Over the last few years the German group :GOLGATHA:, who were founded in 2004 as a dark ambient band, have succeeded in cultivating their own unique style via a series of ambitious concept albums and live appearances.

They describe this style as ‘ritual folk’: their highly original fusion of percussive world music elements with ethereal female vocals and earthy folk songs conjures up the spirits of Dead Can Dance, In The Nursery and Jocelyn Pook as well as those of Leonard Cohen, Sol Invictus and Current 93.

"The Horns of Joy’ is dedicated to the nihilistic tendencies of the early 20th century – and their necessary overcoming. It follows their successful last album, ‘Tales of Transgression & Sacrifice’ (2007) and the neoclassical symbiosis with French collaborators Dawn And Dusk Entwined upon ‘Sang Graal’ (2008) and denotes a new chapter, a next stage in the development of :Golgatha:.

‘The Horns of Joy’ is serious and mature, ambivalent and profound and amounts to more than just aestheticised gloom and is now out on Trisol.

US based Industrialists Imperative Reaction return in 2011 after a couple of years in silence.

The band will release an 8-track single, entitled "Surface" as an appetizer for the forthcoming studio album.

Besides remixes from Scandy, Sebastian Komor, Shok’s Zeitmahl, Pull Out Kings and Rotersand, there's the b-side "What Is Left To Say" in an exclusive club edit.

The single will be released digitally in Europe on August 5, 2011 through Dependent Records

Of all scene-related festivals taking place in Germany, the Amphi Festival, located at the scenic banks of the river Rhine, at the Tanzbrunnen in Cologne, is one of the most popular, with tickets being sold out weeks prior in previous years.

As usual, this year’s festival line up features some of the biggest names in the scene.

This sampler will be released at Out Of Line and will be released at 15th July 2010.

Here's the tracklist :

01. Kirlian Camera "Nightglory"
02. De/Vision "Time To Be Alive (Radio edit)"
03. Nitzer Ebb „Kiss Kiss Bang Bang"
04. Suicide Commando "Death Cures All Pain (Aesthetic Perfection Remix)"
05. Staubkind „Halt Mich"
06. Subway To Sally „Falscher Heiland"
07. Samsas Traum „Durch die Wand der Träume"
08. Tanzwut "Meer"
09. Hocico "Tiempos De Furia"
10. Leæther Strip "Invade my body"
11. Agonoize „Vollrauschfetischist"
12. Covenant „Get On"
13. Klangstabil „Gridami"
14. Die Funkhausgruppe "Die Physiker"
15. Rome "Der Wolfsmantel"
16. Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio "Do Angels Never Cry And Heaven Never Fall?"
17. Clan of Xymox „Tears Ago"
18. Die Krupps „Als wären wir für immer"

Moby announces the release of his new single Lie Down In Darkness, out August 15th.

Taken from his most recent studio album Destroyed andself-releasedon Moby’s very ownlabel Little Idiot. The track Lie Down In Darkness (which takes its title from William Styron’s strange dark novel of the same name) and accompanying remix bundle will be made available as a download only.

The full remix bundle includes the original album version along with an array of remixes including, among others, Photek, Michael Mayer and Paul Van Dyke.

Moby’s next UK live appearance will be on July 31st at The Roundhouse in Camden, where he is set to close this year’s iTunes Festival. This date follows his recent sold out show at the same venue. To win tickets for this event, go here.

 Moby will also be making an appearance at the Apple Store, Regent Street on August 1st for a special event, where he will talk about his photography and how his photo book Destroyed came together.

Moby’s Destroyed photo exhibition, which features selected images from his book, is currently touringEurope, having recently closed a successful run at The Proud Gallery in London.

In Belgium Moby will be back to rock the roof off the Suikerrock festival in Tienen on July 30th.

The very fine French label Prikosnovenie informs us about three releases that soon will be out.

NARSILION: "Elenna Nore", their 3rd and most fantastic album with Arcana participation.

TROBAR DE MORTE: "Beyond the woods" , all acoustic tracks with a new harpist.

LES MARIE-MORGANE: "Awena", French celtic music.


Also did we got informed that Artesia is working now on their 4th album which is ready to be released for Christmas! Of course Peek-A-Boo will keep you updated.