CD, self-released, 2009 www.forgreatergood.be I first came across the Belgian act For Greater Good about two years ago, on the “All My Dead Friends” compilation issued by the great Cold [ … ]
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Art of Sampling – My Definition of Sound Vol.1
digital download, self-released, 2007 www.myspace.com/artofsamplingproject “My Definition of Sound Vol. 1” (hereby “MDoS Vol.1”) is a collection of 39 instrumental tracks authored by Art of Sampling. None are longer than [ … ]
MMMF – In The Lab
CD/free download, self-released, 2008 www.myspace.com/mmmfmusic Hailing from Rome, this budding Italian project (formed late 2007) has apparently garnered attention over the past year via the Web, both on MySpace and [ … ]
SynchDub – Twilight Last Glance
CD-R, self-released, 2008 www.synchdub.com A decently sinister approach kicks off this neat little seven-tracker. Cleverly layered backwards folding drones are given carriage with warm filtered bass lines and simplistic but [ … ]
System:FX – High Definition Violence
CD, self-released, 2008 www.vampirefreaks.com/system_fx Listening to System:FX is an entirely frustrating process. This is largely due to the vast potential discernible in their work (especially on the opening track, “Virus”) [ … ]
FT13 – The Great Disaster
CD, self-released, 2008 www.myspace.com/ft13 FT13 (or the musical incarnation of one ‘Sin’) is, to put it briefly, fairly decent demo-level EBM with some industrial overtones. More experimentation, particularly with vocal [ … ]
Psycho Shop – My Sweet Holocaust
CD, self-released, 2008 www.psycho-shop.com Although Psycho Shop have an impressive collective experience when it comes to making music, this does not translate that effectively when listening to “My Sweet Holocaust”, [ … ]
Electric Colony – Electric Colony
CD, self-released, 2008 www.myspace.com/electriccolony Electric Colony is the genre defying creation of Toronto’s Kris Summers. Most of this debut album leans more towards alternative rock than electro/industrial. Persistent guitar chops [ … ]
Nostalgia – Infestation
CD-R EP, self-released, 2006 nostalgia.mercurous.net “Infestation” serves as my personal introduction to Mark Hunter’s work under the Nostalgia moniker. Nostalgia has been releasing material since the “Funereal Rituals” demo in [ … ]
Return To Mono – Involution
EP, self-released, 2008 www.returntomono.com Return to Mono is a San Francisco-based fusion of luscious feminine vocals and refined trip-hop stances, fully electronic textured beats and complementary guitar trimmings. Singer Tanya [ … ]