01 - dISHARMONY - Resonance
02 - QUAL - Tenebris In Lux
03 - cEvin Key - Resonance
04 - Hex Me - Some Robots Have All The Luck
05 - G.H.T - Voices of the Night
06 - Carriegoss - Touch
07 - Nattskiftet - Stämplar in
08 - Statische Monotonie + New Fabrik - Tape Tanz
09 - :wumpscut: - Fledermavs 303
10 - Tyske Ludder - Kaputt
mardi 1 juin 2021
Top 10 Mai 2021
mercredi 26 mai 2021
Playlist Electraumatisme du 26/05/2021 - Indus made in France
Un gros bout de la seconde partie d'Eletraumatisme cette semaine fait un petit survol de la musique Indus (purement Indus) et parfois expérimentale produite en France ces houlààà 35 dernières années. Ben y'a du bon là-dedans, en fait.
G.H.T - The day is done
Hex Me - Maustopia
QUAL - Technoid Bloodlust
Muckrakers - Derniere coulee
Groupe T - DMT
Geins't Naït - Canari Et C Nie
Neon Rain - Profondo Giallo
Flint Glass - Hierakonpolis
Polymorphe - Tranquilitatis
Groupe T - Marchez
Hermetic Delight - War is closer
Hologram_ - Equilibrium
HøRD - Night out
Releases of the week
Hex Me - Some Robots Have All The Luck
Download : http://electraumatisme.info/broadcast/20210526.mp3
mercredi 19 mai 2021
Electraumatisme du 19/05/2021
On commence à voir de nouvelles dates fleurir un peu partout, espérons que celles-là seront exaucées, c'est en bonne voie.
En attendant, cette semaine, on évoque la fin partielle de la loudness war dans cette édition régulière d'Electraumatisme.
Nattskiftet - Aceton (Album version)
Carriegoss - Standby
5ilent 5olution - Blessed
M73 - Empty
Sins - Psychic Children
Tyske Ludder - Kaputt (Van Bloomen 100Blumen Edit)
Distorted Memory - Disciples of the Watch
Apparat - Goodbye
3teeth - Away from me
Project Pitchfork - Merry-Go-Round-To-Hell
Djurkliniken - Da di do
ESR - Revolutions
The Blood Of Others - I See Bad Spirits
Ritual and Repetition - A Coward You Are, Withnail! An Expert On Bulls You Are Not!
Releases of the week
Download : http://electraumatisme.info/broadcast/20210519.mp3
jeudi 13 mai 2021
Kitchen Notes : Statische Monotonie on Tape Tanz
La deuxième salve d'informations nous vient cette fois de Statiche Monotonie originaire du Chili et de passage à Bordeaux qui a bien voulu prendre du temps pour nous raconter comment ont été concoctés les perles d'EBM sombres et froides que vous pouvez retrouver dans la split cassette Tape Tanz sortie chez Pink Bunker.
The second information burst comes from Statiche Monotonie originally from Chile and curently living in Bordeaux, he kindly took the time to tell us how he cooked the dark and cold EBM gems you can find in the Tape Tanz split tape out on Pink Bunker label.
Gears and software
What gears/software did you use for this album ?
In this album I used Reason 5 software, audition 5, "boss ve20" voice pedal and midi controllers. It happens that I live in France for a short time, I am Chilean and when I decided to come I had to sell my things.Before I was a drummer in the band "cause of death", so I started from scratch again, little by little I am putting together my new artillery.
Your favorite gear(s)/software(s) ?
I love Reason as it is a very versatile software and allows me to create my own sound based on basic parameters.
Any evolution in your setup ?
Yes, when I bought my voice pedal and the interface, I learned the operation and the fun of the experimentation, every day I learn something new.
Sound Design
Do you use/tweak presets ?
Yes, for example, it gives you basic parameters of drum machine, kick drum, snare, hihat, etc , the same with basslines and everything ... I prepare my own sound by adding custom effects for each sound that I am going to use, be it reverb, phaser, chorus, etc. I never use presets without my tweaking.
Any personal synth story ?
