Help! 2 Festival De Musica Contra El Sida

Andy (with Philip and Chris from Manhattan Clique) will be performing in Madrid on World Aids Day this Thursday 1st December.

They will be playing a 30 minute set (approximately) at around 11.15pm.

The venue is the Sala La Riviera, Paseo De La Virgen Del Puerto S/N Madrid

Tickets are available from Tick Tack Ticket (page only works in Internet Explorer) and further information is available from Actua Música.

Andy Bell Interview On Gaydar Radio

Andy will be doing a radio interview on the 1st Dec whilst he is in Madrid.

He will be speaking to Gaydar Radio, and the interview will go out about 4.30pm (UK time).

Gaydar Radio is available via:

• Sky Digital (UK) : Channel 908
• Eurobird 1 28.5'E (Europe) : 11389 V
• Digital Radio (DAB) : Certain areas in the UK
• Internet : gaydarradio.com (Windows Media Player Required)

Crazy 12" Vinyl Now Available

The 12" vinyl of Crazy is available this week in the UK. The track listing is:

1 Crazy (King Roc Remix)
2 Crazy (Cicada Dub)*

* Exclusive mix not available on the previous 3 format release (2CD & DVD).

It is available for mail-order from online retailers such as HMV

Rainbow Attitude Expo

Andy Bell has been confirmed to appear live at the Rainbow Attitude Salon in Paris at 4.45pm, Saturday 22nd October where he will perform songs from his stunning solo album 'Electric Blue', followed by a signing session on the Tribu Move magazine stand.

Twelfth Annual Steve Chase Humanitarian Awards Gala

The Steve Chase Humanitarian Awards, the largest, most highly anticipated gala in the desert's social season, will be held on Saturday, February 4, 2006 at the Palm Springs Convention Center. Proceeds benefit Desert AIDS Project.

With the cabaret theme, "An elegant evening with Barbara Cook, with a special performance by Erasure," the event promises to be another unforgettable classic Steve Chase.

The gala will be emceed by Debbie Reynolds, star of more than 30 motion pictures, two Broadway shows, two series and dozens of television appearances. Presenting awards to honorees will be four time Tony Award winner and star of stage, screen and television Angela Lansbury, and high-octane Oscar winner Shirley MacLaine.

"The Steve Chase Humanitarian Awards is the single largest fundraiser for Desert AIDS Project, allowing us to continue to fight the HIV/AIDS epidemic," note co-chairs Tim Hanlon and Bill Jones. "We are extraordinarily pleased to be a part of bringing an event of this caliber to the valley."

In addition to the performances by Barbara Cook and Erasure, the evening features cocktails, dinner and silent and live auctions. Tickets are $375 each, and can be obtained by calling 760-323-2118, ext. 249.

'Electric Blue' On iTunes

>Electric Blue is now available for download via the UK / European and US iTunes stores. The regional mixes of Crazy are also available via their respective regional iTunes stores. Direct links to iTunes are available here.

AL + AL interview

An interview with AL + AL has been added, along with exclusive photos from the video shoot.

Andy Bell - Live Dates

All currently confirmed DJ / live performance dates featuring Andy are listed here.

Tickets for the Avalon, Los Angeles event (Mon 7th Nov) are available from BoxOfficeTickets.com (do a search for 'Avalon').

'Electric Blue' Out Now

Andy's album 'Electric Blue' is out now on CD (UK, Germany and the US) & Ltd Ed blue vinyl (UK).

Electric Blue features 14 brand new tracks, including two duets with Claudia Brücken (of Propaganda and Act) and Jake Shears (of Scissor Sisters), and has received many positive reviews.

"His duet with Scissor Sisters' Jake Shears is an invigorating disco darling."
The Sun - 30 Sept 2005

"'Electric Blue' is an unqualified success and, as electronic pop albums go, a fine example of the genre."
CMU Music 28 Sept 2005

"The duet with Claudia Brucken 'Love Oneself' is a truly inspired, song of genius and created with delicate care. In fact, at times, it's beautiful."
UKMusic.com - 6 Sept 2005

"This album represents some of Bells best songwriting and his unique, spirited vocals."
arjanwrites.com - 17 Aug 2005

Electric Blue is available in your local music store, or you may order it online at selected online retailers such as HMV, Amazon UK, Amazon US or Amazon DE.

