Reviews
Encephalon, “We Only Love You When You’re Dead”
Ottawa’s Encephalon return with an electro-industrial rock opera about celebrity, death and rebirth.
Whiteqube, “The Return”
Mutant electro act Whiteqube return with new music in the form of their first ever LP.
Observer: Mala Herba & Displacer
Considering brief but affecting releases from Mala Herba and Displacer.
Cyanotic, “Tech Noir”
Cyanotic’s fourth LP drapes an old school sound in new school programming and production.
Analfabetism, “Skammen”
The horror of repetition is brought to bear on the third LP from Fredrik Djurfelt’s Analfabetism.
Observer: Feral Body & Klack
We take a turn through EP city with new releases from Feral Body and Klack!
Replicas: Soviet, “We Are Eyes, We Are Builders”
The still-underrated synthpop debut of Soviet gets a thorough tune-up and re-presentation.
Slighter, “Erode”
The 5th Slighter LP uses extensive sound design and deep grooves to draw the listner into it’s new school machine rock.
Observer: bvdub & raison d’être + Troum
Drones and echoes abound on new releases by bvdub and raison d’être & Troum.
Sally Dige, “Holding On”
The sophomore album from the Danish-Canadian producer/performer is exacting, precise and musical.
Terminal Gods, “Meridian”
Terminal Gods offer a colder and more varied iteration of their machine-beat rock.
Observer: Joel Eel & Zentriert Ins Antlitz
Underground sounds from Joel Eel and Zentriert Ins Antlitz are explored.
