Tracklist:

1. Purple Fog Side – Psychomorph / We Feel Naked (Alpha Point Mix)
2. Ginger Snap5 – Feel My Rhythm (Alpha Point Mix)
3. Lowe – Ahead Of Our Time (Positive Mix by Alpha Point)
4. Diversant:13 – WTF (Alpha Point Mix)
5. In Strict Confidence – My Despair (Alpha Point Mix)
6. Alpha Point – High Like The Angels (Relaxed Mix)
7. Alien2064 – Show Nightmares (Alpha Point Mix)
8. Infected Desire – My Dead Dolls (Slo Motion Mix by Alpha Point)
9. Mezzamo – Without You (Sparkle Snow Mix by Alpha Point)
10. Technomancer – Doubts And Visions (Left In The Dark RMX by Alpha Point)

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Almost a month ago I started a poll aimed at helping me to choose what song to cover next. There were ten songs to choose from. The poll was closed on the 1st of September, so now it’s time to finally count the votes! Actually there were two polls – one on Facebook and the other on Vkontakte (the Russaian facebook). In order to be objective, I will add up both polls together.
The Facebook poll had the following results:

1. Assemblage 23 – Let Me Be Your Armor – 4 votes
2. Colony 5 – Black – 9 votes
3. Covenant – Bullet – 10 votes
4. Erasure – Breath Of Life – 2 votes
5. Evil’s Toy – Style – 1 vote
6. Iris – Sorrow Expert – 3 votes
7. Lowe – Ahead Of Our Time – 2 votes
8. Mesh – Trust You – 15 votes
9. Neuroticfish – Wake Me Up – 4 votes
10. VNV Nation – Illusion – 14 votes

The results from the poll on Vkontakte is a bit different. You can see them below:

1. Assemblage 23 – Let Me Be Your Armor – 3 votes
2. Colony 5 – Black – 2 votes
3. Covenant – Bullet – 4 votes
4. Erasure – Breath Of Life – 2 votes
5. Evil’s Toy – Style – 1 vote
6. Iris – Sorrow Expert – 2 votes
7. Lowe – Ahead Of Our Time – 0 votes
8. Mesh – Trust You – 3 votes
9. Neuroticfish – Wake Me Up – 7 votes
10. VNV Nation – Illusion – 4 votes

If we add all both polls together, then we’ll have the following results:

1. Assemblage 23 – Let Me Be Your Armor – 7 votes
2. Colony 5 – Black – 11 votes
3. Covenant – Bullet – 14 votes
4. Erasure – Breath Of Life – 4 votes
5. Evil’s Toy – Style – 2 vote
6. Iris – Sorrow Expert – 5 votes
7. Lowe – Ahead Of Our Time – 2 votes
8. Mesh – Trust You – 18 votes
9. Neuroticfish – Wake Me Up – 11 votes
10. VNV Nation – Illusion – 18 votes

And, tah-dam, we got two winners – VNV Nation and Mesh!

So, now it’s official, as soon as I return from Germany, I will sit down to work on TWO covers!

Label: Synthematik | Format: Digital | Date: 23.08.2011 | Style: Industrial / Futurepop / Trance

Tracklist:

01. Alien2064 (RUS) – 20-07-69 (Arrival Version By Alpha Point)**
02. Personal Space (RUS) – Blackout (Instrumental Version)**
03. Whitar (UKR) – Keep Breathing*
04. Fabious Corpus Act (BLR) – Corruption
05. [КИБЕР:FLESH] (RUS) – Голос Вселенной (Synthematik Dub Voice)**
06. Diversant:13 (BLR) – Panikdanceshockforever**
07. Perfect Symmetry (BLR) – The Anthem*
09. D.J.GOLUBb (RUS) – Абсолют (Sound Version)
10. Dirty Bird 13 (UKR) -Every Planet We Reach Is Dead (Instrumental)
11. Mental Discipline (RUS) – Kill Emotions (Instrumental Version)**
12. Damien Poll (RUS) – New Invasion*
13. Systemshock (RUS) – Nothing (Instrumental Version)**

