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Tifaret - Keep On Driving Baby

First new music from my Tifaret project in a year. More from this project on DKA hopefully in the Fall. 

Since it’s late Christmas Day and I’m bored, I decided to finally type up my favorite records of 2015 list. Check it.

1. Lycia - A Line That Connects

The best post-punk/goth band of the 90s took off a decade or so in the 00s but they came back in 2013 with “Quiet Moments”, a lovely and occasionally surprising first effort back that felt like a solo record for songwriter Mike Van Portfleet, and that was a wonderful record but this is something else entirely. A full reunion of their 90s lineup, you’d think it was a return to the sound of classics like “Cold” and the first 5 or 6 tracks certainly encourages that reading, but with “An Awakening” the record explodes, blooming into a crushingly heavy psychedelic goth masterpiece. Insane. 

2. Haujobb - Blendwerk

Another cult 90s band rejecting the idea that they should be fading into irrelevance in their 3rd (!) decade, Haujobb here slips from the slick Depeche Mode industrial pop of their last album into a brutal EBM/techno machine reminiscent of industrial techno hero Perc remixing “Der Mussolini” era DAF.

3. Disasterpeace - It Follows OST

John Carpenter style analog worship melding with strange new tones only possible through modern digital means made this the best horror synth soundtrack since “Beyond The Black Rainbow”.

4. The Body & Krieg - s/t

By now you know if you like The Body’s form of industrial metal or not, but their consistency even when collaborating with outside artists is awe-inspiring. 

5. Celldod - Mekaniskt Gransland

20 Acid House Greats. We at DKA are expecting to be doing some stuff with him in 2016, and he’s already taking this to the next level. Stay tuned.

6. Cliff Martinez - The Knick Season 2 OST

Martinez has never been better than he is on The Knick. Dark, dreamy, and nasty, this deserves another DAF reference, but filtered through Tangerine Dream. What else do you need?

7. Blawan - Warm Tonal Touch (EP)

Modular synth meets industrial techno. Dem drums tho. 

8. Agent Side Grinder - Alkimia

Some of the best goth pop I’ve heard in years. If you love classic OMD/Depeche Mode and you need a new favorite band, this is a great place to start. 

9. My Disco - Severe

Early Swans worship. Drum machine headache heaven.

10. Tropic Of Cancer - Stop Suffering (EP)

DKA is proud to announce that on October 16th we will be releasing the second LP of one of our favorite current artists, Chicago’s Circa Tapes! Vinyl/digital pre-orders now available from our shop.