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October 4, 2011

System Syn – “All Seasons Pass” Viva Music Album Review

It started with the disappearance of a young woman in January 2006. At least that’s when I first heard about it – just a four-paragraph column in the newspaper. (…) There was a human element in there that you couldn’t see on the surface. There were people involved and affected that you were not going to read about in the paper. There were people who loved this woman, and who she loved. Their lives were never going to be the same, regardless of the outcome. Their lives were changing, and those four paragraphs were never going to reveal the extent of their tragedy.”  (Clint Carney, album inlay)

Tracklist: “God Damn” * “Path of Least Resistance” * “Ordinary Life” * “An Excuse Never Received” * “Mercy” * “Good Night” * “Homecoming” * “Absence” * “The Lesson” * “Funeral” * “Confession

Other System Syn news on darkwave.ro: New System Syn Album “All Seasons Pass” Out on Oct-11!

System Syn “All Seasons Pass“: Viva Music Album Review:

Ever since we read about the new album from System Syn, entitled “All Seasons Pass“, out with Metropolis Records, we were very curious to see what it amounted to. Good music was of course in the deal, even before getting to listen to the album, but the fact that the album was inspired by real facts from a criminal experience, and promised a multiple POV foray of the situation of the murder was very unusual. Even the pack the album came with sounded intriguing, as it was said to include a very appealing arrangement of black faux leather case, t-shirt in various sizes, vinyl stickers, dog tag, silicone wristband, and of course the CD and the book “All Seasons Pass“. The book can be ordered from here, too. It says in words, images, photographed letters and the like the story of the songs from the album, all resulting from the band’s access to classified information from the criminal case, interviews with family members and people whose connections to the killing of the heroine, whom they choose for confidentiality reasons to call Jane, still hurt.  (more…)

September 30, 2011

Tenek – “EP2” Out on Oct-10! Viva Music Album Review

Tracklist: “What Do You Want? (Full Length Version)” * “Elusive (Full Length Version)” * “The Art of Evasion (Alternate Version)” * “Higher Ground (Alternate Version)” * “Elusive (Radio Edit)” * “What Do You Want? (Radio Edit)

Other Tenek news by Viva Music: Tenek at Darkwave.ro Fest 2011 (review) | Tenek at Darkwave.ro Fest 2011 (photo gallery) | Tenek, “On the Wire” Viva Music Album Review

About Tenek – “EP2:

Available from Monday 10th October on CD & mp3 “EP2” features brand new material from Tenek for 2011. The romantic “What Do You Want?” features none other than Chris Payne on violin. Chris played with Gary Numan from 1979 to 1989 and contributed the awesome violin solos for such tracks as “Complex“, “The Joy Circuit” and “Cold Warning“. Also included on the EP is another brand new song “Elusive” and alternate versions of two of the most popular tracks from their current album “On The Wire“. These serve to remind us of how great Tenek‘s song writing can be and add yet another perspective to some of their best work to date. (source: press release)  (more…)

September 28, 2011

Leaether Strip – “Untold Stories” Out on Oct-01! Viva Music Album Review

This album has been in my head for many years, and after completing the somewhat aggressive Klutae album “Electro Punks Unite”, I really felt it was time to dig for my roots and to really embrace my melancholic and melodic side more than I have done over the years. The Songs have a very retro electronic sound that most of my listeners knows I love, and on most of the songs you will hear me actually sing like the good boy I also have deep inside. It was a hard job to dig him out.” (Claus Larsen)

Tracklist: Leaether Strip – “Untold Stories – The Melancholic Sessions”: “Reunited with My Bitterness” * “Listen to the Children Pray” * “Blind Man’s Buff” * “Untold Stories” * “True Glory – False Heroes” * “Ever Changing Landscapes” * “Love Is Dead” * “Connubialis” * “Giants” * “I Feel No Shame” * “Silver Mist” * “I Am Him – He Is Me” * “The Queen of the Dusk” * “For the Ones We Lost” | “CD-rom Number One”: “Hate Me 2011” * “Budapaest Noir” * “Unerzaehlte Geschichten feat. Rummelsnuff” * “Leaether Strip and Rummelsnuff – Vollnarkose” * “Reunited with My Bitterness – Club Mix by Psychopomps” * “The End of the Road – Final Words Mix by Front Line Assembly” * “Reunited with My Bitterness – Endless Dark Mix by Why the Misery” * “Listen to the Children Pray – Gospel Mix by Implant” * “Reunited with My Bitterness – Nu retro Rmx by Implant” * “Listen to the Children PrayBitch Slap Mix by Decoded Feedback” * “Listen to the Children PrayRobotiko Rejekto Remix” * “Bonus Track – Reunited with My Bitterness – Deadboy Mix by Decoded Feedback” * “Bonus Track – Reunited with My Bitterness – UCNX Remix

Other Leaether Strip news on darkwave.ro: Leaether Strip at Amphi Festival 2011 (review) | Leaether Strip at Amphi Festival 2011 (photo gallery) | Leaether Strip at E-tropolis Festival 2010 (review) | Leaether Strip at E-tropolis Festival 2010 (photo gallery)

Leaether Strip “Untold Stories – The Melancholic Sessions” – Viva Music Review:

Self-released on Oct-01, the new material from stage and studio veteran Leaether Strip is a must of the season. “I love and need the direct contact with the listeners and sure I know I will not have a big distributor behind me but to have this contact is more important for me than sales, yes it sounds cheesy , but that’s how I feel.” says Claus Larsen, and we have to agree – this is a step that reduces at the same time the tiresome discussions about how much technology brings us together and rips us apart, and the unwanted hiatus that listeners might feel when not being able to be in contact with the artists they cherish.“Untold Stories – The Melancholic Sessions” is an amazing listen, and definitely one of the most creative and intriguing things we are going to listen to until the end of the year. The impression their album gives is one of plenitude and reassurance, with a mist of cockiness and a solid base of imaginative musicianship. A maverick album of sorts, “Untold Stories – The Melancholic Sessions” is, in Claus Larsen‘s own words, retro electro – the concept itself rhymes and slides – so does the album, listen to it and you will be proud to be able to present to your friends one hell of a music find. (more…)

August 31, 2011

Angelspit “Hello My Name Is” Out October-11!

It’s time again to “F*** the Revolution. This is war.” Because Angelspit, the Australian New York/Berlin-based wonder who played major festivals and who shared the stage with names such as KMFDM, Skinny Puppy, Front Line Assembly, Sisters of Mercy or Nitzer Ebb, as well as producers of very viral remixes for various bands (again KMFDM and also Ministry) are back this autumn with “a non-stop audio assault on all things that hold back creativity and freedom of expression“, their new album “Hello, My Name Is” with Metropolis Records, out on October-11.

Tracklist: “Cubicle” * “Counterfeit” * “Vermin” * “Catatonic” * “Monkey Byte” * “Defibrilator” * “Bullet Proof” * “Static” * “Jailbait” * “Deadly” * “Violence

Their new music is a revolt of synthesizers, drum machines and samplers – add to that guitars and you get a picture of what they are coming up with! Audio previews are already available on the band’s Facebook welcome page! Pre-order the album from Metropolis Records as a disc or digital download from here.

August 12, 2011

De/vision “Popgefahr – The Mix” Out on Oct-25!

Tracklist: Disc One: “mAndroids (Intuition’s Automatischer Mix)” * “Rage (Mesh – Tantrum Mix)” “What’s Love All About (Raytracer Mix)” * “Time To Be Alive (Iris Mix)” * “Plastic Heart (SideChain Moog Mix)” * “Be A Light To Yourself (Abysmal Mix)” * “Ready To Die (Hearhere Remix)” * “Flash Of Life (Backscatter Remix by Solitary Experiments)” * “Twisted Story (Rob Dust Remix)” * “Until The End Of Time (Renegade Of Noise Stomp RMX)Disc Two: “|mAndroids (Nydhog Remix)” * “Rage (Naweed Mix)” * “What’s Love All About (Kant Kino Remix)” “Time To Be Alive (BLITZMASCHINE Pre-Build Mix)” * “Plastic Heart (Neuroplastic Mix by Cold In May)” * “Be A Light To Yourself (Subsonique – Flashlight Remix)” * “Ready To Die (Remix by ROTOSKOP)” * “Flash Of Life (Intuition’s Perfect Life Remix)” * “Twisted Story (Tkach Rogue Mix)” * “Until The End Of Time (Timeless Rmx by Technomancer)

Did you enjoy De/vision’s latest “Popgefahr”? If so, you now have the opportunity to enjoy the full playlist of “Popgefahr” in not one, but two more versions. The forthcoming “Popgefahr – The Mix” brings you two remix versions of each of the songs, on two separate discs, with highlights from Mesh, Iris, Solitary Experiments and Blitzmaschine. We are looking forward to this release on Oct-25, 2011. You can pre-order the double disc directly from Metropolis Records, as well as other arrangements from different resellers.

De/visionOfficial Website | on Facebook | Discography on Discogs

August 5, 2011

New System Syn Album “All Seasons Pass” Out on Oct-11!

System Syn Album “All Seasons Pass” is going to be released on October, 11! You can already pre-order the album from the band’s site in various arrangements, including a very appealing arrangement ofblack faux leather case,  t-shirt in various sizes, vinyl stickers, dog tag, silicone wristband, and of course the CD and the book “All Seasons Pass“.

Tracklist:

God Damn” * “Path of Least Resistance” * “Ordinary Life” * “An Excuse Never Received” * “Mercy” * “Good Night” * “Homecoming” * “Absence” * “The Lesson” * “Funeral” * “Confession

System Syn is an electro-industrial and futurepop music group that began in 1997, comprising of Clint Carney (Imperative Reaction, God Module, Fake), Jon Siren (Psyclon Nine, Dismantled), Atom Strange, Jake Strange and Adam Vex. Their 11th album, “All Seasons Pass” is scheduled for Oct-11 this year.

“”All Seasons Pass is unlike any previous System Syn album. This album tells the true story of the final tragic days of a young woman, as seen through her eyes and through the eyes of those around her. Also available is the book, “All Seasons Pass: the Complete Story,” which reveals the real life story that inspired the album, including never before published photos and evidence.”, according to the band’s website.

The new album release coincides with the band’s tour entitled Triptych Tour, which will storm over America in September and October alongside other acts in which Clint Carney participates creatively, namely Imperative Reaction and God Module. All three tour bands are scheduled to release albums this autumn! (System Syn – “All Seasons Pass“, Imperative Reaction –Imperative Reaction“, God Module – “Seance“.

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