Reviews
Observer: Normal Bias & Madeleine Fragile
Short-form reviews of new EPs by Normal Bias and Madeleine Fragile.
Vision Video, “Haunted Hours”
Vision Video follow-up their breakthrough LP with another album of fast-moving, well performed goth rock numbers.
At The Heart Of The World, “Paroxysm”
Another EP keeps At The Heart Of The World’s run of grimy electro-industrial going in 2022.
Pullo, Common Wine
Indonesia’s Pullo expand on their weight and dark approach to goth and post-punk on their first full-length.
Emmon, “RECON”
Swedish artist Emmon’s new record features synthesized pop and strong body music elements in roughly equal measures.
Observer: More Ephemerol & Circa Tapes
Thoughts on recent EPs from More Ephemerol and Circa Tapes.
Gin Devo, “Garden of Evil”
Vomito Negro mastermind Gin Devo returns to early nineties dark electro with mixed results.
Cyan ID, “Silent Past Wounds”
Hypnotic body music pulses set Cyan ID’s new full-length apart from the current TBM crop.
Sydney Valette, “Home Alone”
There’s plenty of personality to be found amidst Sydney Valette’s new record of darkwave, synthpop, and minimal wave.
Observer: Spammerheads & Randal Collier-Ford
Short-form reviews of new records by Spammerheads and Randal Collier-Ford.
Kollaps, “Until The Day I Die”
A third steely blast of pure industrial noise arrives from Australia’s uncompromising Kollaps.
Eva X, “I Dream of a Reality”
The debut LP from one-woman project Eva X shows some development in terms of style and personality.
