MUSIQUE MACHINE NEWSLETTER #02 JULY 2002
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.:: ALBUM OF THE MONTH: JUNE 2002
Nils Petter Molvær - NP3
http://www.musiquemachine.com/reviews/reviews_template.php?id=220
.:: REVIEWS
Wolverine - The Window Purpose
http://www.musiquemachine.com/reviews/reviews_template.php?id=230
Skepticism - The Process of Farmakon
http://www.musiquemachine.com/reviews/reviews_template.php?id=229
Venetian Snares - Higgins Ultra Low Track Glue Funk Hits 1972-2001
http://www.musiquemachine.com/reviews/reviews_template.php?id=228
The Fan Club Orchestra - Sun Papa And The Fan Club Orchestra Vol. 1 & 2
http://www.musiquemachine.com/reviews/reviews_template.php?id=227
V/Vm - Sometimes, Good Things Happen
http://www.musiquemachine.com/reviews/reviews_template.php?id=226
Doc Wör Mirran - The Soundtrack Of Death
http://www.musiquemachine.com/reviews/reviews_template.php?id=225
Tweet - Southern Hummingbird
http://www.musiquemachine.com/reviews/reviews_template.php?id=224
John Zorn - IAO: Music In Sacred Light
http://www.musiquemachine.com/reviews/reviews_template.php?id=223
Jean Jacques Perrey & David Chazam - Eclektronics
http://www.musiquemachine.com/reviews/reviews_template.php?id=222
The Caretaker - A Stairway To The Stars
http://www.musiquemachine.com/reviews/reviews_template.php?id=221
Nils Petter Molvær - NP3
http://www.musiquemachine.com/reviews/reviews_template.php?id=220
Cave In - Moons Of Jupiter & Lost In The Air / Lift Off
http://www.musiquemachine.com/reviews/reviews_template.php?id=219
Little Wings - Wonderue
http://www.musiquemachine.com/reviews/reviews_template.php?id=218
My Dying Bride - The Voice of the Wretched
http://www.musiquemachine.com/reviews/reviews_template.php?id=217
Gåte - EP
http://www.musiquemachine.com/reviews/reviews_template.php?id=216
Moby - 18
http://www.musiquemachine.com/reviews/reviews_template.php?id=215
Nate Dogg - Music & Me
http://www.musiquemachine.com/reviews/reviews_template.php?id=214
.:: ARTICLES
Antimatter - Our saviour Duncan Patterson
Antimatter is the current project of ex Anathema bassist
and songwriter Duncan Patterson. After leaving Anathema
post Alternative 4, he entered the studio with close friend
Mick Moss and created the debut album 'Saviour'. I caught
up with him via email to find out about the new album and
the band.
http://www.musiquemachine.com/articles/articles_template.php?id=25
.:: MP3
No mp3's this month
.:: BEST OF THE WEBLOG
280602- 15:36:18 Niels van Rongen
Estradasphere is currently drummerless.
If you feel you're up to the challenge,
then submit a demo tape and a letter briefly
describing your experience and style. Send demo
tapes (audio or video) to Estradasphere,
PO Box 355, Santa Cruz CA 95061-0355.
http://www.estradasphere.com/
270602- 15:26:20 Martijn Busink
Rondellus, an Estonian medieval orchestra recorded
a tribute to Black Sabbath on medieval instruments.
The CD is entitled Sabbatum.
http://www.sabbatum.com/
260602- 00:36:44 Martijn Busink
CDnow reports Megadeth members, old and new formed
a new, yet unnamed, band. Dave Ellefson,
Marty Friedman and newbies Jimmy DeGrasso and
Al Pitrelli are still in search of a singer.
http://www.cdnow.com/cgi-bin/mserver/SID=1447401229/pagename=/RP/ALLSTAR/article.html/fid=330117
250602- 23:17:41 Niels van Rongen
I never was this creative when I was a kid.
Well known album sleeves made from Lego,
pretty cool. :) Check it out.
http://www.geocities.co.jp/Hollywood/9060/musice.html
250602- 18:43:21 Niels van Rongen
Two members of the Dillinger Escape Plan family
were involved in a car accident, leaving Benjamin
Weinman with a punctured eardrum and concussion
along with some bumps and bruises. The good news
is everyone is alive and you can expect in the
next few days a glimpse of the "Irony Is a Dead
Scene" EP on their site. To be released on
august 27th on Epitaph Records.
http://www.dillingerescapeplan.com
250602- 18:05:59 Niels van Rongen
Mike Patton will be lending his talents to a
fundraiser for the West Memphis Three. Henry
Rollins and Heidi May have collected various
musicians to cover Black Flag songs for a benefit
CD to be released on Sanctuary Records in October.
