Optimo
www.myspace.com/optimoespacio
www.optimo.co.uk
( ;D --> Optimo refers both to the Glaswegian DJ duo of J.D. Twitch and J.G. Wilkes and, as Optimo Espacio, to the club night they've run in their native city since 1997. Twitch (born Keith McIvor) and Wilkes are the next generation of the cross-pollination that flowered at the Hacienda in the Madchester era circa 1988 and 1989, when it suddenly became socially acceptable to like both indie guitar pop and electronic dance genres like house and hi-NRG disco. Optimo expand the parameters even further in their mixes, fusing obscure 1960s psychedelia, '70s and '80s post-punk.)
Sleepwalk
( ;D --> !!! Nurse With Wound - Funeral Music For Perez Prado, Coil - A Cold Cell in Bangkok (Exclusive mix by Peter Christopherson), Tuxedomoon - In a Manner of Speaking & Chris and Cosey - Sweet Surprise!!!)
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( ;D --> JD Twitch and JG Wilkes will once again be testing the outer limits of the DJ mix by taking in people as varied as Coil, Nurse With Wound, Lee Hazlewood, Duke Ellington and forgotten folkie Karen Dalton. In fact, the closest thing to actual "dance music" is a track from Arthur Russell and ambient music from Cluster and Eno, Moebius and Roedelius. Then again, that's exactly the sort of thing that Optimo has been doing each Sunday at their celebrated Sub Club night.)
In Order to Edit
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Psyche Out
O2
Walkabout
O3
How to Kill the DJ, Pt. 2
O4
Shpongle
www.myspace.com/therealshpongle
www.twistedmusic.com/artists/shpongle
www.shpongle.com / Twisted records ( ;D --> streaming samples of the new album.)
( ;D --> Simon Posford and Raja Ram are Shpongle, an ambient techno/trance project formed in 1996 after the pair viewed a solar eclipse in India. The two went into the studio and attempted to duplicate the experience in sonic form, and the result was a 20-minute track, "...And the Day Turned to Night," which was featured on a Twisted label compilation titled Eclipse.)
Ineffable Mysteries From Shpongleland (release on November 28)
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(;D --> After three groundbreaking albums over the course of a decade, the internationally acclaimed electronica project Shpongle has returned from what fans feared was the end of the project when Nothing Lasts…but Nothing is Lost, their third album, was released. Not prepared to leave us hanging, electronic music pioneers Simon Posford and Raja Ram have continued to push the envelope and break boundaries to create yet another sonic masterpiece: the much-awaited fourth Shpongle album, Ineffable Mysteries from Shpongleland.)
Nothing Lasts But Nothing Is Lost
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Shpongle Remixed
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Tales of the Inexpressible
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Are You Shpongled?
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Eclipse
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Luke Wibert
www.myspace.com/lukevibertdj
We Hear You
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( ;D --> 2009 release from the Electronic artist Luke Vibert, also known for his work as Plug and Wagon Christ. We Hear You is a genre-defying record that combines his idiosyncratic samples, sweetly strange melody, big bass and sloppy drums. On the album, Vibert connects the dots between Terry Riley, Dubstep Bass, Techno and Hip Hop.)
Se also:
http://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2008/01/flavor-of-week-2.html
( Plug)
&
http://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2007/12/flavor-of-week-52.html
(Wagon Christ)
&
http://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2007/12/flavor-of-week-51.html
Boys Noize
www.myspace.com/boysnoize
Power
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( ;D --> 'Power' is the second album from German producer and DJ Alexander Ridha AKA Boys Noize and follows on from the unexpected success of his 2007 debut 'Oi Oi Oi'. Taking inspiration from electro and techno.)
( ;D --> Revival):
Oi Oi Oi
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Oi Oi Oi Remixed
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Suicide Commando
www.myspace.com/suicidecommando
( ;D --> For over twenty years, Industrial experimentalist aka Suicide Commando has carried the dark electro heritage of acts like Klinik, Front 242 and Skinny Puppy in its heart and musical soul. Bearing these influences on his sleeve Van Roy turned these inspirations into a superb high-octane and highly aggressive, danceable EBM-industrial / dark electro hybrid aiming straight for the club-dancefloors. Over the years Suicide Commando bombed us with numerous clubhits like See you in hell, Desire, Hellraiser, Love breeds suicide, Cause of death:suicide, Bind torture kill … which turned Suicide Commando into one of the dark underground's most beloved dance acts of the last decade. Bombast, extreme power and a critical view on today's society.)
Die Motherfucker Die
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( ;D --> Three years ago Suicide Commando released Bind, Torture, Kill onto the unsuspecting masses. Feverously working on his next album, the electronic industrial icon is poised to release his newest single to the delight of his anticipating fans. "Die Motherfucker Die" is as aggressive as the title implies. Abrasive beats, acidic synths, and corrosive melodies combined with harsh sneering vocals to create a dangerous mix of anger, hatred, and rage. While the single will appease some of his fans, most will get even more mad that they have to wait a little while longer for the new album.)
Implements of hell (to be confirmed - 2009)
Meanwhile:X.20 (Best of Suicide Commando)
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Over And Out
Friday, October 16, 2009
Friday, October 09, 2009
Flavor of the week #42
Ascii.Disko
www.myspace.com/asciidisko
www.asciidisko.com
( ;D --> Ascii Disko is the project of multi-instrumentalist/DJ Kat D.D. Rokk. Formerly of Slown and also a member of Venus Vegas, in Ascii Disko he crafts a mix of rock and electronica inspired by techno, acid house, and electro.)
Black Summer
www.djtunes.com/release/black-summer-ep
A Bureaucratic Desire for Revenge
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Until the light takes us
A1_amazon
Alias
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Haito Göpfrich
www.myspace.com/djhaito
www.haito.info
( ;D --> Haito – the man of innumerable faces and the Doctor Mabuse of German dance-floors.He got hooked by the eclectic early DJ-work of Hans Nieswandt and Eric D. Clark, well-trained on Berlin’s Loveparade vehicles, pressed into vinyl by most different labels such as Kickboxer, Malatoid, Spagat, Low Spirit or Acker Records…Well, this is our hero, up to every trick, well-versed producer and DJ. And that’s why Haito keeps his lines open all the time, gathers input like other people stamps and nonchalantly combines seemingly incoherent sounds.)
Fiat Lux
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Disconnected
H_Juno
H1_amazon
Navicon Torture Technologies
www.myspace.com/navicontorturetechnologies
http://leechnest.net/ntt/2009/
( ;D --> Over a 12 year period, the name Navicon Torture Technologies has come to be known in the industrial music scene for combination of searingly vicious vocals, hypnotic loops and dark atmospheres, infused with an emotionally honest lyrical content not found within traditional Power Electronics.Often collaborating with numerous like-minded artists to incorporate a variety of styles, illustrating his ability to take different forms of industrial music and apply his signature twist, Leech came to coin the term Power Romance to describe NTT, a phrase abstract enough to encapsulate the various concepts, styles, and sounds that encompass the project, yet descriptive enough to differentiate himself from his influences.)
The Gospels of the Gash
NTT_apexarmouies
Vtervs
NTT-Amazon
avicon Torture Technologies Fucks The Shit Out Of Unter Null
NTT1_amazon
GusGus
www.myspace.com/gusgus
www.gusgus.com
( ;D --> Together Daníel Ágúst, Veiran and President Bongo are GusGus, Iceland's leading techno-/soul band. )
24/7
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( ;D --> 2009 release from the Icelandic Electronic act. With six songs spanning over 50 minutes, 24/7 showcases their wealth of musical knowledge in creating some of the most turbulent, engrossing Pop-Techno-House tunes in Dance music history. 'Thin Ice' breaks through with it's throbbing bass line and sees Daniel Agust return for the first time since the 4AD years with his triumphant vocal chorus 'I Feel Like Dancing!' that sets the tone for the rest of the album. Their northern souls shine with 'Hateful', a submerged sounding roller coaster that brings forth their remarkable tact for balancing unnerving frequencies with the bliss of modern Pop songwriting. Other highlights include their cover of the classic Jimi Tenor tune 'Take Me Baby' for which they went the extra mile by enlisting Tenor to sing his own song; and the closes with the single, 'Add This Song', one of the album's true shining moments - the emotional persuasiveness of Daniel Agust's voice will caress anyone through this blissful Electro-fied opus!)
"Bremen Cowboys"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_JD-zahOqM&feature=channel_page
SPK / Dispair (DVD)
http://vogania.com/MUSIC/SPK
( ;D--> After being hidden in time for about 25 years this industrial milestone of the infamous 1st generation got renovated extended and digitally overworked by CaTV. Cathy Vogan - Media Artist & Designer has been three times nominated for Video Art Award and received ZKM (Karlsuhe) Production Award for her work! A true statement and monument for the outstanding band S.P.K.)
Dispair
SPK_tesco_Germany
Machine Age Voodoo
SPK_amazon
( ;D--> available at last!)
Se also: http://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2007_02_01_archive.html
Over And Out
www.myspace.com/asciidisko
www.asciidisko.com
( ;D --> Ascii Disko is the project of multi-instrumentalist/DJ Kat D.D. Rokk. Formerly of Slown and also a member of Venus Vegas, in Ascii Disko he crafts a mix of rock and electronica inspired by techno, acid house, and electro.)
Black Summer
www.djtunes.com/release/black-summer-ep
A Bureaucratic Desire for Revenge
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Until the light takes us
A1_amazon
Alias
A2_amazon
Haito Göpfrich
www.myspace.com/djhaito
www.haito.info
( ;D --> Haito – the man of innumerable faces and the Doctor Mabuse of German dance-floors.He got hooked by the eclectic early DJ-work of Hans Nieswandt and Eric D. Clark, well-trained on Berlin’s Loveparade vehicles, pressed into vinyl by most different labels such as Kickboxer, Malatoid, Spagat, Low Spirit or Acker Records…Well, this is our hero, up to every trick, well-versed producer and DJ. And that’s why Haito keeps his lines open all the time, gathers input like other people stamps and nonchalantly combines seemingly incoherent sounds.)
Fiat Lux
H_amazon
Disconnected
H_Juno
H1_amazon
Navicon Torture Technologies
www.myspace.com/navicontorturetechnologies
http://leechnest.net/ntt/2009/
( ;D --> Over a 12 year period, the name Navicon Torture Technologies has come to be known in the industrial music scene for combination of searingly vicious vocals, hypnotic loops and dark atmospheres, infused with an emotionally honest lyrical content not found within traditional Power Electronics.Often collaborating with numerous like-minded artists to incorporate a variety of styles, illustrating his ability to take different forms of industrial music and apply his signature twist, Leech came to coin the term Power Romance to describe NTT, a phrase abstract enough to encapsulate the various concepts, styles, and sounds that encompass the project, yet descriptive enough to differentiate himself from his influences.)
