Foghorn Lonesome - Foghorn Lonesome

Foghorn Lonesome - Foghorn Lonesome
released March 5, 2016

Ash Code - Posthuman

Ash Code - Posthuman
released February 27, 2016

Spirit System - Nightfalling

Spirit System - Nightfalling
released March 1, 2016

Double Eyelid - Broken Mirror

Double Eyelid - Broken Mirror
released February 25, 2016

Undertheskin

Undertheskin by Undertheskin
released July 30, 2015

H ø R D - Focus On Light

H ø R D - Focus On Light
released February 15, 2016

Heaven Falls Hard - The Mercy Go round

Heaven Falls Hard - The Mercy Go round
released February 10, 2016

Circuncelion - Begotten - Forgotten

Circuncelion - Begotten - Forgotten

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Circuncelion recovers the essence of the legendary label 4AD, Dark Wave Minimal absolutely wonderful, with a voice reminiscent of Brendan Perry or Peter Murphy. Essential!

Carnival Star – Era Sessions EP

Era Sessions EP is Carnival Stars second release, and behind this project or band is ProducerMark from Scottland. The idea behind Carnival Star is to cooperate with other bands and musicians around the world. ProducerMark is the person, like the spider in the web who produce and write the music and connect the songs with the people out there. Some of the guitars on this album is played by Liquid Grey and bas Cruel Britannia.

Era Sessions EP is a tribute to bands from the past, it is a record filled with five different covers and finally a remix by Cruel Britannia of Union City Blue (Blondie). On this EP we can find ProducerMark and five different personalities around the world, contribute by singing and playing.



Union City Blue by Blondie, now vocals by Allegra Lusini from Italy.
Velveteen by Rose Of Avalanche, ProducerMark sings on this one.
Walk Away by Sisters Of Mercy, now vocals by Liquid Grey from Norway.
The Drowning Man by The Cure, now vocals by Zach Wiser who is a member of The Secret Post.
What Difference Does It Make by The Smiths, now vocals by Captain T from The Sovran.




It is a nice production of classical songs in a new package. I think this is something that everyone should check out. My favorite songs here are Velveteen and The Drowning Man.

And, don´t forget to check out Carnival Stars single, with My Coreen and Black Rain Down. Released in the end of 2013.
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Gothtune Podcast #26

Gothtune Podcast #26 is up at onairtunes and itunes. You can also hear it over Deadair Radio.

Tracklist:
01 - Gothtune - Jingle
02 - Reptyle - Morning heir
03 - Carnival Star - Velveteen (Rose of Avalanche Cover)
04 - Liquid Grey - Dance Alone
05 - Horror Vacui - 5000
06 - Big Bug - Basement Stairs
07 - The Stompcrash - Love From Hell
08 - Gazar Strips - Sparking
09 - The Lake - Wingless and Earthbound
10 - La Ciencia - Ofelia
11 - The One2s - Any Other Time
12 - Death Party UK - The Cars of Life
13 - Passion Slaves - Mortal Coils (Demo)
14 - Still Patient? - All Is Well
15 - Swans - Screen Shot

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Lithos Sarcophagos - The Guidestones

New song by Lithos Sarcophagos, "The guidestones" (demo), free to download.

Stairways - Twist The Past

New review is up at Dark Reviews, Stairways (a cd compilation)

Gothtune Podcast #24 at mixcloud

Gothtune Podcast #24 can now be found at mixcloud.com, where you can stream and embed it ect.

Gothtune podcast-24 - 2014 by Gothtune on Mixcloud

Tracklist:
01 - Gothtune - Jingle
02 - Still Patient? - Anavryn II
03 - Abderian - Fall of Taurus
04 - Ascetic - Uroboros (Up From Eden)
05 - Lithos Sarcophagos - The Circle
06 - Foghorn Lonesome - Mariana
07 - Astari Nite - Violently We Try
08 - Order of Isaz - Spirit (Dead Can Dance Cover)
09 - The Webb - Little Pieces
10 - Marqay - West tonight
11 - Madness of the Night - Jävla Zigenare
12 - My Terminal And The Trip - Dreams Hopes And Visions
13 - Laibach - Eurovision
14 - Antonius Rex - Per Viam

Opera Multi Steel - Mauvais Oeil

Official OMS video clip directed by Alan Cassiano (2013)
Based on paintings and engravings by Etienne Azambre (1859-1933) and other french anonymous sulpician painters.
"Mauvais Oeil" is taken from the forthcoming OPERA MULTI STEEL album "Mélancolie en prose to be released on Wave Records.

