Reviews
Severe Illusion, “Deliberate Prefontal Leucotomy”
A terse but acidic release from Severe Illusion serves as an excellent introduction for any yet to experience the Swedish act’s bitter strain of dark electro.
In Conversation: Aesthetic Perfection, “‘Til Death”
We have a tête-à-tête about the new Aesthetic Perfection record and the big overtures towards pop music contained therein.
Seabound, “Speak In Storms”
Seabound’s return is immaculately produced, but too often forsakes instrumentation for the sake of Frank Spinath’s (excellent) vocals.
The Pitch: A Luna Red, “The Death Birds”
A just-reissued slab of Vancouver synth-punk is the subject of yet another installment of The Pitch.
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.
