Manic Depression Records: Veil of Light – Talisman

Veil of Light - Talisman

Created by M as a side-project and one-man-band, Zurich (Switzerland) based Cold Wave/Post-Punk outfit Veil Of Light emerged in late 2012. With Veil Of Light, floating layers of synth, reverb drenched guitars, shattering rhythms and gloomy vocals come together to create haunting songs of light in darkness.

Written, performed and recorded all alone in a bunker at the border of Zurich, the debut EP »Veil Of Light« was released by Swedish industrial wave label BELÄTEN in May 2013.The tape was characterized as »six songs of ice cold gothgaze splendor« and it sold out in less than two months. The follow-up »Cold Skin« was released in late November by Swiss label EDITION GRIS in form of a 7″ single containing two songs, combined with two digital bonus tracks. With »Cold Skin«, M delves more and more into the abysses of melancholia.

In November 2014 Veil Of Lights full length debut LP Ξ was released by BELÄTEN. Due to overwhelming critics and after different gig offers, the one-man-band evolved into a two-piece outfit in order to play live. Veil Of Light has played headlining tours in Italy in 2014 and Skandinavia in 2015 as well as many Club shows in Switzerland, Germany, Holland etc. and Festivals like Wave Gotik Treffen Leipzig (WGT), Incubate Festival Tilburg etc., sharing the stage with bands like The Soft Moon, Zola Jesus, Christian Death, Lebanon Hanover, Dark Horses,Trepaneringsritualen, King Dude…

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Posted on October 28th, 2015 under Releases, ,

Manic Depression Records: The Agnes Circle – Modern Idea

The Agnes Circle are a London-based post-punk duo formed in March 2015 by guitarist/vocalist Florian Voytek and bassist Rachael Redfern.

The pair began working together and crafting their sound which draws on elements of French coldwave and English post-punk. The two combine ethereal guitars and brutalist bass lines led by militant drum machines and crooning vocals.

The Agnes Circle have released a debut EP titled ‘Modern Idea’ on cassette with Philadelphia based label End Result Productions and on vinyl with French label Manic Depression Records.

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Posted on September 25th, 2015 under Releases, ,

Manic Depression Records: Organic – Empty Century

Organic - Empty Century

The project started in 2011 after a common Post New Wave. Joris Oster, Olivier Justin and Raphaël Haubourdin decided to create an electro/coldwave band merging the power of a fuzzy bass guitar with electronic signals. After few nights spent in a recording studio, Alchemy took place Joris, Olivier and Raphaël write songs together and provide innovative sounds excluding guitars in favor of vintage synthetizers and burning bass lines.

After a first album « Under your carbon constellation » released in 2013, ORGANIC toured around 40 dates in Europe including support acts for Agent Side Grinder and Graham Coxon.

Now the band is proud to present a second album called « Empty century » co-released on Manic Depression (FR) and Swiss Dark Nights (CH/IT). Line-up and Concept remain the same but songs are now about our new century filled with disillusionments and hopes.
ORGANIC, an effective and original project to shake you head.

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Posted on June 27th, 2015 under Releases, ,

Manic Depression Records: Crimson Muddle – La Rousalka

Crimson Muddle - La Rousalka

At the beginning of Crimson Muddle, there is Hellebore and her nightmares, nemesis of a complex and multifaceted personality.

In 2008, joining Igor’s disciples in Deadchovsky, Hellebore stood on its own and gave birth to Crimson Muddle, assisted by Annie-Dog and Abesada.

Improbable mixture of styles, rich experiences of each members, the music of Crimson Muddle oscillates between cold-wave, electro and martial chamber music, through dense and oppressive compositions. Purple ladies materialize their catharsis in a self-produced album, “Nocturne”, released in 2010, with the support of Manic Depression.

On stage, the trio embraces the desire to escape the compulsory figures willingly exchanging instruments according to their desires: keyboards, violin, theremin, bass, melodica, glockenspiel, concertina… but it is not enough!

Soon Gilbert Mudas, drummer Louis Lingg and the Bombs, fulfill the universe of Crimson Muddle, who plays harder and takes a look at more punk consonances. After several years of multiple concerts and mutations, drummer and violinist went to new horizons.

Phoenix joined by the violin, Crimson Muddle rising from the ashes and returns with a new album.

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Posted on May 13th, 2015 under Releases, ,

Manic Depression Records: The B​.​H​.​D. – Dancing In The Shadow

The B​.​H​.​D. - Dancing In The Shadow

The B.H.D. “The black Hotel’s Doorkeepers” is a French Cold Wave / Post Punk project, which was formed in 2102, to indulge mastermind David Droz’ musical roots. In 2013 the first songs appeared on the internet and caused a lot of attention, with their distinctive Joy Division influence, without sounding like a second class cover band.

Soon The B.H.D. decided, to release their first album “Nothing is Colder than You”, with the German label “Cold Insanity Music”, on September 2014.

Early 2015, The B.H.D. decided to release their second album “Dancing in the shadow”, in collaboration with the French music label “Manic Depression records”.

Driving bass guitars, demo-like, partly screaming guitars, a melancholic baritone and systematic placed synths are the basis of a lot of The B.H.D.’s songs.

The B.H.D.’s albums “Nothing Is Colder than You” and “Dancing in the Shadow” carries melancholy in a way, which is quite unique nowadays. Cold Wave and Post Punk meld into a one-of-a-kind mixture and will not only let the old Joy Division fans’ hearts beat higher, but also bring back the glorious 80s to a younger audience.

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Posted on May 11th, 2015 under Releases, ,