Norwegian post-punk act Permafrost releases new single ‘Closed Eyes’ through Fear of Music
(Photo by Sofie Amalie Klougart) Out since today is the new single "Closed Eyes" by the Norwegian post-punk act Permafrost....
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Dublin post-punk act Scattered Ashes release brand new EP ‘Parallel Lines’ today
Out now via the Fatal Vision label, is the three-track EP "Parallel Lines" by the Irish post-punk act Scattered Ashes....
Dramatic – Trauma (Album – Sector Industrial Producciones)
Genre/Influences: Gothic, Cold-Wave. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Dramatic is a Mexican trio, which released this debut production right at the...
Norwegian Album Classics on CD – and soon also LP – a corona initiated crowd funding success
(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange) The crowd funding project ‘Norske albumklassikere på CD’ (‘Norwegian Album Classics on CD’)...
Morrissey’s manager not amused by ‘The Simpsons’ parody
Screenshot The Simpsons' episode “Panic on the Streets of Springfield” is not really welcomed by Morrissey's manager. In the episode,...
Korinthians – Chaos Control (Album – Korinthians / Wool-E Discs)
Genre/Influences: Indie Rock-Pop, Wave-Pop, Post-Punk. Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl. Background/Info: Korinthians is a new Belgian band I discovered by this...
New Croc Shop album ‘Perpetual Sequence’ to be released in early March
"Perpetual Sequence" is the 9th full-length album by Croc Shop, featuring long time members Mick Hale and vMarkus. "Perpetual Sequence"...
This Stranger Within – Terms And Conditions (Album – Chaostrophy)
Genre/Influences: Electro-Wave, Dark-Wave. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: This Stranger Within is a side-project of Dawn + Dusk Entwined. Where the...
‘Click Interview’ with Navigator Project: ‘We Started With The Abyss To Reach, In The End, The Light’
NAVIGATOR PROJECT is an Italian band based in Naples. The band was set up by Amir Sabljaković and joined by...
Postpunk act Noble Savage launches new single and video ‘Leap Into Shade’
Out via Victim Records is a brand new single and video by Noble Savage, called "Leap Into Shade". The video...
Goth rock/post-punk act The Funeral March of the Marionettes premiere their new single ‘Useless’ exclusively on Side-Line
Goth rock/post-punk artists The Funeral March of the Marionettes are exclusively premiering their new track "Useless" on Side-Line. The song...
Nine Seconds – That Perfect Beat Will Tear Us Apart (Album – Infacted Recordings)
Genre/Influences: Electro-Pop, EBM. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: German-Swiss trio Nine Seconds announced their fourth full length album with the surprising...
This Cold Night – An Enigmatic Individual (Album – Young And Cold Records)
Genre/Influences: Dark-wave, cold-wave, post-punk. Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl. Background/Info: Dead Wax Records released the album “An Enigmatic Individual” in 2016....
Solar Temple releases 8” extremely limited edition vinyl single
(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange) Etch Wear, the small Oslo-based independent record label (among other things), are making...
Lisfrank – The Human (Album – FinalMuzik / St.An.Da.)
Genre/Influences: Electronic, electro-wave, minimal-electro, experimental. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Fulvio Guidarelli has been active since 1980. He released productions at...
Norway’s Hypnocrates lands neo-darkwave/postpunk debut ‘Modern Nightmares’
Out now is "Modern Nightmares", the first full length album by neo-darkwave/postpunk project Hypnocrates. Based in Oslo, Norway, the band...
New single ‘The Blame’ by Violent Vickie available now
The follow-up to Violent Vicki's "Circle Square" single is available now. "The Blame" turns out to be a distorted synth...
Nine Seconds – Love Will Tear Us Apart (EP – Infacted Recordings)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, wave-pop. Format: Digital. Background/Info: Three years after their third full length (cf. “Agent Provocateur”) Nine Seconds (the members...
How Music Can Help to Build Your Brand and Improve Your Business
Music has a fundamental role to play in our lives. Sometimes, it’s as the main focus: a way to lift...
