The long awaited release of the video recording and CD of the legendary Marc And The Mambas live performances given at The Duke Of York’s Theatre in London’s West End in 1983.
Mastered and restored from the original VHS tape recordings made by the late Peter Christopherson (Throbbing Gristle, Psychic TV), these remain the only recordings that exist of Marc And The Mambas performing live.
This limited collector’s edition is intended for Marc Almond’s dedicated fan-base as a souvenir of a renowned and legendary run of concerts and is testament to pivotal moment in the development of his artistry and the direction his post Soft Cell career would take.
This DVD and CD Digi-Pak comes with an eight page booklet containing an extensive reminiscence by Marc Almond himself.
Available on Cherry Red Records.
Well you do we guess, at least if you lived in the 80's.
THE BLOW MONKEYS were formed in the early 1980s by singer and songwriter Robert Howard (stage name: Dr. Robert).
Combining the glamour of Roxy Music with the energy of post-punk, the sophistication of nu-jazz and the vocal and melodic stylings of Marc Bolan and T. Rex, THE BLOW MONKEYS signed to RCA Records in 1984.
Second album ANIMAL MAGIC from 1986 gave them their breakthrough, as the worldwide hit single ‘Digging Your Scene’ was on permanent radio rotation and it's now available on Cherry Red.
This deluxe edition of ANIMAL MAGIC has now finally been re-mastered from the original tapes IIt boasts all of THE BLOW MONKEYS’ non-album B-sides, including their trademark live cover of Curtis Mayfield’s ‘Superfly’. In addition, this 2012 edition boasts six previously unissued demos and recordings created by the band during the sessions for the album, including the otherwise unheard Dr. Robert song ‘Guess I Love Her Now’
Free download of the 12" from Animal Bodies (only today!). Excellent witch-wave/synth-wave/minimal-wave with a ghostly touch (from Canada)... Click here, then on the Soundcloud page, click on the downward arrows on the right of each track...
Animal Bodies will play on Thursday 8th November at Café Central in Brussels.
soundcloud.com/sweatingtapes/sets/animal-bodies-kiss-of-the-fang
SKINNY PUPPY wrote and played "Kill To Cure" live a lot in the 80s, and although it appeared on some bootlegs and on a cassette compilation (not sure if legit) for Provoke Magazine in 1988, the track never made it to any Puppy albums.
Enter 2012: Portland's DEAD WHEN I FOUND HER, who cite Skinny Puppy as a great influence, cover the track on their new release RAG DOLL BLUES. The track appears on disc 2 of the limited edition of Rag Doll Blues and on the digital-only iTunes release Stitches & Cover Ups.
The album was released on October 9th and cracked the iTunes top 200 electronic chart in the US. The 2CD limited edition, initially limited to 100 copies and recently reprinted by Artoffact Records
Pankow are back! On their new EP (which was conceived with the help of some friends, like, for instance, Plastic Noise Experience), the mad Italian EBM-/Electro-pioneers yet again sound unapologetically fresh, totally unforeseeable and absolutely unique. From Old-School-EBM via brazenly melodic yet heavily pressurized Electro-tracks right up to Industrial-infused epic stompers – anything goes. Ground-breaking… as always. Limited to 666 hand numbered copies in lavish Digipak.
It’s been quite a while since we last heard from one of the most ingenious bands from the realm of alternative electronic entertainment. Sporting a pragmatic mix of big beats, the unbridled urge to experiment, purposeful provocation and a big hunk of pure gaga, the Italian Electro-/EBM-pioneers Pankow have always held an exceptional position in the scene. Club compatible… yes. Mad and strange… you bet! Showing the finger and sticking out their tongue at everything that moves while simultaneously lunging out with a massive, electronic butt kick …
Pankow have not lost a single bit of their uniqueness on “Hogre”, although it has been some 25 years since their first release came out. Be it on their own or at the hands of resourceful remixers (among them Plastic Noise Experience), the Italians remain anything but predictable. An epic 10-minute-stomper (Don’t Follow) that sets out to prove that noisy Industrial-beats can be a good partner for a catchy, anthemic tune, a thudding ode to alcohol abuse on the backbeat of a glorious Old-School-EBM-tune (Das Wodkachaos), dark onslaughts of fat Electronica, minimalistic Noise-Pop-songs, Electroclash – anything goes, as long as it’s hitting hard. Is this EBM? Industrial Pop? Electro Rock? Catchy cacophony? Old school? New school? Any school? Frankly, my dear… we don’t give a fuck! Ground-breaking… as always. “Hogre” is limited to 666 hand numbered copies and comes in a lavish Digipak!
