Staring a thread detailing the updates to the electronic music webzine Connexion Bizarre (http://www.connexionbizarre.net/), weekly updated with album reviews, interviews, events and a double webcast.
Part 1 - http://www.connexionbizarre.net/webcast/cb_20070611-0617_a.mp3 ("Every day should be Industrial Day" with music selection by Cold Colors) Pig - My Sanctuary [Praise the Lard - Concrete Productions] Coil - Titan Arch [Loves Secret Domain - Torso] Numb - Blood [Wasted Sky - Kk Records] Download - Suni C [The Eyes of Stanley Pain - Off Beat, Sub-Conscious Communications] Individual Totem - Paradoxon [Mind Sculptures Flesh - Pendragon Records] Mentallo & the Fixer - Decomposed (Trampled) [Where Angels Fear to Tread - Metropolis] Kalte Farben - Drywet [Opium - Off Beat Records] Sister Machine Gun - Nothing [The Torture Technique - Wax Trax! Records, TVT Records] Nitzer Ebb - Ascend [Ebbhead - Geffen] Steril - Egoist [Egoism - Off Beat Records] Cop Shoot Cop - Interference [Release - Interscope Records]
Part 2 - http://www.connexionbizarre.net/webcast/cb_20070611-0617_b.mp3 ("1/2h Zen but this isn't It" with music selection by M.) Signalform + Tachikoma - Process [Understanding Media - Lovethechaos] Photophob - Old School Daemon Comes At Night [Circadian Rhythms - Laridae] Sci Fi Industries - Saturn's Sons [Drafts And Crafts - Thisco] Cenotype - The Mind Wanders [Origins - Hive Records] Metropol - chd3u [V/A - Chaos.Lovers - Lovethechaos] It-Clings vs. Pneumatic Detach - Public Space [The All Too Logical Descent Into Madness - Bugs Crawling Out Of People / Pandemic] Necromondo - Standard Post-Mortem Re-Animation Procedure [Necromondo - Mechanoise Labs] Synapscape - Got Up V.2 [V/A - Tonwellen-Festival 2006 - Atacama Records] SANDbLASTING - Rage [Adrenaline - Rustblade] Edgey - The Beast Within [Flawed - Hands Productions] Mnemonic - Zeit Zestört [Monokultur - M-tronic]
Connexion Bizarre radio show @ Radio Zero The Connexion Bizarre radio show can be streamed every Friday at 23:00 GMT and Saturday at 19:00 GMT from http://radio.ist.utl.pt/ and showcases the music selection from the second part of the coming week's webcast.
Interviews
Sometimes good music can easily slip by unnoticed even if one is on the lookout for it. That is especially true of very small labels like Killing Music, a young upstart synthpop label from Sweden. Picking up the torch for Scandinavian synthpop, Killing Music is a label to be on the lookout for in the future. http://www.connexionbizarre.net/interviews/m_killingmusic.htm
Reviews
Artur Nowak - Granulizer A somewhat old release from the Polish EMD label, Artur Nowak's 2004 "Guitar Granulizer" is a 50 track concept release, on Nowak's experimentation on the sounds achievable through the application of a multitude of different effects on guitar sample tracks. http://www.connexionbizarre.net/reviews/r_arturnowak_g.htm
Niko Skorpio - Escape From Heaven Although the mood is consistently dark and heavy throughout, "Escape from Heaven" is wonderfully constructed and, while it is occasionally quite harrowing and disturbing, the music is accomplished and carefully considered. http://www.connexionbizarre.net/reviews/r_nikoskorpio_efh.htm
Element - Genocide When viewed as a demo, the naive qualities of the recording fall away, leaving the listener suitably impressed with some pretty clever compositions. http://www.connexionbizarre.net/reviews/r_element_g.htm
Godlike - It Will Be Godlike/Underground At a time when electronic music is often accused of prioritising sound or genre accessibility over song writing - by way of automata, this single offers deliverance. http://www.connexionbizarre.net/reviews/r_godlike_iwbgu.htm
Xavier Charles & Robert Piotrowicz - /// Although based largely around walls of noise, "///" is not overly harsh but is also quite challenging listening. There is some loose structure to the whole thing but don't expect any 'tracks' or 'songs', "///" is pure sound experimentation spread over a single 22-minute live performance. http://www.connexionbizarre.net/reviews/r_xaviercharlesrobertpiotrowicz_iii.htm
Supreme Court - Hypocrites + Saints The final impression is one of insincerity. Musically, Supreme Court can be effortlessly slotted into the mix alongside acts like Aslan Faction or Grendel, but lack the emotional impact that either of the aforementioned offer the listener. http://www.connexionbizarre.net/reviews/r_supremecourt_hs.htm
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It-Clings vs. Pneumatic Detach "The All Too Logical Descent Into Madness" CD give-away We have 3 copies of "The All Too Logical Descent Into Madness", the new album by It-Clings (http://www.it-clings.com/) and Pneumatic Detach (http://www.pneumaticdetach.com/) recently released on the Bugs Crawling Out Of People record label (http://www.bugscrawlingoutofpeople.com/), courtesy of the label and the artist. "Spoken wordcore project it-clings matched against the pummeling beats of pneumatic detach. quite possibly the angriest album you will ever hear. " - from the Bugs Crawling Out Of People website. To be elegible to win the CDs in question, mail us at info(AT)connexionbizarre(DOT)net with your full name and street address. The deadline for this giveaway is July 8th, 2007 and winners will be selected at random on that day. Not valid for current Connexion Bizarre staff members.
