Reviews
Weird Candle, “Alter Ego”
Vancouver’s twitchy synthpunk duo capture their live energy on their new LP.
KONKURS, “Burning Images” – SΛRIN, “Current Conflict”
EPs from North American expats KONKURS and SΛRIN bring tight and punchy body music.
In Conversation: Rome, “The Hyperion Machine”
We discuss the forthright songcraft which makes Jerome Reuter’s latest LP a commanding listen, as Rome enters its second decade.
Leaether Strip, “Reptile Man Drop”
Claus Larsen pays tribute to Simple Minds on a surprisingly fun new EP.
Body Of Light, “Let Me Go”
Body Of Light are poised to burst onto a larger stage with a synthpop tour-de-force.
The Juggernauts, “The Juggernauts Are Coming”
Ex-Vomito Negro member Borg teams up with Radical G to produce an LP of old school EBM variations.
Replicas: The Birthday Massacre, “Imagica”
The Birthday Massacre’s earliest demos are re-released, bringing the roots of their pop-darkwave sound into clearer focus.
Monolith, “Domination”
20 years into the life of the project, Eric Van Wonterghem is still exploring noisy and technoid sounds with Monolith.
Shimmer Crush, “These Four Walls”
Shimmer Crush sketch out explorations of sound design on a downtempo Crime League debut.
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.
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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.
