Einstürzende Neubauten charted on #5
Congratulations to Einstürzende Neubauten for entering the German Album charts on #5.
OUT: album 'All About Love: New Visions' by Akua Naru
Akua Naru's latest feat is an album entitled, 'All About Love: New Visions', inspired by and an ode to Black feminist icon Bell Hooks and her Titanic classic text of the same name, in which hooks examines society and its ideals of love. To honor and take up hooks' understanding of "love as a practice of freedom", especially in these times, Naru's forthcoming offering is a new vision for her love songs: recorded live by a large band ensemble supported by the highly decorated classical orchestra, Ensemble Resonanz.
OUT: album 'Rampen' by Einstürzende Neubauten
They search for new forms. For the undiscovered sound and the yet unspoken word. Since their inception on April 1, 1980, Einstürzende Neubauten have been shifting the parameters of mainstream and subculture to make the inaudible audible. And perhaps even the unheard-of. A field research experiment spanning over four decades now enters its next stage. In their 44th year of existence, the group goes far back to their roots while simultaneously redefining themselves. A changed self-conception, for which the Berlin quintet plus one has created its own genre in 2024: apm – alien pop music.
Liquid Sky Artist Collective is co-hosting the AI Horror Short Film Showcase
We are excited to share that Dr Walker and the Liquid Sky artist collective are co-hosting the fresh AI Horror Short Film segment at Lisbon's cult horror film festival MOTELX. This September, in Portugal's oldest and arguably most stunning movie theater the AI film activists, are commandeering a room for one unforgettable night to showcase the wildest, darkest, and most innovative AI film creations, paired with innovative experimental and electronic music and sound design.
OUT: album 'Das Neue Elektronische Volkslied' by Tobias.
The creative process, initiated in 2022, took a unique twist as it drew inspiration from live performances - raw, improvised moments fueled by the electric energy of the club atmosphere. Tobias., the mastermind behind this musical odyssey, meticulously reproduced and evolved these spontaneous creations in his studio, crafting a seamless fusion of diverse elements. Seeking guidance on the ideal label for this innovative project, the artist turned to the talented Adiel. What transpired was beyond expectation.
OUT: album 'Blind Spot On The Bright Side Of Life' by Brokof
'Blind Spot On The Bright Side of Life' by the Berlin band Brokof gifts the world with twelve new magnificent songs. Naturally, this is a singer-songwriter album, but Brokof now wander off into the open field between folk, fuzz, and funk. Trombones, lap steel guitars, and modular synthesizers can also be found alongside the conventional four-piece lineup. More than ever in the band's history, this is also clearly pop music, although the associated discourse is often left aside.
OUT: album 'Ethos' by Frank & Tony
More about the world has changed than not in the decade since dance production dyad Frank & Tony released their last full-length record, 2014’s 'You Go Girl'. Despite, or perhaps in spite of, this shifting landscape, house music has managed to stay fundamentally reliable (either a bug or its greatest feature, depending on who you ask). Where previously, Frank & Tony have been celebrated for their contemplative, studious approach to the genre, with 2024’s 'Ethos', the Brooklyn/Biarritz-based duo return amidst metastatic cultural upheaval to prove out those scholarly credentials — with an album that serves to remind listeners why dancefloors and liberatory politics consistently share the language of movements and revolutions.
OUT: album 'Early Singles 1981-1982' by Xmal Deutschland
The “Schwarze Welt” seven-inch was released on the local punk label, ZickZack, in 1981 and introduced the band as an unsettling swarm of intensity. There’s an urgency in its repetitive dirge, a swirling mania that persists on the b-side with “Die Wolken” and “Großstadtindianer” whose crude synthesizer noises escalate intention. Most of all, Huwe’s uniquely venomous German vocals quickly became embedded in the unbridled and burgeoning scene of glamorous gloom.