POTOCHKINE, which has been active for around 10 years, has built up a solid fan base in recent years with regular live performances from Portugal to Belgium, France and Germany to Norway, Sweden and Poland, as well as continuous releases. Their fourth album, „Sang d'Encre“ is sure to get the underground dance floors moving again!
Although they initially appear to be one of the typical male-female Darkwave duos that have emerged throughout Europe in recent years, POTOCHKINE are different and more special, delivering an Electro sound that combines a unique blend of old and new elements instead of the typical Darkwave/Postpunk sound.
There are echoes of old The Klinik and Die Form, but at the same time thoughts of current bands like Rue Oberkampf. The whole thing is mostly very danceable, but at the same time dark and thrives especially on the French-speaking female vocals, which give the songs a very unique touch. If you were to add Wave-guitars to the purely electronic sound for a few remixes, you would end up with Coldwave.
Songs like „BI“ or „Endorphines“ are made for club-goers, while at home you should listen to the slightly lighter „Pénurie De Larmes“ and „La Source“, a 16-minute Dark Ambient-epic that could have come straight from the Cold Meat Industry stalls.
Compared to their much more accessible previous album, „Sortilèges“, released in 2021, which clearly oscillated between Minimal and Dancefloor, POTOCHKINE have taken a big step towards a more independent and experimental sound. That should be rewarded.
Released November 2025 on Young & Cold Records.
Track Listing:
A1 BI [03:59 ]
A2 Endorphines [03:34]
A3 Partir [03:41]
A4 Tristesse Fantasmée [03:13]
A5 Bonnie [03:43]
B1 Pénurie de Larmes [04:10]
B2 La Source [16:30]
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