Boytronic – Jewel (CD Album – Oblivion/SPV)
Genre/Influences: Synth-pop. Background/Info: Eleven years after their last album (cf. “Dependence”) German synth-pop formation Boytronic are finally awakening from a...
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Porn – The Ogre Inside (CD Album – Echozone)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, metal-rock. Background/Info: French formation Porn was set up in 1999 by Philippe Deschemin. All over the years he...
Penny Rimbaud / Eve Libertine / Charles Webber – Kernschmelze II: Cantata For Improvised Voice (CD Album – Cold Spring Records)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, ambient, noise, industrial. Background/Info: Penny Rimbaud (composer) and Eve Libertine (vocals and lyrics) will always be linked to...
Penderecki – Kosmogonia (CD Album – Cold Spring Records)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, cinematographic, classical music. Background/Info: Krzysztof Eugeniusz Penderecki maybe doesn’t ring a bell although I’m “The Shining”, “The Exorcist,...
Secret Sight – Shared Loneliness (CD Album – Unknown Pleasures Records)
Genre/Influences: Cold-wave, rock-wave. Background/Info: Secret Sight is an Italian trio. They released their debut album (cf. “Day.Night.Life”) now three years...
Ono Scream – Ono Scream (CD Album – Unknown Pleasures Records)
Genre/Influences: Cold-wave, shoegaze, new-wave. Background/Info: Ono Scream is a Belgian solo-project driven by Bart Willems (also known from Apparaat). This...
Follow Me Not – If The Sky Remains (CD Album – Unknown Pleasures Records)
Genre/Influences: Cold-wave, dark wave-pop. Background/Info: French duo Follow Me Not is already active for a couple of years now. “If...
Empty Chalice – Emerging Is Submerging / The Evil (Cassette Album – Industrial Ölocaust Recordings)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, ritual, experimental. Background/Info: Behind Empty Chalice is hiding Antonine A. who’s also the creative mind behind Gopota. This...
Crash City Saints – Are You Free? (CD Album – Saint Marie Records)
Genre/Influences: Shoegaze, wave-pop. Background/Info: Seven years after their debut album “Glow In The Dark Music” this new opus by Crash...
Throbberstalk (Repowered by Vore Complex) – Petrichor (CD Album – Throbberstalk)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electro, industrial-ambient. Background/Info: This album is something special; it’s the meeting between 90s formation Throbberstalk, which has been remixed...
Root4 – Walk My Way (CD Album – 7Music)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, indie-pop, indie-pop, EBM. Background/Info: Set up and driven by Hauken Hein in the early 90s, Root4 is not...
Trade Secrets – Golden Life (CD EP – Distortion Productions)
Genre/Influences: Electronic, lounge-pop. Background/Info: Trade Secrets released a few productions in the late 90s, but 2017 appears to be the...
Third Realm – The Suffering Angel (CD Album – Distortion Productions)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electro, EBM, electro-wave. Background/Info: Third Realm is an American formation, which has already been active since the early millennium...
European Ghost – Pale And Sick (CD Album – Unknown Pleasures Records)
Genre/Influences: Cold-wave, new-wave. Background/Info: European Ghost is a new/cold-wave inspired band from Italy. The debut album “Pale And Sick” was...
Der Himmel Über Berlin – Amnesia (CD Album – Unknown Pleasures Records)
Genre/Influences: Cold-wave. Background/Info: “Amnesia” is the second official album by the Italian formation Der Himmel Über Berlin. For this new...
Lotte Kestner – Off White (CD Album – Saint Marie Records)
Genre/Influences: Ballad, cinematographic, indie. Background/Info: Lotte Kestenr is the artist name of Anna-Lynne Williams. She was previously involved as the...
Carta – The Sand Collector’s Dream (CD Album – Saint Marie Records)
Genre/Influences: Dream-rock, ambient-rock, experimental. Background/Info: Based in San Francisco (California, USA), Carta released their fourth full length album featuring 10...
Studio-X vs. Technoid – Neural Torment (CD Album – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Techno-body, industrial-rave, techno. Background/Info: “Neural Torment” resulted from the common efforts between Australian sound guru and producer Lawrie Bayldon...
Schwarzblut vs. Saeldes Sanc – Wildes Herz (CD EP – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Medieval, dark-electro, ethereal, gothic. Background/Info: After a previous split-release between dark-wave-electro-medieval band Schwarzblut (The Netherlands) and the the medieval...
nTTx – Of Beauty And Chaos (CD EP – WTII Records)
Genre/Influences: EBM, body-pop. Background/Info: This is the second official EP by nTTx. Gord Clement was previously involved as the singer...
Me The Tiger – What Is Beautiful Never Dies (CD Album – Repo Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, indie-pop. Background/Info: This is the third full length for the electro- & indie-pop Swedish formation Me The Tiger....
Telekon – Hope For Believers (CD Album – Scentair Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: Telekon reminds me of an album of Gary Numan, which might be a potential source of inspiration....
