With Dust of Truths Wim Mertens presents the final part 3 of his musi-fiction triptych Cran aux Oeufs (2015-2016).

The first part, Charaktersketch, was situated in central Europe Brussels anno 2015. The composer questions the position of culture in a larger mondial context.

The second part, What are we, locks, to do? for piano and voice is inspired by the Alexandrian Library in Egypt (300 B.C.). Central figures are the poet Callimachus and Queen Berenice II. Mertens music reads here as a commentary on the golden age of Ptolemaic Egypt.

For part 3, Dust of Truths, Wim Mertens refers to the navy Battle of Actium, which happened in Preveza, Greece in 31 B.C. Opponents here were the (future) Emperor August who defeated the Egyptian warships of Cleopatra.

Mertens considers this battle rather as a civil war dispute within the Roman Empire then a explicit conflict between Rome and Egypt.

Brussels, Belgium, 2015; Alexandria, Egypt, 300 B.C.; and the Battle of Actium, Greece, 31 b.Chr.

Together they form the triptych Cran aux Oeufs, a musi-fiction in which Wim Mertens questions the multiple connections between music, poetry and truth.

Conzoom Records has long wondered whether they should continue the electropop series after the first ten volumes or to phase it out.

At a time when smaller labels are struggling to sell CDs, the release of a compilation which includes many new and unknown bands is a challenging venture, to say the least. The problem is compounded by the illegal digital music distribution via the Internet.

However in despite of all this, conzoom Records have decided to continue the electropop series.

With this new instalment of electropop comes a new cover design by Corinna Samow, as well as many new bands the label discovered over the last few months which conzoom Records simply had to include on the compilation.

In addition to new artists such as EMT, Mirreya, The Sweetest Condition and Polyester8 the label is very pleased to also include some more established bands on electropop, namely Midnight Resistance, Rroyce, Rename and Shelter.

And for the very first time in the history of electropop they are including a very interesting bonus track! conzoom Records is pleased that the demo version of Robert Marlow's classic "No Heart" is included in this edition of electropop, as a special treat just for you.

Track listing:

01. emt - regret (sinestar extended mix)

02. insight - alive (techni-ka remix)

03. janrevolution - man without return (extended mix)

04. kosmos - keine macht dieser welt (paralyzed extended remix)

05. mechatronic - don't bother to knock (extended version)

06. midnight resistance - under glass (extended mix)

07. mirreya - when tomorrow comes (extended version)

08. nordika feat. felix marc - illumination (extended version)

09. polyester8 - my kingdom (extended version)

10. rename - avalanche of fear (oren amram remix)

11. rroyce - i like it when you lie (oren amram entirely club mix)

12. shelter - blur the lines (extended version)

13. the sweetest condition - control (extended remix)

bonus:

14. robert marlow - no heart (alternate vocals and bassline - rough mix)

At the end of 2015, CHVE made quite an impression with his debut solo full album “Rasa". CHVE is best known for his work with Amenra, but the solo work took a different turn both musically and stylistically. Instead of the brute primal force and walls of sound, CHVE's solo work is very introspective and intimistic, making use solely of his voice, a hurdy gurdy and the bodhran. The approach might be very different, but the music is equally devastating and brutally honest.

“Rasa” was the studio incarnation of CHVE, produced with the aid of Dehn Sora (Treha Sektori, Sembler Deah, …), but during his many live shows, the music transformed organically in a distinctly different way. To document the transformation from the studio to a live solo CHVE performance, this beautiful new live record is presented. The album captures the music in a truly unique way: it was recorded by one man in one take in an old tram, amidst the busy Saturday city life of Ghent, and was immediately cut to vinyl afterwards. These recordings have been mixed by Aaron Harris (ISIS, Palms, Deftones, Tool, etc.) and have been mastered by Frederik Dejongh (CHVE, TBHR, Syndrome, etc.) to ensure the most perfect listening experience of this live rendition of “Rasa”, augmented with a unique interpretation of Nico’s Le Petit Chevalier. For the artwork, CHVE and Tine Guns collaborated in a unique way with visuals of Guns’ playing a part in the packaging of the album and the music of the CHVE live album playing a part in Guns’ new film To Each His Own Mask. Furthermore, Aline Gorsen created relics of CHVE’s own flesh, which are also featured in the artwork.

The album is scheduled for a November 11

CHVE LIVE:

03/10: Nature, Kortrijk BE


06/10: Consouling store, Gent BE


07/10: de Brakke Grond, Amsterdam NL


12/10: Stuk, Leuven BE


13/10: AB, Brussels BE

01/11: Kerkhof, Kortrijk BE

08/11: Balzaal, Vooruit Gent BE

11/11: Joseph Ryelandtzaal, Brugge BE

12/11: Le Guess Who, Utrecht NL

19/11: Mediatheque, Vendenheim FR

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