Flavor of the Week #36

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Monolake / Robert Henke 

www.roberthenke.com/ 

( ;D --> Monolake is an electronic music act based in Berlin. Originally consisting of members Gerhard Behles and Robert Henke, Monolake is now perpetuated by Henke while Behles focuses on running music software company Ableton. In fall 2004, Torsten Pröfrock became a member of Monolake. Monolake's minimal, dub-influenced techno music helped establish the sound of the Chain Reaction label, also located in Berlin, subsequently using their own [ml/i] (Monolake / Imbalance Computer Music) label for the group's output. Both current members have solo projects, with Henke releasing under his own name and Pröfrock as T++ and Various Artists. In 2008 T++ followed Ricardo Villalobos in bridging the gap between minimal techno and dubstep, by remixing Shackleton's Death Is Not Final for the Skull Disco label. In 2009, Robert Henke appeared in the electronic music documentary Speaking In Code which presented the completion of the Monodeck. Monolake is named after Mono Lake, which is east of the Sierra Nevada in California.) 

Global Transport  

https://roberthenke.bandcamp.com/track/global-transport-3 

Studio (September 6th)

https://roberthenke.bandcamp.com/album/studio 

See also: 

https://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2020/05/flavor-of-week-21.html 

Minuit Machine 

www.facebook.com/minuitmachine 

https://minuitmachine.bandcamp.com 

( ;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.) 

If I Had a Heart 

https://open.spotify.com/album/36OmYftoGuwkHS0kNhKzps 

Honey Remixes 

https://minuitmachine.bandcamp.com/album/honey-remixes 

See also: 

https://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2024/05/flavor-of-week-19.html 

Recondite

www.facebook.com/ReconditeMusic/ 

www.recondite.de/ 

https://soundcloud.com/recondite_music 

( ;D --> Recondite is a German musician, music producer of genres such as techno, and founder of his own music label Plangent Records.) 

Karat 

https://plangentrecords.bandcamp.com/track/ind006-karat 

Last Hour 

https://open.spotify.com/album/1TYpb5nocH4GhrxnOc7zrU 

Cut 

https://open.spotify.com/album/0ste9DiEOhBJB4R80vqUKL 

Throwing Snow 

www.throwingsnow.co.uk 

https://soundcloud.com/throwingsnow 

www.facebook.com/throwingsnow 

( ;D --> London-based artist and producer Ross Tones presents Mosaic, his debut long player under his Throwing Snow moniker. Ross grew up on a huge variety of music from traditional folk songs to reggae and hardcore, and was also influenced by punk and UK metal in the northern wilderness of England. Though an astrophysics graduate, he always wanted to concentrate on music, and the sonically striking 11 track LP follows a run of acclaimed releases put out since 2007 for the likes of Local Action, Ho Tep, Sneaker Social Club and his own Snowfall imprint, and a stint at the revered Red Bull Music Academy in New York last year. Live, Tones is also accomplished, having made numerous Boiler Room appearances and supported the likes of Bonobo, Atoms For Peace and Jon Hopkins. He is also co-owner of record labels the Left Blank and A Future Without, using his accrued industry knowledge to help launch the careers of now established artists Vessel, Wife, Visionist, Lorca, Memotone and Young Echo, and records as Snow Ghosts with vocalist Augustus Ghost.) 

Isthmus 

https://open.spotify.com/album/1xfDWJsi1OPdJ0qn2yfiwA 

See also: 

https://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2021/06/flavor-of-week-25.html 

Filmmaker 

https://filmmaker.bandcamp.com/ 

https://soundcloud.com/flmmkr 

( ;D --> Emerging as one of the most vital producers from South America to Europe, Filmmaker is back on Veyl with the new album, Fictional Portrayals. Recorded in his home country in Envigado, Colombia, the release delivers 8 tracks of raw, body pursuits proving yet again that he remains at the forefront of EBM, industrial, wave and beyond.) 

Grim Encoders 

https://open.spotify.com/album/6PYdZY4qk9IamT8uUfd0Qe 

See also: 

https://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2022/08/flavor-of-week-34.html 

Over And Out

Flavor of the Week #35

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Lloyd Stellar 

https://soundcloud.com/lloydstellar 

https://lloydstellar.bandcamp.com/ 

( ;D --> Lloyd Stellar is one of the alter ego’s of Dutch electronic musician Erik Griffioen. His electro sound is characterized by machine-like beats, melancholic pads, vocoder-driven vocals and futuristic themes that often deal with the apocalyptic consequences of man's greed, the relationship between humans and machines and wars on distant planets.) 

