Jesus fuckin’ Christ! What is wrong with you ladies???

We (Marco Ribbe and me) posted several casting calls on different websites 2 days ago. So far we received 15 email applications and 98 completely moronic emails like

- “I am 177cm tall, 2cm taller than what you are looking for. Can I still apply?” (hint: read the casting call!)

- “Will I get paid for travelling?” (hint: read the casting call!!)

- “I am only 17, so I am a year younger than you specify. Can I still apply?” (hint: read the casting call!!!)

- “Why did you have to choose that date for filming? It’s the most inconvenient date for me!” (hint: maybe it was very convenient for us and we didn’t factor in that some random girl who we’ve never met is busy during that time?)

- “Do you think I am too shy for this?” (hint: we have never met you before, how the fuck should we know???)

- “What kind of model are you looking for? Do you think I have a chance?” (hint: read the motherfucking casting call!!!)

And my favorite: “I am blonde, can I still apply?” …

We got 98 of those! Ninty-fuckin-eight!! In contrast to that out of the 15 young women who applied via email 3 were older than specified, two were definitely not anywhere near “lean” and only one, yes ONE (eine, una, une) actually did everything the way it was asked in the casting call (thank you Rebecca from Bochum, you are the only shining beacon of hope for me!!).

I don’t even want to mention the brainiacs who (despite the clear mention of applying through casting@faderhead.com) sent us stuff through myspace or a German modelling website. Reading comprehension failure anyone?

What is the point of this rant? The point is:

a) everything you need to know is in the casting call

b) if you are too stupid to figure out what’s written in the casting call – do you think we even WANT to work with you?

c) if you are too lazy to add everything we ask for (yes, I am talking about the short introductory video here!), then we surely won’t think that you’ll be putting any effort into this production at all. Do you think we’ll put any faith, weeks of work and a bunch of money into your lazy ass?

People are delusional morons these days, really. I can’t wait for all those small-town-scene-queens whose photoshopped cellulite ass has been in the Sonic Seducer Gothic Calendar 2005 (only after they sucked off the photographer!) to be bitching later “What? They chose HER??? *I* would have been soooo much better!” …

For an upcoming Faderhead video project we are looking for a girl that would like to be the lead actress in this.

It’d be too long to describe what I am talking about (and I don’t want to give away too much either), but we are basically looking for a young woman who would be comfortable portraying a young woman with minimal amounts of dialog.

The project will be filmed from April 22 to April 25, 2010 in Hamburg, Germany. So if you

- are a young woman (18-28)
- 160-175cm tall
- lean
- any haircolor
- no piercings or large tattoos

so, if you basically look like a goodlooking girl-next-door, and want to be part of this, then please send me an email to

casting@faderhead.com

and include:

a) Name, Age, Address, Country
b) 3 absolutely unedited (no retouching whatsoever!) pictures: portrait, profile, full body
c) a link to a short 30-60 second video (mobile phone or webcam is fine) where you simply tell us something about you so we can see your personality a bit. No need for anything fancy, really!
d) the financial compensation you would like for this

If you think this is the right thing for you or someone you know, please get in touch with us until March 28, 2010.

Be aware that there will be a kiss between you and another actor in one of the scenes, so if you have a jealous boyfriend who can’t distinguish between reality and fiction – please do not apply!!

I am really stoked about this project and if it all works out like I want it to, this will be spectacular!

Will Simmons is a talented guy with a yo-yo! He also has good taste in music!

Back from a night DJing at Ringlokschuppen/Bielefeld (Germany) with my man DJ Sick.

The party was called “Fieser Freitag” (engl.: Nasty Friday) which will probably get a chuckle from my closest friends *g*

Played a VERY generic set because ultimately the crowd demanded generic songs, so that’s what they got. Tried to put in some lesser known stuff too, but sparsely.

Next up: a show with Xotox at P60 in Amstelveen/Netherlands on Saturday, March 13, 2010. Dutch crowds rule, so that should be good! Hope to see you there!

Click here for Friday’s full playlist

March 20th, 2010 is Dynamic Range Day! It’s the day to speak out against the Loudness War, a “war” that is definitely destroying the enjoyment of music for most people.

Read up on what the loudness war is and join the Dynamic Range day activities!

You can also watch a video explanation on YouTube:

I have always been an enemy of recordings that have been made too loud and I purposely had “FH3″ mastered considerably softer than any other electro record. It sounds a lot better because of that!

Just came back from a great concert in Hannover/Germany. We played a show with Frozen Plasma and once again the crowd in Hannover rocked! Can’t wait to get back here for the Christmas Ball shows.

The Faderhead Lifetime VIP passes are now for sale. These are limited to only 100 passes and they allow you to get:

1) free access to any Faderhead show (excluding big festivals)
2) all Faderhead releases as free downloads

FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE!

Passes are 103 Euros (incl. postage, not incl. bank or PayPal fees!) for everyone outside of Germany and 125 Euros (incl. postage and MwSt) for everyone in Germany. If you want to convert Euros into your currency, simply use the quick and easy XE Converter.

The passes have already been offered to newsletter subscribers last week, but there are still passes left, so send me an email to info@faderhead.com if you are interested!

I just got the first batch of the “Trilogy” digipacks from L-Tracks today, so we’ll have them at the show in Hannover on February 27th. You can also pre-order them now at places like MusicNonStop, InfraRot or Storming The Base among others.

This is the tracklist – my favorite songs from FH1 to FH3 (who are all sold out now except very few copies of FH1):

01. Tanz Zwo Drei Vier (4:06)
02. Dirtygrrrls/Dirtybois (feat. Ultimate MC) (3:49) **
03. Electrosluts Extraordinaire (3:53)
04. Girly Show (3:41)
05. Exit Ghost (4:50) ***
06. Hammer Of The Gods (3:43)
07. ZigZag Machinery (4:53)
08. Houston (4:42)
09. Noisebastardz (3:58)
10. Naughty H (4:25) *
11. Vanish (4:01) *
12. Coke For My Ass (4:05)
13. Burning/Dancing (4:49) *
14. O/H Scavenger (5:18) *
15. The Protagonist (4:10)
16. Acquire The FIre (3:54)
17. Mono Man (3:43)
18. Still Missing (3:23)

* remixed version
** previously unreleased version
*** previously not available on CD

Total Playing Time: 75:15min

… this is what the record business is really like!

So glad to be on L-Tracks Records!!!

Unfortunately the organizers of next Saturday’s gig in Zwickau have cancelled the whole show. So sadly there won’t be any Faderhead show in Zwickau. They are aiming to reschedule so I hope to see you all soon!