Flavor of the Week #5

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Neontenic 

https://www.neontenic.com/ 

https://www.facebook.com/neontenic 

https://neontenic.bandcamp.com/ 

( ;D --> Synthwave/darkwave from Italy.) 

Ultrawave 

https://neontenic.bandcamp.com/album/ultrawave 

Dark Drive 

https://neontenic.bandcamp.com/track/dark-drive 

( ;D --> Also check; cryptocomnft of the NFT collection created by @neontenic and @dreamfibre  3 visionary works telling of a future world, which will be the environment of @neontenic's new concept album (late 2022.).) 

Eisfabrik 

http://eismusik.de/eisfabrik/ 

www.facebook.com/eisfabrikofficial/ 

( ;D --> Eisfabrik is a German future pop band from Hamburg.) 

Lost Control 

https://open.spotify.com/album/4nhe9GYaqL04Kk9c8sIdde 

Rins Mit Dem Wind 

https://www.eismusik.de/release/eins-mit-dem-wind/ 

Life below zero (Feb 2022) 

https://www.eismusik.de/release/life-below-zero/ 

See also: 

https://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2020/09/flavor-of-week-39.html 

Lustmord 

www.lustmord.com 

https://soundcloud.com/lustmord 

https://lustmord.bandcamp.com/ 

( ;D --> While his days are spent working on sound design for Hollywood scores by Graeme Revell, sound designer Brian Williams records experimental ambience and dark space music as Lustmord. His recordings have been embraced by a variety of ambient fans, ranging from the '70s traditionalists at the Hearts of Space label to the ambient-techno experimentalists at Plug Research.) 

The Others [Lustmord Deconstructed] 

https://lustmord.bandcamp.com/album/the-others-lustmord-deconstructed 

See also: 

https://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2021/07/flavor-of-week-30.html 

SHXCXCHCXSH 

https://www.facebook.com/shxcxchcxsh 

( ;D --> The Scandinavian duo has enjoyed a fruitful relationship with Shifted’s Avian imprint since their 2012 debut on the label, releasing a wealth of material showcasing a now trademark production aesthetic, that twins intricate sound design with genuine dance floor functionality. Driven, but at points decidedly colourful and not without its memorable hooks, SHXCXCHCXSH’s work has repeatedly proven there still new space to mine within the Sandwellian tradition of textured, high-energy leftfield Techno.) 

Kongestion 

https://avianstore.bandcamp.com/album/kongestion 

SHULULULU 

https://avianstore.bandcamp.com/album/shulululu 

Cryo 

www.facebook.com/cryosweden/ 

www.cryodome.com/ 

( ;D --> Swedish duo that's one of the biggest names in the alternative electronic scene. They have taken a genre that's stagnated and given EBM a new suit. It's hard, dark and cold, but with strong melodies and heavy basslines. For fans of Front 242, Skinny Puppy.) 

Valium 

https://open.spotify.com/album/1Wy48jmUamPBg13gB6gXTs 

See also: 

https://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2018/05/flavor-of-week-22.html 

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Flavor of the Week #4

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Plaid 

( ;D --> One of my absolute favorites!) 

www.plaidmusic.co.uk/ 

https://soundcloud.com/plaid 

( ;D --> Plaid is a British electronic music duo comprising Andy Turner and Ed Handley, and based out of London. They are former members of The Black Dog and used many other names, such as Atypic (Andrew Turner) and Balil (Ed Handley), before settling on Plaid. They have collaborated with female singers Mara Carlyle, Nicolette and Björk. Although Plaid pre-existed the association, the duo's Ed Handley and Andy Turner spent most of their early recording years with Ken Downie as the dancefloor-confounding Black Dog Productions. Meshing well with Downie's vision of heavily hybridized post-techno and obscurantist thematics.) 

