TOURDEFORCE – Six in the Key of Death (Tribute to DEATH IN JUNE) [limited] Label: SPQR: SPQR LXI Format: CD, Album, DigiCD Country: Italy Released: 2022 Style: Industrial, Dark Wave
“In a foreign land, in a foreign time, TourdeForce has come…”, please welcome “Six in the Key of Death”.
After the conclusion of the successful “Anger Trilogy” (“Jedem Das Seine”, 2014; “Very Industrial People”, 2018; “Vargtimmar”, 2021), the italian electro-wave act TourdeForce is ready to rise and hit the dancefloor once again with a mini album dedicated to all lovers and devotees of Death in June.
Six songs from early Death in June meet New Order and Nine Inch Nails.
Fields of Rape Holy Water The Calling Nowhere Street She Said Destroy Come Before Christ and Murder Love
Ikon – As Time Goes By (The Original Ikon) Label: Dark Vinyl Records – DV81, Nile Records Australia – DV81 Format: CD, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, Limited Edition Country: Germany Released: Jun 22, 2018 Style: Goth Rock, Darkwave
CD1 contains AS TIME GOES BY album from 1992 completly remastered & remixed 2016
CD2 contains the full Arthouse gig (12 tracks / Melbourne 1992) , plus 6 unreleased Demo-Tracks from 1992 (as «Hidden Bonustracks)
In January 1992, IKON entered the studio to record what was supposed tob e the band`s debut single „As Time Goes By“ b/w „Never Ending“. Over three days from 17 january, a total of 8 songs were recorded and the band was reasonably satisfied with the results. Shortly afterwards, an accident lead tot he partial erasure oft he drums for «As Time Goes By“, making it impossible to finish and also wiping the plans for it tob e the main single track. The remaining songs were mixed over the following weeks, but the band was not happy with the results overall, so the project was shelved.
By mid 1992, IKON decided to attempt to remix the tracks and select another single option, but this time encountered a new problem: the tape was beginning to oxidize, making it impossible to play. The band was faced with the prospect of being forced to use the initial unsatisfactory mixes.
In 2016 this original IKON session, known as «As Time Goes By“, was given one final facelift by repairing and cleaning up any tape issues, and presenting the songs in a more natural light. It was decided that no more songs would be added to CD1, not to detract from IKON’s studio debut.
CD2 contains the complete January 1st Arthouse live show, which has never been released in full. This show was recorded within a couple of weeks of the Frontline session, and is a a fitting addition.
Although many of these tracks have been mixed on numerous occasions over the years, and feature on various CD’S, the session known as ‘As Time Goes By’, the original IKON studio session, was given one final facelift in 2016, repairing and cleaning up any tape issues, and presenting the songs in a more natural light. It was decided that no more songs would be added to CD1, not to detract from IKON’s studio debut. CD2 contains the complete January 1st Arthouse live show, which has never been released in full. This show was recorded within a couple of weeks of the Frontline session, and is a a fitting addition.
