Mute are delighted to announce the release of Plastikman’s new album, EX, his first album release since 2003’s Closer. Listen to an excerpt here: http://po.st/EX
Plastikman, aka Richie Hawtin recorded EX at the Guggenheim, New York’s iconic art museum. This very special performance was at the invitation of influential Belgium fashion designer and artistic director at Dior, Raf Simons, for the Guggenheim’s annual fundraiser, performed around a specially constructed LED obelisk.
Richie Hawtin explains, “I knew that Raf was a long time Plastikman fan so by accepting his offer to perform at the Dior event at the Guggenheim I knew I’d set myself up to a huge challenge. Although Raf was happy to have the already complete Plastikman Live 1.5 show, I locked myself away in a series of intense studio sessions and quickly recorded enough new material for the performance and realized I might also have enough for a complete new album. The music came out of me effortlessly as I was very inspired by the opportunity to play in this beautiful architectural space renowned more for art than music. The location also allowed me to step far away from the dancefloor, giving me a huge amount of freedom to EXplore any sonic ideas that I had. Art, music, architecture, painting, sculpture – these mediums are supposed to live together.”
EX is released digitally on 10 June and on vinyl, CD and limited edition SubPac bundle on 14 July. In addition to the vinyl, CD and digital releases, Plastikman has teamed up with SubPac to create a Limited Edition Premium Bundle. The album will be presented on vinyl, with a signed certificate of authenticity and a custom Plastikman edition of the SubPac S1. SubPac is a unique portable bass system that allows an immersive music experience. When you’re using the SubPac, the powerful bass and sub-bass frequencies – the sensations you usually only get in a club situation – are reproduced meaning you can actually FEEL the music.
Richie Hawtin explains, “By introducing the physical dimension of sound, the SubPac creates a direct connection between the fan and the music in its purest form,
allowing a deeper appreciation for the music we all love. As with all Plastikman albums, there is a lot of sonic information in the lower frequency range, that make the SubPac a perfect listening accompaniment in order to fully appreciate the experience.”
Plastikman will perform only one show this year, at Sónar 2014 on 12 June. New tracks will be presented at the Barcelona festival, pushing the boundaries of techno, offering a synchronicity of art and sound, a place for electronica that’s both cinematic and thought-provoking. Plastikman’s career has pushed at the frontiers of dance music, rejecting first the endless drive for faster speeds and, later, the blatant pop aspirations in favour of more imagination and more musical engagement.
Richie Hawtin is many things – an extraordinary DJ, creator of the ENTER. experience, mastermind behind the M_nus label, technological innovator, art aficionado – in 2011 he collaborated with British sculptor Anish Kapoor for an installation in Paris - and style icon. Before this, though, and perhaps most famously of all, he was and is Plastikman, an electronic music phenomenon whose followers are legion and fanatic.
Between 1993 and 2003, Plastikman created an astonishing body of work, one that didn't so much define a time and place as explode them, expanding the dimensions of Detroit techno and redefining the possibilities of electronic dance music. Across six albums (‘Sheet One’, ‘Musik’, ‘Recycled Plastik’, ‘Consumed’, ‘Artifakts (B.C.)’, and ‘Closer)’ and numerous singles such as ‘Spastik’, ‘Plastique’, and ‘Sickness’, Plastikman evolved into one of contemporary electronic music’s most distinctive voices: minimalist, psychedelic, seriously groove-laden, and ever mindful of the transcendent properties of electronica.
Plastikman was never going to be a heritage dance act and this latest renaissance opens doors few never knew existed, showcasing a master at work.
EX is released digitally on 10 June and on vinyl, CD and limited edition SubPac bundle on 14 July.
DOM04-S: V/A - " Transmission - Barcelona: Second Anniversary " LP
Track listing:
A1. Seacrypt - Glass Eye
A2. Madmoizel - Come
A3. Phosphor - Linear Attraction
A4. Des Âmes Libres - Today Not Tomorrow
A5. Schonwald - Treasure
B1. In Death It Ends - Futureblack
B2. Női Kabát - Kitchen Person
B3. Más Allá - ElectroAreas
B4. In A Lonely Place - Run
B5. Xiu - Dancing With You
The label is so happy to introduce: Transmission - Barcelona 'Second Anniversary', compilated and produced by Dj Sandman and Domestica Records. After the great success of volume one, edited on CD due to Transimission's first anniversary, we decided that volume two should be presented in the format we love the most: vinyl.
Transmission is a monthly party dedicated to all the international New New Wave, Post Punk, Cold Wave, Dark Wave scene, celebrated at Antiobiotic Bar in Barcelona since December 2011. Sessions are accurately selected by Dj Sandman, where emerging and unknown bands are really important and also forgotten gems from the underrated 80s scene.
