On 29th this month the gothic electro outfit Blutengel will release a new live 2-disc live DVD titled Moments of our LIVEs. The DVD, which will feature a full live concert and a whole second DVD full of extra stuff like interviews, backstage goofiness and rehearsal videos, will be available in a grand total of three different setups:
The normal DVD with both the live and extra material DVD,
A limited version with the DVDs and a live CD all in a digipak
And finally, an even more limited fanbox with the DVDs, the CD and also an exclusive T-shirt thrown into a nifty box.
All versions of Moments of our LIVEs are available copiusly at a number of stores, including IsoTank: normal version for $32.99, limited version for $44.99 and the fanbox for $60,99, Poponaut.de: normal for 18,45 €, limited for 27,95 € and box for 44,95 € and EMP.de: normal for 19,99 €, limited for 27,99 € and box for 41,99 €
You can hear samples of Blutengel’s earlier works on their MySpace that doesn’t seem like it’s been updated in ages, slightly fresher material from their 2007 album Labyrinth can be caught here.
Hit the jump for a full tracklisting of the DVDs and CD.
Peter Spilles sure is a prolific fellow. Alongside his successful and long-running industrial electronic ensemble Project Pitchfork, he has worked with tons of different artists on various releases and also runs a couple of side projects of his own, including Santa Hates You and Imatem. The latter side project’s second album, titled Journey, was released just yesterday / will be released soon. As always, there seems to be quite a bit of confusion surrounding the exact release date of the album: some sites tell it was released on August 1st, other sites that it’s yet to be released later this month. Make of it what you wish.
Just like on the debut album Home, on Journey Spilles has teamed up with a number of the foremost names in the EBM and gothic scene. Guests like Sara Noxx, Ronan Harris (VNV Nation) and Sven Friedrich (Zeraphine) are sure to bring their own touch to Imatem’s slightly synth-poppy electronic soundscapes. You can (pre?)order Journey at least on Poponaut.de (also ships to the States) for 17,95 € or Out of Line Shop for 14,99 €. Samples of Journey are available on Imatem’s MySpace site.
Tracklisting for Journey by Imatem
1. Fiat Lux
2. Haven
3. The Influence
4. Conquer
5. Blind Alley
6. Journey
7. Escape To Follow
8. All Ends
9. Down To The Sea
10. No One
Greg told you all about Fanoe’s second album, Down to Heaven, but if you haven’t checked them out yet, now’s your chance to get a taste of what the Swiss industrial-rock group have been doing. The first album, Empire Dirt, is now available in its entirety as a free download, along with two tracks from Down to Heaven. Head on over to the download area of the site and choose between 320 and 192kbps mp3 packages. If you like what you hear, the albums are available at cdbaby, iTunes and cduniverse among other retailers, or consider making a donation to support the band directly.
Eisbrecher’s Sünde: US release delayed
Dancing Ferret Discs had been set to release Sünde in the US on August 26, but unfortunately this will not be happening, presumably as a result of the plans to shut down DFD’s operations. No new North American label or release date has yet been announced by Eisbrecher’s management, and at this point, there will likely be a delay of at best several months before a US version is on the shelves. Import versions of both the single and the album will however be available through IsoTank and amazon.com, or for download from iTunes and amazon. The German release is unaffected and still on schedule for release on August 22.
A new Treibhaus album out in October?
Last October, Treibhaus announced that they had begun work on their third album, Alarmstufe Rot. The other day, there was a brief mention on the band’s myspace page that the album would be released this October. This has not yet been confirmed and the note has since been removed, but it sounds like a reasonable timeframe.
UPDATE:
Curt from Treibhaus recently sent out a newsletter with more details on the album release. Recording and mixing is done, only the mastering left to be done. He reported they are on track for a late October or early November release.
The masters of harsh electronic music Das Ich have announced a new album titled Kannibale, and it is expected to hit the stores in October. Not much is known about Kannibale yet, except according to the band it is supposed to be their most brutal offering yet. Stay tuned for more information, previews of the soon-finished album will later be presented on Danse Macabre Records’ website.
If you aren’t yet familiar with Das Ich’s apocalyptic visions, be sure to visit their MySpace site for a whole bunch of full songs from their earlier records.
Die Apokalyptischen Reiter come out with Licht
Following the release of the single Der Weg, the German thrash metal band Die Apokalyptischen Reiter has now come out with the details for its seventh studio album: Licht will be released on 29th August. According to EMP.de, where Licht is already preorderable, there will be at least two different versions of the album, a normal CD version and a limited digipak edition with a bonus DVD.
You can hear two full songs from the upcoming album and a number of older tracks on DAR’s MySpace.
Tracklisting for Licht by Die Apokalyptischen Reiter
1. Es wird schlimmer
2. Auf die Liebe, die Freude und das Leben
3. Wir sind das Licht
4. Nach der Ebbe
5. Adrenalin
6. Der Elende
7. Heut’ ist der Tag
8. Wir hoffen
9. Der Weg
10. Ein Lichtlein
11. Auferstehen soll in Herrlichkeit
It’s Monday, the start of a new work week. If you are just getting home from a stressful first day back at the office, Radio Goethe has the perfect solution: an hour of atmospheric electronic music straight out of Germany.
You might notice that the playlist looks a bit short, but let me assure you, these are some very long songs. The show is the typical hour’s length and the music is just stunning. Go to RadioGoethe.org or iTunes and click play, close your eyes and breathe deeply. All your stress and worries will soon disappear.
