Alphabetical Index Reviews

A pay what you want live album from one of Our Thing’s great performance based acts serves to remind us how damn important they were and still are.

Göteborg duo Batch ID offer up some pop-saavy EBM in the Swedish tradition.

Phil Barry’s solo-project releases its sophomore album and solidifies its standing in the world of guitar industrial.

Unwoman and Caustic team-up to make dark electronic pop that stands apart from both artist’s individual catalogues.

One of the best 90s synthpop acts returns with a well-written album of 90s synthpop.

Bedless Bones adds a dose of earthy paganism to her darkwave sound on her second LP.

Bedless Bones’ brand of darkwave shimmers between the here and now and the genre’s roots.

The debut LP from the Estonian darkwave project is cool and expressive in equal measures.

After more than twenty year on hiatus, ethereal/dream-pop royalty Bel Canto return with a record reflective of their maturity.

After a lengthy layoff, Spanish post-punk act Belgrado trade out some of their fury for new wave synth colours.

Bestial Mouths’ 2016 album draws from several genres and crackles with fraught energy.

Infacted label boss Torben Schmidt’s new project returns with an EP that far outstrips their full-length release from earlier this year.

The third album from Binary Park redresses the balance between their production and songwriting.

The sophomore LP of EDM/EBM from the production minded trio is a bit too polite for its own good.

The latest from Hendrick Grothe trades in some immediacy for subtle and understated rewards.

Blac Kolor’s sophomore LP shows just how much effect can be wrought from atmospherics in the new techno/EBM hybrid.

The debut release from this German dark techno project draws upon multiple subgenres, holding everything together with claustrophobic and uneasy production.

Techno EBM producer shows off more of his distinct production on his fresh new EP.

Another level-up from dark technoist Hendrick Grothe that exceeds the standard he’s already set in his short career as a producer.

Black Asteroid’s first LP might finally find the zeitgeist catching up with Bryan Black’s style.

Dee Thrussel’s long running instrumental project’s latest LP is a loose concept album of sinister motivational music.

Black Magnet delivers another tight set of accomplished and varied industrial metal.

Black Magnet don’t skimp on the industrial in their industrial metal debut.

The first Black Nail Cabaret LP with a new lineup is resolutely held aloft by the voice of Emese Árvai-Illés.

Black Nail Cabaret distill dark pop melodies and production into their strongest LP to date.

The amazing voice we first heard on Architect’s “Mine” returns with her own project’s sophomore record of classy synth noir.

The new album from the Hungarian synth duo lives and dies by the voice of Emese Arvai-Illes.

A dense and inscrutably violent electro-industrial LP from Serbia’s Black Sheep Screaming is refreshingly uncompromising.

The Serbian electro-industrial outfit ups the ante on beautiful chaos.

Black Tape For A Blue Girl continue to reflect on both the cosmic and the domestic with their trademark grace.

Emotional and musical hauntings shape Blakmoth’s ‘doombient’ style on his new LP.

Baltimore’s Blakmoth continues his run of solid dark ambient releases, the latest being a decidedly grounded (if no less depressing) listen.

Blank branch away from the past decade of dark electronic’s trajectory, and offer a fun and well-programmed alternate history of futurepop.

Freestyle, hip-hop, and general electronics are all amplified in Blu Anxxiety’s latest all-you-can-eat buffet at the goth bar.

NYC’s Blu Anxxiety defy genre rules and expectations on their deathrock by way of freestyle LP “Plaay Dead”

New York’s Blush Response show intense focus and an emphasis on sound design on their latest LP.

Blush Response’s take on industrial techno heavily favours sharp-edged sound design.

The Berlin by way of NYC producer makes a modern power noise record.

The NYC industrial project brings an LP with an unpredictable and protean quality to the table.

Alex dives into the latest by the German vampires, and questions their exact role within the borders of Our Thing.

The latest from the German vampire pop act accentuates some of their hidden appeal.

The OCCVLT project out of Spokane sets the pace for those looting the witch house for their own stylistic purposes.

The latest in a string of strong releases from Fredrik Djurfeldt, Boar Alarm’s new LP whittles the structures of electro-industrial and EBM down to their noisiest and most experimental roots.

Body Of Light are poised to burst onto a larger stage with a synthpop tour-de-force.

Body Of Light hone in on a smooth and sober style of synthpop with an excellent third LP.

The new tape and digital release from brothers Alexander and Andrew Jarson is an unexpectedly great collection of dark synth tunes.

Bootblacks’ new LP crams a plethora of new (and sometimes brighter) sounds into a tight half hour while still maintaining their dark and melodic post-punk charm.

The Slovenian post-industrial act returns with their first album of new material in almost 20 years.

Borghesia continue their break from their body music past with a melancholy yet still quirky release.

The sophomore album from Boy Harsher spikes their soulful electro with a hypnotic sense of intimacy.

The first LP from dark synth act Boy Harsher is tightly constructed and possessed of a momentum all its own.

Brixx’s new concept LP links body music and smooth cinematics with preternatural cool.

Broken Thoughts’ new record gives space, time, and potency to cryptic samples.

Broken Thoughts’ near-flawless technique and sound design yields a stunning suite of themes and atmospheres.

Bustié’s debut LP brings freestyle and deathrock together in a blend smooth enough to make you forget its influences.

Buzz Kull makes a strong play for dancefloors at the intersection of EBM and darkwave on new LP “Fascination”.

The self-titled debut from North Carolina’s By Any Means Necessary shows potential beyond its obvious influences.

NYC industrial act Blush Response are back with a new single and a pretty slick line-up of remixers.

The sophomore LP from half of Daily Planet renders classic synthpop in exacting detail.

Capsule review of releases by Bacon Grease and Zona Utopica Garantita.

