It's quite a rare and high praised statement to say that an artist reminds me of The Human League not just because of the immense gravity of what a legendary act that band was but also because it is one of the first ever artists I can remember hearing as a child so it has far more gravitas to me in that respect; So it's not something I would ever say lightly. Yet in the first few opening lines of this single, that's all that is going through my head.. Jay has brought Vintage Human League emotional story telling in to modern day synthwave production. The Grendel remix only adds further to that aspect of wanting to bob along happily to a modern song that sounds like a real vintage classic. It's quite an emotionally complex package to unwrap in my head and even more so for it being an unexpected blindsider. Not as unexpected however as to have the Tactical Sekt remix continuing to deepen the synthwave and retro chill vibes rather than mixing in the more aggressive side of industrial stuff that they are known for. The video and lyrics take us on a journey of a stalker's obsession with a Goth girl and it is a story that is sadly, probably quite relatable for a lot of people in either experience or genuine concern in modern society. Quite an impressive second release from J:Dead who is no doubt going to hit us with an incredible debut album at some point if he continues with this high performance work. Being a 'single' song release I won't review it in my usual fashion but I give it.. 7 / 10 J:dead is the solo project from Jay Taylor, live drummer of EBM/Synthpop bands such as Tactical Sekt, Tyske Ludder and Harmjoy. For the last 16 years Jay has frequented many stages across the world performing in his own signature style of aggressive, hard hitting acoustic noise to the forefront of electronic acts. Now, with the creation of J:dead, there is an opportunity to show his ability in developing music which is at the core and drive behind his musical ambitions. J:dead is whatever it needs to be: without labels, stereotypes, scene driven boxes or goals other than to inspire others. J:dead’s ambition is to make others feel alive by listening and feeling the creation of someone losing themselves. J:dead provides emotional and lyric driven tracks with a dark synthpop vibe, inspired by a range of artists and genres. J:dead announced signing to Infacted Recordings in Nov 2020 alongside the release of their next single Feeding on me on 19th Dec. The single release will also include remixes from Grendel and Tactical Sekt, two acts which are close to the heart of Jay, as they were the first acts he played in (Tactical Sekt) and alongside (Grendel) when he first started playing live shows. J:dead will release their first full length album via Infacted Recordings in early 2021, which hosts 11 original songs. The physical release will also hold 4 additional remixes (2 being those mentioned above) as bonus tracks. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jdeadband Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jdeadband/ Quick note: Elektro Vox is an ad free site that costs a lot to run and get content for. If you like our work please consider commissioning an article, making a small donation to keep us running, or sub to our YouTube for band interviews and music streams. Thank you! Check out the alternative directory for E-stores, online Goth goods, and new bands to discover. Thank you for viewing and please feel free to share on social media and like us on Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook @ElektroVox

It's been a tough year and I have not kept as up to date with the wider spectrum of industrial and electronic music as I would have liked to in order to call this a true 'Best of' list. However these are my personal favourite and best from 2020, many of them related to the work I have done with the bands throughout the year, and some of them I just enjoyed amongst all the rest and didn't get round to writing about. So here's my short set of lists with no explanations to get in the way. Enjoy! Best albums 1. ESA: Electronic Substance Abuse - Burial 10 Review HERE 2. Hatari - Neyslutrans Review HERE 3. Seraphim System - Mutant Mthrfkr 4. Auger - Insurgence Review HERE 5. Witch of the Vale - Commemorate 6. Corlyx - Together apart Review HERE 7. Black Angel - Kiss of death Review HERE 8. Jameson Nathan Jones - Signals Review HERE 9. MENSCHDEFEKT - Empty World Review HERE 10. MORIS BLAK - Irregular Revisions vol.1 Best Singles / EP 1. Aesthetic Perfection (For X-RL7) - Digital Deities Read about X-RL7 HERE 2. Biomechanimal featuring Nysrok Infernalien - End you life Review HERE 3. Blutengel / Massive Ego - Nothing but a void Review HERE 4. Analogue Blood - Kill those beats Review HERE 5. Faderhead Featuring Solar Fake - I did not know Top 3 music videos 1. ESA - THE SCORN 2. Hatari - Engin Miskunn 3. Pretty Addicted - 'Tones and Whiskey Top 3 Cyber EVM acts 1. Iszoloscope - Cyber EVM 2.0 2. ESA - Cyber EVM 2.0 3. Corlyx - Cyber EVM Best unexpected pleasure The Weeknd - 'Blinding lights' This has brought synthwave in to the main stream and I think we can all agree that it's incredible! Thank you We were able to bring you events like Cyber EVM due to some incredible bands, thank you to all of those involved. Especially a huge thank you to Scott of iVardensphere and Jasyn of God Module for being our first headline acts; putting your trust in a brand new online event! Also a big thank you to Iszoloscope, ESA, and Memmaker for headlining EVM 2. Most important thanks go to the Karkasaurus duo Mark and Peter, and Matt of Biomechanimal for all of your hard work and help this year in putting together so many streams to keep people entertained. Thank you to both bands for going out of their way to make rare industrial specific shows for us especially back when lockdown began as some small replacement for Elektro Vox (live) Festival having to be postponed. A huge thank you to everyone who donated to Cyber EVM to help Slimelight and of course to the late, and great legend Mayuan Mak for everything he has done for our community. Thank you to everyone who has a listing on the Alternative Diectory, I hope to really push that next year! Finally thank you to everyone who has listened, supported, read, donated, submitted music, emails, and commissions to us etc, etc; And thank you to my friends and loved ones, I couldn't do any of this without you! <3 - Canis DJ Elekto Vox Quick note: Elektro Vox is an ad free site that costs a lot to run and get content for. If you like our work please consider commissioning an article, making a small donation to keep us running, or sub to our YouTube for band interviews and music streams. Thank you! Check out the alternative directory for E-stores, online Goth goods, and new bands to discover. Thank you for viewing and please feel free to share on social media and like us on Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook @ElektroVox

Muta-scuM describes himself as.. 'Noise, breaks, the occasional melody and something that sounds a bit like tinnitus' as well as 'Industrial Break-Beat' which is an interesting adaptation of experimenting with the raw tools and essence of what industrial music comes down to.. The harsh and unrefined, being hammered in to something complex and workable. With this two track single released earlier this month it's almost like listening to a blacksmith hammering out his latest inventions. Review: Adam's music has a Christian theme which is something quite unknown in the industrial world and with this release we have the tracks 'Bad Friday' and 'Magnificat v2'. The former being a possible play on Good Friday, and the later referring to the hymn to Mary 'Magnificat'. Although it may be rare, it works surprisingly well. Have you ever played an epic game battle with Choral Hymn music that has a metal or alternative edge to it? I remember most of the Ace Combat series of games having epic Hymn music during the final battles and often wish they had just that slight edge to them to add to the effect. Well in 'Magnificat v2' this is exactly what we have with its heavy and raw drum beats breaking it apart and reforging it with that 'break-beat' as mentioned before. It really is quite enjoyable and I can imagine cyberpunk Knights Templar preparing for a fight with the kind of vibe the music gives off. 'Bad Friday' mixes elements of the old school in to an amalgamation that reminds me of Velvet Acid Christ fighting with Nero's day at Disneyland for supremacy with it's dark ambience but somewhat upbeat and at odds synths thrown in. Overall, a refreshingly different sub genre to grace my inbox that creates a lot of ambience in such a small package. Quite impressive! 6.5/10 https://www.reverbnation.com/mutascum https://www.facebook.com/Muta.scuM https://muta-scum-music.bandcamp.com/music Quick note: Elektro Vox is an ad free site that costs a lot to run and get content for. If you like our work please consider commissioning an article, making a small donation to keep us running, or sub to our YouTube for band interviews and music streams. Thank you! Check out the alternative directory for E-stores, online Goth goods, and new bands to discover. Thank you for viewing and please feel free to share on social media and like us on Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook @ElektroVox #MutaScuM #ElektroVox #Review #BadFriday #BreakBeat #Industrial

One of the true masters of industrial returns yet again, never slowing down, never resting; The album's name may as well be a description of the man himself. For those who are new to his music, they are ambushed by the sheer ferocity and skill, drumming up primal fury inside of listeners with each beat. He can attack you not just with industrial, but power noise, dark synth, and a vast array of vocal and metal ranges. Looking at the beautiful artwork of the latest album I find myself marvelling at the coincidence that before I even knew about this album, some of what I had written up for #Cyber EVM 2.0 said: "Seraphim System is an apex predator of industrial music. One who may not be known far and wide but neither is the panther until it’s at your throat in full force and aggression." This self released album releases on the 22nd of December and is available for pre-order on both CD and digital format over at Bandcamp HERE. John played a lot of the new tracks from this album on his first ever online show for Cyber EVM in aid of Slimelight which can be seen in the video below: For the full Cyber EVM 2 article where you can watch the exclusive sets from Seraphim System, Iszoloscope, Memmaker, and Zeitgeist Zero as well as stage show from ESA, and DJ sets from myself, DJ Elektro Vox; click the image: Review First of all this album seems very much a return to the hard to swallow vocals of raw aggression heard in previous albums such as 'Relay Toxicity' and 'Xibalba' but very much blended in to the crunchy industrial stomp goodness of 'Obsidian Frontline.' It is therefore not the usual industrial of 'Friendly Fire' and 'Phoenix.' Once you get that assumption out of your mind, you're a lot more free to enjoy what is on offer. Having heard a lot of these played for Cyber EVM 2 I can honestly say this music is perfect for clubs and to be shared! It's not music to sit down and chill out to that's for sure (Unless you need a real good angry soundtrack to vent with). Look at it like instead of grabbing a cold beer to chill with, it's like shooting ten flaming tequilas in a row and when done at the right time, it's exactly what you need. This is music you want to gather up your tribe to and share in the primal fire flowing through the seemingly elemental music. If I were to coin a new phrase, perhaps 'Social power-industrial' might be fitting. It's sounds, drops, and samples like these that make you want to turn to your friends and pull these kind of faces to as you dance: This album, much like 'Obsidian Frontline' seems to be a concept album that each song carries on from and therefore to review individual tracks would be difficult as the sound and feel of this album comes at you as a whole. If you were in a city being attacked by the likes of Starcraft Zerg, or Starship trooper 'bugs' then each road or alleyway you run down is gonna be variations on the same feral carnage, you understand? Having said that I do think the opening samples about cops in the first track 'THE PRIMAL' and the relentless onslaught of industrial tones in the ending track 'RUTHLESS ORDER' frame this album perfectly and stand out for me as tracks I would happily DJ with the first opportunity I get in a club or shared online event. Tracklist THE PRIMAL THE PREY COMMAND NATURAL PREDATOR THE WORM THE POISON THE AMBUSH IN FOR THE KILL SCENT OF BLOOD RUTHLESS ORDER Conclusion No one quite writes music like John Stancil. I'd be hard pressed to relate his constant stream of new and experimental music to any other artists. He truly does stand alone just as the apex predators do, hiding in the shadows and not quite straying in to the limelight. The anger at the world and political climate is a recurring theme even in this album and you can tell there's no stopping Seraphim System as he constantly evolves and adapts his music style to the world around him. This album is peak fury and shows that he deserves to be put in to aggressive soundtracks like the DOOM franchise. If one day I find myself in a Seraphim System mosh pit or wall of death, I expect that frenzied crowd to show each other no mercy... You can grab some Seraphim System merch HERE Scores Technicality: 7/10 Dance factor: 7.5/10 Energy: 8/10 Vocals: 6.5/10 Re-playability: 6/10 Overall score: 7 / 10 Quick note: Elektro Vox is an ad free site that costs a lot to run and get content for. If you like our work please consider commissioning an article, making a small donation to keep us running, or sub to our YouTube for band interviews and music streams. Thank you! Check out the alternative directory for E-stores, online Goth goods, and new bands to discover. Thank you for viewing and please feel free to share on social media and like us on Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook @ElektroVo #SeraphimSystem #NaturalPredator #ElektroVox #Review #industrial #IndustrialMetal

If you threw 3TEETH, Ministry, Skinny Puppy, SYD.31, and a few punk bands alongside a heavy dose of 'new and unique individuality' sauce in to a blender, you end up with Moaan Exis by the time the noise and blades come to a halt. Failing that imagine a modern remake of The Crow. A Moaan Exis track would make a perfect replacement to My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult's 'After the flesh' track during the nightclub massacre.. On the 15th of November the French power duo released this, their third album, NECESSARY VIOLENCES with 8 tracks of stunning brutality. In their own words: Duo Vox/machines + drum oriented industrial, techno, hardcore, cinematic atmosphere, tribal or experimental sounds. Since its beginnings, Moaan Exis explores genres, integrates them, in fact something that someone can not define so easily. A sound object burning melancholy with the violence of a catastrophe. There is little respite, yet so much urgency. This is manifested by a powerful beat, confusing rhythms, strange sounds, a brutal distortion or not soothing soundscapes; Because the motor is emotion. Ultimately, Moaan Exis desires to sublimate sound into fury, rage and sweat. Moaan Exis is: Mathieu: Programming, synth, percussions. Xavier: Drum. Review: At the 3:39 mark, even on low volume 'Everyday is a simulation' did something no song has ever done, it caused my heavy mahogany desk to vibrate and shake beneath me with is descending bass frequency. It is precisely THIS kind of sound that we go to clubs for, to feel that deep penetrating bass resonate within us and massage that deep rooted need for aural satisfaction; That first sip of a beer, the first mouthful of a good meal to a starving man, and with this.. The tension release of the first felt vibrations on a dance floor to the heavier dark synths our souls long for. 'Alone Together' brings the dark synth and heavy drum fuel to the fire in a steady and impressive dark dance offering of modern technological tribal spirit. 'Divine Automation' is a modern punk vocalisation of pure chaos. The vocals, drums, and samples are thrown around like a mosh pit. There is a delicate order that only just keeps the track together long enough to end and it is a very, very impressive balance. Divine Automation music video: 'Blind' and 'Necessary Violence' slow the pace down to an ominous, overbearing anticipation of danger only to have 'Coercion' speed the tempo back up in to that very '2020' sound of industrial with the high level synths and almost happy hardcore style drumming, all glued together with a little dub-step; and its thoroughly enjoyable. 'Love Witches' does much the same but with added old school EBM feel and a distorted Choir thrown in. Finally the album wraps up with Electronic Substance Abuse's remix of 'Divine Automation' which sounds more like a mash up, or live battle between the two bands. I feel sorry for my speakers now... "I would say the remix I'm most proud of to date is this little angry snapper." - Jamie of ESA. Tracklist Everyday Is A Simulation Alone Together Divine Automation Blind Coercion Necessary Violence Love Witches Divine Automation rmx by Electronic Substance Abuse Conclusion Moaan Exis are a very professional band who have brought forth an album that may not be to everyone's taste and liking but for those of us who appreciate the nuances and beauty within the maelstrom of the chaos, it is a fine addition that stands out in an already flooded market. With NECESSARY VIOLENCES, they have proven themselves to be effective predators in our concrete music jungle. Scores Technicality: 7.5/10 Dance factor: 8/10 Energy: 8/10 Vocals: 7/10 Re-playability: 8/10 Overall score: 7.7 / 10 Click for event page Quick note: Elektro Vox is an ad free site that costs a lot to run and get content for. If you like our work please consider commissioning an article, making a small donation to keep us running, or sub to our YouTube for band interviews and music streams. Thank you! Check out the alternative directory for E-stores, online Goth goods, and new bands to discover. Thank you for viewing and please feel free to share on social media and like us on Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook @ElektroVox #MoaanExis #NECESSARYVIOLENCES #ElektroVox #Industrial #EBM #PUNK #Review

