SUBTERRANEANS U.K. DATES 2007

28 March - LONDON Shepherd's Bush Empire
27 April - LONDON St. Giles Church (acoustic)
26 May - AXMINSTER Urban Lawns Festival


SUBTERRANEANS - SOUL MASS TRANSIT

The new album is finally released, and worth the wait it certainly is! Subterraneans are well and truly back, and on their finest form. The album has already attained near mythical status thanks to the promos that have been doing the rounds for seemingly ever. But now its time to take the Pepsi challenge.

Order the album online now from Subterraneans' site: www.subterraneans.co.uk


DAHLIA - US TOUR DATES 2006

All conquering electro diva Dahlia returns to her native USA for the first time since the release of her acclaimed debut album PLASTIQUE.

Order the album online now from Dahlia's site: www.thisisdahlia.com

Dahlia on tour 2006:

23 March - GRONINGEN Vera
24 March - UTRECHT Ekko
1 April - BERLIN Sage
14 April - LOS ANGELES Sugarshack
15 April - LOS ANGELES Echo
17 April - LOS ANGELES Anavan
21 April - LOS ANGELES Airliner
24 April - SEATTLE El Corazon
26 April - VANCOUVER Mix Club
27 April - OLYMPIA Manium
29 April - PORTLAND Porky's
5 May - BERLIN Wild at Heart
20 May - BUDAPEST Lollipop
16 May - BERLIN White Trash


ANGIE BOWIE hits town

This week sees the first of two trips to these shores this Spring by the legendary ANGIE BOWIE. Angie is in London to promote, among other things, the OUTSIDERS festival. She will return in April for the festival itself.

Meanwhile keep your eyes on our US licensees site for the forthcoming Stateside release of her Electric Label debut MOON GODDESS.

www.angiebowie.net

www.lulu.net/electriclabel

CLICK HERE to read Angie's interview with the London Evening Standard, March 2006


DAHLIA - New Album

Dahlia Schweitzer's first album for the Electric Label, PLASTIQUE, is out now. Recorded in London, Paris, Berlin, Milan, New York and Chicago, and co-produced by Jude Rawlins, the album showcases the eclectic New Yorker's lyrical ability and bohemian credentials, at the same time being, quite easily, the most exciting electro pop album of the year.

The CD includes the stunning video for the single "Plastique", shot in Milan, and featuring the real Italian weather, a private disco in the back of a van, and a solid gold toilet.

Order the album online now from Dahlia's site: www.thisisdahlia.com

Dahlia on tour - November 2005:

5 November - OSLO World Music Festival
10 November - LONDON Madam Jojo's
11 November - LONDON Bistrotheque
12 November - LONDON Essence (Club Wotever)
25 November - BERLIN Maschinehaus (Lola Angst release party)
26 November - MANNHEIM Electro Nouveau
10 December - BASEL, SWITZERLAND Das Schiff


SUBTERRANEANS - More Full Band Shows Announced

As the comeback of the century continues to gather momentum, Subterraneans return to their underground roots with a special headline show in the crypt of St. Matthew's Church, Brixton, London, on Thursday 17th November. Support comes from Eden. The doors open at 8pm, and admission is six of your Earth pounds.

The band have also confirmed their first gig of 2006, another chance to catch them on home turf, at the Dublin Castle in Camden on Friday 13th January.


DAHLIA SCHWEITZER - More Shows

5 August - BERLIN Kit Kat Club
9 August - LONDON Notting Hill Arts Centre
11 August - LONDON Madame JoJo's
12 August - LONDON Ghetto
13 August - BERLIN Arena Glashaus


SUBTERRANEANS - Live Return

Subterraneans have announced their first live dates in over three years, including their first non-London show in eight years!

21 September - LONDON Dublin Castle, Camden Town (full band show)
11 October - LONDON 219 Gallery, Hackney Road (acoustic, spoken word, film etc)
19 October - BRIGHTON Sanctuary Cafe, Hove (acoustic)

Support for both October shows comes from the brilliant EVI VINE.

The new Subterraneans album, SOUL MASS TRANSIT, is scheduled for release in January 2006. A collection of the band's previous work, entitled VOLUME: THE BEST OF SUBTERRANEANS 1992-2004 is also now being planned.


MUMMYSMACK - Debut Album

Currently shaking the foundations of an Exeter recording studio are MUMMYSMACK. Work is continuing on the much anticipated debut album. Apparently its sounding pretty hot, so watch this space


DAHLIA SCHWEITZER - UK Shows

Dahlia has two gigs in London later this month. Her current itinery looks like this:

7 May - BERLIN Sage Club
11 May - BERLIN Schokoladen (with Krabat and Monotekktoni)
14 May - BERLIN Karneval der Kulturen (with Akasha Crew)
27 May - LONDON The Cock
29 May - LONDON Mother Bar
4 June - BERLIN Sage Club
5 June - BERLIN Sage Club
11 June - STOCKHOLM Re-Orient Festival
16 June - BERLIN Wild at Heart: Punk Rock Kabaret
24 June - INNSBRUCK, AUSTRIA PMK
25 June - VIENNA, AUSTRIA Gartenbaukino
1 July - BOLOGNA, ITALY tba
2 July - BERLIN, Sage Club

THE MOTHER BAR, 333 Old Street EC1 Tube: Old Street, Buses: 274 (Archway-Liverpool Street; via Kentish Town, Camden Town, Kings Cross, Clerkenwell, City)


NEW DRUIDS - The Live CD

Recorded in New Jersey during their US tour last year, New Druids' latest offering, simply titled THE LIVE CD, serves up material new and old from this unmissable live act. We've been after the Druids for years, ever since the night we saw them demolish the Kashmir Klub with a stunning version of "Well Below The Valley". Welcome Colum and Kerry!


"In here is where the sun shines, in here is where the birds sing..." - E.M. Forster

Welcome to the new website. No fanfare. No ceremony. Launch parties are for losers. They say "in yer face", "cutting edge"... Yada yada yada, as Herman Brood said. Go back to your wine bars and prepare for your audit. This is real. This is happening without your permission. To paraphrase Albert Camus, great art is prepared within the silence of the heart.

The Electric Label is back. First up, the long-awaited new Subterraneans album SOUL MASS TRANSIT will walk among us later this year, and as you may have heard on the grapevine, it's a good 'un. In fact, if English whiteboy guitar art is your thing, prepare for the best thing this side of The Queen is Dead. The album will be preceded by a single, the magnificent "Canticle in D", on 11th July. For the very latest news on their preparations for their first full-on live shows in nigh on to eight years, plus the usual literary evocations, click along to the band's official site at
www.subterraneans.co.uk


Now arriving at Platform Electric...

Two new signings, Dahlia Schweitzer and Mummysmack. Dahlia hails from New York, and is something of a sensation on the European electronica scene. From her base in Berlin she is turning partying into an artform, and sensual electronica on its head. Mummysmack are the Westcountry's most intelligent rock outfit, and when we say rock we mean we heard them coming all the way from Exeter. They have the energy, but unlike many of their contemporaries, they also have the material.

Fran Apprich's stunning new album ICH is something to behold. Her first material in her native German, the album is a beautiful exploration of sensual vocals and ethereal piano, and can not be missed.

See the artists page for more information and links.