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September 19, 2012

Nocturnal Culture Night Sep-07-09, 2012 in Kulturpark Deutzen, Deutzen bei Leipzig: Viva Music Review and Photos

Filed under: International Events (Reviews) — Tags: 2012, A Life Divided, age of heaven, agonoize, angelspit, clan of xymox, coinside, cronos titan, dance or die, deutzen bei leipzig, dive, eisenfunk, eric fish, fernthal, festivals, fliehende stuerme, hekate, in legend, kmfdm, kulturpark deutzen, maerzfeld, ncn 2012, ncn festival, nocturnal culture night, nosferatu, nova-spes, opusculum, orange sector, peter hook, pink turns blue, principe valiente, rummelsnuff, sono, spock, substaat, suicide commando, the beauty of gemina, the flood, The Wars, tying tiffany, versus, viva music photos, viva music review — admin @ 6:34 pm

NCN is a festival for the heart. Every time we leave NCN on Sunday night, we leave a piece of our heart in Deutzen bei Leipzig. That is not necessarily a bad thing, as the end of each festival also brings along the thrill for the next one and the feverish curiosity to see what incredible bands are already announced for next year.

More than 35 bands played on three stages, there were fashion shows, after parties, reading sessions and movies. The medieval fair entertained the approximately 2000 visitors with amazing art performances, crafts, games, poetry, joggling and even a girl on stilts and a guy riding a huge dragon (who spoke perfect Romanian). Everyone was relaxed and everything started as scheduled, the food was awesome ranging from the superdonuts at the entrance to the grilled sausages and all kinds of meat and we could buy souvenirs and band merchandise.

NCN 2012 (Sep-07-09) was even more special for us as we met our dear friends and we had the chance to see for the first time live so many new bands! Our special thanks go to the organizers of NCN, very hard working people who really go the extra mile when it comes to the participants’ comfort and entertainment. We feel like home in the Kulturpark Deutzen every year, and we hope we can keep the tradition of visiting NCN from now on. Congratulations and thanks!

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Day One | Day Two | Day Three

Day One – Friday – 07-Sep: Kleine Buehne | Grosse Buehne

Day One – Kleine Buehne: Coinside | Dance or Die | Nosferatu | Orange Sector

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May 5, 2012

Industrial Booom – ReBoot Festival – Apr-27-29, in Budapest, Hungary: Viva Music Review

Industrial Booom – ReBoot Festival is one event we were definitely eager to attend. To begin with, we are always happy to see the scene evolve and manifest itself in our part of Europe, and the scene of Budapest, especially after last year’s Industrial Booom, was something we were curious to check out. Then this year’s lineup screamed thrill coming our way, and we could not resist it. Guided and welcomed by the extremely helpful and accommodating professionals who organized the Budapest event, Black Head Agency, we attended Industrial Booom – ReBoot Festival in Budapest, Hungary, between Apr-27 and Apr-29 and were simply thrilled. Our thanks go to the organizers, to the nice emerging dark scene of Budapest, and needless to say, to the artists who gave their best on the stage of Barba Negra Music Club, a truly great venue, with everything from a VIP lounge to a kitchen, as well as a great stage and sound system, a welcoming concert hall, and a smoking ban that was appreciated even by smokers.

The event lasted for three days, and each day was given a special name to accommodate the genres and acts who were performing. The first day, Fri, Apr-27, entitled Mechanix Day, was the day in which First Aid 4 Souls, Decoded Feedback, Haujobb, The Neon Judgement, 32Crash and Project Pitchfork went up on stage. Then on the second day, Sat, Apr-28, we witnessed the Electronic Body Day, with acts such as Escalator, Absolute Body Control, Klutae, Spetsnaz, Front 242, and The Juggernauts. Finally, the Dark Side Day, on Sun, Apr-29, meant incredibly good performances from The Arch, Sonar, Dance or Die, In Strict Confidence, Clan of Xymox, and Diary of Dreams. Belgium was the most represented country if you think of the nationalities of bands, with seven acts, closely followed by Germany with five. Local acts from Hungary, two of them, as well as acts from Canada, Denmark, Sweden and the Netherlands, one each, completed the beautiful and clever lineup of the festival.

Detailed festival concert reviews illustrated with event photography can be accessed below by scrolling or by clicking on the days and act names from their respective menus.

