DJ Nocturna Presents Queen of Wands: Recent Episodes
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Welcome to my podcast ! This podcast is for anyone and everyone who embodies or wants to embody the energies of the Queen and King of Wands. Quiet and intense, the Queen and King of Wands are the fiery divine counterparts in the tarot deck. Passionate, powerful, spiritual, charismatic, generous, confident, grateful, friendly, outgoing, creative, ambitious, enthusiastic, optimistic and a leader, the Queen of Wands rules the fire element corresponding to the signs of Sagittarius, Aries and Leo in Western Astrology. The Queen of Wands was inspired by Shannon, an intuitive and empath, soul mentor. Like the Queen and King of Wands, we are all connected by energy and in our spiritual journeys, we contribute to each other’s path of evolution and development in some way shape or form. Psychiatrist and author, M. Scott Peck, best defined this connection through LOVE in The Road Less Traveled as “The will to extend one’s self for the purpose of nurturing one’s own or another’s spiritual growth.” Hosted by DJ Nocturna, this show will focus on LOVE and inspiration, as it relates to the world of entertainment and passion. It is the dark creative passionate inspiration that Spanish poet, Federico Garcia Lorca called Duende. In his In Search of Duende, he said, “All that has black sounds has duende.. that mysterious force that everyone feels and no philosopher can explain.” We are motivated to pursue something we love, that yearning of the soul, whether it be in art, literature, music, dance, etc... If we are not passionate about it, then we wouldn’t pursue it. This podcast will feature music, interviews, the arts, fashion, theatre, film, food, wine, drinks and creative projects. This podcast will also feature discussions and interviews relating to the spiritual realm and evolution of the soul that’s both enlightening and entertaining. Thank you for your support and for listening to this podcast !
In a recent interview on KTUH 90.1 FM, author Shawn "Speedy" Lopes discussed his new book, Local Unrest: Unheard, Ignored, Rejected, a powerful true story tracing the rise of Honolulu’s punk, deathrock, indie and underground rock scene. Drawing on decades of immersion as a fan, DJ, and journalist, Lopes' book captures a movement long overlooked, offering an intimate look at Hawaii’s DIY music culture. Hope you enjoy and please follow and share. This interview can also be heard and viewed on my YouTube Channel called Charting the Higher Octave with DJ Nocturna . Link is below. Thank you for listening ! DJ Nocturna
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In this episode on KTUH 90.1 FM, I spoke with Noa of 17A Productions, the founder, event organizer, makeup artist, and creative force behind Hawaii’s scariest haunted attraction — The Hawaii Haunted Plantation in Waipahu. Celebrating 20 years of real fear, this legendary haunt has been terrifying visitors and patrons for two decades with its chilling sets, eerie atmosphere, and unforgettable scares.
Located at 94-695 Waipahu Street, Waipahu, Hawaii 96797, the Hawaii Haunted Plantation continues to deliver spine-tingling thrills every Halloween season.
Tune in to hear how it all began, what goes into creating a true horror experience, and how Noa and his team have kept the screams alive for 20 years.
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I chatted with Brandon Bosworth, Development Coordinator at the historic Hawaii Theatre on KTUH to talk about the Hawaii Theatre's film and arts production series and the upcoming Vampire series which I will be a part of.
It's Dark HORROR MUSIC NIGHT AND DANCE. I'll be spinning classic goth, darkwave, post punk, and alternative music at GHOST LIGHT a special after hours dance party held in the historic HAWAII THEATRE in their exclusive Weyand Room from 9 to 11 PM on Saturday, April 26. Come in your darkly elegant attire - Dressed to Obsess for a night of gothic glamour and cinematic allure ! Hope to see you there ! Come and support our beautiful historic Hawaii Theatre Center and the arts !
SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 2025
3 PM: Doors open
4 PM: “Hotel Transylvania”
6:45 PM: Vampire costume contest
7 PM BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA
9-11 PM: GHOST LIGHT wine, cocktails and dance with
DJ NOCTURNA in the Weyand Room after the movie
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Local musical legend DJ Nocturna will be spinning classic goth, darkwave, post punk, and alternative tracks at Ghost Light, a special after hours dance party held in Hawaii Theatre’s exclusive Weyand Room from 9 to 11 PM, Saturday, April 26.
DJ Nocturna is a radio and club DJ, promoter, and artist whose passion for music began at a very young age. She began in radio broadcasting over 20 years ago on Public Radio 89.3 FM. Shortly thereafter, she began hosting ‘A Feast of Friends Radio Show’ on KTUH 90.1 FM Honolulu held every Saturday night. ‘A Feast of Friends’ ran for more than 16 years. She currently hosts the ‘Queen of Wands Podcast’ and the ‘Queen of Wands Radio Show’ on Modsnap Radio every Saturday at 2 PM (Hawaii Standard Time), which replays every Tuesdays starting at 5 PM (HST). DJ Nocturna is also one of the resident DJs and promoters for Nextdoor’s Acid Wash HNL, the long-running ‘80s dance party in Honolulu.
In addition to great music from DJ Nocturna, Ghost Light will feature specialty cocktails and the chance to dance in one of Honolulu’s most elegant venues. This is a 21 and over event.
In February of this year I chatted with Montreal ethereal duo SU, the musical project of Sarah and Ursa.
They released a new dual single, The Web 2.0//Arachnid on February 12, with tracks mixed and mastered by Justin Bennett (Skinny Puppy, My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult) and music video by Jordan Dorey
During that interview I commented how well they work well together so I thought we should look at their astrology chart, synastry and the birth of their collaboration so here is it - Here is the discussion regarding The Music and Astrology of SU with myself and astrologer Michelle Jericho Poppler Aka Queen Mabsy.
Michelle Poppler, AKA Queen Mabsy, is a natural intuitive empath, renaissance woman, multi-medium healing artist, and akashic astrologer. She specializes in intuitive readings and energetic attunements for individuals, families, children, relationships, and pets. She merges techniques from her creative background and esoteric toolbox. Come out of the confusion of shadow to the light of clarity and validation.
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Steven of Honolulu Horror Nights and Mahu Mix joined me on KTUH on Saturday, March 29, 2025 to talk about their collaboration that's coming up called FEMME FATALE at Hawaiian Brian, Saturday April 19, 2025. Hope to see you there !
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I had the pleasure to talk to frontman HARRY STAFFORD of Manchester post-punk legends INCA BABIES about the band's latest album Ghost Mechanic Nine, released on Black Lagoon Records. We also talked about the "Inca Babies Documentary on the Making of Ghost Mechanic Nine - From 80s Hulme to 2024."
A vibrant part of Britain's early postpunk/goth/death rock scene, INCA BABIES amassed a steady following through touring and releasing six singles and four albums, all entering the UK Indie Charts. They also recorded four sessions for BBC's legendary John Peel show between 1984 and 1988. The band reformed in 2007 and hasn't looked back since.
Stafford (guitar, keys, vocals) revisits the raw guitar sounds of the band's 80s output, joined by Rob Haynes (drums, percussion), Jim Adama (bass) and Kevin G. Davy (trumpet).
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Inca Babies Documentary on the Making of Ghost Mechanic Nine - From 80s Hulme to 2024:
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https://incababies1.bandcamp.com/
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Cyborg Amok started in 2019 as a recording project comprised of vocalist and keyboardist Greg Bullock and his son, drummer Brydon Bullock. With a focus on performing Cyborg Amok songs in the live environment, the duo set out to write, record and present their unique music to the world. As our planet shutdown in early 2020, living in the same home allowed Greg and Brydon to continue to develop and record music together. So far, they have released two albums, their debut, self-titled album, “Cyborg Amok” (2021) and “Etiam” (2022), as well as several singles spanning 2022-24.
Pins and Needles, their first full album in over two years with a projected release in 2025. Joining Greg and Brydon are Mark Gemini Thwaite (Peter Murphy, The Mission, Gary Human) on guitar and Emilio Zef China (Peter Murphy, Jonathan Davis, Psychic TV ) on bass.
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Shaping the sound of industrial music for decades, Frankfurt-born and world-traveled En Esch is perhaps best known for his contributions to KMFDM, PIG and Pigface, just to name a few. The artist's distinctive vocals, skillful musicianship and charismatic stage presence have propelled him to the highest echelons of industrial-metal, earning him a devoted fan base and a legacy of pioneering music.
Aside from his own group Slick Idiot with Günter Schulz, across his storied career, En Esch has collaborated with artists such as Rammstein, FM Einheit of Einstürzende Neubauten, Mona Mur, My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult, Sister Machine Gun, and so much more.
Maintaining a steady output of solo work, beginning with 1993's Cheesy on TVT Records, En Esch's highly anticipated new LP Dance Hall Putsch – his first in eight years – is available now.
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Industrial-Electronic music legend Bill Leeb (Front Line Assembly, Delerium) signs to Iconic US-based label Metropolis Records to debut his solo album. Titled 'Model Kollapse', this record explores the intricacies of artificial intelligence and the very survival of humanity itself.
Based in Vancouver, Bill Leeb is the mastermind behind electro-industrial scene mainstays Front Line Assembly and ambient-pop duo Delerium, having gotten his start with Skinny Puppy (under the pseudonym Wilhelm Schroeder). He is also a key member of other occasional recording projects, including Noise Unit, Intermix, Cyberaktif and Conjure One, just to name a few.
Leeb acknowledges the role that Metropolis Records has played in his recording career since the late 1990s, noting that “Metropolis Records have been and are one of the most important labels for alternative music on this planet and this album was made possible by my long-standing friendship with Dave Heckman (RIP), who continuously has supported us through the ages and gave us complete artistic freedom”. Tragically, Heckman died in the summer of 2022.
"I'm honored to fulfill my father's (Dave Heckman) lifelong vision and to be doing this project with a lifelong family friend I can honestly call family (Bill Leeb). This project is near and dear to all of our hearts here at Metropolis and I know it would make my father proud." Nina Heckman
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I had the opportunity to chat again with vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Ashton Nyte, who founded the Darkwave/ Gothic Rock act The Awakening. Now US-based, The Awakening was formed in Johannesburg South Africa in the 90s. Nyte more recently released his 12th studio album also called "The Awakening. "
With a catalogue of over 300 released original songs, Nyte and The Awakening have enjoyed airplay and chart success on radio stations worldwide, with songs featured in popular television shows like 'Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin' and 'The Purge'. Nyte has contributed to several scores, working with composer Ethan Gold for the movie 'Don't Let Go' (premiering at the Sundance Film Festival) and for the movie 'Pale Horse', directed by the late Pearry Teo.
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San Francisco born artist AURSJOEN released her debut album "Strand" via Stratis Capta Records, produced, recorded, mixed and mastered by William Faith.
AURSJOEN is the project of Ria Aursjoen, who is vocalist and keyboardist for critically acclaimed post-punk outfit Octavian Winters, who released their debut EP 'The Line or Curve' in 2023, followed by their 2024 'Nebula / Velveteen' single with electronic- industrial legend Mark Pistel (Meat Beat Manifesto, Consolidated).
A classically- trained singer and multi-instrumentalist, her musical past is steeped in genres ranging from Celtic and Nordic folk to darkwave and progressive metal. Aursjoen is joined by Octavian Winters bandmate Stephan Bryan Salit, who lends his creative flourish to the mix, contributing dynamic and atmospheric guitars on two songs.
Cover Artwork by Ria Aursjoen. Photos by Shane Izykowsky and David Kruschke.
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I had the opportunity to talk to electronic-industrial pioneer MARK PISTEL, musician, music producer, engineer and founder of the legendary industrial band CONSOLIDATED founded in San Francisco in 1988.
As a multi- instrumentalist, Pistel has been the driving force behind Consolidated and has made a significant mark in the music industry and in the electronic and industrial scenes, such as his collaboration with Meat Beat Manifesto, Hercules and Love Affair and Until December. Pistel's career also includes remixing and engineering for a variety of artists across genres, showcasing his versatility and technical prowess. He has worked with many artists such as musician/ fashion icon Grace Jones, flamboyant disco singer Sylvester, producer and dub innovator Adrian Sherwood- and more recently, remixing San Francisco's Octavian Winters' latest release "Velveteen" (Mark Pistel remix), and releasing a single with multi-dimensional artist Rykarda Parasol, a song called Northern Light and so much more.
His contributions to the music world are celebrated for pushing boundaries both sonically and socially. He continues to innovate, blending technology with musical artistry to create dynamic, impactful soundscapes in his recording studio called ROOM 5 .
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https://www.markpistel.com
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DICHRO is Pittsburgh’s electronic rock act, blending darkwave, alternative, bluegrass or "Goth Grass." Fueled by the symbiotic creativity of Peter Guellard and Charmaine Freeman , the band embarked on a journey of sonic exploration, crafting a debut album entitled "Stained Glass" recorded at The Church Recording Studio and later in Psychotribe Studio in Pittsburgh, is released on Distortion Productions.
Bringing together a cadre of local musicians, the band consist of Tracey Whorton - Drums, Dirk Miller - Guitar, Adrian Aideotomo - Guitar, Eric George- Drums, Brad Yoder - Soprano Saxophone, Charmaine Freemonk, Vocals and Peter Guellard - Bass, Programming.
The band officially debut with a mesmerizing cover and accompanying music video of Dead Can Dance's "The Ubiquitous Mr. Lovegrove," a bewitching rendition that captivated audiences with its exotic allure.
From remote demos to studio sessions and soon an acoustic album, their collaborative spirit breathed life into each track, resulting in a collection of songs that push the boundaries of anthemic darkwave.
Blurring the lines between music and visual art, their live performances feature bespoke video backdrops and customized light shows, each show is transformed into a transcendent experience. Promising a sonic journey unlike any other. Stained Glass is available now on their bandcamp page.
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I spoke to iconic Irish artist and songwriter Perry Blake who released his latest album called "Death Of A Society Girl" on Moochin' About Records. This album features Paul McGann, best known for his roles in BBC's "Doctor Who'", "Withnail & I'" "Empire of the Sun'", '"Alien 3'" and "Queen of the Damned ."
This album also marks 26 years for Blake as a recording artist. It's also his first music in five years, following the critically acclaimed ‘Songs of Praise’ (5 Stars MOJO). Hailing from Sligo county, Perry Blake has been dubbed one of music’s great untapped resources. Polydor UK released his debut album ‘Perry Blake’ in 1998 (with three singles chosen as 'Singles of the Week' on Jo Wiley BBC Radio 1). After which he moved to France. He achieved cult status there and across Europe, releasing a string of critically-acclaimed studio albums, a live album recorded at Cirque Royal Brussels with a full orchestra, as well as the soundtracks for ‘Presque Rien’ and 'Trois Petites Filles'.
The "Death of a Society Girl'" album was co-written and co-produced with long-term collaborator Graham Murphy (Clannad, Sharon Shannon, Marie Brennan). These nine compositions feature Blake's hallmark surrealist lyrics and original artwork by Syrian-born artist Helen Abbas.
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I spoke to Colorado -based shoegaze producer and founder of A Shoreline Dream, Ryan Policky and collaborator, producer and frontman of the band RIDE, Mark Gardener.
Formed in 2005, A Shoreline Dream was founded by Ryan Policky and long-standing collaborator and guitarist Erik Jeffries who both met Gardener at a RIDE show in Denver on Policky's birthday. Working together throughout 2023 between Ride tour dates, they wrapped up three songs, co-written and co-produced, by both Policky and Gardener.
A Shoreline Dream will be releasing their 8th album called "Whitelined" featuring Mark Gardener of RIDE on Latenight Weeknight Records. This is A Shoreline Dream's first album to be released on white vinyl limited edition.
https://www.ashorelinedream.com
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Portland's Iconic Collective FEDERALE released their sixth studio album, "Reverb & Seduction" on Jealous Butcher Records and also marking the band's 20th Anniversary.
In the 20 years of their existence, Federale has carved out a unique niche within the indie music landscape, blending their signature spaghetti-Western instrumental sound with increasing doses of moody vocal arrangements in the spirit of Lee Hazlewood and Leonard Cohen. Through it all, I spoke with songwriter and lead singer COLLIN HEGNA – who also spent the last 20 years as a dues-paying member of The Brian Jonestown Massacre – maintains a strictly retro vibe. Federale's records have always sounded period-correct for an alternate-universe 1971, where rock and roll never caught on. Earlier, the band released the lead track, "Heaven Forgive Me" and "No Stranger" a song that pays homage to the legendary Lee Hazlewood.
Recorded at Hegna's Revolver Studios in Portland, this album was engineered by Collin Hegna, Matt Thomson and Andrew Joslyn, who boasts five 5 Grammy Award winning albums. The album was mixed by Hegna with Jeff Stuart Saltzman (The Black Keys, The High Violets) and Matt T.
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I spoke to Brooklyn, New York Electronic artist Robert L. Pepper of Pas Musique. "Come Follow Me," is the latest album released via Alrealon Musique. Influenced by artists as Faust, Coil, Zoviet France and NEU, Pas Musique was launched in 1995 in Brooklyn as a solo abstract-sound project of Pepper.
"Come Follow Me" album pays tribute to the late Frank Tovey a.k.a. Fad Gadget, one of Pepper's top musical influences. These 80's synthpop-inspired compositions with a touch of modern noise and lyrics that are inspired by metaphysical and philosophical themes, interlaced with abstract vocalizations.
https://www.pasmusique.net
https://pasmusique.bandcamp.com
https://www.robertlpepper.net
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This was my interview with Washington DC-based darkwave gothic rock band called The Neuro Farm when they released their album entitled "VOICES"
The project The Neuro Farm was formed when Brian Wolff met Rebekah Feng while in graduate school at Georgetown University working on their PhDs in neuroscience around 2011. While they were both also working on their own solo musical projects at the time, they both shared a common interest in the neurosciences and in the darker genre of music. In 2017 Colin in drums and percussion (DreamrD) joined the band and Tim Phillips in synths and programming joined them in 2021. Their latest singles are out now: Metamorphosis and Panic.
On October 31, 2022 they released one of the best covers I have ever heard of the Joy Division's New Dawn Fades. The Neuro Farm has released four full-length original albums so far: Vampyre (2021), The Descent (2019), and Ghosts (2014) . Their 4th album, Voices was released in 2024. Please share this interview, like and subscribe. Thank you for your support !
https://www.theneurofarm.com
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First Time in Honolulu ! Live performance featuring ELECTRIC DUKE, a tribute to the music of DAVID BOWIE, Saturday, November 30th, doors open at 6pm at Club NEXT DOOR, 43 North Hotel Street, with Special guest, New Wave Art rocker Julian Shah Tayler aka THE SINGULARITY. Also DJ sets by DJs Nocturna and Missy Black. Get your tickets now : ElectricdukeHonolulu.Eventbrite.com
Underground 90s UK Industrial legends History of Guns released their latest album called "Half Light" via Liquid Len Recording Company.
Formed in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire in 1996, History of Guns became frontrunners of the UK's Wasp Factory / FuturePunk scene of the early 2000s and their 2004 single 'Your Obedient Servant' was ultimately championed by The Quietus and Mick Mercer as one of the “thirty best goth singles of all time”.
On this album, founding members Del Alien (vocals) and multi-instrumentalist, Max Rael (keyboards, programming) are joined by guitarist Caden Clarkson, the newest member of History Of Guns.
Exploring the human condition through various musical genres and their unique "Meta- Modernist" industrial sound, Half Light is produced by Max Rael, mixed by Max Rael and Caden Clarkson, and mastered by Pete Maher (U2, Pixies, Nick Cave, Depeche Mode, Nine Inch Nails).
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Brooklyn-based supergroup CLONE, features members of the Veldt, Dead Leaf Echo, Namesake and Pilot to Gunner. I had a conversation with LG Galleon, the lead vocalist, also best known as frontman of Dead Leaf Echo.
On this album, he is joined by NYC musicians Gregg Giufree (Pilot to Gunner), Max Idas and Dominick Turi. Live, he is joined by Paul Liziragga
(Namesake) and Alex Cox (The Veldt).
Co-produced by LG Galleon, their debut self-titled record also called 'CL.1' was recorded and mixed by NYC legendary producer Martin Bisi (Sonic Youth, Swans, Brian Eno, John Zorn, Herbie Hancock, Iggy Pop, Helmet, Dresden Dolls, Cop Shoot Cop) at his famed BC Studio, built by Brian Eno, and mastered by Fred Kevorkian. The album is on Little Cloud Records / 5BC Records.
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I had a conversation with legendary guitarist MARK GEMINI THWAITE (MGT) regarding his music, collaborations and upcoming events.
Born in Birmingham, England, MGT has been the guitarist and collaboration for a number of English rock bands and artists over the last two decades, including The Mission, Peter Murphy, Tricky, Spear of Destiny, Raymond Watts (PIG), Theatre of Hate, Ashton Nyte, Mob Research (with Paul Raven of Killing Joke), and Canadian band National Velvet plus various live and recorded appearances with Gary Numan, Al Jourgensen of Ministry, Revolting Cocks, Roger Daltrey, P.J. Harvey, Alanis Morissette, Combichrist, Primitive Race, Black Star Riders, Ginger of The Wildhearts, Stan Lee of Marvel Comics, Franz Treichler of The Young Gods and Ville Valo of HIM and so much more.
In 2016 MGT signed a solo album deal with German label SPV records and releases his first solo album, "Volumes" under his MGT acronym at the end of June worldwide. The lead single, "Knowing Me Knowing You", a cover version of the ABBA classic featuring guest vocalist Ville Valo of HIM, was released in April and viewed over half a million times in two months - mixed by Tim Palmer (HIM/David Bowie). Valo is not the only guest musician on "Volumes", other appearances include Wayne Hussey of Mark's previous band The Mission, Miles Hunt and Erica Nockalls of UK band The Wonder Stuff, Ricky Warwick of Black Star Riders / Thin Lizzy, Raymond Watts (PIG, KMFDM), Saffron (Republica), Julianne Regan (All About Eve), and Ashton Nyte (The Awakening).
https://www.markthwaite.com
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Sydney, Australia’s Bonepeople was a mid-to-late 1990s project, inspired by world music, rhythm and grooves, triphop, electronica, politics, and peace and Maori New Zealand's novelist Keri Hulme’s Booker Prize-winning The Bone People.
Spearheaded by dual songwriters and seasoned bassists Vanessa Lucas and Adrian Workman, the project at its height evolved into a 7-piece live band, before calling it quits in late 1998. Their new 3-song EP, "Deception, Love, and Hope", presents reimagined versions of key songs from that period; beautifully produced, reworked and remastered for 2024.
Adrian Workman hails from the iwi (Māori tribe) named Ngāti Kahungunu. He is known for his work as bassist, cofounder and lead songwriter with New Zealand early 1980s post-punk outfit Vietnam, and later as a member of Sydney-based indie guitar popsters The Bhagavad Guitars, and melodic alt. rock band.
Vanessa Lucas has roots in Sydney’s vibrant Greek community. During the 1990s she played violin with indie pop/rock band Tall Tales & True, and bass, violin and backing vocals with the prominent indigenous Australian group Mixed Relations. She has also recorded with First Nations artist Kev Carmody, and Māori artist Jen Cloher, among others.
A full album from Bone people was recorded through 1995-1997, but never released. In 2000, Vanessa and Adrian revisited three of the album tracks, with a view to reimagining the songs from their original conception. "Deception, Love and Hope" is available now.
https://bonepeople.bandcamp.com
https://amrap.org.au/artist/bonepeople-1
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Spectrum is a collection of songs created to highlight each color in a palette. Each song, each color is both a celebration of the color, but also the perspective in which each color is experienced through the lens of G.W. Childs IV. Growing up with synesthesia, Childs has always 'seen' sound. When a series of events altered his life in the form of the pandemic and other major events, Childs reverted to a simpler way of navigating and relating to the complex situations occurring in life by dealing with each moment as a color. Green began the journey as a way of seeing change through nature as a stepping stone for change in life. Blue continued the journey as a reminder of how nature steps in when things seem hopeless. Red became a story of passion when controlled and released. Indigo formed into the hopes for the future generations as they face situations unlike any our civilization has faced before. Each color is a mood and a portal into those vibrations and perspectives. Combining multiple genres with an entire landscape of synthesizers custom-programmed for this album, Spectrum is unique in sound and presentation. Spectrum is available on COP International.
With a connection to Hawaii, G.W. Childs and vocalist Jay Tye formed "Soil & Eclipse" in HONOLULU, HAWAII in 1996 celebrating the Aloha magic, spirit and love. In 1997, Jay and G.W. were contacted by COP International and signed the band to the label.
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Hawaii's very own The Smythes gave an impromptu live performance in the air room on June 15, 2024 during a special "A Feast of Friends" on KTUH 90.1 FM with
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Alt-rock duo Lovelorn Dolls released their 4th album called "Deadtime Stories" via Alfa Matrix / SPLEEN, produced , mixed and mastered by Max Maryan, known for his work with cult electro-goth metal duo Helalyn Flowers and IMJUDAS .
Hailing from Brussels, Belgium, Lovelorn Dolls is made up of Kristen Lowagie and Bernard Daubresse. After a 5-year hiatus that saw Kristell transform into the photographer/ visual artist Kristell In Wonderland, with exhibitions across Europe, Lovelorn Dolls is back in a big way, inspired by this experience.
On "Deadtime Stories'" the duo embraces a stronger identity – creepy cute
ambiance, eerie Tim Burton-esque scenes, guitar-driven sounds, catchy dark
melodies, childlike synths, industrial tones, and Kristell’s distinctive voice, all
boldly and fully embraced.
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German-Italian post-punk duo Circolo Vizioso released their debut album Verruckt, created mainly with electric violin, guitar and drums. Hailing from Berlin, Circolo Vizioso was founded by Tony Scafidi (guitar, bass, drum, hi-
hat, vocals) and Paul Geigerzaehler (violin, snare drum, vocals).
Formed in March 2020 on a balcony in Friedrichshain, Berlin during the first Covid-19 lock-down, Circolo Vizioso was born as an attempt to keep art and music alive and to provide support to their neighbors during a time when no concerts were happening and no cinemas, museums or galleries were open. Circolo Vizioso is these artists' attempt to resist the isolation and the lack of social and human contact, as well as the hunger for music and art during this unusual time. The album is available now
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Based in Stockholm, Sweden, Then Comes Silence was founded by Alex Svenson in 2012, originally inspired by frequent touring with A Place To Bury Strangers and an attraction to horror and the occult. Today he is joined by drummer Jonas Fransson and Hugo Zombie (Los Carniceros del Norte) on guitar.
They released their seventh album called Trickery on Metropolis Records. Recorded by Jörgen Wall (Jay-Jay Johanson, The Hellacopters) over three days at Stockholm's Kapsylen Studio and mixed by Tom van Heesch (Rammstein, Apocalyptica, Backyard Babies), this album was mastered by Svante Forsbäck / Chartmakers (Rammstein, Amaranthe, Ville Valo, The Rasmus, Apocalyptica).
According to the band, this album celebrates friendship, unity and the feeling of belonging to a group, a tribe. Being a part of what most people would call the goth and post- punk community is, according to the band, a great privilege. Of course, there are dark sides to everything, but after being on the road and meeting people from the music scene for so many years, the band have experienced a caring and welcoming community.
Then Comes Silence has toured and played live with The Fields of the Nephilim, The Chameleons, A Place To Bury Strangers, The Bellwether Syndicate and Vision Video, as well as performing at Wave Gotik Treffen, M'era Luna, Amphi Festival, Castle Party and W-Festival. and .... Then Comes Silence
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I spoke with Jsun Atoms, lead vocalist of Portland's alternative pop rock band called Sun Atoms. The project released two singles: A tribute to iconic songwriter Leonard Cohen with "Tower of Song " and the band's original single "Ceiling Tiles" on Little Cloud Records. The songs are mixed by the iconic Jagz Kooner (Massive Attack, Primal Scream, Oasis and Garbage). The album will be released later in 2024.
Sun Atoms is made up of bassist Peter G. Holmstrom (The Dandy Warhols, Pete International Airport), vocalist Jsun Atoms (The Upsidedown, Daydream Machine), multi-instrumentalist June Kang, Mars de Ponte (LoveBomb Go-Go), L.A. drummer Eric Rubalcava and Boise native Derek Spencer Longoria-Gomez (Hi Hazel).
Their debut album "Let There Be Light" was also produced by Peter Holmstrom and mixed by the iconic Stephen Street, who mixed some songs of the Smiths, Cranberries and Blur.
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Since 2014, Zanias has existed as the unrepentant creative venture of Alison Lewis, born in Australia, raised in Southeast Asia, and also known for her vocal work with Linea Aspera, Keluar and a record shelf’s worth of collaborations with the likes of Black Rain, Ancient Methods, Dax J, I Hate Models and Infravision. As the sole custodian of Fleisch Records she spent many years attuning herself to Berlin dancefloors through the timely collision of techno and electronic body music, but her true passion is for understanding the modality of emotions through songwriting. Sound is her psycho-spiritual catharsis and philosophical exploration of existence, expressed through an intense vocal performance, evocative melodies and heavy rhythmic components. With this signature structure she seeks to reinvent her own brand of ethereal pop: atmospheric, multi-layered and as alien as it is authentically, vulnerably human.
In 2024 Zanias returns with her latest album called Ecdysis, released on Metropolis Records and Fleisch Records. Named after the final stage of emergence from a former self, Ecdysis lays claim to an entirely new electronic soundscape influenced by the ethereal pioneering of Dead Can Dance, Enya and Fever Ray. Zanias's voice morphs deftly between species and gender, exemplifying the oneness of conscious experience evoked by the more extreme psychedelic states, while the atmosphere is heavily influenced by the Queensland rain forest where much of the recording took place, conjuring an environment rich with biodiversity.
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Ali Jafri is a multi-instrumentalist known for his involvement in various projects - as a member of David J's live band, playing rock- sitar for Pigface (or through his projects ARIEL, The Gotham City Drugstore, Saintfield or his solo work and so much more.
His newest project is called The Shadow Majlis and his debut album called The Departure. This album has been Jafri's means to address his grief over losing his seven-year-old son Oisín, who passed away in September 2022 after a nine-month battle with diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (a highly aggressive form of brain cancer), the dissolution of his conjugal relationship, and a year-long state of temporary homelessness.
Produced and mixed by three-time Grammy Award winning producer David Bottrill (Peter Gabriel, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Tool, David Sylvian, Mastodon, Smashing Pumpkins, Muse, Real World Studios), with Darren McGill engineering the album. Mastered by Noah Mintz, the cover art was created by Stephen Seto (Splintercage). Jafri offers a multi-cultural artistic and musical vision, together with David J (Bauhaus, Love & Rockets) on bass and drummer-percussionist Rakesh Tewari, also vocalist Olena Tsybulska (DakhaBrakha), guitarist Mark Gemini Thwaite (The Mission, Peter Murphy, MGT, Tricky, Gary Numan), cellist Anne Bourne (Loreena McKennitt, Jane Siberry), Tuvan throat singer Soriah, Ravi Naimpally (Niyaz, Constantinople) on tabla, Pankaj Mishra on sarangi, Selmanpak Ayduz, Kerem Koktas on kemanche, and Sasha Singer-Wilson on backing vocals.
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I had a conversation with Bill Armijo, president of Transworld Metals, Ltd. regarding investing in precious metals and diversifying your financial portfolio and so much more.
Based in the Big Island of Hawaii, Tran World Metals, Ltd is a recognized retailer for the United States Mint and an authorized precious metals bullion broker/ dealer and has been in the precious metals business for over 38 years, and since 1986 has been a broker / dealer in precious metals and strategic metals both nationwide and worldwide.
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I had a conversation with the dark, mysterious and beautiful Emese Árvai-Illés of the Hungarian band Black Nail Cabaret. We talked about their music, her fascination with tornadoes which was quite interesting and so much more.. listen to the interview - please like, subscribe and share on YouTube.
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I had a conversation with Lillian Cumic, a gourmet vegan chef, cooking instructor, and cookbook author hailing from Sydney, Australia, who has dedicated over two decades to crafting plant-based recipes. During her three-decade stint in Sendai, Japan, she honed her culinary skills while managing her dining bar as owner/head chef, where she ardently shared her passion for vegan cooking with clients, friends, and colleagues.
Upon relocating to Honolulu in December 2018, Lillian embarked on a journey to spread her love for the vegan lifestyle and plant-based diet. She commenced teaching cooking classes, became the host of “Lillian’s Vegan World” on ThinkTech Hawaii, and founded Lillian Vegan LLC. Her endeavors led to a feature story in the June 2019 edition of CRAVE magazine and the creation of lavish seven-course vegan dining experiences, including the renowned Vegan High Tea.
With nearly 200 plant-based recipe videos on her YouTube channel and Facebook page, Lillian embraces digital platforms to inspire and educate her audience. Her culinary expertise culminated in the release of her debut cookbook, “Hawaii: A Vegan Paradise,” which showcases Hawaiian cuisine with a vegan twist. Following its success, she launched “Tasting Hawaii Vegan Style” in 2021 and unveiled her latest masterpiece, “Hawaii Washoku,” a compilation of plant-based Japanese cuisine, in November 2023. You can fine her monthly column “Secret Garden” in the Star Advertiser’s CRAVE magazine every third Wednesday for plant-based eating and recipes on Oahu. Lillian remains thrilled and humbled to share her extensive culinary journey with the world.
