Paul Raven R.I.P.: 2010.08

2010/08/24

9.27 KILLING JOKE "Absolute Dissent" Part 2

# [Info] Killing Joke - Absolute Dissent [2CD]

Bravewords.com: KILLING JOKE - Deluxe Version Of New Album To Feature Classic Cover Versions From METALLICA, FEAR FACTORY, HELMET [September 06, 2010]

KILLING JOKE will release their 13th studio album, Absolute Dissent, on September 27th 2010 via Spinefarm Records UK.

The album – housed in a sleeve designed by artist/musician Jimmy Cauty of KLF fame – will be available in variety of formats, including standard 12-track CD, digital download & limited edition Deluxe CD format featuring enhanced packaging, sleeve notes, plus an 11-track second CD (‘Absolute Respect’) showcasing KJ cover versions from a wide variety of artists, including METALLICA, HELMET, FEAR FACTORY and FOO FIGHTERS.

The full tracklisting of the Deluxe version is as follows:

CD 1 (Absolute Dissent)

Absolute Dissent
The Great Cull
Fresh Fever From The Skies
In Excelsis
European Super State
This World Hell (Die, Long Pig!)
Endgame
The Raven King
Honour The Fire
Depthcharge
Here Comes The Singularity
Ghosts Of Ladbroke Grove

CD 2 (Absolute Respect)

The Wait – METALLICA
Europe – AMEN
Primitive – HELMET
Pssyche – ECONOLINE CRUSH
Love Like Blood – DEAD BY APRIL
Democracy (NIN Remix) – Killing Joke
Wardance – MAD CAPSULE MARKETS
Pssyche – NOUVELLE VAGUE
Millennium – FEAR FACTORY
Requiem – FOO FIGHTERS
Pandemonium – KOTITEOLLISUUS (Finland’s biggest selling rock act featuring NIGHTWISH's Tuomas Holopainen on arrangement duties, keyboards and programming)

A new single/video, ‘European Super State’, is currently being scheduled for release.

ExploreMusic (Canada): Killing Joke is Back [August 31, 2010]

Absolute Dissent was supposed to come out on September 28th, but it’s now been pushed back to October 19th. No big deal; September 28 is turning out to be a very busy release date, so maybe this is a smart move.

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Pre-order: 1CD [Amazon.co.uk], SHM-CD [CDJapan]

[Info] OFFICIAL: Absolute Dissent artwork [spinefarm.fi]
[Info] 10.19 Absolute Dissent out in US? [ExploreMusic]
[Info] Nice KJ Banner [Lucerna Music Bar GJ]
[Info] "Absolute Dissent [1CD]" Track Listing [Amazon.co.uk]
[PR] 9.10 Reza's INERTIA at Purple Turtle [tickets]
[Info] 12.2 Black Cat (Washington DC) - Tickets on sale [8.27]
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[OT] No more SOUNDMAGICK SPAM any more.

* Art Direction: Paul Raven

[Info] "Absolute Dissent" track-listing + length [exlibris.ch]

Killing Joke 13: Feast Of Fools - Killing Joke - exlibris.ch

* Ghosts Of?

[Info] "Absolute Dissent" track-listing + length [Record Shop X]

The full track-listing [Midlands Rocks - CD Review]:
1. Absolute Dissent
2. The Great Cull
3. Fresh Fever From The Skies
4. In Excelsis * (album edit?)
5. European Super State **
6. This World Hell
7. Endgame *
8. The Raven King
9. Honour The Fire
10. Depthcharge
11. Here Comes The Singularity
12. Ghosts On Ladbroke Grove * (= Ghost Of Ladbroke Grove?)

* "In Excelsis EP" (In Excelsis, Endgame, Kali Yuga, Ghost Of Ladbroke Grove, Ghost Of Ladbroke Grove Dub)
** "European Super State EP" (9.20 Coming Soon)

The Quietus: Track-by-track: Jaz Coleman's Guide To Killing Joke's Absolute Dissent

TQ: On the reunion tour you played a new song called 'Time Wave'. What happened to that one?

JC: We recorded it, but it's one of the tracks you haven't heard. They're great. We'll bring them out in different editions. There's one called 'I Am War', one called 'A Sick Sun (*A Sixth Sun?)'. There's also 'Time Wave', 'Feast of Fools', there's 'Suicide Tribe' which everyone loves except Geordie, but he's putting a new guitar on it - there's more than that! (laughs) The first album, there was only about thirty minutes. We've just done a sixty-five minute record and I love every track...

