Perturbator-Lustful Sacraments LP (2021)

Country: France
Genre: Post Punk, Cold Wave, Dark Wave, Industrial, Electronic
Label: Blood Music
Tracks: 9
Length: 45.30'

Perturbator is a band from Paris, France who formed in 2012, from the looks of things.  Perturbator play a dark, cold, and moody style of music that incorporates elements of post punk, cold wave, dark wave, industrial, and electronic music within their sound.  Musically, Perturbator can be loosely compared to bands such as Rope Sect, Cold Cave, Night Sins, Hide, and other like-minded bands/artists.  Since forming in 2012, Perturbator have released a five song EP titled Night Avenging Driver in March of 2012, a twelve song LP titled Terror 404 in May of 2012, a twelve song LP titled I Am The Night in December of 2012, a thirteen song LP titled Dangerous Days in June of 2014, a thirteen song LP titled The Uncanny Valley in May of 2016, a six song EP titled New Model in September 5th, 2017, a remix of Julie Christmas & Cult Of Luna's Cygnus in June of 2018, and a five song EP of various covers in May of 2021.  Lustful Sacraments is the band's latest full-length LP, which was released via Blood Music on May 28th, 2021.  On Lustful Sacraments, Perturbator offer up nine tracks of dark, cold, gloomy, and moody sounding post punk, cold wave, dark wave, industrial, and electronic music.  Overall, Lustful Sacraments makes for an awesome listen and definitely should not be missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

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Perturbator-Excess EP (2021)

Svarts-Geography LP (2021)

Country: Switzerland

Genre: Dark Wave, Cold Wave, New Wave, Shoegaze

Label: Hummus Records

Tracks: 10

Length: 38.10'

Svarts is a music collective from Switzerland who formed in 2012, from the looks of things.  Svarts play a dark, gloomy, and melancholic style of music that incorporates elements of dark wave, cold wave, new wave, and shoegaze within their sound.  Musically, Svarts can be loosely compared to bands such as HTRK, Wingtips, Tempers, Actors, and other like-minded bands.  Geography is the band's latest full-length LP, which was released via Hummus records on March 12th, 2021.  On Geography, Svarts offer up ten tracks of dark, gloomy, and melancholic sounding dark wave, cold wave, new wave, and shoegaze.  Overall, Geography makes for an awesome listen and definitely should not be missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

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Culled Hands-S/T EP (2020)

Country: USA
Genre: Dark Wave, Cold Wave
Label: Wet Cassettes
Tracks: 4
Length: 11.20'

Culled Hands is a dark wave/cold wave project from Philadelphia, PA who formed in 2019, from the looks of things.  Culled Hands play a dark, moody, and gloomy style of dark wave/cold wave.  Musically, Culled Wave can be loosely compared to bands such as Cold Cave, Drab Majesty, Night Sins, Desert Roach, and other like-minded bands.  This is Culled Hands' debut EP, which was released digitally via Wet Cassettes records on July 31st, 2020.  On their self-titled EP, Culled Hands offer up four tracks of dark, moody, and gloomy dark wave and cold wave.  Overall, Culled Hands' debut EP makes for an awesome listen and definitely should not be missed.  Great stuff!  Enjoy!

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(U.S.) Hide-Hell Is Here LP (2019)

Country: USA
Genre: Dark Wave, Cold Wave, Goth, Industrial
Label: Dais Records
Tracks: 10
Length: 31.40'

Hide is a two piece band from Chicago, Illinois who formed in 2014.  Hide play a killer style of music that incorporates elements of dark wave, cold wave, goth, and industrial within their sound.  Since forming in 2014, Hide have released a four song EP titled Resurrection/Force Fed in March of 2015, a four song EP titled Black Flame in March of 2017, an eight song LP titled Castration Anxiety in March of 2018, and a two song 7" titled Girl On Girl in June of 2019.  Hell Is Here is the band's latest LP, which was released via Dais records on August 23rd, 2019.  On Hell Is Here, Hide offer up ten tracks of dark, moody, gloomy, and unsettling dark wave, cold wave, goth, and industrial.  Overall, Hell Is Here makes for an awesome listen and definitely should not be missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

