Gothenburg, Sweden is possibly one of the best named cities if you are in a darkwave band and admittedly the quality of music from this one place is quite extraordinary. From Gothenburg is Angels In Shade and this is the premier of the single “Out of Time,” on the label BLCK_FLWRS. A driving dancefloor electronics […]
The lads of Silver Owls are from Cork, Ireland, and the duo have known each other it seems for a lifetime. John Haggis and Eddie Butt lives have been entwined with music, especially with the project Emperor of Ice Cream (1991-1995, 2000-current), and now Silver Owls, spawning the shoegaze single “Blinded by the Darkness” in […]
Stars and the Underground are a New Zealand shoegaze/darkwave project first created by John Mason, (ex-Winterland) and John McDermott (ex-Headless Chickens), and have been joined by guest vocalist Hannah Berry (Talmar) for the new single “Echolocation.” Angelic vocals drift up introducing us to Berry, her lilting utterances in complete contrast to the far deeper vocals […]
Tom Walters is an expat Brit, now residing in Australia, and under the guise of Tomo, he has released the neo-classical album In Memoriam. It is packed with eighteen instrumental tracks, primarily played on piano and guitar, in the key of finality. “Petrichor” is the scent the dry earth gives off after rain, and it […]
Can a banjo be incorporated into a darker style music? Conceding the fact that it has been successfully used in a few horror movies, it would seem that like all things are possible. Enter the album Mountain States by New Mexico based musician Johnny Bell, an aficionado of the banjo. Bell (banjos, fiddle, shruti, cymbals) […]
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