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am i being paranoid or is Blutengel using AI in the cover of their upcoming EP? i know Chris has used it in the past but i kinda hoped the backlash from that would’ve turned him against using it…

From Raymond Watts:
Many years ago and well before PIG and KMFDM were born I was in a band called Zos Kia. Originally formed by John Gosling, Jhon Balance and Peter Christopherson, I became involved when the later two left to concentrate on Coil. We released a handful of records in the U.K. that were lauded by the likes of NME and simultaneously decried by Sounds magazine as ‘the worst records ever made’ … you can probably guess which we were more proud of.
I have continued working with John over the years but this month we will reunite as Zos Kia for the first time since 1985 to play the VOD festival in Friedrichshafen, Germany on Sunday 19th July to bring you some savage, challenging and beautiful old school industrial music

Charles Millhouse aka Rexx Arkana, founder of FGFC820, Coldkill and Bruderschaft, has died. RIP.

Bruderschaft is an electronic music collective led by New York City-based DJ Rexx Arkana. Conceived as a charity project focused on cancer research and treatment in the wake of Arkana's father's death from the disease, Bruderschaft brought together a large number of artists from the underground electronic music scene for the production of the band's first single, "Forever": the collaboration of Arkana (lyrics), Ronan Harris (VNV Nation - vocals), Sebastian Komor (Icon of Coil - programming/production), Joakim Montelius (Covenant - samples/loops) and Stephan Groth (Apoptygma Berzerk - backing vocals).

After the death of his father in 1999, Rexx Arkana shared with Ronan Harris and Joakim Montelius the lyrics he wrote for "Forever" and they were willing to help turn it into a proper song. In 2001, Arkana discussed the project with Sebastian Komor, who produced the basic track that later became "Forever" using loops that Montelius had made. In 2002, Harris was still willing to perform the lead vocals on the song and Stephan Groth was willing to perform backing vocals after hearing a rough version of the song.

Released by RazorBurn Records, in European partnership with Alfa-Matrix in 2003, the "Forever" EP (also available in a 2-Disc Limited Edition) featured a large list of remixers, including Front 242, Camouflage, Feindflug, Melotron, The Retrosic, Negative Format, Angels & Agony, Colony 5, Lights of Euphoria, DavaNtage, Grendel, Punto Omega, . "Forever" peaked at #1 on the DAC Singles charts and was ranked #7 on the DAC Top Singles of 2003.

In 2005, Bruderschaft was working on "Return", the band's second release. On the title track, the second incarnation of the group was to feature the programming talents of returning contributor Sebastian Komor, newcomer Johann Sebastian (State of the Union - composer); new vocalist Tom Shear (Assemblage 23); and lyricist Rexx Arkana (FGFC820).

A second new original from the band, "Trigger," features music written by Arkana and "Forever" remixer/FGFC820 member Dräcos and System Syn founder/vocalist Clint Carney. On January 21, 2009, it was revealed that the song would be released as part of an EP.

The band performed at the 2011 Kinetik Festival playing unreleased material with Tom Shear, Clint Carney, and Aesthetic Perfection founder/vocalist Daniel Graves.

In 2013, Bruderschaft returned with the single "Falling," featuring Daniel Myer of Haujobb on vocals. The collective announced that their EP Return would be released through the Alfa Matrix label later that year. Return was released in November 2013 as a nine-song CD; some versions contain a bonus CD with remixes.

Both Ministry and Laibach will happily sell you beach towels. Did they both happen to decide to be delightfully weird, or is this now a trend?

Does anyone else sell a beach towel that I’m now morally obligated to acquire?

Ministry: https://ministryofficial.store/products/ministry-with-sympathy-beach-towel

Laibach: https://wtc.laibach.org/products/lieback-beach-towel

My new album ‘A Straunge and Terrible Wunder’ is now available on Bandcamp for pre-order!
My 3rd album on @wrong_speed_records and one I’m really proud of. It’s a soundtrack to East Anglia’s most iconic folklore tale of Black Shuck at its most fearsome.

Limited edition ‘Scorchmark Splatter’ vinyl.
A bunch of extras included (inlays, booklets, postcards)

Heavy & Spooky mastering by Wayne Adams
Incredible art, typography and sigils by Danny Davies
Design and layout by Chris Summerlin
Photography by Steve Gullick
In memory of my mate Matt Parke who died at Xmas time. ❤️

It’s an amazing package. Head over to Bandcamp to preorder.

https://thebreedling.bandcamp.com/album/a-straunge-and-terrible-wunder

DIE KRUPPS, THE ELECTRIC HELLFIRE CLUB, KLUTE, FRONT LINE ASSEMBLY, KILL SHELTER and more. However, I do miss the great remixes by Bigod 20 and LAIBACH.

The album cover sold me. Apparently this is a classic I'd never heard before.

CharlotteDarkScene.com Concert Gallery: Dark and atmospheric electronic Synthpop artist IIOIOIOII takes inspiration from classic New Wave and Industrial music and shared it with the Charlotte goth scene at Snug Harbor in Plaza Midwood. Photos by XaqFixx (https://xaqfixx.com https://instagram.com/xaqfixx )