Flavor of the Week #36

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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.)
Mercy
open.spotify.com/album/546DDVo0IrRIPyJwxz1MKm
See also:
barlemusic.blogspot.com/2017/02/flavor-of-week-9.html
And:
barlemusic.blogspot.se/2015/01/flavor-of-week-4.html
And:
barlemusic.blogspot.se/2012/09/flavor-of-week-38.html
And:
barlemusic.blogspot.se/2012/05/flavor-of-week-21.html
And:
barlemusic.blogspot.se/2011/09/flavor-of-week-38.html
And:
barlemusic.blogspot.se/2010/02/flavor-of-week-8.html
And:
barlemusic.blogspot.se/2007_10_01_archive.html
And:
barlemusic.blogspot.se/2007/06/flavor-of-week-26_24.html
And:
barlemusic.blogspot.se/2007/10/apparat-www.html
And:
barlemusic.blogspot.se/2006/12/flavor-of-week-51.html


Croona
www.facebook.com/croonaf/
( ;D --> Croona is the latest project from Fredrik Croona known from dark electro act Menschdefekt and aggrotech/electro metal act Cynical Existence.)
Memento Mori
infactedrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/memento-mori


Leeman
hopefultragedyrecords.com/artists/leeman/
( ;D --> Based in Montreal, son of a Military Officer, LEEMAN spent his youth traveling the world with his family, developing a real fixation for urban images and sounds. “Imaginary World” is one more album from LEEMAN, which has been self-produced with the emergency of sharing with the world his desire of living inner peace. Ambient and introspective, this album is a journey inspired by the Asian culture, as LEEMAN experienced an elevation of the soul after diving into myths and legends, traditions and the power of meditation.)
Imaginary World
open.spotify.com/album/6BsiYjf6wshC0K6AKbH3WP?si=ICV05dzORDqmiQ7auBUsgw
Falling from the Sky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rARRipMbmY


Minuit Machine
www.facebook.com/minuitmachine
( ;D --> Minuit Machine, a synth wave band based in Paris, is the association of Hélène de Thoury’s electronic melodies and Amandine Stioui’s vocals.
The project was born in september 2013.
The sound of the french duo, based on powerful electronic drums and the accumulation of dark synth lines, is a mix between all their inspirations that range from minimal wave to electronic rock.)
Violent Rains
minuitmachine.bandcamp.com/album/violent-rains
See also(Hante):https://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2017/12/flavor-of-week-52.html


Red Cell
redcell.nu/
www.facebook.com/redcellmusic
( ;D --> Red Cell - unabashedly a synth-pop band who channel the genre’s pioneers. Their music, as such, isn’t the electronic-oriented, dance-infused stuff currently being heard on the radio. It isn’t even the warm new wave of New Order. Instead, Red Cell are replicating the early musicians who took analogue synthesizers and manipulated sound, and following the works of artists who integrated elements of other genres like progressive rock and industrial.)
Coloring My Bones
open.spotify.com/album/7tkOcKTLrnRJwwtJQPkwLs
See also:
barlemusic.blogspot.com/2016/12/flavor-of-week-50.html
And:
barlemusic.blogspot.se/2008/05/flavor-of-week-22.html


Over And Out

Flavor of the Week #35

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White Ring
www.facebook.com/whitering999/
whitering.bandcamp.com/
( ;D --> It makes sense that upstart label Disaro calls Houston home; the city's humid weather and the syrup-sipping roots of the regional hip-hop scene perfectly suit the label's releases, which feature swampy atmospheres and slowed-down vocals run through varying levels of oppressive static. New York duo White Ring have that distinctive lean down pat, especially on "IxC999", scheduled for release on Disaro in the next few months. A skeletal drum machine clatters with low-rider menace, while vocalist Kendra Malia alternately whispers and chant-sings about "ice in her hand" as walls of blown-out bass threaten to drown her out. At its core, "IxC999" is pretty fucking scary, from Malia's voice to the sound effects (creaking doors, gunshots) on down; by the time it dissolves into high-pitched staccato moans, you don't know whether to nod your head or hide under the covers.)
Gate of Grief
open.spotify.com/album/2laic9BwkaHT1kXWrIt28p
Home Of The Brave
youtu.be/IKW5FPlKYSo
See also:
barlemusic.blogspot.com/2018/04/flavor-of-week-16.html
And:
barlemusic.blogspot.se/2011/02/flavor-of-week-8.html
And:
barlemusic.blogspot.se/2016/10/flavor-of-week-43.html


