Hiya!

So..
The "Limbo EP" will be available thru bandcamp.com VERY SOON,
It'll be dirt cheap & hold a few surprises!!!!

New Album
We're done tracking basic tracks for new 9 songs + various synth interludes and so forth.
Next up is tracking orchestral percussion, choir!!!

On the Artwork side of it, good ol' ButcherBaker is aboard and already cooking, I am so looking forward to see what he comes up with!!!!!

All for now, and i am hoping to announce something very cool reg. the new album
....VERY SOON!!


best
Manoj

Yay,

So when Yebo & Crunchy Frog asked me and partner in crime, Frederik Thaae
to make a cover of an (former) Crunchy Frog artist, for their upcoming compilation,

"SALUTING THE CRUNCHY-FROG-A-LOGUE" (out Sep.05.2009)

who else to cover than good ol' Düreforsøg??

Remember them??

We luv them, you might luv, so whatever you do,
DO make sure to check out our version of the mighty
"Beach" showtune-ified and with the ever so lovely
DORTHE GERLACH (Hush) on vocals, uploaded for now here!

Read more about the Compilation here:
http://blog.crunchy.dk/

"Yi wang si-i wa ye kan dao
Xin li bian yao la jing bao jin tian zhi
Dao......Anything goes."

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Manoj

Oh yes!

We are in the midst of recording our 2nd album,
hopfully done by the end of this year!!!




Some new titles:

Six Robots
The Great Attractor
Clockstopper
Hybrid Heroes
Stretch 'n Fold


More info coming soon!!!

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M

Yes,
Uploaded 4 new & old songs......Hope you enjoy!!!

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M/SPEkTR

Hiya!

SPEkTR just returned from a short touring stint
in Jutland with A Kid Hereafter and AKH
in the Grinding Light (Also feat. SPEkTR's Manoj Ramdas).

Wow what a party on and offstage these gigs were ey boyz
and girls!!

Also,

3 "new" songs have been uploaded from
our brand new "The Limbo Ep".
The Ep features 4 songs from last years
"B/w vs. Technicolor" and "The Microfilm Album".
Thing is we've re-recorded these songs during 2008 and put
a different touch and feel to them!!
the Ep-cover comes in 2 versions btw.

Check it out and damn us if it sux!!!

SPEkTR did the actual recording and mixing
while we had our friends Goodiepal and Lupo
doing the mastering!

More info on how to get ahold of the
SPEkTR EP soon!!!


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Manoj

A Kid Hereafter In The Grinding Light (*****)

Koncerten skulle ikke mindst fejre, at orkestret i sin grindcore-form havde fået en Danish Metal Award for bedste heavy metal-udgivelse. Totalt fortjent selvfølgelig, og for et hold gamle Slayer-hoveder som dette band, må det være som at få et ridderslag. Og de var altså helt og aldeles klar til at dele ud af den nyfundne ære.

Hvor Frederik Thaae i den mere poppede udgave – hvis man da efterhånden kan sige det – synger rigt nuanceret, så er det i A Kid Hereafter In The Grinding Light reduceret til en typisk bjæffende og guttural levering, som bliver gøet tilbage af The Shadow og Kid Universe. Som de afleverede det ret korte sæt på Loppen, var det en af de bedste punkkoncerter, undertegnede har set, og igen var det med udpræget humor, som da fem numre på hver 15 sekunder blev afleveret med et grin, og de faktisk var hele numre, som blev besvaret af bifald fra et publikum, der headbangende festede ud over alle grænser.

Det var fedt at se, hvor slagkraftigt bandet er med tilføjelsen af Manoj Ramdas, som virkelig kan sin heavyspade, og endnu engang må man beundre bassisten og trommeslageren, som har så meget bund i deres spil og ikke mindst affyrer stærkt komplicerede detaljer med en lethed, som er forbløffende, eftersom konkurrencen med lysets hastighed synes tæt på uafgjort. Og så er nogle af numrene af en karakter, så burde de gå hen og blive klassikere. Personligt gør ”Chosen One” det virkelig for mig, og det er altså fedt som publikum at mærke rock som drug, hvor der ikke tages fanger og overgivelsen til et orkester antager karakter af momenter af voodoo levet på stedet.

Pladens grammy kan ikke være mere fortjent. Live vokser musikken og er en rock’n’roll-renselse af rang. Slap af, hvor kan de drenge fyre den af.

