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| BACK ON THE DANCEFLOOR |
| Agents for Marc Almond have announced that the Soft Cell star and clubland icon will be returning to DJing, just three months after he nearly died in a motorcycle accident. |
| Jan 27, 2005 - posted by koan |
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| SUGARCANE |
New Order have revealed the title of their next album: 'Sugarcane'.
The album, due for release in February 2005, was produced by Tore Johansson who previously has worked with Saint Etienne. The release will be the follow-up to the successful 'Get Ready', which was released in 2001. No live dates have been announced so far however Peter Hook and Bernard Sumner have been scheduled for a DJ set at the Arc Club, in Brighton UK on New Year's Eve. |
| Dec 9, 2004 - posted by koan |
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| GET REMIXED! |
To celebrate the release of the new Fektion Fekler album 'Into The Sun', Static Sky Records is holding a contest, in which the winner gets a song by their own band/project remixed by Fektion Fekler.
All you have to do is go to www.staticskyrecords.net and answer the three questions that appear in the news section. If you answer all three correctly, your name will be put in a pool, and the winner will be randomly drawn from there. Three runners-up will receive a Fektion Fekler t-shirt.
Contest deadline is January 22, 2005. |
| Dec 9, 2004 - posted by koan |
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| NO MORE SESSIONS |
Just a little note to let you know we will no more listen to the John Peel Sessions on BBC Radio 1. John was defeated by his own heart last week.
I'm sure that angels are singing with him in the biggest sessions he had ever seen... In Heaven. |
| Oct 29, 2004 - posted by koan |
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| REUNION OR NOT? |
The "Produced by Trevor Horn, a concert for The Prince's Trust" taking place in Wembley Arena on November 11th will host the reunion gig for Propaganda.
The german cult electropop act will perform in the original '85 line-up including Claudia Brücken, Suzanne Freytag, Michael Mertens and Ralf Dörper for the first time in 18 years.
Other bands playing at the Prince's Trust concert are Pet Shop Boys, Simple Minds, Seal, ABC, Art Of Noise and so on. Man behind the fest is Trevor Horn, the man behind ZTT. Horn was also half of The Buggles duo ("Video Kills The Radio Star"), produced Malcolm McLaren, ABC and The Art Of Noise and was responsible for the sound of Frankie goes to Hollywood and lots more.
In the meantime, UK tabloid The Sun has reported that eighties electropop band Frankie Goes To Hollywood are to hold last minute auditions to find a singer to replace Holly Johnson who refused to play a tribute gig for their legendary producer Trevor Horn. The group split 17 years ago and Johnson fell out with producer Trevor Horn, who is organising the concert, over past money disputes. Apart from Johnson also guitarist Brian Nash said no, he will be replaced by the band's tour guitarist Jed O'Toole. Singer Paul Rutherford, bassist Mark O'Toole and drummer Peter 'Ped' Gill are now holding auditions at The Marquee to find a suitable replacement for Johnson or as they describe it: "new raw talent, girls or boys, young or old". The winner of these auditions will perform at the concert, in aid of the Prince's Trust. |
| Oct 29, 2004 - posted by koan |
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| A THOUGHT FOR MARC |
Marc Almond had been involved in collision between a car and a motorcycle near Cannon Street station in central London on Sunday afternoon 4 pm.
Almond, 48, was thrown from the motorbike and suffered severe head injuries. He was rushed to hospital where he underwent emergency surgery. His condition had changed from 'critical' on Monday morning to 'critical but stable and improving' yesterday but he remains in intensive care.
Almond was the passenger on the motorcycle and suffered serious injuries. The rider of the motorbike akso suffered severe injuries while no news was known about the cardriver. Almond is being treated at The Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel.
His family requested that his privacy would be respected at this time but if you wish to send a message for Marc please use the following address: thinkingofyou@marcalmond.co.uk.
