“'A Madman's Dream/Mind Descending' fuses punk’s feral bite with post‑punk’s cold precision, lurching between fever‑dream urgency and razor‑edged clarity”
Where silence becomes a threat: Michael Herter's HORROR. Vol. 1: Dark Psychological Suspense balances minimalist psychological textures with aggressive orchestral dissonance into a visceral toolkit of cinematic dread, while Rare Kreature's Noises Beyond weaves '80s horror-inspired darkwave and post-punk between morose and campy vibes for a uniquely cinematic experience. Coma Beach's Passion/Bliss closes their "Scapegoat Revisited" triptych with a fever dream caught between punk abrasion and post-punk hallucination, steeped in Beckett's existential despair, and their debut The Scapegoat's Agony remains a razor-sharp blast of punk catharsis and metaphysical pessimism. Rounding it out, AMU Henry Smalls' FINAL FORM+ delivers a darker tale of death, rebirth, and defiance across his most collaborative album yet.
“'A Madman's Dream/Mind Descending' fuses punk’s feral bite with post‑punk’s cold precision, lurching between fever‑dream urgency and razor‑edged clarity”
““The Scapegoat’s Agony' — Coma Beach’s razor‑sharp blast of punk catharsis and existential turmoil”
“A raw, existential blast of punk‑driven despair and dark wit — Coma Beach’s fractured odyssey, remixed and resurrected”
“Coma Beach’s 'I Won’t Listen' cuts like shards of broken glass — four violent jolts of punk rock refusal and post-punk gloom.”
“Noises Beyond is an '80s horror-inspired exploration of darkwave and post-punk that flits between morose and campy vibes for a uniquely cinematic experience.”
“Dotty's biggest album yet, FINAL FORM, is now on Bandcamp, and it's even better there.”
“With its dynamic blend of industrial, cyberpunk, and electronic sounds, Social Abyss' 'BREAK the chain' is a hard-hitting industrial dance anthem for social change.”