Blutengel “Sing.” Sensual, enticing, sexy – on the monumental dark-Pop-single “Sing,” Blutengel lure the listener into mesmerizing worlds of erotically-tinged mysticism.

“Sing!” When sacred choirs tingle the skin, gripping tribal rhythms stir up the blood, Chris Pohl's soothingly deep voice sings alluring accounts of the dark sides of love and lust and Blutengel's miniature epic climaxes in a gigantically anthemic chorus, there is no way resisting this maelstrom of seduction and sweet melancholy. On the new single, the Berlin-based hit-wonder plays to all his strengths and takes the listener into a sensual world of atmospheric Gothic-elements, powerful electronic sounds and darkly-tinged Art-Pop. “Sing” is exciting, sinister and new, while still retaining the trademark Blutengel-feeling – a bittersweet appetizer for new album “Omen”, due for release in February. The MCD contains the title song plus two exclusive remixes (including an alchemusical interpretation from Meinhard, who will be supporting Blutengel on his “Omen”-tour in the Spring of 2015) and the new song “Starkeeper” in an exclusive single edit. This is Gothic Pop! 

Volume 3 of In Strict Confidence's Lifeline series is not just a collection of previously available tracks but features long extended versions, of which some are completely previously unreleased or rare! ISC are currently working on a new single and album to be released this spring/summer! 

25 years after the Dots' classic psychedelic masterwork was recorded, this set marks the first time the entire ‘Maria Dimension’ album has been released on vinyl. In addition to the original album, remastered and presented here as a double LP in a deluxe gatefold sleeve, the box includes another gatefold double LP and an additional single LP from the same Maria sessions. Limited to 300 copies, this slipcase box edition comes with notes, rare photos, a poster and previously unreleased recordings.

“The Cross (Croce) will be the next step in Father Murphy's path and the concept behind the new Father Murphy’s album.

It was time for Father Murphy to measure with such a symbol.

“It's all about Sacrifice and Beatitude, dear C. Lee and Rev. freddie.”

This is the artist statement behind Calvary by Father Murphy. Not music as such, but a short piece of sound art - a musique concrete tone poem figuratively depicting the execution place of Dismas, Gestas and Jesus of Nazareth.

The sound is collaged from the sounds of wood being cut up and built into a cross, with percussion sounds recorded at the Holy Friday Procession in Ceske Budejovice, Czechoslovakia, and the banging of metal constructs in a children’s park in Stockholm.

The vocals and other audio elements were recorded variously in a backyard in Brooklyn, a mansion in Joshua Tree, a cave in San Francisco, and on the Pyramid of The Moon in Teotihuacan, Mexico. Calvary features a guest appearance by Ezra Buchla on viola (formerly of Gowns and heir to the Buchla synth dynasty).

Father Murphy have toured and collaborated with the likes of Xiu Xiu and Swans. Their previous release - Pain Is On Our Side Now - challenged the listener to engage creatively with the sound they are experiencing by presenting the audio across four sides of vinyl, any two of which are required to be played simultaneously.

The duo’s own description of their sound is “Father Murphy is the sound of the Catholic sense of Guilt. A downward spiral aiming at the bottom of the hollow, and then digging even deeper.”

Available from 25th February

Director:Brad Anderson
Writers:Joe Gangemi (screenplay), Edgar Allan Poe (based on a short story by)
Stars:Kate Beckinsale, Jim Sturgess, David Thewlis

A recent medical school grad who takes a position at a mental institution soon finds himself taken with one of his colleagues -- though he has no initial idea of a recent, horrifying staffing change.