Reviews
ESA, “Sounds For Your Happiness”
ESA returns with another gruelling display of metal-inflected rhythmic noise.
Mari Kattman, “Year of the Katt”
The Boston chanteuse’s new LP is a nice signpost for her development as songwriter and producer.
Moon 17, “TX_1320”
The long awaited debut album from Kansas City’s Moon 17 pays off in a collection of detailed, yet rough-and-ready industrial.
Empusae, “The Alchemist’s Rift”
Empusae’s latest shows off the dark ambient vet’s mastery of sound design and composition.
Observer: A Shrine To Failure & Viva Non
Thoughts on new releases by A Shrine To Failure and Viva Non.
General Dynamics, “Where Animals Play”
A second LP from General Dynamics bridges William Maybelline (Qual) and Emad Dabiri’s (SARIN) talents for classic and grimy 90s electro with modern club floors.
Static Ghost, “Breaching Flesh”
The Pacific Northwest industrial act brings some new atmosphere and texture to his stomping productions.
Bootblacks, “Paradise”
An excellent new LP from Bootblacks coalesces their long-standing strengths with melodic and atmospheric unity.
Pixel Grip, “Percepticide: The Death of Reality”
Pixel Grip’s long-awaited new record finds them exploring more complex emotions between sweaty dancefloor heaters.
Youth Code, “Yours, With Malice”
Youth Code’s return is a reminder of why their hybrid of EBM and electro-industrial was so welcome a decade back.
Gallows’ Eve, “For The Black Birds”
Gallows’ Eve continue to outpace the rest of the trad goth field with a strong second LP.
Lead Into Gold, “Knife the Ally”
Paul Barker finds a middle ground between experimentalism and formal structures on his latest as Lead Into Gold.