* Total 18 songs? [3.28 Jeremy Memo]
+ Ghost Of Ladbroke Grove (Clive Goddard Dub Remix)
+ Industrial Suicide Tribe (Justin K Broadrick Remix)

The Noise Cartel (London based promotions company ): Killing Joke - New Album Set for Sept 27th Plus UK Shows

‘Absolute Dissent’ will be released on a number on formats, including double coloured vinyl and a Deluxe 2-CD package; the latter will feature a bonus disc showcasing Killing Joke cover versions from bands such as Metallica, Helmet & Spinefarm labelmates Dead By April, whose version of ‘Love Like Blood’ was recently released as a digital single.

Midlands Rocks CD Reviews‎: Killing Joke - Absolute Dissent

two slower tracks “The Raven King” and “Honour The Fire” either of which could be said to be tributes to Paul Raven.

HMV ONLINE - Absolute Dissent - Killing Joke

# [Info] 9.27 KILLING JOKE "Absolute Dissent" (Part 1)
# [Info] 9.29 Absolute Dissent SHM-CD [JP]
# [Change] 9.20 European Super State EP
# Killing Joke "In Excelsis EP" Out Now
# Killing Joke 2010: Calendar Of Fools

[Change] 10.20 Absolute Dissent SHM-CD [JP]

13. European Super State (Youth Remix)
14. European Super State (Clive Goddard Extended Mix)

More info: UNIVERSAL MUSIC (Japan)

KILLING JOKE: ABSOLUTE DISSENT - UNIVERSAL MUSIC

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Pre-order Killing Joke "Absolute Dissent" [SHM-CD edition]:

also: Amazon.co.jp | HMV.co.jp | Tower.jp

* Japanese edition scheduled to include bonus material. [Amazon]
* SHM-CD (Super High Material CD): What is SHM-CD?

Tower Records GJ.

# 9.27 KILLING JOKE "Absolute Dissent" (Part 2)
# 9.27 KILLING JOKE "Absolute Dissent" (Part 1)

[OT] HMV ONLINE Recommended

HMV Rules.

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2010.09.20 (GMT+9:00)

2010/08/14

[Change] 11.1 European Super State EP

Killing Joke official site - for more information

Killing Joke: European Super State (2010): CDS: hmv.com

[Info] European Super State EP [Norman Records]

Description: CDs on Spinefarm DUE 27/09/10
Format: CD single
Label: Spinefarm
Price: £3.79

What their label says...

Follow-up single to the recently released 'In Excelsis' EP, again recorded by the orginal KILLING JOKE line-up. This CD format features bonus tracks that won't be appearing on the forthcoming 'Absolute Dissent' album, including brand new studio recording 'Sixth Sun'. Lead track 'European Super State' will be serviced out to rock/alternative clubs & radio stations, both national & regional, and there is talk of a video being made to support the song. Advertising will be taken both online & in-print, and the song will be supported by a selection of Remixes, provided by KJ bassist and celebrated producer Youth.

[Info] European Super State EP [Rough Trade Shops]

follow-up single to the recently released 'in excelsis' ep, again recorded by the orginal killing joke line-up. this cd format features bonus tracks that won't be appearing on the forthcoming 'absolute dissent' album, including brand new studio recording 'sixth sun'.

[Info] Bravewords.com wrote [September 06, 2010]

A new single/video, ‘European Super State’, is currently being scheduled for release. [read more]

[Info] Amazon.com: European Super State [Import]

Audio CD (October 5, 2010)
Format: Import
ASIN: B0041X919S

[Info] European Super State [eBay]

1) - ‘European Super State’
2) - ‘Kali Yuga’
3) - ‘Sixth Sun’ (* A Sixth Sun)
4) - ‘Ghosts Of Ladbroke Grove’ (Dub)

* "In Excelsis EP (iTunes)" (In Excelsis [5:14], Endgame [4:39], Kali Yuga [3:53], Ghost of Ladbroke Grove [6:31], Ghost of Ladbroke Grove (Dub) [6:27])

NEWS from Spinefarm Records UK [September 1st, 2010]

KILLING JOKE: NEW ‘EUROPEAN SUPER STATE’ CD SINGLE SET FOR RELEASE VIA SPINEFARM RECORDS UK ON SEPTEMBER 27th 2010

‘European Superstate’ – the follow-up to ‘In Excelsis’, released back in July – features the original Killing Joke line-up (the first time these musicians have worked together in almost 30 years!), and will be available on CD, download and limited edition 12” vinyl. All of the formats will come with bonus tracks, including previously unreleased studio recordings & remixes. [read more]

