XHM #804 - "Expanded & exceeded are the pleasure machines" (2026 September 07)

Happy Labour Day! With the influences of the 2000s genre electroclash popping up anew, along with the death of the French producer Kavinsky (1975-2026), this episode gets synthy & sleazy as we look back at this rebellious scene against strict techno norms. 01. Gina X Performance: Nice Mover (Nice Mover, 1978) Crystal/Electrola/Plastic Poison 02. Light Conductor: She Glitters the Dust (Sequence Three, 2026) Constellation 03. Mark Farina: Radio [Phil Weeks remix] (OM 10: A Decade of Future Music, 2006) Robsoul 04. Sasha: Xpander [edit] (Xpander EP, 1999) Deconstruction/Ultra 05. Sasha: Zodiac Pt 2 - Perpetual Dreamer (Da Vinci Genius OST, 2024) Night Time Stories 06. Bibi Club: Infinité (Amaro, 2026) Secret City 07. Tanya Tagaq: Razorblades (Saputjiji, 2026) Six Shooter 08. Active Dark Filament: Mechanization I (Adaptive Inference, 2026) WEATNU 09. Ladytron: I See Red (Paradises, 2026) Nettwerk 10. Snow Strippers: It's Goin' Bad (April Mixtape 3, 2023) Surf Gang 11. Incentive: Alone Again [and Again [and Again]] (Inner, 2026) Tri-Labs 12. CFCF: Ultra-Obscene! [Piel a Piel w.EQ] (L.U.V, 2026) BGM 13. Bassvictim: Air on a G String (Basspunk, 2024) self-released 14. Castle If: Ritual (Strip Mall OST, 2025) self-released 15. Brothel in Belize: Ephemeral (Machine Machine, 2026) Atlantic 16. Fischerspooner: Emerge (#1, 2000) For Those Who Know/International Deejay Gigolo/Capitol 17. Digitalism: Zdarlight (2005) Kitsuné Music 18. Miss Kittin & the Hacker: Stock Exchange (First Album, 2001) International Deejay Gigolo 19. Felix da Housecat: Silver Screen Shower Scene [w.Miss Kittin] (Kittenz & Thee Glitz, 2001) City Rockers 20. Dopplereffekt: Superior Race (Fascist State, 1995) Dataphysix Engineering 21. MU: Paris Hilton (Out of Breach [Manchester's Revenge], 2005) Output 22. Cobra Killer: Mund auf Augen Zu [Stecker Raus, Ich Breh' Durch] (76/77, 2004) Monika Enterprise 23. Black Sites: 707 (R4, 2025) Tresor 24. Vitalic: Ooey (Film Noir single, 2016) Correspondant 25. Demon vs Heartbreaker: You Are My High [Vitalic version] (You Are My High Remixes: The Luxury Pack, 2000) Small/20000st 26. Kavinsky: Wayfarer (1986 EP, 2007) Record Makers 27. Kavinsky: Testarossa [Sebastian remix] (1986 EP, 2007) Record Makers 28. Kavinsky: Odd Look [w.The Weeknd] (Odd Look EP, 2013) Record Makers 29. Kavinsky: Rampage (Outrun, 2013) Record Makers/Vertigo/Mercury/Universal France 30. Kavinsky: Pulsar (Reborn, 2022) Record Makers/Virgin 31. Kavinsky: Nightcall [w.Lovefoxxx] (Outrun, 2013) Record Makers/Vertigo/Mercury/Universal France 32. Cliff Martinez: Rubber Head (Drive OST, 2011) Record Makers/Lakeshore 33. College: A Real Hero [w.Electric Youth] (Drive OST, 2011) Record Makers/Lakeshore 34. Desire: Under Your Spell (Drive OST, 2011) Record Makers/Lakeshore 35. Cliff Martinez: My Name on a Car (Drive OST, 2011) Record Makers/Lakeshore 36. Desire: Summer Skin (2026) Italians Do It Better 37. Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein: Will the Wizard (Stranger Things 5: Original Score - Volume 1, 2025) Lakeshore 38. Le Matos: To Yesterday [instrumental] (To Yesterday single, 2025) Made by Mutant 39. Stéphane Primeau: Blue Flowers (Hell is Us OST [Ecstasy], 2025) Rogue Factor/Nacon 40. Stéphane Primeau: Scared Location [w.Sheenah Ko] (Hell is Us OST [Ecstasy], 2025) Rogue Factor/Nacon 41. Tiga: Ecstasy Surrounds Me (Hotlife, 2026) Secret City/Turbo [email protected] www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies https://mas.to/@100aire