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12/08/2026

Tomo – “In Memoriam”

Tom Walters is an expat Brit, now residing in Australia, and under the guise of Tomo, he has released the neo-classical album In Memoriam. It is packed with eighteen instrumental tracks, primarily played on piano and guitar, in the key of finality. "Petrichor" is the scent the dry earth gives off after rain, and it is also a gently sweet and hopeful track, with chords reaching for the light, only to fall into retrospect....

Tom Walters is an expat Brit, now residing in Australia, and under the guise of Tomo, he has released the neo-classical album In Memoriam. It is packed with eighteen instrumental tracks, primarily …

05/08/2026

Johnny Bell – “Mountain States”

Can a banjo be incorporated into a darker style music? Conceding the fact that it has been successfully used in a few horror movies, it would seem that like all things are possible. Enter the album Mountain States by New Mexico based musician Johnny Bell, an aficionado of the banjo. Bell (banjos, fiddle, shruti, cymbals) is joined by Andrew Weathers…...

Can a banjo be incorporated into a darker style music? Conceding the fact that it has been successfully used in a few horror movies, it would seem that like all things are possible. Enter the album…

04/08/2026

Tricie and the Phantom Punks – “Vampira”

Life leaving you feeling feeling a little flat or even a bit lifeless? Have no fear for Tricie and the Phantom Punks are here, bringing you an undead joie de vivre with a cover version of The Misfits "Vampira·" Tricie Texas, Phantom 1, Phantom 2 and Phantom 3 are the psycho-punks ripping up this little dittie....

Life leaving you feeling feeling a little flat or even a bit lifeless? Have no fear for Tricie and the Phantom Punks are here, bringing you an undead joie de vivre with a cover version of The Misfi…

$Void Club – “Things Fall Apart”A debut single has emerged from Pontefract, West Yorkshire. The shoegaze trio of Adam Hig...$

05/07/2026

Void Club – “Things Fall Apart”

A debut single has emerged from Pontefract, West Yorkshire. The shoegaze trio of Adam Higgins, Calvin Hazelhurst and Dan Greaves are Void Club, and the first release ever is "Things Fall Apart." I hear the influences of The Jesus and Mary Chain in the wall of sonic guitar noise, that almost whimsy of The Stone Roses…...

A debut single has emerged from Pontefract, West Yorkshire. The shoegaze trio of Adam Higgins, Calvin Hazelhurst and Dan Greaves are Void Club, and the first release ever is “Things Fall Apar…

01/07/2026

Walty & Malik – “Restraint, Recognition”

Who are Walty & Malik? Some might say they come from LA, California. Others could allude that they might be tad bit gothy. What is definitely provable is the fact that this duo of Walty (vocals, midi instruments, mixing & mastering) and Malik (guitar) have released their debut single called "Restraint, Recognition." The track is a bubbling cauldron of musical styles....

Who are Walty & Malik? Some might say they come from LA, California. Others could allude that they might be tad bit gothy. What is definitely provable is the fact that this duo of Walty (vocals…

30/06/2026

Octavian Winters – “By The Stars”

Ria Aursjoen (vocals, keyboards), Stephan Salit (guitars), Randy Gzebb (drums) and Jay Denton (bass) are US based Octavian Winters, a peak choice goth rock outfit, and their new single is "By The Stars." Cherry on top is being recorded at 'Studio 13', and produced, mixed and mastered by William Faith. Ethereal is the first word that comes to mind from the first tantalising chords of guitar, threaded by the angelic vocals of…...

Ria Aursjoen (vocals, keyboards), Stephan Salit (guitars), Randy Gzebb (drums) and Jay Denton (bass) are US based Octavian Winters, a peak choice goth rock outfit, and their new single is “By…

21/06/2026

Low Monroe – “Desire Limbs”

Low Munroe is a post-punk/gothic project based in Naarm/Melbourne, and Mark Sergi (vocals, keys, guitar) is the man in the creative darkwave hot seat. The newest single has been released in June, called "Desire Limbs." Photo by Jacinta De Agrela The rhythm section undulates and throbs, as the heartbeat becomes more rapid. The guitar strips you bare in comparison to the warmth of…...

Low Munroe is a post-punk/gothic project based in Naarm/Melbourne, and Mark Sergi (vocals, keys, guitar) is the man in the creative darkwave hot seat. The newest single has been released in June, c…

15/06/2026

Puncture Kit – “Skateboarding to Concrete Creek”

Some albums are capsules of the past and travels that could be the stories for many of us in our younger years. When listening to Skateboarding to Concrete Creek, an experimental instrumental album by Puncture Kit, delivers those warm feelings of childhood Summers and wonderment of the general world, as we look back. Dave Osbourne is an ex-pat Aussie now found in the United Kingdom....

Some albums are capsules of the past and travels that could be the stories for many of us in our younger years. When listening to Skateboarding to Concrete Creek, an experimental instrumental album…

09/06/2026

Melanculia – “Post Mortem”

Many know of German based gothic rockers Aeon Sable, and original member Nino Sable, has a solo post-punk project called Melanculia. It has been eight years between albums for Melanculia, but 2026 has brought into fruition the new full length release called Post Mortem, out on noot moon records…...

Many know of German based gothic rockers Aeon Sable, and original member Nino Finke, also known as Nino Sable, has a solo post-punk project called Melanculia. It has been eight years between albums…

30/04/2026

Mercy of Dawn – “ROTM 2.5: Dark Pentecost /// Lux Infernum”

Do you like a bit of trip hop and acid wave with you dark synth? Then Brisbane's Mercy of Dawn might be what you have been waiting for. December was the release for ROTM 2.5: Dark Pentecost /// Lux Infernum. Trust me when I say you cannot type that fast without checking. Mercy of Dawn is also the human behind experimental noise project…...

Do you like a bit of trip hop and acid wave with you dark synth? Then Brisbane’s Mercy of Dawn might be what you have been waiting for. December was the release for ROTM 2.5: Dark Pentecost /…

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