For its 25th anniversary, Mesh make their long-time out of print second album “The Point at Which It Falls Apart” available again via Dependent Records. For the occasion the full-length has been remastered by German producer Olaf Wollschläger. The album reissue comes in a art book format with extensive bonus materials and extra tracks on a second CD.

The art book comes as a 48-page hardcover book (ca. 18x18cm) with 2 CDs: the original album (remastered 2024), an 11-track bonus CD with remixes and rare B-Sides, plus liner notes by Mark Wybrew (Electronic Cafe) & Jan Winterfeld (Pluswelt).

Mesh Mark Hockings says: “I am very proud and excited to see this album re-released with its stunning new (and yet familiar) artwork, and the pristine sound of the new remaster. This has been a long time coming. For those that heard the album the first time around, I hope it brings back some powerful memories as it has for me. For those that are hearing it for the first time, I wish I could share that experience with you.”

Richard Silverthron adds: “For me, ‘The Point at Which It Falls Apart’ marks a period in time where we found that sound that is immediately identifiable as ‘Mesh’. We were deeply into using sampling technology, creating and recording drum loops, ambient atmospheres, and guitars parts. Our pick for the first advance single, ‘Needle in a Bruise’ is an excellent example of this. This song sits comfortably between being an emotional electronic piece through the verses and then opens up with layered guitars in the chorus that turns it into an anthemic rock track.”

The recording line-up of this album consisted of Mark Hockings, Richard Silverthorn and Neil Taylor.

To introduce the sound of this remastered album, the single track “Needle in a Bruise” is available now for preview. Mark Hockings and Richard Silverthorn are currently in the process of writing the next Mesh studio album.

Tracklist bonus CD

1. People Like Me (With this Gun) (Alt.MESH.Mix)
2. It Scareas Me (Mesh Remix)
3. Not Prepared (Radio Version)
4. The Damage You Do (Perfect Porno Remix)
5. Safe WIth Me (Snare’s Epic Edit)
6. People Like Me (With this Gun) (Extended Shotgun)
7. It Scares Me (Mesh Locarno Mix)
8. Not Prepared (Mesh Club Mix)
9. This Without You (Fallen Mix)
10. It Scares Me (Fearful)
11. Not Prepared (Blowhole Mix)

About Mesh

Mesh was formed in 1991 when lead singer and guitarist Mark Hockings and keyboardist and vocalist Richard Silverthorn met, leading to the formation of the band. Richard Silverthorn composed the music, while Mark Hockings penned the lyrics. The duo was soon joined by Neil Taylor on keyboards, who had already been playing in another band with Silverthorn.

The band debuted with the “Fragile” EP in 1994 followed by the full-length debut “In this Place Forever” two years later in 1996. In 1999 came the next milestone with the sophomore album “The Point At Which It Falls Apart”.

The major label release of “Who Watches over Me” in 2002, propelled Mesh further into the limelight and marked a turning point. A surge of popularity across Europe, particularly in Germany let the UK band climb higher up the festival billings.

What followed was a collaboration with former Depeche Mode producer Gareth Jones for “We Collide” (2006). Adapting to lineup changes, Mesh continued their musical journey with the core-duo, augmenting live performances with drummer Sean Suleman and additional live keyboardists.

“Automation Baby” (2013) and “Looking Skyward” (2016) followed. Mesh also collaborated with a classical orchestra at the ‘Gothic meets Klassik’ festival in 2015.

By 2023 the band was joined by Vaughn George for their live lineup in April 2023.

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(Photo by Bobby Talamine) Bill Leeb’s first solo album, “Model Kollapse”, drops tomorrow. Leeb, a Vancouver-based musician, is best known as the mastermind behind electro-industrial giants Front Line Assembly and ambient-pop duo Delerium. He’s also played a pivotal role in projects like Noise Unit, Intermix, and Cyberaktif.

This marks Leeb’s first solo effort since the early days of Front Line Assembly in the mid-80s, when he began recording in his bedroom and released his work on limited edition cassettes. Nearly four decades later, “Model Kollapse” was crafted between Vancouver, Toronto, and Los Angeles, with production support from Dream Bullet, long-time collaborator Rhys Fulber, and mixing engineer Greg Reely.

You can now stream the full album exclusively on Side-Line, including standout tracks like “Demons” and “Terror Forms”.

Today we can also present you this brand new video for “Muted Obsession”.

Musically, “Model Kollapse” taps into the legacy of post-punk electronic pioneers like DAF, Front 242, and Skinny Puppy (Leeb himself being an original member), while also drawing from more contemporary influences like Gesaffelstein and ADULT.

