The eighth and latest slate of refined retro-futuristic synth-pop by Liz Wendelbo and Sean McBride aka Xeno & Oaklander is named after and inspired by “the study of what not to do, a negative image of a positive, the other side, the other:” Via Negativa (in the doorway light). Recorded in the fall of 2023 at their modernist Connecticut home… Read more →
Tag: Electronic
Abu Nein – Dark Faith
Swedish ABU NEIN has quickly risen to one of the most interesting acts in the dark wave/postpunk scene. With the release of their debut Secular Psalms and the follow-up II they injected the scene with new vitality. Now they return with Dark Faith, their strongest work up-to-date. The new album also became the last album that was produced by Andreas… Read more →
Kite – VII
Swedish dark synth outfit KITE present the 2xLP / CD collection: VII – Seven 7″ singles, remastered, with original full-length mixes appearing on vinyl from Dais Records for the first time. Since surfacing into the Scandinavian synth-pop scene 16 years ago, Nicklas Stenemo and Christian Hutchinson Berg aka Kite have steadily grown from local icons to a global phenomenon, yet until now… Read more →
Haujobb – The Machine in the Ghost
Haujobb has released the darkly foreboding track “In the Headlights,” the first single from this legendary industrial band’s forthcoming new album The Machine in the Ghost. Haujobb was birthed in Germany in 1992. Since that time, the band has evolved by combining a wide range of influences such as electro, noise, IDM and techno into their beloved electro-industrial sound. The… Read more →
Neon Lies – Demons
Demons is the new fourth full-length album by Zagreb based Neon Lies, which is on 12” vinyl by Wave Tension Records & Cosmic Brood Records and CD version by Diffuse Reality sub-label Periphylla. Neon Lies started as a synth wave bedroom solo adventure in late 2015 by Goran Lautar while he was still singing and playing guitar in Modern Delusion… Read more →
Lovataraxx – Sophomore
Lovataraxx has released their new album – Sophomore. The album is a new step on the band’s trajectory, influenced by synthetic music, 80’s and 90’s horror and SF movie soundtracks. A resolutely fairy, modern and personal record. COLD TRANSMISSION MUSIC released the music video directed by RAMATAUPIA for “Tilda Vaast” – the first single off the album and tell us… Read more →
Zanias – Ecdysis
In the follow-up to 2023’s Chrysalis, Zanias returns with a new album Ecdysis, which travels even further into alternate dimensions, casting off all language and song structures in favor of something far more alien and sensual. Named after the final stage of emergence from a former self, Ecdysis lays claim to an entirely new electronic soundscape influenced by the ethereal… Read more →
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 →
New & Classic Tracks: 120 Volts #029
120 Volts #029 – A new Mixcloud playlist featuring new and classic tracks by Abu Nein, Temple, Ohne Nomen, Buzz Kull, Deathtrippers, La Scaltra, The Neon Judgement, The Ultimate Dreamers, My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult, Love And Rockets, Tense, and Microchip League. 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 →