Flavor of the Week #8

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Fraunhofer Diffraction
ivoryrite.bandcamp.com/
soundcloud.com/ivoryrite
instagram.com/ivory.rite/
www.facebook.com/fdiffraction
( ;D --> Ambient Techno; Soft, warm, enveloping and nervous, like meeting with an old friend. Increased heart rate, but the eyes are half-closed and sleepy.)
The Sense of Urgency (Inspired by 'The Outlaw Ocean' a Book by Ian Urbina) by Fraunhofer Diffraction & Ian Urbina
open.spotify.com/album/79m99zUQbxvEQ2FydDEc7S?si=HDQPdQetSHufEUVe
Seafood Supply Chain
open.spotify.com/track/02adjSR1Z2S4teMQpWE9wB?si=V4KWHR74Qru8S5bbBRbVEw
Stripped
soundcloud.com/ivoryrite/fraunhofer-diffraction-stripped
See also:
barlemusic.blogspot.com/2019/11/flavor-of-week-48.html


Circumpolar
www.facebook.com/Circumpolar1/
( ;D --> Originating from the freezing misty side of Sweden, CIRCUMPOLAR is the new elektro-wave sensation discovered by Brussels-based label Alfa Matrix that is bound to draw some attention on the dark elektro scene! Avoiding all cliché traps where too many young bands fall nowadays and end up sounding too predictable by incorporating techno and other dance pop elements into their work, CIRCUMPOLAR stands strong on their sound identity roots, and opted for a solid focus on the 80’s golden age of electro goth wave music by deploying their sonic arsenal in dense haunting soundscapes where atmospheres and emotions prevail to club or radio compatibility.)
Lost In Time
alfamatrix.bandcamp.com/track/lost-in-time
We Will Remain
alfamatrix.bandcamp.com/album/we-will-remain-ep


Rein
www.facebook.com/reinofficialmusic/
( ;D --> Rein (aka Joanna Reinikainen) grew up in a Stockholm suburb. She has in a very short period of time established herself as a great hope for the Swedish electro scene. Her background as an outsider and her commitment to the unjustices of society is an important part of her expression. Rein is a unique artist. Her music is part electro, part punk, part electronic body music. With heavy basslines and enormous attitude she has been the target for a lot of media with her selftiteld debut EP released in january 2016.)
Closer To Reality
open.spotify.com/track/6rbRqGuLRD1iMgAWh
Off the Grid
open.spotify.com/album/0d5MnTSzsS35pxGGa3ROm1


Thool
thool.bandcamp.com/
( ;D --> Thool is a reclusive partnership, a production pairing ready to let the music do the talking. Blessed with vivid colour, their output thus far has an 80s streak - think proto-house, vintage electro and synth pop, wrapped up into one glitzy mixture.)
Je Sors (Stepping Out)
open.spotify.com/track/0AyERhWt5zMPChWv1ebGax?si=Z1MSDuB0S7iwhM7DvVTPqQ
Honesty
thool.bandcamp.com/album/honesty


James Murray & Francis M Gri
ultimae.com/artists/james-murray/
( ;D --> James Murray and Francis M Gri's Remote Redux is a delicate and original response to distance and closeness as expressed by the Japanese concept Ma, known also as negative space. It's a place of elegant dimension where Gri's graceful piano motifs and bowed guitar figures are carefully framed within the free flowing surrounds of Murray's warm synth sequences and nuanced sound design. Having released each other's work on their Slowcraft and KrysaliSound imprints James and Francis naturally extended this exchange into a remote London-Milan collaboration. The resulting debut is an unhurried collection of exquisitely crafted minimal ambient, tender and contemplative, a listening experience that simultaneously explores and distorts our awareness of separation and togetherness.)
Remote Redux
ultimae.bandcamp.com/album/remote-redux-2


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