“James” – Forgotten Garden

“James” portrays the slow decay of a relationship through omission. Rather than dwelling on a dramatic breakup, it traces a creeping erosion: idealistic self-deception and the way people keep going through the motions in the fog of everyday life until they lose themselves completely. The imagery distills passivity into ethics: truth should have been recognized,…

‚Attick tracks Vol. 2‘ – blxckflamingo

‚Attick tracks Vol. 2‘ is the cold, sharp-edged darkwave release from New Jersey duo blxckflamingo. Three tracks create a macabre soundscape that combines goth aesthetics with raw intensity. The production drives forward with pulsating drum machines and booming bass lines. The reverb-soaked shoegaze textures provide an ethereal counterpoint to the razor-sharp guitar riffs that cut…

‘Stalker’ – Nefast Project

‘Stalker’ by Nefast Project tells the story of a love that turns into obsession. One convinces oneself that everything is predestined and uses this to excuse one’s behaviour. Closeness is not sought here, but enforced: constant observation, following, never letting go. The other person is stylised as a ‘cure’, as if they were a remedy…

‘Data Highway’ – Bromsen, Reatsch

With their new single ‘Data Highway’, created in collaboration with experienced producer Robert ‘Reatsch’ Eydner, whose unmistakable style gives the track a clear, cross-genre structure, Bromsen make a musical statement about the present – and do so with electrifying precision. Musically, the song unfolds with driving rhythms that capture the essence of a highly networked…

‘House of Cards’ – Split Vision

Split Vision use the fact that ‘House of Cards’ is the second single from their upcoming album ‘Echoes of a New Spell’ to combine retrofuturistic sounds with contemporary energy by employing the legendary synthesizers from Depeche Mode’s ‘Speak & Spell’ to create a dazzling tapestry of sound in which nostalgic glimmers and sharp-edged modernity pulsate,…

„Zu spät“ & „Die Box“ – Troimer

Heute betrachten wir zwei Songs, oder vielleicht zwei Spiegel. Einer flüstert: „Ich war da.“ Der andere schreit: „Ich bin noch hier.“ Troimer baut keine Tracks – sie bauen Erinnerungsmaschinen. „Die Box“ ist ein Echo in Moll. „Zu spät“ ein Herzschlag, der sich weigert, stillzustehen. In „Die Box“, in der Erinnerungen als fragile Artefakte in einem…