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| Four hour DVD with The Mission June 30 2005 | By: Aimée Kreuger (Stockholm, Sweden) The Mission joins the music DVD trend by releasing "Lighting the Candles" in late August. With nearly 20 productive years behind them, The Mission have had much to choose from when putting together this DVD, resulting in a digipak with almost four hours of material, divided over a double-DVD and a live audio CD. Besides the obligatory concert, interviews and documentary, the DVD includes a video clip made exclusively for the occasion, titled "Light the Candles", a clip with a computer comedy animation and Wayne Hussey performing "Islands" together with a fan. For those finding themselves in either South Africa, Ireland or the UK, there will also be a "Lighting the Candles" tour. Older fans might want to look into buying tickets for Johannesburg in July: with guitarist Rob Holliday on tour with Prodigy, Mark Gemini Thwaite returns for a two night special. New electronic tunes from Gaymonkey June 29 2005 | By: Mattias Huss (Åbo, Finland) Swedish electronic music label Gaymonkey Records has a total roster of ten CD:s as of this summer, most of them featuring label manager Sara Berg and her prominent soul vocals. Her rather straightforward, brass-infused new single "Another Night" includes a club mix by London based Canadian Melnyk, who also has a single out on Gay Monkey, the glitzy 80:s-tinted "Art of Seduction". Melnyks next single "Strut" is released in the UK on July 11. All the artists on the label, started in 2003, contribute mixes of each others songs, which makes for some interesting cross pollination. Front 242 headline new Barcelona festival June 27 2005 | By: Mikael Kahrle (Gothenburg, Sweden)
We rarely talk about Spain and are therefor happy to report that Barcelona, Spain hosts the electro fest Indieferencia on July 21 and 22. The organisers proudly present Front 242, Covenant, Sigue Sigue Sputnik, Blutengel and several scene celebs.
June
22 2005 | By: Mikael
Kahrle, Gothenburg, Sweden) The Hultsfred Festival in Sweden last weekend also became the biggest in their 20 year long history. With a strong line-up - Nine Inch Nails (for the first time on Swedish soil), Marilyn Manson, Tori Amos, System of a Down, Slayer and many more - the festival was sold out well in advance and had over 31 000 visitors. As you can read in Kalle Malmstedt's report, everyone was blown away by the beauty and power in Nine Inch Nails' show. Kalle, who has been reviewing numerous gigs throughout the years for a variety of magazines, cried and experienced one of his best concerts ever. Hear Rhys Fulber sing on Conjure One album June 22 2005 | By: Johan Carlsson (Stockholm, Sweden)
Rhys Fulber – known from Delerium and Front Line Assembly – has been working hard on his second solo album under the Conjure One moniker. It’s titled “Extraordinary Ways” and features ten tracks with a plethora of different guest singers, such as Chemda and Poe who also sang on his self-titled debut. Newcomers behind the mic are Tiff Lacey and Joanna Stevens, and also Rhys himself! This is the first time he has ever stood behind the microphone, and the song in question is a cover of Buzzcock’s “I Believe”. This and three more songs are showcased by Rhys on his Myspace music page and the label has sent us an album promo so expect an early Release review. The album is out on Nettwerk on August 29. Kraftwerk album in Spanish? June 22 2005 | By: Johan Carlsson (Stockholm, Sweden) According to an interview with Ralf Hütter conducted by Chicago Sun-Times, he says that Kraftwerk has recorded an album in Spanish before they went on their South American tour. This information is unconfirmed. Funker Vogt navigates towards the future June 22 2005 | By: Johan Carlsson (Stockholm, Sweden) German aggro-EBM band Funker Vogt is set to return to the scene with the new single “Fallen Hero”, out on Synthetic Symphony on July 25. It’s pulled from the upcoming album “Navigator”, and features remixes by The Birthday Massacre and The Underwater Pilots as well as two extra tracks. Xotox returns with new album June 22 2005 | By: Johan Carlsson (Stockholm, Sweden) Xotox is a project from Andreas Davids, and he plays harsh noise-industrial with hard beats. The new album “Psi” comes as a limited edition double CD, with all-in-all 17 new tracks and remixes to lay your hands on. It’s out on June 27 on Pro the Noize label. Xotox plays in Copenhagen, Denmark at Club Metropolis on July 16. Live CD with Soft Cell June 22 2005 | By: Johan Carlsson (Stockholm, Sweden) “Say Hello Wave Goodbye” is the name of the upcoming double live CD, recorded during their 2003 tour. It features 26 tracks, mixing new and older material. It’s out on June 27 on Music Club. It has been some time after the crash and we are glad to hear Soft Cell's Marc Almond is now in better shape.