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February 16, 2012

At Industrial Booom – Reboot Festival You Can Team Up and Enjoy a Once in a Lifetime Experience

Filed under: ReBoot Festival — Tags: 2012, 32 crash, absolute body control, black head agency, budapest, clan of xymox, diary of dreams, front 242, haujobb, in strict confidence, industrial boom, project pitchfork, sonar — admin @ 8:54 pm

Blackhead Agency is happy to present attendees and potential attendees of Industrial Booom who have not yet made up their mind to come and enjoy the 3-day frenzy of their Budapest festival a once in a lifetime opportunity: to be part of the event, not only as audience, but also team up and gain access backstage for 3 days, to meet and greet their favorite artists and spend the festival time in a unique atmosphere. All is possible due to the recently added option of a VIP ticket (priced at 30,000 HUF/100 EUR) which will instantly make you the star of the event. With a VIP ticket, you’re not only a guest with full rights, but also a host! What’s more, your name will be aired before the shows, in the list of friends of Industrial Booom Reboot Festival who chose to help an ideal festival lineup stay up and running.

Due to recent upsetting news of Malev breakdown, alternative flights had to be found for the fifteen acts which will spray dark paint over Budapest for three days. This affects the initial budget of the festival and the hopes of open-minded and hard-working organizers to keep the faith, but the festival must go on and this is where you can help.

Just a reminder, here are the festival details and awesome lineup that are in store for visitors of Industrial Booom 2012 in Budapest.

Black Head Agency presents Industrial Booom – ReBoot Festival between April 27 and 29: three days with a great lineup in Budapest’s Barba Negra Music Club (Prielle Kornélia u. 4.). It’s not the first time the festival happens, last year’s edition was one we are sorry to have missed: still in late April, acts such as Vomito Negro, Suicide Commando, Blitzmaschine, or The Klinik provided during the 3-day festival sufficient entertainment for the dark crowd.

This year, the festival lineup includes a lot more acts, and in addition, their names together spell the lineup of a reputed festival. Although not complete to date (negotiations with Blutengel and Plasma Pool, as well as a DJ set by Covenant’s Eskil are also under the organizers’ scrutiny), the lineup includes:

Day One, April 27 – “Mechanix Day”: Project Pitchfork, The Neon Judgment, Haujobb, 32 Crash + surprise band

Day Two, April 28 – “Electronic Body Day”: Escalator, Absolute Body Control, Klutae, Spetsnaz, Front 242

Day Three, April 29 – “Dark Side Day”: Sonar, Clan of Xymox, Diary of Dreams, In Strict Confidence, Dance or Die

Regular and VIP festival tickets are available on the agency site (http://www.black-head.eu/) as well as on the venue site (http://music-club.barbanegra.hu).

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January 26, 2012

Industrial Booom – ReBoot Festival – Budapest – 27-29-Apr 2012

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Black Head Agency presents Industrial Booom – ReBoot Festival between April 27 and 29: three days with a great lineup in Budapest’s Barba Negra Music Club (Prielle Kornélia u. 4.). It’s not the first time the festival happens, last year’s edition was one we are sorry to have missed: still in late April, acts such as Vomito Negro, Suicide Commando, Blitzmaschine, or The Klinik provided during the 3-day festival sufficient entertainment for the dark crowd.

This year, the festival lineup includes a lot more acts, and in addition, their names together spell the lineup of a reputed festival. Although not complete to date (negotiations with Blutengel and Plasma Pool, as well as a DJ set by Covenant’s Eskil are also under the organizers’ scrutiny), the lineup includes:

Day One, April 27 – “Mechanix Day”: Project Pitchfork, The Neon Judgment, Haujobb, 32 Crash + surprise band

Day Two, April 28 – “Electronic Body Day”: Escalator, Absolute Body Control, Klutae, Spetsnaz, Front 242

Day Three, April 29 – “Dark Side Day”: Sonar, Clan of Xymox, Diary of Dreams, In Strict Confidence, Dance or Die

Festival tickets are available until Feb-15 at HUF9,900 (approximately EUR45), as well as day tickets between EUR20-25. For more information check the agency site (http://www.black-head.eu/), or on the venue site (http://music-club.barbanegra.hu).

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September 19, 2011

Nocturnal Culture Night #7 in Kulturpark Deutzen – 2012! Lineup and Ticket Info

Filed under: Nocturnal Culture Night — Tags: angelspit, clan of xymox, deutzen, eisenfunk, kulturpark, ncn 2012, ncn festival, nosferatu, peter hook and the light, rummelsnuff, september 2012, the beauty of gemina, ticket info — admin @ 9:00 am

Shortly after the end of the sixth edition of NCN Festival 2011 (our review + photo galleries here) the organizers announced the first slot of info about the next year’s edition. Later in September than this year, namely between 07-09 September 2012, in the same wonderful venue of Kulturpark Deutzen (in Deutzen bei Leipzig), the seventh edition of Nocturnal Culture Night will take you up by surprise.

