Posts written by Luca EW

Renoizer - Noise Theory
(Abstrakt Reflections)



Tracklist
01. Intro
02. Fragments
03. Jagged
04. Altered Perception
05. Altered Perception (Kokobrice Remix)
06. Mind Frequency
07. Subzero (Interlude)
08. Modulate
09. Modulate (Andrew Course Remix)
10. Sombre Nuit
11. The Shadow
12. Substance
13. End (Outro)

Release Date
9th November 2015

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Renoizer - Noise Theory



Press Release
With “Noise Theory” Renoizer takes the listener into a dark world where melancholy reigns.
In this mass of heavy textures and rhythms, the artist brings us an intimate album with the image of a world in decline.
Challenge was to create his own audio identity from A to Z, while mixing, recording in the field of programming synthesizers as well as mastering.

Links
Artist: Facebook
Label: Website | Facebook

Edited by Luca EW - 9/11/2015, 22:29

Displacer - Crossing the Threshold
(Crime League)



Tracklist
01. Crossing The Threshold
02. Crossing The Threshold (LCF)

Release Date
23rd October 2015

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Displacer - Crossing the Threshold

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Artist: Website | Facebook
Label: Website | Facebook

Head-Less - Punish Your Head E​.​P​.
(Self Released)



Tracklist
01. Punish Your Head (extended)
02. Punish Your Head (Raul Parra 1st Mix)
03. You (Club Mix)
04. The Deep Insight (Culture Kultür Mix)
05. Punish Your Head (Mental Discipline Mix)
06. We Stand In Hope (Sebastian Komor Mix)
07. You (Assemblage 23 Mix)
08. The Deep Insight (Any Second Mix)
09. Punish Your Head (Raul Parra 2nd Mix)
10. Forgiving (People Theatre Mix)
11. You (Channel East Mix)
12. The Deep Insight (Cutoff Sky Mix)
13. Punish Your Head (Ad:Key Mix)

Release Date
6th November 2015

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Head-Less - Punish Your Head (EP CD)

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Head-Less - Punish Your Head E​.​P​.​

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Artist: Website | Facebook
Label: Self Released

This Morn' Omina - Kundalini Rising
(Ant-Zen)



Tracklist
t.b.a.

Release Date
2016

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Artist: Facebook
Label: Website | Facebook

Edited by Luca EW - 2/1/2016, 11:24

Lingouf - Œuvre au Noir
(Ant-Zen)



Tracklist
01. Silence
02. Re:âme Houx
03. Là Version du Jour
04. Instrumain
05. Pierre Noire
06. Tête de Mort au Ventre
07. Pleure Pétales

Release Date
4th November 2015

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Lingouf - Œuvre au Noir



Press Release
with 'œuvre au noir' which is already lingouf's eighth full length release on ant-zen in seven years, the multitalented frenchman vincent ingouf presents his' aggressive and danceable side. mid-tempo hardcore techno and industrial interlock into one mercilessly pounding barrage while the typical playful melody lines that this project is well-known for are still clearly audible. instead of the excessive use of sampling which appeared on previous releases, this opus' emphasis is set squarely on on sung vocals, the lyrics of which are displayed in a beautifully designed 12-page booklet.
'œuvre au noir' - a brutal, intense, pulsing vortex of straightforward digital beats, harsh sequenced distortion and processed voices, intended to make you move, and to make you listen.

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Artist: Website | Facebook
Label: Website | Facebook

Edited by Luca EW - 4/11/2015, 14:48

Vromb - Chorégraphie
(Ant-Zen)



Tracklist
01. Entité
02. Réceptions Onna, Onta, Dota
03. Angles Morts
04. Contre Mesures
05. Un Monde Hermétique
06. Manigance
07. Rêve en Boucle
08. Transformateur
09. Transformation Phase A & B
10. Stabilisateur