Tracklist:
CD1-STUDIO (38 min): AS TIME GOES BY (2016) 3:01 / NEVER ENDING (2016) 3:25 / WHY (2016) 3:12 / REALITY IS LOST (2016) 4:08 / ALIVE (2016) 3:14 / FEAR (2016) 3:48 / THE LOST (2016) 3:37 / ALONE (2016) 3:13
CD2-LIVE (42 min.): SUICIDE (Arthouse 1992) 3:59 / NEVER ENDING (Arthouse 1992) 3:22 / AS TIME GOES BY (Arthouse 1992) 3:01 / WHY (Arthouse 1992) 3:21 / THE AWAKENING (Arthouse 1992) 3:20 / ALIVE (Arthouse 1992) 3:07 / DEVOTION (Arthouse 1992) 2:43 / ALONE (Arthouse 1992) 3:27 / REALITY IS LOST (Arthouse 1992) 4:08 / THE LOST (Arthouse 1992) 2:45 / SHE SMILES (Arthouse 1992) 4:12 / FEAR (Arthouse 1992) 4:20 + 6 hidden Bonustracks (24 min of unreleased Demos from 1992)
Ikon – The Thirteenth Hour (The Singles 2007-2020) Label: Dark Vinyl Records – DV92, Eternal Media – DV92 Format: 3 x CD, Compilation, Limited Edition Country: Australia Released: Apr 2020 Style: Goth Rock, Darkwave
1.A line on a dark day (CD single version) 04:10 2.Amongst the Runes (version) 04:11 3.Torn apart (CD single version) 04:49 4.Driftwood (CD single version) 05:11 5.Broken windows to the soul (version) 04:25 6.Where do I go from here (new version) 03:44 7.Azkadelia (7″ version) 09:00 8.I burn for you (7″ version) 03:28 9.Stolen (7″ single version) 04:32 10.Blood of love (7″ version) 04:14 11.Black Noise (remix) 05:09 12.Gruss Von Krampus (7″ version) 08:00 13.Silence is calling (new version) 04:13 14.Calm before the storm 04:17 15.Nowhere to turn 04:02 16.Silent Knight 04:19 17.Under my Skin 05:24 18.Disenchanted Lullaby 03:40 19.City of night 03:16 20.My dreams they remind me of you (7″ version) 04:02 21.Predator (mk II) 06:22 22.Drowning in this river (demo) 05:29 23.The Hunter (7″ version) 04:19 24.Mistaken 05:48 25.Krampus is coming to town 05:32 26.Don’t cry little baby (demo) 03:44 27.A line on a dark day (extended version) 04:24 28.Amongst the runes (extended version) 05:44 29.Torn Apart (extended version) 05:46 30.Driftwood (extended version) 07:04 31.Broken windows to the soul (extended version) 04:40 32.Where do I go from here (extended version) 06:01 33.Azkadelia (extended version) 06:01 34.I burn for you (club mix) 04:08 35.Stolen (extended version) 07:56 36.The blood of love (extended version) 06:07 37.Black Noise (club mix) 06:51 38.Gruss vom Krampus (full version) 05:31 39.Silence is calling (extended version) 04:42
Packaging: 6-panel gatefold card sleeve without booklet.
Ikon – Sketches & Blurred Visions (Demos And Sessions 1991-1993) Label: Dark Vinyl Records – DV87 Format: CD, Compilation, DVD-Video Country: Australia Style: Darkwave, Goth Rock
IKON are one of the oldest members of the Gothic / New Wave scene, Inspired by bands like Joy Division and New Order.
«Sketches & Blurred Visions» contains demos and videos covering the period from 1991-1993. All material is previously unreleased.
Band members that time were: Chris McCarter, Dino Molinaro, Michael Aliani and Maurice Molella
Tracklist CD: As Time Goes By (Home Demo 1991) / The Dream (Home Demo 1991) / Mortal Soul (Home Demo 1991) / Never Ending (Home Demo 1991) / So Far Away (Home Demo 1991) / She Smiles (Home Demo 1991) / Belief (Rehearsal 1991) / Headspin (Rehearsal 1992) / Remember Me (Demo 1992) / For Eternity (Rough Demo 1992) / Burning Desire (Rehearsal 1992) / Never Too Much (Rough Demo 1992) / Under The Watchful Eye (Rough Demo 1992) / Come With Me (Rehearsal 1992) / Echoes Of Silence (Demo 1993) /Persuasion (Demo 1993)
Tracklist DVD (All Regions / PAL): eality Is Lost () / The Lost () /Solitude () / The Awakening () / Sister Ray () / Never Ending () / As Time Goes By () / As Time Goes By () / Fear () / Reality Is Lost () / The Lost () / The Awakening () / Sister Ray () / Home Movies () /Never Too Much ()
() LIVE AT THE ARTHOUSE MELBOURNE 11.12.1991 / () LIVE AT THE COUNCIL HALL COBURG 13.12.1991 / () VARIOUS HOME MOVIES 1991-1993 / () HOME VIDEO 1992
Death In June – Nada! (Vinyl) Label: June Records – JUNE 03 Format: Vinyl, LP, Unofficial Release, Black Released: 2022 Style: Neofolk, Dark Wave
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Nada! is the third studio album by English neofolk band Death in June. It was released on 12 October 1985 Includes an insert with Whiphand 6 logo and lyrics.
