Flavor of the Week #22

The Soft Moon
http://thesoftmoon.com/
www.facebook.com/pages/The-Soft-Moon/159673281315
( ;D --> The Soft Moon is a San Francisco based neo Post-Punk band composed of Luis Vasquez (singer/songwriter/guitar/synthesizers), Justin Anastasi (bass), Damon Way (synthesizers), and Ron Robinson (visuals). Keven Tecon joined the band as a drummer in early 2012. As purveyors of the emerging Post-Apocalyptic sound, The Soft Moon has taken cues from early Synthpunk/Post-Punk bands such as Chrome, Suicide, Danse Society, and The Units.)
Total Decay
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Repetition
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvNPe2j0UBQ


Mascara
https://twitter.com/#!/MA5CARA
http://soundcloud.com/mascara
( ;D --> Mascara (or M△S▴C△RA, if you really insist), is just the tip of a giant iceberg of weirdness called witch house, or sometimes haunted house, or occasionally drag. We know almost nothing about M△S▴C△RA, but that’s par for the course with your average witch house band—except for Salem, they’re all a giant pain in the ass to research. We can tell you that they have an EP out called Black Mass, they’re apparently based in (or at least near) New York, they have some association with the AMDISCS label, and they’ve collaborated with another witch house artist called Ceremonial Dagger. Enjoy :).)Sonnambula
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http://open.spotify.com/track/0gbbNN0PuwlnkW6kjLJgYe
Robot Elephant vs. Tundra Dubs Compilation - LP
http://shop.robotelephant.co.uk/product/robot-elephant-vs-tundra-dubs-compilation-lp
Mascara & //TENSE// - Empire of Man
http://soundcloud.com/mascara/mascara-tense-empire-of-man
Sonnambula
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcJAh5aaqc4
Mascara & The Ceremonial Dagger - Black Mass
www.youtube.com/watch?v=07TXNI-spL0


Chymera
www.myspace.com/chymeramusic
http://soundcloud.com/chymera
www.beatport.com/#artist/chymera/22171
( ;D --> Chymera was born and raised in Ireland, but currently resides in Berlin. Being interested in music all his life, it was in 2000 when he was exposed for the first time to electronic music. Quickly latching onto the melody and aggression of techno he learned how to DJ, and in 2002 made the transition to production. He creates a unique mix of techno and house, occasionally touching on electronica, electro and ambient, for such renowned labels as Ovum, NRK, Delsin and others. He is in demand on the DJ and Live circuit and has played all over Europe, Asia, Australia and North America.)
Strange Things Are Afoot - Original Mix
http://open.spotify.com/track/0SbBiPiv1fUXJnFysqjUOs
www.beatport.com/#track/strange-things-are-afoot-original-mix/3507839
Ghosts
http://open.spotify.com/track/1bjrB9mGnkmzoIKinLQeph
Dreamrunner (Funk D'void Remix)
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Aesthetic Perfection
www.aesthetic-perfection.net
( ;D --> Aesthetic Perfection is an American electronic-industrial musical project created by Daniel Graves in 2000. As of Fall 2011, Aesthetic Perfection is signed directly to Metropolis Records in the USA and Out of Line Records in Europe. Additionally, the band is licensed to Gravitator Records in the Russian federation and Death Watch Asia in Japan.)
A Nice Place to Destroy
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All Beauty Destroyed
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Inhuman (Official Video)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAA5XCdUe1Q&feature=endscreen&NR=1
As We Decay - Life Cried
www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=GIoZwU_QB5c#!


Bassferatu
www.nightcrawlermusic.com  
http://nightcrawler.bandcamp.com
( ;D --> Nightcrawler is the George Gold's alter ego, co-founder of Medusateam. He's borned in Spain on 1979. He is art director and graphic designer during the day, when the sunset comes in and the midnight arrives he turns into Nightcrawler in order to create dark beats of electronic music.)
Bassferatu EP
http://nightcrawler.bandcamp.com/


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Flavor of the Week #21

In Strict Confidence
www.instrictconfidence.de
www.myspace.com/instrictconfidence 
( ;D --> For over 15 years, In Strict Confidence has been creating a unique blend of electronic industrial music. Their last few releases saw an incorporation of pop sensibilities thrown into the mix to give their songs a “rock vibe” while maintaining In Strict Confidence’s signature identity. Formed in 1992, In Strict Confidence has been carving their own niche in the music world for over a decade.  The volatile combination of Dennis Ostermann (Vocals / Programming) and Jorg Schelte (Programming) have been soaring up the German charts since the band's inception. ISC burst onto the scene to rave reviews and praises from media and fans worldwide. Soon after, they were named Orkus Magazine's newcomer of the year. Since receiving this honor, ISC has not slowed down, appearing on nearly 70 compilations and releasing seven full length albums, several singles and and two EPs.In Strict Confidence has continued their development and as we cross into the new millennium, they continue to forge ahead laying the groundwork for things to come and setting the standards for all others to follow.)
Morpheus
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Se also:
http://barlemusic.blogspot.se/2010/02/flavor-of-week-8.html
And:
http://barlemusic.blogspot.se/2007_10_01_archive.html
And:
http://barlemusic.blogspot.se/2007/06/flavor-of-week-26_24.html
"Morpheus" Vorschau/Preview/Snippets
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kgp2Je85LZQ

