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Douglas McCarthy guests on Motor album September 30 2005 | By: Kristoffer Noheden (Gothenburg, Sweden) In other news, Motor have also remixed Depeche Mode single “Precious”. The remix will be available on the DVD single, out on October 3, as well as on the limited edition 12”, out on October 10. For more Motor info, see our Bryan Black interview. Meat Beat Manifesto tours Europe September 30 2005 | By: Alex Veronac (Toronto, Canada)
Meat Beat Manifesto live at Toronto 2005. Photo by: Alex Veronac (Release) The Meat Beat experience has successfully toured North America and Japan as they embark on their first European dates in over ten years. Now mid-tour, leader Jack Dangers and video sampler Ben Stokes take on Hasselt, Belgium (September 29), London (September 30) and Barcelona (October 1) before returning to San Francisco. They're touring the latest CD "At the Center," the first new music since 2002's "RUOK?" studio release. During the live presentation, Dangers plays an acoustic bass flute and Stokes uses a special video scratching' device as part of the show. MBM looks to do a second US tour leg in November with their full four piece band. New Erasure DVD in the works September 30 2005 | By: Johan Carlsson (Stockholm, Sweden) If you missed Erasure’s latest tour of Europe, now here’s your chance to experience it digitally, via the upcoming live DVD “The Erasure Show – Live in Cologne”. What do you get then? Well, 28 songs – including three from Copenhagen on the bonus disc – a documentary, an interview with the band, and videos for “Breathe”, “Don’t Say you Love Me” and “All This Time Still Falling out of Love”. Vince Clarke take the mic in “Rapture”, which is pretty cool. The DVD is out on October 31. Final album by Invisible Limits September 30 2005 | By: Niklas Forsberg (Kungälv, Sweden) German pop combo Invisible Limits will release their final album officially in October. Initially "The Final Album" was supposed to be exclusive to the band's web page, but due to high demand it was decided to press the music on compact disc. Fans will want to act quickly, however, since the album will be strictly limited. Different electronic styles from Israel September 28 2005 | By: Johan Carlsson (Stockholm, Sweden)
The label BNE has just brought us a bit of new insight into Israeli electronic music. First in the form of a compilation album called “Life is… Dimensions”, featuring a host of Israeli artists covering a lot of different styles. No psy-trance though, which is Israel 's biggest musical export; instead it's more of a chill-out album. The psy-trance instead comes from Infected Mushroom, who's EP “Stretched” contains material from their last album “Supervisor”, as well as new material. Both discs are out now. Spotlight tip: Mattias Huss' interview with Israeli stars Astral Projection, "The politics of trance".
Suicide Commando re-signs for new album September 28 2005 | Peter Marks (Portland, Oregon, USA) "Bind Torture Kill" from Belgian EBM star Suicide Commando will be out in the spring of next year. The album is preceded by a single in November for the song "Menschenfresser" which will be backed by another album track, "Godsend". Don't confuse "Menschenfresser" for the new Melotron song with the same title. All will be released via Dependent, whom Suicide Commando have recently re-signed to. Killing Joke concert web cast September 28 2005 | By: Alex Veronac (Toronto, Canada) Killing Joke's "War Zones" tour continues on Thursday in Gent, Belgium. On October 3, their show at Amsterdam's Melkweg venue will be webcast live on Fabchannel.com. The now Prag based legendary alternative act hits the stage at at 21.00 CET. If you enjoy the show, be sure to get the first ever Killing Joke live DVD with their 25th anniversary gigs back in February, set for an Autumn release. Ex-And One man joins anti-Aids song September 28 2005 | By: Johan Carlsson (Stockholm, Sweden) The German electro/trance/pop band Pandique has joined forces with Sebastian Komor from Icon of Coil, and ex-And One member Joke Jay to make an anti-Aids song. The track is called “…liebt jeden” and can be downloaded for free at www.pandique.com. Andy Bell's solo trip starts on Monday September 22 2005 | By: Johan Carlsson (Stockholm, Sweden) and Mikael Kahrle (Gothenburg, Sweden) "Electric Blue" comes out shortly after the single, on October 3. Its 14 tracks spans a variety of genres and two of the songs are duets: one with ex-Propaganda member Claudia Brücken and one with The Scissor Sisters' Jake Shears. Bell's web site has sound clips, an interview with Claudia Brücken and a biography where Bell tells some of his life story.
