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...
Helena Markos’ musical trajectory is vast and deliberately elusive, with multiple identities and projects that defy any attempt at categorization. As a producer, her work sprawls across various aliases, each a portal to parallel yet interconnected sonic universes. This is further amplified by her role at the helm of labels like Phantasma Disques...
Statiqbloom is a project that has gone through several stages over the years. Started in 2014 as a solo outfit, it soon became a duo in which the mastermind Fade Kainer worked with Denman C. Anderson until 2020. This phase was charachterized by an electro-industrial/EBM sound informed Canadian and American acts, while experimenting with...
Hailing from the depths of experimental and weird extreme metal, Hardware were a quite unique Mexican band. With only some demos and one EP, they left their mark on the early 90's underground scene, showcasing a sound made of chaotic and violent death metal with grind leanings, psychedelic vibes, orchestrations, and proto-industrial soundscapes. One has...
Estado de Bienestar is the new incarnation of Nico Cabañas' personal and artistic evolution. After years of sonic exploration as co-founder of the influential label Oráculo Records and the Ombra festival, Nico closes a chapter with Synths Versus Me and Almax und Forte to embark on a new phase. This rebirth is no...
It’s always exciting when a new project emerges from somewhere on the planet, founded with clear intent, exuding consistency and conviction from the very start. Sector 12 is an independent label based in Western Australia, and its debut release is nothing short of sublime: a meticulously crafted album that fuses techno, industrial, and EBM into...
4AD is a household name for lovers of post-punk, ethereal darkwave/dream-pop, and indie/alternative rock. Born in 1980 as Axis Records, an imprint of Beggars Banquet Records, the record label was founded by Ivo Watts-Russell and Peter Kent, but it soon became an independent entity owned by Watts-Russell after just one year of activity and...
British producer and composer James Brook had already left his mark on the electronic scene of the past decade with Pardon Moi, the duo he formed with German artist Thomas Freudenthal. Their sound, a sophisticated reinvention of disco with a retro elegance, acted as a sonic laboratory that foreshadowed his next project: Sex Kino,...
Dark Line Spectrum is a musical project that fuses Dark Industrial Electronic (DIE) and EBM with a powerful dose of body electronics, where deep sounds and immersive visuals converge into a singular sensory experience. Born from the longing to explore the most hidden corners of the human soul, this project traces a sonic journey...
With unshakable dedication, Marco Lenzi continues to steer Molecular Recordings, one of techno’s most influential international labels. His relentless workflow delivers monthly releases, each meticulously curated. Founded in 1994 alongside Marco D’Arcangelo, Molecular Recordings began as a pioneering project fusing deep techno, industrial sounds, and futuristic atmospheres. Three decades later, Lenzi has cemented...
