Buy and download the single from here, complete with exclusive artwork!
All purchases from the EIS link will count towards the UK Download charts.
The download is available from many download retailers:
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From Monday (29th Nov 2004) 'Breathe' will be made available via a variety of digital download retailers (MSN Music, HMV, Woolworths, iTunes etc), in addition to the EIS site (which anyone worldwide may purchase from).
As a bonus for those who download the single via the EIS site, you will also be able to download the full colour printable booklet & CD label artwork.
But more importantly...
The UK now has in place a download chart - the 'Top 20 Download Chart' is broadcast every Wednesday at 6pm and within the Official Chart Show on Sundays on BBC Radio 1.
If the download charts were in place last year, then the previous Erasure digital download (Oh L'Amour - Mark Towns Mix) would have easily made the top 5.
So imagine the download chart position if everyone purchased the 'Breathe' digital release next week, and the subsequent exposure on the BBC Radio 1 charts...
Purchases from UK based digital retailers will contribute towards the UK download charts, as well as purchases from the EIS Digital Downloads page.
The UK marketing department of Mute will shortly send out free cardboard slipcases to those in the UK and Ireland, to keep the two CDs and DVD single of 'Breathe' in.
To receive one, simply fill in your details on this page if you are a resident in UK or Ireland.
*IMPORTANT*
- If you have previously registered and haven't moved house, then there is no need to register again.
- If you have filled in one of the reply cards and sent it back to Mute UK then there is no need to add your details again online.
- If you have moved, please let me know via the 'contact' section of the website, with details of your old and new address.
- If you would like more than one slipcase, then again please let me know via the 'contact' section of the website.
Andy will be on various local radio stations next week, promoting the new releases and tour:
- Mon 29th Nov - Westsound AM (Ayr) 10.30am
- Mon 29th Nov - Forth 2 (Central Scotland) 4.30pm
- Wed 1st Dec - Magic 999 (Preston) 3.15pm
Plus Breathe has been getting a lot of local radio airplay - it has gone straight on the A list at Downtown Radio (Belfast), and B lists at Q102 (Derry) and Cool FM.
There have also been reports of it being played on other local stations such as Radio Mansfield and Metro Radio, plus stations in Sweden and Spain.
A reminder that the superb DVD of The Tank, The Swan And The Balloon is out now in the UK.
Recorded at the Manchester Apollo on the 6th August 1992 as part of their Phantasmagorical Entertainment tour, this live DVD includes many of Erasure's classic singles, including A Little Respect, Sometimes, Oh L'Amour and Stop! A bonus disc includes exclusive interviews and backstage footage, a poster and a booklet that is based on the original tour programme. The DVD is in both 5.1 and stereo sound.
Available from major high street stores (except Woolworths) and online via Mute Bank.
A further five Nightbird Launch Nights have been added since the list was published last week.
The additional dates include venues in Brighton, Newcastle, Norfolk, Huddersfield and Portsmouth. The list of launch nights is now:
- 1st Dec - Gabe @ Ego (Edinburgh)
- 10th Dec - Brass House (Bournemouth), Dempsey's (Sheffield), Cruz 101 (Manchester)
- 11th Dec - Vibes (Bristol), George (Dublin), Nightingales (Birmingham), Blowing Wild (Preston), *NEW* Revenge (Brighton)
- 12th Dec - Storm (Leicester Square London)
- 13th Dec - *NEW* Baron & Baroness (Newcastle)
- 14th Dec - *NEW* Time (Norfolk), *NEW* Visage / Ethos (Huddersfield)
- 15th Dec - Detox / Addiction (Cardiff), *NEW* Portsmouth SU (Portsmouth)
- 16th Dec - DV8 (Birmingham), Ministry (Wolverhampton), Works (Nottingham)
- 17th Dec - Poptastic (Nottingham)
The Breathe single has been given to the following UK local radio stations:
- 96 Trent FM - Nottingham
- Century Radio - Manchester
- BBC Radio Wales - Cardiff
- Beacon Radio - West Midlands
- BRMB - Birmingham
- Broadland 102 - Norfolk
- Capital FM - London
- Capital Gold - Cardiff Bay
- Clyde 1 - Glasgow
- Cool FM - Belfast
- Downtown Radio - Newtownards
- Dream 107.7 - Essex
- EMAP - London
- Forth 2 - Edinburgh
- Forth One FM - Edinburgh
- GWR FM - Bristol
- Hallam FM - Sheffield
- Isle Of Wight Radio - Isle Of Wight
- Key 103 - Manchester
- Lincs FM - Lincoln
- Magic 1152 - Tyne and Wear
- Metro FM - Newcastle
- Northsound 1 - Aberdeen
- Northsound 2 - Aberdeen
- Ocean FM - Fareham
- Power FM - Fareham
- Q102 - Co Londonderry
- Radio Aire - Leeds
- Radio City - Liverpool
- Ram 102.8 FM - Derbyshire
- Real Radio - Glasgow
- Rock FM - Lancashire
- TFM - Cleveland
- Viking Fm - Hull
- West FM - Ayr
- Wish FM - Wigan
If you're served by one of these radio stations and would like to hear 'Breathe', make sure that you contact the station and request it (nicely!)
