Goth metal act Lovelorn Dolls release video for latest single 'After Dark'
Out now is "After Dark" the newest video for the Belgian goth metal act Lovelorn Dolls. "After Dark" is also the name of the band's latest single (released as an 8-track EP) and is taken from the album "The House of Wonders" which was released earlier this year in March 2013 on the Belgina label Alfa Matrix.
The new video was animated and directed by Emily Weeks (a well-established name in today's alternative music video scene by now) who created a beautiful microcosmos for Lovelorn Dolls' music. The concept and story was arranged by Lovelorn Dolls' Kristell Lowagie and graphical artist Emily Weeks while the track was mastered by Victor Love from Dope Stars Inc.
Nine Inch Nails have just announced they will be touring Europe/UK in 2014 with special guest Cold Cave. The first date announcement is Bologna, Italy on 3 June.
Stay tuned for the other dates via http://tour.nin.com.
Gary Numan, pioneer of synth-pop and electronic music, will be in Belgium on 13th February 2014 to present his new album. 'Splinter (Songs From A Broken Mind)'. This album is widely acclaimed: "Numan's finest hour" (Mojo), "If you have enjoyed electronic-oriented music over the last couple of decades then you can feel free to send Gary Numan a thank you note "(Stereogum). Peek-a-boo will of course be present and will publish a comprehensive review the concert!
Check my review of the album here.
Depot | Martelarenplein 12, Leuven
Concert at 22.00u | Price: €28 - €31
Cultuurkaart KU Leuven €26 - €28
Archive, the musical group based in London, England, whose music spans electronic, trip-hop, avant-garde, post-rock and progressive rock, announce details of their most ambitious project to date, a forty minute short film and accompanying album set for release on CD, Vinyl, Download, DVD and in Cinemas May 2014.
See the AXIOM trailer below. The AXIOM album and film will be released worldwide on the band's own Dangervisit label (via [PIAS] Cooperative) in May 2014.
All formats can be pre-ordered now from the band's website.
AXIOM will be shown with 5.1 surround sound in select cinemas across Europe to coincide with the release (cinema details to follow).
The album was co-produced by Archive and long-term collaborator Jerome Devoise who work with the band on their last studio album, 2012's 'With Us Until You're Dead'.
The title track from the AXIOM album can be heard here.
New York's Xeno & Oaklander have been something like a best kept secret within the five boroughs. With their brand of dark wave, synth based electronic music, Xeno & Oaklander have released two LPs on the beloved Wierd Records imprint -- most recently with 2011's Sets & Lights. Now making the jump to Ghostly International, "Par Avion" is a first taste of new material to come from Xeno & Oaklander in front of a new full-length album scheduled for 2014.
The "Par Avion" title alludes to postcards sent by airmail from exotic places - shimmering moments from the present, romantic messages from the past, love mementos for the future.
Recorded live in the all-analogue Xeno & Oaklander studio in Brooklyn New York, Sean McBride’s signature sequenced staccato synth basslines are set against warm arpeggios and a de rigueur snappy and cold snare drum. Liz Wendelbo’s ghostly string synth arrangements and unusual chord progressions abound with analogue delay note bends. Distant strings interweave with winds of noise to produce a perfect balance between Sean’s sequenced stark compositions and Liz’s ethereal and whispery vocal presence.
In conjunction with the release of "Par Avion" on November 12, 2013 Liz Wendelbo, one half of Xeno & Oaklander, has collaborated with NYC based fashion designer Tess Giberson for a remixed take on “ready-mades” and exclusive merchandise -- out on November 13.
The concept behind the collaboration is adn exploration of senses and journey to the series of 'sensual' objects created. Wendelbo explains, “Sound makes me think of a scent, which makes me think of an image, which makes me think of a certain kind of light".
The Tess Giberson store located on Crosby Street in Manhattan will be selling limited edition t-shirts, sweatshirts and bags that feature Xeno artwork. In addition to custom products by Wendelbo, including a perfume, a scented bookmark, original collages, booklet and video presentation. The space will be curated with the merchandise that will be placed around the space, like 'objective poems' to create a lucid atmosphere for the audience.
Stream the new song:
