Filed under: Music | Tags: download, electro-magnetism, Faceless Mind, Geinoh Yamashirogumi, Ghentlon, in trance 95, Judgement of Paris, Jupiter Black Ft. Fred Ventura, Kano, mp3, new beat, Nightmoves, resurrection, Rygar, Shakti, Silvia, Visage, Vita Noctis
And you thought Electro-Magnetism was dead, buried in the ground after so many months. But nay, she has been resurrected from the depths. Magic incantations and all, this time through the help of my (trusty?) laptop.
Yes indeed I have completely switched to laptop mixing, and oh how bad I am at it! I don’t find it particularly fun yet so I haven’t been practicing and I’m sad to say it shows. Hopefully the content will make up for it…
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Tracklist:
1. Geinoh Yamashirogumi – Winds Over Neo-Tokyo
2. Judgement of Paris – Answer
3. Silvia – Zuerst Ich
4. Vita Noctis – Alone
5. Nightmoves – Nightdrive
6. Visage – Move Up
7. Jupiter Black Ft. Fred Ventura – Hold Me (Vocal Extended Version)
8. Rygar – Sonic Mission
9. Kano – Ikeya-Seki
10. Faceless Mind – Slowcat
11. Ghentlon – Cheebala
12. Shakti – The Awakening
13. In Trance 95 – Warm Nights Driving on Wet Streets
Filed under: Music | Tags: a certain ratio, ADN' Ckrystall, alphaville, bergheim 34, chris carter, download, electro-magnetism, epee du bois, experimental products, Goudron, in trance 95, minimal synth, mix, mndr, modeselektor, mp3, n.o.i.a., schleimer k, weltklang, xeno and staccato
This month I am going to make the jump to laptop DJing, I swear. Though every month I say that. And every month it doesn’t happen. But hopefully this will be the last mix with CDs and such. I have so much awesome music on my laptop that at this rate will never make it onto these mixes unless I use software to access them. I am attempting to admit to myself that iTunes has completley taken over the way I access and browse music and that I need to embrace it or be eternally frustrated by how archaic browsing physical music has started to feel to me.
I don’t want this to be the case, but it just is.
So there are a bunch of bands I’ve been really loving lately that I just couldn’t play on this mix because they were trapped inside my laptop and couldn’t get out. And that is a crime.
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Tracklist:
1. Experimental Products – Dreamworld (Live City Gardens 6/12/1983)
2. Alphaville – Romeos (Demo 1)
3. In Trance 95 – Brazilia
4. Epee du Bois – Exits
5. ADN’ Ckrystall – Ovanescent Nocturne
6. Chris Carter – Electrodub 2
7. Xeno and Staccato – Cara’s Kiss
8. Bergheim 34 – Oscillations
9. Schleimer K – On the Odd Again
10. A Certain Ratio – Back to the Start
11. Weltklang- VEB Heimat
12.Modeselektor – Sucker Pin
13.Goudron – Basmatine
14. MDNR – C.L.U.B. (Instrumental)
15. N.O.I.A. – True Love
Filed under: Music | Tags: cabaret voltaire, Ceramic Hello, Cormac mcCarthy, de fabriek, download, electro-magnetism, electro-pop, ensemble pittoresque, Guyer's Connection, Men Without Hats, mp3, Music, Neeva, noise, OMD, oppenheimer analysis, podcast, Ruth, Shanghai Au Go Go, skinny puppy, soft cell, synthesizer tunes, The Hafler Trio, The Petshop Boys, the road
Alright, this mix was:
1. a backlash against the non-stop dreary rain we’ve been suffering through.
2. part train-wreck noise explosion, part synthpop daydreams.
3. some sort of bewildering response to reading half of The Road by Cormac McCarthy in one sitting.
4. a bunch of other stuff.
5. I have to get out of town.
6. and finish reading The Road as soon as possible.
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Tracklist:
1. De Fabriek – Launch My Olive
2. Cabaret Voltaire – Automotivation
3. Ceramic Hello – Footsteps In The Fog
4. OMD – The Messerschmitt Twins
5. Oppenheimer Analysis – Men in White Coats
6. Men Without Hats – Moonbeam
7. The Petshop Boys – Where The Streets Have No Name
8. Neeva – Walking on Air
9. Ensemble Pittoresque – Urban Catastrophe
10. Guyer’s Connection – Arabia
11. Soft Cell – Facility Girls
12. Shanghai Au Go Go – I Cried All Winter
13. Ruth – Polaroid Roman Photo (Instrumental)
14. The Hafler Trio – A Thirsty Fish
15. Skinny Puppy – Unovis on a Stick
16. The Hafler Trio – The Dirty Fire
17. Skinny Puppy – Film
Filed under: Music | Tags: chris & cosey, download, duet emmo, electro-magnetism, electro-pop, i start counting, james figurine, linear movement, medio mutante, minimal synth, mix, mp3, opera, perspects, podcast, synth-pop, the future
Hello my beloved listeners where ever you may be. It’s been a minute here with the podcasts/mixes…Thanks for holding out! I have come through at last with a new little mix. It’s rather short, but I was running low on time so, well, there it is. I hope you enjoy it. I’ve had some awesome positive responses about the mixes and I really appreciate it! It makes me feel like someone is actually listening to them. And not only just listening to them, but enjoying them, hearing new things, old things, loved things. Thank you!
