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Jun 28, 2005 THE DREAMSIDE: The brand new single from dutch goth band The Dreamside is titled 'Open Your Eyes', and it features a duet between female lead singer Kemi Vita and Rogue, lead singer of the Cruxshadows. The MCD will include new songs from the Dreamside, and remixes by Blutengel, Lunascape, as well as the making of the video of Open Your Eyes. The new studio album is also finished, and was mastered by Remi and Roman with the help of Kai Blankenberg who previously worked with bands like Paradise Lost and HIM. The album will include 13 tracks and the video clip of Open your Eyes. Release date: July 19, 2005. Order: Open Your Eyes Jun 25, 2005 GARY NUMAN: According to Numan, and following meeting up with Nine Inch Nails recently when they played in London, Jerome Dillon, NIN's drummer, played on two tracks from the upcoming Gary Numan album titled 'Jagged Halo'. A huge amount of work is going in to the new album and progress is now excellent. Rob Holliday and Monti from Sulpher, are once again co-producing the majorirty of the album with Numan and the results, as before with the 'Pure' album, are fantastic. With most of the writing done, Numan is looking cautiously at a release date in October 2005. A single prior to the album release is likely although not confirmed. A launch gig will be slotted in for the albums week of release, an event that will be filmed, and a full UK tour will follow soon after. Alternative versions of the new album are also being planned as well as more singles and videos. In related news, the Electric Pioneer Gary Numan reference book by Paul Goodwin will be officially released in North America on September 30th, 2005. Source: numan.co.uk A-HA: The new A-Ha studio album is now in the mixing process. The band is in London to mix the album with the renowned producer and engineer Flood. Flood (who is born Mark Ellis, he reportedly acquired the name Flood as a result of his habit of spilling tea in the studio) has been working as producer or engineer (or both) for artists like U2, Depeche Mode, Smashing Pumpkins, P. J. Harvey and Nick Cave. A-Ha are also to play their first US concert since October 1986! On September 12, 2005 A-Ha will play Irving Plaza in New York City. It has been nearly 20 years since a-ha's last concert on American soil. A-Ha are also playing at the 'Live 8' free concert in Berlin on July 2nd, the event championed by Bob Geldof to highlight the ongoing problem of global poverty and debt, and get the G8 to take real action. Source: a-ha.com STROMKERN: 'StandUp' is the first single from and the precursor to the upcoming album 'Light it Up' by industrial band Stromkern signed to WTII Records. Staying true to Stromkern form, Standup will follow in the steps of 'Heretic' and 'Nightriders' and be a guaranteed hit at both club and college radio levels. The Standupsingle contains three versions of the title track including a remix from Iris, and a b-side titled Can't Believe. Note that Stromkern's Flow will appear in the pilot of the MTV show Trailer Fabulous scheduled to air on August 1st, 2005. EP released in May 2005. Tracklisting: 01. Stand Up (Radio Edit) 02. Stand Up (Extended Mix) 03. Can't Believe 04. Stand Up (Iris Mix) 05. Night Riders (Reiter de Nacht Remix von bool3) Listen and Order: Stand Up Jun 23, 2005 MUSICFOLIO @ FUNERAL: Musicfolio's own //DJ Avalanche// will be making another appearance at Club Funeral, in Pomona, CA, on Friday July 1st, 2005, for the club's Dead White 'n Blue Party '05 re-opening event. Avalanche will be playing a selection of Gothic Rock, Dark 80s, Post-Punk, and Darksynth music, in the club's Main Tomb area. Funeral is located at The TIKI Room, in the Arts Colony across from the Glass House, @235 W. 2nd St, in Pomona . Local DJs spinning on Frida are owner/DJ VSoRRoW, and DJ sPlit. Visit the website below for details. Link: Funeral Jun 22, 2005 CONJURE ONE: 'Extraordinary Ways' is the final title of the second Conjure One studio album -- which originally had the working title of 'Seasons Are Now' -- scheduled for release on August 30, 2005. The album includes 10 songs and features four guest vocalists: Poe, Chemda, Tiff Lacey and Joanna Stevens. 'Extraordinary Ways' sees also the debut vocal performance of Rhys Fulber himself delivering a unique modern take of the Buzzcocks song I Believe. Rhys named the Top 10 influences on Conjure One as being OMD, Icicle Works, Buzzcocks/Pete Shelley, SPK, Massive Attack, Kraftwerk, Dead Can Dance, Pink Floyd, Tangerine Dream, and Depeche Mode. Four songs from the new album can be streamed at Conjure One's MySpace site. Tracklisting: 01 Endless Dream (feat. Poe) 02 Face the Music (feat. Tiff Lacey) 03 Pilgrimage 04 One Word (feat. Poe) 05 I Believe (vocals Rhys Fulber) 06 Beyond Being 07 Extraordinary Way (feat. Poe) 08 Dying Light (feat. Joanna Stevens) 09 Forever Lost (feat. Chemda) 10 Into the Escape Listen & Order: Extraordinary Ways Jun 11, 2005 LADYTRON: Having relinquished their tired, emperors new clothes electroclash origins, four piece, impossibly haired combo Ladytron return to indie / electro land with brand new, designed to death single 'Sugar', their debut on Island Records. A dirgeful, driving, one hook wonder replete with anthemic guitar notes, background radiophonic static and obligatory moody video. 