Berlin-based Blush Response – the work of Cuban/American electronic musician and sound designer Joey Blush has announced Reconstitution – a new album due August 31 that is ready for pre-order via Bandcamp. Reconstitution is the sequel to 2016’s Reshaper and the first of two new albums written during the Covid-19 pandemic that will be out soon. RECONSTITUTION by BLUSH… Read more →
Echoberyl has a new exclusive Bandcamp-only single out today – this is the first track released off the new album Mother Solitude and Other Dark Tales that will be released in October 2021. This special edition features the creepy and sensual “Suspirium Remix” and, as a bonus, the minimal post-punk “I Cross the line”, not being released on any other… Read more →
Ahead of their new album due this fall, Sacramento post-punk / wave pop band Creux Lies previews the lead track ‘Misunderstanding’ with a new music video. Creux Lies is Ean Clevenger (vocals, programming), Barry Crider (guitars, vocals), Kyle Vorst (bass), and David Wright (synth, drum programming), and their reverb-laden guitar work, creative synth structures, and dynamic vocals recall the best… Read more →
Electronic music label and publisher of books about electronic music State of the Bass UK is set to release Generation Blitz compilation featuring thirty-four tracks from the frontline of today’s 1979 – 81 electronic post punk/ synthpop inspired global underground including previously unreleased tracks by BlakLight, Birmingham Electric, Ditsea Yella and Wavewulf with a Nostalgia Deathstar. Generation Blitz will be… Read more →
Dark post-punk band from Philadelphia Night Ritual is releasing U N B E C O M I N G their debut full-length record on August 13, 2021. The 11-track album affirms it will deliver reverb-drenched tracks leading you through the dark tunnels of the mind and out the other side into neon lights and full moon flights. U N B… Read more →
120 Volts #026 – A new playlist from hypno5.com featuring new and classic tracks by Vomito Negro, Potochkine, Schonwald, Some Ember, Ash Code, VR SEX, Bootblacks, Tears For Fears, Deathtrippers, Grauzone, Raderkraft, Blac Kolor, Schwefelgelb, and Front 242. 120 Volts #026 Vomito Negro – Ongoing Patterns Potochkine – Les Chevaux Schonwald – Tempest Some Ember – Fragment Ash Code –… Read more →
Minneapolis-based record label Midnight Mannequin Records has released its first album Jason Priest Is Missing by Jason Priest, the post-punk/synthpop alter ego of Antoni Maiovvi, co-founder of Giallo Disco Records, creator of horror soundtracks, and whose work has appeared on Death Waltz Originals. A pleasure to listen to all the way through, each of the 8-tracks on Jason Priest Is… Read more →
Ministry will include special guests Helmet and Front Line Assembly on The Industrial Strength Tour that kicks off October 3rd in Albuquerque, NM and will run through November 3rd in Seattle, WA with many dates quickly selling out. This celebration honors not only the 40th anniversary of Ministry in 2021 but also the 30th anniversary of the revolutionary album The… Read more →
Oakland, California deathrock / post-punk band ESSES have announced the release of their new album Bloodletting for the Lonely due August 6, 2021. Bloodletting for the Lonely is recorded and mixed by Skot B. at Kempton House, Oakland and is available for pre-order via Bandcamp as a digital download, standard 12″ vinyl, limited release vinyl, as well as a limited… Read more →
Absolution Fest announces it’s return. The post-punk / darkwave / industrial / synthpop music festival takes place at multiple venues in Tampa (Ybor City), Florida on October 7th, 2021 – October 9th, 2021. The 2021 Absolution Fest features performances by Mr. Kitty, Actors, KANGA, HALLOWS, Kiss Of The Whip, Death Loves Veronica, The Kentucky Vampires, The Bellwether Syndicate, Rosegarden Funeral… Read more →