(update: 10/29):
The management of Marc Almond has announced that Marc has been moved out of the intensive care unit because of the progress he has made so far. A spokeswoman for the singer said: "He still has a long way to go in his recovery and his family have asked that his privacy continue to be respected. At risk of repeating ourselves Marc's recovery is going to be a slow process." In the meantime Marc's family has asked not to send any flowers or gifts to the hospital. Anybody wishing to send something is advised to make a donation to the London's Air Ambulance. London's Air Ambulance is part of the emergency medical response service that attended to Marc. And although this service receives some Government funding and sponsorship, each year its charity arm has to fundraise to meet any shortfall for the costs of the service. Details for making donations can be found at www.londonairambulance.org. |
| Oct 29, 2004 - posted by koan |
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| CLIENT MODE |
'City' is the follow-up album to Client's self titled 2003 debut, and features collaborations with Pete Doherty and Carl Barat of The Libertines and Martin Gore of Depeche Mode.
Continuing the evolution of their electroclash sound the 13-track album 'City' delivers Client's unique brand of stark and sexy electronica, firmly grounded in the classic song writing foundations of legends such as Joy Division, Kraftwerk and DAF. Recommended to all fans of Ladytron, The Libertines and Fischerspooner. In an interview on Side-Line magazine the band talks about the evolution of the band, what success nowdays means, how Martin Gore got involved in the project, why their remix of Erasure's 'Oh l'amour' was rejected and lots more... |
| Oct 17, 2004 - posted by koan |
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| MANSON MARRIES IN BERLIN? |
Marilyn Manson, real name Brian Warner, is planning to get married in Berlin. The news was announced by The Berliner Morgenpost. Still according to The Berliner Morgenpost Manson, 35, is currently looking for a castle where he and girlfriend Dita von Teese, 32, can get married. For your info, Von Teese is an ex- Playboy model, a professional nude model and underwear designer who once wrote a book teaching readers how to strip-tease. The wedding is scheduled for November when the singer will be in Berlin for a film shoot. Manson, a regular target for religious and conservative groups, also revealed he would like to have a church wedding, but apparently no german priest has been found willing to marry the odd couple.
In related Manson news, Chris Vrenna of Tweaker, (formerly of Nine Inch Nails), will be playing drums on the Against All Gods US tour dates filling in for Ginger Fish. The substitution came as a result of Ginger sustaining several injuries while performing at the VIVA Comet Awards in Germany including a fractured arm and a broken nose. Ginger is expected to make a full recovery within several weeks. |
| Oct 17, 2004 - posted by koan |
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| NUMAN BOOTLEGS |
In order to put a halt to bootlegged shows, Gary Numan has announced that plans are being made to film all future Numan gigs. The recordings will then be sold via the official website. These DVD 'bootleg' releases will be filmed with a minimum of three cameras, sometimes more, and sound will be recorded direct from the mixing desk. They will furthermore feature a small interview with Gary Numan, either before or after the gig. Prices for these releases will be kept low.
In the meantime, Numan has cut ties with his former label Artful and has decided to start up a new record company rather than pursue the offers currently on the table from other existing labels. Numan: "To be quite honest I'm all worn out with being signed to record labels and feel that we can do just as well on our own as we can signed to someone else. Plus it frees us up to do many things that were impossible to do when I was signed, particularly in the DVD area".
Numan's new label will be called Mortal Records. 'Jagged Halo' will be the first album from Numan to appear through Mortal Records. |
| Oct 17, 2004 - posted by koan |
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| ANOTHER DAY ANOTHER DOWNLOAD STORE |
| In a bold move to expand its role in the online music business, Yahoo! announced its $160-million purchase of Musicmatch, one of the few online music services with a large enough subscription base to give iTunes a run for its money. Yahoo! is also moving full steam ahead with the launch of its own music player later this year, creating a double-barreled strategy that could propel it to the top of the online music heap. |
| Oct 1, 2004 - posted by koan |
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| SORRY |
So many things to do, so little time.
