Flavor of the week #51

David Lynch
http://davidlynch.com 
( ;D --> David Lynch is best known for making films that bring our darkest thoughts to life in ways creepier than we could ever imagine. But the 64-year-old art-house staple isn't just a director-- he's a painter, a meditation advocate, an amateur meteorologist, and a musician, too. Along with writing lyrics for longtime composing partner Angelo Badalamenti, Lynch helped with some of the otherworldly atmospherics for several of his films and even wrote (and sang) on two songs for his last feature, 2006's Inland Empire. Last year, Lynch collaborated with Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse's Mark Linkous on the Dark Night of the Soul project. Nowadays, the musical muse is hitting Lynch particularly hard. He just released a double A-side single featuring an uncharacteristic electronic track called "Good Day Today" along with a (more characteristic) twisted blues track, "I Know".)
Good Day Today
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Good Day Today (Boys Noize Remix)
http://rcrdlbl.com/artists/David_Lynch/track/Good_Day_Today_Boys_Noize_Remix
( ;D --> An uncluttered, ear-pleasing electro-pop track with pulsing production - think Aphex Twin¹s ³Fingerbib² with less sauce, through a vocal mask of heavy computer filtration.)
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Boys Noize blog
www.boysnoize.com/blog/?p=3162
Se also:
http://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2010/07/flavor-of-week-31.html


Terminal Choice
www.myspace.com/terminalchoicemusic
www.terminal-choice.de
( ;D --> Terminal Choice is a German Electronic rock band. It was formed by singer Chris Pohl (also of Blutengel, Tumor, Pain of Progress and owner of the Fear Section label) in 1993. Their lyrics are sung in German and English. The sound was originally primarily electronic music, but with the 1998 album Navigator, guitars were added. Besides Chris, the original lineup included Jens Gärtner, who provided the drum and loops. In 1997, Manuel Selling was added to the lineup to provide the guitars. In 2000, Manuel left the band and Gordon Mocznay took over on guitar and bass guitar. A year later in 2001, Louis Manke joined the band as well, adding a second guitar to the band. Terminal Choice is currently Chris Pohl's main project, and have had success in Germany. The success of Terminal Choice has also transferred to the other members of Terminal Choice, as Chris helped Gordon form his own band, Mordorn, and also helped Louis form a band named Staubkind. Despite being involved with numerous bands, all members are still creating music with Terminal Choice.)
Übermacht
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Kaine Macht
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyZH7Wv1cmA


Dntel/ James Figurine (aka Jimmy Tamborello)
www.myspace.com/jamesfigurine  
www.jimmytamborello.com  
www.dntelmusic.com
( ;D --> Better known perhaps for his work in bands like the Postal Service and Dntel, James Figurine (or Jimmy Tamborello) was inspired to create his own techno-pop solo album while on tour through Germany. Enlisting vocal help from Erlend Øye and Jenny Lewis, among others, James Figurine's debut solo album, Mistake Mistake Mistake Mistake, was released in 2006.)
After Parties 2
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( ;D --> The second of two new EP's from Jimmy Tamborello’s Dntel, ‘After Parties II’ is possibly an even more horizontal take on his sound delivering subtle house experimentations and excursions into cavernous dub.)
Se also:
http://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2010/04/flavor-of-week-15.html


Krystal Klear
www.myspace.com/krystaltracks
http://soundcloud.com/mygodmykrystal
( ;D -->  New Jack Swing Boogie Modern Funk 80's House Music.)
Tried For Your Love
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CTRL
www.myspace.com/ctrl
www.ctrlmusic.com
( ;D --> Ctrl debuted in 1998 with Secure The Shadow. Over the next eight years, the band released three more acclaimed albums, and appeared on various compilations. 2009 saw the release of their fifth offering, Lost In Static. It allows the unique blend of pop-tinged electro, driving beats and signature guitar to remain the staples of their sound. The band continues to grow with each new incarnation, while carefully tipping a hat to the founders of style. The band is often augmented by long-standing compatriots. Since inception, CTRL has performed more than 70 shows, with such notable acts as: Covenant, VNV Nation, Funker Vogt, Assemblage 23, Icon Of Coil, Combichrist, Chemlab, Information Society, London After Midnight, Cruxshadows, Voltaire, Imperative Reaction, Stomkern, and Iris, as well as many others.)
Lost in static
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www.cdbaby.com/cd/ctrl6
Lose the image
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Flavor of the week #50