Webcast & Radio Show
Part 1 - http://www.connexionbizarre.net/webcast/cb_20070618-0624_a.mp3 ("Welcome Tomorrow - electro fetish stimulation with the first bionic woman" with music selection by :JW:) Pastor Ediemae Layne - Funeral Eulogy for Elder Marguerite McClain (4:58) [Dancing with the Dead - Ellipsis Arts] Eternal Nightmare - Killermachine v3.0 (4:07) [Between The Worlds - Koi Records] Rubikon - Adore (5:03) [Wonderland - Substream] Experiment Haywire - People Killing People (4:44) [Cooler than Genocide - Elseproduct] Faderhead - Gritty beats no relief (6:02) [FH2 - Accession] Jesus on Extasy - Assassinate me (4:15) [Holy Beauty - Drakkar] Modulate - Digital Alchemy (4:51) [Skullfuck - Infacted] Cyanide Regime - Rosarium (4:19) [Visions Of Order - Gore] Run Level Zero - Hitting Ground (4:55) [Dynamo 2 - Memento Materia] Institution D.O.L. - This Is My Life (3:51) [Instructions For Modern Weakniks - Steinklang Industries]
Part 2 - http://www.connexionbizarre.net/webcast/cb_20070618-0624_b.mp3 ("The Man in the White Suit" with music selection by M.) Rupesh Cartel - Comes The Hour Comes The Man [The Disco And The What Not - Megahype] Celluloide - Intraliquid [Passion & Excitements - BOREDOMproduct] Marsheaux - What A Lovely Surprise [Peeka_boo - Undo Records] Black Box Recorder - These Are The Things [Passionoia - One Little Indian] Schmoof - Northern Line [The Glamour - Council Pop Records] Macondo - Local Boyz [V/A - State Of Synthpop 2005 - A Different Drum] Rubikon - Telephone [Wonderland - Substream] Mark Nicholas - Green [Duchess 33 - Dirty Electronic] Cursor Miner - Cursor Miner Feels Good [Danceflaw - Lo Recordings] Emmon - Rock D'Amour [The Art & The Evil - Wonderland Records] Mesh - Open Up The Ground [We Collide - Köningskinder] Battery Cage - I Want To Take You Home [A Young Man's Guide To Heartbreak - Metropolis Records] Pristina - Skies [Stars & Sirens - A Different Drum]
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<br />Connexion Bizarre radio show @ Radio Zero The Connexion Bizarre radio show can be streamed every Friday at 23:00 GMT and Saturday at 19:00 GMT from http://radio.ist.utl.pt/ and showcases the music selection from the second part of the coming week's webcast.
Reviews
Signalform + Tachikoma - Understanding Media Not quite beat-driven, but certainly not devoid of abstract rhythm, well-produced and squeaky-clean in its sound dynamics, "Understanding Media" won't necessarily provide any global communications epiphanies or surpass any typical IDM frontiers, but it will undoubtedly de-stress the hectic postmodern life. http://www.connexionbizarre.net/reviews/r_signalformtachikoma_um.htm
Zonk't - -trope Laurent Perrier is a name you definitly will hear more about in the future. A multi-talented musican / artist with much more capabilities then just one single style. And not many artists are capable of excelling in multiple genres. http://www.connexionbizarre.net/reviews/r_zonkt_t.htm
Glaukom Synod - Uczulony This is still a fair deal better than so many of the other electro/noise/grindcore mashup bands out there, and all in all, despite the inherent problems mentioned, this is still a good release. Some of the songs really just makes you want to get up and rhythmically punch someone in the face! http://www.connexionbizarre.net/reviews/r_glaukomsynod_u.htm
Ova Looven - Gravity Has Expired Combining the post punk and shoegaze of New York with a dreamier, electro-ambient toolkit, Ova Looven's new 12" single yields easy listening and sweetness but is by no means without depth. http://www.connexionbizarre.net/reviews/r_ovalooven_ghe.htm
V/A - Beyond Ignorance And Borders C-drik clearly understands the exotic allure of foreign sounds set in a contemporary experimental context but didn't quite get the balance right with this compilation, as many of the tracks sound a little generic and don't really connect the listener with their origins. http://www.connexionbizarre.net/reviews/r_va_biab.htm
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It-Clings vs. Pneumatic Detach "The All Too Logical Descent Into Madness" CD give-away We have 3 copies of "The All Too Logical Descent Into Madness", the new album by It-Clings (http://www.it-clings.com/) and Pneumatic Detach (http://www.pneumaticdetach.com/) recently released on the Bugs Crawling Out Of People record label (http://www.bugscrawlingoutofpeople.com/), courtesy of the label and the artist. To be elegible to win the CDs in question, mail us at info[at]connexionbizarre[dot]net with your full name and street address. The deadline for this giveaway is July 8th, 2007 and winners will be selected at random on that day. Not valid for current Connexion Bizarre staff members.
Webcast & Radio Show
Part 1 - http://www.connexionbizarre.net/webcast/cb_20070625-0701_a.mp3 ("Forbidden Romanticized Erection Impertinent Mini-skirt Anemones" with music selection by F.R.E.I.M.A. @ http://www.freima.com/) Fulano47 - Artificial Inteligence v0.47 [unreleased] Buna - Hold Your Freima [unreleased] Lukkas - Watch Yourself [unreleased] Freimatic Twins - Freimatic [unreleased] Fulano47 - Freimology Part II [unreleased] Lukkas - Another [unreleased] Fulano47 - Ignorance Is Bliss [unreleased] Fulano47 - On Becoming A Samurai [unreleased]
Part 2 - http://www.connexionbizarre.net/webcast/cb_20070625-0701_b.mp3 ("A Civil Rights Manifesto of sorts..." with music selection by M.) Coreline - Free Paris Hilton [online release] Iszoloscope - Seasonal Identity Disco Crisis [V/A - The Other Side - Geska Records] Sandblasting - Abba Pather 2006 [Adrenaline - Rustblade] Zonk't - Throb [-trope - Sound On Probation] Sci Fi Industries - Murnaus Absistencia (Mikroben Krieg remix) [Drafts And Crafts - Thisco] Scottfro - Darkness Where There Should Be Light [V/A - The Other Side - Geska Records] Photophob - At The Dragon Lair Bus Stop [Circadian Rhythms - Laridae] Pzychobitch - Psycho-Pop-Groove [Electrolicious - Minuswelt] Mark Nicholas - Two Sandwiches [Duchess 33 - Dirty Electronic] Heimstatt-Yipotash - Mühsal der Kosmonauten [V/A - Tonwellen Konferenz - Atacama Records] Geneviève Pasquier - Tu Est Le Star [Soap Bubble Factory - Ant-Zen]
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Connexion Bizarre radio show @ Radio Zero The Connexion Bizarre radio show can be streamed every Friday at 23:00 GMT and Saturday at 19:00 GMT from http://radio.ist.utl.pt/" target="_blank">Radio Zero</a> and showcases the music selection from the second part of the coming week's webcast.
