Coming Easter seems to be a densification in the fabric of time, at least on a musical level (let´s hand the religious aspect over to the initiated!), cause not only will that weekend (Saturday, the 26th of March) witness the 7th edition of the "Dark Spring Festival" (taking place again within the cozy walls of the BiNuu club), whose billing includes up to now artists like Two Witches (Official) from Finland, Brandenburg from Russia, salvation AMP from Germany, your most loyal hosts (with a few more names to follow) and an after-show-party with the honourable Mr. Thomas Thyssen + Guests
...but a few hours later (Sunday, the 27th of March) and just as many steps away in K17 club "The Nunhood Gathering" will invoke it´s spirit, promising "...three bands, one backline, one ceremony...", whose revealed protagonists include MERCIFUL NUNS, NEAR EARTH ORBIT and Austrians most famous even-toed ungulates THE DEVIL & THE UNIVERSE so far.
Coming Easter seems to be a densification in the fabric of time, at least on a musical level (let´s hand the religious aspect over to the initiated!), cause not only will that weekend (Saturday, the 26th of March) witness the 7th edition of the "Dark Spring Festival" (taking place again within the cozy walls of the BiNuu club), whose billing includes up to now artists like Two Witches (Official) from Finland, Brandenburg from Russia, salvation AMP from Germany, your most loyal hosts (with a few more names to follow) and an after-show-party with the honourable Mr. Thomas Thyssen + Guests
...but a few hours later (Sunday, the 27th of March) and just as many steps away in K17 club "The Nunhood Gathering" will invoke it´s spirit, promising "...three bands, one backline, one ceremony...", whose revealed protagonists include MERCIFUL NUNS, NEAR EARTH ORBIT and Austrians most famous even-toed ungulates THE DEVIL & THE UNIVERSE so far.
Any reason untold yet not to spend the 26th and the 27th of March 2016 in Berlin?
Tickets available in Solar Lodge Shop! (capacity 500)
“Success never depends, and never will depend, on position, or equipment, or even on numbers, and least of all on position."
"But on what then?"
"On the feeling that is in me and in him," he pointed to Timokhin, "and in each soldier".
An extract from the book "War and peace" by Leo N. Tolstoy.
Discussions concerning the feeling making a human soul stronger than steel or a stone formed the basis for a joint project of the martial/neofolk duet ORDER OF VICTORY and the abstract ritual ambient/post-industrial band SACRIS TANDEM. What is the reason why "in chess… a knight is always stronger than a pawn, and two pawns are always stronger than one, while in war a battalion is sometimes stronger than a division and sometimes weaker than a company"? Exactly at war, two forces face each other: a human soul and a war God encased in armor of the most heat resisting and bulletproof materials. What will be stronger? Therefore, by means of their creative work "Strength Of Materials" the musicians tried to answer this question.
The album is released as CD limited to 400 numbered copies in A5 digifile format.
Live album Freakangel to be launched simultaneously on Bandcamp + YouTube
It’s not too often that industrial bands release live albums, let alone full blown live videos. But Freakangel is one of those exceptions. Recorded during their extended “The Ones To Fall” tour last winter, they have just released the 11-track counting live download album “The Show Of Violence” via Bandcamp and several other download stores.
The live album acts as a closing chapter for the band’s 3 first albums (plus multiple EP releases) before returning with a next full length studio album in 2016. Unlike many other industrial bands, what you get live from Freakangel is quite different from the studio versions. “The Show Of Violence” therefor gives you the opportunity to rediscover the band’s discography in alternative live versions.
The concert was recorded at the Rockstar’s Club in the band’s very own city Tallinn – Estonia, and was also filmed using 5 different cameras. The video of the live concert will be spread for free on several internet platforms.
A live video teaser of this soon to be released free video concert can be seen right here on YouTube.
As said above, the HQ audio from this concert can be downloaded from Bandcamp.
Freakangel is also planning some extra concerts in Europe:
- Oct 16, 2015 / Helsinki, FI – Bäkkäri
- Oct 30, 2015 / Moscow, RU – Rock House
- Oct 31, 2015 / St. Petersburg, RU – Zal Ozhidaniya
- Nov 12, 2015 / Paris, FR – Le Klub
- Nov 13, 2015 / Zofingen, CH – Oxil
- Nov 14, 2015 / Padua, IT – Grind House
- Nov 15, 2015 / Milan, IT – Club Rock’n’Roll
This year Peter Slabbynck (EX-RZ, formerly known as Red Zebra) celebrated 35 years ‘I can’t live in a living room’ with 35 gigs in living rooms of fans. 34 concerts were given during the month of March. The 35th gig took place in May because it was a gift by Studio Brussel.
