Flavor of the Week #14

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VNV Nation 

www.anachronsounds.de/ 

http://soundcloud.com/vnvnation 

www.facebook.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.) 

Electric Sun (April 14th) 

https://vnvnation.com/releases/electric-sun-a316 

Before the rain 

https://open.spotify.com/track/7fEaTHDdZKyd6iILlx89lS 

See also: 

https://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2018/10/flavor-of-week-42.html 

808 DOT POP 

https://www.facebook.com/808dotpop 

https://808dotpop.com/ 

https://soundcloud.com/808dotpop 

( ;D --> Going strong off his productive musical career on the electronic scene METROLAND's Passenger S decided to embark on a refreshing challenge by setting up his own conceptual solo-project under the 808 DOT POP moniker. Emerging from an uncontrollable burning passion for vintage sounds, and acknowledging inspiration from acts in the likes of ORBITAL, KOMPUTER or the unmatched technological pioneers of KRAFTWERK, 808 DOT POP will guide the listener on an electronic trip coloured by authentic warm sequences, melodic synthetic layers and robotic vocals, the whole project spiced up with analogue drums with a clear wink to a legendary drum machine…) 

MW 720 

https://alfamatrix.bandcamp.com/album/mw720 AM 

1350 

https://store.alfa-matrix-store.com/product/808-dot-pop-am1350-cd/ 

FM88.2 

https://store.alfa-matrix-store.com/product/808-dot-pop-fm88-2-cd/ 

See also: 

https://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2021/04/flavor-of-week-14.html 

La Machine 

https://la-machine.bandcamp.com/ 

( ;D --> Created by Pierre Pi (Komplex, Position Parallèle, Communication Zéro…) and Éric U0 (Celluloide, Thee Hyphen, Signal/Bruit…) and inspired by fantasy films and B-Movies from the 50s, La Machine recycles science fiction and horror movies, and fits in a present where the absurd, the nuclear nightmare and the control of individuals are never very far away…) 

F​.​F​.​P​.​2 (edit) 

https://la-machine.bandcamp.com/track/f-f-p-2-edit 

FFP2 

https://boredomproduct.bandcamp.com/track/f-f-p-2-digital-single 

La Machine Qui Ne Sert à Rien E​.​P. (Mini​-​Album)

https://boredomproduct.bandcamp.com/album/la-machine-qui-ne-sert-rien-e-p-mini-album 

Acylum 

www.facebook.com/Acylum.Music 

( ;D --> On the pressing demand by his growing fanbase, Pedro Engel is offering a bonus disc of the limited carton box edition of 'Karzinom', a remastered version of his self-released and long time deleted first album 'Your Pain V.2.0' reminding us of how hard and strong the Acylum war-machine sounded in its early days. Old school dark elektro 'made in 2005' at its best and setting the first steps of Acylum's ascending power sound. Fans will also notice the additions of several unreleased bonus demo tracks and mixes.) 

Kalashnikov EP 

https://alfamatrix.bandcamp.com/album/kalashnikov-ep 

See also 

https://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2021/01/flavor-of-week-3.html 

Fusspils II

www.facebook.com/Fusspils11/ 

( ;D --> Fusspils 11 is a music project by Gerrit Thomas, in which guest singers and friends from his studio "Lager 2" and himself at the microphone have their say.) 

Halbwegs verpeilt 

www.infrarot.de/fusspils-11/halbwegs-verpeilt/9957488 

オーバーアンドアウト

Over And Out

Flavor of the Week #13

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Depeche Mode 

www.depechemode.com 

( ;D --> English electronic music band formed March 1980 in Basildon, Essex, and named after a popular French fashion magazine. The group's original line-up consisted of Dave Gahan (lead vocals, occasional songwriter since 2005) Martin Gore (keyboards, guitar, vocals, chief songwriter after 1981) Andy Fletcher (keyboards) and Vince Clarke (keyboards, and chief songwriter from 1980 until 1981).) 

