CRASH COURSE IN SCIENCE and SEVERED HEADS play Antwerp on October 23rd
Since 1979 Australian (industrial) music pioneers SEVERED HEADS has thumped out a noisy disco sound that's inspired dance styles from EBM to Chicago House. Back in '79 there were no samplers, no computers, and the Severed Heads style grew around the same tape recorders and oscillators that fueled the avant garde music of the 20th century. Their exact genre is impossible to define - club singles like Dead Eyes Opened and Greater Reward jostle with aggressive noise-scapes and psychedelic virtual reality installations. Although contemporaries with ‘old school’ acts like Kraftwerk and Yello, Severed Heads continue to create and mutate ‘new school’ sounds.
A Severed Heads show is somewhere between an arcade game and a live gig. The big screen and the big sound combine the cinematic and the ecstatic. "We are a balance between the old and new", explains head Head, Tom Ellard. "Too much nostalgia will make you fat, but too much newness frightens people. For us it's OK - we've reached the point where ten years or ten minutes doesn't matter anymore - we're timeless".
CRASH COURSE IN SCIENCE (CCIS) is an legendary electronic musical group that was also formed in 1979. The band was formed as a way to explore performance art and music, which the members desperately needed to express. Choosing toy instruments and live drums out of necessity, CCIS began to experiment with a series of recording devices. The toy instruments gave way to crude drum machines and 'Frankenstein' type-homemade instruments. As a result, CCIS came upon a sound they could call their own.
Their most know artefact is probably 'Signals From Pier Thirteen' which was released in the USA and UK/Europe in 1981. The songs 'Cardboard Lamb' and 'Flying Turns' quickly became club favorites during the early 80's. This record has been regarded as influential to the techno industrial genres and was an early inception of what is now known as the ‘electro’ sound. After numerous re-releases the original 12" still highly sought after by collectors and fans today.
An remarkable and Interesting detail, the BodyBeats organization were also responsible for BOTH bands resurrection as they invited SEVERED HEAD to reboot for their fourth BIMFEST in 2005 as they did with CRASH COURSE IN SCIENCE for their eight edition of BIMFEST!
Info & tickets:
www.bodybeats.be
www.bodybeats.be/en/tickets/23-10-crash-course-in-science-severed-heads
We have to wait for a while, but the new CD from Leæther Strip will arrive soon!
Spæctator will be released on the Italian Rustblade. According to Claus Larsen, this record covers a period of his life that has both low points and and high points, suffering and joy. Musically you can expect a mix of old school EBM, harsh rhythms and some electronic ballads. Leæther Strip is back! Click below for the video teaser.
We hebben er een tijdje moeten op wachten, maar binnenkort is hij er: de nieuwe cd van Leæther Strip!
Spæctator zal op het Italiaanse Rustblade verschijnen. Volgens Claus Larsen gaat deze plaat over een periode uit zijn leven dat zowel hoogte- als laagtepunten heeft, de klassieke lach en traan. Muzikaal mag je je aan mix van old school EBM, snoeiharde ritmes en een paar elektronische ballads verwachten.
Kijk alvast naar de videoteaser.
The dark scene still lives in The Netherlands. And DownHill is certainly one of the reasons. The eleventh edition is one that will cheer up any goth fan.
Finally, we will see in the Benelux the Hail! Mary tour of The Devil & The Universe, and from the same Solar label Near Earth Orbit comes along (one of the projects of Artaud Seth of Garden Of Delight and Merciful Nuns).
Those who love melancholic new wave surely will be delighted withThe Frozen Autumn and Suicide Commando celebrates its 30th anniversary. Afterwards, there is an afterparty with DJ Syl TheMan.
The 11th edition of DownHill is on Saturday, March 11 in Sittard (The Netherlands) at PopPodium Volt.
Mocht je je het afvragen, ook in Nederland leeft de Nederlandse dark scène nog. En daar zorgt zeker DownHill voor. De elfde editie is er meteen één om de vingers bij af te likken.
Eindelijk zullen we in de Benelux de Hail! Mary-Tour van The Devil & The Universe zien, en van hetzelfde Solar-label komt ook Near Earth Orbit langs (één van de projecten van Artaud Seth van Garden Of Delight en Merciful Nuns).