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Opera Multi Steel – Apparences De L’Invisible (2014)

Opera Multi Steel is a band from France who recently had their 30 year anniversary as a band. Honestly, this is something new for me, first time I heard them was for some months ago when I played one of their track “mauvais Oeil” over Gothtune Podcast #20, taken from their album “Mélancolie En Prose” 2013.


However, I listen to their new album Apparences De L’Invisible, released 31 of mars 2014 and found it very interesting. I gave it some time, and I think I needed it because they are kind of different. They describe themselves as Darkwave / Cold Wave, I think I can find some Neofolk and New Wave inside this too. Sometimes they reminded me as a blend of old Dead Can Dance and Joy Division. The lyrics are on french and they play alot with their voices, like doing canons ect.

My favorite songs are track 3, “A L’Extrême Veille D’Un Novembre Imminent” and track 7, “Infini Sidéral”.



This video "Jardin Botanique" is from 1984,



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Gothtune Podcast #23

Gothtune podcast-23 - 201402 by Gothtune on Mixcloud

Tracklist:
01 - Gothtune - Jingle
02 - Contre Jour - Paris 2052
03 - Katabazija - Rebro
04 - Lithos Sarcophagos - Strangers
05 - The Exploding Boy - Scared to Death
06 - Still Patient? - Impact
07 - Disjecta Membra - Death by Discotheque
08 - Astari Nite - Contentment
09 - Reptyle - What´s in a Moment
10 - Exponentita - Prisoner of the Painting
11 - Sounds Like Winter - The Dark
12 - Double Echo - Life Inside
13 - NO FLOWERS - Death Will Bring Us Together
14 - Masses - Blind
15 - Somnambulist Red - In a lonely place

Katabazija - Rebro (Gothic Rock Serbia)

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Beyond heaven and divine coexistence, unique view ,
unusual circled issue true the basically dark way,
unconditional by today tendencies that everything
has to be by the established taste. madness of thoughts,
unlikeness of minimalistic machine and totally decaying
irrational state of spirit, poetry of hedonism, bunt of
collapse where the shape is unrecognizable because it's way
ahead of this time... Catacombed by midnight cream,
wisely deep, even magnificent disgusting and beautiful.
Like a bud and petaled flower. With glowing eyes,
manages to establish threshhold of absolute freedom by the
new dark chapter. Absurd and disharmony. At the end of
the experimental way discovers the trail and within,
wave of immortal, roar of silent nook of infinite derangement
and seduce of him who remain silent..

VICTORY HAVE NO SENSE!

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REVIEW: Corpus Principium - Blessings of Death

Are you into occultism or something different? Then you should check out Corpus Principium´s album Blessings Of Death. This is a one man based band from Miami, Florida with the front person Marquis.

Marquis find his inspiration in his practition of Austin osman Spare´s system of magic, "via enacting change through chaos energies and the subconscious desires of man." Marquis also got a background in other bands like Elegy of Madeline, In Nomine Choronzon, Grauen Pestanz and Black Funeral. Corpus Principium record Blessings Of Death is Marquis latest work, 13 tracks plus a bonus track remixed by Dj Kitty Lectro.



Marquis told me in an interview that he see his music as an art performance and within his live shows he stage some rituals for the audience. The music is different and very special.

This is not commercial, I see it more as art from an artist who want to deliver something more than just a song. If I would compare it to something, I think I would say a more electronic version of old Sopor Aeternus, but more modern gothic rock / darkwave, sometimes a touch of Madre Del Vizio which is one of my all time favorite bands.



My tip to you is to listen to this record some times, this kind of music is growing and there are some really great treasures here. This kind of record is something you can put now and then, again and again for a very long time. It is timeless and those albums wins my heart in the end. My favorite tracks on the album are, Eternal Sleep, Masquerade of Tears, Languish and Squander Not Thy Days.

Tracklist:
01 - Discourse with Heaven
02 - Blessings of Death
03 - Eternal Sleep
04 - Poisoned Angels
05 - Necrologia
06 - The Mist in the Stone
07 - Masquerade of Tears
08 - Full Moon Flesh
09 - Misfortunes (Asylum Party)
10 - The Form of Wings
11 - Lacrima Della Notte
12 - Languish
13 - Squander Not Thy Days
14 - Masquerade Of Tears (Kitty Lectro Remix)

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Night Sins – To London Or The Lake

Night Sins album “To London Or The Lake” was released 10th of December 2013 at Avant! Records. This is a record label from Italy that release vinyl LP´s, kind of old school. However, Night Sins is old school, like the other band Horror Vacui I reviewed before at the same label.

