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Friday, July 03, 2009

E.O. is also filling in tonight (Thurs) from 9-11pm on KSCU
Current mood:

busy
Category: Music

Yo D-Dancers,

Sorry about the x-tra email, but I just got word that I'll also be filling in tonight on KSCU for DJ Coco. Lots of DJ's leaving on vacation, I guess. I'll be spinning:

"Dancing To A Different Drum: The Megamix" - A DJ only promo megamix from the A Different Drum label. It features 19 tacks - and many of the ADD labels best bands

CAMOUFLAGE - "Live In Dresden" (2009 import live release): First ever live concert release by German Synthpop pioneers - features all the classic Camouflage tracks

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Thursday, July 02, 2009

E.O. Filling in on KSCU Friday, July 3rd from Noon-3pm
Current mood:

awake
Category: Music

Yo Dekadancers,

I'm filling in tomorrow, Friday, July 3rd from Noon-3pm for the mighty DJ Kayvon on KSCU 103.3 FM. You can also tune in online at www.kscu.org. I'll be featuring extended mixes from the Finnish band NEUROACTIVE. NEUROACTIVE have a brand spankin' new CD out, entitled "Antidote," which I just received in the mail today from Synth-Maestro Todd at A Different Drum. Watch for the next Dekadance Update going out this weekend for more info on that, and when it will be featured on Dekadance. E.O.

www.myspace.com/dekadude - www.myspace.com/neuroactive - www.adifferentdrum.com

AND - don't forget about my Artist Feature on Dekadance tomorrow night starting at 9pm - I'm calling it "Happy 'Furs' of July" - featuring RICHARD BUTLER, PSYCHEDELIC FURS, and yes, I've even decided to squeeze in some LOVE SPIT LOVE too!

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Monday, June 29, 2009

DEKADANCE UPDATE for show airing 7/3/09
Current mood:

hot
Category: Music

Happy Independence Day!

That's for you in the U.S. For those of you reading this outside of the U.S., you might be more familiar with it's other name....Saturday

I was gonna feature some Dark Elektro from Latin America this week, but I have decided to play it on the Dekadance show on 7/10 instead. I just wasn't feeling like darkness and foreboding this week, what with the 4th of July and all. So, I have decided to feature one of my fave bands from the 80's and early 90's, as well as the fairly recent solo release by that band's vocalist. Read on, my friends, read on.....

DEKADANCE ARTIST FEATURES FOR SHOW AIRING FRIDAY, JULY 3rd FROM 9pm UNTIL SATURDAY, JULY 4th AT 1am PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME ON KSCU 103.3 FM IN SANTA CLARA CA. USA - ONLINE SIMULCAST AT WWW.KSCU.ORG

HAPPY "FURS" OF JULY FEATURE!!!!

(Richard Butler - Thinking of the upcoming afterparty...)

RICHARD BUTLER - "Richard Butler" (2006 debut solo release): I just found out about this debut solo release by the Psychedelic Furs/Love Spit Love frontman recently, as it had apparently flown under my "music radar" and gone unnoticed. Part of the reason that happened may be that I don't recall seeing it in any of the record stores around here until recently, or I would have picked it up before now. I'm glad I finally picked it up, because "Richard Butler" is a great album, and a real departure from what you'd expect from the vocalist. First thing I noticed was, Richard's voice has never sounded better. There is a clarity to Richard's voice that I never recall hearing on either a Furs or LSL release before. Also, the songs are more "rolling,' rather than "rocking." The songs on "Richard Butler" are for the most part, pretty mellow - but the songwriting is of such high quality, you don't really care. Apparently, the songs on "Richard Butler" are about Richard's late father, so there is a real melancholy to the songs that really haunts you. Let's hope we hear more solo material from Richard Butler in the near future! Here is a bio on Richard courtesy of Wikipedia:

(Richard Butler - He just felt a raindrop...)

Richard Lofthouse Butler (born 5 June 1956, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England) is the lead singer of the Psychedelic Furs. He is also the founder and vocalist for the disbanded Love Spit Love.

Musical career

Butler formed the Psychedelic Furs in 1977 with his brother Tim Butler and guitarist John Ashton.

The band quickly ascended to the heights of all six members' rock careers. Its self-titled 1980 debut on Columbia Records and the 1981 "Talk Talk Talk" showed off 20 songs.

In the 1990's he became the founder and vocalist of Love Spit Love, but by 2000 he said Love Spit Love had "gone into remission." His work with Love Spit Love can be most notably heard on the hit syndicated television show Charmed. A truncated version of LSL's cover version of The Smiths' hit song "How Soon Is Now?" - recorded for The Craft soundtrack - plays during the Charmed opening credits. He also sang backing vocals, on "I Am Anastasia" by the American band, Sponge. Love Spits "Am I Wrong" was the theme over the opening credits of George C. Scott's last film 'Angus'.

In 2001, The Psychedelic Furs reformed after a nine year hiatus, and have toured worldwide since then.

In early 2006, Butler released the critically acclaimed solo album entitled Richard Butler, a collection of songs dedicated to his late father, Dr. George Butler, and also Jon Carin's father, Dr. Arthur A. Carin (Jon Carin was Richard Butler's collaborator on the release, co-authoring and arranging much of the music). Initially trained as a painter, Butler has received acclaim for his paintings and has had gallery exhibitions in New York City, Miami, Florida and Florence, Italy. One of his works, "Girl With a Map," is the CD's cover art. www.myspace.com/richardbutlermusic

Personal life

Richard Butler has a daughter, Maggie Mozart Butler (b. September 1997).

(They look pretty good for 50 year olds!)

PSYCHEDELIC FURS - "Outside World" (1991 - final release - out of print)/"Book Of Days" (1989 release - out of print)/"Midnight To Midnight" (1987 release)/"Mirror Moves" (1984 release)/"Forever Now" (1982 release)/"Talk Talk Talk" (1981 release)/"Psychedelic Furs" (1980 debut release): When I listen to the music of the Psychedelic Furs, it kinda makes me think of Summer for some reason. Maybe it's the way the band always combined great melodies with an edgy rhythmic sensibility, or the way they flawlessly combined Pop hooks with Rock energy, with a nod to their Punk-ish past. Maybe it's because I recall playing them for so many Summers on Dekadance in the 80's and early 90's...I don't know. Either way, there was and will always be only one Psychedelic Furs. The band had a signature sound that has never been duplicated, in large part due to the unique qualities and sound of the voice of Richard Butler. His rough-edged yet still emotive voice has never been duplicated by anyone. The Psychedelic Furs were one of a kind, and really helped create and popularize the sound of Alternative Rock as we all know it today. I wanted to feature some Love Spit Love too this week, but there isn't enough time on the show to feature all the great tracks by The Furs, AND Love Spit Love as well! Here's a bio on The Furs courtesy of Wikipedia:

The Psychedelic Furs are an English rock band founded in 1977.

(Makes you wonder what's in there...)

