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| After the critical acclaim of 2008’s, ‘The Golden Foretaste of Heaven’, Berlin’s favorite anti-hero, Alec Empire releases ‘Shivers’, a 7 track mini album that serves up as a little taster for his highly anticipated new album out later this year. This is the most recent output from The Hellish Vortex, the production team founded by Alec Empire and Nic Endo. THV is based in a studio warehouse space in the centre of Berlin; it’s design reminiscent of Kubrick’s, ‘Space Odyssey’. Last year, Empire announced a change in direction, a departure from his signature digital hardcore sound and called it – “The Sound of New Berlin”. This sonic revolution has brought about an influx of hipster collaborations in the form of Raveonettes, who got their single remixed by Nic Endo and Alec’s mutual pairing with one, Patrick Wolf, who’s Berlin musings have led to the hotly tipped single, ‘Vultures’. Blogosphere and NME favourites, Big Pink have also appeared on a few tracks off the new album. Alec Empire's output has never been higher and more diverse than over the past months. Those who remember him as the industrial noise terrorist he once was when he appeared on the cover of Kerrang! magazine many years ago, should think again. Never one to be pigeon holed, Alec has worked with a myriad mix of artists like Thurston Moore, Jon Spencer, Dan The Automator and Definitive Jux bad boy, EL-P for example. Out now: Alec Empire’s ‘Bass Terror’ (20 tracks from his early break core rave era, vinyl tracks first time in digital format) ‘Shivers’ (prod. together with Nic Endo) has been released on May 8th 2009 on digital format (iTunes has a full live concert as a "bonus" feature) via Eat Your Heart Out Records, and will also be available as limited edition special packaged CD. Please check out Alec Empire's blog where you can find more details of his wild universe, plus free downloads : WWW.EYHO-BLOG.COM WWW.EYHO-BLOG.COM/2009/10/13/ALEC-EMPIRE-2-MONTHS-TOUR-STARTS-NOW More Links : WWW.ALEC-EMPIRE.COM WWW.EAT-YOUR-HEART-OUT.COM Alec Empire booking contact : MO[AT]MEDIA-LOCA.COM For live shows w/ band, please contact : MAXIMUM Booking Jeff Aug INFO@MAXIMUMBOOKING.COM WWW.MAXIMUMBOOKING.COM |  |
