Flavor of the Week #52

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Kurt Baggaley/Scape One
scapeone.bandcamp.com/
www.facebook.com/pages/Kurt-Baggaley/973688385996190
( ;D --> Scape One is Kurt Baggaley. He gained attention with his releases as scape one writing for labels like electrix, SCSI-AV and templedog. Writing since the 1980's and using mainly analog & hardware. He also writes under guises as Tau Sagittarii (experimental/ambient) Dr. Futurist and Tactical Systems (electro/techno), and under his own name (minimal/synth/deep).)
Former Self Ep (SoHaSo 005)
soundcloud.com/nunodossantos/kurt-baggaley-former-self-ep-sohaso-005
See also:
barlemusic.blogspot.se/2014/05/flavor-of-week-21.html
And:
barlemusic.blogspot.se/2010/07/flavor-of-week-31.html
 
Boris Blank
borisblankelectrified.com/
www.facebook.com/yello.ch
soundcloud.com/boris-blank-electrified
www.yello.com/
( ;D --> Boris Blank is the musical part of Yello. He composes the songs and is responsible for the characteristic sound, having the reputation of a perfectionist. Boris considers himself as a constructor of music, starting composing with manipulation of self-recorded samples and finishing the tracks with the participation of invited professional musicians. Prior to his musical career, Blank worked as a truck driver. As a child he was very interested in music, but had no formal training. He never learned to read musical notation but always was interested in producing new sounds and samples. Blank began experimenting with tape loops and echo effects as a teenager. He recorded watersounds from a bucket of water and played sounds on a homemade bamboo flute. It was in this period he met Carlos Perón. Later, they formed Yello, with Dieter Meier as a conceptualist, vocalist and lyricist. He also composes and produces solo music, under the name Avant Garden, which is strictly intended for licensing to the film and TV production industry. This music is currently handled by Extreme Music. Blank was blinded in one eye in a childhood accident while playing with gunpowder and empty bullet shells. Boris Blank lives in Zürich, with his wife, and daughter Olivia. He is the second cousin twice removed of Scottish businessman Stewart Milne.)
Electrified
BB_Amazon
Big City Grill' - REMIX w FIFI RONG
soundcloud.com/boris-blank-electrified/big-city-grill-fifi-rong-vocal
See also
barlemusic.blogspot.se/2009/08/flavor-of-week-34.html
And:
barlemusic.blogspot.se/2007/07/flavor-of-week-30.html
 
ASC
www.beatport.com/artist/asc/144
theasc.blogspot.se/
( ;D --> James Clements, better known as ASC, is a British electronic producer who currently resides in Del Mar, California. He has been releasing music under the alias ASC since 1999, and originally gained popularity as a drum and bass producer. Since the late 2000s, he has been one of the key artists in the emerging autonomic genre, along with artists such as dBridge and Instra:Mental. Since he redefined his musical persona with the Autonomic sound back in 2009, it seems like San Diego's ASC has been on a quest to prove he can do everything. Whether that's been running a label, performing a two-hour techno DJ set made entirely of his own material, releasing an ambient album or reviving his Mindspan alias, he did it all—except it seemed like he didn't make drum & bass anymore. While 2010's acclaimed Nothing Is Certain wasn't your average drum & bass record, it was mostly 170 BPM, and sometimes it feels like James Clements has been avoiding that tempo like the plague ever since. An enormously busy two years later, he finally re-emerges in familiar clothing with that album's spiritual sequel, Out of Sync, on New Zealand/Berlin-based Samurai Music.)
Out of sync
soundcloud.com/samuraimusicgroup/asc-oneironaut-out-of-sync-out
soundcloud.com/samuraimusicgroup/sets/asc-out-of-sync-lp-cd-digi-out
play.spotify.com/album/0WWQctMRLP5PxnkI4Zvlso
samuraimusic.bandcamp.com/album/out-of-sync
 
