Reviews
Observer: Liebknecht & Sleep Forever
Friday posts are back, with the now regular Observer! This week we’re checking out releases by Liebknecht (Daniel Myer) and Sleep Forever (Veil of Light).
Autoclav1.1/Displacer, “Spacetime”
Autoclav1.1 and Displacer explore space and time on their new split release of technoid IDM.
Black Asteroid, “Thrust”
Black Asteroid’s first LP might finally find the zeitgeist catching up with Bryan Black’s style.
Volt 9000, “Deformer”
Cory Gorksi channels Volt 9000’s off-kilter energy into a new and vital form on their new LP.
Sturm Café, “Es Geht”
Sturm Café continue on their melodic yet idiosyncratic EBM path with a new EP.
Seeming, “SOL: A Self-Banishment Ritual”
The sophomore album from Alex Reed’s Seeming is a vast forested continent of sounds and ideas.
FORCES, “NEWBODY”
FORCES have relocated, but their pan-historical, heavily-saturated techno-EBM fusion is still close at hand.
Suicide Commando, “Forest of the Impaled”
The new album from Johan Van Roy lacks drive and energy, despite having moments of promise.
Eye Steal, “Burning Out”
Toronto’s Eye Steal cram a lot of drama and grit into their debut for Negative Gain Productions.
Observer: July 18th, 2017
Capsule reviews of new releases from Phil Western and Bonini Bulga (Pär Boström of Kammarheit).
Synthetische Lebensform, “Extravagant”
Russia’s Synthetische Lebensform offer up a fun and energetic tear through classic electro-industrial territory.
The Tear Garden, “The Brown Acid Caveat”
The collaboration between Cevin Key and Edward Ka-Spel remains mysterious and varied more than 30 years into its existence.
