Monthly playlist-February 2025
Music for existential trips and for the Spring that waits at the gates. Do villains drink milk? Is the beating heart a lonely hunter and what does the thoughteater have for desert? This is the sound that answers these questions.Have a listen here
Monthly playlist-Favourite albums January 2025
This is how 2025 started. Cold, harsh, raw, and with the energy of an landslide. This is music for the ghosts to dance in the cold.Have a listen here
Monthly playlist-Favourite albums November 2024
If our only focus on this monthly playlist was on the Cure's new album, then this would be a much longer summary and it would also not be very fair for the other releases of the month.Have a listen here
Monthly playlist-Favourite albums October 2024
The soundtrack of the harvest month, is as rich as a recently reaped crop.Have a listen here
Monthly playlist-Favourite albums September 2024
And the light shines in the darkness…and the darkness has never put it out. This heretical, uneasy, melodic, noisy, and ferocious sonic mix has addicted us and we hope that it gets in your head like no other.
Monthly playlist-Favourite albums August 2024
...and YOU have you protected your dreams from the Oneirophage?
Monthly playlist-Favourite albums July 2024
July might have been much quieter than usual, but it was not a dull month in any way.Have a read here
Monthly playlist-Favourite albums June 2024
The month after Wave Gotik Treffen is always one that perceives music under the prism of the festival. Have a read here: and a listen here...
Monthly playlist-Favourite albums May 2024
We listened to 49 independent/underground releases during May 2024, and these are the ones that accompanied us. Have a listen here...
Monthly playlist-Favourite albums April 2024
We listened to 50 independent/underground releases during April 2024, and these are the ones that accompanied us. Have a listen here...
Monthly playlist-Favourite albums March 2024
We listened to 45 independent/underground releases during March 2024, and these are the ones that accompanied the non-arrival of Spring. Have a listen here...
Monthly playlist-Favourite albums February 2024
We listened to 48 independent/underground releases during February 2024, and these are the ones that we kept going back to. Have a Listen here...
Monthly playlist-Favourite albums January 2024
We listened to 55 independent/underground releases during January 2024, and these are the ones that we kept going back to. Have a Listen here...
Monthly playlist-Favourite albums November 2023
We listened to 48 independent/underground releases during November 2023, and we were captivated by the heavy/noise, ceremonial and story-telling qualities of them. Listen here...
Monthly playlist-Favourite albums October 2023
We listened to 70 independent/underground releases during October 2023, and we were stunned by the debut singles/EP/albums during this month. Read more...
Monthly playlist-Favourite albums September 2023
It must have been something crooked that shall remain unnamed that brought back David Eugene Edwards, Hexvessel and Chelsea Wolfe in the same month, or maybe it was the Harvest Moon! Read more...
Monthly playlist-Favourite albums August 2023
August is traditionally a calmer month when it comes to music releases but this one had some significant highlights which are hard to bypass. Read more...
Upcoming Gigs-Autumn 2023 Part 2
How do you all feel out there by the choices we have this autumn when it comes to live gigs ? I can confess that us here feel quite optimistic about the future of live music in London.Read more...
Upcoming Gigs-Autumn 2023 Part 1
Dear darklings,2023 might have been a disappointing year so far when it came to the live dark alternative scene but the weeks ahead look a bit more optimistic. We will not go into the details of why promoters have been reluctant to organise gigs and why big venues remained shut throughout this year, as everyone can probably make correct assumptions about the reasons behind this situation.Read more...
