ASTARI NITE - Vivid And Unapologetic, In The New Music Video For 'Unisex Games'
ASTARI NITE is delighted to announce the release of their vivid & unapologetic new video for the track, "Unisex Games".
The video and single for "Unisex Games" can only best be described in the words of ASTARI NITE's vocalist, Mychael:
"Unisex Games" was written as a sort of tongue in cheek to the max song. I mean, relationships often find an invasive way of telling you how you’re going to spend your time whether you like it or not, right? So, make it worthwhile, have an imagination or get a hobby and try your luck at painting.
For what it’s worth, anyone I’ve ever come across has helped define my unusual ways to this very day and for that, I will always be thankful."
Regarding the music video for "Unisex Games", Mychael goes on to say:
"The start of the year was a f**king horror story. My therapist recommended doing something amusing and so I did. My bandmates met me at my hotel, and we played pretend for an hour or two making the “Unisex Games” music video.
There is a certain kind of magic that takes place when you can find comfort in the people you surround yourself with. Being obnoxiously silly comes naturally for the four of us.
The happiness that is displayed in the video may help some people put a smile on their face for a moment during these chaotic times. This is why I chose to release the video a few weeks before the actual single that comes out on March 14th."
The "Unisex Games" single will be released on March 14th through Negative Gain North American distribution and Danse Macabre Records European digital distribution.
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Check out ASTARI NITE supporting ROSEGARDEN FUNERAL PARTY on the following US dates: Thu, Apr 3 - Albuquerque NM @ Launchpad Fri, Apr 4 - Phoenix AZ @ Last Exit Sat, Apr 5 - Yuma AZ @ Tarros Chicali Sun, Apr 6- San Diego CA @ Whistle Stop Tue, Apr 8 - Los Angeles CA @ Moroccan Lounge Wed, Apr 9- San Francisco CA @ The Knockout Sat, May 10 - West Palm Beach FL @ Respectable Street Wed, May 14 - Houston TX @ The End Thu, May 15 - Austin TX @ Elysium Fri, May 16 - McAllen TX @ The Gremlin Sat, May 17 -San Antonio @ Paper Tiger
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This month it is 48 years ago since Kraftwerk released Trans-Europe Express (March 1977), their sixth studio album. The album was recorded during the summer of 1976 in their Kling Klang Studios and released on their own label Kling Klang Records. Two singles were taken from this album, Trans-Europe Express and Showroom Dummies. It was the first Kraftwerk album that was recorded in two different versions. One in English, one in German. The song Showroom Dummies was also released in France and Belgium as Les Mannequins, with the lyrics sung in French. The original German title was Schaufensterpuppen.
Musically Kraftwerk again moved further away from their improvised instrumental Krautrock style, fine tuning their tracks into more melodic electronic compositions.
The introduction of the analogue and customized 32-step Synthanorma Sequenzer with 16 channels was an important game-changer on this record. Kraftwerk also went to railway bridges to listen and analyze the sound of trains passing by which they altered slight to make it more danceable.
The lyrics on Trans Europe Express refer to David Bowie’s album Station To Station and to the actual event of Rafl Hütter and Florian Schneider meeting Bowie in Germany. At that time Bowie was living and recording in Berlin with Iggy Pop (The Stooges). Ralf Hütter refered several times to Iggy Pop And The Stooges as his most favourite band.
Joy Division singer Ian Curtis introduced Kraftwerk to his bandmates and insisted Trans Europe Express was played every time before the band went on stage.
Siouxsie And The Banshees covered the song The Hall Of Mirrors on their cover album Through The Looking Glass (1987). A cover version that todays only remaining original Kraftwerk member today, Ralf Hütter, hailed in glowing terms as extraordinary version.
Many still see this album as one of the most important pop albums of the last decades.
Trans Europe Express (Lyrics)
Trans Europa Express
Trans Europa Express
Trans Europa Express
Trans Europa Express
Rendez-vous auf den Champs Elysees
Verlass Paris am Morgen mit dem TEE
In Wien sitzen wir I'm Nachtcafe
Direkt Verbindung TEE
Wir laufen 'rein in Düsseldorf City
Und treffen Iggy Pop und David Bowie
Trans Europa Express
Songwriters: Emil Schult / Ralf Huetter
PLAGUE GARDEN Reveals Their New, Vampiric-Themed LP, ‘Under The Sanguine Moon’
Denver, Colorado-based goth rock band, PLAGUE GARDEN has announced the release of their fourth album, Under The Sanguine Moon.
The album features a prominent vampiric theme. Delve into the catacombs of a nocturnal world, where tales of bloodlust at dusk reign supreme. Listen to fantastical tales of the undead and even a little bit of Greek mythology added in for variety. There's even a very unlikely cover song that will surprise you.
From the album's blood-red artwork to it's hemophilic lyrics, this LP is bound to please even the darkest children of the night. For fans of gothic rock, post punk, deathrock & darkwave.
Under The Sanguine Moon is available on LP and CD formats as well as on all major digital outlets worldwide.
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Firestarter | Celebrating The Sound Of The Prodigy And The Impact Of Keith Flint who past away 6 years ago.