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I had the opportunity to chat with Austin rock duo The Caughtery. Formed in 2020, The Caughtery is long-time Austin music veterans Lisa Tingle and David Gayler, whose contemporary rock output is influenced by musical threads running from the 60s through current. Their 2022 debut EP "The Caughtery" presents a series of “musical paintings”, expressing the pressure and fragility of the human state over the last few years.
In September of 2023, they released "The Rain Song," paying tribute to Led Zeppelin, produced and recorded by David Gayler and mixed by legendary producer Tim Palmer (Pearl Jam, Tin Machine, U2, Ozzy Osbourne, HIM, The Mission), who also worked with Robert Plant on his '"Shaken n Stirred" solo album.
"This is one of Led Zeppelin's most beautiful songs. A beautiful ballad legendarily created based on George Harrison's belief and comments to the band members that Led Zeppelin needed to compose more ballads. Mr. Plant and Page apparently took that to heart and created this masterpiece," says Lisa Tingle.
Lisa Tingle has received multiple honors at the Austin Music Awards (Female Vocalist of the Year, Band of the Year, Best Song, Musician of the Year, Album of the Year), and has toured / performed with legends such as Etta James, Stevie Ray Vaughan’s Double Trouble, Eric Johnson, Stephen Bruton, Monte Montgomery and Marcia Ball.
David Gayler is a multi-instrumentalist, producer, songwriter and studio owner based in Spicewood, Texas. Having moved here from New York in the mid-80s, Gayler has been in various bands over the years, opening for such notable artists as The Romantics, Charlie Sexton and Jerry Jeff Walker, and was also a member of the Party Band during MTVs journey down to Texas in the late 1980s.
What is the Caughtery ?
"Cutting or making new sound but cauterizing it and sealing it as you go along the path." Lisa Tinge
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I had a conversation with Ren Toner, the founder of the French dark wave electronic act known as Divine Shade. They recently revealed their single “Stars,” which was performed live during Divine Shade’s set supporting Gary Numan’s 2022 UK tour.
The song delves into the theme of the disappearing “inner child” as time passes. Ren Toner elaborates, that he crafted this song to explore how love and resilience lead us back to dreaming. Divine Shade later released a revamped version of “Stars,” remixed by Chris Vrenna (formerly of Nine Inch Nails), a 2022 Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame inductee. The remixed track, renamed “The Stars Eclipsed,” boasts a more industrial sound.
Additionally, another Divine Shade track titled “Oublier” features Steve Fox-Harris, Gary Numan’s guitarist. Their latest single, “Heaven,” is set for release on their upcoming 2024 album.
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I had a conversation with Astrologer, Yarusha Jimenez. Yarusha embarked on her profound exploration of tarot, astrology, and the occult from an early age, delving into the depths of truth with the adventurous spirit of a Sagittarius and the transformative intensity of Scorpio’s waters. Guided by her fiery instincts, profound emotions, and innate psychic gifts, Yarusha’s journey has been one of revelation and empowerment.
A self-taught practitioner of astrology and tarot, Yarusha reveres the belief that each individual’s astrology chart is a celestial blueprint, a cosmic code intricately woven by the soul. Throughout her life, she has honored the wisdom embedded within her natal chart, consciously aligning herself with its vibrations and becoming a luminous conduit for spiritual insight.
Ruled by the Goddess of Love and as the co-founder, alongside her sister and resident astrologer of Sisters of Eastwick, a cherished podcast within a family and female-owned business, Yarusha fosters a sanctuary for celestial exploration and feminine empowerment. Her collaborative ventures extend to esteemed platforms such as Sanctuary World, The Freehand Hotels, oHHo CBD, Herst Magazine, The Rose Mansion, and The Alchemist’s Kitchen, where her profound insights illuminate the path toward enlightenment and self-discovery.
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Leeds-based Italian-born artist Stella Wembley began her musical career in Italy as a soprano while studying opera at the Royal Conservatory of Music "San Pietro a Majella" in Naples. Upon graduating, she found limited opportunities on the Italian music scene, she moved to London in 2017, where she found inspiration and avenues as a musician, performing at venues in Leeds, Blackpool and London. She is a vocalist, lyricist, composer, music producer and video director.
She released her 'Wasting My Time' EP, a four-track release of sheer electro-goth delight surrounding the track 'Wasting My Time'. The loop- and arpeggio-driven synth backdrop feeds a retro new-wave vibe, and the catchy chorus underlines multiple conflicting sensations from dark melancholy to fiery self-expression, while exploring the esoteric and mystical and ultimately death, rebirth and destiny.
Wembley has collaborated and performed with Lloyd Price (The Frixion), Auger, Inkubus Sukkubus, Zeitgeist Zero, Last July, Rome Burns and Machine Rox. Stella is currently working on her new album "The Alchemy of the Dark Arts'," which will feature Michael Ciravolo (a.k.a. Beauty In Chaos) on guitar.
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SABATTA is the musical project of London based alternative -psychedelic rock artist guitarist and songwriter Yinka Oyewole . He released his debut album "Middle of The Night" in 2015 in which the album's lead single "Politician" garnered national play on BBC 6 Music, setting the band off touring nationally.
SABATTA recently released his latest album called "How to Get Even" via Blackfriars Entertainment. Raised in Essex and is of Nigerian lineage, he crafts a raw and individual sound with spiky guitar and an inimitable voice, like a mix of Hendrix, QOTSA and early RedHot Chili Peppers, strained through the sieve of South London. It's no wonder with musical influences ranging from Curtis Mayfield, Prince, Tupac and Hendrix to Bad Brains, Thin Lizzy, Parliament / Funkadelic and Black Sabbath.
Produced and mixed by Oyewole, this latest album was recorded
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Step into a realm where artistry meets innovation with the latest offering from composer extraordinaire, Jean-Marc Lederman. Jean-Marc Lederman is known for his connection and collaboration with bands such as Fad Gadget, Gene Loves Jezebel, The The, The Weathermen, Ghost & Writer (with Frank Spinath from Seabound) and more recently Rohn-Lederman with Emileigh from Chiasm.
His latest offering is a harmonious fusion of auditory delights and cerebral challenges, a testament to the convergence of creativity and entertainment.
This release marks the inception of a series of boutique offerings from COP International—a collective endeavor that seam lessly melds sound, art, mixed media, and a playful spirit. It’s not just an album; it’s an immersive experience—an invitation to explore the intersection of imagination and innovation, all elegantly bundled in an understated yet captivating package. Jean-Marc Lederman’s creation is not just music; it’s a portal to a world where every note, every pixel, and every word con- verges to redefine the boundaries of artistic expression.
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KMFDM, the multinational musical project from Hamburg, Germany is led by the legendary producer Sascha Konietzko who founded the band in 1984.
Their early albums were recorded in Germany before moving to the USA, where they found much greater success with Chicago-based seminal record label Wax Trax ! Throughout the 90’s, KMFDM constantly evolved with a revolving door line-up, becoming a household name in the US music scene. Their 1995 hit 'Juke Joint Jezebel' catapulted KMFDM into the Billboard charts and got them onto many movie soundtracks, notably 'Bad Boys' and 'Mortal Kombat'. Bands like Rammstein and Korn had their humble beginnings opening on KMFDM tours.
Celebrating 40 years of conceptual continuity in grand style! LET GO marks the group’s 23rd studio album, released on Metropolis Records with the core lineup of Sascha “Käpt’n K” Konietzko, Lucia Cifarelli, Andy Selway, and Andee Blacksugar presenting their signature onslaught of pulse-pounding rhythms, scorching electronics, blistering guitars, and vocals full of grit, growl, and grind addressing the social, political, and cultural ills of a world in perpetual turmoil. Their US Tour 2024 begins in March 2024. Thank you Shameless Promotion PR and Metropolis Records.
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JESSICA MACHADO is a senior editor on NBC News' Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Team. She was also a staff editor at Vox, Rolling Stones, Vice, Elle, The Cut, Bust, Bitch, among others.
Jessica holds BAs in journalism and sociology from the University of Hawaii and an MFA in creative nonfiction writing from Portland State University. Born and raised in Hawaii by a father whose ancestors are indigenous to the land and a mother from the American South, Jessica wrestles with what it means to be "local." Her memoir, Local is Interwoven with a rich and nuanced exploration of Hawaiian mythology, Hawaiian history and traditions; a personal and moving narrative about family, grief, and reconnecting to the land she tried to leave behind.
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Charlotte, North Carolina’s synthpop, dark electronic act is IIOIOIOII (Pronounced IO "eye-oh"). Formed in 2012 and founded by Christopher Gurney, along with his keyboardist and wife Niki, Iioioioii is best described as dark and atmospheric electronic synthpop with a big dose of classic New Wave and Industrial music.
IIOIOIOII explores lush melodic soundscapes and combines them with hard hitting beats and smooth vocals. On the heels of a pair of highly successful singles, IO released their latest 4th studio album in 2023 entitled "Dreaming" available through Distortion Productions, LLC on CD and via all digital and streaming platforms.
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Pete International Airport is the project of guitarist and founding members of the Dandy Warhols, Peter G. Holmstrom.
The third album released in late 2023 is called "It Felt Like the End of The World" released on Little Cloud Records, is a meticulously crafted psychedelic rock journey into the dark heart of electronica, mixed by Jeremy Sherrer at Spooky Electric Co. (Modest Mouse, The Shins, The Dandy Warhols). The album was mastered by Dave Coley at Elysian Mastering. The album also features numerous guests such as Rachel Goswell (Slowdive, Mojave 3), Alexander Hackett (Pang Attack), Dion Lunadon (A Place To Bury Strangers, The D4), and none-other-than Cheap Trick's Tom Petersson on 12-string bass.
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UNITCODE : MACHINE is the Industrial/ dark electro project of Texas native Eric Kristoffer. His music and songwriting crafts a paradoxical blend, fusing vibrant, energetic sound with brutally raw lyric. For Kristoffer, music is an emotional conduit. Songwriting becomes catharsis, a channel to confront personal stories and share vulnerabilities.
His latest album was recorded at Code Violation Studios.Produced by Christopher Hall of Stabbing Westward, "Critical Fault" stands as unitcode:machine's testament to musical boundary-pushing.
The album's tracks delve into poignant themes, reflecting an intimate wrestle with the self. Yet, this journey isn't about descent into darkness; it's about embracing vulnerabilities and understanding. The observer becomes the storyteller, encapsulating the album's essence: a voyage of self-discovery and transformation. Each song forms part of a broader story, symbolized by the visual embodiment of "Critical Fault.
The captivating cover art, a creation of Greg Rolfes, seamlessly intertwines with the album's tale, amplifying the artist's narrative intent. The album was mastered by Eric Oehler at Submersible Studios.
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Growing up in New York in an Italian- American home, Sapphira Vee is a prolific electronic artist who emerged in late 2018 with a steady stream of releases that combine alluring, elegant vocals with her trademark percussive beat approach and emotionally affecting synths.
After the success of her debut album in 2022 called "Aerial Human," released on Distortion Productions, Sapphira Vee returns with a brand new album called "Fortune." The album was mixed and mastered by Jules Seifert at Epic Audio Media in London and features talents which includes Jean-Marc Lederman (Fad Gadget, Rohn-Lederman, The Wethermen), Victoria Tam, Chava Sanberg who performs a beautiful Hebrew chant, also Jim Marcus and Alia Synesthesia who remixed the first single,"What It Was."
She also released her latest music video for her first single "What it was" filmed by Christopher Greene and directed by Jim Marcus (Go Fight, Die Warzau)
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Octavian Winters was formed in San Francisco, California in 2021 when Randy Gzebb (drums) and Stephan Salit (guitar), former bandmates in Thrill of The Pull, met up to discuss a film/television publishing deal for Thrill’s catalog (a four-year licensing deal has since been finalized with Expressive Artists). A subsequent jam session produced several motifs, inspiring several more jams in the next weeks. Gzebb invited Ria Aursjoen (vocals, lyricist, Keyboards), whom he had met earlier via another project, to a session and the musical chemistry was immediately evident. Gzebb brought in Jay Denton (bass) to round out the lineup.
Their debut EP , The Line Or Curve, is a mixed blend of ethereal, shoe gaze and darkwave genres, released via Stratis Capta Records and was produced by Octavian Winters and William Faith (The Bellwether Syndicate, Faith and the Muse, Christian Death, The March Violets) and recorded by Mark Pistel (Meat Beat Manifesto, Consolidated).
‘The Line or Curve’ – references the idea of symbols and sigils, which are intricate collections of lines and curves. They are expressions, arrangements or gateways of energy and if correctly drawn they may invoke and transform. But the configuration of lines and curves is vital; if not right, a sigil is useless and has no power. So at each point you are choosing whether to draw a line, or a curve,” says Ria Aursjoen.
Each member of Octavian Winters brings their own rich musical tapestry to the collective and have shared the stage with many iconic acts over the years, including Nine Inch Nails, Killing Joke, Lords of the New Church, Savage Republic, Christian Death, The Frozen Autumn, Everything Goes Cold and Black Tape for a Blue Girl, just to name a few.
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London psychedelic pop artist Black Market Karma is the project of songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Stanley Belton. Black Market Karma colourizes the world with a carousel of jingle jangle, distorted wobble and flavours of psychedelia, fuzzed out tones and thumping grooves. With a thick and colourful sound channeled through vintage equipment, their music is rooted in 60's guitar and pop music, other influences include folk, blues, lo-fi electronica, alt pop and soul.
Their latest 11th album is called "Friends In Noise" released via Flower Power Records. Captured over 9 years , this collection features Tess Parks, The Underground Youth, Les Big Bird, Joakim Ashland, The Confederate Dead and Ruari Meehan.
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VEiiLA (Pronounced Vay-la) is Vif Nute and Bes Eirid, a "band without a country," the duo fled their homeland of Russia with a couple of suitcases when Russia invaded The Ukraine in 2022 unwilling to support the ugly war and the horrible autocratic regime. They embarked on a journey without a destination.
"VEiiLA" is a stylized reference to a Baltic mountain dwelling demon that lures men into her cave by singing and then devouring them.
Currently in Armenia, VEiiLA released their second studio album in 2023 called "Sentimental Craving For Beauty" and it's available via Projekt Records.
Genres: Dark Cold Wave, Downtempo, Alternative Pop, Bleak House, Dream Pop, Trip Hop, Witch House, Electronic.
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Indie Rock project The Persian Leaps presents "Jeane" an addictive rendition of one of the Smiths Lesser known tracks celebrates the band's colossal body of work and the impact it has had on so many people. Originally released in 1983 as the B-side to "This Charming Man" it was released on 7-inch vinyl and later released in several formats.
Based in Minneapolis, The Persian Leaps was founded by songwriter, vocalist and guitarist Drew Forsberg, who wrote solo under his name for years before he finally assembled a band in 2012. The single follows the Persian Leaps widely acclaimed "Machines for Living EP (2022) and the Drone Etiquette album (2021).
"This cover of 'Jeane' is my tribute to The Smiths, who have been an important influence on me since 1985. I never took guitar lessons, but I did buy a 'Meat Is Murder' songbook and learn to play the songs as best I could. Without the Smiths, The Persian Leaps would still exist, but we'd sound very different, with less jangle and happier lyrics," says Drew Forsberg.
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Astrologer in both Western and Vedic Astrology, Fred Abong looks at how to find musical talent in Astrology by examining the birth charts of Prince, Leonard Cohen and Kristin Hersh.
Fred Abong is also a singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Getting his musical start in the 1980s as the bassist for Throwing Muses and Belly, he also earned a PhD in Humanities and serves as a professor. He has been practicing Vedic Astrology and Western Astrology for more than 20 years.
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In April 2019 KAV SANDHU (Happy Mondays) launched BLITZ VEGA with ANDY ROURKE, the legendary bassist who helped craft the iconic sound of the 80s with seminal band, The Smiths. His recognizable and undeniable iconic bass lines from Barbarism Begins at Home to How Soon Is Now helped solidify the sound of the Smiths. It is no wonder Johnny Marr declared Rourke's playing on The Queen of Dead LP as "Something no other bass player could match."
BLITZ VEGA debuted their first single, "Hey Christo" in April 16, 2019. They played their debut live show on July 24, 2019 at the House of Machines in the Los Angeles Art District. They followed up with the release of their second single "Lost & Found" mixed by Jagz Kooner (Primal Scream/ Kasabian/ Massive Attack) on September 20, 2019 and a single for Halloween on October 30, 2019 called LA Vampire. They then released the single "Strong Forever" on November 17, 2022 which featured special guest Johnny Marr, the guitarist of the Smiths. Rourke and Marr reunited for their first recording together in 35 years.
KAV helped Shaun Ryder re-form the legendary Manchester band Happy Mondays in 2004. He went on to tour internationally with the Happy Mondays, playing Coachella with the band in 2007 and co-writing their album Unkle Dysfunctional as well as the title track "Playground Superstar." He launched his solo project under moniker "KAV" in 2008 and debut his EP "Blaggers N' Liars" which the single was featured in Showtime. KAV co-founded the club night Getloaded in London's Turnmills nightclub, one of the biggest indie festivals in London and awarded "Best New Festival " at the UK Festival Awards in 2004.
Andy passed away after a long battle with pancreatic cancer on May 19, 2023. As Andy had requested, BLITZ VEGA will be releasing their album in early 2024. Thank you Kav for this interview.
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NYC-based alternative rock "Black Rose Burning" was formed in 2018 by instrumentalist, producer and engineer George Grant.
Grant's soulful vocal delivery, instantly recognizable voice, solid instrumentation crossing several genres are standout features of his music. Roughly 40 years of songwriting across various styles has helped George embellish on clever hooks, drive and the gothic-pop sensibilities of The Cult's early years.
The band released their third full -length album "Ad Astra" more recently. Recorded in George's own studio, PV Recording Company, the studio has hosted notable artists over the years including Chili of the Birthday Party Massacre, Ego Likeness and Aurelio Voltaire, with whom Grant also played bass for 10 years.
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Philadelphia art-rock duo Tulipomania was founded by Tom Murray (lead vocals, synthesizer, electronic percussion) and Cheryl Gelover (synthesizer, background vocals). Categorized as cult synth punks, glam-leaning, post-punk, art-rock and muscular chamber pop, the two first began their collaboration through projects for experimental film and animation classes.
Among the many collaborations, the duo has worked with include UK music legend Martyn Ware, who is the original line up from Heaven 17, The Human League and has worked with Tina Turner, Erasure and Marc Almond and Vaughan Oliver (23 Envelope), the prolific English graphic designer known for his iconic album covers that graced the seminal 4AD label also designed the cover of the duo's 4th album, "This Gilded Age," just to name a few.
Described as ‘artistic and inventive’ and ‘gorgeous', Tulipomania's animated music
videos have been featured in film festivals worldwide. Numerous such festivals have already showcased their new video as an official selection, including the Leeds International Film Festival (UK), StopTrik (Croatia and Poland), Anifilm (Czech Republic), Insomnia (Russia) and Malatesta (Italy) with the Montreal International Animation Film Festival - Animaze awarding it an Honorable Mention. Their latest album is called "Dreaming of Sleep" released via Sursumcorda Records.
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Thomas Mark Anthony is the mastermind behind the industrial-glam project called TERMINAL. As a Singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and fashion designer Anthony has been a lifelong anti-apartheid and civil rights activist over a life lived in South Africa, Canada and the United States. Anthony is joined by the US-based Terminal Live Unit for the group's powerful and confrontational live shows.
The latest album which is the follow up to the 2021 criticially-acclaimed debut album called "Blacken The Skies" is called "The New Republic, " available now on Metropolis Records. The album dedicated to the late Dave Heckman, founder of Metropolis Records, TERMINAL lyrics weaves grand themes of power, zealotry and corruption through complex rhyme and anthemic choruses. Thank you to Athan Maroulis and Metropolis Records.
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Pioneering shoegazers, THE VELDT recently released an original Robin Guthrie-produced single called, "The Everlasting Gobstopper." It's the first taste of their 'Illuminated 1989' album, a release of which has been anticipated for decades. Produced by Cocteau Twin's Robin Guthrie in 1989 and more recently remastered by Guthrie, the record was intended to be the band's first album, however their label Capitol Records shelved the recording until now. The album is set to be released on November 24, 2023 via 5BC Records and Disc Drive.
One of the most notable first-wave shoe gaze bands, the Veldt was formed in North Carolina in the 1980s by identical twins Danny Chavis (Guitarist) and Daniel Chavis (Vocalist, guitarist) . Their unique sound was influenced by The Cocteau Twins, however the brothers musical roots goes back to the church and southern juke- joints, and listening to music that included gospel, Motown and Pink Floyd. The Veldt formed in the late 80’s in Raleigh amongst the legendary North Carolina music scene of the time, initially signing- leading to a chain of major-label relationships that took the
group across Europe and the U.S. playing shows with the likes of Throwing Muses, the Pixies, Cocteau Twins and the Jesus & Mary Chain, just to name a few.
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Trans-Atlantic alternative neo-folk collective Lusitanian Ghosts have released their third album 'Lusitanian Ghosts III' via European Phonographic. Released in both stereo and mono versions, this album was recorded and mixed at Clouds Hill Studios in Hamburg by Sebastian Muxfeldt (Elbow, Peter Doherty, Teenage Fanclub).
I spoke with Neil Leyton one of the founding members of Lusitanian Ghosts. Along with Micke Ghost (a.k.a. Mikael Lundin) who share vocal duties, the Portuguese-Canadian-Swedish chordophone collective, Lusitanian Ghosts revives lost instruments and presents ancient sounds in the 21st Century. Re-casting these heritage folk violas into rock n roll songs, the European artist collective writes from a socio-political perspective on building a better world, creating songs for the heart and mind, recording on analogue tape and releasing moving music on vinyl.
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Los Angeles- based dark dream pop duo MAGIC WANDS was formed by guitarists and vocalists Chris and Dexy Valentine. The band is known for their shimmering and dreamy sound, which incorporates elements of gothic post punk, and dark dream pop.
Their music is characterized by its heavily-textured guitars, droning synths, and ethereal vocals, which are designed to create an otherworldly atmosphere and along with the band's ethereal melodies, tuned to the frequency of love and healing at 528 Hz, creates a truly enchanting musical experience.
Magic Wands have released several albums to date, each showcasing their unique sound and style. Their debut album, "Aloha Moon"was released in 2012 by Bright Antenna, then touring with The Jesus and Mary Chain in that summer. The second album, "Jupiter" was released via Cleopatra Records in 2016. In 2018, they released their third studio album "Abrakadabra" and "Illuminate" followed two years later.
Magic Wands just released their latest remix album entitled "Switched," the companion to their critically acclaimed 5th Studio album "Switch." The remix album features remixes by Shadow Mirrors, Stargods and Lars Deutsch and is released by Metropolis Records via all digital and streaming platforms.
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The 3 Clubmen is a project comprised of Andy Partridge of the legendary English rock band XTC, Jen Olive and Stu Rowe . They released their eponymous debut EP on June 30, 2023 on Burning Shed Records. The first taste is "Aviatrix," an avant-pop delight offering a strange, seductive blend of experimental pop, jazz and sci-fi cinema excellence.
Best known as co-founder of XTC, Andy Partridge is known as the “godfather of Britpop". His most recent solo releases include 'My Failed Songwriting Career, Volumes 1 & 2'. Apart from various XTC re-releases, he also released the 'Planet England' EP with Robyn Hitchcock, the 'Powers' collection of sound pieces, and the 'Gonwards' album with Peter Blegvad, in addition to writing songs for The Monkees, Miles Kane and others.
Native to Los Angeles, musician-songwriter Jen Olive has a series of albums to her name, in addition to writing and recording for A&M Records and contributing music to various American Film Institute projects. Her latest solo release was 2022's Stu Rowe-produced single "Two Futures."
A key player on Swindon’s music scene, Stu Rowe has supported many artists as a guitarist, bassist and producer. Apart from Andy Patridge and Jen Olive, these include Shriekback (Barry Andrews), Paul Weller, Colin Moulding, Future Sound of London (The Amorphous Androgynous), and so much more.
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I spoke with Vaat Dafuq, lead vocalist of the British / North American post-punk band Tantrum Zentrum. Released on Teknostan Records, their single "Don't Be A Fascist," along with a new video offers both clever animation, lyrics and flashes of despots, such as Mussolini, Nigel Farage and Vladimir Putin.
Based in London, Tantrum Zentrum's members draw from the Canada, the
UK and the USA, music having brought them together like a magnet while living in London. The band is made up of Vaat Dafuq (vocals, guitar), Sabine de Rousseau (guitar, vocals), Valhalla Schimmer (bass guitar) and Kur Putchnik (drums).
This is the second in a series of songs the band recorded with renowned producer Steve Evans (Robert Plant, Siousxie Sioux, Goldfrapp), following up the first single – "Der Leiermann," which is performed in German. And while the new single is performed in English, it contains a few Bosnian and corrupted German words for emphasis.
"Don’t Be A Fascist" is a wartime love story. Inspired by the 80s Yugoslavian pop hit 'Fa Fa Fašista' (performed by Sarajevo’s Plavi Orkestar), the song tells a story as old as time itself: boy meets girl, and they fall in love. Then their country gets occupied by the German forces of the Third Reich, and the girl falls for the tall, handsome enemy soldier in a magnificent uniform. Needless to say, the boy is furious!" says Vaat Dafuq.
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Toronto-London based experimental group, The Flowers of Hell, founded by Greg Jarvis release their latest album called "Keshakhtaran" via Space Age Recordings. "The Flowers of Hell" is rooted in an old blues idea about how music transforms the misery and toil of musicians into the joy of listeners, as well as Baudelaire's poetry book called, "Les Fleurs Du Mal."
"Keshakhtaran," meaning "seeking nirvana through meditation to sound, especially when you're stoned," is suitably named. The album presents a 42-minute instrumental psilocybin meditation piece in two parts, rooted in sax, flugel horn, chimes, harp,sitar and opera soprano vocals, augmented with tremolos, flutters, horns, woodwinds, strings and percussion. The album was mastered by Grammy recipient Peter J. Moore (Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Joe Strummer).
For the past 18 years, The Flowers Of Hell have traversed the experimental edges of indie, classical and jazz, with music often rooted in the audio-visual synesthesia of Jarvis. Despite relative obscurity, they have been championed by music legends such as Lou Reed, Sonic Boom, Kevin Shields and members of The Legendary Pink Dots, Death In Vegas, The Wedding Present, The Fugs and The Plastic People Of The Universe, not to mention support from NASA's Mission Control team and the Tate Gallery.
THE FLOWERS OF HELL also released their deluxe first vinyl pressing of Lou Reed-endorsed "Odes" album for Record Store Day UK. "Odes," pays tribute to The Joy Division, Bob Dylan, Fleetwood Mac, Stereolab, Laurie Anderson, The Velvet Underground, Siouxsie & the Banshees and Neutral Milk Hotel, among others.
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Projekt Records present's Italy's DELREI. Alessandro Mercanzin imagines a visionary dystopia where a solitary figure navigates an inhospitable post-nuclear desert. It’s a hypnotic land of cold haunted nights, lonely red vistas and somber personal solitude.
"Desolation and Radiation" is Produced by Maurizio Baggio (recently producing Soft Moon, Boy Harsher, & Nuovo Testamento) The adventurous sound of the album is coaxed from various guitars, vintage instruments, reverbs, and the marranzanu (a traditional Sicilian harp.) Mercanzin plays most of the instruments and is augmented by Maurizio’s vintage synths and old 60s organs, Michele Tedesco’s trumpets on "Nowhere to Ride," and Stefano Miozzo’s pedal steel guitar on "Far from Here.”
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Canadian-Scottish artist Apricity (In Latin, means "Basking in the warmth of the sun") releases a fantasy punk-pop single called "Allison Wonderland." A clever adrenaline-filled composition, the song is about imagining and seeking the type of relationship based on love and companionship that is most desirable to you. A song that is, at the same time, a light forewarning about creating that perfect person in your mind.
On this single, Apricity worked with a world-class team, including Toronto-based Juno-nominated and platinum awarded music producer Thomas McKay at Exeter Sound Studios, US-based Canadian songwriter Greg Critchley and legendary mixer /engineer Vic Florencia (Olivia Rodrigo, Hilary Duff, Blue Rodeo, Steven Page, Snoop Dog, Tanya Tagaq, Esthero, Joss Stone).
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Wellington, New Zealand four-piece "After the Flesh" released their self-titled 4-song EP, bringing together elements of classic ethereal, goth pop, and modern dark alternative rock.
"After the Flesh" comprises the talents of Slovenian-born vocalist and keyboardist Maruša Sagadin; veteran local bassist Duncan Nairn; guitarist and vocalist Alec Morris; and drummer Sam Leamy.
Beautifully mixed and produced by Wellington stalwart Bryan Tabuteau, the After the Flesh EP shows significant progression from the band’s earlier demo releases, by way of three new songs and an updated version of the popular video single, ‘Perpetual Midnight’
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FRED ABONG is a Filipino-American indie / alternative rock singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist –who upholds his reputation for creating a blend of “ragged Replacements and lyric-driven Bob Dylan” and as “Elliott Smith with balls”.
Getting his musical start in the 1980’s in Rhode Island as a drummer, bassist and guitarist in several hardcore punk bands, Fred Agong is best known as the bassist in the early 1990s for the American alternative rock band THROWING MUSES and BELLY, asone of the original members. He then put music as a profession on hold for academic pursuits, earning a Ph.D in Humanities and serving as a professor at various universities for eight years before returning back to music.
Continuing to write songs as a solo artist, Fred Abong's music has a raw and unpolished production aesthetic with an overall direct, though deceptively imaginative and oblique, presentation. Apart from his work as a solo artist, he is also currently bass player in the KRISTIN HERSH ELECTRIC TRIO.
He is also a practicing VEDIC and WESTERN ASTROLOGER for over 20 years. There will be a separate interview with Fred on this topic. Be sure to tune in to my YouTube Channel and podcast for this which is coming soon !
FEAR PAGEANT is Fred's 7th album released via Seattle based label Disc Drive.
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NYC based Surf rock talent Guitarmy Of One is the solo project of Scott Helland, who combines the thrilling sounds of spy-themed instrumental surf guitar music with punk vitality. Taking listeners ona sonic adventure to the realms of intrigue, danger and surf-soaked excitement, Helland channels that raw and unconventional spirit into a quirky fusion of genres.
He got his start playing bass guitar in the 80s-90s hardcore punk scene, first with Deep Wound which he formed with J Mascis and Lou Barlow (Dinosaur Jr) and later with East Coast hardcore and crossover thrash stalwarts Outpatients, School of Violence and Darkside NYC. Going solo in the mid 90s, he released numerous eclectic instrumental albums before forming post punk dark pop cabaret duo Frenchy and the Punk with Samantha Stephenson. His latest album is called The Wave Files
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Dark electronic artist Slighter released his full length album "The Futile Engine" via Brutal Resonance Records. Mixed and mastered at The Cell Studio, the 13-track record features collaborations with Steven Seibold of Hate Dept, Yvette Winkler of Vaselyne, Craig Joseph Huxtable of Landscape Body Machine, Morgue VVitch, Deep Dark Water and more.
Slighter is the project of Colin C., an audio engineer, a self taught musician and producer and one of the pioneers and certified trainer in Apple's Logic Pro in the early days- this led him into sound design with collaboration with Loopmasters to create Logic Pro packs for users to tighten up their mix engineering skills.
While very much an independent artist who largely files under the musical radar, Slighter's music has also found its way onto mainstream shows over the years, with songs and remixes featured on such television shows as Showtime's "House of Lies" "Elementary (CBS), "Bones" and "Lethal Weapon" (Fox), "Defiance" and "Covert Affairs " (NBC-Universal).
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Dr. Helen Stewart holds a Ph.D in sociology from Brandeis University. She was a post doctoral scholar at Harvard University and served as lecturer and professor at Wellesley College,Brandeis University, Harvard University Extension and various other universities in the US. She was academic administrator and consultant to many individuals and companies in the United States and abroad. She has worked as an arbitrator/ mediator, interpreter in French for the US Department of State rural sociologist for the United Nations Development Program in West Africa, public speaker in the U.S., Europe, the Caribbean and South America, and was a radio personality in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
In 2013 Helen published Seven Seconds or Less: From Gut Feeling to Bottom Line in Challenging Areas of Business, a book about applied intuition for mergers and partnerships, human resource management, new product development, and other important aspects related to business.
She resides in Honolulu, Hawaii where she is currently working on a book of essays called Grits and Granola, The “granola” component offers a worldview that may help diminish the re-emergence of intolerance across continents and cultures. Her third volume is an “annotated memoir” from her perspective as a black woman in America, as an African American whose formative years were spent abroad as what is now called a “Third Culture Kid,” and as a human being immersed in contemporary spirituality. Helen’s website can be found here: https://drhelenstewart.com/
Chicago-based EVIDENCE OF A STRUGGLE consist of multi-instrumentalist REV. BILLY SIMMONS and an evolving group of artists and musicians that began in 2020 creating a lush, cinematic, beautiful and sometimes chaotic compositions.
Rev Billy Simmons began working with renowned sound engineer Sanford Parker (Voivod, Russian Circles, Yob, Eyehategod, Wovenhand, Darkthrone, Youth Code, Pelican) who helped produce, record and master the final versions of the songs in his 13- track eponymous album which was released in June 2023. The album is complemented by a multi-chapter audio-visual storybook, created by Chicago artist John Air, who has been involved with the project since the outset- creating videos, album covers and accompanying visuals for live performances.
