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
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
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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
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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
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
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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
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
]]>UK synthpop pioneer THE HUMAN LEAGUE is about to record a brand new album. It is the first since their album ''Secrets'' from 2001 and the new album is part of a multi-album deal with label Wall of Sound.
Philip Oakey, “Emerging from a decade in which everyone seems to have spent their time looking backwards we are delighted to have the opportunity to march forwards once again and attempt to produce new and exciting music in a new and exciting partnership. After a break from recording of very nearly eight years we can’t think of a better situation than working with Wall Of Sound in our ambition to make the best recordings of our career and to further extend the audience for, and the possibilities of, original electronic popular music.”
Wall of Sound, Mark Jones, “Never before have The Human League been more relevant musically than they are today. The evolution and progression of electronic popular music is what brings us together. It’s an honour and inspiration to have them signed to Wall Of Sound. They say ‘never work with you heroes’…. but fuck that for starters.”
UK synthpop pioneer THE HUMAN LEAGUE is about to record a brand new album. It is the first since their album ''Secrets'' from 2001 and the new album is part of a multi-album deal with label Wall of Sound.
Philip Oakey, “Emerging from a decade in which everyone seems to have spent their time looking backwards we are delighted to have the opportunity to march forwards once again and attempt to produce new and exciting music in a new and exciting partnership. After a break from recording of very nearly eight years we can’t think of a better situation than working with Wall Of Sound in our ambition to make the best recordings of our career and to further extend the audience for, and the possibilities of, original electronic popular music.”
Wall of Sound, Mark Jones, “Never before have The Human League been more relevant musically than they are today. The evolution and progression of electronic popular music is what brings us together. It’s an honour and inspiration to have them signed to Wall Of Sound. They say ‘never work with you heroes’…. but fuck that for starters.”
]]>UK synthpop pioneer THE HUMAN LEAGUE is about to record a brand new album. It is the first since their album ''Secrets'' from 2001 and the new album is part of a multi-album deal with label Wall of Sound.
Philip Oakey, “Emerging from a decade in which everyone seems to have spent their time looking backwards we are delighted to have the opportunity to march forwards once again and attempt to produce new and exciting music in a new and exciting partnership. After a break from recording of very nearly eight years we can’t think of a better situation than working with Wall Of Sound in our ambition to make the best recordings of our career and to further extend the audience for, and the possibilities of, original electronic popular music.”
Wall of Sound, Mark Jones, “Never before have The Human League been more relevant musically than they are today. The evolution and progression of electronic popular music is what brings us together. It’s an honour and inspiration to have them signed to Wall Of Sound. They say ‘never work with you heroes’…. but fuck that for starters.”
www.league-online.com]]>UK synthpop pioneer THE HUMAN LEAGUE is about to record a brand new album. It is the first since their album ''Secrets'' from 2001 and the new album is part of a multi-album deal with label Wall of Sound.
Philip Oakey, “Emerging from a decade in which everyone seems to have spent their time looking backwards we are delighted to have the opportunity to march forwards once again and attempt to produce new and exciting music in a new and exciting partnership. After a break from recording of very nearly eight years we can’t think of a better situation than working with Wall Of Sound in our ambition to make the best recordings of our career and to further extend the audience for, and the possibilities of, original electronic popular music.”
Wall of Sound, Mark Jones, “Never before have The Human League been more relevant musically than they are today. The evolution and progression of electronic popular music is what brings us together. It’s an honour and inspiration to have them signed to Wall Of Sound. They say ‘never work with you heroes’…. but fuck that for starters.”
UK synthpop pioneer THE HUMAN LEAGUE is about to record a brand new album. It is the first since their album ''Secrets'' from 2001 and the new album is part of a multi-album deal with label Wall of Sound.
Philip Oakey, “Emerging from a decade in which everyone seems to have spent their time looking backwards we are delighted to have the opportunity to march forwards once again and attempt to produce new and exciting music in a new and exciting partnership. After a break from recording of very nearly eight years we can’t think of a better situation than working with Wall Of Sound in our ambition to make the best recordings of our career and to further extend the audience for, and the possibilities of, original electronic popular music.”
Wall of Sound, Mark Jones, “Never before have The Human League been more relevant musically than they are today. The evolution and progression of electronic popular music is what brings us together. It’s an honour and inspiration to have them signed to Wall Of Sound. They say ‘never work with you heroes’…. but fuck that for starters.”
]]>UK synthpop pioneer THE HUMAN LEAGUE is about to record a brand new album. It is the first since their album ''Secrets'' from 2001 and the new album is part of a multi-album deal with label Wall of Sound.
Philip Oakey, “Emerging from a decade in which everyone seems to have spent their time looking backwards we are delighted to have the opportunity to march forwards once again and attempt to produce new and exciting music in a new and exciting partnership. After a break from recording of very nearly eight years we can’t think of a better situation than working with Wall Of Sound in our ambition to make the best recordings of our career and to further extend the audience for, and the possibilities of, original electronic popular music.”
Wall of Sound, Mark Jones, “Never before have The Human League been more relevant musically than they are today. The evolution and progression of electronic popular music is what brings us together. It’s an honour and inspiration to have them signed to Wall Of Sound. They say ‘never work with you heroes’…. but fuck that for starters.”
OMD - with the classic lineup Andy McCluskey, Paul Humphreys, Mal Holmes and Martin Cooper - will release a new album in 2010 with the working title "The History of Modern", according to front man Andy McCluskey. The album will include brand new material as well as new renditions of older unreleased tracks.
On the band’s web page you can download a song entitled "Sister Mary Says" for free. It was written in 1981 but never released until now. Another older track to be included is "If You Want It".
Currently OMD are supporting Simple Minds in the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Ireland and on the UK leg of the "Graffiti Soul" tour. On stage, they join forces in the Kraftwerk cover "Neon Lights".
So honestly, we assumed this was never going to happen but Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark are blazing back with new material. 2010 will see a new album from the fully reunited band as Andy McClusky and Paul Humphries will collaborate on new material for the first time since 1988 with the new album, The History of Modern.
Our fingers are twitching with excitement as we type. Why? Well, while the three albums that McClusky released on his own through the 90s were a serious case of the law of diminishing returns, the fully intact O.M.D. was one of the most important bands in the history of electronic music, not to mention one of the most consistently creative. And now we have “Sister Marie Says”, a new track from the forthcoming album to prove that yes, there really is new material on the way and it’s very much in the classic O.M.D. vein both musically and (especially) lyrically. Between this and a new album from Kraftwerk on the way we can truly party like it’s 1979…
(download “Sister Marie Says” for free at the O.M.D. website)
OMD - with the classic lineup Andy McCluskey, Paul Humphreys, Mal Holmes and Martin Cooper - will release a new album in 2010 with the working title "The History of Modern", according to front man Andy McCluskey. The album will include brand new material as well as new renditions of older unreleased tracks.
On the band’s web page you can download a song entitled "Sister Mary Says" for free. It was written in 1981 but never released until now. Another older track to be included is "If You Want It".
Currently OMD are supporting Simple Minds in the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Ireland and on the UK leg of the "Graffiti Soul" tour. On stage, they join forces in the Kraftwerk cover "Neon Lights".
So honestly, we assumed this was never going to happen but Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark are blazing back with new material. 2010 will see a new album from the fully reunited band as Andy McClusky and Paul Humphries will collaborate on new material for the first time since 1988 with the new album, The History of Modern.