'Crazy' Out Now!

Andy Bell's brand new single 'Crazy' is out now in the UK.

Across the three formats (2 CDs & 1 DVD) the contents include exclusive non album tracks, club mixes from Vince Clarke, MHC, Cicada & King Roc, as well as the video for Crazy and a photo gallery.

The individual songs are also available as digital downloads from HMV Digital, Virgin Digital and iTunes.

Crazy DVD Single

All manufacturing issues regarding the Crazy DVD single have been resolved. HMV and Virgin Megastores will have copies of all the three formats on the release date of 26th September

Names Change - Clip Online

A clip from the Crazy DVD single is available online - visit the Music section to have a listen!

Electric Blue Ringtones

If anyone has had problems with ordering / receiving the Electric Blue ringtones, please e-mail support@pocketgroup.co.uk with details of your phone, network and ringtone ordered.

Someone will investigate the problem and make sure that you either receive the ringtone that you ordered or you get a refund for tones that are billed but not received.

Crazy DVD Single

There has been some manufacturing difficulties with the Crazy DVD single, and therefore it will not be in HMV stores on Monday morning (26th Sept), although HMV will have the other two CD formats.

Virgin Megastores will have all three formats on the day of release and HMV should have all three formats by Tuesday.

Request 'Crazy' On The Box

For those of you in the UK, make sure that you tune into the music channel The Box as they are playing the video for the forthcoming single 'Crazy'.

The Box accept requests to play videos via email at: firstplay@thebox.co.uk.

The Box is available on:
Sky Digital : 449
NTL Home : 606
Telewest : 325

Pre Ordering 'Electric Blue' Vinyl

The forthcoming album 'Electric Blue' (release date 3rd Oct) is to be released on CD and vinyl.

The vinyl edition will be electric blue coloured (of course!) and will be limited to just 1,000 copies.

If you are interested in ordering the album online, Amazon.co.uk have both the vinyl and the CD formats available for pre-order. Simply follow the links below:

Compact Disc (Amazon.co.uk) & Ltd Ed Vinyl (Amazon.co.uk).

Electric Blue Ringtones now available!

To get these Andy Bell ringtones on your mobile, text the keywords (as shown below) for the track you would like to 85099 (UK Only).

For example to get the polyphonic tone for 'Crazy' text POLY BELL 1 to 85099.

Or to get the truetone for 'Crazy' text TRUE BELL 1 to 85099.

• Crazy (POLY BELL 1 - TRUE BELL 1)
• Electric Blue (POLY BELL 2 - TRUE BELL 2)
• I Thought It Was You (POLY BELL 3 - TRUE BELL 3)
• Love Oneself (POLY BELL 4 - TRUE BELL 4)
• Jealous (POLY BELL 5 - TRUE BELL 5)
• Caught In A Spin (POLY BELL 6 - TRUE BELL 6)

All tones cost £3.00, Compatible handset required (you will require WAP/GPRS to receive your ringtone), Customer service number: 08701 624 827, Service operated by Pocket Technology, PO Box 51731, London, NW1 5ZL

Claudia Brücken Interview

Claudia Brücken kindly took the time to chat about her recent work with Andy on his Electric Blue album.

Joining the chat is Paul Humphreys, who has partnered with Claudia, forming the group Onetwo.

'I Thought It Was You' - Sound Clip

A clip of 'I Thought It Was You', the eagerly anticipated song from Electric Blue that features Andy's duet with Jake Shears (from The Sisters Sisters) can be heard here.

BBC Radio 2

Make sure that you tune into BBC Radio 2 between 20:30 and 21:30 on the 2nd September to hear Andy perform live at The Blackpool Illuminations event.

BBC Radio 2 is available live via DAB digital radio, the Internet, Sky Digital, Digital Cable and Freeview. It is also possible to listen to BBC Radio 2 shows for 7 days after broadcast via the BBC Radio 2 website.

Crazy Video On 'The Box'

The video for Crazy is to be aired this Friday (26th August) on the UK music channel 'The Box', as part of their 'First Play Friday' session - so stayed tune on the channel between 16:00 and 20:00.

