El Acero del Partido IV 05. Héroe del Trabajo I 06. Héroe del Trabajo II 07. Héroe del Trabajo II Disc 3 "Comisario de la Luz/Blanco de Fuerza":- 01. Comisario de la Luz I 02. Comisario de la Luz II 03. Comisario de la Luz III 04. Comisario de la Luz IV 05. Blanco de Fuerza I 06. Blanco de Fuerza II 07. Blanco de Fuerza III 08. Blanco de Fuerza IV 09. Comisario de la Luz V 10. Noising in the Rain I 11. Noising in the Rain II 12. Noising in the Rain III 13. Noising in the Rain IV Disc 4 "1980-1981":- 01. Multiproceso 02. Din 03. La Producción Sigue 04. El Obrero Baila con Alegría 05. Relax 06. Horno Fundidor 07. Unidad de Control 08. Motores 09. El Obrero Trabaja con Alegría 10. Zyhra Mansi 11. Necrosis en la Poya 12. P.I.E. 13. Negros Hambrientos 14. Pradillo 12. 13. El Expreso de Tistutin 14. Final Disc 5 "En Roma":- 01. Adelante! 02. Blanco de Fuerza II 03. Allo Terre? 04. Trabajo y Vigilancia 05. Trybuna Robotnicza I 06. El Cabecilla del Vaticano 07. La Ciudad de los Héroes Rojos 08. Neuridina 09. Blanco de Fuerza III Record Label Captain Trip Japan Release Date 19th Mar 2010 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Revolting Cocks | Got Cock? | £16.25 | ||
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Review Hot off the heels of their critically-acclaimed 2009 LuBriCaTour, the RevCos are back - bigger, thicker and nastier than ever! Over fifty minutes of non-stop continous Cock packs the REVOLTING COCK's newest release. The eleven-track disc juxtaposes trashy subjects with classy high-end production values - the band's most powerful sound to date! This spring, RevCo helps the kids kick off summer early, enabling them to hit the dance floor gyrating to the sounds of new REVOLTING COCKS hymns "Me So Horny" and "Dykes", drive too fast through the mall parking lot to "Bitch Addictive" and make out to "Filthy Senoritas2. Take your vitamins, drink your milk and get ready for this shitload of new RevCo pearls! Format CD Tracklisting 01. Trojan Horse 02. Filthy Senoritas 03. Dykes 04. Juice 05. Piss Army 06. Fuck Monkey 07. Bitch Addictive 08. Air Traffic Control 09. Poke-A-Hot-Ass 10. Me So Horny 11. Me So Horny (Remix) Record Label 13th Planet Release Date 9th Apr 2010 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Slave Republic | Electric One | £12.50 | ||
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Review SLAVE REPUBLIC is the name of the latest addition to Accession Records roster. The duo stand for modern indie-pop where guitar, bass guitar and synthesizers melt together to form danceable, clean and well-structured songs. The band originally started in the early nineties as a quartet. After a long silence, they re-united as a duo three years ago, wrote new songs for a demo being produced by Olaf Wollschläger (who has worked with the likes of AND ONE, PARADISE LOST, etc.). With encouraged self-esteem they wrote the song "My Maker" which was mixed by Peter Jem Seifert of HIM. The debut album "Electric One", being evidence of enormous musical maturity, composing ability and long-time experience, emerged out of a symbiosis of catchy refrains with the courage to experiment. After a number of gigs with ASSEMBLAGE 23, the band will present their live qualities again in spring when they open several shows for DE/VISION and for SONO. Format CD Tracklisting 01. The Driver 02. Hadron Collider 03. Number Three 04. My Maker 05. Electric 06. Less of Me 07. Truth or Dare 08. Choking/Drowning 09. Minimum Regret 10. Destiny 11. (I'm Your) Slave 12. My Maker (HAUJOBB Remix) 13. Less of Me (OLAF WOLLSCHLÄGER Remix) Record Label Accession Release Date 12th Mar 2010 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Ultravox | Return to Eden - Live at the Roundhouse | £13.75 | ||
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Review Recorded during the band's 2009 sell-out UK tour on April 30 at the legendary Roundhouse in London. The "Return to Eden" tour was the first time that the classic ULTRAVOX line-up of Midge Ure, Billy Currie, Criss Cross and Warren Cann had performed together in over two decades, and was followed by a highly successful European and festival tour that ran through the summer and into the autumn. Following the success of last year's live schedule and the accompanying 'Best Of' release, ULTRAVOX look forward to another exciting live year in 2010, and also release the much anticipated live abum and DVD of "Return to Eden - Live at the Roundhouse". Format CD Tracklisting 01. Astradyne 02. Passing Strangers 03. Mr X 04. The Thin Wall 05. I Remember (Death in the Afternoon) 06. Rage in Eden 07. Lament 08. One Small Day 09. Vienna 10. Dancing with Tears in My Eyes 11. Hymn 12. Sleepwalk 13. The Voice Record Label Chrysalis Release Date 5th Apr 2010 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Ultravox | Return to Eden - Live at the Roundhouse [Special Edition] | £19.50 | ||
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Review Format 2CD+DVD Tracklisting CD 1:- 01. Astradyne 02. Passing Strangers 03. We Stand Alone 04. Mr X 05. Visions in Blue 06. The Thin Wall 07. I Remember (Death in the Afternoon) 08. Rage in Eden 09. Lament CD 2:- 01. One Small Day 02. All Stood Still 03. Your Name (Has Slipped My Mind) 04. Vienna 05. Reap the Wild Wind 06. Dancing with Tears in My Eyes 07. Hymn 08. Sleepwalk 09. The Voice DVD:- 01. Astradyne 02. Passing Strangers 03. We Stand Alone 04. Mr X 05. Visions in Blue 06. The Thin Wall 07. I Remember (Death in the Afternoon) 08. Rage in Eden 09. Lament 10. One Small Day 11. All Stood Still 12. Your Name (Has Slipped My Mind) 13. Vienna 14. Reap the Wild Wind 15. Dancing with tears in My Eyes 16. Hymn 17. Sleepwalk 18. The Voice 19. Building Eden Reformation Documentary Record Label Chrysalis Release Date 5th Apr 2010 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| John Foxx | Glimmer: Best Of | £11.75 | ||
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Review Originally a child intellectual, JOHN FOXX subsequently joined the Royal College of Art before forming legendary outfit ULTRAVOX. After three albums he went solo in 1979, forming his own label (Metal Beat) for the purpose. He continues to work in the arts to this day and recently performed his debut solo album ("Metamatic") in its entirety at the ICA Festival and other key dates in the UK. This selection put together by John draws from his entire solo career. A comprehensive 2CD retrospective featuring original hits, demos and alternate versions. Format 2CD Tracklisting Disc 1:- 01. Glimmer 02. Plaza 03. No-One Driving 04. Underpass 05. Quiet City 06. Dislocation 07. 030 08. Twilight's Last Gleaming 09. Sunset Rising 10. Cities of Light 11. Europe After the Rain 12. Hiroshima Mon Amour 13. The Garden Disc 2:- 01. Through My Sleeping 02. Endlessly 03. My Sex 04. He's a Liquid 05. Car Crash Flashback 06. Dancing Like a Gun 07. Just for a Moment 08. Dislocated 09. Burning Car 10. Miles Away 11. Stepping Sideways 12. Free Robot 13. No-One Driving (Early Version) 14. Plaza (Extended Version) 15. Burning Car (Version) Record Label Metamatic Records Release Date 18th Feb 2010 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Gae Bolg | Petite Traité Gymnosophie | £14.75 | ||
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Review The long-awaited brand new album from GAË BOLG is full of craziness, deviant orchestral songs, cabaret savour and perverted psychiatric dancefloor anthems. Eleven new direct and ultra-powerful tracks in the style of the opening numbers from the previous "Petite Introduction aux Pratiques des Gymnosophes", eleven bombastic, orchestral, mad hymns dealing again with happiness, craziness and the human condition. Featuring a guess appearance from OMNE DATUM OPTIMUM and packaged in a digipak with a sixteen-page booklet. Format CD Digipak Tracklisting 01. Bonjour Chez Vous 02. Compter les Pingouins 03. Illusion Référentielle 04. Danse des Gymnosophes 05. Héros de Paille 06. Miel en Mortadelle 07. Scories 08. La Princesse aux Petits Pieds d'Argile 09. Prison 10. Femme, Oiseau, Étoile 11. Complainte du Fou Record Label Le Clurican Release Date 22nd Mar 2010 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Alien Skin | The Unquiet Grave | £15.25 | ||
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Review Immerse your subconscious in the enigmatic and subtle electronic sojourn of "The Unquiet Grave", the 2010 album release from ALIEN SKIN. "The Unquiet Grave" is a subterranean world of brooding songs that hauntingly weave themselves into your senses. With musical reference to artists such as DEPECHE MODE, MARTIN GORE, ENIGMA and DAVID SYLVIAN, this album is a perfect follow up to the acclaimed 2008 debut album "Don't Open till Doomsday". Beginning with an eerie and lush rendition of a mournful 14th century English folksong, itself called "The Unquiet Grave", the album continues the melancholic bloodline of the debut. With eleven evocative songs, varying between pulsing analog basslines underpinning haunting vocal melodies and spacious atmospheric layers, this album will mesmerize and beguile. ALIEN SKIN's unique alternative sensibility laced with trancey gothic undertones is, once again, to be found alive and breathing in "The Unquiet Grave". Format CD Tracklisting 01. The Unquiet Grave 02. History 03. Love 04. This Isolation 05. Dirty Kisses (A Vampire Love Story) 06. Cold 07. Emily 08. After the Funeral 09. The Birthday Party 10. Bleed 11. If Record Label A Different Drum Release Date 29th Mar 2010 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Duran Duran | Duran Duran [Re-Issue] | £14.50 | ||
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Review DURAN DURAN's eponymous debut album was originally released in 1981. The album charted at no. 3 in the UK (27 June 1981) and remained in the charts for 18 weeks. It was later re-issued in 1983 with different artwork - targeting the US market where it reached no. 10 in the US Charts and remained there for 87 weeks! It featured the three singles "Planet Earth" (UK #12), "Careless Memories" (UK #37) and "Girls on Film" (UK #5). This double disc re-issue features the original album plus B-sides to all the singles on disc one, plus lots of previously unreleased material on disc two, including the AIR Studios versions, the Manchester Square Demos, BBC Radio 1 Peter Powell session and Night Versions of "Planet Earth" and "Girls on Film". Format 2CD Digipak Tracklisting CD 1:- 01. Girls on Film (2010 Digital Remaster) 02. Planet Earth (2010 Digital Remaster) 03. Anyone Out There (2010 Digital Remaster) 04. To the Shore (2010 Digital Remaster) 05. Careless Memories (2010 Digital Remaster) 06. Night Boat (2010 Digital Remaster) 07. Sound of Thunder (2010 Digital Remaster) 08. Friends of Mine (2010 Digital Remaster) 09. Tel Aviv (2010 Digital Remaster) 10. Late Bar (2010 Digital Remaster) 11. Khanada (2010 Digital Remaster) 12. Fame (2010 Digital Remaster) 13. Faster Than Light (2010 Digital Remaster) CD 2:- 01. Girls on Film (AIR Studio Version) 02. Tel Aviv (AIR Studio Version) 03. Anyone Out There (Manchester Square Demo) 04. Planet Earth (Manchester Square Demo) 05. Friends of Mine (Manchester Square Demo) 06. Late Bar (Manchester Square Demo) 07. Night Boat (BBC Radio 1 Peter Powell Session 1981) 08. Girls on Film (BBC Radio 1 Peter Powell Session 1981) 09. Anyone Out There (BBC Radio 1 Peter Powell Session 1981) 10. Like an Angel (BBC Radio 1 Peter Powell Session 1981) 11. Planet Earth (Night Version) (2010 Digital Remaster) 12. Girls on Film (Extended Night Version) 13. Planet Earth (Night Mix) (2010 Digital Remaster) 14. Girls on Film (Night Mix) Record Label EMI Release Date 29th Mar 2010 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Duran Duran | Duran Duran [Re-Issue] | £22.75 | ||
