New episode of Synthentral is now online!
Today’s episode features music by The Cruxshadows, Twisted Destiny, Orchestral Maneuvers In The Dark, Cosaquitos en Globo, Neon Valley Kvlt, Riot Kitten, Crash Dump File, Chris Narvali, Alpha Boötis, Monody, Studio-X, Protera, Neonsol, Shiv-R, Machinista, 00tz 00tz, Stilz, VDevil, OctoLab, Kounter Mezhure, Kontradikshn, Keith McCoy, Ten Cent Toys, Paperkite, AEX, Mei Ohara, and The Presets!
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New episode of Synthentral is now online!
Today’s episode features music by Cyborgs On Crack, Hands Of Blue, Icing Wolf, Cinemascape, Purveyor, Joni Panda, Rhythmic Symphony, Asdeandare, Das-Kollektiv.Net, Sector 516, Shiv-R, Element, Travelogue, Holygram, Never Enough, Neon Nox, St. Lucia, Elen Cora, Blume, The Postal Service, Robert Marlow, die Zerstörten, Steinkind, Minitel Rose, Firefox AK, Benestrophe, Chekarino Project, Occams Laser, and E-Craft!
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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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Time again to put MediaMonkey on shuffle and see what comes out. I do this to help people discover artists (both old and new) in the genres of Futurepop, EBM, Industrial, Industrial Dance, New Wave, Goth, Punk, Electroclash, Electronica, Darkwave, Shoegaze, Synthpop, EDM, Techno, and some Alternative. So if you like a song, check out the band, buy their music and go to their shows!
ARTIST: Ultraviolet
SONG: A Sea of Purity
ALBUM: A New Day
YEAR: 2005
ARTIST: Falco
SONG: Rock Me Amadeus
ALBUM: Greatest Hits
YEAR: 1986 (song)
I get to see this band along with Provision in Houston later this month:
ARTIST: Seabound
SONG: Breathe (Hecq Remix)
ALBUM: Double-Crosser (Extended)
YEAR: 2006
ARTIST: Mono Electronic Density
SONG: Energy
ALBUM: Untold World
YEAR: 2010
ARTIST: Flesh Field
SONG: Recoil
ALBUM: Strain
YEAR: 2004
ARTIST: Parralox
SONG: Black Jeans
ALBUM: Electricity (Limited Edition)
YEAR: 2008
ARTIST: Above & Beyond
SONG: Peace Of Mind
ALBUM: We Are All We Need
YEAR: 2015
ARTIST: Interface
SONG: Doubts and Fears
ALBUM: Beyond Humanity
YEAR: 2006
ARTIST: Inter-Connection
SONG: Nightmares
ALBUM: Life
YEAR: 2012
ARTIST: Frozen Plasma
SONG: Hypocrite (Torben Wendt Remix)
ALBUM: Emphasize EP
YEAR: 2006
ARTIST: IAMX
SONG: I Salute You Christopher
ALBUM: Volatile Times
YEAR: 2011
ARTIST: marsheaux
SONG: Home
ALBUM: peek a boo
YEAR: 2006
ARTIST: Snog
SONG: Welcome to Adelaide
ALBUM: Beyond the Valley of the Proles
YEAR: 2003
ARTIST: The Azoic
SONG: Evolution
ALBUM: Forward
YEAR: 2001
ARTIST: Assemblage 23
SONG: Binary
ALBUM: Meta
YEAR: 2007
ARTIST: Shiv-r
SONG: Parasite
ALBUM: Hold My Hand
YEAR: 2010
ARTIST: Optic
SONG: Crawling
ALBUM: Killing the Brave EP
YEAR: 2012
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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