With a backstory involving collaborations with RCA recording artist Ke and various artist on major labels like RCA, Touch and Go, BMG and Universal, it is no surprise that Evidence of a Struggle would evolve. In 2023 Matt Walker (of1000faces, Smashing Pumpkins, Morrissey, Garbage, Filter) joined the project, playing drums and helping with production with Matt's brother Solomon Walker (Morrissey, Bryan Adams, Eastern Shadows, Year of The Rabbit) and Alan Berliant (Chris Connelly, Mavis Staples, Saint Asonia ) also on bass.
Rev Billy also owns Rev Billy's Chop Shop, also known as an inclusive, creative space, hosting new artists' work bimonthly and declared by Chicago Reader as the city's best gallery in 2019. Be sure to see the video interview on My Tube Channel. Link is below .
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Manhattan-based musician Nevaris releases his LP called "Reverberation" which he collaborated with music legend BILL LASWELL, DJ Logic, Lockatron and more via celebrated boutique label M.O.D. Reloaded. 'Reverberations' is the third collaboration between Nevaris, Bill Laswell and a lineup of musicians focusing more on the dub aspects of their sound. This instrumental recording combines dub, funk, afro-latin rhythms, turntablism and extended improvisation.
"There were dub aspects of those recordings, so Bill Laswell and I decided to create a recording entirely focused on that sound. It was a logical next step and came together in an organic way. we let the music go where it needed to go," Says Nevaris.
Having gained the support of Carlos Santana, who calls his album "a work of supreme creativity" Nevaris earlier shared the lead track "Dub Sol."
In addition to his work as a musician, Nevaris is a visual and multimedia artist, who has worked on a vast array of creative projects across mediums. He also co-founded Nolej Records, Nolej Studios and the Uncomun Festival
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Formed in Oxford in 2019 Jody And The Jerms released their third full-length album called "Wonder" via JATJ Records. Prior to Wonder, they released Flicker in 2022 and Deeper from 2020. "Wonder," a collection of 12 tracks is produced, mixed and mastered by RIDE frontman Mark Gardener . Loaded with a healthy dose of melodic chrystallised indie pop that is heartfelt and honest, they present endearing jangle-pop songs that are both evocative and relatable.
Championed by the late Janice Long at BBC, among others, Jody and the Jerms is Jody Jeger (vocals) and Niall Jeger (guitars and vocals) with other band members coming from The Anyways, who have graced the pages of NME, played with Radiohead and Supergrass and were featured on Mark Radcliffe at BBC Radio 2. As a summer surprise for the world, they just released a new single called "Liberation" also produced by Mark Gardener.
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German indie alternative rock duo Para Lia will be releasing their latest album "In Clash With The Zeitgeist" on August 25, 2023 via the Berlin label About Us Records.
"In Clash With The Zeitgeist" was mastered by Thommy Hein (Die Ärzte, Nina Hagen, Udo Lindenberg ) which blends their love for the late 80s and early 90s indie rock with some 60s influences, psychedelic, garage rock and early prog rock elements.
For their love of Greece, their band name is Para Lia, meaning "coast" or "beach" in Greek (παραλία) -a name full of mystery but optimism, which both has history and evokes a balance of the masculine and feminine. Para Lia is multi-instrumentalist René Methnerand vocalist Cindy Methner.
For this duo, symbolism and lyricism are of importance. Their second single,'Yellow Rose' is an ode to losing a loved one who can never be forgotten and keeping a piece of them in your heart. The yellow rose stands for loyalty, close friendships and the circle of trust. Here, Para Lia creates the yellow rose perfect symbiosis of these - melancholy with warmth, sadness with joy, and the prospects of hope - all at the same time.
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São Paulo, Brazil's BIKE was formed in 2015 by Julito Cavalcante (guitar and vocals), Diego Xavier (guitar andvoice), Daniel Fumega (drums) and João Gouvea (bass). I spoke to Joao and Daniel of the band.
BIKE released their debut album "1943" in 2015, followed by "Em Busca da Viagem Eterna" 2017, "Their Shamanic Majesties Third Request" in 2018 and "Quarto Temple" 2019 each bringing them their critical acclaim. Bike is also the only Brazilian band that has released music (Enigma Do Dente Falco) in 2014 through Columbia Records imprint, 30th Century Records, founded by cult American Producer Danger Mouse.
BIKE'S latest album (May 2023), produced by Guilherme Held is called "Arte Bruta " via Quadrado Magico Records/Before Sunrise Records. This album represents the process of self-analysis the psych-rock, post-Tropicalia, noise rock collective has undergone in recent years, resulting in the most daring leap in the group's career.
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Melbourne-based synthwave artist Suburban Spell has new EP called "Falling Down," named such in direct reference to the long-term consequences of bad choices and giving into guilty pleasures.
Suburban Spell is the solo project of Peter Lawrence Endall whose music combines the austere beauty of Kraftwerk, 80's melodic sensibilities, driving rhythms and some noisy grind thrown in for good measure. Influenced by the heyday of new wave and 70's-80'selectronica, the music carries the beautiful imprints of such artists as Ultravox, OMD,Visage, Jean-Michel Jarre, The Cars, Gary Numan and New Order.
Endall's previous band Schizo Scherzo was active in the Melbourne, Australia's 80s music scene, playing alongside such acts as The Eurythmics, Pseudo Echo, Real Life and Feral Sharks. Having re-emerged on the music scene as Suburban Spell, he found his niche in modern Australian electronica.
In February 2023, Suburban Spell released the "Split Levels- Remixed" EP, a series of reworking of his acclaimed 2022 "Split Levels album, which included goth rock legend William Faith (Christian Death, Faith and the Muse, The Bellwether Syndicate) and New Zealand's very own Elenor Rayner Robots In Love.
The EP "Falling Down" is available now https://suburbanspell.bandcamp.com
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Jessica Shepherd is an accomplished author, professional astrologer, artist and intuitive healer who has studied and practiced Modern Astrology and Evolutionary Astrology since 1992. She is the author of "A Love Alchemist's Notebook" (2010), "Karmic Dates and Momentary Mates: The Astrology of the Fifth House" (2014), "Venus Signs: Discover Your Erotic Strengths and Secret Desires Through Astrology" (2015) and "Follow The Moonlit Path , Come Home To Yourself In the Astrological Fourth House"(2020). More recently, her latest is an Intuitive Energy Divination Deck Guidebook and Cards (2021) she created in Honolulu. Jessica lives in Honolulu, Hawaii with her husband John and their family.
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Edinburgh's folk-rock Withered Hand released his latest LP called "How to Love" via Reveal Records, his first new music in nine years. Withered Hand is the project of Edinburgh-based singer -songwriter Dan Willson. On this album, Withered Hand continues to live up to his reputation as one of Scotland’s most gifted songwriters. He has garnered worldwide support and heavy airplay on tastemaker stations including BBC 6 Music and Amazing Radio.
Produced, recorded and mixed by renowned producer Tony Coogan (Mogwai, David Byrne, Teenage Fanclub, The Twilight Sad and Sebastian, the Delgados ) at Castle of Doom Studios in Glasgow, the new album features guest appearances by King Creosote and Mercury- nominated English songwriter Kathryn Williams.
Willson began writing songs and singing in his thirties following the birth of his first childand the death of a close friend. With a wayward tenor and unaffected charm onstage, he has come to be celebrated as a songwriter and lyricist of rare wit and remarkable honesty.With songs picked up by MTV and cult series 'Skins', he's gained a legion of fans includingJarvis Cocker and Rolling Stone USA, who deemed him an Artist to Watch.
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Portland-based PROJEKT RECORDS home to Thanatos, Steve Roach, Aurelio Voltaire, Black Tape For A Blue Girl, Lycia, Erik Wøllo and many more, celebrates PROJEKT RECORDS' 40TH ANNIVERSARY. Over the years, a two-genre approach has consistently covered both the electronic/ambient and goth/darkwave realms. Projekt’s noteworthy and boundary-pushing darkwave acts established the label in the 90’s as the American counterpart to England’s famed 4AD. Lycia, Love Spirals Downwards, Lovesliescrushing and the aforementioned Black Tape For A Blue Girl each pioneered their own unique Darkwave sound. During the label’s heyday in the dark genres from 1992-1997, Lycia toured withType O Negative, counting Peter Steele as one of the label’s biggest fans. Voltaire’s 1998 Projekt debut, The Devil’s Bris remains a classic of the genre. Projekt released more than 75 Steve Roach titles (two were even Grammy-nominated), is reissuing Michael Stearns’ classic catalog, and released an LP of 1995’s beloved dark Christmas album Excelsis which warranted multiple sequels, Unto Ashes & Thanatos continue to release new music as well. With over 67 million tracks streamed in 2022, their roster grows with a biweekly schedule of new and classic titles adding to the 650+ albums.
I spoke to musician, composer and founder SAM ROSENTHAL and SHEA HOVEY (Projekt's dedicated and long time Promotion Assistant )who also has helped Projekt thrive throughout the decades where so many other labels have perished. To this day Projekt continues to nurture the careers of its highly select roster of artists. Congratulations Projekt Records 40th Anniversary and many more !
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Ursa (Let Us Out) and Sarah's (Hexapheen ) partnership was born from a mutual admiration coupled with the desire for a more creatively fulfilling project in which they could explore different styles and ideas, unbound by the constraints of an already established multi-player band, all the while learning new skills and gaining experience. Thus, in 2016 the theatrical duo from Montreal, SU was born.
They released three EPs (The Web, Little Sun and A Heart So Dry), a series of four conceptual singles (Existence, Metamorphosis, Discomfort and Transcendence) and one full length album ( he(art) is a moment). They started with a sound that was closer to trip hop, and started including more and more influences from other genres such as industrial and movie scores as they became more comfortable with their musical identity. Their live performances are usually paired with videos and/or theatrical elements.
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NYC- based chill-lounge master Roman Angelos and renowned producer Scott Solter just released today their full LP called "Supermarkets, Underwater, " on Happy Robot Records.
The 9-track collection follows the 2022 album "Music For Underwater Supermarkets," which combines electronica and exotica, painting a sonic dreamscape transposing the mundane act of grocery shopping to an aquatic utopian landscape.
Roman Angelos is Brooklyn -based producer, composer and multi-instrumentalist Rich Bennett who developed an obsession with library recordings of the 60's and 70's, muzak, jazz and exotica.
Scott Solter (St. Vincent, Maps & Atlases, Spoon, Superchunk, the Mountain Goats) is a producer/ engineer who took the original album and created a darker and more ambient landscape.
In June 2023, Roman Angelos will be touring select UK cities with Happy Robot label mate, Rodney Cromwell, performing in London, Coventry, Reading and Todmorden.
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Antipole (Norway) and Paris Alexander (UK) released their latest collaboration LP called "Crystalline" on Young and Cold Records.
Having worked closely together since 2017 releasing amongst others the albums Northern Flux (2017) and Radial Glare (2019) to critical acclaim, Karl Morten Dahl and Paris Alexander took a step aside to do others things the last few years. Antipole
released the collaboration album A Haunted Place (2021) with UK artist Kill Shelter while Paris Alexander released his solo album "Renaissance" (2021).
Antipole has worked with multiple producers and artists, his music is always instantly recognizable by guitar-driven, evocative and hypnotic post-punk/darkwave atmosphere and melodies. Based in Brighton, UK, Paris Alexander is an international multi-instrumentalist music producer and electronic dark synthwave artist. More information at https://bluedoormusicproductions.com/
Produced, mixed and mastered by Paris Alexander at Blue Door Studio. Recorded at AGV63, Trondheim, Norway and Blue Door Studio, Brighton, UK. Music written and recorded by Karl Morten Dahl and Paris Alexander. Lyrics by Paris Alexander. Except lyrics and additional vocals on Marble by Eirene .
**Artwork by Anne-Christel Gullikstad.
Crystalline is available here : https://antipole.bandcamp.com/album/crystalline**
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I spoke to alternative post-punk duoThe Bellwether Syndicatewho just released their latest album called Vestige and Virgil on Sett Records and Nexilis Records Schubert Music Europe.
Formed in Chicago, Illinois, The Bellwether Syndicate consist of William Faith (Vox, guitars), Sarah Rose Faith (Vox, guitars), Philly Peroxide (Keyboards, percussions), Stevyn Grey (drums) and Corey Gorey (Guitars). Producer, William Faith is formerly of several seminal goth acts such as Christian Death, Mephisto Waltz, Shadow Project and co- founder of Faith And The Muse. Sarah Rose Faith also known as DJ Scary Lady Sarah, one of Chicago's most eminent DJs is also a club promoter and host of the longest -running goth event in North America called Nocturna.
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South Carolina's alternative pop duo The Yets consist of Robin Wilson and Craig Anderson Snook who met when Robin returned to her home state after some years in Georgia. Now based in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, their music combines elements of ethereal pop and popular rock classics with a sound embracing Fleetwood Mac and the Cocteau Twins in equal measure. Breeding and bearing a distinct Americana lining, their debut EP called "The Yets" is an emotively cast and atmospherically delightful proposition.
"In a very general sense, this album is about life: the passage of time, relationships and the consequences of the choices we make along the way. I’ve always wanted to bare my musical soul, but never had the right vehicle. That musical soul has always wanted to speak to the world, but never had the right voice. The Yets is that vehicle and Robin is that voice,” says Craig Anderson Snook, who has performed semi-professionally since he was 13. His musical passion led him beyond cover bands into composition, arrangement, audio engineering, production and ultimately to running his own Royal Terns Records label and studio, where he recorded, mixed and produced their EP.
After being immersed in the music scene while in high school, Robin found her way to the University of South Carolina in Columbia, where she fronted the goth-rock band Bachelors of Art (B.O.A.). Upon Relocating to Atlanta, Georgia, she fronted the female alt-rock group, Skirt, touring the USA extensively and supporting numerous high profile acts.
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Raised in Ducor, a small agricultural town in central, CA, the youngest of three, Jess was taught at an early age to be resilient and independent. Gifts in her family came in the form of musical instruments and Jess found herself carrying on the practice from her grandmother, familiarizing herself with the piano, guitar and ukulele. In elementary school, she learned how to read and write music by playing the flute. Her shyness pushed her to form a special connection with music, where she could imagine what it would be like to truly express herself one day. She embarked on a journey that would result in her becoming a multi-instrumentalist singer and songwriter. Breaking free of societal and familial expectations, Jess overcame her lifelong shyness and now creates sonic landscapes that burst with vulnerability and liberation. Inspired by bands such as Metric and Cults, her songs sway from romantic and floating arrangements to moody and defiant ballads, merging her shoe-gaze sensibilities with indie rock and indie pop.
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"Chicago Glampires" PLASMATA founded by frontman, TRENT JEFFRIES, teams up with Sisters of Mercy's Ben Christo and Aly Jados (Blood People) ,the latest in Plasmata's current series of new remix singles from 2021's Portraits of Pain EP, produced by William Faith (Faith and the Muse and Bellwether Syndicate).
The original incarnation of Plasmata formed in Chicago back in 2005, releasing their debut single ‘Lifeblood’ the same year, followed by the Wails from the Crypt EP in 2007. Assembling a talented band of multinational players, Plasmata soon had well-received live shows, international compilation appearances, college radio airplay, specialist club DJ rotation, and a coveted place in UK music journalist and goth historian Mick Mercer’s book Music to Die For (2009) all under their belt. By 2011, a full album had been recorded, and the band was shopping for a label: all involved were understandably excited. “That is until January 2012,” Trent Jeffries recalls, “when I was felled by a ruptured brain aneurysm.” A near decade on from Trent’s debilitating aneurysm, the band’s 2021 Portraits of Pain EP deals with that process, while showcasing a dramatic and electrifying fusion of hard-hitting, dark alternative rock and metal, gothic rock, classic Chicago industrial rock, Hollywood glam and L.A. deathrock – all of it wrapped up in Plasmata’s distinctive theatrical “Glampire” aesthetic. As a live band, Plasmata currently comprises Trent Jeffries (vocals, guitars, synths); Marco Obaya (guitars); Ryan T. Hope (bass, guitar, backing vocals); and Django Wilson (drums). ‘You Call Him the Devil’ by Plasmata and Ben Christo with Aly Jados is available now on Bandcamp, YouTube, Spotify, and all major streaming platforms.
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UK-France electronic duo, " The Noise Who Runs” released their full LP called "Preterertrospective." This follows their EP, "These Will Be Your Gods" and "High Time in Lo-Fi" their EP they released in mid 2022.
The Noise Who Runs is the project of songwriter and performer Ian Pickering, best known as a member of and songwriter for the 90s British trip hop band Sneaker Pimps. He's co-written the popular "6 Underground," "Spin Spin Sugar" and "Tesko Suicide" just to name a few. The collaboration also consist of Brazilian- born French guitarist, Felipe Goes
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The 8th full-length album by North Carolina's The Mystery Plan is called "Haunted Organic Machines" released on 10mm Omega Recordings. I spoke to Jason Herring, one of the founders and producers (Along with Rob Tavaglione ) of the Charlotte-based collective that formed in 2010 initially as a duo (Jason Herring and Paul Jensen). Then Jason's wife, Amy Herring joined the band. Several years later, the line-up grew with Otis Hughes, Patty McLaughlin Thomas and Jefferson Chester.
The Mystery Plan's previous releases was produced by the legendary producer John Fryer (4AD, This Mortal Coil, Black Needle Noise). The collaboration shaped their albums: the 2017 "Queensland Ballroom", "Zsa Zsa," 2020 and "You Also Have Eyes" released on 2021.
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Coventry, England's dark electronic pioneers ATTRITION founded by Martin Bowes in 1980 will be releasing their latest album, The Black Maria later in 2023 which will feature the reunion of the original ATTRITION line up for the first time in nearly 35 years with Martin Bowes, Ashley Niblock and Julia Niblock Waller. ATTRITION is influenced by a mix of punk ideology and experimental art aesthetics. They emerged as part of the early '80's UK Industrial scene alongside contemporaries Coil, Test Department, Legendary Pink Dots, In The Nursery, Portion Control et al.
ATTRITION have toured in various countries around the world, including the UK, Italy, New Zealand, Transylvania, Canada, Japan and Hawaii , just to name a few.
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"Pennies By The Pound" was formed by Frontman and songwriter Johannes Susitaival and Vesa Ranta in 2017 with the lineup expanded in the next few years by first Tomi Laaksonen and then Alexander Meaney, both musicians from previous projects. Having written for a variety of bands, Johannes began exploring his passion for alternative and progressive rock, which led to their self produced "Bloodshed and the Blinding Sunlight " EP in 2018 followed by their debut album "Heat Death of the Universe" in 2020.
The Helsinki-based band worked with Ride frontman Mark Gardener who mastered the track at his OX4 Sound Studio in Oxford, and top national producer, Rauli Rake Eskolin who has had over a dozen No.1 records in Finland to his name in the past 20 years. "Pennies By The Pound" will be releasing their upcoming concept album "Nothingside" via the Lilith label.
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Hollywood rock n' roll icon, author and multi-disciplinary artist, professional dancer and musician Pleasant Gehman talked to me about her latest book ”Rock ‘N’ Roll Witch: A Memoir of Sex, Magick, Drugs and Rock ‘N’ Roll.”
As one of the first punks in Los Angeles to document the scene she helped create in her fanzine Lobotomy, which lead to writing for the top mainstream rock publications. She fronted her three bands, all of whom released multiple recordings: The Screaming Sirens, The Ringling Sisters and Honk If Yer Horny. Also known as Princess Farhana, a professional bellydancer and burlesque performer, she is also a tarot reader and she will be making an appearance at the upcoming Rex Manning Day, a yearly event in Honolulu honoring the cult classic film, "Empire Records" which will be held on Saturday, April 8 at the The Equus Hotel ( 1696 Ala Moana Blvd, Honolulu, Hawaii ) at 6pm featuring actor Coyote Shivers (Berko) performing and on the decks DJ Triple ByPass and DJ Nocturna. Pleasant will be doing tarot readings at the event and we’ll be showing the film and more. Hope to see you there !
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American indie rock trio, "Quiz Show" released their debut album of the same name, recorded at the NJ-based Magic Door Record Label with award-winning producer Ray Ketchem. Quiz Show comprises of founder and lead vocalist Chris Matthews, originally from the legendary DC alternative rock band Shudder To Think, Jesse Krakow (Shudder to Think) and Kevin March (Guided by Voices).
According to Matthews "This is our first album! Quiz Show has been making music since 2017 and put out most ofthe songs on this release as singles between 2017 and 2020. We are releasing them now after remixing and remastering all of the songs to freshen them up and so they can document the origin story of Quiz Show in a single package. This release also brings these songs under the amazing umbrella of the Magic Door record label."
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Musician and former Hawaii resident Dave Derby was inspired by the artistic heyday of the 70s and the 80s era in New York City and formed the indie pop collective called Gramercy Arms.
Gramercy Arms released their third album called "Deleted Scenes" via Magic Door Record Label. The album was produced, recorded and mixed by award-winning director Ray Ketchem and mastered by award -winning engineer Greg Calbi (John Lennon, David Bowie, Talking Heads, Patti Smith, Tom Petty, Todd Rundgren).
"Every step of this record has been about collaboration. Before we started, Ray Ketchem and I documented our vision for how the record should be. We wanted it to be simple,melodic, powerful and beautifully recorded. We were almost finished with the record and then COVID happened and we had to cancel what were initially intended to be the final sessions of making the album," Dave Derby
A revolving collective, lyrically driven and rich on vocal-harmony, interspersed with elements of 60s sunshine pop and folk-rock, "Deleted Scenes" follows previous albums "The Seasons of love" and "Gramercy Arms"
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Martin Saint is the frontman for Montreal-based indie rock/ post punk quartet, The Ember Glows. Martin's latest album is called "Radio Murmurs," his fourth solo release since 2019, including his experimental spoken album "Fly Tales" that came out that same year. This new collection emerged during the pandemic with the specific intention to produce a full-length album.
He said, the goal was to achieve a result similar to David Bowie’s "Low" album, with half the record featuring more accessible pop hooks and the other half more atmospheric and texture-driven. As always, lyrics aim at standing for themselves outside the music, as a major cornerstone of the ensemble.
Glimmers of Nick Cave, Bowie, Leonard Cohen, Simple Minds and The Doors infuse most of Martin Saint’s work and Radio Murmurs displaying these references a little at a time.
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I spoke with singer-songwriter Léanie Kaleido of the UK-based Indie pop duo, Karamelien. Based in East Grinstead, Karamelien is made up of singer-songwriter, Leanie Kaleido and guitarist Mark Foster. They released their debut single "Ascension Heights," a song inspired by and featuring Top Topham's track of the same name. While technically a new project, "Ascension Heights" samples the track by Leanie's father, the late Top Topham, the original founding guitarist of the Yardbirds. Produced by RIDE frontman, Mark Gardener, this song also features an appearance by Morris "Mo" Pleasure, bassist of Earth, Wind and Fire.
“My father was a huge influence on me both musically and spiritually, and I will always be grateful to him for that. He was always so supportive of my own work and we often played music together. I sampled his beautiful instrumental track 'Ascension Heights' and wrote the lyrics as a tribute to his spirituality, which was a huge part of his life. All of his children miss his presence greatly.” Leanie Kaleido
More recently, Karemelien also released "Wait For Me," a song about reincarnation, a piano ballad produced by Chris Mars of A Flock of Seagull. The song was inspired by a love story that has been made into a book, a story that transcends life and death. Karamelien also released "Lionhearts" an uplifting track about love and unity in difficult times.
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Alternative rock duo A Cloud of Ravens will be unveiling their forthcoming album called "Lost Hymns" on April 28, 2023, via Nexilis Records/ Schubert Music Europe. The album is a collection mastered by Actors' Jason Corbett at the Jackknife Sound studio in Vancouver. Their latest single is out now called "Requiem For The Sun" which followed the singles "Nature of Artifice" and "The Blackest Mantra."
Formed in 2018 by Matthew McIntosh and Beth Narducci they released their subsequent remix-based EP (Another Kind of Midnight- The remixes) which features contributions by legendary producer John Fryer, Clan of Xymox, Actors, Chris Vrenna and Ritual Howls.
Following the release of "Lost Hymns," on April 28, fans can look forward to their North American tour dates with Clan of Xymox and Curse Mackey.
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I interviewed French dark wave project, Distance H, founded by Parisian producer ManuH and I also interviewed singer, songwriter Liset Alea.
ManuH's musical universe finds its source in post punk, dark wave, cold wave, ethereal and shoe gaze, sometimes borrowing some more electronic sounds. His debut EP "Intimacy" was released January 2023, where he invites female singers to express the distances they wish to take from their experiences, those that are self-imposed, liberating, or those they would like to avoid. He worked with singer Liset Alea on a song called "Reason to Rush," an impelling dream pop evocation, navigating the realms of reason and impulsiveness, luminous euphoria and its dark plunge.
Liset Alea is known for her long collaboration with Nouvelle Vague and her other independent works.
"Intimacy" features Liset Alea, Marita Volodina and Ophelia from Saigon Blue Rain.
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Alternative Rock musician Rob Munk released his new "Phased Out" album via Montclair, New Jersey based Magic Door record label, a grassroots imprint founded by Guided by Voices Kevin March and producer Ray Ketcham and Renee Lab from Elk City.
"Phased Out" is a record that somehow comes out of nowhere from an artist that has been almost everywhere. This is modern rock that respects people's emotional intelligence. With elements of 1990’s and 2000's indie rock and traces of 1970’s AM pop, this is music that respects people's emotional intelligence.
For Rob Munk, music was never the plan. An actor from the age of three, he and his brothers would commute into NYC from New Jersey for gigs to help support life with a single Mom.
After several years of filming commercials, including Jello pudding with Bill Cosby to scenes with Tina Fey, Tony Hale, John Goodman and Paul Giammatti, Munk was also cast as young Woody Allen in "Stardust Memories," his brother having played the same role in the Oscar-winning "Annie Hall." Munk was also a copywriter and creative director, writing huge campaigns for ESPN, Delta Airlines and AT&T.
Upon moving to Boston, Munk's new band Thudpucker became a staple on the Boston rock scene in the early 90s as many local bands were starting to explode. Between several singles, gigs and touring, they opened for Pavement, Hole, the Afghan Whigs and Juliana Hatfield. "Phased Out" is out now. Thank you for your support !
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"Elk City’s cool and elegant sound draws on 1980s “dream pop” and bits of 1960s folk- rock" ~ The New York Times
They are founding members- vocalist and artist Renee LoBue and producer and drummer Ray Ketchem from the New Jersey-based collective Elk City. Since their formation in 1999, Elk City has released 5 albums, 3 EPs and numerous singles. Pursuing a glimmering rock thread, Elk City makes potent atmospheric pop with psychedelic undertones and overtones.
The other members of the band include guitarists Sean Eden (Luna) and Chris Robertson (Feed, Punch Havana) and bass guitarist Richard Baluyut (Versus).
They released their latest LP in October of last year called "Above The Water" via Magic Door Record Label. The album was recorded, mixed and mastered at Magic Door Recording.
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Alternative pop artist Faith Marie originally from Provo-Utah but now based in LA began developing her skills at the age of 13, launching a successful YouTube channel that would attract over 100,000 subscribers over the next five years, in addition to millions of listeners via Spotify. Her first singles included the moody piano ballad "Antidote," the orchestrally adorned "Little Girl" and the electronic-laced "Devil On My Shoulder," each dealing with themes of struggle, anxiety and hope.
From her early years dabbling in music as a family-oriented hobby through to her move to L.A. and release of nearly a dozen singles to date, Faith Marie has always written purely from a subconscious place.
She will be releasing her EP called "More Than I Am" in 2023. Her latest single is called Alleyways.
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I interviewed the legendary English music Journalist, author, environmental activist and founding member for the perennial post-punk band The Membranes John Robb.
When John is not touring with his band (they recently toured in Europe with The Stranglers, The Chameleons and Fields Of The Nephilim), he’s presenting, moderating or writing for his popular UK music site Louder Than War. John has previously written the best-selling books “Punk Rock : An Oral History” and “The North Will Rise Again : Manchester Music City 1976-1996”. His latest opus is the 650-page “The Art Of Darkness : The History of Goth”, an in-depth account that he feels presents the first major and comprehensive overview of Goth music and culture and its lasting legacy.
The book is built mainly around the 80s post-punk Goth period featuring interviews with Andrew Eldritch, Killing Joke, Bauhaus, The Cult, The Banshees, The Damned, Einstürzende Neubauten, Johnny Marr, Trent Reznor, Adam Ant, Laibach, The Cure, Nick Cave and many others. …it looks at the music, style and the political and social conditions that spawned the culture and the great music, fashions and attitudes - clubs that defined it, and is also a first-hand account of being there at some of the legendary gigs and clubs that made the scene happen. Pre-order the book now via Bandcamp: https://bit.ly/3VMBsvh
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Daniel Darrow is a founding member of the Art rock collective, The Pull of Autumn. The band released their 4th LP called Beautiful Broken World via RBM Records, 15 tracks that involves a number of iconic artists, including Phillip Parfitt of The Perfect Disaster, Stuart Moxham of Rough Trade postpunk band Young Marble Giants, Luke Skyscraper James of I.R.S. recording artist Fashion and John Neff, who has contributed to multiple David Lynch films and a member of David Lynch's Blubob.
The lead track in the album is called "Outlaw Empire," which features The Pop Group legend Mark Stewart and bassist Doug Wimbish (Living Color, Tackhead, The Rolling Stones, Sugarhill Gang) and remixed by the legendary producer Adrian Sherwood.
The Pull of Autumn also teamed up in this album with Japanese dream pop outfit Once Grace Forever on a single called "Live Today."
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Vancouver, Canada based, Hem Netjercreates dark electronic folk music. Inspired by the #MiddleEgyptian word for god's servant (Priest) they combine ancient stories, traditional instruments with modern technology. Haunting female vocals blended with deep throat singing and catchy synth lines create sounds that "moves the body and the soul."
Raven Rissy is the lead vocalist, songwriter and visual designer. She is classically trained in piano, clarinet, fiddle, harp, tagelharpa, rotta lyre and frame drum. Her Egyptology degree influenced their EP called Kemet, including the song "Anubis" sung in ancient Middle Egyptian.
David Deckard combines traditional sounds and electronic music and specializes in digital sound design. As a computer programmer he experiments with different technologies and input devices with the goal to bring digital melodies to the stage in a way that feels as natural as a traditional instrument would.
Jesse Ellytt experimented with creating electronic music until discovering #throatsinging Using the traditional #tuvan style as a base, his deep reverberations mixed with digital basslines shapes into a unique combination of sounds and rhythms. His style of singing creates an experience that will be different each time a song is performed.
hemnetjer 's upcoming album is called "The Song of Trees," scheduled to be released in February 2023.
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I spoke with Null Device's Eric Oehler and Jill Sheridan.
Founded in 1995 in Wisconsin, Null Device is constantly experimenting and evolving their sound, drawing a wide variety of influences, passionately fusing everything from bhangra to post-punk to pop to ambient rock into their music. Null Device is always pushing the borders of synthpop, but what is constant is their soaring, catching melodies, lush vocals and meticulously-crafted production. The band consist of founder Eric Oehler (singer, songwriter, violinist) and Co-founder Eric Goedken (Lyricist and producer), Jill Sheridan (Singer, songwriter and long time contributor) and Kendra Kreutz (Cellist and system engineer ).
Null Device released their eight album, "The Emerald Age"by Distortion Productions. The album is available on CD and on all streaming and digital platforms. "The Emerald Age" explodes with synthpop hooks that collide with aggressive Berlin-influenced beats, propulsive body music bass, symphonic orchestration, and moody atmospherics.
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Speaking to Rikard Tengvall of A Projection. The band first began in 2013 with influences such as The Cure, Joy Division, Interpol and Editors then went on to cut their first three albums which were firmly rooted in the post punk genre. In 2020, the band went through some changes that included their line up, their sound and their label.
Currently, their latest 4th studio album entitled "In a Different Light" finds the band merging elements of dance flavored electronica with modern darkwave and classic ’80s post-punk; the results, as the band explains, present a shift from a “hard-boiled, minimalistic sound into a more readily accessible one,” while still adhering to the attitude and aesthetic that first defined A PROJECTION. "In a Different Light" is available on Metropolis Records on both limited vinyl and compact disc along with all digital and streaming platforms.
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Nationally award-winning author, astrologer, feng shui expert, life coach and inspirational speaker is Hawaii's thought leader and celebrated expert Alice Inoue. Alice has aided hundreds of organizations and thousands of individuals over the past 20 years find a meaningful and joyful existence, combining her vast set of skills and talents with her entrepreneurial drive.
Her unique brand of life wisdom is featured in her nine books of self-growth and happiness. She just released her latest book called "The Best of Mindful Moments: A Collection of Life Wisdom." Her long-running column in Midweek, Hawaii's largest publication is called A Mindful Moment. Alice is also the founder of Happiness U an organization In Honolulu devoted to personal growth and organizational wellness.
Her yearly astrological forecast is called "2023 The Year of Connection: Deepening Our Roots In Shifting Times" which will be taking place on Sunday, January 22, 2023 at 4pm (HST)| 6pm (PST) | 9pm (EST) . Hope to see you there !
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Post-Punk New Romantics Candy Coffins released their latest single "Tangled In Teacups " with accompanying video featuring ballet dancers juxtaposed in an urban landscape, produced and directed by The Pierson Collective. The single is from Candy Coffins' LP called "Once Do It With Feeling," a 10-track collection with Cure-esque textures and melody.
