Connexion Bizarre was updated on 2007-12-10 with a new webcast, new reviews and new recommended events and links.

Reviewed this week was "Camo Cuts" the Scrap.edx/SOREHEAD 12" picture vinyl split.
This week's webcast features "Chaos Sedated" with music selection by Raul A. and "December Experience" with music selection by M.



Webcast & Radio Show

Part 1 - Click here to stream or right-click to download
("Chaos Sedated" with music selection by Raul A.)

You know the drill by now: synthpop, electropop, 8-bit pop, idm-pop, porn-pop, robotpop, etc-pop, BODYPOP! Same place, same 3rd saturday of the month, etc.

Connexion Bizarre was updated on 2007-12-03 with a new webcast, new reviews and new recommended events and links.


Reviewed this week were Giancarlo Toniutti "Ura itam taala momojmuj lowajamuj cooconaja", a034 "Chemical Nature", Blue Sabbath Black Cheer "untitled", Parallel Worlds "Obsessive Surrealism".
This week's webcast features "Unexpected Breakfast in Rio de Janeiro . 2 rounds on the revolver waiting for you" with music selection by :JW: and 5.0 U.F.F" with music selection by M.



Webcast & Radio Show

Part 1 - Click here to stream or right-click to download
("Unexpected Breakfast in Rio de Janeiro . 2 rounds on the revolver waiting for you" with music selection by :JW:)
Billie Holiday - Gloomy Sunday (3:13)
[? - ? ]
Necessary Response - Spilling Blood (4:54)
[Blood Spills Not Far From The Wound - Out of Line]
Slick Idiot - Mind Over Matter (remixed by Royce Fay and Gia Ionesco) (5:20)
[xSCREWciating - Itchy Records]
Kasper Bjørke - Back & Spine (Feat. FM Belfast) (3:14)
[In Gumbo - Plant Music]
Sparks - Tryouts For The Human Race (6:08)
[No. 1 In Heaven - Fame]
KMFDM - Anarchy (5:34)
[Symbols - Wax Trax]
Laibach - Final Countdown (5:40)
[NATO - Mute Records]
x-Perience - Lay Down Your Guns (3:45)
[I Feel Like You - Major Records]
Iturk Feat. Maya - Sex Object (4:48)
[Trans Slovenia Express Vol.2 - Mute Records]
DJ E-Rayzor - We Lost Control (5:21)
[Hardcore - Made In Germany - Quadrophon]
Steril - Realist (6:04)
[Realism - Art Of Fact Records]
Orlandivo - Onda Anda A Meu Amor (3:42)
[Brazilectro - Latin Flavored Club Tunes - SPV]


Part 2 - Click here to stream or right-click to download
("5.0 U.F.F" with music selection by M.)
Plastic Operator - Home 0207
[Different Places - Fine Day Recordings]
Marching Dynamics - Lashings
[Nailsleeper - Hymen Records]
Scrap.edx - Devastating Microphone Control
[Camo Cuts - Livevil]
Bak XIII - Manifeste
[V/A - Electronic Manifesto vol.2 - Divine Comedy Records]
Chrysalide - March Of Sheeps
[Lost In A Lost World - Audiotrauma]
Plastic Machine - Elle S'Imagine (Night Version)
[V/A - Electronic Manifesto vol.2 - Divine Comedy Records]
Information Society - Back In The Day
[Synthesizer - A Different Drum]
Caustic - Moustache Ride (Endif Remix)
[Booze Up And Riot - Hangover Edition - Crunch Pod]
Mothboy - Selfish Plan
[Deviance - Ad Noiseam]
Hecq - 0003 (sytrjv remix)
[0000 - Hymen Records]
Life's Decay - Calm
[Szilentia - Abstraktsens Produktions]
Skinny Puppy - Magnifishit
[Mythmaker - Synthetic Symphony]

