Search Results

The defining album of grabyourface's career.. Marie started music as an outlet for the pain, trauma, and abuse suffered in their life, now GYF releases the culmination of that journey of sadness, acceptance, and now hopefully.. healing. This is as emotional a journey possible through the museum of Marie's mind. This album is a poignant exploration of pain, resilience, and self-discovery, perfectly expressed through the medium of electronic music. As a close friend to Marie, I am fully appreciative of the gravitas the album and it's content contain, as such, I am deeply, deeply proud of them for finally finishing it and bringing that vulnerability to the public eye! This community therapy-like release is by far one of the finest albums I have ever had the pleasure to review. (It also hit top of most of our communities genre's on Bandcamp at release and also hit top 20 on all of Bandcamp!) This whole album has reminded me of the strong emotions I felt whilst listening to the first Evanescence album as a teenager. Sadgirl Mixtape is profound. grabyourface S A D W A V E This is the album of a lifetime. The album I always wanted to make. Music to cry to in your car at night, while driving to nowhere under the streetlights' alternating beams. The soundtrack that I needed in some of the darkest moments of my life, that I give to you now so you won't be missing it next time YOU need it. Sadgirl Mixtape is a carefully crafted collection of sad songs that I made during the past 7 years. It was never the right time to release it until it was. It's like it was quietly sitting in a corner of my life until I finally composed the last members of the cast; All I have Is Love, All I Do Is Destroy, You Will Never Be Happy, and Rain On The Car Roof. Eventually I also made an unplanned cover of one of my favourite songs ever, Les Mots Bleus by Christophe. The drama and soft intensity of this song suddenly fit perfectly with the rest of the album so I decided to include it as a Bandcamp exclusive. I hope you enjoy my emo offering. STOP A MOMENT! Please consider donating or fundraising for Beyond Reflections who supply an essential service to so many. www.beyond-reflections.org.uk  @BeyondReflectUK Their support really does save lives! --- We also support our good friends at Beat:Cancer, you can click the logo to donate and also keep up to date with their awesome music events on the B:C website! Interview Q. Hello again Marie! Can you talk us through where GYF was when we first met, and the journey you’ve taken to this release? So when we met at Infest 2022 I was in my angry phase fueled by the horrific political and social events in the world and my several collabs with artists who make much faster and harder music than me. I wanted to try and get in that zone myself, try and go fast and hard. It was a perfect timing that I was so angry at capitalism and governments. Now I'm not less angry, but I can't do shit about it and it makes me sad, so I'm back to talking about my little feelings instead. Q. Please can you walk us through the segments of the album that you mentioned before? I was torn about sharing those details or not during the listening party as I thought maybe it would be TMI, and opening up a bit too much about my personal life. But then I remembered that knowing about an art piece and the reason behind it makes it so much more relatable and intense, so I decided to go for it and share. But it’s still a bit tough! The first two tracks are about my father. We had a complicated relationship throughout my whole life and he died suddenly before I was able to solve those issues and start really communicating with him. He opened up in ways he had never before literally days before passing and I will never forget that. The next two are about relationships I had, many times, with people who loved me with all their heart and that I was unable to love correctly. I couldn’t give enough, or give right, and I had the impression that I was abusive and a bad person. So I thought the best thing I could do for them was to leave them, even if that felt like the worst thing for them at the time. The next three are about the darkest period of my life. I was in a very bad relationship from which I was not sure at the time I could ever escape alive. They also serve as a reminder of what I felt then, because with the PTSD it caused I have very little memory of that time, so my lyrics help me remember. I’ll let the songs speak for themselves. All I Have is Love, All I Do Is Destroy is about… It’s about the fact that even if you have the best intention in the world, and the purest love to give, you can still break everything. It’s about the fact that sometimes, you have to unfeel those feelings for everyone’s sake. You Will Never Be Happy and Rain On The Car Roof are about my inability to live normally. To BE normal. The drama and impossible nature of having to exist everyday on a physical plane and interact with the physical world. A brain full of intense feelings, pain, empathy and depression within a world that lacks empathy and only cares about productivity. Q. Are there particular lyrics or important points or memories rooted in the songs that you want to highlight and explain in greater depth for the audience? I want people to feel all those small visual moments that I give them in the songs, like the cup of coffee getting cold, or waving at no-one on the train platform cause everyone’s gone. Those moments of everyday drama, heartbreaking little things that change the color of the sky and make your smile forever a little veiled, a little sad. Q. On that note, can you please pick out some particular lyrics or sections throughout the album that you are particularly proud of or have the deepest meaning to you? In the merciless heat of summer My heart is so broken I drive at the speed limit In the merciless heat of summer Mon cœur se meurt. Q. What is next for GYF, you’ve joked to me before about retiring but I sincerely hope this is not true? Especially with the albums success so far and the great artists you often work with now. Next I'm gonna take a little break from music and make visual art as I've not had any time to draw and paint in the past months because I was making the album, and I miss it very much. I have multiple graphic design commissions that I need to get started on as well. I also want everyone to hear Sadgirl Mixtape and will be going on about that for a while! That said, I have a very clear idea of my next release. Q. Is there an overall message you wish the audience to take away from the album? Being comfortably sad is quite nice sometimes. Q. Has the album been as cathartic as you hoped? Do you feel it managed to cover everything you’ve wanted to express, or is there more in the depths of your mind to come? There is always more depth, as long as you’re alive and feeling the sad feels ahah. But yes Sadgirl Mixtape has been cathartic. Important, life-saving. I’m very proud of it. Q. Are there any important lessons you have learnt from your GYF experience over the last few years? Be nice to everyone. Everyone is sad. Q. Anything you’d like to say to your fans? If you can drive, drive with Sadgirl Mixtape. If you have earphones, walk at sunset or after dark with Sadgirl Mixtape. If you have the sads, listen to Sadgirl Mixtape. And share it to your sad friends. God knows we need it. Review I mainly wish for the majority of this album to speak for itself, writing a long thought on each track for once seems.. inappropriate. It's not my place to expand on or to try and explain someone else's pain, someone else's memories, heartbreak, agony, and experiences.. None of us can. What I will say is that the opening track sets everything up that follows very, very well. 'Everything Remains The Same' is somber, yet.. 'light' in sound? I suppose.. The keys, the drums, the melody is that of a chilled summer liquid funk / electronica vibe.. The lyrics however pain edged do have a melody of hope and healing from the past that the overall album represents in a way. It is beautiful, haunting, and paradoxically peaceful.. During the listening party at release, Marie told us a few details about each track, mainly that the album was in several sections representing times in their life.. During 'The Black Of My Hoodie' Marie shared a very personal explanation of when this song was written, maybe they will feel able to tell it again in the interview, maybe not. This is a song about loss. It is relaxed in pace and poetic. A spoken track with a touch of melodic singing that adds just the right amount of edge and depth. 'Bubbles Of Me' has a long noted synth adding a cyberpunk ambience to the emotive nature of the track. Light metal percussion chime out a contrasting innocence in combination with the talk of 'bubbles' that contrast the actual lyrical nature of the song's meaning of previous relationships. Taking a long deep breath in to 'My Last Act Of Love' where the track kicks in with digital rising notes of retro 'cuteness'.. The track gets slightly more intense as it goes on, adding more and more layers of notes and percussion. Marie's vocals grow as it builds making for an epic conclusion segment at around 4:50. A brilliant, brilliant piece. 'I Dream Of A Future Without You' is one of the two tracks that really hit me on my first listen and that I relate to very much on a personal level with my own experiences. It builds in a synth/retro wave style and I can see why Marie describes the album as Sadwave.. At 2:05 the tracks intensifies the atmospheric sense of entrapment, of urgency, but also a sort of call to action. When this is complimented at 3:40 by some of the most simple yet epic percussion in a track that I have ever heard, it brings the track to a whole other level. To give you an idea, if you took away the (Fantastic) lyrics and just played the track.. It would be something very much at home in a film like 'Dredd' or 'Terminator'. 'Tear Myself Away' brings in the heavier weaponry.. Almost tribal like drums pound out the emotions of deciding to get away from a toxic relationship. Again, another song that builds and crescendos, and does so brilliantly. 'Feeling Morbid' is deeper, with more bass, and has a very unique electronic sound at 1:09 and 3:07 that scratches my brain so, so good. Kind of like the sounds of bees swarming but it really does sound great and adds a complexity to the underlying bass and lyrical content that push a lot of genre boundaries and expectations. I LOVE it! The second song that really stood out to me was 'All I Have Is Love, All I Do Is Destroy'. It is a slow burner, allowing for the lyrics to really be the main focus - a self reflection. At 4:00 the tracks grows in agony and pace slowly, methodically. It really is a track that you need to appreciate for yourself. I loved too intensely and I destroyed it.. Again. ... My heart is so broken.. I drive at the speed limit. I wrote my previous article on 'You Will Never Be Happy' which you can read all about HERE . 'Rain On The Car Roof' hits very, very hard.. It is so poignant, edged with real world sounds of keys, car doors, rain, and tears.. It is deeply moving, powerful, and one of the best tracks on the album. Few lyrics have ever hit me as hard and powerfully as this.. So this is how adult life is, this is what they don't tell you. You gotta survive, push through and pretend that you don't want to jump off a bridge all the time. You live with the dread but act like you don't. And above all be thankful, people have it so much worse than you.. So much fucking worse! Lastly a cover of the artist Christophe with 'Je Lui Dirai Les Mots Bleus' or roughly translated.. I will tell her the blue (sad) words. This really does add in that retro sci-fi edge, with a pace of intensity and power amongst the anguish. Marie's voice really does lend well to covering this. Conclusion Sadgirl Mixtape is a monumental album by grabyourface, showcasing what it is to use anguish as a muse. Marie's album is an embodiment of tragedy the likes of modern day Orpheus and Eurydice making this a masterpiece that stands uniquely tall amongst other masterpieces in comparison. This journey crafted from their experiences speaks loudly and deeply about the human experience. It is also mixed and mastered to perfection flowing masterfully from song to song making for an almost hypnotic flow of 'easy' listening goodness. I am reminded of this quote.. "Art is to console those who are broken by life." — Vincent Van Gogh From the melancholy of 'Everything Remains The Same' to the cinematic intensity of 'I Dream Of A Future Without You', every track creates a window into moments of pain, resilience, and self- reflecting growth. This album is a catharsis, played out with electronic soundscapes and deeply personal lyrics. Each track shows the courage to lay one's soul bare for the world to hear. For anyone who has ever lost, loved, or had to survive.. This album is for you, for us. A community joined together in shared pain. Sadwave never sounded so powerful. Thank you! 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. You can also list your band or business on our Alternative Directory ! Thank you! Check out the alternative directory for E-stores, online Goth goods, and new bands to discover. Get yourself listed with us! Thank you for viewing and please feel free to share on social media and like us on Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook @ ElektroVox

Dan Narkosis is one of those artists who seems to be swimming in industrial talent and skill yet can't quite find the exact genre to call his own. Which is no bad thing! It speak volumes to be able to press play and never know quite what to expect.. Whether the next track is going to drop your draw, send you in to a deep thought spiral, or make you giggle with glee. Previously I wrote a review of his Event Horizon inspired album 'Abject Terror' HERE Dan Narkosis From the mind of Dan Eastwood, former lead guitarist of Narcotic Death, comes the often confusingly diverse music of Dan Narkosis. After expanding his musical repertoire by session playing at iVardensphere live shows in the UK, this is the result. K eep your eyes and ears open, there is more to come..... eventually..... unfortunately..... Following on from my last two ep's, this time I wanted to delve into the Psychological side of horror. The dark side of the human mind, the tricks it can play on your senses, the tension it creates, leaving you feeling haunted and vulnerable. Don't let the MINDGAMES get into your head..... STOP A MOMENT! Please consider donating or fundraising for Beyond Reflections who supply an essential service to so many. www.beyond-reflections.org.uk  @BeyondReflectUK Their support really does save lives! --- We also support our good friends at Beat:Cancer, you can click the logo to donate and also keep up to date with their awesome music events on the B:C website! Review "Good Evening Clarice".. Yes, the first track of 'The Doctor Will See You Now' is indeed The silence of the Lambs. A methodical throbbing beat plays beneath the hauntingly sinister high toned synths and tones whilst samples from the film progress the track. Mindgames is certainly the right title for this album as it makes you feel somewhat twisted listening to it. 'Patrick's a Psycho' (American Psycho) is a real enjoyable one with a faster bpm, steady percussion, and a techno rave undertone to it, making this a decent one to dance to even as Patrick's character yells in to the void. (Or at least.. down the flight of stairs) The Omen is up next with 'The Child Of Prophecy', this one is a lot calmer, with an air of chillout. A woman's lone voice choirs out the intro before the track samples the book or Revelation prophecy speech in the film. At 1:38 more voices join the choir and some beautiful piano keys dance out a melody with a somewhat trip hop like beat. Hauntingly beautiful and a testament to the wide array of genres Narkosis is able to turn his hand to. I will admit I don't know the horror genre well enough to know the film that 'She's Just A Fan...' plays tribute to. It is however one of the best tracks on the album, a reverberating beat 'wubs' out the first section of the track and then breaks in to a much louder, distorted section that speeds the track up and adds to the chaotic atmosphere. It's stomp worthy basically. 'What An Excellent Day For An Exorcism'.. this is a more tame version of Industrial techno, or so you think until half way through when it adds more stompy goodness in. It is of course based on The Exorcist. The shining anyone? This track kicks off with some very intense notes and tones. The beat that kicks in is fierce, dubstep like, and reminds me of a lot of Seraphim System. It kinda sounds like robots having sex at various point.. which though sounds weird, I actually love it. This is the dance floor track of the album. Dirty, filthy, full of spilt dancefloor drink flavour. Lastly 'Every Town Has An Elm Street' (Nightmare on Elm Street) is a digital exploration of sonic creativity. This one really does dance around your brain and keeps you guessing with its haunting atmospherics. Conclusion Mindgames is a faithful journey in to horror soundscapes that shows off his unique blend of electronic and ambient music abilities. Throughout the album, Dan plays out his talent for electronic music, seamlessly blending different genres and styles to create quite the experience. The album's production and nuances, and of course Dan's love for media is clearly evident throughout. Everything Dan releases is very much worth listening to! Thank you! 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. You can also list your band or business on our Alternative Directory ! Thank you! Check out the alternative directory for E-stores, online Goth goods, and new bands to discover. Get yourself listed with us! Thank you for viewing and please feel free to share on social media and like us on Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook @ ElektroVox

When someone enjoys something and goes out of their way to create more of what they specifically would like to see in the world.. Well, it's always a wonderful thing. OUR GRAVES has produced a distinctively impressive debut album of just that - an EBM album made from passion, meaning, and genuine enjoyment for the love of the music. OUR GRAVES Drops The Dark & Reflective Debut Album, 'System Overload' October 7th, 2024 - Electro-industrial band, OUR GRAVES has just unleashed their debut, full-length album,  System Overload . The album is a passionate tribute to the electro-industrial, EBM, and aggrotech genres. It seeks to strike a delicate balance: honoring the roots of the scene while weaving in new ideas to keep the sound fresh and engaging. Lyrically,  System Overload draws from a time of grief and reflection following the loss of Graves' father the previous year. Without an overarching concept in mind, the themes of the album emerged organically, revolving around the search for meaning amidst a decaying world. Some of the tracks on System Overload offer critiques of institutions that seek to control us while others offer a glimpse into the personal wars within. and others explore the disturbing consequences of societal degeneration. With System Overload ., Graves has crafted the dark, intense, and undeniably industrial music he wants to see more of in the world. System Overload . is available on all major digital platforms including Bandcamp and Spotify. https://linktr.ee/ourgraves STOP A MOMENT! Please consider donating or fundraising for Beyond Reflections who supply an essential service to so many. www.beyond-reflections.org.uk  @BeyondReflectUK Their support really does save lives! --- We also support our good friends at Beat:Cancer, you can click the logo to donate and also keep up to date with their awesome music events on the B:C website! Review Punchy, energetic, fun.. 'System Overload' lights the flare for a very cyber take on EBM, much like early Combichrist or Grendel - This is definitely a body mover. The lyrics talk of a viral infection being the cause of the system overload - growled out in a surprisingly clear and concise half way point between aggrotech and EBM. 'Precious lies' follows a similar style, yet a bit slower in tempo to get more (interesting) lyrics in whilst a great little retro gaming synth plays underneath it all if you pay attention, and that's a real nice touch adding to the overall ridicule of society that the lyrics portray. I refuse to see the lies I'm fed Drink the poison Eat the shit.. 'We Want It All' Rumbles in a crunchy synth and a simple yet effective drumbeat. The song rips in to capitalism and how horrible the financial powers that be are as they beat everyone down. A meaty strike of percussion and some brilliant street fighter-esque synths open up 'Faceless' with a distorted electric vocal (which reminds me a bit of MATT HART) scattered throughout the track, it's slow in tempo but quite an enjoyable little 'stomper'. 'Self Destruction', 'My Prison', and 'Intruder' are pretty similar in slower tempo sound too. Upbeat and kicking - 'Happiness' sounds like a dance through an active and dangerous factory, you can't really get more industrial than that, right?. Lyrics drip with accusation, and provoke thought. It reminds me of a much angrier version of IAMX's 'Happiness'. A thoroughly decent slice of harder boot stomping. 'Lost My Faith' is an interesting one, as it plays out a more science fiction B-movie sounding track. Finally we have 'You Can Do Anything'. Do you remember that horribly misogynistic little outburst Trump once spouted along the lines of... "You can do anything.. Grab 'em by the p..." Yeaaaa, well that's the only lyrics to this track. I believe this track to be a condemnation of what he said (Otherwise I wouldn't be covering the album) and as a condemnation, it makes the track pretty cool to bop along to, and stomp the ground very angrily.. Conclusion For a debut album by OUR GRAVES, System Overload is a great EBM release that stays true to the genre's roots, yet is humble enough to include newer, more diverse, and evolved paths for the genre that allow for a lot more of a modern enjoyment of Industrial exploration. Definitely ones for the darker, grittier past of EBM and Industrial, yet full of potential to spark a new wave of modern takes on EBM. Thank you! 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. You can also list your band or business on our Alternative Directory ! Thank you! Check out the alternative directory for E-stores, online Goth goods, and new bands to discover. Get yourself listed with us! Thank you for viewing and please feel free to share on social media and like us on Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook @ ElektroVox

Take your brain on a psychedelic trip through intergalactic expanses of spine chilling awe, fear, and thine own self. This dark electronic album refuses to be confined by genre or labels, it simply demands to be experienced. This is an album where if you peer in to its void, the void stares back.. 0110 Riga, Latvia .Death. .Synth. .Repeat. S*cker punch Released December 4, 2024 Written, produced and performed by 0110. Mastered by Gregg Janman @Hermetech Mastering Artwork by @Herr Nox https://linktr.ee/0110_music STOP A MOMENT! Please consider donating or fundraising for Beyond Reflections who supply an essential service to so many. www.beyond-reflections.org.uk  @BeyondReflectUK Their support really does save lives! --- We also support our good friends at Beat:Cancer, you can click the logo to donate and also keep up to date with their awesome music events on the B:C website! Review The title track 'Sucker Punch' introduces the album HARD; A tension building high synth, loud drums, and the reverbing bass wave that this track opens with demand.. 'You WILL listen to this!' Just like the wonderfully psychedelic Pink Floyd were known to do, the track takes you on a much different, softer journey for a time, before changing things up once again to unexpected higher places. The synth notes that make themselves felt around the 2:00 mark add an air of the grandiose and intergalactic. 'Sucker Punch' made me feel like I was following a small fighter craft up close, seeing the beautiful images of planets and nebula behind it, only for the camera to pan round and show an invasion Armada of terrifying proportions; That's the kind of scale this track manages to create. Now of course - for all I know, this track could be entirely based on the film Sucker Punch which also had great music or something different entirely, but I can really see this track being used for a kick ass fight scene or traumatic realisation like you got in that movie too. In short, it's brilliantly cinematic piece, and takes you through the unexpected in your mind. 'Karen the Kraken'.. You know those memes about 'The ultimate boss Karen?' Well that's exactly what this song achieves, a messy, chaotic, cacophony of retro feeling synths and percussion that play out a tense atmospheric of a damn difficult boss fight on a retro console in great 64 bit style. The percussion and notes are jagged, fun, and easy to find yourself dancing along to. At 2:40 the track has a chilled out choral section, putting me in mind of a main character about to find their second wind before beating the boss, and there's always choral sections before the second phase with a main boss, right? Punchy, energetic, and bizarre all in one. We move on to quite the banger with 'Old, Epic... Untitled' This track provides a real sense of cyberpunk with the midtempo crunchy synths, and the haunting - if not, harmonious vocal of a woman throughout. The notes have a sense of purpose, of action, and of combating something greater, more powerful, than the listener. This is full of retro and synthwave pic'n'mix from the rolling drums, to the high note keys, and the sweeping synths. This has an ideal title because it does feel quite epic! It actually reminds me of one of my favourite tracks of all time from Resident Evil Retribution - 'Flying Through The Air' 'A Certain Fate' is short at only 1:13 and has a recurring sound of multiple boots stamping to attention. That to me creates a sense of a dark fate indeed, the tragedy around us that is the rising of fascism, of war, and hate. The powerful drum at the end gives way to lightly crackling static.. I am reminded of the quote from Orwell's 1984.. But always – do not forget this, Winston – always there will be the intoxication of power, constantly increasing and constantly growing subtler. Always, at every moment, there will be the thrill of victory, the sensation of trampling on an enemy who is helpless. If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face – forever. Like the work we do at Elektro Vox? 'Hillcrest Wave' brings a taste of retro-wave but with more of leaning towards dark-synth, it sounds out an atmosphere of foreboding fear. This tracks feels like a journey through the darker corners of a mind, the likes of Lovecraft or even stranger things. The main body of the track gives way to a higher tempo, thumpier end at 4:52 which KICKS ASS! It is quite unexpected and out of the blue but the sudden change of pace present duelling synths and loops that create a beautiful sense of action, of adventure, and of overcoming something at great effort. In 0110's own word.. "'Interlude in Hell I' is musically and thematically inspired by 'Help me I'm in Hell', track no.4 on Nine Inch Nail's 'Broken' EP." This short track of 'Interlude in Hell I' does indeed strike true with the original NIN track but in a darker, more sinister approach that fits the title. It has a screeching - rising synth that really does give that haunting impression of Hell and the desperate need for escape. On the album itself, the last track is 'Plasma Hyper Drive' but the album does have one more song beyond that.. 'Plasma Hyper Drive' of course - brings me back to what I mentioned during the opener 'Sucker Punch' with the sci-fi Armada, as the first part of the track once again paints that picture of a galactic expanse, and a fleet poised to strike on it's helpless target. Here's where it gets really interesting, I used to play several retro games of space-fighters taking on waves of enemies that I loved and remember vividly. Why do I mention this? Well around 1:30 the track brings in a sense of hope.. slowly.. increasingly.. Then at 1:57 the track breaks formation and kicks in to a different flight path. The track suddenly sounds more arcade like, more heroic, more defiant, and that only builds as the track plays on. I relieved the memory of playing as of one of those fighter craft plowing in to an Armada fighting against all odds to take the fight back to them and inflict incredible losses. The retro drum loops just after the 4 minute mark are brilliant. The track feels like it speeds up throwing in all the best elements of experimental electronic music. I wouldn't be surprised if I played Stellaris one day and they had paid 0110 to incorporate this track in to the game's soundtrack.. It's REALLY good! The ending at 5:50.. DAMN! Power, grace, energy.. Intense fun, foot pounding, head banging joy.. what a rush! The last track/s I'll be covering here is 'Shout' - A cover of Tears For Fears which they were not able to licence for the main album. Again in 0110's words: "Most of the digital versions are a bit shorter than their analog counterparts (cassettes/vinyls), some songs are even different to a point where the structure is slightly changed by a few bars. -The cassette has two sides, side A is the full album (same as the vinyl, bandcamp, etc). Side B is how the album should have been if we would have been able to include "Shout" on the physical releases, so the songs are in a slightly different order and there's a long blank space near the end, long enough to fit 'Shout (long version)', which is a free download on bandcamp. So the listener can go "old school" , put some tape on the cassette's top corners and record the missing song, just like in the era of mixtapes." I LOVE the original of 'Shout' and I usually am quite worried when I'm about to hear a cover of most classic songs, but 0110 have done it justice! The vocals and keyboards are performed by Navel4eve and they start off low in equalisation - being brought up slowly to give the sense of emergence from the depths at the songs beginning. The track is slower and darker than the original. (of course!) I'd go as far as to say that this is one of best covers I have heard in a long time. The keyboards, vocals, synths, drums, all of it creates a magical atmosphere that the original didn't quite create. Around about the 3:30 mark it does sound like 2 songs are playing without being beat-matched but it doesn't detract from the song, as much as it adds an interesting depth that was unexpected, perhaps a bit too jarring for some, bit I was able to still appreciate it. The 'Long Version' powers out a great sense of euphoric electronics and joy at the latter end of the track as well. Conclusion For 0110 to produce an album that creates so much imaginative imagery, provoked memory, and day dreams.. You have to be listening to something quite special, unexpected, and experimental as to not know what to expect. Simply put Sucker Punch is by far one of the finest instrumental albums to grace my inbox. With the exception of 'Shout', this lyric free album pushes the boundaries of electronic genre and definitions to new frontiers. 0110 have shown and incredible amount of vision and appreciation of the effect each and every sound will have on the listener, and that, is marvelous! Thank you! 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. You can also list your band or business on our Alternative Directory ! Thank you! Check out the alternative directory for E-stores, online Goth goods, and new bands to discover. Get yourself listed with us! Thank you for viewing and please feel free to share on social media and like us on Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook @ ElektroVox

A monumental task has been achieved by Simon Carter, bringing in 11 very well known names in industrial to the album Start The Sequence. I know how hard he worked to get reputable and good hearted artists together for this, and I know myself from recent experience how difficult the nuances of compilation can be! Simon has created a wonderful collection of Synthpop and Future pop here, all with a strong undercurrent of Trance, and it is a WONDERFUL experience to listen to! I did ask about the male heavy presence on the album, having known Simon to more often than not work with some incredible women in the industry in most of his releases.. " An excellent question, I wrote to 6 female vocalists, only 2 replied to me (SYZYGYX and Emily Rohn from CHIASM) who were both very polite and complimentary but sadly had no room in their schedule. It is worth noting that Technomancer who provided the vocals on 'Light a Fire' is a Woman. You may notice on the credits for that track on digital platforms such as spotify, they include her female name." 11 guest vocalists have been brought to the fold to help create a very special collaboration album. Truly an international effort with the vocalists hailing from Canada, Germany, Norway, Spain, UK and the US. Simon has been in the underground electronic music scene for over a decade and has several other projects including 'STUDIO-X vs. SIMON CARTER', 'SD-KRTR', 'NARCONIC', and 'HUMANS CAN'T REBOOT'. Electronic music for the dancefloor! STOP A MOMENT! Please consider donating or fundraising for Beyond Reflections who supply an essential service to so many. www.beyond-reflections.org.uk  @BeyondReflectUK Their support really does save lives! --- We also support our good friends at Beat:Cancer, you can click the logo to donate and also keep up to date with their awesome music events on the B:C website! Review 'What's Gone Before' (feat. Marc Massive of Massive Ego) was the first single of the album and Massive Ego had only just told us they would be slowly returning to the music scene. (Much to my enjoyment as I truly love their work!) Lyrically this track really connects with the listener as we all have quiet contemplations on our past and indeed - What's gone before, there are few better voices to sing something that poignant - as Marc Massive. There are a handful of people I would consider to be geniuses in the field of electronic music - Simon Carter is definitely one of them. 'What's Gone Before' plays true evidence to that with a stunning composure of just the right touches of trance, synth, bass, beats, and of course melody; all the while still holding on to that industrial umbrella in the guise of future or synth-pop. It really is quite a feat to use all of these ingredients together and create something so damn relaxing yet dance inducing at the same time! This is the kind of track I desperately want to play in a nightclub but it fits the vibe of opening or closing time, it doesn't have the dance 'oomf' of a mid-flow club dancefloor, (Unless it was on a more relaxed or genre specific night) but it doesn't need to be, and it doesn't try to be! This track is an ideal chillout track that is catchy, memorable, and in my books, an instant hit. Therefore, my favourite track on the album by far! 'Dream Away' (feat Ruined Conflict) What a great artist Simon has recruited here aye?! Much like the previous song, this follows thoughts of the past, it keeps a more chillout like vibe, and another very memorable chorus. Xavier's voice is as ever ideal for lyrics full of meaning and passion. Although there are thoughts of the past, this track mainly revolves around dreaming about the future, making this quite the joyful anthem a lot of us need going in to a terrifying year. Brilliant track and I'm proud to see Simon achieve such a top collaboration! 'Infect What You Reject' (feat. for all the emptiness) throws in a higher tempo trance aspect, with peaking synths, a catchy beat loop, and a feel of something from the grand age of early 2000's EDM and Trance. This theme continues through much of the album too. You infect what you reject, and you no longer have to hide your hate for me within your eyes.. 'Nothing Lasts Forever' (feat. Voicecoil) brings a heavier, thump-ier dance beat whilst still maintaining the melodic nature of the vocals in the previous songs. At 2:50 we get a beautiful synth drop and a great sense of atmosphere, one for the mid-flow club for sure! THIRD REALM.. My goodness do I like a bit of THIRD REALM and how much they explore different styles. So of course 'Cage' (feat THIRD REALM) was not what I expected, but that's always a good thing I think. The tracks start deep, full of EDM potential, yet it kicks in with some nice Gothic style - darkwave vocals. It's a chill track that keeps your body moving and swaying along regardless of the chill. It feels simple yet drips with complexity, like something luxurious. 'When The Winter Comes' (feat. Damasius Venys of Future Lied To Us / Mental Exile) Firstly, Damasius has a wonderful voice, and having seen him perform before for both bands last year (as well as Simon Carter) at Resistanz festival, it's great to see his inclusion on this release. This track is an anthem, it starts off just as chill as most of the songs on this album do, yet at the half way point the tracks takes the energy and momentum skywards, making it a real bop along number. The instruments and melody remind me somewhat of Solar Fake, so fans of them might love this one. 'Light A Fire' (feat. Tecnomancer) has some real nice trance underlying the track, especially in the later third; For that the track has a great sound to it thanks to some top class instrumentation. Though not quite to my tastes in song I still find this track to be a solid addition to an already strong album. 'Moondancer' (feat. Stefan Netschio of Beborn Beton) again brings in the nostalgic and wonderful trance vibes; and I will always be impressed that Stefan can sing the way he does, it pours through the ears like warm honey, bringing a deep satisfaction to the soul as you get wrapped up in the words being sung. This is one of the top tracks on the album because it just sparks joy.. Be that through instrumentation, through nostalgia, through pure songcraft, or the energy it exudes.. Whatever it is, it's a winning formula. 'Wenn die Welt sich nicht mehr dreht' (feat. Tim Green of Alienare) is probably the most -industrial- track on the album in a sense of synthpop without the trance aspects. Vocally this is another not to my preference but overall the track is still a strong piece of work and enjoyable. 'Let Me Sink In Shadows' (feat. Alex Erbacher of DISTRICT 13) lays on some quite thick 'emo' lyrics in contrast to the EDM Trance that reigns supreme from Simon Carter in this release. Regardless of the lyrics themselves, the song itself is quote wonderful and cathartic. The piano slowdown at around 3:15 really does bring in a satisfy air of inner peace and calm. This of course though is a Simon Carter release, you don't get to relax and the track end with a nice big cup of GET BACK ON THE DANCEFLOOR! Finally we have 'This Pain' (feat. ENTRZELLE) which is one for Muse fans! Vocally there are some similarities to Matt Bellamy but seemingly much smoother and varied in range. This track really hits hard in the emotions department which I'm sure resonates with a lot of people out there. It's a song about separating from a loved one and it is hauntingly beautiful The emptiness that echoes now where your light used to be. I tear at the skin of who I have become, to free the sadness deep within, so that I can move on.. Conclusion Full of passion, vision, and artists with genuine love for music and their fans, Simon Carter has really outdone himself with Start The Sequence! With incredible artists such Ruined Conflict Nation, Marc of Massive Ego, and so many more, I am beyond impressed at this monumental release. It escapes me how this album has flown under the radar at time of release and isn't the main talking point in the scene right now - especially coming in at the highest new release at number five on the German Electronic Web Charts charts! This really is one you need to go and listen to right away. ..Why are you still here? Thank you! 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. You can also list your band or business on our Alternative Directory ! Thank you! Check out the alternative directory for E-stores, online Goth goods, and new bands to discover. Get yourself listed with us! Thank you for viewing and please feel free to share on social media and like us on Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook @ ElektroVox

The wonderful grabyourface is releasing an album on the 5th February, and great news.. They just released a single to warm you up.. Or to at least warn you that you will need a full box of tissues at release! Here's an EXCLUSIVE first look at the album cover! (Unless of course you got one of the limited edition calendars at their UK headline show recently!) We also have some exclusive words below from Marie about the album and the single. LOVE IT! Words from grabyourface: Sadgirl Mixtape is the album I always wanted to make. Every song tells a story that needed to be exorcised through music so I could get over it. I wanted to call it a mixtape to get the idea of both the 90s era that I have so much nostalgia for, and also that this is a homemade, carefully crafted compilation I would make for my friends to listen to when they're sad. Every story is real, raw, every line of every song has been intentionally written and there are probably many messages in there for those who want to hear them, as well as for those who relate and will need to tell their own story through them. Things can be easier said with a song. Music wise as well as lyric wise, I did exactly what I wanted to do with this album, as I wanted to create something perfectly aesthetically sad to cry to. I grew up listening to sad music, and I felt I had never enough to add to my sad playlist, so I decided to create some myself. I've had people coming to me about how much the lyrics and melo vibe of You Will Never Be Happy spoke to them and how much they could have written those words themselves. This is exactly what I felt growing up listening to my sad emo goth and metal songs, so this is the ultimate accomplishment. grabyourface Urban industrial hybrid singing about sad stuff. 'You Will Never Be Happy' is the first single off the album Sadgirl Mixtape by grabyourface.. Released February 5th 2025. STOP A MOMENT! Please consider donating or fundraising for Beyond Reflections who supply an essential service to so many. www.beyond-reflections.org.uk  @BeyondReflectUK Their support really does save lives! --- We also support our good friends at Beat:Cancer, you can click the logo to donate and also keep up to date with their awesome music events on the B:C website! Review I know full well the amount of love and tears Marie has put in to the upcoming album, one of those albums where you know an artist has put their entire soul in to it, having wanted to do it for YEARS, and is anxious about how it will be received. Marie has shot to popularity with their techno and dance heavy tracks, but before all that was the raw emotional sadness of their first couple of albums. (Check out the wonderful songs 'Sea' and 'Shore') So a return to the emotional side as opposed to their recent techno flourish must be quite daunting, but if you know Marie, and you've been a fan of GYF for a while, you know that no matter what - you will feel a connection, a resonance within their lyrics and songs that you will enjoy every-single-time. GYF isn't there to pump out popular songs for money, they write for themselves, to overcome the trauma and abuses of their past, and to give very real cathartic voice to the pain and suffering most of us feel everyday with the state of the world. So that's all to say..With this single, having heard some of the new songs live, and knowing Marie as I do.. I promise you will love the new album. 'You Will Never Be Happy' claws at the heart strings. This is far removed from the land of auto tune and 'catchy' popular beats, this is raw, expressive, a singer fighting back tears as they sing, trying desperately to give voice to a dissociative state, to real pain, real despair. If you appreciate that listening to the song, then you can truly appreciate that this is a fantastic song. It's honest, it's exposing, it's powerful. It is not here to give YOU a good time, it is here for you to shut up and listen to their melancholy and your own; To sit with it - that's important for everyone to do. ER4SE provides some guest vocals, the track itself build slowly. With piano/keyboard notes flourishing together and a strong beat, the track feels somewhat primal, sharp in its edges, building to a crescendo before playing out leaving you with your thoughts; Contemplating the lyrics and how your own experiences compare.. I survived, living on the edge Hoping one day the sorrow fade away Every day senseless agony Unexplained misunderstood I’m imprisoned, locked in my own heart Dissociation to escape the dread Nothing has made sense for years now Only death will set me free Thank you! 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. You can also list your band or business on our Alternative Directory ! Thank you! Check out the alternative directory for E-stores, online Goth goods, and new bands to discover. Get yourself listed with us! Thank you for viewing and please feel free to share on social media and like us on Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook @ ElektroVox

'Reincarnate' has shown me the importance of music that really makes you think and connect with yourself both lyrically, and in the sensation you experience as you listen. IAMIMPERFECT invite you to take a voyage in to your own mind, memories, and emotions (With some VERY impressive music!) Sheffield based - UK dark electro band,  IAMIMPERFECT has just unveiled their first EP,  Reincarnate. The lyrical themes in  Reincarnate deal with addiction, insecurity, depression, anxiety, fear and eventually, the realization that change must happen for growth to restart anew. Without reaching the darkness, we'll never know the light.   The EP also represents a reincarnation of a musical identity, sound, image and even genre, to be something better than what was there before. Reincarnate presents a unique blend Darkwave, Synthpop, Industrial and Goth genres, with the music driven by complex synth arrangements, electronic drums, loud distorted guitar and soaring vocal hooks and harmonies. The long anticipated debut EP is here! Featuring new revamped mixes of the singles Static & Feeling and Inside Of Me, and new songs Casting Shadows and Start Again. Released October 5, 2024 Paul Jackson - Vocals, Synths, Programming Kelly Dorset - Guitar STOP A MOMENT! Please consider donating or fundraising for Beyond Reflections who supply an essential service to so many. www.beyond-reflections.org.uk  @BeyondReflectUK Their support really does save lives! --- We also support our good friends at Beat:Cancer, you can click the logo to donate and also keep up to date with their awesome music events on the B:C website! Review 'Static & Feeling' starts with some wonderful synth keys bringing that lovely retro feel that only alternative electronic can subtly achieve, this is then complimented by some simple yet euphoric drums! A song of addiction and the conflicted feeling between the amazing highs, and the depression lows. An important subject to sing about. This is one of those songs where the melody and vocals sound upbeat and happy but once you listen closely.. you realise just like the conflict of substance use.. is the conflicting lyrics to the party like musical vibe. (Much like 'Pumped up kicks') Quite a catchy track to get you swaying to softly in a bar, there seems to be a fair bit of substance within this track to enjoy when hearing it multiple times over. 'Inside Of Me' reminds me a little bit of a new discovery for me - the band Zetra. Paul uses quite forlorn, beautiful melody in his voice that is empowered by the backing track to an almost fantasy epic feel - Yet of course, far more modern with it's synthpop electronics. When the track slows down to a lone synth, Paul whispers his lyrics around the 3:00 mark that REALLY remind me of Mind.In.A.Box .. Follow this up with some fantastic electro riffs and you've got a banger! I am very impressed with how well the keyboard and guitar empower one another. This then changes again to somewhat of an early 2000s Indie pop style. Needless to say, this is another track worth listening to multiple times that most people should find enjoyment in regardless of their usual taste! 'Casting Shadows' - Sweeping guitars lay out the scene for another very personal track, these guitars power out a steady bass like riff that gives the track a great foundation allowing for the melodic lyrics to wash over you in contrast to the heavy riff. chef's kiss. The soft yet weighted lyrics and the underpinning greatness of the electronics are like that of HEALTH.. Therefore brilliant. I'm a witness to all my failures.. The voices beckon and drag me down, where I'll spend my days.. 'Start Again' starts soft and quietly, building up with some brilliant synths then giving way to the first verse. This one is quite emotional and reads like a letter. Melancholic, and soothing.. The melody is then picked up a jolt of power with some of the most interesting synths I've heard in a long time that sadly don't last long. Around about the 4:40 mark we are treated to more great synths that again touch on that Mind.In.A.Box feel. Clearly a track that means a lot to the band, this is a really nice piece to play the EP out and leave you feeling calm and satisfied, like gazing out of a high window as the sun breaks through an ending storm. Conclusion IAMIMPERFECT have crafted quite the piece of synth-magic with 'Reincarnate'. The EP feels full of soul, passion, care, complexity, talent, and a fine selection all round of musical flavours that anyone could enjoy. With poignant lyrics, kick ass instrumentation, and a general feeling of self discovery, you'll come away from 'Reincarnate' with a sense of deeply satisfied contemplation and peace. Thank you! 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. You can also list your band or business on our Alternative Directory ! Thank you! Check out the alternative directory for E-stores, online Goth goods, and new bands to discover. Get yourself listed with us! Thank you for viewing and please feel free to share on social media and like us on Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook @ ElektroVox

