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Aeon Sable – Saturn Return
(Gothic Rock * afm211 – Vinyl / Download * RD: 02/22/2013 / 12/12/2012)
On rich 45 minutes, Din-tah aeon an N1n0 prove once more, that they understand their handcraft. Aeon Sable achieve once more the balancing act between 80s flair and progressive gothic rock, without becoming icky or drift away into popular clichees…
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Golden Apes – Riot
(Gothic Rock * afm210 – CD / Download * RD: 11/30/2012)
It’s no contingency that RIOT is an unusual simple title for a Golden Apes album and it is no contingency as well, that meanwhile the 7th studio album of the Berlin-based Gothrockers sounds noticable direct and resolute. Because the last two years were a time of continuous change and alteration, of upswing and shift for the band…
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Chemical Waves – The Garden of Forking Paths
(Darkwave * afm209 – Download * RD: 11/30/2012)
A ride through history, from America to Russia, John F. Kennedy and Marilyn Monroe until Steve Jobs: the time, destiny and history, life and death, war and peace, destruction and rebuilding, crime and victims, a series of links to different realities…
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Dead United – Night Feature
(Horror Punk * afm207 – Vinyl / Download * RD: 11/30/2012)
Narrow three years after the debut CD “The Chainsaw Chronicles” the four undead leaving the crypt once more, to bring their new work “Night Feature” to the living. “Night Feature” is a cumulative load of punk rock, which will be released on November 23rd on vinyl exclusively…
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Luxury Stranger – Nothing Holy
(Post Punk * afm208 – Download * RD: 11/23/2012)
Luxury Stranger are mainly influenced by the typical british Post Punk and New Wave from the years 1978 – 1984 and the Grunge of the 90s. Though two close, but tonal very different styles of music meet, the band achieves, to link them, without losing the proximity to bands such as Joy Division, The Cure and The Chameleons…
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Uni_Form – 1984
(Indie / Post Punk * afm205 – CD / Download * RD: 11/16/2012)
After the release of the EP “Uni_Form” (2008) the debut album “Mirrors” (2010) saw the light of the day and the EP “Winter Blue” (2011) followed. Now Uni_Form have recorded their second album “1984″, which was inspired by George Orwell’s book, as a reaction on the lack of freedom of speech and some control mechanisms…
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The Nightchild – The World Unseen, The World Unknown
(Gothic Rock * afm204 – Download * RD: 11/02/2012)
Once again the couple increases every goth rocker’s heartbeat: harmonious guitars, melancholic-gloomy melodies and the familiar The Nightchild-atmosphere bring the last goth out of his coffin onto the dancefloor…
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The Quinsy – Colors Of The World
(Gothic Rock * afm203 – Download * RD: 10/30/2012)
After the impressive debut “A Violet Day” and the Single “You Know, I’m Sick”, the russian Post Punks of The Quinsy are back with the new album “Colours of the World”…
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Sociophobia – What’s The News?
