Not my favorite song from Shiv-r’s latest and second full length album This World Erase and not as good as Shiv-r’s first music video “The End”. But praise must be given to an industrial artist that still makes music videos and works hard to create a distinctive visual aesthetic for themselves.

- Jennifer

After Motor opened for Depeche Mode on many dates for DM’s Tour of the Universe tour, the two bands take their connection even further with a collaboration for the new Motor single, “Man Made Machine”, from their upcoming album, Man Made Machine on CLR Recordings. The single with vocals by Martin L. Gore is a great teaser for the techno duo’s new album which promises to be a song-based vocal album. Check out Mr. Gore in the just released music video. The video has a retro techno feel with a hip polish, and is in-your-face sexual (quite literally at the end, and I don’t know how that sits with me yet) but also restrained. Looking forward to the new album!

- Jennifer

After truly enjoying Access to Arasaka’s releases Oppidan (’09) and void() (’10) we were excited for the upcoming release Geosynchron (12/13/11), but now after watching this video for “Lysithea” we are hyperexcited. The video is dark and creepy and will make you look twice at that ball of yarn sitting in your grandmothers basket.

- Mike

Put down your eggnog for a second, Santa Hates You has released a new video for “Raise the Devil” just in time for this holiday season! PS and Jinxy have some fun in this video along with some mutant looking man who reminds me of Thomas Rainer (Nachtmahr) if he had an allergic reaction.

- Mike

Are you ready to take a journey through time and space? OK well maybe just be hypnotized for 11 min. or for as long as your ADHD will allow. BT’s latest video for the track “Le Nocturne de Lumière” from his Grammy-nominated full length album These Hopeful Machines, is a visual treat. Reminds me of when visuals were all the rage using Winamp.

Step 1: Turn down the lights
Step 2: Turn up your speakers
Step 3: Hit play
Step 4: View full screen

- Mike

M83 released their new LP Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming today. Check out the video for “Midnight City” off the album and check out the October/November 2011 Issue to see our review of the album.

- Mike

focused music news for week 37 : September 11th to 17th 2011

September 13 – This week is all about cult followings. First up is the electropop/synthpop/shoegazing band from Liverpool, Ladytron. With their fifth studio album Gravity the Seducer pushing the their sound that so many bands have tried to imitate. Ladytron is a name that is as common as pie and with plenty of die-hard fans supporting Ladytron this album is bound to make waves across the music scene.

September 13 – Next up we go a tad bit darker, but the cult following is just as rabid, God Module releases their new album Séance this week. I was shocked by how many of my friends are obsessed with them as I wouldn’t peg most of them for even liking the band. The new album Séance tones down the aggrotech allowing an identity to be formed, this separates the album from the countless other bands in the genre.  Yet, this album still has the God Module spooky sound that I think is what draws in all the hoards. Listen to a track from the new album on YouTube!

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My favorite cowboys from hell, Ghoultown have released a video for “Drink With The Living Dead”. The art was created by Juha Vuorma with the help of Laume Conroy as director to produce a ghoulishly visual video. Check out www.ghoultown.com to buy their latest CD, Life After Sundown and to see what these Texas hellbillys are up too. If you’re in the Toronto, Ontario area, Ghoultown will be in attendance at Rue Morgue’s Festival of Fear convention on August 26, 2011.

- Meagan

focused music news for week 32 : August 7th to 13th 2011

August 9 – A new album from The Gothsicles, Industrialites and Magic is out now on WTII Records, and while I didn’t exactly give it a glowing review, the album is still fun and I still love The Gothsicles. While listening to the album for the review, I struggled to figure out what “Save Dat Mermaid” was about and now there is an official video to clue us all in!

August 9 - The Birthday Massacre release a new EP, Imaginary Monsters on Metropolis Records featuring three original new tracks and a slew of remixes. Temporarily, or so I hear, they are streaming the new EP up on their Myspace page. So dig out your old passwords and check it out!

www.myspace.com/thebirthdaymassacre

- Mike

Lots of yummy videos were released today, enjoy!

Haujobb – “Dead Market”

Imperative Reaction – “Surface”

I:Scintilla - “Swimmers Can Drown”