20xCD: A Record Sale

I just happend to buy 20 cd's at a record sale. 8 Euro for the all together. 1 part nostalgia, 1 part why not and 1 part filling some holes in my collection. It was a good day.

CD - Scotch - Best Of Scotch (ZYX 20234-2) - GER

CD - Weezer - Pinkerton/Weezer (EVE 6947) - CH

CD - Various - Labels Sampler #4 (LAB2003) HOL - Promo. Dutch Labels promo. Given away when buying a Labels (distribution) release.

CD - The Avalanches - Since I Left You (MODCD009/XLCD138) - SCA

CD - Restricted Area - Fun And Fearless (Pain 0007) GER

CD - Karolina Vucidolac - Brasil Meu País Musical (IGCD 105) SWE

CD - Pouppée Fabrikk - We Have Come To Drop Bombs (ERCD 035) SWE

CD - Various - Abstract Vibes (162-448 015-2) USA - Promo stamped with Golden letters

CD - Various - Dynamo Vol 1 (Memo 091) SWE Sampler with Code 64, Michigan, Backlash and Z Prochek

CD - Rae & Christian - Northern Sulphuric Soul (SM-8047-2) USA

CD - Kid606 - Resilience (WEBB086CD, VVR1034742) EU

CD - No Movement No Sound No Memories - Removed/Acetate (LNP 26) GER

CD - South Park - Chef Aid (491700-2) USA

CD - Minus 8 - Elysian Fields (COMPOST 078-2) GER

CD - Various - Kittenish (CEI037) SWE

2xCD - Various - Forever Young - Just Can't get Enough 2 (EMI8334402) DK

CD - Various - Kalas 97 (Waxegård 004) SWE Promo

CD - Loudean - No More, No Less (Snap30) SWE

CDM - Curve - Chinese Burn (UMD 80423) EU - Numbered Limited Edition. This is #05642

2xCD - Paul Oakenfold - Global Underground 002: New York (90508-2) USA

2xLP - Fixmer / McCarthy - Between The Devil... (PLR 04 001) - FRA

A project from Terence Fixmer and Douglas McCarthy (Nitzer Ebb).

After many years of silence Douglas McCarthy, the legendary voice of Nitzer Ebb, is ready for a new electronic WAR ! ! He has joined forces with Terence Fixmer to create Fixmer /McCarthy - a new project that combines both their strengths…

Terence in charge of the music, bringing his energised analogue sequences, Douglas in charge of the vocals, bringing his own unique energy and powerful voice.

Terence Fixmer, a world renound techno artist , has been involved in the techno scene for more than 10 years. In 1998 he signed to Gigolo Records and has gone on to have many hits such as ‘Electrostatic’, ‘Body Pressure’, ‘Electric Vision’ and the album ‘Muscle Machine’ (voted as the top 3 album of the year for Groove Mag). He also has remixed tracks for amoungst others Sven Vath Dave Clarke and Hell. Terence became famous through his live performance - a kind of mixture of EBM and Techno, i.e. full of energy and power. When you see a Terence Fixmer show you never forget it ! His sound is unique and instantly recognisable as his own. He has played at the biggest events such as I Love Techno, May Day, Nature One, and the biggest festivals such as Pukkelpop, Dour Festival, Benicassim as well as appearing at the best techno clubs all over the world.

In 2002 Mute records asked Terence to remix Nitzer Ebb, and through this Terence got in contact with Douglas McCarthy , the Nitzer Ebb singer.

Douglas McCarthy, already world renound as the legendary voice and founding memberof the band Nitzer Ebb, has taken his time returning to music. Douglas and Terence soon became great friends.

Nitzer Ebb, an avant-guarde electronic band, started in England in 1982 signing to Mute Records in 1986 after releasing a string of instant global club hits on their own label.

