Chaos Control Digizine

Free download of new OMD track

admin — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 20:51:55 +0000

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark have made a demo of a new track, “Sister Marie Says,” available as a free download from their website. It’s taken from their forthcoming new album, “The History Of Modern.” While the 90’s OMD lineup featured Andy McCluskey as the only original member, in 2007 Paul Humphreys returned to the fold (along with other former band members Mal Holmes and Martin Cooper.) The group recently did a series of concerts with Simple Minds.

New interview with Rammstein posted

admin — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:29:39 +0000

The following is an interview with Paul H. Landers, guitarist for German metal/industrial band Rammstein. The group recently released their 6th album, “Liebe Ist Fuer Alle Da,” with the track “Pussy” as the lead off single/video. Though it doesn’t break much new ground musically, “Liebe Ist Fuer Alle Da” is from start to finish a very strong album. It does have a few interesting/suprising touches, like the synth pop edge to “Haifisch” and the humorous English-languge lyrics of “Pussy.” An initial limited edition version of “Liebe Ist Fuer Alle Da” adds 5 additional tracks.

Read the interview here.

Delerium “Dust In Gravity” – NOT a return to the old-school sound

admin — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 17:12:05 +0000

While a posting on the official Delerium website said the upcoming album will be a return to the old-school Delerium sound (”think ‘Stone Tower’ with vocals”), the new single, “Dust In Gravity, ” is far from that. Featuring Kreesha Turner on vocals,the song is VERY commercial sounding, very much in the vein of recent efforts by Delerium and member Rhys Fulber’s “Conjune One” side project. For those unfamiliar with the band, Delerium was initially one of many side projects from Front Line Assembly members Bill Leeb and Rhys Fulber. Early efforts, released on Dossier, were very dark, atmospheric soundtrack-style recordings. 1990’s “Syrophenikan” is my personal favorite from that era. Moving to Nettwerk in 1994, the Delerium project gradually shifted to a more vocal-driven, commercial sound. Guest vocalists have included Leigh Nash (Sixpence None the Richer), Julee Cruise, Matthew Sweet and Sarah McLachlan. It’s a far cry from the heavy industrial/electronic sound of Front Line Assembly, and long time fans will find little resemblance between current Delerium music and the early work of Leeb and Fulber. Still, “Dust In Gravity” is slick and catchy, and should not disappoint fans of recent Delerium/Conjune One fans. It will be interesting to see if any of the upcoming album IS reminiscent of Stone Tower (which was one of the darker ambient releases) and if so, how it might meld elements of old and new Delerium.

The “Dust In Gravity” single is available through online music stores such as itunes and emusic. If you’re not currently a member of emusic, you get a free 25 download trial and help support Chaos Control in the process! (downloads are yours to keep even if you cancel). To preview the song, check out the audio player below.

Delerium – Dust In Gravity by nettwerkmusicgroup

New limited edition Rasputina cd available

admin — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:19:18 +0000

Rasputina have a new limited edition 3 song CD available on their website. Titled “Ancient Cross-Dressing Songs,” the disc contains “3 ancient folksongs about female-to-male crossdressers. PLUS a personal message from Melora.” Made specially for sale at Rasputina’s Knitting Factory show in September, remaining copies can be found on the “Melora’s Handicraft Shoppe” page of rasputina.com.

Jimmy Somerville releases online-only covers collection

admin — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:14:29 +0000

With his various projects over the years, former Bronski Beat / Communards vocalist Jimmy Somerville has done some great cover versions (The Communards “”Don’t Leave Me This Way” is a personal favorite of mine.) So the fact that Somerville would eventually do a covers-only release comes as no surprise. But what is unexpected is that the resulting collection, “SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER,” was done acoustically and does not lean towards just disco hits. According to an interview on German fan site jimmysomerville.net, the album came together spontaneously while Somerville was performing a series of acoustic shows in Australia. With a studio and musicians at his disposal for 6 days, he picked out a bunch of songs from his iTunes library and ended up with the album.

The tracklisting is as follows:

1. It’s Love
2. I Just Don’t Know What To Do With Myself
3. Hangin’ On The Telephone
4. Black Is The Colour Of My True Love’s Hair
5. Hush
6. Sweet Unknown

7. Where Have All The Flowers Gone?
8. My Heart Belongs To Daddy
9. Was That All It Was
10. Walking After Midnight
11. People Are Strange
Motherless Child (Andrew Worboys Remix) (Bonus Track)

“Suddenly Last Summer” is available exclusively as a download (from most major only music stores.) Below is the video for “People Are Strange.” Be sure to also check out our 1999 interview with Jimmy .

