DiRTY dOERing
www.myspace.com/veltendoering
Papa Loco
DD_AK_Beatpot
( ;D --> Alexander Kowalski Remix!!!)
www.myspace.com/alexanderkowalski
Dasha Rush
www.myspace.com/dasharushsound
www.dasharush.info
I Run Iron I Run Ironic
DR_Decks
( ;D --> This is the second album from the strange and twisted world inhabited by Dasha Rush and a bunch of broken sounding machines. While her first album was cast from a more conventional template, “I Run Iron I Run Ironic” comes from a weirder and more interesting place. Like Pole or Pete Namlook if they had a dose of wry feminine humour, Dasha weaves a thread of inky blackness through the many layers of her sonic collage.)
Sopor Aeternus (& the Ensemble of Shadows )
www.myspace.com/soporaeternusofficial
www.soporaeternus.de
( ;D --> Sopor Aeternus (Latin: "Eternal Sleep") is a darkwave musical project (probably the deepest of dark bands) based in Frankfurt founded in 1989 by Anna-Varney Cantodea. Since the project's beginnings, Anna-Varney's music has gained notoriety for being extremely personalized, melancholic and pessimistic, drawing on a number of different musical and visual styles to be incorporated into her unique and unusual work. Despite years of media attention in Europe, not much is known about Cantodea and her personal life. All known information has been attained from interviews and publications in print. What is established is that Anna-Varney Cantodea is a pre-operative transwoman, and has decided to remain as such, citing "spiritual conflict" if gender reassignment surgery is performed. Sopor Aeternus also credits the Ensemble of Shadows for her inspirations. These are spirits, beings who she says she receives the musical compositions from. She also works through depression with the aid of her music, as can be heard on the demos, produced at a time when she was gravely ill and at risk of losing her eyesight. She describes her subsequent works as "introverted exhibitionism." They are also expressions of extreme, intense pain.
Dead Lovers' Sarabande (Face One)
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Ich Tote Mich Jedesmal Aufs
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La Chambre d'Echo
SA2_amazon
( ;D --> Sopor has also recored a cover version of Kraftwerk's "Das Modell" which she translates into Latin and plays on a baroque harpsichord!)
Model Est
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Voyager - The Jugglers Of Jusa
SA4_amazon
Little Nobody
www.myspace.com/littlenobodymuzak
( ;D --> An expat Australian freelance music, movie and anime journalist, writer, photographer, DJ, record label head honcho, and experimental electronic music producer who's been based in Tokyo over the past 8 years... He's also bunked up in London, traveled a bit round the globe, and during the course of a decade and a bit of hack journalism has interviewed people as far afield as Kraftwerk, Jeff Mills, Coldcut, Genesis P. Orridge (from industrial pioneers Throbbing Gristle), Derrick May, Si Begg, Famke Janssen (from the "X-Men" movies), and Mamoru Oshii (the director of the anime classic "Ghost In The Shell").)
Compulsion
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Robota
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Little Nobody: Wayward Seafarers EP
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Action Hero
LN3_amazon
B12
www.myspace.com/b12records
( ;D --> B12 Records was founded in 1990 by Mike Golding and Steve Rutter as a vehicle for themselves and other like minded individuals to release electronic music for listening and dancing. Today, B12 Records -- spear-headed by the duo’s common pseudonym “B12” -- has exactly the same goal, to provide quality electronic music for futuristic feet and forward thinking minds.)
Last Days Of Silence Remixes
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Posthuman, Monsters and Vortices EP
www.b12records.com/#comingsoon
( ;D --> comes to B12 Records. August 2009.)
B12 Records Archive Volume 7
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Se also: http://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2008/10/flavor-of-week-43.html
Over And Out
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Friday, July 24, 2009
Flavor of the week #31
Sumisonic
www.myspace.com/sumisonic
( ;D --> Delicious DeepDub, Abstract, AmbientTechno, Drone & Psychedelic act from Japan.)
Cyclone
S_Bryzant_shop
Cyclone
S_amazon
Moby
www.moby.com
www.myspace.com/moby
Wait for me
M_amazon
( ;D--> superb!)
Claro Intelecto
www.myspace.com/claro_intelecto
( ;D --> After four volumes of Warehouse Sessions and a few additional twelve inchers on Modern Love, Mark Stewart releases his sophomore LP on the same label. Stewart began his Claro Intelecto project in 2003 on Manchesters IDM label, AI, with a Peace of Mind EP. He quickly followed the release with the acclaimed Neurofibro (named after his genetic disease). Metanarrative is more melodic than the preceding EPs, centered around deep bass groans and minimal grinds building up the postmodernist grand narrative. Stewart infuses the Detroit influenced UK beats with his IDM and electro background, creating an album that spans the sub-genres from dub techno to tech-house.)
Warehouse Sessions
CI_amazon
Metanarrative
CI1_amazon
Section EP
CI_Boomkat
( ;D --> Mono :).)
CI_Youtube
Neurofibro
CI1_Boomkat
Dioxyde
www.myspace.com/dioxyde
( ;D --> Harsh Spanish electro)
Social Phobia
D_amazon
Unheilig
www.myspace.com/unheilig
www.unheilig.com
( ;D --> Unheilig (German for "Unholy") is a German Neue Deutsche Härte band. They are stylistically connected to the Dark Culture. Unheilig was formed in 1999 and consists of Der Graf, Grant Stevens and Jose Alvarez-Brill.)
Puppenspiel
U_amazon
Over And Out
www.myspace.com/sumisonic
( ;D --> Delicious DeepDub, Abstract, AmbientTechno, Drone & Psychedelic act from Japan.)
Cyclone
S_Bryzant_shop
Cyclone
S_amazon
Moby
www.moby.com
www.myspace.com/moby
Wait for me
M_amazon
( ;D--> superb!)
Claro Intelecto
www.myspace.com/claro_intelecto
( ;D --> After four volumes of Warehouse Sessions and a few additional twelve inchers on Modern Love, Mark Stewart releases his sophomore LP on the same label. Stewart began his Claro Intelecto project in 2003 on Manchesters IDM label, AI, with a Peace of Mind EP. He quickly followed the release with the acclaimed Neurofibro (named after his genetic disease). Metanarrative is more melodic than the preceding EPs, centered around deep bass groans and minimal grinds building up the postmodernist grand narrative. Stewart infuses the Detroit influenced UK beats with his IDM and electro background, creating an album that spans the sub-genres from dub techno to tech-house.)
Warehouse Sessions
CI_amazon
Metanarrative
CI1_amazon
Section EP
CI_Boomkat
( ;D --> Mono :).)
CI_Youtube
Neurofibro
CI1_Boomkat
Dioxyde
www.myspace.com/dioxyde
( ;D --> Harsh Spanish electro)
Social Phobia
D_amazon
Unheilig
www.myspace.com/unheilig
www.unheilig.com
( ;D --> Unheilig (German for "Unholy") is a German Neue Deutsche Härte band. They are stylistically connected to the Dark Culture. Unheilig was formed in 1999 and consists of Der Graf, Grant Stevens and Jose Alvarez-Brill.)
Puppenspiel
U_amazon
Over And Out
Friday, July 17, 2009
Flavor of the week #30
Dominik Eulberg
www.myspace.com/dominikeulberg
( ;D --> Heavily influenced by the sound of Sven Vath's radio show during the '90s, Germany's Dominik Eulberg began performing and producing music in front of small audiences in 1995. His early releases on the Sniper imprint caught the attention of such other labels as Matthias Schaffhäuser's Ware and Germany's Raum...Musik. After a series of singles on Traum Schallplatten and Trapez, Eulberg released his first full-length, Flora und Fauna in 2004. The album was met with much acclaim from critics, dancefloors, and DJs alike and resulted in a series of DJ-friendly remixes in 2005. He continues to record almost exclusively for Traum Schallplatten and in the past few years has become an in-demand remixer known for his epic compositional sensibilities and dramatic, sweeping arrangements. He recently came full-circle creatively by recording an EP for Sven Vath's Cocoon label in summer of 2006.)
Sensorika
DE_amazon
( ;D --> Sansula; Max Cooper's Lost In Sound Mix!)
Bionik
DE1_amazon
Toktok
www.myspace.com/toktokmusic
( ;D --> Toktok is a project of the artists Nerk, Anton Waldt, C14 and Fabian Feyerabendt from the german techno capital Berlin. At the moment, Toktok has slimmed down to the artists Nerk aka Benjamin Weiss & Fabian Feyerabendt with some occasional joining of Stefan Kuechenmeister and their magic ingredient in the form of vocalist and lyricist Sophia Larsson Ocklind, aka Soffy O. It was founded in 1994, emerging out of the prosperous free party scene at that time where the Toktok members organized Parties together with the legendary Spiral Tribe Sound System.)
Toktok Vs Soffy O /Missy Queen's Gonna Die
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Bullet in the head
TT1_amazon
Nosebleep
TT2_amazon
La Roux
www.myspace.com/larouxuk
( ;D --> At the end of 2008 21 year old Elly Jackson, aka La Roux, arrived with a whirlwind of excitement surrounding her and has had everyone from Franz Ferdinand to Daft Punk hailing her as a talent to watch. Now, the iconic redheaded Brixton girl unleashes her highly anticipated eponymous debut album.)
La Roux
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In for the Kill
LR1_amazon
My Life With The Trhill Kill Kult
www.myspace.com/mylifewiththetkk
www.mylifewiththethrillkillkult.com
( ;D --> My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult specialized in mixing tales of sex, Satan, and gore with a rock/dance beat. Originally formed in 1987 by Buzz McCoy and Groovie Mann, the duo sought to create a worthy musical accompaniment that could be used as a soundtrack to trashy B-movies. The duo's initial project was to make a movie (in the style of Russ Meyer and John Waters) to be named "My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult." The movie never got off the ground, but McCoy and Mann used the aborted movie's title for the name of their just-formed group, as their over-the-top stage show was best described as "sensory overload" (featuring a revolving door of weird characters, props, and intense visuals.
In addition to their own releases, My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult has contributed tracks to several movie soundtracks, including Paul Verhoeven's Showgirls, Greg Araki's Nowhere, and the hit flick The Crow (in the latter of which the group made a cameo appearance); and over the years, has toured with such renowned (and similarly styled) bands as Siouxie and the Banshees, Lords of Acid, EMF, and Marilyn Manson.)
Death Treath
TKK_amazon
Frozen Plasma
www.myspace.com/frozenplasma
www.frozenplasma.com
Monumentum
FP_amazon
( ;D --> The first single "Hypocrite" and the debut album "Artificial" were extremely successful in the US and in Europe. The club anthem "Warmongers" from their 2006 EP "Emphasize" became one of the most played songs in venues around the world. This follow-up is a groundbreaking, emotional, and empathetic masterpiece. It merges the songwriting and poetic lyrics of Vasi Vallis (NamNamBulu mastermind) with the touching and powerful voice of Felix Marc (Diorama) to create an absorbing atmosphere. RIYL: VNV Nation, Seabound, Wolfsheim, Covenant.)