On the 11th of December 2020 we had 4 Exclusive first online shows in aid of Slimelight London hitting the donation goal! Below you can re-watch each bands' performance and there is an embed link to donate to Slimelight and Mak's family. Thank you. DJ Elektro Vox opening set Set list: Eggvn - Mantis Hocico - Damaged Menschdefekt - Black harvest Synapsyche - Push! Detroit diesel - Crash and burn Distatix - Disappear Biomechanimal - End your life ESA - We are Elektro Vox Zeitgeist Zero Due to a muted track issue with twitch and technical issues this is a slight re-work and does not therefore show the chat and emojis on screen as when it was live. Seraphim System 20 seconds of intro cut due to copyright. Electronic Substance Abuse Professional stage performance Memmaker Mixed DJ set Iszoloscope Incredible online first and pure fire! DJ Elektro Vox closing set Set list: Suono - Battle iVardensphere - Thin Veil We are magonia - The living will envy the dead Blutengel / Massive Ego - Nothing but a void Pretty addicted - Scapegoat Pretty addicted - Too much (90 days a cycle) Gasoline invertebrate - Headschatten Faderhead - Home of the creeps Rein - I don't get anything but shit from you Combichrist - Every day is war Analogue blood - Until the sun (Ending not seen was Human league - Electric dreams and a Candle vigil to Mak) Thank you all so much for watching, sharing, and donating. I’m so, so humbled and emotional. From the bottom of my heart, thank you for supporting not just me but the artists, Slimes, and Mak We hit the $1000 donation goal. You’re all amazing! To donate to Slimelight and Mak's family: And a big thank you to Mechanical Vein for hosting our after party! Check out the alternative directory for E-stores, online Goth goods, and new bands to discover. Thank you for viewing and please feel free to share on social media and like us on Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook @ElektroVox #Slimelight #CyberEVM #ElektroVox #iszoloscope #memmaker #esa #seraphimsystem #zeitgeistzero #DJ #EVM

This release is one destined for greatness, that pivotal point in an artist's career where all the hard work has paid off and they spring board in to the pond not just as another little fish, but as one of the mighty Megaladons of recent times. BIOMECHANIMAL join forces with hedonistic legend Nysrock Infernalien to bring you ‘End Your Life’, a brutal, filthy expression of electronic music. This aggressive collaboration brings together elements of industrial, extreme metal, and both artists’ visceral vocal performances. It's rounded out by a selection of explosive remixes from both established and fresh artists across the alternative electronic sphere. Written by Matt & Nysrok, produced by Biomechanimal, post production from X-Fusion Music Production & Keith/Mechanical Vein, and some incredible artwork from returning artist Midiankai Arts, the single hosts a large array of scene talent: DIE SEKTOR, JAVI SSAGITTAR (Terrolokaust, Killus), MOAAN EXIS, XM.H, XOTOX, and new labelmates KALC End your life releases November 27, 2020 Support the release by pre-saving the track below (It's one of the most important ways to help bands at the moment so try to always pre-save upcoming releases!) Edit: Now it's been released, add it to your playlist! Review Something Biomechanimal have always stood at the edge of and not quite took the plunge in to, is Aggrotech. With 'End your life' they do so with reckless abandon thanks to the Nysrock Infernalien influence of this release. The undeniable Bio tones and synths ring true as ever but the vocals retch out viscera and vulgarity as never before in a track that ends far too short; Like catching yourself on a rusty razor blade, it's brutal and gets pulled away too quick. I'm not quite sure to rave dance, head bang, or spin the hell out as the tempo and direction of the track is as fluid as a storm wave, rising, falling, changing direction, calming, and swelling. This is what happens when the unstoppable force of Biomechanimal meets the immovable Nysrock Infernalien. The power held within and spilling out of the speakers is far more than teen angst could ever hope to be. This is fury and frustration at everything wrong with the world. It is unadulterated, battle frenzy bliss. The Die Sektor remix only adds further fire and brimstone to an already deadly track and the Moaan Exis mix brings us a more experimental yet wonderfully familiar feel with its industrial dance feel aspect. XMH turns the track hardcore style, Xotox takes us on an OLD school EBM nostalgia trip of industrial sound, and KALCYFER keeps truest to the original but seems to sharpen that rusty razor in to a dance floor stomping aural killing machine! Tracklist End Your Life End Your Life (KALCYFR Remix) End Your Life (Die Sektor Remix) End Your Life (Ssagittar Remix) End Your Life (Moaan Exis Remix) End Your Life (XMH Remix) End Your Life (Chaosmix by Xotox) Conclusion I said a while ago that Biomechanimal were the rising stars of Industrial and the band to watch out for. I have not been proven wrong. The more they work with well established artists in their music and the more incredible acts they find themselves supporting or hosting on their streams recently has proved that once and for all. Biomechanimal is among the UK's utmost finest and important crop of industrial artists. 'End Your Life' is their defining moment of not just taking a well deserved seat at the table but storming in, kicking the table over, slamming themselves down backwards on that chair and mouthing.. 'F**king deal with it!' Scores Technicality: 8.5 /10 Dance factor: 8 /10 Energy: 9 /10 Vocals: 8.5 /10 Re-playability: 9.5 /10 Overall score: 8.7 / 10 Also check out Biomechanimal's other recent release of their Deathstars remix, and their Alternative directory listing with us, both below: Quick note: Elektro Vox is an ad free site that costs a lot to run and get content for. If you like our work please consider commissioning an article, making a small donation to keep us running, or sub to our YouTube for band interviews and music streams. Thank you! Check out the alternative directory for E-stores, online Goth goods, and new bands to discover. Thank you for viewing and please feel free to share on social media and like us on Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook @ElektroVox Biomechanimal's Listing: Click for event page #Biomechanimal #NysrockInfernalien #EndYourLife #ElektroVox #Review

Although released in March, this EP is still as powerful now as on its release. It has grown on me in many different and interesting ways. We speak to Derek Williams about the EP and the brand new released music videos for each track. If you haven't heard of Jan Doyle Band before, I described them as the following and Derek absolutely loves to share this quote around, much to my appreciation! "A band half way to old school goth Sister's of Mercy but got snagged on David Bowie, and slipped in a puddle of glam; in a sense... The Clash on acid." Interview Q. What exactly is the concept of Insurrectionary Neo Futurism? It all came about through the idea of many bands such as Naked Lunch, Depeche Mode, Blancmange and so on often being called Futurist and indeed there was a Futurist chart in certain music publications. I felt that in the same way as those bands were looking to the future, we were occupying a similar thought space so we’re NEO futurist.. Insurrectionary because so much out there is incredibly boring. So few acts seem to really put on a show (Legpuppy and Holy Braille being two notable exceptions mind you) and seem so stuck in a rut of one track turned into an album (Good friend The Alpha Video being decidedly opposite though). I felt that we were insurrectionary in terms of shaking things up a bit - cause a bit of mayhem and be unpredictable. This isn’t entertainment, it’s war! Q. You briefly described each track on the body balanced in our early listen article HERE. Would you say since it's release in March that any meaning to those songs has changed in any way and which track are you most proud of? In ways tracks can take on different meanings over time and it’s sometimes exciting to try and imbue meaning into random words but with 'Body Balanced' it’s stayed the same. However we like to leave it open to listeners to possibly apply it to themselves in whatever way they see fit and indeed in our obfuscatory obliqueness we may not always give the same definition. Q. Can you tell us about the filming process behind the new music videos? The filming process itself was pretty obvious of course - point a video recording device at JDB record. However to go into more detail about how it came about is perhaps more interesting. What with one thing and another, Goth City festival, which was supposed to be featuring JDB this year, moved to being an online affair and so required people to pre-record their performances. Now I’d done a couple of okay-ish live stream performances from a specially decorated spare room at home but the thought struck me that this wasn’t a live stream so why not do something different.. There was opportunity for something a bit more and to try and truly represent the EP well. It didn’t have to be a live performance I figured so why not make a mini movie or series of music videos to the EP? Now, Doncaster (where I live) is a place full of concrete, glass and metal architecture which provides the perfect setting for things with a cyberpunk flavour so why not do some performances among that and overdub them with the studio audio? So we gathered on a sunday, recorded and performed (with the aid of a bluetooth speaker - thanks to Jamie Mann in Sheffield) and by the Thursday I’d somehow made 5 music videos. The most challenging of which was for the currently unreleased instrumental track Distance. Considering I was editing on almost every kick drum with that, it took most of the day to do a 2 minute track. The videos were all recorded by good friend Alan Morgan who makes incredible abstract paintings and fascinating musical experiments HERE and his Facebook page can be found HERE. I had so much anxiety about doing them before hand just thinking 'oh it’s stupid and pointless and will look rubbish anyway' and VERY nearly called off the band meeting up to do them. However I feel the results surpassed what I expected and give a good flavour of what JDB can provide as a performance. Q. You also have a regular radio show, can you tell us about that and what's included? I typically broadcast on monday nights at 8pm on.. mixcloud.com/live/jdbradio It’s a rather ambivalent show but may veer mostly toward the electronic side of things just as my tastes due. I try to play the most interesting new music as well as unusual selections from the past. It’s probably the only place you’ll hear such as Girls Aloud alongside say Skinny Puppy. But all music exists in the same place for me, I don’t feel the need to distinguish between genres. If it’s good, I’ll like it. Q. You put a lot of effort and fake blood in to your live peformances how have you found the change from playing in venues to occasional live shows online and have you any new ideas for when venues open again for live shows? (See the below music video of 'Yes sir, I can boogie to see what I mean!) I have done a lot of shows with blood but IS IT FAKE? There’s no vials of fake blood found at my performances and there’s a big knife involved.. I think though the days of that style may be over as I try to rely less on simple shock factor and just have more confidence in ending a show on my own material. For too long I’ve been ending shows with the medley (if you like) of Assimilate (Skinny Puppy) and Yes Sir I Can Boogie (Baccara) which were done together for the absurd juxtaposition of harsh industrial and camp disco. It’s awfully fun going up to someone whilst covered in blood after Assimilate and saying.. “Mister, I see your eyes are full of hesitation..” a bit of audience intimidation is a good thing, wake them up a bit and destroy the barrier between band and audience! Q. What artists are you listening to most atm and who are your all time favourites? I don’t listen to music very often these days unless doing a radio show but some of the absolute top current bands I’d say are Arch Femmesis, Holy Braille, Legpuppy (watch out for their next album it’s their best), Madmoizel, Meganoke, Punkdisco, Tokyo Witch Hunt, Dead blood cells, POLIS and hypersunday/NIET (those two are the work of syl NIET). All time favourites are Kylie, Cyndi Lauper and Saint Etienne. Among other things. Q. What direction will JDB take in future musically as you are quite a diverse artist? JDB will take whatever direction happens at the time. As I say I tend to be stylistically agnostic and will just pursue whatever happens to interest me at the time. If I fancy making a synthpop track I will, if I fancy trying my hand at glam metal I will.. Who knows maybe it’ll be freeform jazz? It would be interesting to try and write with the rest of the band so maybe we’ll try that in time. Q. Any plans to bring out that incredible Skinny Puppy cover of 'Assimilate' of yours? Probably not as it’s really not much more than a note for note replication of the original. Except it has a guitar on it. Seems a bit too obvious. E.V: (That's a shame because it's personally one of the best covers I've heard! Derek was even kind enough to surprise me with putting this cover of 'Assimilate' on my copy of The body balanced!) Q. Tell us about the other members who join you for live shows and who we see in the videos? The other members of JDB (who do feature on the new cd) are Kelly on guitar duties who I stole from The Way of All Flesh - a renowned Goth band from Sheffield (he’s my wife now, Dave). I give him quite a bit of free reign (i.e. offer no help) to come up with guitar parts on tracks that have never previously had one. He’s risen to the challenge wonderfully. Lady LD50 is on backing vocals and extra performance (and possibly bass at some point) who adds almost as much glamour as myself and has fabulous performance ability that is great to feed off on stage. It all helps add that extra bit of drama to performances, especially as she has rather a background in improv theatre too. Occasional guests include such as Zmora on backing vocals who is normally found in Dicepeople. She often joins in London gigs. Igor often plays bass in London and is normally found in Tantrumzentrum these days (or Autorotation). Jason Gorgonzola normally found in The Electric Cheese has often added bass in Manchester. The videos can be found HERE Which also happens to be the facebook page which you can give a like to… We’re also on instagram and twitter at /jandoyleband Q. What life lessons have you learnt from JDB? BE AMAZING. BE TERRIBLE. NEVER BE BORING. Q. Anything youd like to say to your fans? Out there, there’s mundanity. Out there, there’s blandness. Somewhere else the tea’s getting cold; Come on futurists! We’ve got work to do! Thank you Derek! Review I cannot begin to describe how much I LOVE the guitar throughout the song 'The body balanced.' There is so much pain and devastation felt in those riffs and in the lyrics; It is a cacophony of emotion and brings incredibly strong nostalgia for the 80's golden era of Goth to the forefront of your chest. This is what Goth music is all about, the emotion, the passion, the story and that flirtation of skirting so close to 'The Void' in our minds. The second that guitar starts, it strikes a chord somewhere deep within and allows you to feel a real connection with the message of the song. It's quite beautiful even with its raw edges. The body balanced music video: 'Confusion' brings those same nostalgic overtones only in the much more fun and absolutely zaney punk way of getting up and throwing your body around. It's a real trip of 'what the hell was that?' and it works so, so well! Confusion music video: 'Reflections' is a much more slow ensemble of slipping slowly in to a bath with a glass of far too much wine. A superb juxtaposition from the previous song and perhaps the metaphor of a huge drop after a supremely manic moment making its title perfect for the feel the track has. Reflections music video: 'Play pretend' is pure, pure fun. It's like the theme song to a sci-fi theme park which is all so much more sinister than it seems. The light hearted notes strike well against the lyrics and pulls the album in yet another wonderful direction. Play Pretend music video: I think we all know 'Yes sir, I can boogie' by Baccara and Derek does it a whole galaxy of justice. Derek and JDB was a complete unknown to me until I saw them play just before AlterRed and Syd.31 at the Fiddlers Elbow in 2019 and it was the bizarre mix of a blood soaked Derek jumping from singing 'Annihilate' to throwing himself in to the crowd to this track that made me absolutely pull the trigger on calling this the best performance I'd seen in 2019 beating Rammstein from the top spot. Yes, honestly! Review of that day HERE. All of this blood and frivolous nonsense can be seen in the video below! Yes sir, I can boogie music video: Tracklist Conclusion Jan Doyle Band is a concept, an expression of art, a non stop crucible of creativity and the chaos of disorder shooting off in different musical journeys. This EP wraps all of that in to one small bundle barely able to contain the mind expanding trip in which it holds. If you're gonna listen to this EP, I suggest you do so responsibly; At an exceptionally loud volume so that you can share the love with your entire street. <3 Scores Technicality: 5/10 Dance factor: 9/10 Energy: 10/10 Vocals: 5/10 Re-playability: 9/10 Overall score: 7.6 / 10 Jan Doyle Band Facebook HERE Quick note: Elektro Vox is an ad free site that costs a lot to run and get content for. If you like our work please consider commissioning an article, making a small donation to keep us running, or sub to our YouTube for band interviews and music streams. Thank you! Check out the alternative directory for E-stores, online Goth goods, and new bands to discover. Thank you for viewing and please feel free to share on social media and like us on Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook @ElektroVox #JanDoyleBand #JDB #TheBodyBalanced #Derek #Interview #Review #EP