The ESA track 'Your anger is a gift' has been making regular passes through my ears recently and I think that's a perfect way to sum up 'Rats Come Together'. Jamie Blacker's portrayed anger in the theme and his visceral vocal contortions taking aim at the world in this release, are most definitely a gift in terms of having created yet another masterpiece of music for one of the most impressive alternative artists of all time. This single has given me my new three favourite tracks! Not bad for a single aye?! The INTSEC remix is the heaviest rave track this side of hell. Brutally good. One of the best things about doing Elektro Vox reviews is that I listen to a new release and think 'oooh that's great' but when I sit down and give something my full attention and zone out to the song and only the song I'm hearing with some good headphones.. Well, it's amazing how a lot of tracks can sound entirely different and have incredible effects on your body if you pay attention to it. I often feel that most people won't take the time to sit and experience music that deeply usually or ever get around to hearing the other tracks on a single or EP which are also mesmerising. That's why I try to write about how incredible a lot of releases are in the hopes that at least one person gets to appreciate something far more than they otherwise would have. Now I sit down to review ESA: Electronic Substance Abuse s  'Rats come together'.. and my Gods.. Wow.. I am struggling to put sensation in to words for this review. In fact I had to walk away several times, completely stuck for words.. Check out the video because Jamie has become not only a true master of music but of film with every video he creates, proving that music videos are still VERY relevant and important when done with love, thought, and care.. One day we will get out of this mess. Wont we? With ever increasing divisions reaching dangerous levels of unrest internationally, fuelled by the profiteering attention hungry media platforms. An unnamed red hooded runner attempts to escape the onslaught of information, mis-information and disinformation. Follow him as he risks everything to warn the past of the dark data overload that is to come. The new single and music video from ESA - ‘Rats Come Together’ is a snarling and gnarly Industrial Punk Metal speed blast. Full of grinding guitars and ferocious Gabber beats, interspersed with symphonic Organ emotion drifts. Even after 20 years of bleak black beats, ESA has never sounded so dynamically rabid. This release also includes the slightly more thoughtful ‘Thrashing Fraud’ mix (also by ESA) and a pure Gabber rage remix from fellow UK beat maker - INTSEC. ‘Rats Come Together’ is a piece of madness for the gym, for speeding down an empty highway and for the frustration at the world we are all collectively attempting to navigate and survive. Accompanying this release is a wonderfully rich and cinematic 80's VHS inspired music video, asking you to join in on the escape from a modern world full of mis-information and hate, that promises to be up there with the very best of ESA’s music videos. This is one hell of a ride and one hell of an escape that ESA is inviting you on. Follow: www.instagram.com/jamie_esa_official/ STOP A MOMENT! Please consider donating or fundraising for Beyond Reflections who supply an essential service to so many. www.beyond-reflections.org.uk  @BeyondReflectUK Their support really does save lives! --- We also support our good friends at Beat:Cancer, you can click the logo to donate and also keep up to date with their awesome music events on the B:C website! Review Firstly, don't you dare listen to this or watch the video quietly through your phone speakers. Go put on some damn good headphones, wack the volume up, close your eyes and sit back as if ready to watch an orchestra.. That's the level or respect the first listen commands, but I doubt in any way shape or form that you'll be able to sit still on this rollercoaster ride of heavy audio contortion. I've known for a long time that Jamie started off in Black Metal but even though his take on industrial and electronic music has always been some of the heaviest and brutal around, I've never been able to point to a track and say 'yea.. I can hear the Black Metal background coming through' but with 'Rats Come Together' you really can. ESA has always been the diamond standard in merging genres and experimenting with mash ups of completely opposing music types with fantastically great results. One such example being the early 1920-30's 'Come and Find me' on Designer Carnage.. With this single release, across all three tracks you have industrial, techno, gabber, JAZZ! (WHAT??), metal, opera, pipe organs, and more in to what should rightly be a complete Fkn mess and yet.. Blacker has cooked possibly the finest three course meal of 2024 thus far. You may as well at this point compare ESA to the mastery of Da Vinci or Michelangelo. Yet this is a man who pushes harder and harder because he cannot and will not settle for anything less than perfection, and as one of my favourite quotes of all times goes.. "But not perfect?" "Never perfect. Perfection goal that changes. Never stops moving. Can chase, cannot catch." - Abathur, Starcraft 2 In fact Jamie recently edited some interview footage with me a couple years back. (There's a couple others to see on his socials too) We touched on subjects like imposter syndrome in his work.. OKAY, finally time for me to talk about the songs themselves. 'Rats Come Together'.. The pipe organ you initially here at the beginning and then later on is Jamie Playing the Father Willis Organ in Huddersfield Town hall (1860) which you can see him play blindfolded whilst singing, in the music video.. an impressive feat! A vocal sample kicks with what ESA does best.. The best electronic drums on the scene! Compliment this with beat perfect lyrics, a strained synth that gives the impression of a swarm, something insidious, and then of course.. EVEN heavier drums - as well as some ASMR worthy guitar with the A and S in this case standing for aggressive and speedy. Gods damn ESA has perfected this high tempo powernoise industrial! It's filthy, and it's as audibly delicious as it is jaw breakingly CRUNCHY. The fierce and throaty lyrics give the song it's meaning of pointing out the horrific people at the top who keep the rat race - a rat race and that it's time to say NO MORE and why the Red Hood tries to warn the past. (Nice little Sci-Fi touch to it all) I see things for what could have been Segregation so still it can’t be seen Feral and final. The ever upward spiral The rats are swimming in that cream We can be calm if you stop and put down the pen We can love again if you fight off the offend The rats come together On thrashing tails they are born The rats come together Stripes of flesh that they have worn The rats come together In their f****g dirty horde It’s not fraud because it’s their fraud A brief second of.. Soft Jazz? - amongst the chaos at 1:37 and then back in head first to the heart racing firepower that ESA unleashes. The track slows around 2:00 for the full organ section and the softer, more Gothic tinted vocals that Jamie has chosen to use rather than his usual throat ripping growls. The lyrics are full of depth and almost sarcastic accusation. I, I know. It lifts you up so high. Survive the throws. So strong. P*****g on your own homes. May your high be forever. 3:20 returns us to the fury, the high speed escape of the Red Hood, and the sheer brilliance of this high tempo dance floor destroyer. This would be incredible in club but I would be very amused to see people try to keep up the intensity of dance and movement that it would require! This is a track for the hardest of raves, the fiercest of mosh pits, and the heaviest of lifts. (Gym anthem!) This track is perfection! It plays out with a softer, calmer melody of what Jamie played on the organ and it is idyllic in ever sense. Now for the Thrashing Fraud Mix.. Also by ESA If the original version, is in my opinion, perfection.. This track is an astral projection journey into that perfection at an impressive 7 minutes and 17 seconds long. That brief touch of jazz in the previous track now unwinds itself in to a full and smooth introduction to this track.. snares, trumpets, finger clicks, smooth vocals and all! Just before 0.40 the drums and main melody return with a choral sample. This return of the main melody is slower in tempo, smoother, less aggressive but no less impressive or enjoyable. The choral and vocal samples as well as some other nice little additions pepper the track full of flavour. At 1:51, Jamie uses an impressive break up and repeat of his vocals in to a bizarre yet brilliant loop leaving way for the guitar to have a softer introduction back in to the overall soundscape again. This feels tribal, ancient yet modern, an exploration of the new and the ancestral. The way drums have the power to awaken the primacy within us never ceases to amaze me. Jamie's vocals once again get a chop change, repeat, and rehash treatment which is undeniably refreshing and new as an instrument experimentation in to what can be used to make a song - a song, and I'd be hard pressed to name anyone else that has done something similar, and definitely not to this level of smooth excellence. Of course, it wouldn't be an ESA release without some smooth, ethereal female vocals somewhere, and this beautifully brief addition brings the melody to a truly satisfying and benevolent close. Wonderous. Finally.. The INTSEC remix! HOLY HOT FUDGE BATMAN! If you loved the last two tracks.. (or not? Really? WTF is wrong with you??).. This one is going to KICK. YOUR. ASS! I have endless love for this. INTSEC first came to my attention at Infest festival a couple years back playing one of the heaviest industrial techno sets I have ever had the nirvanic pleasure of raving to. So to see and hear him on this release working with ESA is * chefs kiss * First of all, make sure you're wearing your BEST headphones. INTSEC This starts off very deceptive, an incredibly soft and slow version of the melody that played out the end of the original and that was also played on the organ brings a steady sense of calm and peace. The first organ distortion note bringing up the intensity slowly, binaural beats teasing your ears until 1:32 when the Rats once again.. come together.. 1:52 BLOWS your fkn ears out through your chest!! This is gabber industrial done so, so damn right! Playing this at low volume would be a crime. This might even be my new favourite dance track of all time. It's fast, its furious, it beat and pace perfect. THIS is the definition of Electronic Body MOVEMENT. Jamie's lyrical chorus to this tempo is spot on at around 2:40, and at 3:00 you get treated to MORE drums, more beats - a profound foot stomping conflagration. At 4:00 we get a much needed moment to catch our breaths as it turns in to a touch of trance but not for long, before the 5 minute mark, mid tempo heavy and methodical drums bring you back to fight for your life on the dancefloor battlefield. This track is the fiercest piece of brilliance this side of rave, and for now, I damn well stand by that! If you doubt me.. Test that assumption at your convenience. Conclusion 'Rats Come Together' is the masterpiece offering of a huge amount of work and love from ESA. This release breaks so many boundaries, genres, rules, and is genuinely thought provoking as a masterpiece should be. In my opinion 'Rats Come Together' is the most accomplished ESA single to date far exceeding the perfection goal lines that are set with each of his releases. Jamie's dedication to his craft, story telling, and media experimentation in both sound and film puts him at the very pinnacle of what it is to achieve greatness in the alternative music world. Each track is entirely different in their own rightful ways, from the fury or the single version, to the astral projective journey of the mindful 'Thrashing Fraud' remix, and to the rarest of Rave diamonds with the INTSEC remix, 'Rats Come Together' is by far the finest single release of our age. Long live the king! Thank you! 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. You can also list your band or business on our Alternative Directory ! Thank you! Check out the alternative directory for E-stores, online Goth goods, and new bands to discover. Get yourself listed with us! Thank you for viewing and please feel free to share on social media and like us on Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook @ ElektroVox

Mea Fisher, the 2011-2017 lead singer of Lords of Acid speaks to us about her new release and her own music under the name Me And My Nightmare. Check out what she has to say about her time in LOA and all about her new music and the new single and music video 'Devil Inside'! October 4, 2024 - Former LORDS OF ACID  vocalist, Mea Fisher is back unleashing the inner demon with her new single featuring En Esch  ( Slick Idiot , , Pigface , ex- KMFDM). “Devil Inside” is a twisted and delicious siren-like song where distorted guitar riffs, metallic percussion, and dystopian synth bring deep, dark fantasies to life. Written originally by Mea and strictly made for  Lords of Acid , she has refined and transformed the song into a creation that is distinctively hers. Its heavy metal elements fused with a trance-inducing dance beat truly sell the feeling of traversing through the underworld’s hottest night out. Méa easily takes charge—her spellbinding vocals whispering temptation and commanding attention in the same breath. “There’s a hunger that lies,” she admits, “and you hold the key.” Mesmerizingly, Méa calls fans to follow her and “take a bite of forbidden.” En Esch ’s guttural, gruff backing vocals light the whole thing aflame. Danny Lohner ( Nine Inch Nails ) also lends his guitars to the track.  "Devil Inside's" seductive, Luciferian qualities compel listeners to close their eyes, lose themselves to the beat, and indulge in their deepest desires.  ME AND MY NIGHTMARE ’s visionary, Méa Fisher, (aka DJ Mea), is a force to be reckoned with, captivating audiences with her alluring stage presence, genre-defying sound, and thrillingly bold sense of style. Her voice is not just perfect for electrifying EDM; her attitude radiates passion with an intriguing hint of darkness. From her beginnings as a vinyl DJ in Chicago’s 90s house scene, Méa established herself as a triple threat—her impressive live vocals, down-to-party attitude, and dazzling visual appeal caught the attention of listeners and musicians alike. She swiftly rose to international stardom, seizing remarkable opportunities that brought her career to the next level.  When Méa relocated to Los Angeles in 2000 and pivoted from vinyl to digital CD mixing, she fell in love with making original music and launched her own band,  MEANDMYMACHINE . Her lively yet dark melodies and emotion-stirring sound caught the eye of Praga Khan, creator of the legendary industrial rock group, Lords of Acid .  Mea became Lords of Acid ’s lead singer in 2011, meeting future collaborators along the way like industrial rock pioneers, En Esch ( KMFDM, Pigface, Slick Idiot ), Danny Lohner ( Nine Inch Nails ), Neil Mclellan ( The Prodigy ) and many more. Having returned from her 2017 tour with Lords Of Acid , Mea cared for her mother battling Alzheimer’s, up until last year when she sadly passed away. Now Méa's newest ensemble is ecstatic to release a fresh album brimming with party anthems, touching stories, and everything in between. ME AND MY NIGHTMARE expertly evokes a sense of elevation and excitement on the dance floor, masterfully pulling elements from multiple genres to create an immersive show unlike anything heard before.  This sensationally spooky video for "Devil Inside" comes just in time for the Halloween season, taking viewers on a sinfully succulent journey to the underworld led by Méa and featuring collaborator,  En Esch . The visual effects are stellar. Viewers are curiously disoriented by haunted, film-like quick cuts and colorful flashes.  Méa dances from shot to shot with a sense of liberating promiscuity. She is in full control and more than ready to lead viewers to temptation. Of course, the video showcases unmistakably fiery images, including a bright, full moon that orientates viewers towards the supernatural. Fisher literally transforms into the “devil inside,” captivating viewers with her red-painted skin, luscious hair, and curled horns. The video is wickedly enjoyable, persuading viewers to explore their dark side, follow Mea into the flames, and never look back.  STOP A MOMENT! Please consider donating or fundraising for Beyond Reflections who supply an essential service to so many. www.beyond-reflections.org.uk  @BeyondReflectUK Their support really does save lives! --- We also support our good friends at Beat:Cancer, you can click the logo to donate and also keep up to date with their awesome music events on the B:C website! Interview Q. For those who aren't familiar with Me And My Nightmare, could you please tell us about who you are, your sound, and what your music represents? A. Hello all! Well, my name is Mea Fisher (aka DJ Mea) and I dj'ed vinyl until things went digital around 2009. That's when I formed a band called 'Me And My Machine' right before I was front woman for Lords Of Acid in 2011. I also started producing my own music around that time. When I left LA in 2018 to care for my mother who suffered from Alzheimer's, things were fine and I was going to get the old band back together and started writing an album with En Esch (KMFDM, PIG, Slick Idiot) and then realized I just couldn't take it in the small town my mom lived in in Kansas, so I moved her with me back out to LA a month before the virus hit. It derailed everything I had put into place, and it also impacted my mother's situation so I renamed my band Me And My Nightmare, (my genius friend, Bryant's idea) because it was just that, a friggin' nightmare for us both when it was to be her last years relaxing in the California sun hanging out with me, but was quite the opposite. Thanks Covid.  Luckily due to my persistence of avid care for her, neither of us ever caught Covid but we still went through serious hell. The band name stuck. However, I had to put music on a shelf up until this year, after she passed. It took me some time to get back into it, after relocating several times after her death, but finally settling and just recently, unpacking & setting up the studio. Now I've never been more ready to slay and release the beast we had started creating and perfecting for quite some time. The songs just kept progressing so I think it was meant to be that it didn't release back then. So many great musicians have gotten involved since and now it's better than ever. MAMN's 2nd single, Devil Inside, just came out for Halloween time with 3 versions and a full official music video. Q. Me And My Nightmare have been going for over a decade, so how did it start, and was it a separate project during Lords Of Acid or did it come afterwards? A. lol, I think I answered that in my first response before I knew what the next question would be but to clarify, Me And My Nightmare was born during the virus. Before that it was Me And My Machine, which I was lead singer in when Lords Of Acid approached me and asked me to come sing for them back in 2011. I left after our 2017 tour and soon moved from LA to KS to take care of my mom when En Esch (whom I met on that tour) and I started making music. He flew out from Germany several times to KS for a month each time and we worked on music and videos every day he was there.  Q. I remember hearing some interesting comments when Marieke was interviewed a couple of years back by an Artist who was building a collection of interviews based around Women's experiences in the alternative music industry. Is there anything about your time in Lord Of Acid that you'd like to share, mention, or think people would like to know about?  A. Yes, they had some bad people pulling the strings back then (not anymore) and some people on board didn't do what they were supposed to. It was a sh*t-show and I wasn't afraid to voice my opinion and was told by the boss of the band to do something on the last day of tour, so I did what I was told (by the boss) and got punched in the face by the  person he told me to do it to. When confronted by him why I did what I did, prior to being punched, I said that I was TOLD to do it by the main man in charge of it all, but that person flat out threw me under the bus and denied telling me to do it. Even when the rest of the band said I was telling the truth, it didn't matter. This guy was lit and embarrassed so he put a golf ball bump on my forehead. I couldn't believe I did what I was told, yet when it came down to it, I wasn't backed up by the one who told me to do it. That was some BS and I should've sued but I had too much love for LOA to do that. I was very committed to my role, as it had been the time of my life, every tour, even when conditions weren't "ideal." I would go more into it (like what exactly it was I was told to do and happily did) but I don't want to name names out of respect for people's privacy. That person who punched me was immediately replaced and so was the one who brought him on board. I've heard lots of unsettling things from all of the singers but it is what it is. It's unfortunate that they go through so many different front women. I guess that's just their "thing," though.  Q. 'Devil Inside' has some great lyrics and multiple great looks in the video, can you tell us about the meaning of the song and what the motivation you had going in to making the video? A. 'Devil inside' was a song I wrote specifically for Lords Of Acid. I never intended it to be for ME. They didn't take it so I shelved it. On the 2017 Tour, Praga let me perform it on stage and I had asked En Esch who was an opener for LOA to come back out and join me on stage to sing in the chorus. People loved it. When En Esch came back out after the tour to make music with me, I asked him to record his vocals on it like he did live, and later I got Danny Lohner (Nine Inch Nails) to play guitar on it. The video was shot in a luxurious tattoo studio in Kansas City. The red devil has been one of my favorite Halloween Costumes of mine for decades. Can't believe it still fits! It's even more extravagant now than it was in the video, thanks to my recent learnings of how to make fiber optic and LED clothing and accessories.  Q. With En Esch joining you for this single, how did that come about, and did collaborating change the track in anyway from your original vision? Also same question for the Sebastian Komor Remix and your thoughts on the direction the remix took? A. En Esch's vocals on it slay. It made me want the song for myself and I always intended to release it for Halloween time. My original is the original. Sebastian's remix was made from a second version I had where the chorus was longer. I decided to change it back to the original way as the main mix but this was after he had already made the remix with the longer chorus. He also didn't get to use my scream, "I'm coming for youuuuu!" I'm sure he's pissed about that but I didn't add that till later on.  Q. Whats next for Me And My Nightmare, is there an album on the horizon at all? A. MAMN will self release another track then the album is off to the labels. There are several right now but I haven't decided which yet. Who knows, there may be more after the next release because it will showcase my diversity. I am thinking of releasing the next song that is the one I wrote for my mother, called 'Don't Forget Me' but it is quite the opposite of 'Devil Inside.' En Esch and I wrote it together and there are 3 versions, 2 other mixes from some amazing artists that I can't wait to reveal. After that, release the album and tour! En Esch's album, Dance Hall Putsch, just came out and I'm featured in several songs on it. We are discussing a tour collab.  Q. What are some of the most  important life lessons you've learnt in the music industry? A: Never let them see you sweat. If the monitors blow or sound goes out, keep on keepin' on, do your duty and put on the best show, every show. Oh and, most importantly, don't ever shit on the tourbus.  Q. Is there anything you'd like to see change and improve in the current industry? A. The 90's need to make a comeback. With some updates. I also think women should learn how to produce, there's not enough women producers out there as there are men. Queens need to reign, it's time.  Q. Anything you'd like to say to your fans?  A. Yea, YOU FRIGGIN ROCK! I can't believe the amount of support I have gotten, esp being out of the game for so long. A lot of people have someone they know or love that has or had Alzheimer's/ Dementia and have been so understanding and caring, they've stayed with me for so long and now there's new people who have joined My Nightmare and I couldn't be more honored and humbled. I can't wait to give them everything I've got. It's time. <3 Thank you! 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. You can also list your band or business on our Alternative Directory ! Thank you! Check out the alternative directory for E-stores, online Goth goods, and new bands to discover. Get yourself listed with us! Thank you for viewing and please feel free to share on social media and like us on Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook @ ElektroVox

The angry, on the pulse of modern day problems, awesomeness that is KURO returns with the heavy single 'Closing in'. It's brutal and delicious! Electro-metal project from Glasgow, UK. Filled with angst, energy and eyeliner Check out some previous KURO reviews: https://www.elektrovox.com/post/single-review-kuro-obscene https://www.elektrovox.com/post/mini-single-review-kuro-wake-up-and-choose-violence STOP A MOMENT! Please consider donating or fundraising for Beyond Reflections who supply an essential service to so many. www.beyond-reflections.org.uk  @BeyondReflectUK Their support really does save lives! --- We also support our good friends at Beat:Cancer, you can click the logo to donate and also keep up to date with their awesome music events on the B:C website! Review Starting off fun with Kuro (Frontman) playfully introducing the track with the word 'Bounce', you feel this is going to be a light hearted party track.. Hell no. This is a heavy, angry, and urgent track. Almost like a cry for help, this track creates a sense of claustrophobia and entrapment with a lyrical subject that of someone who is being gas-lit. As soon as the guitars kick in, there is a brilliant electronic twist on a vocal at 0:15, followed by a vocal trap metal style verse that throws you just as quickly back in to the fire of the guitar. Each verse and chorus is like getting a second to pop your head up in a firefight, only for the drums and guitars riffs to begin ripping in to your position once more in between each vocal blast. The lyrical content is probably something a lot of us can relate to and have a connection with. This is a powerful statement and track from KURO; yet another barbed arrow in the quiver of why KURO deserves to be recognised and gain ground on the live music scene! It's the beauty in sinking ships.. That does not mean what you think it means! Thank you! 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. You can also list your band or business on our Alternative Directory ! Thank you! Check out the alternative directory for E-stores, online Goth goods, and new bands to discover. Get yourself listed with us! Thank you for viewing and please feel free to share on social media and like us on Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook @ ElektroVox

I remember in 2016 when BL4KJ4K walked on to the stage at Resistanz festival, the man I had been introduced to as John only a couple hours earlier.. Completely changing my taste in industrial music with that brutal performance. From the Terminator 2 remix intro at Tanz which gave me spine tingles (Which he was able to reanimate only recently due to a copy I had of his version) to the brutality of Automaton Assisted Annihilation, Firebomb, and Assault Protocol (Feat. Sirus) - those tracks mainly from his second album Automaton Assisted Annihilation damn well stuck with me, and kicked off eight great years of friendship between us both. (and even Elektro Vox itself in 2019!) To say I have been asking John to hit us with the same automaton brutality in a new release - a lot, would be an understatement, but here it is. The absolutely incredible non-stop hard AF industrial Techno brutalism and joy that is RETURN OF THE AUTOMATONS! Seraphim System incorporates elements of aggrotech, black metal, death metal, punk, drum and bass, and dubstep in its hellish creations. After a history of playing in technical metal and punk bands, SER:SYS architect "BL4KJ4K" focused his musical abilities to craft rave tunes that will help you slam your skull into your chest cavity. Check out some at least nine (Yes nine!) previous Seraphim System reviews: https://www.elektrovox.com/search-results?q=seraphim+system HOWEVER the most important one to look at would be the review of the 10 year anniversary of his first album Deadly Force, with Automaton Assisted Annihilation being his second album. (Which gives this latest release its name) Obsidian Frontline also seems highly relevant too! https://www.elektrovox.com/post/album-review-seraphim-system-excessive-force-ten-year-anniversary-edition STOP A MOMENT! Please consider donating or fundraising for Beyond Reflections who supply an essential service to so many. www.beyond-reflections.org.uk  @BeyondReflectUK Their support really does save lives! --- We also support our good friends at Beat:Cancer, you can click the logo to donate and also keep up to date with their awesome music events on the B:C website! Review There's not too much detail for me to go in to when it comes to pure techno of course, but lets damn well try because Seraphim System, as always, has tried to push experimental boundaries with this! The album starts off with some lore on the first track, setting the stage for the war mankind is fighting against the Automatons, and I suppose, has been fighting since the original Automaton album. 'Reforge//Reprocess' Brings a nice phat slice of industrial hardstyle and a meaty.. 'We are f*cking BACK!' It's fast, it's pounding, and it's a great energetic introduction of what's to come. (A nice little meme sample is in there too if you listen!). 'Eradication Protocol' is a heavy machine gun barrage of beats, which would tear up an industrial techno dance floor harder than a belt fed 50. cal.. My jaw hurts already! 'Beyond Safe Limit' is a slight easing of the BPM accelerator to give way to some mid tempo stomping, much like the track in the album 'Obsidian Frontline' which is about a war machine booting up, going on patrol, engaging the enemy, and reveling in victory. This whole track feels like a tribute to that great album. 'E//L//E' really does throw in the industrial feeling, like a production line of intense magnitude pumping out killing machine after killing machine without missing a beat. This is the type of industrial techno to lose your self in as you concentrate and focus. 'Signal\\Disrupt' hits us with a change up to that of drum and bass, but this is war drum and bomb bass, it's speedy, it's percussive, it's fierce, and it slaps! It feels like a touch of the Swaggrotech Seraphim System is known for. Dubstep trap reigns supreme in 'Not of Flesh but Machine' but that soon gives rise to a bit of gabber-esque techno. This is one to dance to and get a bit crazy with! 'Singular Directive' thumps out a fist pumping, floor pounding beat, transforming in to an experimental exploration of machine and electronic sounds. If Star Wars showed a very adult or violent nightclub scene with a lot of droids.. I hope they'd play this.. Lastly 'Purge\\Ascension' is my favourite track because no matter how many times I listen, the beginning drop and beat makes me audibly go.. 'Coooor!' This track is fire, the beats are great, the Industrial Techno is furious yet smooth, the spare percussion sounds are truly industrial sounding, and the end treats us to a trap beat breakdown I didn't expect. Like being beaten to death by an Automaton, this track does indeed both purge and ascend! Conclusion Rapid pulse inducing, dance encouraging, killer beats dominate this album. There are no lyrics to speak of other than the odd vocal quip, no nonsense frills, no long intros or slow sections; This album is a production line of fast and deadly industrial techno to get you moving and living again. Dancefloors across the globe should be torn to shreds with the Return of the Automatons! GO F*CKING BUY IT! Thank you! 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. You can also list your band or business on our Alternative Directory ! Thank you! Check out the alternative directory for E-stores, online Goth goods, and new bands to discover. Get yourself listed with us! Thank you for viewing and please feel free to share on social media and like us on Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook @ ElektroVox

Now for a serving of angry political post-punk industrial. Welcome to the world of Cyph_on and their first album Precipice. This album touches on some very important issues in society and does it with a damn good sense of style! Dark post-punk / industrial music from Bedfordshire, England. Born out of a number of previous electronic, industrial and neo goth projects, the band were founded during the lockdown years with their debut performance following in September 2023. First ep - Money for Chaos was released on 20th April 2024 with its follow up - Chaos for Blood released on Friday 13th September 2024. The debut album, Precipice, followed on 8th October 2024 along with gigs in Nottingham, Luton and Northampton with the Venus Fly Trap, Attrition and Chaos Bleak. All releases are available now on Spotify, Apple Music, i-tunes, Amazon Music, YouTube Music and Bandcamp. The band members are as follows: Alan Smith: guitars and mixing Jamie Wyld: Programming and percussion Tim West: Vocals and arrangements Contact via: cyphonband@gmail.com STOP A MOMENT! Please consider donating or fundraising for Beyond Reflections who supply an essential service to so many. www.beyond-reflections.org.uk  @BeyondReflectUK Their support really does save lives! --- We also support our good friends at Beat:Cancer, you can click the logo to donate and also keep up to date with their awesome music events on the B:C website! Interview Q. For those who have not heard of Cyph_on could you please tell us about your sounds and artistic style?  I would describe it as post punk industrial the reason being is that there are a lot of influences from the early post punk moving into goth territory as well as the more recent electronic and industrial elements. A recent live review described us as the love child of Bauhaus and Godflesh and I am delighted with such comparisons. Two fantastic bands to be compared with. Primarily we are an electronic band with live vocals and guitars with electronic percussion also being played live on stage. However, the electronic element is fundamental to the whole songwriting process and underpins all of our tunes. We have more of a punk element then a lot of the industrial and electronic music about at the moment and the music is probably more of the Killing Joke type lineage. Artistic style, all I will say is that black clothing and big boots are good. Q. Your music being post punk industrial has noticeably political artwork and tracks so could you please tell us about what your music and artistic message represents? As a politics graduate, I've always been interested in what's going on in the world and had healthy cynicism of the motives of anyone who has sought power. However, in recent years the bizarre state of the United Kingdom, America and the world in general gives a great source of subject matter for lyrics. The rise of populism and also non democratic countries becoming more and more economically powerful obviously unsettles the status quo to which we've been used to for a long time. Where this will end up who only knows but liberal democracy as we know it is failing so many people that change is on the horizon and not necessarily for the better. I’m also fascinated with the collapse of the European Empires and the fact that so many people out there think we still rule over big chunks of the globe. The reality of Empire overload is hitting home here and in many other European countries as we have to pay for the actions of our forebearers. The album was entitled Precipice partly because I think that's what we're standing and looking over, a chasm into which the Western world could quite easily fall. Although ironically, the song Precipice is about relationship breakdown and suicidal thoughts. Maybe life and politics go hand in hand after all. The artwork has been designed by my daughter, Amber, which originally came from a piece she designed at college, and it caught my imagination so much that I thought it matched the message of our first single Money for Blood. The subsequent designs were in the same style and came from her listening to the songs and designing in accordance with her view of what we were trying to say. I think she did a bloody good job. We started as a band during lockdown which was obviously a very interesting period in which to develop. Jamie, our percussionist and programmer sent me a few songs to put lyrics to which given what was going on in the world at the time gave a great sense of reflection and songs like BLM which was my observations on the rioting going on after the murder of George Floyd gave its own political dimension. I found that lyrics naturally became more introspective because during lockdown periods introspection was one of the few things you were allowed to do, therefore non- political lyrics such as Black Fog and Somebody's Children came out of this. These songs reflected the difficulty in which I coped with restriction of movement. Some people thrived on it, I hated it! Q. Who are the members of your band and what backgrounds do you each have before Cyph_on? Jamie Wyld, the aforementioned percussionist and programmer was the ideas person behind the band. He's one of those people who will always be in a studio tinkering altering remixing changing things and has done this for the many, many years that I've known him. He's a proper technology geek who is always looking for new ways of creating sounds and for many years has been creating his own music under the name of Parasite Unit. Jamie does amaze me at times with the amount of music he is able to create and still keep fresh in his outlook. Initially he was programming and playing keyboards within the Cyph_on setup but this quickly transitioned following the acquisition of an electronic drum kit. Alan Smith, our guitarist, is the most technically gifted of the band members. A guitar virtuoso who worked for many years as a music technician, Alan was the final member to join. We went to see the Killing Joke gig at the Royal Albert Hall together which was the first time we'd met up for a few years and talked about doing something musically together, I described Cyph_on to him and the next thing you know he was on board and bringing a harder element to the sound, Alan was really the glue that stuck the sound together enabling us to move from being a studio project to being a full live band. He brought in to the band a studio craft that enabled us to mix and produce our songs successfully and professionally and also a really creative way of playing the guitar, adding depth and resonance to the sound. The further that Alan gets involved in the song writing process, the more interesting the outcomes are becoming. As far as I'm (Tim) concerned, I do the vocals, write the lyrics and mess around with the odd guitar line in writing phase to try and convey the musical ideas I have sitting behind the lyrics. Previously I have sung in an industrial / Goth band based in the West Midlands which was my introduction to songwriting and life performance. We're called PCD and with hindsight I think we were on to something pretty good however the tempestuous nature of youth probably saw to the end of that. Q. Which bands inspired the music that you make now? When we were starting Cyph_on the idea was more for an EBM type band comprising just Jamie and myself with the likes of Front 242, Skinny Puppy, Nitzer Ebb, Cubanate etc as primary influences. That influence still sits at the forefront the sound, and if you listen to tracks such as Money for Blood, BLM and Chaos you can hear the repetitive nature of the electronic drums and bass playing through in this style. Alan's involvement however, meant that the sound was able to evolve. It's interesting as most bands bringing electronics to evolve their sound, we went the other way around and brought in an analogue instrument which enabled a whole new sonic dimension to be unlocked. Tracks such as Misery Cycle and Precipice which were written after he joined show how he was able to bring his own stamp on the basic Cyph_on sound very quickly. Influence wise apart from the aforementioned bands, we are all huge Killing Joke fans, I love Skinny Puppy, Bauhaus, Die Krupps and New Model Army. Jamie is more from the electronic element of life with Aphex Twin, The Prodigy and Kraftwerk three massive influences on his sound. Alan is a huge Godflesh fan along with the likes of Prong, Rammstein, the Damned and Fear Factory, a fantastic copybook for any potentially great industrial guitarist. Q. What do you feel are some of the most important issues in the music scene at present? Free streaming services have had an interesting effect as it’s made the release of music far easier, but also the opportunity to make a living from music very difficult. I think it has also shortened people's concentration levels in so much as an album used to be something crafted that you would listen to from start to finish to pick out the gems, I'm not convinced that a lot of listeners get past the third track nowadays which is quite a shame. Finding places to play can also be difficult. There used to be a good network of goth and industrial clubs up and down the country, but it now seems harder to find what’s on and who to contact, which is ironic given the age of information we are in. We are keen to network, to make contacts, but it doesn't always seem easy to find out who’s best to get in touch with. Apathy within the live environment is also an issue, people can be too comfortable with Netflix and takeaways to come out and give new music a listen. It's a shame really because live music to me, is the best way of hearing and understanding a band. I'd implore people to go out and listen with an open mind to any band who may be on stage whatever the genre, you never know you're my love it! Q. What is an important life lesson you've learnt in the music scene? Don't ever expect to make any money from it. If you want to be rich choose a different career. Q. What's next for Cyph_on now that Precipice has been released? We are looking for gigs for next year and anyone interested in booking us, please contact us at cyphonband@gmail.com. We are keen to expand our audience as much as possible through the sheer love of playing live. We are also busy in the studio writing the second album. We have five songs almost completed, apart from the final production. This has proven to be a pretty quick process, following the release of Precipice and completion of our mini tour with the Venus Fly Trap, Attrition and Chaos Bleak in October. I think the frustration of producing the album and preparing for the tour has meant that we have had a stockpile of ideas ready to burst out. Q. What are your favourite things about the industrial scene? The fact that the music holds no limits, look at the variation within the bands who could be classified as being industrial. From the more synth pop elements, through more traditional industrial to out and out experimentation, nothing is off limits! The opportunity to creatively use different sounds whatever they may be is unrestrictive and there's not a lot of music scenes you could say that about. Q. Is there anyone you'd like to collaborate with and how so? In an ideal world I'd want Jaz Coleman to do string arrangements and Youth to produce our albums. Although at this stage that is unlikely to happen, it's always good to have dreams. As a band we are keen to collaborate with any like-minded individuals be it on remixes, joint tracks or in live performances. Collaboration is really interesting way of pushing your mindset and opening you yourself up to a whole new world musically. Q. Is there anything you'd like to say to your fans? Thank you for the support to date, its massively appreciated. Please stick with us, I think it's going to be a really interesting ride as the new tracks are bringing about even more fascinating soundscapes. Please tell your friends and like-minded individuals about us as we would love to reach a greater audience out there. Review Listening to the instrumental introduction of 'Precipice' had quite an unexpected meditative effect on me; The ringing analogue metallic percussion and deep bass electro beat that compliments it are quite relaxing, how strange but cool for industrial! When the guitar kicks in around 0:45, it's reverb effect adds to the overall feel making it seem like a closed in, intimate gig, it's encompassing, high quality, and feels like an audible hug. The influences of classic industrial bands can be heard quite easily and yet this has a very unique and distinct flavour of sound. The vocals of 'Precipice' are that of seemingly hopelessness yet with an unshakable sense of resistance underpinning it. A poignant track that finds quite a distinct and effective footing in melancholy as opposed to anger and it makes the track, thoroughly enjoyable. 'BLM' is of course about the Black Live Matter movement and the lyrics are that of empathy and understanding towards the anger and pain that was, and is, rightly felt by the black community for not only recent events but the events of history in general. The track starts with a really bouncy and upbeat set of keys, with the lyrics quickly throwing in the stark reality and seriousness of the content. The guitars that come in to accompany it are retro with their post punk anger. This track is a burning of the flag of empire, a revolt against slavery, and a cry of standing with those who have been wronged. 'Post Millennial Dream' Has a great tempo of 'bounce' to it, an ideal one to jump around a punky dancefloor to. Another song full of anger and political criticism for the collapse of society. The track has an odd sense of sounding a bit underwater or muffled - yet oddly, it adds some extra depth and ambience to the track that really plays to the strength of the song's bass, and sense of urgency. 'Black Fog' is a lyric heavy rant of emotion. The instruments throughout have some great parts, with some quieter guitar notes that peak my curiosity that soon get covered by vocals sadly, and make me delve my attention deeper into the notes. Some guitar parts have a touch of 'The Cure' about them. Definitely one for fans of lyrics heavy post punk, but I'm sure a lot of people will enjoy the guitars that I mean, especially at around 4:50. The song also ends in a very euphoric choir like manner. 'Money For Blood' starts us off with a fantastic club like vibe to it that I wish carried on a little longer or stronger in the track. A bit heavier in riffs and drums than the previous tracks, the vocals compliment that with shouted spoken lyrics sticking with the political theme of corruption. 'Chaos' is a nice electronic power house to stomp around with. The lyrics point out so many of the things wrong with the world whilst the drums pound out a war dance, all the while, electronic synths pull at your senses. A nice angry dance this one! 'Misery Cycle' throws a touch of the electric exotic at around the 1:30 mark, playing around with some interesting sounds in amongst the angry drone of the track's main body and lyrics. With 'Somebody's Children' - strings like that of a double bass or cello (I think) start the track off much to my absolute delight! These are joined by some retro computer game style beats and synths. It feels like you're suddenly playing a Gothic platform game and I love that! This vibe carries on throughout. The guitars have a brutal flurry of riffs in the song that are also really well played and thought out. The lyrics are careful to make the most of complimenting the melody without drowning anything out; these lyrics also reminding us that EVERYONE is important and equal. A juxtaposition of joyful melody amidst important lyrical gravitas, makes this my favourite track on the album! Conclusion Precipice by Cyph_on is an intriguing and enjoyable take on musical politics, almost to the point of activism. This album stomps around with some juicy guitar work, some wonderfully unique little synth sections, and gets the blood pumping with good old fashioned angry EBM style vocals. Cyph_on have made a solid start to the scene with a strong album and a clear determination to be heard, and letting others know that they have BEEN heard. Bringing the good fight to a dancefloor near you, Precipice is great bit of stomp worthy anarchy. Thank you! 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. You can also list your band or business on our Alternative Directory ! Thank you! Check out the alternative directory for E-stores, online Goth goods, and new bands to discover. Get yourself listed with us! Thank you for viewing and please feel free to share on social media and like us on Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook @ ElektroVox

