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Bauhaus “1979-1983 Volume I”

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Posted by admin on May 20, 2009 – 2:13 pm
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bauhaus-singles-coverBauhaus

“1979-1983 Volume I”
Official Website
(4/5)

Bauhaus formed in 1979 as Peter Murphy and Daniel Ash. Not long after they invited Kevin Haskins and David J to join the band (originally called Bauhaus 1919). In 1982 the song Bela Lugosis’s dead was featured in a Tony Scott film called The Hunger starring David Bowie. After four years and four albums together they officially broke up after a tour, in August of 1983. Each member of Bauhaus went on to do various projects. Fifteen years later Bauhaus reformed for a ‘resurrection’ tour in 1998. Their first all-new track in seventeen years is on the Heavy Metal 2000 soundtrack.

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And One “VIRGIN SUPERSTAR”

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Posted by admin on May 20, 2009 – 2:01 pm
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“VIRGIN SUPERSTAR”
Label: Virgin 2000
Official Website

And One is a fairly popular EBM group whose tunes are heard across the world on goth/industrial club nights around the world. It’s not surprising, because it’s very difficult to listen to And One without some part of your body wanting to move around. Sure, being EBM some of their stuff is a little too techno for my liking, but they are quite good overall.

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KORG DS-8

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Posted by admin on May 16, 2009 – 9:18 pm
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Korg DS-8

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The Korg DS-8 is a 61-key FM synthesizer produced by Korg in 1987. It is a 4-operator 8-voice, 8-part-multitimbral synthesizer with a 61-note keyboard that has velocity and aftertouch sensitivity. It has no filter and only the basic delay, chorus, flanger, and double effects. It was released to compete against synthesizers such as the Yamaha DX7 and TX81Z. Read More »

MONOKROM “tales of rabbits and hares”

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Posted by admin on May 15, 2009 – 9:01 pm
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monokrom_rabbitsMONOKROM

“tales of rabbits and hares”
(Ant-Zen)
Official Website
(4/5)

Relentless… grinding… seizure inducing walls of noise guaranteed to clear those clogged arteries and to blow out any and all pending brain hemorrhages. Monokrom’s release “tales of rabbits and hares” is far from the pleasant sounds you’d expect from the bunny-laden cover art. Read More »