Reviews
OHMelectronic, self-titled
The sophomore effort from Vancouver industrialists Chris Peterson and Craig Huxtable is both lean and ferocious.
Replicas: Lassigue Bendthaus, “Cloned (+Singles)” & “Render”
Two LPs from Uwe Schmidt’s influential but oft-overlooked Lassigue Bendthaus project are reissued in all their genre-bending glory.
Mz.412, “Svartmyrkr”
Swedish black industrialists MZ.412 return after more than a decade with a bombastic and ambitious LP.
Blutengel, “Un:Gott”
The latest from the German vampire pop act accentuates some of their hidden appeal.
In Conversation: Rome, “Le Ceneri Di Heliodoro”
The Senior Staff considers the politically fraught new album from Jerome Reuter.
Observer: Unconscious & V▲LH▲LL
Capsule takes on new releases from Unconscious and V▲LH▲LL.
Front Line Assembly, “Wake Up The Coma”
Front Line Assembly’s latest finds the electro-industrial legends casting around for new ideas and focus.
Standalone, self-titled
Hate Dept’s Seibold’s debuts an electro-pop project with an earthy appeal.
Acretongue, “Ghost Nocturne”
The long awaited follow-up to “Strange Cargo” reaffirms Acretongue’s talent for sound design and mood.
Boy Harsher, “Careful”
The sophomore album from Boy Harsher spikes their soulful electro with a hypnotic sense of intimacy.
IDK, “IDK One”
An archival prelude to the Rendered project casts new light on Daniel Myer’s techno ambitions.
Caustic, “Hustle and Mate”
American cult industrial project Caustic speaks to some of his influences on an interstitial release.
