David Sylvian Camphor

Published Jan 01, 2006

This two-CD set might best described as a master jam of obscure instrumentalists. The former head of '70s/'80s new wave set Japan, Sylvian h...

Various Black Music

Published Jan 01, 2006

For 20 years or so, English label LTM has been putting out some important music that has been both influential and innovative in its own rig...

Marilyn Manson The Golden Age of Grotesque

Published Jan 01, 2006

With this record I’m glad to say I’m finally becoming a Marilyn Manson fan. This pleases me because I’ve always found the guy to be intellig...

Laibach

Published Jan 01, 2006

Those wacky Slovenians are at it again. Where can one possibly start with this bunch? You can’t listen to them without doing yourself the fa...

Kenna New Sacred Cow

Published Jan 01, 2006

Say what you want about the ’80s, but some of the best pop music came out of that decade and no one’s going to convince me other...

Android Lust The Dividing

Published Jan 01, 2006

If your music wardrobe is in need of a makeover this fall, Android Lust might be the just the new thing you’re after. Not your generic...

Dead Can Dance

Published Jan 01, 2006

Seventeen years and nine studio albums all come together here to give an overview of this band’s career. Fans of, and newcomers to, the work...

Lunasect Points of Departure

Published Jan 01, 2006

Ever since the tearful demise of the Cocteau Twins, there has remained a gaping void in the female-fronted, shoegazer/ethereal pop category....

Paula Frazer A Place Where I Know

Published Jan 01, 2006

Dim the lights and get out the hooch before you throw this on. This collection of Paula Frazer’s work from 1992 to 2002 finds her channellin...

Insurgent Inc.

Published Jan 01, 2006

Helping to keep the pulse of Canadian dark electronic strong, Montreal industrial/EBM act Insurgent have come out with their third record. T...

:Wumpscut: Preferential Legacy & Music for a German Tribe

Published Jan 01, 2006

New tunes, old tunes, remixes, rare goodies — basically a whole mess of Rudy Ratzinger (aka :Wumpscut:) is compiled neatly here for yo...

Terence Fixmer/Various Aktion Mekanik

Published Jan 01, 2006

Every once in a while, you take a look at your CD collection, skim over its many faces (and cases) and heave a big sigh of frustration. I do...

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds God is in the House

Published Jan 01, 2006

In 2001, Nick Cave toured with his sombre Seeds, and in this two-hour DVD we are invited to join them for their Lyon, France performance — a...

Neil Leyton ...From the Brighter Side of the Midnight Sun

Published Jan 01, 2006

This one had me playing air guitar within the first minute as it launched into action with the riffed-out bluesy rock’n’roll and the "Rocks...

Siouxsie and the Banshees Seven Year Itch Live

Published Jan 01, 2006

In spring of 2002, these goth-punk legends from London took on the world with a tour and a unique vision. They weren’t out to perform...

Covenant Northern Light

Published Jan 01, 2006

Those darling, rosy-cheeked Swedes once again prove why they're leading the pack of current electronic/EBM acts. Who would've thought they c...

The Organ Sinking Hearts

Published Jan 01, 2006

Where can I start in singing the praises of this Vancouver act? Let's begin with the vocals of Katie Sketch: a little Deborah Harry, a lot o...

House of Not The Walkabout of A. Nexter Niode: Part 1 Off the Path

Published Mar 01, 2004

This is the first album of five in the ambitious Walkabout series by Ontario’s House of Not. All the grandiosity of style (and some stunning...

Devics The Stars at Saint Andrea

Published Mar 01, 2004

This disc will draw you into its clutches like intoxicating ether. Sara Lov’s smooth vocals are nothing short of seductive and 30 seconds in...

Askii Disco Askii Disco

Published Mar 01, 2004

With the deluge of electronic acts finding their way out of home computers everywhere, it’s getting harder and harder to separate the wheat...