Recently we saw for the first time the back side of Mercury. Similarly, electronic ambience artists work with musical palettes that explore and show us the first glimpses of new audio experiences. The artists and bands in this podcast explore such new avenues using modern musical tools.

BioWaves 010 Track Listing:

1. Glander – He call it heavyweight [YukiYaki YKYK010]
2. Paul Divjak – Far Away [Konkord KONKORD023]
3. Nakao:: – Mind Sheep [Muertepop muerte009]
4. GoGooo – Un Arbre [Eko EKO]
5. Art Bleek – Sleeping Society [Part2 Records]
6. Ian D Hawgood – The Fire’s Rush Across The Mountains  [Resting Bell rb018]
7. Michael Dzjaparidze – Gone, But Not Forgotten [Resting Bell rb002]
8. faune – éther i [Pathmusick path0xFB]
9. Sabi – Dried Flowers, Mirrored Worlds [Sutemos Sutemos019]
10. das kraftfuttermischwerk – Fluss Ins Nichts [Thinner thn097]

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Dieb’s Wandschrank starts with drum-machine improvisations on a tech house track. Leonid’s When vithco is played continues with tribal-influenced melodies. This leads to the strange section; first Choeny’s Subbasal which is an exercise in strange delay minimalism, and from this to q’s bobo which even Frank Zappa would be proud of.

Craig Mcwhinney’s Gold Rush is a solid techno house tune with a very ambient sound. Then Heiko Mor with Toploader continues with an minimalist melody track. This then leads to Mandy Jordan’s Man at Gobi, a techno/minimalist track with a very describing name of the sound.

Denoize’s Take Time is like a political electro manifesto. Skitish and the track Perplexity then continues with the steady upbuild of the energy, leading to Juno6 and Salamis, a very intriguing use of a simple wave pulse with all kinds of variations. This is then continued with Moshimoshi’s track Taxi bus, where various patterns are cross-related.

Next is Nick Zero and Schlummertrunk with a sound that resembles film track music from the future. James Hammer and Gain An Hour then adds more energy to the overall build-up, which is then ended with a section of more chilled music, starting with Sumergido’s Embalse, William Field’s The Ruby-Leif and finally closing with Modul and Complete, where from a big set of excellent remixes I picked up the Madstyle remix.

BioWaves 009 Track Listing:

1. Dieb – Wandschrank (David Labeij rework) [Redevice rdv002]
2. Leonid – When vithco is played [Tropic tropic45]
3. Choenyi – Subbasal [Underlabel UNDNET004]
4. q’s – bobo [Stigae Music sti-l-p 005]
5. Craig Mcwhinney – Gold Rush [Unfound unfound34]
6. Heiko Mor – Toploader [Debun debun13]
7. Mandy Jordan – Man at Gobi [Harry Klein Networks 003]
8. Denoize – Take Time (Original Mix) [Insectorama insectorama.018]
9. Skitish – Perplexity [Miniatura miniatura013]
10. Juno6 – Salamis [One Bit Wonder Veinticinco #025]
11. Moshimoshi – Taxi bus [PANet PN03]
12. Nick Zero – Schlummertrunk (Wolke7 mix) [Tooltech Records ttr007]
13. James Hammer – Gain an Hour [Dobox Recordings DBDF033]
14. Sumergido – Embalse (Scaff Remix) [YukiYaki YKYK007]
15. William Fields – The Ruby-Leif [Kikapu kpu108]
16. Modul – Complete (Madstyle Remix) [Phonocake PHOKE46]

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Techno has evolved and is continuing to evolve. It has influenced many other electronic styles, and there’s a cross-pollination going on between techno and minimalism, as well as in other areas.

Here’s a snapshot of various techno-flavored net label releases where techno is present, but it’s not what you parents would call techno.

