Athens has been a hotbed for talent for years now. Whether electronica, pop or rock, the city has produced a number of incredible acts. The Noise Figures are among that list, bringing some of the heaviest dose of psych and fuzz rock around. Having released their self-titled debut LP back in 2013, followed by their 2015 album 'Aphelion'. The pair consisting of George Nikas and Stamos Bamparis make their return with their third offering 'Telepath'. Holding back no punches, the ten song conceptual album touching of the idea of spirituality is packed with fire streaking garage rock, noise, alternative and stealth post-punk. Beyond energetic, the polished and beefy production is accompanied with lush melodies that add a a perfect balance to the hard-hitting rhythms.
Wolf Alice have delivered the visual treatment to their single 'Sadboy', taken from their latest album 'Visions Of A Life'. The video portrays singer Ellie Rowsell as someone who clearly has an alcohol problem. Taking a drink before she leaves to go to a party with the rest of the band, she finds herself drunk to the point of entering another world which is dark and separated from the rest of her friends. The video is shot in a Super 8mm style giving it a retro look. Check it out.
When it comes to the sounds of dark electronica, the city of Bristol has birthed some of the most influential artists and bands in music. North Sea Navigator has continued to walk in that tradition releasing cutting edge music with Timothy X Atack for Sleepdogs. Now the Bristol-based producer and composer will drop his debut solo album 'The Memory Clears the Space for What’s Needed' on April 13th via Blurred Recordings.
Electronic duo Boy Harsher will reissue their previously released albums ‘Lesser Man’ and ‘Yr Body Is Nothing’ on April 27th via their Nude Club imprint. With a new album in the works, the group will also drop a two song 12' titled 'Pain II' on May 11th.
Esther Joy had a busy 2017 touring with Charli XCX's band. The London-based artist now returns with a new track titled 'Day 1 (Silipur Leaves Home)'. Taken from her upcoming EP 'The Acid Caves', the cut is a roller coaster ride of bass-twisting electronica combined with a digital punk whipping that completely punches you in the face with force. If there is a modern that exudes a sense of power and might, it's definitely Esther Joy.
Sofia Härdig is one of Sweden's musical weapons, having blasted off with fiery rock & roll and post-punk like a general on the front line. Prepping for the release of her new album 'Changing The Order', Härdig has unveiled her latest single 'Let Me Fall'. Meshing the sound of new wave with echoing post-punk guitars, a 4x4 beat pulses through the track whilst her soaked vocals help to create a moody and hauntingly atmospheric soundscape.
Post-punk duo Lea Porcelain released one of our top five albums of 2017 'Hymns To The Night'. Refusing to take any time off, the Berlin-based pair have now announced the release of their upcoming self-titled EP, out this April. Comprised of four songs, they have also unveiled the first single from the record entitled 'If Time Was on My Side'. Blanketed with haunting synths and ghostly, echoing vocals, tinges of melancholy floats around the track, with Lea Porcelain still presenting their post-punk flow of goodness.
Post-punk, synth-wave, industrial, techno - Barcelona's SDH (Semiotics Department of Heteronym) are some of the best to craft the sound bursting from Spain. Comprised of Andrea P. Latorre and Sergi Algiz, label owners of Cønjuntø Vacíø and members of the cutting edge band Wind Atlas, their SDH project is the ultimate rush of haunting, heavy electronica layered with a synth-pop spreading, creating the ultimate balance between light and dark. Questioning the idea of fiction, SDH's sound is a continuing ride through illusory and realism. With their new EP 'Tell Them' out March 9th on Avant! Records, Semiotics Department of Heteronym are true heroes of electronic and post-punk alchemy.
Post-punk, synth-wave, industrial, techno - Barcelona's SDH (Semiotics Department of Heteronym) are some of the best to craft the sound bursting from Spain. Comprised of Andrea P. Latorre and Sergi Algiz, label owners of Cønjuntø Vacíø and members of the cutting edge band Wind Atlas, their SDH project is the ultimate rush of haunting, heavy electronica layered with a synth-pop spreading, creating the ultimate balance between light and dark. Questioning the idea of fiction, SDH's sound is a continuing ride through illusory and realism. With their new EP 'Tell Them' out March 9th on Avant! Records, Semiotics Department of Heteronym are true heroes of electronic and post-punk alchemy.
Barcelona's SDH (Semiotics Department of Heteronyms) have announced the release of their new EP 'Tell Them', out March 9th via Avant! Records. Comprised of three tracks, the duo fuse post-punk, synth-wave, industrial and techno for one dark, hard-hitting punch.
