Debut album Einsam is “nearly finished”
B.O.S.C.H. is back in the news with the recent announcement that their highly anticipated debut album is “nearly finished” but not quite yet ready for release. According to their MySpace blog post, the album will be called Einsam and will be available in at least 2 different versions. The most exclusive version will come in an autographed, round metal box and be limited to just 100 units, and there will also be a 3-fold digipack. Perhaps the best news of all, though, is the statement that Einsam will also be released in both the UK and the USA! We’re still waiting for a release date, and we’ll report back once we find out.

Remix for Krystal System
B.O.S.C.H. has also recently finished a remix for French industrial-metal band Krystal System’s debut album Underground. You can hear samples from the album here on the band’s website or by visiting them on MySpace. They’re not German, but you should check it out. They’re really good.

Track on Schattenreich Vol. 10
And finally, B.O.S.C.H. also made it onto the Schattenreich Vol. 10 compilation, which puts them next to many other awesome bands like Oomph!, CombiChrist (who are on tour this January, btw), In Extremo, and others. I haven’t been able to find a tracklist or even figure out which B.O.S.C.H. song is on the CD, but if you’re interested in buying it, Amazon.de has it for just under 10 Euros.

Just over a year after their current album Salomé came out, Xandria is set to release a best-of compilation in a few weeks on June 6th. It consists of 2 discs inside a digipack.

What’s on the 2 discs?
The first disc is a normal music CD and holds 20 songs in total. Xandria fans will recognize most of the names from their discography of 4 albums, but there are also 2 non-album tracks and a third song that is all new. The second disc is a DVD that holds a 45-minute interview with the band (in German, but with English subtitles), footage from their performance at the 2007 Summer Breeze Festival, and all the band’s music videos.

Listen to Xandria
There are a few places online you can listen to some samples from Now And Forever, the most convenient being Xandria’s MySpace page. For a deeper look into their music, you can also visit Infrarot.de which has samples from their current studio album.

Buy Now And Forever
You can find the best price for Now And Forever in Europe at EMP.de. For fans in America, Isotank has imported it.

Xandria - Now And Forever tracklisting
01. Now & Forever
02. Ravenheart
03. Kill The Sun
04. In Love with the Darkness
05. Eversleeping
06. Only for the Stars in your Eyes
07. The End of Every Story
08. The Lioness
09. India
10. Save My Life
11. Ginger
12. Firestorm
13. Some Like it Cold
14. Black Flame
15. Like a Rose on the Grave of Love
16. Sisters of the Light
17. Mermaids (Child Of The Blue)
18. Drown in me
19. One Word
20. Lullaby

By the way, this is the 400th article on Germaniac.com!

Extra, Vol. 1 announced

Early in April, we found out that KMFDM would be releasing a 3-part series of compilations called Extra, which would feature lots of the non-album material from the band’s extensive back-catalog. Then they announced the tracklisting for the first volume on May 1st, but gave no mention of when it would actually be released. I figured it couldn’t be too much longer before a date was given, and then I would post it here. But here we are now halfway through the month and we still don’t have a date, so I’ve given up on waiting around for them to give us more details.

So, if you haven’t seen it already, here’s the tracklisting for KMFDM’s Extra Vol. 1 compilation. The release date will just have to be posted later. Nevermind, Metropolis says it will be out on June 3rd. Why couldn’t KMFDM write that on their site?

KMFDM - Extra, Volume 1 tracklist

Disc One
01. Sieg-Sieg (Z Records Version)
02. Don’t Blow Your Top (Adrian Sherwood Mix)
03. Disgust (12″ Mix)
04. Oh Look II
05. Rip The System
06. More & Faster (12″ Mix)
07. Naff Off
08. Virus (12″ Mix)
09. M+F 244 (High & Geil Mix)
10. Godlike (12″ Mix)
11. Friede (12″ Mix)
12. Naive (My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult Remix)
13. Naive (TKK Remix Edit)

