04. Sex Cries (Daniela La Luz Nights Like This Remix)
05. Sex Cries (S S S S Remix)
06. Sex Cries (Lars Hemmerling Remix)
07. Sex Cries (Shannoncut Remix)
08. Sex Cries (Simon Dübell Remix)
09. Sex Cries (Krink Remix)
10. Sex Cries (Ken Hayakawa Remix)
11. Sex Cries (Daniela La Luz Days Like This Remix)
Press Info (German):
„Sex Cries“ ist die zweite Single aus dem am 06.04.2018 erscheinenden Solo-Debüt Bad Stream von ANTIME Records Gründer Martin Steer aus Berlin. Das Video zu „Sex Cries“ ist eine Darstellung von Schlaflosigkeit im Zeitalter des sozialen Disconnects. In kinetischen Standbildern des Exzesses und der Einsamkeit konfrontiert das Video den drogen- und technologieberauschten Upper-and-Downer Lifestyle des Spätkapitalismus mit der kritischen Mythologie des Bad Stream Konzeptalbums. Die Musik, entstanden in dutzenden Session innerhalb der letzten 4 Jahre, verschmilzt Rockstrukturen mit progressivem Sounddesign aus Noisedrums, verzerrten Analog-Synths, experimentellen Gitarrentexturen und Martin Steers markanten Gesangsmelodien und ist ein weiterer „Post Industrial“ Monolith aus Bad Streams Vision von zeitgenössischer und hybrider Popmusik. „Sex Cries“ erscheint am 16.03.2018 digital mit einem Radio-Edit sowie Neu-Interpretationen und Remixen von Künstlern aus dem ANTIME Records Umfeld von u.a. Daniela La Luz, Emmanuelle 5, Oberst & Buchner, S S S S.
Press Info (English):
„Sex Cries“ is the second single from the upcoming debut album „Bad Stream“ by ANTIME Records founder Martin Steer from Berlin. The video for „Sex Cries“ is a portrayal of insomnia in the age of social disconnect. It pits the drug and technology-infused upper-and-downer lifestyle of late capitalism against the critical mythology of the Bad Stream concept album in kinetic freeze frames of excess and loneliness. The music, created in dozens of recording sessions over the past four years, blends rock structures with progressive sound design of noisedrums, distorted analog synths, experimental guitar textures and Martin Steers distinctive vocal melodies, and is another “Post Industrial” monolith of Bad Stream’s vision of contemporary and hybrid Pop music. “Sex Cries” will be released digitally on 16.03.2018 with a radio edit as well as new interpretations and remixes by artists from the ANTIME Records environment by Daniela La Luz, Krink Emmanuelle 5, Oberst & Buchner, S S S S and many more.
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One of the undoubted highlights of the Null + Void long player ‘Cryosleep’ is the collaboration with Depeche Mode frontman Dave Gahan.
Null + Void is the project of Kurt Uenala, the Swiss born producer and multi-instrumentalist who has a long history of working with synth legends, and ‘Where I Wait’ further enhances that reputation.
Turning over remix duties to The Hacker – another long time collaborator with Depeche Mode and others, the French producer delivers a typically dark and driven take on the track. A mid paced groove unfolds with tightly programmed arpeggiated synths seemingly barely under control. Gahan’s iconic vocals float over the top, creating a powerful, poignant track.
Also included is a The Hacker’s Dub Remix, stripping back the vocals into a few dubbed out snippets and echoes, and focussing in on the tough groove, courtesy of the tight drums and thick, propulsive bass.
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Full Track Streaming:
“Where I Wait (The Hacker Remix)”
Press Info:
The upcoming album ‘Cryosleep’ introduces the world to Null + Void as a serious production entity in its own right – and the third single ‘Where I Wait’ more than solidifies that point.
Connecting with longtime collaborator and legendary Depeche Mode frontman Dave Gahan, the track is a haunting and luminous lament on lost time and the ghosts of lovers past.
Back in 2003 Kurt’s releases on indie electronic compilations such as “The Sound Of Young New York” caught the attention of fans and artists around the world. It eventually landed him a gig recording with Depeche Mode singer Dave Gahan, not to mention a long list of major acts such as Moby and The Kills.
The collaboration with Dave was especially fruitful —the two became friends, and it wasn’t long before Kurt began writing original songs for Depeche Mode.
His love for vintage synthesizers, dark electronic music, and exploring unusual chord structures was a natural fit. The more Kurt worked with Dave and Depeche Mode, the more time he spent at his Manhattan studio. He started writing his own shadowy, melancholic songs, filling them with angular beats and moody atmospheres. After a while, the basis of Kurt’s new solo project, Null + Void, took shape and ‘Cryosleep’ alongside ‘Where I Wait’ came to life.
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Phase Fatale (Hayden Payne) and Silent Servant (Juan Mendez) started their collaboration in 2016 performing together live at several Jealous God showcases across Europe, such as Berlin Atonal, and then working together on Payne’s Redeemer Extended Mix 12” from his album on Hospital Productions last year. The Confess EP on BITE is a studio documentation of those aforementioned live performances and harnesses the cathartic energy of the stage into a physical medium.
The EP opens up with “Plastic Motion,” a techno track that is full of layers of subsonic pulsations, monolithically consuming the entire A-side. The sounds of the sirens are balanced against heavily stylized basslines moving in and out of the framework while bursts of white noise appear through the fog, creating a telekinetic hallucination. The B-side starts with the title track “Confess.” A ruthless song that crushes together bass-heavy broken beat rhythms with straight-ahead kicks and snares. It’s about to burst out of its seams any minute as psychedelic synths and buried vocals command it all to stay together.
The closing track, “Tausend Heilige,” ups the pace to a motorik rhythm, driving underneath the wings of metallic synths and steady pounding drums. Meanwhile, the lamenting choir strings and dusty vocals swell to a stuttering electric signal. With the three tracks from the Confess EP, Phase Fatale and Silent Servant create a cinematic soundscape that has shed its skin and has brought to life a new interpretation of contemporary techno music.