Lead vocalist and songwriter Jame Lathren said, "The full album chronicles a relationship from the onset of the first crack to its complete crumbling dissolution. All the feelings and emotions of tumult are captured here, from both persons’ perspectives."
Formed in 2018 in Columbia, South Carolina, Lathren founded the band with guitarist Tom Alewine, followed by Alex Mabrey on bass, Justin Purdy on Keyboards and drummer Jonathan Bradley.https://www.candycoffins.com/
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Dante-inspired gothic electro-rock trio called DISPEL released their latest LP called "INFERNO." Produced by Dispel, the album was mastered at the Cage Studios in Coventry, England by Martin Bowes of Attrition.
Based in Cleveland, Ohio, Dispel consist of lead vocalist Ravensea, Sean Gallows (Vocals and Bass) and Scott Dispel (Drums and Keyboards). I spoke to Scott Dispel, a founding member of the old school hardcore band Face Value and former drummer for Textbeak and who is also a studio engineer, producer and award winning night club DJ.
Based on Dante's literary masterpiece, the album "INFERNO" features a song for each layer of sin existing in the infernal realm. Dispel follows Dante and his guide Virgil down each layer of the Nine Hells, dedicating a song to each level of mortal sin. Sprinkled with diabolical personalities from ancient mythology and fantasy literature, this undertaking took two years to complete. Laced with dark melodies, vocal depth and spiritual quests, Dispel creates a unique musical narrative, channeled through the prism of historic lore, mythology and mysticism.
"Influenced by an equal mix of darkwave beats, Medieval literature, and conceptual rock albums, the music behind Dispel was born. But soon after the completion of our debut album ‘Lore’, the world went on lockdown! So we headed back into the studio to create another conceptual album, but we had to up the ante. A spiderweb-ridden bookshelf held the key - “Dante’s Inferno” in its timeless glory," says Scott Dispel.
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Formed in early 2019 by members of Montreal-based indie artists Room Control, REPO, Scene Noir and Citylake, The Ember Glows is Richard Bunze (Guitar), Kevin Hills (Bass), Martin Saint (Vocalist and Guitar) and Dan Stefik (Drums).
Long-time friends since their teenage years, personal chemistry and musical synchronicity brought them together as The Ember Glows. With all four of them also being part of other bands, what started as a side-project ultimately became everyone’s main music priority,fueled by their jointly-forged sound and corresponding adrenaline. Each member brings something different to the table - Rich with his knack for texture and big sound, Kevin’s rumbling groovy bass lines, Dan’s manic and melodic drumming, and Martin’s delicate lacing of baritone and jangly guitars.
They released their single called Silent Love, a sonic exploration of steadfast love, the fragility of life and the power of silence. Martin performs a solo acoustic version of Silent Love in this interview.
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Alternative music legend Chris Connelly released his latest album, paying tribute to the iconic Nico, the Velvet Underground muse and one of the most unique, tragic and misunderstood female artists in the history of music called "Eulogy to Christa: A Tribute To The Music and Mystique Of Nico,"
On this album, Connelly worked with producer and long time collaborator Chris Bruce. "Eulogy to Christa" is a labor of love, empathy, sadness, acting and channeling, along with Connelly's adoration of the dark corner of rock inhabited by the Velvets and their peers. This album sees Connelly purposefully adopt the personas of Nico, Lou Reed and John Cale. The album was inspired by the book "You Are Beautiful And You Are Alone" by Jennifer Otter Bickerdicke, who contributed to the album liner notes, noting "This is a record to be played at full blast, all the way through, as a commemoration not just to Nico the person, the musician, but to art for art's sake, for making something because it is important and needs to be done- an idea that is as rare and precious as Nico herself."
www.chrisconnelly.com
https://chrisconnelly.bandcamp.com
The Italian gothic metal band based in Berlin, Germany, Vlad in Tears released their latest 8th studio album called "Porpora" on Metalville Records on September 19, 2022.
The band consist of three brothers who decided to move from Italy to Germany in 2013, Kris (Lead vocalist and keyboards) Dario (Bass) and Lex (Guitar). Their bandmate Alex joined them on drums.
Since releasing several albums since 2006. Vlad in Tears are always looking for new sounds and arrangements to perfectly blend their melodies with very dark sounds, ranging from 80’s New Wave to the hardest and most modern rock sound.
"Porpora," is a record described by Kris as their most important works so far. Written in a time of uncertainty, he explains "all the topics treated in this album are related to loneliness, sorrow, dark heavy thoughts about death, self-harm, and suicide.” They also released a cover of Kate Bush's 1985 classic "Running Up That Hill"
http://vladintears.com
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Frenchy and the Punk is made up of singer, percussionist, and lyricist Samantha Stephenson and guitarist and composer Scott Helland.
Dark times make for dark songs. "Zen Ghost" was written and recorded from 2020 to 2021 where the duo's shadowy sound takes an even darker turn. An inward spin into the pair’s previously unexplored personal planes and interpretations of the insanity of our increasingly tumultuous age. But despite its more pronounced moodiness, like the restof the band’s oeuvre, "Zen Ghost" offers plenty of opportunities to dance in the darkness.
French-born, but raised in England and America, Stephenson’s early study of piano and dance ignited her eventual rejection of corporate conformity and fueled her quest to lead a truly autonomous life through art and music. A son of jazz-loving teachers, Helland grew up in Western Massachusetts, where he was a vital player on the region’s famously fertile Deep Wound along Dinosaur Jr. founders J Mascis and Lou Barlow , as well as Outpatients.
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Brooklyn-based artist Ronan Conroy released his latest single, "Dark Paradise," a goth rock rendition of the Lana Del Rey classic. "Dark Paradise" is the second release that followed "Double Helix" featuring Julie Dicterow on vocals. The two singles are in Conroy's latest album called "The Slow Death of the Lovemyth," produced, engineered and mastered by Charlie Nieland (Frontman of Her Vanished Grace and Lusterlit).
Since 2013, Conroy has immersed himself in the "Lovemyth" project, this work culminating in "The Slow Death of the LoveMyth" which he describes as a collection influenced by the 80s and 90s goth bands he grew up listening to, as well as ethereal darkwave bands he would be introduced to later.
The album is accompanied by a video created by NYC artist Hypnodoll and features a sword swallowing performance by La Reine The Thrill. The record also features performances by Shannon Brown, Susan Huang and Julie Dicterow and more.
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Anastasia Cosmic Astrologer returns to the show to talk about the New Moon Solar Eclipse in Scorpio which makes a conjunction with Venus on October 24/25 2022.
This Solar Eclipse aligns with Pluto stationing direct and the Libra Venus Star Point. These themes speak of powerful transformations in our path of evolution and changes in love, finances and shared resources. Anastasia shared her insights for the most powerful month of 2022.
Anastasia Cosmic Astrologer has been practicing astrology most of her life. Her style incorporates various methods of astrology such as Evolutionary Astrology, Medieval Astrology, Esoteric Astrology, Traditional Astrology, Modern Astrology, The Venus Star Point etc. Thank you, Anastasia for sharing your wisdom.
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Junksista consist of the German duo Diana Noir and Boog. The band formed in 2009 and has since evolved with their mighty fresh eclectic and electric mix of bursting grooves, funky guitars, deep baselines, catchy synth and sensual half sung, half spoken female vocals. They explore all forms of music ranging from 80s dance, funk to dark electro beats.
Junksista released their latest 4th studio album called OA on COP International which features some cool musical collaborations with COP label mate Yvette Winkler (Vaselyne), Lis van den Akker (Die Krupps, Grendel, Psy'Aviah), Noemi Aurora (Helalyn Flowers) , Maria Mar (Omnimar) and Emke (Black Nail Cabaret).
"For me, the release of this album is a genuine Phoenix moment - it's all about reinvention and coming back stronger after being consumed by the flames. Nothing feels as good as being authentic, being able to release your creative force unfiltered, and that is exactly what we did with 0A. I really needed this" Diana Noir
"0A has been quite a catharsis for us, as we wanted to make this sound as bold and unfiltered as possible. I mean, we have never been accused of being one-dimensional, but I think this time we managed to incorporate every single aspect of our musical taste into our sound to turn this into the definitive Junksista experience: it’s rude, raw, still funky, and melodic at times - this stuff resonates with me deeply" Boog
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It was a pleasure speaking with Los Angeles based Strangelove, the Depeche Mode Experience who are accomplished musicians consisting of Leo Luganskiy as "Ultra-Dave," Brent Meyer as "Counterfeit Martin," Julian Shah-Tayler as "Oscar Wilder," James Evans as "InTheFletch" and Chris Olivas "Chris -tian O-gner."
"STRANGELOVE-The Depeche Mode Experience, a tribute band delivers a career spanning, pitch perfect “best of” concert that transports the listener through time and touches on several key points in Depeche Mode’s 40+ year career. Songs from throughout the Depeche canon are lovingly recreated; from favorites on DM’s debut Speak and Spell to the newest fare from ‘Mode’s latest- 2017’s “Spirit”. No detail of STRANGELOVE’s presentation has been overlooked. The visual presentation with stage set pieces and in-show costume changes reflect different eras of Depeche Mode’s story."
"Their reverence and devotion to Depeche Mode’s body of work has driven them to recreate every possible detail and bring the “Music To The Masses” in a concert setting that transcends a mere tribute production. Accuracy and authenticity is a hallmark of the project, with the band employing as many authentic vintage synthesizers and samplers as possible in recreating the classic and widely varied sounds of Depeche Mode’s discography. STRANGELOVE –The Depeche Mode Experience brings a thoroughly enjoyable and staggeringly authentic DM concert to concertgoers, and connects with international audiences, wherever the group performs. "
The band continues to perform across the U.S. and will be performing throughout Australia in November 2022.
https://www.depechetribute.com
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Hailing from Leeds, England, and now based in Los Angeles, California Julian Shah-Tayler, AKA The Singularity Music is a singer, songwriter and producer. He has recorded over 400 pieces of music and worked with many artists such as Peter Murphy and David J of Bauhaus,
guitarists and musicians Mark Gemini Thwaite and Darwin Meiners, rock music collective, Beauty in Chaos and the Grammy Award-winning record producer Robert Margouleff who produced Stevie Wonders' most critically acclaimed albums Talking Book and Innervisions and Devo's 1980 studio album, Freedom of Choice producing the hit single, "Whip It." One of the shows Julian Shah-Tayler scored won two Emmys: “Actors on Actors.” He won a "Golden Trailer" award for his work with Lana Del Ray on Disney's "Maleficent" Trailer. He is also a member of Los Angeles based Tribute band, Strangelove, The Depeche Mode Experience and David Bowie Tribute band called The Band That Fell To Earth and The Cured (The Cure tribute band). More recently he collaborated with Arden and the Wolves releasing Labyrinth tribute " At The End of Time."
Julian Shah-Tayler is releasing a new album called "Elysium" on October 14, 2022.
The album features **David J. Haskins, Mark Gemini Thwaite, Christopher J. Olives and Robert Margouleff.
Here's a previous interview November 17, 2020.** https://www.buzzsprout.com/399616/episodes/6435271
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https://thesingularitymusic.bandcamp.com
https://www.depechetribute.com
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Iconic shoe gaze/postpunk collective A Shoreline Dream Ryan Policky and Erik Jeffries just released the full LP called "Loveblind" via Latenight Weekend Records following their critically acclaimed album "Melting" (2020).
The sixth full-length album from the prog-goth shoegazers dives into the recollections and desires of the past while gazing in a wash of sound waves pointed towards a blinding future. Recorded from November 2021 - July 2022 in the Barnum suburb of Denver, Colorado, the single previously released "Alarms Stop Ringing" is accompanied by a video filmed at the Best Little Boarding House and Black Monarch Hotel in Victor, Colorado. The Black Monarch is a goth hotel dream-come-true, frequented by Nikola Tesla back in his day, and The Best Little Boarding House is a converted brothel that is probably the most haunted place in the city (Just try staying asleep through the night!)," says Ryan Policky.
Over the years, A Shoreline Dream has churned out numerous acclaimed releases, working with legends such as Ulrich Schnauss, Mark Kramer and The Engineers (for whom they created a remix for progressive label gods K-Scope). They also opened for Chapterhouse for their very final appearance. 'Loveblind' reaches for that same energy, taking cues from previous A Shoreline Dream works released over the past 16 years, drawing more from their progressive goth roots. Layers of moodiness, blissfulexplosions of rock and chugging tempo mix with the pain, love, hope and moments of neardeath experienced while creating the album itself.
https://www.ashorelinedream.com/index_loveblind.html
https://ashorelinedream.bandcamp.comListen to my previous interview with Ryan Policky
(DJ Nocturna podcast August 11, 2020)
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The alternative, indie rocker trio from Toronto called ON released their self-titled album on September 16, 2022 via Indiestructible Records. Guitarist, Steve Fall, says is "a document of friendship navigating explores in pain, and hope. Looking at the world with a collaborative effort to document what we see, witness and feel through songwriting and chemistry as a band."
ON creates sonic guitar-based landscapes and is centered around the undeniable chemistry of its core members: Lucy Di Santo (vocals, bass), Dan Cornelius (drums) and Steve Fall (guitars). They released the single "Under dog," a song about hope, love, angst and dreams...the temptation to get back in the ring once more when the world no longer makes any sense and you have nothing to lose.
Always pushing forward with an eye on the rear-view mirror, ON pays homage to its roots in timeless classics, post-punk, grunge, old-school funk and 90s college rock. Well-crafted songs with an attention to arrangement, groove and performance a la carte, ON's music connects with an audience seeking out impactful and genre-defying music.
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I spoke to groundbreaking electro-dub duo Ree-Vo. The duo from Bristol, England, Andy Spaceland and T. Relly recorded, produced and mixed their debut LP called "All Welcome on Planet Ree-Vo" ( Dell' Orso Records/ SRD) at Bristol's Christchurch Studios, known as the home of the Mezzanine-era of Massive Attack's most commercially successful album.
In spring of 2022, Ree-Vo released a limited 7 inch of the "Spacebox" EP with stunning original artwork by American contemporary artist, activist and founder of OBEY clothing line, Shepard Fairey featuring remixes by Batbirds (the duo of Joe Cassidy AKA Butterfly Child and Aaron Miller) and NOISE (the musical collective of Joe Cassidy , Shepard Fairey, Merritt Lear and John Goff). Ree-Vo also released "Combat" and a powerhouse remix of this track by iconic UK electronic music producer Surgeon (Tresor Records).
T. Relly is Bristol hip-hop royalty- known in the community variously for his links to all of the city’s major club nights, his passion and support for the most disadvantaged (through his work with the youth and prison leavers), through to compering stages at St. Paul's Carnival and his seminal 2018 album with DJ Rogue "Let Them Know."
After leaving art school (Where Brian Eno was his examiner), Andy Spaceland got involved in bass music upon moving to Bristol, first with Static Sound System and a collaborative 12" with Rudy Tambala (AR Kane) as Sugarboat Vs Sufi, before his band Alpha signed to Massive Attack's Melankolic label, whilst also become their tour DJ. His collaboration range from Smith and Mighty and Horace Andy to Elizabeth Fraser and Madonna, having released music on DJ Die's label Gutterfunk as White Bully. Andy is also part of 5 Billion in Diamonds with LA Producer Butch Vig (Nirvana, Garbage) and is working on new material with Mark Stewart (The Pop Group) as well as Adrian Sherwood.
https://ree-vo1.bandcamp.com
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After her success with CHIASM and John Fryer's album " Missed the Noise" which reached #1 in the prestigious DAC album charts, Emileigh Rohn jumped right into her next adventure with renowned Belgium composer Jean-Marc Lederman (The Weathermen, Fad Gadget, Front242, Ghost & Writer with Frank Spinath from Seabound, and so much more.) Their new collaboration called Rohn-Lederman will sweep you off your feet and seduce your heart and your ears.
Their first offering was a powerful EP called "Watch Out" released in 2021. They also released "Venus Chariot" (#1 on the DAC charts) on September 2021. They decided to remix this critically acclaimed album and take it one step further. "Apollo Chariot" was released in May 27, 2022. The songs have taken on a totally new identity and fresh angles, the music - more unsettled, fragile, tormented...
Their latest album to be released on September 2, 2022 is called "RAGE !" via COP International. It features 11 tracks /40 minutes of music. All tracks are Emileigh Rohn: vocals and lyrics and Jean-Marc Lederman: music and production.
https://www.copint.com
https://rohn-lederman.bandcamp.com
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I spoke to Australian musicians Ant Banister, Andi Lennon, Leticia from the band and Jarrad Robertson.
Sydney Australia's lead vocalist for Post Punk outfit Sounds Like Winter and Sequential Zero, Ant Banister is also the founder of record label Mantravision Productions. Sounds Like Winter released three albums: Initiate, Sticks and Stones and Fight the Stairs.
Sea Lungs is the musical collaboration between Melbourne, Australia's Jarrad Robertson and Sydney's Andi Lennon (Sounds Like Winter).
Sea Lung have debuted their new single called "Truffle Pig" which reflects on the struggle for workers’ rights in times of extreme exploitation, particularly that of the working classes of the Gilded Age.
https://soundslikewinter.com
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Since the start of her musical journey with Dead Can Dance, Lisa Gerrard has created her own unique singing style. Her voice is her instrument that helped to establish the reputation of 4AD in the early 80s.
As a highly acclaimed film composer winning a Golden Globe for her work on the score for Ridley Scott's Gladiator with Hans Zimmer, she also composed many other prominent features and award-winning movie soundtracks and a series of acclaimed solo and collaborative albums.
Her most recent collaboration is with Los Angeles-based multi-talented composer and record producer Marcello De Francisci .Their latest album called "Exaudia" will be released on Atlantic Curve, a London-based label subsidiary of Schubert Music Europe on August 26, 2022. The first single, "Until We Meet Again" was released in June and the second single called "When The Light of Morning Comes" was just released and available everywhere digitally. Thank you Shameless Promotion PR
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Legendary bass guitarist, punk rebel, genuine geezer, singer, author and music journalist, Jah Wobble is one of the founding members of Public Image Limited (PIL), along with John Lydon, formerly of the Sex Pistols. After PIL, he embarked on a number of successful solo projects and collaborations, including the Invaders of the Heart and the Human Condition.
His autobiography, entitled Memoirs of a Geezer: Music, Life, Mayhem was released in September 2009 which was well received by critics.
As one of the most innovative bass players of our time, his signature low-end bass anchors crisp percussion and panoramic space-echo effects. He recently collaborated with Telefís' the project of the late Cathal Coughlan and Garret Jackknife Lee and released several remixes of"Falun Gong Dancer" and he also collaborated with The Ukrainians and Jon Klein to produce " Ukrainian National Anthem in Dub." Sales proceeds for this project are donated to key charities aiding Ukrainian refugees forced to flee their homes. See JW's website for details.
"Jah Wobble is entertaining, funny, intelligent, a fine storyteller and historian and a good soul. " DJ Nocturna
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Greek avant-garde singer songwriter, Lia Hide just unveiled her highly anticipated full-length LP, The Missing Fourth Guest, taken from Plato's Timeaus on Conch Town Records.
Hide is classically trained. Her songwriting is simple, pop, structured and lyrical, yet bears progressive music elements, embedding glitch and jazz fragments, cinematic guitars and orchestral layers, electronic sub drones, and industrial noises. Her virtuosity on the keyboard and the lyricism of her songwriting, along with her amazing solid rhythm section experiments on song lengths and arrangements, playing around with radio-friendly landscapes and post-punkish elements.
Hide has collaborated and appeared with musical artists such as Tricky, Joseph van Wissem, Anneke van Giersbergen, Keep Shelly in Athens, Molly Nilsson, Kovacs, Kadebostany, Robin Skouteris and many more.
https://www.liahide.comhttps://liahide.bandcamp.com
This is my interview with two of the founding members of the Skeletal Family- Stan Greenwood and Karl Heinz.
Formed in Keighley, West Yorkshire, England during the early 1980’s out of the band ‘The Elements,' Skeletal Family took their name from the title of the song “Chant of the Ever Circling Skeletal Family” from the 1974 David Bowie album, Diamond Dogs. Skeletal Family gained popularity in the UK Independent Charts, recorded tracks for the John Peel Sessions and released studio albums ‘Burning Oil’ (1984), ‘Futile Combat’ (1985), Sakura (2005), Songs of Love, Hope and Despair (2009), along with several singles and EPs.
The Family is back with a new line-up which consist of vocalist, Anneka Latta (Formerly of the band Exoterik) who joined the band in 2021, along with Stan Greenwood (Guitar), Karl Heinz (Keyboards and Sax), Roger Nowell (Bass) and Adrian Ozzy Osadzenko (Drums). They just released a new single/video called "My Own Redemption" with an album release later this year.
https://skeletalfamily.com
https://skeletalfamily1.bandcamp.com
Photo of Karl Heinz by Mel Butler
Photo of Stan Greenwood by Charles Shepherd
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Here is my interview with Volker Zacharias of Girls Under Glass. Girls Under Glass, one of the pioneers in the German darkwave and dark electro music scene was founded in the spring of 1986 in Hamburg, Germany by Thomas Lucke, Hauke Harms and Volker Zacharias.
After the brilliant last album "Zyklus," released in 2005, the band is back with a new full-length album called "Backdraft" which contains 10 brand new tracks + a bonus CD. It will be released on vinyl and 2 CD art book by Dependent Records at the end of 2022 with several pre-single releases. The band will feature vocalist/guitarist Volker Zacharias, along with programmers Hauke Harms and producer Axel Ermes and other bandmates performing in the album and future live performances. Photo by Daniela Vorndran.
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Kill Shelter is UK based alternative artist and producer Pete Burns. His unique work blends elements of post-punk and contemporary electronica and heavily processed guitars.
His critically acclaimed debut album “Damage” and the subsequent collaboration with Norwegian dark electronic artist, Antipole called “A Haunted Place”, sold out in a matter of weeks. His remix portfolio includes cult names such as Christian Death, The Wake and Aleister Crowley as well as She Past Away, Agent Side Grinder and many more.
His latest album is called “Asylum” and according to Burns, "All the tracks delve into different interpretations of the word asylum and highlight challenging themes such as human trafficking, domestic abuse, seeking refuge, disillusionment, bedlam and redemption. It definitely has a dark energy.”
Asylum is available on both limited edition vinyl and compact disc along with all digital and streaming platforms and available in two versions: via Metropolis Records in North and South America and Manic Depression Records in Europe and the rest of the world.
https://killshelter.bandcamp.comhttps://www.metropolis-records.com
https://www.manicdepression.fr
London-based trio, Decommissioned Forests is a collaboration between post-progressive multi-instrumentalist Daniel Vincent (The Resonance Association), industrial electro-punk Max Rael (History Of Guns) and experimental musician, CG artist, and film-maker Howard Gardner (Non-Bio, Pillars of Golden Misery). Brought together by a shared love of outsider luminaries such as Coil, Current 93, Cluster, Nine Inch Nails, Nurse With Wound and Throbbing Gristle, they have been making music together since 2018.
Their new album, "Industry" is an ambient- infused, post-industrial journey through uneasy electronica, accompanied by a sometimes bleak, sometimes hopeful spoken-word narration. Each member of the band contributes to their unique sound.
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Hailing from San Jose, Costa Rica, Ariel Maniki formed the Black Halos in 2014 then releasing the debut album, "The Descending" in 2015. While line up changes in 2016 saw the addition of long time keyboardist Janice Black, they then released their second album, "Labyrinth," the "Teargarden EP" and the signing to Brazilian label Deepland Records. Their third album followed in 2017 called "Ritual" with the band embarking on the Ritual Tour the following year which took them throughout Costa Rica, Peru, Mexico, Brazil, The UK, Italy, Spain and the Czech Republic. Eva Red then joined the band resulting in the present day trio,
Ariel Maniki and the Black Halos. Their 4th album, "Jade" in 2019 followed by another tour to Mexico and Brazil. In 2020, they released an acoustic session EP and video called "Live Under Will."
Their most current epic full-length studio album is called "Black Light" via Deepland Records which includes the well- received singles, "Strangers" and "Emptiness" along with remixes from UK musician, DJ and World Goth Day Co-founder BatBoy Slim and Colombian darkwave/Coldwave duo Antiflvx.
According to Ariel Maniki, "The lyrics explore the many different internal and emotional parts of oneself, especially the darkest ones, which we are expected to bury and suppress. As such, a recurrent theme of Black Light is “embracing the flawed and corrupted beauty of humanity.”
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Newphasemusic is one of the many projects of Portland, Oregon's Daniel P. Henderson, the drummer of the Neo psychedelic post-punk band, Trance to the Sun. Newphasemusic's debut single is called Starter. To celebrate the launch of the forthcoming album, Dan Milligan of The Joy Thieves And Rona Rougeheart of SINE contributed slamming remixes and Colin C. of Slighter applied the final touches. Newphasemusic's full length album , The Dark Side of The Earth is set to be released later this year. Henderson has also performed with internationally known Tuvan throat singer Soriah, a Cure Tribute band called theXplodingboys, Devoured by Flowers and more recently, he joined Luscious Apparatus in 2021.
Luscious Apparatus blends cinematic soundscapes, synths, shoegaze textures, and syncopated percussion, to create a sound best described as Electrogaze or Noir Pop. Founded by Jack Norton as a studio project in 2019, the Portland, OR based act evolved during the great plague of the early 2020s with the arrival of Sandi Leeper on vocals. Catherine Hukle, a guitarist from Seattle, moved to Portland, providing the band's signature walls of sound and Henderson who joined on drums in 2021. All members are active in writing and producing for Luscious Apparatus. Luscious Apparatus just released their second single, Bricks and Bones on Bandcamp and all streaming platforms.
https://newphasemusic.bandcamp.com/album/starter-single
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Formed in the Wellington, New Zealand suburb of Wainuiomata in late 1981 while in high school, at a time when Māori visibility in New Zealand’s punk, post-punk, and alternative music scene was rare, the young four piece VIETNAM notably featured two members of Ngāti Kahungunu: vocalist Shane Te Kawenata Bradbrook, and bassist/songwriter Adrian Workman; alongside co-founder/co-writer and guitarist PeteDransfield, and drummer Leon Reedijk. The original four piece immediately disbanded upon the release of the Vietnam EP (Jayrem Records, 1985).
Thirty years later, the eponymous EP was rediscovered by bloggers, YouTubers, and record collectors in the US and Europe, becoming widely hailed as a “lost classic” of New Zealand music.
In late 2016, Spanish label BFE Records reissued Vietnam as a full-length LP, with the addition of bonus archival live and demo tracks.
To celebrate, the original bandmates reunited for the first time since 1985 in Wellington, NZ, to play what was intended as one last show in February of 2017. A roaring success, the reunion show encouraged the band to stay together long enough to create the new album called "This Quiet Room."
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https://vietnamnz.bandcamp.com
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The legendary Jah Wobble, the original bassist of the postpunk band, Public Image Limited and folk-punk legends, The Ukrainians released "Ukrainian National Anthem in Dub" feat. Jon Klein, (guitarist, Siouxsie and the Banshees) in support of UK-based war refugee charities. I spoke with the Ukrainians' lead vocalist, Len Liggins regarding this collaboration.
Produced, recorded and mixed by Wobble and Klein, via Dimple Discs, the idea for the song emerged when Wobble's bass tech suggested he do a collaboration with the Ukrainians, long time purveyors of traditional Ukrainians music, heavily influenced by western post punk.
The Ukrainians current line-up is Len Liggins, (lead vocal/violin) Peter Solowka (acoustic guitar/backing vocals), Paul Weatherhead (backing vocal/mandolin) and Stephen Tymruk (Accordion).
Sales and proceeds from the Ukrainians National Anthem in Dub will be donated to Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal and the Association of Ukrainians in Great Britain (AUGB) Help Ukraine Emergency Appeal.
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I spoke with founding member David Mosey from NYC-based post punk alternative rock collective London Plane. The band will be releasing their new album called "Bright Black" on June 17, 2022 on Declared Goods. London Plane is David Mosey (guitar and vocals), Jessica Cole (vocals), Bryan Garbe (drums), Grant Parker (bass), Julian Tulip (Synths) and Kristofer Widholm (guitar).
Following the success of their debut album"New York Howl" in 2018, the band worked on new material in 2019 and early 2020. The result is "Bright Black'", an album packed with hope amidst cultural, sociopolitical, and ecological devastation, screaming a passionate battle cry back to the pop music spectrum. In effect, a hook-filled Avant-rock study in context and contradictions.
The title track "Bright Black" at once an anti-war song, is a statement of hope - of brightness - amongst the invasion of darkness, both internal and external, imminent and eventual, this track sets the tone for the album as a whole.
"Francesco "is a haunting goth-dance anthem that channels through a Latin prism. Equally inspired by a cloth-covered 1970s diary by an immigrant, found among personal belongings discarded on a New York curb and the hospitalization of Bauhaus frontman Peter Murphy on the eve of his NYC performance, "Francesco" spins the tale of Catholic Saint, stigmatist, levitator and mystic Padre Pio as a young man.
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https://londonplane.bandcamp.com/music
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Drawing inspiration from Celtic, Nordic folk and electronica, Parabola West is the artist persona of New Zealand-based American singer and songwriter Amy Tucker West. Originally from Springfield, MA, Amy began songwriting on piano as a teenager and, at age 21, she was recruited into London-based trip-hop band Dreamfield. With two critically acclaimed releases to their credit before splitting in 2003, West relocated to New Zealand, taking a 10-year break from music to work in IT and engineering recruitment, returning to her musical roots in 2013 under the moniker Parabola West.
This is the soundtrack of Middle-Earth, mixed in with elements of Loreena McKennitt and female-fronted synth pop / indietronica. Living completely off-grid in an eco-home up a misty mountain, Parabola West is entirely self and fan-funded as a 100% independent artist with no label affiliation.
Parabola West released her debut 'Did You Hear?' EP in 2014, followed by her 'Purity of Weakness' EP in 2017. More recently, she also released "Stars Will Light The Way," a 13-track LP, all recorded at the healing frequency of 432Hz.
https://www.parabolawest.com
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The City of DJinn project began as an invitation by Mickey Weems, Project Coordinator to send Marwan Kamel and Micah Bezold to travel from Chicago to Hawaii to perform as the City of DJinn and bring Muslim musical artists to perform and discuss Islam, Sufism, mysticism and transgression to Hawaii. Weems submitted a proposal and was granted by SEEDS IDEAS and the Department of English at UH Manoa. Kamel and Bezold are both students of Sufism who take traditional Arabic music and give it an American twist as their version of drone rock. When Covid 19 struck, it didn't stop the musical duo from completing the project and they started to work remotely and the collaboration extended to include some of the following artists: DJ Chris Chartier, hip-hop activist Navid Najafi, Poet Yasmine Ruhia, Sama Essa of Oman, DJ Russell Dement-Trent, DJ Yves Kline, violinist Patrick Park , KTUH Honolulu and myself, DJ Nocturna who helped coordinate the interviews. There's a whole list of people to thank for this project but it could not have been possible without the undying passion and dedication of Mickey Weems
Kamel and Bezold ground their music in the intricacies of maqam, the classical system of melodic modes in Arab music and Amercian rock. "I went through a punk phase," he recalled, but was not satisfied with American music and the instruments with which he had become familiar, first the violin as a child, then the guitar. Eventually, he encountered his true love, the buzuq, a long necked string instrument found in Syria and Lebanon. As rooted as he is in classical Arabic music, one might suspect that his second love is innovation. But he finds much of his energy is dedicated to resurrection.
This multitasking duo, City of DJinn create post-Tarab - a longform sonic tapestry of dark, psychedelic, drone rock that draws from experimental music vernacular as well maqam tradition. Their arsenal of instruments ranges from electric buzuq, modified quarter-tone acoustic-electric guitar, violin, fretless electric guitar, foot pedal drums/cymbals, darbuka, daf, DIY stompbox and samplers.
https://cityofdjinn.bandcamp.com/releases
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Robots In Love began with a mind-meld between Elenor Rayner and an Atari Computer. With the ability to combine intense emotion with pounding beats, Elenor creates beautifully sad music for the dancefloor.
A prolific and critically acclaimed New Zealand based-artist, she first established a successful music career in Melbourne, Australia touring the world and has credits on more than 50 CD releases. She was once named “up and coming artist of the month” by Rolling Stone magazine and she is best known to fans of dark electronica and industrial music worldwide for her previous output as Sobriquet Nation, and as a member of Snog, The Crystalline Effect and Soulscraper.
Her focus has been on Robots In Love remix collaborations, including work with Caustic Grip, Stars and the Underground, two remixes of the same song for LazyboyProactive, and the brand-new remix of JA/VI’s dark pop song "Good Cocaine." She is currently working on new remixes for Swedish indie-pop band Tiny Fighter, and Australian darkwave / post- punk / gothic rock legends, IKON. She's preparing for live dates with Snog in September supporting Pop Will Eat Itself in Melbourne and Sydney; and recently revealed that Soulscraper are also planning live shows for later this year.
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Melbourne's Suburban Spell, also known as Peter Endall is a veteran of Australia's new wave, synthpop, post-punk scene since the 1980s. Formerly the keyboardist for the popular 80s Melbourne band, Schizo Scherzo, Suburban Spell was taken from a line in the 1986 Pet Shop Boys hit single, "Suburbia."
