Insane Music, the label set up by Alain Neffe (Pseudo Code, BeNe GeSSeRiT) in the early 80's, now comes with two new tapes. First is by BeNe GeSSeRiT called BeNeFiT, it's to raise money to buy new recording equipment... 200 copies and here's the tracklist:
Stinking Ülrich
Houdi Youkkoutaï!
Deborah, Romina, Martha, Sabrina, Tatiana, Barbara
Happy Like An African In Belgium
Personne
Simbayo-Sin
Bon, Bon
The Gnashing Gnome
It's Friday
Après Quelque Temps
Les Aliens
The other tape is volume 26 in the "Insane Music for Insane People" series. Again, the tracklist:
A1 – Bene Gesserit - Tither And Thiter
A2 – M.A.L. - All By Myself
A3 – Human Flesh - Beautiful Friend
A4 – Chopstick Sisters, The - Incidental Cow...
A5 – Bene Gesserit - Vieux Crapaud Lubrique
A6 – Pseudo Code - Baby Burn-Out (4th Version)
A7 – Cortex - Cortex Aa (Unreleased Version)
A8 – Subject - Intifada
B1 – Kosmose The First Untitled Track
B2 – Niala Effen - Teiuq Tub Deirrow
B3 – Chopstick Sisters, The - Yaaaa
More info here.
KLOWN is the outrageous and hilarious Danish comedy that pushes the boundaries of comedy and acceptable childcare with its bold mixture of dry wit, fearless shock humour and heartfelt sentimentality.
Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Inbetweeners and The Hangover combine as Frank (Danish comedy sensation Frank Hvam) decides to prove himself suitable father material by kidnapping his pregnant girlfriend’s young nephew for a truly outrageous weekend that combines sexual promiscuity, nudity, drug-taking and tiny bottles of Underberg.
Sacha Baron Cohen has recently hired both Casper Christensen and Frank Hvam, the writers and stars of Klown, to pen his upcoming film The Lesbian following the success of Klown.
Directed by Mikkel Nørgaard, KLOWN was the year’s highest-grossing home-grown film when released in Denmark. It was critically acclaimed on its US release and has been picked up for a Hollywood remake by Warner Bros. The film stars Frank Hvam and Casper Christensen, two of the most popular and experienced stand-up comedians in Denmark.
KLOWN follows two wildly inappropriate friends — played by celebrated international comedians Frank Hvam and Casper Christensen — as they run amok through the Danish countryside, plowing through endless awkward confrontations and unspeakable debaucheries. Hopelessly wrongheaded Frank “kidnaps” the 12-year-old nephew of his pregnant girlfriend in an eager attempt to prove his fatherhood potential, and they join sex-crazed Casper on his secret adulterous weekend canoe trip. Rampaging through exclusive brothels, hospitalizations, armed robberies and even prison, the three paddle downstream from one chaotic misadventure to the next, all culminating in a surprisingly sentimental portrait of friendship and a final shocking reveal that you'll never be able to unsee.
Madness & Extinction by Seeming is the feel-bad album of 2014. Deceptively tuneful and even pop at times, Seeming’s postgothic music inevitably sings an oppressive postmillennial isolation, a crisis of nature, and an indictment of just about everyone. Based in New York, the duo makes smoldering, lovelorn songs of anarchy: mid-era Swans by way of M83. Standout tracks are the iron-fist ballad “The Burial,” heartfelt endtime anthem “Goodnight London,” and the whisper-to-a-scream manifesto “The Eyes of Extinction.”
Seeming’s members Aaron Fuleki and Alex Reed are veterans of darkwave act ThouShaltNot; Alex is author of the book Assimilate: A Critical History of Industrial Music.
With 2011's Blue Songs running the gamut from full-blown disco and jacking house to the more experimental, Hercules & Love Affair’s new album ‘The Feast Of The Broken Heart’ sees another musical reinvention from ringmaster Andy Butler - delivered by an impeccable new line up.
The ever-revolving collective led house music’s resurgence with club anthem ‘Blind’ in 2008 (Pitchfork’s record of the year), and 2014’s line up is another roll call of exceptionally talented vocalists. BRITS nominee John Grant’s ability for translating hardship into elegance is writ large on ‘I Try To Talk To You’ and ‘Liberty’; Rouge Mary, whose deep, spiritual voice is hewn from a gospel education; Belgian singer Gustaph whose counter tenor takes lead on the single ‘Do You Feel The Same?’ and smoky voiced virtuoso Krystle Warren, who was introduced to Butler by Grant, and sings the provocative ‘My Offence’.