Scuba
www.myspace.com/paulhotflush
( ;D --> Scuba, aka Paul Rose, has been at the forefront of the dubstep scene since its birth. Having founded the innovative and influential Hotflush Recordings label in 2003, he has continually brought colour and depth to an advancing genre, expanding its sonic structure and increasing its influence on the wider electronic scene. Through Scuba and seminal work by central figures including Distance, Vex d and more recently Mount Kimbie and Joy Orbison, Hotflush remains crucial to the immediate moment and the developing future of the most exciting aspects of electronic music.)
Triangulation
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( ;D --> Following the first Scuba album, A Mutual Antipathy (2008), and the more recent Aesaunic EP (2009), this album takes the Scuba sound to a new level. The collision of dubstep and techno has produced startling music from a wide range of producers in the last few years, none more than Scuba, and that has been well documented. But Triangulation moves past the dubstep/techno axis and into new territory. Working at multiple tempos, the album covers an area ranging from house to experimental drum n bass while retaining the Scuba sound that has become so distinctive. You Got Me and So You Think You re Special, released as an advance 12 , reflect the range of the album with the huge bass and frenetic energy of the former contrasting with the melancholic atmospheres and melodies of the latter. The listless beauty of Before, the aggressively percussive Minerals and the hyperactive electro of On Deck provide further stylistic variation, but this is not simply a collection of tracks for the best sonic results this album should be listened to in full.)
RA.198 Scuba vs SCB
www.residentadvisor.net/podcast-episode.aspx?id=198
Sub: Stance
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A Mutual Antipathy
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Lights Out
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FlVrJOeD80


Meat beat manifesto
www.myspace.com/meatbeatmanifesto
www.meatbeatmanifesto.com
( ;D --> Meat Beat Manifesto have been perfecting their techno sound since 1987 and have been major influencers on trip-hop, as well as drum and bass along the way. MBM’s latest album, Answers Come in Dreams, was just dreleased via Metropolis Records together with their new video for “Waterphone”. Juxtaposing vintage film footage—among some of the earliest recorded by the first mo
vie cameras of the turn-of-the-century—with their hyper-modern electro beats, “Waterphone” is both artsy and cerebral.)
Answers Come in Dreams
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Waterphone
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnydQsl44Go&feature=player_embedded#!
Se also:
http://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2009/01/flavor-of-week-4_18.html
And:
http://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2008/08/flavor-of-week-33.html
And:
http://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2008/01/flavor-of-week-3.html


Einstürzende Neubauten
www.myspace.com/neubauten
www.neubauten.org
( ;D --> Einstürzende Neubauten (German pronunciation: ['a?n??t??ts?nd? 'n???ba?t?n], Collapsing New Buildings) is a German experimental band, originally from West Berlin, formed in 1980. The group currently comprises Blixa Bargeld (lead vocals, guitar, keyboard), Alexander Hacke (bass, guitar, vocals), N.U. Unruh (custom-made instruments, percussion, vocals), Jochen Arbeit (guitar and vocals), and Rudolf Moser (custom-built instruments, percussion, and vocals). One of their "trademarks" is the use of custom-built instruments, predominantly made out of scrap metal and building tools, and noises, in addition to standard musical instruments.)
Strategies Against Architecture, Vol. 4
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http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14891-strategies-against-architecture-vol-4/
Se also:
http://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2008/05/flavor-of-week-20.html
And:
http://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2007/09/flavor-of-week-38.html


Marek Hemmann
www.myspace.com/marekhemmann
www.marekhemmann.com
( ;D --> Marek Hemmann has grown into the electronic music as a hunter, collector and true connoisseur of tones and sonics. It all began in the beginning of the 90’s with a guitar whose sonic spectrum was far too limited for him. The discovery of the samplers and the synthesizers suddenly opened new possibilities where the acoustic world could be conserved; it was now possible with sound and noise on synthesizers to create what the human ear has never before experienced. The reason for the sonic passion was delivered to him via the techno parties late 90’s in his home area of Gera which was soon a weekly anchor for electronic experimentation.)
In Between
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Pouppee Fabrikk
www.myspace.com/pouppeefabrikk
www.pouppee-fabrikk.com  
( ;D --> Pouppée Fabrikk is a Swedish EBM band, started in 1988 by Henrik Björkk and Leif Holm, who both hail from Karlskoga. Initially, the music of Pouppée Fabrikk (PF) borrowed heavily from minimalistic electronic acts such as Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft and Nitzer Ebb, but with the addition of Jouni Olilla and Jonas Aneheim on guitar PF moved towards a more Die Krupps-style electronic/metal mix. The "Your Pain - Our Gain" CD was meant to be released in 1996, but due to differences in opinion between the band and the record company (Energy Rekords) it was delayed until 1999. In 1996 the band decided to take a break and PF was put on hold and the band members worked on various solo projects. In 2000 the band re-united for a gig at the Tinitus Electronic Festival and announced that they were making a comeback and returning to their roots. They released a four track mini CD entitled "Elite Electronics". A year later though, both Jouni and Henrik left the band to concentrate on their respective solo careers. PF disbanded shortly afterwards. After seven years of absence from the scene the band reunits in 2009, Christian R filling the place of former member Jouni Ollila. In October 2010, they once again re-united for a gig; this time at Bodyfest on Fryshuset.)
Symtom (sample)
www.youtube.com/watch#!v=Dj7Re5aSvBY&feature=related
( ;D --> Studio work in progress; PF studio pre-production for the coming release 2010.5 Demoversion of the track "Symptom".)
Betrayalizer @Bodyfest 2010 (Stockholm, 10/10-2010)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tk5CO6Ms93U