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(U.S.) Body Of Light-Time To Kill LP (2019)

Country: USA
Genre: Cold Wave, Dark Wave, Synth Pop
Label: Dais Records
Tracks: 9
Length: 29.30'

Body Of Light is a two piece band from Arizona who formed in 2012.  Body Of Light is comprised of brother duo Alex and Andrew Jarson and have co-founded Ascetic House collective, as well as being responsible for projects such as Otro Mundo, Blue Krishna, Somali Extract, and Memorymann.  Under the moniker Body Of Light, the duo play a dark, cold, bleak, atmospheric, and dancable style of music that incorporates elements of cold wave, dark wave, and synth pop within their sound.  As far as musical comparisons are concerned, Body Of Light can be loosely compared to bands such as Anne, Cold Cave, LFY, Bauhaus, Joy Division, and other like-minded bands.  Time To Kill is the band's latest full-length LP, which was released via Dais records on July 26th, 2019.  Time To Kill, Body Of Light offer up nine tracks of killer dark wave, cold wave, and synth pop.  Overall, Time To Kill makes for a awesome listen.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

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The Nostromos - No More Light b​/​w Skeleton [Never Go Back] (2019)

Check out this debut single from Richmond, VA based Post-Punk project The Nostromos. Mikey Kent is the sole member of the project in it's recorded form (with a backing band in live context). The Nostromos incorporates elements of Goth, Punk, and Death Rock, into it's sound, taking influence from bands like Christian Death, TSOL, The Mob, Killing Joke, etc. A follow up single will be released this October. Download below:

(U.S.) VR sex-Human Traffic Jam LP (2019)

Country: USA 
Genre: Post Punk, Synth Punk, Cold Wave, Dark Wave
Label: Dais Records
Tracks: 9
Length: 43.40'

VR Sex is a three piece band from Los Angeles, CA who formed in 2018, from the looks of things.  VR Sex play a killer style of music that incorporates elements of post punk, synth wave, cold wave, and dark wave within their sound.  Musically, VR Sex can be loosely compared to bands such as Night Sins, Cold Cave, Soft Kill, and other like-minded bands.  Since forming in 2018, VR Sex have released a four song EP titled Horseplay in March of 2019.  Human Traffic Jam is the band's debut full-length LP, which was released via Dais records on May 10th, 2019.  On Human Traffic Jam, VR Sex offer up nine tracks of dark and gloomy post punk, synth punk, cold wave, and dark wave.  Overall, Human Traffic Jam makes for an awesome listen and definitely should not be missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

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(U.S.) Boy Harsher-Careful LP (2019)

Country: USA
Genre: Cold Wave, Dark Wave, Electronic, Drone, Noise
Label: Nude Club
Tracks: 10
Length: 41.0'

Boy Harsher is a two piece band from North Hampton, MA who formed in 2014, from the looks of things.  Boy Harsher play a killer style of music that incorporates elements of cold wave, dark wave, electronic, drone, and noise within their sound.  Since forming in 2014, Boy Harsher have released a six song EP titled Lesser Man in October of 2014, a ten song LP titled Yr. Body Is Nothing in June of 2016, a six song EP titled Country Girl in October of 2017, and a two song EP titled Pain II in May of 2018.  Careful is the band's latest LP, which was released via Nude Club records on February 1st, 2019.  On Careful, Boy Harsher offer up ten tracks of killer cold wave, dark wave, electronic, drone, and noise.  Overall, Careful makes for an awesome listen and definitely should not be missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

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(U.S.) Deth Crux-Mutant Flesh LP (2018)

Country: USA
Genre: Post Punk, Death Rock, Dark Wave
Label: Sentient Ruin Laboratories
Tracks: 10
Length: 37.55'

