This album has a well-rounded professional production from the moment it starts. Any artist that has the confidence to start with an Intro is always worth taking time out to listen to; and I was captured from listening to that ‘Intro.’ Haunting pianos, random sounds and a slow build to an exhilarating crescendo. It sets the scene well for what is to follow. The theatrical synths that open ‘Sex Shop’ are bold. Morgan has…

  I have been aware of this group for a little while; unfortunately until now, I had not heard any of their work. Nearly getting to see them in Islington earlier this year was the closest I have got to hear them. After listening to this EP, I regret not being able to be there. Seeing their image made me wonder if it was going to be listening to something by Dido with a Depeche…

  Swedish Post-punk A Projection have returned with their new album ‘Section’. Being firmly in the post punk genre, it’s very hard for any band in this world to escape their influences. Which is basically one band that rhymes with Boy Division. But bringing that band up is lazy journalism. It’s like mentioning Metallica in a review of a thrash album. ‘Section’ is a well crafted album. Well written songs, plain and simple. There’s no…

  I don’t just enjoy discovering artists that I have never heard of before, but learning and understanding their styles and messages are just as important. When I was given the album ‘Kasbek’ by Golden Apes to listen to, I did not know what to expect or hear. It was the vocals of Peer Lebrecht that pricked up my ears. I really don’t like to compare an artist by saying he sounds like this artist…

  KMFDM are back with their explosive 21st album Paradise, and whether you’re new to the band or you’ve been a fan since day one of their now 35-year career, it’s a release you won’t want to miss! The loud, fired-up sound of “K-M-F” packs quite a punch to start the album with. KMFDM is known for their revolving door of collaborators, and Paradise is no exception; for this track, the band is joined by…

  A well-known name in the electro-industrial scene from the mid-80s until the end of the 90s, Numb had essentially disappeared since 1998, after founder and frontman Don Gordon’s move from his hometown of Vancouver and presumed retirement from the music scene. This year, after two decades of silence, we celebrate Numb’s return with their newest release Mortal Geometry, freshly released on August 23rd. From the first few seconds, it becomes evident that Numb’s dark…

  The Legendary Pink Dots has thrived far outside the mainstream since the 80’s. Having released more than 40 albums, their latest offering ‘Angel in The Detail’ is a bold and ambitious work. Two years in the making, it is a complex and layered album. Drawing on a plethora of sounds, textures and ideas. Hovering somewhere between Underworld, The Young Gods and Pink Floyd, ‘Angel in The Detail’ warrants multiple listens to even scratch the…

  23 years after their last (and only) full length release, Empirion have returned with ‘Resume’. Their 1996 debut ‘Advanced Technology’ yielded a substantial fanbase and a certain amount of crossover appeal. They supported the Prodigy on a European tour and played across the world before touring America in 1997 as a part of a Megadog Big Top Tour alongside the likes of Moby, 808 State and BT. And it was actually a Megadog reunion…

  I really enjoy hearing something different, therefore this album was very refreshing; these guys know being different is going to get you noticed. They have adapted sounds and made things sound odd to achieve this in a really good way. This twenty-eight minute, compact album has a ‘human’ theme throughout and ‘Homo Sapiens’, that first track I already mentioned, has a ‘Shakespears Sister’ tinge. Maybe it’s the female vocalists, but I don’t get the…

  Obviously Drab Majesty have a strong musical identity. Yes we all know it has a massive 80’s vibe, but it is miles apart from the assorted retro revival acts doing the rounds now, who simply use an old synth to conjure up images of a bygone era. Drab Majesty are simply really fucking good song writers. It certainly doesn’t hurt that Joshua Eustis was at the helm on production duties for this album either….