Se also: http://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2009/03/flavor-of-week-14.html
Over And Out
www.myspace.com/dominikeulberg
( ;D --> Heavily influenced by the sound of Sven Vath's radio show during the '90s, Germany's Dominik Eulberg began performing and producing music in front of small audiences in 1995. His early releases on the Sniper imprint caught the attention of such other labels as Matthias Schaffhäuser's Ware and Germany's Raum...Musik. After a series of singles on Traum Schallplatten and Trapez, Eulberg released his first full-length, Flora und Fauna in 2004. The album was met with much acclaim from critics, dancefloors, and DJs alike and resulted in a series of DJ-friendly remixes in 2005. He continues to record almost exclusively for Traum Schallplatten and in the past few years has become an in-demand remixer known for his epic compositional sensibilities and dramatic, sweeping arrangements. He recently came full-circle creatively by recording an EP for Sven Vath's Cocoon label in summer of 2006.)
Sensorika
DE_amazon
( ;D --> Sansula; Max Cooper's Lost In Sound Mix!)
Bionik
DE1_amazon
Toktok
www.myspace.com/toktokmusic
( ;D --> Toktok is a project of the artists Nerk, Anton Waldt, C14 and Fabian Feyerabendt from the german techno capital Berlin. At the moment, Toktok has slimmed down to the artists Nerk aka Benjamin Weiss & Fabian Feyerabendt with some occasional joining of Stefan Kuechenmeister and their magic ingredient in the form of vocalist and lyricist Sophia Larsson Ocklind, aka Soffy O. It was founded in 1994, emerging out of the prosperous free party scene at that time where the Toktok members organized Parties together with the legendary Spiral Tribe Sound System.)
Toktok Vs Soffy O /Missy Queen's Gonna Die
TT_amazon
Bullet in the head
TT1_amazon
Nosebleep
TT2_amazon
La Roux
www.myspace.com/larouxuk
( ;D --> At the end of 2008 21 year old Elly Jackson, aka La Roux, arrived with a whirlwind of excitement surrounding her and has had everyone from Franz Ferdinand to Daft Punk hailing her as a talent to watch. Now, the iconic redheaded Brixton girl unleashes her highly anticipated eponymous debut album.)
La Roux
LR_amazon
In for the Kill
LR1_amazon
My Life With The Trhill Kill Kult
www.myspace.com/mylifewiththetkk
www.mylifewiththethrillkillkult.com
( ;D --> My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult specialized in mixing tales of sex, Satan, and gore with a rock/dance beat. Originally formed in 1987 by Buzz McCoy and Groovie Mann, the duo sought to create a worthy musical accompaniment that could be used as a soundtrack to trashy B-movies. The duo's initial project was to make a movie (in the style of Russ Meyer and John Waters) to be named "My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult." The movie never got off the ground, but McCoy and Mann used the aborted movie's title for the name of their just-formed group, as their over-the-top stage show was best described as "sensory overload" (featuring a revolving door of weird characters, props, and intense visuals.
In addition to their own releases, My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult has contributed tracks to several movie soundtracks, including Paul Verhoeven's Showgirls, Greg Araki's Nowhere, and the hit flick The Crow (in the latter of which the group made a cameo appearance); and over the years, has toured with such renowned (and similarly styled) bands as Siouxie and the Banshees, Lords of Acid, EMF, and Marilyn Manson.)
Death Treath
TKK_amazon
Frozen Plasma
www.myspace.com/frozenplasma
www.frozenplasma.com
Monumentum
FP_amazon
( ;D --> The first single "Hypocrite" and the debut album "Artificial" were extremely successful in the US and in Europe. The club anthem "Warmongers" from their 2006 EP "Emphasize" became one of the most played songs in venues around the world. This follow-up is a groundbreaking, emotional, and empathetic masterpiece. It merges the songwriting and poetic lyrics of Vasi Vallis (NamNamBulu mastermind) with the touching and powerful voice of Felix Marc (Diorama) to create an absorbing atmosphere. RIYL: VNV Nation, Seabound, Wolfsheim, Covenant.)
Se also: http://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2009/03/flavor-of-week-14.html
Over And Out
Friday, July 10, 2009
Flavor of the week #29
Adverb
www.myspace.com/adverbmusic
( ;D --> Great Spanish ambient-techno/deep house.)
Adverbial Ep
A_Beatport
( ;D --> Fresh release.)
Retaliate EP
A_This_side
Things to remember
A_Soundcloud
Leaves /Adverb featuring 7th Flower
A_amazon
Psyche
www.myspace.com/psyche
( ;D --> Psyche are an enduring legend of independent electronic pop music. From cold harsh industrial, through warm synthpop, dancefloor minimal, dark wave, and beyond. From "The Brain Collapses", and "Unveiling The Secret" through to "Goodbye Horses", "Sanctuary" and "15 Minutes".)
Until The Shadows
P_amazon
Implant
www.myspace.com/implant
www.implant-music.be
( ;D --> Implant, the project of LEN LEMEIRE, has been trying to contribute to the already massive inheritance of the Belgian electronic scene since 1992. 8 full length albums, 7 EP’s, uncountable remixes and several productions later, one can only agree that the music itself is the universal language. It was because of his music that Len teamed up with several of the early pioneers of electronic music. When ANNE CLARK heard Len’s remix for ‘Sleeper in Metropolis’, Implant became the electronic live band of ANNE CLARK for 5 years, resulting in guest contributions of Anne on 2 albums (‘Audio Blender’ and ‘Self Inflicted’). When Jean-Luc de Meyer (FRONT 242) heard an implant track, he decided not only to contribute vocals for 1 track, but a full blown new project was born under the flag of 32CRASH.)
Implantology
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Pete Namlook and Gabriel Le Mar
www.namlook.de/
www.myspace.com/namlook
www.le-mar.de/
www.myspace.com/gabriellemar
Namlook – Le Mar
PN/GLM_Juno
( ;D --> This first collaboration of Pete Namlook and Gabriel Le Mar is a perfect combination of two worlds in Chill-Out and Ambient. While both artists have composed and released electronic music for over a decade, each followed a different path. While Namlook was often more on the beatless path of deep instrumental music, Le Mar had a strong connection to dub music and percussive content. Both developed their personal style and now combined their ideas to a perfect match in music. Percussive, melodic, organic monochrome, even a minimalistic electro-techno track is part of this album. The variety of unique organic music with its intense quality, makes you listen to it over and over again.)
Fischerspooner
www.myspace.com/fischerspooner
( ;D --> Fischerspooner are one of the most respected and successful crossover acts of the Electro renaissance. Their work fuses fine art and pop culture, as in their renowned outsider pop shows bursting with stage effects in both art galleries and traditional concert halls.)
Entertainment
F_amazon
Over And Out
www.myspace.com/adverbmusic
( ;D --> Great Spanish ambient-techno/deep house.)
Adverbial Ep
A_Beatport
( ;D --> Fresh release.)
Retaliate EP
A_This_side
Things to remember
A_Soundcloud
Leaves /Adverb featuring 7th Flower
A_amazon
Psyche
www.myspace.com/psyche
( ;D --> Psyche are an enduring legend of independent electronic pop music. From cold harsh industrial, through warm synthpop, dancefloor minimal, dark wave, and beyond. From "The Brain Collapses", and "Unveiling The Secret" through to "Goodbye Horses", "Sanctuary" and "15 Minutes".)
Until The Shadows
P_amazon
Implant
www.myspace.com/implant
www.implant-music.be
( ;D --> Implant, the project of LEN LEMEIRE, has been trying to contribute to the already massive inheritance of the Belgian electronic scene since 1992. 8 full length albums, 7 EP’s, uncountable remixes and several productions later, one can only agree that the music itself is the universal language. It was because of his music that Len teamed up with several of the early pioneers of electronic music. When ANNE CLARK heard Len’s remix for ‘Sleeper in Metropolis’, Implant became the electronic live band of ANNE CLARK for 5 years, resulting in guest contributions of Anne on 2 albums (‘Audio Blender’ and ‘Self Inflicted’). When Jean-Luc de Meyer (FRONT 242) heard an implant track, he decided not only to contribute vocals for 1 track, but a full blown new project was born under the flag of 32CRASH.)
Implantology
I_amazon
Pete Namlook and Gabriel Le Mar
www.namlook.de/
www.myspace.com/namlook
www.le-mar.de/
www.myspace.com/gabriellemar
Namlook – Le Mar
PN/GLM_Juno
( ;D --> This first collaboration of Pete Namlook and Gabriel Le Mar is a perfect combination of two worlds in Chill-Out and Ambient. While both artists have composed and released electronic music for over a decade, each followed a different path. While Namlook was often more on the beatless path of deep instrumental music, Le Mar had a strong connection to dub music and percussive content. Both developed their personal style and now combined their ideas to a perfect match in music. Percussive, melodic, organic monochrome, even a minimalistic electro-techno track is part of this album. The variety of unique organic music with its intense quality, makes you listen to it over and over again.)
Fischerspooner
www.myspace.com/fischerspooner
( ;D --> Fischerspooner are one of the most respected and successful crossover acts of the Electro renaissance. Their work fuses fine art and pop culture, as in their renowned outsider pop shows bursting with stage effects in both art galleries and traditional concert halls.)
Entertainment
F_amazon
Over And Out
Friday, July 03, 2009
Flavor of the week #28
Music AutOmatiK
www.myspace.com/musicautomatik
( ;D --> superb Electro Exprimental/Brake-beat with a touch of Autecre and Ginormous, all spised up with some marvelous visuals.)
Melotonine
M_Blastmusic
Mirko Loko
www.myspace.com/mirkoloko
( ;D --> Mirko Loko is most notably a member of Planet E's Swiss reps Lazy Fat People, manufacturers of hefty tech-house and part of the European house hoi polloi. On his lonesome he's collaborated with Luciano besides remixing types like James Zabiela. 'Seventynine' is his debut album of streamlined and effortless tech-house variations ripe with bloopy bass sounds, tasteful percussion, hypnotic synthlines and a very refined production palette.)
Seventynine
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Family EP
ML1_amazon
Nachtmahr
www.myspace.com/nachtmahrprojekt
( ;D --> „I only have one interest: i don’t care if you live or die: I just wanna see you dance!“ This is the motto that made Thomas Rainer create his new musical project NACHTMAHR in 2007. After the Austrian artist has achieved worldwide chart breaking success with his other projects L’AME IMMORTELLE and SIECHTUM in the past 11 years, he returns to his roots: the boiling dancefloors of industrial and goth clubs alike Inspired by numerous years of Djing NACHTMAHR> is the missing link between merciless and provocative Industrial and the hammering power of Techno. The first release “Kunst ist Krieg (=art is war)” and it’s club hit “BoomBoomBoom” instantly conquer the dancefloors and earn the band a slot on the soundtrack of the American block-buster movie SAW 4.)