Leraj of Satan Not Hatin' speaks to me about the music campaign, to clarify what the movement is and is not and what it aims to achieve, as well as discussing the problems in the music world such as fascism which they seek to counter. From the Satan not Hatin' website: Satanists come from a range of eclectic backgrounds with many of us coming from the various alt music scenes – rock, metal, punk, goth, industrial and more. Our love of these scenes, along with the bands, venues and organisations that exist within them, intertwines with our Satanism, often embracing the same themes, imagery and symbolism. Sadly, we are noticing a rise in hatred and bigotry in the music scenes we hold dear. We’ve witnessed racism, homophobia, transphobia, and other hate crimes. We’ve seen the symbols we use co-opted into messages of hate. People have been made to feel shamed and unwelcome in what were once open and inclusive communities. No more. This is where we start to reclaim these spaces. We have therefore relaunched the Satan Not Hatin’ campaign to combat this rise and we are thrilled to say the bands, venues and organisations on the website have enthusiastically agreed to be part of this new list of participants, with more to come. STOP A MOMENT! Please consider donating or fundraising for Beyond Reflections who supply an essential service to so many. www.beyond-reflections.org.uk  @BeyondReflectUK Their support really does save lives! --- We also support our good friends at Beat:Cancer, you can click the logo to donate and also keep up to date with their awesome music events on the B:C website! Thank you! 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. You can also list your band or business on our Alternative Directory ! Thank you! Check out the alternative directory for E-stores, online Goth goods, and new bands to discover. Get yourself listed with us! Thank you for viewing and please feel free to share on social media and like us on Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook @ ElektroVox

A very special review today! This is by far one of the most important albums for any of you to go and listen to this year! Imogen Evans has released her debut album and some of you may know her from singing with Auger on their track 'As The World Falls Apart'. It is very rare for me to like every single song on a release, and rarer still to get spine shivers listening to a song, and this album pretty much has done that to me the whole way through. This is a fantastic album from start to finish that showcases a true talent that is worthy of acclaim and a huge following! Thank you to Gareth Evans for forwarding this for review Released: 09/08/2024 Label: The Big Chair The Towers is the exciting debut album from 18-year-old, up and coming singer/songwriter, Imogen Evans. The 10-track album, produced by Kyle J Wilson (Auger), demonstrates Imogen’s best work so far and not only showcases her hard work over the past 2-years of recording, but her mature songwriting, powerful lyrics and versatile voice. Imogen Evans is an up and coming songwriter from the north west of England. No matter where Imogen performs, she is followed by a buzz of excitement. The sense that you are in the presence of someone, and something really special, is abundant. Imogen draws from influences and experiences well beyond her years and expresses a great maturity in her song writing. “Emotive alt-pop from the UK. Imogen’s sound is unique, powerful and mature beyond her years.” www.thebigchair.co.uk/imogen STOP A MOMENT! Please consider donating or fundraising for Beyond Reflections who supply an essential service to so many. www.beyond-reflections.org.uk  @BeyondReflectUK Their support really does save lives! --- We also support our good friends at Beat:Cancer, you can click the logo to donate and also keep up to date with their awesome music events on the B:C website! Review As I usually do, I flicked through about 10 seconds of each track to give myself a brief idea of what I'm about to listen and write about. It is the rarest of things that each track had me nodding away with a jaw clench of approval with each track, not one stood out as something I wouldn't enjoy. I knew from the start therefore, that this album was going be be damn good, and that it deserves writing about just as much as any famous artists' release! 'Joy Is Subjective' - What a simple yet powerful way of putting it! Imogen's voice is soft and brimming with talent. This start as a seemingly melancholy song with poignant lyrics accompanied by a chill acoustic riff and drum beat but kicks up in to a more hopeful tempo and feel at 1:02; This paints the rest of the song in a much different light with the occasional masterful sprinkle of electric guitar or piano to add depth in a similar way that Gary Numan's tracks often do. That is not to say this is similar in sound, Imogen seems to have ALREADY created a signature sound specifically unique to her which in a world saturated with music, is a thoroughly impressive thing to have done, especially with a debut album! 'Be Fearful' has a faster tempo acoustic guitar complimented with another great use of drums and electric guitars where necessary to add resonating power. This feels like a rock anthem ready to be discovered by the wider world. The vocal range that Imogen is able to cycle through here is impressive to say the least. 'This Insecure Mind' now here's a gorgeous song that rends at the heart strings. A song of unrequited love and comparing ones-self to another. This song has one of the most beautiful lyrics I have ever heard.. If I could fly like her.. Well maybe I'd capture your heart.. Oh but I'm just a crow compared to a Raven.. But I could bet, when you're lost.. I could find you better.. Not only is that lyrically brilliant in its poetic nature but the way Imogen is able to incorporate so much emotion in to every word and sentence with dramatic timing between each line is sublime. The above verse repeats again later with slightly different wording bringing an even greater sense of majesty and depth to the track. It ends with three perfect piano keys dripping with gravitas. Needles to say, this is my strong favourite on the album 'The Letters You Wrote' hit me with some unexpected memories, remembering when I used to write letters to the people I loved when I was a teenager and they to me. Though the song isn't about that exactly - to say the song has an easy ability to relate and empathise with is an understatement. The premise of remembering someone lost to us from the letters they left behind is a beautiful one. 'Building Castles' takes a turn in to the upbeat and higher tempo but deceptively so with a still quite serious message held within the lyrics. This is probably the most 'pop' like song in the album and creates somewhat of a mid-album pivot point which is enjoyable. 'Freefall' is another track with a somewhat upbeat vibe that brings to mind the family connection that Imogen has with Auger, as this is very much a song similar to their style - Yet in a completely different way; It strikes me as a song that would go down damn well as the title song for a new James Bond film. Kind of like if you mixed the Chris Cornell track for Casino Royale, and the Adelle song for Skyfall, then this is the kind of brilliant track that would be crafted from them. Something quite great (for me at least) is a touch of post rock guitar around the 2:15 mark, it's short but I love it. This is a song about falling in love and not being able to escape, a classic concept, executed beautifully. 'In The Shadows' returns to the slower, smoother lyrics and vocals. At 2:00 Imogen belts out a powerful couple of verses that really showcase her voice. It's actually quite a positive and empowering track about stepping out in to the light and overcoming fear which is a nice touch. Feels like this would go down well in something like 'Repo: The genetic Opera'. 'Residing In Hell' Is deceptive, a bit of bass and lyrics makes you think this will be of the same manner as previous songs, but at 0:34 we are treated to electronics! - And then at 0:52 the tempo picks right up in to a real dance floor filling number. Then at 1:18 hand drums make themselves known. You're never quite sure what's gonna happen next. Other instruments and elements are thrown in, notably so is a distortion loop of Imogen's voice which is p.r.i.s.t.i.n.e. I wouldn't be surprised if this is the song that does 'the best' with wider audiences outside of the alternative scene - Kind of how a lot of 'normal' people enjoyed and made the Netflix Wednesday Adams show somewhat of a mainstream thing to enjoy. 'My Ghost' - More stunningly good vocals from Imogen are accompanied by an intensely deep and soul grabbing guitar note at 0:46 which is bound to drop a lot of jaws when heard. This track is one to sway to when the heavier emotions set in, and in that regards, it is quite cathartic. 'Hiding Darkness' is a wonderful song to end the album on. Spoken to the darkness, spoken to a ghost, spoken to herself? Either way the lyrics are full of passion and meaning. Imogen sings with a talent and skill of years far beyond her age and this track is the one that shows that off the most. This is the type of song that belongs in a Hideo Kojima game. It is deep, it is resonating, it is emotionally provoking and at 3:02 WHAT A FANTASTIC GUITAR RIFF to hammer the end of the album with - hard, heavy, and leaving you on a cliff hanger wanting more! This is my other favourite (to this insecure mind) on the album! Conclusion Imogen Reminds me of lots of different artists from Avril Lavigne, to Haley Williams but more closely in style of Lana Del Ray, Mellissa Van Fleet (Especially on This Insecure Mind) and Jazmin bean. HOWEVER as I mention in the review Imogen sings with a talent and skill of years far beyond her age and seems to have ALREADY created a signature sound specifically unique to her which in a world saturated with music, is a thoroughly impressive thing to have done, especially with a debut album! It's good to know we have young artists carrying the 'Gothic' torch strongly in to the future. Imogen Evans is able to weave tapestries of deep emotions through poignant lyrics, a voice of beautiful tragedy, and a thorough appreciation of the 'Gothic poetic' - with sublime mastery. I feel as though reviewing this, I have witnessed a new star on the horizon, and I am but one finger pointing for others to look at the horizon with me in the hopes that by this time next year, tens of thousands of fingers will be pointing in awe of this new star's music as well.. Honestly Imogen, well done. I am sure you will go far! Thank you! 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. You can also list your band or business on our Alternative Directory ! Thank you! Check out the alternative directory for E-stores, online Goth goods, and new bands to discover. Get yourself listed with us! Thank you for viewing and please feel free to share on social media and like us on Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook @ ElektroVox

Everything you need to know for Infest 2024 in one place! (Best viewed on PC or Tablet) Sadly I am unable to make this year's event so this article will be a little shorter than usual. I hope you all have a great time, and I'll definitely see you there next year! What you can find here: Set List and after party times + Extra info on the Thursday warm up show Band info Infest 2024 Spotify playlist The charity causes of this year Infest playlist Charity causes 2024: Chris says: As you know, we like to support some worthy causes each year, and here they are for 2024: Candlelighters https://www.candlelighters.org.uk/ Supporting people effected by childrens’ cancer in Yorkshire Motor Neurone Disease Association https://www.mndassociation.org/ Working to improve the lives of people affected by motor neurone disease. Please Bring Cash for Donations! As usual we’ll be offering our interval refreshments. Bring cash for a speedy service from our refreshments team. We will of course also accept card payments. Interval Refreshments! …want to know more about our charity totals over the years? Check out our donations from the last few years https://infestuk.com/charity/   This year we’re taking a break from our traditional teaparty and cake sale, and instead we’re holding: A Spooky Bring & Buy Sale! Please bring donations of clothes, footwear and bric-a-brac, under the theme of spooky / goth / alternative. Bored of your old cyberdog fashion? New Rocks no longer fit? Bring them along! Don’t worry, any unsold donations will not be disposed of. Our friends at Beat:Cancer will continue the Bring & Buy sale for charity after the Infest weekend. Read more: https://infestuk.com/.../infest-2024-charity-bring-buy.../ @candlelightersyorkshire @mndassoc Thursday ASHBURY HEIGHTS! (DO NOT MISS! Ashbury Heights are by far one of the best bands on the planet - Elektro Vox) Well, it doesn’t get much better than this. I’m delighted to announce that the other headline band for the Infest Warm Up Party is none other than Swedish synthpop stars, Ashbury Heights, rarely seen in the UK. Just look at this line up! Get your tickets because this is going to sell out. What a way to kickstart the Infest 2024 weekend. DEVIANT! Electro goth legends DEVIANT need no introduction. At the forefront of the UK scene for many years, they toured Europe and the US in inimitable style, a jet black explosion of dark anthems and Jay Smith’s unhinged charisma. After a long break, Deviant are back and return to Bradford for the first time since 2008. Access Granted!’ --- Plus Leipzig’s wonderfully quirky TILLY ELECTRONICS will play a late set to get you all in a full on party mood with their infectious synth pop electro beats and general insanity! This year we have given some of our well deserved homegrown bands the opportunity to expose their talent to you lovely people, Glasgow based artist ADVANCE have been on a hiatus and play their first show for us in 7 years, we are honoured to have this exclusive reformation performance! Nottingham’s finest post punk exponents IN ISOLATION are finally able to play for us after having to pull out last time due to the dates changing! Opening the proceedings are London based post punk / shoe gaze electronic act THIS IS RADIO SILENCE a truly unique and widely underrated act, followed by Wakefield’s excellent synth act BERLYN TRILOGY! Ticketlinks: FLAG PROMOTIONS: https://www.flagpromotions.co.uk/.../twisted-firestarter-4/ TICKETWEB: https://www.ticketweb.uk/.../twisted-firestarter.../13621343 Set Times: Friday St George's Hall open 19:00 - 22:30 MATT HART 19:30-20:00 ICD-10 20:20-21:00 Republica 21:20-22:20 Nighttrain Afterparty venue 22:30 - 3:00 Agency-V Bunker 13: DJ Miss Plastik & DJ D-Ject 23:00-23:45 23:45-03:00 The Underground Afterparty venue 22:30 - 3:00 Dancing & Laughing DJ Nathan Nothing Vs Club Lash DJ Spindles Spirit of Bradford @ The Midland Afterparty venue 22:30 - 03:00 Saturday Just a quick note on the usual daytime activity - Laser quest has closed down. Theme?? In aid of Candleighters charity (Supporting people effected by childrens’ cancer in Yorkshire) the loose theme for Saturday is to add a hint of pink to your outfit. St George's Hall open 15:00 - 23:00 The Royal Ritual 15:30-16:00 Llumen 16:30-17:10 Divine Shade 17:40-18:20 Ductape 18:50-19:35 Kollaps Rein 20:05-20:50 21:20 - 22:10 Nighttrain Afterparty venue 22:30 - 3:00 Memepunks Club Corrosion: DJared Vs Cryptid Queers DJ Gillywoo 23:00-23:45 23:45-03:00 The underground Afterparty venue 22:30 - 3:00 DJ Mark Hex Vs Black Planet DJ Big Nick 22:30-03:00 Spirit of Bradford @ The Midland Afterparty venue 22:30 - 3:00 Sunday Theme?? Apocalypse day! Go Mad Max and post apoc yourselves St George's Hall open 15:00 - 23:00 Mark Hex 15:30-16:00 Dancing Plague 16:30-17:10 Emmon 17:40-18:25 Plack Blague 18:55-19:40 Xotox 20:00-20:50 Hatari 21:20-22:20 Nighttrain Afterparty venue 22:30 - 3:00 Corlyx Dutch Corner: DJ Vidma & DJ Fritz & DJ Nachtraaf 23:00-23:45 23:45-03:00 The underground Afterparty venue 22:30 - 3:00 Club Stigmata DJ Mark Walker & DJ Frank Flag 22:30-03:00 Spirit of Bradford @ The Midland Afterparty venue 22:30 - 3:00 Next up: Band info (In order of play) STOP A MOMENT! Please consider donating or fundraising for Beyond Reflections who supply an essential service to so many. www.beyond-reflections.org.uk @BeyondReflectUK Their support really does save lives! --- We also support our good friends at Beat:Cancer, you can click the logo to donate and also keep up to date with their awesome music events on the B:C website! The Bands Band info is from the Infest website. MATT HART UK !!INFEST DEBUT!! Elektro Vox Friday must see artist recommendation! Meet MATT HART, an accomplished industrial/dark electro musician hailing from London, UK. His journey into the realm of electronic and industrial music began to take shape in 2005, culminating in his debut release in 2017. Since then, MATT has been a driving force in the UK electro industrial music scene, boasting an impressive portfolio that includes 3 EPs, 3 albums, numerous singles, music videos, remixes, and collaborative works with influential artists in the industry. https://infestuk.com/.../10/infest-2024-matt-hart-confirmed/ As a hardlight hologram, MATT HART emerges as the first true outlaw transmitting from the futuristic era of 3808. His music and live shows seamlessly blend the essence of industrial legends, harsh electro, and the emerging dark synth gods, heralding the future sound of 3808. ICD-10 DE !!UK DEBUT!! ICD-10 perform rhythmic noise with techno beats. A dynamic musical force founded in 2013, consisting of Henning Hinck and Thorsten Felix, they swiftly carved their niche in the electronic music scene. Specializing in rhythmic noise and techno, the duo delivers a driving and hard-hitting sound that captivates audiences with its intensity and precision. // Signed to Hands Productions // Signed under the esteemed HANDS label, ICD-10 has become synonymous with innovation in the fusion of rhythmic noise elements and techno beats. // Pushing Boundaries // With a sound that pushes boundaries and challenges conventions, this German duo has solidified their reputation as a powerhouse in the world of electronic music, leaving an indelible mark on the industry. https://infestuk.com/.../04/12/infest-2024-icd-10-confirmed/ The dimly-lit basement is buzzing with anticipation, bodies twitching to beat staccato, oxygen levels dropping dangerously, sweat dripping from the ceiling. This is the scenario ICD-10 operate in…. Enter The Vault! Republica UK !!INFEST DEBUT!! REPUBLICA dominated the charts, radio, MTV, press, media, films, magazines and stages worldwide from the late 90’s with their iconic, fiery frontwoman Saffron and their self dubbed ‘techno-pop, punk rock, electronica’ musical sound. Their massive hit singles ‘Ready To Go’ and ‘Drop Dead Gorgeous’ have appeared in over 300 films, adverts and TV series, becoming huge sports anthems. With newly signed record deal with Armalyte Records and a brand new album ‘Damaged Gods’, they’re currently filming a music video to their first single ‘New York’, due for release on 10th November followed with the Album release and more singles for 2024. ...read their full biog and play some of their anthemic tracks, over on our website. https://infestuk.com/.../16/infest-2024-republica-confirmed/ 3 million albums sold and top five slots in the UK, USA and Europe… Their hit single ‘Ready to Go’ soared to number one in many countries… Due to release their first album in 26 years on Armalyte Industries… Join us for their “technopop punk rock” at this years Infest Agency V (Afterparty) UK !!INFEST DEBUT!! Agency-V are a UK alternative electronic trio comprising Lloyd Price, Marie Williamson & Peter Steer. With a certain edge & darkness to their music, Lloyd & Pete deliver powerful electronic rock, over which Marie lays emotive heartfelt vocals. Lloyd, Marie & Pete are currently working on their debut album, due out this summer, as well as preparing for their forthcoming live shows in 2024. https://infestuk.com/.../29/infest-2024-agency-v-confirmed/ They may be “newcomers” to the scene but there is some serious experience in this act. Dark synth lines, electronic rhythms, immaculate guitars topped off with emotive vocals. Check them out! Saturday The Royal Ritual UK !!INFEST DEBUT!! The Royal Ritual is stepping out of the studio and into the live arena in 2024, coinciding with the release of sophomore album Pleasure Hides Your Needs. The album, due for release on May 24th via AnalogueTrash, takes the dark, industrial roots of debut album MARTYRS into more melodic, introspective realms. InFest 2024 will be The Royal Ritual’s first in-person performance at the festival, following the premiere of the debut single/video Pews In A Pandemic which aired at 2021’s Stay-In-Fest. https://infestuk.com/.../infest-2024-the-royal-ritual.../ Dark ambient landscapes supplement an undercurrent of electronic industrial music with occasional lapses into synth pop and borderline new wave oriented expression. For those who enjoy an expressive variety of industrial electronic music with a bit of a Goth twist in the atmosphere department. Llumen BE !!INFEST DEBUT!! While we were all wondering where the great Belgian electro act LLUMEN was hiding the last few years, mastermind Pieter Coussement was actually going through a serious health crisis… The result was LLUMEN's last album Polygon Heart. An uplifting comeback by one of the best-hidden jewels in the Belgian electro scene. LLUMEN are back, stronger than ever and will offer you intense and forceful futurepop with dark elektro moments that should seduce all fans of acts in the likes of VNV NATION, ASSEMBLAGE 23, HAUJOBB, MESH and COVENANT. https://infestuk.com/.../02/25/infest-2024-llumen-confirmed/ A sonic journey through the realms of multi-layered dark electronic music. Pulsating beats, rapid sequences, and captivating melodies, effortlessly weaving influences from old-school EBM, gothic, techno, future pop, and more. They offer a novel experience, inviting listeners into a dynamic and ever-evolving sonic landscape. Divine Shade FR !!INFEST DEBUT!! Divine Shade feature a combination of styles and influences, inspired by cold wave with a touch of electronics. They were the opening act for Gary Numan's 2022 UK tour and their debut album is due in 2024, which will feature guests including Chris Vrenna (ex-Nine Inch Nails). Expect to hear influences including Young Gods, Gary Numan, Killing Joke and Nine Inch Nails. https://infestuk.com/.../infest-2024-divine-shade-confirmed/ They impressed Gary Numan and his legions of fans… Instantly attention grabbing, within the very first bars, and then the electronic drums thunder in along with the vocals, you are not going to be disappointed…. Ductape TR !!UK DEBUT!! This week's artist announcement is the UK debut for the incredible DUCTAPE! Darkwave / post-punk from the underground music scene in Istanbul... Holding a torch for post-punk greats, with an unyielding desire to experiment and stay fresh. For those needing an introduction we recommend 2023's "Red Scar" as a great place to start listening. Drop the tempo for the 2022's brooding track "Sevmiyor", followed by the foreboding "Sinners" also taken from their 2022 album "Ruh". Head over to our website to read their biog and check out their official videos, alongside our official Spotify festival-primer. https://infestuk.com/.../09/infest-2024-ductape-confirmed/ Contradictions and inner chaos. Post-punk/Darkwave duo from the underground music scene of bustling Istanbul. Join them to dance over your disappointments with their interpretation of 80’s Post-punk. Kollaps AU / IT !!INFEST DEBUT!! Kollaps perform harsh post-industrial music, all the way from Melbourne, Australia. Expect found-sound, abrasive power noise with rhythmic beats. Kollaps’ live shows are known for their vehement and visceral nature, where their destructivist ideology manifests into self-mutilation, with vitriolic and violent performances. Heavier tracks on our playlist include Fleshflower and Capitalism. Try the track Until the Day I Die for a moment of apocalyptic folk. https://infestuk.com/.../15/infest-2024-kollaps-confirmed/ Dread and atonement… Passion and compulsion… Mechanical bursts of industrial energy… Pummelling barrages of eruptive strikes and blows… Kollaps bring their harsh reality and murderous junkyard stomp to Infest REIN SE !!INFEST DEBUT!! Elektro Vox's Saturday must see artist recommendation! REIN is the Stockholm based electro / avant-pop solo artist, producer, songwriter and record label owner of REIN RECORDINGS. Her music is influenced by fusing elements from the 80’s and electro, mixed into a futuristic sound for the dance floor. Her music and her explosive live performances are often described as groundbreaking, energetic and raw. At the end of 2023 she released her well-received and critically acclaimed 2nd album “God Is A Woman” co-produced by Djejdjotronic on REIN RECORDINGS. ...We are incredibly excited to bring Rein to INFEST 2024! https://infestuk.com/2024/02/23/infest-2024-rein-confirmed/ Stockholm based electro artist, producer, singer, songwriter, performer and record label owner. Her music is influenced by fusing elements from the 80’s; industrial, electro and punk mixed into a futuristic sound for the dance floor. Expect an explosive live performance! The Memempunks (Afterparty) UK !!INFEST DEBUT!! Meet professional party starters The Memepunks! Wildly over qualified and frankly hilarious. No music genre is safe from the Memepunks. What started as adding a bit of accordion and kazoo into serious ballads quickly led to their signature irreverent mash-up style. To date, The Memepunks have recorded two full-length videos and performed alongside artists such as Voltaire, Professor Elemental, Abney Park and Rasputina, including a headline appearance at London's iconic Slimelight nightclub. https://infestuk.com/.../infest-2024-the-memepunks.../ The Memepunks have been delighting audiences with their unique style of mashups and unconventional covers since 2011. No song is sacred and no genre is safe from their madcap musical experiments. From kazoo and accordion solos to TV theme tunes, The Memepunks will stop at nothing to surprise and amuse. Sunday Mark Hex UK !!INFEST DEBUT!! MARK HEX has been pestering the world and making a racket for over two decades. "Hex‘s hypnotic chants and shouts harken back to the call-and-response patterns of Sham 69 and the class war passions of The Fall, The Clash, Billy Bragg and early Public Image Ltd. Hex also cites Pornography-era The Cure, Big Black and Ministry as heavy influences. His muses are clearly channeled here, but his sensibilities are thoroughly modern. He remains an enigma" - postpunk.com Residing in his adopted home of London, he has supported a number of luminaries over the years such as Sigue Sigue Sputnik, Section 25 and Bush Tetras (amongst other such post-punk-new-wave-no-wavers), playing at the likes of The Garage, Slimelight, Brixton Windmill and the Great Escape Festival in Brighton. https://infestuk.com/.../20/infest-2024-mark-hex-confirmed/ “Mark Hex, pink guitar in hand, makes soundscapes for tales of Glasgow plucked from real life.” -Louder Than War MARK HEX has been pestering the world and making a racket for over two decades. He played a great set for Stay-In-Fest 2020 – now he joins us in the flesh Dancing Plague USA !!INFEST DEBUT!! Portland, Oregon’s DANCING PLAGUE makes broodingly intense but surprisingly emotional dark electronic music. Since the solo project’s inception in 2015, Dancing Plague has released four albums and four EPs, solidifying them in the world of darkwave and body music. Expect inconsolable vocals and hard beats, with soaring strings and incredibly catchy hooks. https://infestuk.com/.../infest-2024-dancing-plague.../ They recently played their first European tour, opening with a captivating performance at the packed Felsenkeller as part of Wave Gotik Treffen 2024. Now they’re coming back to the UK for their first show at INFEST FESTIVAL. Expect inconsolable vocals and hard beats, with soaring strings and incredibly catchy hooks. Emmon SE !!UK DEBUT!! We're super proud to announce the UK debut of Sweden's synth scene queen, Emmon! Prepare yourselves for a sonically stunning performance. Expect sexy urban elegance, crisp electronic coldness and hard ecstatically danceable synth-disco beats... Her last album RECON is simply incredible and was followed by a remix edition last year. Oh and if you missed it the first time around, you've simply got to check out her beautiful cover version of Bronski Beat's Small Town Boy from 2014 Click here to read her biog and to catch some of her awesome music, from a career spanning over 20+ years: https://infestuk.com/2024/02/02/infest-2024-emmon-confirmed/ The queen of the Swedish synth scene always delivers on stage with her energetic persona, cool moves and pumping bass.” //Stereoklang Sexy urban elegance, warm electronic coldness and hard ecstatically danceable synth-disco beats.” // Electricity Club Plack Blague US !!INFEST DEBUT!! Nebraska’s elusive leather band, PLACK BLAGUE, has been on a rampant path of sex, destruction and electronic leather mayhem for nearly two decades. Performing internationally from large theatres and dive bars, to art galleries, dingy basements, and even children’s television shows, the leather-clad masked monstrosity continues to attract and confuse audiences varying from dance party club kids to heavy metal beer guzzlers. Catch them at INFEST 2024 this August https://infestuk.com/.../infest-2024-plack-blague-confirmed/ Plack Blague straps a heavy metal jockstrap to disco. A leather-clad masked monstrosity which continues to attract and confuse audiences varying from dance party club kids to heavy metal beer guzzlers. What more could you possibly need to know? Xotox DE !!25TH(+1) Anniversary!! We hope that this year the Industrial Gods of Travel (tm) will smile on Xotox! When Futurepop dominated the dance floors and the scene without exception, XOTOX hit the nerve of the times with its very own new sound. To this day, XOTOX is considered to be the creator of his own genre, a sound which has served as an inspiration to many, and for which he is known for refreshing and re-establishing with every new release. His uncompromising production and ability to implement it live, has resulted in stunning live performances all over the world, each time leaving a more than satisfied audience. https://infestuk.com/2024/03/01/infest-2024-xotox-confirmed/ “Industrial for hyperactive people” It thunders and rumbles with pure darkness, combining with rhythmically twitching beats and haunting synth pads. A hymn to and from the darkness! HATARI ISL !!INFEST EXCLUSIVE!! Elektro Vox must see overall artist recommendation! Their 2022 London show was one of the best shows I've ever seen, full review and interview HERE Sonic material handlers, investigative agitators, authentic industrialists, utilisers and recyclers of society’s debris Legendary Industrial agitators TEST DEPT bring their manifesto to Infest. Please welcome our final headliner, the Icelandic stars of Eurovision 2019! Multi-award winning Icelandic performance art collective HATARI is renowned in the field of dystopian music performance. HATARI was founded in 2015 to obliterate the capitalist world order by way of sponsorship with SVIKAMYLLA EHF, their publisher. HATARI has become known for their unique blend of industrial, techno, punk and pop music. The core of the group consists of “The Popstar” Klemens Hannigan (vocalist & producer), “The Gimp” Einar Hrafn Stefánsson (drummer & producer), & Davíð Þór Katrínarson aka “Svarti Laxness” aka “Big D” (vocalist). Hatari gained international attention when they represented Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the song "Hatrið mun sigra," delivering a provocative and theatrical performance. The band's aesthetic incorporates dystopian themes, elaborate costumes, and a satirical commentary on politics and society. Hatari continues to push boundaries in the music industry, captivating audiences with their experimental sound and thought-provoking performances. Read the full biog on our website... https://infestuk.com/.../04/26/infest-2024-hatari-confirmed/ According to reliable sources, HATARI actually started as a high-school Ska band before evolving into their current electro-industrial sound. Every year they hold a secret concert in an abandoned geothermal power plant in Iceland, creating an otherworldly atmosphere that only adds to their mystique. C orlyx (Afterparty) UK / US !!INFEST DEBUT!! Elektro Vox's Sunday must see recommendation Corlyx, originally hailing from Los Angeles now living in UK, has slowly evolved with each album they have released, inspired by 80’s post-punk, 90’s grunge, and modern dark wave. Corlyx have toured Europe, the UK and USA, opening for Blutengel, Twin Tribes, Double Echo and Unzucht, as well as appearing at Absolution festival, Autumn Moon, Plage Noire and many more. The band has collaborated with many artists, including a single with Ashbury Heights and Suzi Sabotage, and have just released their latest single Ghost Of The West Coast as of January 26th 2024. They're currently formulating a schedule of releases to launch the second record with Out Of Line in 2024. https://infestuk.com/.../02/27/infest-2024-corlyx-confirmed/ A fascinating blend of catchy melodies that represent a fusion of 80’s post-punk, 90’s grunge and modern dark wave elements. For fans of guitar-driven post-punk and electronic-backed, darkwave-edged goth rock. Check out the great show they did for Elektro Vox for CYBER EVM (Elektro Vox music festival) during the first COVID lockdown: There you have it! The full list of acts for Infest 2024 Be sure to bookmark this page for easy set time referencing and playlist access. Thank you! 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. You can also list your band or business on our Alternative Directory ! Thank you! Check out the alternative directory for E-stores, online Goth goods, and new bands to discover. Get yourself listed with us! Thank you for viewing and please feel free to share on social media and like us on Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook @ ElektroVox

Our latest interview features Solfyr at Valhalla Viking Festival 2024 at Dummer Down Farm, Basingstoke. (Just a quick video update, not an article) (2023 Valhalla and Solfyr review HERE ) The wonderful Amber joined us for her first interview as Solfyr. A first for me too in regards to interviewing outside of electronic Goth bands. Amber tells us about how she got started, her connection with the Gods through her music, and what's next! Thank you! 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. You can also list your band or business on our Alternative Directory ! Thank you! Check out the alternative directory for E-stores, online Goth goods, and new bands to discover. Get yourself listed with us! Thank you for viewing and please feel free to share on social media and like us on Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook @ ElektroVox

With SEVEN of my favourite artists on one album and more besides, this album has been genuinely anticipated like mad by myself and many others. I know George mentioned a while ago he was a little nervous as to what I might say about this album having given his debut album the only ever 'perfect' that I've given in a review. What a lot of pressure to be under when sending me this second one to write about! He needn't have worried, this album was definitely worth the wait and has even made me appreciate a couple new styles that I didn't before! Teknovore proudly presents their highly anticipated second full-length album ‘Caerdroia’ A caerdroia is a type of labyrinth based on the Cretan seven-fold design. Unlike mazes, with their branching paths, labyrinths have a single continuous path which leads to the center and serves symbolically as a sacred path, a place of contemplation; of the struggle towards salvation or enlightenment. With Caerdroia Teknovore consolidate their genre-fusing personal sound, which has seen them rapidly rise through the ranks of the Industrial music scene. Powerful, dark, aggressive, and boasting a host of electrifying collaborations with Draven, Biomechanical, Grabyourface, Technolorgy, Eva X, Seraphim System, Matt Hart, Keeva Leo and Any Second - this is forward-thinking, cutting edge electronic music for the dancefloor and beyond. “Reduce the maze to embers and walk straight through the ashes.” STOP A MOMENT! Please consider donating or fundraising for Beyond Reflections who supply an essential service to so many. www.beyond-reflections.org.uk  @BeyondReflectUK Their support really does save lives! --- We also support our good friends at Beat:Cancer, you can click the logo to donate and also keep up to date with their awesome music events on the B:C website! Review Please note that the physical CD also contains the AWESOME tracks - 'Oubliette' and 'Anamnesis' To save me a little bit of time here please go check out the double single review I did which contains 'Citadel, 'Oubliette', Grip Of Pain' and 'Anamnesis' from the album. (Click HERE or on the picture below) 'Lament' from the brilliant Draven (Someone else I have done a rave album review about recently) opens up the album with slow, deliberate tension; The kind of electronic guitar that injects itself in puts me in mind of a team gearing up for battle, getting strapped, and putting themselves in the right headspace for an intense fight. At 1:32 this is mellowed out by a siren like female vocal. A small but beautiful reminder of the great history and mythology of Greece, where Teknovore hails from. Ending with an unnerving vocal loop, this is probably the opposite genre of track I would expect from Draven and Teknovore but it's still serene yet bad ass as FK! 'Synthesize' brings home that Teknovore is once again back with his industrial trance mixing mastery. At 2:30 there is one hell of a bass drop, the likes of which remind me of a rollercoaster finally taking flight after the excitable rise. Beats galore and synths that make you just crave more, Teknovore has a brilliance with music that is undeniable. Those of you who know my site well, will know there are artists out there that when I discover them.. I will not stop writing and raving about them in order to bring them success. Teknovore is one, Biomechanimal a second, Seraphim System another, and especially - grabyourface. So you can imagine how happy I was that grabyourface, Biomechanimal, Seraphim System, AND Matt Hart all joined Teknovore on stage at Resistanz 2024 together to sing songs from this album. I'm happier even still that some of these bands have told me the hand my writing had in bringing them together for that. (By the way, all of Teknovore's songs take on a whole new life when played on a live sound system and tweaked accordingly. If you ever get a chance to see George play, DO IT!) My point? 'Woodchipper' featuring grabyourface was sung on stage both by gyf and Matt Hart. (As the song it a bit too fast for one person to sing live) Fun fact.. 'Woodchipper' is about throwing paedophiles in to woodchippers! Brilliant! This track is a non stop rave of pure energetic ecstasy. Fast BPM, attitude, mix mastered perfection, and high euphoric trance, what else could you want from a track? 'Means To An End' starts with a female electronic and instantly iconic voice saying.. Humans interfacing with computers? For.. entertainment?.. The very notion disgusts me.. Without meaning to take anything away from Technolorgy's great performance on this.. It's sung like old school Combichrist at their peak of popularity. Which is to say, it's great! And of course, the beats George has laid down for the tune are high paced and exceptional. 'Gorgon's Eye' is a very interesting track also starting with a great but unsettling spoken lyric.. Boys just want to have a little fun Till you see the snakes then you run, run, run.. He run, run, run.. Eva X's type of spoken singing is a genre I've struggled to get in to in the past, having tried to appreciate artists such as herself, KANGA, Ayria, and others recently. Yet this track has really grown on me fast and helped me to appreciate the nuances and talent that are very clearly evident throughout when you allow it to wash over you. A nice - slower, yet more poignant track that makes me reflect on the genre style in a whole new light. My boy Seraphim System (Another insanely good genius of music) screams out 'Pressure' with a flow that is easy to listen to and therefore enjoy as a fantastic accompaniment to the beats and synths that power the house down with the track. This may very well be the most 'industrial dance' worthy track on the album. It has aggression, it has energy, it has an orchestra of electronics, it is pure golden fury. Matt Hart is everywhere, you cannot escape him, but why would you want to? The man is wonderful, a great singer, talented, and always fun to watch. In 'Sensory Malfunction' there is a mix of the best parts of both artists in to an impressive amalgamation of style and form. Another banger, and another one that sounds like a warning from the future.. You know who's voice I often adore? Keeva's! Known primarily for her siren like vocals with Sirus. What a treat to have them join Teknovore for 'Morbus Gravis' (There's also a great Draven remix of this out there) In chorus and verse this is fire, a midtempo powerhouse of stomp after stomp. It has a strange sense of distortion throughout that makes it almost otherworldly and hard to comprehend, like a life changing mind trip that at first seems confusing, but becomes clearer and more fun with every moment that passes. Conclusion As with an ancient Greek Chorus of players each adding their own talent, skills, and voices to the overall performance whether on or off stage, Caerdroia is a powerhouse of mutual aid and talent. Yet as the name implies it is indeed a labyrinthine journey of truly pushing the genres and skills of Teknovore as an individual to solidify his place as an unmistakable powerhouse in the scene that none may now ignore! Like the labours of Hercules, and the difficulties involved in pulling so many artists together for one album, Teknovore seemingly completes them with ease.. One incredible album can be a fluke, but two? Teknovore deserves HUGE festival slots and a damn bright future with the music he creates and with the connections he uses for the benefit of everyone involved, not just himself. Caerdroia is an important album of not just genre smashing and defining success but of the value of self discovery, cooperation, and what it is to make yourself stand out in a world already drowning in information. Caerdroia is the tron like self meditation journey that we each must face in our cyber industrial world. Thank you! 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. You can also list your band or business on our Alternative Directory ! Thank you! Check out the alternative directory for E-stores, online Goth goods, and new bands to discover. Get yourself listed with us! Thank you for viewing and please feel free to share on social media and like us on Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook @ ElektroVox

