Weekly Post-Punk / Darkwave / Dark Synth Tips – NOVEMBER #44-23
PICKS OF THE WEEK:
- Exeter, UK 2-piece New Wave /Darkwave project created by twin brothers, ANTI:AGER “Outside” single from upcoming album
Darkwave twin duo reimagine their leanings to the most atmospheric New Wave of the 80s with mesmerizing refined sensitivity, retro-charged crispy steady rhythms and droning bass sequences underpin exquisitely liquid and ethereal chiming guitar arpeggios alongside glowing swirling synth melodies, to distill lush visions of dreamy melancholy, transfixing in and out of airy yet angsty vocals, releasing inner fear and restlessness into frozen sparkling mists of hypnotic twilight.
- Louisville, Kentucky post-punk /darkwave duo of former members of 9voltRevolt, Stephen Beasey & Brian Cain, AKA Who Saw Her Die? “Death or Attention” title track of the new EP “Death or Attention”
New EP imbued with murky, macabre gothic dread and drama à la Bauhaus, amid heavy, sepulchral, buzzy bass riffs, and sinisterly screeching and piercing, glassy guitar flourishes to glaze, with creepy threads, angsty ghostly vocals lost in a cold world of death and shadows.
- Santiago, Chile Coldwave /Synth Pop duo VIOFLESH “On my skin” single
Chilean duo’s new single drives nocturnal, restless dancing throbbings that bounce ceaselessly on heavy pounding drum beats along with gurgling bass lines, through icy glittering high-flown synth melodies and buzzing whining strains, to encapsulate soft sensual cries and secret whispers with naughty erotic thrills.
- Florence, Italy post-punk /darkwave solo project of Luigi Buonaiuto, aka Terminal Serious “Sweet storm” (unreleased) from the extended version of the 2021 LP “Love was lies (Extended Version)” via Swiss Dark Nights
- Norwegian goth /dream pop /post-punk solo project based in Oslo, Mirror of Haze “Paralyzed (feat. Broken Nails)” from the sophomore album “Flamescapes Of Eden” via Wave Records
- Nijmegen, Netherlands ‘film music noir’ 5-piece founded by The Gathering‘s René and Hans Rutten, HABITANTS “Highways” first single of the upcoming album “Alma” on Psychonaut Records
- Parisian coldwave /darkwave post-punk solo act Eternal Gardens “The Shard” from “Roots” EP
- German new beat /industrial /minimal dark electro /krankpop act Thorofon “Fool’s Cage feat. Te/DIS” from upcoming “Angor” LP 12″ [ant-zen]
- Wisconsin-based EBM /industrial /synthpop /techno /dark pop project of Matt Fanale (aka Caustic, half of Klack) featuring French artist Marie Lando (grabyourface), aka daddybear “Antisocial” from “IA MALI” EP
- London-based Post Industrial /Dark Electronics /Angst Pop artist RIOTMILOO “Define normal” from the upcoming LP “Blackout” [Ant-Zen]
- Gothenburg, Sweden-based electronic /darkwave /trip-hop duo ANADYR “First of All Pleasures” first single from the upcoming second album via Progress Productions
- Spanish coldwave /dark electro project of Valencian musician Javier Andreu, Fête Triste (La Fiesta Triste) “Beton Kids” (Beton Combo cover, 1981) from cassette album from “7 Hits In Grau Vol. 2” (cover album of classic German Punk masterpieces in Cold Wave style) [aufnahme + wiedergabe]
- Kaunas, Lithuanian EBM /darkwave /electronic artist Veiveris – “Gelbekit” off cassette EP “Jūrmylė” [Self-Released]
- Belgian electro /noise /cold wave /dark wave collaboration between top model and singer Kim Peers and Amenra’s guitarist Mathieu Vandekerckhove, aka SKEMER “Out of Favor” from upcoming LP “TOASTS & SENTIMENTS” via Avant!Records
- Los Angeles‘ EBM /techno /noise /dark electronic /electro-punk audio-visual solo project of Sextile‘s Brady Keehn, aka Panther Modern “Full Capacity” new single
- Stuttgart-based wave /acid house /disco project of Irish electronic DJ-musician Marcus Lambkin, aka Shit Robot “Breathe (Looking At Gibraltar) feat. Suzi Horn” from “5 Songs” EP [DFA Records]
