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Kraków’s Berbeluha Conjures Folk-Synth Dirges With Haunting Theatricality in “Dramat z Nietzschego” LP

Whatever I touch turns into goldWhatever I think, it happens right awayWherever I crouch, a creature suddenly appearsWherever I look, a spring bursts forth In an era dominated by echoes…

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Brooklyn Duo fashn Displays a Diverse Array of Moody Post-Punk, Synth, and Alt-Rock Sounds in “Sequel” LP — Plus Interview

Brooklyn’s fashn exists in the spaces between genres, drifting through nebulous melodies and restless rhythms with a self-aware shrug and a knowing smirk. Formed by longtime friends Thomas Peters and…

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Enigmatic French Coldwave Project Villa Vide Explores Intricate Emotional Corridors with “La disparition” LP

Behind the lifeless façade The rooms are haunted By our past presence Of our lives a ghost dance Villa Vide, Orson Wald’s elusive coldwave venture, emerges from the twilight mist…

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Spanish Dark Synth Maestro Nightcrawler Releases Mini Remix Album of Cold Transmission Music Artists

Spain’s Nightcrawler plunges headfirst into the dark waters of electronic reinterpretation with his latest remix odyssey. A veteran conjurer of spectral synthwave since 2011, Nightcrawler’s oeuvre has long been steeped…

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Between Deception and Desire — Chicago’s Fantasma Negra Release Sensual Deathrock Single “Bliss”

I love to please that soft kiss I hate your ways of giving bliss I love the noise of perfect lies The way you hold me in paradise Fantasma Negra’s…

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Los Angeles Synthpop Trio Blaklight Emerge from the Darkness with “Buried Alive” EP

This will be the last time I’m stained with my desire And this will be the last time I set my soul on fire Los Angeles synthpop trio BlakLight emerges…

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Talking Heads Premiere “Psycho Killer” Video 50 Years After First Ever Show at CBGB

I can’t seem to face up to the facts I’m tense and nervous and I can’t relax I can’t sleep ’cause my bed’s on fire Don’t touch me, I’m a…

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Chameleons Debut Video for “Saviours Are A Dangerous Thing” From Forthcoming Album “Arctic Moon”

Chameleons, the enduring architects of atmospheric post-punk, reemerge with the incisive new single, “Saviours Are A Dangerous Thing,” a timely meditation on the seductive allure of propaganda and empty promises.…

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Staytus Unmasks Her Inner Chaos with Visceral Industrial Rock Single “How To Be A Serial Killer”

Staytus, the sensationally sinister synth-slinger rising rapidly through industrial-electronic and nu-metal ranks, is back with a brutal bang on her newest single, How To Be A Serial Killer. Marking the…

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Dallas Duo Sucio Delivers Icy Post-Punk and Cold Synth Brutalism With “Bloc” LP

Cause I’ve been on idle for far too long Through so many cycles and here you come A servant, a master, a slave Tinker and tailor and give me a…

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