Electronic Music Archives

German Dark Synthpop Duo Caput Medusae are Swallowed by a Black Hole in Video for “Schwarzschild”

Black hole swallows, I remain Cross the wormhole, break the chain Unknown, unseen by machines First free future, death of dreams In the opening days of a new year, Germany’s…

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Cold-Hearted Festival 2026 Announced With Cold Cave, Kaelan Mikla, Ash Code, Qual, Night in Athens, and More!

Since its launch in 2022, Dresden’s Cold-Hearted Festival has rapidly evolved into a cornerstone of the European darkwave scene, selling out year after year and steadily expanding its reach. Returning…

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Daniel Knutz Gifts a Darkwave Reinterpretation of Fad Gadget’s “Collapsing New People”

Steer clear of the sunPancake, sandpaper skinThey have no reflectionsDrink blood but pierce no veins Released at the tail end of 1983, Collapsing New People marked a pressure point at…

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Burning Flowers and Fractured Faces — Marie Ann Hedonia Collaborates with Casey Desmond in Video for “FYF (Salt in the Wound)”

The silence is empty, where love used to be Now you never check up if I’m drowning at sea Or if I have an attack, or my vision goes black…

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Madeline Goldstein Dances with Her Doppelganger in Video for Synthpop Confessional “My Own Design”

Remember me for who I am right here, Relinquish me from all my chains of fear. Scene: a sealed interior. Light without mercy. Space trimmed down to function and fear.…

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Berlin-based Artist Roman946 Wraps Layers of Krautrock and Post-Punk Experimentation in “Mooncake Songs”

The world so small Like a shadow play My hesitating steps are vectorized My face high-res scanned roman946 is the long-running alias of Roman Wilhelm (羅小弟), a Berlin-based graphic designer,…

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Boston Trio Violet Nox are Lost in a Labyrinth of Surreal Synths and Ethereal Vocals in “Silvae”

Violet Nox makes music like they’re patching radio transmissions from a planet that shouldn’t exist. Their fascinating new record, Silvae, hums with frequencies that feel like they’ve been left out in…

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Dave Ball of Soft Cell Passes Away At 66

Soft Cell‘s Dave Ball, technician, trail-blazer, the other half of Soft Cell, died peacefully in his sleep at his London home on October 22, aged 66. Born David James Ball in…

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Facing Your Procession — Los Angeles Duo Sleek Teeth Return With Surging EBM Single “The River”

This conversation Is your confession And now you’re facing Your own procession Los Angeles duo Sleek Teeth plunge into the unsettled currents of existential unease with their latest release, The…

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Bay Area New Wave Rockers Candy Whips Release “Moonlight” Covers EP

You are here and so am I Maybe millions of people go by But they all disappear from view And I only have eyes for you The 1950s were a…

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