Now I am 31 years old, but since the age of 19 we have been learning to use software or synthesizers. Before I worked with a friend on a project for a long time called "Dr.Body" with which we made 3 studio albums with only limited resources, controllers line 6 and very cheap microphones.
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 ?
I do not have a specific composition parameter, that depends on the inspiration or the idea that occurs to you.
We already know that inspiration occurs without looking for it. I generally like to create clean sounds from my drums and go through rhythms, arrangements or samples that I record.
For example, with glass bottles or pans for cooking, I add that to the final mix and I abide by the rhythm already created on drums, then I hum some melody and try to carry it out as close to reality and so little by little , although it is not always the same process.
We already know that inspiration occurs without looking for it. I generally like to create clean sounds from my drums and go through rhythms, arrangements or samples that I record.
For example, with glass bottles or pans for cooking, I add that to the final mix and I abide by the rhythm already created on drums, then I hum some melody and try to carry it out as close to reality and so little by little , although it is not always the same process.
Producing/mixing method
Do you produce/mix in the box or do you use mainly external gears (effect/comp/eq...) ?
The instrument mixes are made in Reason, but since it is an old version, I can't seem to record voices or I don't know how to do it, so to integrate the voices, I take Audition and export each Reason instrument in WAV to integrate it into Audition and add the recorded vocal tracks and samples.
What is your most painful / enjoyable step in track production ? Sound design, arrangement, mixing, mastering ?
Painful could be the time to write lyrics because it is difficult for me to write fiction, so I take my lyrics to my real life and it is painful.
Nice is the moment to experience the sounds that I am going to use to create the structure of the song, that is very pleasant and also when the final projects arrive after mastering, since there is a third party who works with me on the mastering.
Nice is the moment to experience the sounds that I am going to use to create the structure of the song, that is very pleasant and also when the final projects arrive after mastering, since there is a third party who works with me on the mastering.
Statische Monotonie tips
More than an advice on how to produce, I would tell you to go ahead with your projects and even if people do not support you, it does not matter, go ahead and you will learn a lot along the way, it does not matter that you do not have money or synthesizers, music is created with enthusiasm and feeling that and combining reverb and phaser on your bass lines hahaha.
Contact info
You can find us via:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DesignerViolenceOfficial
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Statische.monotonie/
My e-mail address: ratredneck@gmail.com
Also with the name of the label "Pink Bunker Ltd.", you can find updates, physical formats and merch
and with my name you can buy on bandcamp and listen on all platforms, spotify, youtube, soundcloud etc ...
mercredi 12 mai 2021
Playlist Electraumatisme du 12/05/2021 - Vieilles démos
Premiers jets à la qualité sonore incertaine, essais sans lendemain ou naissance de légendes, ce soir Electraumatisme plonge dans l'univers des démo cassettes et CD dans sa seconde partie d'édition.
Tyske Ludder - Kaputt (EBM Edit)
Cold Connection - Beautiful
In Absentia - Night Train
Nature of Wires + Machina X - Within
The Quinsy - Le Vide single
Serpents – Das Zweite Leben
Cyber - Nervous
Absolute Body Control - Slow Action
Afterlife - Hybrid-[m]machine
Polymorphe - Sacrifice V1.0
Audio Head Cleaner - ??
John Blak Fire - After Rain Comes the Despair
Lescure 13 – Sleep In My Garden
EAR Label - Track 2
H.N.A.S. - 2 fremde ehepaare
Release of the week
jeudi 6 mai 2021
Kitchen Notes : Designer Violence on Televised State Lies
Aujourd'hui nous ouvrons une nouvelle rubrique dans le blog d'Electraumatisme où la parole est donnée (en anglais la plupart du temps) aux membres des groupes qui font l'actualité du podcast sous un angle purement technique.
On va donc parler de synthés, de softs, de méthodes de production et de composition, découvrir comment est cuisinée la musique qui nous fait pulser.
Designer Violence ouvre le bal avec une quantité impressionnante de détails sur les ingrédients qui ont permis la réalisation de la bombe queer-indus-vénère Television State Lies.
