Stoppenberg – Ultimate Power (CD Album – X-Beats)
Genre/Influences: Techno-body, EBM. Background/Info: We all Jan Loamfield for his involvement with Noisuf-X and X-Fusion, which both are real successful-...
Month: April 2018
V/A Under What Flag – A Tribute To Fad Gadget (CD Album – Cleopatra Records)
Genre/Influences: EBM, dark-electro, body-pop, cabaret, IDM. Background/Info: Frank Tovey (1956 – 2002) better known under the Fad Gadget moniker has...
Oscar And The Wolf release single ‘Fever’ in a remixed version
Oscar And The Wolf release their 2017 single "Fever" in an all-new version mixed by Josh Gudwin (Justin Bieber /...
Leæther Strip – Æppreciation II (CD Album – Cleopatra Records)
Genre/Influences: EBM, body-pop. Background/Info: If you’re familiar with the work of Claus Larsen, you already knew the Danish master of...
Cosmic Armchair – Valentine (Digital EP – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, dance-pop. Background/Info: Welcome to Singapore! ‘Cosmic Ben’ and ‘Cosmic Jane’ are back on track unleashing the second EP/single...
Dark wave band The Guests releases new EP featuring Bruno Kramm (Das Ich) remix
Russian dark wave band The Guests was founded in 2002 and has since then released numerous albums and performed at...
June release for brand new MZ.412 10 inch vinyl ‘Ulvens Broder’
The Cold Spring label has announced the June release of the MZ.412 10" vinyl "Ulvens Broder" (available here). 2018 marks...
Lederman / De Meyer launch pre-sale of debut album in 4 formats including pitch black vinyl
Lederman / De Meyer, the brand new very promising project between 2 electronic music legends (Jean-Marc Lederman and Jean-Luc De...
French dark pop/post-punk act ii launches cover version of Bauhaus’ ‘Bela Lugosi’s Dead’ – check it here
The Nancy (FR) based dark pop/post-punk act ii (pronounced as Two Eyes) have released their very first video, which is...
Palais Ideal – No Signal (CD Album – Dark Vinyl)
Genre/Influences: New-wave, rock-wave, rock-pop. Background/Info: Palais Ideal is a ‘new’ formation set up by an experienced duo. John Edwards (guitars,...
Miazma – Miazma (CD Album – Dark Vinyl)
Genre/Influences: Gothic, cold-wave. Background/Info: Swedish band Miazma was set up in 1997 by Kristian Olofsson and Tomas Tornevall. The duo...
White Birches – When The Street Calls (CD Album – Progress Productions)
Genre/Influences: Wave-pop, cinematographic-pop. Background/Info: Set up in 2013 by the Swedish duo Fredrik Jonasson (synths, drum machines, samplers) - Jenny Gabrielsson...
Finally! The newest Helalyn Flowers album ‘Nyctophilia’ is available on pre-order now
Good news from the female fronted electro-rock act Helalyn Flowers. The Italian band has just announced the pre-orders for their...
Eggvn launch first download single ‘In God We are Damned’ – including Wumpscut remix
"In God We are Damned" is the first digital EP by Eggvn which is available on Bandcamp and all digital...
Tommi Stumpff – Terror II (CD Album – Danse Macabre)
Genre/Influences: EBM, electro-wave, cinematographic. Background/Info: German artist Tommi Stumpff (real name Thomas Peters) got some fame in the 80s. His...
Pro Patria – Back To Basics (CD Album – PVC Productions)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Background/Info: Belgian EBM formation Pro Patria gained some recognition during the 90s. The consecration of their Front 242-inspired...
Funker Vogt – Aviator / Collector’s Edition (DCD Album + DVD – Repo Records)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electro. Background/Info: Repo Records goes on re-releasing some albums from Funker Vogt’s back catalogue. The so-called ‘collector’s Edition’ is...
Ugasanie – Ice Breath Of Antarctica (CD Album – Cryo Chamber)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, dark-soundscape. Background/Info: Pavel Malyshkin is an artist hailing from Belarus and who next to Ugasanie –which can be...
Silent Universe – The Infinity Coordinates (CD Album – Cryo Chamber)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient. Background/Info: This Belarus project driven by Pavel Malyshkin (still involved in other projects such as Ugasanie, Polterngeist ao)...
‘Click Interview’ with Raison D’être: ‘Symbols Are The ‘Common’ Language Between Our Inner And Outer World’
Swedish artist Peter Andersson set up Raison D’Être in 1991. He rapidly became one of the most praised- and influential...
Dronny Darko – Black Hive (CD Album – Cryo Chamber)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, dark-soundscape, experimental. Background/Info: Oleg Puzan aka ‘Dronny Darko’ is one of those artists who never sleep. The Ukranian...
