Flavor of the week #26

CEO
www.ceoceoceoceoceo.com
( ;D --> One half of Tough Alliance will be running alone this year, bunking down as a new moniker, ceo. Known by the real name, Eric Burgland, the Gothenburg based producer has come up with some inventive folk based electronic music which will released on his debut album White Magic on Australia’s very own Modular (Cut Copy,The Presets) ceo maintains an elusive persona, whispering from his strange website, "ceo arises in 1981 and 1891. in 3064 and tomorrow. after ibrahimovic and before nectanebo II. before the dark ages and after spring break. before time was, ceo is....ceo is you and you are me and i am ceo."
Whatever that means, it can only mean one thing, Scandinavian artiness is now in full force.)
White Magic
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Prologue
www.ceoceoceoceoceo.com/prologue
The Tough Alliance
www.myspace.com/toughalliancemusic
www.thetoughalliance.com
www.luger.se/the-tough-alliance

se also
http://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2007/06/flavor-of-week-23.html


Free the Robots
www.myspace.com/freetherobots
( ;D --> Ctrl Alt Delete is a staggering work of mind-warping electronics, fuzzed-out psych and devastating hip-hop beats. Combining dusty swap-meet samples, futuristic synthesizers and live instrumentation.)
Ctrl Alt Delete
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Shriekback
www.myspace.com/shriekbackconcentrate
www.shriekback.com
( ;D --> Shriekback is not an easy band to classify. They borrowed heavily from funk but had a very different agenda; their music was more suited for contemplation than for parties. They combined synthesizers and drum machines with throbbing bass lines and unorthodox vocals to evoke a primordial world where the line between human and animal was blurred. Shriekback's music was always an appropriate soundtrack for life in the dark, but with the emphasis on the possibilities rather than the dangers. Though often haunting, it was not gothic and harbored strains of pop and dance that rose to the surface from time to time.)
New album coming this fall ;D ;D ;D
Clips on: www.facebook.com/shriekback
( Check out "In The Dreamlife Of Dogs")
Oil & Gold
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( ;D --> Shriekback also contributed an impressive three tracks to the "Manhunter" soundtrack, all of which were included on the MCA Records release;
"This Big Hush" (from the Reba and Dollarhyde love scene).
"Evaporation" (from when Will is checking out the Leeds' house).
"Coelocanth" (from the famous "Reba and the Tiger" scene).)
Manhunter Original Soundtrack
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Trakktor
www.myspace.com/trakktor
( ;D --> Swedish Dark Electro/Aggrotech/Techno from "KarlsWoods")
Veil of Thorns
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High On Your Hate
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Trakktor live Club Rotor 19 juni (releaseparty for the new single “Veil Of Thorns”).
www.elektroskull.com/2010/06/trakktor-live-club-rotor-19-juni
( ;D --> TraKKtor - Reaper live @ Tinitus Festival 2009 http://tinitus.com/index.php ):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jM82l4ulbpE
Se also:
http://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2009/04/flavor-of-week-17.html
and:
http://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2009/06/flavor-of-week-26.html


gen;lon
www.myspace.com/genlonn  
( ;D --> Deephouse-techno-electronica duo Rikard Gensollen & Jonas Lönnå.)
Africa
http://soundcloud.com/koloni-records/sets/gen-lon-africa
( ;D --> Awsome cover on "Flash and the Pan s Monsterhit "Walking in the rain".)
Se also: 
http://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2009/03/flavor-of-week-12.html