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Review This double LP re-issue contains the original album as the first disc and a bonus 12" as the second, pressed on heavyweight 180g vinyl and packaged in a wide-spine sleeve. Format 2LP Vinyl Tracklisting Side A: 01. Girls on Film (2010 Digital Remaster) 02. Planet Earth (2010 Digital Remaster) 03. Anyone Out There (2010 Digital Remaster) 04. To the Shore (2010 Digital Remaster) 05. Careless Memories (2010 Digital Remaster) Side B: 01. Night Boat (2010 Digital Remaster) 02. Sound of Thunder (2010 Digital Remaster) 03. Friends of Mine (2010 Digital Remaster) 04. Tel Aviv (2010 Digital Remaster) Side C: 01. Planet Earth (Night Version) (2010 Digital Remaster) 02. Girls on Film (Extended Night Version) Side D: 01. Planet Earth (Night Mix) (2010 Digital Remaster) 02. Girls on Film (Night Mix) Record Label EMI Release Date 29th Mar 2010 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Duran Duran | Duran Duran [Deluxe Edition] | £25.75 | ||
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Review This 2CD+DVD special packaging edition features the original album plus B-sides to all the singles on disc one, plus lots of previously unreleased material on disc two, including the AIR Studios versions, the Manchester Square Demos, BBC Radio 1 Peter Powell session and Night Versions of "Planet Earth" and "Girls on Film". The DVD contains all the original video, plus previously unreleased Top of the Pops, Old Grey Whistle Test, Get Set for Summer and Multi-Coloured Swap Shop footage. It comes in special clam-shell box with a lift-off lid, containing an eight-page booklet, five postcards of individual band shots, and a folded poster approximately 30cm x 38cm used in the original Japanese LP. Format 2CD+DVD Box Set Tracklisting CD 1:- 01. Girls on Film (2010 Digital Remaster) 02. Planet Earth (2010 Digital Remaster) 03. Anyone Out There (2010 Digital Remaster) 04. To the Shore (2010 Digital Remaster) 05. Careless Memories (2010 Digital Remaster) 06. Night Boat (2010 Digital Remaster) 07. Sound of Thunder (2010 Digital Remaster) 08. Friends of Mine (2010 Digital Remaster) 09. Tel Aviv (2010 Digital Remaster) 10. Late Bar (2010 Digital Remaster) 11. Khanada (2010 Digital Remaster) 12. Fame (2010 Digital Remaster) 13. Faster Than Light (2010 Digital Remaster) CD 2:- 01. Girls on Film (AIR Studio Version) 02. Tel Aviv (AIR Studio Version) 03. Anyone Out There (Manchester Square Demo) 04. Planet Earth (Manchester Square Demo) 05. Friends of Mine (Manchester Square Demo) 06. Late Bar (Manchester Square Demo) 07. Night Boat (BBC Radio 1 Peter Powell Session 1981) 08. Girls on Film (BBC Radio 1 Peter Powell Session 1981) 09. Anyone Out There (BBC Radio 1 Peter Powell Session 1981) 10. Like an Angel (BBC Radio 1 Peter Powell Session 1981) 11. Planet Earth (Night Version) (2010 Digital Remaster) 12. Girls on Film (Extended Night Version) 13. Planet Earth (Night Mix) (2010 Digital Remaster) 14. Girls on Film (Night Mix) DVD:- 01. Planet Earth (2003 Digital Remaster) 02. Planet Earth (Club Version) 03. Careless Memories (2010 Digital Remaster) 04. Girls on Film (Long Uncensored Version) (2003 Digital Remaster) 05. Girls on Film (Short Censored Version) 06. Night Boat (2010 Digital Remaster) 07. A Day in the Life Featurette 08. Planet Earth (Top Of the Pops - 05/03/81) 09. Careless Memories (Top of The Pops - 21/05/81) 10. Girls on Film (Top of the Pops - 30/07/81) 11. Night Boat (Old Grey Whistle Test - 07/07/81) 12. Anyone Out There (Old Grey Whistle Test - 07/07/81) 13. Girls on Film (Get Set for Summer - 08/08/81) 14. Friends of Mine (Multi-Coloured Swap Shop - 27/02/82) 15. Girls on Film (Multi-Coloured Swap Shop - 27/02/82) Record Label EMI Release Date 29th Mar 2010 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Duran Duran | Seven and the Ragged Tiger [Re-Issue] | £14.50 | ||
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Review "Seven and the Ragged Tiger" was the third studio album from DURAN DURAN released in Nov 1983. "'Seven and the Ragged Tiger' is an adventure story about a little commando team. 'The Seven' is for us - the five band members and the two managers - and 'the Ragged Tiger' is success. Seven people running after success. It's ambition. That's what it's about." (Simon Le Bon) The album featured the singles "Union of the Snake", "New Moon on Monday", "The Reflex" (DURAN DURAN's first number one hit) and "Tiger Tiger" (Japan only). This 2CD reissue features the original album on disc one, plus a second disc containing non-album singles, B-sides and alternative mixes. Format 2CD Digipak Tracklisting CD 1:- 01. The Reflex (2010 Digital Remaster) 02. New Moon on Monday (2010 Digital Remaster) 03. (I'm Looking for) Cracks in the Pavement (Album Version) (2010 Digital Remaster) 04. I Take the Dice (2010 Digital Remaster) 05. Of Crime and Passion (2010 Digital Remaster) 06. Union of the Snake (2010 Digital Remaster) 07. Shadows on Your Side (2010 Digital Remaster) 08. Tiger Tiger (2010 Digital Remaster) 09. The Seventh Stranger (2010 Digital Remaster) CD 2:- 01. Is There Something I Should Know (2010 Digital Remaster) 02. Faith in This Colour (2010 Digital Remaster) 03. Faith in This Colour (Alternate Slow Mix) (2010 Digital Remaster) 04. Secret Oktober (2010 Digital Remaster) 05. Tiger Tiger (IAN LITTLE Remix) (2010 Digital Remaster) 06. The Reflex (Single Version) (2010 Digital Remaster) 07. Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me) (Live) (2010 Digital Remaster) 08. New Religion (Live at the LA Forum 09/02/84) (2010 Digital Remaster) 09. The Reflex (Live at the LA Forum 09/02/84) (2010 Digital Remaster) 10. Is There Something I Should Know (Monster Mix) (2010 Digital Remaster) 11. Union of the Snake (The Monkey Mix) (2010 Digital Remaster) 12. New Moon on Monday (Dance Mix) (2010 Digital Remaster) 13. The Reflex (Dance Mix) (2010 Digital Remaster) Record Label EMI Release Date 29th Mar 2010 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Duran Duran | Seven and the Ragged Tiger [Re-Issue] | £22.75 | ||
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Review This double LP re-issue contains the original album as the first disc and a bonus 12" as the second, pressed on heavyweight 180g vinyl and packaged in a wide-spine sleeve. Format 2LP Vinyl Tracklisting Side A: 01. The Reflex (2010 Digital Remaster) 02. New Moon on Monday (2010 Digital Remaster) 03. (I'm Looking for) Cracks in the Pavement (Album Version) (2010 Digital Remaster) 04. I Take the Dice (2010 Digital Remaster) 05. Of Crime and Passion (2010 Digital Remaster) Side B: 01. Union of the Snake (2010 Digital Remaster) 02. Shadows on Your Side (2010 Digital Remaster) 03. Tiger Tiger (2010 Digital Remaster) 04. The Seventh Stranger (2010 Digital Remaster) Side C: 01. Is There Something I Should Know (Monster Mix) (2010 Digital Remaster) 02. Union of the Snake (The Monkey Mix) (2010 Digital Remaster) Side D: 01. New Moon on Monday (Dance Mix) (2010 Digital Remaster) 02. The Reflex (Dance Mix) (2010 Digital Remaster) Record Label EMI Release Date 29th Mar 2010 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Duran Duran | Seven and the Ragged Tiger [Deluxe Edition] | £25.75 | ||
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Review This 2CD+DVD special packaging edition features the original album on disc one, plus a second disc containing non-album singles, B-sides and alternative mixes. The DVD contains "As the Lights Go Down" - a film conceived by DURAN DURAN and Russell Mulcahy, as well as the videos from "Seven and the Ragged Tiger" and two Top of the Pops performances. It comes in special clam-shell box with a lift-off lid, containing an eight-page booklet, five postcards of individual band shots, and a folded poster approximately 30cm x 38cm used in the original Japanese LP. Format 2CD+DVD Box Set Tracklisting CD 1:- 01. The Reflex (2010 Digital Remaster) 02. New Moon on Monday (2010 Digital Remaster) 03. (I'm Looking for) Cracks in the Pavement (Album Version) (2010 Digital Remaster) 04. I Take the Dice (2010 Digital Remaster) 05. Of Crime and Passion (2010 Digital Remaster) 06. Union of the Snake (2010 Digital Remaster) 07. Shadows on Your Side (2010 Digital Remaster) 08. Tiger Tiger (2010 Digital Remaster) 09. The Seventh Stranger (2010 Digital Remaster) CD 2:- 01. Is There Something I Should Know (2010 Digital Remaster) 02. Faith in This Colour (2010 Digital Remaster) 03. Faith in This Colour (Alternate Slow Mix) (2010 Digital Remaster) 04. Secret Oktober (2010 Digital Remaster) 05. Tiger Tiger (IAN LITTLE Remix) (2010 Digital Remaster) 06. The Reflex (Single Version) (2010 Digital Remaster) 07. Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me) (Live) (2010 Digital Remaster) 08. New Religion (Live at the LA Forum 09/02/84) (2010 Digital Remaster) 09. The Reflex (Live at the LA Forum 09/02/84) (2010 Digital Remaster) 10. Is There Something I Should Know (Monster Mix) (2010 Digital Remaster) 11. Union of the Snake (The Monkey Mix) (2010 Digital Remaster) 12. New Moon on Monday (Dance Mix) (2010 Digital Remaster) 13. The Reflex (Dance Mix) (2010 Digital Remaster) DVD:- 01. Intro: Tiger Tiger 02. Is There Something I Should Know? 03. Hungry Like the Wolf 04. Union of the Snake 05. New Religion 06. Save a Prayer 07. Rio 08. The Seventh Stranger 09. The Chauffeur 10. Planet Earth 11. Careless Memories 12. Girls on Film 13. Is There Something I Should Know (2003 Digital Remaster) 14. Union of the Snake (2003 Digital Remaster) 15. New Moon on Monday (E.P. Version) (2003 Digital Remaster) 16. The Reflex (2003 Digital Remaster) 17. New Moon on Monday (Movie Version) (2003 Digital Remaster) 18. Is There Something I Should Know? (Top of the Pops - 23/03/83) 19. The Reflex (Top of the Pops - 26/04/84) Record Label EMI Release Date 29th Mar 2010 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Duran Duran | Greatest Videos | £16.75 | ||