Douglas brought the raw power of his voice to the band, along with an amazing stage performance seen all over the world with the brilliant Nitzer Ebb live show that was always full of the tension and rage of hits such as ‘Let Your Body Learn’, ‘Join in the Chant’, ‘Control I’m Here’, and ‘Getting Closer’ – tracks that are still as popular today as then.

Along with Bon Harris, the other founding member of Nitzer Ebb, Douglas perfected his skill as a showman by relentlessly touring the 5 albums they released between 1987 and 1995. ‘That Total Age’, ‘Belief’, ‘Showtime’, ‘Ebbhead’, and ‘Big Hit’ have all given an incredible influence on the electronic scene of today, but it is also the voice of Douglas that is the reference of the alternative scene and make Nitzer Ebb one of the all time top EBM bands.

In 1995 after the last US tour for the final album Big Hit, Nitzer Ebb split.
Bon went on to work with other bands such as Marylin Manson, and the Smashing Pumpkins, and his own project, the LA based Maven.

Douglas collaborated with Alan Wilder (Depeche Mode) for the second Recoil Album ‘Unsound Methods’, but then left music alone while he studied film, and design in Cambridge, England. He moved back to London in 2000, where he works a director, and assistant director in advertising.

Then in 2002 Terence and Douglas decided to work together on a revolutionnary electronic project that brings together the souls of Douglas and Terence with music and voice.

FIXMER/MCCARTHY is the name of the project.

And once again there is an amazing and explosive stage performance!

Their album ‘Between the Devil…’ is ready with a release date set for May 2004.


Between The Devil...

Splitter : A1
I Run : A2
Come Inside : B1
You Don't Know Me : B2
Destroy : B3
Through a Screen : C1
You Want It : C2
Tight Fit : C3
By Any Other Name : D1
Spinner : D2
Freefall : D3

Releasedate June 2004

Nut Split only appears on Compact Disc releases

discogs.com/Fixmer/McCarthy
discogs.com/Between The Devil...
fixmermccarthy.com
myspace.com/fixmermccarthy

CD - Melodrom - The Guide (NR-CD-R-0238) - SLO - NKA Records

I really don't know so much about them, so i steal my friend Sasos words (he is also the nice person who gave me this album as a gift):
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>>> Melodrom have collaborated with DJ Umek and the band Rotor, and Mina Špiler has worked with Laibach on their remix of the song Ohne Dich (Mina Harker's Version) by Rammstein and in the newest album Volk! She also joined Laibach on their Volk tour in 2006 as a replacement for Boris Benko of Silence.
Great music.

please listen:
myspace.com/melodrom

please read:
http://www.melodrom.com/

please buy:
play.com

3xLP Depeche Mode, Vinyl Remasters

Do yourself a favour and order the brand new vinyl-releases from three of depeche modes back catalogue. Two more releses is on the way. This is how albums should be presented. 12", gatefold, Heavy Vinyl, embossed, spot gloss etc. b e a u t i f u l. This is the reason cd-releases sucks. and; with the right equipment, nothing beats a vinyl release. (I just need to get a new stereo-set haha)

Construction Time Again (DMLP3)
Some Great Reward (DMLP4)
Black Celebration (DMLP5)

Left to be released:
Ultra (DMLP9)
Exciter (DMLP10)

Already released:
Speak And Spell (DMLP1)
A Broken Frame (DMLP2)
Music For The Masses (DMLP6)
Violator (DMLP7)
Songs Of Faith And Devotion (DMLP8)

Pre-order any Remasters vinyl bundle from RecordStore and you will be entered into a prize draw to win 1 of 10 sets of original sleeve proofs (kindly donated by Mute from their archives) including:

Enjoy The Silence - 12BONG18/L12BONG18/XL12BONG18
Violator - STUMM64

depechemode.com
myspace.com/depechemode
recordstore.co.uk/mutebank
remasters.depechemode.com/

CDM - Erasure - It Doesn't Have To Be (CD MUTE 56) UK 7" gopak sleeve

This is the origininal release from 1987. It's a 7" gopak sleeve with with 5" CD.