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Reviews




Giancarlo Toniutti - Ura itam taala momojmuj lowajamuj cooconaja
Giancarlo Toniutti has done a fabulous job with this release, and it being my introduction to his music, I am now eager to hear more of his solo material. Highly recommended for anyone into drone/ambient music, or anyone wanting a nice meditative piece for a lazy day.
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a034 - Chemical Nature
Overall well-produced and exceptionally effective, "Chemical Nature" should serve as an indication of Pulici's talent, not to mention a harbinger of hopefully more good things to come from the a034 project.
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Blue Sabbath Black Cheer - untitled
I've never knowingly listened to Blue Cheer, but I've heard plenty Black Sabbath, and Blue Sabbath Black Cheer comes across as evil enough to make them sound like church music.
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Parallel Worlds - Obsessive Surrealism
However tempting it is to generalize "Obsessive Surrealism" as bland overall, it is important to recognize the technique from which it springs. Although it may fall short in the ears of the discerning listener, glimmers of skillful achievement still manage to shine through its uninspiring tone.
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Connexion Bizarre events status:

Bodypop @ "Era Uma Vez No Porto" bar (map location)
15/12, saturday, 11pm-2.30am; Rua do Passeio Alegre 550, Porto (Portugal).
The "usual selection and latest news" of synthpop, electropop, robotpop, 8bitpop and bodypop!

Recommended Events:
Note: we are not involved directly in the organization of recommended events.


Cenobytes & 010-electronics present: The Blackout Project 2
2007-12-29, Waterfront, Boompjeskade 15, Rotterdam (NL)
Live performances by Winterkälte, Twinkle, Punch Inc., Keef Baker, Moctan, Mono-Amine, Urkom, FFF and Gameboys-a-gogo with DJs Dissolvement, DistortedChaos, 141 and cnfsd. From 11 p.m. to 6 a.m.!
Please check the Blackout Project 2 site for more information.



Recently added links
Ferns Recording, record label
L'Aigle Mecanique, netlabel
Digital Enemy, netlabel
Zymogen, netlabel

Netlabel releases spotlight:
AjaxFree "Chaos Antology" (Digital Enemy)
Communication Zero "Not Your Friend" (L'Aigle Mecanique)
Structura "Inominável" (Enough Records)
Various "Cthulhu Dildonomicon" (Hallo Excentrico)
Various "Management Task Force Inc." (Signal Zero)

Latest recommended links
Astronomers Find Enormous Hole in the Universe

Constantly updated links
Connexion Bizarre @ del.icio.us, also available as  RSS 

Connexion Bizarre was updated on 2007-11-19 with a new webcast, new interviews, new reviews and new recommended events and links.

Interviewed this week was Andrea Marutti of Afe Records.
Reviewed this week were Conure "The Generation Of Our Grandfathers", Talvekoidik "Silent Reflections", Rachel Car "Rachel Car", Banister "Rotor EP", Territory Of Absence "Territory Of Absence".
This week's webcast features "Enough Is Enough" with music selection by ps and "November Pop" with music selection by M.



Webcast & Radio Show

Part 1 - Click here to stream or right-click to download

Connexion Bizarre was updated on 2007-11-05 with a new webcast, new interviews, new reviews and new recommended events and links.

Reviewed this week were Red Needled Sea "Old River Blues", Bisclaveret vs. Bruno "Les Mannequins", O T X "A World In Red", Cordell Klier "Measure Here And Be Now".
This week's webcast features "Halloween Special" with music selection by DJ Razor*Grrrl and "Ambient For The Masses" with music selection by M.
Don't hesitate to contact us with questions, constructive comments, suggestions and even potential requests for the online radio, etc.

Connexion Bizarre was updated on 2007-10-22 with a new webcast, new reviews and new recommended events and links.

Reviewed this week were Avsky "Silent Decay", Cenotype "Origins", Pure H "Signia", Photophob "Circadian Rhythms", Storybox "No Dancing Allowed".
This week's webcast features "Playlist 35" with music selection by João and "October Synthpop" with music selection by M.



Webcast & Radio Show

Part 1 - Click here to stream or right-click to download

Connexion Bizarre was updated on 2007-10-16 with a new webcast and new recommended links.

This week's webcast features "nine songs to hear before you die" with music selection by Crippled.Hope and "Maschinenfest 2007 via Flashback" with music selection by M.