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Review A great collection of all the videos, digitally remastered. Includes the long uncensored and explicit versions of "Girls on Film" and "Come Undone". Format 2DVD Tracklisting Disc 1:- 01. Planet Earth 02. Girls on Film (Long Uncensored Version) 03. Girls on Film (Long Uncensored Version - Alternate Ending) 04. The Chauffeur 05. Hungry Like the Wolf 06. Save a Prayer 07. Rio 08. Is There Something I Should Know 09. Union of the Snake 10. Union of the Snake (Dancing On The Valentine Version) 11. New Moon on Monday (EP Version) 12. New Moon on Monday (Movie Version) 13. New Moon on Monday (Edit Version 1) 14. New Moon on Monday (Edit Version 2) 15. New Moon on Monday (Top of the Pops Version) 16. The Reflex 17. Wild Boys (7" Final Edit) 18. Wild Boys (Long Arena Version) 19. A View to a Kill 20. La Galerie de Duran (Part 1): Faith in this Colour/Save a Prayer/Planet Earth/Girls on Film/My Own Way Disc 2:- 01. Notorious 02. Skin Trade 03. I Don't Want Your Love 04. All She Wants Is 05. Serious 06. Burning the Ground 07. Ordinary World 08. Come Undone (Uncensored Version) 09. Electric Barbarella 10. La Galerie de Duran (Part 2): Come Undone/Violence of Summer (Love's Taking Over)/Serious/Liberty Picture Format PAL Region Code 0 (All Regions) Technical Information NB :- PAL = European TV Format, NTSC = USA TV Format, but will usually play on European players. Please check the compatibility of your DVD Player with the relevant TV Format, as well as its Region compatibility, before ordering your DVD. If you have any doubts then please email us. Record Label EMI Release Date 29th Mar 2010 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Spandau Ballet | Journeys to Glory [Re-Issue] | £18.75 | ||
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Review One of the most successful and enduring groups of the New Romantics era, SPANDAU BALLET have shown they can still draw the fans with 2009's sold out UK tour and their latest album "Once More" going straight in at No. 7 last October. Their first two albums, "Journeys to Glory" and "Diamond" have now received the complete remastering treatment and come bursting with bonus material and previously unreleased tracks, all packaged together in a 6-panel digipack. "Journeys to Glory", their debut, reached No 5 in March of 1981, and now appears remastered on disc one of the reissue alongside the original 7" versions of the singles "The Freeze" (UK #17), "Musclebound" (UK #10) and its B-side "Glow", whilst disc two brings together the original 12" mix of their first single, "To Cut a Long Story Short (UK #5), further 12" remixes of "The Freeze" and "The Glow" and a previously unreleased BBC Session from March 1981. Format 2CD Digipak Tracklisting Disc 1:- 01. To Cut a Long Story Short 02. Reformation 03. Mandolin 04. Musclebound 05. Age of Blows 06. The Freeze 07. Confused 08. Toys The 7" Singles: 09. The Freeze (7" Version) 10. Musclebound (7" Version) 11. Glow (7" Version) Disc 2:- The 12" Mixes: 01. To Cut a Long Story Short (12" Version) 02. The Freeze (Special Mix) 03. Glow (12" Version) 04. The Freeze (12" Version) BBC Session, 15/03/1981: 05. The Freeze 06. Mandolin 07. Musclebound 08. Glow Record Label EMI Release Date 8th Mar 2010 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Spandau Ballet | Diamond [Re-Issue] | £18.75 | ||
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Review One of the most successful and enduring groups of the New Romantics era, SPANDAU BALLET have shown they can still draw the fans with 2009's sold out UK tour and their latest album "Once More" going straight in at No. 7 last October. Their first two albums, "Journeys to Glory" and "Diamond" have now received the complete remastering treatment and come bursting with bonus material and previously unreleased tracks, all packaged together in a 6-panel digipack. Their second album "Diamond" (released in March of 1982), now remastered, comes complete with bonus remixes of their singles "Chant No. 1" (UK #3), "Instinction" (UK #10), "Paint Me Down" (UK #30) and "She Loved Like Diamond" (UK #49) - all of which are appearing for the first time in CD format. On disc two is a collection of the B-sides from these singles, extra 12" remixes and a previously unreleased live BBC show from April 1982. Format 2CD Digipak Tracklisting Disc 1:- 01. Chant No. 1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On) 02. Instinction 03. Paint Me Down 04. Coffee Club 05. She Loved Like Diamond 06. Pharaoh 07. Innocence and Science 08. Missionary Bonus Remixes: 09. Chant No. 1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On) (Remix) 10. Instinction (Remix) 11. Paint Me Down (Remix) 12. Coffee Club (Remix) 13. She Loved Like Diamond (Remix) Disc 2:- Single Versions and B-Sides: 01. Feel the Chant (7") 02. Man with Guitar 03. Gently The 12" Single Versions: 04. Chant No. 1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On) (12" Version) 05. Feel the Chant (12" Version) 06. Paint Me Down (12" Version) 07. Re-Paint 08. Instinction (12" Version) In Concert, Bournemouth, 10/4/1982 (BBC Recording): 09. The Freeze 10. To Cut a Long Story Short 11. Glow 12. Paint Me Down 13. Instinction/Chant No. 1 Record Label EMI Release Date 8th Mar 2010 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Marc Almond | Open All Night [Re-Issue] | £13.50 | ||
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Review The first in a series of MARC ALMOND expanded re-issue CDs, "Open All Night" was originally released in 1999 and pays respect to the sound of SOFT CELL whilst mixing in elements of R&B, gospel, latin and trip-hop. Features duets with Siouxsie Sioux ("Threat of Love") and with former SNEAKER PIMPS vocalist Kelly Ally ("Almost Diamonds"), plus an 18-track bonus disc, curated by Marc Almond himself, containing original song demos, film soundtrack rarities and alternative versions of tracks recorded at the time of the 1999 "Open All Night" Sessions. Marc Almond will be very visible over the coming year with numerous further releases scheduled. Format 2CD Tracklisting Disc 1:- 01. Night and Dark 02. Bedroom Shrine 03. Tragedy (Take a Look and See) 04. Black Kiss 05. Almost Diamonds (featuring KELLY ALLY) 06. Scarlet Bedroom 07. My Love 08. Heart in Velvet 09. Open All Night 10. Threat of Love (featuring SIOUXSIE SIOUX) 11. Bad People Kiss 12. Sleepwalker 13. Midnight Soul Disc 2:- 01. Scarlet Bedroom (Full Version Demo) 02. Beautiful Light of Madness (Alternative Version) 03. Beautiful Losers (from Original European Release) 04. Lonely Go-Go Dancer (from Original European Release) 05. One Big Soul (from Original European Release) 06. Rhythm and Blues (from the film "Rhythm and Blues") 07. My Porno Star (from the film "Rhythm and Blues") 08. Half World (Previously Unreleased Demo) 09. Wrap My Heart in Velvet (Demo) 10. Sleepwalker (Demo) 11. Tragedy (Demo) 12. Almost Diamonds (Demo) 13. Threat of Love (Demo) 14. Tale of a Tart (Hell!) (from the film "Rhythm and Blues") 15. When Bad People Kiss (Original Demo) 16. Black Kiss (Live at the Almeida, 1999) 17. Satan's Child (Limited Edition B-Side) 18. Sequins and Stars (from the film "Mojo") Record Label SFE Release Date 19th Apr 2010 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Punishment of Luxury | 7 [Re-Issue] | £10.50 | ||
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Review From a background working in left-wing English fringe theatre groups, PUNISHMENT OF LUXURY were a four-piece post-punk band formed in December 1976 in the north-east of England. They released the single "Puppet Life" on the Small Wonder label in June 1978 and in 1979 were signed to United Artists and released the single "Jellyfish/Engine Of Excess" and the album "Laughing Academy". 1980 saw the release of the single "Secrets/Brain Bomb" which received great critical acclaim and sold well. An extensive European tour followed and United Artists sent the band into the studio to record another album, a concept album to be called "Gigantic Days". In 2007 the band reunited and played a few songs for the bassist Jimi Giro's 50th birthday party. A little more than a year later they landed a gig at a small pub in Gateshead, in the north-east of England, called The Three Tuns. Due to the success of this gig, the band are planning more live appearances in the future and possibly introducing more new material, of which a taster was given at the Three Tuns in the form of one song called "Fracture". This album "7" was originally recorded for Red Rhino records in 1983, and now being re-released with bonus material, extensive notes and deluxe artwork. Format CD Tracklisting 01. Funghi 02. The Bird and the Elephant 03. Gasman 04. Revelations 05. Golden Corsets 06. Tria-Dance Bonus Tracks: 07. Hold Me (Never Mould Me) 08. The Dragon 09. Feels Like Dancing Wartime 10. Eyes 11. Motivator 12. Welcome 13. The Prisoner 14. Rock Out the Box Record Label Lemon Release Date 12th Apr 2010 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
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| Goldfrapp | Rocket | £4.75 | ||
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Review Fizzy with inspiration, "Rocket" is a goosebump brilliant tune, taken from the duo's forthcoming fifth album "Head First". Written and produced by Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory, "Rocket" comes complete with fantastic new mixes by TIËSTO, RICHARD X, PENGUIN PRISON and GRUM, and is accompanied by a typically fabulous video directed by Kim Gehrig (CALVIN HARRIS, PRIMAL SCREAM, SANTOGOLD). Format CDS Tracklisting 01. Rocket (click to listen) 02. Rocket (TIËSTO Remix) (click to listen) 03. Rocket (RICHARD X One Zero Remix) (click to listen) 04. Rocket (PENGUIN PRISON Remix) (click to listen) 05. Rocket (GRUM Remix) (click to listen) Record Label Mute 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 | |||
| Stephan Eicher | Spielt Noise Boys | £16.75 | ||
