Teleman – 'Tele', from the Greek for 'distance' – are a band you're invited to, not inundated with. Their sparse, welcoming minimalist synth tones, gentle motorik beats and balloon-light melodies seeped quietly onto the radio last year and hypnotized the alt-pop nation. Their festival sets of 2013 (including Glastonbury and Latitude) drew an attentive, fascinated fanbase who already knew the words to unreleased songs. And their lyrics – stream-of-consciousness character tales and dream imagery – vividly invite your own interpretation.
With two stunning singles under their belt, London’s Teleman are pleased to announce full details of their debut album ‘Breakfast’. Produced by Bernard Butler, ‘Breakfast’ will be released on May 26th through Moshi Moshi Records.
A-Film is proudly presenting their impressive list of releases from April. Here’s the full list.
ALEXANDER (Available from 1st April 2014 on DVD and Blu-ray)
Director:Oliver Stone
Stars:Colin Farrell, Anthony Hopkins, Rosario Dawson
Synopsis :
Alexander, the King of Macedonia and one of the greatest military leaders in the history of warfare, conquers much of the known world.
INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS (Available from 8th April 2014 on DVD and Blu-ray)
Directors:Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Stars:Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, John Goodman
Synopsis :
A week in the life of a young singer as he navigates the Greenwich Village folk scene of 1961.
BRO’S BEFORE HO’S (Available from 8th April 2014 on DVD and Blu-ray)
Directors:Steffen Haars, Flip Van der Kuil
Stars:Sylvia Hoeks, Birgit Schuurman, Nils Verkooijen
Synopsis :
Because of a bad marriage of their parents, two brothers Jules (Daniel Arends) en Max (Tim Haars) made a pact never to get into a relationship with a woman. Therefore, they live a party-life in which they sleep with a different girl every day. However this changes when Jules starts to date Anna (Sylvia Hoeks) and Max falls in love with her. Can their bromance overcome this love triangle. Although the makers of this movie claim this movie is a romcom, it still has the same adolescent humour we are accustomed to with Steffen en Flip.
THE ADVENTURER: THE CURSE OF THE MIDAS BOX (Available from 22th April 2014 on DVD and Blu-ray)
Director:Jonathan Newman
Stars:Michael Sheen, Lena Headey, Sam Neill
Synopsis :
Ancient mysteries. Powerful evil. And a fearless hero's quest through a fantastical realm of steam-powered wonders and sinister magic... In THE ADVENTURER: THE CURSE OF THE MIDAS BOX, seventeen-year-old Mariah Mundi's life is turned upside down when his parents vanish and his younger brother is kidnapped. Following a trail of clues to the darkly majestic Prince Regent Hotel, Mariah discovers a hidden realm of child-stealing monsters, deadly secrets and a long-lost artifact that grants limitless wealth - but also devastating supernatural power. With the fate of his world, and his family at stake, Mariah will risk everything to unravel the Curse of the Midas Box!
FREE BIRDS (Available from 29th April 2014 on DVD and Blu-ray)
Director:Jimmy Hayward
Stars:Woody Harrelson, Owen Wilson, Dan Fogler
Synopsis :
Two turkeys from opposite sides of the tracks must put aside their differences and team up to travel back in time to change the course of history - and get turkey off the holiday menu for good.
An exquisite selection of Blutengel hits and classics, reinterpreted in symphonic form, makes for the most intense and grandiose sonic experience that the Berlin-based charts-stormers have ever delivered. Available as a regular album CD, as a deluxe edition with a bonus live-DVD containing the best moments from the Gothic-Meets-Klassik-show in Leipzig and as a strictly limited fan box.
The highly acclaimed concert Blutengel played with a symphony orchestra in front of a sold-out "Neues Gewandhaus Leipzig" at the first Gothic Meets Klassik Festival seemed like a revelation to all people involved. Carefully rearranged and carried by the massive sound of a full orchestra, the Berlin-based group’s songs unfolded a completely new dimension of impact that left no one cold and had even long-time fans discover the music from a brand-new perspective. Band-mastermind and singer Chris Pohl and second vocalist Ulrike Goldmann were so mesmerized by the experience that they decided it would be a waste to let this project just be a one-time event.
At the end of 2013, they had the songs rearranged and organized a tour featuring a carefully toned down version of the experience with a chamber ensemble. As a logical next step, the band now presents the full symphonic experience as a gigantic studio production that reproduces the sound of a full orchestra in a crystal-clear audio experience on the new album “Black Symphonies.” The 12 songs on the album span an exquisite selection of the finest Blutengel-classics and hits, complemented by the epic new song “Krieger.”
The album will also be released as a deluxe version featuring a bonus live DVD containing the best moments from the legendary show with the symphony orchestra of Zielona Gora at the "Neues Gewandhaus Leipzig", which started it all.
For real diehard fans, “Black Symphonies” is also released as a deluxe set in a lavish black wooden box with gold print which contains the deluxe CD/DVD version of the album, plus the exclusive CD-single “Krieger”, an exclusive “Black Symphonies” T-shirt and a “Black Symphonies” candle cover starter set with a red candle. As a special exclusive collector’s item, the box also contains a hand numbered replica page from the original score for “Reich mir die Hand”, hand-signed by Chris Pohl and Ulrike Goldmann. “Black Symphonies” is the irresistible opportunity to discover the world’s most successful Gothic-Pop band from a completely new perspective. From intense cinematic grandeur to the intimate, quiet moments …prepare to be captivated by this amazing sonic experience!
Good news from the Lumère-camp as the label informs us that the avant-première from Diplomatie on Tuesday 10th March at 19h30 in the Brussels-based UGC Toison d'Or will have the visit from both Volker
Schlöndorff (Oscarwinner for Die Blechtrommel) and Cyril Gely who wrote the play.
The movie features Niels Arestrup ('Un prophète') and André Dussollier('Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain')
Synopsis:
A historical drama that depicts the relationship between Dietrich von Cholitz, the German military governor of occupied Paris, and Swedish consul-general Raoul Nordling.
The film will be shown in Belgian theatres from 12th March on.
Brian Eno and Karl Hyde come together with a new album to be released this May on Warp Records. ‘Someday World’ comprises nine songs, composed and sung by Eno & Hyde together with a highly distinguished cast of supporting musicians, including Tessa Angus, Nell Catchpole, Marianna Champion, Will Champion, Kasia Daszykowska, Don E., Darla Eno, Georgia Gibson, Andy Mackay, John Reynolds and Chris Vatalaro.
The release was produced by Brian Eno with 22 year old Fred Gibson, continuing an ongoing collaboration between Karl and Brian which sees the two together on a complete album for the very first time.
“A lot of the nicer cities I know are cities built on hills, and the cities are beautiful because the buildings have a challenge to adapt to. They have to mould themselves around the geology that they've formed upon. And that always makes for very interesting buildings, because they can't just be blocks, they have to somehow morph around the environment. A lot of the constructions on the album were deliberately irregular and awkward.
I had a big collection of 'beginnings' sitting around waiting for something to galvanise them into life, to make them more than just 'experiments'. That something turned out to be Karl Hyde.”
- Brian Eno
“It's a bit like being nine years old again. You have no idea what you've just been given, the record button has been pressed and you're on. And then these unlikely patterns start to happen. The biggest surprise was discovering we both had a love of Afrobeat, Cyclical music based in live playing. When Brian played me these early tracks it was, 'Oh my god, this is home! Can I borrow a guitar?”
- Karl Hyde
‘Someday World’ is released on Special Edition 2CD (with four bonus songs), CD, Double Gatefold LP and Digital formats.
