Johnny Goth ~ Black Christmas [2⊘23]

With nearly 118,000 subscribers and over 350,000 monthly listeners on Spotify, one hopes that Johnny Goth remains a fully independent artist due only to a steadfast refusal of god-awful label offers. Thankfully for them, independence does have its nightmarish advantage in fully autonomous creative vision, something Johnny boldly embodies. “I’ll have a black Christmas without you I’ll be so sad just thinkin’ about you” Hailing … Continue reading Johnny Goth ~ Black Christmas [2⊘23]

disturbedByVoicesDecember 23, 2023December 25, 20239 Comments

chilling, nocturnal, perversive, sultry

Mareux – Night Vision [2⊘23]

In my past experience, strip clubs are not generally the happiest of places. Unless they have changed in the last few decades, they seemed frequented by mostly joyless older men, and populated with generally attractive women sometimes in it for the art of the pole dance, but always for the lucrative tips. It seemed what some women found degrading, others embraced. Yet for men, it always felt like an exercise in frustration, unless you dated … Continue reading Mareux – Night Vision [2⊘23]

disturbedByVoicesOctober 10, 2023November 19, 20236 Comments

An image of a scorched earth with an intruder emerging from the top and in close proximity to the sun

eerie, industrial, nocturnal, sinuous

Gary Numan ~ Intruder [2⊘21]

A true 21st-century renaissance man, Gary Numan has reinvented himself both outwardly via cosmetic work and inwardly through mentoring from Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails. His remarkable life has been filled with trials and tribulations uniquely higher and lower than most. With the help of family and friends, he successfully transformed himself and his world from the highs of 80s song “Cars” to the lows of 90s album Machine … Continue reading Gary Numan ~ Intruder [2⊘21]

disturbedByVoicesMay 19, 2023June 1, 202319 Comments

eerie, gothic, nocturnal, synthy

Arab Strap ~ The Turning of Our Bones [2⊘2⊘]

It has been variously said that everybody dies twice, first when we have breathed our last breath, and second when our name is spoken for the very last time. The Malagasy people of Madagascar take this philosophy a step further, much further, with a centuries-old funerary tradition … Continue reading Arab Strap ~ The Turning of Our Bones [2⊘2⊘]

disturbedByVoicesMarch 25, 2023June 1, 202310 Comments

affecting, arresting, nocturnal, spoken word

Leonard Cohen ~ You Want It Darker [2⊘16]

A good friend of mine taught me a valuable lesson when I was a younger man. As he knew I had a predisposition towards the new and perfect, he instead encouraged me to seek beauty in the ill-used and oft-damaged. He showed me how scarred things display their flaws freely … Continue reading Leonard Cohen ~ You Want It Darker [2⊘16]