Back in early March we announced the new single from Permafrost, “Femme Fatale”. Picking up from where they left, they now have just released “Closed Eyes”. Yet another hit single that will ring not only a bell, but an entire orchestra with all fans of goth and post-punk from the 80’s. Frode Heggdal Larsen, Kåre Steinsbu, Robert Heggdal, Trond Tornes, and our old pal Daryl Bamonte managed to channel The Cure, The Mission UK, Siouxsie & the Banshees, The Cult and Bauhaus (to name a few) into a fresh new track that evokes all that glory from those goth and post-punk days.

To keep up with their frozen approach, the video for the self-produced song was filmed in Norway March, this year. Editing duties were up to Mimi Supernova. Paul Corkett mixed it and Lars Årdal cared for the mastering. The single is out on their label Fear of Music and we strongly recommend you subscribe to their Youtube channel, so you don’t miss out on this great work.

Be sure to also check them on Facebook and on Bandcamp. And without further ado, the video for “Closed Eyes”:

In what sounds like a gruesome laboratory experiment gone wrong, Martin’s next release will be The Third Chimpanzee Remixed.

The release features ten tracks in all and comes on double 12″ coloured vinyl, CD and a double green vinyl version limited to 400 copies exclusive to Bleep.com. That one is already sold out.

The tracks are, using the vinyl issue:

Side A

1. Howler (ANNA Remix)
2. Mandrill (Barker Remix

Side B:

1. Capuchin (Wehbba Remix)
2. Vervet (JakoJako Remix)
3. Howler (Kanding Ray Remix)

Side C:

1. Howler (The Exaltics Remix)
2. Mandrill (Rrose Remix)

Side D:

1. Capuchin (Jlin Remix)
2. Vervet (Chris Liebing Remix)
3. Mandrill (MoReVoX Remix)

The CD features those tracks in that order. The ANNA and Chris Liebing remixes are currently streaming on all the usual platforms and are very much worth a listen.

To order, go to http://mute.ffm.to/ttc-rmx

Permafrost is a post-punk band formed by school friends Frode Heggdal Larsen & Kåre Steinsbu in the city of Molde (that was not a typo), Norway, that dates back to 1982. After some on-and-off periods and line-up changes, they could have passed under your radar. But they have new material coming out with Robert Heggdal, Trond Tornes, and Daryl Bamonte completing the line-up. Daryl is no stranger to the Depeche Mode world and was was interviewed by Home (parts 1 and 2 here).

Between Oslo, Trondheim, and London, all five of them worked remotely and Permafrost has an album coming up on their own Fear of Music label. They already have the self-produced single “Femme Fatale” out there to start melting the ice. It won’t disappoint fans of The Cure, The Mission, Joy Division… you get the picture.

One bit of trivia, though. The video has footage that Daryl shot while on tour with Depeche Mode in Tokyo, 1988. With some more material provided by Heggdal, the video can be checked below. Be sure to check the band’s Facebook page and Instagram account.

Mute are giving us another taste of new music from MG! Have a listen to the track “Howler” via the Official Audio video via Mute’s YouTube channel. “Howler” is taken from the forthcoming EP, ‘The Third Chimpanzee’, and will be released 29 via Mute.