Black is the sanctuary of light.
What follows when you leave space behind? When you move into worlds beyond time and space? When quantum mechanics made it possible to venture into seemingly strange dimensions?
In 2013, PROJECT PITCHFORK dwell on these questions and answer them already with the title of their newest album “BLACK” without losing themselves in the process: “In the emptiness of space, the biggest of all suns could shine right behind you but your eye would only behold utter darkness” - and with “BLACK”, PROJECT PITCHFORK enlighten these hidden worlds of our reality.
Peek-A-Boo proudly presents the latest video by La Lune Noire, a wave/gothact you absolutely have to discover.
With the conclusion of other remaining projects and collaborations, there’s no focus other than dirk serries’ongoing exploration of minimalism. four years in the making and undoubtly fuelled by his 2009 debut and previous mainstays vidnaObmana and fear falls burning, this second microphonics studio album is a heartbreaking symphony of echoing themes, wailing overtones and beautiful desolation. microphonics xxi-xxv, subtitled ‘mounting among the waves, there’s a light in vein. the burden of hope across thousands of rivers’ does hint towards an emotional statement, one that boldly goes beyond what previously achieved.
microphonics xxi-xxv will be out on march 16, as a limited edition double 10inch in a numbered gatefold sleeve (150 copies on white vinyl, 300 copies on black vinyl), complete with a cd copy of the album, and a cd in a deluxe mini album gatefold sleeve. copies can be pre-ordered now from our tonefloat store.
Dirk Serries' is currently undertaking a tour that brings him to most countries of southern europe. the songs are shaping up to much acclaim of the audience. dirk wil return to the north for a series of shows starting with the official release show at trix, in antwerp. to celebrate this release show we will be releasing a marbled edition of the double 10inch (plus cd) version that will be exclusively available during this show and is being pressed in a strictly limited edition of 50 copies only! another good reason to visit trix on march the 16th.
official release show march 16 trix, antwerp (belgium) with stratosphere.
march 31 fluister, dordrecht (the netherlands) with loscil
april 04 world minimal music festival 2013, muziekgebouw, eindhoven (the netherlands) with kronos quartet
april 18 roadburn festival, 013, tilburg (the netherlands)
p.s. expect some Tonefloat releases by bass communion, theo travis & robert fripp, and mercy giants in the next one!
February 26, 2013 sees the release of KUNST, the latest offering from KMFDM, the purveyors of The Ultra Heavy Beat. "KUNST" is German for "ART", fitting for a band that has spent three decades conceptualizing its own brand of art war against the establishment.
KUNST is bombastic musical graffiti, showing the band making another indelible mark on the walls of society.
Sascha, Lucia, Jules, Andy & Steve kick things off with the snarky title track, instant payoff for long-term fans and newbies alike, then delve into freakadelic mayhem, seamlessly blending their anarchic signature sound / themes with elements of punk, industrial and EBM.
KUNST is the passageway into the very abyss, the unknown depth of a staple we took for granted over the years, commonly known as KMFDM. Relentlessly pouncing headlong into tracks named "AVE MARIA", "QUAKE", and, as a show of solidarity for the jailed Russian punk band, "PUSSY RIOT", KMFDM expose the underbelly of societies' shortcomings, tracks such as "HELLO", "PSEUDOCIDE", "ANIMAL OUT" and "I <3 NOT" show that entering into its 30th year, KMFDM is definitely "doin' it again", but catching us off-guard this time around!
Contributions by Swedish cult band MORLOCKS and LEGION WITHIN's William Wilson add further fuel to this fury, THE MESS YOU MADE and NEXT BIG THING are rock-solid statements against the eroding forces that leave no rock unturned in the effort of undermining our societies, yet stalwartly we stand united, counting down the days until February 26, 2013!
01. KUNST
02. AVE MARIA
03. QUAKE
04. HELLO
05. NEXT BIG THING
06. PUSSY RIOT
07. PSEUDOCIDE
08. ANIMAL OUT
09. THE MESS YOU MADE
10. I ♥ NOT
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KMFDM 2013 Tour dates!
