Flavor of the week #29

Alexander Robotnick & Ludus Pinsky
www.hot-elephant.com/lp&ar.html
www.robotnick.it
( ;D --> Alexander Robotnick is the nickname that Maurizio Dami adopted in the early 80s when he started producing electronic music. AR means Alexander the worker in Russian.
In 1983 “Problèmes d’Amour”, a track he composed for Materiali Sonori/Fuzz Dance, an Italian Independent label, was an international hit and with time became a true “cult” of electronic dance music. In the late 80s and 90s MD got involved with different music genres and gave up the nickname that had made him popular. In 2002 Maurizio Dami, once again AR, became a DJ , beside continuing to produce music. Since 2003 AR has been djing and performing live in numerous clubs around the world playing both his old school tracks as well as the best of current electro-disco and electro-house. In 2002 HEM, Robotnick’s label , released “Oh no…Robotnick!” . Since then Robotnick has been producing electronic music for several labels. Ludus Pinsky (Lapo Lombardi) is a musician and composer who's been active and known in the Florentine Reggae music scene since the 80s (Il Generale, Jaka). More recently he's further developed his experience with music by letting his dub soul blend with Ambient and World Fusion projects (Chi, Alkemya).)
The Analog Session
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Obsession For The Disco Freaks by Alexander Robotnick
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Alexander Robotnick - Obsession for the disco freaks
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNv9FIU6un4
Fun-Fare (Club Mix)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0n2ykJcJdmA
Se also:
http://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2007/05/flavor-of-week-19.html


Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti
www.myspace.com/arielpink
www.arielpinkshauntedgraffiti.com
( ;D --> For the best part of a decade, Los Angeles native Ariel Rosenberg (b. 1978) has been carving some of the most intoxicating music going, a reclusive pop surrealist whose corroded productions have led to a cult following that has often been difficult to keep up with. Now signed to 4AD, Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti release Before Today on June 7th, 2010. No longer a bedroom venture, Haunted Graffiti is now a fully realised band, comprised of Kenny Gilmore (keys/guitar/vocals), Aaron Sperske (drums) and Tim Koh (bass/vocals), all characters from the underground LA scene.)
Before Today
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( ;D --> For such a unique act, Haunted Graffiti manage to weave such a beguiling range of influences into their music. They can veer from the demented heavy metal of ‘Butt-House Blondies’ to the classic synth-rock of ‘I Can’t Hear My Eyes’, ‘Revolution’s A Lie’ with its pulsating motorik tints to their cover ‘Bright Lit Blue Skies’ (originally recorded by the Rocking Ramrods in 1966).)
Album Review:
http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14324-before-today
"Can't Hear My Eyes"
www.youtube.com/watch#!v=nlu2PDMtTvk&feature=related
( ;D --> Dont miss JOHN MAUS who is a core member of Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti and keyboard player with Animal Collective's Panda Bear, Maus has proved himself to be an extraordinary musician with a distinctive sound in his own right.)
www.myspace.com/johnmaus  
www.mausspace.com
www.upsettherhythm.co.uk/johnmaus.shtml
Se also:
http://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2009_02_01_archive.html


Lisa Gerrard
www.lisagerrard.com
( ;D --> "Music is a Place to take Refuge. It's a Sanctuary from Mediocrity and Boredom. It's Innocent and it's a Place you can loose yourself in Thoughts, Memories and Intricacies..." Lisa Gerrard. Over a career that takes in almost two decades with Dead Can Dance, award-winning movie soundtracks and a series of acclaimed solo and collaborative albums, Lisa Gerrard has established herself as one of Australia's most ground-breaking and in-demand artists. Singer, composer and actress in El Nino de la Luna (a film which she also scored), Lisa brings a vision that is both precise and all-embracing to everything she does.
It is a musical journey that began in the early 1980s when she and fellow Australian Brendan Perry formed Dead Can Dance, one of the world's most original bands whose proud boast is that they never fitted into any neatly manufactured genre or predefined pigeonhole.
With Lisa's otherworldly voice counter-poised by Brendon's mellifluous tones, from the outset, they thought nothing of setting discordant electric guitars and dark, rolling bass lines against cellos, trombones and timpani. Over nine albums between 1984 and 1995, the duo's musical canvas expanded with every release to take in a timeless mix of world music influences, medieval chants, folk ballads, baroque stylings, Celtic flavours, electronics, samples and anything else that took their fancy.)
The Black Opal
www.lisagerrard.com/Store.aspx?category=35bbc23a-017e-43f6-92a0-73de40f48637
Se also:
http://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2008/12/flavor-of-week-52.html


Leæther Strip
www.myspace.com/leaetherstrip 
www.leaetherstrip.com
( ;D --> According to founder Claus Larsen, Leæther Strip is, and always will be, only him. Larsen was born on November 13, 1967 in Aalborg, Denmark. He first released music under the name of Leæther Strip in 1989. However, his 1995 release G.A.W.M.U.S. (Getting Away With Murder U. S.) included two early demos from 1982 and 1984, with the latter forming the unknown beginning of the band according to an interview conducted with Claus Larsen. In 1991, Larsen created a side-project called Klute in which he also remained the sole member. It can be argued, and is by many, that the sound of Leæther Strip throughout the early 1990s helped define what is today known as electro-industrial. In a search performed on MySpace on December 1st, 2008, 294 bands had listed Leæther Strip (or "Leather Strip") as a musical influence, although the true number of bands influenced by Larsen's work is undoubtedly much higher. In 1994, Claus Larsen drastically changed the sound of Leæther Strip, with the release of a synthesized semi classical album. Conceived as a soundtrack to a fictional film, it was named Serenade for the Dead. The releases since then have reincorporated electronic dance elements, and have redefined Leæther Strip into what Larsen calls, "symphonic electro".)
Mental Slavery
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Se also:
http://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2008/02/flavor-of-week-7.html


Alien Sex Fiend
www.myspace.com/aliensexfiend
www.asf-13thmoon.demon.co.uk
( ;D --> Formed in late 1982 at the Batcave_Club in London (where Nik worked) by the Wades along with David James (aka Yaxi Highrizer, guitar) and Johnny "Ha Ha" Freshwater (drums), the band became known in the gothic scene for their psychobilly, dark electronic, industrial sound, heavy samples and loops and manic vocals.)
Death trip
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( ;D --> 2010 release, the 13th studio album from the Goth legends, their first new album in six years. Death Trip features 10 original songs recorded in Hallucinosound. Self-written, self-produced and self-financed, Death Trip is a truly independent release from a totally independent band. This album is 100% Alien Sex Fiend's own creation! The album is a B movie sci-fi / horror concept, each track with a connection to the next, covering a diverse sonic spectrum from old skool Fiend sound to Punk and Industrial to current cutting edge.)
Revival:
Acid bath
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( ;D --> Acid Bath is without a doubt a shining example of how Alien Sex Fiend sets the standard for the "Goth" genre of music. From beginning to end the album constructs a dark, melodic tone that resonates with tracks like "She's a Killer" and "Breakdown and Cry". The truly haunting synthesizer and audio effects coupled with lead singer Nik Fiend's eerie vocal range provides a unique experience on every track.)
Breakdown And Cry
www.youtube.com/watch#!v=NUaJVOCktnk&feature=related
She's a Killer
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMZFeYa9zyk
E.S.T. Trip to the Moon
www.youtube.com/watch#!v=Tqbwu02E0HU&feature=related

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