Interviews
Peter Lee - Force Of Nature The brainchild of Peter Lee, a DJ from Providence, Rhode Island, Force Of Nature has been an active label for over five years. Closely associated with the Rhode Island Noise/Industrial festival, and now Forced Distribution, Force Of Nature is an outlet for quality electronics, having been home to releases in genres that range from dark ambient and power eletronics to breakcore. http://www.connexionbizarre.net/interviews/m_forceofnature.htm
Reviews
Tetra Plok - Fear Of A Blind Date Tetra Plok is a throwback to the days of Punk and New Wave but a very original and well-produced one nevertheless, easily dwarfing most of what was released under the umbrella of the Electroclash trend. http://www.connexionbizarre.net/reviews/r_tetraplok_fobd.htm
Elekore - Voluntary Human Extinction Judging from this short album, Elekore is one of the few projects that can be honestly described as electronic punk music, as their music and dedication to it sounds as genuine as it gets and definitely more convincing than some higher-profile acts around. http://www.connexionbizarre.net/reviews/r_elekore_vhe.htm
Nightech - Deviation Affiliated with the Russian Lagunamuch community of abstract and ambient electronic artists, Nightech confronts us with the otherworldly vastness of the cold and empty reaches between the stars. Bleak drones and sinister reverberations characterize his music in "Deviation". http://www.connexionbizarre.net/reviews/r_nightech_d.htm
Kirdec - Killed by a Coconut Despite of the harsh, aggressive sound of "Killed by a Coconut", the tracks of this album are dedicated to the very delicate question of veganism and senseless animal slaughter. It's worth noting that this album, whether you like it or not, does force one to ponder the issue. http://www.connexionbizarre.net/reviews/r_kirdec_kbac.htm
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Photophob "Circadian Rhythms" album give-away We have 3 copies hors-série of the limited edition "Circadian Rhythms" CD-R, the new album by Photophob ( http://www.photophob.net/ ), to give away courtesy of the artist. To be elegible to win the CDs in question, mail us at info[AT]connexionbizarre[DOT]net with your full name and street address. The deadline for this giveaway is July 22, 2007 and winners will be selected at random on that day. Not valid for current Connexion Bizarre staff members.
Webcast & Radio Show
Part 1 - http://www.connexionbizarre.net/webcast/cb_20070709-0715_a.mp3 ("Industrial Dub Tribe" with music selection by Andrew Clegg) Ah Cama-Sotz - Lugnassadh Rite I[/b] (02:39) [La Procesión De La Sangre - Hands] Ah Cama-Sotz - Lugnassadh Rite II[/b] (04:52) [La Procesión De La Sangre - Hands] Wasteland - Shadow Line[/b] (05:06) [October - Transparent] Doubting Thomas - Clocks[/b] (04:21) [The Infidel - Wax Trax!] Coil - Windowpane (Astral Paddington Mix)[/b] (05:37) [Windowpane - Wax Trax!] Ministry - Quick Fix (feat. William S. Burroughs)[/b] (04:14) [Just One Fix - Sire] Memorandum - New Primitivism[/b] (04:31) [Ars Moriendi - Cold Meat Industry] Cdatakill - You Are Mine[/b] (05:08) [Valentine -Ad Noiseam] Empusae - Lamer Urco[/b] (07:03) [Error 404: Metaphorical Loss - Hands] Eat Static - Science of the Gods[/b] (09:44) [Science of the Gods - Planet Dog]
Part 2 - href="http://www.connexionbizarre.net/webcast/cb_20070709-0715_b.mp3 ("Tripping the Archives" with music selection by M.) Synapscape - Freedom Kiss [Act! - Ant-Zen] Elekore - Didn't you know dystopia is already here? [Voluntary Human Extinction - Syrphe] Skinny Puppy - Ugli [Mithmaker - Synthetic Symphony] Snog - Crash Crash [Snog vs. the Faecal Juggernaut of Mass Culture - Hymen] Deathboy - Amphetamine Zoo [End Of An Error - Line Out Records] Battery Cage - Do you even remember me now? [A Young Person's Guide to Heartbreak - Metropolis] Frontline Assembly - Dopamine [Artificial Soldier - Metropolis] Tannhauser - Estructura Violenta [A New Biostate - Caustic Records] Sista Mannen På Jorden - Glömt det där (dNt RMX) [Tredje Vånningen - Energy Rekords] FAQ - Learning 2 Fly 2005 [Is Pornography Art? - Synthetic Product Records] Rupesh Cartel - About Denial (Rename Club Mix) [The Disco And The What Not - Megahype]
Connexion Bizarre radio show @ Radio Zero The Connexion Bizarre radio show can be streamed every Friday at 23:00 GMT and Saturday at 19:00 GMT from Radio Zero ( http://radio.ist.utl.pt/ ) and showcases the music selection from the second part of the coming week's webcast.
Interviews
Marc Desforges - Geska Records Geska Records is, in fact, the alliance of eternal music mingled with the body movements of those half-dressed souls still able to inspire the spiritual grace of great civilizations and all the sensual delight of our modernity. http://www.connexionbizarre.net/interviews/m_geskarecords.htm
Reviews
Bleiburg - Way Of Crosses If you're looking for an amalgam of the bizarre, Bleiburg's "Way of Crosses" is exactly what you need. At times militaristic, often bombastic, but always atmospheric, this record veers across genre borders resulting in a celebration of dark diversity. http://www.connexionbizarre.net/reviews/r_bleiburg_woc.htm
Munkie - Dark Corners Characterized by downtempo rhythms and unhurried lyricism, "Dark Corners" recalls the unmistakable, relaxed and soulful UK electro-lounge sound, and the band naturally evokes comparisons to such varied artists as Massive Attack, Portishead, Hooverphonic and Zero 7. http://www.connexionbizarre.net/reviews/r_munkie_dc.htm
Merchandise
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The Connexion Bizarre (dot) net ( http://www.connexionbizarre.net/ ) website was updated on 2007-07-16 with a new webcast, new reviews, a new interview and new recommended events and links.