Confirmed acts to date include: Angelspit, Clan of Xymox, Eisenfunk, Nosferatu, Peter Hook & the Light, Rummelsnuff, and The Beauty of Gemina. Film screenings, fashion shows, lectures, photo exhibitions, aftershow parties as well as many other support activities will be announced together with the filling-up of the running order of the lineup.

Tickets are available as day tickets at Eur 33,- weekend tickets at Eur 41,- and weekend tickets including camping at Eur 44,-. Tickets can be bought from the organizer’s site: http://www.nocturnal-culture-night.de/Artikelliste/kategorie/Tickets_Wochenende.html as well as from online ticket shops (Ticket 69, Getgo, Eventim, Arena, Ticketmaster, Adticket online) and from local shops in Leipzig (X-trax, Ticket Galerie, Hugendubel, Musikhandlung M. Oelsner, Leipzig Tourist Service, Culton Tickets, Arena Leipzig ZSL, Leipziger Volkszeitung, Leipziger Wochenkurier, SZ-Ticketservice) and Dresden (Abbadon Mystic Store, Konzertkasse im Florentinum, Dresden Ticket). More information made available on the organizer’s site.

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July 29, 2011

Great Listen: Amphi Festival 2011 Sampler Compilation from Out of Line!

Filed under: Album Reviews,Amphi Festival — Tags: 2011, agonoize, amphi festival, clan of xymox, compilation, covenant, de/vision, die funkhausgruppe, die krupps, hocico, kirlian camera, klangstabil, leaether strip, nitzer ebb, ordo rosarius equilibrio, out of line, rome, staubkind, subway to sally, suicide commando, tanzwut — admin @ 3:00 pm

Did you miss this year’s edition of Amphi Festival? Or you’ve witnessed the great lineup, venue, crowd and feel and want to revive it? Help yourself from “Amphi Festival 2011 – Compilation CD” from Out of Line: it makes a great mashup of songs you want to listen, a ready-made playlist for a drive or for sharing when you have friends over, the 18-track compilation gives the juice and diversity of the scene as proved by the 2011 edition of Amphi Festival. Initially released as a festival appetizer, the compilation can be tasted just as well in the aftermath of the event, especially since the selection of tracks is rigorous, profound and totally entertaining!

Tracklist:

Kirlian Camera – “Nightglory” * De/Vision – “Time To Be Alive (Radio edit)” * Nitzer Ebb – “Kiss Kiss Bang Bang” * Suicide Commando – “Death Cures All Pain (Aesthetic Perfection Remix)” * Staubkind – “Halt Mich“ * Subway To Sally – “Falscher Heiland“ * Samsas Traum – “Durch die Wand der Traeume” * Tanzwut – “Meer” * Hocico – “Tiempos De Furia” * Leæther Strip – “Invade my body” * Agonoize – “Vollrauschfetischist” * Covenant – “Get On” * Klangstabil – “Gridami“ * Die Funkhausgruppe – “Die Physiker“ * Rome – “Der Wolfsmantel“ * Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio – “Do Angels Never Cry And Heaven Never Fall?” * Clan of Xymox – “Tears Ago“ * Die Krupps – “Als waeren wir fuer immer“

Order “Amphi Festival – Compilation CD” from Out of Line here | Read Viva Music‘s review of Amphi Festival 2011 here.

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July 20, 2011

Amphi Festival 2011 – 16&17-Jul, 2011 – Viva Music Review

Filed under: Amphi Festival,International Events (Reviews) — Tags: 2011, agonoize, amphi festival, amphi festival 2012, amphi festival 2012 info, clan of xymox, covenant, das ich, de/vision, depeche mode, diorama, dreadful shadows, Feindflug, frozen plasma, funkhausgruppe, grendel, hocico, in strict confidence, kirlian camera, klangstabil, leaetherstrip, mainstage, melotron, mind.in.a.box, staatenhaus, staubkind, suicide commando, ticket sale, viva music, viva music review, x rx, zeraphine — admin @ 5:02 pm

Day One | Day Two | The Aftermath

Amphi Festival: Day One, Saturday, July-16: General Review | Mainstage | Staatenhaus

General Review

The fact that this year’s Amphi was going to be a success was obvious from the very beginning: people teemed in large numbers, and arrived to the venue earlier that last year. This meant that the first act, [X]-RX had an impressive audience for a first act on the main stage. A breathtaking experience, the 2011 edition of Amphi Festival made us yearn for next year’s festival already! And, as a side-note, given the enthusiasm and size of the audience, Cologne’s Tanzbrunnen may prove pretty soon to be too small a venue for such an excellent event.

