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Greetings, Connexion Bizarre was updated on 2008-02-25 with new webcasts, new reviews, new interviews, updated fiction content, new recommended events and links. In addition, this week we continue the giveaway courtesy of newcomer project Das Gritli Moser (see below for details). Reviewed this week were "Konkrete" compilation, Memmaker "How To Enlist In A Robot Uprising", Toy Bizarre "kdi dctb 039", Instant Movie Combinations "Shipyard", igOr OGOGO "Solo View", Windimoto "The Travels Of Windimoto" . This week's webcast features "Elli Hip-Hop" with music selection by DJ Fork Surgery and "Existential TATA Box" with music selection by M. Regards, Connexion Bizarre (www.connexionbizarre.net) Das Gritli Moser "Cha-Cha-Cha With The Devil" giveaway We had 5 "artist's edition" copies of Das Gritli Moser's debut album "Cha-Cha-Cha With The Devil", courtesy of the artist. Das Gritli Moser is a side project of Herwig Holzmann, the artist better known as Photophob and "Cha-Cha-Cha With The Devil" is available as a FREE download from the netlabel Laridae. Herwig Holzmann himself propsed this give-away for 5 superb hand-crafted (and hence quite rare) copies of "Cha-Cha-Cha With The Devil". The winners were: N. Berger (ch), G. Consigli (it), M. Joseph (ca), A. Lawrence (us), M. Lemoine (ca).
Webcast & Radio Show Part 1 - Click here to stream or right-click to download ("Elli Hip-Hop" with music selection by DJ Fork Surgery) Mad EP - Dweller [Eating Movies - Ad Noiseam] Amon Tobin - Esther's [The Foley Room - Ninja Tune] Aesop Rock - None shall pass [None Shall Pass - Def Jux] Modeselektor - 2000007 [Happy Birthday - BPitch Control] PuppetMastaz - Pet Sound [Creature Funk - New Noise] Saul Williams - List of demands [Saul Williams - Fader Label] Antipop Consortium - Laundry [Tragic Epilogue - 75 Ark Records] The X-ecutioners Feat. Anikke - Like this [Revolutions - Sony] Mothboy - X in his territory [The Fears - Ad Noiseam] Ra - Dr Murkewerkdichliebe [Wxfdswxc2 - Sublight Records] lapsed + Nonnon - Z crazy eyes [The Death of Convenience - Ad Noiseam] Silk Saw - Ratchet Mechanism [4th Dividers - Ant-Zen] P.A.L. - Jobs [Modus - Ant-Zen] Dälek - Eyes to form shadows [Absence - Ipecac] Part 2 - Click here to stream or right-click to download ("Existential TATA Box" with music selection by M.) Quench - Ration Creed [Fanion - Lovethechaos] Autoclav1.1 - Small Days (broken by DJ Hidden) [Broken Beats For Broken Hearts - Hive Recrods] Somatic Responses - Cut Up Musick [Digital Darkness - Hymen Records] Totakeke - Show Me Faith [eLekatota (the other side of the tracks) - Tympanik Audio] Xanopticon - Mehtunic [V/A - Circuits Of Steel - SSS Records] Chaos Condensed - Humus [Ciertos Animales De Costumbres Discretas - Caustic Records] E.S.A. - Randomly Selected Drawbacks Of The Human Condition [How Pure Would Your Utopia Be? - Hive Records] Tzolk'in - Kumk'u [Haab' - Ant-Zen] Kadaver - Bukkake Zombie [Some Animals Are Equal - T'an! K'aven!! Ash!!!] Config.Sys - Himmelstürmer (Synapscape mix) [Back and Forth - Pflichtkauf] H.I.V.+ - Heretic Waves [We Are All Haunted Houses - Caustic Records] Listen to the Webcast Connexion Bizarre radio show @ Radio Zero The Connexion Bizarre radio show can be streamed every Friday at 23:00 GMT and Wednesdays at 10:00 GMT from Radio Zero.
Reviews
	V/A - Konkrete In summation: an intellectual collection of some inspirational mood music, well worth listening to, that suggests a promising future for Spectraliquid. Read more
	Memmaker - How To Enlist In A Robot Uprising On first listen this album packs more punch than Mike Tyson in top shape and scores in awesomeness in a level comparable to the Transformers. Despite the danger of the novelty eventually wearing off, it is an excellent debut release and the swift kick in the pants that the electro-industrial scenes are in dire need of. Read more
	Toy Bizarre - kdi dctb 039 After all is said and done though, this really is a pretty unique release. Toy Bizarre definitely does have his own sound in this field and I'd be more than willing to check out further releases of his. Read more
	Instant Movie Combinations - Shipyard Admitted, the sounds could have been a bit more interesting at times - a bit more varied modulations, additional layers, etc - but, for the well trained ear there is sonic pleasure at the shipyard. Read more
	igOr OGOGO - Solo View This is art for art's sake in a lot of respects and there was a danger that I would start skipping tracks in desperate fashion, trying to eek out some life amongst the depths of this disc. I felt emotionless and numb, and it was all a little too much for me. Read more
	Windimoto - The Travels Of Windimoto While "The Travels Of Windomoto" isn't particularly well-achieved, there may be potential for vast improvement in their brand of house music by addressing the major flaws that can be spotted a mile away and perhaps adding some variety by incorporating elements from other music genres. Read more
Connexion Bizarre events status: Bodypop @ "Era Uma Vez No Porto" bar (map location) 15/03, saturday, 11pm-2.30am; Rua do Passeio Alegre 550, Porto (Portugal). The "usual selection and latest news" of synthpop, electropop, robotpop, 8bitpop and bodypop! Recommended Events: Note: we are not directly involved in the organization of these events. Sick Disko 2008-03-22, Branx, Portland OR (US) Live performances by PS and Sektor 304 and after-party with spinning by M. (Connexion Bizarre) Please check the Sick Disko site for more information.
Recently added links Alter Der Ruine, American electro-industrial/hardcore/rhythmic noise. Catita!, netlabel Netlabel releases spotlight: L'homme Manete "Fest-noz Commodore" (Catita!) PS "Closing In" (Made In Fire) Latest recommended links Encyclopaedia Of Life Getting the public to pay attention to good science (Ars Technica) The most spied upon people in Europe (BBC News) Rent-A-German (spotted by Bak_teria) Constantly updated links Connexion Bizarre @ del.icio.us, also available as  RSS
Merchandise
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