Category Archives: Immaterial Music

A COAT Plow A Singular Furrow Of Idiosyncratic Pop With Self-Titled Debut Album

Posted on October 2, 2025 by postpunkmonk

I’d not heard of the band A COAT before, but when word of them came over the transom, I had the spare minute to sample the wares on Bandcamp and I was immediately smitten by the poise and wit of … Continue reading →

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Figures On A Beach Resurface 34 Years Later With Lost Demo Of “Play”

Posted on October 1, 2025 by postpunkmonk

It was some time on September 19th when stealing a glance [all I can muster lately] at the trouser Press Forum that I was alerted to the fact that there was a “new” Figures On A Beach single available for … Continue reading →

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Fluid Japan Explore Brightly Lit Dark Areas + Team Up With Rainsurfer In New Singles

Posted on September 24, 2025 by postpunkmonk

I’ve been hitting the road so hard lately that I can barely keep up with buying things that I’m interested in. And then there’s the time to actually listen to them! Case in point, The last two Fridays have seen … Continue reading →

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Sunshine Blind Follow Through With Their New Single “Scarred But Fearless”

Posted on September 3, 2025 by postpunkmonk

Not even six weeks ago I reviewed the “new” single from Sunshine Blind that had been rescued from their DAT tape archive from the 90s in front of new material manifesting and at the time I concluded, “maybe now you … Continue reading →

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New European Synth Collective A State Of Flux Tries On The Grey Suit For Dystopic Ultravox Cover

Posted on August 15, 2025 by postpunkmonk

Yesterday I got a submission to the contact form that certainly raised an eyebrow…or three. The mysterious Euro collective A State Of Flux joined with Stefan Netschio of Beborn Beton and Pete Burns [no, not that Pete Burns] of Kill … Continue reading →

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Here’s Some Superb Archival 90s Goth From Sunshine Blind In Advance Of New Material

Posted on July 24, 2025 by postpunkmonk

Here’s something fantastic that just came out on Monday…following a possible 30 years in the digital deep freeze of a 90s DAT tape. The band Sunshine Blind were part of the 90s Goth Scene that saw Goth and Darkwave churn … Continue reading →

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Want To Hear Something New? Well So Do The Bass Kittens!

Posted on July 22, 2025 by postpunkmonk

If you’ve been following PPM’s journey through space and time you may recall seeing comments from one jsd [a.k.a.. Jon Drukman] for most of that journey. He’s a Bay Area musician, and though he’s got enough similarity of taste to … Continue reading →

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