Some time ago, a band from russia caught lots of attention in insider’s circles with their debut “Snippets” (available as a free download at Zorch Factory Records). Offered was post punk in a dark Bauhaus-style, a mighty voice, which could tempt the one or another icon to chuck the microphone and an atmosphere, as if there’s no tomorrow. Beginning of 2011 the EP “Whatever…” followed and attached consequently to the debut and expanded SCOFFERLANE’s fan base.

After a few subsequent line-up changes, which made a quartette out of the 6-headed band, Matt (aka Stuart Stumpman – Vocals), Konstantin K. (guitar), Anton C. (bass guitar) and Senya K. (drums) now keep the trail they’ve chosen.

Who now thinks, that SCOFFERLANE cushioned on their new album “Veto” due to the reduction of members, will be taught otherwise . The dark atmosphere is still left, the guitar work was perfected and sounds much more matured, Matt’s distinctive voice still dominates the songs in a Peter Murphy-ish way, the bass drives and tows itself melancholic and the drums still dance light-feeted as always through the songs.

A real firework of modern post punk, which is fired on the 14 songs of the album by SCOFFERLANE. With easyness the compositions play up to the listener’s ear. “Veto” will be available from February the 17th on in all well-known download stores and on afmusic as well as on CD for the first time.

Tracklisting:

1. She Fell
2. What Do You Propose
3. I Awoke
4. Veto
5. Single Finger
6. On Predators
7. Rubber Arms
8. So Pretty
9. Home
10. Ode
11. Last Chance Rope
12. Harish
13. All Because Of Us
14. La Nuit* (download only)

“Anyone who’s listened to Scofferlane or watched Scofferlane’s videos would be surprised to know that they are a current, fairly new band. They are amazingly polished and got that special something that seduces the listener. The sound ranges from post- punk to psychedelic to dark indie. Ever since their first on-stage appearance in the summer of 2008, this young group has been the subject of many controversies. A stimulating blend of diverse rock-and-roll traditions, unusual and unique lyrics, with a touch of decadence glamor. The vocalist, alternating between hysteria, morbid sexuality and a slightly arrogant insanity, uses not only his exceptional voice, but his whole physic to express himself. Their music combines raw sound with complex melodies. Scofferlanes’ style and performance, which is never something lighthearted and carefree, always leaves a lasting impression on the audience.” www.dropdeadfestival.com

http://www.scofferlane.com/

The bulgarian band Voyvoda will release their second album “Iztok” on February 7th as a download, the vinyl issue will follow on 20th of April, 2012. Offered will be experimental sounds somewhere between post punk, cold wave and balkan komita folk.

As on the forerunner “The Confederacy” and the couple of EP’s, the journey goes deep into the history of the balkans, back to devotional rebels and their commanders (called Voyvodas). During the trip you’re able to hear stories about devotion, respect, honor, love’s strength, fratricide, sorrow, betrayal, hope and despair, coated into a structure of lyrics reminding of a weird combination between Nick Cave, Johnny Cash and Hristo Silyanov.

Voyvoda’s sound is a combination of post punk, minimal and cold wave of the 80s, stirring balkan folklore and majestic eastern-orthodox chants. “Iztok” will be available from February 7th 2012 on at afmusic and in all well-known download stores in high quality. Furthermore the band offers a “name your price”-download on bandcamp, while the first 30 persons, that pay 1 Euro or more will get a free promo CD of the album.

On Jamendo, Dogmazic and some more download platforms the album will be available as a free download.

Tracklisting:

1. Iztok 02:40
2. The Man in the White Coat 02:14
3. Boylover James 05:12
4. D.A.S.F. 02:19
5. Mr. Mrak 03:29
6. Stefan the Vlach’s Son 04:51
7. Staroverets 02:28
8. Doubts 03:43
9. No Passports 03:44
10. 6000000words 06:02

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After the success of her “Dreamville” EP (ZF Records), the exceptional solo artist Drunken C, aka Cecile Raynaud, releases her second EP called “Whisper” on Zorch Factory Records in cooperation with afmusic. Oneself gets offered, next to the experimental and melodic post punk in the best Drunken C-style, a cover of My Bloody Valentine’s “Only Shallow” which was restaged together with Stolearm in an impressive way.

The EP is available now on Zorch Factory Records and on all well-known download stores.

Links: Drunken C | Zorch Factory Records

Aimed post punk, with warm bass lines and an impressing guitar-work – So Siiiii come up with their album “Ancient”, which is a collection of their songs of their early years (1983-1986) and shows clearly, that it’s possible to carry the so much loved 80s sound into the new millenium. The debut album is available from January 27th in Europe as CD as well as on all well-known download stores.

