amduscia

in the medieval demonology it is said that there was a duke from hell specially dedicated to music, who could offer a concert without the audience, being able to see the instruments being performed. roughly translated, that's ''amduscia'' - an ''dark waved electronic / dark electro / e.b.m. / industrial / aggrotech'' band born in 1999, in ''mexico city''. the first ''amduscia'' were: ''polo'' (vocal, lyrics & music arrangements), ''edgar'' (synth programming, sampling, mixing) & ''raul'' (lyrics). however, years after ''amduscia'' had turned into a two-person project with the only remaining members being ''polo'' & ''edgar''. sadly, on march 28th 2010 ''edgar acevedo'' dies due to medical complications:

01. ''melodies for the devil'' (2003)

link: http://www.mediafire.com/?buuxebcn8pcem75

krebs

''michael haggerty'' from ''philadelphia'', u.s., & his outstanding ''electronic / e.b.m.'' (with a touch of ''acid''):

01. ''chisel'' (1-track single, 2012)

* note: one of the best tracks of its genre made in 2012

link: http://www.mediafire.com/?8scmvzsx6q03tz8

dreddup

this beast came to reality on 4th of june 1997 in the small suicide city of ''novi sad'', located in serbia (europe). this child changed its sound rapidly, from butterfly to hungry beast, from pornographic to art, from culture to insanity. in its early years, child produced several works of video art, film soundtracks & theatre music. collaboration with many underground acts & artists also took place in its career. it began to feed with first sounds on ''abnormal waltz'' (being released for netherlands-based netlabel, ''dadaist audio'', in 1998).
exploring the dark sides of the human mind the second work, ''mr. borndead's feast'' (2004), had its good vibes & some extremely bad ones. many commercial segments destroyed the beauty of the original songs because child was hungry for sex. this work talked about the past & the bloody feast of the close minded.
2004's it began to walk continuing to expand & redefine its sound & purpose. a substantial increase in live performances - once an unheard of rarity - has lead to much greater recognition by a new generation of fans. child was ready to eat your souls & fuck your whores.
in 2005, holland music label ''mooc sound records'', released ''mr. borndead's feast'' in digipak format.
child began to scream.
next work came in august 16th 2007 - ''future porn machine''. this new work sounded more darker & more ''industrial rock'' than the previous one leaving the production rough. the main concept was the pornographic future, where art = pornography = art where machines are replaced by humans. ''insurrection records'' from ''belgrade'' (serbia) recognized it & released it. the whole idea now went to the ''crossover'' sound. child began to fuck hard.
third work ''el conquistadors'' was finished in late 2008. this was meant to be totally different from the previous works. new taste followed more ''post-industrial'' & less melodies, including some very dark whispers & new insanity in live performance. its concept was to bring the old sound from the 80's back to life. this work was the last one in time trilogy talking about the present tense & human inner boundaries. it was officially released in serbia for ''insurrection records'' on march the 6th of 2009. child began to kill.
in 2010 child re-mastered & re-released it's third work for ''industrial'' music label ''beast of prey'' from poland.
next work came out in february 2011 - ''dreddup'' was released.
this 4th work came out as a surprise to the audience as the sound changed rapidly. this new taste was labeled ''personal horror diary'' from one of the press critics. this work defines the darker side of the child's taste & goes beyond ''el conquistadors''. it was a complete abandonment of genres & this is now pure fucking insanity. child fell asleep.

01. ''first blood'' (e.p., unofficial release, 2010)

link: http://www.mediafire.com/?c1d3vq36gl7k18r

fog

japanese ''i.d.m. / post-rock / ambient / electronica'' answer to european ''65daysofstatic'':

01. ''linear'' (e.p., 2012)

link: http://www.mediafire.com/?kmi59ge5vqwd8ba

japan

formed in ''london'', england in early 1974, ''japan'' comprised ''david alan batt'' (a.k.a. ''david sylvian'', on vocals), his brother ''stephen batt'' (a.k.a. ''steve jansen'', on drums), ''richard barbieri'' (on keyboards) & ''anthony michelides'' (a.k.a. ''mick karn'', on saxophone & bass). a guitarist, ''rob dean'', was added to the line-up when the band won a recording contract with the german record company ''ariola-hansa''.
eminently unfashionable in the u.k. ''punk'' era, they first found success in japan.
after three albums with ''ariola-hansa'', they switched to ''virgin records'' in 1980 & found their fortunes dramatically improving thanks to the surge of popularity in the ''new romantic'' movement.
japan's androgynous image made them suddenly fashionable & they registered several top 20 singles.
disagreements between ''karn'' & ''sylvian'' undermined the band's progress just as they were achieving some long-overdue success, & they split in late 1982.
the members diversified into collaborative work & solo careers, reuniting (minus ''dean'') in 1991 for a project under the moniker of ''rain tree crow'':

