Pioneering techno duo MOTOR is about to release their fourth album on CLR. After completing three massively successful and critically acclaimed techno albums, Bryan Black and Oly Grasset, who together form the act MOTOR, have shifted gears and recorded a song-based vocal album by the name of "Man Made Machine". The first single, also titled "Man Made Machine", features Martin L. Gore on vocal duties.
Apart from the original and extended versions, the EP contains three additional remixes by Black Asteroid, Radio Slave and Chris Liebing, as well as the "Man Made Machine" video. Just recently, when MOTOR secretly played the original version of the track on a BBC radio broadcast, it got over 10.000 views within hours of being ripped and broadcasted on YouTube. The reactions from Depeche Mode and MOTOR fans are absolutely ecstatic. One online comment, which has often been quoted and agreed to, is that "Man Made Machine" sounds like a modern version of the Depeche Mode track "Personal Jesus" – obviously a royal honour for the guys from MOTOR.
There is no doubt that this EP and the whole album will draw attention from various musical scenes, and the CLR team is very exited about this release. It seems perfectly in line with the label's strong techno roots, as well as with its increasingly open-minded musical philosophy. Chris Liebing himself has always been inspired by the "out of the ordinary" techno approach of MOTOR and is highly pleased to form part of this new chapter in the band's history.
Here are the details for the single:
Label: CLRX
Title: Man Made Machine EP
Catalog Number: CLRX1
Buy the single on iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/album/man-made-machine-feat.-martin/id489189029
Buy the video on iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/music-video/man-made-machine-feat.-martin/id485769515
After 30 years working on their respective ongoing music projects, Vince Clarke (Erasure / Yazoo / Depeche Mode) and Martin L. Gore (Depeche Mode) come together for the first time since 1981 as VCMG to release a brand new album on Mute, preceded by a series of EPs.
VCMG is the fruit of initially tentative discussion and subsequent enthused collaboration where Vince and Martin, both influential as pioneers in electronic music, get to exercise their lifelong love of the genre as the techno inspired VCMG.
As Vince explains: "I've been getting into and listening to a lot of minimal dance music and I got really intrigued by all the sounds… I realised I needed a collaborator… so it occurred to me to talk to Martin."
Says Gore: "Out of the blue I got an e-mail from Vince just saying, 'I'm interested in making a techno album. Are you interested in collaborating?' This was maybe a year ago. He said, 'No pressure, no deadlines,' so I said, 'OK'."
The writing and recording of the album was done in a typically unique way with the pair working alone in their respective studios, communicating only via email, exchanging files until the album was ready. It was in May 2011 that the pair met for the first time to discuss the project when they both performed at Short Circuit presents Mute festival in London.
The album 'Ssss' (due out on March 12th on Mute) was produced by Vince Clarke and Martin L. Gore and mixed by the influential Californian electronic artist Überzone / Q.
The first release is an EP entitled Spock. EP1 / SPOCK will feature remixes from Edit-Select, aka Tony Scott, the UK DJ / producer and founder of EditSelect Records whose previous remix credits include Speedy J, Death In Vegas and Gary Beck; Regis, British techno musician Karl O'Connor, member of the Sandwell District collective and co-founder of Downwards Records); Zak aka DVS1, founder of Hush Records and one of the most prominent figures in US dance music counts techno innovator Derrick May amongst his biggest fans, with his second ever release on May's own Transmat plus XOQ, the alter ego of Überzone / Q, who mixed the VCMG album.
EP1 / SPOCK will be available initially as a global exclusive on Beatport on 30 November, and then on all DSPs from 12 December with the 12" release following on 19 December 2011.
EP1 / SPOCK TRACKLIST
Spock - Album Version
Spock - Edit Select Remix
Spock - Regis Remix
Spock - DVS1 Voyage Home Remix
Spock - XOQ Remix
Album Featuring Nine Inch Nails, Patti Smith, Depeche Mode, Jack White, The Killers and More Available for Download Exclusively on iTunes
AHK-Toong BAY-Bi Covered, the unique covers album of U2's Achtung Baby featuring Nine Inch Nails, Patti Smith, Depeche Mode, Jack White, The Killers and others, is available for download worldwide starting today exclusively on the iTunes Store, with all proceeds to benefit Concern Worldwide's work in famine-stricken areas of East Africa. The album will be available on iTunes in the UK on November 28th.
