CATASTROPHE BALLET
As evening falls, knowing the dark for light
CATASTROPHE BALLET
As evening falls, knowing the dark for light
Music
Music at Catastrophe Ballet gathers news, reviews and tour dates from the post-punk, coldwave, darkwave, EBM and goth undergrounds — extending into the crank wave and post-Brexit new wave lineage of Fall, Wire and Gang of Four. Coverage draws on a curated network of scene zines and labels
Portion Control: 1983 – 86 Hit The Pulse To Purge
New Disorder Festival announced for Montreuil, 6-7 February 2027
David Sylvian announces The Distance Between The Killer And The Killing, first full-length album since 2009
Das Mörtal releases ‘DRAIN ME’ single with a Dan Terminus remix
Placebo release ‘Helen Keller’ single as 30th Anniversary Tour begins
“Cold Night, Middle of Winter” — Soft Vein Shares Intimate Tour Rehearsal Video for “Another Summer”
The Phantom Eyes share video for their cover of DEVO’s ‘Puppet Boy’
Beauty In Chaos release fifth album ‘Quiet Place’ on their 8th anniversary
WL//WH Track Of The Day: MEMORY INDEX “Traces”
WL//WH Video of the Day: STATUS SET “Destroy All Evidence”
“Love Me Better” — Patriarchy Stage a Tableau of Floral Worship in Video for “Lilylicker”
Chicago Post-Punk Outfit Ganser Borrow From Tomorrow in Video for “Futuretripping”
Fontaines D.C. Share ‘Tongue’ from Upcoming Album ‘Dopamine Chamber’
Actors: Our Love Will Live Forever
R.I.P. Bruno Kramm (Das Ich, Kramm, Danse Macabre Records)… ‘Die Todgeweihten grüßen dich’
Antler Records presents the ultimate Klinik re-release!
Ductape: Faded Flowers
Whispers In The Shadow
Hybryds (& Rabbits Wear Boots)
Then Comes Silence: ‘Conformity Will Always Be the Enemy of Creativity’
Cabaret Voltaire share the single version of ‘Here To Go’ from the ‘CODE’ reissue
Trentemøller shares ‘Swerve’, the second single from his new self-titled album
Rina Pavar interview: ‘Think less, be bolder’
Delerium and Diamanda Galás release ‘Into The Light’
Argentine Trio Tomates En Verano Dive Into a Ocean of Dreamy Shoegaze on “El Color del Mar”
Boston’s GOSSIP COLLAR Explore Faith, Fear, and the Frailty of Flesh on Gothic Post-Punk LP “Eaten of Worms”
Leipzig Darkwave Project Kalte Steine Turns Broken Promises Into Bittersweet Synthpop on “Love Is A Lie”
“Mental Wormholes in the Night” — Soft Riot Channels Strange Transmissions in His Surreal Video for “Ghostwriter”
London Post-Punk Trio Black Doldrums Lose Their Hearts to Limerence in Video for “Waiting”
Night Nail shares ‘Vile Train’ single from new album ‘Infinite Fountain’
Hor-Cheret – Nanawatai (Digital/CD Album – Dunkelheit Produktionen)
Echo & The Bunnymen announce UK tour following Apples For Isaac album release
Los Angeles Post-Punk Duo DECEITS Face Birthday Dread in Their Video for “The First Day of Fall”
Clan of Xymox releases double single ‘Broken Heart’ / ‘Fire’ ahead of European tour
Godflesh’s Decay: Industrial Collapse and Sonic Nihilism
Catherine Ringer: A Life Beyond Classification
Live At Max’s Kansas City: Previously Unreleased Alan Vega Performance from 1980
‘Industrial Music/Graphics’ book funds on Kickstarter
Zoth Ommog Classix series revives Lights Of Euphoria’s ‘Brainstorm’ on vinyl
Nouvelle Vague confirms ‘A Date with Depeche Mode’ tracklist and October release
WL//WH Video Of The Day: JESUS LIVES IN VEGAS “Mind” (Official Video)
Kommission Z80 – Sic Semper Tyrannis (Digital Album – Kommision Z80)
“Daydreams and Nightmares” — Night Nail Turns Desire Into Damnation in Video for “Vile Train”
“Leave This Dying World Behind” — Faded Pulse Finds Solace in the Past on Ethereal Goth Album “Elysia”
“Pray For Me Tonight” — Anton and Tout Debord Share Video for French Coldwave Confessional “Répression”
Kontravoid Severs Expectations With Sinister Synthpop Single “Chances”
Devoted BJ releases new single ‘Ich kann nicht schlafen’ via KL Dark Records
SAVAK marks a decade with ‘Door Deals And Debt: An Essential Collection From The First 10 Years’
