A Bitter Summer in Decline: An Interview With Public Memory
Three is often the magic number, so they say, and as the Autumn chill settles in deeply, we’re beyond excited for the upcoming release from Public Memory, the third since the…
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Rose of Sharon: An Interview with Topographies’ Gray Tolhurst
We have been following Topographies for several years now as the group, helmed by singer/songwriter/guitarist Gray Tolhurst, developed from its beginnings as a lush tempestuous deluge of shoegaze and dreampop…
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Dimensions of High Strangeness: An interview with Dreamscape Invocation
Seldom are there music projects so florid and lush with sonic tapestries spun from ornate and subconscious ritualism as found with Dreamscape Invocation, the multidisciplined artistic work of Amoreena Stout…
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Current Synth Pop Acts You Should Know
Because synth pop has many facets, it’s sometimes hard to characterize. One search on Bandcamp for the genre, and the results show a wide range of music styles that may…
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Track by Track: Neue Deutsche Welle Revival Artist Sofia Portanet’s “Freier Geist”
Berlin-based Neue Deutsche Welle revival artist Sofia Portanet has finally released her first full-length LP Freier Geist, a record that bears the name of her debut single released two years…
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The Storm Before the Calm | An Interview with Beauty in Chaos’ Michael Ciravolo
It’s been two years since our last interview with Beauty In Chaos’ guitar maestro Michael Ciravolo, who recently released the project’s second full-length album The Storm Before the Calm, a…
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Five Current Deathrock Bands You Should Definitely Be Listening To
Deathrock—the genre that simply won’t die. Although recent years have seen a revival of synth-and-drum-machine-based darkwave styles of postpunk, the shadowy intersection of goth and punk rock known as deathrock…
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The Haunting of Roger O’Donnell | An Interview with The Cure Keyboardist and 2 Ravens composer
Resembling a romantic poet of England’s dusty past, charming and affable Cure keyboardist, synth aficionado, and composer Roger O’Donnell has recently unveiled his latest project 2 Ravens, a melancholic and…
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40 Years of Einstürzende Neubauten: Blixa Bargeld on the Phases of Making an Album
Whatever you do, don’t use the word fans in front of Blixa Bargeld. As Alex Baker and I met over Zoom chat during the wee hours of the morning with…
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