The Second Wave – A Compendium is a new release of late 80s and early 90s German Post-Punk, Goth and Wave Tape Underground presented by Berlin label aufnahme + wiedergabe. Available as a limited edition cassette as well as digital, the 23-track compilation features emerging German bands of the underground tape era. The selection was prepared by Thomas Thyssen (Pagan Love Songs) over six months… Read more →
Portland post-punk band Soft Kill have released “Wake Up” a preview track from their forthcoming album Choke due November 4th on Profound Lore Records. Additionally the band will begin a new tour October 21st. Choke features cover art by Danish collage artist øjeRum. The album has been engineered by Jason Powers (Grails, The Mountain Goats) at Burnside Recording in Portland, mixed by Ben Greenberg,… Read more →
Italian Dark / New Wave band Christine Plays Viola are set to release their 3rd studio album which will be out September 30th — you can now pre-order Spooky Obsessions in digital or physical format from their Bandcamp page and immediately receive two songs “Ossessione” and “Nefarious” in digital format. The band has also released a short video revealing a… Read more →
The 2016 A Murder of Crows NYC Goth & Post Punk Festival is set to take place Friday August 12th and Saturday August 13th at the Mercury Lounge (217 E. Houston St. New York, NY). The goal is uniting and introducing underground and alternative music to the East Coast with 2 nights of goth, post-punk, deathrock, and new wave music. Friday August 12… Read more →
Old-school Italian post-punk band The Spiritual Bat have a new release — The Vision of Sound Tour EP is now available via Bandcamp just in time before the band embarks on tour beginning with the Castle Party Festival in Poland July 28th. The EP feature 5-tracks recorded and mixed by the band along with keyboard contributions from Ashkelon Sain on “Caress The Scar” and Emilio Torella… Read more →
If you are in New York City next month be sure to check out the Nowhere to Run NYC Post-Punk Festival — a day-long event on August 20th at The Paper Box with 2 stages (one outdoor and indoor) plus a merchandise room and food. It will run from 1PM to 4AM with re-entry all day and night and is just $20! For… Read more →
Have a listen to the latest Rule of Three compilation mix III x III Volume 001, the project from two music enthusiasts who share a similar passion for promoting dark, independent underground music and celebrating three of the best new tracks from contemporary post-punk and gothic artists from around the world on a regular basis. This week they have created a compilation mix from… Read more →
Enjoy a selection of 14 new and classic dark electronic tracks including Vandal Moon, Boy Harsher, Genevieve Pasquier, Peine Perdue, Combichrist, Panster Fabriek, Oldschool Union, Duran Duran, The Rorschach Garden, In Death It Ends, Jäger 90, Ginevra, Plastic Noise Experience, and Eco. Your browser does not support the audio element. Read more →
Liverpool post-punk band Double Echo are back with a new EP — Ancient Youth continues their approach of back-to-the-basics approach of getting to the roots of dark music. Ancient Youth by Double Echo Also have a look at Double Echo performing “Never Again” live to a VHS beat at the Kazimier Cosmolodge, in Liverpool, May 2016. Double Echo – Never Again (Live Session) from… Read more →
An interview with Vandal Moon reveals the drive behind the blend of synthwave and 80s alternative sound on the new album Teenage Daydream Conspiracy. Inspired by the darker acts of the post-punk and darkwave scene of the early 80s, Vandal Moon aka Blake Voss has released his fourth album via Werkstatt Recordings. Teenage Daydream Conspiracy is the follow-up to the The LSD EP that was… Read more →
