Visionary filmmaker David Lynch will make his solo debut as a musical artist this fall with Crazy Clown Time.
Produced and written by Lynch, the album’s 14 original songs spotlight him on guitar and vocals.
Independent British label Sunday Best Recordings will release the full album internationally on November 7.
Two tracks released late last year – "Good Day Today" and "I Know" – already have American and British critics buzzing about the album.
Los Angeles Times writes: "Frightening effects and mysterious lyrics: this is Lynch's most unexpected venture to date."
The BBC declares: "Now David Lynch leaves his stamp on the music world as well..." The Washington Post adds: "Every bit as pleasantly odd as you might imagine from Lynch."
New Musical Express calls it: "the sound of a creative genius dipping a toe in a new medium."
Crazy Clown Time will be available for purchase at retail outlets in both physical and digital formats, including a Collector’s Edition CD; iTunes exclusive with video; and a double LP set with bonus tracks.
Through the years, Lynch has collaborated frequently with others on various musical projects – composer Angelo Badalamenti (Twin Peaks), Polish pianist Marek Zebrowski (Inland Empire), plus Sparklehorse and Danger Mouse (Dark Night of the Soul). Crazy Clown Time, however, marks the first time Lynch steps into the spotlight alone.
"The love of experimenting with sound and music is what was driving this boat," explained the self-taught ‘non-musician’. "All of the songs on the album started as a jam. The jams eventually found a form and lyrics appeared.
Lynch recorded Crazy Clown Time over several months at his own Asymmetrical Studio with engineer Dean Hurley, who contributes guitar and drums to several songs.
The recording process, Lynch recalls, was filled with happy creative accidents. "There were so many accidents; this album should be in the hospital."
The result is a collection of dark songs Lynch has described as "modern blues."
Filled with foreboding soundscapes, hypnotic rhythms and enigmatic lyrics, Crazy Clown Time will surely resonate with fans of Lynch’s films, but should also appeal to listeners who appreciate gloriously daring and quirky pop music.
The tracks released last year hint at the album’s range.
The driving beat that powers "Good Day Today" also fuels "Stone’s Gone Up," "Noah’s Arc" and "Strange and Unproductive Thinking." While, the menacing shuffle of "I Know" also sends chills through "So Glad," "Football Game" and "Pinky’s Dream", which features Karen O of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs.
Lynch’s passion for music has always figured prominently into his filmmaking, starting with his feature debut Eraserhead (1977) – which included "In Heaven," a song he wrote with Peter Ivers – and continuing through to his most recent work, Inland Empire (2006) – which featured several tracks penned by Lynch.
Four years ago, motivated by his growing musical ambitions, Lynch became the eponymous creator of the David Lynch Music Company.
Then, in 2010, he transformed his Web site into an immersive digital archive the offers material released by David Lynch Music Company since its launch, plus unreleased singles, experiments and instrumentals created by Lynch and collaborators throughout the years.
TRACKLISTING
1. Pinky's Dream
2. Good Day Today
3. So Glad
4. Noah's Ark
5. Football Game
6. I Know
7. Strange and Unproductive Thinking
8. The Night Bell With Lightning
9. Stone's Gone Up
10. Crazy Clown Time
11. These Are My Friends
12. Speed Roadster
13. Movin' On
14. She Rise Up
Gary Numan has published the tracklist for his new album 'Dead Son Rising' (Release Date: 12th September, 2011) on his official webpage:
1. Resurrection
2. Big Noise Transmission
3. Dead Sun Rising
4. When The Sky Bleeds He Will Come
5. For The Rest Of My Life
6. Not The Love We Dream Of
7. The Fall
8. We Are The Lost
9. For The Rest Of My Life (Reprise)
10. Into Battle
11. Not The Love We Dream Of (Piano Version)
The album will be released in multiple configurations, the Deluxe Edition includes an additional dvd, the Super Deluxe adds dvd, vinyl, an artbook and a signed print.
The well known Gothic Spirits on ZYX Music are releasing a new issue, the EBM-edition.
Here's the full tracklist :
CD1
1 Funker Vogt - Fire And Forget
2 Covenant - Dynamo Clock
3 32Crash - The Man Who Came From Later
4 Aircrash Bureau - Machine
5 Armageddon Dildos - Untergrund
6 Syncrotek - Phuture Tekknology
7 Psy’ Aviah feat. Ayria - Into The Game
8 In Strict Confidence - My Despair
9 Blutzukker - Yes
10 Absurd Minds - Dependence
11 Avoid A Void - Ignorant
12 Vigilante - The New Resistance
13 Binary Park - Wire Tripped
14 Destroid - Bird Of Prey
15 Straftanz - Turbo
16 Tyske Ludder - Diaspora
17 Eisbrecher - Alkohol
CD2
1 Die Krupps - Iron Man
2 Leaether Strip - Dark Passages
3 Blitzmaschine - Useless Pain
4 Terrolokaust - God Loves The Violence
5 Substaat - Catch Me
6 Nano Infect - Abortion
7 Amnistia - Elements
8 Pouppee Fabrikk - Symptom
9 Kant Kino - Owner Of This House Lives Here
10 Necro Facility - Ignite
11 Eisenfunk - Pentafunk
12 Virgins O.R Pigeons - Born In Sin
13 Komor Kommando - Rhythm Machine
14 Minusheart - Future Lies
15 Megaherz - Miststück
16 Ohgr - Nitwitz
It's almost 10 years since Stuart Adamson's tragic death in 2001, but Big Country never really went away.
Now with Bruce Watson's son Jamie in guitar and Mike Peters, formerly from The Alarm on vocals, they are releasing a brand new single on Monday 29th August 2011.
Will it be as good as masterpieces like "The crossing"? We can't wait to find out, but given the feedback from their recent live dates, we have high expectations.
There will be two formats.
Download
ANOTHER COUNTRY
JUST A SHADOW (Billy Sloan session)
NEVER TAKE YOUR PLACE (Live from Edinburgh April 11)
And a regular CD-single that will feature these tracks :
ANOTHER COUNTRY
JUST A SHADOW (Billy Sloan session)
STEELTOWN (Billy Sloan session)
NEVER TAKE YOUR PLACE (Live from Edinburgh April 11)
All info will soon be found on their own site
On their own Popgefahr-label De/Vision will release on 16th September their brand new single "Twisted Story".
You'll find these tracks on it:
01. Twisted Story (Tkach Radio Cut) / Remixed by Vasyl Tkach, Ukraine
02. Twisted Story (Rob Dust Remix) / Remixed by Rob Dust, Germany
03. Until the end of time (Hearhere’s Parship Edit) / Remixed by Hearhere, Germany
04. Plastic Heart (Tritoxin Mix) / Remixed by Thomas Stanzel (Tritoxin), Germany
05. What’s love all about (Panda’s Dream Remix) / Remixed by Evgeniy Rouzavin, Russian Federation
