This week’s post comes from Chicago, as I prepare for the first night of Cold Waves XI tonight. In the meantime there’s a whole lot to cover this week.
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 indeed simply reads these posts.
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/Releases out today or recently
/Upcoming releases
/Upcoming/Livestreams/Gigs/Club Nights/Events
/amodelofcontrol.com/next week
/amodelofcontrol.com/recent content
/Releases out today or recently
/Album of the Week
22-Sep 2023 / Choke Chain / Mortality / Bandcamp
Mark Trueman’s combination of EBM and punk has never sounded better than on his rampaging new album.
/New Albums
08-Sep 2023 / Sonum Unum / Signals From The Sun / Bandcamp
Quite strange, mellowed-out electronic music with surprisingly poppy hooks.
14-Sep 2023 / SIERRA / A Story of Anger / Official Artist Store
French EBM/techno crossover that works surprisingly well.
15-Sep 2023 / Black Rose Burning / Ad Astra / Bandcamp
Punchy darkwave that impressed on first listen.
15-Sep 2023 / Explosions In The Sky / End / Bandcamp
Explosions in the Sky have long been a fantastic post-rock group, and here they explore the end of things (everything) in their usual, deeply emotional music.
15-Sep 2023 / Georgia Train / Puncture / Bandcamp
Alongside the Bitter Ruin retrospective recently, Georgia Train also has a new album of her own out.
22-Sep 2023 / 3TEETH / EndEx / Century Media Store
3TEETH roar back with their latest album, with some new advances on their sound and some callbacks to their origins too.
22-Sep 2023 / Cannibal Corpse / Chaos Horrific / Bandcamp
It’s a new Cannibal Corpse album. What else do you need to know? It’s very good.
22-Sep 2023 / KEN Mode / VOID / Bandcamp
More scorched-earth noise rock from this very angry band.
22-Sep 2023 / System Syn / Kill The Light / Bandcamp
Clint Carney’s project continues to impress, with another album of melodic, catchy industrial.
22-Sep 2023 / Unwoman / Desire Paths / Bandcamp
Erica Mulkey continues her fascinating explorations, and she remains a singular talent.
/New Singles/EPs
23-Aug 2023 / The Operative / Stitches / Bandcamp
Shane Talada continues the resumption of this ever-great project with a cracking new EP.
06-Sep 2023 / Marika Hackman / No Caffeine / YouTube
Marika Hackman finally resurfaces, with a characteristically frank song about dealing with panic attacks.
14-Sep 2023 / mclusky / unpopular parts of a pig / the digger you deep / Bandcamp
The seething sneer of mclusky unexpectedly returns in the form of new material – and it’s every bit as good as before.
15-Sep 2023 / Antigen Shift / Where Is Your Rage / Bandcamp
A searing new track from Antigen Shift (the latest in their recent series of single releases), that comes complete with an impressive Leæther Strip remix.
20-Sep 2023 / Chelsea Wolfe / Dusk / Bandcamp
Chelsea Wolfe returns with the first new track in some time, and the doomy, guitar laden power of before has been swept away for gloomy, claustrophobic trip-hop – and it’s quite, quite great.
21-Sep 2023 / Pixel Grip / Bet You Do / Bandcamp
Hopefully the first taste of a new album, Chicago electro-heads Pixel Grip head for a surprisingly minimalist, punchy dancefloor track with Bet You Do.
/New Compilations, Live Albums, Reissues
22-Sep 2023 / The Breeders / Last Splash (30th Anniversary Edition) / Bandcamp
The Breeders’ classic second album gets another remaster/reissue as it turns 30.
22-Sep 2023 / Various Artists / “Blast No.1”– Blastbeat Tribute To Type O Negative / Bandcamp
The kind of release that has no business working this well: a grindcore tribute to Type O Negative.
/Upcoming Albums
06-Oct 2023 / Madil Hardis / Natural Darkness / Bandcamp
Intriguing, ethereal electronic/classical music from this London artist.
06-Oct 2023 / unitcode:machine / Critical Fault / Bandcamp
The impressive unitcode:machine prepare their new album: anthemic industrial that’s full of hooks.
13-Oct 2023 / In Strict Confidence / Mechanical Symphony / Official Artist Store
The German darkwave legends team up with an orchestra to create new versions of some of their classics.
20-Oct 2023 / genCAB / Signature Flaws / Bandcamp
A new album from genCAB at last.
27-Oct 2023 / DJ Shadow / Action Adventure / Official Artist Store
DJ Shadow returns to his roots with an instrumental collection.
03-Nov 2023 / Hilary Woods / Acts of Light / Bandcamp
Hilary Woods’ remarkable career reinvention continues with another album of experimental drones and nightmarish visions.
17-Nov 2023 / Night Nail / Fates Explained / Bandcamp
LA-meets-Berlin darkwave/post-punk.
/Upcoming EPs/Singles
13-Oct 2023 / Octavian Winters / The Line or Curve / Bandcamp
Lush, gloomy music that reminds of both The Cure and Lycia, and that’s never a bad thing in my book.
/Upcoming Compilations, Live Albums, Reissues
None this week.
/Upcoming/Livestreams/Gigs/Club Nights/Events
Obviously, things change at short notice right now, and I’m updating events as they are postponed or cancelled, and also including relevant Livestreams as they are announced.
/amodelofcontrol.com continues to maintain an events calendar, but it has now moved to /amodelofcontrol.com/events – and is now a dynamic, searchable database, and you can add individual events to your own calendars. I’m currently fixing a couple of minor backend issues, so new events may not be added promptly, or be added sporadically.
If you have updates, relevant events for me, or want to tell me about something else, use the contact details above. It goes without saying that any gig or club still in the listing is subject to change at short notice, or may not happen at all.
/amodelofcontrol.com/next week
Coming up this week will be coverage of Cold Waves XI.
/amodelofcontrol.com/recent content
/Tuesday Ten /536 /Letter from America
Songs about the USA, from a mostly British and Irish perspective.
/Tuesday Ten /535 /Tracks of the Month /Aug-2023
The best tracks of the past month.
/Tuesday Ten /534 /I’m With Stupid
Songs about being stupid.
/Tuesday Ten /533 /Sports!
Over a decade since I last did so, ten more songs about sport.
/Tuesday Ten /532 /Tracks of the Month /Jul-2023
The best tracks of the past month.
/DJ /Guest /105 /Work! (To Live) 5
My DJ sets from a packed Work! (To Live) in London.
/Tuesday Ten /531 /Shake It Off
Songs about shakes and shaking.
/Tuesday Ten /530 /Tracks of the Month /Jun-2023
The best tracks of the past month.
/DJ /TheKindaMzkYouLike /028
The alternative livestream continues in 2023 with an all-electro special.
/Martis Decem /DXXIX /Carmina utens latin
Songs featuring use of Latin this week.
/Tuesday Ten /528 /Tracks of the Month /May-2023
The best tracks of the past month
/DJ /TheKindaMzkYouLike /027
The alternative livestream continues in 2023.
/Tuesday Ten /527 /An Open Mind
Songs about maybes and indecision.
/Tuesday Ten /526 /Formed A Band (Eponymous)
Eponymous songs.
/Tuesday Ten /525 /Tracks of the Month /Apr-2023
The best tracks of the past month
/Tuesday Ten /524 /Sweets for my sweet
Songs about sweet things.
/DJ /Guest /104 /Mark13’s 50th
Set from my DJing at my old friend’s 50th, where I rolled out the dancefloor bangers.
/Tuesday Ten /523 /The Day We Caught The Train
Songs about getting the train.