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

LuckyCat9: LOL

We are going to start a new band...

Bebs:
Boing
Boom
Tschak

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

beep beep. You can make a whole music of that...

Darkwave's rising stars The Cruxshadows have toured all over the world, playing shows in more than 25 countries to crowds of up to 25000 people. With "Shadowbox" the band finally fulfills the greatest wish of their ever-growing fanbase by releasing a DVD that helps to capture the magic of a Cruxshadows live show. The DVD is over 2 hours in length and features tour impressions, festival snapshots, backstage footage, interviews, 4 music videos, slide shows, easter eggs, live performances and much more ! With the exception of one music video, this is all completely new footage that has never appeared before on any Cruxshadow release. The centrepiece of "Shadowbox" is a complete concert performance in front of over 12000 rabid fans in Leipzig, Germany. In addition to the phenomenal "Shadowbox" DVD, this package also contains an audio CD with an EXCLUSIVE Cruxshadows single that is not available anywhere else. This brand new single contains two versions of "Forever-Last", the only new Cruxshadows song to be released this year, as well as a Remix by MESH. The single also includes two brand new remixes : "Edge Of The World" ( SKINNY PUPPY Remix ) and " Dragonfly" ( CONJURE ONE Remix ).

Live At The Dome" is a brand new live CD+DVD set by The Human League out on Snapper records by June 27th. Being one of the biggest bands of the 80's, The Human League had a string of smash hits on both sides of the Atlantic. This CD and DVD package contains all of these hits, performed at the climax of their triumphant 2003 comeback tour. Phil Oakey, Susanne Sulley and Joanne Catherall are reunited and bring fans classic synth-pop tracks including "Don't You Want Me Baby", "Love Action" and "Human". The CD comes with a special bonus DVD featuring a selection of tracks from the gig.

From the barren outback of Western Australia ( Perth ), new electro act Temple Of Tears deliver their debut 5 track single "Ardor", a surefire dancefloor hit, instantly infectious, melodic and uplifting in equal measure. Presented here in 5 distinct incarnations ( including a remix from Assemblage 23, plus the heavenly, widescreen melodies of the Arcane Mix ) it delivers an anthemic sequencer led slice of club electro firmly in the vein of A23 etc but set appart by male / female vocals. A great debut from down under and definately a name to watch !

The more sinister alter ego of Magnus Sundstrom ( The Protagonist ) with his side project Des Esseintes hell bent on destructive behaviour that represents a shift to a primal dark side of the human psyche. New masterwork "Les Diaboliques" is an existentialist inferno of various musical trash and harsh rhythms, with clanging, mechanized percussion barely cushioned by a menacing ambience of cinematically styled electronics igniting the background. These are dark regions explored on the six tracks here, populated by stomping behemoths that threaten to crush with every step, and shards of visceral, dynamic textures that slice across the proverbial sonic landscape. While Sundstrom's work has certainly garnered recognition, "Les Diaboliques" may just solidify him in the lexicon of the industrial public, or take him to a whole new level. Greatly appealing to not only fans of old school greats such as SPK and Test Department, but to those fans of Cold Meat Industry and even some Hands label material

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 !

FAQ have changed their style to a more pop orientated sound and with "Is Pornography Art?" they deliver an album with songs, that sound much more rounded, more danceable and catchier than ever before. Musically speaking they fall somewhere between the early days of Underworld and Pacebo, with this new album featuring vocals and a remix by Stephan Groth ( APOPTYGMA BERZERK ) plus an 'incredible' contribution from US Porn- Queen Jenna Jameson - providing 'vocals' and appearing pictorially on the album sleeve and throughout the accompanying ( glossy ) conceptual booklet.

FAQ have recorded ( with producer Daverio / Kartagon ) an album that includes a number of highly infectious potential hit-songs. Not only on the duet with Stephan Groth ( "We Come In Pieces" ) and the track featuring Jenna Jameson ( "Heartbreaker" - included also in a 'Electroclash' mix by FAIRLIGHT CHILDREN ), but especially the opening track "The World Is Cold Enough" or on songs such as "Minor" or "How To Make Love Like" which are perfectly balanced tracks between fresh electronica and 21st century electro-pop - a mix of fat beats, bombastic grooves and rhythms and catchy melody lines.

