en http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/ Thu, 1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 Thu, 1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 60 http://www.audioscrobbler.net/data/webservices http://www.last.fm/user/PromoFabrik/journal The Last.fm journal for PromoFabrik. Last.fm journals are a place to talk about all things music. http://www.last.fm/user/PromoFabrik/journal/2009/07/02/2uax4k_dope_stars_inc._bring_you_21st_century_slave Thu, 2 Jul 2009 16:36:15 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/PromoFabrik/journal/2009/07/02/2uax4k_dope_stars_inc._bring_you_21st_century_slave
After the brilliant EP ‘Criminal Intents’, the complete new studio album from the digital warriors is now finally released. And unlike the implication of the album title, DOPE STARS INC. aren’t slaves of the technological world. They’re loud, warlike, angry and political. They use the medium of cybertech but combine it with the fury of punk. They combine flimmering sequencers with aggressive guitars; distorted vocals with persistently infectious melodies. And they arise out of the sordid darkness of modern cities to live on the edge of the abyss. Shimmering outlaws of the virtual reality who fight the system by using its own methods.

For a long time now, their music has not only been influenced by the elements of cyberpunk, new metal, electro, industrial and rock. DOPE STARS INC. are above all the musically realised version of William Gibson’s ‘Neuromancer’, Neal Stephenson’s ‘Snow Crash’ and in terms of their sound, the further development of films such as ‘Bladerunner’. They show us the world how it is. Dirty, shimmering, full of neon glare and beautiful light. But between all the superficialities are concealed feeling, but above all furious, rebels who tear down the boundaries and defy all categorisation: and all the while still damn young, loud and sexy. The album also shouldn’t be without a few sensitive love songs. And just as SIGUE SIGUE SPUTNIK once celebrated ‘21st Century Boy’, DOPE STARS INC. really have become symbols of the new era. This is the sound of the new millennium.

The first edition of ‘21st Century Slave’ is released as a lavish 6-panelled digipak with an extensive booklet full of sombre illustrations which perfectly sets the visual scene for the story and which can be described without over-exaggeration as a work of art.

A collectors’ piece which no fan of DOPE STARS INC. should be without!

DOPE STARS INC. Live:

09. Okt. 2009 Matrix / Bochum
10. Okt. 2009 Essigfabrik / Cologne
11. Okt. 2009 Luxor Live / Arnhem
12. Okt. 2009 Biebob / Vosselaar
13. Okt. 2009 La Locomotive / Paris
14. Okt. 2009 Rockfabrik / Ludwigsburg
15. Okt. 2009 Batschkapp / Frankfurt
16. Okt. 2009 Backstage / München
17. Okt. 2009 Hirsch / Nürnberg
18. Okt. 2009 Diesel / Budapest
19. Okt. 2009 Szene / Wien
20. Okt. 2009 Z7 / Pratteln
21. Okt. 2009 Dynamo / Eindhoven
23. Okt. 2009 Alternative Party 2009 / Helsinki
24. Okt. 2009 Reithalle / Dresden


Biography:
With lyrics inspired by Cyberpunk imagery and subculture Dope Stars Inc. have beeen mixing industrial beats, acid synths and distorted sounds with a bratty rock’n’roll sound and attitude since their foundation in may 2003.

With their debut self-produced EP “10.000 Watts Of Artificial Pleasures” the band catched the interest of the international press and and got immediately signed with Trisol Music Group to release worldwide two albums,“Neuromance” (2005) and “Gigahearts” (2006), infecting through the years an horde of loyal fans and spreading like a virus over communities and golobal networks.

The band toured intensively between 2005 and 20
08 performing on stages across all Europe and supporting bands like London After Midnight, Kirlian Camera, ASP, Apoptygma Berzerk, Nightwish, Combichrist, My Dying Bride among the others. The band also performed at the biggest European festivals like Mera Luna, Wave Gotik Treffen, Amphi Festival, Summer Darkness, On A Dark Winter Night, Infest UK and Trash Fest I & II in Finland. Songs of Dope Stars Inc. also appeared 3 times on the soundtrack albums of the horror movie saga of "Saw".

Before the release of the new studio album an advance EP including 2 tracks from the full length and titled "Criminal Intents / Morning Star - Double Feature EP" has been released worldwide on 21st April 2009.

The new 3rd studio album “21st Century Slave” will be released worldwide between 14 and 21 July 2009. The album has been licensed to Trisol Music Group in Europe, Metropolis Records in North America, Subsound Records in Italy and Death Watch Asia in Japan.

An extensive European Tour will follow after the album between October/November. More International dates will be announced for the the end of 2009 and beginning of 2010.

Powered are our gears. Overdriven is our core.
We are the children of the 0 and 1.
Pure Nuclear Drive For Digital Warriors.