Un immense merci à Gaya et Nina pour avoir pris le temps de répondre à ces questions.
Today we open a new section in Electraumatisme blog where we let band members talk on a purely technical side about the releases we praise here in the podcast.
So we will speak about synths, softwares, production and arrangement methods, we will discover how the music we love is being cooked.
Designer Violence kicks it off with an impressive amount of details on the ingredients it took them to release their furious queer-indus Television State Lies.
A warm and big kudo to Gaya and Nina for the time they spend to answer these questions.
Gears and software
What gears/software did you use for this album ?
We used a bunch of different gear and software in the production of this EP, primarily based around a hardware setup. The mixing was done in the DAW PreSonus Studio One 4 while the recording was done through the PreSonus StudioLive AR16 USB mixer-interface.
- The setup we used differs per track, we used:
- Korg ESX-1, EMX-1 and Microsampler
- An Akai S-1000 rackmount sampler and old Akai mic
- An Elektron Octatrack and Machinedrum
- An Atari Mega4 ST and 1040STF for sequencing through Cubase 2 (only on Revolution, Total State Terror and Illuminate)
- An E-mu Emax 2
- A Roland SP-404
- A Yamaha MT-4X Multi-track tape machine, REX-50 multi-effects unit and a Reface DX
- An Ensoniq Mirage, SQ-80 and EPS Classic
- Waldorf Blofeld (2x)
- A Dave Smith Mono Evolver Keyboard, Pro2 and Prophet 12 module
- Two Audix OM7 mics and two Shure SM58 mics
- A Moog Sub37
- A Stratocaster clone tuned to D-A-D-A-A-D
- An Inkel Power 800 mixer
- A beaten-up oil barrel
- And a bunch of other stuff that was primarily used as raw sample material for the S1000 and ESX
Your favorite gear(s)/software(s) ?
Nina’s favorite piece in the studio has to be the Akai S-1000 for its ease of use, she also loves the Ensoniq Mirage ran through a distortion pedal for its extreme grit and the E-mu Emax 2 for its classic Industrial sound. Tessa’s favorite piece is the Dave Smith Pro 2 for the ease of building a new, impactful sound as well as its brilliant arpeggiator that’s able to beat sync seamlessly with the other gear.
Our favorite software is the one we just mentioned, PreSonus Studio One. We’ve been using Studio One ever since we started seriously mixing our music and are still using it to this day. We also used Cubase 2.0 for the Atari ST as a midi sequencing program which is one of the tightest and easiest to use midi sequencing programs in our experience.
Our favorite software is the one we just mentioned, PreSonus Studio One. We’ve been using Studio One ever since we started seriously mixing our music and are still using it to this day. We also used Cubase 2.0 for the Atari ST as a midi sequencing program which is one of the tightest and easiest to use midi sequencing programs in our experience.
Any evolution in your setup ?
We started out with a fairly small setup, with a small assortment of synths and some drum machines. This setup was located in the front room of our house, but we quickly realised this was too small as the collection grew and it lacked soundproofing. In 2019, we moved the studio to the garage with some outside help, which transformed the back of the garage into a studio space. This is where we wrote, produced and mixed the majority of When Beauty Expires and the entirety of Televised State Lies. We originally also had an Atari 1040STF computer, which we have since replaced with an Atari Mega4 ST computer for use in sequencing some of the songs involving the Akai S-1000.
Sound Design
Do you use/tweak presets ?
Yes. The synth track on Not Dead Yet was Nina playing a Blofeld and a Prophet 12 at the same time using midi, both set to tweaked presets. We don’t use presets on the drum sounds though, all drums are homemade and home-recorded. Most of our bass sounds, especially the FM bass sounds, however, are presets from the Yamaha Reface DX, which can be heard on Not Dead Yet, Revolution and Total State Terror, while the bass on Illuminate is a slightly tweaked and processed Evolver preset.
Do you design you own sound ? On which synth/plugin in particular ?
