All That Glitters in Dark Electro is Awesome (yeah really it’s awesome)

By: William Dashiell Hammett

This is Part Two of the All That Glitters in Dark Electro is Awesome (yeah really it’s awesome) feature article on Jennifer Parkin of Ayria.  You can find Part One here.

One track on Hearts for Bullets also contains a deeply personal meaning for Jennifer.  The song “1000 Transmissions” was written shortly after her father passed away.  From both the song’s lyrics and comments on her blog, you can tell she and her dad were very close. The music, especially the aggressive synths, and the words both project a definite expression of anger along with an undercurrent of loss.  The bridge specifically contains nautical references in honour of her father’s love of boats and fishing and the song’s title a direct reference to his passion for HAM radio.  As once could image, the entire album was dedicated in his memory and this writer is sure the album is that much more passionate because of it. (more…)

All That Glitters in Dark Electro is Awesome (yeah really it’s awesome)

By: William Dashiell Hammett

One of the best things about the electronic music scene and its various sub-genres is its diversity.  Unlike past musical movements like the 60’s British Invasion which was dominated by white Western Europeans or the Hair-band movement of the early 80s that was dominated by white Americans, the Electro-Industrial scene is made up of so many different people from so many different nations, ethnicities, sexual orientations and every other classification you can imagine.  However, one demographic is woefully underrepresented, especially in the darker side of the Electro-Industrial scene, and that is women.  Vas Kallas of Hanzel und Gretyl, Erica Dunham of Unter Null and the various backup singers/dancers that accompany the Thrill Kill Kult and KMFDM or Cruxshadows are the easiest to recall; but one hot pink obsessed Canadian has been working steadily for more then seven years to change that. (more…)