Drab Majesty’s first ever release was the 2012 self-released cassette tape Unarian Dances. Originally limited to 100 copies, tracks from this tape would eventually make their way onto the Completely Careless CD collection as bonus cuts along with the 2015 Dais Records debut, the Unknown to the I cassette. Now these songs are finally available on vinyl in 45 RPM… Read more →
Die in the Disco hosted by Yami Spechie presents via YouTube its first free online festival for which it has summoned the best talents of Darkwave, New Wave, Post-Punk, Synthpop and where you can enjoy exclusive videos and unreleased songs live. The transmission will simulate a virtual party where you can enter a zoom link and be able to see… 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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
Vandal Moon has released “Hurt” the first single from the upcoming album Black Kiss. The new 10-track album will be released May 15th, 2020 by the duo based in Santa Cruz, California comprised of Blake Voss (vocals, guitars, synthesizers, principal songwriter) and Jeremy Einsiedler (drum machines and synthesizers). About the new album, Black Voss says, “This record is more purely… Read more →
Looking back at the last ten years, we have enjoyed an abundance of coldwave, electronic, post-punk, and goth music releases. We may consider the decade a rebirth for alternative music, so here are some of the most-played tracks for each year we could find among the hundreds of our favorites. 2010 Nunhood – Merciful Nuns 2011 Dead Sun Rising –… Read more →
YouTube channel SADMENISTAN has put together two video playlists of post-punk / goth / coldwave tracks by various Russian artists, showcasing their talent and atmospheric style. Doomer Music Volume 1 1. 00:00 Капитан Ненавидит Море – Черная лента 2. 05:30 ВЕДЬМА – Рандеву 3. 08:20 Дом Моделей – Без названия (Грейс) 4. 11:24 Sedativ – Вечное никогда 5. 15:25 ВЕДЬМА… Read more →
