http://www.connexionbizarre.net/ was updated on September 14th with new content (reviews, webcasts and links).

We have also set up a donations page ( http://www.connexionbizarre.net/donations.htm ). While Connexion Bizarre may be hosted for free and run by volunteers but it does have its costs (postal expenses come to mind). If you appreciate the work we are doing or find it useful in some manner, please consider a donation or perhaps a quick trip to our store ( http://www.connexionbizarre.net/store.htm ).

A quick overview of this week's update:
Webcast: "untitled" with music selection by DJ JanaDark and "Noxious Flu" with music selection by M.
Reviews: Juan Matos Capote "Jabal", End "The Dangerous Class", Skullduggery "You Are Here. [Nowhere]", Zonk't "Beat Wins You And Me", Empire State Human "Audio Gothic", V/A "The Clock Machine Turns You On: Volume 2", Mad Therapist "Alien Element", Parallel Worlds "Shade", Abraxas Projekt "Baraka-Visions", 15 Degrees Below Zero "Resting On A", Dessau "The Truth Hurts (1985-2000)", the M.E.M.O.R.Y. Lab "Modern Expressing Machines of Revolutionary Youth"

Best regards,
Miguel
(editor, etc @ http://www.connexionbizarre.net/)



Connexion Bizarre associated events


2009/09/16-27, Porto (PT) + 2009/10/01-04, Lausanne (CH)
On September 24th and 25th, Connexion Bizarre participates in the http://www.swissport2009.com/ - SWISSPORT'09 architecture workshop with a music and multimedia programme. Presenting a selection of Portuguese and Swiss electronic musicians, performers and DJs, this initiative takes place on two of Oporto's most relevant venues/clubs.
Thursday, 24/09 @ http://www.breyner85.com/ - Breyner 85 (Porto, PT)
- http://www.thermidor-project.net/ - Thermidor (PT, theatrical dieselpunk ambient performance)
- http://www.operateur-fotokopieur.ch/ - Operateur Fotokopieur (CH, spacey 8-bit electro)
Friday, 25/09 @ http://www.planobporto.com/ - Plano B (Porto, PT)
- http://www.stendeck.com/ - Stendeck (CH, IDM electronica & breakbeats)
- http://soundcloud.com/freimatic - Freimatic (PT, techno/breaks/electro madness)
http://www.connexionbizarre.net/swissport2009.htm - More information...


Webcast & Radio Show

Part 1 - http://www.connexionbizarre.net/webcast/cb_20090914-0920_a.mp3
("untitled" with music selection by DJ JanaDark)
Flint Glass - Connexion Bizarre Webcast identifier
[exclusive]
Kirlian Camera - Easter 1980 (04:45)
[Various - Palace Of Worms - Palace Of Worms]
The well of sadness - Silence (04:52)
[I'm Uprooted From It - War Office Propaganda]
Clausthome - Radiophare III (06:20)
[Radiophare [ Lampe D'Ambiance] - Indiestate Distribution]
Rukkanor - Deora (05:14)
[Deora - War Office Propaganda]
Tribe of circle - Si Vis Pacem Para Bellum (04:28)
[Children Of A Weakened God - Hau Ruck!]
S.Q.E - Narcotic (05:44)
[Rise Of The Vulcans - Old Europe Cafe]
Stahlwerk 9 - Ante Bellum Civile (04:28)
[Stahlwerk 9 / Cold Fusion (2) / Rukkanor - Triumvire - War Office Propaganda]
Sektion B - Oklahoma city (03:39)
[Power Is Nothing Without Control -Steinklang Industries]
Rome - Herbstzeitlose (03:36)
[Berlin - Cold Meat Industry]

Part 2 - http://www.connexionbizarre.net/webcast/cb_20090914-0920_b.mp3
("Noxious Flu" with music selection by M.)
Flint Glass - Connexion Bizarre Webcast identifier
[exclusive]
Chrysalide - The Wall (Traumanoize Cover)
[V/A - Peacemakers, Inc. 2 - Invasion Wreck Chords]
Config.Sys - Widowmaker
[V/A - Peacemakers, Inc. 1 - Invasion Wreck Chords]
Skulldugery - Calamity
[You Are Here. [Nowhere] - Trozoc]
Individual Totem - Don't You Trust Me?
[Mumia Vera - Artoffact]
X Marks The Pedwalk - Arbitrary Execution
[Abattoir - Infacted]
Necrotek - Sense Of Decay
[Menschfeind - Vendetta Music]
Knifeladder - Fearsome Engine
[Music/Concrete - Cold Meat Industry]
.cut featuring Gibet - Bleached Bride (remix by AntiGlück)
[Bleached Bride - [walnut + locust]]
Zonk't - Ore
[Beat Wins You And Me - Sound On Probation]
Lingouf - St-Genie2
[Ange Et Gruikk - Ant-Zen]
Gerostenkorp - Transe Nocturne
[Terre Brulée - OPN Production]

http://www.connexionbizarre.net/webcast.htm

Connexion Bizarre radio show @ Radio Zero
The Connexion Bizarre radio show can be streamed every Friday at 23:00 GMT and Wednesdays at 10:00 GMT from http://www.radiozero.pt/ - Radio Zero.


Reviews

Juan Matos Capote - Jabal
Juan Matos Capote is a sound and visual artist who currently resides in Barcelona and whose impressive resume includes studying circuit-bending under Reed Ghazala.
http://www.connexionbizarre.net/reviews/r_juanmatoscapote_j.htm

End - The Dangerous Class
Straight to the point with this one: this is the soundtrack to the reviewer's inevitable mental breakdown. Tthere is some weird music out there, but this is certainly some of the strangest in some time and with that it brings mental imagery that nothing else could possibly inspire... Rockabilly, Surf Music, Breakcore, Hunter S. Thompson, 1920's Flapper Girls and much, much more besides.
http://www.connexionbizarre.net/reviews/r_end_tdc.htm

Skullduggery - You Are Here. [Nowhere]
To do this album justice it's an album you don't need to be reading about, other than to be recommended it. It's not going to be for everyone, but it's really worth giving a try - you will either find it an engaging curiousity or a massively rewarding and challenging listen. The reviewier is in the latter camp, and more than a few listens in is still finding bits he missed.
http://www.connexionbizarre.net/reviews/r_skullduggery_yahn.htm

Zonk't - Beat Wins You And Me
Zonk't is only one of the many sides of a multifaceted artist who truly deserves to be discovered, for those who don't know him yet... And Zonk't may be the ideal first step to penetrate into his universe, because it remains pretty accessible for a listener who's not used to this kind of music yet, even if it often tends to fit into the experimental genre.
http://www.connexionbizarre.net/reviews/r_zonkt_bwyam.htm

Empire State Human - Audio Gothic
If a heavy new wave influence on modern electro with a more thoughtful approach to lyrics than is expected by the mainstream, coupled with a willingness to experiment with alternative instrumentation sounds like your idea of synthpop heaven, then Empire State Human is for you. And, if you are of a darker bent, paying attention to Empire State Human's lyrics may offer you some solace as well.
http://www.connexionbizarre.net/reviews/r_empirestatehuman_ag.htm

V/A - The Clock Machine Turns You On: Volume 2
This varied collection offers up some great music from Smartyr, Killing Joke, Transit Kings, The Sun Paulo and Analogue Mindfield. It seems to have something for every listener, which is a good thing and a bad thing at the same time as this may draw in a listener to enjoy some new music or urge them to quickly hit eject.
http://www.connexionbizarre.net/reviews/r_va_tcmtyo.htm

Mad Therapist - Alien Element
We are greeted by melodic, clean electronica that is infused with calming overtones. It is an ambitious, intricate album that places the emphasis firmly on composition rather than just assailing the listener with a barrage of beats. The result? Pleasantly atmospheric, cleverly constructed background music that fades in and out of your consciousness without leaving a mark.
http://www.connexionbizarre.net/reviews/r_madtherapist_ae.htm

Parallel Worlds - Shade
A knowledgeable hand when it comes to analogue modular synthesizers, Sirros has developed a distinctive sound via his Parallel Worlds project, at once anachronistic and immutable. The album is full of pillowy and fluid sounds; hard edges are notably absent in this somnolent journey that relies upon atmospheric IDM and ambient.
http://www.connexionbizarre.net/reviews/r_parallelworlds_s.htm