1 It Doesn't Have To Be (3:41)
2 Sometimes (3:37)
3 Oh L'Amour (3:04)
4 Heavenly Action (3:20)
5 Who Needs Love (Like That) (3:03)
6 Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (Remix) (4:50)
7 In The Hall Of The Mountain King (2:31)

CD - IAMX - The Alternative (000 217 2MRC) GER

Released almost a year ago (28 april 2006) this absolutely brilliant album finally reached my collection.

Chris Corner former Sneaker Pimps is IAMX.

"Dark UK synth-pop band fronted by former Sneaker Pimp Chris Corner, whose songs the Austin Chronicle described as "the best [Depeche Mode's] Martin Gore never penned."
- guardian.co.uk

"IAMX is an altogether more immediate and aggressive vehicle for Chris Corner than Sneaker Pimps were. He's backed by an industrial trio that wouldn't look out of place alongside Marilyn Manson, and whose set sounded like a sleek, modernist upgrade of Nine Inch Nails' Pretty Hate Machine. Which is something that should serve them well among the goth and industrial dance set. Lots of dark, muscular dance tracks with pervy titles auch as Kiss and Swallow, with Cornell writhing through the fog of dry ice with the physicality of Prince, while looking more like a live-action version of Jack from The Nightmare Before Christmas. Very dramatic."


http://www.iamx.co.uk/

http://www.myspace.com/iamx

7" - Sällskapet - Nordlicht (MJR003) SWE

So I bought three. (#137, #138, #141)

Please also read this:
CD+DVD - Sällskapet (172339-1) SWE

Limited to 500 copies
Maillot Jaune (MJR003)

Sällskapet - Nordlicht 7"
Limited and hand numbered 7" vinyl.
500 copies.

Tracks:
A. Nordlicht
B. Le Havre

Release: 20070328

myspace.com/sallskapet
thastrom.se
maillot-jaune.com
animero.com/universalmusic/sallskapet/skivhugget/

CD - Depeche Mode - The Best Of - Volume 1 (ACDMUTEL15) UK - Promo.

This is the version with matrix "@1".

This promo excists in two versions. the only difference this is shown is that the matrix is different. one has "@1" in the matrix. The other has "@3". The "@3" version is an exact version of the commersial release of the album. the "@1" version is quite different. Four of the songs has different edits od the single version and this is the only place theese versions excists on cd!

The ones that differ is:

4. Enjoy The Silence - ACDMUTEL15 Single Version 4:18.
Longer intro and earlier fade. Also, the snare drum is missing until the first chorus, just like on the 'The Singles 86>98' version.

10. Dream On - ACDMUTEL15 Single Version 3:51.
About 10 seconds longer and has a faded outro instead of a cold end.

11. People Are People - ACDMUTEL15 Single Version 3:37.
Has a faster fade-out.

16. Master And Servant - ACDMUTEL15 Single Version 3:59.
The bridge starting at 2:49 is about 15 seconds shorter.


CD - ACDMUTEL15 - UK - Promo.
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01. Personal Jesus - Single Version 3:47
02. Just Can't Get Enough - Album Version 3:43
03. Everything Counts - Single Version 4:01
04. Enjoy The Silence - ACDMUTEL15 Version 4:18.
05. Shake The Disease - Single Version 4:51
06. See You - Single Version 4:01
07. It's No Good - Album Version 5:58
08. Strangelove - Single Version 3:46
09. Suffer Well - Album Version 3:52
10. Dream On - ACDMUTEL15 Version 3:51.
11. People Are People - ACDMUTEL15 Version 3:37.
12. Martyr - Single Version 3:25
13. Walking In My Shoes - Single Version 5:00
14. I Feel You - Album Version 4:35
15. Precious - Album Version 4:09
16. Master And Servant - ACDMUTEL15 Version 3:59.
17. New Life - Album Version 3:46
18. Never Let Me Down Again - Single Version 4:20

