like the start of "Radioactivity"... :)

Rammstein have already begun working on a musical successor...

From the production period of the last album several songs did not find a place on "Reise, Reise" due to dramaturgical reasons but are now planned to be brought to light. During Rammstein's visit at a Berlin studio more songs were recorded. Today the mixing session of the new album starts which is supposed to be released in September. A title has not been affirmed yet, we will keep you posted!

Assemblage 23's Tom Shear has begun work on new material for a possible full-length Nerve Filter release...

For the uninitiated, Nerve Filter is an Assemblage 23 side project that explores more experimental styles drawing on the influences of bands such as LFO, Bola, Boards Of Canada, Lassigue Bendthaus, Beefcake and others. About five pieces are currently being worked on with the hope that by year's end there will be enough material for a full release. Plans right now are to release the album on Tom's own 23db label. No release date has been set.

Bebs:
Boing
Boom
Tschak

Andre Faria: Can I play too? Boing! boing@ boing! BOOM! toot toot! :P

LuckyCat9: LOL

We are going to start a new band...

Andre Faria: Ever heard of the Chandler Travis Philharmonic? They're really wild!

eheh, we have here some good philharmonic bands. The police philharmonic band is really great. With all the sirens...

Andre Faria: http://www.sonictrout.com/bands/chandler/

LuckyCat9: Cool!!!! Thanks

Beep beep

Andre Faria: Yurrrr welcome! They remind me of TMBG, only more ummm down home 'nitty gritty'. Their album "Let's Have A Pancake!" is excellent and quite obscure! I'm gonna get "Monkeys of Nothings" next, I can't wait!!

Gonna download. TMBG were great in the 80's. Then I lost the track of them... I remember a gtreat song. Ana NG...

Andre Faria: Enjoy! I'll be whistling in the dark, whistling in the dark :D

Attending a Juno Reactor show isn't like going to a 'concert', it's experiencing a whole new concept in performances with a sublime mixture of music, lighting, and live action. Those that let the opportunity to catch Juno Reactor live during the "Shango" tour now have a chance to see what they missed out on. The "Live in Tokyo" DVD features selections from "Shango", alongside classic Juno Reactor tracks, such as ''Conga Fury'' and "Pistolero" and "God Is God." The DVD precisely captures the intensity of Juno Reactor's live performances : from the mind-expanding music, to the acrobatics of Amampondo and the hypnotic lighting effects. An experience, a journey, a revelation, a discovery....

Essential re-release of the latest Arcana album - with the original Limited version ( on the Erebus Odora label ) now being deleted. The 6th album from Arcana, "Le Serpent Rouge" presents Arcana as they have never been heard before ! Marking a departure for Arcana, this new release ( in collaboration with visual artists Agnieszka Szuba ) is both darker and more instrumental, blending Arcana's trademark ghostly ambience with melodies from the orient, atmospheres of the hot Arabic landscape and the beautiful sounds of hammered dulcimer...

I got it!! My Chandler Travis "Monkeys of Nothings" came today! There's this really great song on there called "It's A Buttercup World". Hilarious stuff!

The hottest summer release is finally imminent ! The sound of world demoralization comes presented in a stylish digipak with 12 pages booklet; as Italy's most enigmatic band, Spiritual Front, join forces with Swedish leg-fetishists, Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio. The idea of this collaboration was born in 2003 and now ( after considerable anticipation ) this most incredible release is finally here to seduce and deprave a whole world with promises of salvation through nihilism and sexual depravity : all accompanied by some of the most wonderful tunes of apocalyptic-neo-suicidal-pop-folk. Truly Indispensible !

well from the musical impression they are all
clinically dead forever, not just for two minutes ... ~*~

LOL

The long awaited Double DVD collection : "The Greater Wrong Of The Right Live" from legendary Industrial pioneers Skinny Puppy will see the light of day on 12th September 2005. Spread across 2 indispensable discs TGWOTRL includes the COMPLETE Live show ( including encores ) recorded at the Montreal and / or Toronto shows last Autumn and comes presented in stunning 5.1 digital clarity or stereo definition. Disc 2 of the set includes Live archival footage from Skinny Puppy's earlier tours with Bonus material from "Too Dark Park" and "Last Rights" alongside two never seen before documentaries : "Eurotrauma : Skinny Puppy Live in Europe 1988" documenting this European tour and shot by the band, plus "Information Warfare" - perhaps the result of the politically themed document Ogre theorized about in recent interviews..." The Greater Wrong Of The Right Live" comes complete with stunning cover art and inside cover photography from Steven Gilmore, Fredox and Austin Young respectively with final sound mix by Ken "Hiwatt" Marshal. "The Greater Wrong Of The Right Live" presents an unmissable package from one of the true icons of the electronic / industrial underground.

