The Berlin-based label De Blauwe Aanslag dedicates its latest release to one of the pioneers of Viennese Actionism. Rocamadour is a sonic rebellion against modern sterility, a brutal return to flesh, blood, and ritual. Inspired by Hermann Nitsch’s legacy, this album brings together eleven tracks from various artists, blending avant-garde genres like noise, industrial, and...
Cold Spring is set to relaunch a genuine cult artefact, the complete soundtrack of Decoder, the visionary 1984 German film that fused industrial noise with cyberpunk dystopia. Three decades after its creation, the music accompanying this seminal work will finally see an independent CD release, offering a new generation the chance to experience its...
We are fortunate to have witnessed the meteoric rise of Years of Denial, a duo that has masterfully transformed their artistic vision into a visceral experience. Onstage, they radiate pure magnetism: Barkosina exudes a dark, enveloping charisma, while Jerome channels an electric energy that instantly electrifies the crowd. Together, they forge an onstage chemistry...
According to the permission of the Koran, the Khan could have four legitimate wives. In ancient times, such a measure was a precaution taken against the development of prostitution and a means to keep men at the family hearth, which led to an increase in the Islamic population. The Quran states that every partner can...
Vrna and Ens Imperfectissimum are two important names in Italian ritual/dark ambient underground. The first is the brainchild of Gianluca Martucci, involved in Il Prato Dei Desideri and Sagenhaft too, the second is the project of an anonymous member of Occult Odyssey. Their sound is ominous, evocative and highly informed by occult practices...
Hiiro Issiki (a.k.a. Jigga) crafts music that transcends mere auditory perception to become a fully immersive sensory experience. His sound, a fusion of introspective ambient, industrial techno, and cinematic textures, acts as a distorting mirror of contemporary human existence, capturing both the vertigo of modern hyperstimulation and those rare moments of transcendent stillness. In Tannins,...
A Prayer For Derek Jarman stands as Psychic TV’s sonic homage to the work of Derek Jarman. This classic album is a vital document of the soundtracks created by the band for the visionary filmmaker’s prolific body of work. After remaining nearly inaccessible in its original format for three decades, Cold Spring Records resurrects...
El próximo 5 de julio regresa Emergencia Sonora, el festival dedicado a la cultura old school, dark e industrial, creado por y para artistas originarios o residentes en la Comunidad Valenciana. Esta nueva edición llega con más participantes, disciplinas artísticas y espacios que acogerán las diversas actividades programadas. Al igual que en su anterior edición, el...
British artist Jamie Blacker, the mastermind behind the ESA project, returns to Negative Gain Productions with a new release following his previous album Designer Carnage (2022). The record features 12 tracks totaling over 73 minutes of intense musical experience, blending industrial, EBM, power noise, and dark electronics. Two preview tracks have already been released...
Spain’s dark electronic scene is thriving, driven by labels and festivals that passionately support genres like darkwave, industrial, and EBM, along with an enthusiastic and well-informed audience. On the artistic side, Spanish musicians within this movement demonstrate exceptional skill, with a remarkable generation of bands and producers, most notably Catalonia’s Nightcrawler. From his early beginnings...
