Not that I want to go back, but does anyone remember that first six months to year of the pandemic where regular people were just nice and supportive of one another in general in trying to get through it all before ennui and annoyance let it all go sour? What a wild time that was.

Actors' Jason Corbett walks us through some standout tracks from the band's catalog on the occasion of their new single, "CTRL". www.idieyoudie.com/2026/02/13/g...

One not so hot record (but interesting in its place in terms of catalogue history), and one incredibly good record are mulled over on this week’s WHaT.

My opinion (not that anyone asked), whenever KMFDM puts out a new album, much like a number of bands (some far more defensible, some far less), is that it is what it is and that's okay. I have no strong feelings either way.

This is very cool indeed! Get yourself a swanky tee and help a noble cause.

Thoughts on new EPs from Run Level Zero and Belgrado.

Post a banger that's not in English.

I could wax rhapsodic about how much I adore SDH, Antigen Shift and the rest (all true!), but let’s be honest, this week is all about Converter. The heart wants what the heart wants.

Slash Need tearing up Grauzone!

Non Marvel, DC or Image Cover of the Day Human Nature #1 by Kent Williams.

What?!! Really?!!!

Did you listen to this week's podcast about genre hybridization? @salexanderreed.bsky.social did, and then this happened:

Thoughts on a pair of lo-fi EBM EPs from Cambiaforma and Blokkontroll. www.idieyoudie.com/2026/02/06/o...

A look at genre blending and the benefits and pitfalls inherit therein.

Pop-driven goth rock anthems and the genre's brooding flip side make up the polar extremes of the new LP by Scheitan. www.idieyoudie.com/2026/02/04/s...

Something a little older today; The I, Parasite remix of Door+Windows by Monstrum Sepsis, Windows Within Windows.

Hardcore tinged post-punk and darkwave from France, with a healthy amount of fight in its gloomy outlook. www.idieyoudie.com/2026/02/03/t...

Really loving the debut Pain Magazine album Violent Gods. It's really varied in terms of style, but in regard to focus and message? Choke Points really hits the mark.

DPDR/I'm Not Here II Pen and Ink, Red Paint. 2026.

This is who runs this account:

Some excellent choices for your consideration in this week’s ID:UD Track’s Post. Nice to hear something new from Kontravoid.

@ignorethatdoor.bsky.social Let me know if you want colour or anything else and we can go from there.

Song of the day: "Wept" by :10:, from the album Eros.

So sad. Rest well.

The return of our "if you like this, check this out" feature for 2026. www.idieyoudie.com/2026/01/30/a...

I like a certain amount of trance touched music, these two cases in particular are two very different approaches to its use. Fun stuff from WHaT.

Hocico's Racso Agroyam resurrects his rhythmic noise project, with an expansive new LP. www.idieyoudie.com/2026/01/28/d...

The only good thing about that awful Silent Hill 2 adaptation is getting to revisit Akira Yamaoka's score. Hey remember when he remixed Interlace? Presumably in this case "Heather" is a reference to Heather Mason from Silent Hill 3. www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGdT...

It’s ID:UD’s Monday Tracks post! Piping hot and ready to be devoured.

Very cool and unexpected WHaC this month from the gents @idieyoudie.bsky.social.

Every single time the piano comes in on Electronic's track "Soviet", I quietly start singing Every Thing I Do (I Do it For You). I can't make it stop.

We're picking records which are emblematic of the labels they were released upon on this week's We Have A Technical. www.idieyoudie.com/2026/01/22/w...

Karoline Leavitt Addresses Mark Carney’s Traitorous Davos Speech youtu.be/kepeE4x6Dlw

A brooding but well-paced release from Lycia's David Galas bridges goth's past and present.

Los Angeles darkwave act Grizz shows his range and his charisma on his new collection of songs. www.idieyoudie.com/2026/01/20/g...

Busy today, no pithy quips. Check out the new ID:UD tracks post for a slate of always fresh jams.

Thoughts on new EPs by Autumns and Jimmy Svensson. www.idieyoudie.com/2026/01/16/o...

Feeling the same. I’ll take inspiration from @unwoman.com and posts some songs. This one I wrote during W’s era. Thought it was pretty bad then. androidlust.bandcamp.com/track/wicked...

A duo of records up for discussion on this week’s WHaT. Being very familiar with both, I always find it interesting to think that the 2012 me probably would have balked at the person now who loves the latter album more when I was all about the former when it was released.

New Daughter!

The depressive futurepop project Lost Signal sticks close to melancholy on their latest album. www.idieyoudie.com/2026/01/14/l...

The first record in six years from Sarin brings a decidedly industrial focus to the TBM project.

Another fine set of tunes for your consideration from ID:UD. Check it out.

Capsule reviews of releases by Nero\gris and Sintex Bortexx. www.idieyoudie.com/2026/01/09/o...

Greece's Restive Plaggona is noisy and thoughtful in equal measure on their third LP of 2025. www.idieyoudie.com/2026/01/06/r...

Ring in the not-quite-official yearly reset button with a fresh batch of songs graciously, perhaps even lovingly selected by the fine gentleman at I Die: You Die.

Because there’s too much, here’s a second round of songs I enjoyed from 2025. It’s still in the pocket, but tiptoes into slightly less obvious directions.

Happy New Year Blue Sky folks! You’re both the bee’s knees and the cat’s pyjamas!

Some of us don’t have to dare to be stupid. Me? it’s a default setting. Listen in, this should be fun.