He hath risen again, Electronic Substance Abuse returns with dramatic flair and dance floor damaging style.. ‘JOIN OUR HANDS’. The new Single from ESA is a pounding ritual techno anthem that will be shaking dance floors once again. Based on the concept of imaginary Cult Leader ‘The Stairway’. This singles includes a throbbing remix of the original (re-imagined again by ESA) along with both an official Visualiser and a TV interview with the man himself. ESA again takes you further into its own universe. Breaking down the barriers of art and reality with cinematic imagery and a healthy dose of satire. STOP A MOMENT! Please consider donating or fundraising for Beyond Reflections who supply an essential service to so many. www.beyond-reflections.org.uk  @BeyondReflectUK Their support really does save lives! --- We also support our good friends at Beat:Cancer, you can click the logo to donate and also keep up to date with their awesome music events on the B:C website! Review Slap down some thick bass, put some tongue in to your cheek, and pound out a synth beat for ESA has returned. Kicking straight in with 'Opus novum kultus invictus' roughly translated as 'The work of a new unconquered cult' it's hard not to see some inspiration taken from the ridiculous paths at which so called 'Religion' has fallen. Enough about that though, although I don't know exactly what message Jamie Blacker is trying to put across with 'The Stairway' character, what I do know is there is an experiment going on here. As with most of his work, as a king of genre experiments something new is tried, tested, explored, and either continued or abandoned. Is there an opening for a cult themed album in the works? Perhaps a new symbol for his fans to be acknowledged by? Or Perhaps just an idea that needed manifesting. Either way, it is another great addition to his catalogue. The 'Slow Hard Pray Mix' brings an interesting cyberpunk twist to an already club worthy track. It adds a sense of urgency but more importantly despair and fear in a way I can't quite verbalise.. Except for maybe some of the voices being drawn out and perhaps 'mad' sounding? It's like a modern day version of a Lovecraft work.. I almost expect to here Cthullu mentioned at any moment. As ever with ESA the electronic drums and loops are some of the most satisfying and chest pounding beats in industrial. Conclusion If I were to ever direct a warhammer 40k universe show or film, then this track would be absolutely perfect for Primaris Space marines blasting their way through a Demon infested Hive city. A damn fierce return from ESA with enough foot stomping, jaw grinding, soul fire stoking beats to keep me in desperate hope that more is to follow.. Thank you! 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. You can also list your band or business on our Alternative Directory ! Thank you! Check out the alternative directory for E-stores, online Goth goods, and new bands to discover. Get yourself listed with us! Thank you for viewing and please feel free to share on social media and like us on Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook @ ElektroVox

Now for two singles - four tracks, from one of my absolute favourites in the scene, the glorious Teknovore. Throw in another of my favourites in the form of Biomechanimal and you can already guess which direction this review is gonna take! These releases are for the hardcore ravers, the break my kneecap dancers, and the ruin my ears headbanger! Teknovore is the solo project from George Klontzas created in 2020. They first drew attention with the release of their first songs Olethros and Take Me Away which led to various remixes, interest from labels and their collaboration with rising star J:dead on the hit single Tearing Me Apart which quickly established them as a rising force in the underground electronic scene. Soon they were signed to Infacted Recordings and released the single Anachronist in December 2021 in advance of their full-length debut The Theseus Paradox in March 2022, both of which have received glowing reviews. Teknovore have since appeared at a number of major European festivals including WGT (DE) and Resistanz(UK). They are set to release their second album “Caerdroia” in 2024. Teknovore’s tracks are marked by their deep basslines, pounding rhythms, melodic peaks and an unmistakable sense of energy and urgency. They take inspiration from a diverse range of electronic genres - from brooding, mid-tempo EBSM to aggressive dark Techno and Psytrance - while keeping one foot firmly planted in EBM/Industrial to forge something uniquely personal. Teknovore explores the themes of cosmic indifferentism and the metaphysics of identity through their music. --- Citadel Teknovore’s trademark pounding beats and crushing basslines meet Biomechanimal’s cutting edge vocals in the adrenaline-charged new single, "Citadel", which serves as a glimpse into Teknovore's highly anticipated, second album, "Caerdroia" (pronounced cur-droy-ah). The single comes with an additional track, "Oubliette", a hard, melodic floor-filler which once again highlights Teknovore’s talent for assimilating a host of dark electronic genres and influences into his sound. "The world is a prison in which solitary confinement is preferable." Release Date: 19 April, 2024 Music by George Klontzas Lyrics and Vocals by Matthew L Simpson Mixed and Mastered by Dimitris Douvras Artwork by Nikos Stavridakis / VisionBlack based on an original idea by Mary Klontza --- Grip Of Pain ‘Grip of Pain’ is the second single poised to pave the way for the release of Teknovore’s highly anticipated sophomore album ‘Caerdroia’. Blistering EBM/Techno basslines combine with euphoric melodic peaks and vocals by Jan Kluge of Any Second to create a vicious dancefloor assault! Also included is ‘Anamnesis’, a nostalgia-fueled Industrial Rave cut with a hard-hitting modern twist. “The world you were born in no longer exists.” Release Date: 17 May, 2024 Music by George Klontzas Lyrics and Vocals by Jan Kluge Mixed and Mastered by Dimitris Douvras Artwork by Nikos Stavridakis / VisionBlack STOP A MOMENT! Please consider donating or fundraising for Beyond Reflections who supply an essential service to so many. www.beyond-reflections.org.uk @BeyondReflectUK Their support really does save lives! --- We also support our good friends at Beat:Cancer, you can click the logo to donate and also keep up to date with their awesome music events on the B:C website! Review 'Citadel' Feat. Biomechanimal has a poetic build up of spoken low growled words that flow with ease. At 0:46 we get the mid tempo beat kick in that Bio are well known for but with the underlying edge that Teknovore does so well with his music. It's got thumping rhythm, talented growls, and a lot of kicks, loops, and mini drops that I feel can only be appreciated when played at high volume, best with headphones even to take advantage of the way the directional audio (And especially the vocals) flow from side to side. When played live at Tanz this track was a whole other beast, being adapted to take advantage of live energy and sound systems. (A clip of which you can see in the interview video below) 'Oubliette'.. To forget.. The horrific Medieval practise of throwing someone in to a dark, tiny confined space and letting them starve, or be kept alive with meager sustenance to lose their sanity whilst forgotten about by the world. Wishing for death. See HERE This is a speedy, pounding trance dance powerhouse of a track that would be ideal for any Gym workout playlist. Just like old school trance greats, this track has female spoken lyrics that repeat adding depth and atmosphere to the theme of the track. The bass gets stompier at 2:40 much to my delight. This actually came on whilst I was doing the washing up earlier and I found myself dancing along and over zealously scrubbing things clean to the beat. So yea, it's a high energy motivation track to say the least! Brilliant stuff. 'Grip Of Pain' kicks off with a swarm of electronic noise to flare up the energy quickly, dropping in hard with one hell of a kicking bass beat drop - complimented by old school Agrotech vocals by 'Any Second'. This feels like I'm listening to Teknovore vs Hocico almost, which is to say this track is fire. It has different sections to keep it fresh throughout, it has a star core-heavy beat, satisfyingly furious vocals, and electronic sounds that keeps your heart rate THUNDERING. Another fantastic gym track! I hope I get to hear this one live at some point! Because that will be a rave to remember! 'Anamnesis'.. Recollection (often of a past life) Something I love about George's approach to music is that he often names his tracks with brilliantly intellectual things like this, and as seen previously above with 'Oubliette' and of course with most tracks on (and of course the album itself) - The Theseus Paradox. This track is yet another BPM speed dream to rave and get carried away to. It has a menagerie of sounds and experimental touches that bring home the nostalgia of old school rave days in the 90s and early 2000's trance and EDM scene. The drop at 1:44.. HOLY FK, it's filthy, it's powerful, it's a feast for the soul, and drops again at 3:26 in a similar but uniquely different way making this a non-stop banger from start to finish at a very respectable 4:58 of length. Everything Teknovore produces is gold. I'm gonna have to start calling this production beast of a man - Midas.. Conclusion Filthy, full of flavour, and rave heavy in the best of ways, these singles by Teknovore are incredibly fine additions to the flex that is George's portfolio of fantastic sound. You think you can make rave music (Without being pure heavy techno), or trance fuelled industrial music as well as this man? No.. No you can't This kicked my ass hard in headphones, my soul yearns for the day I get my ass audibly kicked by these tracks up and down a dancefloor, just as it has been at Tanz recently by Teknovore. Incredible releases, a must have for any DJ! Thank you! 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. You can also list your band or business on our Alternative Directory! Thank you! Check out the alternative directory for E-stores, online Goth goods, and new bands to discover. Get yourself listed with us! Thank you for viewing and please feel free to share on social media and like us on Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook @ElektroVox

Massive Ego are back and with a STUNNING track that ticks all the boxes you could ever want. Like the feeling you get as the sun goes down on a beautiful long day in the sun with friends, or the satisfied sense of connection you feel leaving the club at 6am, this track feels like a welcome home for what is truly important in life. Massive Ego Comeback Single Release Date: 21 June 2024 Label: Out Of Line Music Massive Ego returns after a two-year hiatus with not only a new single ‘In Your Own Darkness’, but also a new line-up, new logo, dramatic re- style and an appetite to carry on where they left off previously. Many musicians suffered from the knock on effects of Covid-19, where tours were cancelled, and the fallout from the mess that the UK’s Brexit caused for the music industry, Marc Massive, the band’s singer since its inception in 1996, experienced a mental health breakdown. This necessitated an immediate withdrawal from all band activities and an overnight disappearance from the internet, which fuelled conspiracy theories. Two years on, after much personal mental health care and self-help growth, life took a turn for the better. The band announced a surprise return to the live stage at the Out Of Line Weekender in Berlin in May. The line-up included the return of original keyboard player Lloyd Price, whose remix of “I Idolize You” became a huge club success. His creative input was a defining element of the breakthrough album "Beautiful Suicide” with tracks like ‘Let Go’ and ‘Low Life’ able to pull at our emotions, emotive and passionate but leaving us on a positive. Lloyd comments: “It’s been a long time coming, but it's great to be back in the Massive Ego team. I have always enjoyed working with Marc. We did some great stuff on Beautiful Suicide. The vibe in the band is totally different now. It's all very positive. The new track just came together so well with Porl adding to the sound. The vocal really influenced the lead synth line, which does hark back to those great earlier tracks. I think this new single stands up with some of the best work we did back in the day” Joining the line-up and making up the foursome alongside Marc and Olly Frost, bringing a wealth of production experience, songwriting, and real guitar licks to the band’s sound for the first time is an ex-member of the goth band Rosetta Stone, Porl Young. “I’m thrilled to become a part of Massive Ego, and to be able to bring some ‘80s- influenced post-punk guitar into the sound, along with some extra analogue synths and a little more organic approach to some of the production. “In Your Own Darkness” is a comeback single that I think truly shows what all of us bring to the band.” A change of image for a band normally entails a change of clothes. For Marc Massive, it involved leaving behind a character he’d created and worn for over 25 years. Retiring his instantly recognisable trademark ‘Mickey Mouse’ hair buns, Marc decided it was time to part company with his ‘alter ego,’ bowing out in a suitably David Bowie leaving Ziggy Stardust style. Marc separated from his character, last seen languishing in a public photo booth outside the famous pier in Brighton, UK, in his 2023 short film Idol Lies. This film drew a line under the past while presenting the ‘real’ Marc Massive moving forward. Lyrically the new single is a somewhat personal song, singer Marc Massive explains why “reaching the very bottom as I did, I wasn’t even sure I’d ever write a song again, so when this track presented itself it felt extremely cathartic to write. I realised If I was to come back, I needed to do everything differently this time. And that meant leaving the past behind, and no longer feeling like I needed to hide behind the ‘wig and make-up' that I’d become known for, and ultimately became a prison of my own making”. With one performance showcasing the new single under their belts to an appreciative audience at the Weekender, and a bigger live sound, the boys are keen to continue working towards a series of single releases, as well as an album and tour in 2025. Olly the band’s drummer suggests the future is looking bright “Timeout has given us the chance to reflect, review and reset. This much-needed process has allowed us to welcome a new member with extensive industry experience, as well as reunite with an original member who played a crucial role in shaping the melodic sound of our first album, 'Beautiful Suicide,' on Out Of Line. Creating and performing new material has been incredibly rewarding and enjoyable, providing us with the opportunity to realign with our original vision for the band”. L to R: Marc, Lloyd, Porl and Olly. STOP A MOMENT! Please consider donating or fundraising for Beyond Reflections who supply an essential service to so many. www.beyond-reflections.org.uk @BeyondReflectUK Their support really does save lives! --- We also support our good friends at Beat:Cancer, you can click the logo to donate and also keep up to date with their awesome music events on the B:C website! Interview Q. Two long years! It's wonderful to hear that M.E are back. Let's address the elephant in the room. What caused the sudden exit from music? Marc: I had a breakdown. The new single addresses what that involved and the extent it affected me, but 4th February 2022 is not a date I wish to repeat. Having just lost our dog Squeaky, two more family deaths and a load of other dramas from outside sources I was in no fit state to carry on with the band which I’d been proactive with for nearly thirty years. Overnight I had to have the pressures removed, everything taken down offline, gigs cancelled, just disappearing and avoiding life. Those in my close circle know what I and Olly went through and what it took to get back to where we are now. On the positive side, it also reshaped my life from that point, changing every aspect of who and what I am. Q. Were there particular aspects about touring, making music, labels etc that added to the reasons for your original decision to stop? Marc: Our label Out Of Line was hugely supportive once they realised to what extent my mental health had been affected by music issues and those associated pressures. Cancelling contracts for shows you’re booked to do is not something an artist wants but when life takes a turn for the worse, they were there to deal with the fall-out, cover the costs and still have my back and be as supportive and encouraging as they could be. Before the breakdown, the pressures from the pandemic and the possibility of not being able to function as a band as a result of Brexit was taking it's toll. Ultimately as the founder, it was down to me to keep the Massive Ego ship afloat as nobody else was as invested in it as I was and if the camaraderie isn’t there then it’s never going to work. Q. What were the most important or useful things that you found helped you back to a return? Marc: I had 18 months or so of therapy. I discovered the world of ‘self-help’ books. I discovered a spirituality not based around religion which I’m still anti, but Oracle divination card readings, and the presence of spirit in my life, looking out for me and helping me make wiser choices. Sounds all very ‘hippy, new aged’ rubbish I agree, but for me, I found a connection and the signs were there. In my case ‘the Universe really was trying to tell me something’! 22 22. Meditation is now in my morning ritual, I’m able to block out the negative chit-chat we all have in our mind and regulate anxiety much better than I have in the past. Being a sufferer of panic and anxiety issues for most of my adult life hasn’t been easy, but with the new tools I’ve got, I’m able to keep it at arm's length. I read more books in a year than I’d ever managed in my whole life previously. Lots of biographies of musicians, artists and filmmakers which helped reignite my creative passion. You must read ‘The Artists Way’ by Julia Cameron, truly life-changing and as a result, I’ve practised daily ‘morning pages’ since the breakdown. Finally running…I’ve never been sporty, but realising I can actually run a couple of km without passing out has changed me. I actually love the treadmill a couple of times a week to keep those demons at bay. Being able to share that ‘couch to 5k’ journey on my Instagram kept me motivated. Then I set the goal of getting fitter in time for a return to performing. Getting Lloyd and Porl back on board after the false start gave me the kick I needed to start writing songs again, and it gave me a reason to stay motivated and positive. Unfinished business. Olly has been the one solid factor in getting me back here, without him I wouldn’t be writing this. Q. Having the band back was somewhat teased hearing you do some fabulous tracks with the likes of Dead Lights and one of my favourite tracks of the year - 'What's Gone Before' by Simon Carter. Were you approached to do these or reached out yourself and either way what made you choose these artists? Marc: I’d just started writing new songs for the band, of which I’d got 4 or 5 to a reasonable stage of development. I tested the water for a return to music with the ‘Idol Lies’ EP and short film that helped exorcise some demons for me, working with a musician from Hungary, Richard Olah. Once that was out I started getting really kind offers for collaborations. These two tracks came around at the same time. Simon Carter provided a backing track and asked me to write something, that happened really quickly and ‘What’s Gone Before’ almost wrote itself. It was cool to be working with a trance beat for a change, and zero pressure or expectation. That led to the boys from Dead Lights getting in touch and asking me to lend a vocal to a demo they had. Knowing those boys have a visual flair for the weird and wonderful and sharing a similar DNA, it did feel strange doing a video with them whilst not adopting the ‘look’ I was known for, but at the same time, it was cathartic to leave the old me behind and work a fresh vibe with fresh people. I’m always open to providing a vocal for the right track or writing a song. There’s another collaboration coming later in the year that I’m super excited about, lyrically and visually. Q. What were your favourite parts about working with those artists? Marc: Fresh ideas, no pressures, no drama or negativity, creativity at the core. Q. There's factual info if one looks hard enough in to the career history of yourself and your bandmates but if each of you could summarise your entire musical history in to a paragraph or two that would be great. I mean not in facts but in your emotional and spiritual journey over the years and what has brought you to this point. Marc. Stepping off the National Express coach from Middlesbrough in 1987, into the adventure that was London as a naive and innocent 18-year-old, to working with people I’d previously only seen in magazines, who helped me discover my abilities and creative soul and shaped who I am now.  Being able to lose my inhibitions, drown out the anxious noisy chatter and present myself as something I didn’t think in my wildest dreams I could ever be or do. Q. So the press bio I've included mentions you leaving behind the ‘Mickey Mouse’ imagery and changing things up after the release of Idol Lies. So tell us a bit more about what made you change things up, and what direction you hope the new change brings, please? Marc: I was tired of him, and others are doing that ‘look’ thing so much better. After 20 years of having an ‘alter ego,’ it was time for a fresh start, especially after everything I’d just been through. The ‘gimmick’ wasn’t really cutting it and I think it put the band into a ‘novelty’ category that wasn’t serving us or the songs anymore. The visual was overriding the songs at the heart of it in my mind. Plus it was taking the fun out of performing, especially when you have to spend 2 hours in make-up before a show, half an hour straight after maintaining the look before you can go and meet fans and have a good time, and then often another 90 minutes taking it all off back at the hotel. As the new single says ‘’I no longer feel the need to hide’' and stepping out for the first time at the recent Out Of Line Weekender show, naked without those trappings, was a revelation. It felt very symbolic of turning over a new leaf. Q. Which three bands have been most important to you over the years? In a life-changing way. Marc: Number one, Duran Duran for inspiration and everything and for asking me to be part of their Anniversary. Dead Or Alive for going against the grain and Blutengel for taking us under their wing and helping us find a new audience after years of being in a pop wilderness. Porl: The Cure and Nine Inch Nails. Japan were a huge inspiration, but just a bit too young to have been able to appreciate them properly when they were still together (feels good to say that lol). Eurythmics. Definitely. Love Is A Stranger video on The Tube. Androgyny, synths, great pop song, but dark, and more DIY than most punk - a synth, drum machine, mic and 8-track tape. Olly: Growing up, artists that grabbed my attention were those whose visual presence was as strong as their sound. We lived near the BBC, I’d hang out outside the Top of the Pops studios, the theatre where Wogan interviewed the 80’s excess, and the pop stars that interested me used the recording studio on our road. Eurythmics, Adam and the Ants, Frankie Goes to Hollywood and the New Romantic movement began to shape me. As a teen, The Smiths, R.E.M, Sinead O’Conner and Dead Can Dance became my soundtrack. I started clubbing at 15 when Acid House and rave culture were being clamped down upon and dance music entered the mainstream. Underworld, Faithless and Reactive impacted me. Musically and socially. My interest in electronic, experimental, less mainstream music and subculture grew, influenced me creatively. Q. Which three bands do each of you feel are going the right way to be 'the next big thing’? Marc: Modern Men from France. Their recent Antifrance track is sounding new to me. XTR Human his anger is compelling, and Matte Black are hot. Porl: Promenade Cinema - lovely dark electro-pop from Beverley. The Bellwether Syndicate - William Faith’s current band from Chicago. Gorgeous goth rock with pop sensibilities. Traitrs - from Toronto - lovely melancholy synth and guitar and one of the most hard-working bands. All these choices are coloured heavily by them being not only really good imo but really genuinely beautiful people! Q. With this single release, does this mean there are plans for more releases in the near future? Marc: I hope so. This single feels like the best thing the band has done to date. Commercial, radio-friendly, and guitars! The video is sexy. There are about 4 or 5 tracks that are shaping up nicely. There should hopefully be some shows next year. Q. How do you feel about the trend of bands releasing the majority of an album as singles before the release of the actual album? Marc: It’s a new necessary evil with these days of streaming and keeping your Spotify numbers up sadly. The expectation that there should be a fully formed video experience with each release every few months isn’t practical or achievable given there’s no money in music. Our newest video cost £700, the most we’ve ever spent on a video, but it was only that cheap because we all worked on it, pulled in favours and made it ourselves. We can’t afford directors and video production companies. Low Fi,  D.I.Y all the way. I’m a fan of hard copy, old school in that I like to present music with a printed visual that helps tell the story contained in the lyrics. I think we’ll do singles, but I hope they add up to a special album release at the end of it. I’ve already worked out the album cover. Q. Has the journey you must have all been on the last couple of years given you any words of wisdom or advice you'd like to share? Marc: Keep some mystique back by not baring your soul on social media or washing your dirty linen in public. Be professional, on time, put the effort in and don’t give up your dream even if it takes 20 years to achieve. Q. Anything you'd like to say to your fans? Marc: Thanks for hanging around and don’t believe everything you’re told Review This single goes in quite a few different directions, starting off with a seemingly light hearted and quirky twang to the introduction which drops gently in to a much darker and smoother opening verse from Marc. A retro twanged guitar still keeps the light vibe of the intro going. At 0:53 however the track submerges you fully in to the warm embrace of dark electronic audio that feels nourishing for the ears and soul. It does what dark electronic does best, it gets you swaying and brooding. Lyrically I love the chorus so much. Having gone through (and am still going through) mental health issues of my own, this track hits home.. So dance in your own darkness My destiny alone is mine to decide My spirit is helping me stay alive Because I no longer feel the need to hide The sound in headphones is all encompassing, joyful and inspirational like a war song, even within its melancholy and clear felt pain. This to me is an instant Synthpop classic. Then again most of Massive Ego's song have always been of such calibre, quality, and of course - always memorable. There is a second addition to this release, a 'Night Version' and oooooh yes.. It takes that honey smooth darkness and enriches it just that bit more, reducing the guitar twangs and remixing some of the vocals and loops in to something a little more decadent, adding a little more dance to the macabre of the electronic dark. It also throws in a bit more of the sweeping electronic ambience synths too! So you know what that now makes this right? A beautiful, beautiful piece that NEEDS to be played in the Gothic clubs of the world! Conclusion 'In You Own Darkness' is a stunning return for Massive Ego with everything you could want from a Goth electronic track and with the 'Night Version' this is A dance floor track made for lovers, for anguish sufferers, for those who are healing, for those who have healed, for those in despair, those finding the silver linings of joy wherever they can, and of course those who find beauty in the darkness. A poignant and relatable anthem for mental health and personal struggles. Massive Ego have made it crystal clear indeed that their beautifully entertaining talent is still very much alive and well. A huge heartfelt welcome back, kings of the dark music underworld. Thank you! 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. You can also list your band or business on our Alternative Directory! Thank you! Check out the alternative directory for E-stores, online Goth goods, and new bands to discover. Get yourself listed with us! Thank you for viewing and please feel free to share on social media and like us on Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook @ElektroVox

Quite a special one here. Dan is one of those not-so-well known artists that I rave about. His music is absolute fire and has a great range of variation for multiple tastes. (Check out his last two 'Hive' tracks) I meant to review this one at release but here we are. Quite interestingly this is the second album I've reviewed this month that takes inspiration from the horror film 'Event Horizon'. This whole album being devoted to it though brings forth quite the ambience of inescapable dread - even as you dance your way through the beats, and believe me, dance the FK you will!. Simply put.. It's brilliant! From the mind of Dan Eastwood, former lead guitarist of Narcotic Death, comes the often confusingly diverse music of Dan Narkosis. After expanding his musical repertoire by session playing at iVardensphere live shows in the UK, this is the result. Keep your eyes and ears open, there is more to come..... eventually..... unfortunately..... --- Abject Terror is my personal tribute to one of my favourite sci-fi horror films, the cult classic Event Horizon. It's dark, foreboding, psychological, traumatic imagery and depictions of torment, it stands as one of my all-time must watch films for anyone into horror. As such, my mind has brought forth it's own darkness, and forged a musical soundscape that offers the listener a brutal experience. For best results, wear headphones, and set your media player to cross-fade by 1 second. STOP A MOMENT! Please consider donating or fundraising for Beyond Reflections who supply an essential service to so many. www.beyond-reflections.org.uk @BeyondReflectUK Their support really does save lives! --- We also support our good friends at Beat:Cancer, you can click the logo to donate and also keep up to date with their awesome music events on the B:C website! Review 'From Beyond Our Realm' hits deep with a cavernous bass distortion fade that quickly changes your brain chemistry from 'lets listen to this', to - 'Nothing exists but this track right now'. That in itself is impressive for an intro right? Like a great use, or even abuse, of binural sound. The track feels like the industrial version of a study or meditation gamma wave piece of music, the distorted cyber sense of an 'almost' scream perpetuates throughout and really does put you in the correct headspace to be assaulted by 'Pulse of Terror'. The intro to 'Pulse of Terror' is a deceptive one, it seems like a standard intro to a track, maybe a touch slow; Putting you in to that false sense of assumption and safety, but then at 25 seconds in it crushes you with a bass loop so fkn filthy that it feels like you're being curb stomped! When it again drops in heavy at 1:45 after a brief slow down.. Well I fear for the soles of boots everywhere should this ever be played to a packed out crowd, and played it damn well should be! It is so crunchy and gurn worthy. Turn it up to 11! 'Liberate Tuteme Ex Inferis' The words heard from the recording of the Event Horizon crew whilst suffering and murdering one another whilst in hell.. Taking that sound sample as the intro and throwing in a damn heavy bass percussion beat, this becomes something more than mid tempo industrial. It becomes an actual factory of music slamming away, pounding on the anvil of rhythm, steel, and fear. What Dan has created here is what industrialised music is all about. At 2:29 it throws in an electro resonance loop that is deeply satisfying and scratches my brain. Suffering is something I cannot stand (even the sounds of) in horror films and usually put me off things fast, but this, this just sounds cool as fk! 'Evacuation of Sanity' takes a bit of a slower approach with a jarring sense of an alarm, it's like a new genre here almost.. Horror synthwave.. Believe it or not; Or maybe terror-synth instead of synthpop. Either way it's quite the experimental track and worth hearing what I mean. 'Weir's Requiem' starts with the fate of Weir in the film. The drop at 1:06 MY GODS, stompy, chonky, crunch, loud, filthy, Bass-y, you get the idea.. Most of the song is an almost tribal repetition of beat until the final part of the track where some electronic noises get thrown around in a decently entertaining way. 'Hell Is Only A Word, the reality is much, much worse..' Is the opening quote for 'Hell Is Only A Word', and Dan once again hits us at 0:27 with another INCREDIBLE bass drop. This is quite possibly my favourite drop of all time, no exaggeration! It's heavy, it's got variation, it hits all the depths of your skull, it changes to a pounding beat shortly after whilst keeping up the same energy through to 1:07 and throws it back at you even harder, even filthier, it tears at the very fabric of your mind's reality with just how good this is! This track does slow down for a little while after those amazing drops, which I feel leaves it as wide open as my jaw during said drops and begging for a rave remix so the energy it has doesn't drop off. Conclusion The non-stop great horror emphasis enriches throughout this album, so you never feel that the Event Horizon inspiration has been strayed from. The bass, the drops, and the pounding rhythms are some of the best I have ever heard which leave me to wonder why on Earth Dan has not been picked up on by many people yet. Abject Terror is one of the heaviest, filthiest, damn right dance floor destroying stomp releases of our time. It will curb stomp you audibly multiple times over. It is a pristine piece of artistic dedication in not only genre defining (and genre defying) sound, but in cross media tribute and reflection. This is by far one of the best pieces I have heard in recent years and can't wait to see how hard this carpet bombs a dancefloor! Thank you! 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. You can also list your band or business on our Alternative Directory! Thank you! Check out the alternative directory for E-stores, online Goth goods, and new bands to discover. Get yourself listed with us! Thank you for viewing and please feel free to share on social media and like us on Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook @ElektroVox

BLACKBOOK have released their second album Radio Strange, an album that I have longed for since they first made a HUGE impression on my partner and I at Resistanz Festival 2023. Review HERE We had not heard of them before then and every word sung live was crystal clear. Their music was a dopamine goldmine for our brains and we have pretty much listened to them every day since, eagerly consuming their first album 'Confessions Of The Innocent.' (We are still really sad we didn't get to meet or interview them at the festival!) Having released 7 singles from the album before It's release, I already felt like I knew this album inside out when released but the extra 5 songs that were new to me were wonderful additions to the catalogue. I hope this album impresses you all as much as it has impressed me! BLACKBOOK is a duo from Switzerland. One half of the duo is responsible for various radio hits which are still among the most played Swiss songs, as well as the title song of a successful international Netflix series. The other half is a musician of several of the best-known acts in Switzerland. His history as a songwriter and producer includes numerous chart successes and number 1 hits. --- Ladies and gentlemen, tune your radios to a frequency that defies the ordinary, for you are about to embark on a journey like no other. Welcome to "Radio Strange," the clandestine radio station that dares to celebrate the art of being different. In a world that often insists on conformity, "Radio Strange" emerges as a hidden gem for those who walk to the beat of their own synthpop rhythm. BLACKBOOK's forthcoming second album, "Radio Strange," is your exclusive invitation to a realm where feeling like an outcast is an exquisite privilege. With a modern blend of futurepop, darkwave, synthwave, and darkpop, BLACKBOOK crafts a sound that is nothing short of extraordinary. This isn't just an album; it's a manifesto for those who revel in their uniqueness, a secret society of musical aficionados who know that being an outsider is a badge of honor. "Radio Strange" is a refuge, a sanctuary for those who have always felt a little out of step with the world. It's a journey through time and sound, an invitation to join the enigmatic world of BLACKBOOK. Tune in where secrets are shared, differences are cherished, and join the ranks of the mysteriously extraordinary where we dance in the moonlight of non conformity. STOP A MOMENT! Please consider donating or fundraising for Beyond Reflections who supply an essential service to so many. www.beyond-reflections.org.uk @BeyondReflectUK Their support really does save lives! --- We also support our good friends at Beat:Cancer, you can click the logo to donate and also keep up to date with their awesome music events on the B:C website! Review I'm going to start with the five new tracks that those familiar to BLACKBOOK already may not yet have heard on this release, starting with 'Under The Radar'. BLACKBOOK have this brilliant lyrical genius that can verbalise a lot of emotion and life experiences - frustrations even, that most artists couldn't even hope to express. With this track talking about disappearing off grid and wanting to leave everything behind, it really hits home for - I imagine - a lot of us in the work yourself to death lives we find ourselves in. This poignant lyrical content in 'Under The Radar' set against a satisfyingly positive and upbeat vibe of music is a brilliant contrast that even bring out a sense of hope as you listen, rather than despair. 'Out With A Bang' builds that soothing electro tension that only synthpop can provide then pumps out the feel good energy with the chorus to a resounding 'LET'S GO OUT!' and I can already imagine a crowd chanting along to that. This is grade A pure electronic serotonin. In fact I'd say it's a perfect anthem for getting ready to go out, for slamming down shots at a bar, or dancing mad on the floor with your closest friends. An absolute tune! A little slower, a little more retro, and an emotional edge sharpens 'The City Sleeps'. This tracks throws in those brilliant and genre defining synthpop drum bursts. Which actually leads real nice in to 'Beautiful Lies' as those drums and the music in general becomes far more synthwave in style; Even more gentle in place, and even more emotional in the chorus. This is a ballad of regret, difficult decisions, and self belief. It's quite beautiful. 'Here In The Night' has had me singing the lyrics.. "And if I could do it all again, I guess I'd make the same mistake. If I could do it all again, you know I'd make the same mistake.." This track is about finding the beauty of night life. The music washes over you like a moment of clarity and hope. Bravo. AND NOW FOR THE REST! 'Echoes And Shadows' explores personal growth, the changes within we all go through and the fading memory of different versions of our self. It is a well paced, good energy bop along. I LOVE 'You Are Strange', yet another track that has me singing the chorus at least once a day to myself or at my partner. (And often sung at me - or the cat - at least once a day too!) This track has fantastic drums, a joyful melody, and a perfect earworm chorus that makes this one of my regular favourites. And check out the dances! Brilliant! The problem with BLACKBOOK (Which actually isn't a problem at all) is that most of their songs are just as catchy and good for a sing-along as the last. So once again 'Normal' is something that get's sung all the time in our house. This middle ground tempo synth track lives rent free in my head, which is a testament to just how great this track is! The video (and most of their videos) seems to have the most amazing Bisexual lighting as well right?.. "How does it feel to be normal? How does it feel to fit in? How does it feel to be normal? Do you feel anything at all?" Fall in love with any nice ghosts recently? Well that seems to be the premise of 'Haunted Love'. The melody has a non stop dose of pure bliss energy, a bit of spooky distortion, and a chorus and electro drum beast that once again ooze that signature excellence of sound that BLACKBOOK have perfected. 'Painkiller' has a nostalgic brilliance to it as well as a retro sense of the best the 80's had to offer in terms of up tempo wonder tracks. The lyrics are relatable in the search for the great escape to the pains of life. Full of energy - Full of fun! Add yet another to the tracks you'll be singing to yourself in no time with 'Everybody Is A Nobody'. This feels great, sounds great, and makes you move! (I mean check out the dancing astronaut, he gets it!) This should be played on every alternative dancefloor across the globe because it is an absolute BANGER! It has that brilliant mix of high energy beats and rhythm with a perfected moment of slowing down and building back up again, giving you just enough time to appreciate the way it makes you feel before throwing you back in to the bliss of dance! Finally we come to 'No Way Out' and this ends the album with the sense of the philosophical. Talking about leaving others anger and hate behind, whilst living in the inescapable world we live in. It is a beat by beat foot tapper that really gets you thinking and wanting more. Conclusion With perfect clarity of sound in every word and note, BLACKBOOK have once again produced a masterpiece album that compliments their previous master work with outstanding track after outstanding track! 'Radio Strange' is what I would call a perfect sing-along album and even in the world of synthpop, I can't name any band that I personally can say the same about. At home or away, we always have them playing on Alexa, on our phones, or as part of the driving playlist. BLACKBOOK have very much solidified themselves as one of our most cherished artists. 'Radio Strange' feels like a turning point in history that proves Synthpop is here to stay, and here to make us all feel so damn good! Thank you! 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. You can also list your band or business on our Alternative Directory! Thank you! Check out the alternative directory for E-stores, online Goth goods, and new bands to discover. Get yourself listed with us! Thank you for viewing and please feel free to share on social media and like us on Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook @ElektroVox

