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Friday, February 25, 2011

Flavor of the week #9

oOoOO
www.myspace.com/wkwkwkwkwkwkwkwk 
( ;D --> While the earlier part of this new decade was full of hope, soundtracked by the dreamy, nostalgic feelgood vibes of Memory Tapes, Toro Y Moi and Washed Out; a darker mood has descended on the music scene now, courtesy of the gothic, woozy beats of Salem and the movement they’re calling “witch house” or “drag”. It would seem that with Eyjafjallajökull erupting, the oil slick and fears of “double-dip recession”, we don’t have much to be happy about after all. “Drag” took its name from the syrupy, chopped and screwed hip hop of Houston-based DJ screw – vocals are timestretched to infinity (once memorably described as the sound of “Nick Cave smoking midnight cigarettes in slow motion”) and spooky synths and samples drift in and out of the flickering spotlight creating a Lynchian sense of unease and disquiet. While Salem released their monolithic sounding debut album, “King Night” in the fall, there are a host of other disparate artists lurking in the shadows, putting their own unique slant on this exciting, haunting new noise. Many of the bands from Balam Acab, oOoOO and Creep feature on ice-cool new imprint, Tri Angle, founded by Robin Carolan of the influential freak-noise blog, 20 Jazz Funk Greats. On his eponymous EP, San Francisco-based producer, oOoOO (pronounced “Oh”) takes the distorted, ghostly bones of hip hop and infuses a new sensuality and pop sensibility, reflecting his love of the boundary-pushing end of Top 40 fodder from Nicki Minaj to the sparse robotic funk of Britney Spears’ “Blackout” album. Quite simply, it’s the sound of the apocalypse set to a disco beat.)
Roses / Seaww - Emotion Single
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oOoOO - Seaww
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0zYmPKAP18&feature=related


Spooky
www.myspace.com/thebandspooky
www.spooky.uk.com
http://soundcloud.com/SPOOKY-UK
( ;D --> Spooky is an electronica duo from the uk consisting of Duncan Forbes and Charlie May. They debuted with "Gargantuan" after signing to guerilla records, William Orbit's old progressive house label. The album was critically acclaimed, as was the follow-up, "Found Sound" (1996). This was followed by several popular singles, released on Spooky's own generic records.)
The Nebula EP
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Open
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Spooky - Shelter (Slow Phase)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUlHYuuKvSM


Komor Kommando
www.myspace.com/komorkommando
( ;D --> Sebastian R. Komor is a Polish born, Norwegian raised EBM/Industrial musician, best known for his collaborative work in Icon of Coil and Zombie Girl. A prolific artist, Komor has also released electronic music under a variety of solo projects and aliases since the late 1990s. Sebastian does production work as Xenomorph Productions. He produced the album Hearts For Bullets by Ayria in 2008. Komor mastered the Depeche Mode tribute album Alfa Matrix Re:Covered in 2009, which included two covers by Komor Kommando. That same year he also mastered fellow Canadian electro-industrial act iVardensphere's debut album Scatterface. In February 2010 Komor released a collection of over 400 audio samples from his studio, some from his released projects and some unused. A second volume followed in June of that same year.Yet another active side project of Seb's is Komor Kommando, his dark techno/EBM/aggrotech club-oriented DJ alias.
Komor is also a visual artist, and designs the artwork for his own releases.)
Oil, Steel & Rhythm
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Diffuzion
www.myspace.com/diffuzion1313
www.diffuzion.org
( ;D --> Industrial electro from Belarus.)
Body Code
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dbd (while you can).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7K_yItKQS6g


Acretongue
www.acretongue.com
( ;D --> Acretongue is about a perception of situations & observations, and the interpretation of those situations and observations in a musical way. It's about atmospheres and textures and depth, about structure and sometimes the lack of structure. It's about asking questions, and though there might not always be an answer, there will always be a search for some kind of understanding. Acretongue is Nico J.)
Septic VIII/ Dragonfly (nymph)
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Friday, February 18, 2011

Flavor of the week #8

White Ring
www.myspace.com/whytering
( ;D --> It makes sense that upstart label Disaro calls Houston home; the city's humid weather and the syrup-sipping roots of the regional hip-hop scene perfectly suit the label's releases, which feature swampy atmospheres and slowed-down vocals run through varying levels of oppressive static. New York duo White Ring have that distinctive lean down pat, especially on "IxC999", scheduled for release on Disaro in the next few months. A skeletal drum machine clatters with low-rider menace, while vocalist Kendra Malia alternately whispers and chant-sings about "ice in her hand" as walls of blown-out bass threaten to drown her out. At its core, "IxC999" is pretty fucking scary, from Malia's voice to the sound effects (creaking doors, gunshots) on down; by the time it dissolves into high-pitched staccato moans, you don't know whether to nod your head or hide under the covers.)
Black Earth That Made Me
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IxC999
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sGSntTw_Q4
Suffocation + Roses
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JyxVTMsJ6E&feature=related


