We’re nearing the end of the year, which means I’m now considering the best of 2023, and releases for the new year are now beginning to filter through too,.
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.
/Events, Livestreams and New Releases 20-Oct 2023
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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
20-Oct 2023 / Reverend Kristin Michael Hayter / SAVED! / Bandcamp
Kristin Hayter ended the LINGUA IGNOTA project with some extraordinary shows in London last week (I was at the first of those), and this new project is a rebirth, complete with the pains that entails. It is different – delving into spiritual rebirth and gospel spirituals, but it makes no bones about how difficult rebirth can be (the multi-tracked vocals on HOW CAN I KEEP FROM SINGING is like being dragged into hell), and thus it is a bracing, extraordinary listen.
/New Albums
13-Oct 2023 / ††† (Crosses) / Goodnight, God Bless, I Love U, Delete. / Official Artist Store
The Crosses project continues with another excellent album.
13-Oct 2023 / Fortíð / Narkissos / Bandcamp
Savage, inventive Icelandic Black Metal.
13-Oct 2023 / Twin Temple / God Is Dead / Official Artist Store
Everyone’s favourite satanists, back with a second album.
20-Oct 2023 / genCAB / Signature Flaws / Bandcamp
I’ve long loved this project, so a new album is fine by me.
20-Oct 2023 / Myrkur / Spine / Bandcamp
The new album from Myrkur at last, and I can’t help feeling that there’s been a change in outlook.
20-Oct 2023 / SONAR / Future Cries / Bandcamp
Noisy industrial from the stable of Dirk Ivens
/New Singles/EPs
13-Oct 2023 / Cybotron / Maintain The Golden Ratio / Bandcamp
The legendary techno group return after decades.
13-Oct 2023 / GGGOLDDD / PTSD / Bandcamp
GGGOLDDD start a new era with this EP of reworks and new tracks.
13-Oct 2023 / Octavian Winters / The Line or Curve / Bandcamp
Lovely, gloomy goth rock.
20-Oct 2023 / SCALER / Loam/New Symbols / Bandcamp
The band formerly known as SCALPING start their new phase with heavily electronic tracks.
20-Oct 2023 / Underworld / Denver Luna / Bandcamp
Another astonishing single from these electronic veterans.
/New Compilations, Live Albums, Reissues
45212 / CHVRCHES / The Bones of What You Believe (10th Anniversary Edition) / Official Artist Store
The still-marvellous CHVRCHES debut gets a reissue with additional tracks.
45212 / In Strict Confidence / Mechanical Symphony / Bandcamp
ISC give their best songs an orchestral reworking to spectacular effect.
45219 / Lync / These Are Not Fall Colors / Bandcamp
A rather overlooked, post-hardcore classic gets a re-release.
/Upcoming Albums
31-Oct 2023 / Zeitgeist Zero / Meddling With The Forces / Indiegogo
Appropriately coming on Hallowe’en, Zeitgeist Zero are continuing their catchy-darkwave transmissions from the other side.
03-Nov 2023 / Flesh Field / Voice of the Echo Chamber / Bandcamp
A genuinely unexpected return is that of Flesh Field, who roar back with their signature, dramatic industrial – and first new album in nineteen years.
28-Nov 2023 / Binary Order / The Future Belongs To The Mad / Bandcamp
The latest album from this British industrial act.
30-Nov 2023 / REIN / God Is A Woman / Bandcamp
The much-lauded Swedish EBM artist finally announces their second album.
01-Dec 2023 / Peter Gabriel / I/O / Bandcamp
Tracks have been released across the year, but we finally get Peter Gabriel’s first new album in years in December.
12-Jan 2024 / Marika Hackman / Big Sigh / Official Artist Store
More confessional, stark indie-rock from this excellent artist.
16-Feb 2024 / IDLES / TANGK / Official Artist Store
Announced out of the blue this week, the latest IDLES album.
16-Feb 2024 / Nadine Shah / Filthy Underneath / Official Artist Store
Nadine Shah returns after some considerable time with an intriguing sounding new album.
/Upcoming EPs/Singles
19-Jan 2024 / Cold In Berlin / The Body Is The Wound / Bandcamp
The first new material from Cold In Berlin since 2019.
/Upcoming Compilations, Live Albums, Reissues
01-Dec 2023 / Paradise Lost / ICON 30 / Official Artist Store
A fully re-recorded and re-worked take on the classic album.
/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 /Tuesday Ten /539, and /TheKindaMzkYouLike /030 on Tuesday night.
/amodelofcontrol.com/recent content
/Tuesday Ten /538 /Who’s Gonna Be The GOAT?
Songs about “good”, “better”, “best”.
/Tuesday Ten /537 /Tracks of the Month /Sep-2023
The best tracks of the past month.
/Memory of a Festival /039 /Cold Waves XI /Chicago
My take on my fifth Cold Waves festival in Chicago
/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.
/Memory of a Festival /038 /Infest 2023
A new venue, but reassuringly still Infest.
/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.
/DJ /TheKindaMzkYouLike /029
The alternative livestream continues in 2023.
/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.