Edition of 400 copies. Includes an insert.
DOM14-L: Handful Of Snowdrops - " Land Of The Damned: 25th Anniversary Edition "
Track listing:
A1. Terroir I
A2. When Comes Day Light
A3. Gabrielle
A4. A Miracle
B1. Scream Cry Or Fall
B2. Face To Face
B3. Terroir II
B4. Land Of The Damned
It was more than 25 years ago that Handful of Snowdrops, a pioneer band and a model to follow in the Canadian Electronic New-Wave, released its first and mythical album 'Land of the Damned', which, with own effort, has become an essential and cult piece of music to worship especially amongst all kind of true collectionists and music-lovers, into the most Gothic, Electronic and Dark Wave...
Unfortunately, nowadays it is very difficult to obtain a copy of 'Land Of The Damned' in good conditions, and even more difficult to have it at reasonable price. For all that, today we are particularly moved to introduce you the official reedition of their debut album in vinyl format, carefully remastered and redesigned for the occasion. Enjoy yourselves!
Edition of 250 copies, no repress. Includes an insert.
DOM15-L: Handful Of Snowdrops - " Unreleased & Demos 1984-1986: 25th Anniversary Edition "
Track listing:
A1. Gabrielle (Demo Version)
A2. The Keep
A3. White Dominoes
A4. The View
B1. Face To Face (Demo Version)
B2. Holy Hossuary
B3. Still We Live
B4. Somewhere Higher
Long time before Handful of Snowdrops released their first and mythical album 'Land of the Damned', this cult band originally from Quebec City had produced, since their beginnings in 1984, an amazing amount of demos, although they had never managed to attract the interest and attention of the big record companies, despite their originality. In that moment, there was not a background or collective in Canada where they could fit... these are the very significant words of Jean-Pierre Mercier, co-founder of the band, in a recent interview in the digital magazine 'Subterock.com': " Quebec City was not known for its strong music scene, to say the least. It gave us a kind of freedom and infused us with a carelessness that I’m still grateful to. "
With this album we wanted to gather a compilation of some of their best unreleased songs, compounded in different moments but which have the same essence, always encouraged and led by Mercier brothers. All the songs are, up to now, totally unpublished, with the exception of two demo versions former to their first album ('Face to Face' and 'Gabrielle'), and they have been remastered with an enourmous care, as usual, by Yves Roussel.
Edition of 250 copies, no repress. Includes an insert.
Since last year's release of their highly acclaimed debut album "House Of Wonders", Belgium's act LOVELORN DOLLS have been very active in studio preparing their follow-up full length release together with new producer maXX, studio guru from cult-band HELALYN FLOWERS.
"The Thrill" is the first single taken from their forthcoming album "Japanese Robot Invasion" announced by Alfa Matrix for this autumn... With its intelligent mixture of haunting dark atmospheres, catchy wave pop synth tunes and full on trashy guitar assaults beautifully lead by LadyHell's unique expressive female vocals, this highly dynamic new song will surely wet your appetite for some more LOVELORN DOLLS sonic injections! "The Thrill" is bound to become an instant classic hit on all dark electro / goth metal dancefloors! The band also reveals here a second new song with the more moody "Miss Friday Night" released here in a laid-back radio mix by Singapore based label mates COSMIC ARMCHAIR.
Title-song "The Thrill" also gets released in 4 additional different flavours through the radical remix work of JUNKSISTA for an electro version, BLEEDING CORP. for a dirty trashy rendition and RESTRICTION 9 for a turbo dancefloor rework...
1. The Thrill (single edit)
2. The Thrill (JUNKSISTA rmx) view
3. Miss Friday Night (COSMIC ARMCHAIR radio rmx)
4. The Thrill (BLEEDING CORP. rmx)
5. The Thrill (RESTRICTION 9 rmx)
DEVIL'S DUE is a story about a Young couple that got terrorized by mysterios events. The movie is out on 4th June on Blu-ray and DVD by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment and is now already available on Digital HD.
Synopsis:
After a mysterious, lost night on their honeymoon, a newlywed couple finds themselves dealing with an earlier-than-planned pregnancy. While recording everything for posterity, the husband begins to notice odd behavior in his wife that they initially write off to nerves, but, as the months pass, it becomes evident that the dark changes to her body and mind have a much more sinister origin.
Directors:Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett
Stars:Allison Miller, Zach Gilford, Sam Anderson
DUTCH VERSION
DEVIL'S DUE is het huiveringwekkende verhaal over een jong koppel wiens huwelijk geteisterd wordt door mysterieuze gebeurtenissen. Deze angstaanjagende horrorfilm wordt op 4 juni uitgebracht op Blu-ray en DVD door 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment en is nu al beschikbaar op Digital HD.
