Reviews

11xxx27, “Black Market”
Deep sound design and dark ambiance mark the new tape from 11xxx27 on Infidel Bodies.

Voight, self-titled
Voight work noise rock and synth basslines into the post-punk of their first LP.

Observer: ROÜGE & W424
Capsule reviews of new releases by ROÜGE and W424 (Cardinal Noire).

TOAL, “Ritus Ex Silenti”
German quartet make big, club-focused darkwave.

A Covenant Of Thorns, “Black”
Dark synthpop act A Covenant Of Thorns delivers another record of brooding but melodic charms.

Best of 2020: Top 5
Our top 5 records of 2020.

Best of 2020: 15-6
Year End coverage rolls on, with the next ten entries on our top 25!

Best of 2020: 25-16
The first installment of the list of our fave records of 2020 is here!

Observer: Ćyan ID & grabyourface
Capsule reviews of new releases by Ćyan ID and grabyourface.

Dive, “Where Do We Go From Here?”
Dirk Ivens’ Dive stays true to the project’s influential template on their latest.

Kammarheit, “Thronal”
The new record from Kammarheit speaks to the most bleak and unremitting expressions of dark ambient.

Observer: Caustic & Ascending
Capsule reviews from Caustic and Ascending.