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Human League tour seminal album Dare…
Posted by: Si_W on Sunday, November 11, 2007 - 06:43 AM, reads.
The Human League are touring later this year and following in the footsteps of fellow synth pioneers Gary Numan and Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark by touring arguably their best albums. In the League’s case, it’s their first album with their new line-up after splitting with Martyn Ware and Ian Craig Marsh.
Dare was released in 1981 and is a synthpop classic, boasting four hit singles including the UK Christmas number one with Don’t You Want Me? Produced by Martin Rushent, Dare won a Q magazine award for Innovation In Sound in 2004.
Support bands for this tour are Cassette Elektrik and OneTwo, OMD’s Paul Humphreys and Propaganda’s Claudia Brucken.
Tour dates are as follows:
November
Sun 25 Alban Arena, St Albans
Mon 26 Academy, Bristol
Tue 27 Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham
Thur 29 Engine Shed, Lincoln
Fri 30 Apollo , Manchester
December
Sat 1 Hammersmith Apollo, London
Mon 3 Hanley Victoria Hall, Stoke on Trent
Tue 4 Civic Hall, Wolverhampton
Wed 5 UEA, Norwich
Fri 7 City Hall, Sheffield
Sun 9 Glasgow, Academy
Mon 10 Concert Hall, Perth
Tue 11 The Sage, Gateshead
Thur 13 Belgium, Antwerp, Hof Ter Lo
Fri 14 Casino Kursaal, Ostend, Belgium
Sun 16 Tilburg, Holland
Mon 17 Cologne, Germany
Tue 18 Vega Main Hall, Copenhagen, Denmark
Wed 19 Rockefeller, Oslo, Norway,
Thur 20 Berns, Stockholm, Sweden
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Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Souvenir
Posted by: Si_W on Monday, October 22, 2007 - 11:28 PM, reads.
November 1st 2007 sees the release of Souvenir, a limited edition documentary about Liverpool synth pioneers Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark. With an initial run of only 3000 copies, this is a must buy for anyone who loves early synth music.
Producer/director Rob Finighan followed duo Paul Humphries and Andy McCluskey around as they prepared for their comeback tour earlier this year and has pulled together interviews with both that cover both their early days and explore the music in detail from the beginning through to classic album Architecture & Morality.
The DVD will cost £19.99 plus postage & packing, shipping available worldwide and paypal links available on a special site created to highlight the DVD and take orders.
Visit the site for more information including clips from the documentary, details on the background and an exclusive audio interview with Rob Finighan, a self-confessed long-time OMD fan.
Official DVD site: http://www.omd-dvd.com
Rob Finighan’s mySpace profile: http://www.myspace.com/omdthemovie
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Kirlian Camera on tour...
Posted by: Si_W on Saturday, October 20, 2007 - 07:19 PM, reads.
ELENA ALICE FOSSI: lead vocals, synth, e-bass guitar
ANGELO BERGAMINI: synth, additional vocals
SARAH CRESPI: violin, viola, synth
ANDREA SAVELLI: synth
ROBERT GRUND: sound
27 October – The Steeple (WAREGEM – BELGIUM)
28 October – La Locomotive (PARIS – FRANCE)
29 October – Hirsch (NUERNBERG – GERMANY)
30 October – Anker (LEIPZIG – GERMANY)
31 October – Columbia (BERLIN – GERMANY)
01 November – Kulturfabrik (KREFELD – GERMANY)
02 November – Capitol (HANNOVER – GERMANY)
03 November – Factory (MAGDEBURG – GERMANY)
04 November – Rockfabrik (LUDWIGSBURG – GERMANY)
06 November – Music Drome (MILANO – ITALY)
07 November – Rockhaus (SALZBURG – AUSTRIA)
08 November – Arena (VIENNA – AUSTRIA)
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31 December – Gothic Chapel (WROCLAW/BRESLAU – POLAND)
http://www.myspace.com/kirliancamerafront
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