Flavor of the Week #40

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The Neon Judgement 

www.facebook.com/TheNeonJudgeMent/ 

( ;D --> The Neon Judgment hail from the small town of Leuven near Brussels, Belgium and gave birth to the New Beat and EBM scenes worldwide with the release of their first two cassettes Suffering (1981) and TV Treated (1982). Always a consistent duo of Dirk Da Davo (synthesizers, vocals) and TB Frank (guitar, drum machine, vocals) The Neon Judgment worked in a parallel world alongside Suicide, Cabaret Voltaire, and the Deutsche Neue Welle recording under the watchful eyes of Roland Beelen (Antler-Subway) & Ludo Camerberlin (A Blaze Colour). Davo Da Davo and TB Frank veered between minimalistic industrial drones and odd, new wave-ish synth pop and dance music, underlain by cold, mechanical rhythms. The band combinded brash and seedy lyrics, with raw synthesizer stabs and repetitive drum machine beats both aggressive and danceable.) 

Blue Screens 1995-2009 

https://jemenfish.bandcamp.com/album/the-neon-judgement-blue-screens 

Smack 

https://dirkdadavo.bandcamp.com/album/smack 

See also: 

https://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2008/08/flavor-of-week-33.html 

Captain Mustache 

www.facebook.com/captainmustachefanclub/ 

( ;D --> Captain Mustache is a French music producer and DJ from Paris. He's been working on his project for many years to propose an army of beats. As a true electronic music lover, he worked with some electro idols (Adamski, Chicks on Speed, The Advent, Paris The Black Fu, Keith Tucker, Play Paul...) to bring an extra vocal dimension to his music. Inspired by 80's pioneers, Detroit techno and electroclash freaks, we can define his sound as romantic & burlesque electro.) 

The Super album 

https://captainmustache.bandcamp.com/album/the-super-album 

Selador Sessions 

https://soundcloud.com/selador-recordings/selador-sessions-220-captain 

See also: 

https://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2021/06/flavor-of-week-26.html 

Daphne Guinness 

https://daphneguinness.com/ 

www.facebook.com/DaphneGuinness/ 

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/apr/23/life-is-comedy-and-tragedy-the-lurid-and-surreal-life-of-daphne-guinness-muse-and-musician 

( ;D --> Daphne Guinness had lived many lives before she turned to music: heiress, philanthropist, mother, muse. She modelled for such fashion greats as Karl Lagerfeld and Philip Treacy, produced and appeared in Oscar nominated art films, designed her own lines of jewelry, make-up and perfume, and enjoyed long creative associations with editor Isabella Blow, designer Alexander McQueen and photographers David LaChapelle and Nick Knight. But really, her greatest work of art has been herself. With her extraordinary two-tone beehive hairdo, vertiginous platform shoes, exotically layered costumes and phantasmagoric jewelry, Daphne Guinness became renowned as one of the most strikingly dressed women on the planet.) 

Mishima 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPlVqxB-TWg 

Hip Neck Spine Hercules & Love Affair Remix https://open.spotify.com/album/4br5yMUiI1naPRE1zTC7ge 

Sleep 

https://open.spotify.com/artist/1jWYbHqxagu177jUkwbz5P 

Klack 

www.facebook.com/pg/klackmusik 

www.klackprodukt.com/ 

( ;D --> Klack makes EBM and New Beat. Everyone must klack. "Klack sound as if they could have been recording in the '80s without sounding remotely pastiche. (Rob McCollum, DJMag)” "...a project that almost too convincingly recreates the oomph of new beat, the late 1980s Belgian dance movement.) 

Body2Body2Body2 

https://klack.bandcamp.com/album/body2body2body 

Do You Klack? 

https://klack.bandcamp.com/track/do-you-klack 

See also: 

https://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2020/01/flavor-of-week-2.html 

Ben Haviour 

https://benhaviour.com/ 

www.facebook.com/benhaviour 

( ;D --> Ben HaviourBen Haviour performs as a DJ, delivering live sets and concerts. His sound is driven by his tireless spirit of exploration. A mesmerizing journey, blending punchy dubstep drums with live acoustic drums. Layers of synths create a dazzling effect, merging digital synthesis with raw post-rock. Ben's vocals are reminiscent of Dave Gahan and Brian Molko.) 

Melancholy Rave 

https://benhaviour.bandcamp.com/album/melancholy-rave 

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Flavor of the Week #39

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Versalife 

www.facebook.com/versalife.electro 

http://soundcloud.com/conforce

( ;D --> Boris Bunnik is a versatile and creative soul from the island of Terschelling, Holland. He uses music making as a way of exploring his place in the world, of explaining his feelings and of processing life.) 