Bandmembers:
Victor Love
La Nuit
Darin Yevonde

Style:
Cyberpunk / Rock



Tracklist:
01 - Omegadrones
02 - 21st Century Slave
03 - It's Today
04 - When I See You smile
05 - Digital Warriors
06 - Megacorps
07 - Criminal Intents
08 - Neuromantics
09 - Outlaw Thrones
10 - The World Machine
11 - It's For You

Releasedate:
July 7th, 2009

Year of foundation:
2003

Order Dope Stars Inc.:

http://www.poponaut.de/dope-stars-inc-21st-century-slave-limitierte-erstauflage-p-6452.html?osCsid=3a63f37f70310cf37df25f79bab5f00a

Dope Stars Inc. @ www:



Dope Stars Inc. @ Myspace:

http://www.myspace.com/dopestarsinc

Label:

http://www.trisol.de/]]> http://www.last.fm/user/PromoFabrik/journal/2009/06/23/2tikim_legendary_portion_control_come_back_with_new_material%21 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:34:26 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/PromoFabrik/journal/2009/06/23/2tikim_legendary_portion_control_come_back_with_new_material%21 Portion Control is a British electronic and industrial band formed in London in 1980. The band calls its music style electropunk or hard rhythmic electronics.

They are one of the most famous obscure electronic music acts in the world and have been honored and name checked by the likes of Depeche Mode, Skinny Puppy, Front Line Assembly, NiN & Orbital.

Portion Control is now highly active and creating innovative, uncompromising electronic audio.

After their return in 2004 they have self-released a stream of critically acclaimed CDs and EPs as well as actively presenting their live transmissions at festivals such as Tinnitus Festival (UK), Reverse Forward Festival (Germany), Wave Gothic Treffen (Germany), BodyBeats Festival (Belgium) to name a few.

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Now Portion Control teams up with Sigsaly Transmissions to release this two-disc 6 page digipak release. CROP includes a compilation of material from 2004-2008 as well as an CD EP of reworked and new material.
With release on Sigsaly Transamissions CROP will be the first Portion Control product to be comprehensively promoted and distributed, hopefully exposing their influencial sound to new listeners.




Biography:
Portion Control are a British electronic and industrial band formed in London in 1980. The band calls its music style electropunk or hard rhythmic electronics. They are one of the most famous obscure electronic music acts in the world and have been honoured and name checked by the likes of Depeche Mode, Skinny Puppy, Front Line Assembly, NiN & Orbital
Having made a stylish return to the electronic underground with the album Wellcome in 2004, industrial act Portion Control now delivers a timely retrospective box set for collectors. Here we find 5 CDs of which appears to be the vast majority of their vinyl back catalogue work - plus extras - for the first time available in digital format. The material includes the bands early albums and EPs spread over the first 4 discs, with a limited edition bonus CD including high quality MP3s of everything included on the initial 4 discs, plus a remix of the track Refugee Rebuild by Rhys Fulber and 135 past & present related images of the band.

Disc one focuses on the 1982 album I Staggered Mentally, accompanied by the EP Hit The Pulse, which was released the following year. This is the rough template from which many industrial bands were influenced, and to some extent copied – notably two of the genres most successful and original protaganists, Front Line Assembly and Skinny Puppy, alongside the hard rhythmic electronics of Depeche Mode.
I Staggered Mentally is as raw an electronic album as you could possibly find, focusing around Dean Piavani’s anguished vocals set to an urban-industrial backing track of creaking metal, maudlin drones, primitive beats and alienating analogue flickers.It also is considered the first album to feature the legendary roland bass line TB-303 On the Hit The Pulse EP, Portion Control’s sound becomes more refined and sophisticated, although still completely out on a ledge for its time. This is the band’s first movement towards critical acceptance – with tracks like Thrust Angle showing innovation through its primitive sampling and sequencing methods – the music shaped by much cleaner beats and bass lines, although the heavily rhythmic bruise of the excellent Abbodabbo retained their leanings towards intense musical masochism.

Disc Two, titled Code002, features Portion Control’s final albums of the eighties before their lengthy semester, Step Forward (1984) and Psycho-Bod Saves The World (1986). Personally, this is where I find Portion Control at the peak of their powers – an amalgamation of purist industrial music, now shaped into songs rather than atmospheres – with marching rhythms and melodic passages. On Step Forward, we find classic tracks such as Havoc Man, with its edgy sequenced bass line and New Order-style synth-stabs, Piavani is on top form here vocally. There is also a number of creaking instrumental atmospheric numbers here – Eno antidotes I call them. The song Tex Mex is another blinder – I’m leaning towards the more melodic tracks – but you can see how easy and perhaps tempting it would have been for Portion Control to drop their principles and enter the synthpop mainstream fray – Depeche Mode for one said “thanks very much” – took what they could then amalgamated it into their synthpop universe.
On Psycho-Bod Saves The World, you can see the clear influence Portion Control had on industrial purists Front Line Assembly – with its reams of multi-layered film samples and moody soundscapes. The album embraces live drumming and more fluid songwriting ethics, the basslines powering the songs forward, moving further away from the static, motoric robotisism of previous works. Fistful Of Creds, with its tribal rhythms and wailing siren synth sounds is a brooding standout.

