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Compilation CD: Transmission Nederlands

Wed, 19 May 2010 07:58:44 +0000

VARIOUS : Transmission Nederlands (End 006) : 14,00 €

CD – Released on May 28th 2010

The Netherlands, Holland to some (though incorrectly: Holland is a part of The Netherlands), the lowlands by the North Sea. Clogs, wind-mills, tullips, dikes and (semi-) legal soft drugs. And in the 80s mass unemployment, a strong anti-nuke campaign and squatting: the perfect, solid basis for doing your own music. No pressure for time or money. As the Dutch writer Martin Bril once noted: 'in the 80s we were all on the dole, bought a record, made cassettes of it for all our friends and did a nice hand colored cover around it' - which is perhaps a more happy remembrance of the 80s than something grey and dull. If there is anything that connects the musicians on this collection, it's this shared background. The 'Do-It-Yourself' ethic, an esthetic of (post-) punk runs through all of this, and not just in music, but also in organising your own fun. Nexda with their cassette shop and stage Studio 12 in Haarlem, or Young Lions' Harold Schellinx with Wally van Middendorp of Minny Pops their Ultra series. Ultra? Though far from a unique movement at all, but nevertheless referred to by some as Ultra - kind of No New York, with the same broad musical interest. From downright doomy post-punk to electronic and even free-form improvisation (although hardly a saxophone in sight - it's a Belgium invention). All gathered around the Dutch magazine Vinyl - famous for its flexi disc, founded by musicians and duly delivering all the right information, from say Talking Heads to Tox Modell. The first issue had Mekanik Kommando, my local Nijmegen heroes and one of the best bands of the era. Their line-up of two bass players, synth, rhythmachine and occasional small other instruments, is the perfect example of such free play in music, yet it never sounds 'difficult' - far from it. Along with their fellow citizens Vice, Bazooka and Das Wesen, they released their own records, on their own label. After twenty-five years hardly anyone on this compilation creates music like this; everybody went on to pursue other interests, inside or outside music. But then lots of these musicians started at a whole different place: the Visitor was once a folk band, members of Mekanik Kommando played jazz rock, while members of Nexda were busking in France (and after Nexda going back to just doing that). Following mass unemployment, nuclear threat, we went to out to get a job, a house and shares. Hardly a surprise that this compilation arrives in the lowest economic ebb since... well, the 80s. It's the paradox of new economy, the job, the house and the shares. This is hardly a movement as such, hardly cold wave, but mere garage music (rather than the home tapers in their bedrooms), side stepping popmusic. Cold wave? As I write this I see, outside the train I am sitting in, through the lowlands, a field covered with snow. It's no longer the 80s, it's 2010. The coldest winter in years, still a cold Dutch wave.

Frans de Waard (vitalweekly.net)

1. Bazooka - Mis
2. Catastrophe bizarre - Lobotomy
3. Coïtus int. - Shrill Screams
4. Das Wesen - Loosing Anger
5. Desert Corbusier - Can't Stay Too Long in This House
6. Ensemble Pittoresque - The Mouthshut
7. Flue - Some-times
8. Mecano - Links
9. Mekanik Kommando - Birds
10. Nasmak - Eleven
11. Neon - Standing on the other side
12. Nexda - Untitled from Flexi
13. Pee Dee - Tiuri
14. Störung - Dimensie 4
15. The Gentry - Desperate day
16. The Visitor - Liquid and crystalline
17. Ton Lebbink - Stil Thuis
18. Vice – Extort

Purchase at www.infrastition.com

Sinner's Day 2010

Tue, 11 May 2010 08:02:22 +0000

• NEW: SINNER’S MAIN HALL + SINNER’S CLUB (two rooms)

• EXTRA NAMES (total: 16 bands)

• INCREASED CAPACITY (15,000 visitors)

SINNER’S DAY drew a lot of attention as a newcomer in festival land.

The formula: an indoor festival with pioneers and other greats from the world of punk and new wave.

When: All Saints’ weekend.

Where: Ethias Arena in Hasselt.

The first edition was a great success.

SINNER’S DAY united 10,000 people from 15 countries on 1 November 2009 for a strong line-up

(Front 242, The Human League, Gary Numan, Anne Clark, Gang of Four, etc.)

The blackest day of the year clearly has a bright future.

SINNER’S DAY will be even greater and better this year.

• The Sinner’s Main Hall will be extended to a capacity of 15,000 spectators.

• New: the Sinner’s Club (second stage)

• The Sinner’s Café, more bars and food stands, free toilets.

• Stage, light and sound will be even more impressive.

• Ticketholders can walk in and out without any problem from 4 pm onwards.

The line-up will be extended to 16 names.

The following bands and soloists have been confirmed for SUNDAY 31 OCTOBER

NINA HAGEN BAND (GER)

MARC ALMOND (SOFT CELL) (UK)

THE SELECTER (UK)

PETER MURPHY (BAUHAUS) (UK)

JAH WOBBLE (UK)

POESIE NOIRE (B)

MARKY RAMONE (US)

DEPARTMENT S (UK)

The presale starts on WEDNESDAY 12 MAY.