Vaccine/Christine Clements
soundcloud.com/vaccine
twitter.com/Vacccine
( ;D --> Vaccine is the production alias of Christine Clements. Having been involved with the promotions end of the industrial rock and IDM music scenes since she was a teenager, and running drum & bass and dubstep record labels with her husband, ASC, writing her own music - after she'd been promoting other people's for years - was a logical progression. Drawing inspiration from synaesthesia and her melting pot of musical influences ranging from Portishead to Skinny Puppy, Vaccine's style has been recognized as being considerably more melodic and not necessarily as dancefloor-orientated as her male cohorts. XLR8R magazine noted her "subtle melodies and echoed vocals", as well as stating that "(Vaccine's) constructions aren't necessarily main floor rave fodder, but rather, comedown music for the 6 a.m. afterhours." She is also notable for being the first female producer signed to a label in dubstep, Hotflush Recrodings, within what was up until then a genre whose producers were almost, if not entirely, male. Her DJ mixes as well have attracted attention for their careful commitment to precise blends, mixing in key, and unexpected multigenre inclusions.)
Decryption EP
auxiliary.bandcamp.com/album/decryption-ep
( ;D --> Vaccine returns to Auxiliary with a digital only offering for our Transmissions series. Four tracks here from the depths of the Vaccine vaults, sitting mainly around the 140 bpm mark. These tracks are actually from a few years back, when Vaccine was working with the likes of Nonplus and Hotflush. She had asked us to put them out since there was still demand for them, so we thought they'd be a fine addition to our catalogue. First up is the EP's title track, Decryption. Super high tech percussion and strange sounds trigger off huge bass and stark eerie manipulated vocals. Dark science. Bad Habit goes a little lighter and introduces a vocal to stunning effect. Nurse drops the tempo to 85bpm and keeps the bass heavy. Fans of the Autonomic podcast may remember this one. Finally, Electrolyte (Decryption Part 2) is the light to Decryption's darkness - an alter-ego of sorts. Stunning stuff from start to finish.)

Robert Rich
robertrich.com/
www.myspace.com/rrich
( ;D --> Although his music is often consigned to the new age bins of record stores and the bulk of his work has been released on labels more closely associated with that classification, Robert Rich's solo and collaborative recordings have proven extremely influential on a range of new-school ambient and experimental artists. His association with older space music pioneers such as Steve Roach, Kevin Braheny, and Michael Stearns also makes him one of the few of that generation to have interfaced creatively with the new wave of experimental electronic composers. A California native, Rich began experimenting with electronics in the late '70s before attending Stanford University, where he completed a degree in psychology. While at Stanford, Rich's involvement in the university's prestigious Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics expanded his interest in electronic composition, as well as bringing him in contact with a wide range of nontraditional, non-Western musical ideas. Rich's performance of several all-night "sleep concerts" during this period also helped solidify an aesthetic focus on psychoacoustics, perceptible in early recordings such as Geometry and Trances/Drones.)
Filaments
twitter.com/robertrichmusic/status/545480162637529088
Perpetual
robertrich.com/discography/album/?album_id=53
See also:
barlemusic.blogspot.se/2012/11/flavor-of-week-49.html
And:
barlemusic.blogspot.se/2010/04/flavor-of-week-16.html
And:
barlemusic.blogspot.se/2007/12/flavor-of-week-52.html


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Flavor of the Week #51

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The Exaltics
www.the-exaltics.com
www.myspace.com/theexaltics
soundcloud.com/the-exaltics
( ;D --> After studying the people of earth for many years the exaltics came to our planet in 2006 to transmit their message to the people. Here they created their own platform: "solaronemusic" for their final mission. Whilst being amongst us they built up connections with people that understood the exaltic mother tongue. Collaboration partners like Z-bop, Transient Force, Bunker and Last Known Trajectory are examples of home bases on earth.)
Twelve Ep
soundcloud.com/the-exaltics/the-exaltics-twelve-ep-shipwrec-upcoming
Invasion-mix-pt1
www.mixcloud.com/HDNKS78/headnoaks-exaltics-invasion-mix-pt1/?
See also:
barlemusic.blogspot.se/2014/06/flavor-of-week-24.html
And:
barlemusic.blogspot.se/2013/04/flavor-of-week-16.html
And:
barlemusic.blogspot.se/2012/06/flavor-of-week-24.html
And:
barlemusic.blogspot.se/2011/01/flavor-of-week-2.html

Synth Alien
soundcloud.com/synth_Alien
( ;D --> Synth Alien lives in Antas de Ulla, geographic centre of Galicia. His relation with electronic music began in the year 2000 when he started to attend to Clubs of the northern Spain. His passion for music, as well as his curiosity and interest in technology, lead him to play with groove box, synthesizers and sequencers in 2007. At the end of 2009 he published his debut album "Cosmic Odyssey" on the Italian label Le Galassie di Seyfert Records. Since then, he continues making music.)
Stellar Walker
soundcloud.com/synth_alien/sets/stellar-walker
L'amour Est Parti (With Dmitry Distant feat AKA INK)
soundcloud.com/synth_alien/b1-lamour-est-parti?in=synth_alien/sets/stellar-Walker

