Reviews
Urusai, “Unsettled”
Vancouver’s lo-fi IDM project finds emotion between the beats on sophomore LP.
KNK, “Dead Body Music 1+2”
Belgian duo KnK recall gritty early nineties dark electro on this compilation of their first two EPs.
Various Artists, “Nyarlathotep”
The Cryo Chamber label offers up its third in a series of collaborative Lovecraft-themed works, a whopping three-CD opus dedicated to the Crawling Chaos, Nyarlathotep.
Observer: October 21st, 2016
Capsule reviews of new releases by Displacer, Gnawed, and Chris Randall.
Liquid Divine, “Get Off My Planet”
After a long hiatus, German electro sculptors Liquid Divine attempt to balance craft and immediacy with mixed results.
Pig, “The Gospel”
The first LP from PIG since 2005 flirts with interesting sounds, but mostly relies on Raymond Watts’ personality to carry it.
Cygnets, “Alone/Together”
Edmonton’s Cygnets continue their run of archly melodramatic synthpop/new wave LPs on their second release for Negative Gain.
Forever Grey, “Alabaster Chamber”
Resolutely dark coldwave from Forever Grey takes on a variety of subtle formations.
Assemblage 23, “Endure”
The new album from Tom Shear’s long-running project deals in the strengths and sounds that have defined A23 since their debut.
The Blood Of Others, “I Used To Think Everything Was Beautiful”
Apocalyptic themes and contemplative sounds mark the debut from The Blood Of Others.
Replicas: Flash Zero, “Conspiracy”
A look at the exhaustive reissue of Flash Zero’s second album, which plunged headlong into the EBM sounds of its day.
Null Device, “While You Were Otherwise Engaged”
The electronic pop quartet’s new album comes across as deeply sincere in both construction and message.
