Absent One, a famous Russian garage-synth band, was formed in 2009, Moscow. It was created by the friends Nick and Alex.
Over the whole year the band was giving concerts all over the state. They drew public attention after performing at the first Russian Goth Festival "Dark Entries".
The debut album "Blowback", released the same year and re-released as a download on Ionium Records in 2011, had a rather specific sound, in a way reminiscent of Covenant, and was favorably received by critics.
The song "Stewardess" was then included in the "Synth Radio Russians" compilation.
The year 2010 showed significant changes both in the music and the style of the performance. Still using pure electronic sound, the band tended to goth, punk and garage genres.
The new backing vocalist Helen introduced cabaret manner into the new sounding. The Track "Hollywood" was included in the "Best Russian Dark Stage artists" compilation.
Absent One continues to perform on a regular basis and the new album "Places" will be released on Ionium Records on October 14th.
Cape Coast Radio is the cheerful playground of Nick Berkvens (ex-Transit). Nick and the brothers Wouter and Lode Vlaeminck (tomàn) immersed themselves in the alter-ego’s Ed the vulture, Ned the rhinoceros and Ted the mandrill, three friends from the African plains. During their travels on the vibrant savannah they recorded their self-titled debut album soaked in African inspired bright indie-pop.
It is as if Vampire Weekend were exposed to the albums of The Notwist, or Yeasayer to those of Pinback, while on a thrilling safari in the heart of the vast savannah.
Already promising finalist of the vi.be select season 2010/2011 on Studio Brussel along with SX and Teddiedrum.
Live, Cape Coast Radio comprises of a pulsating six-piece all-star band with members of Isbells, Marble Sounds and Sleepingdog and fronted by the young energetic vocalist Tom.
Their line-up :
Tom (vocals)
Nick (ex-Transit – guitar/vocals)
Pieter (Marble Sounds - keys/vocals)
Christophe (Marble Sounds, Isbells - bass/vocals)
Gaëtan (Isbells – drums/vocals)
Chantal (Sleepingdog, Isbells - keys/vocals)
The album will soon be out on Zeal Records.
Anna-Varney Cantodea, aka Sopor Aeturnus, is back with the third part of the trilogy A Triptychon Of Ghosts. This new release is entitled Children Of The Corn and comes in a standard limited edition as well as a collector's edition with a t-shirt.
The set is on the pricey side, but you get a lot: a satanic children's storybook (yikes!) in hardcover (140 x 150 mm); art on 150 gram paper; a 36 page booklet with the CD; everything is wrapped in jute-bag (what's a jute bag?) with cord and black logo printed on backside; and sealed with a Sopor Aeturnus antique bronze look coin.
Hand-numbered, signed, limited to 1999 copies. One wonders if there's even music in all this but man it's damn cool no matter what--and the last CD Sopor put out was one of our summer favourites, so this is pretty exciting.
Limited edition in Digipak of 999 copies only.
The bloody eagerly awaited new release from Swedens cult act! After Seven long years of complete silence, time has finally come to welcome back IN SLAUGHTER NATIVES! Indeed, Jouni Havukainen never released his records too frequently.
In over 20 years of existence, ISN didn’t release any singles (except for a split 7" with Voice of Hate) nor miniCDs, but have produced five full-length albums, each of which is an approachless peak in the history of dark music. Insanity & Treatment, is a collection of this important group’s live performances in a luxurious packaging!
Only the best of the best has been carefully selected and mastered personally by the author. You'll find the legendary radio recording of ‘Mort Aux Vaches’, Concerts in Madrid, France, Prague and in Moscow.
This collection also features the participation of such heavyweights of Sweden’s scene as Tomas Pettersson (Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio) and Peter Andersson (Raison d’Etre).
The famous musician - and for sure one of the best designers in the modern Industrial scene - Jérôme Nougaillon (Propergol, Cosmos Entropy, Old Iron Fence…) was encharged with the artistic design of this wonderful release – and his contribution turns this already unique publication into a true piece of art!
Peter Hook releases a limited edition 9 track cd.Featuring "Pictures In My Mind"; an unfinished Joy Division track unearthed from a session tape and completed by The Light.
The song's energetic punk tones place it between Warsaw and Unknown Pleasures.
Mindful of Ian Curtis' maxim that once started a song should always be finished off, Hooky takes the vocal and wraps up the track. Rowetta's unique renditions of Joy Division classics "Insight", "New Dawn Fades" and "Atmosphere" complete the quartet while Instrumental versions of all four songs lay bare the production and serious musicianship at play across the EP.
And yes those who saw Hookey know the spirit of Curtis continues in his bass.