Spektr (****)

Da undertegnede sidst så Spektr, som spiller en form for space age-filmmusik med reminiscenser fra alt fra Beach Boys surf over Morricone og Peter Thomas til rester af Bollywood, var det med det helt friske album ”B/W vs. Technicolor” på gaden, og kapelmester Manoj Ramdas kørte et stramt show formidabelt.

Nu er bandet rykket videre og syntes på denne aften som et ”work in progress”, med en række nye numre, som havde en kraftig snert af hardcore surf, som klædte bandet, men som også brød det harmoniske forløb og den sikkerhed, som prægede den tidligere koncert. Der blev også spillet tungere, men også et varsel om en lyd, der på sigt kommer til rykke en masse.

Syreprofessoren Richard Albert, som sammen med Timothy Leary var pioner for den psykedeliske bevægelse, endte som yogi i Indien med navnet Baba Ram Das. Spektrs egen dr. Ramdas kører også et syret laboratorium, og det er spændende at se denne begavelse arbejde med sit dygtige band omkring sig, for det er originale ting, der flyder fra deres hænder, og nogle af de helt nye numre, hvor det gik over stok og sten, tegner altså hen mod en form, som tager bandet videre og sikrer, at alle de musikalske jokes fra det oprindelige album får en langt længere udløbsdato, fordi der er ved at blive skabt en organisme med en egen identitet.

En god koncert, helt sikkert, men også med følelsen af at være mellem to album, som nok bliver ret forskellige fra hinanden.

- Torben Holleufer/Gaffa

læs hele anmeldelsen her...
http://www.gaffa.dk/anmeldelse/31489

kh
Manoj/SPEkTR & Grinding Light

Yay!

That was fun............they're crazy and drink too much!!!

Check out this live clip from Helsinki:
http:../../..www. youtu..be. com/..watch..?..v=..k_..Ku8ie..Q_cI

and read what they have to say about me and the cover
of Århus"loser" band BEATE SANTA:

..We
finally finished that Beta Satan cover song that we've been bragging
about for a while. The result is in all modesty nothing less than
astounding in all its tremolophonicity. We picked the already superb
tune "Rave Kenneth" and infused it by adding a touch of another fine
Beta Satan selection entitled "666". Then sprinkled it with healthy
doses of old school reverb. The secret spice.. in this delightful recipe
was of course the electrifying bass work of Mr. Manoj Ramdas who
recently joined our band for a couple of tours... Sunding had to stay in
Malmö and work his ass of on the forthcoming bob hund record, but we
sent the master tape over to him so he could work his Tambourine Mojo.
He put it on the legendary half inch machine and also garnished the
track with some trademark PsychoPelle vocal stylings. Pure magic
kiddoes!
We call this signature dish "Rave Kned (Cph Rules Supreme TBG
cover)".
Hear the song here:
http:../../..www. myspa..ce. com/..thetr..emolo..beerg..ut


luv
Manoj/SPEkTR

Greetings!

SPEkTR will have a 'special edition' CD- EP available for sale
feat. SPEkTR remakes of SPEkTR oldies @ the next couple of shows!

These remakes are complete different versions of "B/w vs. Technicolor",
"That Goatlegged Fella" and "Housesearch" from The Microfilm Album!
(Goodiepal is still working on it, so fingers crossed for the deadline!!)

These will ONLY be available at the live shows or if ya bump in to me or
know my homeadresse!!!


Shows will be @
Loppen , Kbh  5/3-09
Fermaten , Herning  6/5-09
Studenterhuset , Ålborg 7/5 -09
w/ A Kid Hereafter & AKH in The Grinding Light

Also,
SPEkTR will begin recording material for the next
album very soon! More info on that in a couple of weeks / Months!

In other news

A Kid Hereafter in The Grinding Light( incl. SPEkTR's  Manoj Ramdas)
won an DMA Award / Grammy for Hardrock album of the year (!!!)
Yes hehehe! Congrats to us all boy



See you soon.
Best
Manoj/SPEkTR

Yir!
Wow SPEkTR just returned from a short Holland stint (4 shows!) and
a full report will be coming soon!

Till then check out Tocado's here,

http://tocado.studioh2o.nl/news/spektr_toured_the_netherlands.html

Next up, touring Dk with A Kid Hereafter and writing for the next
SPEkTR album.
Hopefully we'll be starting recording of that one in april-may!

Until then there will be a EP available veeeerrry soon featuring remakes of
old and ancient SPEkTR tunes!

Anywho, see ya soon and watch out!

best
M/SPEkTR