Meat Beat Manifesto’s ‘Impossible Star’ Is Sound in Service of Sound
Impossible Star is the first Meat Beat Manifesto album since 2010, and the good news is, it exists in its own world, which tends to be where Jack Dangers belongs.
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The Bug – “Bad ft. Flowdan” (Singles Going Steady)
This new collaboration between Kevin "The Bug" Martin and Flowdan mixes a lot of sludgy noise with some spot-on lyrical flow.
Interpretations of Genesis: An Interview with Genesis Breyer P-Orridge
Ahead of Mute's Throbbing Gristle reissues, Genesis Breyer P-Orridge connects the tactics of The Second Annual Report to he/r contemporary practice.
‘Coil: Time Machines’ and the Illusion of Timelessness
Dais Records reissues a relic of Coil's discography with Time Machines, acting as the latest reminder of the brilliance of the experimental act and the forward thinking music they represented.
Chelsea Wolfe: Hiss Spun
Wolfe's fifth studio album continues to aggressively pursue metal and industrial music, making for an enrapturing listen all the way through.
KMFDM: Hell Yeah
KMFDM's 20th studio album is a stirring, brutal rally cry against fascism, conformity, and America’s new administration.
Blanck Mass: World Eater
Blanck Mass' World Eater is a humongous, terrifying slab of electronic noise and a party record for the apocalypse.
Archive: The False Foundation
Despite some exciting and vital moments, The False Foundation struggles to cohere into a cogent statement befitting of a legitimately scary political moment.
Nicolas Jaar: Sirens
Sirens is a masterpiece. Melding pop and experimental music, it reflects the uneasiness of our difficult times.
lovelesslust – ‘The Car Crash That Ended Her Life Came As No Surprise’ (album stream) (premiere)
L.A.-based industrial art rock group releases atmospheric debut after eight years of work.
PIG – “The Diamond Sinners” (video) (premiere)
“The Diamond Sinners” is exactly what you might expect from a man who’s been making industrial for thirty years — and that’s a very good thing.
Close to the Noise Floor: Formative UK Electronica 1975-1984
Four musicians reflect on the DIY culture that inspired the spread of electronic music, and on what’s changed in the intervening four decades.