Theme for the Red Planet

Matthew Dear (feat. Tegan And Sara) - Pale Shelter

This is the first half of the new Stoneburner album "The No Chamber."
Available as a digital download here http://egolikeness.bigcartel.com/product/stoneburner-the-no-chamber-digital

Look for a new EP in the Spring, and the new full length "Songs in the Key of Arrakis" in July!

Parna Bindu

The Dance Of The Incense Bush

Studio practice recording for the live set.

Stoneburner Hauntings of Ghola and The Birth of the Na Baron Live Practice

The first preview track from the new Stoneburner album "Songs in the Key of Arrakis.
Now available for pre-order!
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Stoneburner: Scattering

Synchronized worlds, the second preview track from the upcoming full length, "Songs in the Key of Arrakis."
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Stoneburner - Synchronized Worlds

In postmodern times, when listening habits and perception permanently keep being adjusted, it is hard to make reliable prophecies concerning the future of the music industries or their producers. So it seems even more delightful that DE/VISION remain solid as a rock in such turbulent times. For more than twenty years Steffen Keth and Thomas Adam have been releasing extraordinary albums with high hit potential, always turning their attention beyond the usual, exploring musical boundaries and sometimes even causing some irritation amongst their loyal fan base. Ironically it was during their time with the major label WEA Records that DE/VISION experimented the most and the boldest, not only thinking cross-over but also practising it in a refreshingly creative way. This excessive trying out of new styles allowed DE/VISION to define the quintessence of their qualities and musical orientation. The end of this period was marked by their change-over to the indie label Drakkar in 2001 as well as by the reduction of the band to only two remaining members, Steffen and Thomas, who heralded the new beginning with the apt album title "Two". With the following albums "Devolution" (2003, "6 Feet Underground" (2004) and "Subkutan" (2006) the duo consolidated and specified their electro sound, revisited their faceted past with the colourful "Best of" compilation, and along the way stumbled across a new band constellation: The established producing team Arne Schumann and Josef Bach joined the band for song writing, their first collaboration as a quartet being the exclusive track "Love Will Find A Way" from the "Best of" album. With fresh wind in their sails they started working on their new album "NOOB" which was to be released in the late summer of 2007. The same exciting cross between soft but striking pop melodies and fascinating retro elements recurs on "POPGEFAHR", a title that also decorates the newly found DE/VISION owned label and once again demonstrates the band's creativity in finding neologisms, always with a twinkle in the eye. 

"On the one hand the term POPGEFAHR clearly stands for the kind of music that we write best - electro pop. The title gives people a first idea where the musical journey is headed", explains Steffen, proud father of a strapping boy since New Year's Day. "The album title is further meant to draw the attention to the new self-contained label. For others this might not be of such relevance, but for us it represents a big step towards even more independence. For me the term even carries a further significance. I cannot refrain from a slight irony with all the experience I have gained over the years, that in certain circles and scenes POP is considered a GEFAHR, German for danger. Pop is sort of a commercial sell-out; if I listen to pop music I cannot be cool etc. For this reason certain people do not really listen when, for instance, we release a new album. Our music is judged even though not one single note has been heard yet." 

On the new album danger impends only in form of DE/VISION typical sing along anthems. Since their early beginnings DE/VISION have been a band that has confidently stood out against the crowd with their extraordinary song writing qualities. "POPGEFAHR" makes no exception. In an almost feisty and flirtatious manner the album presents ten ambitious electro tracks, all of them rough around the edges but going straight to one's head, at the latest when reaching the irresistible choruses. 

The anthem-like opera "mANDROIDS" not only in its title merges human qualities with artificial intelligence, but turns out to be a musically coherent symbiosis of mechanical rhythms, electrified sounds and deeply human, heart-warming harmonies. The single "RAGE" on the other hand presents itself invitingly mellow; only to furiously protest with screeching-rasping sounds and distorted voice in its chorus. This interplay of emotions and sounds runs like a thread through this atmospheric album. Songs like "PLASTIC HEART", the other single track "TIME TO BE ALIVE", "TWISTED STORY", "READY TO DIE" or "FLASH OF LIFE" seduce the listener with their compulsive catchy melodies, danceable rhythms and recurring nostalgic sound gimmicks. In contrast to that the tracks "WHAT'S LOVE ALL ABOUT", "BE A LIGHT TO YOURSELF" and "UNTIL THE END OF TIME" come along as extremely lyrical pop pearls that bring out the high standards set by DE/VISION for this album. The intention was to pour in their positive experience of last year's tour as duo with a pure electro set into the production process of "POPGEFAHR". 

