NeuGrau is an electronic rock outfit founded by Ingmar Pauli and Saša Rajković. While I wasn't a big fan of their debut EP "Beneath The Skin", the new single promoting their upcoming album is totally up my alley. Both "Across The Styx" and "Traveling Somewhere" are melodic, goth-inspired darkwave anythems that sound like they were teleported from the 80s. The full lenght is scheduled for 2023, so in the meantime, enjoy this gem. You can purchase the single here.
Be Dellow is the italo-inspired synth project of Francesco Baudazzi (Violet Poison, Diana Berti, Bakunin Commando, Red Lodge). Preview of his debut tape "Phantoms From The Past" for She Lost Kontrol just landed on Bandcamp and it sounds juicy. Inspited by 80's Japenese synth pop music, the EP features six tracks - three original cuts and two edits of Luke's Soundhouse and Words Four Two. The tape has already sold out at source, but I was told there will be some extra copies added to bandcamp in the coming weeks. Check it out here.
She Lost Kontrol started accepting pre-orderds for the latest EP from Swiss coldwave/EBM band Savage Grounds. Now officially joined by the vocalist Kleio Thomaïdes, the trio (including Florin Büchel and Daniele Cosmo) is ready to unveil their new, seven-track project. The label has shared three tracks on their Bandcamp page, that sit somewhere between Milliken Chamber and Tearist, all georgously dark and expressive.
Order the limited to 100 copies, bandcamp-only "Silver Black Marble" vinyl here, or keep an eye out on the black vinyl variant in your fav local record shop. You can stream the EP below.
I've discovered the London-based duo PC World just a month ago via their fantastic 2019 self-titled EP on Gob Nation (their cassettes sold out a while ago, but it got reissued via Wasted Tapes last year, so make sure to snag that one while in stock). Consisting of William Deacon and Ryan Bellett, PC World's dystopian EBM is exactly the sound I've been missing since //TENSE// called it quits years ago. In February this year Italian label She Lost Kontrol released their follow up entitled "Order", a synth/EBM soundtrack to the post-truth world of today, accentuated with industrial and post-punk elements. The four-track EP is backed with two remixes from Physical Wash and Aktion Mutante that seamlessly complete the package. A must for mutant punks and replicant rebels.
"Order" is out now on 12" vinyl (orange sold-out, but there's a sick-looking lime colour + classic black slab) directly from label's bandcamp. Stream the whole EP below.