After debuting in 2015 with their staggering first EP "Pears of Anguish", Los Angeles deathrock night stalkers Deth Crux (who feature in their ranks members of US doom legends Buried at Sea and of L.A. black/death heathens Lighting Swords of Death) return with their long awaited debut album - the haunting and chameleonic "Mutant Flesh", forty minutes of shapeshifting and deviant horror punk/gothic rock soaked in neon, blood, sex, and perversion. Shrouded in an aura both erotic and extraterrestrial, "Mutant Flesh" is a modern post-punk juggernaut in which Deth Crux have distilled the most tumultuous, unclean, and eclectic aspects of their home town Los Angeles to create a dark punk opera of unparalleled seductiveness and darkness. Theirs is not the Los Angeles we all know. Instead it is a city they have transformed and reimagined through sound with its most dysfunctional and cinematic traits exaggerated and pushed to the forefront, haunted by neon-hungry ghosts and mutated subhuman creatures hiding behind black sunglasses among the surface population, where strange flesh is sold to fulfill unearthly desires. In "Mutant Flesh" Deth Crux channel the grandiose majesty and gloom of iconic UK goth bands like Bauhaus, Fields of the Nephilim, and Sister of Mercy, with the spooky and feral irreverence of Christian Death, projecting it all against their own personal audio-visual backdrop of decaying urban madness and sinister body horror to yield something truly both unseen and marvelously unsettling and seductive. Recorded and mixed by famed sound designer Sanford Parker (Leviathan, Wovenhand, Nachtmystium, Voivod etc.) in 2017 at Big Band Sound in Los Angeles, "Mutant Flesh" features contributions also by saxophone legend Bruce Lamont (Yakuza, Corrections House) and is already slated to become a classic dark goth/horror punk opera of our times. Long live the Mutant Flesh.   

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*Damn, This is some really dark, gloomy, and tense sounding post punk, death rock, and dark wave.  Mutant Flesh is Deth Crux's debut full-length LP, which was released via Sentient Ruin Laboratories on December 7th, 2018.  Overall, Mutant Flesh makes for an awesome listen and definitely should not be missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

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(U.S.) The Column-Oracle LP (2018)

Country: USA
Genre: Post Punk, Cold Wave, Dark Wave, Synth Pop, Dream Pop
Label: Funeral Party
Tracks: 8
Length: 20.05'

Oracle is the debut LP for the latest project from illustrator & musician, Reuben Sawyer. Although known widely as the artist behind prominent pieces for Chelsea Wolfe, Deafheaven, Self Defense Family & more; Reuben is also an established songwriter & is the main force behind both Hollow Sunshine and Dry Insides. The Column is a vast departure from the fuzzed out sounds of his other projects, and instead finds Sawyer seamlessly blending elements of post-punk, EBM, and coldwave. (Press Note)

*This is some amazing post punk, cold wave, dark wave, synth pop, and dream pop or fans of Cold Wave, Soft Kill, Night Sins, and other like-minded bands.  Oracle was released via Funeral Party records on July 13th, 2018.  Overall, Oracle makes an awesome listen and definitely should not be missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

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(U.S.) Rotting Forms-At The Heart Of The World LP (2018)

Country: USA
Genre: Dark Wave, Cold Wave, Industrial, Metal
Label: Glory Kid LTD.
Tracks: 7
Length: 21.0'

Rotting Forms is a two piece band from Portland, Oregon who formed in 2017, from the looks of things.  Rotting Forms play a cold, bleak, and sinister sounding style of music that incorporates elements of dark wave, cold wave, industrial, and metal within their sound.  Musically, Rotting Forms can be loosely compared to bands such as Statiqbloom, Youth Code, Author & Punisher, Wreck And Reference, Crowhurst, and other like-minded bands.  At The Heart Of The World is the band's debut LP, which was released via Glory Kid Ltd. records on January 26th, 2018.  On At The Heart Of The World, Rotting Forms offer up seven tracks of killer dark wave, cold wave, industrial, and metal.  Overall, At The Heart Of The World makes for an awesome listen and definitely should not be missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

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(U.S.) Night Sins-Dancing Chrome LP (2017)

Country: USA
Genre: Post Punk, Dark Wave
Label: Funeral Party Rercords
Tracks: 9
Length: 28.2'

Here's the newest 12" from Philadelphia, PA's Night Sins.  I'll keep this simple and spare you the biography for the band this time around because I'm sure most of you are very familiar with Night Sins as of now.  Just in case you don't know, Night Sins is a two piece band comprised of members of Youth Attack alum Salvation.  With that said, Night Sins play a dark, moody, and eerie style of post punk and dark wave.  Dancing Chrome is the band's latest nine song LP, which was released via Funeral Party records on April 21st, 2017.  On Dancing Chrome, Night Sins offer up nine tracks of dark and moody post punk and dark wave.  Overall, Dancing Chrome is an amazing album and is probably Night Sins' best material to date.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