Moonlight Meadow – Moonlight Meadow (Album – Wave Records)
Genre/Influences: Cold-wave, dark-wave, gothic. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Moonlight Meadow is a Polish formation set up in 2015 and driven...
‘Click Interview’ with Circumpolar: ‘There Is So Much Great New Music Within Our Genre Yet To Discover’
Circumpolar is a Swedish duo driven by Jonas Mattson and Patrik Wallin. They last year self-released their debut-EP “Until The...
The 10 Best Posthumous Albums By Great Artists
It’s always a terrible tragedy when a talented artist dies. Whether they’re in the prime of life or enjoying a...
The Membranes song ‘Nocturnal’ gets the remix treatment by Kitty Lectro – watch the video
Iconic UK post-punk/alt act The Membranes release an EP featuring two remixes of their song "Nocturnal" by goth rock/darkwave Goth...
V/A Dark Nouveau (Digital Album – Metropolis Records)
Genre/Influences: Gothic, cold-wave, dark-pop, minimal-electro, dream-pop. Background/Info: “Dark Nouveau” features a fine selection of twenty four bands from all over...
Artefacts of the early days of Factory Records put on exhibition in London
(Photos and text by our UK correspondent Simon Helm) Original posters from The Factory club, along with the first steps...
The Cassandra Complex release debut album ‘Grenade’ in a 2019 remastered version
(Picture by Xavier Marquis) The classic The Cassandra Complex album "Grenade" from 1986 is once again available. Over 30 years...
Virtues & Failings – 2 (Digital EP – Virtues & Failings)
Genre/Influences: Dark-rock, cold-wave. Background/Info: Virtues & Failings is a Canadian formation based in Vancouver. They last year released the first...
‘Click Interview’ with La Mécanique: ‘DIY Is A Good Way To Produce And Share Our Passion’
Canadian musician Francis Nothingwater set up La Mécanique in 2016. He got featured on a few samplers, released a few...
Cabaret Voltaire announce 2 archive releases: ‘Chance Versus Causality’ and ‘1974-76’
The cult act Cabaret Voltaire have announced the release of their 1979 soundtrack, "Chance Versus Causality", which will be available...
New Order to release live album recorded at Manchester International Festival – Listen to ‘Sub-culture’
New Order 2019. Division made their television debut on Tony Wilson’s "So It Goes program" in 1978. For the show...
‘Click Interview’ with Culture Kultür: ‘Dancing With Tears In Our Eyes’
The Spanish formation Culture Kultür saw the daylight in 1992. Josua Clotet remained the single core member while singer Salva...
Whispering Sons – Image (CD Album – Smile Records)
Genre/Influences: Cold-wave, post-punk. Background/Info: The Brussels based Whispering Sons were set up in 2013 and became one of Belgian hottest...
A Slice Of Life – Restless (CD Album – Wool-E-Discs)
Genre/Influences: Dark-rock, goth-rock, cold-wave. Background/Info: After a promising self-titled debut-EP Belgian formation A Slice Of Life is back on track...
Ikon – As Time Goes By/The Original Ikon Remixed and Remastered (DCD Album – Dark Vinyl)
Genre/Influences: Gothic, rock-wave. Background/Info: Set up in 1991 Ikon has been often considered as one of the Australian gothic pioneers....
Red Mecca – I See Darkness In You (CD Album – Massproduktion)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, experimental, trip-pop. Background/Info: Swedish duo Jan Strandqvist & Frida Madeleine has already released a few noticeable productions. I...
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...
In Good Faith – Trinity (CD Album – Echozone)
Genre/Influences: Wave-pop, dark-pop, body-pop. Background/Info: In Good Faith was set up 20 years ago. The German band deals with electro-pop...
Antipole – Northern Flux (CD Albuml – Unknown Pleasures Records)
Genre/Influences: Cold-wave, dark-wave. Background/Info: Antipole is a Norwegian duo consisting of Karl Morten Dahl assisted by Anne-Christel Gullikstad. This album...
