When it comes Industrial subgenres, where the sound is not the typical uncomplicated "dance" beat popularized by many EBM and Aggrotech artists, a much smaller number of fans exist.
As a result, awareness about the many hundreds of artists who deviate from that pattern is limited.
An obsession with the artists who separated themselves from the norm with more complicated musical composition and lyrical themes (and a very helpful older friend in my youth with the same obsession) has allowed me to dig deeply into what exists and celebrate the many hidden gems that most people aren't looking for.
If you like Synapscape you may also like Imminent Starvation (now called simply Imminent), Sonar, Bipol, Winterkalte, Converter, and more
The list of artists he lists as influences would be the more defining clues for me, as I know the work of those artists well.
The actions of their country can hardly be a basis for judgment on the artist, or we would have to stop listening to everything made in the US as well.🤪
The american "resurgence" felt "cold" in different way, and I feel like it should never have been called that because it just leads to confusion.
Then the bands that wanted to revive the original style like LH only added further confusion because there were two conflicting styles at the same time. 😅
American* coldwave bands have never been hugely popular across the scene. Despite their talents they don't fit well with the sensitive people. Mostly just the angry ones.
Still, 16 volt will be there so there will still be some representation.
When it comes Industrial subgenres, where the sound is not the typical uncomplicated "dance" beat popularized by many EBM and Aggrotech artists, a much smaller number of fans exist.
As a result, awareness about the many hundreds of artists who deviate from that pattern is limited.
An obsession with the artists who separated themselves from the norm with more complicated musical composition and lyrical themes (and a very helpful older friend in my youth with the same obsession) has allowed me to dig deeply into what exists and celebrate the many hidden gems that most people aren't looking for.
If you like Synapscape you may also like Imminent Starvation (now called simply Imminent), Sonar, Bipol, Winterkalte, Converter, and more