Initially an instrumental project, Suburban Spell's debut single is called "Integration" from the self-titled album released in January 2021. Split Levels, the latest album release on February 14, 2022, is a title referring to the popular Mid-Century design style for Split Level Suburban homes. With Endall's fascination with architecture, the new album treats the "Split Level" aesthetic analogous to the suburban dichotomy, drawing heavily from the aesthetics of Brutalist architecture. You can also watch the video interview on my YouTube channel.
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Edward Ka-Spel has built an international following with his dark psychedelic folk melodies and astute lyrics. Best known as the lead singer, keyboard and electronics player, songwriter and co-founder of the band The Legendary Pink Dots. He has also released numerous solo albums and has worked in various different projects including The Tear Garden (with cEvin Keyof Skinny Puppy), and Mimir (with Phil Knight, Christoph Heemann, Jim O’Rourke and others) and has collaborated with Amanda Palmer From The Dresden Dolls releasing the LP "I can Spin a Rainbow" and Steven Stapleton's Nurse With Wound, just to name a few. Ka-Spel’s albums range from abstract electronic noise to more traditional pop songs, incorporating diverse elements of psychedelia, industrial, avant-garde, experimental electronic, art pop, classical music, folk, sampling, noise, collage, music concrete. His lyrics have been described as intensely mystical, incorporating recurrent themes from his own personal mythos.
The Legendary Pink Dots' new studio album is called "The Museum of Human Happiness" available on the band's website or Metropolis Records. His latest solo works include "Conspiracy of Pylons" and "The Concrete Diaries" and many more. The Legendary Pink Dots' North American Tour 2022 was recently announced, followed by their European Tour in 2023.
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London indietronic artist Rodney Cromwell AKA Adam Cresswell , is one half of acclaimed #electronic duo Arthur & Martha. He was also a founding member of indie-folktronica band Saloon, who had four entries in Legendary Radio DJ, John Peel's Festive 50 and recorded three PeelSessions.
Cromwell released his latest LP "Memory Box" in March 2022. This 12-track solo album was mixed and co-produced by Richard Bennett at Acme Hall Studios in New York and mastered by Pete Maher (U2, Goldfrapp, Paul Weller, Pixies). The 'Memory Box' album mixes synthpop, hauntology, dreampop and European coldwave, using analogue synths and drum machines with minimal computer sequencing. Cromwell creates a distinctive and compelling organic, dream-like world, inspired as much by Alice in Wonderland and Franz Kafka as by its sonic influences - artists including Kraftwerk, The Cure, Polyrock and Stereolab.
Today, he released "Opus Three" the second single taken from "Memory Box" an enhanced version with a new 5-track maxi-single.
https://www.happyrobots.co.uk/rodney-cromwell
Father and son duo, Cyborg Amok consist of Greg Bullock and his son, Brydon Bullock.
Greg Bullock, formerly the keyboardist with RealEyes and Shamen is the principal songwriter and voice of Cyborg Amok. Greg continues his journey suspended in dark waves crashing over striking landscapes. His son, Brydon Bullock emerges as an up and coming drummer on the local music scene. He has performed with Rockit Live in NYC and on the Jersey Shore. Brydon adds a contemporary element to the Cyborg Amok landscape with solid grooves and strong backing vocals.
Cyborg Amok released their self-titled album in 2021 and more recently their latest video "Dancing On The Floor of The Sea Of Tranquility." Their upcoming LP is due to be released late summer or early fall of 2022.
http://www.cyborgamok.com
Alternative pop artist Jenn Vix has a new collaborative track called "You Are A Star" featuring #AliScore, original drummer of the legendary Grammy-award winning new wave synthpop band, A Flock Of Seagulls.
This release sees the legendary drummer return to music after a lengthy hiatus, putting to work the technique that helped A Flock of Seagulls become one of the most influential bands of their era, blazing the way for new wave and synthpop, becoming a Top-40 band with numerous hit songs and a Grammy to their credit, not to mention their enigmatic presence and awe-inspiring sound.
Jenn Vix launched her musical career in Rhode Island, her first experience as a vocalist with the 1980s one-off band Disco Donut with Adam Horovitz of the Beastie Boys and singer-songwriter Nicole Willis. Over the years, Vix has collaborated with many talented musicians such as Reeves Gabrels (The Cure, David Bowie, Tin Machine), John Ashton (Psychedelic Furs) and Marco Pirroni (Adam Ant, Rema Rema, Sinead O’Connor) just to name a few.
Her latest single, PTSD which offers a glimpse into her personal experience with the diagnosis and life with this disorder, Vix worked with Grammy-nominated mastering engineer Chris Gehringer.
http://jennvix.band
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April 8 is a day observed by fans of the "Rex Manning Day," a yearly celebration of the 1995 cult-classic film, Empire Records.
In Hawaii, we are running on our 3rd Annual event, we skipped a year because of the pandemic or it would have been our 4th one. This event will take place again at The Equus Hotel in Honolulu, Hawaii with actor Coyote Shivers who played Berko in the film and accompanying him, Hollywood legend, author and professional dancer, Pleasant Gehman . There will be a screening of the film, live entertainment by Coyote Shivers (Berko) performing "Sugar High," a taping and a singalong video for his new release "Lockdown Love” will be filmed. Come dress in 80s attire or whatever you like and bring a ukulele guitar if you have one and join in the making of the video and the fun.
Friday, April 8, 2022 starting at 4pm to 11pm
Tarot Card Reading by Pleasant Gehman
Music by DJ Nocturna and DJ TripleByPass
Food by Swigs and Grinds by Chef Heidi B.
$20 advance tickets Venmo : Matt-Duffy-36 or $25 at the door includes food
80s Nostalgic Menu - BBQ Beef or Beyond Burger, Kraft Mac & Cheese, Spring Shivers Salad and a Dr. Pepper.
Event location: The Equus Hotel/ Paniolo Bar & Cafe (1696 Ala Moana Blvd, Honolulu, Hawaii ) https://www.equushotel.com
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David J is the iconic bass player and a founding member of one of the most influential bands, BAUHAUS . The Band spearheaded the post-punk alternative music scene of the early 80s with a string of innovative albums and singles, including a song that is ranked as a classic, the pinnacle of the goth subculture, "Bela Lugosi's Dead" featuring the lyrics of David J. The song was also featured in Tony Scott's classic vampire film, The Hunger. The British post-punk pioneers just released their first new song in over a decade called "Drink The New Wine" in celebration of their first full North American tour in 16 years, making an appearance at the Cruel World Festival, followed by shows in the US and more starting in May.
David J released his debut solo album "Etiquette of Violence" in 1983 while then forming the successful Love and Rockets in 1985. As a highly acclaimed songwriter, he continues to collaborate with various authors, poets and musicians and continues to produce his trademark brand of deeply heartfelt and darkly sophisticated music.
His latest album, via Give/Take record label is called "What the Patrons Heard," is a storied collection of originals and brilliant covers recorded over the timespan of 34 years. These ten literate and impassioned songs were originally only available in digital format to David J's Patreon subscribers. "What the Patrons Heard" marks the first time these songs are available to the general public.
Photo of David J by DJ Nocturna
http://www.davidjonline.com
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https://www.givetake.life
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Justine O' Gadhra-Sharp is a vocalist, drummer, and performance artist from Christchurch, New Zealand who was a member of the noisy alternative rock band The Gael (1995-96), Flinch, Pulchritude, DiS, Artemisia and the long-running DIY underground label and artist collective, kRkRkRk from 1996-2000.
Sídhe (pronounced “shee”) is her debut solo EP which blends brooding and seductive lounge-bar cabaret with dark electronica. Originally recorded during the early 2000s in the forested hills of Tītīrangi, Auckland, with drummer and long-time collaborator Iva Treskon (Pulchritude / Artemisia); the Sídhe recordings languished unfinished and unreleased for many years but brought back to life by producer and multi-instrumentalist Josh Wood (The Mercy Cage, The Altar, Melody Fallen) and at Junk DNA Recording, Wellington, by engineer and musician Bryan Tabuteau (Crash-Scan, Узб96, Radar Angel, Nullity).
Justine is also joined by guest singer Michel Rowland (Disjecta Membra) and session bassist Matt Shanks, for the crooning lounge-lizard duet, ‘Stanley’s Only Hope’
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Layla Reyna is best known as the vocalist for the popular US goth rock trio Strap On Halo for more than a decade (2008-2020). Based in Omaha, Nebraska, the trio toured the US, the UK and Europe and joined the Uk's The Last Cry and DJ Martin Oldgoth at the "Near Dark Over Europe" Tour in 2014. Strap On Halo released two albums and several EPs and singles, easily winning over US, UK and European fans of the dark, visceral, guitar-driven howl of early Cocteau Twins, Faith and the Muse, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Mephisto Walz and X-Mal Deutschland.
Now based in Seattle, Washington, Reyna has a new project called Licorice Chamber. She released her debut EP early this year called 'The Taste of Falling'. The lead single and video ‘This Love is Dark’ was released in December 2021, accompanied by the stomping Codename:Lola dancefloor remix from UK DJ / producer / musician Lee Meadows (DJ BatBoy Slim, The Glass House Museum). The single and the remix have remained in daily rotation ever since, via specialist DJ sets, radio shows, livestreams, webcasts, and curated playlists worldwide. Guest players on the EP include New Zealand guitarists Michel Rowland UTM Music Group and Blair Wotton. The EP is mixed and produced by Jeremy Knox and Licorice Chamber, and mastered by sought-after Scottish UK engineer, Gordon Young (Children on Stun, Dream Disciples)
https://www.laylareyna.com
https://licoricechamber.bandcamp.com
Dublin's post punk alternative artist AVA VOX released her single, Crash in December 2021. Produced by Ray McLoughlin who has performed and recorded with various artists from Cliff Richard, Daniel O’Donnel, Francis Black, Brian Kennedy, Derek Ryan, Nathan Carter, the RTE Concert Orchestra, Rick Astley and Mary Coughlan, her forthcoming debut album called "Immortalised" is set to be released in 2022.
Ava Vox began as a vocalist at 17 in the 1980s forming a gothic rock / post-punk band called "The Seventh Veil." After significant airplay and excellent reviews by the likes of Hot Press Magazine, Eamonn Carr, and the Evening Herald, the band won the Battle of the Bands competition, the prize being recording time with Dublin producer Paul Thomas, well known for his work with U2, Kate Bush, UB40, Status Quo, Davy Spillane and Clannad.
In February 2021, Ava Vox debuted with her rendition of The Cure's "Love Song'", slowing down the tempo and solely accompanied by piano, performed by Ray McLoughlin. She followed up with "Strange Days" single, a 2-track release that included her own rendition of Soft Cell classic "Tainted Love" and the Bowie track "Life on Mars" . Thank you Shameless Promotion PR.
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Ashley Bad is a Los Angeles based solo artist who combines Film Noir lyrical influences with Gothic and Electronic soundscapes. Drawing from her experience performing with cult glam-punk band The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black, performing and touring with Belgian Electronic Music Group Lords of Acid and her years of performing as an international Latex Burlesque Performer, she evokes your inner Femme Fatale.
Her debut single "Deadly," released via Cleopatra Records, features guitar production by Peter Murphy and Gary Human Collaborator, Mark Gemini Thwaite (MGT) and a special bonus B-side by Travis Bacon (SVART, Contracult Collective). Her latest single is called “The Gun” which includes a mix by MGT.
https://www.ashleybad.com
http://cleorecs.com/home/
https://orcd.co/ashley_bad_deadly
My guests in this episode is Beauty in Chaos curator, Michael Ciravolo, musician and founder of Daisy Rock Guitars, Tish Ciravolo and Brazilian actress, singer and songwriter Cinthya Hussey.
Los Angeles-based alternative rock collective Beauty In Chaos founded by guitarist and President of Schecter Guitar Research, Michael Ciravolo is soon to release on 2-22-22 their forthcoming album “BEHIND THE VEIL” via 33.3 Music Collective which features all female vocalists.
The artists involved in this project include Whitney Tai, Elena Alice Fossi, Pinky Turzo, Betsy Martin, Tish Ciravolo, Cinthya Hussey and more. Produce by Michael Rozon and Michael Ciravolo, there are also a number of remixes by various talents.
https://www.beautyinchaosmusic.com https://www.beautyinchaosmusic.com/music-store
This Valentine's Day weekend 2022 is special..
Anastasia Cosmic Astrologer shares some highlights about the Goddess of Love (Aphrodite or Venus) her current movement in the heavens, her dance with Mars, and how we can embrace self-love and our own creative energy to attract what we love and are passionate about.
Anastasia Cosmic Astrologer is a professional astrologer with over 25 years experience in the field. She incorporates various methods of astrology into her practice such as Evolutionary Astrology, Medieval Astrology, Esoteric Astrology, Traditional Astrology, Modern Astrology, The Venus Star Point etc.
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Rona Rougeheart also known as SINE is a musician, drummer, producer and mullt-instrumentalist from Austin, Texas who fuses dark electro with industrial alternative rock.
In 2021 She released her latest album "Desire, Denial and Paramania" on the label eMERGENCY heARTS, Emergency Hearts bringing together selected highlights from SINE’s back-catalogue from 2016-2020, along with new singles and remixes. Recent singles include remixes from the legendary UK Industrial, dub and tech pioneers Meat Beat Manifesto, Christopher Connelly of Revolting Cocks and Ministry, Curse Mackey from Evil Mothers and Pigface, Andee Blacksugar from KMFDM, dark pop duo NITE and acclaimed producer Sean Beavan just to name a few.
Her latest SINE release from her forthcoming single, “Attack” is a remix by the legendary producer Adrian Sherwood to be released on 02-11-2022.
http://www.ronarougeheart.com
http://www.sine.band
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Harry Stafford is best known as the founder, guitarist, keyboardist and vocalist of the post punk gothic rockers from Manchester, England, Inca Babies
As a vibrant part of Britain's early postpunk / death rock scene, Inca Babies' story began in 1983 in the now-legendary deck-access flats of Hulme (Manchester). In 1984, they self-released their debut single "Interior." With six singles and four albums over five years, all of which entered the UK Indie Charts, they also recorded four sessions for BBC's John Peel show in 1984-1988. Inca Babies' latest 8th studio album, their first LP in 7 years, "Swamp Street Soul" is available now. He released two solo albums: Guitar Shaped Hammers and Gothic Urban Blues In 2020.
Stafford's latest collaboration is with US -based Brazillian guitarist Marco Butcher and their LP is called "Bone Architecture" from Black Lagoon Records. The LP includes reworked older material, brand-new compositions and even a dirty blues version of the classic Pink Floyd "Arnold Layne".
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Vonamor is Italy's postpunk, darkwave and electro trio band. The band’s roots dates back to 2016 in Rome, Italy when their focus was to communicate images, authoring various scores for short films. This morphed into the trio as we know it today with its contemporary taste and allure, literary echoes, imperious art-pop and enigmatic aesthetics.
Vonamor is made up of sisters Giulia Bottaro (voice, bass, metal flute) and Francesca Bottaro (drum station, sequencer, sax, clarinet) and vocalist Luca Guidobaldi, with Francesco Bassoli (guitars and loops) and Martino Cappelli (guitars, mandolin, bouzouki, oud, loops) joining the trio for live performances.
They released their single in November 2021 called “Take Your Heart.” A game of Dionysian invocations, of accusations and misunderstandings- all of it held together by a deep love that overcomes death. “Take Your Heart” is an invocation to life, to love, to irony, to spontaneity in line with the poetry of Vonamor. Their self-title album is set to be released in February 2022.
https://www.vonamor.it https://timetokillrecords.bigcartel.com/product/vonamor
AMMO is a rock and roll photographer, producer, musician and songwriter. Currently based between Los Angeles and New York City, she released in 2021 the single “Rose + Crown” with a video for the title track, directed by AMMO and co-filmed by Christopher Slater. The B-side to the single is called “Total Recall,” which is a tribute to Adrian Borland of the influential UK band, the Sound. It is the first charitable compilation on the Dun Altar label, aimed at increasing awareness to the mental health conditions plaguing millions today which Borland suffered from schizoaffective disorder and severe depression.
She has produced a feature film, co-founded PLAG Presents, a platform for women musicians and the LGBTQ community voices to be heard.
More recently, she released a haunting dark ethereal spellbinding song called “A Cold War City” in December 2021 via Mourning sun Records which was Co-produced and recorded by Alex Posell and mixed and mastered by Robert Duncan IV. Tune in this Saturday !
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Cathal Coughlan is the Irish music legend, Co- founder and singer of acclaimed 80s /90s groups Microdisney and Fatima Mansions. As one of Ireland’s most revered singer and lyricist, Coughlan has been described by the Guardian as “the most underrated lyricist in pop today.” The legendary DJ, John Peel said he could “listen to Cathal Couglan sing the phone book.”
In 2019, Coughlan and the members of Microdisney were the first recipients of Ireland’s National Concert Hall Trailblazer Award, which celebrated culturally important albums by iconic Irish musicians, songwriters and composers (for 1985’s The Clock Comes Down the Stairs)
In 2021 Coughlan released his latest solo album in Dimple Discs called Song of Co-Aklan, his first new music in ten years, along with videos produced by Emmy Award-winning Filmmaker George Seminara. Recorded in London, the tracks in the album features contributions from members of long time collaborators The Grand Necropolitan Quartet featuring Sean O’Hagen (Microdisney, High Llamas, Stereolab), Luke Haines (the Auteurs, Black Box Recorder), Rhodri Marsden (Scritti Politti), acclaimed Irish-singer/songwriter Eileen Gogan, Andrias O Gruama (Fatima Mansions) and Cory Gray (The Delines) on Wurlitzer Piano. The tracks also features members from the Grand Necropolitan Quartet, such as Nick Allum (The Fatima Mansions, the Apartments), James Woodrow, Audrey Riley ( Lush, the Sundays, the Smiths, Nick Cave, The Cure, the Go-Betweens, Smashing Pumpkins, Catherine wheel, Molokai and Coldplay), Rhodri Marsden (Scritti Politti) just to name a few.
Coughlan’s latest production is called Telefis (the Irish Gaelic word for Television, pronounced Tele-feesh.), a collaboration with producer, mixer and composer Garret “Jacknife” Lee who has worked with U2, R.E.M. the Cars, The Killers, Crystal Castles and Taylor Swift etc.
Telefis released a single in 2021 called “Falun Gong Dancer.” More recently, the legendary post-punk bassist JAH WOBBLE. (Public Image Limited and Invaders of the Heart) teamed up with Telefis on “Falun Gong Dancer.”
Their anticipated debut album called “a hAon “ (Number One) scheduled to be released on February 11, 2022 will feature 13 highly unique tracks.
https://cathalcoughlan.com
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The Cleft Serpent is the 13th album of Black Tape For A Blue Girl. The two-CD edition which is also available on vinyl, minidisc, cassette and digital format is one of Projekt Records' ' founder Sam Rosenthal's latest production.
Black Tape For A Blue Girl began over thirty years ago by Rosenthal's exploration of brooding extended electronics and strings meshed with deeply revealing lyrics and darkly textured, melodramatic vocal performances. The ethereal, gothic and dark ambient stylings has made the band one of the originators of the American darkwave genre. Rosenthal’s pensive electronics and revelatory songwriting has made fans of director David Lynch, former adult actress Sasha Grey, writers Poppy Z. Brite and Caitlín Rebekah Kiernan, just to name a few.
The latest album weaves the tale of the enigmatic Cleft Serpent, as we follow him through time and space within a lush, dark and sensual musical palette of string-hued Neo-Classicism. It’s rich and engaging, created by our three-piece ensemble featuring new members, Jon DeRosa's powerful vocals and Henrik Meierkord's mournful cello strings twined around Rosenthal's somber electronics.
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Joey Chiarello is a self-taught artist. When he was a little boy growing up in Colorado, his older sister tricked him into thinking he was part Japanese. He believed it long enough that a teacher finally had to call in his parents to break the news that their son was no longer identifying as white. The artist's inner demons emerged in sculptural self-portraits styled after samurai and from Asian mythology.
Chiarello makes hollow, hand-built ceramic figurative sculptures from clay slabs. All work is fired to cone 6-7 or 2194 - 2219 degrees Fahrenheit in an electric kiln. He uses stoneware, porcelain and paper clay. The accenting use of steel for claws or bone for horns, adds completion, durability and even an element of danger.
He studied with Esther Shimazu of Honolulu, Hawaii and Sergei Isupov, and Michael Sherrill and under their tutelage he earned a scholarship through the Hawaii Craftsmen in 2004 and 2005.
Chiarello views his art career as a method of introspection and teaching as a part of his education. He has taught ceramic art classes at the Hawaii potters guild in Honolulu Hawaii and Seward park clay studio in Seattle Washington (2009-2011) and other places. Joey has been exhibiting work since 2003. His more recent shows include Mini SOFA inspired show at The Fine Art associates, Hawaii’s Modern Masters, Honolulu Japanese Chamber of commerce, Commitment to excellence Juried show, 2nd prize 3-D category, Honolulu Hawaii (2011), and “Homeward-bound” solo show at The Pacini Lubel Gallery Seattle (2010), just to name a few. Joey uses a wide range of age-old 2-D designs that includes a wide range of Native, Asian, folklore and spirituality as paintings, drawings and tattoos which inspire his 3-D ceramic interpretations. His art is also exhibited currently at the Downtown Art Center (1041 Nuuanu Ave, Second Floor).
Chiarello says, “Growing up, I have always had a great appreciation of the many forms and capabilities of the entire animal kingdom. I am captivated by the stillness of the instinctual nature of each diverse creature. When I give in, creatures seem to flow from my fingertips.”
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Anastasia Cosmic Astrologer has a YouTube Channel. In this episode she talks about the current energies during the upcoming New Moon In Capricorn on January 2 / January 3, 2022.
Anastasia Cosmic Astrologer is a professional astrologer with over 25 years experience in the field. She incorporates various methods of astrology into her practice such as Evolutionary Astrology, Medieval Astrology, Esoteric Astrology, Traditional Astrology and Modern Astrology, etc.
Anastasia offers personal readings such as individual birth chart readings, soul path readings, Local Space Astrology and Astrocartography, relocation chart readings, harmonic chart readings, relationship readings (Composite and Synastry), compatibility charts for personal or business relationships, children's readings, forecast readings using various methods and techniques and Venus Star Point readings.
https://www.youtube.com/c/AnastasiaShaktiZoeCosmicAstrologer/about anastasia_zoe@protonmail.comYou can also check out my interview with her on my YouTube Channel
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Thanatos began as a studio project between founder Patrick Ogle and Projekt record label founder Sam Rosenthal in the mid 80s in South Florida. They recorded together in 1993 THIS ENDLESS NIGHT INSIDE and 1995’s AN EMBASSY TO GAIUS. After that, Rosenthal focused on Projekt Records, while Ogle toured and recorded additional Thanatos albums with a full band.
Ogle released a full length album called “Covered Country” on November 26, 2021 featuring the lead single and video “Seminole Wind” originally by John Anderson. Ogle selected nine classic country tunes to deliver with just a mic-ed up parlor guitar and his bare-bones baritone vocals. This is “country” music performed by an artist often described as “goth.” You’d be hard-pressed to tell though, because these stark untreated renditions capture the passion of these songs defying genre classifications.
https://www.thanatos.biz
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Nationally award-winning author, astrologer and life expert Alice Inoue inspires positivity, mindfulness and purpose in others. She is Hawaii’s very own thought leader and celebrated expert on creating meaningful and joyful existence and has helped thousands of organizations and individuals over the past 20 years. She has published 8 books on self-growth and happiness, the founder of “Happiness U “ as well as in her long-running column in Mid Week , Hawaii’s largest publication called “A Mindful Moment.” Alice also host an annual event in January about her astrological forecast for the new year. Alice is also a certified Face Yoga instructor through the Danielle Collins Face Yoga Expert Academy in London, accredited by the International Institute for Complementary Therapists and has done additional study with trainers in Japan and New York. She recently started a Face Club called “Youthify.” Find out more about how to be a part of her facial Club by going to her website.
https://aliceinoue.com https://yourhappinessu.com
Scottish musician, prolific composer and audio engineer, Robin Guthrie is one of the founders of the legendary band, The Cocteau Twins. Throughout the band’s history, Guthrie was the principal songwriter, guitarist, bassist, keyboardist and handling most of the programming and effects. In addition to his ongoing work as a producer and engineer, his musical career included his collaboration with Siobhan de Mare and co-founding the band Violet Indiana. He also released several collaborative albums with the acclaimed ambient composer and pianist, the late Harold Budd as well as John Foxx from Ultravox and Mark Gardener (Ride) along with numerous film scores such as Gregg Araki’s “Mysterious Skin”2004 and “White Bird in a Blizzard” 2014 just to name a few.
Following the released of his EP in October called Mockingbird Love, his first full length instrumental album, his first album in nine years since “Fortune” is called “Pearldiving “ which is available via Soleil Après Minuit. He released another EP called "Riviera" on December 3, 2021 which is available on CD, as well as digital on all major streaming and listening platforms.
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Formed in 2011, Vaselyne is a collaboration between Dutch musicians, singer and songwriter Yvette Winkler and producer and composer Frank Weyzig.
Winkler co-founded the Dutch band "Sea of Souls" in 2006. She also collaborated with several musicians, one of which is CLAN OF XYMOX' Pieter Nooten from the album "Here is Why" in 2010. Weyzig is also one of the original members of Clan of Xymox from the first line up in 1985. He is also one of the founders of the Indie psychedelic alternative band Born For Bliss.
Vaselyne has since released four albums: Earthboard (2012), The Fire Within, their full-length debut album (2013), In Dreams (2015) and Fragile (2016). Recently signing up with the COP International record label, Vaselyne's latest single "Waiting to Exhale" mastered by Martin Bowes with solo violin performance by Einar Ihle is one of the singles from their forthcoming new album due to be released soon. The new album will include collaborations with Lynette Cerezo from Bestial Mouths, Searmanas, John Fryer (Black Needle Noise NIN, Prayers, This Mortal Coil and HIM) and Michael Aliani from Chiron/Ikon. Stay tuned for the interview this coming Saturday, December 4th on ModSnap Radio
Chicago-based industrial, electronic, ONE WOMAN ARMY, I Ya Toyah blends the chaos and balance with a familiar vibe of industrial electronica sound. The meaning behind the name I Ya Toyah sustains these values- when spoken out loud. In Polish it means "It’s Just Me." Her logo art emerging from peace and anarchy symbols highlights the rebel psyche, her true nature. Her music is a fusion of smooth, cutting edge vocals, surreal guitars, hypnotizing beats and multiple electronic synth elements arising into dark arrangements that, combined with storytelling lyrics, respond to the paranoia of everyday reality.
I Ya Toyah released her self-written and produced debut album in 2018 called “Code Blue” which received immediate attention by the music industry. In 2020 she released the remix project for the “Code Blue” album which included a collaboration with Rhys Fulber of Conjure One and Front Line Assembly. Her latest album is called “Out of Order” released in 2021. More recently, her track called “Pray” has been remixed by Stabbing Westward
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Detroit’s electronic rock and industrial artist, Pace Josie and musician and her producer Ken Roberts released their new music and video “Pure Morning” featuring LA artist, Sammi Doll (Kat Von D/ IAMX) putting the spin on the iconic Placebo song.
As an accomplished guitar player, Josie molds and refines her songs acoustically only to tear them apart with Roberts’ unique production style and his ability to create dark beats with grinding synths that compliment Josie’s voice well. The result is a pulsating sound that will haunt you with vulnerability while basking in Josie’s world of self-reflection and unapologetic rock and roll attitude that Detroit is legendary for. You can find her music on Negative Gain Records. They are coming out with a new album early next year 2022 called "IV0X10V5" (pronounced Noxious). They just released another single called "Underestimated" on November 12.
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Multi-instrumentalist and primary songwriter and producer of the neo-psychedelic post punk band Trance to the Sun, Ashkelon Sain said the spirit of "Trance To The Sun" began in 1990. He said, “Our music is for the nocturnal environment, delivered in a trance-like state, made possible by the wealth of energy dealt to earth in the daytime by the sun.” The band released several albums, EPs, cassettes, CDs and compilations. Trance to the Sun has featured three full time vocalists: Zoe Wakefield, Dawn Wagner and Ingrid Blue. The band's recordings also included drummer Daniel Henderson and other guest musicians.
One of his collaborative works include two albums (Atlan and Eztica) with Tuvan throat singer, Soriah on Projekt Records which is described as a "shamanistic ritual art experience, one that documents Soriah’s explorations into his own ethnicity and heritage, amplified by the amazing soundscapes of Trance to the Sun guitarist Ashkelon Sain. This is the kind of musical spiritual journey that most others simply aspire to." https://www.projekt.com
Sain's latest project, Trance To The Moon is a collaboration with vocalist Monet Alarie. Check out the video "Except in Dreams." "Trance to the Moon" currently has two EPs Except in Dreams and Fire Within Glass and a forthcoming album to be released in early 2022.
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Singer, songwriter and photographer, Attasalina said her name is her birth name given by her godmother, a pioneer teacher of Buddhism in the West, and has been translated as “providing the meaning”. She describes her inspiration in her work as her work is "culturally informed by lineages in Theravada Buddhism and Indigenous Religion and Resistance Movements and focuses on visionary experiences as a quest for truth explored through personal narratives of oppression, awareness and survival."
Her musical abilities can be traced to her grandfather, a Cuban-American progressive jazz drummer and singer. Attasalina formed her first rock and roll band called "The Seraphim Rising" in 2008. Her first release was a collaboration with guitarist Daniel Ash of Bauhaus and Love and Rockets called “The Soldiers of Everyday” in 2010. The song is part of a limited edition CD called "Freedom I Love" released in 2016.
Attasalina also collaborated with the legendary producer John Fryer for Black Needle Noise with a song called "Messages By Dreams" released on the album "Before The Tears Came." More recently, they released another single for Black Needle Noise on COP International called “Machine” in June 2021.
Attasalina is currently working on a solo album and photography book called “Freed From Rage and Sorrow” which you can subscribed to on Patreon.
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The legendary English record producer, John Fryer returns on the show and this time with the founder of COP International, Christian Petke.
John Fryer started his musical career working at Blackwing Studios in South London in the late 70s where he worked with some of the most prestigious indie labels at the time such as 4AD, Mute, Beggars Banquet, Rough Trade and more. Best known for the dream-pop music collective, This Mortal Coil, along with 4AD founder Ivo Watts-Russell, Fryer helped developed the pioneering ethereal and ambient sound of 4AD. Even after 4AD, Fryer's production credits extended decades working with renowned musicians and producing, engineering and mixing some of the biggest names and some of the most notable albums by Depeche Mode, Nine Inch Nails, Cocteau Twins, Yazoo, Love and Rockets, just to name a few. He launched his musical project called Black Needle Noise (BNN) in 2016 where he continues in the spirit of collaboration with various musicians. Recently BNN toured with bandmates Anjela Piccard, Betty X and Sean Haezebrouck. https://www.blackneedlenoise.com
Christian Petke founded COP International in 1991 in San Francisco/Frankfurt to give a home to the emerging West Coast Industrial/Coldwave scenes. Within 6 months, COP INT created their German counterpart label 23Frankfurt (Trance, Techno, Chill, House)
The year 2021 marks the COP International's 30th Anniversary with ambitious plans for its expanding roster of artists such as Azam Ali, Rohn-Lederman, Steven Archer, Chiasm, GW Childs IV, Stabbing Westward, Suicide Queen, Johnny Tupolev, BlackCarBurning, FGFC820, Phantom Vision, NolongerHuman, Life Cried, Coldkill, Tactical Sekt, Sick Jokes, Dark Drive Clinic, Black Needle Noise, Vaselyne and Deathline International, which Petke founded (Aka Count Zero).
The label reached a turning point in 2019, teaming up with John Fryer to form a production company under the COP International umbrella. Fryer is producing and engineering the majority of the forthcoming COP catalog and also working as A&R in helping to select appropriate acts. https://www.copint.com
I'm happy to welcome back on the show, iconic black Neo-symbolist photographer John Santerineross. With a background in ceramics, sculpture and painting, he is also known for his dark, erotic images which has showcased both nationally and internationally. He was coined "the world's leading Neo-symbolist photographer" by PROFIFOTO, Germany's leading photography magazine. Sexcetera on Playboy TV which did a special feature on him and his work called him "A True Erotic Artist."
According to Santerineross, Neo -symbolism focuses on the spiritual, the subconscious and dreams. Under Black Symbolism, artwork is directly influenced by the darker aspect of the human psyche, the nightmares we try to suppress and the personal demons we all possess within ourselves. While the symbols remain personal and obscure, the focus is on the darker imagery of nightmares as opposed to the traditional dream imagery of the original art movement of Symbolism of the mid 19th century. Santerineross' complex aesthetic is derived from a combination of his exposure to Catholicism and Santeria, his fascination with Greek mythology and the subconscious ramifications of childhood trauma, world religion and iconography.
If you are proactive lovers of art, check out his kickstarter campaign for his third photography book called "Santerineross III" with great rewards, collectible rare prints and more. The Kickstarter campaign which will run only until October 31. http://kck.st/3iodPat
This interview will also air on The Queen of Wands Radio Show on ModSnap Radio on Saturday, October 30, 2021 with accompanying music. Please tune in to my show then. Thank you for your support !