The Gospels of the Gash
NTT_apexarmouies
Vtervs
NTT-Amazon
avicon Torture Technologies Fucks The Shit Out Of Unter Null
NTT1_amazon
GusGus
www.myspace.com/gusgus
www.gusgus.com
( ;D --> Together Daníel Ágúst, Veiran and President Bongo are GusGus, Iceland's leading techno-/soul band. )
24/7
GG_amazon
( ;D --> 2009 release from the Icelandic Electronic act. With six songs spanning over 50 minutes, 24/7 showcases their wealth of musical knowledge in creating some of the most turbulent, engrossing Pop-Techno-House tunes in Dance music history. 'Thin Ice' breaks through with it's throbbing bass line and sees Daniel Agust return for the first time since the 4AD years with his triumphant vocal chorus 'I Feel Like Dancing!' that sets the tone for the rest of the album. Their northern souls shine with 'Hateful', a submerged sounding roller coaster that brings forth their remarkable tact for balancing unnerving frequencies with the bliss of modern Pop songwriting. Other highlights include their cover of the classic Jimi Tenor tune 'Take Me Baby' for which they went the extra mile by enlisting Tenor to sing his own song; and the closes with the single, 'Add This Song', one of the album's true shining moments - the emotional persuasiveness of Daniel Agust's voice will caress anyone through this blissful Electro-fied opus!)
"Bremen Cowboys"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_JD-zahOqM&feature=channel_page
SPK / Dispair (DVD)
http://vogania.com/MUSIC/SPK
( ;D--> After being hidden in time for about 25 years this industrial milestone of the infamous 1st generation got renovated extended and digitally overworked by CaTV. Cathy Vogan - Media Artist & Designer has been three times nominated for Video Art Award and received ZKM (Karlsuhe) Production Award for her work! A true statement and monument for the outstanding band S.P.K.)
Dispair
SPK_tesco_Germany
Machine Age Voodoo
SPK_amazon
( ;D--> available at last!)
Se also: http://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2007_02_01_archive.html
Over And Out
Friday, October 02, 2009
Flavor of the week #41
GRISTLEISM
www.gristleism.com
( ;D --> Throbbing Gristle Make Their Own Buddha Machine. The Buddha Machine is a tiny box that emits calming ambient sounds. Made by the industrial provocateurs along with original Buddha Machine creator Christiaan Virant, the Gristleism features "thirteen original and uncompromising loops" and promises a "mix of signature TG experimental noise, industrial drone, and classic melodies and rhythms." Perfect for those days when you need some background music to go along with dissecting dead animals or staring at TV static.)
GRISTLEISM - The Badged Limited-Edition
G_Greedbag
( ;D --> Cosey, Christiaan & Chris with prototypes):
www.flickr.com/photos/chris_carter_/3764433427
FM3
www.fm3.com.cn/site
www.fm3buddhamachine.com
Zendesk
www.zendesk.com/external/wall/
Buddhamachine
www.boomkat.com/item.cfm?id=19806
Air
http://en.aircheology.com
( ;D --> More apt to cite stately rock paragons Burt Bacharach and Brian Wilson as their inspirations than Derrick May or Aphex Twin, the French duo Air gained inclusion into the late-'90s electronica surge due chiefly to the labels their recordings appeared on, not the actual music they produced. Their sound, a variant of the classic disco sound coaxed into a relaxing Prozac vision of the late '70s, looked back to a variety of phenomena from the period -- synthesizer maestros Tomita, Jean-Michel Jarre, and Vangelis, new wave music of the nonspiky variety, and obscure Italian film soundtracks.)
Love2 (release October the 6th)
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( ;D --> Classical):
Moon Safari
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Blue Stone
www.myspace.com/bluestonebreathe
( ;D --> Blue Stone, is a two-man producer driven outfit featuring the talents of writers / producers Robert Smith and Bill Walters. With the addition of diverse and contrasting vocal styles, that range from choral to pop to new age and chill-out to the indescribable, Blue Stone have amassed a quality and dedicated following as well as a strong foothold in a sub genre of so many other ‘genres.’ Emphasis is on the female voice.)
Messages
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Bain Wolfkind
www.myspace.com/bainwolfkind
( ;D --> Bain Wolfkind is except being a solo artist also active in the formation Der Blutharsch, but as a solo artist he makes much better music than Der Blutharsch delivers in recent years. On his solo tour Bain Wolfkind sounds like the misfit brother of Nick Cave and also the spirit of Leonard Cohen wanders through his music.)
The Swamp angel
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Wasteland
BW1_mazon
Music for Lovers & Gangsters
BW2_amazon
( ;D --> Genuine decancy and a solide attitude!):
www.youtube.com/watch?v=X57Zmwap3Q8&NR=1
Thomas Köner
www.myspace.com/thomaskoner1
www.koener.de
( ;D --> The term 'isolationist ambient' is sometimes used to describe drone music with glacial, introspective, cosmic themes, etc. It's a somewhat extraneous adjective when you consider what ambient music actually is, but it seems fitting to describe artists such as Köner.)
la barca
www.boomkat.com/item.cfm?id=225409
( ;D --> Brand new album from legendary Porter Ricks member and Mille Plateaux luminary Thomas Koner, limited copies only!!!* There are few artists in the world of recorded music who have such an innate understanding of the use of silence and atmosphere as Thomas Köner. Next to Helge Sten, The Hafler Trio or Mika Vainio, Köner is an acclaimed master of ultra-subtle ambient acoustics, providing some of the finest records on labels like Mille Plateaux, Die Stadt and Chain Reaction, both under his birth name, and as half of seminal techno act Porter Ricks.)
Porter Ricks
www.koener.de/porterricks.htm
( ;D --> Porter Ricks specializes in subaquatic dub techno, providing the closest touchstone to the static hum and fuzzy beatwork of their quasi label-mates Basic Channel. A collaboration between ambient maestro Thomas Köner and beatmeister Andy Mellwig.)
Porter Ricks
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Over And Out
www.gristleism.com
( ;D --> Throbbing Gristle Make Their Own Buddha Machine. The Buddha Machine is a tiny box that emits calming ambient sounds. Made by the industrial provocateurs along with original Buddha Machine creator Christiaan Virant, the Gristleism features "thirteen original and uncompromising loops" and promises a "mix of signature TG experimental noise, industrial drone, and classic melodies and rhythms." Perfect for those days when you need some background music to go along with dissecting dead animals or staring at TV static.)
GRISTLEISM - The Badged Limited-Edition
G_Greedbag
( ;D --> Cosey, Christiaan & Chris with prototypes):
www.flickr.com/photos/chris_carter_/3764433427
FM3
www.fm3.com.cn/site
www.fm3buddhamachine.com
Zendesk
www.zendesk.com/external/wall/
Buddhamachine
www.boomkat.com/item.cfm?id=19806
Air
http://en.aircheology.com
( ;D --> More apt to cite stately rock paragons Burt Bacharach and Brian Wilson as their inspirations than Derrick May or Aphex Twin, the French duo Air gained inclusion into the late-'90s electronica surge due chiefly to the labels their recordings appeared on, not the actual music they produced. Their sound, a variant of the classic disco sound coaxed into a relaxing Prozac vision of the late '70s, looked back to a variety of phenomena from the period -- synthesizer maestros Tomita, Jean-Michel Jarre, and Vangelis, new wave music of the nonspiky variety, and obscure Italian film soundtracks.)
Love2 (release October the 6th)
A_amazon
( ;D --> Classical):
Moon Safari
A1_amazon
Blue Stone
www.myspace.com/bluestonebreathe
( ;D --> Blue Stone, is a two-man producer driven outfit featuring the talents of writers / producers Robert Smith and Bill Walters. With the addition of diverse and contrasting vocal styles, that range from choral to pop to new age and chill-out to the indescribable, Blue Stone have amassed a quality and dedicated following as well as a strong foothold in a sub genre of so many other ‘genres.’ Emphasis is on the female voice.)
Messages
BS_amazon
Bain Wolfkind
www.myspace.com/bainwolfkind
( ;D --> Bain Wolfkind is except being a solo artist also active in the formation Der Blutharsch, but as a solo artist he makes much better music than Der Blutharsch delivers in recent years. On his solo tour Bain Wolfkind sounds like the misfit brother of Nick Cave and also the spirit of Leonard Cohen wanders through his music.)
The Swamp angel
BW_amazon
Wasteland
BW1_mazon
Music for Lovers & Gangsters
BW2_amazon
( ;D --> Genuine decancy and a solide attitude!):
www.youtube.com/watch?v=X57Zmwap3Q8&NR=1
Thomas Köner
www.myspace.com/thomaskoner1
www.koener.de
( ;D --> The term 'isolationist ambient' is sometimes used to describe drone music with glacial, introspective, cosmic themes, etc. It's a somewhat extraneous adjective when you consider what ambient music actually is, but it seems fitting to describe artists such as Köner.)
la barca
www.boomkat.com/item.cfm?id=225409
( ;D --> Brand new album from legendary Porter Ricks member and Mille Plateaux luminary Thomas Koner, limited copies only!!!* There are few artists in the world of recorded music who have such an innate understanding of the use of silence and atmosphere as Thomas Köner. Next to Helge Sten, The Hafler Trio or Mika Vainio, Köner is an acclaimed master of ultra-subtle ambient acoustics, providing some of the finest records on labels like Mille Plateaux, Die Stadt and Chain Reaction, both under his birth name, and as half of seminal techno act Porter Ricks.)
Porter Ricks
www.koener.de/porterricks.htm
( ;D --> Porter Ricks specializes in subaquatic dub techno, providing the closest touchstone to the static hum and fuzzy beatwork of their quasi label-mates Basic Channel. A collaboration between ambient maestro Thomas Köner and beatmeister Andy Mellwig.)
Porter Ricks
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Over And Out
Friday, September 25, 2009
Flavor of the week #40
Rotersand
www.myspace.com/rotersand
( ;D --> Influenced by techno as well as rock, German electronic body music (EBM) group Rotersand established themselves as a powerful live act and also released new music on a regular basis. Formed in 2002 in Gelsenkirchen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rotersand are comprised of Gun (born Gunther Gerl), Rasc (Rascal Nikov), and Krischan (Krischan Jan-Eric Wesenberg).)
War On Error
R_amazon
( ;D --> German trio Rotersand has declared war on conformity and standardisation, the undermining of individualism and personality - the "error" in us. The new EP "War on Error" (out now) deals with these themes and offers a variety of tracks ranging from hard dancefloor fillers to a piano ballad. The CD is a digipak in 2 000 copies designed by Ingo Römling (In Strict Confidence, ASP, L'ame Immortelle).The new album "Random Is Resistance" will follow this fall.)
