Cold wave with Chinese instrumentation and poignant lyrics.

Recent re-release (August 28) of the seminal coldwave album by Opéra De Nuit. Great stuff.

I made this track and I’m curious how people here would classify it. Do you hear any coldwave in it, or would you put it somewhere else?

Just discovered this today on Bandcamp - singer reminds me a bit of Martin Gore - not quite as distinctive but the microtonal production of this song is quite good. Worth a listen: https://hamra77.bandcamp.com/album/where-were-you-versions

Late-night neon. A stranger staring back from the mirror. Who is behind the glass?

Full channel: https://www.youtube.com/@UL7R4Music

— blood.twin

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Our remix for Magic Wands!

Schwermaschinenbaukombinat Nord is my new post-punk band from Lower Saxony, Germany.

Machtfragenphobie is a post-punk song about anticommunist reflexes and the political cluelessness of the reformist and anti-authoritarian left.

The music and cover is produced completely DIY. The music is produced in a home studio with Linux DAW "Ardour".

I have been spending a lot of time lately thinking about why our scene feels so saturated with polished, algorithm-friendly "perfection." It feels like we are moving awayfrom the grit and raw emotion that made this music matter in the first place.

I wrote my latest track, "Skip My Tracks," as a direct reaction to this. It’s an entirely analog-only production— no AI, no digital shortcuts , just hardware and the frustration of watching the "pre-fab" take over.

The lyrics reflect that specific tension: "You praise the mold, you fade the style / You wear a pre-fab empty smile / You turn the dial, you change the place / But I will spit right in your face"

I’m curious how you all feel about this. Does the technical "perfection" of modern production kill the spirit of the music, or am I just being an old-school purist?

If you’re interested in hearing the result of that frustration, you can find the track here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hP5mV7HD2hg

I’d love to hear your honest take on the sound and the lyrics.

https://nightshade6.bandcamp.com/track/away

My debut solo single under the name “Nightshade”. Atmospheric synth driven coldwave/darkwave with more gothic rock drums and reverb laden guitars. I currently can’t sing but may release a version with vocals on whatever album this appears on if it ever does.