Ager Sonus – Necropolis (CD Album – Cryo Chamber)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, cinematographic. Background/Info: After having released the very successful debut album “Book Of The Black Earth”, Thomas Langewehr aka...
Aiboforcen returns after 7 years of close to total silence
Still mostly centered today around mastermind Benoit Blanchart and female singer Patrice Synthea (Regenerator lead singer), Aiboforcen strikes back. The...
Undermathic – Living Holograms (Digital Album – Undermathic)
Genre/Influences: IDM, experimental, laidback, cinematographic. Background/Info: Polish artist Maciej Paszkiewicz got some recognition by his four albums released on the...
Avicii found dead, aged 28 – no foul play says the police
Shocking news from the electro dance world as Swedish DJ and producer Avicii has died, he was only 28 years...
Amautica – Rectificando El Sueño (CD Album – Sonorium)
Genre/Influences: Gothic, dark-rock. Background/Info: Amautica is an Argentinean formation that was set up in 2008. Most of their work was...
ProtoU – The Edge Of Architecture (CD Album – Cryo Chamber)
Genre/Influences: Dark-soundscape, experimental. Background/Info: Ukrainian female artist Sasha Cats is a real prolific artist who unleashed her third full length...
Atrium Carceri & Herbst 9 – Ur Djupan Dal (CD Album – Cryo Chamber)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, cinematographic, experimental. Background/Info: “Ur Djupan Dal” resulted from the common efforts between Simon Heath (Atrium Carceri and Cryo...
Wordclock – Heralds (CD Album – Cryo Chamber)
Genre/Influences: Minimal dark-ambient, cinematographic. Background/Info: Pedro Pimentel better known as the operator behind Wordclock has released his third solo-work. It’s...
Hooverphonic has found a new singer: 17-year old Luka Cruysberghs – check out the new single
Hooverphonic has found a brand new frontwoman: 17-year old Luka Cruysberghs, the winner of The Voice Of Flanders 2018. Hooverphonic's...
Rammstein records first album in 9 years at La Fabrique in France
Germany's Rammstein is back at work in the studio. The production is in the hands of Sky Van Hoff who...
Sea Of Sin – Twilight (Digital EP – Sea Of Sin)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: Some of the ‘older’ synth-pop lovers and especially German people will probably remember Sea Of Sin. I...
Italian shoegazers act In Her Eye announce new album ‘Change’
Out 1st of June is the newest album by the Italian shoegaze act (or Italogazers as they call it) In...
Dødsmaskin finally sees ‘Ingenting’ debut officially out now
Coming up is Dødsmaskin's “Ingenting” album via the dark ambient label Cyclic Law. “Ingenting” was first finalised in June 2015...
C-Lekktor sees ‘Animals’ single released on vinyl (sold out!) and CD (+ download)
A new C-Lekktor single has just been released via the DWA label: "Animals". The clear vinyl 7" version sold out...
Robert Logan – Sculptor Galaxy (CD Album – Projekt)
Genre/Influences: Electro-ambient, experimental, cinematographic. Background/Info: London based artist Robert Logan strikes back with a new solo-work, which was produced by...
Raison D’Être – Alchymeia (CD Album – Cyclic Law)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient. Background/Info: One of the absolute leaders and most influential artists of contemporary dark-ambient music Peter Andersson aka Raison...
Reissue on red vinyl of Lydia Lunch classic 1982 album ‘13.13’
Out in June is the newly remastered and expanded version of the classic 1982 album "13.13" by Lydia Lunch. The...
Juno Reactor hits back with 2LP vinyl release of the 2017 album ‘The Mutant Theatre’
When "The Mutant Theatre", the latest Juno Reactor from 2017, was released, many expected to see the follow-up to 2013's...
‘Click Interview’ with Damage Control: ‘The Standard Has To Be High Or Why Bother Is My Motto’
I last year discovered Damage Control by the successful debut full length “Ultranoia”, which is a real masterpiece revealing intelligent...
Paradox Obscur – Artifact (Vinyl Album – Young & Cold Records)
Genre/Influences: Minimal-electronics, electro-wave. Background/Info: Greek duo Kriistal Ann – Toxic Razor is back on track unleashing their third album. “Artifact”...
Mazut – Atlas (CD Album – BDTA)
Genre/Influences: Techno, IDM, industrial-techno. Background/Info: Hailing from Warsaw (Poland) Michał Turowski and Paweł Starzec have already released several productions under...
OOMPH! signs deal with Napalm Records!
The German Industrial-Metal band OOMPH! signed a worldwide record deal with Napalm Records (Austria). The bands explains as follows: "We...