'Sugar' is the first single off their third studio album scheduled for release on August 29, 2005. The single was produced by Jim Abbiss (Placebo, Kasabian), and will be available on three formats: CD, 7", and 12" Vinyl. Release date: June 20, 2005 Tracklisting: CD: 01. Sugar 02. Tender Talons 03. Sugar (Jagz Kooner Remix) 7": 1. Sugar 2. Fighting in Built Up Areas 12": 1. Sugar 2. Sugar (Archigram mix) 3. Sugar (Playgroup vocal) 4. Sugar (Metronomy) Order: Sugar FUNKER VOGT: Electro combat-veterans Funker Vogt return with another slice of Germanic, bombastic and utterly uncompromised war-torn dancefloor electro. Taken from their upcoming brand new album, 6 track maxi 'Fallen Hero' includes remixes from The Birthday Massacre and Underwater Pilots plus the exclusive tracks Pain and Our Battlefield. Evolving their sound this time to include varied vocals, catchy refrains and more complex arrangements Funker Vogt deliver thier follow up to previous single 'Tragic Hero' and an exiting taster to their forthcoming album 'Navigator' scheduled for release in September 2005. Release date: July 25, 2005 Tracklisting: 01. Fallen Hero 02. Fallen Hero ( The Birthday Massacre-Remix ) 03. Pain 04. Fallen Hero ( Vereinigt ) 05. Fallen Hero ( Underwater Pilots-Remix ) 06. Our Battlefield Order: Fallen Hero Jun 04, 2005 MELOTRON: The masters of German ElectroPop are back! 'Cliche' is the title of the brand new fifth regular studio album from Melotron. Continuing their very own and individual musical path they deliver once more what their fans expect: a simply perfect album of presise melodies and polished electro sounds! As uncompromised as never before 'Cliche' sees the German trio composing songs of instant hit potential alongside tracks that expand and evolve their sound, taking in symphonic classical and techno dance influences. Again produced by Olaf Wollschläger, 'Cliche' offers parallels in sound-solutions to established electro-heroes such as Kraftwerk, Depeche Modeor Chemical Brothers with their combination of cool electronics and heart-felt German lyrics. The Limited Edition of the new Melotron album 'Cliche' comes presented in a deluxe digipak including photo-postcards of the individual band members plus a Bonus CD containing one audio and one video track. Release date: June 27, 2005 Tracklisting: 01. Marlene 02. Halt mich fest 03. Frei wie das Meer 04. Menschenfresser 05. Stirb für mich 06. Alles gesagt 07. Wenn Wir Wollten (click to listen) 08. Lebenslauf 09. Einfach so 10. Propaganda 11. Griechisch/Römisch 12. Gläserne Zeiten 13. Sandström - Bonus Tracks: 14. Menschenfresser (Special Club Mix) 15. Folge mir ins Licht (Video-track, Live at Wave-Gotik-Treffen Leipzig 2004) Listen & Order: Cliche Jun 01, 2005 DEPECHE MODE: So far, the band have been working at Sound Design in Santa Barbara and Stratosphere in New York. At least 12 tracks have been worked on during these sessions. According to Dave's recent interview with Q, these 12 songs include 'Everything', 'Sinner in Me', 'Suffer Well', 'Pain', 'Free' and 'Macro'. From earlier reports we also know of a song titled 'Martyr For Love'. Dave places the album stylistically somewhere between 'Violator' and 'Songs of Faith and Devotion', again according to the Q report. It's been widely reported, and confirmed again by the Q article, that both Martin Gore and Dave Gahan has written songs for the album. Working with the band in the studio are Ben Hillier and Dave McCracken. A highly creative producer in great demand, Ben's previous production credits include Blur, Clinic, Suede and Elbow to name a few. Dave is well known for his programming skills, and has recently begun venturing into production as well. His CV includes Seal, All Saints, Goldie and James. In the art/promotion department, we know that Anton Corbijn is back, taking pictures and doing the sleeves. We also know that German film production company Q Film has announced their involvement with a “Making of...” film about the new album. The project, helmed by director Uwe Flade, will include footage filmed in L.A., New York and London. Uwe was also the brains behind the 'Enjoy The Silence 04' video, as well as the video for Dave Gahan's 'Bottle Living'. As far as a release date goes, Mute won't get any more specific than “some time this Autumn”. Regarding the tour there's still very few solid facts abound. What we do know is that it will be announced on June 16th at a press conference in Düsseldorf, Germany. Source: depeche-mode.com ROTERSAND: Now signed to the German Dependent label, electro trio Rotersand follow their stunning debut album, 'Truth Is Fanatic', with eagerly awaited sophomore release'"Welcome To Goodbye'. For fans of sublime, melodic dance-floor edged electro it delivers the goods - from the churning, vocoder bombast of stomping hit single Exterminate, Annihilate, Destroy to slower symphonic synth ballads such as the title track and album closer Angels Fallingthat bookend the album. Between these two tracks lie 11 songs of pummeling club-electro ferocity with tracks such as Dare To Live, Last Ship (Clubbed Version), Storm and Undonedelivering hook-laden, driving and trance tinged anthems for the dancefloor, alongside slower more experimental workouts such as Almost Wasted and Would You Buy This?. Awash with swathes of melodic sequencing, powerful rhythms and euphoric synthpop overtones 'Welcome To Goodbye' sees Rotersand rising to meet the challenge of established scene acts such as Covenant, Assemblage 23 and Apoptygma Berzerk. Tracklisting: 01. Welcome To Goodbye 02. Dare To Live 03. Last Ship (Clubbed) 04. Almost Wasted 05. Storm 06. By The Waters 07. Last Ship 08. Exterminate, Annihilate, Destroy 09. Undone 10. Would You Buy This? 11. Alive 12. All In All 13. Angels Falling