Slabbynck always stated this was an event would not be repeated. But because of all the positive reactions, he opted for a new event next year: 8 concerts at living rooms of fans on 1 day!
This will take place on Sunday 27th March 2016, so Easter will not only bring eggs next year. By that time the first cd ‘Future Retard’ of EX-RZ should be out.
Dit jaar vierde Peter Slabbynck (vroeger Red Zebra, nu EX-RZ) 35 jaar ‘I can’t live in a living room’ met 35 mini-optredens bij fans thuis. Maar liefst 34 concerten vonden plaats in de maand maart, het 35ste werd gewonnen via Studio Brussel en ging door in mei.
Voor Slabbynck was dit een eenmalig evenement en daar blijft hij bij. Maar de reacties waren zo overweldigend dat er een vervolg komt. ‘In 2016 gaat we het tegenovergestelde doen van een marathon en opteren we voor een sprint. De bedoeling is om op zondag 27 maart 8 concerten op één dag te doen, het eerste om 9u, het laatste om 23u. Een ferme uitdaging, vooral op organisatorisch vlak, en niet toevallig op Pasen. Dan is het rustig op de wegen en kunnen mijn gitarist Frits Standaert en ik op Paasmaandag wat bekomen van die helse dag.’ Rond diezelfde periode verschijnt ook ‘Future Retard’, de eerste full cd van EX-RZ. Wie zich kandidaat wil stellen voor de Living Room Sprint, kan zich melden op de Facebook-pagina van EX-RZ of Peter Slabbynck. Wie deelnam aan de Living Room Marathon mag zich opnieuw kandidaat stellen.
Apparat has announced details of a tour - Soundtracks Live - at select venues throughout Europe from August – November 2015. The dates begin at the Festival Tauron Nowa Muzyka in Katovice on 20 August and include a London show at the Barbican on 7 November 2015, which will be followed by a club night at the Village Underground later that evening.
Apparat’s set will include new music written for film and theatre and will be accompanied by long time collaborators Transforma. Transforma performed with Apparat on the 2013 Krieg and Frieden tour, projecting their live visual accompaniment to Apparat’s music for Tolstoy’s War and Peace and recently worked on the recent Martin Gore album launch in their hometown of Berlin (www.transforma.de).
In addition, Apparat has announced details of a series of DJ dates for a new set that originally premiered at Mute Mexico Festival in March this year. The set features exclusive edits and reworkings of Apparat and Moderat music, as well as music he has produced.
APPARAT presents SOUNDTRACKS – LIVE TOUR
20 Aug - Katowice - Festival Tauron Nowa Muzyka
21 Aug - Leipzig - Parkbühne Geyserhaus
16 Sep - Thessaloniki - Reworks Festival
18 Sep - Istanbul - C2C
19 Sep - Tbilisi - Terminal Events Tbilisi at Culture House Theatre
1 Oct - Naples - Teatro Bellini
2 Oct - Rome - Auditorium Parco della Musica
3 Oct - Milan – Fabrique
8 Oct - Amsterdam - Paradiso
9 Oct - Luxemburg - Rockhal
10 Oct - Brussels - Bozar
21 Oct - St. Petersburg - Kosmonauvt club
22 Oct - Moscow - Red Club
23 Oct - Vilnius - City Day event
26 Oct - Berlin - Admiralspalast
30 Oct - Düsseldorf - New Fall Festival
31 Oct - Mannheim - Enjoy jazz Festival at National Theater Mannheim
5 Nov - Basel - Kaserne
7 Nov - London – Barbican
… with further dates to be added… Go to apparat.net for updates…
APPARAT DJ DATES
16 May - Rome - Spring Altitude
18 June - Barcelona - Loft
20 June - Madrid - Mondo
27 June - London - Oval Space
28 June - Romania Cluj - Electric Castle Festival
3 July - Brest - Astropolis Festival
4 July - Paris - Le Showcase
25 July - Rotterdam - Lost + Sound Festival + Utrecht - Studio Stekker Festival