Hidden Geometries (Plaid Remix) 

https://cyrkmusic.bandcamp.com/track/hidden-geometries-plaid-remix 

Huba Plaid's 15 Years Lost Remix 

https://www.beatport.com/track/huba-plaids-15-years-lost-remix/768598 

See also: 

https://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2021/02/flavor-of-week-7.html 

Miss Kittin & The Hacker 

https://misskittin.com/ 

( ;D --> Caroline Hervé (born 1973), better known by her stage name Miss Kittin, is a French electronic music DJ, singer, and songwriter. Since rising to prominence in 1998 for her singles "1982" and "Frank Sinatra" with The Hacker, she has worked with other musicians such as Chicks on Speed, Felix da Housecat and Golden Boy. She released her debut solo album I Com in 2004 and second solo album BatBox in 2008. She achieved international popularity with the singles "Rippin Kittin" and "Silver Screen Shower Scene".) https://www.facebook.com/DJTheHacker 

( ;D --> Michel Amato, better known by his stage name The Hacker, is a French electroclash and techno producer who has worked extensively with Miss Kittin. His work has been influenced by electronic artists like Kraftwerk, new wave artists such as The Cure and Depeche Mode, as well as the French rave scene of the early 1990s. His artist name comes from the Jeff Mills track of the same name.) 

Ostbahnhof 

https://lnk.to/Ostbahnhof 

See also: 

https://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2012/12/flavor-of-week-52.html 

Cubic 

https://www.facebook.com/cubicpromo/ 

( ;D --> CUBIC’s sonic identity is often characterised by a good mix of pumping 808 kicks, melodic soundscapes and Düsseldorf percussion all spiced up with hypnotic synths and mind blowing reverb. But the album also reveals other genre explorations like on the track “E”, a pure club hit evoking 90’s trance with a cutting edge à la KÖLSH, the more breakbeat oriented cut “T” and its ORBITAL-like addictive vocal melodic lines, the dark techno pearl “S” and its lush rolling bass lines reinforcing its overall somber atmosphere or yet “G” and its rough and hammering techno body assault evoking GESAFFELSTEIN and other TERENCE FIXMER.)

Phonic Lessons Part 3 EP 

https://alfamatrix.bandcamp.com/album/phonic-lessons-part-3-ep 

E-bong 13 mix 

https://open.spotify.com/album/6BWxNIlbe6AtsUyKhmX4qN 

See also: 

https://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2021/08/flavor-of-week-33.html 

Röyksopp 

http://royksopp.com 

( ;D --> Named after a kind of fungi, Röyksopp was formed in 1998 by Norwegians Torbjörn Brundtland and Svein Berge who delivered a new kind of electronica with their debut album Melody A.M. in 2001. The sound was a big hit with the advertising world and tracks were co-opted for a variety of products including a Apple, an insurance group and broadcasters in the US and the UK. With their taste for experimentation extending to their videos, they won an MTV Europe award for "Remind Me" from their second album The Understanding. The band's skills as producers have been utilized with remixes for Beck, Coldplay and Peter Gabriel and they were invited to do a compilation album for the Back To Mine series in 2006.) 

The Ladder 

https://open.spotify.com/track/0mThH0uqT9pmj5cCS7Oeoj 

Profound Mysteries 

https://profoundmysteries.royksopp.com/ 

See also: 

https://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2013/11/flavor-of-week-45.html 

Sierra 

https://soundcloud.com/je_suis_sierra 

www.facebook.com/jesuissierra 

( ;D --> Sierra has no desire to hide as she wanders through the valley in the shadow of the strange. Sierra’s self imposed exile has taken her through the winter desert, formerly Paris, on a quest. It has been far from straight forward: Land pirates, cannibals, the occult, and former virtual reality junkies desperate for their next hit, all lurk in even the furthest reaches of this vast waste land. Sierra, no matter how arduous this task, the force is too great to resist. To be master is something she cannot walk away from. Our post-apocalyptic world has ravaged life as we remember it, and only a few have the power to lead us to either the light or the dark. Which side is Sierra on? In a land set in a steampunk western, her intentions could go either way.) 

