.A.S.'s Crime (the initials stand for "Lord Arthur Savile's Crime", a famous short novel by Oscar Wilde) is an electronic band from Siena (in the medieval tuscan, center of Italy) founded in 1984 by Sandro Marchetti (vocals, synthesizer, programming) and Maria Elena Brogi (vocals, synthesizers).
With a music sometimes soft, sometimes melancholic, but always fully electronic the duo from 85 to 89 L.A.S.'s Crime produced 5 demo tapes (Five Lies '85, Anomaly '87, Inanitas '87, Electa '88, Korobi '89) and a studio album (Abyss 43) registered at Sound City studio of Florence, but remained unreleased for label close.
During the five years of activity (85-89) the band had various additional members for the live concerts, but the original nucleous always have represented the true creative engine with more than 60 songs in a few years...Some of this songs have survived for 25 years exclusively for users' choice, spreading through the web. Today, thank to the italian label "Mannequin", 13 selected songs can have finally a new life on vinyl, giving to the listener a small piece of 80's remained intact...
Mannequin is proud to announce the reissue of one of the top minimal synth Holy Grails out of there. "Tanzmusik" is the first LP from Sam Rosenthal, boss of the historic Projekt Records label and mind of one of the most influential dark wave acts coming out of the US, Black Tape For A Blue Girl.
Originally released in March 1985 and completely recorded at home on a four-track TEAC-2340 with a super minimal setup (Korg Poly 61, Realistic Moog, Boss Dr-110 and some effects), the vinyl release was limited to 250 copies, with a tanish card glued to a white LP jacket The album continues in the "electronic mood-music" tradition established by Sam on the PROJEKT ELECTRONIC AMERIKA cassettes, with the added intriques of the drum-computer, exploring the realms of electronic music that the critics have compared to Tangerine Dream, O.M.D. and Brian Eno.
Sam Rosenthal is an American artist. He is the founder and leader of the band Black Tape For a Blue Girl and the record label Projekt Records (30th anniversary in 2013). He lives in Brooklyn with his son and cat. Black Tape for a Blue Girl, begin in 1986 after his move from Florida to California, serves as a vehicle for Rosenthal's musical vision. Its signature combination of gothic, ethereal, ambient and neo-classical elements has explored existential themes of loves lost and passions yet to come. After his early electronic work represented on "Tanzmusik", his music has grown into a full-fledged band, whose members revolve around Rosenthal's subtle electronic foundation.
In 1996, Rosenthal released his debut novel, The First Pain To Linger, which sold 10,000 self-released copies. In 2011, Rosenthal began work on his second book, Rye, an erotic novel which will be self-published in the fall of 2012.
Dead Can Dance have finished the North American leg of their World tour & will now be focussing on the European concerts.
To thank all, they released a free radio-edit of the song Opium of their latest release, Anastasis, as well as a free copy of the related clip.
Visit their website to claim your copy.
Also visit their official YouTube channel to see some live clips from their World tour !
Santa Hates You, the project created in 2007 by Peter Spilles (Project Pitchfork) and the very pretty Jinxy, will release its 4th full-length studio album, "IT'S ALIVE!", on 28th September. You can find an exclusive album preview on YouTube (see below), with the best song samples and lots of crazy pics. You can already pre-order the album on iTunes.
Free download 'Venus Transit' by the Canadian darkwave/trance sensation Animal Bodies
Animal Bodies hail from Vancouver, BC. Influenced more by film soundtracks, found images, and newspaper clippings than any particular bands, Natasha and Sam employ a collection of synthesizers, drum machines, guitars and samplers to craft songs that smack of decades past but with a long stare toward a bleak future.
On Kiss of the Fang, their new 12" EP on Sweating Tapes, Animal Bodies propose layered tracks with processed and reprocessed samples from their surroundings: trains, a woman smoking crack and singing outside Sam's building, seagulls, and Natasha's voice processed through synthesizers until it is unrecognizable. The result is a heady, danceable record with content, context, and unshakeable sense of creeping dread.
Kiss of the Fang is now available on black-and-white mixed virgin vinyl (with high quality download) via the links below and digitally via Bandcamp, iTunes, Amazon Digital, & eMusic. It is now streamable on Spotify as well.
For more info, visit their site at http://animalbodies.com, or their page at http://sweatingtapes.com/animalbodies.
Download their fantastic track "Venus Transit" on bandcamp via this link.
Animal Bodies - Venus Transit (Free D/L - click 'buy this set/track') by Sweating Tapes