- Veteran German Dark Synth Pop four-piece from Dresden, ABSURD MINDS “A Million Miles” from the upcoming 8th LP “Gravitas” via Scanner
- Russian darkwave /synth-goth project of Dmitry Nordman, aka Elezoria “My Boat ([:SITD:] Remix)” on skyQode
- German dark electro /EBM /synthpop solo act MARTINÉ – “Macht der Stimme” from the forthcoming album “Nichts währt ewig”
- Winston Salem, NC retro synthpop duo Brighter Than a Thousand Suns “What I Won’t Do” single
- New York-based based new wave /synth-pop duo The Mystic Underground “Famous Last Words (Of A Generation) [Single Edit]” maxi single via Re:Mission Entertainment
- Portland, OR goth darkwave /doom pop duo featuring Thomas Knight and Griffin C., AKA Nightsister “Devour You” single on Isolation Club
- Knoxville, Tennessee cinematic synthpop solo project of Brandon Biondo, aka The New Romantics “Let You Down” from S/T album via Gezellig Records
- Montreal, Quebec synthpop /darkwave quartet MINDREADER “Parasite” second single
- Gijón, Spain punk /new wave /post-punk 4-piece Viuda “Una de mieu” (Xentiquina, 1988) single on Humo Internacional
- Edmonton, Canada post-punk /new wave outfit Home Front “Slice Of Paradise” from “Nation” EP on LA VIDA ES UN MUS DISCOS
- Geneva, Switzerland post-punk /cold wave /synth-pop solo project Orphia “Visage” from the debut vinyl EP “L’Aventure Des Gens Modernes” [Les Disques Magnétiques]
- Grenoble-based Minimal Wave /Post-punk /Synthpop moniker of French electronic multi-instrumentalist and composer Léonard Lampion (also part of Hard Lab and Peep Night), Impair Pierre “Sirène” from the cassette album “Promenades De Jour” [META MOTO]
- Leipzig, Germany synth-pop /wave solo act Karsten27 “Not A Horse” single
- Collaboration between Texas-based darkwave /coldwave /synth musician Bruce Courtney and Mississippi industrial rap rocker, The Stave Church x Ruin The Mind “Pieces/Parts” single
- Portland, OR-based electronic /dark wave /synth artist Conor Knowles AKA Dancing Plague “Lose” single
- Hungarian dark electro /synthpop duo Post Analog Disorder “Live For Today” single
- UK minimal synth solo project of composer and musician (aka Claustraphobia), Klaus Devore “Inglorious”
- San Antonio, TX-based sad post-punk /dark-wave music solo project, Frail Chain “Morticia” single
- US Midwest goth darkwave band Hypnagogia “Scars” from the album “Spectres”
- US coldwave /post-punk /synth-wave act Soft Glass “Sixteen Blue” from the album “Lost Songs Volume One” on Dark Entry Records
- Budapest, Hungary electronic /darkwave duo VÉNA “Szag” from the debut EP “CSONT | HÚS | VÉR”
- Brownsville, TX post-punk /darkwave duo Twin Tribes “Monolith” from the forthcoming LP “Pendulum”
- Turkish Post-Punk /Dark Wave duo from Istanbul, Ductape “Veil of Lies” 2nd single from the upcoming album “Echo Drama” via Swiss Dark Nights
- Kendal, UK darkwave solo project of producer Klaus Devore, Claustraphobia “Sometimes” single
- Austin, TX one-man darkwave /post-punk project by Justin Van Eck, aka SKLTN CHR “Last Breath” single
- Greece/Germany gothic rock duo of polystrumentist Babis Nikou (Opened Paradise, Angel’s Arcana, Hada) and vocalist Nino Sable (Aeon Sable), Unwished “Shadow Dance” off the LP “Antichthon” on SwissDarkNights Label
- Nantes, France Post-punk /Coldwave /Gothic Rock band SANG FROID “House of Resignation” from the debut album “All-Nighter”
- New Jersey-based post-punk /darkwave /gothic noir music solo project of Joseph De Michele, aka Shelley’s Lullaby – “Heaven’s Sorrow” [single]
- Zurich, Switzerland Post-Apocalyptic-Punk band Mono Void “Uncanny Valley” from the upcoming LP “Zeitgeist” on SwissDarkNights Label
- L.A. Coldwave /Darkwave /Post-Punk band THE XRAY5 “Your Memory” from the album “Elegy”
