Philippe CARLY was one of the most influencial and important ROCK photographer of Belgium. From the 70’s to now, he has travelled all over Europe to capture the best iconic rock artists on picture and has a massive photo archive that he has put online on his website www.newwavephotos.com

One of the most important period that Philippe Carly has made photos of, was the 1977-1985 mythical decade including punk and new-wave movements, and also including the carreer of one of the most important bands of all times : Joy Division.

After a first book released a few years ago “New Wave Photos”, Philippe Carly has decided to release a master-piece book based on the pictures he made at the legendary “PLAN K” music venue that existed in Brussels for less than ten years, in an old factory, and where most of the important bands of that period have played. The book was lauched through a crowdfunding campaign which ended succesfully and allowed the book to be printed and released in january 2017. It’s a huge book, classy photo paper, big size.

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It’s amazing. There are pictures of each and every gig that Philippe Carly saw at the Plan K. The quality of the pictures and the printing are of very first class. The book contains also testimonies and memories of people and musicians who frequented the venue, and one was written by S3 eVETS who talks about his memoirs of the legendary concerts in the PLAN K and his feeling about this exceptional place.

Also two of the à;GRUMH… concerts who took place at the Plan K are displayed in the book, pictures of the 1983 and 84 concerts given by à;GRUMH… in this mythical palace of modern music, which helped build à;GRUMH…’s live reputation years before we had released any record!

An exhibition of pictures from the book has taken place at Play It Again Sam!’s building in Brussels in January 2017, including one picture of S3 (thin and with hair, hurgh!) banging drums at the 1983 gig. We are very proud of this participation to the book and of our presence at the exhibit.

You can find info on how/where to buy this book at : http://www.newwavephotos.com/APK_en.php

On December 17th 2016, à;GRUMH… appeared LIVE in the BIMFEST festival, one of he most important EBM festivals in Europe. The bill included bands such as A Split Second, Dive (Dirk Iven’s solo project), Signal Août’42 and Suicide Commando.

As a world exclusive reunion show, à;GRUMH… headlined day two.

SΔ3 eVETS entered stage first wearing a full body length black coat, his huge planet-like body almost naked under it, shortly followed by new member JΔ55 eKOJ and of course JΔ3 sEUQCAJ. Pig heads, metal barrels, beear, beans, a virgin mary statue, blood, crucifix, a “game of thrones” lookalike throne, videos, and more were part of this hours and a half show that included some of the band’s best tracks as well as ambiant industrial improvisations or covers. Special guest Jean-Marc Lederman (The Weathermen, Kid Montana) joined the band for “Drama in the Subway” and the second encore.

This was a one-off chance to see à;GRUMH… live and no other concerts or tour are planned, no new releases. The concert was filmed in video as well as the before as an “off video” and we will inform you where and when it will be viewable. Check the à;GRUMH… facebook page and group or the @agrumh33 twitter account for more info.

Also check Philippe Carly’s official site for upcoming photo uploads: www.newwavephotos.com

Here is the track list :

à;GRUMH… Final Cut or Uncut – 17/12/16

Ayatollah Jackson

Danger Zone

Ommado-Weeeiii

Hapeople

Sucking Energy (a very long one indeed – ekoJ remix)

Transe ov Extrophy

Drama in the Subway

Unclean

New Fashion (edit)

Penser et Agir

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1st Encore:

Caterpillar (new eKOJ remix)

Edito

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2nd Encore:

Der Mussolini

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3rd encore:

PURATOS (full indus Mortsugel mix)

Check in on the BIMFEST 2016 Facebook event here!

More info & tickets here!

Those who were at this year’s edition of BIM already know the news, but for those who were not (make sure you’ll do next year) Bodybeats already could announce one of the headliners of next year: à;GRUMH…

Yes, you read that right: the legendary EBM indus collective from Charleroi whose debut album (Mix Yourself) was produced by Daniel B. of Front 242.

à;GRUMH… split up at the beginning of the 90’s, only to resurface once in a while in the new millenium. After years of categorically saying no to a live gig SΔ3 finally said yes to one exclusive gig with the original members.