More info at http://www.sinnersday.com/

Delphic Are Doing The Festivals This Summer

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 08:13:10 +0000

MAY

06 Cologne - Gebaeude 9
07 Essen - Delta Music Park
08 Berlin - Munze
10 Paris - Maroqunierie
11 Heidelberg - Karlstorbahnhof
12 Munich - Backstage Werk
14 Brighton - Great Escape
15 Wolverhampton - Wulfrun Hall
17 Leeds - Metropolitan University
18 London - Electric Ballroom
19 Liverpool - O2 Academy
21 Manchester - Ritz
29 Belfast - Ulster Hall
31 Evolution - Festival

JUNE

04 Rock Im Park - Festival
05 Selector Festival - Poland
06 Rock Am Ring - Festival
25 Glastonbury - Festival
26 Glastonbury - Festival
27 Solidays Festival - France

JULY

03 Rock Werchter - Festival
09 T In The Park - Festival
16 Melt - Festival
17 Sea Of Love - Festival
31 Splendour In The Grass - Festival

AUGUST

07 Summersonic Festival - Japan
08 Summersonic Festival - Japan
13 Haldern - Festival
14 Hamburg - Dockville Festival
20 Frequency Festival - Austria
22 Lowlands - Festival
27 Reading - Festival
29 Leeds - Festival
31 Ibiza Rocks - Festival

SEPTEMBER

10 Isle of Wight - Bestival

Goldfrapp Announces Tour Dates

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 07:56:50 +0000

06-07 Oxford, England - O2 Academy
06-08 Leamington Spa, England - The Assembly
06-21 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
06-23 New York, NY - Hammerstein Ballroom
06-26 Oakland, CA - Fox Theater
06-27 Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl
07-09 Naas, Ireland - Oxegen
07-11 Kinross, Scotland - T in the Park
07-18 Grafenhainichen, Germany - Melt
08-19 Hasselt, Belgium - Pukkelpop
08-21 Shropshire, England - Weston Park (V Festival)
08-22 Writtle, England - Hylands Park (V Festival)

Peter Hook Takes Unknown Pleasures on the Road

Sun, 11 Apr 2010 07:27:51 +0000

Peter Hook: An Evening Of Unknown Pleasures.

Tales from Joy Division, New Order & The Hacienda Compered by Howard Marks.

A 16 Date UK Tour That Sees Peter Hook & Howard Marks In An Evening Of Music, Memorabilia, Multimedia And Memories.

04-11 Birmingham, England - The Glee Club
04-12 Bolton, England - The Albert Halls
04-13 Worcester, England - Huntingdon Hall
04-15 Milton Keynes, England - The Stables
04-18 Middlesbrough, England - Town Hall
04-20 Gateshead, England - The Sage
04-21 Durham, England - The Gala
04-22 Burnley, England - Burnley Mechanics
04-25 Cardiff, Wales - The Glee Club
04-26 Oxford, England - 02 Academy Oxford
04-27 Wakefield, England - The Theatre Royal
04-28 Gloucester, England - Gloucester Guildhall
04-29 Derby, England - Assembly Rooms
04-30 Norwich, England - UEA
05-01 Salford, England - The Lowry
05-02 Hull, England - Hull Truck Theatre
06-01 London, England - The 100 Club
06-02 Manchester, England - The Factory

Infest 2010

Sat, 10 Apr 2010 21:46:39 +0000

When: August 27 - 29 2010
Where: University of Bradford Student Union, Communal Building, Richmond Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire BD7 1DP

The UK's premier festival of alternative electronic music returns.

Infest combines some of the biggest names in the alternative electronic music scene with the freshest and most exciting new talent. The festival has so far been host to the likes of Front 242, VNV Nation, Covenant, Apoptygma Berzerk, Dive, Rotersand, Hypnoskull, And One and many more.

Band list so far...

Ayria
Concrete Lung
De/Vision
Mandro1d
Memmaker
Nachtmahr (L'Âme Immortelle side-project)
Northern Kind
Parralox
Patenbrigade: Wolff
Project Pitchfork
[x]-Rx

www.infestuk.com

VIII Festival Electrónica en Abril

Sun, 04 Apr 2010 10:30:17 +0000

This years festival is being held not only at Madrid but for the first time also at Barcelona

The Madrid lineup is:

Friday April 16 2010

Emeralds 20.00 h - Auditorio
High Places 21.00 h - Patio
Sunburned Hand of the Man 22.00 h - Patio

Saturday April 17 2010

Guido Möbius 20.00 h - Auditorio
Aoki Takamasa 21.00 h - Patio
Sensational & Spectre 22.00 h - Patio

Sunday April 18 2010

Leyland Kirby / The Caretaker 20.00 h - Auditorio
Jon Hopkins 21.00 - Patio
Hudson Mohawke 21.00 h - Patio

La Casa Encendida

Ronda Valencia, 2. 28012 Madrid

http://www.lacasaencendida.es

The Barcelona lineup is:

Thursday April 22 2010

20.30h Auditorio: Onephtrix Point Never
21.30h Auditorio: Emeralds

Friday April 23 2010

20.30h Auditorio: Leyland Kirby / The Caretaker
21.30h Auditorio: Aoki Takamasa

Saturday April 24 2010

20.30h Auditorio: Haushka
21.30h Auditorio: The Boats

Obra Social Caja Madrid
Espacio Cultural Plaza de Cataluña, 9. Barcelona

http://www.obrasocialcajamadrid.es

Andy Bell's 'Non-Stop' album press-release and tracklisting

Tue, 23 Mar 2010 16:15:58 +0000

From www.andybell.com

"Connoisseurs of deluxe dance-pop, seductive electro anthems and gold-plated disco grooves - lend me your ears, Andy Bell releases a brand new album, Non-Stop, on 24th May 2010.

Non-Stop, co-produced and co-written by Andy Bell and Pascal Gabriel (S’Express, Ladyhawke, Debbie Harry, Kylie, Little Boots) is a lavish 10 track collection of exquisite dancefloor confessionals from one of the most acclaimed and beloved singers in British pop.

Non-Stop features forthcoming single Call On Me, out 10th May and Honey If You Love Him, a duet with and written by Perry Farrell (of Jane’s Addiction fame), a huge fan of Andy’s voice who suggested the alliance.

Although Andy’s long-running partnership with Vince Clarke in Erasure (recipients of Best British Group at The Brit Awards) remains very much a going concern - since the release of 1986’s debut, Wonderland the duo have gone on to sell over 20 million albums, 5 of them hitting #1 and had 17 Top 10 UK singles - the singer’s second solo album provides a liberating platform for his more clubby, nocturnal, disco-glam side. He has even purposely changed his vocal register and style for much of Non-Stop, putting clear blue water between his soulfully electronic solo voice and his gleaming, poppy Erasure work."

'NON-STOP' ALBUM TRACKLISTING

Running Out
Call On Me
Subject / Object
Say What You Want
Will You Be There?
Slow Release
Touch
Non-Stop
DHDQ
Honey If You Love Him (featuring Perry Farrell)

Vince Clarke Never Writes With Synths

Tue, 23 Mar 2010 10:54:45 +0000

Erasure musician Vince Clarke never writes songs with synthesisers, despite his records being driven by electronic sounds.

Vince Clarke never writes songs with synthesisers.

The multi-instrumentalist - a pioneer of electronic pop music, who was a founding member of Depeche Mode and has since enjoyed huge success with bands Yazoo and Erasure - said he writes the basics of all of his songs with other bandmember, Andy Bell, on guitar as synthesisers are "too distracting".

He said: "I started off playing guitar and writing on guitar, and still do actually, when myself and Andy write for our albums then we'll invariably use acoustic guitar and sometimes piano.

"So the electronics and the synthesisers are the tools of the trade really, it just so happens that's what I enjoy using.

"But when it comes down to it the songs that we write now, you can play them on guitar and they're still pretty good songs. We never write with n synthesisers, it's because it would be too distracting.

"Before we go it to turn it into a record, the song has to be great and you always have to keep the song in your head while you're making sounds for it."

Vince, 49, whose hits include 'Just Can't Get Enough' with Depeche Mode and 'A Little Respect' with Erasure, also talked about how he reckons tension helps create the best pop records.

He added: "The perfect song has a catchy chorus, but something that has a bit of tension in it, either with the lyric, or with the disharmony that then it's almost like you get an emotional release when that goes away. That for me is great writing."

Diary Of Dreams to release Online-Best-of-album.

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 06:04:07 +0000

DIARY OF DREAMS to release Online-Best-of album

March 19, 2010, 06:00:pm

20. Mar. 2010: DIARY OF DREAMS to release Online-Best-of album

DIARY OF DREAMS will be releasing an Online-Best-of album entitled “A Collection of…” Besides classics well-liked by everyone such as “Traumtänzer”, “MenschFeind” or “The Curse” and current songs like “The Wedding” or “King of Nowhere” it will also contain some lesser known gems such as “Treibsand” or “Tears of Joy”. The album will be only available online at ITunes, Musicload and all known online shops. As release date, 26th March 2010 should be marked in your calendar.

Tracklist:

01. Traumtänzer (Alive Version)
02. King of Nowhere (If Version)
03. Requiem 4.21 (If Version)
04. Kindrom (Nigredo version)
05. Giftraum (Nigredo Version)
06. MenschFeind (Alive Version)
07. Nekrolog 43 (Nekrolog 43 Version)
08. The Wedding (If Version)
09. The Plague (Nekrolog 43 Version)
10. Treibsand (MenschFeind Version)
11. AmoK (Alive Version)
12. Son of a thief (Nekrolog 43 Version)
13. She and her darkness (Freak Perfume Version)
14. Tears of Joy (Nekrolog 43 Version)
15. The Curse (Freak Perfume Version)