Darkstereo - Independent & Extreme Music News & Reviews

04/03/2026

Update on general activities below, friends! 🙂

11/06/2025

New Interview! We had the immense pleasure of catching up with Metal Storm's Editor-in-Chief and Lead Programmer, to chat about their amazing website, community, and metal music in general.

If you're interested in learning about metal artists, or finding new listening experiences, metalstorm.net should definitely be in your armory :) Enjoy!

https://darkstereo.com/interview-with-metal-storm/

For many years metalstorm.net has been dear to us here at Darkstereo. An essential online resource when undergoing research about a particular artist lying within the many sub-genres of metal…

02/10/2024

Hi Folks! AAA-Backstage has done a feature on our Enzymecomplex event for the Melbourne Fringe Festival! Thank you so much Chris 😍

As part of the 2024 Melbourne Fringe Festival, Enzymecomplex offers a cutting-edge digital experience from October 1st to 20th

01/10/2024

The Melbourne Fringe Festival starts today! You can grab the digital programme from https://melbournefringe.com.au/whats-on/

Thank you so much everyone who got involved in helping us run a digital event this year! https://melbournefringe.com.au/event/enzymecomplex/

30/09/2024

New interview! Graeme is a great new friend of ours who runs the York Calling UK music blog. We had a chat about life in York, the music scene, his writing (including novels) and more! Thanks so much for everything you do to support independent music mate.

Read the interview at: https://darkstereo.com/interview-with-york-calling/

17/09/2024

Some great friends of ours have events in this year's Melbourne Fringe Festival too! Oh, and there is a flash sale on with 25% off ticket prices until 10am 19th Sept 😀. Grab your tickets and support these folks:

* Modular Theme Time Presents 'In C'
Six Naarm modular synth artists improvise Terry Riley's In C on their portable modular synthesizers. "In C" was one of Modular Theme Time's first themes. A beautiful album was created live in Wick Studios Brunswick, in a closed session. They now present the skills of these fine modular synth artists to the public!
https://melbournefringe.com.au/event/modular-theme-time-presents-in-c/
https://www.facebook.com/events/1222820212047717

* Angellis Taliuu: Tectonic
A Dark Ambient Approach to Mindfulness. Tectonic is a quadraphonic, audiovisual experience using auditory brainwave manipulation techniques to evoke a sense of calm, deep relaxation and personal reflection.
https://melbournefringe.com.au/event/angellis-taliuu-tectonic/

Six local Naarm modular synth artists improvise the composition on their portable modular synthesizers."In C" was one of Modular Theme Time's first themes. A beautiful album was created live in Wick Studios Brunswick, in a closed session.We now present the skills of these fine modular synth artists....

20/08/2024

It's happening! Dark Stereo and Dawn Industry are proud to present the works of 15 wonderful artists for this year's Melbourne Fringe Festival. This is a digital on-demand event which will be accessible from 1st - 20th October 2024. A chance to partake of a variety of music, videos, written work, and a free compilation album!

The event listing is at: https://melbournefringe.com.au/event/enzymecomplex/

And on facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/events/3825314237740609

A huge Thank You to all the contributors and artists who jumped on for our first digital exhibition. It has been quite an experiment. 🙂

09/08/2024

Did someone say Mathcore? Here's a new interview with The Sun Door's creator, Michael from Salem, New Hampshire! A fun chat about the joys of solo recording, and exposing one's work.

Greetings Friends! Today we’re stepping into the world of The Sun Door, and having a chat with Michael, the solo artist behind this mathcore project from Salem, New Hampshire. Hi…

12/06/2024

It must be prog month! Here's something quite wonderful for you all. Enigmatic SOUND Machines with The Hierarchies Of Angels. We loved this so much that we dived into a review. This one is light, but deep. Shadowy, yet prominent. A highly recommended and thought provoking listening experience. Enjoy! 🙂

Review: https://darkstereo.com/enigmatic-sound-machines-the-hierarchies-of-angels/

Album: https://enigmaticsoundmachines.bandcamp.com/album/the-hierarchies-of-angels

06/06/2024

New Review! This was our first time listening to the work of Bakullama, and it was a really special experience. Such creative and honest work, and a very different flavor to what we usually cover too. Very prog, feeling both nostalgic and forward-thinking at the same time. We've been chatting with Rick quite a bit about music and our different ends of the world since. Such lovely and passionate folks. Give them a listen and a follow! Oh, and enjoy the review too 🙂.

https://darkstereo.com/bakullama-sleepers/