Twin Tribes’ debut album “Shadows” has returned on vinyl in a new limited pressing. The American darkwave duo’s 2018 debut is available again as a limited LP on emerald with black-splatter vinyl through Beso de Muerte, distributed by Audioglobe, alongside a restocked Record Store Day edition. Both pressings are capped at 300 copies.

The new edition presses “Shadows” on emerald vinyl with black splatters, limited to 300 copies, with the original jacket artwork and a new insert. Presented as the album’s sixth US edition, it is sold through Twin Tribes’ Bandcamp page and Audioglobe rather than general distribution. A second pressing has also returned to stock: the Record Store Day edition on turquoise and purple vinyl, also limited to 300 copies, previously sold only through record shops.

“Shadows” runs to nine tracks: “The Path to Antares,” “Shadows,” “The Vessel,” “Lapiz Lazuli,” “Tower of Glass,” “Dark Crystal,” “Portal to the Void,” “Talisman” and “Catharsis.”

About Twin Tribes

Twin Tribes is an American darkwave duo formed in 2017 in Brownsville, Texas, by Luis Navarro (guitars, lead vocals, synth, drum machines) and Joel Niño, Jr. (bass, synth, backing vocals). Their music draws on 1980s gothic rock, post-punk, synth-pop and new wave, with The Cure and Depeche Mode among the cited reference points, alongside Latin American rock acts such as Caifanes and Soda Stereo. The duo released “Shadows” in 2018, followed by “Ceremony” in 2019, the remix album “Altars” in 2021 and the third studio album “Pendulum” in 2024. Twin Tribes has issued music across labels including Manic Depression, Young and Cold and Beso de Muerte, the imprint behind the new “Shadows” vinyl.

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The first new release in six years by the Minneapolis ethereal darkwave trio Autumn, “Catacombs” is out now. The single and video was produced and directed by longtime collaborator, William Faith (The Bellwether Syndicate, Faith and the Muse, et al). The new single and video comes ahead of the band’s next appearance at Dark Ceremony Festival in Houston, Texas, on 15 June 2024, alongside Clan of Xymox, Chameleons, Twin Tribes, and many more.

This new single is taken from Autumn’s forthcoming new album, “Songs About Dying”. “Catacombs” explores the spaces between this world and the next, both visually and lyrically, as vocalist Julie Plante explains: “This song really hits on many of the big themes still circulating in our lives right now, but it really came together during the COVID lockdown time. I knew my dad was nearing the end of his life, and I was finding myself really trying to make my peace with this fragile world and my own limited time in it. I was also really dealing with solitude in a way I hadn’t ever before: recognizing that we are each born alone and will ultimately die alone, and yet we are never alone… Much of the video footage was shot up north in the woods in the coldest part of winter, and that too felt right to me. The starkness of a northern winter landscape has always spoken volumes to me of the thin line between life and death.”

Plante also expands on the song’s title and its connection to these themes: “Because when I first saw the catacombs under Paris, I was blown away by the simple truths revealed in the walls of bones reaching up like great scaffolding: the miles I walk have been walked by many others who came before, and will be walked by just as many after I am gone. It represents a truth that I find comforting. I don’t personally need for there to be some greater explanation of a “hereafter”, and I don’t need a heaven. My peace comes from accepting that I am part of the natural world.”

About Autumn

Autumn began as a collaborative effort between bassist Jeff Leyda and guitarist Neil McKay in the summer of 1992; consolidated by the addition of vocalist Julie Plante in February 1994. Following some early cassette releases, in 1995 Autumn signed to Tess Records, and embarked on what would become a long working relationship with William Faith, who co-produced the debut album “The Hating Tree” (Tess Records, 1997). Autumn followed up with the sophomore album, “Return to the Breath” in 2000 (Tess Records).

While members intermittently made space for family and career aspirations, Autumn returned with renewed energy for the release of their third album, “Chandelier” (Sett Records, 2018), produced again by William Faith. The band has since embarked on several mini-tours of the US supporting Clan of Xymox and The Bellwether Syndicate. More recently, Autumn have once again been working with Faith to produce their upcoming fourth album, “Songs About Dying”, featuring the newest single, “Catacombs”.

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Celebrating its 30th year, Audioglobe, the most important distributor in the darkwave scene, just shared a statistical review, revealing the shifts and trends in the darkwave (and related) music genre.

