From 1971 to 1977 Peter Baumann was a member of the legendary German band Tangerine Dream, the inventors of the electronic music genre ,Berlin School".
He produced many seminal records in his Paragon studio (e.g. Conrad Schnitzler, Cluster, Hans-Joachim Roedelius) and released several successful solo albums. "Machines of Desire is filled with many influences, not least of them, my time with Tangerine Dream. Recording this album has been a very rich experience that fulfilled my creative desires, with more to come. I'm delighted that German record label Bureau B will release the recording in May/June of this year. The title, Machines of Desire, reflects my belief that as human beings were driven relentlessly by our deepest desires: the desire to experience life and love, to be heard and seen, to connect with others, to be safe, to find meaning and purpose. and countless more. We find ourselves in the drama of everyday life with uncertainty at every step, with fear of loss and existential loneliness, and only occasionally interrupted by the fundamental joy of being alive." Peter Baumann, February 2016
Formed in Dundee & Edinburgh, Scotland in 1976 by Billy MacKenzie and Alan Rankine, The Associates made some of the most esoteric and lavish ‘pop’ music of their time while gleefully wreaking havoc with industry expectations – refusing to play by any rules.
This new anthology features their biggest hits ‘Party Fears Two’ and ‘Club Country’, three previously unreleased tracks, their cover versions of David Bowie’s ‘Boys Keep Swinging’, ‘Love Hangover’ and the fateful ‘Gloomy Sunday’, plus 21 other songs showcasing their musical inventiveness and MacKenzie’s incredible voice. Includes detailed sleevenotes in an 8-page booklet.
The track list:
CD1
01.Boys Keep Swinging
02.The Affectionate Punch
03. Tell Me Easter's On Friday
04 Q Quarters
05.Kitchen Person
06 A
07.Message Oblique Speech
08.White Car In Germany
09.Kites
10.Party Fears Two
11.Club Country
12.18 Carat Love Affair
13 Love Hangover
CD2
01.Eloise
02. Window Shopping (Instrumental)
03.Jukebox Bucharest
04.Double Hipness
05.The Affectionate Punch (Demo)
06.The Room We Sat In Before
07.Galaxy Of Memories
08.Gloomy Sunday (Live - ICA 1980)
09.Waiting for The Loveboat (Instrumental)
10.Stephen, You’re Really Something
11. Fear Is My Bride
12.International Loner
13.Edge Of The World
At the moment The Mary Hart Attack busy mixing our full album.
The Mary Hart Attack recorded nine songs. It's going to be a mixture of post-punk, shoegaze and noise. They would like to put it out on vinyl and therefore they are looking for a proper label.
The recordings were a long but productive proces. In some songs they added acoustic guitars, shakers, tambourines and even synths!
It's going to be a bit more calm with the gigs now, but when the record is out they want to go on tour again.
They are going to play at the Kavka, Antwerp at the Dark Demon Nights II on June 18th, so that's going to be cool.
They also will play some more shows this summer, among it at the Gentse Feesten.
Momenteel is The Mary Hart Attack bezig aan de mix van hun full album. Negen nummers hebben ze zelf opgenomen. Het wordt een kruisbestuiving van post-punk, shoegaze en noise. Ze zouden deze op vinyl willen uitbrengen en zijn nog op de uitkijk voor een gepast label.
De opnames waren een langn maar productief proces. ZE hebben er in sommige nummers akoestische gitaren, shakers, tamboerijnen en zelfs synths aan toegevoegd!
Nu wordt het iets rustiger qua shows, wanneer zodra de plaat uit is wil The Mary Hart Attack terug meer gaan spelen.
Binnenkort, op zaterdag 18 Juni, spelen ze wel in de Kavka te Antwerpen op Dark Demon Nights II. Ook zijn er voor deze zomer een aantal shows gepland waarover binnenkort meer nieuws over komt o.a. op de Gentse Feesten.
Koban is a young duo hailing from Vancouver, Canada.
They had their first album out on Broadway To Boundary back in 2013 but it really was their 2014’s EP on Weyrd Son that got our attention. Now their second full‐length is ready and with it Koban achieved to extend and improve the great results of their previous Vide EP.
Cold yet catchy dark post‐punk driven by caustic drum machines, featuring French‐speaking female vocals and English‐speaking male voice, powered by synths and guitars as sharp and dangerous as a rusty blade.
Abject Obsessions features 10 new songs and it’s out April 21 both on LP and CD.
http://concertmonkey.be/news/invisible-announce-new-album-patience-10th-june
Here is the very best of Thompson Twins, 34 defining cuts featuring the hit singles, key album tracks and beautiful extended 12” versions. Including Doctor! Doctor!, You Take Me Up, We Are Detective, Love On Your Side and many more. Includes detailed sleevenotes in an 8-page booklet.
CD1
01 You Take Me Up
02 Doctor! Doctor!
03.Hold Me Now
04.In The Name Of Love
05 We Are Detective
06.Love On Your Side
07.Sister Of Mercy
08.The Gap
09 Lay Your Hands On Me
10.Tears
11.Watching
12 King For A Day
13.Lies
14.Future Days
15 Don't Mess With Doctor Dream
16.Judy Do
17.Let Loving Start (12" version)
CD2
01.Nothing In Common
02.Runaway
03 If You Were Here
04.In The Name Of Love (12" Dance Extension)
05.Love On Your Side (No Talkin') (12" version)
06.We Are Detective (More Clues) (12" version)
07.Watching (You Watching Me) (12" version)
08 You Take Me Up (Machines Take Over Me) (12" version)
09 Lay Your Hands On Me (Extended Nile Rogers & Tom Bailey Remix)
10.No Peace For The Wicked
11.Long Goodbye
12.Still Waters
13.Squares And Triangles
14.She's In Love With Mystery
15.Could Be Her... Could Be You
16.When I See You
17 Revolution
