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Dark Entries and Minimal Maximal have joined forces to re-issue the complete discography of Vita Noctis on a double vinyl LP. Previously these songs were restricted to limited self-released cassettes, compilation appearances and a sole 12" Mini LP. Beware, this is abrasive, primal music made by irritated teenagers full of angst!
Vita Noctis were a trio from Vilvoorde, Belgium in the Flemish Region. Inspired by the post-punk movement twin brothers Kris and Jos Kips convinced Kris' girlfriend Martine Genijn to start a band in 1981.They recorded their earliest songs onto a 2-track tape deck in their bedroom studio using second-hand equipment they could afford: Roland TR-808 drum machine, Casiotone MT-31, Ibanez bass guitar and a Korg MS-20 keyboard. Their first album "In The Face Of…DEATH" was self-released on cassette only in 1984 followed by the "Much Money Good Boy, No Money Good-Bye" cassette in 1985. In February 1986 the band recorded five songs at Studio Care in Gent, Belgium later released as the self-titled 12" Mini-LP on Mad In Belgium Records. Their final recording session was November 1986 returning to the band's bedroom studio, resulting in the song "She Likes Me" which appeared on the "Climax Productions Presents" LP.
"More "arthouse" than "goth", Vita Noctis blend the sneering attitude of punk with the spartan structures of minimal electronics. The band had more in common with the early electronic Sheffield scene of Cabaret Voltaire, Vice Versa or early Human League than their Belgian contemporaries. Urgent vocals go from a whisper to a scream in seconds and sound restless, bored and irritated all at once. Fuzzy guitar, simple baselines and crude electronics take turns accompanying the dynamic vocal stylings. While lyrics tackle weighty topics like death and religion, the landscape they paint is as playfully bratty as it is grim.
All songs have been remastered from the restored 1/4" reel to reel tapes by George Horn at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley California. Each double LP comes in a deluxe gatefold jacket with cover art by original designer Stephan Barbery and never before seen band photos and lyrics for each song. Spanning three years and four recording sessions "Against The Rule" is the soundtrack to Armageddon, very fitting in the contemporary climate of dissatisfaction and social upheaval.
Prinsengracht 10/02/2012 13h46
Koek-en-zopie is a Dutch term used for the food and drink sold during ice-skating periods.
In the 17th to the 19th century Zopie consisted of a mixture of bock beer and rum. Due to this blend eggs, cinnamon and cloves to add and then to heat arises Zopie. Nowadays there are mainly hot chocolate, pea soup, mulled wine and almond cake sold.
Until the nineteenth century restrained the legislature liquor stores where located on land or water found. From the ice was no question and as long as the weather would allow there were Koek-en-Zopie tents. For the same reason also gamble and whore tents run on the ice.
[ Source: Wikipedia ]
This equivalent of a Koek-en-Zopie was located on the Prinsengracht near Egelantiersgracht.
C.A.R. @ Le Phare 01/05/2015 Limoges, France
Great gig from ex Battant members.
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C.A.R. @ Le Phare 01/05/2015 Limoges, France
Great gig from ex Battant members.
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At least it's a cool haircut; popular with coldwave kids, Brad Pitt and Chinese smugglers. time.com/38409/north-korea-kim-jong-un-haircut/
Eric Miranda of In Letter Form
The Legionnaire Saloon
Oakland, Ca.
1/31/2015
Photographer: Rachel Escoto
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I Molchat Doma sono protagonisti sul palco del Circolo Magnolia di Segrate a Milano, il 7 giugno 2023, per la decima edizione di Unaltrofestival.
I Molchat Doma nascono nel 2017 a Minsk, in Bielorussia, la loro composizione è nell’incrocio che vede convergere tre strade, quella del post-punk, quella della new wave e quella del synth pop.
Il sound è scuro dai ritmi ballabili, con una forte dose di gotic ethos, i loro maestri sono chiari ascoltandoli, ma i Molchat Doma creano un suono significativo e caratterizzante. Chitarra, synth, drum machine, sintetizzatori e una voce lineare costante che ti immerge in un altro mondo, un mondo che vive lontano da noi ma che i Molchat Doma possono portare molto vicino, sul nostro palco in un mercoledì d’estate.
La band è composta da Egor Shkutko, il cantante che scandisce i testi russi con la sua voce profonda e lineare, Roman Komogortsev alla chitarra, synth e drum machine, e Pavel Kozlov basso e sintitezzatori.
Il loro secondo LP, Этажи (pronunciato Etazhi) è stato pubblicato nel 2018. Ha esaurito più di 10000 copie, vista l’eccezionale richiesta è attualmente in fase di ristampa. La canzone “Sudno” è costantemente nella top viral globale su Spotify da aprile 2020.
Nonostante abbiano suonato nei club più affollati, che sia a Londra, Varsavia, Helsinki, Belgrado o Berlino, i Molchat Doma stanno ancora volando sotto il radar nella loro nativa Bielorussia.
Unaltrofestival è uno dei festival firmato Comcerto, nato nel 2013 e che già nella sua prima edizione ha registrato il tutto esaurito e che quest’anno giunge alla sua decima edizione. La definizione di Unaltrofestival è nascosta tra le sue lettere: non solo un altro festival nel panorama nazionale, ma soprattutto un festival diverso, innovativo. Da sempre attento alle novità e in grado di spaziare tra i generi più vari, dall’indie al rock, dal pop all’elettronica, sospeso tra mainstream e alternativo.