In a message on the official Dope Stars Inc. Facebook page the band’s frontman has posted an update where he tackles the music business. In it he vents his frustration regarding the slow process of the music industry, including the press, of adopting new ways of distributing music.

Read along: “So the classy dudes of music business woke up and decided that now Free streaming or Name Your Price is the new Blvk. CONGRATZ! You are Genius. Too bad we did that in 2011 with some features more you want to check. Weird you ain’t even copied that. Copying is an act of love! Sharing is Caring, Remember? Thought a 5 years reminder was needed.

Anyway we did it to send a message that the world was changing, Smartphones, Technology, Internet anyone? Too bad nobody would listen apart from you, our fans and supporters who helped us on Etherpads & all that stuff. In the meantime we have been instead blacklisted & ignored by a good amount of the music “business” even those we’ve been working for years with big smiles on their faces and all. Kind of you. Some others helped but just a few.

I also had a lot of personal issues with my bandmates for this isolation (problem solved a long ago, don’t worry). Eventually at the times I decided to put the band in hiatus for some years until Terapunk.

Irony: we did our biggest tour ever (US & Russia) for Ultrawired and the album performed better than any other on legal downloads. Go figure! Only few close friends know the struggle I’ve been facing. But NEVERMIND. Cause the only fact of knowing they MUST feel stupid as we speak is already a BIG satisfaction and gives me chills.

Never conform. Never accept. Be extraordinary. Be Ultrawired.”

When “Ultrawired” was released on 30 May 2011 it was available via the following distribution channels: TPB, the band’s official site [ISO, Mp3, Wav 16/26 bit, FLAC], CD, DIY CD (Burn it yourself), SoundCloud, iTunes, Spotify, Donation.

All 12 Dope Stars Inc. albums, EPs and bonus albums are now available on Bandcamp for free. Nothing stops you from showing the band some support by donating of course.

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Victor Love, frontman of the Italian alternative and industrial rock band Dope Stars Inc., will be launching his debut solo album “Technomancy” in early May and this on CD (available here) and a very limited vinyl version (although expected in early June, you can already order it right here).

The album features several guest musicians: Sascha Konietzko & Lucia Cifarelli (KMFDM), Simone Salvatori (Spiritual Front), Christian Ceccarelli (Deflore), Whiplasher Bernadotte (Deathstars), Lord Kalidon (Army Of The Universe), Fabban (Aborym), Luca T. Mai (ZU, Mombu), The Enigma TNG, Vincent Vega (Hate Inc.) and ORAX.

Here’s some of the pixel artwork Valenberg executed for the occasion.

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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.

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Available now on Bandcamp are the Dope Stars Inc songs which were featured on the soundtracks of the horror saga “Saw II”, “Saw III” and “Saw IV” together with one brand new song as bonus track.

That bonus track was taken from the recording sessions of “TeraPunk”, the album the band released in February 2015.

You can check out the songs below.

Here’s the “The Saw Saga” track list:

1. I Wont Feel (Bonus)
2. Make A Star (Saw II)
3. Getting Closer (Saw III)
4. Beatcrusher (Saw IV)

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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.

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Out now is a brand new video for the Victor Love track “(Neo Tokyo) ネオ東京 Underground” holding “Akira” AMV. The video is in black and white to create the feeling of the original manga.

Says Victor Love: “The song itself is a tribute to Katsuhiro Otomo’s “Akira” who has been a source of massive inspiration for me since my childhood. The video is following the timeline of the movie in 6 minutes.”

You can watch the video below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qc0iW_v4HzU

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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.

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Dope Stars Inc.’s Victor Love has launched solo EP “The Network” for which a first video has now surfaced. The video is for the song “Doom Trap”, quite an excellent song actually, and can be viewed below.

Says Victor: “With this new solo project I am mixing different styles such as Industrial, Hip Hop & Doom Rock.” Love is also finalising the production for a new EP by Dope Stars Inc. that will be released most probably after the Summer.

You can download the EP on Bandcamp.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TiPthmL7Lo

Bernard - Side-Line Staff

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.

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