Reviews
Glass Apple Bonzai, self-titled
The debut album from Daniel X Belasco’s retro synthpop project focuses on songwriting over everything else.
Apriorism, “Blood” & “Smoke”
With one EP of violent dark electro and another of more moody stuff, Apriorism introduces itself with concise statements while still showing the project’s range and potential.
Replicas: Lassigue Bendthaus, “Matter”
Dark Entries reissues the seminal LP by Uwe Schmidt’s electro-industrial project that presaged any number of genre records that came afterwards.
Observer: May 2nd, 2014
EPs and LPs from Ars Phoenix, Roppongi Inc. Project, and Processor send you into the weekend with another set of Observer reviews.
Kommando, “Kranial Klash”
The newly resurrected project by Dan Courtman makes a surprisingly listenable (and enjoyable) iteration of power electronics.
Winter Severity Index, “Slanting Ray”
Winter Severity Index make a forceful move into starker post-punk territory on their first full-length.
:Wumpscut:, “Bulwark Bazooka”
Another year, another record from the legendary dark-electro act with the usual diminishing returns in full effect.
Mystified, “Eschate Thule”
Mystified offers dark ambient listeners a detour into more orchestral terrain.
Inkubus Sukkubus, “Love Poltergeist”
Twenty-five years into the goth rock game, Inkubus Sukkubus are still finding fresh territory, like this blend of folk and darkwave.
Gabi Delgado, “1”
The new album from the legendary DAF vocalist speaks to some of his legacy while studiously avoiding trying to replicate past successes.
End to End: Blush Response, “The Drift”
NYC industrial act Blush Response are back with a new single and a pretty slick line-up of remixers.
Vomito Negro, “Death Sun”
The 2014 incarnation of the Belgian EBM act scales back the bleakness fuzzy atmosphere of their last couple releases and allows other elements of their sound into the spotlight.
