In a move that redefines his trajectory, Pete Burns, the mind behind the Kill Shelter project, abandons the density of his characteristic post-punk sound to deliver an exercise in sonic purity. Slow Burn Sorrow is a musical confession, a journey to the heart of creation where all superfluous elements have been stripped away. Meticulously...
French artist Perturbator, aka James Kent, has been the poster boy of synthwave for many years. The son of British critic Nick Kent and French music journalist Laurence Romance, he started his venture as Perturbator in 2012 with the self-released Terror 404, after many experiences as a guitarist for various black metal bands. In the...
From the transatlantic connection between Gothenburg, Sweden, and São Paulo, Brazil, emerges Josef Global, a new musical project embodied by life partners Renata dS and Joacim SdL. The duo presents itself as a melting pot of influences and experiences, crystallizing into a sound that is as dark as it is captivating. With their debut single,...
Hailing from Warsaw, Poland, World, Interrupted is a project firmly rooted in the darkwave and industrial scene. Their sound is an amalgamation of icy, atmospheric synthesizers, deep electronic basslines, and the captivating force of female vocals. To this mix, they strategically add touches of distorted guitar, injecting a raw and powerful texture. The result...
Blood Handsome, the project of Los Angeles-based multidisciplinary artist Gerren Reach, returns after three years with his boldest and most dance-oriented work to date. Nostalgia Hold represents a significant evolution in the Blood Handsome sound. While retaining the brooding essence of the 80s darkwave and post-punk that characterizes it, the album introduces a richer,...
The Sheer Action of Fini Tribe stands as an essential and deeply personal monument to one of the most vibrant bands of the Scottish post-punk scene. This colossal anthology, meticulously curated and designed by the band members themselves, functions as a time capsule capturing their most productive years, from 1982 to 1987. The compilation is a...
We interviewed Daniel Sombra, who is at the helm of Dark Valencia, to talk about a new event-based proposal, as on the upcoming 13th of September, there is a very interesting event at the Sala Matisse in Valencia aimed at dark, gothic, post-punk, and alternative music. We are going to delve deeper with Daniel himself...
Music has always been valued for its ability to convey genuine human emotions such as sorrow, joy, or love. The question is whether an algorithm can truly feel what it creates. The debate over whether art requires an author's consciousness and lived experience may be called into question, yet in some cases, the result is...
The European electronic scene celebrates an exceptional collaboration as Stefan Netschio, iconic voice of synth-pop pioneers Beborn Beton, joins forces with the enigmatic collective A State of Flux to reinterpret Dislocation, a classic by Ultravox originally featured on their seminal 1978 album Systems of Romance (co-produced by the visionary Conny Plank)....
Some albums transcend music to become personal documents. This is not a new Three Broken Tapes album by Juanlu Barlow, released under the label Love-Fi Recordings, is precisely that: the organic conclusion of an artistic conversation that began in 2013. That year, the second Three Broken Tapes album, Bye Bye Borrasca, captivated choreographer