Katharsis
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Feuer Frei!
N1_amazon
Mihalis Safras
www.myspace.com/mihalissafras
( ;D --> Greek DJ/producer & label manager, Mihalis Safras, is the mastermind behind the Material Series label pool. He is concidered to be one of the most high-profiled artists and currently the most productive techno producer on the planet. Mihalis appears on at least a dozen 12-inches every year, establishing himself as one of world's most accredited producers through sheer will. The hard work has paid off in the form of releases on celebrated labels like Trapez, Great Stuff Recordings, Material, Soma Quality Recordings and many more which had proven that he hasn't run out of creative gas. Recently, Mihalis signed for monsterous label Get Physical. Furthermore he has collaborated for special remixes on Ali Dubfire's 'Roadkill' and for a special mix on Britney Spears 'Breathe'. Mellowing his style as times goes by, getting more experimental and spacey with a fresh style of his own, Mihalis’s production is destined to the wiser dancefloors.)
Cry for the last dance
MS_amazon
Heimataerde
www.myspace.com/heimataerde
( ;D --> Fans of Wumpscut, Grendel, and The Retrosic will fall in love ... fans of music with super heavy beats and cool synth lines will fall in love, too. Throw in some harsh (but intelligible) vocals, a ton of cool samples, and occasional classical and medieval elements, and you have something for everyone who likes dark music.)
Unter Den Linden/Vater
H_amazon
( ;D --> Heimataerde has created something utterly unique, blending medieval music with modern hard electro. The out-of-print EP Unter den Linden, which focused on Western European influences, put the band on the map with an intoxicating combination of divergent styles. The new Vater EP explores the relationship between the Western crusaders and their Middle Eastern counterparts, resulting in absolutely amazing dance tracks think--Dead Can Dance in the 21st century.)
Leben Geben Leben Nehmen
H1_amazon
Over And Out
www.myspace.com/musicautomatik
( ;D --> superb Electro Exprimental/Brake-beat with a touch of Autecre and Ginormous, all spised up with some marvelous visuals.)
Melotonine
M_Blastmusic
Mirko Loko
www.myspace.com/mirkoloko
( ;D --> Mirko Loko is most notably a member of Planet E's Swiss reps Lazy Fat People, manufacturers of hefty tech-house and part of the European house hoi polloi. On his lonesome he's collaborated with Luciano besides remixing types like James Zabiela. 'Seventynine' is his debut album of streamlined and effortless tech-house variations ripe with bloopy bass sounds, tasteful percussion, hypnotic synthlines and a very refined production palette.)
Seventynine
ML_amazon
Family EP
ML1_amazon
Nachtmahr
www.myspace.com/nachtmahrprojekt
( ;D --> „I only have one interest: i don’t care if you live or die: I just wanna see you dance!“ This is the motto that made Thomas Rainer create his new musical project NACHTMAHR in 2007. After the Austrian artist has achieved worldwide chart breaking success with his other projects L’AME IMMORTELLE and SIECHTUM in the past 11 years, he returns to his roots: the boiling dancefloors of industrial and goth clubs alike Inspired by numerous years of Djing NACHTMAHR> is the missing link between merciless and provocative Industrial and the hammering power of Techno. The first release “Kunst ist Krieg (=art is war)” and it’s club hit “BoomBoomBoom” instantly conquer the dancefloors and earn the band a slot on the soundtrack of the American block-buster movie SAW 4.)
Katharsis
N_amazon
Feuer Frei!
N1_amazon
Mihalis Safras
www.myspace.com/mihalissafras
( ;D --> Greek DJ/producer & label manager, Mihalis Safras, is the mastermind behind the Material Series label pool. He is concidered to be one of the most high-profiled artists and currently the most productive techno producer on the planet. Mihalis appears on at least a dozen 12-inches every year, establishing himself as one of world's most accredited producers through sheer will. The hard work has paid off in the form of releases on celebrated labels like Trapez, Great Stuff Recordings, Material, Soma Quality Recordings and many more which had proven that he hasn't run out of creative gas. Recently, Mihalis signed for monsterous label Get Physical. Furthermore he has collaborated for special remixes on Ali Dubfire's 'Roadkill' and for a special mix on Britney Spears 'Breathe'. Mellowing his style as times goes by, getting more experimental and spacey with a fresh style of his own, Mihalis’s production is destined to the wiser dancefloors.)
Cry for the last dance
MS_amazon
Heimataerde
www.myspace.com/heimataerde
( ;D --> Fans of Wumpscut, Grendel, and The Retrosic will fall in love ... fans of music with super heavy beats and cool synth lines will fall in love, too. Throw in some harsh (but intelligible) vocals, a ton of cool samples, and occasional classical and medieval elements, and you have something for everyone who likes dark music.)
Unter Den Linden/Vater
H_amazon
( ;D --> Heimataerde has created something utterly unique, blending medieval music with modern hard electro. The out-of-print EP Unter den Linden, which focused on Western European influences, put the band on the map with an intoxicating combination of divergent styles. The new Vater EP explores the relationship between the Western crusaders and their Middle Eastern counterparts, resulting in absolutely amazing dance tracks think--Dead Can Dance in the 21st century.)
Leben Geben Leben Nehmen
H1_amazon
Over And Out
Friday, June 26, 2009
Flavor of the week #27
Monolake
www.myspace.com/monolakemusic
www.monolake.de
( ;D --> Monolake is an open project dedicated to computer generated music, founded in 1995 by Robert Henke and Gerhard Behles. Monolake are impressed and influenced by minimal techno music and drum&bass and at the same discovered the sonic richness and sophistication of academic computer music.)
Atlas Titan
M_amazon
( ;D --> This is the first new material released since 2006's 'Polygon Cities' album Cities' and quite frankly, it's class. 'Atlas' is a truly epic opener, setting out on a 138bpm flex with techno-skippin' rhythm fluctuations inheriting a lot of swing from T++'s recent material and mind blowing bass dynamics coaxed into being by Robert Henke's next-level programming skills. The inclusion of an almost-organic sounding woodwind instrument is a clever ploy, as in all reality it's most likely been programmed from pure data, but lends a human element. 'Titan' should satisfy your unnatural cravings with a purist composition of darkside steppers techno, running at 138bpm and morphed between immense occlusions of darkside atmospherics. It's the sound you all know and love, but updated in the true Monolake sense for 2009. Essential!)
www.monolake.de/releases/ml-023.html
Se also: http://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2007/08/flavor-of-week-33.html
Sven Weisemann
www.myspace.com/svenweisemann
www.mojubarecords.com
( ;D --> Sven Weisemann is a somewhat strange figure in Berlin's electronic music scene. When he's not making elegantly smooth deep house tracks for labels like Mojuba, Liebe*Detail and House Cafe Music, he's busy composing modern classical pieces for piano and cello. Those more familiar with Weisemann's own productions may be surprised by his DJing style, as he weaves effortlessly between his trademark deeper sound and classic house and techno dancefloor jack tracks.)
Light Soil EP
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Mojuba Box
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Ojui
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( ;D --> Upcoming):
Xine Album
Namito
www.myspace.com/namito
www.namito.com
( ;D --> Undoubtedly, Namito belongs to the very designers of the Berlin techno scene. Since 1992, due to his distinctive sets, he is constantly booked by all major clubs in town, be it the legendary “E-Werk” or “Tresor”, where he raved the crowd as a resident for years. In 1996, Namito’s first releases caught the attraction of European clubs such as London's Turnmills and the Brancaleone in Rome. By meeting Martin Eyerer in 2004, Namito redefines his sound. As a result, he has releases on labels like Multicolor, Kling Klong and Great Stuff. Furthermore, he then remixes for acts such as Kosheen, Client and Gusgus.)
Eleven
N_Juno
( ;D --> Eleven” has it all: the deepness of late night grooves combined with the audiophile finesse that makes Namito’s productions so tight and crisp. A very laidback attitude and a lot of knowledge and feeling combined with a lot of imagination equal a massive ride that never sounds worn out or prefabricated.)
Namito's Goldies Not Oldies
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The Crystal Method
www.myspace.com/thecrystalmethod
www.thecrystalmethod.com
( ;D --> The Crystal Method is a Grammy nominated electronic music duo that formed in Los Angeles, California in the early 1990s. It is made up of Ken Jordan and Scott Kirkland. The duo is known for their live sets and for having many of their songs feature in films, television shows, and video games. With the platinum-status album Vegas, The Crystal Method has become one of the best-selling electronica bands in the United States.)
Divided by Night
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( ;D--> 2009 release, the fourth album by Electronic music pioneers Ken Jordan and Scott Kirkland (AKA The Crystal Method). Bolstered by the innovation, flexibility and craftsmanship that made the duo club culture icons, Divided By Night is nothing short of a masterpiece and easily the duo's most inventive and accomplished album to date! Divided By Night explodes with an assortment of high caliber guests which includes New Order bassist Peter Hook, Metric front-woman Emily Haines, drummer Samantha Maloney, one-time Grandaddy frontman Jason Lytle and She Wants Revenge vocalist Justin Warfield.)
Moritz von Oswald
www.discogs.com/artist/Moritz+von+Oswald
www.redbullmusicacademy.com/video-archive/lectures/moritz_von_oswald_early_morning_freestyles
( ;D --> co-founder of Berlin's Basic Channel label, Von Oswald is one of electronica's most influential figures, and this solo debut won't disappoint fans of his soundscapes.)
Vertical Ascent (the Moritz von Oswald Trio)
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Recomposed by Carl Craig & Moritz von Oswald
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Watamu Beach
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Over And Out
www.myspace.com/monolakemusic
www.monolake.de
( ;D --> Monolake is an open project dedicated to computer generated music, founded in 1995 by Robert Henke and Gerhard Behles. Monolake are impressed and influenced by minimal techno music and drum&bass and at the same discovered the sonic richness and sophistication of academic computer music.)
Atlas Titan
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( ;D --> This is the first new material released since 2006's 'Polygon Cities' album Cities' and quite frankly, it's class. 'Atlas' is a truly epic opener, setting out on a 138bpm flex with techno-skippin' rhythm fluctuations inheriting a lot of swing from T++'s recent material and mind blowing bass dynamics coaxed into being by Robert Henke's next-level programming skills. The inclusion of an almost-organic sounding woodwind instrument is a clever ploy, as in all reality it's most likely been programmed from pure data, but lends a human element. 'Titan' should satisfy your unnatural cravings with a purist composition of darkside steppers techno, running at 138bpm and morphed between immense occlusions of darkside atmospherics. It's the sound you all know and love, but updated in the true Monolake sense for 2009. Essential!)
www.monolake.de/releases/ml-023.html
Se also: http://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2007/08/flavor-of-week-33.html
Sven Weisemann
www.myspace.com/svenweisemann
www.mojubarecords.com
( ;D --> Sven Weisemann is a somewhat strange figure in Berlin's electronic music scene. When he's not making elegantly smooth deep house tracks for labels like Mojuba, Liebe*Detail and House Cafe Music, he's busy composing modern classical pieces for piano and cello. Those more familiar with Weisemann's own productions may be surprised by his DJing style, as he weaves effortlessly between his trademark deeper sound and classic house and techno dancefloor jack tracks.)
