Reviews

Hexheart, “Funeral Flowers”
God Module’s Jasyn Bangert goes personal on the surprisingly fun and fast-moving electropop sophomore Hexheart LP.

Replicas: Nordvargr, “Resignation I-II-III”
A collection of ambient techno releases presents a rarely heard dimension of Nordvargr’s work.

Observer: Razorback Hollow & MOLT
Short-form reviews of new records from Razorback Hollow and MOLT.

Kill Shelter, “Asylum”
Kill Shelter welcomes a host of goth and darkwave royalty to a record which fuses homages to the past with modern production.

Priest, “Body Machine”
The third LP from the Swedish synthpop trio uses more minimalistic body music style arrangements to get its songs over.

Observer: Max und Max & Blakmoth
Short-form reviews of new records by Max und Max and Blakmoth.

Fluid Ghost, “Persuasion Deluxe”
Echoberyl member Adriano Iacoangeli tries numerous variations of electro-darkwave on his debut solo LP.

Night Sins, “Violet Age”
Night Sins fuse their existing synthpop and goth rock sounds to mixed results.

The Operating Tracks, “Once and For All”
The debut LP from The Operating Tracks trades in a few different styles of EBM.

Ritualz, “Radical Macabro”
Ritualz pushes forward with heavy hitting melodic darkwave which still has roots in early witch house.

Replicas: KODE IV, “Insane”
A digital remaster beefs up the industrial-techno classic.

Observer: XLV & None Of Your Concern
Capsule reviews of new releases from XLV and None Of Your Concern.