Vancouver-based synth-punk solo project Total Chroma by R.Katerwol of Wire Spine and Weird Candle has put together Body Relics, a new album that fuses the rhythms and melodies inspired by late 80s synth-pop and EBM. Inspired by the sci-fi writing of Philip K. Dick and recorded in a dark basement reminiscent of being in nuclear submarine, the album delivers tracks… Read more →
William Maybelline (also known as the other half of Lebanon Hanover) has created a new label Operation Qual Records to release Tenebris In Lux – his latest album of solo project Qual. The album was written during the first covid lockdown and captures the feeling of dystopian dread and cataclysmic doom. Tenebris In Lux is due March 1st, 2021 and… Read more →
BMG will reissue Quiet Life by Japan on March 5th 2021 featuring a brand new Abbey Road half-speed remaster of the original album, alt mixes, b-sides, singles, rarities and live material – including the sought after ‘lost’ Live at Budokan show from March 1980 previously only available as the 4 track EP Live in Japan. The album is available for… Read more →
Antipole, the post-punk/coldwave moniker for the music of Karl Morten Dahl based in Trondheim, Norway has announced the Marble EP release featuring a remix by Belarusian “Russian doomer” post-punk band Molchat Doma (Russian: Молчат Дома) from Minsk. The Marble EP also features production and mastering by long time collaborator UK artist Paris Alexander. Molchat Doma (Russian: Молчат Дома) is a… Read more →
Paris-based Manic Depression Records has assembled Bipolar Sounds 2020 – a free (pay-as-you-like) compilation that gathers one song of each of its 2020 releases. The 15-track Bipolar Sounds 2020 is available via Bandcamp. Bipolar Sounds 2020 by Manic Depression Records Tracklist: 01 Selfishadows “Time to Change” Taken from MD130 Again 02 Velvet Kills “Bitch Face” Taken from MD120 Bodhi Labyrinth… Read more →
Nein Records has announced Leather & Lasers – a new release by Latvian DJ / musician Max Lomov’s solo project East Cho. Check out the first track “Suzy, Do You Copy?” from the 4-track EP due February 19, 2021 and available for pre-order via Bandcamp. Leather & Lasers by East Cho Read more →
Today marks the return of Auspex with a new EP – The Lesser Key Of Solomon. The Brooklyn-based DJ and producer created this as a follow-up to last year’s debut Suspicion EP on his own imprint Oath. The new EP features 8-tracks of swooping atmospheres and spectral delays over grinding mechanical percussion delivering rapid-fire industrial and techno sounds. The Lesser… Read more →
NYC’s Synthicide has a new debut release by Georgian producer Henyox. The 8-track album No Devotion (SYN007) was inspired by an intense relationship before the lockdown and written during quarantine – it delivers EBM and techno beats with remixes by Unconscious and Downwell. No Devotion will be out December 4th and is available for pre-order today via Bandcamp. Video by… Read more →
Oslo-based psychedelic post-punk band Mayflower Madame have a new music video for “Ludwig Meidner” — the track from their recently released second album Prepared For A Nightmare features music and lyrics by Mayflower Madame/Trond Fagernes. The video is directed by Astrid Serck with live footage by Broadcast Oslo as well as content from The City (1939) directed by Ralph Steiner… Read more →
Cleopatra Records has just announced the forthcoming release of LEÆTHER STRIP: THE ZOTH OMMOG YEARS 1989-1999, a massive boxed set featuring 10 individually packaged CDs with original artwork and rare bonus material. This limited edition collection showcases the extraordinary output of projects helmed by industrial mastermind CLAUS LARSEN during his prolific decade at the pioneering German label Zoth Ommog with… Read more →