Cold In Berlin - ‘…And The Darkness Bangs’ / ‘The Lie’ to be released 5th March 2012 on 2076 Records! You can download the AA Single here.
Late 2011 on a diet of Swans, Electric Wizard and Sonic Youth Cold In Berlin retreated into a studio which was the former home to a Mental Hospital. Buried deep in South East London it straddled a nearby Cemetery and in a desolate site that was only occupied by squawking Ravens and the deeps woods that surrounded it they enlisted the help of producer James Aparicio (whose credits include Depeche Mode, Spiritualized, Grinderman and Liars) who helped sharpen their already visceral sound. This is where they produced AA single ‘…And The Darkness Bangs’ / ‘The Lie’.
Shortly after this they supported Goth legends Diary of Dreams at the o2 Academy in London to which online tipsters AAA music remarked afterwards “This band is the best undiscovered secret and the record industry is going to have a bidding war over them”. After the highly successful debut album ‘Give Me Walls’; London based No Wave/Punk whirlwind Cold In Berlin release their ‘White Horse’ EP which has been given the remix treatment by Producer Pete Baker, Witch House exponents Heretics and a heavy dub step makeover by Drum Cunt; which is possibly his last work in the UK now he has relocated to Japan. They also teamed up with the highly regarded Robot Elephant Records to DJ alongside the label boss Sebastian Weikart and Jon the Goth for London’s only Witch House club night.
Live they offer an incendiary energy reminiscent of early grunge and even earlier no-wave, yet the noise they make is all their own. Creating delightfully sinister hooks that will bond your blood cells to the dark side then release them straight into your head with gloriously pounding crescendos, like Siouxsie Sioux smacking you in the face with a Mudhoney Record.
Tracklisting
1. …And The Darkness Bangs
2. The Lie
3. …And The Darkness Bangs (Heretics Remix)
Upcoming Shows UK
4th February – Flock!@ The Library, Leeds
9th March – Old Blue Last, London (single launch)
15th March – Bull & Gate, London (Club Fandango) w/The Chapman Family
23rd March – Divine Hammer, Norwich
20th April – The Finsbury (Young Twisted & Black club), London
12th May - Dark Waters Festival, Nottingham
26th August – Destroy The Silence Festival @Dingwalls, London
Upcoming Shows Non-UK
30th March - The Klub, Paris (France)
2nd April - Cafè Video, Gent (Belgium)
14th April – White Trash, Berlin (Germany)
19th May - Whatever / Etnoblog, Trieste (Italy)
15th June - Rockorama Festival Toulon (France)
Source: Press Release
