Reviews
Bestial Mouths, “Heartless”
Bestial Mouths’ 2016 album draws from several genres and crackles with fraught energy.
Protectorate, self-titled
More classic electro-industrial worship from Cardinal Noire’s Kalle Lindberg, though Protectorate has its own spin on the sound.
Glass Apple Bonzai, “In The Dark”
Glass Apple Bonzai goes all in on their Satanic synthpop album.
Marc Heal, “The Hum”
Cubanate mastermind Marc Heal presents a solo album of lyrically dense storytelling.
Leaether Strip, “Spæctator”
Soft sounds hit hard on the new Leaether Strip record.
Veil Of Light, “Ursprung”
Coldwave gets loud on the second LP by Switzerland’s Veil Of Light.
Out Out, “Swan/Dive?”
Mark Alan Miller’s Out Out returns with a mixed bag of songs that hearkens back to the project’s history.
Orphx, “Pitch Black Mirror”
A rhythmic tour de force from Orphyx perfectly meshes the duo’s history with contemporary techno styles.
Observer: November 16th, 2016
Short form reviews of records by Haus Am Rand and Ganser.
Dead When I Found Her, “Eyes on Backwards”
Dead When I Found Her’s fourth LP is the project’s most abrasive effort, but still showcases Michael Arthur Holloway’s yen for exquisitely sculpted electro-industrial.
Covenant, “The Blinding Dark”
The veteran Swedes enter more obscure territory on their pensive, introspective new album.
Pure Ground, “Giftgarten”
Pure Ground vary the delivery of their grimy revisiting of minimal wave sounds without ever losing their menacing presence.