Disc Two
01. Split (12″ Mix)
02. Piggybank (Shock Mix)
03. Go To Hell (Fearing & Burning Mix)
04. Vogue (12″ Mix)
05. Sex On The Flag (12″ Mix)
06. Split (Apart Version)
07. Split (Mirrorball Mix)
08. Money (Radio Mix)
09. Bargeld (Radio Mix)
10. Money (Cover Charge Mix)
11. Bargeld (Rubber Club Dub)
12. Money (Metal Mix)
13. Bargeld (Jezebeelzebutfunk Mix)
14. Money (Death Before Taxes Mix)

The June edition of 24/7

KMFDM has also recently announced that June’s edition of their 24/7 single series will be “Virus (12″ Mix)” with the B-side “More & Faster (High & Geil Mix)”. Head on over to the KMFDM Store on June 1st to order this limited edition single. All the past months’ singles have been selling out in just a few days, so you don’t want to be late.

In January, Neuroticfish announced they would split up after the Wave Gotik Treffen festival this year. If you’ve been following the European festivals, you know WGT was just held this past weekend which means the band is officially no longer together. Despite this, though, they still have yet to issue their final farewell. It’s in the form of a best-of compilation called A Greater Good and it will be released this Friday, May 16th.

A Greater Good has a total of 16 songs. The majority of them highlight the band’s career over the past 10 years, but they have also included 2 completely new songs and a remix of “M.F.A.P.L.” at the beginning of the tracklist. Neuroticfish fans will no doubt know most of the songs on the CD, but those who don’t can listen to the band either on their MySpace page or on the music player at the bottom of their official site.

You can find the American version of A Greater Good at Isotank.com for just $13.99 because Neuroticfish is released here on Dancing Ferret. In Europe, Infrarot.de and AlphaMusic.de seem to be tied for the best list price, 15.99 Euros.

Neuroticfish - A Greater Good compilation tracklist
01. Can’t stop a riot (new song)
02. A greater good (new song)
03. M.F.A.P.L. 2008 (new remix)
04. Prostitute
05. Skin
06. The bomb
07. Velocity
08. Need
09. Close
10. I don’t need the city
11. It’s not me
12. Care
13. Suffocating right
14. Wake me up
15. Black again
16. Waste

Carlos Perón, originally known for his work in the Swiss electronic band Yello, recently released a new compilation of songs called Carlos Perón Talks To The Nations on February 22nd. Not to be confused with his single of the same name, this compilation is a best-of album for Perón and contains many of his most classic songs from more than 2 decades of recording. Some songs sound more ambient and some sound more like industrial, but the overall genre I would say is electronic experimental, it is 100% Perón. This album would be a nice way to expand your musical tastes for those of you who are more open-minded.

There are 2 discs on the album which is released as a digipack. The first CD contains the more traditional best-of section and a video for “A Dirty Song” while the second disc features lots of old, unreleased songs and a few newer works. There is a new version of “Der Komtur” featuring Carlos Perón vs. Combichrist, and also a previously unreleased Yello song called “You gotta say yes to another Success”.

Listen to Carlos Perón
You can listen to samples from every song on Carlos Perón Talks To The Nations on AlphaMusic.de. His MySpace page also offers some older songs if you wish to explore his music further.

Carlos Perón Talks To The Nations tracklist

CD 1
01. A Dirty Song
02. Los Alamos
03. Motorman (seven times)
04. Commando (war dance version)
05. Put your skates on
06. In a gadda da muerte (castro mix)
07. Der Komtur (im neuen Gewand)
08. Le chasseur du rêve
09. Seelendämmerung (zweites Kapitel)
10. Breakin’ in
11. Become a marine!
12. Frigorex
13. Nothing is true, everything is permitted
14. A dirty song (video)

CD 2
01 Atlantis; the place to be
02 Wall of effects
03 Combichrist vs. Perón “Der Komtur”
04 Closer & Closer
05 Yellowed vs. Yello “You gotta say yes to another success”
06 Vallersleben vs. Perón “Der Komtur”
07 Warning; why can bodies fly?
08 Lenin drank baikalwater
09 C´est moi
10 Neandra´s def version

ASP just released a new compilation called Horror Vacui yesterday. It’s a best-of album and includes 33 songs spanning the band’s entire history on 2 discs. Some are just copies of the original songs, but most are either remastered or totally rerecorded. You’ll also find several remixes, live versions, and even a few previously unreleased tracks as you listen. I’ve been listening to ASP for years, and I think they did a great job with this selection.

