Reviews
A Game Called Echo: January 19th 2024
Our “if you like x, you’ll probably like y” feature is back, talking Frontline Assembly, Kurs, Concrete Blonde and Rosegarden Funeral Party.
Dead Voices On Air, “:jamiel:spybey:”
A new collaborative record points to the maturity, range, and grace of latter-era Dead Voices On Air records.
Varg I Veum, self-titled
Darkwave duo Varg I Veum speak to medieval history and the European darkwave tradition on their debut LP.
Observer: Celldöd & Alen Skanner
Capsule reviews of releases by Celldöd and Alen Skanner.
Caustic Grip, “Beneath the Skin”
The Australian electro-industrial project applies and defies its influences on its new mini-album.
Gorgyra, “Hecate”
Neo-classical project Gorgyra’s ambitions expand on their first full-length, linking ancient western and middle eastern instrumentation with dark ethereality and ambience.
I Die: You Die Top 5 of 2023
Our Top 5 records of 2023.
I Die: You Die Top 25 of 2023: 15-6
Entries 15-6 in our Top 25 of 2023.
I Die: You Die Top 25 of 2023: 25-16
The first ten records in our annual Top 25 Year End list!
Notausgang, “Shredded With Time”
Another solid release from Notausgang retains the producer’s distinctive rhythmic production while heading in some icier directions.
Neuroticfish, “The Demystification of the Human Heart”
Neuroticfish’s new LP is as sleek as ever, but suffused with a discontent that it addresses in compelling fashion.
Observer: Fiero & Caress
Thoughts on new releases by Fiero and Caress.