Inertia - "Streaming"

A little bit synthpop, a little bit electroclash... It's not bad. It kind of reminds me of Fischerspooner.

Candy Brain - "Blue Monday" (New Order cover)

And for your Sunday morning, here's a reminder of the wonderment of tomorrow! Although, I think this should be more a "Black Monday", considering it's Candy Brain. I absolutely love how Candy Brain looks like they're really, really enjoying themselves here. I think that's a little bit of what I like about them. I like bands that look like they're having fun as opposed to bands that have the aura of merely fulfilling an obligation or need.

Decoded Feedback - "Silent Killer" (live)

This song is a little creepy, and it's very minimalist in composition. Still, it's very good at bringing out a very particular feeling.

kazlovesbats - "What's a Good Way to Handle Getting Insults?"

I kind of have mixed feelings about this video. On the one hand, I think kazlovesbats genuinely wants to be nice, and she has reasonable advice, particularly about using compliments to one's advantage. That being said, she also has natural features that are considered to be attractive by mainstream standards, and I think that might be a part of why her positive feedback is so lopsided in comparison to her negative feedback. I'd be interested in seeing if someone with less natural privilege would claim to have similar experiences, such as someone who is a person of color or has a body shape or facial features considered to be "bad" by mainstream standards. I think kazlovesbats has her heart in the right place here, but I do think this is one of those "your mileage may vary" kind of things.

Gary Numan - "I Die You Die"

Here's some old school Gary Numan -- just because. If you don't feel old from the early-80s super synths, you have no heart.

Rotersand - "Hidden" (live)

Now, this is a good, stompy dance song.

Holy crap... I didn't update today.

I humbly apologize for not updating, today. I've been so busy with another project that I honestly forgot to update. I will definitely put up updates as normal, tomorrow, and I'll make up the updates I missed soon. Again, I'm really sorry. I can't believe I actually forgot to update.

Siouxsie and the Banshees - "The Last Beat of My Heart"

This is a little different from what I'm used to hearing from Siouxsie and the Banshees. This is a little slower and a bit more depressing. Still, it's pretty.

Tying Tiffany - "One Girl"

I sometimes feel like I got a little overzealous with the Tying Tiffany stuff earlier in my blog days, leaving me with less to post. Still, there's plenty of awesome stuff to share from her... because she's awesome.

Marsheaux - "Inhale" (live)

This sounds kind of 8-bit-ish. It's not bad. It's kind of catchy, actually.

Alien Sex Fiend - "In God We Trust" (live)

Here's what appears to be an old VHS rip from 1985 of Alien Sex Fiend. This is gothic rock.

Kirlian Camera - Heldenplatz (live)

Here's some electro-darkwave for your Monday afternoon.

"EuroDance 7000"

OK, does anyone know who the musician or musicians are here? I tried to find out five years ago, when I first saw the video, and I tried to find out recently. Anyone know?

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New Order - "Bizarre Love Triangle"

Every time I look at New Order stuff, I wonder how things would have been different if it had remained Joy Division with Ian Curtis. Although this isn't bad, it feels really different from their older stuff, even their earlier New Order stuff.

Front 242 - "Controversy Between"

I think every EBM and futurepop band ever needs to take lessons from Front 242 in regard to how to be entertaining within a minimal setting (and entertaining in general).

The Birthday Massacre - "Nevermind"

This song by The Birthday Massacre is a little more rock-n-roll.

Colony 5 - "Trust You" (live)

Colony 5 can really make good songs, but I'd prefer if they put on more of a show on stage. This is about as lively as they get, honestly. Looking at so much video footage over the past few months, I've begun to really appreciate when live performances have high levels of showmanship. That's not to say this performance is bad, but I'd like to see a bit more bang for my buck when I watch much of the futurepop/EBM genre live, in general.

Peter Murphy - "All Night Long"

This is a textbook example of old school, post-punk, synthpop-influenced goth.

Ladytron - "Mirage"

Yes, I know there are other musicians other than Ladytron, but I can't help it!

The Clash - "Should I Stay or Should I Go"

More Clash!

The Clash - "Rock the Casbah"

We're going to do something a little different, today. Here's some old-school punk.

In regard to the quality of posts...

Right now, I know I post almost nothing but videos, but I assure you this is only temporary. I will get back to adding more in-depth content as soon as I finish the current phase of a huge project that I'm working on that is unrelated to this blog. That project has been eating up most of my free time, and I just haven't had time to make the in-depth, opinionated posts or album reviews that I used to a few months ago. That should change sometime soon though, hopefully next month. Thank you for your patience.

MDFMK - "Rabblerouser"

This is very -- pixelated. But you get the idea. It's also, oddly enough, not usually my kind of song. I don't know why I like this from MDFMK. Hm...

Ladytron - "Blue Jeans"

Two things I love about Ladytron's music videos:

1. Helen Marnie's voice is so soothing and hits you like a massage after a hard day's work.
2. The cinematography always shows great attention to aesthetics.

Amoeba Music - "Peter Murphy (Bauhaus) - What's in my bag?"

I don't even know what this is -- but I like it.

Voltaire and Ray Toro (Yes, from My Chemical Romance...)

One thing I like about Voltaire is that he's not afraid to do anything, ever. This include making country albums and, in this case, collaborating with someone from My Chemical Romance.

Alien Sex Fiend - "Magic"

I like this. It's a little exotic sounding and keeps the moody vibe.

Porcelain and the Tramps - "The Neighbor"

This song isn't as angry as some people say it is. It sounds more like a simply affirmation of being flawed.

Kidneythieves - "Red+Violet"

This feels more like rock than industrial, but I can never bet against Free.

