CD, The Eastern Front, 2008 www.refusetodie.com Listening to the latest release coming from the Israeli label The Eastern Front may require a particular mind-setting as well as a general liking [ … ]
Tag: 2008
genCAB – II transMuter
CD, Hive Records, 2008 www.gencab.net The punishing beat of “Left Eyed Gemini”, the first track of genCAB’s “II transMuter” does not prepare the listener for what is to come. The [ … ]
Bulldose – Overdose EP
CD-R, Umbruch Recordings, 2008 www.umbruch-rec.de Both simple and simply different, “Overdose EP” is polished yet left with an unmistakably raw character that you only hear from relative new comers with [ … ]
Portion Control – Slug
CD, portion-control.net, 2008 portion-control.net I am unashamedly a massive fan of ‘prosumer’ electronic and old skool EBM legends Portion Control. Much could, and should be said about their influence on [ … ]
The [Law-Rah] Collective – Inspiration
CD, Ant-Zen, 2008 www.darkambient.net A new chapter begins in the history of this prolific Dutch ambient artist’s library. I have always been an avid fan of Bauke Van Der Wal’s [ … ]
Panic Lift – Witness to Our Collapse
CD, Hive Records, 2008 www.myspace.com/paniclift Panic Lift is fairly easy fare to digest – distorted screaming vocals, fast, driving basslines, interspersed with ‘underground’ film samples and all held together by [ … ]
Program 20081201-1207
Part 1 (“Invisible War @ Connexion Bizarre (November)” with music selection by Invisible War) Flint Glass – Connexion Bizarre Podcast identifier [exclusive] Bocksholm – Radicon [Excursions By The Bank Of [ … ]
Cardopusher – Mutant Dubstep Vol.2
CD, Spectraliquid, 2008 www.myspace.com/cardopusher Barcelona-based Venezuelan DJ/producer Luis Garban has been ostensibly active under the moniker Cardopusher since 2005, accumulating a few releases under his belt, as well as compilation [ … ]
Nedicry – Sincere Wounds
CD-R, Cold Graey, 2008 www.coldgraey.com It would be easy to be dismissive of Nedicry. I am a huge dark ambient fan and while there never really has been such a [ … ]
Ashley Reaks – Melancholia
CD-R, self-release, 2008 www.ashleyreaks.com Although there is a definite and undeniable level of synthetic sound generation present in Ashley Reaks’ “Melancholia”, it is difficult, if not impossible, to term this [ … ]