Transgressive Records are proud to announce Berlin's instrumental collective s t a r g a z e have signed to the label, anointing their partnership with the stunning EP Deerhoof Chamber Variations.
 
Deerhoof Chamber Variations is devised as a continuous piece of instrumental music, based on 9 1/2 songs which drummer and composer Greg Saunier originally wrote for his acclaimed band Deerhoof.
 
Different from most other band and orchestra/classical collaborations Greg himself arranged and recomposed the material for a classical chamber ensemble, using exactly the same notes as in the originals while rearranging the songs structurally, in a kind of miniaturizing and abstracting way. Watch the new video for 'Data' below...
 

Out Of Line artist Chris Pohl (Blutengel, Terminal Choice, …) has joined up with Italian duo Helalyn Flowers for a new 6-track download EP, "Beware Of Light (feat. Chris Pohl)". The EP is available for ordering via Bandcamp, you get 2 tracks now, plus the complete EP the moment it’s released on October 9.

Next to "Beware Of Light" you also get a 2nd new track, "Karmageddon", which shows a rougher angrier face of Helalyn Flowers with sharp guitar riffs, powerful female vocals, upbeat electro beats and strong synth lines. Recommended release showcasing 2 excellent talents from the dark wave scene.

The EP acts as an appetiser for their 4th studio album "Sonic Foundation" that is scheduled for an early Spring 2016 release via Alfa Matrix. On remix duties we find Aesthetische, The Psychic Force (with guest vocals by DJ Michelle) and XMH who took care of an upbeat cyber punk retake.

 Next month the album ‘Mont Royal’ will be released in France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Norway, Sweden and Finland. Roscoe will embark on their first European tour. First dates are just announced. More to follow…

IN CONCERT:
 
14.10.2015 – Pigalle / Montmartre, PARIS (FR)
14.11.2015 – Alhambra, MONS
01.12.2015 – Point Ephémère, PARIS (FR)
16.12.2015 – Z7 Konzertfabrik, PRATTELN (CH)
04.02.2016 – AB, BRUSSELS

Formed in the summer of 2014, HIGH FIGHTER deliver a volatile cocktail of heavy as hell tunes and offer something new to the doom, sludge, blues and stoner metal scene. After numerous shows with bands such as Corrosion of Conformity, Greenleaf, Mammoth Mammoth or The Midnight Ghost Train, tours throughout Germany, Belgium, France and the UK, as well as several festival appearances this summer at like Stoned from the Underground 2015, Sonic Blast Portugal, Red Smoke in Poland, an exclusive press showcase at this year's Wacken Open Air & many more, in one year band existence HIGH FIGHTER have gained high praise from both fans and the press all over Europe and already belong to one of the most promising newcomer acts the scene has to offer.

To celebrate the band's EP re-release on Vinyl and to end a first successful year of their young band history, HIGH FIGHTER have just recently announced an extensive tour with nautic funeral doom masters in AHAB. With them on the bill will be Mammoth Storm from Sweden, make sure to catch this exciting band line up on their upcoming tour:

'The Tour of the Glen Carrig 2015 Part I'
AHAB, HIGH FIGHTER + MAMMOTH STORM
29.10.2015: Frankfurt a.M. DE – Elfer
30.10.2015: Jena DE – Cassablanca
31.10.2015: Hamburg DE – Bambi Galore
01.11.2015: Köln DE – Underground
02.11.2015: Paris FR – Glazart
03.11.2015: Nantes FR – Le Ferailleur
05.11.2015: Colmar FR – Grillen
06.11.2015: Stuttgart DE – Club Cann
07.11.2015: Pratteln CH – Z7
08.11.2015: Heidelberg DE – Schwimmbad Club

More upcoming shows of HIGH FIGHTER:
16.10.2015: Dresden DE – Club 11
17.10.2015: Leipzig DE – Wilhelmine Setalight Festival, Villakeller
04.12.2015: Oldenburg DE – Cadillac
26.12.2015: Hamburg DE – Rock Café St. Pauli

For the first time back on vinyl: the excellent second album of the legendary band of Arno Hintjens and Paul Couter. Recorded in 1977 and 1978 " Plat du Jour " a tight rocking prelude to the creation of TC Matic with the rhythm section Rudy Cloet and Ferre Baelen. The single " Gimme What I Need " was featured on the jukebox of the mythical New York club CBGB's , the birthplace of American punk , and new wave.

The cover photos were restored by Danny Willems !