Since 2009 one of the founders of the so called Touching-Pop scene are back. We're talking about Babel 17 who two years ago made their return with the album "The thin wall".
This band that were once on the cultlabel Lively Art-label announces two gigs.
One is in France : Mudd Club, 7 rue de l'arc en ciel in Strassbourg.
Date : 14th June.
Over there they will be supported by local legends Torso.
The second gig is in Belgium at The Dark Cat.
Date : 11th June
Location : Place Warocqué 1 in Mons (near the prison, we're not kidding!)
Elektro Kommando informs us that you can watch a new video by Restricted Area which is taken from their brand new album.
"Weapon", is directed by Antonio Levita ( K-Digital Film ).
The clip was shot in Naples at the beginning of April 2011 and is just a hint of the job Peter Elm did in his last work titled "Core Excess" and out in June on Ek Product.
Even if "Weapon" is a part of "Core Excess", it will also be included in a special Restricted Area's EP out in autumn on EK Product.
You can watch the video on the link below.
Other Voices Records announces the expanded version of Indians in Moscow's 1984 self titled masterpiece that will be available for the very first time on CD.
Indians In Moscow were formed in 1981 by keyboard players Pete Riches and Stuart Walton (formerly of The Most), and singer Adele Nozedar, The band later expanded to five members with the addition of a guitarist and a drummer (Rich Hornby). The band's first release was a contribution the various artists compilation Your Secret's Safe With Us in 1982.
They came to fame on the cult 1980s Channel 4 music TV show The Tube as part of the show's Hull music special, and had three hits on the UK Indie Chart with "Naughty Miranda", "I Wish I Had", and "Jack Pelter & His Sex Change Chicken". After a fourth single, the Big Wheel EP, the band's only (self-titled) album was released in 1984. The band split up shortly afterwards, with Nozedar forming a new band, The Fever Tree (along with drummer Tom Hosie, who had replaced Hornby, Ali McMordie of Stiff Little Fingers, guitarist Rob Dean of Japan and guitarist Nik Corfield) who released one single, "The Pixie Shop", late in 1985.
Riches and Walton reformed the band in 1998 with singer Chris Guard and moved into techno and house territory, but this is another story....
The Tracklist :
Original Album
1 Big Wheel
2 Meeting Place
3 Witches & Heroes
4 Howard's At Lunch
5 Jack Pelter And His Sex -Change Chicken
6 Puppet Dance
7 Square Dance In The Sepulchre
8 Love Song
9 I Wish I Had
10 Singing To French
11 Naughty Miranda
Bonus
12 Underneath The Tree
13 Slide
14 Dies Irae
15 Naughty Miranda (Extended Mix)
16 I Wish I Had (Extended Mix)
17 Jack Pelter (Extended Mix)
18 Naughty Miranda (7" Single Mix)
Genre: New Wave, Synth pop, Minimal synth
Package: Mini vinyl gatefold wallet
Release date: July 2011
The promotor of Shadowplayfestival keeps us spoiling with new names. You can be sure it will be a black summer to never forget.
No yellow bikinis this year but the colour of death will grace the Xpo in Kortrijk. Bernd and his crew are proud to add two Belgian acts to the line-up: CRUISE [CTRL] and MIREXXX. You can see them as first bands on Peek-A-Boo & main stage on Saturday.
And for those who wear black bikinis (or whatever), Garden Of Delight's successor MERCIFUL NUNS will play the Peek-A-Boo-stage on Sunday 24th of July.
Drop Dead Festival is the showcase for the best original old and new post-punk, weird electro, mutant wave, deathrock, billy and related bands and DJs.
Drop Dead Festival believe in bringing together the most creative and interesting bands regardless of how obscure. Because many of the best independent, weirder and art related bands get no exposure and are not well known, this festival take this opportunity to bring them together during this one big festival.
The festival takes place from the 1st till 6th September 2011 at Berlin, in the legendary Maria Ostbahnhof Club, Stralauer Platz 33-34.
Spaces used will also include Club Joseph and Club Jacky within Maria complex.
Performing bands will be :
Phoenix Catscratchi
Schwefelgelb
Charles De Goal
Scream Club
†13th MOON†
Velvet Condom
Sewn Leather
Mueran Humanosv
king dude
Noisy Pig
Aniaetleprogrammeur
Popoi Sdioh
BLOODYGRAVE
Die Selektion
Birth!
Lebanon Hanover
Jemek Jemowit)
Bloodygrave & Die Lust
Kombat Katz
The Echo Vamper
Bitluder
And more to be announced
