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ACTORS are a Canadian post-punk and darkwave band from Vancouver, British Columbia, formed in 2012 by frontman Jason Corbett. Known for their blend of driving basslines, cinematic synths, and massive hooks, the band has become a modern staple in the international alternative and goth music scenes.

The New Division is an electronic-dance outfit based in Los Angeles, California. Originally formed in Riverside, CA in the mid-2000s, the band is known for their signature blend of 1980s new wave and dance music fused with modern production.

Observations on the human condition from a passionately detached narrator. Soft Vein, the electronic project of songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Justin Chamberlain, blends elements of synthpop, electropop and darkwave with the aim to embrace duality, creating a sound equally inspired by romance and cynicism, by nostalgia and modernity, by the warm ache of love, desire and yearning - and the cold reality of longing, loneliness and loss.

NNHMN is a Berlin-based dark electronic duo formed by Lee Margot (vocals, synths) and Michal Laudarg (production, synths). They craft brooding, cinematic music that blends elements of minimal wave, darkwave, and EBM, characterized by haunting analogue synths, pulsing basslines, and ritualistic vocals.

Years of Denial is the alter-face of French musician / DJ / producer Jerome Tcherneyan and Czech performance artist / DJ / producer Barkosina Hanusova. With the use of hardware combined with vocals and a plethora of dub devices, YOD are re-visiting the dark corner of Post Punk, Industrial music movement and Rave culture.

Darkwave / Post-Punk from Leipzig Cold atmospheres, melancholic vocals and dark soundscapes.

Kill Instinct is a Toronto-based producer-duo featuring Phil Gonzo and South African vocalist Lea Ashley. Bridging the gap between industrial aggression and cinematic precision, they have created their own high-definition sound born from the wreckage of the club scene.

As an enigmatic and prolific artist over more than two decades, Anders Manga's work continues to captivate audiences and inspire those who appreciate the intersection of music and the macabre. With each new release, he invites listeners into his hauntingly beautiful world, where the darkness is as alluring as it is mysterious, making him a lasting and influential figure in the underground realm of darkwave music.

With a sound as haunting and cryptic as the name suggests, Crying Vessel has been at the forefront of the goth and post- punk scene revival since 2011.

Janosch Moldau’s pop is clearly the perfect match for people with aching hearts and other forms of malaise. Janosch Moldau is the secret hero of this scene, mixing hope, love and longing into an addictive potion and sharing it with these tortured souls.

Through a varied and progressive career spanning several styles of electronic music, Sydney Valette upholds the highest levels of vision and discipline. His wide-ranging catalog is impressive and addictive.

CRED is a Swedish electronic music duo from the country’s West Coast, founded by Bjarne Sund and Tony Berntsson in 2022.

The soundtrack for the hour before everything burns.

Dead Astronauts, prominent figures in the Synthwave and Synthpop scenes, intricately navigate the realms of Darkwave, Goth, and Post-Punk.

Scandinavian Powersynth by Bjørn Marius Borg / Hans-Olof Mattsson / Erlend Eilertsen Norway/Sweden

Silke Bischoff was a German Darkwave and Synth-pop band formed in 1990 by Felix Flaucher and Axel Kretschmann. Known for atmospheric synthesizers, deep poetic vocals, and melancholic melodies, they earned a cult following in the European gothic and alternative scenes.

Nachtmahr is an international EBM and Aggrotech act founded in 2007 by Austrian musician Thomas Rainer (who is also known for the band L'Ame Immortelle).

UK-based industrial-electronic act j:dead is the brainchild of solo artist Jay Taylor, whose dynamic blend of dark electronics, anthemic hooks, and emotionally charged vocals has carved a distinct space in the global alternative scene.

The musical landscape is being reshaped by the evolving relationship between humans and machines. Lucy Dreams embodies this transformation through a seamless fusion of analog and digital art, with Lucy — an active artificial band member — at the heart of their creative vision.

Elezoria was started by Dmitry Nordman in 2008. After several releases over the past few years, including the highly acclaimed debut album “Astray”, the band has mastered its own kind of dark music by seamlessly blending darkwave and synth-goth influences with elements of synthpop and EBM. Coupled with somber lyrics and Dmitry's deep gloomy vocals, this creates darkly melancholic, yet hauntingly beautiful atmosphere.