Ming + 2Beeps - The Nutz

Electro and dubstep? In the same song? Sign me up!

Ajapai - What Do You Hear?

And I'm back. Gonna kick things off with some crazy bass with a little know wobbler by the name of Ajapai. He's been enjoying some much earned success since signing with the dirty Rottun label but few know his beginnings as a humble electro star. Here on 'What Do You Hear?', Ajapai channels his more upbeat tendencies into a juggernaut of powerhouse bass and distortion. Released under its own ep, this track is also available on Ajapai's debut lp.

ohGr - unDeveloped (2011)

2011 has arrived and still we are greeted with no new Skinny Puppy album.  However what we do have is a new solo album from Nivek Ogre and it's fucking good.  unDeveloped is a mess of electro-pop and industrial influenced electro songs that separate SP from ohGr in the best of ways.  This album is one of the best and most accessible albums for beginners looking to get a start in industrial music and is still a great album for seasoned veterans to enjoy over and over again.

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Namnambulu - Distances

Namnambulu entered the synth/futurepop scene in 2002 and looking back it never fails to make me a bit sad that I wasn't interested in the genre(s) enough to care back then. The group was composed of only two members, Henrik Iversen and Vasi Vallis, and their 2003 Distances is a masterpiece. The album is full of their own style with fully enjoyable and danceable tracks thanks to Vallis's skill, and lyrics that are both uplifting yet can become heavy when the need arises due to Iversen's writing ability. While the band only lasted a meagre three years demand for the duo's work has not diminished; 2010 saw a re-release, dubbed Distances (Black Edition), and is by far the easier to find. While the below is not the full version (that running a full 6:05) it is an excellent showcase of what the band has to offer. I also highly recommend checking out the track "Guardian Angel" if you find the below even remotely enjoyable.

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Electronic Saviors: Industrial Music To Cure Cancer

Electronic Saviors is one of the most inspiring projects to come out of any musical realm in a long time. A 5 disc, 83 track compilation dedicated to raise money for cancer research, this is something to be marveled over.  The comp spans mostly over the industrial genre and it's usual offshoots but it's one of the best uses of my money I've ever spent, consider buying this if you're a serious fan of the industrial genre. Needless to say with just about 1 song per prevalent artist in the genre today, this compilation is one of the best starting points for a newbie to the genre or a veteran looking for some artists they've maybe never heard of.

Here's the break down:

DISC 1

01. SMP - Stay Sick
02. Stromkern - Notes From A War
03. Boole - Smoking Gun
04. Interface - Never Say Farewell
05. Chemlab - Solar Max (The Jimmy Semtex Coil)
06. Bow Ever Down - Goodbye
07. The Gothsicles - Jim, Let Me Know When You Can Drink Again (Extreme Party Stylezz)
08. Terrorfakt - Painkiller
09. 16Volt - Things Unkind
10. Rein[Forced] - Malignancy (Pancreatitis Mix)
11. Ego Likeness - Save Your Serpent (Light As A Feather Mix)
12. Burikusu!!! - 7 Dimensional
13. Inure - Rapture
14. Cesium_137 - Endure (Encoder Mix)
15. Cyanotic - Axiome (Post Affliction Mix Feat 16Volt)
16. Silent Auction - Deliverance
17. Terror Firma Sky - Cancerous Catalyst Converter
DISC 2

01. The Dark Clan - Beat It, Kill It
02. The Azoic - Search And Destroy (Savior Mix)
03. genCAB - Version 2 (Aesthetic Perfection Mix)
04. Christ Analogue - The Fight
05. Prometheus Burning Feat Jimmy Semtex of Rein[Forced] - Malignant Disco
06. Boxed Warning - Run First
07. Assemblage 23 - Impermanence (Flight AC-112 Mix)
08. I:Scintilla - From A Wasteland To A Dream
09. Imperative Reaction - Giving In To The Change (Assemblage 23 Mix)
10. ThouShaltNot - Sick
11. Combichrist - Nosepad
12. Sonik Foundry - Stigmata
13. XuberX - Fear Is Fear
14. Mindless Faith - Into The Wind
15. Cyber Strukture - Some Sorta Rhythmic Machine
16. vircon - Count Backwards From Ten
17. Jordan Decay - The Great War
DISC 3
01. Deathline Int’l - Breaking
02. Encoder featuring Jimmy Semtex of Rein[Forced] and Patricia Wake - Jim’s Song
03. Vicious Alliance - Right Beside You (Save Me Now Mix)
04. backandtotheleft - Maybe Today
05. Nachtmahr - Katharsis (Purification Mix)
06. Null Device - Under the Gun (Immune Response Mix)
07. Suicide Commando - Until We Die (Winter Edit)
08. Agnes Wired For Sound - Don’t Worry (We’ll Meet Up Again)
09. System Syn - Blood (2009 Edit)
10. Acumen Nation - The Juice Of Rotted Fruit
11. Aesthetic Perfection - The Ones (genCAB Mix)
12. Dismantled - Not Me
13. FGFC820 - Children Of Decay (Northborne Mix)
14. Everything Goes Cold - I've Sold Your Organs On The Black Market To Finance The Purchase Of A Used M
15. Leæther Strip - The Scalpel Song (Neoplasm Edit)
16. Mordacious - Sleeping Beauty
17. Flesh Field - Detritus Of Reason
DISC 4
01. Noisuf-X - White Noise (Gift Mix)
02. Hardwire - I Am Forever
03. The Atomica Project - Transmission
04. Massiv In Mensch featuring Mind.In.A.Box - Supermassive Gravity (Endanger Mix)
05. SD6 - Free (Interface Mix)
06. Obscenity Trial - Here And Now (Banging Mix by XP8)
07. Alter Der Ruine VS Premeditated Light - Dawn
08. nolongerhuman - Survival
09. Iris - Imposter (ThouShaltNot Remix)
10. Debutante - Alive
11. Andraculoid - You Tried To Kill Me, But I Killed You First
12. Deviant UK - Access Denied (Rotersand Mix)
13. Hypefactor - The Sweetest Soul (Rex Mix)
14. Freezepop - Duct Tape My Heart (Chinese Theatre Remix)
15. Spahn Ranch - In The Aftermath (Moroder Mix)
16. Caustic - Jim Made Cancer His Bitch

Disc 5
1. Wreckcreation-Incomplete Me (Remix)
2. Borderlines-Visualization
3. AimOniA-Three
4. Beloved Dead-Twist of Fate
5. Derek C. F. Pegritz-Please Let Me Go
6. Molecule Party-Riser
7. Patricia Wake-Peaceful Shores
8. Neurobash-Left 4 Dead
9. Jon Zaremba-The Best Way to Tear Anything Down is to Blast!
10. Less Like Flesh-Virus Free
11. EVP-Schrödinger
12. Surviving The Odyssey-Dissolving the Sanity
13. Retar-D2-EXTRA LIVES!
14. The Hose Face-Dread
15. Sachem Orenda-Evident Product of Effort
16. TowerOpensFire-With Heavy Hands

Boys Noize - Oi Oi Oi

Oi Oi Oi may have been released in 2007, but don't let that get you down. This album sounds completely beyond its time, almost as if... NO! With a fun mix of electro, house, and even remnants of disco, Boys Noize aims for silliness. However, let's not forget their main ingredient. Boys Noize has a thing for bloops and bleeps of the analog type - oh boy! Imagine bushes made out of pure sugar! Imagine brushing your teeth with liquid candy! You're in for a treat my friend.

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