Listen & Order: Welcome To Goodbye May 23, 2005 LUNASCAPE: Noir Records, in conjunction with ACIDPlanet.com, is pleased to announce a remix contest to celebrate the upcoming release of Lunascape's 'Mindstalking' single and 'Reminiscence' album. The grand prize winner receives nearly US$2000 in prizes, including a Network Walkman Digital Music Player, loops libraries, a CD duplication package, and more. The winning remix will be featured on a future CD. The contest is open to residents of any country. Lunascape features ex-Hooverphonic vocalist Kyoko Baertsoen, who also co-starred with Harry Shearer in "IMAX Haunted Castle 3D." Lunascape recorded the theme for that movie, as well as another IMAX feature, SOS Planet. They are also well known for their hit song, Tears From The Moon, which was later covered by Sinead O'Connor and Conjure One with great success. Musically, their style blends breathy female vocals with smooth electronic production and a touch of rock, drawing comparisons to Delerium, Bjork, and Massive Attack. The Mindstalking single will be released in early July and features remixes by Dave Aude (Madonna, No Doubt, etc.), Roman Schoensee (The Dreamside, Pyrogenesis, etc.), Eric Fischer (Tapping The Vein), Alexx Reed (ThouShaltNot) and others. The Reminiscence album will be released in early August. Remix contest rules, remix files, and more can be found at ACIDPlanet. Source: noir-records.com May 22, 2005 BLACK SUN FESTIVAL: The Black Sun Music Festival will take place in New Haven, CT on the weekend of August 5 to August 7th, 2005. The organizers believe that by holding the festival in a small city like New Haven people will be able to walk between all the venues, the hotels, restaurants, pubs, and stores. Live concerts will take place at Toad's Place venue. Tickets for the 3-day festival are $77, and tickets for one day passes can be purchased as needed. Bands currently confirmed to play are: Bella Morte, Das Ich, Decoded Feedback, Dismantled, Iris, and Razed in Black. Several DJ's are aslo scheduled to play at The Lilly Pad, a dance club attached to Toad’s Place. For more info visit the official Black Sun Festival website below. Source: blacksun-festival.com EYELESS IN GAZA: You thought Eyeless in Gaza was a vague echo from the past? Not anymore, because on July 29 they will make their first live appearance in eighteen years, at Bush Hall in London. Martyn Bates and Pete Becker founded Eyeless in Gaza, named after an Aldous Huxley book, in 1980. After their first single 'Kodak Ghosts Run Amok' quite a few records and concerts followed, untill they decided to quit in 1987. Martyn Bates pursued an active solo career (including Twelve Thousand Days with Alan Trench from Orchis), while Peter Becker had his own (musical) activities. Throughout the years there were various reunion albums of Eyeless in Gaza, including work on the now defunct World Serpent label. 2005 will be an especially prolific year for the project though. With a new album due later this year, July 6 sees the release by Cherry Red Records of both the new retrospective CD 'No Noise' and the DVD 'Saw You In Reminding Pictures'. Furthermore Bates is busy with solo work, including a collaboration with Troum. Their music ranges from avant-folk, to electronic soundscapes, to experimental improvisations. Background info about Eyeless in Gaza can be found at their informative website. Source: funprox.com, Order: Voice - Best of Eyeless in Gaza May 19, 2005 KELLY OSBOURNE: Ozzy's daughter is ready to release her second album 'Sleeping In The Nothing' on May 23rd in the UK, and June 7th in North America. The new album is a total 80s dance club soundtrack yet it's set against vulnerable, emotional lyrics. "Originally we talked about doing something that was very raw . . . no backing vocals, nothing too electronic but suddenly we had this 80s pop vibe and we went with it," Kelly explains. "I wanted an album that could be played at any dance club in the world!". A departure from her breakthrough debut, 2004's Changes (Sanctuary), and produced by Linda Perry (Gwen Stefani); the CD includes a number of pop gems co-written by Kelly herself. Creating a clever hybrid of electronica melded with just the right touch of attitude, Kelly establishes a sincere sound that comes together with a sense of confidence. While the album as a whole is a newwave throwback, the first single One Word bears an uncanny resemblance to Visage's 1980 hit Fade to Grey, from the synthpop melodies to the sampled french dialogue. Click on the link below to stream One Word and judge for yourself. Tracklisting: 1. One Word 2. Uh Oh 3. Red Light 4. Secret Lover 5. I Can't Wait 6. Edge of Your Atmosphere 7. Suburbia 8. Don't Touch Me 9. Save Me 10. Entropy 11. One Word [Chris Cox Mix] [Hidden Track] Order: Sleeping In The Nothing, Audio Stream: One Word (Windows Media), One Word (QuickTime) May 15, 2005 E.S. POSTHUMUS: E.S. POSTHUMUS, a.k.a. Helmut and Franz Vonlichten, do their creative work with some of the industry’s biggest players but remain a mystery to most. The songs on UNEARTHED, their first album released on May 3rd, pay homage to ancient cultures with their titles (Cuzco, Pompeii, Harrapa and Ebla), chanting, classical instrumentation and archaic use of Latin, yet they are as contemporary as Deep Forest and Enigma. The music is at one moment dark and choral and at another light and airy; one moment you are in Germany and then in Ireland or South America. It’s a film score, clearly cinematic, but there’s no movie - rather there are dozens of movies since