Jay Watson, working under the GUM moniker, has just released his Flash In The Pan album. While Jay is mostly known for his work with Tame Impala and Pond, the young author has also treated us with three solo albums so far. His latest release comes following last year’s Glamorous Damage. I’ve described his previous album as a psychedelic-funk-pop-rock euphoria, so I was really wondering if GUM could outdo himself. Would I find that…
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After last year’s Edge of the World, Leslie Irene and Jason got busy writing and recording new material. Their new album We Defy Oblivion was released a week ago. We can clearly hear right from the start that they went harsher and rawer on this one. There is no holding back with either the music or the lyrics. Even though they have kept the synth pop basics, they have explored industrial sound even more….
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Hidden Place have just recently released their new compilation Nero Schwarz. It encompasses what I consider the best of their work on a single album. It consists of 12 cleverly selected tracks from their previous releases and presents some of them with a new approach and arrangements. You can also hear “alternate versions” of some previously released tracks on the second half of the album. This compilation is simply a must have if you…
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After a 2 year pause and numerous covers released on his bandcamp page, Claus Larsen treated us with the new Leaether Strip release in form of new album “Spaectator”. Released on Rustblade record label, this album once again gives us a slightly new side of his work, although it still has distinct Leaether Strip feel to it. This album will, more than any other release since “After the Devastation” please old Leaether Strip fans,…
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VUDUVOX are a two-piece electro industrial act originating from rainy post-industrial Flanders. J-C—vox and machines—is/was the frontman of French postpunk minimal electro act BUZZ and Olivier T.—guitar—also plays live electro-perx in Grand Chaos and SA42. Their pulsing bass sequences and minimal drum lines compete with android guitar riffs and angst-ridden vocals. VUDUVOX have shared the stage with Psyche, Implant, Attrition and Parade Ground, to name but a few… To boot, Dirk da Davo—of Neon…
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The first time I got to hear and see Dead When I Found Her was at this year’s Infest Festival in Bradford, UK. I had no expectations whatsoever, but after just first three songs, I became aware of how exceptional this electronic industrial project was. Even though it was formed in 2010, there are already three albums and the fourth one is just about to be officially released in November. Today we are speaking…
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Spooky Obsessions is the third full length album by Italian darkwave band Christine Plays Viola. Although we could describe their music as gothic rock, dark-wave, even cold-wave with elements of post punk, this album offers a more dark wave feel than anything. It is exceptionally melodic, darkly painted and atmospheric. They open with the track “Ossessione” in Italian. The track can be described as a song with an attitude and the bold statement expressed…
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Delerium was formed in 1987 as a Front Line Assembly side project. However, while FLA has belonged to EBM and industrial-electronic genres, Delerium has been presenting a broad spectrum of styles over the years. Their sound varies from ambient trance, ethereal electronic or electronic pop music. They have collaborated with various artists such as Tiesto, Niels van Gogh, Seven Lions, Airscape, Above and Beyond and many other prominent producers and remixers. Their most famous…
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