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New Today-Better Than Death LP (2017)

Country: USA
Genre: Post Punk, Cold Wave, Dark Wave
Label: Self-Released
Tracks: 10
Length: 37.10'

New Today is a two piece band from Detroit, Michigan who formed in 2016, from the looks of things.  New Today features Dante Palomba and Daniel Srungaram who also play in the bands Casuistry and Two One Six.  New Today play a killer style of music that incorporates elements of post punk,cold wave, and dark wave within their sound.  Since forming in 2016, New Today have released an eight song LP titled More Than Time Moves in November of 2016 and a two song EP titled Cuts And B-Sides in January of 2017.  Better Than Death is the band's latest full-length LP, which was released on March 2nd, 2017.  On Better Than Death, New Today offer up ten tracks of dark and gloomy post punk, cold wave, and dark wave.  Overall, Better Than Death makes for a great listen and definitely should not be missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

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(IT) Buioingola- Il nuovo mare LP (2017)

Country: Italy
Genre: Doom, Post Metal, Dark Wave, Cold Wave, Experimental
Label: Sentient Ruin Laboratories, Shove, Unquiet, Sangue Dischi
Tracks: 7
Length: 33.0'

We are extremely excited to announce the release of Il nuovo mare. the new and final album by mysterious Italian experimental darkwave/post-doom band Buioingola.
Perhaps reaching the end of their obscure but unparalleled existence, Buiongola present their swansong to the world in the form of a brand new monolith of obsidian black sonic affliction. This brand new - and perhaps final - full-length player by the now dissolved tuscan three-piece is an ulterior step the band has taken toward an unfathomable abyss, shaped once again by the band’s signature strain of agonizing, shoegazy crust and haunting post-punk, interwoven with dismal dark wave dirges, towering black/doom passages, and martial industrial tapestries. Over the span of thirty-five suffocating minutes of darkness-clad misery Buiongola show us once again their mastery in weaving together something unique and unlike anything else: a doomed sonic shrine of crestfallen dark punk-metal magnificence where the core essence of bands like Planks, His Hero Is Gone, Godflesh/Jesu, Sisters of Mercy, The Cure, Neurosis, Amebix, and Altar of Plagues sublimate into the arms of omnipotent gloom.

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*Wow, this is some seriously dark, gloomy, and esoteric sounding doom, post metal, dark wave, and experimental cold wave.    Il nuovo mare makes for an amazing listen and should not be missed. Highly recommended!  Enjoy!
Look for  Il nuovo mare to be released on March 31st via Sentient Ruin Laboratories, Shove, Unquiet, and Sangue Dischi records.

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Litovsk-S/T LP (2016)

Country: France
Genre: Post Punk, Punk, Dark Wave
Label: Contrazst! Records
Tracks:11
Label: 34.4'

Litovsk is a band from Brest, France who formed in 2014, from the looks of things.  Litovsk play a killer style of music that incorporates elements of post punk, punk, and dark wave within their sound.  Musically, Litovsk can be said to be influenced by bands such as Bauhaus, Christian Death, Joy Division, Bellicose Minds, and The Estranged.  This is the band's debut full-length LP, which was released via Contrazst! records on April 16th, 2016.  On their latest LP, Litovsk offer up eleven tracks of dark, gloomy, and depressive sounding post punk, punk, and dark wave.  Overall, this is a killer LP and should not be missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

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Gloom Sleeper-A Void LP (2016)

Country: Germany
Genre: Post Punk, Dark Wave, Death Rock
Label: Contrazst! Records
Tracks: 10
Length: 36.0'

