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Musicfolio.com is a music critic site with a focus on darkwave, darksynth, goth rock, gothic metal, ethereal, synthpop, new-wave, post-punk, EBM and industrial music. In addition to the reviews, the site posts news updates on the latest releases, compiles yearly album charts, and holds an extensive archive of song-of-the-week selections. The album and artist reviews celebrate diversity of opinion, by combining our own musicfolio critiques provided by our specialized reviewers, as well as reviews sorted and reported from other critic sites and music magazines. Talented writers with an ear for sophisticated music are encouraged to submit their reviews and help make Musicfolio the prime destination for dark and electro music lovers. List of Artists: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z |
 BLUTENGEL: The
new Blutengel
double-album 'Schwarzes Eis' will be released on February 13, 2009. The second
CD titled 'Behind the Mirror' will include eight instrumentals. A limited
edition will also be available: it will include yet another CD titled
'Redemption' containing 10 extra tracks that did not make it to the album.
Amongst those tracks is a new version of the single Winter of My Life.
The Ltd edition boxset will include also an exclusive 40 page booklet. On
February 13, Blutengel will
be signing copies of their new album to fans at the dark fashion boutique
"Chapter 13" in Berlin, Germany.Video Stream: Dancing in the Light 
JAN 03, 2009  MYSERYLAB: miserylab, the main
music project of Porl King, formed after the disbanding of Rosetta Stone in the
late 1990s, just released the new single, Making a Bomb, available as a
download with optional payment from miserylab.com. The new single follows
Miserylab's second album 'A Death That We Can Cure', recently released in
November 2008 and including 14 new tracks. The extended remix of the track
In the Line of Fire taken from 'A Death That We Can Cure' is also made
available as a free download on miserylab.com. Follow the links below to
download the songs and album.Tracklisting (album): 1.a death that we can cure 2.in the line of fire 3.you believe this 4.imaginary friend 5.small comfort 6.state we're in 7.give something back 8.stop and start again 9.call you a hero 10.everything falls apart 11.will we ever learn 12.unnecessary 13.shutdown 14.we are happy. Download: Making a Bomb, In the Line of Fire (extended remix), A Death That We Can Cure
JAN 02, 2009  NCIS SOUNDTRACK: A specially produced 2-CD
soundtrack from the hit television series, NCIS, will hit the stores on Feb 10,
2009. The compilation features brand new tracks from Blue October, Dashboard
Confessional, Oasis, and Bob Dylan amongst others on the first CD. The
soundtrack also features show star Pauley Perrette (Abby Sciuto), who performs
the self-composed Fear under the moniker Stop Making Friends. Perrette
has an extensive background in music, owning her own independent record label
and fronting several bands, and it is her character, Abby, whose music
sensibilities in the show serve as the basis for the soundtrack's darker
''Abby's Lab'' disc. That second disc includes also a brand new NCIS theme
remix from industrial music giants Ministry, the track Promises from
electronic music pioneers Nitzer Ebb,
Android
Lust's Hole Solution, Collide's Head Spin taken from their
recent release 'Two Headed Monster', the track Love Is Like as a product
of the collaboration Skold vs. KMFDM, as well as tracks by Perry Farrell, The
Airborne Toxic Event, Seether, and Solamingus.Order: NCIS: The Official TV Soundtrack
 THE
BIRTHDAY MASSACRE: The Birthday Massacre will be releasing a live CD and
DVD of their Hamburg Show from the 'Walking With Strangers' tour of 2007. They
have been working on the files for a few months and feel confident that the
product will be to the band's standard and one that the fans will appreciate.
