Reviews
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.
Soho Rezanejad, “Six Archetypes”
The first LP from the Copenhagen-based artist leaves behind electropop for much stranger territory.
Ecstasphere, “Transgressions: Documenting Decay”
The third record from Ecstasphere modifies the classic rhythmic noise template with welcome additions from outside the world of noise.
In Conversation: Rome, “Hall of Thatch”
The Senior Staff cast an eye to the self-critical and spiritually weighty themes of Rome’s latest opus, Hall Of Thatch.
The Frozen Autumn, “The Fellow Traveller”
The Frozen Autumn pursue a purely synth-driven and lighter incarnation of their darkwave style.
