Thomas Feiner & Anywhen

http://www.thomasfeiner.com/
anywhen myspace

http://www.samadhisound.com/

NEWS: DOVES - New Album and Free Download

The Doves have announced their New Studio Album "Kingdom of Dust" is set for release on 7th April, but if this news wasn't great enough, for two weeks they are offering a taster of the new album in the shape of a free download of the track "Jetstream" on their site.

http://www.doves.net/

NEWS: DM's New Album track listing and first single

The track listing has been announced for Depeche Mode's forthcoming album "Sounds Of The Universe", these are listed below, the album will be released 20th April (Europe) and 21st April (US), the first single to be released off the album will be "Wrong" and this will be released on 6th April.


Track Listing

1. In Chains
2. Hole To Feed
3. Wrong
4. Fragile Tension
5. Little Soul
6. In Sympathy
7. Peace
8. Come Back
9. Spacewalker
10. Perfect
11. Miles Away / The Truth Is
12. Jezebel
13. Corrupt


http://www.depechemode.com

DOWNLOADS : ninja tune

More freebies, Ninjatune.net have a selection of free mp3s and they are available here.

Be sure to sign up to the ninja tune mailing list to keep up to date with releases and artist news, you can sign up here


http://www.ninjatune.net

NEWS: Client to support DAF

Client will be supporting DAF on their London date - 28 March 2009 at the Islington Academy.

http://www.daf.ag/
http://www.client-online.eu/

The Cinematic Orchestra

http://www.cinematicorchestra.com/
The Cinematic Orchestra myspace
The Cinematic Orchestra wiki

SOHO Dolls

http://www.sohodolls.co.uk/
soho dolls myspace
soho dolls wiki

Chungking

http://www.chungking.co.uk/

chungking myspace

NEWS: DB RUMOURS

Rumours, rumours and more rumours.

You can't have missed the story that had been doing the rounds that David Bowie was set to resurrect his Ziggy Stardust alter-ego and that he has been in talks with organisers of California’s Coachella Valley Music and Arts festival, who wanted him to perform his classic album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders From Mars in its entirety.

Most I'm sure would have seen the stories for what they were, pure fantasy.

The 62-year-old singer famously killed off his alter ego on stage in London in 1973, a year after the album’s original release.

Bowie has been in semi-retirement since his heart scare in 2004, which led to him cancelling his World Tour, however another rumour that crept up was that he may well be working on new material in Berlin, Germany, a comment was left under his name on the social networking site Twitter, a user named David Bowie wrote "Cheers from a snowy Berlin! Working on some new material.", there is one problem with this though, according to the official David Bowie site, David does not have a Twitter account, that and the fact that anyone could open an account using the name "David Bowie".

Bowie's last studio album was "Reality" that was released in 2003, however he did provide backing vocals on Scarlett Johansson’s album "Anywhere I lay My Head".

What will be the next big rumour, that "The Smiths" will reunite, oops sorry that one has already been rolled out more than a few times.


The news story on davidbowie.com is here

MILLENIA NOVA - I'm Dead

Sorry no video to this one, but a great track, they also have a video on youtube of their track Rockicide featuring Iggy Pop, however I have yet to find one that has been uploaded where embedding hasn't been disabled, so you can find it here

NEW RELEASE: Cure Tribute: Just Like Heaven

The forthcoming Cure tribute album "Cure Tribute: Just Like Heaven" is due for release from 27th January 2009, it will feature 16 cover versions of Cure songs performed by such artists as The Wedding Present, Dean & Britta, The Brunettes, The Submarines, Tanya Donelly & Dylan in the Movies and more, the album has been produced by Joseph H. Spadaro and Gwen Marie Hysler and the album features artwork from Rhode Island Illustrator Melinda Rainsberger.

This album will be a must for Cure fans as well as fans of the bands performing the covers.


Pre-orders are available here

SPOTLIGHT: THE IDEAL COPY

If its eighties (and beyond) artists your after then you could do worse than take a look at what "The Ideal Copy" has to offer (they also have a good selection of alternative material), visit their website and sign up for their newsletter to keep up to date with what's on offer.


The Ideal Copy website

NEWS: GARY NUMAN ONLINE STORE

The new Gary Numan On-Line Store will go live on 19th January at mid-day UK time. The links to the store from NuWorld will be activated. As part of the launch will be the option for visitors to pre-order the new Replicas DVD which has an official release date of 16th February.


http://www.numan.co.uk/

DOWNLOAD: FREE DOWNLOAD OF NIN's NEW ALBUM

If you didn't know already, Nine Inch Nails are offering their latest album as a free download from their site.

Nine Inch Nails website
Nine Inch Nails myspace

NEW: BLUE FOUNDATION

A recent discovery of mine, not new exactly as they have been around since 2004, but they are new to me :), please find below a video and links on the band, their album "LIFE OF A GHOST" is available on Astralwerks.






bluefoundation myspace
bluefoundation website

NEWS: New Album due from Depeche Mode

As posted earlier Depeche Mode announced that they were working on their new album, and just a few days ago have announced the release date for the said album :)


To quote from their website :

DEPECHE MODE
ANNOUNCES THE RELEASE OF SOUNDS OF THE UNIVERSE - APRIL 21, 2009

January 15, 2009- Groundbreaking, chart-topping electro legends Depeche Mode are proud to announce the release of their long-anticipated new studio album, Sounds Of The Universe on April 21, 2009 (Mute Records).