Abraxas Projekt - Baraka - Visions
The upshot of former songwriter Jerome Paressant's twofold interest in electronic music and contemporary jazz, Abraxas Projekt presents an uncomplicated fusion of both elements with its latest release, "Baraka - Visions". Like its namesake, the 1992 film by Ron Fricke, the album is a study in juxtapositions and motion.
http://www.connexionbizarre.net/reviews/r_abraxasprojekt_bv.htm

15 Degrees Below Zero - Resting On A
While not terribly familiar with 15 Degrees Below Zero and liking some of their previously released material, the same cannot be said of "Resting On A", unfortunately. To be honest, one is sort of at a loss as to why anyone would release this and it can be summed up quite quickly in one word: pointless.
http://www.connexionbizarre.net/reviews/r_15dbz_roa.htm

Dessau - The Truth Hurts (1985-2000)
The title is really quite appropriate, in some respects - one fails to understand exactly why this retrospective is necessary, and indeed, who is really going to be that interested other than treating this as a relic from the past. A long-forgotten band who were too similar to some of their much more successful and more creative contemporaries to warrant too much attention, and their best known work is a cover.
http://www.connexionbizarre.net/reviews/r_dessau_th.htm

the M.E.M.O.R.Y. Lab - Modern Expressing Machines of Revolutionary Youth
It was initially difficult to know what to make of this, but when you dig into who is behind the band, you begin to expect much more. Marc Urselli is a three-time Grammy Award winner, and the other members have been involved in such extreme metal luminaries as Aborym. So really, they can surely do so much better than this.
http://www.connexionbizarre.net/reviews/r_memorylab_memory.htm


Releases

K'teus - Audio Hypersigil 1 (The Awakening)
Part 1 of the "Audio Hypersigil" cycle by U.K.-based d'n'b/breakcore/industrial project K'teus. Pro-printed/duplicated CD-R copies are also available for purchase with all proceedings going directly to Médecins Sans Frontières.
http://www.connexionbizarre.net/releases/n_cb010_kteus_ah1ta.htm & download


Store

Mothers Against Noise apparel
Following a re-release of free "Mothers Against Noise" compilation, we decided to make some of the apparel available again using the original designs. Like before, all sales profits will be used to support initiatives related to experimental/noise/sound art.
http://www.connexionbizarre.net/store/s_man.htm


Links

Recently added
http://www.solarskeletons.com/ - Solar Skeletons
http://www.biothing.org/ - Biothing
http://schizophrenia.c8.com/ - Schizophrenia 4 (us) - raided by the police (read it!)

Net releases spotlight
Mach FoX http://www.archive.org/details/intox043 - "The Last Planet EP" (Intox Noize)

Recommended
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6811a9d4-9b0f-11de-a3a1-00144feabdc0.html?nclick_check=1 - A copyright black hole swallows our culture (Financial Times)
http://chronicle.com/article/Googles-Book-Search-A/48245/ - Google's Book Search: A Disaster for Scholars (The Chronicle)
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/351331/how-uk-government-spun-136-people-into-7m-illegal-file-sharers - How UK Government spun 136 people into 7m illegal file sharers (PC Pro)
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/09/04/sabip_7m_stat_sponsored_by_bpi/ - Music industry cooks UK government's piracy stats (The Register)
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/comment/ambroseevans_pritchard/6082464/World-faces-hi-tech-crunch-as-China-eyes-ban-on-rare-metal-exports.html - World faces hi-tech crunch as China eyes ban on rare metal exports (Telegraph)
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_ID=10&article_ID=106355&categ_id=5 - Religion is not the primary motivation of suicide bombers (Daily Star)
http://www.number10.gov.uk/Page20571 - Treatment of Alan Turing was "appalling" - PM (Number 10)
http://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/?p=353"]On Influenza A (H1N1) - hacking H1N1 (bunnie's blog)
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/6173399/Charles-Darwin-film-too-controversial-for-religious-America.html - Charles Darwin film 'too controversial for religious America' (Telegraph)

Connexion Bizarre was updated on September 21st th with new content (reviews, webcasts, interview and links).

We have also set up a donations page ( http://www.connexionbizarre.net/donations.htm) . While Connexion Bizarre may be hosted for free and run by volunteers but it does have its costs (postal expenses come to mind). If you appreciate the work we are doing or find it useful in some manner, please consider a donation or perhaps a quick trip to our http://www.connexionbizarre.net/store.htm.

A quick overview of this week's update:
Webcast: "September Chaos Sedated" with music selection by Invisible War and "Variance Of Descent" with music selection by M.
Reviews: Dead Voices on Air "Fast Falls the Eventide", Miel Noir "Der Honigflügel", Pål Asle Pettersen "Komposisjoner 2005-2008", Thunderwheel "Credo", Overdose Kunst "Was Ist Overdose Kunst?"

Best regards,
Miguel
(editor, etc @ http://www.connexionbizarre.net/ )



Connexion Bizarre associated events


href="http://www.swissport2009.com/mev_en.html
2009/09/16-27, Porto (PT) + 2009/10/01-04, Lausanne (CH)
On September 24th and 25th, Connexion Bizarre participates in the http://www.swissport2009.com/ - SWISSPORT'09 architecture workshop with a music and multimedia programme. Presenting a selection of Portuguese and Swiss electronic musicians, performers and DJs, this initiative takes place on two of Oporto's most relevant venues/clubs.
Thursday, 24/09 @ http://www.breyner85.com/ - Breyner 85 (Porto, PT)
- http://www.thermidor-project.net/ - Thermidor (PT, theatrical dieselpunk ambient performance)
- http://www.operateur-fotokopieur.ch/ - Operateur Fotokopieur (CH, spacey 8-bit electro)
Friday, 25/09 @ http://www.planobporto.com/ - Plano B (Porto, PT)
- http://www.stendeck.com/ - Stendeck (CH, IDM electronica & breakbeats)
- http://soundcloud.com/freimatic - Freimatic (PT, techno/breaks/electro madness)
http://www.connexionbizarre.net/swissport2009.htm - More information...



Webcast & Radio Show

Part 1 - http://www.connexionbizarre.net/webcast/cb_20090921-0927_a.mp3
("September Chaos Sedated" with music selection by Invisible War)
Flint Glass - Connexion Bizarre Webcast identifier
[exclusive]
Cities Last Broadcast - Cella
[The Cancelled Earth - Cyclic Law]
Troum - Neheh
[Aiws - Transgredient Records]
Lacus Somniorum - Hinterland
[Tideshaper - Cyclic Law]
Funerary Call - On Locust Winds
[On The Brink Of Infinity - Chthonic Streams]
New Risen Throne - Sigh of the Soul
[Crossing the Withered Regions - Cold Meat Industry]
Eldar - New Gods
[Sapere Aude - Cold Meat Industry]
Navicon Torture Technologies - Mother Of All Crossroads
[Mind is a Prison - Annihilvs]
Der Blutharsch - The Pleasures Received In Pain VI
[The Pleasures Received In Pain - WKN]

Part 2 - http://www.connexionbizarre.net/webcast/cb_20090921-0927_b.mp3
("Variance Of Descent" with music selection by M.)
Flint Glass - Connexion Bizarre Webcast identifier
[exclusive]
Urceus Exit - Drifting
[Compensation For The Sound Of Silence - Artoffact Records]
Client - Your Love Is Like Petrol
[Command - Out Of Line]
Marsheaux - Stand By
[Lumineux Noir - Out Of Line]
Dekad - This Aching Kiss
[V/A - Auto-Reverse - BOREDOMproduct]
Scarlet Soho - Modern Radio
[Warpaint - Major Records]
Roughhausen - Dirty Little Secret
[Somenone's Got To Pay - self-released]
Skullduggery - Relapse
[You Are Here. [Nowhere] - Trozoc]
End - LSD Made A Wreck Of Me
[The Dangerous Class - Hymen Records]
Sickboy - Don't Stop Now
[Time To Play - Ad Noiseam]
Dead Hollywood Stars - Back In Town
[V/A - Miwak Twelve - Hymen Records]
Autoclav1.1 - Tomorrow
[Where Once Were Exit Wounds - Tympanik Audio]
Opérateur Fotokopieur - What Are We Leaving Behind?
[Atomic Spaceship - Midinette Records]
Pine Tree State Mind Control - Redemption Song / Subtle Redemption
[Esquimaux - [walnut + locust]]

http://www.connexionbizarre.net/webcast.htm - Listen to the Webcast

Connexion Bizarre radio show @ Radio Zero
The Connexion Bizarre radio show can be streamed every Friday at 23:00 GMT and Wednesdays at 10:00 GMT from http://www.radiozero.pt/ - Radio Zero.