Reviews of new darkwave EPs by Bara Hari & Ringfinger.

Deathrock talk in capsule reviews of Bastet and Medusa Stare.

Capsule reviews of new releases by Be My Enemy and NNHMN.

Capsule reviews of new work from Big Time Kill and Sleep Clinic.

Thoughts on new EPs by Black Light Odyssey and Prophän.

Short form reviews of new releases from Blakk Harbor & Vlimmer.

Thoughts on new EPs by Blakmoth and Anaerobic.

Capsule reviews of releases by Body Divide and Sigsaly.

Short form reviews of new works by Brecc and Azfarat.

Capsule reviews of new releases by Cardinal Noire and Bonini Bulga

Capsule reviews of short new releases by Chrome Corpse and Batch ID.

Short-form reviews of new work from Fjerstad and Bastet.

Capsule reviews of Konstantin Unwohl’s new release, and a split form Baroque & Notausgang.

Short-form reviews of new records by Max und Max and Blakmoth.

Short form reviews of Nordvargr’s new remix/rework disc and Black Sun Dreamer’s throwback synth EP.

Thoughts on new releases from Operation Blue Eyes and Aarktica & Black Tape For A Blue Girl.

Short reviews of new EPs by Pablo Bozzi and Missing Witness.

Short-form reviews of new work by Venom Vampires and Blakmoth.

Rising italo-body producer Pablo Bozzi adds some goa sounds to his already potent mix.

Our feature on reissues turns its gaze to a recently unearthed collection of songs from an obscure German EBM project.

The Birthday Massacre’s earliest demos are re-released, bringing the roots of their pop-darkwave sound into clearer focus.

Goth rock veterans The Bellwether Syndicate take a grand tour of styles past and usher them into the present.

Apocalyptic themes and contemplative sounds mark the debut from The Blood Of Others.

The electropop group trade on strong songwriting on their charming debut for Metropolis.

We introduce a new contributor to ID:UD by way of some discussion of Babyland’s 1992 debut.

A solo instanciation of Cabaret Voltaire by Richard H Kirk does have some nods to the band’s vast catalogue.

Finnish duo Cardinal Noire bring energy and movement to “Vancouver School” electro-industrial on their sophomore LP.

Cardinal Noire hold true to their electro-industrial influences on their third LP.

Cardinal Noire’s debut is a fantastic piece of classic electro-industrial, tackling the original masters of the genre head-on.

This live recording from Mute’s Short Circuit festival captures a remarkable performance from Chris & Cosey and Factory’s Floor’s Nik Void.

Caustic offers 2018 its first pissed-off riposte.

American cult industrial project Caustic speaks to some of his influences on an interstitial release.

A moody and violent refinement of Caustic’s sound awaits listeners of Industrial Music.

Caustic doubles-down on the studio polish of last year’s outing, and field tests a wide range of sounds in rapid succession over the course of a mammoth LP.

Celldöd’s second release in 2015 is a tougher and more succinct hybrid of techno minimalism and EBM.

Anders Karllson of the Pain Machinery explores some minimal and hypnotic techno-body sounds with his Celldöd project.

The new EP from New Jersey’s Cenotype is a complete package, both musically and physically.

The first album for Hands from the rhythmic electro project is a spookier, more foreboding affair.

The fifth Cervello Elettronico LP is single-minded in its focus on mechanical rhythms.

Murky production and sparse arrangements shape the darkwave melodies of Child Of Night’s new LP.

Goth rock true-schoolers Children On Stun decloak off the starboard bow with a reunion EP.

Choke Chain’s nihilism and interest in moody dark electro are both amplified on new record “Mortality”.

Chrome Corpse solidify their body music sound on their excellent new LP.

Chrome Corpse add some new manic flair to their catchy classic EBM.

French industrialists Chrysalide get radical on their newest and possibly best album.

Berlin’s CIERŃ deliver balanced and harmonic positive punk on their first full-length.

Ronny Moorings’ latest won’t change any opinions on contemporary Xymox material: while there are plenty of stronger entries in their catalog, the faithful should find a few of Darkest Hour‘s gloomier tracks to their liking.

The latest Clan Of Xymox holds some rewards for the darkwave legends’ faithful.

The new Clan of Xymox covers record isn’t so much bad as wholly unnecessary, which might actually be worse.

The legendary darkwave act underwhelm with another LP that falls short of their considerable talents.

The third LP from Jason Novak and Chris Connelly’s Cocksure shows off a looser, groovier version of the project.

Jason Novak and Chris Connelly keep momentum and rhythm as the focus of their industrial rock project’s sophomore LP.

Chris Connelly and Jason Novak team-up to bring some weirdness and sleaze on the debut LP from their Cocksure project.

We contemplate the recently uncovered alternate versions of Coil’s now-legendary remixes for Nine Inch Nails.

Cold Showers’ third LP shows tremendous growth in their production and arrangement skills.

The debut from Coldkill sells itself on its moody synthpop charm but has plenty more going on under the hood.

The latest from the darkwave studio wizards is a calm, but characteristically finely crafted listen.

Long-running darkwave act Collide are all about the subtler pleasures on their new LP.

Comaduster’s third LP is by turns the project’s most abstract and most human.

The first proper LP from Réal Cardinal is a triumph, both technically and artistically, and as an exercise in exploding genre via songcraft.

The wait for the new Comaduster record pays off with a conceptually rich and musically explosive listen.

The biggest band of the last decade of industrial club music struggle in their transition into a full-fledged electro-rock act.

The young Filipino producer goes for obscure and mysterious without layering on the darkness in his debut for Phantasma Disques.

The new project from Sean Payne (Cyanotic) and Chris Harris (Project .44) stakes its claim to a specific vein of classic American industrial.

Constance Chlore’s debut is a tense yet quirky tour through synthpunk and EBM sounds.