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Review It was in December 1980, when STEPHAN EICHER released a 7" single on the now legendary Swiss label Off Course Records. The single had an immediate and strong impact on the then still young electro/minimal punk scene and in particular the song "MiniMiniMiniMinijupe" has become a timeless classic of the scene, still being played today by DJs re-discovering the early 80s pioneering electro acts. This is electro 80s minimal punk at its very best - think GRAUZONE meet D.A.F. meet SUICIDE! STEPHAN EICHER recorded a total of seven songs (of which only five were later released on the debut 7") on a simple dictaphone recorder with no overdubs or mixing and purely with 'stolen' equipment (after the Police stormed the Spex Club where Stephan worked, causing the band that was supposed to play to leave behind their equipment...). He tried to reproduce tracks by his short-lived first band NOISE BOYS. The result was a MC, of which only 25 copies were ever produced, leading eventually to the 7" single by Off Course. Only 6 months later he produced the undisputed No. 1 80s classic "Der Eisbär" with the band GRAUZONE, that he founded with his brother Martin Eicher. The song was in the official German sales charts for more than a year, staying in the top ten for weeks and selling over 600,000 copies. STEPHAN EICHER later started a solo career with a few releases on indie labels at first, and then with countless singles and albums on the French major label Barclay/Virgin later on. He is still a big star today, mainly in France and other French-speaking countries. This re-release of his very first ever recordings comes with all seven tracks from the original MC release, including the two tracks that did not 'make it' on the 7" release from 1980! Format CD Tracklisting 01. Disco Mania 02. MiniMiniMiniMiniJupe 03. Noise Boys Song 04. Hungriges Afrika 05. One Second Too Late 06. Sweet Jane 07. Ping Pong Lied Record Label Born Bad Release Date 8th Mar 2010 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Stephan Eicher | Spielt Noise Boys | £17.50 | ||
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Review Format Limited LP Vinyl Tracklisting 01. Disco Mania 02. MiniMiniMiniMiniJupe 03. Noise Boys Song 04. Hungriges Afrika 05. One Second Too Late 06. Sweet Jane 07. Ping Pong Lied Record Label Born Bad Release Date 8th Mar 2010 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Oda Relicta | Holy Alliance [Argentinian Import] | £16.75 | ||
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Review ODA RELICTA strike again... and this time is with a new full-length album. "Holy Alliance" is the brand new release from this great act, who make emotional music combined with martial, epic and sacred elements - an alliance of Military Brass Orchestra marches and Ensemble of Ancient Music epos. It is strictly limited to 500 copies in a deluxe black digipak with gold print. Format Limited CD Digipak Tracklisting 01. Holy Alliance Intro 02. Ars Militaria Part I: Homewards 03. Victory Will Be Yesterday 04. Slava Patria! 05. V-Day! 06. A Dance of Life 07. Royal Blood 08. Ars Militaria Part II: Allies, to Arms! 09. The Crown and the Plough 10. The Departed, the Immortal 11. Tomorrow Was the War 12. Pan-Slavonic March 13. Ars Militaria Part III: Golden Crossword! 14. Years Memorial 15. Holy Alliance Outro Record Label Twilight Records Release Date 8th Mar 2010 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| 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) (click to listen) 02. Scarred (Club Mix) (click to listen) 03. Parental Content (click to listen) 04. Scarred (Album Version) (click to listen) 05. Scarred (Pull Out Kings Remix) (click to listen) 06. Scarred (Shok's Zeitmahl remix) (click to listen) Record Label Out of Line Release Date 5th 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 (click to listen) 02. PN-X-TG - Cannonfodder (click to listen) 03. COMBICHRIST - Penalty Shot (click to listen) 04. SPEEDY J - Actor Nine (click to listen) 05. FORMALIN - Yuppiescum (click to listen) 06. KIEW - Stille/Stimme (click to listen) 07. MISS CONSTRUCTION - Zombiefied (click to listen) 08. NORTHBORNE - Airsoul (Punch Mix) (click to listen) 09. THE HORRORIST - I Stand With You (click to listen) 10. EXZAKT - Sub.Sonic.Base (2009 Edit) (click to listen) 11. CERVELLO ELETTRONICO - Asphyxiate (click to listen) 12. NACHTMAHR - Träume (click to listen) 13. EDMX - Pent Up (click to listen) 14. UNTER ART - Novalis Part III (Keine Götter) (click to listen) 15. PHOSGORE - Destruktor (click to listen) 16. 13TH MONKEY - Anality (IftMMix) (click to listen) Disc 2 (by MÆLSTROM INC):- 01. Hit Me (click to listen) 02. Jesus Got Infected (click to listen) 03. Hit Me (remixed by DESTROID) (click to listen) 04. Hit Me (remixed by KIEW) (click to listen) Record Label Out of Line Release Date 5th Mar 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 | |||
| Absurd Minds | Serve or Suffer | £12.75 | ||
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Review For ten years, East German darkwave/electro project ABSURD MINDS, brainchild of singer Stefan Grossman, have played on national and international stages. Having started as a home studio project by Tilo Ladwig and Stefan Grossman, the way of the band rapidly changed in 1999 with their first gig at the scene club 'Bunker' in Dresden: it ended with a contract with the label Scanner run by Frank d'Angelo. Their very first release, 2000's album "Deception", struck with great force into the world of the dark scene. Several albums and singles have been released over the following years. Based on their initial success and the progress they made, they were given a permanent place in the alternative music business. Stylistically inspired by the electro of the early 90s, the music of ABSURD MINDS is a successful synthesis of melodic pop, powerful EBM and profound lyrics, forming a coherent unit unparalleled so far. Due to that style ABSURD MINDS now have a very large and enthusiastic global fan base and the success story of the boys from Dresden is bound to continue when a new chapter is opened with the release of the new album "Serve or Suffer". Ten years after "Brainwash" they prove that they have not lost any of their energy or independence. "Serve or Suffer" surprises with a well-executed fusion of melodies, emotional diversity and memorable compositions. Unmistakable ABSURD MINDS! The highlight of the early year 2010. Format Limited CD Digipak Tracklisting 01. The King (click to listen) 02. Human Bomb (click to listen) 03. Interconnectedness (click to listen) 04. Deficit Mindset (click to listen) 05. Pendulum Swing (click to listen) 06. Eternal Witness (click to listen) 07. Serve or Suffer (click to listen) 08. S[HELL]S (click to listen) 09. Countdown (click to listen) 10. Tear It Down (click to listen) 11. I Enter You (click to listen) 12. Somebody (click to listen) 13. Holier Than Thou (click to listen) Record Label Scanner Release Date 5th Mar 2010 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Zeromancer | The Death of Romance | £13.75 | ||
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Review Who would have dared to hope that there would ever again be an album which could unite melancholy sadness and with a rock sound in such an absolutely perfect and catchy fashion? This is an album which simply takes one's breath away. So full of beauty, so full of melancholy and yet so full of unbridled rock power. With "Sinners International", the lads from the north proved that they had once more recaptured the essence of their own debut. Radiant, vibrant and beguiling. Shimmering, fascinating and mysterious. "The Death of Romance" shines in the darkness like the aurora borealis. Back to the beginning and yet at the same time forward-looking. Dark romantic ballads with stunning hook lines in the form of driving, modern industrial rock. ZEROMANCER are a new and perfect unity of sex, emotion and energy. Rock music is finally that which it always should have been. Unaffected and impressive, for girls and boys. On the one hand, with a tear in the eye, full of yearning; on the other going crazy for the pounding drums and loud electric guitars. Never has one needed to be so unembarrassed about one's feelings as with this powerful romantic rock album. "The Death of Romance" is a flawless construction of sweat-inducing industrial rock with a large dollop of emotion. Format CD Digipak Tracklisting 01. 2.6.25 (click to listen) 02. Industrypeople (click to listen) 03. The Hate Alphabet (click to listen) 04. The Death of Romance (click to listen) 05. The Pygmalion Effect (click to listen) 06. Murder Sound (click to listen) 07. Revengef*ck (click to listen) 08. Virgin Ring (click to listen) 09. The Plinth (click to listen) 10. Mint (click to listen) 11. V (click to listen) Record Label Trisol Release Date 5th Mar 2010 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| NTRSN | People Like Gods | £14.75 | ||
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Review The Belgian duo NTRSN (pronounced as 'intrusion') deliver old-school electronic sounds of the like that can only be achieved by utilizing 100% analog equipment, and yet they still deliver a sound that is current, modern... almost futuristic. Supported by FM (PANKOW) and Peter Van Bogaert (LIQUID-G), this release offers the hard cutting edge alongside the beautifully melodic. NTRSN - inspired by bands like CABARET VOLTAIRE, FRONT 242 and SPK - are fanatical synth-enthusiasts, with a passion for analog systems, machines and visual presentation. In 2005, Pieter David (known from his time with the bands CARBON TWELVE, DKW, MINIMALISTIX and CODE BY CODE) began working with Bram Declercq, who works in the photography industry (and also the new singer of recently re-born legendary Italian electro-pioneers PANKOW) thus creating a band that was about much more than just the music, a band that offers a full audio-visual experience to their live audiences. Packaged in a beautiful digipak designed by FM, graphic designer and leader of PANKOW, NTRSN stands for hard-edged and beautiful analog electronics... Format CD Digipak Tracklisting 01. Flashback 02. People Like Gods 03. Never Before (Section One) 04. Coming End 05. You See Me 06. Bodychange 07. Man Is Machine 08. Chaosfields 09. No Remorse 10. Never Before (Section Two) 11. HO!LA! 12. We Hate You 13. Black Hole 14. - untitled track - Record Label Sigsaly Transmissions Release Date 5th Mar 2010 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Inkubus Sukkubus | Viva la Muerte | £13.75 | ||