Slick Idiot - "Blast"

I will not lie. Every time I watch a Slick Idiot video, I'm highly entertained. If nothing else, if you want some music videos to just sit back and enjoy while drinking a favorite beverage, Slick Idiot is for you.

Crystal Castles - "Baptism"

I-- um-- This is a video.

IAMX - "The Unified Field"

This is a truly striking, beautiful piece of cinematography. If nothing else, even if the song isn't your cup of tea, you have to watch just how superb this video is.

Depeche Mode - "FreeLove"

More Depeche Mode -- because.

Depeche Mode - "Soothe the Soul"

It's newer Depeche Mode. You get what you pay for.

Alice in Videoland - "In a Band"

Enjoying Alice in Videoland is mandatory. There is no other option.

Kap Bambino - "Under Tender"

Here's some Kap Bambino for your Thursday morning. It takes old footage and makes something new.

The Dreamside - "Making of 'Open Your Eyes'"

I posted the "Open Your Eyes" by The Dreamside that featured CXS's Rogue in it in an earlier post. If you're interested in seeing how that video was made though, here's a video showing that process.

Collide - "Son of a Preacher Man"

I don't even know what to say about this one. This is a Collide cover of the original "Son of a Preacher Man" song by Dusty Springfield. This is seriously crazy. If you want "different", you'll get "different" with this. This is nuts.

VNV Nation - "Illusion" (live)

VNV Nation doing an iconic song. You get what you pay for.

Apoptygma Berzerk - "Suffer in Silence"

I'm actually in a really good mood today, so posting this kind of flies in the face of that good mood. It's a really depressing song, to be honest. But it's Apop, so I can't complain too much.

Wolfsheim - "Blind"

She fell into his arms... Aww...

Siouxsie and the Banshees - "The Passenger"

Yeah, I know... another Siouxsie and the Banshees song.

The Birthday Massacre - "Red Stars" (live)

I like the juxtaposition between the basic Birthday Massacre vocals and melody formula and the almost thrashing in this.

Ashbury Heights - "I Can Kill You So Easily" (live)

The song has a good melody, but I'm really posting this because I was just so surprised that this was Kari Berg in the video. I almost didn't recognize her. I knew she was with Ashbury Heights by that point, but she just didn't really look like how she usually looks here. This is certainly no knock whatsoever at her. She just looked really different.

Deadstar Assembly - "Send Me an Angel"

I'm not really a fan of metal, even the industrial kind, but I do like this cover of "Send Me an Angel". I think Deadstar Assembly really added a nice creative twist to it.

Candy Brain - "Ivy"

I'm really getting hooked on this Candy Brain stuff. They're that perfect, happy medium that I've been looking for when I don't want something totally cutesy or hard aggro and don't want something with a heavy industrial or pop edge. It fills a void in my playlist.

Duran Duran - "Girl Panic!"

Here's much newer Duran Duran. I really thought this video showed the world that Duran Duran still had it after all these years.

Duran Duran - "Come Undone"

This will make you feel old!

Candy Brain - "The Asylum"

If The Birthday Massacre and Flesh Field had a child, this is what it would sound like. I like it!

Chamber of Echoes - "World of Silence"

This new Chamber of Echoes vid seems a bit more rockish than what I'm used to from them. It's certainly not bad though. I really love the visuals.

Chamber of Echoes - We Belong to the Night (Dubstep Remix)

I'm not a big fan of dubstep, but since this was a Chamber of Echoes song, I listened to it. I think when making dubstep remixes, a huge part of what makes a good remix is having a quality song to remix. An act like Chamber of Echoes has no problems in that department, and I think the dubstep was able to add to something that was already really good on its own.

Front 242 - "Take One"

This is still some of the best EBM in existence.

Freezepop - "Tenisu No Boifurendo"

I admit that I'm a real sucker for Freezepop's ability to shoehorn multiple inside jokes to their generation in their videos. This video feels a lot like their other foreign language video, "Parlez-vous Freezepop?" It's one of those videos that if you get it, you'll fall over yourself laughing. If you don't get it, you might be confused.

Rotersand - "War on Error"

Rotersand puts up a good show for this song. They didn't work props, but they knew how to do a few things to sweeten the pot.

Post-Punk New Wave Super Friends

To make up for my not giving you all a post yesterday afternoon, here's an extra one for today. This made the rounds on the Internet a couple weeks ago, but it's definitely relevant for the purposes of this blog. Also, I think the Ian Curtis and Siouxsie Sioux ones are awesome, in particular. I would have liked to have seen a Peter Murphy one, but we can't have everything.

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If you want to see all of them, click here.

Blondie - "Rapture"

One great thing about New Wave is how unafraid musicians are of trying new things. Blondie's "Rapture" is a textbook example of this, considering she was happy to put rap in it.

Covenant - "We Stand Alone" (live)

This is a nice video for "We Stand Alone". It doesn't look like your average live feed from a cell phone.

Skipped Update

My apologies for omitting the afternoon update for Sunday. Sunday was kind of chaotic, and I simply forgot to make the update. I will post something later to make up for it and fill in the slot.

Emilie Autumn - "306" (live)

Emilie Autumn sure knows how to put on a show. If you don't already know the meaning behind this song, too, you definitely should look it up.

Depeche Mode - "Enjoy the Silence"

Old and sappy. Enjoy.

Jim Semonik and Prometheus Burning - "Malignant Disco"

This song was part of a compilation album called Electronic Saviors: Industrial Music to Cure Cancer. Proceeds from this 2010 album were donated to cancer charities. As far as I know, there's a second album out, too, and they're asking for submissions for a third. If you want to know more about this cause, go here.