Current Erasure release

Future Erasure release

Future Erasure release

Erasure tour 2005

DVD "The Tank, The Swan And The Balloon Live!"
out now

Single "Breathe"
out 3 January 2005

Album "Nightbird"
out 24 January 2005

"The Erasure Show"
tour 2005

Here is a little christmas card from Erasure.ru. Thanks to all for being with us. See you in January! Happy Christmas 2004 and have a fantastic 2005!

click to enlarge

¨ Added New Photos

Two new promotional Erasure photos has been added to "Photo" section. Both were made by Dirk Lindner.

¨ Added New Pics

Added details of: "Breathe" uk "club" promo cd and limited edition slipcase (thanks to Martin Rivers), "The Innocents" japanese promo cassette, "Chorus" single uk promo vinyl, "Run To The Sun" german vinyl (thanks to Patrick Aldag), "Blue Savannah" uk limited cd (thanks to Patrick Aldag).

Greg EIS:

Hello!

¨ Further Tour Dates - 2005

Here are some further dates for 'The Erasure Show'!

14 April - New York, Irving Plaza
15 April - New York, Irving Plaza
16 April - New York, Irving Plaza
18 April - New York, Irving Plaza
19 April - New York, Irving Plaza
29 April - Chicago, Chicago Theatre
02 May - Washington DC, 9:30 Club
03 May - Washington DC, 9:30 Club
06 May - Miami, Mansion
07 May - Orlando, House Of Blues
10 May - Houston, Verizon Wireless Theater
11 May - Dallas, Nokia Theatre
13 May - Los Angeles, Avalon
14 May - Los Angeles, Avalon
15 May - Los Angeles, Avalon
21 May - San Francisco, The Independent
22 May - San Francisco, The Independent
24 May - San Francisco, The Independent
27 May - Las Vegas, The Joint

Cheers!

Greg
Erasure Information Service

¨ "Breathe" / "Nightbird" Future Chart Positions

This week "Breathe" is ¹2 in UK Future Chart (up from ¹5). "Nightbird" is ¹7 (up from ¹12).

¨ Fake "Nightbird"

Unofficial (bootleg) cd "Nightbird" is circulating in Russia. The artwork is completely different from official cd, moreover all pics that were used for this cd are taken from this website! It is the erasure.ru wallpapers which can be found here. See the scans of fake "Nightbird" below. Be aware and don't buy this illegal product.

"Nightbird" fake cd - front cover		"Nightbird" fake cd - back cover		"Nightbird" fake cd - disc

"Nightbird" fake cd - booklet inside		"Nightbird" fake cd

¨ Erasure In "Selected Chart"

Latvian radiostation "Mix FM" has a weekly program named "Selected Chart". "Selected Chart" is a people's top of songs of one music superstar. What songs will be on air depends only from "Mix FM" listeners. Every week they giving us an opportunity to vote for the favourite songs of certain performer. This following Thursday (23rd December) listen people's hits of Erasure (17.00 GMT). See current voting results here. You can also listen "Mix FM" online.

¨ Brand New Erasure Photo

Here is a brand new Erasure photo which is probably one of the photos from new promotional session.

¨ Vince Sings Mylo's Praises

Here are an excerpts from recent Sundaymail.co.uk article:

"Erasure's Vince Clark is the latest star to reveal he's a big fan of Scots dance superstar Mylo.

The producer helped create electronic music and now - speaking just days after bandmate Andy Bell announced he is HIV positive -Vince is excited at the way modern bands develop his ideas. He said: 'I loved the Mylo record. Mylo and bands like The Killers are using electronic music in new ways, pushing the envelope.'

New album Nightbird will be out in January, followed by a tour including Scots dates in February.

Vince said: 'Andy has a sort of enchanted forest theme in mind, with him dressed as some sort of warped Elvis - I'll probably look like Gandalf."

Read the full article here.

¨ Andy Bell: I Wanted Be A Gay Man

Another article / interview with Andy Bell has been published at Trustthedj.com. Here are again some interesting excerpts from it:

"Andy also revealed he’s now finally quit cocaine after joining Narcotics Anonymous and added that he’s regained his confidence after undergoing re-birthing.