KILLING JOKE: NEW ‘EUROPEAN SUPER STATE’ CD SINGLE SET FOR RELEASE VIA SPINEFARM RECORDS UK ON SEPTEMBER 27th 2010

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[Info] 9.20 European Super State EP [The Noise Cartel]

"Don't Book Anything" - Jaz Coleman

Press Release (The Noise Cartel): KILLING JOKE RELEASE NEW SINGLE"EUROPEAN SUPER STATE" ON SEPTEMBER 20TH 2010 VIA SPINEFARM RECORDS UK

KILLING JOKE will release a new single on September 20th via Spinefarm Records UK; titled ‘European Super State’, this is the second single to be issued from this hugely influential UK outfit’s forthcoming studio album, ‘Absolute Dissent’, now confirmed for a September 27th release, also on Spinefarm Records UK.

‘European Super State’ – the follow-up to ‘In Excelsis’, released back in July – features the original Killing Joke line-up (the first time these musicians have worked together in almost 30 years!), and will be available on CD and download complete with previously unreleased studio recordings & remixes.

# Killing Joke "In Excelsis EP" Out Now
# [Info] 9.27 KILLING JOKE "Absolute Dissent"
# Killing Joke 2010: Calendar Of Fools

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[Info] The Orb EPK feat. Youth by Columbia Records [Vimeo]
[Info] In Excelsis 10inch Vinyl Set (44,90€) In Stock [Record Shop X]
[Info] Vive Le Punk becomes Vive Le Rock [check]

[Shock] The Xfm Rock Show with Ian Camfield [Playlist]

21 August - European Super State
14 August - Absolute Dissent
07 August - The Great Cull

[OT] 10.15 The Cameo, Edinburgh? [Wikipedia] [check 1, 2]
[Info] Youth's Vertical Smile "4-track EP" [Malicious Damage]
[Info] Reza's INERTIA new single "Repeat & Follow" [out now]
[Info] 7.22 Warm Leatherette Live Review [Nice Sabrina]

Nemesis To Go - Warm Leatherette @ Madame Jojo's, London

[Info] 8.20 Jaz Coleman on The Rock and Roll Wire [95bFM]
[Info] "It is controversial, political, angry and full of..." [cgm.pl]
[Info] ‘Nuta.pl’ featuring the artwork of Absolute Dissent [check]
[Info] KJ's new cover album in the mastering room [RAK Studios]
[Info] 10.4 The Orb "Metallic Spheres" feat. Youth [check 1, 2, 3, 4]

* More The Orb News: http://orb-news.blogspot.com/
* The Orb feat. Real Big Paul 1994 [YouTube]
[Info] Jaz Coleman talks to Nightline [3news.co.nz]
[Info] 10.9 Official Afterparty in Warszawa? [check]
[Info] 12.5 TRIBAZIK feat. Sabrina Vs. The Young Gods [tickets]
[Info] Absolute Dissent [1CD] ASIN: B003Y58CI0 [Amazon.fr]
[Info] 9.27 KILLING JOKE "Absolute Dissent" (Summary)

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9.6 European Super State EP

"We still want to kill our manager" - Jaz Coleman

Press Release (The Noise Cartel): Killing Joke - New Album Set for Sept 27th Plus UK Shows

‘European Super State’ will be released a single on September 6th 2010; it will be available on CD, 7” coloured vinyl + digital formats, and will feature bonus material.

Spinefarm Records UK: Web | MySpace | Facebook | Twitter

CD EP (exclusive to Record Shop X?)
Amazon.co.uk | HMV.com | Play.com | Record Shop X (Finland)

~~7inch Coloured Vinyl (exclusive to What Records?)~~
~~What Records~~ Thank God! | ~~Plastic Head~~

Digital Format (only available to UK customers?)
iTunes | 7digital | Amazon.co.uk MP3 | Play.com

Feast Of Fools?

# Killing Joke "In Excelsis EP" Out Now

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[PR] Beyond Punk at Signal Gallery 13th - 21st August

Beyond Punk at Signal Gallery 13th - 21st August

"I just loved Killing Joke so it will be interesting to see what Youth puts on show" - Art Of The State Editor

[Pics] Arrested Motion: Openings “Beyond Punk” @ Signal Gallery

Youth wrote:

Im in a group exhibition next week in east london "Beyond punk" i have 5 paintings up for sale

Signal Gallery (96a Curtain Road, Hoxton, London, EC2A 3AA)
http://www.signalgallery.com/

# [Ad] Beyond Punk at Signal Gallery 13th - 21st August 2010

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[PR] 9.10 Reza's INERTIA at The Purple Turtle