With the support of iTunes, the Independent Online Distribution Alliance (IODA) and all of the participating artists, managers & labels, all proceeds from the sale of AHK-Toong BAY-Bi Covered, will support Concern's response to the East Africa crisis, where thousands of children have already died of hunger or related diseases and over 10 million people remain at risk.
"This crisis in East Africa is still very much an emergency and Concern is delighted that all of the parties involved are making this hugely significant contribution to our work in the region," said Concern CEO, Tom Arnold. "We are honored they have chosen Concern as the exclusive beneficiaries."
Mr Arnold added: "It is disappointing that such a major ongoing humanitarian situation has largely disappeared from the media headlines. Offering the proceeds from AHK-Toong BAY-Bi Covered to Concern's East Africa appeal also provides a timely reminder that alleviation of the hunger and wider health crisis in the region must not be forgotten and should remain a global priority." With over 25 years' experience in East Africa, Concern has strong links with local communities and local partners, thereby increasing the agency's effectiveness and impact in getting help and assistance to those that need it most. The agency began responding to the needs of the current emergency since its onset in late 2010 and is currently reaching 680,000 people with clean water, food and nutritional care.
AHK-Toong BAY-Bi Covered, conceived for Q Magazine to mark their 25th Anniversary issue, and coinciding with the 20th Anniversary re-release of Achtung Baby, is available with Q Magazine's December 2011 issue featuring U2 on the cover.
The full track listing of AHK-Toong BAY-Bi Covered is:
Nine Inch Nails - Zoo Station
U2 (Jacques Lu Cont Mix) - Even Better Than The Real Thing
Damien Rice - One
Patti Smith - Until The End Of The World
Garbage - Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses
Depeche Mode - So Cruel
Snow Patrol - Mysterious Ways
The Fray - Trying To Throw Your Arms Around The World
Gavin Friday - The Fly
The Killers - Ultraviolet (Light My Way)
Glasvegas - Acrobat
Jack White - Love Is Blindness
Note: Due to restrictions, the following countries will not be participating in the iTunes sale: Finland, Greece, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Poland, Malta, Hungary, Estonia, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Slovenia and Slovakia. The UK release in the iTunes store will be on November 28th, 2011.
Mr Gore will be performing a special DJ set on December 3rd, at the Second Annual Holiday Sound Check presented by New Noise & Notes For Notes. A very limited number of public tickets will be available for this event. Here are the full details:
New Noise & Notes For Notes Present...
2nd Annual Holiday Sound Check
Saturday, December 3rd, 2011
Contemporary Arts Forum- Paseo Nuevo
7:30pm *** 21 + Only
Featuring:
- Special DJ Set from Martin Gore
- DJ Matty Matt [Project M80]
- Amazing Silent Auction, No host bar, dancing and more for two great organizations that assist local youth and community artists.
There are two ticket options:
$50.00 each ticket (normal ticket)
$100.00 each ticket (normal ticket plus one piece of Martin Gore autographed memorabilia from the evening and two free drink tickets)
Go to the Eventbrite page to order tickets to the Second Annual Holiday Sound Check.
Depeche Mode have contributed their cover of the U2 song "So Cruel" to the forthcoming "AHK-Toong BAY-Bi Covered" CD, joining other bands in paying tribute to the 1991 U2 album "Achtung Baby". The compilation CD, celebrating the 20th anniversary of "Achtung Baby", will come with the December 2011 issue of Q Magazine (#305).
The magazine (with free CD) will be in shops from October 26th. The magazine can also be ordered via the Q Magazine website.
The full track listing of the "AHK-Toong BAY-Bi Covered" CD:
Nine Inch Nails - Zoo Station
U2 - Even Better Than The Real Thing (Jacques Lu Cont Mix)
Damien Rice - One
Patti Smith - Until The End Of The World
Garbage - Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses
Depeche Mode - So Cruel
Snow Patrol - Mysterious Ways
The Fray - Trying To Throw Your Arms Around The World
Gavin Friday - The Fly
The Killers - Ultraviolet (Light My Way)
Glasvegas - Acrobat
Jack White - Love Is Blindness
This week sees the release of the career-spanning "Remixes 2: 81-11" compilation. With format choices including a 1-CD, 3-CD, 6-LP vinyl box and digital editions, you have many ways to enjoy the new release from Depeche Mode.