Twenty-Three years after the release of ‘Firestarter’, we find ourselves mourning the loss of the demonic figure of chaos which haunted that black and white video. Keith Flint was more than just a performer, he was capable of invading our minds both through the music of The Prodigy and the attitude of destruction that Flint could project. Not since the days of Johnny Rotten and Sid Vicious had a figure risen on the British music scene that stirred the same fear and controversy as Keith Flint. Music in the nineties has become split into two categories, the boy/girl band offering or the Brit-Pop sound, The Prodigy were what music was crying out for, what an audience-danger, an edge, all projected in front of infectious beats and venom soaked lyrics with the fiendish grin of Flint to spearhead it.
The Prodigy however, an outfit formed in Essex at the dawn of the nineties struck gold with all that followed ‘Firestarter’. A second lashing of apocalyptic intensity followed in ‘Breathe’, paving the way for one of the most essential albums of the twentieth century.
The eagerly anticipated-The Fat of the Land, the long-awaited follow-up to Music for the Jilted Generation was hailed as a musical savior rising from the grime of the streets. While the two singles-'Firestarter' and 'Breathe' had hit the number one spot in the United Kingdom, this was electronica, cultivated with the long established techno sound that would break the genre out of Britain and finally plant it on the world stage.
The Fat of the Land falls short of masterpiece status, but what it lacks in with context it makes up for in appeal. It delivered exactly what was expected of it, intense hip-hop-derived rhythms, meaningless spewed fragmented lyrics by Flint and Maxim and the added ingredient of clever reconstructed samples. In part the majority of the album does sound quite similar to 'Firestarter,' though Liam Howlett is an inventive producer, and he can make empty songs like 'Smack My Bitch Up' and 'Serial Thrilla' work and become addictive and infectious and even wholly original. The funky hip-hop of 'Diesel Power” and 'Funky Shit,' as well as the mind-bending psychedelic splurge of 'Narayan' stand out. With guests including Crispian Mills (Kula Shakur) and Saffron of Republica who does an intense, toe-curling version of L7's 'Fuel My Fire,' all these passengers on Fat Of The Land give the album a wider scope and a variation between tracks.
The Fat of the Land does not qualify apparently as a flat-out masterpiece, it doesn’t really need to, the context and the image it set out transcends at times the music, what it did do was introduce us to one of the most enigmatic figures of the last thirty years, Rest In Peace Keith Charles Flint (17 September 1969 – 4 March 2019).
I'm the trouble starter, punkin' instigator
I'm the fear addicted, a danger illustrated
I'm a firestarter, twisted firestarter
You're a firestarter, twisted firestarter
I'm a firestarter, twisted firestarter
I'm the bitch you hated, filth infatuated, yeah
I'm the pain you tasted, fell intoxicated
I'm a firestarter, twisted firestarter
You're the firestarter, twisted firestarter
I'm the self inflicted, mind detonator, yeah
I'm the one infected, twisted animator
I'm a firestarter, twisted firestarter
You're the firestarter, twisted firestarter
I'm a firestarter, twisted firestarter starter
[Kevin Burke 4/03/2019]
43 years ago, In March 1982, Ministry's Cold Life 12-inch single was released in the UK through Situation Two, marking a significant moment in the band's early career. This release showcased a different sound from the industrial metal style that Ministry would later be known for, highlighting their early explorations into synth-pop and funk-infused electronic music.
The single features "Cold Life" as the A-side, a track that blends elements of funk and synth-pop, reflecting influences from 1970s funk and soul acts. The song was inspired by Al Jourgensen's experiences living in a predominantly African-American neighborhood in Chicago. The B-side includes "I'm Falling," a synth-pop song influenced by British post-punk acts such as The Sisters of Mercy and Killing Joke.
The single was initially released in late 1981 in the United States by Wax Trax! Records, featuring "I'm Falling" as the A-side and "Cold Life" as the B-side.
This track bears influences from British post-punk acts, with Jourgensen admitting that it was heavily inspired by bands like Joy Division and The Cure.
The Cold Life 12” single also includes a dub version of the title track, offering an extended, danceable rhythm with groovy basslines and syncopated beats. This release was an important milestone for Ministry, as it demonstrated Jourgensen's early musical explorations before the band fully embraced the industrial genre.
Over the years, Cold Life has been revisited as a curiosity in Ministry’s discography, offering a glimpse into the band’s transformation from a synth-heavy new wave act into one of the most influential industrial metal bands of all time.
Cold Life (12") Tracklist (Situation Two – SIT17T)
| Cold Life | 6:11 | ||
| I'm Falling | 4:04 | ||
| Cold Life Dub | 6:53 |
Cold Life - Lyrics:
Cold Cold Cold
You know the yolk it's spreading from You laugh as people scatter 'bout Surrounded by a veil of stars You realize that your life is dark Earth gets colder every day If scientists could have their way They'd study us from far away And watch as people's minds decay
Cold Cold Cold
Your body's in the hands of fools With swimming pools and low IQs There's nothing to see, nothing to do Buy your stocks and sell your jewels Bill collectors stole my mail My wife and kids are all for sale I hope to god I go to jail And no one can come up with bail
Cold life Cold life Cold life Cold
Cold Cold Cold
I can't control my buried thoughts The slightest thing makes me distraught I'm like the people I once fought My every action's being bought Robot trainers earn their pay As mutant kids go out to play It's such a pretty, pretty day With orange nights and days of grey
Cold Cold Cold
I've now become a nervous wreck I'm getting closer to my death I keep expecting my last breath As all my friends just laugh and jest The earth is such a filthy place And human, such an awful race And I'd rather live in outer space Where death goes at a slower pace
Cold life Cold life Cold life Cold
Cold life Cold life Cold life Cold
Cold Cold Cold Cold Cold
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