Year: 2005
Review: Ra – Raoul Loves You
RA RAOUL LOVES YOU Core Dump Records You wanna know how much Raoul loves you? Just listen to this and you will be instantly smitten and begging to have Ra’s babies. The French artist Raoul Sinier is already known for his illustrations and movies—add to that his chopped-up, tripped-out masterpiece and you’ll be hooked. Hints
Review: Rosetta Stone – Adrenaline Deluxe
Rosetta Stone Adrenaline Deluxe Cleopatra In the late 80s, goth had become a bombastic beast that for better or worse was bent on imploding. It had grown from the small seedy clubs of London into the ugly stepchild the UK press tried to edit out of the family photos. No surprise then, that by the
Review: S. Sturgis – In a Haze
The artist’s name alone tells you this album is excellent. In eight years, Scott Sturgis has already shown that he can do gritty industrial with Pain Station, pounding rhythm noise with Converter and experimental ambiance with Notime. … read more
Review: Random Hymns EP – GSL
Random Hymns drops you down the rabbit hole and dares you to climb out. It isn’t pretty. It isn’t supposed to be. … read more
Review: Ritual Carnage – I, Infidel
There’s a lot of declaration in metal these days—“I, Monarch!” “I, Infidel!” What’s the deal? Anyway, stuff from Japan kicks ass, and there’s no exception here. … read more
Review: Rotersand – Welcome to Goodbye
With Welcome to Goodbye as their sophomore release, the act is growing as established dance-floor fixtures thanks to catchy synths and clean, pretty-boy vocals. … read more
Review: Powd[e]r Pussy – Six Ways From Sunday
POWD[E]R PUSSY SIX WAYS FROM SUNDAY Pflichtkauf “This is a pussy blowout!” The collaborative efforts of Ah-Cama Sotz and This Morn’ Omina is as impressive as the solo work from their individual projects. Six Ways from Sunday is where Pow[d]er Pussy converts anybody reluctant to listen to rhythm noise into a devoted fan. Twelve tracks
Review: Phazm – Hate at First Seed
Phazm are a French band that sound more like Amebix than any of their death metal contemporaries. This came across during the first listen as kind of plain. … read more
Review: Orphx – Circuitbreaking
Orphx Circuitbreaking Hymen Inspired by reactions to the negative impacts of economic globalization by different groups around the world, Circuitbreaking is a compelling release that couldn’t come at a better time. Orphx began in the early 90’s as a group of three people experimenting with homemade instruments, found sounds and improvised rhythms. Working solo on
Review: Patrick Wolf – Wind In The Wires
PATRICK WOLF WIND IN THE WIRES Tomlab One moment you’re visiting the exotic world of Marc Almond’s cabaret, the next you’re The Divine Comedy channeling Morrissey at a piano bar, then you’re somewhere else and nowhere the same. There are acoustic guitars, strings, electronic grooves, beats and a whole heap of dramatics. Most artists would
Review: Origin – Echoes of Decimation
Clocking in with nine tracks (no intros!) in just under half an hour, you might suspect that Origin’s newest release in well over five years is fast. … read more
Review: Peter Murphy – Unshattered
Unshattered is aptly titled in that it never really rattles. … read more
