No shortage of darkness: Golem Dance Cult and EDGES review
December 15, 2021
EDGES – Rui-Katsu
Genre: Post-Punk, Synthwave, Gothic / Dark Wave
Similar artists: The Cure; ‘Til Tuesday; Clan of Xymox; New Order; Joy Division; The Mission (UK)
EDGES creates a gloomy, electro-goth sound that treads the line between mystery and…
Contemporary woes: Sister Void and The Morning Herald reviewed
October 28, 2021
The Morning Herald – Under The Roof
Genre: Post Rock, Indie Rock
What is now referred to as classic rock had a lot of rules involving clothes being worn, the subjects being discussed, and the sounds being used. Today, it is largely viewed as the good-time music…
Eighty Eagle – Take Me To The Water
Genre: Hard Rock, Classic Rock, Alternative Rock
Pick-up artists, charlatans, snake oil salesmen are all able to manoeuvre through the world because of a simple reason. They provide people with what they’re expecting to…
The Psychopets – She’s So bizarre
Grunge, strange as it may sound now, was the pop music sound from 1991 to 1994. Sure, there were some who believed that the aggressive dynamics of groups like Nirvana and Pearl Jam were too much for mainstream consumption.
Fresh Squeeze – Tower of God
I was in the supermarket today, unable to avoid the pop hits being played on the store radio. Don’t judge me! I was hungry. Suddenly, after what felt like an endless selection of vacuous nonsense a very serious voice broke through.
The Rope – Viper
I love to imagine Peter Murphy ordering pizza over the phone or buying tickets to the movies. I’d like to imagine he wouldn’t change his famous attire or his manner of speaking. Celebrating England winning a football game must be hard…
Laura Carbone – Cellophane Skin
Laura Carbone’s Cellophane Skin is an interesting ride, full of bumps and bruises. But, if you really want to understand the artistic vision of its creator, you need only hear the opening seconds. Feedback noises punch through…
Robert Smith of the seminal goth-rock group The Cure has shared a remix of the Deftones’ song Teenager. The song was part of the group’s esteemed 2000 album White Pony.
The remix is to be included on Black Stallion, an album that features reworkings of…
seitz - No Masquerade (Review)
October 2, 2020
One of the great, underappreciated, talents of great musical performers, is their ability to know just where they are going to use their musical skill. Carolin Seitz, a world-travelled, a well-groomed singer, has opted wisely for the sound and look of a villainess in a…