depechemode.com
mute.com
recordstore.co.uk/mutebank

CD - The Exploding Boy (TWANG06) - SWE

I was just thinking about the record, and how it grows and grows and grows, and if I could decide we would hear this kind of music on the radio rather then other swedish dull pop music. There are a handfull 7" material on this album and I so hope they will get airplay. Swedish music needs this kind of tunes. Please download and listen to their (free) first single from their website:


theexplodingboy.se/

01. Cold things starts to burn
02. Dazed
03. It's over
04. Show you me

Three of theese songs are among my favbourites from the album.

Now do yourself a favour and put your money on great swedish music.

The Exploding Boy (TWANG06) - SWE
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01: Dazed
02: Better Than Fine
03: Shot Down
04: Its Over
05: Without Me
06: Cold Things Start To Burn
07: Dust
08: Show You Me
09: What Else Is New
10: Go Away

The reviews:
“ A new band which sounds a bit like The Cure and a lot like Interpol. I discovered them by chance. Their song “Cold things start to burn” (listen to it loud, very loud!) is a goddamn catchy song which should be able to make anyone with two legs dance.
And if you are into great bass lines, have a listen to “Dazed”. They released ten songs in only two months. All are excellent. I am usually not into the hype thing but I am really happy to be the first blog in the world to mention them: in few months, I guess they will be the new darlings of the whole audioblogosphere ”.
-Absolute Noise

“ This indie-pop-rock-gothic tunes has already spread a lot on blog sites in France, Germany and Denmark after existing just 3 months, and compares to Interpol, Chameleons, and bit of Sisters of Mercy!
In Sweden the songs has already been played at c:a 15 of the best rock clubs. The biggest Swedish electronica girl Sophie Rimheden has also produced one of the songs called "Vampire", a tribute to the Stockholm club "Vampire lounge" ! Check out the newest, hottest and best indie band: The Exploding Boy! ”.
-gothtronic.com

“Finding some great new Swedish bands everyday is not that easy. I do remember the first time I heard The Exploding Boy. I was kind of addicted to their song “Cold Things start to Burn”, a real good new-wave-pop-rock song. So, I was quite excited when I received “Vampire” (tribute to a club in Stockholm called the Vampire Lounge). I had actually already listened to a demo version of this song. Here is the final version, produced by (the quite hyped) Sophie Rimheden. Even if I consider that “Vampire” is not as good as gems such as “Cold Things Start To Burn” or “Dazed”, the band seems to have definetly found their own sound. Now,I´m looking forward to their first record”.
-Sang Neuf


The band:
theexplodingboy.se
myspace.com/theexplodingboyse
myspace.com/johanxboy


The shops:
cdon.com
skivhugget.se

13 x Erasure cdm

Just like that I had the opportunity to complete my Erasue collection a bit! Thanks Darren! It's almost like a Greatest Hits collection :-)

CDM - Erasure - Sometimes (CD MUTE 51) UK
1 Sometimes (3:39)
2 Sexuality (4:13)
3 Sometimes (12" Mix) (5:18)
4 Sexuality (12" Mix) (6:48)
5 Say What (7:17)

CDM - Erasure - Am I Right? (CD MUTE 134) UK - With Sticker on cd case
1 Am I Right?
2 Let It Flow
3 Waiting For Sex (Full Version)
4 Carry On Clangers (Full Version)

CDM - Erasure - Am I Right? (LCD MUTE 134) UK
1 Am I right? (The Grid Remix) (6:40)
2 Love to Hate You (Lfo Modulated Filter Mix) (5:56)
3 Chorus (Vegan Mix) (5:27)
4 Perfect Stanger (Acoustic) (2:10)

CDM - Erasure - A Little Respect (CD MUTE 85) UK
1 A Little Respect (7" Version) (3:31)
2 A Little Respect (Extended Version) (6:35)
3 Like Zsa Zsa Zsa Gabor (6:05)
4 Love Is Colder Than Death (2:10)