Yes, on every synth and sampler we have we’ve been designing our own sounds. Designing our own sounds is integral, even with presets we try to tweak them as much as we can before considering using them. Tessa, for instance, designed the main synth lead and melody sounds from Revolution, as well as the melody sound on Total State Terror as well as the bass, arpeggio, choir and melodic pad from Head Trauma etc. Most drum sounds as well as most non-melodic samples were homemade from a variety of different sources and processed in wildly different ways.
Any personal synth story ?
Years ago, when Nina was just learning to play the guitar, she was a huge fan of Depeche Mode, and wanted to know everything about what gear they used in the studio. She watched a bunch of videos about Depeche Mode and came across a video featuring Alan Wilder sitting with an Emulator 2 and speaking about how the sampler could record every sound imaginable, and that video inspired Nina to start her journey with synthesizers and samplers. We already have an Emax 2 keyboard but really want an Emulator 2 someday.
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 ?
This depends very much on the song. Not Dead Yet was composed in one long session using analog triggers to create a bassline on the Moog with its arpeggiator, and then building a rhythm and additional elements around that. Total State Terror, Illuminate and Revolution were all composed pretty spontaneously using a sample or two Nina had stored in the Mirage processed through a distortion pedal. The gritty sound, combined with a sequencer from the Atari and drums from the Akai S-1000, helped inspire us to create those songs pretty much in one go.
With Not Dead Yet, the structure gradually came together, while the other tracks structures were written on the spot, with us sometimes adding additional elements later on (in the case of Illuminate and Total State Terror). Liminal was a jam Nina did on the Ensoniq EPS Classic and the Moog Sub37, with the Moog providing a steady pulse and the EPS providing the weird distorted “screaming” sound. The rest of the track was later improvised over the top. Head Trauma was first jammed out multiple times before we decided on which elements to add where and how the structure would be. The main bass in that track is another trigger pulse bassline while the pulsating faster bass track is a Pro 2’s arpeggiator played by Tessa over the top of the already recorded track, as is the final arpeggio that comes up in the track’s crescendo.
With Not Dead Yet, the structure gradually came together, while the other tracks structures were written on the spot, with us sometimes adding additional elements later on (in the case of Illuminate and Total State Terror). Liminal was a jam Nina did on the Ensoniq EPS Classic and the Moog Sub37, with the Moog providing a steady pulse and the EPS providing the weird distorted “screaming” sound. The rest of the track was later improvised over the top. Head Trauma was first jammed out multiple times before we decided on which elements to add where and how the structure would be. The main bass in that track is another trigger pulse bassline while the pulsating faster bass track is a Pro 2’s arpeggiator played by Tessa over the top of the already recorded track, as is the final arpeggio that comes up in the track’s crescendo.
Producing/mixing method
Do you produce/mix in the box or do you use mainly external gears (effect/comp/eq...) ?
Most mixing involving compressors and EQ is done in the box. Special effects such as gated reverb, pitch shifting and many of the delays were done out of the box with the Yamaha REX-50 and Elektron Machinedrum being used for gated reverb and the Machinedrum for additional delay processing on some tracks. All vocal processing went through an analog Inkel mixer first with the gain set at the edge of breakup, so the vocal would only distort when we would scream. This was then sent via an aux on our main mixer/interface through the Machinedrum for dub-style rhythmic delays that we could modulate and send into oscillation if we so desired, which was then sent through the Roland SP-404 for additional vocal processing such as chorus and pitch shifting to give the vocal depth. All EQ after that was applied in the DAW.
What is your most painful / enjoyable step in track production ? Sound design, arrangement, mixing, mastering ?
The most painful step has to be getting started. Ideas usually come up pretty spontaneously with samples and other stuff but before we get to that point we must build up a pretty large library of samples, primarily drum samples in the Akai S-1000, and then assigning those samples to different outputs and keygroups in the S-1000 to make sure everything works alright. Either that, or we have to set up a sample set in the Korg ESX and make sure everything is panned right, effected right, etc. The most enjoyable step happens after the drum library has been set up and usually happens when the “magic” is happening and the sounds are coming together into a greater whole. Another thing we really enjoy is recording long collage-style pieces of sound that we can overlay on the songs to further reinforce the atmosphere and grit using our Yamaha MT-4X. Sometimes, these tape pieces inspire whole songs in their own right.