*Previously unreleased tracks
**Exclusive tracks

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Synthematik is proud to present a brand new series of compilations under the codename Syntension focused on the instrumental side of the dark electronic music.
The volume Alpha offers a diverse selection of 13 instrumental tracks packed with energy, power and tension, ranging from electro-industrial and aggrotech to futurepop and trance.
The artists featured on the compilation include both known Synthematik‘s residents such as Alpha Point, Systemshock, Mental Discipline, Dirty Bird 13, and Diversant:13 as well as other bands from Russia, Ukraine and Belarus worth paying attention to, like Whitar, Fabious Corpus Act, Personal Space, Energoblock and more.
Most of the tracks presented on Syntension Alpha are previously unreleased or exclusive.

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In case you’ve missed it, I recently launched a poll on Facebook and Vkontakte (the Russan Facebook) in order to choose my next target for a cover version. I hope it will slightly sweeten the wait, while my debut album is underway. Below is the list I made up with ten songs from different artists. Now it’s totally up to you to decide.

1. Assemblage 23 – Let Me Be Your Armor
2. Colony 5 – Black
3. Covenant – Bullet
4. Erasure – Breath Of Life
5. Evil’s Toy – Style
6. Iris – Sorrow Expert
7. Lowe – Ahead of our time
8. Mesh – Trust You
9. Neuroticfish – Wake Me Up
10. VNV Nation – Illusion

The poll will last for a month till the 1st of September. The most voted song will be covered by my project. As soon as the cover’s properly done, it will be made available online for everyone to enjoy!

Vote:

Facebook
Vkontakte

Tracklist (CD 1 only)

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Tracklist:

1. Psy’Aviah – Anger Management
2. Transatlantik – Autobahn
3. Krystal System – Automatic Ideology (Edit)
4. Xperiment – Bloodgame
5. DarkDriveClinic – Breath Shallow
6. Empusa feat. Miss FD – Burned
7. Razorfade – Chemical Distraction
8. Novakill – CRASHINGdown Crushed
9. H.EXE – Crown Thy Oppressor
10. Schwarzblut – Das Mandat
11. Bella Lune – Dead Souls
12. Necrotek – Descent
13. Canal Pop – Electricity
14. My Secret Machine – Everytime
15. Alien Vampires – Evil Bloody Music
16. DRIL – Excelcior
17. Amgod – Fight (Breakdown Mix)
18. Notstandskomitee – Floating Point
19. Chaos All Stars – Forget Them (feat. Kari Berg)
20. P24 – Geh (Single Edit Master)
21. Corporate Soldiers – Give It To You (feat. Ayria)
22. R – God Bomb
23. Armageddon Dildos – House Of Pain
24. The Adamski Kid – I Dance Alone
25. Distorted Reality – I Knew It Was Wrong
26. Reizstrom – It’s Your Turn
27. Bкte Noire – Kall, Elak
28. Defence Mechanism – Last Man On Earth (7 Inch Edit)
29. Human Steel – Leatherface
30. The Mask Of Sanity – Living Black Hole
31. TourdeForce – Masterplan (Foretaste Remix)
32. Umilenie – Metakognition
33. Malakwa – Monster
34. Freakangel – My Darling Bullet
35. Diffuzion – One Way
36. Kant Kino – Owner Of This House Lives Here (Club Mix)
37. PaPerCuts – PaleVioleNtEve
38. Doom Generation – Possessed (Side-Line Mix)
39. Decayed Reflection – Pray Into Sin
40. Head-less – Punish Your Head (Raul Parra 1st Mix)
41. Komor Kommando – Rhythm Machine
42. Inertia – Round And Round
43. [DE:AD:CIBEL] – Selektionsfunktion (Reproduktionsversion)
44. 8 Digital – Skin And Bone
45. Daybehavior – So Shut Your Eyes
46. Haushetaere – Sunshine Is My Destroyer
47. Halo In Reverse – Sweetest Honey
48. DI*ove – Take Care (Plastic Noise Experience Remix)
49. Harvey & The Moon – The Actor & The Thief
50. SMP Aka Sounds Of Mass Production – The Knife (64K Mix)
51. Alpha Point – Things I Do (Pride & Glory Mix By Personal Space)
52. Siva Six – Valley Of The Shadows
53. Kommander D – W.A.R
54. Blackhouse With Hypnoskull – Yaam (I Proclaim Your Name)
55. Electro Spectre – You Wear The Jesus (Sapphire Mix)