Anhalt heroes Container 90 serve up another platter of Oi!BM fun, and manage to work in some subtle new musical flourishes.

The exceptionally meaningful first album of “desire and drum machines” from Babyland’s Dan Gatto fulfills its promise, and more.

The Polish electro-industrial outfit trades in solid, easy to enjoy tunes on their third LP.

The new EP from the recently renamed project handily sums up the direction and gradient of artist Ben Arp’s witch house inspired material.

The latest from Covenant is a radically potent EP full of musical and conceptual experimentation.

The veteran Swedes enter more obscure territory on their pensive, introspective new album.

Creux Lies step their game up with a weightier and deeper version of their dreamy post-punk style.

The second LP from Crimes AM takes a somber second look at the trajectory of synthwave.

David Thrussell and Tony D’Oporto team-up for a conspiracy-minded electro record.

Cruel Diagonals’ ambient/industrial manipulation of vocals yields uncanny hauntings.

Belgium’s Cruise [Ctrl] draw upon Twin Peaks for inspiration on their third LP, and strike a newfound balance between noise and rhythm.

Electro craftsman Martin Rudefelt returns with an intriguing EP rooted in the exploration of deep space.

Sweden’s Cryo show off their intelligent approach to modern EBM on their third album.

After a few years off, Sweden’s Cryo resume their journey into the moodier corners of electro.

A relaxing and tasteful second LP from Cryounit brings together downtempo and melodic electro-industrial.

Lightning strikes twice for Crystal Geometry with another LP of inspired and varied TBM.

The third record in as many years from Crystal Geometry underscores Maxime Fabre’s talents at working metal elements into TBM production.

A remastered compilation of songs from Cubanate’s first three LPs is a testament to their lasting impact.

Cubanate wrathfully return with their first new release in two decades.

A gossamer take on post-punk marks a notable shift for Curses.

Curses maintains his control of cinematic body music while reaching out into goth and post-punk territory on his new LP.

Dark Entries issues an LP from the Belgian techno and body music project that has a distinctly different take on older genre sounds.

Hypnotic body music pulses set Cyan ID’s new full-length apart from the current TBM crop.

The American coldwave band’s new EP strikes out in a new direction, showcasing their talents in more downtempo regions.

Cyanotic’s fourth LP drapes an old school sound in new school programming and production.

Cyanotic’s new record maintains the trajectory of their efficient industrial-rock sound.

The Croation project makes weird, post-industrial music influenced by Severed Heads and Psychic TV, but possessed of its own brand of eccentricity.

Edmonton’s Cygnets continue their run of archly melodramatic synthpop/new wave LPs on their second release for Negative Gain.

Cygnets offer glammy synthrock with some nice post-punk moves and plenty of drama.

Edmonton’s new romantic synthpoppers Cygnets make good on their momentum with a new LP of dancefloor oriented numbers.

Cygnets put a capstone on their impassioned discography with a closing suite of glammy, gothy, new wave stormers.

Comaduster gives us the first glimpse of his long-awaited forthcoming LP on Tympanik.

We pick through the new single by the Swedish interstellar EBM project.

Henric de la Cour’s third LP as a solo artist sounds like a struggle.

The senior staff likes to talk about records in a looser format from time to time, and Chrysalide’s recent exercise in anger (mis)management seemed like a perfect subject.

The senior staff, both longtime Covenant fans, discuss the merits of the Swedish act’s latest opus.

A decade after its release, we reflect on Covenant’s immaculately produced bid for crossover success, revisit its club hits, and try to frame it within the band’s overall body of work.

French producer Jérôme Chassagnard looks to the oceans for inspiration on his latest release.

The new split from Marching Dynamics and Cervello Elettronico serves up originals and remixes, giving an efficient snapshot of where each of these instrumental projects is at.

Capsule reviews of new releases by Cardinal Noire and Bonini Bulga

Capsule reviews from Caustic and Ascending.

Short form reviews of new work from Caustic Grip and Hyperlacrimae.

Capsule reviews of new EPs by Cellar Graves and Razorback Hollow (Glass Apple Bonzai).

Capsule reviews of releases by Celldöd and Alen Skanner.

Short form discussion of the debuts of Choke Chain and Pitch After Dark.

Capsule reviews of short new releases by Chrome Corpse and Batch ID.

Short-form reviews of new work from Cold Showers and Phase Fatale.

Thoughts on new EPs by Confines and Anti-Yo.

Capsule reviews of new releases by Controlled Process and Choke Chain

Short form reviews of releases from Dead Husband and Cretin Dilletante.

Thoughts on new releases by Cult of Alia & ATT Corp.

Short-form reviews of new records by Ćyan ID and Garden Of Beleth.

Capsule reviews of new releases by Ćyan ID and grabyourface.

Capsule reviews of new work from Devikorps and Corvx.

Capsule reviews of two French techno-industrial releases.

Thoughts on new EPs from Rue Oberkampf and Crystal Geometry.

Short-form thoughts on new records by Thee Hearses and Cruel Diagonals.

Brief reviews of new works by Trellick and Jérôme Chassagnard.

Capsule reviews of a split by Unconscious & HKKPTR and the debut EP from Crudmouth (Volt 9000 and The Gothsicles).

Short form reviews of new work by Wilshire Corridor and Cruel Diagonals.

The latest from producer Randal Collier-Ford showcases his seamless integration of neo-classical and acoustic elements into dark ambient.

Acoustic instrumentation broadens the reach of dark ambient auteur Randal Collier-Ford.

Dark ambient up-and-comer experiments with droning minimalism.

The 10th anniversary re-release of Matt Fanale’s debut illustrates how far the cult industrial artist has come.

The early and extreme experimentation of John Balance and Zos Kia is unearthed, buoyed by Marc Almond’s charisma.