The DVD will be 5.1 Sound for the best live effect. Still no decision has been
made whether to release the CD and DVD separately or as a package. The band
members have also been working on a brand new record and feel it will be ready
in the Fall of 2009. Most of the songs have been written and are in the process
of being recorded. Because of all this activity,
The
Birthday Massacre will not be able to tour for the next few months but as
with the last record, once they hit the road they will probably stay there for
the next couple of years.Link: TheBirthdayMassacre.com
DEC 28, 2008  MUSICFOLIO CHARTS: Musicfolio has
compiled the Top 20 Albums of the year 2008. The versatile Sven Friedrich tops
the charts with his solo project
Solar Fake's
'Broken Grid', followed closely by the equally talented and polyglot
Rome with their
magnificent third studio album 'Masse Mensch Material'. Lebanese electro duo
Lumi round up the
top 3 with their debut 'Two Tears in Water'. Fourth and fifth positions are
held respectively by the legendary goth band
Bauhaus who
re-united for one final album 'Go Away White', and the Swedish synthpop act
Elegant
Machinery with their first new album in 12 years. Visit the link below to
check the full Top 20 album listing.Link: Musicfolio's Top 20 albums of 2008
Dec 26, 2008  THEATRE OF TRAGEDY:
2008 has mainly been spent writing and rehearsing the new material for the
upcoming 7th Theatre of
Tragedy album. So far 12 songs are done and 10 of those will make it to the
album. The drums have been recorded with Alexander Nyhus. Recordings are
planned for February and March 2009 so a release date should be in either June
or August depending on AFM Records. Erik Ljunggren will be handling the
production side of things. He knows the band very well and is a wizard when it
comes to sound. He has turned the knobs for The Kovenant,
A-Ha, Seigmen,
Zeromancer, and Satyricon. and was the mastermind of the legendary industrial
metal band Vampire State Building.
Theatre of Tragedy
played support for VSB in their beginnings in 1995. Link theatreoftragedy.com
 MARLOW: Marlow's brand new album
'InsideOutside', is due for release on the 23rd of February 2009. The album
contains ten tracks and three remixes. The title track InsideOutside was
arranged and produced by Vince Clarke (Erasure), who also
provided a remix of the track Home. Also contains a full colour booklet
which includes the lyrics from all the tracks. All pre-orders via the
ErasureShop will benefit from the following exclusive bonuses: * CD's will be
signed by Robert Marlow and Gary Durant * An InsideOutside postcard * A free
MP3 download of 'Home (Moonlight Starkey Mix)'. Vince Clarke produced also the
promotional video for InsideOutside (see video link below).Tracklisting: 1. InsideOutside (3:50) 2. The Strip (3:39) 3. My Teenage Dream (4:51) 4. Stars (3:46) 5. Dogs (3:37) 6. Feels So Good (4:04) 7. Home (4:41) 8. Deco Twins (3:44) 9. End Of Story (3:38) 10. Tortured Artist (4:09) 11. Home (Vince Clarke's Starstruck Mix) (3:40) 12. Feels So Good (Electric Flat Mix) (4:08) 13. Stars (Moonlight Starkey Mix) (4:04) . Video Stream: InsideOutside, Order: InsideOutside
Dec 24, 2008  PROJECT
PITCHFORK: Project Pitchfork' new MCD 'Feel!' will be out on the 23rd of
January 2009 including remixes from [:SITD:], Noisuf-X, Axxl E., Mr. Petersen,
Die Krupps and The
Retrosic, with a total running time of 51:42 min. The new album 'Dream,
Tiresias!' will be out on the 27th of February 2009, and it will include 10 new
tracks for a total runnig time of 60:20 min. The opening track If I
Could can be fully streamed on
Project
Pitchfork's MySpace page, as well as snippets of three other new songs.
