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  • SKU: AM1319DCD
  • Format: CD
  • UPC: 882951031926
  • Street Date: 08/11/23
  • PreBook Date: 07/07/23
  • Label: Alfa Matrix »
  • Genre: Gothic
  • Run Time: 112 mins
  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Year of Production: 2023
  • Box Lot: 25
  • Territory: US

 

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A Strange Play 2: Tribute To The Cure

27 darkwave cover versions for a new tribute to THE CURE featuring Alfa Matrix & Spleen+ artists.

A Strange Play 2: Tribute To The Cure
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In the world of modern rock, THE CURE stands as a shining beacon of creativity and inspiration. For more than four decades, this legendary British band, led by the enigmatic Robert Smith, has been synonymous with groundbreaking contributions to alternative, post-punk, and gothic rock. While THE CURE's music often carries a touch of melancholy, their spellbinding melodies have uplifted and motivated countless fans across the globe. In November 2014, Alfa Matrix unveiled a tribute album to THE CURE titled "A Strange Play - An Alfa Matrix Tribute To The Cure." Fast forward nine years, and we're thrilled to present a fresh tribute with vol.2 in the series featuring electro, synth pop, EBM acts from the label but also more cold wave, post punk, gothic rock oriented bands from our Spleen+ division. And while we are all patiently waiting for the ever-delayed release of THE CURE's new studio album(s) (!?), let us all enjoy the 27 cover versions gathered on this compilation, reexploring the band's amazing discography through takes on classic hit songs but also more obscure B-tracks. These cover versions bringing forward unexpected details from the original songs or giving them a total new sonic perspective. Compiled by and for THE CURE fans, we are joined in this new tribute adventure by the growing roster of Spleen+ artists NOEMI AURORA, STAR INDUSTRY, IMJUDAS, THE ULTIMATE DREAMERS, THE BREATH OF LIFE or yet LOVELORN DOLLS, but also synth & elektro cult and upcoming Alfa Matrix acts in the likes of NEUROACTIVE, ARMAGEDDON DILDOS, IMPLANT, DARKNESS ON DEMAND (ex-DANCE OR DIE), HELLE9 (ALIEN VAMPIRES side-project), METROLAND, AESTHETISCHE feat. ZOMBIE GIRL, AIBOFORCEN, TECHNOIR, KANT KINO, DIGITAL FACTOR, REGENERATOR, LIGHTS AM. (ESSENCE OF MIND solo-project), NEIKKA RPM, FIRST AID 4 SOULS, DIFFUZION, AVARICE IN AUDIO, ELEKTROKLÄNGE, CIRCUMPOLAR and COSMIC ARMCHAIR.

Track Listing

Disc 1:
  • Metroland - A Journey By Train
  • Noemi Aurora - Friday I’m In Love
  • Neuroactive (Feat. Murphy;Vp Teittinen) - The Figurehead
  • Star Industry - One Hundred Years
  • Circumpolar - Cold
  • Implant - Killing An Arab
  • Neikka RPM - Grinding Halt
  • Imjudas - Boys Don’t Cry
  • Aiboforcen - Apart
  • Cosmic Armchair - Close To Me
  • Digital Factor - A Forest
  • Regenerator - The Hanging Garden
  • First Aid 4 Souls - Just Like Heaven
  • Helle9 - Seventeen Seconds
  • Disc 2:
    • Elektroklänge - 10:15 Saturday Night
    • Technoir - Pictures Of You
    • The Ultimate Dreamers - Lovesong
    • The Breath Of Life - The Lovecats
    • Lovelorn Dolls - Lullaby
    • Kant Kino - Push
    • Darkness On Demand - The Walk
    • Diffuzion - Burn
    • Aesthetische Feat. Zombie Girl - Fascination Street
    • Armageddon Dildos - Let’s Go To Bed
    • Avarice In Audio - Last Dance
    • Lights A.M - Plainsong
    • Metroland - Another Journey By Train

Press Quotes

Must have The Cure tribute from this Belgian label. They offer a brand new insight into the rich treasury of the iconic UK act.

     —Eldrina Mitch, Side-Line Magazine

  

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