It's not often I get this excited about a single, usually I tend to stay clear of writing about singles as there's not a lot to write about but this release has A LOT of content with seven variations. Not only that but this is a future hit, there's no doubt about that in my mind and I am so pleased to see/hear one of my favourite artists (Massive Ego) being so strongly recognised and rewarded in their efforts by one of biggest bands on the scene in the form of Blutengel. It is a story that is almost too beautiful, too perfect to be true: Blutengel singer Chris Pohl and Massive Ego frontman Marc Massive go on tour together, become friends, and in the end, they become so close that they write a song together. With 'Nothing But A Void' they made this story come true and wrote a Dark Wave Club hit that can only be created by the cooperation of two like-minded creative heads. So it was only logical for both of them to join forces and now was the right time for it: "Whilst we’ve all been unable to play live it was cool to be contacted by Chris who suggested we work together as a way to beat the pandemic blues with creativity.“, Marc remembers. It is this creativity that brings together the punching Future Pop of Massive Ego with the dark romantic of Blutengel – a collaboration on one level unifying the best of two worlds. Massive Ego 2020 (Photo : Zara Lipstixx) 'Nothing But A Void' will be released on November 13th as a limited, hand-numbered CD club single with no fewer than six remixes and an official video to follow very soon! Link tree HERE 'Nothing but a void' music video: Interview Q. What's the story and message behind 'Nothing but a void? Chris: Marc wrote the lyrics but I totally agree with the subject! The relation between 'star' and 'fan' is a very energetic thing... The fan gives you the power to carry on what you are doing but the fan can also become obsessed to the point they can become frightening ;-) we had some fans once who were standing outside my apartment! I don't know where they got my address, it was strange. But the good thing is the feedback that you can get when you are on stage in front of thousand cheering fans! Marc: The song is very much about hero worship, the adoration of a pop star and the obsession that can create. That’s the theme when you take the lyrics at face value but it also plays on the notion that the ‘pop star’ needs the fan for the union to work, and fans need to attend the concert for the singer to be able to perform as in the lyric ‘Without you there is nothing, when the stage lights fade away’ it has a double meaning. Q. How did this collaboration manifest, was it something you discussed when Massive Ego and Blutengel toured together or afterwards? Chris: Well I think we said that we should do something together, but this is a sentence that is often said. But we kept up the contact after the tour and than Marc asked me to take part in a song he wrote 'For the blood in your veins.' When I wrote the songs for my new album, I found this track I had written one year ago and I thought this could be a good song where Marc could bring up his vocals and his lyrics because I had no idea for words as I spent all my creativity on the rest of the album. ;-) Marc: The song is a child of ‘lockdown’ for sure. I was really happy when Chris suggested it as we’d just had a load of shows and festivals for the year postponed and unlike many other bands who threw themselves into writing their next albums, I didn’t feel particularly inspired to start that daunting task of working on a whole new album so soon after our last album release. So a single was a perfect idea to bridge the gap and round off the year with at least some positivity. Q. Which parts of the melody and instruments/samples are both bands responsible for? Chris: The song was nearly 'ready' but it sounded like Blutengel (naturally as it was a Blutengel song). Massive Ego gave me some synth licks and I mixed everything together. When it was done it sounded like a cool collaboration! Marc: The track was pretty much fully formed when Chris sent us it, we simply added a few sounds, I went up to our friend Kyle’s (from the band Auger) studio in Blackpool to record my vocals as we’d recorded the last album with him and it worked really well. Q. What artists have contributed remixes to this release and have they taken it in directions that you wish you had thought of yourselves? Chris: I was so busy with the work on my new album and new EP that I found no time to think about remixes. But Marc was so fast and mentioned some names that could do remixes for us and I said well ok. And they are really good mixes! Auger did a really cool mix with a nice guitar line, Rob Dust did a cool electro dance mix and Alex VRT totally changed the mood with this dub step version. Good mixes! All of them :-) Marc: I’ve always wanted to work with and I’m a big fan of Rob Dust and felt this was the perfect vehicle to ask him for a remix, as ever he doesn’t disappoint. Omnimar were a new band to me who I’ve only just got into thanks to them being on the same label as our friends Auger. I liked their work and asked Alex VRT about a remix, he liked the track so much he delivered two mixes both with very different vibes. Our very own Scot went quite mad with his remix.. I don’t think I’ve ever heard such a fast drum roll :) I’m a big fan of dance/club remix packages as it’s a great way to hear a track interpreted in many different ways and for different scenes. Q.'Nothing but a Void' has both artists' unmistakable signature sound entwined within it but this is a real club dance hit of a track that is a somewhat different direction than usual. Was it your intention to make a dance heavy song and will we see more of this collaboration between you both in future? Chris: Blutengel has changed its style a little during the last years. We use more guitars now both acoustic and electric guitars. I want to create a more organic style with some rock elements like on the latest album songs like 'Morningstar' or 'Into the void.' And this song felt a little ‘back to the roots’ and is more electro/pop/dance than the latest albums; Together with Marc it has a cool 80’s or even 90’s feeling. So for me it was going back to my roots :-) Maybe we should start a new project together.. MASSIVE BLOOD – 80’s / 90’s Electro clash! Marc: I think our last album was very much geared towards the darker club dance floors, and we’d made a concerted decision to go harder with it. I think Chris’s backing for this track had a huge commercial club dance attraction to it already, mixed with some very pop elements. Once I’d written the lyrics they in turn take it down a familiar 80’s pop route. There’s something almost Pete Burns about the acidic vocal ‘to & fro’ myself and Chris deliver. Q. What (provisional) plans do Massive Ego and Blutengel have for 2021? Chris: It's impossible to plan anything but at the moment our LIVING THE DARKNESS Tour with Hocico is still planned for April / May but I don't think that it will take place. It was already postponed two times :-( We want to release an EP in February with some 80’s cover versions and we postponed our regular album to summer. A tour is planned for November but........ Marc: It’s all very up in the air for everyone, who can say what we will or won’t be allowed to do next year. We have re-scheduled shows and festivals lined up from May but wether they will have to be moved back again, I hope not. Also add to the uncertainty of what Brexit will bring, will UK bands be able to enter Europe without hassle, particularly Germany which is our main market. It’s all looking very ‘paper work’ heavy now we’ve stupidly left the EU, I feel some bands just won’t be able to afford to travel in or out of Britain anymore. Apart from the planned shows we are writing and working towards an EP and have an interesting announcement to make shortly about the band. Q. I know Massive Ego are not in a position until next year to give online performances, but when you are what can we expect and will we be seeing any Blutengel live streams or online performances in the near future? Chris: We are working on an online concert but this is not that easy. Its like a normal concert with the normal costs. So we are looking for a venue and someone who can organise everything, for a camera team and an online distributor. We have some offers and try to do a stream at the beginning of next year. But the fans will sadly have to pay a little for the ticket otherwise it would not be possible to set up a BE show :-/ Marc: I’m not a huge fan of live streams. I think to do it well you need a crew, sound engineers, a decent venue, and a budget that we sadly just don’t have to do it justice. I think they were novel and exciting at the beginning of lockdown measures whereas now everyone seems to be charging for access and approaching it as something you have to do to survive and the new norm. I personally would prefer to wait till we can actually do it in front of a live audience with the realtime feedback that enjoys. Equally we’re in limbo as a band right now as there’s some big changes being made that will effect how we perform again in the future Thank you Marc and Chris for speaking to us! Communion after dark interview with Marc: Review Marc and Chris sing so well together that it's hard to differentiate between the two as you listen to this song. The passion for music and genuine friendship between these two as you listen is palpable. The signature keyboard and mid tempo vocals of Marc really brings across that most beloved Massive Ego sound we all know and love; This being complimented by the deep and flowing, almost classical melodies of Blutengel and blended up in to a delicious and easy to consume dance anthem. The beat is incredibly satisfying, as is the tempo and rhythm of the song; not only that but the lyrics are well thought out and make 'Without a void' feel like all the best parts of Gothic music sprinkled on to a solid future club hit. Blutengel - Chris Pohl (Photo : Annie Bertram) Alongside the original we are gifted with five remixes and an alternative version of the track meaning there is a spin for everyone, no matter what sub genre fits best with the listener. The Alex VRT remix appeals to the slower dub step crowd whereas the Auger remix takes us in a Trance direction which is a wonderful twist of expectation. The alt. version takes us in to EDM territory as does the Omnimar mix. Rob Dust is clearly bringing the heavy rave spirit to the mix and brings it so well. Finally Scot Collins (Himself of Massive Ego) has thrown in a heavy dose of STOMP, rave, and EDM creating my favourite mix of them all. Tracklist Nothing But A Void (Original) Nothing But A Void (Alex VRT Remix) Nothing But A Void (Auger Remix) Nothing But A Void (Alternative Version) Nothing But A Void (Omnimar Remix) Nothing But A Void (Rob Dust Remix) Nothing But A Void (Scot Collins Remix) Conclusion I expect to hear this in clubs regularly in future with its ideal tempo, its upbeat nature, and its dark emotion. I can imagine this would hit me in the most deep and satisfying way possible when I hear this first played in a club one day; Like a beautifully refreshing shower in summer time - it flows through you magestically and is a real testiment to the talent and skill of both bands. Scores Technicality: 7.5/10 Dance factor: 9/10 Energy: 9/10 Vocals: 8/10 Re-playability: 9/10 Overall score: 8.5 / 10 Pre-order and pre save link tree HERE Blutengel Facebook HERE Massive Ego Facebook: HERE Quick note: Elektro Vox is an ad free site that costs a lot to run and get content for. If you like our work please consider commissioning an article, making a small donation to keep us running, or sub to our YouTube for band interviews and music streams. Thank you! Check out the alternative directory for E-stores, online Goth goods, and new bands to discover. Thank you for viewing and please feel free to share on social media and like us on Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook @ElektroVox #NothingButAVoid #Blutengel #MassiveEgo #Industrial #Goth #Collaboration #Review #Interview #MarcMassive #ChrisCohl

Here's where Instagram tags can do wonders, the video below was suggested to me on my feed and autoplayed. Now I will admit, when it comes to modular synthesisers, the equipment, and indeed the music, I know very little. What I can say without a doubt is that something in the tones I was hearing hooked me and resonated deep inside of me on a level I haven't felt in a while. I instantly felt the need to share this masterful album with you all. Jameson joins us for an interview about his music and I have also included a review. The video that instantly hooked me on his music: "Not just an atmospheric pad machine. The Iridium can get downright nasty in some wonderful ways.. Using a couple S&H lfos to rhythmically modulate a gnarly wavetable. The 2nd oscillator is sampling a very clean cello part from one of my albums. Oscillator 3 brings in a granular variation of that same cello sample. I love the way certain filter models drive the signal in very hard, and overload the filter past the point of distortion. Add a little (or a lot) of the digital former post filter and you have one filthy machine." - Jameson's description on Instagram Play the album as you read to soak up the beautiful atmospherics and relate to the words of the article. Interview Q. What is the emotional and or story telling concept being told in Signals as it seems to be an incredibly deep piece or artistic expression? A. 'Signals' is a collection of electronic-based improvisations. Many of the tracks were in collaboration with the popular Youtube urban explorers, The Proper People. They used some of my music in their videos, and I reached out to them to see if they wanted to provide some footage to accompany some new pieces. They were kind enough to agree, and thus, the album was heavily influenced by the beautiful imperfections of the abandoned places they explore. As you were music video: Q. Am I correct in that this is your first release focusing mainly on synthesises, electronics, etc and what made you chose to release this album? A. While I've used synths and electronics quite a bit in past releases, most of my previous work is more of a hybrid, modern classical blend of electronics with organic instruments. All my training is Classical, so synths are something I've just gotten into in the past 4-5 years. As I fall farther and farther down that rabbit hole, I've been enjoying relying on them more and more. It's been a refreshing departure from my previous work. Q. You clearly have a deep passion for music that resonates within your work, can you tell us how you became involved in music and what it means to you to be able to create the different styles of music that you do? A. I started studying piano at the age of 8, so I can't really remember a time when music wasn't a major part of my life. As I mentioned, I was really just in the Classical world all the way through my university years. I began studying composition while still in college, and then after I graduated I started to get into recording, production, and scoring to picture. Q. I have also discovered your unbelievably beautiful track ‘What dreams may come true’ can you tell us the story behind this piece of music and what your inspiration was. A. My track 'What Dreams May Come' was the title track from my first full length album (2017). That was also the first album in which I started using hardware synths, so it taught me a lot about making music in that way. There are still a lot of modern classical elements, with quite a bit of piano and a string quartet appearing on several of the tracks, but I think I was already breaking out of that mold a bit and going in some unexpected directions. 'What dreams may come' Video: Q. What have you been working on and what plans do you have for the near future? A. I've put out several singles and reworks over the past few months, including my newest ambient single 'All Things Fade.' Found HERE I've also got a new album in the latter stages of development, and I had the opportunity to score my first feature film this year. The film is an indie horror/thriller called Concrete Savanna. Both of those should be out early next year. The old and the new combined.. Review: 'One' has the effect of plucking somewhere deep in your core, that imaginary organ of the soul that resonates whenever it is strummed correctly by music as if someone were dancing upon your diaphragm; The sensation is as surreal as it is deeply satisfying to experience, as if you're suddenly part of something magical. This is a beautiful blending of nature and technology in an almost cyberpunk meets fantasy soundscape. It tugs and pulls at you in all the right ways. 'Two' is a spa like relaxation whereas 'Dismember' and 'Impend' are like hiding in an industrial underground complex with rusted walls and dripping pipes, the ominous atmosphere of pain and sorrow coating the historied walls as you try desperately to escape a killer or supernatural entity. 'Machina' is a playful experimentation of sound that reminds me of early 2000's album intros and outros in the likes of Linkin Park, or even Nine Inch Nails. 'Grounded' is the ultimate cyberpunk city soundscape with it rolling synthwave vibes and enthusiastic tones; all disguising the dark and overbearing oppressive atmosphere. 'Springs' and 'Expanse' bring that sandbox gaming feel similar to the game 'No Man's sky'. 'Out of time' Has a very similar sound and vibe to the likes you hear throughout the incredible German Netflix show 'Dark' about alternate realities and timelines. 'Still here' and 'As you were' are tracks full of hope and a positivity even with some heavier, deeper base tones in the latter. 'Monuments' seems to incorporate the emotional content of all the previous tracks in to one. 'Signals' rounds the album off with just that, the sound of distant signals being received, almost like an ominous message from the stars that there is so much more yet to be discovered.. Tracklist One Two Dismember Machina Grounded Springs Expanse Impend Out of Time Still Here As You Were Monuments Signals Conclusion Jameson Nathan Jones has created something that has opened up a whole new avenue of music for me. I have found myself listening to this album for many different reasons. It has helped me concentrate when working, much like a gamma waves YouTube soundtrack; It has helped me drift off to sleep, and it has helped me feel energised to carry on with my daily tasks. 'Signals' is like a piece of ancient technology found in a dense forest, magical and out of place but so very, very welcome once you open up to it. Overall score: 8.5 / 10 Jameson Nathan Jones' Links: Website//Bandcamp//Spotify//Instagram//YouTube Quick note: Elektro Vox is an ad free site that costs a lot to run and get content for. If you like our work please consider commissioning an article, making a small donation to keep us running, or sub to our YouTube for band interviews and music streams. Thank you! Check out the alternative directory for E-stores, online Goth goods, and new bands to discover. Thank you for viewing and please feel free to share on social media and like us on Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook @ElektroVox #JamesonNathanJones #Signals #Modulator #Oscillator #ModularMusic #SynthMusic #Synthesiser #Album #Review #Interview #Classical

In their own words: The first single from Zeitgeist Zero’s highly anticipated 4th album. ‘Satanic Sex Witch’ will enthral with its sleazy bass and bewitching vocals. This is a classic menage-a-trois of heavy guitars, entrancing haunting vocals and industrial electronics. Coming together to cast a seductive spell to evoke the senses. This song is about setting the mood, getting caught up in the moment and tuning into your darkest desires. From left to right: Corin Zero, Teresa Dead, Bex Noire If deep bass lines and dirty lyrics get you in the mood then this is the track for you. It hits a deep part of your core as you listen bringing about a sudden need for satisfaction and energetic action in equal measures. Released last week, this track is an ideal stay in and get busy soundtrack for the spooky season and I look forward to reviewing the full album release in future properly. 7/10 Music video: The band's singer Teresa Dead has been interviewing bands that played Stay-Infest. Below is the most recent with Jamie of ESA. Quick note: Elektro Vox is an ad free site that costs a lot to run and get content for. If you like our work please consider commissioning an article, making a small donation to keep us running, or sub to our YouTube for band interviews and music streams. Thank you! Check out the alternative directory for E-stores, online Goth goods, and new bands to discover. Thank you for viewing and please feel free to share on social media and like us on Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook @ElektroVox #ZeitgeistZero #SatanicSexWitch #TeresaDead #Goth #IndustrialRock

