Operating under the alias LOSSES, Los Angeles-based musician James Thornton crafts a soundscape steeped in claustrophobia and existential dread. His work strikes a balance where a distinct lack of bright tones and the electronic aggression of synth-punk and punk intersect with the melodic immediacy of synth-pop. While his discography favors precision over prolificacy, his catalog...
Since the October 2025 release of her acclaimed album ICON, Emma Nagaoka, known artistically as Emmon, has been developing a reinterpretation of her own sonic universe. Her upcoming project, the remix album ICONMIXED, presents itself as a cross-cutting exploration of the most compelling facets of European alternative and industrial music. The journey toward ICONMIXED began...
Christine Plays Viola closes the F.I.V.E. cycle with the release of their new single, At Last, I Found You. With this standalone track, which serves as an epilogue to the album, the Italian darkwave/post-punk band completes the narrative surrounding their 2026 album F.I.V.E. (Fear Increases Violent Emotions). "At Last, I Found You" was written during...
Side-Line once again puts its platform at the service of a cause that transcends music. The label and specialized media outlet renews its commitment to Ukraine through the simultaneous release of two compilations: The Freya Files, featuring 37 tracks by female artists, and The Odin Files, featuring 55 tracks by male artists, both leaning...
Andy Oppenheimer is no stranger to anyone tracing the genealogy of minimal synth, his name being inextricably linked to Oppenheimer Analysis, an unavoidable reference point within that germinal scene that would go on to inspire the catalogue of the New York label Minimal Wave. Years later, he resurfaces under the alias Oppenheimer MkII, this...
Three years after his last release, Antipole, the project of guitarist Karl Morten Dahl, returns with a new album. As with the two preceding records, Dahl revisits his formula of building the work around an external creative alliance. The origins of Future Echoes date back to 2019, when Antipole established its first connection with Pedro...
Nostalgie Éternelle reappears on the Industrial Complexx label after three years with an album that allows us to trace the DNA of the style of a band formed in the mid-80s from the mists of Germany's industrial northwest. Their sound, which defies categorization into a single genre, emerged as a dark electronic collage where...
If his previous release, JXDY, was the result of a visceral and somewhat unplanned foray into long-form territory, Never's new offering on Veyl presents itself as a meticulously matured sonic artifact. The Gray does not break with the darkwave and post-punk coordinates that define the project's DNA, but it does notably expand its...
American artist Madeline Goldstein has been quite active in the world of underground synth music for several years. The former front woman of Portland's Fringe Class, she started a solo career after relocating to Los Angeles. The self-released Forget This showcased a minimal synth-pop sound with electro elements, while the single Lost In...
There are collaborations born of convenience and collaborations born of conviction. Paradoxical Implants clearly belongs to the second category. What began as a remix request between The Ultimate Dreamers and Len Lemeire, known in electronic music circles for his work at the helm of Implant, ultimately became a creative dialogue between two projects...
