Chipped and stinking of smoke, this collective has plundered styles and produced something demanding, gnarled and gloriously pock marked. A record living up to the […]
Tag: Synth-Wave
V/A :: Clear Memory 001 (Clear Memory)
Machine music has firmly taken root and is thriving under the tutelage of record stores, pressing plants and knob twiddlers. This compilation is sliced from […]
En Direct :: En Direct (Lunatic)
En Direct have produced a quality debut. Utilizing elements of industrial, EBM and synth wave, these newcomers have struck their own pose as they weave […]
WE FORFEIT (Mix 7) :: YooDJ’s Special
Chris and I are delighted to have been asked to make a mix for the excellent YooDJ’s blog. Ubiquitous black and white photo included, only […]
Veil of Light / Sleep Forever, S S S S, Wavering Hands :: Lux Rec 3View
Lux Rec has never stuck to one style. The label has blatantly ignored trends and in so set a number of them, the rise of […]
V/A :: Trap Configurations (June)
Trap Configurations meshes the raw mechanics of house, the under-refined drum patterns and hoarse bass of the early Chicago variety, with the dreamy sadness and […]
Bastion :: Bastion (A Colder Consciousness)
There is an inescapable melancholy attached to Bastion. In spite of the smiles and analogue pop, the unbridled optimism of this snapping shoegazing synth wave […]
Kernkrach / Hertz-Schrittmacher :: A 2017 Retrospective
Kernkrach has just done what it does, unearth and release exciting electro pop, cold wave and synthesizer music. The focus of late has been on […]