Wednesday 29 March 2023

i-Select #91 (Part 2)

Part 2 of edition #91 of i-Select has been released today on White Lion Radio


This is a series of shows dedicated to electronic/synthpop bands, that are unsigned, signed to a small independent label or self release their material.

Listen to the show on Mixcloud here

Listen to the show on Hearthis.at here

Playlist

Close To Monday - Colors
Bokka - How It All Ends
Metroland - Industrie 4 punkt 0
Sayana - Again
Vaylon - Shadows Of Tomorrow
Supercraft - Things We Do
Waiting For Words - My Dignity
Lonelyklown - Think About U (Gladiators Mix)
Leaether Strip - Ghosts Again (Depeche Mode Cover)
Split Vision - Lydia
Phil Marinucci - Fly
The Anda - Hello
Numana State - Frozen City (Extended Mix)
Train To Spain - Prisoner
Strange Tales - Fading Out (Radio Edit)
The Subtheory - Cut To Black
Vogon Poetry - Atomic Skies (Piston Damp Remix)
Isunray & Cosmic Address - The Young Ones
Machine Boy - The Fight Machine
Beautiful Crisis - Deep (7 Inch Single Mix)
Pink Eye Club - Same Job For Three Years (Radio Edit)
Vaylon - The Insurrection
SLAXXX - Thin Air
Icicle - Zingaro
Waiting For Words - Hedonism (Video Edit)
Sayana - Dream
Close To Monday - Nothing to Hide
Lars Falk - Nothing is the same
Portia - Heroes
Nature Of Wires - Semper in Animis Nostris
The Anja - Hello
Bokka - 900

Friday 24 March 2023

Big Day For Releases In Belgium - Metroland & 808 Dot Pop Albums

Passenger S & Passenger A of Metroland have been working hard on a new album called "0", which is released today on an array of formats, as well as a special album called "X", to celebrate Metroland's 10th anniversary, which features mega-Mixes for each of their studio album releases.

on top of that Passenger S releases 3 new 808 Dot Pop albums on the same day!

https://alfamatrix.bandcamp.com/album/0

The new Metroland album is called "0", this follows on the tradition of numbers being used for the releases connected to the concept, 4 EP's have been released prior to the album, as you would expect from the duo, the album centres around a concept, the concept for this album is "The Fourth Industrial Revolution".

The album is available on double coloured vinyl, which is blue and looks fantastic, the track listing for the vinyl is:

A1. Industrie 4.0 (5’26)
A2. Davos (6’07)
A3. Bigger Data (7’14)
A4. In/out (2’47)

B1. Machine 2 Machine (7’24)
B2. 4ir Intelligence (6’33)
B3. The 2nd Machine Age (5’59)

C1. Modularity (7’15)
C2. Smart factory (7’25)
C3. Mimo (6’15)

D1. Klaus Schwab (5’18)
D2. 7 Principles (16’00)

The CD edition and Digital Download has a different track listing, which is:

01. Industrie 4.0 (5’26)
02. Davos (6’07)
03. Bitcoins And Blockchains (4’31)
04. Big Data (4’29)
05. 4ir Intelligence (6’33)
06. Out/In (1’55)
07. Machine 2 Machine (5’45)
08. Modularity (5’53)
09. Smart factory (7’25)
10. Klaus Schwab (5’18)
11. The 2nd Machine Age (5’59)
12. 7 Principles (7’00)

The double vinyl edition is available from the Alfa-Matrix store here

The CD edition is also available from the Alfa-Matrix store here 

The Digital Download is available from Bandcamp here

Metroland also celebrate 10 years as a band and have released a special album called "X", the album features mega-mixes of tracks from all of their studio albums, including the new album "0".

The album is available on CD and as a Digital Download.

Track listing for both the CD and Digital Download are the same:

01. Mind The Gap 2012
02. Triadic Ballet 2015
03. Things Will Never Sound The Same Again 2016
04. Men In A Frame 2018
05. 0 2022 

The CD edition is available from the Alfa-Matrix store here

The Digital Download is available from Bandcamp here 

3 new albums by 808 Dot Pop.......


Passenger S has delved into the history of radio for the latest 808 Dot Pop album releases, a fascinating subject, with a wealth of history to look back on and Passenger S has certainly done his homework, and his level of creativity, is as such, been in overdrive to bring us 3 superb albums.

"AM 1350" taps into the early history of radio, with songs about "Marconi", "Crystal Set Receivers", "Jan Moedwil (Radio Belgie)" and Short Wave Radio reception reports.   

