The Stompcrash - Directions

2013-03-25 / RobertSaligia / Reads: 3016

As a fan of dark romanticism and classics of horror literature I have one deviation – if a music of a project is described as inspired by the works (or at least the works climate) of Poe or Lovecraft, I throw myself at it like as a deerhound on the...

Chemical Waves - The Garden of Forking Paths

2013-03-25 / savetier / Reads: 2540

As you might have already found out by reading my reviews I have a fable for contemporary Italian new wave music. When I came across the Italian one-man-project Chemical Waves from Rome, I was - as you can imagine - quite anxious to listen to it. The press release made...

Absent One - Places

2013-03-22 / curly_lady / Reads: 2569

Absent One was founded in 2009 in Moscow by two friends, Nick and Alex. They gained public recognition at the Russian festival: "Dark Entries". Their debut album, "Blowback", was appreciated by critics; "Stwerdess" song was put on the "Synth Radio Russians" compilation. Year 2010 brought, along with a new singer...

Aiboforcen - Dédale

2013-03-20 / Narea / Reads: 2825

After seven years of waiting, finally we can listen to the new album of Belgian AIBOFORCEN. It is their fifth album and frankly speaking I became interested in this band and in their music. As the main vocalist we can hear Patrice Synthea – the vocalist of Regenerator, perfectly fitting...

Tikahiri - Kaito no Tetamanu

2013-03-20 / RobertSaligia / Reads: 5428

Growing out of the Gothic style, combining acoustic and heavier sounds, album "Merahi kerekere" from Polynesian group of rock circles was my biggest musical surprise throughout 2012 (the album landed in my hands two years after its release). I did not suspect, that at the other end of the globe...

The Beauty of Gemina - The Myrrh Sessions

2013-03-11 / savetier / Reads: 3817

When you know Swiss band The Beauty of Gemina as an outfit for seminal darkwave/industrial music, you will be surprised when listening to their upcoming record The Myrrh Sessions. It is an acoustic album with re-interpretations of their best songs. Multi-talented band leader Michael Sele proves again that he is...