“From the re-birthing experience I understood that I’d always wanted to belong in groups; I wanted be a gay man, I wanted to be a drug addict and I wanted to be HIV positive,” he said. “I became all of those things, though I finally decided that what mattered was me- I finally learned how to be myself.”"

Read the full article here.

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Greg EIS:

Hello!

¨ Nightbird Interview

Before the release of a new album Erasure conduct a promo interview which is made available to the media. Well with the release of 'Nightbird' they have done another one. Recorded a few months ago, Andy and Vince discuss Nightbird, the tour, the acoustic album and their next projects.

A transcript of the interview and audio streams of Andy and Vince's answers can be found here:

web: http://www.erasureinfo.com/features/interviews.html

(please refresh the page)

¨ Cool FM Radio Interview

Andy conducted a more recent interview with Cool FM, an audio stream is available at their website:

web: http://www.coolfm.co.uk/Article.asp?id=40838

¨ Madam Jojo's - Mini Review

Andy was in great spirits and had a blast at his debut DJ performance at Madame Jojo's.

Ably assisted by Manhattan Clique, Andy hit the decks at precisely 1am for about a hour, and managed to sneak in a few tracks from his forthcoming solo album!

Several exclusive pictures are available here:

web: http://www.erasureinfo.com/gallery/fanphotos.html

Don't forget that both Andy and Vince will be guest DJ's at The Astoria (London) on Sat 22nd Jan.

¨ Nightbird Lyrics

The lyrics to two more songs from Nightbird have been added to the site:

web: http://www.erasureinfo.com/releases/albums/nightbird.html

¨ Message From Andy

Many of you will have seen in the press (both printed and online) references to the statement made by Andy regarding his HIV status.

Andy's message can be viewed here:

web: http://www.erasureinfo.com/news/statement.html

Quite a few people have been writing messages of support for Andy and his partner Paul on the EIS Forum. The link to this thread has been forwarded onto Andy and Paul for them to read.

forum: http://www.erasureinfo.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4569

¨ 'Breathe' Digital Download

I'm sure many of you were disappointed that the 'Breathe' digital release apparently failed to reach the Top 20 in the official UK Download Charts.

Well Mute and myself were more shocked than anything, as the sales figures reported should have put it in the Top 10.

Unfortunately what happened was that an error with a third parties sales reports meant that over 1,000 sales weren't counted and, had they have been, 'Breathe' would have been a top ten download that week.

*insert sound of head hitting table*

Moving on, I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the EIS members who supported this digital release - the commitment you guys have demonstrated certainly bodes well for the single release in January, and I would like to thank Mute for making Breathe available early for fans.

¨ EIS & Mute Bank Merchandise Orders

The EIS store will be online as usual over the festive period, but any orders received after 17th December will not be processed until 4th January 2005. The same is true for Mute Bank (whose facilities the EIS uses).

Greg
Erasure Information Service

Added details of: "Breathe" uk promo cdr (thanks to Martin Rivers), "Drama!" philippinean vinyl, "Always" german vinyl (thanks to Patrick Aldag), "Fingers & Thumbs (Cold Summer's Day)" uk cassette (thanks to Patrick Aldag), "Pop! - The First 20 Hits" swedish cd (thanks to Mr Love).

¨ New Andy Bell Interview

British radio station Cool FM has a new interview with Andy Bell on its website. The interview can be listened here.

¨ MTV Article About Andy Bell / US Tour News

MTV.com has an article about Andy Bell which is features some news about forthcoming US tour. The tour will start in the UK in February or March, followed by a US leg of 10 to 15 cities, beginning in April or May, with multiple shows planned in Los Angeles, San Francisco and New York. As many as 10 nights are being considered for New York alone, and Erasure are considering adding on dates as benefit shows to raise money for AIDS research and awareness, Bell's spokesperson said.

Read the full article here.

¨ Message From Andy Bell

Read the message from Andy Bell here.

¨ "Breathe" / "Nightbird" Future Chart Positions

This week "Breathe" is at #5 in UK Future Chart (last week it was at #8). "Nightbird" debuted at #12.