Compared to 2010, the number of 2011 participants was significantly higher – a reason to the point might be the diverse lineup – from electronica to gothic, and from noise to darkwave – add to that the excellent entertainment offered in-between, the 100%-giving, outgoing performances of all acts, and needless to say, the tireless, party-oriented audience – all contributed to the overall success of the 2011 edition of Amphi Festival.

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December 31, 2010

2011 Festivals to Look Forward to

Filed under: International Events — Tags: alien sex fiend, amphi festival, analog angel, apoptygma berzerk, arcana, asp, attrition, belgium, berlin, blackfield festival, brazda lui novac, bucuresti, clan of xymox, cologne, combichrist, covenant, darkwave.ro, das ich, destroid, diary of dreams, die braut, die krupps, diorama, dr. arthur krause, dreadful shadows, dutch order, dv8fest, e-tropolis festival, empusae, end of green, eyes shut tight, faderhead, finland, front line assembly, fuzzbox, gelsenkirchen, germany, gothic festival waregem, grendel, haujobb, hildesheim, in strict confidence, klangstabil, leaether strip, leipzig, lisbon, lumous festival, m'era luna festival, mono inc., MORTIIS, nosferatu, ordo rosario equilibrio, persephone, planet myer day, portugal, pray silence festival, project pitchfork, qntal, rabia sorda, red lorry yellow lorry, romania, rotersand, santa hates you, skinny puppy, solitary experiments, sono, staubkind, subheim, suicide commando, summer darkness, tampere, tenek, teufel, the beauty of gemina, the netherlands, tying tiffany, uk, unheilig, utrecht, vlad in tears, vnv nation, wave gotik treffen, waves under water, whitby gothic weekend, within temptation, york, zin, zita rock festivals — admin @ 9:30 am

Planet Myer Day 9

When: January 7

Where: Leipzig, Germany

Who: Destroid, Brazda lui Novac, Klangstabil, Empusae, Subheim

Official Website: http://www.myspace.com/planetmyerstudios

Darkwave.ro

When: January 29

Where: Bucharest, Romania

Who: Project Pitchfork, Rabia Sorda, Tenek

Official Website: http://www.vivamusic.ro

Whitby Gothic Weekend

When: March 25 & March 26

Where: Whitby, North Yorkshire, UK

Who: Red Lorry Yellow Lorry, Fuzzbox, Dr. Arthur Krause, Dutch Order, The Beauty of Gemina and others to be announced

Official website: http://wgw.topmum.co.uk/

Wave Gotik Treffen

When: June 10 thru June 13

Where: Leipzig, Germany

Who: Analog Angel, Die Braut, Eyes Shut Tight, Nosferatu, Tying Tiffany, Vlad in Tears, and others to be announced

Official Website: www.wave-gotik-treffen.de

Zita Rock Festival

When: June 18 & June 19

Where: Zitadele, Berlin, Germany

Who: Zin, Teufel, Qntal, End of Green, Mono Inc., Project Pitchfork and others to be confirmed

Official Website: http://www.zita-rock.de/

Blackfield Festival

When: June 25 & June 26

Where: Gelsenkirchen, Germany

Who: Apoptygma Berzerk, Dreadful Shadows, Sono and others to be announced

Official Website: www.blackfield-festival.de

Lumous Gothic Festival

When: July 8 thru July 11

Where: Tampere, Finland

Who: Leaether Strip, Nosferatu, Waves Under Water, and others to be announced

Official Website: http://www.lumous.net

Amphi Festival

When: July 16 & July 17

Where: Tanzbrunnen, Cologne, Germany

Who: Die Krupps, Das Ich, Diorama, Grendel, Staubkind, Klangstabil, Persephone, Suicide Commando, In Strict Confidence, and others to be confirmed. Classic & Depeche (piano concert with pianist Lars Arnold) also in the schedule.