History

The Psychedelic Furs came together in England's emerging punk scene in 1977, where they were initially called "RKO," then "Radio." They then vacillated between calling themselves "The Europeans" and "The Psychedelic Furs," playing gigs under both names before permanently settling on the latter.^[1] The band initially consisted of Richard Butler (vocals), Tim Butler (bass guitar), Duncan Kilburn (saxophone), Paul Wilson (drums) and Roger Morris (guitars). By 1979, this line up had expanded to a sextet with Vince Ely replacing Wilson on drums and John Ashton being added on guitar.

The Furs debut, a self-titled album from 1980 was produced by Steve Lillywhite. The LP quickly established the band at radio and was a top 20 hit in the UK. The album also found success in Germany, Italy, France, Spain and Australia. The US version of the album was re sequenced, but failed to have as strong a commercial impact.

The Furs did find success in the U.S. with their next release, 1981's Talk Talk Talk, which made its debut on the US album charts. In the UK, the album was a solid hit which spun off two charting singles, "Dumb Waiters" and the original version of "Pretty in Pink". The latter song served as inspiration for the 1986 John Hughes film of the same name, and was re-recorded for the platinum-selling soundtrack.

In 1982, the band was reduced to a four-piece with the departures of Morris and Kilburn.^[2] The band's remaining members moved permanently to New York City, and they recorded their next album, Forever Now, with producer Todd Rundgren in Woodstock, New York. This album contained "Love My Way", another UK hit and also their first U.S. chart single.

Ely left the band after Forever Now, though he would return for the 1988 single "All That Money Wants" and the 1989 album Book of Days.

The Furs' 1984 release Mirror Moves was produced by Keith Forsey, and featured the songs "The Ghost in You" and "Heaven". Both charted in the UK, and "Heaven" became the band's highest charting UK hit at the time, peaking at #29 - but strangely, "Heaven" was never released as a single in the U.S. Instead, Columbia Records opted for "Here Come Cowboys", despite both international success and heavy MTV airplay for "Heaven". "Here Come Cowboys" failed to chart, but "The Ghost In You" was a hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. The band also was hugely popular in Canada as well. CFNY, Toronto's new wave radio station, listed Mirror Moves as the #1 LP of 1984.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:RButler.jpg

Richard Butler in 2006

By this time, the band had become a staple on both U.S. college and modern rock radio stations. Simultaneously, they were building mainstream success, fairly consistently placing singles in the pop charts on both sides of the Atlantic, though according to biographer Dave Thompson they would "have more impact on future musicians than they ever did in the marketplace".

In 1986, the band recorded a sax-infused version of "Pretty in Pink" for the soundtrack of the film of the same name. Released as a single, it became their biggest hit to that time in the U.S., and their biggest-ever UK hit. Butler later claimed that the success of "Pretty in Pink" caused the band to be pressured into entering the recording studio to record a follow-up release before they were ready. The result was Midnight to Midnight, their biggest Top 40 success to date. A more overtly commercial effort than the Furs had ever recorded before, the album also featured the single "Heartbreak Beat", which skyrocketed up the charts to become their biggest Top 40 U.S. hit. The album also featured drummer Paul Garisto and sax player Mars Williams, both of whom continue to tour with the band.

In the wake of "Midnight To Midnight", the Furs found themselves dissatisfied with their new commercial direction, and subsequently returned to a rawer sound with "All That Money Wants", a 1988 track especially recorded for a best-of compilation album"All Of This And Nothing". 1989's Book of Days also saw a return to the earlier Furs' style and the return of Vince Ely. 1991's World Outside was similarly more of a "back to basics" approach.

From 1988 on, The Furs' steady chart success continued with three #1 hits on the U.S. Modern Rock chart between 1988 and 1991. "All That Money Wants" was a #1 hit in 1988, while "House" topped the chart in 1990, and "Until She Comes" was their final #1 in 1991.

(Psych Furs - "Damn its hot, when is someone gonna finally throw a beer at us!")

Break-up and reunion

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:TButler.jpg

Tim Butler in 2006

The band split in the early 1990's, with the Butler brothers going on to found Love Spit Love together with Richard Fortus. After spending most of the decade apart, Butler and Ashton re-formed The Psychedelic Furs in 2000, and released a live album Beautiful Chaos: Greatest Hits Live, which also featured a new studio recording, "Alive (For Once In My Lifetime)." Fortus also plays on this recording as the second guitarist. A DVD version of the performance included live versions of "Alive" and three other previously unreleased songs: "Anodyne (Better Days)," "Cigarette" and "Wrong Train."

Since then, lead singer Richard Butler has released a critically applauded solo album, and has hinted at a possible new Furs album in the not so distant future. Currently, the band continues to tour around the world. In June 2009, the Stuck in the '80's blog reported that the band announced dates for a fall 2009 tour of North America with Happy Mondays.

("Welcome back my friends, to the show that never ends...")

DEKADANCE w/ E.O.

Fri: 9pm - Sat: 1am Pacific Daylight Time

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DEKADANCE is in its 25th year on KSCU!

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Saturday, June 20, 2009

DEKADANCE UPDATE for show airing 6/26/09
Current mood:

stoked
Category: Music

Hey Deka-Gang,

I've got a Deka-Feature I think you are gonna like for this week's Deka-Show. The band I'll be featuring will be live in concert at The Grand Ballroom in San Francisco on June 29th. We here on Dekadance are arranging to do a video interview with the band I'm featuring this week. If it all pans out, once we edit it, we'll put it up on the Dekadance website, at www.dekadance.tv. Can you guess who I'm featuring this week yet?

DEKADANCE ARTIST FEATURE FOR SHOW AIRING FRIDAY, JUNE 26th FROM 9pm UNTIL SATURDAY, JUNE 27th AT 1am PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME ON KSCU 103.3 FM IN SANTA CLARA, CA. USA - ONLINE SIMULCAST AT WWW.KSCU.ORG

http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=6066468&albumID=2905832&imageID=65168368#a=2905832&i=65167602

(VNV Nation - "Of Faith, Power and Glory" front cover)

VNV NATION - "Of Faith, Power and Glory" (new release - out on Tues. June 23rd)/"Reformation 01" (new 2 CD+1 DVD box set - I'll be playing CD #2 - Remixes & Unreleased Tracks)/"Judgement" (2007 release)/"Matter+Form" (2005 release)/"Futureperfect" (2002 release)/"Empires" (1999/2000 release)/"Praise The Fallen" (1999 release)/"Advance & Follow v2" (2001 import re-issue of 1995 import debut - out of print): I've been fortunate to having been able to attend two VNV Nation concerts so far, and they are always quite an event. Often in the past, I have heard those who are not fans of electronic music proclaim that they would never want to see an electronic band in concert because it would be "boring." Obviously, they haven't seen a VNV show, because they are anything but boring! My girlfriend, who was an old skool punk rocker and current alternative rock fan, became a VNV Nation convert after attending a concert by the band with me. She also really digs the song "Beloved" from the 2002 album "Futureperfect." I've been playing VNV Nation on Dekadance ever since I first picked up an import copy of "Empires" back in 1999. Over the years, VNV Nation's fanbase has grown quite a bit, but their albums are still never reviewed in magazines like Rolling Stone or Spin, which just shows you the bias that the mainstream music press has against Elektro bands. If it's not a bunch of goofballs strumming six strings, they just don't seem to "get it." Same goes for mainstream rock radio - if it's not some loser from American Idol who is trying to imitate Creed or Nickleback, they don't want to touch it. Oh well, their loss is our gain. Here is a bio on VNV Nation courtesy of Wikipedia:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/eb/Vnv-nation-new-city.jpg

(Who can it be? - It's VNV!!!)

VNV Nation are an electronic music band originally from Wexford and London, now based in Hamburg, that combines elements of industrial music, trance, synthpop and electronic body music (EBM). Earlier works also include some electro-industrial influences. The members are Ronan Harris and Mark Jackson. The "VNV" in the name stands for Victory, not Vengeance, in keeping with the group's motto, "One should strive to achieve; not sit in bitter regret."

http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=6066468&albumID=2905832&imageID=65167639#a=2905832&i=65167636

(Ronan Harris - He has his eye on you!)

History

The group's first album, Advance and Follow, was released in 1995. This was a mixture of danceable synthesizer melodies and harsh electronic beats firmly in the tradition of middle-era EBM, supplemented with elements of orchestral music. Their next release, 1998's Praise the Fallen, continued largely in this vein, and they began to enjoy a larger degree of commercial success.

During that time Harris also wrote for Side-Line Magazine of which he was the webmaster until 1999.

VNV Nation live in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Empires (1999)

1999's Empires was their breakthrough album, gaining them widespread commercial success (topping the German DAC charts for seven weeks) and increasing the visibility of the genre. While in the vein of their previous two works, Empires expanded the bombastic synthesizer lines and incorporated tighter song organization with verses and catchy choruses. Furthermore, the harsher 'sheet metal instrumentals' of albums like Praise the Fallen were largely gone, and the music as a whole was far more complex with multiple-layered arpeggios and pads. This album was composed using only one synthesizer (the popular Access Virus) and two (rather low-quality) samplers.

Futureperfect (2002)

Their 2002 album, Futureperfect, represented a departure in many ways, largely away from EBM and towards synthpop, even incorporating some elements of trance. Furthermore, some neoclassical instrumental pieces were included in the album. This shift caused their mainstream popularity to increase still further, but alienated some of their fans who preferred their earlier harsher and darker sound, leading to a somewhat weakened reputation in the "underground" music community. Nonetheless, they embarked on several highly successful world tours in 2002 and 2003. Notably, the album was produced using mainly software synthesizers instead of hardware synthesizers. Some hardware was used, but the majority of instruments used were software programs.

Matter + Form (2005)

Their 2005 album, Matter + Form, expanded on the soundscape established with Futureperfect while also adding a harder and more mechanical sound in some songs. Notable for this harder-edged sound was the first single Chrome. Also of note is the lack of effects applied to the vocals, a departure from previous albums, which allows Ronan Harris' voice more space in the mix. Of course, there were also several songs with a softer and more pensive theme. Some songs even had a slight "rock" feeling to them, mostly with how drum sequences and bass-lines were arranged, the most obvious being the album-closing song Perpetual. The instrument assortment used in the production was much expanded upon from previous albums and everything from the Access Virus to a custom-made analog modular synthesizer and several software synthesizers were used. This album was also the first time the band used an outside producer.

Judgement (2007)

VNV Nation's latest studio album is Judgement and was released to the world on 4 April 2007. Containing 10 tracks, it continued the evolution of the VNV Nation sound.

On 25 April 2007 at the sold out show at The Metro in Chicago, Ronan Harris has stated that the rumors about Judgement being the last album were false and that more was to come and that Judgement was just the beginning.

At the alternative electronic music festival Infest in Bradford on 26 August 2007, just after the murder of Sophie Lancaster, Ronan dedicated the song "Illusion" to her and contacted the family soon afterwards to offer his condolences.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:VNVLegion.jpg

VNV Nation performing "Legion" at The Masquerade in Atlanta, GA

Reformation 1 (2009)

Two years after "Judgement", the box set Reformation 1 was released in Europe on 24th April 2009. US release on May 12th.

Of Faith, Power and Glory (2009)

The next album, mentioned on the band's myspace blog. Ronan confirmed to Side-Line Magazine that they're aiming for late April with the album, which will be titled "Of Faith, Power and Glory", or as Harris puts it: "The 3 things that people desire and which can make you or destroy you!". Due to the release of "Reformation 01" in mid April the release of "Of faith, power and glory" is postponed to June 2009. www.myspace.com/vnvnation

http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=6066468&albumID=2905832&imageID=65167636#a=2905832&i=65167641

(Mark Jackson- He thought YOU were picking up the tab!)

Discography

Studio Albums

Advance and Follow – (CD Album) 1995 - Energy Rekords

Praise the Fallen – (CD Album) 1998 - Energy Rekords, Off Beat • (CD Album) 1999 - Wax Trax!, TVT Records • (CD Album) 2000 - Metropolis

Empires – (CD Album) 1999 - Metropolis, Energy Rekords, Dependent Records • (CD Album) 2000 - Metropolis

Futureperfect – (CD Album) 2002 - Dependent Records, Metropolis, Energy Rekords

Matter + Form – (CD Album) 2005 - Anachron Sounds, Metropolis, SubSpace Communications

Judgement – (CD Album) 2007 - Anachron Sounds, Metropolis, SubSpace Communications • (CD, Promo, Enhanced) 2007 - Anachron Sounds • (CD, Promo) 2007 - Anachron Sounds, SubSpace Communications

Of Faith, Power and Glory – (CD Album) 2009

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DEKADANCE w/ E.O.

Fri: 9pm - Sat: 1am Pacific Daylight Time

KSCU 103.3 FM

Santa Clara CA. USA

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DEKADANCE is in its 25th year on KSCU!

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Friday, June 19, 2009

E.O. Filling In 8-10pm This Sat. on KSCU!!
Current mood:

warm
Category: Music

Hey Deka-Fans,

I'm filling in for DJ Camouflage on the 8-10pm shift this Saturday night, June 20th. Here's what I'll be featuring:

http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=29250487&albumID=708513&imageID=47856729#a=708513&i=87909

(Sero.Overdose - "Did you ever see the movie "Deep Blue Sea"?)

SERO.OVERDOSE - "Heading For Tomorrow" (2007 import - latest release)/"Reflected" (2005 import EP)/"No Time For Silence" (2005 import release)/"Serotonin" (2005 import deluxe re-issue of 2002 import debut): Excellent Synthpop/Elektro band from Germany. Very melodic and danceable. One of the many musical projects featuring Mike Johnson, who is a German dude with a very un-German name. Mike is also in the Industrial band Agonoize, and was also involved in the bands Infekktion and Virtual Embrace. Oliver Senger is also a member of Sero.Overdose, as well as Agonoize and Infekktion. The vocalist for Sero.Overdose is Andre Hartung, who has a very smooth yet emotional vocal style that fits the music of Sero.Overdose perfectly. I'm hoping it won't be too much longer to wait for a new Sero.Overdose release, though there is no new release scheduled as of yet by the band. Also, while their is a MySpace site for Sero.Overdose, they no longer a website for the project. When you go to the old site address, www.sero-overdose.de, it takes you to the Agonoize site instead. I hope this doesn't mean we have heard the last of Sero.Overdose! (It also appears that the Infekktion and Virtual Embrace projects are also on an extended hiatus). www.myspace.com/serooverdose

www.kscu.org for online simulcast!

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Sunday, June 14, 2009

DEKADANCE UPDATE for show airing 6/19/09
Current mood:

groggy
Category: Music

Hello Deka-Campers,

It's back to the dark & delicious Darkwave for ya on this week's Dekadance show. So, add some sweet and sassy melancholy, or should I say "Cholymelan," (you'll get the joke in a minute) to your sunny summer with this Deka-Feature of brooding Germanic intensity & perfection......

DEKADANCE ARTIST FEATURE FOR SHOW AIRING FRIDAY, JUNE 19th FROM 9pm UNTIL SATURDAY, JUNE 20th AT 1am PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME ON KSCU 103.3 FM IN SANTA CLARA CA. USA - ONLINE SIMULCAST AT WWW.KSCU.ORG

http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=82931555&albumID=2757495&imageID=44115508#a=2757495&i=44115517

(Adrian Hates will kick your ass!)

DIARY OF DREAMS - "(if)" (new release)/"Nekrolog 43" (2007 release)/"Nigredo" (2004 release)/"Freak Perfume" (2002 release)/"One Of 18 Angels" (2000 release)/"Psychoma" (1998 import release)/"Bird Without Wings" (1997 import release)/"End Of Flowers" (1996 import release): No fan of Darkwave, or Dark Muzik in general, can truly call their music collection complete without at least a few CD's from this extraordinary German band. Adrian Hates is the musical mastermind behind not only Diary Of Dreams, but also the fine German music label Accession Records. While Accession is the label for Diary of Dreams in Europe, in the U.S, the band is on the mighty Metropolis Records label. As for the sound of Diary Of Dreams, the band creates tons of dark atmosphere and haunting melodies through its mix of spooky synth sounds and tasty guitar textures. Add in some dynamic rhythms and top it off with Adrian's anguished, yet emotive and evocative vocals, and you have the Diary Of Dreams sonic recipe. I'll be featuring all the full-length studio albums by Diary Of Dreams from the new release "(if)", all the way back to their second import release from 1996 entitled "The End Of Flowers." If I have any extra time, I'll throw in a track or two from the band's 1994 import debut, aptly entitled "Cholymelan." Here are two bio's on Diary of Dreams for you to enjoy, and a reminder that if you don't have any Diary of Dreams music in your own collection, I order you to pick some up ASAP!

http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=82931555&albumID=2757495&imageID=44115513#a=2757495&i=44115508

(Diary Of Dreams - "I always feel like somebody's watching me...")

From www.metropolis-records.com:

Diary of Dreams is the brainchild of Adrian Hates, also founder and owner of the European label Accession Records. Adrian is also well known for his vocal work for the German gothic rock act Garden of Delight's earlier releases. The idea for Diary of Dreams originally came about in 1989, but it wasn't until 1994, when Adrian teamed up with guitarist Alistair Kane, that their first album, Cholymelan, was released. This CD received praise from both fans and the underground media, but it wasn't until the second album, End of Flowers, that things really took off for the band.

This record, the first release on Accession Records, gave the band a permanent place on the goth/darkwave scene, and several tracks were featured on compilations. The combination of orchestral compositions and intimate piano parts, layered with emotional vocals and metaphorical lyrics, struck a chord with many listeners and the group's fanbase rapidly increased. Adrian and Alistair continued working on new material, and within a year their third CD, Bird Without Wings, was released. More praise followed, combined with major European appearances. The album allowed Diary of Dreams to achieve a cult status around the world.

In 1998, Olaf Schaning and Christian Berghoff were added to the band, creating a steady base for the band's live performances, as well as introducing new ideas and visions to Diary of Dreams. Their fourth album, entitled Psychoma, featured a greater sonic complexity than their earlier work.

In 1999, Diary of Dreams came on board with Metropolis Records, North America's premier goth/industrial label, and released Moments of Bloom. Not really a compilation, Moments of Bloom reworked two songs from each of the band's previous four records and added four new tracks. Each older song was completely reinterpreted, and all of the vocals were re recorded, offering new interpretations and visions of some of the Diary's greatest moments.

2000 marked the release of Diary of Dreams fifth album and the return to it as a solo project for Adrian, entitled One of 18 Angels. The release will proved to be darker than any previous release, and marked a return to the sound of earlier releases such as Cholymelan and End of Flowers.

Three years afterwards, Diary of Dreams delivered Freak Perfume. While being more mature, the energy and power prevalent in their first albums was combined brilliantly with elegant production to create a strikingly melancholic and poetic atmosphere. Filled with club smashers and ballads alike, Freak Perfume was the most extensive and diverse album that Diary of Dreams ever created.

No longer a solo project in 2004, Diary of Dreams produced Nigredo and set the benchmark higher for other bands to aspire to. Incorporating the energy and qualities of their former works without relying on well-trodden paths, Nigredo was a special kind of concept album that demonstrated the incredible musical power of the band – and the maturity the unit around mastermind Adrian Hates has reached. The band researched for two years in libraries and antiquarian bookshops to create a mythology that is half real and half fiction where legends and dreams become reality. With great a love of detail Diary of Dreams had created a homogenous album that thrilled and fascinated listeners in clubs as well as in their homes.

As a follow-up, Diary of Dreams presented the mini-album MenschFeind for 2005. More than just an ordinary sequel, MenschFeind combined the melancholy and darkness the band is famous for with a closeness that embraces the unsuspecting listener, creating a dark and apocalyptic vision that follows-up Nigredo beautifully. MenschFeind is not quiet or peaceful or even mystical, it is the outcry of revolution.

After nearly three years of silence, Diary of Dreams triumphantly returned with Nekrolog 43. From the opening moments of the title track and the distinctive hooks of “The Plague” to the closing notes of “The Valley”, Nekrolog 43 masterfully blends electronic atmospheres and rhythms with Adrian’s distinctively stunning voice to powerfully convey the emotions within the music.

For 2009, Diary Of Dreams has returned with its ninth studio album, (if). Featuring 12 distinct tracks riddled with emotional stress and turmoil, (if) is definitively one of Diary Of Dreams strongest releases to date. Themes of happiness, sadness, confusion, loss, and understanding run throughout the album, but (if) is not a concept album. Each track tells its own story and can be applied to life in a myriad of ways. Heart-warmingly sad, yet beautiful at the same time, you must ask yourself “What (if)…?” www.myspace.com/diaryofdreams

http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=82931555&albumID=2757495&imageID=44115517#a=2757495&i=44115513

(Adrian Hates - "I don't think I'm gonna make it to the Dekadance show on time...")

