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Published: 28 September 2010

Mittelalter Phantasie Spectaculum, Speyer, Germany
29th August 2010
MPS Speyer: Saltatio Mortis, Metusa, Schelmisch, Vermaledayt, Rapalje

In 1994, a gentleman by the name of Edwin Ball started a very special thing. It occurred to him to harness the vast love affair that Germany has with the Middle Ages and create an event that would brings fans and aficionados together to celebrate their interest, with stalls, markets, role play, spectacle and bands. As it happens it was a damned good idea and his 'Mittelalter Phantasie Spectaculums' (Medieval Fantasy Spectaculars) have grown in both number and stature ever since until they are a really fun, exciting and gigantic affair.

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Published: 28 September 2010

Bar Loose, Helsinki, Finland
22nd September 2010
Phoenix Effect

Again my friend and I found ourselves in Helsinki and again we got a chance to enjoy a concert but this time of a local rock act called PHOENIX EFFECT. This young promising formation originally was founded as a solo project of Janne Kärkkäinen but a bit later three no less talented musicians joined him and then that solo project turned into a quartet. The release of the debut work entitled ‘Cyanide Skies’ in 2009 helped the band to win a reputation as an interesting phenomenon on the modern rock scene. The eponymous sophomore album is planned to be released on the 13th of October while the gig on the 22nd of September was called “sneak preview” yet we could appreciate all the songs off the forthcoming creation. PHOENIX EFFECT is Janne Kärkkäinen (vocals, guitar), Pyry Nikkilä (guitar), Lauri Hämäläinen (bass, backing vocals) and Anton Laurila (drums). http://www.phoenixeffect.fi/ / http://www.myspace.com/phoenixeffectmusic

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Published: 28 September 2010

Essigfabrik, Cologne, Germany
27th September 2010
Goldfrapp

Having recently released their newest body of work with the album 'Head First', the duo GOLDFRAPP, composing lead singer Allison Goldfrapp and Synth master Will Gregory, is talked about everywhere again. With the new album, they turned their focus to a rather 80s influenced Synth pop style, instead of pursuing the calmness of its predecessor 'Seventh Tree'. The album received mostly positive reviews with some dozes of criticism injected as well. Supporting the album with a club tour, the duo, accompanied by their live musicians, stopped in Cologne on 27th September to fight away the rain, plaguing us all day already. http://goldfrapp.com/ / http://www.myspace.com/goldfrapp

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Published: 27 September 2010

FZW, Dortmund, Germany
26th September 2010
Eisbrecher, Stahlmann

On their tour through German lands, EISBRECHER and STAHLMANN only have left excited and happy people according to the reactions read. The date in Dortmund was the final show of that tour and such shows do have the habit of becoming an extraordinary event. We were there to find out…

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Published: 26 September 2010

Matrix, Bochum, Germany
25th September 2010
Alien Sex Fiend, Dexy Corp_

Another day and another date in Bochum and again it was a completely stylistic change we were facing for it was ALIEN SEX FIEND who were playing at the Matrix club tonight, supported by the French noise bastards of DEXY CORP_.

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