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Musicfolio.com is a music critic site with a focus on darkwave, darksynth, goth rock, gothic metal, ethereal, synthpop, new-wave, post-punk, EBM and industrial music. In addition to the reviews, the site posts news updates on the latest releases, compiles yearly album charts, and holds an extensive archive of song-of-the-week selections. The album and artist reviews celebrate diversity of opinion, by combining our own musicfolio critiques provided by our specialized reviewers, as well as reviews sorted and reported from other critic sites and music magazines. Talented writers with an ear for sophisticated music are encouraged to submit their reviews and help make Musicfolio the prime destination for dark and electro music lovers. List of Artists: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z |
 DELERIUM:
Delerium announce their upcoming D-Tour 2008 North American Tour, which kicks
off in Vancouver on September 11 and ends in Atlanta on October 4, including 16
stops. This marks the first major tour for
Delerium in
five years. Up and coming fellow Nettwerk artists Elsiane and Morgan Page will
support the entire 16-date run, as well as Sarah Fimm. You can expect guest
vocalists from past Delerium albums to make special appearances, including
Sixpence None The Richer¹s Leigh Nash and chanteuse Kristy Thirsk plus
stunning and haunting imagery.
Delerium's
'Lost and Found' single taken from their latest album 'Nuages du Monde' reached
#4 on the Billboard Club Chart last year, in Aug 2007.Link: myspace.com/delerium  THE HUMAN
VALUE: Los Angeles-based power trio
The Human
Value announced that they will be releasing their second CD, 'Push and
Pull', in the U.S. on September 23, 2008, along with a limited edition LP. The
LP (500 blue and 500 yellow vinyl) includes a free download card for a one-time
digital download of Push and Pull and two additional bonus tracks not on the
U.K. version (released Nov. of '07). The U.S. release is the first on lead
singer Turu's newly-formed Pretty Mouth Records via Big Deal Records with
distribution from Ryko / WEA.
The Human
Value (THV) is a power trio fronted by serpentine vocalist Turu, king of
the fuzz-tone guitar Hiram Fleites (ex- Kittens for Christian) and whirling
dervish drummer Tim Bolish. THV first made a name for themselves in England on
their debut self-titled CD in winter of 2006.Tracklisting: 1. Pleasant Town 2. Pretty Mouth 3. No Sacrifice 4. I Don't Care 5. Complications No. 2 6. Hold of Me 7. Spite 8. Alibi 9. Parts 10. Nothing 11. Home is Not Real 12. Deep Blue 13. Push and Pull 14. All These Years (bonus track, previously unavailable) 15. The City (bonus track, previously unavailable). Link: myspace.com/thehumanvalue AUG 16, 2008  VELJANOV: Last year was all about the Deine Lakaien anniversary
and the successful orchestra project. Now, finally, the Veljanov solo album
release date is approaching. The first single is released 24 October 2008
followed by the album on 07 November 2008. The new album, called "Porta
Macedonia", will be released in different versions. Beside the common CD
version, there is going to be a special edition with bonus tracks and an
elaborately designed CD booklet, as well as a vinyl double LP for collectors
and music enthusiasts. Look forward to first song samples, available on
www.myspace.com/veljanov at the end of next week. Currently, together with his
live musicians, Alexander Veljanov is concentrating on preparing his first
performance in October. The Veljanov special concert is taking place in the
Admiralspalast Studio in Berlin 16 October 2008.Link: myspace.com/veljanov  REVUE NOIR: Revue Noir is the
collaboration between dark cabaret chanteuse Nicki Jaine and Black Tape for a
Blue Girl leader Sam Rosenthal. Residing somewhere between rock, cabaret and
torch singer, Nicki's captivating performance embodies the decadence and sorrow
that filled the nights of pre-WWII Europe. Her direct, passionate delivery
implores, seduces and screams out, setting a mood of desire and despair.