Light Soil EP
SW_amazon
Mojuba Box
SW1_amazon
Ojui
SW2_amazon
( ;D --> Upcoming):
Xine Album
Namito
www.myspace.com/namito
www.namito.com
( ;D --> Undoubtedly, Namito belongs to the very designers of the Berlin techno scene. Since 1992, due to his distinctive sets, he is constantly booked by all major clubs in town, be it the legendary “E-Werk” or “Tresor”, where he raved the crowd as a resident for years. In 1996, Namito’s first releases caught the attraction of European clubs such as London's Turnmills and the Brancaleone in Rome. By meeting Martin Eyerer in 2004, Namito redefines his sound. As a result, he has releases on labels like Multicolor, Kling Klong and Great Stuff. Furthermore, he then remixes for acts such as Kosheen, Client and Gusgus.)
Eleven
N_Juno
( ;D --> Eleven” has it all: the deepness of late night grooves combined with the audiophile finesse that makes Namito’s productions so tight and crisp. A very laidback attitude and a lot of knowledge and feeling combined with a lot of imagination equal a massive ride that never sounds worn out or prefabricated.)
Namito's Goldies Not Oldies
N_amazon
The Crystal Method
www.myspace.com/thecrystalmethod
www.thecrystalmethod.com
( ;D --> The Crystal Method is a Grammy nominated electronic music duo that formed in Los Angeles, California in the early 1990s. It is made up of Ken Jordan and Scott Kirkland. The duo is known for their live sets and for having many of their songs feature in films, television shows, and video games. With the platinum-status album Vegas, The Crystal Method has become one of the best-selling electronica bands in the United States.)
Divided by Night
CM_amazon
( ;D--> 2009 release, the fourth album by Electronic music pioneers Ken Jordan and Scott Kirkland (AKA The Crystal Method). Bolstered by the innovation, flexibility and craftsmanship that made the duo club culture icons, Divided By Night is nothing short of a masterpiece and easily the duo's most inventive and accomplished album to date! Divided By Night explodes with an assortment of high caliber guests which includes New Order bassist Peter Hook, Metric front-woman Emily Haines, drummer Samantha Maloney, one-time Grandaddy frontman Jason Lytle and She Wants Revenge vocalist Justin Warfield.)
Moritz von Oswald
www.discogs.com/artist/Moritz+von+Oswald
www.redbullmusicacademy.com/video-archive/lectures/moritz_von_oswald_early_morning_freestyles
( ;D --> co-founder of Berlin's Basic Channel label, Von Oswald is one of electronica's most influential figures, and this solo debut won't disappoint fans of his soundscapes.)
Vertical Ascent (the Moritz von Oswald Trio)
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Recomposed by Carl Craig & Moritz von Oswald
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Watamu Beach
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Over And Out
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Flavor of the week #26
Guy Gerber
www.myspace.com/guygerber
www.guygerber.com
( ;D --> Guy is certainly one of the hottest producers in the techno scene. Next to his promising production skills Guy Gerber is also a demanded live act with bookings in many countries that love his unique sound of bittersweet harmonies, natural mixture of strong and deep grooves and futuristic basslines.)
Timing
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( ;D --> For those who don't listen carefully to Cocoon's varied output, Guy Gerber's "Timing" is most likely exactly what listeners think the imprint sounds like. Overpoweringly massive, unabashedly anthemic and towering in its majesty, the track is a Platonic ideal of "big room" techno.)
Stoppage Time
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Se also: http://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2007/06/flavor-of-week-25.html
VNV Nation
www.myspace.com/vnvnation
( ;D --> VNV Nation are an electronic music band originally from Wexford and London, now based in Hamburg, that combines elements of industrial music, trance, synthpop and electronic body music (EBM). Earlier works also include some electro-industrial influences. The members are Ronan Harris and Mark Jackson. The "VNV" in the name stands for Victory, not Vengeance, in keeping with the group's motto, "One should strive to achieve; not sit in bitter regret.)
Se also: http://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2008/12/flavor-of-week-1.html
Of Faith, Power and Glory
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( ;D --> VNV Nation have been frequently described as one of the most unique and passionate musical acts in the world of Alternative music. Of Faith Power & Glory sees the band reach a whole new level musically. More soulful and raw than before, the album is set to be the band's strongest and most profoundly evocative release yet.)
Max Cooper
www.myspace.com/maxcoopermax
Harmonisch-Serie
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The Blind Watchmaker EP
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portion control
www.myspace.com/porcon
( ;D --> Portion Control from the UK was at the forefront of the upcoming electro industrial scene in the early eighties. Inspired by the punk mentality and the first experimental industrial acts such as Throbbing Gristle, SPK or yet Chris & Cosey, Portion Control themselves influenced electro giants such as Skinny Puppy or yet Front Line Assembly. Portion Control)
( ;D --> Portion Control also performed a marvelous gig at the latet & last ;( Tinitus Festival in April (09): http://tinitus.com/index.php .)
Crop
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Microsite_PCe
( ;D --> http://www.side-line.com/news_comments.php?id=42806_0_2_0_C .)
Slug
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( ;D --> In the past several years, Portion Control has done well to regain their status as innovators in the field of electronic music. While widespread recognition still eludes them, it has been to their advantage as they've operated as artists in the truest sense of the word, devoting their energy to providing the masses with an audiovisual extravaganza that adheres to no rules but their own. With their latest outing, deviously titled SLUG, the group - now solely consisting of John Whybrew and Dean Piavani - continues further down the path of experimental software synthesis paved by their more recent work, while still giving us a few accessibly danceable tracks to hold the interest of the casual listener.)
Microsite_PC1e
Markus Güntner
www.myspace.com/markusguentner
www.kompakt.fm/artists/markus_guentner
( ;D --> Along with Olaf Dettinger, Ulf Lohmann, and Argentina's Gustavo Lamas, Markus Guentner represents the ambient-leaning end of the Kompakt label spectrum, proof positive that the label offers far more than tech-house; his productions for the Cologne, Germany, imprint are rarely reliant upon beats and overt melodies, often sticking to drifting, oceanic atmospherics and chime-like effects.)
Play Pool
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Lovely Society
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Pop Ambient/ Kompakt
www.kompakt.fm/releases/pop_ambient_2008
Florian Meindl
www.myspace.com/florianmeindl
www.florianmeindl.com
( ;D --> Austrian born, London based dj and producer Florian Meindl is one of the rising stars of the European techno scene. Together with Berlin’s Oliver Koletzki he also runs Flash Recordings.)
www.myspace.com/flashrec
Aorta
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Bilbao (Florian Meindl Remix)
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Blast
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Over And Out
www.myspace.com/guygerber
www.guygerber.com
( ;D --> Guy is certainly one of the hottest producers in the techno scene. Next to his promising production skills Guy Gerber is also a demanded live act with bookings in many countries that love his unique sound of bittersweet harmonies, natural mixture of strong and deep grooves and futuristic basslines.)
Timing
GG_amazon
( ;D --> For those who don't listen carefully to Cocoon's varied output, Guy Gerber's "Timing" is most likely exactly what listeners think the imprint sounds like. Overpoweringly massive, unabashedly anthemic and towering in its majesty, the track is a Platonic ideal of "big room" techno.)
Stoppage Time
GG1_amazon
Se also: http://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2007/06/flavor-of-week-25.html
VNV Nation
www.myspace.com/vnvnation
( ;D --> VNV Nation are an electronic music band originally from Wexford and London, now based in Hamburg, that combines elements of industrial music, trance, synthpop and electronic body music (EBM). Earlier works also include some electro-industrial influences. The members are Ronan Harris and Mark Jackson. The "VNV" in the name stands for Victory, not Vengeance, in keeping with the group's motto, "One should strive to achieve; not sit in bitter regret.)
Se also: http://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2008/12/flavor-of-week-1.html
Of Faith, Power and Glory
VNV_amazon
( ;D --> VNV Nation have been frequently described as one of the most unique and passionate musical acts in the world of Alternative music. Of Faith Power & Glory sees the band reach a whole new level musically. More soulful and raw than before, the album is set to be the band's strongest and most profoundly evocative release yet.)
Max Cooper
www.myspace.com/maxcoopermax
Harmonisch-Serie
MC_amazon
The Blind Watchmaker EP
MC1_amazon
portion control
www.myspace.com/porcon
( ;D --> Portion Control from the UK was at the forefront of the upcoming electro industrial scene in the early eighties. Inspired by the punk mentality and the first experimental industrial acts such as Throbbing Gristle, SPK or yet Chris & Cosey, Portion Control themselves influenced electro giants such as Skinny Puppy or yet Front Line Assembly. Portion Control)
( ;D --> Portion Control also performed a marvelous gig at the latet & last ;( Tinitus Festival in April (09): http://tinitus.com/index.php .)
Crop
PC_amazon
Microsite_PCe
( ;D --> http://www.side-line.com/news_comments.php?id=42806_0_2_0_C .)
Slug
PC_Paypal
( ;D --> In the past several years, Portion Control has done well to regain their status as innovators in the field of electronic music. While widespread recognition still eludes them, it has been to their advantage as they've operated as artists in the truest sense of the word, devoting their energy to providing the masses with an audiovisual extravaganza that adheres to no rules but their own. With their latest outing, deviously titled SLUG, the group - now solely consisting of John Whybrew and Dean Piavani - continues further down the path of experimental software synthesis paved by their more recent work, while still giving us a few accessibly danceable tracks to hold the interest of the casual listener.)
Microsite_PC1e
Markus Güntner
www.myspace.com/markusguentner
www.kompakt.fm/artists/markus_guentner
( ;D --> Along with Olaf Dettinger, Ulf Lohmann, and Argentina's Gustavo Lamas, Markus Guentner represents the ambient-leaning end of the Kompakt label spectrum, proof positive that the label offers far more than tech-house; his productions for the Cologne, Germany, imprint are rarely reliant upon beats and overt melodies, often sticking to drifting, oceanic atmospherics and chime-like effects.)