Release Date
6th November 2015

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Vromb - Chorégraphie



Press Release
for more than twenty years the canadian project vromb a.k.a. hugo girard has masterly transformed a plethora of different inspirations into sound, resulting in a multitude of releases based on many topics. for the realization of his recent opus, girard drastically changed his approach: instead of choosing an exterior subject he wanted to transcribe the tones and voices generated in his own mind, keep hold of them and etch them onto record, and thus he is the choreographer of imaginary sounds which become physical musical entities. 'chorégraphie' demonstrates vromb's incredible skills at handling his' analog electronic equipment, which means in large part the sound manipulations are created by directly using the machines with only a little part of computer assisted sequencing, audio montages and overdubs. subliminal trance-inducing beats, mighty pulsating sub basses and repetitive sequencer textures enriched with surrealistic ambient dronescapes and hugo girard's recognizable voice generate a steady but everchanging semi-ritualistic flow which was, is, and will be associated uniquely with the sonic world of vromb. a wonderfully composed album which allegorizes the disposal of the sounds created by an artist's inner self, and at the same time an essential listening for those with a different view. highly recommended.

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Artist: Website
Label: Website | Facebook

Edited by Luca EW - 6/11/2015, 11:49

Gjöll - The Background Static of Perpetual Discontent
(Ant-Zen)



Tracklist
01. Ascending
02. Perpetual Discontent
03. By the Harbour
04. No War on My Skin
05. Life as Randomness
06. In Defence
07. Beauty Will Not Be Defined

Release Date
11th November 2015

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Gjöll - The Background Static of Perpetual Discontent



Press Release
the fourth full-length release of the icelandic duo gjöll is inspired by 'the power of now', a book by the spiritual author eckhard tolle which is intended to be a self-help guide for day-to-day living and stresses, the importance of living in the present moment and avoiding thoughts of the past or future. tolle calls the misery of our daily mindgrind 'the background static of perpetual discontent' which is what we need to refurbish out of our minds to be able experiencing joy instead of constantly seeking distraction. both the music and the lyrics on this album reflect this topic from different points of view between anger and inner peace. this wide range of tempers and feelings are musically processed with most various styles between gloomy ambient soundscapes, rhythm based industrial and piercing power electronics whereat strumming rhythm guitar blows by luca brembilla on track 3 add a heavily distorted post-rock element. 2kilos &more and black sifichi have a guest appearance on track 4, melting their unique downbeat electronica and sinister voice with gjöll's sound spectrum: slow, grinding beats, elaborated synth / sampling treatments and intense vocals ranging from susurration to furious screaming. this diversified range of instrumentation and sounds generates augmentative atmospheres between coldness, wamth and burning heat. haunting, hypnotic, soothing and disquieting, 'the background static of perpetual discontent' presents an enthralling impulse for mind and body.

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Artist: Facebook
Label: Website | Facebook

Edited by Luca EW - 11/11/2015, 09:42

Siamgda - Oppression
(Ant-Zen)



Tracklist
01. Wide Land of Ruins
02. March over Icy Deserts
03. Lost Runaway
04. Asian Slave Bazaar
05. Thousand Arms for a Headless Mind
06. Oppression
07. Fading
08. Under the Shadow
09. Gory
10. Last Body
11. Mourner

Release Date
29th October 2015

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Siamgda - Oppression



Press Release
on his second album for ant-zen, 'oppression', marc fischer a.k.a. siamgda continues to tread the path that began with 'tremors': a unique and captivating mixture of acoustic ethnic sounds and electronic soundscapes ranging from ambient to noise, with the emphasis on looped tribal percussion. on ‘oppression’ this german artist generates a wide scale of moods between trance, unease and wariness. dense, repetitive textures and even borrowed elements from the characteristic krautrock rhythm 'motorik' carry the catchy musical motifs based on native sounds recorded in india and nepal, and all this is then enriched with subtle changes which become clear after repeated, intensive listening.
this release connects industrial roughness with beat-structured hypnosis, riveting drumming with tailor-made samples and lo-fi production elements with an intoxicating live feel. highly recommended.

