Flavor of the Week #43

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TourDeForce 

www.facebook.com/tourdeforce1

( ;D --> Electro-wave music project currently consisting of Ivory Priss (vocals), Christian Ryder (vocals, programming, guitars), Fox T. (guitars).) 

Winning 

https://myowlmusic.bandcamp.com/track/tourdeforce-winning-2026-single 

TourdeForce - LNLB (2026) remixes EP https://myowlmusic.bandcamp.com/album/tourdeforce-lnlb-2026-remixes-ep 

See also: 

https://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2026/02/flavor-of-week-8.html 

In Strict Confidence 

www.instrictconfidence.de 

www.facebook.com/instrictconfidence/ 

( ;D --> For over 15 years, In Strict Confidence has been creating a unique blend of electronic industrial music. Their last few releases saw an incorporation of pop sensibilities thrown into the mix to give their songs a “rock vibe” while maintaining In Strict Confidence’s signature identity. Formed in 1992, In Strict Confidence has been carving their own niche in the music world for over a decade. The volatile combination of Dennis Ostermann (Vocals / Programming) and Jorg Schelte (Programming) have been soaring up the German charts since the band's inception. ISC burst onto the scene to rave reviews and praises from media and fans worldwide. Soon after, they were named Orkus Magazine's newcomer of the year. Since receiving this honor, ISC has not slowed down, appearing on nearly 70 compilations and releasing seven full length albums, several singles and and two EPs.In Strict Confidence has continued their development and as we cross into the new millennium, they continue to forge ahead laying the groundwork for things to come and setting the standards for all others to follow.) 

Fever 

https://instrictconfidence.bfan.link/fever 

Blasphemous Rumours (Depeche Mode Cover) https://instrictconfidence.bandcamp.com/album/blasphemous-rumours-depeche-mode-cover 

See also: 

https://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2023/11/flavor-of-week-46.html 

Filmmaker 

https://filmmaker.bandcamp.com/ 

https://soundcloud.com/flmmkr

( ;D --> Emerging as one of the most vital producers from South America to Europe, Filmmaker is back on Veyl with the new album, Fictional Portrayals. Recorded in his home country in Envigado, Colombia, the release delivers 8 tracks of raw, body pursuits proving yet again that he remains at the forefront of EBM, industrial, wave and beyond.) 

Slammer Weapons EP 

https://brutoindustries.bandcamp.com/album/slammer-weapons-ep 

See also: 

https://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2024/08/flavor-of-week-36.html 

Sasha & John Digweed 

www.facebook.com/djjohndigweed 

www.facebook.com/sasha 

https://soundcloud.com/john-digweed 

( ;D --> Sasha and John Digweed, the original DJ duo, reunited in 2016 after six years of solidly solo careers filled with accolades, spectacular shows.) 

Northern Exposure Redux 

https://latenighttales.bandcamp.com/album/northern-exposure-redux 

HORSKH 

www.horskh.com/ 

www.instagram.com/horskh.official/ 

www.facebook.com/Horskh 

( ;D --> HORSKH is a French neo-industrial, electronic, and metal band formed in 2014 (with roots tracing back to 2009) in Besançon, France.) 

MTNT 

https://horskh.bandcamp.com/album/mtnt 

Over And Out

Flavor of the Week #42

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Kontravoid

https://kontravoid.bandcamp.com/ 

www.facebook.com/kontravoid

( ;D --> Cameron Findlay (performing under the alias Kontravoid) is a Canadian-born electronic musician, drummer, composer and producer from Toronto, now currently living in Berlin.) 

Sound of the Void 

https://kontravoid.bandcamp.com/album/sound-of-the-void 

See also: 

https://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2024/02/flavor-of-week-7.html

John Talabot

www.instagram.com/john_talabot/ 

https://johntalabot.bandcamp.com 

( ;D --> Barcelona house producer John Talabot has a knack for capturing the very specific kind of bliss associated with dancing on Mediterranean beaches at the height of summer. A penchant for rising chords means that all his melodies make you feel like raising your arms and face to the sun.) 

Music for Empty Stadiums (release Oct 20th) 

https://johntalabot.bandcamp.com/album/music-for-empty-stadiums 

See also: 

https://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2012/06/flavor-of-week-23.html 

Llumen

www.facebook.com/Llumen-official-192854384064057/

www.llumen.be/ 

( ;D --> LLUMEN is the more structured part of Pieter Coussement's artistic output, who works as an artistic researcher at the Institute of Psychoacoustics and Electronic Music of the University of Ghent. In his daytime job he develops new user interfaces and instruments for electronic music, much of this knowledge is ported into the LLUMEN sound.)

