Review: Various Artists – 'Beat:Cancer: V3'

VARIOUS ARTISTS
'Beat:Cancer: V3'
ANALOGUETRASH RECORDS

Started by Mark Haigh in 2012 as a reaction to the death of a friend from lymphoma, Beat:Cancer has through it's first two compilations and subsequent live tours gone on to raise over £6000 for Cancer Research UK. Now a registered charity in its own right, the third volume in this successful compilation series returns boasting exclusive and unreleased material from 40 acts across three CDs. The album was officially released on 25^th March in partnership with AnalogueTrash Records at the final Resistanz Festival and comes in a beautiful eight-panel digipak.

With 40 bands on the album it will be impossible to comment on each one and still make this review concise, and the bands I've picked out by no way represent the only good tracks. There is a lot to explore and not much work count in which to do it!

The album pulls together a range of bands from different electronic genres be it industrial, ebm, synthpop/futurepop, aggrotech, noise and just about everything in between. Bands such as Atomzero, ESA, Freakangel, Syd.31, Cease2xist, V2A, Defeat, Machine Rox, Ruinizer, MiXE1, and Ctrl Alt Del provide great club-friendly tracks that will make this album essential for any club night.

While the likes of Beinaheleidenschaftsgegenstand, D.E.P. vs MiXE1, Dirty K, Jet Noir, and Tapewyrm, go deep and dark into more avant garde realms. The compilation is a fine balance of genres that shows off the talents of a range of new and established bands who all deserve public support.

Despite the range of genres and recording budgets that are on show here, the album has been mastered really well so that there is no discernible drop in quality between tracks. Also the track listing has been arranged nicely so that there is a nice flow between songs and no sudden shock as one quite track is bookended by walls of harsh noise.

This is not only an essential compilation for any fan of alternative electronic music, but it is a great cause that is visibly making a difference. This is a cause that needs the support of the scene. The enjoyment that these compilations and tours give to fans can only be repaid by putting your hands in your pocket, getting the CDs and tickets and help to beat cancer. 

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Beat:Cancer V2 coming soon

In 2013, the charity compilation album Beat:Cancer raised over £2000 for Cancer Research UK. Encompassing powernoise, industrial, ebm and synthpop, the double-disc album boasted an impressive line-up of artists. Now in 2014 the compilation is set to return with a new selection on 19^th April featuring the likes of Alter Der Ruine, Caustic, Digicore, ESA, Grendel, XP8 and many more.

Artists:

At0shima 3rr0r
Iioioioii
Alter Der Ruine
Angels On Acid
Biomechanimal
Caustic
Cease2Xist
Cold Therapy
Cortex Defect
Cryogenic Echelon
Draconic Elimination Projects
D.E.P feat. MiXE1
Defeat
Digicore
Dirty K
Dreams Divide
DROID SECTOR DECAY
ESA: Electronic Substance Abuse
Flesh Eating Foundation
Future Perfect
Ghost In The Static
Grendel
Hezzel
Hope Estheim
Human Error
Kommand+Kontrol
MACHINE ROX
MIND DRILLER
MiXE1
Mr Bear
Orbicide
Public Domain Resource
Rein[Forced]
Ruinizer
Seeds of the Upcoming Infection
Syd.31
Tactical Module
Tapewyrm
The Invalid
WormZ
X-Kin
XP8

The album is currently available to pre-order as three-disc premium bundle, or the premium bundle plus an exclusive t-shirt. For more information and to pre-order a copy, please visit the Beat:Cancer bandcamp page and official website.

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Industrial acts to Beat:Cancer

Inspired by the success of Jim Semonik’s 'Electronic Saviors' and the tragic loss of a friend and colleague in 2012, Mark Haigh (Draconic Elimination Projects) set to work on Beat:Cancer. The project is a new compilation of remixes and exclusive tracks ranging from across the Industrial/Electronic genres, all in aid of Cancer Research UK.

The costs of producing Beat:Cancer are being donated by fans and bands alike. In return these generous souls will have dedications  printed on the liner notes : dedications to loved ones they have lost to cancer, or who are continuing their fight against it. This means we can put every penny of sales can go towards the charity, to help research into screening for and treating all types of cancer… helping to Beat:Cancer!

It will initially be released at Resistanz Festival (30th March 2013) as a limited edition twelve-track CD featuring exclusive material from artists including XP8, Caustic and ESA: Electronic Substance Abuse. As a bonus, anyone buying the physical release will get access to not only a digital copy of the CD, but also a digital “second disc” of exclusive remixes, reworks and original material.

Mastered by Ryan (Dirty K) and with graphic design from Vlad McNeally (Kallisti Design) this fantastic project is drawing in the best and brightest of talent from across the scene: all driving together to help make a difference.

There are two ways to get involved with the project:
1) Spread the word, like and share the Beat:Cancer page and help make sure that when the CD is released in March it is the sort of success story we can all be proud of!
2) If you would like to make a dedication on the album just contact Mark Haigh at mark@deprojects.co.uk.

Featured artists include:
ESA
Caustic
Ghost In The Static
WormZ
Xp8
Rein[Forced] 
D.E.P 
Cease2Xist
Heartwire
Mixe1
Haru Yasumi
Kommand+Kontrol
Defeat
Cyvergence
[Pop]ulation (now Syd.31) 

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