Light of Day 

https://sciencecult.bandcamp.com/album/light-of-day 

See also: 

https://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2024/05/flavor-of-week-22.html 

IAMX 

http://iamx.eu/ 

www.facebook.com/IAMXOFFICIAL 

( ;D --> IAMX is the solo musical project of Chris Corner. The lyrics are primarily concerned with subjects such as sex, death, narcotic intoxication, bisexuality, decadence, religion, alienation and allusions to politics. Corner currently lives in Berlin, where he has found "the spirit to care less about the music industry and take an independent route.") 

Fault Lines² (August 30) 

https://iamx.bandcamp.com/album/fault-lines-4 

See also: 

https://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2021/12/flavor-of-week-1.html 

Rome 

http://rome.lu/ 

www.facebook.com/romeproject 

www.jeromereuter.com/ 

( ;D --> After having played in several underground bands in Luxembourg, singer-songwriter Jerome Reuter almost unintentionally founded ROME in December 2005. The music and lyrical world of ROME is genuinely unique and constantly brilliant. Blending excellent songwriting craftsmanship, unusual arrangements and fine poetry into one monstruous and intimate musical output that combines chanson, dark ambient, apocalyptic folk, pop, acoustic rock, martial industrial, cold wave – all rolled into one impressive avantgarde package.) 

World In Flames 

https://open.spotify.com/album/2z6L7srLhlPeNjj4AAMF6Y 

See also: 

https://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2023/01/flavor-of-week-5.html 

The New Division 

www.facebook.com/thenewdivision/ 

( ;D --> The New Division is an alias of the electronic artist John Glenn Kunkel. With 2 albums and 2 EP's under his belt, Kunkel returns in 2015 with Gemini, produced in collaboration with F.J. DeSanto from Hypefactor. The third full length album can be branded as an ode to his signature sound, which has placed The New Division at the forefront of modern new wave music today. These 13 songs feature an eclectic mix of sonorous guitar hooks complemented by synth leads eerily narrating times past, all the while remaining boldly in the present. The New Division's current lineup includes Michael Janz (synths), Alex Gonzales (drums), Daniel Corrales (bass/synth), and Bidi Grijalva (guitar).) 

Synthetique 

https://thenewdivision.bandcamp.com/album/synthetique-ep 

See also: 

https://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2015/11/flavor-of-week-45.html 

The Masqs 

https://soundcloud.com/themasqs 

www.instagram.com/themasqs/ 

( ;D --> The Masqs are a rock group from the US that expertly incorporates aspects of alternative rock into their sound. They have carved out a place for themselves in the music industry with their distinctive sound and fascinating performances. The Masqs provide spectators a genuine and honest rock experience that leaves them wanting more.) 

Bleed 2 

https://open.spotify.com/prerelease/6HUICJhEjkb8MmWgJIJcfj 

Bleed 

https://open.spotify.com/album/0sbUGs4UlSAFfgQga3SKO8 

Pornofrafica 

https://open.spotify.com/album/4shmWsVIA8bS1bTcpXKzHf 

Over And Out

Flavor of the Week #34

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Electric Universe 

www.electricuniverse.de/ 

( ;D --> Berlin based musician, Boris Blenn, is the innovative mind behind the internationally acclaimed 'Electric Universe' project. Boris has been active in the global electronic dance music scene for over two & a half decades and is considered by many as one of the fathers of Goa Trance the parent genre of what later became Psy Trance.) 

Mongolia  

www.beatport.com/release/mongolia/4663977 

Surya (Electric Universe & Faders) 

https://sacredtechnology.bandcamp.com/album/electric-universe-faders-surya 

Humanoid (Electric Universe & Volcano On Mars - Humanoid (Imaginarium Remix).)

https://soundcloud.com/sacredtechnologyrecords/electric-universe-volcano-on-mars-humanoid-imaginarium-remix 

Psychedelic Traveller (September 30) 

https://electric-universe.bandcamp.com/track/psychedelic-traveller

See also: 

https://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2008/12/flavor-of-week-52.html 

Moris Blak 

https://soundcloud.com/moris-blak 

www.facebook.com/morisblakaudio/ 

https://morisblak.bandcamp.com/ 

( ;D --> Moris Blak is a pulse driven descent into the catacombs of the dance underground. Fusing the cold aggression of industrial music with the surgical precision of modern bass music, MORIS BLAK is the hymn for your warehouse rituals. Performances are a vortex of adrenaline and dread, playing their unique brand of bleak electronics to a backdrop of haunting visuals. Prepare to join the cult of industrial bass music. MORIS BLAK has been releasing music through Blind Mice Productions since 2016.) 

