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Justine Ó Gadhra-Sharp – Sídhe

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‘Sídhe’ (pronounced “shee”) is the debut solo EP from Justine Ó Gadhra-Sharp: former singer with dark, experimental New Zealand projects The Gael, Flinch, Pulchritude, DiS, Artemisia, and others.

Originally recorded during the early 2000s in Titirangi, Auckland, with long-time collaborator and drummer Iva Treskon (Artemisia, Pulchritude); the ‘Sídhe’ recordings have languished unfinished and unreleased ever since.

The sessions were rescued from obscurity at Junk DNA Recording, Wellington, by engineer and musician Bryan Tabuteau (Crash-Scan, UVB96, Radar Angel, Nullity); and have at last been brought back to life at VET Labs, Auckland, by producer and multi-instrumentalist Josh Wood (The Mercy Cage, The Altar, Melody Fallen).

The ‘Sídhe’ EP blends brooding and seductive lounge-bar cabaret with dark electronica, and features guest appearances from singer Michel Rowland (Disjecta Membra), and session bassist Matt Shanks.

Black Pill/Red Pill

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BLACK PILL RED PILL 2019 COMPILATION

FREE download from 10 awesome bands: Angelspit, Miss Ballistic, DK Zero, The Gothsicles, Hardcore Pong, Helalyn Flowers, Lorelei Dreaming, May May Graves, The Mercy Cage, & Planetdamage.  – DOWNLOAD NOW

Sad Girls Club Vol.4

Posted by themercycage on 10:07 am in audio, compilations, featured, news, remixes, the mercy cage | 0 comments

So Australia’s Isserley is one of my personal artists of the year. The saddest (& probably most productive) girl in Australia has released about a zillion records in a variety of styles, with a unifying pitch black aesthetic, smart melodies, & razor-sharp wit.

Isserley’s latest remix album Sad Girls Club Vol.4 is out now. Including a remix of the song V/H/S by The Mercy Cage from earlier in the year. I like how this one turned out. It’s VERY abrasive. All the distortion all the time…

Check out the original on the album Cutest Girls Suicide Cult:

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Weak: Machine Logic Remix E.P

Posted by themercycage on 9:03 am in audio, featured, five zeroes, news, releases, remixes, the mercy cage | 0 comments

The Mercy Cage‘s new remix single with Reapers, ‘Weak: Machine Logic’ is out now on bandcamp, spotify & apple music.

Featuring some killer remixes by Out Out, Angelspit, skin contact, Planetdamage, OUJI, Genesis’84 ??, a reworking by Kirine & more.

Puncture Marks…

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Angelspit’s very wicked new remix album Puncture Marks, featuring remixes of the entirety of their 2017 album ‘Black Dog Bite’ is out now.

Containing reworkings by the likes of GoFight, Mr.Kitty, The Gothsicles, En Esch, Abney Park, Planetdamage & loads more.

One by The Mercy Cage too. check out our remix of Sexy Tragic Muse.

Available now.

[The Mercy Cage x Shine Brida]

Posted by themercycage on 10:57 pm in audio, featured, five zeroes, news, other suicides, remixes | 0 comments

Was going to hold this version of the song off for the album, but i’m so in love with it, that we’ll put it out now. Because i got to have one of my very favorite artists on this track: Shine Brida

Brida STOMPS this. It’s very bleak and very beautiful and full of perfect moments. & Kitty Rine glues the song together with a lovely choral vocal.

It’s a free download on bandcamp (or pay what you want), because we know times are tight & we’d love everyone to have the chance to take a listen. On spotify/apple music/itunes etc in the next couple days.

Backed with a remix, ‘No Heroes Dub’ that’s a little glitchy, a little Hip Hop, & more than a littlenoisy 90’s Industrial.

Shine Brida’s amazing new E.P ‘Moonshine II’ is out on bandcamp now. It’s one of my records of the year so far.

Remix: OUJI – Neon Kids [Neo-Tokyo Mix by The Mercy Cage]

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something a little different. a remix i just finished for left-field electro act OUJI. a little housey. many sidechained compressors. check out the original on OUJI’s debut E.P ‘Body Of Work’, out now for free on spotify, bandcamp & soundcloud.

Check out the original below. from the E.P ‘Body Of Work’. which is one of the more interesting records i’ve heard in a while. 5 tracks of smart left-of-center joyous Electropop. with at least a couple of clever programming tricks in each track that’ll give most producers a “how’d they do that” moment. OUJI is also one half of my favourite glitch-hop duo MGC.

New E.P: Five Zeroes: An Other Suicides Companion

Posted by themercycage on 8:21 am in audio, featured, five zeroes, news, other suicides, releases, the mercy cage | 0 comments

After the release of the single ‘Walking Ghost Phase’ in early 2017, New Zealand Industrial
act The Mercy Cage return with an E.P featuring acclaimed Wellington-based vocalist
Justine Ó Gadhra-Sharp, plus guest appearances from U.S Synthwave duo Reapers,
Romanian Soprano Kirine, Auckland Guitarist Dean Young (Built). & Venezuelan session
Cellist Carolina Teuel.

“By turns droney, dirgey, experimental & pretty, ‘Five Zeroes’ is a collection of songs from
the forthcoming album abstracted from the narrative that share an aesthetic, rather than tell
a linear story. Though in a way, a there’s an emergent narrative all its own…”

The 8 track ‘Five Zeroes: An Other Suicides Companion’ E.P is available for streaming now
on Spotify, and for download on bandcamp now.

Featured Performers:

Justine Ó Gadhra-Sharp has been active since the mid 1990’s in the Christchurch and Auckland Industrial/Goth scenes. She has performed in bands such as The Gael, Flinch, DIS with David Khan, Roshgar, and her own group Pulchritude.

justinesidhe.bandcamp.com
facebook.com/justinesidhe

Reapers are an Electronic Synthwave duo from Pennsylvania USA. Reapers new album ‘Revelations’ is due out early 2018. New single ‘Watch The Machine’ is out now.

reapersband.com
reapers.bandcamp.com

Built is the new recording project from singer/songwriter/guitarist ?Dean Young (breathingunderwater, This Theory Of Static, The Mercy Cage). Built will follow up This Theory Of Static’s critically acclaimed debut album with an E.P due out early 2018

facebook.com/builtmusic

Kirine is a German-based Romanian Soprano.

spektralfarben-music.com/kirine 

Carolina Teruel is a classically trained  Venezuelan Session Cellist

Ami Shimada is a US based Japanese  actress.

The Mercy Cage is an Industrial/cyber-noir band from Auckland, New Zealand.

themercycage.com

Snapshots of A Surveillance Manifesto

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Snapshots of a Surveillance Manifesto is an electro/industrial EP by Hungarian cyberpunk novelist & researcher Planetdamage. features a remix by TMC.

Out now on soundcloud, bandcamp and direct download below:

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Remix: lichtbeuger – praise be

Posted by themercycage on 7:59 am in audio, featured, lab, news, remixes | 0 comments

Here’s a remix of the song Praise Be by Auckland band Lichtbeuger.

Lichtbeuger’s debut Piezoelectric EP is available here:
http://www.dsbp.cx/index.php?item_id=425
or here: https://lichtbeuger.bandcamp.com/releases

note: remix contains a sample of Norfolk Jubilee Quartette’s Ride On King Jesus. Which sounds like the name of the greatest 70s bikersploitation movie ever…