Our fingers are twitching with excitement as we type. Why? Well, while the three albums that McClusky released on his own through the 90s were a serious case of the law of diminishing returns, the fully intact O.M.D. was one of the most important bands in the history of electronic music, not to mention one of the most consistently creative. And now we have “Sister Marie Says”, a new track from the forthcoming album to prove that yes, there really is new material on the way and it’s very much in the classic O.M.D. vein both musically and (especially) lyrically. Between this and a new album from Kraftwerk on the way we can truly party like it’s 1979…
(download “Sister Marie Says” for free at the O.M.D. website)
OMD - with the classic lineup Andy McCluskey, Paul Humphreys, Mal Holmes and Martin Cooper - will release a new album in 2010 with the working title "The History of Modern", according to front man Andy McCluskey. The album will include brand new material as well as new renditions of older unreleased tracks.
On the band’s web page you can download a song entitled "Sister Mary Says" for free. It was written in 1981 but never released until now. Another older track to be included is "If You Want It".
Currently OMD are supporting Simple Minds in the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Ireland and on the UK leg of the "Graffiti Soul" tour. On stage, they join forces in the Kraftwerk cover "Neon Lights".
So honestly, we assumed this was never going to happen but Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark are blazing back with new material. 2010 will see a new album from the fully reunited band as Andy McClusky and Paul Humphries will collaborate on new material for the first time since 1988 with the new album, The History of Modern.
Our fingers are twitching with excitement as we type. Why? Well, while the three albums that McClusky released on his own through the 90s were a serious case of the law of diminishing returns, the fully intact O.M.D. was one of the most important bands in the history of electronic music, not to mention one of the most consistently creative. And now we have “Sister Marie Says”, a new track from the forthcoming album to prove that yes, there really is new material on the way and it’s very much in the classic O.M.D. vein both musically and (especially) lyrically. Between this and a new album from Kraftwerk on the way we can truly party like it’s 1979…
(download “Sister Marie Says” for free at the O.M.D. website)
OMD - with the classic lineup Andy McCluskey, Paul Humphreys, Mal Holmes and Martin Cooper - will release a new album in 2010 with the working title "The History of Modern", according to front man Andy McCluskey. The album will include brand new material as well as new renditions of older unreleased tracks.
On the band’s web page you can download a song entitled "Sister Mary Says" for free. It was written in 1981 but never released until now. Another older track to be included is "If You Want It".
Currently OMD are supporting Simple Minds in the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Ireland and on the UK leg of the "Graffiti Soul" tour. On stage, they join forces in the Kraftwerk cover "Neon Lights".
So honestly, we assumed this was never going to happen but Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark are blazing back with new material. 2010 will see a new album from the fully reunited band as Andy McClusky and Paul Humphries will collaborate on new material for the first time since 1988 with the new album, The History of Modern.
Our fingers are twitching with excitement as we type. Why? Well, while the three albums that McClusky released on his own through the 90s were a serious case of the law of diminishing returns, the fully intact O.M.D. was one of the most important bands in the history of electronic music, not to mention one of the most consistently creative. And now we have “Sister Marie Says”, a new track from the forthcoming album to prove that yes, there really is new material on the way and it’s very much in the classic O.M.D. vein both musically and (especially) lyrically. Between this and a new album from Kraftwerk on the way we can truly party like it’s 1979…
(download “Sister Marie Says” for free at the O.M.D. website)
OMD - with the classic lineup Andy McCluskey, Paul Humphreys, Mal Holmes and Martin Cooper - will release a new album in 2010 with the working title "The History of Modern", according to front man Andy McCluskey. The album will include brand new material as well as new renditions of older unreleased tracks.
On the band’s web page you can download a song entitled "Sister Mary Says" for free. It was written in 1981 but never released until now. Another older track to be included is "If You Want It".
Currently OMD are supporting Simple Minds in the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Ireland and on the UK leg of the "Graffiti Soul" tour. On stage, they join forces in the Kraftwerk cover "Neon Lights".
So honestly, we assumed this was never going to happen but Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark are blazing back with new material. 2010 will see a new album from the fully reunited band as Andy McClusky and Paul Humphries will collaborate on new material for the first time since 1988 with the new album, The History of Modern.
Our fingers are twitching with excitement as we type. Why? Well, while the three albums that McClusky released on his own through the 90s were a serious case of the law of diminishing returns, the fully intact O.M.D. was one of the most important bands in the history of electronic music, not to mention one of the most consistently creative. And now we have “Sister Marie Says”, a new track from the forthcoming album to prove that yes, there really is new material on the way and it’s very much in the classic O.M.D. vein both musically and (especially) lyrically. Between this and a new album from Kraftwerk on the way we can truly party like it’s 1979…
(download “Sister Marie Says” for free at the O.M.D. website)
OMD - with the classic lineup Andy McCluskey, Paul Humphreys, Mal Holmes and Martin Cooper - will release a new album in 2010 with the working title "The History of Modern", according to front man Andy McCluskey. The album will include brand new material as well as new renditions of older unreleased tracks.
On the band’s web page you can download a song entitled "Sister Mary Says" for free. It was written in 1981 but never released until now. Another older track to be included is "If You Want It".
Currently OMD are supporting Simple Minds in the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Ireland and on the UK leg of the "Graffiti Soul" tour. On stage, they join forces in the Kraftwerk cover "Neon Lights".
So honestly, we assumed this was never going to happen but Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark are blazing back with new material. 2010 will see a new album from the fully reunited band as Andy McClusky and Paul Humphries will collaborate on new material for the first time since 1988 with the new album, The History of Modern.
Our fingers are twitching with excitement as we type. Why? Well, while the three albums that McClusky released on his own through the 90s were a serious case of the law of diminishing returns, the fully intact O.M.D. was one of the most important bands in the history of electronic music, not to mention one of the most consistently creative. And now we have “Sister Marie Says”, a new track from the forthcoming album to prove that yes, there really is new material on the way and it’s very much in the classic O.M.D. vein both musically and (especially) lyrically. Between this and a new album from Kraftwerk on the way we can truly party like it’s 1979…
(download “Sister Marie Says” for free at the O.M.D. website)
OMD - with the classic lineup Andy McCluskey, Paul Humphreys, Mal Holmes and Martin Cooper - will release a new album in 2010 with the working title "The History of Modern", according to front man Andy McCluskey. The album will include brand new material as well as new renditions of older unreleased tracks.
On the band’s web page you can download a song entitled "Sister Mary Says" for free. It was written in 1981 but never released until now. Another older track to be included is "If You Want It".
Currently OMD are supporting Simple Minds in the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Ireland and on the UK leg of the "Graffiti Soul" tour. On stage, they join forces in the Kraftwerk cover "Neon Lights".
So honestly, we assumed this was never going to happen but Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark are blazing back with new material. 2010 will see a new album from the fully reunited band as Andy McClusky and Paul Humphries will collaborate on new material for the first time since 1988 with the new album, The History of Modern.
Our fingers are twitching with excitement as we type. Why? Well, while the three albums that McClusky released on his own through the 90s were a serious case of the law of diminishing returns, the fully intact O.M.D. was one of the most important bands in the history of electronic music, not to mention one of the most consistently creative. And now we have “Sister Marie Says”, a new track from the forthcoming album to prove that yes, there really is new material on the way and it’s very much in the classic O.M.D. vein both musically and (especially) lyrically. Between this and a new album from Kraftwerk on the way we can truly party like it’s 1979…
(download “Sister Marie Says” for free at the O.M.D. website)
OMD - with the classic lineup Andy McCluskey, Paul Humphreys, Mal Holmes and Martin Cooper - will release a new album in 2010 with the working title "The History of Modern", according to front man Andy McCluskey. The album will include brand new material as well as new renditions of older unreleased tracks.
