MOTOR feat.
MARTIN GORE:
Pioneering techno duo MOTOR is about to release their fourth album on CLR.
After completing three massively successful and critically acclaimed techno
albums, Bryan Black and Oly Grasset, who together form the act MOTOR, have
shifted gears and recorded a song-based vocal album by the name of “Man
Made Machine”. The first single, also titled “Man Made Machine”,
features none other than
Depeche
Mode´s Martin L. Gore
on vocal duties. Apart from the original and extended versions, the EP contains
three additional remixes by Black Asteroid, Radio Slave and Chris Liebing, as
well as the “Man Made Machine” video (see link below). Just recently,
when MOTOR secretly played the original version of the track on a BBC radio
broadcast, it got over 10.000 views within hours of being ripped and
broadcasted on youtube. The reactions from Depeche Mode and MOTOR fans are
absolutely ecstatic.Link: Man Made Machine (single), Man Made Machine (video)
THE BEAUTY OF
GEMINA: 'Iscariot Blues', the new studio album from electro-goth outfit THE
BEAUTY OF GEMINA, will be released on Friday 13th January 2012. Written,
recorded and produced by the charismatic singer and songwriter Michael Sele,
'ISCARIOT BLUES' is the group's 4th studio album, staging an opus of
timeless-darkelegance. Full tracklisting and cover art
revealed.Tracklisting: 1. Voices of winter 2. Haddon hall 3. Badlands 4. Golden age 5. Stairs 6. Prophecy 7. Dark revolution 8. June 2nd 9. Seven-day wonder 10. Last night home
Link: facebook
Nov 20, 2011
L'AME
IMMORTELLE: The austrian duo comprised of Thomas Rainer (Nachtmahr) and
Sonja Kraushofer (Persephone)
finally broke the long silence around
L'Ame
Immortelle to announce ardently awaited news. After being cloaked in
obscurity for far too long, they smash all the rumors, speculations and ideas
revolving around the band's existence in the recent past. For the past three
years, they have been passionately working on a new album. It will be called
"Momente", will include 11 new songs and will finally be released on
January 27th, 2012.Tracklisting: 01. L’Étang Mâlo 02. No Goodbye 03. Absolution 04. Wie Tränen im Regen 05. Empty 06. Demon be gone 07. The Heart 08. Banish 09. Why can't I make you feel 10. Dort draussen 11. Hold me
Link: facebook
Nov 18, 2011
NEW ORDER: New
Order will release the songs left over from the recording sessions for 2005
swan song "Waiting for the Sirens’ Call" — in an
eight-track CD/LP package called Lost Sirens that is due to be released in
December 2011 by Rhino Records. The set features the track Hellbent,
which appeared on the "Total" compilation released earlier this year
that bridged Joy Division
and New Order,
and seven other previously unreleased songs. Tracklisting: 1. “Stay With You” 2. “Sugarcane” 3. “Recoil” 4. “Californian Grass (Doomy)” 5. “Hellbent” 6. “Shake It Up” 7. “I’ve Got A Feeling” 8. “I Told You So”
Link: slicingupeyeballs.com
Nov 13, 2011
MERCIFUL
NUNS: The Underworld, a place of fear, segmented into nine planes and ruled
by 21 Lords. Artaud Seth, Jawa Seth and Jon take us on a descent into this
unreal world. After the debut album "Lib.1" and its follow up
"Hypogeum II" released earlier this year, the third long player of
the Merciful
Nuns is now available: "Xibalba III". Completely unphased by
trends and inclination for ingratiation to the listener Artaud Seth in his role
as mastermind behind the MERCIFUL NUNS continues to traverse his chosen musical
path. The first edition is available as a deluxe 6panel digipak with oversize
booklet in book format and a bonus track! Date of release: 21-12.2011
Tracklisting: 1. The Prophecy 2. Radiation 3. Dark Trails 4. Year Zero 5. Ancient Astronauts 6. Dwellings Of Gods 7. The Return 8. In Between Worlds 9. 13.0.0.0.0 (bonus track)
Link: Xibalba III
Nov 06, 2011
THE CURE: The Cure
have announced the release of their first new live album in almost 20 years.
The two-disc set will revisit the band's "legendary" appearance at
Bestival 2011, capturing hits such as A Forest, Disintegration and
Just Like Heaven, plus a 12-song encore, for a total of 32 songs.