Classic French goth rock act Corpus Delicti mark their reactivation with a release of archival material.

A new 2CD/digital reissue from Artoffact helps contextualize the early 90s industrial supergroup.

The gargantuan three disc reissue of The Cure’s “Mixed Up” imitates the pop excess of the band, even if it can’t hope to circumscribe it.

Autoclav1.1 and Displacer explore space and time on their new split release of technoid IDM.

D/SIR take their post-witchouse atmospheres in a surprisingly melodic and approachable direction.

D/SIR do post-witch house music well, and hint at even larger possibilities on their latest release.

Spanish duo put percussion before all on their synthpunky compositions.

Legendary producer John Fryer releases his first album of original material, marked by a richness of sound which proves both a blessing and a curse.

A new collaborative record points to the maturity, range, and grace of latter-era Dead Voices On Air records.

Free-form psych and garage rock is blended into Dead Voices On Air’s already broad rubric with the latest from Mark Spybey’s long-running experimental project.

Dead When I Found Her’s fourth LP is the project’s most abrasive effort, but still showcases Michael Arthur Holloway’s yen for exquisitely sculpted electro-industrial.

The sophomore album from Portland’s Dead When I Found Her has the same skeleton as their Puppy inspired debut, with a pop heart beating inside it.

On their second LP, German dark electro act Deadly Injection incur a debt to their influences which can’t be paid off.

Czech duo Decent Ruins offer caustic wit and rapid-fire genre cycling on their debut.

The new album from Canada’s Decoded Feedback does little in the way of breaking new ground, while still offering up something for the electro-industrial faithful.

Jeff Dodson applies his skills in sound design to create ornate electronic music that retains feeling and accessibility despite it’s complexity.

defrag returns with their signature blend of technoid sound design and emotive songs.

Technoid producer Jeff Dodson invests this brief release with cachet that goes beyond its musical content.

Deine Lakaein’s new double record of covers and originals inspired by the former frames their magisterial darkwave both in and out of history.

French neo-folk gone electropop act Dernière Volonté leans hard on their established sound on this new LP.

A righteously venomous record from Dutch up-and-comers Designer Violence works some goth and metal touches into their lo-fi post-industrial style.

The latest from Devours is a direct and driving continuation of Jeff Cancade’s electro-pop strengths.

The second album from Ab Ovo’s Régis Baillet evokes shapes and motions through careful composition and sound design.

Returning with their first LP of all new material in 16 years, Die Krupps sound exactly as you would expect them to… in a positive way.

Die Krupps return firmly to their electronic metal sound with a slight stylistic twist.

Atlanta’s Die Sektor close off a trilogy of experimental aggrotech albums with a corker.

After six years, Die Sektor re-emerge with an electro-industrial album with summarizes and expands on their previous experimentation.

The third album from the Atlanta based group hinges on a mix of dubstep and dark electro sounds.

Die Selektion break their long absence with a strikingly smooth and polished take on their electro-heavy coldwave sound.

The idiosyncrasies of Die Selektion’s impassioned style of darkwave stand in stark contrast to the current club milieu.

Laslo Antal of Sixth June injects some neon warmth into melancholia with his Diesein project’s debut.

Diesel Dudes tighten up their EBM/electro-punk delivery while still retaining their satirical bite.

Industrial techno project Digital Geist takes on rescoring a classic of 80s trash cinema, with engaging results.

Josie and Greg Vand’s debut LP as DIN is hypnotic and occasionally psychedelic synth music.

Slovakian industrialists dISHARMONY explore the middle ground between IDM and dark electro on their new LP.

The Slovakian duo use some unconventional and thoughtful tactics to bridge electro-industrial and IDM.

The diverse Belgian act plays with adding new developments in low-end into their already broad palette.

Two noted artists from the IDM end of Our Thing collaborate on a smooth and shoegazey release for Hymen records.

A slightly more aggressive release from Michael Morton, but still within the moody downtempo world Displacer is known for.

The first Hymen release for the Toronto IDM project immerses the listener in warm, attentively composed sound.

The latest full length from Displacer speaks to the broad ideas and strong aesthetic of the IDM-Technoid project.

The new remix single by Winnipeg’s Distorted Memory inverts expectations, providing a document of an emerging aesthetic as it does so.

Distorted Memory are back from their sojourn in occult territory, both informed by their travels and returning to their roots.

The classic power noise formula is taken up by Distortion Six on their new Nordic-themed LP.

Dirk Ivens returns to the storied Dive project, casting one look back at his long-standing legacy and another at the future of dark electronics.

The second all too brief EP of vocal IDM from Douglas McCarthy and Cyrusrex carries on with the warmth and listenability of it’s predecessor.

The debut from Douglas McCarthy’s new project is as heady and complex as it is warm and inviting.

Bitter and churning death industrial holds sway on Dødsmaskin’s new LP.

Florida’s Donzii blend no wave, proto-goth, funk, and electronics into an intoxicating first LP.

Lunar title aside, the new LP from Double Echo finds the darkwave trio taking a brighter turn.

Liverpool’s Double Echo are on a roll with a new EP of wound-up and occasionally frenzied goth rock.

Double Echo bring all of their dreamy darkwave stylings to bear on a rich and rewarding LP.

cEvin Key and Phil Western return with a new album of sprightly analogue IDM and techno, as weirdly listenable as it is spacey and inscrutable.

Potentially Download’s final LP, “Unknown Room” carries on the bubbling IDM experimentation which came to define the Key/Western era of the project.

Drab Majesty’s sophomore record delivers an excellent clutch of goth pop tunes.

The new dub project of Brian Williams (Lustmord) heads to the subtler side of low end.

Mike Cadoo’s latest collection under the Dryft moniker speaks to many of the different musical avenues he has pursued, from industrial to shoegaze to IDM.