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This will be a unique “one of a kind” performance from à;GRUMH… in the official line-up of the 1986–1988 tours, JΔ3 on vocals, SΔ3 on guitar, keyboards, voices, featuring Joke MàGnussen on guitar and special guests. The concert will reflect the EBM side of à;GRUMH… as well as the ambient/industrial side, and will contain at least one unreleased track. The band plans on using videos and lots of visual “stuff” on stage. Clearly a not G-Rated show!

More info TBA.

BIMFest

Our friend Philippe Carly, aka CRAZY LOBSTER, who designed all the covers of the à;GRUMH… records, also a renowned rock photographer who has immortalized on picture practically every artist from 1977 to now, is releasing his first picture book (see description below), including one à;GRUMH… photo. Order the book now and mention the code AGR2015 to get it signed by the artist and a special signed note from à;GRUMH…!

New Wave Photos is a beautiful 12″x12″ book, with black linen hard cover and a dust jacket. 64 pages (pearl semi gloss extra heavy 190 gsm paper for superb rendering of the photographs).

It features 61 hand picked photos (1 color, 60 B&W), covering 38 years of Philippe Carlys music photography, live, posed and candids.

It is the perfect gift for the discerning alternative music connoisseur.

More info and ordering here…

Featured bands: à;GRUMH…, Acidez, Agent Side Grinder, Altered Images, An Orange Car, Crashed…, Barb Wire Dolls, Bauhaus, Blondie, Buzzcocks, James Chance, the Cure, the Durutti Column, Echo & the Bunnymen, Eyeless in Gaza, Fad Gadget, Front 242, Nina Hagen, Peter Hook & the Light, the Human League, the Jam, Richard Jobson, Joy Division, Killing Joke, KMFDM, Jo Lemaire + Flouze, the Lords of the New Church, Lene Lovich, Modern English, Pauline Murray & the Invisible Girls, the Neon Judgement, New Order, Nico, Gary Numan, Iggy Pop, the Psychedelic Furs, Psychic TV, Punish Yourself, the Ramones, Blaine L. Reininger, Rhythm of Life, Queen, Siouxsie & the Banshees, the Sisters of Mercy, the Slits, Soldout, Sonic Youth, Soft Cell, S.P.K., the Stanglers, U2, Alan Vega, the Virgin Prunes, Wasted Youth, Xmal Deutschland, Young Marble Giants… and a couple of surprises.

Preview:

New Wave Photos by Philippe Carly | Make Your Own Book

Excellent sound quality and JΔ7 cRAM-NAEJ singing! You can spend quite some time browsing through à;GRUMH… stuff on YouTube.

Sadly, our song from 25+ years ago is more relevant than ever.

Remember, for dole or inflation, racism is not a solution.

When we wrote this song 26 years ago, the National Front in France had scored 14% in France and we thought it was necessary to say this. Now the National Front scored 26% at the European elections in France (with also an abstention rate of 62% of the people who didn’t go vote – irresponsible idiots) but still…. It is sending Europe a horrible signal, it is confirming other racist or nationalist party’s in their ways, and encouraging rejection and racism all over the continent. Of course all immigrants are not good, many ARE deliquants, undeducated, and don’t seek integration in any ways. But a true majority of immigrants DO seek integration and to live among us in peace and in respect of ur laws and uses, thus making our lives ritcher on economical, cultural and social levels. Expression is a way of fighting, so WE SING.

Quand j’ai écrit cette chanson, en 1988, le Front National avait fait 14% en France. 26 ans plus tard, les voilà faire 25% aux élections européennes. Certes avec un taux d’abstention de 62% (d’irresponsables idiots) mais cela envoie quand même une énorme majorité de députés BRUNS au Parlement Européen. Cette montée apparente du FN encourage tous les autres partis nationalistes et/ou néo-Racistes et/ou pires à travers l’Europe, le repli sur soi-même et le rejet des autres. Sans faire d’angélisme, parce qu’il y a des immigrés délinquants, des profiteurs et des parasites, il faut aussi considérer et applaudir la partie, souvent majoritaire, des populations immigrées qui se sont intégrées à notre mode de vie et nos pays, respectent nos lois et enrichissent notre vie économique, culturelle et sociale. Malheureusement, dans l’immigration comme dans les icebergs, la partie immergée se voit moins. Contre les extrémisme, WE SING.

– SΔ3 eVETS