Bestival Live 2011 was recorded at the Isle of Wight on 10 September, with
keyboardist Roger O'Donnell returning for a jam-packed three-hour set. While
the Cure
recently reissued 1990's Entreat, taped at Wembley Arena, the Bestival LP marks
the group's first official live record since 1993. It's also the first time
Robert Smith and company have ever released a recording of a complete single
concert. More exciting still for fans of
the Cure:
Bestival Live may be the first in a series. They have plans to issue a DVD from
their summer gigs at the Sydney Opera House, which featured O'Donnell, the
return of Lol Tolhurst, and an epic, four-hour set. "I suspect Live in
Paris 2008 may beat [that] out," Smith said in September. 'Bestival Live
2011' will be released on 6 December. Proceeds from the sales of the album will
benefit the Isle of Wight Youth Trust. Link: Bestival Live 2011 tracklisting
Oct 27, 2011
MAGAZINE: Ending a 30-year
drought, reunited UK post-punks Magazine have unveiled a new studio album. The
band's fifth full-length, titled 'No Thyself', follows up 1981's 'Magic, Murder
and the Weather', and was released in the UK on October 24. The record reunites
band leader Howard Devoto, who started the group in 1977 after leaving the
Buzzcocks, with early collaborators John Doyle (drums) and Dave Formula
(keyboards, Visage), as well as
relative newbies John White on bass and Apollo 440's Noko (aka Norman Fisher
Jones) on guitar. Noko replaces longtime guitarist John McGeoch, who passed
away in 2004, while White takes over for Barry Adamson (Visage), who played
on some reunion dates the outfit played a few years back. While the album is
available overseas via Wire-Sound, the record is set to drop in North America
on November 21. The band will also be heading out on a brief UK trip to promote
the disc this November. Tracklisting: 1. "Do The Meaning" 2. "Other Thematic Material" 3. "The Worst Of Progress..." 4. "Hello Mister Curtis (with apologies)" 5. "Physics" 6. "Happening In English" 7. "Holy Dotage" 8. "Of Course Howard (1979)" 9. "Final Analysis Waltz" 10. "The Burden Of A Song" 11. "Blisterpack Blues" (Bonus Track)
Link: No Thyself, Stream: Hello Mister Curtis
Oct 21, 2011
MIND.IN.A.BOX:
The songs of Mind.In.A.Box are stories from this world, building on the
metaphor of imprisoned minds and the fact of our fundamental aloneness in the
world. With their new album 'Revelations',
Mind.In.A.Box
once again takes us into the world it has created, as voices, lush sounds, and
elaborate rhythms blend into a staggering sonic mélange. 'Revelations'
will be released on January 24, 2012, on Metropolis Records.Tracklisting: 01. Remember 02. Cause and Effect 03. Transition 04. Doubt 05. Control 06. Fragments 07. Unknown 08. Not Afraid 09. Second Reality 10. Sanctuary
Link: Revelations
Oct 20, 2011
BELLA LUNE:
Gothic/Synthpop/Darkwave band Bella Lune have just released their "Ophelia
Maxi-Single" CD. The release has 9 tracks including a new remix by Daniel
Myer of Destroid and Haujobb and a cover of
Joy
Division's 'Dead Souls'. Bella Lune also just released a new music video
for the song 'Ophelia' on their youtube page. The song was selected to be in
the new movie "Paranoia" by director Bivas Biswas. The 'Ophelia'
music video was premiered at the "Paranoia" movie screening as well
as at Bella Lune's recent concert with Voltaire.Tracklisting: 1. Ophelia (Video Mix) 2. Ophelia (Riddles & Rhymes Mix) 3. Blissful Escape (Daniel Myer Mix) 4. This and the Other (Dystonix Mix) 5. The Dolly Pop Song (Deviate Mix) 6. Silent and Still (The Alacrity Mix) 7. Dead Souls (Joy Division Cover) 8. Ophelia (Ask For Joy Mix) 9. Underwater (The Captives Mix)
Link: Ophelia Maxi-Single, Video: Ophelia
Oct 10, 2011
[:SITD:]:
Accession Records / Indigo have confirmed the official release date of the
upcoming [:SITD:] album “ICON:KORU”. On November 18th, 2011, the
eagerly awaited fifth studio album of [:SITD:] will be released. The album will
be available as regular edition as well as strictly limited 4CD box-set,
entitled “ICON:KORU – 15th Anniversary Collector’s Box”. It
includes the new studio album “ICON:KORU”, a “Best Of
2001-2011”-CD (new 2011 recordings), a “Remix”-CD and an
“Early Works 1996-1999”-CD, which features previously unreleased
material from the [:SITD:] demo albums “Trauerland” and
“Atomic”. The box contains 43 previously unreleased tracks. The total
running time is more than 4 hours!Tracklisting: 01. Extrajudicial Punishment 02. Code:Red 03. Periculär (Richtfest II) 04. State Of Tyranny 05. Beacon Of Hope 06. Atemlos 07. Dystopie 08. Dark Defender 09. Tarnfarbe 10. Sonic Barrier 11. Zephyr
Link: ICON:KORU
NIGHTWISH:
'Imaginaerum' is the forthcoming seventh studio album by Finnish symphonic
metal band Nightwish,
scheduled to be released on December 2, 2011. The album is a concept album
telling the story of an old composer on his deathbed, reminiscing of his youth.
