German-based label, Vinyl on Demand, has earned a reputation for lovingly reproducing rare sounds from the heroes of industrial and electronic music. VOD presses lost classics in heavy-duty vinyl, collected as box sets, sometimes with artwork and other material that is a fan’s ultimate dream. In their list of releases for 2014, VOD have an exclusive Rational Youth box set lined up. We can reveal that it will reproduce the original releases from the band’s early period, in 180g pressings, with rare visual material from the band’s history. You heard it here first!
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Legendary Canadian synth pioneers, Rational Youth, have announced live shows for Ottawa and Montreal in January 2014. In a Facebook posting, the band revealed plans for two dates, with more news to follow:
RATIONAL YOUTH LIVE IN MONTREAL & OTTAWA
After an absence of many years we are returning to the live stage!
We will mark our return with a show in our hometown of Montreal at Casa del Popolo on Friday, January 10, 2014, with support The Tibaldos. Tickets $12.
We will be appearing in Ottawa on January 18 at Zaphod Beeblebrox. Tickets $12 through Ticketweb. $15 at the door. Support TBA.
We are working on dates in Quebec City and Toronto and will have more news soon!
Here is the new band line-up:
Tracy Howe: Vocals and synth
Kevin Komoda: Massive analog bowel-shattering synth onslaught
Brian Arsenault: More synths, like a lot more synths
Scott Cameron: Bass
Paul Grainville: Drums, backing vocals
Gaenor Howe: Electronic percussion, theremin, backing vocals
Band photo soon!
Ahead of their upcoming Helsingborg gig on 27 July, CWNL cover stars Train to Spain spoke with Radio Active 103.9 FM in Sweden about the band’s background and plans. The interview is in Swedish only, but features a great selection of out-takes from the band’s developing list of hot tracks.
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