Flavor of the Week #53

Hocico
www.hocico.com
www.myspace.com/hocico
( ;D --> The duo was officially formed in 1993 by Erik Garcia a.k.a. Erk Aicrag (lyrics and vocals) and Oscar Mayorga a.k.a. Racso Agroyam (Programming), but both cousins had been experimenting with electronic music, mixing industrial and EBM, since they were fifteen years old. Their music can be described as electro-industrial. Erk Aircrag and Racso Agroyam incited to express their feelings through technology. Given the influence of varying currents of electronic music (mainly Skinny Puppy) they began their trajectory in 1989 in a project called "Niñera Degenerada". Their lyrics are both in Spanish as well as English. The Spanish word hocico means snout, and is used in Mexico as a disrespectful way to describe someone's comments coming out of their mouth.)
El Último Minuto (Antes de que tu Mundo caiga)[Deluxe Version
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( ;D --> What music will you have playing in your final minute? That is THE essential question that we all have to ask ourselves, facing the end to come. As usual, the answer comes from Mexico and is a rabid, loud and aggressive kick in the eye: according to Hard Electro pioneers and sonic enunciators of the impending doom Hocico, everything will end with a bang of beats, anger and bass. Dance to the apocalypse, baby, ‘cos tomorrow all might be too late! Meaning: the new Hocico-album is harder than anything Erk Aicrag and Racso Agroyam have unleashed out of the bowels of their internal hell unto the world so far.)
See also:
barlemusic.blogspot.se/2012/11/flavor-of-week-47.html
And:
barlemusic.blogspot.se/2010/08/flavor-of-week-33.html
And:
barlemusic.blogspot.com/2008/03/flavor-of-week-12.html

Andreas Gross
www.myspace.com/andreasgross
www.nomorejazz.de
www.facebook.com/andreas.gross.77
( ;D --> Andreas Gross may sound as a solo project, but there are about seven musicians involved with this, though the multi-instrumentalist Andreas Gross is the mastermind of the compositions here. The songs are dreamy carried on mostly by female vocals suitable to underline the beauty of the songs.)
Grounds of Ashes
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Planets in peril
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bu4s-K12N4w
See also:
barlemusic.blogspot.se/2011/07/flavor-of-week-29.html

Avoid-A-Void
www.myspace.com/avoidavoid
www.facebook.com/avoidavoid
( ;D --> Electro-Pop duo Avoid-A-Void, consisting of composer Rico and singer Falo delivers sophisticated electronic arrangements skillfully combining retro-sounds, EBM to mid-tempo beats and atmospheric bodies of sound. Drawing comparisons with Depeche Mode, Camouflage and De/Vision is quite appropriate, but cannot question Avoid-A-Void's individuality.)
Musique noire
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Teaser
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxypx5RyGJk

Pankow
www.myspace.com/pankow_
www.pankow.co.uk/
( ;D --> Italian electro/industrial/EBM pioneers, formed in Florence in 1979 and started experimenting with electronic machines from 1981.)
Hogre
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Teaser
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzdfFYxcZFQ&list=SP8B1CD65D548D120E&index=2&feature=plcp

Animaux Surround
www.myspace.com/animauxsurround
animauxsurround.bandcamp.com/
( ;D --> French indie electro.)
Captures
http://animauxsurround.bandcamp.com/album/captures
Booking Rooms
http://animauxsurround.bandcamp.com/album/booking-rooms

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Flavor of the Week #52

Burial
www.myspace.com/burialuk
( ;D --> Burial is an electronic musician from South London. His eponymous debut album was released in 2006 to critical acclaim. The Wire magazine named it their album of the year and it came fifth in the Mixmag 2006 Album of the Year list. On Friday, September 28th 2007, a new Burial album was announced, and Untrue was released 6 weeks later on November 5th. Although both albums have been met with much critical acclaim, Burial remained anonymous until August 2008, stating in a past interview that “only five people know I make tunes”. In February 2008, The Independent reported that Burial was an alumnus of south London’s Elliott School named William Bevan (another alumnus, Hot Chip’s Joe Goddard, said in 2006 that Burial was in the year above him). The school’s alumni also include Kieran Hebden aka Four Tet, with whom Bevan has collaborated.)
Truant (HDB069)
www.hyperdub.net/releases/view/207/HDB069
( ;D --> Excellent! X-mas is finally here.)
See also:
barlemusic.blogspot.se/2011/11/flavor-of-week-48.html
And:
barlemusic.blogspot.com/2007/02/flavor-of-week-10.html

Miss Kittin (& The Hacker)
www.myspace.com/kittinmusic
www.misskittin.com
( ;D --> Caroline Hervé (born 1973), better known by her stage name Miss Kittin, is a French electronic music DJ, singer, and songwriter. Since rising to prominence in 1998 for her singles "1982" and "Frank Sinatra" with The Hacker, she has worked with other musicians such as Chicks on Speed, Felix da Housecat and Golden Boy. She released her debut solo album I Com in 2004 and second solo album BatBox in 2008. She achieved international popularity with the singles "Rippin Kittin" and "Silver Screen Shower Scene".)
Life is My Teacher
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See also:
barlemusic.blogspot.se/2009/03/flavor-of-week-13.html


