Sonorium is a record label for music styles like Gothic Rock, Dark Wave, Dark Metal and similar sounds.
Label Staff:
Tommy (A&R, Music Production, CD Production, Promotion)
Label Info:
Sonorium is an independent record label from Germany, producing music in the range of styles like darkwave / gothic / dark metal / dark romantic. Sonorium started its work 2002 in Frankfurt (Germany) as a label platform for underground music in these musical styles.
Sonorium has a sister label called Sonic-X (www.myspace.com/sonicxrecords, www.sonic-x.de). Sonic-X produces electronic underground music from ebm/electro to noise and industrial.
The man behind Sonorium and Sonic-X, Tommy, has been active for years in the gothic and electro/industrial scene as a DJ (club Nachtleben/Frankfurt, Black Obsession /Club Bizarre fetish nights, and many other parties), also as a musician (f.e. Spoox, Blasthead, Adversus, T.H.Industry, Arts Of Erebus) and producer (f.e. Adversus, The Cold, Advocatus Diaboli, Arts Of Erebus, AntiStasis, soundtracks for live-show Die Kleine Gruftschlampe).
During 2005 Sonorium moved from the big city of Frankfurt to a little town called Zweibruecken in the west of Germany (very close to the french border) into a big old house, in which an old dream could be made true in 2006: our own recording studio! The studio now offers a professional music production and mastering, especially for bands of the dark scene (visit www.ts-musix.de).
Discography:
Up to now Sonorium released the following CDs:
2003:
ADVERSUS - 'Winter, so unsagbar Winter ...'
ARTS OF EREBUS - 'Negative White'
2004:
ADVOCATUS DIABOLI - 'Sterbend durch die Sonne'
CREAMVIII - 'Wintertime'
REPTYLE - 'A high and lonely place'
THE AWAKENING - 'Darker Than Silence' (European release)
THE COLD - 'After All'
2007:
ARTS OF EREBUS - 'Icon in Eyes'
ADVERSUS - 'Laya'
Distribution:
SONORIUM CDs are distributed by Danse Macabre / ALIVE with the beginning of 2008 (www.alive-ag.de).
US and worldwide buyers: please look for our releases at CDBABY.com
We directly offer our CDs regularly at Ebay.de (seller: TS-Musix) and amazon.de (marketplace-seller: TS-Musix) with very moderate prices.
You can buy SONORIUM CDs regularly at the following shops:
www.amazon.de
www.ebay.de
www.cdbaby.com
www.martz-mailorder.de
www.infrarot.de
www.poponaut.de
www.indietective.de
and by lots of other shops.
You can buy several titles of our music catalogue digitally in high quality directly from the SONORIUM website and Myspace-site, and partially also at iTunes, Napster, Rhapsody and other mp3-shops.
GATES OF DAWN - "Parasite"
SON
017 (CD album, 12 tracks) street date CD: oct. 09. 2009 (digital: nov.
11.2009) GATES
OF DAWN combine elements
from the classic gothic-rock with electronic sounds, thus creating a
intensive dark sonic experience. Melodic male and female lead vocals
alternate to pumping and grooving fat metal guitars, while bass and
drum-programming deliver a driving rhythmic base.
Songs like "Revolution", "Resistant X" or "Heroin(e)" are great stuff
for dark scene dancefloors and also for the metal DJ. GATES OF DAWN
also know how to captivate the listener with slow and
calm tracks like "Chronos Requiem" or "Shadowplay". The
album "Parasite" paints a picture of an undergoing
civilization
with the
fascinating colours of despairation.
"Parasite" is the second album of the 5 musicians behind GATES OF DAWN.
After a first self-produced release in 2008, the CD now is re-released
as an official label release by Sonorium (Danse Macabre Labelgroup) and
distributed by TS-Musix.
ARTS OF EREBUS - "Dawn
Of The Dead" (EP) SON 016 (CD EP, 9 tracks +
Datatrack)
street date: march 06. 2009
The
9 track EP "Dawn Of The Dead" is the recent release by the
german-french gothic rock band ARTS
OF EREBUS.
ARTS OF EREBUS have heard the club DJ‘s calling and now
released a shorter single mix of "Dawn Of The Dead", the secret clubhit
song from their full album "Icon In Eyes".
