Saturday 20 December 2008

PC LIVE @ TINITUS FESTIVAL (SWEDEN) 10-11/4/2009

Tinitus launch their 10th anniversary festival, two days of synth love for the masses. An all-star classic, a gathering of the tribes. For the love of music through the art of party. Lineup: Portion Control, And One, Combichrist, Die Form, The Klinik, Noisuf-X, NorthBorne, Spectra Paris and Suicide Commando.

More info: www.tinitus.com
Tickets: www.tickster.com

PC LIVE @ REVERSE FORWARD FESTIVAL, MARIA CLUB (GERMANY) 10/1/2009

SLUG and THREAT live audio visual transmission berlin, saturday 10 january 2009 - reverse forward festival, maria club, berlin.

More info: Reverse Forward Festival + www.portion-control.net

PC LIVE @ IROKO CLUB (ITALY) 21/2/2009

SLUG and THREAT live audio visual transmission salerno, saturday 21 february 2009 - iroko club piazzale largo campo, salerno, italy. first appearance in italy - expect customised audio and visuals.

"Tipico caso di gruppo che "ha seminato, ma non ha ricevuto il raccolto", i Portion Control insieme a Cabaret Voltaire e Legendary Pink Dot stanno alla base del suono di di gruppi come Front 242, Skinny Puppy e Front Line Assembly, ampiamente onorati anche da gruppi più "mainstream" come Depeche Mode, Orbital, Prodigy. Nati nel 1980, la prima fase della loro carriera dura fino al 1987 e vede all’attivo ben sette album e cinque Ep dove in pratica tutti i territori dell’electro-industrial vengono toccati, e dove compaiono molte caratteristiche che poi ritroveremo nei gruppi sopracitati: i primi album presentano le sperimentazioni e la voce che poi saranno di Ogre e cevin Key e cose vicine a SPK, Coil, Throbbing Gristle , altri successivi un discorso più lineare caro ai Front Line Assembly, così come alcuni pezzi che avrebbero spopolato nelle discoteche dell’epoca (The Great Divide tra tutti), se non fosse che al gruppo interessava solo sperimentare ogni possibilità della musica elettronica in quello che loro hanno sempre chiamato "hard rhythmic electronic". In seguito sono riemersi nel duemiladue grazie alle possibilità di autogestione offerte da internet e hanno piazzato sul mercato un paio di album e alcune uscite online che dimostrano come utilizzando i tanto bistrattati (dai puristi) softwares è possibile ottenere un suono old school e decisamente duro, naturalmente sapendo come fare e quali usare, e allo stesso tempo hanno offerto un ottimo esempio di come si può fare ebm moderna e sperimentale lontana da ogni clichè sia nostalgico, sia legato alle mode del momento."

More info: myspace.com/irokocontentsalerno + www.portion-control.net

Friday 17 October 2008

PC LIVE @ MIRAGE (SWEDEN) 28/11/2008

Portion Control live @ Club Mirage (Trägårn), Borås, Sweden. Friday, november 28. SLUG and THREAT live audio visual transmission. More info: www.klubbmirage.se

Saturday 30 August 2008

PORTION CONTROL // DVD // BERLIN 28/07/2007

Portion Control, ColumbiaClub, Berlin, Germany, 28.07.2007 supporting Front Line Assembly, Fallout Tour, European Leg. Mmembers of FLA appear in this video as guests filmed by Henrik Bauer and Ingolf Hauffe. Produced by Henrik Bauer at Mega Mind Video Department.

"this was the first time i organized filming a show in multi-cam. to be precise, FLAs headliner show was. recording the pc set was just an unprepared optionally added test kinda thing, so this is not representative for the professional awesomeness that mega mind has become since. however i had those 2 camera takes of the show and worked out something from that. here you are, enjoy, and fuck all the industrial elite of arrogance and its members, most especially fledge for getting on the guest list of the show thx to me and not puttin me on the gl of his fla aftershow party in return. this isnt perfect, this is a bootleg, this is out there for everyone else."

01 Tyger
02 Global
03 Hardman
04 Seven Shades Of Shit
05 Hey Hey
06 Lambeth
07 Grime Jack
08 Unknown
09 Chew You To Bits
10 Ending

Download the DVD at: http://zombtracker.the-zomb.com/
More info at: www.henrikbauer.com

Thursday 14 August 2008

MORDANT MUSIC PRESENT MR MAXTED

After nearly 9 months dormant, MM today announce the release of a brand new album from fresh Mordant recruit Mr. Maxted. 'Lives & Privacy (94-89)' collects 9 tracks from the analog synth archives of this Roehampton-based meddler on a beautiful grey vinyl platter.