If you like electronic influenced gothic rock but you don’t know ASP’s music, this would surely be a good place to start. You’ll probably want to go for the regular version of Horror Vacui which just has the 2 CDs and all the music. But if you’re already a big fan of ASP and a collector, maybe you would prefer the limited edition which comes with a 40 page booklet. There’s also a bonus DVD with photo galleries, a short film, and an original frame from the 35mm film reel.

More info about ASP and Horror Vacui
Be sure to check out the ASP interview on DeutschMusikLand.com that Joki performed with the members of ASP before their concert in Köln back in November. It is incredibly informative and reveals a lot about the band’s history as well as Horror Vacui.

Don’t forget to read all about some of ASP’s other recent releases, too.

ASP - Horror Vacui tracklist

Disc 1:
01. How far would you go? (single version)
02. Hunger (re-recorded)
03. Coming Home
04. Schwarzer Schmetterling (re-mastered)
05. Ich will brennen (re-recorded)
06. Dancing (re-recorded)
07. Weltunter (re-recorded)
08. Demon Love (re-recorded)
09. De Profundis
10. Sing Child (re-mastered)
11. Panik (Horror Vacui mix)
12. Die kleine Ballade vom Schwarzen Schmetterling (re-mastered)
13. Raserei
14. Stille der Nacht (re-recorded)
15. Once in a Lifetime (re-mastered)
16. Die Ruhe vor dem Sturm (re-mastered)

Disc 2:
01. Ich bin ein wahrer Satan (single version)
02. Me (video edit 2.0)
03. Schwarzes Blut (club version)
04. Kokon (Horror Vacui mix)
05. Biotopia
06. Werben (re-recorded)
07. Ballade von der Erweckung (re-mastered)
08. Sanctus Benedictus (End of Virginity-version)
09. Krabat (club version)
10. Lykantropie (re-recorded)
11. Finger Weg! Finger!
12. Schwarz (re-recorded)
13. Tiefenrausch-LIVE (previously unreleased)
14. Und wir tanzten - Ungeschickte Liebesbriefe (re-mastered)
15. Nie Mehr (Horror Vacui mix)
16. Duett - Minnelied der Incubi
17. So viel tiefer (previously unreleased)

Horror Vacui video trailer

Source: youtube.com/watch?v=5Sv2Cq8ZGDM

What do you get when you put Oomph!’s best of compilation Delikatessen and their live DVD Rohstoff in opposite corners of the ring together? Delikatessen vs. Rohstoff, of course! This new special release from Oomph! places the band’s live recordings in battle against the studio versions of (mostly) the same songs. It will be released on November 9th.

It really didn’t take a lot of work to put this release together. It’s basically just a combination of 2 existing discs stuffed into some new packaging. Personally, I think it’s kind of unnecessary, considering Rohstoff also has regular music videos so anyone can compare the studio songs to their live counterparts with that DVD alone. Having said that, this is surely a must-have for rabid Oomph! collectors. And I will admit that this is probably a pretty good introduction to someone who is just discovering this band’s great music, too.

With 19 tracks on the CD and 48 on the DVD, the Delikatessen vs. Rohstoff tracklisting is mighty long. So I hid it just on the other side of this link:
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There’s a new compilation coming out tomorrow, October 16th, and it’s called Hellfire. This CD brings together several bands from the Van Richter label and ranges in style from industrial-metal to synthpop with some darker sounds in between. A lot of the songs come from albums that are starting to become hard to find and a few have never been released. Hellfire also presents a few unique coversongs, including a Motorhead cover done by the Plastic Noise Experience and Ministry’s “Everyday is Halloween” by the Underwater Pilots.

You can download a bunch of different MP3s and samples by the artists featured on Hellfire on Van Richter’s Audio page.