UnicaZürn
www.myspace.com/unicazurnofficial
( ;D --> UnicaZürn are: Stephen Thrower (Cyclobe; Coil) and David Knight (Arkkon; Shock Headed Peters; Danielle Dax; Lydia Lunch) Both are also members of the improvisation group The Amal Gamal Ensemble.UnicaZürn’s core musical instrumentation is processed electric guitar, clarinet and saxophone. Knight is renowned for his pulverising fretwork in Shock Headed Peters, and his cavernous guitar treatments in Arkkon; Thrower’s reed playing provided a distinctive ‘free-melancholy’ in Coil and emerges as electro-acoustic texture in Cyclobe. To this duophonic arrangement, UnicaZürn add copious analogue synthesizer, mellotron and piano, with influences echoing back through Tangerine Dream’s early albums to the VCS3 days of Roxy Music. UnicaZürn offer a deeply immersive music which hovers at the brink of abstraction, seeking to conjure at that threshold fantastical coastlines and subterranean narratives in the mind’s eye.)
Temporal Bends
www.cyclobe.com/shop.php
Joakim
www.myspace.com/jimibazzouka
www.tigersushi.com
( ;D --> Milky Ways, the third LP proper from French producer Joakim is to be believed, the new album will be a total departure from the fuzzy disco of 2007's Monsters & Silly Songs. Inspiration is said to have been derived through extensive touring around the period of that last record, as Joakim and his group (formerly known as the Ectoplasmic Band) honed their skills on the road. The resulting album takes in moments of "psychedelia, old-school computer music, exotica, electro-pop, blues, new wave, New Pop, Krautrock.)
Milky Ways
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Nachtmahr
www.myspace.com/nachtmahrprojekt
www.nachtmahr.net
( ;D --> „I only have one interest: i don’t care if you live or die: I just wanna see you dance!“ This is the motto that made Thomas Rainer create his new musical project NACHTMAHR in 2007. After the Austrian artist has achieved worldwide chart breaking success with his other projects L’AME IMMORTELLE and SIECHTUM in the past 11 years, he returns to his roots: the boiling dancefloors of industrial and goth clubs alikeInspired by numerous years of Djing NACHTMAHR> is the missing link between merciless and provocative Industrial and the hammering power of Techno. The first release “Kunst ist Krieg (=art is war)” and it’s club hit “BoomBoomBoom” instantly conquer the dancefloors and earn the band a slot on the soundtrack of the American block-buster movie SAW 4.)
Alle Lust Will Ewigkeit
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( ;D --> ‘Alle Lust will Ewigkeit’ leaves the stongest blow for the very end. ‘Murderer’ mesmerises us with disturbing, yet fascinating, samples. Nevertheless, the track later on becomes truly devastating. Devastating enough to crush all and any resistance there might still be in us. This was to be expected, as the albums title (‘All joy wants eternity’) clearly brings to mind the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche. And it finally becomes cleat – Nachtmahr is not an attempt to bring back some shattered memories. It’s a particular state of mind, a warrior’s spirit, a apotheosis of sin, lust and rumbling beats.)
se also: http://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2009/07/flavor-of-week-28.html
Telepathe
www.myspace.com/telepathe
( ;D --> Moving from improvisational drones to experimental, danceable pop in just a few releases, Telepathe are the project of Busy Gangnes and Melissa Livaudais and a rotating cast of supporting musicians. Songwriter/percussionist/dancer Gangnes.)
Dance Mother
T_amazon
So Fine
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Un5SJ1aAGM&feature=related
Over And Out
www.myspace.com/rotersand
( ;D --> Influenced by techno as well as rock, German electronic body music (EBM) group Rotersand established themselves as a powerful live act and also released new music on a regular basis. Formed in 2002 in Gelsenkirchen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rotersand are comprised of Gun (born Gunther Gerl), Rasc (Rascal Nikov), and Krischan (Krischan Jan-Eric Wesenberg).)
War On Error
R_amazon
( ;D --> German trio Rotersand has declared war on conformity and standardisation, the undermining of individualism and personality - the "error" in us. The new EP "War on Error" (out now) deals with these themes and offers a variety of tracks ranging from hard dancefloor fillers to a piano ballad. The CD is a digipak in 2 000 copies designed by Ingo Römling (In Strict Confidence, ASP, L'ame Immortelle).The new album "Random Is Resistance" will follow this fall.)
UnicaZürn
www.myspace.com/unicazurnofficial
( ;D --> UnicaZürn are: Stephen Thrower (Cyclobe; Coil) and David Knight (Arkkon; Shock Headed Peters; Danielle Dax; Lydia Lunch) Both are also members of the improvisation group The Amal Gamal Ensemble.UnicaZürn’s core musical instrumentation is processed electric guitar, clarinet and saxophone. Knight is renowned for his pulverising fretwork in Shock Headed Peters, and his cavernous guitar treatments in Arkkon; Thrower’s reed playing provided a distinctive ‘free-melancholy’ in Coil and emerges as electro-acoustic texture in Cyclobe. To this duophonic arrangement, UnicaZürn add copious analogue synthesizer, mellotron and piano, with influences echoing back through Tangerine Dream’s early albums to the VCS3 days of Roxy Music. UnicaZürn offer a deeply immersive music which hovers at the brink of abstraction, seeking to conjure at that threshold fantastical coastlines and subterranean narratives in the mind’s eye.)
Temporal Bends
www.cyclobe.com/shop.php
Joakim
www.myspace.com/jimibazzouka
www.tigersushi.com
( ;D --> Milky Ways, the third LP proper from French producer Joakim is to be believed, the new album will be a total departure from the fuzzy disco of 2007's Monsters & Silly Songs. Inspiration is said to have been derived through extensive touring around the period of that last record, as Joakim and his group (formerly known as the Ectoplasmic Band) honed their skills on the road. The resulting album takes in moments of "psychedelia, old-school computer music, exotica, electro-pop, blues, new wave, New Pop, Krautrock.)
Milky Ways
J_amazon
Nachtmahr
www.myspace.com/nachtmahrprojekt
www.nachtmahr.net
( ;D --> „I only have one interest: i don’t care if you live or die: I just wanna see you dance!“ This is the motto that made Thomas Rainer create his new musical project NACHTMAHR in 2007. After the Austrian artist has achieved worldwide chart breaking success with his other projects L’AME IMMORTELLE and SIECHTUM in the past 11 years, he returns to his roots: the boiling dancefloors of industrial and goth clubs alikeInspired by numerous years of Djing NACHTMAHR> is the missing link between merciless and provocative Industrial and the hammering power of Techno. The first release “Kunst ist Krieg (=art is war)” and it’s club hit “BoomBoomBoom” instantly conquer the dancefloors and earn the band a slot on the soundtrack of the American block-buster movie SAW 4.)
Alle Lust Will Ewigkeit
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( ;D --> ‘Alle Lust will Ewigkeit’ leaves the stongest blow for the very end. ‘Murderer’ mesmerises us with disturbing, yet fascinating, samples. Nevertheless, the track later on becomes truly devastating. Devastating enough to crush all and any resistance there might still be in us. This was to be expected, as the albums title (‘All joy wants eternity’) clearly brings to mind the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche. And it finally becomes cleat – Nachtmahr is not an attempt to bring back some shattered memories. It’s a particular state of mind, a warrior’s spirit, a apotheosis of sin, lust and rumbling beats.)
se also: http://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2009/07/flavor-of-week-28.html
Telepathe
www.myspace.com/telepathe
( ;D --> Moving from improvisational drones to experimental, danceable pop in just a few releases, Telepathe are the project of Busy Gangnes and Melissa Livaudais and a rotating cast of supporting musicians. Songwriter/percussionist/dancer Gangnes.)
Dance Mother
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So Fine
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Un5SJ1aAGM&feature=related
Over And Out
Friday, September 18, 2009
Flavor of the week #39
Falty DL
www.myspace.com/faltydl
www.faltydl.com
( ;D --> Drew Cyrus Lustman the hotly tipped NYC based producer has developed a unique sound drawing on techy IDM, classic funk, with a shot of melancholy garage medication together with hypersped Burial vocal treatments and clipped percussion for a very intriguing fusion of styles, snapping drum machines, swirling synthline psychedelics and piercingly piquant melodies.)
Love Is a Liability
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Bravery (Release 20th of October)
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Rome
www.myspace.com/romecmi
( ;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.)
Flowers From Exile
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Masse Mensch Material
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Confessions Dun Voleur Dames
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Massive Attack
www.massiveattack.com
www.myspace.com/massiveattack
Splitting the Atom
http://soundcloud.com/risingson/splitting-the-atom-massive-attack
( ;D --> On October 5th, Massive Attack will release an EP titled Splitting the Atom. The EP contains two new songs and two remixes of songs that will appear on the new Massive Attack album due out in February. The album is said to contain vocal tracks from Damon Alburn of Blur/Gorillaz, Tunde Adebimpe of TV on the Radio, Martina Topley Bird formerly Tricky’s female vocalist, and Guy Garvey of Elbow. And Massive Attack are going to be starting a world tour.)
Susanna And The Magical Orchestra
www.myspace.com/susannamagical
( ;D -->The duo concists of keyboardplayer Morten Qvenild and singer Susanna Karolina Wallumroed. Their debut-album was released in Norway in February 2004, and some time later in Europe and in Japan, and received very good critics around the world. Susanna And The Magical Orchestra combines the availability of the traditional popmusic, the strictness of the electronica and the improvisation in the jazzmusic.)
3
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Astral Projection
www.myspace.com/astralprojectionavilior
www.astral-projection.com
( ;D --> The psychedelic trance outfit Astral Projection have gained respect and sales as one of the best in their field despite their base in Israel, far afield from the European dance mainstream. The group evolved from a production partnership involving childhood friends Avi Nissim and Lior Perlmutter, each of whom were DJs in Israel's dance/industrial scene of the late '80s before beginning their production careers in 1989. Astral Projection produces high octane futuristic trance combined with certain Old Skool Goa elements.)
Heat Seekers - Israeli Trance Allstars
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Humans Will Play For Robots
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtOY0ZbdGDc
Over and Out
www.myspace.com/faltydl
www.faltydl.com
( ;D --> Drew Cyrus Lustman the hotly tipped NYC based producer has developed a unique sound drawing on techy IDM, classic funk, with a shot of melancholy garage medication together with hypersped Burial vocal treatments and clipped percussion for a very intriguing fusion of styles, snapping drum machines, swirling synthline psychedelics and piercingly piquant melodies.)
Love Is a Liability
FDL_amazon
Bravery (Release 20th of October)
FDL1_amazon
Rome
www.myspace.com/romecmi
( ;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.)
Flowers From Exile
R_amazon
Masse Mensch Material
R1_amazon
Confessions Dun Voleur Dames
R2_amazon
Massive Attack
www.massiveattack.com
www.myspace.com/massiveattack
Splitting the Atom
http://soundcloud.com/risingson/splitting-the-atom-massive-attack
( ;D --> On October 5th, Massive Attack will release an EP titled Splitting the Atom. The EP contains two new songs and two remixes of songs that will appear on the new Massive Attack album due out in February. The album is said to contain vocal tracks from Damon Alburn of Blur/Gorillaz, Tunde Adebimpe of TV on the Radio, Martina Topley Bird formerly Tricky’s female vocalist, and Guy Garvey of Elbow. And Massive Attack are going to be starting a world tour.)