A Slice Of Life – A Slice Of Life (CD EP – A Slice Of Life)
Genre/Influences: Cold-wave, rock-wave, gothic. Background/Info: Set up by singer Dirk Vreys (obsCURE) and guitarist Guy Wilssens (Perverted By Language) A...
Psyche compîled on mega limited CD ‘Under the radar’
Released in collaboration with Other Voices records is the digipak (limited to 300 copies) "Under the radar" by Psyche. The...
Then Comes Silence – Blood (CD Album – Nuclear Blast Records)
Genre/Influences: Dark wave, post-punk, gothic rock. Background/Info: This is already the fourth album of this Swedish act, that was founded...
Velvet Kills – Mischievous Urges (CD Album – Unknown Pleasures Records)
Genre/Influences: Cold-wave, new-wave. Background/Info: Velvet Kills is a Portuguese duo consisting of Susana Santos and Harris Iveson. They previously released...
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...
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...
Hexheart – Midnight On A Moonless Night (CD Album – Metropolis Records)
Genre/Influences: Dark EBM, dark electro-wave. Background/Info: Hexheart is a new project set up by God Module’s Jasyn Bangert assisted by...
Sweet William – Time (CD Album – D-Monic)
Genre/Influences: Gothic, goth-rock, psychedelic. Background/Info: German formation Sweet William released this album for their 30th anniversary. The band was set...
Reissue of two 1980 cult releases by Basement 5 imminent – both produced by Martin Hannett (Joy Division)
Here's something for those Factory Records fans who want to collect everything related to the label and its personnel. "1965-1980"...
Peter Hook & The The Light return to perform Joy Division & New Order’s Classic ‘Substance’ compilations for Spring tour
Peter Hook & The Light return to North America from late April to early June 2018 with a run of...
Sweet William – Organic Shades (CD Album – Datakill Records)
Genre/Influences: Goth-rock, folk-wave. Background/Info: Sweet William has already been active since the 80s and can look back at a serious...
‘Click Interview’ with Golden Apes: ‘We Never Cared About Stylistic Drawers And Templates’
Berliner formation Golden Apes saw the daylight in 1998. Nearly 20 years after their creation the band has released an...
She Pleasures Herself – Fetish (CD Album – Manic Depression Records)
Genre/Influences: New-wave, cold-wave, gothic. Background/Info: Hailing from Lisbon (Portugal) She Pleasures Herself is a trio featuring members who already gained...
The Raudive – Future Transmissions (Digital EP – Unknown Pleasures Records)
Genre/Influences: Dark-rock & new-wave. Background/Info: I never heard of The Raudive before. The band is driven by a 3-membered combo...
Haul – Seperation (CD Album – Progress Productions)
Genre/Influences: New-wave, post-punk, shoegaze. Background/Info: Progress Productions is one of those labels that dares to sign real challenging bands. That’s...
Under The Rain – When It Burns Like Snow (CD Album – Under The Rain)
Genre/Influences: New-wave, gothic. Background/Info: Under The Rain is a young band hailing from Lima (Peru). The main composer Daniel Guerra...
‘Click Interview’ with Winterhart: ‘Monumental-Industrial After 25 Years Of Electronic Music With Dance Or Die’
I always listen first to the music and next reading info about the band. I enjoyed the epic and bombast...
Nice Cold Nation – Collapse (CD Album – Nice Cold Nation)
Genre/Influences: Cold-wave. Background/Info: Nice Cold Nation is a French band from the Northern part (Rouen). There’s no much information available...
Deplacement – Carousel (CD Album – Epictronic)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, wave-pop. Content: Deplacement is an Italian electro-pop driven duo I recently discovered on a label compilation. The band...
Ian Curtis’ home to become Joy Division museum after wealthy fan buys property
There are fans, and there are fans. A wealthy Joy Division fan has purchased the former home of Joy Division...