Code003, meanwhile, features the 1986 EP Purge and the 1983 compilation album Simulate Sensual. Purge saw Portion Control refining their sound further, everything is tighter here – I believe this EP represented the band’s first real stab at entering the alternative commercial mainstream at least – with Piavani’s vocal toned down somewhat, and high pitched melodic motifs increasingly apparent on tracks such as Raise The Pulse and The Great Divide.

Finally, we come to the fourth disc in the collective, which features the EP Surface And Be Seen (1982) the singles Raise The Pulse (1982), Rough Justice and Go Talk (1984), and The Great Divide (1985). This harks back to the band’s most experimental and fragmented cuts; critically acclaimed, but leagues away from what your everyday synth pundit was clamouring for at the time – and sometimes hard to swallow.
Portion Control is highly active now, and some might think better than ever, however, not only is this box set a completists dream, but it also goes some way to help map out the history of the industrial genre and other associated styles of electronic music. For that alone it’s a key body of work – well packaged and put together, despite some of the material being admittedly difficult to assimilate
In 1987 Portion Control signed to London Records and promptly vanished. They reformed a few years later as Solar Enemy which existed from 1990 to 1993. Portion Control weren't seen again until 2002 when fansite 319 Online announced a resumption of activities by the band resulting not long after in a free downloadable software demo, code 11, featuring graphics, a rare remix of an old track – suck and blow, and samples of new material. Nothing else was released by them, however, until early 2004 with the release of the critically acclaimed double album Wellcome (the title inspired by the work of Sir Henry Wellcome).


Genre:
Industrial/EBM/Elektro

Bandmembers:
Dean Piavani –voice, electronics, visuals
John Whybrew–electronics, visuals




Tracklist: CD 01
01. Hardman
02. Global
03. Pure Menace
04. Blood Rushed to Head
05. Blind Eyes
06. Too Much Damage
07. Onion Jack II Segue
08. Chew You to Bits (Rebuild)
09. Sickman
10. Onion Jack IV Segue: Pearly King & Queen
Cosh Boy. Onion Freak.Drive.By.Sunbeam

Tracklist: CD 02
11. Brain Scraper Death Dive (Rebuild)
12. Defend (NTRSN Version)
13. Witness/Transmission Intro_01
14. Amnesia (Beta.01)

Release-Date:
June 26th, 2009

Year of foundation:
1980

Order:

http://www.indietective.de
Portion Control @ www:

www.portion-control.net/crop

Portion Control @ Myspace:

www.myspace.com/porcon

Label:

www.sigmedia.us]]> http://www.last.fm/user/PromoFabrik/journal/2009/06/23/2tidxo_rome_release_fifth_album_%22flower_from_exile%22 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:10:19 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/PromoFabrik/journal/2009/06/23/2tidxo_rome_release_fifth_album_%22flower_from_exile%22

Into the heart… With ‘Flowers from Exile’, the Luxembourgish folk formation ROME surpass their work to date, which already includes three full-length albums in just a few years. Just as early releases were apocalyptic and aggressive in nature, the expressionistically-tinged CD ‘Masse Mensch Material’ (2008) could be said to have a revealed inner vision. ROME’s universe was expanded by proud resignation and sweet melancholy.

The latest album, ‘Flowers from Exile’ (2009) goes a step further in this direction. Similar to the early albums of the legendary songwriter Leonard Cohen, stories from the (inner) exile are told here with fatalistic gestures and dark timbre; of the longing for a lost homeland, of loneliness and eternal travels, but also of unexpected friends far away and the actual homeland in your own heart. Songs such as ‘The Secret Sons of Europe’ or ‘To Die Among Strangers’ (which was previously released as a CD single) form a song cycle full of metaphors for estrangement – the poetry of longing. Highly detailed arrangements use the sound of the flamenco guitar as well as mysterious samples, pulsating beats and sad melodies. In ROME’s songs there lives a stoic sense of the melodramatic. As well as Cohen, one must look to icons such as Tom Waits and late Johnny Cash in order to be able to describe the lyrics and voice of Jerome Reuter.
‘Flowers from Exile’ is just as much an emotional as a critical work. The personally stamped album of a modern singer-songwriter which tells of journeys both within and without. Jerome Reuter’s moving vocals and Patrick Damiani’s complex musical arrangements leave the musical roots of folk far behind and send these ‘Flowers from Exile’ to all listeners who are willing and capable of feeling the dignity, the hope and the pride behind the lyrics and who are prepared to recognise themselves in those restless spirits whom the twelve part song cycle conjures up. Into the heart…


Discography:
Berlin (CD - 2006)
Nera (CD - 2006)
Confessions d’un Voleur d’Âmes (CD - 2007)
Masse Mensch Material (CD - 2008)
To Die Among Strangers (MCD - 2009)
Flowers from Exile (CD - 2009)