On the band’s web page you can download a song entitled "Sister Mary Says" for free. It was written in 1981 but never released until now. Another older track to be included is "If You Want It".
Currently OMD are supporting Simple Minds in the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Ireland and on the UK leg of the "Graffiti Soul" tour. On stage, they join forces in the Kraftwerk cover "Neon Lights".
So honestly, we assumed this was never going to happen but Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark are blazing back with new material. 2010 will see a new album from the fully reunited band as Andy McClusky and Paul Humphries will collaborate on new material for the first time since 1988 with the new album, The History of Modern.
Our fingers are twitching with excitement as we type. Why? Well, while the three albums that McClusky released on his own through the 90s were a serious case of the law of diminishing returns, the fully intact O.M.D. was one of the most important bands in the history of electronic music, not to mention one of the most consistently creative. And now we have “Sister Marie Says”, a new track from the forthcoming album to prove that yes, there really is new material on the way and it’s very much in the classic O.M.D. vein both musically and (especially) lyrically. Between this and a new album from Kraftwerk on the way we can truly party like it’s 1979…
(download “Sister Marie Says” for free at the O.M.D. website)
]]>CD Various Artists "Black Snow – the completely different Xmas compilation" (Black Rain Records / BR 067)
Black Rain has gone crazy! Never believed that there will ever be a Christmas compilation with Electro- and Gothic-tracks? Here it is! "Black Snow" - the ultimate but completely different Black Rain Label Group Christmas/Yule compilation! 16 songs - rocking and crazy - contemplative and funny - all mixed up in one unique melange of Dark Wave, Industrial and Electro sounds. All bands contributed nothing but great songs - cover version from the 1940's and 50's ("I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas" - Dandelion Wine, "Tausend Sterne sind ein Dom" - Plane To Pia) - folk songs ("Hava Nagila" - Hioctan, "Little Drummer Boy" - DYM) and a lot of exclusive compositions ("xparty" - Jabberwock, "Wintergedanken" - Feindflug, "A Wish" - The Pussybats). You don't believe that this will work? Just get the CD and be surprised! (Out on November 20th 2009)
tracklist:
01. Feindflug "Wintergedanken (Spekulatius Mix)"
02. Hioctan "Hava Nagila"
03. Dandelion Wine "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas"
04. Tyske Ludder "Fairytale Of New York"
05. Tyske Ludder "Fairytale Of The North"
06. killedbycandy "Cinnamon"
07. Atomic Neon & 6.6.6 feat. Angel Of Night "We Die At Christmas (Rio Black Mix)"
08. Oil 10 "Christmas Machine"
09. Die Perlen "Ohne Strom Kein Weihnachtsmarkt"
10. Jabberwock "xparty (xmas xceptional version)"
11. DYM "Little Drummer Boy"
12. Panic Lift "Hourglass"
13. This Vale of Tears "Frozen Zone"
14. Novalis deux "Halleluja (live)"
15. Plane To Pia "Tausend Sterne sind ein Dom"
16. The Pussybats feat. Meli (Livid Halcyon) "A Wish"
CD Various Artists "Black Snow – the completely different Xmas compilation" (Black Rain Records / BR 067)
Black Rain has gone crazy! Never believed that there will ever be a Christmas compilation with Electro- and Gothic-tracks? Here it is! "Black Snow" - the ultimate but completely different Black Rain Label Group Christmas/Yule compilation! 16 songs - rocking and crazy - contemplative and funny - all mixed up in one unique melange of Dark Wave, Industrial and Electro sounds. All bands contributed nothing but great songs - cover version from the 1940's and 50's ("I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas" - Dandelion Wine, "Tausend Sterne sind ein Dom" - Plane To Pia) - folk songs ("Hava Nagila" - Hioctan, "Little Drummer Boy" - DYM) and a lot of exclusive compositions ("xparty" - Jabberwock, "Wintergedanken" - Feindflug, "A Wish" - The Pussybats). You don't believe that this will work? Just get the CD and be surprised! (Out on November 20th 2009)
tracklist:
01. Feindflug "Wintergedanken (Spekulatius Mix)"
02. Hioctan "Hava Nagila"
03. Dandelion Wine "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas"
04. Tyske Ludder "Fairytale Of New York"
05. Tyske Ludder "Fairytale Of The North"
06. killedbycandy "Cinnamon"
07. Atomic Neon & 6.6.6 feat. Angel Of Night "We Die At Christmas (Rio Black Mix)"
08. Oil 10 "Christmas Machine"
09. Die Perlen "Ohne Strom Kein Weihnachtsmarkt"
10. Jabberwock "xparty (xmas xceptional version)"
11. DYM "Little Drummer Boy"
12. Panic Lift "Hourglass"
13. This Vale of Tears "Frozen Zone"
14. Novalis deux "Halleluja (live)"
15. Plane To Pia "Tausend Sterne sind ein Dom"
16. The Pussybats feat. Meli (Livid Halcyon) "A Wish"
]]>CD Various Artists "Black Snow – the completely different Xmas compilation" (Black Rain Records / BR 067)
Black Rain has gone crazy! Never believed that there will ever be a Christmas compilation with Electro- and Gothic-tracks? Here it is! "Black Snow" - the ultimate but completely different Black Rain Label Group Christmas/Yule compilation! 16 songs - rocking and crazy - contemplative and funny - all mixed up in one unique melange of Dark Wave, Industrial and Electro sounds. All bands contributed nothing but great songs - cover version from the 1940's and 50's ("I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas" - Dandelion Wine, "Tausend Sterne sind ein Dom" - Plane To Pia) - folk songs ("Hava Nagila" - Hioctan, "Little Drummer Boy" - DYM) and a lot of exclusive compositions ("xparty" - Jabberwock, "Wintergedanken" - Feindflug, "A Wish" - The Pussybats). You don't believe that this will work? Just get the CD and be surprised! (Out on November 20th 2009)
tracklist:
01. Feindflug "Wintergedanken (Spekulatius Mix)"
02. Hioctan "Hava Nagila"
03. Dandelion Wine "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas"
04. Tyske Ludder "Fairytale Of New York"
05. Tyske Ludder "Fairytale Of The North"
06. killedbycandy "Cinnamon"
07. Atomic Neon & 6.6.6 feat. Angel Of Night "We Die At Christmas (Rio Black Mix)"
08. Oil 10 "Christmas Machine"
09. Die Perlen "Ohne Strom Kein Weihnachtsmarkt"
10. Jabberwock "xparty (xmas xceptional version)"
11. DYM "Little Drummer Boy"
12. Panic Lift "Hourglass"
13. This Vale of Tears "Frozen Zone"
14. Novalis deux "Halleluja (live)"
15. Plane To Pia "Tausend Sterne sind ein Dom"
16. The Pussybats feat. Meli (Livid Halcyon) "A Wish"
]]>CD Various Artists "Black Snow – the completely different Xmas compilation" (Black Rain Records / BR 067)
Black Rain has gone crazy! Never believed that there will ever be a Christmas compilation with Electro- and Gothic-tracks? Here it is! "Black Snow" - the ultimate but completely different Black Rain Label Group Christmas/Yule compilation! 16 songs - rocking and crazy - contemplative and funny - all mixed up in one unique melange of Dark Wave, Industrial and Electro sounds. All bands contributed nothing but great songs - cover version from the 1940's and 50's ("I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas" - Dandelion Wine, "Tausend Sterne sind ein Dom" - Plane To Pia) - folk songs ("Hava Nagila" - Hioctan, "Little Drummer Boy" - DYM) and a lot of exclusive compositions ("xparty" - Jabberwock, "Wintergedanken" - Feindflug, "A Wish" - The Pussybats). You don't believe that this will work? Just get the CD and be surprised! (Out on November 20th 2009)
