Ghost Tears – DARKHER
I Tokuni – EIVøR
Ulvinde – MYRKUR
16 Psyche – CHELSEA WOLFE
Crushed – A THOUSAND HOURS
A Sea-Spell (single edit) – DREAMS ARE LIKE WATER
Forever – ACTORS
The Devil – SUICIDE COMMANDO
A Secret – SCHONWALD
Oak Wood – DRAB MAJESTY
Sun Explodes – BLACK ASTEROID (feat Cold cave)
Eleven – HøRD
We Are So Fragile – JOHN MERRICKS REMAINS
Human Fly – VENUS FLYTRAP
One Of These – SEXTILE
Enter The Batcave – SO WHAT
I Have A Crack – LEBANON HANOVER
Imaginary Veil – POISON POINT
The Choice – RUSSIAN ROSE
She’s Gone – S.A.D
Icy Cold – ASH CODE
Elite Singles – TWINROVA
This Place Called Nowhere – BOX AND THE TWINS
The Wicker Man – THE BLACK VEILS
The Witching Hour – ASTARI NITE
All Of You – ANIMA TRISTE
Lya – TRAITRS
India – THE PSYCHEDLIC FURS
Be My Hiroshima – GRAVE PLEASURES
Fue Dificil – FRIO Y VACIO
Plastic – SOUNDS LIKE WINTER
Guilty – THE SPIRITUAL BAT
Play For Today – TRAGIC BLACK
DAVE VANIAN – Tenterhooks THE MISSION – Severina SUSPIRIA – Night Time (edit) SLEEPING CHILDREN – Poppies Screen The Light ANDERS MANGA – At Dawn They Sleep GARY NUMAN – Berserker ELUSIVE – Ride THE DAMNED -Thril Kill CLAN OF XYMOX – Emily SISTERS OF MERCY – First, Last And Always SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES – The Passenger STAR INDUSTRY – Lost Generation THE COLD – Summernight BAT NOUVEAU – Death Mask KMFDM – Ave Maria
DJ DeAth
Enter The Batcave – SO WHAT
Shadowplay – VELVET KILLS
Down In The Shadows – INVSN
She Is Gone – S.A.D
Dressed To Kill – STRVNGERS
Sun Explodes – BLACK ASTEROID (feat cold cave)
Tyranny For You – FRONT 242
Provision – FRONT LINE ASSEMBLY *R
Der Mussolini – DAF *R
Smalltown Boy – RADIO DCS
Rain – PROJECT PITCHFORK *R
Glaubenkrieger – AGONOIZE *R
Love Breeds Suicide – REAKTOR 7X
Illisit (red union rmx) – SKINNY PUPPY
Papillon – EDITORS
Year Zero (Sacre Nom De Satan rmx) – GHOST BC
Wasteland – THE MISSION *R
DJ Batastrophe
WHITE ROSE MOVEMENT – Love Is A Number *R JOY DIVISION – Love Will Tear Us Apart *R THE CULT – Lil Devil *R DEINE LAKAIEN – Over & Done *R INTRA VENUS – Welcome To Paradise *R BLOODY DEAD & SEXY – Cheeks DARKSEED – The Dark One VNV NATION – Carry You (frozen plasma rmx) *R
DJ War
Death Lies Waiting (SITD rmx) – SUICIDE COMMANDO COMBICHRIST – F*ck That Shit *R
Love Like Blood (version) – KILLING JOKE THE MERRY THOUGHTS – Second Generation
Sanctuary – THE CULT *R SISTERS OF MERCY – Vision Thing *R
Die Offenbarung – HEIMATAERDE QNTAL – Flamma
Kuss Mich (nur einmal) – IN EXTREMO GARY NUMAN – Cars
Du Hast – RAMMSTEIN
Thanks to everyone who came along:) We look forward to see you in September on Sat 9th from 9pm – 2am. 😉
Arriving back in Prague on 27th August two things struck me immediately – how much I had missed the city (its people, atmosphere, and the excellent Czech food and drink) and how hot it was compared to the UK – a scorching 30C.