Reviews

Dead Voices on Air - Fast Falls the Eventide
The eleventh full-length release from Mark Spybey, an album which is an odyssey of sounds that will evoke soothing and agitated responses. Spybey has mastered the fine art of experimental music by never teetering at the brink of chaos too long and drawing in the listener with classical elements heard through new ears. A treat for the loyal fan and an impressive range of genres for the newcomers that will not soon be forgotten.
http://www.connexionbizarre.net/reviews/r_deadvoicesonair_ffte.htm

Miel Noir - Der Honigflügel
A dramatic, if not tragic, story is being told here - but you can always invent your own and the cinematic arrangement of the sound seems to invite this. Still, although this is a unique and intriguing work that's perfect for atmospheric late night listening, there's a sense that it could have gone further and transcended its sources more fully, rather than simply running through them.
http://www.connexionbizarre.net/reviews/r_mielnoir_dh.htm

Pål Asle Pettersen - Komposisjoner 2005-2008
Although Pål Asle Pettersen's work is full of dramatic and even perverse shifts and transitions it implies a challenge to the way in which we increasingly form instant judgements on music. It can't easily be assimilated in a sitting and demands some attentive repeat listening in order to (try) and piece together what's actually happening.
http://www.connexionbizarre.net/reviews/r_palaslepettersen_k.htm

Thunderwheel - Credo
Overall fantastic, bizarre, uneasy, absurd, and tortured, some of which may reflect the environment in which it is produced. It's hard to tell how much of this is deliberately humorous or excessively kitsch or whether Gusis simply couldn't restrain himself from over-indulging. In any case, although this is interesting it doesn't match the finer moments of Agnivolok or Chaos As Shelter.
http://www.connexionbizarre.net/reviews/r_thunderwheel_c.htm

Overdose Kunst - Was Ist Overdose Kunst?
In its own terms and for whatever target audience (if any) that it may have, this brief collection is probably a brilliant success, but its appeal will definitely be limited - this one is only for true connoisseurs of weirdness.
http://www.connexionbizarre.net/reviews/r_overdosekunst_wiok.htm


Links

Recently added
http://www.aerocccp.com/ - AeroCCCP Records
http://www.collinscomics.com/ - Collins Comics

Net releases spotlight
Indo http://www.archive.org/details/Indo-TangataManu - "Tangata Manu"
http://www.tuncak.com/ - TunçAk

Recommended
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cif-green/2009/sep/14/climate-change-denial - This professor of denial can't even answer his own questions on climate change - Ian Plimer is a purveyor of 24-carat bafflegab. So why are publications like the Spectator so keen to champion him? (The Guardian)
http://judson.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/15/cracking-the-spine-of-libel/ - Cracking the Spine of Libel (New York Times)
http://www.theonion.com/content/news/melting_ice_caps_expose_hundreds?utm_source=most_pop_recent - Melting Ice Caps Expose Hundreds Of Secret Arctic Lairs (The Onion)

Connexion Bizarre was updated on September 28th with new content. Content-wise, this is s very slow week due to other commitments in the past few days (the http://www.swissport2009.com/mev_en.html - Swissport09 Afterparty events) with only the usual webcast and recommended links updates.

As mentioned before, we have also set up a http://www.connexionbizarre.net/donations.htm - donations page. While Connexion Bizarre may be hosted for free and run by volunteers but it does have its costs (postal expenses come to mind). If you appreciate the work we are doing or find it useful in some manner, please consider a http://www.connexionbizarre.net/donations.htm - donation or perhaps a quick trip to our http://www.connexionbizarre.net/store.htm"]store.

A quick overview of this week's update:
Webcast: "Kate's Virgin (on the ridiculous!) Mix!" with music selection by MissyK8 and "Midnight Polyphony" with music selection by DJ Istabmyhead

Best regards,
Miguel
(editor, etc @ http://www.connexionbizarre.net/ )


Webcast & Radio Show

Part 1 - http://www.connexionbizarre.net/webcast/cb_20090928-1004_a.mp3
("Kate's Virgin (on the ridiculous!) Mix!" with music selection by MissyK8)
Flint Glass - Connexion Bizarre Webcast identifier
[exclusive]
The Prodigy - Baby's Got a Temper (Main Mix)
[Baby's Got A Temper CD Single - XL Recordings]
Chad Jackson - Hear The Drummer (Get Wicked)
[Hear The Drummer (Get Wicked) 12" Vinyl - ATCO Records]
Eero Johannes - Natt I Spårvagnen
[Eero Johannes - Planet Mu]
:papercutz - A Secret Search
[Lylac - Apegenine]
Scaffolding - Mass
[Narratives - Plastic Sound Supply]
Aphex Twin - IZ-US
[Come To Daddy Remixed - Warp Records]
Displacer - X Was Never Like This...
[X Was Never Like This - Tympanik Audio]
Sirius Mo - Wow
[Allthegirls - Exploited]
Grafton Primary - We Are The Music
[Eon - Resolution Music]
Frittenbude - Irgendwie lieb ich das
[Nachtigall - Audiolith]
Diego Bernal - Bring It Home (Mexicans With Guns Remix)
[Bring it Home EP - Exponential Music - Free Download at http://www.antipop.net/releases/exp14.php
Infadels - Sweet Dreams
[Website Freebie - Dead at Thirty Records]
Bit Shifter - Easy Prey
[Miwak Twelve - Hymen Records]
End - Pills To Make You Fun
[The Dangerous Class - Hymen Records]
Captain Ahab - I Can't Believe It's Not Booty (Radio Version)
[I Am Become Ass - CDR Release/Ass Holocaust Tour]

Part 2 - http://www.connexionbizarre.net/webcast/cb_20090928-1004_b.mp3
("Midnight Polyphony" with music selection by DJ Istabmyhead)
Flint Glass - Connexion Bizarre Webcast identifier
[exclusive]
Apparat - Not A Number
[Walls - Shitkatapult
The Subdivision- The Light
[Cinematic Dubstep Vol. 1 - DubKraft]
Lamb - Angelica
[Between Darkness And Wonder - Koch Records]
Emancipator - Anthem
[Soon It Will Be Cold Enough - Hyde Out Recordings]
Haujobb - Overflow
[Ninetynine - Metropolis Records]
Amon Tobin - Saboteur
[Supermodified - Ninjatune]
Forsaken - Into The Sunset (Red Sun Edit)
[Redvolume Catalogue pt. 1 - Red Volume]
2562 - Enforcers
[Aerial - Tectonic]
Radiohead - Idioteque
[Kid A - EMI]
Evil Nine - The Wait
[They Live! - Marine Parade]
Swayzak - Sob 1
[Dirty Dancing - Studio !K7]
Luomo - Love You All (Radio Edit)
[Love You All - Huume]
Clark - Springtime Epiphany
[Ted EP - Warp Records]

http://www.connexionbizarre.net/webcast.htm - Listen to the Webcast

Connexion Bizarre radio show @ Radio Zero
The Connexion Bizarre radio show can be streamed every Friday at 23:00 GMT and Wednesdays at 10:00 GMT from http://www.radiozero.pt/ - Radio Zero.


