MOVRNINGSTAR’s “Baptism” opens with simple but really beautiful synth keys, before gaining a mellow, yet potent dark ambiance. The beat is subtle but still runs deep. There’s a ...
On May 30, 2020 / By Ryan ColeI debated whether or not I should write about Vylet Pony’s Aura. I love talking about her work as much as I enjoy listening to it. But Aura ...
On May 14, 2020 / By Ryan ColeWhen I’m not sleeping or crippled by existential dread, I like to have witch house/future garage stations running. MONOMORTE is a key fixture of pretty much all of ...
On April 13, 2020 / By Ryan ColeIn my review of Straight Red’s Forc3d R3boot, I talked about the various dimensions of Paul Owen’s work. The lo-fi set-up, the samples, the contrast between humour and ...
On July 18, 2019 / By Ryan ColeI listen to a lot of compilations. Working in a record store makes it unavoidable. The fact that the Ministry of Sound releases about 400 a week makes ...
On July 13, 2019 / By Ryan ColeI’ve done it again. Fallen way behind and missed the opportunity to seize something vital on day one. Reviewing Neotenomie’s Witches should have been a major priority of ...
On May 6, 2019 / By Ryan ColeMany of the artists I praise these days refuse to make it easy for you. They trade in dark, complex and sometimes unsettling music. Their lyrics are cryptic, ...
On March 29, 2019 / By Ryan ColekOsmik is total Cause bait. Violet and cold are two of my favourite things. There’s a cool sigil on the cover, and I had to run co-ordinates to ...
On February 16, 2019 / By Ryan ColeAs someone who came of age during the great dark wave era of the mid-to-late 2000s, I really appreciated my editor pointing me towards Chilean duo Humanfobia. After ...
On November 12, 2018 / By Ryan ColeSo it’s been another tumultuous week in a seemingly endless strain of tumultuous weeks. More violence on the streets of my hometown, the death of Aretha Franklin; the ...
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