Today it’s exactly 41 years ago that Iggy Pop released Lust for Life (29th August 1977). It was his second solo studio album and also his second collaboration with David Bowie, following The Idiot that was released earlier in the same year. As well as achieving critical success, it was Iggy Pop's most commercially popular album to date, and remains his only Gold-certified release in the UK. The recording sessions for this album took place at the Hansa Studio by the Wall (Berlin) between April and June ’77, almost immediately after the The Idiot promotion tour which ended on 16th April.
Pop has stated, "David and I had determined that we would record that album very quickly, which we wrote, recorded and mixed in eight days and because we had done it so quickly, we had a lot of money left over from the advance, which we split.”
Lust for Life reached number 28 in the UK Album Chart and is his second highest-performing release in that country after 2016's Post Pop Depression. Initially the album did well in the US too but the sudden death of Elvis Presley (16th August 1977) caused record label RCA to quickly reissue Presley's catalogue and any promotional focus for Pop's album was lost.
Bowie, Pop and engineer Colin Thurston produced the album under the pseudonym "Bewlay Bros”, a name retrieved from a track on Bowie’s album Hunky Dory.
Besides probably the most popular track Lust For Life, The Passenger also found its way to alternative clubs and dance floors all over the world. Even if it was initially released as the b-side track of the 7” single Success.
Siouxsie and The Banshees made a cover of The Passenger in 1987 for their all-cover-versions album Though The Looking Glass. Iggy Pop praised their version and stated: "That's good. She sings it well and she threw a little note in when she sings it, that I wish I had thought of, it's kind of improved it … The horn thing is good."
David Bowie covered Tonight (minus the opening lines referencing drugs) with Tina Turner, along with Neighborhood Threat, on his 1984 release Tonight.
Lust For Life (tracklist)
A1. Lust For Life
A2. Sixteen
A3. Some Weird Sin
A4. The Passenger
A5. Tonight
B1. Succes
B2. Turn Blue
B3. Neighborhood Threat
B4. Fall In Love With Me
Interpol releases new music video 'If you really love nothing' and album 'Marauder'!
The most notorious Belgian Rockrallyfinalist of 2018, Diane Grace, will release her debut EP on Starman Records from 7th September 2018.
The highly strung boy band has recorded three tracks together with bassist / producer Pieter Van Buyten (Kowlier, The Kids) that create … Pan!C.
Along with this EP, the trio also made a short film bearing the same name, starring a coke-sniffing pig, the spirit of Diane Grace and Mauro B. The voodooslasher is sent out in three parts, and will have it's avant-premiere live on 23rd August at Filmhuis Klappei, Antwerp, with subsequent concert.
Below you can watch a promising trailer!
Diane Grace sluit duivelspact met Starman Records
De beruchtste Rockrallyfinalist van 2018 Diane Grace lost vanaf 7 september 2018 haar debuut EP op Starman Records.
De fijnbesnaarde boysband heeft samen met bassist/producer Pieter Van Buyten (Kowlier, The Kids) drie tracks opgenomen die Pan!c vormen.
Tegelijk met de EP maakte het trio ook een gelijknamige kortfilm met in de hoofdrol een cokesnuivend varken, de geest van Diane Grace en Mauro B. De voodooslasher wordt in drie delen de wereld ingestuurd, en beleeft live zijn avant-première op 23.8 in Filmhuis Klappei, Antwerpen, met aansluitend concert
Hieronder alvast de veelbelovend trailer!
Today, it’s exactly 31 years ago that Nitzer Ebb released Join In The Chant (12mute64 / 10th August 1987).
It was the 3rd and last single to be taken from their debut album That Total Age. Like the album this 7” / 12” was released by the renowned British label Mute Records. The song hit #9 on the US dance chart in 1987 and became a Balearic Beat anthem in clubs around the world. Even to this day this track is still a dance floor filler.
Tracklist 12"
A1. Join In The Chant (Burn!) - Remix by Phil Harding
B1. Join In The Chant (Gold!) - Remix by Miller*, Flood
B2. Join In The Chant (Lies! - Instrumental)
Lyrics
Lies, lies, lies, lies
Gold, gold, gold, gold
Guns, guns, guns, guns
Fire, fire, fire
Gold, gold, gold, gold
Church, church, church, church
Guns, guns, guns, guns
Fire, fire, fire
Muscle and hate
Muscle and hate
Muscle, muscle, muscle, muscle
Lies, lies, lies, lies
Books, books, books, books
Burn, burn, burn, burn
Fire, fire, fire
James Ray (The voice from The Sisterhood) returns with brand new album, band and musical style change!
Mr. James Ray (the voice behind The Sisterhood, James Rays Gangwar, James Ray & The Performance) returns after years of silence with a brand new album Stone Junction, complete new band and quite a musical change from what the man used to produce in the past. Together with his new colleagues "The Black Hearted Riders", he explores some dark blues territories that is targeted with glorious guitars. James has this dark crooner's voice that can easily compete with Leonard Cohen and Nick Cave among others and he manages to bring his own touch and colours to the spectrum geniously.
The official release of Stone Juction is set for 21/09/2018 and a strictly limited 12" vinyl edition will be available too!
Pre-listen the album below!
