Reviews
In Conversation: Grendel, “Age of the Disposable Body”
The Senior Staff discuss the breadth and variety Grendel brings to electro-industrial on their latest.
Observer: The Devil & The Universe and 11grams
Short form reviews of new work from The Devil & The Universe and 11grams.
Randal Collier-Ford, “Promethean”
Acoustic instrumentation broadens the reach of dark ambient auteur Randal Collier-Ford.
Displacer, “The Face You Deserve”
The latest full length from Displacer speaks to the broad ideas and strong aesthetic of the IDM-Technoid project.
Observer: Boy Harsher & Distortion Six
Closing out the week with capsule reviews of new material by Boy Harsher and Distortion Six.
Legend, “Midnight Champion”
The long-awaited sophomore album from Iceland’s Legend shifts the band into an electronic rock milieu.
mind.in.a.box, “Broken Legacies”
mind.in.a.box add a melancholy chapter to their ongoing cyberpunk saga.
Encephalon, “We Only Love You When You’re Dead”
Ottawa’s Encephalon return with an electro-industrial rock opera about celebrity, death and rebirth.
Whiteqube, “The Return”
Mutant electro act Whiteqube return with new music in the form of their first ever LP.
Observer: Mala Herba & Displacer
Considering brief but affecting releases from Mala Herba and Displacer.
Cyanotic, “Tech Noir”
Cyanotic’s fourth LP drapes an old school sound in new school programming and production.
Analfabetism, “Skammen”
The horror of repetition is brought to bear on the third LP from Fredrik Djurfelt’s Analfabetism.
