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'''Elektronika''' is a research project that aims to develop a historiography of electronic music in Malta. This project was developed from ongoing collaboration between the M3P Foundation and [[Electronic Music Malta]]. | '''Elektronika''' is a research project that aims to develop a historiography of electronic music in Malta. This project was developed from ongoing collaboration between the M3P Foundation and [[Electronic Music Malta]]. | ||
The project was launched on Wednesday 21 October 2020 during [[Circuits]] at [[Spazju Kreattiv]]. The launch event featured a presentation by [[Michael Bugeja]] with a running commentary by [[Toni Sant]], moderated by [[Edwin Balzan]]. | The project was launched on Wednesday 21 October 2020 during [[Circuits]] at [[Spazju Kreattiv]]. The [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xskalmTkOgU launch event] featured a presentation by [[Michael Bugeja]] with a running commentary by [[Toni Sant]], moderated by [[Edwin Balzan]]. | ||
Below is a working list of electronic bands and artists from Malta or with a Maltese connection, which we hope to expand on by inviting contributions and suggestions from anyone in possession of information, recordings, newspaper and magazine cuttings, visuals, flyers, posters, etc and/or any other object that can help this project reach its goal. | Below is a working list of electronic bands and artists from Malta or with a Maltese connection, which we hope to expand on by inviting contributions and suggestions from anyone in possession of information, recordings, newspaper and magazine cuttings, visuals, flyers, posters, etc and/or any other object that can help this project reach its goal. | ||
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| [[Auralbots]] || || | | [[Auralbots]] || || | ||
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| [[Ayn Il Widen]] || || Y | | [[Ayn Il Widen]] || 2019 - to date || Y | ||
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| [[A-Mag]] || || Y | |||
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| [[Bark Bark Disco]] || 2013 - to date || Y | | [[Bark Bark Disco]] || 2013 - to date || Y | ||
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| [[Crux]] || || Y | | [[Crux]] || || Y | ||
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| [[Cv/Gate]] || || Y | |||
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| [[Cyberia]] || || | | [[Cyberia]] || || | ||
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| [[Cygna]] || || Y | | [[Cygna]] || || Y | ||
|- | |||
| [[Dean Demanuele]] || || Y | |||
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| [[Depth]] || 2007 - to date || Y | | [[Depth]] || 2007 - to date || Y | ||
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| [[Dolls for Idols]] || 2009 -2013 || Y | | [[DeeMagic]] || 1995 - 1996 || Y | ||
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| [[Deepfunk]] || || Y | |||
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| [[DLAM]] || 2011 - || Y | |||
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| [[Dolls for Idols]] || 2009 - 2013 || Y | |||
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| [[Duo Blank]] || 1998 - to date || Y | | [[Duo Blank]] || 1998 - to date || Y | ||
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| [[Frank Blank]] || 1998 - to date || Y | | [[Frank Blank]] || 1998 - to date || Y | ||
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| [[Hysteric Maniac]] || || Y | |||
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| [[ipconfig]] || || | |||
|- | |- | ||
| [[JOON]] || 2020 - to date || Y | | [[JOON]] || 2020 - to date || Y | ||
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| [[Kashmir]] || || | | [[Kashmir]] || || | ||
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| [[KNTRL]] || 2014 - to date || Y | | [[KNTRL]] || 2014 - to date || Y | ||
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| [[Koncept M]] || 1998 - to date || | |||
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| [[Komakino]] || || | | [[Komakino]] || || | ||
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| [[Kurt Buttigieg]] || 2000 - to date || Y | |||
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| [[Lords of Bass]] || || | | [[Lords of Bass]] || || | ||
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| [[Matematikal]] || || Y | | [[Matematikal]] || || Y | ||
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| [[May We Ask You All For Silence]] || 2008 - to date || Y | |||
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| [[Megapulse]] || || Y | | [[Megapulse]] || || Y | ||
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| [[Odyssey Music]] || 2017 - to date || | | [[Odyssey Music]] || 2017 - to date || | ||
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| [[Owen Jay]] || || Y | | [[Owen Jay]] || 1998 - to date|| Y | ||
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| [[Oxygyn]] || || Y | | [[Oxygyn]] || || Y | ||
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| [[Semitic Groove Foundation]] || 1996 - to date || Y | | [[Semitic Groove Foundation]] || 1996 - to date || Y | ||
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| [[Sir Round]] || 2004 - 2006 || Y | |||
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| [[Sequela]] || || Y | | [[Sequela]] || || Y | ||