tracklist:
01. Feindflug "Wintergedanken (Spekulatius Mix)"
02. Hioctan "Hava Nagila"
03. Dandelion Wine "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas"
04. Tyske Ludder "Fairytale Of New York"
05. Tyske Ludder "Fairytale Of The North"
06. killedbycandy "Cinnamon"
07. Atomic Neon & 6.6.6 feat. Angel Of Night "We Die At Christmas (Rio Black Mix)"
08. Oil 10 "Christmas Machine"
09. Die Perlen "Ohne Strom Kein Weihnachtsmarkt"
10. Jabberwock "xparty (xmas xceptional version)"
11. DYM "Little Drummer Boy"
12. Panic Lift "Hourglass"
13. This Vale of Tears "Frozen Zone"
14. Novalis deux "Halleluja (live)"
15. Plane To Pia "Tausend Sterne sind ein Dom"
16. The Pussybats feat. Meli (Livid Halcyon) "A Wish"
CD Various Artists "Black Snow – the completely different Xmas compilation" (Black Rain Records / BR 067)
Black Rain has gone crazy! Never believed that there will ever be a Christmas compilation with Electro- and Gothic-tracks? Here it is! "Black Snow" - the ultimate but completely different Black Rain Label Group Christmas/Yule compilation! 16 songs - rocking and crazy - contemplative and funny - all mixed up in one unique melange of Dark Wave, Industrial and Electro sounds. All bands contributed nothing but great songs - cover version from the 1940's and 50's ("I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas" - Dandelion Wine, "Tausend Sterne sind ein Dom" - Plane To Pia) - folk songs ("Hava Nagila" - Hioctan, "Little Drummer Boy" - DYM) and a lot of exclusive compositions ("xparty" - Jabberwock, "Wintergedanken" - Feindflug, "A Wish" - The Pussybats). You don't believe that this will work? Just get the CD and be surprised! (Out on November 20th 2009)
tracklist:
01. Feindflug "Wintergedanken (Spekulatius Mix)"
02. Hioctan "Hava Nagila"
03. Dandelion Wine "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas"
04. Tyske Ludder "Fairytale Of New York"
05. Tyske Ludder "Fairytale Of The North"
06. killedbycandy "Cinnamon"
07. Atomic Neon & 6.6.6 feat. Angel Of Night "We Die At Christmas (Rio Black Mix)"
08. Oil 10 "Christmas Machine"
09. Die Perlen "Ohne Strom Kein Weihnachtsmarkt"
10. Jabberwock "xparty (xmas xceptional version)"
11. DYM "Little Drummer Boy"
12. Panic Lift "Hourglass"
13. This Vale of Tears "Frozen Zone"
14. Novalis deux "Halleluja (live)"
15. Plane To Pia "Tausend Sterne sind ein Dom"
16. The Pussybats feat. Meli (Livid Halcyon) "A Wish"
]]>CD Various Artists "Black Snow – the completely different Xmas compilation" (Black Rain Records / BR 067)
Black Rain has gone crazy! Never believed that there will ever be a Christmas compilation with Electro- and Gothic-tracks? Here it is! "Black Snow" - the ultimate but completely different Black Rain Label Group Christmas/Yule compilation! 16 songs - rocking and crazy - contemplative and funny - all mixed up in one unique melange of Dark Wave, Industrial and Electro sounds. All bands contributed nothing but great songs - cover version from the 1940's and 50's ("I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas" - Dandelion Wine, "Tausend Sterne sind ein Dom" - Plane To Pia) - folk songs ("Hava Nagila" - Hioctan, "Little Drummer Boy" - DYM) and a lot of exclusive compositions ("xparty" - Jabberwock, "Wintergedanken" - Feindflug, "A Wish" - The Pussybats). You don't believe that this will work? Just get the CD and be surprised! (Out on November 20th 2009)
tracklist:
01. Feindflug "Wintergedanken (Spekulatius Mix)"
02. Hioctan "Hava Nagila"
03. Dandelion Wine "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas"
04. Tyske Ludder "Fairytale Of New York"
05. Tyske Ludder "Fairytale Of The North"
06. killedbycandy "Cinnamon"
07. Atomic Neon & 6.6.6 feat. Angel Of Night "We Die At Christmas (Rio Black Mix)"
08. Oil 10 "Christmas Machine"
09. Die Perlen "Ohne Strom Kein Weihnachtsmarkt"
10. Jabberwock "xparty (xmas xceptional version)"
11. DYM "Little Drummer Boy"
12. Panic Lift "Hourglass"
13. This Vale of Tears "Frozen Zone"
14. Novalis deux "Halleluja (live)"
15. Plane To Pia "Tausend Sterne sind ein Dom"
16. The Pussybats feat. Meli (Livid Halcyon) "A Wish"
Charity project: Elektrofront Erzgebirge, Black Rain and Promofabrik will release as an collaborative project the exclusive double CD-compilaton "Help can't wait" by the middle of October. The complete profit received by this compilation will be donated to Humedica. Humedica will immediatly transfer all this profit to the projects of PENIEL SOCIAL INSTITUTE in India which takes care of poor and orphaned children in Bihar, the poorest region in whole India. With this money, we can directly support two schools, a children's home and a hospital. This compilation unites great artists like Leaether Strip, Die Krupps, Vigilante, Jäger 90, Soman, Elite, Die Perlen, A Spell Inside, Wynardtage, Cephalgy, Project Pitchfork and many more. All bands themselves declared that charity is the only thing that counts in this project - so buying this CD is a direct donation to PENIEL SOCIAL INSTITUTE! Help can't wait!
Donations account:
humedica e. V. Keyword "medical team" Account 47 47 BLZ 734 500 00 Sparkasse Kaufbeuren
Charity project: Elektrofront Erzgebirge, Black Rain and Promofabrik will release as an collaborative project the exclusive double CD-compilaton "Help can't wait" by the middle of October. The complete profit received by this compilation will be donated to Humedica. Humedica will immediatly transfer all this profit to the projects of PENIEL SOCIAL INSTITUTE in India which takes care of poor and orphaned children in Bihar, the poorest region in whole India. With this money, we can directly support two schools, a children's home and a hospital. This compilation unites great artists like Leaether Strip, Die Krupps, Vigilante, Jäger 90, Soman, Elite, Die Perlen, A Spell Inside, Wynardtage, Cephalgy, Project Pitchfork and many more. All bands themselves declared that charity is the only thing that counts in this project - so buying this CD is a direct donation to PENIEL SOCIAL INSTITUTE! Help can't wait!
Donations account:
humedica e. V. Keyword "medical team" Account 47 47 BLZ 734 500 00 Sparkasse Kaufbeuren
Charity project: Elektrofront Erzgebirge, Black Rain and Promofabrik will release as an collaborative project the exclusive double CD-compilaton "Help can't wait" by the middle of October. The complete profit received by this compilation will be donated to Humedica. Humedica will immediatly transfer all this profit to the projects of PENIEL SOCIAL INSTITUTE in India which takes care of poor and orphaned children in Bihar, the poorest region in whole India. With this money, we can directly support two schools, a children's home and a hospital. This compilation unites great artists like Leaether Strip, Die Krupps, Vigilante, Jäger 90, Soman, Elite, Die Perlen, A Spell Inside, Wynardtage, Cephalgy, Project Pitchfork and many more. All bands themselves declared that charity is the only thing that counts in this project - so buying this CD is a direct donation to PENIEL SOCIAL INSTITUTE! Help can't wait!
