Reviews

Genre/Influences: Gothic, neo-folk, folk-rock. Content: Golden Apes originally planned to release an EP, but it seems that their last acoustic...

Joy Shannon And The Beauty Marks – Mo Anam Cara (CD Album – Triple Goddess Records)

Genre/Influences: Ethereal, goth-folk, cinematographic. Content: Joy Shannon And The Beauty Marks took us by surprise some 2 years ago now...

Metroland – Triadic Ballet (3CD Album – Alfa Matrix)

Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Content: Passengers S & A strike back with their 2nd full length album. Their debut full length “Mind...

POS.:2 – Now! (CD Album – Echozone)

Genre/Influences: Synth-pop. Content: This is one of the hottest synth-pop discoveries of the past few months. POS.:2 is a German...

RI:SA – Self-Deception (CD Album – RI:SA)

Genre/Influences: Experimental, industrial-rock. Content: Honestly, I never heard of this Finnish band before. Set up by Sami Jokinen this band...

Star Industry – The Renegade (DCD Album – Alfa Matrix)

Genre/Influences: Gothic, goth-rock. Content: It took 7 years for Star Industry to unleash their new work. They for sure are...

Alphaxone – Altered Dimensions (CD Album – Cryo Chamber)

Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, experimental. Content: Iranian artist Mehdi Saleh has released an impressive number of productions in a rather short lapse...

Alt3r3d Stat3 – Dubbed In Black (Digital Album – Cryo Chamber)

Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, experimental, soundscapes. Content: Behind Alt3r3d Stat3 hides Terry Holifield. You might have discovered this English artist with the...

Atrium Carceri – The Old City OST (CD Album – Cryo Chamber)

Genre/Influences: Soundtrack, dark-ambient. Content: Dark-ambient genius Simon Heath is an artist that caught my attention since his very first album...

Council Of Nine – Dakhma (Digital Album – Cryo Chamber)

Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient. Content: I discovered Council Of Nine from the terrific “Tomb Of Empires”-CD featuring 4 different bands. I was...

Cryobiosis – Inner Stasis (CD Album – Cryo Chamber)

Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, experimental, cinematographic. Content: Romanian artist Cristian Voicu strikes back with his 2nd full length released by Cryo Chamber....

Frozen Plasma – Dekadenz (CD Album – Infacted Recordings)

Genre/Influences: Synth-pop. Content: This is the first studio album in 6 years for Frozen Plasma and their 3rd opus ever....

Northumbria – Helluland (Digital Album – Cryo Chamber)

Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, cinematographic. Content: Northumbria is one of the newest signings on the Cryo Chamber label. Set up by Jim...

Randal Collier-Ford – The Architects (Digital Album – Cryo Chamber)

Genre/Influences: Experimental, minimal electro-ambient, cinematographic. Content: Cryo Chamber has signed several new projects during the past few months. Randal Collier-Ford...

Sabled Sun – 2147 (CD Album – Cryo Chamber)

Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, cinematographic. Content: Sabled Sun likes conceptual series releases and “2147” is the 3rd one in the so-called “21xx”-series....

Torul – The Measure (CD Album – Infacted Recordings)

Genre/Influences: Electro-wave-pop. Content: This is the 4th full length album in 5 years time. The least I can affirm is...

Alex Bau – Musick (CD Album – Credo)

Genre/Influences: Techno, minimal-techno, ambient-techno. Content: Alex Bau is a Bavarian based DJ, producer and label owner (Credo Records). He’s a...

Apócrýphos – The Prisoners Cinema (CD Album – Cyclic Law)

Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient. Content: Out of the ashes of Psychomanteum, Robert C. Kozletsky set up the solo-project Apócrýphos. Kozletsky can already...

Aun – Fiat Lux (CD Album – Cyclic Law)

Genre/Influences: Dark-electro-ambient, cinematographic. Content: Martin Dumais became a real busy sonic bee having released an impressive list of productions in...

Erotic Elk – III (CD Album – Erotic Elk)

Genre/Influences: Synth-pop. Content: It took 3 years for Erotic Elk to achieve their 3rd full length. That’s probably the explanation...

Kammarheit – Unearthed 2000-2202 (6CD Box – Cyclic Law)

Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, experimental, soundscape. Content: Pär Boström aka Kammarheit is an artist who gained a huge reputation as the master...

Karjalan Sissit – …Want You Dead (CD Album – Cyclic Law)

Genre/Influences: Industrial, dark-ambient. Content: This is the first album in nearly 6 years for Karjalan Sissit, but it for sure...

Kite – VI (CD EP – Progress Productions)

Genre/Influences: Synth-pop. Content: Nicklas Stenemo and Christian Berg better known as Kite are back on track delivering their 6th (cf....

Northaunt – Istid I-II (DCD Album – Cyclic Law)

Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, soundscape. Content: Hærleif Langås’ main project Northaunt remains one of the most renown and established projects dealing with...

Scarlet Soho – In Cold Blood (CD Album – Mirrorman Recordings)

Genre/Influences: Synth-pop. Content: Six years have passed since their previous album (cf. “Warpaint”), but in the meantime we got the...

Tolchock – Elements Of Rage (CD Album – Tolchock)

Genre/Influences: Agreppo, EBM. Content: I discovered Tolchock 14 in the late 80s on the phenomenal vinyl sampler “Trans Europa (A...

Justin Symbol – VΩIDHEAD (CD Album – Justin Symbol)

Genre/Influences: Industrial-metal, crossover. Content: Based in New York (USA) this self-released debut-album by Justin Symbol will for sure catch your...

Kerridge – Always Offended Never Ashamed (Vinyl Album – Contort)

Genre/Influences: High-tech-ambient. Content: Samuel Kerridge has already released a considerable number EP’s on different labels, but his 2nd full length...

Les Secrets De Morphée – Enchantements (CD Album – Les Secrets De Morphée)

Genre/Influences: Ethereal, neo-classic, orchestral. Content: Les Secrets De Morphée is one of these French ethereal bands I instantly became addicted...

Stendal Blast – Das Beste Zum Schluss (CD Album – Schwarzrock)

Genre/Influences: Gothic, electro-rock. Content: Stendal Blast strikes back to say farewell! “Das Beste Zum Schluss” is a ‘best of’-album, which...

V/A Insane 80s [EV01>EV10] (CD Album – EE Tapes)

Genre/Influences: Experimental, pop, new-wave. Bands: Human Dance, The Misz, Opéra Multi Steel, Kloot Per W, Absent Music, BeNe GeSSeRiT ao....

Grand((Ø))Signal – Aktivation (Digital Album – Grand((Ø))Signal)

Genre/Influences: EBM. Content: Grand((Ø))Signal (GrandSignal) is a new Belgian project set up by Tcheleskov Ivanovitch (Grandchaos) and Jacky Meurisse (Signal...

Echodrone – Five (CD Album – Saint Marie Records)