Lollipop Magazine

Die Warzau – Convenience – Review

April 11, 2005

Die Warzau’s fourth studio album, released nearly decade after their 1995 release, Engine, shows a band still at the top of their game.

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.

Resurrection 2 – Review

March 7, 2005

An 11-song collection of club/future pop tracks from the WTII Records roster, mastered superbly by Chris Randall (of Sister Machine Gun fame).

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.

Alexandria Heather – Spooky Action at a Distance – Review

March 7, 2005

With vocals, two guitars, bass, trumpet, sequencer, tribal drums, and three to five screen projections, it’s a performance lush with unusual sounds.

KMFDM – WWIII Live 2003 – Review

February 14, 2005

14 tracks from their albums Angst, Nihil, and last year’s offering WWIII, that were recorded during their live performance in Chicago on October 27, 2003.

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.

Asrai – Touch in the Dark – Review

January 10, 2005

The Asrai are small, fragile, female beings who polymorph into puddles of water. Asrai is a disarmingly honest blend of prog rock, new wave, and Gothic metal.

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.