Store

Mothers Against Noise apparel
Following a re-release of free "Mothers Against Noise" compilation, we decided to make some of the apparel available again using the original designs. Like before, all sales profits will be used to support initiatives related to experimental/noise/sound art.
http://www.connexionbizarre.net/store/s_man.htm

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.
Price: 6.00 Euro (worldwide shipping included)
http://www.connexionbizarre.net/store/s_cbpin001.htm


Links

Recently added
http://www.20knives.com/ - 20 Knives
http://bit.shifter.net/ - Bit Shifter
http://www.thisisginormous.com/ - Ginormous
http://www.hecq.de/ - Hecq
http://www.lightsoutasia.com/ - Lights Out Asia
http://www.mad-ep.com/ - Mad EP
http://www.myspace.com/orphx - Orphx
http://www.tonik.org/ - Tonikom
http://semlabel.com/ - SEM Label
http://semlabel.com/IOD/back/SKM020/ - Festival Trama

Net releases spotlight
b°tong http://www.noechorecords.com/www/releases/btong-hysteria - "hysteria" (NO ECHO Records)
Comaduster http://www.comaduster.com/ - "Slip Through"
Muhmood http://www.noechorecords.com/www/releases/muhmood-6200-miles-of-silence - "6200 miles of silence" (NO ECHO Records)
Rafael Flored & Lezrod http://semlabel.com/ - "6" (SEM Label)
Various http://www.ptesquad.com/more/pte018.html - "Weezer - The 8-bit Album" (Pterodactyl Squad)

Recommended
http://flavorwire.com/40297/too-hot-for-mtv - Too Hot for MTV: The Best Music Videos You Have to Find Online (Flavorwire)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/sep/24/lily-allen-filesharing-twitter - Musicians back 'three-strikes' rule for illegal filesharers (The Guardian)
http://speckyboy.com/2009/09/07/39-creative-and-sometimes-controversial-examples-of-playstation-advertising/ - 39 Creative and Sometimes Controversial Examples of Playstation Advertising (Speckyboy Design Magazine)
http://www.lifelounge.com/ - Lifelounge Magazine
http://www.wired.com/politics/security/magazine/17-10/mf_deadhand?currentPage=all - Inside the Apocalyptic Soviet Doomsday Machine (Wired)
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/i-was-sentenced-to-life-in-a-chinese-labour-camp-this-is-my-story-1790465.html - I was sentenced to life in a Chinese labour camp. This is my story. (The Independent)
http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/09/09/27/2020204/Revisiting-DIY-HERF-Guns - Revisiting DIY HERF Guns (Slashdot)

Connexion Bizarre was updated on October 5th with new content (reviews, webcasts, interview and links).

A quick overview of this week's update:
Webcast: "Sit Down On The Grass For The After Party" with music selection by Ludovic and "your lips are closer to my secret" with music selection by James Hotate
Interviews: Ian Boddy of DiN Records
Reviews: Wentworth Kersey "(O)", Millipede "All My Best Intentions", Skin Contact "Antitrust", Tzii "Rotten Friendship", V/A "Miwak 12", Roughhausen "Someone's Got To Pay", Brian E "Yellow Light District", Low Technicians "Riga"

Best regards,
Miguel
(editor, etc @ http://www.connexionbizarre.net/)



Webcast & Radio Show

Part 1 - http://www.connexionbizarre.net/webcast/cb_20091005-1011_a.mp3
("Sit Down On The Grass For The After Party" with music selection by Ludovic)
Flint Glass - Connexion Bizarre Webcast identifier
[exclusive]
Jichael Mackson - The Grass Is Always Greener (8:32)
[...Wasn't Me - Musique Risquée]
Minilogue - Snake Charmer (10:12)
[Snake Charmer EP - Wagon Repair]
Cobblestone Jazz - India In Me (13:35)
[India In Me - Wagon Repair]
Lucy - Downstairs (07:41)
[Downstairs - Meerestief Limited]
AFX - Pwsteal.ldpinch D. (03:49)
[Chosen Lords - Rephlex]
James Figurine - 55566688833 (Superpitcher/Tobias Thomas Mix) (9:42)
[Eleven Numbers - Monika Enterprise]
James Holden & Literon - Safari (Artist Mashup) (06:47)
[Unreleased - Unreleased]
Robag Wruhnme - Pontifekks (4:00)
[Papp-Tonikk EP - Musik Krause]
James Holden - 10101 (6:05)
[The Idiots Are Winning - Border Community]
James Figurine - Apologies (John Tejada Remix) (6:09)
[Forgive Your Friends - Monika Enterprise]
Matthew Dear - Elementary Lover (DJ Koze Remix) (03:53)
[Reincarnations - Get Physical Music]

Part 2 - http://www.connexionbizarre.net/webcast/cb_20091005-1011_b.mp3
("your lips are closer to my secret" with music selection by James Hotate)
Flint Glass - Connexion Bizarre Webcast identifier
[exclusive]
Urceus Exit - King (6:55)
[Compensation For The Sound Of Silence - Artoffact Records]
Clan Of Xymox - Emily (3:56)
[In Love We Trust - Metropolis]
Splatterpunk - My Neurosis (4:45)
[Channel 83 - Caustic Records]
Brite Lite Brite - Stormy Weather (2:56)
[Universe Universe -Self Released]
G.D. Luxxe - Hands (4:08)
[Make -Angelika Köhlermann]
Angelspit - Cold Hard Cash (4:05)
[Hideous And Perfect - Metropolis]
My Life With Thrill Kill Kult - Invasion (Of The Ultra Modelz) (4:56)
[Death Threat - Rustblade]
Horologium - The Death Of George (5:19)
[Saint George & The Dragon-Vinyl - Neuropa Records]
Aeterna - End Of Days (3:46)
[New Dawn -Cold Meat Industry]
Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio - Glory To Thee, My Beloved Masturbator (3:29)
[O N A N I - [Practice Makes Perfect] - Cold Meat Industry]
The Merry Thoughts - I Wanna Be Your Dog (4:39)
[Pale Empress - Dion Fortune]
Also - Ice In Our Eyes (4:52)
[Cold Rooms - Self-Released]
Sevix - C'mon Baby (3:00)
[Electro People - WWW Records]
Benny Benassi - Able To Love (3:27)
[Hypnotica - ZYX Music]

http://www.connexionbizarre.net/webcast.htm - Listen to the Webcast

Connexion Bizarre radio show @ Radio Zero
The Connexion Bizarre radio show can be streamed every Friday at 23:00 GMT and Wednesdays at 10:00 GMT from http://www.radiozero.pt/ - Radio Zero.


Interviews

Ian Boddy - DiN
A veteran of the European electronic music scene since the late 70s, UK based sonic explorer Ian Boddy has produced 13 CDs on his Something Else Records label. Emerging from the post TDream generation, Boddy has carved out a distinctive position as an independent composer and performer.
http://www.connexionbizarre.net/interviews/m_din.htm


Reviews

Wentworth Kersey - (O)
Loosely described as an americana EP, "(O)" is the latest release by Wentworth Kersey, a duo from Denver, Colorado in the USA, and who have a sound that is like shoegazer, post rock, americana... And utterly gorgeous it is too!
http://www.connexionbizarre.net/reviews/r_wentworthkersey_o2.htm

Millipede - All My Best Intentions
This is the first release of Porteur de L'image's Don Hill's side project, Millipede. Don has been creating music for over 10 years and now has found a home for this magnificent project on Hymen Records. The auditory terrain of Millipede is an uneasy landscape of glitch-ridden drums, ambient pads and thick lows, ethereal melodies and symphonic cascades carrying the listener away.
http://www.connexionbizarre.net/reviews/r_millipede_ambi.htm

Skin Contact - Antitrust
Dark electronic break-beat is what you can expect from this little gem of a release from Skin Contact titled "Antitrust". Simply complex, or complexity disguised as simplicity; those were my thoughts as I put my headphones on, turned up the volume, and begun listening. The entire album gives itself to easy listening with a few minor flaws.
http://www.connexionbizarre.net/reviews/r_skincontact_a.htm

Tzii - Rotten Friendship
The works of Tzii form the basis for a dual CD-R/DVD-R release, coming in an intriguingly beautiful, handcrafted silkscreen packaging with a limited run of 300 copies. An easy recommendation to anyone intrigued by finecrafted aural and visual displays of dark themes, be it an audience uninitiated to the original tracks, or one seeking something new yet (un)comfortably familiar.
http://www.connexionbizarre.net/reviews/r_tzii_rf.htm

V/A - Miwak 12
All in all this compilation offers us a very wide selection of what Hymen Records has to offer. The broad range of the tracks makes for a varied listening experience but, with repeated listens, one may I tend to skip a few tracks in order to stay in one vibe. "Miwak 12" clearly shows that Hymen is at the top of their game and still has plenty of quality electronic music for us in store.
http://www.connexionbizarre.net/reviews/r_va_m12.htm