Arranging vocals, acoustic guitar, piano, electronics, drums and violin, Sam
brings together the diverse elements to create a nurturing environment for
Nicki's performance. Along with the 10 original compositions are versions of
The Velvet Underground's All Tomorrow's Parties, David Bowie's Rock
'n' Roll Suicide and the Brecht/Weill classic Alabama Song. Within
the originals are three tracks Sam first recorded with Black Tape for a Blue
Girl. For 'Anthology Archive', along with the already released material, Sam
archived and revived seven additional rehearsal, demo & live tracks
including two brand new original compositions (Strange Little Show and
She is the Madman). "When Revue Noir stopped performing in 2005,
there were only five songs that we released," Sam recalls. 'Anthology
Archive' is an intimate glimpse at what could have been / what might yet
be.Tracklisting: 01.The Gravediggers 02.Amsterdam 03.A Girl, A Smoke 04.Rock ‘N' Roll Suicide 05. Sometimes, Sunshine 06. I have no more answers | MP3 Clip 07. A Girl, A Smoke 08.All Tomorrow's Parties (Live) 09. Alabama Song (live) 10. Halo Star (Live) 11. Strange Little Show 12. Sunshine IV 13. She is the Madman. Link: projekt.com AUG 09, 2008  THE CURE: The Cure
announce an EP of remixes of the first 4 singles taken from their imminent new
album to be released digitally and on CD on the 13th September. Gerard Way (My
Chemical Romance), Pete Wentz & Patrick Stump (Fall Out Boy), Jade Puget
(AFI), Jared Leto (30 Seconds To Mars) and 65 Days Of Static (who supported
The Cure on
most of their recent 59 date World 4Tour), have exclusively remixed the first 4
singles from the forthcoming studio album for this special EP, entitled
‘Hypnagogic States’. All Artist royalties from the EP will benefit
The International Red Cross.
The Cure’s
new studio album, their 13th, is scheduled for release on the 13th of October
via Suretone/Geffen. 'The Perfect Boy (MIix13)', the 4th of 4 singles released
on the 13th of each month in the run up to the LP, is out on the 13th of
August. Like it's predecessors, the single will be released digitally and on CD
and 7” and will be backed with an exclusive B-side, this time Without
You.Tracklisting: 01.The Only One - remixed by Jared Leto (30 Seconds to Mars) 02.Freakshow - remixed by Jade Puget (AFI) 03.Sleep When I’m Dead - remixed by Gerard Way (My Chemical Romance) and Julien-K 04.The Perfect Boy” - remixed by Pete Wentz and Patrick Stump (Fall Out Boy) 05.Exploding Head Syndrome (all 4 singles) remixed by 65 Days Of Static. Link: TheCure.com  FROZEN PLASMA: The duo of Vasi
Vallis (ex-Namnambulu) and singer Felix Marc (Diorama), aka
Frozen Plasma, are ready to release the first single 'Tanz die Revolution' from
their forthcoming album. 'Tanz die Revolution' is scheduled for a release date
of September 19, 2008 on Infacted Recordings in Germany. In addition to the
club mix and radio edit of the title track, the MCD will also include one
B-side, a DJ Remix of the club hit Warmongers, and a hidden track. In
related news, singer Felix Marc is also releasing his first solo record
'Pathways' on August 28, including 12 new tracks (tracklisting
below).Tracklisting (Pathways - Marc Felix): 1 Give back the moments 2 A thorn inside my head 3 Follow the Demons 4 Belles (Surrender) 5 Winterwalk 6 Seperation 7 Back to life 8 Digital Love 9 All the words (Catharsis) 10 Sweet Dancer 11 Control 12 Pathway. Link: infacted-recordings.de, Video: Give Me Back The Moments  OUT OF LINE: Several news items
from Out Of Line Records artists:COMBICHRIST: Combichrist‘s long-awaited new album, unfortunately, had to be postponed until January 2009. AGONOIZE: The bad boys from Berlin will be releasing their new EP 'For The Sick And Disturbed' on October 31st. It will contain five new and unreleased songs (among them the potential club hit Schaufensterpuppenarsch) as well as two remixes. HOCICO: The Mexican Gods of hardfloor will have a special surprise in store for all their fans later this year: the live CD 'Tora! Tora! Tora!' captures the massive performance the band played in Japan earlier this year. ELEGANT MACHINERY: 'Move', the smashing new single from Swedish Electro Pop legend Elegant Machinery was released yesterday. Includes the exclusive B-side hit title Why, two mixes plus the video clip for the title track. Link: outofline.de, Video: Elegant Machinery - Move  SHINY TOY
GUNS: Shiny Toy Guns announce their new album 'Season of Poison'. It’s