CDM - Erasure - Love To Hate You (CD MUTE 131) UK
1 Love To Hate You (3:56)
2 Love To Hate You (Paul Dakeyne Mix) (5:49)
3 Vitamin C (3:32)
4 La La La (4:09)

CDM - Erasure - Chorus (9 40123-2) USA
1 Chorus (Single Mix) (4:30)
2 Chorus (Pure Trance Mix) (5:13)
3 Snappy (12" Remix) (5:33)
4 Chorus (Agressive Trance Mix) (8:49)
5 Chorus (Transdental Trance Mix) (5:15)
6 Snappy (The Spice Has Risen Mix) (5:14)
7 Over The Rainbow (3:27)

CDM - Erasure - Stay With Me (Mixes) (LCD MUTE 174) UK
1 Stay With Me (Flow Mix)
2 Stay With Me (NY Mix)
3 Stay With Me (Guitar Mix)
4 Stay With Me (Castaway Dub)

CDM - Erasure - In My Arms (LCD MUTE 190) UK - With Sticker on cd case
1 In My Arms (Love To Infinity Gyrator Mix) (9:12)
2 Rapture (Matt Darey Mix) (8:05)
3 Rapture (5:14)

CDM - Erasure - I Love Saturday (Remixes) (LCD MUTE 166) UK - With Sticker on cd case
1 I Love Saturday (Beatmasters Club Mix) (6:20)
2 I Love Saturday (Flower Mix) (6:35)
3 I Love Saturday (303 Mix) (7:21)
4 Always (X-Dub Cut) (4:33)

CDM - Erasure - Who Needs Love (Like That) (CD MUTE 150) UK
1 Who Needs Love (Like That) (Hamburg Mix) (3:02)
2 The Soldier's Return (3:05)
3 Don't Say No (3:45)
4 The Circus (Gladiator Mix) (6:08)

3" CDM - Erasure - Drama! (CD MUTE 89) UK
1 Drama! (Act 2) (5:40)
2 Sweet, Sweet Baby (The Moo-Moo Mix) (5:12)
3 Paradise (4:09)

3" CDM - Erasure - Drama! (LCD MUTE 89) UK
1 Drama! (Krucial Mix)
2 Sweet, Sweet Baby (Medi Mix)
3 Paradise (Lost And Found Mix)

3" CDM - Erasure - Crackers International (CD MUTE 93) UK
1 Stop! (3:02)
2 The Hardest Part (5:06)
3 Knocking On Your Door (3:58)
4 She Won't Be Home (3:27)

3 x CD from Argentina

CD - Otros Aires - Dos (7798135080020) ARG

CD - Hybrid Tango (CM005) ARG

CDr - Here We Come, Once again - Moments Of Tranquility (marzo2007) SWE

Modern tango with Electric Beats and a soundtrack from the marzo trip by The Family makes the Argentin scent and feeling to move into our house. Cant wait till the BBQ lights up and we can eat proper asado again.

2(+2) 5.1 Remasters. Black Celebration & Construction Time Again (Depeche Mode)

At last is two of my favourite Depece Mode albums avalible in 5.1 Sound. Theese releases are such a blessings for all fans And Audiophiles!

You can choose among two versions. CD/SACD or CD/SACD+DVD. I truly recommend the latter one.