Pig turns "Pigmartyr" into "Pigmata" September 22 2005 | By: Kristoffer Noheden (Gothenburg, Sweden) The album suffered from problems with mixing and mastering as well as poor distribution, things that will hopefully get corrected now as Watts gets turned into Pig again and “Pigmartyr” becomes “Pigmata”. Metropolis is namely issuing a new version with three bonus tracks, that has also been remastered by Isaac Glendening of Cesium_137. “Pigmata” will be out on November 8. Poland's God's Bow complete new album September 22 2005 | By: Peter Marks (Portland, Oregon, USA) The third full-length release from Poland's God's Bow will be out this winter and is titled "Follow" (Black Flames Records). It features twelve tracks that were just recently finished, according to the band. God's Bow have been in existence since the late 90:s and their last album "What's Beyond the Suns" was reviewed by Release back in 2003. Goldfrapp remix Depeche Mode again September 22 2005 | By: Johan Carlsson (Stockholm, Sweden) and Mikael Kahrle (Gothenburg, Sweden)
Goldfrapp's “Halo” remix (featuring additional vocals by Alison Goldfrapp) on the Depeche Mode “Remixes 81-04” album was a band favourite, and apparently Goldfrapp has been chosen again to remix a song from the upcoming album “Playing the Angel”. There's no word on which one, but perhaps its is the next, rather odd, single “A Pain That I'm Used To”? Goldfrapp's third album "Supernature" is out now (and spinning at the Release office, we might add). Pet Shop Boys work with Dan Fresh September 22 2005 | By: Johan Carlsson (Stockholm, Sweden) Neil Tennant from the Pet Shop Boys has contributed vocals for a new song by drum'n'bass producer DJ Dan Fresh. The song “Throw” will feature on Dan's upcoming album “Escape from Planet Monday” which is out next year. Pet Shop Boys worked with him on the PSB single “Miracles”, which Dan co-produced. Neil and Chris Lowe are currently in the studio working with producer Trevor Horn on their new album, and are trying to get it done by November. Trevor is producing the entire album and twelve songs are being worked on. Pet Shop Boys latest release (as Tennant/Lowe), "Battleship Potemkin" was reviewed today. Leæther Strip EP in October September 21 2005 | By: Mikael Kahrle (Gothenburg)
The seven track EP "Suicide Bombers" will be released in a little more than a month, on October 28, and holds two versions of the title song (including a "real" 12" version) and five more new songs. - The lyrics are as personal as they ever were and I wanted to stay true to my older work, Claus Larsen says and continues: - It was about time I got out of my dark hole and start my dear old friend Leæther Strip up. It wasn't really fair to him to just leave him in the ruins like an old car after all he gave me... Release attended Dead Can Dance US premiere September 20 2005 | By: Peter Marks (Portland, Oregon, USA) Several new songs were debuted for the riveted audience as well as classics like "Severance" and the This Mortal Coil contribution from Dead Can Dance "Dreams Made Flesh". Surprisingly, numerous tracks from their 1993 breakthrough album "Into the Labyrinth" featured strongly in the set, although they were balanced by a rare airing of "Black Sun" from 1990's "Aion" as well as several new pieces from Lisa Gerrard which drew rapturous applause. Three encores were delivered. Both shows were recorded (as have all the concerts on this tour) and were made available to audience members. A voucher system has been devised by the band by which one enters the code on said voucher at the web site to redeem their copy. No plans exist for a new studio album from Dead Can Dance at this time. In other news, Lisa Gerrard has released yet another film score, for the movie "A Thousand Roads". She has previously scored "Gladiator", "Whale Rider", "The Insider", "Ali" and "Layer Cake", amongst others. Further details of her future plans can be found on her web site. Rammstein: "Benzin" single from "Rosenrot" album September 19 2005 | By: Mikael Kahrle (Gothenburg)
"Benzin" will be digipak-ed and will offer four takes: an original version and three mixes by Meshuggah, Ad Rock and Apocalyptica. The cover image is just released. As previously reported, "Benzin" was tested live for the first time in Berlin this summer. A video by Uwe Flade (Depeche Mode, Franz Ferdinand) premiered on MTV last Friday. New Klinik disc to feature Vidna Obmana September 19 2005 | By: Peter Marks (Portland, Oregon, USA) "Gluttony" (Hands Productions) will be out on September 19 and will be a collaboration between Marc Verhaeghen and Vidna Obmana. This release had been discussed for a few years; it won't be the first time these two have worked together. Obmana can also be found on X10's 1991 release "Semblance". Severed Heads comeback at Belgian festival September 19 2005 | By: Johan Carlsson (Stockholm, Sweden) A new edition of the Belgian Independent Music Festival will be held in Antwerp on December 17. The bands playing are 90% Belgian, but Australian industrial legends Severed Heads will do their first European gig in 20 years. Other acts include Suicide Commando, Diskonnekted, Ionic Vision, Monolith, Nid & Sancy and The Neon Judgement . Boytronic still alive September 19 2005 | By: Niklas Forsberg (Kungälv, Sweden)
It seems the comeback album "Autotunes" will not be the last by classic electropop band Boytronic. A new album is in the works, most of which is already recorded. The beginning of 2006 is likely to host a new album by the German duo. EBM duo Orange Sector back at it again September 19 2005 | By: Johan Carlsson (Stockholm, Sweden) Lars and Martin from EBM band Orange Sector have gone into the studio again, to make a new album. Flush with the warm response they got from their “best of” album, they decided to make a comeback. First live release from Hates and co September 19 2005 | By: Niklas Forsberg (Kungälv, Sweden) German EBM/darkwave act Diary of Dreams, lead by Accession Records owner Adrian Hates, will release a live album entitled "Alive" on October 4. Judging from the track list, the album will mostly hold material from the band's later productions. Him alights with new album September 16 2005 | By: Mattias Huss (Turku, Finland) Recorded in a luxurious LA mansion usually populated by movie stars and Playboy playmates, and mixed in Jimi Hendrix former studio in New York, "Dark Light" signals Him's rise to top celebrity status. Will the album justify such grand gestures? We'll know soon enough. The single "Wings of a Butterfly" is already out. This and more can be heard at Him's MySpace page. |
The first single from
the solo project of Erasure's
Andy Bell is “Crazy”, and
it's out on Monday, September
26, via Sanctuary. It's
pulled from the album “Electric
Blue” and is available in two
CD formats, and as a DVD-single.
One of the CD:s features a Vince
Clarke remix. 
We
were expecting a
Leæther
Strip
comeback CD, but not
this soon. 
The
first single off Rammstein's
new "Rosenrot" album
(previously called "Reise
Reise 2") will be "Benzin"
on October 7. In The
Czech Republic, Denmark,
Iceland and Slovakia,
the release date is October
10 and in Ireland and
the UK, October 17. 
