[News]: Mute Records goes Indie .. again ….

Mute Records, founded by Daniel Miller in 1978, is an independent label again. Eight years ago it was acquired by EMI Group after a long partnership.

Today it was announced that Daniel Miller will continue the Mute brand as a new label including most of the artists. A major part of the back catalogue will be licence back to Mute again. Unfortunately great bands like Depeche Mode, Goldfrapp, Kraftwerk, White Rabbits and Richard Hawley stay with EMI and leave Mute.

Mute and EMI will also work together in the future as Daniel Miller will be an A&R advisor at EMI and EMI will support Mute in issues like royalty administration and business affairs etc.

read full details at billboard news or the EMI statement

Reading: Sascha Lange – “DJ Westradio” (in German only)

Sascha Lange – “DJ Westradio”
Buchlesung und Dia-Show

Das Buch:
Die DDR war für viele Jugendliche schon Anfang der 80er Jahre Geschichte. Sie hörten nicht ihre Musik, zogen nicht ihre Klamotten an, lasen nicht ihre Zeitschriften. Was sie interessierte, kam aus dem Westen: In Form von Paketen, Intershop und Westfernsehen. Leuchtend und funkelnd, duftend und wohlklingend und doch schier unerreichbar wie eine unerfüllte Liebe – ein Mythos. Und dann gab es noch Realitäten: Punkkonzerte, New Wave, Montagsdemos, Stress mit Faschos. Ein respektlos-witziger Rückblick auf die DDR jenseits von Honecker-Bildern und FDJ-Hemden.

Der Autor:
Sascha Lange wurde 1971 geboren und lebt seit seiner Geburt in Leipzig. Er ist gelernter Theatertischler, ungelernter Musiker, motivierter Autor und promovierter Historiker mit dem Schwerpunkt Jugendkulturen.

Pressestimmen:
“… hervorragend als Türöffner für eigene Erinnerungen…” Die Welt 11.08.2007

“Ein Buch voller kleiner, interessanter Erinnerungen. Bei dem man sich entweder als Kenner selbst zurück erinnert, oder sich als Neuling freut, endlich mal kein kitschiges oder hoch politisches Bild vom Osten lesen zu können.” Radio Fritz 21.03.2007

“… respektlos-witziger DDR-Rückblick…” Hamburger Abendblatt 26.03.2007

“… Punkkonzerte, Freundeskreis und Depeche Mode – das könnte genauso gut jemand aus Frankfurt oder Hamburg geschrieben haben. Aber die Leute aus dem Westen hatten weitaus weniger Ahnung vom Leben in der DDR als umgekehrt – es sei denn, sie hatten Verwandtschaft im Osten. Insofern waren Lange und Co. weitaus besser auf die Wende vorbereitet als das umgekehrt der Fall gewesen wäre. (…) DJ Westradio ist definitiv ein lesenswertes Buch; es verdeutlicht einmal mehr die Unterschiede zwischen Ost und West – zeigt aber gleichzeitig die vielen Gemeinsamkeiten, die es gab.” Frankfurter Neue Presse 28.04.2007

Ort:
Cafe JeLängerJeLieber

out now: LPF12 – Individual Suffering [Ionium Records]

Artist:
LPF12

Title:
Individual Suffering

Label:
Ionium Records

Cat#:
Ion018

Release Date:
20th September 2010

Format:
digital download

Tracklist:
01. Random Note Introduction
02. Fallen Kingdom
03. Individual Suffering
04. Avoid
05. Benchmark
06. Living in Ruins
07. Probity
08. Generous
09. Needless (V2)
10. Evolving Presets
11. Individual Suffering (Pistas Remix By Erissoma)
12. Living in Ruins (Apparent Symmetry Remix)
13. Generous (Edriver 69 Remix)
14. Evolving Presets (Furthest From The Cold Remix)
15. Benchmark (In A Mindset Remix)
16. Avoid (Forever By Impurfekt)

Info :
Dancing to LPF12 is like eating lobster with mayonnaise in a snack-bar. Yeah, you could do that, but it’s no delight!

“Individual Suffering”, the new album by LPF12, is an experience. Just calling this music wouldn’t be appropriate, it would be an understatement. LPF12 is music for the mind. Music that evokes pictures. Music that evokes emotions. Music for gourmets of sound.

Skilfully LPF12 combines electro-rhythms with complex arrangements, soundtrack-like melodies with experimental sounds. Intelligent song-structures with mysterious vocals. Simply the best of ambient, new age, electro, industrial and techno – and creates a music you can only describe as cinema for your mind, while on the other hand being surprisingly danceable.

As impossible as it may sound: LPF12 is exactly the intersection of Skinny Puppy and Tangerine Dream, making “intelligent dance music” in the truest sense of word. Being no longer an inside tip, LPF12 gathers fans around the world with his unique music, to Brasil, Mexico and the USA. Music that belongs to the dancefloor and to your headphones.