Designer Violence tips
Never be afraid to break a rule or break some boundaries when you’re sampling. If something sounds good, use it, and if it doesn’t and you can’t make it sound good, then leave it for later. Even if you don’t like an idea, try to keep it around and maybe re-use that idea in a different song when the time comes. Consider setting limitations for yourself either by actually forcing yourself to only use a few pieces of gear or by using older gear with limitations that forces you to work around those limitations and get creative with them. There’s nothing worse than having an entire library of samples and being overwhelmed with the amount of choice.
Contact info
You can find us via:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DesignerViolenceOfficial
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/designerviolence/
Our e-mail address: designerviolenceofficial@gmail.com
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Our e-mail address: designerviolenceofficial@gmail.com
mercredi 5 mai 2021
Electraumatisme du 05/05/2021
En attendant une petite nouveauté à venir dans quelques jours autour d'Electraumatisme, l'édition régulière de ce soir donne un avant goût de ce qui vous attend la semaine prochaine.
Statische Monotonie - You Manipulate
Vipermilk - Indignation
Yestergrey - Decent Fight
Irklis - Circles
Systema The Affliction - Headache
Designer Violence - Total State Terror
First Aid 4 Souls - Skin
Noisy Deafness - Willies
Severance - Black Dukes (Extended Version)
Sins - Cops and Christians
Bad Faith Actor - Sneaky little Truths
Dahmer Syndrom - Pain And Pleasure
Flash Zero - Doble personalidad
Release of the week
Download : http://electraumatisme.info/broadcast/20210505.mp3
dimanche 2 mai 2021
Top 10 Avril 2021
01 - cEvin Key - Resonance
02 - dISHARMONY - Resonance
03 - :wumpscut: - Fledermavs 303
04 - Rebirth - System Error
05 - Vomito Negro - Entitled
06 - IRKLIS - Onkalo
07 - Designer Violence - Televised State Lies
08 - First Aid 4 Souls - Stainles steel eyes
09 - Noisy Deafness - End
10 - Buried Statues - District
mercredi 28 avril 2021
Playlist Electraumatisme du 28/04/2021 - Gruftie parade
Une première partie bien en chair et une seconde très darkwave/goth ce soir pour changer dans Electraumatisme. Il faut dire que n'écoutant ce genre de musique que par accident en soirée ou en festival, çà commence à manquer.
Designer Violence - Not Dead Yet
First Aid 4 Souls - Legend
Noisy Deafness - Disease
Siva Six - Ghost Dance (Remixed By Conjecture)
Triode - Carbon
Gusten - High Horse
Leaether Strip vs Nature of Wires - Destroyed by Madness
Institute for the Criminally Insane - Classic Chevrolet
Fortification 55 - Paradise
Empyrium – Autumn Grey Views
The Gallery - Soporific
Goethes Erben - Der Eissturm
Falling Janus – Descend
The Razor Skyline – Andrea
Love Like Blood – The Empty Ocean
Cadra Ash – Inner Strife
Girls Under Glass – Torture
Shadow Project – Hounds Upon The Hare
Releases of the week
mercredi 21 avril 2021
Electraumatisme du 21/04/2021
Tant qu'on a du courant, assis ou debout avec un casque sur les oreilles, on se balade à nouveau dans un bon bout de l'hémisphère Nord à travers 30 ans de musique sombre et electro-industrielle dans cette nouvelle édition d'Electraumatisme.
Buried Statues - Altered Ego (The Survivor)
IRKLIS - Fahrt ins Ungewisse
AD:keY - Alles was ich will (forever sentimental-Mix by Final Selection)
:Wumpscut: - I Am Coronaer
Kevorkian Death Cycle - The Long Walk
Vomito Negro - Blood Fever
dISHARMONY - Polyspace
Systema The Affliction - Time to run
Art Kinder Industrie - World
Martyr Colony - Lycanthropy
Mekanik Disorder - Disorder on my Mind
ZIMA23 - Point Of Destination
Modular Reaper Imager - M[ask] of gr[iN]
Releases of the week
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