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Karo Kratochwil @karokratochwil.bsky.social · Aug 31

ReView: Kadaitcha – Urban Somnambulistics (2017 Reissue) for @regenmag.bsky.social
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ReView: Kadaitcha - Urban Somnambulistics (2017 Reissue)

Kadaitcha Album: Urban Somnambulistics (2017 Reissue) Category: Post-Industrial / Experimental / Noise Label: Ant-Zen Release Date: 2025-04-07 Author: Karo Kratochwil (Karo) With the reissue of Urba...

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Karo Kratochwil @karokratochwil.bsky.social · Aug 31

@strikkland.bsky.social - Hommage ReView for @regenmag.bsky.social
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ReView: Strikkland - Hommage

Strikkland Album: Hommage Category: EBM Label: Self-released Release Date: 2025-03-28 Author: Karo Kratochwil (Karo) A recognized force in the EBM scene, Strikkland – the duo of Henric Ceder and Hen...

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Karo Kratochwil @karokratochwil.bsky.social · Aug 22

Test Dept – Full Spectrum Dominance / Information Scare

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Test Dept – Full Spectrum Dominance / Information Scare

In anticipation of their upcoming appearance at Wrocław Industrial Festival this October, UK industrial pioneers Test Dept return with two powerful remix releases, both issued via Artoffact Records: F...

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Karo Kratochwil @karokratochwil.bsky.social · Aug 7

Mobland - some thoughts
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Mobland

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Karo Kratochwil @karokratochwil.bsky.social · Aug 6

Happy release date Agonised Too "The Same"
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Agonised Too - The Same

I’ve been following Agonised Too for quite a while now  and it still amazes me how this project continues to evolve without ever losing its unmistakable soul. Their latest single, "The Same," rel...

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Karo Kratochwil @karokratochwil.bsky.social · Aug 4

@goldenapes.bsky.social "Stranger (When I Left)"
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Golden Apes – "Stranger (When I Left)"

With their latest single "Stranger (When I Left)", Golden Apes once again demonstrate what has made them one of the most evocative acts on the darkwave/post-punk scene for over two decades: atmosphere...

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Karo Kratochwil @karokratochwil.bsky.social · Aug 4

@statement_electronic_music "Reality"
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StateMent – "Reality"

Nearly three decades after disappearing from the radar, Michael Sojka returns to his dark electro roots with a bold reboot of his long-dormant project StateMent. The EP Reality is more than a nostalgi...

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Karo Kratochwil @karokratochwil.bsky.social · Aug 1

Interview with @artur.bak_ar_plus
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Interview with AR+ – Dwie Wieże Festival #5

Now entering its fifth edition, Dwie Wieże Festival has become a cultural phenomenon far beyond its geographic location in Gubin, Poland. What began as an underground experiment has grown into a power...

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Karo Kratochwil @karokratochwil.bsky.social · Jul 31

ReView: Torul – Superposition
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ReView: Torul - Superposition

Torul Album: Superposition Category: Electro / Synthpop / Alternative Label: Infacted Recordings Release Date: 2025-02-14 Author: Karolina Kratochwil (Karo) With Superposition, Torul confirms that d...

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Karo Kratochwil @karokratochwil.bsky.social · Jul 31

ReView: Imminent · Thorofon – Fear No More EP for @regenmag.bsky.social
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ReView: Imminent · Thorofon - Fear No More EP

Imminent · Thorofon Album: Fear No More EP Category: Industrial / Experimental Label: Ant-Zen Release Date: 2025-02-20 Author: Karo Kratochwil (Karo) Thorofon creates the kind of challenging music t...

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Karo Kratochwil @karokratochwil.bsky.social · Jul 31

ReView: Iggor Cavalera / Shane Embury – Neon Gods / Own Your Darkness for @regenmag.bsky.social
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ReView: Iggor Cavalera / Shane Embury - Neon Gods / Own Your Darkness

Iggor Cavalera / Shane Embury Album: Neon Gods / Own Your Darkness Category: Dark Ambient / Industrial / Noise Label: Cold Spring Release Date: 2025-03-21 Author: Karo Kratochwil (Karo) Iggor Cavale...

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Karo Kratochwil @karokratochwil.bsky.social · Jul 31

ReView: @jetaime_music Useless Boy for @regenmag.bsky.social

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ReView: JE T'AIME - Useless Boy

JE T’AIME Album: Useless Boy Category: Coldwave / Post-Punk / Synthpop Label: Manic Depression Records / Icy Cold Records Release Date: 2025-01-24 Author: Karolina Kratochwil (Karo) Parisian project...

