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Karo Kratochwil

@karokratochwil.bsky.social
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Music journalist for ReGen, Sonic Seducer, Auxiliary Magazine, Side Line Magazine, Alternation, photographer, promoter, 🐼

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Karo Kratochwil @karokratochwil.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
ReView: @hackedepicciotto – Lichtung - for @regenmag.bsky.social regenmag.com/reviews/revi...
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ReView: Hackedepicciotto - Lichtung
Hackedepicciotto Album: Lichtung Category: Experimental / Ambient / Drone Label: Mute Records Release Date: 2026-07-10 Author: Karo Kratochwil (Karo)   After roughly 14 years of nomadic life, Alexande...
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Karo Kratochwil @karokratochwil.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
ReView: Gjöll – On the Forgetting of Language For @regenmag.bsky.social @ant-zen.bsky.social regenmag.com/reviews/revi...
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ReView: Gjöll - On the Forgetting of Language
Gjöll Album: On the Forgetting of Language Category: Industrial / Dark Ambient / Noise Label: Ant-Zen Release Date: 2026-04-16 Author: Karo Kratochwil (Karo)   The Icelandic duo of Jóhann Eiríksson an...
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Karo Kratochwil @karokratochwil.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
ReView: Flint Glass & Ah Cama-Sotz – The Shadow of the Torturer for @regenmag.bsky.social @ant-zen.bsky.social regenmag.com/reviews/revi...
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ReView: Flint Glass & Ah Cama-Sotz - The Shadow of the Torturer
Flint Glass & Ah Cama-Sotz Album: The Shadow of the Torturer Category: Experimental / Electronic / Industrial Label: Ant-Zen Release Date: 2026-04-21 Author: Karo Kratochwil (Karo)   Flint Glass and A...
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Karo Kratochwil @karokratochwil.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
My new reviews published at @regenmag.bsky.social Devil- M – TITANOMACHIE META MEAT – Alive Emarosa – High Horse Heaven regenmag.com/category/rev...
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Karo Kratochwil @karokratochwil.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
One of the best and most in-depth interviews I’ve ever done as a journalist :) Chris Corner of @iamxofficial.bsky.social UNMASK, IAMIXED, imperfection, and learning how to frame the future for Side Line Magazine www.side-line.com/iamx-chris-c...
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IAMX interview - The art of staying unfinished
What emerged from this IAMX interview was a portrait of an artist who is still suspicious of completion.
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Karo Kratochwil @karokratochwil.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Flint Glass & Ah Cama-Sotz interview: ‘Presence is everything. A record without presence is just content.’ www.side-line.com/flint-glass-...
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Flint Glass & Ah Cama-Sotz interview: "A record without presence is just content"
Out on April 21 is "The Shadow of the Torturer", a collaborative work by Flint Glass and Ah Cama-Sotz inspired by Gene Wolfe’s "The Book of the New Sun".
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Karo Kratochwil @karokratochwil.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Klangstabil interview: ‘A sound, a voice, or a melody can act as a key that opens something within you’ www.side-line.com/klangstabil-...
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Klangstabil interview: "A sound can act as a key"
After 7 years away from the stage, Klangstabil returned with something rare: clarity, presence, and the kind of emotional precision that sets the project apart.
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Karo Kratochwil @karokratochwil.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
hidden.by.ivy - "Dead in Heaven" Dead In Heaven turns melancholy into light, memory into motion, and fragility into one of the most beautiful and emotionally intelligent records in Hidden By Ivy’s catalogue. alternation.eu/hidden-by-iv...
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Hidden By Ivy – Dead In Heaven
I had the great privilege of hearing Dead In Heaven before its official premiere, and I can say without hesitation that I was genuinely delighted by the sheer beauty of this album. Not beauty in any s...
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Karo Kratochwil @karokratochwil.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
LARMO interview for sidelinemag : ‘I’m stepping beyond fixed frames, mixing genres and connecting different scenes’ www.side-line.com/larmo-interv...
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LARMO interview: ‘I’m stepping beyond fixed frames’
We spoke with LARMO's Mirosław about regional identity, noise as language, collaboration, rhythmic obsession, and what may be coming next.
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Karo Kratochwil @karokratochwil.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
complete report from ELEKTROANSCHLAG 2026 is now online. Review: alternation.eu/elektroansch... Gallery: alternation.eu/elektroansch...