Here we bring you one of the most talented and ambitious projects in recent times that deserves a whole lot of love. I have been enjoying this show not only for it's story and novel artwork, but the voice acting and songs are packed full of incredible talent. Some of the tracks in the series, especially 'Digital Deities' sung by Daniel Graves of Aesthetic Perfection and 'Flicker' sung by Amie Evans have BLOWN ME AWAY. It is therefore your duty as a music fan to go and check this series out, subscribe, and appreciate the artistic glory on offer. Trailer: The series, created by Mike Evans of UK based electronic rock act MiXE1, chronicles the exploits of the fictional band X-RL7 in a mix of comedy, social commentary and original music. ​ The show follows the enigmatic X-RL7 frontman Omega as he navigates the trials and tribulations of the music industry alongside guitarist/producer PJ and flamboyant larger-than-life band manager Alfie in their journey to make it to the top of the musical foodchain. X-RL7 facebook page: Here ​ Musicians whom have lent their voices to the show so far include: ​ Jimmy Urine (Mindless Self Indulgence) Rob "Rawrb" Kersey (Psychostick) Daniel Graves (Aesthetic Perfection) Lauren Babic (Red Handed Denial, Crazy Eighty Eight) Nyxx (Nyxx) Erlend Eilertsen (Essence of Mind, Lights A.M.) Mikey AlterRed (AlterRed) Richard Kaltenhauser (Machine Rox) Natasha Cox (AL1CE, Mankind Is Obsolete) Sasha Travis (AL1CE) Pete Crane (SHIV-R) Craig Owens (Chiodos, D.R.U.G.S) Roman Marisak (Professional Murder Music, Space Time) Lawrie Bayldon (Studio-X) Bridgette Hill (Studio-X) Mike Evans (MiXE1) Lee Towson (MiXE1) Amelia Arsenic (Amelia Arsenic) Chris Voigt (Greasy Tales, Sexual Lobster) Michael Joseph (Rockstar Esoterica) As I mentioned at the beginning, the track 'Digital Deities' has really stood out. Aesthetic Perfection has always been a favourite of mine and this track stands alone from the rest in that it keeps the genuine Daniel Graves signature sound but the song heads in a direction the artist has never quite gone down and I love it. Digital Deities Lyric video: Not only does this series provide some great entertainment and the ability to listen to the songs separate from the show, but Mike has taken a lot of time to make behind the scenes videos with interviews from the artists themselves. I genuinely enjoyed the video below with Daniel Graves telling us about his character and how he has always wanted to voice act. In so watching I have come to appreciate just how much skill, dedication, and genuine passion for story telling and intelligence Mike has put in to the lyrical content of the show. I really look forward to seeing how this develops in future! Backstage with Daniel Graves: To top this all off the show has the first collection of tracks gathered in to the album 'Apotheosis music' available on all the usual digital outlets. On their patreon there is also the ability to discover tracks unreleased anywhere else! Click to be taken to the patreon And click here to go subscribe to the show! Episode 1: Words from Mike: "I'm absolutely delighted (and terrified) to launch X-RL7 at last. The series has been in development for over a year and a half and represents the amalgamation of so many of my passions - my love of pixel art, music, comedy, social commentary, romance, cyberpunk and conspiritorial themes all coming together in one unique pixelated cocktail. I am very blessed that so many super talented artists have taken the time to lend their voices to the project, embracing the world of X-RL7 and the music. The series is free to watch and any support from sharing, subscribing to social media, commenting, liking, streaming the music, etc is very, very much appreciated - please do consider supporting us on Patreon for exclusive rewards and content. Much love. Mike" ​ The origins of the project can be traced back to 2016 in the form of an unfinished point and click adventure game developed by Evans - the concept revolving around a music journalist and other fictional bands with original music. After moving on from this, Evans formed Youtube video series Project Anything, honing his animation skills, whilst still creating music in his band MiXE1. Still enamoured by one of the songs he penned for the game ("Apotheosis Man"), Evans picked up the remnants of the project in late 2018 and started repurposing it as a video/music series with a brand new story, focusing largely around one specific band - X-RL7. Along the way Evans approached musical friends and past collaborators to lend their voices to various characters and songs. As the series took shape, he approached others in the alternative music scene, some of whom he has been a fan of for many years, who kindly got involved and delivered fantastic performances as their animated counter parts. From the retro-inspired visual style and cyberpunk aesthetic, the comedy, the eccentric characters, the references to musician life, the original electronic-rock music, the awesome guest appearances, X-RL7 is a unique a project which is well worth a look. Sub series X-RL7 Backstage goes deeper with regular mini-documentaries about the making of the series, as well as official Lyric video and more. Join X-RL7 on their journey. Quick note: Elektro Vox is an ad free site that costs a lot to run and get content for. If you like our work please consider commissioning an article, making a small donation to keep us running, or sub to our YouTube for band interviews and streams. Thank you! 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In the spotlight this time is BELLHEAD and their tag line of "Male-female duo band. Two basses and a drum machine. No Guitar, No BS." is one of the most effective and accurate I've come across. Never sticking to one genre or style, the band is difficult to pin down and label but with their no B.S approach to their music, you can tell there's no need for labels. I recently reviewed their EP 'Unicorn Bones' which I suggest should be read first HERE; In which I stated.. "Bellhead are an unexpected find who have impressed me almost instantly with a twist on traditional genres that I have not quite heard before and the passion Ivan and Karen have is very clear throughout." Now the band have struck us with the tolling of their new EP in which they cover Bauhaus' legendary 'Sanity Assassins' as a Halloween offering; Still being fairly relevant today despite the original song arriving in the 80's. The very real exploitation of people's fear by the media and building upon the strength of those in power as they continue to stamp out opposition. Sound familiar? The visual effect compositor Scott Fedor has directed the music video for the cover. Fedor’s impressive resume includes working on movies such as Black Panther, Avengers: Infinity War, Captain America 2, Bloodshot, X-men: Apocalypse, and Stranger Things. 'Sanity Assassins' music video: Complimenting this track is 'Knife (Beware the Light)' which is another take on the track 'Knife' from the previous EP. This time twisting it in to a more upbeat, dancier and even darker evolution to the original. Check out our full review of 'Unicorn Bones' HERE Interview Q. For those who don’t know you, who are the real Ivan and Karen and how did you come to find yourselves in the alternative and Gothic world, and who have been your inspirations in the past? Karen: Growing up I was surrounded by good music, crazy fashion, and the alternative scene. I’ve always been heavily influenced by the 70’s glam and post punk into 80’s goth and synth. Honestly, if it wasn’t for artists like David Bowie, Marc Bolan, and Lou Reed, I probably wouldn’t be doing music. Being a Chicago native shaped my view in music; We’ve always had a strong scene that’s rooted in alternative, industrial, and metal. As for who the 'real' Karen is, I’m not sure yet. When I find her I’ll let you know. Ivan: What Karen says and add Todd Rundregen & XTC. I read a lot of comics so Dazzler & Kid Eternity were my friends. I spent a lot of time at the library, the thrift store and anywhere else that didn’t cost much money. I’m left handed but learned bass on the right cause I would never afford a left handed bass. I found myself at shows gravitating towards acts that brought a showman ship to performing. Anything done with panache from David Bowie to Ministry. Q. Bellhead is a band that really stands out by not sticking to any particular genre and indeed, blending genres in such a way that there isn’t any one easy label to place upon your sound. Is this the way you intended to be and is it the direction you will continue to follow? Karen: When we started the band, we never really had an intention to be in a specific genre, or blend genres- we just wanted to make music that was enjoyable for us, and that we hoped people would also like. Ivan and I both have so many influences and music experiences that it just makes sense you’ll hear aspects of anything from Nine Inch Nails, to Magazine, to Death from Above, to Johnny Cash. It’s actually pretty freeing not to have to be pigeon holed in one specific genre. Ivan: If ‘Zooropa’ was a genre we would fit right in. Unfortunately you’d never find us at the end of the search engine, so we pursue whatever excites us on any given song. It all makes sense from the crows nest. Q. Have there been any special moments or turning points that really made Bellhead materialise and any subsequent moments that made you feel that all the hard work was paying off? Karen: Everything has really been a special moment for me. The first time Ivan and I got into a studio together we actually wrote the beginnings of 'Knife'. It was a quick realization that this was going to work, and be a fun project. I think recently, all the press and positive reviews from ‘Unicorn Bones’ EP has really been humbling (and a bit of a driving fire combined with more pressure and higher expectations) to want to keep writing material everyone will continue to love. Ivan: I got Karen to finally talk to me about a future project outside of the bands we were in at the time, it was delayed by her being hit by a car. Karen is an unstoppable force...or maybe an immovable object...either way her stranglehold on a Thunderbird bass was immediately a lighting bolt for me creatively. We are both lifers musically so teaming up doubled our personal enthusiasm to create. First day in the room 'Knife' was born and the songs keep spilling out there after. Q. With Unicorn Bones and now Sanity Assassins, there seems to be a recurring serial killer type vibe, almost in the way SKYND sing directly about certain individuals, Bellhead seem to have a love for the darker side of the world in general, would you say this is the case? Karen: It never really was our intention to be on the darker side of things, and actually, we didn’t even realize that this was the case until it was pointed out to us. There was a show we played at a really cool microbrew outside of Chicago where we debuted a cover of Prince’s 'I Would Die4 U', and I thought it was a pretty and lovely cover. After the show, my fiancee said.. “That was unnerving and super dark”. I guess we’ll keep doing what we’re doing since people enjoy it so much. Ivan: This band is a lot like the Addams Family, It may seem dark from the outside but from the inside we are having a really great time being ourselves. I’ve been told we are dark and I understand where people are coming from as they tell it, but for me, Karen, and the audience, we are the Addams Family. Click the pic for some cool merch! Q. From each of you, what would you say are three bands everyone should go and discover right now if they haven’t already? Karen: I’ve been listening to a lot of different stuff on my playlists lately, but maybe a few artists which are inspiring lately are: July Talk, The Kills, and The The. Ivan: I play bass in a band called [ m e l t e r ] I am really proud of. I recommend the band Plexi to anyone who has not heard of them as they are amazing. I just came back from a road trip and Uncle Alice Cooper keeps finding new ways to give back to me. I met him last year and got to speak with him about Neil Gaiman’s contributions to ‘Last Tempation’. Q. Tell us about the music video for Sanity assassins, the imagery used, and the thought process behind it. Also what made you choose this song specifically to cover? Karen: For me, I took a back burner on the creative process and trusted Scott to make the video. That’s something important, that I think a lot of bands don’t do; Which is trust the people who are experts and don’t try to do it all yourself. Ivan: The fans picked the song. Much like the old Marvel comics `Because you demanded it'. After the announcement of the Bauhaus tour last year, we asked what song we should cover live as a tribute. We took suggestions to heart, not only performing the track live, but then recording it. 'Sanity Assassin' was originally a non-album fan club release with only 300 copies by Bauhaus. We are grateful for the listener's participation and enthusiasm. Q. Which track are you most proud of so far and why? Karen: For me it’s Sidewinder off of the Unicorn Bones EP. This was really the first track where I took 'lead' in vocals for a verse and pushed out of my comfort zone. It’s also a really good song that showcases how well Ivan and I work together complimenting each other's playing and singing styles. Ivan: 'Runaway' was a great moment. I lied to Karen about where her vocal would sit in the mix. It’s an old producer’s trick but I need her to hear herself the way I hear her. From there forward she’s moved from a secure backing vocalist to a co-vocalist in the band. No regrets. I’m not done pushing her and she’s not done pushing me. I am proud of what we have done and very excited about what we are up to next. Music video for 'Unicorn Bones': Q. If you could work / collaborate with any other artist, who would it be? Karen: I’ve been pretty lucky in my career to have been able to collaborate with a lot of really great artists already, from Chris Connelly (Ministry, Revolting Cocks), to our sound engineer Neil Strauch (Counting Crows’ engineer), a wonderful singer like Bethany Thomas, to remixing Stormburner/Ego Likeness. I never turn down a fun opportunity to play or record with someone. But if I could have my choice, I’d love to work with Butch Vig in the studio. Ivan: I’ve made a lot of records working with a variety of talent from Martin Atkins (Ministry / PiL / Pigface) to Dylan Ryan (Man Man / Cursive). One day I would like to tentatively hand the production rains to Tony Visconti, Dr. Dre, Aesop Rock, Trent Reznor or Butch Vig. Someone with a defined style but would still let us bleed through. It’s hard for me to think about anyone else being involved as making a record is just me Karen and Neil Strauch engineering. The idea is exciting to consider though. We’ve done a few remixes for other artist and I look forward to more offers to remix other peers in the future. Q. What life lessons has Bellhead given you so far? Karen: Get inspiration from everywhere, accept help from people who are willing to offer, eat healthy on the road, and always double check that your fog machines are plugged in correctly. Ivan: Enthusiasm can not be bought. Leave nothing on the table. Play in your band like it’s your last. Q. Anything you would like to say to your fans? Karen: Thank you for all the love and support, and we really hope to return it in person in 2021. Ivan: I was in a St. Louis museum exhibit a bit ago on Miles Davis reading a Columbia Records memo that said.. “Just got off the phone with Mr. Miles Davis, He intends to call the new album ‘Bitches Brew’, Please advise.” A recent video interview with the band with Micheal Nagy: You can check out BELLHEAD's catalogue of music on the bandcamp plug-ins below: BELLHEAD, Chicago’s rising Dark Post Punk duo, followed their critically acclaimed Unicorn Bones EP with a special release of the Bauhaus cover, 'Sanity Assassin' exclusively on Bandcamp on October 12th, and collaborated with The Marvel Universe Effects compositor on the music video. Amid the unprecedented year of shut downs, natural disasters, and political unrest, Bellhead has continued to entertain and grab the attention of the international music community with their debut EP, 'Unicorn Bones' which was released this past July. Unicorn Bones was quickly seized upon by critics, and both the EP and the band saw reviews, articles and accolades from such media outlets like Post-Punk.com,The Deli Magazine (also featured September Band of the Month), Divide and Conquer, Bass Magazine, Breathing the Core, Chicago Music Guide, Music Eternal (August Band of the Month) and Radio veteran, James VanOsdol’s Car Con Carne(WXRT, the Loop, Cumulus Media, WZZN radio). Songs from the Unicorn Bones EP have been in constant rotation on MMH Radio (UK), Hard Rock Hell Radio (UK), Lincoln City Radio (UK), Demo312 WKQX (Chicago), Deep Ellum Radio (Texas), and WXNA (Nashville). The video for Unicorn Bones had over 1000 views in less than a month and a recent live streamed 'quarantine' show performance in support of a local music venue in late September hit over 2000 viewers in less than 24 hours, showing that the demand for Bellhead wasn’t slowing down but instead just heating up. After the announcement of the Bauhaus tour last year, Bellhead reached out to their loyal fans to ask what song they should cover live as a tribute to one of the bands main influences at an upcoming high profile gig. Based on fan social media feedback, Bellhead took the suggestion to not only perform the track live, but then record, 'Sanity Assassin'. The Bauhaus song was originally released as a non-album fan club release with only 325 copies ever pressed (the same amount as the physical release of this EP), and it has gone on to be a deep cut favorite for Bauhaus fans. Filling out this EP is the Unicorn Bones album track, “Knife” along with a remix entitled 'Knife (Beware the Light)'. To commemorate this release, the band has also joined up with Teespring.com for a merch line that includes shirts, socks, totes and mugs. HERE Bellhead reunited with their faithful recording and mastering team of Neil Strauch (production/ technical assistance of Iron and Wine, Counting Crows, Owls, Joan of Arc, Walking Bicycles) and Carl Saff (production/ technical assistance on Acid Mothers Temple, Smoking Popes, Red Fang, Guided by Voices,) who have worked on all the previous releases for the band but this time they added a third member to their production team in visual effect compositor Scott Fedor in crafting the 'Sanity Assassins' music video. Fedor’s impressive resume includes working on movies such as Black Panther, Avengers: Infinity War, Captain America 2, Bloodshot, X-men: Apocalypse, and Stranger Things. Bellhead are a Post-Punk duo made up of two Chicago music scene veterans who have left their mark across the tattered music landscape. Consisting of High Bass/Lead Vocalist Ivan Russia, formerly of the infamous Ahab Rex, Mr. Russia, and Sheriff Scabs; partnering with Low Bass/Vocalist Karen Righeimer- who has been a member of bands such as Fashion Bomb, Team Cybergeist, W.O.R.M, and Bethany Thomas. Quick note: Elektro Vox is an ad free site that costs a lot to run and get content for. If you like our work please consider making a small donation - The price of a single drink - to keep us running, or sub to our YouTube for band interviews and streams. Thank you! Check out the alternative directory for E-stores, online Goth goods, and new bands to discover. Thank you for viewing and please feel free to share on social media and like us on Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook @ElektroVox #BellHead #UnicornBones #SanityAssassins #Bauhaus #Industrial #Interview #spotlight