Bombay1 feature Dusseldorf collaborators Kurt Dahlke ( a founding member of D.A.F.one of the original electro-punk bands who laid a blueprint later followed by everyone from Skinny Puppy to Nine Inch Nails ) who left after one album and formed alternative German electropop act Der Plan ( a mixture of Residents-style surrealism and Visage-esque electro-pop ) Dahlke is the man who manipulates the machines in Bombay1 alongside wordsmith Stoya on an album that sounds variously like Syd Barrett, Bright Eyes, Nick Drake, Love & Rockets, Snow Patrol, Julian Cope, Leonard Cohen and even the Pet Shop Boys...Alternative, edgey listening - fragile, contemplative and above all original.

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 Mode or Chemical Brothers with their combination of cool electronics and heart-felt German lyrics.

Nirvana: 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 Falling" that 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 "Undone" delivering 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.

Bringing together some of the most creative talent from two disparate scenes - This is TBM : Techno... Body... Music ! Andy LaPlegua of Combichrists blasts at his sweating and happily exhausted audience, which thankfully succumbs to his rhythmic attacks. TBM ? Based on the roots of legendary acts such as Kraftwerk, DAF and the 80's electronic New Wave movement in general, "Techno Body Music" builds itself upon the solid framework of minimal, rhythm-based electronic sound structures directly aimed at getting the body in motion. Fittingly this musical style was soon christened "Electronic Body Music" or EBM in short. Later, at the end of decade of its birth the EBM sound was simplified, its basic structure reduced to four-to-the-floor-beats generated by electronic sound devices, this style was simply called Techno. With no strict borders DJ's would cater to fans of both genres due to fact that the basic goal of both ravers and EBM aficionados was the same : to dance to electronic music ! In the Nineties, the two scenes started to alienate themselves from each other ( although the musical roots and goals still basically remained the same ) though artists involved with either scene still continued to actively exchange styles and ideas, albeit passively. With acts such as Combichrist, VNV Nation ( who both present EXCLUSIVE tracks here ) and Fixmer / McCarthy to one side on and DJ Hell, Sven Väth, T.Raumschmiere or Chris Liebing ( who regularly heads his set list with Nitzer Ebb's "Murderous" ) to the other, this creative sequence appears to have travelled full circle with TBM - "Techno Body Music" being its logical consequence. "Techno Body Music" innovates, breaking down barriers and walls - putting together ONE essential collection of two scenes across two essential discs. A new trend in electronic music ? Techno Body Music could well be it....

Continuing the phenomenal rise of electro superstars Rotersand ( now signed to the German Dependent label ) brand new single "Exterminate Annihilate Destroy" continues the band's exploration of sophisticated lyrical themes and intelligent electro arrangements. Rotersand illustrate that music and current events can coincide without the results being too coarse or heavy-handed. With new single "Exterminate Annihilate Destroy" they provide an intriguing preview of new album "Welcome To Goodbye", due for release in June 2005.

Since the early 80's, FRONT 242's ever-growing fanbase has always proven to be the 5th member of the band. A unique communion between fan and artist that has grown and matured over the course of more than two decades. An interactive relationship that has displayed its intensity during every 'tour de force' live performance where the energy of the audience seamlessly unites with the energy of the band, together creating an incredible experience, an experience witnessed by thousands around the globe. Before the release of their next album, and after the astounding success of the re-release of their debut album "Geography" as a Limited Edition, and to thank the FRONT 242 community for 25 years of staunch support through their quite unusual path, Patrick Codenys, Daniel B., Jean-Luc De Meyer and Richard Jonkheere now deliver to their steadfast fans a true and rich treasure, the first official FRONT 242 live DVD showing the band at its best during the impressive August 2004 performance in Lokeren ( Belgium ) in front of more than 17,000 people. This is a unique opportunity for the fans of electronic music to forever own a true piece of music history on DVD, immortalizing the legend and genius of Front 242.