Roughhausen - Someone's Got To Pay
Roughhausen produce a great EP but the contribution of live and remix tracks will always detour new listeners. I suggest this album as a taste for any new listener who enjoys My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult, Velvet Acid Christ or KMFDM. You will not be disappointed with this short bare-knuckle brawl of EBM and industrial.
http://www.connexionbizarre.net/reviews/r_roughhausen_sgtp.htm

Brian E - Yellow Light District
Inspired by living legends of electronic music such as Giorgio Moroder and Kraftwerk as well as by the Italo Disco era, Brian E delivers us an uninterrupted stream of catchy melodies, purring bass lines, and poppy analog synthesizer sounds which were the trademark of the 70's greater masterpieces of the genre, of whom Brian E is the heir.
http://www.connexionbizarre.net/reviews/r_briane_yld.htm

Low Technicians - Riga
This electropop outfit from Austin, Texas, claims as its focus a melodic melding of pop and rock, via the medium of electronic dance music. A suitably generic categorization, in any case, for an album consisting of repetitive synthpop standards with mediocre vocals and a splash of guitar for texture.
http://www.connexionbizarre.net/reviews/r_lowtechnicians_r.htm


Links

Recently added
http://www.myspace.com/vaski - Vaski
http://chaserecords.free.fr/ - Chase Records
http://www.dc-soniccircuits.org/ - Sonic Circuits (us)

Net releases spotlight
Amitron_7 http://http.de.scene.org/pub/music/groups/enough_records/enrmp225_amitron_7_-_the_anton_phase_electro_clockwork_menagerie.zip - "The Anton Phase Electro Clockwork Menagerie" (Enough Records)
Ikimashoo Aoi http://http.de.scene.org/pub/music/groups/enough_records/enrmp225_amitron_7_-_the_anton_phase_electro_clockwork_menagerie.zip - "Sun Bridge" (Enough Records)
Nheap http://www.acustronica.com/releases/nheap_skymotion_(2009).zip - "Skymotion" (Acustronica)

Recommended
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Principle - The Peter Principle
http://www.scribd.com/doc/18773744/How-to-Publish-a-Scientific-Comment-in-1-2-3-Easy-Steps - How to Publish a Scientific Comment in 1-2-3 Easy Steps
http://www.esquire.com/features/ESQ0303-MAR_20DOLLARS - The $20 Theory of the Universe (Esquire)
http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/09/28/polanski_arrest/ - Reminder: Roman Polanski raped a child (Salon)

Connexion Bizarre was updated on October 12 th with new content (webcasts, links and a competition of sorts).

A quick overview of this week's update:
Webcast: "Dark Night of the Soul" with music selection by Machinochrist and "untitled migraine relief" with music selection by M.

As mentioned before, we have also set up a http://www.connexionbizarre.net/donations.htm - donations page. While Connexion Bizarre may be hosted for free and run by volunteers but it does have its costs (postal expenses come to mind). If you appreciate the work we are doing or find it useful in some manner, please consider a http://www.connexionbizarre.net/donations.htm - donation or perhaps a quick trip to our http://www.connexionbizarre.net/store.htm"]store.

Best regards,
Miguel
(editor, etc @ http://www.connexionbizarre.net/" target="_blank" /]www.connexionbizarre.net)



Machinochrist giveaway
Something slightly different this time with http://machinochrist.co.uk/ presenting his webcast listeners with a challenge this time.
Detailed instructions are given in the webcast itself but, in a nutshell, download/listen to this set and mail competition@machinochrist.co.uk a list of all the tracks that you managed to recognize. The winner will get a one-of-a-kind CD-R edition of unreleased Machinochrist material in handmade packaging and original artwork.
Quite a treat if one knows his 2007 release "Escape From Woolwich Arsenal" which received a very positive review in Connexion Bizarre (http://www.connexionbizarre.net/reviews/r_machinochrist_efwa.htm ).


Webcast & Radio Show

Part 1 - http://www.connexionbizarre.net/webcast/cb_20091012-1018_a.mp3
("Dark Night of the Soul" with music selection by Machinochrist)
Something slightly different this time with Machinochrist presenting his listeners with a challenge this time.
Detailed instructions are given in the webcast itself but, in a nutshell, download/listen to this set and mail mailto:competition@machinochrist.co.uk"]competition@machinochrist.co.uk a list of all the tracks that you managed to recognize. The winner will get a one-of-a-kind CD-R edition of unreleased Machinochrist material in handmade packaging and original artwork.
Quite a treat if one knows his 2007 release "Escape From Woolwich Arsenal" which received a very positive review in Connexion Bizarre (http://www.connexionbizarre.net/reviews/r_machinochrist_efwa.htm - review here).

Part 2 - http://www.connexionbizarre.net/webcast/cb_20091012-1018_b.mp3
("untitled migraine relief" with music selection by M.)
Flint Glass - Connexion Bizarre Webcast identifier
[exclusive]
Heal - Fille Extraordinaire
[Supernatural - Sound On Probation]
Solar Skeletons - Mr. Saler
[Necroethyl - Night On Earth]
Cullen Miller - untitled #3
[Stolen Nature - Two Circles]
Wentworth Kersey - Wealth
[(O) - Plastic Sound Supply]
TVO - The King In Yellow
[The Starry Wisdom - Highpoint Lowlife]
Scaffolding - Mass
[Narratives - Plastic Sound Supply]
Operateur Fotokopieur - Galactic Kiss
[Atomic Spaceship - Midinette]
Millipede - Diplopoda Crawl
[All My Best Intentions - Hymen Records]
Displacer - Never Compromise
[X Was Never Like This... - Tympanik Audio]
Hanna's Barber - Gumshoe
[The Former Planet Earth - Instant Action Object]
Error Response - The Arrival
[Zen - Elektrotribe]
Config.Sys & Contagious Orgasm - Sound As A Weapon
[Peacemakers Inc. - Invasion Wreck Chords]
Poordream - Sounds Of Consciousness
[Immaterial Monarch - Spectraliquid/33 Recordings]
Dead Voices On Air - Seachange
[Fast Falls The Eventide - Lens Records]

http://www.connexionbizarre.net/webcast.htm - Listen to the Webcast

Connexion Bizarre radio show @ Radio Zero
The Connexion Bizarre radio show can be streamed every Friday at 23:00 GMT and Wednesdays at 10:00 GMT from http://www.radiozero.pt/ - Radio Zero.


Links

Recently added
http://www.elektrotribe.com/ - Elektrotribe
http://www.noisenobodys.com/ - Buried Electric Records
http://www.heavy7productions.com/ - Heavy 7 Productions
http://www.xiledradio.com/ - Xiled Radio

Recommended
http://importantrecords.com/sunboxes/sun_boxes.htm - Craig Colorusso's Sun Box Installation @ Important Records
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/trafigura-probo-koala - Trafigura and the Probo Koala (The Guardian) - what could be one of the worst eco-humanitarian disasters after Bhopal makes for interesting reading to see how far Trafigura went to try and cover-up the whole mess. Also links at Wikileaks (http://wikileaks.org/wiki/Ivory_Coast_toxic_dumping_report_behind_secret_Guardian_gag - here and http://74.125.153.132/search?q=cache:xWAy8_-U9ekJ:www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/toxic-shame-thousands-injured-in-african-city-1788688.html+toxic-shame-thousands-injured-in-african-city&cd=2&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=au - here and http://wikileaks.org/wiki/The_Independent:_Toxic_Shame:_Thousands_injured_in_African_city%2C_17_Sep_2009 - here), http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/newsnight/8048626.stm - BBC, http://www.spectator.co.uk/alexmassie/5417651/british-press-banned-from-reporting-parliament-seriously.thtml - Spectator and http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-files/Guardian/documents/2009/09/16/Final_emails.pdf - a copy of the e-mail exchanges between Trafigura execs during the whole thing.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/oct/13/guardian-gagging-order-parliament-mps - Our weakened parliament (The Guardian) - interesting fall-out from the Trafigura scandal
'There will be incredulity that the party of Churchill chooses allies like this' - 'There will be incredulity that the party of Churchill chooses allies like this' (David Milliband on David Cameron @ The Guardian)

Connexion Bizarre was updated on October 19th with new content (reviews, webcasts and links).