Dejan Samardzic’s DSX project returns with a mini-album both of the time and of his EBM lineage.

cEvin Key and Ryan Moore return for a more mellow dub trip on their second LP.

The Dubcon record offers a dark fusion of the distinct dub styles of cEvin Key and Ryan Moore.

The sophomore LP from the Danish folk-noir performer signposts his musical development.

A by-donation clutch of remixes gives some of DarkDriveClinic’s richly produced tracks some breathing room and club opportunities.

Diskonnekted follow up on their ambitious 2012 LP Hotel Existence with a remix EP that’s just as varied. Here’s the play-by-play…

Winterkälte’s Eric de Vries confronts mortality head on with his first solo record while maintaining the rhythmic density and intensity of his extant work.

The new album from the legendary DAF vocalist speaks to some of his legacy while studiously avoiding trying to replicate past successes.

The solo debut of the Yvonne and Strip Music singer is a gem in the current renaissance of wave music.

Henric De La Cour’s second solo record eschews the excesses of its predecessor, instead walking some deft pop tightropes.

Bruce and Alex discuss the new Dead When I Found Her record’s gentler deconstruction of electro-industrial tropes.

Short form reviews of releases from Dead Husband and Cretin Dilletante.

Short form reviews of new work from daddybear and XLV.

Capsule reviews of new releases by Deeper Graves and Her Noise is Violence.

Reviews of new work from Desolation Colony (Azar Swan) and Pavor Nocturnus.

Capsule reviews of new work from Devikorps and Corvx.

Capsule reviews of releases by Devoted Cleric and Richard Haig.

Capsule reviews of releases by Distortion Six and Crying Skies.

Short form reviews of new releases by Dot Drama and Military Position.

Capsule reviews to finish out the week, with Pod Blotz and Deadframe.

Short form reviews of new work from Randolph & Mortimer and Den Sorte Død.

Thoughts on two new techno-EBM releases from Unconscious and Downwell.

The cult Canadian 90s industrial act re-release their catalogue via Bandcamp.

In a new column, we run down the specific merits of newly reissued releases, starting with Doubting Thomas, a famed offshoot of Skinny Puppy.

The sophomore album from the Danish-Canadian producer/performer is exacting, precise and musical.

As a modern goth record, Change Of Skin is perfectly decent. As a reunion LP released under the Danse Society name, it’s utterly bizarre.

Austrian darkwavers The Devil & The Universe invoke the dark side of the Summer of Love on their new LP.

a+w mainstays The Devil & The Universe are back with more hedonistic jams for your pagan rave. 

Montreal’s Xarah Dion levels up on her substantial new darkwave album.

The first of two E.S.A. releases in 2012 finds Jamie Blacker using orchestrated rhythmic noise to comment on the lusty aspects of the human condition.

The sophomore LP from Parisian darkwavers Echoberyl is uneven but not without charm.

The third record from Ecstasphere modifies the classic rhythmic noise template with welcome additions from outside the world of noise.

American Darkwave act Ego Likeness put their best on display on their latest album for Metropolis Records.

The debut LP from the French darkwave act finds a healthy balance between the genre’s stylistic modes.

Einstürzende Neubauten revisit the scale and horror of the Great war through the lenses of their own aesthetic and war-time compositions.

Eisbrecher’s odds and sods comp for the North American market has utility in introducing new ears to the Neue Deutsche Härte band.

The new album of bouncy industrial-rave from the Bavarian trio is short on substance, long on anthems for people to dance to on Youtube.

Restricted Area’s Peter Elm launches a new project which puts a slight spin on his trad-EBM sounds.

Subtler moods and sounds balance Encephalon’s familiar bombast on the Ottawa act’s latest philosophical sci-fi epic.

Ottawa’s electro-industrial mainstays explode themselves on their meta-textually rich fourth LP.

Encephalon double-down on their sophomore release, opting for even more ornate structures and themes.

Ottawa’s electro-industrial trio Encephalon deliver a debut album of surprising depth and complexity.

Ottawa’s Encephalon return with an electro-industrial rock opera about celebrity, death and rebirth.

EntreMentiras’ brisk and melodic debut brings synthpunk, minimal wave, EBM, and synthpop into furious harmony.

Debut IDM LP from German metaller Alexander Dietz offers some pleasant changes of pace.

ESA continues to bring primeval rage and near-flawless technical execution to powernoise on “Burial 10”.

Jamie Blacker adds so many different sounds and ideas to his already complex and potent rhythmic noise.

The new album from Jamie Blacker’s ESA is more ferocious and also more thoughtful than ever before.

The second of the British artist’s concept albums about the darker elements of the human sexual experience rewards investment and reflection from the committed listener.

The third installment of Jamie Blacker’s lust-themed albums further explores his intersection of composition and rhythmic noise.

The debut for Tom Shear’s 23db Records takes a while to catch on, but has charms beyond its more apparent influences.

The Californian outfit takes a darker turn on their new EP of originals and remixes.

Ex_Tension make some subtle structural shifts in the presentation of their ambient/noise hybrid.

Toronto’s Eye Steal cram a lot of drama and grit into their debut for Negative Gain Productions.

The Senior Staff discusses thematics and the implied narratives contained within the new album from industrial rock project Everything Goes Cold.

Shorter thoughts on new releases by Leere Städte (Die Selektion) and Executioner’s Mask.

Capsule reviews of releases by Empusae and Sierra.

Thoughts on new EPs by GBxCL and Ex-Heir.

Capsule reviews of new releases by Joel Eel and Randolph & Mortimer.

The collaboration between the noted techno artist and the industrial godfathers provides new perspectives on both their works.

The Swedish post-punk quartet wear their influences loud and proud in a largely successful crossover effort.