¨ Hear "Nightbird"

VH1 website has audio clips of all tracks from "Nightbird" album to listen. They can be found here.

¨ "Breathe" Is Single Of The Week

"Breathe" is single of the week of UK radio station Century FM. It will be played every night during the evening show. In addition, an article about forthcoming Erasure releases has been published here.

¨ "Breathe" In Greece

"Breathe" has been added to the Radio 1 Greece playlist.

¨ "Breathe" Video On BBC Radio 2 Website

The video of "Breathe" has been added to the BBC Radio 2 website. You can watch it here.

Greg EIS:

Hello!

¨ Breathe Makes The BBC Radio 2 Playlist

This is fantastic news, Breathe has been added to the BBC Radio 2 'B' playlist!! This is excellent exposure for the single!

web: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/r2music/playlist/

¨ Breathe On TV

In addition, Breathe has been added to the lineups on the music channels 'The Box' and 'Q'.

Look out for the Breathe video during "First Play" on The Box (Friday 16:00 - 20:00, Saturday 08:00 - 12:00).

'The Box' and 'Q' are available on: Sky Digital, Telewest Digital and NTL Digital.

web: http://www.thebox.co.uk
web: http://www.tv.q4music.com

¨ Andy And Vince At G-A-Y

For the first time ever , Andy and Vince will be playing an exclusive DJ set at G-A-Y on Saturday 22nd January 2005 - should be a lot of fun!

This is the first time G-A-Y have invited any artist to play a DJ set at the club.

web: http://www.g-a-y.co.uk

¨ EIS Website Updates

The video for Breathe has sparked a lot of debate on the forum, so I thought it would be a cool idea to publish the video story board and the original concept ideas for the video, as it is interesting to note the changes between this and the final version of the video.

Behind The Scenes (Warning - a very graphic intensive page)
web: http://www.erasureinfo.com/features/behindthescenes.html

The interview with Daniel Miller that was published in the final Private Ear magazine (issue 31) has also been published online.

Private Ear
web: http://www.erasureinfo.com/features/privateear.html

¨ Breathe - LMC Clip Online

Another 60 sec clip for you enjoyment this week, this time from the Breathe (LMC Extended Club Mix):

web: http://www.erasureinfo.com/releases/singles/breathe.html

¨ Nightbird Lyrics

Two more sets of lyrics from Nightbird have also been published online:

web: http://www.erasureinfo.com/releases/albums/nightbird.html

¨ Reminder: EIS UK Street Team

A reminder about this - if you are in the UK and would like to help raise awareness of the new releases (via emails etc) then fill in your details here:

web: http://www.erasureinfo.com/register/streetteam.html

The first street team email will be sent out over the weekend.

Until next time!

Greg
Erasure Information Service

Added details of: "It Doesn't Have To Be" uk cd in 7" sleeve, "Live In Hamburg Collection" uk promo lp, "Love To Hate You" australian promo vinyl, "ABBA-esque" german vinyl (thanks to Patrick Aldag), "Am I Right?" uk cassette (thanks to Patrick Aldag).

¨ Amazon.de Audio Previews

German online shop Amazon.de now have audio previews of all the tracks from both CD1 and CD2 of "Breathe".

CD1 page. CD2 page.

¨ "Breathe" On BBC Radio 2

"Breathe" has been added to the BBC Radio 2 'B' playlist.

¨ Photos From "Red, Hot + Dance" Party

Here is another selection of photos from recent "Red, Hot + Dance" party. These are from junx.tv website.

Greg EIS:

Hello!

Another quick midweek update....

¨ BBC Radio 1 Download Charts

Don't forget to listen to the Download Charts on BBC Radio 1 at 18:00 (GMT) Wednesday to see how well the digital release of 'Breathe' did!

BBC Radio 1 is available on 97-99FM, the Internet, Sky Digital (851), Digital Cable (Telewest 901, NTL 401), Freeview (70) and DAB digital radio.

Download Charts:
web: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chart/top40/download.shtml

BBC Radio 1 Web Stream:
web: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/radio1.shtml?onair

¨ Andy's DJing At Electrogogo 16th Dec

As previously announced, Andy will be DJing at Electrogogo at Madame JoJos on 16th December.

