Reviews
HIDE, “Hell is Here”
HIDE strike a balance between acrimony and vulnerability on their new LP.
The Legendary Pink Dots, “Angel In The Detail”
Two years in the making, the new LP from The Legendary Pink Dots alights on the classic sounds and themes of the band as they begin their fifth decade.
Observer: Fractions & Meipr
Capsules of new releases by FRACTIONS and Meipr
Lingua Ignota, “Caligula”
A second blistering LP from the indomitable Lingua Ignota uses noise and neo-classical sounds to invoke the vengeance of the wronged.
Velvet Acid Christ, “Ora Oblivionis”
Whatever style is currently in vogue, whatever is hitting in club playlists and festival line-ups, Velvet Acid Christ remain themselves.
Observer: ∆AIMON & Sweat Boys
Short form reviews of new releases by ∆AIMON and Sweat Boys.
Silent EM, “The Absence”
Silent EM’s debut serves up mean, synthpunky darkwave with a baleful attitude.
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.
