Emerging from rich, melodic waves of synth washes & echo laden vocals the Colour of Time's signature sound is a cerebral, mood driven mixture of styles. The audible influence of Tangerine Dream, Cabaret Voltaire & early Ultravox blurs into shadowy reminiscence of Dead Can Dance defining a sound which falls somewhere between the early output of labels such as 4AD, ON-U Sound and Waxtrax. Between 1998 & 2006 Jamie O'Callaghan has embarked on a musical voyage embracing a legacy of electronic & classical influences ranging from Debussy to Kraftwerk. With a strong musical background rooted firmly in classical origins his first solo work came from a symphonic / progressive rock angle receiving accalim in the pages of dutch prog-rock magazine IO. Inspired to continue along similar lines Jamie enlisted the help of Hans Schepens and around 2001 The Colour of Time was formed in Eindhoven. An intitial 'Queen's Day' live performance was followed by their first recorded album 'Jazz, but not as we know it'. COT's next studio outing, 'Let the machine talk' maintained a progressive edge with a nod to the cold, mechanical rhythms of John Foxx. Evidence of another strong influence on COT's music is present here. Another native live appearance at the Muzenval Theatre in Eersel was followed by the third album 'Amber Skies'. Emerging idealogical differences between Hans Schepens & Jamie O'Callaghan lead to a split in 2003 leaving Jamie to pursue COT as a solo project. 2004 brought the recording of 'Neon', a collection of sparse instrumental offerings edging toward the dancefloor. After returning from a solo tour of the Czech Republic COT performed electronic renditions of Debussy & Satie pieces at a charity event organised for victims of the atrocities of Beslan. Encore performances of Ultravox classics Hiroshima Mon Amour & Just For a Moment were well recieved by all in attendance. After the loss of a friend to cancer in early 2005 COT ceased production until Jamie re-established contact with an old colleague in the UK, John Curry. They collaborated to record 'Long Ago' produced in the Netherlands & the UK. Maintaining the characterisitic COT sound Long Ago has a broader oulook offering upbeat energy & thoughful moments. It also marks a return to vocal territory with compliments of sitar, violin & lusher production all round. John Curry has since remained part of the COT Line up. 2006 has seen a fresh line up for COT and 2 new recordings. Neon Winds, recorded in February, is an ep awash with ambient panoramas of vintage synth & hypnotic, female vocal drones. A substantial taste of the mellower moments glimpsed in previous releases. Memories of Water, completed in August is the newest collection of compositions and alongside Neon Winds possibly COT's strongest to date. Jamie O'Callaghan has recently composed 'theremin concertos with Orchestra' for the Theremin soloist Lady Sayoko of Japan. He is also recording new material for another musical project A Better Blue. The Colour of Time are: Jamie O’Callaghan: Voice, Theremin, electric violin/viola, electronics Sitar Linda Swinkel: Voice Melanie Nijs: electronics, vocoder John Curry: Guitar, electronics (Collaborated from A Better Blue) Tjitse Letterie: Violins
Shawn Wynne, Aural Dynamics
The next FOUR tracks are from artists who are appearing on the CONNECT FOUR #3 night at The Island Bar in Birmingham on 8th May 2008 at 20:00. For just £3.00 you get four of the best electro bands in the Midlands, DJ from CODETTE SOUNDSYSTEM and films from FUTURE DAZE.
Girls That Scream began as a social experiment in 2004, when the government decided to run a series of simple experiments to clarify just how hard young people can party. After several hundred different party aids were administered, participants of the study were gathered in a dancehall. For the next thirty minutes, Girls That Scream were sent onto the stage to perform. The results of the study are said to be so terrifyingly disturbing they have never been released, to this day the government refuses to admit to whether these experiments actually ever took place. It is thought Girls That Scream have stolen the party aids and are planning something quite sinister and evil against the scene you know, the scene you love, the scene you eventually will abandon.
Mark Johnson is one of Britain's brightest pop music hopes. His traditional English pop songsongs sear with melodies and captivate with heart felt lyrics. If you were to mix synthpop, epic orchestral swirls, an occasional guitar, then you will have Silver Factory Superstars.
