Reviews
Elon Katz, “The Human Pet”
White Car savant Elon Katz returns with a futuristic bricolage of styles.
Digital Geist, “R.O.T.O.R. Rewired”
Industrial techno project Digital Geist takes on rescoring a classic of 80s trash cinema, with engaging results.
Front 242, “[Filtered] Pulse”
A truncated reissue of Front 242’s 2003 releases provides a different view of where the band was at post the turn of the millenium.
Double Echo, “Ancient Youth”
Liverpool’s Double Echo are on a roll with a new EP of wound-up and occasionally frenzied goth rock.
R010R, “Unyielding”
R010R’s full-length debut showcases Michael Renfield’s acuity for classic and current industrial sounds.
Marsheaux, “Ath.Lon”
The Greek synthpop duo do a victory lap, delivering a good record not quite up to the standards of their best.
Boy Harsher, “Yr Body is Nothing”
The first LP from dark synth act Boy Harsher is tightly constructed and possessed of a momentum all its own.
The Unquiet Grave: The Horatii
Get out of the heat and into the shade of The Unquiet Grave with a look at goth-glammers The Horatii.
Observer: June 15th 2016
EPs by Infinity’s Astrum, Herd, and Worms Of The Earth are given a once-over.
M‡ЯC▲LL▲, self-titled
A slightly mellower suite of sounds and moods awaits listeners on self-described bloodwave outfit M‡ЯC▲LL▲’s latest.
Winter Severity Index, “Human Taxonomy”
Italy’s Winter Severity Index return with a sophomore LP of austere post-punk with a strong emphasis on rhythm.
SPARK!, “Maskiner”
The first LP from SPARK!’s new line-up maintains their quirky take on neo-oldschool EBM.