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Flavor of the week #49

Balam Acab
www.myspace.com/thebalamacab
( ;D --> Balam Acab, like Salem and oOoOO, traverse the same shadowy territories that seem at once sensual and unnerving. Balam Acab creates something akin to Burial being slowly drowned in an ocean of drone, a cybernetic limbo haunted by distant machine moans, those trademark ghostly digi-diva vocals positively lost in another world all together. Influences: feelings, vibes, souls, spirits, nature, essences. Sounds Like:fear, nostalgia, bliss, sadness, euphoria, beauty, peace, dreams, loneliness, longing, a removal of all the layers that aren't until the one which is has been found, i want you to get lost...)
See Birds (Moon)
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See Birds
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See Bird
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNvrOiQZP-0


Simian Mobile Disco
www.myspace.com/simianmobiledisco
http://simianmobiledisco.co.uk  
( ;D --> Simian Mobile Disco are a UK based production and remix team. Formed from the ashes of Simian in 2005 its members are James Ford and Jas Shaw. In addition to his work with Simian Mobile Disco, James Ford is a producer and has worked with bands such as Florence & the Machine, Arctic Monkeys, Peaches and Klaxons.)
Delicacies
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Se also
http://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2010/10/flavor-of-week-42.html
And:
http://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2009/09/flavor-of-week-37.html
Audacity of Huge
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ylu0ybj7DIg


Kode9
www.myspace.com/kode9
www.kode9.com/
www.hyperdub.com
( ;D --> Kode9 (born Steve Goodman in Glasgow, Scotland) is a London-based electronic music artist, DJ, and owner of the Hyperdub record label. An MC, The Spaceape, is a frequent collaborator. Initially inspired by what he calls the "hardcore continuum", he also draws on dub reggae, and was one of the founding members of the early dubstep scene (which he views as a continuation of developments originally stemming from UK Hardcore). He appeared on the Grime compilation on Rephlex, and released the full-length album Memories of the Future (featuring the Spaceape) on his own label Hyperdub. Kode9 has a Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Warwick and has published a book, Sonic Warfare: Sound, Affect, and the Ecology of Fear.)
DJ Kicks
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Se also:
http://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2008/01/kode9-www.html


Jamie Anderson (Deepgroove)
www.myspace.com/djjamieanderson
( ;D --> There are few electronic music lovers that haven’t already heard Jamie Anderson’s work. He has proved himself as a long-term force to be reckoned within the dance music scene, not only through his own broad spectrum of production talents across the colours of dance music. Jamie perfectly combines the grooving subtleties of house with the twisted funk of techno. Additionally Jamie can be found producing under various pseudonyms with other artists lining up to work and be part of his productions and collaborations. He has joined forces to work on studio projects with artists such as Jesse Rose, Owain K, Jerome, Louis Osbourne, Deepgroove and Switch.)
13 Machines
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http://open.spotify.com/album/5FGzAtB0kUsVA7C2qLp5lx
Blue Music
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Thy Veils
www.myspace.com/thyveils
http://thyveils.com/
( ;D --> Thy Veils (Daniel Dorobantu) is an ambient neoclassical experimental music project from Timisoara. "To listen and listen again to this admirable musical surprise evokes names like Black Tape for a Blue Girl or Arcana, even though Thy Veils lacks voice interpretation. But the luxuriance has always been present, as well as the diversity, the purity of the sound, the clarity of it all.)
Mountain And Cloud
http://thyveils.bandcamp.com/album/mountain-and-cloud
Diaphanous Depressions
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Flavor of the week #48

