After 2021’s critically acclaimed album Afraid To Leave, Berlin based post-punkers Bleib Modern invited artist friends to take an outside perspective on their tracks, resulting in the 2 Afraid 2 Leave compilation, featuring remixes and reworks from several esteemed names within the darkwave, post-punk and EBM music scenes. From club bangers like IV Horsemen’s version of “Bitter Smile” and M!R!M’s… Read more →
Tag: Darkwave
Trismagistus – The Summoning
Trismagistus from Leeds has another great release, The Summoning delivers a dark blend of electronic synths and heavy basslines with eerie ambiance. This follows the December release of Brain Void that has all of the same elements. Both are excellent, have a listen! The Summoning by Trismagistus Brain Void by Trismagistus Read more →
Grauzone Festival 2024
Grauzone will return in 2024 once again for it’s 11th edition. Grauzone 2024 takes place February 9th to 11th at several venues in The Hague, bringing together a wide range of disciplines such as music, art, performance, screenings, talks and many more. Drab Majesty – Nuovo Testamento – Harsh Symmetry – Slow Crush – Follakzoid – The Underground Youth –… Read more →
Caress – Night Call
Caress has released her debut album Night Call. Caress is the solo darkwave electronic project from Tara Jane, inspired by dreamy vintage 4AD Goth as well as more contemporary dark pop artists such as TR/ST, Kontravoid and Boy Harsher. Jane fronts LA shoegazers Blood Candy and with Caress, she explores new sonic soundscapes with her muse being eighties dark wave, industrial and modern synth pop. Caress says: “For the album ‘Night Call’ I wanted to… Read more →
SYNTHICIDE X – 10th Anniversary
This January the NYC event and label SYNTHICIDE that began as a Sunday happy hour at Bossa Nova Civic Club turns 10 and celebrates its anniversary with 4 EVENTS, 3 NIGHTS, 3 VENUES. DJ sets and performances will be held at Bossa Nova Civic Club, St. Vitus, and Good Room. Date details from SYNTHICIDE X and ticket links are listed… Read more →
Ohne Nomen – Cold Sadness
“Cold Sadness” is taken from the latest album The S-Witch by Italian witch wave /electro wave project Ohne Nomen on Cold Transmission Music. This double-single also features a remix for “No Fear” by NYC darkwave producer / DJ (Mark) Cage. Cold Sadness by Ohne Nomen Read more →
Die Selektion – Zeuge aus Licht
The new 9-track album Zeuge aus Licht by Die Selektion will be released Friday, September 29th, and the band has embarked on the first part of a European tour with more dates to be announced soon. The band have also via Der Katalog re-released new vinyl pressing of their first two sold-out albums – Deine Stimme Ist Der Ursprung Jeglicher… Read more →
Night Nail – Fates Explained
Berlin’s NIGHT NAIL continues to fascinate with their dark, brave and refreshing sound, readily heard on “Narcoleptic Dream Catcher,” the first taste of their forthcoming album Fates Explained, dropping later this fall on Metropolis Records. Featuring Pete Burns of Kill Shelter, Valentina Veil of VV & the Void, Cylian Wednesday, edited and filmed by Jean De Oliveira, the “Narcolepetic Dream… Read more →
Abu Nein – I Am Emptiness (Tobias Bernstrup Remix)
Abu Nein, the darkwave trio from Malmö, Sweden has released a new club-driven remix by Tobias Bernstrup of the track “I Am Emptiness”. The original track appears on the album II and is available along with their other releases via Bandcamp. I Am Emptiness (Tobias Bernstrup Remix) by ABU NEIN Read more →
Cold Waves NY
Cold Waves presents: FRONT LINE ASSEMBLY, ORPHX, JK FLESH, SIERRA, ASH CODE, LANA DEL RABIES, with Xris Smack (DJ) – Live at (Le) Poisson Rouge in New York City on Sunday, September 17th, 2023 Cold Waves returns to New York for one night of darkwave delights and industrial-techno stomp, featuring Wax Trax! and Metropolis recording artists FRONT LINE ASSEMBLY, with… Read more →