German darkwave act BlutEngel has announced its latest studio album, Un:Gott. Due for release on February 15, the album expands on the band’s traditional sound, amplifying it into a more intense and modern incarnation that “builds the bridge between past and future.” The album’s first single, “Vampire” was released on November 23, 2018, along with […]
Data Mirage Tangram, the eighth studio album from The Young Gods will be released on February 22 on the Two Gentlemen label. Marking the the influential Swiss industrial band’s first release of new material since 2010’s Everybody Knows, the record revolves around what founding vocalist Franz Treichler refers to as a “period of artistic confusion […]
Trade Secrets
Category: Electro / Rock / Coldwave
Album: Before We Vanish
Blurb: Hauntingly evocative melodies with a blend of darkly post-punk tones and synthesized ambience, Trade Secrets invites you to dream here for a while.
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Born in New York (USA), but now based in Berlin (Germany) for years Adam Mitchell aka Adam X is a renowned and talented producer/DJ/label owner. He’s one of those visionary artists who in my eyes always has symbolized the electronic sound of tomorrow. His music always has been a mix between EBM and techno, which sometimes has been defined as industrial-techno. Adam is involved in multiple projects like Traversable Wormhole, ADMX-71, Mass-X-Odus ao, but Adam X remains the main project. Late 2018 Adam-X released his sixth full length album “Recon Mission” on his own label Sonic Groove. The work is a new masterpiece and one of the best electro productions from 2018; a good reason for an interview. (Courtesy by Inferno Sound Diaries) Q: You’ve released tons of EP’s, but “Recon Mission” also is your seventh full length album as Adam X. What means this new work in your personal discography and what inspired you (sound-wise) to compose this album? Adam: The album inspiration comes from a few unrelated & related topics. The album titled track “Recon Mission” is about a reconnaissance mission against government authorities. The official video on Youtube goes deeper into the topic and what the lyrics […]
Born in New York (USA), but now based in Berlin (Germany) for years Adam Mitchell aka Adam X is a renowned and talented producer/DJ/label owner. He’s one of those visionary artists who in my eyes always has symbolized the electronic sound of tomorrow. His music always has been a mix between EBM and techno, which sometimes has been defined as industrial-techno. Adam is involved in multiple projects like Traversable Wormhole, ADMX-71, Mass-X-Odus ao, but Adam X remains the main project. Late 2018 Adam-X released his sixth full length album “Recon Mission” on his own label Sonic Groove. The work is a new masterpiece and one of the best electro productions from 2018; a good reason for an interview. (Courtesy by Inferno Sound Diaries) Q: You’ve released tons of EP’s, but “Recon Mission” also is your seventh full length album as Adam X. What means this new work in your personal discography and what inspired you (sound-wise) to compose this album? Adam: The album inspiration comes from a few unrelated & related topics. The album titled track “Recon Mission” is about a reconnaissance mission against government authorities. The official video on Youtube goes deeper into the topic and what the lyrics […]
“Selected Tracks 2. 1995-1998” is a double album (in gatefold cover) with a new selection of tracks recorded by Esplendor Geométrico between 1995 and 1998. It is the second part in the ‘Selected Tracks’ series, the first one was published in 2015 as a 4xLP box. Ten of the thirteen tracks appear for the first time on vinyl (which you can order right here)! The package also features some rarities, released on very limited CD-Rs ONLY, during the 90s and without real distribution. T On this double album we find machine- and hypnotic rhythms, metallic sounds, tribal sonorities, distortion, collages with voices …, which also show their influence on current trends of industrial techno. The songs have been chosen from albums like “Polyglophone” (released only on CD in 1997), “EN-CO-D-ESPLENDOR” (published in Japan only on CD in 1998), and exclusive live tracks that do not have studio versions: “Al Asalto”, “Nuevo Frente”, “Elektrozavod”, or “Ciudad Électrica”. Also included are 3 tracks from the “Syncrotron” EP (Hymen 1998). The band are true pioneers and masters of rhythmic industrial music since their formation in Madrid in 1980 and have been enjoying international cult ever since.
Die Form have a lot going on for 2019. The duo are preparing a new album, several compilations and re-issues of rare and unreleased works (music and images). The first of those re-issues is “Some experiences with shock” which is being released on vinyl as well. Originally released in 1983, it has been remastered by George Horn at Fantasy Studios / Berkeley from the original tapes. The first part of the album was recorded in a studio with analog equipment, while the second side holds improvisations from new digital synthesizers. Note that the follow-up to “Some experiences with shock” (1986’s “Poupée Mécanique”) took a direction towards a more commercial sound. You can still order the CD version right here.
(Picture by Mehdi Benkler) Out on February 22 is the newest The Young Gods album “Data Mirage Tangram” via the Two Gentlemen label. A first single “Figure sans nom” (check it out below) was released already and a 2nd single with video (“Tear Up The Red Sky”) will be out in a few days. For the die-hard fans, the upcoming album can be ordered as a double vinyl set (including a CD). The studio album is the first one since “Everybody Knows” was released 9 years ago. It also was a period of artistic confusion that followed Al Comet’s departure and his replacement with the original bandmember, Cesare Pizzi. “Data Mirage Tangram” was created by Franz Treichler (lyrics, guitar, electronics), Cesare Pizzi (sampling, electronics) and Bernard Trontin (drums, percussion). The Young Gods are a Swiss industrial rock band from Fribourg which formed in 1985. The band’s original lineup consisted of a trio composed by a vocalist, a keyboardist/sampler operator, and a drummer. Their instrumentation often includes sampled electric guitars, drums, keyboards, and other samples. They have been very influential to artists such as David Bowie (just listen to “Outside”), Pitchshifter, Mike Patton, Sepultura, The Edge from U2 and so on.
(Picture by Bobby Talamine) Metropolis Records will release the brand new Front Line Assembly album “Wake Up The Coma” on 8 February 2019. On this new album Front Line Assembly provides a few surprising new elements, such as a cover of Falco’s “Amadeus” (feat. Jimmy Urine), and contributions from Robert Gorl (DAF), Nick Holmes (Paradise Lost) and Chris Connelly (Revolting Cocks, Cocksure). We can already tell you that the “Amadeus” cover will rock the clubs, the FLA cover turned out to be great remaining quite faithful to the original yet introducing typical FLA ingredients. The album will hold 12 tracks: Eye On You, Arbeit, Amadeus, Tilt, Hatevol, Proximity, Living a Lie, Wake up the Coma, Mesmerized, Negative Territory, Structures, Spitting Wind. You can order the album right here as a double vinyl and right here on CD. For the Falco fans:
51 Peg
Category: Industrial / Rock
Album: A\Void
Blurb: Presenting what may be the band’s strongest material to date, 51 Peg returns with its first album of new material in 14 years, and it has been well worth the long wait.
When 51 Peg released its self-titled EP in October of 2016, it signaled the return of a powerful […]