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Tracklist:
1. Perspects – The Accumulators
2. James Figurine – Stop
3. Opera – Emotion
4. I Start Counting – Still Smiling
5. Duet Emmo – Or So It Seems
6. The Future – Blank Clocks
7. Medio Mutante – Another Land
8. Chris & Cosey – Talk to Me
9. Duet Emmo – Friano
10. Linear Movement – The Linear Way
(Title explanation– I mentioned I was low on time. And then Audacity decided to get all buggy on my ass and cost me another hour. Me wants to smashy smashy with annoyance!)
Filed under: Music | Tags: a blaze colour, A.B.B.O., Abberline, absolute body control, analysis, Assisted.Brain.By.O., automelodi, basking sharks, daily fauli, die krupps, download, EBM, electro-magnetism, electronic music, ensemble pittoresque, experimental products, front 242, home sweet home, metro pakt, mix, mp3, Music, NYC, opera, podcast, remiggi 5000, Rock Machine Records, skanfrom, sudeten creche, synth-pop, throbbing gristle, velodrome, wierd
I’ve had a long break with the mixes- but this one will make up for it! Totally rockin dark-as-all-get-out proto-EBM tunes, plus a wonderful track off of the new Vinyl-On-Demand re-release from Experimental Product’s Prototype and Garage Tracks- which, by the way, you should snag as soon as possible because it is really a gem! I bought mine through Michael Gross of EP and he clarified the back cover photo for me (see above) and signed it. Sweet! It’s been on the turntable for about a solid 48 hours…Joy. You can pick up a copy for yourself through their Myspace page (save on shipping if you’re in the US!), Germany’s Vinyl-On-Demand or Anna Logue Records.
In addition to Experimental Products and proto-EBM, I’ve been scouring the web for all projects involving the man who calls himself Abberline or Francois Remigi of Toulouse France. He’s done a few different projects- namely defunct Opera (so good), current Remiggi 5000 and Abberline. With his lovely hot vocals I want them all! I included one track off the Rock Machine compilation from Remiggi 5000. Unfortunately very little is available from them but hopefully there will some sort of full release in the future. He also works with a man who calls himself Assisted.Brain.By.O., also from Toulouse, who does a minimal synth project of the same name, A.B.B.O., that I love right now. If I could get some not-shitty quality MP3’s I would play some…Another darker synth project of his, Le Moine, has a track on the new Enfant Terrible comp Radio Resistencia…
Speaking of hot french vocals, I also included a track (also off the Rock Machine comp) from Quebec’s Automelodi aka Xavier Paradis aka Arnaud Lazlaud. The man is talented! Everything he does is golden, I swear. And silky and highly danceable.
…….And! he’s going to be performing at NYC’s Wierd on April 8th next month at Home Sweet Home (at 131 Chrystie St.). Not to be missed!
There ends my spiel. Enjoy the mix!
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Tracklist:
1. Basking Sharks – Croatia
2. Experimental Products – Aviation
3. Automelodi – Schema Corporel
4. Remiggi 5000 – Ultra-sensitive
5. Electronome – S.I.A.S.G. (remix)
6. Skanfrom – Earth 11
7. Throbbing Gristle – AB/7A
8. Analysis – Connections
9. Sudeten Creche – Dance (Instrumental)
10. Front 242 – U-men (Instrumental)
11. Velodrome – Glasfabrik
12. Die Krupps – … Denn Du Lebst Nur Einmal
13. Metro Pakt – C.T.I.
14. Absolute Body Control – What is the Disease?
15. Daily Fauli – Speed
16. A Blaze Colour – Follow the Signs
17. Ensemble Pittoresque – Auratorium
Filed under: Music | Tags: cabaret voltaire, D.A.F., der plan, download, einzelgänger, electro-magnetism, electronic music, jan hammer, klein and M.B.O., linear movement, minimal synth, minimal wave, mix, mp3, pankow, stereo, tinfoil teakettle
My my what a lovely assortment of tunes this afternoon! It is simply gorgeous out and here I go working in my room all day – at least I’ve got the window open and the 55 degree winds of warmth and freshness blowing in.