CD/SACD - Depeche Mode - Construction Time Again (CDXSTUMM13/0094638415923)
CD/SACD + DVD - Depeche Mode - Construction Time Again (DMCD3/0094638415725)
CD/SACD - Depeche Mode - Black Celebration (CDXSTUMM26/0094638416326)
CD/SACD + DVD - Depeche Mode - Black Celebration (DMCD5/0094638416029)


Construction Time Again
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Disc 1: CD/SACD
1. Love, In Itself
2. More Than A Party
3. Pipeline
4. Everything Counts
5. Two Minute Warning
6. Shame
7. The Landscape Is Changing
8. Told You So
9. And Then
10. Everything Counts (Reprise)

Disc 2: DVD
A Short Film: Depeche Mode: 1983 (Teenagers growing up, bad government, and all that stuff)

'Construction Time Again' in 5.1 and stereo
1. Love, In Itself
2. More Than A Party
3. Pipeline
4. Everything Counts
5. Two Minute Warning
6. Shame
7. The Landscape Is Changing
8. Told You So
9. And Then...
10. Everything Counts (Reprise)

Additional tracks
1. Get The Balance Right!
2. The Great Outdoors!
3. Work Hard
4. Fools
5. Get The Balance Right! (Combination Mix)
6. Everything Counts (In Larger Amounts)
7. Love, In Itself.4


Black Celebration
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Disc 1: CD/SACD
1. Black Celebration
2. Fly On The Windscreen - Final
3. A Question Of Lust
4. Sometimes
5. It Doesn't Matter Two
6. A Question Of Time
7. Stripped
8. Here Is The House
9. World Full Of Nothing
10. Dressed In Black
11. New Dress

Disc 2: DVD
A Short Film: Depeche Mode: 1985 - 86 (The songs aren't good enough, there aren't any singles and it'll never get played on the radio)

'Black Celebration' in 5.1 and stereo
1. Black Celebration
2. Fly On The Windscreen - Final
3. A Question Of Lust
4. Sometimes
5. It Doesn't Matter Two
6. A Question Of Time
7. Stripped
8. Here Is The House
9. World Full Of Nothing
10. Dressed In Black
11. New Dress

Live in Birmingham, April 1986
1. Black Celebration
2. A Question Of Time
3. Stripped

Additional tracks
1. Shake The Disease
2. Flexible
3. It's Called A Heart
4. Fly On The Windscreen
5. But Not Tonight
6. Breathing In Fumes
7. Black Day

depechemode.com

myspace.com/depechemode

recordstore.co.uk/mutebank

remasters.depechemode.com/

CD+DVD - Sällskapet (172339-1) SWE

Probably the best new Swedish act in 5 years.

This is industrial, dark ambient, swedish cold winter. This is the child of 1990 band Peace, Love & Pitbuls (claimed to be a big inspiration for Marilyn Manson). The Iron City (Järnstaden song #09) is preformed by the one and only Nina Ramsby.

"If the blues would have come from the Ruhr district instead of Memphis, this is how it would have sounded."
- Jan Gradvall

Lovely limited edition CD+DVD release.
Also; The First 7" will be released as a 500 edition hand numbered release.
And The rumour say it will be a LP aswell. Let's hope so.


Tracks:
CD1
01: 482 Mhz
02: Spår Överallt
03: Le Havre
04: Nordlicht
05: Rum 212
06: Honungsgatan
07: Ravic
08: Järnstaden
09: Den Dan
10: Hauptbahnhof

CD2 - Short Films
01: Hauptbahnhof (DVD)
02: Järnstaden (DVD)
03: Ravic (DVD)
04: Honungsgatan (DVD)
05: Nattportiern (DVD)
06: Nordlicht (DVD)

myspace.com/sallskapet
thastrom.se
maillot-jaune.com
animero.com/universalmusic/sallskapet/skivhugget/

CD - Janina - SWE - [795 56804]

For all you singer/songwriter lovers out there. This is Janina.
A Swedish secret to be discovered.

For the collector: There is a missprinted version of the cd, made in approximately 100 copies. This was send out to radiostations as promotional copies.

01. All of Me
02. Room Without A Door
03. Remember, Remember Me
04. Season Song
05. You
06. Help Me Feel
07. Fearless
08. Rely
09. The princess' World
10. Until She Told Me
11. Little People
12. Eli

please listen and buy her music here:
Listen: myspace.com/janinamusic
Home: janina.se
Buy: cdon.se