Using the originals as skeletal outlines, "Vertical Mixes" simplifies and distilles 2003's "Vertical Theory". Creating textural atmospheric reductionist revisions or streamlined club mixes of the originals, "Vertical Mixes" is a brave remix album that captures and ensnares you.

Since 1996's "The Remix Wars", Haujobb has established a reputation as the remixers to seek out if you are a thoughtful artist wanting to expand your sound.
The inventive, genre-defying, provacative, melancholic and sometimes willfully difficult "Vertical Theory" had Haujobb incorporating their experience as remixers into their sound and song structure. Consequently the less complex and layered "Vertical Mixes" plays like the originals to "Vertical Theory's" remixes.
The first five tracks on "Vertical Mixes" are Haujobb without outside collaborators. Three remixes and two new originals that play like an album side (if you don't know ask your parents). Varying beats and samples but maintaining an overiding mood and atmosphere. The dub-like atmosphere gives the songs an illusion of being stark, when in actuality sounds and layers ebb and flow.
"Mind Crush" is the perfect example of this style. Cowbells, cymbal crashes, deep house beats and spoken monotone vocals all take turns intertwining with the atmospheric wash of synths. Overlapping and fading out, the song changes genres twice so subtly as to be imperceptible.
And that is the template for the the first five tracks on "Vertical Mixes".
Whether it's the 80's video game samples in the new track "Perpetual Motion" or the sonar blips in "Metric" (remix), everything is in service to the haunted shape-shifting atmosphere that is the unifying element of Haujobb's music without collaborators.
Things change with track six as collaborators are allowed to experiment with the Haujobb sound present on "Vertical Mixes". Both "S_ adow" and "Renegades of Noize" each get two remixes on the latter 2/3 of the disc. "Renegades of Noize" gets two great club overhauls. Haujobb vs. This Morn Omina's "We are the Renegades of Noize" is a power body techno version and the Asche remix is a dirty crunchy noise remix that wouldn't sound out of place on an Ant-Zen compilation.
"S_adow" is given a techno thumper beat that fades out into "S_adow" beautiful piano line in Shok's Scrambled Egg mix, while the Backlash remix looks back to earlier technology to deliver a retro-future sound. All suitable for the dancefloor while showing the versatility of the source material.
The other remixes on "Vertical Mixes" separate the elements of the Haujobb sound and isolat ethem in their own remix. Seabound deliver an uncharacteristically sparse and lo-tech remix of "Platform" that suggests the electronica/IDM scene before the imploded in the late nineties. Glis take "Slide" and deliver it up as if it was a dark electro track missing from the "Endzeit Bunker" compilation.
"The Noise Institute" (1994 mix by Iscoloscope) stays true to it's title. Delivering a big techno sound with house flourishes, taking us back to the simpler, less crowded dance scene of 1994.
"Metric (hecq reemiqs)" is the remix most complimentary to the first five tracks on "Vertical Mixes". An echoing drum beat with an ambient sound that is less haunting and suggests an Enoesque Haujobb. A brillant remix that is an essential listen and an obvious highlight.
As diverse as "Vertical Mixes" is, it is remarkably cohesive.
The divirgent sounds suggested by each song are all parts of the overall Haujobb sound of "Vertical Theory". The adventurous spirit and eclectic delivery lives up to Haujobb's description for "Vertical Theory". "A little dance, a little, EBM, a little industrial, a little ambient, and a little dance but with that Haujobb 'feel'".
Exactly.


Tracklist
Mind Crush
Renegades Of Noize (remix)
Perpetual Motion
Metric (remix)
Platform (remix)
haujobb vs. this morn omina/ we are the renegades of noize
Slide (Glis mix)
Platform (Seabound remix)
Metric (Hecq reemiqs)
Renegades Of Noize (Asche remix)
S_adow (Backlash remix)
S_adow (Shok's Scrambled Egg mix)
The Noise Institute (1994 mix by Iscoloscope)

Kraftwerk are awe-inspiringly amazing live. Supreme concentration delivering electronic dance music with unnerving precision. Synthesizers, computers, and electronics all more animated than the performers. The spectacle is unforgettable and at the center of the spectacle is the melodic, mantra-like, techno pop of the music of Kraftwerk.