Cyber E.V.M (Elektro Vox Music) ended up being a great success raising well over £1000 for the Slimelight London (Elektrowerkz) survival fund. Here A huge thank you to the performers, to the viewers, and to the donators! Below are the bands available to rewatch in order: DJ Elektro Vox First industrial set Set list: Pretty Addicted - Filthy whore mouth Binary Division - Midnight crisis Priest - Vaudeville ES23 - Sweetmeat Seraphim System - Militant Hatari - Spillingardens (E.S.A remix) E.S.A (Electronic substance abuse) - I remember GOHMA - Bone monitor Grausame Töchter - Ich darf das! Aesthetic Perfection - The dark half (Seraphim System remix) Menschdefekt - Plague (The human parasite) Synapsyche - Meds (Placebo cover) Spooky Scary Skeletons Remix (REMOVED DUE TO COPYRIGHT)) Corlyx Exclusive full band show Modulate First performance since Resistanz 2016 Set list: Citizens (Schwefelgelb remix) - Randolph & Mortimer Zero Ground - Fractions Under Marble - Phase Fatale 2nd Limit - Cleric Mort Vivant - Stonith Death By Techno - Io Killer Queen - Joyhauser Wir Leben Fur Die Nacht - Dax J Slamming - Rendered Do You Read Me (Thomas P Heckmann remix) - Niereich/Hackler & Kuch Zurig (Thomas P Heckmann remix) - Acid Junkies What Time Is Love? - Antidote Raving - Ghost Dance Divine (Modulate remix) - Soman The White Rose - Imperial Black Unit Biomechanimal Rare industrial set Set list: Ghost.exe - HVDES X CRIMSON CHILD Equilibrium (Made By Tsuki Remix) - ATLiens Into the Void (SWARM Remix) - Celldweller Full Scale Revolt - Sirus Sex Sick - Hocico On Fire - MOAAN EXIS Feel Your Noise - Mechanical Vein ft. Faderhead Ego Sum Deus - Unholy Against - Horshk Perverse Party - Amduscia Religion (Far Too Loud Remix) - Black Tiger Sex Machine The Age Of Hell (Original Mix) - Belzebass The Just Will Be Silenced (Album Version) - Die Sektor Kangra Valley - Biomechanimal Halluzinogen - S.A.M Blood Spatter - Shiv-R Blitzkrieg (Biomechanimal Flip) - Deathstars Granfalloon - Biomechanimal Chemicals + Circuitry - Grendel End Your Life (KALCYFR Remix) - Biomechanimal X Alien Vampires See You In Hell (Cover Version with Suicide Commando) - Alien Vampires Enter the Animal (C-Lekktor Remix) - Biomechanimal iVardensphere Scott Fox asked that the set not be posted but here is his very touching end message. God Module First performance since Covid-19 lockdown/s Set list: God Module - Ouija God Module - Perception God Module - Extinct Dismantled - The Swarm (easy to swallow mix) God Module - Minute to Midnight (SHIV-R mix) God Module - Plastic SYSTEM SYN- Knives God Module - Red Ribbons God Module - Into the outside God Module - M.D.K. (Cell Mod mix) God Module - Phenomonon (Amnestic mix) God Module - Wasteland ESA: Electronic Substance Abuse - Like Meat (spoiled) Wolftron - Ragnator (God Module mix) Karkasaurus Rare industrial set DJ Elektro Vox Set list: Rein - Electric Hocico - I Abomination 3TEETH - Ballroom Blitz (The sweet cover) Hatari - Engin Miskun (Sound removed due to copyright) Third realm, Chiasm - Bipolar Pop (Aesthetic Perfection remix) Promenade Cinema - Cassette conversation (Cyferdyne mixtape remix) Deviant UK -Wreckhead The Birthday Massacre - Endless Sirus - Neon Dominion (Aesthetic Perfection remix) Seraphim System - Burn it down E.S.A - The Scorn Santa hates you - Scum (Sound removed) Seven Lions - Serpent of old (Feat. Ciscandra Nostalgia) (Sound removed) Nature of Wires + Leather Strip - A heart so divine The Protomen - Hold back the night And a big thank you to Mechanical Vein for hosting the after party on their channel! Event poster Quick note: Elektro Vox is an ad free site that costs a lot to run and get content for. If you like our work please consider making a small donation - The price of a single drink - to keep us running, or sub to our YouTube for band interviews and streams. Thank you! Check out the alternative directory for E-stores, online Goth goods, and new bands to discover. Thank you for viewing and please feel free to share on social media and like us on Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook @ElektroVox #CyberEVM #ElektroVox #DJElektroVox #GodModule #iVardensphere #Modulate #Biomechanimal #Corlyx #Karkasaurus #MechanicalVein #SliemlightsLondon #limelight #Elektrowerkz #LiveStream #Charity #Industrial #EBM #Darkwave

Analogue Blood is a band from Darlington in the form of Ian Hanratty (guitars, programming, synths) and Lee Teasdale (live drums). This is their second EP release in the world of industrial and they are once again joined by the very talented Alice Hour for vocals. This EP stands completely aside from all other reviews I have done this year in that this could be the birth of a new sub genre! In their own words: Algorithms can predict musical preference and scientists can measure the dopamine activity in the brain nuclei associated with a person's reward system defining their musical preference. Great and all but how about you just turn up the volume and listen for yourself to trendsetting capital punishment in the United Kingdom; ANALOGUE BLOOD’s new EP KILL THOSE BEATS. A collective work that began in 2019 and was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic was completed and mastered September 2020. The duo describes this independent release as “EBM dance beats with guitar driven rock riffs and ambient psychedelic passages within each song's structure”. ANALOGUE BLOOD has played the Whitby Goth weekend and the Goth City Festival in Leeds but are most excited about their upcoming hometown KILL THOSE BEATS EP release performance in Darlington. Their influences include The Prodigy, Frontline Assembly, Empirion, Chemical Brothers, Pendulum, Killing Joke and Ministry. Review 'Until the sun' opens up the E.P with a mix of meditative female vocalisation, transforming in to blissful Psy-Trance like vibes. There are cyberpunk atmospherics with cinematic themes and deep soul resonating guitar loops. This is the 4am driving anthem you've always been yearning for. It even makes me think a little of the Horizon: Zero Dawn soundtrack until it changes in to a more EDM style of vocals and rhythm. Quite a masterful mix of genres in to something fresh and utterly satisfying on a deep soul level. 'Frozen' by contrast, is unfortunately a mess. The vocal sections are off tempo to the backing samples. There seem to be too many layers and too much going on at once throughout. Yet in a way the experimental nature of the style itself is something to be admired in its own right. With 'EBS' we hear eerily familiar influences such as early Grendel, where as with 'Awakening' we have an almost industrial take on meditational music; Which is something that I believe should continue to be explored. I could fall asleep to this just as easily as I could dance to it! (And that's incredible IMO) 'Insomnia' furthers this trance like industrial exploration but in a more tribal fashion. The retro vibes mixed with modern style intense samples and the heavenly singing of Alice hour make this a blissful track. It's about time we heard a lot more feminine vocals in industrial offerings. This track is a real joy in that same sense of being able to dance to it like crazy, or to sit and chill out to. 'Kill those beats' is a strange punk metal direction of aggressive vocals followed up by rap; which is rich in fast lyrical talent but the direction of which then becomes too grime. Not two genres that you would think mix well at all. Rap is something many artists are experimenting with incorporating to industrial at the moment and to varying levels of success. This is a boundary pushing experiment of a song. Hate it or love it, you can't deny the skill at play here. 'Never fall down' brings the synthwave anthem to the party and 'Virus 2020' is soul lifting with its cyberpunk guitar riffs and heaven sent vocals. Yet another track that makes Analogue Blood stand out in a difficult electronic sea. Finally the Inertia remix of 'Never fall down' really smooths the edges of this album off in to a beautiful addition to any collection. Tracklist: Conclusion: Analogue Blood have touched upon a genre here I wasn't quite sure existed but have always hoped for. A mixture of trance EDM and industrial flow in and out at different parts of this EP creating a deep, intriguing listen that in equal parts relaxes as much as it enthuses to dance. At some points it questions your own comfort at the experimental nature. Here we have an offering of industrial trance, to pardon the pun that is somewhat unlike anything else I have heard this year. The 2nd E.P from the North East Electro duo Analogue Blood releases November 9th, 2020. Top tracks: Until the sun Awakening Virus 2020 Scores: Technicality: 7/10 Dance factor: 7/10 Energy: 8/10 Vocals: 8/10 Re-playability: 8.5/10 Overall score: 7.7 / 10 Annalogue Blood's Spotify HERE Quick note: Elektro Vox is an ad free site that costs a lot to run and get content for. If you like our work please consider making a small donation - The price of a single drink - to keep us running, or sub to our YouTube for band interviews and streams. Thank you! Check out the alternative directory for E-stores, online Goth goods, and new bands to discover. Thank you for viewing and please feel free to share on social media and like us on Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook @ElektroVox #ElektroVox #AnalogueBlood #KillThoseBeats #EP #Review #Indsutrial #Trance #IndustrialTrance

On October 1st Daniel Graves of Aesthetic Perfection releases a Halloween inspired single. Many of you may know that 'Pet Sematary' is a Ramones track which was used as part of the Steven King film's soundtrack. The original has over 35 million listens on Spotify! Yet I'm not afraid to say that Daniel has absolutely done this track justice and even outclassed the original in every way. At the moment pre-saving any artists' upcoming releases is incredibly important at the moment for labels to understand realistic fan levels. Please go pre-save the single here: https://distrokid.com/.../aestheticperfection/pet-sematary Daniel has also released some incredible covers in his 'Cellar sessions' on YouTube recently. Billie Eilish - When the Party's over: Lanna Del Ray - Gods and Monsters: Orville Peck - Dead of night: Review Occasionally a cover comes along that you just can't get out of your head. Much Like 3TEETH's 'Pumped up kicks'... That heavy dose of nostalgia from the original is brought to the forefront of the addictive novelty in the new and altered version that hits you in just that right place, really giving meaning to the term 'food for the soul'. There is so much energy in Daniel's version and his voice inflections are so spot on in enthusiasm (which was almost missing in the original) that even though I have only had the private link for a couple of days, I have found myself singing this over and over again out loud whilst going about my usual activities. I really do think this cover encapsulates all of the best bits of Aesthetic Perfection in it's industrial pop energy but also in its sheer charisma, and majestic vocal talent that sounds like golden honey. As this is only a single, I won't give it my usual list of numbered scores but I will give this a solid.. 9/10 (And that's only because I wish it was longer!) https://distrokid.com/.../aestheticperfection/pet-sematary Click for the event page. Our twitch live stream event to aid the Slimelight rescue fund! Quick note: Elektro Vox is an ad free site that costs a lot to run and get content for. If you like our work please consider making a small donation - The price of a single drink - to keep us running, or sub to our YouTube for band interviews and streams. Thank you! Check out the alternative directory for E-stores, online Goth goods, and new bands to discover. Thank you for viewing and please feel free to share on social media and like us on Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook @ElektroVox #AestheticPerfection #DanielGraves #PetSematary #Ramones #industrialpop #cover #elektrovox

Two things in this life are certain; those being death and that anything creative Keith Kamholz puts his hand to is going to be filled with not only talent, but impressive skill refined through constant commitment. What better endorsment for Mechanical Vein than working on this EP alongside not one, not two, but THREE industrial Gods? Those being Zardonic, Caustic, and the mighty Faderhead! In his own words: 'Emotion Blur: Selections' is the long-awaited debut EP from Mechanical Vein. A truly unique take on bass music, this EP's core is Drum & Bass, with a furious blend of midtempo/industrial/hip-hop/metal influences. With visceral lyrical themes ranging from political unrest to deep human connection, this EP is equally suited to both the heart and the dance floor. This release is mastered by Zardonic, bringing his unique flair and experience with hybrid genre work. It is a selection of tracks from the upcoming LP, 'Emotion Blur', and a taste of things to come. Zardonic has also remixed the track "New Blood", with the remix single releasing October 2nd! In the early days of Mechanical Vein, Keith promised that the debut EP would aim to raise money for the Lustgarten Foundation for pancreatic cancer research. As such, any proceeds from this EP's Bandcamp sales(minus mastering costs) will be 100% donated to the foundation, in memory of his late father Douglas. Review 'New blood' starts off with a sample from the one and only 'Blade' and soon kicks you in the teeth with the drum and bass drop kick. It's almost as if a new sub genre is emerging here as a lot of things are missing but a lot of things are impressively different. You might say this is a form of industrial 'trap' step with it's jerky dance feel. It's certainly a breath of fresh air for the alternative electronic scene. Faderhead lends his vocals to 'Feel your noise' which adds a heavy-weight punch to this release mixing that vocal satisfaction into the magical complexity of the music samples that Keith pours his heart in to. "We aim to misbehave." 'TAKN' is the track featuring Caustic bringing a fierce metal edge to the EP further layering the talent and selection for different tastes whilst still maintaining the purity of Mechanical Vein's sound. Then we have 'Ghost Town.' This is Pendulum on a goth trip. The beat is fierce and steady making for an elegant dance addition that will appeal to a much wider and traditional electronic audience. Zardonic's remix of 'New Blood' follows on from that drop kick to the face and then curb stomps the remainder of your teeth out in an aural assault that is beyond words. It's a devastatingly energetic twist which will see people dancing till their feet bleeeeed. Tracklist New Blood Feel Your Noise (ft. Faderhead) TAKN (ft. Caustic) Ghost Town New Blood (Instrumental Feel Your Noise (Instrumental) TAKN (Instrumental) Ghost Town (Instrumental) Conclusion For a not-as-well known (yet!) band on the scene even though Keith is part of the UK giants that are Biomechanimal, this is a very impressive offering that is going to get them the notice they deserve. To have so much talent from across the industrial and EBM world found on one little EP is nothing short of miraculous and fair play to Keith for his hard work and networking abilities. Although Keith's rap esque vocals are not something I am usually a fan of, I find that they have blended in much better and enjoyably in this fantastic EP as opposed to previous releases such as waves. I also very much enjoy that there are instrumental versions added in too, something quite rare to see. I'm extremely impressed and can't wait to see what magnificent creatures Mechanical Vein are gonna pull out of their hat in future! Scores Technicality: 8/10 Dance factor: 8/10 Energy: 8/10 Vocals: 7/10 Re-playability: 9/10 Overall score: 8 / 10 Quick note: Elektro Vox is an ad free site that costs a lot to run and get content for. If you like our work please consider making a small donation - The price of a single drink - to keep us running, or sub to our YouTube for band interviews and streams. Thank you! Check out the alternative directory for E-stores, online Goth goods, and new bands to discover. Thank you for viewing and please feel free to share on social media and like us on Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook @ElektroVox #Biomechanimal #MechanicalVein #Zardonic #HybridBlak #Industrial #IndustrialMetal #Caustic #Faderhead #EBM #Goth #EmotionBlur #EKeithKamholz #EP #News #ElektroVox #Review

The 25th of September will see the release of the Leg Puppy Vs Dicepeople 04 EP containing four remixes of Leg Puppy songs by Dicepeople, featuring Josefin Öhrn and The Liberation plus Voi Vang. The EP will be available on all digital stores and streaming services. Here we bring you two of the music videos out of the four companion videos to the EP's release. Black tears is a wonderfully deep track melding the best parts of old school electronic Eurythmics with the vocal serenity likes of Witch of the Vale. Half of the track is build up but the second half with vocals is pure soul soothing perfection. "Black, white and chrome.." Paranoid is a joy ride of old school EBM influences and an ideal track for Halloween.. Spotify pre-save link: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/legpuppy/leg-puppy-vs-dicepeople-04 Leg Puppy have been compared to the early days of The KLF. The multimedia electro psych outfit are one of the most exciting bands around. Dicepeople is a dark electro band from London consisting of Zmora (vocals) and Matt Brock (music). Originally founded by Brock and going strong since 2013, Dicepeople have an extensive, well-received back catalogue and are known for their intense, immersive live performances. Quick note: Elektro Vox is an ad free site that costs a lot to run and get content for. If you like our work please consider making a small donation - The price of a single drink - to keep us running, or sub to our YouTube for band interviews and streams. Thank you! Check out the alternative directory for E-stores, online Goth goods, and new bands to discover. Thank you for viewing and please feel free to share on social media and like us on Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook @ElektroVox #ElektroVox #Dicepeople #LegPuppy #EP #EBM #Electronic #Upcomingrelease #news

