Sigsaly Transmissions is happy to announce the signing of the electronic pioneers, Portion Control. Portion Control is currently working on a new full-length album tentatively entitled “Witness”, to be released on Sigsaly Transmissions in June 2009. “Witness” will reach out to the older fans and new crowds alike with a mix of their traditional sound as well as the men moving into new directions. As always, Portion Control is ahead of the curve.
The band is looking forward to two live appearances in the next few months and is looking to add more dates as opportunity present themselves.
Next live Audio/Visual Transmissions:
- February 21, 2009 @ Club Iroko, Salerno, Italy
- April 11th, 2009 @ Tinitus Festival 2009, Stockholm, Sweden
Portion Control are one of the most influential and copied harder edged electronic bands in the world. They have been honored, and name checked by the likes of Depeche Mode, Skinny Puppy, Front Line Assembly, NIN & Orbital. Formed in London in 1979 they have produced a stream of critically acclaimed releases. They forge on unfettered by typical genre thinking, continuing to deliver a unique, innovative, updated and relevant sound that is theirs alone.
Sigsaly Transmissions is a US based label catering the Electronic-Industrial & EBM music scene. The label is home to, Autodafeh, K-Beriet, NTRSN, Portion Control, & Red Flag. The label was #12 on the top 50 labels of 2008 by the German Alternative charts (DAC).
Check out this great interview by Eric ‘Marqo’ Gottesman of NoiseScape TV as he interviews XP8 on the tail end of their recently completed US “End Tour 2008″
XP8 talks about the bands first tour in the US, their new US label (Sigsaly Transmissions) and some other “gay” things…
The Interview takes place in San Francisco on August 14th. 2008
After twelve gigs throughout the USA , XP8’s End Tour 2008 (with System Syn) comes to a conclusion. The tour began on July 25 in El Paso, Texas then headed East, North, then west finishing up at Das Bunker in L.A on August 15, 2008.
Marko & Marco kept a blog while on the tour keeping note of some interesting happenings along the way. Be sure to visit their MySpace page to read the blog and check out the great tour photos.
The boys have returned home to Italy for some well deserved rest. However, not too long though… The must prepare for more upcoming XP8 and Grendel (Marco) gigs in Europe including the Infacted Festival. Infacted Recordings is celebrating it’s 5th anniversary.
XP8 hopes to possibly visit the US again in early 2009!
Sigsaly Transmissions will be the North American label for the new XP8 release,
“The Art of Revenge”.
XP8’s new album has found it’s way to the top of the DUC (Dutch
Underground Charts) and to the top of the DAC (German Alternative
Charts). And now, it’s found it’s way to N.America.
The US version of the release is now available for pre-order on our
website. Shipping will begin in a few weeks.