“‘Silhouettes’ is a dark and velvety post-punk debut album that combines introspective lyrics with the infectious sounds of sweeping guitar, rumbling bass, soaring saxophone and warm synthesizers ov...”
From the shadows of the underground: Strict Tempo: Volume One (Part 1) launches a bold retro-futuristic imprint spanning darkwave, industrial, EBM, and post-punk — exclusive tracks from well-known and up-and-coming dark alternative artists looking toward the future. Arcane Synthetic's Awaken The Androids arrives as a cinematic industrial debut — an "architectural system" channeling Nine Inch Nails and Chelsea Wolfe as artificial consciousness confronts its creators. Rare Kreature's Noises Beyond offers '80s horror-drenched darkwave that flits between morose and campy, while The Penal Colony's Decadence channels electro-industrial self-indulgence born from sociocultural decay. The Darts' Nailguns and Daggers rounds things out with something bleaker, darker, and more desolate.
“‘Silhouettes’ is a dark and velvety post-punk debut album that combines introspective lyrics with the infectious sounds of sweeping guitar, rumbling bass, soaring saxophone and warm synthesizers ov...”
“'Total Annihilation' is a unique take on dark electronica, drawing inspiration from dystopian and post-disaster films like Threads (1984) and Aniara (2018).”