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About Connexion Bizarre
Connexion
\Con*ne*xion"\, n. [L. connexio: cf. F. connexion.]
1. The act of connecting, or the state of being connected; junction; union; alliance; relationship.
2. That which connects or joins together; bond; tie.
3. A relation; esp. a person connected with another by marriage rather than by blood; -- used in a loose and indefinite, and sometimes a comprehensive, sense.
4. The persons or things that are connected; as, a business connection.
Syn: Union; coherence; continuity; junction; association; dependence; intercourse; commerce; communication; affinity; relationship.
Bizarre
\Bi*zar"re\, adj. [F. bizarre odd, fr. Sp. bizarro gallant, brave, liberal,]
Odd in manner or appearance; fantastic; whimsical; extravagant; grotesque.
Connexion Bizarre
\Con*ne*xion" Bi*zar"re\, exp. colloq. [F. connexion bizarre]
1. Webzine about electronic music featuring album reviews, band interviews, a webcast and occasional media gallery features.
2. Electropop. Industrial. Noise. Electro Body Music. Synthpop. Hard
Electronics. New Wave. IDM. Experimental. Ambient. Breakcore. Trip-Hop. Glitch. Etc...
3. Oddly connected, suprisingly functional, the sum being greater than the parts.
Connexion Bizarre began in Porto, Portugal, as a sporadic club night concept dedicated to a wide range of electronic music, from Synthpop to Noise, touching everything in between that we perceived as being original and of good quality, without catering to any particular scene or audience.
Connexion Bizarre (dot) net was developed as something of an afterthought, but has since become the main focus of activity. With an international staff of writers and DJs, the website is updated weekly with album reviews, a webcast, link recommendations and an international events agenda of sorts, along with occasional band interviews and media showcases. In addition, there is now a weekly Connexion Bizarre radio show on the Lisbon-based Radio Zero and monthly synhpop-based night in Porto, Bodypop.
Promotional material: Bands and labels wishing to submit material for review should contact us by mail to obtain our postal address. We accept CDs, CDRs and Vinyl for review but request the addition of a CDR when sending vinyl. Releases in audio data formats (MP3, OGG, etc) are accepted, but may take more time to be processed due to time and practical constraints. We will notify labels and artists when the material is received and when reviews are online. Also, all reviews have a direct link for ease of reference.
Though we do try to review/feature all the material we are sent, we reserve the right not to review/feature material which is judged to be too substandard (i.e., we'd rather spend time promoting good music than pointing out bad quality music) or which doesn't fit our musical/editorial focus. In the latter case, we will do our best to forward the received material to other publications, DJs, etc., with whom we are in contact.
Please note that we cover electronic and electronic-based music only (i.e., no metal, rock, etc.) though some electronic crossover material may be accepted; also we do not normally cover rap, house and other related genres.
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