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Artist: Website | Facebook
Label: Website | Facebook

Edited by Luca EW - 29/10/2015, 10:12

Distel - Zand
(Ant-Zen)



Tracklist
01. Cell
02. Fall
03. Dögn
04. Regn
05. Che
06. Coralline
07. Nothing to Mend
08. Unfold
09. The First
10. In Ruins
11. Snake Messiah

Release Date
27th October 2015

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Distel - Zand (CD)

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Distel - Zand



Press Release
the second full length album by the remarkable dutch project is a striking feat: the followup album to 'puur' displays once again distel's outstanding skills, fusing sound treatments, songwriting and emotional intensity with the ability to generate a coherent, monolithic opus reaped from a wide range of sources.
'zand' is a collection of songs expressing autumnal, funereal moods through subdued atmospheres carried by subliminal beats, phantasmal electronics, processed guitars and gloomy, sometimes mildly distorted vocals. particular levels of discomfort are never exceeded, never the less they are audible and linked with layers of tension and intensity.
four exclusively recorded tracks, a cover version of a song by the legendary n.y. based project suicide and six remixes made for keluar, acclimate v.1, ghost actor, black egg, veil of light and michael idehall add up to a harmonious and perfectly coordinated set executed in distel's very own style oscillating between ritualistic soundscapes, vintage industrial music and cold-/darkwave. an album that leaves space for adventure, fun and some strange moments.

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Artist: Website | Facebook
Label: Website | Facebook

Edited by Luca EW - 3/11/2015, 22:59

Kommando - Skull Snake
(Ant-Zen)



Tracklist
01. The Nhsh Truth / Bearer of Lies
02. Snakepit
03. Picrotoxin
04. Stimulus Pre-Mortem
05. I Wear Your Skin
06. Häutung
07. Serpent Seed
08. Infected Wounds Grow Endless
09. Crosses
10. Cytolysis

Release Date
2nd November 2015

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Kommando - Skull Snake (CD)

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Kommando - Skull Snake



Press Release
the serpent, a symbol of powerful evil and chaos from the underworld as well as a symbol of fertility, life and healing - a creature mankind has known from the beginning. dan courtman a.k.a. kommando chose to get into the detail, the aspects of the snake as the subject for his' sixth release, 'snake skull': its biblical meaning, its skin, its venom, and also the places of horror, torture and even death that european legends and fairy tales labeled snake pits.
kommando's musical trademark right from the start has been to find footholds that belie the confrontational nature of the power electronics genre by pairing subtlety and diversification with aggression and rabidness. death industrial, power electronics and dark ambient are symbiotically combined in a mesmeric and ritualistic way and produce dark, gloomy atmospheres delivered with intent and dedication. brick walls of slow-pace kick drums and immersive loops build a solid foundation for heavy synth lines, noxious waves of distortion and well-thought-out vocal processing. these unholy spoken meditations are performed by dan courtman himself, except for the 'serpent seed' track where kommando presents swedish artist th. tot aka trepaneringsritualen as a guest vocalist.
claiming and accessible, rhythmic and seething at the same time, 'snake skull' is an oftenly static genre's enrichment, advisable to broad-minded listeners an increased awareness of past, present, and future.

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Artist: Facebook
Label: Website | Facebook

Edited by Luca EW - 3/11/2015, 23:00

Solitary Experiments - In Motion: Live in Berlin
(Out of Line Music)



Tracklist
DVD:
01. Immortal
02. Point of View
03. Déjà Vu
04. Homesick
05. Apologize
06. Pale Candle Light
07. Wasteland
08. Delight
09. Odyssey of Mind
10. Game Over
11. No Salvation
12. Trial and Error
13. Epiphany
14. Rise and Fall
15. Stars
16. Watching Over You

CD:
01. Immortal
02. Point of View
03. Déjà Vu
04. Homesick
05. Pale Candle Light
06. Delight
07. Odyssey of Mind
08. Game Over
09. No Salvation
10. Trial and Error
11. Epiphany
12. Rise and Fall
13. Stars

