The French-Berliner Duo creates a unique aesthetic of cold minimal synth wave with elements of rough, but melodic postpunk and shoegaze. With their stylish and mesmerizing live performances they gathered a solid and passionate fanbase all over the world. Because of their recent Berlin underground hype Velvet Condom sold out their previous albums which makes „Vanity and Revolt“ the best opportunity to get the finest of their 3 albums plus unreleased material like "Mini Skirt Mini Morals".
All 19 titles on „Vanity and Revolt“ are exemplifying the diversity of the sound of Velvet Condom:
From danceable electro wave floor fillers like "Samt und Stein" and "Kalter Lippenstift" to cold urban fan favortes like "Menace" and "Never Ever". Absolutely Essential!!
Velvet Condom have their own sound - passionate and atmospheric with the sparkling glam of a modern
romanticism. Not to be missed." (Andy from NO MORE)
TRACKING LIST CD
1. COLLAPSE IN SLOW MOTION
2. SAMT UND STEIN
3. NEVER EVER
4. KALTER LIPPENSTIFT
5. MENACE
6. ROUGE CITY
7. SILKY LOLITA
8. TRASH VAUDEVILLE
9. SPIRTUALIZED
10. SEPAR-HATE
11. A NEW FALL
12. POISON & MAQUILLAGE
13. SELF INJURY
14. TALENTED BOY
15. ICE DISCO
16. DIRTY ME (MY INCORPORATED WHORE)
17. MINI SKIRT MINI MORALS (New)
18. SELF INJURY (REMIX ANIA ET LE PROGRAMMEUR) (New)
19. DRIVING ME BACKWARDS (Unreleased)
TRACKING LIST DVD (LIMITED BOX)
1. SAMT UND STEIN
2. ROUGE CITY
3. COLLAPSE IN SLOW MOTION
4. KALTER LIPPENSTIFT
5. NEVER EVER
6. PURPLE EMPEROR
7. LIVE : MENACE (CCCP - Berlin)
8. LIVE : PLAYGIRLZ (Saturator - Warsaw)
9. LIVE : BIG MESS (Saturator - Warsaw)
10. LIVE : LADY AUDACITY (SO 36 - Berlin)
11. LIVE : SCARS SHINE (SO 36 - Berlin)
12. LIVE : NUMBED (Tacheles - Berlin) + Special feature
TRACKING LIST LIMITED CD (ONLY ON DELUXE BOX SET)
1. B-Sides and rarities (ONLY ON DELUXE BOX SET )
2. COLLAPSE IN SLOW MOTION (Noblesse Oblige Remix)
3. SILKY LOLITA (Jemek Jemowit Remix)
4. SAMT UND STEIN (Dead Sexy Remix)
5. LITTLE DEATH (Bonus Track)
6. SICK CITY SPLEEN (Bonus Track)
7. PURPLE EMPEROR (Hidden Track)
8. COLLAPSE IN SLOW MOTION (Live Berlin)
9. DIRTY ME (Live Moscow)
10. SKINNY SUAVE SEDUCER + DARLING SUICIDE (Live Vienna
Available from Monday 11th of March, to coincide with their tour with Republica ‘Another Day’ EP brings us brand new material from Tenek for 2013!!
Available on CD and download from all popular online stores.
It features the title track "Another Day (Radio Edit)", along with an alternate version for the dance-floor remixed by Airwolf One / aka Alberto Trevisan), both tracks immediately grab the attention of the listener!
Then there's the epic "A New Foundation", which offers a darker and perhaps more mature sound for tenek. Besides all this there is a bonus, remixed 2013 version of one of their most popular tracks, "Elusive", originally from their "EP2" release in 2011. All of these serve to remind us of how great tenek's song writing continues to push new creative envelopes, as well as their thirst to try new ideas as their musical career expands into new directions.
