No one does brooding dark electropop like the Germans. I-M-R (the musical continuationof In My Rosary) have been at the forefront of this movement since the1990s with a cache of critically acclaimed albums that have earned them a loyal cult following all over the world. I-M-R is the creation of prolific singer, songwriter and producer Ralf Jesek (Vocals,various Instruments). For this remodelled edition of I-M-R Ralf has been joined by musicians who he had previously only worked With in live performance.
Their contributions have invested the intimate songs with a bitter-sweet melancholy that recalls Joy Division and The Cure at their most alluring and intense. I-W-R is composed by Ralf with friends Martin von Arndt (Keyboards, Sax, backing Vocals), a best-selling novelist and a founding member of legendary Avantgarde/Goth/Industrialband Printed at Bismarck’s Death and the two In My Rosary live-members Holger Diener (guitars) and Hansi Huenig (Keyboards).
‘Letters from the Paper Garden’ comes with an impressive list of international guests: In addition to SARA NOXX and STAN I. & M.S. (STILLIFE), with whom Ralf has already worked together on the last In My Rosary album "Retro", the guest list also includes ELENA ALICE FOSSI (SPECTRA PARIS/ KIRLIAN CAMERA), ISABELLE DEKEYSER (THE BREATH OF LIFE), the viola player DORIS KRAUSSE, the accordion player ANNETTE KOSAKOWSKI, as well as RobDVA (IT) and ALLES of the Italian Dark electro project INTO NOWHERE. And as a very special treat NICOLE RELLUM and KAI KAMPMANN, who formerly formed DERRIERE LE MIROIR together with Ralf are also welcome guests on this great album
Factory Benelux presents an expanded double disc edition of LC, the second studio set by cult Manchester ensemble The Durutti Column, originally issued in 1981 and ranked among Vini Reilly’s finest albums.
After recording debut album The Return of the Durutti Column with producer Martin Hannett in 1979, virtuoso guitarist Vini Reilly purchased a TEAC four-track recorder from Bill Nelson and set about producing his own material. These evocative, highly atmospheric demos were perfected by Reilly at Graveyard Studios with co-producer Stuart Pickering, with additional drums and percussion from Bruce Mitchell, who has partnered Reilly ever since. Originally released by Factory Records in November 1981, LC is a key album in a body of work described by David Stubbs of Uncut magazine as ‘unique in rock, with Reilly’s scampering, watercolour guitar style building a tentative bridge between post-punk and the chamber sketches of Debussy and Ravel.’
On this expanded Factory Benelux the original ten tracks are supplemented by no less than 23 bonus cuts, including rare Sordide Sentimental single Danny/Enigma, 12” EP Deux Triangles, and the three tracks Reilly contributed to A Factory Quartet in 1980, his last recordings with Hannett and featuring Donald Johnson of A Certain Ratio on drums. The remastered double disc set also includes a clutch of scare Crépuscule compilation album tracks, and demo versions of LC tracks, including a full length version of Detail for Paul
February 26, 2013 sees the release of KUNST, the latest offering from KMFDM, the purveyors of The Ultra Heavy Beat. “KUNST” is German for “ART”, fitting for a band that has spent three decades conceptualizing its own brand of art war against the establishment. KUNST is bombastic musical graffiti, showing the band making another indelible mark on the walls of society.
Sascha, Lucia, Jules, Andy & Steve kick things off with the snarky title track, instant payoff for long-term fans and newbies alike, then delve into freakadelic mayhem, seamlessly blending their anarchic signature sound / themes with elements of punk, industrial and EBM. KUNST is the passageway into the very abyss, the unknown depth of a staple we took for granted over the years, commonly known as KMFDM. Relentlessly pouncing headlong into tracks named "AVE MARIA", "QUAKE", and, as a show of solidarity for the jailed Russian punk band, "PUSSY RIOT", KMFDM expose the underbelly of societies' shortcomings, tracks such as "HELLO", "PSEUDOCIDE", "ANIMAL OUT" and "I <3 NOT" show that entering into its 30th year, KMFDM is definitely "doin’ it again", but catching us off-guard this time around!
Contributions by Swedish cult band MORLOCKS and LEGION WITHIN's William Wilson add further fuel to this fury, THE MESS YOU MADE and NEXT BIG THING are rock-solid statements against the eroding forces that leave no rock unturned in the effort of undermining our societies, yet stalwartly we stand united, counting down the days until February 26, 2013!
It finally happened, the cultmovie that no one understands but everyone adores (Eraserhead that is!) is for the very first time available on Blu-ray in the Benelux (there's also a regular dvd-release).
The movie is completely restored and digitally remastered by the man himself.
The Blu-ray is available in all good movieshops in the Benelux or it can be ordered at Filmfreaks, the Dutch based label that has a sharp eye for everything that's cult and more....
Well, we guess you know, but if not...the king of the wild frontier (that's Mr. Adam Ant for you) is coming to Antwerp on 7th December at the Zappa in Antwerp.
Tickets are still available, so unplug the jukebox....
