Unfamiliar with the styles of music showcased on Communion After Dark? Europe spearheads these styles, which unfortunately receive little exposure in the United States. Though definitions of these genres can be debatable, as is which artist goes with which, the following entries (some by Wikipedia) give a starting point for understanding the genres.
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EBM
Electronic Body Music (EBM) was a genre born during the mid 80’s from the fusion of electro and industrial styles. EBM was originated by the work of the Belgian band Front 242, whom used the term for the very first time in the release of their first 12" release “Endless Riddance” in 1983. Sample artists: Solitary Experiments, Assemblage 23.
SYNTH POP
Synth pop is characterised by the mechanical rhythms from drum machines, and the use of synthesizers. Melody is often key with this form. Sample artists: Wolfsheim, Lavantgarde.
DARK ELECTRO
The term describes the sinister sounds of electronic music, often with complex compositions arranged and blended with horror soundscapes and distortions. Sample artists: Suicide Commando, Tactical Sekt.
POWER NOISE
This style, also known as rhythmic noise, typically uses militaristic 4/4 beats, and is often instrumental. Sometimes a melodic component is added, but this is usually secondary to the rhythm. Power noise tracks are typically structured and danceable, but are known to be occasionally abstract. Sample artists: SAM, S.K.E.T.
Having difficultly locating where to buy this music? Since most stores in the U.S. don’t stock music from the genres we play it can be a real pain, but you can go our route: mail order. We use the online store Isolation Tank. Many labels, such as Metropolis Records, also offer CDs, and most have posted their libraries on their own sites or at the major digital outlets, such as iTunes, Amazon, etc.
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Ghost & Writer | Girl & The Robot, The | Glis | God Module | Goja Moon Rockah | Gorgot | Grendel |Grossstadtgefluester
Hardwire | Hatesex | Haujobb | Head-Less | Heimataerde | Helalyn Flowers | Herzschlag | Hocico | Hypercomplex
IAMX | IC434 | Icon Of Coil | Ien Oblique | Ionic Vision | Iambia | Ikon | Imatem | Imperative Reaction |Im[Perfektion] | Implant | Impurfekt | In Strict Confidence | Incubite | Individual Totem | Industriegebiet |Inertia | Infekktion | Informatik | Information Society | Infra Black | In[Perfektion] | Interface | Interlace |Iris | Iron Lung Corp | iVardensphere | IWR
Javelynn | Joarchim Witt | Julien K | Junkie XL
K-Bereit | K-Nitrate | Kant Kino | Kaos-Frequenz | Kiew | Klangstabil | Kloq | Klutae | KMFDM | Komar Kommando | Kommando XY | Kontrast | Kraftwerk | Kriminal Minds | Krystal System
Ladytron | Lahannya | La Magra | L’ame Immortelle | Lavantgarde | Leaether Strip | Left Spine Down |Legacy Of Music | Level 2.0 | Lights Of Euphoria | Life Cried | Liquid Divine | Lola Angst | Lost Area |Lord Of The Lost | Lost Signal | Lowe | LSD Project | Ludovico Technique, The | Lyronian
Maelstrom Inc. | Mantus | Manufactura | Man+Machines | Marsheaux | Massiv In Mensch | Matrix | May-Fly | Meat Beat Manifesto | Mechanical Apfelsine | Mechanical Moth | Megaherz | Melt | Memmaker |Menschdefekt | Mesh | Mesmer’s Eyes | Metallspürhunde | Michigan | Midnight Resistance | Mina Harker| Mind.In.A.Box | Minerve | Ministry | Miss Construction | Miss Kittin | Modcom | Modulate | Mono Inc. |Mono No Aware | Moodorgan | Moon 74 | Mordacious | Morphine Shot
