A pivotal name in the first wave of industrial music, Clock DVA has become during the years synonymous with experimental and ever-changing music, pioneering mutant jazz and post-punk sounds, avant-garde takes on new wave, and cyberpunk-inspired ventures into electronic music, too. Born out of the Sheffield scene and lead by multimedia artist Adi Newton (Gary...
William Maybelline's project Qual has been for ten years an outlet for his interest in hard-hitting EBM/electro-industrial music informed by 80s and 90s dark electro, as well as contemporary techno EBM. Walking the same fine line between self-awareness, camp, irony and seriousness, he walks in his main project Lebanon Hanover (there playing post-punk/darkwave together...
Samuel Kerridge emerged onto the music scene with remarkable force during the past decade, propelled by a meteoric rise that, from his very first releases, demonstrated significant artistic maturity. From the outset, his work conveyed solidity and depth; his feat, perhaps, lay in his ability to transfigure the codes of techno and adapt them...
The Christine Plays Viola is an Italian darkwave/post-punk band with a well-established career spanning over a decade. Following their debut album, Innocent Awareness (2011), they have maintained a prolific output with several EPs and conceptual albums such as Vacua (2014) and Spooky Obsessions (2016). Their international recognition includes being named Band of the Year...
Following the successful completion of their second European tour, Industrial Synth Crust artist Schkeuditzer Kreuz, the pseudonym of New Zealand-born, Australia-based Kieren Hills, releases Schkeuditzer Kreuz is Reinventing Axel F (Swan Grinder Remixed). This remix collection serves as a companion piece to his third studio album, Swan Grinder, and precedes his upcoming Oceania tour. This...
Leiche (the German word for 'corpse') is the new solo project from Marco Donnarumma, one-half of Dadub alongside Daniele Antezza, and a Berlin-based sound artist. The project retains the visceral intensity and spatial depth characteristic of his work, but with a distinct approach, as it deliberately explores the threshold between harmony and distortion,...
Neil Ruttenberg is a singular figure whose career operates at the intersection of mainstream cinema and the avant-garde. A disciple of Harlan Ellison, his writing has served legends such as Roger Corman and Stan Lee, with contributions to the original screenplays for Spider-Man and Ant-Man. Yet, his most personal work remains Mask of Sarnath (1980),...
Youth Code are an American duo dedicated to an aggressive, emotional and captivating mix of hardcore vocals and robust electro-industrial sounds. Ryan George and Sara Taylor have been active under this moniker since 2012, and their career is characterized by a constant growth that can be heard in all of their outputs, but at the...
Scottish Power is a project born from the collaboration between Paulitcal and New Town Ground, the minds behind the label Still Distant Records. The label has built its identity on a seemingly contradictory foundation: the raw brutality of industrial metal and the rhythmic angst of post-punk, all filtered through the relentless lens of techno...
In the often predictable landscape of industrial music, Farnakht, the solo project of Masha Von Farnakht, bursts in with force. Born in 2024 in Seine-Saint-Denis, this project has been defined from the very beginning by its DIY authenticity and its absolute rejection of conformism. Lass Mich Sein is a visceral testimony and an act of...
