We are booked for this new swedish festival.
As you can see this festival really got potential. More bookings are on the way! You can read more about this festival on theire Facebook; Westcoast open air 2015 Festival TANZ EBM UND LIEBE! “Be-bop-a-lula baby gonna get my gun” What if Elvis would do the vocals to an EBM track and sing about the threat of nuclear holocaust? It would probably not sound anything like Godlike button; but that was what we were aiming for with this song. I think the Elvis approach on the verse came about since the bass line is a bit bluesy. And we always try to find a different or new element to incorporate in our music to make it interesting and fresh. The lyrics is probably influenced by the movie Dr. Strangelove. Both me and Erik really love the work of Stanley Kubrick. But it is also deeply influenced by the volatile situation in the middle east and the nuke flexing by Kim Jong-il in North Korea. It is also a way for me to confront a life long fear of nuclear weapons; a fear that stems from growing up during the cold war in the 80:s. Sadly the production (or rather lack of production) on this track makes it a bit too... nice. I wish we had spent some more time on this one making sure it sounded a bit more heavy and aggressive. Johan Feeling a bit nostalgic and thought I should write something about each track on the album Testosterone. Nothing to say was the first track I wrote with Erik. We had just met and was trying to figure out what kind of music we should do together. We both liked electroclash and figured we should write a pop song with some edge and attitude. We started by programming a baseline and some drums in Reason. In fact a lot of our early songs are programmed solely in Reason. It's only the vocals that are done in Cubase. The music came along very easy and it only took a couple of hours to write and programme. But when it came to the lyrics we got stuck and had no idea in what direction we wanted to go. I had this idea that we should stay away from love themes. Probably thought it was easy to get into cliches, and wanted to do something different. I remember that we took a break from the studio and went for pizza. While eating we came up with the idea of trying to write lyrics about something that annoyed and angered us (wixh has become a formula for Batch ID). We pitched a lot of different ideas before we started to talk about stuff that currently was on TV. We both despised reality television and docusoaps where young people got famous for being drunk and doing stupid stuff. We both seemed to have a particular disgust for the show The Simple life with Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie. Rich girls that seemed to get famous for being obnoxious and stupid and really detached from everyday life. Girls with absolutely nothing to say. With that topic in mind it was very easy to come up with the lyrics and I think we recorded the vocals the very same day. We had absolutely no clues about production when we started the band. We only used EQ on the master and on the vocals. The other sounds is mostly raw from the synths in Reason. We had some rudimentary knowledge about reverb and delays, but other then that, it is not many effects in the production. So we kind of picked sounds that we thought fit in different places in the soundscape. That is why the sound of the songs sometimes are a bit flat and lacks a bit in punch and depth. But considering the lack of knowledge I am surprised that the songs sounds as good as they do. It could have been much worse. Johan Friends, foes, and EBMERS Its now Official, we will headline this night! Eeh sorry we will open up for the very good band Cryo. This will for sure be a great night in Gothenburg, please share and spread the word about this. Link to event on facebook: Cryo + Batch ID live @ Jazzhuset Tanz Und EBM! My auction ended yesterday, and im thrilled that so many ppl where interested to support my auction, by bidding, spreading the word etc. Im much honoured to be able to transfer 61$ to Amnesty. This will be done later in january when all records are signed both by me and by my main project Batch ID. i will think about more fundraising for the future, i think its fantastic to see that you can make a difference, im sure of it. Happy New Year to ya all, and; EBM & Skål! BODY PLEASURE AKA ERIK HASSELBERG Batch ID says, Merry Christmas, fans and friends.
Free download of, Strax före mörkret (Bengt remix) Body Pleasure is wishing everyone a merry christmas. Check out the auction at ebay. Body Pleasure supports, Amnesty International. All cash of this sale will go to amnesty international and support theire work for human rights. All bidders may get a surprise thingy . Wouldnt it be great with a 242$, bid? This is my xmas present to a better world. Supporting the ppl who are not able to use theire freedom of speach and so on. All the best to you all, out there in the world. Good evening, fans, friends and foes.
I started a fundraising for Amnesty International today, i have put up the strictly limited Body Pleasure - How soon is now (3/5) ex. And the record with my main project Batch ID - Ni Skrämmer Inte Mig. It starts from 2.42$. i hope you will support this, all cash of this sale will go to Amnesty International and support theire work for human rights. All bidders may get a surprise thingy from me . This is my xmas present to a better world. Supporting the ppl who are not able to use theire freedom of speach and so on. http://www.ebay.com/itm/191008319695?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649 The auction will end in ten days. Follow Body Pleasure and the auction on my fb-page. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Body-Pleasure/129847440375639 EBM & Skål! /Body Pleasure aka Erik Hasselberg Yes!, we had a great time at Valand Nightclub in Gothenburg the 1th of November. Our friends in Guilt Trip joined us this evening, they entered the stage first. They delivered an energetic show, the small crowd was cheering. GT delivered a really nice show, so we had something to live up to as we entered the stage. We played a set with 9 songs, and we ended the show as almost always with the song, Ifred. The crowd gave us alot of credit for our gig, a big thank you to you all. As you can see on the picture above, we had the organizers son in front of stage, dancing and kicking ass, truly great. A big thank you to the crowd who showed up, Guilt Trip for a really nice show and of course to the organizers, Electronic Sound Sweden And yes we are up for more shows etc! Booking & Contact, thru our fb page: BATCH ID or via email: BATCH ID Tanz und EBM! /BATCH ID We are proud to present a Batch ID gig in gothenburg at valand night club the 1th of november.
Guilt Trip from Stockholm will also perform. The doors open up at 6, the price is 80 sek and includes afterwork food. We will bring merch so bring cash and do not forget to bring your dance shoes. This will for sure be a great start of the halloween weekend. And yes we are always looking for gigs around the world, interested?, drop an email to [email protected] Tanz und EBM! More info on facebook: Batch ID live @ Valand Night Club |
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