While Anton Corbijn is still preparing work for the upcoming Ian Curtis biopic, Deborah Curtis, the widow of Joy Division's Ian Curtis, has started a series of interviews. A recent interview with The Guardian is talking about the relationship the couple had: "During my marriage I completely allienated from my friends and family." The couple married in 1975, when Deborah was 18 and Ian 19. Four year later a baby girl Natalie was born, just when Joy Division broke through. The succes was welcome since the couple had money troubles. However, the combination of the life of a pop artist, Ian's epilepsy, his temper and depressions didn't exactly easen a stable marriage. The same year when his daughter was born Ian started an affair with Annik Honoré, a Belgian Embassy worker often described as 'the Belgian version of Siouxsie Sioux'. In the interview Deborah seems to insinuate that it was the affair with Honoré that made Ian commit suicide on May 18th 1980 since "he could probably not decide what to do". The affair ill be touched in the upcoming Ian Curtis biopic by Anton Corbijn for which Deborah and Natalie Curtis together with Annik Honoré provided input. Honoré has never stepped in the spotlights and still finds the whole Ian Curtis thing "very painful".

Next weekend, May 21-22, Warsaw (Poland) will host the Dark east Music Meeting at the club Centralny Dom Qultury. During the fest you will be able to see some very unique concerts of some of Eastern Europe most reknown acts. The stars of the festival will be Slovenia's Silence who returned recently with the album "Vain – A Tribute To A Ghost" and Believe, a new project supported by such famous polish musicians as Mirek Gil, Tomek Rozycki, Przemek Zawadzki i Wlodek Tafel (Collage, Mr.Gil). The festival line-up is as follows on Saturday May 21st: D'Archangel (Poland), Terra Cadaveris (Belarus), Dust Heaven (Ukraine), Common Dream (Poland), Mano Juodoji Sesuo (Lithuania) and Silence (Slovenia) who bring a special acoustic concert. Sunday May 22nd will have No Signal Detected (Poland), God’s Own Medicine (Poland), Grayscale (Ukraine), Forgotten Sunrise (Estonia), Daimonion (Poland) and Believe (Poland). Both nights are followed by a DJ afterparty featuring DJ H_12 (Poland), DJ 4-GOT-10 (Estonia), DJ Werewolf (Ukraine) and Sinusoida Squad (Poland). The fest has also issued a promo cd for the event. For more info on this fest, check www.demm.org .

Out on Dark Wings on May 9th is the newest rendition from the Belgian wave act The Breath Of Life, "Everlasting Souls". It's the first new material from the band since they left Hall of Sermon. This 7th album also marks the 2Oth Anniversary of the Belgian wave band. After five years of touring in Europe and studio work, the four Belgians, bring out an album on which they take some distance from the trendy influences in the scene. The album offers 12 new songs, with as bonus tracks, 3 ‘classic’ live songs recorded in Prague in 2002.

Following the sprawling, genre-kicking electronic tour de force that was 2004's sublime comeback "Well Come", electro originators and instigators Portion Control emerge once more with brand new Maxi / 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. Machine cold and claustrophobic its a fine way to start. Track 2 "Gate 57" ( also included in visual form on the accompanying DVD ) is an excursion into the darker, sculpted electro-ambience and experimentation found on "Well Come" - synth drones, echoing rhythms and layered caustic effects / voice samples building the layers of tension and dread. Track 3 "Chew You To Bits ( Rebuild )" begins with an invocative chanting mantra that segues to an up tempo electro- almost-pop beat frame, with catchy EBM aggro-vocals enhanced by tight programming and a brilliantly simple ( aren't they the best ? ) sequencer line : Its infectious Portion Control at their best. "The Way Out" ( of Stansted ? ) returns to the slow brooding dense construct of edgy electronix, while EP closers "Blood Rushed To Dub" and "Chew You Dubbed" offer amped up instrumental versions of the two club tracks on here.

"Stansted" gets further upgraded with the inclusion of a two track 8cm DVD transmission - rounding out the package with something very special. Two digital videos ( recorded at Stansted it would seem ) for "Blood Rushed To Head" and "Gate 57" offer cut up images, digital interference and blurred visual accompaniments that fit the songs perfectly.

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. Never has the expression small but perfectly formed been more fitting for a release. Portion Control offer perfectly restrained electronic music and visuals with a unique and innovative sound design and presentation.

Norway has always been a precious source for high quality electronic acts ( Icon Of Coil, Apoptygma Berzerk, Echo Image, Zeromancer and many others ) New discovery Conetik ( having recenly performed live as support act for Zeromancer ) unleash "Carbon Elektriq" their breathtaking debut for Germany's rising Infacted label ! An immense fusion of full on modern electropop with fresh and powerful melodic soundscapes positioned somewhere between New Order and Covenant, Conetik display all the necessary ingredients to play an important role in the high league of the innovative electro / synthpop scene. Newcomer of the month in Orkus June 2005 issue, the future promises much for this exciting new band !