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It’s with great pleasure that SideLine can announce you the first volume in the “Face The Beat” series! This massive compilation is available now on the SideLine Facebook page www.facebook.com/side.line.magazine for FREE download (either song per song or as one ZIP file).

To make it a true Side-Line Facebook page release, we focused on acts active in the social graph of the SideLine Facebook page at www.facebook.com/side.line.magazine. That’s right, the bands come from the 38.000+ people that follow our news on Facebook on a daily basis. As such it’s the first Facebook compilation to see the light of day in this scene and the first overall on such a scale.

We received no less than 1258 submissions (minus the ones that didn’t fit the bill so to speak)! From those we picked 50 tracks (plus 5 bonus tracks) from bands that according to us deserve your attention. Note that the compilation does not have an A to Z tracklist, instead we invite you to use the shuffle feature as much as possible to discover this material from different angels.

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Can you introduce yourself and the band members of Alpha Point to us?
Hi, my name is Alexander, I am the man behind Alpha Point. The lineup consists of just me, so music, vocals, most of the lyrics is my work. Sometimes when I play live, I invite a PJ team to support me on stage. Actually, I do have plans to expand the line up by adding more musicians for live gigs, but it’s not that easy to find appropriate people here in Moldova.

How did you get the name Alpha Point?
In 2009 I decided to reboot my previous project Future Positive. At some point, I realized that the new tracks and new arrangements don’t go well with the old name, so a new one was needed. The word ‘alpha’ was my first thought, as I really like the way sounds and the inner power it conveys. The whole phrase sounds quite futuristic and means something like a beginning – a new beginning for me, for my music, for everything in the universe.

What kind of sound produces Alpha Point?
Well, I’d say it’s a sort of a modern futurepop mixed with some trance elements and industrial guitars, packed with refreshing melodies, catchy refrains and personal lyrics.

Who or what was an inspiration to you for your compositions?
Since I started making music, I’ve been influenced and inspired by various bands and artists. In the beginning it was Depeche Mode, Erasure and Elegant Machinery. Later, when creating my first band Future Positive, I drew my inspiration from VNV Nation and Neuroticfish. Last few years, I’ve been listening a lot to progressive and vocal trance and this has definitely found its way into the music of Alpha Point too. Oh, and for the use of guitars in my music you should “blame” one of my favourite german bands Unheilig.

What is your opinion on the current state of this genre scene in Moldova.in terms of creativity and audiences? And the scene in other countries?
The scene for this kind of music is almost non-existent here in Moldova. I don’t know of any local synthpop / futurepop / ebm bands, which is really sad. There’s a couple of industrial metal bands, that’s all. As for the audience, they are also not very active. Last time I played in Chisinau with my ukrainian friends Dust Heaven, we had like 100 people in the club. This is why I usually give perfomances in Ukraine and Russia, where the scene is much better developed if one compares it to Moldova. There are promoters, festivals and good bands to play with there. Of course, if compared to Germany or, say, Netherlands, I’d say that the scene in the ex-USSR still leaves much to be desired.