BioWaves 008 Track Listing:

1. Cubenx – Turquoise [Cyan C5]
2. Joseph Capriati – Panjiani [Metroline Recordings MLR 005]
3. Dieb – Feuchtsaft [Redevice rvd002]
4. muto – Ravaleando [Xynthetic XSN016]
5. Dessben – Gato Lampara [Offaudio offaudio044]
6. Project Swirl – Light Acid [Ear Recordings EM18]
7. Hofmann – Surface [Miga miga022]
8. Katsuyuki Taguchi – White Smoke [Antiritmo antirithmo022]
9. Ronin – Numero Cycrypto [Bio Mechanics BMT001]

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We start with going through new minimalist material, showcasing how this genre could give rise to many different interpretations. As an interlude we examine two indie electro tracks. After this we enter the world of techno where glittering cities at night and customized Hondas with sub-woofers rule, ending up with a transformation to tech house and showing how techno and tech house today are very much integrated into each other. Finally we will end with more chilled music, showing how talented artists could create soundscapes with all the modern tools available today.

BioWaves 007 Track Listing:

1. The Machinist – Proyecto Hombre [Neovinyl NV010]
2. Box – Core [Experimedia exp042]
3. Paul Kaiser – Colibrí (dr. paul remix) [Pozitron Records p+16]
4. Nhar – Ask and More [Front front006]
5. Kareem – Scholle [Pentagonic ptng018]
6. Greenbeam & Leon – Empty City [Unfound Sound unfound33]
7. Llufol – 3+3=33 [Italo Business itanet027]
8. Pinocchio – Die Bombe [Konsum Productions kpmp3-008]
9. Audioglider – Stargaze [FOEM Foem/Crema 006]
10. Da Face – Train of Mushrooms [Zimmer zimmer033]
11. Dachshund – Bowowow [Harry Klein Networks 001 Harry Klein]
12. Dessben – Muro Portati [Offaudio offaudio044]
13. Andy James – 33.3 [Tek-know tek0001]
14. KHI Ltd – Complex #3 [Alquimia alquimia004]
15. Hoffmann – Modulations [Miga miga22]
16. Sans Soleil – I am hole [Thinner thn094]
17. Glander – Hunspired [YukiYaki ykyk010]

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Jock Dynamite’s Mellow Tubs and Fakin Hipi’s Grafitti in Rovaniemi shows the possibilities with taking human voices and elastically change it to something very electronic, still human. Audioglider’s Crystalline continues with sporadic voice use, as well as provides a laid-back background with somewhat jam-session centric productions.

Motionfield’s The Document is taking us to another parallel level of existence with wobbly sounds use to achieve this. Denoize with My Sk-1 Circuit Bend again shows how even hardware hacking with circuits could generate a a pulsating, modern shamanistic experience.

John Cicada is attacking the world of game music by using the style to generate whole thematic albums. Audiokontrukte with Sensitive Poem shows how using a trip-hop beat could be used to describe poetic visions. Gastón Arévalo with Gourmet has a bossanova flavor with experimental offsprings here and there.

Paul Kaiser with The Taxi of Buenos Aires feels like one takes a late night taxi trip in a foreign city, still sleeping. Mystic Beauty with Madstyle is it targeting the inner beauty of the huge ecological system where we humans are just one of a billion entities. This same theme is explored by I-Rob and Birds Watching, a fine production resembling Community Border releases. Finally the episode closes with off the sky and gyges and the track Polaroidmanteaux, showcasing again how plug-in effects and digital editing with voices and sparse arrangement could indeed create a mystical and exploring soundscape.

