Manic Depression Records Archives

Polish Darkwave Outfit STRIDULUM Debuts Synth-driven Sensuality with “Bleeding”

Polish darkwave outfit STRIDULUM announce the release of their first LP, Soothing Tales of Escaping, on Manic Depression this autumn. STRIDULUM, based in Upper Silesia, Southern Poland, formed in 2019.…

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Cult Post-Punk Act 1919 Unveils Video for New Single “Singing to the Universe”

Cult post-punks act 1919 returns with Citizens of Nowhere: Their fourth studio album and their most formidable work to date. It would be a fair assessment to state that the band…

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Seattle Deathrockers Nox Novacula Debut Video for “Last Will and Testament”

Under the ground She waits for you A blanket made of leaves Insects called to feed Emanating from under the gray skies of Seattle, Nox Novacula breaths their icy breath…

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French Dream Wave Trio Candélabre Wander Through the Mossy Wood in “Endless Ride”

Thousand Things Fallen Apart As Brittle As Glass In A Flash, We Disappear In Shrouds Of Past In My Mind, I’m Wondering Which Chapter I’ll Carry Away To The Endless…

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Darkwave and Coldwave Fuse with Kill Shelter & Antipole’s Collaboration “Raise the Skies” in “A Haunted Place”

In the icy darkness of a long winter, a coldwave fusion is born. A new collaboration has been announced between Britain’s Kill Shelter and Norway’s Antipole, an album called A…

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Watch a Full Set from French-Swiss Coldwave outfit Raskolnikov

Named for Dostoyevsky’s protagonist Rodion Raskolnikov in Crime and Punishment, French-Swiss shoegaze/coldwave outfit Raskolnikov conjures a “polyphony of unordered consciousness, leading to the division of the self.” Not for the faint of…

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A Synth-infused Dream in Ghostland’s Mesmerizing Video for “Don’t Wait”

I’m standing on the edge of my fear, and I’m about to fall Athens-based post-punk trio Ghostland have unveiled their video for “Don’t Wait”, a track featured on their debut…

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Italian Darkwave Act Fall Shock is the Black Sheep of the Family in “Synthetica”

Italian darkwave act Fall Shock has unveiled its video for “Synthetica”, a track featured on the project’s recently released album Interior. As evident with “Synthetica’s new wave infused beats, Fallshock…

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Darkwave Duo Schonwald are Lost in the Mist with “Fall Appart”

European post-punk duo Schonwald have returned with their video for “Fall Appart”, a track featured on their forthcoming new album Abstraction, Conjuring a deep dense atmosphere the band summons a…

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“Those Eyes, That Mouth” in Jackson VanHorn’s Crooning Black and White Interlude “Sunday”

Indiana born post-punk artist Jackson VanHorn has returned with another single from his second full-length album After the Rehearsal, The song Sunday is quite beautiful and dreamy, filmed as crooning romantic…

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