There are so many neoclassically-influenced dark ambient artists in this world.  Hell, I’m one of them.  It doesn’t mean we’re all good.  In most cases, the results of this hyper-used genre title are muddy disasters at best, no more than long-held keys and repetitive, boring drones with shady, indiscernable titles and more conjecture and theater […]

Certainly, in the dark passageways and subterranean paths of the darkest genres of music, splits have become quite commonplace, and can be as varied as the artists that venture upon them.  The thing I like most about splits is the expectation of variety, along with the chance to hear perhaps a never before discovered artist […]

Is there such a thing as musical attraction?  Meaning:  Is there something connecting two minds together through the medium of the musical spectrum?  Certainly, I believe so.  When I reviewed the Nagrindr / Úden split, Úden was the unknown project, joined together with Nagrindr in unholy sound and texture.  Having this original experience only helps […]

Drone-based dark ambience that is strictly created through emotional interests rather than those of the intellect has always been a bit of a gamble for me.  Most of the absolute worst music in the genre comes from these artists whom appear to get so lost in their own chaotic existence that they lose all sight […]

In the vast world that encompasses dark electronics, it goes without saying that projects can tend to easily bleed into one another as their dedication towards the abrasive or the minimal leads to an inevitable solidarity in sound.  While there is certainly that 20-30 percentile whom operate outside of the confines of those invisible barriers, […]

Last week, I got into a few discussions about the point of releasing compilations, and as I’ve attempted to be or was involved in a lot of them in the past, I have to say it’s damn hard to make something really worthy and interesting. And this one is among the best examples of how […]

Out now! Encyclopaedia of Industrial Music vol. III Encyclopaedia of Industrial Music vol. III by Rafał Kochan/ Impulsy Stetoskopu Limited edition of 300 copies. 124 pages, hundreds of names, thousands of records… 20 Eu/ 26$ / 70PLN 124p. Book + CD Contents: Jack or Jive ♦ Nigel Jacklin (Alien Brains ) ♦ Michael Thomas Jackson ♦ Jalopaz ♦ Japanese Torture Comedy Hour ♦ Jarboe ♦ Jarl ♦ Derek […]

The last time we interviewed Cyclic Law was back in the Summer of 2006, and a lot of water has passed under the bridge since then. Heathen Harvest closed, reopened and we’ve come across hundreds of ambient albums from all over the world since. Meanwhile Frederic Arbour’s label has gone from strength to strength. In […]

Gimu became an instant sensation one magical day in late 2011 when Soundcloud decided to make him a featured artist to those who sought such genres as Drone, Dark Ambient, Noise, etc. I listened, I was enchanted. I messaged him, immediately offering my services as a music journalist. He was very kind, and let me […]

Our age of modernization presents a very complicated environment for the atavistically inclined. Often, we will see primal and heathen-minded folk, recorded all acoustically, and sung in a dead language, but they will update you every day via Facebook and Twitter. It is unavoidable, so why bother trying to? We are thoroughly entrenched in a […]