Hypefactor
www.hypefactor.com/
http://soundcloud.com/hypefactor_band
( ;D --> F.J. DeSanto and Brandt Gassman founded hypefactor in June 2001, and released their debut EP - The Distracted Lover - in spring 2002. After an eight-year hiatus of lost weekends and second guesses, the band returned in February 2011 with their first full-length album, Exit Strategies. And in April 29, with Descriptive: The Remixes .)
Descriptive
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The Hundred In The Hands
www.myspace.com/thehundredinthehands
http://thehundredinthehands.com
( ;D --> The Hundred In The Hands is a band from  New York City, releasing records through Warp Records, period.)
Red night (release june 11th)
http://thehundredinthehands.com/red-night/
The Hundred In The Hands
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Keep It Low (Andy Stott Remix)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzER_jsUIJM

Solenoid
http://soundcloud.com/grapheneaudio/gr002-solenoid-i-colony
http://grapheneberlin.wordpress.com/solenoid/
( ;D --> Enter into a future prophecy world, where the stark realization of armageddon is foretold in all its hell-fire glory. ‘Solenoid’ is the narrator/observer of a planet controlled and afflicted. The future of the humanoids is about to concede to a terrifying conclusion. Prepare to be sucked into a repressive nightmare. First up: ‘Colony’ is a carved slice of visionary purgatory. Distorted pads swirl in whirlwinds of vortex like cylinders. It’s a piece of perfectly crafted technoid mayhem. On the flip: ‘Feathermen’ begs the questions: Who are they? What will they do? What is their mission? All remains unanswered, except to acknowledge that a vile plan is at work. It’s an hypnotic trip that eerily changes with every play. The main riff attacks your cranium with subtle but deadly force, eating its way into your soul. Shuffling rhythmic drum patterns are juxtaposed with curious bells and creeping washes. The Feathermen are in control. Last on the flip: ‘Pandemic’ is the absolute realization of a contaminated world. The pathogen continues to take down more and more of the planet. Steeped in urgency & despair, the space-age break gives insight to how the world might be after the annihilation….a new beginning or a end of all ends? You must decide. One thing to conclude is that however much they unleash their destruction, they can never defeat nature itself. ‘Solenoid’ delivers a distinctive, badass EP that additionally works sweet as a DJ tool.)Colony 
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Colony
www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=mwIKGOl8OCY#!

Siva Six
www.myspace.com/sivasix
( ;D --> Siva Six started in 1997 under the name Wintermute with the following members: Evi (keyboards), Z (Vocals) and Noid (keyboards). In 1998, they contributed the cover version of “Pornography” to Equinox records compilation “A Tribute To The Cure”. They released 2 demo cds as Wintermute and along the way Evi leaves the band. Noid and Z change the name to Siva Six and at the same time they both tour the world as keyboard players with one of the top Greek bands. Italian label Decadance Records finally sign the band, and in 2005, Siva Six release “Rise New Flesh”. The album stays 4 months at IAC, bullet at DUC and 3 weeks at Metropolis chart sales. They get rave reviews from more than 20 countries, worldwide airplay and they play 19 live shows in Greece and outside of Greece too, 32 european live shows with mortiis and gothminister are cancelled plus the support slots with ministry and juno reactor In November of 2006, they release their 2nd fullength cd “Black Will”. The album reviews are once again excellent and the album manages to climb at number 1 at IAC , stays 10 weeks at GAC and 6 consecutive weeks at GEWC with the stand out track “Her Eyes Black”! At the end of 2006, Noid quits and he’s replaced by U-RI. Plenty of Siva Six shows will happen during of 2007 in Greece and many European countries too. Siva six did their debut uk show @ dark city fest ,debut japan live show @ osaka ,live shows in italy-greece-bulgaria-romania-norway during 2006-2008, after 20 shows with siva six live keybord player u-ri is replaced by HERR KHAOS , SIVA SIX new release is the re-print of the cult sold out debut "RISE NEW FLESH" + 1 bonus cd featuring 15 remixes from bands such as DARK SOHO-SOMAN-NOISUFX-BLOOD-AES DANA-DOPESTARS INC-MONO NO AWARE plus many more New live shows are heading and recordings for siva six 3rd studio album.)
The Twin Moons
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Blade Runner (Stardust) - Cover of Vangelis Papathanasiou
http://open.spotify.com/track/4Hn0zzqN91Vl9UtUDXIJAM
Valley Of The Shadows
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfccuJ_ZMTY