What a time for Mourn to grace my inbox. In a time where a lot in my life is in a state of upheaval, flux, and mourning for the year we didn't get, for a relationship now held by a thread, and for those we have lost. Mourn is certainly an album I have struggled to face reviewing for fear of it's effects upon my own emotions and when you hear it, you will know exactly what I mean. In their own words.. Seattle based Tom Shear founded Assemblage 23 in 1988 as a solo project, eventually signing his first record deal a full decade later and thus beginning the process of establishing himself as one of the most successful American electro-industrial artists of the modern era. Combining genre-expanding electronics with intensely personal subject matter, ‘Mourn’ is his glorious ninth album and a standout release in A23’s storied catalogue. Beyond the trappings of modern EBM and industrial styles, ‘Mourn’ seamlessly blends danceable electronics with intimate and soul-searching lyrics and is a breathtaking record from one of the best acts in the genre. Mourn trailer: In that description we have even more to connect meaning to 'mourn. This album wishes to escape the modern trappings of EBM and yet in so doing creates a melancholic nostalgia for the golden era of the genre even as it struggles to distance itself from said modern trappings. 'Mourn' combines the best of both worlds in the sense of classic genre touches that are now inevitably bound with the modern dance signatures to appeal to the market we find ourselves in. I suppose the release date of the 11th of September certainly holds a lot of meaning to people as well.. The album opens up with 'Epiphany' where the satisfaction and expectation of Gothic talent is immediate. There are clearer layers and less harsh samples than in previous offerings and it is indeed, pleasant listening. It has clear and concise elements and brings memories of all the times you've had a great night at a goth club or festival and makes you long for them again in quite a beautifully devastating fashion. 'Factory' has some good beats but the vocals are a little muffled and the rhyming stings a little too obviously which is then balanced out by the relaxed and almost synthwave like 'Bloom'. With 'Anxiety' we are presented with the perfect music for a haunted house in space or an episode of Twilight Zone. It has some wonderful hints of God Module and really brings out the Assemblage 23 feel. Anxiety: There is an old school Depeche mode sound which is very recognisable in 'Confession' that would make anyone have to do a double take to make sure they are indeed listening to Assemblage 23. It is very clever with its clear influences whilst standing out from the norm. 'Welcome, Apocalypse' has to be my favourite on the album. It is very much a commentary on the state of the world now and how surprising this slow apocalypse has been, especially with the way people have behaved as opposed to something more immediate and recognisable as an apocalypse per say. Welcome Apocalypse: 'Tragedy' brings those previously metioned danceable electronics with a real pick up in energy that is then wonderfully complimented by 'This house is empty' further increasing on that dance factor and ending the album on a hopeful high and I love it. Tragedy: This house is empty: Tracklist Epiphany Factory Bloom Anxiety Confession Dissonance Welcome, Apocalypse Could've Tragedy This House Is Empty Conclusion Overall it is a highly relatable album in terms of lyrics and energy, almost to an uncomfortable degree being that we have all suffered this year. For some this may be the soul soothing and vindicating sorrow filled electronica their heart desires; For others it could be a further pull on strained emotions that is just too difficult to listen to right now. Either way this is a very compelling album and a very different and interesting offering than what has so far been released in 2020. Tom has done a fine job with this album but it seems to be missing the energy and fire that 'Endure' had. That's not a bad thing, if anything this is an ideal second side to the coin of 'Endure'. I look forward to hearing the extra songs on the special edition to see if any further energy is injected in to the final edition. Scores Technicality: 7/10 Dance factor: 6/10 Energy: 6/10 Vocals: 6/10 Re-playability: 6/10 Overall score: 6.2 / 10 Quick note: Elektro Vox is an ad free site that costs a lot to run and get content for. If you like our work please consider making a small donation - The price of a single drink - to keep us running, or sub to our YouTube for band interviews and streams. Thank you! Check out the alternative directory for E-stores, online Goth goods, and new bands to discover. Thank you for viewing and please feel free to share on social media and like us on Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook @ElektroVox #ElektroVox #Assemblage23 #Mourn #TomShear #Endure #WelcomeApocalypse #EBM #Industrial

Vicious Precious has been busy releasing the third and raunchiest music video so far for the album 'Soul for Sale' in the form of 'Tones & Whiskey', the 'Tones standing for Deftones of course. Elektro Vox was lucky enough to be part of this video and interview Vicious straight after. Give them a watch and see below for the other music video releases. Interview: I know you hate the angle on this interview Vish, Im so sorry! (Our camera man was passing out from a long day so it was filmed from the floor!) Puppet: Soul for sale: Also check out the great T-shirt design by another one of the Elektro Vox team, Rhea aka.. @_sketchy.spacegoth_ HERE This and other cool Pretty addicted merchandise can be found on: https://prettyaddictedofficialstore.bigcartel.com/ Check out the alternative directory for E-stores, online Goth goods, and new bands to discover. Thank you for viewing and please feel free to share on social media and like us on Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook @ElektroVox Quick note: Elektro Vox is an ad free site that costs a lot to run and get content for. If you like our work please consider making a small donation - The price of a single drink - to keep us running, or sub to our YouTube for band interviews and streams. Thank you! #PrettyAddicted #Soulforsale #Tonesandwhiskey #puppet #single #industrialpunk #punkmetal #ravepunk

Bellhead are a Post-Punk duo made up of two Chicago scene veterans who have left their mark across the tattered live music scene. Consisting of High Bass/ and Lead Vocalist Ivan Russia, formerly of the infamous Ahab Rex, Mr. Russia, and Sheriff Scabs; partnered with Low Bass/Vocalist Karen Righeimer- who has been featured as a current or former member of bands such as Fashion Bomb, Team Cybergeist, W.O.R.M, Now I'm Nothing, mindfluxfuneral, Bethany Thomas, and Pigface. Sometime in the spring of 2018 during a hard night of consuming adult libations, these two bass slingers decided that a new double-bass project was needed in this world, and ultimately, Bellhead was born. Their music together as Bellhead can be characterized by two part harmonies along with hard edged bass lines that are littered with drum machine sounds akin to the pummeling of Godlfesh or the sophistication of NIN’S Chris Vrenna. The duos songs may have a simplicity to them but that only hides the dark lyrical content (love, lust, murder, crime, drugs), massive driving beats, and the filthy bass sounds that they can squeeze out of their nebulous and shadow rigs. Their live show consists of a complete audio and visual attack on one’s senses by using elements of noir film, strobe lights and walls of fog to truly capture the serial killer feel that one feels while being trapped in a large metropolis like Chicago where crime and corruption are the norm. Bellhead has already set in motion to have a successful 2020. They are featured on the Electronic Saviours Volume 7 compilation, DSBP Records Vol 7 compilation, and have provided direct live support for The Birthday Massacre, Julien-K, and Sister Kill Cycle. Review This EP opens up in a promising fashion with a guitar riff that rips in to you but sadly stops almost as soon as it's started. It's a tease, a building of tension as the guitar drops in again and again until the chorus - releasing some of that tension only to stop and repeat the process again. There is a quite famous and somewhat ridiculous Japanese band by the name of Guitar wolf that springs to mind with the punk feel of the melody in this opening track 'Snuff film 1974'. At the same time there is also a simplicity to the layering of instruments that makes it easy to listen to regardless of the aggression evident in the lyrics and the power riffs. You might say it's somewhere between 90's punk and minimalist grunge. The title track 'Unicorn Bones' has Pigface and Sister machine gun written all over it and it was a real pleasure to find out Karen is indeed a former member of Pigface. There is even a touch of the band Helmet who people may be most familiar with from their track in the film 'The Crow.' There was a time when industrial was heavily influenced by punk before evolving in to EBM and in this track we hear those best parts of that early evolution brought in to the current year in a rather impressive fashion. There are some very stylish drum beats and clap along parts that Im sure go down very well in a live setting. 'Always' has the same vocal feel of the band King 810 in its intensity and deep, meaningful story telling. It is an ideal mid point track to cleanse the palette of the first two aggressive songs. There is something quite simple yet infinitely satisfying about the approach this song takes. It even reminds me of early Dance Gavin Dance as well in many ways but in a much more respectable Gothic manner. 'Knife' is a Halloween anthem with spooky sedative feels. This is where the serial killer aspect of their lyrics is most prevalent. There is a sense of repetition and the track doesn't really go anywhere but that's okay because it doesn't need too. It is deceptively evil in it's easy listening. Finally we have 'Sidewinder' which builds up slowly but continuously. The lyrics are clearly aimed at someone they view to be a snake and when the drums kicks in we are treated to a considerable energy boost that brings about their clear love for old school Goth influences such as The sisters of mercy. It finishes the EP off in a burst of aggressive energy that leaves you wholly satisfied. Tracklist: Conclusion: Bellhead are an unexpected find who have impressed me almost instantly with a twist on traditional genres that I have not quite heard before and the passion Ivan and Karen have is very clear throughout. It seems to me as if they are still trying to discover their ideal sound but it is rather enjoyable as an audience member to experience that journey alongside them when listening to their songs. 'Unicorn Bones' is a real treat for the senses, an unexpected candy bar a friend has handed you when you're hungry for something but you don't know what, it hits the right spots and is rather tasteful. Scores: Technicality: 5/10 Dance factor: 6/10 Energy: 7/10 Vocals: 7/10 Re-playability: 8/10 Overall score: 6.6/10 Quick note: Elektro Vox is an ad free site that costs a lot to run and get content for. If you like our work please consider making a small donation - The price of a single drink - to keep us running, or sub to our YouTube for band interviews and streams. Thank you! Check out the alternative directory for E-stores, online Goth goods, and new bands to discover. Thank you for viewing and please feel free to share on social media and like us on Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook @ElektroVox #Bellhead #UnicornBones #postpunk #Industrial #grunge #CaitlinCorlyx #Gothic #review #release #indie #releases #Pigface #EP #Chicago

Last year we were treated to God Module's new album 'The unsound' which Elektro Vox was lucky enough to review first which can be found HERE. We were also had an album give away after our video interview at Slimelight Elektrowerkz with the band available HERE. 'The Unsound' was a very well received album that reinforced that difinitive God Module core sound that everyone has come to love over the years. It encorporated different slithers of sound from their back catalogue in to a delightful modern offering. With 'The unsound remixes' to be released on the 7th of August it feels as though the alternative community have really come together to pay loving tribute to one of the main idols of industrial. One minute tracks like Iris' remix of 'Hindsight' embrace your ears like a comfortable and warm bath, to the next where you are foot stomping along to the likes of ESA and Ruined Conflict's ideal renditions. This album has everything that is lovable about God Module but in a way that is infinitely more approachable as the album stretches and grows in so many different sub genres whilst remaining quintessentially God Module at its core of course. I found it impossible to do a full review as I would have to speak about seventeen bands at length, let alone God Module themselves for such an article. However I will say that it has been a real treat to listen to. If God Module were a dragon, these remixes would be the shining diamonds and rubys amongst the treasures of which they horde; for all to be at awe with upon listening. Having said that I will give this album: Overall score: 8/10 It is full of wonderful, if not contrasting arrays of musical stylings to choose from and it truly feels like God Module have been honoured in the way they deserve because come on admit it.. We all really love the God Mod! (And what would the scene be without them?) Quick note: Elektro Vox is an ad free site that costs a lot to run and get content for. If you like our work please consider making a small donation - The price of a single drink - to keep us running, or sub to our YouTube for band interviews and streams. Thank you! Check out the alternative directory for E-stores, online Goth goods, and new bands to discover. Thank you for viewing and please feel free to share on social media and like us on Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook @ElektroVox #GodModule #Industrial #EBM #Goth #Helllektro #Aggrotech #TerrorEBM #Slimelight #Elektrowerkz #TheUnsound #TheUnsoundRemixes #ESA #RuinedConflict #Iris #JasynBangert #AndrewPearson #Review #Release

Artwork editing - Olivia De Lame Symbols of currency carved in to teeth, set amongst a wired shut and shattered jaw. The perfect metaphor for this EP. There are some artists out there who you can never quantify. The first time I saw ESA play live I was unaware of Jamie Blacker's Industrial power noise - Deus Ex Machina - that takes it's form in ESA. I stood at the front of the Elektrowerkz stage eagerly waiting for Memmaker to play. Before that I was to be absolutely destroyed by Jamie's set, giving real vindication to the name of Electronic Substance Abuse because although I was sober at the time, (I had to drive home) I felt one of the most psychoactive intense moments I've been lucky enough to experience; The very reason for why people say music is what makes life worth living. This was something different though, this wasn't great songs, and feel good rhythms, it was pure, unadulterated shock and chaos which antithetically can only come from the order of absolute order and skilfull perfection. What do I mean by this? What I experienced was a constant wall of power noise, of primal, soul crushing loops and beats. An overwhelming cacophony of aural assault that took control of me and made me rave until my legs were almost shattering and I had NO CONTROL over that. This chaos of music had possessed me; However music can't just be thrown together to achieve these results. It takes the disciplined skill to put every single beat in it's correct place. Every single sound has to be uniformly ordered in it's chaos to bring about the sounds that have made Jamie the KING of electronic music. All hail to the king. That covers the chaos theory, now for the shock.. If the shock of losing control of my body and mind to that set wasn't enough, the violent and macabre images being played on the stage were equally shocking; so much so that a girl next to me went from dancing away happily to staring mouth agape and quite uncomfortable at the visuals. Here there was a turning point. For me this seemed like a form of catharsis; of coming to terms with the darker side of life and instead how to stand against it and how to improve in all aspects of life. Sadly for the girl next to me it seemed the opposite was true, she wanted to hide from these realities and withdraw from not only what was uncomfortable to her, but also from herself. At least this is how it seemed as she backed out of the crowd. ESA is the true primal music of the soul, not some £2.99 Chakra meditation CD in a bargain bin that people think is soul music. That shock has never stopped, it has only taken different forms. With each release I have had to drag my jaw off of the floor time and again. From the overwhelming power of 'That Beast' to one of the most incredible album releases this year in the form of 'Burial 10', I continue to be shocked. Now with the release of this EP, there is still no limit to the impressive talent once again thrown in our faces. Having featured in the track 'You are safe here' on 'Burial 10', Caitlin Corlyx once again joins ESA for 'Eat their young'. I have to say this is an absolute dream duo. Having seen them perform together at Static Darkness festival and now in this music video, I am still trying to crowbar my damn jaw off of the metaphorical floor at how well they compliment each others musical strengths. I was lucky enough to hear the work in progress of this EP and give my opinion on which video should be done first and I am so glad it was indeed 'Eat their young.' As I mentioned with turning points before, this release is also a turning point for Jamie. Would ESA be able to continue? Would anything be achievable again? Smashing himself out of that mindset, he filmed the video in Leeds city centre at 4am, Planted his flag at Castle Hill - Huddersfield, and had Caitlin join him in a studio with only 2 days notice (How wonderful of her!) and that is how we now have the majesty of this release. He reached that turning point and proved once again that he can keep going in the right direction and will be keeping that throne warm for a long time to come yet. Quick note: Elektro Vox is an ad free site that costs a lot to run and get content for. If you like our work please consider making a small donation - The price of a single drink - to keep us running, or sub to our YouTube for band interviews and streams. Thank you! Review 'Eat their young' is the personification of all the anger and resentment we feel at the world right now. With a hint of the Joker's approach to when people.. "Get what they f**ing deserve!" Caitlin plays the protagonist, the capitalist who is corrupt, wasteful, uncaring and ugly yet beautiful in her sins. Jamie plays the angry worker, the one society has stamped on, the one who will put an end to the corrupt rich. In both aspects here.. Apex predators eat their young, be it their own (Caitlin) or the young of their rivals (Jamie). Either way this track is furious. The bass never quite drops in the rave way you would hope for but that only adds layers to the frustration and anger pent up inside the message of this track. You won't get the release you want but you will damn well enjoy the fire and the flames the beat stokes within you. 'The scorn' however delivers the drop you need. It demands to be played louder and louder each time. Almost like a sentient track seeking to possess you as I previous mentioned ESA tracks seem want to do. The speech sample sits so well within the theme of the EP that it sets the track up before it's even got going. It is a real espresso shot of a track. 'It takes over' has to be my favourite on this EP. Not only does it have that signature ESA set of beats and loops but Jamie once again adds his vocals to a track, something I am so glad to see him doing more often with ESA in recent times as it adds that extra layer of class to the music. It brings you the dance, the aggression, the mindfulness, and then it hits you with a relaxing synthwave feel - Something very unexpected. Once the synths have relaxed you, you are free to float away with some incredibly impressive female opera that has been chopped up and backed with an ideal drum loop. I've not really the words to describe it but it is yet another way in which the music of ESA can take you on a psychoactive trip even whilst sober. Moaan Exis' remix of 'Eat their young' rounds of this album like a neatly wrapped gift. It capitalises on Caitlin's parts of the song and presents a nice amalgamation of industrial influences in to one whilst still maintaining that undeniable ESA feel. Tracklist: Eat Their Young (feat Caitlin Corlyx) The Scorn It Takes Over Eat Their Young (Moaan Exis Remix) Conclusion: Electronic substance abuse continues to push the boundaries of musical talent and the set level of the bar at the top. Although ESA is beginning to sound less niche and more accessible to wider audiences, this is by no means a bad thing. This is simply adding more land and followers to the 'kingdom' that Jamie has created, with Caitlin (and Corlyx) being a proud ally of that kingdom. Heres to hoping that ESA continue to impress us all and keep our jaws smashing through the floor for many years to come. Scores: Technicality: 9.5/10 Dance factor: 8.5/10 Energy: 9/10 Vocals: 9/10 Re-playability: 9/10 Overall score: 9 / 10 See also: ESA- Burial 10 album review and interview - Here Corlyx - Together apart album review - Here ESA video interview - Here Music streams with ESA + Corlyx - Here ESA + Corlyx on the alternative directory - Here Quick note: Elektro Vox is an ad free site that costs a lot to run and get content for. If you like our work please consider making a small donation - The price of a single drink - to keep us running, or sub to our YouTube for band interviews and streams. Thank you! Check out the alternative directory for E-stores, online Goth goods, and new bands to discover. Thank you for viewing and please feel free to share on social media and like us on Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook @ElektroVox #ESA #ElectronicSubstanceAbuse #Poiwernoise #Industrial #syntheticMusic #CaitlinCorlyx #Goth #review #interview #album #releases #Eattheiryoung #Corlyx #EP #TheScorn