BioWaves 006 Track Listing:

1. Jock Dynamite- Mellow Tubs [Jock Dynamite Records]
2. Fakin Hipi – Grafitti in Rovaniemi [Wazzotic Records]
3. Audioglider – Crystalline [FOEM]
4. Motionfield – The Document [Stadtgruen]
5. Denoize – My Sk-1 Circuit Bend [Insectorama]
6. John Cicada – A Repeated History [Cicadacom]
7. Audiokonstrukte – Sensitive Poem [1-Bit Wonder]
8. Gastón Arévalo – Gourmet [Thinner]
9. Paul Kaiser – The Taxi of Buenos Aires [Pozitron Records]
10. Madstyle – Mystic Beauty [Phonocake]
11. I-Rob – Birds Watching [Claque Music]
12. off the sky and gyges – Polaroidmanteaux [Thinner]

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BioWaves 005 Track Listing:

1. Tisserand – Eat That Reason [DCC Records]
2. Mike Breitfeld – Lightwashcitynights [Broque]
3. Shadi Megallaa – Day One [Igloo]
4. Stratoliner – Smoke baby in a week [Stratospheric]
5. The Sky Patrol – The Illusive Big Flower and Grass [Mmmmph]
6. Osobu – Cayuco [Neovinyl]
7. Elektrodrei – Dripping-Cave [Auflegware]
8. Ol – Remont [Kreatur Musik]
9. Brasswork Agency – Crushed & Shaken (Ambitronix Remix) [Plex Records]
10. ItZone – Love Song [Sarosmini]
11. Cryo – Don’t You Know [Stir]
12. Leo.Root – Ghost (October Rust Remix) [WeLoveToEmerge]
13. Nick Zero – De la cream [Zimmer Records]
14. Paella Cocoa – 1st Track [YukiYaki]
15. Box – Core [Experimedia]

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BioWaves 004 Track Listing:

1. Jon Doe – Flat Out Boom Boom Babies [Pinksilver]
2. Lega – Zi Don’t [Miniscule]
3. Karri Ojanen – F2F [Stadtgruen]
4. Nicolas Ovalle – Palpita Libertador [Exponencial Audio]
5. Steve Haze – Ueber Den Wolken [Analogue Mind Control]
6. Sascha Müller – Acid eats my brain [Ear Recordings]
7. Running Women Idea – Baroque [Net-Lab]
8. Roger M – Leaving the bid D (Outro) [Antiritmo]

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BioWaves 003 Track Listing:

1. Roger Mercader – Reach [Irdial]
2. Max Cavalerra – Planets [Broque]
3. Panùm – Gaguri (April Vallen Remix) [Microlabel]
4. Thomas Elder aka Uomòz – OneOne [Shift]
5. Phooka – No rabbit no hats [Microlabel]
6. Tyler Smith – The Arrival [Plex Records]
7. Outgate – Another Way [Incolumis]
8. Frank Molder – Orbital Movement [1Bit Wonder]

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BioWaves 002 Track Listing:

1. Brandon Plank – Brandon Moves to Cali [DigiLog]
2. ToyGUN – StrangeWays [EXPOSED Audio]
3. Laura Palmer – Somewhere There [Insectorama]
4. Flann – Keine Zeit (Sturmfrei extreem entspannt Remix) [Labil Recordings]
5. J-Lab – Eastbound [After-Dinner]
6. John Lagora – Stay Tune, Boy [Alquimia]
7. Herve AK – Total Contrast [Indigo Magenta]
8. Reii – Drops [Bump Foot]

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This is a brand new enterprise, so feedback highly appreciated! Place comments below, or email me. Also, surprise me and recommend anything interesting from net labels and music that is not signed by labels, I’m looking for music that is interesting and different, let’s say someone wants to become the Frank Zappa of electronic music, if so contact me!

BioWaves 001 Track Listing:

1. Clarke Cassidy – Mind One [Stratospheric]
2. DNCN – No 2 Upstairs (Paul Louth’s Tranceathon Remix) [4Four]
3. Martin Donath – Foresight [Stadtgruen]
4. Miroslav – Huge Black Force [Binary Science]
5. Mr. Lee Division – Streets Plant [Binary Science]
6. Holle64 – On Time [Holle64]
7. Digitalis – China Hope [Thinner]
8. The Poison Control Centre – Ardoyne [pertin-nce]

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