Order of Contents:

-Underground News
-CD Reviews and Featured Bands:
Kalte Traurigkeit
KAlt
Verney 1826
Trama afonA
Buried Birds
Sin-Tech - Various Artists
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Underground News

Latest Release from DSBP Records
Electro Synthetic Rebellion - "post industrial’
“This new CD is a strong, cohesive, integrated,
the spirit of true industrial work of European quality.”
Releated links:
http://www.dsbp.cx
http://www.myspace.com/electrosyntheticrebellion
http://www.electrosyntheticrebellion.com

DSBP $5.00 CD Sale: http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=7104146&blogID=467412964


Babyland signs to Metropolis
Babyland, recently signed to Metropolis Records, are set to release their sixth full-length album, Cavecraft, February 3.
Related links:
www.babyland.info
www.metropolis-records.com

More Free Downloads from Wonderland Records
This link will take you to where you stream MP3s, purchase digital downloads and also pick up some freebies while you’re there: www.wonderlandrecords.com/ex

New Release From Shinto Records
Immundus - “Toments”
Beautiful dark ambient music from Norway…
Related Links:
www.myspace.com/immundusofficial
www.immundus.net
www.sin-tech.org
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Reviews and Featured Bands

Kalte Traurigkeit

Equilibrium is a stunning debut album of orchestral neo-classical beauty. This album should appeal to just darksiders, but anyone who can appreciate good classical arrangements. Equilibrium presents delicate waves of piano and bold stringed arrangements accompanied by the angelic song bird Mirellie. Her voice will capture your attention and the vocal chorus melodies will tug at your heart. The albums symphonic structure plays out as if telling a story with each passing moment, some triumphant with rolling and thunderous timpany drums and swelling strings, some moments somber and bleak with marching drums and tolling bells, all of it striking. And to add a more sinister dimension to this beautiful masterpiece we hear the whisper-like growls from the composer himself Eric Labrie, however Track 5 reveals Labrie’s vocals away from the whispers and you find that he has a beautiful vocal range. Eric and Mirelle make a very complimentary duo and Eric has proved himself with this debut album to be an aspiring composer in this genre of a digital sea. It is a true piece of art, I give much respect to this band.

CD "Equilibrium” available here:
www.sin-tech.org/Kalte_Traurigket.html
Kalte Traurigkeit band page: www.myspace.com/kaltetraurigket

Verney 1826

Tolling bells, Gregorian chants, waves of soft synths, the sound of cavernous drums…Verney 1826 places you in a thought provoking atmosphere with a chilling sense of otherworldly presence. There is something almost spiritual about them as rhythms and pulses form a tribal like incantation at times, while other moments are stripped down to a minimalistic dream and lull you into a melancholy haze. The album progresses with added elements of electronic pulses, synthetic waves along side organic strings and beautiful and eerie operatic female vocals. Verney 1826 has the artistic ability to integrate many elements of gothic, ethereal, neo-classical and electronic into a seamless and absolutely beautiful album, proving they are no one trick pony. One catch, it’s not released yet, however that band states a release is planned for 2009. Find them on myspace, add as a friend and support Verney 1826 here: www.myspace.com/verney1826  

KAlt

This band would be best described as electronic darkwave. It delivers elements of EBM and synth-driven melodies often accompanied by piano and orchestral type synths. Strong vocal duets throughout the entire album resonate a strong gothic influence and I found that to be the force that really carries this albums weight. Overall I enjoyed the mix of synthpop and gothic tones, a passionate duo with tracks that will grow on you. No release as of yet. Find them on myspace, add as a friend and support KAlt here: www.myspace.com/kaltproject

Trama afonA

This project has me highly impressed, intrigued and inspired.
This is very dark experimental with a beautiful and sinister artistic edge.
Trama afonA on myspace: www.myspace.com/tramaafona
Official Trama afonA website: www.tramaafona.it
The official Trama afonA website is great, it’s original, it’s artistic and there are several avenues to explore when you visit. Check out “Sound Plots” and “Visual Plots” to find music and art. 