The album is to be produced alongside the movie of the same name, directed by
Stobe Harju, who previously directed Nightwish's "The Islander" music
video. The release of 'Imaginaerum' is scheduled to be followed by a world
tour, starting in Los Angeles on January 21, 2012. The first single
Storytime will be released on 11.11.11.Tracklisting: CD1: 1. Taikatalvi 2. Storytime 3. Ghost River 4. Slow, Love, Slow 5. I Want My Tears Back 6. Scaretale 7. Arabesque 8. Turn Loose The Mermaids 9. Rest Calm 10. The Crow, The Owl And The Dove 11. Last Ride Of The Day 12. Song Of Myself 13. Imaginaerum - CD2: The whole album as an instrumental version.
Link: Imaginaerum
Oct 08, 2011
COLLIDE: With
their latest offering, Collide the sonically boundless duo of kaRIN (vocals)
and Statik (everything electronic) returns to their well-established form with
'Counting To Zero'. 'Counting To Zero' features eleven new and original tracks
that channel the band's electro, trip hop, and synthpop core, with a subtle
dose of exoticness. This--their seventh full length studio release--is a
cohesive unit set on digitizing your brain matter into a cybernetic dreamscape
of bass, beats, guitars, and synthetic ear candy supplemented by ethereal
female vocals. Self released on Noiseplus Music on Sep 27,
2011.Tracklisting: 1. Bending & Floating 2. Lucky 13 3. Mind Games 4. In the Frequency 5. Clearer 6. Counting to Zero 7. Human 8. Tears Like Rain 9. Further From Anything 10. Slow Down 11. Letting go
Link: Counting To Zero, Video: Mind Games
Oct 06, 2011
PETER MURPHY:
Former Bauhausfrontman
and solo artist Peter Murphy
will release 'The Secret Bees of Ninth', next week, a six-track digital EP that
features three previously unreleased songs. The set, which will be available
Tuesday Oct 11 via iTunes and Amazon.com, features current single “Seesaw
Sway,” off his current album 'Ninth'; the “full version” of
Ninth track “Secret Silk Society” (about 50 seconds longer than the
album take); “Gaslit,” which appeared as a bonus track on the
Japanese release of Ninth; and previously unreleased tracks “Rose
Hunter,” “Good Works” and “Secret.”Tracklisting: 1. “Gaslit” 2. “Rose Hunter” 3. “Good Works” 4. “Secret” 5. “Secret Silk Society” (Full Version) 6. “Seesaw Sway”
Link: The Secret Bees of Ninth, Video: Seesaw Sway
Sep 26, 2011
THE BREAK UP:
The highly anticipated follow up to THE BREAK UP's self released 2010 debut
will be released on Metropolis Records this Fall. 'Synthesis' will be combining
hand selected tracks from their out of print debut with brand new ones to bring
you 13 retro electro songs with grit and attitude. Awakened by the pulsing
currents of electro ghosts of the 80’s, The Break Up’s sound can be
found in addictive synths, beats and melodies; songs about inevitable break
ups, regrets, dreams, floating ropewalks and machines. Shane Allen Hall
conceived the hard beats and captivating melodies of The Break Up. Blending
spirit and voice to song, Severina Sol completed the duo. Later they would add
on Sarah Stewart on keyboards and Rey Guajardo on drums, and like the birth of
stars in the night sky, coming together by their own talents and gravitational
attraction; The Break Up would create a great disturbance of movement and
sound, color and depth. Released on Nov 22, 2011.Tracklisting: 01. Your Dark Brown Eyes 02. Fever Pitch 03. Who's Crying Now 04. Ninja 05. My Machine 06. Come Undone 07. Guillotine 08. Heartstrings 09. Lightning 10. City Lights 11. The Sun 12. Trapeze 13. Synthesis
Link: Synthesis, Video: My Machine
Sep 12, 2011
KATE BUSH: Kate
Bush will be releasing a brand new album: "50 Words For Snow" on
November 21st, 2011 The album will be the second release on Kate's own label
Fish People and comprises all new material that was recorded during the same
period that Kate worked on her album “Director’s Cut”. Copies
can be pre-ordered at any of the following online stores now: HMV, iTunes, or
Play. '50 Words For Snow' will feature seven brand new tracks set against a
background of falling snow. The total running time is 65 minutes. It is
available in CD format or 2 Vinyl LP format.Tracklisting: 1. Snowflakes 2. Lake Tahoe 3. Misty 4. Wild Man 5. Snowed In At Wheeler Street 6. 50 Words For Snow 7. Among Angels
Link: 50 Words For Snow
Sep 9, 2011
GOD MODULE: With
the new album 'Séance', we find God Module presenting a brutal,
uncompromising set of otherworldly songs. Hypnotizing rhythms, ritualistic
hooks, and lyrical content exploring the darkest corners of the human psyche
all blend seamlessly into the singular, demonic vision that is Séance.