Synopsis:
Na een mysterieuze nacht op haar huwelijksreis wordt Samantha, veel eerder dan gepland, zwanger. Haar man Zach filmt de hele zwangerschap en merkt dat zijn vrouw zich heel vreemd gedraagt. Al snel wordt duidelijk dat de oorzaak van de veranderingen in Samantha's lichaam veel duisterder zijn dan aanvankelijk gedacht werd.
Cast
Deze nieuwste angstaanjagende horrorfilm is geregisseerd door Matt Bettinelli-Olpin en Tyler Gillet. De zwangere Samantha wordt gespeeld door Allison Miller, onder meer bekend van 17 Again. Zach Gilford (Friday Night Lights en The Last Stand) vertolkt de rol van echtgenoot Zach. Sam Anderson, bekend van Lost en Forrest Gump, speelt pastoor Thomas.
Blu-ray
Voor wie zijn vrienden ook zonder deze spannende film graag bang ziet worden, bieden de extra’s van de Blu-ray de perfecte mogelijkheid. De special features laten je namelijk zien hoe je je vrienden de stuipen op het lijf kunt jagen en hoe dit hilarisch kan mislukken. Ook word je meegenomen in het fotoalbum van de regisseur, inclusief audiocommentaar.
DVD
De DVD van DEVIL'S DUE is naast de bioscooptrailer ook uitgebreid met verwijderde scènes die je tijdens de film niet te zien krijgt.
Digital HD
De Digital HD versie van DEVIL'S DUE is nu al verkrijgbaar via de Apple iTunes Store. Digital HD biedt snelheid, gemak en de beste kwaliteit op digital gebied.
Good news for everyone who was wondering what will happen if you put Rocky and Jake La Motta in one fight, as Grudge Match has the answer. Watch Sylvester Stallone and Robert De Niro in an epic fight. The movie will be out on Warner from 16th July on Blu-ray™, DVD and Video on Demand.
Synopsis:
Henry "Razor" Sharp and Billy "The Kid" McDonnen are two boxers who thirty years ago were rivals. Just before a big match Razor decides to retire because Billy slept with his girlfriend, Sally Rose and got her pregnant. Today a promoter, Dante Slate wants to have them fight each other but Razor doesn't want to. But when he loses his job and learns he's broke, he has no choice. So he trains under his old trainer. Billy while training, meets B.J., the son he had with Sally Rose and he asks B.J. to train him. And Sally Rose tries to get Razor to forgive her but he can't.
BONUSMATERIAL
Deleted Scenes (BD, DVD)
The Bull & The Stallion (BD)
In the Ring with Kevin Hart (BD)
Ringside with Tyson & Holyfield (BD)
Kevin Hart Unedited (BD)
Blow by Blow with Larry Holmes, Introduction by Peter Segal (BD)
Alternate Opening & Alternate Ending (BD)
DUTCH VERSION
Wie zich altijd al eens afvroeg hoe een gevecht tussen Rocky en Jake La Motta er zou uitzien, wordt met de release van Grudge Match op z'n wenken bediend! Hollywoodlegendes Sylvester Stallone en Robert De Niro vechten een oude vete uit in een boksmatch die zelfs 'The Rumble in the Jungle' of 'The Thrilla in Manilla' doet verbleken! Begin de zomer met een uppercut van jewelste, en geniet vanaf 16 juli van Grudge Match op Blu-ray™, DVD en Video on Demand.
Synopsis:
Oscarwinnaar Robert De Niro (Raging Bull, Silver Linings Playbook) en Oscarnominee Sylvester Stallone (Rocky, The Expendables) kruipen in de huid van 'The Kid' en 'Razor', twee oude boksrivalen. Bokspromotor Dante Slate Jr. (Kevin Hart) doet hen een aanbod dat ze niet kunnen weigeren: nog één keertje in de ring, om definitief uit te maken wie nu de beste is... Ook Kim Basinger (L.A. Confidential), Alan Arkin (Argo) en Jon Bernthal (The Walking Dead) maken hun opwachting in deze spectaculaire strijd tussen twee iconen van het witte doek!
BONUSMATERIALEN
Deleted Scenes (BD, DVD)
The Bull & The Stallion (BD)
In the Ring with Kevin Hart (BD)
Ringside with Tyson & Holyfield (BD)
Kevin Hart Unedited (BD)
Blow by Blow with Larry Holmes, Introduction by Peter Segal (BD)
Alternate Opening & Alternate Ending (BD)