these creations from E.S. POSTHUMUS have found their way into numerous films, film trailers and television shows: Spiderman; Matrix Reloaded; Ali; The Clearing; Team America; The Recruit; Time Machine; Planet of the Apes, Minority Report; Cold Case; Six Feet Under and many more. According to the brothers Vonlichten who formed their band in 2000, E.S. Posthumus is an acronym for “Experimental Sounds” and “Posthumus” is a word which represents “all things past.” The music is inspired by the Pythagorean Philosophy which states that “music is the harmonization of opposites; the conciliation of warring elements.” E.S. Posthumus compose using both past and present music, instruments, orchestration, harmony and technology, and their studio uses the latest technology; nevertheless, their prize possessions are “the ancient Silvertone 8086 wire recorder and a 1952 Neuman am32b cutting lathe and of course, live musicians whenever possible.” Full songs can be streamed on their official site. Tracklisting: 01. Antissa 02. Tikal 03. Harappa 04. Ulaid 05. Ebla 06. Nara 07. Cuzco 08. Nineveh 09. Lepcis Magna 10. Menouthis 11. Extremoz 12. Pompeii 13. Ishafan Listen & Order: Unearthed PORTION CONTROL: Following the sprawling, genre-kicking electronic tour de force that was 2004's sublime comeback 'Well Come', electro originators and instigators Portion Controlemerge once more with brand new Maxi CD/ DVD package 'Stansted'. As a homage to the terminal buildings from which it drew its name its musical perfection - an architecturally dense construction of textured layers and gridded electronics. Maxi opener Blood Rushed To Head bursts into life with Teutonic machine rhythms, phased vocals and spectral synth work (reminiscent of early(ish) Skinny Puppy and more commercial Cabaret Voltaire) while the second chorus brings on board a killer sequencer line adding to the overall oppressive atmospherics. As neat, perfectly presented packages of distilled electro come 'Stansted' is near perfect, as appealing to fans of hardcore EBM, to ambient aficionados, electronica experts (fans of Hands will love this) and most points in between. Tracklisting: MCD: 01. Blood Rushed To Head 02. Gate 57 03. Chew You To Bits (Rebuild) 04. The Way Out 05. Blood Rushed To Dub 06. Chew You Dubbed - DVD: 01. Blood Rushed To Head 02. Gate 57 Listen & Order: Stansted SINEAD O'CONNOR: Sinead O’Connor to release a newly compiled album exploring her work with a broad range of artists across many genres and cultures. Simply titled 'Collaborations', the record compiles Sinead O'Connor's previously released collaborations with artists like Bono (U2), and The Edge (U2), trip-hop pioneers Massive Attack, Afro Celt Sound System, Peter Gabriel, Moby, Irish folk-pop singer Damien Dempsey, The Specials' Terry Hall, Conjure One and many more. The albums is scheduled for release on EMI in Europe on May 23rd, and Capitol Records in the US on June 21st, 2005. Tracklisting: 01.Massive Attack - Special Cases (Radio Edit) 02.Asian Dub Foundation Featuring Sinéad O'Connor - 1000 Mirrors 03.Bomb The Bass Featuring Sinéad O'Connor & Benjamin Zephaniah - Empire 04.Ghostland - Guide Me God 05.Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart Featuring Sinéad O'Connor - Visions Of You 06.Afro Celt Sound System - Release (Album Edit) 07.Sinéad O'Connor With The Blockheads - Wake Up And Make Love With Me 08.The The - Kingdom Of Rain (Album Version) 09.U2 & Sinéad O'Connor - I’m Not Your Baby 10.Conjure One Featuring Sinéad O'Connor - Tears From The Moon (Album Version) 11. Peter Gabriel & Sinéad O'Connor - Blood Of Eden (Radio Edit) 12.Moby Featuring Sinéad O'Connor – Harbour 13.Aslan – Up In Arms 14.Damien Dempsey Featuring Sinéad O'Connor - It’s All Good 15.The Edge & Sinéad O'Connor - Heroine (Theme From “Captive”) 16.The Colourfield Featuring Sinéad O'Connor - Monkey In Winter 17.Sinéad O'Connor & Terry Hall - All Kinds Of Everything Order: Collaborations May 08, 2005 LACRIMOSA: Setting new standards in the remarkable career of this unique Swiss / Finnish Gothic Metal project, the brand new album from LACRIMOSA, 'Lichtgestalt', was released on May 2nd, 2005. 'Lichtgestalt' is their 9th studio album, set to coincide with their 15th anniversary. 'Lichtgestalt' (loosely translated as 'Creature Of Light') offers another inspired reinvention of the Gothic music scene that they helped to define and create - a heady mixture of brooding textures, guitar fuelled darkness and velvet melody that is uniquely Lacrimosa. Tracklisting: 01. Saphire 02. Kelch der Liebe 03. Lichtgestalt 04. Nachtschatten 05. My Last Goodbye 06. The Party Is Over 07. Letzte Ausfahrt: Leben 08. Hohelied der Liebe 09. Bonus Track - The Party Is Over (acoustic version). Order: Lichtgestalt CULTURE KULTUR: 'Reborn' is the brand new album of unabashed, undiluted and uncompromising Future Pop from top Out Of Line band Culture Kulture; 'Reborn' delivers 15 tracks of pure, melodic and danceable Future Pop aimed squarely at the club dancefloor. 