Hellfire compilation tracklist:
01. Testify - Future Lust
02. Testify - Seeds of Wrath (Die Warzau silence as a weapon mix)
03. The Fair Sex - Cold Contempt
04. Plastic Noise Experience - Hellraiser
05. Sielfwolf - The Guns Eye
06. Death and Horror, Inc. - New Vision
07. Girls Under Glass - New World Order
08. Trauma - The Last Rose
09. Underwater Pilots - Everyday is Halloween
10. Underwater Pilots - I prepare
11. Underwater Pilots - Flood
12. The Fair Sex - Woe

The synthpop trio Camouflage is bringing together a host of rare songs and remixes they have amassed during two decades of producing music. On a double-disc compilation called Archive #01 you will find 26 tracks, some of which I’d bet not even the biggest Camouflage fans have heard before. Each song found on the 2 CDs are from releases that are either out of print now or were simply never published. This is a real treasure for collectors as well as anyone looking to expand their tastes into these smooth electronic sounds.

Archive #01 will be released in digipack format by Universal Records so the distribution should be pretty good, at least in Europe. Fans in Germany will be able to find the compilation in stores on the last day of November, the 30th. The UK has a release date set 10 days earlier, on the 20th. Unfortunately, I haven’t seen anything about it being released in the USA, but that probably won’t stop American-based webshops from importing it for us.

As the name suggests, Archive #01 is just the first in what is to be a series of these rare track compilations. Camouflage really seems to be treating their fans well with so much rare music. I haven’t come across any samples from the compilation yet, but you can always head over to Camouflage’s MySpace page and listen to some of the music there. You will find a medley from their 2006 album Relocated, their classic ’80s hit “The Great Commandment” and 2 other songs. There’s also a lot of songs you can listen to on the band’s website.

Camouflage - Archive #1 tracklist:

Disc 1:
01. The Great Commandment (Original US 12″ Mix)
02. Love Is A Shield (Lexy & K-Paul Remix)
03. Me And You (Kaycee’s Downbeat Mix)
04. Every Now And Then
05. Strangers’ Thoughts (Longer)
06. The Story Of The Falling Fighters (Extended Version)
07. Handsome (Mosaic Mix)
08. Computer Liebe (Live 1989)
09. Heaven (I Want You) (Club Mix)
10. In Cold Blood
11. Kling Klang
12. Crime (Ray & Ito Version)
13. Mr. X (Demo Version)

Disc 2:
01. Love Is A Shield (Orbit Dub Mix)
02. The Great Commandment 2.0 (Very. Mix)
03. That Smiling Face (German Band Version)
04. Isolation
05. Perfect (Huntemann & Bodzin Mix)
06. Winter
07. Thief (Der Dritte Raum Mix)
08. One Fine Day (Daylight-Mix)
09. Telephone Sensor
10. They Catch Secrets (They Catch More Secrets)
11. Suspicious Love (Live At Bear Music Days)
12. Wet Electronics
13. Camou Says Abdulu

Rustblade Records is releasing their latest compilation Schlagstrom, Volume 2 on Friday the 14th. 2 discs feature 21 tracks that vary in style from industrial to powernoise to outright sonic chaos. This isn’t exactly music for the faint of heart… definitely an aquired taste. While I do like some of the tracks I’ve sampled, (thanks to the audio player on Infrarot.de) I can’t say I’ll be jumping up out of bed on Friday to order this compilation. I know people who would, though…

Also available at Isotank for my fellow Americans.

Schlagstrom tracklisting

CD1:
01. 1979 - Stromschlag
02. Dazzling Malicious - Hell, whores high heels componist
03. Proyecto Mirage - Catecismo Electrico
04. dr.nexus - Medicine
05. Empusae - Nilfheim (godlike)
06. Sonar - Chrome Intruder
07. Insekt - Where is the party?
08. P.A.L. - Agentenfister (fist faster rmx)
09. Muckrackers - Monoton (abrasiv blast mix)
10. Monokrom - 1610
11. Mono No Aware - Minikui Ni Natta mit Chor

CD2:
01. Hybryds - Ulunda
02. Bahntier - Dispute wormix
03. Detune-X - Erosion2
04. Adam X - Tooth&Nail
05. Norm - Jog
06. Yann Keller vs. Hecate - Freeimprovisation
07. SCReeningIPT - Shooting lips Invation (remix)
08. Desdemona - Garage minimal
09. Sandblasting - Breaking Rules (2007update)
10. Mezire - Corrosion Effects (Oxidation Mix)