Solitary Experiments
www.solitaryexperiments.de
( ;D --> The Berlin-based trio Solitary Experiments has long since understood the fact that good electronic music will require more than bringing together some synthesizer presets with some cuddly beats. With much emphasis on good song writing, catchy melodies and multi-faceted arrangements as on club-compatible beats and solid bass. The anthemic Electro-tracks keep the delicate balance between catchiness and a thorough dose of power that keeps them from ever drifting into Pop-muzak realms.)
Crash & Burn
www.outoflineshop.de/solitary-experiments-crash-burn-limited-edition-mcd.html
See also:
barlemusic.blogspot.com/2013/07/flavor-of-week-31.html
And:
barlemusic.blogspot.se/2010/07/yasuharu-motomiya-www.html


Ladytron
www.ladytron.com
www.facebook.com/ladytron
( ;D --> Ladytron blends electronic pop music and New Wave, using an array of vintage analogue equipment to achieve their distinct sound. Albums so far have focused on a balance between pop structures and digitally edited analogue electronic sound, along with some more experimental leanings including psychedelic elements. All four members write songs differently, which adds to the eclectic nature of their albums.)
The Island
open.spotify.com/album/09s85Z2yfraJCMVmMf30af
See also:
barlemusic.blogspot.com/2018/03/flavor-of-week-11.html
And:
barlemusic.blogspot.se/2011/09/flavor-of-week-37.html
and:
barlemusic.blogspot.com/2010_04_01_archive.html
and:
barlemusic.blogspot.com/2006/12/flavor-of-week-49.html
and:
barlemusic.blogspot.com/2008/04/flavor-of-week-15.html


Priest
www.facebook.com/priestofficial/
( ;D --> Priest is a synth band that creates music rooted in the vastness of electronic dreams. The goal of their multifaceted prophecy is to safely guide humanity unto the next evolutionary step – the merging with machines.)
New Flesh
open.spotify.com/album/0SL3QeV2BJSrU3DamsVrNW


Lisa Gerard
www.lisagerrard.com
( ;D --> "Music is a Place to take Refuge. It's a Sanctuary from Mediocrity and Boredom. It's Innocent and it's a Place you can loose yourself in Thoughts, Memories and Intricacies..." Lisa Gerrard. Over a career that takes in almost two decades with Dead Can Dance, award-winning movie soundtracks and a series of acclaimed solo and collaborative albums, Lisa Gerrard has established herself as one of Australia's most ground-breaking and in-demand artists. Singer, composer and actress in El Nino de la Luna (a film which she also scored), Lisa brings a vision that is both precise and all-embracing to everything she does. It is a musical journey that began in the early 1980s when she and fellow Australian Brendan Perry formed Dead Can Dance, one of the world's most original bands whose proud boast is that they never fitted into any neatly manufactured genre or predefined pigeonhole. With Lisa's otherworldly voice counter-poised by Brendon's mellifluous tones, from the outset, they thought nothing of setting discordant electric guitars and dark, rolling bass lines against cellos, trombones and timpani. Over nine albums between 1984 and 1995, the duo's musical canvas expanded with every release to take in a timeless mix of world music influences, medieval chants, folk ballads, baroque stylings, Celtic flavours, electronics, samples and anything else that took their fancy.)
Hiraeth
open.spotify.com/album/5urHQkWn8RRczT1ht0IVV2
See also:
barlemusic.blogspot.com/2014/08/flavor-of-week-35.html
And:
barlemusic.blogspot.se/2010/07/flavor-of-week-29.html
And:
barlemusic.blogspot.com/2008/12/flavor-of-week-52.html
And:
barlemusic.blogspot.se/2006_12_01_archive.html


Over And Out

Flavor of the Week #34

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Kode9 and Burial
www.facebook.com/djkode9
www.kode9.com
( ;D --> Kode9 (born Steve Goodman in Glasgow, Scotland) is a London-based electronic music artist, DJ, and owner of the Hyperdub record label. An MC, The Spaceape, is a frequent collaborator. Initially inspired by what he calls the "hardcore continuum", he also draws on dub reggae, and was one of the founding members of the early dubstep scene (which he views as a continuation of developments originally stemming from UK Hardcore). He appeared on the Grime compilation on Rephlex, and released the full-length album Memories of the Future (featuring the Spaceape) on his own label Hyperdub. Kode9 has a Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Warwick and has published a book, Sonic Warfare: Sound, Affect, and the Ecology of Fear.)
burial.bandcamp.com/
www.hyperdub.net/artists/view/Burial
( ;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.)
Fabriclive 100
www.fabriclondon.com/store/FABRICLIVE-100.html
( ;D --> The London club and record label has tapped Kode9 and Burial for the 100th edition of their mix series. The tracklist won't be made public until the day of the release. It'll be available as a mix CD and as an unmixed compilation that stretches across a four-LP pack.)
See also (Kode9):
barlemusic.blogspot.com/2015/10/flavor-of-week-40.html
And:
barlemusic.blogspot.co.uk/2011/04/flavor-of-week-16.html
And:
barlemusic.blogspot.co.uk/2010/12/flavor-of-week-49.html
And:
barlemusic.blogspot.co.uk/2008/01/kode9-www.html
See also (Burial):
barlemusic.blogspot.com/2017/11/flavor-of-week-47.html
And:
barlemusic.blogspot.se/2017/07/flavor-of-week-28.html
And:
barlemusic.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/flavor-of-week-4.html
And:
barlemusic.blogspot.se/2013/12/flavor-of-week-51.html
And:
barlemusic.blogspot.se/2012/12/flavor-of-week-52.html
And:
barlemusic.blogspot.se/2011/11/flavor-of-week-48.html
And:
barlemusic.blogspot.com/2007/02/flavor-of-week-10.html