It seems to be quite easy for the Brits, Paul Devine (Vocals), Angie (Bass) and Mark Holmes (Gitarre) and Wayne Furniss (Drums), to get into the old sound of the 80s post punk again, after 20 years of silence. The proof is their debut album “Ancient”, which is a collection of their old works of exactly this time.

The drums are dominating, the bass specifies the tone, the guitar purrs to the whole here and there a bit, Paul’s varied voice-force gives up distinctive accents, sometimes also clear signs, even aggressive, that can’t be missed.

What sounds like standard by the first listen, emerges as quite fascinating, catching and intoxicating masterpiece after a few seconds, because Siiiii have to offer much more to their listeners, than just a uniform-sound. The Tracks vary from calm to danceable, from melancholic to aggressive, from airy to driving and oppressively.

While songs like “Over” or “Stillwaters” are already enjoying a state as classics in the scene, there is much more to discover from Siiiii on “Ancient”, like for example “Rictus” or “Is Still”.

Tracklisting:

1. Split
2. Conception
3. Overgrown Eyes
4. Dust
5. Still Waters
6. Speaking in Tongues
7. Statue
8. Rictus
9. Equator
10. Is Still
11. Fixing
12. Springheel’d Jack
13. Over
14. Dust (Version)
15. Statue (Piano Version)

www.siiiii.co.uk

One year after the with much commendation whelmed debut EP the italian post punk band SILVER ROCKET returns with the new album “Old Fashioned”. Ten songs and a Frank Sinatra-cover combine the sound of 90s indie-rock with the charm of 50s ballads and modern post punk on this album.

To describe the band’s style won’t get easier with this album and so a statement out of an interview stays, to play “the usual stuff” (someone has heard “the same old shit”), effective. Fascinated from the simplicity of 3-chord-songs, the variety of Phil Spector’s production, the finesse of new wave and post punk and the unadorned truth of rock’n'roll, the italians interprete this stress field between garage rock, (post) punk and alternative in their very own way.

There is neither the demand to invent new sounds, nor the try, to pack old stuff anew – but only to do, what forms a good rock band: Out onto stage and play out the last doubts out of the audience’s minds. And with the album “Old Fashioned” the one or another fan should get picked up on the way to the clubs.

“Old Fashioned” will be released on December 2011 as a limited CD on Mexican Standoff Records and on Friday, January 13th 2012 in the digital distribution on afmusic.

Tracklisting:

1. The Worst Is Yet To Come (3:41)
2. The Getaway (2:50)
3. Saturate (3:20)
4. Indifferent (3:18)
5. Walk Out That Door (2:03)
6. Failure And Disaster (2:44)
7. Static (5:28)
8. Bunny Ears (3:35)
9. Untitled (3:48)
10. That’s Life (2:40)
11. The Target (4:06)

http://silverrocket.net/

As announced before, we have taken the worldwide digital distribution for the french netlabel Zorch Factory Records. In regular intervals we’ll present you the current releases. Furthermore all releases from Zorch Factory Records are available on their website as a free download, too, so a regular visit is worth it. Here are the first releases.

H. Zombie “Mutation”
(RD: 06/12/2011)

Tracklisting:

1. Taxi Driver
2. En Två Tre
3. El Dia de los Muertos
4. Mutation
5. Tengo un Pasajero

H. Zombie is known on Zorch Factory as a member of Los Carniceros del Norte and being previously part of Naughty Zombies. He also keeps on expressing more personal musical feelings in his own solo project, in total freedom. This last EP shows him going into dark electro, aggrotech and industrial music and brilliantly respect the standard of the genre. It proves his talent as music writer and interpret! Hudge!

H. Zombie is a musician, songwriter and producer, member of two of the most relevant spanish deathrock / post punk bands, now in Los Carniceros del Norte and previously in Naughty Zombies. Also he has this solo project under his name, to explore different ways in music. His first ep “From Heaven to Hell”, relased in 2008, was a mixture of post punk, rock and electro psychobilly that had excellent reviews all over the world. Now takes one step forward his own exploration in music, with a new ep called “Mutation”, going into dark electro, aggrotech and industrial music.

