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More re-issue fever strikes The Cure Sep 14 2006 | By: Peter Marks (Portland, Oregon, USA)
Surprisingly, the 1983 collaborative album between Robert Smith and Siouxsie and the Banshees bassist Steve Severin entitled "Blue Sunshine" has also been given the deluxe treatment of a double disc edition. It remains the only record which The Glove ever put out and was recorded in the years 1981-1983. It is considered one of the best example of "psychedelic" work ever committed to tape and for the first time ever, all of the album track demos which feature Smith's original vocals have been included.
What's in The Future? Sep 14 2006 | By: Johan Carlsson (Stockholm, Sweden)
The Future is a promising new act from Manchester, UK, consisting of Hannah Melbourn and Steve Buick. They call their music “the soundtrack to the best dream you’ve ever had”, and likens the sound to “Depeche Mode playing James Bond themes with Goldfrapp”. They currently have an EP called “Ward X” on Itunes. For their upcoming debut album “Nightrogen” they have been in the studio with Alan Moulder and Flood, both legendary in the music business, having worked with U2, Nine Inch Nails and Depeche Mode among others. You can listen to some tracks at their MySpace. More Thermostatic sounds Sep 14 2006 | By: Mikael Kahrle (Gothenburg, Sweden)
Swedish synthpop act and SAMA-winners Thermostatic has entered the studio to record the follow-up to their critically acclaimed debut album for Wonderland Records (Dimbodius, Universal Poplab). The first taste of the new disc will come in the form of a single in January. Thermostatic will perform live in their hometown Gothenburg twice this autumn, starting at Club Statisch tomorrow followed by a semi-acoustic performance at new club The Circus on November 12. The Circus supports the homeless.
New gay romantic from Günter und Fritz Sep 14 2006 | By: Johan Carlsson (Stockholm, Sweden) It’s not very often we can present a new genre here at Release, but the lads in Swedish band Günter und Fritz sent us a mail telling us that they play “new gay romantic”. A listen reveals blippy, happy and yes, very gay songs with umm… special vocals. If this sounds intriguing, check out their songs here. Squarepusher says hello Sep 8 2006 | By: Johan Carlsson (Stockholm, Sweden)
Warp Records will release drum’n’bass/electronica artist Squarepusher’s new album “Hello Everything” on October 16. Furthermore, three new tracks will be released as digital singles via Bleep, Warp’s online shop. Only one of these tracks will feature on the album, and they start with “Welcome to Europe”, out now. The next track is available on September 9 and the final one on October 2. Rammstein side-project and live DVD Sep 8 2006 | By: Johan Carlsson (Stockholm, Sweden) Emigrate is the name of the Rammstein side project from Richard Kruspe. Not much else is known about it, but people from Clawfinger seem to be involved as well. A new (and very promising) track can be downloaded from this page. Rammstein also has a new live DVD out soon, called “Völkerball”. It should reach stores by the end of October and features over three hours of live material from Japan, France, England and Russia. In the special edition, an extra DVD with 90 minutes of documentaries is included. There is also a CD with 75 minutes of live recordings. According to Rammstein fan site “Herzeleid”, the name is a pun, meaning either “dodgeball”, or “people’s ball”. "Numb" new Pet Shop Boys single Sep 8 2006 | By: Johan Carlsson (Stockholm, Sweden) Another single will be pulled from the Pet Shop Boys successful “Fundamental” album, and it's “Numb”, the ballad written by Diane Warren. The single includes a single edit with new production by Trevor Horn, as well as two bonus tracks in the form of “Party Song” and “Bright Young Things”. A new remix of “Psychological” by Ewan Pearson is included on a limited edition 12” vinyl release. Tinitus line-up complete Sep 6 2006 | By: Mikael Kahrle (Gothenburg, Sweden)
Nitzer Ebb, Front 242 (old-school performance), Unter Null, Absolute Body Control, The Hacker and Dupont (with Tinitus organizer Daniel Jonasson). A pre-party will be held on October 27.
Memento Materia celebrates 15 years Sep 6 2006 | By: Johan Carlsson (Stockholm, Sweden) Back in 1991, a new label was born in Sweden, and its name was Memento Materia. This will be celebrated in their fifteenth year by releasing “Get Electrofied”, a limited box with two CD:s and a DVD, showcasing Memento Materia/Prototyp music and videos from the first fifteen years. Other plans for this autumn are new albums with Michigan, Backlash and Run Level Zero, as well as a single from Code 64. A compilation featuring singles from Run Level Zero, Militant Cheerleaders on the Move, Thirteenth Exile and Project-X is also on its way, titled “Dynamo Vol II”. The Knife head for USA Sep 5 2006 | By: Mikael Kahrle (Gothenburg, Sweden)
The Knife plan a final round of eight "Audio Visual Experiences" this autumn: October 10 Milan, 12 Paris, 13 Cologne, 14 London, 16 Copenhagen, November 1 New York, 3 San Fransisco, 4 Los Angeles. The duo will shortly release the last single (and video) from their celebrated album "Silent Shout". "Like a Pen" is the fourth single in less than nine-ten months.
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Picking
up from the last batch
of double disc re-releases,
The Cure have recently added "The
Top", "The Head on the
Door" and "Kiss Me, Kiss
Me, Kiss Me" to their roster
of re-issues. 
Stockholm's Tinitus Festival
on October 28 has released
the complete line-up, which
looks like this: 