15 infectious, bubbling and unashamedly poppy hits for the future pop soul - appealing and pure 'Reborn' takes addictive melodies and perfectly positions them with fat beats, driving sequences and whipping trance leads. The result is an album of floor fillers, destined to drive any club crowd mad. If you want Future Pop - this is it... Release date: June 6, 2005. Tracklisting: 01. Distress Call 02. Wonder 03. The Analyst 04. The Only One 05. Coma 06. Fading Away 07. The Last Believer 08. Time Wave 09. Glimpse 10. New Born Mind 11. Engel 12. A Few Words Order: Reborn May 07, 2005 MIND.IN.A.BOX: Mind.In.A.Box is that rare species of band who create music as a catalyst of expression, a storytelling medium, a means of getting the listener to reflect or, put quite simple : who make music for music's sake. The electronic duo belong without a doubt to a category all of their own - having awed listeners with their unique vision of the future with their stunning 2004 debut 'Lost Alone'. For many a light at the end of the tunnel, 'Lost Alone' rose like a phoenix from the ashes of the splintered electro scene (and was justifiably heaped with praise from both press and fans alike,. spending weeks at the top of the DAC charts and winning countless 'album of the month' awards). Returning with their long-awaited sophomore album 'Dream Web' - they deliver an album that places multifaceted electronics, diversity, and harmonized vocals squarely in the foreground. However, behind the fragile mix of techno, electro, and ambient lies a wealth of expressive power and emotion that reveals itself only through careful, multiple listenings, like a fine painting that leaves room for interpretation, divulging its beauty piece by piece. Like its predecessor 'Lost Alone', 'Dream Web' is an exciting, genre-bending journey into other worlds that must be expierienced to be believed. Release date: May 20, 2005. Tracklisting: 01. Tape Evidence 02. Certainty 03. Lament for Lost Dreams 04. Machine Run 05. Loyalty 06. Sun and Storm 07. Out of Time 08. Dead End 09. The Dream 10. Reflections 11. Between Worlds 12. Escape Order: Dream Web PROJECT PITCHFORK: The brand new album from German Darkwave masters Project Pitchfork, 'Kaskade' offers 15 individual songs offering a more organic electro sound than its conceptual predecessor 'Inferno', but still full of contrasts where each of the 15 tracks is its own entity. 'Kaskade' delivers simply mindblowing electronic alternative music of highest quality and sees Project Pitchfork fresher and more inspired than ever before. The standard edition CD comes presented in a regular jewel case with 20 page booklet. Release date: May 30, 2005. Tracklisting: 01. Instead Of An Angle 02. The Future Is Now 03. Beautiful-Logic-Strings 04. Dance In The Air 05. Fleischverstdrker 06. The Touch 07. Abyss 08. A.Dream 09. The Present 10. Chains 11. Your Tempting Fantasy 12. Echoes 13. Schall Und Rauch 14. Merry-Go-Round-To-Hell 15. It's Spring Order: Kaskade May 03, 2005 LEAVES' EYES: Preceding the release of Leaves' Eyes second album 'Vinland Saga' (scheduled for May 30, 2005) comes the first single Elegy on May 2nd. The single comes with three unreleased non-album extra tracks. On their second album Vocalist Liv Kristine and Co. (a.k.a Atrocity) embark on a mystic journey. Leif Erikson’s legendary voyage to Greenland in 1000 A.D., which consequently ended in the discovery of America according to many historians, is depicted by Leaves’ Eyes through atmospheric Metal, Rock, and sensual ballads: a story engraved in a colorful bandwidth of musical styles. Classic rock compositions ensnared in strings and kettledrums, loving flowing harmonies, and hammering metal arrangements, can all be found on 'Vinland Saga'. Nature, romance, love, and lyrical poetry presented by one of the most beautiful voices on the European rock scene. Tracklisting: Elegy MCD: 1. Elegy (Single Version) 2. Senses Capture (Non-Album Track) 3. A Winter's Poem (Non-Album Track) 4. Solemn Sea (Demo Version) 5. Mot Fjerne Land (Non-Album Track) 6. Elegy (Album Version) Vinland Saga CD: 1. Vinland Saga 2. Farewell Proud Men 3. Elegy 4. Solemn Sea 5. Leaves? Eyes 6. The Thorn 7. Misseri (Turn Green Meadows into Grey) 8. Amhrán (Song of the Winds) 9. New Found Land 10. Mourning Tree 11. Twilight Sun 12. Ankomst Order: Elegy MCD, Vinland Saga May 01, 2005 AYRIA: After her departure from EPSILON MINUS, Canadian singer Jennifer Parkin came back with the extravagant 'Debris' album under the name AYRIA. After having performed several guest vocal collaborations and extensively toured North America the last year with AYRIA, the time has come for Jennifer to take her revenge on the world with her new 10-track ep, 'My Revenge On The World', an appetiser for her forthcoming 'Flicker' album. This time, AYRIA mixes straight old-school EBM with harsh elektro while still giving a nod to electro-clash. Check the title track My Revenge On The World or its muscled remixed version by FRACTURED, the dancefloor-killer mix of Cutting by CYCLETRIBE or yet NOVEMBER PROCESS’ reinterpretation of Infiltrating My Way Through The System. Tracklisting: 01. My Revenge On The World, 02. Infiltrating My Way Through The System, 03. Cutting (Cycletribe mix), 04. My Revenge On The World (Jamie Kidd mix), 05. Infiltrating My Way Through The System (November Process mix), 06. Cutting (PTIncision mix), 07. My Device (8kHzMono mix), 08. My Revenge On The World (Fractured mix), 09. Infiltrating My Way Through The System (Steril mix), 10. Cutting (Daniel X mix) Source: alfa-matrix.com GLIS: Due to be released mid-May 2005, GLIS’ 4th album entitled 'Nemesis' is dark and heavy, and incorporates harsher distorted vocals and much darker EBM-industrial compositions, while keeping GLIS’ modern and club-oriented dimension. 'Nemesis' also benefits from a blockbuster featured appearance by FRONT 242's frontman Jean-Luc De Meyer who contributes guest vocals on 2 tracks with adapted lyrics from Charles Baudelaire's "Flowers Of Evil". Additional guest vocals on the album are performed by IMPLANT, SEIZE/VISAGE, MANUFACTURA and TAU FACTOR all of which add a multi-dimensional diversity to this intense and hi-energy release reaping an advantageous appeal to both dark elektro/EBM fans and power noise addicts. 