Klaus Schulze
http://www.klaus-schulze.com/
( ;D --> Klaus Schulze (born August 4, 1947) is a German electronic music composer and musician. He also used the alias Richard Wahnfried. He was briefly a member of the electronic bands Tangerine Dream and Ash Ra Tempel before launching a solo career consisting of more than 60 albums (more than 140 CDs) lasting over four decades.)
Shadowlands
www.spv.de/_BRIDGE/products.php?product=260070
( ;D --> 5 years after his latest all new solo album "Kontinuum", Klaus Schulze is back with the new studio album "Shadowlands". Note that the album also includes liner notes, written by Christopher von Deylen from the german band Schiller.)
See also:
barlemusic.blogspot.se/2008/12/flavor-of-week-52.html

Volt 9000
www.volt9000.com
( ;D --> Volt 9000 is the spaced out electro industrial world of Cory Gorski and Andrew Dobbels. A playful throwback to nostalgic cartoon and video-game culture, merging both low-fi sound with pop hooks and melodies while utilizing game samples, retro synths, industrial glitches, disembodied vocals and 8-bit warping.)
Mutronix
volt9000.bandcamp.com/album/mutronix

Qluster
www.qluster.info
( ;D --> Kluster (1969) metamorphosed into Cluster (1971) and Cluster became Qluster(2011). In a period spanning over 40 years, Hans-Joachim Roedelius was a driving force behind this unique transformation. Now, as Qluster, he has recorded together with Onnen Bock in the latest incarnation. Three albums already released document the current status of their musical journey to pastures new. The fourth work, "Lauschen" (recorded live with the guest musician Armin Metz), is a particularly impressive document, with the musicians raising their art close to perfection. Using predominantly analogue electronic keyboards, they play together – in the truest sense of the word – with intense levels of concentration and yet with incredible ease. Out January 25, 2013.)
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Live preview
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Flavor of the Week #51

Linea Aspera
www.facebook.com/lineaaspera
www.soundcloud.com/linea-aspera
lineaaspera.bandcamp.com
( ;D --> Linea Aspera is the London duo of Ryan Ambridge (Synths/Programming) and Alison Lewis (Vocals/Synths). They began the project in November 2011, technically drawing inspiration from electronic music from the early 1980s. Within the duo, Alison writes and performs all vocal elements, while Ryan is responsible for the writing and performing of the electronics, as well as recording and mixing of the final recordings. For their debut album they utilized small, simple analog synthesizer set up: Roland SH-09, Roland Juno 6, Vermona DRM MKiii, Korg Poly 800 and Analogue Solutions Semblance. Linea Aspera’s sound includes clear influences from early electronic body music, classic synth-pop and, in some instances, industrial and noise. Lyrically the band incorporates the sciences of osteology, neuroscience, and anthropology weaving a new medical language around themes of desire, despair and renewal. Linea Aspera serve up an icebox of dark doom riding on Alison’s powerful vocals with a soft but sharp touch.)
Linea Aspera
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lineaaspera.bandcamp.com/
Malarone
www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1JplpqHkPw

Worms of the Earth
soundcloud.com/wormsoftheearth
wormsoftheearth.blogspot.se/
( ;D --> Worms Of The Earth; Discordant, pounding rhythmic noise with tribal undertones, atmosphere-rich dark ambient pieces, and complex and contorted IDM, ‘Anagami‘ effectively demonstrates a fresh approach to the genres and the impressive range of this dynamic artist.)
Anāgāmi
tympanikaudio.bandcamp.com/album/an-g-mi
Mucalinda
tympanikaudio.bandcamp.com/track/worms-of-the-earth-mucalinda

Dead Fe†us
www.facebook.com/deadfetusxx
( ;D --> electronic experimental future beats ambient future Tallahassee.)
Death Club
flurex.org/album/deathclub