(Deathrock * afm206 – Download * RD: 11/02/2012)
With “What’s The News?” Sociophobia offer an elegant mixture of old and new deathrock, that goes straight into the ears, without detour. To perfect the sound experience, the whole album was re-recorded and mixed anew…
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Radio DCS – I Try My Best To Mainstream
(Wave / Darkwave * afm202 – CD / Download * RD: 10/26/2012)
“Radio DCS” is a duo from Vienna with a seemingly paradoxical sound, as it is “modern” Retro Dark Wave with a heavy dose of pop appeal…
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Red Sun Revival – Running From The Dawn
(Alternative / Gothic Rock * afm201 – CD / Download * RD: 10/12/2012)
Red Sun Revival’s sound is defined by sonorous vocals with intricate, often sparkly guitars which float over driving bass lines and weave amongst haunting violin harmonies…
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Ghostfog – Frightnights [Under Haunted Stars] Part II
(Industrial * afm200 – Download * RD: 10/05/2012)
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Musically the journey through the Raumzeit sounds more electronic, a bit more sterile and a bit lighter, without neglecting the familiar Ghostfog sound…
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Tiny Boys – Tiny Boys
(Indie / Post Punk * afm188 – CD * RD: 09/28/2012)
Modern elements of indie, mixed with post punk, in a style some way similar to the french Tanit, makes a unique sound, which blasts without indirections…
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PaPerCuts – Disbelief
(Gothic Rock * afm199 – Download * RD: 09/25/2012)
“Disbelief” is the meanwhile third release of the band and doesn’t take a backseat to its forerunners. Who still likes true guitar work and deep-going lyrics, will here find out, that the german gothic rock scene still has to offer amazing bands…
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Shino – Wirbelsturm
(Acoustic * afm198 – Download * RD: 09/25/2012)
With “Wirbelsturm” (“whirlwind”) SHINO comes up with a “live” album of a special kind. The album was recorded almost in one turn, with the focus on the authenticity, not on artificial sound quality…
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The Silence Industry – The Maw Of Sleep
(Gothic Rock * afm197 – Download * RD: 09/25/2012)
Since 2007 the Canadian Graham J., mastermind of the band, bestows us again and again with releases, that blast off a lot of musical borders. Noise, Progressive Rock, Post Punk, Gothic Rock, even a pinch of pop is part of the music…
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(((S))) – The Moon Is My Sun
(Wave / Indie * afm196 – CD / Download * RD: 09/21/2012)
Meanwhile known as a chameleon of retro-music, (((S))) start out once more to open up new areas with their music. Precisely said, the newest work “The Moon Is My Sun” is settled in the areas of minmal-synth-wave, that had its high between 1978 and 1983…
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Les Modules Etranges – Socially Awkward
(Cold Wave * afm195 – CD / Download * RD: 09/14/2012)
With the album “Turmoil” Les Modules Etranges set a milestone of their extraordinary sound, that wanders between post punk / cold wave and pure, aggressive punk. But the duo doesn’t dread to top it all off with “Socially Awkward” and grab deeper into their bag of tricks…
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(((S))) – Alive/Die
(Darkwave / Indie * afm194 – Download * RD: 08/31/2012)
Since meanwhile the first few songs of the upcoming album “The Moon Is My Sun” of (((S))) are available for pre-listening, now the single “Alive/Die” will be released, which will increase the fans’ anticipation for the upcoming album once more…
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Ending The Vicious Cycle – Ghosts EP
(Post Punk * afm193 – CD / Download * RD: 08/31/2012)
For some time now, something quite special has been brewing in Texas. Something which most people wouldn’t anticipate. ENDING THE VICIOUS CYCLE from Fort Worth, Texas, present new post-punk true to the spirit of the great originals…
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Chemical Waves – The Great Dictator
(Darkwave * afm192 – Download * RD: 07/10/2012)
This song was inspired by the great Charlie Chaplin’s movie of 1940 and in particular from memorable final speech that closes the movie. The single also include a b-side called “HAZE”, a song on the rubble of the destruction of World Wars…
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Nightchild A. – Images
(Instrumental * afm191 – Download * RD: 07/10/2012)
After some great achievements with his Band The Nightchild and his solo project Sociophobia, mastermind Nightchild A. turns to different paths, to express his creativity in different ways. “Images” is his little work, which comes up as an instrumental 6-track-EP…
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Christine Plays Viola – Demo 2012
(Gothic Rock * afm190 – Download * RD: 06/29/2012)
The single is an exclusive gift to the fans and those, who supported the band since their debut. Their meanwhile secret idol of the public and masterpiece “Apocryphal Supremacy”, which is available since the end of 2011 on Youtube only, will be presented on the single for the first time…
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Defekt 86 – Imperfection
(Post Punk / Darkwave * afm187 – Download * RD: 06/29/2012)
Finally the waiting is over, defekt 86 publish new material the EP “Imperfection”. On this masterpiece the band present themselves much more mature, which does not only concern the vocals, but also song structure and arrangement…
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Brotherhood – …Turn The Gold To Chrome…
(Gothic Rock * afm186 – CD * RD: 06/29/2012)
With their debut album, the 2 boys prove impressively, that gothic rock doesn’t have to be pabulum, even nowadays. Traditional gothic rock can’t get invented completely new, but nevertheless they both achieve, to make their music innovative and catchy…
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Sharon Next – Der Hase E.P.
