1986 darkwave, minimal electro band from Rochester, New York. The lineup was James Tabbi (vocals, acoustic guitar), Jeff Gallea (bass, drum programs, vocals, keyboard), Jack Schaefer (electric guitar) and Dan Brumley (synths, samples, vocoder, melodica). They released the "Bas Relief" LP in 1986, only 500 silkscreened and hand numbered copies of the record were made which are now extremely sought after by minimal synth enthusiasts. This gem has a wonderful low-tech warm driving synth sound that is infectious. The vocals are haunting and the bass lines remind of Joy Division. Almost every song is killer dark post-punk or electronic synth wave. They seemed to take cues from Echo and the Bunnymen, early New Order, Fad Gadget, and Depeche Mode. Songs like Watching Trees, Tears and Cinnamon, Portugal, Ignorant Father, and Temporal deserve to be heard. Timeless."


Eleven Pond - Watching trees(Bedroom Demo)

We're delighted to give an exclusive to this beauty of a track from super talented Kiki Toao & Rombout.  If you haven't had the fortune to hear of them before, for sure you will be looking out for them in future...

The @ShamaniacMovement presents Sham-Dee, a piece of music medicine, derived from the strange process of becoming a shaman and combining it with ceremonial music magick.

Sham-Dee is the story of a shaman's journey, the magical flight of exploration of the Soul's Realm, traveling across the oceans of Life and Death, while blissfully tripping on the cosmic embrace of shamanic initiation and experiencing the healing power of Spirit. A vision transformed into music, part of the soundtrack of the life of Kiki Toao and Rombout, since Kiki's calling to the spiritual path.

The Shamaniac Movement is, apart from KT&R's personal art and music project, a platform for a small but tight-knit community in The Netherlands, slowly spreading around the globe, aiming for spiritual development through creative experimentation.


www.shamaniacmovement.com
www.facebook.com/theshamaniacmovement
www.facebook.com/groups/shamaniacs/
https://shamaniacmovement.bandcamp.com/album/sham-dee-ep

Music production by Kiki Toao
Additional sampling by Rombout Wagenaar
 Mastering by Daniel English 
Samples from:  Turkije by Orkest V.H. Internationaal Danstheater  (from the album De Reizigers)

PREMIERE - The Shamaniac Movement - Sham-Dee

Strange Ways EP

C.A.R. - Amnesia

Lauren Laverne introducing Pardon Moi on 6 music in her headphones moment section 24/02/17

PARDON MOI - INSIDE THE OUTSIDE PLAYED ON 6 MUSIC

The Uhrwald (engl. "Clockwood") – a place of dreams and sounds, with its own sense of time. Channelled into his band Die Wilde Jagd, Sebastian Lee Philipp's obsession for this place unleashes a uniquely spellbinding project of minimalist, tenebrous intensity. Recorded in the studio which lends its name to the sophomore album, Uhrwald Orange weaves a dense, atmospheric web of drama, romance, ecstasy and melancholy. Out April 6, 2018. CD/LP/download/stream

Buy the CD/LP

Die Wilde Jagd "Uhrwald Orange". Album preview

from their debut album / OUT ON BORN BAD RECORDS
more infos : http://www.bornbadrecords.net/releases/bb101-vox-low-st/

VOX LOW - TRAPPED ON THE MOON

Solipsism is an archival release of music from https://soundcloud.com/mike-simonetti 's tenure as owner of Italians Do It Better Records, spanning from 2006-2013. During that time Mike wrote a lot of music. Some of it was used for films, some for TV commercials, some for fashion shows and he even released a record or two.

Influenced by the intersection of 80's arena rock bands like AC/DC and Judas Priest, glam rock/dance bands like Rockets and Supermax, and especially the underground Italian producer Piero Umiliani - the album is chock-full of atmospheric rock-inspired arpeggiated riffs. The mixture of metal and chugging dance music makes for a unique listening experience. Every song has a riff, every song is heavy and dense. Only one song goes above 118 BPM. These are heavy chuggers that make for a tense emotional experience that exceeds your standard, easy-to-write-off “soundtrack” fare, mainly because it was never written with that in mind. It was meant to be a fist-pumping arena rock inspired thumper! You can hear that in the one two punch of “A Prayer For War” into “Illusions", which is an outtake from his "The Magician" sessions. Other songs like “Solipsism” showcase the airy melodies of that were to come with his other project Pale Blue, but that is not typical on this album. If you listen closely, you can hear how Simonetti’s music and dark vibes inspired his then label partner Johnny Jewel to take his own bands Chromatics and Glass Candy in a different, more cinematic direction.