Sept 2007 saw tenek release their first EP, and since then, with each new recording the band continued to grow both musically and in the live arena where they have gained a substantial worldwide fan-base. ‘Another Day’ is another brilliant example of how tenek can create a new vibe with their music, yet manage to retain the core tenek sound that everyone has grown to love.
‘Another Day’ EP offers a mere tease of what is to come from Tenek's forthcoming 3rd album!!
Come and see them live on the Republica (UK) tour this March 2013 and in October on the De/Vision "25 Years Best Of Tour 2013" (Germany).
'Fictions' by Press Gang Metropol (ex-Corpus Delicti) out on 12'inch vinyl
After the great success of the debut album "Checkpoint" Press Gang Metropol strikes with a new EP including the new and fantastic single"Fictions" and also the very demanded "Parade".
“Fictions” is a real dancefloor hits that can compete with the best songs of New Order while “Parade” was a highly demanded song by Dj’s.
This new EP also includes 4 wonderful remixes by Haujobb (Germany) which added his hi-tech electro touch, Millimetric (France) with a minimal synth wave remix, Lowlight (South Africa) with an amazing reinterpretation in the M83 style, and finally Adan & Peter (France) with a technopop club bomb !
This item is strictly limited to 300 hand-numbered copies so order fast !!!
As reminder, Press Gang Metropol is formed by the former members of the most famous french cold/goth band ever(Corpus Deliciti) who have reunited to create a band called Press Gang Metropol.
Press Gang Metropol finds its inspiration in 80s new wave (Joy Division, New Order, The Cure, The Sound, Depeche Mode…), and more recent rock/cold wave bands (Interpol, Editors, Nine Inch Nails)
TRACKLISTING :
01- Fictions (original mix)
02- Fictions (remix by Millimetric)
03- Parade (remix by Lowlight)
04- Parade (original mix)
05- Fictions (remix by Haujobb)
06- Fictions (remix by Adan & Peter)
Whether it is in Absolute Body Control, The Klinik, Dive or Sonar you'll see Dirk Ivens somewhere on stage.
These are the current dates from his four babies:
30 March: Absolute Body Control, Blue Shell, Köln, DE
31 March: Sonar, Cinepalace, Kortrijk, Belgium
12 April: The Klinik, Rewind Fest / Vooruit, Ghent, B
13 April: The Klinik, DMF Festival / Optimol Werke, Munich, DE
26 April: Dive, Live Wire Lounge, Chicago, USA
11 Mai: Dive, Das Bunker, Los Angeles, USA
18 Mai: Dirk Ivens DJset, Dark Flower, Leipzig, DE
14 June: Dive, Bitstream Fest / Kulttempel, Oberhausen, DE
05 July: Absolute Body Control, FamillienTreffen / Sportplatz Sandersleben, DE
03 August: Dive, Schlagstrom Festival / Betriebswerk Schöneweide, Berlin, DE
10-11 August: The Klinik, Mera Luna, Hildesheim, DE
21 Sept: DJ Dirk Ivens VS DJ Wattie, Fantastique Night XXXIX/ T.A.G., Brussels, B.
11 Oct: The Klinik, Maschinenfest / Turbinenhalle, Oberhausen, DE
"4 Black Suns & A Sinister Rainbow" is the all new double album from legend Matthew Bower (Skullflower, Hototogisu, Total, Valley Of Fear, Voltigeurs) and his Voltigeurs cohort (Skullflower, Valley Of Fear, Harm). Wrenching the swirl of extreme drone alongside buried melodic texture and harsh blackened noise comes a gnarled, cohesive work which serves as evidence that even the most prolific artists can find boundaries to break, and envelopes to push.
The nuance in this double album is infinite, with each listen rendering a new discovery. For those with the deep seeded desire to challenge the listening impulse, and continue what is nearly the fourth decade of the musical progression of a master, you will undoubtedly be entranced by this lush mosaic of sonic density.
Ltd x 500 hand-numbered copies in an outsized sleeve.
