Flavor of the Week #36

The Shadow Bureau
http://theshadowbureau.com
www.facebook.com/theshadowbureau
( ;D --> The Shadow Bureau is a new project from Nitzer Ebb's Bon Harris and A Matter Gray's Jeehun Hwang. What at first started off as compositions for several indie films has since taken on a life of its own, featuring collaborations with the likes of Wolfgang Flür (Kraftwerk), Curt Smith (Tears For Fears) and Isabelle Erkendal (Peaches, West End Girls).)
Don't Give Yourself Away
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Axis Of Envy
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Neon Indian
www.myspace.com/neonindian  
http://neonindian.com
( ;D --> An elusive project from composer Alan Palomo (VEGA). Neon Indian delivers equal parts synthetic nostalgia, dream-pop lullabies, and grinding guitar noise. Neon Indian is Alan Palomo, the Mexican-born, Texas-raised, brilliantly lucid 21-year-old synth-wizard who learned his production chops as part of Ghosthunter and honed them in VEGA. In October 2009 Neon Indian released his critically acclaimed and heralded debut album, Psychic Chasms, nearly anonymously and drew wild speculation for months. As Neon Indian, Palomo has made an art of leaving out the details and letting the world draw its own conclusions.)
Era Extrana
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( ;D --> dreampop pioneer and flaming lips collaborator neon indian releases his new album 'era extrana' with a startling bonus: a mini analog synthesizer designed by bleep labs and the man himself! the synth is a hand-held gadget which features two triangle wave oscillators which can be activated independently or together, modulating each other and swappable controls which allow you to easily attach the included potentiometers or photocells - or a number of other devices - in any configuration to the three oscillators to create all kinds of chaos. 'era extrana' sees the chillwave wizard boldly step out from the synth surf just enough to make himself heard. previous work focused on the hooksome grooves of drum vs. synth, all but buring the vocals but here alan palomo clears his throat and sings out. there's more of an electro-pop angle here which is rooted in vintage 80s synth work and while the production is still lush and blurred by echo and reverb it's a true pleasure to hear the drums hit a little harder and the melodies a little clearer. the result is a crucial pop album that makes you dance and stare wistfully as the sunset falls on a lost summer.)
http://www.roughtrade.com/site/shop_detail.lasso?search_type=sku&sku=342647#
Step Into the World With Your PAL198X
http://vimeo.com/neonindian/pal198x
Se also:
http://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2010/09/flavor-of-week-37.html
And:
http://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2010/01/flavor-of-week-3.html


Breton
www.myspace.com/bretonbretonbreton
( ;D --> Born from the creative force of musicians and filmmakers - Roman Rappak and Adam Ainger - and expanded recently into a multi-instrumental and visual collective with the inclusion of Ian Patterson, Daniel McIlvenny and Alex Wadey. Breton are the glaring beacons of the mp3 generation; the generation of immediate access to music and visuals, where careers and genres spanning decades, cultures and the globe are spread wide open for the taking, downloading and mixing into billions of individual, eclectic and genre-defying playlists. With such light speed assimilation of influences - spanning from The Beach Boys to Minimal House, Dub-Step to David Bowie, Bjork to East Coast Hip-Hop and a noticeable chunk of Post-Punk, Breton create wholly individual songs, with the end result being a blasting, constantly evolving sonic assault.)
Sharing Notes
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The Commission
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLO4IeRb-lA&amp


Sibian & Faun
www.sibianandfaun.com
http://soundcloud.com/sibianandfaun
( ;D --> Fresh BrakeBeat/electroSoul, extreamly anonymous on the web though.)
I'm sorry
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DI4--omHGX4&amp
( ;D --> Mix for B-flats Forthcoming album "Infinite Machine IM002"):
Gotcha
http://soundcloud.com/sibianandfaun/b-flat-gotcha-sibian-faun


Candle Nine
www.candlenine.com
http://soundcloud.com/candle-nine
www.myspace.com/candlenine
( ;D --> From his first experience with a sequencer in 2006, the mysterious Candle Nine has done little else but constantly reshape and refine his own sound based upon his own path towards artistic aural expression. Heavily inspired by genre-breaking projects such as Gridlock,Haujobb, Converter, and Download, Candle Nine’s music is altogether harsh, destructive, atmospheric, and splintered, while all at once being very moving and cerebral. With his mixture of ambient soundscapes, glitched synths and percussion, and shattered IDM-laced breakbeats, Candle Nine pays homage to his influences and ultimately creates a sound all his own.)
The Muse In The Machine
http://tympanikaudio.com/products-page/?product_id=461
Internally Threaded
www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0FAW5wMAug&amp  
Penumbra
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gpA9wVrVLc&NR=1

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