Tourdates:
27. Jun. 2009 MANNHEIM - SIEBENER - SPECIAL RELEASE PARTY & CONCERT
05. Sep. 2009 LEIPZIG - NOCTURNAL CULTURE NIGHT IV
06. Nov. 2009 BERLIN - FESTSAAL KREUZBERG
18. Dez. 2009 PHILHARMONIE LUXEMBOURG

Bandmember:
Jerome Reuter (instruments and vocals, songwriting and arrangements)
Patrick Damiani (instruments, arrangements and sound design)
Patrick Y. Kleinbauer (Live-bass)


Genre:
Folk



Tracklist:
01. To A Generation Of Destroyers
02. The Accidents Of Gesture
03. Odessa
04. The Secret Sons Of Europe
05. The Hollow Self
06. A Legacy Of Unrest
07. To Die Among Strangers
08. A Culture Of Fragments
09. We Who Fell In Love With The Sea
10. Swords To Rust - Hearts To Dust
11. Flowers From Exile
12. Flight In Formation


Releasedate:
June 26th, 2009

Year of foundation:
2005

Order ROME:

http://www.poponaut.de

ROME @ Myspace:

http://www.myspace.com/romecmi

Label:

http://www.trisol.de/]]> http://www.last.fm/user/PromoFabrik/journal/2009/06/16/2sy8nx_janosch_moldau_release_exclusive_remix-ep Tue, 16 Jun 2009 22:48:31 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/PromoFabrik/journal/2009/06/16/2sy8nx_janosch_moldau_release_exclusive_remix-ep AREA: EXCLUSIVE DOWNLOAD

Janosch Moldau, internationally acclaimed creator of electronic sounds is releasing the long awaited Remix Album of his 2nd Album „Motel Songs“. This Album features many different versions of the well known Singles "Clear" and "One with the sinner".

It also features 4 Remixes done by the fabulous Peter Rainman from People Theatre in France. Based in the Southern German city of Ulm, Janosch Moldau has gained an extremely good reputation as an artist continuing to combine catchy electro pop tunes and glamorous guitar sounds with his crooning voice. An ever-growing crowd of fans who have already cheered his debut „Redeemer“ in 2005 will definietly welcome this follow-up „Remix Release“ now.


Style:
Alternative / Electronica

Bandmember:
Janosch Moldau



Tracklist:
01. Clear. Another Radio Mix
02. One with the sinner. People Theatre's Amen Mix
03. Clear. ICOC Collapse Mix
04. Clear. People Theatre's Bright Mix
05. Sweetest heart. People Theatre's Presence Mix
06. One with the sinner. Almost Bare
07. On and On. People Theatre's Belong Mix
08. Clear. Radio Edit
09. One with the sinner. Radio Edit


Release-Date:
19.06.09 (CD Release)
03.07.09 ( Digital Release)

Year of foundation:
2004

"Clear . One with the sinner . Remixed"(JMR 009)
VÖ: 19.06.09 (CD Release)
VÖ: 03.07.09 ( Digital Release )

Order Janosch Moldau:

http://www.poponaut.de/janosch-moldau-clear-one-with-the-sinner-remixed-p-6497.html?osCsid=8b120a3bc86250e681a82bbeadf86c1a

Janosch Moldau @ www:

[url=http://www.janoschmoldau.com nofollow=yes]http://www.janoschmoldau.com[/url]

Janosch Moldau @ myspace:

http://www.myspace.com/janoschmoldau

Other websites:
http://www.youtube.com/janoschmoldautv
http://www.facebook.com/pages/JANOSCH-MOLDAU/8807852535
http://www.lastfm.de/music/janosch+moldau]]> http://www.last.fm/user/PromoFabrik/journal/2009/06/10/2sd6n5_k-bereit_%28ex-cobalt60%29_will_release_album%21%21%21 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:46:03 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/PromoFabrik/journal/2009/06/10/2sd6n5_k-bereit_%28ex-cobalt60%29_will_release_album%21%21%21
Electro-Industrial ... Done the French way!

K-BEREIT from France are no newcomers to the music world, especially not to the world of Industrial & Electronic Body Music (EBM).

In the late Eighties, Dominique Lallement started out with the band, Kriegbereit, but already in the Nineties, Dominique was on the move again. As founding member of the now legendary, Cobalt 60, and alongside Jean-Luc De Meyer of Front 242, they went on to release numerous records and even soundtracks for the popular video games, Command & Conquer: Red Alter & Wing Commander: Prophecy.

After years of silence, Dominique was finally ready to join forces with his life-long friend Fred Sebastian to form the hybrid, K-BEREIT.

A unique and powerful blend of the Kriegbereit and Cobalt 60 sounds. This new full-length seventeen track album contains guest appearances by members of Dolls of Pain, Punish Yourself, SA42 and Autodafeh.

Fasten seat-belts – turbulences ahead!