01. ''a view to japan'' (e.p., unofficial release, 1981)

link: http://www.mediafire.com/?gg55a4z2hvbi00e

spell

take a trip to a down time with ''kristen roos'' (textures, rhythms) & ''prophecy sun'' (improvised lyrics, vocalizations), a sensational ''electronic / downtempo / ambient / experimental / darkwave'' duo from canada:

01. ''lull'' (e.p., 2012)

link: http://www.mediafire.com/?2wi7apmp0icnuds

felix baumgartner - red bull stratos (free fall from the edge of space)

yesterday you saw it all... ''felix baumgartner'', born on 20th april of 1969, is an austrian skydiver & a b.a.s.e. jumper. he set the world record for skydiving an estimated 39 kilometres (128,000 feet), reaching an estimated speed of 1,342 kilometres per hour (834 m.p.h.).
he has spent some time in the austrian military where he practiced parachute jumping, including training to land on small target zones.
he is also renowned for the particularly dangerous nature of the stunts he has performed during his career.
baumgartner's most recent project was ''red bull stratos'', in which he jumped to earth from a helium balloon in the stratosphere on 14th of october 2012. as part of this project, he set the altitude record for a manned balloon flight, parachute jump from the highest altitude, & greatest free fall velocity.

01. ''felix baumgartner - red bull stratos (free fall from the edge of space)'' (pictures, 2012)

link: http://www.mediafire.com/?vmhjcndhxzhkaj0

zixidi

''zixidi'' is a french music maker, cartoon & short movies director, here presented with:

01. ''banzaï duel 1'' (cartoon, 2011)
02. ''banzaï duel 2'' (cartoon, 2011)

link: http://www.mediafire.com/?kps3w8n78l81gvh

akatombo

formed in 2001 by scotsman living in japan, ''paul thomsen kirk'', ''akatombo'' is an audio/visual ''electronic / trip-hop / freestyle fusions / industrial / dub / drone / ambient / illbient'' project which, to date, has released three full-length albums:

* ''trace elements'' (2003, ''swim ~''),
* ''unconfirmed reports'' (limited edition, 1 x c.d. + 1 x video d.v.d.-r, 2009,
  ''hand-held recordings''),
* ''false positives'' (limited edition, 1 x c.d. + 1 x video d.v.d.-r, 2012, ''hand-held recordings'').

out of all of this, i'm bringing the absolute best:

01. ''trace elements'' (2003)

link: http://www.mediafire.com/?3l9sips5hens9sp

boards of canada

''mike sandison'' & ''marcus eoin'' are an ''electronic / ambient / i.d.m.'' duo from ''edinburgh'', scotland, u.k.
the name ''boards of canada'' derives from the ''national film board of canada'', whose documentary films inspired the duo.
here i'm presenting them with ultra rare:

01. ''(white label)'' (10'' vinyl, 2007)

link: http://www.mediafire.com/?0b7q5hv66jdiap5

skinny puppy

canadian band with members ''cevin key'' (keyboards, percussion) & ''nivek ogre'' (vocals), founded 1983 in ''vancouver'', canada. they've released their first l.p. "bites" in 1985, with ''wilhelm schroeder'' (better known as ''bill leeb'') as a band's keyboard player. in 1986, ''schroeder'' was replaced by ''dwayne goettel'' (later, also a member of the group ''psyche'').
over a career spanning 20+ years & with many releases, ''skinny puppy'' has remained fresh & vital to its many fans, & is considered as one of the most important bands in the ''industrial / gothic / e.b.m.'' genre, inspiring such acts as ''nine inch nails'' & ''marilyn manson''.
''skinny puppy'' disbanded for a time, following the death of ''dwayne r. goettel'' by overdose in august of 1995. soon after, their album ''the process'' was completed & released in early 1996, & quickly became a bridge that earned the band many new fans. after a 5 year absence, they reformed in 2000 for a one-off concert appearance at the ''doomsday'' festival in ''dresden'', germany (which has since been released as ''back & forth volume 5'', in 2001). the first studio album since their reformation ''the greater wrong of the right'' was released after years of anticipation in 2004. they embarked on a worldwide tour in support,& a d.v.d. has been released documenting the north american leg.
in the honor of this great band i'm bringing their rarest (but unofficial compilation) release with so many already well known tracks, but, however, it's the absolute form of skinny puppy's best-of-kind-of compilation i've heard so far :

01. ''techno body before techno industrial crackdown
      (inna dis ya timeya presents skinny puppy - the final edition)''
      (originally released in 2002, reissued as ''the final edition'' in 2009, unofficial release)

link: http://www.mediafire.com/?7hggzcrouugqqd1