Laibach

2011-01-07 / murd / Reads: 4680

Some time ago I was given the chance of attending a special lecture on Lublana - a very picturesque, fabulously scenic place, by no means related to any military tendencies. Laibach (Lublana in German), a band, which emerged from the need of expressing its objections against the overwhelming intellectual, as...

XIII Stoleti + Hyoscyamus Niger

2011-01-05 / nocturnal moth / Reads: 4628

On the first Saturday of October, the Firlej O.D.A. stage in Wroclaw has filled with a black crowd of vampires, werewolves, medieval ladies and gentlemen and some quite modern gothic rock lovers. All thanks to four amiable Czechs who at night-time change into dark scenic beasts. XIII Stoleti, known in...

Red Emprez + MonoLight

2010-12-31 / soulfake / Reads: 3942

Dark, electronic sounds have filled the Alive club in Wroclaw on the 9th of September. All due to two native bands - Red Emprez and Monolight. There were no crowds yet I’d say rather say it was an advantage. The club is very private and would not hold a bigger...

Apoptygma Berzerk + MonoLight

2010-12-24 / murd / Reads: 4809

Is there anybody, well-familiarized with the dark independent scene, for whom a combination of two words - 'Apoptygma Berzerk' - eminently dissimilar to each other, yet simultanously perfectly matched - may appear strange and unknown? Undoubtedly not. The music of Stephan Groth, however uncomplicated, simplified and tacky it may seem...

Synchropath + monoLight + Co.In. + Desdemona

2010-12-22 / nocturnal moth / Reads: 6331

Four Polish alternative music scene bands have started their Autumn tour in the Liverpool club in Wroclaw on the 1st of October 2010. Desdemona, Co.In,, Monolight and Synchropath have planned 5 performances together next month in five cities (Wroclaw 01.10, Poznan 02.10, Lublin 16.10, Lodz 22.10, Skarzysko Kamienna 23.10)...

Recoil + Architect

2010-12-20 / jivka / Reads: 4573

Everything covered with snow. Trains immobilized somewhere in unknown landscapes, towns paralyzed by the traffic jam, frustrated people desperately seeking for a warm shelter. Could the scenario be more marvelous? If the crowning of the day is ‘A Strange Hour’ then devastate me with more such snow-depressing days. Recoil appeared...