Human Program – Moons At The Gate Minimal synths crossed with some Peter Hook style bass riffs opens this EP in the shape of V1. Sounding like long lost outtakes from the mixing desk of Martin Hannett it’s hard to … Continue reading Post Punk Tuesday
Molchat Doma – Zvezdy Molchat Doma hail from Minsk, Belarus. Last years Etazhi album was one of the best post-punk releases of 2018 or indeed any other of the past five years. New track Zvezdy continues in pretty much the … Continue reading Post Punk Tuesday
ЭВМ (Computer) is the follow up to February’s Ты знаешь. It’s a fine EP delving into synth pop, coldwave and other post-punk elements involving electronica. The vocals are stern, harsh and sometimes are almost on the spoken side of things … Continue reading Фирма-однодневка – ЭВМ
I have been enjoying the EPs released this year by one man outfit Холодный звонок which roughly translates as Cold Calling. His (Dmitry Scherbakov) music is on the poppier side of coldwave and there are four synth-pop tracks here including two cover versions of originals by – well I haven’t a clue to be honest. The songs are energetic and lively despite being resplendent with words sung in a dour vocal style. However I think that adds to the charm as demonstrated on Дела which is my pick of the tracks on offer. EDIT – I think I located the … Continue reading Холодный звонок – Генерал
Rounding up some more post-punk inspired tunes. Beryllium – Beryllium Not sure if these are unfinished tracks, demos or works in progress but on this debut release there are four very short wave synth-pop/coldwave inspired post-punk tracks. The synths hook you in and the vocals give the songs (excerpts?) an extra dimension but they are oh so short. I really hope there is more to come from this act as this EP bodes well for the future. Figure Section – Spectre Belgium has a long association with all things coldwave/post-punk and Brussels based Figure Section is a new addition to … Continue reading Post-Punk Tuesday
Here are some tunes that may or may not make the next post-punk podcast. ELM – Death Of The North Swedish EBM veteran Peter Elm releases a new album on Belgian label Alfa Matrix next month. Titled Extreme Unspoken Tension … Continue reading No Exits – A Post-Punk Round Up
This weeks features three of my post-punk picks from the past few weeks. Scary Black – Shadow Dwellers Shadow Dwellers is the debut album from Scary Black, an artist who has impressed me greatly this year. Mixing goth together with coldwave this is an excellent post-punk album and tracks like Not Tonite and The Crushing Weight are excellent examples of the genre. A must listen. Shadow Dwellers is available digitally from Secret Sin Records Ltd. Facebook Dehet Sinn – Mora Mora is the debut album from Polish band Dehet Sinn. Musically it is guitar dominated although some coldwave elements are … Continue reading Something for the Weekend? Three Post-Punk
A post-punk mix featuring some of my most listened too post-punk tracks from the past few months. It primarily covers gothic rock and coldwave but also includes some other nuggets in between. Alternative stream at Hearthis.at Fall Tracklisting: Automatic – Calling It Calling It has thumping bass dominated groove with single tone, almost spoken, vocals that herald the arrival of the unclear synth sound. New Today – Snatch Taken from the recent New Today EP. Magnified Desire – Dead Flowers Australians Magnified Desire deliver two excellent synth-pop tracks that hark back to the early 1980s. The haunted, echoing vocals are … Continue reading Dark Embrace Me – A Post-Punk Mix
It’s hardly a surprise that Los Angeles based Automatic have chosen to cover Delta 5’s Mind Your Own Business on the flip side of their new single Calling It. That’s because Delta 5 were one of the bands that sprang to mind when listening to their debut single Too Much Money. Taking their cues from post-punk and French/Belgian coldwave the band have updated that retro sound for a new audience to great effect. Calling It has thumping bass dominated groove with single tone, almost spoken, vocals that herald the arrival of the unclear synth sound. Just as it all comes … Continue reading Automatic – Calling It b/w Mind Your Own Business
Mannequin deliver three fine coldwave tracks that should tickle the fancy of any post-punk fan. Whilst musically, they are not as dark some of the post-punk bands I have featured recently, there are still hints of darker waves amongst the melodic synths especially on the sometimes moody Them. It’s Lines however that piques my interest. Electronic beats complete with a catchy vocal performance suggest its headed straight down to the post-punk dance-floor which isn’t a bad place to be! Continue reading Mannequin – Nocere
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