Memento mori

www.depechemode.com/mementomori/ 

https://depechemodeuk.store/products/memento-mori-exclusive-deluxe-cd 

Ghost Again 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIyrLRixMs8 

See also: 

https://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2017/02/flavor-of-week-8.html 

Code Elektro 

www.codeelektro.com/ 

( ;D --> Code Elektro is a Danish electro band- music for Cyberpunks! The music is characterized by the use of analog synths, arpeggiators, samples, and sound design.) 

Deeper Cuts 

https://codeelektro.bandcamp.com/album/deeper-cuts 

See also: 

https://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2019/05/flavor-of-week-20.html 

Sound Synthesis 

https://soundcloud.com/sound-synthesis-official 

( ;D --> The Maltese machine funk specialist himself Keith Farrugia is back once more with yet more of his impeccable electro business as Sound Synthesis. This time the prolific producer is shoring up on Burnski's Infiltrate label with four cool and deadly cuts which build on his previous drops for 20:20 Vision, Furthur Electronix, Orbital Mechanics and more besides. From the nervy sci-fi flex of 'Motor Space Maps' to the playful fun n' games of 'Back In Time', Farrugia knows exactly what he's doing within the electro blueprint, and his tracks are reliably punchy warm - a true master at work.) 

Orbital 107

https://soundcloud.com/sound-synthesis-official/sound-synthesis-orbital-107-ep

www.juno.co.uk/products/sound-synthesis-orbital-107-vinyl/959748-01/

See also: 

https://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2022/09/flavor-of-week-40.html 

Alphaxon/ProtoU/Onasander 

ProtoU 

https://soundcloud.com/protou 

www.facebook.com/protoudrone 

 ( ;D --> protoU, Sasha is a trained violinist and choir vocalist who grew up with an addiction to music. Her first ventures into her own productions were a strong mix of distorted electronics, a far cry from her classical background. With the studio foundations in place she started producing a multitude of related genres like drum n bass, ambient and electronic music. Inspired by the dark ambient people in her life she surrounded herself with she slowly drifted into the scene and started turning her productions towards the depths. She has described dark ambient as something that gives her a freedom of thought in relation to the complexity of the world of wonders, a mix between the simple and the difficult.) 

Onasander

https://onasander.bandcamp.com/ 

https://soundcloud.com/onasander 

( ;D --> Onasander is a solo-project of Maurizio Landini, started in 2016, with themes that go from ancient military history to mysticism.) 

Shadows of Forgotten Legends 

https://cryochamber.bandcamp.com/album/shadows-of-forgotten-legends 

( ;D --> Alphaxone, ProtoU and Onasander join forces on Shadows of Forgotten Legends. Ancient behemoths lurk in black waters on this sub-ambient album.) 

See also (ProtoU): 

https://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2022/03/flavor-of-week-11.html 

See also (Onasander): 

https://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2020/06/flavor-of-week-25.html 

Tzusing

www.facebook.com/tzu.sing 

https://soundcloud.com/TZUSING 

( ;D --> Shanghai/Taipei-based industrial techno producer Tzusing.) 

偶​像​包​袱 (Idol Baggage) 

https://soundcloud.com/pan_hq/tzusing-idol-baggage-pan-123s2

绿帽 Green Hat (March 31st) 

https://tzusing.bandcamp.com/album/green-hat 

孝忍狠 (Filial Endure Ruthless) (PAN 123S) 

https://soundcloud.com/pan_hq/tzusing-filial-endure-ruthless-pan-123s 

Over and Out

Flavor of the Week #12

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French Police 

www.facebook.com/frenchpoliceband/ 

https://soundcloud.com/frenchpolice 

( ;D --> The project of Brian Flores, French Police craft romantic indie pop with a haunting, soulful endearment.) 

Vaquera 

https://frenchpolice.bandcamp.com/track/vaquera 

Cocaine Dolphins 

https://frenchpolice.bandcamp.com/track/cocaine-dolphins 

Rue Oberkampf 

www.facebook.com/RueOberkampf/ 

https://rueoberkampf.bandcamp.com/ 

( ;D --> Founded at the end of 2016 by three DJ*s, Rue Oberkampf combines 80s ecstasy with the atmosphere of fog-shrouded, strobe-lit dance temples of the techno era. The combination of urban electronic music’s gritty drive with Julia’s French-German vocals reminds some critics of a more forceful version of Deux or Kirlian Camera: yet at the same time it creates something entirely original.) 

