Having already firmly established himself as a DJ and producer, Christopher Lawrence has now unleashed his first artist album, “All Or Nothing.” With the disc, Lawrence stays true to his roots in underground electronic dance music, while at the same time presenting it in a way that works outside the clubs. In a telephone interview, … Read more
Moving beyond his house music roots, Colorado’s DJ Harry has unleashed “Collision,” a fantastic new collection of his own electronic music. The album brings together a wide variety of styles and tempos, and manages to at the same time be musically complex and undeniably catchy. But breaking out of the 125 beat per minute structure … Read more
Laurence “Lol” Tolhurst, a founding member of The Cure has released 3 albums with his wife Cindy Levinson under the name Levinhurst. The following interview was conducted in 2004 around their “Perfect Life” album. Going into it, did you have a clear idea of what you wanted to do with this project? Lol Tolhurst: “Well, … Read more
WIth “The Grudge,” Norway’s Mortiis once again surprises listeners with a new musical twist. The last Mortiis release, “The Smell Of Rain,” shifted further from the ambient style of his early work in favor of more melodic, vocal-driven songs. On the new disc, Mortiis continues with more traditional song structures. But while electronics still figure … Read more
Originally a dark, soundtrack-style side project from Front Line Assembly’s Bill Leeb and Rhys Fulber, Delerium has evolved to include a variety of guest vocalists and a more traditional song-based structure. Until recently, it was a completely studio-based outfit, but now they have transformed into a live band as well. After so many years, what … Read more
This interview was conducted just as Fiona Horne’s “Witchin’: A Handbook for Teen Witches” was about to come out in America. Since that time, Fiona appeared in “Mad Mad House,” a reality show on the Sci-Fi Channel. In the show, Fiona lives in a house with a Naturist(Nudist), Modern Primitive, Vampyre and Voodoo Priestes. Collectively … Read more
It’s been a long wait for new music from Johanna’s House of Glamour, but their new CD, “The Dark Flower” does not disappoint. The disc is every bit as good as 1995’s “Style Monsters” and is something that any fan of dark, atmospheric pop music will want to check out. Having experienced record company-related set-backs, … Read more
Kill Hannah singer/songwriter/guitarist Mat Devine feels that he was genetically ‘just predestined to be a total music lover,’ something that could very well explain the power and intensity of their Atlantic Records debut, “For Never and Ever.” The influence of new wave can definitely be heard in Kill Hannah’s music (and seen in their image), … Read more
With a KMFDM album, you always know what you’re going to get, yet at the same time will always be surprised. For nearly 20 years, they have been delivering ultra-heavy rock/electronic music that has a melodic edge strong enough to appeal to pop fans. They’ve never put out an album that just sounds like a … Read more
Nearly 15 years after its original release, Meat Beat Manifesto’s classic “Storm The Studio” album has been given the full remix treatment. “Storm the Studio R.M.X.S” features mixes from such artists as Scanner, DJ Spooky, Merzbow, and M.B.M vs. D.H.S (a collaboration between Meat Beat’s Jack Dangers and his Tino Corp. Records partner Ben Stokes.) … Read more