Lollipop Magazine

Battery Cage – World Wide Wasteland – Review

April 4, 2005

Highly-energized EBM laced with industrial guitar and effected vocals reminiscent of both Nivek Ogre and Marilyn Manson. Tyler Newman is half of Informatik.

Assemblage 23 – Storm – Review

April 4, 2005

What sets Tom Shear apart from future pop/EBM musicians is his ability let a song breathe and restrain the urge to throw in everything but the kitchen sink.

Apoptygma Berzerk – The Harmonizer DVD/Unicorn EP – Review

March 7, 2005

Harmonizer was an unqualified success, and from conception to the world tour, APB captured every bit of future pop glory on film.

Bella Morte – As the Reasons Die – Review

January 10, 2005

Comprised of the new wave, synth-pop, punk, and darkwave we’ve come to expect, there’s also an edgy guitar layer, without turning into a KMFDM grind-fest.

Monofader – Frost – Review

January 10, 2005

Comprised of Sebastian R. Komor (Icon of Coil) and the silky smooth vocals of Richard Bjorklund (Spektralized). One of the top 10 future pop releases of 2004.

Monochrome – Collapse & Sever – Review

January 10, 2005

Victoria Lloyd’s (of Claire Voyant) smooth vocals offer a wonderful contrast to Clint Sand’s (of cut.rate.box) industrial/EBM/trip hop-drenched dance music.

Das Ich- Lava Glut – Review

January 10, 2005

Das Ich have influenced industrial music as much as Skinny Puppy, Einsturzende Neubaten, and Laibach, but they’ve never realized the financial rewards.

Informatik – Re: Vision – Review

January 10, 2005

Bathe in future pop rage. Another dark EBM/future pop album that dots the landscape of Metropolis Records. Tasty remixes by Assemblage 23, Funker Vogt, Iris.

Seabound – Poisonous Friend – Review

December 6, 2004

Remixes from their highly-successful 2004 Metropolis debut, Beyond Flatline. Rife with atmospheric synth melodies and soothing male vibrato vocals.

Die Form – InHuman – Review

September 27, 2004

InHuman, the first of a diptych which will be completed with the release of ExHuman, is a sophisticated concept that doesn’t quite come to fruition.