In the last 26 years, Neurosis have tapped into the elusive wellspring where resonance and dissonance collude, circling emotional poles where nothing is withheld, where the psyche screams for answers to Earth's ancient mysteries.
Following the recent reissues of some of Neurosis' most seminal groundbreaking earlier albums - Souls At Zero and Enemy Of The Sun - Neurot Recordings are now prepared to unveil the details on the next installment of this reissue series, with a new pressing of the band's infamous Sovereign EP.
Originally unveiled in 2000, the Sovereign EP was the first Neurosis release issued through the band's own then newly-founded Neurot Recordings, with the vinyl pressing handled by Hydra Head.
In chronological terms, Sovereign served as a millennial segue between two of the band's two revered full-lengths of that era; 1999's Times Of Grace and 2001's A Sun That Never Sets.
The EP, though shorter than a Neurosis full-length opus, is a psychotropic experience of the highest order.
And to top that off, this Neurot Recordings CD reissue also includes a previously unreleased fifth track, with the inescapably feedback-tormented hymn "Misgiven" closing out the reissue, added as a special bonus to this repressing of the recordings.
The reissue comes bound in an O-Card/jewel case setup like the other recent Neurosis reissues, with artwork completely redesigned and updated by Aaron Turner.
The album "Eleonore" will be released in Germany, Switserland, Austria and France in october.
On the 1st of september, the band plays a first preview-concert in Paris, on the Pias Nite @ la fleche d’Or.
And already next week, the band will leave Belgium to play some shows as support act for the US-band Two Gallants in Germany and Switserland.
These are the dates:
06/07/2011: Abart, Zürich (CH) (Suppport Two Gallants)
07/07/2011: Bad Bonn, Düdingen (CH) (Support Two Gallants)
12/07/2011: Café Glocksee, Hannover (D) (Support Two Gallants)
13/07/2011: Gleis 22, Munster (D) (Support Two Gallants)
And to celebrate all this, check out The Bony Kings latest single ‘The Girl From The Play’ on their Bandcamp-page
Dez Mona is working on a new album and show entitled “Saga”. The premiere (Klarafestival – Flagey Brussels / DeSingel Antwerp) and the release of the album are scheduled for September, but the rehearsals are now underway in the Singel – Antwerp and can be followed via a daily blog.
An important aspect of this project is the collaboration with artists from different disciplines such as Nick Andrews, a British painter stranded in Antwerp who will literally color the show, Jan Pauwels: a light artist, designs an installation that will form part of the set, Veronique Branquinho: who makes the costumes, Jeroen Olyslaegers writes a story / novella about Saga.
Musically Dez Mona forms a partnership with BOX (a baroque ensemble).
The group is also working on the soundtrack of a French film (Une Estonienne a Paris) with the legendary Jeanne Moreau in a lead role. For this, tracks from the previous album ‘Kommt Hilfe “are edited and one or more new songs are being recorded. The film will participate in the competition at the Berlin Film Festival 2012.
BodyBeats and partners Peek-a-Boo & Dark Entries Magazine are proud to announce you their complete line-up for the 10 edition of our annual BIMFEST!
There are some fresh en relative new bands, like Swedish OI.B.M electro heads CONTAINER 90 (SE), more experienced and ripe artists l...ike the British E.B.M duo A.A.A.K (aka As Able As Kane), once on the Belgian cult label KK Records, the hardcore, E.B.M hooligans of TURNBULL A.C.’s (SE)(featuring Spetsnaz singer Pontus Stälberg) and SUICIDE COMMANDO (B) who will be celebrating 25 years of Belgian Hellektro by playing an exclusive vintage set with song taken from his first tapes and albums.
BIMFEST wouldn’t be BIMFEST without (revived) Belgian cult acts like DEVINITIVOS, PORTRAIT BIZZARE and FLESH & FELL, all of them presenting something new and something vintage, as well as new releases!
But still that’s not all! They also succeeded to catch some international (rebooting) cult acts such as UK post-punk-wave SECTION 25 (once Factory Records label mates of Joy Division) the Scandinavian EBM terrorists POUPPEE FABRIKK (SE) (First Belgian show ever!), electro-Industrial –EBM pioneers PANKOW (IT), CLOCK DVA (UK), and Clock DVA’s multi-media and research side project THE ANTI GROUP!
Last but not least to mention are Australian industrial-electro pioneers SEVERED HEADS who are returning to our Belgium soil for another TWO EXCLUSIVE CONCERTS (on Friday & Saturday)! Both sets will differ and contain some SEVERED HEADS classics as well as some never live performed songs!
And... Since it’s our 10 Birthday they will also have a little surprise for you all on Saturday, after midnight!
Both nights will be round-up by an after party featuring various VIP like DJ Lazer Stefan (Spetsnaz) and more TBC…
e-tickets alread available on The Bodybeats-site
Early Birds (untill September 1st!)
DAY 1: € 25
DAY 2: € 35
COMBI: € 55
Sleepheads (after September 1st)
DAY 1: € 28
DAY 2: € 38
COMBI: € 60
Lazy ones (at the doors)
DAY 1: € 30
DAY 2: € 40
COMBI: € 65
M83 is Anthony Gonzalez, born in Antibes, France. His music is inspired by Krautrock, 80’s pop, shoegazing scene and movie soundtracks.
Since 2001, M83 has released 5 albums, which all became cult, with remarkable success in the USA.
M83 has already influenced many contemporary artists, and some of the most famous asked him to remix their music: Depeche Mode, Daft Punk, Goldfrapp, Deftones, Bloc Party and Placebo amongst others.
During the worldwide tour of his latest album ‘’Saturdays = Youth’’ (2008, produced by Ken Thomas), he supported the Killers in the USA, Kings of Leon in the UK, and Depeche Mode in France, Italy and Germany.
Naïve, Paris-based international label, will continue the story of this unique artist who conquered the American big spaces.
A new M83 album, that he qualifies himself being ‘’epic pop’’, is planned for the fall 2011.