Do you see the Internet as a benefit for bands like Alpha Point? Does the growing possibility of someone downloading your material, rather than buying it, worry you?
Sure, the Internet has made it for me. I think it’s quite stupid to ignore its power these days, especially if you’re a beginning band without a financial support from a label. I knew from the beginning that I would make my first singles available for free in order to generate some buzz. It has worked pretty well. Not the least role here is played by Synthematik, a young online label pushing forward lesser known synth / industrial artists. The label now advocates the so-called ‘freemium’ model, which I believe is the future of the music industry. I’m happy to be a part of it. As of now, a year after the release, people still keep on downloading my music. I must say I got really nice numbers from Synthematik – to date both my singles generated about 30000 downloads each! At the same time, those who feel like supporting my project with little cash can do it via Bandcamp, Vibedeck, Itunes, Amazon and other online shops, and I’m really very grateful to those who already did it! This is important for me.

What are your top ten favorite genre Club Songs of all time?
It’s a kinda difficult task – I got so many favourites, so it’s really hard to choose just ten… Anyway, here you are (listed in alphabetical order):

4tune8 – Starlight
Colony 5 – Fate
Covenant – Bullet
Depeche Mode – Policy Of Truth
Fr/action – Walking The Edge
Icon Of Coil – Dead Enough For Life
Mesh – Trust You
Mind.In.A.Box – Fear
Neuroticfish – Wake Me Up
VNV Nation – Illusion

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The rest can be read at ebm-industrial.nl

The song ‘Things I Do‘ will be featured in the forthcoming compilation Awake The Machines Vol. 7! This is a deluxe 3-disc compilation from the German Out Of Line label. Awake The Machines Vol. 7 features more than 50 bands, among them some of the biggest names in the scene, such as Blutengel, Combichrist, Suicide Commando, Hocico, Solitary Experiments, And One, The Birthday Massacre, Marsheaux, Ashbury Heights, Kirlian Camera, Die Form, Scream Silence and many more. The release date is set to July 15, 2011. ‘Things I Do‘ will be an opener on the first disc!

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Here’s a little inteview I gave to the guys from Out Of Line for their latest issue of Electrostorm Magazine! Below are the links to the original publication with the German translation.

Where and when did you form Alpha Point?

Alpha Point is the reincarnation of my previous Moscow-based project Future Positive where I was the frontman and main composer. It was disbanded in 2008 as I moved back to Chisinau, Moldova. In summer 2009 I decided to bring it back to life. The old name didn’t go well with the new tracks, so I changed it to Alpha Point.

What inspired the band name?

Actually, it all started with the word ‘alpha’ which is sort of a very powerfull word, meaning both something strong and something that goes ahead of others. The whole word combination stands for ‘beginning’, like a point of new beginning for everything, like a new beginning for me, and so on. And of course, I really like the way it sounds – it’s quite futuristic and fits well with my music.

Who is the current line up?

The current line-up is just me. Everything is my sole responsibility. I’m planning to expand my live line up at some point with a guitarist and a keyboarder, at least.

How would you describe your sound?

Well, that’s always a hard thing to label your own music. I would say it’s a sort of a crossover between futurepop and trance with some hard guitars mixed in. Catchy, melodic, refreshing and quite personal.

How common is the type of music you play in your country? Is there a big scene?

Speaking of Moldova, the scene for this type of music is almost non-existent here. I don’t know of any other Moldavian synthpop / futurepop bands. A couple of industrial metal bands – that’s the best you can get. This is why I rarely play live in my city – once a year or so. Usually I play concerts in Ukraine or Russia – the scene is much more developed there and there are some really good bands to play with, not to mention several festivals that take place in these countries during the year.

How do you feel about winning the contest?

I feel very excited! Of course, I kept my fingers crossed hoping for the best, but still it was like out of the blue when I was told I had won the contest. It makes me very motivated to continue writing new songs, ‘cos such great feedback both from the readers of Sonic Seducer and industry professionals proves it’s worth it!

Electrostorm magazine # 20 (Flash version)
Interview page (PDF version)