Swedish post-punks come into their own on their third LP, a refreshingly bright and melodic record.

Evils Toy’s 1996 album “XTC Implant” gets pitched on its merits as vintage dark electro.

We have a listen to each track of FGFC820’s new remix EP of militaristic harsh EBM.

Oakland’s Fearing offer a slightly dreamy take on dark post-punk with varying results.

Feyleux’s debut showcases an uncanny amount of darkwave savvy and reach.

The new album from the Queens hard EBM duo stays the course, while engaging some newer and more complex ideas.

Filmmaker’s voluminous run of hybrid EBM stylings continues apace.

Filmmaker continues his prolific run of lo-fi EBM and throwback techno releases.

More excellent genre-hopping body music comes our way from Colombian producer Filmmaker.

FIRES’ sophomore record moves further towards full bore electronic rock, with an emotional edge to match.

Eric Sochocki’s debut as FIRES uses synthwave production as a delivery mechanism for big hooks and highly emotional vocals.

Ian Ross resurrected Flesh Field addresses gun violence on a conceptually rich and sonically large comeback LP.

Flint Glass returns to Lovecraftian influences with the downtempo and ambiently dark “Azathoth”.

FORCES have relocated, but their pan-historical, heavily-saturated techno-EBM fusion is still close at hand.

Resolutely dark coldwave from Forever Grey takes on a variety of subtle formations.

Forever Grey add some slightly melodic shades to their weighty darkwave palette, but the overall picture remains decidedly stygian.

A hitherto unreleased record of ambitious ambient composition provides a missing link in the discography of Forma Tadre.

Fostercare delivers another free-association techno headfuck, but draws from a whole new range of sources.

The Mr.Kitty produced debut from the San Francisco based vocalist fuses electropop and other genres into a catchy hybrid.

The latest from noise merchant Fractured Transmission takes a new rhythmic tack and is stronger for it.

A truncated reissue of Front 242’s 2003 releases provides a different view of where the band was at post the turn of the millenium.

The remix companion to 2013’s Echogenetic is carefully curated and shows an expanded view of where FLA is in the present day.

The new Front Line Assembly record strips things down for a minimalist take on current and classic industrial sounds.

Front Line Assembly’s latest finds the electro-industrial legends casting around for new ideas and focus.

Deep sound design defines FLA’s new video game soundtrack, the sequel to AirMech.

Checking in with Funker Vogt, the German military EBM stalwarts are found lacking even in the cheap thrills which used to be their stock and trade.

The senior staff discusses the various charms of Fostercare’s 90’s techno influenced LP, with all kinds of digression and pontificating.

The senior staff chews the fat regarding Front Line Assembly’s new album, which pulls out all the stops in combining their classic template with current sounds.

Short form reviews of new releases from Figure Section and Madrelarva.

Short-form reviews of new work from Fjerstad and Bastet.

Capsules of new releases by FRACTIONS and Meipr

Moody noise from Fractured Transmission and Oil Thief.

Comments on the new EP from Harsh R, plus the collaboration of Hex Wolves, The Yage, and Fractured Transmission.

Short-form reviews of new EPs by Normal Bias and Madeleine Fragile.

Short-form reviews of new releases from Production Unit Xero and Flint Glass.

A new collaboration from SARIN and Imperial Black Unit and a new EP from FEE LION are reviewed.

Short form reviews of new techno-EBM releases from Schwefelgelb and Fractions.

Short form reviews of new EPs by Zanias and Furor.

Fatal Morgana’s discography of dramatic and occasionally symphonic EBM receives a thorough reissue on Mecanica.

Fektion Fekler makes their minor classic electro-industrial debut available again via Bandcamp.

A look at the exhaustive reissue of Flash Zero’s second album, which plunged headlong into the EBM sounds of its day.

An early EP and previously unheard demos widen the already expansive range of Forma Tadre’s sounds and influences.

Dutch EBM old-schoolers The Force Dimension’s debut receives an anniversary cassette reissue.

A reissue by Vancouver’s oft-overlooked The Fourth Man emerges from the vaults with raw electro-industrial which sounds utterly fresh in 2014.

The new solo LP from Rhys Fulber artfully links beat-heavy industrial extremism with the softer sides of Fulber’s compositional skills.

Rhys Fulber’s latest doubles down on dark techno and minimalist ambiance.

The new album from the renowned producer and programmer contains multitudes in its finer details.

A daring yet subtle release from iVardensphere producer Scott Fox sets Coleridge’s words to music.

Another piece of Vancouver’s industrial legacy re-emerges, with the never before released sophomore album from The Fourth Man.

Longtime darkwave outfit lands on North American shores with a strong and direct album.

The Frozen Autumn pursue a purely synth-driven and lighter incarnation of their darkwave style.

Caldon Glover takes their sample and field-recording based approach to composition into deep dark ambient territory.

Caldon Glover continues their expedition into the metaphysical corners of dark ambient with their latest LP.

Sweden’s Gallows’ Eve hit trad goth rock perfection on their debut.

After two EPs, Chicago’s Ganser deliver an LP of unnerving and experimental post-punk.

Buoyed by an immersive video game-style environment, the long-awaited debut from the dark electronic duo leaves behind the dark ambiance of their initial work, and crafts a heady and disorienting suite of sound design which baffles as it draws you in with its inscrutable charms.

The new free-to-download EP from the NYC duo marries their squelchy high-concept techno to a new set of orchestral sounds.

Some classic electro-industrial influence makes its way into the debut of new collaborative project General Dynamics (SARIN & QUAL).

The producer behind Mangadrive plays with some darker, slower styles but doesn’t forfeit his attention to detail or bombastic sensibility.

The already solid duo of Frank Spinath and Jean-Marc Lederman add tighter arrangements and spritely melodies for a stellar sophomore record.

