On this day, 38 years ago ,FRONT 242 recorded their John Peel Radio Sessions for BBC 1 Radio!
On this day, 38 years ago, the Belgian EBM icons FRONT 242 were invited to record a BBC live radio session for the legendary John Peel sessions (13 July 1986). The complete session was broadcast on BBC Radio 1 on 23 July 1986. Listen below to some of the amazing alternative versions of FRONT 242's classics, taken from their No Comment LP (1984), Politics of Pressure EP (1985) and their very first release, the 7" Principles/ Body To Body (1981).
Tracklist:
No Shuffle
Funkadafic
Don't Crash
Body to body
Line-up:
R23 (Drums, Vocals)
Patrick Coornys (Keyboards)
Jean Luc De Meyer (Vocals)
Daniel B. (Keyboards, Special Effects)
SEQUENTIAL ZERO Brings A Dark Nostalgia To Their Debut Album, ‘Zero Sum Game’
SEQUENTIAL ZERO has unveiled their new, highly-anticipated full-length release, Zero Sum Game.
While musically playing a fond tribute to the darkwave genre, the lyrics on Zero Sum Game cover a wide range of subjects from ancient spells, environmental concerns to interpersonal politics and depression.
Zero Sum Game is a mirror. It shows us the turmoil in the world and at the same time, the struggles within us all. The listener is taken on a journey into the complexities of modern life while riding a soundscape full of dark, nostalgic sounds of a simpler time. Larger themes of environmental destruction and corporate greed are covered, as well as the power of ritual and dark magic.
We all have friends that define themselves by the hollow adulation available online, all the while feeling worthless, even though you know they aren’t. How often do we struggle to find motivation and creativity within when all we feel is hopelessness?
This collection of works isn’t all doom and gloom, it also suggests we can find value in the darker parts of our psyche, that we are all insecure and that is OK. Have fun anyway. Time is marching on. But we have our memories and the ever-present potential for love and treasured relationships.
Zero Sum Game is available as digital download, CD digipak, and limited 180-gram silver vinyl. Out now through Mantravision Productions.
5 years ago Rüdiger Frank of Printed At Bismarck's Death and The Tors Of Dartmoor passed away...
Today 5 year ago, we received the sad news of the death of Rüdiger Frank ((° 17. Juni 1967, Ludwigsburg; † 12. Juli 2019, Markgröningen, Germany), singer of German gothic rock band The Tors Of Dartmoor. Rüdiger Frank left Printed At Bismarck's Death in 1989 with keyboard player Heiko Muter (who died in 2001) to form a new gothic rock band: The Tors Of Dartmoor, named after an English rock formation in a mystical landscape.
I got to know The Tors Of Dartmoor in 1991, shortly after the release of their grand debut "The Obvious Darkness". I remember very well taking this CD in the store, intrigued as I was by the band's name as wel as the cover-artwork with a photo of a ruin. The seller told me that this was the latest gothic sensation from Germany. Sold! I absolutely loved this album with classics such as "Waterking" and "Meet Moshe Dayan" (a song they wrote still with Printed At Bismarck's Death). Since then The Tors Of Dartmoor has been number 3 in the list of my favorite gothic rock bands, after The Sisters Of Mercy and Fields Of The Nephilim and just before Love Like Blood.
I was delighted when The Tors Of Dartmoor came to play in my hometown of Antwerp in 1992 at the Phantom Festival in the Limelight (the poster also included The Lance Of Allotment, Dive and Die Krupps). I will never forget the performance of The Tors Of Dartmoor and I still remember perfectly how it began. A tall guitarist and bass player came on stage and started to play the first song. When, after a few minutes, everyone started to wonder where the singer was, a small jerk suddenly came out of the backstage door, a kind of troll king who controlled the entire performance. What a voice and what a presence! Rüdiger Frank suffered from dwarf growth and never grew taller than 1.34 meters. But as small as he was in stature, as big was his act and his stage presence!
And this not only with his gothic rock bands, because in Germany Rüdiger Frank was also a well-known and celebrated actor. He played numerous roles there, including that of God in the piece "Mefistofele" and of Riff Raff in the musical "Rocky Horror Show". In later years he was known for his double role in the world's first steampunk opera "Klein Zaches, genannt Zinnober" and until very recently as Herod in the rock opera "Jesus Christ Superstar".
After the unparalleled debut "The Obvious Darkness" (1991) the albums "House Of Sounds" (1993, tip: "Welcome To The House"), "Third Second" (1996, tip: "Gypsy") and“ Chapter VI ”(2004) which still had a bunch of strong songs but which, as an album, unfortunately could not match the level of their debut.
Recently Rüdiger Frank was also active in the Romeo Is Bleeding formation, which made music inspired by Tom Waits. Unfortunately he could not finish a long-planned solo album. Rüdiger Frank had had health problems for a long time and was only 52 years old. I will cherish my copy of "The Obvious Darkness", signed by the four band members at the Phantom Festival in 1992, forever. [Henk Vereecken / Dark Entries]
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Belgian industrial band, SUPER DRAGON PUNCH!! has announced the release of their new & highly-anticipated full-length album, Thorns
The songs are mainly about being lost in one's desperate tortured and destructive thoughts, about past and present demons, about being afraid of getting hurt by others or losing them or relationship difficulties and fights. It's called Thorns because there's some kind of pain associated to everything that is beautiful and nice in life.
Speaking specifically about a couple of the singles from the album, SUPER DRAGON PUNCH!! founder, Jérémie Venganza says, “Split” is about losing someone and being stuck in a place alone with thoughts, thinking that things could be better if I could try again. “Rise” is about surrounding oneself with people that seem like they want to help you in life while in reality you’re just being used by those you gave your time to.
Thorns is available on CD NOW and will be available on all major digital formats including Spotify and Bandcamp on August 7th.
Horror punk warriors Mourning Noise, featuring Samhain/Danzig member Steve Zing, bassist Chris Morance, guitarist Tommy Koprowski and vocalist Robby Bloodshed has released the third electrifying music video titled "Misery Loves Me" off their monster new studio album Screams/ Dreams via Cleopatra Records.
Steve Zing describes "Misery Loves Me" as "Sometimes, hands reach out and we still can't pull our loved ones from the Shadows." The music video was taken at the Prudential Center Arena in New Jersey opening for the Misfits in 2023.
"I want fans to see the progression of Kids from 40 years ago and that we can keep the same vein of punk going and still maintain the power in the music with the sound of today." - Steve Zing
About Mourning Noise:
Mourning Noise was founded by Zing in the early ‘80s and carried the torch of Misfits-styled gothic horrorcore before taking a somewhat less than brief hiatus in 1984. Now, 40 years later, the band is back and better than ever with a long-awaited new studio album released on June 7.
Screams/Dreams finds Zing and the boys going full throttle for this all-original album with go-for-the-throat guitar riffs, head smashing percussion frenzies, and dramatically dark lyrics.
Screams/ Dreams is available on all formats including CD, vinyl, cassette and all streaming platforms.
Buy Mourning Noise merch (CDs, vinyl, cassettes & more…) via Cleopatra Records HERE:
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