MY EDUCATION
None could doubt the ascendancy of My Education after the success of "Sunrise“, their last album, composed of pieces from their original score for F.W. Murnau’s 1927 silent masterpiece “Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans”. Having perfected the Sunrise material with live film performances over the last two years that sold out shows across the USA, My Education has now moved on to the most dramatic and heaviest expression of their career. On "A Drink For All My Friends“, My Education taps into its most triumphant, untethered set of compositions, even as the title and theme pay tribute to the departed.
“Respect to everyone we’ve lost” takes on further meaning with "A Drink For All My Friends“. In November 2009, drummer, long-time friend and role model Jerry Fuchs from Maserati was killed after falling down a broken elevator shaft. “Roboter-Höhlenbewohner,” is dedicated to Fuchs, starting with a relentless drum intro.
"A Drink For All My Friends" will be out on 28th March on CD, Digital and limited LP. 300 copies, 200 on black, 100 copies on a nice red, blue & white tri-color vinyl. 180 gram vinyl, download card!
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ASCETIC:
We are proud to announce the release of ASCETIC: - Self Initiation. This is a brandnew band from Melbourne, Australia featuring Damian Coward of "Heirs" on drums.
Drawn from a collective obsession with fringe philosophy and post-new-age consciousness, Self Initiation evokes the moods & spaces of 4AD’s early roster (Swans, Dead Can Dance, Cocteau Twins), with a nod to contemporaries The Soft Moon, Factory Floor & Portishead’s ‘Third’. Thick pulsing rhythms erupt into glorious, cascading conclusion; from narcissistic rants, to sickly crooned anthems; from the outer regions of reality to the depths of the subconscious, a white shadow emerging from the process: ASCETIC.
Their record will be released on 15th March on CD and limited LP. 300 copies on black and 100 copies on white. 180 gram vinyl, download card! Preorder starts NOW and we have some nice shirts as well and bundles!
