After a hiatus of more than 5 years the Swedish Electro band Covenant returns to Belgium to present their latest and globally critically acclaimed album ‘The Blinding Dark’. The last time they played in Belgium was at the Rewind Festival (RIP) at De Vooruit, Ghent.
This time they are invited by the Antwerp based organization BodyBeats Productions, to play at one of BodyBeats regular venue partners Zappa, Friday June 30th.
Like the tradition demands there will also be a support band and afterparty added to this night. The name of the support band has still to be announced but we know already DJ BORG will spin at the after-show party.
Sonic Jesus is the project of multi-instrumentalist Tiziano Veronese. Based in Italy and formed in 2012, Sonic Jesus is set to release its enthralling second LP ‘Grace’ on March 10th via London imprint Fuzz Club Records.
The new album follows on from a split single with psych legends The Black Angels and a debut double LP titled Neither Virtue Nor Anger, which was met with wide-spread praise by the likes of The Quietus, Clash and Drowned In Sound.
Grace shows Sonic Jesus taking on an insatiable new form, ditching their industrial and hypnotic psych-rock for an expansive synth-driven post-punk sound that falls somewhere between Interpol, Editors and Cold Cave.
There’s still the hypnotic Sonic Jesus darkness ebbing beneath the noise but these new tracks show the project reverberating around a new-found pop sensibility.
After releasing the widely praised granitic double LP Neither Virtue Nor Anger and an intense period of touring around Europe, it seemed like Sonic Jesus' fate followed an already traced path. Two years later, in comes 'Grace' - a work that questions the inner nature of the band itself, uncovering the experimental temper of Tiziano Veronese.
The Merciful Nuns, brainchild of the enigmatic Artaud Seth, return with their ninth instalment of an epic journey through the pansophic traditions of sacred wisdom and knowledge: “A-U-M” continues to deliver a profound lyrical context against a backdrop of mesmerising soundscapes and carefully orchestrated containment of driven energy. This time the journey takes us into the realms of Eastern philosophy, a tour-de-force in the manner established fans of the band have grown accustomed to and will no doubt find their anticipation suitably serviced with “A-U-M”.
The album will appeal to the genuine seeker as well as casual listeners. The quality of the songs and their production is a given when we talk about the MERCIFUL NUNS, Artaud’s voice in all its facets revealing the scope of its power: soothing, teasing, imploring and chastising as the situations demands. Jawa’s bass work once again expertly arranged to deliver a powerful yet measured approach in setting the tempo, providing a solid and sound foundation for Jòn’s effective and intricate contribution on guitar – ever more assuming a unique and identifiable signature sound. Vocals, bass and guitars are arranged in perfect harmony and in support of each other; one never gets the impression of listening to three individuals working together but rather a coordinated trinity at work.
A remarkably well conceived and executed production, probably MERCIFUL NUNS’s best album yet on multiple levels !
I Can Spin a Rainbow, the new album (& tour) by Amanda Palmer & Edward Ka-Spel
Amanda Palmer of the Dresden Dolls & Edward Ka-Spel of The Legendary Pink Dots combined their creative minds on the new album I Can Spin a Rainbow.
To promote the album an American/European tour is planned:
05-17 Boston, MA – Middle East
05-20 New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom
05-21 Brooklyn, NY – Rough Trade NYC
05-23 San Francisco, CA – DNA Lounge
05-24 Los Angeles, CA – Troubadour
05-31 Warsaw, Poland – Proxima
06-01 Munich, Germany – Muffathalle
06-02 Leipzig, Germany – Wave & Gotik Treffen
06-04 Prague, Czech Republic – Palác Akropolis
06-05 Hamburg, Germany – Fabrik
06-09 Antwerp, Belgium – Trix Club
06-10 Amsterdam, Netherlands – Melkweg
06-11 Paris, France – Cigale
06-13 London, England – Heaven
06-16 Vienna, Austria – Porgy & Bess
An integral part of the UK’s post punk explosion, Red Lorry Yellow Lorry emerged from Leeds with their unique, demanding sound during the early 1980s. Guided by the singular vision of iconic bandleader and figurehead Chris Reed and sideman David Wolfenden, the band took onboard elements of the burgeoning gothic outlook of the post punk era, fused it with relentlessly rigid drum machine rhythms and an impenetrable wall of distorted guitars and won a strong following, both in the UK and abroad.
Their first two albums – Talk About The Weather and Paint Your Wagon – emerged on Red Rhino Records before a jump to Situation Two inspired a development in the band’s sound and a broadening of their outlook for the albums Nothing Wrong and Blow. All four vital albums are included here, along with singles, b-sides and remixes, and chart a fascinating history through the 1980s as seen through the eyes of Chris Reed and co.
A must for the serious post punk and goth rock enthusiast, and a key part of the incredible musical explosion that took place in the UK during the 1980s.
Chris Reed and Red Lorry Yellow Lorry are still active today, performing gigs in the UK and mainland Europe.
Albums & Singles 1982-1989: 4CD Deluxe Clamshell Box Set
Red Lorry Yellow Lorry
- FOUR ALBUMS, SINGLES, B-SIDES AND REMIXES
- CLAMSHELL BOX CONTAINING REPLICA LP SLEEVE WALLETS + BOOKLET
- INCLUDES SPECIALLY COMMISSIONED INTERVIEW WITH BAND MEMBER DAVID WOLFENDEN
- SPANNING SEVEN YEARS OF THE BAND’S HYPNOTICALLY DARK, DRIVING ROCK
- 73 tracks spanning 4 CDs!
