DJ Picks of the Month December
Looking to map out your next music purchase? Check out the Communion After Dark DJ's favorite albums of the month!
Having difficultly locating where to buy this music? Since most stores in the U.S. don’t stock music from the genres we play it can be a real pain, but you can go our route: mail order. We use the online store Isolation Tank. Many labels, such as Metropolis Records, also offer CDs, and most artists have posted their libraries on their own sites, such as Bandcamp, or at the major digital outlets, such as iTunes, Amazon, etc.
DJ Griffin Pick of the Month
ES23 - Mutatio Ex Machina
The strong mixture of warm melodies and harsh, rough electronic beats is the unique sound „ES23“ creates. Songs like „Mutatio“, „What if“ (in a fully new recorded version) , „Open the Gates“ or „Nightmare“ show the variety in the bands sound. With „Wired“ and „This is Anarchy“ they present guest vocalists to their songs similar to their debut album „Heaven or Hell“ while the song „Change“ is completely written by band member Pat Rinzler. As addition to the new album the CD features remixes by „Chrom“, „Readjust" and „Chainreactor“. The most varied album produced by „ES23“ so far, MUTATIO EX MACHINA!
DJ Maus Pick of the Month
BhamBhamHara - Progressive Body Music
BhamBhamHara doesn’t really care about fashion trends and stereotypes. This album sounds like an uncompromising composition bringing elements of dark- and dance/techno music together. No doubt about it this is the kind of opus that is made to conquer the dancefloors. The EBM element remains an essential aspect of the sound. That’s what the last part of the album seems to show. “Gottes Zorn” and “Anchorman” both are essential cuts made of an EBM molt. The bass lines are irresistible while some technoid arrangements make it all pure BhamBhamHara.
DJ Paradise Pick of the Month
L'ÂME IMMORTELLE - Drahtseilakt
Life is a constant walk on a tightrope. No one is more aware of this than L'ÂME IMMORTELLE, the often imitated forerunners in the field of electronic Gothic. A band that has been through more ups and downs than most others, that highly influenced a whole genre, created countless epigones, a band that has been carried high up into the mainstream with sincere art and that has gone back to where it all started by their own choice: Into the Gothic scene. ‘Drahtseilakt“ is the unquestionable peak of a career spanning almost 20 years, and the final proof that letting loose may be the best option at times. Epic, electronic, eternal – never was this band better.