A collision leaves a mark. A planet's surface is broken; a body, a heart, or a mind is left rent and torn. But trauma is only the initiation of change. Broken earth can fill with water, become a lake, host new life. Battered hearts can mend, forgive, forget. Whether jagged hole or fractured soul, a crater is a process, not a state of being.

This is the purview of Crater Vol. 1, the fifth studio album from Android Lust. After the success of 2010's The Human Animal and the national tours that followed, singer/songwriter/producer Shikhee uprooted from her longtime home of New York City and settled on the opposite coast, in Los Angeles. The new surroundings were accompanied by a new method of songwriting. "I wanted to take a more linear approach to writing with a stronger emphasis on sound design, focus on mood pieces and let vocals take a backseat."

That sound design has always set Android Lust apart from the pack, and Crater Vol. 1 puts the intricate electronic and acoustic instrumentations front and center; only three songs feature Shikhee's memorable voice. Ambient soundscapes give shape to the void, while beds of processed field recordings provide grit and texture. Rhythmic melodies build like thunderheads but rarely break into outright storms, maintaining a pensive mood throughout. Crater Vol. 1 is an album for the aftermath of a traumatic impact, a soundtrack for the introspective journeys that bring new growth.

Pieter Nooten’s all instrumental new double album ‘Haven’ is the third in a series of solo-releases composed and mixed entirely on the Mac Book Pro. Obliged to disregard the frills of most hi-end ambient/neo-classical productions ’Haven’ is nevertheless one of the most authentic and exemplary sounding cds you will hear all year. It has the true mark of the contiguous quality and style we have learned to appreciate from Nooten’s previous releases, all the way back to his ‘Clan Of Xymox’ days.

‘Haven’ contains a vast diversity and collection of different shades of melancholia. Without a human voice or single beat to be heard, Nooten wanted no earthly distractions from the mood he set out to communicate. And it works. On more levels then one.

Nooten sounds more introverted and world weary then we are accustomed to hearing him yet, with an ease and productivity we can only marvel at, he sketches an introspective and deeply poetic musical world of heart-wrenching beauty, incorporating elaborate sound design and experimentation without over-producing the music or compromising his initial goals.

As a rule Pieter Nooten sounds like Pieter Nooten: there are no influences by predecessors, external styles or genres. This music is his music; timeless, introvert, even desolate at times, it never fails to transmit Nooten’s unique musical message, all the way from a totally different planet back to ours. Even considering the restriction of a single Mac Book Pro as the only composition tool, the music remains sophisticated and profound, restrained and minimalistic.

After five years of silence with only sporadic club and festival shows it’s now time for the fourth full length album from the Swedish duo.

The long awaited album titled For Generations to Come will be released early spring 2013. An album packed with electronic body music that will move people on dance floors all over the world.

For sure yet another example of the diversity and strength of the bands musical skills. Pounding basses, harsh but melodic voices, exciting synthesizers and as always with something to be pointed out in the lyrics.

The bands earlier carrier moved them from venues in the north home of Scandinavia to as far south as Mexico, from Los Angeles in the west to Moscow in the east.

Now we wait and see where For Generations to come will take the band on their journey in the world of music. If Spetsnaz used to be the leader of the new EBM wave, they for sure still are

Do not adjust your screen! Instead prepare yourself for a mind-bending sonic assault as Cabaret Voltaire perform live at London’s famous Town And Country Club in 1992.

Pioneers of techno, industrial, samplebased electronica, Cabaret Voltaire successfully blurred the line between music and performance art.

The tracks performed in this DVD highlight Cabaret Voltaire’s spirit of experimentation as classics like The Message and Plasticity 6 are given unique twists and also features snippets of Steve Lamacq interviewing both Kirk and Mallinder.

While bands such as Kraftwerk, New Order and The Orb achieved greater notoriety within the genres, Cabaret Voltaire’s longevity, influence and experience has ensured they are without doubt a cornerstone in the history of electronic and industrial music.

Belgian band Isbells cover Tim Hardin on the "Reason ToBelieve-The Songs Of Tim Hardin" compilation (Full Time Hobby).

Click below to hear (see) the result.