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MAR 14, 2010
FRONT LINE ASSEMBLY:
Front Line Assembly will return this year with a new album 'Improvised
Electronic Device', preceeded by a new single 'Shifting Through The Lens'. The
album will be released on Metropolis Records in the Spring of 2010. The album
will include a collaboration with Ministrys Al Jourgensen on the track
Stupidity. In addition to penning lyrics and vocals, Jourgensen also
arranged and mixed the track at his 13th Planet Studios in El Paso, TX.
Spearheading the collaboration is
FLAs Jeremy
Inkel, who also performs with Left Spine Down, the opening act on
Jourgensens side project RevCos 2009 North American Tour.
Jourgensen and FLA have dedicated Stupidity to the loving memory of
WaxTrax! The artwork for the album and the single were designed by artist Dave
McKean, who did past artwork for Front Line Assembly and Fear
Factory.
Link:
mindphaser.com
MAR 13, 2010
DECODED FEEDBACK:
Decoded Feedback have now returned with their much anticipated follow-up to
'Combustion' entitled 'Aftermath'. Picking up where its predecessor left off,
the album is a striking barrage of hard hitting basslines, acidic synths, and
distorted vocals all fueled by emotion. Fans have braved the 'Combustion', but
can they survive the 'Aftermath'? Released on Metropolis and available May
11th, 2010.
Tracklisting: 01.
Silent Killer 02. Eternity Falls 03. Death Control 04. Affliction 05. Proteus
Syndrome 06. Dark Reflections 07. Decompress 08. Shelter me 09. Translucent 10.
Demons
Order:
Aftermath
COMBICHRIST:
Combichrist burst into the Electronic Music scene in 2003 with a massive blend
of Techno, Noise, EBM and harsh Industrial sounds that were as fresh as they
were brutal. 'Noise Collection Vol. 1', a comprehensive 2 CD anthology,
explores the wild early years of one of the most important acts in modern
electronic music. Disc one contains the now-deleted debut album 'The Joy Of
Gunz' while disc two unites the ultra-rare Halloween release 'Kiss The Blade',
the long-deleted 'Sex, Drogen & Industrial' EP, two tracks from the
collectible 'Blut Royale' 12 inch-single and an exclusive song from the
'Industrial For The Masses Vol. 2' compilation. 'Noise Collection Vol. 1' is
the ideal opportunity for new fans to complement their
Combichrist
library and serves as a nearly complete insight into the first phase of one of
the most influential electronic music projects of our time. Released on Out Of
Line and available April 2nd, 2010.
Order:
Noise Collection Vol. 1
EISBRECHER: The new Eisbrecher
album 'EisZeit' will be released on April 16, 2010, preceded by the first
single with the same title 'EisZeit' on March 19, 2010. On the MCD you
will find the song EisZeit and an SITD-Remix of the track Segne
Deinen Schmerz, which will only show up exclusively on this single. The
album comes also in a Ltd Edition including 3 extra bonus songs: 11. Kein
Wunder (Bonus) 12. Amok (Renegade Remix) (Bonus) 13. Schwarze Witwe (Remix)
(Bonus) .
Tracklisting: 01.
Böse Mädchen 02. Eiszeit 03. Bombe 04. Gothkiller (Eisbrecher vs.
Roberto Vitacca) 05. Die Engel 06. Segne deinen Schmerz 07. Amok 08. Dein Weg
09. Supermodel 10. Der Hauch des Lebens
Order:
Eiszeit
THE BEAUTY OF
GEMINA: On 'At The End Of The Sea', their third long player,
The Beauty
Of Gemina have chosen an itinerary which is loaded by far more rock
elements, placing an emphasis on powerful guitar sounds stirred with a shot of
gloomy electro sounds thus displaying an almost inexhaustible spectrum of
expressive melodies and compositional refinement. Released March 26, 2010 on
Danse Macabre Group.
Tracklisting: 01. Dark
Rain 02. Obscura 03. Rumours 04. Kings Men Come 05. Sacrificed To The Gods 06.
