It has taken the band some time, but now after four years there is at last a new Wolfsheim album. The Wolfsheim trademark of catchy popsongs with melancholy vocals is also present on Casting Shadows. Although most of the songs on this new album are somewhat less dance orientated. For the greatest part the tracks are produced by Andreas Herbig, who worked with A-ha on their come-back album…
Ludmila – PreLud[e]mila
March 18, 2003 by
Ludmila is an Italian neo-wave band with a very minimalistic sound. Through their minimalistic sound and sparse use of instruments the music is very atmospheric. Next to vocals the band only makes use of bassguitar and a drummachine.
Wolfsheim – Kein Zurück
March 5, 2003 by
Wolfsheim took take some time to come up with new material. Four years have gone past since their latest album, Spectators, was released. Wolfsheim’s trademark has since their debut album from ‘92 been their melancholy feeling both in the quitet as in the danceable songs. The voice of Peter Hepner is for the greatest part responsible for that melancholy feeling…
Qntal – III: Tristan und Isolde
March 4, 2003 by
About 10 years ago Qntal released two albums (entitled I an II) that were very well received among the wave/gothic scene. Band members were Sigrid Hausen (vocals) and Michael Popp (instruments), both from the medieval music ensemble Estampie, and Ernst Horn (electronics) from the darkwave formation Deine Lakaien…
Syndicat Electronique, Le – Philosophie
March 3, 2003 by
Invasion Planete is the French equivalent of the Dutch Bunker Records (home of artists like Legowelt and Rude 66). Le syndicate electronique is the primary project of label boss A//. Fans of contemporary electro music will be pleased with this new Philosophie album because it is a double vinyl with music that really adds something to the genre…
Iris – Awakening
February 27, 2003 by
Awakening is the second record by this electropop band. The typical melancholy atmosphere, that is inspired by the eighties new wave sound, is characteristic for Iris. This record has, as is instantly evident in the opening track ‘Whatever’, also this sound…
Alexander Robotnick – Oh no….Robotnick!
February 21, 2003 by
Alexander Robotnick is Maurizio Dami, an Italian musician/producer who has been working on a wide variety of musical genres since the 80’s. With this record he returns to his 80’s roots while “Oh no….Robotnick! is an electro album. The music minded public has been buried under numerous electro productions lately, so a musician has to come up with something very good to impress nowadays…
V/A – Wasp Factory labelsampler 2003
February 12, 2003 by
Wasp Factory is an English label that has been around since 1999. The label was founded by Lee H., from The Chaos Engine, a band with a sound somewhat like Nine Inch Nails and Pitchshifter. After having experienced the disinterest of the (mainstream) music industry Lee decided to begin an alternative label of his own…
Goteki – O/S
February 12, 2003 by
Goteki is like the Japanese parody of the all-boy bands that haunt the charts so often. Their image is semi-futuristic blending, for instance, manga cartoons with Commodore 64 graphics in the artwork. Goteki?s music is characterized by the semi fusion of contemporary and old elements. Modern beats go together with minimal 80?s synth sounds…
Lowtechnicians – Remembrance
February 6, 2003 by
This is the first full-length cd by the Low Technicians. After a split-cd with The Alpha Conspiracy and the promo single ‘Random Event’ from last year there is at last the real debut album for this electropop band. Like their other material this cd is releases by the Diffusion Records label, which is responsible for putting out high quality electropop with more electro and less clash…
Legendary Pink Dots – All The King’s Horses
February 5, 2003 by
A new year always means one (or more) new albums by The Legendary Pink Dots. This year starts very good for the faithful fans of Edward Ka-Spel and his collaborators, because not one but two new albums have seen the light. Next to “All The king’s Horses” there is also “All The King’s Men” released…
Sepia, the – Sampler
January 18, 2003 by
The Sepia is an electronic act from the UK that has been producing music for quite sometime. With their music they don’t try to reach the mass audience but prefer a smaller following instead, to keep in control of their own (artistic) freedom. This 7-track sampler makes clear what the band means when the say they make industrio-ambient electronic music…
Erato – III
January 18, 2003 by
Erato has returned with their third self-released album called? ‘III’. This Belgian band has made the typical new wave / gothic rock-sound from the 80’s their personal trademark. Erato isn’t however afraid to make use of new electronic sounds to spice up their sound a bit. Besides that they have also added a high female voice to support the refrains…
Android Lust – The Dividing
November 26, 2002 by
Android Lust belongs, together with acts as Pulse Legion, Velvet Acid Christ and I, Parasite, to the heirs of legendary electro terrorists Skinny Puppy. On this second album Android Lust displays a less harsh, but still innovative sound. Except for a few tracks this album is not really a dance record…
AU – Alchímía
November 19, 2002 by
AU is a Swedish band that has created a sound that moves somewhere between tradition and modernity. After several years of experimenting and performing live as Ars Ultima the band settled with its very original sound of traditional (influenced)tunes and contemporary music forms. Alchímía is a collection of both new songs and adapted songs from the Ars Ultima project…
Iris – Unknown
November 14, 2002 by
‘Unknown’ is the first single from the soon to be released second album by electro pop act Iris. With their first album “Disconnect” and four previous singles Iris has already gained a lot of recognition in the alternative scene for their melancholy 80’s inspired electro pop…
V/A – 4th Anniversary Invasion Planete Rec
November 5, 2002 by
The French minimal electro label Invasion Planete has been around now for four years. To celebrate this they have released a compilation album on which various acts from the label have contributed a song as a birthday gift. This is the best birthday present the label themselves and electro minded people could ask for…
B.A.R.K. – [tid]
November 5, 2002 by
B.A.R.K is a relatively new folk act from Sweden. Their music fits in nicely with other modern folk acts from Scandinavian, like Garmarna and Sorten Muld. Like them B.A.R.K mixes electronic (dance) music with traditional Scandinavian folk tunes. As said other acts have done this before but B.A.R.K have definitely found a place and a sound of their own among these acts…
PIA fRAUS – The Esthetics of the Spot
October 10, 2002 by
This cd had almost disappeared from my attention. It had been lying around at my home for quite some time before I actually listened to it. Luckily “The esthetics of the Spot” didn’t get lost, because this record is one not to be missed. PIA fRAUS themselves claim to produce elektro-industrial but I think they do themselves an injustice to say this…
Ladytron – Light & Magic
October 10, 2002 by
“Light & Magic” is the second album by electro-pop act Ladytron. With their first album “604” and the single ‘Playgirl’ from that album they have already gained quite some recognition and attention. Part of this attention had to do of course with the 80’s revival. This second album is their chance to prove they are more than just the right band with the right sound at the right time…