due out the last week of October. However, a single will be released earlier on
August 11. The new CD is said to be as keyboard driven as it is organic but
gone are the drum machines, gone are the super fluffy pop synths. Instead the
record is taking more of a road of a band that merges Queens Of The Stone Age
with old Skinny Puppy, dipped in Peter Schilling with a little Flash Gordon
sprinkled on top. Ripping rock guitars and all toms on the drums instead of
straight rock beats with 100% analog synths slicing through everything around
it. The band announces also a new female singer, confirming that singer Carah
Faye Charnow is no longer with the band. The
Shiny boys
have decided to go on without Carah who is now working on a new project in
Sweden. Songs rumored to be included on the new album are When Revelation
Calls and Blown Away. The band will go on tour to support the new
release, including a date playing at the L.A.Weekly Detour Festival on October
4th.Link: myspace/shinytoyguns AUG 03, 2008  EGO LIKENESS:
The first single from the new upcoming
Ego
Likeness full length album is titled 'The Lowest Place on Earth', and is
now available for pre-order. Shipping begins late August. The MCD includes in
addition to the title track, two new songs I'm Not Mary Ann, and
Oceans & Bridges, and the 2007 version of the song Second
Skin which was initially released on 2001's 'DragonFly' album. The single
The Lowest Place on Earth is available as a free download on
Ego
Likeness' official website. Next year Ego Likeness will be 10 years old, so
as part of the celebration the band has decided to give away almost half of the
Ego
Likeness catalog and the entire Trinity Project catalog as free downloads
on their website, in the music section (link below).Tracklisting: 1. The Lowest Place on Earth 2. I'm Not Mary Ann 3. Oceans & Bridges 4. Second Skin (2007). Order & Download: The Lowest Place on Earth: Single  VOLTAIRE: Now that Dancing Ferret
Records and Noir Records have decided to close doors for personal reasons,
Voltaire's 6th full length album 'To The Bottom Of The Sea' will be
self-released by Voltaire. The first independently released Voltaire album will
include 12 songs for a total running time of approximately 50min. Voltaire is
now on tour in North America supporting the new release.Tracklisting: 1) The Industrial Revolution (and how it ruined my life) 2) Robber Baron 3) Uprising of the Peasants 4) Happy Birthday (My Olde Friend) 5) Coin Operated Goi 6) ***** TBA ******* 7) This Sea 8) The Beast of Pirate's Bay 9) Tempest (a gothic belly dancing track) 10) This Ship's Going Down 11) To the Bottom of the Sea 12) Death Death (Devil Devil Devil Devil Evil Evil Evil Evil Song). Listen: myspace/voltairenyc AUG 02, 2008  ULTRAVOX: EMI
have confirmed the release date for the remastered 'Vienna' and 'Rage in Eden'
albums as Monday the 22nd of September, 2008. Over the coming months, EMI are
looking to release all the
Ultravox and
Midge Ure
Chrysalis-era albums. These will be regarded as Remastered Definitive Editions,
and the aim is for each of them to take the following format; Disc One will
contain the original UK album, whilst Disc Two will include all of the B-sides
and extra tracks taken from accompanying singles, plus (wherever possible) a
selection of previously unreleased material. No specific dates have been given
for the release of 'Quartet' onwards, but it is confirmed that the intention is
for them to be released in the order in which they were originally made
available. Tracks that have previously been available were remastered between
March and May 2008 at Abbey Road Studios, London, with the previously
unreleased material mastered for the first time specifically for these new
editions. It's worth noting that some of the previously unreleased material
was, by their very nature, not up to the usual fidelity of studio recordings,
but they have nevertheless been mastered to the highest possible standard. The
decision was taken by
Ultravox and
EMI to include them for their 'historical significance'. These 'extra' tracks
all capture moments that would otherwise have remained unheard and further add
to the 'Definitive' nature of these releases. 'Rage in Eden' is going to be
released with the re-instated original front cover ('Rage Face') artwork. This
was withdrawn by Chrysalis after legal issues soon after its release back in
1981 and has been replaced by alternative artwork on all subsequent editions.