Winter Eden (Oct. 30th.) 

https://alfamatrix.bandcamp.com/album/winter-eden 

See also: 

https://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2024/03/flavor-of-week-11.html 

Coil

https://coilofficial.bandcamp.com/

www.brainwashed.com/coil/

( ;D --> Coil was an English cross-genre, experimental music group formed in 1982 by John Balance—later credited as "Jhonn Balance"—and his life partner and collaborator Peter Christopherson, aka "Sleazy".[1] The duo worked together on a series of releases before Balance chose the name Coil, which he claimed to be inspired by the omnipresence of the coil's shape in nature. Today, Coil remains one of the most influential and best-known industrial music groups.)

Gold is the Metal (With the Broadest Shoulders) (Oct 30th) 

( ;D --> Coil’s vital 1987 album, is remastered and reissued.) https://muterecords.bandcamp.com/album/gold-is-the-metal-with-the-broadest-shoulders 

See also: 

https://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2022/08/flavor-of-week-35.html 

Pet Shop Boys 

www.petshopboys.co.uk/ 

( ;D --> Pet Shop Boys are an English electronic pop duo, consisting of Neil Tennant, who provides main vocals, keyboards and occasional guitar, and Chris Lowe on keyboards and occasional vocals. Pet Shop Boys have sold 50 million records worldwide, and are listed as the most successful duo in UK music history by The Guinness Book of Records. Three-time Brit Award winners and six-time Grammy nominees, since 1985 they have achieved 42 Top 30 singles and 22 Top 10 hits in the UK Singles Chart, including four number ones: "West End Girls", "It's a Sin", "Always on My Mind" and "Heart".) 

A man from the future 

https://usstore.petshopboys.co.uk/en-eu/products/a-man-from-the-future-exclusive-green-orange-2lp 

See also: 

https://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2020/02/flavor-of-week-7.html 

Over And Out

Flavor of the Week #41

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FÏX8:SËD8 

http://fix8sed8.bandcamp.com/ 

www.facebook.com/Fix8Sed8 

( ;D --> FÏX8:SËD8 is a dark electro/EBM music group based out of Frankfurt, Germany. Like many notable dark electronic music projects, FÏX8:SËD8 consists of a solo mastermind by the name of Martin Sane.)

Foren6 (Surgical Precision Edition) (October 16th) 

https://fix8sed8-de.bandcamp.com/album/foren6-surgical-precision-edition 

Flatline Friend EP 

https://open.spotify.com/album/4X96rrRka5AhUCXKUSaTLg 

See also: 

https://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2025/11/flavor-of-week-48.html 

Odd Nosdam 

www.facebook.com/odd.nosdam 

https://nosdam.bandcamp.com/ 

( ;D --> dreamy drum & space, texture & bass from California.) 

On Patrol (Oct. 23) 

https://nosdam.bandcamp.com/album/on-patrol 

Get You In (Belong Mix) 

https://nosdam.bandcamp.com/track/get-you-in-belong-mix 

See also: 

https://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2019/05/flavor-of-week-20.html 

Mentallo & The Fixer 

www.facebook.com/mentalloandthefixer

( ;D --> Mentallo and the Fixer is the industrial brainchild of two brothers from Texas, Gary and Dwayne Dassing. Mentallo and the Fixer derived its name from a pair of comic book characters whose origins have long since faded into obscurity.The Dassing brothers were raised on rock music, so their first instruments were actually the guitar (Dwayne) and drums (Gary). However, this changed when the pair discovered a number of new wave bands whose music was heavily saturated with synthesizers. Dwayne specifically lists the Cars, early Orchestral Manouevres in the Dark, and especially Gary Numan as strong influences to Mentallo and the Fixer.) 

Where Ange fear to tread - reissue (Oct. 16th)

https://remissionentertainment.bandcamp.com/album/where-angels-fear-to-tread 

See also: 

https://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2025/06/flavor-of-week-27.html 

Cabaret Voltaire 

www.facebook.com/CabaretVoltaireOfficial 

( ;D --> Cabaret Voltaire are an English music group formed in Sheffield in 1973 and initially composed of Stephen Mallinder, Richard H. Kirk, and Chris Watson. The group was named after the Cabaret Voltaire, the Zürich nightclub that served as a centre for the early Dada movement. The early work of Cabaret Voltaire consisted primarily of experimentation with DIY electronics and tape machines, as well as Dada-influenced performance art, helping to pioneer industrial music in the mid-1970s. Finding an audience during the post-punk era, they integrated their experimental sensibilities with dance and pop styles. They are often characterized as among the most innovative and influential electronic groups of their era.)

