Hypnoskull is the over the top hardcore industrial project by Patrick Stevens. He was the co-founder of the minimal industrial/noise outfit Sonar, of which industrial legend Dirk Ivens is still a member. Through out his career Hypnoskull has gained a good name, especially in the industrial hardcore and power electronics scenes…
Sieben – Sex and Wildflowers
September 24, 2003 by
Sieben is Matt Howden, known for his work with Sol Invictus/Tony Wakeford, but also for his solo work. After listening to his music, and especially this new cd, I can only draw the conclusion that Matt Howden is a very special and gifted musician. Sex and Wildflowers is rich in sounds, but all these sounds are made with one violin…
PFFR – Injustice Center
September 23, 2003 by
PFFR is a weird electronic and anarchistic sounding popgroup from the US. The group plays freaked out minimal electro. Jumping basslines and difficult rhythms are shaped into unusual song structures. This record is far from dancefloor friendly. Even when a song starts normal this is only for a short moment of time…
RA-X – Leben und Tod
September 23, 2003 by
RA-X is the Dutchman Vincet Koreman, who is also known as a member of the bands The Travoltas and Speedboat F.C. The dark electronic music that he makes under the moniker RA-X has little resemblance to these two projects. For years he has released his music through well known labels as Bunker and KK Records…
File not Found – Malfunction
September 22, 2003 by
When you put this cd on you might think you are listening to an updated version of Gary Numan. The opening track ‘Disconnection Reinvention’ sounds like a modern version of ‘Down In The Park’…
Garmarna – Garmarna
September 19, 2003 by
Garmarna is, together with Hedningarna, the best known folk act from Scandinavia. Through the years the group developed their distinctive own sound, from traditional to experimental and electronic. This cd is a re-issue of their first EP that was until now only released in Sweden. Next to the first EP there are some additional demos on the disc that are even from an earlier date…
Omnia – 3
September 18, 2003 by
Like the title explains this is the third release by Dutch Neo-Celt group Omnia. Next to a music project Omnia is also a performance group that brings their music to life with their shows. This cd is a 4 track EP on which the group shows both her rhythmic and her melodic side. ‘Dúlamán’ is a percussion song that besides drums and vocals only has a few sounds in the background…
Schneewittchen – Schneewittchen
September 18, 2003 by
Schneewittchen is the German duo Marianne Iser and Thoma Duda. They are not really a band but more a cabaret/theatre group. Next to cd’s they also produce theatre pieces. This third cd is a combination of music and theatre play. The theme of the play is Snowwhite, the main character from the fairy tale…
Graphik Magazin – Nachtprogramm
September 11, 2003 by
Nachtprogramm is the debut album by the German minimal electronics act Graphik Magazin. The minimal electro pop which Graphik Magazin plays is in the tradition of bands like The Normal and No More. On top of the tight rhythms and simple melodies the German lyrics are spoken in a fierce way…
Avaritia – Pulse
September 10, 2003 by
ecently there have been numerous new gothic rock releases of high quality. Acts like Frank the Baptist, Kiss the Blade and Screams For Tina all play music which has its root in the 80’s but sounds very good and up to date.
Somnambul – Somnambul
September 4, 2003 by
Somnambul is a new German triphop act with a nice moody sound. It also is the support act of Qntal on their German tour. After listening once to the record one might draw a comparison with acts like Portishead and Lamb. But after some time this cd proves to have a sound of it own…
V/A – Dark Connections
September 3, 2003 by
For all that are not yet familiar with the German label Kommando 6 and their dark electro sounds this album is a welcome introduction. The A-Side is called the Augsburg Side. Augsburg is the hometown of the label. On the A-Side there are six artists featured that are on the Kommando 6 label…
Karl Kubler / Raison Future – Split LP
September 3, 2003 by
With this split LP Invasion Planete brings together two of her darkest acts. The result might be clear: dark electro in the tradition of the label. Karl Kubler takes care of the A-Side with alternately dark atmospheric electro and harsh, almost industrial, electro…
I, Parasite – On This Cold Floor
September 1, 2003 by
On This Cold Floor is the third I, Parasite record and the first Christopher Jon has made without his companion Nurv. This progressive dark electro/industrial act had made a definite change in style since the last record. This was already evident with the 4-track promo that was released a couple of months ago as a teaser for this new full-length cd…
Rorschach Garden, The – Far Away From Paradise EP
August 29, 2003 by
The new German label Disorder Records is having a great start. So far this year two 7” EP’s has been released. Both singles feature electro music that is among the best that is being made at the moment. Next to the Grandeur Et Decadence EP by Le Syndicat Electronique there is this single from The Rorschach Garden…
Silent Signals – N.E.S.S. Obscure Trilogy: NO003
August 29, 2003 by
The French label Invasion Planete is one of the most important outputs for (European) minimal electro. With the release of this single the label has broadened her repertoire a bit. Silent Signals still makes minimal electro but with a distinctive cold wave touch to it. The result is dark and moody electronic wave music…
Manasyt – Junk Mail
August 27, 2003 by
Kommando 6 is a German label that is specialized in dark and minimal, mostly electro orientated, electronic music. This is the ninth release in their series. Junk Mail is a 4-track EP on which the act Manasyt manifests its dark and distorted electro. The overall sound is a bit hectic due to the lively rhythms, distorted beats and noisy sounds…
Haus Arafna – Butterfly
August 27, 2003 by
The duo Mr. And Mrs. Arafna have for their new record Butterfly again taken the opportunity to unleash a sound bombardment upon the listener. Haus Arafna does know, unlike most other industrial acts today, how industrial music should sound. Their music is raw, unpolished, pure electronic, minimal, dark and alienating…
Syndicat Electronique, Le – Grandeur Et Decadence EP
August 27, 2003 by
Le Syndicat Electronique is one of the most important and productive representatives of the European minimal electro scene. For the occasion of this 7” release A//, the one responsible for the music, has left his homebase and own label Invasion Planete. Grandeur Et Decadence is a limited edition single and all you might expect from Le Syndicat Electronique…
Mila Mar – Picnic on the Moon
August 8, 2003 by
This is the the fourth album by German popduo Mila Mar. These musicians would be done an injustice to be called a synthpop act. They have a very organic and rich sound, because of the use various traditional instruments on this album, next to synthesizer sounds. Mila Mar is best known in the wave/gothic scene…
