New episode of Synthentral is now online!
Today’s episode features music by Mr Jones Machine, Eternity Range, Distant Project, Iris, Leæther Strip, Gary Numan, VNV Nation, Laudanum, Miss Kittin, Frontal, Endanger, Vacuum, Shiny Toy Guns, STandART, Camouflage, Moon.74, T3rr0r 3rr0r, Red Cell, Echo Image, Akanoid, Mirrors, Spetsnaz, Assemblage 23, Xetrovoid, Orange Sector, Solitary Experiments, Sea of Sin, and The Ultrasonics!
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New episode of Synthentral is now online!
Today’s episode features music by F.O.D., Neuroactive, Spleen United, Dekoy, Shiv-R, The Azoic, Ganymede, P24, Huminoida, GASR, Re.Work, Informatik, Naked Eyes, Neueliebe, Moon.74, Arctic Sunrise, Erotik Elk, Synthjunk, XMH, Nachtmahr, Sista Mannen På Jorden, Parralox, Henric de la Cour, System22, Neon Droid, Miss FD, Underwater Pilots, Munich Syndrome, and Marsheaux
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It’s Friday night and I have nothing planned! Tomorrow, though is the Indie Electro Dance Party in Austin. Oh yeah!
So let’s listen to some electronic music – not necessarily the sub-genre of Electro, but anything that uses electronics to make music: EBM, Futurepop, Synthpop, Electro, Industrial, etc.
Let’s start with…
ARTIST: Minerve
SONG: Life Is An Illusion (Blind Believer Mix)
ALBUM: Please (Deluxe Edition)
YEAR: 2010
ARTIST: Vanguard
SONG: On My Own (Optera’s Big Air Edit)
ALBUM: On My Own (CD Single)
YEAR: 2013
Don’t miss Alter Der Ruine on 11/5 at Elysium Austin!
ARTIST: Alter Der Ruine
SONG: Keep the Devil Off Your Back
ALBUM: There’s Always One More Son Of A Bitch
YEAR: 2012
ARTIST: F.O.D.
SONG: Angels
ALBUM: Maschinentanz
YEAR: 2012
ARTIST: Equatronic
SONG: Killing Machine
ALBUM: Endorphine
YEAR: 2007
I had the pleasure of seeing these guys in Nashville and they put on one helluva show. Their stage energy and audience interaction are something to experience, so make sure you see them live!
ARTIST: VNV Nation
SONG: Burnout
ALBUM: Praise the Fallen
YEAR: 1998
Yes, it’s a Van Halen cover!
ARTIST: Effcee
SONG: Jump
ALBUM: Perfect (Deluxe Edition)
YEAR: 2004
Ayria will be in Austin in December, so keep an eye out for an official event!
ARTIST: Ayria
SONG: Cutting (Daniel X Mix)
ALBUM: My Revenge On The World (CD Single)
YEAR: 2005
Yeah, the lyrics to this song speak volumes about today.
ARTIST: System Syn
SONG: A Prayer Of Ending
ALBUM: No Sky To Fall
YEAR: 2013
ARTIST: DE/VISION
SONG: Ready To Die (Strong Force Remix)
ALBUM: Popgefahr – The Mix
YEAR: 2011
ARTIST: System
SONG: Camera Eye
ALBUM: Silicon Based
YEAR: 2003
ARTIST: Android Lust
SONG: Sense of it All
ALBUM: Devour, Rise and Take Flight
YEAR: 2006
ARTIST: Null Device
SONG: Metaphysic (Cinematic)
ALBUM: Aphelion EP
YEAR: 2014
This band is definitely one of my top faves, who recently put out a new album, so make sure you check them out!
ARTIST: Psy’Aviah
SONG: Paranoid
ALBUM: Eclectric (Limited Edition Eclectricism)
YEAR: 2010
ARTIST: Raindancer
SONG: The Journey
ALBUM: Response
YEAR: 2007
ARTIST: Until December
SONG: Heaven (Extended)
ALBUM: Until December (Limited Edition)
YEAR: 1986
ARTIST: Information Society
SONG: Think (Virtual Reality Mix)
ALBUM: Energize! Classic Remixes, Vol. 1
YEAR: 2011 (album)
ARTIST: No Comment
SONG: Back In the 80’s
ALBUM: Painkiller (Digital Edition)
YEAR: 2015
ARTIST: Rhythmic Symphony
SONG: Too Afraid
ALBUM: The Mechanism Fulfilled
YEAR: 2005
ARTIST: The Crystalline Effect
SONG: Gabriel (Fallen Angel Remix)
ALBUM: Glass (Limited Edition)
YEAR: 2005
ARTIST: MOON.74
SONG: Gun (Paralyzed Mix)
ALBUM: Newborn (Deluxe Edition)
YEAR: 2010
With a serious throwback!
