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Various Artists – Christmasasaurus vol. 2 {CANDY032}

Artist: Various Artists
Title: Christmasasaurus vol. 2
Label: Candy Mind Records
Catalog #: CANDY032
Release Date: 2006/12/22

For the first time ever the Candy Mind crew stands back to let Peppermint Pony and Bubblegum Octopus present their second Christmas compilation, featuring 24 artists and their view of what a perfect Christmas sounds like.

The artists performing on this album do not hold any ownership over the songs, except tracks 10, 14, and 19.
All interpretations (c) by their respectable creators. ho ho ho!

Peppermint Pony and Bubblegum Octopus says thanks:
To all of the very talented artists who contributed their time and skills to share their love for the Christmas season with everyone who wants to listen, to Candymind Records for taking the time and effort to release this album and give us all the support we need (and a place to host the album), to all of the fans who listen to one [or a number] of these artists and take the time to listen to the other songs on the album and support the artists they like, and to everyone else who has helped any of us along the way.

Inquiries:
Peppermint Pony (dingle) – dingleberryfinn777@yahoo.com
Bubblegum Octopus (m@) – realjazzycat@comcast.com

Artwork: Joey Mariano

TRACKLIST
01 Bubblyfish – Sleigh Ride
02 Hai! Robotto – God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
03 Orange Door West – Little Drummer Fetus
04 Temp Sound Solutions – Dance of the Sugar Plum Faeries
05 Lameboy – Joy To The World
06 c-c – Night Before Bit Mess
07 Kamakaze Kitten – Sleigh Ride
08 Animal Style – Al Hanisism
09 Unicorn Dream Attack – L1ttl3 Drumm3r B0y
10 Here Comes the Gut Wagon – Electric Santa Claws
11 Nikaena Vizukae – O Holy Night
12 Alien Tax Invader – Silent Night…Deadly Night
13 Goto80 – Feed The World
14 ipaghost – Mr. Heat Miser
15 Swat That Fly! – Feliz Navidid
16 Dorothy’s Magic Bag – Jingle Well in Jingle Hell
17 Peppermint Pony – Deck the Halls
18 Bit Shifter – Winter Wonderland
19 Hallowed Butchery – Casulties of Christmas
20 Scissor Shock – Silent Night
21 8-bit w0nder – Dance of the Sugar Plum Sprites
22 3P1L3PT1C F1T – Lil Drum Boy
23 A Beautiful Lotus – Auld Lang Syn
24 (Bonus Track) Bubblegum Octopus – We Wish You A Merry Christmas!

Tracklist:
01 – Bubblyfish – Sleigh Ride
02 – Hai Robotto – God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen / First Noel
03 – Orange Door West – Little Drummer Fetus
04 – Temp Sound Solutions – Dance of the Sugar Plum Faeries
05 – Lameboy – Joy to the World
06 – c-c – Night Before Bit Mess
07 – Kamakaze Kitten – Sleigh Ride
08 – Animal Style – Al Hanisim
09 – Unicorn Dream Attack – L1ttl3 Drumm3r B0y
10 – Here Comes the Gut Wagon – Christmas Huff Mitts and Muff – Electric Santa Claws
11 – Nikaena Vizukae – O Holy Night
12 – Alien Tax Invader – Silent Night…Deadly Night
13 – Goto80 – Feed The World
14 – ipaghost – Mr. Heat Miser
15 – Swat That Fly! – Feliz Navidad
16 – Dorothy’s Magic Bag – Jingle Well in Jingle Hell
17 – Peppermint Pony – Deck the Halls
18 – Bit Shifter – Winter Wonderland
19 – Hallowed Butchery – Casualties of Christmas
20 – Scissor Shock – Silent Night
21 – 8-Bit w0nder – Dance of the Sugar Plum Sprites
22 – 3P1L3T1CF1T – Lil Drum Boy
23 – A Beautiful Lotus – Auld Lang Syne
24 – Bubblegum Octopus – We Wish You A Merry Christmas! Christmasasaurus Vol 1 B-Side

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commodore 64 orchestra – the model {m3d,047}

Artist: commodore 64 orchestra
Title: the model
Label: mp3death
Catalog #: m3d,047
Release Date: 2006/12/17

After a long break for summer time antics,
be back with a jackin’
rear its nasty little head,

made to rock your dirty little mind.
Zune media
player and Napster
Mobile, Sony BMG, Universal Music Group, and
iTunes despite the Love
consisting of nine reflective tracks.

compositions are emotive and their melodies carry
feelings
of nostalgia, guilt, regret, love, loss,
hurt, and longing.