From Wikipedia:

Diary of Dreams is a German electronic music group with a gothic attitude. The lead singer and founding member Adrian Hates has produced most of the albums by himself or with minimal help from others. He rarely uses a full band, except when he is on tour.

History

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Adrian Hates in Sofia

Adrian Hates was originally a classically trained guitarist and pianist, and subsequently bassist of Garden of Delight. He initiated the Diary of Dreams project in the late 1980's, taking the name from one of his early classical guitar compositions, 'Tagebuch der Träume'. The first album, 'Cholymelan', appeared in 1994 on the Dion Fortune label.

Encouraged by this success, Adrian formed his own label Accession and released a string of albums over the following years, building a loyal fanbase each step of the way. The second album 'End of Flowers' was released in 1996, expanding on the darkwave sound of the debut. 'Bird Without Wings' followed a year later, whilst the more experimental work 'Psychoma?' arrived in 1998.

The first sign of consolidation came in 1999, when a compilation album 'Moments of Bloom' appeared, containing two reworked tracks from each album. The next two albums 'One of 18 Angels' and 'Freak Perfume' (plus its companion EP 'PaniK Manifesto') made greater use of electronic rhythms, resulting in greater club play and wider recognition for the band.

Their 2004 'Nigredo' (a concept album inspired by a mythology the band designed themselves) saw a move back towards the more subtle, sparse concepts of old, but still featuring bursts of their more recent, dance-oriented sound. Songs from the Nigredo tour were later released on the live CD 'Alive' and the companion DVD 'Nine In Numbers'. The next Diary of Dreams album 'Nekrolog 43' was released in 2007, offering a greater variety of moods and concepts than previous works. Adrian Hates claims to be influenced, both lyric wise and artwork wise, by the German 1909-1935 expressionism and the "beauty of ugliness" in the course of his work.

The ninth album entitled "(if)" was released on March 13, 2009.

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(Adrian Hates - "Don't make me cry blood - buy my new CD!")

Discography

Albums

Cholymelan (1994) – re-released in 1999 with four bonus tracks

End of Flowers (1996)

Bird Without Wings (1997)

Psychoma (1998)

Moments of Bloom (1999) (out of print Best Of collection)

One of 18 Angels (2000)

Freak perfume (2002)

Dream Collector (2003) (originally a limited South African compilation - later given wider release)

Nigredo (2004)

Alive (2005) – live album

Nekrolog 43 (2007)

(if) (2009)

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Thursday, June 11, 2009

DEKADANCE UPDATE Revision for 6/12/09 show
Current mood:

adventurous
Category: Music

Greetings Deka-Lovers,

Sorry to intrude, but I wanted to let you Deka-Fans know that I'm switching out one of my Artist Features for this Friday night's Dekadance Feature: "Melodic Goth/Metal Night." While I'll still be featuring the bands SIRENIA & LACUNA COIL, instead of featuring "Dark Passion Play" by NIGHTWISH, I'll be featuring the following band:

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UNSUN - "The End Of Life" (2008 debut release): Very kool Melodic Metal from Poland! Here is a bio courtesy of Wikipedia:

UnSun is a Polish alternative metal band formed by the guitarist Maurycy "Mauser" Stefanowicz member of the death metal band Vader. The debut album of UnSun, entitled The End of Life, was released on September 22, 2008 by Century Media.

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(UnSun - They come from Poland to Rock you!)

Biography

Originally formed under the moniker Unseen the dynamic four piece around Polish guitar maestro Mauser (who is also playing in Vader, one of Europe's renowned metal bands) the band finally decided that something incorporating day and night, light and darkness would suit them best. A label for their music which is melancholic and a little dark at times, yet catchy at the same time. Something that would put a name to the bitter-sweet twist of Aya's highly melodic vocals topping the driving force of the underlying guitar riffs. This unique mix easily makes UnSun's debut album "The End Of Life" one of the most promising releases of the year.

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(Aya - The enchanting vocalist for UnSun)

Consolidated by the sheer passion to play intense music, Mauser and Aya knew upon their first rehearsals that it was their destiny to create music together.

Right from this supernova it was clear that UnSun was not supposed to be just another side-project for Mauser, but his personal way of exploring new music. Thus, he and Aya started looking for other exceptional musicians to make UnSun a full-time band. Very soon Vaaver from Indukti and Heinrich, who also plays bass in Vesania, teamed up with Mauser and Aya to form the high profile band they are today. During ice cold winter days at the end of 2006 they entered the studio to record their first demo. It didn't take long until UnSun caught the attention of various labels throughout Europe and in 2007 they finally signed a deal with Mystic Production in their native Slovenia. The ink hadn't fully dried yet when Mauser and Aya already started writing the first songs for what should become their debut-album "The End Of Life" which was recorded in Slovenia's Studio-X in the beginning of 2008 and will see its European release September 22nd with UnSun's new, worldwide partner Century Media Records.

Members

Annelyse "Aya" Stefanowicz - vocals

Maurycy "Mauser" Stefanowicz - guitar (ex-Vader)

Wawrzyniec "Vaaver" Dramowicz - drums (also Indukti)

Filip "Heinrich" Hałucha - bass guitar (also Vesania)

Discography

The End of Life (September 22, 2008)

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Monday, June 08, 2009

DEKADANCE UPDATE for show airing 6/12/09
Current mood:

crunk
Category: Music

Hello again D-Dancers,

I'm switching musical gears a bit on this week's Deka-Show, with a set of Deka-Features virtually guaranteed to "Rock You Like A Hurricane." So, try to keep your mind and ears open and check it out!

DEKADANCE ARTIST FEATURES FOR SHOW AIRING FRIDAY, JUNE 12th FROM 9pm UNTIL SATURDAY, JUNE 13th AT 1am PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME ON KSCU 103.3 FM IN SANTA CLARA CA. USA - ONLINE SIMULCAST AT WWW.KSCU.ORG

MELODIC GOTH - METAL NIGHT!!!!!

