Dark Horizons (darkhorizonsradio.com) picked the year 1991 for the monthly Oontzcast flashback episode. Thank you Dark Horizons! Also, January is here so J and Christina discuss their first album pick for 2013, make sure you go buy it! J also talks about the BRAND NEW COMA MUSIC SHOP!
Check out our album of the month for January 2013, Dym’s The Technocratic Deception. Get it here!
Fulfilling requests and kickin’ it old skool is what DJ 5arah is doing on Altered Beats Radio #40. Pulling out classics from Numb, Download, Die Krupps, Evils Toy & more!
Various Artists – Alfa Matrix Re:Covered Vol.2 – A Tribute To Depeche Mode
Release Date: 6-10-2011
Label: Alfa Matrix
Website: alfa-matrix.com
Review by: DeVico
Alfa Matrix released the first Depeche Mode tribute album back in May of 2009 with successful feedback. The label bands persisted for a second volume. Thankfully, Alfa Matrix listened and two years later we have Alfa Matrix Re:Covered Vol.2 – A Tribute To Depeche Mode. While we have many that were seen on the first volume, we now have the additions of acts such as Unter Null, Alien Vampires, Studio-X, amGod, and Diskonnekted, just to name a few. (more…)
Various Artists – Face The Beat – Vol. 1
Release Date: July 3, 2011
Label: Side-Line
Website: Side-Line Magazine →Face The Beat Vol. 1
Review by: William Dashiell Hammett
Side-Line is a name known throughout the electronic music scene regardless of the sub-genre, whether in reverence or contempt (and lets face it, someone out there doesn’t like them), it is not for this writer to say. While both Side-Line and COMA report on similar topics, we aren’t really in competition. Of course, Side-Line’s connection to Alfa Matrix does provide them unparalleled access to certain artists and an unsurpassed status as an industry insider. For awhile, they had been announcing the imminent release of a digital only free compilation that was released in the beginning of July. (more…)
Armageddon Dildos – Untergrund
Released: February 18, 2011
Label: Alfa Matrix
Website: armageddondildos.de
Review by William Dashiell Hammett
Armageddon Dildos (their name is a slang term for Intercontinental ballistic missiles) was formed in 1998 and went on to release seven studio albums and appear on dozens of compilations. Classified as an EBM outfit, Untergrund proves that Armageddon Dildos has evolved beyond any simple classification. You can hear plenty of EBM influences, but slapping the EBM label on this album would be a disservice.
The album starts with the track “Furiosâ€, opening with a vocal sample introducing heavy weight champion Max Schmeling, you can tell this album will also be a heavy weight. The German vocal track is powerful and works perfectly with the heavy, high-energy music. (more…)