Interviewed this week was Albéric Giegger of [walnut + locust] records.
Reviewed this week were Amp "All Of Yesterday Tomorrow", Erthad "Gma", Lietterschpich "I Cum Blood In The Think Tank", Samarkande / Oblivion Ensemble "Samarkande / Oblivion Ensemble", Maurizio Bianchi + Maor Appelbaum "Environmental Meditations".
This week's webcast features "Live @ Dementia (part 2) - April 27th, 2007" with music selection by DJ Burn and "Høj som en Drage" with music selection by M.
Photophob "Circadian Rhythms" album give-away We have 3 copies hors-série of the limited edition "Circadian Rhythms" CD-R, the new album by Photophob ( http://www.photophob.net/ ), to give away courtesy of the artist. To be elegible to win the CDs in question, mail us at info[at]connexionbizarre[dot]net with your full name and street address. The deadline for this giveaway is July 22, 2007 and winners will be selected at random on that day. Not valid for current Connexion Bizarre staff members.
Webcast & Radio Show
Part 1 - http://www.connexionbizarre.net/webcast/cb_20070716-0722_a.mp3 ("Live @ Dementia (part 2) - April 27th, 2007" with music selection by DJ Burn) Ferry Corsten - L.E.F. [L.E.F. - EMI records] Tomcraft - Overdose (Killa Vocal Mix) [Overdose EP - Kosmo Records] Combichrist vs Black Eyed Peas - These Humps Will Mash You UP [DJ VLRK - unreleased] MOTOR - Black Powder [Klunk - NovaMute] Blur - Girls & Boys (pet shop boys 12" mix) [Girls & Boys single - EMI records] Kansas City Prophets - Ignition [Ignition 12" - Control Tower] Tiga - Good as Gold [Sexor - Play it Again Sam] MSTRKRFT - Paris [The Looks - Different] The Clash - This Is Radio Clash [ This is Radio Clash - EPIC] Junior Boys - In the Morning [So this is Goodbye - Domino USA] Daft Punk - Around the World [ Homework - Virgin]
Part 2 - http://www.connexionbizarre.net/webcast/cb_20070716-0722_b.mp3 ("Høj som en Drage" with music selection by M.) Thermostatic - Reasons [Joy-Toy (2007 re-release) - Wonderland Records] Disco Digitale - Videogirl [Computer Dreams - Killing Music] Sista Mannen På Jorden - Sekunder [Tredje Våningen - Energy Rekords] Welle:Erdball - 8 Bit-Märchenland (C64) [Nur tote Frauen sind schön! - Synthetic Symphony] Rorschach Garden - The Inner Screen [The Toy Factory - Bazooka Joe] Neongrau - Photographic [spam n space - Das Drehmoment] Pzychobitch - Strom aus Fantasie [Electrolicious - Minuswelt] Datafreq - Claudia Bruckens Lips [Fun For The Whole Family - Das Drehmoment] Schmoof - Pink King [The Glamour - Council Pop Records] Emmon - Friends [The Art & The Evil - Wonderland Records] Lowe - My Song (Rupesh Cartel Remix) [Tenant Remixed - Megahype] Mesh - Can You Mend Hearts [We Collide - Königskinder]
Connexion Bizarre radio show @ Radio Zero The Connexion Bizarre radio show can be streamed every Friday at 23:00 GMT and Saturday at 19:00 GMT from Radio Zero ( http://radio.ist.utl.pt/ ) and showcases the music selection from the second part of the coming week's webcast.
Interviews
Albéric Giegger - [walnut + locust] Simultatenously a music webzine and record label, the Montréal-based [walnut + locust] record label is one of those very small "do it yourself" record labels that so easily (and undeservedly) slips under the radar. Despite small, their output includes some rather interesting material from lesser-known talent and a few well-known acts from the field of experimental electronic music. http://www.connexionbizarre.net/interviews/m_walnutlocust.htm
Reviews
Amp - All Of Yesterday Tomorrow Amp's ability to manually or electronically manipulate, transform and weave sound into haunting landscapes propels the battered psyche of our century into an uncharted domain. This is music for a genetically modified generation. http://www.connexionbizarre.net/reviews/r_amp_aoyt.htm
Erthad - Gma The music quite fast grasps you by your throat and gives you an uneasy feeling which lasts up onto somewhere in the midst of the third track. From that moment on you surrender to the feeling and you experience a certain beauty in its oppressive atmosphere. http://www.connexionbizarre.net/reviews/r_erthad_g.htm
Lietterschpich - I Cum Blood In The Think Tank Slow and heavy, noisey and nicely layered, full of agression and other emotions and actually good to play an several occasions. Best would be if you have the feeling the world is against you and you just want to react: you'll find soulmates in that by playing this album. http://www.connexionbizarre.net/reviews/r_lietterschpich_icbittt.htm
Samarkande / Oblivion Ensemble - Samarkande / Oblivion Ensemble Sometimes we are being sent CD's and we don't know what to expect at all. When we get to listen we can e fully surprised by its beauty, without ever having heard of a project's name. And this split-release by the projects Samarkande and the Oblivion Ensemble is such an example. http://www.connexionbizarre.net/reviews/r_va_soe.htm
Maurizio Bianchi + Maor Appelbaum - Environmental Meditations There is a lot of good here in sound design and layering though some of the pieces seem a bit long and repetitious after awhile. It's a fairly good effort from both contributors and a lot more interesting than most the "noise" polluting CD and CD-R format these past few years... http://www.connexionbizarre.net/reviews/r_mauriziobianchimaorappelbaum_em.htm
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The Connexion Bizarre (dot) net ( http://www.connexionbizarre.net/ ) website was updated on 2007-07-23 with a new webcast, new reviews, a new interview and new recommended events and links.