Industrial techno, mid-tempo beats, a touch of female vocal melodic drum and bass, a pinch of SWAG and hardcore, as well as a healthy dose of horror in the form of inspiration and samples taken from the classic film 'Event Horizon'.. This release is a feast for the shadows that dance. A sigil is a type of symbol used in magic. The term usually refers to a pictorial signature of a deity or spirit (such as an angel or demon). In modern usage, especially in the context of chaos magic, a sigil refers to a symbolic representation of the practitioner's desired outcome. The sigils are primed, Their etchings are placed upon concrete. The gateway is open. Sonic forces from the spaces between worlds now inhabit ours. [__________] The fourteenth album from Seraphim System: SIGILS & CONCRETE [__________] THE SIGILS ARE PRIMED THE GATEWAY IS OPEN THE SIGILS ARE PRIMED THE GATEWAY IS OPEN T̶H̶E̶ ̸S̴I̶G̶I̶L̷S̸ ̷A̸R̵E̶ ̵P̵R̷I̷M̵E̷D̸ ̸T̵H̵E̶ ̶G̵A̷T̴E̴W̴A̶Y̵ ̷I̶S̶ ̴O̸P̸E̴N̵ T̵͖̦̜̙̟̆̐̓̅̕͝H̴̨̠͉͎̘̝͉̔̍͒̔̌̿͝E̷̹̠̝͔̲̫̾̋̍͝ ̵̧͎̫̝̮͔͖̊͒̀͜S̵̞̰͈̀̍̇̕̚I̴̧͙͍̯̿͑̈́̉̽̊͘G̵̫̒̆̊̒̊̇͝͝I̸̟͔̹̚͠ͅL̷̞͚͇̻̉͋̓S̷͔̠̞̠̈́̏͒̀ ̶̮̝̞͊̾̿͑͒Ã̸͔̝́̽̍̕͝Ŕ̴̡̜̰̯͚̯̍̾͆͛̀͠Ę̴͙̰͉͍̲̋͛̐̉̇͌ ̷̟͚͎̳̠̤̄ͅͅP̵̠͍̣̜̣͉̲̘̈́̓͆̇Ṛ̶̌̉̄Ǐ̶͎̩̻̬͇̈́͆͋̚M̵̭͈͔̹̒̍̅͊̏̕E̸̹͗͑̂D̶̡͓̲̝͚͎̤̓̀̀̂ ̵̧͙̇͐̒̆͘ ̸̰̐̀̃͐̓́T̷͖́̏́̈́̏̃̆H̷̝̭́͑̊̀̈͐͝ͅĚ̵̻̞̭͈̞̘̍̅̀͘ ̵̛̹̻̤̖̈́͜G̸̨̨̮̟̝̯̹͔̀́̍͂͝A̷̡̠͍̥̜̖̪͊̏͛̚͝T̷̼̲̞̅̈́̃̀̓Ḛ̷̞̭̹̺͎͇̗̽̾̂͌W̸̢̡̛̝̺̰̩͓̄̈́͘͝A̵̠̥̰̱̼̟̰͂͗͌͗̈̿͘Y̸̮̝̒̇͊͆̾̇͆͝ ̴͕̲̗̦̰̞̙̽̇̇I̸̬̽Ṣ̸̜̜̭͙͔̫̤̎ ̷̢̞̪̬͕̍́̎̚͜Ŏ̷̜̹͉̗̱̿͛̋͘͝P̷̢͕̤͂̑̀̅E̶̝̲̟̣͚̭͈̋̾N̷͔̥̫̤̬̹̣̫͛̓̂̈́̋̃ T̶̢̨̨̛̛̛̛̛̤̦͓̺̗͓̭͍͇̬͔͙̦̲̱̳͉̟̝̪̙̙̗͉̤̰̙̞̗̤̳͙̻̬̮͍͇̰̹̯͇͎̣̹̯͍͎̰̝̖̙̝̙̜̻̱̬̝̞̲̥͔̠̠͕̪̝̗̫̱̗̫̝̭̹̱̐̾̇̇̏̈́̈́̆͆̔̓͑̊̓͑̎̿͊̀̈́̉͒͑̿̈́̇͌̌̊̂̒͗̃̎͒̉̋̆́̐̔̀̈́̎̌͆̈̒͋̐̈́̒̈́̀̈́͂͊̒͆̏̉͒̋͗̑͌͂̑̆̓̍͆̔͗̒̅̈́͌̈̄͊͑͋̐̀̀͑̈̉̌̏̐͑̈͒̇͌̐̒͂̒́̇̽̽̍̄̌̈͒̆̍̈͌̒̽̑̈́͐̑͂̈́́́̐͆͛̅́̆̽̓̉͑̓͗̿̏̈́̇́́̂̑̐̑̌͆͊̅̽̿͊̋̑̑͊͑̍̊͒̄̎̿̍͋͋͒͑̆̌̏͆̀͆̍͆̊̕̕͘̕̕͘̕̚̕͘̚͜͜͜͝͝͠͝͝͝͝͠͠͝͝͝͝͠͠ͅḨ̷̧̛̛̙͕̳͉̦̥̟̤͔̭̦͍͍̲̜͓͕͇̤̠͔͉̺̳͖̼̖̟̺͉̰̳̺͇̣̳̤̙͚̳̬̹͎̟̣̫̞̼̦̟̺͔̘̠̝͎͍͂̌̓̓́̓̄͐̇͒̆̉̇͊̀͊͒͋̍̅̓̐̑̒̆̎̄̐́̎̊̊̑̇̂̌̂͐̐̀̇̃́̄̊̈̈́̑́̈́̏̈̉͐̍͒̓͋̈́̈́̔̽͊͗͊̿̋͌̆̐͆͌͐̀̅̔̿̅͋̍̎̊̍̊͌͒̀͋͑̈́̆̾̉͌͋͒̌̅̔͑̐̿͛͐̊̆̃̍̉͌̀̉̾̓͌̎͌͑̿̒̾̓̒͛̅̀͐̓̏̋̓̍͒̓̎̃̑̊̈̅̅̓͐̑̋̆̒̃̓̐͋͗͋̽͛̽͒̇͂̈́̓̀̇̃̕͘͘̚̕̕̕͘̚̕̕͘̚͘̕̚͠͝͝͝͠͠͠͠͝͝͝͠͝ͅͅĘ̷̛̛͖̲̼̘̭̣̹̣̝͎̝͇͎͉͔̤̖̹̦͕̰̙͇̘̲̥͉͚̗̱̲̲̲̻͖͉̰̬͉͎̠̰̳̃͛̿̀̉͊̊̓͐̈́̋̇̀͋̂̿̓̑͛͆̿́̓͛͗͌̊̔̄̔͊́̀̅͐͊̂̀̏̈́͒̈́̈́̓͐̽͐̓͒̉͗̐̑̓̓̈́̓́͆̓̐͂̅̀̅͗́͗̄̄͊̍͛̆̌̀͛̊̏́̊̃̚̚͘̚̕͠͝͝͠͠͝͝ͅ ̸̧̨̨̧̢̨̢̢̢̢̡̡̧̛̠̦̯͚̭̙̬͓̞̱̩͍̮̰̜̙̩̥̮͙͖͉̜͚̗̲̩͔͔͖̺̪̺̦̼͎̦̞̖̲̱̺̠͍͇̖̦̪̮̮̯̜̞͍̘̻̭̲̝̪͖̺̩͙̙͇̼̠̰͍͓̫̖̤͖͚̹̣̲͎̫̪̻͍̙͚̝̥̝̫̬̳͚̱̖̭̠͈̝̭̭̭̯̗̘̦̰͔͍͍͉͎͍̳̲̗̟͕͖͎̤̖̬̜̜̝̜̊̉̿͑̿̈́̌̒̈͊̆͋͗̈̈́͗̇́̄̓̒̿͗̀̋͌͒̊̎̌̆̏̎̇͗̅̓̂̇̐͊́̽̐́͑̕͘̚̕̕͜͜͠͠ͅŞ̶̡̡̛̛̗̪̘̭̫̰̙̼̟̎͛̉͒̌̅̄̈́̐̈́̉͗̇̅͋̐̆̔̾̋̒̓̏̌́͋̍͒̆̓́̐͒͐́͋͂̃̆̈̈̀͑̈́̋̊̐̈́̈̈́̽̽̊̊́̓̋̉̀͊̋͂̈́̊̀̑̑́̔̐́̇́͑̏̒̀̏̍̃̽͋̃̈́͑͒̊̿̆̀̆̄̉̒̒̃̀̋̀̃͆̒͂̃̕͘̕̚͘̚͘͝͝͝͝͝͠͠ͅI̵̧̧̡̢̡̢̢̢̧̡̧̨̢̛̛͕̣̱̟̜̱͍͓̯̰̲͙͔̱̭̘̝̬̞͉̜̙͙̼͕̩͇̟̜̘̘̩͔̜͉͕̮̭̹̰̬̥̞͈̼̝̩͙̫̤̘̝̦͕̯̠̺̹̥̺̭̖̺̺̞̦̪̯̭̫͕̦̱̬͈̮̜͍͚̠͕̘̦͙̮̭̹͙̬͓̻͍̞͚̪͓̹̦̳̹̹̟̩̔̇̇́̃̆͐̃̋̌͆͒́͐̈̇͊̋̓͊̐́̀̉͗̀̓̊́͂̈́́͌̆̉͌̌̓͗̃̒́̈́̒͗́͐̐͌͒͂͒̾̅̽͑̓̅́́̊̔̏̑̿̉͗̽̃̓̾͗̑̓͒̎̈̎̐͒̍͐͘̚̚̕͘͘͘̚̕̕͜͠͝͠͝͝͝ͅG̵̨̧̧̨̧̨̨̢̢̛̩͖̻̲̫͉͉̫̟͉͎̗͇̦̹͙̖̳̳͖̙̫͓̗̜̼̭̼͈̖͕̮̤̺͓̯̩̣̳̺͉̻̬͇̬̱̫̞͙̮͚͈͙̣̜͙͉͈͈̩̙͉̮̺̲͕̙̫̪̠̲̮̗̲̰̩̗̫͎̪̯͚̘̦̟̘͖̙̘͎̤̗̼̘̮̗̻̦̯̙̙̱̠̥̣̖͇͔̥̱̟̗͚̪͔̣̟̭̀͒̈́̆̈́̄̋̀̈̄͐̃͌̉͊̋̌́̉̐͑̉̈́͂̈̂̊̉̓͊̔̐̑̄̾͋̍̃̄̍̿͐̋͆̇̐̇͒͒̽̌̒̀͊̄͊̿̇̂͂̓́͋́̓́̂́͛̾̈̈́͑̈́̄̀̏̀̔͒͛͂̀̋̐̎̏̽̅̐̎̾̂̈́͌͊̃̐̐͋̓͐͐̅̋̕͘͘͘̚͘̚̚̚͜͜͜͠͝͝͝͠͝ͅͅI̴̢̨̧̡̡̢̧̧̡̢̨̡̢̧̡̢̨̢̢̢̛̛̛̛̛̳̱̼̗͕̫̤̳̬͎͖͇͚̱͍͕̟͕̼̠͎̫̟͔̱̪̫̳͎͙̳̣͙̝̦̟̖͇̜̼̹̗͉̹̫̬͙̠̯̰̭͔̠͎͇̮̹̞̰͉̩̤̰͎͉̗̣̝̗̘̮̙͔͚͕̼̘͓̘͉͚͖̼̰̝̟͕̝̭̬̗̫͕̠͔̰̼͈̦͎̞̖͔̖͚̣̰͉̭͉͍̞̣̺̞̟̭͕̦͍͙̲̥̳̩̳̣̲̬̠͎̘͙͔̅̔̓̈́́͒̐̍̄̾͋̐̐͗̈́̀̔͒̑̅̒̀̉̋̋̑̃̀͒͊̆̎͒͐͌̀̑̽̒̋́̾͆̔̋̓̒͊̎̇̑͗̅̏͗̓̆̐̎̈́̄̇͂̌͗̅̉̔̏͐̇̏̄͋̐͛͌͌͊̅̈́̿̾̓̏̈́̅̌̾̅̓̇̉̐͐͋͛̌̒̃́͗̀̎̑̃̀̔̄́̅̊̐̄̂͊̅̎̆̿̌͋́͐͐̏̀͑́̓̽̓̆͊͆̉̐͘̚̚̕͘͘͘̚̚̚͘̕̚̕̕̚͜͜͜͜͜͜͠͝͠͠͠͝͠͠ͅͅͅͅL̸̡̢̨̝̤̜̤̮͔͖̗̮̬̳̣͎͎̪̩̙͈̙͙̟̳̱͉͕̜̩̳̘̻͔̭̣̱̝̰̘͌̓Ş̴̨̨̢̧̡̧̡̨̢̡̧̡̡̢̛̭̖̰̯̙̻͖̻̤̫̣̬̲͚͕̠͕̝̜͇̮̙̠͙̫̹͍̥͓̗̻̥̹̬̲̲̗̦̭̘̗̺͉͇̝̖͙̖̗͉̖̹̫͙͓̻̭̪̲̻̩̳͙̳̮̟̤͈̫̥͎͓̙̫̗̰̖͔͓͓̫̞͎̲͕̯͔̺̖̘̣̜̭̣̬̬̭̲̹͓͙̙̟̹͕̖̩̖̞͙̟̦̙̱̟͙͈̝̹̤̳̠̙̼̻̤̙̝̥͕͚̪̯̜̦̬̲̳̜͙̭͍̱͙̘̤͙̙͍̩̯̞͔͉̱͚͉͎̜̲̫̖̙̻̱͇̗̝̯̬̯͕͍̞̤̰̥͓̊͛̀̓͑̏̅̉͂͌̍̿̏͂̔͊́͑̑̈́͌̋͗͑̇̐͐̔͐̍͑̏́̾͊̐͋̀̅̇͆̉̒̐̈̀̕͘͜͜͜͜ͅͅͅͅ ̷̨̡̨̡̧̧̡̡̡̜̳͉̥͎̞̭̮̟̪̮̮̗̻̭͖͎̟̤̮͍͚̗̲̹̝̮͔͙̼͕͚̥͔͖̰͓̭̖͕̜̟̝͎̮͍̘̤̺͍̰͕̼͉͚̭̠̜̪͂͋̈́͐̅͌̏̇͋̀͗̔̇͜͝͠ͅͅĄ̶̡̧̨̢̢̢̡̢̧̨̡̨̨̢̡̢̢͓̭͍͇̭̺͙̠͍̠͉̭͈̦̫̣̠͎̼͍͓̭̘̣͈͉̳̙̲͖̱̝̻͉̤̖̣͉̩̹̪͕͙̼̠̝͉̪͉̣̥̬̱̠̮͚̠͔̩͓͚͈̩̟͉̮̼̪̭͚̰̘̩̪̪̠͉͉͇͙̥̱̬̮̺͓̠͖̤͇̻͍̬̱̥͙͓̖͙̙̣͕̼̝͓͍̪̩̥̰͔̹̱̀̇̈́͐̓̾̈́̇̈́͑̎͋̏̈̑̌͒̔̓̒̿͌͆̇͐̽͐̈̈̏͌̇̂͛̍̋̈́͒͗͛͒͌͛͗͑̊͐͐̓̑̈́̓́̈́̒̒̓̾͌̋̈̃́̽̍͆̑̊̃͂̂̾̅̓̍͆́̎̎͊́͑̓̈́͋̒͑̐̆̒̈̕̚͘̕͘̕̚͘͜͜͠͝͝͝ͅͅR̷̢̢̢̨̧̢̨̨̡̡̧̨̢̧̡̡̢̡̡̧̡̧̨̢̢̢̢̡̨̧̛̛̥͉̩̩͚̰͕͍̟̣͙͓̙̠͕̰̖̗̘̭̝̥̺̜̺͚͖͇̩͈̙̜͈͈̫̪̱̞̗̫̜̩̰͚͔̰̭͖͚͕̲̤̟͎͖̗͎̗͎͈͔̺̻͚̤͙̰̮͍̙͓̝͎̼̣̲̮͕̘͉̹̪̰̜̰̜̳͍̳̰͇̥̼̰̩̗̺̩͖͖̤̪͙͔͈̯̯̪̳͈̪̤͇̻̗̩̫͙̬̘͎͕͚͉̲̺̘̦̞̳̭̭̗̺̣̼̞̗̤͕͚̻͗͊̒̒̒̉̆͐̔̓͊̓̏̇́͑̎̓͐̊̐̑̉̅̽͐̈͂͌̑͋̈́̈́̌̎̊̏̎̈̃̊͆͐̃͑̾͛̀̒͐͗͂̆͗͌̅̃͂́̋͊̀̂͋̀̋̿̾̐̀̍̊͘̚͜͜͠͝͝͠͝͝ͅͅͅͅͅͅE̶̢̧̢̡̡̢̧̧̨̧̧̧̢̧̡̧̛̛̜̘̪̙̰͔̟̞̟͎̺̰̬̠͙͍͓͇̹̩͍̟̹̘̻͎̫̱̼̲͙̥̞͈͈͔̞̥̗͍̼̳̟̞͖̙̭̘̫̙̹͓͙̠̳͖͖͓͈͔̹̱͕̦̰̩̯̣͍̘̻͔͖̻̼̗̲̦̩͚͚͉̖̖̥̥̜̣͓̺̩͇͙̭͙̳̝̪͖̹͍̦̳͓͉̟̠͎̼̜̻̼̠̩̦̪̭̻͚̬̝̪͙̖̳͙͖̰͔̤̬̱̜̮͚̪͓̬͎̺͑̔̀̀̄̀̽̐͑͂̏̄́̏̋́̀̀̋͛͊̽̄̇͆̎̆̓̍̓͌̐̔̾͂̈́̓̃̋́̂̉̌̉̌̇̽͂̾͂͂͛̊̓̃̅͒̈̏̽͂̂̆͌͐̂͂̿̒͌̀̆͒͆̐͐͋̚͘͘͜͜͝͝ͅͅͅ ̸̡̢̢̨̛̭̱͈͈̹̳͙͍̞͚̬̠̘̝͚̤̦̰̬͖̩̬͇̲̮̫͕̭̞͉̞͖̏̿̉͂̅̓͐̈́̋̆͐̈́͊̔̈́͑̃̍͗̏̌̿̏̓̆̽̈͗͒̇͊̋͑̐̉͆͒̇͑̃̏̏͛̈́͊̑̅͗̂̓̂̆̎͒͌͒̏̈́̾̌̎͂̑̒͋̇͑̐͋̊̔̆̈́̍̇͆͐̒̅̂͋̑̓̈́̚̕͘͘̕͜͜͜͠͠͝͠͠͠͠͝P̷̡̡̡̛̛̛̛̛̛̛̛̞͇̻̺̯̪͇̜̝̞̄͊͐̅̽̀́̀͗̄̓͊̊͒̋̓̀̌̉͗͛̓̄̒͂́̎̉̔́̂̎̓͐̒̍͒̃́̃͗͐̍̄͆̎̽̄͒̈̑̓́̿̃̐̃͗̀͗͋͆̅̈͗͛͗̇̑̀͛͋͒͊̇̒̒̀̈́̓͗̏̅͐̀̀̆̈́̆̋́̒̄̃̆̐̑̑̕̕̕͘̕̚̕̕̚͘͜͜͝͝͝͝͝͝͝͠R̸̡̢̢̢̧̡̡̢̧̡̨̢̢̧̢̢̢̨̧̢͍̙̲̹̱͇̟̰̮͙̻̣̪̠̣͓̹̗̫̯̯̱̜̩͈̞͔̪̤͉̗̹̫̼̗̺͍̦̳̮͍͍̗̝̪̘̖͔͚̦̻͔̳̳̰̝͔͉̳̩̪̻̲͉̺̖̙̱͙͍͕̝͎̞̟̯̩͙̪̤̗̮̯͉̳̬͇͉͚̯̱̩̯̫̦̠̗̜͓̰̯̻̮͙̼͈̜̜̲̰̬̱̪̖͇͔̻̭͍͙͙̪̹͓̖̩̤͍̬̜̖͊̑͒̾̅̈́̀̈́͐͌͌̑̔̾̍̿̓̍̍̾̀̊͆͒̆́͑́̓͋̊͋̒͂͂̏͐͌͐̋̀̒̀͒̕̚͜͜͜͜͜͜͜͝ͅͅͅͅḮ̴̧̡̨̡̢̢̢̧̧̧̢̢̡̛̹͔͕̗͇̖̦̰̤̘̻̝̙͕̘͖͔̥̞͖̲̣͙̦̖͔̫̰̹̺͚̻͓͙̞̥͓͎̝̖͔̙͖̞̱̰̹̗̥̠͔̣̱̜̮͍͖̠̟͖̤̲͖̤͎̰̜̪͇̳̫̩͕͇̹̙͈̩̬͕̙̬͕͙̬̪̼͇̲̮͙̗͚̠̜̙͍͓̻̗̤̼͇͓̮͕̯͎̲̖̳̫̹̼̠͔̥̬̠̫̭̻͇̜͚̰̖͍̱̞͎̝͕̹͓̭̣̮̩̘̞̟̭̖͇̫̖̬̱̣̝̩̞̖̫̭̠̘̟̥̥͖̦̦̝͍̜̣̱̩̥̮͐̒͑̌̏͒̇̈́͂̊͆̅͒͛̍͐̀͒͊͒̎̍̀̍͆͆̄̀́̌̓̕̚̚͘͘͘͜͜͜͜͜͠͠ͅͅͅͅͅͅͅM̷̢̨̛̛̫̤̜̼͓̟̖̩͇̝̗̙̙̼͕̫͓͓̣̿̇͋̇̐̈́͒̿̌͆̀̈́͋̈́̆̀̐̇̒̋͆̾͑͛̈́͐́̄͑̎͂͊͌͛̾͊̌̋̏̆͋̅̆̑̃̾͆̓̋̈͐̈́̐̑̒̄̋̽̌̂̈́̉͋̃̄̐͘̚̕̕̚͘͠͝͝͠͠͝͠É̴̢̨̡̢̡̛̩̺̭̯͖͔͉̰̝̹͕̩̜̥͉̹͇͎̞̟̰̬͖̺̪̻̗͈̘̯̺̮͎̙̩̤̘̠͎̯̱̣̭̣̜̜͇̘̦͕͎̼̮̰̼̪̟̝̹͇̦̝̼̻̲̝̯̞̫̹̉̾̎̓̌̓̈̊͛͒̔̑́̓͒̈́͐́̓͂̐̓̀͌͐̈́̋̈́̆͌̏̀̃̈́͊͂͋̆͆̇͌͂̾̿̑̈́̀̒̈́̒̉̒̄̌́̈̒̐̎͆̚̚͜͜͝͝͝͠͝͝͝͝͝͠͠ͅD̷̛̛̛̛̜̂̍̊̇͗̔̿̓̓̀͒̓̄͑̂̂͊͒͂̅͆̓̽́́̉͗̑̎̉̔̇̒̏͋͒͂͆̎͆̑̊͆̉̅̓̽͛̏̃͂̀̔͊̎̊̄̈͐͆̃̂́̀̂̑͂́͛̊̃̑͌̽́̏̐̈͗͆̓̎̏̌͑̑̈̇͊̊́̈̓̂͐͛̿̍̆͊̊̔͊̑͌̋̈́̽̂̃̋͌̏̆͊́̔̇̊͌̇̆́̈́̔́̃̾̔̏̎͂́͌͆̄͂̃͂̉̓́͗͊́̚̚̕̕̕͘̚̕̕̚̚͘̚̚̚̕͝͝͠͝͠͝͠͝͠͝ ̴̢̡̢̨̢̡̨̢̨̢̢̧̨̢̡̧̡̨̛̛̛̛̛̻̱̲̞͇̠͉̼͓̘̯͙̥̙̤̳̖͖͈͚̟̦͍͈̘̫̳̥̝̥̹̲̘̱̭̯̝̭̭͙̙̙̥̼̰̩̝̼̮̣͙̙͚͓̹̠̠̞̳̣͕̖̰͔̩̥̬͍̩̬͓͉̠̞͖͇̰̜͎̱̬̳͇͈̘̣͍͍̹̳̫͙̭̹̝͉̙̜̟̫̥̬̥̭̭̜͔̞̟̝͙̜̮̟͍̩̘̫̫̘̠̗̳̖̪̼̪̯̼̥̻̖̭̙͉̙̦͉̘̝̭̱͔̲͉͖͓͚̰̙̥͕̪̳̠͎̠̝̳͈̤̦̟̣̹̤̮̔͂̾̏̈́̈́̊̑̈́̿̉̀́͐̾̃̀̑̋̈̓̓͆̓̀̎̈́́̇͗͗̃͂̂͂̓́͑̓͑̂͊̾͛̂͆͑̊́͒̔͑̀̀̑̓͐͗͌͛̂̈́̈́̂̐̓̀̇̍̌̓͛͊͐̐̀̒̓̃̋̔͂͛͋̾͋̓̈́͆̍̓̇̊́̆̽̿̆̋̂́͛̐̄̎̔̋̉̾̎̋̾̌̈́͛̽͂̍͌̾͋̎͗̀̒̓̐͛͑̀̏̾̅̂͒̈̓̉̕̕̚͘̕̕̚̕̚͘̚̚̕̕͘͜͜͜͜͝͠͠͝͠͝͝ͅͅͅͅT̶̢̢̧̡̢̨̧̛̛̩̖̯̹̝̫̪̤͕̠͇͇͎͖̥͖͔̲̝̦͎̗̠͇͉͉͎̱̗͓̥̞̣͙͕̻̺̲̖̙̥̳̥̯̙̥̪͉̻̙̻͍̱̤̙͎̙͙͚̜̟̀̄̿́͂̆̄́̅̄̅̋͑̉̎̎̓̑͒̅́̽̓̂̌̏̐̇̈́̅̊̍͑̇͗̈́̌͛̂̓͋̓̀͛̈́͋̍́̋͆̑͊̀͐̋̿͂̓̽͂̅͋̎̋̏̍̈́̅̂́̌̐͋̈́̓͋̕̕͘̚̚̚͜͜͝͝͝͠ͅH̴̢̛̤̻͕͙̬̬̹̹̜̭̦̫͎̲͉̰̝͓͓͍̟̺̝͕͉̙̮̮̲̫͉͕̬͕̝͙͕͍͚͓͚͚̭͚͔̰̤̲̤̰̪͖̹̰͚̼̮̰͉̗̩͚̦̳̦̹̗͇̣̬̩̟̉̅̇̂̈́̓́̀͊̈́́͌̈̈́͛̽͑͛̇̂͆̅̓̂͊͌̕̕̕͜͠͝͝E̷̢̡̢̧̢̧̨̢̧̧̧̧̡̧̢̢̨̧̡̛̤̪͔͓̞̣̰͚̗̭̩͚̪̫̦͓̗͕̦̥̬͚̟̻͈͍̲̜̰̞͖̰̩͙̰̫͍̮̻̦͓̹̬̥͉̟̬̥͓̭̪̬̜̞̳͕̟̖͎̙͔̼̲̦̯̬͖͙͍̳̜̤̲̜̞̳̙̗̰͔͍̦̲̖̫̙̜̤̱͇͓̬̭͖̬̣̼̲̠̯̙̗̯̥̠̰̜̣͈͍̹͕͓̩͕̥̩̯̝̱̦̪͔̳̬͖̤͑̀̋̈́͆̽̋̈̄͛̄̌̋͐̈́͂̇͆͐̈́̄͛̃͗̈́͊̽̑̓͗̔̉̅͋͊̈́̊͂͛̏̿̉́̓̕̚͜͜͜͜͝͝͝͝ͅͅͅͅͅͅ ̶̛̛͔̗̬̖͙̫̜͈̤͎̜͈̭͕̪̗͈̝͔̩͇̬͈̩̬̥͈͛̀̏͑̄̋̿̑̊̃̅͊̔̔̈͆̈́̃͑̏̐̈̑̋̿̎̋̓̽̄̓̈́̆̾̎̄̃͂̽̈́̾̐͆̂̉̓̒͋̑̀̀̕̚͘͠͠͠͝ͅͅS̴̨̛̛̛̛͇̼̼̳̱̹̹͌̂̀͌̀̑́͒́̆̉̓̾̀̇͌̂̅̒́͛̋́̃̄͊́̆͂̈́͛̓̔̿͋̈́̒̆̒͊̋͊̎́͆̎̇̂͂̆͋̈́̽̿͂͂͒͋̉͒̍̄͊̐̌͌̐̉̀̆̄͋́̓͊̒̌̂͆̀̾̊̒̏̈́͒͐̉̔̂͂̇̑̆̋͂̾͗̓́̏̓́̎̌̏̾̈̐̓̈́̑̒̽͆͌͊̏̒̽͗͑̄͗́̔̍̃̏̀̄̍̇̽́́͊̇̽͊̄̾̒̑̀̈͌̽̒̿̎̉̈́̋̎̿̒̋́͊͗͂́͛̍͑̋͊̇͆̅̐̉́̈́̌̍̅̀́͂̽̔̀͑̚̕̚͘͘̕͘͘̚͜͠͠͝͠͝͝͝͝͝͝͝͠I̸̧̧̢̧̧̢̢̢̨̢̧̛̛̛̛͚͔̮̞̳̻̩̠̳̰̬̻̮̮̝̖̞͈̖̝͈̻̳̲̤̠̣̰̟̬̹̦͔̼̩̱̰̘̬̻̭̪̞̟̲͓̹͈̭̯̯͖̯̪̪̩̜̯͙̮̼̙͈̟̫͔̫̪̠̯̬̹̱̥̣̼̪̻͉̬̦̦̩͚̼͖͓̥͙̭̤̳͕̗̭̤̞̲̗̝͖̼̪̣̠͕̘̳̺͇̝̙͍̲̲̪̪͉̣̬̲͎̞̹̞͙̥̣̙̠͔̘̙̱͈̳͉̥̫̘̝̖̬̝̲̝̝͖̹͍͙̗̘͔̮̟̘̠̯̼̻͖̗̮̫̳̬͈̰̎̏͗͐̉̀͆̒̌̿̆̓̽̂͆́̈́́͐̄̀̄̉̋̋̊̑̐̓̔͂̌̅̒͋́͛̐̎͆͋̽́͆͒͑̈͂̐̓̓͋͑͑́̓̃͊͊̇̉̀̾̈́̈̓̒̓̆͋̌̈́̋̒̅̅͌͑̿̌͋͗͐̄̏͛̂́̽̊̄̾́̀͋̏̋̏́͆͛̏͊̑̓́̃̓͆́̿̂̏͊̓̎̅́͗̄͂̍̐͛̆̽̇͗͂͂̄͊̈́̾͆͑̀̽̊̈́̄̈̀̄̐̇̓͐̀̿͒̈́̍̀͌̑̑́̔͌̏̈̇̎͋̓̈́͌̔̐̃̀́̇̈́̌͑̌̄̔̕̚̕̕̕̕͘̚͘̚̚̚͘̚̕̕͜͜͜͜͝͠͝͝͠͝͝͝͠͠͝͝͠͠ͅͅͅͅͅG̶̢̨̧̢̧̧̡̨̡̧̢̨̨̢̡̡̡̧̛̛̛͇͇̻̠͇̠̱̲̟̼͔͎̺̯͕̝̫̼͙̮͕͓̹̤͚̤͕̫̮̬̫̪̝̗̝̬̥̖͈̲̘̲͍̮̦̣̘͔̼̲̹̫͓̰̦͈̣̤̣̟͍̦̺̟̬͔̝͓̤͔͍̙̪̻̩̲̹͉̹̗̬̘̖̮̖͓̱̘͈̦͍̫͍͍̞̫̦̺̘̳̠͙̘͓͍͚͙̥̝̩͇̭̺̤͓̙̞̬͚͍̝̜̬̜͈̦͔͚͂͋̊̓͛̆̂̀̐̽͊̑͒̈́̌͑̍̒̈́̃̓̅̄́́̃̈́̀̐͂͌̒̔̽̓̇͋̔͊́̀̽̈̓̈́̑̎̅̅̃̄̎̎̽͆͆͌͐̊̀͛͘͘̕͘̚͘̚̚͜͜͜͜͠͝͝ͅͅͅͅͅͅͅͅI̸̧̡̧̧̧̨̛̛̛̛̹̰͖̠̺̩͈͇̳̰̤̯̰͇̯̞̮͖̦͈͍͎̘̪̺̖͇̣͍̣̠̯̟̣͊̌̈́́̓̆͑̈́͒̊̾̏͗́̾̑͐̆̇̉̈́͆̇̀͂̎͊̎̔̾̔̃͊͛̀́̎̑͆̈̈̐́̒̅͐̂̌̊͋͐̆͆͑͋̂̈̇͗̓͗͊͋̽̏͗͑̈́͂̐̆̋͂̽̆̔̈͂́͐͂̂̋̋̈͐͛͆̄̉̾͗̎̏̓͛͂͑͐̏̓̄͌͛̓̆̂͒̂͂̽̌̒̏͛̐̄̈̂̈̅́͂̒̑̊́͒̉̇̏͗̌̊͗̑̈́̑̀̽̍̅͛͂̈̅̔͗͌̐̊̍͋̅̇̉͑̃͊͊̓̒̾́̿̇̔́͆̃̾̐̏͒̕̚̕̕̕̕̚͘̕̚̚̚̕̕͘͜͝͝͠͝͝͝͝͝͝L̸̛̛̛̛͓̩̪̙̮̐̇̃̉͐̆̿̈́̌̈͂̉̔͒̔̐̉̒̋̓̔̉̆̊̆̌̿̂̈̌͋̑̀̅̂̏̈́̄̐̌̾̋͐̅̌̒̈́͐̃̇̍̓̑́̂́̈́̅̓̂̓̽̈́̃̋͆̈́̐̽͗͐͐̿̍̈̇̈̒̋̍͋̾̋̈́͗̂̒͐͗̀̆̓̌̒́̂̆̾̒̎̿͑̇̿̎̓̈́̌͗͗̓̂̍̓͒̒͌̎̄̂̎̉̎͑̄̓̽́̊̋́͌̔͋̀̚̚̕̕̕̚͘̚͝͠͝͝͝͠͝͝Ş̶̨̡̨̧̨̧̨̢̧̧̛̭̦͚͎̪̼̖̩̝̘̖̫̳̫̦̠͕̮͈̝̯͍̤̤̭̝̰̘͈͉͕̼͙̹͔͙̞̲̪̩̗̝͚͉̗̻̳̮̘̲̼͔̟̞̳̺̺̻͔̳̗͖͙͔̼̼̘̫̣̺̥̲̳̳̜̥͕͎͓͉̤̹̭̭̜͉̣͕̦͎͓͈̫̠̭͉̣͕̠͕̗̦̭̗͖̜̯̫͉̜͕̩̦̰͓̦̣̤̰̗̊̈́́͂̋̽̋̀̿͆͑̾͛̿̎̊̇̈́̆̅̊̊́̑̇̈́̂́̅̅̌̏̃̈́̉͋͒̋̽̇̓̈́̈́̇̓͆̇͛͌͌̈́̔͗͗̌̃̓̉̑́̄̆̿̓̇̒͐̏̽͌̀̀̈͒̈́͒̋͊̄͐̔́͂̃̃̓̉̀͊͆̅͐̈͐͛̑̏̒̏̎̈͋͒̄͗͛̍̚̕̕̕̕̚͘̚͘̚͜͜͜͝͝͝͠͝͠͝͝͠ͅͅͅ ̴̧̢̧̢̡̡̢̡̢̡̡̨̡̧̡̧̢̛̜̖̼̯̜̫̲̩̖͖̩̼͙͓͓͎͎̺̭̯̭͇̭̪͚̼͇͉͉͓̹̼͇̲̹͎̮̻̮̣̻̜̣̮͕̟̘̯͓̜͇͎͍͚̳̲̖͍̥̠͍͇̬̖͕̤̦̠̜̩̪͖͎̻̭̲̭͎̣̼͍̤͉̮̭̪͈̭̬͖̟̥̞̟̹͎̟̤̝̳͚̜̥̱̱̣̭̻͚̣̟̦͍͖̮̗͓̼̙̯̺̺͉̞̪̻̖̫͙͎̞̜͍̯̱̗͔̱͓̺̬̳̠̭͕̬̯͇̟̦̯͎̥̬̫̫̞̹̫͖͎̤̼̟̻͖͚͙͓̝͚̪͉͍̟̰̤͓̰͉̫͚̿̍̇̒͌́̀̂͆͒̈̈̎̅̈́̀̉̇͐̈́̚̚̚̕͘͜͜͜͝ͅͅͅͅA̵̢̧̢̢̨̨̨̧̧̡̧̡̧̢̡̛̛̛͓̥̩͎̪͖̬͕̻̯̘̖̮͓͖̦̼̖͎̣̖͓̫̪̣͚̫̥̬̭̣̤͈̫̲̯̙͎̘͎̩̠̫̩̩͈̼̞͙̮̤͔̗͎̗̭͇͚̟̭̝̺̤͎̙̮̖͙̳̮͍͕͚̱̯͓̟͍̭̝̺̘̭̫͎̫̙͔͎͇͈̲̮͔̤̺̥̪͖͓͓̜̙̙͇͔̙̱͇̫̠̳̹̦̮̦̤̪̪̳͎̤̤̯̹̟̳̝͍̻̳̠̻̲̥̺̮͚̦̲̱̮͍̦̯̳͚̹̩̣͉̪̖̍̓̎͛̄̇̓̐͗͊̊̈́͗̃̓̌͑̇͊̇̎̓͌̓͂̈̐̒̃́̎̀͒̽̉͆̽̾̊̕̕͜͜͜͜͜͜͝͝͝͝͠ͅͅͅͅŔ̴̨̧̡̡̨̡̧̛͚̲̩̖͕̮̟̞̥̦͇̠͎̗̪̬̳̯̲̱̥̻̗̤̳͇̦̜̞̥̣̬̙̟̯͈͕͈͉͓͉͖̦̻̼̠̩̤͙̖̯͓̤̠͎͖̖͚̖̬͙̞̮̻̼͔̠̗̩̿̂͊̏̀̿́̇̇̈́̎̎̃̌̆̃͂͆̐̎̋͒̂̀̈́͒͑̆̾̒̑̀̏̔̇̇̂͆̒̄̐̽̋̓͊̀̀͑͋̀͛̆̇̽́̅͊͛́͘͘͘͘̚͘͝͝Ě̵̡̧̢̢̢̧̡̢̨̡̢̛̛̛̛͙̫͍̝̤͚͖͓̜̼̲̺͎̬̪͚̳̦͓͙̺͔̺̜͚̗͖̗͚͙̩͖̻̫̗͙͉͎̦̪̣̜̪̪͍͎̟̟͎̦̥̙̯̭̜̗̭͚̭̪̦̯͉̩̘͉͔̖̫̻̠̻͖̣̮̰̰͍̹̣̺̹̼̬̪͍̠͕̥̬͖̞͖̩͉̜̬͔̰̗͖̳͈̹͔̦̪̯̖̝̺͓͇̺̪̙̞̫̭͓̗̱̱̤̲̻̮̖͙̰̹͖̜̞͓̥̳̖̬́̌͂͗̄̃̈́̅̈́̈́̂̿͊͂̓͒͆̀̄͛̎̍̏́̀͊͐̌̃̿͆̎́̊͋̕̚̚̚̕͜͜͜͜͜͜͝͝͝͠ͅ ̵̡̛̱͇̙̗̱͙̼͍̤̬̪̮̻͚͇̲̘͚͎̻̩͈̦̲͕̭̣̩̤̐̋̂̓̿̏͂̉̓̃̄̏̈́̊͊́̓̔͛̄̃͗͐̂̓̏͑̇̽̈̈̉̀͐̽̓͐̉̇̈͑̏̆̓̀͑̊̀̒̑͋̔̀̈͛̀͊̊͛̑̌͌̈́̓͌͊̉̒͒̓́̈́͊̈͗́̽̿̃͊̎̇͋͆̎̈͆̈̒̑͛̍̍͗̚̕̕̕̕̚͠͝͠͝͝͝͠͠ͅP̵̡̨̧̧̛̛̛̛̛̛̛̻̰̪̳̹̠̬̞̝̲͙̲͚͇̙̼̤̥͍̣̯͔̫̹̺̦͔̯̲̻̭̩͐̊͐̔́̉̐̅̓͊̆̽̑̅̂̿̌͂̈́̈́̔͐́̈́̉͂́̊͒̏̽̊̍̀͌͛̂͐̽͐̈́̑̉͑̊̽̾̉̑̂͗͗̊͗̇̏͊͂́͗̃̔́͐̾̔͌̌̐̎̄̌̀̏͆̑͗̋̓̍̉̈́͌̆͗͛͆̃͑̒̔̇͂́̽̾̎͑̉̐̈́͗̑͂̈̍͆͗̈́̊͌̀̓̓̃̌̓̀̆̔̐͊̑̆͂̓̓̃͒͊̅̓̐̈́́͐̒̀̉͆̊̊̿͌̑̋̓̔̊̏̽͒͋̎̓͑̅̎̏̍͌̈́͋͑͂̆̚͘̚̕̚͘̚̕̕͘̚͘͜͜͠͠͝͝͝͝͠͝͝͠͠͠ͅR̶̨̢̧̨̢̨̨̧̛̛̛̛̜͔̜͈͈͕͇̻̝̱͉̘̠͖̣͔͓̠͓̫͚̗̘̬̹̰̙̘̦̰̝̬̱̙̳̳̝̙̯̺̮͓̣̟͓̳͉̙͇̠̭̩͚̻̠̖̫͖̜͍̱̭̥͚̜͚̺̹̯̤͉̞̯͔̓̃̐̐͒̓̈́͊̀͊̆̄͗̈̀̋̐͒͂̾́̈́̅͌̔̉̓̾̃͒́̽͋͊͆̐͋̂̍̿̒̎̑͛̇͆̒͊̈́͆̔͑́̑̿͛̀͑̒̓̊͊͛̊̆̆̎̎̈́̈́̽̃̍́͗͑̄̓̿͋̿̈́̒͋̓̍͑̽͌̄͛͗̎̐̈̄̈́͗̌́̀̈́̀̊̇̒̄͆̓̈́̍̾͐̎̍͘̕̚͘̚̕͜͜͜͠͝͝͠͝͠͝͠͝͝͠ͅͅͅͅͅI̴̢̧̢̧̢̛̛̛͙̼͖̻̥̗̙̟̟̠̬̭̙̮̤̙͇̯͈͎̘̹̝͙̤̰̖̟̼̮͈̪̞̦̖̫̩̣̹̜̘̣̝͉̗̠͖̼̼̠̩͑́̈̑̀̓̊̾̅̔͊̾͒̏̀̿́̀̑̀͐̾̾̓͂̃̈͗̐̐̀̑̓̑̓̿̇̎̈͆̿̽̿͛͛̐͗̒͋̆͑̀̏̃̋͑̈͑̈͛̎̔̉̀̈́̄̏̌̑̈́̈́̇̓̇̇̈́̐̌̄̄̈͌̒̂̓́̍͐̊̍͛̅̈̏̆̑͌̒̊͗̍̇̑́̏̿̇̀̀͂̒͒́̌͂̈̎̆̏̔̿̒́̓̆̇̆͒̍͛̔̍̃̒̿̑̃̑͐̈͆̚̚̕͘͘̕͘͘̕̕̕͘̕̕͠͝͝͝͝͝͝͝͝͠͝M̴̢̧̢̡̧̡̨̡̢̨̨̢̡̡̧̢̛̞̲̟̯̳̘̼̻̮̼̪̲̰͕̬̰̮̦͎͕͖̭͉̩̜͓̦͔͕̟̹̱͍͓̥̭͈̹͙͔̗̫͕̟̼̥̙̘̳̰͚̭̰͎̳̤̘̟̦͕̙̠̭̥̖̞͖͙͔͓͎̰̭̲͇̻̣̻̗̜͍͖͙͎̰̖̪͈̮̼̝̗̰̣̖̭̟͉̤̝̭̫͓͍͎̼͉̥̙̪͈̣͕̙͇̠̬͖̰̩̤̩̟̳̺̅̒̆͐̊̓̀̉̊̓̐̄̂̒̈́̿̋̿͋̉̎͂͒̄̆͑̉̀͑̑̀͒͋̔̿̄̈́͑̏͊̈́̉̀͛̈͒̇̿̒͛̒̀͂̑̈́̾̄̈̔͂̇͑͛̓̑̾͊̉̆̆̅͗̐̎͂̅̔͋̑̋͘̕̚̚̕̕̚͜͜͠͝͝͝͠͝͠͝͝ͅͅͅͅĘ̴̢̡̧̢̡̡̛͇͚͕̜̜̬͇͇̘͍̙̜̤̬̠͖̹̼͇̘̩̞̖͓͙̳͎͉̙̦̫̭͔͉͉͎̬̗͈͖͚͈͚̝̙̥͚̟̟̥̮̝̭̰̜̯͚̯̝̜̠͉̜̦͍̝̠̹͓̬̜͈̣̗̻̩̲͚̫̼͙̣͔̲̣̙̰̺̥̹̘̻̜̠͇̰̭͎̥̱̹͚͔̲̪̭̺̋͌̈́̄̿́̃̒̀̀̄̽̌̂̽̏͗̓͛̊͆̓̅̃͊̓̈̅̀͗̽̒̋͛̈͆̀̎̈̾͛̏̀̂͗͛̀͆͊̄̉̅̄̍͛̑͑̅̀̓͌̿̿̋̑̑͆̾͑̐͆͋̌̽̒̄̇͒̿̀̌̇̄̐̒̈͊̿̏͌̂̂̃͊̐̋́́̂͘̚͘͘̕̕̚͜͜͜͜͝͝͝͠͠͠͠ͅͅͅͅḐ̶̢̨̨̨̨̨̡̞̩̹̠̭͎͕̙̺̪̟̼̱͈̦̳̗̬̥̗̗͈̘̰̻͇̻̭̪͔͙̥̝͓̯̥͎̮̟͖̦͈̦̲̪͎̳̻̣͖͎̫̠̭̤̼̫͈̩̞̻̽̐̋̏́̇̒͗͆͆́̿̉́͘͜͜͜͝͠ ̷̡̧̧̧̨̨̛͔̬͚͎͖̱̺̻̺̬̫̦̜̫̬̙̺̻̬̩̜̠͕̺̙̖͎̳͖̫̖̣͚̩̙̗͎̗̣̟̠̺̞̞̘͕̬͖̥̪͔͍̮͙̫̘͓̖͔̱͓̥̱̹̥͙͓̼̼̬̞̣͍͖͔̼͇͔̼̠̙̦̲̠̘̩͖͓͇͇̰͎̱̞̲̩͓̞͚̪̬͚͎͎͔̟̱̞̙̜̞͓̳̹̝͕̥̘̩̯̪̲̙͚͍̜̥̠͔͍͓̯̹̣̈́̑͆̎̀̔́̈́̐̔̿͛̉̊͋͊͊̓̋͑̈́̓́͑͊̆͌́͆̽̀͗̃̈́̓͊̂̏͐̃̌̈́̓͑̑́̇̈́͊̿̓͑̈́̃͒̅͋̀́̈́͐̋̒̿͂̑͂̾̿̇́͊͒̀̈́͆͑̚̕̚͘̕͜͝ͅͅͅͅͅT̷̨̢̛̛̛͙̜͕̙̦͓̞͓̣̦̠̩̈̋̾̓̎̆͌̉̔̒̈͌̏̓̽̏̍͛́̏̎͌̏̒͒̑̋̈́̎̆̒͆͌͂͂͊͒̀͊͒͑̑́͛̅̉̄͐̆͒̈́̉̂̀͒̉̈́͐͗̋͊̈͐̿̌̀͌̓͒̍̀́͐͑͆͒̿̄́̐̽̎͑̓͒̓͐̎̓̍͛͗̅̀͂̄̆̓̀͑͋̀̂̓͋̅̎́́͗̓̅͂̄̈́̅̓͋̐̇̔̅͊͒̈́̇̾̂̀̊̈́̔̔͊̅̀̌̾͒̈́͊͋͊̄͊͒͆́̒̉̀̒̃̾͗̌̉͗̈͊̋̔̐̈̈́͆̏̆͗͑̎̅́̈̅̓̔̊͘̕̚̚̕̚͘̚̚͘̚̕͘̚͘͘̚͠͠͝͝͝͝H̷̨̧̺̮̺̜͓̘̥͕̯͕̹̭̦͇̗͍͍̙͈̱̻͎̲̼̣͋̊̏̒̊̈̾̒͒̅̑̈́̿̑̆́̎͛̈́̆̿͗̈́̕͠Ȩ̴̨̡̧̢̨̡̧̢̡̢̨̨̛̛̛̹͉̺̮̤̯̹̭̥̝̲̮̗̯̱̪̼̝̻̩̜̯͕͕̞̥̞̟̟̗̰̹̦̠̤̮͈̜̫̠̝̭͚̥̙̹̟͔̣̭̥̘̯̗̪̯̫͔̘̯͎̙̯̥͍̼͙͕̻͇͈͙͉̦̥̩̲͈͚͕̳͍̪̬̥̟͓̰̯̣̪̦͔̱̪̠̣͚̹̜̹̱͕̱̹̝̺̦̦̗͎̠͖̺̺̤̦̥̗̟̣̣͓̿̀̀̂̽̈̇͊̃̈́̓̓͋̇̃̊̇̇̒͑͂͋̀̿̋͆̀͛͛͂̓̽́̃̏̋͒̀̈́̀̃̐̅̊̓̿̋̅̓̿̋͊̍̽̆̅̅̑͂͋̒͐̆͂͌̈́͊̇͋̀́̐̈́̈́́̅̒̏̈́͒̎̋̎̃́̀͊͌̈́̓̔̀̃́́̿͛̒͐̎̓̾́͗̃̆́̄͂̇͌̇́̂̈́̍͒͆̀̀̐̽̐̇̇̚͘͘͘͘͘̚̚̚̚͘̚̚̚̚͘͘͘͠͝͝͝͝͠͝͠͠͝͝͠͝ͅ ̷̨̢̢̡̢͍̗͓̗̯̰̪̺̘̥̞̮̦̰̖̹̪̞̝̠͙̩̰̟̞͈͇͓̯̘̪̙͙̅͑̉̀͂̇́͒̇͆͊̿̾͂̅͒̊̀̐̐͐̽̓̌̓͒́͑̂̾̿̆̂͌̀̊̇́̾̾̈́̏͌̓̆͒̕͘͜͠͝͝͝ͅĢ̷̢̡̧̧̧̡͓͔̭͖̬̟̙͎̟̥̹̠̩̹̺̟̫̠̞̟͔͓̦̻̗̠̼͉̜̭̭̻̯͇̙͚͙̭̀͌͛̃̽͊̊̓͂̽̀̽̓͌̋̈́͛͆̈́͑̏̔̀̈́̓͑͑̆̑̒͗͗̐̈͆́͐͌̿̎̀̈́̈́̑̋̊͒̿́̑̄̀͌̿́̎̓̆̌̾̿̒̒̀͂́̓́̓̿̄͒̈́̔̌̚̚̕̕̕̚͝͠͝ͅͅĄ̷̧̧̨̡̢̡̢̨̢̨̛̛̛̛̛̛̬̭̫̫̲͉͍̮̰̜͉͕̱̠̼͇̞͖̫͇̤̼͚͉̗̪̣̩͈̱͇͔̝̘̘̭̖̦̦̻̟̙̤̘͚̩̺̱̲̠͇̹͉̰͚̤̳͕̰͍̜̪̤̣̩̥̳̰̲̹̗͉̝̤̣̯͈̺̬̱̯͓̤̜͈͖͚̼̩͚̺̝̬̯͎̝̠̳̖̺͕̮͎̰̩̭̰̜̣̬̖͔͔͙̓͐͊̽̒̈͆͆́́̃̿̀͋̎̈́͂̇͆̄̀͆̈́͆̋̇̀̊̓͆̎̿̐͑̈́̒̃͌͌̑̃͆̉̽̓̑͗̌̊̍̿͛̈́͊̓͐̅̌̏̓̓͌̌̂͛̎͂͊̄͊̓̄̊͗͑́͐͛̇͂̅̇̓̆̅̇̐̌͋̓̇̇̋̀̒͊̽̔̀͒̌̊̋̔̃͌̉̃͊̅̇̋́̄̎̃̂́̐̇̍̌̐̿̋̒̓̎̀́͆̆͑́͗̀̎̅̀͒̆͐̂́̀͛͗̋̍̐͘̕̕̚͘̚͘̕̚͘͜͝͠͠͠͝͝͠͝͠͠͝͝͠͠͠͠͠͠ͅͅT̵̨̢̡̢̨̨̧̨̢̡̢̢̢̨̧̛̹̼͚͉͔̻̮̼͇̝̫͇͍͎͍͙͓̰̪͖̭̬̩̰̻͚̙͎̫̥̫̜̮̪̟̭͙̲͍̩̘͉̺̝̬͓͙͉̘͙͓̻̜͍̯̼̝͕̦͍̯̪͍͓̥̟̥̻̠̝͕̣̰̣͕̝͕͙̬̬̣͍͉̞͔̥̹͚̥̥̲̰̥͙̘̪̪̯̤̠̼͙̲̘͉̬̳̱̣͍͍͙͔͈̦̘̫͔͎͍̰̜̰̮͓̣̘̪͇͓̫̳̮̱̟͙͚̠̝̬̦͕͓̣̦̖̯̞̯̤̪͚̜̰͇̝̰̞͈̬́̐͊̌̃̉̄̄̄̋̿͘̕͘͜͜͜͜͜͝ͅͅͅͅͅͅͅȨ̸̧̢̨̧̨̨̡̡̧̡̨̨̧̡̧̧̛̛̰̜͔͕̩̼̱̭̻̹̦͇͍̥͉̖̩͈̙̠̰͇̝͈͓̹̟̺̬͍̳̼̟̩͇͎̭̖͖͖̣̮͖̖̳̝̤͚͍̜̥̺̙̰͙̟̰̣̟̠̰̠̞̫̥̥͓͚͇̜͈̰̞̤͖͇͉͍̹̘͔̺̦̼̣̥̖̮̘̼̬̺̠̘̫̼̩͕͙̼͙̞̹̰͖̝̲̭̞̫̟̣̬̯̱̯̱͇͉͔̺͉͚͙̭̰̣̜̖̮̝̖̺̘̙̯͙͉͖̮̳̰̲̩͓̦̥͉̰̘̮̳̰̺̙̪̯̖̯͇̩̰̫̦̜͙̹͓̝̞̖̫̾̏͌͋̉̓͌͑̀̔̏̅̊̑̒̐̌̀̅̐̌̾͋́͂̎̓͌̔̋̋̅̍̒͗̆̎̆̃̽̌̽̎͆͌̋͑̏̔̒̀̑̓̆̒͂̓̾̀̊͗͌̑̃̋̃̔̊͗̐́͒̍̆̑͆͂́́͐̐̆̔͗̂̎̒̽̾͛͂̐̑̓̀͑͛́̈͊̾̌̇͊̑̏̀̅̈́͂͘͘̕̕̕͘̚͜͜͜͜͜͝͝͝͝͝͠͝͝͠͠͝͝͝ͅͅͅͅͅͅͅẄ̴̡̢̧̧̨̢̡̢̧̢̢̢̢̧̡̢̨̡̢̡̨̛̛̛͖̫̟̱̰̥̪̻͖̪̠̟͚̟̰̹̣̠͙̜̙̼̖͕̪̼̱̜̗͈̬̺̲̬̳̪̬̲̤̩̘̮̩͖̺͓̝̘̣̳̘͙̰̳̦̹̖̪͎̦̘͓̳̞̖͍̗̫̰̣̱̹̳̟̬̱̯̺͎̘͎̦̥̻̺̖̦͇̲̫̠̥̮̺͔̭͖̭͚͎̱̱̹͕̱̯̤̜͙̰͚̣̥̗̭͖͖͍͇̺̬̗̠̯̬͉̟͚̰̼̣͔̪̱̳̼̳̮̰͙̪̜͖͈̠̼̞̱̻̰̙̫̫̫̺̰̞͍̣͎̗̟͓̩̟͎̖̮͙͔͓̖̫̘̟̟͙̞̮̙́̀͑̂̎͐̔̒̌́̌̈̽̏́̅͆̇͆̍̎͑̉́̀̓͌̄͆̂̏̏̈́͐͆̏̂̇̇́͗̆̈́͂̇͒̒̋͐͗̋̅̈͒̉̋͐͒͋̓̊͊̈́́̓͆͊̉̄̐̔͒̂̇͑̀́̓̈̀̀̋̐̾̎͆̿̐̂̀̒̎͆̀͋̇̀̐̄͆͆̋̑̾̋̇̏̒̊́̔̅͋̆͗́̒̈́̈́̏̄̀͛̌̌͌̃̀̅̂̍͊̈̇͛́̓̈́̈̂͌̂̍͛̈́͊̓͒̈́̔̒͂̈́̉̒̐͒̈́̆̈́̃́̑́̂͂̑̂̒̔̆͆͌̄͂́̃̐͘̕̚̕̕̚̕͘̕̕͘͜͜͜͜͜͜͠͝͝͝͝͠͝͠͝͠͝͝͝͠ͅĄ̶̨̢̡̨̧̨̡̢̨̨̢̢̡̢̧̛̛̛͎͚̝̬͙̫͉͚̼͈͓̼̘̘̜̦̮̲̳̼̗̗̗̻̖̥̰̠̮̪̩͇͓̣̝̟̪͍̱̙̤͖̤̫̻̖̻̞͎͕̩̖̩͖͔̪̱͉͕͇̤̻̝̘̖͇̝̞̻̬̗̰̲̩̱̻̲͖̞̭̼̻̻̩̣̯͕͙̣̲͙̼̺̺̗̘͓̱̩̜͕͓̗̟͚̱̰͔̱̜̖̰̝̦̭̳̳̖͈̤̥͚̲̰̞͚̩̠͓͕̫̙͎̟̣͉͉̫͙͈̮͖̳͍̙̰͉̖͙̺͈̻̰̹̭̝͙̖̝̟̳͖̰̰͎̝̳̹̗̼̳̼̟̟͇͍͖̱̳̪͕̪͇͓̼̪̹̬̼̜̙̜̹̎̄́̀́̑͑̉̐͗̎̾͗̋̃͆͛̓̆̉̉̈́̎͊͗̉̎̋̍͊̂̀̈́́̇̾̈́̐̍̓͋̍̿͌̓̄̊̈́̂͑̑͆̆̋̀̒̃̐̉̐̄͑̊̑̈́́̀͆̆͛̍̐̋̿̾͛̂͂́̒͑̚͘̚͘͜͜͜͠͝͝͠͝͝͠͝ͅͅͅY̷̡̢̧̡̢̢̢̛͉̘̠̯̦͈̯̙̯͔̦͔̜̠͖͚̳̭̺̮̝̤̦̘͓̳̱̥͍͍͉̠̬̟̻̝̺̯͚͕͈̝̩̤͖͓̣̯͕̞̥̩̤̦̻͕̺͇̪̠͚̟̦͖͓̙̩͚̻̩̫̹̗͕͖̩̺͓̹̝̘̦̜̜̳̥̟͕̬͒̏̇͛̋͆̐͛͆͑̓͊̈̎͑̅̓̄̾͑̎̔̄̍̽̈́̈́̀͆̂̿͗̍̐̑̐̏̀̏͋̀̓͆̈́̊̓̈̊̌̉͋̌̇̾̅̐̑̿̒͒̽̃̓̀̄̄͋̈̀̊͌̀͋̾̍̓́̓͑͑̑̒̔͋̂̈́̈́͐̑̽̾͌̈̀̒͑̀̈́̃͌̀͊̀̈́̒̒̈́̃̊̆͊́̏͛̃̀̉̅̎̈͌̉̋̈́̋̔̎̅̑̊̍͆̒́̽͛̇͛͐̏̿́͗͘͘̚̚̕̕͘͘̕͘͜͜͜͜͜͠͠͠͠͠͝͠͝͝͠ͅͅ ̵̨̧̧̨̧̡̧̧̛̦̼̳̪͕̖̗̱͕̹̲̤͇̙̥͓̜̹̭̠̥͓̥͍̯̦͕̬̤͚̞̮̹̩̗̭̼̝͓͚̤̹̪͎͚̩͙͖̰͕̹͙͍͔̩̜̣̜̫͙͍̝̝̩̯̞̟͓̠̤̱̳̞͈̼͉̭̺̣̹͕͓̟͎̗̼͇̪̥̹͕̘̟͔̠̪̙̤͖̻͍̮͉̮̮̜͍̪͙̦͚̣̫̖̫̼͚͚̘̼̻̏̀̈́̏́͊͌̅̓͌͋̐̔̑͒̾̆̔̾̍̌̈̊̇̍̌͌̂̈́̒͒͂̓͊̑̑̃̈́͗̌̈́̔̃͆̄́̅͂̎͑͋͒͂̄̎̔̋̅͊̓̂͒̓̏̿̂͆̓̌̏͒͒̈́̓̑͌̎̂̏́̈̓͒͒̋̾̍̃̇̆̋̈̇̉́͌̊́̅̐̅͐͌͋́̅̍̃̓̽̅͗̀͛͂̒̑̋̓͆̂̃̑͒̈́̍̉̓͑̋̀̆̿̿̉̐͗͌̊̍͊̌͌̅̋̑͒͂̋̉͌̍͊͆͆̋̑́́̔͒̋̌̾̊̏́̈́̕̚͘̚͘̚̚̕̕͘̚̕͜͜͜͠͝͝͝͠͠͠͠͝ͅͅͅͅͅͅI̵̧̧̧̨̧̡̧̡̢̨̢̡̡̢̢̛̛̭̪̤̫̮̼̖̣̼̬͍̭͍̳̫̝͓̗̳̬͇̝̻̤͔͇͖̭̰̯̜̮̺͚͚͉͕͕̯̫̗̬̘̬̩̩̺̺̦̤̳̫͇͉͙̙̖̜̩̦̞̰̝̩̘̪̞̰̪͉̟̳̟̞͖̣̠̦̯͎̗̞͍̫̙͚̩͇̩̮͎̰̲̳͔̥̭̱̲͎͇̳̤̘̦̬̣̗̱̘͔̙̥̣̖͖͕͔̩̖͙̭̫͓̪̲͔͚̞̙͈͍̬̤͊̓̅̉̄̿͌̋͐͊͊͗̈̈̈́͂̆̐̉̽̾̀̈́̂̽̍̎̎͐̉͌̋͛̂͋̏̎̏̋̉̅̐͆̅̀̀͑̈͛̇̍͐͗̐͗͛̾̎̈́̔͒͗̾̎̍̎̂͋͋́̂̋̀͒̀́̄͌̍͆̈͛͆̑́̃̌̆́͗̽̎͒͂͒̔̈̌̓̑̐̊̏̇̅͂̇͐̄̄̽̉̄͊͑̋͘̚͘̕̚̚͘̚͘̚̕͜͜͜͜͝͝͝͝͝͝͝͠͠͝͝͝͝ͅͅŞ̷̨̢̧̨̡̡̡̢̨̧̨̨̡̛̤̰̗̙̬̬͈͕͕̩̘̤̦̯̤̗̣͔̙͇͉̞͈͓̻̯̺̖̭̠̱̭̘̻̼̬̰̳̣̱͙͕̭̼̰̟̠̼̦̱̟̯̞̮̼̦̹̥̥̺̙̹͕̲͕̖̗͚͕̺̝̪̟̤͎̲̫̭̘͍͇̯̫̩͖͕̼̼̖͈̤̜̗̼̰̥͕̖͈͕͉̗̯̣͚͕̟̜̙̲͇̤͚̟͚̯̘̰̤̫͍̩̦̦̥̮̭̯̩̳͖̩̯͎̙̪̪̫͈͚̙̭̙͎̰̀̿̔̇͑̌̏̊͊̔̅̂̏̏͗͆̇̅͋̓͂͛́͆̅̓̾̌̌̅̏̑̄̈́́̄̍̈́͊͛̃͑̈́̍̎͊̑̓͗̌̈́̈́͐̅̇̐̆̋͌̇̇̈́̈́͑̐̍̽̎̇̆́̉̋͛̐̎̽̆̐͊̿̀͌͛̂̍̈́͋̓͒͂̌̃̀̈̀̈́̇̽̌͐̇̇̓͗͗͆͗̈̌̉͂̊́͗͆̇̆̈́̕̕̕̚̚̕͘͘̕͘̕͘̕͜͜͜͜͜͝͝͝͝͝͝͠͝͠͝ͅ ̷̡̨̢̡̧̡̧̡̡̨̧̧̢̨̛̛̛̛̰̭̗͓͖͓̗̟̻̙̲̙͖͕͕̹̤͇͔͖̟͙̖̲͉̯̙̗̲̮̙͎̼͉̗̥̰̝̤͓̳̜͙̘͍̙̰̯̦͕̫̟͈̻̤̗̟̞͕̖̙̫̲̮̺̻̥̪̺̠̥̖̘̠͉͙̟͎̝͍̦̬̝̤̙͍͉͓̺͇̖̭̙̺͓͎̹͇̱̭͚̟̼̩͙̻̬̯̭̠̘̰̤͓̩̺̮̒̋͊̄̍̄͆̇̔́̉̉̑̈͛̅̈́̃̈́̏̓͂̾̂͒͂̈́̽̆̌̒̾̃̊̏͛̈̄͂̉́͊̾̈́̎̑̊̂̇̅̎͑̀̓̑̈́̃̽͂͒̀̒̓̽͂̽͛̋̔̋̊͗̓̐̈́̏̏͑̂̄̂̈́́̈́͒̓̆͒̊̇̉̓̋̆̄͒̋͗̈́́̃̾͘͘̚̕̕͘̚̚͜͜͜͠͠͠͠͝͠͠͝͠͝͝ͅͅͅƠ̸̡̡̧̨̡̨̢̢̝̤͉̳͎̮̗̥̘͕̲̮̟̗̬͈͍͈̝̜͎͖̟̟̪̣̲͔̫̼̲̻̲̹̺̹͖̻̭͍̼͓̩͉̠̯̲̳͕̫̻̠̣̯͈̟̜̘̟̾̽̇̽̒̾̒͊̏̈́̈́͒̂̽̋̊̔̅̅̆̿̌͐̓͌͑̃̄̈͛͂͆̈́͛̇͌͐̍̈̆͆́͆̋̿̆́̃͐̀̽̈̅͌͑̇̎̑̈͛̀́̉̊͘͘͘̚̚̚̚͝͝͠͝͠͝͝͝ͅP̵̡̨̧͙͓͎̣̬̪̠̲̪̲̬̻̞̙̳̞̘͈̟̜̭̞̯̗̼͕̬̬̪͎͖̦͔͎̝͙͉̟̰̪̲͖̱̱̒̉̎͛͂̏̈͑̾̉̐̈́̐̓͐͆̇͊̄͌̈́̔̑͂̿̌̄̋̅̏̓̍͂̈́̐̌̅̔͒̏͛̍̎͛̌͗̏̾͐̿̓̈́̓̊̇́̽͗̒̍͒̈́̈͊̿̋̍̍͑̚̕̚͜͝͝͝͝͝͝͝͝͝͠ͅͅͅE̴̡̡̡̢̢̨̢̛̟͎͖̻̼̱̺̰͎̟̭̞̥͉̩͖̲͖̻̩̠̤̫͓̬̥͚̩̝̮͍͙̹͎͇̙̺̼̟̘̰̍̒͆̈́̂̇͗̈́͌̓́̾̈́̿͆̇͂̂̄̀̔̐̎̿̏̽̑̇̔̉̋͗͐̅̉͊͋͛̿̉͂̓̈́͛̉̐̿̆͒͑͗͂̿̊̀̓̆̽͛͌̅̅͋̓͐̿͂̓̄̎̽̾̏̿́̓̎̾̉͊͑͛́͗̽̓̄̓̀̽͋́̓̌̇͂̑̒̅̇͋͒͋̅̈́̕̕̕̚͝͝͠͝͝͝͠͝ͅN̴̢̡̨̡̧̧̡̧̛̹̭̜̭͉̖͖͉͕̦͓͓͉̻̻̼̙͔̜̻̳̩̘̦͉̦̤̥͓̹͈̺̠̩͖̲̦̙̲̝̳̜̞͇͕̠̠̞̺͈̬̖̬̲͇̝̯̼̘̥̭͎̟̣̝̮̝̩̥͉͓̮̣̪̩̮̰͎̞̼͉͕̮̗̠̭̩̖͈͉̫͓̩̣̰̯̱̲̫̻͖̖̘͚͇͖̺̯͈̤̮̟͚̮̪͙̟̭̖̽̈̾̑̅́̏͐̍̽̿̊͗̎̓̉̇̊̊̾̿̃͋͑̏̈́̎͒̽̓̏̎͆̉͑̓̂͆͂̎̂͋͒͐̎́̂́̈́̂̆̏̌͌͘̕͜͜͜͜͝ͅͅ STOP A MOMENT! Please consider donating or fundraising for Beyond Reflections who supply an essential service to so many. www.beyond-reflections.org.uk @BeyondReflectUK Their support really does save lives! --- We also support our good friends at Beat:Cancer, you can click the logo to donate and also keep up to date with their awesome music events on the B:C website! Review 'RUN'feels like a good follow on from the previous album 'Mutant Menagerie & Grimoire' in sound style aka the thumping cyber body music vibe that Ser-Sys is well known for. From start to finish it is a relentless beat track blast. 'Frozen Snow' is a drum and bass meets mid tempo track with a good amount of energy and use of true electrical sound. Where it really excels is that at 1:50 it fully embraces the DnB and brings in a very decent female vocal which is very rare for Ser-Sys and adds an unexpected and refreshing new element to master of genre experimentation. 'Let Me Show You' is the track that makes this album really stand out. This is where you'll find the heaviest amount of Event Horizon samples and a devilishly tasty industrial bass rhythm. It changes temp and direction subtly but perfectly - jaw grinding your way through what would clearly be a dancefloor hit. 'What Is Drugs' is a tongue in cheek banger coming in heavy with the percussion and a sample about being pulled over by the cops. This is high SWAG, low drag. Damn nice! 'It Came From The Stars' is a slightly slower tempo beat basher of horror that 'Let Me Show You' but does so with true head-bopping style. 'Hillbilly Hardcore' throws in a touch of rap followed by some hardcore! I didn't think the word Gabba would come to mind listening to Ser-Sys but here we are, this is the highest tempo, highest energy, rave the fk out track on this release and hot damn do I LOVE IT! Conclusion Once again BL4KJ4K has shown that whatever genre he touches, becomes a brilliant display of sound mixing mastery. There is touches, production, and genre bending here that only comes with the experience and drive of unfathomable talent. A great release even with it being so short, it feels no less complete! Thank you! 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. You can also list your band or business on our Alternative Directory! Thank you! Check out the alternative directory for E-stores, online Goth goods, and new bands to discover. Get yourself listed with us! Thank you for viewing and please feel free to share on social media and like us on Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook @ElektroVox

