Bloodgroup

2011-02-08 / murd / Reads: 2781

A number of bands, whose works I currently praise and glorify in every way possible, comprises a resultant of sheerly accidental range of listenings, subconscious clicks being a result of the search for the sound nourishment, which would satisfy my own musical hunger, annoying me in its entirety, almost chronically....

The Christmas Ball Festival 2010

2011-02-02 / Dobermann / Reads: 10177

The Christmass Ball is a cyclical event which takes place annualy in a couple of German cities. This year, as somewhat a novum, The Christmass Ball arrived in Berlin. The lineup of the Berlin edition consisted of 5 bands. Bearing in mind though road conditions, we set off on our...

XIII Stoleti

2011-01-22 / wlasow / Reads: 5042

The confessional of Petr Stepan whispers: "Gothic – The Rock King is Alive!" Kabaret Voltaire was open jointly on September 12th, 2010 by two legends of gothic rock: The House of Usher (Germany) and XIII Stoleti (the music icon from The Czech Republic). In the beautiful...

Laibach

2011-01-07 / murd / Reads: 5157

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: 5165

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: 4446

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...