Philanthropy
Pet Shop Boys came up in the music business over 20 years ago. Since then, they have been a great inspiration for their fans who learned and took from them an incredible musical culture/background. Pet Shop Boys are living proof that we all can endure and even be better all through the years. Their fans (like father, like children) decided to try their luck in the world of music. Philanthropy is not a tribute to the Masters of synthpop. This album does not include any cover version of Neil Tennant and Chris Lowes songs. You can find original tunes inspired by the Pet Shop Boys career.
‘Philanthropy’ contains enjoyable dance songs with strong lyrics and electronic backgrounds that show a wide variety of styles. Every fan/musician is leaving a personal print here. This promising project was born at tennant-lowe.com forum: A fan under the nickname of twisted logic suggested the idea of taking an advantage from the fans who were musicians to produce an album. People from the forum just loved it and we all started to work on it immediately. We chose fans with experience in the music world. Artists like KooLTURE, an Argentine singer and producer who is presently making the rounds with songs of his own as well as a beautiful cover version of classic Pet Shop Boys hit Heart.
Today the album is almost done and the first 4 track EP will be digitally released by Bit Records Mexico on November 2007.
A large percentage of the profits obtained from digital downloads/sales will go to Hereford Kids First, a British charity association run by Mark Price, another PSBs fan.Some songs will also be released as digital singles full of remixes. Profits from the remixes sales will go to both charity association and remixers/artists.
One of the pleasant surprises of the album is the producer and musician Chris Kalera, who is also known as Dynarec, whose vocals sound similar to Neil Tennants. He has collaborated with so many areas of production, singing and adding vocals to various songs. Chris kalera started making music about ten years ago. Heavily influenced by the 80’s synthetic pop sounds, he’s into techno as well (on his ckal label), electro (he releases as’dynArec’), and more detroitish stuff are produced under the ‘speakwave’ alias.His classical formation allows him to write tunes very quickly, and he probably has hundreds of unreleased tracks somewhere in his lair…
For more information on the artists, songs and the charity association, please visit our official site:
http://www.petshopboys-fans.com
PSBs Bodyguard bei einem Autounfall getötet
In der Nacht zum Freitag ist Dainton Connell nach der Feier von Chris’ Geburtstag auf der Uferstraße ‘Tarases Shevchenko’ in Moskau nach einem Autounfall ums Leben gekommen. Der Wagen, welcher vom Mitbesitzer eines bekannten Clubs gefahren wurde, in dem Chris am Wochenende ein DJ-Set spielen sollte, rammte mit überhöter Geschwindigkeit einen Baum und fiel dann über die Uferböschung in die Moskwa. Fahrer und Beifahrer erlitten dabei tödliche Verletzungen!
Die Pet Shop Boys Fangemeinde trauert um einen liebenswerten Menschen, der als persönlicher Bodyguard für die Jungs auf ihren Touren arbeitete und dabei gerade die Fans immer und jederzeit besonders zuvorkommend und freundlich behandelt hat! ‘Farewell Dainton, you’re always in our minds!’.
Quelle: http://www.kommersant.ru/doc.aspx?DocsID=812080
Dainton Connell
Dainton Connell was killed in a car accident in Moscow in the early hours of this morning. He was in Moscow accompanying Chris Lowe who was planning to DJ at a friend’s nightclub there tonight. The friend driving him lost control of the car. There was no one else in the car.
Chris Lowe and Neil Tennant are ‘devastated’ by this tragic news. They had known Dainton for almost 20 years, during which time he had worked for Pet Shop Boys as security and later as personal assistant. He was also a close friend.
‘Dainton was a warm, kind, loveable friend, a huge Arsenal fan and a larger-than-life character, famous in North London and beyond. We are devastated by his sudden and tragic death and our thoughts and condolences are with his wife, Mandy, and their family.’
Dainton (also known as ‘The Bear’) accompanied Pet Shop Boys on their tours from 1989 to 2000. He can be seen in the videos for Pet Shop Boys’ singles, ‘Jealousy’, ‘So hard’ and ‘Was it worth it?’ as well as in the Somewhere concert film. We know that he was a familiar and friendly face to many PSB fans who encountered him over the years and that they will share in our grief and sorrow. Those who met him will never forget him.
If you like to share your memories, please visit the forum
Happy Birthday Chris
Heute wird der Keyboarder der Pet Shop Boys – Chris Lowe 48 Jahre jung. Wie jedes Jahr gratulieren wir dem Jubilar mittels ‘Birthday-Cards’ auf der Seite und wünschen alles Gute, sowie Gesundheit und viel viel Erfolg bei allen zukünftigen Projekten.
Eure ganz persönlichen Geburtstagsgrüße an Chris, könnt ihr über untenstehenden Link absenden:
Happy Birthday Chris Lowe
Chris Lowe is celebrating his Birthday today! Pet Shop Boys O N L I N E likes to congratulate and installed a Birthday-card where YOU can leave your Birthday wishes!