Feral 

https://morisblak.bandcamp.com/album/feral-single 

Sirenhead 

https://open.spotify.com/album/53nsEkNCG743PKEPcn6TZu

See also: 

https://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2020/12/flavor-of-week-53.html 

Andrew Huang 

https://andrewhuang.com/ 

( ;D --> Andrew is best known for his YouTube channel, through which he’s inspired and educated millions of people with creative videos about all aspects of the music-making process, and his show 4 Producers 1 Sample has featured appearances from guests as wide-ranging as Hiatus Kaiyote, Son Lux, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, Flux Pavillion, Jamie Lidell, and Virtual Riot.) 

Labyrinth (Andrew Huang & Undulaerime) https://andrewhuang.bandcamp.com/album/labyrinth 

Brassica 

www.facebook.com/BrassicaMusica/ 

www.musicofbrassica.com/ 

https://soundcloud.com/brassica 

( ;D --> Brassica is music by UK producer Michael Anthony Wright. A lineage from Disco-Funk, experimental music, Progressive Rock, 70s & 80s synth music and the history of sound in cinema is evident, yet doesn't accurately describe his artistically individual and self-mentored sound.) 

Hop Kweng 

https://brassica.bandcamp.com/track/hop-kweng

Tribeless Gathering

https://brassica.bandcamp.com/album/tribeless-gathering 

See also: 

https://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2017/06/flavor-of-week-24.html 

Neon Insect

www.neon-insect.de

www.facebook.com/neoninsect 

( ;D --> Former video game music artist, on a trip back home to industrial and experimental music, flavored with some cyberpunk.) 

Liberty Flowers 

https://neoninsect.bandcamp.com/album/liberty-flowers 

Over And Out

Flavor of the Week #33

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Potochkine 

www.facebook.com/potochkine 

( ;D --> Potochkine, two souls, a powerful spell. Of love and anger. The tenebrous chant of a powerful voice, the tense rhythmic tension of EBM and techno and the poetry as spells cast.)

Endorphines 

https://potochkine.bandcamp.com/track/endorphines 

Endorphines (QUAL remix) 

https://potochkine.bandcamp.com/track/endorphines-qual-remix 

Sortil​è​ges Dans le club 

https://potochkine.bandcamp.com/album/sortil-ges-dans-le-club-2 

Tycho 

https://tychomusic.com/ 

https://soundcloud.com/Tycho 

( ;D --> Tycho is the music project of San Francisco artist and producer Scott Hansen. As Tycho, Hansen blends swirling melodies into vaguely triumphant arcs that crisscross between stuttering beats and vocal samples, creating rolling sonic landscapes that extend into the horizon. Known in the design world as ISO50, Hansen is famed for his bucolic, sun-drenched design style, which serves as a backdrop and mirror for his musical output.) 

Devices/Green 

https://open.spotify.com/album/01eGQwEZGTEvpu4Ui5uSEG 

Infinite Health (August 30) 

https://tycho.bandcamp.com/album/infinite-health 

Small Sanctuary (nimino Remix) 

https://tycho.bandcamp.com/album/small-sanctuary-nimino-remix 

See also: 

https://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2019/07/flavor-of-week-30.html 

Hocico 

www.hocico.com 

www.facebook.com/hocicoofficial 

( ;D --> The duo was officially formed in 1993 by Erik Garcia a.k.a. Erk Aicrag (lyrics and vocals) and Oscar Mayorga a.k.a. Racso Agroyam (Programming), but both cousins had been experimenting with electronic music, mixing industrial and EBM, since they were fifteen years old. Their music can be described as electro-industrial. Erk Aircrag and Racso Agroyam incited to express their feelings through technology. Given the influence of varying currents of electronic music (mainly Skinny Puppy) they began their trajectory in 1989 in a project called "Niñera Degenerada". Their lyrics are both in Spanish as well as English. The Spanish word hocico means snout, and is used in Mexico as a disrespectful way to describe someone's comments coming out of their mouth.) 