He'll be playing alongside Manhattan Clique, also DJing on the night will be Mark Moore (S-Express).

web: http://www.electrogogo.com
web: http://www.madamejojos.com

¨ Hamburg - Red, Hot & Dance Mini Review

Although Vince was unavailable, Andy put on a superb performance, ably assisted by Ann-Marie and Val. The original plan was to perform three songs, 'Breathe', 'A Little Respect' and 'Sometimes'. However during the rehearsal, 'Take A Chance On Me' was added for the encore, and during the actual live performance the crowd response was so great that 'Breathe' was performed again as a second encore. Great stuff!

An interview with Andy (in German) by Corinna can be read on the Erasure.de website:

web: http://www.erasure.de/erasure/interview...

A selection of pictures from the event are available here:

web: http://www.erasureinfo.com/gallery/fanphotos.html

More will be added Friday (and the rest of the gallery will be restored by then.)

By the way, Andy's hips are well on the way to recovery if his performance on the dance floor at the nightclub 'Camp 77' (I think that was the name) was anything to go by! He lasted longer than I did!

¨ EIS UK Street Team

Reading the EIS Forum recently, it's quite apparent how successful EIS members who have been contacting radio stations for 'Breathe' airplay have been.

For example "Muzzy", "March On Down The Line" and "88State" (these are all EIS Forum names) have all had positive responses from local radio stations (apologies to anyone I missed out - I only did a quick forum search!)

So I was thinking... how about setting up an official "EIS Street Team" to help raise awareness of the new releases?

If you are in the UK and are interested in helping out (I'm looking for about 500 volunteers) then fill in your details here:

web: http://www.erasureinfo.com/register/streetteam.html

and further details will be sent to you.

It possible Street Teams in other countries may be added to this campaign shortly.

¨ Des & Mel ITV1

The ITV1 chat show 'Des & Mel' returns in the New Year with a new timeslot (5pm) and Erasure have once again been asked to appear.

They will be performing 'Breathe' on the Monday 10th Jan 2005 edition of the show.

For those outside the UK, several European countries may be able to receive ITV1 via the Astra 2D satellite (28.2 EAST)

web: http://www.carlton.com/desandmel

¨ Further Press Coverage

News of the new releases and the tour continues to spread around the web, and Andy is featured in another interview:

Rainbow Network (Nightbird / Tour)
http://www.rainbownetwork.com/Music...

Evening Times (Andy Interview)
http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/lo/features/7016007.html

PLAYLOUDER.COM (Breathe Digital Single News)
http://www.playlouder.com/feature/+erasure-0/

¨ Merchandise & Emails

Things have been a little busy at the EIS in recent months, with has caused a delay in processing merchandise and responding to emails. The backlog of merchandise orders will be cleared by the end of this week.

Greg
Erasure Information Service

¨ "Red, Hot + Dance" Report / Brief News From Andy

Here is a report from "Red, Hot + Dance" party written by Jens Pielawa for erasure.ru. Thank you, Jens!

"On Dec., 4th, we attended the Red Hot and Dance AIDS charity party in Hamburg. Of course the whole german community was there to watch the first live performance of "Breathe". Erasure was announced, but unfortunately Vince Clarke was stuck in New York due to political problems. But Andy, Val and Ann-Marie apperared around midnight. While the music came from a tape, Andy began to sing "Breathe" - and it was astounding how many people already knew the lyrics and sung by, which may be a proof for the song's earwig quality.

After a wuthering applause Andy sang "A Little Respect" and "Sometimes". The encore was "Take A Chance On Me", where Andy missed the whole first verse, but was compensating that with dancing. After the band left the stage, host Markus Tirok animated the audience for another storming applause, and the last encore was "Breathe" again. You can watch a short video from the appearance at:

http://www.pielawa.de/download/rhad.rm

and a photograph also has some photos online at:

http://www.karl-mai.de/images...

There were two interviews given by Andy to Jens Höhner and Corinna Samow from erasure.de, which can be viewed here:

http://home.arcor.de/timhoehner/erasure.htm
http://www.erasure.de/erasure/interview...

