Flavor of the Week #17

Efdemin
soundcloud.com/efdemin
www.facebook.com/efdemin
( ;D --> Efdemin—Phillip Sollmann, originally from Kassel and based, for the past nine years, in Berlin—has come to savor these sorts of sights in the seven or eight years that he’s been traveling as a DJ. “It’s strange,” he says. “Sometimes you travel for one day, and you end up being in the other side of the world, in Berlin or L.A. or something, and it looks exactly the same. And sometimes it’s sad, I think.” A former student of electroacoustic music in Vienna, he released his first EP on Hamburg’s Dial label, his longtime home base, in 2004, and has spent the past decade winding his way through the house/techno double helix, both as a producer and a DJ. He brings a similar aesthetic to both crafts, carving long, rippling shapes with a dull gleam. There aren’t many DJs whose sets sound more like their own records, and vice versa—no matter whose records he’s playing. In recent years, his own output has slowed; to hear him tell it, studio time has become a victim to his traveling schedule. But he reversed
the trend last fall, when he and his partner, the artist Hanna Schwarz, received a grant to spend three months in Japan working on a collaborative film project. While in Kyoto, Sollmann dug into a hard drive full of sketches and jams he had made back in his studio in Berlin and came up with Decay, his third album.)
Decay
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See also:
barlemusic.blogspot.se/2007/05/flavor-of-week-19.html

Detachments
detachments.co.uk/
www.facebook.com/Detachmentsband
( ;D --> Detachments are back to release new single The Promenade on 14 April 2014. Detachments released their critically acclaimed debut in 2011; which saw James Ford on production duties (Arctic Monkeys, Haim, Simian Mobile Disco). Led by self-styled creative visionary Bastien, Detachments’ “dark wave” synth-pop takes its cues from electro-visionaries such as Gary Numan, Ultravox and Visage. Their previous accolades include being crowned Guardian Band of the Day (No.666), Drowned in Sound ‘Single of the Week’ and NME ‘Top 10 Track’.)
The Promenade
soundcloud.com/polvorecords/the-promenade
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Detachments
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Labyrinth ear
labyrinthear.com/
soundcloud.com/labyrinth-ear
( ;D --> Labyrinth Ear are a UK electronic duo made up of Emily and Tom. Coming from different sides of London, they were brought together by mutual tastes in music, while each bringing their own set of influences. Emily's folk-like lyrics invoke colourful, visual stories, while bringing together a wide range of musical influences, ranging from Classic film scores, world music and vintage electronica. With songs that are both melancholic and euphoric, they combine samples with synths and psychedelic, Worldly sounds along with child-like vocals to create fantasia pop music with a foot in the past, present and future.)
The Orchid Room
www.musicglue.com/labyrinthear/
Crescent Moon
soundcloud.com/labyrinth-ear/crescent-moon
Urchin
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lBKbwTbF4o

Demure & Oxidia
soundcloud.com/dankndirtydubz/oxidia-Voyager
(  ;D --> Two like-minded and existing members of the Dank 'N' Dirty Dubz roster combine forces to bring some fresh garage vibes to the table with this collaborative release. This 5-track release contains two solo tracks by both Oxidia and Demure as well as an incredibly thought-provoking collaboration, the titled track, 'Elision'. The release focuses on the chilled side of future garage and is bound to bring shivers down the spine of those who indulge in the soulful sounds.)
Elision EP [DANK017]
djsashwat.bandcamp.com/album/elision-ep-dank017

Acucrack
http://www.cracknation.com/acucrack.html
( ;D --> Acucrack is a favorite in the underground electronic circuit, has several video game credits (Mech Assault, Amped, Tiger Woods XBOX Golf, Project Gotham Racing 2) and a slew of major support slots with luminaries such as Front Line Assembly, Curve, Cubanate, Lords of Acid, KMFDM, Goldie, Ed Rush, C-tek, Photek, My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult and more! You might have heard them on HBO’s “True Blood” series…)
The Mawn Reproduction
cracknationrecords.bandcamp.com/album/acucrack-the-mawn-reproduction


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