Large Bone above The Roxy bar
In the evening I went to the Roxy Club to catch Viet Cong melting in a sea of Tote Bags and Hipsters. A great concert, despite the heat. At a nearby mini market I discovered a great selection of full skull shaped absinth bottles but it was impossible to get a picture. After the gig I went with my old friend Pavel to record an interview and play some songs on Dark Wave Radio Wave
X-Cryogenics – BERNDSEN
Society – AUTOBAHN
Cool Wind – KOBAN
A New Day – KILLING JOKE
Death Of The European (remastered) – THE THREE JOHNS
IO 1987 – ASTARI NITE
Die Life – THE SOFT MOON
No Will – WHITE HILLS
Industry – NOI KABAT
Waves Without Shores – ASH CODE
Deep Metals – SCHONWALD
Earth Overflows – SECRET SIGHT
In My Arms – PRINCIPE VALIENTE
Skeletones – ESCAPE WITH ROMEO
Day 1 of the PGT10 and The Sanctuary CZ crew pulled out all the stops to make this the most memorable one so far. What a great decision to have a Gothic cruise to kick start the weekend. Great music from the Sanctuary DJ’s and DJ Totentanz made the perfect soundtrack for a cruise in darkness. Somehow a normal couple made it on board and started to make the usual conversation along the lines ” So are you guys vampires?” They were assured we weren’t, however it was suggested if they would like they would like to make their way below they were welcome to take part in the human sacrifice 😉
This cruise will be a lasting memory for everyone fortunate enough to be on board. Great start!
Day 2 – didn’t make it to the picnic as I wanted to make sure I was on top form for the evening and have a few drinks without turning to ash 😉
My setlist @ Fatal Club Praha Sat 29.08.15
Masked Ball – JOCELYN POOK
Darkness Before The Dawn – KILLING JOKE
Charade – SKIDS
Ostentation – AUTOBAHN
Desire – SIEVEHEAD
Higher Than Heaven – BFG
Walking On Your Hands – RED LORRY YELLOW LORRY
Die Life – THE SOFT MOON
I Can’t Escape Myself – ASH CODE
Deep Metals – SCHONWALD
Kalter Lippenstift (In Death It Ends rmx) – VELVET CONDOM
Muscoviet Mosquito – CLAN OF XYMOX
After Dark (master) – DEATHDAY
I Can Smell Your Thoughts – LEATHER NUN
Burning Down (mescal mix) – PLAY DEAD
Transmission – RRRRRRR
Seagulls Eye – THE SNAKE CORPS
The Last Train – GHOSTDANCE
Blue Monday – BUZZ KULL
Serpents Kiss – THE MISSION
Written In Blood – SHE WANTS REVENGE
Christopher Lee Is Dead – DOORS IN THE LABYRINTH
Blah Blah Blah – IGGY POP
1969 – SISTERS OF MERCY
Ca Plan Pour Moi – PLASTIC BERTRAND
Paranoid – THE METEORS
We Are The Monsters – THE KNUTZ
Cramp Stomp – THE CRAMPS
California Uber Alles – DEAD KENNEDYS
Hong Kong Garden – SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEES
Requiem – EAGULLS
The Cutter – ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN
Hand In Hand – XMAL DEUTSCHLAND
Teenage Nightingales To Wax (remastered) – THE THREE JOHNS
People Are Poison – COLD CAVE
Like An Animal – THE GLOVE
Killing An Arab – JUSTIN SYMBOL
Rituel – SHE PAST AWAY
Death Reflects Us – BEASTMILK
Second Skin – LOTUS FEED
Ghostdance – DEATHCULT
Vengeance – NEW MODEL ARMY
Sanctuary (long vers) – THE CULT
Thanks to everyone who came along and danced despite the heat and drain from the previous nights partying on the ship 😉
Despite being melted by the heat following a 20 minute mid morning visit to the zoo I think it was around 35 at 12.00 I managed to cool down at the excellent Artists and Prophets at Narodni Galerie which dispelled my belief that the USA was responsible for hippies in the 60’s and 70’s as it is infact the Germans to blame for the birth of the hippies especially Karl Wilhelm Diefenbach who modelled himself on Jesus and nearly founded GOD GMBH for his hippie commune and followers. It was then pointed out in the evening that it might explain why hippies like VW beetles 😉
Klub 007 Strahov one of the oldest clubs in Prague for live music played host’s to two excellent bands Totenwald & Horror Vacui.
Not the easiest of venues to get to, so a big thanks to the Gothic people familiar with Prague for ensuring I got there and back without getting lost 😉 Well worth the effort to get there and not just because it had Rekordelig pear cider but great sound and atmosphere.
What a great end to a great event. A big thanks to Ez, Pavel, Nephilim, Samgarr, Paesant, Va & Anna, The Sanctuary crew and everyone else who by being there made the event great 😉 Look forward to be back in Prague a lot sooner than my last visit 🙂
Despite Jet2’s best efforts to re-enact the experience of death by being locked in a sweat box in Japanese prisoner of war camp or to imagine one is a boil in the bag meal after the idiots had everyone incarcerated on the plane for nearly 60 mins with no doors open, no aircon working due to a technical problem, and no water. The temp outside was at least 35C and inside around 45c but luckily we didn’t end up here despite being ill from it.