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Karo Kratochwil @karokratochwil.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
The complete review of the main day of the 15th E Only Festival in Leipzig is now online. alternation.eu/where-the-da...
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Where the Day Rose Into Voltage The main festival day at the 15th E Only Festival, Leipzig
After the intimate spell of Friday’s warm up, Saturday began much earlier and with a very different kind of momentum. The main festival day at E Only opened in the early afternoon and unfolded across ...
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Karo Kratochwil @karokratochwil.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Gözde Duzerr (Aux animaux) interview on joining IAMX, touring with Chris Corner, and balancing two worlds for Side-Line Magazine www.side-line.com/aux-animaux-...
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Gözde Düzer (Aux Animaux) interview on joining IAMX
In this interview, Gözde (Aux Animaux) reflects on what joining IAMX meant to her, what surprised her once she entered that circle from within.
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Karo Kratochwil @karokratochwil.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
The complete review and full gallery from the E-only Festival 15 Warm Up in Leipzig. Review: alternation.eu/where-light-... Gallery: alternation.eu/15-e-only-fe...
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Where Light, Shadow, and Voltage Met Friday Warm Up at the 15th E Only Festival, Leipzig
I arrived in Leipzig on Friday under a sky washed with spring light, and the city seemed to welcome the festival weekend in its own quiet, radiant way. A warm wind moved through the streets, the trees...
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Karo Kratochwil @karokratochwil.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Eonly warmup party With @auxanimaux.bsky.social and more alternation.eu/where-light-...
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Where Light, Shadow, and Voltage Met Friday Warm Up at the 15th E Only Festival, Leipzig
I arrived in Leipzig on Friday under a sky washed with spring light, and the city seemed to welcome the festival weekend in its own quiet, radiant way. A warm wind moved through the streets, the trees...
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Karo Kratochwil @karokratochwil.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Selofan’s performance reminded me once again why I always remember their concerts through two intertwined impressions, the sonic one, certainly, with its pulse, tension, synth minimalism, and atmosphere, but also the visual one, that unmistakable game of light. Review: alternation.eu/where-light-...
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Where Light, Shadow, and Voltage Met Friday Warm Up at the 15th E Only Festival, Leipzig
I arrived in Leipzig on Friday under a sky washed with spring light, and the city seemed to welcome the festival weekend in its own quiet, radiant way. A warm wind moved through the streets, the trees...
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Karo Kratochwil @karokratochwil.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Skold interview: ‘Caught In The Throes’, AI, identity and the freedom of going solo for Side-Line Magazine www.side-line.com/skold-interv...
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SKOLD interview: ‘Caught In The Throes’, AI, identity and the freedom of going solo
Tim Skold reflects on the dark absurdity of AI, the freedom of solo work, the path from Shotgun Messiah and KMFDM to the raw intensity of his current material.
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Karo Kratochwil @karokratochwil.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
bent - Between Depth and Pulse: First Songs from "Renascence" alternation.eu/bent-between...
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bent - Between Depth and Pulse: First Songs from "Renascence"
I am not treating this as a formal magazine review because Renascence is still waiting for its full release, and what we have for now are three tracks that open the door into its world. So these are s...
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Karo Kratochwil @karokratochwil.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Underground Ladies Night • Women’s Day 7 March 2026 | Stacja Międzyrzecka, Wrocław Full gallery: alternation.eu/underground-... Live report: alternation.pl/underground-...
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Underground Ladies Night
UNDERGROUND LADIES NIGHT March 7, 2026 | Stacja Międzyrzecka, Wrocław
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Karo Kratochwil @karokratochwil.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Huir - "YOU was born from a very intimate moment; facing intense emotions and our own vulnerability. The ‘you’ initially points inward, towards ourselves, but quickly becomes a universal reflection for anyone going through a process of self-confrontation and healing." alternation.eu/huir-you,id,...
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Huir - YOU
"YOU was born from a very intimate moment; facing intense emotions and our own vulnerability. The ‘you’ initially points inward, towards ourselves, but quickly becomes a universal reflection for anyon...
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Karo Kratochwil @karokratochwil.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Underground Ladies Night alternation.pl/underground-...
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Underground Ladies Night
UNDERGROUND LADIES NIGHT 7 marca 2026 | Stacja Międzyrzecka, Wrocław Galeria: https://alternation.eu/underground-ladies-night,id,717,imprezy.html Są takie wydarzenia, po których, edytując zdjęcia...
