Wild Insane renders a portrait of 21st century intoxication where we yearn for 80s melodies and a break from post-traumatic stress. It has been almost two years since Vandal Moon released Teenage Daydream Conspiracy merging a stylized 80s synth-sound with a blend of dark neo-psychedelia and dream pop – now Blake Voss (vocals, guitars, synthesizers and principal songwriter) is joined by Jeremy Einsiedler (drum machines and synthesizers)… Read more →
Second Still have announced a limited-edition cassette tape coming out via Brussels based Sentimental Records on April 20th to coincide with their Equals EP release. The 5-tracks on the tape available on Bandcamp were recorded live by Josiah Mazzaschi at The Cave recording studio in Glassell Park, CA, orchestrated by Michael Stock and Part Time Punks. You can listen to a… Read more →
The half-Brit, half-German cold wave / minimal wave duo known as Lebanon Hanover are set to release their 5th album Let Them Be Alien via Fabrika Records on April 3, 2018. A limited edition of hand-numbered 500 copies on standard black vinyl and 500 copies on dark green vinyl will be available for order, as well as digital formats. The duo has just released… Read more →
There is a new remix out today of Vandal Moon’s first single “Baby Sounds” off the new album Wild Insane due April 20th. Vandal Moon has recorded new guitar and bass parts specifically for this track while FM Attack who is a literal legend in the synthwave scene, and continues to break ground with this new blend of post-punk, darkwave and new wave… Read more →
Darkwave / post-punk from band from Puerto Rico Lust Era will be releasing a limited-edition C-60 cassette on clear red shells of their third album Trés via German dyi label Squall Recordings. The cassette will be available March 1st and is available on Bandcamp. Trés by Lust Era Read more →
Post-punk / darkwave band Elysian (formerly known as Maudlin) from Atlanta / NYC have a new three-track release available via Bandcamp and also on 7″ vinyl on Saudade Records. ELYSIAN by ELYSIAN Maudlin performing at the 2016 San La Muerte Fest Read more →
Los Angeles-based punk band Slaughterhouse has released a self-titled 5-track EP available for free download via Bandcamp. The gritty, dark-garage sounding EP features Gaby Ramirez (vocals), Taylor Ramirez (guitar), Eddie Cairns (bass), Miles Gretsky (drums), and was recorded and mixed by Anthony Gamez at R&D San Pedro, CA. Slaughterhouse EP by Slaughterhouse Read more →
Radio Nachtflug from Bonn, Germany has released their latest dark alternative compilation by various artists – Silent Flights on Loudest Nights Volume 3 as a free download via Bandcamp. The collection of 45 tracks includes music by The Devil & the Universe, Then Comes Silence, Lust Era, nTTx, Massiv in Mensch, and Absurd Minds. Silent Flights on loudest Nights Vol. 3 by… Read more →
120 Volts #017 – New & classic dark electronic tracks featuring Death Of Lovers, Double Echo, Silent Runners, IAMTHESHADOW, The The, Multiple Man, Vomito Negro, Meat Beat Manifesto, S S S S, Crash Course In Science, Hamsas XIII, Japan Suicide, Palissade, Glaare, Fotocrime, Tying Tiffany, Antiflvx, Identified Patient, Human Performance Lab, and Grendel. Your browser does not support the audio… Read more →
Recorded between March 2012 and July 2015 the 10-track album Holy Blood is the product of the shoegaze / post-punk project Psychic Hearts, formed in Mexico in 2010 by Erick Arevalo (in addition to his solo project “El Ojo y la Navaja”) and Javier Mejia – their sound influenced by bands including Ceremony, Skywave, Cocteau Twins, Ride, Low Life, Asylum Party, In the Nursery,… Read more →
