Agonised Too, “Summer suffering” – review
Exactly on the 20th of June 2024, i.e. on the first day of the astronomical summer, the debut album of […]
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New Website & Store Launched »
In 2023 - having experienced again the great atmosphere of Castle Party Festival - we started working on Halotan Records' revival (documented here). Original plan was just to make our ...
Debut album of Aries Musimon is out »
On July 9th 2024 the debut album of the Polish old school dark electro project Aries Musimon was released. The album entitled "Mary" contains eight track, in English and Polish. In ...
Halotan Sounds 3 Compilation Released »
Our first release after years of inactivity - Halotan Sounds 3 compilation - marks our return to the scene and music promotion activities. The compilation showcases Polish dark ...
Gettner, “Introvert” – review
Gettner is a project that has been present on the Polish scene for a long time; his track was the
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CygnosiC – Demystify – review
CygnosiC is a Greek project that has been active for over seventeen years, delivering new albums every two to three
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Why Halotan Rec is Not Using Bandcamp, Spotify etc.?
We do not have Bandcamp account. We use free personal Spotify account to create playlists using songs already on Spotify.
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Uncarnate – Dead Dancers – review
It has to mean something when a seasoned hard bit and harsh electro fan like myself sits down to write
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A Review of nolongerhuman – Marionette
The “Marionette” album was released on May 5th, 2023 and can be listened to on bandcamp here: https://nolongerhuman.bandcamp.com/album/marionette You see
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Why (Not Only) Goths Should Block Ads
Independent scenes – like ours – usually has certain set of values it carries with it, along with some musical
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Facebook for Bands: Surviving Declining Fan Reach – Together
We need to quickly understand, that bands competing with one another is the most dumb thing we can do. Why?
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Uncreative Artists: Why All Bands Depend on Facebook & Bandcamp?
Thank you Adrian (a very nice guy I met thanks to Halotan Records) for this question. You made me see
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What 5 Years of Voluntary Facebook Exile Taught Me
I have to warn you – this is not a success story like in those inspirational posts. Quite the contrary,
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Paid Downloads: How to Stop Corpos from Feeding off Our Scene
In this post I am not saying you should stop buying downloads. I just share my opinion on why –
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We have not kicked the bucket… yet
As of 20th of July 2023 we can announce that some work is being done on Halotan Records’ revival. Scroll
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Cold Therapy – Figures and faces – review
If the first project was a little hit and miss for me, Cold Therapy on its second effort “Masquarade Infinite”
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Body without blood – interview with Exemia
This time we interview Fako (real name: Fabián Morelos Aldana), the man behind Exemia, project from Tijuana. Since 2003
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Dark electro and drug wars – interview with Devilsight
Read the review of Devilsight’s “Luna” here, listen to it here. Adalbert: Devilsight exists since 2009, but “Luna” from 2015 is
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Exemia – Cryptobiosis – review
Listen to the whole album at https://exemia.bandcamp.com/album/cryptobiosis What is different between the previous efforts and “Cryptobiosis” are the vocals. Previously Exemia was
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My alter ego – interview with Miranda Cartel
Adalbert: Why you decided to start Miranda Cartel after many years of Lilly of the Valley’s activity? Arachna: I think
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Hocico – Ofensor – review
The difference is very clear if we compare “Ofensor” with its predecessor “El Último Minuto Antes De Que Tu Mundo Caiga”.
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