The Case Released ‘Mountain of Pain,’ One of The Most Infectious Romanian Tracks This Year
“The silence in the air/ Means no more to me than a bed of lies/ No love no one here to see/ No hope for a better life”
Martina Horváth of Thy Catafalque & The Answer Lies in The Black Void Talks New Album and Creative Outputs
“All the music is there outside, every melody already exists and we have the ability to channel it and form it with our magic into something special. We just need to pick the ripe apple from the tree.”
Berlin Division X Thea Premiere ‘So Alive’, A Track w/ Vibes of a Real-Life Long Summer
Founded in 2022 in Timisoara, Romania, Berlin Division is an electronic music project that combines vintage synthpop and darkwave elements with modern techno rhythms. We are excited to premiere on CVLTARTES the Berlin Division‘s newest collab with Thea. ‘So Alive‘ is a love-fueled dichotomy, where nostalgia takes center stage alongside […]
Fusing Tradition With Modernism: On Petre Ionutescu & Orsolya Laszlo’s Live Performance
On October 20, in Timisoara, a unique live performance, a profound duet, and a new friendship journey took place. This sparkling trumpet and harp arrangement celebrates Petre Ionutescu and Laszlo Orsolya‘s first-ever duet and took place at The Roman Catholic Church in Elisabetin. In their interpretation of Romanian tradition, they […]
W3 4R3 NUM83R5 is Revitalizing Music W/ a Newfound Sense of Heaviness in ‘Dying’
W3 4R3 NUM83R5 is a band that has made a name for themselves since 2014 by releasing some of the nastiest and heaviest metalcore in Romania. So many of their peers have broken up or faded away, but W3 4R3 NUM83R5 are lifers who are still on a forward trajectory, […]
The KORN x ADIDAS Sneaker Collab Drops on October 27
Adidas will release a collaboration with nu-metal band Korn in October, according to an internal Adidas document viewed by Complex. The Korn X Adidas collab consists of two sneakers—the Campus 00s and the Supermodified—and seven pieces of apparel. Korn, whose penchant for Adidas is practically legendary, even immortalized this affection […]
Lenny Kravitz Announces New Album & Goes Nude in NSFW Video for ‘TK421’
Grammy Award-winning 1990s rock icon and actor Lenny Kravitz has announced a new album, Blue Electric Light, and has shared its first single, “TK421,” via an NSFW music video that nearly features a full-frontal Kravitz. Blue Electric Light is due March 15, 2024, via Roxie Records/BMG. Check out the video for “TK421” below, followed by […]
Amalia Gaiță Talks New Album ‘M I M O S A’, Writing Process & More
Amalia Gaiță is a singer and songwriter based in Timisoara who makes an eclectic appearance on the soul-rock scene. At times delving into the old-fashioned rock and rolls with occasional burst of electronic music and tinged with soul attitude, Amalia’s work is melodic and thoughtful that looks to the past […]
A Breath of Fresh Air: June Turns Black Released ‘BRNDNC’
I haven’t moshed in probably three months (see Unity-TX @Rock la Mures), so it’s nice to remember what getting the shit kicked out of you to music feels like. To cut to the chase, Bucharest-based electronicore/screamo-djent band June Turns Black has released a new song and music video, ‘BRNDNC.’ The […]
An Embrace Between The Ancients—Wardruna at Herodes Atticus
Picture this. Hundreds of people are chanting, stumping their feet, and clapping as the thundering drums of Norse pagans shake to the ground a 2,000-year-old amphitheatre in the heart of the ancient Greek Acropolis. Ethereal? Cathartic? Otherwordly? Try all of them combined.