Weyrd Son Records is an exciting new label formed in December 2012 in Brussels, Belgium, with the aim of to trying to be the most honest and artist friendly label run on a shoe string. The lable has great selection of new and original minimal/coldwave artists from across the world and below are reviews of their current releases which you should make sure you listen to and if you like what you hear, please support the artists and the label.
Ever Alive – a tribute to Snowy Red
Highlighting music by some of the pioneers and most influencial artists out of the minimal-cold-darkwave scene from the early eighties, “Ever Alive” pays tribute to Snowy Red and its frontman, Micky Mike. A great introduction to artists on the label!
Available on vinyl only: 2×12″ (180gr) grey / hand-numbered limited edtion of 500.
Side 1 opens with Never Alive by BEASTIAL MOUTHS– bombastic nice minimal. Deep Desire – TENSE – has a very 80’s minimal feel. Sinkin Down – STRANGE POWERS – classic coldwave. Very nice! Euroshima (wardance) – SCORPIONE VIOLENTE– great cover! Baby Tonight – MUSHY – a masterful minimal dark waltz. It’s So Good – VIOLENT TREMORS a great dancefloor track! Nowhere – MIRROR MIRROR -another one to set the minimal dancefloor alight!Love it! The Long Run – MEDDICINE – haunting minimalistic soundscape. Breakdown – NOVA MURA feat Jessy Champagne – An epic slice of coldwave. Love it! Another smash on the dancefloor!
Side 2 – Euroshima (wardance) – REVELATOR feat Freddy Rupert – reminds me a bit of early Die Form. Lies In Your Eyes – ANIMAL BODIES – This track will melt any coldwave dancefloor. An epic! Blood Blood Blood – NEWCLEAR WAVES nice minimal track. Torpedo Good Luck – SAFYEE a classic 80’s coldwave feel. Great! A Picture – LED ER EST – a great coldwave cover! Breakdown – BRIGHT FUTURE – Cold classic. Nowhere – MARBURG A minimal dancefloor smash! The album closes with So Low from DEATHDAY almost a minimal Jesus & Mary Chain – nice.
LINEA ASPERA – II
Originally released on cassette, this vinyl reissue of Linea Aspera’s last EP is a must have for minimal synth and darkwave enthusiasts.
The three tracks featured on this EP are wonderful synth-pop/noise/industrial pearls.
An essential 3 track EP opening with Kinabalu coldwave and minimalistic entwinned. Vultures is the stand out track on the ep. Very 80’s new wave in sound a dancefloor smash! Royal straight closes the EP in minimalstic instrumental glory.
This collection comes in a single-sided clear vinyl with artwork printed on PVC sleeve and tracing paper insert.Limited to 300 hand-numbered copies.
MARIE DAVIDSON- Perte d’identité
Perte d’identité, which translates to “loss of identity,” is the debut LP by composer, singer and poet Marie Davidson, one of the finest artists rising from the electronic dark-synth scene in Montreal. Her voice is a stark half-spoken monotone which will tell you stories from which you can’t escape unchanged.
The album opens with minimalstic heartbeat of Prélude– lovely! Abduction could almost be a female In Death It Ends a great swathe of dark atmospherics. Shaky Leg – minimalistic obscura at its best and most original. Vie et mort d’un égo – classical minimalism to fuel the addiction. Je ne t’aime pas has a hint of early Kirlian Camera great stuff! Perte d’identité returns to a more atmospheric minimal feel. Shaky Leg (Remix by Cristobal U & The Mole) is a slightly more danced up version which works quite well.
Another collectable vinyl release.
LUMINANCE -Obsessive Viper smile
After two EP’s that have set the already so recognizable multiple dimensions of one-man band project LUMINANCE, this very special release presents a two tracks selection that illustrates and resumes perfectly the richness of Luminance’s variegated range of colours and textures. This 7″ opens with Obsession (feat. Nathalie Bruno ex-Phosphor). A great coldwave track to freeze any dancefloor- Great track! Viper Smile – luscious minimal electro to take the dancefloor by storm!