See Me Now 

https://je-suis-sierra.bandcamp.com/album/see-me-now 

See also: 

https://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2021/01/flavor-of-week-1.html 

Over And Out

Flavor of the Week #3

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Flesh 

https://soundcloud.com/fleshhorrornoisebeat 

www.facebook.com/fleshhorrornoisebeat 

( ;D --> Underground Witch House from Hamburg-Altona.) 

Hohlkreuz (Passus I: Downfall of a devout) 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2jM7rzMUpw 

Hohlkreuz (January 16, 2022) 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhY6mBHqkDo 

https://linktr.ee/flesh040 

See also: 

https://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2020/06/flavor-of-week-24.html 

Boy Harsher 

https://boyharsher.com/ 

( ;D --> Boy Harsher is an American electronic music group, formed in 2013 in Savannah, Georgia. Currently based in Northampton, Massachusetts, the band consists of vocalist Jae Matthews and producer Augustus Muller. Muller temporarily resided in Matthews' attic in the beginning of their relationship. The band has amassed a cult following since their formation, and their song "Pain" has become an underground hit. Matthews and Muller own and run the label Nude Club, which is exclusively devoted to Boy Harsher and related artists.) 

Machina (Ft. Ms. BOAN - Mariana Saldaña) 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vfzZg7hl7Y https://open.spotify.com/track/0EEmxYp1ZpPplHKE5bL1rq 

The Runner (Original Soundtrack) 

https://boyharsher.bandcamp.com/album/the-runner-original-soundtrack 

( ;D --> In Theaters January 14th / Streaming on Shudder & Mandolin January 16th. More info at TheRunner.film.) 

Nik Colk Void 

https://nikcolkvoid.com/ 

https://soundcloud.com/nik-colk-void 

( ;D --> Nik (Colk) Void-Factory Floor, Carter Tutti Void, & NPVR. New music 8/4/2022 on Editions Mego. Bucked Up Space recorded between 2018-2020, combines Void’s love of improvisation with the driving force of beat-driven music absorbing experiences performing in galleries to clubs across the UK and Europe. The process which led to this solo release was one that came out of the openness of collaboration.) 

Bucked Up Space 

https://nikcolkvoid.bandcamp.com/album/bucked-up-space 

See also: 

https://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2015/09/flavor-of-week-37.html 

Tripswitch 

https://soundcloud.com/tripswitch 

https://nickbrennan.info/ 

( ;D --> Nick Brennan aka Tripswitch has established a reputation as one of the UK's foremost chillout artists under his Tripswitch moniker. His productions are renowned for their intricate detail and luxurious sense of space, attracting top reviews in the music industry.) 

Modulon & Freaky Chakra - Yo-Yo (Tripswitch Remix) 

https://soundcloud.com/balkan-connection/modulon-freaky-chakra-yo-yo-tripswitch-remix

Memento Mori 

https://soundcloud.com/tripswitch/sets/tripswitch-memento-mori-section-records 

See also 

https://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2020/02/flavor-of-week-7.html 

BAK XIII 

https://www.facebook.com/BAK.XIII.official/ 

https://www.bak13.ch/ 

( ;D --> BAK XIII was created in 2001 in Geneva Switzerland by DDDmix and Baron Von Smock. After two years of experimentations, the band decides to release it’s first album “In Cauda Venenum” in 2003, on Urgence Disk Records and Garf joins BAK XIII at this occasion. This first album is strongly influenced by industrial and new-wave from the early 80’s.The trio starts to play around and gets some good feedback from the audience.) 

Vocations 

https://open.spotify.com/track/4HzqY6fodnp17uRxUS3vf1

Tant mieux! 

