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Techno Trance DJ John De La Mora Releases Serenity Vol 2

Chicago, Illinois (WiredPRNews.com) September 4, 2009 — DJ John De La Mora, one of America’s most eminent ambassadors of electronic dance music announces the release of Serenity Volume 2 - 70+ minutes of the most beautiful and jawdropping sounds and beats in trance and techno music today. A heart-pounding, non-stop mix, this release will be made available in 320kbps vbr mp3 format as a free download at: www.johndelamora.com

Serenity Volume 2 is the follow to the original installment of the Serenity series. That release garnered Mr. De La Mora with international acclaim and recognition as being one of the most dynamic non-stop mix releases of the new millennium. Serenity Volume 2 promises even more beauty, power, energy and euphoria.

“I’ve had this project on the backburner for some time, as I found myself quite busy with other projects; playing overseas in Germany and India, as well as my continous, ongoing project of being the presenter and mixer of the Official Trance Nation Radio Show every week. I’ve longed for the opportunity to mix together and showcase some of the most amazing producers, remixers, ideas and sounds in electronic dance today using Serenity Volume 2 as that vehicle - and now I have seized upon a window of opportunity,” said Mr. De La Mora.

“The music scene in the U.S. in general is slow to evolve and adapt to new sounds. While rock, pop, hip-hop and contry music dominate radio formats domestically - the rest of the world listens to and dances to a different beat - with trance & techno being 2 of the most popular sounds for quite some time now. With Serenity Volume 2 I aim to ramp up the pressure on radio program directors in the U.S. to explore and program electronic dance music because it’s fans are fierely loyal to outlets in which they can obtain a steady diet of this amazing music.”

This new volume in the Serenity series promises to be a virtual who’s who in the worldwide techno trance music scene today, though the actual tracklist itself will remain sealed and under wraps until the official release of Serenity Volume 2 which has been slated for Tuesday, September 8.

Chicago-based DJ and radio producer John De La Mora is the presenter and mixer of the Official Trance Nation Radio Show which airs on 70+ stations with 10 million listeners each week around the world. The show is also made available each week as a free podcast. The Trance Nation Project began in 1994 and includes the Trance Nation mix CD series - the longest running and of the most successful mix CD series in all of music, with millions of units sold worldwide. The Trance Nation Project is based in Hamburg, Germany and headed by industry titans Aga Heller & Oliver Enkie (Heller & Enkie). Trance Nation can be found on the web at: www.trancenation.de

Press Contact:
John De La Mora
john@johndelamora.com
(312) 285-8012

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Pelican Announces Fall U.S. Tour Dates

A full American Fall PELICAN tour has been announced. The tour begins just days before the release of the band's upcoming Southern Lord Records debut, "What We All Come To Need," which comes out on October 27th. A variety of bands will be joining PELICAN on the tour including labelmates BLACK COBRA for most of the dates.

PELICAN will also join EARTH, SUNN O))) and EAGLE TWIN for the Southern Lord showcase in the Blackened Music Series at Brooklyn's Masonic Temple later this month.

Here are the latest PELICAN Fall tour dates:

9/22/2009 Brooklyn Masonic Temple - Brooklyn, NY w/ sunn O))), Earth, Eagle Twin
10/18/2009 Triple Rock Social Club - Minneapolis, MN w/ Minsk, Sweet Cobra
10/19/2009 Riot Room - Kansas City, MO w/ Minsk, Sweet Cobra
10/20/2009 The Marquis Theatre - Denver, CO w/ Black Cobra, Sweet Cobra
10/21/2009 Club Vegas - Salt Lake City, UT w/ Black Cobra, Sweet Cobra
10/22/2009 Neurolux - Boise, ID w/ Black Cobra, Sweet Cobra
10/24/2009 El Corazon - Seattle, WA w/ Black Cobra, Sweet Cobra
10/25/2009 Hawthorne Theatre - Portland, OR w/ Black Cobra, Sweet Cobra
10/27/2009 Independent - San Francisco, CA w/ Black Cobra, Sweet Cobra
10/28/2009 The Troubadour - West Hollywood, CA w/ Black Cobra, Sweet Cobra
10/29/2009 The Casbah - San Diego, CA w/ Black Cobra, Struck By Lightning
10/30/2009 Clubhouse - Tempe, AZ w/ Black Cobra, Struck By Lightning
11/01/2009 Emo’s - Austin, Texas w/ Black Cobra, Struck By Lightning
11/02/2009 Granada Theater - Dallas, TX w/ Black Cobra, Struck By Lightning
11/04/2009 Outland Ballroom - Springfield, MO w/ Black Cobra, Struck By Lightning
11/05/2009 The Picador - Iowa City, IA w/ Black Cobra, Struck By Lightning
11/28/2009 The Shelter - Detroit, MI w/ Black Cobra, Gods & Queens
11/29/2009 The Soundlab - Buffalo, NY w/ Black Cobra, Gods & Queens
12/01/2009 First Unitarian Church - Philadelphia, PA w/ Black Cobra, Disappearer
12/02/2009 Highline Ballroom - New York, NY w/ Black Cobra, Disappearer
12/03/2009 Harper’s Ferry - Allston, MA w/ Black Cobra, Disappearer
12/04/2009 Rock And Roll Hotel - Washington, DC w/ Black Cobra, Disappearer
12/05/2009 The Orange Peel - Asheville, NC
12/07/2009 Earl - Atlanta, GA w/ Black Cobra, Disappearer
12/08/2009 Bottletree Cafe - Birmingham, AL w/ Black Cobra, Disappearer
12/09/2009 Cider House - Knoxville, TN w/ Black Cobra, Disappearer
12/10/2009 Ravari Room - Columbus, OH w/ Black Cobra, Disappearer, Brainbow
12/11/2009 Empty Bottle - Chicago, IL w/ Black Cobra, Disappearer

