Reviews
QUAL, “The Ultimate Climax”
William Maybelline of Lebanon Hanover leans further into choleric body music on his sophomore LP as QUAL.
Miracle, “The Strife Of Love In A Dream”
Miracle offer an elegant yet weighty dark synth odyssey on their second full-length.
Observer: ProtoU & Celldöd
Capsule reviews of very different releases from ProtoU and Celldöd.
TVMVLVS TABIDVS, “Sex”
Costa Rica’s TVMVLVS TABIDVS bring vigor to lo-fi gothy dirges.
Wetware, “Automatic Drawing”
Brooklyn synth duo Wetware confound and fascinate on their strangely inviting first LP.
Observer: EFF DST & Nova Guardia
Capsule reviews of technoid from EFF DST and minimal wave from Nova Guardia.
V▲LH▲LL, “Grimoire”
V▲LH▲LL weave witchy sounds both new and old to create a genre-bending Viking hall of mirrors.
Observer: raison d’être & Brien Hindman
Capsule reviews of releases by raison d’être and Brien Hindman.
Egoprisme, “Among Noise”
The debut LP from the French darkwave act finds a healthy balance between the genre’s stylistic modes.
Twin Tribes, “Shadows”
Twin Tribes’ debut is a clarion call of plain and powerful darkwave.
Cardinal Noire, “Deluge”
Finnish duo Cardinal Noire bring energy and movement to “Vancouver School” electro-industrial on their sophomore LP.
Kirlian Camera, “Hologram Moon”
The latest from Kirlian Camera undersells what’s made the band’s latter era works so magnificent.
