Reviews
Unitary, “Safe From Harm”
The first full-length from the Swedish one-man project is confident and well-produced but suffers from an unfortunate amount of sameness in the songs and a lack of strong hooks.
Solar Fake, “Frontiers”
A sophomore futurepop/dark electro record which isn’t going to reinvent the wheel, but delivers a polished set of tracks and stellar turns from an excellent vocalist.
199X: War was beginning
A new ongoing look at some classic songs of the 90s Industrial Scene, featuring tracks from D.H.I., Swamp Terrorists, Waiting for God, Hate Dept. and Armageddon Dildos.
The Unquiet Grave: Corpus Delicti
A profile of classic French goth rock outfit Corpus Delicti in our new column, The Unquiet Grave.
The Pain Machinery, “Surveillance Culture”
A minimal, aggressive and uncompromising EBM record which makes nods to Portion Control and acid house.
Various Artists, “Face The Beat Vol. 1”
ID:UD takes a look at Side-Line’s sprawling 55 track free-for-download compilation.
Atari Teenage Riot, “Is This Hyperreal?”
After a 10 year hiatus the Berlin noise terrorists return with an effort that deepens their sound rather than redefining it.
Clan Of Xymox, “Darkest Hour”
Ronny Moorings’ latest won’t change any opinions on contemporary Xymox material: while there are plenty of stronger entries in their catalog, the faithful should find a few of Darkest Hour‘s gloomier tracks to their liking.
Necro Facility, “Wintermute”
While comparisons to Skinny Puppy are still valid, Wintermute shows Necro Facility not only developing a sound of its own, but also presenting a new vision of what crossover industrial can be.
Kant Kino, “We Are Kant Kino – You Are Not”
Promising debut from dark electro act which polishes and refines a familiar template.
ohGr, “TrickS”
The latest ohGr record brings some new pop sheen to Ogre’s classic delivery, and the senior staff are having a parlay about its charms.