Here are 8 interview vids from the festival in case you missed them! I've also put in some mini reviews for their performances as well! BTW..Got your copy of the official Tanz 24 album yet? STOP A MOMENT! Please consider donating or fundraising for Beyond Reflections who supply an essential service to so many. www.beyond-reflections.org.uk @BeyondReflectUK Their support really does save lives! --- We also support our good friends at Beat:Cancer, you can click the logo to donate and also keep up to date with their awesome music events on the B:C website! Interviews Petrol Bastard Playing the ultimate silly bugger opening of rave antics at Tanz, P.B smacked us in the face with a Coronation Street introduction, sex dolls galore, and oversized pants pumping out the dirty techno wake up we didn't know we had been craving.. 6 CHEESEBURGERS! Teknovore Blowing the Tanz audience back several feet with aural mastery. George barraged high energy rhythms - wave after wave. Matt Hart coming in heavy with the vocal fire support. Everyone KNEW this was gonna kick ass, but everyone around me left that feeling like there was no way they could have prepared for how good that was! Special Mention: Mimi Barks (And Zardonic) In my opinion, Mimi Barks played the best set of Tanz 24 and for me personally of any artist I have seen this year! We knew she was going to be killer, and with the first two tracks not grabbing me just fully, you can imagine mine and the audiences surprise when the tempo got kicked all the way up to 11! A storm of pure energy and performance passion tsunami'd off of the stage, creating the first mosh pit I had ever seen at Tanz! A song or two later Mimi jumps down and moshed up against us all, circle pitting, and lyrically spitting the whole time. What an incredible experience that whole set was! Pic: Musique Non-Stop Mimi did want an interview with us when asked but was constrained by time. Zardonic (who also played a superb set!) came to join us for an interview but because of a mix up in room timing, he was the other artist I didn't manage to get on film that had agreed. However they know I'll be reaching out to them shortly to arrange something else! Danny Blu What an icon! I know that so many of you were excited to see Danny perform and as many of you have made clear, it was thoroughly enjoyable and a real highlight of the weekend. Future Lied To Us + Mental Exile Two brilliant bands, one ideal singer. Vasi had planned on joining us but had to rush off to get ready to perform as Frozen Plasma, as did Krischan at the end of this to help mix for them. With smooth vocals, and beautiful melodies, these bands performed wonders for the audience. KANGA Suffering a sore voice during her set, KANGA still did brilliantly. The energy, passion, and value of seeing such an experienced and top class artist powering through to give the crowd her all was marvelous. Grabyourface See why Marie threatens to break my arm. (As a friend lol) Also check out some fun arm wrestling between Marie and Kirsty! GYF did what we all wanted, they hit us with emotion, with techno, with anger, silliness, and fun. It was wonderful to have Emma up there on 'the buttons' too. Marie is always a top act to watch and every performance proves again and again why they are destined for greatness in our scene. for all the emptiness I only got to see a couple of songs amongst the interviews but Jonathan's voice really is quite charming on stage, as is the vibe and energy his song bring across. A wonderful human being to have chatted to! Simon Carter & Fabsi These 2 were my no.1 to watch! So thank you all from the bottom of my heart for SO MANY of you attending their show! Industrial techno gold resonated through us all as we all danced - rave happy to the beats. Absolute brilliance! For those of you that didn't catch them.. For shame.. Make sure you do next time without fail! That's all the interviews! Forgive my lack of reviews this year but I was so busy I didn't get to see much beyond these bands above. Thank you all so much for yet another incredible Tanz and I look forward to seeing you all and hopefully new faces next year! Lets share the love with newer people in the scene! 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. You can also list your band or business on our Alternative Directory! Thank you! Check out the alternative directory for E-stores, online Goth goods, and new bands to discover. Get yourself listed with us! Thank you for viewing and please feel free to share on social media and like us on Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook @ElektroVox

