The Latvian band STandART started in 2002; so far they’ve released 4 singles on their own and they gave various concerts. Their new album “Corrosion” keeps the pace of synth pop, electronic melody created by analogue synthesizers.
On his debut 7″ on Herzt / Kernkrach, Sickdoll delivers a kind of contemporary minimal elektro with an obvious 80’s Neue Deutsche Welle and synthpop feeling to them.
What do you get when you put together one of the Kernkrach label people and the Greece minimal group Human Puppets? Plexiglas! This project produces very authenthic sounding contemporary minimal elektro.
ADN’Chrystall is an obscure French minimal act from the 1980’s. Of course something by this artist had to be released on Kernkrach. The song ‘Arabesketch’ on the A-side is an Arabic inspired minimal wave piece.
Bastards of Love on cd… that is a strange thing to witness. The raw lo-fi sound of his music is perfect to be pressed on vinyl in small editions. But, his hectic elektro anthems are better produced this time, so it seems to fit the new format.
Jetlag is a project by members of Psyche, Rational Youth (and now Datafreq) and James White. Together they produce a sort of futurepop songs.
Rasputeen was called Rasputin before. As Rasputin, this band mixed Neue Deutsche Welle sounds with minimal elektro and old school industrial elements. Now, as Rasputeen the sound is more clearly defined as minimal elektro.
After the compilation Trumpett Sounds and an EP by The Actor, the Enfant Terrible label moves again on Trumpett territory. “Twistin’ on the Tombstones” is a double LP with more than 20 tracks by Ende Shneafliet, a legendary name from the Dutch minimal electronic underground.