Interviewed this week was Herwig Holzmann a.k.a. Photophob. Reviewed this week were Sonic Area "Explore" and Battery Cage "Product (2005)". This week's webcast features "bleep-bloop-chikka-chikka" with music selection by DJ Istabmyhead and "Go East" with music selection by M.
This week we announce the winners of the Photophob "Circadian Rhythms" giveaway and start a give-away of Sci Fi Industries new album "Drafts And Crafts" and Christopher Webster's "Malus" graphic novel (see below for details).
Webcast & Radio Show
Part 1 - http://www.connexionbizarre.net/webcast/cb_20070723-0729_a.mp3 ("bleep-bloop-chikka-chikka" with music selection by DJ Istabmyhead) Black Lung - Incoherent Mass Insanity [Extraordinary Popular Delusions - Nova Zembla] Orphx - Simulacra [Circuitbreaking - Hymen Records] Oil 10 - Happy Mondays [Arena - Brume Records] Haujobb - Perpetual Motion [Vertical Mixes - Out of Line] The Delta - Delta Skelter [Schizoeffective - d.Drum] Soma - Sleepwalker (Reformatted I) [Sleepwalker - Extreme] Swayzak - In the car crash [Dirty Dancing - Studio !K7] Henrik N. Björkk - Patterns Emerging 1 [I End Forever - Horch!] Mandroid - Secret Scientist [B-Boy No Comply - Breakin' Records] B-TON-K - Robot Girl [2nd Vactor - DAHAM Recordings] Fat Truckers - I Love Computers [The First Fat Truckers Album Is For Sale - Internation Deejay Gigolo Records] cEvin Key - Incadescent Glow [The Dragon Experience - Subconscious Communications]
Part 2 - http://www.connexionbizarre.net/webcast/cb_20070723-0729_b.mp3 ("Go East" with music selection by M.) Empusae + Nick Grey - Prenegativity [Simple Black Lines in a Diagram - Brume Records] Zonk't - Disruption [-trope - Sound On Probation] Circumjecta - Yaga's Death [Ulchi Hop - Dars Records] Ab Ovo - Diaclase [Mouvements - Ant-Zen] Dunaewsky69 - The Opening Of Infinity [Xquisite.Xcerpt. - Kvitnu] Sonic Area - Vertigineuse Evidence [Explore - Audiotrauma] Evestus - Reflection [Wastelands - D-Trash Records] Hansel - We Are Important [Lorentzian Lineshaper - D-Trash Records] Erdem Hevacioglu - Frozen Resophonic [Altered Realities - New Albion] Mewark - Almost Si6x [Little One - Lagunamuch Community] Neotnas - Ammie [Spak Deti - Dars Records]
Connexion Bizarre radio show @ Radio Zero The Connexion Bizarre radio show can be streamed every Friday at 23:00 GMT and Saturday at 19:00 GMT from Radio Zero ( http://radio.ist.utl.pt/ ) and showcases the music selection from the second part of the coming week's webcast.
Interviews
Herwig Holzmann - Photophob The main music-project of the prolific Austrian Herwig Holzmann, Photophob navigates between ambient, broken beats, electronica and idm, incorporating influences and inspiration from classic science fiction literature into his musical compositions. His is not music to dance to or to be pretentiously clever, it is music to take listeners away on oneiric journeys bound only by the frontiers of imagination. http://www.connexionbizarre.net/interviews/m_photophob.htm
Reviews
Sonic Area - Explore With "Explore" Sonic Area succeeded in surpassing expectations, which were comprehensibly set rather high after his previous album, and takes the listener on a disturbing and involving exploratory journey to the dark corners of the human psyche, the areas where instincts such as primal fear reside. http://www.connexionbizarre.net/reviews/r_sonicarea_e.htm
Battery Cage - Product (2005) As a whole, the album is primitive and raw, but that very rawness carries with it a sincerity lacking in many modern acts. Overall, the late-nineties influences are unmistakable, the tape hiss imperfections are endearing and the overriding feeling is one of nostalgia. http://www.connexionbizarre.net/reviews/r_batterycage_p2005.htm
Sci Fi Industries "Drafts And Crafts" + Christopher Webster "Malus" CD+Book give-away We have 4 copies of "Drafts And Crafts", the new Sci Fi Industries album, and 4 copies of Chris Webster's graphic novel "Malus" to give away, courtesy of the Thisco label ( http://www.thisco.net) and the Chili Com Carne ( http://www.chilicomcarne.com/ ) association. "Drafts And Crafts" celebrates the tenth anniversary of the Sci Fi Industries project and features remixes by Xotox, F.E.V.E.R., Ah Cama-Sotz, Mimetic, Mikroben Krieg, Flint Glass and Structura. A review of "The Air Cutter", Sci Fi Industries previous album, may be read at http://www.connexionbizarre.net/reviews/r_scifiindustries_theaircutter.htm. "Malus" is a critically-acclaimed schizophrenic graphic narrative written and illustrated by Cristopher Webster and released by the Chili Com Carne association. To be elegible to win the CD and book in question, mail us at info[at]connexionbizarre[dot]net with your full name and street address. The deadline for this giveaway is August 4, 2007 and winners will be selected at random on that day. Not valid for current Connexion Bizarre staff members.
The Connexion Bizarre (dot) net website ( http://www.connexionbizarre.net/ ) was updated on 2007-09-10 with a new webcast, new reviews and new recommended events and links.
Interviewed this week were Alexey Protasov and Natasha of Invasion Wreck Chords. Reviewed this week were Soiled "Shambolic Psychotic", "Women Take Back The Noise", Slow Soldier "New Under The Volt", Randy Greif & Kenji Siratori "Narcoleptic Cells". This week's webcast features "Skull Candy!!" with music selection by DJ Istabmyhead and "Bodypop anticipation" with music selection by M.
