Voicecoil returns with the aptly-titled fourth studio album, Strange Days. The album features hooky electronics, pounding beats and the characteristic emotionally evocative vocals that have made Voicecoil a cult favorite.
This album is a reflection of the dark days the world has seen in recent years. It's about the tragedies many of us have faced and the effort to find the will to fight on. We remember those we have lost because it is through them that we carry on into tomorrow.
Strange Days is also a symbolic re-birth for the project, returning with a new zeal to create and perform.
Strange Days is available on CD and digital formats.
Darkwave Duo, Male Tears Addresses Nightlife Hypocrisy & Abuse With New Single
California darkwave duo, Male Tears has just unveiled their latest single, "Deal3r". The song plays into the themes of an upcoming record that speaks on the abuse and hypocrisy of city night life.
"Deal3r" tells the story of the ultimate example of "style over substance." It's the tale of an important person; a "legend" embraced by the "scene" But beneath the "image" and artistic craft, lies an individual empty and shallow; a hypocrite and drug dealer whose true identity was hidden under the skin of the community.
The song is intended to be an aggressive dance-pop track pulling from darkwave and EBM influences. Filtered through the lens of 90's pastiche and acid house, "Deal3r" is a departure from the band's established 80's new wave sound.
"Deal3r" is available NOW on all streaming platforms including Bandcamp.
Today, it’s exactly 32 years ago that Nitzer Ebb released Join In The Chant (12mute64 / 10th August 1987).
It was the 3rd and last single to be taken from their debut album That Total Age. Like the album this 7” / 12” was released by the renowned British label Mute Records. The song hit #9 on the US dance chart in 1987 and became a Balearic Beat anthem in clubs around the world. Even to this day this track is still a dance floor filler.
Tracklist 12"
A1. Join In The Chant (Burn!) - Remix by Phil Harding
B1. Join In The Chant (Gold!) - Remix by Miller*, Flood
B2. Join In The Chant (Lies! - Instrumental)
Lyrics
Lies, lies, lies, lies
Gold, gold, gold, gold
Guns, guns, guns, guns
Fire, fire, fire
Gold, gold, gold, gold
Church, church, church, church
Guns, guns, guns, guns
Fire, fire, fire
Muscle and hate
Muscle and hate
Muscle, muscle, muscle, muscle
Lies, lies, lies, lies
Books, books, books, books
Burn, burn, burn, burn
Fire, fire, fire
Cleveland based-alternative electronic duo She 1 · Him 2 have released their second single of 2022, "Stuck Inside".
The theme of the track involves getting stuck in thought patterns of negativity which drag us down and become habits. It also addresses the challenges of how to let go and break free.
She 1 - Him 2 features darkwave rocker and former Lestat front-man Evan Nave and Cassie Bishop of Shy Moon. The duo has once again teamed up with Grammy award winning producer Michael Seifert for the project.
The band is releasing tracks over time to fill out their first full EP in the age of the pandemic, and all music and videos have been filmed without either of the members seeing each other in person. Earlier this year they released a cover of David Bowie’s “Fame” featuring Steven Seibold (Hate Dept./Pigface). She 1 - Him 2 is currently working on a full four song EP slated for 2023.
"Stuck Inside" can be found on all electronic merchants and streaming services.
On this day, 32 years ago, MOEV released its fourth album, Head Down (8 August 1990). It was their last album released on Nettwerk Records and the last one featuring singer Dean Russell, who died in 1994 of complications due to AIDS. In an interview Dean Russell once explained what the name of the band meant, he stated that "Mauve - M.A.U.V.E is a pretty purplish pink, and Moev - M.O.E.V. is the colour of insanity". After Dean's passing the band took a 10 years break and returned in 2011 with a new studio album Ventilation. In 2014 they released their, up to today, latest album "One Minute World, albeit only in digital format.
The album features Sarah McLachlan on backing vocals on a few tracks.
MOEV - Head/Down (1990 LP/CD)
1. In and Out 5:43
2. Sadistic Years 4:32
3. No Flash in the Sky 4:23
4. Fear 4:07
5. Noise 4:20
6. Head Down 5:02
7. Smog 3:53
8. Face 4:23
9. Miracle 4:29
CD bonus tracks
10. In and Out (Extended Mix) 7:30
11. Head Down (Extended Mix) 6:24
MOEV
Dean Russell – vocals, production
Tom Ferris – keyboards, programming, production
Kelly Cook – bass, drums, programming, guitar, keyboards, production
Sarah McLachlan – background vocals (4, 5, 7)
Producer
John Fryer – Producer, Drum Programming, Recording