Play Pool
MG_amazon
Lovely Society
MG_amazon
Pop Ambient/ Kompakt
www.kompakt.fm/releases/pop_ambient_2008
Florian Meindl
www.myspace.com/florianmeindl
www.florianmeindl.com
( ;D --> Austrian born, London based dj and producer Florian Meindl is one of the rising stars of the European techno scene. Together with Berlin’s Oliver Koletzki he also runs Flash Recordings.)
www.myspace.com/flashrec
Aorta
FM_amazon
Bilbao (Florian Meindl Remix)
FM1_amazon
Blast
FM2_amazon
Over And Out
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Flavor of the week #25
Tyske ludder
www.myspace.com/tyskeludder
( ;D --> The next big thing! Everybody, who thought that this band ran out of steam - get ready for the best TYSKE LUDDER album ever! Once being called Oldschool-EBM legend, TYSKE LUDDER easily manage it to step out of their own shadow and start a new chapter in the band's 20 years history with new and fresh sounds combining Electro- and EBM-sounds. Harsh beats collide with soundscapes that fight against Albert's dominant and unique voice - tracks like "Shookz", "Frya Frisena" or "Bastard" will definitely smash up your ass.)
Anonymous
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Luke Slater/ Planetary Assault System
www.myspace.com/thereallukeslater
( ;D --> For some fifteen years now the name of Luke Slater has been synonymous with quality electronic music. Atechno alchemist, Slater has always sought out the extreme often melding influences and styles into a furious and unique sound that has seen him acclaimed as one of the pioneers of British techno. Yet he has never been happy to remain static, preferring a constant quest of exploration and musical discovery. His many and varied releases have seen him mature from an acid house inspired amateur to respected elder statesman of the global electronic empire.)
Temporary Suspension
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( ;D --> The next OstGut Ton is coming from Luke Slater. The Brit released his first record exactly 20 years ago and has been working as an ambitious artist under numerous pseudonyms producing a broad range of electronic music ever since. Be it tough detroit techno, obscure electronica, ambient, or conceptual electro – Slater has definitely left his stamp on the last two decades as a DJ and a producer. After contributing a gorgeous ambient piece as The 7th Plain to our Ballet cd „Shut Up And Dance! Updated“, Luke now is returning to OstGut Ton under his legendary techno pseudonym as Planetary Assault Systems.
The „Temporary Suspension“ EP is a taster for his forthcoming, eponymously titled album on OstGut Ton. “Planetary has always been about going forward, music and mind states working together, pushing movements and alpha waves on the dancefloor“ says Slater.)
Se also: http://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2007/04/flavor-of-week-16.html
Atom Heart TM
www.myspace.com/atomtm
http://atom-heart.com
( ;D --> Uwe Schmidt is one of those producers with whom it's worth taking a step back from, just to look in awe at his esteemed catalogue. Over a handful of years, the German producer has released countless albums under countless monikers -- Atom Heart, Dropshadow Disease, Dos Tracks, Midisport, Senor Coconut, LB, Erik Satin -- each showing yet another facet to his astounding talent. He makes electronic music, but this is electronic music with a whimsy and a cracked sense of musical form unlike anything you've heard before.)
Liedgut
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Moderat (modeselektor and Apparat)
www.myspace.com/moderat
www.myspace.com/apparat
www.myspace.com/mdslktr
( ;D --> A bit darker than modeselektor or even apparat's stuff, reminds you of burial at times. Great stuff!.)
Moderat
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The Mole
www.myspace.com/eslamolita
( ;D --> Born in Canada, the Mole (Colin de la Plante) spent time in both British Columbia and Quebec, which might explain something about the origins of his sound. From the west coast, he gets the jazzy, soulful exuberance of Cobblestone Jazz's Mathew Jonson and the B.C.-based Wagon Repair label; from the east, the polished restraint associated with Montreal's MUTEK festival. (De la Plante has collaborated extensively with both crews.) While the Mole's 2005 EP One Foot on Either Side of the Ladder is split between punchy minimal techno and a disco vibe, on subsequent releases -- the EPs Conversations With My Past, In My Song and Baby, You're the One and the 2008 album As High As the Sky, all for Wagon Repair -- his sound just gets deeper and deeper. Relying heavily on looped disco samples, the Mole follows in the footsteps of Theo Parrish and Moodymann, but his proximity to the techno scene in Berlin, where he lives, lends his music a crisper sound.)
For the lost
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( ;D --> Trance-inducing delay loops move around the mix like tides in 'For The Lost', consequently bringing to mind Underworld in a fairly big way. 'There's Hope' is a grittier, more groove-based, disco-tinged affair that shows the sort of variety at the disposal of Mole-man Colin De La Plante. Good stuff.)
As High as the Sky
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Greatest Hits (Ha Ha Ha) Vol. 1
M2_amazon
Over And Out
www.myspace.com/tyskeludder
( ;D --> The next big thing! Everybody, who thought that this band ran out of steam - get ready for the best TYSKE LUDDER album ever! Once being called Oldschool-EBM legend, TYSKE LUDDER easily manage it to step out of their own shadow and start a new chapter in the band's 20 years history with new and fresh sounds combining Electro- and EBM-sounds. Harsh beats collide with soundscapes that fight against Albert's dominant and unique voice - tracks like "Shookz", "Frya Frisena" or "Bastard" will definitely smash up your ass.)
Anonymous
TL_amazon
Luke Slater/ Planetary Assault System
www.myspace.com/thereallukeslater
( ;D --> For some fifteen years now the name of Luke Slater has been synonymous with quality electronic music. Atechno alchemist, Slater has always sought out the extreme often melding influences and styles into a furious and unique sound that has seen him acclaimed as one of the pioneers of British techno. Yet he has never been happy to remain static, preferring a constant quest of exploration and musical discovery. His many and varied releases have seen him mature from an acid house inspired amateur to respected elder statesman of the global electronic empire.)
Temporary Suspension
PSA_LS_amazon
( ;D --> The next OstGut Ton is coming from Luke Slater. The Brit released his first record exactly 20 years ago and has been working as an ambitious artist under numerous pseudonyms producing a broad range of electronic music ever since. Be it tough detroit techno, obscure electronica, ambient, or conceptual electro – Slater has definitely left his stamp on the last two decades as a DJ and a producer. After contributing a gorgeous ambient piece as The 7th Plain to our Ballet cd „Shut Up And Dance! Updated“, Luke now is returning to OstGut Ton under his legendary techno pseudonym as Planetary Assault Systems.
The „Temporary Suspension“ EP is a taster for his forthcoming, eponymously titled album on OstGut Ton. “Planetary has always been about going forward, music and mind states working together, pushing movements and alpha waves on the dancefloor“ says Slater.)
Se also: http://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2007/04/flavor-of-week-16.html
Atom Heart TM
www.myspace.com/atomtm
http://atom-heart.com
( ;D --> Uwe Schmidt is one of those producers with whom it's worth taking a step back from, just to look in awe at his esteemed catalogue. Over a handful of years, the German producer has released countless albums under countless monikers -- Atom Heart, Dropshadow Disease, Dos Tracks, Midisport, Senor Coconut, LB, Erik Satin -- each showing yet another facet to his astounding talent. He makes electronic music, but this is electronic music with a whimsy and a cracked sense of musical form unlike anything you've heard before.)
Liedgut
AH_amazon
Moderat (modeselektor and Apparat)
www.myspace.com/moderat
www.myspace.com/apparat
www.myspace.com/mdslktr
( ;D --> A bit darker than modeselektor or even apparat's stuff, reminds you of burial at times. Great stuff!.)
Moderat
M_amazon
The Mole
www.myspace.com/eslamolita
( ;D --> Born in Canada, the Mole (Colin de la Plante) spent time in both British Columbia and Quebec, which might explain something about the origins of his sound. From the west coast, he gets the jazzy, soulful exuberance of Cobblestone Jazz's Mathew Jonson and the B.C.-based Wagon Repair label; from the east, the polished restraint associated with Montreal's MUTEK festival. (De la Plante has collaborated extensively with both crews.) While the Mole's 2005 EP One Foot on Either Side of the Ladder is split between punchy minimal techno and a disco vibe, on subsequent releases -- the EPs Conversations With My Past, In My Song and Baby, You're the One and the 2008 album As High As the Sky, all for Wagon Repair -- his sound just gets deeper and deeper. Relying heavily on looped disco samples, the Mole follows in the footsteps of Theo Parrish and Moodymann, but his proximity to the techno scene in Berlin, where he lives, lends his music a crisper sound.)
For the lost
M_amazon
( ;D --> Trance-inducing delay loops move around the mix like tides in 'For The Lost', consequently bringing to mind Underworld in a fairly big way. 'There's Hope' is a grittier, more groove-based, disco-tinged affair that shows the sort of variety at the disposal of Mole-man Colin De La Plante. Good stuff.)
As High as the Sky
M1_amazon
Greatest Hits (Ha Ha Ha) Vol. 1
M2_amazon
Over And Out
Thursday, June 04, 2009
Flavor of the week #24
Parralox
www.myspace.com/parralox
www.parralox.com/
( ;D --> The Melbourne electro-pop duo Parralox are human beings -- classically trained vocalist Roxy and vintage-synth-obsessed producer John Von Ahlen -- but given the uncanny efficiency and precision of their working methods, it almost seems as if there's something robotic about them. Formed in early 2008, they posted their first song, "I Fell in Love with a Drum Machine," online in February, followed it up with a quick succession of additional tracks, each accompanied by its own artwork and production notes, and completed and released their debut album by the end of the summer.)
Sharper Than A Knife
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Electricity
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theonomatopoeian
www.myspace.com/theonomatopoeian
( ;D --> Music from the Asteroid-Belt.. --> Strange cargo from Thailand!)
Cyanotic
www.myspace.com/cyanoticonline
www.cyanotic-online.com/
( ;D --> Cyanotic is a Chicago-based industrial rock collective fronted by Sean Payne that formed in 2002. Cyanotic is known for its genre-blending work, which fuses traditional industrial beats and vocals with drum n bass, sampling and heavy metal to create a very hard sound. The band's lyrics contain many tongue-in-cheek references to transhumanism.)
T3rm1n8t0r (Glitch Mode Mix)
http://t3rm1n8t0r.com
( ;D --> Cyanotic's rendition of the classic theme.)
Utopia Burning (Terminator theme)
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Prehab 25mg
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Aku Aku
www.myspace.com/akuaku030
( ;D --> Great dub-tech/detroit-techno/deep-house electro-ambient tracks.)
The Ceremony
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Epigon
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Unterhaltungselektronik
U_amazon
www.myspace.com/ornithopterrecords
Ambient Fabric
www.myspace.com/qfabricambient
( ;D --> Interesting ambience from Norway.)
Time and Space with R.I.N (random industrial noise)
R.I.N.
www.myspace.com/randomindustrialnoise
Theme
Free_download
Illustions
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Over And Out
www.myspace.com/parralox
www.parralox.com/
( ;D --> The Melbourne electro-pop duo Parralox are human beings -- classically trained vocalist Roxy and vintage-synth-obsessed producer John Von Ahlen -- but given the uncanny efficiency and precision of their working methods, it almost seems as if there's something robotic about them. Formed in early 2008, they posted their first song, "I Fell in Love with a Drum Machine," online in February, followed it up with a quick succession of additional tracks, each accompanied by its own artwork and production notes, and completed and released their debut album by the end of the summer.)