Cover art and tracklisting have been revealed.Tracklisting (album): 1. - If I Could 2. - Nasty Habit 3. - The Tide 4. - Promises 5. - An End 6. - Your God 7. - Feel! 8. - Full Of Life 9. - Darkness 10. - Passion. Tracklisting (single): 1. Feel! - Album Version 2. Feel! - [:SITD:] Remix 3. Feel! - Remixed by Noisuf-X 4. Feel! - Axxl E. Mix 5. Feel! - Mr. Petersen RMX 6. Feel! - Die Krupps Remix 7. Feel! - Black-Mix by Axxl E. 8. Feel! - A different feeling - Remixed by The Retrosic 9. Feel! - Victorian-Mix by Jürgen Jansen. Link: myspace/projectpitchfork
 AGUA DE
ANNIQUE: With Anneke van Giersbergen's (ex-The Gathering)
new acoustic record in the final phases of mixing, Anneke decided to add a
cover song, her acoustic version of Frankie Goes to Hollywood's Power of
Love. The track is now made available for streaming on
Agua de
Annique's Myspace page. Anneke's new album will be titled 'PureAir', and
will consist of acoustic versions of songs from her
Agua de
Anniquedebut album 'Air', and will also contain collaborations with Sharon
den Adel (singing
Within
Temptation's Somewhere), Niels Geusebroek (Silkstone), Marike Jager,
Danny Cavanagh (Anathema), John
Wetton (King Crimson, Asia) and Arjen Lucassen (Ayreon).Link: myspace/aguadeannique
 U2:
U2's upcoming album, 'No Line on the Horizon,' will be available in five
different incarnations, the glitziest of which carries a $96 list price on
Amazon.com. The set is due March 2 internationally and the following day in
North America. Beyond the standard CD and double vinyl packages, 'Horizon' will
be offered in three additional limited editions. The digi-pack version, has the
CD in a cardboard folded sleeve with a 36-page booklet, a fold-out poster and
"a new film from Anton Corbijn featuring the music of U2," the latter
of which is available as a download. The magazine version, finds the CD housed
in "a special 60-page soft cover magazine-style book," and also
includes the downloadable Corbijn film. Lastly, the box set version comes,
naturally, in a box with a 60-page hardcover book, a second poster and the
Corbijn film on DVD. Although the track list for 'No Line on the Horizon' has
yet to be announced, Q Magazine reports it will feature songs such as
Magnificent, Stand Up, Winter, Breathe, Every Breaking Wave and Crazy
Tonight. Other songs confirmed to be featured on the album include The
Cedars of Lebanon, Get Your Boots On, Moment of Surrender, and the title
track No Line on the Horizon.Link: billboard.com
Dec 21, 2008  DEPECHE MODE: As
announced last week Depeche Mode are
in the final phases of mixing their new yet untitled album with Ben Hillier,
Daniel Miller and Tony Hoffer and are nearly finished. Filming of the video for
the first single 'Wrong' has been completed in New York this week with Award
winning director Patrick Daughters (Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Feist, Beck,
Interpol,
...): "It’s an exciting and innovative video and we look forward
to releasing it in the New Year". February of next year will be
dedicated to making the press rounds across the universe and starting
production rehearsals in both New York City and Santa
Barbara.In related news, Martin L. Gore is contributing to a duet with french project Nouvelle Vague, known for their fresh takes on New Wave classics. Nouvelle Vague had already covered Depeche Mode's Just Can't Get Enough on their debut album. Finally, FrYars' track Visitors which features Dave Gahan on backing vocals, is now made available for free download by FrYars. Link: depechemode.com, Download: frYars - Visitors
 LACUNA COIL:
Italian gothic metal band
Lacuna Coil,
which offers the dual vocals of male singer Andrea Ferro and female vocalist
Cristina Scabbia, has set 'Shallow Life' as the title of its new album, due in
the spring (April 01, 2009) via Century Media Records. The CD was recorded
earlier this fall at a studio in Los Angeles with producer Don Gilmore, who has
previously worked with Linkin Park, Good Charlotte, Pearl Jam, and
Duran
Duranamongst others.
Lacuna Coil's
first-ever DVD, 'Visual Karma (Body, Mind and Soul)', which is a celebration of
all things from the band's 'Karmacode' album and subsequent touring cycle, has
sold 2,800 copies in the United States in its first two weeks of release (Nov
08).Link: myspace/lacunacoil
Dec 20, 2008  THE GATHERING:
The Gathering announce the release of their 9th studio album in April 2009. The
album will be called 'The West Pole'. The band has found a new female vocalist,
and will have two other female guest singers on 'The West Pole'. The album is
produced by René Rutten, it will contain 9 tracks and will be released
on The
Gathering's own imprint Psychonaut Records. According to Hans Rutten
"it will be a very extravert, rock orientated, alive album. Typically the
Gathering, but with many new elements. This time it's absolutely
guitardriven." 'The West Pole' will be available via
The
Gathering's own webshop one month before the actual release date.
Link: gathering.nl
Dec 12, 2008 DEPECHE MODE:
"We’ve completed the record,"
Depeche
Mode’s frontman,
Dave Gahan,
told Pop & Hiss on Thursday via phone from New York. "There might be a
couple of bits and pieces we’ve got to clean up, but I feel really good
about the fact that we’re finished," he continued. "I think
we’ve made a great record." Gahan said the as-yet-untitled album,
slated for release this coming spring, will have about 12 tracks.