End Of All 07. Counting Tears 08. In Silence 09. A Fortune Tellers Dream 10.
Black Cat Nights 11. Narcotica 12. Endless Sleep
Order:
At The End Of The Sea
MAR 06, 2010
NOISUF-X: NOISUF-Xs
mastermind JAN L. is active in the electronic borderline between techno and EBM
/ Electro since 1988, releasing albums under the monikers X-FUSION, and
NOISUF-X. His new release is entitled 'Excessive Exposure' and comes out on
April 1st, 2010 though it is no April joke! This uncompromising catchy and
danceable club material will be released as a standard edition and as a limited
edition box with a bonus CD 'Excessive Extension' which includes guest vocals
by no less a figure than Peter Spilles (Project
Pitchfork) and Johan van Roy (Suicide
Commando). Released on Pro-Noize and available April 1st, 2010.
Tracklisting: 01. All
Systems Go! 02. Deutschland braucht Bewegung 03. Please Hang Up 04. Aggrophil
05. Excessive Exposure 06. I Am Watching You 07. Hans Dampf 08. White Noise 09.
Fucking Invective 10. RAPture [Holy Shit Mix] 11. Beatz & Bass [Blast In
Your Face] 12. Effeccctt 13. Fire [C=64 Tribute] 14. Shut [The Hell]
Up
Bonus CD: 01.
Jaws [feat. Johan van Roy] 02. Creep [feat. Peter Spilles] 03. Revelation 9:6
04. Industrial Revolution 05. Ringtone & Wallpaper
Order:
Excessive Exposure
THEATRE OF TRAGEDY:
After nearly 17 years in existence
Theatre of Tragedy
has decided to call it a day and close down. The decision was made during the
production of the latest album 'Forever is the World'. Theatre of Tragedy will
come to an end on October 2nd 2010, exactly 17 years after they started making
music together. The band had this statement to make: "Over the years
all of us have strived to combine the Theatre with everyday life but in the end
it has proven more and more difficult. We have come to appreciate our family
lives and jobs, which makes it very hard to continue this life of rock'n'roll
on the road. We know that some of you will probably be very disappointed, but
we also hope you will continue to listen to our music, which all of you learned
to appreciate and love so much. We want to thank everyone of you for all your
support over the past 17 years!" The final
Theatre of
Tragedyshow will take place on October 2nd in Stavanger, where it all
began. In related news, ToT have just released
the 'Forever is the World' limited tour edition with the added EP 'Addenda',
including remixes and previously unreleased tracks. See tracklisting
below.
Tracklisting: 1. The
Breaking 2. Beauty In Deconstruction 3. Frozen (Ambrosius Remake) 4. Empty 5.
Deadland (Tommy Olsson Remake) 6. Revolution (Flip Wicked Remix) 7. Highlights
8. Illusions (Zensor Remix) 9. Empty (E&A Wedding Mix) 10. Forever Is The
World (Chamber Version)
Link:
theatreoftragedy.com
FEB 27, 2010
ROME: The
Luxembourgish band ROME have developed a
totally unique poetry of longing which rings out from the dark
melancholic mist of rootlessness and which gives expression to a comprehensive
feeling of modern forlornness. The protagonists of their music are the
unintentional rebels of Camus (The Rebel; original: LHomme
révolté), contemporaries from the turbulent epochs of the 20th
century: the banished and the hunted; the despised and the misunderstood
always enemies of dictatorship. This is what the songs of Jerome Reuter are
about, firmly in the tradition of his declared heroes Jacques Brel and
Léo Ferré, (on earlier albums also Tom Waits and Nick Cave). As
regards content, Rome are inspired by world literature and the observant
listener will be able to detect references to and quotations from A. Camus, M.