(Electro / Wave * afm185 – CD / Download * RD: 06/22/2012)
After the song “Der Hase” (‘the rabbit’) on the germany-tour of “Sharon Next”, which was intended as a tragical gag, it turned out to be a favourite of the audience, the band decided, that this song has to get its own release…
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Cauda Pavonis – Peace Through Superior Firepower
(Gothic Rock * afm183 – CD * RD: 06/22/2012)
With “Peace Through Superior Firepower” Cauda Pavonis return with their, until now, most matured and most felicitous album and offer the listener again some excursions, accompanied by wonderful dark melodies and thoughtful lyrics…
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DeStijl – The White Stripes
(Electro Rock * afm181 – CD / Download * RD: 05/25/2012)
DeStijl combine dark sounds with melodic indie-rock in a completely new vesture and attracted a respectable amount of fans with that, which is continuously growing…
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Louis Lingg and the Bombs – Alphabet of a Revolution
(Punk * afm180 – Download * RD: 05/25/2012)
2 years after their first album “Lullabies for Mutant Monkeys” the paris-based anarcho-pop-punk band Lous Lingg and the Bombs return in an impressing way with their new album…
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Junkyard + The Wings of Desire – Underground Tapes
(Post Punk * afm179 – Download * RD: 05/15/2012)
Junkyard + The Wings Of Desire come up with an airy sound, which was inspired by bands such as Bauhaus, The Cure and The Birthday Party…
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AlterRed – Dollstown
(Electro / Darkwave * afm176 – CD / Download * RD: 05/04/2012)
“DollsTown” is the second studio album from London based electro-cabaret-masters AlterRed. Following on from their 2011 debut, the DollsTown sound pays homage to many styles…
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Chemical Waves – Sweet Candy Bullets
(Darkwave * afm177 – Download * RD: 05/01/2012)
“Sweet candy bullets” is an American history made of murders, suspects, false leads, sex, love, peace and racism…
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The Watermarks – Run Away EP
(Indie * afm178 – Download * RD: 05/08/2012)
The Watermarks offer pumping, driving Indie/Wave in a field of tension between British Sea Power and Jesus & Mary Chain, with a pinch Bloc Party and a breeze of Secret Machines…
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The Search – Staying Alive In A Country Industrialized
(Indie / Wave * afm174 – CD / Download * RD: 04/27/2012)
After their dreamlike-melancholic success album “The Search for Connection Contact And Community” in September 2011, The Search return with a new line-up and album…
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The Quinsy – You Know I’m Sick
(Post Punk * afm175 – Download * RD: 04/24/2012)
Only a short while after the successful release of their debut album “The Violet Day” the Quinsy return with a single, that introduces a new album…
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The Eternal Fall – MM – MMXII
(Post Punk * afm172 – CD / Download * RD: 04/20/2012)
“MM-MMXII” forms a summary of the band’s work, from the beginnings until the year 2012…
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A Rainy Day In Bergen – s/t
(Indie / Pop * afm169 – CD / Download * RD: 04/20/2012)
With the self-titled debut album the italian A RAINY DAY IN BERGEN offer fans of guitar-free indie a very special delicacy…
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Neon Zoo – O
(Darkwave * afm171 – Download * RD: 03/30/2012)
“O” is an album of a different kind, in which 2 years work in the role of audio producer gets demonstrated…
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Emerald Park – Absolute Zero
(Indie / Pop * afm168 – CD / Download * RD: 03/30/2012)
On the 11 track album the swedes prove once more, that they have an amazing intuition for soft Indie pop with feathery scandinavian melancholy…
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Tongue – At The Beginning…
(Deathrock * afm170 – Download * RD: 03/23/2012)
Stirring, passionate guitar riffs, a lot of reverb in the vocals, driving drums and catching melodies are on the brothers’ agenda…
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We Came From Waters – Unfamous Quotes
(Post Punk * afm167 – CD / Download * RD: 03/23/2012)