Susanna And The Magical Orchestra
www.myspace.com/susannamagical
( ;D -->The duo concists of keyboardplayer Morten Qvenild and singer Susanna Karolina Wallumroed. Their debut-album was released in Norway in February 2004, and some time later in Europe and in Japan, and received very good critics around the world. Susanna And The Magical Orchestra combines the availability of the traditional popmusic, the strictness of the electronica and the improvisation in the jazzmusic.)
3
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Astral Projection
www.myspace.com/astralprojectionavilior
www.astral-projection.com
( ;D --> The psychedelic trance outfit Astral Projection have gained respect and sales as one of the best in their field despite their base in Israel, far afield from the European dance mainstream. The group evolved from a production partnership involving childhood friends Avi Nissim and Lior Perlmutter, each of whom were DJs in Israel's dance/industrial scene of the late '80s before beginning their production careers in 1989. Astral Projection produces high octane futuristic trance combined with certain Old Skool Goa elements.)
Heat Seekers - Israeli Trance Allstars
AP_amazon
Humans Will Play For Robots
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtOY0ZbdGDc
Over and Out
Friday, September 11, 2009
Flavor of the week #38
Velvet Acid Chist
www.velvetacidchrist.com
www.myspace.com/velvetacidchrist
( ;D --> Velvet Acid Christ had their origins in an 80's high school electronics class, where Bryan and Chris would debate the merits of Amiga versus Atari. Bryan and Grigory Bilham (an early member of VAC) were at the time working in a punk/funk band, which, by 1990, was altered to the trio of Bryan, Chris, and Grig. The band's name was originally Cyberchrist, although this was changed within a few months to Velvet Acid Christ, named (so they say) in honor of a bad acid trip. Grig left the band in 1992, leaving the core of Bryan and Chris (although various other people have had revolving door membership in the band). Bryan and Chris cite a number of influences to their hard driving industrial sound, including Legendary Pink Dots, the Cure, Skinny Puppy, Orbital, and a surprising number of metal bands, including Napalm Death, Godflesh, and Metallica. They also expose a number of social issues, including animal rights and their concern regarding the basic survival of mankind against the onslaught of technology. VACs masterpiece and most recent full-length CD release Lust For Blood is possibly VACs most complete and diverse album in the past ten years. Lust For Blood is an aggressive return for one of electronic music’s most prolific artists. Angry and other times haunting vocals are forged to incessant beats, permeating melodies, and relentless bass lines. As an homage to early electronic music, guitars are once again introduced into the mix of patches, pads and circuits.)
Art of breaking apart
VAC_amazon
( ;D --> For 2009 Velvet Acid Christ has returned with his next auditory assault. With The Art Of Breaking Apart, Velvet Acid Christ has taken a huge leap in not only style, but song structures as well. Fans will notice signature tracks such as “Tripped Out,” “Vaporized,” and “Phucked Up Phreak,” however many of the songs are quite different from what they expect. Not only does the album feature acoustic guitar, but untreated vocals as well. Imagine Death In June meets The Cure with electronic elements. Velvet Acid Christ has broken out of his restraints and created something new and refreshing.)
Septic VIII (Compilation) /Track 12: Velvet Acid Christ - "Black Rainbows"
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Se also: http://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2007/08/flavor-of-week-32.html
Phucking Phreak
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uqG7x6_j3U
( ;D --> "You lie! You're a fucking liar! Shut? Up! What's in the box!?")
Rammstein
www.rammstein.de
www.myspace.com/rammstein
( ;D --> Rammstein was formed in 1993 by an assembly of factory-weary proletarians raised in East Germany. They took their name (adding an "m") from the location of a German tragedy where 80 people were hurt and killed as the result of a crash during an American Air Force flight show. (The literal translation of "ram stein" is a battering ram made of stone.) Word of Rammstein's horror/romanticist blend of theater and music -- one-time Olympic swimmer Till Lindemann would sing entire songs engulfed in flame from head to toe -- spread quickly.)
Pussy (Single)
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( ;D --> The press release promises that the new Rammstein single "Pussy" is an "Autobahn of German cliches". Rest assured, the song is "carried by a gigantic wave of testosterone". The 2 track digipak includes the title track and the B-side "Rammlied". The release date is September 18, and the Jonas Åkerlund directed video will premiere two days earlier. The new album is scheduled for October.)
Liebe ist für alle da
(Release October the 16th!)
( ;D --> The waiting has an end. On October 16th 2009, RAMMSTEIN release their sixth studio album in 15 years! The cabalists and numerologists amongst the fans know what to expect: 11 new tracks exactly. As always. No more, no less. So much for what’s certain. The album carries the title “Liebe ist für alle da” – which doesn’t mean that it’s ever simply as rosy as the headline might make us believe. Dreams get hawked elsewhere. Here reality rules!)
Se also: http://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2007/03/flavor-of-week-12.html
Mezmeric
www.myspace.com/mezmericduck
( ;D --> Mezmeric aka Donal Scalas.Charmed by mechanic, one day his attention got into focus on an out of order cd gone into an infinite loop that showed him a hypnotic message. That event carried Donald into this technologic path, he started to improve music knowledge an its drawing up. During the Academy of music’s classes composed some awesome electro-acoustic tracks consolidating attitude into music software and hardware, exploiting their mistakes and taking frequencies and abrasive fragments.A technologic scenery drifted away, fertile land for metal tools and sinister atmosphere that constitute his industrial sound concept.)
Gain
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50 Millions EP
M1_amazon
iammynewt
www.myspace.com/iammynewt
( ;D --> The sound of iammynewt is one of urgency and aggravation, chock full of ear-splitting synthesizer arrangements, desolate atmospheres, and head-churning beats. There is a deceptive simplicity to iammynewt's approach; stark, visceral, and rich in creativity. One is never overwhelmed, and yet one can get lost in the sonic maze.)
Altercation
i_Theconnextion
Se also: http://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2009/05/flavor-of-week-23.html
Electric Skychurch
www.skychurch.com
www.myspace.com/electricskychurch
( ;D --> Los Angeles-based ambient techno mystics Electric Skychurch comprised composer and producer James Lumb, vocalist Roxanne Morganstern and percussionist Alex Spurkel. Formed in 1993, the trio began attracting notice through their performances on the L.A. underground dance scene, often appearing at the Full Moon Gathering raves)
Sonic Diary - Mixed
EC_amazon
Preview: www.audiolunchbox.com/album?a=71997
Over And Out
www.velvetacidchrist.com
www.myspace.com/velvetacidchrist
( ;D --> Velvet Acid Christ had their origins in an 80's high school electronics class, where Bryan and Chris would debate the merits of Amiga versus Atari. Bryan and Grigory Bilham (an early member of VAC) were at the time working in a punk/funk band, which, by 1990, was altered to the trio of Bryan, Chris, and Grig. The band's name was originally Cyberchrist, although this was changed within a few months to Velvet Acid Christ, named (so they say) in honor of a bad acid trip. Grig left the band in 1992, leaving the core of Bryan and Chris (although various other people have had revolving door membership in the band). Bryan and Chris cite a number of influences to their hard driving industrial sound, including Legendary Pink Dots, the Cure, Skinny Puppy, Orbital, and a surprising number of metal bands, including Napalm Death, Godflesh, and Metallica. They also expose a number of social issues, including animal rights and their concern regarding the basic survival of mankind against the onslaught of technology. VACs masterpiece and most recent full-length CD release Lust For Blood is possibly VACs most complete and diverse album in the past ten years. Lust For Blood is an aggressive return for one of electronic music’s most prolific artists. Angry and other times haunting vocals are forged to incessant beats, permeating melodies, and relentless bass lines. As an homage to early electronic music, guitars are once again introduced into the mix of patches, pads and circuits.)
Art of breaking apart
VAC_amazon
( ;D --> For 2009 Velvet Acid Christ has returned with his next auditory assault. With The Art Of Breaking Apart, Velvet Acid Christ has taken a huge leap in not only style, but song structures as well. Fans will notice signature tracks such as “Tripped Out,” “Vaporized,” and “Phucked Up Phreak,” however many of the songs are quite different from what they expect. Not only does the album feature acoustic guitar, but untreated vocals as well. Imagine Death In June meets The Cure with electronic elements. Velvet Acid Christ has broken out of his restraints and created something new and refreshing.)
Septic VIII (Compilation) /Track 12: Velvet Acid Christ - "Black Rainbows"
SVVIII_amazon
Se also: http://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2007/08/flavor-of-week-32.html
Phucking Phreak
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uqG7x6_j3U
( ;D --> "You lie! You're a fucking liar! Shut? Up! What's in the box!?")
Rammstein
www.rammstein.de
www.myspace.com/rammstein
( ;D --> Rammstein was formed in 1993 by an assembly of factory-weary proletarians raised in East Germany. They took their name (adding an "m") from the location of a German tragedy where 80 people were hurt and killed as the result of a crash during an American Air Force flight show. (The literal translation of "ram stein" is a battering ram made of stone.) Word of Rammstein's horror/romanticist blend of theater and music -- one-time Olympic swimmer Till Lindemann would sing entire songs engulfed in flame from head to toe -- spread quickly.)
Pussy (Single)
R_amazon
( ;D --> The press release promises that the new Rammstein single "Pussy" is an "Autobahn of German cliches". Rest assured, the song is "carried by a gigantic wave of testosterone". The 2 track digipak includes the title track and the B-side "Rammlied". The release date is September 18, and the Jonas Åkerlund directed video will premiere two days earlier. The new album is scheduled for October.)
Liebe ist für alle da
(Release October the 16th!)
( ;D --> The waiting has an end. On October 16th 2009, RAMMSTEIN release their sixth studio album in 15 years! The cabalists and numerologists amongst the fans know what to expect: 11 new tracks exactly. As always. No more, no less. So much for what’s certain. The album carries the title “Liebe ist für alle da” – which doesn’t mean that it’s ever simply as rosy as the headline might make us believe. Dreams get hawked elsewhere. Here reality rules!)
Se also: http://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2007/03/flavor-of-week-12.html
Mezmeric
www.myspace.com/mezmericduck
( ;D --> Mezmeric aka Donal Scalas.Charmed by mechanic, one day his attention got into focus on an out of order cd gone into an infinite loop that showed him a hypnotic message. That event carried Donald into this technologic path, he started to improve music knowledge an its drawing up. During the Academy of music’s classes composed some awesome electro-acoustic tracks consolidating attitude into music software and hardware, exploiting their mistakes and taking frequencies and abrasive fragments.A technologic scenery drifted away, fertile land for metal tools and sinister atmosphere that constitute his industrial sound concept.)
Gain
M_amazon
50 Millions EP
M1_amazon
iammynewt
www.myspace.com/iammynewt
( ;D --> The sound of iammynewt is one of urgency and aggravation, chock full of ear-splitting synthesizer arrangements, desolate atmospheres, and head-churning beats. There is a deceptive simplicity to iammynewt's approach; stark, visceral, and rich in creativity. One is never overwhelmed, and yet one can get lost in the sonic maze.)
