Just how to unpack this Pandora’s box of darkly-eclectic gothic-rap-rave splendor… albeit, a treasure trove of years past but still unsurprisingly relevant and dark-culturally significant. “Sexy boys, fancy boys, Playboys, bad boys,
I fink u freeky and I like you a lot” Die … Continue reading Die Antwoord ~ I Fink You Freeky (NSFW) [2⊘12]
Since their early incarnation in the ’90’s, Garbage has been a mainstay in the alternative+ music world. Band members Shirley Manson (main vocals, guitars, keyboards), Duke Erikson (guitar, bass, keyboards), Steve Marker (guitar, keyboards), and Butch Vig (drums, percussion, keyboards) have been distinctive in their cake-like-blending of staunchly-driven guitar riffs, complimentary darkly-layered synths, finally iced with Shirley’s… Continue reading Garbage ~ Wolves (nsfw) [2⊘21]
In a world where isolation has more or less been the new standard, one’s thoughts turn to our new communication norms and what they allow us to share and how. With Bitplain, TVAM are plumbing the depths of our mental connectivity to others through computer circuitry; a potential bond between the stark cold silicon and the fleshy bits that … Continue reading TVAM ~ Bitplain [2⊘19]
You might want to skip this post, as it may be difficult to shake. Skynd is a troll in a Danish fairytale depicting a kidnapped wife and her husband’s attempts to take her back. He eventually succeeds, but only with the admonition that he must never rush her to do anything again, otherwise she’ll be returned to said troll, Skynd. Band SKYND is the brainchild … Continue reading SKYND – Tyler Hadley [2⊘19]
Sporting a sound at once a mix of shoegaze, post-punk, and goth, The Horrors released this lollipop-swirly emotion-laden piece of neo-psychedelia on their 2011 album Skying. Ethereal and timeless, the song appears to sing one who is pining for a lost love and a reminder from each to the other that they will meet again. “The moment that you want is coming if you give it time.” Though unable to respond, they continue waiting … Continue reading The Horrors – Still Life