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 Limited Edition CD version comes presented in a special digibook format ( printed on special heavy paper ) complete with glossy 20 page booklet.

Not one to sit idle, Bill Leeb has been working on new Frontline Assembly and Delerium albums with band mate Rhys Fulber since December of 2004. Finding time in between working on those releases, he managed to get together with former band member Chris Peterson ( now of Decree ) to revive their Noise Unit side project. The new Noise Unit album will be the first since 1997's "Drill". The aptly titled "Voyeur", features spacious atmospheric melodies layered with flowing strings, whispered vocals, electronic noises and mutilations, along side bass-lines that range from a drum n'bass vibe to an aggressive Industrial assault. As the title suggests, the listener can feel themselves peering into the lives and minds of other people and worlds while listening to the sonic anomaly of "Voyeur" : Perhaps the best album from a Frontline Assembly side-project since Delerium's "Karma", "Voyeur" is sure to please fans of FLA and Delerium, as well as all of those in between.

ANTICHRIST: "Fate" was deleted and never released. Apeeared only in the compilation "Colonization"...

Due to be released mid-May 2005, GLIS’ 4th album entitled "Nemesis" has now been sent to everyone who placed a PRE-order. Dark and heavy, this album 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. André Hartung of 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+.

After a dozen of successful contributions on high-profile compilations, UNTER NULL’s forthcoming album “The Failure Epiphany” might be the most in demand release on the label since its creation! To give her summoning fans a first taste of what is to come, American artist Erica Dunham serves them the “Sick F***” EP. More and more often described as the female replica to the SUICIDE COMMANDO league, she brings extremely distorted and manipulated vocals mixed with uncompromised harsh elektro assaults with a touch of power noise and ambient industrial. Her assault is reinforced with remixes by C-DRONE-DEFECT, GRENDEL, IMPLANT, MANUFACTURA, TAMTRUM and EVERYTHING GOES COLD (aka PSYCLON NINE). UNTER NULL will make a few special live appearances in Europe in August together with fellow Seattle Industro co-conspirator GLIS...

Limp Bizkit is very bad. Their attitude, their lyrics, their music, evertything is bad in this band...

Mongoloid: yep, unfortunately I agree with you...

New Order's latest offering, Waiting For The Sirens' Call, does not break significant new musical ground for the band. New Order sounds like New Order. Peter Hook's melodic bass lines weave around the hypnotic percussion of drummer Stephen Morris while Bernard Sumner's guitar alternately provides enough abrasion to tear holes in the sonic fabric or enough jangling pop sensibility to piece it back together. Synthesizer melodies and electronic blips supplement the traditional guitar/drum/bass rock without smothering it. Distinctions from New Order's past catalogue can be found, of course. The album's title track, "Waiting For The Sirens' Call", is one of the best New Order songs in recent memory. Unfortunately Waiting For The Sirens’ Call does not have the same overall dynamic urgency that the band’s previous album, 2001’s Get Ready, possessed, but it showcases a similar tendency towards guitar-driven pop over chilly synthesizer numbers. Like the band's other recent albums, this work offers an increasingly poppy side of New Order that carries the band further from the cold chill effectiveness of their early post-Joy Division days. At their best, New Order have crafted some glorious guitar melodies to stand alongside their more popular twelve-inch dance tracks and this album is a celebration of this talent that too often goes unrecognized when the band is alluded to by the masses. The best songs on Waiting For The Sirens' Call show a New Order that still refuses to live in history books.

The 80’s postpunk and British indie music slowly but steadily make a comeback. Bands like Interpol, Radio 4, Astral and The Stills use the musical heritage of the 80’s in a refreshing way in their modern alternative music. References to The Smiths, Suicide, Joy Division and The Cure are hip again. Now we have something hot again with The Search. Sweden's newest export, The Search, proves with their debut album that you don't need to be noisy or extravagant in order to do the job. Their sound brings to mind influences from eighties bands such as The Cure, Joy Division and Sad Lovers & Giants. The band combines a very crisp wavy guitar approach with a classic rhythmic backbone consisting of bass, drums and keys. Their prog-post-punk sound makes the experience of listening to this album one that you wish to repeat over and over. Throughout the album the powerful strums of the bass and synthesizer, absolutely separates their music from other bands-being their strongest element. Overall, this is a good post-punk tune that builds nicely to a climactic frenzy then fades out slowly. Don't miss out on this one!

