“A downtempo excursion cradled in reverent church-like organ”
From the carnival grounds to the cosmos: Song for a Gorgeous Blonde's Karneval i Sverige bursts with joyful cinematic electropop abandon, while Von Däniken drifts into suitably spacey ambient territory as a tribute to the late author. Hyperestis's O Diva channels early Clan of Xymox and Depeche Mode through themes of vampirism and desperation disguised as control, and BlakLight's Cruel - Maxi Single delivers haunting, dancefloor-driven darkwave with remixes from Rotersand and a foreboding new instrumental. Gabby Wilson's SKAM DÖDAR rounds things out with a self-produced Swedish electronic pop debut navigating shame, identity, and self-definition.
“Hyperestis's sophomore synth-pop and darkwave outing, a drama about being too much to be enough.”
“'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 self-produced Swedish electronic pop debut exploring identity, pressure, and the journey from shame to self-definition.”
“A musical tribute to Carnivals in Sweden, brought to life by a colorful kaleidoscope featuring cinematic electropop”
“A mix of rave, eurodance, acid and EBM sounds with fiercely personal songwriting is an unusual thing to come across in electronic music.”