Warning: this article contains traces of irony and self indulgent journalism
The internet is the greatest thing that has ever happened to the music industry. Given the current climate of the music market this is a bold statement bound to cause riots and looting. Possibly a more apt statement would be something like this, the internet is the best thing that has ever happened to consumers of electronic media. This is coming from an [...more]
Oh man, oh man, music! So much brilliant music and so little time. What to list to, what to miss. Is music the spice that brings that little glint of glee into your life, or are these just the mad rantings of an obsessed “critic”?
Apologies
Let me offer most sincere apologies to so many musicians that, in my thoughtless haste, I said I would do reviews and interviews for but thus far [...more]
Not so secretly (or secretly, depending on who you talk to) I had the honour of editing Grave Concern’s E-zine’s Best of 2009 issue. So far there are plans to put these issues out quarterly, lets hope this works out better than it did for another dark culture ezine.
There are tons of great reviews of some of 2009’s best industrial (and related genres) albums. The issue also contains, amazing art work by Cesar [...more]
This article first appeared at www.graveconcernsezine.com
Label: Crunch Pod
Release date:
Reviewer: JimZombie
There is so much to write about with C/A/T’s latest release. I could spend hours talking about the social and political aspect of the album. Equally I could spend as much time again on the musical aspects of this well polished EP. We Are Still Alive is one of a few albums released this year that has appealed me on both a stylistic and [...more]
This review first appeared at www.graveconcernsezine.com
Label: Metropolis, Infacted
Release date: 6/01/2010
Reviewer: JimZombie
Crack the plastic, insert disc, press play and the music will do the rest. Bind is a brilliant album opener – so dancy that you will grove away even if ever so subtly. Blind, is one of those dance tracks that will appeal to many being damn easy to listen to and even easier to dance to. Most of the other floor oriented [...more]
Release Date: 2004 (Europe), 2006 (US)
Label: Infacted (Europe), Van Richter Records (US)
Tranquil places is not a new album, originally released in Europe during 2004 and the US in 2006. For some years, the band went on hiatus as Manuel G. Richter and Gregoire Vanoli pursued other projects. Manuel co-produced Anne Clark’s “The Smallest Acts Of Kindness” and worked on his side project Xabec. Some time during late 2007 or early 2008, the band [...more]
Interview by PromoFabrik (www.promofabrik.com) – February 2010
Secondary English edit by JimZombie
Leo interviewed Pieter and Bram of NTRSN. Read on for what they have to tell about the band and their debut album called “People Like Gods”…
Leo: Hi guys, we are happy to get the chance to ask you a few questions….
Pieter: Hello guys!
Bram: Hello, nice to meet you.
Leo: Pieter, please introduce Bram to our readers!
Pieter: A normal guy with black hair and [...more]