Sepalcure
www.myspace.com/sepalcure  
www.sepalcure.com
( ;D --> Sepalcure’s combination of love for bass and 90s house acapellas is the culmination of a cathartic two week collaboration between Machinedrum and Praveen. Their mix of tribal dub, house and two step beats works equally well for both late nights in the club and rainy, introspective nights at home. Detroit techno chords cut through wooden beats, neon synths and dubbed out atmospherics.)
Fleur
http://boomkat.com/vinyl/375249-sepalcure-fleur
( ;D --> Spellbinding release from Sepalcure, aka electronica veterans Machinedrum and Praveen. They unveiled a sumptuous new sound with the 'Love Pressure' EP back in the summer of 2010 but if anything this delivers an even greater emotive impact. Maybe it's because they're American, but there's definitely an instinctive feel for R&B elegance and graceful suspension at play here, something alluded to by reams of UK producers, but rarely achieved with this kind of tingling sensibility. The standout track is easily 'No Think', a near side-long swinger built from ethereal, yearning vocals, viscous 2-step patterns and droning subbass looming from their densely lush atmospheres. Complementing the vibe, the enchanting 'Inside' closes the side with a shorter, beatless piece of electronic ambience worthy of Tim Hecker. Meanwhile on the A-side we're in thrall to the crisp drums, smudged chords and sun-heated strings of 'Fleur' and another surefire spine-tingler, 'Your Love'.)
In The Summer (Sepalcure Dub)
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No Think [Hot Flush]
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZPquEEa5lI


Aslope
www.myspace.com/aslopesite
http://soundcloud.com/aslope
( ;D --> Fresh Techno House from Copenhagen)
A Helping Hand - EP
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Mercury Mouth
www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4hwCg_n0Vs



Shlohmo
www.myspace.com/shlomoshun
www.wediditcollective.co
( ;D --> Groovy experimental electro/dustep from LA California.)
Shlo-Fi EP
http://bleep.com/index.php?page=release_details&releaseid=23967
Camping - EP
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Shlomoshun Deluxe
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Shlohmoshun Redux
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Hot Boxing the Cockpit
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLNSUBik49c
Change (Remix Of Gonjasufi) [Warp]
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EleaQMTBpeg


Tactical Sek
www.myspace.com/uktacticalsekt
( ;D --> Tactical Sekt is an elektro-industrial act consisting of Anthony Mather (USA - Vocals, Keyboards, Programming), Robert Schott (Live Synths,Visuals) and Jay Taylor (UK - Live Drums). They are known for their powerful, noisy, dark electronic sound.)
Burn Process
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Syncope
http://www.amazon.com/Syncope-US-version-Tactical-Sekt/dp/B000H5TUQS/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1296587051&sr=1-3

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Friday, February 11, 2011

Flavor of the week #7

Blutengel
www.myspace.com/officialblutengel  
www.blutengel.de
( ;D --> Blutengel (German: Blood Angel) is a German futurepop musical group. It was formed by singer Chris Pohl, also of the groups Terminal Choice, Tumor, and Miss Construction and the owner of the Fear Section label.)
Tränenherz
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Se also:
http://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2010/10/flavor-of-week-42.html


Wynardtage
www.myspace.com/wynardtage
( ;D --> Delicious “dark“ pop songs from Germany.)
A Flicker Of Hope
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White Frost (Chadouze Airplay Mix)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mM5T78MQEk4


Waveworld
www.myspace.com/waveworld
www.waveworld.tv
( ;D --> Wave World is a Dutch/Canadian multimedia project, attracting quite a lot of attention for its fascinating music and enchanting shows.)
Sphere
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Structures
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The Winds of Laax
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Ad Ombra
www.myspace.com/adombra
( ;D --> Ad Ombra is an Romanian dark neo-classical act established in 2005 as the Dramatic Orchestral entity of Transylvania born George D. Stanciulescu. First demo MCD, "Smaragdine", was released in the mid of 2005, displaying an anomic suite of 7 tabulas, fragranced by a taste of drama and ineluctable aspirations, all mixed into one 22 minutes track. The full length album , "Rites of Genesis", was released in January 2008 by polish label Rage in Eden, enabling a cinematic and esoteric journey through the whirls of dark symphonic grandeur, timeless romanticism and spiritually challenging descents into the abyss of sounds. In March 2009, the second album, "Magna Charta Illusorum" was released, marking the "descensus ad inferos" of the project, by exploring a darker, more tormented and decadent sound.)
Heritages De L'angoisse
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmJQRCXw_Y8&feature=related