Orchestra Esteh – ABACINABRADHYDRAKONIRVM / Rebirth Of A Dead Volcano (CD Album – Orchestra Esteh)
Genre/Influences: Soundtrack, experimental, ritual, dark-ambient. Background/Info: Orchestra Esteh is an Italian solo-project driven by Vincenzo Notaro. The project is already...
ISH – Structures Of Mind (CD Album – Aliens Production)
Genre/Influences: IDM, electro-ambient, cinematographic, experimental. Background/Info: Slovakian artist Igor aka ISK strikes back with a new album after a rather...
Friends Of Alice Ivy – The Last Days Of Fenwyck (CD Mini Album – Meadowlands)
Genre/Influences: Ethereal-pop, cinematographic, neo-classic & pop. Background/Info: The Australian duo Friends of Alice Ivy strikes back after a hiatus of...
Alphaxone & Dronny Darko – Forsaken (CD Album – Cryo Chamber)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, cinematographic. Background/Info: Iranian artist Mehdi Saleh (aka Alphaxone) joined hands together with Ukrainian composer Oleg Puzan (aka Dronny...
Aengeldust – Agent Orange (CD Album – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electro, industrial-electro. Background/Info: Three years after the debut-album “Freakshow” Nadine ‘Cooraz’ Engel is back with her newest opus “Agent...
Randal Collier-Ford – Promethean (CD Album – Cryo Chamber)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, cinematographic. Background/Info: Randal Collier-Ford is now already active for a couple of years and has released multiple noticeable...
Council Of Nine – Trinity (CD Album – Cryo Chamber)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient. Background/Info: “Trinity” is the third solo-album of Maximillian Olivier aka Council Of Nine. It also is a particular...
God Body Disconnect – Sleeper’s Fate (CD Album – Cryo Chamber)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, cinematographic. Background/Info: One year after the debut work “Dredge Portals” Bruce Moallem is back on track, inviting the...
Omnimar – Poison (CD Album – darkTunes Music Group)
Genre/Influences: Rock-pop, electro-rock, techno-rock, indie. Background/Info: Previous albums by Russian trio Omnimar already got some positive response, but we can’t...
ProtoU & Hilyard – Alpine Respire (CD Album – Cryo Chamber)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, experimental, soundscape. Background/Info: “Alpine Respire” resulted from the common efforts between Cryo Chamber artist Sasha Cats (aka ProtoU)...
The Shyness Of Strangers – Time (CD Album – Unknown Pleasures Records)
Genre/Influences: Dark-wave, post-punk, new-wave. Background/Info: The Shyness Of Strangers is a solo-project set up by Vadim Kristopher who’s a Polish...
Shift – Abandon (CD Album – Cold Spring)
Genre/Influences: Death-industrial, noise-ambient. Background/Info: Shift was set up in the late 90s by Swedish artist Martin Willford. He released several...
Electro Bromance – We Are Like A Time Bomb! (CD Album – Deepland Records)
Genre/Influences: Future-pop, techno-body. Background/Info: Electro Bromance is a Brazilian duo unleashing its debut full length. They previously released a self-titled...
Deadrow77 – Dark Waves for Little Greys (DCD Album – Facthedral’s Hall)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, ambient, cinematographic. Background/Info: Deadrow77 is a French solo-project driven by Fabien Della Roma. A first album was released...
V/A Broken Memory – A Tribute To Martin Dupont (CD Album – BOREDOMproduct)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, electro-wave, EBM. Background/Info: French label BOREDOMproduct last year released a surprising compilation/tribute to French pop icon Etienne Daho....
SB-Six – Trajectories (Digital EP – Mindtrick Records)
Genre/Influences: Dubstep, cinematographic, IDM. Background/Info: Stefan Bookholt aka SB-Six strikes back unleashing his second EP on Mindtrick Records. He released...
LPF12 – Foreign Pulses Pt. 1 (Digital EP – LPF12)
Genre/Influences: Electro-ambient, cinematographic, IDM, experimental. Background/Info: Sascha Lemon better known under the LPF12 moniker remains a very prolific artist. He...
Klutæ – Black Piranha (CD Album – Læbel)
Genre/Influences: EBM, dark-electro, cross-over. Background/Info: Claus Larsen strikes back with a new full length under the Klutæ moniker. I always...
Nothing But Noise – eXistence Oscilla+ion <> prEsen+ (CD Album – Wool-E Discs)
Genre/Influences: Ambient, experimental, cinematographic. Background/Info: The original members of Front 242, Daniel B and Dirk Bergen are back on track...
Jean-Marc Lederman – The Space Between Worlds (CD Album – Wool-E Discs)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, abstract, cinematographic, ambient. Background/Info: Jean-Marc Lederman is one of those Belgian electronic pioneers belonging to the collective memory....
Club Mayz – Loneliness (CD Album – Wool-E-Discs)
Genre/Influences: Minimal-electro, experimental. Background/Info: Matthias Yzebaert is a Belgian artist active under the Club Mayz moniker. After a debut album...
V/A Wave Earplug No.1 (Vinyl Album – 4mg Records)
Genre/Influences: Electronics, electro-wave, minimal-electro, experimental. Background/Info: 4mg Records is a Slovakian label set up by Imiafan and devoted to promote...
