diverje remix & comp

the mercy cage remix of the diverje track “i walk alone” features on the new compilation “the vital terms of rupal records”.
info here.
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futronik structures vol.5 out now

the latest edition of DSBP’s compilation series ‘futronik strutures’, celebrating 10 years of the label, is out now. it contains an exclusive remix of the mercy cage track ‘prozac, god & the atomic bomb’ alongside tracks by penal colony, diverje, aghast view, testube, biopsy & more.
info here.
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Angelspit remix CD

out now from fab oz-cyberpunks angelspit. includes two remixes of the track create desire by the mercy cage, one available for free download right now. aotearoa represent…
info here.
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(a)=arcsin music video

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crash

The Mercy Cage is now a member of Australian Industrial/Gothic collective crash frequency, home to some of the finest music to come out of the antipodes. read more on crash frequency, & check out the very fine compilation ‘crash frequency 02′ here:
crashfrequency.com
myspace.com/crashfrequency
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dose magazine interview

a quick (belated) note to check out an interview with The Mercy Cage in online cyberpunk mag The Dose:

http://www.thedosemag.com/
myspace.com/dosemagazine

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reunion (remixed)

in honour of nz music month, this is an exclusive remix . stream it from from the mercy cage myspace page, or support nz music by purchasing the digital download from new zealand music site amplifier. download:
amplifier.co.nz
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Strange & Dangerous Times…

another sporadic [& brief] update from the lab. strange & dangerous times. as ever. back onstage this weekend, just in time for halloween. if you’re in the area, be sure to check out the new & improved live maximum cybernetic rock & roll machine that is the mercy cage headlining this years halloween ball in auckland: details here: club bizarre

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recent releases involving the mercy cage:
have contributed songs/mixes/guitars for the latest record by new mexico’s diverje, the distortion chamber:

http://www.dsbp.cx/diverje/

cyborg resistance from NUTE, produced & mixed by yours truly is also out now:

http://www.cyborgresistance.com/

the angel theory black + blue E.P contains the mercy cage remix of ease the pain:

http://www.gup.net.au/angel.shtml

same remix also features on the fantastic australian comp crash frequency. this very definitely recommended:

http://www.crashfrequency.com/

& just in this month, the 6 disc(!) compilation CD from a different drum, state of synthpop 2005, featuring an exclusive remix of magnets coil [original version from scree:transmissions]:

http://www.adifferentdrum.com/artist.php?n=ADDCD1233

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reviews for scree:transmissions:

Virus Magazine
This Is Corrosion
DJIZ
ReGen

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check out print interviews in sideline #52 & virus magazine #1.
scree:transmissions available now from the lovely people @ the DSBP

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back from the dead…

nearly ten months & three record labels since it’s original release date, the new album from the mercy cage is officially available for purchase. much thanks to the fine folks @ the DSBP for putting it out. more info to follow soon, but for now…

click me.

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the mercy cage

The Mercy Cage is melodic elektro-darkwave/cyber-noir from New Zealand. Formed in early 1999, debut album Wire in 2000. 2nd album, Rust: A Fiction – Stories From The Black Room released on Mediatrix in late 2001. Album number 3, the groups first north american domestic release on DSBP entitled “Scree: Transmissions” released in May 2005.

“Scree: Transmissions is a record about inter-personal relationships in the digital age. It’s about the ascendency of the cult of celebrity, and it’s about the search for a deeper meaning in an accelerated culture…”

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