Webcast & Radio Show
Part 1 http://www.connexionbizarre.net/webcast/cb_20070910-0916_a.mp3 ("Skull Candy!!" with music selection by DJ Istabmyhead) Drumcorps - Terrible Things [Grist - Ad Noiseam] The Curse of the Golden Vampire - Total Annihilation of Self [Mass Destruction - Ipecac Recordings] The Berzerker - Massacre [The Berzerker - Earache Records] Gadget - Requiem [The Funeral March - Relapse] Gigantic Brain - UnderPiglet crawls the earth at high speeds, eating anything with a heartbeat [The Invasion - Razorback Records] DJ Scotch Egg - Scotch Forest [KFC Core - Adaadat] Agoraphobic Nosebleed - Machine Gun [Frozen Corpse Stuffed With Dope - Relapse] Raquel de Grimstone - Ransom Himself [Freemansonicyouth - Zhark International] Glaukom Synod - One Step To Heaven [Uczulony - N/A] Panic DHH - Spare [Panic Drives Human Herds - Digital Hardcore Recordings] Leech Woman - Solid State / Fedrill (Noise Creator Suburban Trash mix) [Uncertainty Device #26573 - Wasp Factory Recordings] Hindu Pez - War Solves Nothing [Stopping The Ministry of Peace - N/A] Thirteenth Exile - Disease Spreader [Assorted Chaos And Broken Machinery - Memento Materia] Hellsau - Burn (The Kick) [Vain - Invisible Records] NKVD - Barbarians [Prolog - Hands Productions] Skinny Puppy - Scrapyard [Last Rights - Nettwerk] Gridlock - Sever [Further - Pendragon Records]
Part 2 http://www.connexionbizarre.net/webcast/cb_20070910-0916_b.mp3 ("Bodypop anticipation" with music selection by M.) Emmon - Down Below [The Art & The Evil - Wonderland Records] Client - Drive [Heartland - Out Of Line] Ladytron - This Is Our Sound [604 - Invicta Hi-Fi] Thermostatic - Paninaro [Joy-Toy - Wonderland Records] Backlash - Out Of Sync [Shape Of Things To Come - Memento Materia] Rupesh Cartel - The Disco And The What Not [The Disco And The What Not - Megahype] Ultraviolet - Another Day In The Week [Dos - A Different Drum] Mesh - Step By Step [We Collide - Königskinder] Concise - Innocence [Revive - Wycombe Music] Richter - My Calling [Cost Of Living - Sound As A Weapon] Lowe - Simplicity (Hakan Libdo Mix) [Tenant Remixed - Megahype] Sista Mannen På Jorden - Ha Det Så Bra [Tredje Våningen - Energy Rekords] Emplosia - Key [Emplosia - Code Records]
Alexey Protasov and Natasha - Invasion Wreck Chords Bringing the ethos of punk to the electronic and industrial scenes, Invasion Wreck Chords is the brainchild and publishing arm of Bielorussian heavy-electronics duo Ambassador21. In addition to Ambassador21, it is also home to acts such as Boot-Sector-Viruz, Monoid, Rasputeen and CTRLer. http://www.connexionbizarre.net/interviews/m_invasionwreckchords.htm
Reviews
Soiled - Shambolic Psychotic Soiled is probably one of the more obscure (and thankfully unpolished) jewels of British fringe experimentalism whose music as a whole (not just "Shambolic Psychotic") deserves to be discovered and appreciated. http://www.connexionbizarre.net/reviews/r_soiled_sp.htm
V/A - Women Take Back The Noise A very strong collection of work by female Noise artists. If this is only a sample of what women are currently offering this scene, I think that the men who lazily blast feedback in the name of art have something to be truly scared of! http://www.connexionbizarre.net/reviews/r_va_wtbtn.htm
Slow Soldier - New Under The Volt An album equally suited for a IDM dancefloor mix, a breakneck road trip or a urban commute amongst wires, concrete, steel and the omnipresent haze of artificial light. If you have grown tired of banal beats and similar sounds then "New Under The Volt" is the refreshing break that you are looking for. http://www.connexionbizarre.net/reviews/r_slowsoldier_nutv.htm
Randy Greif & Kenji Siratori - Narcoleptic Cells Only and wholly defined by ever-shifting sound, this otherwise characteristic dark ambient body, with its morphing atmospherics accompanied by infinitesimal moments of intelligible spoken word, is as good as it gets. http://www.connexionbizarre.net/reviews/r_randygreifkenjisiratori_nc.htm
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Connexion Bizarre (www.connexionbizarre.net) was updated on 2007-09-17 with a new webcast, new reviews and new recommended events and links.
Reviewed this week was the compilation "Whiteline Volume 2" This week's webcast features "C.B. #2" with music selection by DJ Istabmyhead and "Insidious Entropy" with music selection by M.
Webcast & Radio Show
Part 1 http://www.connexionbizarre.net/webcast/cb_20070917-0923_a.mp3 ("C.B. #2" with music selection by DJ Peter Lee) Atrax Morgue - Evisceration [Sickness report - Release] Control - Human Plague [V/A - Tonwellen-Festival 2006 Compilation - Atacama Records] Folkstorm - In The Name Of Culture [For the love of hate - Cold Meat] Bereft - Sanity [What this is all about - Antihumanism] Deathpile - They Where So Close [G.R. - Force Of Nature/Hospital Productions] Sattori - Haubohrung Parts I-IV [Tesco Disco - Tesco] Con-Dom - Road to total freedom [All In Good Faith - Functional] Ex-order - A World of Lies [War Within Breath - Malignant Records] Isolrubin Bk - the Resistance of the human head to crash impact [Crash, Injury, Death - Soleimoon] Schloss Tegal - Hunting For Humans [The Grand Guignol - Artware] Bocksholm - Stenbeck and his disciples [Excursions by the black river - Tesco]
Part 2 http://www.connexionbizarre.net/webcast/cb_20070917-0923_b.mp3 ("Insidious Entropy" with music selection by M.) Soiled - IKiller [Shambolic Psychotic - Elm Lodge Records] Ginormous - Byproducts of Stress and Boredom [The Endless Procession - Hymen] Sonic Area - Les caresses de serpent [Explore - Audiotrauma] O T X - Countdown to Chaos [A World In Red - Funk Welten] Noize Creator - Chainsaw Dub [Whiteline 2 - AEntitainment] Liar's Rosebush - "3xDelta" [Circle The Squares - Hive Records] Nikka - Materia [Isotopos - Lovethechaos] Prometheus Burning - Some Things Are Meant To Stay Significantly Altered (Scrap.edx Remix) [nBoyde raRepi - Hive Records] Dr. Nexus - Medicine [V/A - Schlagstrom! 2 - Rustblade] W.A.S.T.E. - Omega 3 (To Mega Therion Remix) [Violent Delights EP - Sistinas]
Connexion Bizarre radio show @ Radio Zero The Connexion Bizarre radio show can be streamed every Friday at 23:00 GMT and Saturday at 19:00 GMT from http://radio.ist.utl.pt/ and showcases the music selection from the second part of the coming week's webcast.