ARTIST: Dead or Alive
SONG: Baby Don’t Say Goodbye (Cheers Vocal Mix)
ALBUM: Evolution: The Hits (Expanded Deluxe Edition)
YEAR: 1989 (song)
While traveling is always fun, it’s always great to finally get home. It was a long trip going after the monsoon with mostly a bust. A really cool storm in the distant south of Show Low, AZ and some rain and rainbows in Albuquerque. But the scenery of the desert and mountains definitely compensated for the general lack of storms. Of course AZ lit up after we left. LOL
So I’m home and some home music is good today…
I get to see these guys on 7/29 in Houston!
ARTIST: Anything Box
SONG: The Long Ride Home
ALBUM: 100% Air-Friendly Groove Pak EP
YEAR: 2001
ARTIST: SYSTEM SYN
SONG: Homecoming
ALBUM: All Seasons Pass
YEAR: 2011
ARTIST: Neuroactive
SONG: No Place Like Home
ALBUM: Antidote
YEAR: 2009
ARTIST: Diorama
SONG: Home to Millions
ALBUM: Art of Creating Confusing Spirits
YEAR: 2002
ARTIST: Frozen Plasma
SONG: Home
ALBUM: Artificial (Deluxe Edition)
YEAR: 2006
ARTIST: After the Fire
SONG: Carry Me Home
ALBUM: ATF
YEAR: 1982
ARTIST: Minitel Rose
SONG: Home
ALBUM: Atlantique
YEAR: 2010
ARTIST: And One
SONG: Back Home (Club Mix)
ALBUM: Back Home EP
YEAR: 2012
ARTIST: The Endparty
SONG: Home
ALBUM: Beauty Always Leaves
YEAR: 2002
ARTIST: Oingo Boingo
SONG: Home Again
ALBUM: BOI-NGO
YEAR: 1987
ARTIST: Erasure
SONG: Home
ALBUM: Chorus
YEAR: 1991
ARTIST: Public Image Ltd.
SONG: Home
ALBUM: Compact Disc
YEAR: 1986
ARTIST: Code 64
SONG: Carry Me Home
ALBUM: Departure
YEAR: 2007
ARTIST: The Cure
SONG: Homesick
ALBUM: Disintegration
YEAR: 1989
ARTIST: Declaration
SONG: Welcome Home
ALBUM: Divine Design
YEAR: 2003
ARTIST: Pop Will Eat Itself
SONG: Home
ALBUM: Dos Dedos Mis Amigos
YEAR: 1994
ARTIST: Electrogenic
SONG: Home Again
ALBUM: Double Exposure
YEAR: 2015
ARTIST: B! Machine
SONG: A Place Called Home
ALBUM: The Falling Star (Expanded)
YEAR: 2007
ARTIST: James D Stark
SONG: Home
ALBUM: Fortress Of Solitude
YEAR: 2004
ARTIST: Diary of Dreams
SONG: Homesick
ALBUM: Grau Im Licht
YEAR: 2015
ARTIST: A Covenant of Thorns
SONG: Drive Me Home
ALBUM: Hallowed & Hollow
YEAR: 1999
ARTIST: Raindancer
SONG: My Way Home
ALBUM: Hearts And Machinery
YEAR: 2012
ARTIST: DE/VISION
SONG: Home
ALBUM: Heart-Shaped Tumor (CD Single)
YEAR: 2001
ARTIST: The Birthday Massacre
SONG: The Long Way Home
ALBUM: Hide and Seek
YEAR: 2012
ARTIST: MOON.74
SONG: Coming Home
ALBUM: How I Feel
YEAR: 2013
ARTIST: The Mobile Homes
SONG: Stay At Home
ALBUM: Hurt
YEAR: 1990
ARTIST: Psy’Aviah
SONG: Home
ALBUM: Introspection Extrospection (Limited Edition)
YEAR: 2011
I have almost 35,000 MP3’s in my collection and that collection grows by hundreds each week. The majority of my music is Futurepop, EBM, Industrial, Industrial Dance, New Wave, Goth, Punk, Electroclash, Electronica, Darkwave, Shoegaze, and Synthpop (loving the Synthpop Revival going on right now). I even have a bit of EDM and Techno mixed in there as well as some Alternative (mostly old-school alternative back when it was actually alternative and not mainstream. Now that Alternative is mainstream, shouldn’t we call it something else?)
One thing I started doing on Facebook was posting what my MediaMonkey is playing on shuffle. I did this to start introducing people to new music and new bands. The bands out there need fans to help them make money and to spread their amazing music. Not everyone will be a fan of the music I listen to. It’s not Top 40 trendy stuff. You won’t hear it on KISS FM. You may not even hear it on KROQ.
I support the bands and go to the concerts any time they’re in my area. Most of the bands I listen to care about their fans and will actually comment and reply when you post on their page or mention their band in a post. Half the times I post a band’s song, the band likes my post. I’ve even become friends with band members by supporting their bands and going to their shows. When is the last time Janet Jackson or Kanye West liked your post or commented on it? When’s the last time a Top 40 band mentioned you by name on a Facebook post?