Our readers will surely remember that we have reported on these stats for years, until 2018, the first year that Audioglobe didn’t communicate these stats. Sebastian Koch from Audioglobe explains: “Some customers never really cared that much about these, as they have better things to do than reading boring mails from the undersigned. But… Surprisingly there are quite a high number of customers, that sort of ‘complained’ about the fact, that no stats were being done any longer… The reason is: I was simply always far too busy in past years. Anyway: Here we go with the first new stats since 2017!”

So here are some export facts.

Top 10 Bestselling Labels of 2023 (export)

1. FABRIKA/DEAD SCARLET
   • She Past Away, Lebanon Hanover, Selofan, Kaelan Mikla, M!R!M, Doric…
2. METROPOLIS
   • Birthday Massacre, Delerium, Front Line Assembly, A Projection, KMFDM, Legendary P.D…
3. ICY COLD/MANIC DEPR.
   • Twin Tribes, Je T’aime, Traitrs, Kill Shelter, Closed Mouth, Talk to Her, Schonwald…
4. ALFA MATRIX
   • Alien Vampires, Front 242, Metroland, Die Robo Sapiens, Elm, 808 Dot Pop, Helalyn Flowers…
5. RUSTBLADE
   • Claudio Simonetti, Ennio Morricone, Lycia Lunch, Spiritual Front, Ketvector, Legendary Pink D…
6. OUT OF LINE
   • Blutengel, Hocico, Solitary Experiments, Suicide Commando, Signal Aout42, Erdling…
7. TRISOL
   • Sopor Aeternus, Rome, Clan of Xymox, Asp, Ostara, Skinflicks, Nachtmahr, Mantus, Soman…
8. DEPENDENT
   • Kirlian Camera, Girls Under Glass, Spectra*Paris, Mildreda, Black Nail Cabaret, Beborn Beton…
9. ARTOFFACT
   • Actors, Noise Unit, cEvin Key, Kaelan Mikla, Ploho, Sacred Skin, Kauan, Ken Mode, Spectres…
10. AUERBACH
    • Spiritual Front, Sol Invictus, Tenhi, Moon and the Night Spirit, Haavard, Hekate, Orplid…

Best Export Territories of 2023

If we look at the Audioglobe stats, we notice that Germany and Greece remain the company’s strongest markets, continuing a trend that has been consistent for ages. However, the 2023 statistics reveal some notable shifts.

Canada, once a prominent market for Audioglobe, has surprisingly disappeared from the export landscape. In contrast, the United States and the United Kingdom have re-emerged as significant territories, marking their return to prominence in the darkwave music scene after several years.

The most unexpected development in 2023 is the rise of Australia as a key market. This growth stands in stark contrast to Switzerland, which, despite its affluence, has seen a sharp decline in sales. Sebastian Koch adds: “The (by far!) lowest sales of all countries where we export to, was to Switzerland… The rich Swiss don’t buy records! Since I left the country (1990), something is wrong back home!”

Here is the top 10 list of export territories:

1. Germany
2. Greece
3. Netherlands
4. Portugal
5. USA
6. United Kingdom
7. Australia
8. Spain
9. Russia
10. Poland

Not in the top 10, but France, Japan, Malta, Brazil, Sweden, Mexico, and Perù are also good export territories for Audioglobe.

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The 2021 edition of the Sinner’s Day Festival will take place from 30th October until 1st November 2021 at The Max in Heusden-Zolder, Belgium. About 53 new wave, EBM, industrial, post-punk, synth-pop and eighties bands are featured on 2 stages.

This year the line-up includes: Deutsch-Amerikanische Freundschaft (Robert Goerl & DAF world premiere), Gary Numan, Clan Of Xymox, Praga Khan, Covenant, Fields Of The Nephilim, Suicide Commando, Funeral Dress, The Arch, The Bollock Brothers, Your Life On Hold, Ground Nero, Absolute Body Control, A Slice Of Life, Astrasonic, Blancmange, Diary Of Dreams, Agent Side Grinder, Red Zebra, Siglo XX, The KVB, And Also The Trees, La Muerte, UK Subs, Glen Matlock, IAMTHESHADOW, A Split Second, BFG, Then Jericho, She Past Away, The Foreign Resort, Minuit Machine, Leaether Strip, Haujobb, Gene Loves Jezebel, Twin Tribes, La Lune Noire, Empathy Test, Jah Wobble and more!