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Karo Kratochwil @karokratochwil.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Happy release day STATIQBLOOM "The Casket Nest" out today via @hands-official.bsky.social We caught up to talk about the new release and more. Interview available at Side Line Magazine www.side-line.com/statiqbloom-...
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Statiqbloom interview on sound as pressure + new album 'The Casket Nest'
On the eve of the new Statiqbloom album "The Casket Nest", we connected once again, and Fade agreed to answer a few questions.
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Karo Kratochwil @karokratochwil.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Sonic Area - and shadow "and shadow feels like techno that has been left alone with its thoughts for a very long time." @ant-zen.bsky.social alternation.eu/sonic-area-a...
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Sonic Area – and shadow
and shadow feels like techno that has been left alone with its thoughts for a very long time. On the surface, the new SONIC AREA album moves through familiar territories; 4/4 pulses, sequencer lines, ...
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Karo Kratochwil @karokratochwil.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Recommended event! @gandyea.bsky.social @16paddy16.bsky.social @tc75l.bsky.social @pale-sweden.bsky.social @dinasummer.bsky.social @heimstattyipotash.bsky.social
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Karo Kratochwil @karokratochwil.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
ReView: Rotoskop – Passive / Aggressive for @regenmag.bsky.social @infactedrecordings.bsky.social regenmag.com/reviews/revi...
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ReView: Rotoskop - Passive / Aggressive
Rotoskop Album: Passive / Aggressive Category: Dark Electro / Dark Rock Label: Infacted Recordings Release Date: 2025-06-27 Author: Karolina Kratochwil (Karo)   After more than two decades of activity...
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Karo Kratochwil @karokratochwil.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
ReView: Matt Howden & Keith Howden – Language For Stone for @regenmag.bsky.social regenmag.com/reviews/revi...
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ReView: Matt Howden & Keith Howden - Language For Stone
Matt Howden & Keith Howden Album: Language For Stone Category: Neoclassical / Dark Folk / Spoken Word Label: Archaeological Records Release Date: 2025-08-08 Author: Karolina Kratochwil (Karo)   There ...
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Karo Kratochwil @karokratochwil.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
ReView: Trepaneringsritualen – A Diadem of Fire EP for @regenmag.bsky.social @ant-zen.bsky.social regenmag.com/reviews/revi...
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ReView: Trepaneringsritualen - A Diadem of Fire EP
Trepaneringsritualen Album: A Diadem of Fire EP Category: Ritual / Industrial Label: Ant-Zen / Raubbau Release Date: 2025-09-19 Author: Karo Kratochwil (Karo)   Each release from Trepaneringsritualen ...
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Karo Kratochwil @karokratochwil.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
ReView: SKOLD – Caught in the Throes for @regenmag.bsky.social @metropolisrecords.bsky.social regenmag.com/reviews/revi...
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ReView: SKOLD - Caught in the Throes
SKOLD Album: Caught in the Throes Category: Industrial / Rock Label: Metropolis Records Release Date: 2025-10-10 Author: Karo Kratochwil (Karo)   Instead of trying to reinvent himself, Tim Sköld tight...
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Karo Kratochwil @karokratochwil.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
The new Sonic Seducer 03/2026 is out now – and I’m happy to share that I contributed three pieces to this issue: Ladytron, Cut.Rate.Box and Carpenter Brut. 📖 Grab your copy here: sonic-seducer.de/online-shop/...
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Sonic Seducer 03-2026 + CD: Unheilig Comeback - Geboren um zu versagen? + Project Pitchfork + Mesh + Depeche Mode + Tarja + Stahlmann + Schattenmann + Bauhaus + Rob Zombie - Sonic Seducer
Sonic Seducer 03-2026 + CD: Unheilig Comeback - Geboren um zu versagen? + Project Pitchfork + Mesh + Depeche Mode + Tarja + Stahlmann + Schattenmann + Bauhaus + Rob Zombie
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Karo Kratochwil @karokratochwil.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
"This machinery never stands still." Great interview with Jurgen Engler @diekruppsband.bsky.social tonight ahead of DK US tour
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Karo Kratochwil @karokratochwil.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
@nitzerebb.bsky.social bon harris interview on the 2026 European tour, new album and keeping EBM alive Interview for Side Line Magazine www.side-line.com/nitzer-ebb-b...
