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Two new pop singles from Memento Materia September 30, 2008 | By: Mikael Kahrle (Gothenburg, Sweden)
Stockholm duo Bobby picks the 80:s styled song "So Many Scars" and deliver it in a radio edit remix, dance remixes signed Dynamikk, an extended remix and the album version alongside the ballad "Romantic Flow". Newcomers Sadman have prepared "Help" in a radio edit, an electrofied version by Ultraljud and a Johan Skugge remix. The B-side on this single is called "X.X.X". Flocking around Devon September 25, 2008 | By: Mike Whyte (London, UK) More music from the 'net again. “Flock State” is the work of Devon Garde, an Irish electronic music producer – working in the medium of simply voice and computer – producing a type of electronic poetry. As is becoming increasingly common these days, “Flock State” will only be released via the Internet, with no CD released. There is a pre-mastered version of the album available for free download via the website www.devongarde.com, a taster for the full release on December 8 2008. Impressive darkwave from Switzerland's Beauty of Gemina September 24, 2008 | By: Peter Marks (Portland, Oregon USA)
"A Stranger to Tears" (distributed by Danse Macabre in Germany) is out on Friday, September 26, from one of Release's new favourites, The Beauty of Gemina from Switzerland. We took some time away from our busy lives to check out their latest video for the track "This Time" and were utterly beguiled. A tantalizing mixture of The Sisters of Mercy, The Furs and Diary of Dreams with their own flair for stripped down tunes, this act while not known to many yet is undoubtedly headed for the big time. Kent box includes 15 previously unreleased tracks September 23, 2008 | By: Mikael Kahrle (Gothenburg, Sweden)
On October 29, Kent will release "Box 1991-2008", with 133 tracks and 96 page book with an interview by Jan Gradvall, private pictures, tour history and lyrics. The box contains all the albums, including "B-sidor 95-00" and "The Hjärta & smärta EP". We'll be treated with 26 bonus tracks and 15 (!) of these are previously unreleased. The band did not even know some of these existed anymore. - There are so many memories and stories, fun, pathetic, bizarre and sad, connected to these tunes, Kent says. What to do with the Autumn nights drawing in around London September 22, 2008 | By: Mike Whyte (London, UK) A bold title – but things get exciting this time of year in and around London. Now that the all-too-short summer is gone, and the festival season is petering out, it's time for the clubs to take control. A major new venue set to launch this month is the opening of Matter, a club centred around the O2 (formerly the Millenium Dome). Not just the venue is impressive – look at the upcoming line-ups over the next month: Unkle (live), Carl Cox, Sasha, John Digweed, Tom Middleton.... pretty much all the heavyweights of dance music really. In a slightly different vein, and back deep in the underground, the highly innovative Planet Mu host a night of fun at Corsica Studios in Central London. Mary-Anne Hobbs, heads an impressive line-up including Boxcutter, u-ziq, Milanese and Global Goon. Eta September 27. Metal girl goes solo September 22, 2008 | By: Peter Marks (Portland, Oregon, USA) and Mikael Kahrle (Gothenburg, Sweden)
Jonna Enckell from Swedish metal band The Project Hate MCMXCIX leans on her classical training on solo album "Siren on". The piano work is amazingly similar to Tori Amos' "The Choirgirl Hotel" period with operatic vocals. The majority of the songs on here are designed to calm and induce reflection. Remix EP from The Cure out now September 22, 2008 | By: Peter Marks (Portland, Oregon, USA) "Hypnagogic States" (Geffen), a collection of remixes from the previously issued four new singles by The Cure, is out since September 15 and will be followed by the band's new album "4:13 Dream" on October 27. Robert Smith and his three fellow conspirators have also begun booking some live dates which more than likely will bloom into a full-blown tour in the coming months. DM tour press conference? September 17, 2008 | By: Tobias Eliasson and Isabella Westblad (Gothenburg, Sweden) According to several big fan sites, Depeche Mode will host a press conference at the Olympia Stadium in Berlin on October 6. The conference will reveal all details on the band's upcoming tour in 2009. The band is also said to be working on their upcoming album together with Ben Hillier, but this isn't confirmed from official channels. More news on this as it becomes official. Swedish prime minister played Alphaville September 17, 2008 | By: Mikael Kahrle (Gothenburg, Sweden)
Sweden's prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt played the "Big in Japan" (Alphaville) and "Don't You (Forget About Me) (Simple Minds) videos, when guesting the TV show "Videokväll hos Luuk". Each guest has to pick four videos. At the end of last week's show, Swedish star Lena Philipsson was given Kraftwerk socks (!). Pink Floyd keyboard player dies September 17, 2008 | By: Mikael Kahrle (Gothenburg, Sweden) Pink Floyd keyboard player Richard Wright died of cancer on Monday at the age of 65. Power noise fest celebrates 10th anniversary September 16, 2008 | By: Sören Jensen (Gothenburg, Sweden)
The last batch of band has been released for this year's Maschinenfest, the leading showcase event for power noise and related genres. The festival celebrates its 10th year and presents some of the largest acts within the genre, such as Sonar, Hypnoskull, Imminent, Asche/Morgenstern, Ambassador 21 and Winterkälte - 33 live acts in total. Maschinenfest is October 2-5 in Krefeld near Düsseldorf, Germany. A Stjarna is born September 16, 2008 | By: MIkael Kahrle (Gothenburg, Sweden) John Alexander Ericson, once a member of the underrated The Northern Territories, is a Swede living in the UK, and he has recorded an album with guitarist Jamie Kane under the name Stjarna. The aim was to make the most beautiful, heartfelt and individual music possible, inspired by Talk Talk, My Bloody Valentine and Sigur Rós. A digital release is imminent. Stjarna means star in Swedish, a word Alan Wilder picked for a Depeche Mode B-side he made once. John Alexander Ericson's solo album "Songs for Quiet Souls" is now available as a free download from the official Myspace. The album was originally released as a CD on the Berlin based label Rosegarden/Soulfood (Sony) in 2004. A new EP will se the day of light in October or November. |
Two Swedish Memento Materia pop acts that released albums earlier this year release digital singles now.