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Review INKUBUS SUKKUBUS' new release tells the story of a couple celebrating their wedding on 'Dia de los Muerto' - the Mexican Day of the Dead. The 10 tracks relate their eternal love and how nothing - not even death - can divide them. The Spanish/Mexican feel to the music conjures the passion and excitement of fiesta, the tragic melancholy of loss and the defiant spirit that love will endure all. This - INKUBUS SUKKUBUS' 12th studio release - is a partial departure from the band's usual style. While still distinctly INKUBUS SUKKUBUS, there is a definite uniting theme that was only explored previously on the track "Dia de los Muertos" from the CD "Witch Queen". A tribute to the Mexican way of life and death... Format CD Tracklisting 01. Love Eternal (click to listen) 02. Fiesta de Amor (click to listen) 03. Death Comes (The Wedding Night) (click to listen) 04. Living Death (click to listen) 05. Emergence (click to listen) 06. We Walk Again (click to listen) 07. (Our) Love Will Endure (click to listen) 08. Live to Hate (The Living Fear the Dead) (click to listen) 09. Decaying Beauty (click to listen) 10. The Endless Night (click to listen) Record Label Resurrection Release Date 5th Mar 2010 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Cryo | Hidden Aggression | £12.75 | ||
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Review In 2006 Martin Rudefelt aka CRYO released his debut album "Cryogenic" to EXCELLENT worldwide reviews. It even won him a SAMA award as best newcomer in the electronic music scene. In 2007 he took the DAC, NAC and other alternative charts by storm with the release of the mini-CD "Mixed Emotions" which was more club/dance oriented. "CRYO has a unique twist to his music" the media wrote. "It's cold and static yet danceable and catchy." And now in 2010 CRYO returns with the brand new album "Hidden Aggression" which is nothing less than a true masterpiece. If this doesn't launch CRYO as one of the top names within the electronic scene... nothing will. Danceable and rhythmic with beats that will crush the dancefloors to pieces with its driving force, yet is still melodic. "Hidden Aggression" is the future of electronic music, the next stage in its development. It's not just good. It's simply FANTASTIC!! One of the strongest album this scene has EVER experienced... and those are not empty sales words. Released on Progress Productions, known worldwide for their high quality standard. Format CD Tracklisting 01. Prelude - Waves of Sin 02. I Tune In 03. Weitergehen 04. Substance 05. Hit Me Once 06. Counting Down Again 07. Guantanamo Bay 08. Contract Killer 09. I Die Every Day 10. Forgotten Record Label Progress Productions Release Date 2nd 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 | |||
| Jarboe | Alchemic [Argentinian Import] | £16.75 | ||
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Review JARBOE is a solo artist who came to prominence in the mid-1980s with the New York City-based group SWANS. With founder Michael Gira, she was at the core of the group until they broke up in 1998. She continues to release numerous solo albums and collaborations. To say much more than this about JARBOE is not really neccesary, as she is one of the best known underground artists of the NY scene and has collaborated with countless others, including KIRLIAN CAMERA, LUSTMORD, BACKWORLD, THREAD, ASP & CHAMBER... Now she has signed with Twilight Records to offer the audience and fans an amazing solo conceptual album. "'Alchemic' features trance-like compositions created entirely by me working alone. They explore an atmospheric rhythm creating tonal voices and invite the listener to lose themselves within them." - JARBOE Limited to 1000 copies in a deluxe digipak. Format Limited CD Digipak Tracklisting 01. Alchemic 1 02. Alchemic 2 03. Alchemic 3 04. Alchemic 4 05. Alchemic 5 06. Alchemic 6 07. Alchemic 7 08. Alchemic 8 09. Alchemic 9 Record Label Twilight Records Release Date 8th Mar 2010 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Quimera Music | Love and Madness [Argentinian Import] | £16.75 | ||
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Review QUIMERA MUSIC's debut studio album, "Love and Madness" is the follow up to her first single "Face to Face" written by Quimera and Patrick Rundbladh, and also to a special release single (not album related) called "When Tomorrow Comes", that she wrote to benefit children from The Smile Train charity, for which she is a spokesperson. "Love And Madness" reflects Quimera's unique style mix of classical baroque, gothic and symphonic sounds, carefully crafted int powerful music that is paired with lyrics of deep meaning. The songs on "Love and Madness" are epic enough to be in a Hollywood film... no cookie cutter here. There is also a shiver-inducing symphonic gothic rendition of "Ave Maria". The artist states "'Love and Madness' is more than my debut album, it is my own revelation of love, fear, hope, and the touch of madness which I believe is inherent within all powerful feelings. I want my music to inspire others, to take them places in their minds, and maybe even help them go through whatever difficult thing they may be going through, perhaps things they can't even speak about to anyone. Music is the only way I know to express the inexpressible." "Love and Madness" includes songs by Quimera and Patrick Rundbladh, as well as songs by guest composers Francesco Tedesco, Troy Maturo and KaoSoi. Format CD Digipak Tracklisting 01. The Last Battle (Ouverture) 02. Illusionist 03. Pray 04. Face to Face 05. Requiem (Intermezzo) 06. Ave Maria 07. Starlight 08. The Sacrifice 09. Face to Face (Radio Edit) Record Label Twilight Records Release Date 8th Mar 2010 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| XP8 | Drop the Mask [Japanese Limited Edition] | £19.75 | ||
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Review Since their 2005 debut "Hrs:Min:Sec" for Infacted Recordings, XP8 - Marco Visconti (ex-GRENDEL, ex-UNTER NULL) and Marko Resurreccion - have become famous for their danceable music and energetic live performances, including major scene festival Wave Gotik Treffen in Germany, and a US tour with Metropolis act SYSTEM SYN in 2008, and also as remixers for acts like ICON OF COIL, UNTER NULL and DOPE STARS INC. XP8's 2nd album "The Art of Revenge" (2008) peaked at number 5 on the DAC (German Alternative Chart) and hit number 1 on the DUC (Dutch Underground Chart) and the promo video for the title track received heavy rotation on Italian TV, reaching number 1 on Music Box in October 2008. "Drop The Mask", recently released in Europe by Infacted Recordings, and in the US by Metropolis, is the breathtaking third album from the Italian electro duo, and their most diverse and powerful release to date, featuring guest appearances from leading scene figures such as FADERHEAD, C-DRONE-DEFECT, and Daniel Graves of AESTHETIC PERFECTION. Death Watch Asia are now releasing a very limited 2CD set with over 75 minutes of new and exclusive bonus tracks, including remixes from ROTERSAND, FGFC820, and FADERHEAD, plus two new tracks from XP8 themselves, composed exclusively for this release! This definitive collector's version, is strictly limited to 200 copies and comes packaged in a deluxe digipak. Format Limited 2CD Digipak Tracklisting Disc 1 "Drop the Mask":- 01. Blind 02. Want It (featuring DANIEL GRAVES) 03. One True God 04. One Pill Missing 05. Breathe the Poison In 06. Awake, Restart 07. Born Dead (featuring FADERHEAD) 08. Out of Control 09. Drop the Mask 10. Scorpio Eyes 11. Out for Blood (featuring FETISH DOLLY) 12. Bad Guys 13. Our Time (Part II) Bonus tracks for Japanese edition: 14. Want It (ROTERSAND Rework)* 15. Out for Blood (FADERHEAD Remix)* 16. Blind (SYSTEM SYN Remix)* 17. Our Time (Alphanumeric Mix by FGFC820)* Disc 2 "Behind the Mask":- 01. Our Time ([HEARTWIRE] Remix)* 02. I See Her** 03. The Art of Revenge (SAM Remix)** 04. Want It (SHIV-R Remix)* 05. Our Time (SOMAN Remix)* 06. Out for Blood (STUDIO-X Remix)* 07. Ready2Go (DETROIT DIESEL Remix)* 08. Our Time (VIOLENT DIVA Remix)* 09. HLF* 10. Download Me (THE SYNTHETIC DREAM FOUNDATION Remix)* 11. Ready2Go (NOORGLO Remix)* 12. Our Time (MESMER'S EYES Remix)* 13. Blind (SELENE RIOT Remix)* 14. Filth* 15. Our Time (NYDHOG Remix)* 16. Lies (DOPE STARS INC. Remix)** 17. Our Time (VIGILANTE Remix)* * previously unreleased ** previously released in digital format only Record Label Death Watch Asia Release Date 1st Apr 2010 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
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| Various Artists | Endzeit Bunkertracks [Act V] | £33.21 | ||
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Review Run for shelter! Here comes the 5th Act of what has become one of the most successful compilation concepts on the dark electronic scene! A new ultimate Endzeit experience of over 300 minutes of sonic extravaganza spread over 68 tracks on 4 discs (64 of which are rare or previously unreleased exclusive tracks). Returning from the core of the Underworld, "Endzeit Bunkertracks [act V]" again hits straighter and harder than ever before imagined by offering you another brain-washing selection of the best dark, harsh elektro and modern power noise acts active on the planet. The ultimate evil dancefloor conquerors all packed onto one release and delivered to your hands. The complete track listing speaks for itself... You will notice the contribution of well-established bands like SUICIDE COMMANDO, COMBICHRIST, NACHTMAHR, LEAETHER STRIP, SIVA SIX, UNTER NULL, MY LIFE WITH THE THRILL KILL KULT, [SITD], WYNARDTAGE, X-FUSION, DAS ICH, GRENDEL, HEIMATAERDE, FEINDFLUG and NOISUF-X as well as the impressive return of AMGOD, POUPPEE FABRIKK, ARMAGEDDON DILDOS and AIBOFORCEN. The modern high-tech power noise league and the whole seething new generation of dark elektro acts are also represented by their best new ambassadors: ALIEN VAMPIRES, SAM, CENTHRON, UBERBYTE, VIRGINS O.R PIGEONS, ACYLUM, INDUSTRIEGEBIET, DOLLS OF PAIN, STAHLNEBEL vs BLACK SELKET, DE_TOT_COR, EXPERIMENT HAYWIRE, DIFFUZION, CERVELLO ELETTRONICO, C/A/T, EXTIZE, MESMER'S EYES, DUNKELWERK, SCHWARZBLUT, [SYNDIKA:ZERO], PSY'AVIAH, KANT KINO and NEIKKA RPM. A bunch of promising new discoveries are also present once again, in the likes of CAPTIVE SIX, STUDIO-X, EX.ES, SHAOLYN, FREAKANGEL, MENSCHDEFEKT, THE LUDOVICO TECHNIQUE, IVARDENSPHERE, R.I.P. (ROPPONGI INC. PROJECT), HAUSHETAERE, ANTYTHESYS, TRIMETRICK, KATASTROSLAVIA, THE CHEMICAL SWEET KID, and many, many more. This new selection of terrific and terrifying club-invaders again features a very diverse and international approach with artists coming from every corner of the (under)world. Full club power, malevolent moments and splitting headaches guaranteed by this new ultimate Endzeit experience, packaged in a deluxe 4CD carton box including an extended 16 page booklet for your visual pleasure. Format Limited 4CD Box Set Tracklisting Disc 1 [Evil]:- 01. CAPTIVE SIX - Noizemaker (Edit) (click to listen) 02. SUICIDE COMMANDO - Die Motherf*cker Die (MODULATE Mix) (click to listen) 03. STUDIO-X - To Hell (click to listen) 04. SHAOLYN - More Bass in All Frequencies (click to listen) 05. EX.ES - Orgasmofobia (Edit) (click to listen) 06. FREAKANGEL - God's Blind Game (Edit) (click to listen) 