Reviews
Observer: Access To Arasaka & Trepaneringsritualen
Brief takes on new releases from Access to Arasaka and Trepaneringsritualen.
Die Anstalt, self-titled
The semi-anonymous German trio trade in classic synthpunk and body music with a healthy dose of guitar twang on their debut LP.
Chameleons, “Arctic Moon”
The first Chameleons album in twenty-four years marks some breaks with the band’s storied past while maintaining their romantic spirit.
Promenade Cinema, “Afterlife”
The third album from UK duo Promenade Cinema offers a clutch of elegantly balanced but dramatically delivered darkwave/electropop tunes.
Rhys Fulber, “Memory Impulse Autonomy”
Rhys Fulber’s new LP finds the producer exploring both his influences and his classic and modern approaches to inspiring effect.
Observer: Run Level Zero & aliceffekt
Thoughts on new EPs by Run Level Zero and aliceffekt.
Diesein, “I Like It / I Hate It”
The Sixth June side-project returns with another album of mannered, melancholic synthpop in a classic vein.
HIDE, “Spit Or Swallow Every Soul Will Taste Death”
HIDE’s spleen is vented in some new yet still abrasive and noisy directions on a new EP.
Observer: Years of Denial & Olvido
Thoughts on new releases by Years Of Denial and Olvido.
Ash Code, “Synthome”
Darkwave vets Ash Code come back from hiatus with a solid and varied effort.
Dancing Plague, “Domain”
The Portland darkwave project’s new LP shows off their economy, and their grave melodrama.
Caustic, “Fiend I”
The cult American industrial act returns, in all its sincere, DIY glory.
