Tag: Killing Joke

New releases: Killing Joke, Mighty Lemon Drops, Flaming Lips, Swans, Athletico Spizz 80

New releases: Killing Joke, Mighty Lemon Drops, Flaming Lips, Swans, Athletico Spizz 80

This week’s new releases include a triple-album dub compilation from Killing Joke, a compilation of early material from The Mighty Lemon Drops, a new ‘Dark Side of the Moon’ companion from The Flaming Lips and reissues of albums by Swans and Athletico Spizz 80.

Peter Murphy unveils 33-date North American tour, 6-minute 'Lion' album teaser

Peter Murphy unveils 33-date North American tour, 6-minute ‘Lion’ album teaser

Former Bauhuas frontman Peter Murphy this morning confirmed the full dates for his 33-date North American tour in support of his forthcoming 10th album Lion, a record that he’s also previewing for the first time via a 6-minute video that teases a number of the album’s 11 tracks.

Peter Murphy's new album 'Lion' arrives in June following Record Store Day preview

Peter Murphy’s new album ‘Lion’ arrives in June following Record Store Day preview

Peter Murphy returns with brand-new music late this spring as he releases his much-anticipated 10th album Lion, an 11-track collection produced by Killing Joke bassist Youth that the former Bauhaus frontman previewed in rough form over the PA before concerts on his 2013 tour.

Ski Patrol collects its recorded output on 'Versions Of A Life (Recordings 1979-81)'

Ski Patrol collects its recorded output on ‘Versions Of A Life (Recordings 1979-81)’

U.K. postpunk act Ski Patrol next month will release a new anthology collecting the group’s recorded output from 1979 to 1981, a 14-track collection that will include their singles, previously unreleased mixes and songs from their final studio session, their John Peel radio session and more.

Echo & The Bunnymen: New album nearing completion, tours of U.S., Europe planned

Echo & The Bunnymen: New album nearing completion, tours of U.S., Europe planned

Echo & The Bunnymen today revealed that the band’s upcoming 12th studio album — produced by Killing Joke bassist Youth — is nearing completion and will be formally announced soon, and that frontman Ian McCulloch “feels it’s the band’s best work for a very long time.”

Killing Joke collects 'four hours of dub annihilation' on new 'Killing Joke in Dub' set

Killing Joke collects ‘four hours of dub annihilation’ on new ‘Killing Joke in Dub’ set

Killing Joke have launched a Pledge Music crowdsourcing campaign to fund its long-in-the-works compilation Killing Joke In Dub, a triple album of remixes that, in its deluxe incarnation, will come with a bonus 40-minute DJ mix, collecting, in the words of bassist and compiler Martin “Youth” Glover, “over four hours of dub annihilation.”

Peter Murphy to host private $750-a-head listening party for new album 'Lion'

Peter Murphy to host private $750-a-head listening party for new album ‘Lion’

Up to 40 Peter Murphy fans will get the first crack at hearing the former Bauhaus frontman’s forthcoming album Lion next month when the singer hosts a private listening party “at a secret location in the Los Angeles area,” with the promise of “an unprecedented discussion between artist and audience.”