Everything you need to know, want to know, and had no idea about for Resistanz 2024 in one place! (Best viewed on PC or Tablet) E.V is back for a third time at Corporation Sheffield to cover the festival in an official capacity as a sponsor for the second time. Of course we will be covering it all in full and in order to get more video interviews available for your viewing pleasure. Once again everyone: Remember to tell Leighton how amazing he is because although he hates compliments, we need to keep reminding him how grateful we are and how special his hard work with Tanz is, and how much it means to us all! Also much love to the other festivals Elektro Vox works with such as Infest, Zero day, and of course the wonderful legends of Beat:Cancer! If you don't have a weekend or day ticket for Resistanz yet, click the above banner for tickets! Get the official soundtrack on CD or digital ^ Ultra-limited black-based CD edition, in full-colour 4-panel ecopak - 100 copies only worldwide! Includes exclusive bonus tracks not available on general digital release: FUTURE LIED TO US – Lost (FROZEN PLASMA Remix) and BIOMECHANIMAL x SENTINEL COMPLEX – Crown Of Glass (ZARDONIC Remix) What else you can find here: Set List times Band + DJ info Elektro Vox Resistanz 2024 Spotify playlist (Just below this) Pure love for everyone attending Resistanz 2024! Nearly 9 hours worth of great tunes! Set Times * = Elektro Vox's must see recommendations ** = E.V's Overall must see recommendations Friday Doors open at 1pm for wristband exchange and merch. On some phones you may need to swipe left for times DJ's Saturday Doors open at 2pm On some phones you may need to swipe left for times DJ's Sunday Doors open at 2pm On some phones you may need to swipe left for times DJ's Next up: Band info (In order of play) STOP A MOMENT! Please consider donating or fundraising for Beyond Reflections who supply an essential service to so many. www.beyond-reflections.org.uk @BeyondReflectUK Their support really does save lives! --- We also support our good friends at Beat:Cancer, you can click the logo to donate and also keep up to date with their awesome music events on the B:C website! Friday Petrol Bastard MUCKY NORTHERN TECHNO-PUNK WITH SEXY DANCING AND SOME PURE BANGERS, MATE… Ridiculous, noisy, and fun as hell, P.B have definitely grown on me since seeing them at Tanz'16 not knowing what to expect. Now I know.. I'm excited. Dead Lights Glamgoth? Cyberelectro? Industrial Dance? DEAD LIGHTS presents all of these and more as they mould modern EBM into catchy songs with surgical precision. Bass-heavy, buzzing magnetism with pummeling, yet groovy, mechanical rhythms, delivered with an ’80s UK synth-pop flair and an urgency that is tangible. Founded in 2020, the international duo (UK and NL) immediately found themselves separated by the sea and a pandemic. Connected through a lust for dark electronic dance music, Saul and Richard still managed to make an impact with their output. Two years later they were finally able to meet in person and present their songs on stage. After their live premiere at Wave Gotik Treffen in 2022, they toured in Germany and the UK (with Zanias). Early 2023 they supported Front Line Assembly on 10 shows (EU), followed by several festival gigs - Prague Gothic Treffen (CZ), Wavefest Rotterdam (NL), Isle Of Wight Festival (UK), Dark Dance Treffen (DE) - in Europe. DEAD LIGHTS has just released their new album ‘Glitterspit’ (Digi/CD/2LP) on DarkTunes Music Group (DE). Teknovore Elektro Vox's Friday MUST SEE artist recommendation (1 of 2) Teknovore is the solo project from George Klontzas created in 2020. They first drew attention with the release of their first songs Olethros and Take Me Away which quickly established them as a rising force in the underground electronic scene. Soon they were signed to German label Infacted Recordings for the release of their full-length debut ‘The Theseus Paradox’ in March 2022 to glowing reviews. They are set to release their second album in 2024. Teknovore’s tracks are marked by their deep basslines, pounding rhythyms, melodic peaks and an unmistakable sense of energy and urgency. They take inspiration from a diverse range of electronic genres - from brooding, mid-tempo EBSM to aggressive dark Techno and Psytrance - while keeping one foot firmly planted in EBM/Industrial to forge something uniquely personal. Teknovore explores the themes of cosmic indifferentism and the metaphysics of identity through their music. Teknovore is insanely good, a pure genius of sound and rhythm. His album 'The Theseus Paradox' is the only release I've ever given a perfect score! HERE Mental Exile Mental Exile is the solo-project of Damasius Venys. His passion for the 80’s, horror and sci-fi movies was the inspiration for the creation of his music world, putting this project directly under the label of Synthwave. A world of human feelings, with a strong input of Nostalgia in combination with the even more expressive voice of Damasius. Mimi Barks Elektro Vox's Friday MUST SEE artist recommendation (2 of 2) If Trap Metal came screaming out of the digital womb, a sonic playa hater wired to disrupt the code of those who came before, then the likes of MIMI BARKS are the future of the glitchy genre. Her “from-the-heart-guts-n-soul” smash of trap beats and raspy, pissed-off vocals has been self-christened: “DOOM TRAP” and the name fits. It’s the bitter pill the former Berliner-now-relocated-to-London intends to smear all over the genre in a way that’s punk-as-fuck and louder-than-hell. This is the sound of music eating its young. Imagine Hip Hop word fire, electronic beats and slashing guitars chewed up and spat out by Trap’s chopped beats, distorted basslines and general weirdness. Like the Borg say – Resistance is futile. MIMI BARKS is an artist of NOW: baring digital teeth across multiple platforms with a vibrancy that can only come out of these turbulent times. Barks, who writes and co-produces all her songs, channels hate and anger in her songs, merging screaming and rap skills that create a powerful hybrid of calm yet aggressive music. Expect a fiery mash-up of metal, hip-hop, industrial, goth and dark dance sounds when Mimi Barks hits the main stage at Resistanz Festival in 2024! Zardonic The clash of disparate elements activates innovation, and every generation brings us timeless figures who accidentally spark a new revolutionary sound within the music world. Chuck Berry mixed jazz, blues, gospel and country music to create Rock N Roll. A few decades later, Ozzy Osbourne turned up the gain to create Heavy Metal. And since the early 2000s, Federico Ágreda Álvarez, the masked performer known to the world as DJ and producer Zardonic, has harnessed the power of the nexus between Drum & Bass and Heavy Metal to create the sound that is now known as Metal & Bass. Born and raised in Venezuela, inspired by America, and based in Germany with a passport book stamped into oblivion, he also represents a union of cultures. In his music, these elements charge forward on a collision course towards a future without creative or spiritual borders. Instead, the award-winning artist draws an inimitable energy from this confluence. Following a prolific string of releases, high-profile remixes and video game collaborations, packed shows on multiple continents, and 100 million-plus streams, he realizes the power and potential of his vision like never before on his 2023 full-length offering Superstars [MNRK HEAVY]. “It’s been a long road trying to find the perfect flashpoint between the metal and electronic worlds,” he states about his third MNRK studio album, which follows Antihero (2015) and Become (2018). “To me, music is a direct translation of human emotion. I’m all about bringing sounds and people together with no boundaries at all. I don’t like limits, so my approach is to be limitless.” Boundlessness has defined his output since day one. Zardonic has cultivated an expansive catalog of original tracks and remixes for platinum icons, leaving his imprint on Pop Evil, Fear Factory, Bullet For My Valentine and Sonic Syndicate, among others. He has also contributed music to soundtracks for videogames such as Superhot: Mind Control Delete and Redout 2, plus features on All Elite Wrestling, TNT and NBC Sports. He’s the rare force of nature who can earn praise from both YourEDM and Metal Injection. Renowned as “Venezuela’s Top DJ Act,” he has impressively toppled Beatport’s Drum & Bass Releases of the Week and Amazon’s Hard Rock Bestsellers at #1. Not to mention, he even appeared in Warlocks Vs Shadows, standing out as “the first Latin American musician to ever be featured as a playable character in a video game.”, and if you’re a music producer yourself, chances are you’ve already used a few of his hundreds of factory presets and artist packs he’s created for Arturia, Brainworx, Slate Digital, BABY Audio, GForce Software, and many more. As if reflecting progression in palpable form, Zardonic’s signature mask has evolved with him. “To some extent, every mask marks the end of an era in my life and my way to approach music,” he notes. “The mask from the Become album and recent tours received a lot of battle damage. I had to constantly glue it back together. The paint scraped off. It wore a lot of scars with pride, yet it was a huge weight on my shoulders because no longer want to these scars to rule my decisions. Hence, the new mask is the exact opposite: shiny, sparkly and full of life. You could say I’m constantly resurrecting the Zardonic character, so to speak.” The new album features an assortment of international talents from the Drum & Bass and Hard Rock worlds, including UK singer/songwriter Reebz, featured on the single “Bitter”, as well as Nazareth singer Carl Sentance, Toronto Is Broken, Daedric, Hevy, Bruno Balanta from The Qemists, Rage guitarist Jean Bormann, Blitz Union, norwegian Blackjazz virtuosos SHINING, The Surgery & MC Reptile, Mechanical Vein, Camo MC, and Omnimar. “I am humbled to have such a strong relationship with a group of amazing people. I could spend hours writing about them, but they know themselves that if we’re working together, it’s because they mean a great deal to me. My most important thing is being able to genuinely connect with the people I work with. If I can’t have fun with an artist, there’s simply no point in it, and I am glad to call these amazing Superstars my friends.” In the end, Zardonic will unite listeners with Superstars. “At the core of everything, I try to breathe life into people,” he leaves off. “I’m blessed enough to be able to do what I love the most, and that is Music. Music is my own form of self-healing. It allows me to float above the darkness. Maybe, it will do the same for you.” Check out this latest killer track with Zardonic on the new Draven album 'Massacre Blood Club' Visra VISRA hails from the northern realms of Newcastle Upon Tyne. With recent guest appearances this year at Beat:Cancer (Harder), Goth City, Shadow Factory & Bunker 13. Spinning Darkwave, Techno-EBM, Drum and Bass to Industrial Hardcore. Founder of NightbreedNCL, Insurgence, Hellbourne in his home city with his fiancé. This year also saw him co-founding and successfully launching Syndicate Sheffield with DJ Kohl. He quickly asserted himself within the community playing alongside Karkasaurus, Nemeshade, Duracell Bunny, Zombie Chris and Gillywoo. He released his first demo ‘The Inevitable End’ along with a remix of ‘Troubled Soul’ by Panic I/O. And now, he is stepping up to Resistanz 2024! Yassi Puls4ra Yassi Puls4ra (formerly known as DJ Pink Foamy) Pick up the crazy heart and give it one more try. your mind holds the key - wake up, let's fly! No compromises ,no sugarcoating. No reason to prove yourself, stop asking why! I'll pull you from the dark - these eyes don't lie. Won't ask for much! RAVE by my side. Sacrifice this moment - lets get high! Inhale! BOOM boom, close your eyes! Embrace heartbeats synchronize, obey! Pumping beats for ever and ever. Oh we will be heroes....when I press play. Medusa Medusa plays a range of psytrance and techno. She co-promotes Dragon Moon; Sheffield's new psychedelic night, alongside Belle-Seraphin, she regularly records techno mixes for radio shows and is also a resident DJ for the Audioaddictz. She has played for a number of parties and festivals in the UK and really can't wait to play a high energy multi genre set on home turf at the Sheffield institution that is the Corporation for Resistanz. There are lots of upcoming exciting gigs in 2024 including Leeds, Sheffield, London and Bristol. I've been listening to the psytrance mix on the top of her soundcloud page and.. WOW! https://soundcloud.com/medusa_uk Karkasaurus Elektro Vox's OVERALL MUST SEE DJ recommendation Peewee & Kark are the dino-duo Karkasaurus. Bringing together their unique individual styles, the Dino duo create an unparalleled auditory experience that transcends time. Their performances are a beautiful chaos of energy, as they blend thumping beats and captivating melodies, transporting listeners into a prehistoric dimension where music reigns supreme. Brace yourself for an unforgettable journey back to the prehistoric era, as the Dino DJs continue to roar through the club scene, leaving nothing but electrifying beats and joyful memories in their wake. The duo are excited to return to Resistanz fresh of a busy couple of years playing alongside legends such as Gammer, iVardensphere, Organ Donors, Lab4, Proteus, Mark EG, Cubanate, Rhys Fulber, Zardonic and more. You can't get much more fun that a Karkasaurus set.. 'Nuff said. Saturday Killing Miranda The band's initial line-up consisted of Richard Pyne (aka 'Filthy Rikky') on vocals and programming, Dave Irvine (aka 'Irish Dave') and Dave Turner (aka 'Alien Dave') on guitar, Chris Wareham (aka 'Big Chris') on bass and Belle on drums. This line-up then recorded and released their debut album Blessed Deviant on Nightbreed in 1999 and the subsequent Teenage Vampire single. The second Killing Miranda album, Transgression By Numbers, was released in 2001. Chris Wareham left the line-up at this point, with Irish Dave moving from guitar to bass. The band then left the Nightbreed label after the release of this album, signing to Diesel Motor Records, who released their third and final Consummate in October 2004. Regulars at European festivals and touring with the likes of Paradise Lost. Killing Miranda moved to an industrial metal sound with glam and goth influences. They went on hiatus in 2007 and singer Rikky founded the abrasive and tongue in cheek Uberbyte. Following the death of their drummer and legendary Camden figure Belle in 2023 . Killing Miranda have reformed in their words “to have one last round of chaos and fun, and to see things out as performers because that’s what we love to do”. ES23 Elektro Vox's Saturday MUST WATCH artist recommendation! (2 of 3) True to the Motto "we are different", ES23 makes DARK ELECTRONIC MUSIC of a very special kind. The musical Spectrum encompasses the endless Expanses of the Electronic Music World. It doesn't matter whether it's Retrowave, EBM, Industrial, Psytrance, Techno, Trance or wonderful, melodic, driving Ballads. ES23 uses a Variety of Elements and combines them into something very special. Not every Band manages to give the Impression of a „Compilation“ on an Album. But that is exactly what makes ES23 so special. ES23 has reached many fans all over the Globe and reached a Number of around 30.000 monthly Listeners on SPOTIFY. With the song "ERASE MY HEART" from the Album of the same name released in 2017, ES23 managed to gain a Foothold in the Clubs of the international Gothic Scene. Since its founding, ES23 has released 7 Albums and 4 Singles / EPs and has been able to gather a large Number of Concert Experiences in recent Years. These include well-known festivals such as the WaveGotikTreffen, Amphi Festival, E-Tropolis Festival, as well as other Concerts and Events. In addition to releasing their own music, ES23 has made a name for itself as a well known REMIX ARTIST. His Remixes have already been made for countless Bands, which have been immortalized on many Publications. My aggrotech lovers, cybergoth dancers, Electronic Body Movers, this one is for you! Choke Chain Choke Chain, the Milwaukee based solo project of Mark Trueman, is in every way a display of anguish. Taking influence from Goth, Industrial and Punk in equal measure, Trueman creates an atmosphere fraught with angst, confronting the harsh realities of existence in a completely uncompromising fashion. MORTALITY, his first full-length effort out this September, is dripping with anxiety and tension, an absolutely visceral reaction to the world he lives in. Seraphim System Elektro Vox's Saturday MUST WATCH artist recommendation! (1 of 3) The automaton returns. Seraphim System has strived to combine the heaviest, distorted bass sounds with Industrial since its birth in 2005 and rebirth in 2013. John Stancil, or BL4KJ4K, has melded, fused, and reformed the sounds from genres like neurofunk drum n bass, tearout dubstep, powernoise, electro-industrial, and anything else which shatters expectations and quakes sub speakers. Returning to Sheffield for Resistanz 2024, he packs an arsenal of high energy sonic assaults combined with brutal breakdowns and deathcore vocals. Bass cannons are now on standby, primed for annihilation. This time the man himself has told me the whole set will be full on the floor rave and techno dance thrilling BEATS! Danny Blu Elektro Vox's Saturday MUST WATCH artist recommendation! (3 of 3) Danny Blu is a queer dark electro-pop act based in New York City. An electrifying, hybrid powerhouse, he bridges the sounds of industrial and pop through “infectious hooks” and serves up an expansive pop exhibition of fashion, video, and art. Dubbed as an industrial-pop idol, Danny Blu began his journey as a solo act delivering shock-rock performances throughout queer nightlife. Featured on Alternative Press, Billboard, HBO The Huffington Post and NewNowNext; Danny Blu began his journey in 2010 as a solo act with shock-rock performances in queer nightlife leading to the formation of Echo Black. After several North American tours, Blu returned to his roots with a new “intense darkpop sound” in the Billboard Pride debut of ‘Bubble’. With the success of ‘The Pale Horse’ EP and its companion, ‘PANDEMONIUM’, Blu returned to the studio enlisting the talents of producers Walter Kazmier & MORIS BLAK. The sophomore EP, ‘MOLOTOV‘, features the likes of Aesthetic Perfection and Snowblood and was released on SHVDOW Records in Fall 2022. Have you heard this track Danny Blu did with MORIS BLAK? If not, WHY THE F NOT?! Listen now! Future Lied To Us A future that never was. The future promised a lot to Vasi Vallis (NamNamBulu/FrozenPlasma/Reaper) and Krischan Wesenberg (Rotersand), when they grew up in the 80s and dreamed the dream of being musicians. Presence. The new millennium, an inspiringly innocent-naive projection screen of visionary ideas. During this time they began to discover themselves as musicians, failed, failed again, failed more beautifully, built up, full of hope. Believing in a future that never was. Buoyed by their passion, they founded Future Lied to Us. The gateway for their unbroken optimism, their hope; in the now, the brief moment between past and future. Glittering, threatening, tantalizing, oppressive but always new and close. Progress. And again, the present demanded another future. Not without traces. Not without sacrifice. A new perspective. A new hope. The immensely charismatic singer Damasius Venys (Mental Exile) enriches the band since 2022. Hope. KANGA KANGA is a musician and producer from Los Angeles, CA. Widely considered one of the finest underground pop purveyors, KANGA fuses post-apocalyptic pop sensibilities with body-shaking rhythms and sinuous melodies. RED MEAT The Chief of Beef descends on Tanz this year for a DJ set. Over the last 20 years Rhys has been a musician, professional gobshite, and DJ, spending their formative years as a resident at notorious UK noise and industrial night [implant]. Since the inception of body techno project RED-MEAT Rhys has returned to the decks again and doesn’t intend on holding back at Resistanz 2024. Playing techno, power noise and rare old school EBM grooves for an uncompromising, aggressive sound, much like RED-MEAT live shows Rhys is coming to pick a fight with the dance floor. Prepare to be brutalised with a blunt force beat down. Exo Cell Exo Cell are a UK based production duo focussing on hard, hypnotic, groovy techno. Taking influences from 90s hardgroove, London Acid Techno and the dark atmosphere of the North of England. Currently playing live across the UK and Europe. https://soundcloud.com/exo-cell Lysinergy DJ LYSINERGY has been a Psytrance fanatic for almost 20 years which has has given her an extremely good ear for stomping tunes that will rock the dance floor. Lysinergy embarked on a musical journey to become a DJ so she could share her love and passion for Psytrance with others. Her style can be described as "high energy, hard-hitting psychedelic beats ranging through full on, twilight, funky nighttime and groovy forest." Kirsty's infectious energy behind the decks and impeccable mixing have led her to quickly becoming an Audioaddictz resident and joining psysisters. Joining us fresh from a summer where she has blasted festival dancefloors including Boomtown, Something Different, Landed, Maui Waui, Existance and Goa Cream. Das Ook Bringer of Banging, bouncing filthy dark tech, electronic, trance inspired music for the dark-souled dance floor population. Has been found behind the decks over the past 17 years here: Intern of Dropzone, Reading. Creator & Resident of Electrocute, Reading. Current Resident of Dark Asylum Radio with his All Ooked Up Episodes. Guested at: Infest: 2014, 2016 & 2023. ElectriXmas, Malmo. Slimelight, London. Cosmic Hard Dance & regular on GRR Radio during Covid Lockdown. Simon Briggs & Crispygoth DJ Simon Briggs: Founder: Strange Crewe, Exit:North & resident DJ Exit the Grey(London) * Ex-Resident DJ at the world famous Slimelight(London) * Founder of the infamous Deadstars(Bradford,UK) * Ex-resident DJ BEATNATION(Ghent,BE) * Blitzark(Brussels,BE) Also guest Dj at Resistanz 2023, Infest festival & clubs from Düsseldorf, NY to Tokyo DJ Crispygoth: Sheffield-based DJ Crispygoth has been making boots stomp on the dancefloor since 2002. In his hometown, Crispy has previously held residencies at club nights Batfink, Collision, and MODE @ Corporation, as well as making regular appearances at RevolutioN and Resistanz festival. He has also clocked up countless miles with guest appearances all over the UK (Manchester, Leeds, Reading, Cheltenham, Birmingham, Edinburgh). Crispy has a wide knowledge of a variety of electronic music styles, blending together sets featuring all kinds of synthpop, futurepop, industrial, trance and more. Get ready to dance until you drop! Sunday INTSEC Elektro Vox's Sunday MUST WATCH artist recommendation! (2 of 2) Based in Leeds, UK - where there is a well established history with dark and aggressive electronic music - INTSEC is one of many carrying the torch for the next generation. Influenced by early Industrial pioneers and modern electronic dance music, INTSEC takes inspiration from everything between Einsturzende Neubauten and Throbbing Gristle, to modern German Techno and Dutch Hardcore. Starting out as a project adhering to the lo-fi traditions of Industrial music, INTSEC’s early work was restricted to as few layered tracks as possible. Creating a dark simplicity in what sounds like they were recorded on a 4-track cassette recorder. Although still trying to keep his music as minimalist as possible, preferring psychoacoustics through layers of sound rather than melody, his music has evolved over time to become the aggressive wall-of-sound dance-floor fillers they are today. INTSEC has released 5 albums to date with the latest being ELECTRONIC DEATH MUSIC, released on 18th August 2023. INTSEC blew the floor off at Infest'23 with his killer industrial techno, Don't miss it! Grabyourface Elektro Vox's Sunday MUST WATCH artist recommendation! (1 of 2) This Bio was actually written by myself for GYF - Elektro Vox grabyourface has won the hearts of the UK Goth Industrial scene these past couple of years after their two performances at Infest 2022 - their own set as well as joining Caustic for 'Not Your Body!' - an incredible piece aimed at the horrific abortion law changes in the USA. This new found success and fanbase helped grabyourface find an incredibly welcoming response at whatever festival they have since played at. Most recently including Terminus in Canada, Subkultfestivalen in Sweden, and of course Marie’s surprise appearance (even to the organiser) with MORIS BLAK at Resistanz 2023! Marie's range of style brings something to the table for everyone. Starting off in the deepest sways of depression and emotion, and steadily releasing heavier, dancier, more cathartic rage filled floor stompers and techno rave tunes between the sorrowful tracks - non-binary icon Marie is someone we can all relate to. Depression, grief, self doubt, and rage at the way the world is turning, rage at the banks, the politicians, the misogynists and the right wing. Marie brings forth a war cry that transcends gender and genre. When grabyourface plays in nightclubs across the scene, it hits HARD! Their most recent anti-capitalist double single release Haine X Guillotine is a great mix of all the best components of electronic music and angst, ranking top in dark techno, dark wave, dark electro, and industrial on bandcamp at its release. grabyourface, it's like the feeling of a lightning storm getting closer and closer. We all stand, breaths held in anticipation of the one bolt of lightning that will strike close enough to home to jolt us - making us realise that the storm is here, and there's no hiding from it now... grabyourface is coming to Resistanz 2024. ... Are you ready? If that doesn't sum up just how much I am looking forward to seeing GYF play again, then I don't know what will! for all the emptiness for all the emptiness is a Canadian darkwave/futurepop band, which celebrates kindness and freedom. Behind the scenes, the music is created by Jonathan Kaplan and Sebastian Komor. Leevil Leevil has been terrorising underground stages in his own very unique way since 2002, playing hundreds of shows, as well as promoting his own nights in and around his native London. With a sound that incorporates synths, samplers and a looper, he doth vomit forth a mashup of electro punk, metal, hip hop, industrial, jungle, improv, folk tales, and whatever else isn’t nailed down. Over the course of three diverse albums, the list of special guests he’s worked with really is quite an impressive mix - from regular collaborator and true punk deity Mike Watt (minutemen/Stooges), to horror movie legend John Amplas (George Romero’s Martin, Creepshow, Day of the Dead), to Jeff Simmons (Mothers Of Invention), to Otto Von Schirach, as well as many, many others. ‘Masked up techno psycho with scant regard for ballads or haircuts. Oompah fans should avoid. Firm handshake.’ - Jon from Petrol Bastard Simon Carter & Fabsi Elektro Vox's OVERALL MUST WATCH artist recommendation! “Simon Carter & Fabsi will beguile you as they traverse and incorporate so many styles of dance music. Techno, Industrial, Rhythmic Noise and Trance, whilst the vocals of Fabsi entrance you. This is one magical elixir that one must imbibe to get the full heady and intoxicating taste.” - Onyx Music, Brisbane 2022 Formed during Covid as one of Simon's side-projects to help pass the time and for a "bit of a laugh", the interest and support the project received was so overwhelming it convinced both artists to continue the collaboration in a more serious capacity. After the debut success of the light-hearted "Beautiful Destruction" EP the UK/German duo released their first full-length "The Bitches Potion" which was quickly followed up by the "Witch But Not Famous" EP and more recently the second full-length "Hex, Herbs 'N' Techno". All of their releases to date have been positively received by both fans and critics alike. As for the duos witch-tastic live shows... "The whole show from start to finish was one of the best Industrial Techno sets I’ve ever heard. Giving me the brain tingles and causing me to dance almost non-stop from the start, there are precious few bands who can ever say that they have had that effect on me!" - Elektro Vox, London 2023 (Nice to see my words are in their bio!) And those words describe EXACTLY why it it that this duo is my no.1 must see act for all of you! Ultra Sunn The EBM/Coldwave sensation ULTRA SUNN is here! ULTRA SUNN is a contemporary EBM/Coldwave band from Brussels Belgium. Since 2020 with the release of their hit "Keep Your Eyes Peeled," the duo gained widespread recognition, performing concerts all around the world, from Brussels to Calgary, Sao Paulo, Mexico, Berlin, London, and more. ULTRA SUNN expresses a desire for modernity through its themes, sounds and collaborations (Kontravoid, Kris Baha, Curses, Sarin,...) while being the heirs of classical EBM and Belgian electronic music. ULTRA SUNN quickly saw itself playing alongside Front 242, Nitzer Ebb, DAF or A Split Second. Sam's deep and dark voice unfolds over Gaelle’s carefully tailored setup of analog synthesizers and industrial drum machines. The couple is haunted by a Coldwave, New Beat and modern EBM energy. Active in classical arts and fashion shows, these inspirations are reflected in their work. Witnesses of their time, the band creates dancing and luminous hymns about self improvement, gender equality, fight against anxiety and against obscurantism always with an inclusive, powerful and positive spirit. Sam and Gaelle are known for their commitment to fighting discrimination and fighting for a more philanthropic and inclusive future. In 2023, ULTRA SUNN signed a worldwide, multi-album deal with Canadian-based label Artoffact Records and announced their first full LP and USA/North America tour for spring 2024. Frozen Plasma Frozen Plasma was formed in 2005 by Vasi Vallis and Felix Marc, praising the natural progression from Vasi's former band Namnambulu. Frozen Plasma stands for melancholic and glorifying synthpop with the longing for large audiences and festivals as well as dancefloor filling parties in the clubs around the globe. Many of you will recognise Vasi from Future Lied to us and of course - Reaper! Altern8 “Altern 8 occupy a unique position in dance music history…” Moby, Los Angeles, 2016 It all started back in 1988, when Mark Archer cut his teeth with Rhythm Mode D then moving on to form Bizarre Inc. in 1989 Although, he didn’t stick around long with the band, Archer received massive critical acclaim – and a few chart placings – for his second project, Nexus 21. It was while Nexus 21 were dabbling with some of the harder Belgian sounds around at the time, that Network Records owner Neil Rushton suggested the formation of a second act, so that some of this hardcore dance could be unleashed… Altern 8 were born! Altern 8 were a joyous mix of some rather eclectic influences. It sounded so simple and fun and yet the music was deceptively complex. Altern 8 went interstellar with a bunch of hit singles and the album Full-On Mask Hysteria, which hit number 10 in the charts. For a while the unlikely lads from Stafford were jetting around the globe with the likes of Moby, as Altern 8 captured the imaginations of ravers everywhere. Eventually, the house lights came up on Altern 8 and Archer and Peat went their separate ways. Archer then emerged from the hardcore scene with Slo Moshun, an act he formed with Danny Taurus. Bells of New York became compilation mainstays and Archer’s prowess at the production desk once again came to the fore with this more refined take on electronic music. Archer then followed up Slo Moshun with solo projects Trackman, Xen Mantra and DJ Nex, which rooted our man right back to the underground that he loved so much, as he started to ply his trade as a DJ; something he started to enjoy just as much as making music. The man has been busy ever since. The past 34 years has seen Archer firmly established as a UK dance music legend. His book The Man Behind The Mask was released in 2016 with a host of famous contributors including Moby, the man Archer toured Brazil with back in the day. The book was a chance for Archer to let that famous dust mask drop, thus revealing the man beneath. The book was warmly received, described by one reviewer as one of the best autobiographies he’d read that year. Bizarre Inc., Nexus 21, Altern 8, Trackman, Slo Moshun, Xen Mantra, DJ Nex, MASC… Mark Archer has been making and spinning, the finest dance music for an incredible 34 years. Now, that is something to CELEBR8! Resistanz is very proud to welcome legends of UK rave scene on to our stage in March 2024. "Watch yer bass-bins i'm tellin' ya" Duracell Bunny Duracell Bunny is a Manchester (UK) based EBM and hard dance DJ. For over 15 years she’s been filling dancefloors at clubs all over the UK and pushing the boundaries to get people to question their musical tastes. She's part of the team that runs Sentinel, half of Chaos Emergency Doof Broadcast Network, a resident for Beat:Cancer and has played the big UK festivals with sets at both Infest and Resistanz. 2024 starts off with a bang with her supporting Covenant at Unterwasser in Holland, before getting back on the decks at Resistanz to get you all dancing again! Biomechanimal X Mechanical Vein The first of many of this weeks after party DJ announcements! HYBRID BLAK PRESENTS: Biomechanimal B2B Mechanical Vein (DJ Set) “I always like to give some love to Biomechanimal, Mechanical Vein, and the fine bass fusion artists at Hybrid Blak. They are some of the most forward thinking producers in blending the realms of EDM, metal, and industrial music.” ~ MORIS BLAK Now hitting the Resistanz main stage, genre fusion label HYBRID BLAK returns to Sheffield with another monstrous B2B DJ set. Formed in 2020 by Keith Kamholz & Matthew L. Simpson, the label has had one mission: By Artists, For Artists. Celebrating cutting edge dark electronic music in all its many, many forms, HYBRID BLAK has dropped release after release, featuring remixes from DnB legends Sinister Souls & Zardonic, industrial titans Grendel & C-Lekktor, and dark electronic geniuses INHUMAN & ALVABEAT. Expect exclusive remixes, mashups, unreleased VIPs, and plenty more. Blurred Girl & Victoria Fenbane Stage 2 Blurred Girl, having previously performed at Resistanz 2022 with 'Promenade Cinema', returns in 2024 to DJ. Drawing inspiration from her acclaimed >FREQUENCY synth clubnight, established in 2013, the set promises a sophisticated blend of modern synthpop, synthwave, and darkwave. Victoria is a goth, EBM, industrial and darkwave DJ with over 20 years of experience. Past residencies include Nightmare (Nottingham) and Slimelight (London). Highlights of her numerous guest bookings include Infest Festival (UK), Club 666 (Vienna), Dark Infection (Munich), Death Guild (San Francisco), The Black Rose Ball (York), Intrusion (Oxford) and many more! In 2017 she founded ‘Exit the Grey’ a London based club night which focuses on the best in new and classic EBM, dark-electro and synthpop. There you have it! Be sure to bookmark this page for easy set time referencing and to get that playlist stomping. As always, expect many Elektro Vox video interviews with a lot of the acts after the event too, as well as a review and hopefully lots of great pictures too. Thank you! 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. You can also list your band or business on our Alternative Directory! Thank you! Check out the alternative directory for E-stores, online Goth goods, and new bands to discover. Get yourself listed with us! Thank you for viewing and please feel free to share on social media and like us on Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook @ElektroVox

An irresistible delight to sink the teeth in to. Massacre Blood Club is an elegant concept story album which has some big names in the dark electronic scene infusing the album with multiple genre explorations; All of which gravitating around the most enjoyable type of night clubs.. Vampyric ones Massacre Blood Club releases 15/3/24 Massacre Blood Club was written in a very meticulous way, paying close attention to its modern production, composition and listenability. A fierce-foul bass assault of high and powerful energy combining Draven’s dark horror elements and fusing it with modern EDM to create a groovy & headbanging record. Influenced by the “The Collection” movie and its soundtrack the record is a nightmare to be reckoned with. All tracks are made in such a way to represent another genre. STOP A MOMENT! Please consider donating or fundraising for Beyond Reflections who supply an essential service to so many. www.beyond-reflections.org.uk @BeyondReflectUK Their support really does save lives! --- We also support our good friends at Beat:Cancer, you can click the logo to donate and also keep up to date with their awesome music events on the B:C website! Review 'Seductive Meat Grinder' starts us off and I would be ignorant to not mention the introduction scene to Blade.. We all know it, we all love it, this album starts us off in that same way but for a modern and far more experienced crowd of listeners. The witness report at the top of the article sets that scene well enough but instead of the 90's filth club vibe, we're in to the ever popular cyberpunk - now infused with 'the dance macabre'. 'Encryption' brings a more in your face sense of urgency and importance the like of which the 28 days later soundtrack did well, or the likes of the emotional plucking talents of Faithless. The track really reminds me of a 90's slow and dark dance tune all of us would know - the name of which completely escapes my mind. 'Stained On The Mainframe' also fits this description nicely too but with a great use of piano and strings to add extra emphasis and power to the somewhat dubstep style techno. The slower sections add in that creeping horror feel making for a brilliant piece of cinematic atmospheric. With 'In The Taste Of Blood' we have the dark dance in full swing for a mindless bit of body swinging action followed by 'Not Your Kind' which is the only track to have singing included against a more retrowave-rock sort of vibe adding a great midway point to the album. "OFF COOOOURSE IT'S TEKNOVORE!" I said out loud to my partner as I closed a few research Tabs on Draven to see which song this was as I first listened to it.. My lips pursed in a solid 'Ooof'. The reason? Well at 1 minute in you have some very tasty industrial pulsing 'wub wubs' for lack of a better word. The type of track that would go down amazingly at a rave. I do secretly hope someone remixes it to have the BPM just a little faster. An amazing track and probably my favourite on the album don't get me wrong, but I'm greedy for the speedy rave tunes! (If you've not checked Teknovore out yet, WHY NOT? shame on you! Do so immediately.. after reading all of this of course. :) ) 'Redrum 8' and 'Through The Cerebral Cortex' bring us back to the more techno industrial bass. The latter having one of the most enjoyable vocals samples I've ever heard at 2:24 about the effect of music and the human mind. I must ask Draven if he or the ever incredible We Are Magonia chose it.. 'D3ATH' choirs in an ominous start which breaks down in to some sick break beat industrial dubstep, the likes of which Biomechanimal have been known to wield. This is a modern soundtrack to angels fighting demons and bodies dropping all around. A fierce track with powerful - story rich atmosphere. 'Blasphemy' does quite similar to 'D3ATH' but with a bit more breakbeat and remixing of choral vocals. 'In The Taste Of Blood'.. Everything Zardonic does is brilliant but this.. This blows my f**ing mind! Super speedy drum and bass... when I said I was greedy for speedy rave tunes earlier, Zardonic seems to have said 'oh really?' and turned those bpm's up to inhuman levels. Last, as a bonus is '777', a previous release with the description: "He did this to me..." 777 is the drug popularly known as "Amphetamine". An EBM infused Techno track to get you moving even on the most violent club nights! This one (as well at 'Through The Cerebral Cortex') was already a regular play in my driving playlist so it's great to see it included as well. It gives a feeling of streets of rage meets castlevania but in the present day. Draven really has got this dark dance club style down to a truly satisfying T. (Want to know / hear more? Some of these tracks are already on Draven's bandcamp with deeper song descriptions.) Tracklist Seductive Meat Grinder (feat. Sebastian Komor) Encryption (feat. Tim N) Stained On The Mainframe In The Taste Of Blood (feat. CONNÖR) Not Your Kind (feat. The Static Architect) X-Stacy (feat. Teknovore) Redrum 8 Through The Cerebral Cortex (feat. We Are Magonia) D3ATH Blasphemy (feat. We Are Magonia) In The Taste Of Blood feat. CONNÖR (Zardonic & Jhofre Remix) BONUS: 777 Conclusion Massacre Blood Club chills to the bone with vampyric atmospheric elegance and dance entrancing rhythms. Seductive and elegant, this is rave worthy for those with discerning, darker tastes. Yes there is already plenty of this style of music to be found if you look - especially if you listen to the 'Aim To The Head' mixes on YouTube but Draven brings something.. 'top shelf' to the genre. His ability to display this many different cocktails and variations of musical theme from a focussed selection proves that he is truly a talent to be reckoned with. Also check out this previous B-Movie sounding banger by Draven: Thank you 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. You can also list your band or business on our Alternative Directory! Thank you! Check out the alternative directory for E-stores, online Goth goods, and new bands to discover. Get yourself listed with us! Thank you for viewing and please feel free to share on social media and like us on Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook @ElektroVox

Welcome back to 'On our Sensors!' Presenting you with new releases in February and a few before that, as well as great tracks or albums that are new to me that I have been enjoying, whether older or new - found in the 'Discoveries' section. (The discovery section in this one will be larger than usual as it's three months worth of discoveries rather than one and therefore I wont have time to write individually on each inclusion again.) Finishing off with my personal top 3 tracks I've been listening to in the last month. Also worth remembering is that I don't just cover the electronic alternative scene exclusively, but Nordic and tribal folk music on occasion too as these two genres and music tastes are so strongly intertwined in our scene. So you'll find a few such releases included below. Some releases may not be included that you'd expect either because I plan on doing a full article for them in the near future or I may have already covered them! (Possibly for other reasons, it is difficult to research EVERY band so if you feel a band should not have been included for any reason please feel free to inbox the Elektro Vox page on Facebook.) Have a scroll through the Reviews, News, and Interviews section of my site HERE to find out. I must also stress, these are not reviews! If someone just copies and pastes your info and puts it on their site, don't devalue yourself by calling that a review! This is just an... Infomercial :) Enjoy! Recent releases Albums: BACKBONE - Bestial Mouths Industrial / Darkwave / EB /Synthpop Cyberaktif - eNdgame Industrial / EBM / Electro Dan Narkosis Industrial / Dark Trance Abject Terror is my personal tribute to one of my favourite sci-fi horror films, the cult classic Event Horizon. It's dark, foreboding, psychological, traumatic imagery and depictions of torment, it stands as one of my all-time must watch films for anyone into horror. As such, my mind has brought forth it's own darkness, and forged a musical soundscape that offers the listener a brutal experience. For best results, wear headphones, and set your media player to cross-fade by 1 second. Dav Dralleon - Street Krvzader Darksynth / Cyberpunk / Metalsynth Dav always makes incredible concept albums aNd this time the KING of BPM blasting synths is back with another great addition isnpired by 'Streets Of Rage' including the track 'Vertikall Daemon' with MORIS BLAK! Once a peaceful and vibrant city, ABADDON has become the haven of cyber mental terror under the control of a powerful megacorporation known as VALHALLA and its artificial intelligence, DEATHBRINGER. The streets have turned into battlegrounds where injustice knows no bounds, leaving the most vulnerable ones to the mercy of VERTIKALL DAEMON, one of the city's most dangerous gangs. Despite this devastating chaos, several factions of rebels, gangs, and scientists rise against this domination. In the heart of urban confrontations, groups like STREET KRVZADER, VULKAN FORCE, and METAL WARRIORS join forces to create ZANTETSUKEN, a powerful cyborg samurai destined to challenge DEATHBRINGER. Who will survive this war? Will humanity survive the machine uprising and accept that AI rules over our civilisation ? d.o.G - Ghostly Haze Electronica / Dark electro Jazmin Bean - traumatic Livelihood Hyperpop / Pop-metal /grunge / Trap Metal Korine - Tear Remixes Darkwave / Indie pop / Post-punk / Synthpop NINA & Ricky Wilde - Remixed Hearts Darksynth / Dreampop / Retrowave / Dreamwave Twin Tribes - Pendulum Coldwave / Darkwave / New wave / Post-punk January 2024 STOP A MOMENT! Please consider donating or fundraising for Beyond Reflections who supply an essential service to so many. www.beyond-reflections.org.uk @BeyondReflectUK Their support really does save lives! --- We also support our good friends at Beat:Cancer, you can click the logo to donate and also keep up to date with their awesome music events on the B:C website! Singles and EPs: Aesthetic Perfection - TOXIC (Deadbeat Remix) Industrial Pop / Electronic / Industrial Agnis - Antipriest Dark electro / Witchpop / Industrial ALEX - BVRN Genre bending dark electro / Experimental retrowave Bjorth & Munknorr Nordic Folk / Dark folk BLACKBOOK: Echoes And Shadows Synthpop Switzerland’s most mysterious synthpop duo, BLACKBOOK, is back with an unforgettable new anthem! "Echoes And Shadows" invites you to embark on a journey where memories spring to life, and the past weaves an enigmatic spell. With a powerful beat and captivating melodies, this remarkable song will transport you to a realm where nostalgia and curiosity collide. It's a musical journey that takes you deeper into the shadows of your own experiences, leaving you yearning for more. Join BLACKBOOK on this intriguing expedition through the corridors of time, where echoes of the past dance alongside mysterious shadows. Get ready to be hooked from the very first note! Call Me Sleeper - Perpetua Industrial bass / Midtempo Fred H, 'aka' 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐌𝐞 𝐒𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐫. A genre-bending producer with a knack for heavy dissonant tones. "We don't have to be pioneers, we just need to be varied enough to scratch different itches." -Fred H Caravel & K​ø​zl​ø​v - Adrenaline Assault Industrial Techno Clepsydra - Resin Techno / Hardwave / Witchouse / Electro chillout Combichrist - Planet Doom Industrial / EBM / Aggrotech Danheim - V​í​gspá Nordic folk Faderhead - The Hell We Need Futurepop / Dark pop / Industrial HEALTH - Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away) Electronic / Industrial / Electro Chillout Helix - Unimaginable Place Darkpop / Dream pop / Synthpop /Trip hop / Electro This is a fantastic listen and if you only listen to one EP on this list, let it be this one! A collaboration between musician Tom Shear (Assemblage 23) & vocalist Mari Kattman (Day Twelve, Mari & The Ghost), Helix is a genre-defying sonic tapestry of electronics, organic elements & haunting vocal harmonies. Trip-hop, dub, dream pop, synth-pop, & lofi combine into a mélange of seductive beats, found sounds, eerie textures, & distant melodies. Sonic cinema for sleepwalkers & insomniacs. Kveld - Heltegrav Nordic folk There's never too much information on Kveld - hailing from Norway, but their Nordic folk music always seems to hit the right spots should the mood take you. Luca Agnelli - Let's Go Crazy Heavy Techno / Industrial Techno Melt Motif - I Wanna Be Your Dog Darkwave / Indie electronic / Alt rock / industrial After two albums and subsequent remix albums in two years, the time has come for Melt Motif to follow Sid Vicious and Sonic Youth: Interpret 'I Wanna Be Your Dog'. This is, however, no blueprint of the three-chord debut of The Stooges, but an approach dipped in Melt Motif's industrial darkness. OFFL1NX - NOT GONNA GET US Electronic / Witchhouse I couldn't really find any info on this artist but a good rework of the classic Tatu track that was worth adding in. Processor - Odd Rebels Cyberpunk / Retrowave Rabbit Junk Industrial Metal / Cyberpunk / Neon Metal Our first release of 2024! It's an avalanche of film score, drum&bass, and industrial metal. We hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we did making it. This is our second contribution to the original soundtrack for the comic book series Clowns vs Nazis. In this scene, the character Viridis unleashes total unrelenting destruction upon a legion of racist goons to the cathartic delight of the reader. For more on the series, see below: cwsbookstore.com/categories/uncategorized/clownsvsnazis/ Clowns VS Nazis is the love child of Inglorious Bastards, Mad Max Fury Road and an R rated version of the Power Rangers that also includes a badass customized soundtrack to jam out to while reading. All issues feature a 17 song, fully licensed Original SoundTrack from the likes of Venjent, Rabbit Junk, Sebastian Komor, Death Blooms, Zardonic (coming in a future issue) and many more, (17 songs at the time of this writing with more on the way for future issues)! Just scan the QR code in the back of the issue to access the full OST. Many of the characters are historically accurate, and the script includes many of the lesser known atrocities that the Third Reich carried out during the war. The end product will span over 200 pages in film script format, with over 40 songs being designed specifically for the characters and story being told, all of which will be free to anyone that purchases just one single issue. Lyrics: My eyes turn black! I AM the murder! Scenius - I Want More Darkwave / Electropop / Post-Punk / Synthpop Simon Carter (Feat. Fredrik Keith Croona) Industrial / Dark electro / Future pop A more industrial pop track from Simon featuring Fredrik who some of you may know form the first four Menschdefekt albums (some of my favourite industrial of all time) and the band Against I. Simon Carter - Invasion Techno / Industrial / electronic The track 'Dimensions in space' is just Wow, *chef's kiss* This sci-fi inspired EP is a complete Invasion of your mind and will also surely cause an invasion on the dancefloor... S Y Z Y G Y X - Your Sex Is An Accelerant Dark Electro The Bass Gang - If I Had A Heart Nordic folk A cover of the main title theme form the show 'Vikings' but done in a somewhat more traditional folk manor in terms of the female vocals from Ekaterina and the sparse instrumentation. Tonebox & Lazerpunk - Insider Threat Cyberpunk / Midtempo / Synthwave It's been a long time since I wanted to work on something with Tonebox. His song Celestial Breakdown is one of my old-time favorites that I played in almost all of my DJ sets. Finally our collab track Insider Threat is out on all platforms. A slow and heavy midtempo/cyberpunk banger with some heavy synth elements. Enjoy! Song is downloadable as "pay-what-you-want" and free to use for creators. You can use it for your youtube videos, tiktoks, instagram reels, facebook videos, stream it on twitch, anything. If you use it somewhere, send me a message and show me what you did with it. Help this song blow up on Spotify! Listen to it there too, save it, add it to your playlists! Spotify link: open.spotify.com/track/118WMwIAf8d3rg4q6n727t?si=a733ce7694a947c6 Links to Lazerpunk: linktr.ee/lazerpunk Links to Tonebox: push.fm/fl/toneboxmusic Truly Significant - Within Reach Industrial bass / Dark electronic YONAKA - PREDATOR Electro / Hyperpop / Alternative Metal January 2024 Discoveries Albums: Aleah - Aleah Dream pop / Gothic July 2020 There is almost no info available on Aleah Stanbridge but this is a wonderfully peaceful and melodic drift through space and Gothic time, especially the track 'My Will'. Amulet - Perfect Fusion Industrial / Dark rock / Dark electro October 2022 Perfect Fusion is a seven-track remix release from Amulet’s full length 2021 album House of Black + White with electronic revisioning from Stabbing Westward, Grendel, Stoneburner, The Joy Thieves, 11Grams, Red This Ever, and unitcode:machine. Through the miracle of modern alchemy, Amulet and their cohort of mad scientists have created what mankind has been reaching for: a perfect fusion of AI and human. Starting with a base of organic analog musical substance provided by the humans of Amulet, the panel of geniuses in artificial intelligence have used the power of the electric binary to exalt the best of both worlds into this creative cocktail of computer science. Driving beats for the dance floor fused with powerful sirenic vocals to electrify your darkened soul, Perfect Fusion is a remix album that will go down both in the history books and at the club. Artesia - Hilvern Darkwave / Gothic / Folk August 2017 Biomekkanik - Violently Beautiful Coldwave / synthpop / industrial 2014 Another band with very little info to include but check out the track 'Kamikaze Playboy' and 'Melancholy Friend' for some great upbeat synthpop. Neon Odin - Allfather Synthwave / Norse electronic / Norsewave / Retro wave December 2023 Principe Valiente - Oceans New wave / Post-punk / Shoegaze / Darkwave May 2017 After an outstanding self-titled debut album in 2011 and the breathtaking "Choirs Of Blessed Youth" in 2014, the Swedish post punk / shoegaze band lead by Fernando Honorato, true to their vision, continues to carve out its own unique musical path. Drawing inspiration from ambient experimentalists like Cocteau Twins, 80's sci-fi soundtracks as well as exuberant vocalists like Bowie and Kate Bush, PRINCIPE VALIENTE ventured deeper into the sonic landscapes of their minds. The intensity of the atmospheric sound and the interplay of melodic guitar strings, the dark drifting drums, rhythmic bass lines and above all the warm, emotional voice of the singer, have remained. The listener is captured in a mixture of longing and loneliness, which is fluently and hypnotically directed. Calm pieces alternate with energetic compositions, such as the recently released single "Strangers In The Night", and give the album a strong note of ambivalence. With their third work "Oceans", the band has created another alluring world with "human, all too human" lyrics and phantasmagorical soundscapes. Cool, yet impassioned and loaded with sweet anxiety, PRINCIPE VALIENTE have managed to make an irresistibly beautiful and intense continuation of what was started in the previous two albums. "Oceans" was partly recorded by the producer Martin Ehrencrona (Les Big Byrd), and partly in various basements and art school lobbies around their hometown Stockholm, Sweden. The combination of innovative and inspired material makes for an invigorating listen as it is difficult to pinpoint in regard to genre. "Oceans" will be released on May 12th, 2017 on CD and as a download by afmusic, and as a limited Vinyl edition by Manic Depression Records. Pure Obsessions & Red Nights - Heirs of the Red Nights Coldwave / Darkwave / Industrial rock /Post-punk May 2023 Raizer - Resurrection Electronic / Rock / Drum & Bass September 2021 Raizer’s second full-length album masterfully blends influences from modern rock, metal, and drum and bass for a sound that is unmistakably their own. This high-octane recording includes all of the band’s recent hit singles, including "Phoenix," "Explode," and "Free," along with new, never-before-heard creations. Resurrection is out now on all platforms from independent electronic rock label FiXT Radium. Rúnfell - Vangheimr Nordic folk April 2018 Vinnie Camilleri Nordic folk / Norse electro August 2021 2 Forks - Quanticode Industrial rock / Electronic October 2023 Daniel C - the drummer for The Wake steps out with a side project. The pandemic: The Wake’s scheduled European tourdates were being cancelled or postponed, leaving Daniel with time on his hands, and lots of it, for the first time in decades. Needing an outlet, he reached out to his childhood friend and former collaborator Gil Singer, and between them they conceptualised the new project. Daniel was to step out from behind the drumkit into the role of frontman: to write songs, play other instruments, sing, and lead the project. Certain limitations and challenges were also decided on, i.e., that Daniel would not play acoustic drums or anything too familiar and easy, forcing him out of his comfort zone. In the process, he adopted the persona of ‘Danny 2 Forks’ to assume these new roles for the project. Gil Singer, who also resides in their local Compound Studio, was to meanwhile act as principal engineer, and co-conspirator with writing and programming, while also adding some guitar and bass. Once Daniel and Gil had written and recorded 11 tracks, their old friend Mark Gamiere was enlisted for additional guitars, completing the circle. In all, the new album was created in under a year. ‘Take It’ by 2 Forks is the first of several video-singles from their forthcoming debut album, ‘Quanticode’. Singles and EPs: ALT BLK ERA - I'm Normally Like This Electronic / Dark rap / Alternative Metal February 2023 Amira Elfeky - Tonight (Demo) Goth rock / Alternative Rock July 2023 For someone with over 600k monthly followers, again another artist with very little info available. This is a deep emotional chiller. Aram Zero - Cyber Ronin Japanese traditional / Dubstep / Electronic / Industrial October 2022 This is an incredible infusion of all thing Japanese traditional with metal, cyberpunk, Dubstep, and industrial. A rave worth blast this one! 二口魔菜 Futakuchi Mana - YOUR NEW MORNING ALARM jrock / jmetal / Hypernoise April 2021 Give My Remains to Broadway - Beyond the Gates of Xouztoth Coldwave / Darkwave / Shoegaze / Post-punk January 2022 Hoshikuma Minami - Shinra Dark Pop Hyperpop / Darkpop / Hyper noise August 2023 HEAD SPLITTER - Cyberpunk 2077 Fan made Soundtrack Cyberpunk / Dubstep / Dark electro April 2019 House Of Serpents - Ritual (Feat. Battlejuice) Synthwave / Goth rock / Electronic August 2023 This is one for those who love super upbeat 80's Synthwave that has a harder, feistier, and more dance heavy kick! Jordan Fiction - Gallowdance Darkwave / Trad Goth /Dark electro July 2023 Lights of Euphoria - Man And Machine Futurepop / Synthpop / EBM June 2022 Melissa VanFleet - Ode To The Dark Gothic Metal / Alternative Metal October 2018 Probably my favourite discovery I have included in these articles so far, Melissa's voice and style is quite similar to Amy Lee's from Evanescence and is utterly enthralling! OÐR - ASAR Dark techno / Nordic Techno / Dark Folk / Tribal techno November 2021 Sara Landry - Incoming Hard Techno / Acid Techno July 2021 Topographies - Not My Loneliness, But Ours Dream pop / Post-punk / Shoegaze May 2020 The EP entitled Not My Loneliness, But Ours, is a meditation on community, collectivity, and isolation recorded during the world coronavirus pandemic. The tracks were written and recorded by individual members in their San Francisco bedrooms and home studios and augmented by passing the files back and forth online before being sent to friend and collaborator Alexis Berthelot in New York for mixing and mastering. The EP then is a transcription of the collaborative process, removed from the communal spaces of the rehearsal room and the stage, the locations where the band usually works out new ideas and songs. Still, the four songs express a longing for the presence of others in a world that has become increasingly remote, both before and as a result of the pandemic. The lyrics posit that the organizing element of being human is an innate aloneness. Paradoxically, this collective loneliness unites us, gives meaning to art, and offers us a chance at connections with not only those who we live with or around but the panoply of human existence; the living and the dead. The mood of the songs is one of melancholy hope and faith in a world that can seem at times permeated with an ever-deepening darkness. The band hopes that these songs can act as small wayposts within this “land of shadows”, as Tolhurst intones in the dreamy ballad “In Your Hands”, somewhere to rest, take stock, and move forward with others and within oneself. Weird Wolves - Overdrive Electro rock / Electro-Goth / Dark electro December 2021 Top 3 tracks this month Honestly 2 and 3 are thanks to my partner discovering them, not the usual industrial tracks you'd expect for my top 3 of the moment but all great tracks! Melissa VanFleet - Ode To The Dark From the EP Ode To The Dark Gothic metal / Alternative metal October 2018 I put this EP in the discoveries section and all of it is perfect, this track in particular has been round and round my playlist all month and I'll let the lyrics do the rest of the talking here: I let myself go, drowned in the dark It opened my eyes and blackened my heart An ocean of evil poured over me A life of deception, I'm finally free I hear you, I hear you calling I'm listening, I'm following Sing me a requiem as I lay me down forevermore I pray my soul to find paradise it never felt before Forevermore I walked through life as a hollow shell Searching for purpose inside my hell So I made a promise for eternity And await the fate lying beyond this sleep I hear you, I hear you calling I'm listening, I'm falling Sing me a requiem as I lay me down forevermore I pray my soul to find paradise it never felt before Forevermore A covenant lead to everlasting rest But who will I be if I'm awakened again For, forevermore, more Sing, sing me a requiem As I lay me down forevermore I pray, I pray my soul is taken tonight And I find paradise, paradise Forevermore, forevermore Forevermore, forevermore Forevermore FKA Rayne - Woof Nu-metal / Industrial / Hypernoise / Alt-Rap Single from October 2023 An aggressive track of power play mentality. Fierce and empowering, it's a track that has to be heard. FKA Rayne is an alternative singer and songwriter from Surrey. Known for her unique sound that pairs elements from her prior stint as a pop musician alongside heavy, industrial and nu-metal influenced noise, FKA Rayne is creating waves in the international music scene, and becoming a sought after act. tiLLie - jeLLiefish aPocaLypsE Alt pop / Hyper pop / Alt rock Single from October 2023 Silly, fun, dance fulfilling, and filled with enough brain scratching noises to keep anyone satisfied, this is entertaining beyond words. Thank you 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. You can also list your band or business on our Alternative Directory! Thank you! Check out the alternative directory for E-stores, online Goth goods, and new bands to discover. Get yourself listed with us! Thank you for viewing and please feel free to share on social media and like us on Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook @ElektroVox

