Vortex – As Gods Fall (Digital Album – Cyclic Law)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, ritual. Background/Info: Marcus Stiglegger is celebrating the 10th anniversary of his sonic brainchild Vortex with a new album....
Month: August 2018
Visions & Phurpa – Monad (CD Album – Cyclic Law)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, experimental, cinematographic. Background/Info: “Monad” is a particular release in the Cyclic Law label history. It indeed is the...
Taphephobia & Kave – Monuments (CD Album – Cyclic Law)
Genre/Influences: Soundscape, cinematographic. Background/Info: This work is a split release between Norwegian musician Ketil Søraker (Taphephobia) and Netherlands musician Bram...
Dødsmaskin – Ingenting (CD Album – Cyclic Law)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, noise, experimental. Background/Info: The album “Fullstendig Brennt” from the Norwegian project is considered as their official debut full...
King Dude launches new album ‘Music To Make War To’ on vinyl as well – check first 2 new songs
Dark folk / neo-folk artist King Dude (real name Thomas Jefferson Cowgill) returns with a brand new album, "Music To...
Empirion returns with double sided EP on vinyl (and CD): ‘I Am Electronic/ Red Noise’ – check out the first track
Empirion, the techno industrial hybrid project from Essex, UK is coming back with a double A-side E.P., "I Am Electronic/...
In Strict Confidence to release double vinyl version of ‘Hate2love & Mercy’ in a very limited edition
Germany’s EBM pioneers In Strict Confidence recently released their “Mercy” EP taken from the all new album "Hate2love". The band...
‘Click Interview’ with Schwarzblut: ‘Freedom, Identity And The Celebration Of Diversity’
Hailing from The Netherlands Schwarzblut has released its fourth full length album “Idisi” on Alfa Matrix. The main sources of...
Astari Nite – Midnight Conversations (CD Album – Cleopatra Records/Danse Macabre Records)
Genre/Influences: Post-punk, gothic rock. Background/Info: Third full-length album for Mychael Ghost (vocals), Illia Tulloch (drums), Howard Melnick (guitar) and Danny...
Nordvargr – Metempsychosis (CD Album – Cyclic Law)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, cinematographic, Death-industrial. Background/Info: Swedish Master of darkness Henrik Nordvargr Björkk is back on track unleashing a new conceptual...
Dødsmaskin – Fiende (CD Album – Cyclic Law)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, death-industrial, noise-ambient. Background/Info: “Fullstendig Brennt” is the debut-album released last year by Norwegian duo Dødsmaskin. I was deeply...
Lana Del Rey defends decision to play Israel show
Lana Del Rey has faced a lot of (mostly left wing) criticism after announcing she’ll play the Meteor Festival in...
ACTORS – It Will Come To You (CD Album – Artoffact Records)
Genre/Influences: Dark wave, post-punk. Background/Info: Debut full-length cd of this Vancouver (Canada) based quartet which already released their first single...
Dose – Furniture / Opaque (Vinyl 7” – A Turntable Friend Records)
Genre/Influences: Guitar-wave, shoegaze, rock-wave. Background/Info: We welcome Dose, which is unleashing their debut single on vinyl format. The band is...
Analogue-X – Course Of Life (CD Album – RMP Records/Echozone)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, dance-pop. Background/Info: Analogue-X is a brand-new German synth-pop formation. Set up in 2017 by René Mußbach, Susan Mußbach...
Innovations: New Crypto Casinos
The blockchain technology changes everything, including the online gambling industry. And this is a good change: Gambling will become more...
Love In Prague – Two (CD Album – Off World Music)
Genre/Influences: Gothic, cold-wave. Background/Info: Benoît Gerard and Chloé Praha have been active under the Love In Prague moniker since 2007....
Darkrad – Heart Murmur (CD Album – Audiophob)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, industrial, electro-ambient, cinematographic. Background/Info: Russian artist Jana Komaritsa is based in the USA and has been involved with...
Page – Start (CD EP – Energy Rekords)
Genre/Influences: Synth-pop. Background/Info: Swedish Page formation remains one of the oldest synth-pop formations active in their homeland. Set up in...
Sea Of Sin – Future Pulse (CD Album – Sea Of Sin)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: Klaus Schill and Frank Zwicker are active as Sea Of Sin since the 90s. The German electro-pop...
Yurugu’s Speech & Bismuth – The Brutal Misery Manifesto (CD Album – Dark Mechanism)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, dark-ambient, industrial. Background/Info: This album resulted from the common efforts between both Italian projects Yurugu’s Speech and Bismuth....
Tolchock – World Of Tolchock 1997-2017 (CD Album – Energy Rekords)
Genre/Influences: EBM, crossover, aggreppo. Background/Info: Tolchock once started in the late 80s as Tolchock 14. They rapidly became one of...