Jimmy Bessiff
soundcloud.com/bessifflive
( ;D --> Native of Marseille in 1985, Jimmy Bessiff had been bitten by the music bug at the end of 90's with artists like Spiral Tribes, Jeff Miles, Emmanuel Top...
He was quickly interested in making his own music when he discovered the neverending potential of computing technology, even before djing.
In early 2000, Jimmy had a crush on Rolland synthetizers and began to fit his home studio. Both self taught and technically trained he feels he has a lot to draw from.
The craze for his firsts attempts encourage him to bash on. Today, he gained a notable maturity on his work and he is naturaly more and more requested to play on stages.
2012, he begins to sign his productions on various techno labels such as Futura Records, Phantom Records, Subwoofer Records, Geisha Records, and many more.)
No Digital Love
www.beatport.com/release/no-digital-love/1421522
Viens Avec Moi ( Original Mix ) [ CUT VRS ]
soundcloud.com/bessifflive/bessiff-viens-avec-moi-original-mix-cut-vrs-out-on-traum-schallplatten-23-july

PVLMS
soundcloud.com/pvlms
( ;D --> PVLMS establishes it's own unique aesthetic that would fit snugly anywhere that allows its soundscapes to sink in. The duo is unrepentant in its affliction for dense, mechanical sound collages, and when you make songs this engaging, such confidence is justified.)
Compassion
soundcloud.com/pvlms/sets/compassion-ep

Lorenzo Senni
soundcloud.com/sennilorenzo
( ;D -->  Lorenzo Senni from Itally deliveres a tireless investigator of dance music's mechanisms and working parts, and head of respected experimental label Presto!?,
the Italian musician produced one of the last couple of years most unique albums "Quantum Jelly" (on label Editions Mego). An amazing deconstruction of sound and rave culture in the 90's, carefully analysing it's constituent parts for reuse
in a very different context, with repetition and isolation as key concepts.)
SUPERIMPOSITIONS' Boomkat Editions (BKEDIT #10)soundcloud.com/sennilorenzo/sets/lorenzo-senni-superimpositions

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Flavor of the Week #50

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Antoni Maiovvi
www.myspace.com/djantonimaiovvi
www.facebook.com/antonimaiovvi
antonmaiof.wordpress.com/antoni-maiovvi/‏
maiovvi.bandcamp.com/
( ;D --> Maiovvi, the nom the plume of Bristol-born producer Anton Maiof, is the co-founder of the Giallo Disco label and has released a prolific stream of John Carpenter and Goblin-inspired synth music since 2008. He's worked with fellow VHS-obsessed labels such as Death Waltz and Crimes Of The Future to issue eight albums and over 10 EPs since 2008. Avrokosm is a cosmic techno imagining of a Dune-like planet. Not Not Fun describes the record's sound in these terms: "Swirling sand dunes of sound, cold tonal winds and veiled loops sweep in across pulsing, runic techno patterns." The artwork for Avrokosm draws on desert planet sci-fi tropes as well as the jackets for peak-era Tangerine Dream, a group Maiof holds in high regard.)
Avrokosm
www.piccadillyrecords.com/prod/AntoniMaiovvi-Avrokosm-NotNotFun-100250.html
Antoni Maiovvi DJ set at Lurid Music record launch night in Athens, 5 December 2014
soundcloud.com/luridmusic/maiovvi-lurid-music-dj-set?utm_source=soundcloud&utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=twitter
See also:
barlemusic.blogspot.fr/2014/11/flavor-of-week-48.html
And:
barlemusic.blogspot.se/2014/08/flavor-of-week-32.html
And:
barlemusic.blogspot.se/2014/07/flavor-of-week-30.html
And:
barlemusic.blogspot.se/2013/03/flavor-of-week-11.html

Victoria Lukas/INKAMERA
victoria-lukas.com
soundcloud.com/victoria-lukas
myspace.com/victorialukas
( ;D --> Victoria Lukas might seem like an upcoming figure in the Electro scene, but the reality is that her career has become quite extensive and from the start very much within circles who have been pioneers to this music, especially the Techno Bass sound. As author behind the works of Inkamera, recently releasing on the latest Bass Agenda "The War On Error" compilation, as well as her previous 12" release on Last Known Trajectory "Existendo", Victoria Lukas has been participating in some very interesting projects also with labels like Frustrated Funk (appearing as "Vita" on a 12" album) and Clone with Gerald Donald of Dopplereffekt as "Zerkalo". Victoria has even written the scores for some short films like Spectographies (upcoming), Septiem Promenade, and C19H28O2 (Agnès), expanding her artistic career beyond the contraints of the club scene and into realms where her unique vision and direction can flourish in different ways, while representing the Electro scene in a very elegant yet mysterious manner.
Don't miss this truly special Technobass.net feature this month recorded live by Victoria Lukas during her recent trip to Paris, where she was, coincidentally, mixing her latest movie score! Take a listen. .)
Victoria Lukas | November 2014 Technobass.net
network.technobass.net/page/victoria-lukas-november-2014-technobass-net-feature
www.starriefernandez.com/technobass/mp3/victoria_lukas_nov2014_technobassfeature.mp3
Skylar
bassagendarecordings.bandcamp.com/track/inkamera-skylar
Bass Agenda Vol 2: The War On Error
bassagendarecordings.bandcamp.com/album/bass-agenda-vol-2-the-war-on-error-cd-only
See also:
barlemusic.blogspot.fr/2013/12/flavor-of-week-53.html