"Dawn Of The Dead" combines the classical gothic rock guitars with
modern electronic elements, without losing the feeling of the
melancholic gothic-rock of the early 90s. Besides the single mix and
the album-version the EP offers two other versions of the title song
"Dawn Of The Dead": the "Aftermath" version comes as an atmospheric
down-tempo electronica track, and the "Dead Bodies Dancing Mix" is a
powerful vocoder-electro dancetrack for the floors of the electro scene
- a totally new style from ARTS OF EREBUS, who are basically known as a
goth rock act. On its more than 48 minutes of playing time, this EP
also contains new versions of already known ARTS OF EREBUS tunes like
"Heroes In The Dark" (the hit song from their 2003 debut album),
"Brotherhood Of Sleep" and "Watching Demons", as well as an orchestral
arrangement of "Zeit und Traum". "Pitch Black" is a previously
unreleased instrumental track.
"Dawn Of The Dead" was inspiration for the german comic and video
artist Tikwa ("Die Kleine Gruftschlampe", "Space Rat", "Night Angels"
and other comics) to produce a video with ARTS OF EREBUS. The
"Dawn Of The Dead" music video can be found on a special data track on
the CD.
CURIOUS - "Arrhythmia"
SON 015 (CD
album, 11 tracks) street date: nov. 14. 2008
New
music for the
wave-gothic-dancefloor but also for a comfortable evening near the
fireplace with a glass of red wine. CURIOUS' second
longplayer has been released on 14th November 2008 on the Sonorium
label.
The band from Bielefeld/Germany has clearly developed their style and
unfolded their very own profile, combining the obvious 80's wave influences with innovative
and individual
elements. CURIOUS have definitely cultivated and
established their own sound with this album.
Songs like "Days", "To Run With The Hare And Hunt With The Hounds" or
"J. Mary (Sweetheart)" should easily move the goth and wave dancefloors
as well as the already released song "Thrill B" which is included as a
bonustrack on the new album. "Resurrection", "Dazzled" or "The Way To
Nowhere" are more quiet, emotional songs with a dreamlike ambience.
Visit the band's websites: www.curious-music.dewww.myspace.com/curiousgermany Buy
CURIOUS - "Arrhythmia" CD here: Amazon.de more shops coming soon
Buy
CURIOUS - "Arrhythmia"
digitally here: MusicloadAmazon.com
HEAVY-CURRENT
- "Ratrace EP" SON 014 (Web-EP, 9 tracks) street date: sept. 12.
2008
New
music by HEAVY-CURRENT! After the
big success of their third studio album "Edacious" (2006 Sonorium), the
Bielefeld (Germany) based electro-rock band now releases the "Ratrace
EP".
This release offers the new song "Ratrace", which is a driving
industrial-punk track, and provides a first taste of the upcoming album
"Push The Fire". There are also 8 interesting versions of songs from
the last album, remixed by NOVASTORM, KAOS-FREQUENZ, VANI and other
artists.
"Ratrace" is released as a digital release, available in the most
common music donwload shops. There will be a limited amount of
CD-copies that can be bought on HEAVY-CURRENT's upcoming
live-shows only. HEAVY-CURRENT have produced a videoclip for
the "Ratrace" song:
ARTS OF EREBUS - "Icon
in Eyes" SON 013
(CD-Album, 12 tracks) street date: april 06. 2007
The
new album by the french-german gothic-rock band ARTS OF EREBUS.
The band developed their sound into a more rock orientated and more
powerful style with a clear increase of speed. But even with this new
power and the integration of style elements from classical gothic rock
guitars over modern electronic elements up to influences from punk
music, the compositions by ARTS OF EREBUS still
keep the feeling of the melancholic gothic-rock of the early 90s.
Includes the club-hits "Thousand Ways to Die" - already known from
their 2006 free web single - and "Dawn of the Dead".
Visit
the band's websites: www.arts-of-erebus.comwww.myspace.com/artsoferebus Buy ARTS OF EREBUS - "Icon in Eyes" CD here: Amazon.de.. Ebay.deCDBabyInfrarot
ADVERSUS - "Laya" SON 012
(CD-Mini-Album, 5 tracks + Datatrack) street date: april 06. 2007
German
Gothic-Crossover act ADVERSUS released a mini-album
after their 2 successful longplay albums. Unlike the mostly driving,
beat-dominated and complexe-opulent combination of metal, classical and
electronic elements on the former ADVERSUS albums,
"Laya" presents the band‘s calm and slow side with acoustic
instruments and folk or classical melodies. The title song "Laya oder
die Ballade vom schwarzen Stein" (Laya or the ballad of the black
stone) is a celtic myths inspired gothic-folk-song showing the typical ADVERSUS-style
of interacting male and female vocals in its more than 14 minutes of
playing time. Also contains the longer album version of "Der Wind auf
den Feldern", which was a free promotional track in a shortened mix.
