Reviews
The Razor Skyline, “Dark Water Oasis”
The Razor Skyline return with a somewhat smoother, yet still distinctly darkwave sound.
End to End: Pankow, “Hogre”
We do a track by track run down of the recent remix EP from the long-time Italian body music purveyors.
Agent Side Grinder, “Hardware Comes Alive”
Sweden’s post-punk synth outfit follow-up their excellent 2012 LP with a live record that recontextualizes it’s songs.
Mentallo And The Fixer, “Music From The Eather”
Gary Dassing doubles down on his radical experimentation with Mentallo, unleashing a mammoth slab of intense, deconstructed electro-industrial.
God Destruction, “Illuminatus”
The Mexican duo trade in a powerful mixture of harsh electro and black metal on their well-regarded 2012 album.
Douglas J. McCarthy, “Kill Your Friends”
Douglas McCarthy delivers 2012’s last great surprise: a summery blast of energy from one of EBM’s greatest.
Legend, “Fearless”
The debut from the Icelandic duo skillfully plays off a variety of binaries, but none moreso than the divide between their warm, human melodies and huge, icy synths.
X-TG, “Desertshore / The Final Report”
The senior staff review the first and only studio release from X-TG, made up of an album length cover of Nico’s Desertshore album and a second disc of original material.
Corvx de Timor, “Scars Heal”
The new EP from the recently renamed project handily sums up the direction and gradient of artist Ben Arp’s witch house inspired material.
The Twilight Garden, “Hope”
Cure-influenced darkwave/synth band maintains its foundations on sophomore outing, but also sallies forth into new territory with good results.
End to End: Noir, “My Dear”
We listen to the new single from Athan Maroulis (Spahn Ranch/Executive Slacks/Black Tape for a Blue Girl) track by track.
The Unquiet Grave: The Shroud
Swirly goth greatness abounds in this installment of The Unquiet Grave, with a profile of Fresno’s The Shroud.
