TIME CAPSULE (1980 - 2015)

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The Neon Judgement
Time Capsule (1980 - 20 15)

According to big brother internet, a time capsule is "a historic cache of goods or information, usually intended as a method of communication wit h future people and to help future archaeologists, anthropologists or historians . Time capsules are sometimes created and buried during celebrations such as a W orld's fair, a cornerstone laying for a building or at other events."

Now, let's not jump to conclusions here: the chance that The Neon Judgement wil l go all Stonehenge and start burying stuff while running naked around a pile of very big rocks is rather slim. On the other hand, "a method of communication wi th future people"? Sounds about right. Because, in a way, communication was alwa ys at the core of what The Neon judgement was all about. Thát and the music, of course: from the word 'go' in 1980, TB Frank and Dirk Da Davo were deeply in lov e with music, provided it had soul, attitude and swagger. Bo Diddley, the Velvet s, early Stones, Suicide, Serge Gainsbourg, Johnny Cash, Marc Bolan and the Sex Pistols all had it. At the same time though, these two kids from Leuven, a small university town in Belgium, that uncoolest of countries, were determined to cre ate their own turf.

And so they did.

What followed was a l ong journey where soul, attitude, swagger and communication were translated into jams, songs, and countless gigs that confirmed The Neon Judgement's agenda; spe ak out about things that matter: media manipulation, love, the importance of bei ng your own, dance if you want to and, again, love. An unbelievable ride and a r ollercoaster of incredible highs, great friendship and, especially, great music. Today, the band are rightly revered as one of EBM's godfathers, but to limit th eir influence to that particular niche would be unfair. The Neon Judgement were also about slightly dark pop music, playful experimentation and injecting some h ard-needed rock 'n' roll into an electronic canvas. And, for that, they are and will remain absolutely unique.

So yes, a time capsule is definitely i n order. And it will be something special: exclusive Best Of's on vinyl and cd, a brand new 7" vinyl with premiered radio edits of "TV Treated" and "The Fashion Party", a 10" vinyl with brand new cover versions of "Kashmir" (Led Zeppelin), Venus In Furs (Velvet Underground), "Suzy Q" (CCR), "Hot Love" (T.Rex) and "Hu man Fly" (The Cramps) and the DVD containing the "The Neon Judgement '2010A1984' DocuVision" documentary. And to top it off, a special edition of the Neon Judge ment Newspaper: something to brighten up those Sunday mornings, surely!
It is, let's admit it, a future music archaeologist's wet dream. But it's als o a way of saying Thank You to all those who embraced The Neon Judgement's music . So there it is: Thank you!

www.theneonjudgement.com

Trac klistings:

LP:
a1. Factory Walk (Live)
a2. The Fashion Part y (long edit)
a3. Tv Treated (long edit)
a4. Tomorrow In the Papers (r adio edit)
a5. Voodoo Nipplefield (radio edit)
b1. Awful Day
b2. The Man
b3. Chinese Black
b4. Miss Brown
b5. 13.13
b6. Leash
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CD:
1. Factory Walk (Live)
2. The Fashion Party
3. T v Treated
4. Lies (Stay Mad)
5. I Wish I Could
6. Tomorrow In The Papers (radio edit)
7. Voodoo Nipplefield (radio edit)
8. Awful Day < br> 9. The Man
10. I'm Half
11. Chinese Black
12. Miss Brown
13. 13.13
14. Games Of Love
15. Alaska Highway
16. Are You Real
17. A Nicer Person
18. Jazzbox (long edit)
19. Leash
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DVD:
The Neon Judgement "2010A1984" DocuVision" Documentary
Directed / edit by Jeroen Buytaert
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Gazette "Finally in the papers" - lyrics, c artoons and photographs
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10" vinyl "CAPSULE EP"
a1 : Kashmir
a2 : Suzy Q
b1 : Venus In Furs
b2 : Hot Love
b3 : Human Fly
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7":
a: Tv Treated (radio edit)
b: The Fashion Party (radio ed it)