Fallen Paradise 

https://hocico666.bandcamp.com/album/fallen-paradise-twisted-promises

See also: 

https://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2023/07/flavor-of-week-29.html 

Salome 

https://soundcloud.com/salome-664218599 

www.instagram.com/salome6_6/ 

( ;D --> SALOME masterfully blends delicate melodies with thunderous breakbeats, mirroring the tumultuous nature of love.) 

Hacker 

https://herrensauna.bandcamp.com/album/hacker 

Romance malfunction 

https://soundcloud.com/nrmagazine/premiere-salome-romance-malfunction-hsn04 

Jensen Interceptor - The Fontainebleau (SALOME remix) https://exzakt.bandcamp.com/track/jensen-interceptor-the-fontainebleau-salome-remix 

LUMI 

www.lumimusic.fi/ 

( ;D --> Finnish DJ and producer LUMI epitomizes the nexus of cerebral and introspective techno. Blending her Finnish heritage with the world of high fashion, LUMI's dark, ethereal visuals echo her artistic vision.) 

WHoAmI 

https://open.spotify.com/album/27Tl11a2cJIdxznn6mEcIS 

In Ether (Extended) 

https://turborecordings.bandcamp.com/track/in-ether-extended-1 

Rakas 

https://turborecordings.bandcamp.com/album/rakas-1 

Over And Out

Flavor of the Week #32

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Throbbing Gristle 

http://www.throbbing-gristle.com/ 

( ;D --> Throbbing Gristle were an English music and visual arts group formed in 1975 in Kingston upon Hull by Genesis P-Orridge, Cosey Fanni Tutti, Peter Christopherson, and Chris Carter.) 

The Third Mind Movements (August 23rd) 

https://throbbinggristle.bandcamp.com/album/the-third-mind-movements 

See also: 

https://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2007/07/flavor-of-week-28.html 

Metroland 

www.metrolandmusic.com/ 

( ;D --> Metroland : a conceptual band, consisting out of passenger A & passenger S, bringing synthetic sounds from the "underground", highly influenced by Komputer (Mute Records) and Kraftwerk.) 

Forum (Exclusive Bandcamp Version) 

https://alfamatrix.bandcamp.com/album/forum-exclusive-bandcamp-version 

See also: 

https://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2024/02/flavor-of-week-9.html 

Robert Rich 

https://robertrich.com/ 

www.soundcloud.com/robertrich 

( ;D --> Although his music is often consigned to the new age bins of record stores and the bulk of his work has been released on labels more closely associated with that classification, Robert Rich's solo and collaborative recordings have proven extremely influential on a range of new-school ambient and experimental artists. His association with older space music pioneers such as Steve Roach, Kevin Braheny, and Michael Stearns also makes him one of the few of that generation to have interfaced creatively with the new wave of experimental electronic composers. A California native, Rich began experimenting with electronics in the late '70s before attending Stanford University, where he completed a degree in psychology. While at Stanford, Rich's involvement in the university's prestigious Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics expanded his interest in electronic composition, as well as bringing him in contact with a wide range of nontraditional, non-Western musical ideas. Rich's performance of several all-night "sleep concerts" during this period also helped solidify an aesthetic focus on psychoacoustics, perceptible in early recordings such as Geometry and Trances/Drones.) 

Cloud Ornament (Robert Rich & Luca Formentini)

https://robertrich.bandcamp.com/album/cloud-ornament 

See also: 

https://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2024/02/flavor-of-week-6.html 

Manni Dee 

https://soundcloud.com/mannidee 

https://mannidee.bandcamp.com/ 

( ;D --> Manni Dee is internationally recognised as a producer of blistering techno, however there is more to Manni Dee than his sprawling discography of searing sounds. Today he's a multidisciplinary artist working across music, film and fashion. Manni’s open-minded approach remains the root of his creative process.) 

Boundless 

https://mannidee.bandcamp.com/album/boundless 

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.) 

Under Unknown Stars 

https://darkodysseyrecords.bandcamp.com/album/under-unknown-stars 

See also: 

https://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2023/03/flavor-of-week-13.html 

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