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Karo Kratochwil
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Music journalist for ReGen, Sonic Seducer, Auxiliary Magazine, Side Line Magazine, Alternation, photographer, promoter, 🐼
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Inrerview with @augerofficial.bsky.social for reflections of darkness

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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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February 18, 2026 at 10:09 AM
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Inyerview with @augerofficial.bsky.social for RoD
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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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February 17, 2026 at 7:07 PM
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Photoshoot with Anita
February 17, 2026 at 8:42 AM
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Castle Party in the Club - @auxanimaux.bsky.social , A Projection and @jetaime-music.bsky.social

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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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February 17, 2026 at 7:42 AM
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Hiroszyma & Ultra Sunn in Wrocław dark wave precision meets EBM fever dream
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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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February 17, 2026 at 7:41 AM
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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
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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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February 10, 2026 at 2:47 PM
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Complete gallery @covenantsweden.bsky.social 986–2026 plus special guest: @isaachowlett.bsky.social
05.02.2026 // Berlin, Columbia Theater
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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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February 10, 2026 at 2:46 PM
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Interview with the legends of industrial Test Dept for Alternation Magazine

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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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February 4, 2026 at 7:56 AM
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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
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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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January 31, 2026 at 4:44 PM
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Wieloryb interview: ‘No Flag’ brings EBM without borders
For Side-Line Magazine
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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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January 31, 2026 at 4:41 PM
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Hiroszyma – ROOM 237
Review for Alternation Magazine
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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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January 31, 2026 at 4:40 PM
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Project-X – 13:13
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Review for Alternation Magazine
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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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January 31, 2026 at 4:40 PM
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ReView: Johnny Tupolev – The Best Unknown
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January 31, 2026 at 4:39 PM
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Thorofon - Guilty
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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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January 31, 2026 at 4:38 PM
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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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@strikkland.bsky.social - Hommage ReView for @regenmag.bsky.social
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ReView: Strikkland - Hommage
Strikkland Album: Hommage Category: EBM Label: Self-released Release Date: 2025-03-28 Author: Karo Kratochwil (Karo)   A recognized force in the EBM scene, Strikkland – the duo of Henric Ceder and Hen...
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August 31, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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Test Dept – Full Spectrum Dominance / Information Scare

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Test Dept – Full Spectrum Dominance / Information Scare
In anticipation of their upcoming appearance at Wrocław Industrial Festival this October, UK industrial pioneers Test Dept return with two powerful remix releases, both issued via Artoffact Records: F...
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August 22, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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Mobland - some thoughts
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Mobland
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August 7, 2025 at 7:41 AM
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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
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@goldenapes.bsky.social "Stranger (When I Left)"
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Golden Apes – "Stranger (When I Left)"
With their latest single "Stranger (When I Left)", Golden Apes once again demonstrate what has made them one of the most evocative acts on the darkwave/post-punk scene for over two decades: atmosphere...
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August 4, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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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
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Interview with @artur.bak_ar_plus
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
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ReView: Torul – Superposition
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ReView: Torul - Superposition
Torul Album: Superposition Category: Electro / Synthpop / Alternative Label: Infacted Recordings Release Date: 2025-02-14 Author: Karolina Kratochwil (Karo)   With Superposition, Torul confirms that d...
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July 31, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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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