Reviews
V/A - Whiteline Volume 2 "Whiteline Vol. 2" is a vinyl-only, limited edition release consisting of five exclusive tracks from a few rising artists in the post-industrial domain of noisy beats. A short format which could work for Aentitainment if only the tracks themselves were more forceful. http://www.connexionbizarre.net/reviews/r_va_wv2.htm
Merchandise
Connexion Bizarre Pins State your indivuality and rhythmical reverberation with this set of five one-inch Connexion Bizarre buttons! One featuring the main C.B. logo, three featuring the alternative mascots/logos and one featuring the Connexion Bizarre "reverberate rhythmically" motto. http://www.connexionbizarre.net/store/s_cbpin001.htm
Connexion Bizarre (dot) net ( http://www.connexionbizarre.net/ ) was updated on 2007-09-24 with a new webcast, new reviews and new recommended events and links.
Interviewed this week were Jacek Kozlowski of Artoffact Records. Reviewed this week were Erdem Helvacioglu "Altered Realities", V/A "Modus Vivendi Vol.2", Sci Fi Industries "Drafts And Crafts", Darren Tate "Small Worlds", Phragments "The Burning World", Battery Cage "A Young Person's Guide to Heartbreak", Control Alt Deus "Control Alt Deus (demo 2007)", Schultz "BioMekanikal". This week's webcast features "Playing It Hot & Cold" with music selection by Thinlizard and "Sanity Blasting" with music selection by M.
Webcast & Radio Show
Part 1 - http://www.connexionbizarre.net/webcast/cb_20070924-0930_a.mp3 ("Playing It Hot & Cold" with music selection by Thinlizard) Rubikon - Telephone (03:30) [Wonderland - Substream] mind.in.a.box - Amnesia (club.mix) (06:22) [Crossroads (Bonus Download Track) - Dependent] Cesium_137 - Stars Turn Cold (04:52) [Proof Of Life - Metropolis] Seabound - October Song (03:19) [Double Crosser - Dependent] Burufunk (feat. 3PM) - Serenity (07:40) [Serenity E.P. - Undermine Records] Rupesh Cartel - Defence Reaction (ROMi Remix) (07:24) [The Disco And The What Not (Bonus Disc) - Megahype] Code 64 - Guardian (Bariuz Remix) (05:22) [V/A Elektrisch Vol. 2 - Major Records] Static Revenger (feat. Duke Mushroom) - Round & Around (Starkillers Remix) (06:11) [Round & Around - Ultra Records] Mark Nicholas - Two Sandwiches (04:22) [Duchess 33 - Dirty Electronic] Freshmau5 - Afterhours (05:30) [Afterhours - Play Records]
Part 2 - http://www.connexionbizarre.net/webcast/cb_20070924-0930_b.mp3 ("Sanity Blasting" with music selection by M.) Hansel - Waking The Ghost [Lorentzian Lineshaper - D-Trash Records] Lingouf - Il ne faut pas deshabiller les Umites [Ecritomate - Ark-Aïk] Lords of Acid - The Crab Louse [Voodoo-U - American Records] Edgey - Subterfuge [Flawed - Hands Productions] W.A.S.T.E. - Electric Beatdown Bitch (Tonikom Remix) [Violent Delights EP - Sistinas] Slow Soldier - 51 1ºesq [New Under The Volt - Thisco] Speed Freak - Controversy [V/A - Backdraft - Audiogenic] Lyns And Ram - Law School [V/A - Imaginary Friends - Sublight Records] Exist - 09.01.2002 (johnny applegate) [V/A - Rising Tide - D-Trash Records] Machinochrist - A Haunting [Escape From Woolwich Arsenal - Agriculture] Fanny - Metalphetermines [V/A - Imaginary Friends - Sublight Records] Mochipet - Toxic Hemp Emir Mix (Cyozlab) [Feel My China Vol.1 - Component Records]
Jacek Kozlowski - Artoffact Records During its 10 years of existence, this Canadian label has kept a consistent output of quality releases featuring artists from all over North America and Europe. In addition to counting with some rather well-known artists in their roster, Artoffact Records was also responsible for the debut of acts like Urceus Exit and Cabaret from Poland. http://www.connexionbizarre.net/interviews/m_artoffactrecords.htm
Reviews
Erdem Helvacioglu - Altered Realities The sublime odyssey of "Altered Realities" is an inspired nomadic epic, and although there exist some moments more shadowed than others, it is overall a joyful paean of spiritual awakenings.. http://www.connexionbizarre.net/reviews/r_erdemhelvacioglu_ar.htm
V/A - Modus Vivendi Vol.2 An excellent compilation that will definitely give you a way out of your empty, meaningless mockery of a desk life and into a sunnier, warmer place, right up to the cool night party by the beach, in just 61 minutes. Just make sure you don't get fired for daydreaming on it. http://www.connexionbizarre.net/reviews/r_va_mvmv2.htm
Sci Fi Industries - Drafts And Crafts The album in its entirety is a very powerful and energetic work, housing immense aggression in its sound without succumbing to the rigid cliché of obligatory harshness of the genre. Sci Fi Industries manages to make cold look cool (pun intended) instead of forced with this release. http://www.connexionbizarre.net/reviews/r_scifiindustries_dac.htm
Darren Tate - Small Worlds Tate's latest release, "Small Worlds," is precisely as its title implies - windows seemingly opened in the air, cutting through the very substance of atmosphere and reality to offer fathomless views into realms both mystical and (ironically) minute. http://www.connexionbizarre.net/reviews/r_darrentate_sw.htm