Matthew Dear/Audion
www.suckfish.org
www.matthewdear.com
( ;D --> Depending on whom you ask, Matthew Dear is a DJ, a dance-music producer, an experimental pop artist, a bandleader. He co-founded both Ghostly International and its dancefloor offshoot, Spectral Sound. He’s had remixes commissioned by The XX, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Spoon, Hot Chip, The Postal Service, and Chemical Brothers; he’s made mixes for the Fabric mix series and Get Physical’s Body Language. He maintains four aliases (Audion, False, Jabberjaw, and Matthew Dear), each with its own style and distinct visual identity.)
Black City
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Se also:
http://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2008_06_01_archive.html


O Yuki Conjugate
www.myspace.com/oyukiconjugate
www.oyukiconjugate.com
( ;D --> O Yuki Conjugate is an organic ambient musical group, formed in Nottingham in 1982, now sometimes based in London. Their music has variously been categorized as darkwave, industrial, ambient and tribal-ambient. Members of the group vary, but include C. Elliot, R. Horberry, T. Horberry, A. Hulme, D. Mudford, P.A. Woodhead & R. Jenkins. Currently in their 3rd incarnation, their music is often hard to find and released in limited editions. Instruments on the recording Peyote include tongue drums, roto-toms, bongos, congas, "big bean," "found percussion," drum machine, wind chimes, loops, frying pan, bass guitar, samples, keyboards, fractal guitar, e-bow, flutes, chants, radio, wildlife, tablas, berimbau, nose-singing, and vocals. Their music, as apparent from this list, is percussive and inventive, but it is also atmospheric.)
Sunchemical
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Peyote
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OYC25
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The Euphoria Of Disobedience
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Dadamnphreaknoizphunk
www.myspace.com/ddpnp
www.ddpnp.de
( ;D --> Oliver Bondzio and Ramon Zenker aka Hardfloor dedicate themselves under their alias Dadamnphreaknoizphunk to the more relaxed sides of our existence. They rock your soul with their smart and unique mix of hiphop beats and electroid sounds: deep`n`dope stuff with a befitting portion of 303.)
The Cheerleaders Are Smilin' At You
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Take Off Da Hot Sweater
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http://open.spotify.com/album/4j1GHx6inrCmLMMwty71Z1
http://soundcloud.com/dadamnphreaknoizphunk


Pink Industry
www.myspace.com/yourmomma75
( ;D --> For all intents and purposes, Pink Industry was a duo of former Pink Military leader/vocalist Jayne Casey (also formerly of Big in Japan) and bassist/keyboardist Ambrose Reynolds (Frankie Goes to Hollywood). Other contributors came and left with frequency. Continuing in the path that Pink Military was headed during their brief existence, Casey and Ambrose's group combined the "anything goes" spirit of post-punk with further use of experimental electronics.)
The Naked Technology 2010 remastered
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What I Wouldn't Give
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlFEg3JmuU0


Boris Brejcha
www.myspace.com/borisbrejcha
( ;D --> Boris combines his sound with a maximum of variety which has no peer. Each song is some kind of its own adventure. Once in a relation with elements of electro, break beats, IDM, or sometimes with small Ambient parts.)
Fruhe Autisten
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My Name Is
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http://open.spotify.com/album/6EP3DOUMFE0Cu3G7fgNsou
Flockentanz
www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3NPOnna0Z8

Over And Out

Flavor of the week #47

Diverje
www.myspace.com/diverje
www.dsbp.cx/diverje
( ;D --> Diverje is a collaborative team project put together by TOMMY T. in 1996.The main members contributing these days are Vince Pujol, Josh Wood, Xon, and Jamie Rosen. The style is diverse, electro-industrial music with other ectronic styles flavorings mildly added for an original mix.)
Unleashed
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( ;D --> Diverje return with their 7th full length album. New member Adam Lane has written half of the album together with Tommy T. Contributions come from regular members Josh Wood (The Mercy Cage), and Vince Pujol. Expect 12 brand new songs and collaborations, plus 3 bonus remixes from Proyecto Crisis, Viglante and Diverje themselves. Also included is a cover of the Depeche Mode classic "Leave in silence" (1981).)
Stitched
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Stitched
www.youtube.com/watch?v=33k9H8Q_SfU


Oliver Koletzki
www.oliver-koletzki.de
www.myspace.com/koletzki
( ;D --> Originally born in the West German town of Braunschweig and with roots in German hip hop, Oliver Koletzki later moved to Berlin to study music and began making electronic music. It was while hanging out at Berlin's Watergate club that the inspiration for his track 'Der Mückenschwarm' came upon him. Hammered by everyone from Sven Vath to Pete Tong the release was later named "Best Track" in the 2005 Reader's Poll of Germany's Groove Magazine and has since been remixed by Dominik Eulberg and Pig & Dan.)
Get Wasted
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Se also:
http://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2009/12/flavor-of-week-51.html