Crash Repeat are a two-piece live electro band. Often improvising, they bring together a range of techno and 80's synth influences alongside busy rhythms, eclectic drum loops and weird vocals. Smitt and Crossen met in 2003 at one of Birmingham’s many depressing admin offices. Between shuffling papers they decided to collaborate on some progressive dance tracks and worked together on and off whilst Crossen, a keyboard musician and would-be producer since the age of 12, also made music for independent films and produced music for other bands. Eventually, in January of 2005, they joined up on a more permanent basis with two other artists to form electro-funk band ‘Jamaha Fut’. After a short run Jamaha Fut broke up but Smitt and Crossen, encouraged by their new sound, continued to work together under the name Crash Repeat. Stu has come a long way since his first 8 track sequencer and now spends almost every free minute programming new loops and sounds into an array of synthesizers and processors. When not dancing to Breakbeat or Techno, Smitt writes lyrics linked closely to his interests outside of the band, bringing together seemingly random subject matter, including everything from comic books to politics. During live sets they keep a loose improvised feel to the proceedings, Crossen develops the beats, bleeps and rhythms from behind his equipment whilst Smitt leaps about, energized by the music, keeping the crowd on their toes. They’ve played together now in a few placed across the West Midlands, recently taking part in a ‘Battle of the Bands’. Now they’ve got their eyes fixed on the dance-floors of Birmingham and the Black Country, eager to play for those with an ear for non-commercial, unconventional electro-techno.
The $hit are the FIRST, BEST and ONLY Electro-Punk Casio-Crunk Fuck-Rock Glitch-Pop Disco-Metal Post-NintendoCore beat combo in the world... EVER! Armed with an array of cheap electronic instruments and an even cheaper wardrobe, The $hit have dragged their shambolic live show kicking and screaming across the UK - from triumphantly storming Oxford's TRUCK FESTIVAL to causing chaos at a London fashion week catwalk show and generally kicking the brains off kids all over the country, destroying stages with the likes of MC LARS, TO MY BOY, TRASH FASHION, SIMON BOOKISH, and GOLDIE LOOKIN CHAIN, leaving a trail of tinnitus and a number of very unhappy soundmen in their wake. Their first demo, recorded with only a minidisc player, an Argos mic and an Atari ST, was placed in the top 5 of PLAYLOUDER.COM's singles of the week, and future demos received radio airplay from RADIO 1 and KERRANG! FM. In the summer of 2006, their debut album 'Lock Up Your Ghettoblasters!!!' - recorded in a ramshackle home studio and released on their own DIY label - Shit Music - was released to rip-roaring reviews across the internet, national press and fanzines across the globe. Oh, apart from two people who hated it. Now, as they release their new EP to the world, The $hit are rocking HARDER, FASTER and LOUDER than ever before, and the foursome of Brian International, Queen Phuz, That Bloody Cat, and... um... D@V£ are getting ready to absolutely pwn brains all over the world. It's time to get with the program... before the program gets you. Various released are available to buy from the site.
The fantastic new FUTURE DAZE CD - 'Mixes Synthetic Messages' is now available. The price is just £7.99p (UK pounds). FREE postage to anywhere on the planet. The CD and artwork has been carefully self produced and personally created for your listening pleasure. Your CD will be carefully wrapped in a nice bubblewrap padded bag and dispatched immediately by our team of dedicated electroheads in the heart of the UK. Below you can see the new video to CIRCADIAN RHYTHM.
From humble beginnings Amongst The Pigeons grew forth from the internet forums of yesteryear. Music took hold and recognition was quickly gained on the airwaves of Radio One thanks to Rob Da Bank. A successful EP ’wings wings: beat’ was released in Summer 2005 which included Firefly and the classic la la la la la laa song. Shorty after this CAT went into a studio to work on new tracks. Hiding Began. That solitude will soon be over when the 1st LP proper will be released towards the end of 2008. It features not only blips and beats but some rather special guest vocalists. Currently running with a working title of ’music to brush your teeth to’ its gonna be a good old listen.