God Module mastermind Jasyn Bangert is once again joined by Courtney Bangert as
well as new member Clint Carney (System Syn, Imperative Reaction). Released on
Metropolis Records on September 13, 2011.Tracklisting: 01. Ouija 02. Devil's Night 03. Plastic 04. Doppelganger 05. M.D.K. 06. Extinct 07. Rituals 08. Into the Outside 09. Video 10. Remember 11. Fake Fame 12. Afraid of the Light
Link: Séance
Sep 4, 2011
HUSSEY-REGAN: The collaboration between
The Mission's
Wayne Hussey and
All About
Eve's Julianne Regan resulted in this new album titled 'CURIOS' including
mainly cover songs as well as a couple of original tracks. A numbered and
signed limited edition released on Eyes Wide Shut Recordings is available for
pre-order now and only until November 7th. The CD's will also be
available from the merch stand at the Mission's 25th anniversary shows in
Oct-Nov, along with an exclusive limited edition Hussey-Regan t-shirt. From
November 7th onwards 'CURIOS' will be released by Cherry Red Records and will
be available in shops and digitally. Artists covered include
Duran Duran,
Depeche Mode,
David Bowie, Nick
Cave, Bjork
amongst others, as well as
All About
Eve and The
Mission tracks.Tracklisting: 1.Naked & Savage 2.Ordinary World 3.Enjoy The Silence 4.Another Lonely Day 5.Wichita Lineman 6.Ashes To Ashes 7.I Go To Sleep 8.Where The Wild Roses Grow 9.Dangerous Eyes 10.Calling Your Name 11.Unravel 12.A Change In The Weather (Aporia Mix)
Link: Hussey-Regan
Aug 31, 2011
SKINNY
PUPPY: The long-awaited album by Canadian industrial legends SKINNY PUPPY,
entitled 'HanDover,' is officially set for release in the United States on
October 25, 2011 and in Europe on the 28th. Steven R Gilmore created the
artwork for the album once again. Still centered around Nivek Ogre and cEvin
Key, Skinny Puppy had planned to release the album around its extensive fall
2009 tour of North America, but solvency issues with the bands label, SPV,
prevented that. Samples of all 11 tracks can be streamed at the SPV link
below.Tracklisting: 1. ovirt 2. cullorblind 3. wavy 4. ashas 5. gambatte 6. icktums 7.point 8. brownstone 9.vyrisus 10. village 11. noisex
Link: Handover
Aug 26, 2011
VNV NATION: VNV
Nation's new album 'Automatic' has been sent for remastering and will be ready
for release in Europe on September 16th (Digital and CD) and North America on
September 16th (Digital), and October 25th (Physical CD). This is what
mastermind Ronan Harris had to say about it: "The net result of the
stress and frustration and bashing heads against walls, is that Automatic is
something else. Of the journalists who heard it, one said "this makes all
your last few albums sound like jam sessions or practice runs". It is
probably not an album that some people are expecting and that, in our opinion,
is one of the best things we could hope to say about it. This album is melodic
to the nth degre, as much as it is powerfully emotional. It hits you in the
face at times and it calms you down and sings you to sleep at others."
