Italo Disco Synth
Festa In Soffitta – ’80s Italo with Emulator, Juno-60, Memorymoog and DMX
Background data:
People ask me to post more Italo Disco synth demos, so here you go. A song in the typical early/mid ’80s style.
E-mu Emulator: orchestra hit, Synclavier
Roland Juno-60: synth bass, synth strings
Moog Memorymoog: synth brass, syn vox
Oberheim DMX: drum machine
Sweden’s synth party – electriXmas 2011 – lineup complete!!
Code64 is the latest edition 
Should be a nice evening I would say
“Finally, we’re happy to announce the last band to join this years electriXmas lineup – Code 64!
The swedish/norwegian electropop trio Code 64, exploded back into the scene with their highly successful album “Trialogue” in 2010 after a long break from the spotlight. We’re really looking forward to see what they bring to the stage!”
So, the complete lineup now looks like this:
HOCICO (mx)
S.P.O.C.K. (se)
TYSKE LUDDER (de)
CODE 64 (se)
NECRO FACILITY (se)
Check out the Artists page for more info.
As well as this we’ve got this years DJ’s booked in with an all-Swedish attendance!
DJ Faleryne (Synhcave, Freakshow, Göteborg)
DJ Elektroskull via Solar Drifwood (Stockholm)
DJ P-machine (Neostalgia, Malmö)
DJ sand (Klubb [re]form, Malmö)
Get more info on the DJ’s here.
And lastly…
As we did last year we will raffle off two tickets to this year’s electriXmas!
This is open to everyone but there are a few simple rules. The rules are the same as last year – too easy!
In order to have the opportunity to win you have to…
– Have “liked” eX FB page www.facebook.com/electriXmasfestival
– Be in the eX FB group www.facebook.com/groups/electrixmas
– Be friends with eX FB user www.facebook.com/electrixmas
… by December 4th (it’s a Sunday).
On the evening of Sunday 4th we’ll we draw at random a pair of winners. Good luck !!
So… there’s nothing left to do now but to get ready to party !!
Synth music – Music for the Mind
THE CENTURY’S ENTRANCE – This is the third song to Craig Padilla’s February 2000 “Music for the Mind” performance at the historical State Theater in Red Bluff, CA. Padilla uses a variety of older synthesizers in this performance.
Craig Padilla is an American ambient musician and film score composer, actor, and video producer from Redding, California. Since the mid-90’s he has released more than a dozen albums with music primarily inspired by the Berlin School of electronic music and space music on the labels Space For Music, Spotted Peccary Music, Lotuspike and Groove Unlimited, and contributed to numerous compilations, including a tribute album to Michael Garrison.
He also edits and produces videos for local television commercials, infomercials, corporate events, and music videos (he recently created the new video for Bruce Turgon’s and Philip Bardowell’s new collaborative project PLACES OF POWER) through his production company known as Craig Padilla Creative Video and Sound Productions.
Weekend synth pop treat: Mackintosh Braun – Could It Be
Already a classic song
http://youtu.be/49_n65AMo74
Enjoy
Henric de la Cour – 80s – live
Dark, smokey and mostly filmed with an iPhone 4S. But still – Henric and the song is magnificent!
Enjoy
Pure Analog Synthpop
Just for the shear beauty of synthesizers
Music composition featuring synths, sequencers & drum machines.
Sunday morning music treats featuring LOWE, FLA and more
The video for Lowe’s new single “Berlin Night Express”
Front Line Assembly – Vanished
This is the classic EBM / proto-rave monster club hit by legendary Canadian Industrial Music group DIGITAL POODLE. This video was shot and edited on super 8 mm film by DION CONFLICT in 1992, but the track was originally recorded in 1991 for the CFNY-FM compilation CD “Modern Rock”.
Plotslichmusik – Wasserliebe
The Elektron Tapes continues – number 5
Elektron tapes (#5). Studies inspired by Aphex Twin & Venetian Snares productions — using Elektron Monomachine SFX60+ Elektron Octatrack w/ Pro X Fade coss-fader on Vestax PMC-05 Pro III. Also featuring Oto Biscuit, Korg Monotribe + Korg Kaoss Pad KP3 (x2). Performed by sound artist & noise designer Zviij © 2011.
* Booking : zviij AT zviij.com
UP-DATE#2: “Naked flowers” (Album) is available on iTunes! http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/naked-flowers/id475830077 and Bandcamp http://zviij.bandcamp.com/album/naked-flowers
UP-DATE#1: “High heels failure” (5 ‘single’ tracks) are available on iTunes! http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/zviij/id422672054 and Bandcamp http://zviij.bandcamp.com
N.B.— Zviij’s singles “Bug Machines III, IV, V” are available for download on iTunes http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/bug-machines-v-single/id432389810
Zviij — (born Franck Smith) is a French sound artist, noise designer and electronic musician, active as a soloist, living and working in Brussels.
New teaser video from Javelynn – Morphine
And here’s an accompanying cryptic message
You never tell me
That you love me
When you’re sober
You never hold me
When the weakend is over
Gothic/Synthpop/Darkwave band Bella Lune – Ophelia Music Video
Nice new video from Bella Lune – thumbs up
Bella Lune “Ophelia” from the album ‘Synesthesia’ and the ‘Ophelia Maxi-Single’ on Aetheria Music. Directed by Light Pulse Studios 2011. Hair by Be.Headed Salon. Makeup by Ava Dezmond. Special thanks to Chasers Bar and Night club in Scottsdale and Kohls Ranch Stables for the locations and horses.
The release has 9 tracks including a new remix by Daniel Myer of Destroid and Haujobb and a cover of Joy Division’s ‘Dead Souls’. Bella Lune also just released a new music video for the song ‘Ophelia’ on their youtube page. The song was selected to be in the new movie “Paranoia” by director Bivas Biswas. The ‘Ophelia’ music video was premiered at the “Paranoia” movie screening as well as at Bella Lune’s recent concert with Voltaire.
DATAMASKIN