The Entranced Compilation EP, can now be heard in full at, Dan’s mp3.com.au, where the tracks can also be downloaded individually. Click on "view all" in the player to access the EP. They’ll be a zipped direct download of the entire EP up this weekend. This wasn’t written as an EP, so as the title says, it’s an assortment of tracks written for whatever reason. I opted against re mastering it, and the tracks are all in their original form, so levels may vary etc. I kept it raw, and just threw them in there. This EP contains 7 of the better known tracks to have at one time or other appeared on my myspace page last year, along with the brand new "Entranced - one in a million rmx". The track listing is: 1. Entranced - one in a million rmx 2. The World 3. More Rope To Hang Me 4. Entranced - musSck RMX 5. Trust 6. All I Had To Work With 7. There It Goes
Gary has had a very keen interest in music for many years. Synthesizers have fascinated since I first heard them on records by Gary Numan, Kraftwerk, OMD, Ultravox, The Human League and Depeche Mode. It was in the late 80's when I decided to write my own songs. I formed a studio band with a good friend of mine Ray Naughton and things clicked into place very quickly and we wrote and recorded around 20 songs in a similar style to OMD & Erasure (Vince Clarke has been a big influence with my Synthpop music probably, the biggest influence of all). They were very raw recordings made on a cheap Amstrad 4 track recorder. From there I progressed on to using an Atari computer and sequencer software packages alongside a Drum Machine. I recorded more electronic pop material and also some video soundtrack music. I wanted to develop my skills in creating music utilising computers and have recorded about 8 or 9 Cds of material using Samples, Drum Loops and Drum Machines. The music in this field covers Dance, Trance, Chill-out & Hip Hop styles. This side of my work has been recorded under the name The Definition Of Sound. It is a collection of material I am very proud of. I have over the last 2 or 3 years returned to Synthesizers and re-recorded a lot of the material I did with Ray to a much higher standard and in addition I have written numerous new songs and done some cover versions. One cover version I have done is a track of OMD's called "Of All The Things We've Made". This was included on an american release tribute album called "We Love You 2". I am very proud that my version of the song was worthy of inclusion on the CD. My latest project is an interesting one as I have decided to record an album of Ambient/soundtrack Music and decided I would only use layered strings, Choir sounds and piano. It has resulted in me learning Cubase, a programme I have wanted to use for some time. So far 15 songs have been written and I am currently working at mixing those. Moby's ambient music has been the key influence with this material. I decided to send in 3 of the tracks to the BBC for inclusion on a natural history programme and whilst I was n't successful I did get through the first stages which I am very pleased about. The three songs sent to the BBC were called "The Long Goodbye", "Quiet Splendour" and "Broken Flowers". Gary recently produced various cover versions and artist inspired tracks from the likes of Krafterk, Gary Numan and John Foxx.
Lady Venom was formed in October of 2006. The majority of the music composed is Electronica (Dark Ambient, House, Industrial, Latin, Techno, World Beat). Her first CD, Malachi’s Maze, was released December 9, 2006 and followed by the self-titled Lady Venom January 10, 2007. Let The Bombs Drop was released April 13, 2007. September 21, 2007, Eventide was released. The Unholy Trinity, featuring the track 666 Miles (March On), 2008 IAIA Golden Kayak Nominee for Best Indie Industrial/Beat Rock Song, was released September 22, 2007. Lady Venom’s new CD, Tribalism, is set to be released April 3, 2008.
Lady Venom also has a side project, Beautifully Dead, composing Ambient, Dark Ambient, Glitch, Industrial, and Noise. The first CD released under Beautifully Dead was Dark City (May 13, 2007) followed by Subjugation (October 20, 2007). Beautifully Dead is currently working on a new CD titled The Exorcism Of Mary.
Lady Venom is also a writer of Dark/Gothic Poetry and Song Lyrics under the pen name Ofira Sephiroth. Her first book of poetry Unspeakable Truths, Volume 1: Damnation Begins was released December 6, 2007. Ofira Sephiroth is currently working on two new books of poetry.
Cozimnot! are an experimental electropop three-piece who make DIY cacaphonica (cacophonous electronica) influenced by sources as eclectic and disparate as the unicorns to squarepusher with the use of guitars, drum machines, keyboards and samplers.
named after a yelp by thom yorke the band formed in 2005 in leamington spa and rapidly gained modest fame and fans through their fabled gigs infused with strobe lights and costumes; prolific quality song creation rate and, perhaps most importantly, relentless myspace adding.
COZIMNOT! WANT GIGS FOR THE SUMMER
If you want them to play your pub/club/party/bat mitzvah/cum fiesta in late July, August or early September drop them a myspace message. The will play anywhere in the Warwickshire/Brum region and anywhere outside the Warwickshire/Brum region if you pay travel expenses and give us a floor to sleep on.