8.20 Reza's INERTIA new single "Repeat & Follow" [check]
9.25 Reza's INERTIA "Interpret [1CD] (DWA915J)" [DWA]

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[PR] 12.5 TRIBAZIK Vs. The Young Gods (London)

Tribazik 2010-12-05 London with THE YOUNG GODS

"Tribazik: space rock version of Jesus Jones" - Nemesis To Go

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2010.09.23 (GMT+9:00)

2010/08/09

[Ad] Beyond Punk at Signal Gallery 13th - 21st August 2010

[Info] 9.27 KILLING JOKE "Absolute Dissent"

[French Joke] 9.27 Absolute Dissent [1CD] [Amazon.fr]
[Info] Absolute Dissent [Amazon.de]
[Article] Jaz Coleman's Guide To Absolute Dissent [The Quietus]

'The Raven King'

TQ: The album's emotional centerpiece. An atmospheric keyboard opening sets a backdrop for Jaz's plaintive, heartfelt lament. Guitars and bass roar in for a soaring, epic chorus. Musically this could fit seamlessly onto Brighter Than A Thousand Suns.

JC: It's not a song about Paul Raven, it's about Raven's anger and things he felt passionately about. It's a song for Englishmen. It starts – "the raven has flown and left the tower / and Albion feels all abandoned / a desecrated cenotaph, surveillance state and waning choices / guided by warriors we knew, guided by ancestral voices". And then there is Raven's belief in the original idea of anarchy – "let flags of black and red unfurl / echoes of distant laughter / confederation of the dispossessed / fearing neither god nor master". Raven was a street guy. He believed in a confederation of like-minded individuals, so we tried to be as true to his ideas as we could. The last thing Raven said to me when he left Prague was "carpe nocturno", which is the last line. It touched me when I sang it and heard it back, and I was lost for words.

TQ: Was it a difficult song to record for all those reasons?

JC: It was a difficult song to listen back to. When you're singing, you don't think. That was my first mistake, and Conny Plank brought that to my attention. I used to think about the lyrics I was singing about, but you don't, you just switch off. The heart has to take over.

TQ: Was there any discussion about the song beforehand?

JC: No, no. It started like this – we were in a jam session and Youth goes "Right – let's do one for Raven! Let's go!" (laughs) and it went like that!

[Article] CD Review - Absolute Dissent [Midlands Rocks]

here’s then a bit of an interlude with two slower tracks “The Raven King” and “Honour The Fire” either of which could be said to be tributes to Paul Raven.

The full track-listing for the main disc is as follows:-
1. Absolute Dissent
2. The Great Cull
3. Fresh Fever From The Skies
4. In Excelsis
5. European Super State
6. This World Hell
7. Endgame
8. The Raven King
9. Honour The Fire
10. Depthcharge
11. Here Comes The Singularity
12. Ghosts On Ladbroke Grove

Absolute Dissent will be available from 27th September with European Super State released as a single on 6th September on Spinefarm Records UK

* Let's compare track-listing - The Noise Cartel
* More CD Review - Sonic Shocks

[Article] Jaz Coleman interview [SONIC SHOCKS]
[Info] Terrorizer magazine free CD "Fear Candy 82" feat. KJ
[Article] On the Road with Killing Joke in China [ARTINFO]
[Info] 9.25 Reza's INERTIA "Interpret [1CD] (DWA915J)" [HMV.co.jp]
[Info] 9.29 KILLING JOKE new album JP SHM-CD [CDJapan]
[Info] 8.xx Reza's INERTIA new single "Repeat & Follow" [check]
[Info] Absolute Dissent [Import] [Amazon.co.uk]
[Info] In Excelsis EP [CD] In stock [Amazon.co.uk] [screenshot 1, 2]
[Reminder] 9.6 European Super State EP [Bravewords.com]
[Reminder] 9.6 V/A : Killing Joke Tribute [Record Shop X]

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Youth wrote:

Im in a group exhibition next week in east london "Beyond punk" i have 5 paintings up for sale

Signal Gallery (96a Curtain Road, Hoxton, London, EC2A 3AA)
http://www.signalgallery.com/

FADWEBSITE: PREVIEW: ‘Beyond Punk’ curated by Gaye Advert at Signal Gallery 13th – 21st August

Good Self-Promotion. Respectable.

Stupid Shameless Self-Promoters HERE.
Rest in peace PAUL RAVEN & his Mob Research.