June 6th 2005 sees the release of the first ever official Live Album from Electronic Music Godfathers Kraftwerk. With tracks taken from their massive world tour ( that began in 2003 ! ) "Minimum Maximum" comes spread across two essential discs and includes all of KW's timeless classics including "The Man Machine", "Tour De France", "Autobahn", "Neon Lights", "Trans Europe Express" and many more. A peerless collection of tracks from a truly unique band, "Minimum Maximum" takes live impressions from around the globe with individual tracks recorded in Poland, Moscow, London, Hungary, Japan, the USA and more.

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...

After their recent celebratory 50th issue the production team behind leading international Electro / Wave magazine Sideline have given their magazine a complete overhaul and facelift ! "Sideline Magazine - Issue 51" comes with a totally revamped and improved lay-out design and aesthetic. Featuring COMBICHRIST on the cover, other interviewed artists include a re-vitalized Visage, electro legend Klaus Schulze, Amduscia, Fisherspooner, Deine Lakaien, Lacrimosa, :Wumpscut:, Glis, The Eternal afflict, [SITD], Implant, Diorama, Mlada Fronta, X-Fusion, Y-Luk-O, Colony 5, Syrian, Neuroticfish, Necro Facility, Mechanical Moth, Nexus, Subsonic Symphonee, Dupont, Auto Aggression, Skorbut, Siva Six and many, many more. This issue also includes all the usual news and roundups, hundreds of reviews, articles, interviews and more on 64 glossy pages.

The new Issue of German Orkus magazine features Lacrimosa and Leaves Eyes on the cover and includes posters for HIM, L'ame Immortelle, The 69 Eyes and Placebo. The accompanying CD contains tracks from VNV Nation, Qntal, Milu, Lacrimosa, S.K.E.T., Klimt 1918, Syrian, Liquid Divine, Fallen, Tunes of Dawn and many more. The magazine contains interviews and features with Nine Inch Nails, Kirlian Camera, Blutengel, Qntal, Die Krupps, Klimt 1918, Samsas Traum, Project Pitchfork, In Extremo, Dismantled, Asp, Unheilig, Garden of Delight and a big special on cult beverage Absinthe plus lots of information on the forthcoming WGT festival in Leipzig !

The leading British magazine for Goth and Wave alternative culture comes once again with full length CD, including new tracks by The Crüxshadows, Girls under Glass, Mephisto Walz and many others. "Kaleidoscope Magazine - Issue 19" also includes features and interviews with Killing Miranda, Theatres Des Vampyres, Novalis, Ego Likeness, Monochrome, Stereoskop, Corrosion, Bloody Mary, Devilish Presley, Razor Blade Kisses and many others. This isue also includes a big Century Media Label Profile, tons of review and news from the UK and international scene !

Fantastic conceptual Book + CD release, featuring soundtrack music from harsh industrialists H.I.V+ centred around 100 photographs ( taken over the course of 4 years by the Divine Comedy Records boss himself ) showing the obscure and darkest places of his home city, Marseille. "Univers Carcéral" draws parallels between the industrial noise movement ( showing how lives are conditioned and compartmentalized ) and real pictures from city environments : walls, iron, aggression, but also life and communication. With harsh-intelligent-industrial structures from Babylone Chaos, H.I.V+ and Mourmansk 150 ( with remixes by ASCHE, ISZOLOSCOPE and DJ MAURI ) this aural / visual depiction is a realistic illustration of modern life in the carceral universe...Yet another remarkable, outstanding project and conceptual release from superior French Industrial label Divine Comedy. Limited to 500 copies only.

The latest issue of German Black Magazine comes densely packed with lots of interviews and features, including articles on Sol Invictus, Faun, Leger Des Heils, Alec Empire, Milu, Mechanical Moth, Jack or Jive, Pink Turns Blue, :Wumpscut:, Girls Under Glass, Illusion of Safety, Michael Von Hausswolff, Oxyd, Rya and many, many others. This latest issue also includes more than 100 album reviews, the latest scene news and much more.