Live, both old and new songs are oddly prescient. Technology and fortitude revitalize classic and illuminte newer material. That live experience is what is represented by Kraftwerk's two CD set "Minimum - Maximum". A perfect souvenir for anyone who saw Kraftwerk in 2004 or 2005.
Listening to "Minimum - Maximum", one begins to feel that Kraftwerk have improved upon their timeless classics. The new cryptic computer voice intro about Sellafield on "Radioactivity" reinforces the fatalistic theme of the dangers of technology without humanity. Or the almost violent feel of the begining of "Metal On Metal". Beats that move the song from industrial foreshadowing to modern techno body music.
Strong power beats jettison "Numbers" and "Pocket Calculator". "Numbers" gets one of the most dramatic overhauls of any song on "Minimum - Maximum". Here the "Numbers" displays the musicians it's influenced in citations, the list including: DAF, Yello, Front 242, Meat Beat Manifesto and Haujobb to name a few.
The technological tinkering and tweaking that allow the old melodies to enter a 21st Century music scene without sounding like a different song.
Some songs were tweaked less but the melodies remained timeless and carry nicely with only minimal revisionism. It's surprising how familiar and timely "The Model", "Autobahn", "Neon Lights" and "Trance Europe Express" sound.
The Classics are not the only songs to thrive in the live setting. The six songs from 2003's "Tour De France" all sound fantastic on "Minimum - Maximum".
Both "Vitamin" and "Elektro Kardiogramm" play like singles live. They have a sense of familiarity that suggest classic Kraftwerk songwriting. "Vitamin" with it's minimalist chorus belongs to the tradition of "Pocket Calculator" and "The Robots".
While "Elektro Kardiogramm" with it's use of breathing for rhythm creates a new space between the transportation anthems "Autobahn" and "Trans Europe Express" and techno body music thumpers like "Metal On Metal" and "Dentaku".
"Minimum - Maximum" sole new song is "Planet Of Visions". A song whose origins lie on the "Expo 2000" EP. This is a techno track aimed at the DJ's inspired by Kraftwerk and pays homage to both Detroit and Germany. It is a Kraftwerk track of the 21st Century. The new track is worthy and able to fit in among the retooled classics of "Minimum - Maximum".
Wether you are a completist Kraftwerk fan or a curious electronica or electro fan looking for a Kraftwerk primer, this record is perfect. An essential live compilation that spans three decades of music.
This is the perfect audio souvenir from the Kraftwerk Tour, let's hope the previously mentioned DVD will be released too.

Tracklist CD1
The Man - Machine
Planet Of Visions
Tour De France Etape 1
Chrono
Tour De France Etape 2
Vitamin
Tour De France
Autobahn
The Model
Neon Lights



Tracklist CD2
Radioactivity
Trans Europe Express
Metal On Metal
Numbers
Computer World
Home Computer
Pocket Calculator
Dentaku
The Robots
Elektro Kardiogramm
Aero Dynamik
Music Non Stop

MNS Top 50 Sellers of 2005:

01. VNV Nation - Matter & Form
02. CombiChrist - Everybody Hates You Limited 2CD
03. Rammstein - Keine Lust ( Limited Digipak )
04. Rammstein - Keine Lust ( DVD )
05. Various Artists - Awake The Machines Vol. 5 ( Limited Edition 2CD )
06. Nine Inch Nails - The Hand That Feeds ( Limited Edition CDS )
07. Neuroticfish - Gelb
08. Nine Inch Nails - The Hand That Feeds ( DVD )
09. Kraftwerk - Minimum Maximum ( UK Version )
10. Nine Inch Nails - With Teeth ( UK CD Edition )
11. Hocico - Wrack And Ruin Limited 2CD Box Set
12. Nine Inch Nails - The Hand That Feeds ( Limited 9`` Vinyl )
13. Nine Inch Nails - With Teeth ( US Dual Disc Edition )
14. Various Artists - Techno Body Music Vol. 1
15. Wumpscut - Evoke Limited 2CD
16. Colony 5 - Fixed ( Limited Edition 2CD )
17. Mind.In.A.Box - Dreamweb
18. Various Artists - Endzeit Bunkertracks ( Act 1 )
19. Various Artists - Out Of Line Electrofestival DVD
20. Rotersand - Welcome To Goodbye
21. Blutengel - Live Lines DVD ( Limited )
22. Gothminister - Empire Of Dark Salvation
23. Hocico - Blasphemies In The Holy Land ( Live In Israel )
24. Kraftwerk - Minimum Maximum Live 2CD ( German Version )
25. Noise Unit - Voyeur
26. Wumpscut - Evoke Limited Box Set
27. Diary Of Dreams - MenschFiend
28. Rammstein - Keine Lust ( UK CDS )
29. Rammstein - Keine Lust ( 7 Inch Vinyl )
30. Project Pitchfork - Kaskade ( Limited Edition )
31. Rammstein - Keine Lust ( Jewel Case )
32. [:SITD:] - Coded Message:12 ( Limited Edition )
33. [:SITD:] - Richtfest
34. Front 242 - Catch The Men DVD
35. Skinny Puppy - The Greater Wrong Of The Right Live DVD
36. Various Artists - Dependent Club Invasion Vol. 2
37. Accessory - Forever And Beyond ( Limited 2CD )
38. Amduscia - Dead Or Alive
39. Various Artists - Machineries Of Joy Vol. 3
40. Rammstein - Keine Lust 12`` Vinyl
41. Rammstein - Ohne Dich ( Limited Digipak )
42. Leaether Strip - Satanic Reasons : The Very Best Of
43. NamNamBulu - Blinded !
44. The Birthday Massacre - Violet
45. [:SITD:] - Coded Message:12
46. Wumpscut - Blondi
47. Various Artists - Septic V
48. Culture Kultur - Reborn
49. The Cruxshadows - Shadowbox DVD+CD
50. Deine Lakaien - April Skies

New Canadian sensations The Birthday Massacre were THE new scene act to emerge in 2004 - combining their stunning and powerful European debut "Violet" with their earlier self release "Nothing And Nowhere" - both albums delivering a refreshing mixture of Goth Rock sensibilities, pounding electronics and rousing melodic songs. In order to shorten the waiting time until their upcoming third studio album the band are now set to release "Blue" their first DVD ! Packed with a wealth of material this DVD includes the professional video-clip for the song "Blue", spectacular live-footage and interviews, electronic press kits, video stills gallery and much, much more...

With their unique stylish image and bombastic sound, wonderful songwriting and perfect production, The Birthday Massacre look set to become one of the Goth / Darkwaves scenes biggest names, with "Blue" setting the scene for their new album due later in 2005.

Late August 2005 sees the launch of the first official CD by one man industrial-army REAPER ( THE new project from Vasi of NAMNAMBULU ). The "Angst EP" takes mysterious soundscapes, massive rhythms and driving dark-techno edged beats ( delivered in the best in the tradition of bands such as Soman, Combichrist and KiEw ) and targets them directly at the alternative dancefloor. In total 9 tracks of aggressive, stomping, uncompromising electro / dance-industrial ! Additionally the "Angst EP" features remixes from labelmates SOMAN and HEIMATAERDE !

Classic Swedish synthpop never sounded finer than that produced by cult electro-pop act Elegant Machinery. With an infectious combination of warm 80's retro analogue sounds, great melodies and smooth clear vocals they produced a string of 4 genre defining albums, ( all released in the 90's ) setting the template for any number of contemporary bands around today. The "Archives" DVD unearths exclusive footage and never-seen-before performances from this ifluential band - collecting together rare and unseen material from their history it includes over 2 hours of unmissable nostalgia including "Virtual X-mas 96 and 98", "Helsingborg Synthfestival 98", "Interviews", the " Black Town" video and much, much more. A must for fans of latter day synthpop artists such as Mesh, De/Vision, Camouflage and Colony 5 - "Archives" comes presented in a multi-fold out digipak and in a Limited Edition of 1000 copies only.

no lyrics....even if they're lost
if there is somethin in the lyrics you wish to discuss....feel free.

They'll burrrn ye!

Es tut mir leid euch mitteilen zu müssen, dass ich aus persönlichen Gründen beschlossen habe, meine Arbeit mit Vasi und somit mit NamNamBulu zu beenden. Nach dem, was im vergangenen Jahr alles vorgefallen ist, ist es mir nicht mehr möglich, hinter diesem Projekt zu stehen, geschweige denn unter diesem Namen aufzutreten.