Digitalism
www.thedigitalism.com/
soundcloud.com/digitalism_official
( ;D --> Digitalism is a German dance duo, founded in 2004 in Hamburg, Germany, consisting of Jens “Jence” Moelle and İsmail “Isi” Tüfekçi. They are signed to French label Kitsuné Music and have released four singles to date: “Idealistic”, “Zdarlight”, “Jupiter Room”, and “Pogo”. Jens likens Digitalism’s songs to simple chapters in a complex novel about social interaction and attraction, with distorted bass lines and thumping rhythms comprising the punctuation.)
Glow
open.spotify.com/track/1Z2UlDPtTr5SDMuXzfayHb
Holograms
open.spotify.com/track/7KlHOqt46BJGbXQv0M45EU
Space Race
open.spotify.com/track/6lzMpai7nw3XGL5FqfF8wb
See also:
barlemusic.blogspot.com/2018/02/flavor-of-week-9.html
And:
barlemusic.blogspot.se/2017/11/flavor-of-week-45.html
And:
barlemusic.blogspot.se/2011/07/flavor-of-week-29.html
And:
barlemusic.blogspot.com/2007/06/flavor-of-week-25.html


Northern Lite
northernlite.de/
www.facebook.com/NorthernLiteBand/
soundcloud.com/northernlite
( ;D --> Northern Lite, an electro-rock group, carved out a respectable niche for themselves on the German music scene, not only via their record releases and remixes, but also via their own label, 1st Decade.)
Back to the Roots
open.spotify.com/album/6QcGjk4uEKaqWxGBeFRB3n


X Marks The Pedwalk
www.facebook.com/xmarksthepedwalk
www.xmtp.de
( ;D --> Founded by Sevren Ni-Arb and Regan Eracs, the German industrial band X Marks the Pedwalk expanded upon the Euro-synth pop of the '80s with harsher electronic rhythms and alternative themes.)
Secrets
open.spotify.com/album/4weq53d2N6qZW9lJEpda6A
See also:
barlemusic.blogspot.com/2013/02/flavor-of-week-9.html
And:
barlemusic.blogspot.se/2010/03/flavor-of-week-11.html


Docetism
www.facebook.com/Docetism
nichts.bandcamp.com/
( ;D --> Soundscapes and artificial field recordings from Almindingen forest. "Almindingen" means "all men's". It's one of the largest forests in Denmark located on a beautiful island Bornholm.)
Almindingen
nichts.bandcamp.com/track/almindingen-iv


Over And Out

Flavor of the Week #33

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Aphex Twin
aphextwin.warp.net/
twitter.com/AphexTwin
( ;D --> Richard David James (born 18 August 1971), best known by his stage name Aphex Twin, is an England-based electronic musician and composer. He has been described by The Guardian as "the most inventive and influential figure in contemporary electronic music", and is the co-founder of Rephlex Records with Grant Wilson-Claridge.[1] Aphex Twin's album Selected Ambient Works 85-92 was called the best album of the 1990s by FACT Magazine.)
Collapse EP
aphextwin.lnk.to/Collapse-EPYD/aphextwin
T69 Collapse
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqayDnQ2wmw
www.factmag.com/2018/08/07/aphex-twin-t69-collapse-video/
See also:
barlemusic.blogspot.com/2016/06/flavor-of-week-23.html
And:
barlemusic.blogspot.se/2016/05/flavor-of-week-21.html
And:
barlemusic.blogspot.se/2014/08/flavor-of-week-34.html
And:
barlemusic.blogspot.se/2007/01/flavor-of-week-04.html


Helena Hauff
helena-hauff.com/
soundcloud.com/helena-hauff/
( ;D --> Helena Hauff is a German DJ and record producer based in Hamburg, Germany. She is known for her "stripped-down techno and electro tracks," that are recorded using strictly analog equipment and draws influences from acid house, EBM and industrial music.)
Qualm
helenahauff.lnk.to/qualmSo
open.spotify.com/album/2hYmcjIinZoVCog5sP4k0H