And yes, I totally spaced on doing last week’s mix. Bad me, bad me. My friend Joe called me out on it and deservedly so!
Anyways, one of my favorite tracks of the moment is “Somewhere In The Night” by French band Stereo from 1982. Minimal Wave has recently re-released their album of the same name and it looks fabulous!
Check out the re-release here.
There are a couple D.A.F. tracks from the “Absolute Body Control” 12″…though I’m sad to say that the wonderfully funky song of the same name at the end of this mix came out sounding horrible. My apologies!
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Tracklist:
1. Jan Hammer – Crockett’s Theme
2. Einzelgänger – Einzelgänger
3. Der Plan – Ich bin ein Computer
4. Pankow – Das Vodkalied
5. D.A.F.- 1st Step to Heaven (Instrumental)
6. Turqoise Days – Blurred
7. Linear Movement – Synthesize
8. Stereo – Somewhere In The Night
9. Klein and M.B.O. – Dirty Talk (Original 12″ Instrumental Mix)
10. Tinfoil Teakettle – Think Like Us
11. Cabaret Voltaire – Kino
12. D.A.F. – Absolute Body Control (sound quality sucks!! Sorry)
Filed under: Music | Tags: absolute body control, ADN' Ckrystall, Arnaud Lazlaud, Carlos Peron, chris carter, doldrums, download, electro-magnetism, electronic music, fpu, martin dupont, mix, motor, mp3, perspects, poeme elctronique, solvent, tangrine dream, tommi stumpff, winter
The winter doldrums caught up with me this afternoon. I was doing fine until the sun started to set (though I didn’t even see it through the clouds but once all day). As the world became dark I suddenly just didn’t want to do anything ever again but hide under the covers and watch movies, or cry. Probably just cry.
What are doldrums?
The Doldrums (often capitalized when referring to the geographic region) is an area of the Atlantic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean affected by the Intertropical Convergence Zone, a low-pressure area around the equator where the prevailing winds are calm.
This region is also noted for calm periods when the winds disappear altogether, or are light and shifting. Hurricanes originate in this region. Because of the unpredictable weather patterns, the Doldrums became notorious with sailors because this region’s periods of deadly calm could trap ships for days or weeks on end as they waited for enough wind to power their sails.
In colloquial usage, “being in the doldrums” refers to being in a state of listlessness, despondency, inactivity, stagnation, or a slump.
However, I was able to pull it together enough to make this mix. I included Solvent’s newest release- a remake of Lydia Lunch’s “Master Alchemist”. Quite twisted and nice. You can pick it up here. Check out Echoism Recordings on Myspace.
My other favorite is Arnaud Lazlaud’s “Le Malade Roi.” I swear I can listen to it again and again all day long. That song was released as a 7″ by Hertz-Schrittmacher, a sub-label of Kernkrach, last year and was produced by Xavier Paradis of Automelodi. It was originally made in the late nineties. You can get it through Annalogue Records or if you live in North America you can contact him directly to get a copy without shipping costs from Europe.
I discovered that ridiculously cute song “Master & Slave” by Puss recently. I just have this thing for self-referencing synthesizer music. I would like to do a show specifically made of synthesizer songs about synthesizers. Some day…
On with the mix! …
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Tracklist:
1. Tangerine Dream – Movements of a Visionary
2. Solvent vs. Lydia Lunch – Master Alchemist
3. Absolute Body Control – B6
4. Perspects – 13
5. Motor – Night Drive
6. FPU – Seven of Nine
7. Arnaud Lazlaud – Le Malade Roi
8. ADN’ Ckrystall – Ovanescent Nocturne
9. Poeme Electronique – The Echoes Fade
10. Chris Carter – Interloop
11. Tommi Stumpff – Alarm
12. Eiskalte Engel – Kinder Aus Asbest
13. Martin Dupont – Sticks in my Brain
14. Carlos Peron – Her Heäd Is Bräkin Intu Foör
15. Donno Detti – Automation
16. Puss – Master & Slave (FPU remix)
Filed under: Music | Tags: alphaville, arms of someone new, download, electro, electro-magnetism, experimental products, force dimension, front 242, gang of four, human league, legendary pink dots, Martial Canterel, minimal synth, mix, mp3, Music, secession, second decay, silent ambition, skinny puppy, synthpop, xymox
Mostly oldies but goodies in this week’s episode of Electro-Magnetism. Track 11 is a mystery- if you know the name of it or who its by please let me know. It was on this incredible compilation that a friend gave me that had no track listings. Over the years I’ve been figuring out all the tracks…its like a fun little game.
