Song of the Day: “Winter Kills” by Covenant

Posted on 12/24/2020 by Parklifer in Preview and tagged ambient, Covenant, industrial, Song of the Day, Sweden, trip hop.

Covenant (Photo by Frank Machalowski)

Swedish electronic innovators Covenant today share a cover of “Winter Kills” by UK new wave duo Yazoo to mark the arrival of our coldest season.

Livestream Preview: Technophobia @ Twitch, 12/5/20

Posted on 12/03/2020 by Parklifer in Local Spotlight, Preview and tagged Black Cat, cold wave, DC, industrial, livestream, Technophobia, Twitch.

Technophobia (Photo by Nick Fancher)

Equipped with a fresh new album, DC dark pop duo Technophobia take to the stage of the Black Cat on Saturday, Dec. 5. Catch the show in a livestream on Twitch!

The show is free but the band asks for donations to benefit the Community of Hope, a DC nonprofit dedicated to healthcare and housing assistance.

Song of the Day: Ministry’s “(Every Day Is) Halloween” Covered by Stabbing Westward

Posted on 10/31/2020 by Parklifer in Preview and tagged Illinois, industrial, Song of the Day, Stabbing Westward.

Stabbing Westward (Photo courtesy the artist)

Halloween may look different this year, but Stabbing Westward is intent on making it feel special by releasing a brand-new covers EP today as a special “treat” for fans.

Hallowed Hymns, released on COP International Records, features four tracks that were instrumental to the industrial band’s beginnings and conjure the feeling of the season. One of those is a cover of “(Every Day Is) Halloween” by Ministry!

Song of the Day: “American Landfill” by Kristeen Young featuring David Bowie

Posted on 10/14/2020 by Parklifer in Preview and tagged art rock, David Bowie, industrial, Kristeen Young, New York City, Song of the Day.

Kristeen Young (Photo courtesy Tell All Your Friends PR)

Art-rock provocateur Kristeen Young recently released “American Landfill,” a reimagining of a song she recorded with David Bowie.

Livestream Preview: Cold Waves @ Twitch, 9/18-9/20/20

Posted on 09/11/2020 by Parklifer in Preview and tagged Ash Code, Chemlab, Chicago, Cold Waves, Cyanotic, Front 242, Front Line Assembly, Illinois, industrial, Iron Lung Corp., Meat Beat Manifesto, music festival.

Meat Beat Manifest (Photo courtesy Reybee Inc.)

Full programming details have now been revealed for the anticipated Cold Waves “The Lost Weekend” Virtual Event, to be streamed FREE via Twitch on Sept. 18-20.

Due to ongoing COVID-19 restrictions, the long-running and much-loved industrial music festival normally held in Chicago heads online this year, giving fans worldwide the chance to take in a variety of performances, screenings, greetings, DJ sets, and more.

Song of the Day: “Dispatches from the Gutter” by Uniform

Posted on 07/23/2020 by Parklifer in Preview and tagged industrial, metal, New York City, noise rock, Song of the Day, Uniform.

Uniform (Photo by Ebru Yildiz)

Uniform’s “Dispatches from the Gutter” comes with a momentous video from filmmaker and director Jacqueline Castel.

Song of the Day: “Away” by Chiasm

Posted on 06/09/2020 by Parklifer in Preview and tagged Chiasm, Detroit, industrial, Michigan, Song of the Day.

Chiasm (Photo courtesy the artist)

Detroit-based musician Emileigh Rohn, better known as Chiasm, has become known for cultivating lush, eclectic, eerily dystopian sonic landscapes with delicately balanced vocals for the past 20-plus years.

On June 5, Chiasm released Away, her latest EP, via COP International, and the title track is our Song of the Day!

Song of the Day: “Dissolve the Floor” by Houses of Heaven

Posted on 04/29/2020 by Parklifer in Preview and tagged California, electronic, Houses of Heaven, industrial, Oakland, post-punk, Song of the Day, techno.

Houses of Heaven (Photo by Effixx)

Layering synths, guitars, electronic percussion, and live drums, Houses of Heaven fuses early industrial and techno rhythms with the melodicism of shoegaze and a heavy dose of dub-influenced effects. Formed in Oakland, California, by Keven Tecon, Adam Beck, and Nick Ott, the band follows up the Remnant EP with their first full-length album titled Silent Places, available May 1 via Felte.

Today, the band released a video for “Dissolve the Floor” from that debut album.

Live Review: Heilung @ The Fillmore Silver Spring — 1/22/20

Posted on 01/27/2020 by ambienteye in Live Review and tagged folk, Germany, Heilung, industrial, neofolk, The Fillmore Silver Spring.

Heilung performs at The Fillmore Silver Spring on Jan. 22, 2020. (Photo by Katherine Gaines / ambienteye.com)

Pictures can show you what an event looked like. Recordings can tell you what it sounded like. But nothing short of being there can express how it felt.

That was especially the case when European neofolk trio Heilung performed at The Fillmore Silver Spring recently.

Live Review: Stoneburner @ Pie Shop — 12/8/19

Posted on 12/11/2019 by ambienteye in Live Review and tagged Baltimore, industrial, Maryland, Pie Shop, Stoneburner, worldbeat.

Stoneburner performs at Pie Shop on Dec. 8, 2019. (Photo by Katherine Gaines/ ambienteye.com)

Multitalented Steven Archer wrapped up his recent Stoneburner tour with a hometown show at the Pie Shop. The crowd was full of long time fans and old friends dancing for the latest incarnation of Archer’s solo project — even his mom was in attendance supporting him.