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Premiere: Italian darkwave maestros Ostara’s Bless unveil the stark and beautiful video for industrial gothic sounds of ‘Fear Of The Neglect’

The single ‘Fear Of The Neglect’ from Italian group Ostara’s Bless has a luscious, layered industrial stomp with a barbed-wire spine and a dark ominous insistent thrum. We are honoured…

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Album review: The dark delights of Boy Harsher’s new album ‘The Runner (Original Soundtrack)’ dropping tomorrow via Nude Club/City Slang

From fetish clubs to catwalks, Boy Harsher have amassed a cult-like following for their broody, atmospheric beats. Stepping up the cinematics, in addition to Friday’s album release they’ve just premiered…

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Album review: Die Wilde Jagd – ‘Atem’: a dark, occluding drone masterwork

DIE WILDE JAGD – it translates as “The Wild Hunt”, Anglophones, which will surely be the only possible connection to Swedish troubadour The Tallest Man on Earth we shall ever…

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Track: Sugarstone twist the rave into a darkwave nightmare before Christmas on ‘Pink Duct Tape’

MANCUNIAN new wave ravers Sugarstone have tucked away the dayglo, hands-in-the-air synth thang just for now as they embrace the aesthetics of the darkest month; and with the winter solstice…

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Premiere: Sydney’s Marveline serves up a darker dose of pop with the synth buzz of ‘Evil Worm’, and announces launch gig.

The solo work of Pete Marley (from The Nature Strip) under the name Marveline, has always delivered the most exquisite, intelligent and articulate pop, and we are honoured to be…

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See: Geneva’s electronic post punkers Tout Bleu deliver ‘Rucksucre’ ahead of new album ‘Otium’.

From the ever giving Bongo Joe portal, key communicator from the Geneva underground scene and beyond, comes news of Tout Bleu’s second album ‘Otium’ due for release on 10th December.…

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Track: Xeno + Oaklander drop new single and video for “Infinite Sadness” – New album ‘Vi/deo’ out 22 October via Dais Records

New York dark wave duo Xeno & Oaklander have announced their impending full-length release, Vi/deo, due out on 22 October via Dais Records. The album promises to further distil the…

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See: Mattia Cupelli – ‘EGERIA’: propulsive ambient darkwave goes down to the water

MATTIA CUPELLI, the Italian darkwave ambient composer, the cyclical, shadowy prayer call of whose “MONOLITH” we covered in these pages just over a week ago, has dropped another track, this…

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Track: Mattia Cupelli reveals a dark ambient aesthetic with the eerie prayer call of ‘MONOLITH’

ROMAN composer Mattia Cupelli likes to play on the borders of modern classical, electronica, ambient and soundtrack elements, which has stood him in good stead over nearly a decade of…

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Album review: TOMAGA – ‘INTIMATE IMMENSITY’: a final testament in darkwave from Tom Relleen

TOM RELLEEN was a cornerstone of London’s experimental/electronic music scene. Co-founder of Phonica Records, promoter and prolific musician, he was a hub around which creativity revolved. Forming Tomaga with percussionist…

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