There is also The Batcave, the dance-area where you can party while DJ’s spin their finest tracks 13h/day. A camping area is available if you want to stay next to the festival area at night!

Tickets can be ordered here

Be aware that you need to show a valid Covid certificate/Covid Safe Ticket to get access to the festival!

Post-Punk/Darkwave artists Twin Tribes are back with a remix album. “Altars” is the follow-up to their sophomore album “Ceremony” and features a myriad of artists from the post-punk, darkwave scene remixing songs off Twin Tribes’ debut album “Shadows and Ceremony”.

Altars features remixes from She Past Away, Ash Code, Bootblacks, Wingtips and more and can be pore-ordered now.

“Altars” will be released April 9th through Negative Gain (North America), Manic Depression Records (France), and Young & Cold Records (Germany) on CD, Vinyl, and digitally.

Select remixes can be heard via the pre-order link.

Tracklist

1. The River (Skeleton Hands Remix)
2. Tower of Glass (Geometric Visions Remix)
3. Dark Crystal (Luz Futuro Remix)
4. Fantasmas (Ash Code Remix)
5. Perdidos (Cult of Alia Remix)
6. Upir (NITE Remix)
7. Exilio (Wingtips Remix)
8. Shadows (Matte Blvck Remix)
9. Still in Still (Dave Parley Remix)
10. Portal to the Void (She Past Away Remix)
11. Avalon (Bootblacks Remix)
12. Talisman (Creux Lies Remix)

About Twin Tribes

Twin Tribes is a Dark Synth / Post Punk duo based in Brownsville, Texas. Formed by Luis Navarro (vocals, guitar, synth, drum machines) and Joel Niño, Jr. (bass, synth, vocals) in 2017.

The band gathers their influences from the period of the dark 80’s. Dark Wave, Post-Punk and Cold Wave are genres that the band summon using analog synthesizers and drum machines. Dark melodic sounds, lyrics of the undead, the occult and parallel universes are what conjure Twin Tribes.

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Genre/Influences: Wave-pop, post-punk.

Format: Digital, CD.

Background/Info: The fourth full length album by Astari Nite also is the first one released on Negative Gain Productions. The American formation strikes back with seven new songs plus two remixes.

Content: Astari Nite moves on with their post-punk music exploration, which also has something pretty 80s wave-pop minded. Guitar and electronics create a harmonious match, leading the listener into pure evasion and then into melancholia. The songs are supported with sadness, sometimes reminding me a bit of The Cure. The remixes have been accomplished by Twin Tribes and Wisborg.

+ + + : I like this work for its 80s inspiration, but still for the emotional input. The songs are not just driven by usual sadness and melancholia, but there’s a kind of authenticity and true spirit emerging at the surface. Songs like “Gloomy Witch, “Pretty Something, Never Was” and “Leave The Winter On The Ground” sound right and sensitive, touching your heart and soul. The guitar playing has something magic while the electronic arrangements are accentuating the feeling of evasion.

– – – : An album featuring 7 songs comes rather closer to a mini-album while the 2 remixes don’t really inject a bonus.

Conclusion: Astari Nite is probably an underrated band –and especially in Europe, although it’s a fascinating formation, which is much more than simply an 80s emulation.

Best songs: “Gloomy Witch, “Pretty Something, Never Was”, “Leave The Winter On The Ground”, “Disease Of The Divine”.

Rate: (7).

Artist: www.facebook.com/astarinitemusic

Label: www.negativegain.com / www.facebook.com/pages/Negative-Gain/212061438836984

About Astari Nite

Astari Nite is a Miami, Florida act fronted by Mychael Ghost, active since the early 2010s with self-released material including “Waves” (2012), “Pyramids” (2013) and the album “Until The End Of The Moon” (2016), followed by “Midnight Conversations” (2018). “Here Lies” (2020) marked the band’s first release through Negative Gain Productions, a relationship that continued with “Necessity Meal” (2024). Astari Nite released the six-track “Medications In Bloom” EP on May 1, 2026 through Astari Nite TV 1993, accompanied by a video for “Dry Shampoo X”.

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(Photo by Jessica Squillante) The Italian post-punk act Geometric Vision has released a brand new maxi-single, “Slowemotion”. Released on the Italo-Swiss label Swiss Dark Nights it includes two unreleased songs and four remixes by the bands Molchat Doma, Twin Tribes, Ash Code and Hapax.