Apop have always been a huge favourite of the industrial and Goth electronic music scene and they once again return with an EP indicating that direction the band intends to head towards. The opening track 'Soma Coma' is one that I have had stuck in my head a lot and been humming to myself daily with its upbeat easy listening and catchy lyrical hooks. There are hints of Human League and contrasting lyrics to the melody in the same way 'pumped up kicks' lays itself out. However the rest of the EP is very different to what you would normally expect from 'Apoptygma Berzerk'. There is a spooky atmospheric track in the form of Jennifer Corvino and a 4am nightclub foot stomper in the way of the 'A battle for the crown' remix.' The track 'Nearest' that has been played live for the past three years is finally available on this EP as well. The rest of the EP heads in experimental and easy listening directions that may not be to everyone's tastes but are none the less worth checking out. Available on their band camp: Quick note: Elektro Vox is an ad free site that costs a lot to run and get content for. If you like our work please consider making a small donation - The price of a single drink :) - to keep us running, or sub to our YouTube. Thank you! Check out the alternative directory for E-stores, online Goth goods, and new bands to discover. Thank you for viewing and please feel free to share on social media and like us on Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook @ElektroVox #ApoptygmaBerzerk #NeinDanke #EP #Release #SynthPop #FuturePop

There are a few crowd favourites when it comes to Biomechanimal's live shows and amongst those is Enter the animal. It's a song many of us have heard and shouted 'HEY!' along to for years now but we have yet to be blessed with a way outside of live shows to hear it again. Now after five years hard work and two out of this world remixes, we can soon finally enjoy this Mecha-Godzilla of a track at our leisure. Hit the pic to pre-order 'After 5 years of shows, adventures, rewrites, rerecords, hard drive failures, and other bodily fluids, we are happy to finally unveil our next single, the long awaited ‘Enter the Animal’. An absolute staple of our live show, a crowd favourite, and much loved by the band itself, this is our party song. Featuring remixes from our good friends Sirus and C-Lekktor, artwork by Midiankai ARTS, mixing and mastering by X-FUSION MUSIC PRODUCTION, and released by HYBRID BLAK, this single is the culmination of 5 years of hard work and experience. Released Friday 14th August on Spotify, Apple Music, Bandcamp, YouTube, Soundcloud, and all other streaming services. From left to right: Keith - Electro-Axe, Kekko - Drums, Lex - Bass, Matt - Frontman (Front) Review: If you have not had the fortuity to stand at the front of a Bio concert and fist pump along to the HEY chorus then are you even in the scene? haha! Seriously though it is something everyone who has a love for industrial metal should experience at least once. It makes you grit your teeth, breathe harder and deeper. It makes your blood flood with endorphins and unleash as you rip out the scream 'HEY!' along with the rest of the crowd, like a futuristic war-cry. It is a boot breaking stomp fest. The C-Lekktor remix opens with the Princess Mononoke sample 'Disgusting little creatures' and instantly takes you on a Studio-X style rave with it's techno inspired sound and yet that undeniable aggrotech edge which is punctuated in fist pumping awe by the way they have made Matt's vocals so clear and matched to their version of the beat. This is pure energy, pure indulgence, pure righteous fury. It is FIRE and I am shocked by how much speed C-Lekktor have injected here. The Sirus remix soon hits you with the tag line "Biomechanimal - Enter the animal" setting you up for instant awesome overdrive as they have in contrast slowed down Matt's vocals turning the track in to a much heavier yet more approachable foot stomper in an almost dub step way. Scores: Technicality: 9.5/10 Dance factor: 9.5/10 Energy: 9.5/10 Vocals/Samples: 9/10 Re-playability: 9.5/10 Overall score: 9.4 / 10 Quick note: Elektro Vox is an ad free site that costs a lot to run and get content for. If you like our work please consider making a small donation - The price of a single drink :) - to keep us running, or sub to our YouTube. Thank you! Check out the alternative directory for E-stores, online Goth goods, and new bands to discover. Thank you for viewing and please feel free to share on social media and like us on Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook @ElektroVox #Biomechanimal #EnterTheAnimal #C-Lekktor #Sirus #Studio-X #Industrial #IndustrialMetal #syntheticmusic #EBM #Goth #Single #News

No matter what vocal range a song calls for, Caitlin seems to hit the mark every time, be it soft and melodic, sung to deeper classic Goth bass lines, or furiously throwing her vocal cords around such as in 'You are safe here' with ESA. She hits it EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. This is also a band that never gives up. Caitlin has made music her life and that dedication shows. No matter the size of the crowd or who is listening, Corlyx play for themselves and that is often where we find the most passionate artists destined for higher heights. Now Corlyx are dropping an album in a different direction to before, proving that they deserve a seat at the Gothic table and no one will keep them from doing so. With 'Together apart' they are here to stay so shut up or find another table! We spoke to Caitlin about the album and put together a review having been lucky enough to hear it before it's September 15th launch on their new label Negative Gain. Interview: Q. You mentioned to me before wanting to try something different from your previous albums, how would you describe to people the change in direction this album brings and what this album is all about? A. Theres always been a noticeable shift between all the work we have put out over the last 4 years, however this record was the biggest change, entirely stepping away from an Industrial/dark electro back catalogue to now something in the Post Punk/Darkwave world. I had toyed around with the idea in the past, but this record was primarily written and produced during Lockdown so for us, writing a goth record finally felt right. I grew up with a Goth Mom and she always had some amazing 80’s playing when I was very young, to say I’m influenced by it would be an understatement. Q. With the new video for ‘Porcelain skin’ you have some great vintage footage in regards to mental health which is something you have mentioned elsewhere that it is very personal to you. What is the real message behind the song and video that you want people to think about? A. I wrote Porcelain Skin during Lockdown but it was also directly after a trip I took to Florida to see my mother after not seeing her for 6 years, she has really debilitating mental illness that keeps getting worse, seeing her living in the state she was in was one of the hardest things to finally come to terms with, she thinks the sun is poison now so she hides from it to the extent that her skin seemed so fragile and pale and the site of her really shook me. I’ve never publicly talked about this but I felt it was time, in a way sometimes the reality of people who are sick can have this dark beauty. I wanted to talk about that, the track was for me to get that out, if people connect to it in anyway I’m happy for that, but it was very personal I’d say. Q. Which songs are you most proud of in this album and which single/s can we expect further down the line? A. I’m obsessed with 4 tracks on this record and I keep going back and fourth with favourites, 'We See Red' will be out next with a music video then 'White Wolf', I’m not sure we will shoot a video for 'Find The Killer' but that’s a damn good track, and then there’s 'When The Witch Comes Out' which is so haunting, I’m just like so into this record I’m still not tired of it. Brandon Ashley did such an amazing job mixing and mastering it as well, I’m very lucky to have his dedication. Q. There are some incredible bass lines sprinkled throughout this album, and I believe there’s news of a new bassist? Were the song built around the bass lines this time or was the bass added in after the tracks were formed? A. To me that’s what post punk is all about, just these dancy dark bass riffs. I really wanted that to be the focus and I wrote all of the other arrangements/vocal melodies from the bass line - and yes there will be a new addition to the live lineup, we will announce who and when soon. Q. What difficulties with lockdown have you had in putting this album together and did the extra time make things easier in some ways? A. Lockdown was really shocking for us all collectively, I felt the suffering and fear of so many people, I wrote 'Black Wind' which specifically addressed how we were feeling, like sitting there watching the news in shock that this was real life. Overall for me as a person I do really well with trauma having grown up in it, that’s why I became such a valued surgical nurse in my field, I just have always been good under pressure. I try to be optimistic and a realist at the same time. I ended up being a resource for a lot of my close friends that weren’t doing so well mentally with the reality of Covid, and they were very thankful for that. Creatively, we wrote the best record of our careers, made a lockdown video, got signed to Negative Gain, and got kittens, so all in all, aside from tight finances and having to cancel shows, we did really well. Q. You have once again done an incredible feature with Electronic Substance Abuse’s new song ‘Eat their young’ and the video will be released on the 30th, how did that song come together for you both and can you tell us about your experience filming the scenes for it? A. The first collaboration went so well, and he reached out again, asked me to be the antagonist in the track, it was another powerful production. lyrically I thought that was very interesting, then after I wrote my parts the visual concepts were flooding in and we agreed we had to make a video for it. Jamie shot for like 5 days, I was there for two, we had a blast going around fucking shit up and the Director Myles Faernley was so great to work with I hired him to do the two Corlyx Music Videos, so you’ll see a bit of the connection there. Q. Is there an overall conceptual idea to ‘Together apart’ and how do different tracks bring those elements together? A. Not really, for the first time this isn’t such a personal album. I wanted it to be spooky and danceable, there’s like 2 personal tracks but the rest are just a peek into how I see things. The title was inspired by the lockdown of course, Together Apart, I don’t want people to always think about that when they listen, but the reality of how it was made is a part of the work. Q. There is a lot of 90’s influence that I pick up listening to this album from Garbage, to No Doubt, to even a touch of Madonna and something akin to a dark sibling of the band Curve; Which alongside classic bass and keyboard tunes makes for some very nostalgic, yet instant goth classics such as your track ‘Find the killer’. Was mixing post punk and traditional dark wave together planned or just the way the album came together? Because it is a wonderful combination. A. It was the first time I planned to 'do a genre' I usually just make music and then after I sort of label what I think it sounds like, fans pick up on so many different influences. I like that it is always different for everyone, it just solidifies Corlyx as it’s own thing, I really am not trying to be the next XYZ or whatever... I love a lot of different styles of music, but yes this time we sat down and I told Brandon, I want to make a proper Goth Album, musically you can hear that, and my vocals will always have 90’s vibe to them, all my female influences are primarily there, except Siousxie and Kate Bush of course, I'm also a huge Harriot Wheeler (The Sundays) fan and my voice sometimes sounds like hers when I’m going very soft, I feel like I learned how to sing from her. Q. What life lessons has Corlyx taught you so far? A. Corlyx has taught me to never give up on your dreams, as cheesy as that sounds... We worked so hard, and no I’ll never be a millionaire but it’s really not about that, I love seeing my baby grow. Q. Anything you’d like to say to your fans? A. Thanks for sticking with me through all the changes, ups and downs, 2021 worldwide tour is happening, our CD will not only be available online but in actual record stores. In America it will even be in Target and Wallmarts! Thank you Caitlin! Quick note: Elektro Vox is an ad free site that costs a lot to run and get content for. If you like our work please consider making a small donation - The price of a single drink :) - to keep us running, or sub to our YouTube. Thank you! Review: How else to start a Goth album than with a wolf's howl and the bass riffs that make you instantly start throwing cobweb hands around a dance floor? In the opening track 'White Wolf' we have our ears hooked, reeling us in to become caught up in a very promising beginning. Caitlin's vocals are smooth and enticing yet fierce, the bass and drums set off that primal instinct of wanting to 'hunt' around a dance floor and make yourself known. For a very classic Goth sound, it sure does empower and energise you but it stops abruptly and all too short sadly leaving you hungry for more. We are then yanked in to a very different direction with 'We see red.' There is a nice slap to the bass guitar and a familiar touch of Tory Amos comes across in the vocals which are harmonised to perfection with Brandon adding his voice to the Gothic Hymn. Which then leads us to 'Find the Killer'.. This has all the hallmark sounds of a night out. You've just checked your coat in and got a drink; As you move away from the bar you begin to hear this absolute beauty of a song calling to you like a siren, demanding you get on the dance floor and have your first sway of the evening. Even though this is a brand new song, it sets off HUGE nostalgia and memories of that first sip and need to dance at Slimelights London. So in short.. This song sounds like home. The guitar picks at the strings of your soul, not just your heart. Caitlin's singing is like a medicinal honey easing away all of your pent up stress with that slight twang of anger that then helps vent at the same time. This is an instant Darkwave hit in that it has everything that makes Goth music great. Even the lyrics are a fantastical journey of innocence encountering danger. The attention to genre detail in this piece of work is nothing short of perfection and I really do not say that lightly. The first single from the album 'Porcelain skin' is a little at odds tempo wise, almost like two competing tracks playing over one another. It's a busy song. Like a darkwave soundscape but with a Smashing Pumpkins vocal progression. However it does bring up lovely images of driving in a convertible along the Californian coast. Goth's on tour you might say. This is definitely where the post punk element shows through and the serious nature of the track makes it a real aural attack on the senses which helps to get the mental health story of the song across. There are a couple of songs that don't hit the mark for me but that's down to my personal taste. Each song in this album has been well thought out and produced with real care. From the deliciously upbeat 'Stitches from California' to the easy listening of 'Black Wind.' I've heard some reviewers have not been keen on the ending track 'Cold' however I think it is an ideal cool down to such an impressive album.. Caitlin whispers a Lullaby with a sense of seduction and sensuality. The frequency level of the music takes you on a tranquil trip through space which makes it a wonderful piece of music for chilling out to. Tracklist: White Wolf We See Red Find The Killer Porcelain Skin When The Witch Comes Out Jump In Stitches From California Black Wind Your Love Is A Curse Cold Conclusion: This deserves a place amongst Darkwave greats. Corlyx have put together a damn fine album that will have you swaying on a tranquil Goth dance floor one minute with your drink, to spilling it constantly as you wave your arms around and begin to move in the next. There is a selection any Gothic DJ could pick and choose from comfortably here and know that they wouldn't have gone amiss in doing so. I very much love the direction they have chosen to take with this album and I hope they continue to showcase just what else they can create in future. All in all a truly exciting band who have great things destined hopefully! Top tracks: Find the killer White Wolf Cold Scores: Technicality: 8.5/10 Dance factor: 9/10 Energy: 8/10 Vocals: 9/10 Re-playability: 8.5/10 Overall score: 8.6 / 10 Check out Corlyx's Alternative directory listing below! Quick note: Elektro Vox is an ad free site that costs a lot to run and get content for. If you like our work please consider making a small donation - The price of a single drink :) - to keep us running, or sub to our YouTube. Thank you! Check out the alternative directory for E-stores, online Goth goods, and new bands to discover. Thank you for viewing and please feel free to share on social media and like us on Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook @ElektroVox #Corlyx #TogetherApart #DarkWave #PostPunk #syntheticMusic #CaitlinCorlyx #Goth #review #interview #album #releases #ESA #PorcelainSkin

Here we have a handful of albums and singles released recently, all of which deserving of being in your music library. Also including a re-record from In Flames who although metal in genre are an ever loved favourite of mine. Singles Faderhead (Featuring Solar Fake) Aesthetic Perfection and Chemical Sweet Kid Witch of the Vale Scenius In Flames Studio X and Simon Carter DK-Zero Quick note: Elektro Vox is an ad free site that costs a lot to run and get content for. If you like our work please consider making a small donation -The price of a single drink :) - to keep us running, or sub to our YouTube. Thank you! Albums Apoptygma Berzerk Mortiis Menschdefekt Full Elektro Vox review and interview HERE Check out the alternative directory for E-stores, online Goth goods, and new bands to discover. Thank you for viewing and please feel free to share on social media and like us on Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook @ElektroVox Quick note: Elektro Vox is an ad free site that costs a lot to run and get content for. If you like our work please consider making a small donation -The price of a single drink :) - to keep us running, or sub to our YouTube. Thank you! #Scenius #Menschdefekt #WithcoftheVale #Faderhead #SolarFake #InFlames #Mortiis #ApoptygmaBerzerk #DK-Zero #StudioX #AestheticPerfection #ChemicalKid #Metal #Industrial #IndustrialMetal #syntheticmusic #EBM #Goth #Single #News #album #releases