That Greece has more to offer, than economy- and financial crises, is proven in an impressing way by WE CAME FROM WATERS on their debut album “Unfamous Quotes”…
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Ending The Vicious Cycle – 1000 Words
(Post Punk * afm172 – Download * RD: 03/20/2012)
ENDING THE VICIOUS CYCLE from Fort Worth, Texas, present new post-punk true to the spirit of the great originals…
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Various Artists – Join the dark side…
(Indie / Darkwave * afm166 – CD / Download * RD: 03/13/2012)
With 19 tracks this CD offers a little overview of the past 2 successful years of the label’s still short history…
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Chemical Waves – Murders TV
(Darkwave * afm165 – Download * RD: 02/28/2012)
“Murders TV” is the second shocking single by Chemical Waves. We meet a “coming evil” – one of the most famous serial killer – Ted Bundy…
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Scofferlane – Veto
(Post Punk * afm160 – CD / Download * RD: 02/17/2012)
Post punk in a dark Bauhaus-style, a mighty voice, which could tempt the one or another icon to chuck the microphone and an atmosphere, as if there’s no tomorrow…
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Gruftschlampen – Monotonie und Gebete
(New Wave * afm164 – Download * RD: 02/14/2012)
Musically Gruftschlampen call themselves a mixture of Dark Punk and New Wave, while the relation to Deathrock is not to miss…
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The Quinsy – The Violet Day
(Post Punk * afm162 – Download * RD: 02/14/2012)
The Russian post-punk band THE QUINSY was formed at the very beginning of XXI century by Vladimir 4.44 Tkebuchava. The debut album “The Violet Day” will be available from february 14th on as a free download…
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Voyvoda – Iztok
(Post Punk * afm159 – Download * RD: 02/07/2012)
The bulgarian band Voyvoda will release their second album “Iztok” on February 7th as a download, the vinyl issue will follow on 20th of April, 2012. Offered will be experimental sounds somewhere between post punk, cold wave and balkan komita folk…
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Monument – Teeth & Tails
(Gothic Rock * afm158 – Vinyl / Download * RD: 02/03/2012)
The promising Swedish gothrocker MONUMENT release their debut EP “Teeth & Tails”, which offers traditional gothic rock at its best. Female vocals, dominant guitars, coated into the dark atmosphere of an early 80s gothrock release…
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Chemical Waves – The Origin
(Darkwave * afm161 – Download * RD: 01/30/2012)
The first song called “The Origin” is inspired by the evil nature of man, on a trip through the Jewish Museum in Berlin, from The Garden of Exile to Holocaust Tower. A place where silence is a lot of noise…
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Emerald Park – Things
(Indie / Pop * afm157 – Download * RD: 01/27/2012)
Sometimes music business isn’t only confusing for outsiders. Afterwards the album title “For Tomorrow” (2008) from Emerald Park seems like a prophetic hint on that, which should happen in the following years…
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Siiiii – Ancient
(Post Punk * afm155 – CD / Download * RD: 01/27/2012)
Siiiii come up with their album “Ancient”, which is a collection of their songs of their early years (1983-1986) and shows clearly, that it’s possible to carry the so much loved 80s sound into the new millenium…
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The Eternal Fall – Emptiness Vol. 1 & 2
(Darkwave * afm154 – CD / Download * RD: 01/27/2012)
For Whom The Cure are still too happy and Silke Bischoff is too icky and who, most notably, loves straight old schooled guitar-work, is on the right track with The Eternal Fall…
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The Nightchild – Dreammaster
(Gothic Rock * afm156 – Download * RD: 01/20/2012)
It hasn’t been that long, when the high flyers of the Nightchild released their third album “Some Stories And Thoughts”. Now the ukrainian couple already comes up with their new single “Dreammaster”…
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Silver Rocket – Old Fashioned
(Post Punk / Indie * afm151 – Download * RD: 01/13/2012)
Ten songs and a Frank Sinatra-cover combine the sound of 90s indie-rock with the charm of 50s ballads and modern post punk on this album…
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