For the US market, select US independent music retailers will be selling the 3-CD edition of "Remixes 2: 81-11" with a very special, very limited 12" single. The 12" (sticker from the front cover on the left) contains two remixes of "Personal Jesus" (Alex Metric Remix and the M.A.N. Remix), as well as not-on-CD remixes of "The Sun And The Rainfall" (Black Light Odyssey's Further Excerpts) and "The Sinner In Me" (SixToes Remix). A full list of independent retailers is available on the Record Store Day web site, but not all of the retailers will be participating. As such, we advise you to call ahead, to make sure that your favorite indie retailer is participating in the event.
For now, we can tell you the following shops are participating:
Bull Moose Music, 19 Arbor St., Portland, ME, 04103
Monster, 946 Orleans Rd, Charleston, SC, 29407
Dimple Records, 2433 Arden Way, Sacramento, C., 95825
Gallery Of Sound, 180 Mundy St., Wilkes-Barre, PA, 18702
Rasputin Music, 2401 Telegraph Avenu., Berkeley, CA, 94704
Zia Record Exchange, 21002 N 19th Av., Suite 120, Phoenix, AZ, 85027
Independent Records, 3020 E. Platte Avenue, Colorado Springs, CO, 80909
Graywhale, 1773 West 4700 Sout., Taylorsville, UT, 84118
Silver Platters, 701 5th Ave N., Seattle, WA, 98109
Sound Garden, 1616 Thames St., Baltimor., MD, 21231
Sound Garden, 310 W. Jefferson St., Syracuse, NY, 13202
Vintage Vinyl, 51 LaFayette Rd, Fords, NJ, 08863
The Exclusive Company, 1669 Farwell Ave, Milwaukee, WI, 53202
BK Music , 7106 Midlothian Turnpik., Richmond, VA, 23225
Music Monitor Network, 4441 Six Forks Roa., Suite 106/145, Raleigh, NC, 27609
Newbury Comics, 5 Guest St., Brighton, MA, 02135
J&R Music World, 23 Park Row, New York, NY, 10038
Amoeba Records, 6400 W. Sunset Blvd, Hollywood, CA, 90028
Amoeba Records, 1855 Haight St., San Francisc., CA, 94117
Amoeba Records, 2455 Telegraph Ave, Berkele., CA, 94707
BOO BOO RECORDS, 978 Monterey St, San Luis Obispo, CA, 93401-3205
CD CENTRAL, 377 S Limestone St, Lexington, KY, 40508-3054
CRIMINAL RECORDS, 1154-A Euclid Avenue NE, Atlanta, GA, 30307
CULTURE CLASH, 4020 Secor Rd, Toledo, OH, 43623-4228
END OF AN EAR, 2209 South 1st Unit C, Austin, TX, 78704
EXILE ON MAIN ST, 267 E Main St, Branford, CT, 06405-3126
GOOD RECORDS, 1808 Greenville Ave, Dallas, TX, 75206-7437
GRIMEY'S, 1604 Eighth Ave S, Nashville, TN, 37203-5061
GUESTROOM RECORDS, 125 E. Main St., Norman, OK, 73069
GUESTROOM RECORDS, 3701 N. Western Ave., Oklahoma City, OK, 73118
HOT POOP, 210 E Main St, Walla Walla, WA, 99362-2002
JACKPOT RECORDS, 203 SW 9th Ave, Portland, OR, 97205-2801