  • Artist: Mr Maxted
  • Title: 'Lives & Privacy (94-89)'
  • Label: Mordant Music
  • Format: Grey vinyl album in PVC sleeve with corrugated stiffener & A5 insert
  • Cat. No: MM022
  • Release Date: 4th August 2008


  • Tracks: Conditioned / People I Know / He Is Not Complete / We Must Understand / Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah / Consequence / It Never Works (When You Want It To) / Perfect / Upon Satellite (Edit)

    Housed with a black corrugated stiffener & A5 'kit list' insert inside a PVC sleeve, this album is available now from this site ahead of other retailers at a series of prices according to location. If you're UK-based, you can buy the LP for £13, European customers can expect to pay £14, and it's £15 to punters residing anywhere else. More info: www.mordantmusic.com

    'Lives & Privacy (94-89)' brings together nine archive minimal synth tracks from the vaults of Roehampton's feral analog spectre Mr Maxted...residing somewhere in the sullied vein of early Portion Control/Severed Heads, these late eighties/early nineties tape emissions have only just seen the light of day...the deft lilting lines of 'Consequence' and 'People I Know' really hit the spot here in the Nesst and that's why MM decided to spank the vinyl Jodrell again...this album is full of depth, mood and mirth and we urge you to snap the fucker up before Scandinavia gets wind of it.

    Friday 20 June 2008

    BERLIN "SLUG" RECORD RELEASE PARTY

    Berlin SLUG party

    OFFICIAL PORTION CONTROL "SLUG" RECORD RELEASE PARTY

    Tombola, you can win:
    5 x SLUG CD
    2 x Archive Boxed Sets
    [5cd set housed in high visibility boxed format includes all portion control vinyl] ...and some postcards and pin badges

    dj dRiLL
    EBM, Electro, Industrial
    www.myspace.com/terror_dance
    www.myspace.com/dj_dRiLL

    Friday 20.06.08
    Start: 23 Uhr - Entry: 5 EUR

    MFE (Ministerium für Entspannung)
    Laskerstr. 5
    10245 Berlin
    S-BHF: Ostkreuz

    Sunday 15 June 2008

    SOLAR ENEMY VS. PORTION CONTROL

    SOLAR ENEMY VS. PORTION CONTROL. 10 "lost" tracks from the archives.

    Solar Enemy:

    01. Phantom
    02. Override2
    03. Interstella
    04. Roy
    05. Pie Jesu
    06. March
    07. Rapid Fire Reaction3

    Taken from the recording sessions of "Proceed To Beyond (The Rape Of Europa)" unreleased tracks and alternative versions.

    Portion Control:

    08. Barely Alive
    09. Burning
    10. Surge

    Recorded between 2001-2003. Tracks unreleased except Barely Alive which is an alternative version to the one that appears on Wellcome. CD-r in dvd box and "oldschool" artwork/booklet 200 numbered copies.

    Official release date: 25.06.08. More info: www.vuzrecords.de

    Saturday 17 May 2008

    EXCLUSIVE GIG OF PORTION CONTROL

    On Saturday 7th of June Dirk Ivens (known from Absolute Body Control, Dive, The Klinik & Sonar) & Peter Mastbooms aka (DJ) BORG are inviting YOU to their private Birthday party. For this unique occasion both friends invited one of their most favorite bands Portion Control to come play their classics and let them also present their brand new album 'SLUG'.

    If that isn't enough Dirk & Peter scrambled up some other musicians and long time friends to form The Absolute Revolting Neon Maniacs. A band featuring Eric Van Wonterghem (Absolute Body Control, Insekt, Monolith, Sonar, ...), Dirk Da Davo (Neon Electronics, The Neon Judgement), Luc Van Acker (Revolting Cocks, ...), Gin Devo (Vomito Negro, Pressure Control, ...) and of course Dirk Ivens & DJ BORG themselves. The after party will be hosted by DJ's Bernd, Wattie & The Blue one.

    All this and free beers @ midnight for only €10!!! It's clear this will be an event you wouldn't want to miss so be fast and pre-order your tickets on this site!

    Attention!!! Only 170 tickets avalible!!! So first in - first out!
    More info here: www.bodybeats.be

    Wednesday 14 May 2008

    PORTION CONTROL // SLUG // MICROSITE

    Slug Microsite: www.portion-control.net

    PORCON // SET ORDER FOR WGT

    Live audio and VMAG transmission, 09/05/2008, Wave Gotik Treffen, Leipzig, Germany.
    1. tyger [onion jack iv]
    2. global [SLUG]
    3. hardman [fwg]
    4. sick man [SLUG]
    5. infant [SLUG]
    6. cubicle [SLUG]
    7. hey hey [fwg]
    8. more than just a nuisance [wellcome]
    9. defend [SLUG]
    10. green hills [fwg]
    11. bleach [SLUG]
    12. blind eyes [wellcome]
    13. rogue [SLUG]
    14. chew you to bits [archive]

    Visuals VMAG transmission 2.4.

    Thursday 8 May 2008

    PORTION CONTROL // NEW ALBUM // SLUG

    Portion Control's new, 17 track digipack album, "Slug" will be released by the end of May (31/05/08).

    Tracklist: Roast // Infant // Global // Sick Man // Defend // Heavyweight // T4 // Depth Charge // Unrest // Paw // Cosh Boy (Version 2.1) // T5 (Mono) // Cubicle // Rogue // Waste // Sammy Circle // Bleach.

    More info: www.portion-control.net

    Thursday 27 March 2008

    PC LIVE @ WAVE GOTIK TREFFEN 09/05/2008

    Portion Control live @ Wave Gotik Treffen, Leipzig, Germany 09/05/2008. Live audio and vmag transmission.