Altercation
i_Theconnextion
Se also: http://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2009/05/flavor-of-week-23.html
Electric Skychurch
www.skychurch.com
www.myspace.com/electricskychurch
( ;D --> Los Angeles-based ambient techno mystics Electric Skychurch comprised composer and producer James Lumb, vocalist Roxanne Morganstern and percussionist Alex Spurkel. Formed in 1993, the trio began attracting notice through their performances on the L.A. underground dance scene, often appearing at the Full Moon Gathering raves)
Sonic Diary - Mixed
EC_amazon
Preview: www.audiolunchbox.com/album?a=71997
Over And Out
Friday, September 04, 2009
Flavor of the week #37
Simian Mobile Disco
www.simianmobiledisco.co.uk
www.myspace.com/simianmobiledisco
( ;D --> Simian Mobile Disco is the partnership with Jas Shaw and James Ford who has produced the Klaxons, The Arctic Monkeys and Florence and the Machine. The band have gained a notable reputation for their remixes and stylized minimal sound that have made them one of the most sought after bands in the dance scene at the moment. For this album, the band have enlisted an impressive guest list that includes Alexis Taylor of Hot Chip, Jamie Lidell, Chris Keating of Yeasayer and Beth Ditto from the Gossip.)
Temporary Pleasure
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( ;D --> Temporary Pleasure is a follow up to 2007’s Attack Delay Sustain Release.)
SMD_We7
Rabia Sorda
www.myspace.com/rabiasorda
Noice Diary
RS_Autofline
( ;D--> On the second Rabia Sorda album "Noise Diary" Hocico's Erk Aicrag explores his melodic side, with the help of experienced producer John Fryer. The album, scheduled for a September 25 release, is also aggressive and hard.)
Radio Paranoia
RS_amazon
Walking on Nails
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeZuCM0lQzU
Dupont
www.myspace.com/dupontsweden
Entering The Ice Age
D_emusic
( ;D --> Dupont's third album "Entering the Ice Age" is here with its cool mix of old school EBM, electronica, electropop and Joy Division darkness. This time around they have been assisted by Eskil Simonsson from Covenant and Oscar Holter from Necro Facility.)
Clint Mansell
www.myspace.com/clintmansell
( ;D --> English composer Clint Mansell’s fondness for dark, eerie and angst driven music is well known in music circles, but this particular soundtrack is far more evident of this than perhaps anything else he’s done. After working closely with Darren Aronofsky on The Wrestler, The Fountain and Requiem For A Dream, Mansell has built a solid collection of work based on Aronofsky’s detailed and heavily existential films.)
Moon
CM_amazon
( ;D --> Musically speaking, the Moon soundtrack contains plenty of analogue gated synths, subdued piano parts, and adrenaline driven beats.)
See also: http://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2007/02/flavor-of-week-08.html
Otto Von Schirach
www.ottovonschirach.com
www.myspace.com/ottovonschirach
( ;D --> IDM producer/DJ/visual artist Otto Von Schirach was raised in Miami, FL, which as a child exposed him to a wild hybrid of music that continues to influence his sound today including Miami bass, gangsta rap, death metal/grindcore, and Afro-Cuban music. He purchased his first digital equipment at the tender age of 17 and immediately began to develop his own unique distorted wall of electronic sound. Otto Von Schirach. In 1998 Otto released his first demo, which got him signed to a 4 album deal with Schematic Records. In 2003 Otto worked on the Skinny Puppy album "The Greater Wrong of the Right" and then tour with them now 3 times. In 2004 Miss Kitten had Otto remix her "Professional Distortion" track for Nova Mute UK.? Otto's 2006 album, "Maxipad Detention", was released by Mike Patton's Ipecac Recordings to vast critical and fan accolades world-wide.His most recent album "Oozing Bass Spasms" is more dance sounding; elements of Booty, Electro, Breakcore, and Rave music all find a place in his bizarre universe.)
Magic Triangles
OVS_Subcociousrecords
Oozing Bass Spasms
OVS_amazon
( ;D --> Aliens Visiting Me > New video):
http://vimeo.com/5538384
Over And Out
www.simianmobiledisco.co.uk
www.myspace.com/simianmobiledisco
( ;D --> Simian Mobile Disco is the partnership with Jas Shaw and James Ford who has produced the Klaxons, The Arctic Monkeys and Florence and the Machine. The band have gained a notable reputation for their remixes and stylized minimal sound that have made them one of the most sought after bands in the dance scene at the moment. For this album, the band have enlisted an impressive guest list that includes Alexis Taylor of Hot Chip, Jamie Lidell, Chris Keating of Yeasayer and Beth Ditto from the Gossip.)
Temporary Pleasure
SMD_amazon
( ;D --> Temporary Pleasure is a follow up to 2007’s Attack Delay Sustain Release.)
SMD_We7
Rabia Sorda
www.myspace.com/rabiasorda
Noice Diary
RS_Autofline
( ;D--> On the second Rabia Sorda album "Noise Diary" Hocico's Erk Aicrag explores his melodic side, with the help of experienced producer John Fryer. The album, scheduled for a September 25 release, is also aggressive and hard.)
Radio Paranoia
RS_amazon
Walking on Nails
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeZuCM0lQzU
Dupont
www.myspace.com/dupontsweden
Entering The Ice Age
D_emusic
( ;D --> Dupont's third album "Entering the Ice Age" is here with its cool mix of old school EBM, electronica, electropop and Joy Division darkness. This time around they have been assisted by Eskil Simonsson from Covenant and Oscar Holter from Necro Facility.)
Clint Mansell
www.myspace.com/clintmansell
( ;D --> English composer Clint Mansell’s fondness for dark, eerie and angst driven music is well known in music circles, but this particular soundtrack is far more evident of this than perhaps anything else he’s done. After working closely with Darren Aronofsky on The Wrestler, The Fountain and Requiem For A Dream, Mansell has built a solid collection of work based on Aronofsky’s detailed and heavily existential films.)
Moon
CM_amazon
( ;D --> Musically speaking, the Moon soundtrack contains plenty of analogue gated synths, subdued piano parts, and adrenaline driven beats.)
See also: http://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2007/02/flavor-of-week-08.html
Otto Von Schirach
www.ottovonschirach.com
www.myspace.com/ottovonschirach
( ;D --> IDM producer/DJ/visual artist Otto Von Schirach was raised in Miami, FL, which as a child exposed him to a wild hybrid of music that continues to influence his sound today including Miami bass, gangsta rap, death metal/grindcore, and Afro-Cuban music. He purchased his first digital equipment at the tender age of 17 and immediately began to develop his own unique distorted wall of electronic sound. Otto Von Schirach. In 1998 Otto released his first demo, which got him signed to a 4 album deal with Schematic Records. In 2003 Otto worked on the Skinny Puppy album "The Greater Wrong of the Right" and then tour with them now 3 times. In 2004 Miss Kitten had Otto remix her "Professional Distortion" track for Nova Mute UK.? Otto's 2006 album, "Maxipad Detention", was released by Mike Patton's Ipecac Recordings to vast critical and fan accolades world-wide.His most recent album "Oozing Bass Spasms" is more dance sounding; elements of Booty, Electro, Breakcore, and Rave music all find a place in his bizarre universe.)
Magic Triangles
OVS_Subcociousrecords
Oozing Bass Spasms
OVS_amazon
( ;D --> Aliens Visiting Me > New video):
http://vimeo.com/5538384
Over And Out
Friday, August 28, 2009
Flavor of the week #36
Clubroot
www.myspace.com/clubroot
( ;D --> Mysterious atmospheric dubstep soundscaper Clubroot taps into the same darkside as Burial, and Kode9, and the more atmospheric beatmakers. Clubroots first full length delivers expansive fields of swirling ambience, creeped out dronescapes and all manner of super evocative and gorgeously textural soundworlds. Where as most dubstep is super spare and stripped down, skeletal even, the sound here is lush and sprawling. Thick layers of synths whir and shimmer and buzz, deep swells throbbing and pulsing, everything hazy and gauzy and washed out, every song some sort of otherworldy dreamscape, shot through with some super bad ass bit of pounding churning dubstep stutter. The massive basslines and fluctuating synth buzz that usually adds texture to typical dubstep, here just becomes another element in Clubroot's mysterious mist shrouded sonic landscape.)
Clubroot
C_amazon
Serendipity Dub
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuL9O-MdP1Q&NR=1
Embryo
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NK7dABFszg4&feature=related
Ada
www.myspace.com/wwwmyspacecomada
( ;D --> Melodic techno/electro-pop producer Ada/Michaela Dippel.)
Adaptations: Mixtape #1
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Angelspit
www.angelspit.net
www.myspace.com/angelspitmusic
Hideous and Perfect
A_amazon
( ;D --> Hailed as being one of the most innovative new industrial bands, Angelspit return with their new album Hideous And Perfect, a confronting audio visual statement set to corrupt listeners the world over. The album is their darkest release to date with its sonic textures ranging from hard pounding beats, to organic atmospheric samples, topped off by a feverishly powerful male and female dual vocal assault.)
Ginormous
www.myspace.com/ginormousmusic
Protist Remix EP
G_amazon
( ;D --> Revival of the masterpiece):
At Night, Under Artificial Light
G1_amazon
Down Below
www.myspace.com/thatsdb
www.downbelow.de
( ;D --> An interesting mixture of Wave, Gothic and Darkwave with strong electronic bonds all accomplished by the incomparable voice of the singer Neo Scope.)
Wildes Herz
D_amazon
Over And Out
www.myspace.com/clubroot
( ;D --> Mysterious atmospheric dubstep soundscaper Clubroot taps into the same darkside as Burial, and Kode9, and the more atmospheric beatmakers. Clubroots first full length delivers expansive fields of swirling ambience, creeped out dronescapes and all manner of super evocative and gorgeously textural soundworlds. Where as most dubstep is super spare and stripped down, skeletal even, the sound here is lush and sprawling. Thick layers of synths whir and shimmer and buzz, deep swells throbbing and pulsing, everything hazy and gauzy and washed out, every song some sort of otherworldy dreamscape, shot through with some super bad ass bit of pounding churning dubstep stutter. The massive basslines and fluctuating synth buzz that usually adds texture to typical dubstep, here just becomes another element in Clubroot's mysterious mist shrouded sonic landscape.)
Clubroot
C_amazon
Serendipity Dub
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuL9O-MdP1Q&NR=1
Embryo
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NK7dABFszg4&feature=related
Ada
www.myspace.com/wwwmyspacecomada
( ;D --> Melodic techno/electro-pop producer Ada/Michaela Dippel.)
Adaptations: Mixtape #1
A_amazon
Angelspit
www.angelspit.net
www.myspace.com/angelspitmusic
Hideous and Perfect
A_amazon
( ;D --> Hailed as being one of the most innovative new industrial bands, Angelspit return with their new album Hideous And Perfect, a confronting audio visual statement set to corrupt listeners the world over. The album is their darkest release to date with its sonic textures ranging from hard pounding beats, to organic atmospheric samples, topped off by a feverishly powerful male and female dual vocal assault.)