Donations account:
humedica e. V. Keyword "medical team" Account 47 47 BLZ 734 500 00 Sparkasse Kaufbeuren
Charity project: Elektrofront Erzgebirge, Black Rain and Promofabrik will release as an collaborative project the exclusive double CD-compilaton "Help can't wait" by the middle of October. The complete profit received by this compilation will be donated to Humedica. Humedica will immediatly transfer all this profit to the projects of PENIEL SOCIAL INSTITUTE in India which takes care of poor and orphaned children in Bihar, the poorest region in whole India. With this money, we can directly support two schools, a children's home and a hospital. This compilation unites great artists like Leaether Strip, Die Krupps, Vigilante, Jäger 90, Soman, Elite, Die Perlen, A Spell Inside, Wynardtage, Cephalgy, Project Pitchfork and many more. All bands themselves declared that charity is the only thing that counts in this project - so buying this CD is a direct donation to PENIEL SOCIAL INSTITUTE! Help can't wait!
Donations account:
humedica e. V. Keyword "medical team" Account 47 47 BLZ 734 500 00 Sparkasse Kaufbeuren
Charity project: Elektrofront Erzgebirge, Black Rain and Promofabrik will release as an collaborative project the exclusive double CD-compilaton "Help can't wait" by the middle of October. The complete profit received by this compilation will be donated to Humedica. Humedica will immediatly transfer all this profit to the projects of PENIEL SOCIAL INSTITUTE in India which takes care of poor and orphaned children in Bihar, the poorest region in whole India. With this money, we can directly support two schools, a children's home and a hospital. This compilation unites great artists like Leaether Strip, Die Krupps, Vigilante, Jäger 90, Soman, Elite, Die Perlen, A Spell Inside, Wynardtage, Cephalgy, Project Pitchfork and many more. All bands themselves declared that charity is the only thing that counts in this project - so buying this CD is a direct donation to PENIEL SOCIAL INSTITUTE! Help can't wait!
Donations account:
humedica e. V. Keyword "medical team" Account 47 47 BLZ 734 500 00 Sparkasse Kaufbeuren
Charity project: Elektrofront Erzgebirge, Black Rain and Promofabrik will release as an collaborative project the exclusive double CD-compilaton "Help can't wait" by the middle of October. The complete profit received by this compilation will be donated to Humedica. Humedica will immediatly transfer all this profit to the projects of PENIEL SOCIAL INSTITUTE in India which takes care of poor and orphaned children in Bihar, the poorest region in whole India. With this money, we can directly support two schools, a children's home and a hospital. This compilation unites great artists like Leaether Strip, Die Krupps, Vigilante, Jäger 90, Soman, Elite, Die Perlen, A Spell Inside, Wynardtage, Cephalgy, Project Pitchfork and many more. All bands themselves declared that charity is the only thing that counts in this project - so buying this CD is a direct donation to PENIEL SOCIAL INSTITUTE! Help can't wait!
Donations account:
humedica e. V. Keyword "medical team" Account 47 47 BLZ 734 500 00 Sparkasse Kaufbeuren
]]>Ohio nerd-rock legends Devo are taking the whole playing-a-classic-album-in-its-entirety trend to the next level. On their November tour, they will play two-night stands in every city, dedicating each night to one particular album.
The first night, Devo will play their 1978 debut Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! straight through. The next night, they'll run through 1980's Freedom of Choice. So you'll be able to choose between experimental weirdo Devo and early-MTV new wave Devo, or you could just buy tickets to both shows.
Speaking of those two albums, Devo plans to reissue both on the label that originally released them, Warner Bros. Are We Not Men? andFreedom of Choice will be reissued on November 3 on deluxe CD and limited edition colored vinyl. There will also be a "Jocko Homo"/"Mongoloid" vinyl-only 7". It's all part of Devo's new 360 deal with Warner that covers "recorded music, touring, merchandising, web services, promotion, e-commerce, sponsorships, licensing, and endorsements," according to a press release. Devo are currently working on a new album as well.
If you buy tickets online for any of the shows on Devo's fall tour, you'll get some bonus demos: unreleased early versions of "Whip It", "Turn Around", and "Red Shark", the last of which eventually became "It's Not Right".
Check below for those dates.
Devo:
11-03 Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Theater
11-04 Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Theater
11-06 San Francisco, CA - The Regency Ballroom
11-07 San Francisco, CA - The Regency Ballroom
11-08 Seattle, WA - The Moore
11-09 Seattle, WA - The Moore
11-12 Chicago, IL - The Vic Theatre
11-13 Chicago, IL - The Vic Theatre
11-15 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
11-16 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
11-20 New York, NY - The Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza
11-21 New York, NY - The Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza
Ohio nerd-rock legends Devo are taking the whole playing-a-classic-album-in-its-entirety trend to the next level. On their November tour, they will play two-night stands in every city, dedicating each night to one particular album.
The first night, Devo will play their 1978 debut Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! straight through. The next night, they'll run through 1980's Freedom of Choice. So you'll be able to choose between experimental weirdo Devo and early-MTV new wave Devo, or you could just buy tickets to both shows.
Speaking of those two albums, Devo plans to reissue both on the label that originally released them, Warner Bros. Are We Not Men? andFreedom of Choice will be reissued on November 3 on deluxe CD and limited edition colored vinyl. There will also be a "Jocko Homo"/"Mongoloid" vinyl-only 7". It's all part of Devo's new 360 deal with Warner that covers "recorded music, touring, merchandising, web services, promotion, e-commerce, sponsorships, licensing, and endorsements," according to a press release. Devo are currently working on a new album as well.
If you buy tickets online for any of the shows on Devo's fall tour, you'll get some bonus demos: unreleased early versions of "Whip It", "Turn Around", and "Red Shark", the last of which eventually became "It's Not Right".
Check below for those dates.
Devo:
11-03 Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Theater
11-04 Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Theater
11-06 San Francisco, CA - The Regency Ballroom
11-07 San Francisco, CA - The Regency Ballroom
11-08 Seattle, WA - The Moore
11-09 Seattle, WA - The Moore
11-12 Chicago, IL - The Vic Theatre
11-13 Chicago, IL - The Vic Theatre
11-15 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
11-16 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
11-20 New York, NY - The Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza
11-21 New York, NY - The Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza
]]>Devo Reissue Classic Early Albums, Play Them Live on Fall Tour
Ohio nerd-rock legends Devo are taking the whole playing-a-classic-album-in-its-entirety trend to the next level. On their November tour, they will play two-night stands in every city, dedicating each night to one particular album.
The first night, Devo will play their 1978 debut Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! straight through. The next night, they'll run through 1980's Freedom of Choice. So you'll be able to choose between experimental weirdo Devo and early-MTV new wave Devo, or you could just buy tickets to both shows.
Speaking of those two albums, Devo plans to reissue both on the label that originally released them, Warner Bros. Are We Not Men? andFreedom of Choice will be reissued on November 3 on deluxe CD and limited edition colored vinyl. There will also be a "Jocko Homo"/"Mongoloid" vinyl-only 7". It's all part of Devo's new 360 deal with Warner that covers "recorded music, touring, merchandising, web services, promotion, e-commerce, sponsorships, licensing, and endorsements," according to a press release. Devo are currently working on a new album as well.