Welcome back to 'On our Sensors!' Presenting you with new releases from December and January (Maybe a couple of November ones too) Being a double month article, I won't have time to write something from me personally about every single inclusion this time round but will do so where no band blurb has been presented. Especially as my list to get through is large. I will also have to leave my new discoveries and favourites out and include them next time as having just included all of the new releases below, I then realised I had almost as many discoveries to add in.. NOPE, will have to work on that a little every day for next month. Also worth remembering is that I don't just cover the electronic alternative scene exclusively, but Nordic and tribal folk music on occasion too as these two genres and music tastes are so strongly intertwined in our scene. So you'll find a few such releases included below. Some releases may not be included that you'd expect either because I plan on doing a full article for them in the near future or I may have already covered them! (Possibly for other reasons, it is difficult to research EVERY band so if you feel a band should not have been included for any reason please feel free to inbox the Elektro Vox page on Facebook.) Have a scroll through the Reviews, News, and Interviews section of my site HERE to find out. I must also stress after reading some link shares the last few months, these are not reviews! If someone just copies and pastes your info and puts it on their site, don't devalue yourself by calling that a review! This is just an... Infomercial :) Enjoy! Special thanks to William of Moon Coil Media Recent releases Albums: Dark Machine Nation - Beyond Event Horizon This.. This is brilliant! A journey through cosmic space, a journey through the mind. Explosive rhythms and expansive ambient sounds will lift you from the earth and launch you straight into a black hole. Like many DMN productions, all rhythmic and ambient sounds are derived from industrial and construction samples, war footage, or distorted synth samples. for this album, I took it a strep further, pulling TTS readings of science articles as well as some choice words from Dr. Neil DeGrasse Tyson, and various sounds from science fiction movies. Close the airlock and strap in! Eihwar - Ragnarök Emerging from the depths of France's lush forests, EIHWAR, a mysterious Viking duo, have seized the digital realm and resonated powerfully through European venues, presenting their unique blend of 'Viking War Trance'— This musical alchemy, accompanied by an irresistibly danceable rhythm, beckons listeners into a trance of its own. The saga debuts with 'Ragnarök,' a compilation of 10 tracks that unveil the depths of EIHWAR's Viking spirit. The compositions present an extraordinary fusion of pagan war songs, resonant drumbeats, and the eloquence of woodwinds and strings. A tribal journey that captivates the senses and stirs the warrior spirit within. EISFABRIK - Götter in Weiss HORSKH - BODY Lamori - Ave Valkyria Neuroticfish - The Demystification Of The Human heart Orcus Nullify - Creatures of the Wheel Orcus Nullify is an alternative music project driven by the experiences and insights of Bruce Nullify. Bruce is a multi- instrumentalist who writes all Orcus Nullify’s music and performs vox and all strings. Ant Banister aids with drum tracking. Leonia Teaneck writes and does Lyric support. Placebo - Collapse Into Never (Live In Europe 2023) The legends and God like icons of Placebo need no introduction or info, you know who they are and how hard they kick ass. Rein - God Is A Woman Various artist - The Thirst Of The Thirsty A FILTHY and BRUTAL collaboration album of industrial and dark techno. This album is so heavy, you'll need to shower half way and at finish! 2 Forks - Quanticode 2 Forks revolves around the duo of frontman ‘Danny 2 Forks’ alias Daniel C – best-known as longtime drummer for The Wake (1989-present); alongside principal engineer, co-writer, programmer, and instrumentalist Gil Singer: a producer and beatmaker for lCleveland Compound Studio. STOP A MOMENT! Please consider donating or fundraising for Beyond Reflections who supply an essential service to so many. www.beyond-reflections.org.uk @BeyondReflectUK Their support really does save lives! --- We also support our good friends at Beat:Cancer, you can click the logo to donate and also keep up to date with their awesome music events on the B:C website! Singles and EPs: Beyond Border and j:dead Black Nail Cabaret - Autogenic From the upcoming album Chrysanthemum in March The beautiful chrysanthemum in its humble white form is also known as the cemetery flower as it is often used to adorn graves for its longevity. For BLACK NAIL CABARET, the chrysanthemum's blossom paves the way for our own deathbed portraits. We know that the grim reaper will come to us all and bring the end, which turns us into fear-filled jars. Our jar could be filled with so many other things but fear permeates all. The eponymous "Chrysanthemum" of the Hungarian pop noire duo's sixth album symbolises an uprising against that but also acceptance. Although BLACK NAIL CABARET remain true to their marked penchant for sexually explicit provocation, the primal, subconscious fear of death that triggers emotions, anxiety, and the fear of letting go is also a red thread running through the album that is metaphorically named "Chrysanthemum". The eroticism of the Hungarians has always avoided cheap clichés. Instead the duo artistically depicts their living BDSM reality, which is framed by high aesthetic standards. Musically, BLACK NAIL CABARET have brought their outstanding songwriting abilities closer to perfection. On "Chrysanthemum", the duo is seemingly effortless blending dark electronic sounds with pop noire elements. Their talent to write songs that can stand on their own and do not rely on electronic trickery has set BLACK NAIL CABARET apart from their peers. At the latest on their self-released full-length "Pseudopop" (2018), the Hungarians had successfully fused art, pop, dark harmonies, and powerful electronics. BLACK NAIL CABARET continued to hit the international scene with their fifth album "Gods Verging on Sanity" in 2020. The duo's excellent reputation rapidly spread through word of mouth even though the global pandemic enforced severe limitations upon them. Now the stars have all aligned, and BLACK NAIL CABARET are ready to take on the world with a dark soundtrack of life's glory that is symbolised by a shiny white flower of seeming innocence that at closer inspection also carries all the eternal might of death in its scent: "Chrysanthemum". Call Me Sleeper - Lost Crown (Dec) + The Machine Spirit (Jan) Delusive Relics - Fairy Ring Dimi Rich - Falltime DLV - Sinnerman EP E:Lect - Secrets E:lect is a swedish duo with members Hella and Anna. Both members have been in different musical projects since several years and finally e:lect was formed in 2016. The music can be described as a mixture of futuristic synthpop with EBM vibes. EXTIZE feat. HER OWN WORLD - Dark Knight EXTIZE have released a lot of new music recently including tracks with OMNIMAR and CIRCUIT PREACHER. EXTIZE are back and they've brought a special guest onboard - the sensational singer Yu from the band HER OWN WORLD! This duo with crystal clear female vocals and deep male vocals is explosive like a space rocket! Prepare to be transported to a world where the boundaries of reality blur and music takes flight. "Dark Knight" is a futurepop club anthem that will take you on a virtual journey like no other. With lyrics that speak to the digital age, this song is a pulsating ode to the power of connection, escape, and freedom. Join EXTIZE and HER OWN WORLD as they soar into the blue moonlight, feeling like dark knights in the sky. "Dark Knight" is not just a song; it's an experience. Let the music envelop you, and let the frequencies carry you away! Faderhead feat. Electra Black - Burn All Night Just in time for the beginning of the year - a time when most musicians are recovering from Christmas feasting and New Year's hangovers - Faderhead releases his new single "Burn All Night". This driving futurepop song is a collaboration with scene newcomer Electra Black, whose airy trance-style vocals make the track very recognizeable in an ocean of songs with low male voices.. Fleisch - Fire-Fly Funhouse - Blue Light girli - Be With Me Gothminister - We Come Alive Helisir - Jotunheimen A deeply relaxing piece that I love. i Häxa - Underworld An innovative vision that weaves together genre-defiant soundscapes, longform abstract film and ancient meteorological mythologies; i Häxa is a breath-taking dissection of the world as we know it, a forceful separation of the monotony of modernity from the rites and rituals that for centuries formed the foundations for who we are, how we came to be and where we claim to belong. i Häxa begins with ‘Part 1’; a suite of four post-apocalyptic pieces steeped in alt-folk and harsh electronics brought together by a singular, 15-minute film created in collaboration with director Daniel Broadley. A nameless, wraith-like woman wakes to an ever-shifting fever dream of eerily familiar faces, nameless places and unbridled, impassioned impulse. Tense with knife-edge string drone and hushed close harmonies, opener ‘Underworld’ erupts without warning into pulsing, dubbed up electronica, pushing the project’s creative dichotomy to the fore as the film’s protagonist is accosted by a trio of masked figures who break the forest’s tranquil spell and leave our heroine forever afraid of what may lie in wait behind the treeline. The bitcrushed discord leaves as abruptly as it arrived, segueing suddenly into ‘Part 1’s second movement, ‘Inferno’; a fluttering, spoken-word piece that walks a fine line between calming and carnal. ‘Inferno’s initial intimacy quickly curdles, becoming something more akin to shame and voyeurism as the distorted dirge rises again and a final, repeated phrase of ‘What am I to do?’ bores a hole in your head. This dichotic discomfort is only sharpened by movement three, ‘Last at the Table’. At first glance a lilting, ninety-second ditty, the accompanying film sequence depicts the protagonist watching powerlessly as her likeness slow dances with a tree spirit by the warmth and safety of the fire, turning the familial comfort of the tune into a lingering question; how much do we really know about those we love? The project’s parallel interpretations crystallise on the shimmering, electro-pop epic ‘Sapling’, which sees the protagonist retrace her steps, returning to the beginning in order to be reborn, anew. Freshly adorned with verdant growth, the protagonist either succeeds the masked trio, or succumbs to them, as the lyrical refrain of “I see light, I see…” casts ripples of hope across the track. As the song fades though, euphoric, elated and spent, the film continues. The last thing we see is our protagonist, alone again and looking us directly in the eye. We are seen, we are now complicit in this story. Whilst ‘Part 1’ is composed of four distinct movements, pulling them apart into easily digestible singles will always be a futile venture. In an age of fast fun and instant gratification, the ties that bind this work together are intended to transcend track listing. With aural, visual and lyrical themes freely intertwining, i Häxa is something to be consumed whole; just as it will, in time, consume you. ‘Part 1’ is but the start of a truly ambitious, year-long multifaceted project from singer-songwriter and visual artist Rebecca Need-Menear and forward-thinking producer Peter Miles. Together, as i Häxa, Need-Menear and Miles will be using the seasonal solstices of 2024 as waypoints to unveil further collections of songs and cinematics that chart an existential journey to the very depths of what makes us human, with every impassioned pang amplified in glitched-out, technicolour glory, before ultimately pulling everything together as one awesome, unified whole. A project years in the making that draws simultaneously from rituals for old gods and the modern day deification of data, i Häxa is both heart-warming and horrifying; i Häxa is ancient history and hyper-real; i Häxa is everybody and no one at all; i Häxa is for you and for me; i Häxa is here and it is happening now. Full release February 16, 2024 Lord Of The Lost - Weapons Of Mass Seduction A cover album from one of the greatest bands on the planet right now! The very first full cover album of Germany's #1 charting LORD OF THE LOST - honouring favourites by Michael Jackson, Judas Priest, Billy Idol & more! Luca Agnelli feat Pisapia (IT) Massive In Mensch - Lonesome Lighthouse JALO - Your Deepest Regrets Dirty slapping hard techno j:dead - Roots I gave this EP the best EP of 2023 award HERE John B - The Arena Renowned Drum & Bass pioneer John B returns with 'The Arena,' an immense Rock/Metal DNB anthem celebrating the upcoming launch of (John B’s favourite game) Escape from Tarkov: “Arena”. Immersed in the hype for the much-anticipated launch of Tarkov’s new ‘competitive’ PVP game “Arena” John B’s new track takes a serious melodic metal Drum & Bass anthem direction, with a huge cinematic intro with layers of electric guitars, tribal drums, stadium cheers, and original live Vocals, written by John B and performed my Ilya Mirosh. The song drops with determined power into a solid DNB club banger but with crisp & mature production & maintaining the uplifting energy from the vocals & metal guitar riffs. John is a huge fan of the game ‘Escape From Tarkov’ and has previously recorded several tracks connected to the game, most recently ‘The Killada’ for the legendary Australian content creator Pestily – which has now had over 500K streams. The developers at BSG noticed & even awarded John the rare honour of his own ‘streamer item’ in game – the ‘John B Liquid DNB sunglasses’ which you can wear on your character in-game! Kid Kapichi - 999 From the upcoming album There Goes The Neighbourhood in March, this punk exploration of Police and government corruption is an absolute BANGER! Kveld - Blood Meadow Nordic folk and Viking war song inspired, one to get the blood rising. Also just released from Kveld are the singles 'Leader Of The Hunt' and 'Eventyr'. LUN feat ALEX - Kiss the ring 'Gothbounce' Melt Motif feat Processor ODDKO feat Processor - Censorship ODDKO Censorship concept: The essence of this song is to portray the irrational and nonsensical nature of society's approach towards censorship. Governments and individuals alike tend to censor content that does not align with their beliefs or preferences, often without any logical reasoning and they shift parameters based on their agenda. It appears to be a selective practice, driven by the desire to promote a particular ideology at a given time. The song exposes the double standard surrounding "Nud1ty" and "V10lent" content, where female "N1ppl3s" are often considered scandalous (while male "N1ppl3s" are deemed acceptable for some inexplicable reason), yet 'V10lent" content is frequently treated with leniency. Some people are even triggered by the sight of female "N1ppl3s" or a mother breastfeeding, but are unfazed by "V10lent" content. OFFL1NX - You're Not There A gothic take on liquid Drum and Bass Rotersand - 16 Devils Check out our recent video interview with Rotersand HERE Simon Carter - Astral Voyage This is Si Trance, no wait, Sy Trance, ok, ok, ok Psy Trance! Enjoy this out of body musical experience complete with it's tribal chants and pounding beats, let yourself be elevated to a higher plane of existence.... The Astral Plane. Probably should've been a Narconic release but then I wouldn't have been able to do the whole "Si, Sy" being short for Simon pun. SPANKTHENUN - The Grind The Grind is the 10th single from the upcoming new SPANKTHENUN album The Bunker Tapes Vol III - coming summer 2023. The new single The Grind features remixes and additional production from Mirland, Chris Vrenna, :waijdan:, Ged Denton and SPANKTHENUN. Depersonalization-derealization disorder occurs when you persistently or repeatedly have the feeling that you're observing yourself from outside your body or you have a sense that things around you aren't real, or both. The Grind explores themes of self-doubt, fear and isolation brought on from being trapped in your own world away from other humans. Written during the beginnings of the worldwide pandemic in 2020, this track focuses on the changes many of us went through mentally as we delt with true isolation for the first times in our lives. "Lock down in quarantine and barely alive... locked down in quarantine and buried alive." The walls in this little room I now find myself in, cutoff from the outside world, seem to get closer and closer every day. Often, I find it funny how the words "room" and "tomb" sound similar but also find horror in the fact that everyday this room feels more and more like an actual tomb... my final resting place. Teddy Killerz feat. Zardonic - Get Up! The Hunger - Vanishing Cream (Nouveau) TOAL - The New World Dive into TOAL's new world where love's tale unfolds in the ethereal waves of darkwave. In this enchanting single, love transcends time and space, weaving a vivid tale of warriors turned guardians and Elvis dancing in the skies. Join TOAL as they explore parallel worlds where conflicts dissolve, leaving room for a dreamlike existence. Let the music guide you through this alternate reality, where love's flame burns as a guiding star. Discover a boundless exploration of sound and emotion with TOAL's latest release. Voluspa - Midgardsblot Wisborg feat JE T'AIME Not much on Wisborg available but here's the amazing JE T'AIME who we had a brilliant interview with HERE Zero Corporation - London Rain Disoveries and favourites back next month! Let me know if I have missed any important releases please. Thank you 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. You can also list your band or business on our Alternative Directory! Thank you! Check out the alternative directory for E-stores, online Goth goods, and new bands to discover. Get yourself listed with us! Thank you for viewing and please feel free to share on social media and like us on Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook @ElektroVox

A little overdue but here I present to you the awards for 2023! I haven't had the chance to be half as involved in the scene as I usually am during 2023 so my knowledge of the yearly musical delights is a little lacking and I'm sure those of you reading will have other artists in mind for your own opinions of who you'd give said awards to but never mind! This is all for fun and to show some love and credit where love and credit is most certainly due. Lets begin! Dedication Awards MATT HART No matter where I went, who I was there to see, MATT HART was ever present as was his wonderful partner. Whether DJing, Performing, providing guest vocals for bands like Antibody, Teknovore, and a few others; MATT was always there selling his merch, handing out ever more impressive flyers, and solidifying his social network all whilst working around his main job. I am bloody impressed by this man and you should all be too! Vicious Precious (Pretty Addicted) If there's one person I'm even more impressed by, there can only be one that comes to mind and that is Vicious. Vish works her ass off in her main job, but she and partner Chris (On drums) have been up and down the country all year performing not one but TWO tours practically back to back all whilst releasing an album, bulking out some impressive merch, and singing so hard each performance that I would have lost my voice permanently after one song if it were me, I don't know how she sings these tracks hundreds of times and can still talk! Honestly the hardest working legend on the scene, what an absolute star Vish is. <3 Best Artist Awards MORIS BLAK Brian is an important and now irreplaceable Legend on the scene. His mashing up of styles, experimentation, collaborations, and boundary smashing performances, releases, and open mind has created huge doorways for people to follow through and keep the scene alive. Not only that but he is always vocal about standing up for what is right in the scene and more importantly, what isn't! Get a deep dose of Brian's mind in our Resistanz interview: GRABYOURFACE Winning the hearts and minds of everyone they meet or that hears their music, Marie has shot to fame as a well known and cherished member of the scene. Releasing hot as hell tracks like Haine / Guillotine and singing vocals with DADDY BEAR (Matt Finale aka Caustic), as well as joining MORIS BLAK on stage to sing out some killer tracks at Resistanz too, Marie shows no sign of going quietly in to that good night. Returning in 2024 for Resistanz and BEAT:CANCER, I for one cannot wait to have my face and ears grabbed again! Here's a wonderful hour long interview with the icon themselves: Standout Artist Awards BLACKBOOK I have not been able to stop listening to these guys since Resistanz (quoted below) and I am so excited for their new album dropping on the 9th of February. 'This was apparently only their second ever gig! I only heard of BLACKBOOK putting together the playlist before the festival and was genuinely looking forward to their sound as I love melodic bands. Every track was sung with perfect vocals, I could make out every single word even in songs I had never heard before and there was something quite magic in the way they sounded so pure but kept their faces hidden. When the song 'I Dance Alone' came on the crowd went absolutely insane with dancing but the one that stood out to me was the last.. 'My Darkest memory'. The reason being was something completely unexpected for me that weekend and the lyrics washed over me with such clarity and acceptance that it helped me process and carry on on with my weekend, so thank you BLACKBOOK for this incredibly wonderful and poignant song that I can't stop listening to! To top it all off, the crowd chanted 'one more song!' Which I don't think any other band got that weekend!' CAPITAL X These two blew the roof off of Infest and really impressed me with how delightful they were on stage and in person! 'Jewels and Ruth were the stars of the festival for many I think, myself included! Each track uniquely different from the last, this duo knows how to extract as much energy, excitement, emotion, and expression from every beat, every lyric, and every movement possible in their show. Jewel's vocals were crystal clear and spouted fire, the beats Ruth put out stole the minds of the audience. These two captivated everyone listening. There were big smiles, groups of dancing friends, and very few people stood still, they had the entire room moving from start to finish, which at Infest, is a hard thing to do. A stellar performance, a brilliant interview, and a wonderful duo to talk to off stage!' Review and Interview HERE Breakthrough Artist Awards Antibody Jan has done incredibly well, propelling himself in to not only two back to back Resistanz performances, but even going on tour with the likes of Nachtmahr now. The rise of Antibody is certainly impressive! 'Wow.. I was beyond impressed. Jan knows exactly what people want and that is to dance like animals. Each track was the modern day evolution of what made industrial dance music good ten years ago - into something super enjoyable and acceptable for everyone now, even the anti 'dance music' elitists. Every single face was smiling ear to ear, ever foot was stomping, every head was banging, and it was incredibly fun.' "Antibody - Fresh, young blood to the scene that will absolutely blow your fkn mind! Everyone should check him out!" - Kirsty Thewlis Dark Machine Nation An act that is still on everyone's lips and made a huge, huge impression. Having just put out the new 6 track release 'BEYOND EVENT HORIZON' (HERE), I'm looking forward to finding some time to review it! 'Seeing Therion Major play his first ever show outside of the USA was something I was super looking forward to but sadly the way things turned out, I didn't catch any of his performance but I have never heard so much praise for an artist after their set as Dark machine Nation received. Everyone was thoroughly impressed by his weaponised assault of power noise. As he says in our interview below.. "If you hear something in my music that sounds like explosions... It's explosions."' Dark Machine Nation - gnarly A.F and delivered a visceral and relentless aural assault on my Sunday eardrums. Absolutely captivating. - Woode Gillyan Dark Machine Nation omfg...wow...dark, evil, INCREDIBLE...still completely blown away by his set...Branded apocalyptic doom genre...bring on the end of days if he's playing! Going to be a fkn rave!! - Kirsty Thewlis Dark Machine Nation - if this is the last time we see him over here there is something horribly wrong in how people book acts, one of the best one man shows I’ve seen. Powerful, energetic, and bringing real presence to a difficult to execute trend of one person performance shows. -Rhys Hughes Dark Machine Nation - Searingly brilliant and varied take on noise. Raw, brutal and downright awesome - Hands down one of the best noise performances I've seen in a very long time. - Simon John Bowers Hope for the future Award Alterum I've included this award to put a spotlight on people who are doing wonders to keep the future of the scene alive. Alterum has created a hugely successful event called 'Mums against donk' creating a wonderful safe space for many of the younger alternative and LGBTQIA+ community to rave in peace and be themselves. Having been to two of these events it really does give me hope for the future of the evolving scene in London. Review of a night at Donk HERE Community Awards DJ Omega and Cinderlox (Jack and Eleanor) The wonderful duo. These two create brilliant and safe havens for Goths to gather with Jack known for his work as part of the Tyranny Bristol team, and Eleanor for the event KHRONOLOGY. These two pour their hearts in to everything they do to create brilliant events. They always look out for those around them and do their best to be involved wherever they can, so of course the main community award goes to these two for their commitment and dedication to our communities' fun, safety, and sense of humour! Karkasaurus A heavy year for the BEAT:CANCER duo. Their dedication to putting on or playing at shows left, right, and centre in the name of charity and prolonging life is remarkable and inspirational beyond words! The Slimelight Staff All the DJs and staff of Slimelight that have kept the night running, cemented its continuing existence, and their dedication to keeping it the pure and beautiful gem that it is does not go unnoticed. Specifically I would like to dedicate the bulk of this praise and award to Emmerick and Steve for keeping the legacy alive! Special Mention! And of course, I have to mention a HUGE thank you to the Infest crew, and to Leighton and the Resistanz crew for once again providing us with incredible festival every year STOP A MOMENT! Please consider donating or fundraising for Beyond Reflections who supply an essential service to so many. www.beyond-reflections.org.uk @BeyondReflectUK Their support really does save lives! --- We also support our good friends at Beat:Cancer, you can click the logo to donate and also keep up to date with their awesome music events on the B:C website! Best Album Awards HEALTH - RAT WARS An Honest to the void - masterpiece that pushes the boundaries and genre defining edges of all aspects of our scene and digs in to some deep core emotions. An album I have tried and failed to review several times over because I haven't been able to put together words I feel good enough to convey how absolutely brilliant this is but I'm sure I'll manage eventually! 3TEETH - EndEx This is the album that has set 3TEETH far, far apart from the rest. The brutality of sound that lies within marches lockstep with a legion of deep and intelligent lyrical offerings and themes. A personal favourite is 'Slum Planet' taking direct aim at politicians destroying the world for their own greed. That's not all though, Lex not only pulls off the anger we have come to expect but the ability to convey complex emotion in the melodic track 'Drift' and their great cover of Tears for Fear's 'Everybody Wants To Rule The World'. Revolver magazine interviewed Lex about the new album HERE Mechanical Vein - The Remixes You Can't Contain These have been releasing steadily one by one but now the full 30, yes 30! Remixes are now fully available with some HUGE names on there. What an incredible line up of talent this release holds!! Best EP Awards J:DEAD - Roots A brilliant release that has kept me singing 'Harbour' to myself countless times. One of the finest releases of the year, this smooth yet aggressive release has become a regular listen for me and the depth of meaning within suits the title perfectly. MORIS BLAK - BURIAL+VOID Although this has come out as a full album in the form of '(Final Cut)' I listened to this countless times at the original EP release and wear my 'I AM MALEVOLANT' T-Shirt proudly. Flowing in and out of intensity and a clear showing of an artist with vision far beyond the norm, this made for a beautiful release of 2023 Mari Kattman - Swallow 'An incredibly enjoyable release which is genuinely refreshing and brings a new energy and vibe to alternative electronic music. There is a pinch of everything that makes the scene great here, from the gritty and dark, the poignant and the brave, to the fun and smooth joy of dance.' Review HERE Best Single Awards GRABYOURFACE - Haine X Guillotine 'Both tracks are a great mix of all the best pieces of electronic music and angst. It is all so very atmospheric, like the feeling of a lightning storm getting closer and closer. We all stand, breaths held in anticipation of the one bolt of lightning that will strike close enough to home to jolt us - make us realise that the storm is here, and there's no hiding from it now.' Review HERE GUNSHIP - Doom Dance (Feat. Carpenter Brut & Gavin Rossdale) Part of the Unicorn album, when this smooth yet high energy dance vibe single came out.. Well.. it's pretty much been a guaranteed listen for me every day since release. It has fantastic male vocals, smooth female backups, and a vibe that feels euphoric! RED MEAT - Providence 'This two single release is spicy. Rhys' anger, passion, and love for what he makes is plastered all over this soundscape and it's one that I have heard high praise about all round.' Review HERE Dan Narkosis - March of the CyberHive A cheeky 4th addition as I feel Dan requires a spotlight for this track too! 'Gothic Psy-Trance! I just can't get enough of it and Dan has produced something truly special with this track!' Best Live Show Awards Heilung - London 'This was my third time bearing witness to the healing ritual of Heilung, they have had the most profound and important effect upon my life. It was touching to see this journey reflected in the eyes of those around me who had come to heal for the very first time. What they witnessed may very well be another defining and pivotal moment in Heilung history.' (Since I wrote those words, they have released the above video of 'Anoana' stating that London's show was a full circle of completion for them in their time together and that it was of utmost importance to them to get that show perfect, I hope they release the rest of the show soon.) Full review and deep dive in to the history and essence of Heilung HERE Iszoloscope - Resistanz 'The one and only Yann, I had to rush back super fast to catch the last half of his show and dance my ass off next to my friend Laura who was going twice as hard as me! When I found out Iszoloscope were replacing Vuxnut, I was over the moon, nothing personal to Vuxnut but Iszoloscope is one of my all time favourites and I had the chance to see him live snatched away from me once before. Yann plays the heaviest, speaker blowing, bass defining, chemical dropping, soul satisfying dark industrial this side of Hell and I am in no way exaggerating when I saw, that was the most fun I have ever had watching an artist live. He even knocked Memmaker off that top spot for me but then again Yann is/was part of Memmaker so you know.. It's to be expected. This man's genius for the sounds he makes are out of this world. I cannot gush enough at how good that was Yann. Just... THANK YOU!' Simon Carter and Fabsi - Slimelight 'Packing far more tracks, changes, drops, change ups, tempo flips, and more in to the set.. The whole show from start to finish was one of the best Industrial Techno sets I’ve ever heard. Giving me the brain tingles and causing me to dance almost non-stop from the start, there are precious few bands who can ever say that they have had that effect on me!' RED MEAT - Infest A cheeky 4th edition again and here's why: 'If you like it bloody, Rhys served it RAW. The Nightrain bar once again vibrated to its core, ear defenders presented a phalanx of shields with every face pointed at the stage in overwhelming satisfaction at the pounding beats assaulting their ears and chest cavities but they stood firm and took the full assault with smiles on their lips. The savage vocals, and the gratitude clearly being displayed by Rhys as the crowd responded with nothing but love and rave energy to the pulse pounding buffet being served like a brick to the face was truly touching. Aka.. Fucking tasty!' Best Lyrics Award Seraphim System - THE CHIRAL A deep dive in to mental health and a soul laid bear in the powerful and profound lyrics of THE CHIRAL. Chiral - Asymmetric in such a way that the structure and its mirror image are not superimposable. Echoing through a flawed design An unclouded and malevolent presence Mirroring my own solitude Downward vortex obsidian blackness Shapeshifting, undulating My peace a Truth concealed beneath bloodied surface Hidden where demons dwell It's the dark thoughts They are hovering over you It's the dark thoughts They are hovering over you It's the dark thoughts They are hovering over you It's the dark thoughts They are hovering over me Do not give in Do not see it through The fear of self A constant descent A dance with the devil within Deeper and deeper, an enigmatic labyrinth A venomous stillness coiling and whispering My skin is shifting further Wilderness before my eyes Gazing into a broken mirror I see the face of a stranger War avoided at the edge of a dagger It's the dark thoughts They are hovering over you It's the dark thoughts They are hovering over you It's the dark thoughts They are hovering over you It's the dark thoughts They are hovering over me I do not fear being alone, I fear myself as I am left alone You only gaze upon the surface With unseen leagues of darkness below It is my burden to bear My own confrontation 2024 Most Anticipated Album Award Biomechanimal 2024 should be the year we finally get treated to the long anticipated second album from Biomechanimal, having hit us with incredible single after single, the excitement builds for the final release! I wanted to also go in to awards for best videos and artwork and a few other ideas but I realised I couldn't really do that as well as I would like to have done, but I'll make sure to keep notes throughout 2024! Thank you for reading! 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. You can also list your band or business on our Alternative Directory! Thank you! Check out the alternative directory for E-stores, online Goth goods, and new bands to discover. Get yourself listed with us! Thank you for viewing and please feel free to share on social media and like us on Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook @ElektroVox

At Slimelight's 36th Birthday anniversary I interviewed Soman, and about a week later caught up with Rotersand online which turned in to a fantastic insight in to their mindset. Big thank you to Zero Day promotions and the band for putting on such a fantastic show. Soman Soman played a great set at the Slimes pre-show and took some time before hand to tell me about what's next for his music, which tracks mean the most to him, the meaning of the name, and some other interesting bits. We were at the back of the cloakroom talking just as doors opened so we had to be quick because of noise, also I was not aware of the lighting issue at the time, and can't fix it without buying some expensive software, but never mind! Rotersand A very special interview as Rotersand rarely do interviews. Rascal and Krischan tell me some wonderful memories of theirs over their career, even getting quite emotional. They also share a lot about their thoughts on the current scene, their love of the community, share some great bits of history, and talk about some other bands they feel deserve more love. Included are plenty of video clips and songs to keep you going! STOP A MOMENT! Please consider donating or fundraising for Beyond Reflections who supply an essential service to so many. www.beyond-reflections.org.uk @BeyondReflectUK Their support really does save lives! --- We also support our good friends at Beat:Cancer, you can click the logo to donate and also keep up to date with their awesome music events on the B:C website! Thank you 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. You can also list your band or business on our Alternative Directory! Thank you! Check out the alternative directory for E-stores, online Goth goods, and new bands to discover. Get yourself listed with us! Thank you for viewing and please feel free to share on social media and like us on Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook @ElektroVox