The very fibers of “Powerless” are just soaked in misery of the most pedestrian kind. This isn’t misery you can tap into and feel – whilst this release does try hard, the emotional content seems somewhat lacking, or hard to connect with.
Chrysalide & others: an interview with Arco and Syco Trauma
2010 was a busy and interesting year for French cyberpunk band Chrysalide and, with a new album “Don’t Be Scared, It’s About Life” coming out soon (and a tour to go with that) Syco, Arco and Amnesy won’t be slowing down anytime soon. We got the chance to talk to Syco and Arco about their music projects, Audiotrauma, life on tour, politics and just how people react to their Pink Floyd cover…
Abs6 – Audiomedikation
“Audiomedikation” is one of those albums that is deceiving at first due to its slow start, but it gets heavier, the rhythms more interesting and the album really does flow amazingly well.
Jerôme Chassagnard – The Time from Underneath
This is an album that needs to be heard as an album. The way the tracks work together, it would be hard to separate them and it has an almost Kraftwerk-like sound to it. There’s also resemblance to early Future Sound of London and even some Sven Väth throughout the entire album.
Question Mark?
Flint Glass – Connexion Bizarre Indentifier [Exclusive] Bassnectar – Window Seat [Cozza Frenzy – Child’s Play Records] oOoOO – Hearts [oOoOO – Tri Angle 2] Matta – Suicide Stutter [Prototype [ … ]
Nutjob
Flint Glass – Connexion Bizarre Indentifier [Exclusive] Cage Against The Machine/John Cage – 4’33’ (Adam F’s Club Mix) [Cage Against The Machine – Wall of Sound] Panacea/Cativo – Red Alert [ … ]
Tokyo Morose – Specific Ocean
Charming is the first word that comes to mind when it comes to describing Tokyo Morose’s “Specific Ocean”. This is stripped down electronica with massive pop sensibilities. It’s intelligent pop music, full of charm and character that you can’t help but fall in love with.
Recommendations for 2011
Time to look forward in to a new year here at Connexion Bizarre. There’s already loads to look forward to, with festivals being announced and new releases being talked about [ … ]
Pop Goes The Missy
Iris – Closer To Real [Blacklight – Infacted Recordings] Mesh – Only Better [A Perfect Solution – Dependent Records Temposhark – Knock Me Out [The Invisible Line – Defend Music [ … ]
K8’s listening tips
Richard Chartier (known here as pinkcourtesyphone) provides a gorgeous minimal electronica DJ set for We Are Squirrelly: http://soundcloud.com/we-are-squirrelly/pinkcourtesyphone-for-squirrelly Mix by Loop Stepwalker for Ad Noiseam: http://www.adnoiseam.net/news/free-winter-mix-by-loop-stepwalker/ Beautiful in its wrongness! [ … ]