Reviews
Cryounit, “Paradox”
A relaxing and tasteful second LP from Cryounit brings together downtempo and melodic electro-industrial.
Body Of Light, “Time To Kill”
Body Of Light hone in on a smooth and sober style of synthpop with an excellent third LP.
Grendel, “Ascending the Abyss”
JD Tucker’s reinvention of Grendel feels complete on the long-running project’s new LP.
The Devil & The Universe, “Endgame 69”
Austrian darkwavers The Devil & The Universe invoke the dark side of the Summer of Love on their new LP.
Kangarot, “The Demon-Haunted World”
A stripped-down record from Kangarot shows off the compositional chops lying beneath the project’s tripped-out vision of electro-industrial.
Observer: Bastet & Medusa Stare
Deathrock talk in capsule reviews of Bastet and Medusa Stare.
Bustié, “Birds Of Paradise”
Bustié’s debut LP brings freestyle and deathrock together in a blend smooth enough to make you forget its influences.
God Module, “The Unsound”
God Module’s new LP highlights what has worked for the project for more than 20 years.
Observer: Nootropic & Mind Teardown
Bite-sized takes on records by Nootropic and Mind Teardown.
Xarah Dion, “Plein Nord”
Montreal’s Xarah Dion levels up on her substantial new darkwave album.
D/SIR, “All That Was Left”
D/SIR take their post-witchouse atmospheres in a surprisingly melodic and approachable direction.
Terror Apart, “Belly Of Barghest”
Portland’s Terror Apart revisit the rough textures of early tape experimentation, yielding a contemplative approach to noise.