A quick overview of this week's update:
Webcast: "Klub V.E.B. @ Connexion Bizarre" with music selection by Codex Europa and "Submission for Radio Futura" with music selection by M.
Reviews: Fhievel Pipe Smoking on a Balloon", Sunao Inami Disinfectant", Y.E.R.M.O. Collision Zone", [syndika:zero] Blindness", V/A Whiteline Vol. III"

Best regards,
Miguel
(editor, etc @ http://www.connexionbizarre.net/ )


Machinochrist giveaway

Something slightly different this time with http://machinochrist.co.uk/ - Machinochrist presenting his webcast.htm"]webcast listeners with a challenge this time.
Detailed instructions are given in the webcast.htm"]webcast itself but, in a nutshell, download/listen to this set and mail mailto:competition@machinochrist.co.uk"]competition@machinochrist.co.uk a list of all the tracks that you managed to recognize. The winner will get a one-of-a-kind CD-R edition of unreleased Machinochrist material in handmade packaging and original artwork.
Quite a treat if one knows his 2007 release "Escape From Woolwich Arsenal" which received a very positive review in Connexion Bizarre (http://www.connexionbizarre.net/reviews/r_machinochrist_efwa.htm - review here).



Webcast & Radio Show

Part 1 - http://www.connexionbizarre.net/webcast/cb_20091019-1025_a.mp3
("Klub V.E.B. @ Connexion Bizarre" with music selection by Codex Europa)
Flint Glass - Connexion Bizarre Webcast identifier
[exclusive]
ANTIchildLEAGUE - Only One Mother
[The Father - Hagshadow]
Special Victim - Blaue Bohnen v2
[Unreleased]
Ryan Jordan - Assisted Breathing
[Noise=Noise 25.10.2008 - Noise=Noise]
Sz. Berlin - Ringmaster
[Testphase CDR - Unreleased]
John Bowers - October
[Noise=Noise 25.10.2008 - Noise=Noise]
Gerechtigkeits Liga - Funeral March (Field Recordings, London 1987 At Coldstorage 4.Vauxhall, Studio Recordings London)
[Per Ignem ad Lucem - Vinyl on Demand]
artist - track title
[release title - label/netlabel/etc]
Kom-Intern - Ivy Bells
[Maschinenfest 2005 - Pflichtkauf]
Laibach - Jaruzelsky
[Rekapitulacija 1980 - 1984 - NSK Recordings]
Cabaret Voltaire - The Quarry (In The Wilderness)
[Johnny Yesno (The Original Soundtrack From The Motion Picture) - The Grey Area, Mute Records Ltd.]
Throbbing Gristle - Beachy Head
[20 Jazz Funk Greats - The Grey Area, Mute Records Ltd.]
Autopsia - Night Landscape III
[Radical Machines Night Landscapes - Illuminating Technologies]
The Caretaker - Friends Past Re-united
[A Stairway To The Stars - V/Vm Test Records]
Zilverhill - Unceasing
[Latent-Active-Descent - Adeptsound, Blind Shouter]
Test Dept. - Funeral
[Materia Prima - Ministry Of Power]

Part 2 - http://www.connexionbizarre.net/webcast/cb_20091019-1025_b.mp3
("Submission for Radio Futura" with music selection by M.)
This was the 'mixtape' that was submited to and accepted by http://www.radiozero.pt/ - Radio Zero for a participation in the Radio Futura initiative (the 'official' radio of the 2009 edition of http://futureplaces.org/ - Future Places digital media and online culture festival/meeting). The actual live radio broacast took place on October 17th between 6-7pm but, for those that missed it, here's the original submission, without any spoken comments.
Unfortunately, the exact tracklisting was never noted down (lame) and there's a couple of pieces that I can't identify anymore. Either way, this mix is bound to contain tracks by one or more of the following: Marching Dynamics, Hecq, Lucidstatic, Otto Von Schirach, Igorrr, Sickboy, Zeller, Faux Pride, Drumcorps, Glowstyx, Enduser, Le Diktat, Ten Data Keshin, Az-Rotator and a couple of others which I don't remember at the moment. If by any chance you think you can identify all the pieces in this mix, mail your tracklisting to mailto:info@connexionbizarre.net"]info@connexionbizarre.net and we'll publish it if it is correct giving you credit (wow!).

http://www.connexionbizarre.net/webcast.htm - Listen to the Webcast

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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 Wednesdays at 10:00 GMT from http://www.radiozero.pt/ - Radio Zero.


Reviews

Fhievel - Pipe Smoking on a Balloon
A variety of electronic drones, warm crackling noise and many other subtle electronic noises. "Pipe Smoking on a Balloon"album maintains a sense of calm and never strays into harshness or anything that doesn't make you feel like you're floating along with the clouds (perhaps in a balloon with a pipe in hand?). That's not to say it grows boring either though.
http://www.connexionbizarre.net/reviews/r_fhievel_psoab.htm

Sunao Inami - Disinfectant
Japanese experimental artist and Electr-Ohm label head Sunao Inami releases "Disinfectant", his seventh album under his own name. The album is composed of tracks recorded live in Tokyo in May 2009 which have been cut up and remixed with the intention of to creating new material whilst maintaining the live feel inherent in the original tracks.
http://www.connexionbizarre.net/reviews/r_sunaoinami_d2.htm

Y.E.R.M.O. - Collision Zone
Once you've put this CD into your player, you may find that you can't stop listening to it again and again in order to fully appreciate all of its details and subtleties. And for that reason, it should better be played at high volume, on a high end stereo and with lights turned off.
http://www.connexionbizarre.net/reviews/r_yermo_cz.htm

[syndika:zero] - Blindness
'True Industrial Freedom' is a term bandied about by this relatively new act on the scene to describe their contribution to industrial and harsh electro music. A loftier ideal, perhaps, than club popularity, but their latest release, "Blindness", is more likely to be remembered for the latter than the former.
http://www.connexionbizarre.net/reviews/r_syndikazero_b.htm

V/A - Whiteline Vol. III
Roughly once a year, the German label has released an installment of "Whiteline", their DJ-oriented 12" vinyl compilation series. Like its predecessors, "Whiteline Vol. III" features a selection of tracks by established acts and lesser-known or new and upcoming artists from several points in the world. This time around, Aentitainment presents tracks by Igorrr, Mobthrow, Ebola, Larvae and Hello.JPG.
http://www.connexionbizarre.net/reviews/r_va_wv3.htm


Links

Recently added
http://www.umbkollektif.com/ - UMBkollektif

Net releases spotlight
Zahia http://zahia.album.free.fr/ - "Zahia"

Recommended
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-smallbiz-studios13-2009oct13,0,3516140.story - Recording studios are being left out of the mix (LA Times)
http://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2009/10/14/l-affaire-jean-sarkozy-est-symbolique-d-une-culture-monarchiste_1253629_823448.html - L'affaire Jean Sarkozy est symbolique d'une "culture monarchiste" (Le Monde)
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0DEFDA143AF93BA15755C0A9639C8B63&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=1 - Remembrance of Things Future: The Mystery of Time (NY Times)

Greetings,

Connexion Bizarre was updated on October 26th with new content (reviews, podcasts, interview and links). There was also some minor tweaking to the site layout which we hope will make it easier to navigate, especially where more recent content is concerned. Check it out for yourself following the links below!

Podcast (http://www.connexionbizarre.net/podcast.htm - www.connexionbizarre.net/podcast.htm)
This week's podcasts feature
"Smear @ Connexion Bizarre" with music selection by Smear
and
"Maschinenfest'09 Special" with music selection by JanaDark)
Part 1 - http://www.connexionbizarre.net/podcast/cb_20091026-1101_a.mp3
Part 2 - http://www.connexionbizarre.net/podcast/cb_20091026-1101_b.mp3

Reviews (http://www.connexionbizarre.net/reviews.htm - www.connexionbizarre.net/reviews.htm)
http://www.connexionbizarre.net/reviews.htm -



This week, we review Autoclav1.1 "Where Once Were Exit Wounds", Lacus Somniorum "Tideshaper" and Cities Last Broadcast "The Cancelled Earth"

Best regards,
Miguel
(editor, etc @ http://www.connexionbizarre.net/ )

Connexion Bizarre was updated on November 2nd with new content (reviews, podcasts, interview and links).