Sharper Than A Knife
P_amazon
Electricity
P1_amazon
theonomatopoeian
www.myspace.com/theonomatopoeian
( ;D --> Music from the Asteroid-Belt.. --> Strange cargo from Thailand!)
Cyanotic
www.myspace.com/cyanoticonline
www.cyanotic-online.com/
( ;D --> Cyanotic is a Chicago-based industrial rock collective fronted by Sean Payne that formed in 2002. Cyanotic is known for its genre-blending work, which fuses traditional industrial beats and vocals with drum n bass, sampling and heavy metal to create a very hard sound. The band's lyrics contain many tongue-in-cheek references to transhumanism.)
T3rm1n8t0r (Glitch Mode Mix)
http://t3rm1n8t0r.com
( ;D --> Cyanotic's rendition of the classic theme.)
Utopia Burning (Terminator theme)
C_amazon
Prehab 25mg
C1_amazon
Aku Aku
www.myspace.com/akuaku030
( ;D --> Great dub-tech/detroit-techno/deep-house electro-ambient tracks.)
The Ceremony
AA_amazon
Epigon
AA1_amazon
Unterhaltungselektronik
U_amazon
www.myspace.com/ornithopterrecords
Ambient Fabric
www.myspace.com/qfabricambient
( ;D --> Interesting ambience from Norway.)
Time and Space with R.I.N (random industrial noise)
R.I.N.
www.myspace.com/randomindustrialnoise
Theme
Free_download
Illustions
Free_download1
Over And Out
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Flavor of the week #23
Dark Night of the Soul
www.dnots.com
(by Danger Mouse, Sparklehorse & David Lynch.)
DNOTS_CD_amazon
DNOTS_Book_amazon
( ;D --> Musical visionary Danger Mouse, iconoclastic filmmaker David Lynch, and celebrated rock recluse Sparklehorse have converged to create Dark Night of the Soul, a project encompassing a new full-length album and limited edition book. As half of the acclaimed duo Gnarls Barkley, Danger Mouse is no stranger to high-stakes collaborations. With the help of Sparklehorse, he has recruited a remarkable cast of contemporary artists to lend their vocals, including the Flaming Lips, Black Francis of the Pixies, Julian Casablancas of the Strokes, James Mercer of the Shins, Jason Lytle of Grandaddy, Gruff Rhys of Super Furry Animals, Nina Persson of the Cardigans, cryptic Southern songwriter Vic Chesnutt, avant-folk icon Suzanne Vega, punk titan Iggy Pop, and even Lynch himself. To create the images that accompany the music, Danger Mouse chose David Lynch. Known for revealing the gripping horror beneath suburban banality, Lynch crafts eerie beauty from the most irregular of elements. For Dark Night of the Soul, the creator of Twin Peaks, Inland Empire, Blue Velvet, and Eraserhead, delivers a gorgeous, hypnotic series of photographs. This captivating project explores and escapes the reality of the world. The book package includes the full sequence of Lynch's images, a foreword by Danger Mouse, selected lyrics, and an art-printed CD-R, in a run of only 5000 copies, each individually numbered.)
www.dangermousesite.com
( ;D --> Danger Mouse is an eleven-time Grammy Award nominated; two-time Grammy Award winning artist and producer. In a short time, he has created a diverse body of work, including albums with Beck, the Black Keys, Gorillaz, and his own hugely successful band Gnarls Barkley. He was recently named one of Esquire's 75 most influential people of the 21st Century.)
www.sparklehorse.com
www.myspace.com/sparklehorse
( ;D --> Sparklehorse is Mark Linkous, a guitarist, singer, and songwriter from Richmond, Virginia. He has released four acclaimed albums and collaborated with Tom Waits, the Flaming Lips, Thom Yorke of Radiohead, and many others.)
www.davidlynch.com
www.imdb.com/name/nm0000186
( ;D --> David Lynch is a filmmaker and Eagle Scout from Missoula, Montana.)
www.kohngallery.com
( ;D --> A visual interpretation of songs from the album by David Lynch at Kohngallery, L.A.)
Byetone
www.myspace.com/benderbyetone
( ;D --> Germany-based Olaf Bender is one of three founders of the Raster-Noton imprint. He often records under such aliases as Byetone and Lumen for solo projects, and together with Komet and Carsten Nicolai (aka Alva Noto) forms the laptop microsound trio Signal. His output is extremely sparse, with his sole full-length contributions being a disc in the prize-winning 20 to 2000 series and 2003's Feld, released on Raster-affiliated label Binemusic. He handles the administrative and creative duties for Raster-Noton as well as tours frequently.)
Death of a Typographer
D_amazon
Skullduggery
www.myspace.com/skullduggery
You are Here. [nowhere]
S_amazon
Iammynewt vs. Skullduggery: Ohaka
I_S_fixstore
( ;D --> Chris Cozort has been steadily making a name for himself in the digital underground, offering his skills behind the mixing console to such acts as Cyanotic and Pigface, all the whole appearing on compilations and remixes with his own project under the Iammynewt moniker. Now in collaboration with Jayme Bass of Skullduggery, who has also appeared on Glitch Mode Recordings' Hordes of the Elite compilation with Iammynewt, the pair releases Ohaka, a debut album of chilling ambient textures and caustic industrial beats that offers the best of both artists' respective work.)
Iammynewton
www.myspace.com/iammynewt
www.iammynewt.com
Digital Decay
DD_theconnextion
( ;D --> Trozoc Productions' noisome compilation of post-industrial, glitch-laden instrumental artists at least does its part to present the current crop of underground artists.
Chris Cozort has certainly been doing well for himself in the underground music scene, making his name as a producer and mastering engineer for artists as diverse as Cyanotic, Diverje, Mangadrive, and even the legendary Pigface. Having released several tracks on various compilations under his Iammynewt moniker, he released on his Trozoc Productions label the Ohaka collaboration with Skullduggery, presenting the world with his own inimitable style full of deep synthesized bass lines and edgy glitch-laden rhythms. Now in association with Death Wax Records, Trozoc releases Digital Decay, showcasing as every good compilation does a cross-section of the scene's current rising stars in the world of underground post-industrial.)
Trozoc
www.myspace.com/trozoc
www.trozoc.com/
Emil Lassaria
www.myspace.com/emillassaria
after the sky
EL_Youtube
Alexuuu & TDK Otra Cosita (Emil Lassaria Remix)
EL_Mix_amazon
Back in plastic
EL_Odinmusic
Compulsive Shopping Disorder
www.myspace.com/compulsiveshoppingdisorder
( ;D --> The wonderfully named Compulsive Shopping Disorder makes edgy, cold and grim synth music that’s lined with noise elements and inventive / surprising edges. In the Cube falls somewhere between EMB, dark and cold synth pop, electronica, dark electronic sound tracking and industrial.)
In the cube
CSD_Rageineden
Over And Out
www.dnots.com
(by Danger Mouse, Sparklehorse & David Lynch.)
DNOTS_CD_amazon
DNOTS_Book_amazon
( ;D --> Musical visionary Danger Mouse, iconoclastic filmmaker David Lynch, and celebrated rock recluse Sparklehorse have converged to create Dark Night of the Soul, a project encompassing a new full-length album and limited edition book. As half of the acclaimed duo Gnarls Barkley, Danger Mouse is no stranger to high-stakes collaborations. With the help of Sparklehorse, he has recruited a remarkable cast of contemporary artists to lend their vocals, including the Flaming Lips, Black Francis of the Pixies, Julian Casablancas of the Strokes, James Mercer of the Shins, Jason Lytle of Grandaddy, Gruff Rhys of Super Furry Animals, Nina Persson of the Cardigans, cryptic Southern songwriter Vic Chesnutt, avant-folk icon Suzanne Vega, punk titan Iggy Pop, and even Lynch himself. To create the images that accompany the music, Danger Mouse chose David Lynch. Known for revealing the gripping horror beneath suburban banality, Lynch crafts eerie beauty from the most irregular of elements. For Dark Night of the Soul, the creator of Twin Peaks, Inland Empire, Blue Velvet, and Eraserhead, delivers a gorgeous, hypnotic series of photographs. This captivating project explores and escapes the reality of the world. The book package includes the full sequence of Lynch's images, a foreword by Danger Mouse, selected lyrics, and an art-printed CD-R, in a run of only 5000 copies, each individually numbered.)
www.dangermousesite.com
( ;D --> Danger Mouse is an eleven-time Grammy Award nominated; two-time Grammy Award winning artist and producer. In a short time, he has created a diverse body of work, including albums with Beck, the Black Keys, Gorillaz, and his own hugely successful band Gnarls Barkley. He was recently named one of Esquire's 75 most influential people of the 21st Century.)
www.sparklehorse.com
www.myspace.com/sparklehorse
( ;D --> Sparklehorse is Mark Linkous, a guitarist, singer, and songwriter from Richmond, Virginia. He has released four acclaimed albums and collaborated with Tom Waits, the Flaming Lips, Thom Yorke of Radiohead, and many others.)
www.davidlynch.com
www.imdb.com/name/nm0000186
( ;D --> David Lynch is a filmmaker and Eagle Scout from Missoula, Montana.)
www.kohngallery.com
( ;D --> A visual interpretation of songs from the album by David Lynch at Kohngallery, L.A.)
Byetone
www.myspace.com/benderbyetone
( ;D --> Germany-based Olaf Bender is one of three founders of the Raster-Noton imprint. He often records under such aliases as Byetone and Lumen for solo projects, and together with Komet and Carsten Nicolai (aka Alva Noto) forms the laptop microsound trio Signal. His output is extremely sparse, with his sole full-length contributions being a disc in the prize-winning 20 to 2000 series and 2003's Feld, released on Raster-affiliated label Binemusic. He handles the administrative and creative duties for Raster-Noton as well as tours frequently.)
Death of a Typographer
D_amazon
Skullduggery
www.myspace.com/skullduggery
You are Here. [nowhere]
S_amazon
Iammynewt vs. Skullduggery: Ohaka
I_S_fixstore
( ;D --> Chris Cozort has been steadily making a name for himself in the digital underground, offering his skills behind the mixing console to such acts as Cyanotic and Pigface, all the whole appearing on compilations and remixes with his own project under the Iammynewt moniker. Now in collaboration with Jayme Bass of Skullduggery, who has also appeared on Glitch Mode Recordings' Hordes of the Elite compilation with Iammynewt, the pair releases Ohaka, a debut album of chilling ambient textures and caustic industrial beats that offers the best of both artists' respective work.)
Iammynewton
www.myspace.com/iammynewt
www.iammynewt.com
Digital Decay
DD_theconnextion
( ;D --> Trozoc Productions' noisome compilation of post-industrial, glitch-laden instrumental artists at least does its part to present the current crop of underground artists.