"Laya" offers 5 audio-tracks and a data section with a live-videoclip.
Visit
the band's websites: www.adversus.dewww.myspace.com/adversusband Buy ADVERSUS - "Laya" CD here: Amazon.de.. Ebay.deCDBabyInfrarot
CHARLETT SCHWARZ - "Behind
a Face" SON 011
(CD-Album, 12 tracks) street date: nov 16. 2006 CHARLETT
SCHWARZ's debut album mixes up various styles from the dark
and gothic music scene. "Behind a Face" is the first collection of
songs by the young german band CHARLETT SCHWARZ,
formed around singer and composer Veyna Muhr. Dark and melancholic
atmospheres change to a powerful chorus in the wink of an eye. There is
not one single stopgap, each song has it's own unique raison
d'être. Variability and the experimental mingling of
different styles are what keeps the band‘s creativity on the
go. It's mainly Veyna's very own style of voice, which defines the
character of the band and its means of recognition.
Visit
the band's websites: www.charlettschwarz.dewww.myspace.com/charlettschwarz Buy CHARLETT SCHWARZ - "Behind a Face" CD here: Amazon.de.. Ebay.deCDBabyInfrarot
ADVOCATUS DIABOLI - "Sternenmarsch" SON 010
(CD-Album, 10 tracks) street date: oct 06. 2006 ADVOCATUS
DIABOLI perform a modern gothic-rock style with danceable
beats and powerfull electronics. Danceable, thrilling beats, dark
guitar-riffs and expressive bass-lines form the base for the devilish
fundament, where powerful, electronic sound creations with distinctive
male vocals and infatuated femal vocals melt to a spellbinding symphony
of darkness which will not leave any part of your bodies without
motions and emotions. This german group around singer and songwriter
Thomas Jaekel has already attracted great attention in performing on
stage with - amongst others - Das Ich, ASP and Zeraphine as well as
with the band's grandiose former CD releases "Enter your Forest" and
"Sterbend durch die Sonne".
Visit
the band's websites: www.advocatus-diaboli.netwww.myspace.com/bandadvocatusdiaboli Buy ADVOCATUS DIABOLI - "Sternenmarsch" CD here: Amazon.de.. Ebay.deCDBabyInfrarot
HEAVY-CURRENT - "Edacious" SON 009
(CD-Album, 10 tracks) street date: sept 15. 2006
Alternative
Rock and Dark Electro are perfectly combined in this album. The german
electro-rock band HEAVY-CURRENT has released their
third studio album "Edacious" in late 2006, which is showing the band
from a new and more rock side, whereas furthermore also the electronic
and danceable factor is coming to the fore. Elements of rock music are
meeting wide synthetic parts and melodies. The results of this special
symbiosis are impelling hymns and club capable sounds: Electro meets
Rock! Songs like "Question of Faith", "DBN" or "House of Shame" are
showing, by the use of guitar and drums, how HEAVY-CURRENT
can combine Guitar Rock and Electro to an equal concept for clubs and
stages. The coactions of aggressive guitars, fat drums and warm Synth
parts are building their typical sound.
Visit
the band's websites: www.heavy-current.dewww.myspace.com/heavycurrent Buy HEAVY-CURRENT - "Edacious" CD here: Amazon.de.. Ebay.deCDBabyInfrarot
Earlier SONORIUM CD
releases:
ADVERSUS
- "Einer Nacht Gewesenes" (2005)
ADVOCATUS DIABOLI - "Sterbend durch die Sonne" (2004)
CREAMVIII - "Wintertime" (2004)
REPTYLE - "A high and lonely place" (2004)
THE AWAKENING - "Darker Than Silence" (European release, 2004)
THE COLD - "After All" (2004)
ADVERSUS - "Winter, so unsagbar Winter ..." (2003)
ARTS OF EREBUS - "Negative White" (2003)
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Thanks for the add We really appreciate your friendship and support! Stop by our page and let us know what you think about our work... Our second full length album is now finish , it once again combine heavy and powerful metal music with clean vocals hailing from the roots of gothic rock. It was mastered by Dan SWANÖ at Unisound studio ( Sweden ) . We are looking for a label ready to help us nail down the project (CD manufacturing , promotion ,distribution). You can read the first review of this new album on Doom-metal.com: http://www.doom-metal.com/reviews.php?r=1152 cheers Ben Listen “Friends of Hell” & “Alexander” the two first extract of our new album “Doom with a view” .
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