A quick overview of this week's update:
Webcast: "Strumming the Beats" with music selection by DJ Istabmyhead and "Post-Halloween Thing '09" with music selection by M.
Reviews: Defrag "Lament/Element", dISHARMONY "Evolution", Gerostenkorp "Terre Brûlée", Aere Aeternus "Humanity Needs No Funeral"

Best regards,
Miguel
(editor, etc @ http://www.connexionbizarre.net/ )



Podcast & Radio Show

Part 1 - http://www.connexionbizarre.net/podcast/cb_20091102-1108_a.mp3
("Strumming the Beats" with music selection by DJ Istabmyhead)
Flint Glass - Connexion Bizarre Podcast identifier
[exclusive]
Dizzee Rascal & Armand Van Helden - Bonkers (Club Mix)
[Bonkers - Dirtee Stank Recordings]
Deadmau5 - Complications
[Random Album Title - Ultra Records]
16 Bit Lolitas - Murder Weapon
[Nobody Seems To Care - Anjunadeep]
Skepta - Rolex Sweep
[Rolex Sweep - Data Records]
Wiley - Wearing My Rolex (Extended Version)
[Wearing My Rolex EP - Asylum Records]
Drop The Lime - Bella
[We Never Sleep - Tigerbeat6]
Surgeon - Hunger
[Body Request - Dynamic Tension Records]
Download - Eruption
[FiXer - Sub-Conscious Communications]
Boys Noize - Deny Select
[Oi Oi Oi - Boysnoize Records]
Noisia - Yellow Brick
[Yellow Brick - Division]
The Presets - My People
[Apocalypso - Modular Recordings]
Feed Me - Raw Chicken
[The Spell / Raw Chicken - Mau5trap Recordings]
Mr Oizo - Erreur Jean
[Lambs Anger - Ed Banger Records]
Ed Rush & Optical - G-Force Jesus
[Travel The Galaxy - Virus Recordings]
Pendulum - Fasten Your Seatbelt
[Hold Your Colour - Breakbeat Kaos]
Hadouken! - That Boy That Girl
[Music for An Accelerated Culture - Surface Noise Records]

Part 2 - http://www.connexionbizarre.net/podcast/cb_20091102-1108_b.mp3
("The post-Halloween thing '09" with music selection by M.)
Flint Glass - Connexion Bizarre Podcast identifier
[exclusive]
Wentworth Kersey - Teton Mountains
[(O) - Plastic Sound Supply]
Wilt - A Small Release
[Cemetery Road / Dead Electroniks - Ad Noiseam]
Sturqen - 47
[Piranha - Kvitnu]
Raoul Sinier - Alternative Rush
[Tremens Industry - Ad Noiseam]
Imminent - Lorst
[Cask Strength - Ant-Zen]
Lingouf - Vifoogy
[Ange et Gruikk - Ant-Zen]
Scrap.edx - The Gospel According to Cranium
[Merciless Protraction - Hands Productions]
S.K.E.T. - How DU Works
[Depleted Uranium Weapons - Hands Productions]
Mono-Amine - If I Started ..........
[Like A Machine - Vendetta Music]
W.A.S.T.E. - Cleansing The Earth
[A Silent Mantra Of Rage - Vendetta Music]

http://www.connexionbizarre.net/webcast.htm

Connexion Bizarre radio show @ Radio Zero
The Connexion Bizarre radio show can be streamed every Friday at 23:00 GMT and Wednesdays at 10:00 GMT from http://www.radiozero.pt/ - Radio Zero.


Reviews

Defrag - Lament/Element
"Lament/Element" is a perfect chaos of mood and mode of expression, ranging from dnb to glitch/experimental to ambient orchestral grandeur - an album which is a must have for fans of intelligent electronics. This will be a return selection in my collection showing wear and tear of multiple repeat cycles in my stereo.
http://www.connexionbizarre.net/reviews.htm

dISHARMONY - Evolution
It may not feature the next big dancefloor filler, but an older, wiser audience cannot fail to sit up and take notice. Taken as individual tracks, or in its entirety, dISHARMONY have, indeed, evolved on this album, taking their compositions one step further towards enlightenment than many of their contemporaries would dare to.
http://www.connexionbizarre.net/reviews.htm

Gerostenkorp - Terre Brûlée
More IDM than experimental per se, but there's still nearly as much attention given to the process as the result, making for a well-balanced (if unclassifiable) album that will resonate equally well with fans of either.
http://www.connexionbizarre.net/reviews.htm

Aere Aeternus - Humanity Needs No Funeral
This is not to say that Aere Aeternus aren't honest about the message they are trying to convey. Perhaps they should consider re-evaluating their aesthetics and their discourse to avoid the clichés mentioned above or, perhaps (and quite difficult), reformulate them into something more convincing.
http://www.connexionbizarre.net/reviews.htm


Links

Recently added
http://www.arkronik.com/ - Arkronik
http://www.umpako.com/ - Umpako
http://www.musee-bizarre.ch/ - Musée Bizarre

Net releases spotlight
Marcus Reuter & Ian Boddy http://www.din.org.uk/dervish/dervish_remix.html - "Dervish Remixes" (DiN)
Mak's Chornyj http://umpako.com/releases.php?umpako=22&v=3&lng=en - "Sarkofagiya" (Umpako)
http://metaformonline.com/freedownloads.cfm - Metaform free downloads

Connexion Bizarre was updated on November 9th with new content (reviews, podcasts, interview and links).

A quick overview of this week's update:
Webcast: "Chaos Sedated November 2009" with music selection by Invisible War and "Gunpowder Serotonin" with music selection by M.
Reviews: Thermometerometer "Who Measures The Measurers?", Torrent Vaccine "Tentative Response", Transistor6 "Virgin Venom", Violence and the Sacred performing as Viosac "You Are Planning To Enjoy The Apocalypse", Talbot & Deru "Genus"

Best regards,
Miguel
(editor, etc @ http://www.connexionbizarre.net/ )


Podcast & Radio Show
http://www.connexionbizarre.net/webcast.htm

Part 1 - http://www.connexionbizarre.net/podcast/cb_20091109-1115_a.mp3
("Chaos Sedated November 2009" with music selection by Invisible War)
Flint Glass - Connexion Bizarre Podcast identifier
[exclusive]
Inade - Consciousness & Metamorphoses
[Delineaton.Metamorphosis.Permanence - Cold Spring]
Predominance - Dogs Of Doom
[Dark Stars Unfolding (Archivum Disc) - Loki Foundatio]
Raison d'etre - The Well of Sadness
[In Sadness, Silence and Solitude - Cold Meat Industry]
Peter H. Gilmore - Fate And Folly
[Threnody For Humanity - Adversary Recordings]
Pimentola - Death Is A Secret
[Misantropolis - Cold Meat Industry]
L'orchestre Noir - Comes the Storm
[Eleven - Tursa]
Werewolf Ensemble - Beyond Redemption
[Ultima Cthulhu - Open Wound]
Tugend - Bridging the Abyss
[Occult Transmission - Somnambulant Corpse]

Part 2 - http://www.connexionbizarre.net/podcast/cb_20091109-1115_b.mp3
("Gunpowder Serotonin" with music selection by M.)
Flint Glass - Connexion Bizarre Podcast identifier
[exclusive]
Defrag - Color My Dreams
[Lament Element - Hymen Records]
Scrap.edx - Hell Hath No Fury
[Merciless Protraction - Hands Productions]
Broken Note - Mask of Gas
[Terminal Static - Ad Noiseam]
Fantômas - Spider Baby
[The Director's Cut - Ipecac]
Heimstatt Yipotash - Metro Dwelllers
[Urban Night Motifs - Hands Productions]
Geneviève Pasquier - Bouge
[Le Cabaret Moi - Ant-Zen]
Le Diktat - Ennemi Intérieur
[V/A - Kod.eX - Brume Records]
Glowstyx - 7 Daze
[Class Of 1992 - Cock Rock Disco]
Brackles - LHC
[V/A - Mary Anne Hobbs Wild Angels - Planet Mu]
Kid606 - Monsters
[Shout at the Doner - Tigerbeat6]
End - A Girl Called Trouble (Math Head Remix)
[A Girl Called Trouble - AeroCCCP Recordings]
Hello.jpg - Transsexual
[V/A - Whiteline III - Aentitainment]

The Connexion Bizarre radio show can be streamed every Friday at 23:00 GMT and Wednesdays at 10:00 GMT from http://www.radiozero.pt/


Reviews
http://www.connexionbizarre.net/reviews.htm

Thermometerometer - Who Measures The Measurers?
Well, there's noise, there's experimental and then there's... Thermometerometer. Flips, clicks, drones, buzzes, pops and even glitches are thrown together and have things done to them that they could never have imagined in their wildest nightmares on "Who measures the measurers?", the first release from the Immigrant Breast Nest label.