Leæther Strip
www.myspace.com/leaetherstrip
Dark pasages
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( ;D --> After having paid homage to one of his mentors (John Carpenter) on his 'Haelloween' EP, Claus Larsen now goes one level further by creating the complete soundtrack for the "Dark Passages" movie directed by Cesar Cruz. The alchemy of their creative union shows how much both men have been inspiring each other and how they have made each other's dreams come true.)
Se also:
http://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2010/07/flavor-of-week-29.html
And:
http://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2008/02/flavor-of-week-7.html


Booka Shade
www.myspace.com/bookashade
www.bookashade.com/
( ;D --> Booka Shade is a German electrohouse duo . It is made up of Walter Merziger and Arno Kammermeier, described as veterans of the Frankfurt electronic music scene. They have released four albums, Memento, Movements, The Sun & the Neon Light and More !. Their 2005 singles "Mandarine Girl" and "Body Language" (with M.A.N.D.Y.) were widely played in clubs and licensed on many mix CDs.)
More!
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Se also:
http://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2008/05/flavor-of-week-22.html
And:
http://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2008/02/flavor-of-week-6.html


Indica
www.myspace.com/theindicaband  
www.indica-music.com/
A Way Away
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Indica - Islands Of Light
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsNfNKPxoJc


Over and Out

Flavor of the week #46

Inertia
www.myspace.com/inertia001
http://www.inertia.gs/
( ;D --> After an extensive period with other industrial acts, Inertia was formed in one form or another in 1992 by Reza Udhin. After several name changes and line up changes, the project was stabelized as Inertia in 1994. Reza decided to concentrate on a project which brought together elements of Industrial and Techno to form something quite different to anything in the scene at that time. "Inertia are the best and most aggressive band in London" .. Gary )
Deworlded
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( ;D --> Out on 22nd November 2010 is the brand new Inertia album "Deworlded". The album is the result of 3 years working in the studio developing the band's songwriting and production techniques, bringing together - and we quote the band - "a mix of electronic sequences, harsh rhythms, crunching guitars and dark song structures to present the band's best work to date"."Deworlded" was recorded by Reza Udhin (Killing Joke), Alexys B (Electro Falco), Kneill X (ex-Killing Joke / Killer B Movie) and Andrew Lowlife (Swarf).)
Johnny, Remember Me
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Inertia
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Daft Punk
www.myspace.com/daftpunk
www.daftpunk.com
( ;D --> Daft Punk are an influential electronic dance duo formed by French producers Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo in Paris in 1993. Their music is a fusion of electronic styles including techno, house and disco that has since been described as 'French house'. The duo are protective of their physical identities and are usually depicted wearing masks or with their faces out of focus - this was initially through shyness, although the image of man-machines was in keeping with the electronic nature of their music. The band are also known for their videos, using the skills of acclaimed directors Spike Jonze ("Da Funk"), Michel Gondry ("Around The World"), and Roman Coppola ("Revolution 909").)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daft_Punk
Tron Legacy [Soundtrack]
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http://www.tronsoundtrack.co.uk/
http://pitchfork.com/news/40631-listen-another-full-daft-punk-itroni-track/
Alive 2007
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Human after all
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Discovery
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Homework
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The Chrystal Method
www.myspace.com/thecrystalmethod
The Crystal Method
( ;D --> The Crystal Method is a Grammy nominated electronic music duo that formed in Los Angeles, California in the early 1990s. It is made up of Ken Jordan and Scott Kirkland. The duo is known for their live sets and for having many of their songs feature in films, television shows, and video games. With the platinum-status album Vegas, The Crystal Method has become one of the best-selling electronica bands in the United States.)
Bones Theme
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Drown In The Now
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Legion of Boom
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'High Roller' is featured in the new Victoria's Secret commercial:
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Se also:
http://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2009/06/flavor-of-week-27.html