Night Sins is from Philadelphia, USA and in their description they are compared with “The Sisters of Mercy and Clan of Xymox with enough hints of The Mission“. London Or The Lake is their second album and the songwriter Kyle Kimball himself, talking about this album, says: “The record is lyrically about longing and musically I tried to write the soundtrack to The Lost Boys movie if it came out in 2013”.

First time I listen to this record I felt a wow factor at the same time I felt kind of disturb of the production. BUT, it did not take too long time before I understood and guessed this is how they wanted it. This record really take you back to the 80´s, even the sounds of their keyboards ect. And after I listen to this album for more than 10 times this feeling went away and made this to one of my top-10 album of 2013. This record brings a very high level and standard of songs made in a very professional performance. Avant! Records have succeeded ones again, first they took me with Horror Vacui and now Night Sins. If you are interested in traditional Gothic rock / Dark wave, buy this record. You can find it as digital mp3 if you trashed your old vinyl record player.




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REVIEW: Madness Of The Night - The Asgarda

Madness of the Night
The Asgarda – released Nov 29th 2013

Madness of the Night are Daniel Dante (Sweden) & Abir Blackshadow (Lebanon). Formed in 2011 and based in Sweden their unique style and take on Goth Rock can probably best be surmised in their own words: "When we make music, we focus on our inner voices, this is where the music comes from. There is no inspiration to our music but only the Madness inside of us."

With the release of "The Asgarda" they have not only re-recorded and re-mastered some of their previous releases but also written and recorded new material for the album. It is worth noting at this point that when we say "re-mastered" – we mean "mastered".

The previously released tracks that appear on the album have been given a totally new lease on life and this album raises the bar by Madness of the Night into new highs and current fans and followers will both be surprised at the "new sound" and possibly shocked as well.

Signing to predominantly "metal" label Massacre Records (Germany) who describe the release as 'Gothic Metal' and bringing in Andy Horn (Mortal Love, Darkseed, Edenbridge) who mixed and mastered the album has given Madness of the Night a new lease on life and raised the bar to all new highs.


Daniels work on the music has been given the treatment it so rightly deserves and his work not only on his guitar playing, but also his piano, synth and programming has allowed his dark roots to grow and flourish. Classic Goth riff driven tracks, with atmospheric backing, create songs written with changes and melodies that are totally recognisable as Madness of the Night. The overall sound may have been enhanced and strengthened but nothing familiar has been taken away, it's a perfect example of what should happen when a band's music is professionally presented.

Within all the re-mastering and mixing and production and all that "technical" stuff, what does it actually mean for the songs?

What it means is that in balancing the music and enhancing on Daniels work the soundscape allows the power and passion of Abir's vocal to not only drive the songs skywards but to give her the space to do what only she can do – deliver her message in a way that few can do these days.

Singing in English as well as her native tongue of Arabic gives an extra edge to The Asgarda that is both a surprise and a breath of fresh air. Arabic may not be a language familiar to many of us, but in a song like "Theatre of Life", Abir's vocal – which is both powerful and yet soft at the same time, meanders and floats over the track beautifully and singing in Arabic just adds something extra special to the song.

"Javla Zigenare" is our pick from the album though. This song has a "wow-factor" to rival any Goth Rock anthem out there. If it fails to get you out of your seat then you may need to see a doctor as you're most likely dead. If you're not screaming the chorus after even the first listen then you will be after the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and more as this is a track you will most certainly play many, many times.

However, it's not all Goth Metal or Goth Rock! "Jephania" or even "She is the Demon" are more or less piano based songs with a true darkness at their heart following haunting melodies and almost operatic vocals. Add to that the slow drive of "Oppression" and the epic seven and a half minutes of "Stand Up" which is not only well written and powerful in its delivery but also a very passionate, dark track - which for us is a song deserving of its length – and you have an album which delivers at every turn within the songs and within every song change.

Madness of the Night have worked long and hard on this album and it shows. Powerful, Haunting, Passionate and Aggressive are just a few of the words that we would use to describe "The Asgarda", but possibly the best way to describe Madness of the Night would be to end this article in the same way it started - in their own words: "We Are Goth Rockers And We Don't Care!"

The Asgarda is available from Massacre Records from November 29th.

http://massacre.musiclogistics.net/releases/227375

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http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00CHFOE1W?tag=geo01-21
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This review is republished from Onairtunes.com, written by ProducerMark.