Tracklisting, Infos & Download at Zorch Factory Records »

Madame B “Psalm 37.29″
(RD: 06/12/2011)

Tracklisting:

1. Bibles Are Burning Under The Strange Blue Light
2. Immortal Restless Soul
3. Sonic Division Born With Silence
4. Lamentations 1.16
5. Psalm 37.29
6. Empty The Bones Of You
7. Devil’s Work
8. My Friend Of Murder
9. Horses Nation
10. Prancing They Come
11. Deaf Death Is Going Blind Again
12. The River Of Blood
13. Sister Dolorosa (feat. Viktoria Matthews)
14. Drink the warm blood from this cold heart of mine (feat. Zebulon Whatley from Sons Of Perdition)
15. Skin & Bones (Dean Gitter’s cover)
16. Don’t Separate My Body From My Soul
17. The Other Side (Morphine’s cover)
18. The Evidence Of Things Not Seen (feat. Enodia)
19. Lullaby Of Faith’s Rebirth
20. Ze End

Madame is a hard working musician and it does not looks like she never stops: she actually never stops! And with the time its music is getting better and better. This last release should convince you as this is the best work she ever released, more complex, better produced and featuring a wider variety of sounds from post-punk to dark apocalyptic folk. Oh did I forgot to mention? This record is also darker than ever! Good news isn’t it? Run!

Madame B is from France. She proposes a unique approach in its music, one could spell post punk but not only. Instinctively composed, the songs take their origins in a large variety of genres from post punk to noise rock and other more bizarre sounds. The sound is raw, the instruments changing and the emotion permanent. Many will surely try to define the music while other will simply let it play and feel it, what is surely the best option. Just enjoy!

Tracklisting, Infos & Download at Zorch Factory Records »

Covered Faces “Lobiep EP”
(RD: 13/12/2011)

Tracklisting:

1. Killing Time
2. Abandoned Dogma (feat. Jessica White / Violet Tremors)
3. Stroppy
4. Carving Knife (feat. Sophie Nadaud / Madame B)
5. Don’t Stop Bitch!

Covered Faces is the Electro-Death-Punk project of Basque Country musician Peibol, a well known artist at Zorch Factory. After enjoying sharing songs on streaming portals with its new project during the past year, he finally decided to release a complete EP “Lobiep” here. Songs are mainly influenced by classical horror movies, road movies and video game music. They are based on psychokiller rhythms and sci-fi melodies and benefit from the special collaboration of Jessica White (Violet Tremors) and Sophie Nadaud (Madame B) on voice. Awfully danceable! Legal Notice: “There is a rumor that continual attention to this EP a high volume can seriously affect the loss of reality.”

Tracklisting, Infos & Download at Zorch Factory Records »

Different influences and moods converge in Winter Severity Index, in which cold and melancholic atmospheres meet a nervous tribal rhythm section. From December 9th on, the self-titled debut EP will be available as a CD as well as a download on afmusic and all well-known stores.

Winter Severity Index is an Italian New Wave band from Rome, formed by four young women who have already had experiences as musicians of the city scene. Simona collaborated with many Roman artists and worked as composer for theatre, Diana Salzo played in other Indie and Post-Rock groups; Elyria was the drummer of Rock and Punk sets; Mushy worked and performed as solo artist in experimental projects.

They joined in 2008 on the basis of their friendship and common interest for Eighties New Wave and Post-Punk music, working at first on some basic compositions by Simona Ferrucci, and then creating new ones together. After a short break, due to personal issues of the members, Winter Severity Index continued playing together in the Winter 2009, defining their common intention of creating a peculiar sound landscape, which totally reflects their personality and their specific taste in music.

Different influences and moods converge in the project, in which cold and melancholic atmospheres meet a nervous tribal rhythm section. On July 2010 the band published the first EP “Winter Severity Index”, wich has already collected a very positive feedback all over Europe. During 2011 the band had live gigs in Italy and abroad and took part to the Grave Fest in Lisbon, sharing the stage with important names of the European New Wave and Gothic scene. At the moment Winter Severity Index are working on new material for the publication of a full length album.

Tracklisting:

1. The Wiser
2. Severity
3. While we’re living
4. Blind Me
5. Bonus: Motionless

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Press picture by Michael McCarthy, 2011

Principe Valiente’s debut album finds the band fulfilling the promises of their achievements to date. The Stockholm based band has in a short time gained a reputation for their live shows and are the subject of an increasing interest in their material in clubs and social networks on the internet. Their sound may partly be the result of a variety of elements inspired by the minimalism of certain post punk acts and the lushness of shoegaze, but is primarily characterized by an ambition to break new sonic ground.