The Automatic world tour kicks off in Giessen, Germany on September
6th.Tracklisting: 1. On-Air 2. Space & Time 3. Resolution 4. Control 5. Goodbye 20th Century 6. Streamline 7. Gratitude 8. Nova (Shine a light on me) 9. Photon 10. Radio
Link: Facebook, Listen (snippets): Automatic
Aug 17, 2011
GARY NUMAN: Gary
Numan's 'Dead Son Rising' grew out of a set of demos the singer had left from
previous projects, but as he explains: "The original ideas that sparked
off these songs are now barely visible. It's grown into another animal,
something more experimental. Produced and co-written by Ade Fenton (
Numan's
collaborator on 2006's Jagged), the material ranges from the heavily anthemic
The Fall (written about an old friendship gone bad) to the Arabic and
ghostly We Are The Lost and one of the standout moments, the brooding
Dead Sun Rising. The latter both contain elements from a sci-fi fantasy
story Numan
has been writing over the last few years. Meanwhile, troubled relationships are
explored on For The Rest Of My Life and Not The Love We Dream Of,
and there's also room for two instrumentals (Resurrection and Into
Battle), showcasing some of the soundtrack-type material that Numan and
Fenton have been working on recently. It all adds up to one of Numan's most
atmospheric albums one for those who loved his B-side experiments in the past
but also containing some very direct, streamlined electronic rock in the likes
of Big Noise Transmission, The Fall and When The Sky Bleeds, He Will
Come. Release date: September 12, 2011.Tracklisting: 1. Resurrection 2. Big Noise Transmission 3. Dead Sun Rising 4. When The Sky Bleeds He Will Come 5. For The Rest Of My Life 6. Not The Love We Dream Of 7. The Fall 8. We Are The Lost 9. For The Rest Of My Life (Reprise) 10. Into Battle 11. Not The Love We Dream Of (Piano Version)
Deluxe edition DVD: 1. The Fall Promo Video 2. Behind The Scenes Footage and Interview 3. Exclusive Dead Son Rising Interview 4. Slideshow 5. Gallery
Link: Dead Son Rising, Stream: Dead Sun Rising
DARKDRIVECLINIC: Legendary producer John Fryer (Depeche Mode,
Cocteau Twins,
Fad Gadget, Nine Inch
Nails, HIM) and
incredibly enchanting vocalist Rebecca Coseboom (of Stripmall Architecture and
Halou) are DarkDriveClinic. While John spent the better part of three decades
helping sculpt the sound of classic albums that defined labels like 4AD and
Mute and launched whole genres of underground music, the seeds for the songs
found on 'Noise In My Head', DarkDriveClinic's debut album, were taking root.
From the opening echoes of Crawl, their mastery is clearly evident and
the stage is set. A delicate, sweeping collage of sounds melt seamlessly into
the swirling hypnotic guitars of The Offering. Ethereal, emotive,
heartbreaking and powerful, the stunning voice of Rebecca seethes and undulates
through the music. Released on Metropolis Records on October 25,
2011.Tracklisting: 01. Crawl 02. The Offering 03. Mercury Head 04. Litmus Heart 05. Find the Flaw 06. Love's Lost Cross 07. Breathe Shallow 08. Still Contagious 09. Angel of Malcontent 10. Bite My Tongue 11. Silhouettes 12. Don't Give Up On Me 13. Noise in My Head
Link: Noise In My Head, Video: Silhouettes
Aug 06, 2011
ERASURE:
"Tomorrow's World" is the upcoming 14th studio album by English
synthpop duo Erasure. The album is set for release through Mute Records on
October 3, 2011. It was written in New York, London, and at Vince Clarke's
cabin studio in Maine, between January and June 2011, following Erasure's short
break, which found Andy Bell recording and releasing his second solo album
Non-Stop, and Vince Clarke reuniting with former
Yazoo partner
Alison Moyet for the Reconnected tour. The album is produced by Frankmusik and
mixed by Rob Orton (Pet Shop Boys,
Lady Gaga). The first single will be the title When I Start To (Break It All
Down). The regular album formats will feature the full album, but the
deluxe edition will come with a bonus disc featuring remixes, demos and a bonus
track.Tracklisting: 01. Be With You 02. Fill Us With Fire 03. What Will I Say When You're Gone? 04. You've Got To Save Me Right Now 05. A Whole Lotta Love Run Riot 06. When I Start To (Break It All Down) 07. I Lose Myself 08. Then I Go Twisting 09. Just When I Thought It Was Ending
Bonus CD: 10. I Lose Myself - NoSelf Control - Mix by Gareth Jones 11. Give Me Life 12. Fill Us With Fire - FireUp Mix by Gareth Jones 13. When I Start To (Break It All Down) - Frankmusik Remix 14. Clash (I Lose Myself ) - Demo Version 15. Big Song (Fill Us With Fire) - Demo Version 16. Major 7th (Be With You) - Demo Version 17. Save Me (You've got to save me right now) - Demo Version
Link: erasureinfo.com
PAKT: Ex.
And One members
Chris Ruiz and Gio van Oli have started an exciting new music project called
PAKT probing the frontiers of EBM and Electro-Pop. Right on time for their
debut gig at the M'Era Luna Festival in August 2011, PAKT are dishing up their
first single Freiheit,an electronic anthem that unleashes an onslaught of sly
grins, massive bass, friendly aggression, ironic paroles and catchy melodies.
'Freiheit' comes as a massive single version and in three remixes from the
likes of DAF and Funker Vogt.
They have also released a smashing new video of the single (see link below).