"We just had a great time and decided quite early on to do the upcoming tour again as a duo." Steffen recalls. "It would have been absolutely stupid not to make use of this concept. "POPGEFAHR" is an electronic album, which we are very happy to present live just as it is. Soundwise we put an emphasis on perfecting our sound universe and on bringing back the old virtue of composing strong, memorable melodies. In a way with "POPGEFAHR" we went back to following our instincts." 

It is right there that the ten pop diamonds infect the listener with a virus that sticks to the ear canal. An antidote has not been found ... 

Be a light to yourself

O death

A selection of tracks from our last few albums.

Perpetual - from the album "Matter and Form"

Illusion - from the album "Judgement"

New Single out now Worldwide on iTunes
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Empire

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Help I'm Alive

Album: Wish Upon A Blackstar
Artist: Celldweller
Label: FiXT
Date: June 2012

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Wish Upon A Blackstar

The Best It's Gonna Get

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The Love Club EP

Biting Down

Within Temptation -Skyfall (Adele cover)

From Psyche Corporation's 4th album, "Crypts & Codes"


"Strange Machine"

Can't help remembering
t'was just the night before
I dreamed you had me trapped in a strange machine

(C'est trop cher
pour que j'abandonne
mes
chimères)

When I gave up my demons, you swore I'd be
the queen of everything

You placed your beating heart into my hand
that was your plan, my love

But now I find your kingdom
is narrow as a tightrope under my feet

Now that you have me by your side, how can you remain so
very displeased?

Ask all the stars, they protest my future lies with
you
But like any ignorant human, I have the will to
choose

Love me once
Love me twice
Lift me up into the sky
and in this strange
machine called hope
let me go.

Did you conceive of Paradise?
I see it when you reach in to close my eyes

and when you carry me blind through this kingdom within our minds, you
are my king

Come heaven or hell, there will be no survivors to say
I could not break your spell

I am a deserter, and I'll always wonder
why I
couldn't do that to you, my friend

Love me once
Love me twice
Lift me up into the sky
and in this strange
machine called hope
let me go.

I know I might
fall down
and crash into the ground, crash into the ground
I know I might
fall down
and crash into the ground, crash into the ground

I know I might
fall down
But lift me up, my love
and in this strange
machine called hope
let me go.

Strange Machine

Requiem

http://www.psyaviah.com - This new "Future Past" EP builds on PSY'AVIAH's previous album "Introspection/Extrospection", and takes it one step further. They have tasted electro-pop, dubstep and electro-house... and then made it their own. Resulting in a blend of ambient-dubstep on "Circles", ballad like electro-pop on "Letting Go", pure EBM vs Electro-House with acid elements on "Look Beyond", and some dubstep-electro influences VS ambient textures on "Paused" and "Our Common Future".

In true PSY'AVIAH tradition, this EP is again crowned by another prestigious collaboration: with miss Kyoko Baertsoen (former HOOVERPHONIC artist & co-founder of LUNASCAPE). Her unique voice & timbre perfectly fits the very emotional song "Our Common Future".

Besides these 5 beautiful new songs, PSY'AVIAH decided to hunt for fresh and interesting new sounds in the rich Soundcloud jungle and arranged remixes by these discovered talents: styles include dancefloor material in the form of electro-house by "Dizkodude", "Amarta Project", "Dimension Flux" and electro-house versus dubstep by "Rootkit" and "Atrox Bass". There's also more easy listening dub, and ambient-esque renditions by "Cyance", "Triptone" and "Frenchfire".

Last but not least, they also added their own piano (or "Stripped" version) of "Circles" as a bonus -- "it's how 40% to 50% of our more song structured and lyrically evolved tracks start out, and we thought it was nice to portray how we went from this bare bones piano version to the version that it is now -- a little peek in the process of how a song can change when you're working on it...".

PSY'AVIAH again deliver an excellent EP revealing their ultimate talent and remind us through the lyrical themes of these new songs how we all keep struggling with past trauma:  "... time and time again making the same mistakes... I guess it's true when they say that people never change".

All tracks written, recorded & produced by Yves Schelpe for PSY'AVIAH. Except "Our Common Future", vocals recorded & performed by Kyoko Baertsoen.
Mastered by Geert de Wilde at the IC 434 studio [ http://www.ic434.com ].

Psy'Aviah - Our Common Future (feat. KYOKO BAERTSOEN) (taken from "Future Past" EP)

Nobody Dies In Dreamland

Free preview mix of the debut song from the Assemblage 23 side-project Surveillance.  If you like what you hear, please consider contributing to my Indiegogo campaign to raise money to release a full-length album.  Please share freely and enjoy!

http://igg.me/p/431760/x/609080


Theme for the Red Planet

Stefan Lahr