Reviews
PreEmptive Strike 0.1, “T.A.L.O.S.”
The Greek duo add more than enough unexpected elements to their fourth LP, namely Greek folk instrumentation, to distinguish it from run of the mill harsh EBM.
In Conversation: Assemblage 23, “Bruise”
The senior staff have a listen and a jaw regarding Tom Shear’s latest album of post-post-millenial futurepop.
Alter Der Ruine, “There’s Always One More Son of a Bitch”
Listening to the final album from Arizona’s purveyors of electrofied-industrial proves to be both bitter and sweet.
Skinny Puppy, “Bootlegged, Broke And In Solvent Seas”
Although lacking by its very nature the full visual experience of a Puppy show, In Solvent Seas offers some good reads on classic brappage.
End to End: Aesthetic Perfection, “A Nice Place to Destroy”
We do a track-by-track rundown of the new Aesthetic Perfection digital single featuring remixes by Formalin, Comaduster and Daniel Myer!
Press Gang Metropol, “Checkpoint”
The debut from ex-Corpus Delicti members makes good use of a variety of new wave and post-punk tropes.
FGFC820, “Homeland Insecurity”
The new album from the Queens hard EBM duo stays the course, while engaging some newer and more complex ideas.
MEND, self-titled
Chicago IDM duo release an EP of warm, evocative, and elegant tunes which will no doubt help to whet appetites for their eventual full-length.
And One, “S.T.O.P.”
The first LP from the new/old And One line-up follows the trajectory of their career, for better or for worse.
THYX, “The Way Home”
The new mind.in.a.box side project finds Stefan Poiss in a far more relaxed and free-form mode than ever before, and offers a loose and fun clutch of tunes.
Cenotype, “The Hour Before”
The new EP from New Jersey’s Cenotype is a complete package, both musically and physically.
The Pitch: NKVD’s “Prolog”
Targetting Bruce’s weakness for science fiction concept records, Alex pitches him NKVD’s 1999 album of power noise alien war hymns.
