out for a while: Dave Gahan – Paper Monsters [Mute Records | Reprise Records | Sony Music]

 

Artist:
Dave Gahan

 

Title:
Paper Monsters

 

Label:
Mute Records | Reprise Records | Sony Music

 

Cat#:
STUMM216 | tba | tba

 

Release Date:
02nd June 2003 (original date)
2021 (vinyl re-release)

 

Format:
CD, vinyl, download & streaming

 

Tracklist:
01.
Dirty Sticky Floors

02.
Hold On

03.
A Little Piece

04.
Bottle Living

05.
Black And Blue Again

06.
Stay

07.
I Need You

08.
Bitter Apple

09.
Hidden Houses

10.
Goodbye

 

Press Info:
Dave Gahan Releases Debut Solo Album ‘Paper Monsters’

Dave Gahan releases “Paper Monsters”, his debut solo album on 2nd June . The first single, ‘Dirty Sticky Floors’, will be released two weeks earlier.

After 22 illustrious years with Depeche Mode, “Paper Monsters” marks Dave’s debut as a fully fledged songwriter. He wrote all ten tracks with his multi-instrumentalist friend Knox Chandler. The album was produced by Ken Thomas of Sigur Ros fame. “Paper Monsters” marries the freshness of a freshman effort with the seasoned wisdom of an old soul. It was recorded, mostly in New York, in an open-ended, back-to-basics manner which Dave found both liberating and exhilarating.

“What really hit me most was how happy and fulfilled it made me feel,” Dave says with a smile. “I wanted to hear something that makes me feel good. That’s been the train of thought throughout this record and Ken’s been really great with that.”

Highlights are many and include the rock-star bravado of the first single ‘Dirty Sticky Floors’, the quiet awe of ‘Stay’ and the wonderful equilibrium of ‘A Little Piece’.

The vinyl was re-issued by Sony.

 

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Recommendations:
album “Imposter” by Dave Gahan & Soulsavers on Columbia Records
album “Angels & Ghosts” by Dave Gahan & Soulsavers on Columbia Records
album “The Light, The Dead See” by Dave Gahan & Soulsavers on V2/Mute
“Manuscript” by Kurt Uenala feat. Dave Gahan on HFN Music
“Where I Wait (Remixes Pt. 3)” by Null + Void feat. Dave Gahan on HFN
“Where I Wait (Remixes Pt. 2)” by Null + Void feat. Dave Gahan on HFN
“Where I Wait (Remixes Pt. 1)” by Null + Void feat. Dave Gahan on HFN
EP “Where I Wait” by Null + Void feat. Dave Gahan on HFN
single “Ocean” by Goldfrapp feat. Dave Gahan on Mute

 

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out for a while: The Sisters Of Mercy – First And Last And Always (Collection) [Merciful Release | Rhino Records]

 

Artist:
The Sisters Of Mercy

 

Title:
First And Last And Always (Collection)

 

Label:
Merciful Release | Rhino Records

 

Cat#:
MR337

 

Release Date:
1985 (originally)
later (several re-releases)

 

Format:
CD, vinyl, download & streaming

 

Tracklist Vinyl:
A1.
Black Planet

A2.
Walk Away

A3.
No Time To Cry

A4.
A Rock & A Hard Place

A5.
Marian (Verison)

B1.
First And Last And Always

B2.
Possession

B3.
Nine While Nine

B4.
Amphetamine Logic

B5.
Some Kind Of Stranger

 

Tracklist CD:
01.
Black Planet

02.
Walk Away

03.
No Time To Cry

04.
A Rock And A Hard Place

05.
Marian (Version)

06.
First And Last And Always

07.
Possession

08.
Nine While Nine

09.
Amphetamine Logic

10.
Some Kind Of Stranger

11.
Poison Door

12.
On The Wire

13.
Blood Money

14.
Bury Me Deep

15.
Long Train

16.
Some Kind Of Stranger
(Early)

 

Tracklist Digital:
01.
Black Planet

02.
Walk Away

03.
No Time To Cry

04.
A Rock And A Hard Place

05.
Marian (Version)

06.
First And Last And Always

07.
Possession

08.
Nine While Nine

09.
Amphetamine Logic

10.
Some Kind Of Stranger

11.
Body And Soul

12.
Body Electric

13.
Train

14.
Afterhours

15.
Poison Door

16.
On The Wire

17.
Blood Money

18.
Bury Me Deep

 

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Fan Video:
“The Loft Berlin 30/08/83 ”

 

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Merciful Release
Rhino Records

 

out for a while: Phantom/Ghost – To Damascus [Ladomat 2000 / Mute Tonträger]

 

Artist:
Phantom/Ghost

 

Title:
To Damascus

 

Label:
Ladomat 2000 / Mute Tonträger

 

Cat#:
LADO2155

 

Release Date:
13th October 2003

 

Format:
CD, vinyl, download & streaming

 

Tracklist:
01.
To Damascus

02.
Born With A Nervous Breakdown

03.
St. Lawrence

04.
My Secret Europe

05.
Laudanum

06.
Sticky Paws

07.
Intermission

08.
Thank God It’s Judgement Day

09.
Nothing Is Written

 

Info:
CD contains “Nothing Is Written (Live Video)”. This was the first Ladomat 2000 release licenced to Mute Tonträger, the German department of Mute Records.