Some news from Andy: he got bored fast of OPS and does not want to sing any songs from this album anymore. His solo album is completed, but he has trouble to find a label, as Mute or EMI don't want to release it, but other labels are interested. The acoustic album may be released after the tour, but it's not certain yet. The second single from "Nightbird" will be "Don't Say You Love Me". There are 27 songs for the tour, Vince has all of them rearranged, beginning with i. e. "Hideaway" and "No Doubt", as well as 5 other "Nightbird" titles or i. e. "Drama", "Brother And Sister" or "Knocking On Your Door", and they seem to be great according to Andy. He hates that the Nightbird album is circulating already in the Internet and finds the release of the digital "Breathe" single as too early."

¨ Another Andy Interview

New article / interview has been published at eveningtimes.co.uk. The interview was taken by Gina McKie:

"Erasure's Andy Dances Out Of The Hip Parade

They say you know you're getting old when your hip goes out more than you do.

I never expected someone as youthful and energetic as Erasure's Andy Bell to admit to not one but two hip replacements.

They're the result of years of wear and tear caused by his unashamedly spectacular dancing on stage.

Andy and I had a few capuccinos together this week, and was full of advice for us gals..."

Read the full interview here.

¨ "Breathe" Future Chart Position

"Breathe" currently at #8 in UK Future Chart (last week it was #24).

¨ EIS News: "Press Updates: Tank..Swan DVD"

Printed press coverage of Erasure continues with the following reviews and news stories being recently published:

PLAYLOUDER.COM has a feature about the Breathe digital single.

The January 2005 edition of RIP & BURN magazine features a review of the Tank...Swan DVD (giving it a rating of 3/5).

TOTAL DVD (December edition) also features a review of the Tank...Swan DVD (also giving it a rating of 3/5).

Q SHEET magazine reviews the Tank..Swan DVD with a 4/5 rating.

REVIEWED4U.COM reviews the Tank...Swan DVD (giving it a rating of 4/5).

The Christmas edition of RECORD COLLECTOR has a news story about Nightbird and Breathe.

¨ EIS News: "Andy's DJing At Electrogogo 16th Dec"

As previously announced, Andy will be DJing at Electrogogo at Madame JoJos on 16th December.

He'll be playing alongside Manhattan Clique, also DJing on the night will be Mark Moore (S-Express).

¨ "The Tank, The Swan And The Balloon Live!" DVD - US Release

Today "The Tank, The Swan And The Balloon Live!" DVD is released in USA. This live DVD was recorded at the Manchester Apollo in England on the August 6th, 1992 as part of Erasures' "Phantasmagorical Entertainment" tour and is available here for the first time on DVD. The DVD is now available from all good record shops.

¨ Andy Bell On "Red, Hot + Dance" Party

Andy together with Ann-Marie and Valerie performed live on "Red, Hot + Dance" party in Hamburg, 4th December. They sung five 4 songs: "Breathe" (first time live), "A Little Respect", "Sometimes" and as encores "Take A Chance On Me" and again "Breathe". Here are several photos from this event (thanks to Jens Pielawa and Jens Hoehner).

photo: Jens Hoehner		photo: Jens Pielawa
photo: Jens Pielawa

¨ "The Erasure Show" - Bristol Sold Out!

Tickets for "The Erasure Show" in Bristol 14th March 2005 are sold out!

¨ Andy Bell Radio Inreview

The new interview with Andy Bell was on air on 3rd December on Century FM. Andy informed that during "The Erasure Show" they will be performing 7 songs from "Nightbird" album, 13 hits and 5 obscure tracks / b-sides that were choosen by the fans. Also Andy discussed the writing of the "Breathe" and "Nightbird" releases.

Links to the full audio stream interview can be found within the news section of EIS website.

¨ Article About Erasure / Andy Bell Inreview

New article about Erasure and a small interview with Andy has been published at irelandclick.com:

"Give A Little Respect

Almost 20 years after they burst onto the pop scene, Andy Bell and Vince Clarke, aka, Erasure are back. They play the Waterfront Hall in February and Aine McEntee caught up with Andy to see what we can expect..."

Read the full article here.