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| [[Sinister Cyborgs]] || 1998 - 1999 || | | [[Senserogen]] || || Y | ||
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| [[Sinister Cyborgs]] || 1998 - 1999 || Y | |||
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| [[Sonitus Eco]] || 2011 - to date || Y | | [[Sonitus Eco]] || 2011 - to date || Y | ||
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| [[Structure]] || || N | | [[Structure]] || || N | ||
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| [[Subverts]] || | | [[Subverts]] || 1984 - 1988 || N | ||
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| [[Tenishia]] || 2004 - to date || Y | | [[Tenishia]] || 2004 - to date || Y | ||
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| [[The Alter]] || 1996 - 1999 || N | |||
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| [[The Automates]] || 1996 || N | |||
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| [[The Exit]] || || N | | [[The Exit]] || || N | ||
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| [[The Joy Circuit]] || 1986 - 1988 || N | |||
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| [[The Motive]] || || Y | | [[The Motive]] || || Y | ||
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! Name of Label !! Years active !! Comments | ! Name of Label !! Years active !! Comments | ||
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| [[ | | [[Batti Batti]] || || | ||
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| [[ | | [[Complex Holiday]] || 2020 - to date || | ||
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| [[Glass Republic]] || 2000 - 2001 || | |||
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| [[HAAR Records]] || || | |||
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| [[Noise Alliance]] || 1999 - 2013|| | |||
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| [[ | | [[Pinkpube]] || 2005 - 2011 || | ||
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| [[ | | [[Profound Sound]] || || | ||
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| [[Sonic Mecca]] || || | | [[Sonic Mecca]] || 1998 - || | ||
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| [[ | | [[Toppling Colossus]] || || | ||
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| [[Wave Function]] || || | | [[Wave Function]] || || | ||
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| [[Wirebox Records]] || || | | [[Wirebox Records]] || || | ||
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{| class="wikitable sortable" | {| class="wikitable sortable" | ||
! Name of Venue !! Locality !! Comments | ! Name of Venue !! Locality | ||
!Years Venue Open!! Comments | |||
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| Duke's || | |||
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| Going Places || | |||
| || | |||
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| Liquid || San Gwann | |||
|1999 - today|| | |||
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| Mirage || Paceville | |||
| || | |||
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| Poxx Bar || | |||
| || | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | Reeds || Marsascala | ||
| || | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | Sky Club || Paceville | ||
| || | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | The Generator || Paceville | ||
| || | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | Tremors || Paceville | ||
| || | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | Warehouse || | ||
| || | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Raffles | ||
|Pembroke | |||
| | |||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |La Grotta | ||
|Xlendi | |||
| | |||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Gianpula | ||
|Rabat | |||
| | |||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Tattengers | ||
|Rabat | |||
| | |||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Uno Village / Numero Uno | ||
|Ta' Qali | |||
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| | |||
|} | |} | ||
== External links == | |||
* [https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/circuits-festival-a-melting-pot-of-music-art-and-history.908890 Circuits Festival: A melting pot of music, art and history] - Times of Malta, 19 October 2021 | |||
[[Category:M3P activities]] | [[Category:M3P activities]] | ||
[[Category:Working Lists]] | [[Category:Working Lists]] | ||
[[Category:Electronica]] | [[Category:Electronica]] |
Revision as of 02:57, 16 January 2022
Elektronika is a research project that aims to develop a historiography of electronic music in Malta. This project was developed from ongoing collaboration between the M3P Foundation and Electronic Music Malta.
The project was launched on Wednesday 21 October 2020 during Circuits at Spazju Kreattiv. The launch event featured a presentation by Michael Bugeja with a running commentary by Toni Sant, moderated by Edwin Balzan.
Below is a working list of electronic bands and artists from Malta or with a Maltese connection, which we hope to expand on by inviting contributions and suggestions from anyone in possession of information, recordings, newspaper and magazine cuttings, visuals, flyers, posters, etc and/or any other object that can help this project reach its goal.