Release Date
27th November 2015

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Solitary Experiments - In Motion (Live In Berlin) / Limited Edition (CD + DVD)



Press Release
In October 2014, the most important German Melodic-Electro-band celebrated its first two decades with a one-off concert event. The long-awaited recording of this special concert is now being released as a classy DVD/CD set in a hand-numbered Digipak long box, limited to 1000 copies, world-wide.
Grand jubilees require an adequate form of celebration. Henceforth, Solitary Experiments decided to organize a mini festival in the renowned concert hall Huxley's Neue Welt in Berlin, on October 25th, 2014, in honor of their 20th anniversary. The Berlin-based group's headliner-show was recorded with 5 cameras and multi-track-audio. Now, roughly one year after this grand happening, this recording has been fashioned into a mesmerizing concert film on DVD, which contains an exquisite selection of the band's greatest hits and fan favorites, featuring a massive 5.1-surround-sound-mix that effectively projects the band's unique live atmosphere into your living room. As a special bonus, the limited set also contains the show on CD as a stereo mix for listening on the road. Lavishly packaged in a DVD-format Digipak, this one-of-a-kind package is a must-own for fans and belongs in any serious collection of Melodic Electro! The ultimate Solitary Experiments experience: live & IN MOTION!

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Artist: Website | Facebook
Label: Website | Facebook

Edited by Luca EW - 27/11/2015, 10:40

The Sexorcist - Klangkörper
(Out of Line Music)



Tracklist
CD 1:
01. Lebenslauf
02. Tokio
03. Concept of Hate
04. Klangkörper
05. Unter Deiner Haut
06. Hate Anthem
07. Erotik (F.Alco.Hol Version)
08. Deine Augen
09. Alles oder Nichts (Instr.)
10. Wahrer Glaube
11. Koma
12. Arschlochsong
13. Visiobibliophobia
14. Sexorcist

CD 2:
01. Smackdown
02. Where Darkness Falls
03. Phönix
04. Life Is a Bitch
05. Unite

Release Date
27th November 2015

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The Sexorcist - Klangkörper / Limited 1st Edition (2CD)



Press Release
With the debut album of his new project The Sexorcist, Chris L., of Agonoize-fame, effectively demonstrates how EBM should be sounding today: Hard, uncompromising, tongue-in-cheek and accompanied by the most massive electronic inferno today's technology can provide.
Anyone who names his album “Klangkörper” (=body of sound) should also deliver some sort of physical experience. The title fits the debut of The Sexorcist, the new project of Agonoize front man Chris L. and his partner in crime Gunnar Kreuz hand in glove. Not only do minimalist, direct and bass-laden sounds that have imbibed the feeling of the good old Electronic Body Music (Body=Körper, Music=sound=Klang) dominate the songs, but the album as a whole is nothing less than pure sex, molded into electronic sounds. Garnished with a solid portion of modern harshness, a lot of tongue-in-cheek provocation (seldomly did anyone show his haters the finger in a more wryly direct manner), a ton of surprises (if you are among those that have always believed that DAF and Falco would have been a natural match, then listen closely) and a lot of raw hit potential, “Klangkörper” offers up the hottest collection of earworms for fitness-fanatical bulldozer-romantics (dance floor, beer, steak and blow jobs instead of candlelight dinner for two) ever put on disc. This is Erotic Body Music: total electronic satisfaction with heart, a keen mouth and lots of balls. Or to put it differently: “Klangkörper” is twerking for professionals. The album's limited first edition comes as a deluxe double CD.

