Reviews
Artificial Monuments, “Illusions Of Identity”
The sole LP from Copenhagen’s Artificial Monuments captures both the light and dark of European coldwave.
Observer: Gutenberg & Panther Modern
Short form reviews of new releases by Gutenberg and Panther Modern.
Die Sektor, “Death My Darling”
After six years, Die Sektor re-emerge with an electro-industrial album with summarizes and expands on their previous experimentation.
She Past Away, “Disko Ankisyete”
The third album from Turkish darkwave duo She Past Away is a solid genre exercise with appeal.
Statiqbloom, “Asphyxia”
Statiqbloom’s newest and best release to date is a msterclass in vicious, stripped-down electro-industrial.
Cubanate, “Kolossus”
Cubanate wrathfully return with their first new release in two decades.
Cryo, “The Fall Of Man”
After a few years off, Sweden’s Cryo resume their journey into the moodier corners of electro.
Glass Apple Bonzai, “The All-Nite Starlite Electronic Café”
Glass Apple Bonzai court crossover synthwave success but stays true to the soulful synthpop songwriting which has been the band’s calling card on “The All-Nite Starlite Electronic Café”.
Wychdoktor, “Pact”
After a brief hiatus, Wychdoktor offers a lengthy LP which both reinforces and pushes the boundaries of the project’s rhythmic noise skills.
Minuit Machine, “Infrarouge”
Returning darkwavers Minuit Machine have some gloriously mopey songs on their third LP.
Observer: Imperial Black Unit & Soho Rezanejad
Reviews of short-form releases by Imperial Black Unit and Soho Rezanejad.
Cold Showers, “Motionless”
Cold Showers’ third LP shows tremendous growth in their production and arrangement skills.