Check out some new sound clips from Swedish electro act Hal's Tablet: http://halstablet.bandcamp.com/
Look for the debut EP "Note to self" to be released on March 14 via , a new sister label to . will also be releasing new material from Stygg, Pekker and Lucy and the Teenage Monster later this spring.
I Love You Baby!I Love You Baby! is one of these projects that is just impossible to define, there is so many styles of electronica in there that you can't really categorize anywhere. There is IDM, Industrial, Hardcore-Techno to minimalism and each done very efficiently. The common thread is that it all sounds like it was produced in the early eighties by members of Skinny Puppy, and, to me, that's a good thing. A bit like Foetus challenged any categorization, ILYB! do it within the span of an album.
- Simon Thibaudeau
This Stockholm quintet says, "We do whatever we like, and then we do it completely different." On "We know you love us and that's why we do this", they take that idea and create this sort of brooding brand of industrial/punk that burrows in your mind with its droning bass lines, synth and dissonant guitars that combine themselves with crafty drumming. The vocals are haunting at times and almost reminiscent of Trent Reznor. I do agree with Avi's sentiment of them being borderline Nine Inch Nails-esque in some of their songs (i.e. "Defeated" and "My Life with the Montana Midnight Rider pt. 2", which reminds me of NIN's "The day the world went away".) "Dirtnap" is totally danceable, in my book. Pretty interesting stuff, although "Elephant machine" felt out of place on the album and sort of killed the mood.
- Navy Keophan