(Sirenia - It is band policy to stand 50 yards behind our hot lead singer at all times)

SIRENIA - "The 13th Floor" (2009 release)/"Nine Destinies and A Downfall" (2007 release): I've been a fan of this Melodic Goth/Metal band from Norway (my ancestral homeland) for some time now. What I like about Sirenia is that they not only incorporate a ton of melody into their heavy sound, but they have a great mix of synths and guitar, with one never overshadowing the other. Plus, just because they are melodic, they still have a hard-edge, and use a lot of dynamic rhythm shifts and changes in tempo. These last two releases by the band that I plan on featuring this week have found Sirenia tightening their sound so much, it's amazing to me that they can pack as much as they do sonically into a song. They band has shortened their songs to the point that I actually wish they went on a bit longer - the song lengths are almost too short for me now. That's kinda hard to imagine with a symphonic-type Goth/Metal band, but it's true. I thought former vocalist (on "Nine Destinies and A Downfall") Monika Pedersen was a totally hot babe with a great voice, but now the band has brought in new vocalist Ailyn, who happens to be, in my opinion, and even hotter babe with an even better voice. Ailyn's angelic voice provides a great balance to guitarist/vocalist Morten Veland's dark-as-Hell vocals. Thankfully, on these later Sirenia releases, Morten keeps the Death Grunts to a minimum, and he actually sings on some tracks. Here's some info on Sirenia courtesy of Wikipedia:

Sirenia is a gothic metal band from Stavanger, Norway which incorporates a mixture of gothic metal and symphonic metal, as well as extreme metal and death metal elements. The lyrics, written by Morten Veland, tell a loose conceptual story that began at Widow's Weeds, while he was still a member of Tristania.

The band uses melodic instrumentals, synthesizers, and distorted guitars with female vocals, male death vocals, clean male vocals, a choir and violins. The lyrics are concerned with human existence, emotion, and mental states.

(Sirenia - "The 13th Floor" cover)

Background

Sirenia came together in early 2001, when Morten parted ways with his former band Tristania due to musical disagreements and personal differences. The band failed to find a suitable singer prior to recording in France, so they conducted auditions and found Fabienne Gondamin for the recording of their debut album At Sixes and Sevens.

On the subsequent tour Fabienne Gondamin was replaced by Henriette Bordvik, with whom the band recorded the album "An Elixir For Existence" and the EP "Sirenian Shores".

On November 2005 Henriette Bordvik left the band for personal reasons.

In 2007 they released a third album - "Nine Destinies and a Downfall". The album features new singer, Monika Pedersen from Denmark, who joined the band in April 2006, and new guitarist Bjørnar Landa (from Artifact), who joined the band during the recording.

(Former Sirenia vocalist Monika Pedersen - sings on "Nine Destinies & A Downfall" album)

On November 5, 2007, Monika Pedersen quit the band due to musical disagreements. Her departure caused Sirenia to pull out of a planned European tour with Therion.

(Ailyn - Is E.O. in the house today...?)

On April 9th, 2008, Sirenia announced Spanish X Factor contestant Ailyn as their new female vocalist.

On May 19th, 2008, it was announced that Bjørnar Landa left the band in order to have more time for his family and studies. He was replaced by Michael S. Krumins (Green Carnation).

On June 12th, 2008, Sirenia announced that for the first time in their career, they had decided to work with a bass player for their live shows. The session bass player will be Kristian Olav Torp.

Sirenia started recording their fourth album in July 2008. It was recorded in Sound Suite Studios, France and Stargoth Studios, Norway. The mixing and mastering took place in Antfarm Studios, Denmark with Tue Madsen. The new album, called "The 13th Floor", was completed on September and the release date was 23 January 2009. The album features guest appearances by Jan Kenneth Barkved. The first single, "The Path To Decay", was released on December 26, 2008 as a digital download. www.myspace.com/sirenia

(Oh Ailyn, my dear Ailyn...sigh. She kinda looks like Robin Meade from CNN Headline News - who is the hottest babe in tv news, in my humble opinion) (By the way, how do you come up with the stage name Ailyn when your real name is Pilar?)

All About Ailyn....

Pilar Giménez García (May 29, 1982), known first as An Ling, then as Ailyn, is a Spanish singer born in Esplugues de Llobregat. She is the newest female vocalist of the Norwegian Gothic Metal band Sirenia, she is also known as a member of the young team in the Spanish version of X Factor.

Musical start

Her musical career started at the age of 15, when she studied solfege and classical singing at The Albéniz School of Music.

Her professional debut was in 2002 in Cornellá de Llobregat, in an annual benefit fashion show the city held to raise money for Alzheimer's sufferers.

Her first discographic contract was as part of the female trio "Charm" (a band that played J-pop and J-rock. After their first album, she wanted to try her luck as a solo artist, and under the name of An Ling (later became Ailyn), she began recording tracks on her own.

Solo career

In September 2005, she was a contestant representing Spain in the International Pop Music Festival "Canzoni Dal Mondo", being among the 10 finalists.

In October, she got the "Silver Tabaiba" to the Best Performance in the 5th Edition of the International Song Festival in the Canary Islands.

In summer of 2006 she appeared as an extra on Lua's video "Assim Chegaremos La".

In November, she got the "Gold Tabaiba" to the Best Singer Of A Published Song, in the 6th Edition of the International Song Festival in the Canary Islands. The song, "Puedo Sentir", was originally sung by Lena Park (Fall In Love).

X Factor + More

In May 2007, she was selected as a member of the young team in the Spanish version of X Factor.

In the different episodes she sang Time After Time, Moonlight Shadow, Bring Me to Life and Why. She was eliminated in the fourth episode.

Sirenia

On April 9th 2008 it was announced that Ailyn was chosen as the new singer of Sirenia out of over 500 women.

The first album with the band is The 13th Floor, which was released on January 23, 2009.

Trivia

Her hobbies include reading, drawing and playing video games.

She enjoys spending holidays in the mountains.

Her favourite book and movie is The Lord of the Rings.

She has sung in English, French, Spanish, Japanese and Hebrew.

(Sirenia - Rockin' is tiring work...)

Discography

Albums

At Sixes and Sevens (2002)

An Elixir for Existence (2004)

Nine Destinies and a Downfall (2007)

The 13th Floor (2009)

EP's

Sirenian Shores (2004)

Members

Current members

Morten Veland - Composer, Programming, Growling, Clean Vocals, Guitar, Bass, keyboards

Ailyn - Female Vocals

Jonathan A. Perez - drums

Michael S. Krumins - Guitar

With:

Kristian Olav Torp - Bass (live)

Former members

Henriette Bordvik - Female Vocals (2002-2005)

Kristian Gundersen - Clean Vocals, Guitar (2001-2004)

Monika Pedersen - Female Vocals (2006-2007)

Bjørnar Landa - Guitar (2004-2008)

Session members

Fabienne Gondamin - Female Vocals (2001-2002)

Jan Kenneth Barkved - Clean Vocals

Pete Johansen - Violin

Hans Henrik Varland - keyboards

Anne Verdot - Violin

Roland Navratil - drums

(Lacuna Coil - They want your soul!!!)