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Flavor of the week #25

Plastikman
www.plastikman.com
www.myspace.com/plastikman  
( ;D --> Richard (Richie) Hawtin (born June 4, 1970, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England) is an English-Canadian electronic musician and DJ who was an influential part of Detroit techno's second wave of artists in the early 1990s. Hawtin is best known for his abstract, minimal works under the alias Plastikman, a pseudonym he still uses today. Hawtin is known for DJing minimal techno sets making use of laptop computers and digital mixing equipment. In May 1990, Hawtin and fellow second-waver John Acquaviva founded the Plus 8 record label, which they named after their turntable's pitch adjust function. In 1998, Hawtin launched Minus records, a label he uses primarily as a launch pad for his own projects.)
Plastikman's 'Kompilation'
( ;D --> Availalble only at the Minus Ghost Space, pre-released limited edition copies of Plastikman's 'Kompilation' will be for sale one full month ahead of the regular release. This collector's item contains ten of his best-loved tracks in new packaging, and copies sold onlay at Sonar will be autographed by Richie Hawtin himself.)
http://ghost.m-nus.com/
Se also:
http://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2007/06/flavor-of-week-24.html


Hurts
www.informationhurts.com
http://www.myspace.com/ithurts
( ;D --> Debute duo Adam Anderson and Theo Hutchcraft from Manchester delivers interesting a Neo-classical "Synth Sound alá Depeche Mode/elegant machinery.)
Better Than Love
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Better Than Love
www.youtube.com/user/videohurts#p/u/3/bn8tBgI1BVQ 
HURTS - "Stockholm"
www.youtube.com/user/videohurts#p/u/0/3vByxxYUJEM


Cirez D
www.myspace.com/cirezdd
( ;D --> Prydz is on a roll at the moment, without doubt leading the way. His labels Mouseville, Pryda and Pryda Friends are positively brimming with underground club hits. Eric is now in charge of three highly respected labels whose releases are in feverish demand, consistently selling huge quantities of vinyl which is truly incredible in the markets current climate. The labels are arguably proving to be the most successful and forward thinking imprints currently existing. Each label was strictly developed to give Eric a platform to release his own productions without outside interference, simply his music on his terms. It was important for Eric to step back after his previous successes and release music without schedules and pressure. Ultimately he wanted to control his own image and destiny, something extremely important to him and his career. The ethos behind the labels was truly underground, scarcely any promotion, no press intrusion and true label design/identity... a formula which has proven massively successful.)
Glow
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Glow
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKmJatcialE&feature=player_embedded#!


Trentemøller
www.myspace.com/trentemoeller  
www.anderstrentemoller.com  
( ;D --> Anders Trentemoller has risen to the heights of international success usually only connected with artists in more mainstream Pop realms. His outstanding skills and talent for heart-wrenching melodic moments, fused with his trademark sound, have helped him gain fans across the globe, and blur the boundaries between cutting-edge, underground quality and mass appreciation.)
Into The Great Wide Yonder
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Into the Great Wide Yonder (W/Dvd) (Spec) [Limited Edition, Special Edition]
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Se also:
http://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2009/08/flavor-of-week-35.html
And:
http://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2008/10/flavor-of-week-43.html
And:
http://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2008/05/flavor-of-week-19.html
And:
http://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2007/11/flavor-of-week-49.html


The Bloody Beetroots
www.myspace.com/thebloodybeetroots
( ;D --> The Bloody Beetroots are an Italian electronica and dance music duo. The Bloody Beetroots were formed in late 2006 by producer Bobby Rifo, an international indie producer, and DJ Tommy Tea, though Bob Rifo does the majority of the mixing/producing.) 
Domino (Spares Of Romborama Pt.2)
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Christmas Vendetta?Spares of Romborama
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Romborama
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2010-04 The Bloody Beetroots Death Crew 77 LIVE at La Cigale TheCameRoscope
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwrK55Jp9L0&feature=player_embedded
the bloody beetroots - Cornelius
http://www.youtube.com/watch#!v=vPUa67AHemk&a=X7aaa3EmPHE&playnext_from=ML 
The Bloody Beetroots ft. Steve Aoki - WARP
http://www.youtube.com/watch#!v=2DO6Y9_5e7A&feature=related