Genetic Cluster EP 

https://naturalselectionlondon.bandcamp.com/album/genetic-cluster-ep 

See also: 

https://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2023/04/flavor-of-week-15.html 

Amulet 

https://amulettheband.bandcamp.com

www.facebook.com/amulettheband/ 

( ;D --> Signed to Distortion Productions, Amulet is bass-driven, dark romantic electro-rock with powerful female vocals. With a theatrical performance ranging from high-energy post punk to soulful a cappella movements, to electronic dance beats, Amulet is a ride through the emotional journey that is the dark side of the human experience.) 

Perfect Fusion 

https://amulettheband.bandcamp.com/album/perfect-fusion 

Amulet - Ghost of You (Red This Ever remix) 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nhZDCLM3eE 

Cubic 

https://www.facebook.com/cubicpromo/ 

( ;D --> CUBIC’s sonic identity is often characterized by a good mix of pumping 808 kicks, melodic soundscapes and Düsseldorf percussion all spiced up with hypnotic synths and mind blowing reverb. But the album also reveals other genre explorations like on the track “E”, a pure club hit evoking 90’s trance with a cutting edge à la KÖLSH, the more breakbeat oriented cut “T” and its ORBITAL-like addictive vocal melodic lines, the dark techno pearl “S” and its lush rolling bass lines reinforcing its overall somber atmosphere or yet “G” and its rough and hammering techno body assault evoking GESAFFELSTEIN and other TERENCE FIXMER.)

c64 EP 

https://alfamatrix.bandcamp.com/album/c64-ep 

See also: 

https://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2021/08/flavor-of-week-33.html 

cEvin Key 

https://brap.bandcamp.com/ 

www.facebook.com/subconsciousstudios/ 

( ;D --> cEvin Key, is a Canadian musician, songwriter, producer, and composer. He is best known as a member of the industrial music group Skinny Puppy, which he co-founded in 1982 with singer Nivek Ogre. Initially a side project while he was with the new wave band Images in Vogue, Skinny Puppy quickly became his primary musical outlet after landing a record deal with Nettwerk Records in 1984. When Skinny Puppy disbanded in 1995 following the death of keyboardist Dwayne Goettel, Key's main project became the electronic noise group Download. In addition to his work with Skinny Puppy and Download, Key has had several side projects, most notably The Tear Garden, a project started in 1985 with Legendary Pink Dots singer Edward Ka-Spel. His other projects include platEAU, Doubting Thomas, Cyberaktif, and Hilt.) 

Help Me Good EP 

https://open.spotify.com/album/6rLvfiEHcGn4sGXdOOxzeF 

bRap and fOrth, vol. 9 (October 6th) 

https://brap.bandcamp.com/album/brap-and-forth-vol-9 

See also: 

https://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2020/11/flavor-of-week-47.html 

M|O|O|N (sometimes spelled as |M|O|O|N|, M.O.O.N. 

www.facebook.com/officialmoonmusic 

( ;D --> M|O|O|N is the nickname of the American electronic musician Stephen Gilarde from Boston, USA who currently lives in Los Angeles, USA. He is probably most known for his work on the Hotline Miami - Official Soundtrack, which featured his most recognizable track Hydrogen, originally released on Moon - EP (2011).) 

Come! See​!​! 

https://music.musicofthemoon.com/album/come-see 

Trackmania NEO-CUPRA: District 1 // Velocity (Original Game Soundtrack) https://open.spotify.com/album/55aHmQQ6fvu9fFVvE6vbV0 

Over And Out

Flavor of the Week #38

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Lloyd Stellar 

https://soundcloud.com/lloydstellar 

https://lloydstellar.bandcamp.com/ 

( ;D --> Lloyd Stellar is one of the alter ego’s of Dutch electronic musician Erik Griffioen. His electro sound is characterized by machine-like beats, melancholic pads, vocoder-driven vocals and futuristic themes that often deal with the apocalyptic consequences of man's greed, the relationship between humans and machines and wars on distant planets.) 

Digital Hallucinations | Exploited Club 

https://soundcloud.com/exploited/sets/lloyd-stellar-digital 

See also: 

https://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2023/01/flavor-of-week-4.html 

Martin Dupont 

www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057172102076 www.instagram.com/martindupontofficiel 

https://minimalwave.com/artists/artist/martin-dupont/ 

( ;D --> A french group from Marseilles formed in 1982. Their first single was released on Turquoise and later lps were released on the Facteurs D’Ambience label, formed by Alain Seghir and Alain Arnaud. The band played excellent live sets as well.) 

Hot Paradox 

https://martindupont.bandcamp.com/album/hot-paradox 

See also: 

https://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2023/01/flavor-of-week-5.html 

Lake Haze 

https://lakehaze.bandcamp.com/ 

www.facebook.com/lakehaze/ 

( ;D --> Portuguese artist Lake Haze (Gonçalo Salgado) is a key player in Portuguese musical exports, delivering masterful blends of techno grooves and retro melodies, and released his debut LP on E-Beamz in 2019.) 