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
www.nickcaveandthebadseeds.com
( ;D --> Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds are an Australian alternative rock band, formed in London, United Kingdom in 1983 by frontman Nick Cave, multi-instrumentalist Mick Harvey and guitarist Blixa Bargeld. The band has included international personnel throughout its career and currently includes Cave, violinist and multi-instrumentalist Warren Ellis, bassist Martyn P. Casey, keyboardist Conway Savage, and percussionists Thomas Wydler (Switzerland) and Jim Sclavunos (United States). The band was founded after the demise of Cave and Harvey's former group, The Birthday Party. Deviating from the noise rock roots of their contemporaries, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds have a distinctive take on alternative rock that has been influenced by various genres, including punk rock, gothic rock, no wave and blues. Their early material—From Her to Eternity (1984), The Firstborn Is Dead (1985), Your Funeral... My Trial (1986) and Tender Prey (1988)—had a primarily post-punk sound. As the band progressed, they began to incorporate more refined singer-songwriter elements. Their latest release, Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! (2008), also experimented with garage rock, inspired by their side project Grinderman. They are best known for "Where the Wild Roses Grow", a collaborative single with Australian pop singer Kylie Minogue from their ninth studio album, Murder Ballads (1996). The song was an international commercial and critical success, giving them exposure in pop charts. The band also has a large cult following, due to their extensive back catalogue of fourteen studio albums and frequent international touring.)
Push The Sky Away (Pre-order)
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(Trailer)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aK59GDfWvsg&feature=youtu.be
See also:
barlemusic.blogspot.se/2008/03/flavor-of-week-13.html
And:
barlemusic.blogspot.com/2007/05/flavor-of-week-22.html

Current Value
www.myspace.com/currentvalue
soundcloud.com/tim-e-aka-current-value
( ;D --> Tim E. aka Current Value has been going strong and pushing limits within the drum n bass community for a decade now. The early Position Chrome material was phenominal with arguably some of the most insanely technical programming of its time...perhaps too technical to gain a footing with more dancefloor-minded DJs, which led to his slower trickle of releases on various smaller labels after Chrome moved towards pushing simple dancefloor tunes. His work has moved away from the haunted spacestation soundtracks to a more visceral style of dancefloor smashers, but has lost none of the extreme technical work that is his signature. )
Smackdown-005
www.audiosickness.com/smackdown-005-current-value-bryan-fury-wav-download.html
soundcloud.com/smackdownrecordings/smackdown-005-current-value
Posthuman
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJtqVBFgWeY&feature=related

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Flavor of the Week #50

Illum Sphere
twitter.com/illumsphere
soundcloud.com/illum-sphere
www.alpha-ville.co.uk/illum-sphere/
( ;D --> Described as “one of the most special and unique artists to come out of the UK” by Hyperdub first lady Ikonika. Hoya Hoya label co-owner Illum Sphere creates sound that draws influence from hip-hop as much as it does from psych, jazz and Detroit techno.)
Birthday / H808Er
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Lorn/Weigh Me Down (Illum Sphere Remix)
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Chasing The Midnight Moth
www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=cujTcc7L20I

John Tejada
soundcloud.com/kompakt/john-tejada-radio-channel
www.myspace.com/johntejadasounds (Fan)
( ;D --> Normally associated with his peers in techno from Detroit, Europe and elsewhere, John Tejada has embraced electronic music as a personal frontier, expanding on his resume as a techno recording artist as producer, remixer, DJ, and label owner. Known for crafting a brand of subtle, musical techno, his recorded output ranges across tempo and genre lines, from chilled out affairs with spacious arrangements to pulsating, densely layered, deeply energetic tracks that work magnificently in the hands of DJs as well.)
The Predicting Machine
www.beatport.com/release/the-predicting-machine/966373
www.kompakt.fm/releases/the_predicting_machine
Orbiter
www.kompakt.fm/releases/orbiter
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7reckcAgQL8&feature=youtu.be
See also:
http://barlemusic.blogspot.fr/2009/02/flavor-of-week-9.html

Maligna
maligna.bandcamp.com/
( ;D --> Maligna is a netlabel based in Mexico City focused on fresh electronic Music.)
Teehn Bwitches
negativeyouth.net/tag/teehn-bwitches/
Out of Body M.T
negativeyouth.net/out-of-body-m-t/
soundcloud.com/teehnbwitches/out-of-body

Ludovico Technique
ludotechnique.com/
www.facebook.com/theludovicotechnique/info
( ;D --> Ludovico Technique creates harsh industrial music highlighting the dark aspects of the human experience as well as the depths to which man’s mind can deteriorate. The name stems from the drug-assisted aversion therapy found in the novel and film "A Clockwork Orange", in which the patient is forced to view violent imagery while injected with experimental medication in an attempt to condition the subject’s behavior.)
Some Things Are Beyond Therapy
www.metropolis-mailorder.com/product.php?prodnum=MET+791
Potential
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMItjgn1l0M&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Spell Hound
www.facebook.com/pages/Spell-Hound/306254032724274
auralsects.bandcamp.com/album/spell-hound
( ;D --> Spell Hounds is a part of the music collective net label Aural Sects and “Perception” is the first single from their up-coming album “Clarity.” These Kansas City grim kids produce Chill Wave that is as much light as it is darkness. By using stark melodies, slow driving beats and strange and disembodied vocals they convey a deep sense of beauty in a dark and bleak soundscape. You can find a lot of bliss in a certain amount of melancholy and this neural stimulation will take you there.)
Spell Hound
http://auralsects.bandcamp.com/album/spell-hound


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