¨ "Breathe" Video Idea

The new Erasure video for "Breathe" (directed by Christian Bevilacqua) is a modern version of the classic Hans Christian Andersen story of "The Little Matchstick Girl". Here is the full text of it:

"It was the last night of the year, New Year eve and much cold! It snowed and soon it was going to be night. In the cold of the dark, a poor little girl wandered by the street barefoot and without a scarf on her head. The truth is that, before leaving the house she was wearing slippers, but they had not served much. These were too big and her mother had already used them. They were so big that the little girl, in her haste, lost them when crossing the street between two carts. One of the slippers was never found and the other was found by a boy who wanted to use it of cradle for when he had his own children. The girl wandered by the streets with her barefoot feet, which were blue of cold. In her old apron she had several matches and she had not gained a cent. She was much hungry and cold, and looked very weak. Poor girl!

From the windows the lights were seen shining and the whole street dismissed the wonderful scent of roasted meat. The only thing the girl could think about was that that night was New Year's Eve.

She seated in a corner and tried to warm up herself between two houses. She felt more and more cold , but didn't dared to return to the house because she hadn't sold a match and hadn't gained a cent. His father could punish her and on the other hand it was cold in the house also. They lived in a small house and the wind entered by all sides, even thought the cracks were covered with straw and rags.

Her hands were almost dead by the cold. An ignited match at least would help! If only she could remove one from the handful, ignite it against the wall and warm up her fingers! Then she removed one. Whoosh! How it sparked! How it warmed! It was a smooth flame, just as a candle protected with her hands around.

But that stranger light! To the girl it seemed that she was seated in front of a great iron kitchen with casseroles and pots with polished and shining metal knobs. The fire was magnificent and gave much heat! As soon as the girl had stretched her feet to warm them up, the flame was extinguished and the kitchen disappeared. There she was left alone sitting with a small piece of the match burned in her hand.

The girl ignited another match that shone and where the light was reflected in the wall was seen as transparent as a gauze. The girl could see a room where there was a table covered with a white table cloth and a fine porcelain game. There was goose roasted, stuffed with plums and apples, that filled the room with a delicious scent. What a surprise! The goose jump of the plate and rolled suddenly by the floor, just towards where she was. It still had the fork and the knife in its back. Then the match was extinguished and nothing was left, except the thick and frost wall.

She ignited a third match. Immediately she saw herself seated under a magnificent Christmas tree. It was much more great and had better decoration than the one that she had seen through the large crystal windows of the house of the rich retailer last Christmas. Thousands of candles were ignited on the green branches and seemed that all the color figures smiled to her. The girl raised both hands and the match was extinguished. The candles of Christmas rose more and more high and then she realized it was the stars. One of them fell, leaving one long firing line in the sky.

"Somebody is dying", whispered the girl, thinking about her grandmother, who had been the only good person with her, but that already died and who used to say to her: "If you see a star fall means that a soul goes for the sky".

She scraped another match in the wall, which gave her a magnificent light. This time, in the middle of brilliance, she saw her grandmother. She looked so sweet and so radiating! "Oh grandma, take me with you", shouted the girl. "When the match is extinguished, I know that you no longer will be here. You will have disappeared like the iron kitchen, roasted goose and the beautiful Christmas tree".

Suddenly, she ignited the rest of the handful of matches because she wanted to continue seeing her grandmother and the matches shone gloriously, more than the light of the day. Never before she had ever seen her grandmother so tall and so beautiful. She took to the girl between her arms and the two flew radiating happiness, higher and higher to where there were no cold, no hunger and there were no more sufferings. They were in the paradise.

In the cold, early morning, the girl was still sitting in the corner between the two houses. Her cheeks were pink and had a smile in her lips. She was dead, frozen by the cold in New Year's Eve. The next morning shone, on her small body seated with the matches, a hank almost completely burned.

"She only wanted to warm up herself" Somebody said. But no one ever knew the beautiful things that she had seen, nor the brilliance that had entered the New Year with her old grandmother".

¨ Added "Breathe" Page

The page dedicated to the new Erasure single "Breathe" has been added to discography section.