List of Maltese Electronic Bands and Artists
Band or Artist | Years active | Official Releases |
---|---|---|
43 Ltd | ||
Acidulant | 2008 - to date | Y |
Alias 1 | Y | |
Art in Glass | 1984 - 1987 | Y |
Artwork | Y | |
Auralbots | ||
Ayn Il Widen | 2019 - to date | Y |
A-Mag | Y | |
Bark Bark Disco | 2013 - to date | Y |
Bound by Sound | 1997 - 1999 | N |
Brian James | 1990 - to date | Y |
Brian Vassallo | 1998 - to date | Y |
Capitol K | 1999 - to date | Y |
Chi-2 | N | |
Clifford Borg | Y | |
Crux | Y | |
Cv/Gate | Y | |
Cyberia | ||
Cygna | Y | |
Dean Demanuele | Y | |
Depth | 2007 - to date | Y |
DeeMagic | 1995 - 1996 | Y |
Deepfunk | Y | |
DLAM | 2011 - | Y |
Dolls for Idols | 2009 - 2013 | Y |
Duo Blank | 1998 - to date | Y |
Ed Blank | 1998 - to date | Y |
Electronic Travellers | 2013 - 2017 | Y |
Frank Blank | 1998 - to date | Y |
Hysteric Maniac | Y | |
ipconfig | ||
JOON | 2020 - to date | Y |
Kashmir | ||
Kemic-Al | Y | |
Klasterfijld | 2013 - to date | Y |
KNTRL | 2014 - to date | Y |
Koncept M | 1998 - to date | |
Komakino | ||
Kurt Buttigieg | 2000 - to date | Y |
Lords of Bass | ||
Lucy's Last | Y | |
Malt.Tabulated Sounds | 2005 - to date | Y |
Maltese Massive | Y | |
Matematikal | Y | |
May We Ask You All For Silence | 2008 - to date | Y |
Megapulse | Y | |
Melchior Sultana | Y | |
Microlith | Y | |
Mirage | Y | |
Mist | ||
Mood Project | 1995 - 1996 | N |
Odyssey Music | 2017 - to date | |
Owen Jay | 1998 - to date | Y |
Oxygyn | Y | |
Parallaks | 2017 - to date | Y |
Particle Blue | Y | |
Plato's Dream Machine | 2009 - 2018 | Y |
Potential | ||
Progeny | 1989 - 1990 | N |
Q Factory Incorporated | 1991 - 1993 | Y |
RAIM | 2014 - to date | Y |
Ray Buttigieg | 1974 - to date | Y |
Rhythm Masters | 1993 - to date | Y |
Rift Valley | Y | |
Robert Farrugia | Y | |
Rough Sea | ||
Semitic Groove Foundation | 1996 - to date | Y |
Sir Round | 2004 - 2006 | Y |
Sequela | Y | |
Senserogen | Y | |
Sinister Cyborgs | 1998 - 1999 | Y |
Sonitus Eco | 2011 - to date | Y |
Sound Synthesis | 2008 - to date | Y |
South Central | 2005 - 2016 | Y |
Splitting Voices | 1985 - 1987 | N |
Spooky Monkey | Y | |
Stimulus Timbre | 2012 - to date | Y |
Structure | N | |
Subverts | 1984 - 1988 | N |
Tenishia | 2004 - to date | Y |
The Alter | 1996 - 1999 | N |
The Automates | 1996 | N |
The Exit | N | |
The Joy Circuit | 1986 - 1988 | N |
The Motive | Y | |
Tim Mason | 2011 - to date | Y |
Toby | Y | |
Twilight Moods (Niki Falzon) | Y | |
U-Bahn | 2000 - 2010 | Y |
Upside Images | N | |
Volume A | Y | |
Web | 1994 - 1996 | Y |
Wh0 | 2017 - to date | Y |
X-Tend | 1984 - to date | Y |
YEWS | 2011 - 2020 | Y |
List of Maltese record labels
Name of Label | Years active | Comments |
---|---|---|
Batti Batti | ||
Complex Holiday | 2020 - to date | |
Glass Republic | 2000 - 2001 | |
HAAR Records | ||
Noise Alliance | 1999 - 2013 | |
Pinkpube | 2005 - 2011 | |
Profound Sound | ||
Sonic Mecca | 1998 - | |
Toppling Colossus | ||
Wave Function | ||
Wirebox Records |
List of key people
Name | Role | Comments |
---|---|---|
Charles Dalli | ||
Clint Spiteri | ||
Daniel Sant | ||
David Vella | ||
Denis Vella | ||
Edwin Balzan | ||
Joe Baldacchino | ||
Marco 'Larski' Ellul | ||
Mark Kram | ||
Martin Farrugia | ||
Niki Gravino | ||
Paul Abela | ||
Ray Tabone | ||
Robert Longo | ||
Simon Psaila |
List of venues
Name of Venue | Locality | Years Venue Open | Comments |
---|---|---|---|
Duke's | |||
Going Places | |||
Liquid | San Gwann | 1999 - today | |
Mirage | Paceville | ||
Poxx Bar | |||
Reeds | Marsascala | ||
Sky Club | Paceville | ||
The Generator | Paceville | ||
Tremors | Paceville | ||
Warehouse | |||
Raffles | Pembroke | ||
La Grotta | Xlendi | ||
Gianpula | Rabat | ||
Tattengers | Rabat | ||
Uno Village / Numero Uno | Ta' Qali |
External links
- Circuits Festival: A melting pot of music, art and history - Times of Malta, 19 October 2021