Archive for June, 2004
A Million Different Moments – Side-Line
Bernard van Isacker Whereas their debut album ?Sublimation? did not exactly do what I had expected, especially after hearing a very promising demo, this release makes up for it all. Middle eastern instrumentation gets mixed with synthpop, classical music and d?n b. It made me realize this: If a major band like Depeche Mode needs [...]
Free Nilaihah Promo sampler
Nilaihah Records, a label featuring EBM, Industrial Synthpop, Trance, Trip Hop, Futurepop and Techno, is offering a free promo CD to fans! Yes, that's right…on June 22nd, Nilaihah Records – www.nilaihah.com – will release a *FREE* promo CD in an effort to let music fans everywhere hear just how talented all of the Nilaihah artists [...]
A Million Different Moments – Luna Cafe
Anna Maria StjärnellNull Device play an intriguing mix of synth pop and Middle Eastern influences. The appealing vocals of Eric Oehler sound as forlorn as singers in the genre usually do. “Destines and Symmetries” is replete with swirling synths and mock-Arabic chants. It sounds like an odd mix but it works well. The Depeche Mode [...]
HaLO – Side-Line
Pedro F.This is incredible, the first issue of this new American label, Dead Beat is focusing on Madison, Wisconsin?s capital, underground electro scene with 12 unreleased tracks (of 13 presents on the compilation). Some bands present on this compilation are already confirmed and internationally recognised artists, the most famous is certainly Stromkern (present with the [...]