The ever so delicate electronics are pleasant
and add an additional texture
of
expression in between the detailed picking.

and we have our own
entry into the battlefield. All specially made
tracks designed
to make your body sweat

Were hitting the airways with Commodore 64 Orchestra on the Zune media player and Napster, Mobile, Sony BMG, Universal Music Group, iPod, and iTunes despite the Love consisting of nine reflective tracks.

About Chicago’s 8-Bit punk outfit:

Imagine David Bowie listening to his favorite electro in his limousine. Now fast forward back to the future. Disco electro clash synthesizers tear into hard grooves with multiple Commodore 64 computers. Feathered hair, girls with legwarmers. Ray-Bans never looks so cool. The band was conceptualized
by Nico Demonte of Computer Music with MOS 6510 on drums and Candy Roxx on vocals. The band’s MOS Technology 6581/8580 SID (Sound Interface Device) sound is attributed to the wide array of micro computing technology, and
programmers, with the band test piloting early software releases. Early tapes written in assembly language were combined with the SID’s 64 kilobytes of RAM and sounds of the VIC-20 and Amiga 500 computer. The 1988 release of
Superman and Model versions were actively being traded and swapped on the Commodore Bulletin Board Systems (BBS). With over 30 million computers sold, the C64 is the most popular computer of the 1980’s, placing Nico among the 80s fashion and trend setting electro clash bands Kraftwerk, Yaz, Giorgio Moroder, Donna Summer, Italo Disco, Thomas Dolby, Pet Shop Boys, The Cure, Depeche Mode, Roxy Music, Duran Duran, Gary Numan, and the Eurythmics. Listen to Commodore 64 Orchestra on the upcoming release of Torian InFusion, and XM and Sirius satellite radio.

Tracklist:
01 – flatbeat
02 – the model
03 – zoolook89

Artwork:
the model

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Seathasky – Exist EP {mtk176}

Artist: Seathasky
Title: Exist EP
Label: Monotonik
Catalog #: mtk176
Release Date: 2006/12/17

We’re delighted to release this 3-track EP from Seathasky, who you may not think you’ve heard of, but is also known as previous Monotonik releaser Blisaed, who uses this moniker for his more electronica tinged, beautifully produced electronic music.

And, well, we’ll let Blisaed himself describe his release: “Matthew Centonze, as an artist, has been in the game since 1997 creating music for the Internet scene for many different netlabels under his IDM/experimental moniker Blisaed. Now, going back to his roots of electronic music, he presents Seathasky… Since early 2004, Seathasky has only released one EP called Polygon Prison under the defunct netlabel Nuspirit. Now after 2 years, he releases the Exist EP.”

The EP itself starts out with the beautifully poised ‘In Space’, and continues through the delightful ‘Never’ before the final track, ‘Exist’, features upcoming Monotonik solo releaser Troupe with some spectacularly executed lyrics – and we’re delighted to release it on the label.

Credits:
pic by h0l

Tracklist:
01 – In Space
02 – Never
03 – Exist (featuring Troupe)

Artwork:
Front Cover

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Xtatic – A Step Into EDM {BKTR009}

Artist: Xtatic
Title: A Step Into EDM
Label: Backtrack
Catalog #: BKTR009
Release Date: 2006/12/06

xtatic’s first solo release on backtrack employs catchy basslines and electronic melodies, making it easy to forget that he is far outside of what I thought was his standard territory – orchestral and hip-hop music. he skillfully brings us oldschool-style melodies and instrumentation, while remaining original and employing smooth mixing. each track brings back memories of videogames from the mid-90’s. listening almost makes the listener instantly feel cool and collected.

