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...
At Sea Compilations once again captivates lovers of the somber with the eighteenth volume of its iconic La Danse Macabre series, an anthology featuring the finest selections of contemporary darkwave, post-punk, and gothic rock. Meticulously curated like its predecessors, this edition stands as a testament to the vitality of the global underground scene, blending...
MauSS' mutant project Costume has always been an unpredictable entity, totally informed by the whims and changing desires of its creator. House music, retro Italian pop, new wave, punk, trance, techno, noise, are just some of the genres touched by the Independent outfit - often in the same album. So, it's no surprise that just...
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,...
After a decade of uninterrupted activity, TV.Out has solidified a distinctive musical ethos, transcending genre labels to focus on a raw, visceral sonic identity. Their sound, though difficult to categorize, could be described as an amalgamation of primitive techno, dark EBM, and electro, consistently delivered with a deliberately rough, textured approach. This commitment to industrial...
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...
Abandoned by Humans – Adopted by Wolves is Devil’s Breath’s fifth album in a decade and their second collaboration with the Greek label Zazen Sounds. A bold work that distills their essence into a single, nearly hour-long track, making it the longest piece in their discography to date. Abandoned by Humans – Adopted by...
Alex Coleman, known under the alias d’ARC, returns with WAYSIDE², a free-spirited and ambitious sequel to his previous work WAYSIDE (2024). This new album, composed and recorded in just one month (February 2025), showcases his versatility as a solo artist, blending diverse influences into a cohesive yet multifaceted auditory experience. Featuring 12 tracks, WAYSIDE² unfolds as...
Since their inception in 2006, Staatseinde has been a band igniting everything from the darkest underground club circuits to massive open-air festivals. Always a nomadic project, it’s a shapeshifting entity that adapts and devours every stage with lineups as fluid as their sound, drawing influences from Neue Deutsche Welle, EBM, new wave, punk, and...
Echoes in My Room marks the musical debut of Camy Huot, a French multidisciplinary artist whose work spans performance, music production, and DJing. Based in Utrecht (Netherlands), Huot has solidified her name in the underground scene, channeling her rhythm and energy through curatorial events, radio shows, and live sets at festivals like Best Kept...