07. MORDACIOUS - Unknown (click to listen) 08. [DE:AD:CIBEL] - One of 47 (click to listen) 09. AMGOD - On the Hunt (Short Mix) (click to listen) 10. INDUSTRIEGEBIET - Erniedrigung (click to listen) 11. ALIEN VAMPIRES - Evil Will Always Find U (click to listen) 12. SAM - Bull Fucking Shit (click to listen) 13. XPERIMENT - Inside the Flesh (click to listen) 14. LARVA - Come with Me (click to listen) 15. DOLLS OF PAIN - Addiction (Endzeit Version) (click to listen) 16. STAHLNEBEL vs BLACK SELKET - Sick (click to listen) 17. CENTHRON - Amok (click to listen) Disc 2 [Torture]:- 01. VIRGINS O.R PIGEONS - Gotta Get Mad (click to listen) 02. ARMAGEDDON DILDOS - House of Pain (FREAKANGEL Mix) (click to listen) 03. COMBICHRIST - All Pain Is Gone (click to listen) 04. NACHTMAHR - War on the Dancefloor (click to listen) 05. MENSCHDEFEKT - Psycho Bitch (click to listen) 06. TERRORFREQUENZ - virus Wut (Endzeit Version) (click to listen) 07. DE_TOT_COR - Mädchenliebe (click to listen) 08. IVARDENSPHERE - Sentient Wave Form (click to listen) 09. EXPERIMENT HAYWIRE - Mean Enough Hot Enough (STUDIO-X Mix) (click to listen) 10. DIFFUZION - C.S. (click to listen) 11. BEATI MORTUI - Soulreaper (click to listen) 12. UBERBYTE - Dein Himmel (click to listen) 13. LEAETHER STRIP - Compassion (KANT KINO Mix) (click to listen) 14. SIVA SIX vs IAMBIA - 299 Hits (Fucking Shite Mix) (click to listen) 15. AIBOFORCEN featuring ACYLUM - Blood in your Face (click to listen) 16. MY LIFE WITH THE THRILL KILL KULT - Death Threat (BAHNTIER Mix) (click to listen) 17. THE LUDOVICO TECHNIQUE - This Life (click to listen) Disc 3 [Damage]:- 01. R.I.P. (ROPPONGI INC. PROJECT) - Temporary Evacuation 27.04.86 (click to listen) 02. XYKOGEN - Mthrfkr (click to listen) 03. SONIC INTROVERSION - Please Yourself (click to listen) 04. CERVELLO ELETTRONICO - Player (Euromix) (click to listen) 05. [SITD] - Rot (SAM Remix) (click to listen) 06. UNTER NULL - I Can't Be the One (EX.ES Mix) (click to listen) 07. POUPPEE FABRIKK - Symptom (Hard Cut Mix) (click to listen) 08. AYRIA - Bad List (FREAKANGEL Mix) (click to listen) 09. WYNARDTAGE - Mask (SLEETGROUT Endzeit Mix) (click to listen) 10. X-FUSION - House of Mirrors (click to listen) 11. C/A/T - Live with Myself (Edit) (click to listen) 12. ACYLUM - Raise Your Fist (Bunker Edit) (click to listen) 13. SCHWARZBLUT - Das Mandat (click to listen) 14. DAS ICH - Das Bunkerlied (click to listen) 15. HEIMATAERDE - Mutter (click to listen) 16. SUONO - Monster (click to listen) 17. EXTIZE - Hellektrostar (REAPER Mix) (click to listen) Disc 4 [Death]:- 01. MESMER'S EYES - 1747 (click to listen) 02. THE CHEMICAL SWEET KID - Tears of Blood (click to listen) 03. FORMALIN - Yuppiescum (click to listen) 04. FEINDFLUG - Ersatzteil (click to listen) 05. DUNKELWERK - Croatoan (Very Short Cut) (click to listen) 06. [SYNDIKA:ZERO] - Metaphor (Endzeit) (click to listen) 07. HAUSHETAERE - Sunshine Is My Destroyer (click to listen) 08. TRIMETRICK - Black Elektro (click to listen) 09. NOISUF-X - White Noise (Bunker Edit) (click to listen) 10. ANTYTHESYS - Suicide Music (click to listen) 11. NEIKKA RPM - Warped (Endzeit Attack) (click to listen) 12. KATASTROSLAVIA - Completely Normal (click to listen) 13. PLASMODIVM - Hypocrisy Is Under Control (2.0) (click to listen) 14. PSY'AVIAH - Anger Management (Endzeit Edit) (click to listen) 15. GRENDEL - Chemicals & Circuitry (KOMOR KOMMANDO Mix) (click to listen) 16. KANT KINO - Stille! (click to listen) 17. EPINEPHRIN - Energie (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 | |||
| 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 (click to listen) 02. Dirtygrrrls/Dirtybois (featuring ULTIMATE MC) (click to listen) 03. Electrosluts Extraordinaire (click to listen) 04. Girly Show (click to listen) 05. Exit Ghost (click to listen) 06. Hammer of the Gods (click to listen) 07. ZigZag Machinery (click to listen) 08. Houston (click to listen) 09. Noisebastardz (click to listen) 10. Naughty H (click to listen) 11. Vanish (click to listen) 12. Coke for My Ass (click to listen) 13. Burning/Dancing (click to listen) 14. O/H Scavenger (click to listen) 15. The Protagonist (click to listen) 16. Acquire the FIre (click to listen) 17. Mono Man (click to listen) 18. Still Missing (click to listen) Record Label l-tracks recordings Release Date 1st 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 (click to listen) 02. Käferfrühstück (click to listen) 03. Melancholie (click to listen) 04. Mister 29 (featuring AMBASSADOR 21) (click to listen) 05. Retrograd VII (click to listen) 06. Fernsprecher (click to listen) 07. Delusion (click to listen) 08. Dr Friendly (featuring DR DEBIL) (click to listen) 09. Retrograd VIII (click to listen) 10. Institutsambulanz (click to listen) 11. Funktionsprüfung (click to listen) 12. Kessel II (Druck) (click to listen) 13. All I Need (click to listen) 14. Retrograd IX (click to listen) 15. Stille/Stimme (click to listen) 16. 70 (click to listen) Disc 2:- 01. Mister 29 (SHORAI Remix #3) (click to listen) 02. Mister 29 (Remix by AMBASSADOR 21) (click to listen) 03. Käferfrühstück (Remix by MONO-AMINE) (click to listen) 04. dcdisk (LENNY DEE & DAN PHYSICS Power Tek Remix) (click to listen) 05. Stille/Stimme (remix by DR DEBIL) (click to listen) 06. Mister 29 (DISTORTED DRUMKIDS Remix) (click to listen) 07. Käferfrühstück (TWEAKERRAY Remix) (click to listen) 08. Mister 29 (SHORAI Remix #1) (click to listen) 09. Mister 29 (N1n3ty P1lls remix by HARM) (click to listen) 10. Odessa (Tavor remix by BASSRK) (click to listen) 11. Exit Odessa (LENNY DEE Brooklyn Mashup Remix) (click to listen) 12. Mister 29 (TWEAKERRAY Remix) (click to listen) 13. Monkey 29 (Live at FSK Hamburg 2009) (click to listen) Record Label Out of Line Release Date 1st Mar 2010 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| CeDigest | Walking in the Flesh | £12.25 | ||
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Review The official CEDIGEST debut, "Walking in the Flesh", is one of the most suprising releases of 2010! Originally founded as a digital hardcore act, the current sound of CEDIGEST can be best described as 'Terror-EBM' or 'Symphonic Industrial Metal'. The band skillfully manage to include a wide range of musical influences into their work including classical, trance, metal and so on and in so doing, walk a completely new path with their sound. PSYCLON NINE and DAWN OF ASHES tried to do this - but CEDIGEST finally managed it! With this album, they prove that they are nothing less than one of the most promising acts on the worldwide industrial scene. Format CD Tracklisting 01. Evil Returns (click to listen) 02. Fermenting Remains (click to listen) 03. The Fallen Angel (click to listen) 04. All Will Be Lost (click to listen) 05. Bound (click to listen) 06. Abattoir (click to listen) 07. The Faithless Congregation (click to listen) 08. Displaying the Wounds (click to listen) 09. Play Dead (click to listen) 10. Destroyer of Worlds (click to listen) 11. Limb from Limb (click to listen) 12. I Am Unstoppable (click to listen) 13. Walking in the Flesh (click to listen) Record Label NoiTekk Release Date 26th Feb 2010 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Mommy Hurt My Head | Mommy Hurt My Head | £12.75 | ||
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Review MOMMY HURT MY HEAD from Aarhus, Denmark are what could be the most exciting new thing on the harsh electronic scene for years. Their hard, direct, and uncompromissing sound brings us back to the time when music was made with synthesizers not with computers, and when distorted vocals were made via tube-driven pedals not with plugins. The Danish electronic scene always had a special sound with acts like LEÆTHER STRIP, PSYCHOPOMPS, BIRMINGHAM 6. But somewhere towards the end of the 90s, this sound totally disappeared and with it much of the Danish scene. MOMMY HURT MY HEAD brings both that special sound and the raw energy back. Denmark is more than ready to be a name on the map again. Despite this album being their debut album, the people behind the band are no newcomers to the scene. Der Doktor for example was one of the persons in Danish cult industrial duo ARZT+PFUSCH. Abn pAn also has an impressive track record with acts like DEADSTATE 81, GLASS DESCRIPTION and PAN AND THE G9 SLUG. To fans of harsh old school electronic music like FRONTLINE ASSEMBLY, LEÆTHER STRIP and SKINNY PUPPY, this release will be nothing less than a real feast for the ears. ANd the really cool artwork for this CD was actually made by the youngest artist we have ever hired - a five-year old Danish girl. Format CD Tracklisting 01. Shellshock (click to listen) 02. Syv Ni Tretten (click to listen) 03. Darkest Wrong (click to listen) 04. Message (click to listen) 05. Treason (click to listen) 06. Nothing Zero Option (click to listen) 07. This Is a Missile (click to listen) 08. 7 Dwarves (click to listen) 09. Grey Demise (click to listen) 10. Ejaculate (click to listen) 11. Goodbye (click to listen) Record Label Progress Productions Release Date 25th Nov 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Hioctan | Under Control | £12.25 | ||
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Review HIOCTAN have always been a band far away from any conformity or social conventions. "Under Control" is their third longplayer and the typical HIOCTAN sound still kicks ass. Classic dark electro, combining harsh sounds and distorted vocals (as well as choirs and kettledrums) with melancholically arranged strings, culminating in an album full of corroding interhuman feelings. Honest music for honest people! "Under Control" does not even try to keep up with modern trends - in particular, the audio engineering was put into special focus in order to create a sound more transparent than on any HIOCTAN release before. And as ever, their lyrics are very critical towards social issues. The track "Aim of Life" deals with all the people who try to live in line with social conventions - bound to rules they are forced to obey - waiting for the end to come in the neverending spiral of time. "Passion of Cruelty" denounces the persecution of heathens, while "Sonderbehandlung 14f13" addresses genocide during WWII. Format CD Tracklisting 01. Pax Veritas (click to listen) 02. Damned Society (click to listen) 03. Passion of Cruelty (click to listen) 04. Under Control (click to listen) 05. Collision (click to listen) 06. Sonderbehandlung 14f13 (click to listen) 07. Pax Americana (click to listen) 08. Sleepless (click to listen) 09. The Great Deception (click to listen) 10. Pretender (click to listen) 11. Sacred Attraction (click to listen) 12. Aim of Life (click to listen) 13. Shine On Me (2010) (click to listen) 14. Sacrifice My Fear (click to listen) Record Label NoiTekk Release Date 26th Feb 2010 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Psyborg Corp | The Mechanical Renaissance | £12.25 | ||