Tracklist:
01 – Introduction
02 – The Next Step
03 – The Answer
04 – Destruction
05 – A Legend
06 – Outroduction

Artwork:
Front Cover

Additional Files:
bktr009 [TXT]

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Suntra – Mr. Blister {CANDY031}

Artist: Suntra
Title: Mr. Blister
Label: Candy Mind Records
Catalog #: CANDY031
Release Date: 2006/11/25

Wearing his special outfit, Mr. Blister is entering town. Smoking a cuban cigar and playing some numb notes on his guitar the great Mr. is opening his mouth to talk to the town citizens. Everyone in town is gathered; from small child-baby-ostriches to old sea-jelly-bloat-sea-fish-lions, everyone waiting, in eager expectation, for the words of the great Mr. Blister.

“Greetings” se says. “We have a new fellow citizen in our candy mind-super-hero-crew. A new candy miner-super-hero. His name is Suntra…”

Then he is picking up a small tape recorder from his left pocket, lifts it up in the air. Ultimately he’s pressing down the start button.

Tracklist:
01 – Mr.Blister
02 – Magician’s Egg
03 – Lost in Toybox
04 – Mr.Blister Once More

Artwork:
Front Cover

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Sonmi451 – The Quiet EP {mtk175}

Artist: Sonmi451
Title: The Quiet EP
Label: Monotonik
Catalog #: mtk175
Release Date: 2006/11/20

It’s a delight to welcome Belgian artist Bernard Zwijzen, aka Sonmi451, a veteran of release of real-life labels such as U-Cover, to Monotonik with his rather divine 4-track release, ‘The Quiet EP’, which artfully blends ambience and melody in some delightfully beguiling ways.

The EP, which includes both tracks from Sonmi451’s super-limited edition U-Cover CDR ‘Vladivostok’, as well as new material, starts out with the title track from that CDR, which is ambient drift incarnate, before moving on to ‘Inner Structure’, which uses loops and an almost triphop aesthetic, with gently trilling voices and tinkling rustles spreading slowly all over the dial.

Things finish out with ‘Quiet Piece For Bram’, which swells and swells to awesome heights of rotating ambience, before ‘Dilating’ delves all the way into clickhouse, with some gorgeous percussion and chord rumbles – a fitting end to an excellent EP.

Credits:
pic by sonmi451

Tracklist:
01 – Vladivostok
02 – Inner Structure
03 – Quiet Piece For Bram
04 – Dilating

Artwork:
Front Cover

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Tiger Rag – Modus Operendi {CANDY030}

Artist: Tiger Rag
Title: Modus Operendi
Label: Candy Mind Records
Catalog #: CANDY030
Release Date: 2006/11/04

Hold that tiger
Hold that tiger
Hold that tiger
Hold that tiger
Hold that tiger
Hold that tiger
Hold that tiger

Where’s that tiger?
Where’s that tiger?
Where’s that tiger?
Where’s that tiger?
Where’s that tiger?
Where’s that tiger?
Where’s that tiger?

Editor’s Note: It is believed that the original members of Tiger Rag was destroyed in the 1982 fire at the Tulane University Center. In 2001, both LSU and Tulane worked together and created a reconstruction of the rag, based upon archived photographs.

01. NEVER PREDICTIBLE
Let’s examine the so-called evidence. Remember who collected it?
Remember who sat on that witness stand and told you a long story about coming to the Bear house late at night? Right there is the key to the entire case.

02. A DIFFERENT BEAUTY
A few slender stands of hairs and fibers. Some DNA. A fingerprint. An eyewitness identification. A purported confession. Traces of porridge found on a pair of stockings…

03. MODUS OPERENDI
…night vision goggles, handcuffs, breathalyzers, hidden cameras and bug detectors.

04. TO TAKE WHAT YOU KNOW TO BE TRUE
If you take what you know to be true about the real world, without applying it to the story’s world, then what happens when the two worlds collide?