Proust, JP Sartre and J. Genet. This serves to create a new kind of
intertextuality between word and sound. Following on from their EP
LAssassin
ROME assiduously
develop their sound further on the minimalistic, simple singer-songwriter album
Nos Chants Perdus, slowly leaving the apocalyptic realms behind
them. Apart from the French song titles the lyrics are primarily performed in
English, while the music is constructed primarily with acoustic instruments:
piano, guitar, touches of strings, accordion. They have largely relinquished
electronic elements, which marks Nos Chants Perdus out as a further
stride in the work of the band. Released on Trisol and available May 15th,
2010.
Tracklisting: 01
L'Homme Revolte 02 Les Deracines 03 Le Chatiment du Traitre 04 L'Assassin 05 Le
Vertige du Vide 06 Les Exigences de la Foi 07 La Commune 08 Sous la Dague 09
Les Isles Noires 10 Un Adieu à la Folie 11 La Rose et la Hache 12
Chanson de Gestes
Order:
Nos Chants Perdus
THE GIRL & THE
ROBOT: Earlier this year, The Girl & The Robot set out in their quest to
find love in our heartless society on their double feature single
'Whole/Flowers'. Now they expand their mission. The debut album of Plastique
and her Swedish Tinman Deadbeat has become a quest for warmth, love and
passion. In twelve timelessly beautiful, crystal clear Electro pearls,
Plastique acts side by side with an intrinsically cold-hearted Robot, causing
him to produce anything but deadhearted or cold melodies with his sequencers.
The debut album, 'The Beauty Of Decay' marks the onset of a fantastic journey,
leaving behind daily routines and heading for a world in which even robots have
hearts. The CD comes as a multiply folded digipack containing all the lyrics as
well as exclusive pictures capturing the songs wallowing eroticism.
Released on Trisol and available April 6th, 2010.
Tracklisting: 01 Intro
02 Whole 03 I Lost Control 04 Never Ever 05 Please Stay 06 Crash Course in Hate
07 The Isle 08 I will always be with You 09 Another Love 10 Flowers 11 Prayer
12 Shot
Order:
The Beauty Of Decay
RAJNA: With their
new opus 'Offering' (9th album) and for the first time with Equilibrium Music,
Rajna continue
their musical and cultural exploration of sounds crossing the Mediterranean and
taking us above the Aegean islands, the Cyclades, Crete and Greece towards
Turkey ... Using a considerable selection of acoustic instruments,
Rajna's sound
returns to its roots, leaving only very limited space for electronics and
modern technology. Fans of the eighties will not be forgotten in songs like
The Dance of Cléomene, Neverland and the surprising
Quiet Hour sung by Aret Madilian from the band
Deleyaman.
Released on March 31, 2010.
Tracklisting: 01. The
Arrival 02. Ephesus 03. Cycléades 04. Epidauros 05. Illa Saldé
06. Eleusis 07. Offering 08. The Dance of Cléomene 09. Never Land 10.
Quiet Hour
Link:
rajna.net
MUSE: 'Resistance' is
the third official Muse single release
from the album 'The Resistance' in the UK and the second in the US. The CD
single version includes the B-side Prague, a cover of Mega City Four.
The 7" Vinyl version includes a cover of the classic electro tune by
Gershon Kingsley Popcorn as a B-side. The digital download includes a
radio edit of Resistance, as well as an 8min remix by DJ Tiesto. All
three B-side tracks are available in a digital download Bundle deal also.
Released on February 22, 2010.
Order:
Resistance (single), Video Stream:
Resistance (Tiesto remix)
FEB 21, 2010
MIND.IN.A.BOX:
Due to the media's overwhelming feedback on the upcoming
mind.in.a.box
album 'R.E.T.R.O', Dependent and
mind.in.a.box
have also decided to release the heavily praised title 8 Bits as a
single. It will only be available in a highly limited edition through Mail
Order and Dependent's Webshop. It contains 3 alternate versions of the title
track 8 Bits, including a club version, and an additional revised
B-side. The second part of Last Ninja can also be found on the single,
whilst the others are present on the album. The single will be available on
March 8, 2010.