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Flavor of the Week #20

Hecq
http://hecq.de
http://soundcloud.com/hecq
( ;D --> Since 2003, Ben Lukas Boysen is writing, producing and performing music, specializing in sounddesign and composition. The focus of every project is to find an efficient and direct way to leave a strong emotional impact, whether it is the production of an album or the conception and completion of a commercial project. The concept of investing a lot of thought and therefore making every production special rather than settling with something fast and convenient is the driving force behind every project as well as the thought that every score, commission, track, or remix should get the same amount of attention and detail. In short: moving away from music and sound as a product and perceive every project as a customizable and individual challenge.)
Avenger
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Steeltongued
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Bane
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IN6XFAz1pek&feature=related
Hypnos II (Lost For Words)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4RC0JdD5QQ

William Kouam Djoko
www.myspace.com/kouamdjoko
( ;D --> William Kouam Djoko was born near the Dutch The Hague and was raised by a Cameroonian father and Dutch-Ukrainian mother. Ever since his childhood he’s been affected by rhythm, soul and music in general. Starting off as a (professional) dancer, he ended up with playing music when he joined forces with Pete Bandit, Jason Shae and Newton Da Costa to form Jason & The Argonauts.With William mainly focusing on the vocals they ended up to be one of the first and most successful minimal house live acts in the Dutch scene. In the summer of 2011, Jason & The Argonauts are playing their two very last shows, a closure to very beautiful chapter in the book of William’s musical career. William’s solo career, which really started in 2008, with a full 12” on ThirtyOneTwenty, will always benefit from all the experience he accumulated being one of the Argonauts. The “Hard Loving” release earned international respect and gave William a perfect way to present himself as one of Amsterdam’s most diverse and creative house producers.  A lot of big gun producers and DJ’s picked up William’s interesting sound which earned him spots on some of the most respected compilations around like the Watergate, Cocoon and Balance series.His sound, which characterized by full grooves with freaky bits and pieces, got floors shaking from Italy to Berlin and from Barcelona to London. William takes it to the proverbial next level.)
We Are Your Brothers & Sisters
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Enforce YS
www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=jjzz1hIVwV4#!

G.R.I.T.
http://soundcloud.com/grit#
http://gritdubtechno.co.uk/
( ;D --> Soft dub techno from Gary Brackley, London.)
TTX1 - E2 etc.
http://soundcloud.com/grit#
Tears
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5w8I8q4IDBA

Dustin Zahn
www.myspace.com/dustinzahn
http://soundcloud.com/dustin-zahn
( ;D --> The story behind Dustin Zahn is not a particularly unique or exciting one. There are no breakthrough moments or mentors who have taken him under their wing. But since 1998, his work has put his career on a slow and steady ascent. Along the way, Dustin has gained over 10 years of experience and unrivaled musical diversity as both a producer and a performer. This alone has earned him respect among techno and house legends, purists, and contemporary DJs. He now performs regularly around the world at some of the most reputable clubs and festivals along with some dodgy, sleazy warehouses and beach parties in-between.)
Tunnels
www.beatport.com/#release/tunnels/899156
Accelerate
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Tunnels (Dub Tool)
www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=zrJY7Rmd4LE#!

Mehmet Akar
www.mehmetakar.com
http://soundcloud.com/mehmetakar
( ;D --> Mehmet Akar is one of the most respected and internationally recognized DJs / Producers from Turkey. His music combines deep, melodic, smooth and techy elements based on progressive flows and house vibes.)
Pink Panther EP
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Flavor of the Week #19

Orbital
www.loopzorbital.com/blog
www.orbitalofficial.com
( ;D --> Orbital are a British electronic dance music duo from Sevenoaks, England consisting of brothers Phil and Paul Hartnoll. Their career initially ran from 1989 until 2004, but in 2009 they announced that they would be reforming and headlining The Big Chill, in addition to a number of other live shows in 2009.The band's name was taken from Greater London's orbital motorway, the M25, which was central to the early rave scene and party network in the South East during the early days of acid house. One of the biggest names in British electronica during the 1990s, Orbital were both critically and commercially successful, and known particularly for their element of live improvisation during shows, a rarity among techno acts. They were initially influenced by early electro and punk rock.)
Wonky: Limited
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Se also:
http://barlemusic.blogspot.se/2007/08/flavor-of-week-34.html