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Karo Kratochwil @karokratochwil.bsky.social · Jul 25

A story about Propaganda "Remixes Encounters" and more
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„Remix Encounters” - From Düsseldorf with Noise

by Karo Kratochwil It starts, as these things often do, with a coincidence. Or a karmic twist, if you prefer the metaphysical. A message from Jori Hulkkonen - "IOU" - triggers it. Ralf Dörper, one of ...

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Karo Kratochwil @karokratochwil.bsky.social · Jul 2

Come to Prague then

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Karo Kratochwil @karokratochwil.bsky.social · Jul 1

Interview with Syco Teauma, founder of Audiotrauma Fest
26th-27th September, Prague
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Interview: Syco Trauma (Audiotrauma Fest) - June 2025

Interview withSyco Trauma (founder) from Audiotrauma Fest After years of silence and absence from the scene, Audiotrauma Fest is officially back on the Eu

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Karo Kratochwil @karokratochwil.bsky.social · Jun 30

Interview with Whispers in The Shadow
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Interview: Whispers in the Shadow - June 2025

Interview withAshley Dayour (vocals) from Whispers in the Shadow With ‘Rapture’, Austrian Dark Rock prodigies WHISPERS IN THE SHADOW return with an album

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Karo Kratochwil @karokratochwil.bsky.social · Jun 25

David Thrussell & Flint Glass - Nyarlathotep and Other Tales of Cosmic Dread by H. P. Lovecraft
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David Thrussell & Flint Glass - Nyarlathotep and Other Tales of Cosmic Dread by H. P. Lovecraft

I’ve never counted myself among Lovecraft’s dedicated readers. I know his place in the canon, of course, one can hardly escape him if you orbit the fringes of weird fiction,  but the plots themse...

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Karo Kratochwil @karokratochwil.bsky.social · Jun 14

Wave Gotik Treffen 2025
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Wave Gotik Treffen 2025

Friday and Saturday I spent partly at Agra, partly at Moritzbastei - two very different worlds, each offering something essential. The weather wasn’t exactly cooperating; skies brooding, rain sometime...

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Karo Kratochwil @karokratochwil.bsky.social · Jun 12

WGT EBM WARM UP review
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WGT EBM Warm-Up 2025

After a years-long break, my return to Wave-Gotik-Treffen began not with a gentle re-entry, but with a full-throttle immersion. This year, it all started on Thursday - earlier than ever- at the legend...

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Karo Kratochwil @karokratochwil.bsky.social · Jun 1

Complete who and when for Castle Party 2025 is now reasy🔥
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Castle Party - Program

Castle Party - official website of the largest dark independent festival in Central Europe.

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Karo Kratochwil @karokratochwil.bsky.social · Jun 1

“A darker side of creativity.” – Tim Skold
“A mirror for the broken.” – Finnegan Bell
In the Spring Issue of Auxiliary Magazine, I interviewed Tim Skold and Finnegan Bell of Love Ghost x SKOLD.
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Karo Kratochwil @karokratochwil.bsky.social · Jun 1

ReView @thencomessilence.bsky.social "Boxed" for @regenmag.bsky.social
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ReView: Then Comes Silence - Boxed

Then Comes Silence ALbum: Boxed Category: Post-Punk / Goth / Rock Label: Metropolis Records Release Date: 2025-02-21 Author: Karolina Kratochwil (Karo) With Boxed, Then Comes Silence offers a moody ...

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Karo Kratochwil @karokratochwil.bsky.social · Jun 1

ReView @kreign.bsky.social for @regenmag.bsky.social
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ReView: Kreign - III

Kreign Album: III Category: EBM / Industrial Label: Scanner / Dark Dimensions Label Group Release Date: 2024-12-13 Author: Karolina Kratochwil (Karo) III, the latest offering from Arizona-based duo ...

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Karo Kratochwil @karokratochwil.bsky.social · Jun 1

ReView: STAHLSCHLAG – Amrita for @regenmag.bsky.social
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ReView: Stahlschlag - Amrita

Stahlschlag Album: Amrita Category: Electro / Industrial / Ritual Label: ProNoize / Dark Dimensions Release Date: 2024-12-13 Author: Karolina Kratochwil (Karo) From the very first throb of “Ra Ma Da...

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Karo Kratochwil @karokratochwil.bsky.social · Jun 1

ReView fir @regenmag.bsky.social Any Second "Nicht Allein"
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ReView: Any Second - Nicht Allein (Maxi-Single)

Any Second Album: Nicht Allein (Maxi-Single) Category: Electro / EBM / Industrial Label: Infacted Recordings Release Date: 2025-01-10 Author: Karolina Kratochwil (Karo) With Nicht Allein, Any Second...

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