Official Website: http://www.amphi-festival.de/

DV8Fest 2011

When: July 21 thru July 24

Where: York, UK

Who: Nosferatu and more than 50 other acts to be announced

Official Website: http://www.dv8fest.com/

Castle Party

When: July 21 thru July 24

Where: Bolkow Castle, Poland

Who: Atari Teenage Riot (de), PROJECT PITCHFORK (de), DIARY OF DREAMS (de), Closterkeller (pl), UMBRA ET IMAGO (de), SUICIDE COMMANDO (be) and many more

Official Website: http://castleparty.com/

Summer Darkness

When: July 29 thru July 31

Where: Utrecht, the Netherlands

Who: Lineup will be announced during the Summer Darkness Winter Edition, on Feb-04 (Combichrist & Mortiis concert)

Official website: http://www.summerdarkness.nl/festival/

M’era Luna Festival

When: August 13 & August 14

Where: Hildesheim, Germany

Who: Within Temptation, ASP, End of Green, Mono Inc., The Beauty of Gemina and others to be confirmed

Official Website: http://www.fkpscorpio.com/meraluna/

E-tropolis Festival

When: September 3

Where: Berlin, Germany

Who: Rotersand, VNV Nation, Haujobb, Faderhead, Solitary Experiments, Santa Hates You, and others to be confirmed

Official Website: http://www.etropolis-festival.de

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November 18, 2010

4 New Bands Confirmed at Amphi Festival 2011

Filed under: Amphi Festival — Tags: advance tickets, aftershow parties, agonoize, amphifestival, clan of xymox, covenant, das ich, deine lakaien, der fluch, die krupps, diorama, dr. mark benecke, dreadful shadows, Feindflug, festival, frozen plasma, germany, grendel, group tickets, in the nursery, kirlian camera, klangstabil, leatherstrip, mind.in.a.box, nitzer ebb, ordo rosarius equilibrio, persephone, saltatio mortis, samsas traum, staubkind, subway to sally, supporting program, tanzwut, tickets, winterkalte, x rx, zeraphine — admin @ 6:57 pm

New bands confirmed for the Amphi Festival 2011:

The first new entry not only offers a profound measure to give the chills to your neighbour at the next traffic light, AGONOIZE are in any respect on top of their game! Especially in providing adrenaline-pumped electro sound, there are very few to teach the heavy machinery specialists from Berlin a lesson. Reinforced by visual splatter effects AGONOIZE are infamous for their rough-edged stage performances and nothing for the faint-hearted!

All quiet at the Amphi-front? Not in the slightest! The industrial-bombers FEINDFLUG always enjoy to deliver an action-packed show. After literally laying the Amphi stage in ashes in 2009, Felix and Banane are returning with a sonic thunderstorm, to commemorate the horrors of the World War II.

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October 8, 2010

Clan of Xymox in Bucharest, Control Club, Oct 7, 2010, Viva Music Review and Photos

Filed under: Events in Romania (Reviews) — Tags: clan of xymox, clan of xymox in control club, clan of xymox in romania, control club, romania, ronny moorings — admin @ 7:23 pm

At the end of the section “Biography” on their official website one can read:

“Ronny Moorings is Clan Of Xymox”.

And I can confirm that Clan of Xymox is Ronny after seeing CoX live at Control Club in Bucharest last night! He has a deep, caressing voice that you never forget and an excellent, somehow ethereal stage presence, with a slight punk twist to it. I admire artists who keep their cool as the concert goes on, and don’t get overexcited once the audience gets more enthusiastic. I had the feeling the gracious smiles Ronny was displaying and the non-pretentious “It’s good to be in Romania” were a sign of admiration and comfort from a very professional artist. Ronny reminded me of Dave Gahan, first because of the music and second because of the very intense gaze at the public, at everyone and at no one at the same time. Cool and sweet, sound like Killing Joke, Voltaire, Bauhaus, Depeche Mode, Sisters of Mercy and New Order, Clan of Xymox was another well articulated and welcome concert in Bucharest.

The current lineup of Clan of Xymox, now based in Leipzig, Germany, consists of Ronny Moorings – produces, writes, records all music & lyrics. Live members: Ronny Moorings sticks live to guitar & vocals, Mojca on bass, Mario Usai on guitar & Yvonne de Ray on keyboards.

Since 1985, Clan of Xymox have released 9 albums and 14 singles and EP’ and a live album.

Official website: http://www.clanofxymox.com/

Myspace: http://www.clanofxymox.com/

Here are the pics I took at the concert:

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