Reviews
Coil/Nine Inch Nails, “Recoiled”
We contemplate the recently uncovered alternate versions of Coil’s now-legendary remixes for Nine Inch Nails.
Marching Dynamics & Cervello Elettronico, “Shutter and Cross Yourself/Animalism”
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.
Cryo, “Retropia”
Sweden’s Cryo show off their intelligent approach to modern EBM on their third album.
Scaremeister, “31 Spirits”
31 music cues from Cevin Key and Ken Marshall reveal a pragmatic application for their brand of spookiness.
Black Sheep Screaming, “Parallel Evolution”
A dense and inscrutably violent electro-industrial LP from Serbia’s Black Sheep Screaming is refreshingly uncompromising.
In Conversation: Skinny Puppy, “The Greater Wrong of the Right”
We use the occasion of the reissue of Greater Wrong Of The Right to talk about our impressions of Skinny Puppy’s first reunion album then and now.
End To End: Rentip, “Routine Remixes”
A remarkably unified remix companion to Rentip’s “Daily Routines” does well by its source material, thanks in part to a robust list of contributors.
Leaether Strip, “Teenage Demos”
We listen to the earliest synthpop demos of the celebrated dark electro godfather.
Fostercare, “Innerspace vol 1”
Fostercare delivers another free-association techno headfuck, but draws from a whole new range of sources.
[product], “Shallow Graves”
Portland Terror EBM project [product] play with genre tropes while sticking close to the style’s main selling points.
Observer: January 10th, 2014
We kick off our new capsule review feature with a trio of Bandcamp releases from IIOIOIOII, Avskydd and Neon Shudder.
DJMREX, “EP1”
The debut from Douglas McCarthy’s new project is as heady and complex as it is warm and inviting.