BL/\CK CEILING
oundcloud.com/danocean
auralsects.bandcamp.com
( ;D --> BL/\CK CEILING is the alias of recording artist Dan Ocean, sometime hip-hop, electro and dubstep producer, and collaborator with rapper Quiz. A well-known figure in the local music scene of his native Spokane, Washington, Ocean's latest project BL/\CK CEILING explores the sounds and textures of the emergent Witch House genre.)
Meridian
blvckceiling.bandcamp.com/album/meridian
See also:
barlemusic.blogspot.fr/2014/05/flavor-of-week-21.html
See also:
barlemusic.blogspot.se/2014/01/flavor-of-week-1.html
And:
barlemusic.blogspot.se/2013/12/flavor-of-week-50.html
And:
barlemusic.blogspot.se/2013/03/flavor-of-week-13.html
And:
barlemusic.blogspot.se/2012_07_01_archive.html

Fraunhofer Diffraction
www.facebook.com/fdiffraction
soundcloud.com/vk666
fdiffraction.bandcamp.com
( ;D --> Crispy Witch House from Moscow.)
Vice
fdiffraction.bandcamp.com/album/vice
Enmity
soundcloud.com/vk666/enmity
See also:
barlemusic.blogspot.fr/2014/08/flavor-of-week-33.html

Ekoplekz
www.facebook.com/ekofidelity
twitter.com/ekoplekz
( ;D --> Nick Edwards from Bristol is Ekoplekz and assorted side-projects, including eMMplekz (with Baron Mordant), Ekoclef (with Bassclef), Ensemble Skalectrik, PLKZFX etc.)
Unfidelity
www.planet.mu/discography/ziq338
Trace Elements
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISeZTeQlz8s

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Flavor of the Week #49

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Dartek
soundcloud.com/dartek
www.facebook.com/darteksounds
( ;D -->  Progressive, Techno, Electronic, Minima.)
Offshore EP
soundcloud.com/dartek/offshore-original-mix-sc-preview

H3x3n
soundcloud.com/hexenmusic
www.facebook.com/pages/BITES-H3X3N/499267963451801
( ;D --> Black Metal electronique.)
Black Athena
lildeath.theoverthrow.com/release/black-athena/
Oppenheimer
lildeath.theoverthrow.com/release/bites-h3x3n/
soundcloud.com/oppenheimer
soundcloud.com/bites-h3x3n/Oppenheimer

M‡яc▲ll▲
soundcloud.com/m-c-ll
soundcloud.com/m-c-ll/m-llevs-m-l-fic-rvm-m-c-ll-v
carmilla-mircalla.blogspot.com
( ;D --> Electronic Horror Soundtracks To Psychic Photography.)
Diviŋaŧiøns EP
mcll.bandcamp.com/album/divi-a-i-ns-ep
See also:
barlemusic.blogspot.se/2014/07/flavor-of-week-28.html
And:
barlemusic.blogspot.se/2013/11/flavor-of-week-45.html
And
barlemusic.blogspot.se/2013_06_01_archive.html

Christian Zander
soundcloud.com/christianzander
www.myspace.com/tubrox
( ;D --> Synthetic beats and melodies that sound as if HAL have discovered his musical side and try to implement mathematical equations in music. As a whole, this one creates chilly atmosphere reminiscent in all its artificiality of power plant.)
Sommerfrische / Funkenflug
CZ_amazon
Großandrang am Rodelhang
soundcloud.com/christianzander/christian-zander-grosandrang-am-rodelhang
See also:
barlemusic.blogspot.se/2012/11/flavor-of-week-47.html

Emika
soundcloud.com/emika
( ;D --> Bewitching, atmospheric melodies and glitchy electronic beats make up the music of electronic artist Ema Jolly, a musician and performer also known as Emika, has a geographical track record as diverse as they come. Born in the UK of Czech heritage, she spent many musically formative years in Bristol before relocating to the equally rich sonic landscape of Berlin. Emika takes all of her roots and melds them, lending context to her narrative-driven music.)
Euphoria
www.redeyerecords.co.uk/vinyl/58488-emk1201-emika
DVA
ninjatune.net/release/emika/dva
Euphoria
soundcloud.com/djmag/emika-melancholia-euphoria
Wicked game
soundcloud.com/emika/wicked-game

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