This week’s Radio Goethe podcast playlist [‘ramp]: Kalte Sterne (2)
[‘ramp]: Dron(e)field
[‘ramp]: Ozone Deep Imagination: Planetary System Realtime: Stardancer
Realtime: Lights of the universe
Yes, it’s true. The amazing record label Dancing Ferret will be closing down this November, along with its sub-label Noir Records. Patrick, the label’s creator, wrote a long letter on Dancing Ferret’s Live Journal page last night with the news. He is just overwhelmed with all the work he has been doing in recent years as the company has grown so quickly.
Dancing Ferret originally started out promoting concerts and other events for the gothic and industrial scene in Philadelphia, and only expanded into a record label years later as an afterthought. Now, Patrick feels it is best to focus on the concerts and events again and do them well, instead of juggling a record label on the side and spreading his attention too thin. So, despite the sad news that Dancing Ferret Records is closing down, we can still be happy that everything else in Dancing Ferret’s little music empire will continue on into the future. Nocturne and Dracula’s Ball will continue to be held regularly. The Digital Ferret record store will remain open. Their online music retail site Isotank.com will remain open.
Atari Teenage Riot was a highly political anarchist and anti-fascist band that was the first to mix punk and techno in a style that later became known as digital hardcore. They gained extensive popularity during the 90s until they split up in 2000. Since then, band founder Alec Empire has been producing albums under his own name, most recently The Golden Foretaste of Heaven, while other band members have been hard at work with other projects as well.
Now, for the first time, a collection of videos by Atari Teenage Riot, Alec Empire, and former ATR band members Hanin Elias and Nic Endo will be available together on a DVD. It’s called Sixteen Years of Video Material and it was released back on Friday, May 30th. They have produced some pretty crazy videos, so I’d recommend it if you like their music.
Of course, if you don’t know what ATR sounds like, you can listen to some of their music on the ATR MySpace page. Don’t forget to check out Alec Empire’s MySpace page while you’re at it. Then you can order both the regular version and limited editions (which comes with a t-shirt, a poster, stickers and more) of the DVD via the Atari Teenage Riot website.
Check out the banned video for Atari Teenage Riot’s song “Revolution Action” below.
Böhse Onkelz continues to have new releases, even long after the band split up three years ago in 2005. The latest is a series of re-releases done on vinyl which is meant to be aimed more towards collectors and the band’s hardcore fans. Among the new vinyls, you’ll find the Onkelz albums Heilige Lieder, Live in Vienna, the Schwarzes Album, the Weißes Album, Wir Ham’ Noch Lange Nicht Genug, their best-of Gehasst, Verdammt, Vergöttert, and their final album Adios.
The release date for all of these is July 25th. They’re a bit more expensive than a typical album release on CD, but if you really want these, you should be able to find them on pretty much any decent online retailer like EMP or AlphaMusic.
Eisbrecher updated their website yesterday with news that their upcoming album Sünde is now completely recorded and that it is now being mastered. But the biggest news is that the band’s bassist Martin Motnik has left the band to move to Los Angeles. They tried making the long distance relationship work out, but it just wasn’t possible.
Who will be replacing him? It’s none other than Olli Pohl! Olli was formerly the bass player for Alexx and Noel’s old band Megaherz, and also helped fill in for a few Eisbrecher concerts in the earlier days of the band, but now he has become a full fledged member. Eisbrecher will be playing their first concerts with their new bassist later this month on the 19th and 20th at the Rockharz and Amphi Festivals.
Eisbrecher’s Sünde coverart is here, single tracks
The highly anticipated release of Eisbrecher’s third album Sünde is drawing ever closer, although it’s still about one and a half months until you can get your sinful hands on the CD. However, the coverart for the album has been showing up in various places, and there you have it on the left for your viewing pleasure (click for a slightly bigger picture). Like the cover for the soon upcoming single Kann denn Liebe Sünde sein?, it’s quite a departure from what you might have expected. You can already preorder the album (and the single) at various places, information on that can be found in the earlier newspost on the matter. As for some further information on the single Kann denn Liebe Sünde sein?, Infrarot.de tells us there’ll be three tracks: along with the title song there’s a remix and an exclusive, non-album track.
Oomph! Monster tracklisting, possible release date
The tracklisting for the other huge German metal release this August, namely Oomph!’s tenth album Monster, has been floating aroundthe internet recently. I can’t say for sure if it’s the real one, but I don’t see why it couldn’t be legit. It seems the previous single track Wach auf! will not be on the album, which I think only makes it more believable (Wach auf! was featured on the Alien vs Predator 2 film and the single was released shortly after the film). Also, EMP.de tells us that the release date for Monster would be 15th August, but as often is the case with release dates given by retailers, it’s more or less likely to change. Here’s the tracklist:
Tracklisting for Monster by Oomph!
1. Unter Deiner Haut
2. Labyrinth
3. Wer Schön Sein Will Muss Leiden
4. Revolution
5. Beim Ersten Mal Tut’s Immer Weh
6. Ich Will Dich
7. Nie Mehr Sehen
8. Auf Kurs
9. Du Lügst
10. Geboren Zu Sterben In Deinen Hüften
11. Brich Aus
12. Bis Zum Schluss
13. Lass Mich Raus
On 29th this month the gothic electro outfit Blutengel will release a new live 2-disc live DVD titled Moments of our LIVEs. The DVD, which will feature a full live concert and a whole second DVD full of extra stuff like interviews, backstage goofiness and rehearsal videos, will be available in a grand total of three different setups:
