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This new compilation brings together artists from the international post-industrial scene: Darkwave, Neolfolk, Early Music & New Romantics. DIAMOND DOG’s poetic dystopian punk vision begins in 2020, and becomes a reality with the full band in 2021. The Dijon-based trio, led by visceral lead vocals, express themselves on stage through an incandescent atmosphere imbued with the fury of the Cramps, the melodies of Liszt and the aesthetics of Lynch. Minimal electronic beats meet laconic spoken vocals, creating a sound that is both precise and stark, yet rhythmically compelling. The lyrics offer short, fragmentary images: bodies, bones, machines, decay — lists and observations capturing what remains, or what falls apart. At times, one hears the precision of DAF, elsewhere the dramatic flair of Falco, and a detached, documentary-like intimacy reminiscent of Hubert Fichte. Two years after their debut on Berlin’s Mannequin Records, Leroy Se Meurt return with their second album, Hier Pour Toujours. Far from nostalgic, the record mirrors the bleakness of our times: history repeats itself, the future looks dark, and the duo’s fierce electronic punk is its perfect soundtrack. Drum machines set the march, synths flood the space, loops spiral to exhaustion, and vocals lead this orchestra of machines straight into the fire. Leroy Se Meurt sharpen their roots into something even more relentless—bold slogans, narrative fragments, and anthems made to be shouted together. |