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TOURDATES
Kerretta
17.05. Hannover (GER), UKZ Korn @ Deathfest w/ Planks etc.
18.05. Siegen (GER), Vortex w/ Planks
19.05. Mannheim (GER), JuZ @ Pfingsfestival w/ Planks etc
28.05. Esslingen (GER), Komma w/ Abrakadabra
29.05. Braunschweig (GER), Nexus w/ Abrakadabra
31.05. St. Petersburg (RU), TBA
01.06. Moscow (RU), TBA
Maserati
28.03.13 GR-Athens, AN Club
30.03.13 BE-Zottegem, Dunk! Festival
31.03.13 FR-Lyon, Sonic
01.04.13 FR-Toulouse, Dynamo
02.04.13 FR-Montpellier, The Black Sheep
03.04.13 FR-Limoges, La Fourmi
04.04.13 FR-Paris, FMR
05.04.13 FR-Metz, Trinitaires
06.04.13 CH-St. Gallen, Grabenhalle
07.04.13 CH-Lausanne, Le Romandie
08.04.13 CH-Zürich, Kinski
09.04.13 IT-Torino, Sapzio 211
10.04.13 IT-Roma, Circolo Degli Artisti
11.04.13 IT-Milano, Circolo Magnolia
12.04.13 IT-Ravenna, Bronson
13.04.13 AT-Graz, Forum Stadtpark
14.04.13 CZ-Praha, Divadlo Dobeska
15.04.13 DE-Würzburg, Cairo
16.04.13 DE-München, Orangehouse
17.04.13 DE-Oberhausen, Druckluft
18.04.13 NL-Tilburg, Roadburn Festival
19.04.13 DE-Bielefeld, AJZ
20.04.13 LUX-Esch/Alzette, Out Of The Crowd Festival
21.04.13 DE-Leipzig, tba.
22.04.13 DE-Berlin, Bi Nuu
23.04.13 FIN-Helsinki, Kuudes Linja
24.04.13 DE-Hamburg, Hafenklang
25.04.13 DE-Siegen, Vortex
26.04.13 DE-Karlsruhe, New Noise Festival
27.04.13 DE-Dresden, Chemiefabrik
My Education
22.03. Leipzig (GER), UT Connewitz @ Doom Over Leipzig Festival
23.03. Berlin (GER), Tiefgrund
24.03. Vienna (A), Rhiz
25,03. Brno (CZ), Boro
26.03. Budapest (H), Szabad Az A
28.03. Ljubiljana (SLO), Gala Hala
29.03. Beltinci (SLO), Ambassada
31.03. Zottegem (B), Bevegemse Vijvers @ Dunk! Festival
01.04. Paris (FR), Escape B
04.04. Giessen (GER), AK 44
05.04. Esslingen (GER), Komma
07.04. Hamburg (GER), Molotow Bar
08.04. Leverkusen (GER), Struppig Tanzen
09.04. Düsseldorf (GER), Cube
10.04. Braunschweig (GER), Nexus
Planks
15.02. Leipzig (GER), UT Connewitz @ South Of Mainstream Detention w/ Obellyskh, Conny Ochs, Earthship
16.02. Berlin (GER), Jägerklause @ South Of Mainstream Detention w/ Obellyskh, Conny Ochs, Earthship
09.03. Mülheim (GER), AZ w/ Unrest
16.03. Villingen-Schwenningen (GER), Jugendhaus w/ Blank
20.04. Wermelskirchen (GER), AJZ Bahndamm (Heartcoretage)
30.04. Winterthur (CH), Gaswerk w/ Amen Ra, Syndrome
17.05. Hannover (GER), UJZ Korn @ Deathfest w/ Kerretta, Graves At Sea etc.
18.05. Siegen (GER), Vortex w/ Kerretta
19.05. Mannheim (GER), JUZ @ Pfingstfestival w/ Kerretta etc.
22.06. Kiel (GER), Alte Meierei (Kids Explode Festival)
29.06. Versmold (GER), Wöstenkrug (Cry Me A River Festival)
12.10. Eindhoven (NL), Dynamo Club (Bloodshed Fest)
A collision leaves a mark. A planet's surface is broken; a body, a heart, or a mind is left rent and torn. But trauma is only the initiation of change. Broken earth can fill with water, become a lake, host new life. Battered hearts can mend, forgive, forget. Whether jagged hole or fractured soul, a crater is a process, not a state of being.
This is the purview of Crater Vol. 1, the fifth studio album from Android Lust. After the success of 2010's The Human Animal and the national tours that followed, singer/songwriter/producer Shikhee uprooted from her longtime home of New York City and settled on the opposite coast, in Los Angeles. The new surroundings were accompanied by a new method of songwriting. "I wanted to take a more linear approach to writing with a stronger emphasis on sound design, focus on mood pieces and let vocals take a backseat."
That sound design has always set Android Lust apart from the pack, and Crater Vol. 1 puts the intricate electronic and acoustic instrumentations front and center; only three songs feature Shikhee's memorable voice. Ambient soundscapes give shape to the void, while beds of processed field recordings provide grit and texture. Rhythmic melodies build like thunderheads but rarely break into outright storms, maintaining a pensive mood throughout. Crater Vol. 1 is an album for the aftermath of a traumatic impact, a soundtrack for the introspective journeys that bring new growth.
Pieter Nooten’s all instrumental new double album ‘Haven’ is the third in a series of solo-releases composed and mixed entirely on the Mac Book Pro. Obliged to disregard the frills of most hi-end ambient/neo-classical productions ’Haven’ is nevertheless one of the most authentic and exemplary sounding cds you will hear all year. It has the true mark of the contiguous quality and style we have learned to appreciate from Nooten’s previous releases, all the way back to his ‘Clan Of Xymox’ days.
‘Haven’ contains a vast diversity and collection of different shades of melancholia. Without a human voice or single beat to be heard, Nooten wanted no earthly distractions from the mood he set out to communicate. And it works. On more levels then one.
Nooten sounds more introverted and world weary then we are accustomed to hearing him yet, with an ease and productivity we can only marvel at, he sketches an introspective and deeply poetic musical world of heart-wrenching beauty, incorporating elaborate sound design and experimentation without over-producing the music or compromising his initial goals.
As a rule Pieter Nooten sounds like Pieter Nooten: there are no influences by predecessors, external styles or genres. This music is his music; timeless, introvert, even desolate at times, it never fails to transmit Nooten’s unique musical message, all the way from a totally different planet back to ours. Even considering the restriction of a single Mac Book Pro as the only composition tool, the music remains sophisticated and profound, restrained and minimalistic.
After five years of silence with only sporadic club and festival shows it’s now time for the fourth full length album from the Swedish duo.
The long awaited album titled For Generations to Come will be released early spring 2013. An album packed with electronic body music that will move people on dance floors all over the world.
For sure yet another example of the diversity and strength of the bands musical skills. Pounding basses, harsh but melodic voices, exciting synthesizers and as always with something to be pointed out in the lyrics.
The bands earlier carrier moved them from venues in the north home of Scandinavia to as far south as Mexico, from Los Angeles in the west to Moscow in the east.
Now we wait and see where For Generations to come will take the band on their journey in the world of music. If Spetsnaz used to be the leader of the new EBM wave, they for sure still are
Do not adjust your screen! Instead prepare yourself for a mind-bending sonic assault as Cabaret Voltaire perform live at London’s famous Town And Country Club in 1992.
Pioneers of techno, industrial, samplebased electronica, Cabaret Voltaire successfully blurred the line between music and performance art.
The tracks performed in this DVD highlight Cabaret Voltaire’s spirit of experimentation as classics like The Message and Plasticity 6 are given unique twists and also features snippets of Steve Lamacq interviewing both Kirk and Mallinder.
While bands such as Kraftwerk, New Order and The Orb achieved greater notoriety within the genres, Cabaret Voltaire’s longevity, influence and experience has ensured they are without doubt a cornerstone in the history of electronic and industrial music.