The licensing of the 'Rage Face' artwork currently only extends as far as the
initial run of the physical release of the album (set at 10,000 units
worldwide). Future editions will feature new alternative artwork based around
the 'three-horse' logo which appeared on the poster that originally came with
the album. This 'alternate' front cover artwork will also be used for the
digital release. Full Tracklisting: ultravox.org.uk JUL 26, 2008  SIMPLE MINDS:
Simple Minds will record the tracks for their new album in Rockfield Studios,
Wales, throughout the month of August. It is bound to be a rather emotional
return as Rockfield is where the band recorded some of their fledgling and most
innovative work, specifically both their second and third albums - 'Real to
Real Cacophony', 'Empires and Dance'. With Jez Coad who co produced the bands
last album 'Black and White 050505' returning to fulfil the same duties,
drummer Mel Gaynor and bassist Eddy Duffy will join founder members Charlie
Burchill and Jim Kerr - both of whom have spent the last few months writing the
set of new songs that are due to be recorded. Andy Gillespie will add
additional keyboards. Legendary mixer Bob Clearmountain is set to complete the
finishing work at his own Mix This studios in Los Angeles and the album when
completed will be ready for international release within the early months of
'09.Link: simpleminds.com  IN THE NURSERY: The
Passion of Joan of Arc, directed by Carl Th. Dreyer in 1928, is considered one
of the best silent films ever made. The original version of the film was lost
for decades, after a fire destroyed the master negative. Dreyer himself
attempted to reassemble a version from out-takes and surviving prints, but he
died believing his original cut was lost forever. Almost miraculously, a
virtually complete print of Dreyer's original version was found in 1981. IN THE
NURSERY wrote a new score which reflects the film’s dramatic highs and
lows – from the emotional close-up photography of the trial through to the
fevered final scenes surrounding Joan’s death. ITN's soundtrack of 'The
Passion of Joan of Arc' will be released on September 26,
2008.Tracklisting: 01.Transcript 02.To Tell The Truth 03.St. Michael 04.God’s Promise 05.Letter 06.The Lord’s Prayer 07.State Of Grace 08.Taunting Guards 09.Abjure 10.Bloodletting 11.Sacraments 12.Lost Soul 13.Condemned 14.I Have Lied 15.To Prepare For Death 16.The Last Sacraments 17.Dove Of Fire. Link: inthenursery.com  BEBORN BETON:
German synthpop band
Beborn
Beton write the soundtrack to Vive Maria Forbidden Fragrance. The track
24/7 Mystery is inspired by the concept of "Almost Innocent"
and "Mis(s) Behave" - two features of every woman, represented by the
two new fragrances of the Vive Maria Forbidden Fragrance (vivemaria-beauty.com)
product line manufactured and produced by Hamburg based beauty company
Rubysense (rubysense.com). Follow the link below for a streaming of the
soundtrack to the "Making Of" video clip of this campaign's
photoshoot. The track is a foretaste of
Beborn
Beton's new album.Video: 24/7 Mystery >> Jul 26, 2008 - KIETHEVEZ: new album 'Non-Binary' >> Jul 19, 2008 - WITHIN TEMPTATION: new DVD 'Black Symphony' >> Jul 19, 2008 - APOPTYGMA BERZERK: new album 'Rocket Science' and single 'Green Queen' >> Jul 19, 2008 - PETER HEPPNER: new album 'Solo' >> Jul 13, 2008 - THE BEAUTY OF GEMINA: new album 'A Stranger to Tears' >> Jul 13, 2008 - INFORMATIK: new album 'Beyond' >> Jul 12, 2008 - BLUTENGEL: new single 'Winter of My Life' >> Jul 12, 2008 - IMATEM: new album 'Journey' >> Jul 06, 2008 - FRONT 242: new live recording 'Moments...' >> Jul 06, 2008 - ANATHEMA: new acoustic album 'Hindsight' >> Jul 05, 2008 - THE FAINT: new album 'Fasciinatiion' >> Jul 05, 2008 - EISBRECHER: new album 'Sunde'; new single 'Kann denn Liebe Suende sein' >> Jul 05, 2008 - LUMI: new album 'Two Tears in Water' >> Jun 21, 2008 - TEARWAVE: new album 'Different Shade of Beauty' >> Jun 21, 2008 - MELODYGUILD: new EP from Love Spirals Downwards vocalist >> Jun 14, 2008 - THE CURE: second single 'Freakshow' from upcoming 13th album >> Jun 14, 2008 - DEAD CAN DANCE: 4AD re-issues all nine DCD albums >> Jun 08, 2008 - L'AME IMMORTELLE: new remix album 'Durch Fremde Hand' >> Jun 01, 2008 - FRONT 242: free 2-track download 'First Moment' >> Jun 01, 2008 - PORTION CONTROL: new album 'Slug' >> May 31, 2008 - LISA GERRARD: to new collaboration albums >> May 31, 2008 - THE CRUXSHADOWS: new single 'Immortal' >> May 11, 2008 - COMBICHRIST: new EP 'Frost: Sent To Destroy' >> May 11, 2008 - FIXMER / MCCARTHY: new album 'Into The Night' |
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