A strong second record from Ghost Twin adds some melodic and uptempo breadth to their smooth darkwave style.

Dionysian darkwave from Ghost Twin bridges some older and newer styles.

Post-punkers Girlfriends and Boyfriends come through with tunes on their latest LP.

Glass Apple Bonzai goes all in on their Satanic synthpop album.

Glass Apple Bonzai pick up the chiller side of 80s synthpop on their sophomore record.

Glass Apple Bonzai court crossover synthwave success but stays true to the soulful synthpop songwriting which has been the band’s calling card on “The All-Nite Starlite Electronic Café”.

The debut album from Daniel X Belasco’s retro synthpop project focuses on songwriting over everything else.

Gnome & Spybey enlist a litany of guests for a moodier take on their excellent ambient template.

The third record from the Gnome & Spybey ambient collaboration is perhaps more minimal than its predecessors, but no less evocative.

Jim Marcus’ GoFight returns with an album of smart, sex-positive industrial funk.

The Mexican duo trade in a powerful mixture of harsh electro and black metal on their well-regarded 2012 album.

The third album from Mexico’s God Destruction continues to blend black metal flourishes into the edges of the aggrotech template.

God Module’s new LP highlights what has worked for the project for more than 20 years.

Deep and unsettling dub combines with industrial clatter on the first full length from Goh Nakada’s Gorgonn project.

Neo-classical project Gorgyra’s ambitions expand on their first full-length, linking ancient western and middle eastern instrumentation with dark ethereality and ambience.

grabyourface’s latest release is an emotionally brutal and musically varied tour de force.

JD Tucker’s reinvention of Grendel feels complete on the long-running project’s new LP.

Buoyed by deep production and a great clutch of songs, Grendel have released one of the strongest albums of 2012, and have finally won over at least one listener.

Goth rockers make some slight modernizations on their second record, and turn an eye to current socio-economic affairs.

The Swedish duo’s new record of electro-industrial and EBM benefits from their years in the trenches of self-releases, and should make a good first impression.

The Senior Staff discuss the breadth and variety Grendel brings to electro-industrial on their latest.

The Gothsicles are back, but is there more to “Squid Icarus” than fart jokes? Alex and Bruce discuss. (Don’t worry, yes, there still are fart jokes.)

Short-form reviews of new records by Ćyan ID and Garden Of Beleth.

Thoughts on new EPs by GBxCL and Ex-Heir.

Experimental/classical project Gorgyra taps into ancient mythic and musical traditions.

Short form reviews of new releases by Gutenberg and Panther Modern.

The new reissues of Grendel’s earliest material benefits hugely from a remaster that brings it’s finer details into the light.

The latest from The ‘Sicles has a broader range of musical ideas than any of their previous albums.

Three master producers come together to experiment with the finer points of percussive and sequenced sound design.

This collection of mixes based on one of our favourite albums from last year takes sharp turns the whole way into the varied territory occupied by its remixers.

Greek duo Hada masterfully blend different sounds to produce as lush an ethereal darkwave record as you’re likely to find.

The Los Angeles Industrial duo show their gift for grinding industrial rock on their long-awaited debut LP.

The first LP from Seattle’s Hallows maintains a hazy atmosphere as it moves through different arrangements of post-punk and darkwave markers.

French duo Hammershøi thread the needle on synthpop, cold wave and minimal sounds.

Hante.’s 4th LP shows off Hélène de Thoury’s distinct personality as a artist and producer.

Hante.’s new LP digs deeper into her specific iteration of cool, hypnotic darkwave.

Hatari’s first LP reiterates the Icelandic band’s crossover appeal, but lacks larger cohesion.

A live album from the German electro-industrial masters throws their most recent sonic identity into sharp relief.

The long-awaited follow-up to New World March continues Haujobb’s pursuit of propulsive tension.

Haujobb’s vision of the future defies augury, and our scrivening.

Encaphalon’s Alis Device and Matt Ghostorm apply their penchant for dramatic arrangements to doomy rock music.

The new album from elite sound designer and composer Hecq is made up of manipulated recordings of a supercomputer.

The project of Tom Shear and Mari Kattman further establish their identity within a varied framework on their new EP.

Tom Shear and Mari Kattman christen their new project with a diverse suite of songs that highlight their individual strengths.

Winsome vocal pop from the always charming Hello Moth refreshes darker palettes.

Hem Netjer’s ritualistic take on darkwave is buoyed by their singular vocal stylings.

Italy’s Hidden Place sway back and forth between cold wave and darkwave on their third LP, but their dreamy confidence is more important than genre distinctions.

The debut LP from industrial duo HIDE trades in anxiety and raw emotion.

HIDE strike a balance between acrimony and vulnerability on their new LP.

The first major release from High-Functioning Flesh makes good on the LA duo’s promise, welding pure synth-punk aggression to slightly more ambitious compositions.

French act HØRD offers strict darkwave on their second LP.

Debut LP from Italian newcomers delivers deathrock punch and goth panache in equal doses.

Horror Vacui’s fourth LP finds the deathrock act exploring existential territory with a new melodic fusion of punk and goth rock.

The debut from the California three-piece is simultaneously very big and very dour.

The new EP from Reznor and associates continues to mine the rich vein of exacting and meticulous studiocraft.

The first LP from Human Decay in some time showcases a looser, groovier sound.

Kammarheit’s Pär Boström partners with sister Åsa for an earthier release of drones and ambiance.

Long-running Belgian power noise project returns with a sequel to one of their classic early 2000s albums.

The Senior Staff talks the new High-Functioning Flesh record and its comfortably funky take on body music.

The Senior Staff discusses how High-Functioning Flesh’s second LP spirals out into a liberated panoply of sampling, rhythm, and harmony.

