After 6 years full of blood, sweat and tears, AMBASSADOR21 strikes back with new mind-blowing studio album.
AMBASSADOR21 always balance on the edge, their music is a breaking point, where industrial, hardcore, rhythmic noise and ebm blend together in an unique apocalyptic mix. Celebrating their 15th Anniversary, AMBASSADOR21 dance with wolves and introduce "Human Rage".
"Human Rage" is ten new tracks which will feed your mind and heart and will make you dance. Ten tracks as ten words which AMBASSADOR21 use to describe the present - terror, fear, bigotry, war, money, freedom, action, courage, love, friendship.
From the feeling of an incoming storm in the industrial mid-tempo main title "Human Rage" to the blast of aggression in high-speed hardcore beast "Fear Level Red". From the martial beats and provocative lyrics in Russian and English in "Revelation" to the deep wobble bass and wall of noise in "Metal". From the fighting beats in brutal "Cannibals" to the trap synths in dance floor killer "Scream Your Name". From the fast moving guitar tracks "Do Or Die Time" and "Empire Must Fall" to the dark, cinematic and noisy title "Before We Die". From the straight industrial hammer-beats to the explosion of noise and cold transparent ambience at the end in "Black Dot". It’s hard, it’s catchy, it’s honest. With this new album AMBASSADOR21 do what they do best - blast your brains.
What are the keywords that come in your mind when you listen to "Human Rage"? Terrorism, religion, attitude. "Human Rage" is mature work of adult people with a strong position, who aren’t afraid to draw conclusions and speak out loud on their behalf.
Devaluation of human life. Terrorism, which has become a part of everyday life. Human life as a small coin in the ideological, financial and religious wars. Those are the main motives of "Human Rage". This album is addressed to thinking, open-minded people, who are responsible for their own acts, who ask the right questions and are searching for the right answers; who aren’t afraid to live and are in love with life; who can't imagine life without music.
Did you notice how many times the word “life” was mentioned? Yes, “Human Rage” is a martial dance in the name of life.
Too late to be cool. It's do or die time. Now listen to "Human Rage".
"Fact & Fiction" The second Tranquil Eyes album delivers poignant & exciting synthwave songs. Drenched in an eternal 80s feel, well crafted & complete.
Tranquil Eyes is a Dutch minimal synth band formed in 1982. Lex Grauwen and Paul Oosterbaan had worked together for about 8 years before they formed the band. They decided to turn their back to stage performances and started experimenting with home-taping. Using an array of electronics, they recorded a great amount of songs and made a fine selection on Walks. Their first and only release.
Today, after digging into the archives, a lot of restoring, recording & re-mastering, there’s Fact & Fiction. The album is an extension to the Walks album both in genre and in spirit. Comprising a selection of lost tracks, compilation only releases, unreleased songs and even two newly recorded songs, Fact & Fiction gives a great view on the bands musical abilities & influences over the years.
For fans of League Of Nations, Oppenheimer Analysis and Ensemble Pittoresque.
The Rock Rally winners of this year, Whispering Sons have something to do with the 80's and that’s what Peter Slabbynck (formerly Red Zebra, now EX-RZ) also heard.
For years, it was his dream to cover 17 Seconds by The Cure. Every time when Robert Smith sings “and the girl starts to sing ', Slabbynck really imagined a girl started to sing then.
It was a long wait to find the right singer, but this year the waiting was rewarded when Slabbynck heard Whispering Sons.
Slabbynck contacted singer Fenne Kuppens who fancied the idea. The result is a cover with a surprising additional vote.
Incidentally Slabbynck was in 1980 with Red Zebra in the finals of Humo's Rock Rally. Two Rock Rally-finalists with a difference of 36 years of working together. Besides, in 1980, Red Zebra played in Ghent the support of... (yes) The Cure.