More at Ipecac...
http://www.ipecac.com
240602- 23:22:49 Martijn Busink
The releasedate for Spastic Ink has shifted from
"whenever" to "approaching". Guitarist Ron Jarzombek
is also working on a soloalbum called Solitarily
Speaking Of Theoretical Confinement and Mathematics,
the upcoming Watchtower CD (releasedate still
set to "whenever").
http://www.spasticink.com
240602- 12:38:58 Niels van Rongen
The Gathering released their new EP
"Black Light District" today. Psychonaut Records
is working with 4Tune Shop, where you can order
a copy directly by credit card or bank account.
They will promote this new EP by playing on
several festivals in August, and by making a
club tour in The Netherlands and Belgium in
October/November.
http://www.gathering.nl
http://www.4tune-shop.nl/index.php?categorie=gathering
220602- 22:00:51 Niels van Rongen
James Plotkin's Phantomsmasher self-titled album
(formerly known as Atomsmasher) will be released
on Ipecac Records on 20th of august. Dälek's new
album 'From Filthy Tongue of Gods and Griots'
will be released on the 6th of august.
http://www.musiquemachine.com/bands/bands_template.php?id=6
http://www.ipecac.com/
210602- 16:49:17 Justin Faase
Warp Records' Magic Bus Tour is now over.
A documentation of this tour can be found at
www.warprecords/tour/. A compilation CD with
exclusive tracks and other merchandise of the
tour is now available as well.
200602- 12:13:59 Niels van Rongen
O1O1 is a new French label for electronic music.
The label was born from the urge of a new and
various electronic musical expression. The
ground for O1O1 is to open the label to the best
digital based production but also to extend his
repertoire in order to blur basic definitions of
this musical style. Four releases are spreaded on
the first half on the year, each one of it being
very different from the others. Learn more on the
website.
http://www.0101-music.com
190602- 20:50:32 Mikhail Capone
Grandaddy is working on their third album and
are also starting a label. More details here.
http://www.grandaddylandscape.com/newspage.htm
190602- 15:50:51 Justin Faase
Hymen Records has announced new releases: Scorn
"Governor" EP is finally out on CD and 12" LP
and the same goes for Somatic Responses "Touching
The Void". Check it out if you're ready for
excellent drum and bass music.
http://www.klangstabil.com/hymen
180602- 22:02:05 Justin Faase
M-Tronic have signed Displacer from Canada
and its debut "Moon_Phase" will be announced
soon. The full tracklisting and line-up of
remixers for the upcoming Hôte EP by Beefcake
can be found at the M-Tronic website as well.
http://www.mtronic-label.com
http://www.dsplcr.com
http://www.beefcake.cc
170602- 06:15:22 Martijn Busink
Sean Malone and his outfit Gordian Knot will release
their new album Emergent soon. Among the participants
is Fates Warning-guitarist Jim Matheos. There is a
preview in the videosection of Sean's site.
http://www.seanmalone.net
150602- 19:03:32 Niels van Rongen
There is lot's of Bumblefoot news: Ron Thal
finished a new CD, all punk and metal.
It will not be for sale as a Bumblefoot CD,
it's strictly for TV and movies. He sung on
an Ozzy Osbourne tribute CD, to be released this Summer.
All tasteless lounge versions.
Read more about this at www.bumblefoot.com
150602- 17:44:15 Martijn Busink
Still 'under development', but finally there
is an official website for Mr. Bungle.
http://www.mrbungle.com
120602- 10:04:25 Justin Faase
Two new eatable facts from Eat This Records:
1. The new 12" by canadian mitchell akiyama
is at the distributor at this moment and will
hit the stores very quickly. 2. Eat This Records
will be moving from Amersfoort to Utreg next
week. More info...
http://www.eatthisrecords.com
110602- 18:37:15 Martijn Busink
Kjell-Erik, violinist from Swedish folkoutfit
Hoven Droven, will release his solo-album soon.
He threw a little release party in
Rannsäterstämman this weekend.
http://hovendroven.op.se
080602- 17:50:30 Niels van Rongen
The new single from the Swedish Covenant
will be released in August. "Call The Ships
to Port" is it's title and will be followed
by an album in the beginning of October.
http://www.covenant.dk
060602- 01:13:30 Mikhail Capone
Semi-official release date of the first
of the two next opeth albums is 10/29/02.
http://www.opeth.com
040602- 19:01:12 Niels van Rongen
The re-issue of the debut album from Norway's
Arcturus, complete with new artwork and the
legendary and highly collectable "Constellation"
and "My Angel" ep's as a bonus is out on
Candlelight Records. The album has been remixed
and remastered by Garm and also features
two previously unreleased tracks.
http://www.candlelightrecords.co.uk
020602- 13:34:31 Niels van Rongen
"Tides Of Tomorrow", the new Cave In EP
with 5 brand new songs and 1 cover song
will released on October 15th, 2002. The EP
was recorded with Andrew Schneider in April.
It will be released by Hydra Head Records
along with BMG Distribution.
http://www.cavein.net
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