Video of Book Of Love performing “Pretty Boys and Pretty Girls”

admin — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 23:36:13 +0000

On Sunday, September 27, Book Of Love did a special performance in New York to celebrate the re-release of their catalog. Despite encountering some technical glitches, the band put on an amazing show that focused primarily on their first, self-titled album.

Below is a video that we shot of them performing “Pretty Boys and Pretty Girls.”

Nick Cave releases interactive version of new novel

admin — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 13:46:20 +0000

Nick Cave’s new novel, The Death of Bunny Munro, has been released as an iPhone app that brings together the text version, audio book, and videos of Cave reading from it. Telling the “furious, funny, disturbing account of a traveling salesman’s last days on earth,” the app version of the book syncs the different versions, allowing the user switch between them while keeping their place.

“The fact that the reader can choose his or her own experience is interesting because the true meaning of a book lies in the reader’s own interpretation and the circumstances of that interpretation,” said Cave in a press release.

The audio version contains an original soundtrack by Cave and Warren Ellis, as well as a 3D audio spatial mix. To promote the book, Cave will be appearing on September 14th at the “Upstairs at the Square” series in Barnes and Noble Union Square in New York.

For more information, visit the official The Death of Bunny Munro site.

“Beyond The Vault” coming from SubConscious Communications

admin — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:06:08 +0000

“Beyond The Vault,” the latest entry in SubConscious Communication’s “vault series” is now availabe for pre-ordering from SubConsciousRecords.com. This set contains all new material, inlcuding a release that I have been eagerly awaiting – Download’s “HElicopTEr” (featuring an appearance by Mark Spybey, who had been part of the initial line-up.) Below are notes from SubConscious site about the contents of “Beyond The Vault.” Each title is also available individually.

BananaSloth: Zombie Battle 2019

Shimokitazawa Tokyo gave birth to new monster BananaSloth. Electronics and psychic energies channeled and translated into musical data, the Sloth travels in time to give us this debut album, Zombie Battle 2019!

Download: HElicopTEr

Phil Western and cEvin Key have been collaborating for fifteen years and nine albums. This recording takes advantage of most of the oldest synths from the studio collection.

Djoto: Slow Motion Burn

Djoto from Koenji Tokyo has been sending demos to Subcon for over a decade and has collaborated with cEvin in Tokyo on all of the recent DJ events. A communications engineer that really knows his phase.

The Tear Garden: Have a Nice Trip

A new album of material made over the past year at Subconscious and Edward Ka-spel’s home studio. It features mixes by many collaborators including Collide, Humble Brothers, Frankie Pett, Raymond Steeg, and more..

Otto Von Schirach: Magic Triangles

Miami represented by none other than Otto Von Schirach. Some of his heaviest work to date. A must have!

PlaTEAU: Gort sPaCebar

Phil Western and cEvin Key. 5th album for PlatEAU. The spacebar is definitely a place worth visiting for a while. New recordings and a new level of electro space groove.

Baseck Sonic Death Rabbit: (tba)

Representing Los Angeles is none other than the sonic Gameboy tracker terrorists. This is their debut album.

Be sure to check out SubConscious Communications for more information.

In related news, Skinny Puppy have announced a North America tour for the fall – dates can be found here.

Behind the scenes of “But Who Will Bell The Cats?”

admin — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:05:34 +0000

In one of her many blogs, author / visual artist / performer Cynthia von Buhler presents a behind the scenes look at the creation of her upcoming children’s book, But Who Will Bell The Cats?. The mixed media artwork is truly amazing, and it looks to be a book worth checking out even if there are no kids in your life. Click here to find out about the process behind the artwork.

Book Of Love back catalog reissued; band to perform in NYC

admin — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 21:16:46 +0000

Collector’s Choice has reissued remastered and expanded editions of the entire Book Of Love catalog, featuring remixes available digitally for the first time. There is also a 2 disc Silver Anniversary Edition of their debut, “Book Of Love,” that includes two live tracks as well as original demo recordings including “Boy”. Book Of Love will be celebrating the releases with a performance at The Highline Ballroom, NYC on Sept. 27. For more information, visit bookoflovemusic.com. We did an interview with the band back in 2001 when they re-grouped for “I Touch Roses: The Best Of” and some live shows. Click here to read it.