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Nitzer Ebb (Bon Harris) interview on 2026 tour & new album
Catching Bon Harris in the middle of Nitzer Ebb’s Europe 2026 run feels a bit like trying to grab a moving train. We spoke by phone on 24 February - EBM Day.
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Karo Kratochwil @karokratochwil.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
TRAITRS – “Dream Drowning” alternation.eu/traitrs-%E2%...
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TRAITRS – “Dream Drowning”
TRAITRS have been one of my most beloved projects for years, the kind of band I reacted to instantly and instinctively from the very first listen. Their songs always seemed to meet me exactly where my...
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Karo Kratochwil @karokratochwil.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
THIS MORN’ OMINA "Insha" alternation.eu/this-morn-om...
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THIS MORN’ OMINA "Insha"
Here, This Morn’ Omina sound like a project that has walked through fire, gone silent, and decided to speak again with fewer words and more intention. Insha arrives after shutdown, disillusion and reb...
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Karo Kratochwil @karokratochwil.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Lifelines: Albums That Stayed – @vradau.bsky.social The idea behind Lifelines: Albums That Stayed is simple and a bit audacious: ask people from the scene - musicians, festival organizers, concert goers, journalists, photographers – about the albums that formed them. alternation.eu/lifelines-al...
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Lifelines: Albums That Stayed – Volker Radau
The idea behind Lifelines: Albums That Stayed is simple and a bit audacious: ask people from the scene - musicians, festival organizers, concert goers, journalists, photographers – about the albums th...
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Karo Kratochwil @karokratochwil.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
NNF - Independent New Wave in Wrocław – Between Shadows, Sound, and Community alternation.eu/nnf-independ...
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NNF - Independent New Wave in Wrocław – Between Shadows, Sound, and Community
When the idea first appeared in 2024 at Centrum Kultury Nowy Pafawag to combine concerts with exhibitions in a darker, more atmospheric setting, nobody yet knew that "Projektogranie" would grow into a...
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Karo Kratochwil @karokratochwil.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Photoshoot with Basia
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Karo Kratochwil @karokratochwil.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Inrerview with @augerofficial.bsky.social for reflections of darkness www.reflectionsofdarkness.com/artists-a-e/...
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Interview: Auger - February 2026
Interview withKyle Blaqk (vocals) from AugerIn the autumn of 2025, just after an intense co-headline night with DIARY OF DREAMS in Dresden, I caught up wit
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Karo Kratochwil @karokratochwil.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Inyerview with @augerofficial.bsky.social for RoD www.reflectionsofdarkness.com/artists-a-e/...
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Interview: Auger - February 2026
Interview withKyle Blaqk (vocals) from AugerIn the autumn of 2025, just after an intense co-headline night with DIARY OF DREAMS in Dresden, I caught up wit
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Karo Kratochwil @karokratochwil.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Photoshoot with Anita
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Karo Kratochwil @karokratochwil.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Castle Party in the Club - @auxanimaux.bsky.social , A Projection and @jetaime-music.bsky.social alternation.eu/castle-party...
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Castle Party in the Club - Aux Animaux, A Projection and Je T’Aime
Valentine’s Day brought another edition of Castle Party in the Club to the legendary Liverpool club in Wrocław, with Aux Animaux, A Projection and Je T’Aime sharing the bill. For anyone who chose this...
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Karo Kratochwil @karokratochwil.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Hiroszyma & Ultra Sunn in Wrocław dark wave precision meets EBM fever dream alternation.eu/hiroszyma-ul...
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Hiroszyma & Ultra Sunn in Wrocław dark wave precision meets EBM fever dream
On a cold February night in Wrocław, Klub Łącznik turned into exactly the kind of space you want for dark electronics: low ceiling, dense sound, no escape from the bass once the first kick hits. The b...
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Karo Kratochwil @karokratochwil.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Complete gallery 35 Jahre KiEw Jubiläumsfest – 6 February 2026, Hafenklang, Hamburg, Germany. with KiEw (anniversary show), Philipp Münch vs Mandelbrot, Aktion : Fiasko , bass+arts Interim Dissonance, Spherical Disrupted alternation.eu/35-jahre-kie... Review: alternation.eu/krach-kante-...
