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It's here that we'll list news items (site updates) that have occured in the past. |
September 22, 2009 |
Synthpop reviews for: Scarlet Soho - Warpaint. Mixing the best of the 80s & today this British trio make their markSeize - Constant Fight. A new, more mature style for this well-loved Anglo-British act EBM reviews for: Jaeger 90 - Muskeln & Kuesse. If you're looking for old skool EBM then look no furtherKommando XY - Welcome To Gestrikland. Another short but sweet treat for you old skool lovers! Uberbyte - (DOS). EBM that pushes all the right buttons & isn't afraid to take a few chances |
August 25, 2009 |
Electronica reviews for: Peter Beasley - Coruscation. A Brit Synth Rock classic gets a well-deserved resurrectionVarious - Elektrisch!. A mighty compilation that will have the clubs buzzing this summer |
April 27, 2009 |
Industrial reviews for: Caustic - This Is Jizzcore. Industrial music with a loose stoner vibeManufactura - Psychogenic Furgue + A Damaged Symphony For Depraved Dementia N.2. Beauty, darkness & decay & truly visionary music in a multi-faceted release Prometheus Burning - Plague Called HuMANity. Proof that industrial music can be innovative without being overtly experimental EBM reviews for: Digital Factor - Look Back To Go Forward. No-nonsens old skool EBM from this resurgent German band |
April 6, 2009 |
Goth reviews for: Arts Of Erebus - Dawn Of The Dead. Quality gothic rock gets the remix treatment and comes out triumphant...Dead Sea Surfers - Dead Sea Surfers. Fans of post punk, synthpop or goth - or ideally all three - should investigate further... Entertainment - Gender. Entertainment make music that requires effort, but your exertion will be rewarded.,, Synthpop reviews for: Femme Fatality - One's Not Enough. Music with a strong 80s influence, which is let down by whiny vocals... |
March 26, 2009 |
Electronica reviews for: Ayria - Hearts For Bullets. A cover bright enough to make your eyes water & some excellent music tooEmpty - Never Get To You. looking for some analogue synthpop? look no further Goth reviews for: Anima Virus - End Of The Eden. A barely suppressed edge of hysteria beneath the mix of guitars and electronics...Feeding Fingers - Baby Teeth. One for fans of The Cure circa 1981... The House Of Usher - Angst. A solid slice of gothic rock goodness... Zeromancer - Sinners International. A pleasing mix of easy on the ear gothic rock Other reviews for: Art Brut - Art Brut Vs Satan. Eddie Argos and chums return with their Indie sounds...Jan Peters - These Waters. Music for the soul, for those that haven’t sold theirs just yet. Industrial reviews for: Project Pitchfork - Dream, Tiresias! Mixing the old with the new Pitchfork enter their next chapterEn Esch and Mona Mur - 180 Tage-The Fine Art Of Beauty And Violence. Two progressive artists release one of the most refreshing albums you're ever likely to hear. EBM reviews for: Plasmodivm - Paradise Under Fire. Another Suicide Commando fan comes just too close to apeing his hero Synthpop review for: A Blue Ocean Dream - Father To Son. looking for some analogue synthpop? look no further |
March 14, 2009 |
Goth reviews for: Hanging Doll - Reason & Madness. Female-fronted five piece from Birmingham, with their brand of Gothic Metal...Synthpop reviews for: Ultravox - Monument. Ultravox's Hammersmith Odeon gig from 1982 on CD and DVD...Other reviews for: The Broken Family Band - Please And Thank You. A listenable, witty, quirky bundle of songs...The Mexican Institute Of Sound - Soy Sauce. This release is tastier than a hot chilli con carne.... |
March 1st 2009 |
Electronica reviews for: Attrition - Kill The Buddha. Electronic band from Coventry celebrate 25 years in the business...Other reviews for: Mono - Hymn to the Immortal Wind . Post-rock instrumental music from Japan...Silverlane - My Inner Demon. Subway To Sally drummer and his symphonic power metal... The Sorrow - Origin of the Storm. Metal from Austria for fans of Trivium, In Flames and Slipknot... |
February 12, 2009 |
Synthpop reviews for: I, Synthesist - Art Of Survival. Catchy synthpop for sure but look beneath the surface & there's a whole lot more going on.EBM reviews for: Avoid Kharma - No Paradise. Another German band makes its mark with a fine debut of dark electroElectro Synthetic Rebellion - Post-Industrial. This underrated artists again comes up with the goods |
February 3, 2009 |
