mercredi 8 octobre 2025

Playlist Electraumatisme du 08/10/2025 - Top bioniquée

Nous voici en octobre, les nouveautés que l'on attendait tant commencent à débouler à bon rythme et elles ne déçoivent pas. Cette édition d'Electraumatisme est aussi l'occasion d'évoquer la première fois que l'expression "top bioniqué !" est parvenue à mes oreilles.

Fïx8:Sëd8 - Oathbreaker
Compulsions Analysis - Mental Prison
Kant Kino - What's Your Porn
Genital A-Tech - Technology
TET - Damn Body Deception (Cyber Uplink Mix)
Frontline Assembly - Neologic Spasm (Dislocated Mix by Die Krupps)
Martyr Complex - Necropolis
Megadump – Fall Out (Kick'n Ass-Mix)
Massiv In Mensch – Morsch
Second Disease – Can't Be Me (Be-Master-2000)
Master Program - Hallo (Prawda mix)
N3VOA - Breathing
 

Releases of the week

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

mercredi 1 octobre 2025

Electraumatisme du 01/10/2025

La machine est à nouveau opérationnelle et nous pouvons reprendre l'exploration des productions Dark-Electro-Industrial-EBM dans cette édition régulière d'Electraumatisme qui se balade sur 31 ans d'histoires dans ces genres.

Last Influence of Brain - Crowd Manager
Rhys Fulber - All Of You Go To Heaven
New Version - Purity
Franco Colombo - Colossus 46
Samhain - Next Level Doors 
Sylac - When Two Worlds Collide
kFactor - Titan
Orange Sector - Proximity
Die Selektion - Der Himmel Explodiert
Escape Industry - Just Kill For Peace
Octoberland - Obsessive
Wvalaam Klous - Bleak Moments (Original)
In a Coma - Voices

Releases of the week

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rhys Fulber - Memory Impulse Autonomy 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Download : http://electraumatisme.info/broadcast/20251001.mp3 

dimanche 21 septembre 2025

Kitchen Notes : Franco Colombo on Beat that Body

Retour des Kitchen Notes avec une énigme résolue puisque dans une récente édition d'Electraumatisme, j'avais supposé que les travaux de l'argentin Franco Colombo présentés dans sa collection Beat that Body dataient de la fin des glorieuses années 90 tout en étant probablement remaniée du point de vue de la production. Il n'en est rien et Franco a eu la gentillesse de décrire comment ces titres super efficaces ont été réalisés.

Kitchen Notes are back with a puzzle solved as in a previous Electraumatisme episode, I supposed that the efforts of the argentinian Franco Colombo proposed in his collection Beat that Body were from the glorious end on 90s with a contemporary production enhancement. That's not the case and Franco has been kind enough to describe how these punchy titles have been created.

 

Gears and software

What gears/softwares did you use for Beat that Body ?

For this work, I used various pieces of equipment from the last two years, as Beat That Body is derived from the first EP, "The Day" and "Bodyline" (2024), released by the Argentine label Blackfields Records.
I have a set of pieces of equipment that are my "base" for work, and then others rotate in. I love sampling above all else, and so, often when a friend lends me equipment, I sample it in WAV format and then load it into my sampler.
That said, I'm sharing a list of some of the pieces of equipment I currently own. I've sold some, or, as I mentioned, people lend it to me and I sample it:
- Access Virus Classic Red
- Toraiz AS-1
- Korg Minilogue
- Novation Peak, BassStation II
- Arturia VCollection, Pigments, MinifreakV & Microfreak
- Behringer TD3MO & Cyclone Analogic TT303v2
- MPC1000 electronic drum sampling: Boss DR-220e, Kawai R-50, Roland TR-909, Yamaha RY8 & Roland D-50
- Moog Mariana (Software)
- Dexed FM Synth (Software)
- Kawai K1v (Software) 

Your favorite gear(s)/software(s) ?

I've had a lot of gear over the years, and many of them are very good software. The communion between both worlds is the best thing for me. I have a great appreciation for FL Studio (FruityLoops for the more old-school). I've been using this software since 1999 and it's been very practical. I build very quickly, which is why I haven't migrated to other DAWs like Logic or Live, to name a few.
As for synthesizers, I've had the Arturia Microfreak since it was released, and to this day, it never ceases to amaze me. I think it's my favorite!

 

Any evolution in your setup ?

As I mentioned before, the union between software and hardware is my favorite, and in this context, it transforms into infinite possibilities. There are many instruments today, many of them low-cost, accessible to anyone, something that 30 or 40 years ago was only for professional musicians who had access to major record labels and their recording studios. Today, with a couple of clones and a good computer, you can promote your art wherever you want and with a very decent sound.

Personally, I've been getting into the Eurorack world for about a year now (in a controlled manner, because it's a f***** addiction hahaha). I think this has added a new lease of life to my approach to some sound designs.

Sound Design

Do you use/tweak presets  ?

I use whatever gives me a sound. I'm not one to design something that already exists from scratch just to say I had to build it. Everything is faster these days... I don't like using loops from store-bought libraries. But if a sound already inspires me to create something, I usually adjust it to my liking (ADSR, filters, effects) and it takes on a more personal character. Often, when I buy equipment, I'm looking for that kind of sound.
A clear example is the track "The Choice," where the melody is the blessed D-50. It's a cult favorite and has surely reminded more than one of Confetti's =)
 

Do you design you own sound  ? On which synth/plugin in particular ?