The return of a true legend ! GARDEN OF DELIGHT return with brand new album "Lutherion" ( 9 / 10 in Orkus, 10 / 10 in Sonic Seducer ) following on from the very successful "Apocryphal" trilogy. With this new album GOD develop a new kind of revelation : symbolic, paganistic, satanic and magical - "Lutherion" offers symphonic Gothic Rock with strong atmospheric elements and haunting twilight melodies. From majestic songs such as "Black Mass", "Confession" and the fierce "Stigmata" to the suggestive tunes of "Redemptoris Mater" or "23rd Revelation" GOD deliver a beautiful, powerful and dark masterpiece. "Lutherion" comes presented in a luxurious, silver-foil blocked double-digipak edition, containing two 12 page glossy booklets, video trailer and 4 full singles releases.

US industrial formation Dismantled return with brand new 10 track maxi "Breed To Death". This time mainman Gary Zon tailors his release - directly assimilating the electro sounds found on "Breed To Death" for ultimate club compatibility : a mutated electronic fusion of 80 's, electro-clash and trance alongside traditional electro elements and harsh synthetics. "Breed To Death" purposefully exaggerates the new wave of electro music, balancing the edge and complexity inherent in Dismantled's music with a driving synthetic pulse. Additionally "Breed To Death" includes remixes from :WUMPSCUT:, PSYCLON NINE and HAUJOBB plus an amazing cover version of the Paula Abdul ( ! ) 'classic' "Straight Up".

Sometimes there are shows that evoke such a special atmosphere that it just feels like they have to be conserved on record...Hocico´s concert in Israel on last year´s tour definitely falls into this category. The spirit of the masses, the ambience and the energy of the band - everything falling into place perfectly. The result was so impressive that Erk and Racso decided to make the soundboard recording for this show available to a wider audience, though this concert was never recorded / performed with a release in mind. The recording shows Hocico in their purest form - raw and unrefined : a frontal attack made of pure energy, decimating all in its path. On "Blasphemies In The Holy Land" Hocico perform a selection of their tracks with a pure flow of power - with the presence of the audience and its interaction with singer Erk Aicrag felt throughout its duration. "Blasphemies In The Holy Land" is presented with brand new artwork in digipak format and is strictly limited to 2000 copies only. A must for fans, collectors and all electro-freaks attempting to grasp the phenomenon that is Hocico...


Tracklisting:
01. El Infierno Que Viene
02. Spirits Of Crime
03. Ecos
04. Tales From The Third World
05. Distorted Face
06. Poltergeist
07. Bloodshed
08. Keep Barking Dogs
09. Born To Be Hated
10. Odio Bajo El Alma
11. Death As A Gift
12. Untold Blasphemies
13. Forgotten Tears

“Antics” is a steady and confident album, from which you can hear that Interpol has matured. Since “Turn on the bright lights” they gradually crystallized a style of their own, leaving a great deal of the often mentioned comparisons like Joy Division, The Chameleons and The Smiths behind. Through “Antics” it becomes more clear what Interpol itself stands for.

The bright sounding album presents a rich collection of diverse songs, from the strong and pushing “Slow hands” (which is the hardest track) to the mournful “A time to be so small”. If there were a connecting theme between the songs it would be romanticism, because the bulk of the lyrics deals with (disappointed) love and also musically the album breathes a very romantic and passionate atmosphere. The track “Narc” with it’s semi-70’s-discobass even reminds me a bit of the Loveboat.

“Evil” and “C’mere” serve as catchy poptunes for the change in respect of fine-spun musings “Take you on a cruise” and “Public pervert”, two achingly beautiful tracks. The latter starts with a weird minimal, almost tango-like tune that eventually ends up in a dramatic guitar orgy. Another highlight is the exciting “Not even jail”, in which a big brewing atmosphere is built by sparkling guitars and enchanting keyboards on top of ongoing snare hits. When at the second chorus the vocals go up, you think the song can’t possibly last any longer, but then you are surprised again by an even more majestic instrumental epilogue, slowly fading away into eternity.

The only outsider in my opinion is the opener “Next exit”, which could deter a listener at the first hearing, especially when he is expecting another dark and moody Interpol album. I have been told that this one actually was the first track Interpol ever wrote and that it was originally intented as an overture for concerts. Well, don’t let this apparently happy on-the-road evergreen put you out, but try to persist; it shouldn’t be hard considering all the magnificent music to follow. I can only say that Interpol again delivered a true beauty.

