Flavor of the Week #42

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Maelstrom 

https://maelstromraar.bandcamp.com

https://www.instagram.com/le_maelstrom/ 

( ;D --> Maelstrom, the French electro maestro, has returned to Central Processing Unit with his fourth album, The FM Tapes. This 11-track masterpiece is a testament to his skill as a producer and his love for the genre. From the opening track, Ondes Courtes, Maelstrom establishes a dark and brooding atmosphere. The track's intricate synth work and tight, shuffling beats immediately grab your attention. Tracks like Alt50ser and La Vie Sociale Des Sons continue to push forward with their frenetic energy and complex soundscapes. However, what sets The FM Tapes apart is its emotional depth.) 

The FM Tapes 

https://open.spotify.com/album/5s51RtKMCPUyyDUyKJMV6y https://centralprocessingunit.bandcamp.com/album/the-fm-tapes 

Rhizome 

https://maelstromraar.bandcamp.com/album/rhizome 

Sustained Resistance (Maelstrom & Louisahhh) https://labelraar.bandcamp.com/album/sustained-resistance 

Kode9 

www.facebook.com/djkode9 

www.kode9.com 

( ;D --> Kode9 (born Steve Goodman in Glasgow, Scotland) is a London-based electronic music artist, DJ, and owner of the Hyperdub record label. An MC, The Spaceape, is a frequent collaborator. Initially inspired by what he calls the "hardcore continuum", he also draws on dub reggae, and was one of the founding members of the early dubstep scene (which he views as a continuation of developments originally stemming from UK Hardcore). He appeared on the Grime compilation on Rephlex, and released the full-length album Memories of the Future (featuring the Spaceape) on his own label Hyperdub. Kode9 has a Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Warwick and has published a book, Sonic Warfare: Sound, Affect, and the Ecology of Fear.) 

Nuvola 

https://lapsus.bandcamp.com/track/kode9-nuvola 

Phoneglow / Eyes Go Blank (Burial, Kode9) 

https://burial.bandcamp.com/album/phoneglow-eyes-go-blank 

See also: 

https://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2023/01/flavor-of-week-3.html 

Kite 

www.facebook.com/KiteHQ 

( ;D --> The story of Kite started when Christian Berg (Yvonne, Strip Music) asked Nicklas Stenemo (The Mo, Melody Club) to sing on one of Christian’s instrumental songs. The day after the demo version of ”My girl and I” was finished. They started to make songs at a daily basis in Nicklas’ studio where Christian’s love for monotone synth melted together with Nicklas’ pophits. One day Nicklas sold his Fender guitar and the band Kite was born.) 

VII 

https://kitehq.bandcamp.com/album/vii 

See also: 

https://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2023/08/flavor-of-week-35.html 

Daphne Guinness 

https://daphneguinness.com/ 

www.facebook.com/DaphneGuinness/ 

www.theguardian.com/music/2023/apr/23/life-is-comedy-and-tragedy-the-lurid-and-surreal-life-of-daphne-guinness-muse-and-musician 

( ;D --> Daphne Guinness had lived many lives before she turned to music: heiress, philanthropist, mother, muse. She modelled for such fashion greats as Karl Lagerfeld and Philip Treacy, produced and appeared in Oscar nominated art films, designed her own lines of jewelry, make-up and perfume, and enjoyed long creative associations with editor Isabella Blow, designer Alexander McQueen and photographers David LaChapelle and Nick Knight. But really, her greatest work of art has been herself. With her extraordinary two-tone beehive hairdo, vertiginous platform shoes, exotically layered costumes and phantasmagoric jewelry, Daphne Guinness became renowned as one of the most strikingly dressed women on the planet.) 

Burn (Daphne Guinness x Hercules & Love Affair) 

www.youtube.com/watch?v=2k9jswg1Sys 

See also: 

https://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2023/09/flavor-of-week-40.html 

Qual 

https://qual.bandcamp.com/ 

( ;D --> Septic discharges of cybernetic disease seeps from every orifice. Welcoming a post apocalyptic nuclear winter. With terror and restless chaos cometh the digital age condemned to be digitally transformed. Cometh hybrids, mutated humans a depletion of organics.)

Techsick 

https://qual.bandcamp.com/album/techsick 

Qual Techsick (Zanias Remix) 

https://qual.bandcamp.com/track/qual-techsick-zanias-remix 

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Flavor of the Week #41

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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.)

HollywoodDarkness 

https://open.spotify.com/album/4pg0YoPQUdaGLMaqSeQJL9 

See also: 

https://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2023/03/flavor-of-week-12.html 

Sixth June 

www.facebook.com/sixthjunemusic/ 

https://sixthjune.bandcamp.com/ 

( ;D --> Dark Electro Pop from Berlin.) 

Stay! 

https://sixthjune.bandcamp.com/album/stay 

See also: 

https://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2021/08/flavor-of-week-35.html 

Anders Manga 

https://andersmanga.bandcamp.com/ 

www.facebook.com/AndersMangaOfficial 

( ;D --> Anders Manga has been a key figure in the darkwave scene for over two decades, blending gothic atmospheres with synth-driven melodies. His music explores themes of darkness and introspection, creating brooding soundscapes. His latest release, Darker Than You Think, pushes the boundaries between electronic and rock influences, offering fans his signature dark, melodic style.) 

Darker Than You Think
https://andersmanga.bandcamp.com/album/darker-than-you-think 

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.) 

Soror / Aaterna 

https://rueoberkampf.bandcamp.com/album/soror-aeterna 

Essenz (november) 

https://rueoberkampf.bandcamp.com/album/essenz 

See also: 

https://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2023/03/flavor-of-week-12.html 

Sydney Valette 

www.instagram.com/sydney_valette/ 

www.facebook.com/Sydney2Valette/ 

( ;D --> Through a varied and progressive career spanning several styles of electronic music, Sydney Valette upholds the highest levels of vision and discipline. His wide-ranging catalog–including the new ‘Death Of a Comedian’ EP—is impressive and addictive.) 

The Healer 

https://sydneyvalette.bandcamp.com/album/the-healer-lp 

See also: 

https://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2022/07/flavor-of-week-31.html 

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