17 Seconds (including video) appears on October 21 on all digital platforms through Starman Records.
Trackcredits:
Seventeen Seconds (Simon Gallup / Mathieu Hartley / Robert Smith /Laurence Tolhurst / Lol Tolhurst)
Zang: Peter Slabbynck / Fenne Kuppens
Muziekopname en mix: Frits Standaert
Productie: Frits Standaert / Peter Slabbynck
Mastering: Uwe Teichert
Picture: Ann Cnockaert
Al jaren droomde zanger Peter Slabbynck (vroeger Red Zebra, nu EX-RZ) ervan om ’17 Seconds’ van The Cure te coveren. Vooral die ene zin ‘and the girl starts to sing’, intrigeerde hem. Wat als er op dat moment echt een meisje zou beginnen zingen. Het was lang wachten op de juiste zangeres maar dit jaar werd dat wachten beloond toen Slabbynck voor het eerst Whispering Sons, winnaar van de Humo’s Rock Rally 2016, hoorde. Slabbynck zocht contact met zangeres Fenne Kuppens en die zag het idee wel zitten. Het resultaat is een cover met een verrassende extra stem. Overigens zat Slabbynck in 1980 met zijn Red Zebra zelf in de finale van Humo’s Rock Rally. Twee Rock Rally-finalisten met een verschil van 36 jaar die samen werken? Het is ongehoord! Maar met deze single wordt nog een andere kloof overbrugd. In 1980 speelde Red Zebra in Gent het voorprogramma van… The Cure. Diezelfde The Cure staan overigens dan weer op 12 November in een uitverkocht Antwerps Sportpaleis.
“17 Seconds” (inclusief video) verschijnt op 21 Oktober op alle digitale platformen !
Trackcredits:
Seventeen Seconds
(Simon Gallup / Mathieu Hartley / Robert Smith /Laurence Tolhurst / Lol Tolhurst)
Zang: Peter Slabbynck / Fenne Kuppens
Muziekopname en mix: Frits Standaert
Productie: Frits Standaert / Peter Slabbynck
Mastering: Uwe Teichert
Foto: Ann Cnockaert
Depeche Mode, one of modern music’s most influential artists, announced today at a special event in Milan that they will be embarking on a world tour in May 2017 to support their new studio album, Spirit, due to be released in early 2017. Following the release of the album, the Global Spirit Tour will provide lifelong fans and new fans alike with an opportunity to see the band’s ground-breaking and intensely emotive shows.
The first leg of the Global Spirit Tour will see Dave Gahan, Martin Gore and Andy Fletcher play to more than 1.5 million fans in 32 cities in 21 countries across Europe. The tour starts at Stockholm’s Friends Arena on May 5, 2017, and will play fan-favourite venues including Paris’ Stade de France, San Siro in Milan, and Berlin’s Olympiastadion. Additional tour stops include new stadiums for the band such as London Stadium, Otkritie Arena in Moscow, and Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. The European leg ends July 23 with a final stadium show in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Please see below for full tour routing and information.
Following the European tour dates in Summer 2017, the Global Spirit Tour will continue with shows in North and South America. The Global Spirit Tour will be the band’s 18th tour and will mark their first live performances in over three years. The band’s last tour, the Delta Machine Tour, played to over 2.5 million fans at sold-out shows across Europe and North America and was one of 2013’s largest and best selling tours. On the Global Spirit Tour the band will continue their charity partnership with Swiss watch maker Hublot, raising money and awareness for Charity: Water toward their mission of providing safe drinking water to everyone in the world.
Spirit will be the musical pioneers’ 14th studio album and the follow-up to 2013’s critically acclaimed Delta Machine, which reached a top five chart position in 26 countries and the number one position in 12 countries. Spirit is being produced by James Ford, founding member of the band Simian Mobile Disco, whose recent production work includes albums by Florence and the Machine and Arctic Monkeys. Spirit will be released in early 2017 via Columbia Records worldwide.
Speaking in Milan, Dave Gahan commented, “We're exceptionally proud of Spirit's sound and energy, and we're excited to get back on tour to share it with our fans around the world."
Having sold over 100 million records and played live to more than 30 million fans worldwide, Depeche Mode refuse to become complacent, with innumerable artists citing them as inspirations and critics celebrating them as “still blazing trails” and “becoming more and more significant as time passes”. Spirit and the Global Spirit Tour are poised to continue this history of musical innovation and the band’s critical and commercial success.
Electric Slaves is the new single by BeYond Soul which is out on 9/30/2016
They are proud to present their first video.