There are two quotes that John Santerineross is known for that are actually statements that explain his philosophy:
“We are all prisoners of our childhood” and “Embrace the animal. Strive for the human”
Photo of John Santerineross by Ron Lemise.
https://www.santerineross.com
Toronto-based, TRAITRS was formed in 2015 bySean-Patrick Nolan and Shawn Tucker. With a cinematic blend of post-punk, goth and alternative, their emotive melodies, propulsive rhythms, angular guitars and dark cinematic electronics quickly led to the duo becoming one of the dark music scene's fastest rising independent artist. Their lead single "Magdalene' from the preceding limited 10" vinyl "The Sick, Tired and Ill" spent 5 consecutive weeks at #1 on the German Alternative Charts (DAC).
Their relentless touring schedule and work ethic caught the attention of Thomas Thyssen and Eric Burton of Schubert Music Publishing and in October 2020 they were signed to their brand-new record label called Freakwave Records, a Berlin-based label that is part of the Schubert Music Europe group.
They just released their latest single, "Mouth Poisons" and earlier, "Oh Ballerina" from their anticipated full-length album, "Horses in the Abattoir" produced by Josh Korody and mastered by Pete Maher to be released in November 19, 2021 on limited edition vinyl, CD and digital. https://orcd.co/horsesintheabattoir
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Voidant is a new transatlantic downtempo electronic duo comprising of instrumentalist and guitarist David Wolfenden "Wolfie" and vocalist and songwriter Caroline Blind. Wolfie is best-known as the long-time guitarist for the highly influential UK post-punk band Red Lorry Yellow Lorry (est 1981), while his past credits also include The Mission, Expelaires and the Rose of Avalanche. Caroline is the front woman of popular tristate area gothic rock band Sunshine Blind (1991-2003), more recently known both for her solo output and for her collaborations with members of the Wake, the Mission, the Sisters of Mercy and many others. Voidant's self-titled debut album of the same name released in September 2021 was mixed and co-produced by Wolfie and Simon Ding Archer of Red Lorry Yellow Lorry and 1919 and mastered by David Whitaker formerly of The Danse Society.
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Los Angeles-based Alternative Rock Collective, Beauty in Chaos has released their newest single "Orion" along with a stunning otherworldly video, both of which features the captivating Whitney Tai.
Guitarist and founder of Beauty in Chaos is Michael Ciravolo. The LA-based New Orleans native is also the President and CEO of Schecter Guitar Research. He was one of the original members in Human Drama and played live and recorded with Michael Aston’s Gene Loves Jezebel since 1998 along with Tish Ciravolo (Wife and founder of Daisy Rock Guitars).
Bridging a cosmic cross between Annie Lennox's timeless vocals and Kate Bush's Lyricism, NYC based award-winning singer- songwriter, architectural designer and creative director, Whitney Tai crafts unique pop-rock anthems and melodic synthpop passages. She was named by Music Connection Magazine as one of the Top Live Bands in Los Angeles and has worked with #1 Billboard producer, Sunfreakz AKA Tim Janssens (Nelly Furtado, Ne-Yo, Flo Rida) and Grammy Award Winning Gavin Lurssen (Pink Floyd, Tom Waits, Sheryl Crow) releasing the album Apogee in 2020.
Since Beauty in Chaos’ debut album “Finding Beauty in Chaos,” was released, the BIC family has grown to include talents such as Al Jourgensen (Ministry), Simon Gallup (the Cure), Aston Nyte (The Awakening), Wayne Hussey (The Mission), Music producer Tim Palmer( Pearl Jam, The Psychedelic Furs, U2), ICE -T (Body Count), Johnny Indovina (Human Drama), Michael Anthony (Van Halen), Rolan Bolan (Marc Bolan), Kat Leon (Holy Wars), Dirk Doucette (Gene Loves Jezebel) and more.
"Orion" will be included on the next Beauty in Chaos album "Behind the Veil” featuring all-female vocalists, to be released in early 2022 via 33.3 Music Collective and produced by Grammy nominee Michael Rozon, known for his work with Ministry and many others. https://www.beautyinchaosmusic.com
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Emileigh Rohn and Jean-Marc Lederman have collaborated in a new album called Venus Chariot on COP International They initially released a powerful EP Called “Watch out” featuring remixes by EBM legend Claus Larsen AE of Leaether Strip, Tom Shear of Official Assemblage 23 and Mark Hockings of Mesh. Their single has hovered at the top of the Deutsche Alternative Chart (DAC) for several weeks now. The new album, Venus Chariot will be released tomorrow, Friday, September 24, 2021 via Cop International. https://www.copint.com
Original Artwork designed by Greg Rolfes
Emileigh Rohn is a recording artist and producer from Detroit also known for her electronic music project, CHIASM She has been releasing music for over 20 years since her self-released first demo album “Embryonic “ in 1998. Her song "Isolated" featured on her album "Disorder" (2001) was on the Vampire the Masquerade, "Bloodlines" PC game and in the Navy:NCIS episode, "Marine Down." https://www.emileighrohn.com
Belgian composer and producer Jean-Marc Lederman is known for his many projects and collaborations, a punk band called Streets in 1977, Digital Dance, Ghost and Writer, Kid Montana and the electro-pop project called The Weathermen. He released his latest projects called The Mysterious Manuscript of Gabriel Garcia Marquez and The Bad-Tempered Synthesizer. http://www.jmlederman.com
I spoke to the darkwave industrial duo from Baltimore, Maryland -Ego Likeness. Taking their name from Frank Herbert’s classic science fiction novel Dune, Ego Likeness was formed in 1999 by Steven Archer and Donna Lynch. They released their first and full-length album "Dragonfly" in 2000 which is available currently on #MetropolisRecords, followed by "Water to the Dead," in 2004 via Dancing Ferret Records. Their third album followed called "The Order of The Reptile" in 2006. Ego Likeness who's currently signed to Metropolis Records released their 4th Album, "Breedless" in 2010. Their full-length album "When The Wolves Return" was released in 2015 and "Songs From A Dead City" in 2018. Their albums and their latest EP "Wolves" 2020 are available on Metropolis Records
Donna is also an artist and writer who has written and published numerous poems and short stories, releasing two collections of poetry: 'In My Mouth' (2000) and 'Ladies & Other Vicious Creatures' (Raw Dog Screaming Press, 2007). Her first novel includes the acclaimed "Isabelle Burning" (2008) and a novella called "Driving Through the Desert" released on Thunderstorm Books in April 2012.
Steven whose musical projects include Hopeful Machines and Stoneburner (COP International) is also an accomplished visual artist and painter who showcases his paintings, sculpture, and mixed media pieces in various galleries, stores, conventions, and venues. He is the author and illustrator of a children's book, "Luna Maris" (Imaginary Books, 2008), and the graphic novel "Red King Black Rook". They have a beautiful hairless Sphynx cat name Sophie . She makes an appearance in the interview. Be sure not to miss the interview this Saturday ! Times and details are below.
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Musician and Artist, Steven Archer has a solo project called Stoneburner. The project’s name is taken from a weapon from the science fiction novel by Frank Herbert's "Dune." Stoneburner incorporates elements of experimental noise, industrial rock, ethereal, trip hop, and worldbeat.
Known as one of the founders of the darkwave/ electronic rock band, Ego Likeness and his electronica project ::Hopeful Machines:: Archer has also made a career in art and commission works, writing several books such as an illustrated version of Edgar Allen Poe's "Masque of the Red Death," which is on the preliminary ballot for the Stoker Award category for Excellence in a Graphic Novel and a children book called Luna Maris.
His new album is out now on COP International, produced and mixed by the legendary record producer John Fryer (4AD, This Mortal Coil ) called "Apex Predator".
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Among the first generation of gothic rock in Germany, Pink Turns Blue was founded in Cologne in 1985 by Mic Jogwer (Lead vocalist, lyricist and bass), Tom Elbern (guitars) and Marcus Giltjes (drums). The band took its name after a Hüsker Dü song called "Pink Turns To Blue." Their first LP, "If Two Worlds Kiss," gave the new wave sound dark undertones, developing the sub-genre of darkwave and becoming a seminal album in the post-punk genre. Since their world tour from 2018 to 2020, the three-piece band has grown a global fan base with strongholds all over the world, including the US, Mexico, Germany, UK, and Brazil. Their single "Something Deep Inside" was used in Matthew Berkowitz’s thriller "The Madness Inside Me."
Their latest singles "You Still Mean Too Much To Me" "There Must Be So Much More" "Not Even Trying" and "So Why Not Save The World" will be available on their new album, "Tainted" which is set to be released on September 24, 2021 viaOrdenRecords. It willalso be available digitally and in two physical formats - a CD with a 16-page booklet and on black vinyl, strictly limited to 500 copies, with an 8-page booklet. Pre-order it now exclusively on their website.
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I spoke to musician, producer, author and vocalist for Bella More and The Rain Within, Andy Dean.
Founded in the 1990s, Bella Morte played an essential role in the revival of Gothic Rock in the US, releasing over 9 full-length albums and EPs. As one of the founders of Bella Morte, Andy's passion and love of all things horror has inspired him to write and publish 4 horror novels/novellas: "The Sticks" 2009, "The Third House" 2010, "All the Darkness in the World" 2011 and "No Turning Back in 2012.
Following the success of his solo project and the album, "Atomic Eyes", The Rain Within has returned and released a new song called "Forward in Reverse" which is heavily influenced by horror films that Andy fell in love with as a child. It is driven by repetitious, haunting melodies that call back spiritually the themes from the films of Dario Argento, Lucio Fulci and John Carpenter. Lyrically, the song is about trying to mend your heart and move forward before the weight of the world kills you.
"Forward in Reverse" is the first single off the The Rain Within's new album that is set to be released in October 2021 on the Negative Gain record label called "HORRORSHOW" More details will be available soon. Photo of Andy is by Leah Siren
http://negativegain.com/tag/andy-deane/
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Post Punk band hailing from Columbus, Ohio, The Wake released their latest album called
Perfumes and Fripperies on Blaylox Records. I spoke to Troy Payne, one of the founding members of the Wake which he founded with high school buddy and guitarist of the Wake, Rich Witherspoon in 1986.
The Wake debuted their album Masked in 1993 via Cleopatra Records, "considered by many gothic rock fans as a landmark release" (Miranda Yardley, Terrorizer Magazine). Throughout their career, they have had many successful releases such as the memorable, "Sideshow," the AP Dance charting single, "Christine", "Nazarene" and "Nine Ways," just to name a few.
The band joined tour-dates supporting US industrial pioneers Skinny Puppy (1988), and indie-folk/dreampop trio The Innocence Mission (1989) while The Wake’s own headline shows were renowned for causing mayhem: either filling local club venues well beyond capacity, or attracting the Fire Department when excessive use of smoke machines spilled out into the streets.
Together with fellow bandmates bassist James Tramel, drummer Daniel C, Rich Witherspoon and Troy Payne, The Wake is positioned to help define a new decade of goth music with the release of Perfumes and Fripperies, their first full-length album in nearly 25 years .
Recorded over many months in different locations and various circumstances, the album will not disappoint long time fans and new fans. Perfumes and Fripperies has been called "both their best album to date" while also honoring their legacy with themes like isolation, unrequited love, madness, multiple personality disorder, purgatory, loss, and regret – the album’s lyrical content is decidedly dark and introspective and diverse.
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One of the pioneers in darker electronica music isATTRITION. The man who has steered the band through the 40 year career, fueled by a succession of critically acclaimed albums is founder Martin Bowes.
Formed in 1980 in Coventry, England, Attrition is influenced by a mix of punk ideology and experimental art aesthetics. They emerged as part of the early 80s UK industrial scene alongside contemporaries such as Coil, Test Department, Legendary Pink Dots, Chris and Cosey, In the Nursery, Portion Control etc.
Martin’s increasing studio production work at his studio, The Cage, has included mixes for The Damage Manual (Martin Atkins, Jah Wobble, Geordie Walker, Chris Connelly et al...), Die Form, In the Nursery, Black tape for a Blue girl, Mona Mur/En Esch and mastering for countless bands and labels, including collaborations with Anni Hogan (known for her work with Marc Almond through the 80’s) and the legendary Wolfgang Flur (ex-Kraftwerk). He contributed synths and vocals on a song on the last Pigface album, is the narrators voice on US horror series, “C for Chaos”, has written the score to US horror film G.H.O.S.T from Mutantville productions and has mastered the latest album by Pieter Nooten and Marselle Hodges called Anonymity, just to name a few.
Attrition's current single is out now called The Alibi from the upcoming album, The Black Maria to be released this year on Two Gods label with accompanying video and remixes from Bellhead, Vaselyne, Steckdose and Follynator.
Martin Bowes – Vocals/ All Electronics,
Yvette Winkler – Female lead vocals
Joanne Wolf – Female spoken vocals
Elisa Day – Female backing vocals
Vancorvid – Violin
Marietta Fox – Violin
Anni Hogan – Piano
Ian Arkley – Guitar
Kris Force – Cello
Written by Martin Bowes.
Photo of Martin Bowes taken by Dylan Madelay
https://attrition.co.uk
https://www.thecagestudios.co.uk
https://attritionuk.bandcamp.com/album/the-alibi
Scottish producer, author and Industrial music legend Chris Connelly has an extensive musical career and collaboration that spans four decades which started with his first band, FiniTribe to other industrial groups such as the Revolting Cocks, Ministry, Pigface, Damage Manual, PTP to newer collectives such as The Joy Thieves and Cocksure just to name a few. As an author, he released four books, encompassing the realms of poetry, autobiography and fictional narrative.
His latest production and collaboration is with Monica Queen, lead vocalist of the 90s band- Thrum. The new collaboration album, written by Connelly is called The Birthday Poems, released on Jnana Records last month, a fictionalized account of the romance between Scottish personalities and poet George Mackay Brown and his muse Stella Cartwright and their friend, Stanley Roger Green. All three were prominent figures in Scottish literature and culture since the 1950s who frequented the historical Rose Street Bars of Edinburgh.
The Birthday Poems was produced by Chris Bruce who has worked with artists such as Seal, Aaron Neville, Bob Dylan, The Waterboys, Cheryl Crow and many others. The description of the Birthday Poems and to purchase the album can be found on www.thebirthdaypoems.com
For Chris Connelly, art only moves forward. For almost forty years, he has completed creative pieces ranging from the triumphant to the tragic, from the humble to the hilarious, each time promptly moving on to seek his next inspiration. www.chrisconnelly.com
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JULES MAXWELL is an Irish theatre composer, songwriter and keyboardist for the legendary-DEAD CAN DANCE (DCD). He has collaborated with lead vocalist of DCD, Lisa Gerrard on a new studio album called Burn, a seven track album produced by James Chapman via Atlantic Curve, a London-based label. Together Maxwell and Gerrard have commissioned seven films to accompany the music of the album. The first video is by Polish Director Jacob Chelkowski for the title track, Noyalain. The full album can be ordered here: https://orcd.co/lisajulesburn
The journey began more than seven years ago when the two of them began writing songs for an earlier collaboration called "Le Mystere des Voix Bulgares" (The Mystery of the Bulgarian Voice). As Keyboard player for DCD, Maxwell helped create a new song with Gerrard called "Rising Of The Moon" which was performed as the final encore of each show during the DCD World Tour in 2012. They also released Anastasis in the same year that accompanied the tour.
In early March of this year, Maxwell released his latest solo album called "Nocturnes " a collection of melancholic instrumental pieces with the acclaimed UK-based Vincent Dance Theatre. https://julesmaxwell.com
Dead Can Dance will be going on their North American Tour in October 2021 -A Celebration -Life and Works 1980 to 2021. https://www.deadcandance.com/live
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Anastasia Cosmic Astrologer is a professional astrologer with over 25 years experience in the field. She incorporates various methods of astrology into her practice such as Evolutionary Astrology, Medieval Astrology, Esoteric Astrology, Traditional Astrology and Modern Astrology, etc. In this interview, Anastasia explores the purpose of birth chart readings and the benefits, also the various types of readings.
Regardless of your background, culture, beliefs, age, gender, sexuality or lifestyle, Astrology is a very powerful field of study and has tremendous benefits. As individuals we have to be responsible for our path, growth and evolution. A good astrologer is powerful in helping create the space for a person to feel heard and be seen and to bring awareness to oneself.
Anastasia offers personal readings such as individual birth chart readings, soul path readings, Local Space Astrology and Astrocartography, relocation chart readings, harmonic chart readings, relationship readings (Composite and Synastry), compatibility charts for personal or business relationships, children's readings, forecast readings using various methods and techniques and Venus Star Point readings.
She is also a professional counselor and clinician where she incorporates an eclectic approach depending on the needs of her clients. Her weekly videos can be found on her YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/AnastasiaShaktiZoeCosmicAstrologer
Anastasia conducts workshops and classes on various topics of astrology. https://www.facebook.com/anastasiazoecosmicastrologerThe video Interview is also available on Youtube . Search for DJ Nocturna
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Personal Development Angel, Davin Anderson is a spiritual coach, reiki practitioner and psychic intuitive reader. She took us on a spiritual journey and guided meditation to the Akashic Records- the field of energy and the soul's library that contains the past, the present and the future of every thought, word, emotion, intent of the soul such as the soul's purpose, talents and lessons and more.
Born and raised in Hawaii of native Hawaiian descent, Davin comes from a line of healers from both her mothers and fathers family lines. Although neither developed their skills spiritually Davin has inherited gifts from both her parents and is now using her abilities to bring healing to as many people that she can. Her goal is to guide those who seek clarity, along their life path, activate inner self-worth, reinvent core beliefs and attune you to your life purpose. Davin uses her natural intuition to feel out your souls goals and guide you on a path that helps you heal the deepest inner child wounds you have. The video Interview is also available on Youtube . Search for DJ Nocturna
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Prolific Belgian composer, producer, writer and musician, Jean-Marc Lederman has a long standing career in musical projects, movies and video games.
Lederman is known for his many projects and collaborations, a punk band called Streets in 1977, Digital Dance, Ghost and Writer, Kid Montana, the electro-pop project formed in 1981 with Dudley Kludt and the Weathermen in 1985 where he played keyboards and went under the name of Jimmy-Joe Snark III and Patricia Hearst along with the late Bruce Geduldig of Tuxedomoon on vocals. He has worked with iconic bands and artists playing with Fad Gadget, Gene Loves Jezebel, The The, and frontman of Front 242, Jean Luc De Meyer (Eleven Grinding Songs released on Alfa Matrix).
Among his many accomplishments, he has released an exclusive double CD and art books under the name of Jean-Marc Lederman Experience which he gathered singers from all over world to contribute voices to a common musical theme: 13 Ghost Stories in 2019 and Letters to God (And Fallen Angels) in 2020, which he collaborated with Emileigh Rohn (Chiasm), Tom Shear (Assemblage 23), Elena Alice Fossi (Kirlian Camera) JP Aston (Gene Loves Jezebel), Philippe Genion (a;GRUMH), Julianne Regan, Yvette Winkler, Claus Larsen (Leaether Strip), Jenna Fearon, Rodney Orpheus (the Cassandra Complex), Mark Hockings (Mesh), Stefan Netschio (Beborn Beton) just to name a few.
One of his current original projects just released is a concept album/ novel called The Mysterious Manuscript of Gabriel Garcia Marquez released in April 2021 under his own label Les Disques De La Pantoufle. http://www.jmlederman.com Photo of Jean-Marc Lederman was taken by Erica Hinyot.
His very latest collaboration and full album release will be coming out this year with Emileigh Rohn of CHIASM on the COP International record label. https://www.copint.com
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"The magic of the stars could not have been more aligned in this collaboration blending classical music beautifully orchestrated with ethereal dreampop and passionate haunting vocals. Dark and melancholy... yet beautiful that sees the dawn of the new light. " DJ Nocturna
Marselle Hodges is the acclaimed vocalist and lyricist for the Seattle-based dreampop-noir band, The Blue Hour. Marselle collaborated with the legendary Dutch composer, 4AD artist and one of the founding members of CLAN OF XYMOX, Pieter Nooten with a new album called Anonymity. Pieter has since released several solo albums including his seminal ambient album "Sleeps with the Fishes" with Michael Brooks also released on 4AD in 1987, just to name a few. Anonymity is the 6 track album that's set to be released on May 7, 2021.
**Anonymity, Released date: May 7, 2021
Pieter Nooten: Instruments and Composition
Marselle Hodges: Vocals and Lyrics
Produced by Brian Hodges of the Blue Hour
Mastered by Martin Bowes at The Cage Studios, Coventry, England.
Sleeve Design and Photography by Marselle Hodges
I got a chance to ask Pieter Nooten some questions and here are his responses:
-**Pieter, what are some of the influences in composing the music for these songs ?
I have been composing instrumental, ambient and neo-classical music for the last few years and really needed to create something more EDM sounding, without a copyist signature. I wanted vocals on these demos and started looking for a special voice, something original and authentic, without having to deal with all these ‘thirteen a dozen’ kind of r&b sounding singers. Marselle immediately came into mind.
-Are you happy with the album after it was completed and it is what you expected ?
When Marselle sent me her first vocal ideas I was over the moon and yes, relieved, for it sounded exactly what I had in mind. I instantly started sending her more material. The results were all spot-on and wonderfully original, heartfelt and authentic. My only worries were the initial mixes; they just did not sound good enough. I asked Brian Hodges if he would have a go at producing these tracks and he totally nailed it! So, even though the music was originally written by me, Marselle and Brian put the icing on the cake, so to speak. Marselle’s voice and lyrics are essential; it is af if we sat in the same room and created this material, Brian included. All our ideas just blended perfectly.
-Would you like to share any new inspirations or any new projects, concerts, collaboration, etc coming up for you ?
Concerts are still a bit difficult in this time and age, but I am more productive than ever! Currently I am working on more solo material as well as a great collaboration between me, Joshua (former Azar Swan/Vaura) and former His Name Is Alive frontman Warren Defever, which is going to be very dark and down-beat material.
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Alia Synesthesia is a multi-instrumentalist, trained operatic singer, neo-classical composer, cellist & drummer.
Although classically trained, her first musical exposure was to electronic music. Her music compositions defy genre, spanning from electronic dance music, industrial & sludge metal to dungeon synth, atmospheric, cinematic scores, and operatic works. Known for her beautiful deep mezzo-soprano voice and experimental distorted cello technique, Alia carries her unique, exotic sound across genres.
Alia released her first solo record titled Kingdoms Fall in 2017 under the project name Subterranea. Shortly after, two more records under different project names have followed, Banshee (2017), a synthmetal released, and DataVVitch (2018), released first as anonymous record. Ever since, Alia has been touring the world from Hawaii (2017) to New Zealand (2018) and Japan (2019) as a live member of industrial/darkwave UK pioneers
ATTRITION (Coventry, UK) and her neoclassical symphonic dungeon synth project Subterranea.
Alia’s compositions were featured in multiple compillations, including numerous CageStudios compillations (UK) and Brutal Resonance. She was featured on several releases by Di Auger (Toronto, Canada), and Etherial Delusions (Oregon, USA).
Currently, Alia’s discography consists of over 20 releases (EPs, Singles, Band Albums, Live Albums). Anhedonia, scheduled for release in July 2021, will be the first concept EP to be originally released under the name of Alia Synesthesia.
https://aliasynesthesia.com
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Chiasm, pronounced as the greek letter X, /kai/, rhyming with sky, then "asm" is an industrial-influenced electronic solo music project of Detroit-based musician, Emileigh Rohn. The name Chiasm or the optic Chiasm is a neuronal brain structure shaped as an "X" that allows people to have continuous and peripheral vision. The name was chosen because of her dedication, love and passion and full-time career in science and molecular biology.
Chiasm is known for cultivating lush, eclectic, eerily dystopian sonic landscapes with delicately balanced vocals for over 20 years. All of her previous releases had been self-written, programmed, performed and produced in her Michigan studio, the MausHaus. Her self-released first demo album, "Embryonic" in 1998 was discovered by COP International in 1999, who have released her material since then. She has contributed to several compilation releases, collaborated with numerous artists and performed dozens of shows through the early 2000s alongside many well-known industrial acts. Her song "Isolated" featured on her album "Disorder" (2001) was on the Vampire the Masquerade, "Bloodlines" PC game or in the Navy:NCIS episode, "Marine Down."
She also released the albums the Chiasm vs. TL5 remix collection, "Divided We Fall: The Remix Collection" (2003), "Relapse" (2005), "Prefrontal" (EP 2006), "Reform" (2008), "Apple Island" (EP 2009), "Obligatory" (EP2012), "11:11" (2012), "Mice On A Wheel" (EP 2016) "In Hiding" (EP 2019), and her full-length solo album "Reset" (2019). Her most current full album collaboration is with the legendary John Fryer (4AD, BLACK NEEDLE NOISE) called "Missed the Noise" (March 2021) and several EPs both on COP International Records. She has collaborated with Jean-Marc Lederman for their album "Venus Chariot" to be released very soon.
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Record Producer, Musician and L.A. Punk Legend, Paul Roessler was a former member and played keyboards for the Screamers, 45 Grave, Nervous Gender, Josie Cotton, Geza X, the Deadbeats, Twisted Roots and Nina Hagen and many others. Joining the Nina Hagen Band he also produced Nina Hagen's gospel album, Personal Jesus and toured with her-The Return of the Mother and co-wrote the song "Antiworld," from one of Nina Hagen's most successful albums, NunSexMonkRock.
Roessler also released solo projects: Abominable, 12 Steppers and the Dead Junkies, 6/12, Match Girl, The Arc and produced some of the albums of the Barbarellatones and many more.
He continues to write music and produced them, along with music for other artists at the
Kitten Robot Studios and started a new record label called Kitten Robot Records. He is also the brother of Kira Roessler, the former bassist for the influential hard core punk band Black Flag. Roessler is working on a new album to be called "The Turning of the Bright World" scheduled to be released next year.
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I chatted with Coyote Shivers from the 1995 cult classic film, Empire Records.
Coyote who played "Berko" in the film directed by Allan Moyle will be in Hawaii to celebrate the yearly event called "REX MANNING DAY" on April 8, 2021. The event will take place at the The Equus Hotel (1696 Ala Moana Blvd) in Waikiki in Honolulu, Hawaii and it will feature a special dinner, a screening of the film and a Q&A session with Coyote after the film about his role, the process, and anything you want to know about Empire Records Lore.
Due to Covid19, please bring masks and wear them while not seated at the table. Proper spatial seating shall also be in place. This is a very small & intimate cinematic experience. There are only 15 seats available. No extra seats will be available at the door if we sell out, so please purchase in advance.
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Lasagna Primavera
Farmstand Salad
Cheesy Garlic Bread
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From Darkwave to doom metal, producer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and vocalist, Anders Manga who also goes by the name of Bloody Hammers, his other project that he created with his wife Devallia in 2010 was my guest.
Residing in the Transylvania Country on the mountains of Charlotte, North Carolina, Anders Manga is a self-taught musician who learned the bass guitar at 11-years old.
Inspired by horror films, Gary Numan, Black Sabbath, Alice Cooper, the Misfits and Nick Cave, just to name a few, his first release was under the name "Coffin Moth" in 1997, a deathrock music project.
His song "Glamour" was featured in Season 4 Episode of the #VampireDiaries. He has also produced another project inspired by horror soundtracks called Terrortron which was featured on the #RueMorgueMagazine compilation titled "They came from Rue Morgue."
Releasing 8 solo albums under Anders Manga, on January 2020, he released the latest, "Andromeda." As one of the frontrunners in the goth/doom metal genre, "Songs of Unspeakable Terror" is Bloody Hammers 6th album which was just released in January 2021 on Napalm Records .
https://andersmanga.bandcamp.com
http://www.bloodyhammers.com
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I spoke to Brian Hodges and Marselle Hodges of the Blue Hour, a Seattle-based duo that blends ethereal and electronic music resulting in a beautiful haunting dream pop-noir. They met during the heyday of Seattle's new wave explosion in the 80s during its most magical time.
Prior to forming the Blue Hour, Brian was the keyboardist for the cult goth-rock band, Black Atmosphere, a band formed by Xstoph Gladis, a former guitarist for ChristianDeath. Black Atmosphere was a legendary live act combining theatrics with a psychedelic / glam-gothic appearance and the occasional acrobat and fire eater. Black Atmosphere was featured on several compilations from Cleopatra Records and shared the stage with many luminaries from there gothic and industrial scene.
Prior to joining the Blue Hour, Marselle was the lead vocalist for the dark metal band Crypt Orchid. She has provided vocals and voice-overs for commercial recordings and guest vocals for several electronic dance and industrial projects, including John Fryer’s BLACK NEEDLE NOISE and singing backup vocal’s for Chris Connelly’s track “Dark Skies.” Marselle recently completed an album of dreamy electronic music with Pieter Nooten of 4AD/Clan of Xymox fame. The release date is coming soon.
The Blue Hour is preparing to release its latest album, called “Lore,” later this Spring on Dark Vinyl. The lead single is the dark anthem, “Cold & Bare,” on which the Blue Hour is joined by Barry Galvin on guitar (Mephisto Walz/Christian Death) and Michael Louis (Shadow Assembly) on bass, guitar and additional drums.
https://thebluehour.bandcamp.com
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I spoke to Elizabeth of Dark Mirror Entertainment regarding the FIRST ANNUAL DARK MIRROR FESTIVAL, an event she is producing in collaboration with photographer Kim Taylor Reece. The event is a fundraiser for the Arts at Mark's Garage CELEBRATING THE FEMALE FORM . The show runs for two weeks on specific dates.
The event will take place at
The Arts at Marks
1159 Nuuanu Avenue (808) 521-2903
18+ event
No late entrance permitted
Suggested donation for each show is $20.00
Tickets: https://gayislandguide.com orhttps://www.artsatmarks.com
Thursday, March 18, 2021 at 8pm
"LIFE IS A DRAG" Top Hawaii local drag performers pay homage to the female form. Queens Lilith Satana, Kallista Fox, Anna Mei, Water Melone and Angel DeVida. During the show, performers will share their art through performance and sharing their body positivity and body shaming stories.
Friday: March 19, 2021 at 8pm
"JOIN THE MOVEMENT" will feature top local Hawaii dancers , La Femme Rikita, Susie Scorpio of the Aphrodisiacs and other guest performers. They will also be sharing their stories and movement through dance.
Thursday, March 25, 2021 at 8pm
"A THIN LINE" will focus on alternative entertainment in a hyper sensitive industry. Performers will include some of the Cherry Blossom Cabaret : Madame X, Queen Mabsy, Violetta Beretta, Miss Fortune, ChiChi Roniz and Luna Velour.
Friday, March 26, 2021 at 8pm
"STRIPPED DOWN AND RAW" will feature nudity and a real discussion about body positivity and body shaming. Guest models and speakers include Shawna, La Femme Rikita, Madame X and Queen Mabsy.
I had the pleasure to chat with the Dark Synth/Darkwave duo called Twin Tribes. I recall seeing them for the first time performing live on March 7, 2020 at the Days of Black Tour when they opened up for Clan of Xymox at the Chapel in San Francisco, California.
Based on Brownsville, Texas, Luis Navarro (vocals, Guitar, Synths, drum machines) and Joel Nino, Jr.,(Bass, Synths, vocals) formed the band in 2017. Their debut album "Shadows" was released in 2018, followed by Ceremony (2019), a more personal album about love, loss, pain and death.
Their latest album, called Altars is a remix album, scheduled to be released on April 9, 2021 on Negative Gain (N. America), Manic Depression Records (France) and Young and Cold Records (Germany). Vinyl pre-orders ship June/July 2021. Check out their music, new special collectible vinyl releases and merchandise below.
https://twintribesngp.bandcamp.com/album/altars
https://twintribes.bigcartel.com
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Ah Cama-Sotz is the industrial-techno/ritual-tribal/dark ambient project by Belgian electronic music producer and DJ, Herman Klapholz.
His passion for classical music and his love for dance music has prominently formed his foundation of his present musicality. He began DJing in clubs and local pirate radio stations where he noticed the incessant evolution and metamorphosis of ” dance ” and experimental music. Yet, he didn’t want to remain a passive onlooker and aspired to formulate his individual sound, by mean of acquiring synths and samplers. His objective was to combine his musical passion and esoteric ideology which resulted in an obscure and macabre but rhythmic and atmospherically sound.
This project required an appropriate moniker, which could integrate and mirror all those constituents. When wandering in Mexico he uncovered a local mythology and found his alter ego: ” Ah Cama-Sotz “, named after a giant bat which used extremely elongated sharp claws to decapitate his victims. In the mid-eighties he recorded his first tracks, which were given airplay on a controversial Antwerp local radio station, ” radio centraal “, 106.7 FM. While on the air he attracted the attention of an electronic/ritual band called ” Hybryds ” which resulted into a ritual-ambient project/recording for the Antwerp zoo: ” Soundtrack voor het aquarium ” (project by hybryds and vidna obmana).
During his career Ah Cama-Sotz has carved a niche for himself as one of the darkest industrial acts around. His music is steeped in a multitude of mythology, occultism and bloody history, which lend a context and significance to the individual works that is noticeably absent from a lot of contemporary industrial / noise music. The past 28 years, from 1993 to current have seen the Ah Cama-Sotz sound progress from cold, minimalist electronics through to dark ambient soundscapes and pounding techno floor-fillers. His highly received masterpiece, Your Darkest Soul (The Way to Heresy) was released on October 3, 2005. His latest album since this interview is called New Skin for Old Tribals, 2020.
https://ahcama-sotz.com
https://ahcama-sotz.bandcamp.com/
https://www.discogs.com/label/14750-Bats-Cats
Singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and founder of goth rock band Sonsombre is the project of Brandon Pybus.