Buried Birds

Another great band that I stumbled upon online. Elements of folk and rock with an eerie twist of modern & old school alternative. Every track I’ve heard has been unique while still retaining the bizarre aura of what is known as “Buried Birds”.
Related Links:
http://buriedbirds.webs.com
www.myspace.com/buriedbirds
http://cdbaby.com/cd/buriedbirds
 
Sin-Tech - Exclusive tracks by Various Artists

I’ve heard a lot of gothic and darkwave compilations that I’ve liked and that have had forgiving flaws that are often found in compilations such as inflections in track levels or song transitions that didn’t really “do it” for me. So when I saw that this CD had not only Industrial and Synthpop but also experimental-ish darkwave it seemed like a possible odd combination of sub-genres. But my skepticism was soon diminished.
The transitions from heavy industrial moving through danceable darkwave synthpop into more obscure and ethereal tracks worked smoothly through a mix that was obviously well planed, it kept me intrigued with no sudden changes, just a colorful and inspiring collection of songs, and every track exclusive to this release.
Bands that I had heard of before such as Angels On Acid, Attrition, Diverge and Kirlian Camera provided their solid and usual appeal to me. The Angels On Acid track “The Vile” remixed by Limbo was a kickass opening track full of energy and I think Limbo was really able to showcase the highlights that Angels On Acid have to offer. Diverge hit hard and aggressively with their track “Stitched” remixed by Biodrone; it was pretty pumped up and borderline harsh.
Other Industrial acts are The Ludovico Technique with their 2008 version of a debut track for '06 “This Life” , C/A/T is featured with “Shoot to Kill” remixed by [syndika:zero] and XMH features an Implant remix of “Rape Your God”…over all a great selection of underground Industrial, great remixes, very pleasing. 
The Industrial excursions begin to dissapate with a smooth transition into an amazing live recording of Kirlian Camera’s popular dance floor hit “Blue Room”. We then receive some introductions into some lesser known bands. The Oedipus Complex track “Circle The Sun” brought to mind Tear Garden for me, I really enjoyed this and am intrigued to hear more from this band. The Jason Alacrity track “Winter Song” was very synthpop-ish dark EBM that played out gorgeously, great vocals, lyrically poetic and driven. Cylab is featured as Cylab/The Break Up, maybe a side project combined, not sure? It was a remix of the original Cylab track “Dented Halos” it was more piano driven compared to the uber digital synth version of the original track from their album “Satellites”. I also found this lovely band called Life’s Decay, I loved their instrumental track “Extzen”; it has crazy awesome drums and strings and like nothing I had heard before, and when I checked out more music on their myspace I became an instant fan. Another new band to me was The Nuns Of Telekinesis with some really great dark experimental mixed with tribal accents on their track “Undercurrent”. Phantoms Of The SS is featured with an eerie and bizarre piece titled The Sheltering Sky; it’s mellow but very dramatic and creepy. The Scarlet Slipping track “Machine Is Broken” presented a moody and intense track of warped synths and featured an excellent example of the artists vocal diversity, dark and strange. The Hiroshima Project presented a moving and emotional piano solo with some underlying indefinable accents; it paints a picture of something painful without a word, a beautiful and hypnotizing track. Attrition featured their new vocalist Sin’Drella on a very ethereal and spacious piece “Lullaby”. Sin’s vocals are strong and demanding. Sin is also on the album with her a solo project Imprint; a down tempo darkwave synth project; she debuts her track titled “Eden” on this release. Anyone who can appreciate both industrial and darkwave would probably really enjoy this well mixed carnival of delights.
Sin-Tech: www.sin-tech.org

Links to all bands on Sin-Tech:

Kirlian Camera
www.myspace.com/kirliancamerafront

Angels On Acid
www.myspace.com/angelsonacid666

Life's Decay
www.myspace.com/abstraktsens

Cylab / The Break Up
www.myspace.com/cylabband
www.myspace.com/thebreakuptheband

Diverje
www.myspace.com/diverje

JasonAlacrity
www.myspace.com/jasonalacritymusic

The Oedipus Complex
www.myspace.com/oedipuslives

The Hiroshima Project
www.myspace.com/thehiroshimaproject

The Ludovico Technique
www.myspace.com/theludovicotechnique

XMH
www.myspace.com/xmh

Attrition
www.myspace.com/danteskitchen

The Nuns of Telekinesis
myspace.com/mension

Scarlet Slipping
www.myspace.com/scarletslipping666

Phantoms Of The SS
www.myspace.com/phantomsofthess

C/A/T
www.myspace.com/cat

Imprint
www.myspace.com/imprintuk