http://error-broadcast.com

Origine du Groupe : V.A Russia
Style : Electro Abstract , IDM , Abstract Hip Hop , Glitch
Sortie : 2010

From Netlabel http://error-broadcast.com :
Error Broadcast teamed up with Siberian weblog Gimme5 to deliver this 17-track compilation Fly Russia that features all the names relevant to the Russian beatscene such as Pixelord, DZA, Lapti, Nocow, 813, Kntxt, Demokracy, OL and many others.

At all given diversity, common to all tracks on Fly Russia is an in-depth understanding of  30 years of experimental electronic music, the love for a Hip Hop and downbeat tempo plus something people might define as "Slav Soul". Beneath several layers of nasty beats and hissing synthesizers, melancholy lurks in nearly every song. The generation of young beatmakers we refer to as Fly Russia does aim for nodding heads and emotional impact all but the same.

Tracklist :
01. Moa Pillar - Water Lily 3:41
02. DZA - J-Dat inc. (Listening MD in Dub) 4:07
03. 813 - Zondor Fo 3:03
04. Pixelord - Cheese Freak 2:30
05. OL - Kombi 2:40
06. Nocow - Dynamicize 2:37
07. Save Slaves - Vote 2:06
08. Appleyard - Stereo Start 3:00
09. Miracle Libido - Synesthesia 2:18
10. Maguett - Orange Flame 5:29
11. Wols - Batyscaphe Finds A Music Box 2:55
12. Demokracy - Shapeshifter 3:53
13. Damscray - T-Probe 3:23
14. Myown - Let's Make Nice 3:01
15. Kntxt - Surrogat 3:27
16. Nocow - Moai 1:58
17. Lapti - Circadian Rhythms 2:38

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http://www.beatsantique.com

http://www.myspace.com/beatsantique

Origine du Groupe : North America
Style : Downtempo , Breakbeat , Electronic , Turntable
Sortie : 2010

Growing like wildfire under the canopy of live electonica and world roots music comes a masterful merge of modern technology, live instrumentation and seductive performance, built of brass bands and glitch, string quartets and dubstep: the musical trio Beats Antique.

Since the group’s inception from the eclectic underground of San Francsico’s performance art scene, Beats Antique has been notorious for making it nearly impossible to sit still. They meld their mediums as attentively as they fuse the cultures that inspire their sound. All self produced and composed, the trio creates a unique collage: an animalistic, raw musical event that blurs the lines between the provocative, the spiritual, and the artistic, while still maintaining an allegiance to the muses of class and beauty.

The journey that led to Beats Antique today was a winding and twisted path from the west coast to the ancient trade routes of the silk road. In this modern incarnation, the musical alliance of producers David Satori and Tommy Cappel is inspired and emphasized by their collaborative partnership with world-renowned belly dance performer and music producer Zoe Jakes.

David Satori and Tommy Cappel both trained classically before venturing to locations such as Bali, West Africa, Serbia and beyond. With extensive backgrounds in multicultural music production, and the passports to prove it, Satori and Cappel command the spectrum of live and digital instrumentation, born from Hip Hop and old school jazz.

Zoe Jakes adds a third dimension as the multi –cultural and –disciplinary dance counterpart to Beats Antique’s sound. Jakes has worked with 2 major dance troupes, Miles Copeland’s Bellydance Superstars and Rachel Brice’s Indigo Belly Dance Company, a student of ballet and contemporary techniques. Jake’s additional history with Cappel in the Extra Action Marching Band and the Yard Dogs Road Show grants some insight into the caliber of performance that is Beats Antique’s standard.

All of this sets the scene for Beats Antique’s overtly ambitious stage show, a sensory overload conquest of the festival circuit’s most riotous events, such as Lollapalooza, Austin City Limits festival, and Outside Lands, as well as a catalog of proper tours that include Bassnectar and a recent run with Les Claypool of PRIMUS in early 2010. According to Satori, the trio is excited by their ability to create a huge sound from their relatively small setup. “It gives us this whole new world of musical opportunities that we’re just starting to scratch the surface of.”

In a prolific 3 years since Beats Antique emerged, the group has released 2 albums and a pair of EPs, with a third album, Blind Threshold, on the way. Notable features of the new release include vaporous violins and Danny Elfman-esque dementia; glitchy, laser-guided harmonica provided by Blues Traveler frontman John Popper; and 2 very different vocal tracks that range between restless pop hooks and vibrant Eastern European dance loops. All wrapped into an intricate collection of heavy beats and sub bass.