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Flavor of the week #24

Haujobb
www.myspace.com/haujobbmusic  
http://haujobb-music.com/_cms/index.php
( ;D --> Haujobb are part of the newest wave of electronic dance acts to come storming out of Europe. Along with such other notables as :wumpscut: and VNV Nation, Haujobb are bringing, if possible, an even newer surge of adrenaline to a genre that already seems expanding to burst. Their style a synthesis of industrial electronics and dance music, Haujobb formed in Germany in 1993 around the trio of Dejan Samardzic, Daniel Meier with B. Junemann.)
Letting The Demons Sleep
http://soundcloud.com/haujobb/letting-the-demons-sleep
( ;D --> Full stream of "Letting The Demons Sleep", which was done exclusively for the 4CD compilation "Old School Electrology Volume I" by Electro Aggression Records (EAR)/Cop International.)
Old School Electrology Volume I
http://www.side-line.com/forum/threads.php?id=38656_0_20_0_C
www.myspace.com/electroaggressionrecords
Se also:
http://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2008/01/kode9-www.html


Xenia Beliayeva
www.myspace.com/xeniabeliayeva  
www.xenbel.net
( ;D --> Xenia Beliayeva's great ability to combine dark wave and pop elements with a club techno feeling on the one hand and songwriting on the other hand gets.)
Ever Since
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Satellite
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WNJSPiwZ18&NR=1
Ever Since
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Pk1Vp338mc&feature=player_embedded


Popof
www.myspace.com/popofheretik
( ;D --> Popof is a French D.J/composer/arranger hailing from the Rave Party scene. A previous member of the underground collective Heretik System, he has participated to numerous events throughout France, Europe, the Middle-East, Asia, and Latin America. Today, he stresses his preference towards minimal techno and electro.)
Serenity EP
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High & Down EP
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Toxic Love
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Do You Want Me
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ugbGKGFySg
Vabern
www.youtube.com/watch?v=otHslM0CfZw&NR=1


TEMPER D/LETHAL Bring The Bass
www.myspace.com/temperdproductions 
www.temperd.co.uk
( ;D --> Perhaps known best for his technical DJing ability and multiple deck mixing, Temper D has also shown himself to be an accomplished producer over the years. Releasing on various drum and bass labels since 2002, including Concord Dawn’s Uprising, techno pioneering label Offkey, Renegade Hardware, and more recently his own label Temper D Productions.)
Shove It
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Jump Around (VIP)
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Chessboxer
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Haus Arafna
www.myspace.com/hausarafna
www.hausarafna.de
( ;D --> Strange and brutal analog power noises from the house of Galakthorr?ost releases are rather limited, like a few singles and the debut album 'Blut". This album contains delicate tunes like 'Swastikas Commando', an orgy of sound with harsh distorted vocals. The second album 'Children of God" is a little more accessible, it even contains two dancefloor hits with the irrestible 'Last dream of Jesus' and 'Anatomy of a Murder'. Not that this is music for the light-hearted, the world of Haus Arafna is merciless, full of urban nightmares. It reminds of vague B-movies, through its strange samples, screams, sounds and graphics. Misanthropy and hate are the main themes here. The 'band' consists of Mr. Arafna (electronics, vocals, programming) and Mrs. Arafna (realism, vocals, structuring).)
Children of God
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FÜR IMMER
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xd0AwUD_y0

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Flavor of the week #23

Redshape
www.shapedworld.com
www.myspace.com/redshape
www.residentadvisor.net/podcast-episode.aspx?id=51
( ;D --> Redshape hides his real identity behind a red mask at all times, even wearing it onstage at his club dates around Europe, which of late there have been many. The man behind the mask lives in Berlin, he does a rocking live act and he’s released half a dozen tracks over the last year on labels such as Delsin, Styrax Leaves and Music Man. Rumours indicates that behind the mask might be the face of a very famous producer indeed.. One things for sure Redshape has studied a lot of Detroit techno records: His sound is a new update on old school templates.)
The Dance Paradox
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2010 EP
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Se also:
http://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2007/12/flavor-of-week-52_28.html


