A Place Both Wonderful And Strange - It's Not That Bad, Muffin // video

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"It's Not That Bad, Muffin" is the lead single from the latest album of the NY duo A Place Both Wonderful And Strange "Matter and Desire". The album is so good (review coming soon), but in the meantime enjoy this game of mirrors videoclip.

Sad Madona - Amor Hardcore

"Amor Hardcore" is Sad Madona's compilation from last year, released on vinyl and CD by French label Manic Depression Records. The record is a collection of singles released between 2023 and 2025, and additionally includes two previously unreleased tracks. Cult bangers "Witch Coast" and "Crimes", despite being released on the 2023 mini-album "Dramatic Dance", are also included here - and I can't fault them, the former in particular is an absolute jam. The compilation displays a huge spectrum of sub-genres, showcasing Sad Madona's range and eclectic taste - from early-TRST era post-witch heaters, to lo-fi post-punk and coldwave gems, to sadcore ballads. An incredible artist and a great release.

Last copies are still available here. Stream the whole comp below.

Hemorrhage Therapy - Hemorrhage Therapy

Bone Valley special continues. I blogged about Hemorrhage Therapy's two other releases, but for some reason left out their self-titled debut EP - which, by the way, was my introduction to their music. It has now been given a home by Bone Valley and is available on limited 3" CDRs. The five-track record is a collage of harsh noise experiments and noise wall manipulations that fuck everything up in their way like an unstoppable force. Anger music for when you're just done with everything. Dope.

Grab the digital here, CD here and peep the whole release down below.

Lover's Leap - To Penetrate Into The Walls Of Perception

"To Penetrate Into The Walls Of Perception" is the debut EP from London-based musician Lover's Leap. Lo-fi transmissions of death industrial origin, this project feels like a found footage recording compiled moments before impending doom. There are echoes of noise and power electronics here too, styles that would later define the sound of Lover's Leap, but here they add an extra texture to the gravely ambient. Incredible stuff.

The EP is out now on Bone Valley and can be ordered here. Stream below.

Mater Suspiria Vision - Flesh In Paradise EP

"Flesh In Paradise" marks the surprising return of Mater Suspiria Vision after the Phantasma Disques Bandcamp got nuked a few months ago. This 3-track EP sounds like a collage of older material, rearanged and glued in new ways that pay tribute to both the old and new sound of the collective. Short and fun.

Cop the EP here, and stream below.

Replicant - Leather & Lace

The Replicants are back with a new single "Leather & Lace", a dark synth ode to hedonistic senses of human nature. Grab the track here.

Knifework - Nothing Is Coming

Knifework is a new side-project of Dave Duval, from the kosmische duo Tetsüo ii. On "Nothing Is Coming" he takes EBM, industrial and krautrock under the microscope, extracting the essence from their roots and creating this (slightly dungeon-facing) sonic mutation. The titular track is mesmerizing in its simplicity and depth.

You can download the EP here and stream all the tracks down below.