“Wax Wings Will Burn” is the third full-length album from the monstrously seductive act SHIV-R. The duo comprised of Pete Crane and Ben Bulig has carved out a name as an “elegant yet hard- hitting” force in the industrial landscape with club-staples such as “Parasite” and “Pharmaceutical Grade” haunting alternative dancefloors the world over. Through festival shows and headlining tours throughout Europe and America the band have delivered their provocative visuals and high- energy stage show to thousands of stomping feet, and their flamboyantly dark visual edge com- bined with harsh yet dynamic music has lead the press to coin the term "Lace Industrial" to describe their unique genre.

With their previous EP “Shadow Between Worlds”, SHIV-R hinted at a more evolved approach, combining the high-octane aggression of songs such as “Talent for Violence” with more intimate and vocally expressive songs such as “Blood Rose”. “Wax Wings Will Burn” doesn’t stand in the way of this evolution and delivers sounds as diverse as the dirty electro of “Eye of the Needle”, the industrial aggression of “Shadow With a Voice” and the psychological horror-inducing sound design of the closing piece “Lifelike”. “And now it’s time to see your life through another monster’s eyes”.

Special limited edition, manufactured for and originally available exclusively at the recent SEABOUND ‚Speak in Storms‘-Tour with Iris and Architect.

The limited "RADIANT TURBULENCE" EP includes long sought-after, 18-year-old and un-released Seabound material, fully remastered with re-recorded vocals, an exclusive Architect remix plus 2 exclusive songs by IRIS: 1 song from the upcoming new album and an exclusive remix of the track ‘Phenom’.

NYC post-punk outfit YOU. recently announced their new LP for Dais Records by sharing the incredibly catchy single "Feral", the album is due out next week and today are releasing the video for said single. It was created and directed by band member Scott Kiernan, who is also the director of NYC experimental public access show E.S.P. TV. Here is a bit of what he had to say about the video:

"I wanted an energy and physicality to match the song which came about from experimenting in real time with electronic hardware, signal generators, feedback loops, and revived TV production equipment rather than constructing a narrative around interpreting the lyrics. By working in this tactile way, everything got a more visceral feel to it, that sort of takes on a different life past any symbolic content of each image.

A lot of the images are fairly everyday or banal in content (a stray cat, an adams apple swallowing, a stopwatch, hands clapping, someone sitting on a couch) but these everyday scenes are sent through a bunch of clunky machines over and over and abused until they are rendered into something more physical. That approach seemed to fit with the song..."

You can check out the video below, the album is out next week.

YOU. 'Feral' from Scott Kiernan on Vimeo.

Nearly 6 years have passed since Integral‘s debut album ‘Rise‘ was released. Now the German duo returns to present their new masterpiece. ‘Sercosa‘ unfolds like a hallucination and brings visions to life in the kaleidoscope of the mind. Vivid images begin to blossom as an ever-present and hypnotic beat pulsates like a star. Simultaneously, you are in the city and the machine speaks through the fabric of the dream.

‘Sercosa‘ is a journey through the sounds of prescience and lament, in which deep, earthy rhythms and tribal drumming swell beneath a layer of whispers that tell the story of an ancient ritual. Or perhaps the ritual is telling the story of the dream of the world to come.

‘Waste Land’, the third feature by Pieter Van Hees, has been selected for the official international competition at the 41st Film Fest Gent. This will be the European premiere, after having its world premiere at Toronto International Film Festival. Jérémie Renier (‘Cloclo’, ‘Saint Laurent’) and Natali Broods ('The Misfortunates’) star in the final chapter of Van Hees’ trilogy: ‘Anatomy of Love and Pain

The story centres around homicide detective Leo Woeste who deals with Brussels’ grim underbelly on a daily basis. When his wife unexpectedly becomes pregnant, his convictions start to crumble. His very last homicide case, involving a death-obsessed dealer in Congolese cult statues, slowly drags him deeper into the waste land.

The official competition is an important part of Film Fest Gent. An international jury will award two prizes: The Grand Prize for Best Film and The Georges Delerue Award for Best Soundtrack. Each containing a considerable distribution reward and media campaign. American author and screenwriter Bret Easton Ellis ('American Psycho', 'The Canyons') will preside over the international jury. (read more on Ellis at FFG here).

Koen Mortier and Eurydice Gysel produced the film for production outfit Epidemic ('Ex-Dummer', '22nd of May', 'Borgman'). International sales will be handled by Be for Films. 'Waste Land' received support from the Flanders Audiovisual Fund / Film Fund of Flemish Cultural Affairs Minister Sven Gatz.

The 41st Film Fest Gent will run from 14 to 25 October in Belgium. All info and tickets on www.filmfestival.be.