The album’s title refers to a phenomenon in artificial intelligence where trained models, particularly those dependent on synthetic or AI-generated data, degrade over time. Leeb elaborates, “As we push forward with unprecedented technological advances, I wonder how much longer we can truly stay in control. Automation has already consumed entire industries. With tech ruling much of the world, are we headed for a ‘Model Kollapse’? Chaos would surely follow.”

Released by Metropolis Records, Leeb notes the label’s crucial role in alternative music, saying, “This album was possible thanks to my long-standing friendship with the late Dave Heckman, who gave me complete artistic freedom.” Heckman, Metropolis’ founder, passed away in the summer of 2022.

Videos from “Model Kollapse”

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Out on December 14th via Re:Mission Entertainment is the album “The Camel Corps and Other Stories” by the experimental / industrial duo Jochen Arbeit and Mark Spybey. You will know Jochen Arbeit from his work with Einstürzende Neubauten and Automat, while Mark Spybey has been active with Dead Voices On Air and Download. Among others that is.

Mark was introduced to Jochen via Robin Rimbaud of Scanner. Mark then invited Jochen to contribute to a collaborative project whereby he teamed with various friends to create a number of 7 inch singles. The single was never released but the pair enjoyed the experience enough to go on to record enough material for a full length album.

That was back in 2011. Ten years elapsed before they talked about releasing it.

Mark explains: “Ten years seems like a lot of time and I guess it is. I can recall that we felt that the best way of finishing the album was for me to either send Jochen the project files so that he might do some of the finished mixes or that, preferably, I go to Berlin to spend time with him finishing up the project. In the end I guess life and experiences just took over and we didn’t manage to get together. Earlier this year I listened to the mixes, which I really liked and sent them to Jochen with a suggestion that we release the album, as is. Thankfully he agreed!”

Most of the material on “The Camel Corps and Other Stories” was assembled from sounds that Jochen sent to Mark: fractured rhythms, and textured processed guitars.

You can pre-order it already on Bandcamp.

About Jochen Arbeit

Jochen Arbeit moved to Berlin in 1980 and became part of the arts collective Geniale Dilettanten. In 1983 he joined the
instrumental band Die Haut, and recorded and toured extensively.

In 1997 he joined Einzturzende Neubaten and is still an integral part of this legendary band. His other projects include Automat, The Jever Mountain Boys, Alert!, Abq, Martin Dean, Richard Ruin, Latin Lovers and the arts project Stupid Green. He has collaborated with people such as Scanner, TM Schneider and members of Larsen.

About Mark Spybey

Mark Spybey started his career briefly working with Zoviet:France, before forming Dead Voices on Air and joining Download with members of Skinny Puppy whilst living in Vancouver. He was a member of Can guitarist Michael Karoli’s band, Sofortkontakt!

Over the years he has collaborated extensively with a wide variety of artists such as Damo Suzuki, Martin Atkins, Jarboe and works with ex-Zoviet:France member Robin Storey, from the band Rapoon in the project Reformed Faction.

He now lives in the north of England.

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Chief editor of Side-Line – which basically means I spend my days wading through a relentless flood of press releases from labels, artists, DJs, and zealous correspondents. My job? Strip out the promo nonsense, verify what’s actually real, and decide which stories make the cut and which get tossed into the digital void. Outside the news filter bubble, I’m all in for quality sushi and helping raise funds for Ukraine’s ongoing fight against the modern-day axis of evil. Besides music I’m also an SEO and AI content flow specialist and have an interest in everything finance from stocks to crypto. There is music in everything!

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Out in early June is the 2nd album of Automat, “Plusminus”. Automat is a project uniting Jochen Arbeit (Einstürzende Neubauten, Die Haut), Achim Färber (Project Pitchfork, Philipp Boa) and Georg Zeitblom (Sovetskoe Foto). And for this new album the Berlin-based trio completed 8 tracks i a rather varied style.

The “Plusminus” album is available on CD and on Vinyl right here. You can watch a video of the title track “Plusminus” below.

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Chief editor of Side-Line – which basically means I spend my days wading through a relentless flood of press releases from labels, artists, DJs, and zealous correspondents. My job? Strip out the promo nonsense, verify what’s actually real, and decide which stories make the cut and which get tossed into the digital void. Outside the news filter bubble, I’m all in for quality sushi and helping raise funds for Ukraine’s ongoing fight against the modern-day axis of evil. Besides music I’m also an SEO and AI content flow specialist and have an interest in everything finance from stocks to crypto. There is music in everything!

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