Menschdefekt (roughly translated as Broken man or sick man) is one of three bands that got me in to industrial /EBM in the first place. When the Human Parasite was released in 2010 I was blown away by the dance rhythms, the film samples, the harsh distortion vocals, and the completely different sound to anything I had heard before then (Having been in to Metal for the most part back then) Plague (video below) remains my favourite industrial track to this day. So when I heard they were releasing a new album for the first time in six years, I had to get my hands on it as soon as possible! I have not been disappointed, it is a nostalgia trip for me in a way, but it is also an album full of future club hits (I hope). 'Empty World' returns to their 2010 roots in their sound and song formula and I really do hope this album sees success far and wide. We spoke to Nik about the new release. Interview Q. For those who don’t know, who are the members of Menschdefekt and what is the theme your band’s music and message? A. Menschdefekt are Fredrik Croona (Cynical Existence) on vocals, Tandrin (Mechanical Moth, Novastorm) on guitar and me, Nik, who does all the music, programming and mixing. The music can‘t be put in to one 'drawer'. I‘m influenced by various genres such as Electro, Industrial, Trance or even metal which is why I always wanted to have a guitarist in the band. The lyrics by Fredrik are all about the fall of humanity/society and the depravity of humans. We were always socially critical and unpleasant. We do our own thing. Fortunately, with Infacted Recordings, we have a label that allows us complete freedom in what we do. Q. It has been six years since the release of ‘Touch of Madness.’ What has the band been up to and what made you decide to come back with this new album? A. I focused on work and private life. Fredrik released lots of stuff with his own projects at the time and he still does. A friend of mine invited me to Tandrin's New Years Eve party two years ago. I didn‘t personally know him before. I knew that he played in some bands and that he was DJ‘ing, so we talked about music and I found out that he was familiar with Menschdefekt. He was one of the people who got me to continue this project. Q. This album seems very much focussed on the way the world is now with Covid-19 and right wing oppression. What is the inspiration and thought process behind this album; Was this the way the album was always planned or did the direction of it change a lot with the continuing madness we have seen in 2020? A. The biggest part of the album was finished before Covid-19 became a topic. Nothing is really planned in Menschdefekt. So… no, thats not the main point. It‘s more about trends in politics and society in general. Everything in the band is affected by personal feelings. The lyrics are not always meant literally. Soemtimes they are just metaphoric. Q. There are a lot of remixes for the single ‘Cursed.’ What made you choose this one for remixes, and who has been your favourite artists to work with in regards to remixes? A. 'Cursed' is a catchy track that might do well in the clubs so I thought it was a good idea to release it as a digital single in advance. It‘s always fun to see how other bands implement your songs. My personal favourite are Ruined Conflict's because it sounds very different, and the remixes by Frame Of Mind, Nine Seconds and Reichsfeind. Next we are planning another digital single with two remixes and a very special version of the song in question. Q. Now that the band is back and Tandrin has added his guitar skills, will we see live shows in future when clubs re-open? A. I don‘t think so. Fredrik feels at home on stage and I think Tandrin would love to play live, too but I don‘t feel comfortable in the spotlight. In the past Daniel (ES23) sometimes played live synths for Menschdefekt but it‘s not the same, you know… Q. As in previous album you have got some great samples in this latest album; From Vincent price, to Pulp fiction, 28 days later, Charlie Chaplin’s 'The great dictator' speech and more. Tell us what made you choose these ones and how they add to the overall concept. A. Sometimes I have a topic in mind or I‘m in a certain mood and sometimes the speech samples are chosen randomly more or less but anyway they always inspire Fredrik in his lyrics. Q. What industrial / EBM bands do you listen to the most and who were your inspirations for starting Menschdefekt? A. I personally prefer stuff from the mid 90s to the early 2000s. Old :Wumpscut: and Suicide Commando, Die Krupps and Nitzer Ebb but also Covenant, VNV Nation, Colony 5, Neurotic Fish and stuff like that; But I listen to all kinds of music. I love punk and metal as well. I don‘t need no pigeonholes! Q. You have a slightly different approach to industrial music that I love. This is best shown in the track ‘Deliverance’ and ‘Plague (The Human Parasite)’ from your first album. The mix of industrial synths, aggrotech vocals, and powerful quote samples that are commonplace in a lot of bands, mix with the energy and passion of Electronic dance music that makes your blend of music unique. Is you intention to put out incredible dance tracks, powerful messages, or to mix all the best part of electronic music together simply because that is what Menschdefekt do best? A. As mentioned before: We don‘t need no pigeonholes. We do whatever we feel like to do. We don‘t think about if people like or hate our stuff. We don‘t think about club compatibility. But if people like our stuff and if a song makes it to the dance floor thats great! Q. Is this album a one off, or are Menschdefekt back for good now? A. Menschdefekt are back. I don‘t know how long it will take to release another album. We‘re all pretty busy with work, private life and other projects so it could maybe take a while. But I‘m far from retirement! ;-) Q. Which songs are you most proud of on this album and which one means the most to you all? A. I don‘t know if I would say I‘m proud of them but I personally like 'Empty World', 'Cursed', 'Deliverance' and 'Anarchy' the most. The whole album means a lot to us because we put a lot of time, effort and passion in to it. Q. Anything you’d like to say to your fans? A. Thank you for your support! Please follow us on Facebook, check out 'Empty World' and buy it if you like! Thank you Nik! Quick note: Elektro Vox is an ad free site that costs a lot to run and get content for. If you like our work please consider making a small donation -The price of a single drink :) - to keep us running, or sub to our YouTube. Thank you! Review The self titled 'Empty World' opens the album up. Menschdefekt have been known to use easily recognisable samples from films and what better way to open an album than with some Morgan Freeman quoting Ernest Hemmingway. An urgent sense of foreboding steeps the beginning of this album. It is atmospheric in a sense of something vast and powerful rising up from the glacial covered depths. It is the ideal place setting for the theme of the album as the vocals sing out for the world we find ourselves in now. The high end synths and emotional vocal distortions Menschdefekt are also known for play out beautifully in this 'abandon all hope' sense of doom in 'Cursed.' The addition of more guitar riffs to Menschdefekt's music adds a nice edge that pushes the music harder and faster than before. Even two songs in you can tell this album has a lot of that EBM 'body music' feel as the urge to dance already presents itself. Yet this contrast of positive dance urges set against dystopian songs is balanced out easily with underlying synthpop and the odd retrowave guitar twang. In 'Freedom In Chains' we hear parts of Charlie Chaplain's 'The great dictator' speech which is certainly relevant to the modern world. This is often used in industrial songs, most famously by Detroit Diesel, but for a change from other bands, the speech is in German. The heavier guitar riffs and lyrical content most poignantly reflect on the invisible chains of modern society and the slavery we all find ourselves in to money and the whims of government. 'Guilty' is full bodied in all aspects, the vocals, the samples, and the energy borders on the EDM genre in it's dance intensity. It even dips in to the realms of God Module slightly with some of the vocals. Audio samples of Vincent Price in 'The last man on Earth' (A film about a disease spreading Vampirism) frames the current pandemic climate admirably. This song is the first one that really starts to add in some trance elements to the album and make themselves stand out from other industrial bands. 'Vengeance' is another heavy track that adds more to the metal side with some ideal Pulp Fiction moments leading to 'Deliverance.' This tracks has more Vincent Price, this time from 'House on haunted hill.' The trance feeling and rave energy are strong throughout. There's a sense of euphoria in the music, that soul satisfying rhythm and tempo that can get you carried away in dancing to it. Vincent dropping.. "Don't let the ghosts and ghouls disturb you my dear." occasionally reverberates in spine chilling bliss. The talent in putting such heavy guitar riffs so subtly and constantly underneath the trance like synths is a real testament to Nik's skills in mixing. 'Anarchy' has the very memorable V, from 'V for Vendetta' opening the track to some instant nostalgic love. Fredrik's vocal signature distortion still manages to annunciate all the lyrics clearly. This track is yet another prime example on this album of the messages held within and indeed... "Anarchy is coming soon, the revolution has begun." 'Sick' further adds to the samples, this time from '28 days later.' Just like in 'Deliverance', guitars alongside key synths makes for an impressive dance mix not seen too often; Incorporating the best bits of metal with the best parts of industrial. Finally we are warmed down by the track 'Isolation' and after such a stomp heavy album, a warm down is indeed necessary! Tracklist: Empty world Cursed Freedom In Chains Guilty Vengeance Deliverance Anarchy Sick Isolation Conclusion: With most of the songs around the 120-130 bpm mark, there is no denying that this is an energetic and fleshed out album. Menschdefekt have returned with some truly memorable tracks, using some of the most iconic media sources in film culture. There are several tracks that would do perfectly on any dance floor or DJ mix regardless of what style their set is aiming for. Some of the samples get a little drowned out when not listening with headphones but in such complex and layered music it is understandable. Although it does not quite deliver as many truly memorable tracks as the first album 'The human parasite' did, it is wonderful to have the band return and with such pleasant offerings! Truly a great album. Top tracks: Deliverance Guilty Sick Scores: Technicality: 9.5/10 Dance factor: 9/10 Energy: 9/10 Vocals/Samples: 9/10 Re-playability: 8.5/10 Overall score: 9 / 10 If you haven't heard their first album, please go give it a listen. I promise you won't be dissapointed! Quick note: Elektro Vox is an ad free site that costs a lot to run and get content for. If you like our work please consider making a small donation -The price of a single drink :) - to keep us running, or sub to our YouTube. Thank you! 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Here we have a handful of albums and singles released recently, all of which deserving of being in your industrial music library. Seraphim system - PHO3N1X Full Elektro Vox review HERE "This is a POWERHOUSE of audio combat thumping, spine ripping joy directly out of my soul. If you could extract DMT from someone via sound, these would be the weaponised beats used. It's the perfect blend of industrial and all the best parts of techno that leaves no room for underestimation, no time for rest, no hope for release from the powerful grip this firestorm of a DJ dance mix that is delivered with PHO3N1X, hot on the heels of the recent Obsidian Frontline album." CYFERDYNE - Breathe Deeper 'Take a deep breath ladies and gentlemen - for the long-awaited first new release announcement from DWA for this year is none other than the first new material from Lancaster's finest CYFERDYNE in 6 years, a first taste of the forthcoming long-awaited 3rd album and an uplifting slice of future pop to help carry you through these troubled times...' - Bandcamp page Pretty Addicted - Puppet The latest single from the upcoming album 'Soul for sale' Biomechanimal - Haksal Elektro Vox review HERE "Biomechanimal have until now been known for some hard hitting, heavy tracks that lean a lot more towards the metal side of industrial but with Dubstep hints to keep the dance energy flowing. Here the band present a mid-tempo modular synthetic offering that feels more at home in the shadowy places of synthetic music. Haksal still retains those Dubstep hooks whilst flirting EDM hints, pulling away from their traditional sound; even more so as this track has no vocals for a change." Quick note: Elektro Vox is an ad free site that costs a lot to run and get content for. If you like our work please consider making a small donation -The price of a single drink :) - to keep us running, or sub to our YouTube. Thank you! MonöChrome - BODY/MACHINE A new discovery for myself that I think deserves some coverage. 'Monöchrome is an E.B.M. band from Lima, Peru, composed by Nana Aray in the main voice and Khrome Hitam in voice, synthesizers and programming. Monöchrome was formed, at first, to experiment with new electronic sounds which results in the sound achieved to date. The songs play themes mainly about the human struggle in modern society, technology and industrial advancement.' - Bandcamp page Zwaremachine - Ripping at the fabric Zwaremachine featured on Elektro Vox live stream no.2 HERE 'Strict EBM basslines rip and soar through ‘Resist’ as industrial dance melodies suited for dark nights at your local club blister ‘New Design’. Further noisey rhythms permeate and puncture the title track whilst we’re swept away with morally upright beats suited for ‘International Hero’. ‘What We Are’ picks up the BPM for a final showdown that will leave an ever-lasting impression on eager rivetheads ready for some more destructible EBM and industrial tunes.' - Bandcamp page Die Krupps - Ring of steel A nice collection of remixes and classics in one place. Check out the alternative directory for E-stores, online Goth goods, and new bands to discover. Thank you for viewing and please feel free to share on social media and like us on Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook @ElektroVox Quick note: Elektro Vox is an ad free site that costs a lot to run and get content for. If you like our work please consider making a small donation -The price of a single drink :) - to keep us running, or sub to our YouTube. Thank you! #SeraphimSystem #Haksal #Biomechanimal #PrettyAddicted #Zwaremachine #DieKruppse #Monöchrome #Industrial #IndustrialMetal #syntheticmusic #EBM #Goth #Single #News #album #releases

First of all, I need to know if anyone would be willing to make Biomechanimal jackets as seen in the art work (based Original Japanese anime film Akira).. Because damn, that would be amazing! Biomechanimal have until now been known for some hard hitting, heavy tracks that lean a lot more towards the metal side of industrial but with Dubstep hints to keep the dance energy flowing. Here the band present a mid-tempo modular synthetic offering that feels more at home in the shadowy places of synthetic music. Haksal still retains those Dubstep hooks whilst flirting EDM hints, pulling away from their traditional sound; even more so as this track has no vocals for a change. Quick note: Elektro Vox is an ad free site that costs a lot to run and get content for. If you like our work please consider making a small donation to keep us running, or sub to our YouTube. Thank you! As a track it's like a modular (pardon the pun) tactical bag. It has depth, power, style, but most importantly utility. As seen with the two remixes by E.S.A and Social Kid, Haksal can be chopped, changed, adjusted, added to, re-worked and made to fit almost any adaptation of musical need. In this case, less is indeed more. Tracklist: Haksal (학살) 02:45 Haksal (학살) (ESA Remix) 05:30 Haksal (학살) (Social Kid Remix) 03:48 Conclusion: Haksal is a very different offering but not unexpected as Biomechanimal continue to push themselves technically. Where it excels is in the two remixes as it pulls the track in two very different directions. Electronic Substance abuse has added the aggressive, heavier industrial beats they are known for to make any rivet or noise head happy. Social Kid however has taken it to the other extreme found in Haksal going further in to the land of Dubstep and popularised styles. All in all, an impressive glimpse of things to come possibly but I am glad that 'Enter the animal' which is their other new track in the pipeline sticks more faithfully to the heavy spine ripping Biomechanimal we know and love. Scores: Technicality: 7.5 Dance factor: 6 Energy: 6.5 Satisfaction: 7 Re-playability: 7 Overall score: 6.8/ 10 BIOMECHANIMAL /// LONDØN INDUSTRIAL KIDS /// Not taking your sh*t since 2013 probably. Started in 2013, and self-releasing the self-titled debut album in 2015, Bio has been a staple of the underground London alternative and industrial scene for about 5 years. If you have seen Grendel, Aesthetic Perfection, The Birthday Massacre, Covenant, Faderhead, or any of the industrial big hitters in London, Biomechanimal was probably on the bill at some point in time. With an aggressive, physical live show, they have often been touted as ‘one to watch’ of the UK dark electronic scene. After teasing new material for some time, the Biomechanimal of 2020 is the strongest the band has ever been. With frontman and producer Matt Simpson leading the charge, supported by Keith Kamholz (Mechanical Vein) of electro-axe fame, and Lex Liebert on live guitars, the band has numerous releases planned to drop this year, starting with a single at the end of February. Drawing from a diverse pool of genres, Biomechanimal’s eclectic sound is dangerously catchy, and by Granfalloon, you will be raising your fist with them too. https://biomechanimal.bandcamp.com https://www.facebook.com/BiomechanimalMain https://www.instagram.com/biomechanimal Check out the alternative directory for E-stores, online Goth goods, and new bands to discover. Thank you for viewing and please feel free to share on social media and like us on Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook @ElektroVox #Biomechanimal #Haksal #Industrial #IndustrialMetal #syntheticmusic #EBM #Goth #Single #News