PLACEBO EFFECT - GALLERIES OF PAIN (CD/Digital/Vynil) (Dance Macabre) Not a new release, because originally released by Danse Macabre in the golden 90s, 1992 in particular. I am talking about the masterpiece "Galleries Of Pain"by the German Placebo Effect who are now also among us live again (in 2023 at Bimfest) and released the album "Shattered Souls" in 2020. Placebo Effect was founded in 1989 and their debut “Galleries Of Pain” immediately hit like a bomb, and is in my opinion leading in the genre with electro,ebm and horror that are masterfully knitted together seamlessly to create a very ominous atmosphere. An album with 14 songs between suppressed tension, existential fear and life pain of which about half would grow into hits on the dance floor.“Mystress”,“Poison Tree”,“Galleries Of Pain”,“Move”,“Devoid Of Soul”,"Dawn &Death"and“AgonyOfMind”are and remain cult in the genre in 2025& excel in their intensity and uncomfortable sitting atmosphere,which nevertheless encourages you to move with body&mind…In other words,an album that should be in your collection [KI] THE ULTIMATE DREAMERS - Paradoxical Sleep (CD/Vynil/Digital) (Alfa-Matrix) The Ultimate Dreamers take inspiration from timeless moods by bands like The Cure, Joy Division and even Trentemøller, the Belgian quartet’s music is a mix of Post-Punk, ColdWave and Dream Pop with a touch of Goth Rock.Present day, Peek-A-Boo is happy to present you their brand-new album ‘Paradoxical Sleep’. An album of entirely new material that no doubt solidifies their standing at the forefront of the alternative underground scene. Fred (vocals, second bass guitar): “All the songs on the album are new compositions, except ‘Envoler’,which is a new recording of an old song that people loved live. Some songs were already written in 2022, in the aftermath of the recording of ‘Echoing Reverie’: ‘Spiritchaser’, for example.‘Traum’ too, but we completely reworked those later.‘Deafness’&‘Energene’were contributed by Bertrand (guitar) and Joel (bass guitar)…” Synopsis: a guide through your most inexplicable dreams, expressed in 13 songs that you will want to listen to over & over again. [HC] MEPHISTOWALTZ -The First Release (Vynil) In 1986 Mephisto Walz emerged from the ashes of death-rock icons Christian Death. MephistoWalz was founded by Bari-Bari and John Schuman (RIP) when cult figure Rozz Williams (RIP) had left the band Christian Death a year earlier and a dispute arose with newChristian Death frontman Valor Kand.That same year, the band already released its first album, the EP“Mephisto Walz” containing 6 songs in the Death-Rock tradition that would each become cult and would later appear on numerous compilations.The name Mephisto Walz was immediately etched into the black-wallpapered bedroom wall of every Death-Rock and Gothic-Rock lover. Now Bari-Bari, still the great inspirer of his MephistoWalz in 2025, is once again bringing these songs to the attention on a limited edition of 300 vinyl copies.Songs that had already been released on CD in 2000 on the compilation “Eary Recordings 1985 -1988” (Cleopatra). On this self-released vinyl you get masterpieces like “Tribal Conflicts”,“Alle In Asche”,“Oh Fallen Angel”,“Painted Black” (indeed a cover of The Rolling Stones, but in my opinion better in the Mephisto Walz version),“Porecelain Gods”,“Eternal Deep”,“Forest Dying”and“Aboriginee Requiem”...[KI] (Self-Released) FRONTLINE ASSEMBLY - Mechviruses (Digital) (Artoffact Records) www.peek-a-boo-magazine.be The new Frontline Assembly is somewhat special, because it is not really a new FLA album and yet it is. On these “Mechviruses” the group pushes its boundaries by joining forces with numerous artists from the alternative, dark genre of synth-pop over postpunk to even industrial metal. The result is these “Mechviruses” that has been released digitally, on CD (with bonus tracks) and on limited pink (yes) vinyl. In a sense you could call it a tribute to this legendary Canadian band but in a sense it is also a groundbreaking style exercise, a challenging experiment that sometimes works better than other times. To get acquainted with the music of Frontline Assembly there are albums that are much better suited for this, these “Mechviruses” are therefore mainly aimed at old and newer fans and introduce fans of a new generation of postpunk, darkwave, dark-pop and manymore acts to one of the pioneers of electro industrial.. . [KI] Read full reviews on http://www.peek-a-boo-magazine.be/en/reviews/ - 28 -
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