This limited edition of 750 includes the gold-colored vinyl LP.
The Frozen Autumn – Pale Awakening (2 × Vinyl, Blue) Label: Avantgarde Music / AV447LP Format: 2 × Vinyl, Album, Reissue, Blue Country: Italy Released: 2022 Style: New Wave, Synth-pop, Darkwave
Pale Awakening is the debut album by The Frozen Autumn, which originally saw the light in 1995 following the demotape Oblivion and various live gigs in Italy and abroad. These led to the CD release of this concept album with crepuscular sounds, at times inspired by the sound of 4AD and Projekt Records, that unfold between reflective and atmospheric moments, imbued with melancholy with more rhythmic openings, yet always characterized by a common feature: the oniric plane, the certainty of the existence of parallel realities, the escape from everyday life to embark on an inner journey, aware that «there is something beyond».
27 years after the first edition, Avantgarde Music re-releases Pale Awakening in two valuable collectible formats: 12 «colored double vinyl in a gatefold cover with lyrics.
The Frozen Autumn – Seen From Under Ice Label: Twilight Records – TW 1.69 Format: 2 x DVD, DVD-Video, PAL Country: Argentina Released: 2010 Style: Darkwave
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The 2 DVDs contain 27 tracks +backstage footage + credits and much more – for a total running time of approximately 3 hours of mostly unreleased and rare video material.
Tracks 1 to 18 are brand new video shootings of a “live in studio” session filmed 3 months ago in The Memory Room Studio cut with “TFA-personally-made” videoart, where songs spanning from “Pale Awakening” to “Is Anybody There?” have been re-sung and re-interpreted with additional guitars and keyboards also thanks to the new live members Stefano Nieri from Act Noir (guitars) and The Count from Nabla Operator (synths), both appearing in the videos together with Diego & Froxy, of course. Tracks 19 to 21 are TFA & Static Movement official videoclips while Tracks 21 to 27 are live video shootings taken from 2 TFA concerts of the 90’s.
DVD in PAL, Region Code: 0
‘Memory Room Studio Performance’ – 31 October 2009 Versions: º 01 Onyria º 02 Don’t Cry For Me º 03 Ashes º 04 Into Your Arms º 05 Guardian Angel º 06 Faceless Names º 07 Outside The Line º 08 Painted Girls º 09 There’s No Time To Recall º 10 Polar Plateau º 11 Static Cold º 12 Second Sight º 13 Again º 14 Venetian Blinds º 15 The Waveshaper º 16 Wait For Nothing º 17 Silence Is Talking º 18 This Time
Official Videoclips: º 19 Is Everything Real? º 20 Nouvelle Vague º 21 Another Tear
Live in Ferrara 1994: º 22 Pale Awakening º 23 Again º 24 Another Tear
Live in Darmstadt 1998: º 25 Wait For Nothing º 26 I’m Coming From Nowhere º 27 Don’t Cry For Me
Chiron – The Sun Goes Down Label: Dark Vinyl Records – DV97 Format: CD, Album, Limited Edition Country: Germany Released: 14 Jan 2022 Style: Darkwave
