Hugh Cornwell, the original guitarist, singer, and main songwriter of the British punk rock band The Stranglers, has unveiled the artwork and track listing for his forthcoming studio album "TOTEM AND TABOO", which is to be released in the UK on 10th September through Cadiz Music. Recorded at Electrical Audio Studios, Chicago, the new album was engineered and mixed by Steve Albini (Nirvana, PJ Harvey, Pixies).
“This was the last song I wrote for the album,” says Cornwell about the title track Totem And Taboo. “It’s become one of my favourites. A hint of Rebel Rebel with some Marc Bolan glam thrown in. I’ve always liked songs with marching 4’s on the snare, and that’s what it is supposed to be, a rallying call for like-minded souls.”
Track Listing:
1. Totem And Taboo
2. The Face
3. I Want One Of Those
4. Stuck In Daily Mail Land
5. Bad Vibrations
6. God Is Woman
7. Love Me Slender
8. Gods, Guns And Gays
9. A Street Names Carroll
10. In The Dead of The Night
A nationwide October UK tour will see Cornwell perform the Totem And Taboo album in its entirety, followed by The Stranglers’ seminal 1977 album No More Heroes performed in its entirety. Book Online: www.thegigcartel.com. VIP packages: www.hughcornwell.com.
After four years of techno EPs for Delsin and Ann Aimee, Niels Luinenburg aka Delta Funktionen has finished his debut full length, Traces, due for release on 09 July 2012.
Though still very much couched in techno, the album sees Dutchman Delta – who recently mixed it up for Ann Aimee on their Inertia compilation – explore plenty of new sonic territory, as he often does in his long ranging DJ sets. It's adventurous, basically, and is an album that doesn't loose itself in intricate sound design, but instead pairs a raw, machine made aesthetic with plenty of real human soul and palpable earthly emotion.
Says the man himself… "Traces is about my long time research into electronic music. It covers tracks that make reference to my favourite subgenres within electronic music: techno, house, electro and (Italo)-disco. There was no specific idea behind it because the album contains tracks made over a long time. Some are 3 years old, others were made this year, but in the end I think it sounds like a coherent piece of work."
It certainly does that, but so too does the album cover lots of ground, with not all of it completely focussed on the dancefloor. Made using a mixture of drum machines, FM and digital synthesizers, various bits of hardware and digital FX units, the whole thing was sequenced in Ableton with plenty of sample use to finish it off.
From the atmospheric openings of blissful electro joint "Frozen Land" through the sultry and searching acid of "Enter" and on to more forceful cuts like "Redemption", this is an album for listening to as much as it is for dancing. Mood driven landscapes like "Onkalo" prove that, but you'll have to check it out for yourself to get a real appreciation of the story Delta Funktionen is telling.
Tracklist
1. Frozen Land
2. Enter
3. Utopia
4. Redemption
5. Target
6. And If You Know
7. Challenger
8. Onkalo
9. On A Distant Journey
It is with great sadness that we announce the terrible news:
The DNA Café in Brussels is closing down tonight.
It originally opened in 1983, and has spent the past 29 years as the cornerstone of the Brussels alternative music scene.
New management Tbo and Julie took over some 2 years ago, and had done a sterling job in increasing the appeal of the place by putting more gigs on and broadening the appeal of the DNA.
It has associations with Metal, Punk, EBM and Indie bands far and wide (including unique murals by Jean-Luc De Meyer's brother).
We don't know the full story, as they have been discrete about it, but it would seem that this is another case of a landmark Brussels music café being harrassed out of existence (after the Dada).
RIP, and love to Julie and Tbo.
On 27-28-29 July, the "Summer Darkness" festival in Utrecht will celebrate its 10th anniversary. For those who don't know this festival, it can be described as a "little WGT". Why? Like in Leipzig, the festival includes a number of different venues and during the three days of the festival, the beautiful city of Utrecht wears the colors of our dark culture.
This anniversary edition will correspond to the 25th anniversary of Suicide Commando, our Belgian band, who will also celebrate by giving two concerts, one Best of 25 Years set and one Vintage set. Belgium will have a strong presence with other bands like Vomito Negro, Sonar, Empusae, Monolith, Parade Ground, etc.
The main acts on the program are:
- Friday: SUICIDE COMMANDO (BEST OF 25 YEARS SET), DIARY OF DREAMS, CONTROLLED COLLAPSE, OPENING NIGHT BAL DU MASQUE: THE GRIM REAPER’S NOSTALGIA, STORM: A.O. OPHIDIAN, SONAR, OMKARA TECHICHI, MONO AMINE, THE DJ PRODUCER, DEMANUFACTURER, DAVID K.
- Saturday: COMBICHRIST, NACHTMAHR, HAUJOBB, O CHILDREN, IN THE NURSERY, AGENT SIDE GRINDER, WINTERKÄLTE, TRIARII, NÄO, SIEBEN, MONOLITH, DIRTY K, STRAFTANZ, AESTHETIC PERFECTION, TERROLOKAUST, MOJO FURY, BINARY PARK, FORMALIN, AXIOME, EMPUSAE, MARS, FINVARRA, THE DUTCH LEMMINGS, FAERYDAE, ALTERNATIVE 80’S, CYBERIA XL.
- Sunday: PETER HOOK, SUICIDE COMMANDO (RARE VINTAGE SET), THE CRÜXSHADOWS, CAMERATA MEDIOLANENSE, KISS THE ANUS OF A BLACK CAT, TALVEKOIDIK, PARADE GROUND, THE EXPLODING BOY, VOMITO NEGRO, SURGYN, A CHALLENGE OF HONOUR, MICHEL BANABILA, INCUBITE.
You can check the complete schedule here.
Check the pictures of last year's edition by Xavier Marquis here.
Darkwave sensation The Crüxshadows return with a powerful & engaging blend of new wave, dark pop, & edgy electronica.
Powerful, hard hitting, & danceable, the latest full length from The Crüxshadows is a pristine collection of engaging & thought provoking songs about adversity, determination, & triumph. Melding together electric violins, crunchy guitars, & edgy synthesizer lines with intelligent, emotional lyrics ignited by frontman Rogue's ever distinctive voice, the disc weaves an unmistakable brand of dark alternative electronic music that gets in your head and stays there. Presented in digipack with cover art by Rogue. Contains the Billboard #1 single Quicksilver & the darkwave club hit Valkyrie.