If you buy tickets online for any of the shows on Devo's fall tour, you'll get some bonus demos: unreleased early versions of "Whip It", "Turn Around", and "Red Shark", the last of which eventually became "It's Not Right".
Check below for those dates.
Devo:
11-03 Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Theater
11-04 Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Theater
11-06 San Francisco, CA - The Regency Ballroom
11-07 San Francisco, CA - The Regency Ballroom
11-08 Seattle, WA - The Moore
11-09 Seattle, WA - The Moore
11-12 Chicago, IL - The Vic Theatre
11-13 Chicago, IL - The Vic Theatre
11-15 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
11-16 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
11-20 New York, NY - The Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza
11-21 New York, NY - The Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza
]]>Ohio nerd-rock legends Devo are taking the whole playing-a-classic-album-in-its-entirety trend to the next level. On their November tour, they will play two-night stands in every city, dedicating each night to one particular album.
The first night, Devo will play their 1978 debut Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! straight through. The next night, they'll run through 1980's Freedom of Choice. So you'll be able to choose between experimental weirdo Devo and early-MTV new wave Devo, or you could just buy tickets to both shows.
Speaking of those two albums, Devo plans to reissue both on the label that originally released them, Warner Bros. Are We Not Men? andFreedom of Choice will be reissued on November 3 on deluxe CD and limited edition colored vinyl. There will also be a "Jocko Homo"/"Mongoloid" vinyl-only 7". It's all part of Devo's new 360 deal with Warner that covers "recorded music, touring, merchandising, web services, promotion, e-commerce, sponsorships, licensing, and endorsements," according to a press release. Devo are currently working on a new album as well.
If you buy tickets online for any of the shows on Devo's fall tour, you'll get some bonus demos: unreleased early versions of "Whip It", "Turn Around", and "Red Shark", the last of which eventually became "It's Not Right".
Check below for those dates.
Devo:
11-03 Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Theater
11-04 Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Theater
11-06 San Francisco, CA - The Regency Ballroom
11-07 San Francisco, CA - The Regency Ballroom
11-08 Seattle, WA - The Moore
11-09 Seattle, WA - The Moore
11-12 Chicago, IL - The Vic Theatre
11-13 Chicago, IL - The Vic Theatre
11-15 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
11-16 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
11-20 New York, NY - The Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza
11-21 New York, NY - The Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza
]]>Ohio nerd-rock legends Devo are taking the whole playing-a-classic-album-in-its-entirety trend to the next level. On their November tour, they will play two-night stands in every city, dedicating each night to one particular album.
The first night, Devo will play their 1978 debut Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! straight through. The next night, they'll run through 1980's Freedom of Choice. So you'll be able to choose between experimental weirdo Devo and early-MTV new wave Devo, or you could just buy tickets to both shows.
Speaking of those two albums, Devo plans to reissue both on the label that originally released them, Warner Bros. Are We Not Men? andFreedom of Choice will be reissued on November 3 on deluxe CD and limited edition colored vinyl. There will also be a "Jocko Homo"/"Mongoloid" vinyl-only 7". It's all part of Devo's new 360 deal with Warner that covers "recorded music, touring, merchandising, web services, promotion, e-commerce, sponsorships, licensing, and endorsements," according to a press release. Devo are currently working on a new album as well.
If you buy tickets online for any of the shows on Devo's fall tour, you'll get some bonus demos: unreleased early versions of "Whip It", "Turn Around", and "Red Shark", the last of which eventually became "It's Not Right".
Check below for those dates.
Devo:
11-03 Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Theater
11-04 Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Theater
11-06 San Francisco, CA - The Regency Ballroom
11-07 San Francisco, CA - The Regency Ballroom
11-08 Seattle, WA - The Moore
11-09 Seattle, WA - The Moore
11-12 Chicago, IL - The Vic Theatre
11-13 Chicago, IL - The Vic Theatre
11-15 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
11-16 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
11-20 New York, NY - The Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza
11-21 New York, NY - The Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza
Ohio nerd-rock legends Devo are taking the whole playing-a-classic-album-in-its-entirety trend to the next level. On their November tour, they will play two-night stands in every city, dedicating each night to one particular album.
The first night, Devo will play their 1978 debut Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! straight through. The next night, they'll run through 1980's Freedom of Choice. So you'll be able to choose between experimental weirdo Devo and early-MTV new wave Devo, or you could just buy tickets to both shows.
Speaking of those two albums, Devo plans to reissue both on the label that originally released them, Warner Bros. Are We Not Men? andFreedom of Choice will be reissued on November 3 on deluxe CD and limited edition colored vinyl. There will also be a "Jocko Homo"/"Mongoloid" vinyl-only 7". It's all part of Devo's new 360 deal with Warner that covers "recorded music, touring, merchandising, web services, promotion, e-commerce, sponsorships, licensing, and endorsements," according to a press release. Devo are currently working on a new album as well.
If you buy tickets online for any of the shows on Devo's fall tour, you'll get some bonus demos: unreleased early versions of "Whip It", "Turn Around", and "Red Shark", the last of which eventually became "It's Not Right".
Check below for those dates.
Devo:
11-03 Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Theater
11-04 Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Theater
11-06 San Francisco, CA - The Regency Ballroom
11-07 San Francisco, CA - The Regency Ballroom
11-08 Seattle, WA - The Moore
11-09 Seattle, WA - The Moore
11-12 Chicago, IL - The Vic Theatre
11-13 Chicago, IL - The Vic Theatre
11-15 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
11-16 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
11-20 New York, NY - The Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza
11-21 New York, NY - The Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza
]]>Devo Reissue Classic Early Albums, Play Them Live on Fall Tour
Ohio nerd-rock legends Devo are taking the whole playing-a-classic-album-in-its-entirety trend to the next level. On their November tour, they will play two-night stands in every city, dedicating each night to one particular album.
The first night, Devo will play their 1978 debut Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! straight through. The next night, they'll run through 1980's Freedom of Choice. So you'll be able to choose between experimental weirdo Devo and early-MTV new wave Devo, or you could just buy tickets to both shows.
Speaking of those two albums, Devo plans to reissue both on the label that originally released them, Warner Bros. Are We Not Men? andFreedom of Choice will be reissued on November 3 on deluxe CD and limited edition colored vinyl. There will also be a "Jocko Homo"/"Mongoloid" vinyl-only 7". It's all part of Devo's new 360 deal with Warner that covers "recorded music, touring, merchandising, web services, promotion, e-commerce, sponsorships, licensing, and endorsements," according to a press release. Devo are currently working on a new album as well.
If you buy tickets online for any of the shows on Devo's fall tour, you'll get some bonus demos: unreleased early versions of "Whip It", "Turn Around", and "Red Shark", the last of which eventually became "It's Not Right".
Check below for those dates.
Devo:
11-03 Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Theater
11-04 Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Theater
11-06 San Francisco, CA - The Regency Ballroom
11-07 San Francisco, CA - The Regency Ballroom
11-08 Seattle, WA - The Moore
11-09 Seattle, WA - The Moore
11-12 Chicago, IL - The Vic Theatre
11-13 Chicago, IL - The Vic Theatre
11-15 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
11-16 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
11-20 New York, NY - The Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza
11-21 New York, NY - The Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza
]]>Ohio nerd-rock legends Devo are taking the whole playing-a-classic-album-in-its-entirety trend to the next level. On their November tour, they will play two-night stands in every city, dedicating each night to one particular album.
