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antennasia remix album

Sat, 18 Oct 2008 17:56:57 +0100

Today antennasia have officially announced their upcoming remix-album Velo-City: Remixed. This remix-album is due out on November 19 and contains 9 remixed versions of tracks from their most recent studio album 23 Bluebird Street, Velo-City. Remixes include versions from DJ3000, Rob Smith, Hybrid Leisureland, among others. Samples are available on their official website and you can expect a full review from me, as soon the album arrives at the Zenlog offices. Below the full tracklist: 1. Velowitch's Trick (DJ3000 Motech Remix) 2. Yojigen, Kosa, Shingo, Ikiru (Embee Remix) 3. First Flight (Lemongrass Remix) 4. Blue Dress / Paradise Parlor (Nerve's Breakdown Mix) 5. Pegasus (Rob Smith Remix) 6. Nightcamel (Icaseatic Aching Melt : Version by Team Doyobi) 7. Mannequin (Ruibyat Rework) 8. Blue Dress (Hird Remix) 9. Nightcamel (Hybrid Leisureland Remix)

Syqem tour Holland

Sat, 18 Oct 2008 17:43:39 +0100

The German prog-rock/metal band Syqem are coming to Holland for a mini-tour this November. From what I've heard on their MySpace page, they're a band very much worth seeing. You can catch them at the following venues: 7.11.2008: The Cave, Amsterdam 8.11.2008: Escape, Veenendaal 9.11.2008: Heksenketel, Roosendaal

M.Fille

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 21:59:40 +0100

Got a message on my MySpace the other day from a new Japanese band called M.Fille. It's a very promising visual gothic band with a female vocalist. The band consists of three members: Guitarist Link, keyboardplayer Youri and vocalist Cocteau. M.Fille has an interesting sound, which sounds to me like Nanase Aikawa in a gothic setting. Also check out their official MySpace for more soundsamples.

New Keane album free at Last FM

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:46:37 +0100

The new Keane album Perfect Symmetry from the British rockband Keane will officially be out next weer (Oct 13), but they have already put it up for free on Last FM. The full 11 tracks of this new album can be streamed for free. Yes, streamed, not downloaded, but that's still a very generous try before you buy offering. Take a listen and post your opinion, along with all the others, on the Last FM page.

Tricky - Slow

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 21:16:40 +0100

The new Tricky single is a cover of the Kylie Minogue song Slow. Great version, but then again, so was the original. Check out the video above for a nice mashup of the original Kylie video with the Tricky version dubbed on top.

Bonnie Pink - Chain

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 21:36:17 +0100

There's news on Bonnie Pink. She's going to release a Christmas-themed mini-album on November 26, titled Chain. Aside from the title-track, which is an original new track by Bonnie herself, this release features a total of four Christmas covers. These four are classic titles like Wonderful Christmas Time, I saw mommy kissing Santa Claus, Let it snow and The Christmas Song.

Kiyoharu - loved

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 21:29:10 +0100

Former Kuroyume and Sads vocalist Kiyoharu celebrates his 15th anniversary in the music industry this year. Earlier this month he already released an album and DVD with accoustic selfcovers, but he's also going to release some new material to commemorate this milestone in his carreer. He will do so in the form of a new single, which is titled loved and will be released on October 29. The b-side will be a cover of the T-Rex song 20th Century Boy. Naturally you can expect a limited edition bonus with this single, which consists of a DVD containing the promovideo for this single.

Angelo - Sister

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 21:43:38 +0100

Angelo is releasing their second new single for this year on the 22nd of October, which will be titled Sister. Kirito (ex-Pierrot) and his mates are working hard on their new album, which will be the follow up to their 2006 release Rebirth Of Newborn Baby. Earlier this year they already released the single Chaotic Bell (see video above), which nicely demonstrated their new, somewhat softer, musical direction.

Plastic Tree - Utsusemi

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 21:33:02 +0100

Plastic Tree are back with a new album. Utsusemi features 14 new tracks, including reworked versions of their singles Replay and Alone Again, Wonderful World. First press comes with an exclusive DVD with 7 promovids. Good band, try to catch them live if you get the chance. Here's the tracklisting of their new album, which is out this week. 01. Kisokuteki na Yonbyoshi 02. Utsusemi 03. Tetris 04. Replay (Utsusemi Ver.) 05. Melt 06. Dummy Box 07. Q 08. Fiction 09. Shayo 10. Gekko Overhead 11. Balloon 12. Seiten, Kansei, Kaiten Mokuba no Mae 13. Alone Again, Wonderful World (Utsusem Ver.) 14. Kioku Yuki

Stream of Passion

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 21:25:27 +0100

Dutch goth/prog-band Stream of Passion is currently working on a new album. They've been touring a lot this past summer and you can see them once more live, as the supportact for Epica. This gig is on October 16 in the Paard van Troje venue in The Hague.

Kanon Wakeshima

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 21:57:49 +0100

Above you can see the video Still Doll by singer and cellist Kanon Wakeshima. This song is also the ending theme for the anime Vampire Knight and was released last May. An interesting fact about this artist is that she is produced by Mana (ex-Malice Mizer, Moi Dix Mois). More interesting is perhaps that a new single will be released this coming November 12. Once again this song, titled Suna no Oshiro, is produced by Mana and also once again, it's the ending theme for the anime Vampire Knight Guilty.

Step outside

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 21:05:53 +0100

Step outside by ~PeterZen on deviant ART

Channel view

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 21:04:48 +0100

Channel View by ~PeterZen on deviant ART

Erina Koyama - Ammo

Sun, 24 Aug 2008 22:20:11 +0100

Erina Koyama is a new artist on Ryuichi Sakamoto's commmons label. Her international release AMMO is undoubtly one of the most wondrous releases of this year. The album is full of gritty electronics blended with traditional Japanese intruments, which is reminiscent of Sakamoto's own work or even the recent work of his fellow YMO-member Haruomi Hosono. Vocally Erina Koyama carries the sweetness of Yuki (ex-Judy and Mary) and the sharpness of Ringo Shiina. Yet comparing her to them wouldn't do her justice. Koyama does a lot more experimenting, while still managing to create pleasant structured songs. She mostly does all the work herself, from the composing/writing to playing all the instruments and mixing the final recordings. AMMO can be downloaded from iTunes. Also check out her official MySpace for more samples and video's of her work.

New version of Photosynth

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 22:58:35 +0100

Microsoft has demonstrated a new version of Photosynth. Photosynth combines a large database of photographs of a certain location and allows the user to walk through the location in a 3D fashion. The initial version was pretty impressive, but had it's limitations. Now check out this video to see what they've accomplished with this new version and prepare for a jaw-dropping experience.