V/A The Invisible And Divided Sea (CD Album – Bearsuit Records)
Genre/Influences: Cinematographic, experimental, electronic, psychedelic, trip-pop. Background/Info: Based in Edinburgh, Capital of Scotland, Bearsuit Records has already been active for...
Moaan Exis – Transcendence (CD Album – Audiotrauma)
Genre/Influences: Industrial-techno, experimental. Background/Info: French label Audiotrauma already released and revealed some real interesting and original bands so I was...
The Cyclic Law label celebrates its 100th release with Visions and Phurpa
Celebrating its 100th release, Cyclic Law presents an exclusive collaboration between label head Frederic Arbour’s long standing project Visions and...
Jotunspor – Gleipnirs Smeder (CD Album – Cold Spring)
Genre/Influences: Black-metal, death-industrial. Background/Info: The album “Gleipnirs Smeder” by Jotunspor was originally released in 2006 (!) on Satanas Rex (UK)...
Colossloth – Heathen Needles (CD Album – Cold Spring)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, industrial, cinematographic. Background/Info: After a few albums released on CDR and vinyl, this is the second official CD...
Shedir – Falling Time (CD Album – Cyclic Law)
Genre/Influences: Dark-soundscape, dark-ambient. Background/Info: This is the debut album of Shedir. Behind this name is hiding a solo-project set up...
Hesychia – Metanoia (CD Album – Cyclic Law)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, dark-soundscape. Background/Info: Arthur Rosar is an Austrian musician who has been formerly involved in many projects such as...
Martyria – Martyria (CD Album – Tumor / Malignant Records)
Genre/Influences: Ritual, dark-ambient, drone. Background/Info: Martyria is a Greek male-female duo and one of the latest signings on Malignant Records....
Grendel re-appears with ‘Age Of The Disposable Body’ – also on vinyl
Five years have passed since Grendel release his previous album "Timewave Zero“. Now Grendel returns with "The age of the...
Stromstad – New Devoted Human (CD Album – Tumor / Malignant Records)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, death-industrial. Background/Info: You take Jasse Tuukki and Toni Myöhänen of STROM.ec and Kristoffer Oustad of Plague Machinery, Kristoffer...
Dive sees 2 vinyls released: reissue ‘Grinding Walls’ (2LP) and ‘Let Me In’ (12inch)
Out via Mecanica later in May is a limited edition of 550 copies on double green vinyl of "Grinding Walls”. The...
Shock Frontier – Tumult (CD Album – Malignant Records)
Genre/Influences: Death-industrial, dark-ambient. Background/Info: “Tumult” is the second opus by the Shock Frontier duo. Driven by Robert C. Kozletsky (mainly...
Darkness On Demand – Post stone Age Technology (CD Album – RepoRecords)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Background/Info: The EP “City Of Dreamers” was an appetizer for the debut full length of the German trio...
‘Click Interview’ with Der Klinke: ‘In This Scene You Have To Realize That Music Is All About Passion’
Der Klinke is a Belgian formation inspired by the good-old 80s new-wave music. Set up in 2009 they released three...
Avarice In Audio have released their new album, and it’s great!
"No Punishment - No Paradise" is the new album by the dark electro act Avarice In Audio. A few weeks...
March Is Bringing The Best Of Movies This Year
The Hurricane heist The movie is about a crew of thieves who plan the ultimate heist. The plan is to...
Morrissey comments on Independent article calling it ‘an extreme hate piece’
"This Charmless Man: How Morrissey’s Big Mouth Struck Again … And Again", that's the title of an Independent opinion piece...
Top Movies 2018
The movie Rampage is one of the top movies this year. Primatologist David Okoye shares an unshakeable bond with George...
Chris Liebing signs to Mute Records – here’s a first new track
Chris Liebing has signed to Mute records and now the label has released a brand new track, “Novembergrey”. “Novembergrey” was...
Ex-Marilyn Manson keyboardist Madonna Wayne Gacy has a beef with Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan
Kid's time again in music land. Ex-Marilyn Manson keyboardist Madonna Wayne Gacy has posted a Facebook rant in which he...
B°tong – The Long Journey (CD Album – Reverse Alignment)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, soundscape. Background/Info: Next to the “Monastic” album Chris Sigdell released another work on Reverse Alignment. “The Long Journey”...
Rinpoče Roberto – Twenty Years From Now (Digital Album – Surface Tension Records)
Genre/Influences: Ambient, IDM, industrial. Background/Info: I never heard of this Slovakian artist before, but the least I can say is...
Metroland launch very limited compilation ‘Pictures To Listen’ CD to coincide with expo
Out now is an exclusive compilation album by Metroland which can normally only be purchased during special Metroland expositions where...
