The 2017 edition of the dark music festival in Leipzig, Germany is set for June 2nd – 5th with an extensive lineup of 145 performances already confirmed. Visit the official Wave-Gotik-Treffen 2017 site for ticket and venue information. Confirmed acts: 13th Monkey (D) Aeon Sable (D) Ah CamaSotz (B) Ah! Kosmos (TR) Alcest (F) Amanda Palmer (Dresden Dolls) & Edward… Read more →
Retroactivity 2017 – 2009 by Club Obscure is a cd and download compilation of 17 tracks by 17 bands which played live in the last 8 years of Retroactivity events hosted at Druckluft in Oberhausen, Germany. Included in this collection are tracks by The House of Usher, La Scaltra, Then Comes Silence, Love’s Labour’s Cost, Løwentsåhn Hølunder, Sweet Ermengarde, Ghosts of Dawn, Leaves… Read more →
120 Volts #010 – a selection of 18 new and classic dark electronic tracks including Principe Valiente, Bleib Modern, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Clan of Xymox, This Cold Night, The Dust of Basement, Tanks and Tears, Schwefelgelb, The Agnes Circle, Xmal Deutschland, The Rorschach Garden, Vandal Moon, Poésie Noire, KiEw, Meat Beat Manifesto, The Sisters of Mercy, [:SITD:], and Final… Read more →
Bleib Modern will release their third studio album Antagonism on April 1st via Third Coming Records (FR), Black Verb Records (DE) & Manic Depression (FR). The German dark post-punk band continues presenting their atmospheric 80’s inspired sound on the new album which is available on cassette, cd, and vinyl. An album release tour is planned for Europe with dates in April and May.… Read more →
Cracknation has announce the line-up as well as ticket information for COLD WAVES VI being held in Chicago September 29 – October 1. METRO + SMART BAR 9/29 • 9/30 • 10/1 FRONT 242 • KMFDM • STABBING WESTWARD • COLD CAVE • OHGR • SEVERED HEADS • PANKOW • ASSEMBLAGE 23 • DRAB MAJESTY • IVARDENSPHERE • ACUMEN NATION… Read more →
UK post-punk band Siberia will release its debut album Turning Back Tides via the SwissDarkNights label on April 20th. The band from Reading and Swindon exhibit a melodic guitar-laden alternative and goth sound that will be on display as part of the roster of groups scheduled to play at the Gotham Sounds Festival in Hilden, Germany on April 29-30 — joining Siberia will be Holygram, Under The Skin, Whispering Sons, Children On Stun,… Read more →
LA-based Bestial Mouths latest remix album (STILL) Heartless has been released on Cleopatra Records and is available via Bandcamp – the album includes remixes by Ludovico Technique, The Horrorist, Die Krupps, Zanias, and more. The band is currently touring North America and plays its second show tonight in NYC at The Bowery Electric hosted by Arkham Gothic Club. (STILL) Heartless by Bestial Mouths Read more →
The French / German synthpop-minimal wave duo of Coco Gallo and Stéphane Argillet Peine Perdue are releasing a new 4-track EP Histoire d’une Ame on March 20th via the Electronic Emergencies label. The EP tells a story that was inspired by 80s cult movie Therese, directed by Alain Cavalier, about the mystical suffering of a nun who becomes a saint. Expect nebulous acid wave… Read more →
Die Selektion have revealed the title to their long-awaited new album – Deine Stimme Ist Der Ursprung Jeglicher Gewalt is due May 30th, 2017 on aufnahme + wiedergabe and the group have announced new performance dates: March 11 – Hamburg – Knust * March 19 – Heidelberg – Halle02 * March 22 – Brussels – Magasin4 March 23 – Paris – Point Éphémère March 24… Read more →
Wax Trax! Films is ready to present its documentary Industrial Accident: The Untold Story of Wax Trax! Records produced and directed by Julia Nash, daughter of co-founder Jim Nash and current president of Wax Trax! Records. Included in the film are interviews with Al Jourgensen, Franke Nardiello, Jello Biafra, Luc Van Acker, Paul Barker, Ian MacKaye, Marston Daley, Trent Reznor, Richard… Read more →
