Three weeks into January, Trump is gone from the White House, but things still feel pretty bleak here in the UK. Lockdown looks like it’s going to go on for a while yet, festivals are beginning to be cancelled for the summer (again), and so livestreams and waiting for new releases seem to be the order of the day for now.

Also, if you missed them, read my roundup of 2020 in the form of /Countdown/2020. /Countdown/2020/Albums, /Countdown/2020/Tracks, and /Countdown/2020/Compilations and Re-issues.

/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/024, which starts on the letter P. /transmission/025 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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/Contents

/Releases out today or recently
/Upcoming releases announced this week
/Upcoming/Livestreams/Gigs/Club Nights/Events
/amodelofcontrol.com/next week
/amodelofcontrol.com/recent content

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/Releases out today or recently
TourDeForce / Vargtimmar /EK Product Store
Released last week, this is the new album from an Italian artist who straddles the boundaries between futurepop, EBM and industrial rock.
BICEP / Isles /Bandcamp
The rising electronic stars return with their second album.
Fïx8:Sëd8 / The Inevitable Relapse /Bandcamp
This German electro-industrial artist continues his journey into the darker, creepier reaches of the genre on his fifth release.
HORSKH / Wire /Bandcamp
This much-tipped French group return with a striking new release.
Wardruna / Kvitravn /Webstore
A long-awaited release from Wardruna, and their striking, stark sound sounds better than ever to my ears.

MONRELLA / JK FLESH / SEE RED EP /Bandcamp
Mick Harris and Justin Broadrick team up for the first time in an age, for an unexpected split EP of ferocious industrial.
Rotersand and Evendorff / Grey /Bandcamp
A gorgeous, unexpected single from Rotersand, ably assisted by Evendorff. As bleak and grey as the title might suggest, it is a brilliant song (the remixes are great, too).

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/Upcoming releases announced this week
19-Feb 2021 / Tindersticks / Distractions /Bandcamp
Lead single Man Alone (Can’t Stop The Fadin’) is a loose-limbed, eleven-minute epic.
26-Feb 2021 / FM Einheit / Exhibition Of A Dream /Bandcamp
An intriguing collaborative album around the idea of dreams, that could well be fascinating.
26-Mar 2021 / This Morn’ Omina / The Roots Of Saraswati /Bandcamp
The tribal-industrial powerhouse return, now with Scott Fox of iVardensphere onboard too, and going on the mighty first track released yesterday, we’re in for a treat.
26-Mar 2021 / Implant / Cognitive Dissonance /Bandcamp
Belgian industrial veterans Implant return with their new album.
26-Mar 2021 / DANIEL B. – ELKO B. / 66.6 /Bandcamp
Following on from the excellent EP last year, more reworkings from Daniel B’s past.
26-Mar 2021 / Front 242 / USA 91 (Live in the USA) /Bandcamp
26-Mar 2021 / Front 242 / 91 (Live in EU) /Bandcamp
A pair of never-before released 242 live albums from the band when they were at the peak of their powers.

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/Upcoming/Livestreams/Gigs/Club Nights/Events
Obviously, things change at short notice 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. The below draws direct from a GCal I’ve long maintained, and 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 events listing below – click on the links to bring up the Calendar entry.

If you have updates, relevant events for me, or want to tell me about something else, use the contact details above. It goes without saying that any gig or club still in the listing is subject to change at short notice, or may not happen at all.

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/amodelofcontrol.com/next week
/Tuesday Ten/440 will come next week, as well as hopefully, returning to /Transmission again after a bit of a break.

The next upcoming livestreams from /amodelofcontrol.com can always be found here.

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/amodelofcontrol.com/recent content
/DJ/Stormblast/145
Extreme metal every other Thursday
/DJ/TheKindaMzkYouLike/009
The first one of 2021
/Tuesday Ten/439/You’ll Rebel to Anything
Songs about disobedience
/DJ/A Certain Shade of Green/001
A lunatic night of 90s metal, nu-metal and more. Back in April.
/Talk Show Host/070/Imperative Reaction
Ted Phelps talks to /amodelofcontrol.com about new album Mirror
/Tuesday Ten/438/Pure Uncut Anger
Songs about anger
/DJ/Rivet/013
Rivet returns as a livestream
/DJ/Stormblast/144
The first /Stormblast of 2021
/Tuesday Ten/437/Tracks of the Month/Dec 2020
The best tracks of the past month
/DJ/Guest/100/Chaos Emergency Doof Broadcast Network #53
My 100th guest DJ slot sees me join the Doof crew again
/DJ/TheKindaMzkYouLike/008
The Christmas indie disco special.