Desiderii Marginis
www.myspace.com/desiderii
www.desideriimarginis.com
( ;D --> Desiderii Marginis was formed in 1993 in Mjölby, Sweden by Johan Levin as a solo-project. The intention was initialy to release just a few demotapes with material that failed to fit into the repertoire of my main band at the time - "The wounded meadow". The first three tapes "Consecrare", "Via Peregrinus" and "Triptych", made up of material composed 1992-1993 were limited to a modest handfull. Some of these songs later appeared in new versions on the album Songs over ruins, released on the loveable Cold Meat Industry label.)
Strife
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Seven sorrows
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Deadbeat
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Worlds Apart
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wE6Sfi0jrBY&feature=related

Greetings from the eye of the Snowstorm
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Friday, February 04, 2011

Flavor of the week #6

COH
http://myspace.com/yumemiruyoninemuritai  
www.post-pop.org  
( ;D --> Иван Павлов (Ivan Pavlov) is a Russian-born veteran sound artist and engineer who has lived in Sweden since 1995. After Pavlov moved to Sweden, he adopted the alias COH (pronounced "son") which can be read in Cyrillic as well as in Latin alphabet and means in Russian sleep or dream.
Aliases: CoH, Frankie Gothard, Oxy.
In Groups: Chessmachine, Иван Павлов, Nice Box, SoiSong (together with late Peter "Sleazy" Christopherson from Coil & TG ( www.discogs.com/artist/Peter+Christopherson  ).)
IIRON
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Mindblowing review:
www.whisperinandhollerin.com/reviews/review.asp?id=7786
Prelistening:
www.digital-tunes.net/releases/iiron
More COH; Se also:
http://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2007/10/flavor-of-week-43.html
Soisong; se also:
http://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2009/12/flavor-of-week-50.html
Peter "Sleazy" Christopherson; se also:
http://barle.blogspot.com/2010/12/autoreplay-by-peter-sleazy.html
And:
http://barle.blogspot.com/2010/12/fate-by-peter-sleazy-cristopherson.html
And of cause "The Threshold house houseboy Choir":
http://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2007/05/flavor-of-week-19.html
The Threshold Houseboys Choir Amulet Edition
www.discogs.com/Threshold-HouseBoys-Choir-The-Threshold-Houseboys-Choir-Amulet-Edition/release/1547287
Be happy
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-i7kT5irWDs

Soldout
www.myspace.com/wearesoldout
www.soldout.be
http://soundcloud.com/soldout
( ;D --> Soldout is an unexpected meeting of a guy and a girl, one night around a drink in a café. David started making music early with his tape recorder, then he programmed a lot of music on his commodore, and amiga. After a while he got keyboards and started playing in bands. More into experimental and psychedelic electronic music. Charlotte got started on classical piano and guitars when she was a kid her biggest dream was to become a conductor. One day she switched from Chopin to PJ Harvey and her guitars got electric. They met and mixed their styles and influences.)
Cuts
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http://open.spotify.com/album/0G57lPsiMcBkUeVllFL8eF
The Cut
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Post Death Soundtrack
www.myspace.com/postdeathsoundtrack
www.postdeathsoundtrack.com/
( ;D --> Post Death Soundtrack is the antithesis of today’s music culture, creating thought-provoking music by weaving industrial, electronic, pop and rock sounds. Reflections of Darkness calls them “by no means music for simple minds”, and Side-line.com calls their sound “indefinable”. Currently a 4-piece, the band is Kenneth Buck, Steve Moore, Jon Ireson and Colin Everall. Post Death Soundtrack have for prominent acts such as Front Line Assembly, and take influence from the likes of The Beatles, Skinny Puppy, David Bowie and Dead Can Dance.)
Music As Weaponry
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"Ultraviolence"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yxb25viP7V0&feature=player_embedded#


James Blake
www.myspace.com/jamesblakeproduction
http://jamesblakemusic.com
( ;D --> Experimental/Electronica, Dubstep/Grime.)
James Blake
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http://bleep.com/index.php?page=release_details&releaseid=27906


Antiform
www.myspace.com/thisisantiform
www.antiform.co.nz
( ;D --> The name Antiform has been on the lips and the turntables of Breakbeat and Drum and Bass pioneers for a lengthy amount of time already, but their latest achievements have made everyone wake up and take note. Antiform are a band of musicians, producers and DJ’s that produce and perform their unique fusion of breakbeat, rock, hip-hop, drum & bass, metal and contemporary styles of music to people the world over.)
City in Exile
www.antiform.co.nz/shop
Intervene feat. Julia
www.amplifier.co.nz/release/46257/city-in-exile.html?play=46302#item46302

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