Liquid Divine releases new album
Leipzig, Germany’s Liquid Divine will release a new album, Autophobia, October 30 on Infacted Recordings. The third full-length release for the duo, Autophobia features a guest vocal appearance from Frank Spinath of Seabound.
New stuff from Zoo System, Kite and Rammstein
Zoo System
The brand new single from the really hyped electro ambient group Zoo System
Make sure to find out more about Zoo System at Stereoklang >>
Kite
It was supposed to come out last winter, but now it’s finally on its way – we’re talking about the second EP from synthpop duo Kite. The product (CD and 12″, mid October) is simply called “2” and holds five tracks, including the cover “I Give You the Morning”. Anders Alexander from Alice in Videoland has been handling the mixing and Andreas Tilliander the mastering.
Kite’s debut EP was released nearly one year ago and got a nine in Release.
Rammstein
The press release promises that the new Rammstein single “Pussy” is an “Autobahn of German cliches”. Rest assured, the song is “carried by a gigantic wave of testosterone”. The 2 track digipak includes the title track and the B-side “Rammlied”. The release date is September 18, and the Jonas Åkerlund directed video will premiere two days earlier. The new album is scheduled for October.
New stuff from Angelspit
On September 9 it’s time to find that bomb shelter and take cover, because that’s the date when the new Angelspit album “Hideous and Perfect” hits the street. Ferocious guitars, abrasive synthetic sounds, harsh beats and aggressive vocals are the main ingredient here, together with some striking imagery.
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Angelspit formed in Sydney in 2004 and consists of Zoog and Destroyx.
Apparat + Modeselektor = Moderat
Photo by: Melissa Hostetler
The two German electro acts Apparat and Modeselektor joined forces back in 2002 and formed Moderat. An EP was released but then they disappeared, until now that is.
Their self titled album is out now on BPitch Control and its available both on CD, vinyl and a CD + DVD package with visuals from Pfadfinderei. Also the single “Rusty Nails”, including a remix from Booka Shade, recently saw the light of day
Moderat
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I will never be 80's synthpop nostalgic again – after this
Found this video on Matrixsynth while I was listening to some old synthpop classics on my iPhone and a minute later I stopped listening to my iPhone – my nostalgia tour came to a serious halt. Synthpop wasn´t better in the 80’s, hehe
Well you might enjoy the ARP Pro-DGX featured, but that is about it
Check this out (remeber those old dance moves, yikes):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ltf1zraLPzs&feature=player_embedded
Elli & Jacno was a French 1980s electro-pop group. They were quite successful in France and to some extent in Britain, having been featured once on the front page of Melody Maker magazine.
Cheers Ola
Old school EBM guys Tyske Ludder are back
June 5 marks the release of the new album “Anonymous” from German old school EBM veterans Tyske Ludder. The first edition comes as a numbered digibox including special packaging, poster booklet, signed autograph card and a metal pin.
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IIn the beginning of the 90s Tyske Ludder set the course for their work as pioneers in the european E:B:M and Darc-Electro scene. Coming up from the Wave- and New-Romantic scene they developed very early their meditations on the predominance of technology in our society. Nightmarelike visions of the then-raging war in Yugoslavia as well as the recurring military enforcement of the United States’ claim for world domination represent the other thematic constant in the work of the German Whore. Through the years their musical model developed from heavy Electro-Sounds to some kind of ominous dance music somwhere between Industrial and the aroma of a nuclear blast.
In a unique melting procedure the band around vocalist Albert-X was again and again able to produce avant-industrial dimensions of sound which very often divided the followers into two enemy camps. That is how altogether three album originated in the mid 90s.
The scarce live gigs of the four electro-activists constitute the third column of the concept of Tyske Ludder.
At the beginning of our new millennium it has become very calm around Tyske Ludder. Disagreement on the further development of the band’s musical blueprint and colliding conflicts of interest made this step necessary.
In 2004 the band started working on new material and in the same year they were back on stage. Since November 2005 T.L belongs to the blackrain-family and released their new album „Sojus“ the fans watched out for a long time. The limited first edition, including a bonusmaterial disc, was sold out after a few days.
The band will offer the new album at Wave Gotik Treffen, where they also will perform live. Summer Darkness in The Netherlands and M’era Luna in Germany are two other stops ahead.
Covenant gossip
The name for Covenant’s upcoming album is now set: “Modern Ruin”.
There is still no exact date for the release, but it will be sometime during 2009, according to their homepage.
You can hear some demos on their MySpace.
Tinitus for the last time
So if you are in Stockholm make sure to attend this massive event
TINITUS FESTIVAL 2009
10-11 APRIL 2009
MÜNCHENBRYGGERIET STOCKHOLM
We launch our 10th anniversary and last festival ever.
Two days of synth love for the masses. An all-star classic, a gathering of the tribes. For the love of music through the art of party.
Motor on tour with Depeche
Motor supports Depeche Mode
American/French electronic duo Motor have been hired as support act for 20 of the upcoming Depeche Mode shows in Europe.
Depeche Mode’s world tour, which runs from May 2009 through February 2010, will stop in more than 25 countries. The band will release their new album, Sounds of the Universe, in April.
Their remix of “Precious” was highly appreciated by Martin Gore and a Motor song was part of the pre-concert music during the last Depeche Mode tour.
– Well this time, instead of one track on a mixtape, we’re getting the real deal!, Motor’s Bryan Black says
Berlin label Shitkatapult will deliver the third Motor album late this summer, preceded by single “Death Rave”. Remixes for Acidkids and Kanye West are also to be expected.
Browse the On Record archives for our reviews of the first two Motor albums.
Ladytron are going to support Depeche Mode in Belgrad, Bukarest, Sofia und Zagreb.
Are we not men? Exclusive DEVO performance
Devo is an American rock group formed in Akron, Ohio in 1973. They are best known for their 1980 hit “Whip It”, which made it to #14 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Their style has been variously classified as punk, art rock and post-punk, but they are most often remembered for their late 1970s and early 1980s New Wave sound.
Devo plan, for the first time ever, to do a a one-off performance of their classic Brian Eno-produced 1978 album “Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!” at the London Kentish Town Forum on May 6. Two days later, Devo will perform a greatest hits concert at the ATP Festival in Minehead.
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