Andy Butler comments: “I wanted nasty basslines, stormy, bleary-eyed sounds, fiery, rough, tough and ragged old school house productions that sounded almost techno. I didn’t want polite, I wanted aggressive.”
This aesthetic coupled with tales of emotional triumph makes for something tough yet soulful. Meaningful house music that IS pop music and can speak to the most musically adroit of tastes.
Kicking off proceedings is the dancefloor single ‘Do You Feel The Same?’ (w/Gustaph on vocals) , a jacking pop anthem released 14th April, with B-sides ‘Raid’ (a late night dancefloor banger replete with sirens) and ‘Working Miracles’ (a sample led journey into the more experimental side of Hercules & Love Affair).
‘The Feast Of The Broken Heart’ is co-produced by Ha-Ze Factory and industrial stalwart Mark Pistel and released on Moshi Moshi on May 26th.
One of dance music’s finest live acts Hercules & Love Affair are set to announce a full run of European dates, summer shows and festivals.
Album tracklisting:
Hercules Theme 2014
My Offence feat. Krystle Warren
I Try To Talk To You - feat. John Grant
That's Not Me - feat. Gustaph
Think - feat. Rouge Mary
5.43 To Freedom - feat. Rouge Mary
The Light - feat. Krystle Warren
Liberty - feat. John Grant
Do You Feel The Same? – feat. Gustaph
The Key - feat. Rouge Mary
20th Century Fox Benelux has revealed their upcoming titles. Here’s the list.
VIKINGS, SEASON 1
(Released on 23th April 2014, on both DVD and Blu-ray)
Tv-series: drama, action
Director: Rick Jacobson
Cast: Travis Fimmel, Katheryn Winnick, Clive Standen
Synopsis :
Vikings follows the adventures of Ragnar Lothbrok: the greatest hero of his age. The series tells the saga of Ragnar's band of Viking brothers and his family as he rises to become King of the Viking tribes. As well as being a fearless warrior, Ragnar embodies the Norse traditions of devotion to the gods: legend has it that he was a direct descendant of Odin, the god of war and warriors.
THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY
(Released on 30th April 2014, on both DVD and Blu-ray)
Genre: Drama
Director: Ben Stiller
Cast: Ben Stiller, Kirsten Wiig, Jon Daly
Synopsis:
A day-dreamer escapes his anonymous life by disappearing into a world of fantasies filled with heroism, romance and action. When his job along with that of his co-worker are threatened, he takes action in the real world embarking on a global journey that turns into an adventure more extraordinary than anything he could have ever imagined.
BAGGAGE CLAIM
(Released on 21st May 2014 on DVD)
Genre: Comedy
Director: David E. Talbert
Cast: Paula Patton, Taye Diggs, Jill Scott
Synopsis:
Pledging to keep herself from being the oldest and the only woman in her entire family never to wed, Montana embarks on a thirty-day, thirty-thousand-mile expedition to charm a potential suitor into becoming her fiancé.
ENOUGH SAID
(Released on 21st May 2014 on DVD)
Genre: Drama
Director: Nicole Holofcener
Cast: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, James Gandolfini, Catherine Keener
Synopsis:
A divorced woman who decides to pursue the man she's interested in learns he's her new friend's ex-husband.
THE WAY WAY BACK
(Released on 21st May 2014 on DVD)
Genre: Drama
Director: Nat Faxon, Jim Rash
Cast: Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Allison Janney
Synopsis:
Shy 14-year-old Duncan goes on summer vacation with his mother, her overbearing boyfriend, and her boyfriend's daughter. Having a rough time fitting in, Duncan finds an unexpected friend in Owen, manager of the Water Wizz water park.
DEVIL’S DUE
(Released on 4th June 2014 on DVD)
Genre: Horror
Director: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett
Cast: Allison Miller, Zach Gilford, Sam Anderson
Synopsis:
After a mysterious, lost night on their honeymoon, a newlywed couple finds themselves dealing with an earlier-than-planned pregnancy. While recording everything for posterity, the husband begins to notice odd behavior in his wife that they initially write off to nerves, but, as the months pass, it becomes evident that the dark changes to her body and mind have a much more sinister origin.
DRAGONS: RIDERS OF BERK
(Released on 9th April 2014 on DVD)
Genre: Tv-series, animation
Regisseur: Anthony Bell
Cast: Boyan van der Heijden, Bert Simhoffer, Eva Hetharia, Jop Joris, Huub Dikstaal
Synopsis:
The further adventures of Hiccup and his friends on the Island of Berk.
