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Stahlwerk, Düsseldorf, Germany
28th December 2007
VNV Nation, [:SITD:] ,Frozen Plasma, Absurd Minds, Straftanz, Modcom, Patenbrigade: Wolff

For the first time ever the neuwerk Festival will take place at the Stahlwerk in Düsseldorf at the end of December to provide all fans with a great mixture of electronic music before this year ends. The headliner of this festival will be no one less than VNV NATION but Ronan Harris will also be on stage with his new project MODCOM and as [:SITD:] also are  at the festival. Who knows...


Line-up:

VNV Nation
I guess there's only a few people that don't know VNV NATION. The band is well known for their unique mixture of modern electronic styles, industrial, Rock and Dance elements, meaningful lyrics  the beautiful and emotional voice of Ronan Harris, that ranges from club songs with hard-hitting electronic beats to dreamy balladry songs with symphonic and orchestral arrangements. VNV NATION gathered a big fan base from all over the world around them, because of their powerful live shows. Their last two albums even climbed up to the Top 30 & 40 of the German album charts. Their latest album 'Judgement' was released in April 2007 and is considered as the most powerful and extraordinary album of their career.

[:SITD:]
[:SITD:] which stands for 'Shadows in the Dark' and is a “metaphorical expression of the music and lyrical content of the band” was formed in spring 1996.The trademarks of [:SITD:] are “Bone-crushing beats, apocalyptic electro hymns and very energetic live appearances”. The band has already released three albums, an EP and several singles. Their latest album entitled 'Bestie:Mensch' was released in September 2007.

Frozen Plasma
Vasi Vallis, the mastermind behind FROZEN PLASMA decided to continue the legacy of his former project NAMNAMBULU under this name, after singer Henrik Iversen announced that he would no longer be part of the project. Vasi met his future band member on the VNV NATION “Matter + Form” Tour in autumn 2005, where he was the keyboard player of support act DIORAMA. The name of the new singer was kept a secret until October 2005. Felix Marc, background singer, keyboarder and co-producer of DIORAMA would be Vasis new partner. The band already released one album, two singles and an EP.A new single is scheduled for a release this year. A new album will be released in 2008.

Absurd Minds
The ABSURD MINDS were founded in 1995 by Stefan Großmann and Tilo Ladwig. They were inspired by the electro music of the early 90s. They still have to fight with the prejudice for being a PROJECT PITCHFORK clone. Okay, there's a similarity in the vocal parts but that's all .The music isn't comparable to PROJECT PITCHFORK. Their latest release is called 'The Cycle' and was released in 2006.

Straftanz
Krischan Jan Wesenberg is the man behind Straftanz. Krischan is also a part of the famous electro trio ROTERSAND but with this project he sets his sights mainly on the dance floors of the republic, so STRAFTANZ is not comparable to ROTERSAND in any way except for the fact that it's electronic music. The first release of the project was self-titled and already conquered the dance floors in a storm.

Modcom
MODCOM is the solo-project of Ronan Harris well known for VNV NATION. The project made its debut on the Wave Gotik Treffen in Leipzig in 2006.The sound of this project is created with modular synthesizers and analogue sequencers for live sound creation. All the manipulation and processing to the sound is done live which is rather unusual today but was very common in the 70s.

Patenbrigade:Wolff
Sven Wolff and Lance Murdock make no secret of their obsession with heavy machinery. Endlessly fascinated with what appears to others as the monotonous daily routines of a construction site, they early on became enraptured with loud and gigantic machines, the glare of orange safety vests, yellow hard hats, and striped cordoning tape. However, the focus of their fervent adoration became the gravity-defying conductors in their seemingly never-ending tower cranes. It is exactly this bizarre source of inspiration that seems to have fuelled PATENBRIGADE: WOLFF and the duos zest for musical achievements since 1998. PATENBRIGADE: WOLFF is the soundtrack for this situation and remains dedicated to all tower crane conductors across the world. (Source: MySpace Profile)


Details for the festival

Doors open: 6:00 PM
Starts: 7:00 PM
Tickets: http://www.headlineconcerts.de/
Ticket fee: 32, 80 + charges (Presale)
More Information: http://www.neuwrk-music.de/

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