Webcast & Radio Show

Part 1 - Click here to stream or right-click to download
("nine songs to hear before you die" with music selection by Crippled.Hope)
Klinik - Oh My God
[Off Beat Classix - Off Beat]
Gridlock - Burn
[The Synthetic Form - Pendragon Records]
Haujobb - Dream Aid
[Freeze Frame Reality - Pendragon Records]
Lassigue Bendthaus - Render
[Render - KK Records]
Neuroactive - Space Divider
[Phonic Trace - A Different Drum]
Pigface - Cutting Face
[Washingmachine Mouth - Invisible Records]
Front 242 - Gripped by Fear
[Tyranny for You - Alfa Records]
Lard - Bozo Skeleton
[The Last Temptation of Reid - Alternative Tentacles]
Nitzer Ebb - One Man's Burden
[Showtime - Geffen]

Part 2 - Click here to stream or right-click to download
("Maschinenfest 2007 via Flashback" with music selection by M.)
Ab Ovo - L'Ecume d'un Soir
[Mouvements - Ant-Zen]
Scrap.edx - Cut.Conceive.Crawl
[Recoil The Void - Hands Productions]
Twinkle - La Dictée
[Processing Industry - Audiotrauma]
Synapscape - Alice
[Act! - Ant-Zen]
Detritus - Fable
[Origin - Ad Noiseam]
Keef Baker - Tombola Thrill Killer
[Redeye - Hymen Records]
5F-X - 29 Mhz x
[5F_55 is reflected to 5F-X - Hands Productions]
Sonar - Transparent Pilots
[Alien Overdrive - Ant-Zen]
Eva|3 - Little Inside So Addicted
[The Great Divide - Fich-Art]
S.K.E.T. - Mir
[Baikonur - Hands Productions]
Drumcorps - Botch Up And Die
[Grist - Ad Noiseam]
Vromb - Eclairs
[Rayons - Ant-Zen]

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Merchandise




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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.
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Connexion Bizarre events status:


Bodypop @ "Era Uma Vez No Porto" bar (map location)
20/10, saturday, 10pm-1.30am; Rua do Passeio Alegre 550, Porto (Portugal).
The "usual selection and latest news" of synthpop, electropop, robotpop, 8bitpop and bodypop!

Recommended Events:
Note: we are not involved directly in the organization of recommended events.


Electro Rock Weekend
2007-10-19-20, Via Latina, Coimbra & Music Box, Lisbon (Portugal)
Live performances by Deadboy, Tatsumaki & Angelspit
Please check the Elegy Iberica site for more information.



Recently added links

Syrphe, C-drík Fremont's label and music hub: fully re-designed.
Otsechka, music 'zine (Macedonian)
OPN WebShop, music mail-order

Connexion Bizarre was updated on 2007-10-08 with a new webcast, new reviews and new recommended events and links.

Interviewed this week was Ben Arp of Crunch Pod.
Reviewed this week were Susan Matthews "Hope Bound", JapaneseCARCRASH "BADmachine", Plastic Violence "Dog Series", Six Twilights "Six Twilights", Concise "Revive", FrightDoll "Reference Version".
This week's webcast features "10.30 nova entrada no diario - Encontrei pequenos cadaveres abandonados, seriam de esquilos deprimidos?" with music selection by :JW: and "Cain was a misunderstood child." with music selection by M.

Connexion Bizarre was updated on 2007-10-01 with a new webcast, new reviews and new recommended events and links.


Interviewed this week were Christopher Braucks and C. Constantin Reineck of AEntitainment records.
Reviewed this week were "Imaginary Friends", ManicProject "Square0ne", Freeze Etch "Perjorative".
This week's webcast features "An Alternate Alternative" with music selection by Bauke van der Waal and "Boerenkool et Hutspot" with music selection by M.



Webcast & Radio Show

Part 1 - Click here to stream or right-click to download
("An Alternate Alternative" with music selection by Bauke van der Waal)
John Carpenter - Theme of "The Thing" (6:39)
[Themes of Horror - Emporio]
Cop Shoot Cop - Room 429 (5:08)
[Ask Questions Later - Big Cat Records]
Spacemen 3 - Revolution (5:57)
[Revolution - Fire Records]
Ministry - TV II (3:04)
[Psalm 69 - Sire / Warner Bros]
Quicksand - Unfulfilled (3:23)
[Slip - Polydor]
Drown - What It Is To Burn (5:18)
[Hold On To The Hollow - Elektra]
Godflesh - Mothra (4:31)
[Pure - Relativity / Earache]
The God Machine - Ego (3:36)
[Scenes From The Second Storey - Fiction Records]
Afghan Whigs - Miles Iz Ded (5:06)
[Congregation - SubPop]
Sonic Youth feat. Lydia Lunch - Death Valley '69 (5:10)
[Bad Moon Rising - Blast First]
Bitch Magnet - Navajo Ace (2:33)
[Umber - The Communion Label]
Helmet - In The Meantime (3:08)
[Meantime - Interscope]
John Carpenter - Theme of "Helloween" (2:11)
[Themes of Horror - Emporio]