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Slayer Reveals New Album "World Painted Blood" Details

Slayer's upcoming album "World Painted Blood" will be released Tuesday, November 3rd in North American and Monday, November 2 to the rest of the world.

There will be three different editions of the album: Limited edition CD with multiple CD covers, Deluxe edition CD/DVD, and a high-quality, 180-gram vinyl edition.

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Thom Yorke Solo Music

Thom Yorke is releasing two solo tracks. “FeelingPulledApartbyHorses” and “The Hollow Earth” are the song titles, with the music to be initially released on 12-inch vinyl single format.

“FeelingPulledApartbyHorses is written & played by Jonny and I and is a radical rework of an old tune that's been kicking around without a home since 2001? i think,” says Yorke via press release in his customarily typo-ridden style. “The Hollow Earth is a bass menace that was born out of the Eraser period but needed a little more time.”

The vinyl single will be released Sept. 21 via the band’s W.A.S.T.E. online store, or in “good” record stores, Yorke says, “if you are lucky enough to have one near you.” The songs are scheduled for digital release on Oct. 6.

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Cover Art for Tokio Hotel's 'Humanoid'

Tokio Hotel's cover art for their upcoming studio album "Humanoid" has been unveiled. Coming out via Rolling Stone, this artwork captures the headshot of the band's frontman Bill Kaulitz as a cyborg with his hair being replaced by cords and wires.

In addition to "Humanoid" cover art, a clip of the album's title track has also emerged. "At the end of this track we got rid of all the normal song structures. 'Humanoid' has so many different parts and melodies, it's a weird journey that might be a little confusing at the beginning, but we can't wait to play it live," so Bill said of the song.

Tokio Hotel's third studio album, "Humanoid" is scheduled to be released across United States on October 6. "We have a song but there are many different ways to interpret the song. And we have to find the best interpretation. We, then start to experiment with each song by changing the guitar-sounds or modifying my voice," Bill explained about what to expect from the set.

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Echo and the Bunnymen Keyboardist Dead

Echo and the Bunnymen’s keyboard player Jake Brockman died in a motorbike accident at age 53, just a month before the release of the band’s new album The Fountain, the BBC reports. A statement on the band’s Website reads, “Our thoughts are with his wife, family & friends.”

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Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers Announce Live Box Set

T
om Petty and the Heartbreakers have long been known for their fantastic live concerts so the group has decided to summarize their 30 years of concert experience in the upcoming box set called "The Live Anthology."

The multi-CD (see configurations below) box sets will cover material from 1978 to 2007 with tracks covering every era of tours. The song selection was made by producers Tom Petty, Mick Campbell and Ryan Ulyate who wanted to music to tell the whole story, so they are giving the fans the true sound of the shows with no fixes or overdubs.

Included are not only the songs of which the group is known, but also numerous covers of classic rock, R&B and pop songs including Fleetwood Mac's Oh Well, Booker T. & the MG's Green Onions, the Grateful Dead's Friend of the Devil and even the theme from Goldfinger.

The set will be released in five configurations:

1. Standard 4-CD/48-track set
2. Deluxe Box with 5-CD/62-track set, 2-DVDs with 1978 New Year's Eve concert in Santa Monica, California and the documentary 400 Days, shot during the Wildflowers tour, a remastered vinyl copy of Official Live Leg bootleg (1976), a high resolution DVD with all 62 tracks in 5.1 and stereo and more.
3. Vinyl Box with 7-LPs
4. Superhighway Tour which gives buyers 24 of the standard box tracks over an eight week period with extras including commentary, classic review, memorabilia and more. The remaining 24 tracks will be delivered digitally when the set is released.
5. Standard digital releases

Petty's website promises that a release date will be published soon along with the sales of tickets for the Superhighway Tour.

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Madonna Breaks Own Record For the Biggest Tour By a Solo Artist

Madonna finished her Sticky and Sweet Tour on Wednesday night in Israel after 85 shows and over 3.5 million tickets sold. Live Nation has announced that the tour brought in $408 million to become the biggest tour ever by a solo artist. The previous record holder was....Madonna. She still has it.

The Confessions Tour of 2006 grossed $194 million but played only 60 shows. Overall, it was seen by "only" 1.2 million fans because it concentrated on arenas versus Stick and Sweet's many stadium shows.

The all-time biggest tour belongs to the Rolling Stones who grossed $558 million on their Bigger Bang trek. The group played 144 shows for 4.7 million people.