Links
Artist: Facebook
Label: Website | Facebook

Edited by Luca EW - 27/11/2015, 11:19

Die Sektor - From Out of the Void
(Digital World Audio)



Tracklist
01. Dissector (Forever)
02. Accelerant (Pick Up and Rise)
03. Sum (No Light Escapes)
04. Inverted Structure (Reverted)
05. Corpus Accido (No Pain)
06. Comatose (Dreams in Concrete)
07. Pale (The Original Wound)
08. Divide to Dust (And Here Is the Mirror)
09. Solder (Steady Hand)
10. Inverted Structure (Re-incarnated by SUNNY)
11. Beneath (Guitar Version feat. Khold)

Release Date
30th October 2015

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Die Sektor - From Out of the Void

Press Release
THIS HALLOWEEN...
the brand new album from DIE SEKTOR - consisting of completely reworked tracks from the last 3 albums, rebuilt in the way only DIE SEKTOR knows how...plus an amazing cover version of DIE SEKTOR's "Inverted Structure"!
Described by the band themselves as "possibly our finest work to date" and "can stand alone as an album in its own right", "From Out Of The Void" therefore serves as both the perfect introduction to DIE SEKTOR for the uninitiated, and as the icing on the cake for the many fans that have followed the unfolding of "The Void Trilogy" over the past 3 years.
Currently available exclusively as part of the Indiegogo-hosted crowdfunding campaign for the current US Tour, this digital release will not go on general release via any other platforms (iTunes, Spotify, Amazon etc) until December.
The album is also available on CD - but ONLY as the bonus CD4 of "The Void Trilogy" 4CD Limited Edition also offered in the Indiegogo campaign, and strictly limited to 100 copies only:
dwa-digital.com/album/the-void-trilogy
See the official campaign page on Indiegogo HERE for other limited edition items:
igg.me/at/diesektor/x/2492356

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Artist: Facebook
Label: Website | Facebook

Terence Fixmer - Depth Charged Remixes
(CLR Records)



Tracklist
01. Elevation (Answer Code Request Remix)
02. Elevation (Fixmer's Live Version)
03. Unforeseen (Steve Bicknell Remix)
04. Unforeseen (Fixmer's Live Version)

Release Date
25th September 2015

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Terence Fixmer - Depth Charged Remixes (EP CD)



Press Release
Succeeding his profound and forward-thinking album 'Depth Charged' which was revealed last February, Terence Fixmer returns with 'Depth Charged Remixed' featuring Ostgut Tons Answer Code Request and UKs underground techno hero Steve Bicknell. Elevation, originally the final track of the album, emotional and reflective, is kicked up a notch by ACRs Patrick Gräser by adding ponderous drum patterns making it perfect for the floor. Conversely, Steve Bicknell takes on Unforeseen. With its fast paced rolling bass it is now put into top gear shivering with feverish reverberations. To compliment each variation, included on the EP are Fixmers own live versions that have energetically filled dance floors throughout his tour.

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Artist: Website | Facebook
Label: Website | Facebook

:Bahntier// - The Age of Discord
(Rustblade)



Tracklist
01. ANMN
02. Final Wall
03. Never Forget
04. In Each His Falling
05. Age of Discord
06. Selfless Toy
07. I Don’t Know
08. Sound of the Bells
09. This Mind
10. Outside Burning

Bonus CD:
01. Golden Worm

Release Date
4th December 2015

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Bahntier - The Age Of Discord (CD)
Bahntier - The Age Of Discord / Limited Purple Vinyl (12" Vinyl)

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:Bahntier// - The Age of Discord







Press Release
The return of one of the most appreciated bands of the European post industrial underground, :Bahntier// are back with The Age Of Discord, the new album characterized by a bombastic sound both fresh and classic at the same time, with tracks effortlessly swimming between harsh distorted industrial, post-wave electro, ritual noise and more.
Stefano Rossello (:Bahntier//’s founder, Detune-X, Ketvector) provides a voice fraught with disturbing overtones and dark experimentations, Justin Bennett (Skinny Puppy / kETvECTOR / Askew) and Filippo Corradin (The Lingams and Yoni) provide a foundation of acoustic and electronic tribal rhythms with scathing modular synth tapestries. :Bahntier// always surprises fans and this release is no exception, offering a sonic concept that’s sure to make it’s mark. Amazing reviews on Alternative press
This is The Age Of Discord, and this is the unique sound of :Bahntier//!

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Artist: Facebook
Label: Website | Facebook

Edited by Luca EW - 7/12/2015, 16:07