Offiziell wird meine Unprofessionalität als Grund für die Auflösung der Band genannt werden, und das ist auch gut so. Es ist schon genug unheil angerichtet, aber ich habe damit abgeschlossen.Vermutlich werdet ihr bald auf www.namnambulu.de das Neueste in und über NamNamBulu erfahren.

Ich wünsche Vasi mit 'Reaper' weiterhin viel Erfolg, und wer weiss, vielleicht steht ja auch bald eine CD im Regal wo drauf steht... 'Von der Band, die zuvor als NamNamBulu bekannt war.' Nun denn, dann wünsche ich meinem Nachfolger: Alles Gute!

Es war mir lange Zeit ein Fest.

the voice of brasil - now at channel 3sat
germany - who cAn get it - worth an ear ... ~*~

Live8 arrived in philly meanwhile - party time ... ~*~ .

danoschek: Don't get too ruptured, they're only playing a couple tunes for nostalgia sake. Frankly, I think Rog is doin' just fine on his own ;)

just switched back to the record of b. wilson.
fairly good vibration - I am filling CDs ... ...~*~

go west in moscow ? very unlikely - now live: . petshop boys -
afaik the song was originally written for four castrated voices and five
big drums - tonight they seem to perform it without big drums ... ... ~*~

danoschek: Saw b. wilson on late night recently, he's doing well for a lakeacid vet :D

now the waitress ... guess I have to wait before
listening on ... maria mckee should force lawsuits
to prevent any similar names from gaining trust ... ... ~*~

danoschek: Speaking of O no, have you heard about that J. Lennon story on brroadway? Innat a bust?!

oh creative tinsel town.
a multimedia musical right.
he would rotate at fan 8 in his grave. ~*~

danoschek: What an insult to Lennon's memory! Broadway..ick!

im going to a mcfly concert in september!

DVD" ( save for the release of Stephan Groths Fairlight Children side project and a 'Best Of' compilation ), Norways brightest electro-pop stars Apoptygma Berzerk are set to release their first new material since 2002's "Harmonizer" album. Propelled to the forefront of the rising future-pop scene APB transcended genre bounderies with their infectious blend of catchy trance infused electronics, rousing choruses and compelling club arrangements - constantly updating their sound, throwing off the darkness of earlier releases for a more club-friendly approach. Now back with a new, refreshed vigour and sound ( perhaps waiting for the furore that surrounded 'Future Pop' to recede a little ) they have welcomed former APB guitarist Anders Odden back into the fold : they return with brand new single "In This Together" - an unashamedly commercial comeback, this LIMITED EDITION 5 track Maxi looks set to include remixes and b-sides and much more...

Described by O.V.N.I themselves as "Tek-Pop tunes for dancing humanoids" and following their recent dancefloor Maxi "Good For You", "Objet Volant Non Identifié" - their stunning debut album comes as a recommended discovery to all fans of Covenant, Haujobb, Colony 5, Seabound, Statemachine etc. O.V.N.I. ( side project of London-based electro beat / dance pop act Seize ) venture to the dark side of the human psyche with a brooding but upbeat combination of twisted beats and bone crunching basslines. This time with Steven taking the lead vocals and Sandrine and Rosie being joined on keyboard duties by 4th member Jessie. With vocal comparisons to Eskil Simonsson ( Covenant ) and Phil Oakey ( Human League ) and musically likened to the bastard child of Daniel Myer ( Haujobb ) and Aphex Twin, O.V.N.I. universally defy categorisation. Call it future pop ! Call it EBM dance ! Call it break beat IDM ! Yet another great signing for the Alfa Matrix label !

tune in

Andre Faria: did you see what I changed to make your link work?

Nope. I didn´t tried it, so I thought it was working...

it worked fine for me too, tho I don't know whether it was before or after bwild changed it...either way- great link- really enjoyed it : )

Does anyone know any good sites where I can print off music for the violin, guitar and recorder? I need some basic songs for beginners and kids.

you might try searching for"music tablature"

I've tried loads of searches, I just wondered if anyone knew any that they maybe use themselves thats good.

Try some of these, tonk.

http://www.freesheetmusicguide.com/pop.htm