¨ Digimpro "Breathe" Press Release

PRESS RELEASE - World Exclusive - Release 03/01/05

Digimpro releases new entertainment software on Erasure’s single “Breathe”.

Digimpro is releasing next-generation music entertainment software that allows music fans unprecedented levels of interaction in such a simple way that anyone can use it.

A world first in interactive music, Digimpro’s technology allows the user to manipulate a huge selection of additional music supplied by the band in a number of unique ways. These features include the revolutionary improvisation feature, the possibility to customise and save your creations, and real time mixing.

Features offered:
• Digital Improvisation: get a new mix at the touch of a button. No two mixes are ever the same.
• Customise the track to make your own mix: this feature allows the user to customise every single element of the track using bonus material supplied by the band.
• Dynamic mixing: remix the track in real time.

"This is a really interesting piece of software I think the fans will love".

Daniel Miller

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Greg EIS:

Hello!

A lot of EIS web updates today - but first two reminders:

¨ Reminder - Breathe Digital Download

The radio edit of Breathe is *now available* for purchase, and if you have any inclinations to support music downloads I suggest that you do so this week so that all the purchases can count towards the UK Downloads chart for this Sunday on BBC Radio 1.

All purchases made via the following page on the EIS:

web: http://www.erasureinfo.com/releases/digital.html

will count towards the UK chart placement (regardless of your own country of origin) and you will be able to download exclusive artwork.

Links to additional download retailers (including European ones) are listed within the EIS News section:

web: http://www.erasureinfo.com/news/index.html

¨ Reminder - UK & Ireland Slipcases

If you have not registered your UK or Ireland address to receive a slipcase from Mute, then please do so before the end of this week or else you will miss out.

web: http://www.erasureinfo.com/register/postalupdates.html

If you are outside the UK and Ireland, then this post on the forum will be of interest:

forum: http://www.erasureinfo.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4345

¨ Update - The Complete 'Breathe' Video Now Online!

Yes - the complete Breathe video can now be viewed online (in Real & Windows Media formats):

web: http://www.erasureinfo.com/releases/singles/breathe.html

(please ensure you refresh the page)

I think you'll agree it's rather good!

¨ Update - Clip Of 'Gone Crazy'

What's this? Another clip this week? I must have gone mad... In fact you could say I've 'Gone Crazy'!!

Well I laughed...

Anyway...

Here is a 60sec clip of the forthcoming b-side 'Gone Crazy' - again available in Real and Windows Media formats:

web: http://www.erasureinfo.com/releases/singles/breathe.html

¨ Update - 'Breathe' Desktop Wallpaper

A selection of rather fine desktop wallpaper based on the Breathe & Nightbird artwork is now available for download:

web: http://www.erasureinfo.com/gallery/wallpaper.html

¨ Update - Slipcase & Flyer Scans

The new slipcase for 'Breathe' can be seen within the Gallery section, as well as the promotional flyer for Nightbird / The Erasure Show.

web: http://www.erasureinfo.com/gallery/postcards.html

¨ Update - Nightbird Track Listing

The track listing for 'Nightbird' has now been published, along with the lyrics for two of the songs (No Doubt and Here I Go Impossible Again):

web: http://www.erasureinfo.com/releases/albums/nightbird.html

¨ Manchester Fan Gathering

EIS Forum member 'Skaro' is organising an Erasure fan gathering / party in Manchester on Friday 10th December - more details here:

forum: http://www.erasureinfo.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=85682#85682

Until next week when I'll be back from Hamburg!

Greg
Erasure Information Service

¨ Andy Bell's Solo Album

Here are an excerpt from Chris Smith's (Manhattan Clique) email he sent to twc-erasure yahoo group:

"...Andy's solo album is nearing completion, there are nearly 20 tracks to choose from for the album now, sounding brilliant and we'll have some proper info for you all early in the New Year when it's done and dusted...very exciting.

Both manhattanclique.com and andybell.com will also be up and running soon. Sorry about the delay, but we've had an album to make!

Glad you are enjoying the remix of 'Breathe' we did with Andy - one of the best we've ever done - let's hope it does well, it's a class single for sure... ...Thanks for all your support, it's mucho appreciated....

Chris
Manhattan Clique"