Chris Cozort has certainly been doing well for himself in the underground music scene, making his name as a producer and mastering engineer for artists as diverse as Cyanotic, Diverje, Mangadrive, and even the legendary Pigface. Having released several tracks on various compilations under his Iammynewt moniker, he released on his Trozoc Productions label the Ohaka collaboration with Skullduggery, presenting the world with his own inimitable style full of deep synthesized bass lines and edgy glitch-laden rhythms. Now in association with Death Wax Records, Trozoc releases Digital Decay, showcasing as every good compilation does a cross-section of the scene's current rising stars in the world of underground post-industrial.)
Trozoc
www.myspace.com/trozoc
www.trozoc.com/
Emil Lassaria
www.myspace.com/emillassaria
after the sky
EL_Youtube
Alexuuu & TDK Otra Cosita (Emil Lassaria Remix)
EL_Mix_amazon
Back in plastic
EL_Odinmusic
Compulsive Shopping Disorder
www.myspace.com/compulsiveshoppingdisorder
( ;D --> The wonderfully named Compulsive Shopping Disorder makes edgy, cold and grim synth music that’s lined with noise elements and inventive / surprising edges. In the Cube falls somewhere between EMB, dark and cold synth pop, electronica, dark electronic sound tracking and industrial.)
In the cube
CSD_Rageineden
Over And Out
Friday, May 22, 2009
Flavor of the week #22
Eliot Lipp
www.myspace.com/eliotlipp
http://eliotlipp.blogspot.com
( ;D --> Lipp creates tracks that sound far beyond his limited means. Lipp’s fluid instrumentals are a fresh to the ears, yet they already sound like classic cuts with dust settled deep into the grooves. MCs would love to get all over these tracks, but the songs just don’t require them. Enjoy the layered moments of spacey synth and gritty drums. They are all you need.)
Peace Love Weed 3d
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Beamrider
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V.E.G.A.S. Whores
www.myspace.com/theconqueringsociety
( ;D --> V.E.G.A.S. Whores are an electro duo, only less in the Pet Shop Boys/Erasure/OMD vein than in the Suicide/DAF/Cabaret Voltaire sense, all jackhammer beats and cacophonous synth-noise terror. They play mainly instrumentals (frontman Tewary has a side project called IR HEDONIST with more vocals) but there is some singing and also found voices thrown into the mix. So great is their admiration for the original New York synth-punk twosome, they named themselves after them (they had a track called Alan Vega's Whores and took it from there) and they've even got a track called Suicide, although it sounds more like the Velvet Underground had they been an electronic outfit. V.E.G.A.S. Whores deliveres a Deep and penetrating hypnotic electronic pulses collide with surging guitar feedback. Elements of Sonic Youth, Aphex Twin and Suicide convulse in a relenting live spectacle of visuals and noise.)
Album is coming up;
( ;D --> "The album is almost finished and we have a label in London that wants to release it. I've got a side project called IR HEDONIST and the compositions are dominated by vocals. The album should have elements of both projects. I think it’s more the disregard of typical song structures that sets VW/// apart." )
I.R HEDONIST
www.myspace.com/smellslikehedonist
Capsula
www.myspace.com/dreamcapsula
www.dreamcapsula.com
( ;D --> Trippy chillout, dub drenched music with acidic patterns and alive sounding synths. The Shpongle-link is evident, but it’s too easy to just write this off, as a Shpongle-clone… It’s not! This is the work of a very talented guy – seeking inspiration in all kinds of music. All kept within a framework of spiritual and psychedelic downbeat.)
Synthesis Of Reality
www.psyshop.com/shop/CDs/aja/aja1cd003.html
www.ajana-records.com/ajacd003.htm
I Know That I Know
C_amazon
Shinjuku Thief
www.darrinverhagen.com
( ;D --> Shinjuku Thief is an experimental recording project of Australian musician Darrin Verhagen, that could be described as ambient or industrial.)
The Scribbler
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Klangforscherch
www.myspace.com/klangforscherch
www.surroundsfx.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=462
K_Youtube
Drowning" by Klangforscher featuring Eliane
www.klangforscher.ch/mp3/Drowning.mp3
Over And Out
www.myspace.com/eliotlipp
http://eliotlipp.blogspot.com
( ;D --> Lipp creates tracks that sound far beyond his limited means. Lipp’s fluid instrumentals are a fresh to the ears, yet they already sound like classic cuts with dust settled deep into the grooves. MCs would love to get all over these tracks, but the songs just don’t require them. Enjoy the layered moments of spacey synth and gritty drums. They are all you need.)
Peace Love Weed 3d
EL_amazon
Beamrider
EL1_amazon
V.E.G.A.S. Whores
www.myspace.com/theconqueringsociety
( ;D --> V.E.G.A.S. Whores are an electro duo, only less in the Pet Shop Boys/Erasure/OMD vein than in the Suicide/DAF/Cabaret Voltaire sense, all jackhammer beats and cacophonous synth-noise terror. They play mainly instrumentals (frontman Tewary has a side project called IR HEDONIST with more vocals) but there is some singing and also found voices thrown into the mix. So great is their admiration for the original New York synth-punk twosome, they named themselves after them (they had a track called Alan Vega's Whores and took it from there) and they've even got a track called Suicide, although it sounds more like the Velvet Underground had they been an electronic outfit. V.E.G.A.S. Whores deliveres a Deep and penetrating hypnotic electronic pulses collide with surging guitar feedback. Elements of Sonic Youth, Aphex Twin and Suicide convulse in a relenting live spectacle of visuals and noise.)
Album is coming up;
( ;D --> "The album is almost finished and we have a label in London that wants to release it. I've got a side project called IR HEDONIST and the compositions are dominated by vocals. The album should have elements of both projects. I think it’s more the disregard of typical song structures that sets VW/// apart." )
I.R HEDONIST
www.myspace.com/smellslikehedonist
Capsula
www.myspace.com/dreamcapsula
www.dreamcapsula.com
( ;D --> Trippy chillout, dub drenched music with acidic patterns and alive sounding synths. The Shpongle-link is evident, but it’s too easy to just write this off, as a Shpongle-clone… It’s not! This is the work of a very talented guy – seeking inspiration in all kinds of music. All kept within a framework of spiritual and psychedelic downbeat.)
Synthesis Of Reality
www.psyshop.com/shop/CDs/aja/aja1cd003.html
www.ajana-records.com/ajacd003.htm
I Know That I Know
C_amazon
Shinjuku Thief
www.darrinverhagen.com
( ;D --> Shinjuku Thief is an experimental recording project of Australian musician Darrin Verhagen, that could be described as ambient or industrial.)
The Scribbler
ST_amazon
Klangforscherch
www.myspace.com/klangforscherch
www.surroundsfx.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=462
K_Youtube
Drowning" by Klangforscher featuring Eliane
www.klangforscher.ch/mp3/Drowning.mp3
Over And Out
Friday, May 15, 2009
Flavor of the week #21
Luke Hess
www.myspace.com/hesslabs
( ;D --> Luke Hess is the new star out of Detroit where he has harnessed a deep appreciation for electronic music and the expression of the underground movement. His background in mathematics and engineering has given him a scientific approach to the dance floor, using frequencies, tones, and sound-scapes to transform surroundings and mood.)
Anton Zap & Luke Hess/ Our Music Is A Secret Order Remixed
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Believe and Receive
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AGF/Delay - Antye Greie-Fuchs & Vladislav Delay
www.myspace.com/agfdelay
www.agfdelay.com
www.myspace.com/vladislavdelaymusic
Symptoms
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( ;D --> On the second album from AGF/Delay - German sound artist and poet Antye Greie-Fuchs and her Finnish producer boyfriend, Vladislav Delay (Sasu Ripatti), better known for his work under the Luomo moniker - the pair have honed their aesthetic considerably. As Greie-Fuchs intones meditations on humanity, technology and society in an understated singspiel, Delay makes her emotions manifest in metallic, tolling chords, rumbling electronic storms and beats that sound like feet shuffling in powdery snow. Even though the pair exhibit a wilfully abstruse, clinical air, Symptoms is both hooky and tactile. It's even, at times, danceable (the demented jack-in-the-box rhythm of Generic.)
Holger Zilske
www.myspace.com/zilskeholger
( ;D --> Holger Zilske, also known as Smash TV and co-producer of Ellen Alien and her BPitch Control imprint.)
Holz
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Menschdefekt
www.myspace.com/psychaotica
( ;D --> If you're into aggressive electronics à la Hocico, you might enjoy Menschdefekt. This newcomer is not original in any sense whatsoever, but they know what they're doing and they have a solid, catchy foundation to build on in the future.)
Massiv in Mensch
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Interlace
www.myspace.com/interlace
www.designforanewbreed.com
( ;D --> High quality industrial EBM – hard rhythms, harsh voices, atmospheric landscapes and a strong theme.)
Nemesis
I_amazon
( ;D --> Harsh and atmospheric EBM project Interlace returns after a long hiatus with the single "Nemesis". The complex track debuted live at last year's electriXmas festival in Interlace's home country Sweden. Interlace put much effort in their theatrical performances and have previously also played in South Asia and Germany. Now, they are heading for Canada's Kinetik Festival where the "Nemesis" CDM will be a bonus to a festival compilation CD.)
Imago
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Over And Out
www.myspace.com/hesslabs
( ;D --> Luke Hess is the new star out of Detroit where he has harnessed a deep appreciation for electronic music and the expression of the underground movement. His background in mathematics and engineering has given him a scientific approach to the dance floor, using frequencies, tones, and sound-scapes to transform surroundings and mood.)
Anton Zap & Luke Hess/ Our Music Is A Secret Order Remixed
AZ_LH_amazon
Believe and Receive
LH_amazon
AGF/Delay - Antye Greie-Fuchs & Vladislav Delay
www.myspace.com/agfdelay
www.agfdelay.com
www.myspace.com/vladislavdelaymusic
Symptoms
AGF_VD_amazon
( ;D --> On the second album from AGF/Delay - German sound artist and poet Antye Greie-Fuchs and her Finnish producer boyfriend, Vladislav Delay (Sasu Ripatti), better known for his work under the Luomo moniker - the pair have honed their aesthetic considerably. As Greie-Fuchs intones meditations on humanity, technology and society in an understated singspiel, Delay makes her emotions manifest in metallic, tolling chords, rumbling electronic storms and beats that sound like feet shuffling in powdery snow. Even though the pair exhibit a wilfully abstruse, clinical air, Symptoms is both hooky and tactile. It's even, at times, danceable (the demented jack-in-the-box rhythm of Generic.)
Holger Zilske
www.myspace.com/zilskeholger
( ;D --> Holger Zilske, also known as Smash TV and co-producer of Ellen Alien and her BPitch Control imprint.)
Holz
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Menschdefekt
www.myspace.com/psychaotica
( ;D --> If you're into aggressive electronics à la Hocico, you might enjoy Menschdefekt. This newcomer is not original in any sense whatsoever, but they know what they're doing and they have a solid, catchy foundation to build on in the future.)
