On October 14th Mortal Records presents Splinter (Songs From A Broken Mind), the inspired new album by pioneer, chart-topper and influential artist Gary Numan. Splinter features guitarist Robin Finck (Nine Inch Nails, Guns N Roses), is produced by long-standing collaborator Ade Fenton, and will be followed by a full national headline tour in November.
The album finds Gary on fine dark electronic form; sounding both cutting-edge and classic Numan, it marks his best work since the late 70s, early 80s heyday. Gary s knack for s*xy, idiosyncratic dancefloor killers is strongly evident on the pounding, growling throb of Love Hurt Bleed , whilst Who Are You carries equal clout as-body-music-Numan-style - infectious, but sounding unlike anything else you might hear blasting from a soundsystem. Although Numan released a straight-to-the-fanbase album Dead Son Rising in 2011, this is his first self-penned full album since Jagged in 2006.
But while Numan s unique style continues to connect with fans from the worlds of metal, hip hop, electronica, industrial and indie, he remains as focussed as ever in pursuing his own singular vision. Splinter sounds unique, while also utilising new sounds and ideas
Tropic of Cancer, the cold-wave project of Camella Lobo (US), is landing to Europe for an extensive tour next week. They celebrate it with the third reissue by Mannequin Records of a stunning purple/black vinyl of "Permission Of Love" 12'' EP, a limited edition of 150 copies (100 copies limited silkscreen edition available only at the tour merch).
Tracks:
A - The One Left
B1 - Beneath The Light
B2 - It's All Come Undone
Buy here
Tropic of Cancer will play in Brussels at the Brass on September 27th (organized by Catclub). The supporting band will be DVA Damas. Check the event page here.
Coming in both digital and cd formats, each version has unique remixes, therefore providing a second side of the 'coin'.
With clean-cut vocals providing an angsty nod to the Punk genre, "Into Exile" provides something truly hostile. Mad Capsule Markets playing with Ministry in a battle for anger, while Alec Empire and Cubanate have an Arm Wrestle in the crowd. Litter this with Synths and Bass Drops, and Tactical Module is born.
Limited to just 100 copies, buy "Into Exile" before the release of 4th October, for the discounted price of £9 digitally, or £10 for the Digipak. Prices will up to £10 and £12 respectively, after the release date.
German electronic project Architect released a video this week for "Immaterial", one of the new tracks from Mine, the project's sixth full-length. "Immaterial" features the vocal contributions of Emese Arvai-Illes, the Hungarian vocalist from Black Nail Cabaret and is the first single from the album. The video features images of a woman's face in a slow-paced, collage-like sequence.
Architect's sixth full length album Mine constitutes an appreciable shift in direction compared to his previous works by adding compositional and instrumental innovations brand new to this project. Supported by well-respected artists such as Ben Lukas Boysen a.k.a. Hecq, guitarist and cellist Felix Gerlach, Dejan Samardzic (dsx), legendary producer, engineer and remixer Paul Kendall (Depeche Mode, Nitzer Ebb, Erasure, Recoil), Canadian musician and sound designer Comaduster and Hungarian vocalist Emese Arvai-Illes (Black Nail Cabaret), Architect marches to no one's beat but his own, expanding ambitious electronica with comprehensive down-tempo song structures. Moderate yet decisive beats and precise keyboard and string arrangements build the foundation for Emese's exceptional voice, transmitting suspense, depth and sinister beauty with perfectly fitting lyrics.
Mine will be released on double-vinyl on Toronto-based Artoffact Records on October 15th in both black and limited white editions.
Architect is a unique hybrid of IDM, electronica and smooth ambient soundscapes inexhaustibly explored by German musician Daniel Myer. Architect was created in 1998 and has since proven his mettle on a multitude of releases and on countless acclaimed concerts worldwide.
In 2010, Alan Wilder (Recoil, Depeche Mode) discovered Architect and this led to Daniel performing as a support act for Recoil on several acclaimed shows in Europe and the United States.
Choeur Noir, previously known as Carpe Noctem records/:beatnation: records, is proud to present its first release.
Choeur Noir, previously known as Carpe Noctem records/:beatnation: records, is proud to present its first release which is dedicated to the first birthday of Hera Philippot, daughter of labelboss Leslie Philippot and Sandrine Skalka.
The cd consists of neo-classical/new classical, dark folk, ambient, industrial, fairypop and experimental tracks who have expecially been written, (re)arranged, (re)recorded or (re)mastered for this compilation.
All drawings and artwork by Sandrine Skalka, mastering and levelling by Ivan Op de Beeck from For Greater Good. The cd comes in a 6panel digipack with handdrawn artwork. Soundexcerpts can be found here: http://www.choeurnoir.be/CD001.html
You can now pre-order this compilation here : order@choeurnoir.be. Cd's will be shipped out as soon as they have reached the Choeur Noir Headquarters which is at the end of august/start of september. Price is €14, shipping excluded.
Tracklist :
1 Larrnakh - Internal storm
2 HERR - Ilmatar
3 Dead Man's Hill - To Hera
4 Cawatana - Without purity
5 Dark Poem - Spider in a poem tree
6 Engelsstaub - Lullaby (re-edit)
7 For Greater Good - Northern lights
8 David E. Williams - I wanna live
9 Kinderen van Moeder Aarde - In the safest place on earth
10 Ataraxia - May she become
11 Larrnakh - The guardian
12 Harvest Rain - Corpse candle (original version)
13 Misantronics - Samos
14 Darkwood - Broken wings