This was written and recorded years before the Drive soundtrack and all the hoopla around the sudden soundtrack resurgence. In 2011 Mike was asked to submit some songs for a soon to be released Hollywood remake. He submitted most of the songs from this album, and they were slated for release on the soundtrack, but the project fell apart, and the film went in a different direction and changed producers. Soon after, because of all the drama and foolishness, he left Italians Do It Better to start over with 2MR and Pale Blue. This is the nail in the coffin. Godspeed.

https://www.instagram.com/mikesimonetti/
https://twitter.com/MikeSimonetti
https://www.facebook.com/mike.simonetti.16
https://open.spotify.com/artist/39DBlSB32DrnRrqM6UUUsm?si=vLfIbo-AQ2mBiH9oM-V8WQ

VINYL PRE-ORDER: https://www.omnianmusicgroup.com/collections/2mr/products/solipsism-collected-works-2006-2013

Solipsism

Illusions

PRE ORDER

Mike Simonetti - Illusions  [2MR-038]

When you are on top of a building in Manhattan and a diety appears before your eyes and you are wearing a backpack with enough nuclear charge to blow up the whole city and said diety asks if you are a god...  just say no, tell them you are ½ GOTT. 
https://soundcloud.com/scannoir and https://soundcloud.com/sneakerdj have come together to cement their love of Synth Pop with a wonderful new track which evokes the title of the track 'Die Nacht' and suits us down to the ground at 44100 because we all love the night.
Uncanny Valley have been prolific this year and once again are on hand to deliver yet another killer which is more industrial than a cybernetic organism travelling back in time to invade your dancefloor and give you a hammer to dance to. This is music.

½ GOTT – EP (UV048)

01.  Sehnsucht 
02. Die Nacht
03. Erstling

Release Dates:
Bandcamp + Record Stores: 8-10-2018
Download & Streaming platforms: 22-10-2018

https://soundcloud.com/scannoir 
https://soundcloud.com/sneakerdj
https://soundcloud.com/uncanny-valley-dresden

PREMIERE | ½ GOTT - Die Nacht [Uncanny Valley] 2018

Azbukin - L'Aurore

RadioGarzen by Mars Bar Resident - Alex Gray

@alexongray


1. Ptaki - Skit 1 [Transatlantyk]
2. Between - Devotion [Vertigo]
3. Thomas Bush - Presenc Martin [Men Scryfa]
4. Leben Und Arbeiten - Ein Tag ist nicht genug [Zickzack]
5. The Flying Lizards - The Window [Virgin]
5. They Must Be Russians - Nagasaki's Children [England]
6. D.R.Y. - Wrong House  [Tel Aviv Yafo]
7. Pantene - Don't Touch Me (I'm Dancing)  [Super Utu]
8. PURPUR SPYTT - Real / Not Real  [Le Syndicat des Scorpions]
9. Интурист - Погодка  [Incompetence]
10. Phosphor - Moschee  [No Fun Records]
11. Matthias Schuster - Schlaglichter  [Konkurrenz Schallplatten]
12. Ploho - Москва / Moscow [Sierpien Records]
13. Звуки Му - Серый голубь [Moroz Records]
14. Man Jumping - Walk On, Bye (Khidja Remix) [Emotional Rescue]
15. Andy Rantzen - Play The Bones [Space Ritual]
16. PanSTARRS بان ستارز - Khally Balak Hatmoot [Egypt]
17. Autarkic & Hectik - The Shit i Know [Age Of Self]
18. Elektricni Orgazam - Krokodili Dolaze [Kompleks Edit] 
19. BALAGAN - Moonlight [Germany] 
20. DÉSIR DE MORT - Suicide [Le Syndicat des Scorpions]
21. the Karovas Milkshake - Lowdown Love [Russia]
22. Jacky Chalard - Super man super cool [Decca]
23. So-Do - Hashiru [Telegraph Records]
24. Saban Bajramovic - Vaker [Kompleks Edit]
25. Янка Дягилева - Печаль моя светла [Выргород]
26. Кино - Ночь [Мелодия]

RadioGarzen - Alex Gray

K-X-P - Easy (Remain Remix)
Out soon on Melodic.

Download this remix here: 
http://passepromo.blogspot.fr/2013/01/k-x-p-easy-remain-remix.html

Listen to K-X-P's new album "II" here:
https://itunes.apple.com/fr/album/ii/id598008902

K-X-P - Easy (RemainRemix)

Choosing... Acronyms... Randomly ...
‘Layered, fascinating and irresistible’ - DJ Mag

‘Astonishingly accomplished … Many influences are on display, but C.A.R. connects them in a way uniquely hers.’ - Electronic Sound

C.A.R. (Choosing Acronyms Randomly) is a musical project conceived by Chloé Raunet, a multi-faceted creative living in London. Her self-confessed crush on too many genres results in a unique blend of glacial electronica, post-punk and warming, introspective pop. 

Following three albums on iconic, queer Parisian label Kill The DJ and UK’s Ransom Note, the live act now consists of herself and Joni Green. This latest combination champions female empowerment, injecting fresh energy and hype into the show. Together, they are building a reputation for pulsing, magnetic, sweaty and unforgettable performances. 

December marked another excursion into uncharted territory with the release ‘avant pop masterpiece’, Anzu. More new songs are tricking their way into the set, and C.A.R.'s next LP is on the near horizon.

A fan of the weirder edges of electronic music, Chloé also DJs and hosts the monthly 'On The Slip Road' show on NTS Radio.

C.A.R. - Amnesia

C.A.R.music