JACKPOT RECORDS, 3736 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland, OR, 97214-5146
LANDLOCKED MUSIC, 202 N. Walnut St., Bloomington, IN, 47404
LUNA MUSIC, 431 Massachusetts Ave, Indianapolis, IN, 46204-1501
SHAKE IT, 4156 Hamilton Ave, Cincinnati, OH, 45223-3016
SLOW TRAIN, 221 East Broadway, Salt Lake City, UT, 84111
STINKWEEDS, 12 W Camelback Rd, Phoenix, AZ, 85013-2518
VINTAGE VINYL, 6610 Delmar Blvd, St Louis, MO, 63130-4503
Cactus, 2110 Portsmouth Street, Houston, TX, 77098
Central Square, PO Box 4692 89 Central Square, Santa Rosa Beach, FL, 32459
CD World, 3215 West 11th Avenue #B, Eugene, OR, 97402
Disc Exchange, 2615 Chapman Hwy, Knoxville, TN, 37920
earX-tacy, 1534 Bardstown Rd, Louisville, KY, 40205
Earshot, 1418 N. Laurens St., Greenville, SC, 29601
Easy Street, 20 Mercer St., Seattle, WA, 98109
Electric Fetus, 2000 4th Ave S, Minneapolis, MN, 55404
Finders Records, 128 N Main St, Bowling Green, OH, 43402
Fingerprints, 420 E. 4th St, Long Beach, CA, 90802
Homer's, 13529 I Circle, Omaha, NE, 68137
Indy CD & Vinyl, 806 Broad Ripple Avenue, Indianapolis, IN, 46220
Kief's, 2429 Iowa St., Lawrence, KS, 66044
Lakeshore Record Exchange, 370 Park Avenue, Rochester, NY, 14607
The Long Ear, 2405 N. 4th St., Coeur d'Alene, ID, 83814
Looney Tunes, 31 Brookvale Avenue, West Babylo., NY, 11704
Lou's Records, 434 North Coast Hwy 101, Encinitas, CA, 92024
Magnolia Thunderpussy, 1155 North High Street, Columbus, OH, 43201
Music Millennium, 3158 E. Burnside, Portland, OR, 97214
Off The Record, 901 Summitview Ave. #180, Yakima, WA, 98902
Oz Music, 506 14th St., Tuscaloosa, AL, 35401
Park Avenue CD, 2916 Corrine Drive, Orlando, FL, 32803
Plan 9, 2410 Ownby Lane, Richmond, VA, 23220
Pure Pop, 115 S Winooski Ave, Burlington, VT, 05401
Rainbow Books and Music, 54 East Main Street, Newark, DE, 19711
Record Archive, 33 1/3 Rockwood St., Rochester, NY, 14610
Record Exchange, 1105 W Idaho St, Boise, ID, 83702
Rhino/Mad Platter, 235 Yale Avenue, Claremont, CA, 91711
Rockin' Rudy's, 237 Blaine, Missoula, MT, 59801
Salzer's, 5777 Valentine Road, Ventura, CA, 93003
Schoolkids, 2114 Hillsborough St, Raleigh, NC, 27607
Streetlight, 980 S. Bascom Ave., San Jose, CA, 95128
Twist and Shout, 2508 East Colfax, Denver, CO, 80206
Uncle Sam's, 1141 Washington Ave, Miami Beach, FL, 33139
Waterloo Records and Video, 600-A North Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX, 78703
PLEASE NOTE: These are just some of the participating stores, supplies are limited and you should also check with your favorite local indie store.