Tracklisting: 1. 8
Bits (8,5 Bits mix) 2. 8 Bits (8,6 Bits mix) 3.Last Ninja (part 2) 4. 8 Bits
(club.edit)
Order:
8 Bits
MESH: Mesh have
announced the launch of 'How Long', the 2nd single taken from their album 'A
Perfect Solution'. Along with the exclusive B-side Save Everyone, it
includes an alternate version of Hold & Restrain, a track which so
far has only been available on the eponymous limited 7"single. Released on
Dependent Records and available on March 26, 2010.
Tracklisting: 1.How
Long (Radio Version) 2.How Long (Extended Version) 3.Save Everyone 4.Hold And
restrain (Alternative Version) 5.How Long (Full Duration Pump
Version)
Order:
How Long?
FEB 20, 2010
ATARAXIA: Three years after the last studio Album
Kremasta Nera, Ataraxia is back with a marvellous new album 'Llyr'.
'Llyr' (Lyra) is the name of the instrument of the Bards and the Greek lyrical
poets; a sacred musical instrument visually inspired by the grace and nobleness
of the swans. Ataraxia, in this voyage, played the following instruments:
classical-, folk- and 12 strings-guitars, chitarra battente, keyboards, flutes,
sitar, gamelan, daf, frame drums, santoor, tablas, zard and bells. Female
vocals are sometimes accompanied by male vocals. This new album is a new story
inspired by pagan myths, feminine celebrations of Mother Nature, celtic
traditions
Ataraxia and her charismatic singer Francesca Nicoli have
created their very own, uncomparable genre of music: a cosmogenic dark folk
praying for Beauty. Released on Prikosnovenie and available March 30th, 2010.
Tracklisting: 01
Sigillat 02 Scarborough Fair 03 Quintaluna 04 Llyr 05 Elldamaar (part 1) 06
Evnyssien 07 Klepsydra 08 Elldamaar (part 2) 09 Payatry Mantra 10
Borea
Order:
Llyr
FEB 19, 2010
DEPECHE MODE:
After a wait of 16 years, many
Depeche Mode
fans dreams came true last night (Feb 17, 2010) when an on-stage reunion
took place at The Royal Albert Hall in London. Alan appeared as a special guest
during the DM show to perform the song Somebody with
Martin Gore.
A well-kept secret was finally revealed to an unsuspecting audience at the
moment of the first encore for the bands special one-off performance at
the historical venue. This unique show was in support of the Teenage Cancer
Trust with all proceeds from the show going to the charity. Alan Wilder had
this to say: Dave [Gahan]
contacted me a few weeks back and asked if Id be willing to join them
on-stage. He assured me that everyone in the band was into the idea. I was very
happy to accept, especially as it was all in a good cause and we were long
overdue some kind of reunion of this sort. It was great to see everyone again
and catch up a bit, and it was also the first time I have actually
seen Depeche Mode perform!
Link:
Recoil
blog
FEB 13, 2010
WUMPSCUT: A new
Wumpscut album
has become a tradition, every year, in April. Nearly a year to date from his
last outing, Rudy Ratzinger returns with 'Siamese'. Marketed as his darkest
album in over half a decade, 'Siamese' harkens the elements that made
'Embryodead' such a cult classic. Of course the album is preceded by 'DJ Dwarf
10'. The album comes of course in many different formats, as usual, including
box sets, CD/DVD, Vinyl, etc... Released on Metropolis on April 13,
2010.
Tracklisting: 01.
Falling From Lucifers Grace 02. Boneshaker Baybee (Video Edit) 03.
Siamese 04. Zirbit 05. Auf Wiedersehn Im Massengrab 06. Teufelszeug 07. Bam Bam
08. Loyal To My Hate 09. Blood Stigmata 10. Killuh
DJ Dwarf 10:
01.Boneshaker Baybee 02.Boneshaker Baybee (R@zorbla.de Remix) 03.Suicide
Commando -God Is In The Rain (Wumpscut Remix) 04.Solar Fake - Rain Stigmata
(Wumpscut Remix) 05.Siamese (Ken Silver Remix) 06.Killuh (Oordrop Remix) 07.