Nachtmahr | Nadia Sohaei | Natured Destroyed | Nebula-H | Necessary Response | Necro Facility |Necrotek | Negative Format | Neikka RPM | Neotek | Neuroactive | Neuroticfish | Nik Page | Nitzer Ebb |Nolongerhuman | Noise Process | Noise Unit | Noisuf-X | Novakill | November Process | Noyce TM |NTRSN | <Nurzery Rhymes
Object | Obscenity Trial | Obszon Geschopf | Onetwo | Oomph! | Orange Sector
P24 | Pail | Painbastard | Pandique | Panic Lift | Parralox | Patenbrigade: Wolff | People’s Republic Of Europe, The | Perfection Plastic | Perfidious Words | Peter Heppner | Phase III | Phaser Kontrol |Philosopher’s Point | Phosgore | Plasmodivm | Plastic Noise Experience | Point Of View | Polytune |Portion Control | PreEmptive Strike 0.1 | Prodigy, The | Pride And Fall | Project Pitchfork | Project X |Prospective | Prospero | Prot0type | Proyecto Crisis | Psy’Aviah | Psyborg Corp | Psyche | Psychopomps |PTI | Pulcher Femina | Pulse State | Punch Inc. | Punto Omega | Purple Fog Side | Purwien
Rabia Sorda | Razed In Black | Razorfade | Reactivate | Readjust | Reaper | Reaxion Guerrilla |Reizstrom | Re-Legion | Retractor | Retrosic, The | Rotersand | Run Level Zero | Rummelsnuff | Rupesh Cartel
SAM | Santa Hates You | Sara Noxx | Schallfaktor | Schwarzblut | Schwefelgelb | Scooter | Seabound |Second Disease, The | Second Sight, The | Seize | Sequenz-E | Severe Illusion | Shaolyn | Shift | Shiv-r| Shnarph! | Silent Auction | [:SITD:] | Siva Six | Skorbut | Slave Republic | Sleepwalk | Sleetgrout |Soko Friedhof | Soil And Eclipse | Solar Fake | Solitary Experiments | Soman | Sonik Foundry | Spectra Paris | Spektralized | Spetsnaz | SPOCK | Squarehead | Squid Head Liberation Unit | Stahlnebel |Standeg | State Of The Union | Statik Sky | Steinkind | Stillife | Straftanz | Stray | Stromkern | Studio X |Substaat | Suicidal Romance | Suicide Commando | Suono | Supreme Court | SVD | Syncrotek |[syndika:zero] | Synthetic Dream Foundation, The | Syrian | System Syn
Tactical Sekt | Technoir | Technology | Tenek | Terminal Choice | Terrorfakt | Terrorfrequenz |Terrorkode | Theatre Of Tragedy | This Morn’ Omina | Three Cold Men, The | THYX | To Avoid |toxic·N·blue | Tribantura | Tristesse De La Lune | Tying Tiffany | Tyske Ludder | Turnbull A.C.’s
U-Tek | Uberbyte | Ultima Bleep | Umbra Et Imago | Unheilig | Unterart | Unsinn | Unternehmen Stahlklang | Unterart | Unter Null | Urceus Exit
Veljanov | Velvet Acid Christ | Ven Bravo | Versus | Vicious Alliance | Vigilante | Virgins O.R Pigeons |V1rtual D3scent | Vo1d | Vomito Negro | VNV Nation | V2A
W.A.S.T.E. | Waves Under Water | Waiting In Vain | Wertstahl | Welle: Erdball | Winter Soul | Wolfsheim| Wynardtage | Wumpscut
X Marks The Pedwalk | Xentrifuge | XMH | Xotox | XP8 | X-Divide | X-fusion | [x]-Rx | Xykogen | Xylose Yade | Yendri | Y-Luk-O Zeitgeist Zero | Zeraphine | Zeromancer | Zombie Girl | Zynic | Zweifelhaft
LABELS:
Out Of Line Music
Sector 9 Studios
Noitekk
Nilaihah Records
Crunch Pod
Dancing Ferret
Dependent Records
Different Drum, A
DSBP Records
Hands
Infacted Recordings
Metropolis Records
Alfa Matrix