Karo Kratochwil
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Music journalist for ReGen, Sonic Seducer, Auxiliary Magazine, Reflections of Darkness, Alternation, photographer, promoter, 🐼
ReView: Kadaitcha – Urban Somnambulistics (2017 Reissue) for @regenmag.bsky.social
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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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August 31, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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Mobland - some thoughts
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Mobland
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August 7, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Mobland - some thoughts
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Happy release date Agonised Too "The Same"
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Agonised Too - The Same
I’ve been following Agonised Too for quite a while now and it still amazes me how this project continues to evolve without ever losing its unmistakable soul. Their latest single, "The Same," rel...
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August 6, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Happy release date Agonised Too "The Same"
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@statement_electronic_music "Reality"
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StateMent – "Reality"
Nearly three decades after disappearing from the radar, Michael Sojka returns to his dark electro roots with a bold reboot of his long-dormant project StateMent. The EP Reality is more than a nostalgi...
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August 4, 2025 at 12:48 PM
@statement_electronic_music "Reality"
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Interview with @artur.bak_ar_plus
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And @skibniewskamagdalena - orgs of Dwie Wieże Festival alternation.eu/interview-wi...
Interview with AR+ – Dwie Wieże Festival #5
Now entering its fifth edition, Dwie Wieże Festival has become a cultural phenomenon far beyond its geographic location in Gubin, Poland. What began as an underground experiment has grown into a power...
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August 1, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Interview with @artur.bak_ar_plus
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And @skibniewskamagdalena - orgs of Dwie Wieże Festival alternation.eu/interview-wi...
ReView: Imminent · Thorofon – Fear No More EP for @regenmag.bsky.social
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ReView: Imminent · Thorofon - Fear No More EP
Imminent · Thorofon Album: Fear No More EP Category: Industrial / Experimental Label: Ant-Zen Release Date: 2025-02-20 Author: Karo Kratochwil (Karo) Thorofon creates the kind of challenging music t...
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July 31, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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ReView: Iggor Cavalera / Shane Embury – Neon Gods / Own Your Darkness for @regenmag.bsky.social
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ReView: Iggor Cavalera / Shane Embury - Neon Gods / Own Your Darkness
Iggor Cavalera / Shane Embury Album: Neon Gods / Own Your Darkness Category: Dark Ambient / Industrial / Noise Label: Cold Spring Release Date: 2025-03-21 Author: Karo Kratochwil (Karo) Iggor Cavale...
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July 31, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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A story about Propaganda "Remixes Encounters" and more
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„Remix Encounters” - From Düsseldorf with Noise
by Karo Kratochwil
It starts, as these things often do, with a coincidence. Or a karmic twist, if you prefer the metaphysical. A message from Jori Hulkkonen - "IOU" - triggers it. Ralf Dörper, one of ...
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July 25, 2025 at 9:12 AM
A story about Propaganda "Remixes Encounters" and more
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Interview with Syco Teauma, founder of Audiotrauma Fest
26th-27th September, Prague
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26th-27th September, Prague
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Interview: Syco Trauma (Audiotrauma Fest) - June 2025
Interview withSyco Trauma (founder) from Audiotrauma Fest After years of silence and absence from the scene, Audiotrauma Fest is officially back on the Eu
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July 1, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Interview with Syco Teauma, founder of Audiotrauma Fest
26th-27th September, Prague
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26th-27th September, Prague
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Interview with Whispers in The Shadow
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Interview: Whispers in the Shadow - June 2025
Interview withAshley Dayour (vocals) from Whispers in the Shadow With ‘Rapture’, Austrian Dark Rock prodigies WHISPERS IN THE SHADOW return with an album
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June 30, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Interview with Whispers in The Shadow
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David Thrussell & Flint Glass - Nyarlathotep and Other Tales of Cosmic Dread by H. P. Lovecraft
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David Thrussell & Flint Glass - Nyarlathotep and Other Tales of Cosmic Dread by H. P. Lovecraft
I’ve never counted myself among Lovecraft’s dedicated readers. I know his place in the canon, of course, one can hardly escape him if you orbit the fringes of weird fiction, but the plots themse...
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June 25, 2025 at 6:16 AM
David Thrussell & Flint Glass - Nyarlathotep and Other Tales of Cosmic Dread by H. P. Lovecraft
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Wave Gotik Treffen 2025
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Wave Gotik Treffen 2025
Friday and Saturday I spent partly at Agra, partly at Moritzbastei - two very different worlds, each offering something essential. The weather wasn’t exactly cooperating; skies brooding, rain sometime...
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June 14, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Wave Gotik Treffen 2025
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WGT EBM WARM UP review
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WGT EBM Warm-Up 2025
After a years-long break, my return to Wave-Gotik-Treffen began not with a gentle re-entry, but with a full-throttle immersion. This year, it all started on Thursday - earlier than ever- at the legend...
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June 12, 2025 at 12:07 PM
WGT EBM WARM UP review
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Complete who and when for Castle Party 2025 is now reasy🔥
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Castle Party - Program
Castle Party - official website of the largest dark independent festival in Central Europe.
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June 1, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Complete who and when for Castle Party 2025 is now reasy🔥
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“A darker side of creativity.” – Tim Skold
“A mirror for the broken.” – Finnegan Bell
In the Spring Issue of Auxiliary Magazine, I interviewed Tim Skold and Finnegan Bell of Love Ghost x SKOLD.
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“A mirror for the broken.” – Finnegan Bell
In the Spring Issue of Auxiliary Magazine, I interviewed Tim Skold and Finnegan Bell of Love Ghost x SKOLD.
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June 1, 2025 at 10:57 AM
“A darker side of creativity.” – Tim Skold
“A mirror for the broken.” – Finnegan Bell
In the Spring Issue of Auxiliary Magazine, I interviewed Tim Skold and Finnegan Bell of Love Ghost x SKOLD.
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“A mirror for the broken.” – Finnegan Bell
In the Spring Issue of Auxiliary Magazine, I interviewed Tim Skold and Finnegan Bell of Love Ghost x SKOLD.
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ReView: Kreign - III
Kreign Album: III Category: EBM / Industrial Label: Scanner / Dark Dimensions Label Group Release Date: 2024-12-13 Author: Karolina Kratochwil (Karo) III, the latest offering from Arizona-based duo ...
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June 1, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Honored to interview one of my favorite artists, Iness Rychlik, for the new Auxiliary Magazine Spring Issue
Her vision is raw, cinematic, and utterly unforgettable.
A must-read for anyone drawn to the beauty in discomfort and the power of vulnerability.
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Her vision is raw, cinematic, and utterly unforgettable.
A must-read for anyone drawn to the beauty in discomfort and the power of vulnerability.
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May 31, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Honored to interview one of my favorite artists, Iness Rychlik, for the new Auxiliary Magazine Spring Issue
Her vision is raw, cinematic, and utterly unforgettable.
A must-read for anyone drawn to the beauty in discomfort and the power of vulnerability.
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Her vision is raw, cinematic, and utterly unforgettable.
A must-read for anyone drawn to the beauty in discomfort and the power of vulnerability.
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