Lollipop Magazine

Accessory – Titan – Review

January 20, 2006

A cleaner electro style fused with hard EBM, but lacks noise-driven floor-pounders. “One Night” might be one of the most sexually-charged EBM songs ever.

Mind Ripper II – Review

January 20, 2006

Mind Ripper II rips nothing but the classics from the vaults of Van Richter Records, with a few unreleased tracks and remixes added as bonuses.

Plastic Noise Experience – Noised – Review

January 20, 2006

A “new” PNE release sees the light of day, but it doesn’t appear to be new material, instead it’s a collection of rarities and covers.

Dismantled – Breed to Death – Review

January 13, 2006

Shedding another layer of skin to unleash the next development in Dismantled, Gary Zon releases this teaser EP. We are now at the club-friendly phase.

The Fair Sex – The Dark Ages – Review

January 13, 2006

American label Van Richter Records steps up to the plate to deliver The Dark Ages, a two-disc retrospective that spans The Fair Sex’s lucrative career.

Shadows in the Dark – Coded Message: 12 – Review

November 18, 2005

It opens and closes with instrumental pieces, the meat of it is pulsating hard electro, spiced with vocals sung in either English or German.

Violent Entity – Mechanized Division – Review

September 30, 2005

Blends the past and the present to appeal to those missing the golden days of EBM music and those who love the current state of it.

Psyclon Nine – INRI – Review

June 13, 2005

One of the leaders in the “Terror EBM” movement. Marshall Carnage brilliantly fuses black metal and EBM, adding guitars and string-textured sounds.

Schiller – Life – Review

June 13, 2005

Schiller is a very obscure project hailing from Germany. I discovered them due to Peter Heppner of Wolfsheim’s guest vocal appearance on “I Feel You” on Voyage.

VNV Nation – Matter + Form – Review

June 13, 2005

One of the most highly-anticipated albums in the EBM/synthpop genre. VNV Nation’s fifth release in a decade. An album that takes some risks and still succeeds.