Also, there are a number of exclusives for you to choose from when buying your deluxe digital version of the album. Here is a complete breakdown of the retailers and remixes available when buying the deluxe digital edition of "Remixes 2: 81-11":
iTunes
Master And Servant (RSS Remix)
In Chains (Myer vs Wilder Deconstruction)
Amazon - exclusive bonus tracks
Sister Of Night (Ida Engberg's Giving Voice To The Flame Remix)
Sweetest Perfection (Phil Kieran Remix)
HMV - exclusive bonus tracks
The Sun And The Rainfall (Black Light Odyssey's Further Excerpts)
The Sinner In Me (SixToes Remix)
Spotify Premium - exclusive bonus tracks
Sister Of Night (Ida Engberg's Walking Through The Light Dub)
Sweetest Perfection (Phil Kieran Remix Dub)
Personal Jesus (Alex Metric Dub)
FRANCE FNAC - fnacmusic.com - exclusive bonus tracks
The Sun And The Rainfall (Black Light Odyssey's Further Excerpts)
The Sinner In Me (SixToes Remix)
FRANCE Virginmega.com - exclusive bonus tracks
The Sun And The Rainfall (Black Light Odyssey's Further Excerpts)
I Want It All (Roland M. Dill Lunar Dub Remix)
GERMANY Napster - exclusive bonus track
The Sun And The Rainfall (Black Light Odyssey's Further Excerpts)
SWITZERLAND 20 min / Basepoint Media - exclusive bonus track
The Sinner In Me (SixToes Remix)
SWEDEN CDON - exclusive bonus track
The Sinner In Me (SixToes Remix)
NORWAY / SWEDEN / DENMARK WiMP / Aspiro - exclusive bonus track
The Sun And The Rainfall (Black Light Odyssey's Further Excerpts)
FINLAND Nokia - exclusive bonus track
The Sun And The Rainfall (Black Light Odyssey's Further Excerpts)
ITALY Net Music - exclusive bonus track
The Sun And The Rainfall (Black Light Odyssey's Further Excerpts)
Beatport exclusive tracks
Dream On (Bushwacka Tough Guy Dub)
Suffer Well (M83 Instrumental)
John The Revelator (UNKLE Dub)
In Chains (Tigerskin's No Sleep Alternative Remix)
Wrong (Trentemøller Club Remix Dub)
A Pain That I'm Used To (Jacques Lu Cont Dub)
Leave In Silence (Claro Intelecto Walk Away Remix)
I Want It All (Roland M. Dill Instrumental)
A Question Of Time (Joebot Presents 'Radio Face' Instrumental)
Personal Jesus (Sie Medway-Smith Remix Instrumental)
Ben Sherman is auctioning off one of Martin's guitar picks from the Tour Of The Universe. The pick, as seen in the image to the left, comes framed with a signed postcard from Martin, and a picture of the band. This is a short auction, so don't miss out. View the auction on eBay.
The auction ends on June 5, 2011, with 100% of the proceeds going to support Trekstock and lifeBEAT.
This past weekend saw a special 2 day Mute festival take place in London, celebrating the unique label, which has been home to Depeche Mode since 1981, and their eclectic history.
The two day festival, taking place at the legendary Roundhouse in Camden, included performances from a wide range of acts from the Mute roster, included past and present Depeche Mode members.
Friday evening Alan Wilder presented his Recoil "A Strange Hour" performance - a haunting show including several unique renditions of Mode classics - which culminated by Nitzer Ebb joining him on stage for an encore consisting of (amongst other things) "Personal Jesus".
Saturday's program was chuck full from midday till very late; starting out with several times Depeche Mode-collaborator and all round Mute-studio wiz Gareth Jones, who hosted a talk and Q&A session revolving around his history with the label in general and Depeche Mode in particular. Also putting in an appearance at the festival was Flood, who also did a presentation, much of which centered around his work with Depeche Mode; this included a detailed breakdown of the elements that made up "Enjoy The Silence", and lots of fun and insightful stories.
The evening program in the main hall was opened by live performances from Liars and The Residents, before Andy Fletcher took to the stage kicking off the first of two DJ sets with the just released Eric Prydz remix of "Never Let Me Down Again", which whipped the crowd into a bit of a frenzy. After that founding member of Depeche Mode, Vince Clarke, came on stage for a unique show including three songs with his post-Mode partner in Yazoo, Alison Moyet, followed by a hits-packed Erasure set. Erasure ended their set being joined by Feargal Sharkey of The Undertones fame, who sang in short lived The Assembly for a performance of their hit "Never Never" from 1983.
A second set from Fletch was followed by a performance by Laibach, and closing out the festivals main stage for the weekend was Martin Gore with a banging DJ set, which had the crowd going till well past the announced curfew for the venue.
The aftershow party saw Daniel Miller and Rex The Dog behind the decks in the smaller Studio Theatre room, and an artists/crew only aftershow in the Made In Camden restaurant.
Create your own unique, printable cover for Remixes 2: 81-11, due out June 6th on Mute. Use the elements from the actual front cover, or add your own. You can also share your creations with your friends.
Visit The Remixes 2:81-11 Cover Remixer now to get started.
