On 27nd April we had the opportunity to see Suede live for the second time, this time in Southampton. It was the night of Suede special treats for the fans and loving audience. Suede’s music has always been a great inspiration in my life and I am sure I am not speaking only for myself. Unlike so many people who saw them live over the years, my first real opportunity to see the great…
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On Sunday we went to O2 Academy in Islington to round up a quite eventful weekend of live performances in London with the final show of Leaether Strip’s, celebratory, 30th anniversary UK tour. The London gig was supported by Machine Rox, My Hysteria and Mechanical Cabaret who all did an excellent job of warming up the crowd, which was, quite possibly, larger than expected after all the drama of And One cancellation. Even before…
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On July 21st we went to O2 Forum in Kentish Town where Ministry promoted their current album AmeriKKKant. After the opening act left the stage, the crew started preparing the stage for the main event, placing two white balloon chickens with Trump-like tops and crossed swastika signs on the front corners of the stage, thus setting the tone of the evening. Although shows from bands with long careers generally attract middle-aged crowds, which also…
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Wave Gotik Treffen is undoubtedly the largest, as well as one of the oldest, Goth festivals in the world. We visited Leipzig, Germany, to participate in its 26th incarnation from 2nd to 5th June 2017. One of the key features of WGT, the one that makes it so different from the other festivals, is that it is a citywide event where concerts, exhibitions and various other events happen in all parts of the city,…
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There are things in this world that occur every 4 years, like Leap Years, Olympics and new Depeche Mode releases. Lately, Claus Larsen, aka Leaether Strip, has been releasing several DM covers simultaneously with Depeche Mode; this year he decided to release them through his bandcamp as the collection AEDM: My Depeche Mode Covers. While with standard hard and fast Leaether Strip music you would expect “People Are People”, “Masters and Servants” or other…
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A couple of weeks ago, we received the new release from Transponder, titled Hammer and Anvil. For those who don’t know, Transponder is the new project by Freund 424 of now, as it seems defunct, Rhesus Factor and Hanz Acid. This is a 2 CD release with 31 songs in total of old school, mostly EBM, goodness, although there are several New Beat songs there as well. The first CD mostly consists of cover…
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A few months ago, after a long period of silence and musical inactivity, Facebook page of English band Cubanate started posting news of a one-off reunion on Coldwaves festival in Chicago, as well as Marc Heal’s pictures of his music equipment and the announcement that he was starting work on new solo material. It took less than 2 months from the announcement for the first single, “Adult Fiction”, to appear, and just a short…
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After a 2 year pause and numerous covers released on his bandcamp page, Claus Larsen treated us with the new Leaether Strip release in form of new album “Spaectator”. Released on Rustblade record label, this album once again gives us a slightly new side of his work, although it still has distinct Leaether Strip feel to it. This album will, more than any other release since “After the Devastation” please old Leaether Strip fans,…
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Black Needle Noise “Before the Tears Came” Digital, 2016 https://blackneedlenoise.bandcamp.com In this world of sad and bloody affairs, Black Needle Noise is an ideal means of escape through its imaginary screetching door. The very suggestion of “screetching” is not that of horror, but that of a ghostly noise, its cries and whispers adding to a beautifully balanced sequence of predominantly slow motions, all the more seductive and sensual. A brand new studio project started by…
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Don’t know much about Burnet207, a project I was informed about through the social network’s channels – but from what’s offered in audio terms, this is exactly what we all prefer to think of in terms of the future – idealistic, naïve and to an extent uncertain, but still friendly in its unpredictable swash of glitches messing up with all tomorrow’s plans. While the Jacktone’s official channel brings to mind the likes of Chris…
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