The maxi-single will be presented with a live stream concert on August 20th and the format will be halfway between a video-clip and a real concert including the new songs and some tracks from previous albums.

The band has previously shared the videoclip of “Slowemotion”, which you can view below.

Geometric Vision was formed in 2012 in the northern suburbs of Naples. The band consists of frontman Ago Giordano, Gennaro Campanile on bass and Roberto Amato on guitar.

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Synthpop/Post-Punk artist Panic Priest (aka Jack Armondo) has revealed the details on his new album “Second Seduction”. At the same time he also released the music video for his new song “Lonely City”.

“Second Seduction” is the sophomore album from Panic Priest and will be released on May 1st on electronic label Negative Gain. The album was co-produced and engineered by Brian Fox (Wingtips, Ganser) and covers darkwave, post-punk, goth and synth-pop. The material on the album was performed and composed almost entirely by Armondo with key contributions by Twin Tribes, Vincent Segretario of Wingtips and Gretta Rochelle of My Gold Mask.

In addition to his new his new album, Panic Priest released his new music video “Lonely City” which you can view below. The song itself was originally written in 2019, while the video features various fans and friends of Armondo’s across the USA dancing to the song while quarantined in their homes.

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Genre/Influences: Dark-wave.   

Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl, Cassette.

Background/Info:  Texan duo Luis Navarro (vocals, guitar & synth) – Joel Niño Jr. (bass & synth) already self-released a few productions including their debut full length “Shadows” (2018). “Ceremony” is the band’s official debut opus, which has been released on Negative Gain (USA) and Manic Depression (France) while a vinyl edit has been released by Young And Cold Records (Germany). The band also self-released a cassette edit of “Ceremony”.  

Content: I’m not that familiar with Twin Tribes, but this album is a perfect opportunity to get a bit more familiar with the dark-wave / post-punk sound of the American duo. The songs are supported with melancholia, but the main characteristic is the 80s flavor hanging over the album. It sometimes reminds me of The Cure. The songs are achieved with melodic synth lines.

+ + + : The 80s spirit is directly emerging at the surface and is clearly evoking some good-old souvenirs from the new/dark-wave years. Therefore I like the guitar play, which brings this 80s touch to life. The melodic, carrying choruses make the songs pretty entertaining although holding on a dark touch. I especially like the chorus of “Obsidian” featuring backing vocals by Charlie Vela (who also mixed the work). Another attention grabber is “Fantasmas”, which is also driven by a great, cold tune.

– – – : I’ve never been a huge fan of fade outs and that’s what you can hear on a few tracks.

Conclusion: Twin Tribes clearly sounds as a band with certain potential. I think it’s not a coincidence this album was released on different edits by different labels.

Best songs: “Obsidian”, “Fantasmas”, “Upir”.

Rate: (7).

Artist: www.facebook.com/TwinTribes 

Label: www.negativegain.com / www.facebook.com/pages/Negative–Gain/212061438836984 Read the news on ‘Ceremony’.

About Twin Tribes

Twin Tribes is a darkwave duo of Luis Navarro and Joel Niño Jr. from Brownsville, Texas, per Discogs. The band’s 2018 debut album “Shadows” returned in limited vinyl editions in 2026, continuing to circulate alongside “Ceremony”.

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Post-punk/darkwave artists Twin Tribes have announced the release of their new album “Ceremony”. The album follows up on their debut “Shadows”.

Twin Tribes is based in Brownsville, Texas and was formed by the duo Luis Navarro (vocals, guitar, synth, drum machines) and Joel Niño, Jr. (bass, synth, vocals) in 2017. Twin Tribes has spent a majority of the past year touring the United States and playing with such artists as She Past Away, Actors, Kaelan Mikla, Ash Code and many more.

“Ceremony” will be released December 13th on Negative Gain (North America), Manic Depression Records (France), and Young & Cold Records (Germany). Their newest song “The River” can be heard below. Read the review of ‘Ceremony’.

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Florida based post-punk artists Astari Nite have released a brand new single, “Dearly Beloved”. The track is the first song off Astari Nite’s new album “Here Lies”, which is expected in the Winter of 2020 on the dark electronic label Negative Gain, (also home to Mr. Kitty, Goo Munday, Curse Mackey and Panic Priest).

You can download the track right now from Bandcamp.