Lou Et Noah (Cage Remix) 

https://rueoberkampf.bandcamp.com/track/lou-et-noah-cage-remix 

Never Stop to Dance 

https://rueoberkampf.bandcamp.com/track/never-stop-to-dance 

See also: 

https://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2022/03/flavor-of-week-11.html 

Red Cell 

https://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.)

Red Cell 

https://redcellsweden.bandcamp.com/ 

See also: 

https://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2023/02/flavor-of-week-6.html 

VNTM 

https://www.instagram.com/vntmofficial/ 

( ;D --> VNTM is an Amsterdam based live act and musician that has been playing his take on techno at numerous big festivals around the globe, appearing with his machines and only playing out his own material. The sound of VNTM is a blend between modern day techno and contemporary progressive melodies. By the use of haunting chords, mysterious strings and dark basses VNTM tries to take the listeners on a journey through his mind and aims to visualize a unique storyline during every performance. Melodic Techno.) 

Occulent 

https://open.spotify.com/album/3C8djUlAXaHDBlGvyhCi77 

Occulent original mix

https://soundcloud.com/infinitedepthofficial/vntm-occulent-original-mix-1 

R. Missing 

https://rmissing.com/ 

( ;D --> R. Missing is new-yorked based vocalist Sharon Shy and musician Toppy enigmatic music project. 'Unsummering', the first release under their new moniker R. Missing, expands on The Ropes' previous palette of Morrissey tinged lyrics and darkwave.) 

Tel Quel Underground 

https://open.spotify.com/album/2mHLKxb0p0xcAKs0VQTz9I 

(R. Missing vs. Levingtquatre) 

https://soundcloud.com/rmissing/tel-quel-underground 

Unsummering 

https://open.spotify.com/album/3SmEy3M9v9tPuvR0ZRO04U 

Over And Out

Flavor of the Week #11

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Equinoxious 

http://soundcloud.com/equinoxious 

http://equinoxious.bandcamp.com/ 

http://sincronicalabel.bandcamp.com/merch 

( ;D --> Rogelio Serrano's creative work is focused on the sound and rhythmic design carried out using analogue synthesizers and eurorack modular system, inspired by the landscapes and high-speed vehicle trips, the interferences, organic and non-organic different social dystopian settings.) 

Proyecciones Elementales 

https://equinoxious.bandcamp.com/album/proyecciones-elementales 

See also: 

https://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2021/10/flavor-of-week-44.html 

Torul 

www.facebook.com/torul 

https://torul-recordings.net 

( ;D --> dark and soulful electro pop from germany. Torul have established themselves as one of the rare unpredictable synthpop bands on the scene, who are always up for something new, seemingly never satisfied with just sticking with one formula or trying to do what others do. Torulsson, the leader and producer of the band, has had influences from many music genres and other events in life and thus it's impossible for him not to be moving on to the next chapters of the project with curiosity, playfulness and also continuous exploration of the Torul sound.) 

End Less Dreams 

https://infactedrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/end-less-dreams 

See also: 

https://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2020/02/flavor-of-week-10.html 

Teledeath 

www.facebook.com/teledeath/ 

( ;D --> Dark electronic.) 

Adore 

https://open.spotify.com/track/5t5YJBk7RDFhhaF9DTTYm3 

The Hunter 

https://open.spotify.com/album/0QyaA3J8igd2ihhshnjCA6 

Synapsyche 

www.facebook.com/synapsyche 

www.reverbnation.com/synapsyche 

https://synapsyche.bandcamp.com 

( ;D --> The italian band Synapsyche was born in the late 2008 by the will of Stefano “Mannequinetik”, mastermind and only composer, with the intent to create an electro-industrial project with dark and aggrotech features, a bit lacking in their own motherland. To start the band up, he simply needed to integrate a singer, expert for both clean and harsh vocals, and able to manage lyrics, vocal lines and rhythmics: the choice falls on Marco “Katatronik” Mantovani, performer with a 10-years experience as singer, both melodic in an italian rock band (Zona Traffico Libero) and screaming-growling in a melodic death metal band (Ultima Necat).) 

