dark wave
Black Dot – Lust [KRI014]
Christian Kroupa & Le Chocolat Noir (Black Dot) return to Kri 3 years after their debut, picking up the thread where it all began. Since their first release, and outings on Mechatronica and Italo Moderni in between, the duo continues to refine their stripped, nocturnal electro sound – sharp, eclectic, and built for late hours. Duo’s signature futuristic melancholia on Lust EP includes six tracks ranging from EBM club domination to electro after-hours relaxation, laced with melodic synth lines, a haunting Slavic vocal, and spiced with club-ready remixes by Innershades and Charlie.
Men With Secrets – Sand Clock LP [CITI034]
Cititrax presents Sand Clock, the new full-length album by Men With Secrets – the Italian trio of Donato Dozzy, Lino Monaco, and Nicola Buono (Retina.it). Born from a shared background in experimental techno under the name Le Officine Di Efesto, the three found themselves drawn toward something slower and more deliberate: the emotional directness of classic post-punk, minimal wave, and synth-driven pop. Sand Clock is the fullest expression of that devotion. Recorded in Rome and Pompeii in 2023, the album channels the melodic clarity and romantic tension of late-80s and early-90s darkwave while never losing the cool precision the trio carries from their electronic roots. Icy synthesizers curl around shuddering basslines; drum machines land with quiet authority; baritone vocals move between intimacy and quiet apocalypse. The result is music that breathes between the shadowed dance floor and solitary headphone listening—structured, emotionally exposed, and impossible to place in any single moment. This is not revivalism. It is the recognition that certain emotional territories were mapped but never fully inhabited—and a determination to go further in.
Renderer – Infodynamics EP [BDMS056]
Renderer is a new project from Columbian producer Filmmaker.
Filmmaker – Diffractions LP
“Diffractions” is a new album by Colombian artist Filmmaker AKA Faunes Efe, self-released on his bandcamp page.
phlp. @ Operator Radio 29.01.2026
The Midnight Computers – Dark Disco Vol. 1 [WCR003LP]
Diving deeper into electronic realms, The Midnight Computers return with a new LP where coldwave meets hypnotic dark disco, on Worst Crime Records. Staying true to their signature brooding atmosphere, the band explores a more synthetic sound, blending pulsating beats, driving basslines, and icy melodies.
Carlos GrabStein @ Operator Radio 15.11.2025
Ortrotasce – Mine Sorrow [FREE DOWNLOAD]
Ortrotasce presents a new piece carved from voltage and intuition, a small sonic artifact for those who listen between the lines. Free download on his bandcamp.
VA – Selected Works 2025 [FREE DOWNLOAD]
Cold Transmission Music presents a compilation featuring 23 songs released in 2025 by the label, including artist like Grey Gallows, Kalte Nacht, Kay-Chi, Nightcrawler, Oliver Decrow, Rina Pavar, S Y Z Y G Y X, SIIE or Years Of Denial.
Analog Search – You Can Never Feel My Pain [FREE DOWNLOAD]
Nothing Was There Records presents a bandcamp name-your-price release by Analog Search.
Shaknis – Perkrova [BDMS054]
Hailing from Lithuania, Shaknis joins Body Musick with a dystopian 4-tracker for the current overloaded times of life and death cycles.
ULTRA SUNN – Beast In You LP [ARFA4701]
ULTRA SUNN, the Brussels-based EBM/coldwave duo, unleash their highly anticipated sophomore album, The Beast In You, on Artoffact Records. Building upon the success of their impactful debut, US, the new record promises to delve deeper into the raw, primal energies that define their signature sound. Drawing heavily from their Belgian heritage, The Beast In You is a potent distillation of classic electronic body music and the hypnotic rhythms of Belgian new beat. Listeners can expect the unmistakable throb of analog synths and precisely programmed industrial drum machines. ULTRA SUNN expertly channels the aggressive power and driving force of their influences, infusing them with their own contemporary edge.
Grey Gallows – Dunkelheit LP [CTM]
With the album ‘Dunkelheit’, Grey Gallows have experimented exclusively with the electronic sound using analogue and digital synthesizers and tried to expand their musical boarders into different genres and styles, keeping their artistic signature in every composition from the early 80’s EBM to the modern electronic sound.
Alessandro Parisi – Blank Wave Guest Mix 114
Years of Denial – Love Cuts EP [VEYL045]
Prolific duo Years of Denial return to Veyl with another genre bending, dance floor ready EP titled Love Cuts. Acting as a transit between 2023’s Suicide Disco 2 and the forthcoming Suicide Disco 3, Love Cuts explores the various angles of love – ranging from the digital to the forbidden, toxic to erotic and beyond. A blend of death rock, future goth, EBM and rave, we once again find the project’s poetic, powerful lyrics fusing with motorized beats and 4×4 rhythms.
Shadows Hold – Nexum EP [CTM]
Shadows Hold is a Dark Wave/Post Punk solo project based out of Los Angeles, USA. Emerging from the underground music scene, Shadows Hold creates a blend of Darkwave, Post-Punk, and EBM throughout his tracks characterized by ethereal vocals, atmospheric sounds, and strong leads. After several independent releases, Shadows Hold returns with ‘Nexum‘, a 3-track EP that expands on the project’s distinct sound. The music uses reverb and mood to give shape to feelings that are hard to put into words.
Thorn – Shape Of Intent [BDMS047]
Thorn (also known as Human Figures and previously known as Death Posture) is the new incarnation of NY based producer with a trajectory with labels like Black Lodge Recordings, Frigio Records, L.I.E.S and Death Magic Decay. This time returns to Body with ‘Shape Of Intent’, an EP with 6 dancefloor-ready cuts, refining his hypnotic and minimalistic sequences with dark funk rhythms and wave atmosphere. Includes two tracks in collaboration with Motiv-A (DKA Records, Lost Soul Enterprises).
VA – Underground Wave Vol. 3 [WR005]
Walhalla Records pesetns a limited reprint of the sold-out Volume 3 from the Underground Wave series, featuring Belgian and Dutch wave, synth, and minimal artists. Underground Wave vol. 3 is a minimal synth, EBM and cold wave compilation with hard to find tracks for the first time available on vinyl. It’s a tribute to the underground cassette scene of the eighties, Spleen, RadioNome, Vinyl Magazine and the Dutch ultra movement.
Nightcrawler – Cold Transmission Music Remixes [CT191]
Cold Transmission Music presents a collection of electrifying Nightcrawler remixes that take you on a sonic journey through the bold and experimental world of electronic music. Known for his unique and genre-defying approach, Nightcrawler reimagines tracks from the amazing roster of bands signed to the Cold Transmission Music label, infusing them with his signature style.
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