Flavor of the week #43

Optimo
www.myspace.com/optimoespacio
www.optimo.co.uk
( ;D --> Optimo refers both to the Glaswegian DJ duo of J.D. Twitch and J.G. Wilkes and, as Optimo Espacio, to the club night they've run in their native city since 1997. Twitch (born Keith McIvor) and Wilkes are the next generation of the cross-pollination that flowered at the Hacienda in the Madchester era circa 1988 and 1989, when it suddenly became socially acceptable to like both indie guitar pop and electronic dance genres like house and hi-NRG disco. Optimo expand the parameters even further in their mixes, fusing obscure 1960s psychedelia, '70s and '80s post-punk.)
Sleepwalk
( ;D --> !!! Nurse With Wound - Funeral Music For Perez Prado, Coil - A Cold Cell in Bangkok (Exclusive mix by Peter Christopherson), Tuxedomoon - In a Manner of Speaking & Chris and Cosey - Sweet Surprise!!!)
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( ;D --> JD Twitch and JG Wilkes will once again be testing the outer limits of the DJ mix by taking in people as varied as Coil, Nurse With Wound, Lee Hazlewood, Duke Ellington and forgotten folkie Karen Dalton. In fact, the closest thing to actual "dance music" is a track from Arthur Russell and ambient music from Cluster and Eno, Moebius and Roedelius. Then again, that's exactly the sort of thing that Optimo has been doing each Sunday at their celebrated Sub Club night.)
In Order to Edit
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Psyche Out
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Walkabout
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How to Kill the DJ, Pt. 2
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Shpongle
www.myspace.com/therealshpongle
www.twistedmusic.com/artists/shpongle
www.shpongle.com / Twisted records ( ;D --> streaming samples of the new album.)
( ;D --> Simon Posford and Raja Ram are Shpongle, an ambient techno/trance project formed in 1996 after the pair viewed a solar eclipse in India. The two went into the studio and attempted to duplicate the experience in sonic form, and the result was a 20-minute track, "...And the Day Turned to Night," which was featured on a Twisted label compilation titled Eclipse.)
Ineffable Mysteries From Shpongleland (release on November 28)
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(;D --> After three groundbreaking albums over the course of a decade, the internationally acclaimed electronica project Shpongle has returned from what fans feared was the end of the project when Nothing Lasts…but Nothing is Lost, their third album, was released. Not prepared to leave us hanging, electronic music pioneers Simon Posford and Raja Ram have continued to push the envelope and break boundaries to create yet another sonic masterpiece: the much-awaited fourth Shpongle album, Ineffable Mysteries from Shpongleland.)
Nothing Lasts But Nothing Is Lost
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Shpongle Remixed
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Tales of the Inexpressible
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Are You Shpongled?
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Eclipse
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Luke Wibert
www.myspace.com/lukevibertdj
We Hear You
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( ;D --> 2009 release from the Electronic artist Luke Vibert, also known for his work as Plug and Wagon Christ. We Hear You is a genre-defying record that combines his idiosyncratic samples, sweetly strange melody, big bass and sloppy drums. On the album, Vibert connects the dots between Terry Riley, Dubstep Bass, Techno and Hip Hop.)
Se also:
http://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2008/01/flavor-of-week-2.html
( Plug)
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http://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2007/12/flavor-of-week-52.html
(Wagon Christ)
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http://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2007/12/flavor-of-week-51.html

Boys Noize
www.myspace.com/boysnoize
Power
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( ;D --> 'Power' is the second album from German producer and DJ Alexander Ridha AKA Boys Noize and follows on from the unexpected success of his 2007 debut 'Oi Oi Oi'. Taking inspiration from electro and techno.)
( ;D --> Revival):
Oi Oi Oi
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Oi Oi Oi Remixed
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Suicide Commando
www.myspace.com/suicidecommando
( ;D --> For over twenty years, Industrial experimentalist aka Suicide Commando has carried the dark electro heritage of acts like Klinik, Front 242 and Skinny Puppy in its heart and musical soul. Bearing these influences on his sleeve Van Roy turned these inspirations into a superb high-octane and highly aggressive, danceable EBM-industrial / dark electro hybrid aiming straight for the club-dancefloors. Over the years Suicide Commando bombed us with numerous clubhits like See you in hell, Desire, Hellraiser, Love breeds suicide, Cause of death:suicide, Bind torture kill … which turned Suicide Commando into one of the dark underground's most beloved dance acts of the last decade. Bombast, extreme power and a critical view on today's society.)
Die Motherfucker Die
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( ;D --> Three years ago Suicide Commando released Bind, Torture, Kill onto the unsuspecting masses. Feverously working on his next album, the electronic industrial icon is poised to release his newest single to the delight of his anticipating fans. "Die Motherfucker Die" is as aggressive as the title implies. Abrasive beats, acidic synths, and corrosive melodies combined with harsh sneering vocals to create a dangerous mix of anger, hatred, and rage. While the single will appease some of his fans, most will get even more mad that they have to wait a little while longer for the new album.)
Implements of hell (to be confirmed - 2009)
Meanwhile:X.20 (Best of Suicide Commando)
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