Into the game

Mark January 7th 2011 in your calendar, because then Psy'Aviah will unleash their DJ/RMX EP based on the song “Into The Game” on which they collaborated with Ayria.
For this EP they selected very different remixers to guarantee a splendid diversity of reinterpretations of the song. From EBM mixes by Signal Aout 42 and Plastic Noise Experience to the more electric versions by Slave Republic, the electro pop of Suicidal Romance, to the upbeat progressive dance reworks by Interface and Diskonnekted, and to the dark renditions by Misery and Schwarzblut.
As a bonus, Psy'Aviah also arranged a radical remix of “Voltage” by Krystal System and they reveal the brand new song “Wired Life”, a first preview of the next album...

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Shipwrecks...

It feels like an eternity since Jimmyjoe Snark III, at that time still using the moniker of The Weathermen, exploded onto the EBM and New Beat scene with the track “Poison“. Singer Frank Spinath, on the other hand, is known for his comparatively more recent projects Seabound and Edge of Dawn, both huge hits in among electro fans. Spinath managed to persuade Jimmyjoe to collaborate, and the result of their efforts is finally here.

Snark and Spinath give conventional songwriting the cold shoulder and turn instead to brazenly modern structures as well as beloved yet nearly forgotten retro-elements, or as they put it: „Mean little stories blown up to cinematic proportions. Stranded and battered electronic memorials of better days. And yet, so fresh it almost hurts.“

Seldom has the combination of old and new born such creative fruit as on Ghost & Writer’s debut LP ”Shipwrecks“. Breaking further new ground, the 8-track album also includes 8 re-workings of the songs by other artists – serving as its own remix album.
Artists such as File Not Found, Edge Of Dawn, Diskonnekted, Iris and Acretounge have given the tracks their personal touch.

The highly professional recording was mastered by none other than Front 242’s Daniel B., bringing out the fresh, new, and unconventional accents of an album sure to stand out in 2011’s otherwise rather sedentary electro landscape.

Out soon on Dependent.

The beginning of a great adventure

We are excited about our collaboration with Ishoothorizon.
Ishoothorizon is photographer Romuald Swieconek. His work sometimes makes reality look twisted and somewhat distorted. In the hyper reality of Ishoothorizon objects and places are often alienated. Objects seem to be telling their own stories.
We are more than happy to announce that Ishoothorizon will follow Diskonnekted during its journey. From now on he will be our one and only personal photographer.
The future looks twisted but bright.
"The beginning of a great adventure," as Lou Reed would say...

Right said Fred

Schidde won’t join us next Saturday at the Necropolis Festival in Bruges, but we are happy we found a wicked replacement in Fred ‘Freddy’ De Moor. Among other bands, Fred played in Death Before Disco with whom he toured parts of the world, not to mention his own psychedelic trips to other universes.
Fred happens to be a brilliant guitar player and adds a nice and nasty twist to the new Diskonnekted tracks.
We hope to see you all on October 15th in Bruges at The Necropolis Festival!

As additional news for those who read Dutch, please read this cool interview Dark Entries did with Diskonnekted as an appetiser for the Necropolis Festival.

Chemistry

Looking back at the past six months, I guess they were the toughest in the history of Diskonnekted.
After leaving the safe zone of working on my own, clashing opinions and bashing characters were introduced to the game.
Sometimes frustrating, but often enlightening as well. As new boundaries have been broken, new territories have been discovered and cool new tracks have been made only because of the explosive but inspiring chemistry of different souls.
Knowing that we had made some very cool new stuff heavily increased the tension in the band during the last days before the Paulusfeesten.
But we finally had a blast playing the new songs out loud for a big audience.
Now I can’t wait to assemble everything into final album tracks. I guess that quest starts here.
The story continues… stay ‘konnekted’!
(Picture by Romuald Ishoothorizon Swieconek)


Picture by Tom Schoepen


Picture by Natalie Luys


Picture by Natalie Luys


Picture by Smoetje

Tough ride

From smooth, to chaotic and dramatic, back to smooth again.
The rehearsals are a tough ride.
We’re sure the Paulusfeesten will be absolutely fun!
See you there!

Slightly mad

I’ve been so busy with a bunch of things that I had the feeling I was slightly going mad. But it felt comfortable to see the people around me acting more or less crazy as well. For example Schidde. He went on a 10 day sunny vacation to Malta and now thinks that his future lies over there. And then Christophe, who’s becoming a father next month, is losing it too. He shaved off his hair and thus dramatically decreased the amount of hair in Diskonnekted. Finally, because Didier is moving house with his girlfriend into a new apartment, his craziness is, as Agent Smith would say: inevitable.
Why am I going mad? After revamping the old Mildreda as a side project, I had to take care of the first official gig for the Gothic Festival (last week). It went very smooth (featuring Gwenny on keys and Mika from This Morn’ Omina on percussion). Check Mildreda on Facebook, Myspace or Blogspot.
Now that I survived that trip, I am able to concentrate fully on Diskonnekted. Rehearsals start this evening for the gig at the Paulusfeesten. We will play a lot of the new stuff and I am really excited about that. I am sure we will post some videos of the rehearsals soon.