KOBAN – Void
Koban is a storm that has been gathering over the Pacific Northwest since 2011. After an EP and full length recording behind them, the Vancouver-based duo is striking out again with a new 6-song EP on Weyrd Son Records this time, gaining sound and fury in these brooding new tracks. Koban naturally and seamlessly genre bend, their punk roots buried deep under layers of melded synth, goth and post-punk. This creates a unique sound which is simultaneously full and sparse, atmospheric and uneasy. A drum machine creates a baseline over which moody interchanging vocals and blown-out guitar noise quickly and organically oscillates. Their lyrics give a wink and nod to their influences and feature songs sung in French for an icy touch. Koban leave you with a feeling of being utterly new and a sense of déjà vu. 401a what an epic opening track something a lot more than a generic postpunk track will appeal stringly to fans of The KVB/ Deathday love it! Rappeler just when you thought Koban couldn’t get better than the opening track they do. A great coffin slab of coldwave – a hint of Xmal in French! Détacher et déguiser – a french coldwave version of Mephisto Walz wow! Cool Wind – Demonstrates the great use of dual vocals what a great song to dance to. Must be great live! Delerium – sees Koban go into overdrive a perfect fusion of mephisto walz guitars and dancefloor coldwave fire! Standing On The Edge – epic. What a great release. Buy it now!
Limited to 300 hand-numbered copies.140gr Black splatter vinyl.300gr Deluxe cardboard sleeve with varnish UV spots.
MUSHY / MEDDICINE split EP
Initially this Mushy/Meddicine split saw its release last year on tape through Meddicine’s own label SixSixSixties Records. Both sides have a similar hypnotizing quality that is bound to intrigue anyone, yet are very different at the same time. Hailing from Italy, Mushy is like a siren; you know deep down that giving in to her seductive chanting will take you to a dark place, but you submit yourself nonetheless. Meddicine is a different kind of enchantress. Her music is overwhelming in a harsher, more straightforward way, seducing by pulsating sound and noise rather than vocals. In other words, this vinyl reissue offers a great combination of psychedelic synths and noise that will leave no one unimpressed.
A-side Mushy – Can I Hold The Sky very nice atmospheric minimalism. (Let Me) Go Away – A beautiful minimalistic soundscape! My All Secrets -Almost cold minimalistic snakelike charming music – epic stuff! B-Side Meddicine –Go Go Betty! will appeal strongly to fans of The Devil & The Universe seductively sinister! I Dream You Are Here – dark and very disturbing electronic invocation music! Love it! Twilight– signals the fall of light. Disturbing!
Available on 12″ vinyl (140gr) hand-numbered limited edtion of 300.
Zero – DER NOIR
Silence – IN DEATH IT ENDS
Agoraphobia – MINUIT MACHINE
Ad Nauseam – OPERA MULTI STEEL
Mother – LISTE NOIRE
Immaculate Deception – SALLY DIRGE
Low Tar Stars – PETER MURPHY
Bruderschaft (choral vesion) – HEIMATAERDE
Khristfuck – WUMPSCUT
What Time Is Love – THE DEVIL & THE UNIVERSE
Nocturne – CONTRE JOUR
A Little Death To Laugh – COLD CAVE
Forever Blind – VENERA 4
Never Understand – CINEMASCOPE
The Wind Blows Through Their Skulls – BEASTMILK
Death Mask – BAT NOUVEAU
These Days – THE SHADE
Sacred Hearts – SCHONWALD
Love Is Mental Suicide – SELOFAN
Empty Words – FUTURE
Vain – MOLDIG
Bring Me The Head Of Paul McCartney – 3AM
Valkyria – UNI_FORM
Isolation – LOW-FI
Requiem – EAGULLS
The Whistleblowers – LAIBACH
Dream Of A Ghost – DIARY OF DREAMS
Scum – SANTA HATES YOU
The Dark Half – AESTHETIC PERFECTION
Rubber Corpse (dwarf edit) – WUMPSCUT
Kokon (horror vacui vers) – ASP
Ein Blick Zuruck Im Zorn – DIE KRUPPS
Money Is Not Our God (radio edit) – KILLING JOKE
Nuclear Winter – BEASTMILK
We Are Born We Live We Die – THE SPIRITUAL BAT
And I Die – MISS PARKER
Opium – THE NEW DIVISION
Ghosteps – BAT NOUVEAU
Like An Animal – THE GLOVE
Scorched Flats – DOUBLE ECHO
Fuchia – SCHONWALD
Fashion – VIVE LA FETE
The Muse – .Y.
Dry Your Eyes – ASH CODE
People Are Poison – COLD CAVE
Ruinas – CIUDAD LINEAL
Cobra – POSTERBOY MACHINE
Nightfall – REPLICANT
Dead End Roads – THE FOREIGN RESORT
Cross Of Iron (dj dwarf edit) – WUMPSCUT
Dead Souls – JOY DIVISION
April Skies – THE JESUS & MARY CHAIN