Monthly playlist-Favourite albums July 2023
The soundtrack of July 2023, represents a month with the craziest weather on this planet!Have a listen here
Monthly playlist-Favourite albums June 2023
Heavy guitars, grinding synth, industrial textures, and captivating post apopalyptic folk were the order of this month. Our favourite albums and music releases of the month seemed to respond to some sort of ominous call.Have a listen here
Monthly playlist-Favourite albums May 2023
May 2023 called for spiritual challenges so we will give you the clues that traverse this soundtrack: recommended shelter, violence pédagogique, the truth that belongs to the fools. If you find the common thread that runs through all these, you will have unlocked the mystery behind this month’s playlist.Have a listen here
Monthly playlist-Favourite albums April 2023
April was the month with the biggest number of releases so far in 2023. The 66 releases we listened to during this month covered everything from dream pop to existential symphonic metal, and for that reason it represents almost all the moods that we went through the last month.Listen here
Monthly playlist-Favourite albums March 2023
There was a palpable darkness all around us in March, which somehow, all our favourite releases of the month, have managed to channel through their sound.Listen here
Monthly playlist-Favourite albums February 2023
February was definitely a better month in some ways, and its music releases are testament to the different energy that it brought about.Listen here
Monthly playlist-Favourite albums January 2023
If January made you want to smash things and, more importantly, if you’ve NEVER had this urge before, then our favourite releases of the month will be the perfect soundtrack for you.Listen here
Monthly playlist-Favourite albums November 2022
This is the playlist that prepares for the end of the year — the soundtrack of a journey through an abandoned fairground where everything is left in a state of limbo.Listen here
Monthly playlist-Favourite albums October 2022
It is always the melancholic, the eerie and the mysterious elements in music that tell the most interesting stories. We embrace Autumn and the coming Winter with a soundtrack for a dance bizarre of ghosts – real or imaginary – and creatures of the night.Listen here
Monthly playlist-Favourite albums September 2022
If a path cannot be fathomed nor designed, then sound shall carve one out of nothingness. We might not ‘curse’ anyone this time, but our favourite songs celebrate both the realms of death and those of a pastoral nature with equal passion.Listen here
Monthly playlist-Favourite albums August 2022
The acceptance of a condition described by the word ‘bizarre’ must come when enveloped by a sinister soundscape. The dreamy state that ensues after such an acceptance should have elements of hypnotic psychedelia. You must listen to this playlist for two reasons.Read more
Monthly playlist-Favourite albums July 2022
If at the beginning of this playlist you are not drinking whiskey, then we are certain that you will be holding a glass of this potion towards the end. It starts with punk anger and feistiness, travels down a dark post-punk path, soothes the spirits with an indie rock plateau that explode into techno psychedelia before resolving into ceremonial sonic ritual.Read more
Monthly playlist-Favourite albums June 2022
When all is said and done, there is only sound - sometimes deafening, sometimes imperceptible. Rhythms and melodies with or without words that can either trigger disquieting thoughts or treat wounds that few gestures can.Have a listen here...
Monthly playlist-Favourite albums May 2022
The future has a dark face as Soft Cell are singing, but it listens to some pretty good damn music or at least that’s our take on the matter. Read more...
Monthly playlist-Favourite albums April 2022
Dear darklings, the soundtrack of April 2022 is meant to get you off your seats.Its purpose is to rekindle your desire to go out dancing because, let’s face it, we’ve done enough dancing in our bedrooms over the last two years. Read more...
Monthly playlist-Favourite albums March 2022
A month that includes new albums from Edward Ka-Spel and Current 93 is no ordinary month of the year, it outshines the previous ones and will do the rest (oh yes it will!).Read more...
Monthly playlist-Favourite albums February 2022
February was an absolute revelation compared to January in terms of its music releases. As yet, another war broke out just as lockdowns eased we enjoyed the unexpected return of some all-time favourite bands, the most prominent of which, was Tears for Fears.Read more...
Monthly playlist-Favourite albums January 2022
This monthly playlist aims at taking you on an experimental, dark sonic meditational journey that leaves the mind with a numbing sensation and the soul with a difficult-to-satisfy 'hunger'...Read more...
Monthly playlist-Favourite albums December 2021
The soundtrack of the month was nothing but following the collective mood as the world seems to be 'closing down' again. We listened to 60 releases during this month and chose those ones who sketched the most wicked, the most obscure and for these reasons, the most interesting sonic journey for us. Enjoy them here.Read more...
A list of our favourite independent music releases of November 2021Have a listen here..."
A list of our favourite independent music releases of October 2021Have a listen here..."
A list of our favourite independent music releases of September 2021Have a listen here..."
Exclusive broadcast of our monthly playlist for August2021 on Tak Tent Radio
A list of our favourite independent music releases of July 2021Have a listen here..."
A list of our favourite independent music releases of June 2021Have a listen here..."
Horologium are back with their trademark sound: obsessive and overwhelming aural collages meet sublime ambient fragments, martial industrial meets spoken word and choir singing.Read more here..."
A list of our favourite independent music releases of May 2021Have a listen here..."
Exclusive broadcast of our monthly playlist for April 2021 on Tak Tent Radio
A list of our favourite independent music releases of March 2021Have a listen here...
March 2021 playlist - A teaser
Our monthly playlist is being brought to you as a Jointweird production! Have a listen to this exclusive broadcast on Tak Tent Radio here...
A list of our favourite independent music releases of February 2021Have a listen here...
Our monthly playlist is being brought to you as a Jointweird production! Have a listen to this exclusive broadcast on Tak Tent Radio here...
Band of Holy Joy announce new album and multimedia event
Two years after the release of 'Neon Primitives', with a pandemic enveloping the globe, Band of Holy Joy remain creative, inspired and inspirational while preparing their next release 'Dreams Take Flight'.Read more here...
A list of our favourite independent music releases of January 2021Have a listen here...
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Blaue Rosen stands against the loss of life, racism and any sort of discriminationsListen here...
Monthly playlist-December 2019
A list of our favourite independent music releases of December 2019Listen here...
Monthly playlist-November 2019
A list of our favourite independent music releases of November 2019Listen here...
A list of our favourite independent music releases of October 2019Read more here...
Halloween/Samhain special playlist 2019
A playlist of our favourite, Nature-inspired songs of all-time made especially for Halloween/Samhain 2019.Listen here...
