At the impeccably-curated La Route du Rock festival in France at the tail-end of the summer, The KVB headlined the opening party – held in the Nouvelle Vague club rather than the outdoor ruins of […]
Category: Album review
Real metal machine music: Author & Punisher – Beastland
The term industrial music evokes plenty of gut reactions, from the avant-garde nihilism of Throbbing Gristle to the crossover thrash headbutts of Psalm 69-era Ministry. But in the wrong hands it’s vaguely goth metal with […]
Collapse EP: A comfort blanket when there’s nothing left to say about Aphex Twin
Aphex Twin is a bit like The Beatles at this stage; whether you are in deep or have just a passing regard for him, most people at least know the name. I remember reading about […]
Premiere: Blackened industrial dread on Gruth’s Befallen
Gruth’s blackened electronics have been festering in the underground over a few releases now, with his roles listed as “black arts, misanthropy and abhorrence” on his Bandcamp profile. Brazil-based finnish producer Juha Puuperä has released […]
‘Loving atonal shards’ on new PLOM EP
The latest release on Danish label FLUF is another unwavering dispatch from the outskirts of electronic music, this time from PLOM, aka Barcelona-based producer Pau Magrané Figuera. Actual bio details are sketchy enough, but PLOM’s website […]
If I Think of Germany at Night: A rare film that captures the art of techno
Holy Moly, a documentary about techno that isn’t shite. In fact it’s good. Actually strike that, it’s artistic, and would probably engage those without even a passing interest in the music until the end. This […]
It’s all just a game, I hope: Karel Fialka – Hey Matthew (1987)
In 1987, my Ma bought me the double cassette of Now That’s What I call Music Vol 10 as a Christmas present. I had my favourites – M/A/A/R/S, Billy Idol, ABC, Pet Shop Boys, Jan […]
