Chaos Control Digizine

27/10/2024

The long out of print debut album from Utah Saints has been reissued. Featuring "Something Good" (the only time Kate Bush approved of being sampled) as well as a cool cover of the Simple Minds song "New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84).”

Pioneering UK electronic dance music duo Utah Saints has reissued their self-titled 1993 debut album.

03/10/2024

https://chaoscontrol.com/alison-moyet-reworks-solo-music-with-key/

Alison Moyet is celebrating 40 years as a solo artist with "Key", a collection of 16 re-worked songs and two new tracks.

13/09/2024

Bill Leeb has released music with so many projects that it's difficult to keep track, but "Model Kollapse" marks his debut as a solo artist.

28/07/2024

When Midge Ure has toured America in recent years, it’s usually been completely solo. With just his guitar, he impressed audiences with re-workings of Ultravox classics like “Vienna” and “Reap the Wild Wind,” Visage’s “Fade to Grey,” and his solo material. But this summer, he’ll be embarking on a ‘Band in a Box’ tour with keyboardist Charlie Round-Turner that will allow him to present the music more closely to the original recordings....

Rather than performing solo, Midge Ure will tour with keyboardist Charlie Round-Turner, presenting songs more closely to the original recordings.

13/05/2024

15 years ago, I posted this video of a The Simpsons bottle opener with dying batteries (and the scary voice Homer has as a result.) It was recently picked up by the YouTube algorithm, sending it from around 200k views to over a million!

Hear how dying batteries make this talking Homer Simpson beer opener sound freaky.

04/04/2024

The members of New Jersey rock group Kanak initially came together working with singer/guitarist Tom Kanach on his solo project, but as the musicians brought their own ideas to the music, it evolved into a true band. Kanak recently released an EP, On The Outside, on which they worked with legendary producer Ed Stasium (The Ramones, Talking Heads, Motörhead, many others)....

Members of Kanak initially came together working with Tom Kanach on his solo project, but it evolved into a true band.

04/04/2024

I Ya Toyah is back with a new EP, I am the Fire (out April 5), and on April 11 will embark on a major tour with O**y and Cold. The solo project of singer/songwriter/guitarist Ania Tarnowska, I Ya Toyah’s constantly evolving sound brings together heavy guitar and various electronic styles. For I am the Fire, she collaborated with Stabbing Westward’s Walter Flakus, who produced and mixed the recording....

I Ya Toyah is back with a new EP, "I am the Fire," and on April 11, 2024 will embark on a major tour with O**y and Cold.

15/03/2024

Since emerging in the mid-'90s, The Dandy Warhols have been known to explore different music directions from album to album. For their latest release, Rockmaker, the group decided to bring harder guitar riffs into their sound. Initially, the idea was not unanimously accepted within the band, but as work began on the music, things fell into place. The Dandy Warhols were formed in 1994 by singer-guitarist Courtney Taylor-Taylor and guitarist Peter Holmström....

Always open to exploring different music directions from album to album, the group brings harder guitar riffs into their sound.

13/03/2024

A recent interview with Sascha Konietzko of KMFDM, about the “Let Go” album and current tour.

While many bands commemorate anniversaries by touring classic albums, KMFDM do not see their 40th year as a milestone requiring nostalgia.

22/02/2024

Having spent over four decades in his own bands and as a touring musician, James Mastro has released his first solo album.

02/02/2024

With S*X MONEY GOD, Los Angeles-based artist/producer Ava King builds upon her extensive pop experience to craft her own unique sound.

21/12/2023

On her debut album, Partly Cloudy, Catbells presents a collection of exquisite, emotionally charged dream-pop compositions. She sings in a soft, often haunting style that is surrounded by meticulously crafted musical arrangements. The album has quite a varied sound, evoking a variety of influences while maintaining its own unique vision. Catbells emerged in 2021 with her debut single, “Fade (Rainy Day Demo,” the video for which has racked up 1.3 million views to date....

On her debut album, Partly Cloudy, Catbells presents a collection of exquisite, emotionally charged dream-pop compositions.

20/12/2023

Two years after releasing their debut album, Paradies, Gewalt are back with a new single, ‘Trans / Monika in Scherben,’ and have announced a second studio album to be released in 2024. The Berlin/Vienna quartet consists of 808, Helen Henfling, Jasmin Rilke, and Patrick Wagner. Wagner had previously been in the band Surrogat and ran record labels before stepping away from music for over a decade....

Two years after releasing their debut album, Paradies, Gewalt are back with a new single, ‘Trans / Monika in Scherben.’

08/12/2023

Formed in 1978, Comateens were one of NYC’s earliest synth-punk bands. Two of their early songs, “Danger Zone” and “Elizabeth’s Lover,” have recently been reissued by the label Left for Dead. Bassist/vocalist Nicholas West and guitarist Ramona Jan founded Comateens, with Lyn Byrd soon after joining on vocals and synthesizer. Ramona left the group in 1980, going to projects such as Dizzy and the Romilars, Venus Fly Trap (who sang with David Johansen’s Buster Poindexter act) and JANTURAN....

Formed in 1978, The Comateens were one of NYC’s earliest synth-punk bands. Left for Dead Records has reissued their debut single.

29/11/2023

"Banned From The Goth Club," the latest from Neon Funeral, is a tight collection of songs that brings together numerous post-punk influences.

29/11/2023

Banned From The Goth Club, the latest release from New Jersey-based Neon Funeral, is a tight collection of songs that brings together numerous post-punk influences. The music has a dark, melodic sound that weaves together guitar, synths and electronic drums. Vocals are aggressive and at times bring to mind hardcore and industrial styles. The four-song EP closes with what might seem to be an odd choice of cover - Eddie Murphy’s 1985 hit “Party All The Time.” That track works surprisingly well, with a moody interpretation that evokes the 80s but thoughtfully filtered through Neon Funeral’s own style....

"Banned From The Goth Club," the latest from Neon Funeral, is a tight collection of songs that brings together numerous post-punk influences.

20/11/2023

Broken is the third album from Benjamin Jayne, the musical project of Brattleboro, Vermont-based psychiatrist Benjamin Wright. It presents an evolution in his dark, melancholic sound, with Wright striving for a wider vocal range and working more with electronic elements. Thematically, Broken takes a reflective turn, exploring the complexities of identity and the passage of time. While Benjamin Jayne is now primarily a solo venture, it still benefits from the occasional input of his sister, Amanda Jayne (who was a full collaborator for the first album but is now based in Barcelona.) Drew Skinner again engineered and co-produced, playing a pivotal role in shaping the album’s sonic dimensions....

"Broken" is the third album from Benjamin Jayne, the musical project of Brattleboro, Vermont-based psychiatrist Benjamin Wright.

20/10/2023

The Cult’s Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy commemorate 40 years of their collaboration by revisiting their band’s initial incarnation, Death Cult.