The five piece Amsterdam-based darkwave / postpunk band Silent Runners have released their 11-track debut album The Directory, two years after their initial self-titled Silent Runners EP (2015). The album featuring a classic 80s synth sound is self-recorded and produced by the band in their own studio. Mastering was done at Metropolis Mastering (UK) by Andy ‘Hippy’ Baldwin, who also worked with… Read more →
Unknown Pleasures Records of Barcelona, Spain have released Winter Solstice – a digital compilation curated by Pedro Peñas Robles featuring tracks by A★I, Antipole, NORMA LOY remixed by Versari, NONE, Selfishadows, European Ghost, Japan Suicide, Thesaintcyr feat Pascale Le Berre, Cenizas, Silent Runners, Adan & Ilse, Caffetine remixed by Dylan McBride, Liebknecht, and Simi Nah Music. Winter Solstice is available for… Read more →
The Soft Moon have released a new video for “It Kills” off their upcoming fourth album Criminal to be released February 2nd on Sacred Bones Records as well as North American 2018 tour dates where they will be accompanied by Boy Harsher. A limited-edition release of Criminal is available for pre-order from Sacred Bones directly. Criminal by THE SOFT MOON03/27 – Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s * 03/28 –… Read more →
120 Volts #013 – a selection of 20 new and classic dark electronic tracks including Human Performance Lab, Second Still, Insekt, Lust Era, Fragrance., The Horrorist, Schnitt Acht, SΛRIN, Killing Joke, Fearing, None, High-Functioning Flesh, The Neon Judgement, Metal Disco, Visage, Qual, Klutae, Ancient Methods, Crystalline Stricture, and Bauhaus. Your browser does not support the audio element. Realms – Human… Read more →
Wake The Dead presents Spiritual Cramp Gothic Festival Sunday August 13th 2017 4pm – 2am in Denver, Colorado at the historic Church of the Seven Candles, built in 1865. Here is all the information and line-up on the event from Wake The Dead: The Spiritual Cramp Gothic Festival gathers some of the best Gothic and Deathrock clubs from all around the US, and having them all… Read more →
120 Volts #012 – a selection of 19 new and classic dark electronic tracks including Mildreda, Antipole, Siglo XX, Hante., Bloody Dead and Sexy, Coldkill, Die Selektion, Schonwald, Two Moons, Alien Sex Fiend, Depeche Mode, Vomito Negro, Reduced Silence, Sidewalks and Skeletons, SUIR, Melania ., Blac Kolor, Welt In Scherben, and The Clash. Your browser does not support the audio… Read more →
Schonwald have announced their new album Night Idyll will be out June 1st via Manic Depression Records. The Italian duo of Alessandra Gismondi and Luca Bandini focus on a darkwave atmospheric sound that is minimalist, synthetic and hypnotic drawing inspiration from New Order, The Cure, Suicide with guitars echoing My Bloody Valentine and Curve. A first album Amplified Nature was released in 2009 (Pocket… Read more →
The Blog That Celebrates Itself Records has a new compilation release – New Dark Age, A Tribute to The Sound – a 12-track name-your -price Bandcamp digital download. The album is made up of tracks performed by Plasticstatic, BYSTS, The Silence Kit, Dark Narrows, Low Sea, Undone, Echodrone, The Dead Suns, Galaxina, Lyfe Indoors, DEBBIE, and Box and The Twins as a tribute… Read more →
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 →