Style:
Electro / Industrial

Bandmembers:
Dominique Lallement: Programming & Vox
Fred Sebastien: Vox & Deprogramming



Tracklist:
01. NONE
02. 4LIF3
03. WHATEVER MAY COME
04. LIAR
05. VIRUS K
06. IF ONLY
07. WAR
08. USE YOUR STRAP ON!
09. MUTILATION
10. IN/VISIBLE
11. RACE AGAINST TIME
12. H5N1 -By Psychosomatic
13. GROUND ZERO -By Psychosomatic
14. MY KISS -By Under All
15. WHIP ME -By Under All
16. Like a Bullet From A Gun (BonusTrack)

Release-Date:
12.06.2009

Year of foundation:
2002

Order:

http://www.poponaut.de/kbereit-distort-neural-unit-p-6539.html

K-Bereit @ www:

www.k-bereit.com

K-Bereit @ Myspace:

www.myspace.com/kbereit

Label:

www.sigmedia.us]]> http://www.last.fm/user/PromoFabrik/journal/2009/06/07/2s55sn_the_cold_release_new_cd_%22last_embrace%22 Sun, 7 Jun 2009 23:37:21 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/PromoFabrik/journal/2009/06/07/2s55sn_the_cold_release_new_cd_%22last_embrace%22
The band from Frankfurt was founded in 1997 as a quartet, initially
featuring an unconventional interpretation of traditional New Wave Music
from the early 80's.
With the first Demo CD, today's five-member line-up joined forces and
their repertoire was completely replaced by their own songs. Ever since
the band members are:
Uwe Liebscher (vocals, guitar), Alexander Meister (bass), Timo Schardt
(keyboards), Robby Lehmann (drums), Torsten Köhler (guitar).

Bands like Joy Division, The Cure, Editors or Chameleons have an
important influence on the band.
After countless performances and compilation features (Dark Awakening,
Pagan Love Songs, Strobelight) a second Demo CD was recorded and The
Cold applied with numerous record labels for a record deal.
The Cold became acquainted to a wider audience through numerous support
gigs for international bands like Faith & the Muse, The Mission, Pink
Turns Blue, Diva Destruction, Cruexshadows, Sex Gang Children, Cinema
Strange and a few festival performances at the Wave-Gotik-Treffen, M'era
Luna, Cry for Happiness and Herbstnächte.

From a very early start The
Cold were supported by a great number of Scene DJ's and fans. Especially
the coorporation with the concert agency “Motherdance” provided The Cold
with large opportunities.
Their album “After All” was published in 2004 under the label Sonorium
that in fact made it into the German Alternative Charts for five weeks.
For their début album The Cold collaborated with Monica Richards and
William Faith (Faith & the Muse) for the song “Summernight” and the
legendary Andi Sexgang (Sex Gang Children) for the song “World came
Down”. The song “Summernight” became a floor filler in no-time.
After a long tour through France, Holland, Belgium and Lithuania in
2008, The Cold started working on their second album.


The Cold signed a record deal with the prestigious independent label
Dark Dimensions in 2009. The new album with the title “Last Embrace”
will be released for the first time at the Gothic Pogo Festival on the
fly with the Wave-Gotik-Treffen in May 2009. (Unless we are facing
Armageddon).
The Cold consequently continues with their musical enthusiasm with “Last
Embrace”. Wave, Pop, Post Rock compose into a blend that can not be
found often, nowadays. Melancholia and Anger, dance ability and gloom
lie close together in the new The Cold Album.



Genre:
Alternative, Gothic, Indie-Rock

Bandmembers:
Alexander Meister (Bass)
Timo Schardt (Keyboard, Guitar)
Robby Lehmann (Drums)
Torsten Köhler (Guitar)
Uwe Liebscher (Voc, Guitar)



Tracklist:
01. Profane Advice
02. What Would You Say
03. Just For Tonight
04. Vicious Circle
05. Pain Is Still Inside
06. Farewell
07. Seaside Vacancy
08. I Don't Wanna
09. Set The Controls...
10. Reason


Release-Date:
29.05.2009

Year of foundation:
1997

Diskography:
New Ways (1999, Demo-CD, Eigenproduktion)
Descending (2002, EP, Eigenproduktion)
After All (2004, CD, Sonorium/SX Distribution)
Last Embrace (2009, CD, Dark Dimensions)

Order:

http://www.poponaut.de/

The Cold @ www:

www.thecold.de

The Cold @ Myspace:

www.myspace.com/thecoldspace

Label:

www.darkdimensions.de]]> http://www.last.fm/user/PromoFabrik/journal/2009/06/07/2s54hn_mechanical_moth_give_birth_to_fourth_album Sun, 7 Jun 2009 23:17:19 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/PromoFabrik/journal/2009/06/07/2s54hn_mechanical_moth_give_birth_to_fourth_album Mechanical Moth was founded in Darmstadt in the year 2002, by Tandrin,
who called the band project ,,Projekt Rosenhöhe“, while searching for a
 name.

From the very beginning till today, the band combines elements of
electronic music, gospel and soul as even synphonic and orchestra.
 