"We’ve been spoiled for choice with this one because we recorded more
songs for this record than we ever had for any [other] record," he said.
"Maybe I’m old school or whatever but once you start going over 12
songs, I think it becomes a little weird."
Gahanconfirmed
the 2009 disc, will contain the tracks Wrong and Peace, snippets
of which have been circulating the Web. Gahan, however, clarified that the
actual title of Peace is Peace Will Come to Me. Additionally, he
unveiled the titles of three more new tracks -- Hole to Feed,
Comeback and In Chains, all co-written by Gahan -- that are
likely set for inclusion on the album.
Gahan added
that the recording sessions, which took place over the last several months in
New York and Santa Barbara, were productive and that he and the act's principal
songwriter, Martin Gore,
are working well together. "We have about 18 songs," he said, even
hinting that the band will release a special EP or online-only add-on with the
extra material next year. But
Gahan
stressed that the EMI release will be just that — a proper record that
doesn’t run too long. And though the band is increasingly fond of using
guitars, the new disc may see a return to the
Depeche Mode's
original analog synth roots -- at least on a few tracks. "Martin’s
got this new fetish which is basically buying gear on EBay," Gahan said.
"He must have bought up half of the analog equipment around the world.
We’ve got all these old drum machines from the 1970s, and even some of the
stuff that we used in the '80s as well, like old Moogs and Arps." As an
example, Gahan noted that
one of the new album's stars is a piece of gear dubbed "The Colonel"
- a vintage 1970s-era Steiner Parker synthesizer. It's an instrument, said
Gahan, "that makes crazy noises. We found it really inspiring and used it
in a lot of things [on the new record]."Link: Pop & Hiss, The L.A Times music blog  ZEROMANCER: On their long-awaited
new album ‘Sinners International’, Zeromancer combine rousing guitar
chords, hammering beats, unbelievably catchy hooklines and seductively striking
vocals to form a compendium of potential hits that no-one will be able to pass
by. With their hit, It Sounds Like Love (But it Looks Like Sex)
Zeromancer bring back that which gothic, electro and metal have been missing
for years. Sex and rock ‘n’ roll, packed with energy, whose dark and
yet energetic anthems will stir not just the underground. ‘Sinners
International’: ‘filth noir’ with which Zeromancer will once
more take not only the festival stages and dancefloors by storm but also the
hearts of their fans. Released on Trisol and available February 13th,
2009.Tracklisting: 01 Sinners International 02 Doppelgänger I Love You 03 My Little Tragedy 04 It sounds like Love (but it looks like Sex) 05 Filth Noir 06 Fictional 07 I'm Yours to lose 08 Two Skulls 09 Imaginary Friends 10 Ammonite . Link: STB  PORTISHEAD: Thirteen
independent cinemas in the UK will be screening the new Portishead short film
made by John Minton and Portishead to accompany their forthcoming single 'Magic
Doors'. The screenings will take place over a four week period starting the
weekend of December 12th. The 3rd single from 'Third', Magic Doors is
released December 15th 2008. The one side etched 12" is available
exclusively from the
band's
website. The video for the new single Magic Doors is now also
available. See link below.List of movie theatres showing the Portishead short film in the UK: London Curzon Soho, Edinburgh Cameo, Birmingham Electric, Southampton Harbour Lights, Sheffield Showroom, Cambridge Picturehouse, Manchester Cornerhouse, Bristol Watershed, Derby Quad, Nottingham Broadway, Hull Screen, Leicester Phoenix, Darlington Barn. Video Stream: Magic Doors Dec 06, 2008  SEABOUND: On
February 3, 2009 Metropolis Records will release a compilation of
Seabound
rareties: 'When Black Beats Blue', limited to 2500 copies. When Black Beats
Blue is a line from the Seabound song Breatheoff of the album
'Double-Crosser'. Seaboundchose it
as the album title because the idea of compiling an album of rare and
unreleased tracks was in part sparked by two amazing but yet unreleased
Breathe remixes. Metaphorically, "When Black Beats Blue"
refers to the single moment when a drowning person can still be saved. With
rare material from 2001 to 2008 and top notch remixers from the electronic
genre, this release contains collaborations with HECQ, Forma Tadre, Haujobb,
Mindless Faith, and more. The Domination remix by Die Form is
particularly worth mentioning because
Seabound are
the only band Die Form has ever remixed throughout its musical career.