Release date: August 12, 2011, on Out of Line records.Tracklisting: 1. Freiheit 2. Angriff 3. Freiheit (Robert Goerl Remix by Robert Goerl of DAF) 4. Freiheit (Gummi-Drum-Remix by G.Thomas of Funker Vogt) 5. Freiheit (Freiheit und Gerechtigkeit Rework by Formalin)
Video: PAKT - Freiheit
Jul 24, 2011
DE/VISION:
Following up last years synthpop giant 'Popgefahr',
De/Vision
returns with 'Popgefahr - The Mix'. This jam packed double disc release
showcases two remixes of each track from 'Popgefahr' in the same order as when
they were released. With remixes from artists such as tour mates
Mesh and
Iris from the
recently completed North American Legendsof Synthpop tour, 'Popgefahr - The
Mix' is sure to remind everyone what has made De/Vision a club favorite for
well over 20 years. Released on October 25, 2011 on Metropolis
Records.Tracklisting: CD1: 01. mAndroids (Intuition's Automatischer Mix) 02. Rage (Mesh - Tantrum Mix) 03. What's Love All About (Raytracer Mix) 04. Time To Be Alive (Iris Mix) 05. Plastic Heart (SideChain Moog Mix) 06. Be A Light To Yourself (Abysmal Mix) 07. Ready To Die (Hearhere Remix) 08. Flash Of Life (Backscatter Remix by Solitary Experiments) 09. Twisted Story (Rob Dust Remix) 10. Until The End Of Time (Renegade Of Noise Stomp RMX)
CD2: 01. mAndroids (Nydhog Remix) 02. Rage (Naweed Mix) 03. What's Love All About (Kant Kino Remix) 04. Time To Be Alive (BLITZMASCHINE Pre-Build Mix) 05. Plastic Heart (Neuroplastic Mix by Cold In May) 06. Be A Light To Yourself (Subsonique - Flashlight Remix) 07. Ready To Die (Remix by ROTOSKOP) 08. Flash Of Life (Intuition's Perfect Life Remix) 09. Twisted Story (Tkach Rogue Mix) 10. Until The End Of Time (Timeless Rmx by Technomancer) Link: Popgefahr - The Mix
Jul 19, 2011
FRIENDS OF ALICE IVY: On 15th August 2011, Melbourne-based
musicians Friends of Alice Ivy release their second EP, titled In the
Gloaming . An elegant and ambitious work of majestic strings, neo-classical
arrangements and ethereal voices. Friends of Alice Ivy was formed in 2007 by
Kylie and Amps, founding members of one of Australia's best-loved 90's
alternative bands, Ostia. The EP will be preceded by the release of a free MP3
single of The Summerland Meadows on 1st August. This will be available from
the band's website and last.fm. The free download will be accompanied by a free
pdf sleeve featuring exclusive artwork. The first 100 copies of In the
Gloaming will come with a free handstitched lyric booklet, featuring words
from all songs on the new EP as well as the five tracks that make up their
debut EP Hereafter Moth .Tracklisting: 1. Song of Somnus 2. The Summerland Meadows 3. A Requiem (for Fuchsia) 4. Tristan & Iseult 5. The Ghosts of Dunwich 6. The Watch Hill
Link: friendsofaliceivy.com
Jul 17, 2011
EVANESCENCE:
Evanescence are back with a new self-titled album on October 11, 2011, recorded
at Blackbird Studio in Nashville, produced by Nick Raskulinecz, and released on
Wind-Up Records. According to lead singer Amy Lee, the new album has electro
influences and a lot of drums programming, and was influenced by
Björk,
Depeche Mode
and Massive Attack. Evanescence will tour for about three weeks in the United
States and three weeks in Europe to support the new album. Some of the songs
confirmed to appear on the new
Evanescenceinclude:
Secret Door, My Heart is Broken, Oceans, Made of Stone, Lost In Paradise,
The Other Side, and the first single, What You
Want.Link: Evanescence.com
Jul 11, 2011
CAUSE AND EFFECT: As a continuation of the album that began with
last year's 'Artificial Construct Part One', electronic pop veteran's Rob Rowe
and Keith Milo of CAUSE AND EFFECT announce the release of the eagerly
anticipated 'Artificial Construct Part Two' (AC2) EP, the second installment of
a three part album. 'Artificial Construct Part Two' is to be released digitally
July 8th, 2011. CD orders will ship July 26, 2011. CAUSE AND EFFECT's career
now spans 20 years in which they've released five full-length studio albums
that have included five Billboard Top #20 Club singles, four Billboard Hot #100
singles, and cumulative US album sales of over 500,000 copies on both their own
independent label Liquefaction, and major label BMG. CAUSE AND EFFECT will be
releasing 'Artificial Construct Part Three' later this year, and will begin
live shows starting this Fall.Tracklisting: 01 Happiness is Alien 02 City Lights 03 Shine 04 Future
Link: AC2
Jul 07, 2011
SOLAR FAKE:
German electro outfit
SOLAR FAKE,
created by Sven Friedrich (singer/front man
Dreadful
Shadows, Zeraphine),
presents a really extraordinary piece of work with the new album, 'Frontiers'.