Chris Cunningham + Aphex Twin = true June 22 2005 | By: Johan Carlsson (Stockholm, Sweden)
Fans of both Chris Cunningham and Aphex Twin can look forward to the Warp DVD of “Rubber Johnny”. It’s a twisted and dark short film by Chris, with music by Aphex Twin. The package comes with a 40 page booklet with drawings and photographs. Look for it on June 27. Cunningham has previously made several spectacular videos for Aphex Twin, Madonna, Björk, Squarepusher and Portishead, among others. Cat Rapes Dog reunite on stage June 21 2005 | By: Mikael Kahrle (Gothenburg, Sweden)
On September 16, Cat Rapes Dog reunite for a gig at Klubb Statisch, Gothenburg. They will play selected songs from their back catalogue. Young club Statisch, which has hosted Der Plan, Komputer and other acts during the spring, will be organised one Friday per month after the summer (Wednesdays no more). Arvika: "many bookings remain" June 21 2005 | By: Mikael Kahrle (Gothenburg, Sweden)
The Arvika Festival tells us they have many acts left to reveal and three interesting ones went official today: Deine Lakaien (a band we have been asking for for years, we will stop nagging now...), Elegant Machinery and Strip Music. Skinny Puppy DVD details and tour plans June 20 2005 | By: Alex Veronac (Toronto, Canada) Along with 2004 tour footage on DVD 1, DVD 2 shows some archive footage of the 1992 "Last Rights" and 1990 "Too Dark Park" live tours. Two documentaries compliment the 81 minute long second disc with one shot by the band during their 1988 "Head Trauma Europe Tour" and the new "Information Warfare" segment. "The Greater Wrong of the Right Live" (SPV Germany) has two hours of concert footage mainly from the Toronto and Montréal club gigs of November 2004 under the direction of William Morrison. The DVD set features all region play, widescreen, Dolby Digital 5.1 surround by Ken "Hiwatt" Marshall. The digipak casing is designed by longtime band collaborating album cover artist Steven R Gilmore. Sadly the cover art does not feature new or live photos of the band. The band looks to play the UK prior to their M'era Luna Festival slot. They look to play Budapest's Sziget Festival in a first ever daylight set (!). Skinny Puppy will then continue to play more European dates in promotion of the new 2DVD release. No Zillo Festival this summer June 20 2005 | By: Mikael Kahrle, Gothenburg, Sweden) The German Zillo Festival is cancelled after Zillo partner Contour has left the project. The line-up included Peter Murphy, Apoptygma Berzerk, Deine Lakaien, Killing Joke and New Model Army. Depeche Mode tour revealed today June 16 2005 | By: Mikael Kahrle (Gothenburg, Sweden)
Depeche Mode will be showcasing songs from their new album as well as performing old hits. After "Exciter", they did 85 gigs for nearly two million people. They haven't played live for almost five years. The exact dates for North America are not set as of now, but we know Depeche Mode will play the following cities during October, November and December of 2005: Fort Lauderdale, Tampa/St Pete, Atlanta, Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, Denver, Salt Lake City, Vancouver, Seattle, San Francisco, San Diego, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Chicago, Detroit, Toronto, Montreal, Washington DC, New York and Boston. The European dates for 2006 look as follows: January 13 Dresden, 15 Hamburg, 18 Berlin, 20 Düsseldorf, 23 Prague, 24 Erfurt, 26 Frankfurt, 29 Antwerp, 31 Geneva. February 2 Marseille, 3 Toulouse, 4 Lyon, 6 Madrid, 8 Lisbon, 10 Barcelona, 14 München, 16 Wien, 18 Milan, 21 Paris, 25 Copenhagen. March 3 St Petersburg, 4 Moscow, 9 Stuttgart, 10 Friedrichshafen, 11 Mannheim, 13 Graz, 14 Katowice, 16 Tallinn, 17 Riga, 18 Vilnius, 21 Budapest, 22 Ljubljana, 24 Amneville, 25 Douai, 26 Rotterdam, 28 Zürich, 30 Manchester, 31 Birmingham. April 3 Wembley. General public European ticket sales from June 24. Swedish, Norwegian and Finnish dates are being finalised and will be presented later this summer. EMA Telstar in Sweden has confirmed they are working on this. At the press conference, no information was given regarding other parts of the world, support act/s or single and album titles. At the end of the conference, where all three members were present, Depeche Mode received a platinum record for their remix compilation. The image above is the official tour picture. |
Hultsfred
Festival back on track 
As
expected, Depeche Mode
announced their new 2005-2006
world tour at a press conference
today in Düsseldorf. This
autumn, the band will embark
on a six week American
trip, followed by a European
tour in 2006.