- Los Angeles dark goth rock /post-punk trio DECEITS “If There’s No Heaven” title track of the debut LP “If There’s No Heaven”
- Victoria, BC cold wave /darkwave solo project (FKA Bleached Heat), Constant Joy “Love Under Will” off V/A “Back From the Grave – Vol. 2” the 7th and newest charity compilation via Darkness Calling
- UK darkwave /post-punk trio ST///LL “She Walks In Shadows” from the debut S/T album
- Russian minimalistic post-punk band from St-Petersburg, LIVINROOM “When the Morning Comes” from “Lines” (EP)
- Vancouver, Canada new wave /post-punk band SPECTRES “The Old Regime” from the upcoming new album “Presence” on Artoffact Records
- L.A.-based goth post-punk project DEATHFAUNA “Without You” from “Erase Me” EP
- San Diego-based post-punk /darkwave project TWIN ION ENGINE “Supernova” first single off the 2nd full-length album “DARK FETISH”
- Rennes, France Techno /Wave /Post-Punk act Tableraz “Epileptic” from the album “EPILIPSTICK”
- Lowell, Massachusetts-based darkwave /dark synth-pop project from New England producer-performer Lilz Martin (aka DJ Sawtooth), Fatigue “Hush” single
- Portland, OR goth /darkwave synth duo Ruby Lustre “Have it All” single
- Belarus/Germany New wave /synth-pop /post-punk duo of Minsk‘s Arthur Tsymbal and Augsburg‘s Julian Riegel, The Violent Youth “20s” from upcoming LP “Na Igle” via Artoffact Records
- Mexico City darkwave /post-punk solo project of Luis Mora, aka Shadows from Tape “Sombra eterna” single
- Portsmouth/London, UK coldwave /post-punk trio Sienas “Closure” from the upcoming “DEXTRA” EP via Lost Wisdom
- Minneapolis-based Peruvian Dark Wave / Post-Punk duo, Joao “Dreamt” single
- Valencia, Spain post-punk / synth wave/cold wave band Defensa Eslava “El ejercicio de la Agonia” single
- US goth /synth /post-punk solo project TWIN TEARS “There’s More” single
- Ithaca, New York coldwave /goth rock band led by Ian Danger, aka The Hangman’s Daughter “Caldera” single
- Belfast-based Post-punk band The Funeral Rose “Bláthanna” single
- Phoenix, AZ eclectic darkwave /post-punk band Rare Kreature “In Fear” single
- Los Angeles-based Post-Punk/ Shoegaze revival project OCCULTS “Physical (2023 Mix)”
- California gothic rock /post-punk /darkwave solo project No Horizon “Diamond Eyes” single
- Athens-based, Greek new wave /post-punk four-piece Radio Sect “Wired” title track from the forthcoming LP “Wired” via Geheimnis Music Productions
- Italian shoegaze /post-punk /dream pop /indie-rock band from Naples led by Andrea Caccese, Dead Rituals – “Teenagers From Mars” (Misfits cover)
- NSW, Australian garage /post-punk /punk band, R.M.F.C. “Harmless Activity” from the vinyl 12″ LP “Club Hits” on Anti Fade Records
- Asbury Park, NJ garage /post-punk /punk band NYLON “PC VIOLENCE” from the single “PC VIOLENCE/SUSPECT”
- London-based synth-punk outfit Powerplant “She” (Misfits cover) on Static Shock Records
- Cologne, Germany brutal post-punk band TV CULT “Empty Quarter” third single from the debut full-length LP “Colony” on Flight 13 Records.
- Belfast, Maine retro goth/ synth-wave /dark synth /post-punk project, Rayne Reznor “Treason” off the album “Chronicle: Ghost Work Records Volume I” album compilation of all the singles from Feb-Oct 2023 [Ghost Work Records]
- US Dark Ambient /Medieval /Dungeon Synth act Moss Keep “I” from the cassette album “Tears Of The Forest” [Ithildin Tape Production]
- France dark ambient /medieval folk /dungeon synth act Le Gris “Danse de l’Herboriste” from the cassette album “l’Herboriste Bleue”
- Nijmegen, Netherlands-based, dark ambient /experimental /wave /psychedelic English singer/songwriter/musician and The Legendary Pink Dots mastermind, Edward Ka Spel “On the Table / The Mystery of Numbers Parts 1-3″ from the album “Tease Seize….. Apply”