
Chaos Tamed – Nordverk (Digital Album – I/O Music)
Magnus Kalnins, known for his Future-Pop project Colony 5, has released “Nordverk,” the third album by his solo project Chaos Tamed via I/O Music on July 24, 2026. The nine-track album merges Dark-Electro and EBM into a vintage-inspired soundscape evoking early Skinny Puppy, Front Line Assembly, and Neuroactive. The reviewer rates it 7½, noting that while not their favorite Chaos Tamed album, it offers intriguing moments and prioritizes atmosphere and sound production over BPM. Chaos Tamed began as a side venture during a Colony 5 hiatus and has developed into independent work blending EBM, IDM, dark electro, and futurepop with ethereal vocals and cinematic textures. Kalnins’ debut “Shock Waves” (November 2023) received a GAFFA Awards nomination, followed by “Elbrus” (May 2025), with the advance single “Destroyer” preceding “Nordverk.”
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