Klangstabil
www.klangstabil.com
www.myspace.com/klangstabil
( ;D --> After the reappearance of electro a couple of years ago an avalanche of bands has flooded the world scene, most of them come from Europe, though the axis seems to be located at Germany where the best acts makes the distinction. Klangstabil is today one of the more applauded and respected representatives from that particular scene, not just in Germany but in the rest of Europe and at least a good portion of the world. A band with no further introduction needed, presenting their later album that should be simply described as a classic, an overly intelligent piece and a paragon for what modern and intelligent EBM electro with brained attitude should stay. Klangstabil acknowledge theirselves as avantgardists above all. From their primal experimentations in abstract electronica, industrial and noise till their most advanced rejuvenation on Electro on their penultimate album “Taking nothing seriously”, they have done an outstanding career that balances them to create original pieces full of emotion, rhythmic cunning and meticulous melodic creativity.)
Math & Emotion
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Klangstabil Vertraut
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSYBr4CRvcA


Rome
www.myspace.com/romecmi
( ;D --> After having played in several underground bands in Luxembourg,singer-songwriter Jerome Reuter almost unintentionally founded ROME in December 2005. The music and lyrical world of ROME is genuinely unique and constantly brilliant. Blending excellent songwriting craftsmanship, unusual arrangements and fine poetry into one monstruous and intimate musical output that combines chanson, dark ambient, apocalyptic folk, pop, acoustic rock, martial industrial, cold wave – all rolled into one impressive avantgarde package.)
Nos Chants Perdus
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( ;D --> Over a series of remarkable concept albums, the Luxembourg band Rome has developed a totally unique poetry of longing that gives expression to a comprehensive feeling of modern forlornness. The protagonists of this music are the banished, hunted, despised, and misunderstood firmly in the tradition of Jerome Reuter s declared heroes Jacques Brel, Léo Ferré, Tom Waits, and Nick Cave. Nos Chants Perdus is inspired by world literature, and the observant listener will be able to detect references to and quotations from Albert Camus, Marcel Proust,Jean-Paul Sartre, and Jean Genet.)
Se also:
http://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2009/09/flavor-of-week-39.html


Deadmaus
www.deadmau5.com
www.myspace.com/deadmau5  
( ;D --> Joel Zimmerman doesn’t like being called a DJ. The 28-year-old dance music phenomenon from Toronto, better known as Deadmau5, rolls his eyes a the description, which he sees as a hopelessly outdated way of describing what he does. His sets are closer to live performances. He plays mostly his own material, assembling tracks on the fly, using cutting edge computer technology, including software he’s helped write himself.)
Some Chords
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For Lack Of A Better Name
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Mentallo and the Fixer
www.myspace.com/mentalloandthefixer
www.mentallo.net
( ;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.)
Enlightenment Through A Chemical Catalyst (Ltd)
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( ;D --> After a chasm of almost four years, one of the most influential American Electro/Industrial bands of the last 15 years, Mentallo & The Fixer broke the silence earlier this year with the mind-boggling EP Commandments For The Molecular Age, forecasting the band's second phase of electronic anger.
Having always been projecting himself into the future throughout his impressive career and discography, Gary Dassing once again carries us away from the beaten path, bringing us this time closer to the darkest side of the Moon than to the core of the Earth... Avant-garde per definition and dense and powerful per nature, Mentallo & The Fixer's new album offering is challenging the listener with its ultra-complex synth arrangements layered on devastating upbeat sequencer rhythms and haunted distorted vocals. Enlightenment Through A Chemical Catalyst is one hell of an album. It will make your head turn and will guarantee many disturbing listenings! Take up the challenge for yourself and dive into the extreme environment of this album that will definitely appeal to hardcore fans of Skinny Puppy, Nine Inch Nails, and Ministry.)
Se also: http://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2008/09/bomb-bass-www.html

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