'Nemesis' also features a bonus video of the No Pulse by Shameh. The limited edition of the album is available in a deluxe DVD-box with a 13-track bonus disc including 2 exclusive unreleased tracks (abgrund (feat. SERO.OVERDOSE) and spooky 115) plus remixes by UNTER NULL, NOISE PROCESS, SUPREME COURT, CESIUM_137, LEXINCRYPT, DJ HELDER, C/A/T, DAVANTAGE, TAU FACTOR, MANUFACTURA and HIV+. Source: alfa-matrix.com Apr 26, 2005 MONSTRUM SEPSIS: 'Movement' is the latest release from Monstrum Sepsis and the full length follow-up to 2003's Deep Sea Creatures. With this release, Monstrum Sepsis has ventured into uncharted territory by delivering a more sonically upbeat album with a heavier emphasis placed on melody. Movement does have MS's signature blend of noise and driving bass lines but this release will appeal more to fans of Warp Records and their standouts, Autechre, B12 and Boards of Canada. Look for Monstrum Sepsis to hit the road in April to support the release of Movement. Released on April 12, 2005. Tracklisting: 1. Trojan Horse 2. Moving Backwards to Proceed 3. Least 4. Beats per Trip 5. The Total Cost 6. Wasted and Shaven 7. Green River 8. Less is More 9. Tom Thumb 10. A Place in Time 11. Corona Dissolve Source: WTII Records BACKLASH: Backlash’s first WTII release will be the highly anticipated 'Lodestar EP'. This 35 minute EP features four remixes of the title track, including a mix by Anders Eliasson of the legendary Swedish group Page, an acoustic guitar mix and a Daft Punkesque remix from the winners of the Backlash remix contest. In addition to the title track, Lodestar features new mixes of Purity of a Sinner and Splinter from the album 'Heliotrope' and a previously unreleased cut entitled Man of a Different Mould. Tracklisting: 01. Lodestar (P Remix) 02. Lodestar (Love is in the Ear Mix) 03. Lodestar (Eliasson Mix) 04. Lodestar (Acoustic Mix) 05. Purity for a Sinner (Kill Something Mix) 06. Splinter (Boston Cucumber Mix) 07. Man of a Different Mould (Remix) Source: WTII Records Apr 25, 2005 MUSICFOLIO @ HOT PINK: Musicfolio's own //DJ Avalanche// will be making another appearance at club Hot Pink, in Phoenix, AZ, on Friday May 13, 2005. The night at club Boom known as Hot Pink is an extravaganza of Glam, NewWave, Post-Punk, Indie, Goth, and Electro delight. Avalanche's DJ set will include a variety of dark-electro, future-pop, synthpop, electroclash, 80s newwave and some Indie rock. Expect new releases from Nine Inch Nails, VNV Nation, Neuroticfish, New Order, Fischerspooner, and Billy Idol to be played. Following the DJ set, Musicfolio will be giving away a pair of concert tickets to the VNV Nation show, taking place on May 17 at the Marquee Theatre. The club is located at 1724 East McDowell Road, in Phoenix. Local DJs spinning on Fridays are resident DJs Sleazy Sean & Colt. Visit the website below for details. Link: TheHotPink.com Apr 23, 2005 IKON: After four years, Australia's premier Gothic / Darkwave act returns. Hot on the heels of a successful EP ('Psychic Vampire'), Ikon usher forth their first full length album since 2001. 'Destroying the World to Save It' offers thirteen tracks showcasing intricate and creative songwriting, and a refreshing, invigorating sound for the band. The overall production and sonic quality is the best yet from Ikon, thanks in part to mastering by the talented engineer Ted Phelps. With songs such as Rome and Without Shadows they pick up the thread of club hits like Condemnation. Many of the tracks on 'Destroying The World To Save It' will certainly please existing Ikon followers, whereas others (such as Psychic Vampire), could be a Darkwave hit in any modern Goth club, and will surely bring in a whole new generation of adoring fans! 'Destroying the World to Save It', with its dark melodies and moody guitars, will please those who yearn for a sound once made popular by artists such as Joy Division, The Cure, Death In June etc... Release date: May 9, 2005. Tracklisting: 01. Never Forgive Never Forget 02. Thy Dying Crown 03. Without Shadows 04. God Has Fallen... 05. Psychic Vampire 06. Father Of Lies 07. Ashes Of Blue 08. Rome 09. My Crucible 10. Heresy 11. Slaughtor 12. Path Of The Unknown 13. The Black Goat Of Judas Order: Destroying The World To Save It COLDPLAY: Coldplay's third album is titled X&Y and is scheduled for release on June 6, 2005. The first single Speed of Sound was released on April 20 electronically and hit the number 1 spot on iTunes on April 21st. Lead singer Chris Martin, who married actress Gwyneth Paltrow in late 2003, extends the love-dominated theme with the consecutive songs Hardest Part and Swallowed in the Sea, the latter of which mourns for lost loved ones. Built around fast but folky acoustic strumming in the vein of Nick Drake, the bonus track 'Til Kingdom Come puts it even simpler: "for you I've waited all these years." One surprise is Talk, an early version of which was leaked online earlier this year. The band has since completely revamped the song structure, adding different lyrics and ratcheting up the guitar levels. The cut retains the melody from Kraftwerk's Computer Love, with the main riff played on guitar as opposed to the synthesizers that marked the original. Coldplay is gearing up for an April 29 warm-up show at the Joint in Las Vegas, and a headlining slot the following night at California's Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival. A