October 29, 2013 Autechre will release their new EP on Warp Records. Titled L-Event, the EP follows Rob Brown and Sean Booth's 11th full lenth, Exai and 2011's 47 track collection EPs 1991-2002.
With a running time of 26 minutes and 2 seconds, L-Event will be available on CD and vinyl.
Both formats were designed in detailed packaging by longtime Warp collaborators The Designers Republic. The CDs are beautifully packaged in printed lancing pack (similar to sleeve used in Ae EP box sets) with foil block to cover and the 12" in disco bag sleeve (similar to Exai inner sleeves) printed with yellow pantone inside and out. Cover image printed in black metallic pantone.
Cervello Elettronico, another well established act since 2001, joins HANDS and presents his own brand of industrial-tinged techno on the 13 tracks of “Anima Meccanica” - an idiosyncratic blend of atmospheric backdrops, occasional distortion, tempting beats and apt quotations from electronic music history. The album glistens with polished production value and will prove a gadget suited for all intents and purposes in an electronic household.
The “electronic brain” is the brainchild of Los Angeles based producer David Christian, who has made himself a name with numerous live shows in North America and Europe at important festivals like Schlagstrom, Elektroanschlag.
Prolific remixes have been produced for the likes of Lenny Dee, Leæther Strip or Terrorfakt, and of course there have been well-received album releases on Crunch Pod and Rustblade. His tracks have made it into the playlists of Techno DJs like Adam X. On the HANDS map, “Anima Meccanica” puts Cervello Elettronico in the uncharted territory between the industrial dub techno of label stalwart Orphx and the distinctly technoid side of Nullvektor – with some electronica experimentation thrown in for good measure.
It’s of course the wet dream of every fan and even if it took a while, it’s now certain: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Extended Edition will be available as an extended edition and this from 13th November on. Of course this is the ideal warming up for the second film of the trilogy: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Extended Edition will be available as a 5-disc Blu-ray 3D-set that contains the Blu-ray 3D and the Blu-ray version from the Extended Edition ; so that’ll be a 3-disc Blu-ray and a 5-disc DVD.
The Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray and DVD all contain an upgraded Digital Copy.
The Extended Edition is also available as digital download from 23rd October on.
This brand new version not only contains 13 extra minutes, there’s also nine (!) hours included from brand new bonus material, so all fans can absolutely use the word 'precious'!
Synopsis: Bilbo Baggins is swept into a quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor from the fearsome dragon Smaug. Approached out of the blue by the wizard Gandalf the Grey, Bilbo finds himself joining a company of thirteen dwarves led by the legendary warrior, Thorin Oakenshield. Their journey will take them into the Wild; through treacherous lands swarming with Goblins and Orcs, deadly Wargs and Giant Spiders, Shapeshifters and Sorcerers. Although their goal lies to the East and the wastelands of the Lonely Mountain first they must escape the goblin tunnels, where Bilbo meets the creature that will change his life forever... Gollum. Here, alone with Gollum, on the shores of an underground lake, the unassuming Bilbo Baggins not only discovers depths of guile and courage that surprise even him, he also gains possession of Gollum's "precious" ring that holds unexpected and useful qualities... A simple, gold ring that is tied to the fate of all Middle-earth in ways Bilbo cannot begin to... (Source: IMDB)
Two years have now passed since Swedish EBM veterans Severe Illusion mounted a massive comeback with their 2011 album 'No More Alive than you Deserve' on Stockholm based Complete Control Productions. After live shows across two continents and the release of their EP 'Psychosurgery', time has come for the anticipated follow up. Before the year 2013 ends, the new album 'Deliberate Prefrontal Leucotomy' is meant to be released.
On November 23, the band will be appearing live on stage at Common Roots 5 in Berlin, Germany together with No Sleep By The Machine and Gubbjävel. Live shows are also being prepared in Sweden and Chile. More European live dates are to be expected next year, before the third disc on the same subject, 'The Legacy of António Caetano de Abreu Freire Egas Moniz', is to be released.
In related news, the Ambient Noise project of Severe Illusion member Fredrik Djurfeldt, Knös, has started to move once again. After being relatively quiet for a few years, the album 'Face without face' is due for release on Malignant Records. The album is a collaboration between Knös and Negru Voda (ex. Megaptera). Live shows are to be expected in Stockholm, Sweden and Buenos Aires, Argentina on November 9 and December 7 respectively.
Good news are also coming out from the Instans camp. After successfully releasing the album 'Understatement' earlier this year on Hungarian Advoxya Records, the band now welcomes Janina Danes (Severe Illusion, Marsupium Massacre), who has joined the band permanently as live drummer. Expect to see and hear her beating the drums really hard both in Europe and South America beginning early 2014.
Check out the new clip for the re-issue of the 1998 'Subversion' single.
It's available now from the IKON website on 7" vinyl, comes with a bonus CD. 'This Quiet Earth' re-issue CD to follow mid November