Massiv in Mensch
M_amazon
Interlace
www.myspace.com/interlace
www.designforanewbreed.com
( ;D --> High quality industrial EBM – hard rhythms, harsh voices, atmospheric landscapes and a strong theme.)
Nemesis
I_amazon
( ;D --> Harsh and atmospheric EBM project Interlace returns after a long hiatus with the single "Nemesis". The complex track debuted live at last year's electriXmas festival in Interlace's home country Sweden. Interlace put much effort in their theatrical performances and have previously also played in South Asia and Germany. Now, they are heading for Canada's Kinetik Festival where the "Nemesis" CDM will be a bonus to a festival compilation CD.)
Imago
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Over And Out
Friday, May 08, 2009
Flavor of the week #20
Harmonic 313/ Mark Pritchard
www.myspace.com/officialmarkpritchard
www.harmonic313.com/wordproblems
( ;D --> As one half of Global Communication and Jedi Knights, Mark Pritchard has released some of the most important records of the early nineties, and his work continues to influence younger musicians today.)
When Machines Exceed Human Intelligence
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The horrors
http://thehorrors.co.uk
www.myspace.com/thehorrors
( ;D --> Joy Division, Bauhaus and the Cramps is some Gothic ancestors that directly pops up in my mind whilse listing to The Horrors.)
Primary Colours
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( ;D --> The album has been produced by Craig Silvey, Geoff Barrow, of Portishead, videos by Chris Cunningham.)
MO2 (Mind Orchestra)
www.myspace.com/mindorchestra
( ;D --> MO2 recognizes the dichotomy and connection between both the universal and individual energies, creating an open and free environment to experience their clean mix and raw vibe that drives the dance floor. Mo2 has been established as San Francisco's most up and coming livetronica band, unique backgrounds forge to create an inspirational, hypnotic experience.)
thousand nine
Free Download at: http://www.mo2music.com/
DSD
MO2_amazon
Die Form
www.myspace.com/dieformofficial
www.dieform.net
( ;D --> Die Form is a French post-industrial and electronic band formed in 1977-78. The name 'Die Form' means '(the) form' in German, like the Bauhaus diary and is a play on the English homonym 'deformed' and on the French homonym 'difforme' (without form). Die Form is the primary project of the French electronic musician and multimedia artist Phillipe Fichot (who is usually accompanied by singer Eliane P. Primarily). Die Form deliveres a combination of esoteric electronic experiments with an underlying theme of erotism, death and other 'taboo' subjects, apparent in both the music and the album artwork, which Phillpe also produces.)
Noir Magnétique (Release May the 29th)
Preorder collector's set/deluxe-box (strictly limited to 999 copies) at:
Indietective
( ;D--> One of the most prolific and unique musical projects in the electronic music scene returns with a long-awaited new long-playing album that marks one of the strongest works Die Form has ever created. Elaborately combining mesmerizing and disturbing photo art, experimental sound scapes, classical influences, heavenly voices and a rather healthy dose of relentless club sounds. Noir Magnétique” is not only driving Die Form’s unique sound to perfection – it is also an instant classic that shows the French Art Electro project at its very best. Electronic Club Sounds as an art form)
Best Of XXX
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Empire State Human
www.myspace.com/empirestatehumanmusic
( ;D --> Irish electro pop outfit Empire State Human has a new album "Audio Gothic" features the single "Melancholic Afro" which is a track made together with ex-Kraftwerk man Wolfgang Flür. Aidan Casserly and Sean Barron seem to be productive lads, having released two digital only albums last year.)
Audio Gothic
ESH_amazon
Over And Out
www.myspace.com/officialmarkpritchard
www.harmonic313.com/wordproblems
( ;D --> As one half of Global Communication and Jedi Knights, Mark Pritchard has released some of the most important records of the early nineties, and his work continues to influence younger musicians today.)
When Machines Exceed Human Intelligence
H313_amazon
The horrors
http://thehorrors.co.uk
www.myspace.com/thehorrors
( ;D --> Joy Division, Bauhaus and the Cramps is some Gothic ancestors that directly pops up in my mind whilse listing to The Horrors.)
Primary Colours
H_amazon
( ;D --> The album has been produced by Craig Silvey, Geoff Barrow, of Portishead, videos by Chris Cunningham.)
MO2 (Mind Orchestra)
www.myspace.com/mindorchestra
( ;D --> MO2 recognizes the dichotomy and connection between both the universal and individual energies, creating an open and free environment to experience their clean mix and raw vibe that drives the dance floor. Mo2 has been established as San Francisco's most up and coming livetronica band, unique backgrounds forge to create an inspirational, hypnotic experience.)
thousand nine
Free Download at: http://www.mo2music.com/
DSD
MO2_amazon
Die Form
www.myspace.com/dieformofficial
www.dieform.net
( ;D --> Die Form is a French post-industrial and electronic band formed in 1977-78. The name 'Die Form' means '(the) form' in German, like the Bauhaus diary and is a play on the English homonym 'deformed' and on the French homonym 'difforme' (without form). Die Form is the primary project of the French electronic musician and multimedia artist Phillipe Fichot (who is usually accompanied by singer Eliane P. Primarily). Die Form deliveres a combination of esoteric electronic experiments with an underlying theme of erotism, death and other 'taboo' subjects, apparent in both the music and the album artwork, which Phillpe also produces.)
Noir Magnétique (Release May the 29th)
Preorder collector's set/deluxe-box (strictly limited to 999 copies) at:
Indietective
( ;D--> One of the most prolific and unique musical projects in the electronic music scene returns with a long-awaited new long-playing album that marks one of the strongest works Die Form has ever created. Elaborately combining mesmerizing and disturbing photo art, experimental sound scapes, classical influences, heavenly voices and a rather healthy dose of relentless club sounds. Noir Magnétique” is not only driving Die Form’s unique sound to perfection – it is also an instant classic that shows the French Art Electro project at its very best. Electronic Club Sounds as an art form)
Best Of XXX
DF_amazon
Empire State Human
www.myspace.com/empirestatehumanmusic
( ;D --> Irish electro pop outfit Empire State Human has a new album "Audio Gothic" features the single "Melancholic Afro" which is a track made together with ex-Kraftwerk man Wolfgang Flür. Aidan Casserly and Sean Barron seem to be productive lads, having released two digital only albums last year.)
Audio Gothic
ESH_amazon
Over And Out
Friday, May 01, 2009
Flavor of the week #19
Gary Lucas Vs The Dark Poets
www.myspace.com/garylucasvsthedarkpoetsalbum
www.myspace.com/thedarkpoets
( ;D --> His work with Jeff Buckley and Captain Beefheart probably makes Gary Lucas the world's most popular avant-rock guitarist, though his solo work can lack focus. Here, his solo pieces mingle with tracks recorded with electronic composer James Hunter, aka The Dark Poets, whose samplescapes, synth beds and vocal samples about things like military mind-control techniques recall the dark portents of Cabaret Voltaire.)
Beyond The Pale
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Nathan Fake
www.myspace.com/nathancake
www.nathanfake.co.uk
( ;D --> Nathan Fake is an English electronic music artist from Norfolk, who has released numerous singles as well as a full-length album on labels such as Border Community and Traum Schallplatten.In 2006, his debut album "Drowning in a Sea of Love" was released on Border Community. The album received excellent reviews in the music press.)
Hard Islands
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The Sky Was Pink (Icelandic Version)
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TaWk
www.myspace.com/iiitawk
www.iiitawk.com/
( ;D --> The ingenious soul of TAWk remains hidden behind the veils of alchemy. The experience and innovative style of TAWk has been a part of a cultural movement for over a decade, where sound has been redefined for simply the love of it. TAWk's unique sound is eclectic, innovative, euphoric in style, its intonation is incomparable to the mainstream. A delicate mashup of; Drum'n'bass, Triphop, Ambientsoul & Gothiclounge)
Can we Tawk:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOoYy-lLnQY&feature=channel
Drunk Art
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When Aliens Tawk
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Oxia
www.myspace.com/oxiagoodlife
( ;D --> eclectic, atmospheric, uplifting, groovy and minimal house & techno)
Domino
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24 Heures
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Lost Memory EP
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Ben Klock
www.myspace.com/benklock
( ;D --> For many DJs, becoming a resident at Berlin's Berghain is about as good as it gets. Not only do you know that you're playing for one of the most musically informed crowds in the world, but you also know they're going to be there with you all night, all morning and all the next day. For Ben Klock it's what got him into playing music and buying records again. ) Klock plays hard, fist-in-the-air, techno – the only music that can survive in the pit of Berghain. His productions have been released on Ostgut Ton and Bpitch Control.)
One
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Over And Out
www.myspace.com/garylucasvsthedarkpoetsalbum
www.myspace.com/thedarkpoets
( ;D --> His work with Jeff Buckley and Captain Beefheart probably makes Gary Lucas the world's most popular avant-rock guitarist, though his solo work can lack focus. Here, his solo pieces mingle with tracks recorded with electronic composer James Hunter, aka The Dark Poets, whose samplescapes, synth beds and vocal samples about things like military mind-control techniques recall the dark portents of Cabaret Voltaire.)
Beyond The Pale
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Nathan Fake
www.myspace.com/nathancake
www.nathanfake.co.uk
( ;D --> Nathan Fake is an English electronic music artist from Norfolk, who has released numerous singles as well as a full-length album on labels such as Border Community and Traum Schallplatten.In 2006, his debut album "Drowning in a Sea of Love" was released on Border Community. The album received excellent reviews in the music press.)
Hard Islands
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The Sky Was Pink (Icelandic Version)
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TaWk
www.myspace.com/iiitawk
www.iiitawk.com/
( ;D --> The ingenious soul of TAWk remains hidden behind the veils of alchemy. The experience and innovative style of TAWk has been a part of a cultural movement for over a decade, where sound has been redefined for simply the love of it. TAWk's unique sound is eclectic, innovative, euphoric in style, its intonation is incomparable to the mainstream. A delicate mashup of; Drum'n'bass, Triphop, Ambientsoul & Gothiclounge)
Can we Tawk:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOoYy-lLnQY&feature=channel
Drunk Art
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When Aliens Tawk
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Oxia
www.myspace.com/oxiagoodlife
( ;D --> eclectic, atmospheric, uplifting, groovy and minimal house & techno)
Domino
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24 Heures
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Lost Memory EP
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Ben Klock
www.myspace.com/benklock
( ;D --> For many DJs, becoming a resident at Berlin's Berghain is about as good as it gets. Not only do you know that you're playing for one of the most musically informed crowds in the world, but you also know they're going to be there with you all night, all morning and all the next day. For Ben Klock it's what got him into playing music and buying records again. ) Klock plays hard, fist-in-the-air, techno – the only music that can survive in the pit of Berghain. His productions have been released on Ostgut Ton and Bpitch Control.)
One
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Over And Out
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