Sometimes, dreams do come true - so it is with great honor that we are able to announce that DRAGONY will be joining the legendary GAMMA RAY (Official) on their upcoming "25 Year Anniversary Party Tour" this fall to promote our new album "Shadowplay", out on 18th September 2015!

Together with GAMMA RAY and Serious Black - Official we will rock the stages of Europe on the following dates:

28.10. Wilhelsmhaven - Pumpwerk (GER)
30.10. Hamburg - Markthalle (GER)
31.10. Berlin - C-Club (GER)
01.11. Bochum - Zeche (GER)
03.11. Munich - Backstage Werk (GER)
04.11. Praha - Meet Factory (CZ)
06.11. Brno - KC Semilasso (CZ)
07.11. Lucenec - Sports Hall (SK)
08.11. Budapest - Club 202 (HUN)
10.11. Graz - Explosiv (A)

Our other upcoming live dates are:

14.11. Graz - Explosiv (A) "Metal For Breathing"
04.12. Vienna - Szene (A) "Shadowplay" Album Presentation

A big shout-out also goes out to our friends in NeonFly, who will join the tour for the second leg in Spain!

Louis Zachert, also known as Metroland's Passenger L (or Brother Louis), passed away in his sleep 2 days ago.

The death of Louis Zachert has moved a lot of people who have known him personally. In a short but strong statement the Belgian electronic group Metroland have expressed their sadness: "Words fail with the loss of Louis Zachert, our very own beloved and amazing Passenger L. His final touches on all of our music has had a definite impact and in most cases made a world of change over the last two decades. It's with tons of grief and disbelief that we are forced to say goodbye to one of our closest and oldest friends since 1994! Things will never sound the same again. Forever friendship!"

Louis Zachert's musical career span many years, including a solo album "Vie!" (1992) under his own name, a lot of sound engineering work on Ionic Vision releases ("The End", "Sweet Isolation", "Complete Isolation") and albums under the Cycloon name together with Axel Kleintjes ("Plasma Fusion", "Head|Over|Now", "Zeitseize ",...). Many of these releases are now impossible to find and have gotten a second life on eBay reaching incredibly high prices. Via his UnderTheRoof - Audio Mastering studio Louis Zachert kept himself very busy working with other artists like David Rey, Inertia, Digital Factor, Leo Nocta, Ortta, Bye Bye Leader, Amaury, Philine, Jean Delouvroy, Buenas Ondas, No Sunglasses, Darkmen, Teradélie and so on.

Alfa Matrix's Bernard Van Isacker issued the following comment: “If there was one person who really was genuine in the dark scene in Europe (and especially Belgium), then he was the one and only you should have cherished. My condolences go to Louis’ wonderful wife Petra and to Sven and Andy who have lost their musical father and a dear friend.”

The sadness is everywhere but the good memories will prevail. Bis später Louis!

Each cover looks like they’ve been airbrushed by a magic wand. The seams, the tattoo patterns, and the little cracks making their down the skull-like forehead tell so much without a single word accompanying them. Imperfections never looked so perfect.

As fans count down the days until the long-awaited seventh episode of the Star Wars saga, they’ll have something else to look forward to as the first six will be released as commemorative Blu-ray steelbooks for a limited time on November 10, with pre-orders beginning on August 7. Each film comes with beautiful new character packaging that include Darth Maul for The Phantom Menace, Yoda for Attack of the Clones, General Grievous for Revenge of the Sith, Darth Vader for A New Hope, an Imperial stormtrooper for The Empire Strikes Back, and Emperor Palpatine for Return of the Jedi. Star Wars: The Complete Saga will also be released in newly-repackaged artwork on October 13.

In addition to the collectible steelbook packaging, each Blu-ray disc features existing audio commentary with George Lucas and the film crew as well as audio commentary from archival interviews with the cast and crew.

The Complete Saga includes all six feature films on Blu-ray, along with three additional discs containing more than 40 hours of previously-released extensive special features.

The French-German duo Dear Strange revives the spirit of New Wave with modern Electronica in a most captivating way on the debut album “Lonely Heroes.”