After 7 years of silence, the Australian Darkwave/ PostPunk act CHIRON returns with a new album. Chiron is the brainchild of ex-IKON vocalist Michael Aliani, supported by Dino Molinaro (IKON) on bass and cello. In addition, Leanne Coe can be heard on saxophone for the first time. Influenced by groups like Joy Division and the early New Order, Michael left IKON in 1997 and started his project «Chiron». “The Sun goes Down” is certainly Chiron’s darkest and best release yet. Themes like isolation, loneliness and loss are the focus. Of course, typical PostPunk and Joy Division elements are included, but especially the dark tracks with saxophone reflect the range and development of CHIRON. The album also features a Remix by JM Lederman (The Weathermen, Ghost & Writer…)
Tracklist:: 1.Surrender 5:06 / 2.Rage 1:39 / 3. Sadly 3:32 / 4. Darker Days 4:25 / 5. Let Us Beginn 3:12 / 6. Deep Inside 4:52 / 7. Frantic 3:50 / 8. Forsaken 4:56 / 9. Decline 4:46 / 10. That Feeling 2:50 / 11. Torn 3:49 / 12. Darker Days (Jean Marc Ledderman – Remix) 4:18
BLACK Magazin, Review January 2022: Man mag ja von der australischen Dark Wave-Formation IKON halten was man will, aber in den letzten Jahren haben sie es doch etwas arg mit den Wiederauflagen alter Veröffentlichungen bzw. Singles-, Live- & Demo-Compilations übertrieben. Die Diskografie von CHIRON, der Band des ehemaligen IKON-Sängers Michael Carrodus ist dagegen recht übersichtlich und „The Sun Goes Down“ das erste richtige Album nach sehr langer Zeit. Inzwischen ist CHIRON zum Trio geschrumpft und neben IKON-Bassist Dino Molinaro noch Leanne Coe mit ihrem Saxophon an Bord. Gerade dieses für Bands aus dem Dark Wave-Genre ungewöhnliche Instrument (von den THE PSYCHEDELIC FURS mal abgesehen) sorgt im Soundgewand von CHIRON für eine frische Note und erinnert gleichzeitig an die alten CLOCK DVA zu „Advantage“-Zeiten. Natürlich klingt die dunkel-volle Bariton-Stimme von Michael Carrodus (inzwischen Aliani) immer noch nach Ian Curtis und Adi Newton (bzw. nach alten IKON) und der Bass nach Post Punk, aber der Rest ist schon deutlich elektronischer, rhythmischer bis experimenteller gehalten. Nach einigen Durchläufen stellt sich jedoch schnell eine latente Sogwirkung ein, der man sich schwer entziehen kann und das Album zu einem frühen Höhepunkt des noch jungen Jahres 2022 macht! „The Sun Goes Down“ endet übrigens mit einem absolut lässigen Remix von „Darker Days“ durch Jean Marc Ledderman (u.a. THE WEATHERMEN), welcher nicht etwa die Sonne unter gehen, sondern regelrecht aufgehen lässt! Gebt CHIRON unbedingt eine Chance, denn das Album hat weitaus mehr Aufmerksamkeit verdient und die vor allem über die regulären IKON-Kreise hinaus gehen sollte. (Marco Fiebag)
La Fiesta Triste – La Belleza del Óxido Format: Vinyl, 12″, Limited Edition Country: Spain Released: 2021 Style: Darkwave, Electro, Techno, Synthwave, Post- Punk
Tras algunos trabajos auto-producidos, como “Ciudades invisibles” (2000), “Minimalista” (2005), o “Desaparecer” (2019), publicados en CD y plataformas digitales, apuesta en este nuevo disco por el formato vinilo y la producción “Do it yourself” en esta edición, con la colaboración del sello GH Records La Fiesta Triste es el proyecto en solitario de Javier Andreu (a.k.a.Fête Triste), músico, productor, diseñador y fotógrafo valenciano. Cursó estudios de música y piano en el Conservatorio. Autodidacta posteriormente al bajo, guitarra eléctrica, batería, sintetizadores y producción musical. Este proyecto surge de las cenizas de otras bandas en las que ha participado (Basura de Eva, VIE y Pronoise).
