"visions of johanna"

"und ich sang bis die putzkolonne kam"

Not much going on here. Yet. Stay tuned for new interviews. Meanwhile, all you Goths can dance to the following track:

"joy of life/in trouble and shame"

"we're beloved"

A couple of days ago I stumbled upon a band called THE BELOVED. Till that day I have never ever heard of said group. Needles to say I was psyched when I first heard their This means war EP. Especially the track "Saints preserve us" stood out for me. It's this kind of song you hear once and eventually it will stuck in your head forever. But I'll say that you should check it out on your own. Here it is:



Now, the funny thing about the band is, that they had a big, big succes in the early nineties. I guess, their members didn't have to work since, because with all these royalities they most likely manage to have a decent living after all. You're confused what I'm talking about? Here we go again. Same band, "different direction":



Of course, everybody knows this song. However, most of us didn't know the band behind it. I don't know about you, but I think it's funny to see how bands and artists can progress in the most different directions. Plus, it's kinda sad to realize, that people will judge THE BELOVED by their later work only. That being said, if you get a chance to buy a copy of their early work, DO IT!

Thanks for reading.

"celmetra, celmetra"

NADA were a band from Lucerne, Switzerland, too. They were active during the 90ies and released one (?) album called "Celmetra" on the label Common Cause*. Songs were sung in different languages, the lyrics come translated in french, german and english. Musicwise it seems like a more tribal-oriented relaxed version of SWANS, EINSTÜRZENDE NEUBAUTEN or even some NEUROSIS (especially with the vocals).

Here's the track "Power" off the record "Celmetra". Enjoy:



*(Swiss/German Label featuring Thomas Mölch. Mölch was also one of two guys behind OFF THE DISK Records, a label responsible for releasing records of bands such as MORBID ANGEL, INFEST or SLEEP)

"nur für automaten"

MITTAGEISEN were a post-punk/synth outfit from Lucerne, Switzerland which is actually my hometown. Two years ago the mastermind of the band, bruno w. remastered and re-released their complet backcatalogue on a nice looking 2xDigipack on his own label mital-u. Too bad that there is no vinyl version of it, yet. However, with a bit of luck you might be able to get one of the releases on ebay or discogs.com.

I found a good version of the "Automaten" musicvideo on youtube. Have a listen/look on it below.

Speaking of local acts, I made an interview with new wave/post-punk group LES YEUX SANS VISAGE. It should be up next week.