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Tracklist:
1. The Legendary Pink Dots – Casting the Runes
2. Skinny Puppy – A.M./ Meat Flavour
3. Martial Canterel – Refuge Underneath
4. Second Decay – Close My Heart
5. Secession – Touch (Pt. 3)
6. Alexander Robotnick – Les Grands Voyages de l’Amour
7. The Human League – Dance Like a Star
8. The Force Dimension – Algorythm (Cocktail MIx)
9. Front 242 – Quite Unusual (12″ version)
10. Prothese – Couteau
11- ? (if you know who this is, I’d be greatful if you’d let me know!)
12. Silent Ambition – I Remember
13. Experimental Products – Clear Image
14. Alphaville – Romeos (Demo)
15. Clan of Xymox – Masquerade
16. The Arms of Someone New – Every Seventh Wave
17. Gang of Four – Anthrax
And this is just fantastic. Must Find Copy ASAP.
Filed under: Music | Tags: azul y negro, depeche mode, download, electro-magnetism, electronic music, italo disco, Martial Canterel, minimal techno, minimal wave, Mitgang Audio, mp3, Music, opus finis, perspects, podcast, synthpop
The saga continues! After surviving the holiday insanity I am back on schedule with another installment of Electro-Magnetism. This one is seriously all over the map. After delving into the old Snow Robots comps from Suction Records I recently discovered the album “The View From Your New Home” by The Mitgang Audio from 2003. Not sure why it took me so long. I also was just feeling in the mood for the epicness that is “Symphony Electrique”. Some days are just like that.
And I apologize for some sub-par sound quality on some tracks. I noticed right towards the end of the set that the treble had been cut (due to a magic button I didn’t know existed) on one of the channels on the mixer. Woops on that shit.
Dance in yer pants and enjoy!
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Tracklist:
1. The Mitgang Audio – Tokyo Scope
2. Phil Kieran – Skyhook
3. Depeche Mode – Everything Counts (Oliver Huntman and Stephen Bodzin Remix)
4. Freak Electrique – Symphony Electrique
5. Azul y Negro – The Night
6. Depeche Mode – What’s Your Name?
7. Play – This Little Girl
8. Burlesque – Collision of Sex
9. Perspects – Autobody (The Hacker Remix)
10. Sturm Cafe – Radiosuchtig
11. Opus Finis – Inextinguishable Pyre
12. Martial Canterel – 3 Days
Filed under: Music | Tags: ADN' Ckrystall, download, electronic, experimental, french, minimal, minimal synth, mp3, Music
There are so many great new things today that are simultaneously creepy yet wondrous and beautiful. One of them is that fact that it’s going to be almost 70 degrees here in NYC. The other is the band ADN’ Ckrystall whom I recently discovered. I had heard a few songs here and there but had never really sat down and listened to them at length. I just found the collection “Collected Works” and it has seriously blown my mind. I haven’t stopped listening to it in weeks.
I try to listen to other music, try to tear myself away, but I just keep coming back. I was at my parents’ house for the holidays trying to find excuses to sneak off and listen to it. I went to the mall, partially so I could get some art supplies, but also so I could rock out to it on my parents’ sweet car stereo.
ADN’ Ckrystall is French musician Erick Moncollin who has been creating really unique fantastical minimal electronic music since 1977.
“Collected Works” was produced in 2004 as a two disc set and has been out of print ever since as far as I can tell. According to Discogs only 100 copies were produced by MetaWaveClassix out of Germany, a sub-label of
MetaWaveMusic that specializes in re-releasing out-of-print minimal electronic and electronic avant garde music.
The albums included on the collection are the incredible Jazz Mad LP, In-Edit 7″, Museum EP and sessions, L’Appel du Vent tape, Rock Noire 10″, and studio outtakes.
Anna Logue Records just released the new ADN’ Ckrystall LP “Minilab” this past year.
The Jazz Mad album is available for download on the wonderful blogs Systems of Romance and Mutant Sounds.
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Sample Songs
Puckie’s Power
Haschisch T’es Pas Cap
Ovanescent Nocturne
So here it is, a holiday gift to the world. Its available for download in four parts since its quite sizable. Enjoy!
Collected Works: CD 1
Part 1
Part 2
Collected Works: CD 2
Part 1
Part 2
CD1:
Tracks 01-08 from Jazz Mad LP 1982
Tracks 09-10 from In-Edit 7″ 1984
Tracks 11-15 from Museum EP 1987
CD2:
Tracks 01-03 rooting in L’Appel du Vent tape 1991 (record ‘87-’90)
Tracks 04-06,09,12 from unreleased Rock Noire 10″ ca. 1985
Tracks 07,08,10,11,13 studio-outtakes ca. 1986-1989
Tracks 14,15 from Museum EP sessions ca. 1987
Tracks 16,17 studio-outtakes ca. 1991