Nachtmahr – Widerstand (CD EP – Trisol)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electro. Background/Info: Thomas Rainer aka the ‘tanzdiktator’ operating behind the Nachtmahr desk became one of the most praised dark-electro...
Modulo One – Ten Thousand Meters Of Desert (Digital EP – Modulo One)
Genre/Influences: Techno-body, body-pop. Background/Info: Modulo One Is A Norwegian duo set up in 2013 consisting of producer and singer Anders...
Industrial/Electro artist I Ya Toyah premieres video new single ‘Farewell-Mirrors Don’t Lie’ on Side-Line
As some will have noticed we recently added the excellent track "Code Blue" by I Ya Toyah in our Spotify...
Marva Von Theo – Dream Within A Dream (CD Album – Marva Von Theo)
Genre/Influences: Trip-hop, indie-pop, ambient-pop. Background/Info: This is a new formation featuring Athens based singer Martha Voulgari and Vienna based composer...
The Lost End – The Lost End (CD Album – The Lost End)
Genre/Influences: Cold-wave, dark-rock, post-punk. Background/Info: The Lost End is a 4 piece band from Norman – Oklhaoma (USA) unleashing their...
Cyber Monday revives ‘To have and have not’ by the cult New Romantics artist Ronny – download it for free!
Electropop act Cyber Monday has its first cover version out namely a cover of the track "To have and have...
Primal Scream to release much wanted ‘Give Out But Don’t Give Up: The Original Memphis Recordings’ in October
Out October 12th On Sony Music is Primal Scream's "Give Out But Don’t Give Up: The Original Memphis Recordings". The...
House Of Blondes – Time Trip (CD Album – Alrealon Musique)
Genre/Influences: Cinematographic, experimental. Background/Info: John Blonde and Chris Pace are operating from N.Y (USA). So far they released 2 albums...
John 3:16 – עשר (CD Album – Alrealon Musique)
Genre/Influences: Cinematographic, apocalyptic-rock, dark-ambient, experimental. Background/Info: Philippe Gerber is now active for 10 years under the John 3:16 moniker. Time...
Camouflage to release 30th anniversary 2CD ‘Voices & Images’
Camouflage's debut album "Voices & Images" was released in March 1987, selling well over half a million copies worldwide and...
Icelandic electronic pioneer Reptilicus to release a collaboration album with Raster-Noton
Icelandic electronic pioneer Reptilicus are to release a collaboration with Raster-Noton favourite Senking this Fall on Artoffact Records. The record...
Skinny Puppy founder cEvin Key to release early demos – here are the links for the vinyl, download, …
In the early days of Skinny Puppy, when the band was mostly just an idea, cEvin Key spent much of...
Florian Grey – Ritus (CD Album – Echozone)
Genre/Influences: Gothic-rock, dark-rock, metal-rock. Background/Info: Three years after the debut-album “Gone” German Florian Grey strikes back with a successor entitled...
Clarice Jensen – For This From That Will Be Filled (CD Album – Miasmah)
Genre/Influences: Cinematographic, neo-classic. Background/Info: This is the solo-debut of American musician Clarice Jensen. She’s a cellist, composer, and artistic director...
Rexx Arkana launches YouTube channel Statik Industrial TV – check out the first episode
Artist/DJ Rexx Arkana (FGFC820, Coldkill, Bruderschaft) and Luke Haughwot have launched a YouTube channel - called Statik Industrial TV -...
Soft Cell release first new song in 15 years: ‘Northern Lights’
Soft Cell have just released their first new song in 15 years, the (rather delicious) electropop track "Northern Lights". The...
Josh T. Pearson covers Depeche Mode’s ‘Cover Me’ – listen here
Josh T. Pearson has released his cover version of Depeche Mode’s "Cover Me" (pun intended), a track he’d previously remixed...
Candélabre – Candélabre (CD EP – Solange Endormie Records)
Genre/Influences: Cold-wave, shoegaze. Background/Info: French trio Candélabre saw the light of day in 2017. All of the members were previously...
Extize – Hellcome To The Titty Twister Club (CD Album – darkTunes Music Group)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electro, EBM, techno-body music. Background/Info: This is the sixth full length by the French-German combo Extize. This album has...
10 tips and composing advice from Jean-Marc Lederman (Lederman / De Meyer, The Weathermen, Fad Gadget, …)
The recently released “Eleven Grinding Songs”, the debut album by Lederman / De Meyer (a new project between 2 electronic...
Mayuko Hino – Lunisolar (CD Album – Cold Spring)
Genre/Influences: Noise, soundscape, experimental. Background/Info: Mayuko Hino is a female Japanese artist unleashing her second album under her own name....