European tour begins June 15 in Hamburg. Tracklisting: 1.Square One 2.What If? 3.White Shadows 4.Fix You 5.Talk 6.X&Y 7.Speed Of Sound 8.A Message 9.Low 10.The Hardest Part 11.Swallowed In The Sea 12.Twisted Logic Order: X&Y Apr 21, 2005 PETER MURPHY: Peter Murphy is currently in Los Angeles rehearsing with his band and preparing for the upcoming leg of his Unshattered Tour. Peter's supporting band will include Justin Bennett on drums, Jeff Schartoff on bass, and Mark Gemini Thwaite on guitar. The tour will kick off on April 30 in Indio, Ca with the Bauhaus reunion at Coachella. May 12 is the first official Peter Murphy solo tour date scheduled at the House of Blues in Florida. U.S Unshattered Tour: May 12 Lake Buena Vista FL - House of Blues May 13 Atlanta GA - The Masquerade May 15 Washington DC - 9.30 Club May 16 New York NY - B.B. King's Blues Club & Grill May 17 Cleveland OH - Odeon Concert Club May 18 Chicago IL - Metro May 20 Denver CO - Ogden Theatre May 22 Portland OR - Roseland Theatre May 23 Seattle WA - The Showbox May 24 San Francisco CA - The Fillmore May 26 San Diego CA - House of Blues May 28 Anaheim CA - House of Blues Source: petermurphy.info Apr 17, 2005 RAJNA: Rajna presents 'Black Tears', an intense retrospective celebrating the first six years of their career. The disc features 9 songs covering all their albums (Ishati, Yahili, The Heady Wine of Praise, The Door of Serenity, Hidden Temple) , 5 new songs recorded in 2005 especially for this release, the massive Buried Philae remix by the electro-industrial masters Division Alpha, plus 2 exclusive rarities: spriritual Sien and the surprising Shushai. Together they create a 78 minutes 48 seconds musical voyage. In the partnership with the association "The House of the Himalayas" and Holy Records, Rajna will transfer the totality of their royalties to the building of a school for the children of Nepal. 'Black Tears' is dedicated to the fans of Rajna and to all those who whish to discover the special musical universe of this French-Tibetan duet. 'Black Tears' is an anthology with highlights including : The Door of Serenity, Glorian, Sanctuary, Shalai, Traoma, Shushai, Black Tears... as well as Cantara, Rajna's inspired cover version of this track from the mighty ethno-heavenly Dead Can Dance; an act that draw from the same worldly inspiration as Rajna. Release: May 2005. Tracklisting: 1_Black Tears (edit) 2_Traoma 3_Sanctuary 4_Pearl of Ashes 5_Glorian 6_Sién 7_The Door of Serenity 8_Mona lyssa 9_Shalai 10_Cantara 11_kalimbha 12_Shushai 13_Dervishing 14_Aswan 15_Trehya man 16_Buried Philae_remixded by Division Alpha 17_ Black Tears Source: Rajna Online Apr 10, 2005 EPICA: EPICA's newest album is titled 'Consign to Oblivion'. This record is partly inspired by the guitarist Mark Jansen's admiration for the Mayan cultures. The other songs treat soul and salvation of the gracious mezzo-soprano Simone Simons. The album offers an overwhelming mix of metal and sountrack inspired orchestra-arrangements. Sparkling, enchanting, compelling and universal. Release Date: April 21st, 2005 Tracklisting: 01. Hunab K’u ”A New Age Dawns” (Prologue) 02. Dance Of Fate 03. The Last Crusade “A New Age Dawns” I 04. Solitary Ground 05. Blank Infinity 06. Force Of The Shore 07. Quietus 08. Mother Of Light “A New Age Dawns” II 09. Trois Vierges 10. Another Me “In Lack’ech” 11. Consign To Oblivion “A New Age Dawns” III Source: gothmetal.net, Order: Consign to Oblivion MORTAL LOVE: The second studio album by the Norwegian Gothic Metal act Mortal Love is scheduled for release on Massacre Records, on April 25th 2005. The album titled 'I Have Lost...' was recorded in Space Valley Studio, between June and July 2004, and was produced by Zet, Engineered by Zet & BP M. Kirkevaag Mix and mastered by Andy Horn at Famous Kitchen. Tracklisting: 01. Existence 02. Serenity 03. Spine 04. Adoration 05. Senses 06. Empathy 07. Reality 08. Sanity 09. Identity 10. Hope 11. Memory 12. Everything Source: mortallove.com Apr 09, 2005 DEPECHE MODE: As announced earlier in January, Depeche Mode are currently in Santa Barbara, California recording their first studio album since 2001's, 'Exciter', due for release this Autumn. 2004 ended on a high for Depeche Mode, generated largely by the success of their remix album, 'Depeche Mode Remixes 81-04' which sold over 1 million copies worldwide and produced the top 10 single, 'Enjoy The Silence' remixed by Mike Shinoda. The new album is being co-produced by Depeche Mode and Ben Hillier, whose credits include Elbow's 'Cast Of Thousands' album, the current acclaimed Doves release, 'Some Cities' and Blur's classic, 'Think Tank'. "It's a great feeling to be back together in the studio again and we are very excited about the new material", says Dave Gahan. "We are all feeling incredibly positive about the album. Ben Hillier has brought a whole new dynamic to the group which is quite inspiring." Source: depechemode.com BILLY CORGAN: Former Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan will release his debut solo album, 'TheFutureEmbrace', on June 21st, 2005. "It's guitar-driven and loud, but not aggressive," Corgan tells Rolling Stone. "The videos, music and tour will be really new and different. No one will accuse me of sitting on my past." Recorded in Chicago, Future was co-produced by Corgan and features eleven new songs, including the first single, Walking Shade, as well as an unlikely cover of the Bee Gees' To Love Somebody, with The Cure's Robert Smith on backing vocals. "The Cure is one of my favorite bands of all