Flavor of the week #38

Velvet Acid Chist
www.velvetacidchrist.com
www.myspace.com/velvetacidchrist
( ;D --> Velvet Acid Christ had their origins in an 80's high school electronics class, where Bryan and Chris would debate the merits of Amiga versus Atari. Bryan and Grigory Bilham (an early member of VAC) were at the time working in a punk/funk band, which, by 1990, was altered to the trio of Bryan, Chris, and Grig. The band's name was originally Cyberchrist, although this was changed within a few months to Velvet Acid Christ, named (so they say) in honor of a bad acid trip. Grig left the band in 1992, leaving the core of Bryan and Chris (although various other people have had revolving door membership in the band). Bryan and Chris cite a number of influences to their hard driving industrial sound, including Legendary Pink Dots, the Cure, Skinny Puppy, Orbital, and a surprising number of metal bands, including Napalm Death, Godflesh, and Metallica. They also expose a number of social issues, including animal rights and their concern regarding the basic survival of mankind against the onslaught of technology. VACs masterpiece and most recent full-length CD release Lust For Blood is possibly VACs most complete and diverse album in the past ten years. Lust For Blood is an aggressive return for one of electronic music’s most prolific artists. Angry and other times haunting vocals are forged to incessant beats, permeating melodies, and relentless bass lines. As an homage to early electronic music, guitars are once again introduced into the mix of patches, pads and circuits.)
Art of breaking apart
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( ;D --> For 2009 Velvet Acid Christ has returned with his next auditory assault. With The Art Of Breaking Apart, Velvet Acid Christ has taken a huge leap in not only style, but song structures as well. Fans will notice signature tracks such as “Tripped Out,” “Vaporized,” and “Phucked Up Phreak,” however many of the songs are quite different from what they expect. Not only does the album feature acoustic guitar, but untreated vocals as well. Imagine Death In June meets The Cure with electronic elements. Velvet Acid Christ has broken out of his restraints and created something new and refreshing.)
Septic VIII (Compilation) /Track 12: Velvet Acid Christ - "Black Rainbows"
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Se also: http://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2007/08/flavor-of-week-32.html
Phucking Phreak
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uqG7x6_j3U
( ;D --> "You lie! You're a fucking liar! Shut? Up! What's in the box!?")

Rammstein
www.rammstein.de
www.myspace.com/rammstein
( ;D --> Rammstein was formed in 1993 by an assembly of factory-weary proletarians raised in East Germany. They took their name (adding an "m") from the location of a German tragedy where 80 people were hurt and killed as the result of a crash during an American Air Force flight show. (The literal translation of "ram stein" is a battering ram made of stone.) Word of Rammstein's horror/romanticist blend of theater and music -- one-time Olympic swimmer Till Lindemann would sing entire songs engulfed in flame from head to toe -- spread quickly.)
Pussy (Single)
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( ;D --> The press release promises that the new Rammstein single "Pussy" is an "Autobahn of German cliches". Rest assured, the song is "carried by a gigantic wave of testosterone". The 2 track digipak includes the title track and the B-side "Rammlied". The release date is September 18, and the Jonas Åkerlund directed video will premiere two days earlier. The new album is scheduled for October.)
Liebe ist für alle da
(Release October the 16th!)
( ;D --> The waiting has an end. On October 16th 2009, RAMMSTEIN release their sixth studio album in 15 years! The cabalists and numerologists amongst the fans know what to expect: 11 new tracks exactly. As always. No more, no less. So much for what’s certain. The album carries the title “Liebe ist für alle da” – which doesn’t mean that it’s ever simply as rosy as the headline might make us believe. Dreams get hawked elsewhere. Here reality rules!)
Se also: http://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2007/03/flavor-of-week-12.html

Mezmeric
www.myspace.com/mezmericduck
( ;D --> Mezmeric aka Donal Scalas.Charmed by mechanic, one day his attention got into focus on an out of order cd gone into an infinite loop that showed him a hypnotic message. That event carried Donald into this technologic path, he started to improve music knowledge an its drawing up. During the Academy of music’s classes composed some awesome electro-acoustic tracks consolidating attitude into music software and hardware, exploiting their mistakes and taking frequencies and abrasive fragments.A technologic scenery drifted away, fertile land for metal tools and sinister atmosphere that constitute his industrial sound concept.)
Gain
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50 Millions EP
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iammynewt
www.myspace.com/iammynewt
( ;D --> The sound of iammynewt is one of urgency and aggravation, chock full of ear-splitting synthesizer arrangements, desolate atmospheres, and head-churning beats. There is a deceptive simplicity to iammynewt's approach; stark, visceral, and rich in creativity. One is never overwhelmed, and yet one can get lost in the sonic maze.)
Altercation
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Se also: http://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2009/05/flavor-of-week-23.html

Electric Skychurch
www.skychurch.com
www.myspace.com/electricskychurch
( ;D --> Los Angeles-based ambient techno mystics Electric Skychurch comprised composer and producer James Lumb, vocalist Roxanne Morganstern and percussionist Alex Spurkel. Formed in 1993, the trio began attracting notice through their performances on the L.A. underground dance scene, often appearing at the Full Moon Gathering raves)
Sonic Diary - Mixed
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Preview: www.audiolunchbox.com/album?a=71997

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