This combination of innovative and inspired material makes for an invigorating listen as it is difficult to pinpoint in regard to genre. As a result, their music has frequently been labelled “dark pop”, a description that sums up the sonic qualities reminiscent of bands as diverse as The Sisters of Mercy, The Sound, Interpol and Suede.

The music video for the newly released “The Night” has been rotating on german television (topped the Pop10 video chart week 47 & 49) and the band’s eponymous 2007 EP has been played on the radio and by DJs around Europe. The EP has also received good reviews on the other side of the pond. As the album has been greatly anticipated, the material has been meticulously scrutinized for the full length effort, work that has resulted in a conceptually and sonically consistent album throughout. Songs like “One More Time” and “New Life” are hypnotic, energetic and powerful and even though the songs work very well in their own right the record is structured enough to create a rewarding album context for the songs as well.

Tracklisting:

1. Intro
2. Before You Knew Me
3. One More Time
4. In My Arms
5. New Life
6. Solitary Man
7. Stay
8. Afraid
9. 150 Years
10. The Night
11. Dance Like There’s No Tomorrow

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www.principevaliente.com

After their debut EP “Enjoy Your Sorrow” (take a look here), which was accepted with a lot of positive feedback, the italian post punk band M!R!M returns with their new EP “It’s Not Enough Anymore”. Stylistically the EP accompanies to its forerunner without efforts and offers direct, uncompromising post punk of the second generation, fast as an arrow.

M!R!M achieve to put a spell on the listeners, sweeping them away like a dashing express train, without a stop on the next station. The guitars are bizarre, the bass is playful, the drums are driving and the voice appointed, as it is very fitting for first class post punk.

“It’s Not Enough Anymore” will be available from October 14th 2011 on at afmusic and all well-known stores, as a download as well as CD.

Tracklisting:

1. Sailor’s Promises
2. No Way
3. Shapes of Sunset
4. Deep Throat (free)
5. P/A/N/T/E/R/A
   + 2 bonus tracks

http://wearemrm.bandcamp.com/

What or who do you think of, when you hear “The Open Up and Bleeds”? Words like open up or bleed cause some grim thoughts. After intensive listening to the album, you just feel very enthusiastic about it. Enthusiasm about an album full of strength and passion called “An act of love and violence”. What we got here, are four life-experienced men who got together in Stockholm in 2006. Together they created that what they represent with each and every song of “Open Up and Bleeds”: profoundness that tell stories.

Joel Segerstedt’s voice is the special something about the band. You cannot and also don’t want to compare them to any other band out there. For sure, “The Open Up and Bleeds” won’t be too disappointed about the fact that are incomparable and do not fit in any common scheme: they are just unique. Furthermore this album shows so many different facets…it surprises its listeners with many fast, but although many quiet and intensive songs. The sound, no matter if ballad or hard rock riffs reminds us a little bit of the 80s.

If oneself imagines a live show of “The Open Up and Bleeds”, you would think of a live open air on a deserted place somewhere out in Stockholm. Small crowds would circle around the stage and burst into this exceeding sound. An atmosphere that turns every summer night into something unforgettable. The instrumental part with bass (Thomas Meyer), lead guitar (Markus Johansson) and drums (Andreas Thunmarker) is great. Together with the voice of Joel they make the sound round. Unsurpassable! The Songs “I Don’t Wanna Die”, “The End”, “Lets Go Back To Modernism” and “This Noise” certainly belong to the more rocking songs of the album and ensure your feet will move around. The other songs are quieter and give you food for thought. These are songs like “Ok Is Not Ok”and “Cut Me A Live One”.

The album “The Open Up and Bleeds” created here, is a real masterpiece of art. Therefore it’s quite easy for someone to introduce his favourites. Especially two songs take hold of everybody. In these two songs you could find all qualities of the band combined. With 3:33 min of pure passion in Joel’s voice, “In the darkest hours” keeps you tied up. You can even sense what he wants to tell you. “Stiv Bators In All of Us” is just well. When oneself listens to this song, he just wants to stand up and dance around. And you can be sure you’ll not be the only one.

What does this album command? Buy it or download it for free on afmusic from October 4th on! Without guilty conscience. It won’t disappear in the depths of your cd-rack or hard disc.

Tracklisting:

1. In Darkest Hours
2. Stiv Bators In All Of Us
3. This Noise
4. Ok Is Not Ok
5. Cut Me A Live One
6. Everyone I Know
7. Let’s Go Back To Modernism
8. What John Said
9. I Don’t Wanna Die (Anymore)
10. The End

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