Yokai Rhythmic Alchemy 

https://lakehaze.bandcamp.com/album/yokai-rhythmic-alchemy 

See also: 

https://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2023/04/flavor-of-week-15.html 

Brutalismus 3000 

https://brutalismus3000.bandcamp.com 

https://www.instagram.com/brutalismus3000 

( ;D --> Nu gabber post techno punk from berlin with love.) 

Die Liebee Kommt Nicht Aus Berlin 

https://open.spotify.com/album/6NquqivifGK4u1fqazCxqi 

Ultrakunst 

https://brutalismus3000.bandcamp.com/album/ultrakunst 

Naeon Teardrops 

https://www.facebook.com/mentaloverdrive 

https://mentaloverdrive.bandcamp.com/ 

( ;D --> Naeon Teardrops, a fresh electronica project from Norway. But here’s a twist: the talent behind this name is none other than the seasoned Norwegian techno artist, Per Martinsen, also known as Mental Overdrive. For those who’ve been around, Per Martinsen isn’t a new name. He’s been a force in the hardcore, rave, and techno scenes for over 30 years. Starting in 1990, he kicked off with powerful techno tracks on the Belgian label R&S. He’s also worked with labels like Smalltown Supersound, Ploink, and Virgin Records, to name a few. With Naeon Teardrops, Martinsen is diving into synthpop and darkwave sounds, giving them a modern twist. This new direction stems from his fictional autobiography, “Pyramids On The Moon”.) 

Testimony 

https://mentaloverdrive.bandcamp.com/ 

Water Rising 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxiebK3jdFs 

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Flavor of the Week #37

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Helena Hauff 

https://helena-hauff.com/ 

https://soundcloud.com/helena-hauff/ 

( ;D --> Helena Hauff is a German DJ and record producer based in Hamburg, Germany. She is known for her "stripped-down techno and electro tracks," that are recorded using strictly analog equipment and draws influences from acid house, EBM and industrial music.) 

Fabric presents Helena Hauff (release September 22) https://fabricrecords.bandcamp.com/album/fabric-presents-helena-hauff 

See also: 

https://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2022/11/flavor-of-week-47.html 

Massive Ego 

https://www.massiveego.co.uk/ 

( ;D --> Marc Massive makes a surprise solo reemergence in the form of a short film. After a breakdown forced an immediate withdrawal from the band he’d fronted since 1996, Massive Ego. With all the band's social media disappearing overnight, and only a brief ‘break-up’ statement left for the confused fans to evaluate. But time heals and creativity never dies. Reinvention and rejuvenation born out of self- help, therapy and discovering your inner spirit through meditation, manifesting, reading and writing. Leaving what died behind, but importantly letting the new ideas breathe.) 

Marc Massive "Idol Lies" 

https://massiveegoofficial.bandcamp.com/album/marc-massive-idol-lies 

The Black Dog 

www.theblackdogma.com/tbd 

http://soundcloud.com/the-black-dog 

( ;D --> The Black Dog is a British electronic music group, and was founded by Ken Downie along with Ed Handley and Andy Turner. Regarded as legends by some, the group are pioneers who, along with acts like Autechre, Aphex Twin, µ-ziq and LFO, came to define the techno movement known as intelligent dance music (IDM) in the early 1990s. Ed and Andy left to pursue their Plaid project, Ken continued with several different line-ups of Black Dog before choosing to work with Martin Dust and Richard Dust from Dust Science Recordings after a long break from the music scene.) 

Being Brutal EP 

https://duststoredigital.com/album/being-brutal-ep 

See also: 

https://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2022/01/flavor-of-week-2.html 

CygnosiC 

https://www.facebook.com/cygnosic 

( ;D --> This Athens-based, one man band of Georg Psaroudakis was originally formed late in 2006, in an attempt to execute this notion. In 2007 the self-released EP “In the lag of time” was revealed to the public and served as an initial introduction to the scene. In 2008 CygnosiC signed to BLC Productions, an American indie label specialized in industrial music and in 2009 the debut album entitled “A deity in pain” was released and received excellent album reviews and critiques. Additionally throughout these years CygnosiC participated in various compilations and albums with various remixes, remaining active and alert, giving interviews to several magazines and web sites plus performing live in various occasions and thus remaining interactive with their audience and therefore forming a considerably extensive fan core.) 