What was indicated on 'Broken Grid' (2008) and the digital only 'Resigned E.P.'
(2009) now finds a felicitous continuation in "Frontiers": driving
beats and danceable floor fillers melt with great melodies you can't get out of
your head once you hear them. Sven's voice is multifaceted like never before,
but still it is the one element connecting all 11 tracks to a whole complete
work. It ranges from 'typical'
Solar
Fakesound, through lo-fi Electro punk, Industrial, Synthpop, and 80s
influences, pleasantly surprising track by track. Released on July 25, 2011 on
Synthetic Symphony.Tracklisting: 01 Under the skies 02 Why did I raise the fire 03 No apologies 04 More than this 05 Parasites 06 Such a shame 07 Where are you 08 The rising doubt 09 Pain goes by 10 Until I'm back 11 The line of sight
Link: Frontiers
BELLA LUNE: American
Synthpop/Indie/Dreampop band, Bella Lune, has released a new music video for
their song The Dolly Pop Song, which is on their latest album
'Synesthesia'. You can check out the video that was too risque for Youtube on
the band's website: http://bellalune.net. Bella Lune debuted the video at 'The
Batcave' last week at Martini Ranch in Scottsdale, AZ. The event included
performances by Bella Lune, Jeremiah Saint (of Regenerator), Burlesque Dancers,
Fire Spinners, DJ Noiz.Fkr & DJ Beautiful John, live art by Shayne,
Lachelyn & Aleta Welling, local fashion designers Torture Couture, Miss
Construed & Pierced Heart Clothing vending & a photo booth by Steam
Synthetic. Side-Line Magazine, has included Bella Lune on their new compilation
"Face The Beat Vol. 1". This massive compilation is available now for
FREE download on the Side-Line Facebook page
facebook.com/side.line.magazine.
Bella Lune also just did a live interview on New York's WFKU radio station, and
is featured in the July 2011 issue of Giuseppina Magazine, in Denver Colorado
USA. Visit the band's website below for more information. Link: Bella Lune: The Dolly Pop Song
Jun 30, 2011
DALIS CAR: The
second and final release by
Dalis
Carrecorded by
Peter
Murphy and a dying Mick Karn last fall, will be a five-track EP titled
'InGladAloneness' and out as early as next month. According to the late
bassist's website, the EP features Karns
Japan bandmate
Steve Jansen on drums and original
Dalis
Cardrummer Paul Lawford on congas. While Karn's site doesn't list a release
date, Murphy
following a San Francisco in-store last week told a Slicing Up Eyeballs reader
it will be out July 29.Tracklisting: 1. King Cloud 2. Sound Cloud 3. Artemis 4. Subhanallah 5. If You Go Away
Link: slicingupeyeballs.com
Jun 26, 2011
DRACONIAN: Swedish gothic/doom metal band DRACONIAN released its
new album, "A Rose For The Apocalypse", in Europe on June 24 via
Napalm Records. The new album will be available in North America on July 5th,
2011. The cover artwork was created by Seth Siron Anton (PARADISE LOST,
KAMELOT, MOONSPELL). A limited digipack version of the CD with one bonus song
will also be made available. Olof Göthlin contributes with his excellent
violin skills on the album."A Rose For The Apocalypse" deals with a
vast dilemma we're all facing as one species: the horrors and contradictions
we've created in our 'nature-divorced' system. The title refers to the collapse
of this structure, built by mindless human opinion. Follow the link below for a
video for the new track The Last Hour Ancient Sunlight.
Tracklisting: 1. The Drowning Age 2. The Last Hour Ancient Sunlight 3. End of the Robe 4. Elysian Night 5. Deadlight 6. Dead World Assembly 7. A Phantom Dissonance 8. The Quiet Storm 9. The Death of Hours
Link: The Last Hour Ancient Sunlight
Jun 24, 2011
CLIENT: Kate Holmes
announced that Xan Tyler from Technique, the original Uniform Girl and an
inspiration for Client, is taking
over lead vocals for live, replacing Sarah Blackwood who left the band earlier
this year. In 1999 Kate Holmes and Xan Tyler formed the female synthpop duo
Technique and released the single Sun is Shining, on Creation Records,
which reached number 64 in the UK Singles Chart in April of that year, followed
by You & Mewhich got to number 56 in August. You can stream the
videos of the songs below. This is what Kate had to say about Xan joining the
Client team:
"I am really happy about this as after Sarah left I was aware that I had
to find someone really amazing - as the new girl had a lot to live up to. I
think you will like Xan and she will bring her own personality to Client. It
won't be the same of course - it will be different but have the same
heart." Client are
currently planning a Brazilian tour and there is talk of a "best of
Client" release too and a single release for the tour.Link: Technique: Sun is Shining, You & Me
Jun 22, 2011
PROJECT
PITCHFORK: While the opulent retrospective "First Anthology" was
more than a huge treat already, the Dark Electro titans take the festivities
surrounding their 20th anniversary one step further and present an album that
is nothing less than a quantum leap vehemently stirring the space-time
continuum. Barely one year after "Continuum Ride",
Project
Pitchfork are back with a new album named "Quantum Mechanics".