Also in the year 2002 Matricide already joined the project for vocal
 support. She left the band in 2007, after release of the third album
„The Sad Machina“.
During these 5 years she supported the music with
 lyrics, hervoice and many concerts, Newspaper articles and even top
positions in the DAC were reached by her support and acting.
 
In 2004 the first album was released at Dark Dimensions, called „fallen
 into you“, planned as the first part of a trilogy named „deus ex 
machina“. Fallen into you reached top positions in several charts.

The
first live act took place in 2004 as support for the band Untoten in
 Rüsselsheim. Because of logistic problems, the live band was cut from 4
to 2 people again.
 
The second album called „Torment“ came out in 2005, on time for release
 at the Wave Gotik Treffen festival in Leipzig, where the band had a 
concert too. With the second album the first video clip was released,
 also called Torment. The song Fluegelschlag was released at the festival
 sampler and again top places in the charts were reached. But not only 
the publicity factor got higher, the distance between the second and the
 third album, that was also the last part of the deus ex machina trilogy,
 got shorter.


At the end of 2005 the live band finally collapsed because of logistic 
problems again and the band decided to work with half-playback for
 concerts. The music was furthermore fully electronic and the vocals as
 before all live. To present more vocal quality for live acts, the band
 searched for a background singer and so the third band member Salacity 
joined the project at the end of the year 2005.
 Salacity even had parts on the third album „The Sad Machina“, too.
 

The Sad Machina was released in 2007, as also a new video clip for the 
song time. After release of the last part of the trilogy, Matricide left 
the band for business and Tandrin and Salacity planned their fourth
 album without her. After half a year a new singer was not found, Ivy
 joined the band. She was actually working with Tandrin on a
 side-kick-rock-project while she convinded the band by her vocal talent.
 Because of Ivy’s soul and gospel voice the style of the band changed a 
lot into more experimental mixture of gothic, electronic musik and 
soul.
 


The fourth album called Rebirth is supposed to be released at Dark
Dimensions in june 2009.

Genre:
Gothic / Electro / Industrial

Bandmember:
Tandrin - vocals, composing, design, macro-fotography
Ivy - vocals, lyrics
Salacity - vocals, lyrics, band-photography

Matricide (vocals on FIY, Torment and TSM)
Hueter aka. Disdain (Novastorm, merch and everything else on stage)
Zyra (Life-Fotos)
Sebo (2nd driver)



Tracklist:
1. Audio Tracks
2. PC Data
3. Guests

1. Audio Tracks:
01 - Dance Revolution
02 - Cathedral
03 - Black Queen Style
04 - Zealot
05 - Look behind you
06 - Feenzauber
07 - Elegy
08 - Velvet Dancer feat. Der Kammersänger
09 - Dying is a lonely game
10 - Passion
11 - MDK
12 - Fiend
13 - Crimson Theme

2. PC Data:
Video (wmv):
Black Queen Style - Video Clip
Additional Songs (mp3):
Black Queen Style (FabrikC RmX)
cathedral (sinessence remix)
Chainsaw (Acylum remix)
Chainsaw (N+T Remix by Sleetgrout)
Dance Revolution (Acylum Remix)
Dance Revolution (Industriegebiet Remix)
Feenzauber (Lauras Cello)
hate the light (remix by [sintheticsquad])
Rette mich
Shadowcall
Zealot (Remixed by IntSec)
Zealot (Remixed by The Negativekoil)
Briefe / Letters:
Ivy.pdf
Salacity.pdf
Tandrin.pdf
Bilder / Pictures:
Pictures of Ivy
Pictures of Tandrin and his makrophotography

3. Guests
Der Kammersänger (Max von Chamber) - GuestVox on Dance Revolution and
Velvet Dancer
Massimo (Ellipse, Industriegebiet) - GuestVox on Dance Revolution
Laura Obenauer - Cello on Feenzauber (Lauras Cello edit) and Dance
Revolution
Angie (Obsidian Obscure) - Guestvoxsamples on MDK
mastered by X-Fusion Music Production

Release-Date:
June 5th, .2009

Year of foundation:
2002

Order:

http://www.poponaut.de/mechanical-moth-rebirth-limited-edition-p-6360.html?osCsid=48f63118200c6f6ee5cc436408fe9b43

Mechanical Moth @ www:

www.mechanicalmoth.de

Mechanical Moth @ Myspace:

www.myspace.com/mechanicalmoth

Label:

www.darkdimensions.de]]> http://www.last.fm/user/PromoFabrik/journal/2009/06/07/2s5362_centhron_raising_their_fists_with_new_album%21 Sun, 7 Jun 2009 22:59:29 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/PromoFabrik/journal/2009/06/07/2s5362_centhron_raising_their_fists_with_new_album%21
„We are Centhron, raise your fist!“

„Centhron = hammers directly into the brain! Concentrated EBM-Industrial-Power!“
quoted by e-lectric and Radio Dunkelschall

Centhron was created in Winter 2001. It started with an electronic intimacy between Elmar Schmidt (Voice + Synth + Programming) and Jörg Herrmann (Progamming) which resulted into the first Demo "Melek Taus" in 2002., as Centhron did not want to arrive without a recording medium being the support act on a feindflug concert. As this demo became rather successful Centhron decided to record a complete album to give it a try in the market.