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35 Jahre KiEw Jubiläumsfest
35 Jahre KiEw Jubiläumsfest – 6/02/26 Hafenklang, Hamburg, Germany. Line-up: KiEw (anniversary show), Philipp Münch vs Mandelbrot, Aktion:Fiasko, Maschinenkrieger KR52, bass+arts, hugging hate, Interi...
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Karo Kratochwil @karokratochwil.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Complete gallery @covenantsweden.bsky.social 986–2026 plus special guest: @isaachowlett.bsky.social 05.02.2026 // Berlin, Columbia Theater alternation.eu/covenant-198... review: alternation.eu/call-the-shi...
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COVENANT 1986–2026 plus special guest: Isaac Howlett
COVENANT 1986–2026 plus special guest: Isaac Howlett 05.02.2026 // Berlin, Columbia Theater
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Karo Kratochwil @karokratochwil.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Interview with the legends of industrial Test Dept for Alternation Magazine alternation.eu/test-dept-re...
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Test Dept – Recalibrating Noise for a Collapsing World
When Test Dept played Wrocław Industrial Festival 2025, it didn’t feel like a comfortable victory lap of "industrial legends." It felt raw, focused and strangely contemporary: two figures on stage, a ...
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Karo Kratochwil @karokratochwil.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Sonic Seducer Musikmagazin 02-2026 is out now. In this one I take part in the big special “Die 30 meist unterschätzten Alben” - my choice is The Klinik. Plus interviews and reviews with xotox and Rafael Anton Irisarri Grab your copy here: sonic-seducer.de/online-shop/...
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Sonic Seducer 02-2026: The Damned - 50 Jahre! + Special: 30 unterschätzten Alben + Depeche Mode exklusiv Interview + Within Temptation + Bianca Stücker & Mark Benecke + Versengold + KMFDM + Beyond The...
Sonic Seducer 02-2026: The Damned - 50 Jahre! + Special: 30 unterschätzten Alben + Depeche Mode exklusiv Interview + Within Temptation + Bianca Stücker & Mark Benecke + Versengold + KMFDM + Beyond The...
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Karo Kratochwil @karokratochwil.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Wieloryb interview: ‘No Flag’ brings EBM without borders For Side-Line Magazine www.side-line.com/wieloryb-int...
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Wieloryb interview: ‘No Flag’ brings EBM without borders
This is an interview with Paweł Kmiecik (Wieloryb), about the early days, visuals, and what “no flag” means in a world eager to label everything.
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Karo Kratochwil @karokratochwil.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Hiroszyma – ROOM 237 Review for Alternation Magazine alternation.eu/hiroszyma-ro...
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Hiroszyma – ROOM 237
Released on January 30, 2026 by Requiem Records, ROOM 237 is the second solo album from Warsaw-based producer Hiroszyma, a key figure in the Polish dark wave scene and former co-leader of Das Moon. Wh...
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Karo Kratochwil @karokratochwil.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Project-X – 13:13 @progresspro.bsky.social Review for Alternation Magazine alternation.eu/project-x-13...
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Project-X – 13:13
After sixteen years of studio silence, Swedish electro/EBM act Project-X return with the single "13:13," written and performed by long-time members Torny Gottberg and Björn Lager. It’s their first new...
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Karo Kratochwil @karokratochwil.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
ReView: Johnny Tupolev – The Best Unknown ReView for @regenmag.bsky.social
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Karo Kratochwil @karokratochwil.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Thorofon - Guilty ReView for @regenmag.bsky.social @ant-zen.bsky.social regenmag.com/reviews/revi...
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ReView: Thorofon - Guilty
Thorofon Album: Guilty Category: Industrial / Experimental Label: Ant-Zen Release Date: 2025-09-15 Author: Karo Kratochwil (Karo)   Thorofon has long treated abrasive sound as a sculptural material, a...
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Karo Kratochwil @karokratochwil.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
ReView: Kadaitcha – Urban Somnambulistics (2017 Reissue) for @regenmag.bsky.social @ant-zen.bsky.social regenmag.com/reviews/revi...
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ReView: Kadaitcha - Urban Somnambulistics (2017 Reissue)
Kadaitcha Album: Urban Somnambulistics (2017 Reissue) Category: Post-Industrial / Experimental / Noise Label: Ant-Zen Release Date: 2025-04-07 Author: Karo Kratochwil (Karo)   With the reissue of Urba...
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