Long time veteran of the black metal underground scene, Sonsombre has emerged quickly in the gothic rock genre playlists and dancefloors since its inception in 2018, releasing three albums consecutively : A Funeral For The Sun, The Veils Of Ending, and the latest, One Thousand Graves, along with several music videos.
Sonsombre will be releasing a new album called "Revival" via Cleopatra Records set to be released this Spring, 2021.
Bandcamp- https://sonsombre.bandcamp.com/
http://www.cleopatrarecords.com
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Charlie Nieland is a New York City-based record producer, indie music veteran, song writer and composer. Renowned for tastefully blending post punk, dream pop and progressive rock with sweeping melodies and restless and visceral rhythms, Charlie Nieland has been writing, playing and producing music for decades, with a focus on the atmospheric and the imaginative as one of the founding members of "Her Vanished Grace."
Nieland has written and produced material with such notable artists as Blondie, Debbie Harry, Rufus Wainwright, Dead Leaf Echo and The Scissor Sisters, just to name a few. He scored the feature film "The Safety of Objects" featuring Glenn Close, the pilot episode of "The L Word" on Showtime and the VH-1 documentary "NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell." Charlie was awarded a Gold Record in the UK for his production work on Blondie's "Greatest Hits Sight & Sound" and achieved a Top 10 Billboard Dance Chart Position with Debbie Harry's single "Two Times Blue," which he co-wrote and co-produced.
As a solo artist, he has 4 new singles out called "So Few Have So Much," "Pawns" "Divisions" and "Tightrope, which features a video directed by B.A. Miale, starring international cabaret and circus performer Amy Gordon. Susan Hwang plays the Janggu or Korean drums and sings. Hwang is also the founder of the Bushwick Book Club created in 2009 and Nieland is technical director . "Tightrope" was written and inspired by the novel, "Little Liar," a novel by Julia Gray. Nieland and Hwang formed a literature-inspired musical group called Lusterlit.
"Divisions" is the full LP that is scheduled to be released in March 2021 and will be available on Bandcamp. It can be pre-ordered directly on Bandcamp. https://charlienieland.bandcamp.com/album/divisions
http://www.charlienieland.com
I spoke to the Austrian record producer and songwriter Bill Leeb, a founding member of the legendary Canadian electro-industrial act, Front Line Assembly (FLA).
FLA has produced over 16 studio albums, 3 live albums, numerous singles and compilations and video game soundtracks since its inception in 1986. FLA has a new album called Mechanical Soul. Official release date is January 15, 2021 from Metropolis Records. https://www.metropolis-records.com. The new album features Jean-Luc De Meyer from Belgian EBM group Front 242 and Dino Cazares from American industrial metal band Fear Factory.
In addition to Front Line Assembly , Bill Leeb is also known for his myriad of other musical projects, some of which include Synaesthesia, Noise Unit, Intermix, Fauxliage, Pro Tech, Cyberaktif and the industrial pioneer act, Skinny Puppy. His most commercially successful project is called Delerium which he started in 1987 with Conjure One founder Rhys Fulber. Delerium released over 15 Albums and EPs, received two Juno Awards for Best Dance Recording in 1998 for "Euphoria, (Rabbit in the Moon Mix)" and in 2000 for "Silence."
https://frontlineassembly.bandcamp.com
http://www.mindphaser.com
Photo by Alexander Jung, 2018
Anastasia is a professional astrologer and has been practicing astrology and its sacred wisdom for over 25 years. She specializes in Evolutionary, Medieval, Esoteric and Modern Astrology. She is also a professional counselor and clinician.
In this interview, Anastasia shared her insights and research in more depth about the Great Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn in 0 degrees of Aquarius and the Age of Aquarius. What does this new paradigm mean for the collective and what is unfolding in the next 20 years ? Are we in the Age of Aquarius?
Anastasia also teaches astrology and is offering classes every month. Her next astrology class is in January 2021. She also has a You Tube channel which you can find by searching for #AnastasiaCosmicAstrologer
Raymond Watts is an English industrial music legend, songwriter, producer and founder of the industrial music project,
As one of the founders of KMFDM, he has worked both live and as a studio sound engineer and producer with many artists, some of which include Einsturzende Neubauten, Psychic TV, Foetus, Chemlab etc.. and more recently he has collaborated with the legendary record producer John Fryer of Black Needle Noise.
He has also collaborated with fashion designer icon, Alexander McQueen before his death when McQueen commissioned him and John Gosling from Psychic TV to embellish the serene instrumental track inside, from
His latest album through Metropolis Records is called Pain is God, fourteen tracks of pure swine and swagger.
https://www.pigindustries.com
Alice Inoue is a nationally award-winning author, astrologer and life expert. She is the founder of Happiness University, an organization in Honolulu devoted to personal transformation that helps both companies and individuals reach new heights of awareness. She continues to inspire positivity, mindfulness and purpose in others. She is Hawaii's thought leader and celebrated expert on creating meaningful and joyful existence. She has helped thousands of organizations and individuals over the past 20 years. Her insights on life wisdom are featured in her several books on self-growth and happiness, as well as in her long-running column in MidWeek, Hawaii's largest publication.
Alice returned on the show and appeared live in the KTUH Studios to talk about some tips on the year 2020 and how we can process it, she also touched briefly on the Great Conjunction between Jupiter and Saturn in Aquarius which is taking place on December 21, 2020. She also talked about her upcoming online event 2021 The Year of New Perspectives: Finding Hope In Our Chaotic World and more. If you would like to go to this event on January 18, 2021, you can find out more and get your tickets on https://www.eventbrite.com Type in "ALICE INOUE on "Search for events"https://aliceinoue.comhttps://yourhappinessu.com
Brazilian singer, songwriter, actress and visual artist, Cinthya Hussey was inspired to play the ukulele by Hawaii's Na Hoku Hanohano awards artist, musician, Paula Fuga when she watched her inspirational speech on TEDxMaui conference "Believe in Yourself," in 2012. Paula Fuga's 'Misery's End' was the first song Cinthya learned to play on the Ukulele. Not long after that, her husband, Mission's frontman and guitarist, Wayne Hussey bought her a ukulele for a wedding anniversary present.
Since then, Cinthya released her first single and official video, a cover of Morrissey's "Everyday is Like Sunday," produced by Wayne Hussey. Cinthya has also recently contributed vocals to a couple of remixes of the Beauty In Chaos anthem, "The Delicate Balance Of All Things," the "Rapid Reiteration Mix," remixed by renowned music producer Tim Palmer and the Equipoise Mix, mixed by the curator of Beauty in Chaos, Michael Ciravolo and Grammy Award winning producer Michael Rozon. Cinthya's paintings were also used as artwork for the albums "Out of Chaos Comes" and "Chaos Continues. "
Cinthya's new single was released on December 11, 2020 called "My Heart is a Ghosttown." Produced by Wayne Hussey, the song is like a vision of "50s/60s pop meets the Cocteau Twins meets David Lynch." This is her first song that she wrote, originally a poem, which will be included on her debut solo album planned for release in 2021.
www.cinthyahussey.com
Daniel Darrow is one of the founders of the art collective supergroup The Pull of Autumn. They just released their 3rd album called "Small Colors," via RBM Records, a tribute to many moods, ranging from British folk music to post punk to jazz, ambient and electronic music contributing to a full range of interpretations of sound which includes members of 4AD artists Dif Juz, Rough Trade artists Johanna's House of Glamour and Butterfly Child, Japan's Broken Little Sister, Epic 45, Boyracer, Perfect Disaster, Insides, Seasurfer, Orange Cake Mix, Luke "Skyscraper" James from Fashion, Vocalists Mina Hunt and Jeanne Battling, Collin Darrow and Matthew Darrow and more.
Earlier the Pull of Autumn released singles from the album. Two of which includes a Bee Gees cover of "Holday" performed by Orange Cake Mix and "Shipwrecked on Aspirin" featuring Luke "Skyscraper" James who is also the other founder of the band. One of the tracks called "The Sun is going to Shine, " is a tribute to the great late Scott Walker.
https://thepullofautumn.bandcamp.com/album/small-colors
https://soundcloud.com/thepullofautumn/sets/small-colors/s-GQA8u9tx7Ks
Singer, songwriter and producer, Jonny Polonsky is back on my show. I talked to Jonny about his latest album just released on November 13, 2020 called "Power and Greed and Money and Sex and Death" which features a collaboration with the Go-Go's co-founder and guitarist, Jane Wiedlin called Summer Soldiers which Jane sings the lead and background vocals. Hong Wang of Kung Fu Panda also contributed to the album. The album was produced, engineered , arranged, composed by Jonny Polonsky and mixed by Mike Tholen and mastered by Dave Collins.
In the interview Jonny performed special acoustic sets which were featured for the very first time on the Queen of Wands on Modsnap Radio. The tracks are "Summer Soldiers " and "Completely Surrounded by Love." Both original versions can be found in the latest album.
https://www.jonnypolonsky.com
https://jonnypolonsky.bandcamp.com
Singer, songwriter, producer Julian Shah-Tayler also known as the Singularity is a multi-instrumentalist who makes "electro rock new wave 'intellipop' for the 30th century. "
Born in Leeds, England he now makes his home in Los Angeles, California. Classically trained on piano and self-taught in guitar, Julian has worked with numerous musical projects including musicians and producers such as Grammy Award-winning record producer, Robert Margouleff, who produced Stevie Wonders' most critically acclaimed albums, Talking Book and Innervisions and Devo's 1980 studio album, Freedom of Choice producing the hit single, "Whip It." Julian has also worked with Bananarama's Siobhan Fahey and Nouvelle Vague. One of Julian's latest single, "Devil Knows" (Ruby Rock version ) is a collaboration with Bauhaus' bassist David J, guitarist Mark Gemini Thwaite and drummer Marc Slutsky, the three musicians who were a part of Bauhaus' Peter Murphy's International Bauhaus Ruby celebration tour. Julian is also known for his successful work and contribution in TV and film licenses, such as Disney's Maleficent, Plush and Riot on RedChurch Street. He won a Golden Trailer award, along with Daisy O'Dell for his work with Lana Del Rey. In addition to his busy schedule he also performs in his tribute bands: David Bowie Tribute Band called "The Band That Fell To Earth," "Strangelove," (Depeche Mode Tribute Band) and "The Cured", where he sings and plays the keyboard for a Cure tribute Band. His most recent EP is called The Torment Suite available now.
https://www.julianshahtayler.com
https://thesingularitymusic.bandcamp.com/
I spoke to cutting edge, Italian legends Elena Alice Fossi and Angelo Bergamini of Kirlian Camera about the evolution of the band and their current and upcoming projects.
Bergamini who founded the Italian dark electro/synthpop band, Kirlian Camera in 1979 in Parma, Italy met Fossi around 1999 and immediately recognized the very powerful connection they have. With their creative vision and their soulful adventures, they have captured the world and gained the respect for their talented and unique sound. Both singers, and songwriters have collaborated in numerous projects such as Stalingrad Valkyrie, Siderartica, Uranium USSR 1972, Spectra Paris etc.. while releasing their music on Dependent Records, Out of Line, Trisol, EMI, Twilight Records, Discordia, Triton, SPKR, Ende Virgin Music and Virgin Records, etc.. being the first Italian group to be signed to Virgin Records etc..
As a team, they have worked with numerous artists such as the legendary music producer, John Fryer (Black Needle Noise) who produced one of their best selling albums, "Eclipse" and Eskil Simonsson of Covenant releasing the hit single, "Sky Collapse" via Dependent Records that reached number one in the German Alternative Charts.
Kirlian Camera just re-released the 2004 cult masterpiece album, Invisible Front in limited edition, double album in turquoise and black vinyl which includes the bonus track "Days to Come". https://kirliancameramerch.bandcamp.com/merch
Also Kirlian Camera will be releasing a new double album called Cold Pills sometime in 2021.
https://www.kirliancamera.com
John Santerineross is an American photographer, born in New York City with a background in ceramics and painting, known for his dark, provocative and erotic imageries. His photography is inspired by Greek mythology, world religion and iconography focusing on the spiritual, the subconscious and dreams. He is influenced by the early symbolists’ belief that “the creation of a mood is as important as the transmission of information; it must also seek to engage the entire mind and personality of the viewer by appealing to the viewer’s emotions and unconscious mind, as well as to their intellect”. Although he coined the term "Black Symbolist" to better describe his work, he has been called the "World Leading Neo-Symbolist Artist" by ProfiFoto, Germany's leading photography magazine. Driven by passion, creativity and dedication, throughout his career, his refusal to be limited by any one medium has led him to master multiple artistic disciplines; he has been a ceramist, sculptor, painter, and mixed media artist. For that reason, he does not like to be classified or categorized and prefers to let the viewer decide and define. He has recently delved into the world of moving images and has already directed several short art films. Currently, Santerineross is in the preproduction phase of an adaptation of an avante-garde short story entitled “Ningyoushi”.
Santerineross' photography has been shown nationally and internationally, all over the world. His work has appeared in some of dark pioneer electronic artist Martin Bowes' ATTRITION albums : The Hand that Feeds, Keepsakes and Reflections, The Jeopardy Maze, Dante's Kitchen, Sliding Horse One and Desolution. Santerineross' first book is called Fruit of the Secret God from 1999, published in a limited number. His second book, Dream, 2004 and his 3rd book is to be released in 2021.
https://www.santerineross.com
English musician Matt Howden who releases and performs as Sieben (meaning seven in German) is a one man, violinist virtuoso who creates music through vocal looping, who beats, plucks, thumps and sings into his violin. Sieben has played live over 1,700 shows in over 35 countries across the globe, releasing 15 studio albums since 2000. His new five-string Kevlar violin, he simply calls Kev, is his latest violin that creates more hypnotic loops, spells and magic incantations. Kev can he heard in Sieben's latest album 2020 Vision (Redroom Records) which he released in May 2020, an album he called "the Perfect Soundtrack for Containment." https://www.matthowden.com
Photo of Sieben by Mal Whichelow
Sieben's current ongoing project is called "Lockdown Sieben", a series of live albums, concerts and videos he produces from home and viewed here on the Sieben page https://www.facebook.com/groups/2612205725665232
Collectively in the summer of 2020, the Lockdown Sieben Facebook Group created and performed a track called "Almost Home." "Almost Home" was written by Andy Whitehouse (guitar and vocal), Matt Howden (violin and vocal). All the proceeds will be donated to the refugee support Charity Assist Sheffield. https://www.assistsheffield.org.uk
Artwork by Sandra Dernoncourt
To hear the song, details and credits: https://andywhitehouse.bandcamp.com
Ali Jafri is a multi-instrumentalist, visual media artist and self-taught musician, composer and writer. Drawing inspiration from a mix of Sufi, post punk, Middle Eastern and South Asian sources, he plays guitar, bass, sitar, cumbus saz, tabla, bendir/daf frame drum, composes digital sound and sings.
Previously the front man and guitarist of the band Ariel, he has collaborated with many other talented musicians and was involved in several other projects involving independent films and soundtracks. He recently performed with NPR Tiny Desk Winner Gaelynn Lea and toured parts of North America as part of David J (Bauhaus and Love and Rockets). In November 2019 he released his first solo EP entitled Bloodlines and performed with industrial supergroup Pigface in Toronto and Chicago as part of their North American Tour. His latest composition can be heard in Digital Dervish and his latest project, Saintfield is a collaboration with creative and life partner Ciara Adams. They will be releasing their debut EP later in 2020 or 2021, which will consist of a collection of songs and music with beautifully juxtaposed elements of the feminine and masculine, light and dark, soft and harsh, loud and quiet, old and new wrapped in Celtic, contemporary, South Asian and Middle Eastern flavors, a true reflection of the couple behind the music, rhythms and lyrics.
https://www.jafrimusic.com
https://www.saintfield.ca
Executive Order is an eclectic, genre-defying three member band that newly formed in Honolulu, Hawaii that pays homage to a variety of musical traditions. The band features danceable, original tunes inspired by classic rock, Motown, funk, blues, alternative rock music and the Seattle scene.
Executive Order consist of Jim Christian (bassist and backing vocalist), Rich Elg (guitarist and backing vocalist) and Joseph Olson (front man and lyricist). They just released their new debut single from their upcoming album of the same name to be released later this year called "All Bleed Red," produced by Michael Cutting. The second single "Wicked" is set to be released in October right below Halloween.
https://www.executiveordermusic.com
https://www.michaelcutting.com
Hawaii born and raised, Nalani Sato is a mother, wife, artist, business owner and was a high fashion model in the early 90s.
She was only 15 years old when she was discovered by LA Models in a Hawaii shopping mall. A fashion model management agency from Milan, Italy flew Sato and her mother to Milan in that summer. Since then she has modeled for Vogue Bambini, Vogue, Elle, Harper's Bazaar, design houses for Christian Dior, Chanel and Comme des Garcons and sharing the stage with Christy Turlington, Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista, just to name a few.
Taking the helm of her family business from her father, businessman Paul Rasmussen, a pioneer in wallcovering distribution, Sato is the owner of Surface Mode of Operation (SUMO) Honolulu, a distributor of fine wall covering, laminates, textured panels, engineered wood and stone surfaces since 1967.
https://www.sumo.design
I talked to her about her amazing journey in the high fashion world of the modeling industry and some interesting moments.
Photo by Tony Notarberardino
CHELSEA HOTEL PORTRAITS
Peter Hook is the English singer, songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist and producer, best known as the bassist and co-founder of the English post punk band, Joy Division which later became New Order following the death of frontman, Ian Curtis in 1980. Hook also recorded with Revenge, Monaco, Freebass and currently he is the lead singer and bassist for Peter Hook and the Light. He is the author of The Hacienda: How Not to Run a Club (2009), Unknown Pleasures: Inside Joy Division (2012) and Substance: Inside New Order (2016). From the interview archives, this interview was conducted on the week of November 29, 2014 by DJ Nocturna.
I spoke to Peter Hook a week prior to his concert performance with Peter Hook and the Light at the Republik in Honolulu, Hawaii on November 29, 2014. They performed New Order's Low Life and Brotherhood live on stage. Thank you to Elizabeth Kieszkowski, The Republik and Tony Grillo.
https://peterhookandthelight.live Photo by Tony Grillo (Artistic Mindz)
https://www.artisticmindzphotography.com
Here's my interview with Olli Wisdom, frontman of the Specimen (English gothic rock and glam rock band) and founder of the famous legendary club, The Batcave in London. From the interview archives, this interview was conducted on June 18, 2016 by DJ Nocturna. Many thanks to Craig Ellenwood of Psychic TV.
Before forming the Specimen and opening the Batcave, Wisdom was the frontman of the punk band, The Unwanted. Wisdom is currently recording and playing music under the name Space Tribe, British Goa and Psychedelic Trance music . He has been a pioneer of psychedelic trance for many years and Space Tribe is one of the most well-known names in the psychedelic scene. After the Specimen split up in 1986, he went traveling to Asia and in 1988 he came to Koh Phangan in Thailand, where he first encountered the electro-driven wild psychedelic parties on the beach. He remained in Thailand for two years DJing and set up a small studio to make tracks for the parties before moving to Goa, India. He then moved to Australia and lived there for 15 years before moving back to London. He continues to tour and globe trotting in his most unique of styles around the world playing music.
https://spacetribe.com
Olympia Terral is the author of MOTHER TREE, a book that teaches children of all ages and adults the importance of taking care of our environment through moving characters and illustrations. Illustration paintings by Dawn Lees Reyes. Acknowledgement to Maria Fitzpatrick for her role in the creation of this story.
Olympia Terral began writing this book over her concern for the disregard many people seem to have for the natural world. Watching the development that has occurred on the island of Guam over the last 30 years, it saddens her that future generations may not know what it feels like to spend time on a beach with native trees offering shade, not large umbrellas and beach bars. She thought if she could tell a story from the point of view of the trees and animals it may help some people to consider the impact rampant development has on the animals and plants that share this planet with us. It is her hope that this book will inspire people to take action to nurture nature, which ultimately nurtures us all.
Olympia Terral has made her home on Guam for over 30 years. She is also a beekeeper, a tree hugger, a research associates at the University of Guam and a believer that we have a sacred duty to live lightly on the Earth and respect all forms of life. As a yoga therapist and yoga teacher she understands the healing that occurs when people have access to nature and the rhythms of the natural world.
Mother Tree was published by Taiguini Books, University of Guam Press
Richard Flores Taitano Micronesian Area Research Center, 2020
You can purchase your copy of Mother Tree by going to www.amazon.com or the University of Guam bookstore or all the bookstores on Guam
In this episode ANASTASIA COSMIC ASTROLOGER talkedabout the VENUS STAR POINT and all things VENUS (Venus, the brightest planet in the sky and also known as the Greek goddess Aphrodite, symbolic of love and beauty) . The Venus Star is a pentagonal pattern that Venus weaves as she moves in the sky every eight years. The Venus Star Point, correlates to your life's true purpose, your unique talents and special gifts to the world. Venus is the archetype of love and everything beautiful in our world. She correlates to love, sharing, receiving and giving, such as gifts and talents. The Venus Star Point, pioneered by Arielle Guttman, author of Venus Star Rising said the Venus Star is "The Cosmic Heartbeat of our World." Anastasia gives an overview in this podcast about the Venus Star Point and the transiting Venus in our natal chart and its significance in our lives.
Anastasia is a professional astrologer for over 25 years and professional counselor and mental health clinician. She teaches astrology and provides astrological consultations. Her style encompasses various methods of astrology: Esoteric, Evolutionary, Medieval and Modern Astrology. She also offers individual birth chart readings, soul path readings, relationship astrology, compatibility charts for personal and business relationships, Venus Star Point readings and more. If you would like a reading from Anastasia, contact her at anastasia_zoe@hotmail.com
https://www.youtube.com/c/AnastasiaShaktiZoeCosmicAstrologer/featuredhttps://www.facebook.com/anastasiazoecosmicastrologer or Anastasia cosmic Astrologer Group on Facebook
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I spoke with Ronny Moorings, the iconic singer, songwriter, producer and one of the founding members of the dark electro, darkwave, goth band, Clan of Xymox.
As the only constant member of Clan of Xymox, a project he formed in 1981, Moorings writes the music, mixes them, records them and plays all the instruments.
Clan of Xymox, one of the pioneers of the early gothic movement, remains to be one of the most influential bands today with 16 studio albums, several singles, EPs, compilations, live albums and remixes. Prior to the current Covid 19 pandemic crises in March, Clan of Xymox completed a sold out USA tour and then abruptly returning home to Germany.
Their latest album called "Spider on the Wall," released on Metropolis Records continues to deliver their magical, dark, passionate, inimitable signature sound. The single called "Lovers" held the number 1 position for seven weeks in the Deutsche Alternative Charts, with "All I Ever Know" holding number 2 more recently.
Photo by Mojca Zugna
https://www.clanofxymox.com
G.W. Childs IV is one of the founding members of the electro-industrial, synthpop band, Soil and Eclipse. Soil and Eclipse was formed in Hawaii by G.W. Childs and Jay Tye (vocalist) in 1995. In 1997 they released their debut album, Necromancy on COP International Records, followed by Meridian 1999, Archetype 2000, Purity 2002 and The Mirror 2008 all under the COP International record label. In 2018, Soil and Eclipse collaborated with The Razor Skyline on a single called Sea of Change. They also released the singles, Silence, Aurora and The Last Surrender.
G.W. Childs IV continues to write and produce music under GW4. His latest single, Tarrant Country is a new dance genre of music coined RDM (Rodeo Dance Music) and is produced by the legendary record producer, John Fryer, which is soon to be released on COP International.
https://www.copint.com
https://soilandeclipse.bandcamp.com
Progressive, Shoegaze, Postpunk Band, A Shoreline Dream is Ryan Policky (Vocals, guitar, keys, bass, production) and Erik Jeffries (guitar, backing vocals). Their sound is lush, melodic textures, organic instrumentation and vocals layered like a synth, similar in vein to bands such as Cocteau Twins, Porcupine Tree and Sigur Rós.
A Shoreline Dream formed in 2005 releasing four albums : Avoiding the Consequences 2006, Recollections of Memory 2009, Losing Them All to This Time 2011 and The Silent Sunrise 2014. More recently, they released their latest single, "Seek to Hide," on July 24, 2020 along with an accompanying video. The single is the first track from the long awaited album, "Melting" which is set to be released on August 21, 2020.
Policky said "Seek to Hide is a true diving into the fact that we are a society so caught up in a digital world that when something real actually happens we have no idea where to turn. Who is real? What is fake? Who am I? Am I famous? Am I a nobody? Is this place around me VR? All questions of how messed up our society has become. It's confusing and bizarre watching the world around us become more digital than ever before,"
https://www.ashorelinedream.com/index_melting.htmlhttps://ashorelinedream.bandcamp.com
Originally from Chicago and now living in New York City, singer-songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist Jonny Polonsky has released six full-length records in the last 23-years before releasing his latest LP "Kingdom of Sleep" early this year. This album was mixed and mastered by Mike Tholen (Chris Connelly, Revolting Cocks). It was self-produced by Polonsky on Ghostworks Recordings.
Polonsky has worked with many talented musicians through the years and performed on albums by Johnny Cash, Neil Diamond, Tom Morello, Pete Yorn, Dixie Chicks, Minnie Driver, Donovan, Mark Lanegan, Maynard James Keenan, Francis Black, Kevin Haskins, Cedric Bixler-Zavala and many others.
His latest single, "You Turn Me On" is remixed by Jim Sclavunos, one of the members of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and Grinderman.
Some of the themes explored in his music are "songs of sex and death and love...hymns of despair and transcendence. A celebration of what it feels like to be human; from the exalted, grandest moments of euphoria and bliss, to the universal pain of loss and letting go. Beauty at every turn."
https://www.jonnypolonsky.comhttps://jonnypolonsky.bandcamp.com
Legendary events promoter and DJ, Matt Grim took me down memory lane talking about
the Hawaii underground alternative music scene from the 1980s to 1990s. The former Hawaii resident was one of the founders of the original Hawaii Dungeon among other music and dance events he created and organized through the years living in Honolulu and Los Angeles.
He currently runs the World Famous Bondage Ball, the biggest and longest running single night fetish event in the world located in Los Angeles, San Jose, Las Vegas and more recently, Singapore.
Matt will be guest DJ at Obsidian Productions, Viral Industrial Virtual Party on Zoom Sunday, August 2, 2020 starting at 7pm.
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I spoke to Craig Camp and Clara Hembree of the Maheekats, the self-prescribed "haunting dream rock" duo from Santa Barbara, California who formed in 1999.
Their sound is characterized by their surreal lyrics, lush vocals, edgy, post punk, psychedelic and progressive influences and use of sonic experimentation.
Their first album "God Has A Cadillac Too" was released on December 31, 2001. Their second album released in 2012 was called "Phosphorus Man" and their third album, "Songs From The Woods" was released in 2016. You can find their music on Bandcamp and their videos on You Tube, Facebook and Instagram.
The latest single from the Maheekats called "Honey Bunny" premiered on my show, The Queen of Wands Radio Show on Modsnap Radio, San Antonio and on A Feast of Friends on KTUH 90.1 FM Honolulu. Honey Bunny is produced by the legendary producer John Fryer (This Mortal Coil, 4AD, Black Needle Noise) with Fredo Ortiz (Beastie Boys, Gogol Bordello, The Offspring) who contributed his drumming to the song. The drums were recorded by Paul DuGré (Paul And Mike’s Recording, LA). Guest singer/rapper in the bridge section was Fega Michaels all the way from Nigeria who was added to the mix. Check then out at https://torchedmagazine.com with Judy Lyon.
https://www.maheekat.com
I talked with Kalae Kaina, founder, artistic director and lead choreographer of Shakti Dance Movement, a fusion belly dance company based in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Shakti Dance Movement will be having an upcoming Summer Solstice event. Join them for the broadcast of their live fusion bellydance showcase on the Summer Solstice, Saturday, July 18, 2020 at 4pm (Hawaii Standard Time) on Zoom. Also special guests are Natalie Phoenix and Tani Serene.
Time: Saturday, July 18, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. (HST)
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Donations for the artists and the community are very appreciated. Part of the proceeds will go to The Pōpolo Project and The Lavender Clinic. Two local nonprofits that support the Black and LGBTQIA communities in Hawaii Donations can can be sent via paypal to: kalae@shakti808.com
I spoke to the legendary music producer John Fryer and his wife Anjela Piccard of Black Needle Noise.
Best known for his 4 decades of production work with record labels such as 4AD, Mute Records, Rough Trade and Beggars Banquet, just to name a few, John Fryer is one of the founders of the English music collective, This Mortal Coil, a band he formed with Ivo Watts-Russell, the founder of the British independent label, 4AD. Fryer produced the second studio album by Clan of Xymox in1986called Medusa. In 1989 he produced the successful debut album by Nine Inch Nails' called Pretty Hate Machine. He has worked with many other notable artists in music and film throughout his musical career, many of which include Depeche Mode, The Cocteau Twins, Love and Rockets, Yaz, Nitzer Ebb, Peter Murphy, Fad Gadget, Cradle of Filth, H.I.M., Stabbing Westward, White Zombie, Sarah McLachlan and list goes on. In 2016, Fryer launched a musical project called Black Needle Noise, collaborating with various vocalists from all over the world.
As part of Black Needle Noise, singer and songwriter, Anjela Piccard is also an avant-garde jewelry and fashion designer, stylist and gallerist. Her work as a curator and events planner ranges from international fine art exhibitions to high fashion runaway shows. As a jewelry designer her work has been shown locally as well as internationally. One of her original jewelry design from her Ice Collection was in a video by Emil, featuring Snoop Dog called Mr. Romeo. She was a hostess for a 3D art series called "Extreme Culture" that explores the lives and works of individuals who refuse to fit in to the confines of normal. Piccard continues to create in various other mediums of art, culture and high fashion. She sings on the latest single by Black Needle Noise called "She Talks to Angels,"a cover by the Black Crowes, which will be released on Cleopatra Records.https://www.blackneedlenoise.comhttps://blackneedlenoise.bandcamp.comhttp://cleorecs.com/home/
Azam Ali is one of the most prolific, versatile and gifted singers in the world stage today. She's the woman with the mesmerizing golden voice. She is known internationally for her work with Vas, a duo she founded in1996 releasing four albums. Her most notable work is with the electronic, acoustic group she co-founded in 2004 called Niyaz which means "Yearning." Niyaz continues to tour internationally and captivate loyal fans worldwide with their melodic and soulful sound blending medieval Sufi poetry and ancient folk songs from Iran and its surrounding countries in the Persian Gulf.
Azam has released several acclaimed solo albums: Portals of Grace( 2002), Elysium for the Brave (2006), Green Memories (2008), From Night to the Edge of Day (2011) and Lamentation of Swans- A Journey Towards Silence (2013) that earned her a nomination at the prestigious Juno Award in Canada. In 2019 she released Phantoms, an album she wrote, composed and produced. This is her first album she sang entirely in English. Her current single, "O Euchari "is a 12th century piece composed by the visionary Christian mystic and Abbess Hildegard von Bingen, the woman responsible for her singing. This song will be available July 17 on all digital platforms for streaming and purchase. She is currently producing an electronic re-mix of the track.
https://azamalimusic.comhttps://www.niyazmusic.com
Barron Oda, Esq. was my guest. He gave an overview on how live music performances shifted during the Coronavirus pandemic and the law surrounding music and video streaming on the Internet.
Barron Oda is an attorney practicing in art law, intellectual property, and cultural property law. He is co-chair of the American Bar Association's Museums and the Arts Law Committee. Barron has lectured for Harvard Extension School, Seton Hall University, and Hawaii Pacific University. Barron has published articles on IP and has presented for the American Bar Association, Western Museums Association, and American Alliance of Museums. Barron enjoys cooking, writing, and running. He is looking forward to completing his ninth marathon this year. Barron is licensed in Hawaii and Washington.
barronoda@gmail.com
I spoke to Gelareh Khoie, writer, artist, DJ, budding Jungian scholar and a familiar face to many of my Hawaii listeners. Gelareh founded, owned and operated the highly successful art space and dance club called thirtyninehotel, which was located in the heart of Honolulu's historic Chinatown district. After completing two master's degree, she is now a doctoral candidate enrolled in the Jungian and Archetypal studies program and writing her dissertation on the topic of Disco.In 2019, Gelareh launched the Disco Liberation Movement , an artistic /depth psychological /religious organization founded on the principles of freedom (especially for women) , peace, dancing and LOVE. Please check out her websites. http://www.gelarehkhoie.com
https://www.discoliberationmovement.org
Mixes by Gelareh Khoie
Here's the information regarding The City of DJinn Project.
Chicago duo Marvan Kamel and Micah Bezold make up the musical group, City of DJinn. Their signature style, psychedelic drone rock draws from experimental music and traditional Arabic maqam and instruments such as the buzuq. In this interview, we discussed the project and collaboration spear-headed by professor and scholar Mickey Weems with other Hawaii artists to produce a series of traditional Arabic songs, remixes, house music fusion, spoken words & interviews. House music DJ and producer Higher Concept (Hi-C), spoken words artist and musician Navid Najafi and promoter and radio personality DJ Nocturna will contribute their skills to this effort. City of DJinn Project is sponsored by the SEED IDEAS Grant program at University of Hawaii at Manoa, Department of English at UH Manoa, KTUH FM Honolulu, Asylum After-hours and Asylum Academy of Music & the Arts. Thank you for your support !