Psy'aviah
www.myspace.com/psyaviah
www.psyaviah.com/
( ;D --> Psy'Aviah is an Industrial rock / Electroclash / Dark EBM band from Antwerp, Belgium. The band took form in 2004 and was mainly focused on playing live. Later that year they won the Studio Brussel Demopoll with The Future Of The Sun. In 2007 they teamed up with Len Lemeire (from Implant/32Crash fame) to record their first album Creationism. 2008 saw the signing to the Alfa Matrix record label and the release of a new album, featurings and remixes. 2010 brings the third album of Psy'Aviah entitled Eclectric, produced by band member Yves Schelpe and mastered by Geert de Wilde of IC 434 in Antwerp. Their third album brings again a mix of electric eclecticism, varying between styles always with a hint of darkness. This time they have invited some more guests such as Jean-Luc De Meyer of Front 242 fame to sing on the track Ophélie, and Jennifer Parkin of Ayria who guests on the track Into The Game.)
Eclectric + Eclectricism
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IVardensphere
www.myspace.com/ivardensphere
http://syntheticsounds.ca/
( ;D --> Based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, iVardensphere is a band that plays a mixture of tribal tinged industrial, EBM and power noise music. The group has also remixed various other artists including Zombie Girl, Iszoloscope and Rotersand.)
Bloodwater
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'The Source of Uncertainty'
www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5RXpgqAGRE

Over And Out

Flavor of the week #45

Apparat
www.myspace.com/apparat
www.apparat.net
( ;D --> Apparat (Sascha Ring) is a German electronic musician living in Berlin and one of the owners of Shitkatapult records. Starting out with dance floor-oriented techno, he later started to create ambient music and more recently became "more interested in designing sounds than beats".)
DJ Kicks
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Circles
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fexjc8b7IY
Se also:
http://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2009/06/flavor-of-week-25.html
And: 
http://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2008/07/flavor-of-week-29.html
And:
http://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2007/10/apparat-www.html


Darkstar
www.hyperdub.net
North
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( ;D --> Darkstar in 2010 are an upgraded model of the Darkstar which released the much loved single ‘Aidy’s Girl is A Computer’ at the end of 2009. That song and previous singles ‘Need you’ and ‘Squeeze my lime’ hinted at a nascent song writing talent and a mastery of oozing synth drones. The synths remain, but since then, the band have adjusted their focus, and added a lead singer James Buttery to the production and writing team of James Young and Aiden Whalley. The result is a brave, low-key pop masterpiece, which discards with the cheap thrills and treadmill ideas that many deploy to access success. Instead, 'North' will creep up on you with each listen, seducing you with achingly gorgeous, synthesized song writing.)


Conjure One
www.myspace.com/conjureone
www.conjureone.com  
( ;D --> Conjure One is the main creative outlet for producer Rhys Fulber, former member of industrial flag bearers Front Line Assembly and ambient electronic crossover act Delerium. He is also known for his extremely varied production resume which includes artists ranging from Fear Factory to Josh Groban.)
Exilarch
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Extraordinary Ways
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Conjure One
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Iris
www.myspace.com/iris2
( ;D --> Iris returns in 2010 with their fourth studio release, Blacklight. Intense electronics combine with their trademark melodic sense to create a powerful, compelling atmosphere. Singer Reagan Jones is as personal as ever, and the production takes a strong leap forward.)
Blacklight
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Closer To Real
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PkBH5iucoI&feature=player_embedded#!


Joy Serene
www.myspace.com/joyserene
http://joyserene.com
( ;D --> Joy Serene was formed in Stockholm, Sweden, 2007. Their first release was a four track ep entitled Summer which got modest, but positive, attention by the electronic scene in Sweden. The band played a few local live gigs to later return in 2010 with a debut self titled album. The album got a brilliant reception. The Swedish music site ElektroSkull wrote in their review: ”I can’t see how I’m ever going to grow tired of this record”.)
Joy Serene |
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For you
http://www.vimeo.com/15750065

Over And Out

Flavor of the week #44

Terence Fixmer
www.myspace.com/terencefixmer
Comedy of Menace
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( ;D --> With ‘Comedy Of Menace’ Terence Fixmer created a true techno album, with an instantly recognizable pure sound, a deep and dark atmosphere throughout. The Album is in many ways hypnotizing and mental, yet keeps the energy and a effectiveness for the dancefloor.)
Se also:
http://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2008/06/flavor-of-week-24.html


JonQpublik
www.myspace.com/jonqpublikmusik
( ;D --> JonQpublik navigates through lush soundscapes with Tech elements along with deeper beats and sounds, crafting a Ambient darker atmosphere.)
Compass
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JonQPublik - Compass [Album Taster Mix]
http://soundcloud.com/jonqpublik/jonqpublik-compass-album-taster-mix
House of Cards
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'Tidal Dub'
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWepzmel3PA&ob=av2e