LACUNA COIL - "Shallow Life" (new release)/"Karmacode" (2006 release)/"Comalies" (2002 import 2 CD release)/"Unleashed Memories" (2001 release)/"In A Reverie" (1999 debut full-length release): Not only is Italian food one of my favorites, so is Italian Goth/Melodic Metal - and there is no better Italian Goth/Melodic Metal band than Lacuna Coil. One of the unique things about Lacuna Coil is that they have both a male and female vocalist who both actually sing, or more accurately, sing their asses off! No Death Grunts or screaming in Lacuna Coil, but actual singing. Both Andrea Ferro (male vocals) and Cristina Scabbia (female vocals) have great voices. Cristina also has the added benefit of being extremely pleasant to look at - just take a look at the picture below, and you'll see what I mean. The band utilizes a great mix of synths and guitar, and while retaining their heaviness sonically, also manage to create songs full of melodic hooks. I also appreciate that the band generally does not try to break the land speed record in the song tempo department, as many Lacuna Coil songs are midtempo. Lacuna Coil also gets a big plus from me for doing an excellent cover of a Depeche Mode song, which is quite rare to hear from a Metal band. I invite you to check out the band's version of "Enjoy The Silence" on their 2006 release "Karmacode." Lacuna Coil are a great band that any fan of Rock music can get into, and why the aren't gigantic stars yet here in the U.S. is beyond my comprehension. Here is a bio on Lacuna Coil courtesy of Wikipedia:

Lacuna Coil is an Italian rock band from Milan, Italy, formed in 1994. Formerly known as Sleep of Right and Ethereal, the band was inspired by the combination of gothic imagery and music, and the members have been known, musically, for composing midtempo songs consisting of guitar lines overlaid with prominent keyboard work, and contrasting dual female/male vocal harmonies to help create a melodic detached sound. Much of the band's recent material, however, sees a heavier and more down-tuned style, featuring a more distinct bass line and a higher mixing of the guitars within the songs.

The band's 2006 release, Karmacode peaked at number 28 on the Billboard 200. They have played among the world's biggest heavy metal festivals on the main stage including Ozzfest, Bloodstock Open Air, Wacken Open Air, and played with Megadeth on their Gigantour tour in November 2007, and alongside Disturbed and Killswitch Engage on the fourth Music as a Weapon Tour.

(Cristina Scabbia of Lacuna Coil - Viva Italia!)

History

Beginning - Lacuna Coil EP (1994-1998)

Andrea Ferro and Marco Coti Zelati formed Sleep of Right in Milan, Italy, 1994, and recruited Raffaele Zagaria on guitars, and Michaelangelo on the drums. After releasing two demos, Bleeding Souls and Noise of Bolgia, Claudio Leo became the band's second guitarist, and Leonardo Forti replaced Michaelangelo on the drums after his departure. The band asked Cristina Scabbia, a friend, to sing background vocals briefly, which led to her officially joining Sleep of Right. Soon after, the band changed their name to Ethereal, and signed to Century Media at the end of 1997. Finding that the name Ethereal was already taken by a Greek band, they changed their name to Lacuna Coil, which means empty spiral.

Lacuna Coil performing at the Heineken Jamming Festival 2006.

Lacuna Coil released a self-titled EP through Century Media in 1998. Shortly after, there came the departure of bandmates Raffael Zagaria, Claudio Leo, and Leonardo Forti. As a result, guitarist Cristiano Migliore and drummer Cristiano Mozzati were recruited officially. At this point, the band was touring with Moonspell after the release of the Lacuna Coil EP.

In a Reverie (1998-2000)

Following a second European tour, the band recorded their debut full-length album, In a Reverie, and added second guitarist Marco Biazzi. The band supported the album with another European tour, co-headlining with Skyclad. Allmusic rated the album 4 stars, saying it was "a fine debut by a band that bears watching." The band toured much more, participating in Milan's Rolling Stone magazine-sponsored venue, plus as a show headlined by a German band.

Halflife EP-Unleashed Memories (2000-2002)

Following the debut, In A Reverie, Half-Life was released in 2000 with five songs, entitled "Half Life," "Hyperfast," "Stars," (A cover of a Dubstar single), "Trance Awake," and a demo version of a future song, "Senzafine." "Senzafine" was added onto the band's next big project: their 2001 album Unleashed Memories. The studio album only had ten songs onto it, but a future release included the five songs from the Halflife EP. Allmusic rated it 3 stars.

Comalies (2002-2006)

The band was in for a change for the better when its breakthrough album, Comalies was released in 2002; it received high reviews from certain corners of the metal world. A significant player on Europe's metal scene for nearly a decade at this point, the band was virtually unknown in the U.S.A. until it began touring there. Uranium gave the band some of its earliest U.S. exposure; over a year later, the first single from Comalies -- "Heaven's a Lie" -- began to receive radio and media attention, pulling the band into North America's musical mainstream. Networks such as Fuse played the song's video, for example. The second single, "Swamped," was played in heavy rotation and used in the video game Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines. It also appeared on the soundtrack for the movie Resident Evil: Apocalypse. Music videos were filmed for both songs and broadcast on MTV2's Headbanger's Ball, which also had the band perform a live, acoustic rendition of "Heaven's a Lie".

Lacuna Coil performing in Oxford.

By 2004, Comalies had become the best-selling CD in Century Media's history. The band appeared at Ozzfest in between headlining club tours in the U.S.A. and Europe.

A bonus, extended version of Comalies was released both in stores and on iTunes. This version consisted of both live and acoustic versions of the songs "Heaven's A Lie," "Swamped," "Unspoken," "Aeon," and "Senzafine" from Unleashed Memories.

Karmacode (2006-2008)

In an effort to best exploit Lacuna Coil's ascendant popularity, the band and label postponed the release of their highly-anticipated follow-up to Comalies -- Karmacode -- to early 2006. According to the band's website, this made it possible for more time to be spent on production, and, to avoid the crowded summer 2005 release schedule for metal albums. On December 23, 2005 the band announced on their web site that all recording, mixing, and mastering on Karmacode had been completed. It was then announced that Karmacode would be released in the USA on April 4, 2006. "Our Truth" was the first single (and video); it was featured on the soundtrack of the movie Underworld: Evolution. The video went into rotation on MTV and the single peaked in the top forty on the U.S. Mainstream Rock charts, also the song was featured in Rock Band 2 and Guitar Hero World Tour.

During their 2005 European Tour, Lacuna Coil performed two new songs (working titles "A2" and "Antonio") at selected concerts. "Our Truth" was referred to at the time as "Antonio". "A2" was re-named "Fragile", which is the opening track on Karmacode.

Karmacode debuted at #28 on the Billboard Charts. It was acclaimed by music critics and magazines. Corresponding with the release of the new album, Lacuna Coil toured with Rob Zombie throughout North America in early 2006, it also appeared at Ozzfest 2006 on the main stage. The band also played at the 2006 Download Festival (a three-day music festival in England's Donington Park), which was headlined by Metallica, Tool, and Guns N' Roses. It also played one night in the U.K. at Sheffield Corporation on October 17, 2006. That December, Lacuna Coil teamed up with In Flames, The Sword and Seemless for a U.S. Tour, as well as The Blackest of the Black 2006 Tour (with headlining act Danzig, and bands like Asesino, Belphegor, and The Haunted).

Four singles were officially released from Karmacode: "Our Truth," "Closer," "<a target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w

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Sunday, May 31, 2009

DEKADANCE UPDATE for show airing 6/5/09
Current mood:

cranky
Category: Music

It's now officially summertime here in California!

