Following the release of their critically acclaimed second studio album Careful earlier this year Boy Harsher have announced a series of remix releases as well as new live dates. They have also shared a Marcel Dettmann remix of “Come Closer”.
On working on the Come Closer Remix, Marcel Dettmann explains:
“Growing up on EBM, synth pop and wave music, I’ve seen a lot of bands come and go throughout years. Hearing Boy Harsher’s music, I felt an immediacy in their songs that I had not often experienced with other bands. I seldom see musical originality and artistic authenticity. To me, the lyrics of “Come Closer” can be read as a poetic reflection of the night club experience and those intimate encounters on the dance floor, a culture I grew up within. It was my pleasure to make this song fit to be played “in the dark.” After all, that’s where I’m at home most of the time.”
On their gratitude for having a Techno legend remix their track, Boy Harsher’s Jae Matthews adds;
“Feeling incredibly humbled that Marcel Dettmann, Berlin paragon of industrial techno and Berghain resident, not only knows about Boy Harsher but wanted to collaborate in the most sacred way possible: the club remix. Dettmann turns “Come Closer” into an abject moment of lust and desperation, possibly only seen on the dance floor at four am. The song is already about spiraling, but the way Dettmann accents this inclination is totally exhilarating and erotically anxious”.
Listen to the remix of “Come Closer” by Marcel Dettmann.
‘Come Closer’ MAXI 12” and ‘Tears’ MAXI 12” will be released on June 28th via Boy Harsher’s own label Nude Club. Both MAXI 12”s will be pressed on black vinyl. Additionally, there will be a deluxe edition of both 12”s on crystal clear vinyl limited to 300 copies, which includes a bonus 7” (on crystal clear vinyl as well), exclusively available through the band mail-order or Bandcamp.
The digital version of the “Come Closer” remix will be released as a 12 track album entitled ‘Careful Remixes, etc.’ which is available for pre-order on Bandcamp and via all digital platforms.
Full list of all forthcoming Boy Harsher live dates:
- May 24 Rome, IT – Spin Time Labs
- May 25 Padova, IT – Je T´aime Festival
- May 26 Marina Di Ravenna, IT – Hana-Bi
- May 28 St.Petersburg, RU – Serdce
- May 29 Moscow, RU – Pluton
- May 30 Bad Bonn, CH – Kilbi Festival
- May 31 Helsinki, FI – Kaiku
- Jun 01 Neustrelitz, DE – Immergut Festival
- Jun 05 Tbilisi, GE – Khidi
- Jun 07 Moss, NO – Lyse Netter Festival
- Jun 08 Tours, FR – Aucard De Tours Festival
- Jun 22 Grand Quevilly, FR – Les Bakayades Festival
- Jun 23 Manchester, UK – Yes
- Jun 24 Glasgow, UK – Broadcast
- Jun 25 Dublin, IE – Workman’s Club
- Jun 27 Athens, GR – Plissken Festival
- Jun 28 Laarz, DE – Fusion Festival
- Jun 29 Toulon, FR – Rockoramas Festival
- Jun 30 Val D’Europe, FR – Val De Rock Festival
- Jul 5-7 Chicago, IL – West Fest
- Sep 15 Boston, MA – Brighton Music Hall
- Sep 16 New Haven, CT – Space Ballroom
- Sep 17 Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg
- Sep 19 Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer
- Sep 20 Washington, DC – Rock & Roll Hotel
- Sep 21 Durham, NC – Motorco
- Sept 24 Dallas, TX – Deep Ellum Art Co
- Sep 25 Austin, TX – Mohawk
- Sep 26 Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall
- Sep 30 San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall
- Oct 02 Portland, OR – Doug Fir (Early AA show)
- Oct 02 Portland, OR – Doug Fir (Late 21+ show)
- Oct 03 Seattle, WA – The Crocodile
- Oct 05 Boise, ID – Neurolux
- Oct 06 Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge
- Oct 07 Denver, CO – Marquis Theater
- Oct 10 Madison, WI – The Crucible
- Oct 12 Pittsburgh, PA – 3577 Studios
- Oct 13 Toronto, ON – The Velvet Underground
- Oct 14 Montreal, QC – Phi Centre
- Nov 06 Frankfurt, DE – Zoom
- Nov 07 Strasbourg, FR – La Laiterie
- Nov 08 Paris, FR – Trabendo
- Nov 10 Metz, FR – Les Trinitaires
- Nov 12 London, UK – Scala
- Nov 13 Brighton, UK – The Haunt
- Nov 14 Lille, FR – Le Grand Mix
- Nov 15 Orleans, FR – L’Astrolabe
- Nov 16 Poitiers, FR – Le Confort Moderne
- Nov 17 Nantes, FR – Stereolux
- Nov 18 Lyon, FR – L’Epicerie Moderne
- Nov 20 Köln, DE – Luxor
- Nov 21 Hamburg, DE – Molotow
- Nov 22 Copenhagen, DK – Loppen
- Nov 23 Gothenburg, SE – Musikens Hus
- Nov 24 Stockholm, SE – Slaktkyrkan
- Nov 27 Tallin, EE – Sveta Baar
- Nov 28 Riga, LV – Depo
- Nov 29 Vilnius, LT – Loftas
- Nov 30 Warsaw, PL – Pogłos
- Dec 01 Prague, CZ – Rare
- Dec 03 Berlin, DE – Festsaal
- Dec 04 Leipzig, DE – Conne Island
- Dec 05 Munich, DE – Ampere
- Dec 07 Istanbul, TR – Salon
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