time," Corgan says. "Robert is a good friend of mine, so it's a dream come true. That song's sort of a gem that not everyone will know." As for Corgan's aforementioned past, more than 200 Pumpkins' songs will be made available digitally through online music stores on April 5th, including their six studio albums and dozens of B-sides. "The band was really aggressive about recording B-sides," Corgan says. "There's a song called 'Set the Ray to Jerry' that Flood, our producer, didn't think much of, but many Pumpkins fans think it's one of the best things we ever did." Corgan just finished shooting the video for Walking Shade in Los Angeles and he plans to launch a world tour in July. Tracklisting: 01.All Things Change 02.Mina Loy (M.O.H.) 03.TheCameraEye 04.To Love Somebody 05.A100 06.DIA 06.Now (And Then) 07.I'm Ready 08.Walking Shade 09.Sorrows (in blue) 10.Pretty, pretty STAR 11.Strayz Source: rollingstone.com Apr 06, 2005 MELOTRON: The German synthpop trio of Melotron scheduled the release of their new single Wenn Wir Wolltenfor May 2nd, 2005. The new album, entitled CLICHÉ, is scheduled to follow on June 27. Melotron will support German artist Marianne Rosenberg, on her German tour in April; they will also headline the SynthpopFestival gig within the Wave & Gothic meeting in Leipzig, planned for May 15. The band will also be playing at the Scandinavian Alternative Music Award (SAMA) in Göteborg, along with artists like Fixmer & McCarthy, Colony 5, and 80s legend Howard Jones. Source: melotron.com, Listen: Wenn Wir Wollten Apr 04, 2005 MUSICFOLIO @ FUNERAL: Musicfolio's own //DJ Avalanche// will be making another appearance at Club Funeral, in El-Monte, CA, on Saturday April 16, 2005, for the club's First Annual Rubberball event. Avalanche will be playing a selection of Gothic Rock, Dark 80s, and Darksynth music, in the club's Main Tomb area. Funeral is located at 11412 East Stewart Street, in El-Monte. Local DJs spinning on Saturday are owner/DJ VSoRRoW, and DJ sPlit. The neo-synthpop band BreadCrumb will be playing a live set in the Lounge at midnight. Visit the website below for details. Link: Funeral Mar 28, 2005 MERA LUNA: The M'era Luna Festival based at Hildesheim in Germnay has grown substantially since it's recent beginnings in 2000 and is now a fixture on the European festival landscape. The European wave and gothic festival attracts every year about 25.000 fans to celebrate a melancholic-dark weekend. This year the festival will take place on August 13 and 14, and will feature an impressive line-up including THE SISTERS OF MERCY, VNV NATION, LACUNA COIL, DIARY OF DREAMS, LEAVE'S EYES, QNTAL, MELOTRON, NFD, COMBICHRIST, THE CRUXSHADOWS, THE KLINIK, DEINE LAKAIEN, TRISOMIE 21, ZERAPHINE and others. For more info and tickets visit the site below. Source: Mera Luna Mar 25, 2005 QNTAL: The brand new 4th album from Qntal "IV - Ozymandias" concerns the transitory nature of human creation based around a famous romantic poem by P.B.Shelley. "IV - Ozymandias" mirrors the embers of passion and consuming powers with haunting, percussion-based songs, elemental and medieval passages, haunting arias and classical atmospheres. As usual, Michael Popp and Fil Groth's diverse sonic language turns even a familiar piece into a totally new and independent song bridged somewhere between classical and pop music, iridescent and impossible to pin down. Like its predecessors "IV - Ozymandias" expertly uses different medieval European languages on its journey through this endless world of emotions, elements and Middle Age influences, the end result delivered in a modern, beguiling, uplifting and totally unique way. Release date: May 09, 2005. Tracklisting: 01. All For One 02. Ozymandias I 03. Vogelfluc 04. Blac 05. Dulcis Amor 06. Cupido 07. Flow 08. Flamma 09. Amor Volat 10. Ozymandias II 11. Indiscrete 12. Noit Et Dia 13. Remember Me Order: IV - Ozymandias Mar 23, 2005 COCTEAU TWINS / COAECHELLA: It is with regret that Cocteau Twins announce they will not be performing at the Coachella Valley Music Festival on April 30th as had been planned. Due to personal reasons, vocalist Elizabeth Fraser has decided that she is unable to participate in the reunion, and apologies for any inconvenience that this has caused. No future plans for any reunion are currently being made. Quoting the band's official website: "Our sincere thanks and apologies to all the fans and media who wrote to us expressing your enthusiasm and support." The Bauhaus reunion is still scheduled as planned on the first day of the Coachella Music Festival (April 30, 2005). Peter Murphy also announces that this will be the first date of his US solo tour to promote his latest release 'Unshattered'. Source: coachella.com Mar 20, 2005 DEAD CAN DANCE: While the Dead Can Dance Re-union Tour is well on its way in Europe, the cult ethereal band featuring Lisa Gerrardand Brendan Perry, announced the dates for their forthcoming North American leg of the tour, beginning Sept. 17-18 in Seattle and wrapping Oct. 10 in Chicago: Sept. 17-18: Seattle (Paramount Theater) Sept. 21-22: Oakland, Calif. (Paramount Theater) Sept. 25: Los Angeles (Hollywood Bowl) Sept. 27: San Diego (Humphrey's) Sept. 29: Mexico City (Auditorio Nacional) Oct. 1: Toronto (Massey Hall) Oct. 2: Montreal (St. Denis Theater) Oct. 4: Philadelphia (Tower Theater) Oct. 5: Washington, D.C. (Music Center) Oct. 7: Boston (Orpheum) Oct. 8: New York (Radio City Music Hall) Oct. 10: Chicago (Auditorium) Source: deadcandance.com More News: Archive 2005

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