This great song also gets perfectly aimed at the dancefloors with two remixes by renown producers Axel Ermes and DJ Rabauke, while Tom Prayne underlines the darkish and moody depth of the song with a version that should please all DEPECHE MODE fans… The B-side song of this single is entitled “Now Is Then” and clearly reminds us of how versatile and multifaceted TECHNOIR’s music can be. A tortured lingering noir song that makes you anticipate the band’s forthcoming 3rd album more than ever… as if it was for the last time…

This EP is only available as a download via Bandcamp (see player below).

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On “Alfa Matrix Re:covered – a tribute to Depeche Mode” the Alfa Matrix label united the electronic sounds from the Alfa Matrix label artists with some of the best songs pop history has ever heard from one single band. All electronic music genres have their very own ambassadors on this double CD compilation including interpretations by Sebastian Komor (Zombie Girl, Komor Kommando, …), Jean-Luc Demeyer (Front 242), Claus larsen (Leaether Strip) and many more. 32 tracks in total !

This 2CD comes with a Free extra EP!

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Today the Alfa Matrix label roster is paying homage to this great and unique band: THE CURE, choosing classic radio hits but also songs that are less known to the public-at-large but which deserve even more to be heard again, showing that the songs written by Robert Smith and current/ex-members also lend themselves to different music style treatments… All electronic music genres have their very own ambassadors on this 31-track double CD compilation from electro dance to pop rock through dark elektro and modern EBM. Compiled by and for THE CURE fans, “A Strange Play – a tribute to The Cure” will offer you astounding interpretations of classic hits like “A Forest” (MARI CHROME), “Just Like Heaven” (LOVELORN DOLLS), “Charlotte Sometimes” (KANT KINO), “Lullaby” (CYNICAL EXISTENCE), “The Walk” (STAR INDUSTRY), “The Lovecats” (JUNKSISTA), “Fascination Street” (ZOMBIE GIRL), “Lovesong” (SEBASTIAN KOMOR), “Close To Me” (METROLAND), “Pictures Of You” (DIFFUZION), “Why Can’t I Be You” (PLASTIC NOISE EXPERIENCE), etc. But some Alfa Matrix bands also dug deeper within THE CURE’s huge discography and vast repertoire of songs, covering tracks like “In Your House” (ALIEN VAMPIRES), “Jumping Someone Else’s Train” (KANT KINO), “Cold” (TOTEM OBSCURA), “The Drowning Man” (TECHNOIR), “A Strange Day” (AIBOFORCEN), Lament (MONDTRÄUME), “The Figurehead” (SCHWARTZBLUT), “A Night Like This” (XMH), “The Baby Screams” (ARMAGEDDON DILDOS), “Fight” (I:SCINTILLA), “Anniversary” (AESTHETISCHE), “Burn” (HELALYN FLOWERS & ESSENCE OF MIND), “Friday I’m In Love” (COSMIC ARMCHAIR), “Prayers For Rain” (HALO IN REVERSE & REGENERATOR), “Disintegration” (AVARICE IN AUDIO), “Trust” (ACYLUM), “All Cats Are Grey” (AIBOFORCEN), or yet “Sleep When I’m Dead” (NEIKKA RPM). 

THE CURE was, is, and will continue to be a major influence and reference, conscious or not, for many underground artists and music lovers. We hope that together with us you will rediscover THE CURE in a way you didn’t expect, cruising through their vast catalogue in different soundscapes but always remaining faithful to the band’s darker sound.

Artwork by Nøemi Aurora at Toxic-Visions.com.

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Firmly rooted in the melancholic synthetic pop genre, “We Fall apart ” covers a wide range of music styles from more upbeat EBM oriented club tracks like “Human Shapes” or “Crush” to slower atmospheric yet energetic pieces like “What Wakes You Up” or “We Fall From Grace”.

Overall sombre and yet beautiful, TECHNOIR brings you highly melodic modern electronic music with carrying choruses which speak to your soul. Listen to songs like “We Fall Apart”, “We Came For Love”, “Always” and “Believe” and you’ll be conquered by the album’s emotional desolation opposed to some kind of rebel romantic attitude.”We Fall Apart” will simply touch your heart and please all fans of synth pop bands like DEPECHE MODE, DE/VISION, or MESH. 

This limited edition box comes with 10 bonus tracks including various additional new songs and greatly reinterpreted selected pieces from the main album, including remixes of “Crush” and “We Fall From Grace” by pioneer acts PLASTIC NOISE EXPERIENCE and NO MORE.

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Firmly rooted in the melancholic synthetic pop genre, “We Fall apart ” covers a wide range of music styles from more upbeat EBM oriented club tracks like “Human Shapes” or “Crush” to slower atmospheric yet energetic pieces like “What Wakes You Up” or “We Fall From Grace”.

Overall sombre and yet beautiful, TECHNOIR brings you highly melodic modern electronic music with carrying choruses which speak to your soul. Listen to songs like “We Fall Apart”, “We Came For Love”, “Always” and “Believe” and you’ll be conquered by the album’s emotional desolation opposed to some kind of rebel romantic attitude.”We Fall Apart” will simply touch your heart and please all fans of synth pop bands like DEPECHE MODE, DE/VISION, or MESH.

This CD is also available as an extended bonus tracks download – see the player below.

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Two years further down the road and here we are with a second volume of the Alfa Matrix label roster covering what has to be the best synthpop band in pop history. Since 2008, a lot has happened in the Depeche Mode camp, tours, a new album and the band celebrating the 30th anniversary of the release of their first single. It’s all in the spirit of being a Depeche Mode fan, specifically reflected in the selection of the covered songs… 

Compiled by and for Depeche Mode fans, “Alfa Matrix Re:covered – a tribute to Depeche Mode vol.2” will offer you once more a very own insight in what makes the Depeche Mode songs so special. Enjoy these interpretations and re-discover the beauty of all those classic Depeche Mode songs re:covered by the Alfa Matrix stable offering a diverse sound panel going from synthpop, over old-school electro to melancholic electro rock. 

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