Epic, catchy, mesmerizing… “You Walk Away”, the new single from Berlin’s Gothic-Pop-institution Blutengel hits the emotional bull’s eye. Atmospheric arrangements, solid electronic beats, a melody that instantly sticks with the listener and the theatralic interplay of the strong voices of Chris Pohl and Ulrike Goldmann add up to a highly delicate piece of sonic candy that you cannot help tasting again and again.
“You Walk Away” sounds monumental in such a self-assuredly cool way that it is nigh impossible not to instantly fall for this epic hit tune which makes it the perfect appetizer for the band’s new album which is scheduled for release in February and will be aptly titled “Monument.”
The single contains the title track in two versions, the hit-laden b-side “Königin der Nacht” and a fragile and emotional remix of “Ein Augenblick.” The vampire’s ball is on and Blutengel invite you to their dark, wicked and yet also irresistibly beautiful world!
Release: 25.01.2013
The apocalypse originates in Mexico! On December 7th, Hard Electro pioneers Hocico unleash „El Último Minuto”, their most aggressive sonic onslaught to date. Available as a regular 1-CD-version, deluxe double CD and deluxe fan box with an assortment of red hot goodies, limited to 666 copies.
What music will you have playing in your final minute? That is THE essential question that we all have to ask ourselves, facing the end to come. As usual, the answer comes from Mexico and is a rabid, loud and aggressive kick in the eye: according to Hard Electro pioneers and sonic enunciators of the impending doom Hocico, everything will end with a bang of beats, anger and bass. Dance to the apocalypse, baby, ‘cos tomorrow all might be too late! Meaning: the new Hocico-album is harder than anything Erk Aicrag and Racso Agroyam have unleashed out of the bowels of their internal hell unto the world so far. Those who are familiar with the lads will know that hidden away in the heart of the inferno there is always a core of club-compatible rhythms, far out sounds and utter addictiveness. And for those who wish to spend more than their final minutes with the most apocalyptic electronic sounds since the invention of the synthesizer, „El Último Minuto (Antes de que Tu Mundo Caiga)“ will hit shops not only in a regular album version, but also as a deluxe double CD with a second disc of sonic mayhem. We also have something special in store for the diehards and Mexico-fanatics: the ultimate fan box! It will contain not only the deluxe double CD but another disc titled “Prophecy Of Hate” which sports some rare tape tracks from the group’s early days. And the best thing is: it is exclusive to the box! And why should the Mexican apocalypse be limited to the ears when we can have you experience it with your entire body? Hence, we are also including a red hot, real Mexican-made sauce and chilli flakes “made to spice you up” for a fiery start into the day. Add to that an exclusive T-shirt, a hand-numbered ownership certificate, all neatly packed into a classy black wooden box, strictly limited to 666 copies. This is a must-have… and it might be the last thing you ever buy!
Track listing
1. T.O.S. of Reality
2. Intruder
3. The Watched
4. Dead Trust
5. Polarity
6. Mundo Imposible
7. Vile whispers
8. 3...2...1...
9. Toxic
10. Over the Limit
11. El Último Minuto
Yes, you read it correctly. On 6th April Henke (the man from Goethes Erben) comes to Belgium. At the Zappa in Antwerp he'll be joined by two Belgian acts. Aroma Di Amore needs no further introduction. Also on the bill is the wonderful Dark Poem who charm everyone with their fairytale-pop. Not to be missed! Tickets are now available!!!!!
The promo reads like "Already in Tour, angry and bold, our guys make no prisoners: Olympia's melodic vocals, electro/ebm beats and Shade?s industrial/metal guitar make a new generation product for all lovers of industrial-gothic-dance. You've NEVER seen this before".
Well, it's a bit true, you know.
We say KMFDM on steroids....a crazy goth experience.
You can download the album for free.
When John-Mark Lapham realised DM Stith’s voice was exactly what was needed to finish a piece of music he’d been working on, neither knew the collaboration would work so well that they’d go on to strike up a partnership, name it The Revival Hour after a groundbreaking American evangelist radio show of the 1930s, and dedicate most of the next two years to investing their music with all the rousing emotion that such a name warranted.
The duo’s debut EP Clusterchord introduced an extraordinary fusion of panoramic and timeless sound with a thoroughly modernist and intimate feel: 60’s R&B, soul, doo-wop and pop, fused together by a panoply of electronics and Stith’s heavenly singing and vivid lyrical narratives: “pulp horror, comic drama, a dark cosmic pageant of chase sequences, monsters, spirits and explosions of blood,” according to Stith.
Scorpio Little Devil, the new album is a realization of all the potential seen on the EP. Exploring all the elements that made the EP stand out and pushing the electronic, experimental and pop sides even further, it is sure to make a mark in early 2013. In “Hold Back” they have a bona-fide classic single that leaves you breathless with love and admiration – a song you feel you already know on first listen.
The Revival Hour’s brilliance isn’t so surprising when you know the duo’s previous form. Texas-born Lapham was the sounds-and-samples component of Manchester-based The Earlies, purveyors of a kaleidoscopic brand of folk-tronica explored over two celebrated albums, and recorded a mini-album for 4AD with Micah P Hinson under the name The Late Cord. The Buffalo-born Stith, meanwhile, released an equally revered debut album, Heavy Ghost, in 2009 on Sufjan Steven’s Asthmatic Kitty label, a record admired by the likes of Bat For Lashes and Grizzly Bear.
What continued to unite the pair was their upbringings in strongly religious communities which shaped Stith’s lyrics. "They're intentionally over-the-top dramatic, in a pseudo-spiritual religious context. I was angryabout my religious upbringing and the alienation from friends and family that accompanied my coming out. But in dealing with it, I had to poke fun at it."
The Revival Hour is the sound of adventurism; of deep, historical musical connections; of falling in and out of love; of bravery. Courageous in scope and spectacle they share an affinity with PJ Harvey, Dusty Springfield, The Knife, Antony Hegarty, Robert Wyatt and Portishead - artists they share a compulsion with to create a timeless sound, epic in ambition and sonics.