I'm really sorry I can't update this site periodically anymore. I got a lot of work to do, so I have to delay the time I usually dedicate to the site. I'm sorry but I hope you'll be there again whenever an update will come.
Thanks. |
| Dec 9, 2004 - posted by koan |
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| DEEJAY AT WORK! |
Just to let you know... Koan DJ's back in action in clubs! My performances will take place in several clubs in Florence (Italy) as long as they ask for my music. Apart from special events, you can find me every Tuesday at Closer Music Club (via Ghibellina, Firenze) during the so-called "University Party" and every Friday at XS (via Curtatone e Montanara, Empoli -FI-) where I'll play Eighties and Electroclash.
You have no excuses: after having heard (and read) from me so long, it's time to come seeing me! |
| Oct 17, 2004 - posted by koan |
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| TIME TO WORK! |
Finally! Your waiting has ended! Next Sunday you'll hear again the greatest music of my radio show by tuning on Nova Radio or by clicking on the link on the right (if you wish to listen me via web, thanks to Live365.com).
I'm mixing some songs right now and I assure you it will be a fantastic première! Be sure not to miss it! Stay tuned! |
| Sep 20, 2004 - posted by koan |
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| NEW HOST |
A big HELLO to our new frineds of Media Temple.
After 4 years under the maintenance of Interland I've decided to move to Media Temple (same hosting options, more than 250 bucks less!)... Hope to stay with them same time or more. We'll soon see if I've make the good decision. |
| Sep 8, 2004 - posted by koan |
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| LAST BUT NOT LEAST |
Hey guys, holidays are approaching! This means that tonight is the last show for this season (and I will play again the same playlist of the most successful one) and that we'll meet again on air late September (19th? 26th? Who knows...).
So listen to the show tonight and have a great Summer! See ya next time! :)) |
| Jul 4, 2004 - posted by koan |
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| QUIET |
No recordings this week because there was no radio show yesterday... I'm sorry about that but I had to work (yes, I have a work... I'm not only your favourite DJ...) all the night even on Sunday.
I'll be back on air next Sunday... Stay tuned! |
| Mar 7, 2004 - posted by koan |
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| THE FASTEST CLASH |
I'm preparing a cool work!
Next Sunday (February 29) my playlist will run very fast! I'm going to play songs beating no less than 135bpm (more of them are over 145bpm) and I'm preparing a surprise for my old EBM lovers fans...
Are you ready to shake your asses? |
| Feb 27, 2004 - posted by koan |
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| BLOG ITALIANO |
Solo per chi conosce l'italiano, ho finalmente deciso di far ripartire il mio blog personale. Stavolta spero di avere il tempo necessario per tenerlo regolarmente aggiornato (per adesso sembra proprio di sì).
Dopo averci pensato un bel po', ho deciso di chiamarlo Room 303...
Adesso sta a voi andare a leggerlo. :) |
| Feb 27, 2004 - posted by koan |
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| SORRY |
Got problems with my web server in the last two days... sorry.
Now everything should go fine (I hope). |
| Feb 18, 2004 - posted by koan |
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| CHICK ON STAGE - 2 |
Here they are! I've uploaded the photos I've made during the CoS concert.
You can click on the image in the black column to open a new window where a Flash movie will be loaded. It's about 700Kb (there are 18 images) so you have to wait a little (look at the colored dots on bottom, when they're all visible the movie is loaded).
Enjoy! |
| Feb 6, 2004 - posted by koan |
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| CHICKS ON STAGE |
Yesterday I've seen the Chicks (and their guest, Anat Ben-David) in Firenze. A very cool set! A great show! Now I'm thinking about a trip in NL to follow them in a date where also my adored Vive La Fête will play. :)
There's only one bad thing about this concert: a very poor merchandising. I wanted to buy some CDs but no CoS CDs were available. So I've bought the Anat's... wanna know? I've paid 12 euros for a CD burned and printed at home...