Ginormous
www.myspace.com/ginormousmusic
Protist Remix EP
G_amazon
( ;D --> Revival of the masterpiece):
At Night, Under Artificial Light
G1_amazon
Down Below
www.myspace.com/thatsdb
www.downbelow.de
( ;D --> An interesting mixture of Wave, Gothic and Darkwave with strong electronic bonds all accomplished by the incomparable voice of the singer Neo Scope.)
Wildes Herz
D_amazon
Over And Out
Friday, August 21, 2009
Flavor of the week #35
Etienne Jaumet
www.myspace.com/etiennejaumet
( ;D --> One half of popular French horror disco group Zombie Zombie, Etienne Jaumet, has joined techno icon Carl Craig in an unlikely collaboration. Jaumet has been working under the radar as a solo artist for some time now, and Craig signed on early to produce his third album, Night Music.)
Jaumet's upcoming full-length debut, Night Music
www.residentadvisor.net/news.aspx?id=10899
Entropy
EJ_amazon
Vitalic
www.myspace.com/vitalicofficial
( ;D --> YES! NEW ALBUM: 28/9 2009.)
Flashmob
V_amazon
Disco Terminateur EP
V1_amazon
Skream
www.myspace.com/skreamuk
( ;D --> Ollie Jones had the good fortune to be working at the Big Apple record store when he first started making beats at age 15 and armed with a cracked copy of the Fruity Loops music-making software. Big Apple was at the center of the early development of U.K. garage's dark, half-speed offshoot dubstep before it was even called dubstep, and it was at Big Apple that Jones, who recorded as Skream, met fellow beatsmiths Benga and Hatcha. Hatcha was a DJ at the seminal club Forward and was only too happy to debut the dubplates of both Skream and Benga's early recordings. Their music took the tension and release formula of dance music, removed the release and layered in more tension instead. With slow and pounding basslines and wobbly treble they were creating a kind of music that summoned and summed up feelings of urban paranoia, but in an enjoyable way.)
DJ Session at All Out Dubstep, Stockholm
http://r.fm/artist/skream/
Watch the Ride
S_amazon
Skream
S1_amazon
( ;D --> the Anthem "Midnight Request Line" is an explosion of electro arpeggios and dub sub-bass. It's a tune you can sing along to. From the opening haunting strings of "Tortured Soul," which calls to mind the work of Philip Glass or Aphex Twin, to the more optimistic chords and guitar of "Dutch Flowerz," to the heavy vocal cuts featuring Warrior Queen and JME, and the heavy digi-sounds of "Auto-Dub," it's clear that this is a sonic visionary at work.)
Rennie Foster
www.myspace.com/renniefoster
( ;D --> Rennie Foster has been a well respected figure in the Canadian music and art community since he was just a teenager. He influenced many as an early pioneer of the Hip-Hop / B-Boy movement and later the House Music and Techno / Rave scene with his relentless underground spirit and dedication to breaking ground with everything he puts his mind to whether he was making music for the local television network, judging the DMC Dj contest or fighting for the right to dance at City Hall. Rennie is very civic minded, a long time member of the Universal Zulu Nation and he has performed and produced music for various charitable causes such as Amnesty International. After visiting Japan several times to play, Rennie fell in love with the techno oriented Tokyo club scene and has since relocated to Tokyo where he now resides with his half- Japanese twin daughters, the main source of inspiration for this dedicated single father and full time sound pilot. Rennie has been making himself heard the last few years with a well received string of singles and remixes with labels such as Subject-Detroit, Rebirth, Teknotika, Monoid, Synewave, Communique, Rewired (Pure-Plastic), Soiree, F-Communications etc. His music is heavily supported by well known taste-makers such as Laurent Garnier, Derrick May, Dave Clarke, Sasha, Dave Seaman, James Holden and too many more to name. Rennie’s tracks have been licensed for mix CDs by the likes of Kevin Saunderson, Trentmoller and Danny Tenaglia.)
The art of war
RF_amazon
Harbour Boat Trips: Trentemøller/ Devil's Water
RF_T_amazon
Sounds From The Ground
www.myspace.com/soundsfromtheground
( ;D --> UK duo Elliot Morgan and Nick Woolfson make some of the most stunningly rich, dynamic, bass-heavy downtempo instrumentals on the planet. They are pioneers of ambient dub, an exotic style)
In the Cool Of The Shade EP
SFG_amazon
( ;D--> New 3 track ep of enchanting spacious ambient sounds perfect for the early hours. Out on 7th September 2009.)
Thru The Ages
SFG1_amazon
( ;D --> 'THRU THE AGES' is an compilation of rare and unreleased tracks taken from each album session stretching back from 'Kin' to 'Brightwhitelight'.)
Se also: http://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2007/01/flavor-of-week-03.html
Over And Out
www.myspace.com/etiennejaumet
( ;D --> One half of popular French horror disco group Zombie Zombie, Etienne Jaumet, has joined techno icon Carl Craig in an unlikely collaboration. Jaumet has been working under the radar as a solo artist for some time now, and Craig signed on early to produce his third album, Night Music.)
Jaumet's upcoming full-length debut, Night Music
www.residentadvisor.net/news.aspx?id=10899
Entropy
EJ_amazon
Vitalic
www.myspace.com/vitalicofficial
( ;D --> YES! NEW ALBUM: 28/9 2009.)
Flashmob
V_amazon
Disco Terminateur EP
V1_amazon
Skream
www.myspace.com/skreamuk
( ;D --> Ollie Jones had the good fortune to be working at the Big Apple record store when he first started making beats at age 15 and armed with a cracked copy of the Fruity Loops music-making software. Big Apple was at the center of the early development of U.K. garage's dark, half-speed offshoot dubstep before it was even called dubstep, and it was at Big Apple that Jones, who recorded as Skream, met fellow beatsmiths Benga and Hatcha. Hatcha was a DJ at the seminal club Forward and was only too happy to debut the dubplates of both Skream and Benga's early recordings. Their music took the tension and release formula of dance music, removed the release and layered in more tension instead. With slow and pounding basslines and wobbly treble they were creating a kind of music that summoned and summed up feelings of urban paranoia, but in an enjoyable way.)
DJ Session at All Out Dubstep, Stockholm
http://r.fm/artist/skream/
Watch the Ride
S_amazon
Skream
S1_amazon
( ;D --> the Anthem "Midnight Request Line" is an explosion of electro arpeggios and dub sub-bass. It's a tune you can sing along to. From the opening haunting strings of "Tortured Soul," which calls to mind the work of Philip Glass or Aphex Twin, to the more optimistic chords and guitar of "Dutch Flowerz," to the heavy vocal cuts featuring Warrior Queen and JME, and the heavy digi-sounds of "Auto-Dub," it's clear that this is a sonic visionary at work.)
Rennie Foster
www.myspace.com/renniefoster
( ;D --> Rennie Foster has been a well respected figure in the Canadian music and art community since he was just a teenager. He influenced many as an early pioneer of the Hip-Hop / B-Boy movement and later the House Music and Techno / Rave scene with his relentless underground spirit and dedication to breaking ground with everything he puts his mind to whether he was making music for the local television network, judging the DMC Dj contest or fighting for the right to dance at City Hall. Rennie is very civic minded, a long time member of the Universal Zulu Nation and he has performed and produced music for various charitable causes such as Amnesty International. After visiting Japan several times to play, Rennie fell in love with the techno oriented Tokyo club scene and has since relocated to Tokyo where he now resides with his half- Japanese twin daughters, the main source of inspiration for this dedicated single father and full time sound pilot. Rennie has been making himself heard the last few years with a well received string of singles and remixes with labels such as Subject-Detroit, Rebirth, Teknotika, Monoid, Synewave, Communique, Rewired (Pure-Plastic), Soiree, F-Communications etc. His music is heavily supported by well known taste-makers such as Laurent Garnier, Derrick May, Dave Clarke, Sasha, Dave Seaman, James Holden and too many more to name. Rennie’s tracks have been licensed for mix CDs by the likes of Kevin Saunderson, Trentmoller and Danny Tenaglia.)
The art of war
RF_amazon
Harbour Boat Trips: Trentemøller/ Devil's Water
RF_T_amazon
Sounds From The Ground
www.myspace.com/soundsfromtheground
( ;D --> UK duo Elliot Morgan and Nick Woolfson make some of the most stunningly rich, dynamic, bass-heavy downtempo instrumentals on the planet. They are pioneers of ambient dub, an exotic style)
In the Cool Of The Shade EP
SFG_amazon
( ;D--> New 3 track ep of enchanting spacious ambient sounds perfect for the early hours. Out on 7th September 2009.)
Thru The Ages
SFG1_amazon
( ;D --> 'THRU THE AGES' is an compilation of rare and unreleased tracks taken from each album session stretching back from 'Kin' to 'Brightwhitelight'.)
Se also: http://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2007/01/flavor-of-week-03.html
Over And Out
Friday, August 14, 2009
Flavor of the week #34
Justus Köhncke
www.myspace.com/justuskoehncke
( ;D --> Extending his voracious musical appetite for all things avant-garde, pop, and dance into his own output, German producer Justus Köhncke has flirted with the charts, covered Janis Ian and Marvin Hamlisch, and has released material on the Kompakt label. Köhncke deliveres a future-balearic space disco trip with sparkles in the eyes, hands floating in the air, the body drifting to the vibe. Even the coldest season becomes summery hot with Justus’ heartrending melodies and synth sequences. He’s a likeable romantic, sometimes overemotional and euphoric, sometimes quite melancholic with beatless ambient pieces. Köhnke recalls long-forgotten spaced out disco.)
Safe and Sound
JK_amazon
Konrad
www.myspace.com/konradmusic
www.konradmusic.net
( ;D --> Konrad is the American song constructionist Jeffrey Konrad who puzzles together his unique brand of vocal poetics with a sorted sonic DNA that exhibits strains of indie, folk and electro. In the past he's recorded as an experimental electronica musician known as "Robot USA" as well as a folksy singer-songwriter called "Nigel Jeffrey". In mid-2000 Konrad launched Radical Turf Records; an imprint founded with the intent of releasing compilation albums by underground electronic artists. 3 compilations and 2 full lengths later, the label continues to evolve as a medium for eclectic and eccentric audio.)
Beautiful Love
K_amazon
Loose Canyons
K1_amazon
Konrad - Osh Kosh / Hello future?
K2_amazon
Robot USA
K3_amazon
Ades
www.myspace.com/adestab
( ;D --> clever and creative, sure livs up to epithet IDM.)
Brussels, the S day.
A_Vimeo
A.L. n°215
A1_Vimeo
Clan of Xymox
www.clanofxymox.com
www.myspace.com/clanofxymox
In Love we trust
CoX_amazon
( ;D --> Amsterdam-based darkwave act Clan of Xymox will release their newest album, In Love We Trust, August 18. The album purportedly returns to the band's sound from their early years with label 4AD while still creating an "up to date" sound. Clan of Xymox, who are now celebrating over 25 years of music creation, will release their newest CD through Metropolis Records.)
