TWO WITCHES -The Undead (CD) (Deepland Records) “The Undead” shows a band that has reinvented itself and easily conjures old school (well, rather the 90s) dark rock and gothic rock. Even more, on this album they managed to get Inkubus Sukkubus, Chaos Research, Vlad Janicek (The Nosferatu) and Ariel Maniki (Ariel Maniki And The Black Halos) among others, involved.The result is a series of strong songs such as “The Last Day”,“Bloodlust”,“Deepland” (gothic rock hymn in special clip) but also completely unique songs such as “Inquisition”,“BlackMoon”,Ad Gladium”,“Sacrament For Three” (gothic rock hymn-to-be number two) or “Flowers Of Evil” stand solid. This “The Undead” is an album that many gothic rock enthusiasts should hear and even more should have! This album is not called “The Undead” for no reason. Can’t say anything bad about this “The Undead”. [KI] LAPECHE - Blood In The Water (CD/Vinyl/Digital) (New Granada Records) Blood In The Water is a step forward for the band within their songwriting. Wellbalanced songs getting performed almost fearlessly. From opening with “Finally Trying” to “Oliver” and “Night Witches”. “The lyrical content feels personal and social and hopefully brings some comfort or joy to the listener.While the tunes can be heavy at times,we aspire to weave a thread of hope through all of our work”–admits Diem. “Cool Job” is probably the perfect example of what the bass-player of LAPÊCHE is saying. Having J.Robbins credited as producer, it’s impossible to imagine the record without something that dynamic, to a point when the deepness of the passages recorded by Robbins becomes almost a stylistic element of the compositional structure. Several tracks on the record could be described that way. Cool Job is almost a brilliant one – like a meditation outside a blues-bar at dusk. [DV] DARK - Nightmare (CD/Vinyl/Digital) DARK, a singer/songwriter from Hamburg, strikes hard with the debut album Nightmare. 8 songs that mercilessly drag you along the darkest paths of dark music. Nightmare.Amasterly song.A tsunami of enthusiasm, love at first sight! Forever Suffer belongs at every party. Great darkwave with lyrics that don't need more than a few words: "Passion, Pain, I suffer, Again. Forever Suffer". And then my absolute favourite, Nyctophilia. Actually, all eight songs are my favourites, this one perhaps even more so. You don't change a successful recipe.The ingredients are the same as the previous song, but are backed up by dark guitars. They subtly wriggle their way into this anthem. The next magnus opus: Gothic Love. Do not expect an unctuous ballad. No, don't! DARK's voice sounds evenmore tormented.Musically it hovers between darkwave,minimal and some future-pop-like passages in which the synths get an absolute leading role. (Young & Cold Records) [JB] DE DELVERS - Hart in neonlicht (Single (Digital)) De Delvers debuted with their first LP in 2018. An album that was -justifiably- very well received. In 2022 there will be a sequel, and this 'Hart In Neonlicht' is the first single taken from that album. With their idiosyncratic mix of new-wave, dark belpop, post-punk and related genres they pay tribute to the dark dance, the sweating bodies on the dance floor and make us realise howmuch we have missed all this. In their unique style this Dutch night orchestra continues to elaborate on their debut. With a catchy melody; they continue to sing in their native language... ‘Een hart in neonlicht. Een zaal vol zwart jassen. We dansen in de mist , Nieuwe golven, Diepe bassen’... Roughly translated as "A neon light heart. A room full of blackcoats (Blackcoats = dutch nickname for Goths). We dance in the mist, New waves, Deep basses'... [JB] www.peek-a-boo-magazine.be - 26 - Read full reviews on http://www.peek-a-boo-magazine.be/en/reviews/
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