Gary Numan Remix Competition
To mark his forthcoming national headline tour, Gary Numan has teamed up with Soundcloud to host a remix competition for the track ‘Love Hurt Bleed’, taken from his critically acclaimed new album ‘Splinter (Songs From A Broken Mind)’.
Gary will be picking the winners himself, and for all budding musicians/producers, you can’t get a better endorsement than one from this pioneering artist, who has been an influence on artists including Lady Gaga, Jack White, Battles, Kanye West, Prince, Nine Inch Nails, Africa Bambaataa and Juan Atkins.
Submit your remix and you could win a Komplete 9 Ultimate bundle or Komplete 9 courtesy of Native Instruments – the leading manufacturer of software and hardware for computer-based audio production and DJing.
The competition is open now and runs until 25th November. The winners will be announced on 16th December.
· First prize: Native Instruments Komplete 9 Ultimate
· Second prize: Native Instruments Komplete 9
For more information go to: http://smarturl.it/remixnuman
UK headline November tour
Nov 7th Bristol 02 Academy (£25)
Nov 8th Ireland Dublin Button Factory (25 Euros)
Nov 10th Nottingham Rock City (£30.25)
Nov 11th Sheffield 02 Academy (£25)
Nov 12th Newcastle 02 Academy (£25)
Nov 13th Glasgow 02 ABC (£25)
Nov 14th Manchester Academy (£27.50)
Nov 15th Oxford 02 Academy (£25)
Nov 16th London Roundhouse (£32.50)
Nov 18th Brighton The Dome (£25)
Nov 19 Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall (£27.50)
Tickets available at www.garynuman.com
Album: ‘Splinter (Songs From A Broken Mind)
Out now on Mortal Records
“Gary Numan is back, bigger and bolder than ever” The Quietus
“The rejuvenated Numan’s finest hour” **** Mojo”
“Splinter should finally earn the synth pioneer his props” **** Metro
“Best Numan album in 30 years” ***** Classic Pop
“Enjoying an Indian summer in his career” NME
**** Q
Mortal Records presents ‘Splinter’ (Songs From A Broken Mind), the inspired new album by pioneer, chart-topper and influential artist Gary Numan.
‘Splinter’ features guitarist Robin Finck (Nine Inch Nails, Guns N Roses), is produced by long-standing collaborator Ade Fenton, and will be followed by a full national headline tour in November.
The album finds Gary on fine dark electronic form; sounding both cutting-edge and classic Numan, it marks his best work since the late 70s, early 80s heyday.
‘Splinter’’s opening gambit ‘I Am Dust’ is a statement of intent, combining heavy grind with his archetypal anthemic pop skills. The unsettling whispered verses, crunchy guitars and Hans Zimmer-esque strings on ‘Here In The Black’ create a sense of menace and drama, whilst more orchestral work adorns the cinematic ‘The Calling’.
Slower-burning ballads ‘Lost’, ‘Where I Can Never Be’ and ‘My Last Day’, highlight the album’s broad palate, adding elements of subtlety and even beauty in contrast to the album’s more aggressive moments.
Gary’s knack for sexy, idiosyncratic dancefloor killers is strongly evident on the pounding, growling throb of ‘Love Hurt Bleed’, whilst ‘Who Are You’ carries equal clout as-body-music-Numan-style – infectious, but sounding unlike anything else you might hear blasting from a soundsystem.
Although Numan released a straight-to-the-fanbase album ‘Dead Son Rising’ in 2011, this is his first self-penned full album since ‘Jagged’ in 2006.
In recent years he’s been quoted as an influence by everyone from Lady Gaga to Kanye West, Matthew Dear to Queens Of The Stone Age, The Foo Fighters, Nine Inch Nails, Prince and J Dilla, to Boyz Noise, Richie Hawtin and Battles (they released a single ‘My Machines’ on Warp Records with Numan in 2011).
But while Numan’s unique style continues to connect with fans from the worlds of metal, hip hop, electronica, industrial and indie, he remains as focussed as ever in pursuing his own singular vision. ‘Splinter’ sounds unique, while also utilising new sounds and ideas.
Perhaps it’s the voice – one of the most distinctive in music and often associated with machines and icy alienation, but for those who are drawn to Numan’s songs, his singing is strangely emotional, almost soulful in places. And if you like that side of his writing, you certainly won’t be disappointed with the new album, where there are several tracks that set Numan’s vocals against moody, atmospheric torch songs to stunning effect.