H ø R D
www.facebook.com/hordmusic
soundcloud.com/hordmusic
hordmusic.bandcamp.com
( ;D --> Darkwave / Synthwave from Bordeaux .)
R F L X
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WUuvBjQFoo&feature=youtu.be
Futures - remix
hordmusic.bandcamp.com/album/futures-remix
See also:
barlemusic.blogspot.com/2018/07/flavor-of-week-29.html
And:
barlemusic.blogspot.com/2017/03/flavor-of-week-10.html
And:
barlemusic.blogspot.com/2015/07/flavor-of-week-31.html


Machine Brennt
www.facebook.com/maschinebrennt/
soundcloud.com/thenander
( ;D --> Behind Maschine Brennt you will find Joacim Thenander, a guy with a long experience in making computer-based music. In the late ‘80s he was a member of industrial synth band Systema The Affliction, and later he was the driving force behind the thrashsynth/hiphop crossover duo Cultivated Bimbo.)
Frisq EP
ukonx.bandcamp.com/album/frisq-ep


Datawave
www.facebook.com/Datawave01/
soundcloud.com/datawave
( ;D --> Belgian electro producer meshes an arsenal of crisp synths, sticky basslines, winks of acid and an already glaring ability to build groove and ambience, into a colorful ride through the cosmos - inward or outward, for the mind and the floor.)
Mindscapes EP
mechatronica.bandcamp.com/album/mindscapes-ep


Over And Out

Flavor of the Week #32

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Sonoio
sonoio.bandcamp.com/
sonoio.org/
www.facebook.com/sonoio.org
( ;D --> Sonoio is a solo project of Alessandro Cortini, part of the Nine Inch Nails lineup from 2005 to present, and a member of Modwheelmood. The name of the alternative rock/electronic project comes from the Italian phrase "sono io", which means "it's me".)
Fine
sonoio.bandcamp.com/
See also:
barlemusic.blogspot.com/2016/01/flavor-of-week-3.html


Deepchord
www.myspace.com/deepchord
mikeschommer.bandcamp.com/
( ;D --> Rod Modell (a.k.a. Deepchord) is a sound-designer with 25 years involvement in electronic music and over 50 releases under various aliases and styles. Beginning with more "industrial" and "ambient" forms of sonic experimentation (working with Kim Cascone and his -then- record-label Silent, and performing with notable industrial acts such as Chris & Cosey and SPK).)
Immersions
open.spotify.com/album/0hnVSwbGkjHWmc741L0dlG?si=AGtmj7UCRPqf4w3tusP64Q
See also:
barlemusic.blogspot.com/2013/01/flavor-of-week-1.html
And:
barlemusic.blogspot.se/2008/08/flavor-of-week-35.html
And:
barlemusic.blogspot.se/2007/09/flavor-of-week-38.html


The Enigma Tng
theenigmatng.bandcamp.com/
( ;D --> The Enigma TNG (Che'Z Collins), A very diverse, dark electronic music producer / composer from US, Pennsylvania.)
parallel Universe
theenigmatng.bandcamp.com/album/parallel-universe
See also:
barlemusic.blogspot.com/2015/12/flavor-of-week-52.html


Ashbury Heights
ashburyheightsofficial.tumblr.com/
( ;D --> Ashbury Heights is a Swedish Synthpop group consisting of singer/producer/songwriter-duo Anders Hagström and Tea F. Thimé (Since 2013).)
The Looking Glass Society
open.spotify.com/album/0uEnq0JQlbkZ4dehnflEjr


Suicide Commando
soundcloud.com/suicide-commando-1
www.facebook.com/IIXIII
www.suicidecommando.be/
( ;D --> For over twenty years, Industrial experimentalist aka Suicide Commando has carried the dark electro heritage of acts like Klinik, Front 242 and Skinny Puppy in its heart and musical soul. Bearing these influences on his sleeve Van Roy turned these inspirations into a superb high-octane and highly aggressive, danceable EBM-industrial / dark electro hybrid aiming straight for the club-dancefloors. Over the years Suicide Commando bombed us with numerous clubhits like See you in hell, Desire, Hellraiser, Love breeds suicide, Cause of death:suicide, Bind torture kill … which turned Suicide Commando into one of the dark underground's most beloved dance acts of the last decade. Bombast, extreme power and a critical view on today's society.)
Death will find you
open.spotify.com/album/4CAs2amDfnCcRHBdQU3d2H
FOREST OF THE IMPALED [DELUXE] 2CD
open.spotify.com/album/5w5dkeZK7uGpULSh3enWP4
See also:
barlemusic.blogspot.com/2017/07/flavor-of-week-30.html
And:
barlemusic.blogspot.se/2009/10/flavor-of-week-43.html


Over And Out