New on DAFT RECORDS , releasedate set for 30 June 2016 : UNIDENTIFIED MAN – Identify Yourself D1060CD Digipack in a Limited Edition 200 copies !!! A must have for all you electronic lovers out there, this Belgian one man project formed by Jurgen De Winter ( vocals / analog synths & rhythmmachines) and finding his influences in the movements of the early to mid late 80’s new wave and synthpop presents you the best…
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Other Voices Records releases a brand new tape by Parade Ground. Follow up to their critically acclaimed second album Rosary (released on 2nd July 2007), Sanctuary continues were Rosary stopped. On this release the duo pass from synth-pop tunes of the first releases to more dark and meditative structures. Swirling post-punk guitars, repetitive synthetic drums and dissonant indefinable noises. Jean-Marc’s powerful voice sounds as it was recorded from a long distance and adds an almost…
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After the successful release of the album “Vitriolic” in 2015 and a huge demand of the fans, Me The Tiger and Repo decided to make the debut officially available again. Although it is the very first output of the band, you will find all the elements, which make Me The Tiger such an outstanding band. While the band is currently working on a follow up to “Vitriolic”, their fans can bridge the time gap with…
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AltVenger had an exclusive interview with Saigon Blue Rain. This French dark wave band just released its second album Noire Psyché and we were quite curious to know some facts about ’em! Hello, introduce Saigon Blue Rain. Saigon Blue Rain is an ethereal wave band from Paris (even if it will be based in South East of France in a few months), and consists of Franck and Ophelia, plus our bassist Gilles on stage. I’m…
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Thirteen years ago Combichrist released its debut The Joys Of Gunz. What originally began as an EBM-project of Icon Of Coil frontman Andy LaPlegua, eventually became such a huge success that Combichrist overshadowed Icon Of Coil. Soon the electronic sounds were replaced by harsh guitar sounds. Although Combichrist is a Norwegian band, it sounds very American, and can be mentioned with great examples such as Ministry, KMFDM of My Life With The Thrill Kult. Hard…
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10 January 2016. The world stood still, as in the early morning a radio voice announced that the thin white duke died. Bowie was no longer with us, tears rolled. I cried, staring at an album named Black Star that was released two days before his death. I admit it I bought it on the very first day and played it over and over, but I didn’t understand it. What was it? Some days before…
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It will be quite difficult to find one venue in Brussels that looks more underground than the Recyclart, it is very dark in there and the interior immediately makes you think of the 80s. An ideal place to see one of the most legendary bands from that period: Psychic TV. First Aikula played. You never heard of them before, you say? Mind you, neither did we! Their debut album Jate did well in homeland Slovenia…
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Over here, Chiron is still quite unknown, and that’s a true shame as this Australian band features the top musician Michael Aliani who used to be in the first line up of the famous dark wave band Ikon. From 1997 on, Michael searched his own way through the underground until he crossed the path of the DJ/producer Anthony with whom he started Chiron. The big difference with his former band is that Chiron can’t be tied…
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We can not say it enough, but the future of post-punk undoubtedly lies in Italy. After the steamrollers Schonwald Ash Code, now comes Secret Sight from Ancona. Cristiano Poli, Lucio Cristino and Enrico Bartolini are clearly inspired by the current post-punk wave. Of course you hear echoes from the past (from Joy Division to Wire), but it is clear that the trio does not opt for a retro sound. Music must evolve and certainly not…
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2016 is not exactly the best music year. The man with the white beard takes away all the music gods, but at the same time we are overwhelmed by many super bands and this year’s darkest records comes from the indie world. Previously, we mentioned the new The KVB and the enchanting Is The Is Are by DIIV, now we add the third CD of the Canadian Suuns. The quartet from Montreal went to Texas…
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