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Colosseum, Essen, Germany8th April 2017
Simple Minds & KT Tunstall
After reviewing the splendid acoustic album of the band I was very eager to experience these songs live. As the actual date in Essen was quickly sold out I was more than happy that we got the accreditation for the additional concert at the same venue.
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Club Sentrum, Kiev, Ukraine8th April 2017
L’Âme Immortelle & Aghiazma
One of the most successful and professional bands of the “dark scene”, “immortal” and talented L’ÂME IMMORTELLE, visited Kiev on April 8th, 2017, for a concert. According to the vocalist and the founder of the band, Thomas Rainer, he was very glad to return to Ukraine with a concert after his last visit with NACHTMAHR to Kiev within the framework of the festival “Children of the Night” (http://detinochi.com) and this time to the members of LAI in closer touch with the city and people.
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Kulttempel, Oberhausen, Germany2nd April 2017
Assemblage 23
As I had the pleasure to review the latest, and in my eyes excellent, album I was very much looking forward to see ASSEMBLAGE 23 at the Kulttempel and find out how the new songs are working live. Tom Shear founded this Seattle, US, based project in 1988 after he experienced the Industrial Dance music by an opening DJ for DEPECHE MODE. This kind of sound inspired him deeply so that he wanted to create such music himself in the future. Starting formerly as more of a hobby his music finally attracted attention of record labels in 1998. Only in 1999 he signed to a Canadian label but signed two years later to the US Metropolis Records label where his first albums have been re- released. In the beginning the music of ASSEMBLAGE 23 was instrumental as Tom Shear didn’t dare to sing but eventually he started to add vocals to his songs. Eighth studio album, six singles, an EP, and two compilations have been launched. http://www.assemblage23.com / https://www.facebook.com/Official-Assemblage-23-138651156153800/
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Piękny Pies club, Cracow, Poland30th March 2017
Jozef van Wissem, support: Kuba Duda
Small Cracow music club Piękny Pies was full for two evenings due to the appearance of lute's master and Jim Jarmusch's music partner. As all tickets for the first show were sold-out about two weeks before concert, organizers announced the news that van Wissem agreed to play one more evening due to huge demand. I have never seen this club so fully packed as during this evening! The appearance of some individuals was speaking for themselves that they came to listen to music from the movie ‘Only Lovers Left Alive’. The record has received the “Cannes Soundtrack Award” in 2013 and has made a star out of the modest musician. As the time was coming closer and closer to van Wissem's emersion on stage, the audience was waiting and chatting, patiently sitting on the floor, drinking beer or wine. In order to make people who came last comfortable, organizers brought some chairs to sit at the bar counter.
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Turbinenhalle, Oberhausen, Germany18th March 2017
E-Tropolis Festival 2017 with Amnistia, Wulfband, Centhron, Cryo, In Strict Confidence, The Invincible Spirit, Solitary Experiments, Tyske Ludder, Solar Fake, [X]-RX, Agonoize, Faderhead, Covenant, Neuroticfish, Front 242
It's safe to say that the E-Tropolis is by now one of Europe's biggest and most prestigious indoor festivals for EBM, Industrial, Electronic Pop, and anything else which is synthy and grouped under the Goth moniker. Since the E-Tropolis moved from Berlin to Oberhausen in the heart of the Ruhr area the reputation and appeal of the festival only increased. No surprise, as the Ruhr Valley is, with a population of 8.5 million, one of the biggest urban agglomerations of Europe and the Netherlands, Belgium and even France aren't too far away. So an international crowd was guaranteed on March 18th although most fans clearly came from the region, which has been known as a stronghold of the “dark” scene since the early 1980s.
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