Now I'm working on the photos I've made and I will upload them as soon as possibile... |
| Feb 6, 2004 - posted by koan |
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| THINGS ARE CHANGING |
| New year, new design. Again, a cool work by koandesign.com. I hope you like it... :) |
| Jan 19, 2004 - posted by koan |
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| BACK IN ACTION! |
Are you ready for the first show of 2004? It's time to switch on your radio or your modem to listen to my new playlist!
Next Sunday, January 11th, at 11:00pm (same time every week!)... Play it loud! |
| Jan 9, 2004 - posted by koan |
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| XMAS TIME! |
Time to go.
My radio show will stop broadcasting for some weeks because of the Xmas holidays... I'll be back on air in January (maybe the second week) but you can continue surfing here to read news even if you can't listen me through the radio... :)
Best wishes guys... I'll be back soon! |
| Dec 22, 2003 - posted by koan |
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| CLASH OF THE 80'S, PART II |
The first Clash Of The 80's was a great success so here's the second act! During the next show I'll mix Electroclash and 80's songs (some remixed). So you'll listen to Miko Mission, Felix Da Housecat, Holly Valance, Eurythmics, Miss Kittin...
The show will broadcast also online thanks to Live365.com next Sunday at 11:00pm (GMT +1:00).
Yet another clashy Sunday.
If you have any request for the 3rd Clash Of The 80's you can post them here (in the contact form on the blue column)... |
| Nov 27, 2003 - posted by koan |
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Labels can contact me to know how they can add their ads here.
It's easy and can be free, so fill the form below with your request. |
   
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LADYTRON 
(Emperor Norton) |
ADULT
(Ersatz Audio) |
VIVE LA FÊTE
(Lowlands) |
DJ MOGUAI
(Eastwest/...) |
MISS KITTIN
(Emperor Norton) |
PEACHES
(XL Recordings) |
TIGA
(Gigolò Records) |
FISCHERSPOONER
(Capitol) |
LARRY TEE
(Mogul Electro) |
FELIX DA HOUSECAT
(Emperor Norton) |
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This is the result of the votes made by some listeners of my radio show.
You can now begin to collect votes for the 10 best artists of 2004... |
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DJ HELL
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DREXCIYA
Roma (ITA) |
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ZOMBIE NATION
Padova (ITA) |
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THE FAINT
Milano (ITA) |
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TELEFON TEL AVIV
Livorno (ITA) |
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TELEFON TEL AVIV
Torino (ITA) |
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TELEFON TEL AVIV
Roma (ITA) |
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ETIENNE DE CRECY
Vicenza (ITA) |
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TELEFON TEL AVIV
Rimini (ITA) |
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ELLEN ALIEN
Torino (ITA) |
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DREXCIYA
Firenze (ITA) |
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TELEFON TEL AVIV
Catania (ITA) |
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ELLEN ALIEN
Bologna (ITA) |
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TELEFON TEL AVIV
Reggio Calabria (ITA) |
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ROGER SANCHEZ
Firenze (ITA) |
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INDOCHINE
L'Aventurier |
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CHARLES DE GOAL
Exposition |
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Touche Pas Mon Sexe |
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VIVE LA FÊTE
Touche Pas |
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NICHOLSON & NUMAN
Nuit Française |
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TRANS-X
Vvire Sur Video |
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ANN WINSBOM
Je N'Ai Pas Compris |
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VIVE LA FÊTE
Maquillage |
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STEREO TOTAL
Kleptomane |
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BAL PARÉ
Palais D'Amour |
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POLYPHONIC SIZE
Logique Polygonale |
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GOUTS DE LUXE
Les Yeux De Laura |
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2 BELGEN
Lena (Extended Club Mix) |
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ALXANDER ROBOTNICK
Cette Vache De Ma Mère |
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Amoureux Solitaires |
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CHARLES DE GOAL
Un Jeu D'Enfant |
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DERRIÈRE LE MIROIR
Nowhere Girl |
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Ça Plane Pour Moi |
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