Lorning – Other Void / Other Rooms (Digital Album – Danse Macabre Records)
After two previous singles, we finally get the debut album that contains 11 songs from the German Lorning project.
For the sake of convenience, I could say that Lorning is mainly driven by Dark-Wave and Post-Punk, but some songs venture further beyond this genre. There’s something more personal to it, where the Dark-Wave is elevated and refined with synth sounds. Some harder tracks remind me a bit of the magic of Ghosting. Towards the end of the album, the music sometimes evokes echoes of The Cure.
Sometimes dreamy, but generally dark, this is an extremely meritorious debut with some truly excellent songs. (Rating:7).
Listen to “O.V.O.R.”:
About Lorning
Lorning is a project from Leipzig, Germany, formed around Christopher Heinze, Tom Gumprecht, Rajko Gohlke and Tobias Herrmann. The band mixes Neue Deutsche Welle-era influences with electro-punk, dark-wave and post-punk, occasionally reaching into EBM and industrial territory.
Danse Macabre Records issued the debut album “Other Void / Other Rooms” as a limited vinyl LP and digital release in 2025. The album’s lyrics draw on the work of German writer Wolfgang Borchert, exploring themes of isolation, resignation and hope.
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