The album „Lichtsucher“ (2003) exeeded all expectations! DAC Dj Bullet Nr.1, fairly represented in the DUC Charts, Zillo Sampler and several requests and congratulations from all over Europe. And all this even without a label!

Gigs in Germany, Austria, Netherlands, Belgium and Italien have been rocked together with Suicide Commando, SITD, Kiew, Xotox, Agonoize, Reaper, Psyclon Nine, Grendel, Soman and many more. Every time the live perfomance has been improved which resulted in positive feedbacks up to waves of exitement. The live members Melly Thies (Female Voice), Stefan Thies (Bass) and Anette Schmidt (Live Synth) have been part of this "Centhron family" from the very start next to leader Elmar Schmidt and sound engineer Jörg Herrmann. Encouraged as this Centhron started to create the second album „Gottwerk“ (2006), a first-class electro-firework. This time supported by the label "Final Dusk". As well as "Lichtsucher" this album was rather successful, this time even up to the USA. Unfortunately there has not been a distributor, but the request from several DJ´s have been frequently. As a result Centhron has sent the disks to USA on it´s own initiative.

After three years of waiting it is now finally finished: the new album "Roter Stern" will be published with Scanner (Dark Dimensions). Mixed by Jan L. (Noisuf X), Cover Art as always by Claudi Corsten, yet another "Gottwerk" will slam the speakers! The dancefloors will burn....


Style:
Electro / Industrial

Bandmembers:
Elmar Schmidt: Vocals, Programming, Synthies, Samples)
Melly Thies: Female Vocals (Management)
Stefan Thies: Bass
Anette Schmidt: Live Synthies, Light
Jörg Herrmann: Programming, Samples



Tracklist:
01. WK III
02. Bitch of dreams
03. Dreckstück
04. Orkan
05. Sphären von Ost
06. Cleopatra
07. Godmachine
08. Fast Blast
09. Kaltes Fleisch
10. Roter Stern
11. Testosteron
12. Seelenflug im Rotbereich
13. Die Galeere

Release-Date:
29.05.2009

Year of foundation:
2001

Order:

http://www.poponaut.de/centhron-roter-stern-p-6372.html?affiliate_banner_id=1&ref=27

Centhron @ www:

www.centhron.com

Centhron @ Myspace:

www.myspace.com/97849860

Label:

www.darkdimensions.de]]> http://www.last.fm/user/PromoFabrik/journal/2009/06/07/2s52d7_chainreactor_hit_hard_on_the_dancefloor_with_debut Sun, 7 Jun 2009 22:49:13 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/PromoFabrik/journal/2009/06/07/2s52d7_chainreactor_hit_hard_on_the_dancefloor_with_debut In the beginning this musicproject, founded by Jens Minor, was experimenting with different styles of electronic music like Electro, Hardtechno, Drum n..Bass and Hardcore.

In 2008, tracks like the clubburner "Stalinallee" were released on diffrent compilations under the pseudonym "Spawn of anguish".
Chainreactor was signed by ProNoize / Dark Dimensions in 2009 and stands now for a composition of elements from Powernoise, Industrial and Techno.
Minimalistic and dark, though being excessive at the same time, Chainreactor gets the sound of the
scene to the point.
The distorted rhythm and the powerful beat dynamics make any dark dancefloor burning. Be anxious for the debut album of this project from Düsseldorf / Germany which will be coming soon.

The debut album "X-tinction" has been released on June 5th 2009.

Genre:
Industrial / Techno

Bandmember:
Jens Minor



Tracklist:
01. Höllenmensch
02. Stalinallee
03. X-tinction
04. Incendiary
05. Malicious damage
06. Hexenfütterung
07. Botschaft Null
08. You don´t know ( what pain is )
09. Blühende Landschaften
10. Das Urteil
11. Psychokiller
12. Hypnotisierte Kaninchen
13. Constructed memories
14. Ungeziefer
15. Schwarzkupfer

Release-Date:
June 5th, 2009

Year of foundation:
2008

Order:

www.poponaut.de

Chainreactor @ Myspace:

www.myspace.com/chainreactorxxx

Label / ProNoize:

www.darkdimensions.de]]> http://www.last.fm/user/PromoFabrik/journal/2009/06/03/2rqqx1_brillig_release_new_tunes_from_down_under_on_cd Wed, 3 Jun 2009 15:02:12 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/PromoFabrik/journal/2009/06/03/2rqqx1_brillig_release_new_tunes_from_down_under_on_cd
Brillig's latest album showcases their inimitable style.
With plaintive & alluring vocals and the full cast of brooding instruments (banjo, viola, guitar, autoharp, accordion, ukulele, harmonica, bass), it also marks the debut of drummer Ben Macklin (ex - bit by bats).

