Sternrekorder – Sugarshaker
Here’s a nice new synthish video from Sternrekorder:
Official music video of Sternrekorder: “SUGARSHAKER”
released on the Vinyl LP “WEISSENSEE”
www.astro-chicken.com Sept. 1st, 2011
OUT NOW!!!
Video made by M. Pieske / M. Home…© 2011
New music video from Solar Fake – More than this
The track taken off the album “Frontiers” by Solar Fake
Biography
The German electro act SOLAR FAKE, created by Sven Friedrich, presents a really extraordinary work with their new album, “FRONTIERS“. Though 3 years have passed since the debut album “Broken Grid” was released, followers of Sven’s musical activities have pleasantly eased their waiting with the “Resigned” E.P. (2009), by SOLAR FAKE, and the album “Whiteout” (2010), by Zeraphine.
Due to SOLAR FAKE supporting VNV Nation on their last tour and playing several festivals, they have attracted great attention, constantly increasing their number of fans, and not only amongst Zeraphine’s audience.
What was indicated on “Broken Grid” and “Resigned” now finds a felicitous continuation in “FRONTIERS”: driving beats and danceable floor fillers melt with great melodies you can’t get out of your head once you hear them. Sven’s voice is multifaceted like never before, but still it’s the element connecting all 11 tracks to a whole complete work.
There’s one thing SOLAR FAKE puts a strong emphasis on: variety! When listening to other albums of this genre you know how it will proceed after hearing 2 or 3 songs. SOLAR FAKE is different. That’s why it seems difficult to categorize them clearly. Sven: “I simply like too many styles within this giant field of electronic music to limit myself to only one of them. It would be a shame and somehow it would be bore me. I don’t want to compromise. The only restriction I impose on myself is to use synthetically generated sounds only, apart from my voice.”
New synth video from Digital Factor – “I Have To Hit You”
The official videoclip to “I Have To Hit You” from the Digital Factor album “Trialog” released at Black Rain Records.
Get those synths going: Dekad – New Religion
Nice new synth/EBM video from Dekad
Dekad presents a new single taken from the Monophonic album: New Religion. The single contains two versions of New Religion, a remix of Don’t Try by Neutral Lies and a previously unreleased track ‘Ordinary Love’ taken from the Monophonic recording sessions…A new video accompanies this digital single release.
About the band:
Dekad was formed in 2000, at the time the band was composed of 4 people with similar influences (new wave, punk rock, electro pop, EBM, goth.) The lineup was made of JB, Seb, Yoyo and Manu: 2 guys with cheap keyboards, a singer and a guitar player. Dekad started playing live but soon realized that they could do things differently and JB decided to transpose the live demos on his computer which led to a total re-organization. Things became more serious and live sessions slowly left place to home studio sessions, and the band quickly turned to a trio. In 2003, Dekad sent a demo to BOREDOMproduct including the track ‘Tell Me’ that would be released in the “Synthetique” compilation. This was the start of a new collaboration: the next year JB and Member U-0176 from Celluloide started working on Dekad’s debut album “Sin_Lab”, based on the demos of the band. Sin_Lab was finally released in 2005, with a new version of “Tell Me”, and other tracks such as “Dare” and “Club Devil”. The album was very well received by the fans but got limited media coverage.
The trio returned in studio in 2006 to record their second album “Confidential Tears”. From the sound of the first single “Dive” it was clear that Dekad was evolving and its music was now more solid and focused. The album was once again very well received amongst the fans of electronic pop, and gathered more interest in the media. After participating to the second BOREDOMproduct compilation “Auto-Reverse” in 2007, the band went into hiatus as it became harder for its member to find the time to compose together. In the meantime JB frequently joined Foretaste on stage as second keyboard player, and kept on writing new songs on his own.
As a new album fully took shape, JB decided in 2009 to reactivate Dekad, even as a solo act…Thirteen new tracks have been composed and recorded in the last few months. As always, member u-0176 produces this new album with JB. Its name is in line with the new lineup of the ‘band’: “Monophonic”. The debut single, “So Sorry” is an emotional duet with Foretaste’s singer.
Born This Way cover by Casey Desmond… Synth Party!
Edited by Rory Gory :
http://vimeo.com/rorygory/videos
Shot by Casey Desmond
Thanks to Nate for letting me use your 7d! Thanks to Robbie for letting me use your casio drums, and to Rory for making this video totes awesome!
This was shot in my studio OHDEERGOD. All the synths and vocals were done live into Protools. I’m awkward!
Thanks for watching!!!!
Pain Machinery are back
It’s been a while since we heard anything from Pain Machinery but now they are back with new material. Sweden based label Complete Control Productions (CCP) release the newest material from The Pain Machinery: “Auto Surveillance”. “Auto Surveillance” is a collection of remixes from the forthcoming album “Surveillance Culture” due later in 2011.
Since their last album “Urban Survival”, The Pain Machinery have embraced a more structured electronic sound with fewer building blocks ‘but more punchiness’ as they put it. You may expect a hybrid of early EBM, New Beat and Acid House.
Remixes have been provided by Necro Facility, The Weathermen, Severe Illusion and Jouni Ollila to name just a few. The first release on this new label also features two tracks (“Twilight” and “Exit Strategy”) which will not be included on the album. Total playing time of this 14-track release is almost 70 minutes.
Track list:
- Hard Cash (12″ Mix feat. Ted Barley)
- Armed! (Jouni Ollila Remix)
- Grinder (Ted’s Acid Mix)
- Twilight
- Armed! (The Weathermen Remix)
- Hard Cash (Severe Illusion Sober Mono Mix)
- Grinder (12″ Mix)
- Hard Cash (Necro Facility Remix)
- Armed to the teeth!
- Exit Strategy
- Hard Cash (Testarossa Remix)
- Grinder (Mix 2)
- Hard Cash (Sebastian Rivas Acid Rave Remix)
- Hard Cash (Performed by Ragged Bones)
Read more here
Future poppers VNV Nation goes Automatic
http://youtu.be/PAUMv9b1vUQ
The new VNV Nation album “Automatic” will be released in September. The album has been in production for a while now as many Side-Line readers know by now. But it’s official now, so no reason to fear for a delay. The band will be premiering some of the new songs at their show at the Nordstern Festival in Hamburg in July and snippets and previews will be posted online over the Summer.
The ‘Automatic’ tour 2011-2012 will kick off in September 6th in Germany. The special guest on the tour will be Straftanz. Says the band: “This is a band who put on a great live show and are the right kind of people to be stuck in a bus for 4 weeks with when you have a voucher for therapist sessions that you need to use.”
Bon Harris of Nitzer Ebb has a new project on the side – featuring ex-Kraftwerk member
Interview: Daniel Miller – Head Of Mute Records
Over at Sonic State an interview with legendary boss of Mute Records can be found. Mute has several renowned bands on its listing such as Depeche Mode, Nitzer Ebb, Fad Gadget, Erasure to name but a few. Here is what Sonic State has to say about it:
Without Mute records and the acts they have nurtured in the 30+ years since they were formed by Daniel Miller in 1978 as a way to release his own tracks, a whole swathe of influential electronic pop music may never have made it to mainstream attention. Depeche Mode, Yazoo, Erasure, Moby, Goldfrapp and many others have benefitted from their unique, artist-centric focus and been able to flourish and have long term relevance in an industry which is so often driven by the flavour of the month.
With a two-day celebration of all things Mute at the Short Circuit event at the Roundhouse, London on May 13th and 14th looming, we caught up with the founder of Mute – Daniel Miller and talked synths, software and the relevence of todays record company.
Welle Erdball – Der Telefonanruf
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