Cryogenic Echelon jumped onto the EBM/Dark Electronic music scene in late 2009. They brought their own brand of infectious beats unforgettable melodies that is sure to please all fans of dark electro.
Cryogenic Echelon is comprised of Gerard Hawkins and honoray members Ayax Ascension and Antonio Jiménez. Hailing from Australia they are posed to join a line of excellent musicians that have come from that region.
Crunch Pod will be releasing their label debut EP "Fall Of The Reptiles" in August of this year.
It will feature five original tracks and remixes by Dawn Of Ashes, Blast Radius, Rythmhead, and Digital Reformation.
Infacted Recordings has just announced two new releases, both of which available here in early August.
The Swedish synthpop band Unitary returns with a new album Safe From Harm.
Already getting comparisons with Covenant and Necro Facility, Unitary is proof that Sweden has what it takes to make the best synth music! T
he Classixx series (as always limited to 1000 copies) continues with Placebo Effect's re-issue of "Galleries of Pain" with additional bonus tracks.
Available now is the long-awaited remix collection from Dirk Geiger ‘Second Life‘. Taking selections from Dirk Geiger‘s 2010 album ‘Autumn Life‘ on Tympanik Audio, 14 talented electronic artists now present their own renditions of Dirk’s unique sounds.
Soaked with rich atmospheres, embracing melodies, and a whole range of intricate rhythms, ‘Second Life‘ flows effortlessly along wondrous aural paths with expert cohesiveness, allowing the listener to explore in great depth the album’s many intricacies.
Featuring some of the finest and most talented electronic musicians on the forefront of the dark IDM, ambient, and electronica scenes including Tapage, Midimode, SE, Hotaru Bay, Subheim, Autoclav1.1, Pleq, Anklebiter, Candle Nine, Ahnst Anders, and more, ‘Second Life‘ is most certainly a journey worth taking over and over again.
Download Dirk Geiger ‘Second Life‘ for free
During their remarkable career, Diary of Dreams have played more than 400 gigs in 34 different countries. Even though they became known as a living legend quite early, they never stopped their creative strife for new musical worlds and concepts. As headliners, at prime slots of the most renowned festivals or on tour with the new German shooting star Unheilig – no matter on which stage, Diary of Dreams always knew how to deliver and how to win over new fans for the band.
And now the 10th studio album is set for release. The title of the new album will be "Ego:X", again a concept album, and it will be released on 26th August 2011 in four exquisite editions that will differ not only in their intricately designed artwork but also in their musical content.
When it comes to the actual sound of the album, there are somesurprises.
On one track, Adrian Hates’ charismatic voice meets the hauntingly sensitive performance of Amelia Brightman, and throughout the album you can hear Martin Kessler who is famous in Germany for lending his voice to stars like Vin Diesel and Nicolas Cage in the overdubbed films.
According to Diary Of Dreams "Ego:X" is a musical and lyrical journey through the life and metamorphosis of the album’s protagonist X, a character study, a movie without visuals, a gripping story showing the pitfalls and chasms of the human soul.
Of course you can see Diary Of Dreams on this year's Shadowplayfestival..
The Swedish band Endless Shame, who recently released their third studio album "Generation Blind", release a song for free.
It's the track "The Reaper" in an unreleased and exclusive version, entitled D-Floor version, not on the album that now is available for free download.
Listen to the track here and just hit the arrow pointing down to download it.
