Thursday, 24 January 2013

Delta Machine Heaven


New Studio Album ‘Delta Machine’ Set For Release March 26th on Columbia Records Depeche Mode to Debut Video for First Single ‘Heaven’ on VEVO Next Friday, February 1st

(Columbia Records; New York, NY; January 24, 2013) – Depeche Mode have announced they will release their highly anticipated 13th studio album, entitled Delta Machine, on March 26th worldwide via Columbia Records. The album, recorded over the last year in Santa Barbara, California and New York City, was produced by Ben Hillier and mixed by Flood. In addition to the album announcement, Depeche Mode have also confirmed that the video for the first single “Heaven” will debut on VEVO next Friday, February 1st. Alongside a standard CD format, Depeche Mode will release Delta Machine in an exclusive Deluxe Edition with four additional new tracks and accompanied by a 28 page hardcover book including photos by longtime artistic collaborator Anton Corbijn (please see track listing, as well as album and single configurations below).

Martin Gore said of the release, “Writing this album was incredibly daunting as I wanted the sound of this collection to be very modern. I want people to feel good about listening to this record, to get some kind of peace. It’s just got something magical about it.”

Dave Gahan added, “With this release we’ve completely shifted our idea of how to create an album. When we hit a wall where we realize the album is beginning to sound too normal, we’ll mess it up and really give it that organic Depeche Mode Sound. Delta Machine is no different, and I can’t wait for all of our fans to hear it.”

Following the release of their new album, Depeche Mode will embark on a European stadium tour, kicking off in Tel Aviv’s Hayarkon Park on May 7th. They will perform 34 shows in 25 European countries, featuring appearances at Milan’s famed San Siro Stadium, the Stade De France in Paris, and Moscow’s Locomotive Stadium before wrapping up the European leg of their tour in Minsk, Belarus on July 29. A full North American tour will follow, with details to be announced in the coming weeks.

The tracklisting for Delta Machine is as follows:

STANDARD:
1 - Welcome To My World
2 - Angel
3 - Heaven
4 - Secret To The End
5 - My Little Universe
6 - Slow
7 - Broken
8 - The Child Inside
9 - Soft Touch / Raw Nerve
10 - Should Be Higher
11 - Alone
12 - Soothe My Soul
13 - Goodbye


DELUXE EDITION: (includes hardcover 28-page booklet)
DISC 1
1 - Welcome To My World
2 - Angel
3 - Heaven
4 - Secret To The End
5 - My Little Universe
6 - Slow
7 - Broken
8 - The Child Inside
9 - Soft Touch / Raw Nerve
10 - Should Be Higher
11 - Alone
12 - Soothe My Soul
13 - Goodbye

DISC 2
1 - Long Time Lie
2 - Happens All The Time
3 - Always
4 - All That’s Mine


The tracklisting for the “Heaven” CD single is as follows:
“Heaven” CD SINGLE:
1 - Heaven
2 - All That’s Mine (b side bonus track)


“Heaven” CD MAXI:
1 - Heaven
2 - Heaven (Owlle Remix)
3 - Heaven (steps to heaven rmx)
4 - Heaven (Blawan Remix)
5 - Heaven (Mathew Dear vs Audion Remix)

Saturday, 11 August 2012

Blood

Today I received my copy of the new In This Moment CD , Blood; two days before its official release. It is another amazing album from Maria Brink, Chris Howorth and co but was let down by their record label.

The European arm of Century Media (the band's label) where unwilling to allow non-US fans to order the US t-shirt/CD combo pack which they allowed with In This Moment's previous release, A Star-Crossed Wasteland, instead forcing non-US fans to miss out on the t-shirt designed for the album release. No alternative method of buying the t-shirt or any similar promo offer was given to European fans who now starting to miss out as a result of the greed of one arm of the Century Media label. The same thing has happened with other Century Media artists and is likely to continue due to greed and the inability of these companies that expand across the globe whilst being unwilling to work as one instead of lots of small companies trading with the same name passing the buck to every other branch instead of taking collective responsibility under the one name.

No doubt the band had nothing to do with this it's just record label ethics to screw over the very people that are providing them with the money to survive.


Thursday, 21 June 2012

Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter

Having not read the Seth Grahame-Smith book and only having a basic knowledge of the Lincoln legacy I didn't know what to expect. What I found however was a great action movie that both educated and entertained.

Ok so the vampires weren't real in the true Abraham Lincoln story but everything else was. After watching the movie I was left wanting to know more about the history and impact that Abraham Lincoln had on the world. As I delved into various historical sources I found that the Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter movie was pretty much true to the Lincoln diaries and that Seth Grahame-Smith had creatively spliced the vampire storyline into them. I'm sure there are many people (no doubt the majority being from the USA) who find this to be some kind of blasphemy against Lincoln and his legacy but to me it highlighted his achievements and life struggles whilst adding a nice twist to them.

With how well done this movie was I look forward to seeing movie adaptations of other historical pieces that have had a horror twist intertwined. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, another Seth Grahame-Smith book, being one of those that I'd love to see adapted to film.

I can't wait for Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter to hit DVD and Blu-Ray.

Tuesday, 19 June 2012

Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter

Wednesday 20th June 2012 sees the UK cinema release of Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter, the movie adaptation of Seth Grahame-Smith's best selling book of the same name. I like the idea of adding a new fictional twist to the story of a well known historical figure and hopefully the movie will see the fictional merge seemlessly and effectively with the reality the way it does in the novel.

From the trailers I've seen it looks like it will be a pretty good action film and I for one can't wait to go and see it. Hopefully it will be on TheLight in New Brighton on release day.


Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter

Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, discovers vampires are planning to take over the United States. He makes it his mission to eliminate them.




Cast:
Benjamin Walker...
Abraham Lincoln

Dominic Cooper...
Henry Sturgess

Anthony Mackie...
Will Johnson

Mary Elizabeth Winstead...
Mary Todd Lincoln

Rufus Sewell...
Adam

Marton Csokas...
Jack Barts

Jimmi Simpson...
Joshua Speed

Joseph Mawle...
Thomas Lincoln

Robin McLeavy...
Nancy Lincoln

Erin Wasson...
Vadoma

John Rothman...
Jefferson Davis

Cameron M. Brown...
Willie Lincoln

Frank Brennan...
Senator Jeb Nolan




Friday, 11 November 2011

Don't forget that today 11.11.11 is Mein Land day!


Today see's the première of the official video for Rammstein's new song "Mein Land"
Click here to enjoy it now.




Honour the memory of those who sacrificed their lives by enjoying this video. Music and humour are the few things in this world worth enjoying.


If those who died fighting for their country could see the sorry state of the world as it is today I doubt they would think their sacrifice was worth it.

Tuesday, 13 September 2011

Life Without Relief

Feeling vulnerable with no one to turn to,
What can I say? 
Who can I say it to?
Just an emptiness resounds.


Lying in the midst of chaos,
or is it in calm?
It's hard to tell as they merge.
Soon there will be only one,
but which I do not know.


The fear enshrouds me
and weighs on my mind.
No knives can I hold,
As the inner pain grows.
Taken from my grasp,
To save from bloodshed.
Relief is no longer an option,
Endurance, the only choice.


Life feels ever more futile,
Nebulous and trivial.
How much longer will it last?
This world's no longer
a desirable stead,
Yet the only alternative
is to be dead.



(c)2011 David McGarry