Beats Antique is best imagined as an innovative creature built from the cumulative heritage of the world’s music chasing its tail. However vivid that image, when a marching band groove crashes into bluesy folk chords only to be accompanied by electronic beats and Middle Eastern melodies, you’ll still be surprised.

by CDBaby

Tracklist :   
01. Egyptic (5:49)
02. Runaway (5:05)
03. Revival (4:30)
04. Spiderbite (4:11)
05. Rising Tide (feat. LYNX) (3:49)
06. Daze (4:26)
07. Vardo (4:05)
08. Prelude (1:44)
09. Miss Levine (5:05)
10. Nasvalo (feat. Eva Salina) (5:13)
11. Grandstand (4:32)
12. There Ya Go (feat. John Popper) (4:36)
13. Merry Go Round (4:41)
14. I Got… (by Mix N Blend & Narch – Beats Antique Remix) (4:11)

 

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http://www.myspace.com/monoklemuz

http://www.myspace.com/galunspace

http://www.12rec.net

Origine du Groupe : Russia
Style : Electro-Pop , Breakbeat , Electronique , Abstract , Psychedelic
Sortie : 2010

12rec est sans doute le netlabel que j’ai le plus cité dans mes chroniques ces dernières années parce que c’est tout simplement le plus régulier en terme de qualité et peut-être aussi le plus passionnant dans ce qu’il propose. La preuve encore une fois avec cet excellent album signé de l’association entre le russe Vladislav Kudryavtsev (Monokle) et le chanteur Sergey Galunenko (Galun). Cette duo donne quelque chose de totalement convaincant dans un style que l’on pourrait situer entre Bibio  et The Notwist, ou le mélange des breakbeats de la poptronica. La qualité des compos est assez impressionnante et me fait dire que cet album risque bien de figurer au top 10 de fin d’année des productions netaudio pour 2010.

par Netlabels Revue

Tracklist :
01 Happy Sun
02 Colding
03 Two Times
04 Globus
05 Fine Care
06 Air Krispella
07 Crossed Fingers
08 Justalite
09 Get At Will
10 Long
11 Smolder
12 Means

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http://le-tone.fr

http://www.myspace.com/letone

Origine du Groupe : France
Style : Electro , Turntable
Sortie : 1999

Bon bin en fait, Le Tone, c'est encore un de ces mecs qui bidouillent de la musique à grands coups de samples, de scratchs et d'autres trucs dans le genre. Des trucs que tu n'as même pas besoin d'avoir fait le conservatoire pour jouer de la musique qui swingue...Non, pas besoin...

Jusqu'à maintenant, Le Tone, il n'avait sortit que des singles...Là, c'est son premier album...Tout premier...

En fait j'ai connu le boulot de Le Tone, par le biais de ses pochettes de disques qui sont toujours « hyper-belles »...Ouais, c'est d'abord comme ça que j'ai connu Le Tone. Pis après, j'ai commencé à entendre des morceaux sur COULEUR 3, «joli dragon» pour être précis et pis aussi «la biche égarée»...Tout de suite, j'ai bien aimé, parce qu'ils étaient «rigolos» ces morceaux...

Donc, lorsque j'ai appris que Le Tone sortait un album, et bin, je l'ai tout de suite acheté...C'est ma foi une bonne initiative...En plus, après l'avoir acheté, j'ai eu la bonne idée de le placer dans mon MANGE-DISQUES, et pis après avoir fait ça j'ai appuyé sur le bouton PLAY, et pis j'ai écouté...Alors ça aussi, c'est une bonne initiative...

Tout de suite, j'ai adoré...Parce que bon, Le Tone ça ne ressemble pas du tout à ce qui se fait en «musique électronique Française » habituelle...ça ne ressemble pas du tout à Daft Punck, Bob Sinclar, Stardust ou encore Cassius...Non, non, pas du tout comme eux...C'est tant mieux d'ailleurs, si c'est différent...

D'ailleurs Le Tone, ça ne ressemble à rien du tout de ce que j'ai pu entendre jusqu'à maintenant...Si, si, c'est pas des conneries...C'est sûr que dans cet album il y a des morceaux qui sont bien dans «l'air du temps» style "Drum 'nd Bass", "House", "Trip'hop", mais toujours avec cette petite touche «Le Tone»...Enfin, je trouve...ça dépend, je me plante....Vous me direz ce que vous en pensez...

Autrement la musique de LeTone, c'est de la musique avec plein de jolis p'tits bruits. Comme par exemple «Touhou, touhou» ou encore «Blup» voir même «Wouzwouz»... Mais il y a aussi de très belles mélodies...Des trucs hyper-reposants...Dès que tu écoutes tu es tout calme, même si tu n'as pas mangé des tartines tartinées au crack ou encore mangé des yaourts parfumés au L.S.D...Non, même pas besoin de tout ça...Mais bon, ça doit aider aussi....Par contre, il faut resté couché sinon le tête tourne...

Et pis ce qui est bien, c'est qu'encore une fois, Le Tone a acheté une jolie illustration pour mettre sur la pochette et pis dedans le livret...Alors déjà ça, c'est un bon point...Mais, ça dépend aussi, vous n'allez même pas la trouver belle cette pochette...

