BLACK RAIN - BLACK RAIN (Vinyl/Digital) (Self-Released) Black Rain, you might not have heard of them yet as they first start to draw breath in 2024. They do however are a band to keep your shadow-dwelling-eyes on. With Josh Cowey (vocals & guitar), Mick Christen (drums) and and Scott Hays (bass) as the band line-up, what they unleash is freshly-sharpened double-edged Post-Punk. Aggressive and unrelenting but with a fresh take on the classic sound. July 14th you will be able to experience this for yourself; because this is when Black Rain’s debut album will see the dead of night. Too Goth to be Punk. Too Punk to be Goth. ‘Black Rain’ comprises 5 studio tracks and 4 raw live performances. The album will be available on all major streaming platforms, with limited edition vinyl LP and cassette for collectors who crave something tangible. [HC]. GHOSTING - All Your Dreams (EP (Digital)) (Dark Dimensions) Ghosting is revived.And how! Sasha has returned to creating haunting anthems and the most recent result; the ‘All Your Dreams’ EP. Sascha: I decided to create (yet another) classic Goth Rock song. The lyrics are, as always, subtle. I usually do not like lyrics that are too obvious about their topic. I chose to publish ‘Amphetamine Logic’ by The Sisters of Mercy, simply because I love this song, and I never dared to cover it –because it already IS perfect the way it is! The third song is a ballad. I've always liked my ballades way more than my dance songs, but as destiny and fate do not really care what one wants, my ballades never gathered any attention. This particular one, ‘Beyond Repair’, deals with the unfortunate struggle many mentally imbalanced people have to cope with in addition to their mental instability,the usual remarks of mentally better balanced people like "Buckle up!", or "Meditate, and all will be all right."The lyrics, imho, clearly say: No, it's not.”‘All Your Dreams’ is a 4-tracks EP dipped in ‘oldschool’ Post-Punk style. 4 tracks (including a bonus single edit) with typical 80s instrumentation electric guitars, electric bass and 12-string acoustics. Characterized by Sascha's unmistakable, gladly genre alien compositional technique. Shadowy dark,mystifying, and indispensable, a ‘must-have’ for your Chiropteran-themed music collection. [HC]. ENZO KREFT - Dictator (CD/Digital) (Self-Released) After more than 30 years, Enzo Kreft is still delivering at a high level in the electro scene. And he's just as critical as ever. Enzo Kreft pours his musical wrath over a wide range of topics: the environment, injustice, violence, threats... and now it’s about those who see themselves as a kind of Übermensch. The dictators who, at any cost, impose their will on others, declaiming their intentions with grand words and oppressing the masses in the process.*Dictator* loudly and clearly expresses where Enzo Kreft stands on this. It hits him hard. It makes him angry. Furious, even. And right now, Enzo Kreft is exactly the kind of artist who can channel that rage, wrapped in masterfully crafted synthwave with occasional touches of EBM, into an album.You 'feel' it.With each listen, the anger seeps in a little deeper. Even though he's not the type to scream his rage like some other bands do. No, in his unique, characteristic way, he ladles it directly into your brain. He has delivered yet another remarkable album. One long, critical, and indignant voice rings out. Musically diverse, thematically direct. [JB] ARBEID ADELT! - Herrie (Cassette/Digital) (Starman Records) HERRIE! is the third release byArbeid Adelt! since their comeback in 2015,after Slik (2022) and Het Heelal Is Hier (2023). This time it is a 20-minute cassette containing four songs, and is being released in a limited edition.You can safely call the songs on HERRIE! all 'typicallyArbeid Adelt!' call,with their mix of electro and accessible industrial sounds, and all this with lyrics by Marcel Vanthilt,who at retirement age still sounds as witty and absurd as he did at 24,with this time songs about noise polution, money (or the lack thereof), and bisexuality. So you're up to date again. The title of this tape is spelled in capital letters, with an exclamation mark after it. The band name always had an exclamationmark.And this is all in its place here.HERRIE! is the third good Arbeid Adelt! release in a row since their reunion.Try to see them live too in the next couple of months, it's worth it. [JBC] www.peek-a-boo-magazine.be - 12 - Read full reviews on http://www.peek-a-boo-magazine.be/en/reviews/
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