Tracklist:
01 – Never predictible
02 – A Different Beauty
03 – Modus Operendi
04 – To take what you know to be true

Artwork:
Front Cover

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Various Artists – CombiNATION {[DWD-001]}

Artist: Various Artists
Title: CombiNATION
Label: DarkWingDuck Records
Catalog #: [DWD-001]
Release Date: 2006/11/03

Finally! The 1st release on DWD Records is available for everyone!!!
“CombiNATION” is a small but very interesting compilation.
It contain a tracks from the MASTERS of the 8-bit electro scene, that
performs a various genres, but equally good music…

In any case, you must have it and LISTEN it!!! Take off!

Tracklist:
01 – Alex Mauer – Ikea Shopper MENU Screen
02 – Goto80 – Elektrobullen
03 – Paza – Circuitbend
04 – Random – Female City Soul
05 – Twilight Electric – Airline Fun
06 – Psilodump – Ok, So the Ninjas Went To Space

Artwork:
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Manziping – Valpo {YKYK008}

Artist: Manziping
Title: Valpo
Label: Yuki Yaki
Catalog #: YKYK008
Release Date: 2006/10/30

Having the Andes mountains as natural reverberation device it’s no surprise that Alisu (= girl) and Rolancho (= boy) spend a good deal of time to blend ravine-deep textures with intense rhythms – playing hide and seek somewhere in the grey urban area between minimal techno and glitchy experimentalism. Get caught by the beat, take a breath and back-pedal its meaning in your own neuro patterns, get caught again, and so on and so forth.
The concept of Manzping’s first EP for Yuki Yaki – after numerous releases and compilations for Chilean netlabels – is a refreshing dive into a sea of blue hypnosis, a splendid ride between captivating beat pulses, sparkling electric discharges and floating ambient carpets. This is a taste of South America that will wipe off even the most flagrant omen of winter depressions in these days.

Credits:
original coverphotos by darwin
tracks mastered by Daniel Niet

Tracklist:
01 – Despertando [MP3] [OGG]
02 – Tarde al Sol [MP3] [OGG]
03 – Samsara [MP3] [OGG]
04 – Despertando (Transistor Remix) [MP3] [OGG]
05 – Samsara (Choenyi Remix) [MP3] [OGG]

Artwork:
Thumbnail
Front Cover
Back Cover

Additional Files:
Flash [SWF]
Info [TXT]

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Transient – Hexual Ceiling {mtk174}

Artist: Transient
Title: Hexual Ceiling
Label: Monotonik
Catalog #: mtk174
Release Date: 2006/10/29

We’re delighted to debut the fourth Monotonik release from prodigious U.S. idm veteran Transient, in the form of the 20-track ‘Hexual Ceiling’ album. He’s previously released on multiple major netlabels such as Kikapu, Ogredung and Miasmah, as well as debuting remixes and other tracks on labels such as Darla and TBTMO, plus his own Noisy Vagabond, and this longform effort doesn’t disappoint.

Anyhow, there are all kinds of highlights to the album, from the delightful drift of lead-off track ‘Cloudwalk’, through the intriguing, almost booty-based remix of Bay Area idm freak Mochipet, all the way through the impeccable sway of the title track.

Things finish up with ‘Magical Creatures’, a totally weird but smart vocal blast: ‘I got no motivation… to make these magical creatures’, before it’s brought home with the absolutely sublime ‘RPG’. He’s still one of the smartest artists out there on the electronic scene, on the sly, and we still love releasing his material – long may it continue.

Credits:
pic by transient

Tracklist:
01 – Cloudwalk
02 – Don’t Sweat It
03 – Summer Rain
04 – Head Full Of Stars
05 – Mochipet – Disco Donkey (Transient Palmix)
06 – Backporch
07 – Cute Vision
08 – Finality
09 – Dubble Bubble
10 – Hexual Ceiling
11 – Ghouls
12 – Shatter
13 – Ending Began
14 – Sine Experiment
15 – Cute People And God (Bad Comfort Remix)
16 – Magical Creatures
17 – Just So I Don’t Have To Hate It
18 – Masking Interlude
19 – We Don’t Exist
20 – RPG

Artwork:
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