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Review The Colombian cyber/industrial/dark electro project PSYBORG CORP is ready to attack! Their debut "The Mechanical Renaissance" proves perfectly that powerful beats, catchy melodies and a snotty cyberpunk attitude in combination with imaginative SciFi themes do not necessarily have to come from Europe or the US. Prepare to get blown away by an attack on your ears and feet and keep in mind: PSYBORG CORP - one of the most promising newcomers on the current industrial scene. Format CD Tracklisting 01. Lullaby (Blessed by Plutonium) (click to listen) 02. Technocracy (click to listen) 03. My Mechatronics (click to listen) 04. Biopunk Lab (click to listen) 05. Nanotech and the Grey Goo Replicators (click to listen) 06. Interdimensional Hyperdrive (click to listen) 07. Starbeam Antarctica (click to listen) 08. The Velvet Machina (click to listen) 09. Hateneration (click to listen) 10. World Genocide Blast (click to listen) 11. Bionic Enhancement (click to listen) 12. In Our Chaotic Network (click to listen) Record Label NoiTekk Release Date 26th Feb 2010 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| John Foxx | My Lost City | £12.50 | ||
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Review Most of the material on this album was recorded at Foxx's Shoreditch studio, The Garden, between 1981 - 1985. "I hadn't listened to the recordings that are being released as the "My Lost City" album since they were made, over twenty years ago", says Foxx. "When I played them I was struck by the way they evoke a time and a place - and how I'd been unaware of this when they were made. Then they seemed like fragments, unfinished and unsatisfying. A stop on the way to somewhere else. Now they seem like a time capsule discovered from under the streets. Made by someone else. Like an old radio tuned into a long gone station. Curious psychic electricals, crackling distantly from the speakers." "They were recorded in East London. Back then, Shoreditch and Spitalfields were abandoned, dark and forgotten, yet only a step away from the City of London, the country's financial dynamo. I built a studio in the basement of an old Edwardian department store - trees growing from the upper storeys when we moved in. I remember trying to make connections in this little laboratory between synthesizers and hymns and cities, churches, electricity and memory." For two decades the material remained untouched; just some old, forgotten tapes buried away in storage until they were rescued in late 2008. Apart from some minor remixing, they're essentially the sound of analogue synthesizers and a lost era when the area around the now bustling, brutally hip and ultra-expensive Hoxton Square was still an abandoned, deserted area of London. A kind of industrial ghost-town. In recent years, John Foxx has been experimenting as a filmmaker (including a pioneering video for L.F.O. and recent performances of his Super 8 project TINY COLOUR MOVIES in Melbourne, London and Barcelona), as an artist (with exhibitions in London and New York and his images being used on the covers of books by Anthony Burgess and Salman Rushdie), and he's now developing a growing international reputation as a writer - last year he headlined a major literary festival where he reads extracts from his as yet unfinished novel "The Quiet Man". He is currently working on new material with Paul Daley (LEFTFIELD) and Benge. Format CD Tracklisting 01. Imperfect Hymn (click to listen) 02. Holywell Lane (click to listen) 03. Magnetic Fields (click to listen) 04. Just Passing Through (click to listen) 05. Barbican Brakhage (click to listen) 06. Hidden Assembly (click to listen) 07. Hawksmoor Orbital (click to listen) 08. Piranesi Motorcade (click to listen) 09. City of Disappearances (click to listen) 10. Umbra Sumus (click to listen) 11. Scene 27 - Intro to the Voice Behind the Wallpaper, Trellick Tower 3am (click to listen) Record Label Metamatic Records Release Date 1st Mar 2010 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Mind.In.A.Box | R.E.T.R.O | £12.75 | ||
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Review Spring 1982. The American computer company Commodore releases the first really potent home computer, impressing the growing computer community with technical specifications like 64 Kilobytes RAM and an 8 bit processor with separate graphic andsound chip units: The Commodore 64. This device opened a whole new world for home computer users, it became the world's most popular and successful home computer of the 80s and still holds that title today. The reason was not only a separate cutting-edge graphic accelerator that enabled high resolution gaming and fluent scrolling, but also the unique SID sound chip which was equipped with modern sound effect generators and the capability of three-track polyphonic playback. The result was a new synthetic sound aesthetic which also made the C64 one of the first stand-alone synthetic music production devices. This unique sound kept ringing in the memory of Austrian Stefan Poiss, founder and singer of MIND.IN.A.BOX. He was intrigued by the catchiness and the different sound-design of early computer game classics like "Lightforce" and "Last Ninja 3". By the age of 12 he took his first steps in composing music on the C64, and even wrote his own sequencer music software for the Commodore to put tracks together himself with more ease. Fast forward to 2009: MIND.IN.A.BOX have just finished their successful album trilogy "Lost Alone", in which they redefined electronic music sound design. Their version of techno pop gains them sublicenses and successful releases in North America as well as in Russia and has already built them a considerable fan base. Now they move back to their own roots with "R.E.T.R.O.", an homage to the days when they sat in front of their C64s, baffled by the amazing sounds that came out of it. On "R.E.T.R.O." they cover computer game classics like "Lightforce" and "The Last V8" - the Mind.In.A.Box way - and mix them with their own songs: compositions like the incredibly catchy "8Bit" meet the symphonic "Whatever Mattered", and deliver an album that holds a neat balance between experimental and the much appreciated quality and identity that MIND.IN.A.BOX are known for so far. But most importantly, they manage to combine their own sound design with the fascination of the 80s videogame soundtrack era. The CD's booklet also holds explanations from Stefan Poiss and sidekick Markus Hadwiger on what fascinated them about the Commodore 64 video game aesthetics, and how this transformed them into electronic music software creators themselves. As such it also holds interesting insights into what makes MIND.IN.A.BOX special as an electronic band and why their sound developed the way it did. As an additional goodie, the booklet holds a code for additional bonus tracks to download from the band's website. Format CD Tracklisting 01. Last Ninja 3 (click to listen) 02. Lightforce (click to listen) 03. The Last V8 (click to listen) 04. Supremacy (click to listen) 05. Shades (click to listen) 06. 8 Bits (click to listen) 07. Mindkiller (click to listen) 08. The Last Ninja (click to listen) 09. I Love 64 (click to listen) 10. We Cannot Go Back to the Past (click to listen) 11. Whatever Mattered (click to listen) Record Label Dependent Release Date 26th Feb 2010 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Mantus | Demut | £13.75 | ||
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Review That which accumulated during the years of tranquility and silence seems to have been quite something! With undiminished, exuberant creativity and strength, MANTUS release their latest masterpiece, "Demut", even as the last sounds of "Requiem" have barely faded away. On "Demut", MANTUS continue the lyrical themes of "Requiem", grappling with the subject matter of the 'vanitas' art movement of the 16th and 17th centuries, which held that man should visualise the finality of all things and that death stands by as the omnipresent power over us all, so as to teach us humility ('Demut' in German). Nevertheless, or perhaps indeed because of this, MANTUS have created an extremely powerful, indeed rocking album. Once again, melancholy classical arrangements come up against metallic guitars; piano chords and indescribable harmonies meet powerful rhythms; rock hooklines meet emotional vocals. The production is extremely impressive and emphasises the expressive depth of the musical and lyrical world of MANTUS all too clearly. It's just a case of turning up the volume, closing your eyes and immersing yourself in the powerful songs which leave out no emotion, from sombre mourning and playful tenderness to melancholy daydreaming. MANTUS are once again on top of their game and raise the bar somewhat higher than on their last album. "Demut" is no background CD, but a dark pearl among the musical mishmash, created for all those who have an open heart and open ears. For all those who are prepared to lose themselves in the symphonic mixture of gothic-wave, metal guitars, classical elements, the contrasting vocals of Martin Schindler and Thalia and the poetic breadth of MANTUS. Let yourselves go! "Demut" is an accomplished and emotional work. Format CD Digipak Tracklisting 01. Vanitas (click to listen) 02. Fallen (click to listen) 03. Schuld (click to listen) 04. Gegen die Welt (click to listen) 05. Tränen eines Clowns (click to listen) 06. Ein Schatten (click to listen) 07. Abgrund (click to listen) 08. Azrael (click to listen) 09. Sturm (click to listen) 10. Endlos (click to listen) 11. Krieger der Nacht (click to listen) 12. Gespenster (click to listen) Record Label Trisol Release Date 12th Mar 2010 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Mergel Kratzer | Isotop | £17.50 | ||
