The Canadian post-punk act Actors have just released their debut full-lenght album It Will Come to You. Although Actors rely on the post-punk and new-wave influences, their approach to the genres comes with the modern twist, which can be heard right from the start. The opener “L’appel du vide” offers a glance to the past, yet sounds absolutely up to date. This is the sound of the new millennium which will appeal both to…
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The Stricken is a new dark-industrial project of Claus Larsen of Leæther Strip and Ian Donaldson of Bronski Beat. The two electronic music masterminds came together to give their contribution to the industrial genre in a dark and sophisticated manner. Although Claus and Ian met by chance, judging by this album, it was a match made in heaven. The album was officially released on 1 March 2018 on Laebel, the home label for the…
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switchbLack is a weekly mixcloud-podcast founded in 2013 (before: live broadcast on the Belgian alternative radio Scorpio), produced by the Belgian DJ’s Wildhoney (synthpop, post-punk) and Stellarator (industrial/industrial-metal). It tries to give as much as possible attention to new bands as well as to (obliged) old school stuff. The usual ingredients coming from New-Wave, Gothic, Post-Punk, Darkwave, EBM, Electro, Industrial-Metal, … are all included. All episodes and playlists can be found on the facebook-page:…
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Infest is an annual three-day music festival held at the University of Bradford Union in the United Kingdom, featuring alternative electronic music acts from genres including industrial, EBM, futurepop, synthpop and rhythmic noise. This year Infest is celebrating the 20th anniversary. The festival is adding an extra night on Thursday which is included in the weekend ticket price. The weekend ticket is still only £70 and is valid for the whole event – 3…
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Anyone who’s seen Erasure live wants to see them more than once. Their devoted fans already know this. Even if you’ve seen the live footage only, you will feel a great desire to see the iconic duo in action. My second Erasure live experience was exactly what I had hoped for. The supporting act was Bright Light Bright Light, an electronic pop project of Rod Thomas. Rod already achieved great success and had famous…
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We have amazing news from Jurgen Engler! Die Krupps will launch a new electronic project in March under the name of Die Robo Sapiens. The first EP will be released on Alfa Matrix. Stay tuned!
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Although She Past Away come from Turkey, their dark-wave and post-punk sound resonates with the gothic audience all over the world. They already won our hearts with their first album Belirdi Gece, released in 2012. The band started playing more extensively in Europe and we soon had the opportunity to see them on stage. The second album Narin Yalnızlık was received with enthusiasm and the band continued putting out successful shows. In 2017 the…
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Soft Riot’s sixth studio album The Outsider In The Mirrors has just been officially released. I rushed to check out what JJD, the man behind the project, has for us in 2018. The album is a collection of eight outstanding electronic music tunes. But that’s far from the accurate description. It’s not so easy to pinpoint Jack’s music expression. Although his work undoubtedly reflects post-punk, new-wave, synth-pop influences, Soft Riot delivers the ideas in…
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On 12 February Moth Club hosted one of the most intriguing young acts I could have possibly wished to see, Drab Majesty. I arrived in time to see the supporting act Dune Messiah. I knew nothing about the band, apart from the fact they came from Denmark. However, I was very pleasantly surprised by the trio. The band is undoubtedly indebted to the neo-folk music expression and has been inspired by the genre. Although…
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