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August 20, 2010

Mes Quins: Electrogerman: first album coming up in late fall

The synthpop/post-punk/pop Romanian band MES QUINS is no longer unusual on the Romanian music scene. For almost 3 years now, the quartet consisting of charismatic front man Silviu Gherman (vocals, lyrics, keyboards), Ovidiu Chihaia (guitar, backing vocals, keyboards), Ovidiu Rusu (drum pad) and Gina Teslaru (bass), has been playing live in most of the underground Romanian clubs, sharing the stage with bands such as Namosh, Handsome Furs, Noblesse Oblige and Kissogram.

The time for their first studio album has come, and the Romanian alternative scene is looking forward to getting their hands on the material! “Electrogerman” is self produced, but mastered and mixed by the gifted artist Dan Serbanescu (Divine Muzak, Pixels).

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Killing Joke: Absolute Dissent: to be released on September 27th

On their 30th anniversary, Killing Joke delight their fans with the release of a new ingenious material, “Absolute Dissent”, on Spinefarm Records UK, put together in London, Spain & Prague. The album features 12 tracks, entirely produced by the band themselves and engineered & mixed by Clive Goddard. “Absolute Dissent” will be available worldwide from 27th September.

It is for the first time in 28 years since the original line-up, consisting of emblematical front man Jaz Coleman, guitarist Geordie Walker, bassist Youth and drummer Paul Ferguson, have worked together on a record: “We have survived equipment being hi-jacked, tapes being withheld, nervous breakdowns, family bereavements, blood lettings, and a host of other challenges of Biblical proportions, comments Youth. “But we are now at the final ascent, and I have to say it’s one of the greatest albums I have ever had the privilege to be involved with… EVER! I have been living and breathing it for over four months now, and I’m still jaw-droopingly amazed at its power & beauty…

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August 18, 2010

Peter Murphy: Ninth: new album coming fall 2010

Ex-Bauhaus front man, Peter Murphy, more often known as “the Goth father”, is well ready for the release of his ninth album, appropriately yet not so imaginatively entitled “Ninth. The new material, produced by David Baron, shall be released this fall, right after the ending of his current tour, The Dirty Dirt.

I have had myNinth album ready to go for a while now,” Peter explains. “I’ve been playing it live, alongside Bauhaus classics and my own hits, long before the official release and it’s added more stardust to the long shelf life of songs I have under my belt.” ““Ninth” is a continuation of theGo Away White trajectory”, said Murphy, referring to the full-length release of Bauhaus in 2008 since the quartet’s last album, 1983’s “Burning From the Inside. “It has testosterone pouring out of it. At the same time, it’s as beautiful as any female siren.”

I carry the flag of Bauhaus now,” Murphy adds. “Since no one else can, or wants to for that matter. I owe this to its vast audience. And what’s more, I am fully plugged into both Peter Murphy and Bauhaus: all the same artist in essence.” Peter also reveals teasing information about “Ninth”, crediting his present inspiration to his “roots as a seminal culture changer”.

Besides his solid musical career, Murphy achieved success on screen as well, starring in the teen vampire flick, ‘Eclipse’, the latest of the ‘Twilight’ series, as well as in ‘The Hunger’ in 1983, along with David Bowie, Catherine Deneuve and Susan Sarandon.

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