The Crystalline Effect - Identity

2011-07-23 / Jo Pawley / Reads: 3499

Emerging from Australia, The Crystalline Effect have been called "a genre bending icestorm", combining elements of electro, EBM and trip hop with female vocals. The band is a duo comprised of Elenor Rayner (vocals and lyrics) and Pete Crane (music) who met in 2002. The Crystalline Effect have reached...

Ascii.Disko - Black Orchid: From Airlines To Lifelines

2011-07-25 / hellium / Reads: 2368

An artist who claims his work to be a satanic youthful acid, knows how to grab attention. Ascii.Disko comes from Madrit, and it is unbelievable that he is again up to make a fuss about dark electronic music scene. What he creates is something between Jimi Tenor and Vangelis’ works....

Hyoscyamus Niger - Sen

2011-07-27 / shade / Reads: 4390

Hyoscyamus niger (black henbane) - poisonous fetid Old World herb having sticky hairy leaves and yellow-brown flowers. All parts of the plant contain alkaloids. It grows near wilderness as well as wastes and dumping grounds. In spite of being poisonous it is widely used in medicine. I am welcomed by...

Assemblage 23 - Compass

2011-07-28 / Jo Pawley / Reads: 3365

Tom Shear began constructing music at home under the moniker Man On A Stage in the late 1980's. While working on Man On A Stage, Tom Shear also was playing bass live for a punk-influenced band collectively known as the Advocates. In 1988 at a Depeche Mode concert, Assemblage 23...

Krystal System - Underground

2011-08-01 / hellium / Reads: 4087

According to the achievements of Miss Kittin and The Hacker, "Underground" of Krystal System duo falls much better. That debut album from the Paris formation is a great surprise. Although the compilation of post-punk electronic sounds combined with a strong electronic beat and heavy, metal guitars may seem hackneyed, but...

Rotersand - Random is resistance

2011-08-04 / Jo Pawley / Reads: 5167

Rotersand have been around for a while now perfecting their sound and making themselves well known in the scene in the process. In 2009 they released Random is resistance and heres my thoughts on they boys work. 'Bastards screaming' is a very good way of starting this album off....