Este nuevo disco cierra un ciclo de varios años produciendo y componiendo, y comprende una selección de 8 canciones escogidas de entre un gran número grabadas en estos últimos años. La música, el concepto y el diseño de las portadas, han sido creadasen su totalidad por Fête, excepto “Todos contra todos”una versión libre inspirada en un tema original de Sergio Alfonso (compañero, productor y baterista). El Tema “To Helen” es un homenaje a la literatura romántica de Edgar Allan Poe, y la letra está extraída del poema del autor que lleva el mismo título.
La mezcla y masterización corren a cargo del productorJosé M.ª Aboga (Redhome Studioshttps://redhomestudios.com/), y el video promocional del tema “Crepuscular” ha sido realizado por la video-artista Lesya Yershova http://www.yershovamind.com/ . Colaboran Avencio Delgado con su sello GH Records https://gh-records.com/ , Jesús CTG (APMV Asociación Promotora Multicultural Valencia / Emergencia Sonora https://emergenciasonora.es/) y Dani Sombra (Dark Valencia http://darkvalencia.com/), colectivos con solera en este tipo de música en la ciudad.
La Fiesta Triste – La Belleza del Óxido
“La belleza del óxido”(2021) sugiere una reflexión sobre el paso del tiempo, una metáfora de nuestra efímera existencia. Una visión poética de la corrosión de la piel, del alma, sobre la edad y la muerte, mostrando la belleza que hay en este proceso decadente, tal y como sucede con la oxidación de los metales en su exposición al tiempo y a los elementos.
El hilo conductor sónico y estético del disco es la referencia al óxido: ruidos, chirridos y metales, que acompañan a las melodías creando un paisajes coloristas que se mezclan con elementos de varios estilos musicales de los que se influencia, como EBM, post-punk, noise, psytrance, post-rock…siempre con un estilo propio muy reconocible, bases electrónicas bailables minimalistas y repetitivas, adornadas con melodías melancólicas de guitarra, bajo y sintetizadores.
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LA FIESTA TRISTE is the solo project of Javier Andreu (a.k.a. Fête Triste), a musician, producer, designer and photographer from Valencia (Spain). He studied music and piano at the Official Music School. Later in life he taught himself to bass, electric guitar, drums, synthesizers and music production. This project arises from the ashes of other bands in which he has participated (Basura de Eva, VIE and Pronoise). After some self-produced works, such as «Ciudades Invisibles» (2000), «Minimalista» (2005), or «Desaparecer» (2019), published on CD and digital platforms. In this new album Fête bets on the vinyl format and the «Do it yourself» production, with the collaboration of the label GH Records.
This new album closes a cycle of several years of producing and composing, and comprises a selection of 8 songs chosen from a large number recorded in recent years. The music, the concept, the design of the covers, have been entirely created by Fête, except for “Todos contra todos” a free version inspired by an original song by Sergio Alfonso (producer and drummer). The theme «To Helen» is a tribute to the romantic literature of Edgar Allan Poe, and the lyrics are taken from the author’s poem with the same title.
Mixing and mastering are carried out by the producer José M.ª Aboga and the promotional video for the song “Crepuscular” has been made by the video artist Lesya Yershova. Avencio Delgado collaborates with his label GH Records, Jesús CTG (APMV Asociación Promotora Multicultural Valencia / Emergencia Sonora https://emergenciasonora.es/) and Dani Sombra (Dark Valencia), collectives with tradition in this type of music in the city.
“La belleza del óxido /The beauty of rust” (2021) is a reflection of how time goes by, a metaphor for our fleeting existence. A poetic vision of the corrosion of the skin, of the soul, of age and of death, showing the beauty that exists in this decadent process, just as happens with the oxidation of metals in their exposure to time and the elements. The sonic and aesthetic thread of the album is the reference to rust: noise, squeaks and metals, which accompany the melodies creating colorful passages that are mixed with elements of various musical styles from which it is influenced, such as EBM, post-punk, noise, psytrance, post-rock … always with his own very recognizable style, which consists of minimalist and repetitive dance electronic bases with melancholic melodies of guitar, bass and synthesizers.