Vous me direz ce que vous en pensez...

par http://zata.free.fr permalink

Tracklist :
1. Intro (1:17)
2. Joli Dragon (3:39)
3. La Biche Egaree (4:30)
4. Expression du Domaine de la Lutte (4:31)
5. 7th Floor (1:02)
6. Mauvaise graine (3:46)
7. Pietrafitta (2:57)
8. Sin Gaz (0:18)
9. Is It Love (3:48)
10. Avenue Parmentier 9pm (1:49)
11. Rocky VIII (4:13)
12. The Ray Cup Racing (2:41)
13. Bitter Crop (3:45)
14. Lessivé (7:30)

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http://soundpoolmusic.com

http://www.myspace.com/soundpool

Origine du Groupe : North America
Style : Electro Disco House , Shoegaze , Psychedelic
Sortie : 2010

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t’s pretty amazing that a music scene as short-lived and ill-defined as “shoegaze” could have such a lasting effect. Named, to the bands’ chagrin, for the disinterested way they would look down at their feet while playing, the “shoegazers” created ethereal, often majestic sounds by camouflaging their guitars with layers of effects until they sounded more like synthesizers.

The style had its roots going back to texturalists like Brian Eno and Robert Fripp, and was more directly influenced by boundary-pushing indie pop bands like Felt, Cocteau Twins, Kitchens of Distinction, and the Jesus and Mary Chain. The British “indie dance” craze of the early 1990s gave the shoegazers a ticket to brief stardom, in the UK at least. The sculpted guitar haze worked surprisingly well with the then-prevalent shuffle rhythms. You could count the major shoegaze bands, all of them British, on one hand. Ride, Slowdive, Lush, and Chapterhouse are the usual suspects, though there were others, some lumped in erroneously because the critics had nothing better to do. When the Happy Mondays and Jesus Jones faded from public favor, the shoegazers followed. The scene was dead faster than you could say “Britpop”.

Yet it never exactly died. The original bands split up, but others started to spring up in the mid-1990s. Curiously, many were American. There seemed to be a consistent audience for bands that inverted the guitar noise of hard rock and turned it into something pretty and ponderous. The rise of electronic dance music gave these bands a new platform for their effects racks and reverb. And that’s pretty much where things stand, 15 years later.

The New York band Soundpool have been compared to Slowdive, but that really wasn’t fair. On the evidence of their first two albums, Soundpool simply weren’t nearly as good as that. You can’t just take a mysterious, pretty girl with a pretty voice, add those guitars, and end up with something substantial. Yes, you still have to have songs. And few of Soundpool’s made a lasting impression.

With Mirrors in Your Eyes, Soundpool have decided to emphasize the disco beats that have always been an element of their music. A good, clean beat that you can dance to can cover a lot of songwriting shortcomings, but leaders John Ceparano and Kim Field have improved in that area, too. This is still mostly in-one-ear-out-the-other stuff, but it provides a pleasurable, danceable experience while it’s there. Mirrors in Your Eyes is a very cool-sounding album, and that goes a long way. It could have come out ten years ago, or 15 years ago. Whether that’s a compliment depends on your perspective.

A crucial key to Mirrors in Your Eyes is that the electronic rhythms work. They’re crisp, sharp, and well-produced, retro rather than dated. Soundpool have gone all-in with the dance thing, too. These are big, club-ready beats, and better for it. The title track opens the album with a blast of filtered noise and what sounds like an actual synth, before the beat and a surprisingly funky disco bassline kick in. Field’s thin but beguiling voice slots in beneath the barrage, just where you’d expect it. This is the formula from which Soundpool work for the rest of the album, and most of the time it succeeds.

The centerpiece is “Makes No Sense”, which finds the all the album’s strongest elements coming together in one three-minute capsule of bliss. With a pounding four-on-the-floor rhythm, acid bassline, melancholy synths, and interplanetary guitars, the song sounds like someone held up a tape recorder in the middle of a packed club in 1992 while Saint Etienne was blaring. In other words, glorious. Elsewhere, “Kite of Love” and “Listen” work a more jazzy vibe, while “I’m So Tired” spins out into space in almost gothic fashion.

Inevitably, Mirrors in Your Eyes begins to suffer from some the tracks’ similar template. Some songs go on too long, lost in their own haze. But the only real dud is the limp Jesus and Mary Chain redux, where Ceparano takes over the vocals. Otherwise, Soundpool’s dancefloor excursion makes a pretty good case for shoegaze’s longevity.

by  John Bergstrom
permalink

Tracklist :
01. Mirrors In Your Eyes
02. But It's So
03. Kite of Love
04. Makes No Sense
05. Sparkle in the Dark
06. I'm So Tired
07. That Sunny Day
08. Shelter
09. Listen

 

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