“23-minute score for an experimental short film.”
Synthesizers surge and shimmer: SOFT RIOT's Crux channels early '80s DIY synth spirit through darkwave, EBM, and Italo post-punk with a strategic balance of space, rhythm, and mild psychedelia — "disquieting and melodic all at the same time." Modern Ideas' This Is How It Hurts brings Melbourne garage synth-pop with "plastic dreams, electric romance, and machines humming with human desire" for fans of Depeche Mode and New Order. Max Kutner's The Illustrated Interior crafts an imagined landscape of industrial textures, hypnotic grooves, and metallic percussion that mutates until familiar instruments dissolve into strange new forms, while Mombi Yuleman's Haunted soundtrack conjures haunting melodies and cinematic tension to guide you into the realm of the unseen.
“A dreamlike collection of industrial textures, hypnotic grooves, and abstract electronic sound.”
“Melbourne-based synth-pop/new wave debut single from Modern Ideas, the solo project of Wilding's Justin Stokes. RIYL: Depeche Mode, New Order, Pet Shop Boys”
“'Cruel - Maxi Single' features remixes by Rotersand, Vioflesh, Beyond Obsession & Ego Bliss. The release also includes a brand new instrumental track titled 'Imminent Threat', driven by dark, pulsa...”
“a flimsy, but decidedly bold voyage into shallow waters of guitar and synth noise, on loop. Use heaphones for binaural !”
“Whispers in the dark, shadowy figures at the edge of perception, and the unmistakable feeling of being watched.”