Upcoming album releases-London gigs 2019 Part 2
This year is not over yet and we are expecting some fascinating new releases and gigs ahead.Read more...
Monthly playlist-September 2019
A list of our favourite new releases of September 2019.Read more here...
A list of favourite songs from female musicians throughout the years
Blaue Rosen salutes the International Women’s Day 2019 with a playlist that celebrates the music of female artists in their solo careers. Read more
Upcoming album-releases-London gigs 2019-Part 1
2019 is shaping up to be another exciting year for independent music, both in terms of live music and on what concerns album releases. Read more
The Soundtrack of 2018-The best album releases of the year for Blaue Rosen
A list of our favourite albums for 2018. Read more
Monthly Playlist-December 2018
A list of songs from albums that were released within December 2018 and which made a strong impression on us. Read more
Monthly Playlist-November 2018
A list of songs from albums that were released within November 2018 and which made a strong impression on us. Read more
A list of songs from albums that were released within October 2018 and which made a strong impression on us. Read more
Monthly Playlist-September 2018
A list of songs from albums that were released within September 2018 and which made a strong impression on us. Read more
A list of songs from albums that were released within August 2018 and which made a strong impression on us. Read more
Album releases/gigs until the end of 2018-Part 1
A summary of upcoming gigs in London and independent music album releases until the end of 2018. Read more
SUEDE release third video from upcoming album 'The Blue Hour'
Summertime is the preferred period of the year for SUEDE to tease us about an upcoming album release... Read more
A list of songs from albums that were released within July 2018 and which made a strong impression on us. Read more
A list of songs from albums that were released within June 2018 and which made a strong impression on us Read more
Daemonia Nymphe live at O2 Academy Islington-Interview
You might have picked up that this week is very rich in terms of gigs. There are many well established bands as well as new projects that will offer memorable shows in different venues around London but we wanted to talk about one in particular in more detail. This is no other, than the special show that Daemonia Nymphe are preparing for us on Saturday 23rd JuneRead more
A list of songs from albums that were released within May 2018 and which made a strong impression on us Read more
Band of Holy Joy-The Devil Has A Hold On The Land
It is one thing to celebrate a birthday with a gig, it is quite another to simultaneously celebrate the career and all the things an artist has offered us so far and has achieved personally... Read more
A list of songs from albums that were released within April 2018 and which Blauerosen liked Read more
A list of songs from albums that were released within March 2018 and which Blauerosen liked Read more
Astari Nite, Overture upcoming album releases!
We have some more exciting news about forthcoming album releases this Spring, from bands that Blauerosen appreciates and loves and we can’t wait to share these with you. Read more
Monthly Playlist-February 2018
A list of songs from albums that were released within April 2018 and which Blauerosen liked Read more
Now that the beautiful white snow has melted, the coming of Spring is not the only reason to be looking forward to the end of March, as the music menu of 2018 will have gained some momentum by then and there are plenty of gigs planned, that will continue to excite us and enrich our weeks. Read more
A list of songs from albums that were released within January 2018 and which Blauerosen liked Read more
A-HA 'MTV Unplugged' tour- Show in London 2018
"In the cacophonic world of popular music, with its high-impact effects and productions, the music is often somewhat lost as it ends up being premeditated…The world of pop is a world where everything always has to be more than anything else."(Morten Harket)...Read more
In terms of live performances, the music menu has plenty for us in the next few months. The small list that follows, contains the ones that have grasped our attention...Read more
A new year and a new season have started with sad news for the music world, the sudden passing away of Dolores O’Riordan (Cranberries) and Mark E Smith (The Fall). However there are exciting news about new releases and upcoming gigs and festivals. So before the rhythm peeks up its frenzy, let’s take a look at the reasons for considering 2018 to be an exciting year...Read more
Echo and The Bunnymen-New album and tour 2018
The best way to end a year is to learn about next year’s plans of favourite bands, because even though other things that need to be done within the year might require a lot of effort, making time for listening to a new release or attend a gig, will always be an invigorating thing...Read more
What are the odds that names such as Barry Adamson, Band of Holy Joy, Diamanda Galas, Edward Ka-Spel, Marilyn Manson, Thurston Moore, Mark Lanegan, Trisomie 21, hackedepicciotto would be releasing albums within the same year?...Read more
Skinny Puppy-Down With The Sociopath Too, European tour 2017-The London stop
If there was just one phrase that would uniquely describe both a band’s music and the reason why I personally adore them, it would be Ogre’s statement in an interview in 2013: “…there is a very military side to Industrial music, and we are far more in the psychedelic side…”....Read more
2017 has rolled up its ‘sleeves’ and has been running wild on the music front. We are only 14 days in 2017 and we have had more than a dozen debut album releases and many more upcoming ones!Read more...
2016 was a morbid year for art (by general consensus) and it seems contextually obvious that the soundtrack of 2016 has already been written by all the musicians that are no longer with us. Read more...