The first night, Devo will play their 1978 debut Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! straight through. The next night, they'll run through 1980's Freedom of Choice. So you'll be able to choose between experimental weirdo Devo and early-MTV new wave Devo, or you could just buy tickets to both shows.
Speaking of those two albums, Devo plans to reissue both on the label that originally released them, Warner Bros. Are We Not Men? andFreedom of Choice will be reissued on November 3 on deluxe CD and limited edition colored vinyl. There will also be a "Jocko Homo"/"Mongoloid" vinyl-only 7". It's all part of Devo's new 360 deal with Warner that covers "recorded music, touring, merchandising, web services, promotion, e-commerce, sponsorships, licensing, and endorsements," according to a press release. Devo are currently working on a new album as well.
If you buy tickets online for any of the shows on Devo's fall tour, you'll get some bonus demos: unreleased early versions of "Whip It", "Turn Around", and "Red Shark", the last of which eventually became "It's Not Right".
Check below for those dates.
Devo:
11-03 Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Theater
11-04 Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Theater
11-06 San Francisco, CA - The Regency Ballroom
11-07 San Francisco, CA - The Regency Ballroom
11-08 Seattle, WA - The Moore
11-09 Seattle, WA - The Moore
11-12 Chicago, IL - The Vic Theatre
11-13 Chicago, IL - The Vic Theatre
11-15 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
11-16 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
11-20 New York, NY - The Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza
11-21 New York, NY - The Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza
09-13 Philadelphia, PA - Theatre of the Living Arts *
09-14 Boston, MA - House of Blues *
09-16 New York, NY - The Fillmore *
09-17 Toronto, Ontario - Opera House Concert Venue *
09-19 Chicago, IL - Metro *
09-21 Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line Music Café *
09-22 Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall Ballroom *
09-23 Kansas City, MO - The Beaumont Club *
09-25 Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater *
09-26 Salt Lake City, UT - Club Sound *
09-28 Seattle, WA - The Showbox *
09-29 Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom *
09-30 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore *
10-02 San Diego, CA - House of Blues *
10-03 Hollywood, CA - Avalon *
* with Ida Maria
]]>Two years ago, we told you all about Freebass, the new three-bassist supergroup led by combative former New Order/Joy Division member Peter Hook. The group, which also features former Smiths low-end master Andy Rourke and current Primal Scream/former Stone Roses four-string thumper Mani, hasn't exactly been enormously prolific since its formation, partly because all three bassists still have other things going on. But in the past week or so, the Freebass MySpace page has crackled back to life, with Hook posting a new song and a few updates on the band's debut album, which is now apparently being mixed.
The new song is a "rejected demo" for a long instrumental track called "Sugar Daddy", which sounds a lot like a vocal-free New Order. At least one of the bassists on the track plays something that sounds extraordinarily similar to a Bernard Sumner guitar line, which is pretty weird considering the acrimonious relationship that Hook and Sumner have had over the past few years. In any case, it's good to hear that unmistakable Peter Hook burble back at work; it's been a minute.
The MySpace page is also streaming "The Tower", a Freebass song that's now a few years old, which appeared as the theme song for the Channel 4 radio show "The Tube".
In the MySpace page's three blog updates, all posted since July 21, Hook dishes on the mixing process, and offers a tracklist for the forthcoming album. To hear Hook tell it, he'll sing two songs on the album. Charlatans UK singer Tim Burgess will also appear, as will Wah! leader Pete Wylie and notorious British outlaw writer Howard Marks. The rest of the vocals are handled by Gary Briggs, formerly of the band Haven.
Freebass' MySpace bio also notes that they've worked with vocalists like Liam Gallagher, Billy Corgan, Primal Scream's Bobby Gillespie, and the Stone Roses' Ian Brown, but Hooky's tracklist doesn't mention any of those guys.
Hook's MySpace posts include at least one obligatory dig against Bad Lieutenant, the new band that includes pretty much everyone from New Order not named Peter Hook: "JUSTIN RICHARDS is the engineer, who has just been working on the Bad Lieutenant session how weird is that! He has recovered now tho........." Also, Hook claims that Freebass will book some shows in late October "just to beat the competition." Fightin' words!
There are also some studio photos on the page, but those are really only interesting if you want to look at middle-aged dudes looking at computers. Not judging, just saying.
Two years ago, we told you all about Freebass, the new three-bassist supergroup led by combative former New Order/Joy Division member Peter Hook. The group, which also features former Smiths low-end master Andy Rourke and current Primal Scream/former Stone Roses four-string thumper Mani, hasn't exactly been enormously prolific since its formation, partly because all three bassists still have other things going on. But in the past week or so, the Freebass MySpace page has crackled back to life, with Hook posting a new song and a few updates on the band's debut album, which is now apparently being mixed.
The new song is a "rejected demo" for a long instrumental track called "Sugar Daddy", which sounds a lot like a vocal-free New Order. At least one of the bassists on the track plays something that sounds extraordinarily similar to a Bernard Sumner guitar line, which is pretty weird considering the acrimonious relationship that Hook and Sumner have had over the past few years. In any case, it's good to hear that unmistakable Peter Hook burble back at work; it's been a minute.
The MySpace page is also streaming "The Tower", a Freebass song that's now a few years old, which appeared as the theme song for the Channel 4 radio show "The Tube".
In the MySpace page's three blog updates, all posted since July 21, Hook dishes on the mixing process, and offers a tracklist for the forthcoming album. To hear Hook tell it, he'll sing two songs on the album. Charlatans UK singer Tim Burgess will also appear, as will Wah! leader Pete Wylie and notorious British outlaw writer Howard Marks. The rest of the vocals are handled by Gary Briggs, formerly of the band Haven.
Freebass' MySpace bio also notes that they've worked with vocalists like Liam Gallagher, Billy Corgan, Primal Scream's Bobby Gillespie, and the Stone Roses' Ian Brown, but Hooky's tracklist doesn't mention any of those guys.
Hook's MySpace posts include at least one obligatory dig against Bad Lieutenant, the new band that includes pretty much everyone from New Order not named Peter Hook: "JUSTIN RICHARDS is the engineer, who has just been working on the Bad Lieutenant session how weird is that! He has recovered now tho........." Also, Hook claims that Freebass will book some shows in late October "just to beat the competition." Fightin' words!
There are also some studio photos on the page, but those are really only interesting if you want to look at middle-aged dudes looking at computers. Not judging, just saying.
]]>Two years ago, we told you all about Freebass, the new three-bassist supergroup led by combative former New Order/Joy Division member Peter Hook. The group, which also features former Smiths low-end master Andy Rourke and current Primal Scream/former Stone Roses four-string thumper Mani, hasn't exactly been enormously prolific since its formation, partly because all three bassists still have other things going on. But in the past week or so, the Freebass MySpace page has crackled back to life, with Hook posting a new song and a few updates on the band's debut album, which is now apparently being mixed.
The new song is a "rejected demo" for a long instrumental track called "Sugar Daddy", which sounds a lot like a vocal-free New Order. At least one of the bassists on the track plays something that sounds extraordinarily similar to a Bernard Sumner guitar line, which is pretty weird considering the acrimonious relationship that Hook and Sumner have had over the past few years. In any case, it's good to hear that unmistakable Peter Hook burble back at work; it's been a minute.
The MySpace page is also streaming "The Tower", a Freebass song that's now a few years old, which appeared as the theme song for the Channel 4 radio show "The Tube".
