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German Darkwave Act Vlimmer Debuts Tenebrous New Single “Erdgeruch”

After releasing a staggering series of twenty-five EPs between 2015 and 2020, Berlin-based Darkwave tour de force Vlimmer (aka Alexander Leonard Donat) finally unleashed its debut LP, Nebenkörper, at the end of…

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Dark psych-gaze act Seatemples awaken Desert Travelling Spirits in their video for “Desierto”

Dark psych-gaze act Seatemples awaken Desert Travelling Spirits in the video for “Desierto”, a track featured on their recently released full-length studio album Trópicos. Desierto” evokes 60s psych memories with…

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Beware of the Fly in German Darkwave Act Vlimmer’s video for “Zwischenkörper”

Beware of the fly in German Darkwave act Vlimmer’s larvae-laden video for “Zwischenkörper”, an unsettling cacophony of beautifully nightmarish melodies overlaid with unhinged vocals reflecting the possible madness within the…

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German Post-Punk heroes XTR Human Return in a Brutalo-Pop Daydream with “Hearst”

German post-punk heroes XTR Human have continued their departure from gloomier tones with the dreamy “Brutalo-Pop” infused singles that comprise the band’s forthcoming second studio LP Interior with their new…

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Listen to German Post-Punk Act XTR Human’s Ardent Anthem “Masks Of Faith”

Following the debut of their video for Indie Brutalo-Pop reverie “On a Greater Scale”, Nietzschean post-punk act XTR Human returns with the ardent anthem “Masks Of Faith”, the second single of…

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XTR Human Returns With Spangled Brutalo Dream Pop in Their Video “On A Greater Scale”

Following a phenomenal venture into the bright shimmering textures of shoegaze dream-pop with 2018’s “Reflections” EP, German post-punk act XTR Human continues its departure from darker tones with “On A…

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Fir Cone Children Debut Album No.5, “Fog Surrounds Us” via Blackjack Illuminist Records

Alexander Leonard Donat, is a very busy musician with Fir Cone Children, WHOLE, Vlimmer, and his ownership of the German independent label Blackjack Illuminist Records. FCC has released a new…

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