Killuh (Advent Resilience Remix) 08.Autophagy Day (Advent Resilience
Remix)
Order:
Siamese
EGO LIKENESS:
For 2010, Ego Likeness signed with Metropolis Records to release their fourth
album, 'Breedless'. The album showcases their dark electronic trip hop
sensibilities overlaid with Donnas passionately emotive vocals. While
many may compare them to Curve and Collide,
Ego
Likenesscontinues to take their music to darker corners of the human
psyche. Released on Metropolis and available April 13, 2010.
Tracklisting: 01.
Sirens And Satellites 02. Breedless 03. Inferno 04. Now Until Forever 05. The
Devils In The Chemicals 06. Song For Samael 07. South 08. The Lowest Place On
Earth 09. Everything Is Poison 10. Seance 11. The Queen Of All Things Taken 12.
Thirty Year War
Order:
Breedless
GOLDFRAPP:
Genre-smashing musical pioneers
Goldfrapp
announce their brand new album Head First to be released through
Mute/EMI Music Canada on March 23rd 2010. This will be preceded by the new
single Rocket on March 9th. With life affirming lyrics and stellar
production it lifts off at full tilt and takes us on a journey to the heart of
2010. The duos fifth album, Head First is written and
produced by band mates Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory and was recorded
throughout 2009 in Bath and in London.
Tracklisting: 01.Rocket 02.Believer 03.Alive 04.Dreaming 05.Head First
06.Hunt 07.Shiny And Warm 08.I Wanna Life 09.Voice Thing
Order:
Head First
FEB 07, 2010
IN STRICT
CONFIDENCE: A special new 8-tracks EP from
In
Strict Confidence titled 'Silver Bullets' comes with 7 exclusive tracks
(one of the remixes is included in the limited box-set of the new album 'La
Parade Monstrueuse'). It features 5 different versions of the title song,
including remixes by X-Fusion and Controlled Fusion, a new and exclusive
extended remix of the track 'Rain' (from the super limited 'Serpent's kiss'
3cds-box of 2006) and two exclusive songs, not available on the new album or
the limited box. Released on Minuswelt on Feb 19, 2010, one week ahead of the
official release date of the new
In
Strict Confidence album 'La Parade Monstrueuse'.
Tracklisting: 01.
Silver Bullets (Single Version) 02. Rain (Extended Version) 03. Silver Bullets
(X-Fusion Remix) 04. Silver Bullets (Controlled Fusion Remix) 05. No refuge in
the night 06. Silver Bullets (Clubmix) 07. Why did I loose my faith? 08. Silver
Bullets (Extended Version)
Order:
minuswelt.de
FEB 06, 2010
IAMX: Chris Corner
announces the release of his new album 'Dogmatic Infidel Comedown OK' comprised
of Reworks and Interpretations of
IAMX' third studio
album 'Kingdom of Welcome Addiction', by the likes of
Combichrist,
Terence Fixmer, Black Light Odyssey, and Aesthetic Perfection. Release date
19.03.2010. Coverart and tracklisting revealed. The CD can be pre-ordered now
from boutiqueiamx.eu.
Tracklisting: 01
Nature Of Inviting - Black Light Odyssey 02 Tear Garden - UNFALL
CHOCOLATEFURWINE 03 You Can Be Happy - Combichrist 04 Kingdom Of Welcome
Addiction - Aesthetic Perfection 05 The Great Shipwreck Of Life - Pull Out
Kings 06 Tear Garden - UNFALL ART DECO 07 Think Of England - Miss Derringer 08
The Stupid, The Proud - Index 09 My Secret Friend - Omega Man 10 I Am Terrified
- Alec Empire 11 An I For An I - UNFALL X-Mess 12 Nature Of Inviting - Terence
Fixmer 13 Running - Cook/Kirby
Order:
boutiqueiamx.eu
BRENDAN
PERRY: Brendan Perry (of
Dead Can Dance)
announces the dates for the first stage of his world tour for 2010. After this
initial phase of concerts he will be joined in mid april by
Peter
Murphy (of Bauhaus) as part
of a double headline tour which will travel to South America, Mexico, Japan,
New Zealand and Australia. In the summer they will be returning to Europe and
then on to the US and Canada in the autumn.