Will Dutta
www.willdutta.com
www.justmusic.co.uk
( ;D --> Will Dutta is a multi-talented concert pianist whose forthcoming debut album, ‘Parergon’, features collaborations with Warp-veterans Plaid, sonic artist John Matthias and composer Max de Wardener.)
Parergon
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( ;D --> ‘Parergon’ is released on 14 May on Just Music, a logical home for Dutta given the label’s aesthetic and previous releases from sonically ideological bedfellows like Digitonal."A beautiful and hypnotic piano-led piece with a treasure chest of swirling, chiming percussion, ‘Distance’ exudes a beguiling sensibility that is equal parts classical and electronica." thecmuwebsite.com.)
Distance
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6y8AynOWPzw
( ;D --> ‘Distance’ – one of the Plaid co-writes – sounds exactly like you’d imagine a collaboration between the electronic duo and a classical musician would, though it takes a good four and a half minutes before the more techno-fied elements appear. A beautiful and hypnotic piano-led piece with a treasure chest of swirling, chiming percussion, ‘Distance’ exudes a beguiling sensibility that is equal parts classical and electronica.)

Photek
http://photek.fm
( ;D --> Rupert Parkes (born 1972, St Albans, England), known as Photek, is a Los Angeles-based British record producer and DJ.He joined the drum and bass scene relatively early (his first release was in 1992, a collaboration with Rob Solomon a.k.a. Lexis), and is still one of its most respected players. In the mid-to-late Nineties he was a very active remixer, and he has also done some soundtrack work, most notably for The Animatrix. His early tracks are somewhat ambient, but already feature the rhythm pattern of his seminal 1997 work Modus Operandi, which embodies most of his mid-nineties style: atmospheric, but at the same time very cold and paranoid, consisting mostly of jazz-influenced, highly complex drum patterns and sequenced double bass lines, sometimes with minimalistic synth melodies on top. Photek is also influenced by traditional Japanese music and culture, with song titles as "Ni-Ten-Ichi-Ryu (2 Swords Technique)"(named after the Hyoho Niten Ichi-ryu technique) and "The Seven Samurai" (named after the movie of the same name). His 1998 follow up to Modus Operandi was the Form & Function compilation album, featuring older tracks, in both original and remixed form. His album Solaris (released in 2000) saw Parkes taking his music in a new direction, with gloomy house tracks alongside free-form ambient noise and the usual snare drum attacks. It included the house single "Mine to Give" (featuring Robert Owens), which reached the top spot of Billboard's Hot Dance Club Play in 2001.After Solaris, he paid his way out of his contract with Virgin Records sublabel Science, and continued to release 12-inch singles on his own Photek Productions label. These tracks are more club-oriented and reminiscent of the recent work of Roni Size. Parkes also worked with Nine Inch Nails on the album With Teeth by providing additional programming on "All The Love In The World" and remixing the single "The Hand That Feeds." He's rumored to also have been working with Pharrell. His most recent compilation album Form & Function Vol. 2 was released on 24 September 2007. He also contributed music to the movie Dreamland. He continues to be based in L.A. working on new, as yet unreleased music - he tweeted in 2009 that he was making dubstep [1]. In November 2010, Radio 1 DJ Benji B played a brand new track by Photek titled '101',sparking rumours of new Photek music to be released in early 2011. In January 2011 it was announced via Photek's official website that he would be releasing a new
EP, Avalanche, in February and that one of its tracks "Slowburn" is available for free download from the site. On 28 February 2011, Photek released the Avalanche EP through his own label, Photek Productions, featuring four original tracks plus a remix by Boddika. In an interview with online music blog 'Fact Magazine' in March 2011, Photek disclosed his plans to release a new "...series of EPs where the best content can be cherry-picked for an album at the end of that series." Plus, "I’ve got a release coming out on Pinch's label, Tectonic called 'Closer'".Photek released his second EP of 2011 in May, titled the Aviator EP on his own label. He then released the aforementioned single "Closer" on Tectonic, which featured a remix by label boss Pinch. Photek has done a number of remixes himself in 2011, for the likes of Moby, Distance, Karin Park and Jess Mills. In December 2011 he was nominated for the 54th Grammy Awards in the 'Best Remix' category for his rework of Daft Punk's 'End Of Line' for the Tron Legacy soundtrack.)
DJ-Kicks
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Avalanche
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AS1
www.myspace.com/as1electro
http://soundcloud.com/as1electro
( ;D --> AS1 is Arnold Steiner a workaholic : music producer, graphic designer and also the brain of the prolefic electro label Transientforce. The AS1's style is a great diversity of sounds : tracks with heavy bass, fast beats with a melancholic melody, deep electro with low bass, dark beat, trippy electro, experimental electronics, freaky remixes.)
Code Reference
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Se also:
http://barlemusic.blogspot.se/2011/06/flavor-of-week-25.html

Dakasound
http://soundcloud.com/dakasound
( ;D --> deep dark experimantal techno.)
Synapsen tanzen Folklore (ArpCtrl Mix) (von germaniac1)
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Synapsen tanzen Folklore (CrossMod Mix)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBAOTpKvTP8

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