Spektralized
www.myspace.com/spektralized 
( ;D --> Started back in 1994 by three guys from Kråkerøy in Fredrikstad (also now known as Electronikstad) in Norway. Spektralized The mixture of catchy electronic elements with sweet synthpop tunes.)
The Puzzle
www.adifferentdrum.com/buy/Spek1/Spektralized-The-Puzzle
Capture The Moment
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Atomic Skunk
www.myspace.com/atomicskunktunes
www.atomicskunk.com
( ;D --> San Francisco Bay Area based electronic musician, Rich Brodsky aka Atomic Skunk, weaves together ambient field recordings, lush pads, and organic acoustic instruments with high-tech arpeggiated synths, glitchy, chaotic rhythms, and haunting melodies to create a unique psychedelic ambient soundscape.)
Portal
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http://atomicskunk.bandcamp.com/album/portal


Mechanical Cabaret
www.myspace.com/mechcab
www.mechanicalcabaret.co.uk
( ;D --> With influences ranging from Fad Gadget, Depeche Mode, and Kraftwerk, to Iggy Pop, Sex Pistols, and Killing Joke, Mechanical Cabaret is a heady mix of industrial strength electro with memorable melodies, slamming beats, and acid-tinged throbbing bass, along with Roi’s lyrical observations of the darker side to life in general, all delivered with a deadpan dose of sardonic punk attitude and a healthy dollop of good old British black humour.)
Damaged Goods
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Flavor of the week #43

tenek
www.myspace.com/tenekuk
( ;D --> tenek is the latest project from Geoff Pinckney (The Nine/Mesh) and Pete Steer. The sound features shades of classic electronica fused with a contemporary twist.)
On the Wire
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Stateless
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Broken Note
www.myspace.com/brokennoteuk
( ;D --> Raised on a diet of pure filth; Broken Note have dragged their own unique sound kicking and screaming to the electronic music scene. Combining lean, considered production skills with an appreciation of diverse rough beats; they have quickly established themselves as a sonic force to be reckoned with. Their slower-tempo sound can only very loosely be described as Dubstep, with little in common with much of the scene's output. Instead they draw from the Sino-Rastafarian sound and heavy bass; but also combine this with more of the kind of dark and aggressive beats that can be found in Breakcore and Jungle. Their Drum and Bass output is similarly disturbingly brutal, with undulating beats and bass that are unashamed to draw from the darkly edgy sounds of Gabba and Techno. It delivers a rhythmic pounding that has set dance floors around the world on fire with its astonishing heaviness. The result is both at home in clubs and the vast expanse of a decaying urban warehouse, inspiring visions of a dark and techy future for their music.)
Terminal Static
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Let 'Em Hang / Meltdown - Single
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Psyche
www.myspace.com/psyche
( ;D --> Psyche are an enduring legend of independent electronic pop music. From cold harsh industrial, through warm synthpop, dancefloor minimal, dark wave, and beyond.)
Re-membering Dwayne
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Se also:
http://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2009/07/flavor-of-week-29.html


Juno Reactor
www.myspace.com/juno_reactor
www.reactorleak.com
( ;D --> Juno Reactor are a musical and performing act known for the cinematic fusion of electronic, orchestral and global music. Central to the project is Ben Watkins, and his collaborations with a constantly changing ensemble of musicians from across the world, including percussionist Mabi Thobejane from South Africa along with countrymen Amampondo, Eduardo Niebla, Steve Stevens, Taz Alexander, Ghetto Priest, Sugizo and recently Yasmin Levy. They are also famous for collaborating with composer Don Davis for the musical score of the film 'The Matrix' as well as other films. Originally Juno Reactor was formed as an art project in 1990; Ben Watkins wanted to collaborate with other artists to produce and be involved in exciting projects that were not commercially driven. He wanted to create experimental music/non musical soundtracks that would work with installations, art pieces and film projects.)
Fear Not (Juno Reactor vs Laibach)
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Transmissions
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Se also
http://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2008/03/flavor-of-week-13_28.html

Heimataerde
www.myspace.com/heimataerde
Unwesen
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( ;D --> Heimataerde burst onto the dark electro scene with the club-smashing single "Ich Hab die Nacht Getraeumet" and the debut album Gotteskrieger. With its sinister blend of massive electro and unusual instruments like bagpipes and cymbals, Heimataerde garnered attention from fans and reviewers alike. At a loss for a fitting description of Heimataerde s music, the press invented the term medieval-electro. Ashlar von Megalon is the narrator that leads us through this hellish scenario, having assigned himself the role of eternal wanderer on a quest for answers and a hidden truth. The new album, Unwesen, will raise a dark world of the forgotten avenger, following the trail of suppressed guilt and half-forgotten crimes rising to the surface with a vengeance. Unwesen is a further step of musical development for Heimataerde, expanding the atmosphere of its self-created genre.)
Se also:
http://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2009/12/flavor-of-week-51.html
and:
http://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2009/07/flavor-of-week-28.html
and:
http://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2008/01/kode9-www.html