Wie van melancholische new wave houdt zal zeker opgetogen zijn met het bezoek van de Italiaanse The Frozen Autumn en als headliner staat Suicide Commando op de affiche. Na afloop is er ook nog een afterparty met DJ Syl TheMan.
Het feestje gaat door op zaterdag 11 maart in Sittard (Nederland) in Poppodium Volt.
Fans of DIIV, Yuck and Slowdive your attention! Whistlejacket from South London just released their second EP Oh Brother on Fierce Panda Records on 2nd September and that goes with an extensive European tour.
Whistlejacket already shared the stage with DIIV, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard and Yuck.On 23 September there will be a special release including the two EPs: Oh Brother and What I Ate On Sunday.
Live tour dates:
6 september – The Netherlands – The Hague - HPC
7 september – The Netherlands – Utrecht - Stathe
8 september – The Netherlands – Groningen – De Gym
9 september – Denmark – Copenhagen - Drone
10 september – Germany – Hamburg – Hafenklang (Hamburg's Psych Fest)
11 september – Germany – Berlin – Solarium
12 september – Germany – Leipzig – Spelunke
13 september – Germany – Saarbrucken – Horst
14 september – Germany – Munich – Cord
15 september – Switzerland – Nyon – Le Parenthese
16 september – Belgium – Zwevegem – Motokouture
17 september – United Kingdom – Brighton – Bleach (support for Nothing)
19 september – United Kingdom – London – Lexington
Fans van DIIV, Yuck en Slowdive opgelet! Whistlejacket uit Zuid-London brengen hun tweede ep Oh Brother uit op Fierce Panda Records op 2 september, en daar hoort een uitgebreide Europese toer bij. (In de Engelse sectie vind je de livedata). In eigen land stond Whistlejacket al op het podium met DIIV, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard en Yuck.
Op 23 september komt er een speciale release uit met daarop de twee ep's: Oh Brother en What I Ate On Sunday.
2016 was a perfect year for Winter Palace. About a year ago, nobody knew this Danish band, but since their debut Waiting For The World To Turn was released, the ball started rolling.
Also, Peek-A-Boo was highly impressed (we thought the music of Carl Coleman and Caspar Hesselager was a nice mixture of Radiohead and Echo And The Bunnymen).
Meanwhile, the Danes played at large festival stages such as Roskilde or were played on BBC6. This week a new EP Hearts to Kill is out which includes some live recordings. There will also be a European tour (see dates below)
Sep 23, 2016 – Reeperbahn Festival, Hamburg – DE
Sep 16, 2016 – Von Hatten, Randers – DK
Sep 17, 2016 – 1000fryd, Aalborg – DK
Sep 29, 2016 – Templet, Lyngby – DK
Sep 30, 2016 – Tape, Aarhus – DK
Oct 01, 2016 – Jazzhouse, Copenhagen – DK
Oct 19, 2016 – Café Video, Gent – BE
Oct 20, 2016 – Le Pop Up Du Label, Paris – FR
Oct 22, 2016 – Swn Festival, Cardiff – UK
Oct 23, 2016 – The Harley, Sheffield – UK
Oct 24, 2016 – Soup Kitchen, Manchester – UK
Oct 25, 2016 – Bodega, Nottingham – UK
Oct 26, 2016 – Oporto, Leeds – UK
Oct 27, 2016 – Hoxton Square Bar & Kitchen, London – UK
Oct 29, 2016 – Dutch Design Week, Eindhoven – NL
Oct 31, 2016 – Kantine Berghain, Berlin – DE
Het parcours dat Palace Winter dit jaar heeft afgelegd is bijna dat van een sprookje. Pakweg een jaar geleden kende niemand deze Deense band, maar sinds hun debuut Waiting For The World To Turn werd uitgebracht, ging de bal aan het rollen.
Ook Peek-A-Boo was sterk onder de indruk (we vonden dat de muziek van Carl Coleman en Caspar Hesselager wel iets van Radiohead en Echo And The Bunnymen had).
Ondertussen stonden de Denen al op grote festivalpodia als Roskilde of werden ze gedraaid op BBC6. Deze week verschijnt er een nieuwe ep Hearts to Kill, met als bonus een paar live-opnames. Er komt ook een Europese toer (zie de data onderaan) en op 19 oktober staan ze in Cafe Video in Gent.
