When I re-launched Life in the Vinyl Lane, I made the conscious decision that I was not going to write about everything I purchased. For much of the blog’s history that’s exactly what I did, and frankly it burned me out. Listening to things became like work, something I felt I needed to do even […]
Category: Industrial
Le Chocolat Noir – “Crna Ruža” (2019)
How great is this record? Right from the opening track, which is also called “Crna Ruža”, we’re treated to a blend of techno and industrial, a dark, gothic soundscape full of woe and dread. If Edgar Allan Poe could have conceived of this kind of music, well, it probably would have disturbed him even more […]
Throbbing Gristle – “S.O. 36 Berlin: Führer Der Mensheit” (1983)
Throbbing Gristle is the car accident I can’t look away from. Their place in the cannon of industrial and experimental music is firmly entrenched, their bona fides established by those deemed to be knowledgable in such things. Frankly I doubt I have anything to add to the conversation – I’m not going to bring some […]