Demystify 

https://cygnosicofficial.bandcamp.com/album/demystify 

See also: 

https://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2013/03/flavor-of-week-13.html 

 

Rome 

http://rome.lu/ 

www.facebook.com/romeproject 

www.jeromereuter.com/ 

( ;D --> After having played in several underground bands in Luxembourg, singer-songwriter Jerome Reuter almost unintentionally founded ROME in December 2005. The music and lyrical world of ROME is genuinely unique and constantly brilliant. Blending excellent songwriting craftsmanship, unusual arrangements and fine poetry into one monstruous and intimate musical output that combines chanson, dark ambient, apocalyptic folk, pop, acoustic rock, martial industrial, cold wave – all rolled into one impressive avantgarde package.) 

Gates of Europe 

https://fantotal.de/en/digipak-cd-rome-gates-of-europe 

See also: 

https://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2023/01/flavor-of-week-5.html 

Over And Out

Flavor of the Week #36

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Autechre 

https://autechre.ws/ 

www.bleep.com/?label=Autechre 

https://autechre.ws/warp.net/records/autechre 

( ;D --> Autechre is an English electronic music group consisting of Rob Brown and Sean Booth, both natives of Rochdale, Greater Manchester. Formed in 1987, the duo are one of the most prominent acts signed with Warp Records, a label known for its pioneering electronic music and through which all Autechre albums have been released. While most associated with IDM (intelligent dance music), Booth and Brown are ambivalent in relating their sound to established genres. Their music has exhibited a gradual shift in aesthetic throughout their career, from their earlier work with clear roots in techno, electro and hip hop to later albums that are often considered more experimental in nature, featuring complex patterns of rhythm and subdued melodies. Autechre have also recorded under various pseudonyms. One of the duo's earliest recordings was a 12" under the alias Lego Feet, released in 1991 on Skam Records. The majority of releases by the mysterious "umbrella project" Gescom, most of them on Skam, have been attributed to Booth and Brown, among other artists.)

AE_LIVE_MILAN_010722 WARP444_1 

https://autechre.warp.net/release/407893-autechre-aelivemilan010722 

See also: 

https://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2020/10/flavor-of-week-45_30.html 

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark 

www.omd.uk.com 

( ;D --> Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark were an English synth-pop group who were formed in the late 70s by Andy McCluskey and Paul Humphreys. They enjoyed several Top Ten singles at the turn of the decade, like "Enola Gay" etc.) 

Bauhaus Staircase (single) 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFpIz0RQU9c 

Bauhaus Staircase (October 27th) 

https://omd.uk.com/products/the-cd-vinyl-bundle 

See also: 

https://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2010/09/flavor-of-week-36.html 

Cybotron 

www.instagram.com/juan.cybotron.atkins/ 

( ;D --> Cybotron has re-emerged in our contemporary cybercultural age when artifactual futures begin a transition into a new era of "Meta". By combining their knowledge of philosophy, science fiction, and mechanical engineering, at a time when electronic instrument companies were only just beginning to distribute their products to the masses, two prosumer audio technicians named Juan Atkins and Rik Davis were able to re-engineer Cybotron – a combination of the words “Cyborg” and “Cyclotron” (an atomic particle accelerator) – to be used as a home studio performance music that would change the course of independently produced and distributed electronic music.) 

Maintain The Golden Ratio 

https://tresorberlin.bandcamp.com/album/maintain-the-golden-ratio 

OSEES / Thee Oh Sees 

www.theeohsees.com/ 

https://ohsees.bandcamp.com/ 

( ;D --> Psych-punk psychic warrior, ear worm-farmer, and possessor of many stamped passport pages John Dwyer does not let up. His group Oh Sees (aka Thee Oh Sees, OCS, The Oh Sees, etc) have transmogrified to fit many a moment - from hushed druggy folk to groovy demonic pop chants to science fictional krautrock expanse and beyond - to suit his omnivorous whims.) 

Intercepted Message 

https://ohsees.bandcamp.com/album/intercepted-message 

Kurt Baggaley 

https://scapeone.bandcamp.com/ 

www.facebook.com/pages/Kurt-Baggaley/973688385996190 

( ;D --> Kurt Baggaley, also known under the alias as Scape One is an electronic music producer based in England. Over the course of his career his music has ranged from driving futuristic electro of his early EPs to more deep and experimental ambient electronica of his Tau Sagittarii releases. His output has gradually become more conceptual with works such as 2012's Natural Phases which focuses on down tempo stripped down low-fi beats with wave formed harmonics. 2015's Former Self consisting of intricate and a slowly building hypnosis of synth sequences, and 2022's Tear's in Rain, a complete dedication of synths and intricate beat patterns to all things Blade Runner.) 

Dreamtouch 

https://scapeone.bandcamp.com/album/dreamtouch 

Glancing at the Switch 

https://scapeone.bandcamp.com/album/glancing-at-the-switch 

See also (Scape One): 

https://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2020/06/flavor-of-week-25.html 

See also (Kurt Baggaley): 

https://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2016/04/flavor-of-week-16_22.html 

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