CODE (2026 Remastered Digital Deluxe Edition) (release October 9th)

https://cabaretvoltaire.bandcamp.com/album/code-2026-remastered-digital-deluxe-edition 

See also: 

https://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2020/08/flavor-of-week-35.htm 

Fatima Al Qadiri 

https://fatimaalqadiri.com/ 

( ;D --> Fatima Al Qadiri is a Senegal-born Kuwaiti musician and conceptual artist.) 

3TWI (Oct 9th) 

https://fatimaalqadiri.bandcamp.com/album/3twi 

Over And Out

Flavor of the Week #40

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LLoyd Stellar  

https://soundcloud.com/lloydstellar

https://lloydstellar.bandcamp.com/

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

Corporate Electro EP  

https://lloydstellar.bandcamp.com/album/corporate-electro-ep 

https://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2025/06/flavor-of-week-24.html

ÜTIL 

https://soundcloud.com/u-til 

https://util.bandcamp.com/ 

https://ütil.com 

( ;D --> Electro-EBM-Techno from San Jose, California.) 

Geiger 

https://util.bandcamp.com/track/geiger 

Trench 

https://soundcloud.com/u-til/trench 

Agonised Too 

https://agonisedtoo.bandcamp.com/ 

( ;D --> Agonised Too are Bartosz Hervy (audiovisual artist, musician and music producer, creator of HRV) and Rafał Tomaszczuk (vocalist and songwriter of Hidden by Ivy). Their shared passion for the same musical genres and similar sensitivity led them to create the Agonized Too project, in which the artists focused on a large dose of emotions.) 

Eye Cry 

https://agonisedtoo.bandcamp.com/album/eye-cry-2 

Frontmaschine 

www.instagram.com/frontmaschine 

( ;D --> Electronic music father-son duo is e-Dancer, featuring Detroit techno pioneer Kevin Saunderson and his son Dantiez Saunderson.) 

RÜHREN [Oráculo Records] 

https://frontmaschine.bandcamp.com/album/r-hren-or-culo-records 

Haute and Freddy 

www.hauteandfreddy.com/ 

( ;D --> Haute & Freddy are an alternative synth-pop duo from Los Angeles featuring vocalist Michelle Buzz ("Haute") and percussionist Lance Shipp ("Freddy").) 

Big Disgrace 

https://soundcloud.com/hauteandfreddy/sets/big-disgrace-2 

Over And Out

Flavor of the Week #39

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Dernière Volonté 

www.instagram.com/geoffroydelacroix/ 

( ;D --> Dernière Volonté (Last Will, in English) is the name under which French musician Geoffroy D writes martial music, neoclassical music, dark ambient and military pop based on atmosphere, rhythm, and historical samples. Dernière Volonté is controversial for its considerable use of fascist imagery, style, and voice samples, and of themes from European fascism and the Second World war.) 

Cendre 

https://silencesetgresillements.bandcamp.com/album/cendre

https://tesco-germany.com/produkt/derniere-volonte-cendre-cd-pre-order-end-september/ 

See also: 

https://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2016/02/flavor-of-week-7.html 

Anthony Rother 

www.anthony-rother.com 

https://anthonyrother.bandcamp.com

https://soundcloud.com/anthony-rother 

( ;D --> Anthony Rother is an electro-techno producer from Germany who rose to prominence in the mid-'90s on the label Kanzleramt before founding numerous labels of his own, most notably Psi49net and Datapunk. Influenced primarily by Kraftwerk and Detroit techno.) 

The Trace 

https://soundcloud.com/unklevonunklevon/anthony-rother-the-trace 

A4H - ALL 4 HOMIES - 2026 - Unklevon - A4H https://soundcloud.com/unklevonunklevon/sets/a4h-all-4-homies-001 

See also: 

https://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2022/08/flavor-of-week-32.html 

Charlotte de Witte 

www.facebook.com/charlottedewittemusic

https://soundcloud.com/charlottedewittemusic

https://charlottedewittemusic.com/ 

( ;D --> Charlotte de Witte’s a Belgian born DJ whose surge on the scene has resulted in her being one of the most sought-after names in electronic music today. Highlight performances across the continents, Mixmag & DJ Mag covers, high-ranking positions in the charts & lists, and owner of one of the strongest social media profiles in music today, confirm her status as nouveaux techno royalty.)

