Reviews
Vanligt Folk, “Jag Har Utvecklat Mig Till Både En Hund I En Katt”
Inscrutable Swedish wavers stay downtempo and weird on their debut full length.
In Conversation: High-Functioning Flesh, “Definite Structures”
The Senior Staff discusses how High-Functioning Flesh’s second LP spirals out into a liberated panoply of sampling, rhythm, and harmony.
Weird Candle, “Regeneration”
The debut LP from Weird Candle catches Vancouver’s synthpunk upstarts in the blur of their own evolution.
Pure Ground, “Standard of Living”
A new album of pulsing, skeletal industrialized synth music from Los Angeles’ Pure Ground.
Observer: May 26th, 2015
Capsule reviews of releases by Randal Collier-Ford, More Ephemerol and Cyborgs on Crack.
Black Nail Cabaret, “Harry Me Marry Me Bury Me Bite Me”
The amazing voice we first heard on Architect’s “Mine” returns with her own project’s sophomore record of classy synth noir.
Militia, “The Face Of God”
Martial industrial unit Militia reassemble for a salvo against religion’s role in structures of oppression.
Glass Apple Bonzai, “Night Maze”
Glass Apple Bonzai pick up the chiller side of 80s synthpop on their sophomore record.
Mindless Faith, “Eden to Abyss”
The long-running US industrial group come through with another sturdy effort.
Kite, “VI”
Kite press forward with an EP darker and stranger than anything the Swedish synthpop duo has ever attempted.
Encephalon, “Psychogenesis”
Encephalon double-down on their sophomore release, opting for even more ornate structures and themes.
Observer: April 28th, 2015
New releases from Jean-Marc Lederman, Pony Plans (Mike T of Alter Der Ruine), and Oil Thief in review.