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Flavor of the week #42

Absolute Body Control
www.myspace.com/absolutebodycontrolbelgium
( ;D --> Influenced by bands from the German and UK electronic scene, Dirk Ivens (synths & voice) formed Absolute Body Control early 1980, and was joined by Mark de Jonghe (synths) and Veerle de Schepper (backing vocals. became one of the first Belgian electronic acts who proved to be succesfull also on stage. In 1984 Dirk became a member of "The Klinik", followed by Eric who left after the 2nd album to form Insekt. In 1989 they released their last tape "Tracks" wich contained all ABC compilation contributions so far, but the band was put on non active well before. However, the public intrest was std so far,"Eat this" (1993) on the German VUZ records. Many people re-discovered the band and ABC releases became much sought after collector items. Still, it took them over 22 years to reform and play at festivals like the Tinitus (Sweden). With the release of the "Shattered Illusion" album, wich contains 10 brandnew tracks and the EP "Sorrow" on the Sonic Seducer Magazine, the band is completely back again and on tour all over Europe.)
Shattered Illusion
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Figures
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgr6ULrTEBY&a=4oVf-d_DwKDsBnsX9RsPaz4JptFjsLdo&list=ML&playnext=1


Die Antwoord
www.myspace.com/dieantwoord
http://dieantwoord.com/
( ;D --> Formed in Cape Town, South Africa during Spring 2009, Die Antwoord is an afrikaans futuristic rap crew consisting of Ninja (Watkin Tudor "Waddy" Jones of MaxNormal.TV) and Yo-Landi Vi$$er. DJ Hi-Tek keeps the beats nice and dirty. The majority of their debut album, $O$, was released for free on the Internet in 2009 - Ninja also handed out free albums with hand-drawn artwork at live shows called $O$: Burnt By the Master. As of Q4 2009, the band were 'officially' set to be working with Magnetron Music and were due to release a very special, limited-edition package for 2010 featuring the album, a DVD and a book. Die Antwoord's $O$ Album/DVD/Book package had a European release pending (featuring photography by Roger Ballen. But, it is impossible to buy their music anywhere, it seems...)
$O$
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Evil Boy
http://vimeo.com/15622428
Enter The Ninja
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wc3f4xU_FfQ


Simian Mobile Disco
www.myspace.com/simianmobiledisco  
http://simianmobiledisco.co.uk  
( ;D --> Simian Mobile Disco are a UK based production and remix team. Formed from the ashes of Simian in 2005 its members are James Ford and Jas Shaw. In addition to his work with Simian Mobile Disco, James Ford is a producer and has worked with bands such as Florence & the Machine, Arctic Monkeys, Peaches and Klaxons.)
Is Fixed
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( ;D --> It’s hard to believe this is the first U.S. mix release from British duo Simian Mobile Disco (a.k.a. Jas Shaw and James Ford), but it was well worth the wait. This two-disc set kicks off the first volume of a new series celebrating Fixed, a weekly party launched in New York City in 2004 by DJs JDH and Dave P at the Tribeca Grand Hotel. The parties have featured a who’s who of techno, electronica and indie electro — from LCD Soundsystem to Klaxons to Little Boots to M.A.N.D.Y. to Booka Shade to Justice. The Simians do the party’s diverse guest list proud with a varied, seamless two-disc set.)
Attack Decay Sustain Release
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Grendell
www.myspace.com/grendel
( ;D --> Dutch adrenaline flowing EBM (with their name originated from Beowulf) with Distorted vocals, acidic synth lines, pummeling bass lines, and jagged melodies :). )
Chemicals + Circuitry
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Soilbleed
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Se also:
http://barlemusic.blogspot.com/2009/12/flavor-of-week-52.html


Blutengel
www.myspace.com/officialblutengel
www.blutengel.de/
( ;D --> Blutengel (German: Blood Angel) is a German futurepop musical group. It was formed by singer Chris Pohl, also of the groups Terminal Choice, Tumor, and Miss Construction and the owner of the Fear Section label.)
Soultaker
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I'm Dying Alone
www.youtube.com/watch?v=saNoXJn_Jtc&feature=related
Der Spiegel
www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0gjtGW-Pwk&feature=related

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