Flavor of the Week #42

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VNV Nation
www.anachronsounds.de/
soundcloud.com/vnvnation
www.facebook.com/VNVNation
www.myspace.com/vnvnation
( ;D --> VNV Nation are an electronic music band originally from Wexford and London, now based in Hamburg, that combines elements of industrial music, trance, synthpop and electronic body music (EBM). Earlier works also include some electro-industrial influences. The members are Ronan Harris and Mark Jackson. The "VNV" in the name stands for Victory, not Vengeance, in keeping with the group's motto, "One should strive to achieve; not sit in bitter regret. VNV Nation have persistently leaped from strength to strength, over the years, emerging as a powerhouse in alternative electronic music. Their unique sound blends thematic lyrics and emotive vocals with influences from electronic music, indie, rock, dance music, classical and much more. The music can range from hard-hitting beats to indie-electronic anthems to haunting ballads to symphonic orchestrations. VNV Nation have also earned incredible acclaim for their energetic live shows and gained a fanatical worldwide following.)
Noire
vnvnation.bandcamp.com/album/noire-44khz-24bit-version
When is the Future?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SF5mf4LV7Jw&feature=youtu.be
See also:
barlemusic.blogspot.com/2015/05/flavor-of-week-18.html


Soft Cell
www.softcell.co.uk/
( ;D --> Soft Cell are an English synthpop duo who came to prominence in the early 1980s, consisting of vocalist Marc Almond and instrumentalist David Ball. The duo are principally known for their 1981 hit version of "Tainted Love" and their platinum-selling debut album Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret.)
The Singles – Keychains & Snowstorms
open.spotify.com/album/6CUwAuD00zbyzLWLCHN4ll?si=sEQfv4Y7R36TZJjyAse7Lg
Soft Cell reunite for a 40th Anniversary concert in London
www.gigwise.com/reviews/3284154/live-review-soft-cell-at-the-02-arena-london-30-09-18
( ;D --> Excellent live gig & VIP lounge @ O2 arena, London.)


Tobias Bernstrup
www.bernstrup.com
( ;D --> Tobias Bernstrup who works both as a visual artist and musician has been active for more than a decade and positioned him self as one of the leading re-inventors of Italo Disco with his unique mix of Italo, New Wave and Gothic Noir. He has created his own unmistakable stage persona wearing androgynous outfits of shiny latex and heavy make-up.)
Technophobic - excerpts
nadanna.bandcamp.com/album/technophobic-excerpts
See also:
barlemusic.blogspot.com/2018/06/flavor-of-week-25_22.html


Liquid Ritual
open.spotify.com/user/liquidritual
liquidritual.bandcamp.com/
www.facebook.com/liquidritual
soundcloud.com/liquidritual
( ;D --> pioneer label, featuring an interstellar line-up of some of the most innovative and forward-thinking artists currently riding the crest of the Wave. Enter this gallery of sound, where mind and body are propelled into an exciting creative space and past, present and future meld into an emotional whole.)
Liquid Ritual latest release
open.spotify.com/playlist/5LnOmR0KcbX1UZNXtpfq7x
Vol. 1.
liquidritual.bandcamp.com/album/liquid-ritual-vol-01
NEVAEH
soundcloud.com/liquidritual/lrms013-nevaeh


B12
www.b12records.com/
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B12_(band)www.myspace.com/b12records
( ;D --> B12 Records was founded in 1990 by Mike Golding and Steve Rutter as a vehicle for themselves and other like minded individuals to release electronic music for listening and dancing. Today, B12 Records -- spear-headed by the duo’s common pseudonym “B12” -- has exactly the same goal, to provide quality electronic music for futuristic feet and forward thinking minds.)
B12 Time Tourist (Expanded Edition)
bleep.com/release/110884-b12-time-tourist-expanded-edition
( ;D --> Warp travel back to the lost futures of 1996 with this first-ever reissue of Time Tourist, the second album from the pioneering ambient techno producers B12. Housed in an evocative Designer’s Republic sleeve based on a classic Trevor Webb airbrush painting, the sleevenotes of Time Tourist elude to the project as soundtracking a dystopian future society that’s looking back at the primitive past, evident from its strong references to Blade Runner, Philip K. Dick and Star Wars.)
See also:
barlemusic.blogspot.com/2009/07/flavor-of-week-32.html


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