Visceral Industrial Outfit Kollaps “Believe in the Closed Fist” (premiere)
Kollaps’ latest single “I Believe in the Closed Fist” is an excruciating automaton, channeling the death, industrial dystopia through a cut-up narrative.
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Bryce Seditz’s Industrial/Metal Project Above & Below Shares “Ghosts” (premiere)
Above & Below take the industrial route with “Ghosts”, relishing the mechanical precision of the genre and its cold detachment.
David Bowie’s Danceable Assault on the Senses ‘Earthling’ Turns 25
Twenty-five years old today, David Bowie’s Earthling embodies multifaceted, sometimes contradictory currents of 1990s pop culture, including industrial metal and drum ‘n’ bass.
Electronic Industrial Massiv in Mensch Hit All the Right Beats on ‘Türkis und Schwarz’
After two decades, Massiv in Mensch keep things fresh and innovative on Türkis und Schwarz, perhaps the best album yet from the electronic/industrial group.
Universal Energy: An Interview With Cabaret Voltaire’s Richard H. Kirk
Following a decade-plus break from official studio albums, Cabaret Voltaire are back with a bevy of releases that shows the electro icon empowered, recharged, and as mired in dissonance and drum beats as ever.
Between the Grooves: Nine Inch Nails – ‘Broken’
Nine Inch Nails' 1992 EP is half an hour of visceral, undiluted anger delivered through muscular, caustic guitars and Trent Reznor's anguished screams. It's concise, focused, and arguably the pinnacle of Nine Inch Nails' discography.
Coil’s ‘Musick to Play in the Dark’ Gets a 20th Anniversary Re-Issue
This phase of Coil, explained by them as more "feminine", "lunar consciousness musick" in contrast to their previous "solar" phase, featured extensive use of organs, electric viola, and other synthesizers, a greater range of vocal experimentation.
Konqistador and HanHan Team for Darkwave Hip-Hop on “Visaya”
Detroit-based electronic/industrial outfit, Konqistador team with Toronto hip-hopper HanHan for "Visaya", a song that blends darkwave and rap into an incendiary combination.
‘The Upward Spiral’ Is Nicolas Bougaïeff’s Layered and Unique Approach to Techno
On his debut album for Mute, Berlin-based producer Nicolas Bougaïeff applies meticulous care and a deft, trained ear to each track, and the results are marvelous.
Evicshen Is the Mad Scientist of Industrial Noise with ‘Hair Birth’
Experimental sound artist Evicshen brings uniquely crafted dissonance to her striking debut LP Hair Birth.
Regis’ New LP Reaffirms His Gift for Grinding Industrial Terror
Regis' music often feels so distorted, so twisted out of shape, even the most human moments feel modular. Voices become indistinguishable from machines on Hidden in This Is the Light That You Miss.
Wetware Ratchet Up the Intensity to a Nightmarish Degree on ‘Flail’
Brooklyn's Wetware have created a wild collection of industrial noise on Flail that sounds more like an intense fever dream than anything else.