V/A Visions Of Darkness In Iranian Contemporary Music (Digital Album – Unexplained Sounds Group)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, minimal-electronics, cinematographic, experimental, ritual. Background/Info: Italian label Unexplained Sounds Group is a small, but fascinating Italian label releasing...
TenHornedBeast – Death Has No Companion (CD Album – Cold Spring)
Genre/Influences: Drone, doom, dark-ambient. Background/Info: In a previous life Christopher Walton was involved in the ritual project Endvra. He later...
I Tpame I Tvrame – I Tpame I Tvrame (Cassette Album – Distag)
Genre/Influences: Electro-wave, minimal-electro. Background/Info: This formation is a duo consisting of Franc Kurti (Albania) and Dina Hajrullahu (Kosovo). It’s not that...
Fabrizio Lapiana & Amotik – Figure Jams 001 (Vinyl 12” – Figure Jams)
Genre/Influences: Techno, minimal electronics. Background/Info: This vinyl is a split release featuring Italian DJ, producer and label owner Fabrizio Lapiana...
The Vomit Arsonist – Meditations On Giving Up Completely (CD Album – Malignant Records)
Genre/Influences: Death-industrial, dark-ambient. Background/Info: The Vomit Arsonist is Andy Grant. This is the fifth full length of this death-industrial project,...
Anima Nostra – Atraments (CD Album – Tumor)
Genre/Influences: Death-industrial, ritual, experimental, dark-ambient. Background/Info: “Anima Nostra” was originally released as an album featuring a collaboration between Henrik Nordvarggr...
Admx-71 – Melted Fuel (Vinyl 12” – L.I.E.S.)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, techno, EBM, minimal electronics. Background/Info: Adam Mitchell is a man of many talents. We know him as label...
Wora Wora Washington – Mirror (CD Album – Shyrec)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, indie, electro-rock. Background/Info: Set up in 2008 by Marco De Rossi and Giorgio Trez, Italian duo Wora Wora...
Stars Crusaders – Welcome To Hydra (CD Album – WTII Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: Three years after their debut album “New Horizons” the Italian electro-pop formation Stars crusaders takes away on...
Rubbish T.C – Nova Express (Digital Album – Tripalium Records)
Genre/Influences: Industrial-techno, experimental, acid. Background/Info: French artist Francis Ferguson set up Rubbish T.C (Rubbish Techno Consortium) in 2015. “Nova Express”...
Petit Singe – Akash Ganga (Vinyl 12” – Haunter Records)
Genre/Influences: Tribal, electro, ambient, ritual. Background/Info: Hazina Francia is an Italian artist who already released a few productions on Haunter...
Mod21 – Chapter 1 (Digital EP – Mod21)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, techno, minimal-electronics. Background/Info: Mod21 is a solo project set up and driven by Manuele Chiaravalloti. He already released...
Minitel – Abîmes (CD Album – Facthedral’s Hall)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, drone, cinematographic, soundscape, industrial. Background/Info: Minitel is a French solo-project set up by Raphaël Henry. This artist has...
Matrixxman & Setaoc Mass – Pitch Black (Vinyl 12” – Figure)
Genre/Influences: Dark-techno. Background/Info: “Pitch Black” is the meeting between American techno producer Charles McCloud Duff aka Matrixxman and UK techno...
400PPM – Fit For Purpose (Digital Album – Avian)
Genre/Influences: Techno, minimal-electro, experimental. Background/Info: American producer Shawn O'Sullivan has already been active under different monikers, but now strikes back...
The Birthday Massacre – Under Your Spell (CD Album – Metropolis Records)
Genre/Influences: Goth-rock, dark cyber-pop. Background/Info: Canadian formation The Birthday Massacre became an instant revelation after their very first full length....
Schema Factor – Plasmavore (CD Album – Schemafactor)
Genre/Influences: Industrial-trance, electro-industrial. Background/Info: Leif Bloomquist has already active since the 90s, but I have to admit I wasn’t that...
Introspect Void – Behind The Fallen Monuments Of Time (CD Album – Latex Records)
Genre/Influences: EBM, dark-electronics, ambient-electro. Background/Info: I can’t remember to have ever heard of Introspect Void. This work also is a...
Joy Shannon And The Beauty Marks – Aes Sidhe (CD Album – Joy Shannon And The Beauty Marks)
Genre/Influences: Ethereal, pagan-folk. Background/Info: Joy Shannon is an Irish artist based in the US. I got the opportunity to discover...
Schwarzschild – Radius (CD Album – Echozone)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, future-pop. Background/Info: Schwarzschild is a German duo, which was founded in 2016. It didn’t take them that much...
An Erotic End Of Times – Chapter One (CD Album – Echozone)
Genre/Influences: Goth-rock, dark-rock, goth-metal. Background/Info: Behind this new formation is hiding Porn singer Philippe Deschemin and ex-Porn member Erwan Frugier....
Sturm Café – Es Geht (CD Mini-Album – SCR)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Background/Info: Swedish duo Jonatan Löfstedt - Gustav Jansson have been into music since 2001. They released several productions...
