„Solve et coagula“ - dissolve and coagulate – are the basic principles of alchemy. With “ALCHEMUSIC I – solve”, exceptional artist Meinhard presents part one of his alchemusical magnum opus on which he, yet again, defies any simple categorization.

Right after leading us through a colorful and completely bonkers sonic interpretation of Lewis Carroll's Wonderland on is debut, the flamboyant musical wunderkind is now tackling nothing less than the attempt of solving one of the last riddles of mankind by creating a sonic rendition of the sorcerer's stone. What, at first glimpse, might sound like the mad fantasy of an utter megalomaniac is actually a quite logical next step when taking Meinhard's excessive creativity into account. Therefore, the listener should be aware that anything is possible in this first part of the artist's alchemusical journey (part two is planned for release next year) – anything... except boredom or a conservative adherence to any sort of genre-norm. Meinhard takes elements like acoustic guitars, trumpets, strings and cembalo, mingles them with rock guitars, drum-loops, synthesizers and digital mayhem and creates pure sonic gold. After listening to “ALCHEMUSIC I – solve”, you will be wondering how you could ever have doubted that a daring combination of Folk- and Medieval music, New Wave, Gothic Rock, Prog, Gipsy-Swing, Synth Pop, plus Baroque- and Neo-Classical-stints could result in anything else than pure listening bliss. Meinhard effectively proves himself a master alchemist, creating a maelstrom of emotions, atmosphere and pure addictiveness from a fusion of alleged opposites. Is this genius or is it madness? Perhaps, we should settle on defining it as a combination of both while looking forward to the most deliciously trippy sonic journey the music world has seen in quite some time.

Track Listing:

1. Blood+Love

2. humunculus:automaton

3. Knight of Gold

4. 667 - The Neighbor of the Beast

5. eXpelled

6. The Sun Sign

7. YSAYKTW (You Save And You Kill The World)

8. Holy Sun

9. Why Do I...?

10. AtTheRiteSite

11. BPHMT

12. Rhapsody

Alchemusic I - Solve

One of the most successful German Electro-bands returns with a new single! „Sick Man“ is a relentless dance commando, a well-aimed attack on all the club floors of this world. The new Maxi-CD is released in a hand-numbered Digipak, strictly limited to 888 copies world-wide.

To call Funker Vogt an established institution in the German Electro-scene would almost be a criminal understatement, as the trio has been one of the most popular bands in the wide crossover between EBM, Industrial and melodic hard Electronica for years. The songs always hit you straight in the eye, the band produces a steady string of guaranteed floor fillers and will turn any concert hall around the globe into a jam-packed cauldron of searing madness. Introducing new singer Sick Man and a brand-new single sporting his name, Funker Vogt are now making a definitive statement: we are stronger than ever and anything that carries the Funker-Vogt-brand means war on the dance floor! Period. No remorse. On the new single, the band has driven the trademark, sweat-inducing fusion of pumping EBM-basslines, technoid inferno-beats, massive trance licks, hard verses and anthemic chorus parts to a new all-time high and sounds as fresh, compact and hard as ever. The second new song, „The Last Awakening“ brings out the melodic side of Funker Vogt and pushes it to perfection and the lads have conjured up three high-pressure mixes of the title song and two versions of the b-side to ensure that this new release is pure dance-floor-bliss! This is Funker Vogt 2.0 – We came to kick your collective ass! This is a declaration of dance floor war!

Tracks:

1. Sick Man (Evil Mix)

2. The Last Awakening (Superhuman Mix)

3. Sick Man (Single Mix)

4. The Last Awakening (Demo Mix)

5. Sick Man (Epic Mix)

Berlin-based Melodic-Electro-group Solitary Experiments has prepared a special fan-treat for the mini-festival which celebrates the band's 20th anniversary on October 25th, 2014 in Berlin.

Special occasions are best celebrated among friends, which is why Solitary Experiments have asked a number of friends to put their own spin to the biggest hits from the latest outing „PHENOMENA.“ „The 20th Anniversary Compilation“ does not online contain the resulting remix work, but also the three best mixes to come out of the remix battle that the Berliners had initiated via Facebook. Also included is a smashing cover version of the Bronski-Beat-classic, which the band has treated to the trademark „Solitary-sound“ with loving care. The original tune was a massive influence on the group and pretty much the initial spark for trying to put together a music project. With a total playing time of 80 minutes, this release utilizes the maximum capacity of a standard Compact Disc and delivers almost one and a half hours of smashing, club-compatible remixes of some of the most popular Solitary-Experiments-tunes. Those that will be attending the event in Berlin and are there early enough might be in luck to receive a giveaway copy of this release at the door... for all the rest, „The 20th Anniversary Compilation“ is released as a Digital Download at a special bargain price and as a strictly limited pressing on CD. 

Track listing:

1. Smalltown Boy (30th Anniversary Tribute)

2. Beg Your Pardon (SoliT.O.Y.ry Mix)

3. Now Or Never (NamNamBulu Remix)

4. No Salvation (Torul Remix) 

5. Steering Wheel (The Saint Paul Remix)

6. Stars (Patenbrigade Wolff Remix)

7. Epiphany (BeyOnd the Sugarcake Remix)

8. Game Over (Nobody Is Perfect Remix by Final Illusion)

9. No Salvation (Modcube Remix)

10. Epiphany (Attacke Remix)

11. Steering Wheel (MRDTC Version)

12. Game Over (Nin-Tendo-Mix by Eisfabrik)

13. No Salvation (ES23 Remix) 

14. Epiphany (Hypervisor Remix)

15. Stars (DJ Thommy's Stardust Mix)

Out now via Alfa Matrix is the 5-track single "Zeitgeist" by the classic electronic act Növö (aka Laurent Boudic). The single is the title track of the recently released 4th studio full length CD also entitled "Zeitgeist". It's the third single released from this album plunging us once again in Laurent Boudic's personal interpretation of the good old classic EBM / New Wave era and mixes darker and more experimental industrial side with the project's early EBM roots.

Besides a 7" and another extended mix, "Zeitgeist" also received the remix treatment by Flood Veyor, Franck Kartell as well as Denial Of Service. You can download this splendid new single via iTunes, Bandcamp and co.

Two years ago, X-RX (Pascal Beniesch and Jan Teutloff) were celebrating the release of their successful album “Activate the Machinez“. Since then, the band has been touring, including appearances at ALL biggest German festivals (WGT, M’era Luna, E-Tropolis, Amphi Festival)!

Touring alongside Aesthetic Perfection, they played for growing fan communities all across the globe, including the U.S., Mexico, Norway and Greece – celebrating along the way, since X-RX gigs are first and foremost about amping up the party! Thus, in 2014 the time was right for new material. Pascal Beniesch created a musical masterpiece using with well-known components and tried and true configurations. The result are 12 accessible songs, full of energy and power, ready to conquer the dancefloors once more! Crank it up! Full of bass, dynamics and the burning need to turn it up louder! Crank up the volume! The name captures the spirit!