Synthpop reviews for: Ultravox - Quartet. Classic 80s synthpop gets remastered and expanded...Other reviews for: Eyelash - Recession. Worth looking up if they're gigging near you...Grand Duchy - Lovesick EP. Tuneful ditties from ex-Pixies singer and friend... Jackie Leven - The Haunted Year - Winter. A tonic for sore ears... S-Core - Gust Of Rage. A gust of rage or a load of old wind? |
January 27, 2009 |
Electronica reviews for: Imatem - Journey. Project Pitchfork, Santa Hates You & now this, can Peter Spilles do any wrong?Synthpop reviews for: Tenek - Stateless. Geoff Pinkney & Pete Steer return to give British synthpop another shot in the armEBM reviews for: Amduscia - Madness In Abyss. Hocico soundalikes no longer, the Mexican trio's latest opus is hot than a flaming tortilla!!!Eden Synthetic Corps - Enhancer. Dark EBM at its deepest & best |
January 11, 2009 |
Goth reviews for: Rajna - Duality. Let Rajna provide the soundtrack to your imaginary travels...Rome Burns - The Static Murmur. Emotional and literate music that was worth the wait... Scratched Surface - Nine Novembers Fall. Mixing thrash metal and gothic sounds to produce an uneasy marriage... Other reviews for: Danko Jones - Never Too Loud. Ruthless efficiency to be applauded, if not admired... |
December 17, 2008 |
Other genres reviews for: Grand Duchy - Petits Fours. Ex-Pixies singer teams up with Violet Clark. Sparks ensue...Various Artists - Messages Des Fees. Compilation from French label Prikosnovenie, for lovers of the fey... Sikh - One More Piece. Don't know what 'neo-giga-brutal' means? Me neither... Maple Bee - Home. Let's hope that Maple Bee is a longer lived project than many of Melanie Garside's previous incarnations... EBM reviews for: Cephalgy - Herzschlag. Their third album & their best to date, this sees the German trio finally making a claim for greatness. |
December 10, 2008 |
Gothic rock review for: The Damned - Islington Carling Academy. The Damned fizz and sparkle with fire and dynamism while launching their new album...Other genres reviews for: Mediavolo - Unaltered Empire. If you like dark atmospheric indie then you should investigate further... Electronica reviews for: Dysfunctional By Choice - Travelling in Travel . Imaginative and dedicated they may be, but they are also exhausting company... |
November 19, 2008 |
Gothic rock review for: Dawn Of Winter - The Peaceful Dead. For those who like classic rock and don't mind an unchanging tempo... Other genres reviews for: Todd Rundgren - Arena. Don't be put off by the man wearing only boots and black pants... Synthpop review for: OMD - Messages - Greatest Hits. If you're a fan of the 80s you need this CD... |
November 10, 2008 |
Synthpop review for: Digitalis - Collections Of Conditions. Proof there's more to British electropop than Mesh. EBM reviews for: Leaether Strip - Civil Disobedience. 3 CDs with 34 tracks that proves genius is forever. Industrial Reviews for: The Strand - Destroyers Of That Which Is Destroyed. An unpredictable, off the wall album that doesn't play by the rules. Gothic rock reviews for: The Gathering - Downfall. Does The Gathering's past bode well for the band's future? |
November 3, 2008 |
Gothic rock reviews for: Vic Anselmo - Trapped In A Dream. Vic's no pop puppet or Stepford Wife...Coronatus - Porta Obscura. Dramatic over-the-top rock opera... Electronica review for: Collide - Two Headed Monster . Are they throwing kitchen knives at sound engineers and breaking bottles of absinthe over each other's heads? No... Other genres review for: Nanas Revenge - Man Down. Angsty nu-punk from Leeds... |
October 27, 2008 |
Gothic rock reviews for: The Opposite Sex - Violent Heartstrings. The Opposite Sex may sound as if they were made in the 80s, but they have yet to reach their Sell By date...Descendants Of Cain - The Tao Of Wisdom And Misery. A logical progression of their dark and doomy sound from previous releases... Magazine - The Complete John Peel Sessions. Want all of Magazine's Peel Sessions in one place? Check this out... Whispers In The Shadow - Into The Arms Of Chaos. Heralding the return of Satan! Beelzebub! Leviathan! Asmodeus! |
October 21, 2008 |
Synthpop review for: Andy Taylor - Wild Boy: My Life In Duran Duran. Essential reading for any Duran Duran fan... Electronica review for: Nitin Sawhney - Distant Dreams. Suitable for those going through a peacenic beatnic-bongo phrase... Other genres reviews for: Jay Brannan - Goddamned. Chill-out music with a political sentiment... |
October 13, 2008 |
Synthpop reviews for: Cosmic Intent - Collective Illusions. Robots in love in a scrapyard-who couldn't approve of that? |
October 6, 2008 |
Other genres reviews for: The Vines - He's A Rocker. Pacing along determinately, it kicks the odd mod out of the way... |