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Markus Guentner’s Pop Ambient Landmark “In Moll” Celebrates Its 25th Anniversary With First Complete Vinyl Edition

Two pizzas, a boombox, and a demo CD-R were enough to keep Michael Mayer and Wolfgang Voigt out all night. In Mayer’s recollection, their first encounter with the music of…

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Barcelona-based Dark Synth Duo VILLANELLE Slip Under the Skin in Video for Debut Single “Infrarosso”

Infrarosso Se mi guardi, cambio forma Come fuoco nell’oscurità Infrarosso Barcelona-based duo VILLANELLE have figured out something plenty of club records forget while staring lovingly at their own machinery: rhythm…

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Leipzig Darkwave Project Kalte Steine Turns Broken Promises Into Bittersweet Synthpop on “Love Is A Lie”

You said we’d never change You said we’d never fall I held on to every word I believed it all Forever is an ambitious promise to make on behalf of…

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London Post-Punk Trio Black Doldrums Lose Their Hearts to Limerence in Video for “Waiting”

I’ll always wait for you The promise that someone will wait forever has enjoyed an excellent reputation in love songs, considering how uncomfortable it can become outside them. Patience can…

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Boston’s GOSSIP COLLAR Explore Faith, Fear, and the Frailty of Flesh on Gothic Post-Punk LP “Eaten of Worms”

His curved neck bent right back to see the swan Dreading the four steps up and over to where we ran I reached the viewing point and I sit here…

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“Mental Wormholes in the Night” — Soft Riot Channels Strange Transmissions in His Surreal Video for “Ghostwriter”

Mental wormholes in the night Strange ideas give a familiar fright Some phantom power pulling you back And onto a completely different track Jack Duckworth has spent years making Soft…

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Los Angeles Post-Punk Duo DECEITS Face Birthday Dread in Their Video for “The First Day of Fall”

Where’s the joy in this all? Where’s the light in the dark My hands hide my tears, I feel so lost This first day of Fall There is something especially…

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“Daydreams and Nightmares” — Night Nail Turns Desire Into Damnation in Video for “Vile Train”

Fawning, we’re brighter, we’re cautious, Falling like fighters, we’re caustic. Cracked up like actors, we’re lying. Daydreams and nightmares. Sharing cigarettes and leather trousers can feel like a promising start…

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“Leave This Dying World Behind” — Faded Pulse Finds Solace in the Past on Ethereal Goth Album “Elysia”

Hear a voice call through the trees Leave this dying world behind Come along and follow me To the meadows of our minds A good fairy tale knows that beauty…

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Kontravoid Severs Expectations With Sinister Synthpop Single “Chances”

There’s always a moment when an artist with a reputation for electronic music severity discovers the cheap thrill of a perfect pop song, and Chances finds Kontravoid standing over the…

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