Flavor of the week #32

DiRTY dOERing
www.myspace.com/veltendoering
Papa Loco
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( ;D --> Alexander Kowalski Remix!!!)
www.myspace.com/alexanderkowalski

Dasha Rush
www.myspace.com/dasharushsound
www.dasharush.info
I Run Iron I Run Ironic
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( ;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
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( ;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
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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
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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

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Flavor of the week #31

Sumisonic
www.myspace.com/sumisonic
( ;D --> Delicious DeepDub, Abstract, AmbientTechno, Drone & Psychedelic act from Japan.)
Cyclone
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Cyclone
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Moby
www.moby.com
www.myspace.com/moby
Wait for me
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( ;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
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Metanarrative
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Section EP
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( ;D --> Mono :).)
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Neurofibro
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Dioxyde
www.myspace.com/dioxyde
( ;D --> Harsh Spanish electro)
Social Phobia
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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
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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
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( ;D --> Sansula; Max Cooper's Lost In Sound Mix!)
Bionik
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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
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Nosebleep
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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
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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
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Frozen Plasma
www.myspace.com/frozenplasma
www.frozenplasma.com
Monumentum
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( ;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

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Flavor of the week #29

Adverb
www.myspace.com/adverbmusic
( ;D --> Great Spanish ambient-techno/deep house.)
Adverbial Ep
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( ;D --> Fresh release.)
Retaliate EP
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Things to remember
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Leaves /Adverb featuring 7th Flower
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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
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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
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( ;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
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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
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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
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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!
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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
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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
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( ;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
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