2010/08/06

Recent News (from Twitter)

theQuietus wrote:

Jaz Coleman talks new Killing Joke LP Absolute Dissent, geopolitics & apocalypse. PLUS exclusive stream of 'Endgame' http://bit.ly/aTCKRR [check]

currently editing a massive interview with Killing Joke's Jaz Coleman: a guide to the new LP and expositions on the state of the planet [check]

Sonic Shocks wrote:

KILLING JOKE - A chat with JAZ COLEMAN [check]

Join us for a surreal afternoon with Mr Jaz Coleman from Killing Joke! http://fb.me/tQxJSOi8 [check]

Coming soon... interview with Jaz Coleman from Killing Joke [check]

Sonic Shocks reviews Killing Joke Absolute Dissent album, read it here and keep an eye on our page with an exclusive chat with Mr Jaz Coleman himself! [check1] [check2]

SONIC SHOCKS spent an amazing afternoon in the company of Mr JAZ COLEMAN from KILLING JOKE... We'll tell you everything tomorrow because we like you to suffer. Just a little. :D [check]

* Sonic Shocks Review: KILLING JOKE - Absolute Dissent

Slicing Up Eyeballs wrote:

ARTIST: Killing Joke
RELEASE: Industrial Suicide
BACKSTORY: The industrial juggernaut’s reunited original lineup this week issues what appears to be its five-track In Excelsis EP — which was released online earlier this year — on CD with a different title. The disc is a teaser for the band’s upcoming album, although that, too, has changed titles, from XIII: Feast of Fools to Absolute Dissent. [check]

* Really?

Ian Camfield wrote:

Just interviewed Jaz Coleman. He's great as ever, new Killing Joke album is brutal. It's called Absolute Dissent! Great title! [check]

* Ian Camfield: Xfm | The Xfm Rock Show with Ian Camfield

Nik Alexander (TotalRock Radio DJ) wrote:

ON AIR NOW at TotalRock.com 12-3pm(UK) Today I have Jaz Coleman from Killing Joke on the show! [check]

Raziq Rauf (Thrash Hits) wrote:

Off to chat to Jaz Coleman about prog and Latin. Obvz. [check]

#nowplaying Killing Joke - Absolute Dissent [check]

"Money Not Love" - Plastic Head Music Distribution

PS.
I am looking forward to Blizzard Of Ozz 30th Anniversary Edition.

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2010.08.22 (GMT+9:00)

2010/08/02

October 20

The Raven King.

Wikipedia: October 20
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_20

Wikipedia: Paul Raven (1961-2007)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Raven

2010/08/01

7.31 InMusic Festival 2010 (China)

[Article] On the Road with Killing Joke in China [ARTINFO]
Youth's MySpace Blog: Enter the Dragon [check]

http://www.9911.com/inmusicfestival (Now on Page 3)
http://myspace.cn/inmusicfestival
http://blog.myspace.cn/e/407696432.htm

China.org.cn: Chinese 'Glastonbury' music festival opens in north China
Xinhua News: Chinese "Glastonbury" music festival opens in north China
China Daily: Music sounds cooler on grassland
Asia News Network: Music sounds cooler on grassland

China.org.cn: A disappointing music festival on the grassland

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InMusic Festival (July 30 to Aug 1): Artist List [screenshot]
http://www.inmusicfestival.cn/

Time Out Beijing: InMusic Festival - July 30 to Aug 1

Pack your bags for this music and camping fest in the Zhangbei grasslands

Beijing’s urban music festivals are fun, but they’re lacking a few important elements: big open skies, overnight camping and an excuse to give up showering for a few days. Luckily, the InMusic Festival picks up the slack on those points, offering a threeday camping and music fest two-hours drive outside of Beijing in the Zhangbei grasslands near Zhangjiakou, Hebei province.

Sponsored by Beijing-based rock label Pilot Records and Chinese music mag InMusic, this year’s line-up features local rockers spanning metal, punk, folk and indie rock, including Subs, The Face, Reflector, New Pants, Yaksa, Hanggai, Suffocated, He Yong, Shuang Zi and Second Hand Rose.

Confirmed foreign acts include US pop-rockers Panic! At The Disco (pictured), wacky, Paris-based American duo CocoRosie and British post-punks Killing Joke.

Tickets for the festival cost a very reasonable 120RMB for one day, 220RMB for two or 300RMB for all three. To get there, take the train (three hours) to Zhangjiakou and then a taxi.

Zhangbei grasslands, Friday 30 July to Sunday 1 August 2010. For more information, visit www.inmusicfestival.cn. Tickets available from www.228.com.cn.

Is this KILLING JOKE feat. Big Paul?

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