Described as radical, edgy and aggressive as in "Radical Business",
melancholic and dark as in the title track or iconic and masterly as in
"Freeze in Silence" that should be passed as the new basic law of
Dark Electro. The album is published in two editions. Standard CD Edition:
" CD in 6-panel digipak " 28-pages booklet Limited 2CD Special
Edition: " Double-CD in book format (appr. 14 x 21 cm) " Two
exclusive tracks: "Tempest" und "Insomnia" " Three
exclusive remixes of "Freeze In Silence", "Run For Cover"
and "Lament" " One exclusive instrumental version of
"Quantum Mechanics" " Book in hardcover-paperback-cover with
elaborate "Singer" thread stitching " 40-pages extra-booklet,
precious artprint on high-quality paper " Including all lyrics and
additional artwork " Strictly limited to 2,000 copies. The album will be
out on 12th August 2011 on Trisol Records. Also out will be Peter Spilles'
other project, Santa Hates You as their newest album "Jolly Roger"
will also be released this summer.Link: peek-a-boo-magazine.be
Jun 20, 2011
ERASURE: Synthpop
pioneers Erasurewill return
with their first album in more than four years this fall via Mute Records.
Titled "Tomorrows World", the follow-up to 2007's 'Light at the End
of the World' was written by Vince Clarke and Andy Bell in New York, London,
and at Clarkes cabin studio in Maine, and then recorded in Maine, London, and
Los Angeles between January and June of this year with producer Frankmusik
(Lady Gaga, Pet
Shop Boys). With Clarkes vintage collection of analog synths providing the
final touch, the end result is billed as collection of electronic songs that
sound contemporary and classic at the same time.
Erasure will
support the albums release with their first U.S. tour in five years. Set to
begin in Tampa, FL on August 31st, the 25-date trek continues through September
before finishing in Seattle on October 6th. Link: Erasureinfo.com
Jun 18, 2011
DIARY OF DREAMS:
Legendary German dark electro act Diary of Dreams return with the all new album
'Ego:X'. Diary of
Dreams is a band always undergoing a metamorphosis, experimenting with
classical compositions, delicate pianos, guitars and electronics, creating
unique and brilliantly emotional soundscapes. 'Ego:X' sees
DoDs mastermind
Adrian Hates in peak form, as the stirringly powerful music and his stunning
signature baritone vocals blend together, creating tracks aimed for the clubs
and others for quieter moments. Released on Metropolis Records on Sep 13,
2011.Tracklisting: 01. Into X 02. Undividable 03. Lebenslang 04. Grey the Blue 05. Element 1: Zeitgeist 06. Immerdar 07. Push Me (feat. Amelia Brightman) 08. Echo in Me (X-Version) 09. Splinter 10. Element 5: Resignation 11. Mein-Eid 12. Fateful Decoy 13. Weh:Mut 14. Out of X
Link: Ego X
APOPTYGMA
BERZERK: In the past few years,
Apoptygma
Berzerk has forged an identity as a unique voice in the musical landscape.
APBblends
past experimentations in EBM, futurepop, Goth, rock, pop and more into a
distinctive mélange that sets APB apart from its contemporaries. This
Black EP Volume II, is the second installment of the Black EP series and a
companion to the album 'Rocket Science', featuring unreleased remixes by the
likes of Rotersand,
Client, and
Spektralized, and exclusive tracks, aa well as a cover of the
Joy
Division classic Love Will Tear Us Apart . Released on Metropolis Records
on Sep 13, 2011.Tracklisting: 01. Asleep Or Awake? (Spektralized RMX) 02. Eclipse (OK Minus RMX) 03. Shadow (People Theatre RMX) 04. Apollo (Flipside & Parsberg RMX) 05. Green Queen (Stanley Cupid RMX) 06. Love Will Tear Us Apart 07. Adrift (C-64 Version) 08. Green Queen (Client RMX) 09. Apollo (Rotersand Rework) 10. Shadow (Essence Of Mind RMX) 11. Apollo (Alex O's Old School RMX) 12. Green Queen (Outer/Innerpartysystem RMX)
Link: Black EP Vol II
2011 Releases:
· 2011 new releases
· Song of the Week
Charts:
· International
· Musicfolio Charts
Album Reviews:
· Gothic/Ethereal
· Newwave/Synthpop
· Industrial/EBM