Watching Over You (Live SF) is now professionally mastered on CD for the
first time and features Reagan Jones of
Iris, recorded
during the bands’ joint US tour in 2008. Tracklisting: 01. Breathe (HECQ) 02. The Promise (Club) 03. Domination vs. Bound (Mindless Faith) 04. The Attic 05. Scorch The Ground (Forma Tadre) 06. Torch (Monozelle) 07. Breathe (Acretongue) 08. Hooked (Radical Alt. Vocal) 09. Soul Diver (Remix) 10. Contact (Haujobb) 11. Domination (Die Form) 12. Watching Over You (Live SF). Link: metropolis-records.com Dec 05, 2008  APOPTYGMA
BERZERK: The new
Apoptygma
Berzerk single 'Apollo (Live on Your TV)' will feature a remix from
Rotersand.
The new single will be out on January 9, 2009. The new album 'Rocket Science'
will feature several guest appearances, including Good Charlotte's Benji Madden
on the first two tracks and
The Dresden
Dolls' Amanda Palmer. 'Rocket Science' will be released on January 23, 2009
in a normal edition and a limited edition featuring four bonus tracks, a cover
version and a DVD. Samples of the first two tracks can now be streamed on
Apoptygma's
MySpace page.Tracklisting: 01 - Weight Of The World (Guest appearance by Benji Madden) 02 - Apollo (Live On Your TV) (Guest appearance by Benji Madden) 03 - Asleep Or Awake? 04 - Incompatible 05 - Green Queen 06 - US of C 07 - Shadow 08 - Butterfly Defect 09 - Shit End Of The Deal (State Of Your Heart) 10 - Rocket Calculator 11 - TBA (Guest appearance by Emil Nikolaisen) 12 - Pitch Black / Heat Death 13 - Black Versus White (Guest appearance by Amanda Palmer). Link: myspace/apoptygmaberzerk, Video Stream: Apollo (Live on your TV) >> Dec 06, 2008 - IKON: new EP 'Amongst The Runes' >> Dec 05, 2008 - AND ONE: new 7" vinyl-only single 'Paddy is my DJ' >> Dec 05, 2008 - MORRISSEY: new album details 'Years of Refusal' >> Nov 27, 2008 - SIRENIA: new single 'The Path To Decay' >> Nov 26, 2008 - FRANZ FERDINAND: new album 'Tonight: Franz Ferdinand' >> Nov 23, 2008 - DELAIN: new album 'April Rain' >> Nov 22, 2008 - MY DYING BRIDE: new album 'For Lies I Sire' >> Nov 22, 2008 - CAMOUFLAGE: new live CD/DVD 'Live in Dresden' >> Nov 22, 2008 - NEW MODEL ARMY: new live album 'Fuck Texas, Sing For Us' >> Nov 18, 2008 - COMBICHRIST: new album 'Today We Are All Demons' >> Nov 18, 2008 - ULTRAVOX: reform for 2009 UK tour >> Nov 15, 2008 - ANTONY & THE JOHNSONS: new album 'The Crying Light' >> Nov 15, 2008 - EGO LIKENESS: new EP 'West' >> Nov 01, 2008 - CLIENT: new album scheduled for March 09 release >> Nov 01, 2008 - IAMX: new free download single 'Think of England' >> Nov 01, 2008 - THE CURE: recipients of ShockWaves NME Awards Godlike Genius 2009 >> Nov 01, 2008 - THE KILLERS: new album 'Day & Age' >> Nov 01, 2008 - BJORK: new song/video Nattura >> Oct 31, 2008 - NEW ORDER: re-release of the first five albums >> Oct 31, 2008 - ELEGANT MACHINERY: new album 'A Soft Exchange' >> Oct 31, 2008 - SEABOUND-DEVISION: announce the US Alliance Tour II 2009 >> Oct 26, 2008 - SAW V SOUNDTRACK: featuring Ministry, Skinny Puppy, Funker Vogt... >> Oct 19, 2008 - MASSIV IN MENSCH: new album 'Meanwhile Back in the Jungle' >> Oct 18, 2008 - SHINY TOY GUNS: new album 'Season of Poison' >> Oct 18, 2008 - BLUTENGEL: new single 'Dancing In The Light' |
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