Happy New Year!  And welcome to the last update from A Different Drum for 2011!

I know you’ve all been very busy with the holidays, as have I.  I’m going to use this update to mention a pile of recent releases that have come into A Different Drum’s store.  I decided to sweep through a bunch of cool synthpop releases that came out recently but were slow to get here for different reasons.  Hopefully this will help wrap up the synthpop year for you.

I don’t have time right now to walk through each release, since I have to go to my other job in a few minute (yep, working on New Year’s Eve).  But I did put video clips with most of these new releases so you can listen to them and decide what you like.  You’ll recognize several of the artists, like Endanger, Foretaste, IAMX, or Rational Youth.  Here are the titles newly added to A Different Drum’s store for you to order:

Liquid Divine ‘Sojourner EP” (CDEP) $14 — Several remixes and bonus tracks– the title track features vocals from singer of Seabound.  Order Here :
http://www.adifferentdrum.com/buy/FACT3170/Liquid-Divine-Sojourner-EP

Mr Jones Machine “Monokrom” $20 — Synthpop band from Sweden, singing in Swedish on their third album.  Order Here :
http://www.adifferentdrum.com/buy/PROCD030/Mr-Jones-Machine-Monokrom

Laudanum “Beyond the Doctrine” $20 — Third album from this European synthpop act.  Order Here :
http://www.adifferentdrum.com/buy/FORM005/Laudanum-Beyond-the-Doctrine

Endanger “Die Show Mus Weitergehen” (MCD) $12 — Latest single with remixes and bonus tracks from German band, Endanger.  Order Here :
http://www.adifferentdrum.com/buy/FACT3169/Endanger-Die-Show-Muss-Weitergehen

Felix Marc “The Muse” (MCD) $11 — The new, limited edition CD single from cool synthpop vocalist Felix Marc.  Order Here :
http://www.adifferentdrum.com/buy/FACT3184/Felix-Marc-The-Muse

IAMX “Volatile Times” $26 — The latest album from European super-star.  Order Here :
http://www.adifferentdrum.com/buy/53800097-2/IAMX-Volatile-Times

Electrovot “Turning Point” $20 — Very cool new release from Germany with energetic sound.  Order Here :
http://www.adifferentdrum.com/buy/RMT018/Electrovot-Turning-Point

Rational Youth “Coboloid Race / I Want to See the Light” (MCD) $10 — Another re-release / re-visitation of an old classic with new versions and bonus tracks.  Order Here :
http://www.adifferentdrum.com/buy/YUL2CDEP/Rational-Youth-Coboloid-Race-I-Want-to-See-the-Light

Machine Made Pleasure “Reform” $12 — New album from US synthpop band.  First 10 orders will receive their previous album in their package for free!  Order Here :
http://www.adifferentdrum.com/buy/SEC-029/Machine-Made-Pleasure-Reform

Foretaste “Love On Demand” (limited edition) $22 — New album from French synthpop band.  Limited edition includes bonus live CD!  Order Here :
http://www.adifferentdrum.com/buy/BDMCD16/Foretaste-Love-On-Demand-Limited-Edition

Wireframes “Keep Your Eyes On the Stars” $18 — New release imported from Russia featuring danceable, trance-flavored tunes.  Order Here :
http://www.adifferentdrum.com/buy/SA003/Wireframes-Keep-Your-Eyes-On-the-Stars

There you go…some new stuff to explore to kick off your new year.  Thanks again!   Remember, you can always look here to see the latest arrivals in the store:

http://www.adifferentdrum.com/catalog/new/

HAPPY NEW YEAR!
-Todd

Hello friends of A Different Drum!  The year is coming quickly to an end, and I’m not sure if I’ll have another update before December is over, though I’ll try.

There haven’t been many new releases that have come in this month, but I’ll mention two here…and I’ll take this opportunity to say Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year!  I thank you once again for your support, and helping A Different Drum to make it through yet another year.  THANKS!

NEW ARRIVALS:

Space March “Monumental” (limited edition with Post Cards) $18 — This is the limited edition of the new album by the synthpop / new wave act Space March.  It is the strongest release to date, and the band send a collection of custom designed, beautiful post cards that go with each song as part of a limited edition.  You can order the limited edition while supplies last here :
http://www.adifferentdrum.com/buy/SPACE007/Space-March-Monumental-Limited-Edition-with-Postcards

Welle:Erdball “Der Kalte Krieg” (CD+DVD) $26 — This is the newest release from the quirky German band that mixes electronic pop with a semi-punk mentality, and it comes with a bonus, live DVD.  The DVD is likely in PAL format since it is a German import (I haven’t tested it).  You can order the CD here :
http://www.adifferentdrum.com/buy/SPV309262CD/Welle-Erdball-Der-Kalte-Krieg-with-PAL-live-DVD

Thanks for a fun year.  It has been a challenging one in some ways, but it has also been rewarding to see my labor of love, A Different Drum, stay alive in it’s own little way, and I hope as the years go on, it can remain a fun little piece of our lives.  Maybe a small piece, but a fun one

-Todd