The Box is available on the following platforms:

Sky Digital: 449
NTL Home: 606
Telewest: 325

A selection of hi-res wallpaper based on scenes from the Crazy video can be downloaded from the Extras section.

Check out the Manhattan Clique website for further exclusive sound clips.

'Love Oneself' clip

This is an exclusive clip of Love Oneself, one of the songs from the forthcoming album Electric Blue.

This song is one of the duets between Andy and Claudia Brucken (of Propaganda and Act).

Windows Media | Real Media | Quicktime.

Crazy - The Single Track Listing

This is the confirmed track listing for the forthcoming single Crazy.

It will be released in the UK & Europe on 2 CDs and 1 DVD single on the 26th September.

CD 1

1. Crazy (Radio Edit)
2. Little Girl Lies

CD 2

1. Crazy (Cicada Vocal Mix)
2. Crazy (MHC Master Mix)
3. Crazy (King Roc Remix)
4. Crazy (Vince Clarke Remix)
5. Crazy (Album Version)

DVD

1. Crazy (Video)
2. Crazy (Acoustic Version)
3. Names Change

Clip of Crazy

Here is an exclusive high quality clip of Crazy for your enjoyment!

Windows Media | Real Media | Quicktime

Crazy is the first single from Andy Bell's forthcoming album Electric Blue.

Andy Bell Goldfrapp Mix Out Now

Out in stores on Monday 9th August (2xCD, 1DVD) and as a digital download is 'Ooh La La', the brand new single from Goldfrapp.

Andy Bell (with a little help from Manhattan Clique) has provided a rather fine mix of the single, titled 'Ooh La La - When Andy Bell Met Manhattan Clique Mix', complete with additional vocals (provided by Andy.)

'Ooh La La - When Andy Bell Met Manhattan Clique Mix' is available on the DVD single, as well as iTunes (UK) and 7Digital.com for the digital download.

Album Tracklisting Revealed

The final master of 'Electric Blue' has been delivered to Sanctuary, and the tracklisting is now confirmed as follows:

1. Intro
2. Caught In A Spin
3. Crazy
4. Love Oneself (1)
5. I Thought It Was You (2)
6. Electric Blue
7. Jealous
8. Shaking My Soul
9. Runaway
10. I'll Never Fall In Love Again
11. Delicious (1)
12. Fantasy
13. See The Lights Go Out
14. The Rest Of Our Lives

1 Duet with Claudia Brucken
2 Duet with Jake Shears

The album will be released on CD, and a limited edition coloured vinyl is also being planned - in electric blue of course!

All the remixes for 'Crazy' have also now been delivered, and the boys are in the studio this week putting the final touches to their own MHC Remix. DJ club promos will be manufactured very shortly, and we will hopefully be adding some sound clips of the remixes to the sites very shortly.

The video is also well under way - it is taking over 2 months to make, and Andy, Philip and Chris will be adding their bits shortly. Have a look at the Al + Al website to get an idea of what it will be like alandal.co.uk

Lots more news due shortly - in the meantime, please keep coming back, as there will be lots of new info going up in the next couple of weeks.

Erasure frontman Andy Bell has signed a worldwide solo recording deal with Sanctuary Records, and announced details of his debut album, which will be released on 3rd October 2005, and entitled 'Electric Blue'.

The first single release will be 'Crazy', released on September 26th. The single will come on three formats, with club remixes from Erasure partner Vince Clarke, plus Cicada, MHC and King Roc. It will also feature additional non-album tracks and the video, which is being made by the award-winning Al + Al.

The album features 14 brand new tracks, including two duets, with Claudia Brucken (of Propaganda and Act) and Jake Shears (of Scissor Sisters), and encompasses a variety of musical genres.

'Electric Blue' was co-written and recorded throughout 2004 and 2005 with Manhattan Clique (Philip Larsen & Chris Smith) who have worked with Erasure, Moby, The B-52's, Stereophonics and Goldfrapp in recent months.

Live dates are being planned for late 2005/early 2006, and the trio are also planning a series of PA's and DJ gigs around album release.

As one half of Erasure, Andy Bell has sold in excess of 20 million records worldwide, and chalked up over 30 hit singles. Latest album 'Nightbird' received huge critical acclaim, as did a recent sold-out European and North American tour.