Vocalist Mychael explains the inspiration behind “Dearly Beloved”: “This friend of mine sure has a way with words, I’m intrigued by her capability to explain sorrow from afar. I quickly realized that sometimes there isn’t a diary left behind to follow when letting go of someone in the afterlife. I’m understanding that love / affection can pour down at any moment, kind of like the summer rain, in essence “Dearly Beloved” can be described as a funeral – holiday song.”

“Dearly Beloved” was produced by Astari Nite and mastered by Jason Corbett of Actors at Jacknife Sound.

You can check out the song below.

Upcoming Shows

• September 8th Los Angeles,CA – Part-Time Punks with Ash Code and Tearful Moon
• October 5th Tampa, FL – w/ Assemblage 23, Actors, Twin Tribes and more

Who are Astari Nite?

Astari Nite formed in 2007 and released their self-titled debut EP shortly after they emerged onto the local new wave scene. Their debut EP was followed up by EPs “Winter’s Gone” and “Requiem Mass” and established them as a regular live act resulting in opening acts for Peter Murphy (Bauhaus), Cold Cave, Modern English and Apoptygma Berzerk.

After joining up with producer Stephen Thompson (Whitney Houston, Blues Traveler, Korn) Astari Nite hit the studio for months on end to record “Stereo Waltz” which was released in 2013. The band’s first full-length album featured their best known single so far, “Pyramids”.

In 2018 the band released “Midnight Conversations” which was produced by Tom Shear of Assemblage 23.

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Brooklyn-based darkwave band Bootblacks have announced that they’ve inked a deal with Toronto-based Artoffact Records. Bootblacks will release their Artoffact debut, a Jason Corbett-produced album, tentatively called “Thin Skies”, later in 2019.

The band, formed in 2010, have been touring North America and Europe for nearly a decade, with their mix of coldwave, dark post-punk, and death rock.

Bootblacks is Barrett Hiatt, who joined the band only a few years ago, alongside vocalist Panther Macdonald and guitarist Alli Gorman, both founders of the band. Larry Gorman joined on drums in 2018. After forming in 2010, Bootblacks released several independent albums, culminating in “Fragments” (2017). The band played most of the most well-renowned indie gothic and punk festivals on both sides of the Atlantic, before hooking up with Artoffact Records through Actors frontman and producer Jason Corbett.

Here’s “Hold & Dissolve” from their last album.

Bootblacks on tour supporting Actors

• Friday March 15 – Vancouver | The Biltmore Cabaret (w/ SPECTRES )
• Saturday March 16 – Seattle | Central Saloon (w/ Ex-Kids )
• Sunday March 17 – Portland | The Star Theater (w/ Ritual Veil )
• Wednesday March 20 – Sacramento | Blue Lamp (w/ Creux Lies)
• Thursday March 21 – Oakland | Elbo Room (w/ Creux Lies, Ötzi )
• Saturday March 23 – San Diego | Space (w/ Creux Lies, Twin Tribes )
• Sunday March 24 – Los Angeles | The Echo (w/ Creux Lies, Twin Tribes )
• Thursday April 25 – Montreal | Casa Del Popolo (w/ The City Gates )
• Friday April 26 – Toronto | The Baby G (w/ Mary )
• Saturday April 27 – Brooklyn | Saint Vitus
• Tuesday April 30 – Baltimore | Metro Gallery (w/ The Holy Circle )
• Wednesday May 1 – Pittsburgh | Brillobox (w/ Panic Priest )
• Thursday May 2 – Columbus | The Summit (w/ 6th circle )
• Friday May 3 – Detroit | Small’s (w/ The Bellwether Syndicate )
• Saturday May 4 – Chicago | Chop Shop (w/ The Bellwether Syndicate )

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The post-punk/darkwave festival Absolution has announced their line up and festival dates. Taking place in Tampa, FL October 4th-5th will be the inaugural Absolution Festival. The festival will feature some of the best post-punk and darkwave artists throughout North America.

Headlining the festival will be Vancouver based post-punk artists Actors and Seattle based electro/synth pop artist Assemblage 23. Tickets for the festival will go on sale February 8th. You can already book your hotel here!

The full festival line up: Assemblage 23 | Actors | Bootblacks | Twin Tribes | Panic Priest | Astri Nite | Sleeping Pills | Push Button Press | Korine | Wingtips | Ritual Howls | Cruex Lies.

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