The Soft Moon – Criminal (CD Album – Sacred Bones Records)
Genre/Influences: Dark wave, post-punk. Background/Info: Album number 4 for solo-artist and multi-instrumentalist Luis Vasquez. "Criminal" describes Luis going to war...
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Schwarzbund – Aktion, Mensch! (CD Album – Sonic-X)
Genre/Influences: Body-pop, EBM, electro-pop. Background/Info: German trio Schwarzbund features René Müller who you maybe remember from DavaNtage and Future Trail,...
Terrorfrequenz – Mutatio In Signum (CD Album – Sonic-X)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electro. Background/Info: Terrorfrequenz strikes back with a new full length album. The most familiar work probably remains their second...
Virgin In Veil – Twisted Thrills (CD Album – Danse Macabre)
Genre/Influences: Death-rock, post-punk, cold-wave. Background/Info: They claim to compose death-rock music and are now back on track unleashing their second...
The Spiritual Bat – Your Own World And The Vision Of Sound (CD Album – Danse Macabre)
Genre/Influences: Goth-rock, death-rock. Background/Info: Dario Passamonti (music & arrangements) and Rosetta Garrì (lyrics, arrangements & percussions) are now already active...
Koraktor – Bestie Mensch (CD Album – Danse Macabre)
Genre/Influences: Gothic, epic, cinematographic. Background/Info: Koraktor is a Swiss trio hailing from Zürich. After having self-released the debut album “Nacht...
Zoloft Evra – Hypoxyphilia (Cassette EP – Marbre Negre)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, dark-ambient. Background/Info: Set up in 2014, the Italian formation Zoloft Evra was meant to ‘create a new musical...
QOD – Absequence (CD Album – Silentes Minimal Editions)
Genre/Influences: IDM, experimental, industrial. Background/Info: QOD is a brand new Italian duo set up by Moreno Padoan (owner of Xonar...
Mikroben Krieg – Intrascape (CD EP – Crime League)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, electro-ambient, cinematographic. Background/Info: Portuguese formation Mikroben Krieg is back on track and it’s already been a while since...
Mario Grönnert and CommonSen5e – Before Time (CD EP – Mario Grönnert and CommonSen5e)
Genre/Influences: Cinematographic, dark-ambient. Background/Info: “Before Time” is the second artistic exposure of the duo Mario Grönnert (Germany) and Mason Metcalf...
Machinalis Tarantulae – Diptyque (CD Album – Audiotrauma)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, industrial, ethereal. Background/Info: “Distyque” is the second album released by Machinalis Tarantulae. The band was originally set up...
Irklis – Aus Dem Ruder (CD Album – Sleepless Records)
Genre/Influences: IDM, minimal-electronics, experimental, cinematographic. Background/Info: Before Irklis there was Forma Anonym and next Audioscope, which was a German formation...
Droid Sector Decay – Posesión Satánica (Digital EP – Underground Industrial Records)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electro, experimental, EBM. Background/Info: The Greek-American Droid Sector Decay is a pretty prolific formation, which has released numerous releases...
Droid Sector Decay – National Union Of World Murder (Digital EP – Underground Industrial Records)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, electro. Background/Info: Droid Sector Decay once started as a solo-project and became a trio throughout the years. They...
Artica – Panacea (CD Album – Ein Music)
Genre/Influences: New-wave, gothic. Background/Info: Italian act Artica was set up in the late 80s and was mainly active during the...
Aris Kindt – Swann And Odette (Digital Album – Kingdoms)
Genre/Influences: Ambient, lounge, experimental. Background/Info: Aris Kindt was set up by American duo Francis Harris and Gabe Hedrick. This second...
V/A Pop Ambient 2018 (CD Album – Kompakt)
Genre/Influences: Electro-ambient, experimental, cinematographic. Background/Info: The German Kompakt label has reassembled 12 tracks composed by artists dealing with progressive electronics,...
Super Dragon Punch!! – Shatter (CD EP – Echozone)
Genre/Influences: Cyber-punk, punk-pop. Background/Info: Super Dragon Punch!! Is a Belgian project set up and driven by Jérémie Venganza. This artist...
Instant Lake – Refractory (CD Album – Wave Records / Danse Macabre Records)
Genre/Influences: New-wave, wave-pop. Background/Info: Instant Lake is an Italian formation active since 2015. After some online releases “Refractory” is the...
Der Blutharsch And The Infinite Church Of The Leading Hand – What Makes You Pray (CD Album – WKN)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, apocalyptic new-wave, ritual, psychedelic. Background/Info: Der Blutharsch And The Infinite Church Of The Leading Hand, which resurrected from...
Bvdub – Heartless (CD Album – n5MD)
Genre/Influences: Electro-ambient, cinematographic. Background/Info: American artist Brock Van Wey has already been active for numerous years now and has released...
Vague Scare – Classified (CD Album – Scarsquare Recordings)
Genre/Influences: New-Wave, wave-pop. Background/Info: Vague Scare is a French duo set up in 2014 and having achieved their debut work...
Thee Flanders – The Electro Remixes (CD Album – Halb-7-Records)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electro, EBM, new-wave, electro-punk, metal-rock. Background/Info: Thee Flanders is a German psychobilly formation, which has already released several albums...
Nice Cold Nation – Crossroads (CD EP – Nice Cold Nation)
Genre/Influences: New-wave, gothic. Background/Info: French formation Nice Cold Nation strikes back after two previously released albums. The albums “Sunless” and...
Melodie Des Vergessens – Palustre Genesis (CD Album – Zhelezobeton)
Genre/Influences: Cinematographic, dark-ambient, experimental. Background/Info: Russian artist Igor Tumanniy started making music in 2012. His music is based on ‘post-processing...
Uhushuhu / Ogni Videniy / Lunar Abyss (CD Album – Zhelezobeton)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, soundscape. Background/Info: This untitled album is a split release between 3 dark-ambient & experimental formations from the magic...
V/A The Owls Are Not what They Seem: David Lynch Tribute Remixes (DCD Album – Zhelezobeton)
Genre/Influences: IDM, industrial, experimental, dark-ambient, electro-minimal. Background/Info: David Lynch fans and especially the “Twin Peaks”-ones will directly recognize the legendary...
Miyamoto Takashi – Polarization (CD Album – Kyou Records)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, abstract, dark-ambient. Background/Info: Japanese artist and producer Miyamoto Takashi is already involved with music since the 80s. He...
Elma – A Dream Not To Be Able To Remember (CD Album – Kyou Records)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, dark-ambient, soundscape. Background/Info: Ueda Hideo aka Elma is a Japanese noise maker who’s already active for numerous years...
Dao De Noize – Spiral World Notes (CD Album – Kyou Records)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, experimental, dark-ambient. Background/Info: Dao De Noize is a Ukrainian project set up and driven by Artem Pismenetskii. This...
Kazuya Ishigami – Canceller X (CD Album – Kyou Records)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, experimental. Background/Info: I discovered the Japanese ‘sound maker’ Kazuya Ishigami by his “Cleaner 583”-album. This artist already released...
Red This Ever – Fringe (CD EP – Nevitable Records/RTE)
Genre/Influences: Electro-wave, wave-pop. Background/Info: Baltimore based Red This Ever has released this EP as a kind of bonus to their...
Red This Ever – Attack! (CD Album – Nevitable Records/RTE)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, wave-pop. Background/Info: Red This ever is an electro-pop driven formation hailing from Baltimore (USA). “Attack” is their sixth...