The legendary first Gaë Bolg CD "John Barleycorn must die" is being re-issued on May 2nd. This debut has been much demanded and highly requested since it was issued first on the Cynfeirdd label some years ago. On this album you can expect a mix of martial-medieval-industrial-symphonic music with a lot of trumpets and drums, operatic vocals and obsessive tunes. This new edition is strictly limited to 500 copies and comes in a simple cardboard-sleeve. It holds the same cover than the first edition but in a different colour (red on white). The CD was re-released by Gaë Bolg himself as a private ‘collector’s edition.

AHAH, I´ve made the review of this album some time ago and dedicated to Bruno Jesus...

Due to be released mid-May 2005, is Glis’ 4th album entitled "Nemesis" and 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".

For "Nemesis" Glis incorporates harsher distorted vocals and much darker EBM-industrial compositions than before.

Additional guest vocals on the album are performed by Implant, Seize,
Manufactura and Tau Factor.

The 80’s postpunk and British indie music slowly but steadily make a comeback. Bands like Interpol, Radio 4, Astral and The Stills use the musical heritage of the 80’s in a refreshing way in their modern alternative music. References to The Smiths, Suicide, Joy Division and The Cure are hip again. Now we have something hot again with The Search. Sweden's newest export, The Search, proves with their debut album that you don't need to be noisy or extravagant in order to do the job. Their sound brings to mind influences from eighties bands such as The Cure, Joy Division and Sad Lovers & Giants. The band combines a very crisp wavy guitar approach with a classic rhythmic backbone consisting of bass, drums and keys. Their prog-post-punk sound makes the experience of listening to this album one that you wish to repeat over and over. Throughout the album the powerful strums of the bass and synthesizer, absolutely separates their music from other bands-being their strongest element. Overall, this is a good post-punk tune that builds nicely to a climactic frenzy then fades out slowly. Don't miss out on this one!

Since the early 80's, FRONT 242's ever-growing fanbase has always proven to be the 5th member of the band. A unique communion between fan and artist that has grown and matured over the course of more than two decades. Before the release of their next album, and after the astounding success of the re-release of their debut album "Geography" as a Limited Edition, and to thank the FRONT 242 community for 25 years of staunch support through their quite unusual path, they deliver to their steadfast fans a true and rich treasure, the first official FRONT 242 live DVD showing the band at its best during the impressive August 2004 performance in Lokeren ( Belgium ) in front of more than 17,000 people. This is a unique opportunity for the fans of electronic music to forever own a true piece of music history on DVD, immortalizing the legend and genius of Front 242.

bwildman: Ok, I will have this in attention in further posts. Thanks

Bringing together some of the most creative talent from two disparate scenes - This is TBM : Techno... Body... Music ! Andy LaPlegua of Combichrists blasts at his sweating and happily exhausted audience, which thankfully succumbs to his rhythmic attacks. TBM ? Based on the roots of legendary acts such as Kraftwerk, DAF and the 80's electronic New Wave movement in general, "Techno Body Music" builds itself upon the solid framework of minimal, rhythm-based electronic sound structures directly aimed at getting the body in motion. Fittingly this musical style was soon christened "Electronic Body Music" or EBM in short. Later, at the end of decade of its birth the EBM sound was simplified, its basic structure reduced to four-to-the-floor-beats generated by electronic sound devices, this style was simply called Techno. With no strict borders DJ's would cater to fans of both genres due to fact that the basic goal of both ravers and EBM aficionados was the same : to dance to electronic music ! In the Nineties, the two scenes started to alienate themselves from each other ( although the musical roots and goals still basically remained the same ) though artists involved with either scene still continued to actively exchange styles and ideas, albeit passively. With acts such as Combichrist, The Horrorist and Fixmer / McCarthy to one side on and DJ Hell, Sven Väth, T.Raumschmiere or Chris Liebing ( who regularly heads his set list with Nitzer Ebb's "Murderous" ) to the other, this creative sequence appears to have travelled full circle with TBM - "Techno Body Music" being its logical consequence. "Techno Body Music" innovates, breaking down barriers and walls - putting together ONE essential collection of two scenes across two essential discs. A new trend in electronic music ? Techno Body Music could well be it....

gekrompen hoofd: but makes a pause...