Part 2 - Click here to stream or right-click to download
("Boerenkool et Hutspot" with music selection by M.)
Prometheus Burning - Significantly Altered
[nBoyde raRepi - Hive Records]
Monokrom - Hare In A Pit
[Tales Of Hares And Rabbits - Ant-Zen]
Squaremeter - Nemesis
[Nyx - Ant-Zen]
Sonar - Vanished
[Alien Overdrive - Ant-Zen]
Synth-Etik - Iridium
[Dimensional Construct - Hands Productions]
Eva|3 - Sweet Abuse
[The Great Divide - Fich-Art]
Liar's Rosebush - Creatine
[Circle The Squares - Hive Records]
Machinochrist - Strange Children
[Escape From Woolwich Arsenal - Anticulture]
Datach'i - Abyss.Acid-Flwr
[Shock Diamonds - Sublight Records]
K'teus - The Ultimate In Fure
[V/A - DSL4.0 - DarkStep.org]
Bong-Ra - Skeletor
[V/A - White Cock - Cock Rock Disco]

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The Connexion Bizarre radio show can be streamed every Friday at 23:00 GMT and Saturday at 19:00 GMT from Radio Zero and showcases the music selection from the second part of the coming week's webcast.



Interviews




Christopher Braucks and C. Constantin Reineck - Æntitainment
"Like seahorses we care a lot about our babies. We don't want them to be sold at supermarkets or megastores. Like good fathers we carefully choose their environment, because we really don't want them to share a cashdesk with toasters, nosehaircutters and mobilephones."
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Reviews




V/A - Imaginary Friends
An excellent showcase of what Sublight Records was about: uncompromising quality electronics from IDM and downtempo breakbeats to drum'n'bass/jungle, breakcore and even some rock electronics. The music released by Sublight Records probably wasn't for everyone but its overall quality is undeniable.
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ManicProject - Square0ne
It is overall an intelligent record, but not nearly dark enough, electronic enough or emotional enough. Brilliant execution, meticulous attention to detail and more commercial potential than you can poke a stick at make for an easy choice for your average sheep at the record store.
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Freeze Etch - Perjorative
"Pejorative" ends up as nothing more than a broken promise - albeit one that looks really good. It could almost be likened to dating someone that is beautiful but dumb as bricks: your friends may show great interest in the exterior aspects, but there's zero intellectual stimulation involved.
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Merchandise




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.
More information



Connexion Bizarre events status:


Bodypop @ "Era Uma Vez No Porto" bar (map location)
20/10, saturday, 10pm-1.30am; Rua do Passeio Alegre 550, Porto (Portugal).
The "usual selection and latest news" of synthpop, electropop, robotpop, 8bitpop and bodypop!

Recommended Events:
Note: we are not involved directly in the organization of recommended events.


Electronically Yours
2007-10-11, Hoxton Square Bar, London, U.K.
Live performances by Marsheaux and Schmoof and DJing by A-Dam and EMP.
Please check the Electronically Yours micro-site for more information.



Recently added links

++99, German industrial/rhythmic noise act
Life's Decay, French neo-classical/industrial experimental
Nin Kuji, German experimental/idm/industrial act
Le-Petit-Machiniste, d.i.y. label for rhythmic noise and related forms of music
Strange Fortune, folk noir, dark ambient & post-industrial music record label and mail order.
Hinoeuma the Malediction (uk), London-based old and new school industrial music, experimental noise, dark folk, avantguarde, power electronics club event.


Latest recommended links

Electrobelle, French electronica pop (recommended by thinlizard)
ZandoZ Corp., Brazilian progressive industrial
Murky Depths, speculative fiction quarterly anthology (via Warren Ellis)
Gémeo Luís, paper-cut art
Ars Electronica Center Exhibition - "Protrude, Flow" by Sachiko Kodama and Minako Takeno (J), also video.