The Resistance EP 

https://www.beatport.com/release/the-resistance-ep/7391899 

See also: 

https://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2023/07/flavor-of-week-30.html 

Fragrance 

www.facebook.com/thisisfragrance/

http://soundcloud.com/thisisfragrance

( ;D --> Fragrance. is a dark & dreamy synthpop project of Matthieu Roche from Paris.)

Bruises and Blood 

https://fragrancemusic.bandcamp.com/track/bruises-and-blood 

Will You (Fragrance Remix)

https://open.spotify.com/track/3WHfC6Bk0JNupBiKQa7yyF

See also: 

https://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2026/06/flavor-of-week-25.html 

FIRST AID 4 SOULS 

https://soundcloud.com/istvan-gazdag 

www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063628544089# 

( ;D --> For over two decades, Hungary’s cult act FIRST AID 4 SOULS has operated in the shadows of the electro-industrial underground, forging a body of work driven by confrontation, experimentation, and absolute artistic independence.) 

Totems In A Field Of Pain 

https://alfamatrix.bandcamp.com/album/totems-in-a-field-of-pain 

Over And Out

Flavor of the Week #38

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Mind.in.a.box 

www.mindinabox.com

www.facebook.com/mindinabox.official 

( ;D --> In the world of mind.in.a.box, minds are imprisoned and usually unaware of their confinement. it is a metaphor for everything that prevents our minds from truly being free, from the shackles of everyday life to the fundamental feeling of aloneness a world increasingly exhibiting self-centered behavior provokes in many of us. The songs of mind.in.a.box are stories from this world, building on the metaphor of imprisoned minds and the fact of our fundamental aloneness in the world.) 

Retaliation (Sept. 18th) 

https://mind-in-a-box.bandcamp.com/album/retaliation 

See also: 

https://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2023/10/flavor-of-week-42.html 

Delerium 

www.facebook.com/Delerium 

( ;D --> Delerium is a band from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, formed in 1987, originally as a side project of the influential industrial music act, Front Line Assembly. Throughout the band's history, their musical style has encompassed a broad range, including dark ethereal ambient, voiceless industrial soundscapes, and electronic pop music.) Diamanda Galás 

https://diamandagalas.com/ 

www.facebook.com/DIAMANDA.GALAS.OFFICIAL/ 

( ;D --> Diamanda Galás (born August 29, 1955) is an American avant-garde soprano, composer, pianist, organist, performance artist, and painter. Hailed as one of the most exceptional singers of our time, Diamanda Galás has earned international acclaim for her highly original and politically charged performance works. Notable among these are Plague Mass, Defixiones: Orders from the Dead, Vena Cava, Schrei X, and The Refugee. Galás has been described as "capable of the most unnerving vocal terror". Her works largely concentrate on the topics of AIDS, mental illness, despair, injustice, condemnation, and loss of dignity.) 

Into The Light (Delerium & Diamanda Galás)

www.beatport.com/release/into-the-light/7389828 

See also: Delerium 

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

Diamanda Galás 

https://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2022/09/flavor-of-week-36.html 

Extrawelt 

www.extrawelt.com

https://soundcloud.com/extrawelt-official 

www.facebook.com/extrawelt.live/ 

( ;D --> The future of powerful, breathtaking electronic music by Extrawelt (Arne Schaffhausen & Wayan Raabe). Their sound incorporates minimal, progressive and techno, aimed squarely at blowing holes in sound systems. With more than 10 Original Productions and dozens of remixes, Extrawelts’ tank-like driving bass lines, powerful drum beats and blend of menacing, droning, echoing synths are impressing everyone from your 8 year old sister to some of the most prolific DJs in the world including Sasha, John Digweed, James Holden and Sven Vath. Early on Extrawelt’s productions quickly caught the ear of James Holden, who signed their first track to his own Border Community Label. James gave the track a working title “soopertrack” which stuck, and soon became a manifesto for their music, producing and releasing dance floor bomb after bomb, through labels including the Iconic Cocoon label, Traum, Great Stuff and Giant Wheel.) 

