Haunted By the Sky: The Secret History of Tor Lundvall’s Ambient Pop
With a decades-long career of crafting ambient material as flexible in tone as it is in scope, a new box set reveals secrets to Tor Lundvall’s unknown catalog.
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Tor Lundvall’s Moody Mastery Continues Unabated on ‘Beautiful Illusions’
The master of moodiness Tor Lundvall returns with Beautiful Illusions, a sad but sometimes gorgeous collection of breathless ambient wallowing.
Coil’s ‘Musick to Play in the Dark’ Gets a 20th Anniversary Re-Issue
This phase of Coil, explained by them as more "feminine", "lunar consciousness musick" in contrast to their previous "solar" phase, featured extensive use of organs, electric viola, and other synthesizers, a greater range of vocal experimentation.
Wetware Ratchet Up the Intensity to a Nightmarish Degree on ‘Flail’
Brooklyn's Wetware have created a wild collection of industrial noise on Flail that sounds more like an intense fever dream than anything else.
Tempers Reveal Their ‘Private Life’
Private Life, the new album by darkwave duo Tempers, should appeal to both old school and new school synthpop fans.
Drab Majesty’s Darkwave Peaks on ‘Modern Mirror’
Still gothy after all these years, darkwave duo Drab Majesty's songwriting is catching up with their impeccable aesthetic on Modern Mirror.
VR Sex Don’t Live Up to Their Salacious Name
The oppressive level of noise on VR Sex's Human Traffic Jam, Noel Skum's monotone vocal delivery, and the weird but unengaging tangents make this album very much an acquired taste.
Tor Lundvall Explores His Back Pages
Tor Lundvall, a painter and dark ambient musician, revisits his synthpop past on A Strangeness in Motion: Early Pop Recordings 1989-1999.
The Debut Record of SRSQ Arrives with a Dark ’80s Nostalgia
SRSQ channels the essence of ethereal darkwave with post-punk variation and experimentation, fueled by her impressive vocal range to produce Unreality.
Detroit Dance-Punk Duo ADULT. Deliver the Goods with Exhilarating New Record ‘This Behavior’
Dark, dangerous, and wrapped in anarchic black leather, ADULT. return with a stunning record that matches the feverish spirit of 2003's Anxiety Always.
Them Are Us Too and the Fabric of Grief
Synthpop duo Them Are Us Too's new album, Amends, is a devastating and beautiful blend of sounds and genres.