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The Veils return with their highly anticipated 4th album Time Stays, We Go - released on their own Pitch Beast Records imprint.
Recorded at Seedy Underbelly Studios in Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles and produced by lead singer/songwriter Finn Andrews and Adam Greenspan, Time Stays, We Go marks the beginning of a captivating new era for a band already hailed as “The best and most unsettling thing I’ve seen in music this year” by The LA Times and “Quite possibly the most underrated band on the planet” by NME.
Finn has had a life consistently surrounded by music. His father Barry Andrews was one of the founding members of new wave pioneers XTC and also collaborated with Iggy Pop, David Bowie and Robert Fripp in the 1980’s – but it wasn’t until Finn moved to New Zealand with his mother in his teens that he started writing songs of his own. At 17 years old he returned to London and formed The Veils and has been touring and releasing records ever since.
It is with his band’s 4th effort however, that the exceptional promise he has always displayed as a singer/songwriter has come to fruition.
Time Stays We Go consists of ten songs culled from a batch of literally hundreds of songs written in the three years since The Veils last full-length release in 2009. Andrews says of the editing process:
“Adam Greenspan & also Nick Launay (producer The Bad Seeds, Yeah Yeah, Yeahs) helped me sort through them all and separate the good from the… not so good. I write almost every day so it was quite incredible the sheer quantity of ramblings I’d managed to accumulate in three years.”
On Time Stays, We Go Andrews’voice sometimes echoes the low baritone of Lee Hazelwood or Leonard Cohen, such as on the ornithological Grimm Tale ‘Birds’. But this voice becomes twisted and possessed during ‘Dancing With The Tornado’, screeching and hollering through its narrative of a girl with “Tombstone teeth and hair pulled back tight like a violin bow.”
Much like Andrews’ heroine in that song, The Veils like to dance with the larger things. Subjects like love, death and time have always provided the backbone of Andrews’ song writing and it is a pleasure to listen to a band having such fun with the material.
Long time collaborators Sophia Burn (bass), Raife Burchell (drums), Daniel Raishbrook (guitar) and new member Uberto Rapisardi (hammond organ) help create a rich musical backdrop for Andrews’ songs, audibly relishing the opportunity to take the listener from frenzied album opener‘Through The Deep, Dark Wood’ to the glistening, reverb-soaked ode to lost youth ‘Candy Apple Red’ - all within the album’s first 10 minutes.
‘Train With No Name’ is built around a rhythm track made of “about 15 toms and 25 tambourines” and features Robert Herrick’s epigram “Gather ye rosebuds while ye may” spliced together with Andrews’ own “’Cause once the night arrives it’s here to stay”. The couplet repeats as all around the rhythm takes on a distinctly locomotive feel of its own.
Returning to the same studio where they made their critically acclaimed album ‘Nux Vomica’ in 2006, the band have again been inspired by both California’s physical & musical landscape. Sprawling string arrangements on‘Another Night On Earth’ bring to mind the lush instrumentation of Van Dyke Parks, while Mariachi-style horns on the joyous ‘Turn From the Rain’ and album closer ‘Out From the Valley’ evoke the Mojave’s dusty desert badlands.
The band tempted seminal English producer Bill Price (The Clash, Jesus & Mary Chain) out of retirement to mix the record to tape at Metropolis Studios in London, lending the album a richly analogue sound, rarely heard in popular music today.
Time Stays, We Go shows The Veils at the very height of their creative powers so far, deftly combining two distinct sides of their personality, or as Andrews calls it, “The Pop & The Snarl”:
“I never set out to be in a successful band, I just really hoped that someday I might get to be in a great one. Ultimately I’ve just always wanted to tell little stories in my songs, but then there’s a very improvised and cathartic aspect to what we do as well and I really wanted this record to put both of these sides across. I like the idea of Roy Orbison having a weird day out in the desert with The Stooges.”
As for the future of The Veils, Finn has only one thing on his mind:
“I just want to make another record, then another, then another - on and on until I have to hang up my hat. I really do hope I get to do that...”
