Electronic musician, synthesist, producer, composer, and guitarist Jeff Burchett wrote and recorded Ashes & Equilibrium for the 2021 RPM Challenge (www.rpmchallenge.com), between February 1, 2021 and February 10, 2021 and the resulting 10-track album was mixed and mastered by him at The Cat Mansion in Clifton, VA. The album is influenced by current events as well as fantasy and fiction… Read more →
Post-punk / darkwave artists Twin Tribes have a new release due April 9th, 2021 of their remix album Altars, featuring work by Ash Code, She Past Away, Bootblacks, Wingtips, and others. Altars will be released through Negative Gain (North America), Manic Depression Records (France), and Young & Cold Records (Germany) on CD, Vinyl, and digitally. Preview and pre-order via Bandcamp. MD138 – TWIN TRIBES “Altars”… 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 →
Ghostland, the post-punk/new-wave band based in Athens, Greece formed in 2015 have a new music video for the track “Don’t Wait” off their 2018 album Dances on Walls. The video was shot before a COVID-19 lockdown and completed just before another lockdown this year. The group continues to write and rehearse and hopes to record a new LP in 2021.… Read more →
Swedish post-punk band The Secret French Postcards have released two tracks from their upcoming new album Colours due December 11th on Cold Transmission Music. The third album by the band features 10-tracks that are inspired by punk/post punk/new wave and the goth scene from the early 80’s. Colours will be available in CD and in red-transparent or black limited-edition vinyl… Read more →
Bootblacks have released their 9-track melodic post-punk album Thin Skies today, this is also their first LP for Artoffact Records. The new album is produced by Jason Corbett of Artoffact labelmates ACTORS, and the band’s Bandcamp page describes Thin Skies as, “…evoking scenes of dark days and reckless nights in the urban jungle – a marriage of post-punk emotion and… Read more →
French independent record company Choléra Cosmique based in Toulouse have announced their first collection of exclusive tracks from artist on their house label. The 14-track Compilation Cosmique #1 will be released July 20th and is available in digital and CD versions via Bandcamp. Compilation Cosmique #1 by Various Artists Read more →
Brooklyn-based darkwave / gothic rock duo A Cloud of Ravens have released The First Year, a compilation of their first two releases (2018’s “Under the Tow” b/w “Low-Grade Fever” and 2019’s Sacred Hearts EP) in a single volume. All songs feature reworked arrangements and have been newly mixed and remastered for this release. The duo’s full discography is available on… Read more →
Bootblacks are gearing up for the release of their fourth album Thin Skies on Artoffact Records, which has been produced with help from Jason Corbett of the band ACTORS. The first single is the title-track and it will be out July 3rd. To celebrate the group is giving away a package of delightful merchandise. All kinds of goodies in a… Read more →
Post-punk band She Past Away is set to release their new album X, featuring 22-tracks of remixes. The new album celebrates a decade of music with collaborations by influential acts and emerging artists on the current dark-wave and post-punk scene, including The Soft Moon, Boy Harsher, Front 242, Lebanon Hanover, Clan of Xymox, FM Attack, Antipole & Paris Alexander, QUAL,… Read more →