So anyway, I’ve decided that I’m going to post my shuffles here as well with links to YouTube videos of the songs I’ve played. Give them a listen: to both the older and newer bands. Discover bands you haven’t heard of before and support them by buying their CDs and music (especially if you can buy it from their web page or bandcamp instead of through a label). Go to their shows when they come to your town. Find the scene in your town and join up! Make sure you get in on bandsintown and songkick to keep up with the bands you like and get notified when they come into town.
With that said, here is the first shuffle I did from 2/4. It was a small one that got me interested in doing this.
ARTIST: Magic Sword
SONG: Sword of Truth
ALBUM: Magic Sword
YEAR: 2013
ARTIST: Siouxsie & the Banshees
SONG: Spellbound
ALBUM: Juju
YEAR: 1981
ARTIST: Backlash
SONG: Blind
ALBUM: Impetus
YEAR: 2001
Here’s the shuffle from 2/7. Getting likes and comments, so keeping it up and doing more of them.
ARTIST: Title
SONG: Wednesday
ALBUM: Moonfly
YEAR: 2004
ARTIST: Harmjoy
SONG: My Tears Fall
ALBUM: Silver Lining Of The Mushroom Cloud
YEAR: 2014
ARTIST: Accessory
SONG: Keen Girl
ALBUM: Underbeat
YEAR: 2011
ARTIST: Jullan
SONG: Love Somebody
ALBUM: Pulse
YEAR: 1985
ARTIST: Black Heaven
SONG: MMVII
ALBUM: Negativ
YEAR: 2008
ARTIST: Shiv-r
SONG: Pharmaceutical Grade (Skyla Vertex Remix)
ALBUM: Shadow Between Worlds
YEAR: 2013
ARTIST: Moon.74
SONG: Moonlanding
ALBUM: Newborn
YEAR: 2010
ARTIST: B!Machine
SONG: Two Paths
ALBUM: Hybrid
YEAR: 2001
ARTIST: Camouflage
SONG: I Can’t Feel You
ALBUM: Sensor
YEAR: 2003
ARTIST: 32Crash
SONG: Propaganda
ALBUM: Weird News From An Uncertain Future
YEAR: 2007
ARTIST: Halo Effect
SONG: Their G.O.D. (A.D.A.C. 8286 Remix)
ALBUM: Their G.O.D. (Remixes Single)
YEAR: 2009
ARTIST: The Dead Milkmen
SONG: I Tripped Over The Ottoman
ALBUM: Metaphysical Graffiti
YEAR: 1993
ARTIST: Decoded Feedback
SONG: Corrosion
ALBUM: Technophoby
YEAR: 1997
ARTIST: Raindancer
SONG: Wings of Ecstasy
ALBUM: Response
YEAR: 2007
ARTIST: Funker Vogt
SONG: Reject
ALBUM: Navigator
YEAR: 2005
ARTIST: Hidden Place
SONG: United
ALBUM: Fantasia Meccanica
YEAR: 2007
ARTIST: Celebrate the Nun
SONG: Patience
ALBUM: Continuous
YEAR: 1991
ARTIST: EMF
SONG: Long Summer Days
ALBUM: Schubert Dip
YEAR: 1991
ARTIST: Depeche Mode
SONG: Oberkorn (It’s a Small Town)
ALBUM: The Meaning of Love (CD Single)
YEAR: 1982
ARTIST: The Jesus & Mary Chain
SONG: Some Candy Talking
ALBUM: The Power Of Negative Thinking: B-Sides And Rarities
YEAR: 2008 (Remastered Release)
ARTIST: Necro Facility
SONG: Ignite
ALBUM: Wintermute
YEAR: 2011
ARTIST: Ambra Red
SONG: We Real Cool
ALBUM: Electronic Creations For Special People
YEAR: 2010
ARTIST: Panic Lift
SONG: Shelter
ALBUM: Witness To Our Collapse
YEAR: 2008
ARTIST: Xenturion Prime
SONG: Vermilion
ALBUM: Mecha Rising
YEAR: 2014
ARTIST: The Farm
SONG: Sweet Inspiration
ALBUM: Spartacus
YEAR: 1991
ARTIST: Dpoint
SONG: Jesus Time
ALBUM: Dpoint
YEAR: 2012
ARTIST: The Charlatans UK
SONG: Only One I Know
ALBUM: Some Friendly
YEAR: 1990
ARTIST: Midnight Oil
SONG: Outside World
ALBUM: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
YEAR: 1982
ARTIST: Nebula-H
SONG: Andalusion
ALBUM: H2O
YEAR: 2004
ARTIST: The Ocean Blue
SONG: Between Something and Nothing
ALBUM: Ocean Blue
YEAR: 1989
ARTIST: The Crystalline Effect
SONG: Primitive Line
ALBUM: Glass
YEAR: 2005
ARTIST: Moenia
SONG: Me Equivoque
ALBUM: Solar
YEAR: 2006
ARTIST: Flesh Field
SONG: Conquer Me
ALBUM: Belief Control
YEAR: 2001
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