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Review The overhyped golden age of 'neo-EBM' is long gone, presently consisting of a handful of exceptions among a flock of hopelessly outdated projects. Innovation? Negative. FRONT 242's "Geography" and NITZER EBB's "That Total Age" clearly belong to another age - a fact that is widely ignored in spite of the cult surrounding these works. But salvation is at hand: as was the case with SPETSNAZ at the beginning of the new millennium, the much-needed new blood for a weakening scene once again comes from Sweden. Equipped with power, attitude and character, MERGEL KRATZER enter the hard-fought arena, determined to awake the stagnating genre from its slumber. And they are dead serious: replacing combat boots, camouflage trousers and bald heads with two fistfuls of style. To the left and right of music addict and mastermind Joel Nygren, the two alluring damsels Thistel and Julia provide both musical and optical attractions. EBM was never sexier - that's a promise! The Gothenburg-based three-piece storm through their debut "Isotop" and unleash a highly addictive energy seldom found in today's scene. Bone-dry beats directly from the EBM manual and the fusion of Joel's direct vocals with Thistel's seductive orders form the outline of a sound which is fascinatingly armed with the modern weaponry of electronic dance music. No doubt, MERGEL KRATZER pay adequate tribute to a classic genre. With smashes like the marching "Prisoner" and "Iso", the legitimate EBM anthem of the new decade, banging through the strobelight-riven fog, one thing becomes crystal clear: this is neo-EBM in its purest form: stylish, sizzling, full of cool energy... and at any time as irresistible as only Swedish girls can be. "Isotop" is being released as a limited double digipack featuring three sold-out Sweden-only EPs on a bonus disc accompanying the revolutionary debut, tracing the Swedish act' development back to 2004. Forget meaty paroles and goose-steps: MERGEL KRATZER are the new contemporary face of Electronic Body Music. And it is devilishly handsome. Format Limited 2CD Digipak Tracklisting Disc 1:- 01. Iso (click to listen) 02. Get a Taste (click to listen) 03. Prisoner (click to listen) 04. Serve the World (click to listen) 05. Fuglesang (click to listen) 06. Satisfy (click to listen) 07. Xina (click to listen) 08. Abducted (click to listen) 09. Iso (SYNDROME X/209 Mix) (click to listen) Disc 2:- 01. Virus (click to listen) 02. Satisfy (Ryb my Ducky Remix) (click to listen) 03. Deathgame (click to listen) 04. Iso (Minimale Mix by MK) (click to listen) 05. My Freezer (click to listen) 06. The Phuckomat (click to listen) 07. Iso (Project Rotten Remix) (click to listen) 08. Sniper (click to listen) 09. Virus (Kadaver Mix) (click to listen) Record Label Trisol Release Date 26th Feb 2010 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Inertia | Kloned | £12.50 | ||
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Review INERTIA are back! After a three year absence since 2007's well received "Inertia" album, the band return with a brand new release "Kloned". "Kloned" is an album of cover versions by INERTIA executed in their own inimitable brand of electro industrial, with male and female vocals. The band tackle some of their favourite songs from over the years, some for musical reasons, some purely for the fun of it, including the likes of T-REX, THE BEATLES, FALCO, NICK CAVE, DURAN DURAN, THE SPARKS, CONCRETE BLONDE, JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, ELVIS PRESLEY, SELENA & DAVID BYRNE and DEPECHE MODE. This collection of wonderful songs, some well known classics, others more obscure findings, are bound to spawn a whole host of new dancefloor hits for INERTIA. Format CD Tracklisting 01. Children of the Revolution (click to listen) 02. Monarchy Now (click to listen) 03. Late Bar (click to listen) 04. Something (click to listen) 05. Cool Places (click to listen) 06. Flexible (click to listen) 07. Heaven on Their Minds (click to listen) 08. Bloodletting (The Vampire Song) (click to listen) 09. Where the Wild Roses Grow (click to listen) 10. Mystery Train (click to listen) 11. God's Child (Baila Conmigo) (click to listen) Record Label Cryonica Release Date 1st Mar 2010 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| The Pain Machinery | Total Recall EP | £10.50 | ||
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Review THE PAIN MACHINERY are back! Remix EP from swedish industrial mayhem TPM that includes 11 tracks in total for a duration of more than 57 minutes, to advertise the release of their new conceptual album "Urban Survival", featuring among others CHEMLAB's Jared Louche and scheduled for winter, 2010. The EP combines electro-punk with the old school EBM and noise, and includes an alternative version of title track in the german language and completed especially for german fans. One of the remixes here has also been made with the participation of CONTAINER 90. Having recently joined forces with Advoxya Records the new material sees TPM going in a more electronic direction while keeping the edge and aggression of their earlier work. The lead track, "Total Recall", is presented in a variety of mixes showcasing the band's ability to forge classic heavy-duty basslines, disciplined beats and commanding vocals into a sound that brings early EBM straight into the future. Format MCD Tracklisting 01. Total Recall (Extended Mix) (click to listen) 02. Bloody Retreat (click to listen) 03. Pre-Programmed Automatic (Dub) (click to listen) 04. Total Recall (Ted Barley Slow Beat Mix) (click to listen) 05. System Error (Electro Punk Mix featuring CONTAINER 90) (click to listen) 06. Total Recall (Special German Version) (click to listen) 07. Bloody Retreat (Broken Beat Mix featuring TED BARLEY) (click to listen) 08. Acid Breakfast (click to listen) 09. Total Ibiza (click to listen) 10. Heat (Remix) (click to listen) 11. Weekend Warrior (Electro Mix) (click to listen) Record Label Advoxya Records Release Date 5th Nov 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Alien Produkt | Honour vs Falsehood - The First Step EP | £10.50 | ||
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Review ALIEN PRODUKT make a great return with their newest release "Honour vs Falsehood - The first Step EP". It is the first in a series of two EP releases to mark two distinct phases of the band. Rhythmic EBM machines combined with a powerful voice and a strong melodies will stay with you from the start throughout the fourteen songs included, giving more than 70 minutes in total. There are two completely new tracks and unpublished remixes from A7IE, ASSEPTIC ROOM, RETRACTOR and DRAINED SCORN among others. Pure EBM beats with a perfect combination of club-oriented sounds - hard, emotional and danceable. This is certainly a release in the band's own unmistakable style, easily recognised from their previously published albums on BLC Productions - "Revenge" (2005) and "Ignorance" (2007). And further more, be prepared for another attack from the aliens - the next release is due very soon! Format MCD Tracklisting 01. Honour vs Falsehood (click to listen) 02. Slaves to the System (DIMA Version) (click to listen) 03. Slander (OBSZON GESCHOPF Remix) (click to listen) 04. Into the Abyss (ASEPTIE Remix) (click to listen) 05. Involution (Pure Acid Hell Mix by DRAINED SCORN) (click to listen) 06. Slander (MECHANICAL MOTH Remix) (click to listen) 07. Oscilacion Parasita (G-PRO Remix) (click to listen) 08. New Concentration Camps (RETRACTOR Remix) (click to listen) 09. Reality - Out of Control (Blood Room Remix by ASSEPTIC ROOM) (click to listen) 10. Oscilacion Parasita (Headache Remix) (click to listen) 11. Dark Visions (Y-LUK-O Remix) (click to listen) 12. Honour vs Falsehood (Unidad Central Trance Version) (click to listen) 13. Oscilacion Parasita (Sintetik Remix v2.5) (click to listen) 14. Oscilacion Parasita (Acid Parasit Floor by KODE IN MIND) (click to listen) Record Label Advoxya Records Release Date 30th Nov 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| DeadJump | Animus Necandi | £11.75 | ||
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Review DEADJUMP arose from dark elektro band BRUTAL DIVERGENZ. Alex, the man behind the DEADJUMP, released the first demo entitled "Holy Mind" under this name. After the acquisition of new equipment, he rebuilt his concepts, trying out new sounds and composed "Virtual Masturbation of a Bastard Leader", issued in 1997 by 4D Records. In 1999, DEADJUMP released "Causa Mortis", the remix album, just to give a break from composition but to remain present in the electro scene. In 2000, the full length album "Post Mortem" was released, including extra tracks remixed by SLEEPWALK, PLASTIC NOISE EXPERIENCE, PROJECT-X and UNFORMED. After a break lasting until 2006, Alex returned with a new release called "Immortal". Signing to Advoxya records was the next step. From this followed a remix EP - "Scare Mix" and the album "Post Immortal", which contains the best tracks from previous era of DEADJUMP plus hard-beat remixes from CONTROLLED COLLAPSE, DRAINED SCORN and IAMBIA among others. And now, finally, here is the first new full album since 2006 from the leader of the Brazilian electro scene: "Animus Necandi". Ten new tracks and remixes from LARVA and ACYLUM. "Animus Necandi" represents a wider evolution of the DEADJUMP's music and sound creation. It's pure evil - dark, aggressive and melodic! Dance with a knife. Format CD Tracklisting 01. First Act: Satan Is Ever Present Among Us (click to listen) 02. Alma Mater (click to listen) 03. Glass Eyes (click to listen) 04. Animus Necandi (click to listen) 05. The Game of the Dead (click to listen) 06. Mothers Ready to Die (click to listen) 07. Hate (featuring IMPACT PULSE) (click to listen) 08. Code 666 (click to listen) 09. Access (click to listen) 10. Erotic Industrial Music (click to listen) 11. Animus Necandi (ACYLUM Remix) (click to listen) 12. Raped Soul (Club Mix) (click to listen) 13. Animus Necandi (LARVA Remix) (click to listen) Record Label Advoxya Records Release Date 16th Dec 2009 Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
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| 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 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 Inertia AlterRed 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 | |||
| The Deep Eynde | London (Sat 24th Apr 2010) | £12.00 | ||
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Promoter Flag Promotions Date 24th Apr 2010 Line Up The Deep Eynde Maleficent Karn8 Nessus Red Venue Electrowerkz, 7 Torrens Street, Islington, London, EC1V 1NQ Doors 7.00pm Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
| Punishment of Luxury | London (Sun 30th May 2010) | £13.00 | ||
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Promoter Flag Promotions Date 30th May 2010 Line Up Punishment of Luxury Rubella Ballet Zeropunk Plus Special Guests Venue The 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 | |||
| Conjure One | London (Sun 23rd May 2010) | £15.00 | ||
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Promoter Flag Promotions Date 23rd May 2010 Line Up Conjure One Swarf Plus Special Guests Venue Dingwalls, Middle Yard, Camden Lock, London, NW1 8AB Doors 7.00pm Click here to order Click here to return to the top of the newsletter | |||
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