The New Blockaders – Live At Sonic City (CD + DVD Album – Cold Spring)
Genre/Influences: Noise. Background/Info: The New Blockaders are commonly considered as one of the noise pioneers. They were inspired by the...
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Anni Hogan – Lost In Blue (CD Album – Cold Spring)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, jazz, cabaret. Background/Info: Anni Hogan belongs to this list of mythical artists from the 80s underground movement. She...
Stahlgeist – Escape Reality (Digital Album – Stahlgeist)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Background/Info: Stahlgeist is a new Hungarian EBM duo set up in 2017. The band is driven by Istvan...
Jowisz / H.ø.s.t. – Ages Of Determination (CD Album – Spatha Production)
Genre/Influences: Martial, dark-ambient, industrial. Background/Info: “Ages Of Determination” is a split release featuring two Polish projects dealing with dark-military music....
Mr.Kitty – Ephemeral (DCD Album – Negative Gain Productions)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, wave-pop. Background/Info: ‘Forrest LeMaire’ aka Mr.Kitty is without a shadow of a doubt one of the hottest electro-pop...
Nature Of Wires – Reborn (CD EP – Echozone)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, dance-pop. Background/Info: Set up in the 80s, Nature Of Wires after a long hibernation came back to life...
Parade Ground – Life (CD Album – VUZ Records / Other Voices Records)
Genre/Influences: EBM, wave-pop. Background/Info: Belgian brothers Jean-Marc and Pierre Pauly are back on track releasing their first live album ever....
People Theatre – Chapter II / Staring At The Sun (CD EP – GoM Production / Foundry Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, dance-pop. Background/Info: Four years have passed since the first chapter “Dare At Dawn”. French producer, composer, producer Peter...
Waiting For Words – Egocracy (CD Album – Foundry Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, wave-pop. Background/Info: French trio ‘ZeN’ (vocals, keyboards, programming), ‘Soe V’ (vocals, keyboards) and Peter Rainman (keyboards, programming and...
Frozen Plasma – Pakt (CD Album – Infacted Recordings)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: Frozen Plasma strikes back with a particular album; kind of ‘featuring’-releasing on, which the German duo invited...
Uncreated – Eternal (CD Album – Conzoom Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: After a few noticeable EP’s it’s not time to Patrik Hansson (Vanguard) to unleash his debut solo-album....
Felix Marc – Substance (Digital Album – Felix Marc)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, future-pop. Background/Info: We all know Felix Marc as the singer of Frozen Plasma and member of Diorama. But...
V/A Anthology Of Contemporary Music From Africa Continent (CD Album – Unexplained Sounds Group)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, abstract, dark-ambient, minimal-electro, industrial. Background/Info: Italian label Unexplained Sounds Group has already taken us away on different ‘cultural’...
Uncreated – Not Your Soldier (CD EP – Conzoom Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: This is the next EP/single released by Patrik Hansson (Vanguard) and another song that will get featured...
Uncreated – Evolve (CD EP – Conzoom Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: Uncreated is a new Swedish solo-project set up by the singer of Vanguard Patrik Hansson. He released...
Tommy Four Seven – Veer (Vinyl Album – 47)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, experimental, d’n’b, techno. Background/Info: Operating from Berlin (Germany), British producer Tommy Four Seven –owner of 17 and also...
Résonance Magnétique – Sign (CD Album – Neris Records)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, ambient-gothic. Background/Info: Four years after the debut album “Revoke”, French artist Ludovic Dhenry (Exponentia, Zauber) strikes back with...
Phantoms vs. Fire – WLDLFE (CD Album – Blackjack Illuminist Records)
Genre/Influences: Electronic, ambient, cinematographic. Background/Info: This is the second album from Brazilian multi-artist Thiago C. Desant. The first work entitled...
Arkademode & Robin Boot – Weird Connection (Digital EP – Space Factory)
Genre/Influences: Minimal-electro, electroclash. Background/Info: “Weird Connection” resulted from the common efforts between Spanish DJ/producer Arkademode and Irish DJ/producer Robin Boot....
Finlay Shakespeare – Domestic Economy (Vinyl Album – Editions Mego)
Genre/Influences: Electro-wave, technoid-pop. Background/Info: Finlay Shakespeare is a new and young artist based in Bristol (UK). I noticed that last...
Liquid G. – Barbed Wire Scrap (Digital Album – Liquid Produkts)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electro. Background/Info: Peter Van Bogaert is a Belgian dark-elector artist I’ve kept an eye on since the late 80s....
Agent Side Grinder – A/X (CD Album – Progress Productions)
Genre/Influences: Electro-wave. Background/Info: Agent Side Grinder has been active since 2005 and are now releasing their fifth studio-album to date....