Brillig's strongest songwriting to date, 'The Red Coats' LP offers 12 compelling tales of tragedy, intrigue and sorrow (plus an instrumental 'intermission'), which move effortlessly from lush to sparse arrangements.
Enchantingly melancholic, beautifully tragic, strangely uplifting... BRILLIG presents a record to become absorbed in - lost in the rhythm and clear space - but centred on the stories within.

Biography:
Combining sea shanties, murder ballads, tender tales of lost love & lost life, Brillig's inimitable style is enchantingly melancholic, beautifully tragic, & strangely uplifting...
With a deliciously dark look & captivating stage presence, Brillig draws its audience in with their command of infectious melodies and sweet harmonies. This dreamily romantic style draw influence from such noted songwriters & storytellers as Nick Cave, The Decemberists, Leonard Cohen & Neil Young.

Driven by the vocal harmony & interplay between lead singers and multi-instrumentalists Matt Swayne & Elizabeth Reid, Brillig's trademark sound features a graceful combination of acoustic guitar, viola, autoharp, harmonica, banjo, piano accordion and ukulele. Bassist Denni Meredith combines rich and thoughtful melody with smooth rhythm, while drummer Ben Macklin (ex-Bit By Bats) adds his superb & subtle percussive style.

Brillig is signed to German indie label Black Rain Records for the territories of Europe, North America & Russia, while remaining independent in the band's home country of Australia.
The band's recordings have earned national and international airplay, including national station Triple J (Australia) and reaching number 3 on the Italian Alternative Chart (2007) alongside such acts as Interpol and The Editors. The band's 2007 releases have been receiving glowing reviews from the UK to Italy, Russia to Germany. See the Press page for quotes.

Brillig haves supported such acclaimed acts as The Handsome Family (USA), The Audreys, CW Stoneking, Mick Thomas (Weddings, Parties, Anything), Ned Collette, Sime Nugent, Martin Martini & The Bone Palace Orchestra, The Yearlings & more. Brillig has performed across Australia and has enjoyed a great response to its national tours and regional gigs series.

Brillig's live performances are truly an 'event.' Known for theatricality & love of elaborate stage settings, the band captivates their audience both visually & sonically.
As Brillig takes their name from the poem "Jabberwocky" in Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking Glass, it's only fitting that their recent stage set featured a 'Mad Tea Party' theme & Wonderland atmosphere.
This otherworldly style has attracted fans from all walks of life; trendsetter indie kids, roots-n-blues aficionados, goths, Americana folk enthusiasts - the band has an uncanny ability to appeal to anyone who enjoys the unexpected. The eclectic crowd is often so attentive you can hear a pin drop.

Able to perform as a duo, trio or full four-piece band, Brillig suits any stage from the intimate to the immense - a versatility that has seen them support major touring acts from a variety of genres as well as headline their own tours.

Genre:
Wave / Folk



Tracklist:
01. DEATH AT SEA (3:11)
02. THE RED COATS (4:28)
03. BIRD FROM THE ASHES (5:01)
04. ASSORTED FATE (3:15)
05. THE OLD CAPTAIN (4:32)
06. THE FROZEN LAKE (5:24)
07. INTERMISSION (1:59)
08. ABSINTHE MAKES THE HEART GROW FONDER (3:58)
09. JACK DAVEY (4:40)
10. SPRINGTIME IN KYOTO (3:49)
11. PHANTOM'S THEME (5:28)
12. EMILY OF THE GRACE (6:06)

Releasedate:
June 6th, 2009

Year of foundation:
2000

Bandmember:
MATT SWAYNE (vocals, 6 and 12-string acoustic guitars, banjo, harmonica)
ELIZABETH REID (vocals, viola, autoharp, piano accordion, ukulele)
DENNI MEREDITH (bass guitar)
BEN MACKLIN (drums)

Disography:
The Red Coats CD 2009
JACK DAVEY Acoustic EP 2008
Mirror on the Wall LP 2007
Finders Keepers... EP 2004
Pterodactyls LP 2003
Nervous Tissue EP 2002
Untangled LP 2000

LIVE:
23. Mai 2009: Brillig at XT3 in Prag with Dandelion Wine (AU)
24. Mai 2009: Red Room, Prag
27. Mai 2009: Brillig at Shokoladen’s Acoustic Moon in Berlin with Dandelion Wine
28. Mai 2009: Xberg Berlin
31. Mai 2009: 19:45-20:45 Wave-Gotik-Treffen Festival, Leipzig, Schauspielhaus

Order BRILLIG:

http://www.poponaut.de/product_info.php?products_id=6442&osCsid=6c7d127b39f9604f4de1e2a7aeffe027

BRILLIG im www:

http://www.brillig.com.au/

BRILLIG @ Myspace:

http://www.myspace.com/brilligacoustic

Label:

http://www.blackrain.de]]>