Reviews
USHERsan & HIV+, “Wide Lights From Hatred Springs”
Collaboration between Usher of Norma Loy and Pedro of HIV+ uncovers new ways of creating tension in minimal wave.
BLVCK CEILING, “LET US FALL”
The OCCVLT project out of Spokane sets the pace for those looting the witch house for their own stylistic purposes.
Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio, “4Play”
Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio’s new EP serves as a taster for a forthcoming LP, and continues in the vein of decadent neo-folk which they’ve been refining for several albums.
Android Lust, “Crater Vol. 1”
The new crowd-funded album from Shikhee moves the focus away from her vocals towards her always lush and enveloping production.
Soft Kill, “Circle Of Trees”
Portland outfit coalesces around a core post-punk sound on their second LP, but manage to explore a range of moods and sounds with solid vocals providing a guiding thread.
End to End: Mesh, “Born to Lie”
We pick apart the tracks on the new single from the long-running British synth-pop project.
Nexus Kenosis, “Elsewhen”
Henrik Björkk returns in part to his EBM roots, though his new project bears the marks of a man who has explored more varied dark terrains since the days of Pouppée Fabrikk.
Babyland, “Live Execution”
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.
The Pitch: Snog, “Beyond the Valley of the Proles”
Alex tries to sell Bruce on one of Snog’s folkier outings.
In Conversation: Vomito Negro, “Fall Of An Empire”
We talk about what’s changed for Belgian EBM legends Vomito Negro since their last outing, and about the place that their new record Fall Of An Empire carves out for itself in 2013.
AD:Key, “Astrogator”
The new album from the neo-oldschool body music husband and wife team doesn’t buck tradition, but still has something to offer fans of the style.
Silent Servant, “Negative Fascination”
Silent Servant’s debut full-length makes the leap earlier singles had hinted at, bridging minimal techno and early, noise-clouded incarnations of industrial in an intriguing manner.
