Oddly perhaps, She Past Away has become synonymous with darkwave and goth over their ten years of existence – oddly since their lyrics of “minimalist poetry” are entirely sung in their native Turkish tongue. While unfamiliar to some, Turkish has a beastly beauty all its own and something about those vocals oozes gothic undertones such that when … Continue reading She Past Away – Sanri (Hallucination)
The light simplicity with which this tune begins is deceptive as it slowly, resolutely builds to a driving intensity, a thunderous wall-of-sound with screeching guitars and then back again. The monochrome-shot video’s contrast matches finely with the see-saw measure of the song itself, while the subject matter aligns properly with their new album’s title, “Architecture”. Scratch me until it bleeds… Continue reading IST IST – Right Before Your Eyes
Untitled #3, AKA “Dancey”, is one of my favorite songs by Second Still, a group with influences from Siouxsie & the Banshees, the Cure, Bauhaus, et al. summing in their own unique tonal-vibration self-described as a melding of “French coldwave with the unconventional time signatures of No Wave”. Be sure to wait for it, the crazy build-up that starts at about … Continue reading Second Still – Untitled #3 (Live on PressureDrop.tv)
H|O|S has been around since 1984 and for good reason, their music resonates bittersweetly and contains more than its fair share of infectious hooks. In this more recent track, the stark imagery of the cemetary and its inhabitants laid to rest is juxtaposed with the beauty of the life of the listener. Be sure to at least listen to timecode 1:13 where this tune lifts … Continue reading Handful of Snowdrops – Dead City
