New Music: GRUME – Wonderland

The dark electronica of Wonderland by Berlin-based producer GRUME gives hope that the legacy of Front 242 and DAF will live on.

Punishing beats that evoke a nexus of EBM, New Beat, and Industrial provide a fitting backdrop for the unemotional vocals and unadorned lyrics. The track creates a bleak and unforgiving tone that amplifies the message of Wonderland, a suitable soundtrack for a world that often seems ambivalent about ensuring its own survival.

“The music illustrates the world’s horrible condition: war-ravaged landscapes, children lost, people abandoned, illusions of safety shattered,” says GRUME. “It is a grim reflection on order and control, death and destruction, and broken promises – a haunting reminder of the echo of a world coming undone.”

Wonderland and previous releases from GRUME can be found on Bandcamp, and streamed on Spotify, YouTube Music, and SoundCloud. For the latest music news from the artist, make your way to Instagram or Facebook.