Feu Follet Returns With ‘Lost Locust’, Out 10/6; Listen To New Single “Fluid Bodies”

French multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Alban Blaising is readying a brand new Feu Follet album called Lost Locust, out on 10/6. The one-man electronic/post-punk project has been quite prolific, releasing 4 albums since 2019 on German label Blackjack Illuminist. Lost Locust will make number 5, and once again Blaising is releasing on Alexander Donat’s fantastic label. […]

Monday Fun Day : Listen To Vlimmer’s Latest Single “Kronzeuge”

Mondays, huh? Yeah, worst day of the week. That is, unless you’re retired or work from home then I guess there are no bad days of the week. Usually the only thing that makes a Monday better for me is a damn fine cup of coffee and new music. I had both of those today, […]

Vlimmer Returns With New Album Nebenkörper, Out September 24th; Listen To Single “I.P.A.”

Alexander Donat has built a sonic library of brooding darkwave and post-punk over the course of a few years now. Listening to his albums you’re brought into a chilling and urgent world that locks into territory fans of Bauhaus, early Cure, and Killing Joke find much to love in. Donat is so good at making […]

Feu Follet Premiere “With You” Video Featuring Vlimmer; ‘Beneath The Earth’ Out Now

Feu Follet, aka Alban Blaising, makes dark synth and cold wave music that falls somewhere between doomed romanticism and ethereal Gothic. Blaising adds a touch of fairy tale magic to his sonic conjuring as well, giving the listening experience a narrative touch. In 2020 Feu Follet released La forêt oubliée on Blackjack Illuminist Records, a […]

Vlimmer : XIIIIII/XIIIIIII (16 & 17)

The latest from Alexander Leonard Donat sees him pushing his post-punk project Vlimmer into even brighter and darker realms. His varied sonic worlds seem to keep colliding together, grabbing bits of both his Fir Cone Children and Vlimmer projects, turning the darker realms lighter, and the lighter a bit darker. With XIIIIII/XIIIIIII(16 & 17) the […]

Vlimmer & Phantoms vs Fire’s “Zweitanlauf”

Not much to report as I’m in the midst of a Doctor Sleep write-up which should drop tomorrow. In the meantime you should head over to Cold Transmission’s Bandcamp page and check out their newest compilation. Zeitgeist Vol. 11 is a smorgasbord of dark wave, post-punk, and grey-sky electro pop that is the perfect mix […]

Vlimmer : XIII/XIIII

Vlimmer is the name Alexander Leonard Donat goes by when making his own brand of darkwave, dreampunk, and Gothic pop music. He works among dark shades and paints worlds with scattered doom and gloom, with the occasional flash of light. Donat’s voice is a darkly melodic baritone. A voice that demands your attention, while never […]