Jon Baz is a songwriter, musician and pop futurist who has been producing and developing his own style of electronic music for a number of years. Not one to carelessly jump on the revival bandwagon he takes influences from synth pop past and present, injecting them with his own tastes in dance music. Over the last 2 years Jon Baz has been performing around the UK including extensive coverage of London..s alternative venues and Synth Pop clubs including Mark Moore..s Electrogogo and Being Boiled. Jon has released his Physical Attraction album and brand new EP titled Fortune Lies. Other material include a single of I Won’t Let You Down. For booking information contact via myspace or at JonBaz@yahoo.co.uk
LATEST NEWS!!! Jon Baz will be performing live on 12th June at Connect 4 in Birmingham UK!!
Various CD's by JON BAZ are available on CDBaby included the Fortune Lies EP and the Physical Attraction album. Just click on the images.
Jon's new E.P titled "Fortune Lies" features 4 fantastic tracks including Fortune Lies which is a very catchy electro track, Breakdown - a bitter hate song, 3 Cars (Gary Numan Cover), and Physical Attraction Remix (by Trademark). The Physical Attraction album brings you 12 of the latest tracks by Jon Baz. Jon Baz is an Electro Pop artist and the CD includes the amazing hits of State of your Arm, Physical Attraction, Dependance, and the famous cover of I Won't Let You Down. With Jon Baz's robotic vocals and sometimes hard and sometimes soft new wave material. Electro is back!
GENETIC VORTEX started initially in 2004 firstly as a pure studio project by Guido Vortex . In 2005 Guido finally met Olivier and together they decided to work together so that the project could become alive on stage. Guido was singing and playing the solo guitar parts while Olivier was playing the main guitar parts. In Januar 2008 they had their first gig in Frankfurt am Main in the club “Nachtleben”. In March 2008 they recorded their first live session in their practicing room to bee broadcasted on Vampyr.fm. Shortly afterwards Guido met Anja and invited her to join for their first joint practice. Currently Guido is working on the production of the debut album of GENETIC VORTEX. It is planned to finish the album so that in autumn of this year it can be released and a tour can follow shortly afterwards to promote the album.
2Radio7 is a kind of side project from our band "TV Influenced Me" consisting of Matt Mitchell and Dave Smith, the only difference is the use of drum patterns rather than live drums, which are usually provided by Chuddy (Matt's brother). Basically, stuff written when Chuddy wasn't around for whatever reason! Hope you enjoy these tracks, and if you do, check out our other projects TV Influenced Me, Rumbling Stomach.
SYNTH GROOVE - Me And My Machine
http://www.myspace.com/synthgroove
Synth Groove is a solo studio electronic music artist.
"I've always had a passion for synthesizers and electronic music, ever since I first heard Gary Numan's 'Are Friends Electric'." I'm old school, so I don't use computer software, sequencers or even MIDI. For synthesizers I use a Roland Juno-6, Roland Juno 1, Korg Microkorg, Roland Jp-8000, Roland Sh-201, Moog Little Phatty, Korg poly61, and a Korg dw-6000. I also use a Boss Drum Machine and I record on a Yamaha 16-track digital recorder. The debut Synth Groove album 'View From The Green Room' was released in 2006 and the follow-up 'Robots Are People Too' was released in August 2007. Both albums have been getting consistent airplay on internet radio stations such as flashbackalternatives.com, robotrock.com, Electoclash.com and the Robocast podcast shows (robocastradio.co.uk). These are all excellent stations to hear both famiilar and obscure electronic tracks, so do check them out!! 'Spirits & Angels' is the latest release and is NOW AVAILABLE on cdbaby.com and on ITunes.
Various SYNTH GROOVE CD's are available on CDBABY - just click on the images
ZEPH DANIEL - Docta Abstrakta http://www.myspace.com/zephdanielmusic
The NEW CD is finally AT CDBABY! The unusual cover art--spray paint and a huge red brush stroke done by...yours truly. The CD is way cooler than individual tracks BECAUSE it's mastered as ONE UNIQUE EXPERIENCE. Go on the ride.
Outrageous electronica, groove drum and bass, cutting edge experimental alternative from the unique voice of Zeph Daniel (Meta V, Jam, Vox Sonica, Apoca'lipz, and Enoch Yah). Just finishing up his avant garde Christian album, Zeph Daniel continues to produce the world's most unique blend of styles and intense electronic compositions, with lyrics that cut to the bone. The latest, ZEPH DANIEL O N E, continues the pace set by META V, ENOCH YAH, and electronic releases such as APOCA'LIPZ, JAM, and VOX SONICA (all on iTunes). SEE THE MOVIE, BUY THE TICKET, GO ON THE SPACE CRUISE...you won't come back the same.
BELOW - ROBO CAST RADIO KEY LINKS
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