The track listing of the North American release of Breathe (to be released on the 18th Jan 2005) is as follows:
- Breathe - Radio Version
- Breathe - Album Version
- Gone Crazy
- Mr. Gribber And His Amazing Cat
- Breathe - Acoustic Version
- Breathe - Pete Heller's Phela Mix*
- Breathe - LMC Extended Club Mix
- Breathe - When Andy Bell Met Manhattan Clique Extended Remix
- Breathe - video (Enhanced CD Rom)
* The Pete Heller mix is not being released anywhere else.
One of the biggest German AIDS charity events, 'Red, Hot & Dance' is taking place at the Erotic Art Museum in Hamburg on the 4th December. This event is being organised for the AIDS Fundraiser "Big Spender" who support various AIDS projects in Germany and abroad.
Several German artists will be performing at this event, and as special guests Erasure have been invited to appear and will be performing 'Breathe' as well as two other classic songs.
Tickets can be ordered (20 Euro's each) at Erasure.de.
More details are available at the Red Hot And Dance, BigSpender and Erotic Art Museum websites.
Various clubs accross the UK will be celebrating the release of Erasure's new album and single by holding Nightbird launch parties.
- Wed 1st Dec : Gabe @ Ego - Edinburgh
- Fri 10th Dec : Brass House - Bournemouth
- Fri 10th Dec : Dempsey's - Sheffield
- Fri 10th Dec : Cruz 101 - Manchester
- Sat 11th Dec : Vibes - Bristol
- Sat 11th Dec : George - Dublin
- Sat 11th Dec : Nightingales - Birmingham
- Sat 11th Dec : Blowing Wild - Preston
- Sun 12th Dec : Storm - Leicester Square London
- Wed 15th Dec : Detox - Addiction Cardiff
- Thurs 16th Dec : DV8 - Birmingham
- Thurs 16th Dec : Ministry - Wolverhampton
- Thurs 16th Dec : Works - Nottingham
- Fri 17th Dec : Poptastic Nottingham
Further dates to be confirmed.
A selection of screenshots from the gorgeous video for Breathe is now available within the Gallery. You might spot a few familiar faces...
Here is the artwork from the forthcoming 'Nightbird' album.
The US release date of the The Tank, The Swan And The Balloon DVD has been pushed back to 7th December.
The North American release of 'Breathe' (CD Maxi single) will feature a worldwide exclusive remix from Pete Heller.
With the addition of 2 b-sides and several other mixes, this creates an exclusive track listing that is not available on any other release of 'Breathe'.
The North American release date of Breathe is the 18th Jan 2005.
More 'Breathe' artwork is now available, this time for the Ltd Ed version of the single, and the DVD single.
The NTSC (Region 1) edition of 'The Tank, The Swan And The Balloon' DVD can now be pre-ordered from Amazon.com.
The Mute Bank exclusive video release of 'The Tiny Tour' has been reduced in price from £10.99 to £6.99.
The discography section for 'Breathe' has been updated, with details of the radio and club promo's.
The photo gallery has been updated with photographs provided by Andy, taken at a recent 'Scissor Sisters' gig.
Here is the artwork for one of the formats for the forthcoming 'Breathe' single.
Carolinedist.com features a very positive review of Nightbird and Erasure:
"The sirs of synth pop are back.
