08.12.05 (MusicPortal.com) Coming Home Studios and SRS Labs will release a live DVD from DURAN DURAN this Fall, capturing the last two shows from the band's record-breaking 2004 run of sold-out concerts at London's Wembley Arena. Set for a simultaneous release in North America on October 25th, Europe on October 31st and the UK on November 7th in both single and double-disc editions, "Duran Duran: Live From London," captures vocalist Simon LeBon, guitarist Andy Taylor, bassist John Taylor, keyboardist Nick Rhodes and drummer Roger Taylor during their seventeen-date, 2004 UK arena tour. Marking the first shows to be recorded since the original lineup of DURAN DURAN got back together in 2001, the upcoming release features all of the hits from their 25-year catalog, together with live versions of some of the chart-topping singles from their most recent studio album for Epic Records, "Astronaut." Directed by award-winning filmmaker Lawrence Jordan in conjunction with Done & Dusted UK, and shot with fourteen state-of-the-art, 1080 24p high-definition cameras, "Duran Duran: Live From London" captures the excitement of the band's final two Wembley concerts on April 30th and May 1st, 2004 with its cinematic visuals. Playing in an energetic two-hour set, the DVD shows DURAN DURAN performing their biggest hits including 'Girls On Film,' 'Planet Earth,' 'Hungry Like The Wolf,' 'Save A Prayer,' 'A View To A Kill,' 'Wild Boys,' 'Ordinary World,' 'The Reflex,' 'Union Of The Snake' and 'Rio.' The upcoming two-disc set also includes a 10-track live bonus CD that features a new "3D bonus song" in 'I Don't Want Your Love,' which can be viewed with 3D glasses that are included in the release. With audio mixed by Jeremy Wheatley and presented in SRS Labs Circle Surround 5.1 dts, 5.1 Multichannel, and stereo, the sound quality of "Duran Duran: Live From London" recreates a true concert experience. Both packages also include a behind-the-scenes documentary, rare and candid interview footage, a photo gallery, and a unique audio-track voice-over by all five members of the band talking about the songs and the shows. Formed in Birmingham, England in 1978 by Nick Rhodes and John Taylor, DURAN DURAN have sold over 70 million records to date and have had an extraordinary career that's made them one of the most successful groups of the past few decades, Fusing Pop music, art and fashion to an unprecedented degree and single-handedly transformed music video production - taking the medium from a simple marketing tool into what is still one of the music industry's most valuable assets.
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08.03.05 (MusicPortal.com) Electronic artist T.RAUMSCHMEIRE will release a new album entitled "Blitzkrieg Pop" via Mute Recordings on August 29th. "I actually wanted to produce the loudest pop record in history. Less epic techno, more short and crisp songs," he says. Debates on what "Pop" actually means are of no interest to the artist, whose concept has always been to deny having a concept. He has however, always known exactly what he is up to - sharing his wild desire for music with others, whether as T.RAUMSCHMEIRE, as drummer for his Punk band THE CRACK WHORE SOCIETY, as label boss of his own imprint Shitkatapult, or as promoter of various club events in his home base of Berlin, Germany. Although T.RAUMSCHMEIRE has been famous for his hyper-energetic, stage-breaking solo live shows, he has formed a three piece live unit featuring bassist Andreas Paruschke and drummer Dirk Mielenhausen along with sound engineer Allert Aalders as his stage band for all live concerts, which premiered in London in May - performing solo as a DJ only by consequence. "It's tougher work to play as a band of course, but it's more rock 'n' roll," he says. On "Blitzkrieg Pop," T.RAUMSCHMEIRE's excellent vocals appear for the first time. On rockers like 'Sick Like Me' (the first single from the album), and 'Blitzkrieg Pop,' his vocals are a revelation and the tracks truly rock. Big time. On 'A Mess,' the mic passes to his American colleague Quasimodo Jones, a troublemaker who also features as an arist on Shitkatapult, while 'A Very Loud Lullaby' (featuring ex-GUANO APES singer Sandra Nasic) pays a dedicated tribute to Stadium Rock history. "Blitzkrieg Pop" actually reveals the two sides of T.RAUMSCHMEIRE well. High-octane rock 'n' roll energy tracks for the live show, and more ambient sounds for the ear and heart. While recording the album, he hid in his studio for a year to relentlessly study "sounds with no beat," to which tracks like 'Untitled,' 'Rumpelkammer,' 'Der Grottenholm' or 'Patridiot' bear witness on the album. Other tracks were given a different slant, which gave the females a chance to sing. 'Diving In Whiskey' features Berlin's BPitchcontrol label boss, recording artist and DJ Ellen Allien, while '3 Minutes Happiness' is guested by French chanteuse Judith Juillerat. Juillerat had sent a demo to Shitkatapult which instantly grabbed T.RAUMSCHMEIRE's attention. "Judith also won a Bjork cover song contest in aid of Unicef. Her first album will be released soon on Shitkatapult," Raumschmiere added.
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[Electronic News: July 2005]
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