https://open.spotify.com/track/4OVpUrm8F7lVnTXbIpWAOm

Over And Out

Flavor of the Week #2

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Extrawelt 

www.extrawelt.com 

https://soundcloud.com/extrawelt-official 

www.facebook.com/extrawelt.live/ 

( ;D --> The future of powerful, breathtaking electronic music by Extrawelt (Arne Schaffhausen & Wayan Raabe). Their sound incorporates minimal, progressive and techno, aimed squarely at blowing holes in sound systems. With more than 10 Original Productions and dozens of remixes, Extrawelts’ tank-like driving bass lines, powerful drum beats and blend of menacing, droning, echoing synths are impressing everyone from your 8 year old sister to some of the most prolific DJs in the world including Sasha, John Digweed, James Holden and Sven Vath. Early on Extrawelt’s productions quickly caught the ear of James Holden, who signed their first track to his own Border Community Label. James gave the track a working title “soopertrack” which stuck, and soon became a manifesto for their music, producing and releasing dance floor bomb after bomb, through labels including the Iconic Cocoon label, Traum, Great Stuff and Giant Wheel.) 

2085 

https://open.spotify.com/album/2uSjrQwJ0mHOlmBagOI0TO 

Eigendender 

https://open.spotify.com/album/4w5Mt8qi9fMF0ohVV9spZu 

See also: 

https://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2021/04/flavor-of-week-17.html 

µ-Ziq / (M)u-Ziq 

https://www.facebook.com/uziquziquziq/ 

https://planet.mu/artists/u-ziq/ 

https://soundcloud.com/mikep 

( ;D --> Mike Paradinas has become one of the very few artists working with electronics to produce a recognisable and personalised sound while at the same time mixing far-reaching experimentalism with accessibility through infectious melodies and rhythms. Achieving healthy record sales and staying true to the pioneering spirit of the underground is no mean feat.)

Secret Garden 

https://open.spotify.com/album/2pkfzXW6kmltHAyZUxt0Lf 

Scurlage 

https://bleep.com/release/230134-ziq-scurlage 

Umwelt 

http://soundcloud.com/umwelt-music 

www.facebook.com/pages/UMWELT/194569466037 

( ;D --> Coming from the Rave scene in Lyon in the early 90's, Umwelt made his first victims on the dancefloor of numerous warehouses in France. In 1997, he releases his first productions. Combination of analogue rhythms and sounds, his music creates gloomy and electric atmosphere propelling the listeners into abyssal worlds.) 

Subversive Territory 

https://newfleshrecords.bandcamp.com/album/subversive-territory-nflp01-just-out 

See also: 

https://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2021/07/flavor-of-week-27.html 

Stephan Zovsky 

https://www.facebook.com/StephanZovsky 

https://soundcloud.com/zovsky 

( ;D --> That’s why he doesn’t sweep away his audience in a first-strike torrent of chartbusters, but rather adopts a strategy of sublime thoroughness. In consequence the euphoria that builds during his sets comes from deep down: Straight from the heart. Which again is the reason why Stephan Zovsky’s love for House Music is highly contagious – because it’s extremely passionate and full of dedication.) 

Brave Accent 

https://open.spotify.com/album/0H12N1yADYx8vuCwCwkP4n 

The Black Dog 

www.theblackdogma.com/tbd 

http://soundcloud.com/the-black-dog 

( ;D --> The Black Dog is a British electronic music group, and was founded by Ken Downie along with Ed Handley and Andy Turner. Regarded as legends by some, the group are pioneers who, along with acts like Autechre, Aphex Twin, µ-ziq and LFO, came to define the techno movement known as intelligent dance music (IDM) in the early 1990s. Ed and Andy left to pursue their Plaid project, Ken continued with several different line-ups of Black Dog before choosing to work with Martin Dust and Richard Dust from Dust Science Recordings after a long break from the music scene.) 

Brutal Minimalism EP 

https://duststoredigital.com/album/brutal-minimalism-ep 

Music For Photographers 

https://duststoredigital.com/album/music-for-photographers 

Liber Dogma 

https://duststoredigital.com/album/liber-dogma 

Further Fragments 

https://www.theblackdogma.com/2020/12/further-fragments-out-now/

https://duststoredigital.com/album/further-fragments 

Dubs: Volume 1

https://www.duststore.com/products/dubs-volume-1 

Dubs: Volume 2

https://www.duststore.com/products/dubs-volume-2 

Se also: 

https://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2020/08/flavor-of-week-34.html 

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