Indeed, on October 22nd the legendary American dark folk band Blood Axis will visit our little country. It's been since 2011 that this band, with frontman Michael Moynihan and his wife Annabel Lee, played Belgium.
The support band on this night will be Dead Man's Hill (B).
Dark afterparty music will be provided by DJ Der Verfluchte Engel.
After the smashing success of 23d Underpass “Real Life” 2LP/2CD, “Faces” LP & Nao Katafuchi “Emergence” LP, NADANNA proudly presents its 4th release, Ultra Arcanum “The Silence Inside” LP/CD.
Ultra Arcanum was formed in November 2013 by Konstandinos Dorlis (keyboards) and Mark Thirkell (vocals). Proof that music transcends physical boundaries - Mark is from the UK and Konstandinos being from Greece, their debut LP “The Silence Inside” is a testament to their passion for stylish synth driven music underscored by shades of melancholia as well as moments of euphoria.
Heavily influenced by Duran Duran, Joy Division, John Foxx and Visage, Ultra Arcanum takes you back on a stroll down memory lane to revisit the golden era of the New Romantic Movement. Gems such as the title track “The Silence Inside”, Twilight Shades”, “Strange Kinda Love”, “Daydreamer” or “A Final Loss” will make you yearn for 80s music! The CD edition features a bonus track, “Dreamscape”, and 4 breathtaking remixes by the mega-talented 23rd Underpass, Techniques Berlin, Epic Dreams and The Silicon Scientist.
Tracklist:
1 Twilight Shades
2 The Silence Inside
3 Strange Kinda Love
4 Another Time, Another Place
5 Two Hours Before Neptune
6 A Final Loss
7 Daydreamer
8 Moment In Time
9 Epilogue
10 Photophobia
(CD bonus tracks)
11 Dreamscape
12 Twilight Shades (23rd Underpass Remix)
13 A Final Loss (The Silicon Scientist Remix)
14 Strange Kinda Love (Techniques Berlin Remix)
15 The Silence Inside (Epic Dreams Remix)
Aidan Baker (Nadja, Caudal, Hypnodrone Ensemble) and Tomas Järmyr (Zu, Barchan, Yodok, YODOK III) are both very active and prolific artists with a common vision on sound sculpting and free, musical improvisation.
It seems like a miracle they found the time to record together, but somehow they did. And, they made it count! The result of their recording sessions, “Werl”, is a trip that lasts longer than an hour and a half. This seems a bit much, but it truly isn’t. The album constantly evolves and grows and truly demands your attention. The album twists and turns from psychedelia, krautrock, space rock to ambient, noise and doom.
“Werl” is a unique and remarkable album and Consouling Sounds is tremendously honored to release this extraordinary album as a double CD set.
“Werl” was mastered by James Plotkin and the packaging comes with artwork by the Belgian artist Kato Six.
After the last EP "Better Than Me" with the title track taken from the album "Falling Back To Never" (October 2015) Born For Bliss will release a brand new five-track EP called "Falling Back" in October this year. Apart from the album version, this EP features an impressive and epic remix version of the title song by All Hallows Eve which in some parts even recalls glory Fields Of The Nephilim days ("Elysium").
No surprise at all, since All Hallows Eve's mastermind is ex-Garden Of Delight, ex-House Of Usher Guitarist Tom Oconnell, who again proves his special talent to create and produce powerful wave and gothic rock soundscapes with all respect needed for the original version. This specific ability is again demonstrated by his version of the Led Zeppelin classic song "Your Time Is Gonna Come" which Born For Bliss singer/songwriter Frank Weyzig recorded for this EP as a six-minute version. Tom O'Connell remixed this one as a "Moonlooper" edit using extensive guitar solos and drums incorporated in a powerful rock-anthem-sound, which also breaks the 8-minute barrier.
Last but not least, a re-recorded instrumental version of "Dragon" is also featured on this EP, a song Frank wrote during his time as guitarist of Clan Of Xymox. "Dragon" was previously only available as a 4-track demo, released on the album "Between Living And Dreaming".
Raw, unpolished, with rough edges. Keeping the vibrancy and authenticity of the concert sound without brandishing or producing it to death. It is just what it is, and it is what it was: live. The recordings were not tampered with overdubs, cuts or new elements but kept the way they were. Which is why you feel the power unfolding and capturing your senses. Face to face with the energy and magic of a real concert experience – this is probably the best description of how this album turned out, recorded at Diary of Dreams’ Grau im Licht tour in Hamburg, Leipzig and Berlin in November 2015.
reLive is also ideal for (re)discovering the live energy of one of the stalwarts of the dark music scene. On stage, the melancholic bombast excesses come alive as new and sometimes completely different experiences. If you haven't seen Diary of Dreams live yet, this is the best way to enjoy them - with this work or live on stage.
With roughly 600 concerts in 40 different countries, Diary of Dreams are one of the internationally most active and successful dark electro bands. Welcome to the world of Diary of Dreams.