Chris Shape + Dave Inox – Fake Truths (Digital EP – +Closer²)
Genre/Influences: EBM, techno-body music. Background/Info: This EP is the meeting between Italian producer Cristian Camporesi aka Chris Shape and Spanish...
Ascorbite – Macroscopic Framework (Vinyl Double Album – Corseque Records)
Genre/Influences: Dark-techno. Background/Info: Edgar Ariza aka Ascorbite is a Swedish producer based in Malmö and owner of Corseque Records (label...
Parallel Worlds – Tonal Paintings (Vinyl Album – Lost In It)
Genre/Influences: Cinematographic, electro-ambient, experimental. Background/Info: Greek artist Bakis Sirros has already been active for several years now. After having released...
Nocte – Circumeuntes (CD Album – Corvus Records)
Genre/Influences: Dark-cinematographic, dark-ambient, ritual. Background/Info: Nocte is hailing from Scotland. I didn’t really find relevant information about this band, but...
Black Front – We March (Vinyl 12” – Corvus Records)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, dark-ambient. Background/Info: Black Front is a Turkish formation, that released a debut album (cf. “Unutulanlar”) in 2014 and,...
Angelic Foe – An Evil Of Nature (CD Album – Dark Chamber Records)
Genre/Influences: Ethereal, neo-classic. Background/Info: Angelis Foe has been active since 2006 and is driven by former Arcana singer Annmari Thim ...
Voin Oruwu – Etudes From A Starship (CD Album – Kvitnu)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, ambient, cinematographic. Background/Info: Voin Oruwu is a project driven by Ukrainian artist Dmitriy Avksentiev. "Etudes From A Starship”...
Sômbre – Linsay (CD Album – Uproar For Veneration Records)
Genre/Influences: Dark-rock, Background/Info: Sômbre is a French duo set up in 2011 by Cédric Manine (vocals) and Axel Wursthorn (composer...
Novocibirsk – Télévision 1945 Volume 1 (CD Album – ProductionB)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, minimal-electronics. Background/Info: ProductionB is the brand-new subdivision of the French electro-pop label BOREDOMproduct. The French label released its...
The Overlookers – Teenage Wet Dreams (CD Album – BOREDOMproduct)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: The last year released EP “Driving Fast” revealed a new band at BOREDOMproduct. It was not very...
Going To Catalunya – Going To Catalunya (CD Album – Echozone)
Genre/Influences: Ambient, soundtrack, acoustic-pop. Background/Info: This self-titled album is part of the art project 'Natural Synergy. It features a video,...
Blume – Ashes (CD Album – WTII Records)
Genre/Influences: Future-pop, electro-pop. Background/Info: Blume is an Italian trio, which released their debut album “Rise From grey” in 2010 on...
State Of The Nation – Mirage (CD Album – State Of The Nation)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: Tomas Gustafsson, Fredrik Sigeback (both also known as Erotic Elk) and Johan Siegeback are releasing their debut...
Soulimage – Human Kind Animal Mind (CD Album – Echozone)
Genre/Influences: Dark-rock, metal-rock. Background/Info: Three years after their excellent debut album “The Whole Universe”, Soulimage are back on track unleashing...
Standalone – Standalone (CD Album – Negative Gain Productions)
Genre/Influences: Electro-wave. Background/Info: Standalone is brand-new solo-project driven by American musician Steven Seibold. You maybe know him from his involvement...
Analogue-X – Imaginary (CD Album – Echozone)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: Two years after their successful debut album “Course Of Life”, the German Analogue-X trio is back on...
Nervenbeisser – Alles Gut (CD EP – Echozone)
Genre/Influences: Industrial-metal, nu-metal. Background/Info: Nervenbeisser released this EP right before their tour as support for Oomph! They’re now working on...
Nachtfalter – Was Bleibt (CD Album – Echozone)
Genre/Influences: Gothic-metal. Background/Info: Nachtfalter is a German duo active since 2017. After two singles (cf. “Maschinenklang” and “Anderes Leben”) they...
M.Bryo & D.M.T. – Things I Was Due To Forget (Vinyl 2 Albums – Nuit Et Brouillard)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, minimal-electronics, electro-wave. Background/Info: Belgian artist Mark Burghgraeve entered into history as an early member (together with Marc Verhaegen...
Knight$ – Dollars & Cents (CD Album – Cargo Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, Italo-disco. Background/Info: James Knights (Scarlet Soho, Boytronic) is back on track unleashing the debut full length of his...
Camilla Sparksss – Brutal (CD Album – On The Camper Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, indie-pop, experimental. Background/Info: Camilla Sparksss (real name Barbara Lehnhoff) is a Swiss-Canadian artist releasing her second album. “Brutal”...
Ideomotor – In And Out Of Time (CD Album – Ideomotor)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: Ideomotor is a Finnish duo releasing their debut album, “In And Out Of Time”. Content: “In And...