Gloom Sleeper is a four piece band from Bielefeld, Germany who formed in the summer of 2014.  Gloom Sleeper play a killer style of music that incorporates elements of post punk, dark wave, and death rock within their sound.  Musically, Gloom Sleeper can be said to be influenced by bands such as The Wipers, Estranged, Terrible Feelings, and Echo & The Bunnymen.  Since their formation in 2014, Gloom Sleeper have released a self-titled five song demo in September of 2014.  A Void is Gloom Sleeper's debut full-length LP, which was realeased via Contrazst! records on April 17th, 2016.  On A Void, Gloom Sleeper offer up ten tracks of killer post punk, dark wave, and death rock.  Overall, A Void is a killer LP that should not be missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

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OSDX-Ethereal Landfill 1 (2017)

Country: USA
Genre: Post Punk, Dark Wave, Cold Wave, Experimental Noise
Label: Self-Released
Tracks: 2
Length: 5.0'

OSDX is a one man musical project from Olympia, WA who started in 2016, from the looks of things.  OSDX create ambient/atmospheric sounding music that incorporates elements of post punk, dark wave, cold wave, and experimental drone/noise within his sound.  Since starting in 2016, OSDX has released two two song EPs titled Deception Memory/Glass House on January 7th, 2017 and Ethereal Landfill 1 on January 22nd, 2017.  my favorite of the two EPs is Deception Memory/Glass House because the two songs on that particular EP have more of a straight-forward post punk and cold wave sound.  Ethereal Landfill 1 features more of an experimental noise/drone type sound.  Overall, OSDX's EPs make for an interesting listen and is definitely worth checking out.  Enjoy!

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The Obscured-Desolate Wanderings EP (2016)

Country: USA
Genre: Post Punk, Dark Wave
Label: Self-Released
Tracks: 4
Length: 25.0'

The Obscured is a two piece band from Atlanta, Georgia who formed in 2016, from the looks of things.  The Obscured play a dark and hauntingly atmospheric style of music that incorporates elements of post punk and dark wave within their sound.  Musically, The Obscured can be said to be influenced by bands such as Bauhaus, Joy Division, Christian Death, and Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds.  Desolate Wanderings is the band's debut four song EP, which was released on August 13th, 2016.  On Desolate Wanderings, The Obscured offer up four tracks of dark, moody, and hauntingly desolate sounding post punk and dark wave.  Overall, Desolate Wanderings makes for a really solid listen.  Great stuff!  Enjoy!

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Severed+Said-Pyrrhic Fortunes Cassette (2016)

Country: USA
Genre: Cold Wave, Dark Wave
Label: Dead Tank/Popnihil Records
Tracks: 5
Length: 23.0'

Severed+Said is a cold wave, dark wave, and ambient experimental synth band from Florida who formed in 2014, from the looks of things.  Severed+Said play a self-described style of experimental cold wave and dark wave dubbed "tension groove", which is a pretty apt description for the band's sound as far as I'm concerned.  Pyrrhic Fortunes is the band's debut five song cassette, which was released via Dead Tank and Popnihil records on July 15th, 2016.  On Pyrrhic Fortunes, Severed+Said offer up five songs of dark, pulsating, and tense sounding instrumental synth driven cold wave and dark wave.  Overall, Pyrrhic Fortunes makes for a killer listen.  Great stuff!  Enjoy!

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(U.S.) Body Of Light-Let Me Go LP (2016)

Country: USA
Genre: Cold Wave, Dark Wave, Synth Pop
Label: Dais Records
Tracks: 10
Length: 40.0'

Body Of Light is a two piece band from Arizona who formed in 2012.  Body Of Light is comprised of brother duo Alex and Andrew Jarson and have co-founded Ascetic House collective, as well as being responsible for projects such as Otro Mundo, Blue Krishna, Somali Extract, and Memorymann.  Under the moniker Body Of Light, the duo play a dark, cold, bleak, atmospheric, and dancable style of music that incorporates elements of cold wave, dark wave, and synth pop within their sound.  As far as musical comparisons are concerned, Body Of Light can be loosely compared to bands such as Anne, Cold Cave, LFY, Bauhaus, Joy Division, and other like-minded bands.  Let Me Go is the band's latest full-length LP, which was released via Dais records on July 29th, 2016.  On Let It Go, Body Of Light offer up ten tracks of killer dark wave, cold wave, and synth pop.  Overall, Let It Go makes for a fantastic listen.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

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