Phragments - The Burning World If you enjoy dramatic martial overtures and neo-classical post-industrial anthems but feel alienated by the political claptrap offered by other artists in the genre, this is the release for you. http://www.connexionbizarre.net/reviews/r_phragments_tbw.htm
Battery Cage - A Young Person's Guide to Heartbreak "A Young Person's Guide to Heartbreak" is the second release from this US-based four-piece to be released through the Metropolis label. With a pretty good track record and a sizeable following under their belt, Battery Cage naturally have some expectations set. http://www.connexionbizarre.net/reviews/r_batterycage_aypgth.htm
Control Alt Deus - Control Alt Deus (demo 2007) Within a genre as oversaturated with mediocrity as that of dark electro (or "Endzeit EBM", or "Hellektro", or what-have-you) it is a rare pleasure to find something fresh and aurally stimulating hidden amongst the dross. Control Alt Deus' eponymous demo EP affords exactly this. http://www.connexionbizarre.net/reviews/r_controlaltdeus_cad2007.htm
Schultz - BioMekanikal A fair first effort, but terribly naïve. Schultz has his work cut out for him, developing the basis he has into something more complex and aurally exciting for a second release. http://www.connexionbizarre.net/reviews/r_schultz_b.htm
Connexion Bizarre ( www.connexionbizarre.net ) was updated on 2007-10-01 with a new webcast, new reviews and new recommended events and links.
Interviewed this week were Christopher Braucks and C. Constantin Reineck of AEntitainment records. Reviewed this week were "Imaginary Friends", ManicProject "Square0ne", Freeze Etch "Perjorative". This week's webcast features "An Alternate Alternative" with music selection by Bauke van der Waal and "Boerenkool et Hutspot" with music selection by M.
Webcast & Radio Show
Part 1 http://www.connexionbizarre.net/webcast/cb_20071001-1007_a.mp3 ("An Alternate Alternative" with music selection by Bauke van der Waal) John Carpenter - Theme of "The Thing" (6:39) [Themes of Horror - Emporio] Cop Shoot Cop - Room 429 (5:08) [Ask Questions Later - Big Cat Records] Spacemen 3 - Revolution (5:57) [Revolution - Fire Records] Ministry - TV II (3:04) [Psalm 69 - Sire / Warner Bros] Quicksand - Unfulfilled (3:23) [Slip - Polydor] Drown - What It Is To Burn (5:18) [Hold On To The Hollow - Elektra] Godflesh - Mothra (4:31) [Pure - Relativity / Earache] The God Machine - Ego (3:36) [Scenes From The Second Storey - Fiction Records] Afghan Whigs - Miles Iz Ded (5:06) [Congregation - SubPop] Sonic Youth feat. Lydia Lunch - Death Valley '69 (5:10) [Bad Moon Rising - Blast First] Bitch Magnet - Navajo Ace (2:33) [Umber - The Communion Label] Helmet - In The Meantime (3:08) [Meantime - Interscope] John Carpenter - Theme of "Helloween" (2:11) [Themes of Horror - Emporio]
Part 2 http://www.connexionbizarre.net/webcast/cb_20071001-1007_b.mp3 ("Boerenkool et Hutspot" with music selection by M.) Prometheus Burning - Significantly Altered [nBoyde raRepi - Hive Records] Monokrom - Hare In A Pit [Tales Of Hares And Rabbits - Ant-Zen] Squaremeter - Nemesis [Nyx - Ant-Zen] Sonar - Vanished [Alien Overdrive - Ant-Zen] Synth-Etik - Iridium [Dimensional Construct - Hands Productions] Eva|3 - Sweet Abuse [The Great Divide - Fich-Art] Liar's Rosebush - Creatine [Circle The Squares - Hive Records] Machinochrist - Strange Children [Escape From Woolwich Arsenal - Anticulture] Datach'i - Abyss.Acid-Flwr [Shock Diamonds - Sublight Records] K'teus - The Ultimate In Fure [V/A - DSL4.0 - DarkStep.org] Bong-Ra - Skeletor [V/A - White Cock - Cock Rock Disco]
Christopher Braucks and C. Constantin Reineck - Æntitainment "Like seahorses we care a lot about our babies. We don't want them to be sold at supermarkets or megastores. Like good fathers we carefully choose their environment, because we really don't want them to share a cashdesk with toasters, nosehaircutters and mobilephones." http://www.connexionbizarre.net/interviews/m_aentitainment.htm
Reviews
V/A - Imaginary Friends An excellent showcase of what Sublight Records was about: uncompromising quality electronics from IDM and downtempo breakbeats to drum'n'bass/jungle, breakcore and even some rock electronics. The music released by Sublight Records probably wasn't for everyone but its overall quality is undeniable. http://www.connexionbizarre.net/reviews/r_va_im.htm
ManicProject - Square0ne It is overall an intelligent record, but not nearly dark enough, electronic enough or emotional enough. Brilliant execution, meticulous attention to detail and more commercial potential than you can poke a stick at make for an easy choice for your average sheep at the record store. http://www.connexionbizarre.net/reviews/r_manicproject_s.htm
Freeze Etch - Perjorative "Pejorative" ends up as nothing more than a broken promise - albeit one that looks really good. It could almost be likened to dating someone that is beautiful but dumb as bricks: your friends may show great interest in the exterior aspects, but there's zero intellectual stimulation involved. http://www.connexionbizarre.net/reviews/r_freezeetch_p.htm