More information here

NEWS: Patrick McGoohan Dies

I know this isn't music orientated, but I just learned of the very sad news that Patrick McGoohan died on the 13th January 2009 :(

The Prisoner was a great favourite of mine when I was growing up. I also enjoyed his performances in Silver Streak and Scanners. A wonderful actor who will be greatly missed.


RIP Patrick Joseph McGoohan (19th March, 1928 – 13th January, 2009)






Patrick McGoohan wiki

VIDEO: Jeans Team - Keine Melodien

I first heard this track on an advert that has been showing on UK television for the new Volkswagen Golf (I have included a video of the ad below - because I like the ad)

The track is by a German Electronica group known as Jeans Team and is called "Keine Melodien", enjoy!

http://www.jeansteam.de/
jeans team wiki
jeans team myspace

DOWNLOAD: LATE OF THE PIER - Focker (Boys Noize Remix)

FREE download of LATE OF THE PIER - Focker (Boys Noize Remix) is available here.

NEW RELEASE: LATE OF THE PIER - Fantasy Black Channel

Today sees the US release of LATE OF THE PIER'S debut album Fantasy Black Channel, this release will contain bonus material.

The album is produced by Erol Alkan, who also produced the their earlier singles "Bathroom Gurgle" and "The Bears Are Coming"

Late of the Pier Myspace
Late of the Pier wiki
Late of the Pier website

INFO: INDEPENDENT, AD FREE INTERNET STATIONS

If you listen to any of the following Internet Radio stations, remember they are some of the very few truly independent Internet Radio Stations, they don't rely on annoying ads like some and only survive by receiving donations from their listeners, donations of any size are greatly appreciated.

NEW RELEASE: A CERTAIN RATIO - MIND MADE UP

A Certain Ratio are to release their first studio album in ten years which contains 12 brand new songs, its due for release from 26th January 2009.

The tracklisting is as follows :

I Feel Light (3:20)
Down, Down, Down (4:29)
Everything Is Good (4:25)
Way To Escape (3:53)
Rialto 2006 (3:58)
Mind Made Up (5:20)
Teri (3:45)
Bird To The Ground (3:42)
Starlight (5:19)
Which Is Reality? (3:38)
Skunk (2:27)
Very Busy Man (5:42)

GEMS OF THE PAST: Joan Armatrading

Two videos from an extremely talented and often overlooked artist, the first video is "Drop The Pilot" which is the song most people will recognize and the second is my favourite track by her - Love and Affection, this performance on Later....with Jools Holland shows what a great talent she really is and an absolutely stunning performer.

DOWNLOAD: 4ad

Everybody likes something for free once in a while, and if you visit the 4ad you will find that you can download 3 free tracks of some of the latest music the label has to offer.


http://www.4ad.com/

SPOTLIGHT : BENBECULA RECORDS

If its modern alternative (and I mean proper alternative - not what some deem alternative), proper cutting edge, experimental material then you should sample some of the material released by Benbecula Records.

Benbecula Records is a Scottish independent label started in the late 1990's, primarily an electronica label, but over the years it has broadened its roster to include indie, jazz and modern folk amnongst others

The label makes available music that normally wouldn't be released though it's highly successful subscription service featuring its highly limited monthly "Minerals Series". With the material on offer it comes as no surprise why the label was a great favourite of the late great John Peel.


To quote the website -

"Benbecula remains a step ahead of its peers by daring to go where others fear to tread, but remaining a formidable global force in highly modern but entertaining music."


http://www.benbecula.com/

GEMS OF THE PAST: XMAL DEUTSCHLAND

http://www.4ad.com/xmaldeutschland/

Xmal Deutschland wiki

TRIVIA: TWO TRIBES

I remember seeing a while ago someone commenting about the number of different mixes of Frankie Goes To Hollywood's "Two Tribes" song, at that moment I wondered how many actual mixes there are of the track, below is the list I compiled (so you don't have to :)), this list is complete to the best of my knowledge, but if anyone else knows of a mix I have missed, left me know.

THE MIXES

1. ANNIHILATION MIX (ANNIHILATION)
2. SURRENDER MIX (SURRENDER)
3. ANNIHILATION 'LOVERS AND HATERS'
4. COWBOYS AND INDIANS
5. AT MADISON GARDENS
6. THE CARNAGE AND ANNIHILATION
7. CARNAGE
8. HIBAKUSHA
9. KEEP THE PEACE
10. FLUKE'S MINIMIX
11. FLUKE'S MAGIMIX
12. FLUKE'S MAGIMIX INSTRUMENTAL
13. FLUKE'S MOULIMIX
14. TECKNO PRISONER feat ADAMSKI
15. KOSMOS DUB
16. INTERMISSION LEGEND MIX
17. INTERMISSION LEGEND MIX INSTRUMENTAL
18. INTERMISSION WORKOUT MIX
19. INTERMISSION WORKOUT MIX INSTRUMENTAL
20. 808 STATE REMIX
21. ROB SEARLE'S CLUB MIX RADIO EDIT
22. APOLLO 440 REMIX
23. ROB SEARLE'S CLUB MIX
24. OLAV BASOSKI TIBERIUM POWER MIX
25. ROB SEARLE'S CLUB DUB
26. ALMIGHTY DEFINITIVE REMIX
27. ALMIGHTY RADIO EDIT
28. VIDEO DESTRUCTO MIX

..............and the regular album/single versions.

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