CPW271 Friday, November 5, 1999  3:00 PM  
EMusic    Entertainment 

EMUSIC.COM TO OFFER NEW LIVE BAUHAUS ALBUM IN MP3

Music from Gene Loves Jezebel, Mission UK and Three Top Goth/Industrial Labels Also to be Available for Purchase & Download on www.emusic.com

Internet`s leading seller of downloadable music, today announced that Gotham, the
sample, purchase and download in the MP3 format from www.emusic.com.
tracks, free of charge. EMusic.com is also offering Bauhaus` first recordings and single


Cleopatra, Invisible and Metropolis Records, three leading Gothic and Electro-Industrial
available for purchase in MP3 through EMusic.com -- along with a new `unplugged` MP3-only


said Gene Hoffman, president and CEO of EMusic.com. ``We are making a very strong debut
stature of Bauhaus, Gene Loves Jezebel, Cleopatra, Invisible and Metropolis.``



After a 16-year separation, Bauhaus is releasing Gotham, a live double album that was
Resurrection tour. The new album features 17 live songs carefully selected from the
cover of Dead Can Dance`s ``Severance``. Starting November 9, the entire album will be
individual song from EMusic.com. The site is also offering the 1979 single of ``Bela


This special acoustic album was recorded at the Thornfield Manor in Thornfield, England in
available only in the MP3 format, exclusively from EMusic.com and Robison Records.

Cleopatra Records (http://www.cleorecs.com) is a
influenced the underground and ``alternative`` music scene. Founded in 1992 by long-time
the independent music worlds of Gothic Rock, Industrial, Techno/Dance, Progressive, and
such leading bands as Mission UK, Christian Death, Dead or Alive, Frontline Assembly,
including Alien Sex Fiend, Controlled Bleeding, The Electric Hellfire Club, Switchblade


work with Public Image Ltd., Killing Joke, Ministry and Nine Inch Nails among others.
now call Invisible their home including Psychic TV, Meg Lee Chin, Jared Louche (Chemlab),
vocalist Ogre). In the coming months, Invisible will release a new album from an
Atkins, Killing Joke guitarist Geordie Walker and Chris Connelly. The label has offices in
href=''http://www.invisiblerecords.com''>http://www.invisiblerecords.com


``The current period in the music industry reminds me of 1976 and the advent of punk rock
Atkins, Invisible Records owner/founder/president. ``We are energized by our new
freedom.``

Metropolis Records, in its brief six years of life, has rapidly become one of
with artists such as Front 242, Frontline Assembly, cEvin Key, Numb, Apoptygma Berzerk,
Web at http://www.metropolis-records.com

About EMusic.com

the growing market for downloadable music. www.emusic.com
standard in the digital distribution of music. Through direct relationships with leading
EMusic.com offers an expanding collection of over 30,000 tracks for purchase -- entire
in all musical genres, such as Alternative (Bush, They Might Be Giants, Frank Black), Punk
Armstrong, Concord Records), Blues (John Lee Hooker, B.B. King, Buddy Guy), Hip Hop (Kool
David Crosby, Frank Zappa), World (Nusrat Fateh Ali Kahn, Lee `Scratch` Perry) and Vintage
California.

EMUSIC is a registered trademark and EMUSIC.COM is a trademark of EMusic.com Inc.



NOTE TO EDITORS: Copies of previous EMusic.com press releases, additional background on
found in the EMusic Press Room at http://www.emusic.com/about/press_room/


Source:


Steve Curry

(650) 216-0278

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