Talk Show Host: 017: ESA
For the latest in my series of interviews, I turn my attention closer to home to talk to an artist who has been making waves in the industrial scene for some years now.
For the latest in my series of interviews, I turn my attention closer to home to talk to an artist who has been making waves in the industrial scene for some years now.
Barely any time seems to have passed since the last album, but with a change of label to Tympanik maybe moving on quickly was the best way. Either way, with an apparently growing fanbase and lots of positive press, another album as good as the previous two would hardly be a bad thing.
It’s time, perhaps, to address the cliche of the “difficult second album”. Well, here is the perfect chance, really – the debut by ESA was so good that it is difficult not to be having memories of that in the back of one’s mind when reviewing the new one. One similarity becomes immediately obvious – […]
Another week, another noise album – despite it appearing to be a reasonably small “scene” there does seem to be a real vitality across the breadth of the noise spectrum at the moment, with release after release trying something just that little different, although not all are entirely successful in meeting what they are trying […]
Inspirations for new collections of posts come from disparate places. This one comes from two places: one, a desire to try and record some of the stories of the past in our scene, by way of beloved songs, and two, from The Guardian’s long-running How We Made series.
Another Bandcamp Friday! This post is a roundup of (relevant to this site) new and upcoming music, a nod to upcoming events and livestreams both from this website and others, and also a catchup of what I’ve posted recently. Thanks to everyone who sends me new music and events, keeps me up to speed, and […]
First of the month, /Tracks of the Month time.
I turned forty-six last month, so I’m likely now in the right place for a midlife crisis.
Just when you thought it was safe to put away the Halloween decorations.. Cryptid Queers returns to FORGE Warehouse this November to deliver our final party of the year! This time we are doing things a little differently as it’s our 3rd birthday and we want to celebrate three years of terror in style! This […]
This week’s wrap of new and upcoming music… This post is a roundup of (relevant to this site) new and upcoming music, a nod to upcoming events and livestreams both from this website and others, and also a catchup of what I’ve posted recently. Thanks to everyone who sends me new music and events, keeps […]
This week’s wrap of new and upcoming music… This post is a roundup of (relevant to this site) new and upcoming music, a nod to upcoming events and livestreams both from this website and others, and also a catchup of what I’ve posted recently. Thanks to everyone who sends me new music and events, keeps […]
This week’s wrap of new and upcoming music… This post is a roundup of (relevant to this site) new and upcoming music, a nod to upcoming events and livestreams both from this website and others, and also a catchup of what I’ve posted recently. Thanks to everyone who sends me new music and events, keeps […]
Suns out, Huns out.. Cryptid Queers returns to FORGE Warehouse this July to deliver a summer of 69’s to help you get b*tch body ready! Bringing you a show like no other in town packed with monsters and alt cabaret stars including U.K. Fetish Performer of the year 2023 Lou Safire plus more TBA, hosted […]
LUDOVICO TECHNIQUE Having been featured in Alternative Press, Loudwire, Metal Injection, Orkus!, Post-Punk, Knotfest, as well as #1 on the international iTunes metal charts, added to multiple Spotify editorial playlists, charting on the DAC (Deutsche Alternative Charts), #1 in sales on Bandcamp, and over 10,000,000 streams on Spotify, Ludovico Technique bring a unique depth, complexity, […]
We’re absolutely thrilled to be able to have New York instrumental “post demonic” doom metal superheavyweights CLOUDS TASTE SATANIC come to Ashford! Along with… BLACK GROOVE OLD HORN TOOTH HEAVY MASS DRIVER Come and check out this amazing opportunity of an event full of crushing lows, transcending high solos and evil, devilish distortion. An evening […]
RevolutioN June 1st 2024 4.5 hours of non stop industrial, dark electro & synthpop music! Expect to hear the likes of Boy Harsher, Rein, KANGA, VNV Nation, Neuroticfish, Die Sexual, Ultra Sunn, Solar Fake, Black Book, Aesthetic Perfection, Gunship, Danny Blu, Faderhead, Moris Blak, ESA, Night Club, Rotersand, Eisfabrik, SIERRA… Doors 10:30pm – 3:00am Corporation, […]
[DELIVERANCE], one of LEGENDS, EDINBURGH’S longest-running nights is turning 15 this year! To celebrate we’re throwing an extra special BIRTHDONK event! Featuring a full roster of DJs, live drums, terrifying visuals, and the hardest, noisiest tracks from the harsher side of alternative music. From Neubauten to Otto, making stops at the Frontline on a Shinkansen […]
A night of Industrial and Darkwave MATT HART Palindromes Dead Blood Cells ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ 🔘MATT HART Meet MATT HART, an accomplished industrial/dark electro musician hailing from London,UK. His journey into the realm of electronic and industrial music began to take shape in2005, culminating in his debut release in 2017. Since then, MATT has been a driving […]
A seriously busy month – moving house does that to you – has meant I’ve got four weeks of releases and new release announcements to catch up on. This post is a roundup of (relevant to this site) new and upcoming music, a nod to upcoming events and livestreams both from this website and others, […]
2024 has started quickly with a whole host of release announcements, new songs and a variety of surprising tours coming up: so unsurprisingly, I’ve got a lot of tracks to cover with twenty featured (again) this month.