Synthesizers surge and shimmer: SOFT RIOT's Crux channels the early '80s DIY synth spirit into a masterful full-length of post-punk, darkwave, EBM and Italo — "disquieting and melodic all at the same time." Modern Ideas' This Is How It Hurts brings Melbourne garage synth-pop that's "dramatic, theatrical, and cinematic" with Depeche Mode and New Order in its DNA. Paixomenos' Victory Parade prowls the Greek underground with dark synthwave and dungeon-synth shadows, while Fixed Expression's An Unclear Path urges you to embrace your pain across a post-industrial synth album.
“As you listen you will find yourself chased in a field full of living scarecrows, slog through a swamp of hungry jack-o-lanterns, stabbed by devil dolls and even find out that you should have let y...”
“An eclectic ride through the world of Ukuphambana. IDM, noise, experimental and other sounds create a journey through this album.”
