BONG-RA present remix/covers album

Seizing the moment, BONG-RA – the uncompromising Industrial vision of Jason Köhnen (THE LOVECRAFT SEXTET, THE KILIMANJARO DARKJAZZ ENSEMBLE) – unveils a crushing remix/cover album ahead of their European tour with AUTHOR & PUNISHER.

An audacious sonic onslaught, "To Mega Panopticon [The Dystopic Remixes]" presents reimagined versions of tracks from this year's acclaimed album "Black Noise" and a freshly reworked song from 2003's "Bikini Bandits, Kill! Kill! Kill!", alongside reinterpreted Industrial and post-Punk classics.

Tracklist:

1. I Am Nothing [666MPH REWORK]
2. Dystopic [BE HAPPY RMX]
3. Cold World [GODFLESH]
4. Death#2 [STEPPING ON SKULLS RMX]
5. Nothing Virus [ROOM101 RMX]
6. SO36 [KILLING JOKE]
7. Bloodclot [EXORSCHISM RMX]

The limited, strictly 100-copy, vinyl release of "To Mega Panopticon" - which features an exclusive rendition of NAPALM DEATH's 'Evolved As One' - will be solely available from the merch table on the upcoming tour with AUTHOR & PUNISHER.

Produced/mixed and mastered by Jason Köhnen
Artwork/design by Jason Köhnen

For this release, BONG-RA are:

Jason Köhnen – bass/vocals/electronics
Attila Kovacs – guitars
Botond Fogl – guitars

Mastermind Jason Köhnen comments:

"Recording and re-interpreting favourite songs is always a learning experience when experimenting on new production and recording techniques. These songs were chosen as 'intermezzi' towards the upcoming follow-up release to "Black Noise". Covering a song can give you the space to focus more on the sound and production techniques as there is already a musical canvas laid out to play with. 'I Am Nothing' is a re-work of the 2003 BONG-RA track '666MPH'. 'Dystopic', 'Death#2', 'Nothing Virus' and 'Bloodclot' original versions appear on the album "Black Noise".

BONG-RA now unveil 'I Am Nothing [666MPH REWORK]' as a first sample from the forthcoming album. This reimagining drives the original track into truly lethal terrain, in an unrelenting and merciless sonic assault. Accompanied by a haunting video conceived by Köhnen himself, the piece is a stark declaration of what BONG-RA represents in 2025: uncompromising, visceral, and impossible to ignore.

"To Mega Panopticon" will be released digitally on September 5th via Bandcamp and all streaming platforms. BONG-RA's current album, "Black Noise", is still available – including merch – from our EU, US and Bandcamp shops.

The avant-garde pioneers recently announced a 14-date European tour alongside mechanical juggernaut AUTHOR & PUNISHER on which they will perform their Art as a duo.

The following dates are confirmed:

26.10.2025 – Hamburg, Germany
27.10.2025 – Aarhus, Denmark
28.10.2025 – Oslo, Norway
29.10.2025 – Goteburg, Sweden
30.10.2025 – Copenhagen, Denmark
31.10.2025 – Berlin, Germany
01.11.2025 – Gdansk, Poland
02.11.2025 – Warsaw, Poland
03.11.2025 – Poznan, Poland
04.11.2025 – Leipzig, Germany
05.11.2025 – Frankfurt, Germany
06.11.2025 – Paris, France
07.11.2025 – Bruxelles, Belgium
08.11.2025 – Lille, France

Buy tickets here!

Furthermore, BONG-RA will also play four selected dates in the Netherlands before their big European tour:

10.09.2025 - V11, Rotterdam, Netherlands
11.09.2025 - Merleyn, Nijmegen, Netherlands
12.09.2025 - Willemeen, Arnhem, Netherlands
13.09.2025 - Slachthuis, Haarlem, Netherlands