We keep going amid the lockdown. There are new releases, and still, new music coming through, and buying music right now is the only way we can help. The events listing is still being updated, but obviously, an awful lot is being postponed, cancelled or changed right now.

/transmission – the amodelofcontrol.com podcast – has returned, continuing the run through of the a-z of industrial, with all episodes thus far are here. The latest episode is /transmission/022, which continues with the letter N. /transmission/023 will follow soon.

You can also get it via RSS, on iTunes, on Stitcher, and is also now available on the Google Podcasts App (search “amodelofcontrol”) and Spotify too.

If you want to submit anything to be included here? E-mail me (You know what to do with that to make it work, right?), comment/message on Facebook at the amodelofcontrol.com page, and over on Twitter (@amodelofcontrol).

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/This Week/New Releases

Firstly, I missed this last week but well worth catching up on – the punishing new release from The Peoples Republic of Europe, the brilliantly-titled OK Doomer.

Out today are: the bleak beauty of Forever Blue by A.A. Williams, and the first new album from industrialists Be My Enemy in a while, All That I Love, I Destroy. Also, the relentless <PIG> release schedule continues with another remix album, Stripped & Ripped, while GOLD have been busy during lockdown, and out today is The Archive Sessions, a collation of demos of songs old and new.

There are a few notable singles out today, too. Interface release a new version of Never Say Farewell, one of the greatest tracks from the stellar Electronic Saviors series (and indeed was recently featured in Countdown/2010s/Tracks at #125) – it gets a new recording and reissue today as the first of an occasional run of singles from that series.

In addition, This Is Radio Silence have also been looking back, with Two For Joy (2020 RDX Versions), while Ruby continues the look back at her debut album as it approaches 25 years old, with Heidi (Fondue Mix) released today. While Lesley Rankine’s old band Silverfish appear to have their Fat Axl album rights back. Hopefully a re-issue in time?

/This Week/Upcoming Releases

New announcements of note this week.

James Dean Bradfield of the Manics has announced his latest album, Even In Exile, a collection of songs around the life and death of Chilean activist and singer Victor Jara (out on 14-Aug). Well worth watching, by the way, if you want to know more about Jara, is the documentary about him on Netflix.

Into September, and The Ocean have announced Phanerozoic II: Mesozoic | Cenozoic, out on 25-Sep. The epic first single Jurassic | Cretaceous – it’s over thirteen minutes long – features vocals from Katatonia’s Jonas Renkse. Out a few days later on the last day of September is the long-awaited new album from Bootblacks, Thin Skies.

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/Upcoming/Gigs/Club Nights/Events

Obviously things have rather changed right now, and I’m updating events as they are postponed or cancelled, and also including relevant Livestreams as they are announced.

This weekly listing has now seen a significant overhaul, and has moved over to a Shareable calendar format that is embedded below. You can add it to your own calendar views if you wish (GCal link, iCal link), and then you will get dynamic updates as I get them. Otherwise see the embedded calendar below.

If you have updates, relevant events for me, or want to tell me about something else, use the contact details above.

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/amodelofcontrol.com/next week

Look out for /Tuesday Ten/416, and hopefully the first in the next tranche of interviews in the /Talk Show Host series.

There are a number of Livestreams hosted by /amodelofcontrol.com coming up, too – the updated list is always here. The next one, though, on Thursday is /Stormblast/133.

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DJ/Stormblast/132
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/transmission/022/the a-z of industrial/n/part two
The podcast reaches the second part of the letter N
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The sixth part of the best tracks of the decade countdown
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A long-planned series on the senses continues
/Countdown/2010s/Tracks/120-101
The fifth part of the best tracks of the decade countdown
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I assess the first Brainclaw album in many years
/Repeater/004/True Colours
Race and our scene
/Countdown/2010s/Tracks/140-121
The fourth part of the best tracks of the decade countdown
/Tuesday Ten/411/Tracks of the Month/May-20
The best tracks of the past month
/Countdown/2010s/Tracks/160-141
The third part of the best tracks of the decade countdown
/DJ/Rivet/006
Rivet returns as a livestream
/DJ/Stormblast/131
My old extreme metal night returned as a livestream