 

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Recommendations:
Phantom/Ghost’s “Phantom Ghost\” on Ladomat 2000
Sid Le Rock’s “Bull Dozer EP” on Ladomat 2000 / Mute Tonträger
Lawrence’s “The Night Will Last Forever” on Dial | Lado2000 | NovaMute

 

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Ladomat 2000
Mute Germany

 

out for a while: Phantom/Ghost – Phantom Ghost\ [Ladomat 2000]

 

Artist:
Phantom/Ghost

 

Title:
Phantom Ghost\

 

Label:
Ladomat 2000

 

Cat#:
LADOMAT2119-2

 

Release Date:
September 2001

 

Format:
CD, download & streaming

 

Tracklist:
01.
Electronic Alcatraz

02.
The Loop

03.
Memo From Turner

04.
Perfect Lovers

05.
Phantoms And Ghosts

06.
This Work Is Inside Out

07.
Buon Giorno Inferno

08.
The Bogeyman

 

Press Info:

 

Snippets:
soon

 

Recommendations:
Sid Le Rock’s “Bull Dozer EP” on Ladomat 2000 / Mute Tonträger
Lawrence’s “The Night Will Last Forever” on Dial | Lado2000 | NovaMute

 

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out now: Q Lazzarus – Goodbye Horses EP [Dark Entries Records]

 

Artist:
Q Lazzarus

 

Title:
Goodbye Horses EP

 

Label:
Dark Entries Records

 

Cat#:
DE-306

 

Release Date:
07th March 2025

 

Format:
vinyl, download & streaming

 

Tracklist:
01.
Goodbye Horses
(Extended Mix)

02.
Goodbye Horses
(Instrumental)

03.
Hellfire
(Edit)

04.
Summertime
(Edit)

05.
Goodbye Horses
(Acapella)

 

Press Info:
At long last, Q Lazzarus says hello to Dark Entries. Q Lazzarus is the moniker of Diane Luckey, born in New Jersey in 1960. While living in the East Village in New York City in the 1980s, Diane met songwriter Bill Garvey at a party and they recorded “Goodbye Horses” in his home studio. As the story goes, Luckey met Hollywood director Jonathan Demme when she picked him up in her taxi during a snowstorm in 1986. Demme was wowed by her demo tape, which was playing in the cab, and they ended up hanging out at a restaurant for hours talking about life and music. “He liked it so much, I gave him the tape I was listening to, he said he would call me for one of his movies, but I didn’t really take it seriously.” said Luckey. Demme would have the song “Goodbye Horses” first appear in his offbeat comedy Married to the Mob, and then again more memorably in Silence of the Lambs when Buffalo Bill changes into women’s clothing while drowning out his intended victim’s pleas with loud music. Despite the exposure, both Luckey and Garvey languished in relative obscurity. “Goodbye Horses” is the definition of a cult classic, an ethereal tearjerker driven by Garvey’s lush synth work and Luckey’s unmistakably powerful voice. Garvey says, “the song is about transcendence over those who see the world as only earthly and finite.” Over 15 years of effort have gone into the making of this release. All five songs on this record were previously unreleased and are sourced from original master tapes. The extended version of “Goodbye Horses” was newly mixed from the original stems by Alberto Hernandez at Fantasy Studios. Instrumental and acapella versions of the song are included, which are also available for the first time. Side B opens with “Hellfire,” a brooding number about the New York BDSM nightclub of the same name, showcasing the range and force of Luckey’s voice. “Summertime” follows, with a sauntering synth-reggae spin on the 1937 George Gershwin number. Both B-side tracks are also new mixdowns and edits from the original stems. Each copy includes an insert with liner notes, archival interviews with Q, lyrics and photos. It is an opportune moment to reflect on the underrecognized artists we have lost and the undeniable brilliance of both Diane Luckey and William Garvey.

 

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Recommendations:
Robert Rental’s “Paralysis EP” on Dark Entries Records
Kittin’s “Cosmos” on Nobody’s Bizzness | Dark Entries Records
Wolfsheim’s “The Sparrow And The Nightingales (AM Remix)” on Dark Entries Records
Psychic TV’s “Alien Be-In (Remix EP)” on Dark Entries Records

 

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