Tag: COLDWAVE
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Kill Your Boyfriend – Voodoo EP (Various Labels)
It’s been a while since we had something like this on our website. For some reason, post-punk and goth rock artists and bands avoided our website with their latest releases this year, but at least we received this treat last week for review. As long as I am informed, Kill Your Boyfriend is an Italian…
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OWLS – End Me CD EP (Blowtorch Records)
Here’s the latest release from the batch sent by our friends at Blowtorch Records. Like the previous two records, this one shines bright in its uniqueness, and it will unquestionably indulge your listening apparatus if you’re into electronic music. OWLS is an Irish producer inspired by many music genres. Perhaps electronic music dominates on this…
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Billy Howerdel Release Video For Ani
Billy Howerdel, the A Perfect Circle songwriter/multi-instrumentalist whose recently released album, What Normal Was (Alchemy Recordings/BMG) is a nod to the music Howerdel was influenced by, post-punk and new wave, has released a Mynxii White (Korn, Andy Black, Tinashe) directed video for the song “Ani” (LINK). The four-plus minute film utilizes low-key lighting, giving the dramatic story line an eerie wash of…
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Crying Vessel – Before Life Was Death CD (Cleopatra Records)
Here’s another excellent release that recently arrived at our headquarters. For those into music genres such as post-punk, goth rock, and cold wave, Crying Vessel aren’t strangers at all. After three outstanding full-length albums like Everything Becomes Nothing, A Beautiful Curse, Pleasures For The Wicked, and plenty of singles and EPs, Crying Vessel return with…
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Parallel – Parallel CS (Cherub Dream Records)
It’s been a while since I heard anything about Cherub Dream Records, and I wondered if they’re still active. About a month after that, I received an email from them about their new cassette release. Their aesthetics remained the same, but the label came a long way in terms of quality. Their latest release is…
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Kontrolle – Zwei LP (Holy Goat Records / Cargo Records)
Today, I would like to introduce another great band that caught my attention a while ago. I wasn’t familiar with their sound before, but luckily, Jürgen of Rookie Records sent me their latest material for review. Kontrolle is a premium German post-punk trio that not only explores the depths of this genre but also goes…
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NKOS – From Dust To Life CS (Beatbuzz Records)
One of the special treats on the menu today is a highly anticipated debut material by a promising electronic group. Their music spans over several diverse but complementary genres that keep this outstanding material entertaining from scratch to finish. NKOS are a brand new name on an underground music scene with just several singles in…
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And The Bear – This Is The Darkness I Used To Tape CD (Valvolare Records)
And The Bear is quite an interesting musical outlet, entirely operated by Alexandre Manuel, a French multi-instrumental artist who has been active on the music scene since 1998. Since his beginnings, Alexandre participated as a musician in several groups, such as Hourplug, Am I Right, and The Quiet Collective, mainly by being a vocalist or…
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ALÉ – Omnipresent Pt. 1
There’s a lot of interesting groups and artists that are shapeshifting particular musical forms or exploring even further until their reach desired sound. However, there’s a small percentage of those outlets who dare to simultaneously transform several genres at once and remain harmonious in their experimentations. Whoever dared to try knows that’s not an easy…
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DZTN 1980 – Scraps LP (1859 Records)
When Dustin promised a new full-length record, he truly meant it. After the disbandment of Abolitionist at the very end of 2019, he pursued a solo career as DZTN 1980 and became a prolific artist with loads of recordings in his back catalog. Since his decision to start performing under his new moniker, Dustin released…
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Renmin Ribao – Who Controls? CS (Home Mort Records)
Renmin Ribao is an interesting Polish post-punk trio emanating from Poznań. The group derived its name from a Chinese communist newspaper called People’s Daily, but it’s more of an homage to visual aesthetics than a political statement of the involved musicians. Renmin Ribao started a couple of months before this situation with pandemics, quarantine, and…
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Rite – Youth CS (Home Mort Records)
Youth is a debut cassette EP by Rite, an Italian post-punk outlet shrouded behind nearly minimalistic aesthetics. While I strived so hard to obtain any available information about the artist, I stumbled upon almost nothing on the web. Perhaps the artist tends to remain anonymous as much as possible and lets the music speak for…
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