God In Vitro 

https://synapsyche.bandcamp.com/album/god-in-vitro 

Silvertongue 

https://synapsyche.bandcamp.com/album/silvertongue 

See also: 

https://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2019/06/flavor-of-week-24.html 

FSK1138 

https://soundcloud.com/fsk1138 

( ;D --> Documenting his first steps in #MachineLearning as an art form, FSK1138 presents this latest work which is based on #DeepLearning. Algorithms were trained on his back catalogue of audio files, with models including VQ-VAE, Jukebox, GPT-3, and #OpenAI.)

Perceiver 

https://notype.com/en/drones/a/349/Perceiver_FSK1138 

Over And Out

Flavor of the Week #10

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Zanias 

https://zanias.bandcamp.com/ 

www.zanias.co/ www.facebook.com/zoe.zanias/ 

( ;D --> Previously known as the voice of the bands Linea Aspera (with Ryan Ambridge) and Keluar (with Sid Lamar of Schwefelgelb), Zanias is a solo performer, DJ and producer, co-founder of Berlin's Fleisch collective and now runs the label of the same name. From a state of psychedelic-induced ego death, through painful revelations and onward into a realm of new desires, these four very personal tracks are the direct result of the artist's own therapeutic process of self-exploration and expression undertaken during a tumultuous year of change. Utilising decidedly minimal instrumentation as the backdrop to the emotional weight of the voice and words, each song represents an individual step within an exhausting but ultimately affirmative transformation.) 

Chrysalis (upcomming) 

https://zanias.bandcamp.com/ 

Metrics 

https://zanias.bandcamp.com/track/metrics-2 

Simulation 

https://soundcloud.com/fleisch-berlin/zanias-simulation 

See also: 

https://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2020/04/flavor-of-week-15.html 

Xenia Beliayeva 

www.xenbel.net 

https://www.facebook.com/xeniabeliayeva 

( ;D --> Xenia Beliayeva's great ability to combine dark wave and pop elements with a club techno feeling on the one hand and songwriting on the other hand gets.) 

Words 

https://xeniabeliayeva.bandcamp.com/track/words 

See also: 

https://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2022/02/flavor-of-week-8.html 

John Foxx 

https://www.facebook.com/johnfoxxmetamatic/ 

http://metamatic.com/news.shtml 

( ;D --> John Foxx (born Dennis Leigh, 26 September 1948) is an English singer, artist, photographer and teacher. He was the original lead singer of the band Ultravox, before leaving to embark on a solo career (with Midge Ure eventually taking his place in Ultravox). Primarily associated with electronic synthesizer music, he has also pursued a parallel career in graphic design and education. Andy Kellman of AllMusic noted that Foxx "was one of those cult figures known more through the recordings of others rather than those of his own making. His detached, jolting vocal style inspired mainstream and underground artists across the decades, from synth pop superstar Gary Numan to electro-techno duo Adult".) 

Avenham 

https://johnfoxx.tmstor.es/product/108181 

See also (John Foxx And The Maths): 

https://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2020/03/flavor-of-week-11.html 

See also (John Foxx): 

https://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2016/10/flavor-of-week-44.html

Sunroof 

https://sunroofmusic.bandcamp.com 

( ;D --> Sunroof is the collaborative project between Daniel Miller, founder of Mute and Producer Gareth Jones, known for his work with Depeche Mode amongst many others. The project has existed for a long time primarily as a name for their remix work which includes a superb take on Neu!’s ‘Hero’ from a Homage compilation from 2008.) 

Electronic Music Improvisations Vol. 1 

https://sunroofmusic.bandcamp.com/album/electronic-music-improvisations-vol-1 

Strikkland 

https://strikkland.bandcamp.com/ 

www.facebook.com/strikklnd 

( ;D --> Strikkland is a EBM/electronic duo from Gothenburg, Sweden.) 

Bodypop 

https://strikkland.bandcamp.com/album/bodypop 

See also: 

https://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2021/08/flavor-of-week-34.html 

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