Various artists Category: Compilations Album: Melodies & Structures Vol. 2 Melodies & Structures is a compilation CD from a small Canadian label called 4mg that focuses on recognition for DIY electronic artists that would not normally see the light of day, musically, without some help on their way up. With only 1,000 copies in circulation,…
Nerbe Exhibit Category: Industrial Album: The Horror Of Amusement I hate to be unable to say anything good about a CD. If I’m unable to find any enjoyable quality in something, I want to be able to rip it apart and be as brutally honest as the CD deserves. Either way, Nerve Exhibit has left…
David Reilly Category: Rock Album: Inside David Reilly, former frontman for God Lives Underwater, struck out on his own after the dissolution of his former band and the destruction of his personal life. If one imagined that what he would produce on his own would sound like God Lives Underwater, they were only half right.…
Sister Machine Gun Category: Industrial Album: Influence Most people are familiar with Sister Machine Gun. SMG’s legacy goes back to the halcyon days of Wax Trax!, when industrial-rock was still at its peak, KMFDM and Thrill Kill Kult were young, and the world seemed fresh and new. Over the years and through many changes, Sister…
A New January Category: Industrial Album: Cold And Naked Tightly-constructed, A New January comes across as a band with much promise. But something remains lingering in the back of my mind, nagging at me, as I listen to the tracks. The tracks have a tone and structure akin most prominently to Celldweller, music that is…
Industrial/Coldwave Demo Reviews Welcome back… There’s little space and plenty to go over, so let’s dig in. This may be some sharp, harsh stuff, so put those stupid goggles you kids wear to good use. Wouldn’t want anyone to lose an eye. Operator X hits with a harsh, heavily-layered electro-metal sound. The breakbeat-ish nature…
Various artists Category: Compilations Album: Tonedeaf Records Presents: Vinyl Conflict 1 EBM. Elektro. Futurepop. Synthpop. Whatever you want to call it, it’s still the bread-and-butter of the industrial underground. Go to a show featuring industrial-rock and you’ll find an empty room. Go to see someone play karaoke with their sequencer and synthesizer and you’ll find…
Laibach Category: Industrial Album: WAT I have to admit: when last I listened to Laibach, they were on Wax Trax! and doing songs like “Life Is Life”. So, as you can imagine, I was a bit worried about having to listen to Laibach again. I never figured them for the type of band that makes…
Dekoy Category: EBM Album: Redux – Heartwerk v2 LE Bred from the popularity of VNV Nation and its futurepop competitor, Assemblage 23, a plague of similar sound-alike futurepop bands have descended onto the scene in a fashion that was only ever (wrongly) attributed to the range of Skinny Puppy/FLA/Nine Inch Nails copycats. But in the…
There was a knock on the door as Pascal Weber was folding the white shirt with the small blue and red stripes. He placed it with great care into the drawer of the oak dresser and, sliding the drawer shut, set the laundry basket aside. The knocking at the door became more insistent, but he…