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Dark, subtle and grotesque. Matt Lombard‘s portfolio seems impalpably, a trip to the darkest places on earth. Collaborating with both Cradle of Filth and Mortiis, Matt has always been drawn to extreme nature, growing up on a steady diet of death metal, serial killer books and collecting everything he could […]
In a world where imagination is the definite form of creation, and we’re not referring only to art, but everything that surrounds us, the world’s complexity and the like, are nothing but images of ego. It’s a type of world where I am surrounded by my various forms. And here […]
Frank Wienk, known as BINKBEATS is a Dutch producer, multi-instrumentalist and composer, who has a consummate knack for translating organic sounds to the synthesis of electronic music. Performing at The Royal Albert Hall or big music festival, only made us wonder about his incredible skills. We’ve started listening to Frank’s […]
Hi! For the readers who might not be familiar with FRIG, could you go into the genesis of the band a little bit? As we’ve previously mentioned in few articles it is not a sophisticated sound machine as we have seen abroad at some avant-garde metal bands, but it tries […]
From the start, fashion designer Isabelle Vijiiac proved that bringing together simplicity, contemporarry design and experimental forms makes for huge succes in Romanian fashion industry. Her line built on her signature aesthetic of bold, dreamy colors and stunning proportions creating feminine, classic and sexy designs. Isabelle’s dresses have become her […]
undertheskin is one-man studio project / live trio. It’s like post-punk double espresso – intense, driven by coldness & dark atmosphere of the 80’s electronics mixed with shoegaze/post-punk guitars – together with extraordinary male vocals create the atmosphere of inevitable end. We refer about undertheskin as a one-man band. What […]
Green Carnation is a progressive metal band from Kristiansand, Norway formed in 1990; both precede and are a natural successor of experimental/avant-garde group In the Woods…. You will have the opportunity to see the band on SoundArt Festival in Bucharest, this march and for more about their upcoming album pr […]
Pink Turns Blue needs no introduction for many, but for those who do, they are a post-punk band from Berlin, Germany. Formed in 1985, they were part of the first generation of gothic rock in Germany, and released their first LP, “If Two Worlds Kiss” with a sound reminiscent of new wave with very dark undertones and use of synthesizers, and […]
Formed 2015 in Saarbrücken, THE SPIRIT have emerged from the depth of the German extreme metal void to breathe new life into the black/death metal genre. I’ve personally found out about The Spirit once they released “The Cosmic Terror” album and there is such a smooth, perfect execution you’re starting […]
Natalia Drepina is no stranger to writing and photographing about melancholic, dark topics, but with every song and image, Natalia shines a light into the deepest recesses of our fears: about loneliness and death. If you’ve been following us here at Cultartes, you may have seen her ethereal work before. […]