Pankow are back! On their new EP (which was conceived with the help of some friends, like, for instance, Plastic Noise Experience), the mad Italian EBM-/Electro-pioneers yet again sound unapologetically fresh, totally unforeseeable and absolutely unique. From Old-School-EBM via brazenly melodic yet heavily pressurized Electro-tracks right up to Industrial-infused epic stompers – anything goes. Ground-breaking… as always. Limited to 666 hand numbered copies in lavish Digipak.
It’s been quite a while since we last heard from one of the most ingenious bands from the realm of alternative electronic entertainment. Sporting a pragmatic mix of big beats, the unbridled urge to experiment, purposeful provocation and a big hunk of pure gaga, the Italian Electro-/EBM-pioneers Pankow have always held an exceptional position in the scene. Club compatible… yes. Mad and strange… you bet! Showing the finger and sticking out their tongue at everything that moves while simultaneously lunging out with a massive, electronic butt kick …
Pankow have not lost a single bit of their uniqueness on “Hogre”, although it has been some 25 years since their first release came out. Be it on their own or at the hands of resourceful remixers (among them Plastic Noise Experience), the Italians remain anything but predictable. An epic 10-minute-stomper (Don’t Follow) that sets out to prove that noisy Industrial-beats can be a good partner for a catchy, anthemic tune, a thudding ode to alcohol abuse on the backbeat of a glorious Old-School-EBM-tune (Das Wodkachaos), dark onslaughts of fat Electronica, minimalistic Noise-Pop-songs, Electroclash – anything goes, as long as it’s hitting hard. Is this EBM? Industrial Pop? Electro Rock? Catchy cacophony? Old school? New school? Any school? Frankly, my dear… we don’t give a fuck! Ground-breaking… as always. “Hogre” is limited to 666 hand numbered copies and comes in a lavish Digipak!
THE HOUSE OF LOVE were one of the most successful and critically acclaimed bands to grace Creation Records back in the late 1980s.
Their eponymous debut album was cited as one of the best albums of 1988 by music magazines and Indie fans alike. It has been out-of-print on CD for some time now.
This deluxe edition of THE HOUSE OF LOVE offers the band’s complete Creation recordings from 1987-1988, together with a raft of previously unissued bonus material.
The package boasts all their Creation Records singles, from the original version of ‘Shine On’, ‘Real Animal’ and the US favourite ‘Christine’ (which reached #8 in the Modern Rock chart there) to their final single for the label, ‘Destroy The Heart’.
Disc 3 is devoted to nineteen hitherto unheard HOUSE OF LOVE demos, including two exclusive Guy Chadwick songs ‘Hold On Me’ and ‘Modern World’, which were never released!
Also making their debut on CD is the rare 7” album freebie (two demos) and the ‘Flexidisc’ version of ‘Shine On’, together with Guy’s original demo of this song which eventually gave them a sizeable hit.
This 3-CD package is housed in a stylish Digipak with fresh sleeve-notes and rare images from the band’s photographer Suzie Gibbons.
Release Date: 26/11/2012
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Disc 1: The House Of Love 1. Christine 2. Hope 3. Road 4. Sulphur 5. Man To Child 6. Salome 7. Love In A Car 8. Happy 9. Fisherman's Tale 10. Touch Me Bonus tracks: 11. Shine On (Demo - Bonus 7”) 12. Christine (Demo - Bonus 7”) |
Disc 2: Singles, B-Sides, Rarities 1. Shine On 2. Love 3. Flow 4. Real Animal 5. Plastic 6. Nothing To Me 7. The Hill 8. Loneliness Is A Gun 9. The Hedonist 10. Welt 11. Destroy The Heart 12. Blind 13. Mr. Jo 14. Destroy The Heart (Demo) 15. Shine On (Fuck Version) 16. I Don’t Know Why I Love You But I Do (Live - Previously Unissued) 17. Love In A Car (Live - Previously Unissued) 18. Destroy The Heart (Live - Previously Unissued) 19. I Wanna Be Your Dog (Live - Previously Unissued) |
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Disc 3: Previously Unissued Mixes & Demos 1. Shine On (Guy Chadwick Solo Demo) 2. Touch Me (Demo 1) 3. Real Animal (Demo) 4. Happy (Demo 1) 5. Hold On Me (16 Track Demo) 6. Christine (16 Track Demo) 7. Modern World (Demo) 8. Salome 9. Man To Child 10. Hope 11. Love In A Car 12. Touch Me 13. Road 14. Fisherman’s Tale 15. Happy (Demo 2) 16. Sulphur 17. Real Animal (16 Track Demo) 18. Little Girl (alias Mr Jo) 19. Shine On (Band Demo) |
MED (M∃D), the Belgian electro band composed of Jean-Marc M. (also in Modern Cubism) and Bernard F. (also in Combat Voice) have just announced that they have reached an end. It seems that Jean-Marc M. is more and more involved in Modern Cubism (together with Jean-Luc De Meyer) and Bernard F. in Combat Voice (with Richard G), which makes it "impossible for them to continue with so many hours of work in reasonable conditions". The duo has thus decided to stop here and would like to "thank their friends and fans for your support them during these four years".
We will of course keep following Jean-Marc and Bernard in their respective projects.
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from 24 October 2012 until 23 November 2012
The information had leaked via the Facebook page of Animal Bodies but now, it's official: a Snowy Red tribute album is in the process of being produced.
Here are some names involved: VIOLET TREMORS, MUSHY, BESTIAL MOUTHS, ANIMAL BODIES, LED ER EST, MIRROR MIRROR, MEDDICINE, BRIGHT FUTURE, REVELATOR (formerly WHITE HORSE), EBOLA COLLECTIVE, STRANGE POWERS and a few more.
Snowy Red was a one-man minimal wave/synth band out of Belgium consisting of former Chainsaw (~1976) and Fame (~1978) member, Micky Mike (real name: Marcel Thiel). He died aged 52 in 2009.