Se also: http://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2009/02/flavor-of-week-9.html
Yello
www.yello.ch
( ;D --> The ambitious Swiss electronic duo Yello comprised vocalist/conceptualist Dieter Meier -- a millionaire industrialist, professional gambler, and member of Switzerland's national golf team -- and composer/arranger Boris Blank. Meier, a former solo artist who also spent time with the group Fresh Colour, began collaborating with Blank in 1979, and the duo bowed with the single "I.T. Splash." After signing with the Residents' label, Ralph Records, Yello issued their 1980 debut LP, Solid Pleasure, which spawned the dance hit "Bostitch.")
Se also: http://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2007/07/flavor-of-week-30.html
Touch
Relese October the 2nd
( ;D --> Yello has been invited by Electronic Beats Classics to take part in a visionary new music experiment: the virtual concert. The cornerstone of the evening in Berlin will be the world premiere of “Touch Yello”, a 50-minute documentary that visualizes the group’s new album – to be released October 2009 -- and evokes moods, pictures and movie scenes. This is the logical next chapter in Yello’s 30-year history, which has seen the electronic innovators pushing the limits of music video production since 1981, when they released "Pinball Cha Cha”, a suave figure-oriented video that was later included in the Museum of Modern Art's Music Video Exhibition.)
“Touch Yello” virtual concert presented by Electronic Beats Classics; www.electronicbeats.net/News/Events/Touch-Yello-virtual-concert-presented-by-Electronic-Beats-Classics
http://slicesmagazine.wordpress.com/2009/08/11/662/#comment-16
Over And Out
www.myspace.com/justuskoehncke
( ;D --> Extending his voracious musical appetite for all things avant-garde, pop, and dance into his own output, German producer Justus Köhncke has flirted with the charts, covered Janis Ian and Marvin Hamlisch, and has released material on the Kompakt label. Köhncke deliveres a future-balearic space disco trip with sparkles in the eyes, hands floating in the air, the body drifting to the vibe. Even the coldest season becomes summery hot with Justus’ heartrending melodies and synth sequences. He’s a likeable romantic, sometimes overemotional and euphoric, sometimes quite melancholic with beatless ambient pieces. Köhnke recalls long-forgotten spaced out disco.)
Safe and Sound
JK_amazon
Konrad
www.myspace.com/konradmusic
www.konradmusic.net
( ;D --> Konrad is the American song constructionist Jeffrey Konrad who puzzles together his unique brand of vocal poetics with a sorted sonic DNA that exhibits strains of indie, folk and electro. In the past he's recorded as an experimental electronica musician known as "Robot USA" as well as a folksy singer-songwriter called "Nigel Jeffrey". In mid-2000 Konrad launched Radical Turf Records; an imprint founded with the intent of releasing compilation albums by underground electronic artists. 3 compilations and 2 full lengths later, the label continues to evolve as a medium for eclectic and eccentric audio.)
Beautiful Love
K_amazon
Loose Canyons
K1_amazon
Konrad - Osh Kosh / Hello future?
K2_amazon
Robot USA
K3_amazon
Ades
www.myspace.com/adestab
( ;D --> clever and creative, sure livs up to epithet IDM.)
Brussels, the S day.
A_Vimeo
A.L. n°215
A1_Vimeo
Clan of Xymox
www.clanofxymox.com
www.myspace.com/clanofxymox
In Love we trust
CoX_amazon
( ;D --> Amsterdam-based darkwave act Clan of Xymox will release their newest album, In Love We Trust, August 18. The album purportedly returns to the band's sound from their early years with label 4AD while still creating an "up to date" sound. Clan of Xymox, who are now celebrating over 25 years of music creation, will release their newest CD through Metropolis Records.)
Se also: http://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2009/02/flavor-of-week-9.html
Yello
www.yello.ch
( ;D --> The ambitious Swiss electronic duo Yello comprised vocalist/conceptualist Dieter Meier -- a millionaire industrialist, professional gambler, and member of Switzerland's national golf team -- and composer/arranger Boris Blank. Meier, a former solo artist who also spent time with the group Fresh Colour, began collaborating with Blank in 1979, and the duo bowed with the single "I.T. Splash." After signing with the Residents' label, Ralph Records, Yello issued their 1980 debut LP, Solid Pleasure, which spawned the dance hit "Bostitch.")
Se also: http://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2007/07/flavor-of-week-30.html
Touch
Relese October the 2nd
( ;D --> Yello has been invited by Electronic Beats Classics to take part in a visionary new music experiment: the virtual concert. The cornerstone of the evening in Berlin will be the world premiere of “Touch Yello”, a 50-minute documentary that visualizes the group’s new album – to be released October 2009 -- and evokes moods, pictures and movie scenes. This is the logical next chapter in Yello’s 30-year history, which has seen the electronic innovators pushing the limits of music video production since 1981, when they released "Pinball Cha Cha”, a suave figure-oriented video that was later included in the Museum of Modern Art's Music Video Exhibition.)
“Touch Yello” virtual concert presented by Electronic Beats Classics; www.electronicbeats.net/News/Events/Touch-Yello-virtual-concert-presented-by-Electronic-Beats-Classics
http://slicesmagazine.wordpress.com/2009/08/11/662/#comment-16
Over And Out
Thursday, August 06, 2009
Flavor of the week #33
Moonbootica
www.myspace.com/moonbootique
www.moonbootica.com
( ;D --> Moonbootica are German party DJs on a mission. Whilst their German DJ contemporaries clung to the whispering overtures of minimalism, glorifying gentle fizzles and clicks as symphonies, Moonbootica went hell for leather as far in the opposite direction as it is possible to go. Their sound is one of unique, booty shakin music and has seen them tagged as Germanys premier dance export.)
moonbootica, resident mix (sputnik)
MB_Aimnat
Moonlight Welfare
MB_amazon
Nude
www.myspace.com/nudefakecredibility
( ;D --> European Electropop finally in the 21st Century. Courage to experiment is always worthwhile, especially if you have enough ideas, and sufficiently independent of the established record industry.)
Panic Attack
N_amazon
Black Box
N1_amazon
Plaid
www.plaid.co.uk
( ;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, the pair brought several nascent Plaid tracks to the Black Dog table on the group's debut, Bytes, a collection of tracks recorded by various iterations of the three members. The group recorded several albums and EPs throughout the early and mid-'90s, heley .
The pair split from Downie in 1995, and began rechanneling their efforts full-time with an EP on the neo-electro Clear label before signing to Warp. (The pair also recorded an album with European techno figure Mark Broom under the pseudonym Repeat. Both of Plaid's first two full-lengths, 1998's Not for Threes and the following year's Rest Proof Clockwork, were issued in the U.S. through Nothing. Once Warp set up a home on American shores, however, Plaid made the natural switch with the long-awaited collection Trainer, a retrospective including much of their early, pre-BDP work. The proper third album, Double Figure, followed in spring 2001, and the handy Plaid remix collection Parts in the Post was issued in 2003 by Peacefrog. The end of the year brought the duo's fourth proper LP, Spokes. Plaid was quiet on the recording front for several years, returning finally in mid-2006 with Greedy Baby, a mini-album that found the pair co-billed with visual artist Bob Jaroc.)
Heaven's Door: The Soundtrack
P_amazon
Se also: http://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2007/02/flavor-of-week-06.html
Clark (Chris Clark)
www.myspace.com/throttleclark
(Clark is excellent, inovaiting and interesting as always!)
Totems Flare
CC_amazon
Se also: http://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2009/04/flavor-of-week-18.html
Informatik
www.myspace.com/informatik
Beyond
I_amazon
( ;D --> In the summer of 1993, Da5id Din and Matthew Crofoot formed Informatik based on a shared interest in the electronic music that was coming from Europe. They began recording together immediately, and after founding SINless Records, self-released their debut album Direct Memory Access in 1995. The Duo also successfully released the album Escape to Reality under the name Din_Fiv which stormed the charts in 2000. A highly successful US tour followed, with label mates Velvet Acid Christ and Haujobb. In 2008 Informatik returns with the album Beyond, their most unique and genre-defying work to date. Featuring guitar driven dark melodies and soulful lyrics.)
Din_Fiv:
Escape To Reality
D5_amazon
Through the Looking Glass
D51_amazon
Over And Out
www.myspace.com/moonbootique
www.moonbootica.com
( ;D --> Moonbootica are German party DJs on a mission. Whilst their German DJ contemporaries clung to the whispering overtures of minimalism, glorifying gentle fizzles and clicks as symphonies, Moonbootica went hell for leather as far in the opposite direction as it is possible to go. Their sound is one of unique, booty shakin music and has seen them tagged as Germanys premier dance export.)
moonbootica, resident mix (sputnik)
MB_Aimnat
Moonlight Welfare
MB_amazon
Nude
www.myspace.com/nudefakecredibility
( ;D --> European Electropop finally in the 21st Century. Courage to experiment is always worthwhile, especially if you have enough ideas, and sufficiently independent of the established record industry.)
Panic Attack
N_amazon
Black Box
N1_amazon
Plaid
www.plaid.co.uk
( ;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, the pair brought several nascent Plaid tracks to the Black Dog table on the group's debut, Bytes, a collection of tracks recorded by various iterations of the three members. The group recorded several albums and EPs throughout the early and mid-'90s, heley .
The pair split from Downie in 1995, and began rechanneling their efforts full-time with an EP on the neo-electro Clear label before signing to Warp. (The pair also recorded an album with European techno figure Mark Broom under the pseudonym Repeat. Both of Plaid's first two full-lengths, 1998's Not for Threes and the following year's Rest Proof Clockwork, were issued in the U.S. through Nothing. Once Warp set up a home on American shores, however, Plaid made the natural switch with the long-awaited collection Trainer, a retrospective including much of their early, pre-BDP work. The proper third album, Double Figure, followed in spring 2001, and the handy Plaid remix collection Parts in the Post was issued in 2003 by Peacefrog. The end of the year brought the duo's fourth proper LP, Spokes. Plaid was quiet on the recording front for several years, returning finally in mid-2006 with Greedy Baby, a mini-album that found the pair co-billed with visual artist Bob Jaroc.)
Heaven's Door: The Soundtrack
P_amazon
Se also: http://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2007/02/flavor-of-week-06.html
Clark (Chris Clark)
www.myspace.com/throttleclark
(Clark is excellent, inovaiting and interesting as always!)
Totems Flare
CC_amazon
Se also: http://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2009/04/flavor-of-week-18.html
Informatik
www.myspace.com/informatik
Beyond
I_amazon
( ;D --> In the summer of 1993, Da5id Din and Matthew Crofoot formed Informatik based on a shared interest in the electronic music that was coming from Europe. They began recording together immediately, and after founding SINless Records, self-released their debut album Direct Memory Access in 1995. The Duo also successfully released the album Escape to Reality under the name Din_Fiv which stormed the charts in 2000. A highly successful US tour followed, with label mates Velvet Acid Christ and Haujobb. In 2008 Informatik returns with the album Beyond, their most unique and genre-defying work to date. Featuring guitar driven dark melodies and soulful lyrics.)