It's a bit like what I mentioned in the previous question. I think my focus in sound design is more in the Eurorack world, where I often arrive at a very good result, even by mistake.
And I particularly like the Novation Peak workflow. Everything is done manually, there aren't many submenus, and this makes designing easier. Having contact with the equipment is more organic; it makes it more realistic than sitting in a computer editor, where I might be more effective, but I don't feel satisfied.

Any particular synth history  ?

My first synthesizer was a Kawai K1 II around 1996, and soon after, I acquired a Roland MC-303. These devices gave me a start in understanding how MIDI works, programming sequencers, beyond the technique I learned when I was studying piano (and this bored me a lot). I didn't want to play Beatles songs on the piano; I wanted to sound like Front 242! Hahaha
Today, I don't have either of those two devices, but I hold a special affection for them. First loves...

Writing/composing method

What would be your main writing/composing method ? Do you start classical rythm/bassline then arrange around it ? Do you already have structure in mind ? Do you improvise, record sessions then select ? ...

Wow, what a question! I think every musician has their own method. For this album in particular, it always starts with a bass line. Then the drums; this is fundamental to EBM or Techno Body Music.
Perhaps when I compose other styles of electronic music, it might start with a piano melody, something I heard and liked, because in addition to making music, I'm a huge music lover. I collect records (in various physical formats), and I listen to music as much as I can. Looking back, but very much in the present.

Producing/mixing method

What is your most painful / enjoyable step in track production ? Sound design, arrangement, mixing, mastering ?

Over the years, I've gotten used to my hybrid setup. I really enjoy composing, but I want to get the post-processing over with quickly, hahaha
Luckily, I've found a way to have everything sorted out in the pre-mix. In the mastering stage, I'll compress a bit, add volume, and color, all with VSTs.
In some cases, I delegate this work to a third party. I usually work with Carlos Shaw (former member of the pioneering Argentine EBM band "Unidad de Transmisión"). I really trust his judgment and experience.

 

Franco Colombo's tips

I have my method, but I don't know if it's the best. I think everyone should discover how they like to work, how they feel comfortable. This is art; I prefer everyone to choose their own path, and no matter what opinions you have, it'll always be right :)

Contact info

Bandcamp:
btbzonear.bandcamp.com
hooverlordz.bandcamp.com
reflectionzonear.bandcamp.com

Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/intl-es/album/3HS333OsB1riKW4sXgNiEO?si=ip3GvbnTQC-eg3BG9MpT-w

 

mercredi 17 septembre 2025

Playlist Electraumatisme du 17/09/2025 - Electro-wave

De multiples nuances et températures de wave électronique au programme de cette édition d'Electraumatisme ponctuée d'un sacré trou de mémoire.


Sylac - Wetware Interrupt
kFactor - Pure Disdain
Mechaload - Random 6
Hante. - Winter Dreams
IIOIOIOII ‎– One Moment (Nature of Wires Remix)
Keluar - Panguna (The Hacker Remix)
Kindest Cuts - Cold Eyes
Kontravoid - Turn Away
Linea Aspera - Event Horizon
Minuit Machine - Famous or Dead
Lola Kumtus – "We" Other Victorians
Missing Witness - Glass Eaters
Art Zero – The Moment

Releases of the week

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

mercredi 3 septembre 2025

Electraumatisme du 03/09/2025

Je ne fais que passer pour cette courte édition régulière d'Electraumatisme.L'IA est tellement à tous les étages de la production audiovisuelle désormais que j'en suis venu à mettre en doute l'authenticité de la découverte de cette semaine. Nous allons enquêter.

Prochain podcast le 17 septembre.

Photo de Daniel Lybaert (un humain manifestement)

Franco Colombo - Deessolution
Eyeless Sight - Ghost Talk
Spammerheads - Circuitos Reconstruidos
Slighter - State Of Rage
Samhain - Shout
Normal Bias - Holy
Prayer Tower - Sugar the pill
In Sotto Voce - Sequence II
A-squad - System overload
[product] - To The Wind (WYCHDOKTOR Remix)
Voice Industrie - On a good day

Release of the week

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Download : http://electraumatisme.info/broadcast/20250903.mp3 

mercredi 20 août 2025

Playlist Electraumatisme du 20/08/2025 - Spéciale Progress Productions

La seconde partie de cette édition d'Electraumatisme est consacrée à quelques projets signés sur le label Progress Productions qui ont marqué la programmation du podcast depuis bien des années...et on en profite même pour digresser sur les films de Norman J. Warren.
Prochain podcast le 3 septembre.

 

Slighter - Edgeboi (feat. Fatigue)
ADkeY - Mein Herz [feat. BODEWELL]
CUT.RATE.BOX - reel-life
8Khz Mono - One
Necro Facility – Nursed
Cryo - Substance
Necro Facility - Ifrit
8 khz Mono - Reality
Cryo - Freedom
Lucifer's aid - No Way Back
Mommy Hurt My Head - Syv ni tretten (Mommy hates my head remix)
Lucifer's aid - Victims
My Love Kills - Convorto

Release of the week

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

mercredi 6 août 2025

Electraumatisme du 06/08/2025

Encore une courte édition régulière d'Electraumatisme tranquilloute pour accompagner août. Prochain podcast le 20 toute.

Eyeless Sight - Multiverse
Anima Mundi - Nix
Velax - Peaceful Knife
Wertstahl - Name Again [Rekort Dup 2009]
Curse Mackey - Discoccult
Fermion - Glass Spires
Spammerheads - Hit Back Twice as Hard
Emu Bomb - Pokerface
Slave Republic - Sinner
Philadelphia Five - Not leaving without Jerry
BusKerDroiD - Only Brutality
Corps Diplomatique - Carmilla

Release of the week

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Download : http://electraumatisme.info/broadcast/20250806.mp3