Israel Martinez – Pausa (CD Album – Aagoo Records)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, abstract. Background/Info: Mexican artist Israel Martinez is what we might call a sound artist. He has released numerous...
Nimh – Beyond The Crying Era (CD Album – Winter Light)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient. Background/Info: Italian composerGiuseppe Verticchio has been active under the Nimh moniker since 2001. He released numerous productions on...
Abbildung – At The Gates Of Ouln (CD Album – Winter Light)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient. Background/Info: Romanian artist Stefan Casian has released considerable number of productions on his own label Essentia Mundi. He...
Treha Sektori – The Sense Of Dust And Sheer (CD Album – Cyclic Law)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient. Background/Info: ‘Dehn Sora’ (real name Vincent Petitjean) is now active under the Treha Sektori moniker for more than...
Sutekh Hexen – Sutekh Hexen (CD Album – Cyclic Law)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, death-industrial. Background/Info: Self-titled albums often are the first ones released by a band, but this American project based...
The Nent – Vulner (CD Album – Cyclic Law)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, experimental. Background/Info: Vince Gagliardi is an Italian audio-visual artist operating from Berlin. He got signed to Cyclic Law...
Monocube – Substratum (CD Album – Malignant Records / Cyclic Law)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient. Background/Info: Ukrainian artist Andrzej Gladuszewski is releasing his work under the Monocube moniker. His new album has been...
Neraterrae – The Substance Of Perception (CD Album – Cyclic Law)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient. Background/Info: Neraterrae is an Italian project set up by Alessio Antoni. The debut album “The Substance Of Perception”...
MDD – Reverse The Contrast (CD Album – Hands)
Genre/Influences: Industrial-techno, power-noise. Background/Info: MDD is one of the newest signings on Hands and has been introduced as one of...
M1nk – Em One En Kay (CD Album – Seja Records)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, downtempo, jazzy. Background/Info: M1nk was set up by the English-Greek duoErika Bach – Barry Snaith. After two singles...
Katie Kruel – The Rise And Fall Of Cannibal Planet (CD Album – Seja Records)
Genre/Influences: Apocalyptic-rock, doom-rock, krautrock. Background/Info: Set up by Nathalie Houtermans (vocals) and Hans Dirksden-Smits (guitar) they later on were joined...
!Distain – Wer Im Kreise Geht (Digital EP – Echozone)
Genre/Influences: Synth-pop. Background/Info: Alexander Braun and Manfred Thomaser are getting back to their last year released full length “Farewell To...
Reliant – Songs From The Heart Of Solitude (CD Album – Space Race Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, body-pop. Background/Info: Reliant is the solo-project of Ole Ulrich Jensen who you might know from his involvement with...
Raison D’Être – Enthraled By The Wind Of Loneliness (Vinyl 2 Albums – Cyclic Law / Old Europa Cafe)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, dark-cinematographic, ritual. Background/Info: After the vinyl (re)release of Raison D’Être’s debut album on Cold Meat Industry “Prospectus I”,...
Raison D’Être – Prospectus I (Vinyl 2 Albums – Cyclic Law / Old Europa Cafe)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, dark-cinematographic, ritual. Background/Info: Raison D’Être is a dark-ambient project, which is for a long time considered as one...
OHMelectronic – OHMelectronic (CD Album – Artoffact Records)
Genre/Influences: EBM, industrial. Background/Info: Craig Huxtable (Landscape Body Machine) and Chris Peterson (Decree, Left Spine Down, Damage Control, FLA…) started...
Jean-Marc Lederman Experience – 13 Ghost Stories (CD Album – Dependent)
Genre/Influences: Electronic, cinematographic, down-tempo. Background/Info: If I say Jean-Marc Lederman you quite spontaneously will think about bands such as The...
0Kontrol – 3rdeye2ndhand (CD Album – ScentAir Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, indie-pop, wave-pop. Background/Info: 0Kontrol saw the daylight early 2018. The band was set up as an internet-project between...
The Lost End – Without Being Anything (CD Album – The Lost End)
Genre/Influences: Dark-rock, post-punk. Background/Info: I last year discovered this American formation with their self-titled debut work. Set up in 2016...
Rhyw – Cave Walls / Part Two (Vinyl 12” – Avian)
Genre/Influences: Techno, experimental, IDM. Background/Info: Alex Tsiridis aka Rhyw strikes back with the second part of “Cave Walls”. The first...
Pillars Of Golden Misery – Golden Hand Of The Leech (CD EP – Pillars Of Golden Misery)
Genre/Influences: Noise, experimental, abstract. Background/Info: We here welcome a new project hailing from London and set up in 2018. This...
Hante. – Fiers (CD Album – Metropolis)
Genre/Influences: Dark-pop, electro-wave. Background/Info: French artist Hélène de Thoury was previously involved in Phosphor and Minuit Machine. She next set...