When it comes to LPF12, you won’t find the aggression of distorted vocals or testosterone-driven beats in the foreground. LPF12 tells personal stories, converted into fascinating music, where every sample, every melody, every chord, every beat, every word is only one detail of the whole. With every new listen you will find something new in his soundscapes. Electronic music hasn’t been so exciting, diverse, complex and entertaining since a long time.

“Individual Suffering” is the absolute perfection of what LPF12 already outlined with his highly praised EP “Sub Route”. Music for your mind and your legs. Because you don’t have to be afraid: you can dance to it as well … BUT …

Listen:

Buy:
Ionium Records
Bandcamp

Websites:
LPF12
Ionium Records

Japan goes Europe: A.Mochi tours in Europe!

Akihiro Mochi aka A.Mochi is coming to Europe in October. The Japanese guy who has releases on Luke Slater’s label Mote-Evolver, Len Faki’s Figure is already a famous techno guy in Japan – now he will enter the dj booths of Europe to show that Techno is not an European thing. Check out his great releases or the dj sets below ….

 

Websites:
A.Mochi
Mote-Evolver
Figure

out now: Appliance – Re-Conditioned [RROOPP]

Artist:
Appliance

Title:
Re-conditioned

Label:
RROOPP

Cat#:
RR03PP

Release Date:
25th October 2010

Format:
3 x CD

Tracklist:
CD1-01 Tuesday Is Nearly Over
CD1-02 Mountains 1
CD1-03 As Far As I Can See
CD1-04 Violins
CD1-05 A Little More Information
CD1-06 Homing Devices
CD1-07 Navigating The Nursery Slopes
CD1-08 Comrades (In A Moscow Hotel)
CD1-09 Personal Stereo
CD1-10 Electra
CD1-11 Slow Roller
CD1-12 Fast Music
CD1-13 Pre-Rocket Science
CD1-14 Pacifica
CD1-15 Throwing A Curve Ball
CD2-01 West Waves
CD2-02 All The Words For Snow
CD2-03 Sleeping Machines
CD2-04 Bruises
CD2-05 Nocturnal Walker
CD2-06 Homing Devices
CD2-07 Milkrace
CD2-08 Loop The Loop
CD2-09 Return To Telemark
CD2-10 We Are Not Built To Last
CD2-11 Lalo
CD2-12 Spies Of Rota
CD2-13 Rev A
CD2-14 Outer
CD2-15 Weightless Conditions
CD3-01 Number Three Channel Is Clear
CD3-02 King Of The Flight Simulator
CD3-03 In The Event Of Just Looking
CD3-04 Ursa Major
CD3-05 For Tonight
CD3-06 Mach One
CD3-07 Slow Drive
CD3-08 We Are Not Stationary
CD3-09 This Is The Place
CD3-10 IKB
CD3-11 Pleasure Driving
CD3-12 Open
CD3-13 Concentration To Brightness
CD3-14 Smoother

CD1 = BBC Peel Sessions, CD2 = B-sides, CD3 = Early EPs

Info :
This autumn, post-rock band Appliance release an epic 44 track compilation of Peel Sessions, B-sides and early EPs – their first release since 2003’s ‘Are You Earthed’ album. The 3-CD compilation, entitled ‘Re-conditioned’, is being released through the independent record label RROOPP, which specialises in high-quality compilations for independent bands.

The album brings together many of the band’s best moments in one package. CD1 features the four Peel Sessions that were recorded at the BBC Maida Vale studios between 1998 and 2002. This complete set of sessions includes a hypnotic early version of ‘Food Music’, which featured in John Peel’s ‘Festive 50’ in 1999, as well as a previously unreleased track, ‘Electra’.

CD 2 compiles unpolished and unheard demos, B-sides, and other rarities spanning the six years of the band, from low-fi beginnings to multi-layered productions. And CD3 assembles the band’s critically acclaimed three EP’s – two of which are available on CD for the first time – originally released before signing to Mute Records in 1999.

‘Re-conditioned’ highlights Appliance’s interest in experimentation and repetition, combined with a desire to produce first-class melodic songs. Throughout the compilation the band’s instrumentation approach varies from their original guitar, drums and bass set up, but the results are consistently inventive.
Appliance’s David Ireland said: “This is a major accomplishment for the band bringing together some really great creative moments that many Appliance fans won’t be aware of. CD 3 for example could easily have become the band’s debut LP, so it is great to finally see the 10” trilogy come together.”
James Brooks continued: “We never thought we would get to release the four BBC Peel Sessions. Not many bands would have enough material to fill a CD and it is a real pleasure to release these special recordings.”
And Michael Parker added: “We were impressed by the RROOPP label when they approached us to put together this record. Their previous releases have been great packages and very comprehensive. It’s taken a long time to put together but we are really happy with the results.”

Listen:
soon

Buy:
MuteBank
Rough Trade
Amazon GER
Amazon UK
Amazon US
Recordstore.co.uk
HMV
more soon

Websites:
Appliance
RPP