Welcome to the first Deka-Show for June 2009. I have a nice selection of Synthpop and Elektro for ya on this week's Dekadance, so check it out!

DEKADANCE ARTIST FEATURES FOR SHOW AIRING FRIDAY, JUNE 5th FROM 9pm UNTIL SATURDAY, JUNE 6th AT 1am PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME ON KSCU 103.3 FM IN SANTA CLARA CA. USA - ONLINE SIMULCAST AT WWW.KSCU.ORG

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(Rupesh Cartel: Takin' a break)

RUPESH CARTEL - "Anchor Baby" (new import release)/"The Disco And The What Not" ( release)/"Mainland" (2005 debut release): These Swedes serve up Synthpop done right. Think of them as the KFC Grilled Chicken of Synthpop, while many of their fellow Synthpop bands are merely of the fried variety. I swear, to my ears, every single song these guys write could be a hit single. Just listen to one of their albums, and you'll know exactly what I mean. This duo cranks out one memorable melody after another, almost as if their songs are made up of some type of sonic glue, so that they stick inside your brain. Rupesh Cartel are also down with dropping some funky-fresh rhythms into their melodic synth mix. That's right, you heard me, these Swedes can funk it up homefry! Vocalist Viktor Ginner (the dude in the hat in pic above) also has one of the best voices in Synthpop, which perfectly fits the music that he and keyboardist Daniel Gustafsson create. I gotta admit, I am totally hooked on the music that this band creates, I'm a Rupesh Cartel addict! By the way, the band's name is derived from an Indian man named Rupesh that one of the guys in the band worked for while living in America for a time, or at least that's the story I recall reading about some time ago. Here's a blurb about the band courtesy of their MySpace site, at www.myspace.com/rupeshcartel. They have some kool videos there as well. You can find their first two albums on the A Different Drum label, at www.adifferentdrum.com:

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Rupesh Cartel - We dare you to run us over!)

Nightclub Paparazzi is where you want to go if you feel like getting drunk when you are in the small town of Nyköping, Sweden. That is where Daniel Gustafsson and Viktor Ginner first spoke, a late night a few years ago. By closing time that same night they had decided to start making music together. Daniel has said that his first impression of Viktor was that he seemed nice but looked kind of geeky. As true as that may have been, they soon had a bunch of songs recorded. These first songs where the beginning of Rupesh Cartel, and some of the songs actually ended up on the debut album "Mainland" - released in April 2005. Rupesh Cartel plays dancey, thoughtful and kind of melancholic synthpop. The band released their second full-length album in 2007. The record is called 'The Disco and the What Not' and was released through Stockholm label Megahype. In early 2009 their third studio album, "Anchor Baby", will be out on Megahype and A Different Drum.

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(Final Selection: They be hypmotized!)

FINAL SELECTION - "Clockworks" (new import release)/"Meridian" (2005 import release)/"Heading For Graceland" (2004 import EP)/"Anithero" (2003 import debut release): Oh Germany, how is it that you can produce such a bounty of melodic Synthpop and Elektro bands? Is it an ingredient that you place in your beer, or perhaps something you slip into your strudel or schnitzel? I wish I knew the answer! Final Selection are yet another great duo in this unparalleled lineage. Final Selection started out on the legendary, and now sadly deceased Polish label Black Flames Records. After Black Flames imploded amid a bit of controversy a few years ago, I wondered if we had heard the last of Final Selection. Now, I can thankfully say that we had not, as we have a new import release by the band. The new CD "Clockworks," picks up right where the band left off with the sublime 2005 import release, "Meridian." Final Selection have put out consistently great music, and I can't for the life of me think of a bad track on any of their four releases. The sound of Final Selection features tons of melody, hypnotic rhythms, superb vocals by singer Riccardo Schult, fabulous synths courtesy of instrumentalist Mario Tews, as well as great production. If you are a fan of great Germanic Synthpop, you gotta check out Final Selection! Unfortunately, the band's bio is written in German, but if you have good German to English translation skills, check out their MySpace page at www.myspace.com/finalselection.

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(Final Selection: Just two regular synth-playin' dudes...)

The Final Selection website can be found at www.final-selection.de

(VNV Nation - Rockin' in Buenos Aires, Argentina)

VNV NATION - Live CD from "Reformation 01" (new limited edition 2 CD+1 DVD box set): I have had the pleasure of seeing this Irish/English-bred, Germany-based Elektro band twice now, and they always put on a great live show. They also happen to be pretty much the only electronic band that I have introduced to my Punk/Alternative Rock loving girlfriend that she has actually become a fan of. VNV Nation also happen to be playing the Grand Ballroom in San Francisco on June 29th, so if you've missed them before, now's your chance to catch them live. By the time they get here, they will have just released their new album, pictured below, on June 23rd. This is the second release on VNV's own, brand spankin' new label in North America, Anachron America. However, on this week's Dekadance I'll be featuring the band's first official live release, which is one of the two CD's included in the band's just released limited edition box set, entitled "Reformation 01," which just happens to be the band's first release on their new aforementioned label. Besides the live CD, "Reformation 01" also contains a CD of remixes and unreleased tracks (which I'll be featuring on Dekadance when the new studio album comes out), as well as a live concert DVD. Here's a small blurb about the "Reformation 01" box set courtesy of Wikipedia:

(VNV Nation's new album - out on June 23rd)

Reformation 1 is a box set by VNV Nation that was released on April 24, 2009 in Europe and May 12, 2009 in North America containing; a 12 track live CD, a 13 track Bonus Disc of remixes and previously unreleased material, and a DVD with 8 videos of live footage recorded from 2005 - 2008. Only 18,000 copies were released worldwide. www.vnvnation.com

Track listing

"Joy (Live)"

"Chrome (Live)"

"Testament (Live)"

"Nemesis (Live)"

"Endless Skies (Live)"

"Farthest Star (Live)"

"Procession (Live)"

"Entropy (Live)"

"Illusion (Live)"

"Arena (Live)"

"Honour 2003 (Live)"

"Perpetual (Live)"

Bonus Disc

"Chrome (Modcom Mix)"

"Chrome (SITD Mix)"

"Chrome (Apoptygma Berzerk Remix)"

"Interceptor (ABM Version by VNV Nation)"

"Nemesis (S.A.M. Remix)"

"Carry You (Frozen Plasma Remix)"

"As it fades (2nd Movement)"

"Still Waters"

"Precipice"

"Suffer"

"Main Theme (from Gene Generation)"

"Mayhem (from Gene Generation)"

"The Lair (from Gene Generation)"

DVD

Chrome

Homeward

Farthest Star

Nemesis

Illusion

Arena

Honour 2003

Perpetual

(VNV Nation - Where's that waitress?)

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DEKADANCE w/ E.O.

Fri: 9pm - Sat: 1am Pacific Daylight Time

KSCU 103.3 FM

Santa Clara CA. USA

www.myspace.com/dekadude

www.dekadance.tv

DEKADANCE is in its 25th year on KSCU!

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