In this episode, I talked to local beekeeper, Pali Frazier about being "A Back Yard Beekeeper" (That's what he calls himself). For Pali Frazier taking care of bees and making honey is just a hobby but what an interesting one it is! In the interview he shared the basics of bees and beekeeping in Hawaii. Pali shared some interesting facts about bees, bee colony and how they make honey, what to do and how to do it- some things I didn't even know and I grew up as a child being around bees quite a bit and getting stung a lot. Hope you enjoy ! Thank you Pali and Stephanie Frazier for sharing the art of beekeeping !
American alternative rock band, Human Drama grew out of the new wave band, The Models which formed in the mid-80s in New Orleans. Eventually relocating to Los Angeles, Human Drama became an integral part of the “Scream Scene” of bands that played regularly at the famed nightclub Scream. Human Drama signed to RCA Records in 1988 and released their debut EP, “Hopes Prayers Dreams Heart Soul Mind Love Life Death” followed by the full album, “Feel” in 1989, both produced by Ian Broudie (Echo and the Bunnymen, The Fall, The Lightning Seeds and many others). In 2006, Johnny Indovina, the founder, Front man and multi-instrumentalist of Human Drama formed Sound of the Blue Heart, releasing two solid albums, Beauty? in 2006 and Wind of Change in 2009. Since then Human Drama has released numerous full length albums, singles, live albums, a cover album, a documentary called Seven Days in Mexico and videos.
I talked to Johnny Indovina about some of the memories he shared about Human Drama, his passion and the beautiful music he continues to write. Human Drama's new single "Into Our Escape" will be released on May 29, 2020.
https://www.humandrama.net
https://www.facebook.com/HumanDramaOfficial
indovina.management@gmail.com
Music on the Podcast:
Human Drama- As Long Comes Tumbling
Human Drama- This Forgetten Love
Sound of the Blue Heart- The Great Escape
Human Drama- The Carpet Crawlers (Genesis)
Anastasia is a professional astrologer who has studied Esoteric, Medieval, Evolutionary and Modern Astrology and has been practicing the sacred work for over 25 years. She is also a professional counselor and mental health clinician.
In this podcast, Anastasia briefly discussed Esoteric Astrology, Relationship Astrology and Composite Charts. She has always known that she is here to help people heal and tune in to their authentic personal power by empowering people through astrology and/or therapy sessions.
She continues to teach Esoteric, Evolutionary and traditional astrology in various forms in addition to doing different types of astrological readings for a diversity of people. Astrology has proven time and time again how powerful it is regardless of where you are in your individual journey.
She offers different kinds of readings: Individual Birth Chart Readings, Soul Path Readings, Relationship Astrology, Compatibility Charts for personal or business relationships, Children's Readings, Forecast Readings, etc.. If you're interested in getting a reading from her, please contact her. Thank you !
You Tube : Anastasia Cosmic Astrologer
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I chatted with DJs Mistress McCutchan and The Wasteland. They are two former New Yorkers now living in Toronto, Canada. The duo are DJs and they promote goth/Industrial events. They also have a podcast called "It's Midnight Somewhere." We talked about the Goth music subculture and the Toronto nightlife scene. You can find their podcast in iTunes, iHeartRadio, Tune in, Spotify, Mix Cloud and some others.
https://www.facebook.com/itsmidnightsomewherepodcast/
Alice Inoue is a award-winning author who has published numerous books:
A Loving Guide to these Shifting Times (2008), Be Happy! It's Your Choice (2009), Feng Shui Your Life ! (2010), Just Ask Alice ! (2011), Destination Happiness (2012), Mindful Moments (2016), More Mindful Moments (2017) and her latest, Master Your Superpowers in 2019.
She is the founder and Chief Happiness Officer of Happiness U, a company she formed in 2013, located in the Kakaako district in Honolulu, Hawaii. Happiness U was created to inspire personal empowerment through self-exploration and offers guidance for a deeper relationship with oneself and a greater understanding of life's purpose and meaning through classes and workshops.
Alice is also a professional astrologer and a feng shui expert. She has a column in the Midweek, Hawaii's largest publication, called "A Mindful Moment."
www.aliceinoue.comhttps://yourhappinessu.com
It was wonderful to chat with the Dark Romantic himself, Ashton Nyte, the singer, songwriter and frontman of South Africa's most prominent gothic alternative rock band, the Awakening. He has released six solo albums, one as Ashton Nyte And The Accused and nine albums as the Awakening. He has collaborated with various artists such as MGT (Mark Gemini Thwaite, English guitarist for Peter Murphy and the Mission). He recently completed a 36 date European Tour with Wayne Hussey of the Mission in 2019 and he has also collaborated with Michael Ciravolo's Beauty in Chaos project, just to name a few.
He has written numerous songs, performed and organized philanthropic events such as the "Rock Against Rape" concert series to benefit women's rights groups and a lecture series at US universities focusing on tolerance and acceptance.
Ashton is currently completing his 7th solo album to be released in July 20, 2020 called Waiting for a Voice, an album and book. By pre-ordering, you will receive an Art Pass, giving you instant access to special features. There is a pre-order campaign on his website if you would like to take a look. https://www.ashtonnyte.com/waiting-for-a-voice
Photo of Ashton taken by Tristan Hemlock
**https://www.ashtonnyte.com
https://www.theawakening.com
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I spoke to Hawaii's very own dark electronic/ gothic music act founder and producer Romell Regulacion (vocals, keyboards, guitars) from Razed in Black. The band was formed in Hawaii in 1994 and signed with L.A.'s gothic-Industrial record label Cleopatra Records the following year. Romell writes all the songs for Razed in Black.
Razed in Black has issued several full-length recordings, compilations and remixes: Shrieks, Laments and Anguished Cries (1996), Overflow (1997), Sacrificed (1999), Damaged (2003), Covers (2007), Share this Poison- Retrospective (2012). The 2001 EP Oh My Goth ! continues to be a favorite among DJs on the dance floors.
Besides writing and producing the music of Razed in Black, Romell is also a well-established DJ known as DJ RIB.
www.razedinblack.net
https://razedinblack.bandcamp.com
This interview was recorded in Zoom during the global pandemic of Covid-19 at the Viral Industrial Virtual Party, a virtual quarantine music dance party held twice a month by Obsidian Productions.
Tracks in the interview : Oh My Goth ! Share This Poison and Blush
Darrell Harada is a kahu (Hawaiian wisdom keeper), empath and healer. He shared some insights on how we can stay grounded and find peace especially during the Covid19 times of uncertainty. Darrell is also a massage therapist, trained in qigong and qi balancing (a kind of healing) with an 18th generation Grand Master from Shanghai, trained with and given title by a Kahuna (Master Practitioner) from a two thousand year old Hawaiian lineage of healing and spirituality. He is one of the readers at Sedona Hawaii located in the Ward Centre (1200 Ala Moana Blvd, Ste. 460 Honolulu, Hawaii ). Thank you Darrell and Malia Johnson of Sedona.
https://www.sedona-hi.com
https://darrellharada.com
I spoke to Erica Warkus, one of the founders of Kupuna Kokua, a non-profit organization created to assist the people in Hawaii such as our most vulnerable population, the Kapuna and those who have weakened immune systems or pre-existing medical conditions. The volunteers at Kupuna Kokua will pick up and deliver items such as groceries, medications or meals so that Oahu residents can stay home and avoid contracting Covid-19.
With the rapid escalation of the disease and the heavy impact it is making in the world and our island, Kupuna Kokua is here to serve you and even after the Coronavirus has passed.
For more details and information regarding their services or how you can volunteer or become a sponsor, please check out https://www.kupunakokua.org
I had the pleasure to speak with Karl Morten Dahl, the founder of Norway's dark electronic post-punk project, ANTIPOLE. Antipole is guitar-driven evocative hypnotic post-punk/wave mixed with synths and drum machines. Antipole is Karl Morten Dahl, featuring Paris Alexander and Eirene.
Drawing inspiration from classic post punk records of 1983, Antipole started as a solo project for Dahl. He released an instrumental 8-song EP called "Panoply. Songs for AC" in 2014, an album, dedicated to his inspirational muse, his girlfriend, Anne Christel.
The albums that followed are "Getting Frequent Now (2017)," then the debut album released on Unknown Pleasures Records called "Northern Flux (2017)," " Perspectives (2018)," followed, a series of remixes by Ash Code, Agent Side Grinder, Kill Shelter, Delphine Coma, IAMTHESHADOW, Warsaw Pact, just to name a few. Then "Radial Glare (2019)" on Young and Cold Records. Currently Antipole remixed Clan of Xymox' Loneliness.
https://antipole.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/antipoleband
https://www.instagram.com/antipoleband
I talked to the founder and guitarist of alternative rock supergroup, Beauty in Chaos, Michael Ciravolo about the debut album, "Finding Beauty in Chaos" and "Beauty Re-Envisioned," 14 tracks of a diverse collection of remixes.
The albums produced by Ministry's Grammy-nominated producer, Michael Rozon and Tim Perry (Beauty Re-Envisioned) features several talented and well-known musicians and producers: Ashton Nyte (The Awakening), Wayne Hussey (The Mission), Simon Gallup (The Cure), Robin Zander (Cheap Trick), Al Jourgensen (Ministry), Pete Parada (The Offspring), dUg Pinnick (Kings X), ICE-T (Body Count), Michael Aston (Gene Loves Jezebel), Michael Anthony (Van Halen), Dirk Doucette (Gene Loves Jezebel), Pando (A Flock of Seagulls), Evi Vine (Evi Vine), Betsy Martin (Caterwaul / Purr Machine), Marc Danzeisen (The Riverdogs), Kevin Kipnis (Purr Machine / Kommunity FK), Rudy Matchinga (Red Scare), Johnny Indovina (Human Drama), Tish Ciravolo (Stun Gun), Roland Bolan, Alex Kretov (Ummagma), Zakk Wylde (Ozzy Osbourne), Tim Palmer (The Mission, U2, Robert Plant), Ulrich Krieger, John Fryer (Black Needle Noise, This Mortal Coil) , Kitty Lectro (The March Violets, Kommunity FK), Mark Gemini Thwaite (The Mission, Peter Murphy) Sine Division, Paul Wiley (Marilyn Manson) and Statik (Collide).
Michael Ciravolo, best known as the President of Schecter Guitar, the renowned guitar manufacturing company, also played guitar in Human Drama for 30 years as well as playing live and recorded with Michael Aston's Gene Loves Jezebel since 1998.
Beauty in Chaos' forthcoming full length album, "The Storm Before The Calm" is set to be released in May 2020 via LA-based label 33.3 Music Collective. The single, a gothic rock anthem, "A Kind Cruelty" features Curse Mackey (Pigface). The single follows "The Delicate Balance of All Things" featuring the Mission frontman, Wayne Hussey.
Photo: Anabel DFlux
Music: Road to Rosario (Michael Aston), Man of Faith (Wayne Hussey), Loop Up (Tish Ciravolo), Storm (Ashton Nyte)
https://www.beautyinchaosmusic.com
https://beautyinchaos.bandcamp.com
I spoke with Dom and Vanee of HALLOWS, Seattle's dark electronic duo. HALLOWS blend melodic guitar riffs, commanding bass lines, a combination of melancholic and gritty synths, lyrical beats, and moody vocals telling tales. They bring tidings of unease: straining loneliness and isolation, anxiety and fears of meteoric nature, the nightmares of encroaching love, dejected vulnerability, and a life extinct of realization.
Originally from the East African island of Mauritius, Dom and Vanee met while in high school in Mauritius. They moved to the U.S. shortly and formed Hallows. They will be releasing their full EP on April 3, 2020 available on cassette and digital. The single, Subtle will be available for download on Bandcamp on March 18. Subtle was composed entirely in their living room while living in St. Paul. Subtle is an intimate record for them. Using a mix of analog mojo and the coldness of digital synths, their soundseeks to reconcile opposite worlds and produce something meaningful out of the chaos surrounding us today.
https://hallows.bandcamp.com
I interviewed Cellista, a classically trained American cellist, a multimedia artist and composer. She is known for her collaborations with artists across various media, as well self-producing stage poems such as live performances staged in unconventional spaces that incorporate elements of classical music, theater, improvisation and visual art across a range of genres including pop, hip-hop, classical and more.
Her latest work, Transfigurations is a multimedia work album and book, co-authored by her father, Dr. Frank Seeburger. A Listener's Guide to Cellista's Transfigurations features essays by Cellista addressing the personal moments of transfiguring experiences in her own life, including events that allowed her to find her artistic voice and finding her way to Transfigurations itself and so much more. Transfiguration and her other earlier albums are available on Bandcamp and on Amazon.
Cellista has worked with Grammy-nominated artist Tanya Donnelly, lead vocalist of the alternative rock bands, Belly and Throwing Muses. She also worked with producer John Vanderslice, Troyboi, Don McLean, Casey Crescenzo, Van Dyke Parks and Pam the Funkstress. She recently joined soprano Carla Canales for Hear Her Song, a project that promotes women's voices through the original compositions by female composers. www.cellista.net
Cellista released an album
I talked to Austin, Texas based artist, Curse Mackey in a recent phone interview.
Curse Mackey is known in the darkwave, post-punk and industrial music scenes. He is the vocalist of industrial supergroup, Pigface, Grim Faeries, Evil Mothers and one of the members of My Life with the Kill Thrill Kult. He recently launched his debut album, "Instant Exorcism," featuring an appearance by Ronny Moorings, founder of the iconic darkwave band, Clan of Xymox.
Mackey's participation with other projects include Ogre of Skinny Puppy, Martin Atkins of Ministry/Killing Joke, EN Esch of KMFDM, Genesis P-Orridge of Psychic TV, Danny Carey of Tool, David J of Bauhaus. Mackey filled in for goth legend, Peter Murphy who was unable to perform at the sold-out 40 years of Bauhaus Celebration Show in Orlando. His most recent collaboration is with Beauty in Chaos' founder, Michael Ciravolo.
American Alt-rock supergroup, Beauty in Chaos' has an upcoming new album, "The Storm Before the Calm," produced by Ministry's Grammy nominated producer, Michael Rozon, to be released this spring 2020. In this album, Beauty in Chaos pairs up with Curse Mackey for the driven rock anthem "A Kind Cruelty."
Mackey is a special guest at Industrafest 2020 opening up for Belgium's industrial pioneers, Front 242. Mackey is one of the supporting acts for Clan of Xymox' upcoming tour along with the Bellwether Syndicate and Twin Tribes.
www.cursemackey.com | https://cursemackeyngp.bandcamp.com
Thank you to Shameless Promotion PR | Photo by Anabel Dflux
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I interviewed Ike Shehadeh, the founder of Ike's Love & Sandwiches and interestingly, in my car. The charismatic and driven entrepreneur is a wonderful storyteller. Listen to how he rose from rags to riches with the lowest point of his life spent in Hawaii. He recalls the moment when he hit rock bottom and realized something needed to change...quickly !
Ike opened the first Ike's Place in San Francisco's Castro district on Halloween 2007.
Now with over 70 locations in the US and expanding, and one opening up soon in Saudi Arabia, two of the key ingredients for success are Love and Happiness...and his famous secret Dirty Sauce. It's always a pleasure to talk to Ike. Hope you enjoy this interview and thank you for listening. Please subscribe to my podcast.
There is an Ike's Love and Sandwiches in Honolulu, Hawaii located in the Lanai at the Ala Moana Shopping Center. (1450 Ala Moana Blvd ). Delicious, delectable and scrumptious don't forget to try the DJ Nocturna sandwich. http://loveandsandwiches.com
Maybe one day it will be available in a black bread with a sexy bloody red sauce ;)
Referred to as “the Sid Vicious of the DJ’s because of his violent on-stage fits, I had the privilege to interview turntablist, producer and rock star, DJ Swamp. His musical influences range from hip hop, to metal, punk, industrial and anything in between.
Known for his extraordinary turntable skills on vinyl, his breakbeats, scratching, juggling, spitting fire, mutilating LPs and vinyl without losing a beat appeals to his many fans and spectators.
In 1996 DJ Swamp took the title of USA DMC Champion before receiving a call
from Grammy award-winning singer, Beck. He became a member of Beck and toured with the band for 4 years traveling all over the world. Swamp then released his solo debut album, "Never is now." Since then he has released several albums.
He has also worked with Jack Dangers from Meat Beat Manifesto, Kid Rock, Ben Folds, Vanilla Ice, Ministry, Crystal Method, just to name a few. He was also the first DJ to use 3D music video scratching. DJ Swamp has produced several DJ tools that are considered standards, including "skip-proof" records, which have the same sample repeated over and over so that if the needle is bumped it will land in the same sample.
www.djswamp.com
DJ Swamp will be performing in Hawaii on Saturday, February 22, 2020 at Downbeat Lounge ( 42 N. Hotel St. Honolulu, Hawaii) starting at 8pm. For more details and tickets, go to Eventbrite.com
Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dj-swamp-live-in-chinatown-tickets-92821785459
**Hailing from Coventry England, Attrition is one of the pioneers in dark electronic music in the UK. The band, founded by the talented Martin Bowes in 1980, emerged from the experimental post-punk scene of the early 80s, alongside with other influential groups such as Throbbing Gristle, Chris & Cosey and the Legendary Pink Dots. Bowes' early beginnings was when he started a xeroxed fanzine called Alternative Sounds in Coventry England in 1979, running 18 issues. It was then when he decided to form Attrition. With an amazing catalog of music, Bowes continues to tour with Attrition, producing music and remixing tracks for various artists such as Nine Inch Nails, Die Form, Pigface, Black Tape for a Blue Girl and so much more.
Attrition's latest single, "The Great Derailer' to be released on EP is coming soon !
Photo by Tracy Chan, taken at the 4th Annual Hawaii Horror Ball concert in September 2017.**
www.attrition.co.uk
http://attritionuk.bandcamp.com/
www.thecagestudios.co.uk
Listen to my interview with the amazingly diverse, Athan Maroulis, record producer and eclectic vocalist of goth industrial band Spahn Ranch, Projekt’s Black Tape for a Blue Girl, Fahrenheit 451, Blue Dahlia and most recent, NOIR.
From his early industrial, goth rock days to vocal jazz, Maroulis is best-known for his position as lead singer of the industrial/goth/darkwave band Spahn Ranch. He has done a lot of producing through the 35 years or so, remix works, liner notes with Cleopatra Records and Projekt Records and as a publicist for Metropolis Records. He returns in 2019 with his new EP, A Pleasure.
I interviewed Craig Willers (Omnos) and Mariko from Obsidian Productions on A Feast of Friends on KTUH 90.1 FM regarding an upcoming event: Winter Solstice Farewell Concert on December 21, 2019 at Anna O'Brien's (2440 S. Beretania St.).
**OBSIDIAN PRODUCTIONS will present a long-awaited concert featuring Craig Willers as OMNOS. More Details: https://squareup.com/store/ObsidianProductions
Described as dark music for the soul, Omnos delivers mesmerizing guitar melodies with beautifully placed synths and dramatic lyrics. Accompanying Craig with vocals is his wife, Mindy. A cross between Human Drama and The Swans, with elements of Kraftwerk; Omnos’ Dark Neo Folk vibe is sure to leave a lasting impression. Opening the first song of the concert, Rosetta Ruin and Mabsy will do a rendition of Butoh, known as the Japanese “dance of darkness”. Jenn Vicieux will also display a dark electric visual aesthetic Witch House themed dance prior to the start of the concert. Craig will close the night as DJ Du Nord. Also spinning is DJ Datmot and DJ Nocturna.
A strong advocate of mental health awareness, Omnos and Obsidian Productions will be holding a raffle fundraiser ($1.50 per raffle / $10 for 10) towards United Self-Help. Three winners from the raffle drawing will get 1 of 3 prizes (bath, wine or coffee set with a free Omnos shirt included)**
I interviewed internationally acclaimed Portuguese American Fado singer, Ramana Vieira and two of the guys from the Hot Club of Hulaville, Sonny Silva and Jeff Linsky on A Feast of Friends on KTUH 90.1 FM over the weekend. The group will be performing on Sunday, November 17, 2019 at Medici at Manoa MarketPlace, 2754 Woodlawn Drive, Unit 7-103, Honolulu, Hi. (808) 351-0901. http://honolulumusicatmedicis.com
Known as the Portuguese incarnation of the blues, Fado (destiny and fate) is a form of Portuguese music that originated in the early 19th-century, invoking "Saudade" or an inexplicable longing and enigmatic yearning of the soul or loss and in my opinion, its reminiscent of the Spanish "Duende," described by Spanish poet and writer, Federico Garcia Lorca as the dark creative inspiration that lives in great works of art, music and dance.
Ramana has a deep, personal relationship to Fado music. She sings with heartfelt passion. She will be performing with the amazing Hot Club of Hulaville, Sonny Silva and Jeff Linsky on guitar/ukelele, Duane Padilla on violin and Randy Wong of bass.
ramanavieira.net | hotclubofhulaville.com
It was a pleasure to have renowned author, international speaker, psychic, hypnotist, medium and intuitive on my show, A Feast of Friends on KTUH 90.1 FM. Joining her is founder and president of Sedona, Hawaii, Malia Johnson. Kimmie is a special guest at an upcoming event at Sedona.
Sedona Hawaii, located in The Ward Center (1200 Ala Moana Blvd) is proud to announce 11:11 The Journey, an Experiential Awakening Summit on Monday, November 11th with several days and events featuring Kimmie and other special guests, authors, healers, shaman, crystal bowl, authors, clairvoyants, psychic mediums and so much more. The event will continue before and after November 11th so be sure to go to their website for more details. There will also be Full Moon in Taurus Meditations and Healing with Kimmie Rose, Tarot workshops as she will be releasing her latest book in Hawaii, Wake up your Intuition. Please go to sedona-hi.com for a complete listing of the event times and happenings or check out Kimmie Rose's website: kimmieRose.com
Listen to my interview with RayRay from Aphrodisiacs Burlesque Revue regarding
the upcoming event, Brazen Burlesque, a benefit for Planned Parenthood.
The event will take place on Friday, November 15, 2019 at 8:00 p.m. at Hawaiian Brian's (1680 Kapiolani Blvd). Hosted by Ding. Ding! Ding? The Aphrodisiacs are RayRay, Lolita LaMuse and Viola Lee Kills. The event will also feature performances by Miss Catwings, Satira Sin and more. For more details, go to:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/brazen-burlesque-tickets-73926416903?aff=ebdssbeac
Listen to my interview on A Feast of Friends on KTUH with film director, Lymari Graciano and Producer, Michelle Poppler Moody regarding their debut feature length documentary about the Honolulu burlesque community and culture called Pineapples & Pasties.
**There will be a private exclusive VIP screening for Pineapples & Pasties to be held on Friday, November 8, 2019 at the Secret Zone in Kailua (50 Kihapai St., Kailua, Hawaii) from 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. www.xanaduanimation.com
Hosted by Uber-Fabulous Jared D, it wil be an evening of burlesque, pineapples, pasties, performances by Khadija Raks, The Poetess N'tyce, Queen Mabsy and many more.
For more details: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pineapples-pasties-party-tickets-72754162659**
Perfecting his craft for over more than 2 decades, Technique has gained notoriety as one of the most versatile DJ/Turntablists coming out of Hawai’i. His versatility has earned him residencies respectively in the Mainstream Club, Underground Hip-Hop & EDM scenes performing at almost every nightspot in Hawai'i and has taken his talent to the states & abroad. He has opened up & spun alongside world-class artists DJ Qbert, DJ Craze, Rakaa Iriscience (Dilated Peoples), Talib Kweli & DJ Hi-Tek, Mos Def, Jeru The Damaja, Hieroglyphics/Souls Of Mischief, Xzibit, 112, Baby Bash, Mr. Vegas, Nick Cannon, Russ, Fifth Harmony, Dillon Francis, Diplo, Excision, Laidback Luke, Deadmau5, Steve Aoki, NGHTMRE, AJR and mor
Currently he is a Mixer for Hawai'i radio Stations 102.7 Da Bomb - The Friday Night Mix (CHR/Top 40) & The Super Awesome Mixshow Show (EDM), 93.1 Da Paina - Da Reggae Traffic Jam Aloha Friday Mix (Island/Reggae) & ALT 1059 - The Friday Night Fix (Alternative/Rock).
Aside from DJing, Technique had the honor of releasing his remix service production work through the world famous New York based record label, AV8 Records (Crooklyn Clan, Fatman Scoop, Disco Fries) from 2008-2012! Some of his tracks have gotten world class support. Most notably his collab with Pickster One aka Ønami “Hit The Clurb” was featured on Diplo’s BBC Radio 1Xtra radio show Diplo And Friends and his mashup of Taylor Swift’s “Shake It Off” & A-Ha’s “Take On Me” was featured multiple times on Barstool Sports’ Pardon My Take podcast, the #1 sports podcast in America. In 2017 he joined The Crooklyn Clan's roster of producer/remixer/editors . Now you can find all his edits, remixes & mashups exclusively on their record pool website crooklynclan.net
I'm very grateful to do this interview with Deejay Technique !
**It was Wednesday, October 9, 2019 and we were all together, my Acid Wash family, and I'm about to record another episode on the Queen of Wands podcast. Tonight, we're reminiscing about ACID WASH. No, not the jeans, but the most happening, fun and the longest running 80s Night Party in Hawaii, Going back to its inception, May, 1, 2006, we've come a long ways, I'm talking with GSpot, Quiksilva and Ana of La Cutie Photography and we're in a undisclosed location getting ready for the big weekend !
Acid Wash, "Always a Good Time." Vegas Mike**
**80's SLASHER HOMECOMING DANCE
Saturday, October 12, 2019
9pm to 2am
Next Door (43 N. Hotel St.)
G Spot
DJ Nocturna
Quiksilva**
Photos by La Cutie Photography
Closer to the Midnight Hour:
Best 80's Slasher Costume Price
**King & Queen Coronation
For tickets and details: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/acid-wash-80s-slasher-homecoming-dance-tickets-60294702077?aff=ebdssbdestsearch**
It was an honor to talk to R. Kevin Doyle, associate producer and education director
of Improvaganza! Hawai'i's Festival of Improv.
Founded by Garrick Paikai, the Improvaganza! is Hawaiʻi only international improvisation festival, and has featured improvisers from Honolulu to the Big Island to New Zealand and Italy. The Festival of Improv is running on its 14th year in Honolulu.
This year they have gathered 13 groups from across the U.S. to take part in the four-day celebration of improvisation in all its diverse expressions. They strive to cultivate Hawaiʻi’s local improv community by showcasing local and mainland improvisers while providing opportunities for them to network. The festival also strives to raise the profile of the improvisation artform by introducing audiences to entertaining, stimulating, and thought-provoking performances, and providing performers and theater-goers alike a chance to build and learn improv skills in festival-sponsored workshops.
The event will be held at the Kumu Kahua Theatre ( 46 Merchant Street, Honolulu, Hawaii) from October 3 to October 6, 2019. For tickets and details regarding this event, https://www.improvaganza.com or http://www.kumukahua.org/current-season
ACID WASH
80's SLASHER HOMECOMING DANCE
Saturday, October 12, 2019
9pm-2am
21+
ACID WASH: Driven by the love for 80's music and a crowd of terrific people.
The 80's was the decade that dominated in the deranged killer department. It gave birth to franchise Horror, giving us A Nightmare on Elm Street, Friday the 13th, Child's Play, and many horror flicks to frighten people everywhere to this very day.
So get out the costume knives, axes, and shish kabobs because Acid Wash brings you their 80's SLASHER HOMECOMING DANCE.
At Acid Wash, you will hear & dance to Men Without Hats, Stray Cats, New Order, Madonna, Prince, Joan Jett, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, David Bowie, Tears For Fears, The Cure, Eurythmics, Wham, Depeche Mode, Soft Cell, Duran Duran, Billy Idol, INXS, Bananarama, Erasure, Thompson Twins, and so much, much, much, much, MORE.
Come out because it is going to be totally gnarly!
ACID WASH DJs:
G Spot
Nocturna
Quiksilva
Photos by La Cutie
At the Midnight Hour:
Best 80's Slasher Costume Price
King & Queen Coronation
https://acidwashslasherdance.eventbrite.com TICKETS:
$5 Acid Wash Special ( Ends on August 12)
$8 Early Bird (Sales start on August 12 and ends on September 13)
$15 Advance (Sales start on September 13 and ends on October 12)
$20 DOOR
Listen to my interview with Violetta Beretta, Queen Mabsy and Luna Velour, some of the members of the Cherry Blossom Cabaret. The The 8th Annual Hawaii Burlesque Festival
is on October 11 & 12, 2019 at the Doris Duke Theatre in Honolulu, Hawaii
Tickets on sale now!
http://bit.ly/HawaiiBurlyFest2019
October 11 - Burlesque in Paradise
October 12 - The Follies Tropical - A Sultry Evening of Red-Hot Burlesque
Learn more about HBF at www.hawaiiburlesquefestival.com
What is the Hawaii Burlesque Festival & Revue?
"The 8th Annual Hawaii Burlesque Festival & Revue" is a locally produced event that invites 30+ local, national & international performers to share their artistry in Burlesque, Cabaret & Circus Arts in front of hundreds of electrified audience members! The HBF is immensely popular with our local audience consistently selling out shows since its inception in 2012. Each HBF event, from shows to classes & workshops; provides a fun, entertaining and engaging way for our attendees to experience some of the finest in burlesque from around the globe, right here in Hawaii!
When is the Hawaii Burlesque Festival & Revue?
Our HBF 2019 Honolulu shows take place on October 11th & 12th, 2019 at the Doris Duke Theatre! Stay tuned for Neighbor island show announcements coming soon!
“The Hawaii Burlesque Festival & Revue” is honored to have featured over 200+ Hawaii, Pacific Rim, US Mainland and International Burlesque & Cabaret Performers on the Doris Duke Theatre Stage over the past 8 sparking years. We’re happily committed to providing our visitors & audiences alike a unique view into what makes Hawaii no ka oi!
If you'd like more information on the Hawaii Burlesque Festival, please visit:
www.hawaiiburlesquefestival.com
The 8th Annual Hawaii Burlesque Festival
October 11 & 12, 2019
Doris Duke Theatre
Honolulu, Hawaii
Tickets on sale now!
http://bit.ly/HawaiiBurlyFest2019
October 11 - Burlesque in Paradise
October 12 - The Follies Tropical
If you'd like more information on the Hawaii Burlesque Festival, please visit:
www.hawaiiburlesquefestival.com
I visited the Big Island in Hilo and interviewed Mailani Delapenia, manager of The Volcano Winery. We also did some wine tasting and I learned quite a bit about the first and only winery on the Big Island which has great selections of some of the most unique locally produced wines made with Aloha. The interview was very informative and flying up to Hilo to experience the magic of the Island is worth it ! Volcano Winery is the southernmost winery in the United States. The vineyards and winery are located on the slopes of the Mauna Loa volcano, near the summit of Kilauea in the Island of Hilo, Hawaii making it a magical place to visit. It is also a great place to pick up some of the most beautiful local arts, food and souvenirs.
Volcano Winery makes several wines from the Symphony grape, fruit wines, Jaboticaba berries and guava fruit. One of my favorites, the Symphony Mele wine (meaning Love song to Hawaii) won the gold medal at the 2004 Finger Lakes International Wine Competition. The Volcano Winery also makes a Mead wine which is made with 100% Macadamia honey, a great dessert wine and Volcano Infusion Tea Wine, just to name a few.
Thank you for the opportunity and hospitality Mailani Delapenia, The Bothof family (Delwin and Marie Bothof) , the staff of Volcano Winery and Malia Delapenia.
If you would like to experience and taste locally grown wine from Hawaii or want more information, call the Volcano Winery at (808) 967-7772 or Fax (808) 967-7679 or volcanowinery.com
Volcano Winery
P.O. Box 843
35 Pii Mauna Drive
Volcano, Hawaii 96785
I interviewed Alice Inoue last Saturday on my radio show on KTUH 90.1 FM. for this podcast.
Alice Inoue is the founder of Happiness University. She has written several books and her latest is called Master your Superpowers. She also has a Sunday weekly column in the Honolulu Advertiser called Go Ask Alice and in the Midweek called A Mindful Moment.
YourhappinessU.com
A Feast of Friends airs live on KTUH 90,1 FM every Saturday night from 6pm to 9pm (Hawaii Standard Time) www.ktuh.org
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DJ Nocturna
The legendary record producer John Fryer, known for his production works with 4AD, Mute, Beggars Banquet, Black Needle Noise and one of the members of This Mortal Coil will be
a guest DJ for the 8th Annual Venetian Mask Ball- The Queen of Wands on Saturday, July 27 2018 at Next Door
It was a pleasure to talk to the legendary English record producer, John Fryer on July 2, 2019. It was an auspicious day because it was the new moon in Cancer, a time of new beginnings and it was a total solar eclipse.
The multi-platinum selling record producer and musician is the mastermind behind some of the most prestigious indie labels in the world, such as 4AD, Mute, Rough Trade, Beggars Banquet and more. His discography extends decades working with renowned musicians and producing dozens of albums, singles and remixes from Depeche Mode, Nine Inch Nails, White Zombie, Peter Murphy, Gravity Kills, Yazoo, Clan of Xymox, Dead Can Dance, Love and Rockets, Cradle of Filth, Stabbing Westward, Sarah McLachlan, ETC.
He launched a musical project called Black Needle Noise in 2016. www.blackneedlenoise.bandcamp.com
Hope you enjoy the interview.
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