Cubanate mastermind Marc Heal presents a solo album of lyrically dense storytelling.

Short form reviews of new work from Caustic Grip and Hyperlacrimae.

Capsule reviews of new EPs by HAPAX and Hallowed Hearts.

Thoughts on new EPs from Harsh R & Aleister Blake

Short form reviews of new work from Harsh R and Paladin.

Short form reviews of techno-tinged releases from Hex Wolves and Monolith.

Comments on the new EP from Harsh R, plus the collaboration of Hex Wolves, The Yage, and Fractured Transmission.

Short-form thoughts on new records by Thee Hearses and Cruel Diagonals.

Capsule reviews of a split by Unconscious & HKKPTR and the debut EP from Crudmouth (Volt 9000 and The Gothsicles).

Reviews of Oráculo Records’ tribute to Absolute Body Control, and the new LP from Hex Wolves.

Short form reviews of new releases by Velvet Kills and Human Performance Lab.

We have a listen to remastered reissue of a very dense and luxurious cinematic ambient record from Ben Lukas Boysen’s celebrated catalogue.

Phil Western’s shoegaze-techno breakthrough gets the deluxe vinyl treatment.

New trad goth rock from The Hearse has some promise, but is stymied in the execution.

Collaboration between Usher of Norma Loy and Pedro of HIV+ uncovers new ways of creating tension in minimal wave.

We do a track by track rundown of the new single from the long-running project, their first for Metropolis.

We take a quick dash through the first single from the hotly anticipated forthcoming iVardensphere record.

Born out of grief, I.X.XI’s debut takes unexpected approaches to industrial, witch house, and symphonic sounds.

Ichtyor Tides offer a record of drones, crackles, and French poetry which eschews common rhythmic devices for the sake of a more idiosyncratic listen.

An archival prelude to the Rendered project casts new light on Daniel Myer’s techno ambitions.

Tense and claustrophobic, Idlefon’s debut flips the IDM script while holding on to its core elements.

The new collaboration between powernoise movement OGs is a lot more playful than you might expect.

Bruce looks at the new LP from the electro-industrial mainstays from an outsider’s perspective.

The Senior Staff chews over the return of Iszoloscope, and investigate what’s changed and what remains the same in Yann Faussurier’s celebrated rhythmic noise project.

Porl King pushes the ambient envelope in unsettling directions with a new In Death It Ends EP (rooted in creepypasta, no less).

Porl King forges ahead in his quest to discover new modes of dark music and delivers a slab of cold, nodding riffs and doom-laded atmosphere.

After a ten-year hiatus, martial industrial legends In Slaughter Natives begin stoking the fires with a warm-up release.

The new album from the German veterans is executed with skill, but suffers from a lack of worthwhile songs.

The new album from the venerable German group sticks with the darkwave template they’ve been working towards for a decade.

The legendary In The Nursery hone in on history with grit and grandeur.

Another solid entry in the voluminous discography of the masters of cinematic atmosphere and monumental sound.

In The Nursery voyage through their own family archives, and bring some rediscovered post-punk energy to their masterful orchestral talents.

Confusingly released as an instrumental record, the new LP from In The Nursery is intended to accompany readings from crime novelist Simon Beckett.

German stalwarts Individual Totem mix newer experimentation with older formulas on their new LP.

The German electro-industrial duo return from hiatus with a high-concept science fiction record that’s both immediate and rhapsodic.

An intriguing and rewarding noise record which succeeds on the bases of both composition and extremity.

Kendal and Pablo Bozzi ply a specific vision of the retro-future on their debut as Infravision.

Twenty-five years into the goth rock game, Inkubus Sukkubus are still finding fresh territory, like this blend of folk and darkwave.

Pagan goth rock stalwarts add some new colours to their palette on their latest, and strike a nice balance between outside influences and their classic sound.

Pagan goth rock vets Inkubus Sukkubus take a turn towards folk and neo-classical on their latest outing.

Years in the making, the second record from Severe Illusion side-project Instans is as stoic in its sound as it is in its message.

German duo Integral pull off some impressive sleight of hand on an album that hovers somewhere between technoid and ambient, and between solid and incorporeal.

The third album from the Los Angeles based group has its own take on industrial rock.

Classic electro-indutrial and dark electro are delivered with flair on INVA//ID’s new LP.

A mammoth new LP brings INVA//ID’s hybridization of hardcore and industrial rock back into focus.

Iszoloscope’s latest doubles back to the mixture of fury and contemplation which first brought acclaim to the rhythmic noise project.

The Edmonton based project’s third record uses various collaborations as a jumping off point, making their strongest statement yet in the process.

The latest from iVardensphere is a deft and speedy tour through each of the styles Scott Fox has worked to master over the project’s history.

iVardensphere’s fifth (and best) LP is both a homecoming and a departure, with all of the tribal industrial project’s sounds and motifs reuniting fantastically even as it pushes beyond those qualifiers.

iVardensphere’s seventh LP overall and second of 2017 speaks to the past and present of the rhythmic industrial project.

Scott Fox leaves behind growling analogue synths in favour of complex percussion and orchestral ambitions on the 8th iVardensphere LP.

iVardensphere’s fourth LP continues the project’s explorations in rhythmic industrial and countless other sub-genres in a fashion that’s both more understated and naturally dynamic.

Prolific ritual industrialist Michael Idehall goes subterranean on his new release.

Another unsettling missive from Michael Idehall links his harrowing vocal control to moody and mutating industrial and ambient soundscapes.

This collection of two previous cassette releases highlights the strength of the Swedish artist’s vocal n’ noise compositions.

The Swedish sound artist delves even deeper into subconscious and esoteric meaning on his latest for Ant-Zen.

Swedish producer Michael Idehall offers a wary mix of noise and ambiance on his latest.