MACE. — Life, Intelligence, Joy, Breathing
Mace. takes us on a fascinating and striking sonic journey into the bowels of our unknowable global economy.
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XKatedral — Four new tapes
The powerful ambience of XKatedral label shines through again on this new string of releases by Kali Malone, Dufwa, Golden Offence Orchestra and Isak Edberg.
Upcoming Surprises at Skaņu Mežs 2017
Taking place in the beautiful capital city of Latvia, Skaņu Mežs 2017 brings some top-notch experimental names for versatile music lovers and sonic explorers.
LEV Festival 2017: A tiny Garden of Eden for electronic music lovers
LEV Festival reached maturity in a true communion between technological and organic offerings, forward looking A/V artists and a highly demanding crowd.
Gravetemple — Impassable Fears
Stephen O'Malley, Oren Ambarchi & Attila Csihar return to the bloody shore of doom metal with a crushing new Gravetemple LP “Impassable Fears” on Svart.
Summit of Braillė Satellitė Festival
A thundering Secret Thirteen showcase this July with bass guitar noisemaker James Welburn, local industrial prodigies TIESE and the mysterious Karkasas.
Veil of Light — Front Teeth
The forthcoming Front Teeth 12” LP by Veil Of Light is a significant shift to the dancefloor for the Avant! artist, but his vision is as bleak as ever.
Geistform — Transmitter
Industrial techno achieves new heights with Transmitter, a full communion between heavy beats and raw distortion, which will set any dancefloor on fire.
LEV Festival 2017 final lineup announcement
L.E.V. eleventh edition shares an eclectic final lineup built upon three pillars: raw intensity, colorful harmony and dystopian aesthetics.
Janushoved — New Nordic Romances
Recent Janushoved releases by Tevere, Mercury Ribbon and Internazionale & Angeles continue channeling the label’s sublime and surreal narratives.
Various Artists — Dys Functional Electronic Music
This Repitch compilation, including many essential artists of the genre, is an important milestone for techno music, setting the stage for future explorations.
Patricia Kokett — Artefakt
Techno and minimalist percussions animate an imaginable alien tribal world on this odd recording from the Lithuanian artist Patricia Kokett.