In the MySpace page's three blog updates, all posted since July 21, Hook dishes on the mixing process, and offers a tracklist for the forthcoming album. To hear Hook tell it, he'll sing two songs on the album. Charlatans UK singer Tim Burgess will also appear, as will Wah! leader Pete Wylie and notorious British outlaw writer Howard Marks. The rest of the vocals are handled by Gary Briggs, formerly of the band Haven.
Freebass' MySpace bio also notes that they've worked with vocalists like Liam Gallagher, Billy Corgan, Primal Scream's Bobby Gillespie, and the Stone Roses' Ian Brown, but Hooky's tracklist doesn't mention any of those guys.
Hook's MySpace posts include at least one obligatory dig against Bad Lieutenant, the new band that includes pretty much everyone from New Order not named Peter Hook: "JUSTIN RICHARDS is the engineer, who has just been working on the Bad Lieutenant session how weird is that! He has recovered now tho........." Also, Hook claims that Freebass will book some shows in late October "just to beat the competition." Fightin' words!
There are also some studio photos on the page, but those are really only interesting if you want to look at middle-aged dudes looking at computers. Not judging, just saying.
]]>Two years ago, we told you all about Freebass, the new three-bassist supergroup led by combative former New Order/Joy Division member Peter Hook. The group, which also features former Smiths low-end master Andy Rourke and current Primal Scream/former Stone Roses four-string thumper Mani, hasn't exactly been enormously prolific since its formation, partly because all three bassists still have other things going on. But in the past week or so, the Freebass MySpace page has crackled back to life, with Hook posting a new song and a few updates on the band's debut album, which is now apparently being mixed.
The new song is a "rejected demo" for a long instrumental track called "Sugar Daddy", which sounds a lot like a vocal-free New Order. At least one of the bassists on the track plays something that sounds extraordinarily similar to a Bernard Sumner guitar line, which is pretty weird considering the acrimonious relationship that Hook and Sumner have had over the past few years. In any case, it's good to hear that unmistakable Peter Hook burble back at work; it's been a minute.
The MySpace page is also streaming "The Tower", a Freebass song that's now a few years old, which appeared as the theme song for the Channel 4 radio show "The Tube".
In the MySpace page's three blog updates, all posted since July 21, Hook dishes on the mixing process, and offers a tracklist for the forthcoming album. To hear Hook tell it, he'll sing two songs on the album. Charlatans UK singer Tim Burgess will also appear, as will Wah! leader Pete Wylie and notorious British outlaw writer Howard Marks. The rest of the vocals are handled by Gary Briggs, formerly of the band Haven.
Freebass' MySpace bio also notes that they've worked with vocalists like Liam Gallagher, Billy Corgan, Primal Scream's Bobby Gillespie, and the Stone Roses' Ian Brown, but Hooky's tracklist doesn't mention any of those guys.
Hook's MySpace posts include at least one obligatory dig against Bad Lieutenant, the new band that includes pretty much everyone from New Order not named Peter Hook: "JUSTIN RICHARDS is the engineer, who has just been working on the Bad Lieutenant session how weird is that! He has recovered now tho........." Also, Hook claims that Freebass will book some shows in late October "just to beat the competition." Fightin' words!
There are also some studio photos on the page, but those are really only interesting if you want to look at middle-aged dudes looking at computers. Not judging, just saying.
Two years ago, we told you all about Freebass, the new three-bassist supergroup led by combative former New Order/Joy Division member Peter Hook. The group, which also features former Smiths low-end master Andy Rourke and current Primal Scream/former Stone Roses four-string thumper Mani, hasn't exactly been enormously prolific since its formation, partly because all three bassists still have other things going on. But in the past week or so, the Freebass MySpace page has crackled back to life, with Hook posting a new song and a few updates on the band's debut album, which is now apparently being mixed.
The new song is a "rejected demo" for a long instrumental track called "Sugar Daddy", which sounds a lot like a vocal-free New Order. At least one of the bassists on the track plays something that sounds extraordinarily similar to a Bernard Sumner guitar line, which is pretty weird considering the acrimonious relationship that Hook and Sumner have had over the past few years. In any case, it's good to hear that unmistakable Peter Hook burble back at work; it's been a minute.
The MySpace page is also streaming "The Tower", a Freebass song that's now a few years old, which appeared as the theme song for the Channel 4 radio show "The Tube".
In the MySpace page's three blog updates, all posted since July 21, Hook dishes on the mixing process, and offers a tracklist for the forthcoming album. To hear Hook tell it, he'll sing two songs on the album. Charlatans UK singer Tim Burgess will also appear, as will Wah! leader Pete Wylie and notorious British outlaw writer Howard Marks. The rest of the vocals are handled by Gary Briggs, formerly of the band Haven.
Freebass' MySpace bio also notes that they've worked with vocalists like Liam Gallagher, Billy Corgan, Primal Scream's Bobby Gillespie, and the Stone Roses' Ian Brown, but Hooky's tracklist doesn't mention any of those guys.
Hook's MySpace posts include at least one obligatory dig against Bad Lieutenant, the new band that includes pretty much everyone from New Order not named Peter Hook: "JUSTIN RICHARDS is the engineer, who has just been working on the Bad Lieutenant session how weird is that! He has recovered now tho........." Also, Hook claims that Freebass will book some shows in late October "just to beat the competition." Fightin' words!
There are also some studio photos on the page, but those are really only interesting if you want to look at middle-aged dudes looking at computers. Not judging, just saying.
]]>Two years ago, we told you all about Freebass, the new three-bassist supergroup led by combative former New Order/Joy Division member Peter Hook. The group, which also features former Smiths low-end master Andy Rourke and current Primal Scream/former Stone Roses four-string thumper Mani, hasn't exactly been enormously prolific since its formation, partly because all three bassists still have other things going on. But in the past week or so, the Freebass MySpace page has crackled back to life, with Hook posting a new song and a few updates on the band's debut album, which is now apparently being mixed.
The new song is a "rejected demo" for a long instrumental track called "Sugar Daddy", which sounds a lot like a vocal-free New Order. At least one of the bassists on the track plays something that sounds extraordinarily similar to a Bernard Sumner guitar line, which is pretty weird considering the acrimonious relationship that Hook and Sumner have had over the past few years. In any case, it's good to hear that unmistakable Peter Hook burble back at work; it's been a minute.
The MySpace page is also streaming "The Tower", a Freebass song that's now a few years old, which appeared as the theme song for the Channel 4 radio show "The Tube".
In the MySpace page's three blog updates, all posted since July 21, Hook dishes on the mixing process, and offers a tracklist for the forthcoming album. To hear Hook tell it, he'll sing two songs on the album. Charlatans UK singer Tim Burgess will also appear, as will Wah! leader Pete Wylie and notorious British outlaw writer Howard Marks. The rest of the vocals are handled by Gary Briggs, formerly of the band Haven.
Freebass' MySpace bio also notes that they've worked with vocalists like Liam Gallagher, Billy Corgan, Primal Scream's Bobby Gillespie, and the Stone Roses' Ian Brown, but Hooky's tracklist doesn't mention any of those guys.
Hook's MySpace posts include at least one obligatory dig against Bad Lieutenant, the new band that includes pretty much everyone from New Order not named Peter Hook: "JUSTIN RICHARDS is the engineer, who has just been working on the Bad Lieutenant session how weird is that! He has recovered now tho........." Also, Hook claims that Freebass will book some shows in late October "just to beat the competition." Fightin' words!
There are also some studio photos on the page, but those are really only interesting if you want to look at middle-aged dudes looking at computers. Not judging, just saying.