Cover Blown 

https://extrawelt.bandcamp.com/album/cover-blown 

See also: 

https://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2026/08/flavor-of-week-35.html 

 

Grendel 

www.facebook.com/grendel.music/ 

https://grendel1.bandcamp.com/ 

( ;D --> Dutch adrenaline flowing EBM (with their name originated from Beowulf) with Distorted vocals, acidic synth lines, pummeling bass lines, and jagged melodies :). )

Dominion 

https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/grendel/dominion 

See also: 

https://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2026/01/flavor-of-week-4.html 

Eye New Dark

www.facebook.com/eyenewdark/ 

( ;D --> Eye New Dark is the solo project of Jill Sheridan (songwriter, vocalist, and longtime member of Null Device).) 

Adore EP 

https://eyenewdark.bandcamp.com/album/adore 

Over And Out

Flavor of the Week #37

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Terence Fixmer 

www.terencefixmer.com 

( ;D --> Terence Fixmer is one of France’s most treasured protagonists of the techno scene, of which he has been at the forefront for over 10 successful years. Terence Fixmer’s sound, which deftly avoids repetition by developing soundscapes that appeals to the club crowd, whilst still maintaining musical depth and integrity. As a pioneer, he above all preserves an original style, an increasingly experimental, simultaneously ruthless and unrelenting interpretation of modern Techno, instantly recognizable.)

This Dark Galaxy EP 

https://terencefixmer.bandcamp.com/album/this-dark-galaxy-ep 

See also: 

https://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2026/02/flavor-of-week-7.html

Armours

https://armrs.bandcamp.com

www.instagram.com/armours_official 

( ;D --> Formed in late 2025 in Stockholm. The band draws inspiration from the scenes of the 80s, mixing drum machines, analogue synths and industrial samples. Influences ranges from EBM inventors Nitzer Ebb, and DAF to post-punk pioneers Joy Division and pop auteurs Pet Shop Boys and Bronski Beat, as well as contemporary acts like Cold Cave, Kite, Boy Harsher, Kontravoid and Light Asylum.)

Body (Leæther Strip Remix) 

https://armrs.bandcamp.com/track/body-le-ther-strip-remix 

Push (Majestoluxe Cisplatin Remix) 

https://armrs.bandcamp.com/track/push-majestoluxe-cisplatin-remix 

See also: 

https://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2026/06/flavor-of-week-27.html 

Lustmord 

www.lustmord.com 

https://soundcloud.com/lustmord 

https://lustmord.bandcamp.com/

( ;D --> While his days are spent working on sound design for Hollywood scores by Graeme Revell, sound designer Brian Williams records experimental ambience and dark space music as Lustmord. His recordings have been embraced by a variety of ambient fans, ranging from the '70s traditionalists at the Hearts of Space label to the ambient-techno experimentalists at Plug Research.) 

The Pulse Of Atoms / Lustmord & Lombardo (October 2nd) https://lustmord.bandcamp.com/album/the-pulse-of-atoms 

See also: 

https://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2024/02/flavor-of-week-7.html 

Unheilig

www.facebook.com/Unheilig

www.unheilig.com

( ;D --> The arrival of the German phenomena Unheilig in the States has come! Their perfect concoction of electronic and rock has enthralled thousands of European fans since 2000. With his cool charisma and mesmerizing vocals, vocalist “Der Graf” has entranced legions of listeners. Now, with the help of Nilaihah Records, Unheilig extends their spell to America. Along with thirteen albums and a DVD, they have sold out tours, gained spots on Project Gotham Racing 2 and held appearances on German music TV VIVA.) 

Love, Faith, Monsters 

https://napalmrecords.com/english/unheilig-liebe-glaube-monster-digipak-2-cd.html 

See also: 

https://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2021/11/flavor-of-week-47.html 

Hard Corps

www.facebook.com/p/hard-CORPS-100063003531399/ https://minimalwave.com/artists/artist/hard-corps/ 

( ;D --> Electronic pioneers that were way ahead of their time, their dirty-ice-cold-electro-sounds combined with the exotic voice of Regine Fetet created something so special, so unique, never to be found again by any other band.) 

Metal & Flesh (Remastered) 

( ;D --> More than forty years after hardCORPS emerged from a Brixton basement, 'Metal & Flesh' returns in a new expanded edition on double vinyl and CD, newly remastered with the full involvement of surviving members Rob Doran and Clive Pierce. Born from the collision of punk, analogue synthesizers, sequencers, disco, reggae and experimental studio techniques, hardCORPS created electronic music that was as physical and emotional as it was mechanical.9.) 

https://subculturerecords.bandcamp.com/album/metal-flesh-remastered 

Over And Out