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Metro Cult

Melting Walkmen

Dystopian Society

Next Totentanz w/ Dystopian Society

19th of April, 21:00-05:00, 50 DKK
Ungdomshuset, Dortheavej 61, Copenhagen
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DYSTOPIAN SOCIETY is an anarko deathrock band from Florence, Italy, and one of the most popular European dark punk acts at the moment. They will appeal to fans of classic bands such as Christian Death, but also to all you guys who enjoys Belgrado, Arctic Flowers, Christ vs. Warhol and so on. The band recenty released the EP Violations, which is a proper follow-up to their 2012 debut album Cages. This is their first concert in Denmark.
Dystopian Society on Bandcamp

MELTING WALKMEN is one of the most experienced underground post-punk bands in Denmark, having been part of the Red Tape label at the early beginning. They have a great back catalogue ranging from the straight forward goth punk of the their debut split 12" with Chainsaw Eaters, to the more classic post-punk songs of the Broken Glass single. There's a new album on the way, which, we are told, is a concept album with a pretty dark sense of humour.
Melting Walkmen on Bandcamp

METRO CULT is one of the newer additions to the Danish underground milieu, having only played for two years, after they made their debut at the second Totentanz night in April 2012. Since then the band has played a bunch of concerts and released their first 7" single. They are often described with terms such as dark punk, deathrock, post-punk or the quite accurate wave punk, due to their use of new wave syntheziser. Will appeal to fans of TSOL, The Sound and Killing Joke.
Metro Cult on Bandcamp

The venue will be the small stage - Dödsmaskinen - at Ungdomshuset/The Youth House in the north-west district of Copenhagen. Entrance fee is 50 DKK, and we open the doors at 21:00 and close around 05:00.

Tropic of Cancer: Restless Idylls

Tropic of Cancer - named after the controversial novel by Henry Miller - was originally founded as a duo back in 2007, but has since 2012 been the solo project of Camella Lobo. Last year saw the long awaited release of her debut album entitled Restless Idylls, and it is as somber and melancholic as one might have expected, and continues in the direction of the briliant cover of the Death in June classic Fall Apart.

The album consists of atmospheric synths, plangent guitars and almost hypnotizing drum machines, and on top of it lies the impressive vocals of Lobo, reminiscent of some of the biggest female singers in dark music. Imagine a mixture of a mourning Nico and the etheral work of Lisa Gerrard as we know her on a track like Sacrifice, and it'll paint a picture of how talented Lobo in fact is. This is - as you probably have guessed by the description - an album drenched in depression and romanticism, and will without a doubt be way over the top for a good deal of people, but if you enjoy bands like Joy Division, Dead Can Dance and This Mortal Coil, then this should appeal to you.

Cortex

There's been quite a few bands with the name Cortex. One of the most obvious to mention is the Swedish post-punk act fronted by Freddie Wadling, but the best of them all must be the obscure Belgian project made by Alain Neffe of Bene Gesserit-"fame". This is highly experimental electronic music made with the assistance of synthezisers, rhythm boxes and - as far as I understand - tapes. Most of the tracks has got a women resiting French poetry written by Neffe, and, together with the instrumental part and various sounds, it creates a romantic and melancholic mood one could compare to a Truffaut film from the sixties. There's definately a nouvelle vague feel to this and I feel certain that a lot of the inspiration has been taken from French cinema. I am not sure how to categorize this project; Is it minimal wave, is it ambient or is it musique concrete? It's probably all and nothing, but all I know for certain is that it serves well as the soundtrack for the early cool days of spring.