The track listing for the CD edition is:

01. Pop Radio AM
02. AM/FM
03. Sing
04. Distant Voices
05. Syntonic Telegraphy
06. Marconi (On The Radio)
07. Radio Waves
08. Jan Moedwil (Radio Belgie)
09. The Detector
10. Schumann Resonanz
11. Crystal Radio
12. Germanium
13. SINPO
14. Closedown AM

"FM 88.2" gives us a deeper look at "Crystal Radio" sets in more detail, "Heinrich Hertz", "Modulation" "Morse Code" and the "Antenna".

The track listing for the CD edition is: 

01. Pop Radio FM
02. RCA AR-812
03. A Cycle Per Second
04. Heinrich Hertz
05. Osterreich 3

06. Distant Voices (On The Radio)
07. Cat's Whisker
08. Galena
09. Modulation
10. Capacitor
11. Marconi
12. Morse Code
13. Antenna
14. Closedown FM

The CD edition is available from the Alfa-Matrix store here

"AM 720" is a Digital Download album that features tracks from both of the main albums, including "Marconi", "Modulation", "SINPO", "Capacitor" and more. 

The track listing for the Digital Download is:

01. Pop Radio MW
02. Marconi (On The Radio)
03. Antenna
04. Cat's Whisker
05. Modulation
06. Syntonic Telegraphy
07. Schumann Resonanz
08. Crystal Radio
09. Capacitor
10. Distant Voices
11. SINPO
12. Closedown MW 

The Digital Download is available from Bandcamp here

Wednesday 22 March 2023

i-Select #91 (Part 1)

Part 1 of edition #91 of i-Select has been released today on White Lion Radio


This is a series of shows dedicated to electronic/synthpop bands, that are unsigned, signed to a small independent label or self release their material.

Listen to the show on Mixcloud here

Listen to the show on Hearthis.at here

Playlist

Metroland - Klaus Schwab
Mind Machine - Frozen Souls
Vaylon - Gone
Numana State - Frozen City (Radio Mix)
Supercraft - Gone Without A Trace
Lars Falk - In The Night
M.U.N.T Connection - Good Guy In Town (Vence Romance Extended Remix)
Positronic - A Long Goodbye
Spatial Awareness - The Glass Is Always Half Full (Radio Edit)
Vogon Poetry - Colours
Melo - King Of Nothing
Eric C. Powell & Andrea Powell - It's No Wonder (Cyborgdrive Extended Remix)
Train To Spain - Prisoner (Uncreated Remix)
Lifelong Corporation - A Room With A View Of The Past
Into the Blood Ft Marie Carmen Koppel - Copenhagen Night
Obsession of Time - Sorrows
Coolmowee - Not From the Sun (Alex Vecchietti Remix)
Lonelyklown - Think About U (Berlin Bouncer Mix)
Waiting For Words -  A Kiss Like This
Vaylon - The Existence of It All
Machine Boy - Famed
Mind Machine - Have In Mind
Conscience - The flame (Reworked) (Single Version)
Supercraft - Calling On You
Vogon Poetry - Visitors
Engines Made From Soup - Contact
Icicle - Facade
eeman - Waiting Game (ee.Mix)

Monday 6 March 2023

Rubik's 80s Mix #111 (November 1988)

Edition #111 of Rubik's 80s Mix is now out on White Lion Radio and as is a New Year we have introduced a new idea into the Rubik's 80s Mix shows, each month we are going to feature songs in the charts on a specific month from the 1980s, this month we feature songs that were in the charts in November 1988.

 This a series of shows that includes the very best in 80s music all in one continuous mix.

The biggest hits from the greatest decade in music history!

A show guaranteed to bring back so many happy memories!

Listen to the show on Mixcloud here

or on Hearthis.at here

Playlist

Marc Almond - Bitter Sweet
Brother Beyond - He Ain't No Competition
Salt N Peppa - Twist And Shout
Hithouse - Jack To The Sound Of The Underground
Sabrina - All Of Me
Bananarama - Nathan Jones
Five Star - Let me Be Yours
Pet Shop Boys - Left To My Own Devices
Michael Jackson - Smooth Criminal
Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine - 1-2-3
Phil Collins - Two Hearts
Rick Astley - Take Me To Your Heart
Bomb The Bass Ft Maureen - Say A Little Prayer
Bros - Cat Amongst The Pigeons
George Michael - Kissing A Fool