Brendan
will be selling regular and special editions of his new album ARK at these
shows but for those unable to attend, ARK will also be made available at a
later date via digital download and online sales. Other items including the
obligatory official tour poster will also be available for purchase. ARK will
be comprised of 8 new tracks including: Utopia, Babylon, Crescent, Bogus
Man, and This Boy.
Link:
Brendan
Perry Tour Dates
>> Feb 06, 2010 -
COMBICHRIST:
new MCD 'Scarred'
>> Jan 31, 2010 -
EDGE OF DAWN:
new album 'Anything That Gets You Through The Night'
>> Jan 30, 2010 -
MERCIFUL NUNS:
new incarnation of Garden of Delight's Artaud
>> Jan 24, 2010 -
X-MARKS THE
PEDWALK: new album 'Inner Zone Journey'
>> Jan 24, 2010 -
LIQUID DIVINE:
new album 'Autophobia'
>> Jan 24, 2010 -
CINDERGARDEN:
new album 'Grim Confections'
>> Jan 23, 2010 -
IN STRICT
CONFIDENCE: new album 'La Parade Monstrueuse'
>> Jan 23, 2010 -
SIG:AR:TYR: new
album 'Godsaga'
>> Jan 23, 2010 -
ABSURD MINDS:
new album 'Serve Or Suffer'
>> Jan 17, 2010 -
MORTEMIA: new
project of Morten Veland (Tristania, Sirenia)
>> Jan 16, 2010 -
ZEROMANCER: new
album The Death of Romance
>> Jan 16, 2010 -
SANTA HATES
YOU: new album 'Crucifix Powerbomb
>> Jan 16, 2010 -
TERMINAL
CHOICE: new album 'Übermacht'
>> Jan 14, 2010 -
THE HUMAN
LEAGUE: sign a mutli-album deal with Wall of Sound
>> Jan 14, 2010 -
DE/VISION: new
album 'Popgefahr'
>> Jan 13, 2010 -
DIORAMA: new
album 'Cubed'
>> Jan 03, 2010 -
MIND.IN.A.BOX:
new album 'R.E.T.R.O'
>> Jan 01, 2010 -
SYNTHETIC DREAM
FOUNDATION: new album 'Mechanical Serpent'
>> Dec 25, 2009 -
MUSICFOLIO
CHARTS: Top 20 albums of 2009
>> Dec 24, 2009 -
DIORAMA: new
single 'Child of Entertainement'
>> Dec 24, 2009 -
THE EDEN HOUSE:
new EP/DVD package 'The Looking Glass'
>> Dec 19, 2009 -
DARK SANCTUARY:
new and final self-titled album
>> Dec 13, 2009 -
PORTISHEAD: new
track 'Chase the Tear'
>> Dec 13, 2009 -
LISA GERRARD:
new album 'The Black Opal'
>> Dec 06, 2009 -
CREMATORY: new
album 'Infinity'
>> Dec 05, 2009 -
LYRONIAN: debut
album 'Side Scan'
>> Dec 05, 2009 -
SOLAR FAKE:
exclusive fan-only EP: 'Resigned'
>> Nov 29, 2009 -
ELIZABETH
FRASER: Cocteau Twins' vocalist returns with the single
Moses
>> Nov 28, 2009 -
!DISTAIN:
best-of collection 'Anthology (1992-2010)'
>> Nov 27, 2009 -
KALT: ex-Garden
of Delight band member's debut album 'Dein Gott'
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