Din_Fiv:
Escape To Reality
D5_amazon
Through the Looking Glass
D51_amazon
Over And Out
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Flavor of the week #32
DiRTY dOERing
www.myspace.com/veltendoering
Papa Loco
DD_AK_Beatpot
( ;D --> Alexander Kowalski Remix!!!)
www.myspace.com/alexanderkowalski
Dasha Rush
www.myspace.com/dasharushsound
www.dasharush.info
I Run Iron I Run Ironic
DR_Decks
( ;D --> This is the second album from the strange and twisted world inhabited by Dasha Rush and a bunch of broken sounding machines. While her first album was cast from a more conventional template, “I Run Iron I Run Ironic” comes from a weirder and more interesting place. Like Pole or Pete Namlook if they had a dose of wry feminine humour, Dasha weaves a thread of inky blackness through the many layers of her sonic collage.)
Sopor Aeternus (& the Ensemble of Shadows )
www.myspace.com/soporaeternusofficial
www.soporaeternus.de
( ;D --> Sopor Aeternus (Latin: "Eternal Sleep") is a darkwave musical project (probably the deepest of dark bands) based in Frankfurt founded in 1989 by Anna-Varney Cantodea. Since the project's beginnings, Anna-Varney's music has gained notoriety for being extremely personalized, melancholic and pessimistic, drawing on a number of different musical and visual styles to be incorporated into her unique and unusual work. Despite years of media attention in Europe, not much is known about Cantodea and her personal life. All known information has been attained from interviews and publications in print. What is established is that Anna-Varney Cantodea is a pre-operative transwoman, and has decided to remain as such, citing "spiritual conflict" if gender reassignment surgery is performed. Sopor Aeternus also credits the Ensemble of Shadows for her inspirations. These are spirits, beings who she says she receives the musical compositions from. She also works through depression with the aid of her music, as can be heard on the demos, produced at a time when she was gravely ill and at risk of losing her eyesight. She describes her subsequent works as "introverted exhibitionism." They are also expressions of extreme, intense pain.
Dead Lovers' Sarabande (Face One)
SA_amazon
Ich Tote Mich Jedesmal Aufs
SA1_amazon
La Chambre d'Echo
SA2_amazon
( ;D --> Sopor has also recored a cover version of Kraftwerk's "Das Modell" which she translates into Latin and plays on a baroque harpsichord!)
Model Est
SA3_amazon
Voyager - The Jugglers Of Jusa
SA4_amazon
Little Nobody
www.myspace.com/littlenobodymuzak
( ;D --> An expat Australian freelance music, movie and anime journalist, writer, photographer, DJ, record label head honcho, and experimental electronic music producer who's been based in Tokyo over the past 8 years... He's also bunked up in London, traveled a bit round the globe, and during the course of a decade and a bit of hack journalism has interviewed people as far afield as Kraftwerk, Jeff Mills, Coldcut, Genesis P. Orridge (from industrial pioneers Throbbing Gristle), Derrick May, Si Begg, Famke Janssen (from the "X-Men" movies), and Mamoru Oshii (the director of the anime classic "Ghost In The Shell").)
Compulsion
LN_amazon
Robota
LN1_amazon
Little Nobody: Wayward Seafarers EP
LN2_amazon
Action Hero
LN3_amazon
B12
www.myspace.com/b12records
( ;D --> B12 Records was founded in 1990 by Mike Golding and Steve Rutter as a vehicle for themselves and other like minded individuals to release electronic music for listening and dancing. Today, B12 Records -- spear-headed by the duo’s common pseudonym “B12” -- has exactly the same goal, to provide quality electronic music for futuristic feet and forward thinking minds.)
Last Days Of Silence Remixes
B12_amazon
Posthuman, Monsters and Vortices EP
www.b12records.com/#comingsoon
( ;D --> comes to B12 Records. August 2009.)
B12 Records Archive Volume 7
B121_amazon
Se also: http://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2008/10/flavor-of-week-43.html
Over And Out
www.myspace.com/veltendoering
Papa Loco
DD_AK_Beatpot
( ;D --> Alexander Kowalski Remix!!!)
www.myspace.com/alexanderkowalski
Dasha Rush
www.myspace.com/dasharushsound
www.dasharush.info
I Run Iron I Run Ironic
DR_Decks
( ;D --> This is the second album from the strange and twisted world inhabited by Dasha Rush and a bunch of broken sounding machines. While her first album was cast from a more conventional template, “I Run Iron I Run Ironic” comes from a weirder and more interesting place. Like Pole or Pete Namlook if they had a dose of wry feminine humour, Dasha weaves a thread of inky blackness through the many layers of her sonic collage.)
Sopor Aeternus (& the Ensemble of Shadows )
www.myspace.com/soporaeternusofficial
www.soporaeternus.de
( ;D --> Sopor Aeternus (Latin: "Eternal Sleep") is a darkwave musical project (probably the deepest of dark bands) based in Frankfurt founded in 1989 by Anna-Varney Cantodea. Since the project's beginnings, Anna-Varney's music has gained notoriety for being extremely personalized, melancholic and pessimistic, drawing on a number of different musical and visual styles to be incorporated into her unique and unusual work. Despite years of media attention in Europe, not much is known about Cantodea and her personal life. All known information has been attained from interviews and publications in print. What is established is that Anna-Varney Cantodea is a pre-operative transwoman, and has decided to remain as such, citing "spiritual conflict" if gender reassignment surgery is performed. Sopor Aeternus also credits the Ensemble of Shadows for her inspirations. These are spirits, beings who she says she receives the musical compositions from. She also works through depression with the aid of her music, as can be heard on the demos, produced at a time when she was gravely ill and at risk of losing her eyesight. She describes her subsequent works as "introverted exhibitionism." They are also expressions of extreme, intense pain.
Dead Lovers' Sarabande (Face One)
SA_amazon
Ich Tote Mich Jedesmal Aufs
SA1_amazon
La Chambre d'Echo
SA2_amazon
( ;D --> Sopor has also recored a cover version of Kraftwerk's "Das Modell" which she translates into Latin and plays on a baroque harpsichord!)
Model Est
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Voyager - The Jugglers Of Jusa
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Little Nobody
www.myspace.com/littlenobodymuzak
( ;D --> An expat Australian freelance music, movie and anime journalist, writer, photographer, DJ, record label head honcho, and experimental electronic music producer who's been based in Tokyo over the past 8 years... He's also bunked up in London, traveled a bit round the globe, and during the course of a decade and a bit of hack journalism has interviewed people as far afield as Kraftwerk, Jeff Mills, Coldcut, Genesis P. Orridge (from industrial pioneers Throbbing Gristle), Derrick May, Si Begg, Famke Janssen (from the "X-Men" movies), and Mamoru Oshii (the director of the anime classic "Ghost In The Shell").)
Compulsion
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Robota
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Little Nobody: Wayward Seafarers EP
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Action Hero
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B12
www.myspace.com/b12records
( ;D --> B12 Records was founded in 1990 by Mike Golding and Steve Rutter as a vehicle for themselves and other like minded individuals to release electronic music for listening and dancing. Today, B12 Records -- spear-headed by the duo’s common pseudonym “B12” -- has exactly the same goal, to provide quality electronic music for futuristic feet and forward thinking minds.)
Last Days Of Silence Remixes
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Posthuman, Monsters and Vortices EP
www.b12records.com/#comingsoon
( ;D --> comes to B12 Records. August 2009.)
B12 Records Archive Volume 7
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Se also: http://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2008/10/flavor-of-week-43.html
Over And Out
Friday, July 24, 2009
Flavor of the week #31
Sumisonic
www.myspace.com/sumisonic
( ;D --> Delicious DeepDub, Abstract, AmbientTechno, Drone & Psychedelic act from Japan.)
Cyclone
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Cyclone
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Moby
www.moby.com
www.myspace.com/moby
Wait for me
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( ;D--> superb!)
Claro Intelecto
www.myspace.com/claro_intelecto
( ;D --> After four volumes of Warehouse Sessions and a few additional twelve inchers on Modern Love, Mark Stewart releases his sophomore LP on the same label. Stewart began his Claro Intelecto project in 2003 on Manchesters IDM label, AI, with a Peace of Mind EP. He quickly followed the release with the acclaimed Neurofibro (named after his genetic disease). Metanarrative is more melodic than the preceding EPs, centered around deep bass groans and minimal grinds building up the postmodernist grand narrative. Stewart infuses the Detroit influenced UK beats with his IDM and electro background, creating an album that spans the sub-genres from dub techno to tech-house.)
Warehouse Sessions
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Metanarrative
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Section EP
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( ;D --> Mono :).)
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Neurofibro
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Dioxyde
www.myspace.com/dioxyde
( ;D --> Harsh Spanish electro)
Social Phobia
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Unheilig
www.myspace.com/unheilig
www.unheilig.com
( ;D --> Unheilig (German for "Unholy") is a German Neue Deutsche Härte band. They are stylistically connected to the Dark Culture. Unheilig was formed in 1999 and consists of Der Graf, Grant Stevens and Jose Alvarez-Brill.)
Puppenspiel
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Over And Out
www.myspace.com/sumisonic
( ;D --> Delicious DeepDub, Abstract, AmbientTechno, Drone & Psychedelic act from Japan.)
Cyclone
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Cyclone
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Moby
www.moby.com
www.myspace.com/moby
Wait for me
M_amazon
( ;D--> superb!)
Claro Intelecto
www.myspace.com/claro_intelecto
( ;D --> After four volumes of Warehouse Sessions and a few additional twelve inchers on Modern Love, Mark Stewart releases his sophomore LP on the same label. Stewart began his Claro Intelecto project in 2003 on Manchesters IDM label, AI, with a Peace of Mind EP. He quickly followed the release with the acclaimed Neurofibro (named after his genetic disease). Metanarrative is more melodic than the preceding EPs, centered around deep bass groans and minimal grinds building up the postmodernist grand narrative. Stewart infuses the Detroit influenced UK beats with his IDM and electro background, creating an album that spans the sub-genres from dub techno to tech-house.)
Warehouse Sessions
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Metanarrative
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Section EP
CI_Boomkat
( ;D --> Mono :).)
CI_Youtube
Neurofibro
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Dioxyde
www.myspace.com/dioxyde
( ;D --> Harsh Spanish electro)
Social Phobia
D_amazon
Unheilig
www.myspace.com/unheilig
www.unheilig.com
( ;D --> Unheilig (German for "Unholy") is a German Neue Deutsche Härte band. They are stylistically connected to the Dark Culture. Unheilig was formed in 1999 and consists of Der Graf, Grant Stevens and Jose Alvarez-Brill.)
Puppenspiel
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Over And Out
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