The Leaether Strip album "Mental Slavery" has hit the 2nd spot in the DAC charts leaving behind him such giants as Faithless! Congratulations to Claus for this nice achievement!
The artists on the Belgian label Alfa Matrix ( www.alfa-matrix.com ) are available on fairsharemusic - the new ethical music download site. Just like every other music download site, they offer loads of music, over 8.5 million tracks, including now the hottest new releases of Alfa Matrix. The crucial difference is that for every track you download from Fairsharemusic, the site will donate half the profit to your chosen charity. And on top of that, the more you download, the more they donate.
Charities include Amnesty International, the British Heart Foundation, the British Red Cross, Oxfam, the Teenage Cancer Trust and WWF-UK. With this kind of 'feelgood downloading' Alfa Matrix renews its charity policy that started with the Bruderschaft EP "Forever" (an exclusive collaboration between VNV Nation's Ronan Harris , Icon of Coil's Sebastian Komor, Covenant's Joakim Montelius and Apoptygma Berzerk's Stephan Groth) which raised over US$ 60.000 for charity.
After Schwarzblut's album 'Das Mausoleum' entered the Dutch Underground Chart at #7 in May of this year the band has seen an ever growing interest in their music. Schwarzblut's blend of German poetry and dark danceable music got a warm welcome in many clubs and on a host of festivals. Now the band announces 6 more gigs in support of their latest release.
07.Aug.2010 WEIMAR (D)
Eisenbahnmuseum, with others 17.Sep.2010 DRACHTEN (NL)
Iduna, with NG-Pro 23.Oct.2010 DEN HAAG (NL)
Bazart, with Deadcell 12.Nov.2010 BERLIN (D)
K17, with Deadcell 04.Dec.2010 ‘S-HERTOGENBOSCH (NL)
W2, with others 10.Dec.2010 HEERLEN (NL)
De Nieuwe Nor, with The Eternal Afflict + Absolute Body Control
Watch the video of the opening track of 'Das Mausoleum': 'Sterbeleid'
Interview with Dmitry i. of Freakangel & Suicidal Romance about Freakangel's 'The Faults Of Humanity' (June 11, 2010 - Alfa Matrix) and Suicidal Romance's 'Shattered Heart Reflections' (May 7, 2010 - Infacted Recordings).
Original broadcast date: 28/6/2010
Listen to the interview on the Dmitry i.'s soundcloud channel:
Featured tracks:
- God's Blind Game (Freakangel)
- Touch (Suicidal Romance)
- S.H.R. (Suicidal Romance)
- Together Against It (Freakangel)
In other news Freakangel's "Gods Blind Game" has entered GEWC's Top 15 Tracks and "The Faults Of Humanity" the bullets for Top 10 Albums.
Thank You for Your support and keep it coming. www.GEWC.de
"The Faults Of Humanity" is available in the following formats:
We have released a whole batch of new releases on iTunes / eMusic / ... including several that are completely exclusive for download only. Several more will follow in the next weeks:
The Belgian electro label Alfa Matrix will launch an all new compilation series this Autumn revealing a more 'open' music genre approach as the label puts it. The intention of the compilation is "to bring everyone back to their strong EBM roots, and show that the underground electronic music scene has much to offer", A&R manager Seba Dolimont says. The compilation will mostly focus on melodic club oriented electronic music with a particular interest in pure EBM, techno body music, industrial dance and synth pop with an edge. Deadline for submissions: August 1st 2010 with the usual "first in first served" policy and priority given to previously unreleased mixes/songs.
Dominik van Reich, mastermind of amGod did an interview with the american underground magazine "Culture Asylum Magazine". This magazine deals with everything sub culture including stories, poetry, music, movie, and book reviews as well as interviews with local and well known acts in the underground arena.
Dominik is talking there about his past musical activities, his upcoming double album "dreamcatcher" and the spirit of amGod.
You can found the whole interview as a pdf-document by clicking the following link:
Psy'Aviah was recently interviewed by Australian 'Dark Essence Radio'. They were asked about their recent album 'Eclectric', the collaborations with Ayria and Jean-Luc De Meyer, their inspirations, future plans etc.. The interview also contains snippets of songs Paranoid, Into The Game (feat. Ayria), No Excuse, Blackhole and Keep Hope Alive.
Listen to the interview on the Psy'Aviah soundcloud channel:
Leaether Strip's "Love Me or Die" video directed by Cesar Cruz has just been awarded 2nd place in the alternative music category at the Indie Gathering Festival in Ohio. The Indie Gathering Film Festival exists "to showcase the independent filmmaker" and the festival's mission is "to inspire and encourage film makers through a competitive showcase of independent features, documentaries, shorts, music videos and trailers." Filmmakers participate in their screenings and after the films speak with audience members who seek a closer look into the creative process. Cruz will be attending the festival in August to receive the award and take part in a Q+A session about the video. More information can be found at www.theindiegathering.com .
Due to an unexpected mistake by our manufacturer we are forced to push back the street date of the new Leaether Strip album 'Mental slavery' with 2 weeks. The new release date is 25th June 2010. We are very sorry for any inconvenience.
All preorders will ship out the day we get the album delivered in our warehouse.
Paris is reaching out to the bear community to welcome them at the first BærBM party, taking place on Friday June 4 at one of the best known industrial music clubs in Paris: Le Klub. Noone else but Claus Larsen aka Leæther Strip will be playing live at the event. And that's not all, as an added incentive, those arriving first at the doors will receive a special CD, limited to just 200 copies, featuring unreleased remixes of a brand new tune from Leaether Strip's forthcoming album "Mental Slavery" plus exclusive remixes of his 'hairy' anthem "The Bears Aren't Sleeping Tonight" from the likes of Notch, Furtron, Hugo Sanchez, Apoplexie, JoJo and Claus himself. The exclusive 'Bear' sleeve artwork is courtesy of Ango The Meek Dead.
Check out the latest Neikka RPM Interview
Dominique chats with COVER UP! about music, the future and the secrets of Neikka RPM!
The German based web-zine COVER UP! explores events and theories that fall in the realm of conspiracies. A fascinating zine to read!
Diskonnekted is working on a new studio album which will reveal a new musical approach. “Currently, I am especially inspired by, say, the wavy guitars of Fields of the Nephilim, the creamy distortion by KoRn, the beats of Crystal Method or even the dreamy tricks and bits by LTJ Bukem,” Jan Dewulf explains. The new album ‘Hotel existence’ will be the beginning of a second chapter for the band.
Check out this short studio report, revealing some new sounds:
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Due to an unexpected mistake by our manufacturer we are forced to push back the street date of the new Leaether Strip album 'Mental slavery' with 2 weeks. The new release date is 25th June 2010. We are very sorry for any inconvenience.