Torrent Vaccine - Tentative Response
This is an impressive debut album. As noted before, it sounds very different to just about everything else (and just try comparing it to Torrent Vaccine's labelmates on BitRiot), and this certainly makes for an ear-catching release. It's not perfect, though, but a second album should help to smooth off those ragged bits (particularly the second half that sags a little) and is keenly awaited. Recommended.

Transistor6 - Virgin Venom
Well-produced and not particularly demanding, "Virgin Venom" has all that it needs to have broad appeal to a relatively wide audience of casual listeners. Ironically, these are precisely the kind of people who will not easily come across the work of Transistor6. A shame, really.

Violence and the Sacred performing as Viosac - You Are Planning To Enjoy The Apocalypse
Put a bunch of aging Throbbing Gristle fans in a room with stacks of analog equipment. Lock the door and come back a couple of decades later and you may discover something quite startling: instead of the decomposed remains of a creative collaboration, you will instead be faced with the newly-energised and thoroughly interesting experimental music project that is Violence and the Sacred, or Viosac.

Talbot & Deru - Genus
Philip Glass and Steve Reich aren't composers I ever expected to be brought to mind by an Ant-Zen release, but this is just what happened on hearing "Genus", a joint release between Ant-Zen and Dear Oh Dear Records, the label of British composer John (Joby) Talbot, working here with American electronica artist Deru (Benjamin Wynn). Their collaboration is the soundtrack to a dance work based on Darwin's discovery of evolution.

Connexion Bizarre was updated on November 16th with new content (reviews, podcasts, interview and links).

A quick overview of this week's update:
Webcast:
"Excuses" with music selection by MissyK8
and
"indiscret songs of sugar & rape - the body that lies on evidences of strawberries" with music selection by :JW:
Interview: Dan Leach of Vendetta Music
Reviews: Cullen Miller "Stolen Nature"

Best regards,
Miguel
(editor, etc @ http://www.connexionbizarre.net/ )




Podcast & Radio Show

Part 1 - http://www.connexionbizarre.net/podcast/cb_20091116-1122_a.mp3
("Excuses" with music selection by MissyK8)
Flint Glass - Connexion Bizarre Podcast identifier
[exclusive]
Birdy Nam Nam - Abbesses
[Birdy Nam Nam - Kif Recordings]
Bassnectar - Bomb The Blocks Feat Persia (Ghislain Poirier Mix)
[Bomb The Blocks - OM Records]
Modeselektor - The Dark Side of the Sun Feat Puppetmastaz
[Happy Birthday - BPitch Control]
Ellen Allien & Apparat - Leave Me Alone
[Orchestra of Bubbles - BPitch Control]
Trentemøller ft Ane Trolle - Moan
[The Last Resort - Poker Flat Recordings]
Zongamin - Tarpit
[Serious Trouble (Single) - XL Recordings]
Bankai - Party Harder
[Teen Slut Pimp Strut - Internet Release]
Ad.Ver.Sary - Cyanotic - Deface (Ad·ver·sary + Dirtybunny = Industrial Strength Mix)
[A Bright Cut Across Velvet Sky - Tympanik Audio]
Aphorism - What We See Now
[Surge - Tympanik Audio]
Marching Dynamics - Dark they were and golden eyed
[Nailsleeper - Hymen Records]
Chase & Status - Eastern Jam
[Pieces/Eastern Jam Vinyl - Ram Records]
Cakebuilder - Mohyla
[Feeding The Worms - Ad Noiseam]
Undermathic - Try Again
[Return to Childhood - Tympanik Audio]

Part 2 - http://www.connexionbizarre.net/podcast/cb_20091116-1122_b.mp3
("indiscret songs of sugar & rape - the body that lies on evidences of strawberries" with music selection by :JW:)
Flint Glass - Connexion Bizarre Podcast identifier
[exclusive]
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Kiss Kiss (2:48)
[Is Is - Modular Recordings]
Uni.Form - Roll (3:17)
[Uni.Form (ep) - Self Released]
Plastic Passion - We Have Come So Far (2:57)
[Contrived Imagery - Knew Noise Recordings]
Siekiera - Idziemy Przez Las (4:39)
[Nowa Aleksandria - Sonic Records]
Wintry - Unreale Welt (5:47)
[Atmosphere Around Us - Wave Records]
Watts Noÿs - Grey Snow (3:51)
[Heart In Flames-Grey Snow 7'' - Noÿs Records]
UK Decay - The Black Cat (2:26)
[The Black 45 (ep) - Plastic Records]
Swans - Love Will Tear Us Apart (3:41)
[Love Will Tear Us Apart (ep) - Product Inc.]
The Golden Palominos - This Is How It Feels (4:47)
[This Is How It Feels - Restless Records]
Vanessa Daou - Sunday Afternoons (3:48)
[Zipless - Krasnow Entertainment]
Unkle - Unreal (5:10)
[Psyence Fiction - Toy's Factory]
Laibach - Bruderschaft (4:13)
[VA - Trans Slovenia Express Vol.2 - Mute Records]
Third Realm - Medicated Machine (4:00)
[Under The Black Light - Self Released]
Von Thronstahl - Heimatfreund/Staatsfeind (3:21)
[Germanium Metallicum - Trutzburg]

http://www.connexionbizarre.net/webcast.htm - Listen to the Webcast

Connexion Bizarre radio show @ Radio Zero
The Connexion Bizarre radio show can be streamed every Friday at 23:00 GMT and Wednesdays at 10:00 GMT from http://www.radiozero.pt/ - Radio Zero.


Interview

Dave Leach - Vendetta Music
The Denver-based Vendetta Music has been active as a music label since the mid-2000s and, since its inception, has accumulated a significant back-catalog of releases. It is home to a solid roster of artists from the field of dark electronics - from established acts like Xotox, Nachtmar, and W.A.S.T.E. to lesser-known ones like Necrotek, Mono-Amine and The Peoples Republic Of Europe. In addition to the label activity, Vendetta Music is also involved in the organization of music events, of which the most recent was the Vendetta Music Festival in September 2009.
http://www.connexionbizarre.net/interviews.htm


Reviews

Cullen Miller - Stolen Nature
Detroit/San Francisco sound designer Cullen Miller really has his head screwed on. You get the impression that he's never even heard of IDM when you filter through the press release surrounding this album, but that's what you get from the opening number which, as with all the other tracks, is 'untitled'. Subtle tones and instrumentation are dragged along with almost dub-like bass and are lifted with organic elements such as acoustic guitar, a gentle warm opening to an album that is immediately engaging.
http://www.connexionbizarre.net/reviews.htm


Links

Recently added
http://www.bpitchcontrol.com/ - Bpitch Control
http://www.dfriche-tg.org/marasm/ - Marasm
http://www.battlegroundsbristol.com/ - Battleground Bristol
http://www.clubtransmediale.de/ - Club Transmediale

Recommended
http://www.wdihtf.com/mr_brownstones.html - Welcome to the Collidoskope - Mr Brownstone's (new Oghr viral album being built...)
http://www.npr.org/blogs/monitormix/2009/11/the_death_of_mistakes_means_th.html - The Death of Mistakes Means the Death of Rock (NPR)
http://www.economist.com/displaystory.cfm?story_id=14845177 - How To Sink Pirates (The Economist)
http://www.technologyreview.com/biomedicine/23933/ - Mimicking the Building Prowess of Nature (Technology Review)
http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2009/11/08/why_fundamentalism_will_fail/?page=2 - Why Fundamentalism Will Fail (Boston Globe)
http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/article6892313.ece - Jacko tried to buy Spider-man: 70 facts you didn't know about Marvel (Times Online)
http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/11/01/how-to-spam-facebook-like-a-pro-an-insiders-confession/ - How To Spam Facebook Like A Pro: An Insider’s Confession + http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/10/31/scamville-the-social-gaming-ecosystem-of-hell/ - Scamville: The Social Gaming Ecosystem Of Hell (TechCrunch)