Named after the underground comic by the Hernandez brothers, Love And Rockets made seven records over the course of thirteen years. 2023 saw them reunite and play their first shows in 15 years and reissue all of their Beggars Banquet albums. There was a near-immediate sell-out of a limited-edition box set, and the release of My Dark Twin, a 22-track companion to the band’s 1996 album Sweet F.A. containing 8 previously unreleased versions, and six unreleased songs from the Sweet F.A. sessions. They have just announced Summer tour dates that will see them perform with a reunited Jane's Addiction. The 23-city tour kicked off on August 9 at Fontainebleau Las Vegas making stops across North America in Los Angeles, New York, Toronto and more before wrapping up in St. Louis at Evolution Festival on September 29. Tour dates are below.
Everything changed for Love And Rockets in 1989 when they released their self-titled breakthrough fourth album. The song "So Alive" was a massive worldwide #1 hit and Billboard wrote that it was the "best T. Rex tune that Marc Bolan never wrote.” The self-titled album attained gold status, and the song reached #1 in Canada and charted within the top 30 in Australia, and New Zealand. In the US, it was #1 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart for five weeks and was ranked #1 on that listing's year-end chart for 1989 and was #3 on the US National charts.
“So Alive” has been a continual favorite, so much so that last year when the band reunited and played their first show in 15 years at Cruel World Festival in Pasadena, Rob (D.J. K) and Scott (The Crystal Method) were in the crowd and were blown away by the performance. They decided to approach the band and they then agreed to dust off and unvault the 34 year old original stems to officially remix and reimagine “So Alive”.
🖤 So Alive (Original Version)
🖤So Alive (D.J. K's Vibrant Nu-Disco Mix)
🖤 So Alive (The Crystal Method Remix)
🚀 So Alive (D.J. K's Vibrant Nu-Disco Single Edit)
🚀 So Alive (The Crystal Method & Future Funk Squad Dub)
🚀 So Alive (D.J. K's Vibrant Nu-Disco Dub Mix)
ABOUT D.J. K (aka Rob Kaechele)
This well regarded DJ of groove combines a number of influences (disco, funk, house, electro, acid, metal and industrial). Now it’s the age and sound of Nu-Disco!!! He began DJing in 1988 in underground San Diego parties, clubs and additionally formed D.J. K Productions. Over the following five years he would involve himself in the beginnings of what is now considered the quintessential rave scene (vacated warehouses and Indian reservations). Noted remixes for artists such as; Phoenix, Air, The Police, David Bowie, Sinéad O'Connor, and more. D.J. K put in his time with Universal (Interscope, MCA, GRP, Geffen) distribution, managing a nine piece band as well as David J. from Bauhaus and Love And Rockets. Currently D.J. K is working remix tracks for other artists and putting back out DJ mix sets and global club bookings.
ABOUT The Crystal Method (aka Scott Kirkland)
Began as an American electronic music act formed by Ken Jordan and Scott Kirkland in the early 1990s. They were pioneers of the big beat genre and their music has appeared in numerous TV shows, films, video games, and advertisements. Their 1997 debut studio album Vegas was certified platinum in 2007, and saw follow-ups Tweekend, Legion of Boom, Divided by Night, and The Crystal Method. In 2017, Ken Jordan retired from music and left the group, with Scott Kirkland adopting The Crystal Method as a solo moniker. |
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