Some music just pulls the listener in from the very start. Dear Strange's epic Electro-anthem “Unicorn” is such a rare specimen which had the entire Out-Of-Line-staff hooked instantaneously. Now, the duo has completed work on the eagerly awaited debut and it is nothing short of a revelation. The powerful voice of Dorian E. reminds of Wave-legends like Siouxsie Sioux and envelops the listener in a maelstrom of emotions, while sound wizard Romain Frequency re-invents the feeling of the dark side of the Eighties with Minimal-Electro- and club-sound-elements coming from an armada of synthesizers. Walking a tight line between catchiness and atmosphere, retro-feeling and modernity, vivid emotions and explicit coolness, Dear Strange create a postmodern-futuristic scheme for Pop music with substantial depth. From the mighty Dark-Wave-prowess of the previously mentioned “The Unicorn”, via the fusion of French-Pop, German New Wave and modern club sounds in the German-language tune “Licht” to the breezy dance sound of the title track – Dear Strange always manage to impress, overwhelm and captivate, yet always remain accessible and full of floor-filling spirit. “Lonely Heroes” is the New-Wave-sound of the future!

1. The Unicorn

2. Lonely Heroes

3. Dystopia

4. I Can See Through This

5. Licht

6. Strangers As We Are

7. Between The Sunsets

8. Hand Full Of Nothing

9. Hysteria

10. Sweeter Than This

11. Minima Moralia

Solvent's sixth full-length LP, New Ways: Music from the Documentary I Dream of Wires, to receive a Deluxe Edition reissue, to coincide with I Dream Of Wires’ 2015 Netflix/iTunes/DVD release. This expanded edition features all-new artwork, and contains a full 74 minutes of additional bonus material, including previously unreleased Solvent music from the film, and new remixes from artists who were interviewed for the film, including Wrangler (feat Cabaret Voltaire’s Stephen Mallinder), Chris Carter (Throbbing Gristle, Chris & Cosey), Orphx, Martial Canterel, and more.

For the past few years, Solvent's obsession with synthesizers and electronic music has taken him on a new path, a journey deep into the world of modular synthesizers. Serving as producer, co-writer and interviewer for I Dream of Wires, a documentary about the history, demise and resurgence of the modular synthesizer, Solvent's Jason Amm has played a pivotal role in creating one of the most talked-about and revered electronic music documentaries in recent years. I Dream of Wires features interviews with influential electronic musicians including Trent Reznor, Gary Numan, Morton Subotnick, Vince Clarke, James Holden and Carl Craig, and after a long run of festival screenings, is set to debut August on iTunes and Netflix.

Before he came on board as producer, Solvent was commissioned by I Dream of Wires' director to create an original soundtrack for the film. Solvent took on the soundtrack LP as a challenge; determined to expand his synthesis palette with the new possibilities of modular, but with a firm focus on completing an engaging body of work that would stand on it’s own outside of the film. The result is New Ways, heard prominently throughout the film, and created, programmed and composed entirely on modular synthesizer systems. Through some generous loans, Solvent was given access to several large-format modulars during the course of the album, including a classic vintage Moog System 15. But the real revelation came from his own newly-acquired, contemporary Eurorack system; for the first time in many years, Solvent found himself thinking outside the "vintage synth" box.

The album title is not only a continuation of I Dream of Wires' nod to Numan. New Ways also pertains to Solvent's all-new modular synthesizer toolkit, introducing many new forms of synthesis to his arsenal of electronic sound. New Ways is Solvent's return to instrumental, headphone electronica. From the harsh, IDM/hiphop hybrid of Burn The Tables, to the Radiophonic menace of Sender, Solvent showcases the modular synthesizer as perhaps the ultimate tool for noisy, alien soundscapes. Alternately, Solvent's penchant for sweet, heartbreaking melodies can be heard clearly alongside the intricate modular sound design on standout cuts King Vincent, Pattern Recognition, and LPGs Over Hawaii. New Ways also includes I Dream of Wires' theme song, Themogene, a soaring piece of epic synthesizer minimalism that aptly opens the film.

Tracklist

Part 1: New Ways

01. Themogene (I Dream Of Wires Theme)

02. Transfer Function

03. Quantimations

04. Sender

05. Wow

06. Elephant Generators

07. Burn The Tables

08. Pattern Recognition

09. King Vincent

10. Bucket Brigade

11. LPGs over Hawaii

12. Transfer Function (reprise)

Part 2: Bonus Tracks + Remixes

13. Subharmonics

14. Clustering

15. Hadron

16. Small and Efficient

17. ModDub

18. Interstitial C

19. King Vincent (Wrangler remix)

20. Sender (Interval remix)

21. Elephant Generators (Chris Carter remix)

22. Burn The Tables (Orphx remix)

23. Quantimations (Bronze Teeth remix)

24. King Vincent (Martial Canterel remix)

25. Fasten

26. Tassels