With an unmistakable sound and a musical legacy firmly established, Erasure return with their first [US] studio album in seven years, Nightbird.
Few techno pop groups have had a greater impact on the charts or dancefloor than Erasure. Selling over 25 million albums worldwide, Vince Clarke and Andy Bell have earned a reputation as innovators of modern dance music, beloved as much for their unforgettable remixes as their string of bouncy singles. To commemorate their 20th anniversary, Nightbird is simply back to business, bubbling with the classic Erasure sound that has influenced an entire generation of songwriters, producers, DJs and pop music fans worldwide.
At the core of Erasure's impressive history of chart topping hits, is the unlikely combination of Clarke's Icy synths and Bell’s dramatic choir boy vocals. A founding member of Depeche Mode and Yaz, Clarke’s credentials as an electronic pioneer are unmatched while Bell injected theatricality and warmth into a music genre that had previously been seen as cold and robotic. Nightbird prooves just how far they have come without changing this impeccable sonic formula.
It's the perfect time for a new generation to taste who the forefathers of elegant electro are all about. Nightbird is an extraordinary record filled with prime arrangements and cleverly synthesized pop romance tracks. Erasure will release their brand new single "Breathe" on January 18, 2005 & plan to tour North America in support of the album in April 2005."
For the full article see Carolinedist.com.
In addition, Soundgenerator.com has a brief feature:
"Erasure's revival continues, with the news that the band are set to return next year with their first new material in four years."
Which further goes on to list the forthcoming tour dates. See here for full article.
Finally AndWeDanced.com brief writeup concludes with the statement:
"Early word is that the new album is classic Erasure material as we've come to love them."
Couldn't have put it better myself!
Thanks to EIS Forum Moderator "s t e p h a n o" for the links.
As is common with many releases, promotional CDs of Breathe that are intended for nightclubs etc, have been produced. These type of promotional items feature different track listings than the standard consumer releases.
The track listing for the Breathe 'club' CD (PCDMute330 / 0724381669525) is as follows:
- Breathe (LMC Extended Club Mix)
- Breathe (When Andy Bell Met Manhattan Clique Extended Remix)
- Breathe (LMC Extended Dub Mix)
- Breathe (Album Version)
The forthcoming releases of Nightbird and Breathe continue to gain much press coverage.
Further articles have recently been published online, including:
- Muzikalia.com (Spanish)
- Netgames.it (Italian)
- Music-news.com
- Yahoo.
The following are scans of the cover of the forthcoming DVD release of 'The Tank, The Swan And The Balloon' release, as well as the enclosed booklet, poster and an original Phantasmagorical bingo card (only available via Mute Bank).
An Erasure Party is being held in Moscow, Russia on the 27th November 2004.
Full details (in Russian) can be found on Erasure.ru.
The UK ISP One.Tel, and MSN UK both feature articles regarding Erasure's forthcoming single, album and tour.
"Erasure release a brand new single entitled Breathe on January 3 next year! The fabulous track is lifted from the electro pop duo's long-awaited album, Nightbird (due January 24), their first album of all original material since 2000's Loveboat."
For the full writeup see the One.Tel website, or MSN UK.
Erasure's brand new single 'Breathe' will be released in North America on the 18th January 2005, and the album 'Nightbird' will be released on the 25th January 2005.
The VH-1 and MTV web-sites (both owned by Viacom) have both mentioned the forthcoming releases of Nightbird within their news sections:
The US MTV article:
"Erasure have just finished their new studio album, Nightbird, the first single from which will be a song called "Breathe." Other track titles include "No Doubt," "Here I Got Impossible Again" and "All This Time Still Falling Out of Love."
"The last couple of albums were a bit moody and down," singer Andy Bell said in a statement. "I'm so much happier with everything now, and so is [keyboardist] Vince [Clarke]. You can hear it in the music."
Nightbird is due out January 25 [US date], and Erasure plan to tour North America in April..."
The UK VH-1 article:
"Erasure will release their first studio album in four years next year. 'Nightbird' is due for release in January and will be "happier" then the duo¹s previous releases.
"The last couple of albums were a bit moody and down," explains singer Andy Bell.
Bell and Vince Clarke will embark on a UK tour in support of the album next Spring."