Sonologyst – Silencers: The Conspiracy Theory Dossiers (CD Album – Cold Spring)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, dark-ambient, abstract. Background/Info: Italian artist Raffaele Pezzella is already involved with experimental music for numerous years now. Active...
‘Click Interview’ with Kilmarth: ‘Music Is A Legal Drug That Has The Immense Power To Make Us Escape’
Belgian solo-project Kilmarth is driven by Cédric Wattergniaux. I know Cédric for quite a long time. We both got involved...
Ontal – Afflux 2014-2018 (CD Album – Hands)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, industrial-body-music, power-noise, acid, dark-techno. Background/Info: Serbian duo Darko Kolar – Boris Brenecki have released an impressive number of...
V/A Forms Of Hands 18 (CD Album – Hands)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, industrial-techno, tribal, rhythmic-noise, tribal, IDM. Background/Info: The fans and followers of Hands label are used to getting a...
Totem Obscura feat. Hubert Kah – Helden (Digital EP – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Industrial-medieval, dark-electro. Background/Info: Pedro- and Nadine Engel got mainly recognized as the terrific Acylum-duo, but they’re also involved with...
Monolith – Falling Dreams (CD Album – Hands)
Genre/Influences: Industrial-techno, IDM, cinematographic. Background/Info: Eric van Wonterghem will be always linked to The Klinik, Insekt, Sonar, Absolute Body Control...
Essence Of Mind-founder releases first single of new project Lights A.M.
(By our Norwegian correpondent Jan Ronald Stange / Lights A.M. press release) Erlend Eilertsen, also known from the electronic rock...
Maschinenkrieger KR52 vs. Disraptor – Riot (CD Album – Hands)
Genre/Influences: Thythmic-noise, industrial. Background/Info: “Riot” is the fourth official full length album by German duo Maschinenkrieger KR52 vs. Disraptor and...
Huminoida – The Grey Area (CD Album + Booklet – Out Of Range Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: Huminoida returns with a new full length album, which is the second one in the band’s history....
Dirk Da Davo back with ‘MOODS’ album – limited to 200 copies!
Released in digipak - strictly limited to 200 copies only and available here - is the newest album by Dirk...
Cocksure returns with a brand new album: ‘Be Rich’
Cocksure, the Revolting Cocks spin-off with long time Revolting Cocks/Ministry collaborator/composer/singer Christopher J. Connelly and Acumen Nation front man Jason...
Psy’Aviah – Looking For The Sun (Digital EP – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Dance-pop, electro-pop. Background/Info: The recently released “Lightflare”-album from Belgian artist Yves Schelpe was without a shadow of a doubt...
Helalyn Flowers – Nyctophilia (DCD Album – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Metal-pop, electro-rock. Background/Info: The Italian duo Maxx and Noemi strikes back with the 5th full length album from their...
The Truth Behind Organic Vape Juice
Making the right choice when it comes to e-liquids offers you an overall improved vaping experience. Therefore, it’s not only...
Front 242 concert at M’era Luna 2018 now available for stream – here’s the link
Front 242's August 12 concert at M'era Luna is being streamed on the website of the German broadcast Norddeutscher Rundfunk...
The Rain Within – Atomic Eyes (CD Album – Negative Gain Productions)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, wave-pop. Background/Info: After a self-released album (cf. “Pain Management”) released in 2010, The Rain within had to wait...
Monolog – Idemnity And Oblivion (CD Album – Hymen Records)
Genre/Influences: Industrial-metal, experimental, breakcore. Background/Info: Hailing from Denmark Mads Lindgren is based in Berlin (Germany). Monolog released a considerable amount...
Matter – Primitive Forms (CD Album – Ant-Zen)
Genre/Influences: Industrial-techno, dark-rave, IDM. Background/Info: Italian artist Fabrizio Matrone set up Matter in 2001 and has released an impressive number...
Sylvgheist Maëlström – Norillag (CD Album – Hands)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, IDM, experimental, industrial-rave. Background/Info: It took 4 years time for Julien Sylvgheist to unleash the fourth full length...
Cacophoneuses – Chaos Theory (CD Album – Hands)
Genre/Influences: Power-noise, industrial-techno. Background/Info: Four years have passed since the debut album “The Myth Of Lorelei” from the French female...
Blac Kolor – Awakening (CD Album – Hands)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, IDM, minimal-electro. Background/Info: Blac Kolor joined hands with Hands label to unleash the third full length of this...
Until Ben – Novaya Arka (CD EP – Until Ben)
Genre/Influences: Ambient, psychedelic. Background/Info: I discovered this French producer with the album “The Ray”, which featuring an eclecticism of experimental,...
Ethan Fawkes – You Believe In (Digital EP – Nu Body Records)
Genre/Influences: Dark-techno, techno-body. Background/Info: And here’s another new release by Belgian producer Ethan Fawkes. Nu Body Records is a label...
